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Weinstein accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old: lawsuit

NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in an updated class action lawsuit filed in a New York court on Wednesday.

Weinstein denied the accusation through his lawyer Ben Brafman, who told industry magazine Variety the claim was “preposterous.”

The complainant, identified anonymously as “Jane Doe,” said she is a resident and citizen of Poland who met Weinstein when she was 16 years old at an event with her modeling agency in New York in 2002.

He gave her his business card and invited her to lunch three days later, offering to pick her up with his driver, the complaint said.

“Instead of taking them to a restaurant, Weinstein’s driver dropped the two at Weinstein’s Soho apartment,” the complaint added.

She realized the pair were alone, whereupon he began “aggressively and threateningly demanding sex.”

The woman alleged Weinstein forced her to touch his genitals while he bullied and cajoled her, telling her he had the power to make her career.

She added that Weinstein continued to make advances and harassed her for nearly a decade, until 2011, harming her mental and physical health.

“This claim is preposterous. Like so many other women in this case who have already been exposed as liars, this latest completely uncorroborated allegation that is almost 20 years old will also be shown to be patently false,” said Brafman.

The complaint is an update to a class action suit accusing Weinstein, his brother Bob, and board members of the Weinstein Company of racketeering. The original suit was dismissed in September.

Weinstein, an international pariah after being accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct, is also facing criminal charges, including one count of rape and one of oral sex, which could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. (afp)

Amandla Stenberg: ‘I’m so tired of the word woke’

LOS ANGELES - Amandla Stenberg is a rare Hollywood beast - an actor unafraid to mix her activism with her art.

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The former feminist of the year - whose name means “power” in Zulu - also isn’t afraid to shock.

She rocked the red carpet of the European premiere of her latest film The Hate U Give with unshaven armpits, where the unexpected pairing of Valentino and body hair garnered plenty of media attention.

But while she is both politically and socially active, Stenberg is keen to distance herself from the label “young woke activist”.

Stenberg told Sky News: “I’m so tired of the word woke! I cannot stand it! It’s cool that people think I’m woke, which I guess means that they think I’m socially aware. But I think that the word woke and the social media and pop culture activism has played out a little bit, I don’t think it’s necessarily effective.

“Sometimes I think it creates a culture that actually is not conclusive to progress just because it can be really surface level rather than actually getting to

the heart of topics, or can also be kind of critical in a way that scares people away from actually growing.”

Three years after posting a short video entitled Don’t Cash Crop On My Cornrows, described as “a crash discourse in black culture”, she admits we now live in a very different climate.

She says the answer must come from a place of cultural exchange.

“I think appropriation happens when there is a continual devaluing of the lives of black people and a complete lack of attempts to understand the black experience and respect it in the process of enjoying the culture.

“Now we’re living in a time where it’s like black vernacular, black style, black references are so at the forefront of pop culture, I think that’s really cool honestly, as long as we as a culture value black lives.”

While the Hunger Games star is no longer posting political vlogs, it was her 2015 cornrow video that brought her to the attention of Angie Thomas - the author of the number one New York Times bestselling young adult novel The Hate U Give. (IBP/net)

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This picture from Indonesia media agency “detikcom” shows officials displaying part of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610’s black box, an FDR (flight data recorder), after it was recovered from the Java Sea, during search operations in the waters off Karawang on November 1, 2018. One black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said on November 1, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky.

One ‘black box’ recovered from Indonesia jet as first funeral held

A black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, authorities said Thursday, a find that could be critical to establishing why a brand new jet plunged into the Java Sea shortly after take-off, killing 189 people on board.

Divers plucked the orange data recorder from the ocean and placed it in a plastic tub as search teams continued to scour the seabed for the fuselage of the Boeing-737 MAX 8, which crashed off Indonesia’s northern coast on Monday and had only been in service a few months. There have been no survivors and only body parts have been found so far.

Relatives are desperate to be able to say goodbye to their loved ones and the first funeral for one of the passengers was held on Thursday. But many others have yet to be located and analysts hope further victims could still be found with the bulk of the wreckage.

“I assume that there will be a

lot of bodies still strapped into the seats,” aviation analyst Dudi Sudibyo told AFP. Dozens of divers are taking part in the massive recovery effort along with helicopters and ships, but authorities have all but ruled out finding any survivors.

- Cockpit recorder still missing The black boxes, which airlines are required to install, offer investigators their best chance of discovering why such a new jet crashed. The devices record information about the speed, altitude and direction of the plane as well as flight crew conversations.

“The good news is we have found one of the black boxes,”

search and rescue agency head Muhammad Syaugi told reporters.

Authorities say a flight data recorder was recovered, but they were still looking for the cockpit voice recorder.

On a Jakarta dockside Thursday, Boeing and US National Transportation Safety Board officials joined the Indonesian team in sifting through twisted metal plane parts and piles of passengers’ torn clothing, shoes, wallets and mobile phones.

The single-aisle Boeing plane, which was on its way from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang city, is one of the world’s newest and most advanced commercial passenger jets.

Despite the name, black boxes are in fact bright orange with reflec-

tive stripes. They are built to survive at vast depths and in extreme heat, and are fitted with a beacon which can emit a signal for one month. Black boxes help explain nearly 90 percent of all crashes, according to aviation experts.

“Data from the plane -- the engine, all the instruments -- are recorded there,” Sudibyo said. “If there is an anomaly, some technical problem, it is recorded there too.”

- First funeral Passengers’ remains are being sent to hospital for DNA comparison to relatives. Forensic experts identified Jannatun Cintya Dewi as the first victim of the crash Wednesday evening.

The 24-year-old civil servant’s coffin was carried by pallbearers through the streets of her East Java hometown Sidoarjo on Thursday.

Dewi’s mother collapsed and had to be carried into their home, while friends and relatives wiped away tears as the casket was laid in a freshly dug grave sprinkled with flowers. A bowl of fruit and two palm branches lay at one end. Some relatives have shared heart wrenching tales of their final contact with loved ones.

A selfie taken by a newlywed husband, Deryl Fida Febrianto, and sent to his wife some 30 minutes before the jetliner crashed has gone viral online.

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Tanah Pegat residents arrange private land into rural tourism park

TABANAN —With a touch of creativity, private land originally just empty fields can now be transformed into an attractive place to be visited. A resident of Tanah Pegat hamlet, Tabanan subdistrict, I Gusti Putu Susila, for instance, has already done this effort.

Having a private land spreading across the area of 1,200 square meters located close to the Yeh Empas River has inspired him to conjure up the land into a tourism park with the beautiful natural concept.

When entering this tourism park, visitors will be pampered with a beautiful atmosphere that does not change much from the genuine atmosphere. A number of workers are still arranging the area because this tourism park has just been worked on since 1.5 months ago, and is scheduled to be opened this mid-November.

When going further into the park area, visitors will find selfie spots deliberately made to pamper selfie lovers. Besides, there are a number of appropriate points to make pre-wedding photography. More interestingly, the rocks in the river are also given colorful shades adding to the impression of an attractive, unique and special recreation place. It is also equipped with two rubber boats that can be used later for rafting activities. Another challenging attraction is the extremely designed swings to test your adrenaline.

“The initial concept is actually to make a recreational place that offers natural nuances, and attract people to have recreation at the village under the name of Tanah Pegat Tourism Park,” explained Gusti Putu Susila.

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Amorsk and PHR FZ-LLC will Build Paramount Hotels, Resorts & Residences in Indonesia

Badung targets Russian tourism market

MANGUPURA —The Island of the Gods or Bali is now becoming one of the favorite destinations for tourists from Russia. This can be seen from the number of tourist visit from Russia served by Ngurah Rai International Airport until September 2018 reaching 80,975 people. This figure increased 10.38 percent from the same period last year amounting to 73,359 people.

The high visits of Russian tourists have led the Badung district government to direct promotions to the country. In the near future, the local government will attend the Fourth Indonesia Festival (FI) held around August 2019. The festival will be held at the Krasnaya Pres Park spreading across the area of 16.5 hectares and attended by more than 135,000 visitors or an increase of around 43 percent from last year.

“We need to participate in this event to introduce Bali in particular and Indonesia in general because the market shares of tourists from Russia remains open. Moreover, direct flight has been opened three times a week to Russia,” said Deputy Regent of Badung, Ketut Suiasa, on Wednesday (Oct. 31).

According to him, Bali is a tourism icon of Indonesia. Therefore, the opportunity to participate in FI-4 must be responded positively because it can become a promotional event for Bali in particular. “We have prepared FI-4 participation as well as a means of promotion to bring in Russian tourists to Bali,” he said.

He said that about 81,000 Russian tourists make a visit to Indonesia. This number needs to be increased, where one of which is by making a sales mission back to Russia after the Fourth Indonesia Festival in Russia.

Head of the Badung Tourism Office, I Made Badra, explained that a number of countries have become the major market for Bali such as Japan, Korea and Russia with high tourist arrivals, but recently they started to decline.

“We continue to target these countries, so that the number of tourist visits continues to increase and the target set by the central government reaching 7 million tourists for Bali can be achieved,” he said.

He stated that central government set 7 million tourists for Bali and Badung set 6.5 million. Why Badung sets more because Badung has more infrastructures. “We are optimistic that the target can be achieved if the average monthly visit reaches 600,000 people,” he said.

As is known, Russia is currently not included in the top 10 countries that contribute to foreign tourist arrivals. (kmb27)

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This man having been in the business of stage and decoration for almost 14 years sees that in Tabanan in particular there are still a few locations for recreation featuring a beautiful, comfortable and calm atmosphere.

Moreover, the land being arranged for this tourism park, chiefly the river flow, was formerly a recreational place after celebrating major religious holiday.

“According to the elders, this river was a recreation place during the feast. That’s why I attempt to develop, even though it was originally designed for a fishing ground but new ideas continued to come. So far, the completion has reached 60 percent,” he said.

Regarding the existence of the Pegat Tanah Tourism Park, Gusti Putu Susila has proposed to local village authority in order it can become a tourist attraction utilizing the natural environment of the local river because it is very suitable for fishing activities. To enter this park, visitors will only be charged parking fee.

“If this has been completed, we also plan to make collaboration with the Tanah Pegat community group to provide typical culinary delights. Here, there are typical menus such as snail soup, snail satay and squeezed eels. Essentially, we also want to highlight the potential at the village,” he concluded.

Establishment of the Pegat Tanah Tourism Park is intended for people wishing to relax and take shelter while doing fishing activities. In fact, this attraction has been awaited by visitors. “Many visitors said they want to come here, especially because there are many places suitable for meditation and yoga activities.

However, since it remains in the arrangement stage, we have not yet opened it,” he concluded. (kmb28)

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PT. Amorsk announced its exclusive collaboration with PHR FZ-LLC, a license from Paramount Licensing Inc., to develop hotels, resorts and residences under the brand Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia (except hotels in Lombok). Paramount Licensing Inc. is a licensing division of Paramount Pictures Corporation in Los Angeles.

In recent years, PT. Amorsk has collaborated with the leading property development industry parties in creating premium quality developments that add to Indonesia’s natural appeal to increase the number of foreign tourists in Indonesia. PT. Amorsk holds exclusive rights from PHR FZ-LLC to de-

velop hotels, resorts and residences under the brand and management of Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia (except hotels in Lombok).

Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia will interpret the imagination and talents that are brave and inspire from Paramount brand into an innovative and refreshing experience for their guests.

Saifful Azhar Sabaruddin Group Development Advisor Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia said that this unique and interesting experience was actually inspired by the creative process of paramount film studios that had been honed for 106 years. World-class service, inspirational designs, and energyfilled concepts will be combined

to create a new standard in luxury hospitality.

Guests will surround by environment which encourages the emergence of amazement, feeling free, and various fantasies. For this reason, PT. Amorsk and Paramount Hotels & Resorts have planned the construction of several properties in a number of main points which are vacation destinations and gateway of cities in Indonesia.

Furthermore, according to Saifful, Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner at that time hosted a private dinner held last mid-October at Bvlgari Resort Bali. The dinner was to celebrate the announcement of the development of Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia.

The dinner program was also attended by Ricky Pesik, a representative from the Creative Economy Agency and also a number of creative industries from Indonesia and internationally.

Named ‘Silver Paradiso Screen’, this dinner event brings together the brand of Paramount Hotels & Resorts and Bali, with an undeniable reputation. Together they will find the potential of service and world-class tourist destinations in Indonesia.

A row of kenong was tapped to mark the start of the special program, and continued with traditional Balinese dances as well as a song titled “Melati Suci” which was performed by opera singer

Putri Ayu. Before the three-course dinner begins, guests are spoiled with video and light show.

After the dinner, guests enjoyed the music that Marcell brought on the dance floor. The night continued with the Balinese cabaret show, then the music until late at night

by DJ Anton.

With the presence of creative and film industry players, the event brought together film producers and directors with Renner, making it a once-in-a-lifetime experience night. This is also an opportunity for Hollywood, Asia and Indonesia creative industry players to meet and build the potential for cooperation and strengthen relationships. (kmb18)

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What are the implications of The Kardashians’ Victoria’s Secret Halloween costumes?

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IF there’s one celebrity family who sees every Hallmark holiday as a personal branding exercise, it’s the Kardashians.

Halloween is treated with the same military precision and expert retouching as the Kardashian Christmas card. They go big.

Over the years – among the innumerable “trad” costumes – we have seen Kim Kardashian West and North West dress up as Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley respectively, in Kim’s attempt at a wry nod to the fashion pack. This year, however, the family threw a curveball that seemed to undo Kim’s efforts to integrate herself in the industry’s inner circle. The five sisters went as Victoria’s Secret Angels.

Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian and Kendall and Kylie Jenner sourced lingerie, wings and diamanté bodysuits from the US underwear giant for a choreographed sister act they had been orchestrating for months. Kendall, who will walk the 2018 Victoria’s Secret show in New York later this month, led the pack as they strutted through Los Angeles creating content for their various social platforms.

But as headlines and comments such as “Sent From Heaven!” and “The Kardashians Are Angels!” started to flood the internet, few stopped to think about the implications of the siblings endorsing lingerie as a Halloween costume. Should the social reach of a family with that much sway be used to promote walking semi-naked around the street in the name of fancy dress?

During a time when megastars, like Rihanna and her Savage Fenty brand, are using their platform to promote inclusivity and diversity, Victoria’s Secret – and its loyal followers – could seem out of touch with a “woke” generation. Yet it still ploughs on. Praise be for the Fentys of the lingerie world, which encourage self-empowerment, whether their fans choose to shout about it on Instagram or not. (IBP/net)

The Temporary Waste Processing Site (TOSS) program has helped many villages to reduce their waste production.

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IP ready to facilitate villages to develop TOSS

SEMARAPURA — The Temporary Waste Processing Site (TOSS) program has helped many villages to reduce their waste production. It is one of the answers to the polemics dealing with garbage, especially at the village level.

Versace makes first major business move since Michael Kors merger MICHAEL Kors’s first power move as a conglomerate-in-the-making, entitled Capri Holdings, was to purchase Versace. Upon the announcement of the $2.1 billion acquisition on September 25, Capri Holdings pledged to build on Versace’s runway momentum, to expand accessories and footwear from 35 per cent to 60 per cent of brand revenues, to push its e-commerce platforms and omni-channels, and to create 100 new stores across US, European and Asian markets. Its first actual business decision – to integrate Versace’s diffusion line, Versus, with the house’s other contemporary line, Versace Jeans – was not initially outlined.

The news came from chief executive officer Jonathan Akeroyd, who told WWD on October 31 that the company had been looking at ways to simplify the Versace business model over the past months. “This merger will allow us to further develop the Versace Jeans collections and at the same time not to lose the DNA and codes that made Versus so iconic,” Akeroyd said.

Creative director Donatella Versace, who vehemently declared that her “passion has never been stronger” upon the acquisition, will take the helm of both lines. The company will revisit the licensing of the Versace Jeans line,

which currently belongs to Swinger International.

