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Four die as severe ‘thunderstorm asthma’ outbreak in Australia causes breathing problems for thousands

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Actress Michelle Yeoh speaks on stage at the 8th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2016.

Michelle Yeoh coy about ‘Star Trek’ as Singapore festival opens

SINGAPORE - Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, one of Asia’s biggest film stars, played coy about her reported casting in the upcoming television show “Star Trek: Discovery” during a red carpet appearance at Singapore’s film festival on Wednesday.

CBS will launch the “Star Trek: Discovery” television series in May. “Well, I think CBS will make their own announcement. ... But we all grew up with the ‘Star Trek’ generation, so of course I’m a big fan,” said Yeoh, best known to Western audi-

ences for her roles in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Tomorrow Never Dies.” The show’s consulting producer, Nicholas Meyer, in an interview with entertainment website ComingSoon.net, said Yeoh would be in the show but did not say

what role she would take.

The Singapore International Film Festival opened with Malaysian film “Interchange,” a fantasy thriller about a forensics photographer in the world of tribal myths, and Singaporean short film “The Pursuit of a Happy Human Life.”

The film festival will screen more than 160 films from the city state and around the world before closing on Dec. 4. (rtr)

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3 Australians critically ill after rare thunderstorm asthma

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MELBOURNE — Three patients remained critically ill on Thursday, three days after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma killed four people and sent hundreds to hospitals in Australia’s second-largest city, an official said.

Doctors were amazed there were not more fatalities given the numbers of people who suffered cardiac arrests and struggled to breathe when a wild thunderstorm struck Melbourne on Monday night, Victoria state Health Minister Jill Hennessy said.

The storm caused rain-sodden ryegrass pollen to explode and disperse over the city, with ruptured particles penetrating deep into lungs.

Almost one third of patients who suffered asthma attacks on Monday reported never having asthma before.

Nine patients remained in intensive care units on Thursday after the unprecedented event that overwhelmed Melbourne’s hospitals and emergency services, Hennessy said. The condition of three of those patients was listed as critical, she said.

“I’m pleased we haven’t had more deaths ... but those deaths are four deaths too many,” Hennessy told reporters.

Experts were trying to determine whether asthma thunderstorms could be predicted, and the Aus-

tralian Bureau of Meteorology and other government agencies met with pollen scientists Thursday to discuss whether future events could be accurately forecast.

Melbourne University botanist Ed Newbigin, who runs Melbourne’s main pollen-counting station, said forecasting such events should be possible.

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The handicrafts made by foster children of SOS Taruna Bantas in East Selemadeg.

To earn extra money, SOS children make waste newspaper crafts

To earn extra money, foster children of SOS Taruna Bantas in East Selemadeg included in the family base care (FBC) program or direct nurturing show off their creativity by making waste newspaper crafts. Their craft products include basket of fruit for prayer and vase that can be seen on the stand of KWT Sari Nadi in a series of the handicraft exhibition in the Mario Cultural Hall Tabanan taking place until Sunday (Nov. 27).

Patron of the SOS, I Wayan Budiarta, explained on Tuesday (Nov. 23) that newspaper crafts were made

by SOS children of elementary and junior high school. Though they are still children, their handicraft products are very neat and pretty. According to Budiarta, the craft making from waste newspapers at least can be completed in a month. “We also consider their spare time beyond learning and attending school,” said Budiarta.

The price set for the newspaper craft product varies according to level of difficulty and the length of workmanship. A vase is sold for IDR 150,000 each, while large sokasi basket is sold for IDR 350,000 each. Proceeding sale of the waste newspapers craft will be given to children making the craft for their pocket money and other daily necessities.

Aside from waste newspaper

crafts, the SOS also encourages all the families included in the family strengthening program through the making of virgin coconut oil (VCO).

He said that so far only two villages have been trained and can produce VCO. They are 20 people from Dalang village (East Selemadeg) and six others from Gadung Sari village (East Selemadeg). The VCO product is not only offering original aroma, but also enriched with aromatherapy such as frangipani, jasmine and sandalwood.

“The making of VCO is targeting families included in the SOS family strengthening program,” said Budiarta. Family strengthening program means to provide guidance for families of the children who have almost lost their parental rights. To make the family economically independent, they are encouraged to make a con-

certed business, where one of which is making VCO. Their VCO products are marketed in the area of East Selemadeg only and offered from door to door. Result of the selling is then divided between mentored family, rolling fund and development fund for their children.

“The rolling fund is intended to foster mentored residents at other villages,” said Budiarta.

Many customers ordered their VCO product. However, his institution is currently still waiting for registration number from the Health Agency and National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) in order that the products can be sold to modern stores. The weaknesses of his VCO are quickly perishable and not lasting long if the container is opened. According to Budiarta, it could have been addressed during the fermentation process where the water content has been completely nullified. So, the VCO yielded by mentored family can last for six years. Other than for drinking, VCO can also cure diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, refining facial skin and eliminating cellulite. (kmb24)

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Buleleng preserves women’s gong kebyar and Palawakya dance

SINGARAJA - Interests of teenagers in learning to dance Palawakya in Buleleng starts to decrease. It happens because the Palawakya dancers have not been regenerated as well.

Palawakya dance was born and composed in Buleleng. One of the measures undertaken by the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Office is combining the women gamelan troupe with the performance of Palawakya dance in the Utsawa Medhangga Gong Kebyar Wanita 2016 on the stage of the ex-Buleleng Harbor.

According to the Art Section Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Office, Wayan Sujana, Palawakya is not easy to be danced as it requires a multi-talented artist and a strong desire to learn the dance. “The dancers should be graceful, good at playing gamelan and can chant hymns. The level of difficulty is quite high and only a few young generations are willing to learn the Palawakya dance.

Thus, we preserve it together in the utsawa (festival) this time,” said Sujana, Tuesday (Nov. 22).

Sujana added that a total of ten Palawakya dancers made performance in the festival after passing through a long enough process of learning to dance the Palawakya ahead of the competition. “Indeed, the results are not optimal. At least, there are people being able to dance and know, so that it is not totally extinct. The main mission of the preservation does not lose,” he said.

Appearance of the Utsawa Merdhangga Gong Kebyar Wanita participants took place on November 22-26. Such prestigious art competition invited participants to preserve the gong ke-

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byar tradition by involving nine women gamelan troupes and another women gamelan troupe as a companion.

Last Tuesday night was the turn of the women’s gamelan troupe as representative of Sukasada and Busungbiu subdistrict. Sukasada was represented by Dyana Kusuma women’s gamelan troupe of Pancasari village and Busungbiu was represented by Genta Suara Budaya women’s gamelan troupe from Umajero village.

Dyana Kusuma gamelan troupe presented two creations of gamelan composition namely Tabuh Telu Batur Sari and Tabuh Kreasi Karang Anyar. In addition, they presented creation dance entitled Pradwala Nilayam as well as the compulsory Palawakya dance. Then, Genta Suara Budaya presented Tabuh Kreasi Gambang Suling and Tabuh Kumbang Atarung, Gabor dance, and compulsory Palawakya dance.

Regional Secretary of Buleleng, Dewa Ketut Puspaka, hoped the gamelan festival could become a means of development and preservation of the dance as well as the gong kebyar in Buleleng. In addition, gong kebyar gamelan troupes in Buleleng have an obligation to work together in keeping the unique culture possessed.

“The heritage of gong kebyar in Buleleng has received international award and appreciation. Amidst the onslaught of modern times, the gong kebyar can still exist and can be preserved. We urge people and the government particularly the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Office not to be complacent and must continuously innovate to preserve our gong kebyar,” he said. (kmb34)

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The Gong Kebyar performance in the Utsawa Medhangga Gong Kebyar Wanita 2016.

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Biofashion show 2016

Models don exciting designs made of plants and flowers

COLOMBIA - An eco-friendly fashion show in Colombia has showcased designs made with organic elements such as plants, flowers, recycled and natural materials. The Biofashion Show 2016 was organised in Cali, Colombia, on November 19. Professional Colombian designers including Valentina Hoyos, Stevens Arboleda, Luis Garcia, Daniela Bedoya, Katherine Rodriguez, Tatiana Duque, Katherine Claros, Yohana Martinez and Nayibe Arenas, Sarah Bryon Abadia and Jazmin Restrepo participated in this fashion show.

Authorities said that the bioFashion is a unique environmental initiative to create awareness about the preservation and management of natural resources. Designers develop dresses made with living plants, flowers and organic elements to give a unique look to their creations. Some of the creations are completed on the day of the event due to the organic composition of their materials which might get decayed if prepared earlier.

IBT Singapore has compiled an array of exciting pictures of the recent Biofashion show. (rtr)

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Alleged to be illegal

Online drug seller arrested

DENPASAR - Merchants of drugs and cosmetics via online are now becoming a trend, so that people must be careful because many of the products are illegal like what were revealed by a team of the Denpasar Criminal Investigation Unit IV, Monday (Nov. 21). The culprit with the initials AG was arrested when making transaction at Lumintang Field, West Denpasar.

“The culprit sells herbal medicines and cosmetics of various kinds without a distribution license,” said Chief of the Denpasar Criminal Investigation Unit, Reinhard Habonaran Nainggolan, Wednesday (Nov. 23).

Furthermore, the suspect was taken to his shop on Jalan Raya Denpasar-Singaraja, Bedugul, Candikuning village, Tabanan.

When arriving at the location, police searched the store and

secured 16 boxes of sexual stimulation drugs, 74 boxes of black leech oil, 62 boxes of herbal soap, 45 bottles of Vimex, 6 boxes of Hammer of Thor, 4 boxes of Vimex cream, 13 boxes of KLG and 37 bottles of Vmenplus. In addition, police also seized 3 bottles of Viagra tablets, 4 boxes of Cialis, 2 boxes of Vigrit, 2 bottles of Semanax, 2 bottles of Kamagra and 2 boxes of Strong Man. “The culprit violated Article 197 of Health Law No. 36/2009.

We are still developing the case while making coordination with relevant agencies,” he said.

The suspect and the evidence were directly taken to Denpasar Police station. “We urge the community to beware of shopping via online. Check out the license first, so as not to regret later on,” he said. (kmb36)

Fate of Mengwi Terminal increasingly unsure

MANGUPURA - The measure taken by the government of Badung to hand over the management of Mengwi terminal to central government did not reap sweet result. As information received by the Badung Transportation and Infocom Agency, the central government cancelled to take over the operations of the type-A terminal, including the Mengwi terminal. Fate of the terminal expected to break up congestion in town is increasingly unclear.

Actually, based on the Circular of the Minister of Transportation No.132/2015 concerning the implementation of road transport passenger terminal, the Mengwi terminal will be taken over in December 2016. The handover will include personnel, finance, facilities and documents (P3D).

Unfortunately, in the regional budget 2017 the government of Badung no longer allocates fund to operate the Mengwi terminal.

On the other hand, the government of Badung has officially delivered the land of terminal and building assets, documents and a number of the employees.

“Essentially, central government in 2017 will not allocate any budget for Mengwi terminal,” said the Head of the Badung Transportation and Infocom Agency, I Made Weda Darmajaya, Wednesday (Nov. 23).

