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Eminem rebukes ‘racist’ Donald Trump in awards show rap LOS ANGELES - Rapper Eminem derided U.S. President Donald Trump as a racist and a reckless leader in a rap video that aired on Tuesday night during the Black Entertainment Television Hip Hop Awards.

Eminem told his fans in the fourminute unaccompanied vocal they must choose whether to support him or the president.

“Racism is the only thing that he’s fantastic for,” Eminem rapped in the video that was taped on Friday in a Detroit parking garage.

Trump has previously dismissed accusations of racism. For example, he said in February he is “the least racist person.”

Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Eminem’s rap, which was one of the most watched videos on YouTube early on Wednesday.

The rap also mentioned Barack

Obama, Trump’s predecessor in the White House, and Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic rival in last year’s presidential election.

“But we better give Obama props / ‘cause what we got in office now is a kamikaze / that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust,” Eminem rapped.

Eminem rebuked Trump for his strong criticism of National Football League players who kneel during the national anthem before games. The gesture is a form of demonstration that began last year in silent protest against police violence against black people.

“He gets an enormous reaction / when he attacks the NFL so we focus on that in- / ‘stead of talkin’ Puerto Rico or gun reform for Nevada,” Eminem rapped, referring to a devastating hurricane that hit Puerto Rico last month and a mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 people on Oct. 1. (rtr)

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus.

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Battle with Thor kicks off three-movie arc for Marvel’s Hulk

LOS ANGELES - Marvel’s big green Hulk may not be getting his own standalone movie but actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays the current iteration of the superhero, said the character will get a mini arc within three upcoming Marvel movies.

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Rapper Eminem performs ‘Not Afraid’ at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 27, 2010.

Hulk, the muscle-bound, largerthan-life green alter-ego of scientist Bruce Banner, appears in the upcoming “Thor: Ragnarok,” out in U.S. theaters on Nov. 3, as a gladiator trapped on a futuristic planet and forced to fight Thor.

The Hulk will also appear in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and its sequel, 2019’s yet-to-betitled Avengers 4.

“We’ve taken the arc of a standalone Hulk movie and put it into those three movies, consciously,” Ruffalo said.

Ruffalo, who has spent more time as scientist Banner than as the Hulk in the past two Avengers films, said he relished the opportunity to be in character as the Hulk for the majority of “Thor: Ragnarok.”

“This movie is about just breaking free of the forms and rules, and so I got to break free from what we thought Hulk was to a slightly more fleshed-out character,” he said.

The Hulk, who first appeared in comics in 1962, has had his own standalone television shows and movies in the past, notably 2003’s

“Hulk” and 2008’s “The Incredible Hulk” films, both from Universal Pictures.

The cinematic rights to Marvel’s Hulk superhero are owned by Comcast Corp’s Universal Pictures, while Walt Disney Co owns Marvel studios and is behind the current success of the superhero movie franchise.

“Ultimately Universal owns the rights there. I don’t see them like hanging out together any time soon to be like ‘Hey, let’s do another Hulk movie’,” he said. (rtr)

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98 percent of Bali`s tourist attractions located in safe zone

JAKARTA - Despite Mount Agung showing increased activity, 98 percent of the tourist attractions on Bali Island remain safe for visit, the Bali Tourism Board stated. “According to information from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, 98 percent of the tourist areas remain safe in Bali, even if Mount Agung erupts,” Dewa Gede Ngurah Byomantara, head of the Boards Bali Tourism Hospitality Division 3, was quoted as saying on the official website of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, here, Wednesday.

If the volcano were to erupt, only two percent of Balis tourist attractions -- Besakih, Tulamben, and Tirta Gangga -- would be affected. “Kuta, Ubud, Nusa Dua, and Sanur are located far from Mount Agung. Until now, we believe that the area beyond 12 kilometers from Mount Agungs crater remains safe,” he added.

The Bali provincial administration has taken precautionary measures to tackle the spread of false news or hoax about the volcanic activity of Mount Agung and is ready to provide latest updates on the situation of the volcano.

If Mount Agung erupts, the tourism board will provide various facilities to tourists, including free

accommodations and transportation to the airport. Earlier, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika had convinced tourists to visit the resort island without hesitation, adding that it remains safe and conducive despite the increased activity of Mount Agung, which is located in Karangasem District, Bali Island.

The governor made assurance during a meeting with tourism stakeholders, such as travel operators, in Denpasar, Bali, on Oct 3. If Mount Agung erupts, it will have a direct impact on only 28 villages located within a radius of 12 kilometers from the volcanos crater.

Another assurance was given

by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, who informed the international public that Bali remains safe for visits, despite the alert status of Mount Agung being raised. “Bali remains safe for tourist visits by both domestic and foreign travellers. We have taken various

anticipatory measures and are well prepared in case of an eruption,” he had said on Oct 5. He stated that only few areas would be affected by the volcanos increased activities, while a large number of tourist destinations in Bali would remain safe.(ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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“It is an honour for us to be invited by the British Police to commemorate the Bali Bomb-

ing 1 that took place on October 12, 2002 on Jalan Legian, Kuta. This shows a form of trust between the British Police (Scotland Yard) and the National Police of Indonesia in general and the Bali Police in particular who were able to find and arrest the perpetrators of the Bali Bombing 1”, said Golose in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. 11).

Golose added that he was given the opportunity to say prayers that the grief for all the families of the victims be relieved and that such an incident never happen again. The invitation was also attended by officials from JCLEC and BNPT Indonesia who also laid flowers and prayed. (kmb36)

Yogyakarta is increasingly in demand as a destination.

Now, more activities such as meeting, incentive, conference, and

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Bali Police Chief, Dr. Petrus R. Golose place flowers in the Bali Bombing Monument in London.

Village chiefs feeling stress, Debts for handling of evacuees unsettled by govt AMLAPURA - Headmen have been working hard to handle the Mount Agung evacuees. In addition to the burden on village fund management that is reaching in to the billions of rupiahs, the headmen are also responsible for handling all the needs of the evacuees. Some headmen are now bearing a debt after paying out large sums to deal with the evacuees and are now becoming quite stressed as the debt has not been paid by the government.

Headman of Telaga Tawang, Sideman, Byoman Sukarma is one the headmen who is facing such conditions. He explained that when the evacuees first arrived there were no provisions for them and every village head was directed to buy the nearest available provisions

using debt if need be. However, the local government and task-force at the Tanah Ampo Command Post were subsequently not willing to reimburse the invoice for the total expenditure for weeks that was submitted.

“At that time, after the announcement of the warnign status of Moutn Agung on the night of September 22, people were very panicky. Residents from Selat, Peringsari and North Duda village, I the subdistrict of Selat fled to Telaga Tawang Village. We were directed by the local government to immediately provide for the needs of the evacuees from September 23-25th by taking debt. Now that we have submitted the total for the expenditures, no one is willing to

reimburse this debt that we took.

We are tired and are being given the runaround”, said headman of Telaga Tawang, Nyoman Sukarma, on Wednesday (Oct. 11).

The total expenditure at that time reached about IDR 15 million. Sukarma admitted that he feels uneasy with the stall owners who keep asking when they will be paid. Fortunately, on the fourth day of evacuation, volunteers and other private parties brought donations to the evacuation posts in the village. village. Otherwise, the total of the invoice submitted by the village would be even greater.

Evacuess are concentrated in several hamlet halls including Lantang Katik, Kebon, Beloncing, Beloncing Kelodan and Kebung.

In total, there are already 1,200 refugees in the area. The number continues to grow following instructions to fully evacuate the exclusion zone.

The stress of headmen is also increasing because the ordering of supplies from the Tanah Ampo Command Post is being handled very slowly. Currently, orders need to pass through the subdistrict head and orders are only delivered some days later, and sometimes not at all.

Sukarma said that he feels that he is getting more help from particular communities in Bali who are bringing donations directly to the village. “ For now we have enough basic foods but gas, cooking oil and vegetables are still lacking”, he said.

According to the mandate of the Governor of Bali, Sukarma is currently distributing evacuee cards that must be filled out immediately. These evacuee cards, however are only valid for residents of the exclusion zone and many of the evacuees in this village are residents of villages that lie outside the exclusion zone.

According to directives of the Governor of Bali, he only has the authority to issue evacuee cards to residents of villages within the exclusion zone. “Hopefully, the community (from outside the exclusion zone) can understand.

There are many people from outside the disaster-prone areas (KBR) who have evacuated to our village”, he added. (kmb31)

Only Candidasa survives I Wayan Tama, on Wednesday (Oct. 11).

Candidasa area that stretches from Jasri Beach in the subdistrict of Karangasem to Padangbai in the subdistrict of Manggis has about 1,500 hotel rooms, with tourism activities centered along Candidasa Beach. Under normal conditions, according to Tama, there is a 70 percent occupancy rate. But since the Mount Agung warning status, the occupancy rate has gone down to 55 percent. “Candidasa is indeed never fully occupied even in the high season”, he explained. there has been a decrease in occupancy

to 55 percent. “Candidasa is indeed never fully occupied though in high season,” he explained.

In contrast to Candidasa, the tourism area of Amed is now almost without activity. Although Amed is not in the exclusion or warning zone, this tourist attraction in the subdistrict of Abang has only very few tourists now.

Tama said the current occupancy rate of Amed’s 500 hotel rooms is currently at 10 percent. According to this Karangasem legislator only 20 or Amed’s 50 restaurants are still open for business and even these have far fewer customers than

usual. “This (Wednesday-Ed) our business colleagues informed us that there only about 50 guests per day in Amed.

Tama said that he has coordinated with the authorities handling volcanic: the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (BVMPG) who affirmed that Candidasa is very safe to visit.

Some hamlets around Candidasa are even being used to shelter evacuees.

Despite being far from the danger of a potential eruption, Tama explained that hoteliers and restaurateurs in Candidasa are still making

exhibition (MICE) held in the area.

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Hoteliers and restaurateurs obliged to prepare evacuation fleet AMLAPURA - The threat of Mount Agung erupting has nearly killed Karangasem’S tourism sector. Of the dozens of tourist attractions in the region, Candidasa is the only one still running. Since the warning status of Mount Agung was announced, this popular tourist attraction is still crowded with visitors.

“There has been is a decline of about 10 to 15 percent in tourist visits and there have been cancellations too. But Candidasa is still quite full”, explained Chairman of the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Karangasem,

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Grand Aston Yogyakarta Offers “Early Bird & Business Transit” Packages

Commemorating Bali Bombing 1 in London

DENPASAR - For the 15th anniversary of the Bali Bombing 1 that claimed 202 casualties and injured 209 others -including British citizens, Bali Police Chief, Dr. Petrus R. Golose, along with several key officials attended a commemoration hosted by the British Police (Scotland Yard) on Wednesday (Oct. 4). Police Chief Golose placed a wreath at the Bali Bombing Monument in London.

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disaster mitigation preparations.

Following the instructions from the Tourism Minister, Arief Yahya, during his visit to Tanah Ampo Command Post some time ago, hoteliers and restaurateurs in Karangasem is required to prepare evacuation fleets for both land and sea.

“All members of PHRI Karangasem have received directives from the PVMBG. The evacuation fleets should always be in a ready condition. As for the sea lane evacuation, we have coordinated with fishermen as the owners of traditional boats”, concluded Tama. (kmb)

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Italian fashion house Gucci to stop using fur

PARIS - Italy’s Gucci will stop using fur in its designs from next year, joining a growing number of fashion houses looking at alternatives amid pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes.

Gucci, part of Paris-based luxury conglomerate Kering , has seen its sales rise over the past two years under creative director Alessandro Michele.

Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s chief executive, said the brand would drop fur starting from its spring and summer 2018 collection, adding that the decision had been taken alongside Michele.

“In selecting a new creative director I wanted to find someone who shared a belief in the importance of the same values,” Bizzarri said.

Gucci, which has produced fur-lined loafers and luxurious mink fur coats in the past, is the latest label or major retailer to stop using fur.

In June, Yoox Net-A-Porter, a multi-brand online luxury retailer, adopted a fur-free policy on accessories and clothing sold on the site.

Anti-fur protesters have been known to demonstrate outside catwalk shows at fashion weeks around the world to call for an end to practices many see as cruel to animals, and luxury goods buyers have become more sensitive to

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Evacuees at Menanga village post start to face water crisis

environmental issues, too.

Many top end labels are tightening their policies on how leather is sourced from tanneries and how they obtain furs, after a series of scandals over how animals are treated in breeding farms.

Animal rights campaigners welcomed the move from Gucci, saying it could have a knock-on effect.

“Gucci’s decision will radically change the future of fashion,” Simone Pavesi, manager of animal-free fashion at Italian campaign group LAV. “As fashion becomes more and more ethical, supply chains that revolve around animals will be a thing of the past.” (rtr)

In need of water storage tanks

AMLAPURA - The evacuation post located in the Agriculture Office at Menanga village, Rendang, Karangasem has been facing a sever lack of water over the last few days. Evacuees do not have enough water to drink or cook with and water for toilets and washing has also running dry.

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Anak Agung Made Sudana

Related to underpass project

Road to airport cleared of parking

MANGUPURA — The underpass project at the roundabout of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai statue on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Kuta, Badung, will be worked on in the near future. Therefore, the Directorate of Traffic Affairs of Bali Police will apply traffic engineering, especially on the route to Ngurah Rai Airport. As planned, the route from the roundabout to the airport will be completely closed. All vehicles will be diverted to Jalan Raya Kuta, Jalan Sunset Road, Jalan Dewi Sri and Jalan Raya Tuban and all parking will be prohibited.