If Versace fans were concerned that brand dilution was inevitable after the business deal, the union of the sub-divisions could be seen as the first red flag. Versus was conceived in 1989 as a gift from Gianni Versace to his sister, Donatella. And, although the brand went on a a four-year hiatus from 2005 to 2009, since then it has become a platform for Versace to work with other creatives and inject youthful spirit into the brand. Collaborators have included Christopher Kane, JW Anderson, Anthony Vaccarello and MIA, but Donatella Versace herself has always remained present, offering her temporary colleagues insight into how archival looks could be remixed in artful – and affordable – ways.

After the Versus spring/summer 2018 show – autumn/winter 2018, in contrast, was presented to press as a lookbook – which drew on ’90s Versus looks, Versace told Vogue: “You need to be yourself. If you believe in yourself that’s all you need in life – and that’s all I have to say about this.” Here’s hoping that her inspirational words hold true in the coming months as more changes between parent company and brand emerge. (IBP/net)

For villages having committed to combating waste, PT Indonesia Power (IP) Bali Generation Unit is said to be ready to facilitate the villages in Klungkung, especially in the procurement of chopping machines and pellet production machines.

Manager of the Indonesia Power for Bali Generating Unit, Made Sukarma, when met in Klungkung on Tuesday (Oct. 30), said that previous assistance from the IP such as at Gunaksa village, Dawan subdistrict, had gone quite well. He

claimed to have reviewed again how the pellet production process runs at the location. According to him, all the aspects have gone quite well. However, the problem only lies in the engine capacity which is incomparable to the high production of waste.

Regarding the issue of machinery having small capacity, Sukarma added that currently there are similar machines with greater capacity and faster working methods.

“Next year, it will be upgraded. For other villages having committed

to handling waste, please submit a proposal. Most importantly, there is a commitment to caring for the environment. This is quite important,” he said.

When asked about the purchasing price of pellet production considered to remain low by the village, at IDR 300 per kg, Sukarma admitted the fact. However, according to him, this TOSS program is not merely talking about profit.

However, the most important step is how this waste production can be handled at each village. It must

be attempted to create each village independent and manage its own waste. According to him, anywhere it is difficult to speak of profit in handling waste.

The TOSS Program has been running at 18 of 59 villages in Klungkung. Of that number, the implementation at 12 villages has run quite well, while the rest is still constrained by the capacity of machine. In an effort to develop this TOSS, he encouraged every village to allocate a budget to its village funds for waste management or move in environmental aspects considering the villages manage Village Allocation Fund, Village Funds, Tax Revenue Sharing and

NEGARA — Instruction of the Governor of Bali on the use of Balinese scripts by every agency starts to be implemented in Jembrana district. It also includes the implementation to remote schools and village institutions through the installation of signboard in Balinese scripts. But from the observations, the writing of Balinese scripts is not entirely correct. Ironically, the incorrect writing of the Balinese scripts is found at schools.

As seen in a number of state elementary schools in Mendoyo subdistrict, from the observations on Tuesday (Oct. 30), the school signboard has some errors in the writing of Balinese script for the wording of Education, Youth and

Sports Agency. More specifically, it is the wording of Kepemudaan (Youth) was even written Kepemusaan.

Even most of the elementary schools that installed the name made from vinyl (banner material) experienced an error as found in SDN Pergung public elementary school, for example, and at Tegalcangkring village. Almost all elementary and junior high schools in Mendoyo subdistrict experienced writing errors, especially in the writing of the agency’s name.

More seriously, even though the signboard in the Balinese script in the form of banner has been known to be wrong, the school seems still to ignore it. “Indeed there are mistakes but a little, after all they will be replaced

permanently,” said one of the principals met last Monday whereas schools should be an example of writing the correct scripts.

Meanwhile, Head of the Jembrana Education, Youth and Sports Agency, I Putu Eka Suarnama, when asked for his confirmation on Monday admitted that he had not yet learned of any mistakes in the writing of Balinese script.

Moreover, it happened to a number of public elementary schools.

If they are wrong, it should be replaced especially installed at school, “Well, it should be replaced. It’s just used temporarily while waiting for the budget until December to install the permanent ones,” said Suarnama. (kmb26)

The incorrect writing of the Balinese scripts is found at schools.

annual budget reaching billions of rupiahs. “At least in 2020, all villages have been able to manage TOSS well,” said A.A. Ngurah Kirana, Head of the Environmental Agency.

Sukarma added that in addition to focusing on the TOSS program, for Klungkung district, Indonesia Power is also developing Gasified Power Plant with the capacity of 2.8 kW. The power plant is said to have been operating and it just needs to connect with the PLN. However, each step is awaiting the official rules and commitments from the National Electric Company (PLN) before being formally utilized for local residents. (kmb31)

Wrong use of Balinese scripts found in some schools in Mendoyo

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Ni Komang Dwi Marini makes You Are Balinese application

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DENPASAR — Rapid development of information and technology has facilitated various human activities. Sophistication of the information technology can be used by some people to introduce online products or services through social media. Moreover, people also create an application to offer goods or services.

A student from the Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi) Denpasar, Ni Komang Dwi Marini, created the application named “ Yo u A r e B a l i n e s e ( YA B ) ” launched last August under the auspices of the Unhi Business Incubator (Inbis), Denpasar.

Moreover, the YAB application posing one of the tenant applications for Bali costumes and dressing rental service business can now be downloaded through the Android application store.

Ni Komang Dwi Marini explained that the YAB application is targeted to reach foreign tourist consumers and local consumers. This application has two options, namely I Am Tourist and Saya Orang Lokal (meaning ‘I am local person’).

“I Am Tourist” is provided for foreign tourists with the options of Puspanjali Dance and Baris Dance makeup services. By spending IDR 550,000, tourists are pampered with additional photo services and video shooting like they are dancing in the real scene.

Meanwhile, the option “I Am Local Person” is provided for

local customers in the form of minimalist makeup, brides and all Balinese dance makeup. The services make cooperation with makeup artists or beauty salons in Bali. “The price is definitely varied,” said Marini when met at the local campus on Wednesday (Oct. 31).

The Baris Dance and Puspanjali Dance are selected for foreign tourists because both dances are quite familiar and the histories are easily presented in the application before consumers decided to make a booking. In the future, she and her partners, Raka and Gung Ina, will expand the range of services on offer.

Their mentor, I Putu Feri Karyada, did not deny if the application created by his foster students still had a number of drawbacks. One of them is that it cannot apply down payment to customers having made a reservation but is then canceled.

Nevertheless, he assured to immediately make improvements by involving the experts in the field of information technology.

“One of the obstacles is that when guests book our services

far in advance, but before the day of event it is canceled. We cannot charge any cancellation fees because there are no terms and condition regarding the down payment,” he said.

Chairperson of Unhi Inbis Denpasar, IIA Yayati Wilyadewi, stated she is proud of the tenant’s creativity having adapted to technological developments. Moreover, the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education indeed encourages technologybased entrepreneurship. Although it has not yet attracted many foreign tourists, this former BaliTV presenter is optimistic the future of YAB application will be one of the options for foreign tourists when making a visit to the Island of the Gods. “Similarly, it is just the beginning. After a long time, I’m confident this business will definitely develop well,” she said.

The creativity of this student group has won an entrepreneurship fund valued at IDR 20 million from the Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education or Kemenristekdikti. (win)

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Australia warns against US-China tensions

SYDNEY - China’s rising and “unprecedented influence” in the Indo-Pacific region will challenge American interests, but confrontation must not define relations between the two powers, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Thursday.

Dengue cases in Tabanan decrease, ULV program now focused on five villages

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TABANAN — In 2018, the Tabanan district government through its Health Office returns to hold an Ultra Low Volume (ULV) program, a spraying program to kill Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) mosquitoes. The ULV implementation was focused on five villages, namely two villages in the Kediri subdistrict, respectively the Abiantuwung village and Kediri village and three villages in Tabanan subdistrict namely the Delod Peken, Dauh Peken and Dajan Peken village.

Head of the Tabanan Health Agency, Nyoman Suratmika, stated on Wednesday (Oct. 31) the five villages are chosen because most cases of dengue occurred in the villages. The ULV schedule for Abiantuwung village is carried out on Monday (Nov. 5) for the first round and on Monday (Nov. 12) for the second round; Kediri village on Tuesday (Nov. 6) for the first round and on Tuesday (Nov.13) for the second round; Delod Peken on Wednesday (Nov. 7) for the first round and on Wednesday (Oct. 14) for the second round; the Dauh Peken village received a schedule on Thursday (Nov. 8) for the first round and on Thursday (Nov. 15) for the second round and the Dajan Peken village

on Friday (Nov. 9) for the first round and on Friday (Nov. 16) for the second round. Every activity starts at 03:00 a.m. to finishes.

Further, Suratmika explained that ULV is a spraying activity using special tools transported by vehicle to eliminate adult dengue mosquitoes. ULV gives far more effective impact than fogging because other than killing mosquitoes with a farther and wider radius, the ULV action does not produce much smoke like fogging and does not need to enter houses. The disadvantage is that the concentration of drug content to kill adult mosquitoes is higher than fogging. So, the side effects are not only killing mosquitoes but other insects and of course it is hazardous for health if applied too frequently. “Therefore, this ULV activity is only focused on villages with the most DHF cases. It is applied once a year before entering the dengue transitional season,” said Suratmika.

For dengue cases, when viewed from five-year data, Suratmika said that for 2018 it has experienced a sharp decline. From the data of the Health Agency, the dengue fever in 2013 was recorded to reach 793 cases, in

2014 decreased to 475 cases, in 2015 rose again to 846 cases, in 2016 increased to 916 cases, in 2017 dropped to 316 cases and as of September 2018 reached 40 cases.

According to Suratmika, the decline in this case began to be seen in 2017 where the Tabanan district government began to intensively conduct the simultaneous movement of mosquito breeding eradication (Gertak PSN) program throughout the villages in Tabanan district. “This simultaneous movement is held every Friday. In fact, it had great impact on the decrease in the dengue fever cases,” said Suratmika.

He continued that the most effective measure in dealing with DHF is mosquito breeding eradication (PSN) and Draining, Burying and Closing (3M) plus the addition of abate to water reservoirs and application of insect repellent. ”Why is PSN more effective? It is more effective because this movement eradicates mosquito larvae. If just applying fogging or ULV, it only kills adult mosquitoes, not the larvae. This means if there are still larvae, adult mosquitoes will continue to exist, “ explained Suratmika. (kmb24)

In his first major foreign policy speech, Morrison tried to tread a careful line between Australia’s alliance with the United States and engaging a rapidly and evermore assertive China.

“Inevitably, in the period ahead, we will be navigating a higher degree of US-China strategic competition,” Morrison told the Asia Society Australia in Sydney.

“It is important that US-China relations do not become defined

by confrontation,” he said, against a backdrop of the two economic behemoths trading economic sanctions and counter-sanctions in an ever-deeping trade dispute.

Australia -- a member of the “Five Eyes” Western intelligence alliance and with long-standing and close military ties with Washington -- finds itself slap-bang in the middle of one of the 21st century’s geopolitical hotspots.

A quiet battle is raging for influ-

ence in the South Pacific -- a region of small island states that is vital to international shipping and provides a stepping stone for Beijing and Washington to project military and economic power across the Pacific region.

“As economic power shifts, it’s unsurprising that nations will seek to play a bigger strategic role in our region,” said Morrison.

“China, in particular, is exercising unprecedented influence in the

Indo-Pacific,” he said.

“China is the country that is most changing the balance of power, sometimes in ways that challenge important US interests.”

While stressing ties with the United States are vital to Australia’s security, he said relations with China must be kept on an even keel.

Rhetoric between Canberra and Beijing has been heightened by Australia’s decision to bar Chinese state-linked telecoms firms from operating Australia’s new 5G network on the grounds that they pose a security risk.

Morrison described Australia’s

relationship with China as “vitally important”, noting trade, tourism and educational exchanges were at a record high.

Beijing has been showering billions of dollars in infrastructure loans to tiny island nations across the Pacific China, and is reportedly talking to Vanuatu about the possibility of opening a military base there.

Morrison, who came to office in August, indicated Australia would also push its own influence.

He announced an initiative to develop the Lombrum military base in Manus, Papua New Guinea. (afp)

Sri Lanka president backtracks on parliament suspension COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday lifted a suspension of parliament and called a meeting for Monday that could end an increasingly bitter power struggle between two rival prime ministers, officials said.

The climbdown by Sirisena, who sparked the crisis by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and naming former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse in his place, would allow a vote to see which of the two has majority backing among deputies.

Sirisena had suspended parliament until November 16 in the hours after the sacking last Friday, deepening the crisis which led the parliament speaker to warn of a “bloodbath” unless a vote is held. One activist has already been killed in fallout from the tensions.

The speaker Karu Jayasuriya met with Sirisena late Wednesday to force the concession, an official involved in the process told AFP. “There were talks between the speaker and the president last evening. This is a compromise,” the official said.

“Otherwise, the speaker was going to defy the president and summon parliament on Friday.”

Sirisena insists his actions were legal but Jayasuriya, who holds the third most powerful state post, refused to defend his manoeuvrings.

The crisis has put the whole country on edge.

Wickremesinghe has refused to accept his sacking and remained in the premier’s official with hundreds of his followers camped outside.

He has repeatedly demanded that the legislature be recalled for him to prove his majority in the 225-member assembly. International calls for a parliament meeting have also been made by the United States and other nations.

Rajapakse has meanwhile named a small ministerial team of 12 and addressed bureaucrats at the finance ministry on Wednesday. He promised to expand his cabinet to 30 members.

The two rivals are also jockeying for power behind the scenes, battling to tempt lawmakers from opposing sides to bolster their numbers if a vote is held on Monday. (afp)

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Ubud Writers and Readers Festival wraps up 15 years of bringing people together for the good of all.

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Reading is indeed a solitary activity yet at it’s basis is a desire to communicate with others, to see things in a way that we would not have access to otherwise. Although the internet provides a very large window into other worlds, books provide an intimacy and depth that remains of distinct value and judging by the thousands of people who attended this years’ Ubud Writers and Readers Festival also remains of great appeal.

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Eurozone inflation near 6-year high as oil price spikes

A couple ride with shopping bags on an electric scooter in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.

LONDON — Consumer prices across the 19-country eurozone rose at their fastest rate in nearly six years in October, largely on the back of higher energy costs, official figures showed Wednesday.

However, with oil prices having come off near four-year highs in recent weeks and with economic growth faltering, there is a strong chance that inflation may have peaked. And that could limit expectations of the European Central Bank joining its peers, like the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, in starting to raise interest rates next summer.

The headline measure of consumer price inflation rose by 2.2 percent in the year to October, up from 2.1 percent the previous month, according to statistics

agency Eurostat. That is the highest since December 2012, when inflation was also 2.2 percent. The last time inflation was higher was in October of that year, when it struck 2.5 percent.

The main reason behind the increase has been a 10.6 percent spike in energy prices in the year to October. But the price of oil has fallen back about 10 percent recently, and economists say that could mean inflation will start to trend lower in the coming months.

Though the inflation rate is above the European Central Bank’s goal of

just below 2 percent, policymakers have voiced concerns about underlying price rises being low, a potential sign of economic weakness.

Stripping out volatile items such as energy, but also food, alcohol and tobacco, the so-called core inflation rate rose to 1.1 percent in the year to October from 0.9 percent the month before. The rate has oscillated between 0.9 percent and 1.1 percent since the spring, so rate-setters at the European Central Bank will likely want to see several months’ worth of data to confirm that lower unemployment and rising wages are pushing up

inflation sustainably.

As a result, they are not expected to raise interest rates for the eurozone anytime soon from their super-low levels — the benchmark rate stands at zero — even though they are expected to end their bond-buying stimulus in December.