According to him, Ministry of Finance through the letter No.S745/PK/016 addressed to the Director General of the Regional Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, gives an instruction on the

delay to delivery of a number of regional affairs. It also mentioned that the matter of asset management, employees and documents will not be withdrawn by central government. Then, transfer status of the employees of regional government to central government is not necessary. “Since there is no transfer of local government employee, the local employee expenditure is still charged to the regional budget,” he said.

A problem then arose because the government did not propose any budget for the operations of Mengwi terminal whose annual amount reaches IDR 2 billion. The government of Badung has handed over the affairs of the terminal, funding, facilities and documents (P3D) based on the Circular of the Minister of Transportation No.132/2015 on the management of terminal and the road passenger transportation.

“We are still waiting for an official letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, the budgetary proposal for the terminal has been already prepared,” he said.

The government of Badung has delivered a total of 61 non-civil servants. They consist of 31 janitors, 24 security guards and two priests.

In the meantime, the civil servants who previously served at Mengwi terminal will be withdrawn and placed at technical office in South Badung. “Pursuant to the instructions our leadership (regent—Ed), we are asked to wait for direction or an official letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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British man David Taylor walks as he arrived at Denpasar’s district court before his trial in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Taylor and his Australian girlfriend Sara Connor are accused of murdering an Indonesian police officer in August.

For murder case of traffic cop

Motorcycle taxi driver and customary security guard give testimony

DENPASAR - Trial of murder case against the traffic cop of Kuta Police, Wayan Sudarsa, with defendant David James Taylor was resumed on Wednesday (Nov. 23). Prosecutor A.A. Jayalantara originally presented five witnesses. However, only two of them could be presented. They were I Wayan Gunawan (customary security guard) and Samuel (motorcycle taxi driver) who often takes guests.

Gunawan said that he had gone to the scene as receiving information that a person was lying down on the beach. He did not dare to approach before police arrived. After police got in, he dared to approach.

At that time, said the witness, he saw injuries on the head of victim, while around the victim was found bottle shatters.

In the trial chaired by the judge Dr. Yanto, the witness claimed not to know the victim, but once saw the victim in Kuta. He said that it is not common for traffic cop in the area of the beach because there have been monitoring officers such as task force.

In the meantime, the witness Samuel admitted to be passing on

Jalan Pantai Kuta. He drove guests and saw a dreadlocked foreigner (David) holding the victim’s shirt collar. At that time, position of the victim was about to release the clench of the foreigner. The witness also heard a sound like a growl.

“But, it was unclear because I was just passing,” he said.

In addition, the witness also saw a woman (foreigner) at the scene. “There were three people.

The dreadlocked foreigner held the collar, while the woman only stood not far from them,” he said.

Samuel in the trial last Wednesday also claimed to closely know the victim. Moreover, he knows the name and nickname of the victim.

For four years of working as a motorcycle taxi driver, he always hangs out in the Kuta area. Besides, Samuel said that he frequently meets the victim.

The judge asked why he did not stop or intervened when the victim’s collar was being held, whereas he already knew him well and was often assisted on the street?” Samuel reasoned that at that time he was taking guest, so that he considered it inconvenient to stop. Additionally, Samuel thought that the police victim has a sturdy body and was impossible to lose.

Visited by family

In the meantime, the legal counsel of defendant David, Haposan Sihombing, admitted that the family of David from England came to Bali. They had met David at Kerobokan Prison. “The family intends to meet the victim’s family to convey condolences and apologies,” said Haposan. (kmb37)

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Erratic weather condition causes shallot farmers to lose

YANGON - Western nations are increasingly concerned at how Aung San Suu Kyi’s government is dealing with violence in Myanmar’s divided northwest, with the U.S. envoy to the United Nations privately warning fellow diplomats the country could not handle the crisis on its own.

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Naked Event held by BLV Management was attended by Diah Permata Sari as Brand Ambassador of Bali Lids Villa Management (BLV).

BLV Management holds Naked Event for two days

Bali Lids Villa (BLV) Management held a Naked Event on November 18-19 at Villa Penelopy Seminyak. Currently BLV manages ten properties and plans to develop 40 apartments.

In the meantime, five villas are being built featuring a total of some 200 rooms.

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Most of the villas that they manage are located in Seminyak both on Jalan Draupadi and Oberoi, Petitenget, while in Ubud is still under development.

Hendrikus Hendra Langkeru, Manager of BLV Management that was founded in 2010 said that the company is growing rapidly as they consistently have high occupancy rates compared to the overall average.

“There have been so many ups and downs in building this business. Nevertheless, we have managed to achieve great things and must continue to improve things even further”, he said.

Tabuh Rah Tradition

Tabuh Rah or blood sprinkle of cockfight using sacrificial animals is carried out in a series of religious ceremonies (yadnya). It also denotes a symbol to neutralize bhuta kala as mentioned in

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West voices growing concern at Myanmar’s handling of crisis-sources

GIANYAR - Unpredictable weather condition in recent days threatens the production of shallot and garlic. In Payangan subdistrict, shallot plants of farmers already started to show poor growth. This condition is also estimated to result in significant losses for shallot farmers.

A local shallot farmer, I Wayan Sadiyasa, revealed that due to erratic weather condition the shallot planted about a month ago is now beginning to grow poorly, even potentially causes failure. “This condition occurs due to erratic rainfall, so the shallot crop cannot grow perfectly.

Moreover, they look dwarf and their leaves turn yellow,” he said.

He said if the season is good, the shallot bulbs have usually started to grow up. However, due to excessive rainwater, the planted seeds remain unable to grow well. “I planted 100 kg of shallot seeds with the cost of seed and labor reaching IDR 11 million. Unfortunately, I will suffer losses this time,” he complained.

He added the shallot is cultivated in the paddy field to change his rice crops. This effort is meant to improve soil structure of the fields, so that when later on planted with rice can reap good results. “Actually, planting shallot in paddy fields is very profitable. Usually, I plant shallot in dry season or around August. If the season is appropriate, the gains can be fivefold. Indeed planting shallot is promising,” he said.

In the meantime, as observation made in the market, currently the price of shallot starts to increase at the range of IDR 40,000 to IDR 45,000 per kg. For households, such a price is certainly quite burdensome. “Nowadays, the price of shallot continues to rise. Perhaps, the supply is running low,” said Ni Made Janji, a merchant at Sukawati Market. (kmb35)

The shallot famer is showing his product.

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the articles of Hinduism chiefly on Lord Shiva. Not all religious ceremonies are accompanied with cockfight. Only the pecaruan ceremonies are appropriately accompanied with cockfight such as the

The development of this business he said is aimed at develpping tourism in Indoneisa and Bali in particular, so they will be holding similar events once a year. “We’d like to take advantage of Bali’s potential. A lot of foreingers take advantage of it, so why aren’t we as local people unable to take advantage of it. It is important for me”, he added.

Hiro Langkeru, owner of BLV Management, said that similar events will be held every year in differtn cities in Indonesia and will also be organised thorughout the world. “ But first we have to organise them in Indonesia” he

caru manca kelud, caru rishi gana et cetera. The implementation can be carried out with the perang satha namely cockfight for three rounds. The figure three is selected because it is believed to have magical power and symbolize the beginning, middle and the end. Besides, the blood sprinkle can also be implemented by penyamblehan or slaughtering the

said.

BLV Management do marketing for several villas in Bali and have offered the special prmotinoal Naked Event. “We also do promotions for the price of the villa itself whether it is for daily, weekly, monthly or long term rental”, he explained.

Diah Permata Sari who is being named the Brand Ambassador of Bali Lids Villa Management (BLV) was also present at the event and had the task of make the atmosphere livelier as the night went on in order to make the Naked Event a success. She said that she hopes that the villa be gain more and more recognition.

Nyoman Suardana, a representative of the Badung Tourism Office, said that he was grateful faor the event as it contibuted to developing tourism in Bali. (may)

animal’s neck with a kris dagger and then the blood is sprinkled.

Cockfight is usually held in the temple outermost courtyard because according to the belief of the Hindus, the location is regarded as the place of the bhuta kala. So, this location is considered appropriate to make the offerings for the beings so as not to disturb people.(kmb)

Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has sent hundreds of Rohingya Muslims fleeing across the border to Bangladesh amid allegations of abuses by security forces, posing the biggest test yet for Suu Kyi’s eight-month-old administration. Samantha Power, Washington’s ambassador to the UN, outlined the level of concern at a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council, held at the United States’ request at the body’s headquarters in New York last Thursday, diplomats said. “Initial enthusiasm of (the) international community to let Myanmar continue on this path of reform on its own seems to be dangerous at this stage,” Power told the meeting, according to two diplomats briefed on the discussions.

Suu Kyi responded the next day by telling a gathering of diplomats in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw, that her country was being treated unfairly, sources said. They added, however, that Myanmar had also committed to restore aid access and launch a probe into allegations of rights abuses, the key points they had been pressing for. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi has for years been feted in the West for her role as a champion of democracy during years of military rule and house arrest, and her landslide election win last year on a platform of reform was widely hailed. But the current crisis, the most serious bloodshed in Rakhine since hundreds were killed in communal clashes in 2012, has renewed international criticism that she has done too little to alleviate the plight of the Rohingya minority, who are denied citizenship and access to basic services.

Reuters spoke to about a dozen diplomats and aid workers, who described the previously unreported discussions in Myanmar and New York on condition of anonymity. (rtr)

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Rohingya refugees watch a movie at the Leda unregistered Rohingya Refugee Camp, in Teknaf near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 22, 2016.

Thai election roadmap on course: deputy PM

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha plays with a volleyball alongside officials to promote weekly exercise among government officials to foster good health, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, November 23, 2016.

BANGKOK - Thailand’s military government has no plans to push back a return to democratic rule, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday, in comments that came little over a month after the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Thailand is observing a year of mourning and political talk has largely been shelved out of respect for the late monarch, who reigned for 70 years and was seen as a unifying figure in the politically fractious country. There are fears among government critics that the military, which seized power in a 2014 coup, would delay a gen-

eral election planned for 2017 until several months after the end of the mourning period.

Prawit brushed aside those concerns and said a general election will take place next year. “It is the same as before,” Prawit told reporters. “If we can hold an election we will.” The military vowed to restore order and enact political reforms after ousting Prime Minister Yingluk Shinawatra, whose civilian government had been paralysed by months of turmoil.

The coup was the latest chapter in more than a decade of unrest which has broadly pitted the urban middle-class and elite against the

populist governments of Yingluck and her elder brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, that were supported by the rural poor. On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said a 2017 election will take place but a new government might not be formed until 2018. The Puea Thai Party, the party toppled in the 2014 coup, has asked that the junta lift a ban on political activity. “The country is ready to restore confidence in our foreign partners that Thailand will be under democratic rule again,” Amnuay Klangpa, a former Puea Thai Party lawmaker, told Reuters. (rtr)

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be content with that. But let us open everything.”

The mercurial former mayor has shown no qualms about confronting conglomerates who dominate the Philippines economy, which is growing at one of the world’s fastest rates.

