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Lindsay Lohan, mom in reported dispute at NY home Associated Press Writer

MINEOLA, N.Y. — Police were called to Lindsay Lohan’s childhood home in suburban New York on Wednesday morning after a report of a fight between the troubled actress and her mother. It was the third run-in involving the actress and New York police officers in the past several weeks. Nassau County Police Insp. Kenneth Lack said officers were called around 8 a.m. Wednesday to the Merrick, Long Island, home where the 26year-old starlet grew up. Her mother

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Dina lives in the home with some of her other children. An investigation revealed “no criminality,” according to Lack. Police did not release details on the subject of the argument. Celebrity website TMZ first reported the dispute. Lohan publicist Steve Honig declined to comment. She was involved in a New York City police investigation about two weeks ago. She alleged a man had assaulted her in a New York hotel, but charges against the man were later dropped. In mid-September, she was accused of clipping a pedestrian

with her car outside a nightclub and driving away. She was given a ticket and was scheduled to appear in court Oct. 23. Honig said previously he expects those allegations to be proven false. The actress was also involved in a car accident in California this summer that sent her and an assistant to a hospital, but didn’t result in serious injuries for anyone. The accident remains under investigation.

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Jimmy Page says ‘no’ to Led Zeppelin reunion Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Led Zeppelin will not be reuniting anytime soon. That message came through loud and clear Tuesday with sarcasm, stoic silence and even the occasional barb at reporters who dared to ask. Just the mention of the topic set off lead singer Robert Plant at a news conference for the band’s upcoming concert film, “Celebration Day.” But at the film’s premiere later in the evening, guitarist Jimmy Page set the record straight, sort of, about a potential reunion. “I think it’s disappointing for people when the answer is no,” Page said. But he later added: “That’s what it is now.”

“Celebration Day” covers their 2007 reunion concert at London’s 02 Arena. Original members Plant, Page and John Paul Jones, as well as Jason Bonham, the son of the late John Bonham, played the one-time tribute concert to honor Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.

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Musicians Jason Bonham, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones attend the “Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day” premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 in New York.

“Once the idea was proposed, ‘Would we do the concert?’ It had to be Jason,” Page said. Since the death of Bonham in 1980, the band has played only a handful of gigs, with the 2007 tribute concert being the last time. The group enlisted the younger Bonham, a successful drummer in his own right, to play with the band. On the red carpet, Bonham said he understands why the fans want something more from the band, but feels there’s good reason to put it to rest. “I think it’s probably frustrating to the public when they see how good it is, and they go, ‘Why won’t you do anymore?’ They don’t get it,” Bonham said. “But you know what, there’s a time, and for me it’s when John Bonham was in Led Zeppelin.” Jones, the band’s bassist, eloquently said all the band’s energy went into that performance. “We focused on the show and that was it. Fortunately it was on film,” Jones said. Page was conscious of Led Zeppelin’s uninspired performance at the Atlantic Records’ 40th anniversary concert in 1988. So the band rehearsed for about six weeks before the London show. “You have to understand, any other group would be a doing a warm-up gig, and then they would have like two or three concerts in a row. We could have done more than one, with the demand, but we only had one shot and we had to be super-duper confident on it, and it went well,” Page said. During a news conference earlier in the day, the band became uncomfortable with a question about “anticipating something bigger for the band.”

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An Indonesian policeman stands guard at the 2002 Bali bombing memorial monument, ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the incident in Kuta, Bali resort island October 11, 2012. Indonesian police have warned of possible attacks on commemorations for the tenth anniversary of bomb blasts on the island of Bali and have brought in reinforcements to protect the thousands due to attend, including Australia’s prime minister.

Warns of threat before Bali anniversary Associated Press/Agence France-Press

threat first surfaced prior to Oct. 1, the anniversary of a second Bali DENPASAR — Indonesian police warned of a possible ter- bombing in 2005 that killed 20 rorist threat targeting dignitaries planning to commemorate people at restaurants. The official Friday’s 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings, raising the spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to country’s security alert to its highest level. speak to the media. Reports involving the “certain memorial sites. Australian Prime Minister Julia movement” of terrorists have been “We have prepared a maximum Gillard is scheduled to attend Frireceived, said Bali Police Brig. security arrangement, even for the day’s event remembering the Oct. Gen. I Ketut Untung Yoga Ana. post-commemoration,” he said. He 12, 2002, attacks that blasted two He said that security had been declined to provide any specific Bali nightclubs. The bombs killed tightened at all entry points to the details about the threat. 202 people, including 88 Australians resort island prior to the event, and However, an intelligence official and seven Americans. The attack that snipers would be placed around said information about a potential was carried out by Jemaah Islami-

yah, an al-Qaida-linked group. Gillard is due to give an address to commemorate the Australians who were among the victims of the strike against the Sari Club and Paddy’s Bar in the Indonesian tourist island’s nightlife strip of Kuta. Asked in Sydney whether she was concerned about travelling to Bali, Gillard said: “I do want to be in Bali for the 10-year commemorations. “Families will be travelling there. It will be a day in which we pay our respects and remember

what that moment was like for Australians.” Friends and families of victims have poured into Bali for Friday’s service, some meeting at the “ground zero” site of the attacks or laying flowers at an adjacent stone memorial inscribed with the names of the dead. A group of regular police stood guard next to the Kuta memorial on Wednesday afternoon with armed police patrolling the beach area, an AFP photographer saw. Continued on page 13

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Red ape draws attention of residents Gianyar (Bali Post)—

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Gianyar Market

Attempt to survive by serving traditional foods

ALIGNING of blue-roofed stalls began to embellish the parking lot of Gianyar Market and parking space in front of the shopping complex located on Jalan Ngurah Rai, Gianyar. At that time, it was 3:00 p.m. One by one the entourage of night market traders arrived and immediately opened their stall. Along the parking space on Jalan Ngurah Rai were seen 23 beautifully arranged stalls offering traditional specialties. Only two stalls were seen to sell assorted salads and side dishes. Meanwhile, a much different condition was seen in the complex of Sari Boga II night market. The number of traders offering special food of Gianyar compared to outside traders was nearly balanced. The remaining traders sold clothing, toys, original tapes and pirated CDs. Desak Anom, 42, from Gianyar town selling typical traditional food of Gianyar looked slightly happy when approached by visitors. Since the age of ten, Desak Anom had help her mother, Niang Temon, sell rice, porridge, assorted vegetables with grated coconut spices and seafood. In her memory, before the night market traders were as busy as today, there were only two traders. Then, the traders increased and repeatedly moved. Originally, most traders in the night market sold traditional food. It brought in a special appeal

to truck drivers and other visitors to come by. Economic transactions with small business were going on until late night. Such activities kept going on until she got married and opened her own business. When met on Tuesday night (Oct 9), Desak Anom said the increasing number of traders and uncertain people’s purchasing power made her income uncertain, too. During low season, of the 25 kg of rice prepared, sometimes it stayed a quarter. She peddled from early afternoon until 1:00 a.m. on the following day. Even though the competition among the traders was getting tighter with the entry of outside food, for Desak Anom selling traditional food was a blessing. Amidst the increasing insistence, she remained to serve traditional food. By selling food, at least until closing the stall she could obtain IDR 2 million.