“Even though inflation is now a little above target, the ECB will not be thinking about earlier rate hikes,” said Bert Colijn, a senior economist at ING. “In fact, worries about deteriorating economic conditions are likely to become a larger concern in Frankfurt.”

On Tuesday, Eurostat reported that the eurozone economy only grew by a quarterly rate of 0.2 percent in the third quarter. Though the halving in

LONDON — The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold Thursday as it waits for the outcome of the stalled Brexit discussions between the British government and the European Union.

After the decision on the bank’s main interest rate, which is currently at 0.75 percent, Governor Mark Carney will hold a news conference at which Brexit is likely to loom large.

Brexit has the potential to completely tear up the bank’s economic projections — also due to be published Thursday — as well as the government’s budget projections.

That’s why the central bank is likely to tread cautiously even though inflation is above the official target, which in theory would warrant higher rates.

“For the bank’s immediate policy decision, near-term Brexit risks are

likely to matter more than its expected medium-term outlook for growth and inflation,” said Kallum Pickering, senior economist at Berenberg Bank.

The central bank’s quarterly projections since the Brexit vote in June 2016 have been based on an assumption that the Brexit process would be smooth, that Britain’s transition to a new trading relationship with the EU will be orderly. However, after 18 months of discussions, a deal has

yet to be reached and fears are growing that one won’t be reached given divergent views in particular on how to ensure a hard border does not return between EU member Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

A summit of EU leaders held earlier this month was supposed to be the moment by which to reach a Brexit deal, to give parliaments time to pass it into law ahead of the

the quarterly rate may have been due to temporary factors such as the impact of new car emissions tests, there are concerns that the global economy as a whole is slowing, partly because of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Should eurozone growth weaken over a prolonged period of time, then inflation could trend lower as well, particularly if the steady improvements in the labor market end.

New figures show unemployment in the eurozone actually increased in September, albeit by only 2,000 to 13.153 million. The jobless rate remained at 8.1 percent, its lowest level since November 2008, when the world economy was reeling from the financial crisis.(afp)

March departure. Now, officials are talking about a summit in December as potentially the last chance to agree on a Brexit deal. By then, many Britain-based firms may have already activated contingency plans that could include transferring business to the continent and jobs cut.

This week, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s warned that Britain faces the prospect of an immediate and prolonged recession.(ap)

Brexit looms large as Bank of England poised to hold rates

The 15th annual UWRF drew to a close over the weekend with it’s trademark festive gathering at the Blanco Renaissance Museum, with hundreds in attendance and hundreds more having taken part in the very real social exchanges of the festival itself.

While this truly impressive festival has been criticized in the past for it’s lack of local content, this is certainly no longer the case.

Over the years, more and more local writers, filmmakers, musicians and other culture makers have been participating and this year brought to us a remarkable number of exceptionally talented, interesting and relevant speakers from Bali, Indonesia and indeed the world.

With an astonishing number of discussions, presentations, book launches, film screenings, workshops, exhibitions and performances over the course of the four day festival, the URWF has grown into South East Asia’s longest running literary festival which is also extremely well-organised offering a massive contribution both to tourism in Ubud but more importantly to bringing people together to explore topics of relevance to us all.

As organising manager Wayan Januarta explained: “what makes this festival so important is that it provides an alternative space to discuss a range of important topics outside of the boundaries of governments and corporations, providing a platform for real exchanges to

take place between people of vastly different backgrounds on a range of important topics”.

Acclaimed author Fatima Bhutto who was born in Afghanistan and raised between Pakistan and Syria’s for example gave a fascinating presentation about her new book which, explores the human side of terrorism questioning what emotional disruptions and sense of isolation lead people into terrorism.

While her own experience as a refugee certainly gives a depth to this understanding, her skillful story telling also makes this sensitive topics accessible to a wider public.

Indeed the spirit of the URWF is clearly based on this intention of sharing and reflected in the festival line-up more broadly.

Though vastly different in approaches and themes the underlying unity of the human experience was expressed in myriad ways throughout this year’s festival.

From the ‘hidden gems’ of Bali including 55 legong dances by the late dance master I Putuh Gusti Madra Griya put into a book by cultural scholar and dancer Prof.

I Made Bandem, colored lontar being restored by Carma Citrawati and the untold history of Balinese kings travelling to south America in the 12 C as told by Ngurah Paramartha to discussions on Indonesian language, identity and politics, to the types of Islam practiced in Indonesia and central place that art plays in the culture

of the archipelago as explored

by Nassir Tamara and Richard Oh, to the first hand account by indigenous women activist Rukmini Toheka’s struggles for equal rights and experience of the recent tsunami in Palu, Sulawesi to books, films and talks about travel, disaster, violence, indigenous traditions, personal quests for peace and well being, human rights and GMO’s and other topics, the URWF continued to present a human face to some of the most important issues of our times from a number of different perspectives.

The grounds of the festival spread out into different locations with lots of space for casual and spontaneous meetings as well as the numerous cultural events allow for a dynamic and socially oriented atmosphere to prevail. So while at least half of the festival attendees are from abroad, the other half are from different parts of Indonesia (admittedly from urban centers) and the general socially interactive feeling of the festival is certainly very Indonesian in it’s attention to providing spaces to meet people and chat.

Having wrapped up it’s fifteenth year, Festival Founder and Director Janet Deneef expressed her heartfelt appreciation to the 15 full time staff (12 of whom are Indonesian) and all who contributed to making the UWRF a success saying slyly: “this is the most well-behaved 15 year old I

Village Hall of Bedulu, Blahbatuh, Gianyar, usually used as activity center of local villagers is now taken advantage for tourist purposes. Tourists coming to the village hall can see and learn various activities related to Balinese customs. This tourist attraction is operated in cooperation with one of the travel agencies in Bali to bring in dozens of foreign tourists to the village hall.

This activity is attended by tourists from various countries in Europe and Asia. They see directly people’s activities related

to Balinese culture and customs.

They are starting from learning to prepare Balinese food (mebat), make offerings (mejejahitan), plait bamboo platform (klakat), and play gamelan music (megambel). In the evening, Balinese arts such as dances are staged while enjoying a prepared dinner (mebat) of local residents as well as tourists.

To introduce the village environment, tourists are also invited to have village tour by visiting people’s homes to see in person the life of rural communities.

Moreover, there are some tourists choosing to stay at people’s homes in order to be able to mingle with local community. “We have developed the concept of the village hall for community economic empowerment,” explained chief of Tengah customary village, I Ketut John, amid receiving tourists at local village hall on Monday (Oct. 8).

Besides, continued Ketut John, this activity is also to awaken the potential of Bedulu which had long been known as a tourism village.

“The activities usually carried out at the village hall by residents will

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Sumatran Saman dancers at closing ceremony of 15th UWRF know”. Husband and founder of Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati in his comments for the festival program explained that this year’s festival theme “Jagadhita”, (desire for a prosperous world) refers to the diverse ways that we can express our highest

intentions as humans with the ultimate goal of achieving prosperity of body mind and spirit for all. This year’s UWRD festival allowed us all to take one more –perhaps small, but perhaps very important step towards achieving that goal.(kmb)

become an extraordinary attraction to tourists,” said Ketut John, who is also a tourism player.

Ketut John is optimistic the concept of village hall tourism will draw the interest of tourists, especially at Bedulu as supported by some other tourist attractions such as the Yeh Pulu, Goa Gajah, Samuan Tiga Temple and other historical and ancient heritages like sarcophagi remaining to be stored in one of the people’s home. Moreover, the pottery handicrafts formerly debuted in Bedulu are now being introduced and raised again. “This should not

just be looked at in terms of commercial aspect, but how the tourism of Bedulu village can revive with the concept of village hall,” added Ketut John.

Jessy, one of the visiting tourists, claimed to be happy to mingle with Bedulu residents while learning to cook Balinese cuisines, playing gamelan and making offering or canang. “Hospitality of the population makes us happy and all come to see and learn directly about the customs that do not exist in our country. This is what we want,” she said. (kmb)

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Palau plans sunscreen ban to save coral KOROR - The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban “reeftoxic” sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first initiative to stop chemical pollution killing its famed corals.

Palau, which lies in the western Pacific about halfway between Australia and Japan, is regarded as one of the world’s best diving destinations, but the government is concerned its popularity is coming at a cost.

A spokesman for President Tommy Remengesau said there was scientific evidence that the chemicals found in most sunscreens are toxic to corals, even in minute doses.

He said Palau’s dive sites typically hosted about four boats an hour packed with tourists, leading to concerns a build-up of chemicals could see the reefs reach tipping point.

“On any given day that equates to gallons of sunscreen going into the ocean in Palau’s famous dive spots and snorkelling places,” he told AFP. “We’re just looking at what we can do to prevent pollution getting into the environment.”

The government has passed a law banning “reef-toxic” sunscreen from January 1, 2020.

Anyone importing or selling banned sunscreen from that date faces a $1,000 fine, while tourists who bring it into the country will have it confiscated.

“The power to confiscate sunscreens should be enough to deter their non-commercial use, and these provisions walk a smart balance between educating tourists and scaring them away,” Remengesau told parliament after the bill passed last week.

- Environmental pioneer The US state of Hawaii announced a ban on reef toxic sunscreens in May this year, but it does not come into force until 2021, a year after Palau’s.

The Palau ban relates to sunscreens containing chemicals including oxybenzone, octocrylene and parabens, which covers most major brands.

Palau has long been a pioneer in marine protection, introducing the world’s first shark sanctuary in 2009, in a move that has been widely imitated.

It has also banned commercial fishing from its waters and last year introduced the “Palau Pledge” requiring international visitors to sign a promise stamped into their passport that they will respect the environment.

Craig Downs, executive director at the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory in Hawaii, said other nations would be watching Palau’s move closely.

“It’s the first country to ban these chemicals from tourism. I think it’s great, they’re being proactive,” he said.

“They don’t want to be like Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, where they’ve had to shut down beaches. The coral reefs around those beaches have died.” Downs said there were numerous scientific papers pointing to a link between sunscreen chemicals and coral reef degradation. “What we’re saying is that where there are lots of tourists getting in the water, sunscreen pollution can have a detrimental effect on nearby coral reefs, as far as five kilometres (3.1 miles) away,” he said.(afp)

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From page 1 Aviation experts are puzzled by the accident but say it’s too early to determine what caused the crash.

Lion’s admission that the jet had an unspecified technical issue on a previous flight -- as well its abrupt fatal dive -- have raised questions about whether it had faults specific to the newly released model, including a speed-and-altitude system malfunction.

The accident has also resurrected concerns about Indo-

nesia’s poor air safety record which until recently saw the country’s carriers facing yearslong bans from entering European Union and US airspace.

Lion Air has been plagued by safety concerns and customer complaints over unreliable scheduling and poor service. The budget carrier has been involved in a number of incidents including a fatal 2004 crash and a collision between two Lion Air planes at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport. In 2014, an AirAsia crash in the Java Sea during stormy weather killed 162 people.(afp)

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Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet terrified passengers

JAKARTA — Relatives numbed by grief provided samples for DNA tests to help identify victims of the Lion Air plane crash that killed 189 people in Indonesia, as accounts emerged Tuesday of problems on the jet’s previous flight including rapid descents that terrified passengers.

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View of cempasuchil (Mexican marigold) cultivation fields with the Popoctepetl volcano in the background,near Cholula, in Puebla state, Mexico, on October 26, 2018.

Mexico’s orange sea guides the souls of the dead

NEALTICAN - A sea of bright orange flowers sways in the wind, releasing the intense fragrance of the blossoms across the foothills of Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano.

Infused with pre-Hispanic mysticism, the petals of the cempasuchil flower, or the Mexican marigold, form the orangecarpeted path that guides souls on the Day of the Dead.

The distinctive flower is an essential part of the offerings Mexicans prepare for the climax of the traditional celebration held to honor the departed, which ends on Friday.

“An altar without cempasuchil flowers isn’t an offering,” says Yessica Ponte, a 28-year-old who, machete in hand, harvests the flower in Nealtican, in central Mexico.

According to Aztec legend, the cempasuchil was created from the body of a woman, Xochitl, pining for death so she could rejoin her deceased warrior lover, Huitzilin.

The pair had vowed to love each other even beyond death on the mountain dedicated to the sun god Tonatiuh.

But when Huitzilin was killed in battle, a devastated Xochitl begged the gods to take her to the world of the dead.

Tonatiuh dropped his rays onto Xochitl, transforming her

into a flower that resembled the sunlight.

Huitzilin, reincarnated as a hummingbird, landed on the flower, opening its petals and releasing its fragrance.

Tradition has it that the couple’s love will last as long as there are hummingbirds and cempasuchil flowers in the fields.

- Bread of the dead Some 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) across 14 states -- from Baja California in the north to Oaxaca in the south -- are dedicated to growing the iconic flower.

But the majority of the orange fields are found in Puebla state which, according to official figures from 2017, produces 11,500 of the 15,000 tons of the country’s total cempasuchil production.

On the Day of the Dead, big bouquets of flowers are arranged around portraits of deceased loved ones alongside white candles, mini-skulls made of sugar and chocolate, as well as the sweet and spongy ‘bread of the dead” and other delicacies the

dearly departed enjoyed in life.

“I put as many flowers as I can, with a trail (of petals) that goes to the street” to help the spirits of her grandparents find their way back to the house, a smiling Ponte told AFP. According to some beliefs, the marigold’s petals, which range in color from a penetrating yellow to intense pink, soak up the sun’s heat and represent the divine.

The flower ’s name comes from the word “Cempohualxochitl” in the Nahuatl language -- “20 flowers,” from cempohuali (20) and xochitl, which is the word for flower as well as the name of the folk heroine.

The flower had a multitude of uses in pre-Columbian Mexico -- decorating altars and graves, painting the faces of prisoners marked for sacrifice, and as an ingredient in some remedies for diseases. “It’s important to preserve traditions because they generate a lot for the economy,” said Ponte, who worked 12-hour days during the late October harvest.

She was paid 10 pesos ($0.50) for every bunch of 50 flowers. (afp)

Hundreds of rescue personnel searched seas where the plane crashed, sending more than three dozen body bags to identification experts, while the airline flew dozens of grieving relatives to the country’s capital, Jakarta.

The 2-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet plunged into the Java Sea early Monday, just 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta for an island off Sumatra. Its pilot requested clearance to return to the airport 2-3 minutes after takeoff, indicating a problem, though the cause is still uncertain.

Aircraft debris and personal belongings including ID cards, clothing and bags found scattered in the sea were spread out on tarps at a port in north Jakarta and sorted into evidence bags. The chief of the police’s medical unit, Arthur Tampi, said it has received dozens of body parts for identification and is awaiting results of DNA tests, expected to take 4-8 days.

The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia’s fast-growing aviation industry, which was recently removed from European Union and U.S. blacklists.

Two passengers on the plane’s previous flight from Bali to Jakarta on Sunday described issues that caused annoyance and alarm.

Alon Soetanto told TVOne the plane dropped suddenly several times in the first few minutes of its flight.

“About three to eight minutes after it took off, I felt like the plane was losing power and unable to rise.

That happened several times during the flight,” he said. “We felt like in a roller coaster. Some passengers began to panic and vomit.”

His account is consistent with data from flight-tracking sites that show erratic speed, altitude and direction in the minutes after the jet took off.

A similar pattern is also seen in data pinged from Monday’s fatal flight.

Safety experts cautioned, however, that the data must be checked for accuracy against the plane’s “black boxes,” which officials are confident will be recovered.

Lion Air president Edward Sirait said there were reports of technical problems with the flight from Bali but they had been resolved in accordance with the plane manufacturer’s procedures. The airline didn’t respond to requests to verify a document pur-

porting to be a Lion Air maintenance report, dated Sunday, that described inaccurate airspeed and altitude readings after takeoff.

In a detailed post online, Indonesian TV presenter Conchita Caroline, who was on Sunday’s flight, said boarding was delayed by more than an hour and when the plane was being towed, a technical problem forced it to return to its parking space.