Despite jitters among investors that Duterte’s volatility could impact policy, the economy expanded 7.1 percent in the July-September period - the first quarterly data of his presidency.

Duterte spoke moments after arriving home from a leaders’ summit in Peru of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), whose closing statement committed to fight “all forms of protectionism”.

Investors have long been frustrated at being shut out of some sectors in a market of more than 100 million Filipinos, either squeezed by local monopolies or regulations that limit foreign investments, like in telecoms and utilities.

The Philippines currently has 21 billionaires, according to Forbes Magazine, with a record number in 2016. The richest had a net worth of $12 billion. (rtr)

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks upon his arrival at Davao International Airport in Davao city, Philippines, after returning from a leaders’ summit in Peru of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), November 23, 2016.

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A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in the snow in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. Asian markets were mixed Thursday in quiet trade amid the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., with Japan’s bourse buoyed by a lower yen.

Asia stocks slip on spectre of higher US rates, dollar “a freight train”

TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as upbeat economic data strengthened the prospect for higher U.S. interest rates, while the dollar’s bull run continued as U.S. bond yields hovered near multi-year highs.

Japanese stocks swam against the tide and rose to a near 11-month high as the yen weakened and after Wall Street shares closed at record highs overnight.

The dollar index against major currencies rose nearly 0.2 percent to 101.84, not far from 101.91 touched overnight, its highest since March 2003. The greenback drew support from a further rise in U.S. Treasury yields.

The two-year yield hit its highest levels since April 2010 on Wednesday as the market continued to bet that the Trump administration will increase debt-funded spending and spur higher growth and inflation.

Such a view - which has also lifted expectations for more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve next year - was reinforced on Wednesday by data that showed new orders of U.S. manufactured capital goods rebounded in October. Consumer sentiment also

jumped in November in the wake of Trump’s election.

“It (the U.S. dollar) is a freight train that seems over limit at the moment, but it may have a long way to go before what looks and feels like a structural adjustment settles down,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at CFD and FX provider AxiTrader.

The dollar was up 0.2 percent at 112.740 yen after touching an eightmonth high of 112.980 overnight.

It has gained roughly seven big figures against its Japanese counterpart since Trump’s victory earlier this month.The euro was down 0.2 percent at $1.0530 after touching $1.0526 overnight, its lowest since Dec. 4, 2015. The common currency has dropped nearly 4 percent so far in November.

The firm dollar kept most emerging market currencies on the ropes, with China’s yuan nearing the 7 per dollar level for the first time since

May 2008.

In equities, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan pulled back from a 12-day high scaled the previous day to lose 0.5 percent, facing the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates diverting money from emerging markets. It has lost 3.5 percent this month.

Australian shares shed 0.1 percent and South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.5 percent. Shanghai was up 0.1 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.5 percent.

Japan’s Nikkei was up 1 percent, touching its highest level since early January.

“If you want to hedge or profit from a ‘make America normal again’ trade, the best way is through the Japanese equity market, and specifically the banks,” wrote Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG in Melbourne.

Shares of Japan’s banks, along with some of their global peers, have climbed following Trump’s win, buoyed by the rise in yields and prospects of improved business opportunities under the next U.S. administration. (rtr)

Minister Sri Mulyani to set up reform team for taxation directorate general

JAKARTA - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has said she will set up and announce a reform team for the taxation directorate general.

The reform team is intended not only to deal with corruption but it would concern five strategic aspects, the minister said here on Tuesday.

The first concerns human resources and product strategy that is to create more effective, competent and professional methods of fighting corruption, she said.

“The second concerns information system and data base that will help us identify the obligation of tax payers more objectively and to reduce the need for inter action between tax officers and tax payers that could lead to illegal transactions such as the one just caught red handed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK),” Sri Muliyani said.

The minister referred to a middle ranking official at the taxation directorate caught red handed by KPN on Monday night accepting bribe from a businessman.

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improve business and internal process of the taxation directorate general.

The fourth concerns the need to improve institutional structure including organizational structure of the taxation directorate general and its regional offices.

“The vulnerability of special staff is not the same in all levels, thereby, the institutional structure needs to be reviewed,” the minister said.

The fifth is the need to revise the draft law or the law regulating tax general stipulation and procedure (KUP), income tax (PPh) law, and value added tax (VAT) law, she said.

“Now in the process of discussion with the House of Representatives are law on KUP and income tax law and VAT law. They are in the process for amendment,” she said.

She said implementation of five strategies of tax reform constitutes a commitment of the finance ministry in a bid to regain the public confidence in the tax institution.

On Monday night, KPK arrested a middle ranking official of the taxation directorate general Handang

Soekarno (HS), who was caught red handed accepting a bribe from a businessman R. Rajamohanan Nair (RRN).

RRN, Director of PT EK Prima Ekspor Indonesia (EKP) and three of his staff, were also arrested as well HSs driver and adjutant.

RRN handed over the bribe money US$148,500 or around Rp1.9 billion in his house in Springhill Residences in Kemayoran, Jakarta to Handang at 20.00 local time.

KPK grabbed HS, his driver and adjutant when they were about to leave that place. The KPK officers then enter the house and arrested RRN. The two staff of RRN were picked up from their respective houses in Pamulang, South Tangerang and Pulomas, East Jakarta.

KPK chairman Agus Raharjo said the money received by HS was believed to be related to a number of tax problems faced by PT EKP including its tax obligation of Rp78 billion.

After investigations 24 hours following the arrest, KPK named HS and RRN as suspects. (ant)

JAKARTA - Facebook CEO Mark Elliot Zuckerberg has offered Indonesia a solution to increase Internet network in remote areas using unmanned aircraft (drone) designed by Facebook to boost the growth of small and medium industries (SMI).

The offer was made by Zuckerberg to Indonesian Industry Minister Airlangga Hartanto after attending APEC Business Advisory Council in Lima, Peru.

“Indonesia must adapt to the rapid development of technology to keep up by creating sustainable innovation and creativity,” Airlangga said in a written statement received here.

Earlier, Airlangga said, Vice President M Jusuf Kalla had a dialogue with Zuckerberg after attending the APEC Business Advisory Council in Lima, Peru, on Saturday (Nov 19) and discussed the Internet connectivity in Indonesia.

Airlangga said the connectivity program developed by Facebook can combine economic development in general. The program fits the APECs theme which emphasizes the equality of economic growth.

On several occasions, Airlangga said that the current worldwide industrial world is being transformed to welcome the fourth industrial revolution or known as Industry 4.0.

“This industry era emphasizes a collaborative manufacturing process with digital world, especially with the Internet of Things platform,” he noted.

Airlangga believes, the Industry 4.0 aims to find measures that are more efficient and optimize production processes in order to achieve maximum outputs.

“Therefore, the Ministry of Industry is reviewing some of industries that can be developed as an industry pioneer for the development of Industry 4.0 in Indonesia,” he said.

Airlangga added that currently, there are many types of internetbased products that can be encountered daily, such as social media, banking, buying and selling and many more applications. (ant)

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CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg published his visits for sunrise time at Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, October 14, 2014.

UNHCR names Indonesian philanthropist as eminent advocate for refugees

JAKARTA - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has named Dato Sri Tahir, an Indonesian conglomerate and philanthropist, as the first eminent advocate for refugees from East Asian region.

“I am very pleased to welcome Tahir as part of the UNCHR family and as an eminent advocate for refugees,” Thomas Vargas, UNH-

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Philippines president says opening economy to new players, tells oligarchs “I owe you nothing”

MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Wednesday to open up the economy to new corporations to halt graft and protectionism, telling the country’s oligarchs he owed them no favours and to be content with their billions.

The outspoken, populist leader said it was high time to change regulations and liberalise sectors like energy, power and telecoms to make the country more competitive, and give Filipinos better services and a share of the wealth.

Duterte, who was swept to office in May by a huge margin on a platform tilted towards the poor, said he had consciously shut powerful tycoons out of his election campaign and where his reform plan was concerned they would have to like it or lump it.

“The only way for deliverance of this country is to remove it from the clutches of the few people who hold the power and money,” he told a news conference.

“I do not owe you anything, that’s precisely why I was avoiding you during the last election. I am not trying to destroy you. You have the advantage, you’re here already,

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CRs representative in Indonesia, said at the UNHCR office here on Wednesday.

Tahir is appointed as the worlds third eminent advocate for UNCHR after Hamdi Ulukaya of the United States and Sheikha Jawaher Al Qassimi of United Arab Emirates.

Vargas noted that the appointment of Tahir was in recogni-

tion of his valuable and selfless work on behalf of millions of refugees.

One of the main duties as the eminent advocate for refugees, Tahir would work closely with UNHCR in gaining support from the private sector to contribute as a donor source for the agency.

“To give is to gain. It is my belief, as it is in all religions, that we

do not own our wealth but we only manage it, and it is up to us to be good managers,” Tahir said.

Tahir donated US $1 million, through his Tahir Foundation, during his visit to refugee camps in Jordan, which hosts more than 650 thousand Syrian refugees.

In addition, Tahir also pledged a donation of $14 million to support educational programs for refugee

children around the world.

“Although we just have smaller funds, I want to use it on a concrete and direct program, which is school building,” he said.

Tahir added that when he met the Syrian refugees in Jordan and talked to them, he found that most of them accepted their fate to be never able to return to their home country. (ant)

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The tail of a Lufthansa airplane is seen outside a Lufthansa Technik maintenance hangar at Malta International Airport outside Valletta, Malta, November 23, 2016.

Lufthansa pilots extend strike again until Friday for short-haul flights

BERLIN - Lufthansa pilots in Germany said they would extend strike action that began on Wednesday until Friday, ratcheting up pressure on management in a longrunning pay dispute and promising further disruptions for travellers.

The walkout has already grounded 1,800 flights at one of Europe’s largest airlines, affecting more than 215,000 passengers. The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union had planned a 24-hour walkout on Wednesday but late on Tuesday said it would be extended to Thursday after two courts rejected attempts byLufthansa to halt the industrial action.

On Wednesday evening, the union said the walkouts would continue on Friday too, but only on short-haul flights. “Lufthansa management has shown no sign that it is willing to move and has not provided an offer that could serve as a basis for negotiations,” VC board member Joerg Handwerg said.

Lufthansa, led by CEO Carsten Spohr, insists that despite a record profit in 2015, it has no choice but to cut costs to compete with leaner rivals such as Ryanair on short-haul routes and Emirates on long-haul flights. Shares in the company have lost 12 percent of their value this year, but were steady on Wednesday. Lufthansa cancelled 876 of roughly 3,000 flights scheduled by its group airlines for Wednesday, and scrapped 912 flights for Thursday, in what is the 14th strike in the dispute since early 2014.

Lufthansa’s CEO has said he expects the strike to cost between 7

million euros and 9 million euros ($7.4 million to $9.6 million) a day. The strike started at midnight and affects flights departing from German airports, including 133 long-haul flights.

HOTELS FOR STRANDED Flights by Lufthansa’s other airlines, including Germanwings, Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines, will not be affected, Lufthansa said.