“If lacking of visitors, my earnings may reach IDR 1 million. Such amount can only cover the amount of capital,” she explained. It is one of the illustrations on the presence of night market traders existing in Gianyar Regency. Though the overall number of traders in the night market cannot be ascertained, based on the deposit of the generally generated revenue (PAD) from daily levies, it can be known that Gianyar Regency has five night markets. Those night markets are located in Ubud, Gianyar town, Sukawati, Semebaung, and Blahbatuh. From the five night markets as indicated by the data of the regional revenue agency (Dispenda) up to August 2012 as presented by the Spokesperson of Gianyar Government, contributions to the regionally generated revenue reached IDR 17,718,900. (dar)

A banyan tree in the area of Dalem Puri Sukawati temple suddenly drew the attention of local residents. It happened because the appearance of a reddish-furred ape had been a spectacle of residents. Besides, right in the cranny under the banyan tree was also found a mask resembling a Sidakarya mask on Wednesday (Oct 10). One of the residents, Ida Bagus Dira, said the appearance of the ape and discovery of the Sidakarya mask were just known three days ago. As information compiled, the appearance of the red ape was known by a worker who was repairing the temple on Tuesday (Oct 9). The worker was surprised by the appearance of the ape from the banyan tree. After seeing the red-furred ape, the worker reported it to the local village apparatus. Village apparatuses and residents eventually thronged to see the appearance of the ape. Such appearance was then attributed to the existence of the sacred banyan tree. Even, at that time the village apparatus and residents were surprised by the discovery of Sidakarya mask under the root of banyan tree. A leadership of Dalem Puri Batuan temple, Dewa Made Oka Bawa, said the location was previously never occupied by a herd of apes. Before the discovery of the Sidakarya mask and appearance of the ape, it was the location of Merajapati shrine (upstream of cemetery). However, after the banyan tree uprooted, the Merajapati shrine was relocated to the current location. For clarity, it would be consulted first, he explained. (kmb16)

Libbi Plaza and Gunung Agung shop robbed Denpasar (Bali Post) –

It seems to be a serious matter now that West Denpasar has been targeted a lot with the walls holing modus. Three building walls have been a victim and a safe is targeted with recent one at Libbi Plaza and Gunung Agung Book Shop, Teuku Umar Street, Denpasar, last Wednesday (10/10) yet it seemed nothing is taken this time. “Only files were seen scattered, there are two holes, 60 centimeters at Libbi Plaza while 30 centimeters at Gunung Agung Book Shop,” police source stated. According to the officer, it is strongly suspected that these similar incidents are done by the same people. No cash were taken this time, only Sprite drink and fruits were consumed. It was a security in Libbi Plaza, Ketut Sri Utama, who was coming in for work at 6.45 am local time witnessed it first. What’s weird, the employee door was locked from the inside so then Utama went through the front door. Utama reported to the police and then holes were found. One of the holes were next to a cashier desk and safe place which means one of the robbers could be someone from the company or knowing well the place condition as it’s impossible to know if it’s someone who doesn’t know the area. (kmb21)

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Furama Vilas & Spa

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The Furama Vilas & Spa, Bali is nestled amidst padi fields in the Banjar Bindu district in mountainous Ubud, covering over 2000m2 verdant lands. Accessible to the popular Ubud market via the resort’s free shuttle service, the Concierge can also arrange for transportation to other tourist attractions based on guest’s needs. 19 Deluxe Pool Villas (265m) exude an idyllic appeal in the tranquil surroundings. Soft furnishings in a simple yet tasteful style create an atmosphere of warmth and cosines. The private plunge pool and gazebo for in-villa massage treatments are added luxuries for guests’ daily indulgence. The 5 Royal Pool Villa are fashioned like the Deluxe Pool Villas and the 480m compound houses two villas instead of one. A common patio area encourages relaxing evening chats and in-villa dining. All villas are well equipped with modern conveniences, ideal for discerning executive types and vacationing couples to lounge around and unwind in maximum comfort, inviting you into a memorable holiday experience.

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Calendar Event for September 1 through October 17, 2012 1 Sep Saniscara Pon Dunggulan Pura Segara Jembrana Pura Dalem Gede Losan Klungkung 2 Sep Redite Wage Kuningan Pura Dalem Tegal Tamu Sekarmukti-Balubulan Pura Kubayan Umagunung Sempidi-Badung 3 Sep Soma Keliwon Kuningan Pura Dasar Gelgel-Klungkung Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Sawah/Selemadeg-Tabanan Pura Pemerajan Agung Benawah Kangin-Gianyar Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Pelapuhan-Busungbiu Buleleng Pura Kahyangan Tulus Desa Apuan. 8 Sep Saniscara Keliwon Kuningan Pura Taman Pule Mas-Ubud Pura Ularan Takmung-Klungkung Pura Bukitjati Gulingan-Kawan Bangli Pura Dalem Tegehe Pura Dalem Tahak Pura Dalem Batuaji Pura Dalem Tegaljaya-Batubulan Pura Jenengan Maspahit Cemenggaon-Sukawati Pura Dalem Guwang-Sukawati Pura Sadha Kapal Pura Sakenan Sakenan Serangan Pura Pekendungan Kediri-Tabanan Pura Pasek Gaduh Grokgak Gede Tabanan Pura Dalem Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri Tanjung Periuk Jakarta Pura Dalem Tenggaling Guliang-Bangli Mr. Dukuh Tetek Peguyangan-Denpasar Pura Agung Blambangan Banyuwangi Pura Dalem Agung Sri Nararya Kresna Kepakisan Gelgel -Klungkung Desa Adat Munggu (Mekotekan) Mengwi-Badung Pura Panti Paksebali-Klungkung (Perang Jempana) Pura Penataran Agung Margowening Desa Balong garut Sidoarjo, Jawa Timur 2 Oct Anggara Wage Pahang Pura Batu Madeg (Meru Tumpang Sanga) Besakih Pura Hyang Tibha i Batuan Sakah 3 Oct Buda Keliwon Pahang Pura Luhur Puncak Padang Dawa Baturiti Tabanan Pura Silayukti Padangbai-Karangasem.