She said passengers sat in the cabin without air conditioning for at least 30 minutes listening to an “unusual” engine roar, while some children vomited from the overbearing heat, until staff faced with rising anger let them disembark.

After the passengers waited on the tarmac for about 30 minutes, they were told to board again while an engine was checked.

Caroline said she queried a staff member and received a defensive response.

“He just showed me the flight permit that he had signed and he said the problem had been settled,” she said.

“He treated me like a passenger full of disturbing dramas even though what

I was asking represented friends and confused tourists who didn’t understand Indonesian.”

On Tuesday, distraught family members struggled to comprehend the sudden loss of loved ones in the crash of a new plane with experienced pilots in fine weather.

Many went to a police hospital where authorities asked they provide medical and dental records and samples for DNA testing to help with identification of victims.

Risko, who uses a single name, wept outside the building as he waited with relatives.

“My father was onboard but we still don’t know. We’re still hoping for the best because there hasn’t been an official statement from Lion Air. So we’re still hoping for the best,” he said.

Experts from Boeing Co. were expected to arrive in Jakarta on Wednesday to help with the accident investigation, Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said.

The Transport Ministry has ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes in Indonesia. (ap)

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Indonesian navy frogmen try to retrieve debris from the water during a search operation in the waters of Tanjung Karawang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Divers searched Tuesday for victims of the Lion Air plane crash and high-tech equipment was deployed to find its data recorders as reports emerged of problems on the jet’s previous flight that had terrified passengers.

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Jimbaran Bay Beach

BADUNG - Jimbaran Bay Beach is located between airport and bukit pecatu with original villages of kedonganan and Jimbaran itself. These2 traditional villages lay on a stretch of around 2 kilometers barrow lowland between Bali mainland and the foot of south Bali. Jimbaran and Kedonganan are under the administration of perbekelan Jimbaran or Desa Jimbaran, while desa jimbaran is under wide administrative area of Kecamatan Kuta. Jimbaran and kedonganan villages have been known as the biggest supplier of salted fish for whole Bali, and until now. Kedongan is still the first collection agent of fish dropping or fisherman boats from Muncar, East Java.

The Jimbaran Bay Beach takes on a whole new dimension as sunset approaches. They recently spread out to areas on the way to Ngurah Rai Airport. The flavor of their dishes is exquisite. Fresh seafood grilled on coconut charcoal served with flavorsome spices will undoubtedly stimulate you!! You can ick your favorite seafood prawns, lobsters, squids or fishes. Waiting on your food, you can sit around on soft white sands and watch the sunset in the evening. There are many restaurants come alive when they set up their candlelit tables down to the waters edge. The chefs fire up their outside kitchens and prepare their menus of seafood just as carloads of hungry mouths arrive to watch the sun setting whilst sipping cocktails before dinner. (IBP/net)

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Boxing body vote could see sport thrown out of Olympics

MOSCOW - The congress of the scandal-hit International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA) that begins in Moscow on Friday may be a turning point for the sport and its future in the Olympics.

Gafur Rakhimov, an Uzbek who has been linked to organised crime by the US Treasury Department, is one of two candidates standing for the position of AIBA president at the meeting.

Rakhimov has vigorously denied US government allegations but in October the International Olympics Committee (IOC) froze relations with AIBA and refused to accredit Rakhimov to the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

The IOC move made it clear that it was prepared to kick the AIBA out of the Olympic movement and remove boxing from the 2020 Tokyo Games if the “governance problems” in the ruling body were not resolved.

In February, the IOC said they were worried by the nomination of the Uzbek businessman for the AIBA interim presidency, a position he still occupies.

- Bout-fixing allegations The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the 2016 Rio Games when all 36 officials and referees were suspended while allegations of bout-fixing were investigated.

An internal power struggle saw the previous president, Taiwan’s CK Wu, ousted.

He was banned after a report by “forensic investigators” K2 Intelligence documented “gross negligence and financial mismanagement of AIBA affairs and finances”.

The ban will need to be ratified by member federations at the AIBA Congress in Moscow.

IOC president Thomas Bach said in February that he was “extremely worried about the governance of AIBA”.

And though amateur boxing’s under-fire chiefs handed over a crucial report on internal reforms to the IOC in April, the threat of losing a place in the Olympic movement remains.

“This report shows some progress and goodwill but still lacks execution and substance in some areas,” Bach said in May. “Therefore we retain our right to exclude boxing from Tokyo 2020.”

The other candidate for the AIBA president post is Serik Konakbayev, a Kazakh who won the Olympic silver medal at Moscow Games in 1980 for the Soviet Union.

His participation in the race was thrown into doubt this month when the AIBA election commission barred him for allegedly failing to submit certain forms by a deadline.

But Konakbayev lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled (CAS) against the AIBA decision. (afp)

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Daniel Jacobs punches Sergiy Derevyanchenko during their IBF middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2018 in New York City. Boxing body vote could see sport thrown out of Olympics.

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Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives to the basket during the game against the Utah Jazz on October 31, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Resurgent Rose turns back clock to score 50 against Jazz

LOS ANGELES - Derrick Rose dusted off his MVP costume, dropping a career-high 50 points to power the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-125 win over Utah in a NBA Northwest Division showdown on Wednesday.

On US Halloween night, Rose turned back the clock with a 34-point performance in the second half as the crowd of 10,000 chanted “MVP, MVP” after the final buzzer sounded.

“It was numbing,” said teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished with 28 points. “I never realized something like that in my life. The man was just out there floating.”

Rose, who was named NBA MVP in 2011 with the Chicago Bulls, scored every way imaginable against the Jazz.

He made two clutch free throws with 13 seconds left to give the Timberwolves a threepoint lead in a tightly contested fourth quarter. Just moments earlier he had scored the goahead basket down low to put Minnesota ahead for good.

Rose also made a key block on a Jazz three-point attempt with two seconds left to ice the win.

“This means everything,” said Rose, who was making his first start of the season. “I worked my butt off, bro.”

Rose’s career had been beset by injuries since he won his MVP award.

“I am doing everything just to win. I played my heart out tonight. My teammates told me

before the game to just play my game and it was a hell of a night,” said Rose.

Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and Rudy Gobert added 22 for Utah. Jae Crowder tallied 18 points off the bench.

Minnesota played without allstar Jimmy Butler, and point guards Jeff Teague and Tyus Jones.

In Los Angeles, LeBron James gave the Staples Center crowd a fright when he missed the first of two free throws with two seconds left as the Lakers squeezed past the Dallas Mavericks 114-113.

“It’s Halloween so we had to give the crowd a scare, I guess,” said James.

The Lakers almost blew a big point lead late but managed to hold on for the win.

The game appeared to be headed to overtime but the Mavericks veteran Wesley Matthews took it upon himself to intentionally foul James on the Lakers’ final possession with two seconds left. That sent the four-time MVP to the free-throw line with scored tied 113-113, but after missing the first one James made the second for the win.

James finished with 29 points for the Lakers who were up 11198 with 3:42 to go before the Mavericks went on a 15-2 run to

pull even with seven seconds left.

Luca Doncic tied it at 113-113 on a jumper, setting the stage for James’ game-winning free throw.

“We had some bad moments down the stretch but this is the best way to teach them,” James said of his young team.

Matthews led Dallas with 21 points and Harrison Barnes scored 19.

In Oakland, Stephen Curry had 37 points for his sixth 30-point game of the season, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 131-121.

Curry had seven three-pointers and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 24 points and eight assists, and Draymond Green delivered 16 points, 15 rebounds as the Warriors won their sixth straight.

Anthony Davis returned from a two-game absence with a sprained right elbow and had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans in a rematch of a Western Conference playoff series from last season.

Klay Thompson scored 18 points with one three-pointer for the Warriors two days after setting an NBA record with 14 three pointers in a win over the Chicago Bulls. (afp)

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Chelsea beat Lampard’s Derby in League Cup Halloween thriller

Reus’s extra-time penalty gives Dortmund German Cup win

Marco Reus’s 120th-minute penalty broke Union Berlin hearts and sent Borussia Dortmund stumbling into the third round of the German Cup with an epic 3-2 win on Wednesday.

Sebastian Polter had twice brought Union back from behind, but the second division side’s spirited resistance was ended in the final minute of extra time, as Marvin Friedrich brought down Christian Pulisic and Reus smashed home the penalty.

Pulisic prodded Dortmund ahead five minutes before half-time, stabbing in the rebound after goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz had clawed Shinji Kagawa’s header off the line. Union came out fighting in the second half, and were rewarded for their spirit when substitute Polter poked in an equaliser on the counter-attack just after the hour mark.

Maximilian Philipp appeared to end the resistance on 73 minutes, picking up Pulisic’s through ball and rifling the ball past Gikiewicz.

Yet Polter sprung another surprise minutes from time, heading in Robert Zulj’s cross to level the scores again. Union fought on bravely in extra-time before Reus’s penalty sent Dortmund into the third round.

“Congratulations to Union Berlin,” said Dortmund coach Lucien Favre. “It was very hard to break them down today.”

Elsewhere, Schalke also edged into the third round, ending their three-game goal drought in a 1-1 draw before winning 6-5 on penalties to scrape past Cologne. Jhon Cordoba’s deflected shot gave Cologne the lead just before half-time, but Schalke’s salvation came in the form of an 89th-minute penalty, coolly converted by Nabil Bentaleb. Mark Uth netted the winning spotkick in sudden death to see Schalke through. Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 5-0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann’s cup curse continued against future employers RB Leipzig.(afp)

Chelsea dumped Frank Lampard’s Derby out of the League Cup on Wednesday despite a valiant effort by the Championship side to battle back from a defensive Halloween horror show.

Maurizio Sarri’s much-changed side eventually emerged 3-2 winners, with all five goals coming in a helter-skelter first half, on a night when there were also fourth-round victories for Arsenal, Tottenham and Middlesbrough.

Two astonishing early defensive errors at Stamford Bridge from Fikayo Tomori -- on loan from Chelsea -- and Richard Ke-

ogh either side of a Jack Marriott equaliser gave the home side a 2-1 lead.

Undaunted, Lampard’s side levelled shortly before the halfhour through Martyn Waghorn before Cesc Fabregas restored order for the Premier League highflyers. Lampard, one of Chelsea’s greatest-ever players, felt his side deserved a draw on chances created but said he was a “lucky man” to be able to enjoy such an occasion.

“The difference between the sides was they scored three... actually we scored four didn’t we? I

joke because I’m proud,” he told Sky Sports. “Talking to their staff, they’re saying we’re playing well.

“I respect this club, I don’t have to talk about this club. I’m proud of my players.”

The 40-year-old former England midfielder received a rapturous reception on his first return to Stamford Bridge as a manager, soaking up the atmosphere before kick-off.

Buoyed by his side’s win on penalties at Old Trafford against his former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in the previous round, he was dismayed to witness the

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Spanish referee Sanchez Martinez checks the VAR screen before signaling a penalty kick against Real Madrid during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 28, 2018.

VAR to be used in CAF Champions League final for first time

Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP

VAR has been used once before in Africa, for the 2018 CAF Super Cup match between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

While VAR has been both lauded and loathed by footballers and officials, its use at the World Cup in Russia this year was considered “largely successful” by FIFA. “We used it for the Super Cup last February without any hitches and are delighted to go a step further,” CAF general secretary Amr Fahmy said.

“This is another historic moment for African football. CAF is determined to use the latest innovative technologies available.”

Record eight-time champions Ahly and twice trophy-holders Esperance have met 16 times at various stages of the Champions League, starting with two goalless 1990 qualifiers. The most controversial refereeing decision came in a 2010 semi-final when Nigerian Michael Eneramo clearly handled when scoring the goal that won the tie for Esperance.

It was scant consolation to Ahly that the Ghanaian referee who allowed the goal to stand in Tunisia was banned. Ahly and Esperance go into the two-leg title decider -- the second leg is on November 9 in Tunisia -knowing a great deal about each other

having also met in the group stage.

After a 0-0 draw in Egypt, Ahly won the return match 1-0 through a goal from Morocco-born Walid Azaro, one of six he netted in the Champions League this season. Anice Badri of Esperance has scored one more with his seventh coming five minutes from time to secure overall victory in a dramatic semi-final against Primeiro Agosto of Angola.

Other potential match-winners in Alexandria and Rades include Haythem Jouini of Esperance, who has come off the bench to score vital goals.

- ‘Unjustified criticism’ Walid Soliman of Ahly is another, firing two of the three goals that took the ‘Cairo Red Devils’ past Entente Setif of Algeria in the semi-finals. A key factor in the consistent success of north African clubs in CAF competitions is the number of top quality goalkeepers the region boasts.

So, it was unusual that rival coaches Patrice Carteron of Ahly and Mouine Chaabani of Esperance had to defend their shot-stoppers after the semi-finals.

Both Mohamed el Shenawy of Ahly and Rami Jeridi of Esperance conceded soft second-leg goals that, fortunately for them, did not prevent

their clubs progressing. “I trust Mohamed, who often faces unjustified criticism,” said Carteron, a Champions League-winning coach in 2015 with Mazembe.

The first French coach of Ahly was more concerned about missed scoring chances in both legs against Setif. “Wasted opportunities could have affected the semi-final outcome and I have once again reminded my players how important it is to convert easy chances.”

While Carteron has guided Ahly since June when Hossam el Badry quit after a group stage loss in Uganda, Chaabani has been coach for just one CAF fixture. Khaled Ben Yahia was sacked soon after the first leg loss to Primeiro and his assistant promoted to one of the hottest seats in African club football.

“The Primeiro matches were nerve wracking and I hope my players have learnt a lot of valuable lessons from them,” he said. “As we prepare to face a great club like Ahly it is crucial that we believe in ourselves and are prepared to fight until the final whistle in Egypt and Tunisia.” Apart from a $2.5 million (2.2 mn euros) prize, the African champions qualify for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, which guarantees at least another $1 mn.(afp)

errors from his side, which made their task all the harder.

Timori sliced into his own net in the fifth minute, miscuing a clearance when attempting to deal with an innocuous-looking Davide Zappacosta cross.

Midway through the half, lightning struck twice when Keogh failed to deal with another Zappacosta delivery, haplessly steering the ball into his own net. But the visitors played a full role in a frantic first half, looking sharp as they came forward and were back on level terms before Fabregas scored what turned out to be the decisive goal.

- Late Derby pressure Keogh had a late chance to make amends for his earlier howler but Willy Caballero saved at close range and David Nugent hit the post in the 89th minute, leaving Lampard holding his head in his hands in frustration.

As former Chelsea and Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri looked on from the stands, there

Video assistant referees (VAR) will be used in the CAF Champions League final for the first time Friday when Al Ahly of Egypt host Esperance of Tunisia in the first leg. The system allows off-field referees to assist match officials regarding goals, penalty and straight red card decisions, and mistaken identity when awarding red and yellow cards.

Dortmund’s German forward Marco Reus controls the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha BSC Berlin in Dortmund, western Germany, on September 27, 2018.

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Derby County’s English manager Frank Lampard applauds the fans following the English League Cup football match between Chelsea and Derby County at Stamford Bridge in London on Octopber 31, 2018.

was a minute’s applause before kick-off in tribute to Leicester’s late Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday.

Ten-man Arsenal were made to sweat by League One Blackpool before eventually emerging 2-1 winners, with goals from Stefan Lichtsteiner and Emile SmithRowe.

Two goals from Son Heungmin and a strike from Fernando Llorente gave Tottenham a 3-1 win against West Ham while Championship side Middlesbrough upset Premier league outfit Crystal Palace 1-0.

On Tuesday, Burton Albion and Bournemouth booked their places in the quarter-finals while Premier League leaders Manchester City play Fulham on Thursday.