In addition, personnel of the highway patrol, directorate of Bali police traffic affairs have prepared the pathways by giving an appeal to the public not to park their vehicles along the alternative roads to the airport.

Director of Bali Police Traffic Affairs, Anak Agung Made Sudana, instructed his staff to find the right solution to overcome traffic jams. “The project is planned to start on October 17. One of our efforts is to prevent illegal parking as a first step in preventing traffic jams. When the project is in progress, our members will continuously monitor the smoothness of the lane. Then, the lane heading to the airport must be entirely free of parked vehicles”, said Sudana on Tuesday (Oct. 10).

Sudana accompanied his staff in clearing the parked cars and even helped install the resticted parking ropes.

Sudana affirmed that parking must be dealt with as traffic in Kuta is already constricted. Less than orderly driving and indiscriminate parking are major factors that cause traffic congestion, he said.

“We are working with members of traffic affairs of Kuta Police and Denpasar Police. We will also be preventing parking in front of the customary market of Kuta village”, he added.

The road project will impact traffic as in addition to the already large volume of vehicles this road is also used to access Ngurah Rai International Airport, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu and Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK).

In order to make the traffic engineering plan public, Sudana attended a meeting in the multipurpose building of LPD Tuban, Badung to discuss the underpass construction project. On that occasion, this three-jasmine officer got a lot of inputs from the community about the problems arising from the project.

Therefore, the directorate of traffic affairs together with the ranks will continue to seek solutions and other alternatives so that boht the project and traffic can run smoothly. He said that he hoped the meeting could help help anticipate problems.

“Hopefully, the people of Bali can participate by providing their support and cooperation, so that the project can run smoothly”, he concluded. (kmb36)

Logistics coordinator at Rendang post, I Wayan Sudiarta, said on Tuesday (Oct. 10) that they are facing major obstacles in terms of clean water supplies. The availability of clean water has reached a critical point with drinking water having been runnning extremely low for a few days already.

“Right now, we very much need a supply of clean water. Moreover, the toilets have been exuding a stench for the last week as there is no water to flush”, he explained.

He added the water supply from the municipality waterworks (PDAM) is indeed available, however it is not beeing channeled everyday. Previously, the provincial public works had planned to provide clean water and officers even came down to survey the situation. Unfortunately this aid has yet to reach the evacuation post In addition to needing clean water itself, Sudiarta is hoping for a water storage tank that can be used to store extra water when the municipal waterworks is running. Evacuees clearly need water everyday, but now they have none. “We really hope for some help.

Hopefully, we will be provided with water tanks to store clean water” he said in despair.

Sudiarta further explained that this evacuation post also needs medicines and that a medical post needs to be established with doctors and nurses on duty. The stamina of the disaster relief officers and volunteers has started to decline. A number of evacuees have fallen ill due to the extreme weather conditions. With health personnel on duty, evacuees can receive immediate treatment.

“At first, we were still receiving donations of medicines. People who brought food also brought medical supplies, but now there is no longer such aid. People who fall ill are still being handled at the Rendang Health Center”, he explained.

When asked about food supplies, Sudiarta siad that so far it remains sufficient, but that vegetables are very much needed as the evacuees have been eating nothing but noodles for many days. “We really need vegetable, because the evacuees have been eating instant noodles for three weeks now”, Sudiarta who added that tarpaulin are also needed to make temporary walls so that people can stay dry when it rains.

Sudiarta explained that the request for food and other supplies is made to the Tanah Ampo main post every four days but is also adapted to the stocks at the Redang evacuation post. “ When stocks run low, we request supplies every two days. Sometimes they send it from Tanah Ampo, sometimes we go pick it up” he added. (kmb41)

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The availability of clean water has reached a critical point with drinking water having been runnning extremely low for a few days already.

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28 unlicensed spas cracked down

Myanmar army chief says Rohingya Muslims not native, refugee numbers exaggerated

Some alleged to employ minors

MANGUPURA — Badung justice team cracked down on 28 unlicensed spa outlets in Kuta area on Wednesday (Oct. 11). Of this number, most spas are located along the Jalan Kartika Plaza and Pantai Kuta, Jalan Legian and Jalan Patih Jelantik namely 15 outlets.

Eight other outlets are located on Jalan Bakung Sari, Jalan Raya Kuta and Jalan Dewi while five outlets on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai and Jalan Sunset Road. When cracking down, the Justice Team is also supported by Indonesian army, national police, tourism office, social agency, regional development planning board (Bappeda), integrated licensing office, legal and public relations, Badung regional secretary, Kuta subdistrict and village authorities.

According to Chief of Badung Municipal Police, who is also chairman of Badung Justice Team, IGAK Surya Negara, the raid is done as a measure for data collection and information seeking related to business. If found having no permission in the raid, it will be issued the summons and the owners are asked to make a statement to immediately submit their permit.

For now, in enforcing the rules, Surya Negara did more preventive and persuasive efforts. Nevertheless, he will take firm action if the reprimand given is ignored. He hoped that such an action could inspire entrepreneurs in Kuta and Badung district to comply with the rules on licensing and other applicable regulations. “If there are stubborn entrepreneurs, we will impose misdemeanor. Then, if they ignore the reprimand 1, 2 and 3

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When cracking down, the Justice Team is also supported by Indonesian army, national police, tourism office, social agency, regional development planning board (Bappeda), integrated licensing office, legal and public relations, Badung regional secretary, Kuta subdistrict and village authorities. issued, we will do the sealing. We give a period of 3 weeks after the summons to immediately submit their permit,” he affirmed.

He presumed, other than having licensing problem, some spa outlets are also suspected of hiring minors and serving prostitutions. However, it cannot be proved because when doing the raid some spa outlets were closed. “That’s what makes

us suspicious. Surely the business is problematic because if it operates lawfully and has license they will surely welcome when we are making data collection,” he said.

He revealed the spa business having been recorded in Kuta amounts to 30 licensed outlets, but from the raid made to some road sections there are already 28 unlicensed spa businesses.

When totaled, probably they reach hundreds of spas, including the licensed ones.

Secretary of Kuta subdistrict, Ketut Gede Artha, who accompanied the chief of municipal police during the discipline, hoped the raid can continue on an ongoing basis.

He was optimistic the effort will provide an extraordinary multiplier effect related to the arrangement

of further permits. “Definitely this will also have implications on the absorption of tax sector,” he said.

This raid was carried out in a series of the regional regulation enforcement month instructed by the regent of Badung. The legal compliance in tourism business will continue to be carried out while still implementing the orderly parking and population administration. (kmb23)

Tourism Office ensures destinations safe to visit

BANGLI — The increasing status of Mount Agung in Karangasem since almost two weeks resulted in the decrease in the number of tourist visit to Bangli. Head of the Bangli Tourism Office, Wayan Adnyana, mentioned the decline in tourist arrivals to Bangli reaches 20 percent.

When met in his office on Wednesday (Oct. 11), he said that before the increase of the status of Mount Agung, tourist visits to Bangli per day reached 2,500 people.

However, since the increase to the warning status, the visit began to decrease to the range of 20 percent.

Adnyana explained that Bangli region is actually far enough from Mount Agung. In the event of an eruption, Bangli area will not get seriously affected and probably be imposed to volcanic ashes only. “So, our destinations are still very safe to visit,” he explained.

To convince tourists to go to Bali including Bangli, Adnyana admitted that his office along with all district tourism offices across Bali recently had a meeting in the province. As result of the meeting, the Bali tourism office issued an official statement stating that destina-

tions in Bali including Bangli are safe to visit. “The official statement has been sent to consulates, ASITA, HPI, travel agencies and all tourism stakeholders,” he explained.

When asked about the target of tourism revenue in Bangli with the current condition of Mount Agung, he still hoped to achieve according to the target. “Our revenue target is IDR 22 billion and until now it has reached IDR 15 billion. Amid the current conditions, thankfully we hope to achieve pursuant to the target,” said Adnyana. (kmb40)

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YANGON - Rohingya Muslims are not native to Myanmar, the army chief told the U.S. ambassador in a meeting in which he apparently did not address accusations of abuses by his men and said media was complicit in exaggerating the number of refugees fleeing.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing gave his most extensive account of the Rohingya refugee crisis aimed at an international audience in the meeting with Ambassador Scot Marciel, according to a report posted on his Facebook page.

The general is the most powerful person in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and his apparently uncompromising stance would indicate little sensitivity about the military’s image over a crisis that has drawn international condemnation and raised questions about a transition to democracy under Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The military campaign is popular in Myanmar, where there is little sympathy for the Rohingya, and where Buddhist nationalism has surged.

Min Aung Hlaing, referring to Rohingya by the term “Bengali”, which they regard as derogatory, said British colonialists were responsible for the problem.

“The Bengalis were not taken into the country by Myanmar, but by the colonialists,” he told Marciel, according to the account of the meeting posted on Thursday.

“They are not the natives, and the records prove that they were not

even called Rohingya but just Bengalis during the colonial period.”

The U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday Myanmar security forces had brutally driven out half a million Rohingya from northern Rakhine state to Bangladesh, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning. Coordinated Rohingya insurgent attacks on some 30 security posts on Aug. 25 sparked a ferocious military response.

The U.N. rights office said in its report, based on 65 interviews with Rohingya who had arrived in Bangladesh, that abuses had begun before the Aug. 25 attacks and included killings, torture and rape of children.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley last month denounced what she called a “brutal, sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority” and called on countries to suspend providing weapons to Myanmar until its military puts sufficient accountability measures in place.

The European Union and the United States are considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders, officials familiar with the discussions said this week.

Suu Kyi is due make a speech on television later on Thursday.

She was swept into office last year after winning an election, but the military holds immense power, including exclusive say over security. (rtr)

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s snap election gamble looked like paying off after media forecasts showed his ruling bloc heading for a surprisingly big win, possibly enough to re-energise his push to revise Japan’s post-World War Two pacifist constitution.

A hefty victory in the Oct.22 poll would raise the likelihood that his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will retain Abe as its head for a third term next September, and increase the hawkish leader’s chances of going on to become Japan’s longestserving premier.

With 10 days still to go, political sources warned there was still room for a slip up, as about half the voters surveyed remained undecided.

For now though, projections by the Nikkei business daily, Yomiuri newspaper and Kyodo news agency showed Abe’s conservative LDPled coalition on track to win close to 300 or more seats in the 465member lower house, improving

the super-majority that it held in the last parliament.

The LDP alone could win about 288 seats, or about the same as before dissolution, Kyodo forecast.

“The scramble gamble paid off for Abe,” said Jesper Koll, head of equity fund WisdomTree Japan.

“If the LDP gets 250-280 seats, he’s safe.”

With no election needed until late next year, some analysts had predicted Abe might regret his early bid for a fresh mandate.

But his main challenger, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s fledgling conservative Party of Hope, appeared to be struggling, despite calls for popular policies such as an exit from nuclear power and a sales

tax hike freeze.

The month-old Hope party appeared set to win about 69 seats, with a range of 46-110, the Nikkei said.

Abe called the snap election amid disarray in the opposition camp and after an uptick in his ratings, which had been hurt earlier this year by scandals over suspected cronyism.

He has called his “Abenomics” recipe of hyper-easy monetary policy, fiscal spending and promised structural reforms a success.

And on Thursday the stock market welcomed expectations that his reflationary policies would continue, with Nikkei index hitting its highest level since December 1996. (rtr)

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Mujan Begum, a 8-year-old Rohingya refugee, who arrived one month ago with her family poses outside her makeshift tent at a refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh October 11, 2017.

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Egyptian food producers cry foul after govt orders use of price tags

CAIRO - A new Egyptian decree meant to combat inflation by forcing food producers to put price tags on their products or face jail time risks increasing pressure on an industry already squeezed by austerity measures, food manufacturers said. Annual inflation is currently running above 30 percent, putting a tight squeeze on people’s spending power, but the government has relatively few options for cracking down on consumer prices.

The new price tag decree, published in the official gazette on Tuesday, stipulates that violations could result in jail sentences of up to five years, fines and confiscations. “We don’t want to scare the market. This is not an Egyptian invention. All countries try to regulate their markets to protect (citizens) from the greed of some traders,” said supply ministry spokesman Mamdouh Ramadan.

“It’s not compulsory pricing.”

But manufacturers and economists dismissed the measure as ineffective or simply a misguided attempt by the government to show it was doing something to combat inflation when it was really stripping the market of needed competitiveness and flexibility.

“This contradicts the mode of operations of many factories and results in complications in the production process,” said Hani Berzi, the chairman of Edita Food Industries, one of the country’s largest food producers. Berzi listed producing in bulk, different pricing for exports and different locations as well as extra costs for labelling as challenges manufacturers would now have to deal with in their business.

“We’re now working on a pro-

Nusa Dua Festival 2017 Features ‘The Colors of Nusa Dua’

posal to the ministry to ensure the decision doesn’t have a negative impact on the investment environment, exports and production and that it doesn’t violate pre-set regulations by mother companies,” said Ashraf El Gazayerli, the chairman of the Chamber of Food Industry (CFI).

Egypt’s Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce are also working on the proposal, Gazayerli said, adding that he expected a meeting with the supply ministry next week.

“You cannot place compulsory pricing anyway and think you can implement it,” said economist and former ministry adviser Ziad BahaaEldin. “What kind of message are you sending to investors?”