Pura Aer Jeruk Sukawati Pura Dangin Pasar Batuan-Sukawati Pura Penataran Batuyang-Batubulan Pura Desa Lembeng Ketewel-Sukawati Pura Pasek Bendesa Dukuh Kediri-Tabanan Pura Kawitan Dalem Sukawati Gianyar Pura Kresek Banyuning Buleleng Pura Puseh Bebandem-Karangasem Merajan Pasek Kubayan-Gaji Merajan pasek Gelgel Jeroan Abang-Songan. Merajan Pasek Subrata Temaga Temaga Merajan Pasek Gelgel Bungbungan Gelgel Bungbungan Sad Kahyangan Batu Medahu Swana Nusa Penida Pura Buda Kliwon Penatih-Denpasar Pura Penataran Dukuh Nagasari Bebandem Karangasem Pura Pasek Bendesa Tagtag Paguyangan Pura Pulasari Sibang Gede Abiansemal Pura Batur Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Agung Sukawati 8 Oct Soma Keliwon Krulut Pura Pasel Gelgel Kekeran Mngwi Badung Merajan Pasek Subadra Kramas-Gianyar 13 Oct Hari Tumpek Krurut Pura Pasek Gelgel Br Tengah Buleleng Pura Dalem Pemuteran Jelantik Tojan - Klungkung Pura Pedarmaan Bhujangga Waisnawa Besakih Pura Taman Sari Desa Gunungsari Penebel Tabanan Pura Dalem Tarukan Bebalang Bangli Pura Benua Kangin Besakih Pura Merajan Kanginan Besakih 14 Oct Redite Umanis Merakih Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin - Lembongan Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati - Gianyar 17 Oct Buda Wage Merakih Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Pura Natih Banjar Kalah - Batubulan Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar Pura Kubayan Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan Sanding - Tampaksiring Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba - Tabanan

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Singing Mice Can Change Their Tune

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This handout photo provided by NSIDC, University of Colorado, taken in Oct. 2003, shows the Antarctic sunlight illuminating the surface of the sea ice, intensifying the effect of the fracture lines.

Experts: Global warming means more Antarctic ice Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — The ice goes on seemingly forever in a white pancake-flat landscape, stretching farther than ever before. And yet in this confounding region of the world, that spreading ice may be a cockeyed signal of man-made climate change, scientists say. This is Antarctica, the polar opposite of the Arctic. While the North Pole has been losing sea ice over the years, the water nearest the South Pole has been gaining it. Antarctic sea ice hit a record 7.51 million square miles in September. That happened just days after reports of the biggest loss of Arctic sea ice on record. Climate change skeptics have seized on the Antarctic ice to argue that the globe isn’t warming and that scientists are ignoring the southern continent because it’s not convenient. But scientists say the skeptics are misinterpreting what’s happening and why. Shifts in wind patterns and the giant ozone hole over the Antarctic this time of year — both related to human activity — are probably behind the increase in ice, experts say. This subtle growth in winter sea ice since scientists began measuring it in 1979 was initially surprising, they say, but makes sense the more it is studied. “A warming world can have complex and sometimes surprising consequences,” researcher Ted Maksym said this week from an Australian research vessel sur-

rounded by Antarctic sea ice. He is with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. Many experts agree. Ted Scambos of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado adds: “It sounds counterintuitive, but the Antarctic is part of the warming as well.” And on a third continent, David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey says that yes, what’s happening in Antarctica bears the fingerprints of man-made climate change. “Scientifically the change is nowhere near as substantial as what we see in the Arctic,” says NASA chief scientist Waleed Abdalati, an ice expert. “But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be paying attention to it and shouldn’t be talking about it.” Sea ice is always melting near one pole while growing around the other. But the overall trend year to year is dramatically less ice in the Arctic and slightly more in the Antarctic. It’s most noticeable in September, when northern ice is at its lowest and southern ice at its highest. For over 30 years, the Arctic in September has been losing an average of 5.7 square miles of sea

ice for every square mile gained in Antarctica. Loss of sea ice in the Arctic can affect people in the Northern Hemisphere, causing such things as a higher risk of extreme weather in the U.S. through changes to the jet stream, scientists say. Antarctica’s weather peculiarities, on the other hand, don’t have much effect on civilization. At well past midnight in Antarctica, where it’s about 3 degrees, Maksym describes in a rare shipto-shore telephone call from the R.V. Aurora Australis what this extra ice means in terms of climate change. And what it’s like to be out studying it for two months, with the nearest city 1,500 miles away. “It’s only you and the penguins,” he says. “It’s really a strikingly beautiful and stark landscape. Sometimes it’s even an eerie kind of landscape.” While the Arctic is open ocean encircled by land, the Antarctic — about 1.5 times the size of the U.S. — is land circled by ocean, leaving more room for sea ice to spread. That geography makes a dramatic difference in the two polar climates.

The newest singing sensation in the animal kingdom? Mice. The creatures not only sing ultrasonic melodies high above sopranos, distinct from their regular squeaks, but they also learn new tunes from each other, researchers report today (Oct. 10). Song learning is known to exist in humans, dolphins, songbirds and parrots, but the new research overthrows a 50-year assumption that mouse vocalizing is inborn and instead shows that mice have a rudimentary vocal system to control their vocal cords and learn new tunes. “The mouse brain and behavior for vocal communication is not as primitive and as innate as myself and many other scientists have considered it to be,” senior author Erich Jarvis, a neurobiologist at Duke University, told LiveScience. “Mice have more similarities in their vocal communication with humans than other species like our closest relatives,” Jarvis added, referring to chimpanzees. Generally, vocalizing comes from a coordinated effort between the brain’s motor cortex, which controls voluntary muscles, and the vocal cords in the larynx. Jarvis and colleagues found a rudimentary indirect connection in mice between the two, absent in chimpanzees and monkeys. The findings may also impact human speech disorders such as those found in autism, commonly studied in mice genetically engineered to mimic the disorders. Singing new songs

Jarvis, who studies how language works and evolves, set out to demonstrate and verify that mice didn’t have brain connections to learn singing behavior. In their study, the researchers destroyed the motor control region in mice and then tested their singing abilities. The altered mice could still sing, “but they weren’t able to modulate or stay on pitch on their songs as they were before,” Jarvis said. [10 Cool Facts About the Brain] The inborn ability to vocalize is built into the brain stem of mice, whereas pitch modulation and melody comes from the rudimentary motor control center, Jarvis hypothesized. Next, the researchers wanted to determine just how modifiable these songs were. Previous research had shown male mice become mini-Pavarottis when sexually excited by the female scent. But the new research suggests mice are able to mimic new songs.