Austrian and SWISS are using larger planes to carry passengers during the strike, whileLufthansa has reserved almost 4,000 hotel rooms in Frankfurt and Munich for stranded passengers. The airline has called on the pilots to enter mediation, which has been rejected by their union because it is seeking a better offer from management first as a basis for talks.

The union wants an average annual pay increase of 3.7 percent for 5,400 pilots in Germany over a five-year period from 2012.

Lufthansa has offered 2.5 percent spread over six years to 2019. In its effort to reduce costs, Lufthansa has agreed deals on pay and retirement schemes with the main unions representing ground staff and cabin crew in Germany.

“It is incomprehensible that the union is calling for the biggest pay increase for the most well-paid group of staff,” Lufthansa board member Bettina Volkens said in a statement. A pilot at Lufthansa earns on average 180,000 euros ($190,000) a year before tax, though a captain on the highest pay level can earn as much as 22,000 euros a month before tax. (rtr)

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Trump names Haley, a foreign policy novice, as envoy to U.N.

WEST PALM BEACH - Donald Trump on Wednesday named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a former critic with little foreign policy experience, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations at a time of uncertainty over America’s international role under his presidency.

Haley, one of two women chosen so far for a job in Trump’s Cabinet, is “a proven dealmaker, and we look to be making plenty of deals. She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage,” the Republican presidentelect said in a statement. The 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley represents what some Republicans hope could be the new face of their party: a younger, more diverse generation of leaders.

Haley took Trump strongly to task during the presidential campaign over his harsh rhetoric about illegal immigration and for not speaking forcefully enough against white supremacists.

Trump has chosen mostly male conservatives so far for senior positions as he shapes his administration following his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election. Trump takes over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20.

Also on Wednesday, a spokesman for former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Trump had not offered the retired neurosurgeon the post of housing and urban development secretary, disputing a Wall Street Journal report, which the newspaper later corrected. “Trump did not make an offer,” Carson spokesman Armstrong Williams told Reuters. “He asked him to consider HUD. Nothing has been offered and no decision has made.”

The Journal, citing two people familiar with the deliberations, also reported that Trump was expected to pick billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary. In a video message released ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Trump said he hoped the holiday would be an occasion for Americans “to begin to heal our divisions” following a “long

and bruising political campaign.”

“Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight,” Trump said. “Now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of America for all of our people.” (rtr)

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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S. September 2, 2015.

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“Thunderstorms and high pollen levels in the air occur reasonably frequently this time of year, but not all those events result in episodes of thunderstorm asthma,” Newbigin said.

“We can probably figure out what are the requirements for producing thunderstorm

asthma and come up with, if not a perfect forecast system, at least a pretty good one,” he said.

The world’s first recorded thunderstorm asthma event occurred in Melbourne in 1987.

Similar events have happened in the United States, Canada, Britain and Italy. The last major event in Melbourne was in November 2010. (ap)

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SINGAPORE - After negotiating Singapore’s current Formula One deal, Bernie Ecclestone said in 2012 the hardest thing was explaining to the authorities that “we don’t race for free”.

Four years on, the F1 boss appears to be frustrated again as he tries to keep one of the most glamorous races on the calendar after the contract expires in 2017, at a time

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F1’s 86-year-old commercial supremo first told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that Singapore does not want to host F1 anymore, then clarified he did not want

to lose Singapore. His comments suggest talks getting tougher.

“I think Singapore has come in and negotiated hard and has realized they are in a position of strength to do so,” said James Walton, head of the Sports Business service line at Deloitte Singapore and Southeast Asia. (rtr)

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ABU DHABI - Lewis Hamilton feels he faces “pretty impossible odds” going into Formula One’s Abu Dhabi title-decider while Mercedes team mate and rival Nico Rosberg says he will treat Sunday’s race like any other.

Both are being disingenuous, of course. Hamilton knows he still has a real chance and Rosberg is well aware just how much is at stake.

While Rosberg is the favourite to win the ‘Duel in the Desert’, needing only to finish on the Yas Marina podium to become

Germany’s third world champion after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, he will still be on tenterhooks.

“I will give it everything to end the season with a win,” said Rosberg, the son of Finland’s 1982 champion Keke, even if cynics suspect he would be happy enough to settle for a fourth successive second place.

“I’ve had a great week, relaxing and catching up with my family and friends, so I feel like I’m in a good place.

“In Brazil ... I was joking that

I would still be taking things one race at a time. But, the more I think about it, the more that’s actually not as crazy as it sounds. I have to treat this like any other race.”

That has become Rosberg’s mantra, his increasingly-implausible mechanism for dealing with the pressure as the title talk grows louder.

That stress will be greater than ever on Sunday, a lifetime’s ambition within reach after years of being beaten by Hamilton.

How he handles it in the day-tonight race could be crucial. (rtr)

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Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg of Germany arrives at Yas Marina Circuit ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, United Arab Emirates.

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Sp rt Celtic with Messi might have beaten Barca, says Rodgers

GLASGOW - Celtic coach Brendan Rodgers hailed Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as probably the greatest player ever after the Argentine magician put the Scottish champions to the sword again with both goals in a 2-0 win on Wednesday. Messi, returning to the team after illness, proved the difference as Barca comfortably took their place in the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition.

Bayern stunned by tenacious Rostov in Champions League

ROSTOV-ON-DON — Bayern Munich had to settle for second best after losing to tenacious Russian club FC Rostov 3-2 in a Champions League match played in minus-5 degrees on Wednesday. Bayern had already qualified but will now finish second in Group D thanks to Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Eindhoven. Rostov was already eliminated, but can reach the Europa League.

Two months after beating Ros-

tov 5-0, Bayern struggled to deal with Rostov’s rapid counterattacks as well as a never-say-die spirit which brought it back from 1-0 down to claim arguably the most famous win in the club’s history.

Bayern’s Douglas Costa scored the opening goal in the first half, blasting the ball into the roof of the net after Rostov defender Cesar Navas failed to clear properly.

Rostov striker Sardar Azmoun showed the skill which has seen

him linked to top clubs around Europe to draw level eight minutes later, just before halftime.

Azmoun charged into the Bayern box and sent Jerome Boateng sprawling with a smart feint before hitting the ball low past Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, starting in place of the rested Manuel Neuer.

Rostov took the lead after the break when Boateng brought down Christian Noboa in the box and

Dmitry Poloz stepped up to hit the penalty low and hard past Ulreich.

Five minutes later, Bayern pulled level again when Juan Bernat scored with a fierce shot from a narrow angle.

Noboa hit the winner in the 67th, curling a 20-meter free kick over the Bayern wall and into the

bottom-right corner.

Bayern laid siege to Rostov’s goal late on but the Russians clung on for the win, blocking shots and packing the box until the final whistle. Atletico kept its perfect record in the group to move to 15 points, with Bayern on nine. Rostov has four points and PSV only one. (ap)

Silva strike enough for City to advance in Champions League

Asked if his side would have won had Messi been playing for Celtic, a smiling Rodgers said: “We would have had a big chance, there’s no doubt about that. “He’s arguably the best player that’s ever played football, and when he plays in your team, he makes everyone else better. So if he’s playing for Celtic tonight, no doubt he makes us all better,” Rodgers added. Messi, yet again, was the star of the show.

He scored both goals, created chances for others, and capped a virtuoso performance with a mesmerising matador-like feint that bamboozled Celtic captain Scott Brown in the closing minutes.

Messi missed his side’s goalless draw against Malaga on Saturday with a sickness bug, but was back to his tormenting best just as he had been when scoring a hat-trick in Barca’s 7-0 win over Celtic at the Nou Camp two months ago.

The brace took Messi’s Champions League total to 92 goals, including nine in this season’s group stages, and though he narrowly missed a hat-trick, his genius ensured Celtic exited all European competition while Barca progress to the last 16 as group winners.

Celtic Park on Champions League nights provides one of the best atmospheres in world football, but Messi’s goals silenced the passionate 60,000 crowd. “Messi, at this level, was decisive,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. (rtr)

Brazil rises to No. 2 in FIFA rankings, Argentina still 1st FIFA rankings published Thursday (last month’s rankings in parentheses): 1. Argentina (1) 2. Brazil (3) 3. Germany (2) 4. Chile (6) 5. Belgium (4) 6. Colombia (5) 7. France (7) 8. Portugal (8) 9. Uruguay (9) 10. Spain (10)

In this Nov. 10, 2016 photo, Brazil’s Neymar dibbles past Argentina’s Javier Mascherano during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Brazil won the match 3-0.

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ZURICH — Brazil has risen to No. 2 in the FIFA rankings behind Argentina, with South American teams taking three of the top four spots.

A rg e n t i n a l e a d s despite a 3-0 loss to Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match this month. It also has not won a major title in the four-year cycle of results that decide the rankings.

World Cup champion Germany dropped one spot to third place, while Copa America champion Chile climbed two to No. 4. Costa Rica, up to No. 17, swapped with 18th-place Mexico. The United States dropped four to 28th after losing to both.

Iran leads Asian teams at No. 30, falling three places, while Senegal is Africa’s top-ranked team at No. 33. (ap)

MOENCHENGLADBACH — David Silva’s sole strike before the break was enough for Manchester City to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday. Both sides finished with 10 men as ‘Gladbach captain Lars Stindl and City defender Fernandinho were both shown their second yellow cards for tactical fouls in the second half.

The draw took City to eight points in Group C, four behind Barcelona, which qualified with a 2-0 win at Celtic. City will finish second due to its head-to-head record against Moenchengladbach, which is three points behind and assured of Europa League participation in third place. Celtic is last with two points.

“You have to also stay grounded. We’re very happy to have secured third place from a very complicated game,” Moenchengladbach coach Andre Schubert said. “It’s an important step for us.”

His side had been struggling of late, winless in its last four games including the disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Celtic, but it started well in front of its vocal home fans.

Fabian Johnson tried his luck before Stindl shrugged off John Stones and cut the ball back for Raffael to blast past the despairing Claudio Bravo midway through the half. It was the Brazilian’s first Champions League goal of the season and a deserved lead for the home side.

Back in Germany following his summer move from Borussia Dortmund, Ilkay Gundogan drew a fine save from Moenchengladbach ‘keeper Yann Sommer as City sought a response. Oscar Wendt then surged past two defenders at the other end only for Bravo to come to the visitors’ rescue.

City finished the half strongly. Sergio Aguero should have equalized when he shot too close to Sommer, but there was still time before the break for Silva to poke home Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from close range after Raheem Sterling sent the Belgian through on the right.

Sterling had another goal ruled out after the break, just before Stindl was sent off for a shoulder-block on Nicolas Otamendi.