The quarter-final draw pits Arsenal against Spurs, while Chelsea take on Bournemouth and Middlesbrough play Burton. Leicester or Southampton will play Manchester City or Fulham.(afp)

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Chelsea beat Lampard’s Derby in League Cup Halloween thriller

Reus’s extra-time penalty gives Dortmund German Cup win

Marco Reus’s 120th-minute penalty broke Union Berlin hearts and sent Borussia Dortmund stumbling into the third round of the German Cup with an epic 3-2 win on Wednesday.

Sebastian Polter had twice brought Union back from behind, but the second division side’s spirited resistance was ended in the final minute of extra time, as Marvin Friedrich brought down Christian Pulisic and Reus smashed home the penalty.

Pulisic prodded Dortmund ahead five minutes before half-time, stabbing in the rebound after goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz had clawed Shinji Kagawa’s header off the line. Union came out fighting in the second half, and were rewarded for their spirit when substitute Polter poked in an equaliser on the counter-attack just after the hour mark.

Maximilian Philipp appeared to end the resistance on 73 minutes, picking up Pulisic’s through ball and rifling the ball past Gikiewicz.

Yet Polter sprung another surprise minutes from time, heading in Robert Zulj’s cross to level the scores again. Union fought on bravely in extra-time before Reus’s penalty sent Dortmund into the third round.

“Congratulations to Union Berlin,” said Dortmund coach Lucien Favre. “It was very hard to break them down today.”

Elsewhere, Schalke also edged into the third round, ending their three-game goal drought in a 1-1 draw before winning 6-5 on penalties to scrape past Cologne. Jhon Cordoba’s deflected shot gave Cologne the lead just before half-time, but Schalke’s salvation came in the form of an 89th-minute penalty, coolly converted by Nabil Bentaleb. Mark Uth netted the winning spotkick in sudden death to see Schalke through. Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 5-0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach, while Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann’s cup curse continued against future employers RB Leipzig.(afp)

Chelsea dumped Frank Lampard’s Derby out of the League Cup on Wednesday despite a valiant effort by the Championship side to battle back from a defensive Halloween horror show.

Maurizio Sarri’s much-changed side eventually emerged 3-2 winners, with all five goals coming in a helter-skelter first half, on a night when there were also fourth-round victories for Arsenal, Tottenham and Middlesbrough.

Two astonishing early defensive errors at Stamford Bridge from Fikayo Tomori -- on loan from Chelsea -- and Richard Ke-

ogh either side of a Jack Marriott equaliser gave the home side a 2-1 lead.

Undaunted, Lampard’s side levelled shortly before the halfhour through Martyn Waghorn before Cesc Fabregas restored order for the Premier League highflyers. Lampard, one of Chelsea’s greatest-ever players, felt his side deserved a draw on chances created but said he was a “lucky man” to be able to enjoy such an occasion.

“The difference between the sides was they scored three... actually we scored four didn’t we? I

joke because I’m proud,” he told Sky Sports. “Talking to their staff, they’re saying we’re playing well.

“I respect this club, I don’t have to talk about this club. I’m proud of my players.”

The 40-year-old former England midfielder received a rapturous reception on his first return to Stamford Bridge as a manager, soaking up the atmosphere before kick-off.

Buoyed by his side’s win on penalties at Old Trafford against his former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in the previous round, he was dismayed to witness the

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Spanish referee Sanchez Martinez checks the VAR screen before signaling a penalty kick against Real Madrid during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 28, 2018.

VAR to be used in CAF Champions League final for first time

Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP

VAR has been used once before in Africa, for the 2018 CAF Super Cup match between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

While VAR has been both lauded and loathed by footballers and officials, its use at the World Cup in Russia this year was considered “largely successful” by FIFA. “We used it for the Super Cup last February without any hitches and are delighted to go a step further,” CAF general secretary Amr Fahmy said.

“This is another historic moment for African football. CAF is determined to use the latest innovative technologies available.”

Record eight-time champions Ahly and twice trophy-holders Esperance have met 16 times at various stages of the Champions League, starting with two goalless 1990 qualifiers. The most controversial refereeing decision came in a 2010 semi-final when Nigerian Michael Eneramo clearly handled when scoring the goal that won the tie for Esperance.

It was scant consolation to Ahly that the Ghanaian referee who allowed the goal to stand in Tunisia was banned. Ahly and Esperance go into the two-leg title decider -- the second leg is on November 9 in Tunisia -knowing a great deal about each other

having also met in the group stage.

After a 0-0 draw in Egypt, Ahly won the return match 1-0 through a goal from Morocco-born Walid Azaro, one of six he netted in the Champions League this season. Anice Badri of Esperance has scored one more with his seventh coming five minutes from time to secure overall victory in a dramatic semi-final against Primeiro Agosto of Angola.

Other potential match-winners in Alexandria and Rades include Haythem Jouini of Esperance, who has come off the bench to score vital goals.

- ‘Unjustified criticism’ Walid Soliman of Ahly is another, firing two of the three goals that took the ‘Cairo Red Devils’ past Entente Setif of Algeria in the semi-finals. A key factor in the consistent success of north African clubs in CAF competitions is the number of top quality goalkeepers the region boasts.

So, it was unusual that rival coaches Patrice Carteron of Ahly and Mouine Chaabani of Esperance had to defend their shot-stoppers after the semi-finals.

Both Mohamed el Shenawy of Ahly and Rami Jeridi of Esperance conceded soft second-leg goals that, fortunately for them, did not prevent

their clubs progressing. “I trust Mohamed, who often faces unjustified criticism,” said Carteron, a Champions League-winning coach in 2015 with Mazembe.

The first French coach of Ahly was more concerned about missed scoring chances in both legs against Setif. “Wasted opportunities could have affected the semi-final outcome and I have once again reminded my players how important it is to convert easy chances.”

While Carteron has guided Ahly since June when Hossam el Badry quit after a group stage loss in Uganda, Chaabani has been coach for just one CAF fixture. Khaled Ben Yahia was sacked soon after the first leg loss to Primeiro and his assistant promoted to one of the hottest seats in African club football.

“The Primeiro matches were nerve wracking and I hope my players have learnt a lot of valuable lessons from them,” he said. “As we prepare to face a great club like Ahly it is crucial that we believe in ourselves and are prepared to fight until the final whistle in Egypt and Tunisia.” Apart from a $2.5 million (2.2 mn euros) prize, the African champions qualify for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, which guarantees at least another $1 mn.(afp)

errors from his side, which made their task all the harder.

Timori sliced into his own net in the fifth minute, miscuing a clearance when attempting to deal with an innocuous-looking Davide Zappacosta cross.

Midway through the half, lightning struck twice when Keogh failed to deal with another Zappacosta delivery, haplessly steering the ball into his own net. But the visitors played a full role in a frantic first half, looking sharp as they came forward and were back on level terms before Fabregas scored what turned out to be the decisive goal.

- Late Derby pressure Keogh had a late chance to make amends for his earlier howler but Willy Caballero saved at close range and David Nugent hit the post in the 89th minute, leaving Lampard holding his head in his hands in frustration.

As former Chelsea and Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri looked on from the stands, there

Video assistant referees (VAR) will be used in the CAF Champions League final for the first time Friday when Al Ahly of Egypt host Esperance of Tunisia in the first leg. The system allows off-field referees to assist match officials regarding goals, penalty and straight red card decisions, and mistaken identity when awarding red and yellow cards.

Dortmund’s German forward Marco Reus controls the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Dortmund vs Hertha BSC Berlin in Dortmund, western Germany, on September 27, 2018.

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Derby County’s English manager Frank Lampard applauds the fans following the English League Cup football match between Chelsea and Derby County at Stamford Bridge in London on Octopber 31, 2018.

was a minute’s applause before kick-off in tribute to Leicester’s late Thai owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday.

Ten-man Arsenal were made to sweat by League One Blackpool before eventually emerging 2-1 winners, with goals from Stefan Lichtsteiner and Emile SmithRowe.

Two goals from Son Heungmin and a strike from Fernando Llorente gave Tottenham a 3-1 win against West Ham while Championship side Middlesbrough upset Premier league outfit Crystal Palace 1-0.

On Tuesday, Burton Albion and Bournemouth booked their places in the quarter-finals while Premier League leaders Manchester City play Fulham on Thursday.

The quarter-final draw pits Arsenal against Spurs, while Chelsea take on Bournemouth and Middlesbrough play Burton. Leicester or Southampton will play Manchester City or Fulham.(afp)

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Jimbaran Bay Beach

BADUNG - Jimbaran Bay Beach is located between airport and bukit pecatu with original villages of kedonganan and Jimbaran itself. These2 traditional villages lay on a stretch of around 2 kilometers barrow lowland between Bali mainland and the foot of south Bali. Jimbaran and Kedonganan are under the administration of perbekelan Jimbaran or Desa Jimbaran, while desa jimbaran is under wide administrative area of Kecamatan Kuta. Jimbaran and kedonganan villages have been known as the biggest supplier of salted fish for whole Bali, and until now. Kedongan is still the first collection agent of fish dropping or fisherman boats from Muncar, East Java.

The Jimbaran Bay Beach takes on a whole new dimension as sunset approaches. They recently spread out to areas on the way to Ngurah Rai Airport. The flavor of their dishes is exquisite. Fresh seafood grilled on coconut charcoal served with flavorsome spices will undoubtedly stimulate you!! You can ick your favorite seafood prawns, lobsters, squids or fishes. Waiting on your food, you can sit around on soft white sands and watch the sunset in the evening. There are many restaurants come alive when they set up their candlelit tables down to the waters edge. The chefs fire up their outside kitchens and prepare their menus of seafood just as carloads of hungry mouths arrive to watch the sun setting whilst sipping cocktails before dinner. (IBP/net)

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Boxing body vote could see sport thrown out of Olympics

MOSCOW - The congress of the scandal-hit International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA) that begins in Moscow on Friday may be a turning point for the sport and its future in the Olympics.

Gafur Rakhimov, an Uzbek who has been linked to organised crime by the US Treasury Department, is one of two candidates standing for the position of AIBA president at the meeting.

Rakhimov has vigorously denied US government allegations but in October the International Olympics Committee (IOC) froze relations with AIBA and refused to accredit Rakhimov to the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

The IOC move made it clear that it was prepared to kick the AIBA out of the Olympic movement and remove boxing from the 2020 Tokyo Games if the “governance problems” in the ruling body were not resolved.

In February, the IOC said they were worried by the nomination of the Uzbek businessman for the AIBA interim presidency, a position he still occupies.

- Bout-fixing allegations The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the 2016 Rio Games when all 36 officials and referees were suspended while allegations of bout-fixing were investigated.

An internal power struggle saw the previous president, Taiwan’s CK Wu, ousted.

He was banned after a report by “forensic investigators” K2 Intelligence documented “gross negligence and financial mismanagement of AIBA affairs and finances”.

The ban will need to be ratified by member federations at the AIBA Congress in Moscow.

IOC president Thomas Bach said in February that he was “extremely worried about the governance of AIBA”.

And though amateur boxing’s under-fire chiefs handed over a crucial report on internal reforms to the IOC in April, the threat of losing a place in the Olympic movement remains.

“This report shows some progress and goodwill but still lacks execution and substance in some areas,” Bach said in May. “Therefore we retain our right to exclude boxing from Tokyo 2020.”

The other candidate for the AIBA president post is Serik Konakbayev, a Kazakh who won the Olympic silver medal at Moscow Games in 1980 for the Soviet Union.

His participation in the race was thrown into doubt this month when the AIBA election commission barred him for allegedly failing to submit certain forms by a deadline.

But Konakbayev lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled (CAS) against the AIBA decision. (afp)

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Daniel Jacobs punches Sergiy Derevyanchenko during their IBF middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2018 in New York City. Boxing body vote could see sport thrown out of Olympics.

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Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives to the basket during the game against the Utah Jazz on October 31, 2018 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Resurgent Rose turns back clock to score 50 against Jazz

LOS ANGELES - Derrick Rose dusted off his MVP costume, dropping a career-high 50 points to power the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-125 win over Utah in a NBA Northwest Division showdown on Wednesday.

On US Halloween night, Rose turned back the clock with a 34-point performance in the second half as the crowd of 10,000 chanted “MVP, MVP” after the final buzzer sounded.

“It was numbing,” said teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished with 28 points. “I never realized something like that in my life. The man was just out there floating.”

Rose, who was named NBA MVP in 2011 with the Chicago Bulls, scored every way imaginable against the Jazz.

He made two clutch free throws with 13 seconds left to give the Timberwolves a threepoint lead in a tightly contested fourth quarter. Just moments earlier he had scored the goahead basket down low to put Minnesota ahead for good.

Rose also made a key block on a Jazz three-point attempt with two seconds left to ice the win.

“This means everything,” said Rose, who was making his first start of the season. “I worked my butt off, bro.”

Rose’s career had been beset by injuries since he won his MVP award.

“I am doing everything just to win. I played my heart out tonight. My teammates told me

before the game to just play my game and it was a hell of a night,” said Rose.

Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and Rudy Gobert added 22 for Utah. Jae Crowder tallied 18 points off the bench.

Minnesota played without allstar Jimmy Butler, and point guards Jeff Teague and Tyus Jones.

In Los Angeles, LeBron James gave the Staples Center crowd a fright when he missed the first of two free throws with two seconds left as the Lakers squeezed past the Dallas Mavericks 114-113.

“It’s Halloween so we had to give the crowd a scare, I guess,” said James.

The Lakers almost blew a big point lead late but managed to hold on for the win.

The game appeared to be headed to overtime but the Mavericks veteran Wesley Matthews took it upon himself to intentionally foul James on the Lakers’ final possession with two seconds left. That sent the four-time MVP to the free-throw line with scored tied 113-113, but after missing the first one James made the second for the win.

James finished with 29 points for the Lakers who were up 11198 with 3:42 to go before the Mavericks went on a 15-2 run to

pull even with seven seconds left.

Luca Doncic tied it at 113-113 on a jumper, setting the stage for James’ game-winning free throw.

“We had some bad moments down the stretch but this is the best way to teach them,” James said of his young team.

Matthews led Dallas with 21 points and Harrison Barnes scored 19.

In Oakland, Stephen Curry had 37 points for his sixth 30-point game of the season, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 131-121.

Curry had seven three-pointers and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 24 points and eight assists, and Draymond Green delivered 16 points, 15 rebounds as the Warriors won their sixth straight.

Anthony Davis returned from a two-game absence with a sprained right elbow and had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans in a rematch of a Western Conference playoff series from last season.

Klay Thompson scored 18 points with one three-pointer for the Warriors two days after setting an NBA record with 14 three pointers in a win over the Chicago Bulls. (afp)

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Palau plans sunscreen ban to save coral KOROR - The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau will ban “reeftoxic” sunscreens from 2020 in what it claims is a world-first initiative to stop chemical pollution killing its famed corals.

Palau, which lies in the western Pacific about halfway between Australia and Japan, is regarded as one of the world’s best diving destinations, but the government is concerned its popularity is coming at a cost.

A spokesman for President Tommy Remengesau said there was scientific evidence that the chemicals found in most sunscreens are toxic to corals, even in minute doses.

He said Palau’s dive sites typically hosted about four boats an hour packed with tourists, leading to concerns a build-up of chemicals could see the reefs reach tipping point.

“On any given day that equates to gallons of sunscreen going into the ocean in Palau’s famous dive spots and snorkelling places,” he told AFP. “We’re just looking at what we can do to prevent pollution getting into the environment.”

The government has passed a law banning “reef-toxic” sunscreen from January 1, 2020.

Anyone importing or selling banned sunscreen from that date faces a $1,000 fine, while tourists who bring it into the country will have it confiscated.

“The power to confiscate sunscreens should be enough to deter their non-commercial use, and these provisions walk a smart balance between educating tourists and scaring them away,” Remengesau told parliament after the bill passed last week.

- Environmental pioneer The US state of Hawaii announced a ban on reef toxic sunscreens in May this year, but it does not come into force until 2021, a year after Palau’s.