Bioethics panel urges more gene privacy protection Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker’s DNA is decoded, predicting what diseases lurk in his or her future. A presidential commission found that’s legally possible in about half the states — and says new protections to ensure the privacy of people’s genetic information are critical if the nation is to realize the enormous medical potential of gene-mapping. Such whole genome sequencing costs too much now for that extreme coffee-cup scenario to be likely. But the report being released Thursday says the price is dropping so rapidly that the technology could become common in doctors’ offices very soon — and there are lots of ethical issues surrounding how, when and with whom the results may be shared. Without public trust, people may not be as willing to allow scientists to study their genetic information, key to learning to better fight disease, the report warns. “If this issue is left unaddressed, we could all feel the effects,” said Dr. Amy Gutmann, who chairs the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Mapping entire genomes now is done primarily for research, as scientists piece together which genetic mutations play a role in various diseases. It’s different than getting a lab test to see if you carry, say, a single gene known to cause breast cancer. Gutmann said her commission investigated ahead of an anticipated boom in genome sequencing as the price drops from thousands today to about $1,000, cheaper than running a few individual gene tests.

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Bali provides 283 vials of anti-rabies serum Bali Post

Tourists visit shop at Seminyak, Badung Regency, Bali Island. Quantitatively, the number of Russian tourists coming to Bali increases from year to year. However, the Indonesian Tourist Guides Association (HPI) of Bali assesses the presence of the Russian market qualitatively tends to decrease.

Quality of Russian travelers shifts Bali Post

DENPASAR - Quantitatively, the number of Russian tourists coming to Bali increases from year to year. However, the Indonesian Tourist Guides Association (HPI) of Bali assesses the presence of the Russian market qualitatively tends to decrease. Russian Division Head of the HPI Bali, Nengah Archana, said the arrival of Russian tourists to Bali was previously dominated by the middle to upper class. Now, the Russian tourists who jazzed up the Island of the Gods were dominated by middle to lower class tourists. “The arrival of lower-class Russian tourists to Bali is also a result of the MICE tourism program. Russian tourist arrivals do occur en masse, but the quality of Russian tourists that spend holidays in Bali has been declining,” said Nengah Archana on Wednesday (Oct 10). According to him, the phenomenon of decline in quality happened to Russian tourists who vacationed in Bali had taken place since 2011. Such condition was indicated by the decline in the purchase of tour packages by Russian tourists through travel agencies. “Aside from not purchasing a tour package through travel agencies, the Russian tourists simply choose to stay in hotel without taking any tour package,” he said. He said that Russian tourists who wanted to travel predominantly rented a motorbike instead of purchasing a tour package. Those who took advantage of rental services

were not only repeater guests, but also those traveling to Bali for the first time. “Apparently, they are willing to take risks of travelling by renting a bike, or using freelance transport services,” he said. Archana alleged the courage of Russian tourists to travel by themselves in Bali happened because it was easy to get global information about Bali through the Internet though it was not fully correct. “Particularly, the more valid information about Balinese culture can be obtained from the Russian tourist guides coalesced into the HPI Bali,” he said. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Tourism Industry Association of Indonesia (GIPI) of Bali, Ngurah Wijaya, assessed the degradation of tourists coming to Bali did not only happen to Russian tourists, but also to the entire tourism markets. Quality could be measured by two benchmarks, namely the length of stay and tourist expenditures. The existing data indicated that length of stay of tourists since the past 10 years tended to shift to 3-4 days only and their spending power only reached about USD 100 per day.

“Now, the foreign tourist visit amounts to 2.5 million per year. However, their spending is low reaching only USD 100 per person with a length of stay up to 3 days,” he said. Such conditions, assessed Ngurah Wijaya, happened in harmony with the shifting concept of Bali tourism from segmented tourism to mass tourism. To that end, the Bali tourism should change the paradigm of mass tourism into segmented tourism. Development of the segmented tourism would boost the economic growth of Bali in the whole. “The appropriate tourism for Bali is not mass tourism, but segmented tourism that can draw tourists who can spend something more such as spiritual, cultural, golf and other tourism. To that end, we are encouraging the government to create segmented tourism,” he explained. The development of segmented tourism, added Ngurah Wijaya, would also have an impact on the economic and social welfare improvement. With a high level of spending and long stay, their consumption would automatically increase, too. (kmb27)

DENPASAR - Other than antirabies vaccine (VAR), the Bali Health Agency also provides antirabies serum (SAR) to handle the rabies cases in Bali. After being unavailable for long time, now Bali has 283 vials of anti-rabies serum distributed throughout Bali. It was revealed by the Head of Bali Health Agency, Ketut Suarjaya, when contacted. According to him, such amount of anti-rabies serum had been distributed to each regency/municipality where 30 vials were distributed to Buleleng, Jembrana (15 vials), Tabanan (25 vials), Badung (5 vials), Denpasar (25 vials), Gianyar (30 vials), Klungkung (25 vials), Bangli (35 vials) and Karangsem (30 vials), while the remaining 63 vials were used for buffer stock. Providing anti-rabies serum, added Suarjaya, was to overcome the bite of animal rabies carrier located at hazardous parts of the body from the shoulder upward. As known, rabies took time to get to the brain. The speed to reach the brain highly depended on the location, depth and distance of the wound from the head. Administration of the anti-rabies serum was usually undertaken to patients bitten by dog whose wound located on the shoulder upward with the assumption that virus would quickly reach the brain because position of the wound was very close to the head. Meanwhile, Secretary of the Rabies Treatment Team of Sanglah Hospital, Ken Wirasandhi, admitted that Sanglah Hospital had no inventory of anti-rabies serum at the moment. “If we need, we will request it to the Bali Health

Agency,” explained Wirasandhi. He added the use of anti-rabies serum was usually very rare as the bite wound on the shoulder upward caused by animal rabies carrier rarely happened. By and large, the dog bite victim injured on the foot or hand. The anti-rabies serum itself, added Ken, had difference from the anti-rabies vaccine. Antirabies serum was a ready-to-use rabies immune system, while the anti-rabies vaccine was a matter serving to trigger the body to be immune against rabies. In terms of its function, the anti-rabies serum certainly gave a faster immune effect on rabies virus than anti-rabies vaccine. Unfortunately, since it was expensive and only available overseas, in Indonesia the antirabies serum was only given to the victim whose location of dog bite was very close to the head. According to Ken, administration of the anti-rabies vaccine to dog bite injuries so far in Bali was still effective. “Of the many cases of dog bite in Bali, administration of the anti-rabies vaccine was still effective. This can be seen where none of the dog bite victims undergoing a complete administration of antirabies vaccine has been exposed to rabies,” said Ken. For patients of rabies suspect who died usually had a history of dog bite injuries without undergoing a treatment or obtaining the anti-rabies vaccine. Other than anti-rabies serum, the Bali Health Agency had also prepared approximately 34,334 vials of anti-rabies vaccine that were expected to meet the needs of anti-rabies vaccine in Bali for a year. (san)

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A man getting anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) at one of Bali’s hospitals. Other than anti-rabies vaccine (VAR), the Bali Health Agency also provides anti-rabies serum (SAR) to handle the rabies cases in Bali.