INTEREST RATE HEADACHE Part of the problem is that the central bank has hiked official interest rates by 7 percentage points to defend the Egyptian pound after letting it float freely last November in order to secure a $12 billion International Monetary Fund loan aimed at helping get the economy back on track. The currency has lost half its value since then, which along with the government cutting its fuel and energy subsidies has led to a huge runup in domestic

The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Nusa Dua in cooperation with Bank Mandiri holds the Pesona Mandiri Nusa Dua Fiesta. Featuring the theme ‘The Colors of Nusa Dua,’ this annual event takes place for five days (Oct. 11-15) on the Peninsula Island, ITDC Nusa Dua. ITDC invites local people as well as domestic and foreign tourists to attend this event. It is aimed to promote Nusa Dua, especially as an international tourist resort and Bali in general.

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Egyptians shop at a vegetable market in Cairo, Egypt, October 11, 2017. Picture taken October 11, 2017. consumer prices.

The interest rate hikes have also slowed down borrowing by local businesses. Egypt has been trying to encourage investment and promote growth to revive the economy, which has struggled since a 2011 uprising and subsequent unrest that

drove tourists and foreign investors out of the country.

The new decree said that violations would include manufacturers and importers failing to put prices on their products and retailers changing the prices of alreadylabelled products. “All food pro-

ducers, importers, packagers and suppliers of food products must label every product in Arabic and in clear font that cannot be erased,” it said. The decree provides the market a grace period until the end of 2017 to sell all unlabelled produce or face penalties.(rtr)

Economy bets push euro up for a fifth day

LONDON - The euro climbed to a two-week high on Thursday after a slew of strong data that supported a growing view that the European Central Bank will announce a plan to wind down its huge stimulus plan at a policy meeting later this month.

Industry data from Italy beat forecasts after Germany reported robust trade data earlier this week, indicating a broad-based economic recovery in the euro zone despite

the single’s currency double-digit gains this year.

Political concerns have also ebbed for now after Catalonia stopped short of formally declaring independence from Spain, putting a floor under the euro.

Morgan Stanley strategists say the euro is set to move higher on increasing signs of robust economic activity and as global large money managers remain underweight the single currency in an environment

of strong global liquidity.

The euro touched its highest in more than two weeks at $1.1878, and was last up 0.1 percent on the day at $1.1867. It has risen for five consecutive sessions.

The euro was also helped by some general dollar weakness, fuelled by minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting that suggested some central bankers were still concerned about persistently low inflation.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s value against a basket of six major currencies, touched 92.827, its lowest level since Sept. 26. It was last down 0.2 percent at 92.882.

The Fed minutes on Wednesday showed many policymakers still felt that another rate increase this year “was likely to be warranted” but several noted that additional tightening was dependent on upcoming inflation data.

“The FOMC minutes indicated that the board was still profoundly divided about the slow pick up in prices,” Stephen Innes, head of trading in Asia-Pacific at Oanda, said in a note.

U.S. producer price data on Thursday and consumer price numbers on Friday will be the next focus, after U.S. jobs figures last week showed a rise in wages that boosted expectations that inflation is picking up.(rtr)

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NDF 2017 is filled with some attractions and cultural performances, music and lifestyle. Visitors can enjoy the exhibition of handicraft products, fashion shows, exhibitions and culinary competitions, Nusa Dua coffee week, wine and cheese selection, beach movie as well as various other performances such as traditional Balinese dance, DJ performance, as well as the performance of local and national musician including Balawan, Joni Agung, Gus Teja, Nidji, Andra & The Backbone, Rendy Pandugo and Java Jive.

Managing Director of ITDC Nusa Dua, Wayan Karioka, in the press conference said the NDF event is one of the interesting tourist attractions for local people and tourists. “This 21st event is our support to reach the target of tourist visit targeted by government towards the economic development of Bali,” he said in Badung, Monday (Oct. 9).

Aside from being a means of joint promotion of the ITDC and the hotels, tenants, and residents around Nusa Dua, he said the event is also meant to show that Nusa

Dua area is supported by more than 5,000 hotel rooms and conference venues. Moreover, it is able to accommodate more than 10,000 delegates. “It is in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Tourism so that Nusa Dua is ready to become the spearhead in international competition to organize various MICE events with the best service in all fields,” he said.

READ Mumbul bathing pool, Offer fresh water merged with spiritual tourism In addition, Nusa Dua also serves as the location of large outdoor activity for exhibitions, shows, sports and entertainment.

“We can also provide support for stakeholders and village buffers within the ITDC area with this event, but the creations prepared by the collaboration team are also expected to bring in positive impacts for tenants and the community,” he explained.

This year’s implementation is targeting 30,000 visitors. “We do not neglect the condition of Bali in line with the activities of Mount Agung facing a force majeur.

Nevertheless, it does not dampen

our intentions and efforts to keep fighting and making positive activities for the people of Bali,” he asserted.

Managing Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer, said that Nusa Dua Fiesta is also present to campaign non-cash movement.

To that end, the festival visitors will be directed to make non-cash payments. “We have prepared electronic money cards that can be used by visitors to conduct transactions at the venue of the festival,” he said.

Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, appreciated to the implementation of the NDF 2017 in an effort to promote Nusa Dua tourist resort to increase tourist arrivals to Bali.

Nusa Dua Fiesta having run for long enough and entered the 21st year can be included into the 100 premier events of Wonderful Indonesia (WI) Calendar of Events 2018.

Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, opened the NDF 2017 on October 11, 2017, was enlivened with cultural parade, Sekar Jepun dance and barong street show (ngelawang) by Sabha Yowana and colossal kecak and fire dance. (kmb)

Tourist destinations in Buleleng district do not only offer both natural and cultural beauty, but also a lot of spiritual tourism. One of them is Mumbul bathing pool located at Munduk hamlet, Anturan, Buleleng district. Water in this large pool is very fresh and quite suitable for those that would like to have relaxation.

Finding this pool is not so difficult. It is situated around the Singaraja-Gilimanuk road section, precisely behind the campus of Mapindo Singaraja. It can be reached by motorcycles, and cars.

Parking lot prepared is also very wide. In the meantime, the bathing pool managed by Anturan customary village in cooperation with the Anturan administrative village is also equipped with public facilities such as toilet and tents. Besides, it is also equipped with a tavern or cafe shop like in other tourist attractions.

Although the pool is not too spacious, visitors are guaranteed not to be disappointed because the water temperature is fresh enough to give a sensation of its own.

Chief of Anturan customary village, Ketut Mangku, said the pool has existed from time immemorial. At its surrounding, there are 11 springs located separately on the area of 800 square meters, starting from the innermost courtyard of Ayu Taman Temple, middle courtyard of the temple to springs of the swimming pool. “The arrangement of the bathing place was started last March,” he said, not long ago.

This also offers a place of malukat or purificatory rite. Before trying, all the pilgrims are required to perform a special ritual because it is in a sanctified area, namely in the middle courtyard of the Ayu Taman Temple.

The coolest water sensation is under the banyan tree located in the innermost courtyard of Ayu Taman Temple, but this place cannot be entered carelessly. It is intended for holy activities such as invoking holy water for ngaben (cremation) ceremony or temple festival activities. “Before doing purificatory rite, at the outermost courtyard of the Ayu Taman Temple, the pilgrims must say prayers first,” said Mangku.

Mangku added that having purificatory rite at this spring is believed to be able to cure various diseases such as skin disease, allergies as well as others. “Soaking for 15 minutes will give sensation of having soaked our body in ice water,” he added. (kmb)

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Fire damage is seen from the air in the Coffey Park neighborhood October 11, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California More than 200 fire engines and firefighting crews from around the country were being rushed to California on Wednesday to help battle infernos which have left at least 21 people dead and thousands homeless.

At least 23 dead, hundreds missing as winds fan California wildfires

SONOMA - Firefighters facing a resurgence of high winds on Wednesday struggled to halt wildfires that have killed at least 23 people, destroyed 3,500 structures and left hundreds missing in chaotic evacuations across northern California’s wine country.

Nearly two dozen blazes spanning eight counties have charred around 170,000 acres (68,797 hectares).

Flames erupted on Sunday night when gale force winds toppled power lines across the region, possibly igniting one of the deadliest wildfire outbreaks in California history.

The entire town of Calistoga, a Napa Valley community of some 5,000 residents spared from advancing flames the first night of the fire, was ordered to evacuate on Wednesday evening, as the county sheriff’s office warned that conditions had worsened as the so-called Tubbs Fire was burning nearby.

“The Tubbs Fire has made slow progress to this point but significant winds are still forecasted,” the city said in an online alert.

Flames were spread rapidly by hot, dry “Diablo” winds - similar to Southern California’s Santa Ana winds - that blew into northern California toward the Pacific on Sunday night.

The official cause of the fire has not been determined. But electric wires knocked down by those same winds may have sparked the conflagration, according to Daniel Berlant, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

“That is definitely a possibility,” he told Reuters.

“Power lines are a common cause of fires during wind events.”

Berlant said some of the victims in northern California were asleep when the fast-moving fires broke out, igniting their homes before they could escape.

At least 20,000 people remained under evacuation

as the fires raged largely unchecked for a third day, belching palls of smoke that engulfed the region and drifted south over the San Francisco Bay area, where some residents donned face masks.

More than 550 people were still reported unaccounted for in Sonoma County on Wednesday morning, said Jennifer Laroque, a county emergency operations center spokeswoman.

It was unclear how many of the missing might be fire victims rather than evacuees who merely failed to check in with authorities. Officials urged displaced residents to let their family members know they were safe.

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Spain gives Catalan leader 8 days to drop independence

MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid, failing which he would suspend Catalonia’s political autonomy and rule the region directly.

His move could deepen the confrontation between Madrid and the northeastern region but also signals a way out of Spain’s biggest political crisis since a failed military coup in 1981.

Rajoy would probably call a snap regional election after activating Article 155 of the constitution that would allow him to sack the Catalan regional government.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont issued a symbolic declaration of independence from Spain on Tuesday night but then immediately suspended it and called for negotiations with the Madrid government.

“The cabinet has agreed this morning to formally request the Catalan government to confirm whether it has declared the independence of Catalonia, regardless of the deliberate confusion created over its implementation,” Rajoy said in a televised address after a cabinet meeting called to consider the government’s response.

He later told Spain’s parliament the Catalan government had until Monday, Oct. 16 at 0800 GMT

to answer. If Puigdemont was to confirm he did declare independence, he would be given an additional three days to rectify it, until Thursday, Oct. 19 at 0800 GMT. Failing this, Article 155 would be triggered.

It is not yet clear if the Catalan government will answer the requirement but it now faces a conundrum, analysts say.

If Puigdemont says he did proclaim independence, the central government will step in. If he says he did not declare it, then far-left party CUP would probably withdraw its support for his minority government.

“Rajoy has two objectives: if Puigdemont remains ambiguous, the pro-independence movement will get more fragmented; if Puigdemont insists on defending independence then Rajoy will be able to apply Article 155,” said Antonio Barroso, deputy director of the London-based research firm Teneo Intelligence.

“Either way, Rajoy’s aim would be to first restore the rule of law in Catalonia and this could at some point lead to early elections in the region.”

The stakes are high - losing Catalonia, which has its own language and culture, would deprive Spain of a fifth of its economic output and more than a quarter of exports. (rtr)

OBLITERATED NEIGHBORHOODS

The Sonoma County town of Santa Rosa, the largest city in the wine country region, was particularly hard hit by the Tubbs fire. Blocks of some neighborhoods were nearly obliterated with nothing left but charred debris, broken walls, chimneys and the steel frames of burned-out cars.

“It’s like driving through a war zone,” J.J. Murphy, 22, one of thousands of evacuees, said of the area around his home in the Sonoma Valley community of Glen Ellen.

Murphy, five relatives, a bird, a dog and two cats piled into their camper van to flee on Monday, he said.

“It’s crazy how in just a few hours a place I’ve recognized all my life I can’t recognize,” he said at a roadside food stop in the town of Sonoma.

In the town of Napa on the first night of a blaze dubbed the Atlas fire, nearly 50 people who were in danger of being overrun by flames were rescued by the crews of two California Highway Patrol helicopters.

The weather gave firefighters a bit of a respite on Tuesday as cooler temperatures, lower winds and coastal fog enabled them to make headway against the flames. Fire crews labored on Wednesday to strengthen containment lines as winds picked up again. (rtr)

REUTERS/Vincent West

A woman walks past a banner reading “Democracy, Vote To Decide” and displaying an Estelada, Catalan separatist flag, in the Basque town of Guernica, Spain, October 12, 2017.

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Papua police stage anti-drug declaration in five cities TIMIKA - Papua Regional Police staged an anti-drug declaration in five cities to invite all components of society to prevent and combat the circulation of drug, which are increasingly worrying.

Papua Police Drug Investigation Director Senior Commissioner, IBK Ardika, remarked here on Wednesday that the anti-drug declaration was carried out in the cities of Jayapura, Biak, Merauke, Nabire, and Timika.

The parties involved in the anti-drug declaration were the Police, National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Military, the local government, representatives from various elements of society, as well as high-school students.

“Our main objective, through

this anti-narcotics declaration, is to focus on the younger generation who are very vulnerable to the dangers of drugs. Therefore, we will involve as many students as possible to make them understand the dangers of drugs,” Ardika remarked.

According to him, the five cities were selected because of the easy access to the drugs and its circulation in these place.

In addition, the residents of these five cities are highly enthusiastic to prevent and combat drug circulation, he revealed.

Special anti-drug declaration activities that took place in Mimika also received full support from PT Freeport Indonesia. (ant)

Indonesian, Belgian foreign ministers discuss palm oil, wood issues

BRUSSELS - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held talks with her Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders and Vice President of the European Commission for Foreign Relations and Security Policy Federica Mogherini to discuss various issues on Tuesday.