City’s numerical advantage was canceled when Fernandinho was shown his second yellow for a foul on Raffael in the 63rd. Silva had another goal ruled out for offside but there were few complaints with a draw suiting both sides. “We’re just happy that we’re through to the last 16,” De Bruyne said. (ap)

AP Photo/Sergey Pivovarov

Rostov’s Sardar Azmoun celebrates after scoring against Bayern during the Champions League Group D soccer match between Rostov and Bayern Munich in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Moenchengladbach’s Tony Jantschke, right, gets above Manchester City’s David Silva to win a header during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Manchester City in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

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Sp rt Celtic with Messi might have beaten Barca, says Rodgers

GLASGOW - Celtic coach Brendan Rodgers hailed Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as probably the greatest player ever after the Argentine magician put the Scottish champions to the sword again with both goals in a 2-0 win on Wednesday. Messi, returning to the team after illness, proved the difference as Barca comfortably took their place in the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition.

Bayern stunned by tenacious Rostov in Champions League

ROSTOV-ON-DON — Bayern Munich had to settle for second best after losing to tenacious Russian club FC Rostov 3-2 in a Champions League match played in minus-5 degrees on Wednesday. Bayern had already qualified but will now finish second in Group D thanks to Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Eindhoven. Rostov was already eliminated, but can reach the Europa League.

Two months after beating Ros-

tov 5-0, Bayern struggled to deal with Rostov’s rapid counterattacks as well as a never-say-die spirit which brought it back from 1-0 down to claim arguably the most famous win in the club’s history.

Bayern’s Douglas Costa scored the opening goal in the first half, blasting the ball into the roof of the net after Rostov defender Cesar Navas failed to clear properly.

Rostov striker Sardar Azmoun showed the skill which has seen

him linked to top clubs around Europe to draw level eight minutes later, just before halftime.

Azmoun charged into the Bayern box and sent Jerome Boateng sprawling with a smart feint before hitting the ball low past Bayern goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, starting in place of the rested Manuel Neuer.

Rostov took the lead after the break when Boateng brought down Christian Noboa in the box and

Dmitry Poloz stepped up to hit the penalty low and hard past Ulreich.

Five minutes later, Bayern pulled level again when Juan Bernat scored with a fierce shot from a narrow angle.

Noboa hit the winner in the 67th, curling a 20-meter free kick over the Bayern wall and into the

bottom-right corner.

Bayern laid siege to Rostov’s goal late on but the Russians clung on for the win, blocking shots and packing the box until the final whistle. Atletico kept its perfect record in the group to move to 15 points, with Bayern on nine. Rostov has four points and PSV only one. (ap)

Silva strike enough for City to advance in Champions League

Asked if his side would have won had Messi been playing for Celtic, a smiling Rodgers said: “We would have had a big chance, there’s no doubt about that. “He’s arguably the best player that’s ever played football, and when he plays in your team, he makes everyone else better. So if he’s playing for Celtic tonight, no doubt he makes us all better,” Rodgers added. Messi, yet again, was the star of the show.

He scored both goals, created chances for others, and capped a virtuoso performance with a mesmerising matador-like feint that bamboozled Celtic captain Scott Brown in the closing minutes.

Messi missed his side’s goalless draw against Malaga on Saturday with a sickness bug, but was back to his tormenting best just as he had been when scoring a hat-trick in Barca’s 7-0 win over Celtic at the Nou Camp two months ago.

The brace took Messi’s Champions League total to 92 goals, including nine in this season’s group stages, and though he narrowly missed a hat-trick, his genius ensured Celtic exited all European competition while Barca progress to the last 16 as group winners.

Celtic Park on Champions League nights provides one of the best atmospheres in world football, but Messi’s goals silenced the passionate 60,000 crowd. “Messi, at this level, was decisive,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. (rtr)

Brazil rises to No. 2 in FIFA rankings, Argentina still 1st FIFA rankings published Thursday (last month’s rankings in parentheses): 1. Argentina (1) 2. Brazil (3) 3. Germany (2) 4. Chile (6) 5. Belgium (4) 6. Colombia (5) 7. France (7) 8. Portugal (8) 9. Uruguay (9) 10. Spain (10)

In this Nov. 10, 2016 photo, Brazil’s Neymar dibbles past Argentina’s Javier Mascherano during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Brazil won the match 3-0.

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ZURICH — Brazil has risen to No. 2 in the FIFA rankings behind Argentina, with South American teams taking three of the top four spots.

A rg e n t i n a l e a d s despite a 3-0 loss to Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match this month. It also has not won a major title in the four-year cycle of results that decide the rankings.

World Cup champion Germany dropped one spot to third place, while Copa America champion Chile climbed two to No. 4. Costa Rica, up to No. 17, swapped with 18th-place Mexico. The United States dropped four to 28th after losing to both.

Iran leads Asian teams at No. 30, falling three places, while Senegal is Africa’s top-ranked team at No. 33. (ap)

MOENCHENGLADBACH — David Silva’s sole strike before the break was enough for Manchester City to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday. Both sides finished with 10 men as ‘Gladbach captain Lars Stindl and City defender Fernandinho were both shown their second yellow cards for tactical fouls in the second half.

The draw took City to eight points in Group C, four behind Barcelona, which qualified with a 2-0 win at Celtic. City will finish second due to its head-to-head record against Moenchengladbach, which is three points behind and assured of Europa League participation in third place. Celtic is last with two points.

“You have to also stay grounded. We’re very happy to have secured third place from a very complicated game,” Moenchengladbach coach Andre Schubert said. “It’s an important step for us.”

His side had been struggling of late, winless in its last four games including the disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Celtic, but it started well in front of its vocal home fans.

Fabian Johnson tried his luck before Stindl shrugged off John Stones and cut the ball back for Raffael to blast past the despairing Claudio Bravo midway through the half. It was the Brazilian’s first Champions League goal of the season and a deserved lead for the home side.

Back in Germany following his summer move from Borussia Dortmund, Ilkay Gundogan drew a fine save from Moenchengladbach ‘keeper Yann Sommer as City sought a response. Oscar Wendt then surged past two defenders at the other end only for Bravo to come to the visitors’ rescue.

City finished the half strongly. Sergio Aguero should have equalized when he shot too close to Sommer, but there was still time before the break for Silva to poke home Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from close range after Raheem Sterling sent the Belgian through on the right.

Sterling had another goal ruled out after the break, just before Stindl was sent off for a shoulder-block on Nicolas Otamendi.

City’s numerical advantage was canceled when Fernandinho was shown his second yellow for a foul on Raffael in the 63rd. Silva had another goal ruled out for offside but there were few complaints with a draw suiting both sides. “We’re just happy that we’re through to the last 16,” De Bruyne said. (ap)

AP Photo/Sergey Pivovarov

Rostov’s Sardar Azmoun celebrates after scoring against Bayern during the Champions League Group D soccer match between Rostov and Bayern Munich in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Moenchengladbach’s Tony Jantschke, right, gets above Manchester City’s David Silva to win a header during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Manchester City in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

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F1’s 86-year-old commercial supremo first told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that Singapore does not want to host F1 anymore, then clarified he did not want

to lose Singapore. His comments suggest talks getting tougher.

“I think Singapore has come in and negotiated hard and has realized they are in a position of strength to do so,” said James Walton, head of the Sports Business service line at Deloitte Singapore and Southeast Asia. (rtr)

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ABU DHABI - Lewis Hamilton feels he faces “pretty impossible odds” going into Formula One’s Abu Dhabi title-decider while Mercedes team mate and rival Nico Rosberg says he will treat Sunday’s race like any other.

Both are being disingenuous, of course. Hamilton knows he still has a real chance and Rosberg is well aware just how much is at stake.

While Rosberg is the favourite to win the ‘Duel in the Desert’, needing only to finish on the Yas Marina podium to become

Germany’s third world champion after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, he will still be on tenterhooks.

“I will give it everything to end the season with a win,” said Rosberg, the son of Finland’s 1982 champion Keke, even if cynics suspect he would be happy enough to settle for a fourth successive second place.

“I’ve had a great week, relaxing and catching up with my family and friends, so I feel like I’m in a good place.

“In Brazil ... I was joking that

I would still be taking things one race at a time. But, the more I think about it, the more that’s actually not as crazy as it sounds. I have to treat this like any other race.”

That has become Rosberg’s mantra, his increasingly-implausible mechanism for dealing with the pressure as the title talk grows louder.

That stress will be greater than ever on Sunday, a lifetime’s ambition within reach after years of being beaten by Hamilton.

How he handles it in the day-tonight race could be crucial. (rtr)

REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg of Germany arrives at Yas Marina Circuit ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, United Arab Emirates.

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REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

The tail of a Lufthansa airplane is seen outside a Lufthansa Technik maintenance hangar at Malta International Airport outside Valletta, Malta, November 23, 2016.

Lufthansa pilots extend strike again until Friday for short-haul flights

BERLIN - Lufthansa pilots in Germany said they would extend strike action that began on Wednesday until Friday, ratcheting up pressure on management in a longrunning pay dispute and promising further disruptions for travellers.

The walkout has already grounded 1,800 flights at one of Europe’s largest airlines, affecting more than 215,000 passengers. The Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union had planned a 24-hour walkout on Wednesday but late on Tuesday said it would be extended to Thursday after two courts rejected attempts byLufthansa to halt the industrial action.

On Wednesday evening, the union said the walkouts would continue on Friday too, but only on short-haul flights. “Lufthansa management has shown no sign that it is willing to move and has not provided an offer that could serve as a basis for negotiations,” VC board member Joerg Handwerg said.

Lufthansa, led by CEO Carsten Spohr, insists that despite a record profit in 2015, it has no choice but to cut costs to compete with leaner rivals such as Ryanair on short-haul routes and Emirates on long-haul flights. Shares in the company have lost 12 percent of their value this year, but were steady on Wednesday. Lufthansa cancelled 876 of roughly 3,000 flights scheduled by its group airlines for Wednesday, and scrapped 912 flights for Thursday, in what is the 14th strike in the dispute since early 2014.

Lufthansa’s CEO has said he expects the strike to cost between 7

million euros and 9 million euros ($7.4 million to $9.6 million) a day. The strike started at midnight and affects flights departing from German airports, including 133 long-haul flights.

HOTELS FOR STRANDED Flights by Lufthansa’s other airlines, including Germanwings, Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, SWISS and Brussels Airlines, will not be affected, Lufthansa said.

Austrian and SWISS are using larger planes to carry passengers during the strike, whileLufthansa has reserved almost 4,000 hotel rooms in Frankfurt and Munich for stranded passengers. The airline has called on the pilots to enter mediation, which has been rejected by their union because it is seeking a better offer from management first as a basis for talks.

The union wants an average annual pay increase of 3.7 percent for 5,400 pilots in Germany over a five-year period from 2012.

Lufthansa has offered 2.5 percent spread over six years to 2019. In its effort to reduce costs, Lufthansa has agreed deals on pay and retirement schemes with the main unions representing ground staff and cabin crew in Germany.

“It is incomprehensible that the union is calling for the biggest pay increase for the most well-paid group of staff,” Lufthansa board member Bettina Volkens said in a statement. A pilot at Lufthansa earns on average 180,000 euros ($190,000) a year before tax, though a captain on the highest pay level can earn as much as 22,000 euros a month before tax. (rtr)

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Trump names Haley, a foreign policy novice, as envoy to U.N.