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Farmland in Klungkung getting narrower Semarapura (Bali Post)—

Commitment of the government to build the agricultural sector is only a discourse. So far, there have been no government programs that can preserve the farmland in Bali. The government is unable to maintain the farmland, let alone do extensification. By degrees, the farmland will diminish and local people leave the agriculture due to loss of farmland. Every year, the farmland dwindles. Nothing can stem the land conversion, so that the farmland is getting narrower in keeping with the reluctance of young generation to become a farmer. By referring to the data of land use in Klungkung Regency, the chart of farmland acreage in Klungkung within the past four years has fallen sharply. From 3,888 hectares of paddy fields in Klungkung in 2008, it has reduced to 3,845 hectares in 2011. It means that within a period of four years the smallest regency in Bali has lost 43 hectares of paddy fields. Will there be any land expansion next year? Apparently, it is impossible. In 2008, the land conversion occurred to 12 hectares, consisting of 8 hectares at Subak Jero Kuta, Tempek Ayung in Klung-

kung subdistrict and 4 hectares at Subak Sampalan Baler Margi in Dawan subdistrict. Later in 2011, the existence of farmland in Klungkung was increasingly worrying. Within a year, 31 hectares of paddy fields vanished after the land conversion. This time, two hectares of land conversion happened at Subak Lepang, Dlod Banjarangkan and Lunjungan in Banjarangkan subdistrict, while in Klungkung subdistrict it scattered in the area of Gembalan, Selat, Akah, Selisihan, Kawan, Manduang, Pegending, Toya Cau, Toya Hee and Pegatepan Hee happened to 29 hectares. The Head of Klungkung Agriculture, Plantation and Forestry Agency, Wayan Muliarta, seemed reluctant to comment last Wednesday regarding the farmland conversion in his territory. It had been attempted to visit him for several times but he was not in the office. When contacted via phone, he did not answer. In the future, the presence of wetland should get protection in the form of real programs of the government so as not to be continuously eroded by other interests. Otherwise, farmers will lose their cultivated rice fields in the future. (kmb31)

City Government half hearted sanctioning illegal adverts Denpasar (Bali Post) –

The commitment of Denpasar City to take action and arranging illegal advertisement boards seen by Indonesia Advertisement Company Union (P3I) Bali still half hearted or even ignoring as they keep on publishing new permits on crowded advertising places such as seen at Teuku Umar that has been an electronic shops center now has a new advertisement board built when actually in the pilot project of advertisement arrangement by Cleanliness and Grounds Agency (DKP) was not to produce any new permits since 2010. “We think government is not serious, as up to now there hasn’t been any clear action taken in violations on advertising such as at Teuku Umar which ideally has 25 billboardsm now has 40 with distance minimal 50 meters each,” P31 Bali Head, Roy Guritno Wicaksono, stated in Denpasar last Wednesday (10/10), “There has been arrangement going on

but it is getting worse instead.” A letter has been sent to the Agency on arranging construction of billboards by making a model of the arrangement. At least four billboards were built after the stoppage at 2010 yet P3I don’t want to comment too far as this is the city’s government authority. Business Section of the Union, A.A.Md. Gede Sudiadnyana, also thinks that this is not what it is suppose to be. “It shouldn’t be half hearted, it should be clear actions so Denpasar City is cleaner and beautiful also comfortable from all those advertisements that shouldn’t be where they are,” Sudiadnyana exclaimed. Meanwhile Head of the responsible agency, I Ketut Wisada, did say before a disciplinary on stopping illegal advertisements have been a routine and not just a response after a complain. The agency also took action at Gatot Subroto Street up to east, Tohpati, Akasia cross way and along Hayam Wuruk Street. (kmb27)

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Departement of Homeland Security police officers keep an eye on planes at the Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.

Man arrested after smoke grenade found in luggage West Tianyar residents face water crisis

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A farmer is trying to cultivate a dry land in West Tianyar village, Kubu subdistrict, Karangasem.

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LOS ANGELES — A man dressed in body armor was arrested by federal officials at Los Angeles International Airport after a smoke grenade, knives, a gas mask, leg irons, body bags and a variety of weapons were discovered in luggage.

RESIDENTS of West Tianyar village, Kubu subdistrict, Karangasem, are now on the peak of water crisis. Water storage built by people and used to keep rain water during the last rainy season has dried out. Residents who urgently needed clean water and had water storage like those at Tamansari hamlet should purchased water from the seller bringing tank truck. A tank truck of water containing 5,000 liters was purchased at IDR 150,000 by residents. It was revealed by the hamlet chief I Gede Daryana not long ago when met at his village. Daryana said that most villagers among the 900 families at his hamlet were poor. They did not have water storage because the cost of making it was expensive. The water storage with capacity of 10 cubic meters of water could spend up to IDR 30 million. “Majority of our residents do not have water storage. If they afford to purchase water during this crisis, it will be kept in an emergency pond layered with tarpaulin,” he said. Other than residents at West Tianyar, according to a legislator of Karangasem House from West Tianyar, Nyoman Oka Antara, the clean water crisis in the dry season was also faced by most people on Kubu mountain area. They regularly

lived through clean water crisis in dry season. As observation, the residents at Lebah Bongli and Bejug Batudawa Kaja also faced clean water crisis. They purchased clean water from water seller by tank truck coming to 5,000 liters at IDR 200,000. “They are poor families who do not have water storage and purchase water from the water seller. It is then kept in an emergency pond layered with tarpaulin,” said hamlet chief of Apadsari, Tulamben village, Wayan Putra. Oka Antara said the pond project was less effective in addressing the crisis of clean water happening regularly during dry season in Kubu. As evidence, Oka Antara said the pond spending the budget worth IDR 4 billion remained dry during dry season. The water in the pond at Sebudi Selat, Puragae, Daya hamlet at Ban village (Kubu), Nangka and Yehkori hamlet (Bebandem), Batudawa Kaja and Muntig had totally dried up. “Although there are ponds built with costly budget, the residents constantly face clean water crisis. I