“I have just held talks with Mogherini to discuss (various issues), ranging from palm oil to wood,” Marsudi informed reporters after accompanying Vice President Jusuf Kalla at a meeting with the Belgian king and queen.

Marsudi is on a visit to Belgium to attend the opening of the Indonesia Europalia festival, in which Indonesia is a partner country. The festival will last until January 2018, Ance Maylany, first secretary for information, social, and cultural function of the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels, stated on Wednesday.

At a meeting with Reynders, the two foreign ministers discussed various issues, including economic relations between the two countries.

Indonesia and Belgium have the potential to enhance relations, particularly in the fields of trade and investment, Marsudi said.

Trade between the two countries, which rose 16.66 percent in the first half of 2017, should be maintained and increased further, she remarked.

Meanwhile, Reynders lauded

Indonesias active diplomacy, particularly in settling the humanitarian crisis in Myanmars western Rakhine state.

Similar to any other European Union (EU) country, Belgium has agreed on the need to implement recommendations on humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas, Reynders said.

The two foreign ministers also agreed to enhance economic relations, particularly in the fields of trade and investment.

At a meeting with Mogherini, the Indonesian foreign minister stressed the meeting was aimed at exchanging views on strategic issues in the two regions, particularly the latest developments in North Korea and a referendum in Catalunya.

Marsudi said Indonesia shared EUs viewpoint that the referendum is a domestic issue, and all related parties must comply with the rules of the law.

The minister said she has established good communication with Mogherini; hence, Indonesia has received a good reference, particularly related to the EUs views and stance, when it takes a stand on various developments in the world.

Touching on negative campaigns against palm oil, Marsudi expressed hope that the EU would offer fair treatment to Indonesian palm oil and wood, which have received certification. (ant)

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Flash floods hit four villages in Banyumas

BANYUMAS - Flash floods submerged four villages in Sumpiuh Sub-district, Banyumas District, Central Java Province, on Wednesday, as a dike of the Reja River burst.

The dike burst at 6:30 a.m. local time, and floods submerged the villages of Karanggedang, Karangpucung, Kemiri, and Nusadadi, Kusworo, head of the Banyumas disaster mitigation office, noted.

Several rescuers have been deployed to help the flood victims, he added. In Karanggedang, at least 50 houses were flooded. Farming areas were also affected by the flooding.

A landslide hit Watuagung Village in Tambak Subdistrict, Banyumas, on the same day, burying a house.

Meanwhile, four people were reportedly killed after a landslide hit their house, which was located in Pangandaran District, West Java, on Saturday.

The victims were identified as Arsih aged 55, Yuyun aged 35, five-year-old Aldi, and 10-month-old Andika, according to Head of the Fire and Disaster Management of Pangandaran District, Nana Ruhena,

here on Saturday.

In addition to the fatalities, Rahman aged 40, Ari aged 14, and eight-month-old Anida sustained injuries, Ruhena stated. The four people were asleep when the landslide hit the area, closing road access.

The ill-fated house was located in the landslideprone zone. In Bengkulu Province, Sumatra Island, more than 10 hectares of rice fields were inundated in Bengkulu since Monday evening following incessant heavy rains.

“We were supposed to harvest them next month.

I have a one-hectare rice field in Tanjung Agung Village,” Haksa, a local farmer, remarked, here, Tuesday.

Haksas paddy plants were ruined after being submerged in floodwaters.

He admitted to having suffered material losses worth Rp3 million due to the flooding. In Tanjung Agung, at least eight hectares of rice fields were flooded.

Besides Tanjung Agung, floods also affected Rawa Makmur Village, where more than 10 hectares of rice fields were affected. (ant)

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Kubica completes first test with Williams

BANGLI - Bayung Gede village belongs to ancient village in Bali whose charms remain to be preserved to date. Then, Bayung Gede village was developed into a new tourism village approximately in 2010. According to an expert, Thomas A Reuters, Bayung Gede poses an ancient village becoming the parent of a number of other ancient villages in Bangli like Penglipuran, Sekardadi, Bonyoh and several others.

There is a unique tradition preserved at this village. Residents who have just got married are banned from entering into the home yard and not considered the residents of the Bayung Gede village before paying off the tumbakan (a kind of dowry) handed over to the village in the form of two cows and undergo asceticism (fasting).

The brides are also required to conduct a Penyekeban procession by living in a small hut at the end of the village.

Not only that, Bayung Gede village also has a unique tradition in terms of burying the placenta (umbilical cord) of the newborns. If the baby’s umbilical cord is generally buried in the ground, residents at local village have a tradition to place it in coconut shell and hung on a tree at the special cemetery located behind the village. The tradition of treating placenta in the coconut shell has been going on for hundreds of years ago. (kmb)

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Jared Donaldson of the U.S.

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Nadal and Federer ease through in Shanghai

LONDON - Polish driver Robert Kubica completed a one-day test with Williams at Silverstone on Wednesday as he pushes for a Formula One comeback after a seven-year absence.

The former champions said it had been a “successful day” with the 32-year-old driving a 2014-specification FW36 car at the British Grand Prix circuit.

No lap times or any further information about the programme were provided.

The Pole, who won in Canada with BMW Sauber in 2008, is scheduled for a fuller assessment at Budapest’s Hungaroring this month with Williams’ British reserve driver Paul di Resta also due to feature in that two-day test.

Both are in the frame to replace 36-year-old Felipe Massa, should Williams decide not to renew the Brazilian’s contract.

Kubica partially severed his right forearm in an horrific 2011 crash during a rally he entered for fun before the start of that Formula One season, and there are lingering doubts about his arm movement.

However, he completed 142 laps of the Hungarian Grand Prix circuit in August in a test with Renault that revealed no “obvious roadblocks”, according to the French team.

He is being assisted by Germany’s 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg, a friend and former rival who started his F1 career with Williams in 2006 before moving to Mercedes.

“He showed in the Renault test he is ready and there’s no doubt about that anymore. Physically he is 100 percent in the car, so it’s a really exciting time,” Rosberg told Sky Sports television at the weekend in Japan.

“He did double race stints with Renault and was always on the pace so there’s not that to prove. I think it’s more about getting to know each other and see if it’s a good fit.”

Renault ended up taking Carlos Sainz on loan from Toro Rosso for next season as a replacement for Britain’s Jolyon Palmer, with the Spaniard joining the team already for next week’s U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

Toro Rosso are switching from Renault to Honda engines next season, with Sainz joining the French manufacturer as part of the deal.

“I think he (Kubica) got really unlucky with Renault. In that moment suddenly Sainz became free because of the whole engine mix, but that’s how it works,” said Rosberg. (rtr)

SHANGHAI - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer resumed their battle for the year-end number one ranking with imperious victories to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.

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Top seed Nadal extended his winning streak to 13 matches with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of American Jared Donaldson in the Qi Zhong Stadium before world number two Federer, to the delight of his sizeable Chinese fan club, got the better of Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 7-6(4) 6-4.

Nadal, who leads Federer by 2,370 points going into the home straight of a season in which the two old rivals have shared out the game’s biggest prizes, was unstoppable against Donaldson and needed only 54 minutes to prevail.

“It was a very quick match in all aspects,” Nadal, bidding to end a year on top for the fourth time in his career, said.

“If the year-end ranking happens, it will be, I think, a very

important achievement for me.

“With so many years of difference I think it’s something very difficult. But there remains work to do.”

He last finished the year as world number one in 2013.

Federer shows no sign of giving up the chase but had to battle hard against Schwartzman -- letting slip a break in the first set to get dragged into a tiebreak.

The 36-year-old Swiss always had an extra shot in his locker though and, having taken the opener, broke serve straight away in the second set to move towards victory.

He finished off the contest with his 14th ace, setting up a third round clash against Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov.

“It was a good win, very happy with my first match,” Federer said.

“I knew he was dangerous. I could have closed the first set out earlier but I started the second set very well.”

Spaniard Nadal, who like Federer has won the Shanghai title once, will face Italy’s Fabio Fognini next.

Eighth seed David Goffin’s hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals suffered a blow when he lost 7-6(4) 6-3 to Gilles Simon, while sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov had to save match points on the way to beating Ryan Harrison 3-6 6-3 7-6(6).

Seventh seed Pablo Carreno Busta also went out, losing 7-5 7-5 to fellow Spaniard Albert RamosVinolas. (rtr)

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Valcke says reputation destroyed as he appears before tribunal

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Manchester United’s Anthony Martial comes on as a substitute to replace Marcus Rashford

Dalglish expects defensive United against Liverpool

Manchester United have scored 21 goals in their opening seven Premier League games but former Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish believes they will take a more defensive approach at Anfield on Saturday.

United are second in the Premier League behind Manchester City on goal difference while Liverpool sit seventh after a mixed start to the season.

Despite leaking 12 goals, Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool have shown plenty of attacking flair and Dalglish feels United’s defence will exercise caution.

“You would always expect Liverpool v Manchester United to be a tight game,” Dalglish told the Liverpool Echo.

“Last year, when United came to Liverpool, Jose Mourinho parked the bus. But it wasn’t just the one bus, I think it was a couple of double deckers he put there,” he added.

“That’s not to give him stick in any way, it was very difficult for Liverpool and (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic

nearly got a late winner. “United will come and set up quite defensively, but they have fantastic frontmen in Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial.

“Jose will try to make sure the pressure is on Liverpool, but the pressure is on everyone when it comes to a game like that,” Dalglish said.

Dalglish praised Liverpool’s new signing Mohamed Salah for his early impact. The Egyptian striker has scored four goals and formed a good understanding with his fellow forwards.

“Mo Salah has been the most exciting signing of the summer for Liverpool. He’s come in after a fantastic season last year with Roma,” he said.

“He’s really quick, he takes it up to people and they start to panic. He can go inside or out but he obviously prefers it on his left foot.

“At the moment United are playing very well and Liverpool haven’t had the breaks. But their luck is bound to change at some time or other and hopefully it will be this week.” (rtr)

LAUSANNE - Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said his reputation had been destroyed by his 10-year ban from football as he appeared before a hearing to overturn the punishment at sport’s highest appeal court on Wednesday.

The Frenchman, whose job was to ensure the smooth running of FIFA, and in particular the World Cup, was right-hand man to now banned president Sepp Blatter before both were embroiled in a corruption scandal which swept soccer’s governing body in 2015 and led to a significant change in leadership.

Valcke was found guilty by FIFA’s former ethics judge HansJoachim Eckert of misconduct over the sale of World Cup tickets, abuse of travel expenses, attempting to sell TV rights below their market value and destruction of evidence.

After being sacked from his post in January 2016, he was initially banned for 12 years, which was reduced to 10 by FIFA’s own appeal committee last June. He has denied wrongdoing and is now appealing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

“It takes years to create your reputation, it needs one second to destroy, that’s where I am,” he told reporters. “I am living in peace with my family, I remain

strong in my world and that is what I protect.” He said the hearing was “difficult”.

“You have to be very clear with your statements,” he said. “I hope that the panel of the CAS will have got my point of view.

“I often ask the question to myself, why such a desire from FIFA to destroy not only what has been done in the past and what has been done by myself?” Valcke, who has resettled near Barcelona, is still facing criminal proceedings in Switzerland.

In March last year, the office of Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber said Valcke was suspected of criminal mismanagement and other offences. He denies any wrongdoing.

Valcke joined FIFA in 2003 as marketing director but was fired in December 2006 for his part in botched sponsorship negotiations with credit card firms MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc. Within months of that settlement, Valcke was not only back at FIFA but was at the helm of the administration as secretary general, answering directly to Blatter.

He was widely credited with getting the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments, held in South Africa and Brazil respectively, up and running in time after delays in the preparations.(rtr)

Scholes interviewed for Oldham manager’s job - report LONDON - Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been interviewed for the manager’s job at League One club Oldham Athletic, BBC Radio Manchester reported on Wednesday.

The 42-year-old, an Oldham fan, ended his glittering playing career in 2013 after making more than 700 appearances for United

and helping them win 11 Premier League titles.

Scholes has since worked as a television pundit and is partowner of National League North club Salford City along with former United team mates Ryan Giggs, Gary and Phil Neville, and Nicky Butt. Oldham are 19th in the third tier of English soccer. (rtr)

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Kaka not renewing Orlando contract at end of season

Kaka will not renew his contract with Major League Soccer club Orlando City at the end of the season, the former Real Madrid and AC Milan midfielder has said.

Kaka, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, joined Orlando in 2014 and scored 25 goals in 77 appearances for the team.

“As you all know, my contract with Orlando

City ends this year. My final decision is not to renew,” Kaka told reporters at a news conference with Orlando’s chief executive Alex Leitao and majority owner Flavio Augusto da Silva on Wednesday.

Leitao and da Silva thanked Kaka for his service to Orlando and said the club’s doors would always be open to the former world player of the year. (rtr)

Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Orlando City SC defender Sebastian Hines (3) midfielder Kaka (10) and midfielder Richie Laryea (6) celebrate following the victory against the New England Revolution at Orlando City Stadium.

REUTERS/Paul Hanna

Real Madrid’s Keylor Navas warms up before the match

MADRID - Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas could miss next week’s Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur after suffering a leg injury, Spanish media reported on Wednesday.

The Spanish club said in a statement that Navas had been diagnosed with a “swollen adductor muscle in his right groin”.

Spanish media reported that the Costa Rican was not set to feature against Getafe in La Liga on Saturday and may not be back in time for the European clash at the Santiago Bernabeu three days later.

Navas sustained the injury while on international duty with Costa Rica, whom he helped reach next year’s World Cup thanks to a 1-1 draw against Honduras on Saturday.