The Palau ban relates to sunscreens containing chemicals including oxybenzone, octocrylene and parabens, which covers most major brands.

Palau has long been a pioneer in marine protection, introducing the world’s first shark sanctuary in 2009, in a move that has been widely imitated.

It has also banned commercial fishing from its waters and last year introduced the “Palau Pledge” requiring international visitors to sign a promise stamped into their passport that they will respect the environment.

Craig Downs, executive director at the Haereticus Environmental Laboratory in Hawaii, said other nations would be watching Palau’s move closely.

“It’s the first country to ban these chemicals from tourism. I think it’s great, they’re being proactive,” he said.

“They don’t want to be like Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, where they’ve had to shut down beaches. The coral reefs around those beaches have died.” Downs said there were numerous scientific papers pointing to a link between sunscreen chemicals and coral reef degradation. “What we’re saying is that where there are lots of tourists getting in the water, sunscreen pollution can have a detrimental effect on nearby coral reefs, as far as five kilometres (3.1 miles) away,” he said.(afp)

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From page 1 Aviation experts are puzzled by the accident but say it’s too early to determine what caused the crash.

Lion’s admission that the jet had an unspecified technical issue on a previous flight -- as well its abrupt fatal dive -- have raised questions about whether it had faults specific to the newly released model, including a speed-and-altitude system malfunction.

The accident has also resurrected concerns about Indo-

nesia’s poor air safety record which until recently saw the country’s carriers facing yearslong bans from entering European Union and US airspace.

Lion Air has been plagued by safety concerns and customer complaints over unreliable scheduling and poor service. The budget carrier has been involved in a number of incidents including a fatal 2004 crash and a collision between two Lion Air planes at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport. In 2014, an AirAsia crash in the Java Sea during stormy weather killed 162 people.(afp)

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Previous flight of crashed Lion Air jet terrified passengers

JAKARTA — Relatives numbed by grief provided samples for DNA tests to help identify victims of the Lion Air plane crash that killed 189 people in Indonesia, as accounts emerged Tuesday of problems on the jet’s previous flight including rapid descents that terrified passengers.

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View of cempasuchil (Mexican marigold) cultivation fields with the Popoctepetl volcano in the background,near Cholula, in Puebla state, Mexico, on October 26, 2018.

Mexico’s orange sea guides the souls of the dead

NEALTICAN - A sea of bright orange flowers sways in the wind, releasing the intense fragrance of the blossoms across the foothills of Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano.

Infused with pre-Hispanic mysticism, the petals of the cempasuchil flower, or the Mexican marigold, form the orangecarpeted path that guides souls on the Day of the Dead.

The distinctive flower is an essential part of the offerings Mexicans prepare for the climax of the traditional celebration held to honor the departed, which ends on Friday.

“An altar without cempasuchil flowers isn’t an offering,” says Yessica Ponte, a 28-year-old who, machete in hand, harvests the flower in Nealtican, in central Mexico.

According to Aztec legend, the cempasuchil was created from the body of a woman, Xochitl, pining for death so she could rejoin her deceased warrior lover, Huitzilin.

The pair had vowed to love each other even beyond death on the mountain dedicated to the sun god Tonatiuh.

But when Huitzilin was killed in battle, a devastated Xochitl begged the gods to take her to the world of the dead.

Tonatiuh dropped his rays onto Xochitl, transforming her

into a flower that resembled the sunlight.

Huitzilin, reincarnated as a hummingbird, landed on the flower, opening its petals and releasing its fragrance.

Tradition has it that the couple’s love will last as long as there are hummingbirds and cempasuchil flowers in the fields.

- Bread of the dead Some 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) across 14 states -- from Baja California in the north to Oaxaca in the south -- are dedicated to growing the iconic flower.

But the majority of the orange fields are found in Puebla state which, according to official figures from 2017, produces 11,500 of the 15,000 tons of the country’s total cempasuchil production.

On the Day of the Dead, big bouquets of flowers are arranged around portraits of deceased loved ones alongside white candles, mini-skulls made of sugar and chocolate, as well as the sweet and spongy ‘bread of the dead” and other delicacies the

dearly departed enjoyed in life.

“I put as many flowers as I can, with a trail (of petals) that goes to the street” to help the spirits of her grandparents find their way back to the house, a smiling Ponte told AFP. According to some beliefs, the marigold’s petals, which range in color from a penetrating yellow to intense pink, soak up the sun’s heat and represent the divine.

The flower ’s name comes from the word “Cempohualxochitl” in the Nahuatl language -- “20 flowers,” from cempohuali (20) and xochitl, which is the word for flower as well as the name of the folk heroine.

The flower had a multitude of uses in pre-Columbian Mexico -- decorating altars and graves, painting the faces of prisoners marked for sacrifice, and as an ingredient in some remedies for diseases. “It’s important to preserve traditions because they generate a lot for the economy,” said Ponte, who worked 12-hour days during the late October harvest.

She was paid 10 pesos ($0.50) for every bunch of 50 flowers. (afp)

Hundreds of rescue personnel searched seas where the plane crashed, sending more than three dozen body bags to identification experts, while the airline flew dozens of grieving relatives to the country’s capital, Jakarta.

The 2-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet plunged into the Java Sea early Monday, just 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta for an island off Sumatra. Its pilot requested clearance to return to the airport 2-3 minutes after takeoff, indicating a problem, though the cause is still uncertain.

Aircraft debris and personal belongings including ID cards, clothing and bags found scattered in the sea were spread out on tarps at a port in north Jakarta and sorted into evidence bags. The chief of the police’s medical unit, Arthur Tampi, said it has received dozens of body parts for identification and is awaiting results of DNA tests, expected to take 4-8 days.

The disaster has reignited concerns about safety in Indonesia’s fast-growing aviation industry, which was recently removed from European Union and U.S. blacklists.

Two passengers on the plane’s previous flight from Bali to Jakarta on Sunday described issues that caused annoyance and alarm.

Alon Soetanto told TVOne the plane dropped suddenly several times in the first few minutes of its flight.

“About three to eight minutes after it took off, I felt like the plane was losing power and unable to rise.

That happened several times during the flight,” he said. “We felt like in a roller coaster. Some passengers began to panic and vomit.”

His account is consistent with data from flight-tracking sites that show erratic speed, altitude and direction in the minutes after the jet took off.

A similar pattern is also seen in data pinged from Monday’s fatal flight.

Safety experts cautioned, however, that the data must be checked for accuracy against the plane’s “black boxes,” which officials are confident will be recovered.

Lion Air president Edward Sirait said there were reports of technical problems with the flight from Bali but they had been resolved in accordance with the plane manufacturer’s procedures. The airline didn’t respond to requests to verify a document pur-

porting to be a Lion Air maintenance report, dated Sunday, that described inaccurate airspeed and altitude readings after takeoff.

In a detailed post online, Indonesian TV presenter Conchita Caroline, who was on Sunday’s flight, said boarding was delayed by more than an hour and when the plane was being towed, a technical problem forced it to return to its parking space.

She said passengers sat in the cabin without air conditioning for at least 30 minutes listening to an “unusual” engine roar, while some children vomited from the overbearing heat, until staff faced with rising anger let them disembark.

After the passengers waited on the tarmac for about 30 minutes, they were told to board again while an engine was checked.

Caroline said she queried a staff member and received a defensive response.

“He just showed me the flight permit that he had signed and he said the problem had been settled,” she said.

“He treated me like a passenger full of disturbing dramas even though what

I was asking represented friends and confused tourists who didn’t understand Indonesian.”

On Tuesday, distraught family members struggled to comprehend the sudden loss of loved ones in the crash of a new plane with experienced pilots in fine weather.

Many went to a police hospital where authorities asked they provide medical and dental records and samples for DNA testing to help with identification of victims.

Risko, who uses a single name, wept outside the building as he waited with relatives.

“My father was onboard but we still don’t know. We’re still hoping for the best because there hasn’t been an official statement from Lion Air. So we’re still hoping for the best,” he said.

Experts from Boeing Co. were expected to arrive in Jakarta on Wednesday to help with the accident investigation, Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said.

The Transport Ministry has ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes in Indonesia. (ap)

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Indonesian navy frogmen try to retrieve debris from the water during a search operation in the waters of Tanjung Karawang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Divers searched Tuesday for victims of the Lion Air plane crash and high-tech equipment was deployed to find its data recorders as reports emerged of problems on the jet’s previous flight that had terrified passengers.

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Ubud Writers and Readers Festival wraps up 15 years of bringing people together for the good of all.

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Reading is indeed a solitary activity yet at it’s basis is a desire to communicate with others, to see things in a way that we would not have access to otherwise. Although the internet provides a very large window into other worlds, books provide an intimacy and depth that remains of distinct value and judging by the thousands of people who attended this years’ Ubud Writers and Readers Festival also remains of great appeal.

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Eurozone inflation near 6-year high as oil price spikes

A couple ride with shopping bags on an electric scooter in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.

LONDON — Consumer prices across the 19-country eurozone rose at their fastest rate in nearly six years in October, largely on the back of higher energy costs, official figures showed Wednesday.

However, with oil prices having come off near four-year highs in recent weeks and with economic growth faltering, there is a strong chance that inflation may have peaked. And that could limit expectations of the European Central Bank joining its peers, like the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, in starting to raise interest rates next summer.

The headline measure of consumer price inflation rose by 2.2 percent in the year to October, up from 2.1 percent the previous month, according to statistics

agency Eurostat. That is the highest since December 2012, when inflation was also 2.2 percent. The last time inflation was higher was in October of that year, when it struck 2.5 percent.

The main reason behind the increase has been a 10.6 percent spike in energy prices in the year to October. But the price of oil has fallen back about 10 percent recently, and economists say that could mean inflation will start to trend lower in the coming months.

Though the inflation rate is above the European Central Bank’s goal of

just below 2 percent, policymakers have voiced concerns about underlying price rises being low, a potential sign of economic weakness.

Stripping out volatile items such as energy, but also food, alcohol and tobacco, the so-called core inflation rate rose to 1.1 percent in the year to October from 0.9 percent the month before. The rate has oscillated between 0.9 percent and 1.1 percent since the spring, so rate-setters at the European Central Bank will likely want to see several months’ worth of data to confirm that lower unemployment and rising wages are pushing up

inflation sustainably.

As a result, they are not expected to raise interest rates for the eurozone anytime soon from their super-low levels — the benchmark rate stands at zero — even though they are expected to end their bond-buying stimulus in December.

“Even though inflation is now a little above target, the ECB will not be thinking about earlier rate hikes,” said Bert Colijn, a senior economist at ING. “In fact, worries about deteriorating economic conditions are likely to become a larger concern in Frankfurt.”

On Tuesday, Eurostat reported that the eurozone economy only grew by a quarterly rate of 0.2 percent in the third quarter. Though the halving in

LONDON — The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold Thursday as it waits for the outcome of the stalled Brexit discussions between the British government and the European Union.

After the decision on the bank’s main interest rate, which is currently at 0.75 percent, Governor Mark Carney will hold a news conference at which Brexit is likely to loom large.

Brexit has the potential to completely tear up the bank’s economic projections — also due to be published Thursday — as well as the government’s budget projections.

That’s why the central bank is likely to tread cautiously even though inflation is above the official target, which in theory would warrant higher rates.

“For the bank’s immediate policy decision, near-term Brexit risks are

likely to matter more than its expected medium-term outlook for growth and inflation,” said Kallum Pickering, senior economist at Berenberg Bank.

The central bank’s quarterly projections since the Brexit vote in June 2016 have been based on an assumption that the Brexit process would be smooth, that Britain’s transition to a new trading relationship with the EU will be orderly. However, after 18 months of discussions, a deal has

yet to be reached and fears are growing that one won’t be reached given divergent views in particular on how to ensure a hard border does not return between EU member Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

A summit of EU leaders held earlier this month was supposed to be the moment by which to reach a Brexit deal, to give parliaments time to pass it into law ahead of the

the quarterly rate may have been due to temporary factors such as the impact of new car emissions tests, there are concerns that the global economy as a whole is slowing, partly because of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Should eurozone growth weaken over a prolonged period of time, then inflation could trend lower as well, particularly if the steady improvements in the labor market end.

New figures show unemployment in the eurozone actually increased in September, albeit by only 2,000 to 13.153 million. The jobless rate remained at 8.1 percent, its lowest level since November 2008, when the world economy was reeling from the financial crisis.(afp)

March departure. Now, officials are talking about a summit in December as potentially the last chance to agree on a Brexit deal. By then, many Britain-based firms may have already activated contingency plans that could include transferring business to the continent and jobs cut.

This week, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s warned that Britain faces the prospect of an immediate and prolonged recession.(ap)

Brexit looms large as Bank of England poised to hold rates

The 15th annual UWRF drew to a close over the weekend with it’s trademark festive gathering at the Blanco Renaissance Museum, with hundreds in attendance and hundreds more having taken part in the very real social exchanges of the festival itself.

While this truly impressive festival has been criticized in the past for it’s lack of local content, this is certainly no longer the case.

Over the years, more and more local writers, filmmakers, musicians and other culture makers have been participating and this year brought to us a remarkable number of exceptionally talented, interesting and relevant speakers from Bali, Indonesia and indeed the world.

With an astonishing number of discussions, presentations, book launches, film screenings, workshops, exhibitions and performances over the course of the four day festival, the URWF has grown into South East Asia’s longest running literary festival which is also extremely well-organised offering a massive contribution both to tourism in Ubud but more importantly to bringing people together to explore topics of relevance to us all.

As organising manager Wayan Januarta explained: “what makes this festival so important is that it provides an alternative space to discuss a range of important topics outside of the boundaries of governments and corporations, providing a platform for real exchanges to

take place between people of vastly different backgrounds on a range of important topics”.

Acclaimed author Fatima Bhutto who was born in Afghanistan and raised between Pakistan and Syria’s for example gave a fascinating presentation about her new book which, explores the human side of terrorism questioning what emotional disruptions and sense of isolation lead people into terrorism.

While her own experience as a refugee certainly gives a depth to this understanding, her skillful story telling also makes this sensitive topics accessible to a wider public.

Indeed the spirit of the URWF is clearly based on this intention of sharing and reflected in the festival line-up more broadly.

Though vastly different in approaches and themes the underlying unity of the human experience was expressed in myriad ways throughout this year’s festival.

From the ‘hidden gems’ of Bali including 55 legong dances by the late dance master I Putuh Gusti Madra Griya put into a book by cultural scholar and dancer Prof.

I Made Bandem, colored lontar being restored by Carma Citrawati and the untold history of Balinese kings travelling to south America in the 12 C as told by Ngurah Paramartha to discussions on Indonesian language, identity and politics, to the types of Islam practiced in Indonesia and central place that art plays in the culture

of the archipelago as explored

by Nassir Tamara and Richard Oh, to the first hand account by indigenous women activist Rukmini Toheka’s struggles for equal rights and experience of the recent tsunami in Palu, Sulawesi to books, films and talks about travel, disaster, violence, indigenous traditions, personal quests for peace and well being, human rights and GMO’s and other topics, the URWF continued to present a human face to some of the most important issues of our times from a number of different perspectives.

The grounds of the festival spread out into different locations with lots of space for casual and spontaneous meetings as well as the numerous cultural events allow for a dynamic and socially oriented atmosphere to prevail. So while at least half of the festival attendees are from abroad, the other half are from different parts of Indonesia (admittedly from urban centers) and the general socially interactive feeling of the festival is certainly very Indonesian in it’s attention to providing spaces to meet people and chat.

Having wrapped up it’s fifteenth year, Festival Founder and Director Janet Deneef expressed her heartfelt appreciation to the 15 full time staff (12 of whom are Indonesian) and all who contributed to making the UWRF a success saying slyly: “this is the most well-behaved 15 year old I

Village Hall of Bedulu, Blahbatuh, Gianyar, usually used as activity center of local villagers is now taken advantage for tourist purposes. Tourists coming to the village hall can see and learn various activities related to Balinese customs. This tourist attraction is operated in cooperation with one of the travel agencies in Bali to bring in dozens of foreign tourists to the village hall.