think it will be more effective if the community groups are given water storage aid. It costs cheaper and can be worked on through mutual assistance. If rainwater in the storage has run out, the storage can be used to keep water supplies from the government or philanthropists. In short, it will be much cheaper,” said Oka Antara. He said if the fund of government assistance worth IDR 4 billion was used to build water storage and worked on independently by the recipient groups, then it would cover more residents and be more effective. Oka Antara regretted the tank truck given by the Bali Government for Karangasem Regency, was claimed and used only by particular party cadres in Karangasem to supply clean water in Kubu subdistrict. “Supposedly, the tank truck given by the Bali Government can be managed independently, should not be claimed to supply clean water by the ruling political party cadres in Karangasem,” said Oka Antara, Chairman of Commission B of the Karangasem House when hosting the visit of Deputy Governor of Bali, AA Puspayoga, few days ago at West Tianyar in conjunction with the development of water storage. (bud)

Boston-bound Yongda Huang Harris, 28, was arrested Friday on suspicion of transporting hazardous materials on a flight from Japan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Tuesday. Harris is a U.S. citizen whose permanent residence is in Boston and he had recently begun living and working in Japan, officials said. He has been charged with one count of transporting hazardous materials, which carries a maximum penalty of up to five

years in prison. Harris drew suspicion when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at LAX noticed he was wearing a bulletproof vest and flame retardant pants under his trench coat, triggering a formal investigation by Homeland Security special agents. In a search of Harris’ checked luggage, numerous suspicious items were uncovered, including a hatchet, a collapsible baton, a biohazard suit, a full-face respirator and billy clubs.

The smoke grenade was subsequently xrayed by the Los Angeles Police Department’s bomb squad, and officers said the device fell into a category that is prohibited on board passenger aircraft by the United Nations. “Depending on the conditions when it is ignited, the smoke grenade, made by Commando Manufacturers, could potentially fill the cabin of a commercial airplane with smoke or cause a fire,” federal officials said in the release. Attempts to reach Harris’ family in Boston and other associates were unsuccessful. An investigation is ongoing. Harris is expected to make an initial appearance in federal court Tuesday afternoon.

Pope marks 50th anniversary of Vatican II Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is marking the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, the church meetings he attended as a young priest that brought the Catholic Church into the modern world but whose meaning is still hotly debated. Benedict was celebrating Mass on Thursday in St. Peter’s Square and later will greet churchmen, including a dozen original Vatican II participants, re-enacting the great procession into St. Peter’s that launched the council in 1962.

The anniversary comes as the church, beset by recent scandals, is fighting what it sees as a wave of secularism erasing the Christian heritage of the West and competition for souls from rival evangelical churches in Latin America and Africa. The pope has spent much of his pontificate seeking to correct what he considers the misinterpretation of Vatican II.

Pope Benedict XVI arrives to conduct mass to open the year of faith at the Vatican October 11, 2012.

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The Kuta attacks 10 years ago plunged Indonesia -- which has the world’s largest number of Muslims -- into the war on militancy and battered Bali’s tourist-reliant economy. Tourism to Bali, which is dominated by Australian visitors, was just beginning to recover in 2005 when another suicide blast killed 20 people as they dined at the beachfront Jimbaran district. Today, Bali’s fortunes have recovered fully and Indonesia has won praise for a crackdown on militants that has left all the leading Bali perpetrators either executed, killed by police or jailed. The nation has not seen a major attack since 2009 when blasts at two five-star hotels in Jakarta killed nine, and more than 700 JI members have been killed or put behind bars. Bali is on track to lure a record one million Australian arrivals this year as tourists flock back to the Hindu-majority island, which is renowned for its pristine beaches, wild nightlife and welcoming locals. But despite the apparent recovery, the 2002 atrocity is seared into the memory of Indonesians -- 38 of whom perished in the blasts -- and Wednesday’s terror threat rekindled dark memories of the previous attacks. “Bali used to be safe but you never know anymore,” said hotel developer Boy Harlin, whose friend was badly burned in the 2002 bombings. “I’m in the hospitality industry and all my buyers ran away after the attacks, so another attack is the last thing I want to happen.” For many Australians the bombings were a direct attack on their country. “This memorial is just another step in the journey, because it’s something that will never go away,” said Keith Pearce, 65, who flew from Perth with around 30 members of his Australian Rules football club which lost seven young men. “Each year when we have an anniversary, you look into the boys’ eyes and you can see it’s still very raw for them.” There are also fears that although crippled, Jemaah Islamiyah is far from defeated, with old names cropping up in new terror cells that aspire to impose an Islamic caliphate across Southeast Asia by violent means. “The current threat in Indonesia is at a different scale from what it was a decade ago,” International Crisis Group Southeast Asia project director Jim Della-Giacoma told AFP. “But recent police raids on suspected terrorists show that the threat continues and that there’s still a lot of radical thought and ideology.” A ceremony will be held Friday at a park in Jimbaran followed by a ground-zero memorial in Kuta. Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel and diplomats from elsewhere are expected to attend. Hundreds of survivors of the bombings and victims’ family members will also gather. “It is better not to underestimate. ... It is better to carry out an excessive security arrangement rather than being defeated,” said Bali police Chief Maj. Gen. Budi Gunawan. “At stake is the image of Indonesia’s police.” After a massive crackdown on Muslim extremists, terrorist attacks aimed at foreigners in Indonesia have been largely replaced in recent years by smaller, less deadly strikes targeting the government.