Real Madrid have suffered various injury problems already this season and are also without former Spurs winger Gareth Bale, right back Dani Carvajal and midfielder Mateo Kovacic. (rtr)

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Madrid goalkeeper Navas a doubt for Tottenham clash

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Manchester United’s Anthony Martial comes on as a substitute to replace Marcus Rashford

Dalglish expects defensive United against Liverpool

Manchester United have scored 21 goals in their opening seven Premier League games but former Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish believes they will take a more defensive approach at Anfield on Saturday.

United are second in the Premier League behind Manchester City on goal difference while Liverpool sit seventh after a mixed start to the season.

Despite leaking 12 goals, Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool have shown plenty of attacking flair and Dalglish feels United’s defence will exercise caution.

“You would always expect Liverpool v Manchester United to be a tight game,” Dalglish told the Liverpool Echo.

“Last year, when United came to Liverpool, Jose Mourinho parked the bus. But it wasn’t just the one bus, I think it was a couple of double deckers he put there,” he added.

“That’s not to give him stick in any way, it was very difficult for Liverpool and (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic

nearly got a late winner. “United will come and set up quite defensively, but they have fantastic frontmen in Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial.

“Jose will try to make sure the pressure is on Liverpool, but the pressure is on everyone when it comes to a game like that,” Dalglish said.

Dalglish praised Liverpool’s new signing Mohamed Salah for his early impact. The Egyptian striker has scored four goals and formed a good understanding with his fellow forwards.

“Mo Salah has been the most exciting signing of the summer for Liverpool. He’s come in after a fantastic season last year with Roma,” he said.

“He’s really quick, he takes it up to people and they start to panic. He can go inside or out but he obviously prefers it on his left foot.

“At the moment United are playing very well and Liverpool haven’t had the breaks. But their luck is bound to change at some time or other and hopefully it will be this week.” (rtr)

LAUSANNE - Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said his reputation had been destroyed by his 10-year ban from football as he appeared before a hearing to overturn the punishment at sport’s highest appeal court on Wednesday.

The Frenchman, whose job was to ensure the smooth running of FIFA, and in particular the World Cup, was right-hand man to now banned president Sepp Blatter before both were embroiled in a corruption scandal which swept soccer’s governing body in 2015 and led to a significant change in leadership.

Valcke was found guilty by FIFA’s former ethics judge HansJoachim Eckert of misconduct over the sale of World Cup tickets, abuse of travel expenses, attempting to sell TV rights below their market value and destruction of evidence.

After being sacked from his post in January 2016, he was initially banned for 12 years, which was reduced to 10 by FIFA’s own appeal committee last June. He has denied wrongdoing and is now appealing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

“It takes years to create your reputation, it needs one second to destroy, that’s where I am,” he told reporters. “I am living in peace with my family, I remain

strong in my world and that is what I protect.” He said the hearing was “difficult”.

“You have to be very clear with your statements,” he said. “I hope that the panel of the CAS will have got my point of view.

“I often ask the question to myself, why such a desire from FIFA to destroy not only what has been done in the past and what has been done by myself?” Valcke, who has resettled near Barcelona, is still facing criminal proceedings in Switzerland.

In March last year, the office of Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber said Valcke was suspected of criminal mismanagement and other offences. He denies any wrongdoing.

Valcke joined FIFA in 2003 as marketing director but was fired in December 2006 for his part in botched sponsorship negotiations with credit card firms MasterCard Inc and Visa Inc. Within months of that settlement, Valcke was not only back at FIFA but was at the helm of the administration as secretary general, answering directly to Blatter.

He was widely credited with getting the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments, held in South Africa and Brazil respectively, up and running in time after delays in the preparations.(rtr)

Scholes interviewed for Oldham manager’s job - report LONDON - Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been interviewed for the manager’s job at League One club Oldham Athletic, BBC Radio Manchester reported on Wednesday.

The 42-year-old, an Oldham fan, ended his glittering playing career in 2013 after making more than 700 appearances for United

and helping them win 11 Premier League titles.

Scholes has since worked as a television pundit and is partowner of National League North club Salford City along with former United team mates Ryan Giggs, Gary and Phil Neville, and Nicky Butt. Oldham are 19th in the third tier of English soccer. (rtr)

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Kaka not renewing Orlando contract at end of season

Kaka will not renew his contract with Major League Soccer club Orlando City at the end of the season, the former Real Madrid and AC Milan midfielder has said.

Kaka, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, joined Orlando in 2014 and scored 25 goals in 77 appearances for the team.

“As you all know, my contract with Orlando

City ends this year. My final decision is not to renew,” Kaka told reporters at a news conference with Orlando’s chief executive Alex Leitao and majority owner Flavio Augusto da Silva on Wednesday.

Leitao and da Silva thanked Kaka for his service to Orlando and said the club’s doors would always be open to the former world player of the year. (rtr)

Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Orlando City SC defender Sebastian Hines (3) midfielder Kaka (10) and midfielder Richie Laryea (6) celebrate following the victory against the New England Revolution at Orlando City Stadium.

REUTERS/Paul Hanna

Real Madrid’s Keylor Navas warms up before the match

MADRID - Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas could miss next week’s Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur after suffering a leg injury, Spanish media reported on Wednesday.

The Spanish club said in a statement that Navas had been diagnosed with a “swollen adductor muscle in his right groin”.

Spanish media reported that the Costa Rican was not set to feature against Getafe in La Liga on Saturday and may not be back in time for the European clash at the Santiago Bernabeu three days later.

Navas sustained the injury while on international duty with Costa Rica, whom he helped reach next year’s World Cup thanks to a 1-1 draw against Honduras on Saturday.

Real Madrid have suffered various injury problems already this season and are also without former Spurs winger Gareth Bale, right back Dani Carvajal and midfielder Mateo Kovacic. (rtr)

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Bayung Gede Village

Kubica completes first test with Williams

BANGLI - Bayung Gede village belongs to ancient village in Bali whose charms remain to be preserved to date. Then, Bayung Gede village was developed into a new tourism village approximately in 2010. According to an expert, Thomas A Reuters, Bayung Gede poses an ancient village becoming the parent of a number of other ancient villages in Bangli like Penglipuran, Sekardadi, Bonyoh and several others.

There is a unique tradition preserved at this village. Residents who have just got married are banned from entering into the home yard and not considered the residents of the Bayung Gede village before paying off the tumbakan (a kind of dowry) handed over to the village in the form of two cows and undergo asceticism (fasting).

The brides are also required to conduct a Penyekeban procession by living in a small hut at the end of the village.

Not only that, Bayung Gede village also has a unique tradition in terms of burying the placenta (umbilical cord) of the newborns. If the baby’s umbilical cord is generally buried in the ground, residents at local village have a tradition to place it in coconut shell and hung on a tree at the special cemetery located behind the village. The tradition of treating placenta in the coconut shell has been going on for hundreds of years ago. (kmb)

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Jared Donaldson of the U.S.

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Nadal and Federer ease through in Shanghai

LONDON - Polish driver Robert Kubica completed a one-day test with Williams at Silverstone on Wednesday as he pushes for a Formula One comeback after a seven-year absence.

The former champions said it had been a “successful day” with the 32-year-old driving a 2014-specification FW36 car at the British Grand Prix circuit.

No lap times or any further information about the programme were provided.

The Pole, who won in Canada with BMW Sauber in 2008, is scheduled for a fuller assessment at Budapest’s Hungaroring this month with Williams’ British reserve driver Paul di Resta also due to feature in that two-day test.

Both are in the frame to replace 36-year-old Felipe Massa, should Williams decide not to renew the Brazilian’s contract.

Kubica partially severed his right forearm in an horrific 2011 crash during a rally he entered for fun before the start of that Formula One season, and there are lingering doubts about his arm movement.

However, he completed 142 laps of the Hungarian Grand Prix circuit in August in a test with Renault that revealed no “obvious roadblocks”, according to the French team.

He is being assisted by Germany’s 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg, a friend and former rival who started his F1 career with Williams in 2006 before moving to Mercedes.

“He showed in the Renault test he is ready and there’s no doubt about that anymore. Physically he is 100 percent in the car, so it’s a really exciting time,” Rosberg told Sky Sports television at the weekend in Japan.

“He did double race stints with Renault and was always on the pace so there’s not that to prove. I think it’s more about getting to know each other and see if it’s a good fit.”

Renault ended up taking Carlos Sainz on loan from Toro Rosso for next season as a replacement for Britain’s Jolyon Palmer, with the Spaniard joining the team already for next week’s U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

Toro Rosso are switching from Renault to Honda engines next season, with Sainz joining the French manufacturer as part of the deal.

“I think he (Kubica) got really unlucky with Renault. In that moment suddenly Sainz became free because of the whole engine mix, but that’s how it works,” said Rosberg. (rtr)

SHANGHAI - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer resumed their battle for the year-end number one ranking with imperious victories to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.

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Top seed Nadal extended his winning streak to 13 matches with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of American Jared Donaldson in the Qi Zhong Stadium before world number two Federer, to the delight of his sizeable Chinese fan club, got the better of Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman 7-6(4) 6-4.

Nadal, who leads Federer by 2,370 points going into the home straight of a season in which the two old rivals have shared out the game’s biggest prizes, was unstoppable against Donaldson and needed only 54 minutes to prevail.

“It was a very quick match in all aspects,” Nadal, bidding to end a year on top for the fourth time in his career, said.

“If the year-end ranking happens, it will be, I think, a very

important achievement for me.

“With so many years of difference I think it’s something very difficult. But there remains work to do.”

He last finished the year as world number one in 2013.

Federer shows no sign of giving up the chase but had to battle hard against Schwartzman -- letting slip a break in the first set to get dragged into a tiebreak.

The 36-year-old Swiss always had an extra shot in his locker though and, having taken the opener, broke serve straight away in the second set to move towards victory.

He finished off the contest with his 14th ace, setting up a third round clash against Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov.

“It was a good win, very happy with my first match,” Federer said.

“I knew he was dangerous. I could have closed the first set out earlier but I started the second set very well.”

Spaniard Nadal, who like Federer has won the Shanghai title once, will face Italy’s Fabio Fognini next.

Eighth seed David Goffin’s hopes of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals suffered a blow when he lost 7-6(4) 6-3 to Gilles Simon, while sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov had to save match points on the way to beating Ryan Harrison 3-6 6-3 7-6(6).

Seventh seed Pablo Carreno Busta also went out, losing 7-5 7-5 to fellow Spaniard Albert RamosVinolas. (rtr)

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Fire damage is seen from the air in the Coffey Park neighborhood October 11, 2017, in Santa Rosa, California More than 200 fire engines and firefighting crews from around the country were being rushed to California on Wednesday to help battle infernos which have left at least 21 people dead and thousands homeless.

At least 23 dead, hundreds missing as winds fan California wildfires

SONOMA - Firefighters facing a resurgence of high winds on Wednesday struggled to halt wildfires that have killed at least 23 people, destroyed 3,500 structures and left hundreds missing in chaotic evacuations across northern California’s wine country.

Nearly two dozen blazes spanning eight counties have charred around 170,000 acres (68,797 hectares).

Flames erupted on Sunday night when gale force winds toppled power lines across the region, possibly igniting one of the deadliest wildfire outbreaks in California history.

The entire town of Calistoga, a Napa Valley community of some 5,000 residents spared from advancing flames the first night of the fire, was ordered to evacuate on Wednesday evening, as the county sheriff’s office warned that conditions had worsened as the so-called Tubbs Fire was burning nearby.

“The Tubbs Fire has made slow progress to this point but significant winds are still forecasted,” the city said in an online alert.

Flames were spread rapidly by hot, dry “Diablo” winds - similar to Southern California’s Santa Ana winds - that blew into northern California toward the Pacific on Sunday night.

The official cause of the fire has not been determined. But electric wires knocked down by those same winds may have sparked the conflagration, according to Daniel Berlant, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).

“That is definitely a possibility,” he told Reuters.

“Power lines are a common cause of fires during wind events.”

Berlant said some of the victims in northern California were asleep when the fast-moving fires broke out, igniting their homes before they could escape.

At least 20,000 people remained under evacuation

as the fires raged largely unchecked for a third day, belching palls of smoke that engulfed the region and drifted south over the San Francisco Bay area, where some residents donned face masks.

More than 550 people were still reported unaccounted for in Sonoma County on Wednesday morning, said Jennifer Laroque, a county emergency operations center spokeswoman.

It was unclear how many of the missing might be fire victims rather than evacuees who merely failed to check in with authorities. Officials urged displaced residents to let their family members know they were safe.

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Spain gives Catalan leader 8 days to drop independence

MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid, failing which he would suspend Catalonia’s political autonomy and rule the region directly.

His move could deepen the confrontation between Madrid and the northeastern region but also signals a way out of Spain’s biggest political crisis since a failed military coup in 1981.

Rajoy would probably call a snap regional election after activating Article 155 of the constitution that would allow him to sack the Catalan regional government.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont issued a symbolic declaration of independence from Spain on Tuesday night but then immediately suspended it and called for negotiations with the Madrid government.

“The cabinet has agreed this morning to formally request the Catalan government to confirm whether it has declared the independence of Catalonia, regardless of the deliberate confusion created over its implementation,” Rajoy said in a televised address after a cabinet meeting called to consider the government’s response.

He later told Spain’s parliament the Catalan government had until Monday, Oct. 16 at 0800 GMT

to answer. If Puigdemont was to confirm he did declare independence, he would be given an additional three days to rectify it, until Thursday, Oct. 19 at 0800 GMT. Failing this, Article 155 would be triggered.

It is not yet clear if the Catalan government will answer the requirement but it now faces a conundrum, analysts say.