This activity is attended by tourists from various countries in Europe and Asia. They see directly people’s activities related

to Balinese culture and customs.

They are starting from learning to prepare Balinese food (mebat), make offerings (mejejahitan), plait bamboo platform (klakat), and play gamelan music (megambel). In the evening, Balinese arts such as dances are staged while enjoying a prepared dinner (mebat) of local residents as well as tourists.

To introduce the village environment, tourists are also invited to have village tour by visiting people’s homes to see in person the life of rural communities.

Moreover, there are some tourists choosing to stay at people’s homes in order to be able to mingle with local community. “We have developed the concept of the village hall for community economic empowerment,” explained chief of Tengah customary village, I Ketut John, amid receiving tourists at local village hall on Monday (Oct. 8).

Besides, continued Ketut John, this activity is also to awaken the potential of Bedulu which had long been known as a tourism village.

“The activities usually carried out at the village hall by residents will

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Sumatran Saman dancers at closing ceremony of 15th UWRF know”. Husband and founder of Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati in his comments for the festival program explained that this year’s festival theme “Jagadhita”, (desire for a prosperous world) refers to the diverse ways that we can express our highest

intentions as humans with the ultimate goal of achieving prosperity of body mind and spirit for all. This year’s UWRD festival allowed us all to take one more –perhaps small, but perhaps very important step towards achieving that goal.(kmb)

become an extraordinary attraction to tourists,” said Ketut John, who is also a tourism player.

Ketut John is optimistic the concept of village hall tourism will draw the interest of tourists, especially at Bedulu as supported by some other tourist attractions such as the Yeh Pulu, Goa Gajah, Samuan Tiga Temple and other historical and ancient heritages like sarcophagi remaining to be stored in one of the people’s home. Moreover, the pottery handicrafts formerly debuted in Bedulu are now being introduced and raised again. “This should not

just be looked at in terms of commercial aspect, but how the tourism of Bedulu village can revive with the concept of village hall,” added Ketut John.

Jessy, one of the visiting tourists, claimed to be happy to mingle with Bedulu residents while learning to cook Balinese cuisines, playing gamelan and making offering or canang. “Hospitality of the population makes us happy and all come to see and learn directly about the customs that do not exist in our country. This is what we want,” she said. (kmb)

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DENPASAR — Rapid development of information and technology has facilitated various human activities. Sophistication of the information technology can be used by some people to introduce online products or services through social media. Moreover, people also create an application to offer goods or services.

A student from the Hindu University of Indonesia (Unhi) Denpasar, Ni Komang Dwi Marini, created the application named “ Yo u A r e B a l i n e s e ( YA B ) ” launched last August under the auspices of the Unhi Business Incubator (Inbis), Denpasar.

Moreover, the YAB application posing one of the tenant applications for Bali costumes and dressing rental service business can now be downloaded through the Android application store.

Ni Komang Dwi Marini explained that the YAB application is targeted to reach foreign tourist consumers and local consumers. This application has two options, namely I Am Tourist and Saya Orang Lokal (meaning ‘I am local person’).

“I Am Tourist” is provided for foreign tourists with the options of Puspanjali Dance and Baris Dance makeup services. By spending IDR 550,000, tourists are pampered with additional photo services and video shooting like they are dancing in the real scene.

Meanwhile, the option “I Am Local Person” is provided for

local customers in the form of minimalist makeup, brides and all Balinese dance makeup. The services make cooperation with makeup artists or beauty salons in Bali. “The price is definitely varied,” said Marini when met at the local campus on Wednesday (Oct. 31).

The Baris Dance and Puspanjali Dance are selected for foreign tourists because both dances are quite familiar and the histories are easily presented in the application before consumers decided to make a booking. In the future, she and her partners, Raka and Gung Ina, will expand the range of services on offer.

Their mentor, I Putu Feri Karyada, did not deny if the application created by his foster students still had a number of drawbacks. One of them is that it cannot apply down payment to customers having made a reservation but is then canceled.

Nevertheless, he assured to immediately make improvements by involving the experts in the field of information technology.

“One of the obstacles is that when guests book our services

far in advance, but before the day of event it is canceled. We cannot charge any cancellation fees because there are no terms and condition regarding the down payment,” he said.

Chairperson of Unhi Inbis Denpasar, IIA Yayati Wilyadewi, stated she is proud of the tenant’s creativity having adapted to technological developments. Moreover, the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education indeed encourages technologybased entrepreneurship. Although it has not yet attracted many foreign tourists, this former BaliTV presenter is optimistic the future of YAB application will be one of the options for foreign tourists when making a visit to the Island of the Gods. “Similarly, it is just the beginning. After a long time, I’m confident this business will definitely develop well,” she said.

The creativity of this student group has won an entrepreneurship fund valued at IDR 20 million from the Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education or Kemenristekdikti. (win)

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Australia warns against US-China tensions

SYDNEY - China’s rising and “unprecedented influence” in the Indo-Pacific region will challenge American interests, but confrontation must not define relations between the two powers, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Thursday.

Dengue cases in Tabanan decrease, ULV program now focused on five villages

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TABANAN — In 2018, the Tabanan district government through its Health Office returns to hold an Ultra Low Volume (ULV) program, a spraying program to kill Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) mosquitoes. The ULV implementation was focused on five villages, namely two villages in the Kediri subdistrict, respectively the Abiantuwung village and Kediri village and three villages in Tabanan subdistrict namely the Delod Peken, Dauh Peken and Dajan Peken village.

Head of the Tabanan Health Agency, Nyoman Suratmika, stated on Wednesday (Oct. 31) the five villages are chosen because most cases of dengue occurred in the villages. The ULV schedule for Abiantuwung village is carried out on Monday (Nov. 5) for the first round and on Monday (Nov. 12) for the second round; Kediri village on Tuesday (Nov. 6) for the first round and on Tuesday (Nov.13) for the second round; Delod Peken on Wednesday (Nov. 7) for the first round and on Wednesday (Oct. 14) for the second round; the Dauh Peken village received a schedule on Thursday (Nov. 8) for the first round and on Thursday (Nov. 15) for the second round and the Dajan Peken village

on Friday (Nov. 9) for the first round and on Friday (Nov. 16) for the second round. Every activity starts at 03:00 a.m. to finishes.

Further, Suratmika explained that ULV is a spraying activity using special tools transported by vehicle to eliminate adult dengue mosquitoes. ULV gives far more effective impact than fogging because other than killing mosquitoes with a farther and wider radius, the ULV action does not produce much smoke like fogging and does not need to enter houses. The disadvantage is that the concentration of drug content to kill adult mosquitoes is higher than fogging. So, the side effects are not only killing mosquitoes but other insects and of course it is hazardous for health if applied too frequently. “Therefore, this ULV activity is only focused on villages with the most DHF cases. It is applied once a year before entering the dengue transitional season,” said Suratmika.

For dengue cases, when viewed from five-year data, Suratmika said that for 2018 it has experienced a sharp decline. From the data of the Health Agency, the dengue fever in 2013 was recorded to reach 793 cases, in

2014 decreased to 475 cases, in 2015 rose again to 846 cases, in 2016 increased to 916 cases, in 2017 dropped to 316 cases and as of September 2018 reached 40 cases.

According to Suratmika, the decline in this case began to be seen in 2017 where the Tabanan district government began to intensively conduct the simultaneous movement of mosquito breeding eradication (Gertak PSN) program throughout the villages in Tabanan district. “This simultaneous movement is held every Friday. In fact, it had great impact on the decrease in the dengue fever cases,” said Suratmika.

He continued that the most effective measure in dealing with DHF is mosquito breeding eradication (PSN) and Draining, Burying and Closing (3M) plus the addition of abate to water reservoirs and application of insect repellent. ”Why is PSN more effective? It is more effective because this movement eradicates mosquito larvae. If just applying fogging or ULV, it only kills adult mosquitoes, not the larvae. This means if there are still larvae, adult mosquitoes will continue to exist, “ explained Suratmika. (kmb24)

In his first major foreign policy speech, Morrison tried to tread a careful line between Australia’s alliance with the United States and engaging a rapidly and evermore assertive China.

“Inevitably, in the period ahead, we will be navigating a higher degree of US-China strategic competition,” Morrison told the Asia Society Australia in Sydney.

“It is important that US-China relations do not become defined

by confrontation,” he said, against a backdrop of the two economic behemoths trading economic sanctions and counter-sanctions in an ever-deeping trade dispute.

Australia -- a member of the “Five Eyes” Western intelligence alliance and with long-standing and close military ties with Washington -- finds itself slap-bang in the middle of one of the 21st century’s geopolitical hotspots.

A quiet battle is raging for influ-

ence in the South Pacific -- a region of small island states that is vital to international shipping and provides a stepping stone for Beijing and Washington to project military and economic power across the Pacific region.

“As economic power shifts, it’s unsurprising that nations will seek to play a bigger strategic role in our region,” said Morrison.

“China, in particular, is exercising unprecedented influence in the

Indo-Pacific,” he said.

“China is the country that is most changing the balance of power, sometimes in ways that challenge important US interests.”

While stressing ties with the United States are vital to Australia’s security, he said relations with China must be kept on an even keel.

Rhetoric between Canberra and Beijing has been heightened by Australia’s decision to bar Chinese state-linked telecoms firms from operating Australia’s new 5G network on the grounds that they pose a security risk.

Morrison described Australia’s

relationship with China as “vitally important”, noting trade, tourism and educational exchanges were at a record high.

Beijing has been showering billions of dollars in infrastructure loans to tiny island nations across the Pacific China, and is reportedly talking to Vanuatu about the possibility of opening a military base there.

Morrison, who came to office in August, indicated Australia would also push its own influence.

He announced an initiative to develop the Lombrum military base in Manus, Papua New Guinea. (afp)

Sri Lanka president backtracks on parliament suspension COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday lifted a suspension of parliament and called a meeting for Monday that could end an increasingly bitter power struggle between two rival prime ministers, officials said.

The climbdown by Sirisena, who sparked the crisis by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and naming former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse in his place, would allow a vote to see which of the two has majority backing among deputies.

Sirisena had suspended parliament until November 16 in the hours after the sacking last Friday, deepening the crisis which led the parliament speaker to warn of a “bloodbath” unless a vote is held. One activist has already been killed in fallout from the tensions.

The speaker Karu Jayasuriya met with Sirisena late Wednesday to force the concession, an official involved in the process told AFP. “There were talks between the speaker and the president last evening. This is a compromise,” the official said.

“Otherwise, the speaker was going to defy the president and summon parliament on Friday.”

Sirisena insists his actions were legal but Jayasuriya, who holds the third most powerful state post, refused to defend his manoeuvrings.

The crisis has put the whole country on edge.

Wickremesinghe has refused to accept his sacking and remained in the premier’s official with hundreds of his followers camped outside.

He has repeatedly demanded that the legislature be recalled for him to prove his majority in the 225-member assembly. International calls for a parliament meeting have also been made by the United States and other nations.

Rajapakse has meanwhile named a small ministerial team of 12 and addressed bureaucrats at the finance ministry on Wednesday. He promised to expand his cabinet to 30 members.

The two rivals are also jockeying for power behind the scenes, battling to tempt lawmakers from opposing sides to bolster their numbers if a vote is held on Monday. (afp)

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IF there’s one celebrity family who sees every Hallmark holiday as a personal branding exercise, it’s the Kardashians.

Halloween is treated with the same military precision and expert retouching as the Kardashian Christmas card. They go big.

Over the years – among the innumerable “trad” costumes – we have seen Kim Kardashian West and North West dress up as Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley respectively, in Kim’s attempt at a wry nod to the fashion pack. This year, however, the family threw a curveball that seemed to undo Kim’s efforts to integrate herself in the industry’s inner circle. The five sisters went as Victoria’s Secret Angels.

Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian and Kendall and Kylie Jenner sourced lingerie, wings and diamanté bodysuits from the US underwear giant for a choreographed sister act they had been orchestrating for months. Kendall, who will walk the 2018 Victoria’s Secret show in New York later this month, led the pack as they strutted through Los Angeles creating content for their various social platforms.

But as headlines and comments such as “Sent From Heaven!” and “The Kardashians Are Angels!” started to flood the internet, few stopped to think about the implications of the siblings endorsing lingerie as a Halloween costume. Should the social reach of a family with that much sway be used to promote walking semi-naked around the street in the name of fancy dress?

During a time when megastars, like Rihanna and her Savage Fenty brand, are using their platform to promote inclusivity and diversity, Victoria’s Secret – and its loyal followers – could seem out of touch with a “woke” generation. Yet it still ploughs on. Praise be for the Fentys of the lingerie world, which encourage self-empowerment, whether their fans choose to shout about it on Instagram or not. (IBP/net)

The Temporary Waste Processing Site (TOSS) program has helped many villages to reduce their waste production.

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IP ready to facilitate villages to develop TOSS

SEMARAPURA — The Temporary Waste Processing Site (TOSS) program has helped many villages to reduce their waste production. It is one of the answers to the polemics dealing with garbage, especially at the village level.

Versace makes first major business move since Michael Kors merger MICHAEL Kors’s first power move as a conglomerate-in-the-making, entitled Capri Holdings, was to purchase Versace. Upon the announcement of the $2.1 billion acquisition on September 25, Capri Holdings pledged to build on Versace’s runway momentum, to expand accessories and footwear from 35 per cent to 60 per cent of brand revenues, to push its e-commerce platforms and omni-channels, and to create 100 new stores across US, European and Asian markets. Its first actual business decision – to integrate Versace’s diffusion line, Versus, with the house’s other contemporary line, Versace Jeans – was not initially outlined.

The news came from chief executive officer Jonathan Akeroyd, who told WWD on October 31 that the company had been looking at ways to simplify the Versace business model over the past months. “This merger will allow us to further develop the Versace Jeans collections and at the same time not to lose the DNA and codes that made Versus so iconic,” Akeroyd said.

Creative director Donatella Versace, who vehemently declared that her “passion has never been stronger” upon the acquisition, will take the helm of both lines. The company will revisit the licensing of the Versace Jeans line,

which currently belongs to Swinger International.

If Versace fans were concerned that brand dilution was inevitable after the business deal, the union of the sub-divisions could be seen as the first red flag. Versus was conceived in 1989 as a gift from Gianni Versace to his sister, Donatella. And, although the brand went on a a four-year hiatus from 2005 to 2009, since then it has become a platform for Versace to work with other creatives and inject youthful spirit into the brand. Collaborators have included Christopher Kane, JW Anderson, Anthony Vaccarello and MIA, but Donatella Versace herself has always remained present, offering her temporary colleagues insight into how archival looks could be remixed in artful – and affordable – ways.

After the Versus spring/summer 2018 show – autumn/winter 2018, in contrast, was presented to press as a lookbook – which drew on ’90s Versus looks, Versace told Vogue: “You need to be yourself. If you believe in yourself that’s all you need in life – and that’s all I have to say about this.” Here’s hoping that her inspirational words hold true in the coming months as more changes between parent company and brand emerge. (IBP/net)

For villages having committed to combating waste, PT Indonesia Power (IP) Bali Generation Unit is said to be ready to facilitate the villages in Klungkung, especially in the procurement of chopping machines and pellet production machines.

Manager of the Indonesia Power for Bali Generating Unit, Made Sukarma, when met in Klungkung on Tuesday (Oct. 30), said that previous assistance from the IP such as at Gunaksa village, Dawan subdistrict, had gone quite well. He

claimed to have reviewed again how the pellet production process runs at the location. According to him, all the aspects have gone quite well. However, the problem only lies in the engine capacity which is incomparable to the high production of waste.

Regarding the issue of machinery having small capacity, Sukarma added that currently there are similar machines with greater capacity and faster working methods.