WEST PALM BEACH - Donald Trump on Wednesday named South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a former critic with little foreign policy experience, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations at a time of uncertainty over America’s international role under his presidency.

Haley, one of two women chosen so far for a job in Trump’s Cabinet, is “a proven dealmaker, and we look to be making plenty of deals. She will be a great leader representing us on the world stage,” the Republican presidentelect said in a statement. The 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley represents what some Republicans hope could be the new face of their party: a younger, more diverse generation of leaders.

Haley took Trump strongly to task during the presidential campaign over his harsh rhetoric about illegal immigration and for not speaking forcefully enough against white supremacists.

Trump has chosen mostly male conservatives so far for senior positions as he shapes his administration following his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election. Trump takes over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20.

Also on Wednesday, a spokesman for former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Trump had not offered the retired neurosurgeon the post of housing and urban development secretary, disputing a Wall Street Journal report, which the newspaper later corrected. “Trump did not make an offer,” Carson spokesman Armstrong Williams told Reuters. “He asked him to consider HUD. Nothing has been offered and no decision has made.”

The Journal, citing two people familiar with the deliberations, also reported that Trump was expected to pick billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary. In a video message released ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Trump said he hoped the holiday would be an occasion for Americans “to begin to heal our divisions” following a “long

and bruising political campaign.”

“Emotions are raw and tensions just don’t heal overnight,” Trump said. “Now begins a great national campaign to rebuild our country and to restore the full promise of America for all of our people.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S. September 2, 2015.

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“Thunderstorms and high pollen levels in the air occur reasonably frequently this time of year, but not all those events result in episodes of thunderstorm asthma,” Newbigin said.

“We can probably figure out what are the requirements for producing thunderstorm

asthma and come up with, if not a perfect forecast system, at least a pretty good one,” he said.

The world’s first recorded thunderstorm asthma event occurred in Melbourne in 1987.

Similar events have happened in the United States, Canada, Britain and Italy. The last major event in Melbourne was in November 2010. (ap)

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be content with that. But let us open everything.”

The mercurial former mayor has shown no qualms about confronting conglomerates who dominate the Philippines economy, which is growing at one of the world’s fastest rates.

Despite jitters among investors that Duterte’s volatility could impact policy, the economy expanded 7.1 percent in the July-September period - the first quarterly data of his presidency.

Duterte spoke moments after arriving home from a leaders’ summit in Peru of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), whose closing statement committed to fight “all forms of protectionism”.

Investors have long been frustrated at being shut out of some sectors in a market of more than 100 million Filipinos, either squeezed by local monopolies or regulations that limit foreign investments, like in telecoms and utilities.

The Philippines currently has 21 billionaires, according to Forbes Magazine, with a record number in 2016. The richest had a net worth of $12 billion. (rtr)

REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks upon his arrival at Davao International Airport in Davao city, Philippines, after returning from a leaders’ summit in Peru of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), November 23, 2016.

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A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in the snow in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. Asian markets were mixed Thursday in quiet trade amid the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., with Japan’s bourse buoyed by a lower yen.

Asia stocks slip on spectre of higher US rates, dollar “a freight train”

TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday as upbeat economic data strengthened the prospect for higher U.S. interest rates, while the dollar’s bull run continued as U.S. bond yields hovered near multi-year highs.

Japanese stocks swam against the tide and rose to a near 11-month high as the yen weakened and after Wall Street shares closed at record highs overnight.

The dollar index against major currencies rose nearly 0.2 percent to 101.84, not far from 101.91 touched overnight, its highest since March 2003. The greenback drew support from a further rise in U.S. Treasury yields.

The two-year yield hit its highest levels since April 2010 on Wednesday as the market continued to bet that the Trump administration will increase debt-funded spending and spur higher growth and inflation.

Such a view - which has also lifted expectations for more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve next year - was reinforced on Wednesday by data that showed new orders of U.S. manufactured capital goods rebounded in October. Consumer sentiment also

jumped in November in the wake of Trump’s election.

“It (the U.S. dollar) is a freight train that seems over limit at the moment, but it may have a long way to go before what looks and feels like a structural adjustment settles down,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at CFD and FX provider AxiTrader.

The dollar was up 0.2 percent at 112.740 yen after touching an eightmonth high of 112.980 overnight.

It has gained roughly seven big figures against its Japanese counterpart since Trump’s victory earlier this month.The euro was down 0.2 percent at $1.0530 after touching $1.0526 overnight, its lowest since Dec. 4, 2015. The common currency has dropped nearly 4 percent so far in November.

The firm dollar kept most emerging market currencies on the ropes, with China’s yuan nearing the 7 per dollar level for the first time since

May 2008.

In equities, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan pulled back from a 12-day high scaled the previous day to lose 0.5 percent, facing the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates diverting money from emerging markets. It has lost 3.5 percent this month.

Australian shares shed 0.1 percent and South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.5 percent. Shanghai was up 0.1 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.5 percent.

Japan’s Nikkei was up 1 percent, touching its highest level since early January.

“If you want to hedge or profit from a ‘make America normal again’ trade, the best way is through the Japanese equity market, and specifically the banks,” wrote Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG in Melbourne.

Shares of Japan’s banks, along with some of their global peers, have climbed following Trump’s win, buoyed by the rise in yields and prospects of improved business opportunities under the next U.S. administration. (rtr)

Minister Sri Mulyani to set up reform team for taxation directorate general

JAKARTA - Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has said she will set up and announce a reform team for the taxation directorate general.

The reform team is intended not only to deal with corruption but it would concern five strategic aspects, the minister said here on Tuesday.

The first concerns human resources and product strategy that is to create more effective, competent and professional methods of fighting corruption, she said.

“The second concerns information system and data base that will help us identify the obligation of tax payers more objectively and to reduce the need for inter action between tax officers and tax payers that could lead to illegal transactions such as the one just caught red handed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK),” Sri Muliyani said.

The minister referred to a middle ranking official at the taxation directorate caught red handed by KPN on Monday night accepting bribe from a businessman.

The third is about the need to

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improve business and internal process of the taxation directorate general.

The fourth concerns the need to improve institutional structure including organizational structure of the taxation directorate general and its regional offices.

“The vulnerability of special staff is not the same in all levels, thereby, the institutional structure needs to be reviewed,” the minister said.

The fifth is the need to revise the draft law or the law regulating tax general stipulation and procedure (KUP), income tax (PPh) law, and value added tax (VAT) law, she said.

“Now in the process of discussion with the House of Representatives are law on KUP and income tax law and VAT law. They are in the process for amendment,” she said.

She said implementation of five strategies of tax reform constitutes a commitment of the finance ministry in a bid to regain the public confidence in the tax institution.

On Monday night, KPK arrested a middle ranking official of the taxation directorate general Handang

Soekarno (HS), who was caught red handed accepting a bribe from a businessman R. Rajamohanan Nair (RRN).

RRN, Director of PT EK Prima Ekspor Indonesia (EKP) and three of his staff, were also arrested as well HSs driver and adjutant.

RRN handed over the bribe money US$148,500 or around Rp1.9 billion in his house in Springhill Residences in Kemayoran, Jakarta to Handang at 20.00 local time.

KPK grabbed HS, his driver and adjutant when they were about to leave that place. The KPK officers then enter the house and arrested RRN. The two staff of RRN were picked up from their respective houses in Pamulang, South Tangerang and Pulomas, East Jakarta.

KPK chairman Agus Raharjo said the money received by HS was believed to be related to a number of tax problems faced by PT EKP including its tax obligation of Rp78 billion.

After investigations 24 hours following the arrest, KPK named HS and RRN as suspects. (ant)

JAKARTA - Facebook CEO Mark Elliot Zuckerberg has offered Indonesia a solution to increase Internet network in remote areas using unmanned aircraft (drone) designed by Facebook to boost the growth of small and medium industries (SMI).

The offer was made by Zuckerberg to Indonesian Industry Minister Airlangga Hartanto after attending APEC Business Advisory Council in Lima, Peru.

“Indonesia must adapt to the rapid development of technology to keep up by creating sustainable innovation and creativity,” Airlangga said in a written statement received here.

Earlier, Airlangga said, Vice President M Jusuf Kalla had a dialogue with Zuckerberg after attending the APEC Business Advisory Council in Lima, Peru, on Saturday (Nov 19) and discussed the Internet connectivity in Indonesia.

Airlangga said the connectivity program developed by Facebook can combine economic development in general. The program fits the APECs theme which emphasizes the equality of economic growth.

On several occasions, Airlangga said that the current worldwide industrial world is being transformed to welcome the fourth industrial revolution or known as Industry 4.0.

“This industry era emphasizes a collaborative manufacturing process with digital world, especially with the Internet of Things platform,” he noted.

Airlangga believes, the Industry 4.0 aims to find measures that are more efficient and optimize production processes in order to achieve maximum outputs.

“Therefore, the Ministry of Industry is reviewing some of industries that can be developed as an industry pioneer for the development of Industry 4.0 in Indonesia,” he said.

Airlangga added that currently, there are many types of internetbased products that can be encountered daily, such as social media, banking, buying and selling and many more applications. (ant)

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CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg published his visits for sunrise time at Borobudur temple, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, October 14, 2014.

UNHCR names Indonesian philanthropist as eminent advocate for refugees

JAKARTA - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has named Dato Sri Tahir, an Indonesian conglomerate and philanthropist, as the first eminent advocate for refugees from East Asian region.

“I am very pleased to welcome Tahir as part of the UNCHR family and as an eminent advocate for refugees,” Thomas Vargas, UNH-

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Philippines president says opening economy to new players, tells oligarchs “I owe you nothing”

MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Wednesday to open up the economy to new corporations to halt graft and protectionism, telling the country’s oligarchs he owed them no favours and to be content with their billions.

The outspoken, populist leader said it was high time to change regulations and liberalise sectors like energy, power and telecoms to make the country more competitive, and give Filipinos better services and a share of the wealth.

Duterte, who was swept to office in May by a huge margin on a platform tilted towards the poor, said he had consciously shut powerful tycoons out of his election campaign and where his reform plan was concerned they would have to like it or lump it.

“The only way for deliverance of this country is to remove it from the clutches of the few people who hold the power and money,” he told a news conference.

“I do not owe you anything, that’s precisely why I was avoiding you during the last election. I am not trying to destroy you. You have the advantage, you’re here already,

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CRs representative in Indonesia, said at the UNHCR office here on Wednesday.

Tahir is appointed as the worlds third eminent advocate for UNCHR after Hamdi Ulukaya of the United States and Sheikha Jawaher Al Qassimi of United Arab Emirates.

Vargas noted that the appointment of Tahir was in recogni-

tion of his valuable and selfless work on behalf of millions of refugees.

One of the main duties as the eminent advocate for refugees, Tahir would work closely with UNHCR in gaining support from the private sector to contribute as a donor source for the agency.

“To give is to gain. It is my belief, as it is in all religions, that we

do not own our wealth but we only manage it, and it is up to us to be good managers,” Tahir said.

Tahir donated US $1 million, through his Tahir Foundation, during his visit to refugee camps in Jordan, which hosts more than 650 thousand Syrian refugees.