If Puigdemont says he did proclaim independence, the central government will step in. If he says he did not declare it, then far-left party CUP would probably withdraw its support for his minority government.

“Rajoy has two objectives: if Puigdemont remains ambiguous, the pro-independence movement will get more fragmented; if Puigdemont insists on defending independence then Rajoy will be able to apply Article 155,” said Antonio Barroso, deputy director of the London-based research firm Teneo Intelligence.

“Either way, Rajoy’s aim would be to first restore the rule of law in Catalonia and this could at some point lead to early elections in the region.”

The stakes are high - losing Catalonia, which has its own language and culture, would deprive Spain of a fifth of its economic output and more than a quarter of exports. (rtr)

OBLITERATED NEIGHBORHOODS

The Sonoma County town of Santa Rosa, the largest city in the wine country region, was particularly hard hit by the Tubbs fire. Blocks of some neighborhoods were nearly obliterated with nothing left but charred debris, broken walls, chimneys and the steel frames of burned-out cars.

“It’s like driving through a war zone,” J.J. Murphy, 22, one of thousands of evacuees, said of the area around his home in the Sonoma Valley community of Glen Ellen.

Murphy, five relatives, a bird, a dog and two cats piled into their camper van to flee on Monday, he said.

“It’s crazy how in just a few hours a place I’ve recognized all my life I can’t recognize,” he said at a roadside food stop in the town of Sonoma.

In the town of Napa on the first night of a blaze dubbed the Atlas fire, nearly 50 people who were in danger of being overrun by flames were rescued by the crews of two California Highway Patrol helicopters.

The weather gave firefighters a bit of a respite on Tuesday as cooler temperatures, lower winds and coastal fog enabled them to make headway against the flames. Fire crews labored on Wednesday to strengthen containment lines as winds picked up again. (rtr)

REUTERS/Vincent West

A woman walks past a banner reading “Democracy, Vote To Decide” and displaying an Estelada, Catalan separatist flag, in the Basque town of Guernica, Spain, October 12, 2017.

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Papua police stage anti-drug declaration in five cities TIMIKA - Papua Regional Police staged an anti-drug declaration in five cities to invite all components of society to prevent and combat the circulation of drug, which are increasingly worrying.

Papua Police Drug Investigation Director Senior Commissioner, IBK Ardika, remarked here on Wednesday that the anti-drug declaration was carried out in the cities of Jayapura, Biak, Merauke, Nabire, and Timika.

The parties involved in the anti-drug declaration were the Police, National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Military, the local government, representatives from various elements of society, as well as high-school students.

“Our main objective, through

this anti-narcotics declaration, is to focus on the younger generation who are very vulnerable to the dangers of drugs. Therefore, we will involve as many students as possible to make them understand the dangers of drugs,” Ardika remarked.

According to him, the five cities were selected because of the easy access to the drugs and its circulation in these place.

In addition, the residents of these five cities are highly enthusiastic to prevent and combat drug circulation, he revealed.

Special anti-drug declaration activities that took place in Mimika also received full support from PT Freeport Indonesia. (ant)

Indonesian, Belgian foreign ministers discuss palm oil, wood issues

BRUSSELS - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held talks with her Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders and Vice President of the European Commission for Foreign Relations and Security Policy Federica Mogherini to discuss various issues on Tuesday.

“I have just held talks with Mogherini to discuss (various issues), ranging from palm oil to wood,” Marsudi informed reporters after accompanying Vice President Jusuf Kalla at a meeting with the Belgian king and queen.

Marsudi is on a visit to Belgium to attend the opening of the Indonesia Europalia festival, in which Indonesia is a partner country. The festival will last until January 2018, Ance Maylany, first secretary for information, social, and cultural function of the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels, stated on Wednesday.

At a meeting with Reynders, the two foreign ministers discussed various issues, including economic relations between the two countries.

Indonesia and Belgium have the potential to enhance relations, particularly in the fields of trade and investment, Marsudi said.

Trade between the two countries, which rose 16.66 percent in the first half of 2017, should be maintained and increased further, she remarked.

Meanwhile, Reynders lauded

Indonesias active diplomacy, particularly in settling the humanitarian crisis in Myanmars western Rakhine state.

Similar to any other European Union (EU) country, Belgium has agreed on the need to implement recommendations on humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas, Reynders said.

The two foreign ministers also agreed to enhance economic relations, particularly in the fields of trade and investment.

At a meeting with Mogherini, the Indonesian foreign minister stressed the meeting was aimed at exchanging views on strategic issues in the two regions, particularly the latest developments in North Korea and a referendum in Catalunya.

Marsudi said Indonesia shared EUs viewpoint that the referendum is a domestic issue, and all related parties must comply with the rules of the law.

The minister said she has established good communication with Mogherini; hence, Indonesia has received a good reference, particularly related to the EUs views and stance, when it takes a stand on various developments in the world.

Touching on negative campaigns against palm oil, Marsudi expressed hope that the EU would offer fair treatment to Indonesian palm oil and wood, which have received certification. (ant)

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Flash floods hit four villages in Banyumas

BANYUMAS - Flash floods submerged four villages in Sumpiuh Sub-district, Banyumas District, Central Java Province, on Wednesday, as a dike of the Reja River burst.

The dike burst at 6:30 a.m. local time, and floods submerged the villages of Karanggedang, Karangpucung, Kemiri, and Nusadadi, Kusworo, head of the Banyumas disaster mitigation office, noted.

Several rescuers have been deployed to help the flood victims, he added. In Karanggedang, at least 50 houses were flooded. Farming areas were also affected by the flooding.

A landslide hit Watuagung Village in Tambak Subdistrict, Banyumas, on the same day, burying a house.

Meanwhile, four people were reportedly killed after a landslide hit their house, which was located in Pangandaran District, West Java, on Saturday.

The victims were identified as Arsih aged 55, Yuyun aged 35, five-year-old Aldi, and 10-month-old Andika, according to Head of the Fire and Disaster Management of Pangandaran District, Nana Ruhena,

here on Saturday.

In addition to the fatalities, Rahman aged 40, Ari aged 14, and eight-month-old Anida sustained injuries, Ruhena stated. The four people were asleep when the landslide hit the area, closing road access.

The ill-fated house was located in the landslideprone zone. In Bengkulu Province, Sumatra Island, more than 10 hectares of rice fields were inundated in Bengkulu since Monday evening following incessant heavy rains.

“We were supposed to harvest them next month.

I have a one-hectare rice field in Tanjung Agung Village,” Haksa, a local farmer, remarked, here, Tuesday.

Haksas paddy plants were ruined after being submerged in floodwaters.

He admitted to having suffered material losses worth Rp3 million due to the flooding. In Tanjung Agung, at least eight hectares of rice fields were flooded.

Besides Tanjung Agung, floods also affected Rawa Makmur Village, where more than 10 hectares of rice fields were affected. (ant)

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Egyptian food producers cry foul after govt orders use of price tags

CAIRO - A new Egyptian decree meant to combat inflation by forcing food producers to put price tags on their products or face jail time risks increasing pressure on an industry already squeezed by austerity measures, food manufacturers said. Annual inflation is currently running above 30 percent, putting a tight squeeze on people’s spending power, but the government has relatively few options for cracking down on consumer prices.

The new price tag decree, published in the official gazette on Tuesday, stipulates that violations could result in jail sentences of up to five years, fines and confiscations. “We don’t want to scare the market. This is not an Egyptian invention. All countries try to regulate their markets to protect (citizens) from the greed of some traders,” said supply ministry spokesman Mamdouh Ramadan.

“It’s not compulsory pricing.”

But manufacturers and economists dismissed the measure as ineffective or simply a misguided attempt by the government to show it was doing something to combat inflation when it was really stripping the market of needed competitiveness and flexibility.

“This contradicts the mode of operations of many factories and results in complications in the production process,” said Hani Berzi, the chairman of Edita Food Industries, one of the country’s largest food producers. Berzi listed producing in bulk, different pricing for exports and different locations as well as extra costs for labelling as challenges manufacturers would now have to deal with in their business.

“We’re now working on a pro-

Nusa Dua Festival 2017 Features ‘The Colors of Nusa Dua’

posal to the ministry to ensure the decision doesn’t have a negative impact on the investment environment, exports and production and that it doesn’t violate pre-set regulations by mother companies,” said Ashraf El Gazayerli, the chairman of the Chamber of Food Industry (CFI).

Egypt’s Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce are also working on the proposal, Gazayerli said, adding that he expected a meeting with the supply ministry next week.

“You cannot place compulsory pricing anyway and think you can implement it,” said economist and former ministry adviser Ziad BahaaEldin. “What kind of message are you sending to investors?”

INTEREST RATE HEADACHE Part of the problem is that the central bank has hiked official interest rates by 7 percentage points to defend the Egyptian pound after letting it float freely last November in order to secure a $12 billion International Monetary Fund loan aimed at helping get the economy back on track. The currency has lost half its value since then, which along with the government cutting its fuel and energy subsidies has led to a huge runup in domestic

The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Nusa Dua in cooperation with Bank Mandiri holds the Pesona Mandiri Nusa Dua Fiesta. Featuring the theme ‘The Colors of Nusa Dua,’ this annual event takes place for five days (Oct. 11-15) on the Peninsula Island, ITDC Nusa Dua. ITDC invites local people as well as domestic and foreign tourists to attend this event. It is aimed to promote Nusa Dua, especially as an international tourist resort and Bali in general.

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Egyptians shop at a vegetable market in Cairo, Egypt, October 11, 2017. Picture taken October 11, 2017. consumer prices.

The interest rate hikes have also slowed down borrowing by local businesses. Egypt has been trying to encourage investment and promote growth to revive the economy, which has struggled since a 2011 uprising and subsequent unrest that

drove tourists and foreign investors out of the country.

The new decree said that violations would include manufacturers and importers failing to put prices on their products and retailers changing the prices of alreadylabelled products. “All food pro-

ducers, importers, packagers and suppliers of food products must label every product in Arabic and in clear font that cannot be erased,” it said. The decree provides the market a grace period until the end of 2017 to sell all unlabelled produce or face penalties.(rtr)

Economy bets push euro up for a fifth day

LONDON - The euro climbed to a two-week high on Thursday after a slew of strong data that supported a growing view that the European Central Bank will announce a plan to wind down its huge stimulus plan at a policy meeting later this month.

Industry data from Italy beat forecasts after Germany reported robust trade data earlier this week, indicating a broad-based economic recovery in the euro zone despite

the single’s currency double-digit gains this year.

Political concerns have also ebbed for now after Catalonia stopped short of formally declaring independence from Spain, putting a floor under the euro.

Morgan Stanley strategists say the euro is set to move higher on increasing signs of robust economic activity and as global large money managers remain underweight the single currency in an environment

of strong global liquidity.

The euro touched its highest in more than two weeks at $1.1878, and was last up 0.1 percent on the day at $1.1867. It has risen for five consecutive sessions.

The euro was also helped by some general dollar weakness, fuelled by minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting that suggested some central bankers were still concerned about persistently low inflation.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s value against a basket of six major currencies, touched 92.827, its lowest level since Sept. 26. It was last down 0.2 percent at 92.882.

The Fed minutes on Wednesday showed many policymakers still felt that another rate increase this year “was likely to be warranted” but several noted that additional tightening was dependent on upcoming inflation data.

“The FOMC minutes indicated that the board was still profoundly divided about the slow pick up in prices,” Stephen Innes, head of trading in Asia-Pacific at Oanda, said in a note.

U.S. producer price data on Thursday and consumer price numbers on Friday will be the next focus, after U.S. jobs figures last week showed a rise in wages that boosted expectations that inflation is picking up.(rtr)

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NDF 2017 is filled with some attractions and cultural performances, music and lifestyle. Visitors can enjoy the exhibition of handicraft products, fashion shows, exhibitions and culinary competitions, Nusa Dua coffee week, wine and cheese selection, beach movie as well as various other performances such as traditional Balinese dance, DJ performance, as well as the performance of local and national musician including Balawan, Joni Agung, Gus Teja, Nidji, Andra & The Backbone, Rendy Pandugo and Java Jive.

Managing Director of ITDC Nusa Dua, Wayan Karioka, in the press conference said the NDF event is one of the interesting tourist attractions for local people and tourists. “This 21st event is our support to reach the target of tourist visit targeted by government towards the economic development of Bali,” he said in Badung, Monday (Oct. 9).

Aside from being a means of joint promotion of the ITDC and the hotels, tenants, and residents around Nusa Dua, he said the event is also meant to show that Nusa

Dua area is supported by more than 5,000 hotel rooms and conference venues. Moreover, it is able to accommodate more than 10,000 delegates. “It is in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Tourism so that Nusa Dua is ready to become the spearhead in international competition to organize various MICE events with the best service in all fields,” he said.

READ Mumbul bathing pool, Offer fresh water merged with spiritual tourism In addition, Nusa Dua also serves as the location of large outdoor activity for exhibitions, shows, sports and entertainment.

“We can also provide support for stakeholders and village buffers within the ITDC area with this event, but the creations prepared by the collaboration team are also expected to bring in positive impacts for tenants and the community,” he explained.

This year’s implementation is targeting 30,000 visitors. “We do not neglect the condition of Bali in line with the activities of Mount Agung facing a force majeur.

Nevertheless, it does not dampen

our intentions and efforts to keep fighting and making positive activities for the people of Bali,” he asserted.

Managing Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer, said that Nusa Dua Fiesta is also present to campaign non-cash movement.

To that end, the festival visitors will be directed to make non-cash payments. “We have prepared electronic money cards that can be used by visitors to conduct transactions at the venue of the festival,” he said.

Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, appreciated to the implementation of the NDF 2017 in an effort to promote Nusa Dua tourist resort to increase tourist arrivals to Bali.

Nusa Dua Fiesta having run for long enough and entered the 21st year can be included into the 100 premier events of Wonderful Indonesia (WI) Calendar of Events 2018.

Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, opened the NDF 2017 on October 11, 2017, was enlivened with cultural parade, Sekar Jepun dance and barong street show (ngelawang) by Sabha Yowana and colossal kecak and fire dance. (kmb)

Tourist destinations in Buleleng district do not only offer both natural and cultural beauty, but also a lot of spiritual tourism. One of them is Mumbul bathing pool located at Munduk hamlet, Anturan, Buleleng district. Water in this large pool is very fresh and quite suitable for those that would like to have relaxation.

Finding this pool is not so difficult. It is situated around the Singaraja-Gilimanuk road section, precisely behind the campus of Mapindo Singaraja. It can be reached by motorcycles, and cars.

Parking lot prepared is also very wide. In the meantime, the bathing pool managed by Anturan customary village in cooperation with the Anturan administrative village is also equipped with public facilities such as toilet and tents. Besides, it is also equipped with a tavern or cafe shop like in other tourist attractions.

Although the pool is not too spacious, visitors are guaranteed not to be disappointed because the water temperature is fresh enough to give a sensation of its own.

Chief of Anturan customary village, Ketut Mangku, said the pool has existed from time immemorial. At its surrounding, there are 11 springs located separately on the area of 800 square meters, starting from the innermost courtyard of Ayu Taman Temple, middle courtyard of the temple to springs of the swimming pool. “The arrangement of the bathing place was started last March,” he said, not long ago.

This also offers a place of malukat or purificatory rite. Before trying, all the pilgrims are required to perform a special ritual because it is in a sanctified area, namely in the middle courtyard of the Ayu Taman Temple.

The coolest water sensation is under the banyan tree located in the innermost courtyard of Ayu Taman Temple, but this place cannot be entered carelessly. It is intended for holy activities such as invoking holy water for ngaben (cremation) ceremony or temple festival activities. “Before doing purificatory rite, at the outermost courtyard of the Ayu Taman Temple, the pilgrims must say prayers first,” said Mangku.

Mangku added that having purificatory rite at this spring is believed to be able to cure various diseases such as skin disease, allergies as well as others. “Soaking for 15 minutes will give sensation of having soaked our body in ice water,” he added. (kmb)

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28 unlicensed spas cracked down

Myanmar army chief says Rohingya Muslims not native, refugee numbers exaggerated

Some alleged to employ minors

MANGUPURA — Badung justice team cracked down on 28 unlicensed spa outlets in Kuta area on Wednesday (Oct. 11). Of this number, most spas are located along the Jalan Kartika Plaza and Pantai Kuta, Jalan Legian and Jalan Patih Jelantik namely 15 outlets.

Eight other outlets are located on Jalan Bakung Sari, Jalan Raya Kuta and Jalan Dewi while five outlets on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai and Jalan Sunset Road. When cracking down, the Justice Team is also supported by Indonesian army, national police, tourism office, social agency, regional development planning board (Bappeda), integrated licensing office, legal and public relations, Badung regional secretary, Kuta subdistrict and village authorities.

According to Chief of Badung Municipal Police, who is also chairman of Badung Justice Team, IGAK Surya Negara, the raid is done as a measure for data collection and information seeking related to business. If found having no permission in the raid, it will be issued the summons and the owners are asked to make a statement to immediately submit their permit.

For now, in enforcing the rules, Surya Negara did more preventive and persuasive efforts. Nevertheless, he will take firm action if the reprimand given is ignored. He hoped that such an action could inspire entrepreneurs in Kuta and Badung district to comply with the rules on licensing and other applicable regulations. “If there are stubborn entrepreneurs, we will impose misdemeanor. Then, if they ignore the reprimand 1, 2 and 3

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When cracking down, the Justice Team is also supported by Indonesian army, national police, tourism office, social agency, regional development planning board (Bappeda), integrated licensing office, legal and public relations, Badung regional secretary, Kuta subdistrict and village authorities. issued, we will do the sealing. We give a period of 3 weeks after the summons to immediately submit their permit,” he affirmed.

He presumed, other than having licensing problem, some spa outlets are also suspected of hiring minors and serving prostitutions. However, it cannot be proved because when doing the raid some spa outlets were closed. “That’s what makes

us suspicious. Surely the business is problematic because if it operates lawfully and has license they will surely welcome when we are making data collection,” he said.

He revealed the spa business having been recorded in Kuta amounts to 30 licensed outlets, but from the raid made to some road sections there are already 28 unlicensed spa businesses.

When totaled, probably they reach hundreds of spas, including the licensed ones.

Secretary of Kuta subdistrict, Ketut Gede Artha, who accompanied the chief of municipal police during the discipline, hoped the raid can continue on an ongoing basis.

He was optimistic the effort will provide an extraordinary multiplier effect related to the arrangement

of further permits. “Definitely this will also have implications on the absorption of tax sector,” he said.

This raid was carried out in a series of the regional regulation enforcement month instructed by the regent of Badung. The legal compliance in tourism business will continue to be carried out while still implementing the orderly parking and population administration. (kmb23)

Tourism Office ensures destinations safe to visit

BANGLI — The increasing status of Mount Agung in Karangasem since almost two weeks resulted in the decrease in the number of tourist visit to Bangli. Head of the Bangli Tourism Office, Wayan Adnyana, mentioned the decline in tourist arrivals to Bangli reaches 20 percent.

When met in his office on Wednesday (Oct. 11), he said that before the increase of the status of Mount Agung, tourist visits to Bangli per day reached 2,500 people.

However, since the increase to the warning status, the visit began to decrease to the range of 20 percent.

Adnyana explained that Bangli region is actually far enough from Mount Agung. In the event of an eruption, Bangli area will not get seriously affected and probably be imposed to volcanic ashes only. “So, our destinations are still very safe to visit,” he explained.

To convince tourists to go to Bali including Bangli, Adnyana admitted that his office along with all district tourism offices across Bali recently had a meeting in the province. As result of the meeting, the Bali tourism office issued an official statement stating that destina-

tions in Bali including Bangli are safe to visit. “The official statement has been sent to consulates, ASITA, HPI, travel agencies and all tourism stakeholders,” he explained.

When asked about the target of tourism revenue in Bangli with the current condition of Mount Agung, he still hoped to achieve according to the target. “Our revenue target is IDR 22 billion and until now it has reached IDR 15 billion. Amid the current conditions, thankfully we hope to achieve pursuant to the target,” said Adnyana. (kmb40)

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Japanese media surveys show Abe’s election gamble could pay off

YANGON - Rohingya Muslims are not native to Myanmar, the army chief told the U.S. ambassador in a meeting in which he apparently did not address accusations of abuses by his men and said media was complicit in exaggerating the number of refugees fleeing.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing gave his most extensive account of the Rohingya refugee crisis aimed at an international audience in the meeting with Ambassador Scot Marciel, according to a report posted on his Facebook page.

The general is the most powerful person in Buddhist-majority Myanmar and his apparently uncompromising stance would indicate little sensitivity about the military’s image over a crisis that has drawn international condemnation and raised questions about a transition to democracy under Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. The military campaign is popular in Myanmar, where there is little sympathy for the Rohingya, and where Buddhist nationalism has surged.

Min Aung Hlaing, referring to Rohingya by the term “Bengali”, which they regard as derogatory, said British colonialists were responsible for the problem.

“The Bengalis were not taken into the country by Myanmar, but by the colonialists,” he told Marciel, according to the account of the meeting posted on Thursday.

“They are not the natives, and the records prove that they were not

even called Rohingya but just Bengalis during the colonial period.”

The U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday Myanmar security forces had brutally driven out half a million Rohingya from northern Rakhine state to Bangladesh, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning. Coordinated Rohingya insurgent attacks on some 30 security posts on Aug. 25 sparked a ferocious military response.

The U.N. rights office said in its report, based on 65 interviews with Rohingya who had arrived in Bangladesh, that abuses had begun before the Aug. 25 attacks and included killings, torture and rape of children.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley last month denounced what she called a “brutal, sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority” and called on countries to suspend providing weapons to Myanmar until its military puts sufficient accountability measures in place.

The European Union and the United States are considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s military leaders, officials familiar with the discussions said this week.

Suu Kyi is due make a speech on television later on Thursday.

She was swept into office last year after winning an election, but the military holds immense power, including exclusive say over security. (rtr)

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s snap election gamble looked like paying off after media forecasts showed his ruling bloc heading for a surprisingly big win, possibly enough to re-energise his push to revise Japan’s post-World War Two pacifist constitution.

A hefty victory in the Oct.22 poll would raise the likelihood that his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will retain Abe as its head for a third term next September, and increase the hawkish leader’s chances of going on to become Japan’s longestserving premier.

With 10 days still to go, political sources warned there was still room for a slip up, as about half the voters surveyed remained undecided.

For now though, projections by the Nikkei business daily, Yomiuri newspaper and Kyodo news agency showed Abe’s conservative LDPled coalition on track to win close to 300 or more seats in the 465member lower house, improving

the super-majority that it held in the last parliament.

The LDP alone could win about 288 seats, or about the same as before dissolution, Kyodo forecast.

“The scramble gamble paid off for Abe,” said Jesper Koll, head of equity fund WisdomTree Japan.

“If the LDP gets 250-280 seats, he’s safe.”

With no election needed until late next year, some analysts had predicted Abe might regret his early bid for a fresh mandate.

But his main challenger, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s fledgling conservative Party of Hope, appeared to be struggling, despite calls for popular policies such as an exit from nuclear power and a sales

tax hike freeze.

The month-old Hope party appeared set to win about 69 seats, with a range of 46-110, the Nikkei said.

Abe called the snap election amid disarray in the opposition camp and after an uptick in his ratings, which had been hurt earlier this year by scandals over suspected cronyism.

He has called his “Abenomics” recipe of hyper-easy monetary policy, fiscal spending and promised structural reforms a success.

And on Thursday the stock market welcomed expectations that his reflationary policies would continue, with Nikkei index hitting its highest level since December 1996. (rtr)

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Mujan Begum, a 8-year-old Rohingya refugee, who arrived one month ago with her family poses outside her makeshift tent at a refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh October 11, 2017.

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Italian fashion house Gucci to stop using fur

PARIS - Italy’s Gucci will stop using fur in its designs from next year, joining a growing number of fashion houses looking at alternatives amid pressure from animal rights activists and changing consumer tastes.

Gucci, part of Paris-based luxury conglomerate Kering , has seen its sales rise over the past two years under creative director Alessandro Michele.

Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s chief executive, said the brand would drop fur starting from its spring and summer 2018 collection, adding that the decision had been taken alongside Michele.

“In selecting a new creative director I wanted to find someone who shared a belief in the importance of the same values,” Bizzarri said.

Gucci, which has produced fur-lined loafers and luxurious mink fur coats in the past, is the latest label or major retailer to stop using fur.

In June, Yoox Net-A-Porter, a multi-brand online luxury retailer, adopted a fur-free policy on accessories and clothing sold on the site.

Anti-fur protesters have been known to demonstrate outside catwalk shows at fashion weeks around the world to call for an end to practices many see as cruel to animals, and luxury goods buyers have become more sensitive to

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Evacuees at Menanga village post start to face water crisis

environmental issues, too.

Many top end labels are tightening their policies on how leather is sourced from tanneries and how they obtain furs, after a series of scandals over how animals are treated in breeding farms.

Animal rights campaigners welcomed the move from Gucci, saying it could have a knock-on effect.

“Gucci’s decision will radically change the future of fashion,” Simone Pavesi, manager of animal-free fashion at Italian campaign group LAV. “As fashion becomes more and more ethical, supply chains that revolve around animals will be a thing of the past.” (rtr)

In need of water storage tanks

AMLAPURA - The evacuation post located in the Agriculture Office at Menanga village, Rendang, Karangasem has been facing a sever lack of water over the last few days. Evacuees do not have enough water to drink or cook with and water for toilets and washing has also running dry.

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Related to underpass project

Road to airport cleared of parking

MANGUPURA — The underpass project at the roundabout of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai statue on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Kuta, Badung, will be worked on in the near future. Therefore, the Directorate of Traffic Affairs of Bali Police will apply traffic engineering, especially on the route to Ngurah Rai Airport. As planned, the route from the roundabout to the airport will be completely closed. All vehicles will be diverted to Jalan Raya Kuta, Jalan Sunset Road, Jalan Dewi Sri and Jalan Raya Tuban and all parking will be prohibited.

In addition, personnel of the highway patrol, directorate of Bali police traffic affairs have prepared the pathways by giving an appeal to the public not to park their vehicles along the alternative roads to the airport.

Director of Bali Police Traffic Affairs, Anak Agung Made Sudana, instructed his staff to find the right solution to overcome traffic jams. “The project is planned to start on October 17. One of our efforts is to prevent illegal parking as a first step in preventing traffic jams. When the project is in progress, our members will continuously monitor the smoothness of the lane. Then, the lane heading to the airport must be entirely free of parked vehicles”, said Sudana on Tuesday (Oct. 10).

Sudana accompanied his staff in clearing the parked cars and even helped install the resticted parking ropes.

Sudana affirmed that parking must be dealt with as traffic in Kuta is already constricted. Less than orderly driving and indiscriminate parking are major factors that cause traffic congestion, he said.

“We are working with members of traffic affairs of Kuta Police and Denpasar Police. We will also be preventing parking in front of the customary market of Kuta village”, he added.