“Next year, it will be upgraded. For other villages having committed

to handling waste, please submit a proposal. Most importantly, there is a commitment to caring for the environment. This is quite important,” he said.

When asked about the purchasing price of pellet production considered to remain low by the village, at IDR 300 per kg, Sukarma admitted the fact. However, according to him, this TOSS program is not merely talking about profit.

However, the most important step is how this waste production can be handled at each village. It must

be attempted to create each village independent and manage its own waste. According to him, anywhere it is difficult to speak of profit in handling waste.

The TOSS Program has been running at 18 of 59 villages in Klungkung. Of that number, the implementation at 12 villages has run quite well, while the rest is still constrained by the capacity of machine. In an effort to develop this TOSS, he encouraged every village to allocate a budget to its village funds for waste management or move in environmental aspects considering the villages manage Village Allocation Fund, Village Funds, Tax Revenue Sharing and

NEGARA — Instruction of the Governor of Bali on the use of Balinese scripts by every agency starts to be implemented in Jembrana district. It also includes the implementation to remote schools and village institutions through the installation of signboard in Balinese scripts. But from the observations, the writing of Balinese scripts is not entirely correct. Ironically, the incorrect writing of the Balinese scripts is found at schools.

As seen in a number of state elementary schools in Mendoyo subdistrict, from the observations on Tuesday (Oct. 30), the school signboard has some errors in the writing of Balinese script for the wording of Education, Youth and

Sports Agency. More specifically, it is the wording of Kepemudaan (Youth) was even written Kepemusaan.

Even most of the elementary schools that installed the name made from vinyl (banner material) experienced an error as found in SDN Pergung public elementary school, for example, and at Tegalcangkring village. Almost all elementary and junior high schools in Mendoyo subdistrict experienced writing errors, especially in the writing of the agency’s name.

More seriously, even though the signboard in the Balinese script in the form of banner has been known to be wrong, the school seems still to ignore it. “Indeed there are mistakes but a little, after all they will be replaced

permanently,” said one of the principals met last Monday whereas schools should be an example of writing the correct scripts.

Meanwhile, Head of the Jembrana Education, Youth and Sports Agency, I Putu Eka Suarnama, when asked for his confirmation on Monday admitted that he had not yet learned of any mistakes in the writing of Balinese script.

Moreover, it happened to a number of public elementary schools.

If they are wrong, it should be replaced especially installed at school, “Well, it should be replaced. It’s just used temporarily while waiting for the budget until December to install the permanent ones,” said Suarnama. (kmb26)

The incorrect writing of the Balinese scripts is found at schools.

annual budget reaching billions of rupiahs. “At least in 2020, all villages have been able to manage TOSS well,” said A.A. Ngurah Kirana, Head of the Environmental Agency.

Sukarma added that in addition to focusing on the TOSS program, for Klungkung district, Indonesia Power is also developing Gasified Power Plant with the capacity of 2.8 kW. The power plant is said to have been operating and it just needs to connect with the PLN. However, each step is awaiting the official rules and commitments from the National Electric Company (PLN) before being formally utilized for local residents. (kmb31)

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Tanah Pegat residents arrange private land into rural tourism park

TABANAN —With a touch of creativity, private land originally just empty fields can now be transformed into an attractive place to be visited. A resident of Tanah Pegat hamlet, Tabanan subdistrict, I Gusti Putu Susila, for instance, has already done this effort.

Having a private land spreading across the area of 1,200 square meters located close to the Yeh Empas River has inspired him to conjure up the land into a tourism park with the beautiful natural concept.

When entering this tourism park, visitors will be pampered with a beautiful atmosphere that does not change much from the genuine atmosphere. A number of workers are still arranging the area because this tourism park has just been worked on since 1.5 months ago, and is scheduled to be opened this mid-November.

When going further into the park area, visitors will find selfie spots deliberately made to pamper selfie lovers. Besides, there are a number of appropriate points to make pre-wedding photography. More interestingly, the rocks in the river are also given colorful shades adding to the impression of an attractive, unique and special recreation place. It is also equipped with two rubber boats that can be used later for rafting activities. Another challenging attraction is the extremely designed swings to test your adrenaline.

“The initial concept is actually to make a recreational place that offers natural nuances, and attract people to have recreation at the village under the name of Tanah Pegat Tourism Park,” explained Gusti Putu Susila.

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Badung targets Russian tourism market

MANGUPURA —The Island of the Gods or Bali is now becoming one of the favorite destinations for tourists from Russia. This can be seen from the number of tourist visit from Russia served by Ngurah Rai International Airport until September 2018 reaching 80,975 people. This figure increased 10.38 percent from the same period last year amounting to 73,359 people.

The high visits of Russian tourists have led the Badung district government to direct promotions to the country. In the near future, the local government will attend the Fourth Indonesia Festival (FI) held around August 2019. The festival will be held at the Krasnaya Pres Park spreading across the area of 16.5 hectares and attended by more than 135,000 visitors or an increase of around 43 percent from last year.

“We need to participate in this event to introduce Bali in particular and Indonesia in general because the market shares of tourists from Russia remains open. Moreover, direct flight has been opened three times a week to Russia,” said Deputy Regent of Badung, Ketut Suiasa, on Wednesday (Oct. 31).

According to him, Bali is a tourism icon of Indonesia. Therefore, the opportunity to participate in FI-4 must be responded positively because it can become a promotional event for Bali in particular. “We have prepared FI-4 participation as well as a means of promotion to bring in Russian tourists to Bali,” he said.

He said that about 81,000 Russian tourists make a visit to Indonesia. This number needs to be increased, where one of which is by making a sales mission back to Russia after the Fourth Indonesia Festival in Russia.

Head of the Badung Tourism Office, I Made Badra, explained that a number of countries have become the major market for Bali such as Japan, Korea and Russia with high tourist arrivals, but recently they started to decline.

“We continue to target these countries, so that the number of tourist visits continues to increase and the target set by the central government reaching 7 million tourists for Bali can be achieved,” he said.

He stated that central government set 7 million tourists for Bali and Badung set 6.5 million. Why Badung sets more because Badung has more infrastructures. “We are optimistic that the target can be achieved if the average monthly visit reaches 600,000 people,” he said.

As is known, Russia is currently not included in the top 10 countries that contribute to foreign tourist arrivals. (kmb27)

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This man having been in the business of stage and decoration for almost 14 years sees that in Tabanan in particular there are still a few locations for recreation featuring a beautiful, comfortable and calm atmosphere.

Moreover, the land being arranged for this tourism park, chiefly the river flow, was formerly a recreational place after celebrating major religious holiday.

“According to the elders, this river was a recreation place during the feast. That’s why I attempt to develop, even though it was originally designed for a fishing ground but new ideas continued to come. So far, the completion has reached 60 percent,” he said.

Regarding the existence of the Pegat Tanah Tourism Park, Gusti Putu Susila has proposed to local village authority in order it can become a tourist attraction utilizing the natural environment of the local river because it is very suitable for fishing activities. To enter this park, visitors will only be charged parking fee.

“If this has been completed, we also plan to make collaboration with the Tanah Pegat community group to provide typical culinary delights. Here, there are typical menus such as snail soup, snail satay and squeezed eels. Essentially, we also want to highlight the potential at the village,” he concluded.

Establishment of the Pegat Tanah Tourism Park is intended for people wishing to relax and take shelter while doing fishing activities. In fact, this attraction has been awaited by visitors. “Many visitors said they want to come here, especially because there are many places suitable for meditation and yoga activities.

However, since it remains in the arrangement stage, we have not yet opened it,” he concluded. (kmb28)

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PT. Amorsk announced its exclusive collaboration with PHR FZ-LLC, a license from Paramount Licensing Inc., to develop hotels, resorts and residences under the brand Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia (except hotels in Lombok). Paramount Licensing Inc. is a licensing division of Paramount Pictures Corporation in Los Angeles.

In recent years, PT. Amorsk has collaborated with the leading property development industry parties in creating premium quality developments that add to Indonesia’s natural appeal to increase the number of foreign tourists in Indonesia. PT. Amorsk holds exclusive rights from PHR FZ-LLC to de-

velop hotels, resorts and residences under the brand and management of Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia (except hotels in Lombok).

Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia will interpret the imagination and talents that are brave and inspire from Paramount brand into an innovative and refreshing experience for their guests.

Saifful Azhar Sabaruddin Group Development Advisor Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia said that this unique and interesting experience was actually inspired by the creative process of paramount film studios that had been honed for 106 years. World-class service, inspirational designs, and energyfilled concepts will be combined

to create a new standard in luxury hospitality.

Guests will surround by environment which encourages the emergence of amazement, feeling free, and various fantasies. For this reason, PT. Amorsk and Paramount Hotels & Resorts have planned the construction of several properties in a number of main points which are vacation destinations and gateway of cities in Indonesia.

Furthermore, according to Saifful, Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner at that time hosted a private dinner held last mid-October at Bvlgari Resort Bali. The dinner was to celebrate the announcement of the development of Paramount Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia.

The dinner program was also attended by Ricky Pesik, a representative from the Creative Economy Agency and also a number of creative industries from Indonesia and internationally.

Named ‘Silver Paradiso Screen’, this dinner event brings together the brand of Paramount Hotels & Resorts and Bali, with an undeniable reputation. Together they will find the potential of service and world-class tourist destinations in Indonesia.

A row of kenong was tapped to mark the start of the special program, and continued with traditional Balinese dances as well as a song titled “Melati Suci” which was performed by opera singer

Putri Ayu. Before the three-course dinner begins, guests are spoiled with video and light show.

After the dinner, guests enjoyed the music that Marcell brought on the dance floor. The night continued with the Balinese cabaret show, then the music until late at night

by DJ Anton.

With the presence of creative and film industry players, the event brought together film producers and directors with Renner, making it a once-in-a-lifetime experience night. This is also an opportunity for Hollywood, Asia and Indonesia creative industry players to meet and build the potential for cooperation and strengthen relationships. (kmb18)

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Weinstein accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old: lawsuit

NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor in an updated class action lawsuit filed in a New York court on Wednesday.

Weinstein denied the accusation through his lawyer Ben Brafman, who told industry magazine Variety the claim was “preposterous.”

The complainant, identified anonymously as “Jane Doe,” said she is a resident and citizen of Poland who met Weinstein when she was 16 years old at an event with her modeling agency in New York in 2002.

He gave her his business card and invited her to lunch three days later, offering to pick her up with his driver, the complaint said.

“Instead of taking them to a restaurant, Weinstein’s driver dropped the two at Weinstein’s Soho apartment,” the complaint added.

She realized the pair were alone, whereupon he began “aggressively and threateningly demanding sex.”

The woman alleged Weinstein forced her to touch his genitals while he bullied and cajoled her, telling her he had the power to make her career.

She added that Weinstein continued to make advances and harassed her for nearly a decade, until 2011, harming her mental and physical health.

“This claim is preposterous. Like so many other women in this case who have already been exposed as liars, this latest completely uncorroborated allegation that is almost 20 years old will also be shown to be patently false,” said Brafman.

The complaint is an update to a class action suit accusing Weinstein, his brother Bob, and board members of the Weinstein Company of racketeering. The original suit was dismissed in September.

Weinstein, an international pariah after being accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct, is also facing criminal charges, including one count of rape and one of oral sex, which could see him spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. (afp)

Amandla Stenberg: ‘I’m so tired of the word woke’

LOS ANGELES - Amandla Stenberg is a rare Hollywood beast - an actor unafraid to mix her activism with her art.

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The former feminist of the year - whose name means “power” in Zulu - also isn’t afraid to shock.

She rocked the red carpet of the European premiere of her latest film The Hate U Give with unshaven armpits, where the unexpected pairing of Valentino and body hair garnered plenty of media attention.

But while she is both politically and socially active, Stenberg is keen to distance herself from the label “young woke activist”.

Stenberg told Sky News: “I’m so tired of the word woke! I cannot stand it! It’s cool that people think I’m woke, which I guess means that they think I’m socially aware. But I think that the word woke and the social media and pop culture activism has played out a little bit, I don’t think it’s necessarily effective.

“Sometimes I think it creates a culture that actually is not conclusive to progress just because it can be really surface level rather than actually getting to

the heart of topics, or can also be kind of critical in a way that scares people away from actually growing.”

Three years after posting a short video entitled Don’t Cash Crop On My Cornrows, described as “a crash discourse in black culture”, she admits we now live in a very different climate.

She says the answer must come from a place of cultural exchange.

“I think appropriation happens when there is a continual devaluing of the lives of black people and a complete lack of attempts to understand the black experience and respect it in the process of enjoying the culture.

“Now we’re living in a time where it’s like black vernacular, black style, black references are so at the forefront of pop culture, I think that’s really cool honestly, as long as we as a culture value black lives.”

While the Hunger Games star is no longer posting political vlogs, it was her 2015 cornrow video that brought her to the attention of Angie Thomas - the author of the number one New York Times bestselling young adult novel The Hate U Give. (IBP/net)

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This picture from Indonesia media agency “detikcom” shows officials displaying part of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610’s black box, an FDR (flight data recorder), after it was recovered from the Java Sea, during search operations in the waters off Karawang on November 1, 2018. One black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said on November 1, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky.

One ‘black box’ recovered from Indonesia jet as first funeral held

A black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, authorities said Thursday, a find that could be critical to establishing why a brand new jet plunged into the Java Sea shortly after take-off, killing 189 people on board.

Divers plucked the orange data recorder from the ocean and placed it in a plastic tub as search teams continued to scour the seabed for the fuselage of the Boeing-737 MAX 8, which crashed off Indonesia’s northern coast on Monday and had only been in service a few months. There have been no survivors and only body parts have been found so far.

Relatives are desperate to be able to say goodbye to their loved ones and the first funeral for one of the passengers was held on Thursday. But many others have yet to be located and analysts hope further victims could still be found with the bulk of the wreckage.

“I assume that there will be a

lot of bodies still strapped into the seats,” aviation analyst Dudi Sudibyo told AFP. Dozens of divers are taking part in the massive recovery effort along with helicopters and ships, but authorities have all but ruled out finding any survivors.

- Cockpit recorder still missing The black boxes, which airlines are required to install, offer investigators their best chance of discovering why such a new jet crashed. The devices record information about the speed, altitude and direction of the plane as well as flight crew conversations.

“The good news is we have found one of the black boxes,”

search and rescue agency head Muhammad Syaugi told reporters.

Authorities say a flight data recorder was recovered, but they were still looking for the cockpit voice recorder.

On a Jakarta dockside Thursday, Boeing and US National Transportation Safety Board officials joined the Indonesian team in sifting through twisted metal plane parts and piles of passengers’ torn clothing, shoes, wallets and mobile phones.

The single-aisle Boeing plane, which was on its way from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang city, is one of the world’s newest and most advanced commercial passenger jets.

Despite the name, black boxes are in fact bright orange with reflec-

tive stripes. They are built to survive at vast depths and in extreme heat, and are fitted with a beacon which can emit a signal for one month. Black boxes help explain nearly 90 percent of all crashes, according to aviation experts.

“Data from the plane -- the engine, all the instruments -- are recorded there,” Sudibyo said. “If there is an anomaly, some technical problem, it is recorded there too.”

- First funeral Passengers’ remains are being sent to hospital for DNA comparison to relatives. Forensic experts identified Jannatun Cintya Dewi as the first victim of the crash Wednesday evening.

The 24-year-old civil servant’s coffin was carried by pallbearers through the streets of her East Java hometown Sidoarjo on Thursday.

Dewi’s mother collapsed and had to be carried into their home, while friends and relatives wiped away tears as the casket was laid in a freshly dug grave sprinkled with flowers. A bowl of fruit and two palm branches lay at one end. Some relatives have shared heart wrenching tales of their final contact with loved ones.

A selfie taken by a newlywed husband, Deryl Fida Febrianto, and sent to his wife some 30 minutes before the jetliner crashed has gone viral online.

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