In addition, Tahir also pledged a donation of $14 million to support educational programs for refugee

children around the world.

“Although we just have smaller funds, I want to use it on a concrete and direct program, which is school building,” he said.

Tahir added that when he met the Syrian refugees in Jordan and talked to them, he found that most of them accepted their fate to be never able to return to their home country. (ant)

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Erratic weather condition causes shallot farmers to lose

YANGON - Western nations are increasingly concerned at how Aung San Suu Kyi’s government is dealing with violence in Myanmar’s divided northwest, with the U.S. envoy to the United Nations privately warning fellow diplomats the country could not handle the crisis on its own.

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Naked Event held by BLV Management was attended by Diah Permata Sari as Brand Ambassador of Bali Lids Villa Management (BLV).

BLV Management holds Naked Event for two days

Bali Lids Villa (BLV) Management held a Naked Event on November 18-19 at Villa Penelopy Seminyak. Currently BLV manages ten properties and plans to develop 40 apartments.

In the meantime, five villas are being built featuring a total of some 200 rooms.

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Most of the villas that they manage are located in Seminyak both on Jalan Draupadi and Oberoi, Petitenget, while in Ubud is still under development.

Hendrikus Hendra Langkeru, Manager of BLV Management that was founded in 2010 said that the company is growing rapidly as they consistently have high occupancy rates compared to the overall average.

“There have been so many ups and downs in building this business. Nevertheless, we have managed to achieve great things and must continue to improve things even further”, he said.

Tabuh Rah Tradition

Tabuh Rah or blood sprinkle of cockfight using sacrificial animals is carried out in a series of religious ceremonies (yadnya). It also denotes a symbol to neutralize bhuta kala as mentioned in

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GIANYAR - Unpredictable weather condition in recent days threatens the production of shallot and garlic. In Payangan subdistrict, shallot plants of farmers already started to show poor growth. This condition is also estimated to result in significant losses for shallot farmers.

A local shallot farmer, I Wayan Sadiyasa, revealed that due to erratic weather condition the shallot planted about a month ago is now beginning to grow poorly, even potentially causes failure. “This condition occurs due to erratic rainfall, so the shallot crop cannot grow perfectly.

Moreover, they look dwarf and their leaves turn yellow,” he said.

He said if the season is good, the shallot bulbs have usually started to grow up. However, due to excessive rainwater, the planted seeds remain unable to grow well. “I planted 100 kg of shallot seeds with the cost of seed and labor reaching IDR 11 million. Unfortunately, I will suffer losses this time,” he complained.

He added the shallot is cultivated in the paddy field to change his rice crops. This effort is meant to improve soil structure of the fields, so that when later on planted with rice can reap good results. “Actually, planting shallot in paddy fields is very profitable. Usually, I plant shallot in dry season or around August. If the season is appropriate, the gains can be fivefold. Indeed planting shallot is promising,” he said.

In the meantime, as observation made in the market, currently the price of shallot starts to increase at the range of IDR 40,000 to IDR 45,000 per kg. For households, such a price is certainly quite burdensome. “Nowadays, the price of shallot continues to rise. Perhaps, the supply is running low,” said Ni Made Janji, a merchant at Sukawati Market. (kmb35)

The shallot famer is showing his product.

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the articles of Hinduism chiefly on Lord Shiva. Not all religious ceremonies are accompanied with cockfight. Only the pecaruan ceremonies are appropriately accompanied with cockfight such as the

The development of this business he said is aimed at develpping tourism in Indoneisa and Bali in particular, so they will be holding similar events once a year. “We’d like to take advantage of Bali’s potential. A lot of foreingers take advantage of it, so why aren’t we as local people unable to take advantage of it. It is important for me”, he added.

Hiro Langkeru, owner of BLV Management, said that similar events will be held every year in differtn cities in Indonesia and will also be organised thorughout the world. “ But first we have to organise them in Indonesia” he

caru manca kelud, caru rishi gana et cetera. The implementation can be carried out with the perang satha namely cockfight for three rounds. The figure three is selected because it is believed to have magical power and symbolize the beginning, middle and the end. Besides, the blood sprinkle can also be implemented by penyamblehan or slaughtering the

said.

BLV Management do marketing for several villas in Bali and have offered the special prmotinoal Naked Event. “We also do promotions for the price of the villa itself whether it is for daily, weekly, monthly or long term rental”, he explained.

Diah Permata Sari who is being named the Brand Ambassador of Bali Lids Villa Management (BLV) was also present at the event and had the task of make the atmosphere livelier as the night went on in order to make the Naked Event a success. She said that she hopes that the villa be gain more and more recognition.

Nyoman Suardana, a representative of the Badung Tourism Office, said that he was grateful faor the event as it contibuted to developing tourism in Bali. (may)

animal’s neck with a kris dagger and then the blood is sprinkled.

Cockfight is usually held in the temple outermost courtyard because according to the belief of the Hindus, the location is regarded as the place of the bhuta kala. So, this location is considered appropriate to make the offerings for the beings so as not to disturb people.(kmb)

Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has sent hundreds of Rohingya Muslims fleeing across the border to Bangladesh amid allegations of abuses by security forces, posing the biggest test yet for Suu Kyi’s eight-month-old administration. Samantha Power, Washington’s ambassador to the UN, outlined the level of concern at a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council, held at the United States’ request at the body’s headquarters in New York last Thursday, diplomats said. “Initial enthusiasm of (the) international community to let Myanmar continue on this path of reform on its own seems to be dangerous at this stage,” Power told the meeting, according to two diplomats briefed on the discussions.

Suu Kyi responded the next day by telling a gathering of diplomats in Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw, that her country was being treated unfairly, sources said. They added, however, that Myanmar had also committed to restore aid access and launch a probe into allegations of rights abuses, the key points they had been pressing for. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi has for years been feted in the West for her role as a champion of democracy during years of military rule and house arrest, and her landslide election win last year on a platform of reform was widely hailed. But the current crisis, the most serious bloodshed in Rakhine since hundreds were killed in communal clashes in 2012, has renewed international criticism that she has done too little to alleviate the plight of the Rohingya minority, who are denied citizenship and access to basic services.

Reuters spoke to about a dozen diplomats and aid workers, who described the previously unreported discussions in Myanmar and New York on condition of anonymity. (rtr)

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Rohingya refugees watch a movie at the Leda unregistered Rohingya Refugee Camp, in Teknaf near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 22, 2016.

Thai election roadmap on course: deputy PM

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha plays with a volleyball alongside officials to promote weekly exercise among government officials to foster good health, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, November 23, 2016.

BANGKOK - Thailand’s military government has no plans to push back a return to democratic rule, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday, in comments that came little over a month after the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Thailand is observing a year of mourning and political talk has largely been shelved out of respect for the late monarch, who reigned for 70 years and was seen as a unifying figure in the politically fractious country. There are fears among government critics that the military, which seized power in a 2014 coup, would delay a gen-

eral election planned for 2017 until several months after the end of the mourning period.

Prawit brushed aside those concerns and said a general election will take place next year. “It is the same as before,” Prawit told reporters. “If we can hold an election we will.” The military vowed to restore order and enact political reforms after ousting Prime Minister Yingluk Shinawatra, whose civilian government had been paralysed by months of turmoil.

The coup was the latest chapter in more than a decade of unrest which has broadly pitted the urban middle-class and elite against the

populist governments of Yingluck and her elder brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, that were supported by the rural poor. On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said a 2017 election will take place but a new government might not be formed until 2018. The Puea Thai Party, the party toppled in the 2014 coup, has asked that the junta lift a ban on political activity. “The country is ready to restore confidence in our foreign partners that Thailand will be under democratic rule again,” Amnuay Klangpa, a former Puea Thai Party lawmaker, told Reuters. (rtr)

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Biofashion show 2016

Models don exciting designs made of plants and flowers

COLOMBIA - An eco-friendly fashion show in Colombia has showcased designs made with organic elements such as plants, flowers, recycled and natural materials. The Biofashion Show 2016 was organised in Cali, Colombia, on November 19. Professional Colombian designers including Valentina Hoyos, Stevens Arboleda, Luis Garcia, Daniela Bedoya, Katherine Rodriguez, Tatiana Duque, Katherine Claros, Yohana Martinez and Nayibe Arenas, Sarah Bryon Abadia and Jazmin Restrepo participated in this fashion show.

Authorities said that the bioFashion is a unique environmental initiative to create awareness about the preservation and management of natural resources. Designers develop dresses made with living plants, flowers and organic elements to give a unique look to their creations. Some of the creations are completed on the day of the event due to the organic composition of their materials which might get decayed if prepared earlier.

IBT Singapore has compiled an array of exciting pictures of the recent Biofashion show. (rtr)

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Online drug seller arrested

DENPASAR - Merchants of drugs and cosmetics via online are now becoming a trend, so that people must be careful because many of the products are illegal like what were revealed by a team of the Denpasar Criminal Investigation Unit IV, Monday (Nov. 21). The culprit with the initials AG was arrested when making transaction at Lumintang Field, West Denpasar.

“The culprit sells herbal medicines and cosmetics of various kinds without a distribution license,” said Chief of the Denpasar Criminal Investigation Unit, Reinhard Habonaran Nainggolan, Wednesday (Nov. 23).

Furthermore, the suspect was taken to his shop on Jalan Raya Denpasar-Singaraja, Bedugul, Candikuning village, Tabanan.

When arriving at the location, police searched the store and

secured 16 boxes of sexual stimulation drugs, 74 boxes of black leech oil, 62 boxes of herbal soap, 45 bottles of Vimex, 6 boxes of Hammer of Thor, 4 boxes of Vimex cream, 13 boxes of KLG and 37 bottles of Vmenplus. In addition, police also seized 3 bottles of Viagra tablets, 4 boxes of Cialis, 2 boxes of Vigrit, 2 bottles of Semanax, 2 bottles of Kamagra and 2 boxes of Strong Man. “The culprit violated Article 197 of Health Law No. 36/2009.

We are still developing the case while making coordination with relevant agencies,” he said.

The suspect and the evidence were directly taken to Denpasar Police station. “We urge the community to beware of shopping via online. Check out the license first, so as not to regret later on,” he said. (kmb36)

Fate of Mengwi Terminal increasingly unsure

MANGUPURA - The measure taken by the government of Badung to hand over the management of Mengwi terminal to central government did not reap sweet result. As information received by the Badung Transportation and Infocom Agency, the central government cancelled to take over the operations of the type-A terminal, including the Mengwi terminal. Fate of the terminal expected to break up congestion in town is increasingly unclear.

Actually, based on the Circular of the Minister of Transportation No.132/2015 concerning the implementation of road transport passenger terminal, the Mengwi terminal will be taken over in December 2016. The handover will include personnel, finance, facilities and documents (P3D).

Unfortunately, in the regional budget 2017 the government of Badung no longer allocates fund to operate the Mengwi terminal.

On the other hand, the government of Badung has officially delivered the land of terminal and building assets, documents and a number of the employees.