The road project will impact traffic as in addition to the already large volume of vehicles this road is also used to access Ngurah Rai International Airport, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu and Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK).

In order to make the traffic engineering plan public, Sudana attended a meeting in the multipurpose building of LPD Tuban, Badung to discuss the underpass construction project. On that occasion, this three-jasmine officer got a lot of inputs from the community about the problems arising from the project.

Therefore, the directorate of traffic affairs together with the ranks will continue to seek solutions and other alternatives so that boht the project and traffic can run smoothly. He said that he hoped the meeting could help help anticipate problems.

“Hopefully, the people of Bali can participate by providing their support and cooperation, so that the project can run smoothly”, he concluded. (kmb36)

Logistics coordinator at Rendang post, I Wayan Sudiarta, said on Tuesday (Oct. 10) that they are facing major obstacles in terms of clean water supplies. The availability of clean water has reached a critical point with drinking water having been runnning extremely low for a few days already.

“Right now, we very much need a supply of clean water. Moreover, the toilets have been exuding a stench for the last week as there is no water to flush”, he explained.

He added the water supply from the municipality waterworks (PDAM) is indeed available, however it is not beeing channeled everyday. Previously, the provincial public works had planned to provide clean water and officers even came down to survey the situation. Unfortunately this aid has yet to reach the evacuation post In addition to needing clean water itself, Sudiarta is hoping for a water storage tank that can be used to store extra water when the municipal waterworks is running. Evacuees clearly need water everyday, but now they have none. “We really hope for some help.

Hopefully, we will be provided with water tanks to store clean water” he said in despair.

Sudiarta further explained that this evacuation post also needs medicines and that a medical post needs to be established with doctors and nurses on duty. The stamina of the disaster relief officers and volunteers has started to decline. A number of evacuees have fallen ill due to the extreme weather conditions. With health personnel on duty, evacuees can receive immediate treatment.

“At first, we were still receiving donations of medicines. People who brought food also brought medical supplies, but now there is no longer such aid. People who fall ill are still being handled at the Rendang Health Center”, he explained.

When asked about food supplies, Sudiarta siad that so far it remains sufficient, but that vegetables are very much needed as the evacuees have been eating nothing but noodles for many days. “We really need vegetable, because the evacuees have been eating instant noodles for three weeks now”, Sudiarta who added that tarpaulin are also needed to make temporary walls so that people can stay dry when it rains.

Sudiarta explained that the request for food and other supplies is made to the Tanah Ampo main post every four days but is also adapted to the stocks at the Redang evacuation post. “ When stocks run low, we request supplies every two days. Sometimes they send it from Tanah Ampo, sometimes we go pick it up” he added. (kmb41)

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The availability of clean water has reached a critical point with drinking water having been runnning extremely low for a few days already.

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“It is an honour for us to be invited by the British Police to commemorate the Bali Bomb-

ing 1 that took place on October 12, 2002 on Jalan Legian, Kuta. This shows a form of trust between the British Police (Scotland Yard) and the National Police of Indonesia in general and the Bali Police in particular who were able to find and arrest the perpetrators of the Bali Bombing 1”, said Golose in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. 11).

Golose added that he was given the opportunity to say prayers that the grief for all the families of the victims be relieved and that such an incident never happen again. The invitation was also attended by officials from JCLEC and BNPT Indonesia who also laid flowers and prayed. (kmb36)

Yogyakarta is increasingly in demand as a destination.

Now, more activities such as meeting, incentive, conference, and

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Bali Police Chief, Dr. Petrus R. Golose place flowers in the Bali Bombing Monument in London.

Village chiefs feeling stress, Debts for handling of evacuees unsettled by govt AMLAPURA - Headmen have been working hard to handle the Mount Agung evacuees. In addition to the burden on village fund management that is reaching in to the billions of rupiahs, the headmen are also responsible for handling all the needs of the evacuees. Some headmen are now bearing a debt after paying out large sums to deal with the evacuees and are now becoming quite stressed as the debt has not been paid by the government.

Headman of Telaga Tawang, Sideman, Byoman Sukarma is one the headmen who is facing such conditions. He explained that when the evacuees first arrived there were no provisions for them and every village head was directed to buy the nearest available provisions

using debt if need be. However, the local government and task-force at the Tanah Ampo Command Post were subsequently not willing to reimburse the invoice for the total expenditure for weeks that was submitted.

“At that time, after the announcement of the warnign status of Moutn Agung on the night of September 22, people were very panicky. Residents from Selat, Peringsari and North Duda village, I the subdistrict of Selat fled to Telaga Tawang Village. We were directed by the local government to immediately provide for the needs of the evacuees from September 23-25th by taking debt. Now that we have submitted the total for the expenditures, no one is willing to

reimburse this debt that we took.

We are tired and are being given the runaround”, said headman of Telaga Tawang, Nyoman Sukarma, on Wednesday (Oct. 11).

The total expenditure at that time reached about IDR 15 million. Sukarma admitted that he feels uneasy with the stall owners who keep asking when they will be paid. Fortunately, on the fourth day of evacuation, volunteers and other private parties brought donations to the evacuation posts in the village. village. Otherwise, the total of the invoice submitted by the village would be even greater.

Evacuess are concentrated in several hamlet halls including Lantang Katik, Kebon, Beloncing, Beloncing Kelodan and Kebung.

In total, there are already 1,200 refugees in the area. The number continues to grow following instructions to fully evacuate the exclusion zone.

The stress of headmen is also increasing because the ordering of supplies from the Tanah Ampo Command Post is being handled very slowly. Currently, orders need to pass through the subdistrict head and orders are only delivered some days later, and sometimes not at all.

Sukarma said that he feels that he is getting more help from particular communities in Bali who are bringing donations directly to the village. “ For now we have enough basic foods but gas, cooking oil and vegetables are still lacking”, he said.

According to the mandate of the Governor of Bali, Sukarma is currently distributing evacuee cards that must be filled out immediately. These evacuee cards, however are only valid for residents of the exclusion zone and many of the evacuees in this village are residents of villages that lie outside the exclusion zone.

According to directives of the Governor of Bali, he only has the authority to issue evacuee cards to residents of villages within the exclusion zone. “Hopefully, the community (from outside the exclusion zone) can understand.

There are many people from outside the disaster-prone areas (KBR) who have evacuated to our village”, he added. (kmb31)

Only Candidasa survives I Wayan Tama, on Wednesday (Oct. 11).

Candidasa area that stretches from Jasri Beach in the subdistrict of Karangasem to Padangbai in the subdistrict of Manggis has about 1,500 hotel rooms, with tourism activities centered along Candidasa Beach. Under normal conditions, according to Tama, there is a 70 percent occupancy rate. But since the Mount Agung warning status, the occupancy rate has gone down to 55 percent. “Candidasa is indeed never fully occupied even in the high season”, he explained. there has been a decrease in occupancy

to 55 percent. “Candidasa is indeed never fully occupied though in high season,” he explained.

In contrast to Candidasa, the tourism area of Amed is now almost without activity. Although Amed is not in the exclusion or warning zone, this tourist attraction in the subdistrict of Abang has only very few tourists now.

Tama said the current occupancy rate of Amed’s 500 hotel rooms is currently at 10 percent. According to this Karangasem legislator only 20 or Amed’s 50 restaurants are still open for business and even these have far fewer customers than

usual. “This (Wednesday-Ed) our business colleagues informed us that there only about 50 guests per day in Amed.

Tama said that he has coordinated with the authorities handling volcanic: the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (BVMPG) who affirmed that Candidasa is very safe to visit.

Some hamlets around Candidasa are even being used to shelter evacuees.

Despite being far from the danger of a potential eruption, Tama explained that hoteliers and restaurateurs in Candidasa are still making

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Hoteliers and restaurateurs obliged to prepare evacuation fleet AMLAPURA - The threat of Mount Agung erupting has nearly killed Karangasem’S tourism sector. Of the dozens of tourist attractions in the region, Candidasa is the only one still running. Since the warning status of Mount Agung was announced, this popular tourist attraction is still crowded with visitors.

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DENPASAR - For the 15th anniversary of the Bali Bombing 1 that claimed 202 casualties and injured 209 others -including British citizens, Bali Police Chief, Dr. Petrus R. Golose, along with several key officials attended a commemoration hosted by the British Police (Scotland Yard) on Wednesday (Oct. 4). Police Chief Golose placed a wreath at the Bali Bombing Monument in London.

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Following the instructions from the Tourism Minister, Arief Yahya, during his visit to Tanah Ampo Command Post some time ago, hoteliers and restaurateurs in Karangasem is required to prepare evacuation fleets for both land and sea.

“All members of PHRI Karangasem have received directives from the PVMBG. The evacuation fleets should always be in a ready condition. As for the sea lane evacuation, we have coordinated with fishermen as the owners of traditional boats”, concluded Tama. (kmb)

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Eminem rebukes ‘racist’ Donald Trump in awards show rap LOS ANGELES - Rapper Eminem derided U.S. President Donald Trump as a racist and a reckless leader in a rap video that aired on Tuesday night during the Black Entertainment Television Hip Hop Awards.

Eminem told his fans in the fourminute unaccompanied vocal they must choose whether to support him or the president.

“Racism is the only thing that he’s fantastic for,” Eminem rapped in the video that was taped on Friday in a Detroit parking garage.

Trump has previously dismissed accusations of racism. For example, he said in February he is “the least racist person.”

Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Eminem’s rap, which was one of the most watched videos on YouTube early on Wednesday.

The rap also mentioned Barack

Obama, Trump’s predecessor in the White House, and Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic rival in last year’s presidential election.

“But we better give Obama props / ‘cause what we got in office now is a kamikaze / that’ll probably cause a nuclear holocaust,” Eminem rapped.

Eminem rebuked Trump for his strong criticism of National Football League players who kneel during the national anthem before games. The gesture is a form of demonstration that began last year in silent protest against police violence against black people.

“He gets an enormous reaction / when he attacks the NFL so we focus on that in- / ‘stead of talkin’ Puerto Rico or gun reform for Nevada,” Eminem rapped, referring to a devastating hurricane that hit Puerto Rico last month and a mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 people on Oct. 1. (rtr)

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Battle with Thor kicks off three-movie arc for Marvel’s Hulk

LOS ANGELES - Marvel’s big green Hulk may not be getting his own standalone movie but actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays the current iteration of the superhero, said the character will get a mini arc within three upcoming Marvel movies.

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Rapper Eminem performs ‘Not Afraid’ at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 27, 2010.

Hulk, the muscle-bound, largerthan-life green alter-ego of scientist Bruce Banner, appears in the upcoming “Thor: Ragnarok,” out in U.S. theaters on Nov. 3, as a gladiator trapped on a futuristic planet and forced to fight Thor.

The Hulk will also appear in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and its sequel, 2019’s yet-to-betitled Avengers 4.

“We’ve taken the arc of a standalone Hulk movie and put it into those three movies, consciously,” Ruffalo said.

Ruffalo, who has spent more time as scientist Banner than as the Hulk in the past two Avengers films, said he relished the opportunity to be in character as the Hulk for the majority of “Thor: Ragnarok.”

“This movie is about just breaking free of the forms and rules, and so I got to break free from what we thought Hulk was to a slightly more fleshed-out character,” he said.

The Hulk, who first appeared in comics in 1962, has had his own standalone television shows and movies in the past, notably 2003’s

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The cinematic rights to Marvel’s Hulk superhero are owned by Comcast Corp’s Universal Pictures, while Walt Disney Co owns Marvel studios and is behind the current success of the superhero movie franchise.

“Ultimately Universal owns the rights there. I don’t see them like hanging out together any time soon to be like ‘Hey, let’s do another Hulk movie’,” he said. (rtr)

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98 percent of Bali`s tourist attractions located in safe zone

JAKARTA - Despite Mount Agung showing increased activity, 98 percent of the tourist attractions on Bali Island remain safe for visit, the Bali Tourism Board stated. “According to information from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, 98 percent of the tourist areas remain safe in Bali, even if Mount Agung erupts,” Dewa Gede Ngurah Byomantara, head of the Boards Bali Tourism Hospitality Division 3, was quoted as saying on the official website of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, here, Wednesday.

If the volcano were to erupt, only two percent of Balis tourist attractions -- Besakih, Tulamben, and Tirta Gangga -- would be affected. “Kuta, Ubud, Nusa Dua, and Sanur are located far from Mount Agung. Until now, we believe that the area beyond 12 kilometers from Mount Agungs crater remains safe,” he added.

The Bali provincial administration has taken precautionary measures to tackle the spread of false news or hoax about the volcanic activity of Mount Agung and is ready to provide latest updates on the situation of the volcano.

If Mount Agung erupts, the tourism board will provide various facilities to tourists, including free

accommodations and transportation to the airport. Earlier, Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika had convinced tourists to visit the resort island without hesitation, adding that it remains safe and conducive despite the increased activity of Mount Agung, which is located in Karangasem District, Bali Island.

The governor made assurance during a meeting with tourism stakeholders, such as travel operators, in Denpasar, Bali, on Oct 3. If Mount Agung erupts, it will have a direct impact on only 28 villages located within a radius of 12 kilometers from the volcanos crater.

Another assurance was given

by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, who informed the international public that Bali remains safe for visits, despite the alert status of Mount Agung being raised. “Bali remains safe for tourist visits by both domestic and foreign travellers. We have taken various

anticipatory measures and are well prepared in case of an eruption,” he had said on Oct 5. He stated that only few areas would be affected by the volcanos increased activities, while a large number of tourist destinations in Bali would remain safe.(ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.