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Bakries say phones, emails hacked Reuters

Spanish bailout dilemma gets more acute

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner

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Geithner: US economy growing despite headwinds Associated Press

TOKYO — U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that financial reforms and other actions in response to the global crisis are yielding results, helping the U.S. economy to grow at a pace better than there was reason to expect. Speaking at a financial conference in Tokyo on Thursday, Geithner said the Obama administration would strive to resolve by the end of the year the impasse with the Congress that threatens to impose a so-called “fiscal cliff” of tax increases and deep spending cuts if the two sides do not reach agreement. The U.S. has been relatively successful in managing to clean up the mess left by the 2008 financial crisis while not starving the economy of credit, Geithner said. Growth has dragged, though, due to the European crisis and severe drought across the U.S. “We’ve been relatively successful in doing these reforms in a way that didn’t starve the economy of credit,” he said. Growth has averaged just over 2 percent a year since 2009, lower than the 3 percent to 4 percent that many had forecast, he said. Geithner put the impact from the European slowdown at up to 1 percentage point of GDP growth and from this year’s drought at about 0.5 point. “Those two factors alone ex-

plain the difference,” he said. “From my perspective, the U.S. economy is doing significantly better than anybody had reason to expect, not just because of the magnitude of the crisis but because of the size of the force of the shocks that hit the U.S. economy,” Geithner said, pointing to the European debt morass and two spells of surging oil prices. The Obama administration did well to act aggressively and early on financial reforms and recapitalizing financial institutions, Geithner said, though he acknowledged there was much work ahead, especially on reforming housing finance — which was at the heart of the collapse in 2008. “Mortgage credit in the United States is tighter than it needs to be,” Geithner said. Progress made in getting the economy back on track could be undone, economists have warned, if Washington fails to deal effectively with the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International

Monetary Fund, urged that the U.S. take “decisive action” on the issue. Geithner acknowledged the urgency of the problem, saying the Obama administration intends to try to resolve its standoff with the Republican-controlled Congress over spending limits by the end of the year. The aim is to draw up a set of reforms that could be phased in over time. If the impasse is not resolved by 2013, tax increases and deep spending cuts amounting to up to 4 percent of GDP will take effect, walloping the U.S. economy. The IMF has urged the U.S. to raise the ceiling on the level of debt the government can issue, which is capped by law and avoid a showdown similar to that in August 2011, when a similar impasse went unresolved until the U.S. almost defaulted on its debt. Deferring the problem is not a “responsible strategy,” Geithner said. “It might feel like an easy path at the moment but it will still leave a set of big questions hanging over the country. I don’t think that will help.”

MADRID — The dilemma facing the Spanish government has become more acute following a downgrade of the cash-strapped country’s credit rating. Late Wednesday, Standard & Poor’s cut its rating on Spain’s debt by two notches to BBB-, leaving the country on the cusp of junk status. That’s important because it potentially makes it more expensive for the Spanish government to borrow money. As well as citing the deepening economic recession in Spain and rising levels of social discontent, the agency said the government’s “hesitation” in requesting help was “potentially raising the risks to Spain’s rating.” Though S&P’s warning may nudge the Spanish government to make a bailout request sooner than later, rival agency Moody’s has indicated it may cut its rating on Spain in the event of a bailout request. “It would appear that when it comes to the rating Spain is a bit between a rock and a hard place,” said Gary Jenkins, managing director of Swordfish Research. Financial markets responded negatively Thursday to the overnight developments and Spain’s main IBEX stock index was underperforming its counterparts in Europe, trading 1 percent lower in early trading. Meanwhile, the yield on the country’s 10-year bond spiked 0.10 percentage point higher to 5.88 percent, an indication of mounting investor unease. Last month, the European Central Bank announced a new plan to keep a lid on the borrowing costs of indebted countries like Spain. It said it would buy unlimited amounts of debt of struggling European countries. However, the governments first need to apply for bailout and so far the Spain’s has balked at the prospect. Instead, the government, led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, has introduced a series of austerity and labor measures in a bid to bring down its deficit and convince investors it can manage its finances without outside help. If the Spanish government continues down that path, it will have to do so with a debt rating, near, or even, below junk status. Though it has raised around 90 percent of the money it needs to service its debts in 2012, Spain will soon be confronted with the prospect of having to tap investors for around 200 billion ($258 billion) in 2013. “Not easy to raise that kind of money with that kind of rating when the economic data is likely to come in worse than government forecasts,” said Swordfish’s Jenkins.

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Homeless people doing their daily activity. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that the reduction of poverty in the country must be the next government`s top priority.

Poverty reduction must be top priority

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YOGYAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that the reduction of poverty in the country must be the next government`s top priority. “In my opinion, poverty reduction has always been the priority since independence, starting from Soekarno, and then followed by Soeharto, Habibie, Abdurahman Wahid, and Megawati. Therefore, the duty must be continued,” he said here on Wednesday. “The number of people whose earnings are above the national average per capita income is rising,” the President noted. “But the poverty issue still bothers me. Even though the number of

people living below the poverty line has decreased to approximately 20 or 30 million, I think it`s still quite an enormous number,” he added. Therefore, President Yudhoyono said, the central government should work together with regional governments, state enterprises and private companies in order to eradicate poverty. He pointed out that poverty could also be reduced through sustainable economic growth. “Therefore, everybody’s agenda

should be to reduce poverty and improve the welfare of the poor,” the head of state said. “Only then we will discover how important economic growth is for creating jobs and fulfilling the basic needs of the nation`s people,” he stated. “I am again underlining the urgency for state enterprise leaders to contribute to Indonesia`s economic growth by stepping up efforts to increase investment,” the President added.

RI is China`s second biggest investment destination Antara

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Protestors gather near Parliament demonstrating against austerity measures announced by the Spanish government in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Portuguese rallied in the streets to protest enduring deep economic pain from austerity cuts.

BEIJING - Indonesia is the second biggest destination of Chinese investment in the Southeast Asian region, according to the Chinese Trade Ministry. China`s overseas direct investment (ODI) in Indonesia reached US$590 million in the first seven months of this year, the head of the international trade and economic cooperation department at the Chinese Trade Ministry, Jiang Jiqing said here on Wednesday. “Hopefully, the figure will continue

to increase in line with the Chinese government`s go global policy which encourages Chinese investors to invest overseas,” he said at a seminar on investment opportunities in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia Imron Cotan said Chinese investment in Indonesia is still relatively small. “With its foreign exchange reserves reaching US$3.5 trillion, China`s investment in Indonesia which reached US$1.2 billion in 2011 has not reflected its real potential,” he said. The Chinese investment in Indone-

sia is still far below that of Singapore, Japan, South Korea and The Netherlands, he said. “Ideally, Chinese investment in Indonesia should increase by US$2 billion per year,” he said. As Southeast Asia`s largest economy which has gross domestic product of around US$1 trillion, coupled with conducive investment climate and stable macro economic policy and political situation and endowed with abundant natural resources, Indonesia is promising destination of foreign investment, he said.