“Essentially, central government in 2017 will not allocate any budget for Mengwi terminal,” said the Head of the Badung Transportation and Infocom Agency, I Made Weda Darmajaya, Wednesday (Nov. 23).

According to him, Ministry of Finance through the letter No.S745/PK/016 addressed to the Director General of the Regional Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, gives an instruction on the

delay to delivery of a number of regional affairs. It also mentioned that the matter of asset management, employees and documents will not be withdrawn by central government. Then, transfer status of the employees of regional government to central government is not necessary. “Since there is no transfer of local government employee, the local employee expenditure is still charged to the regional budget,” he said.

A problem then arose because the government did not propose any budget for the operations of Mengwi terminal whose annual amount reaches IDR 2 billion. The government of Badung has handed over the affairs of the terminal, funding, facilities and documents (P3D) based on the Circular of the Minister of Transportation No.132/2015 on the management of terminal and the road passenger transportation.

“We are still waiting for an official letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, the budgetary proposal for the terminal has been already prepared,” he said.

The government of Badung has delivered a total of 61 non-civil servants. They consist of 31 janitors, 24 security guards and two priests.

In the meantime, the civil servants who previously served at Mengwi terminal will be withdrawn and placed at technical office in South Badung. “Pursuant to the instructions our leadership (regent—Ed), we are asked to wait for direction or an official letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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British man David Taylor walks as he arrived at Denpasar’s district court before his trial in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Taylor and his Australian girlfriend Sara Connor are accused of murdering an Indonesian police officer in August.

For murder case of traffic cop

Motorcycle taxi driver and customary security guard give testimony

DENPASAR - Trial of murder case against the traffic cop of Kuta Police, Wayan Sudarsa, with defendant David James Taylor was resumed on Wednesday (Nov. 23). Prosecutor A.A. Jayalantara originally presented five witnesses. However, only two of them could be presented. They were I Wayan Gunawan (customary security guard) and Samuel (motorcycle taxi driver) who often takes guests.

Gunawan said that he had gone to the scene as receiving information that a person was lying down on the beach. He did not dare to approach before police arrived. After police got in, he dared to approach.

At that time, said the witness, he saw injuries on the head of victim, while around the victim was found bottle shatters.

In the trial chaired by the judge Dr. Yanto, the witness claimed not to know the victim, but once saw the victim in Kuta. He said that it is not common for traffic cop in the area of the beach because there have been monitoring officers such as task force.

In the meantime, the witness Samuel admitted to be passing on

Jalan Pantai Kuta. He drove guests and saw a dreadlocked foreigner (David) holding the victim’s shirt collar. At that time, position of the victim was about to release the clench of the foreigner. The witness also heard a sound like a growl.

“But, it was unclear because I was just passing,” he said.

In addition, the witness also saw a woman (foreigner) at the scene. “There were three people.

The dreadlocked foreigner held the collar, while the woman only stood not far from them,” he said.

Samuel in the trial last Wednesday also claimed to closely know the victim. Moreover, he knows the name and nickname of the victim.

For four years of working as a motorcycle taxi driver, he always hangs out in the Kuta area. Besides, Samuel said that he frequently meets the victim.

The judge asked why he did not stop or intervened when the victim’s collar was being held, whereas he already knew him well and was often assisted on the street?” Samuel reasoned that at that time he was taking guest, so that he considered it inconvenient to stop. Additionally, Samuel thought that the police victim has a sturdy body and was impossible to lose.

Visited by family

In the meantime, the legal counsel of defendant David, Haposan Sihombing, admitted that the family of David from England came to Bali. They had met David at Kerobokan Prison. “The family intends to meet the victim’s family to convey condolences and apologies,” said Haposan. (kmb37)

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The handicrafts made by foster children of SOS Taruna Bantas in East Selemadeg.

To earn extra money, SOS children make waste newspaper crafts

To earn extra money, foster children of SOS Taruna Bantas in East Selemadeg included in the family base care (FBC) program or direct nurturing show off their creativity by making waste newspaper crafts. Their craft products include basket of fruit for prayer and vase that can be seen on the stand of KWT Sari Nadi in a series of the handicraft exhibition in the Mario Cultural Hall Tabanan taking place until Sunday (Nov. 27).

Patron of the SOS, I Wayan Budiarta, explained on Tuesday (Nov. 23) that newspaper crafts were made

by SOS children of elementary and junior high school. Though they are still children, their handicraft products are very neat and pretty. According to Budiarta, the craft making from waste newspapers at least can be completed in a month. “We also consider their spare time beyond learning and attending school,” said Budiarta.

The price set for the newspaper craft product varies according to level of difficulty and the length of workmanship. A vase is sold for IDR 150,000 each, while large sokasi basket is sold for IDR 350,000 each. Proceeding sale of the waste newspapers craft will be given to children making the craft for their pocket money and other daily necessities.

Aside from waste newspaper

crafts, the SOS also encourages all the families included in the family strengthening program through the making of virgin coconut oil (VCO).

He said that so far only two villages have been trained and can produce VCO. They are 20 people from Dalang village (East Selemadeg) and six others from Gadung Sari village (East Selemadeg). The VCO product is not only offering original aroma, but also enriched with aromatherapy such as frangipani, jasmine and sandalwood.

“The making of VCO is targeting families included in the SOS family strengthening program,” said Budiarta. Family strengthening program means to provide guidance for families of the children who have almost lost their parental rights. To make the family economically independent, they are encouraged to make a con-

certed business, where one of which is making VCO. Their VCO products are marketed in the area of East Selemadeg only and offered from door to door. Result of the selling is then divided between mentored family, rolling fund and development fund for their children.

“The rolling fund is intended to foster mentored residents at other villages,” said Budiarta.

Many customers ordered their VCO product. However, his institution is currently still waiting for registration number from the Health Agency and National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) in order that the products can be sold to modern stores. The weaknesses of his VCO are quickly perishable and not lasting long if the container is opened. According to Budiarta, it could have been addressed during the fermentation process where the water content has been completely nullified. So, the VCO yielded by mentored family can last for six years. Other than for drinking, VCO can also cure diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, refining facial skin and eliminating cellulite. (kmb24)

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Buleleng preserves women’s gong kebyar and Palawakya dance

SINGARAJA - Interests of teenagers in learning to dance Palawakya in Buleleng starts to decrease. It happens because the Palawakya dancers have not been regenerated as well.

Palawakya dance was born and composed in Buleleng. One of the measures undertaken by the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Office is combining the women gamelan troupe with the performance of Palawakya dance in the Utsawa Medhangga Gong Kebyar Wanita 2016 on the stage of the ex-Buleleng Harbor.

According to the Art Section Head of the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Office, Wayan Sujana, Palawakya is not easy to be danced as it requires a multi-talented artist and a strong desire to learn the dance. “The dancers should be graceful, good at playing gamelan and can chant hymns. The level of difficulty is quite high and only a few young generations are willing to learn the Palawakya dance.

Thus, we preserve it together in the utsawa (festival) this time,” said Sujana, Tuesday (Nov. 22).

Sujana added that a total of ten Palawakya dancers made performance in the festival after passing through a long enough process of learning to dance the Palawakya ahead of the competition. “Indeed, the results are not optimal. At least, there are people being able to dance and know, so that it is not totally extinct. The main mission of the preservation does not lose,” he said.

Appearance of the Utsawa Merdhangga Gong Kebyar Wanita participants took place on November 22-26. Such prestigious art competition invited participants to preserve the gong ke-

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byar tradition by involving nine women gamelan troupes and another women gamelan troupe as a companion.

Last Tuesday night was the turn of the women’s gamelan troupe as representative of Sukasada and Busungbiu subdistrict. Sukasada was represented by Dyana Kusuma women’s gamelan troupe of Pancasari village and Busungbiu was represented by Genta Suara Budaya women’s gamelan troupe from Umajero village.

Dyana Kusuma gamelan troupe presented two creations of gamelan composition namely Tabuh Telu Batur Sari and Tabuh Kreasi Karang Anyar. In addition, they presented creation dance entitled Pradwala Nilayam as well as the compulsory Palawakya dance. Then, Genta Suara Budaya presented Tabuh Kreasi Gambang Suling and Tabuh Kumbang Atarung, Gabor dance, and compulsory Palawakya dance.

Regional Secretary of Buleleng, Dewa Ketut Puspaka, hoped the gamelan festival could become a means of development and preservation of the dance as well as the gong kebyar in Buleleng. In addition, gong kebyar gamelan troupes in Buleleng have an obligation to work together in keeping the unique culture possessed.

“The heritage of gong kebyar in Buleleng has received international award and appreciation. Amidst the onslaught of modern times, the gong kebyar can still exist and can be preserved. We urge people and the government particularly the Buleleng Culture and Tourism Office not to be complacent and must continuously innovate to preserve our gong kebyar,” he said. (kmb34)

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Actress Michelle Yeoh speaks on stage at the 8th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2016.

Michelle Yeoh coy about ‘Star Trek’ as Singapore festival opens

SINGAPORE - Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, one of Asia’s biggest film stars, played coy about her reported casting in the upcoming television show “Star Trek: Discovery” during a red carpet appearance at Singapore’s film festival on Wednesday.

CBS will launch the “Star Trek: Discovery” television series in May. “Well, I think CBS will make their own announcement. ... But we all grew up with the ‘Star Trek’ generation, so of course I’m a big fan,” said Yeoh, best known to Western audi-

ences for her roles in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Tomorrow Never Dies.” The show’s consulting producer, Nicholas Meyer, in an interview with entertainment website ComingSoon.net, said Yeoh would be in the show but did not say

what role she would take.

The Singapore International Film Festival opened with Malaysian film “Interchange,” a fantasy thriller about a forensics photographer in the world of tribal myths, and Singaporean short film “The Pursuit of a Happy Human Life.”

The film festival will screen more than 160 films from the city state and around the world before closing on Dec. 4. (rtr)

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3 Australians critically ill after rare thunderstorm asthma

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MELBOURNE — Three patients remained critically ill on Thursday, three days after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma killed four people and sent hundreds to hospitals in Australia’s second-largest city, an official said.

Doctors were amazed there were not more fatalities given the numbers of people who suffered cardiac arrests and struggled to breathe when a wild thunderstorm struck Melbourne on Monday night, Victoria state Health Minister Jill Hennessy said.

The storm caused rain-sodden ryegrass pollen to explode and disperse over the city, with ruptured particles penetrating deep into lungs.

Almost one third of patients who suffered asthma attacks on Monday reported never having asthma before.

Nine patients remained in intensive care units on Thursday after the unprecedented event that overwhelmed Melbourne’s hospitals and emergency services, Hennessy said. The condition of three of those patients was listed as critical, she said.

“I’m pleased we haven’t had more deaths ... but those deaths are four deaths too many,” Hennessy told reporters.

Experts were trying to determine whether asthma thunderstorms could be predicted, and the Aus-

tralian Bureau of Meteorology and other government agencies met with pollen scientists Thursday to discuss whether future events could be accurately forecast.

Melbourne University botanist Ed Newbigin, who runs Melbourne’s main pollen-counting station, said forecasting such events should be possible.

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