LONDON/SINGAPORE - Telephones and email accounts belonging to Indonesia’s influential Bakrie clan have been hacked, a Bakrie official said, pointing to unspecified “suspicions” likely to further strain relations with fellow investors in UK miner Bumi Plc. News that Bakrie communications were infiltrated over several months comes just a day before the board of London-listed Bumi - created by the family and financier Nat Rothschild - meets in Singapore to discuss progress in an inquiry into potential financial irregularities at its Indonesian operations. The probe, still ongoing and being led by a London law firm, began after an anonymous whistleblower passed documents to independent directors on the Bumi board. Most of the allegations of impropriety, expected to total more than $500 million, relate to Indonesian affiliate Bumi Resources, the flagship Bakrie company and Indonesia’s largest coal producer. “We are aware that our email servers and telephones have been compromised or “hacked” and we have reported this to the Indonesian National Police, Cyber Crime Unit,” Christopher Fong, Bakrie Group Senior Vice President, said on Wednesday. He added the group had “strong suspicions” about who was behind the attacks on the family’s own calls and emails and those of familyowned companies, but declined to comment further. One source familiar with the situation said the attacks had been carried out over two months and suspicions were centering on hackers based in France. The source gave no further detail. The inquiry into potential financial irregularities has battered Bumi’s languishing shares and frayed already tense relations among investors in Bumi Plc, particularly between the family and Indonesian tycoon Samin Tan, who pulled the Bakries back from default last year with a $1 billion investment, only to watch the value of his shares crumble. The Bakries and Tan each hold half of a 47.6 percent stake in Bumi Plc, after Tan helped the Bakries stave off default by buying a 23.8 percent holding. However, sources have said he is “furious” with the Bakries, after watching the value of his investment plunge. After news of the probe into the Indonesian operations and particularly part-owned Bumi Resources, Bumi Plc’s shares, already hit by weak thermal coal prices, dropped to a low of 119.54 pence - compared with a high of over 10 times that after the coal miner re-listed as Bumi in June last year. The current share price is also a fraction of the value Tan himself, who borrowed heavily to fund the deal, agreed to buy in. Rothschild, whose own relations with the Bakries soured after he sent a letter last year calling for a “clean up”, owns 12 percent. He was ousted as co-chairman in March but remains a director and is expected to attend Thursday’s board meeting.

Thousands of workers resume strike in Bandung

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BANDUNG - Thousands of striking workers took to the street blocking roads in this West Java capital leading to the office of the city mayor here on Thursday. The strike followed nation wide strike earlier this month with the same demand of the abolition of outsourcing system of labor recruitment. “This is only one percent of workers in Bandung. Our demand is abolition of outsourcing system and pay hike,” Adjat Sudrajat, the chairman of the Bandung unit of the Indonesian labor union (SBSI), said. The workers are members of various labor unions in Bandung including SBSI, SPSI, SPN, FK-PTDI, SPFKK, etc. joining in what they called Labor Communication Forum. Adjat said under the outsourcing system the workers have weak bargaining positions facing their employers. “Any time we could be dismissed without separation pay,” he said. The government has pledged to improve the system of labor recruitment.

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Honda has warned it would consider quitting MotoGP if Dorna’s spec ECU proposition becomes mandatory. Dorna has long advocated a move to a spec system in order to cut costs and level the playing field. It recently announced that a spec ECU will be made available to any team that wishes to use it from 2013. Honda has been the most vocal opponent of the scheme, warning that it

could pull out of grand prix racing. “If [Dorna boss] Carmelo Ezpeleta carries on with his decision to force a control ECU and a rev limit, then Honda might retire from MotoGP,” HRC team

principal Shuhei Nakamoto told Motosprint. “Yamaha and Ducati agree with us, and so does Suzuki. The responsibility is Ezpeleta’s, this is his decision.” Nakamoto was however speaking before the recent announcement that Dorna will take over the organisation and promotion of the rival Wo r l d

Superbike Championship from 2013. The deal effectively means Dorna could also introduce a spec ECU into the category, thereby negating Honda’s previous threat that “in order to develop electronics technology we could switch to [World] Superbikes, since there are no limitations in that series and the manufacturers are free to develop their projects.” Ezpeleta confirmed

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the issue of spec ECU’s was on the table for 2014 and would be discussed at the forthcoming Japanese Grand Prix. “I want MotoGP to follow Moto3’s style. This idea (control ECU and rev limit), like others, is currently under discussion for 2014,” he said. “We’ll soon go to Motegi, where I will have some very important meetings with the Japanese. I’m optimistic: we’ll find a solution that is OK for everyone.”

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CAPE TOWN - Striker Samuel Eto’o returns to the Cameroon side as they attempt to prevent elimination from the African Nations Cup at the hands of the island archipelago of Cape Verde in the final round of qualifiers this weekend. Along with Cape Verde Islands, the Central African Republic are also on the verge of their first African Nations Cup qualification in a turn about in fortunes for two of the continent’s smallest countries from virtually no international competition just over 10 years ago. Cape Verde Islands are 2-0 up against four-times winners Cameroon, who replaced their coach following their first-leg defeat. Eto’o, who had refused to play in the first match after labelling the set-up around the team amateurish, made himself available for Sunday’s game following a meeting with Cameroon’s prime minister.

Dani Pedrosa of Spain leads Jorge Lorenzo on his way to winning the Aragon MotoGP Grand Prix at the Motorland racetrack in Alcaniz, Spain, Sunday Sept. 30, 2012. AP Photo/Paul White AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev

Anzhi’s Samuel Eto’o reacts after scoring against Young Boys during the Europa League soccer match at the Lokomotiv stadium, in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.

Cardiac arrest survivor Muamba weighs up FIFA options Reuters

LONDON - Cardiac arrest survivor Fabrice Muamba has been invited by FIFA president Sepp Blatter to Zurich next month to discuss a possible role with world soccer’s governing body. The former Bolton Wanderers midfielder collapsed on the pitch during an FA Cup quarterfinal against Tottenham Hotspur in March and his heart stopped beating for 78 minutes. He recovered but was forced to retire as a player in August. Speaking to reporters at the Leaders in Football business convention in London he said he now found going to matches tough emotionally, but was attracted to a career in sports

politics. “I like this kind of side of it, making decisions,” the former England Under-21 player said. “I have a meeting with Sepp Blatter next week (Oct. 30), hopefully he can get a job for me.” Muamba, who was given a Brazil No.9 shirt by World Cup winner Ronaldo earlier in the day, said he was recovering well but still suffers from memory lapses. “As far as I’m aware the doctor told me it would take me about a year for my memory to get back to normality, how it was before,” Muamba said. “But I try not to think about it too much. I try to enjoy my life and enjoy my family.”

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“I am convinced that together, putting aside other interests for the country, we are capable, with God’s assistance, of giving Cameroon football the panache, and shine of old,” Eto’o said last month. The Central African Republic, who have jumped from 200th in the FIFA rankings in 2009 to 49 in the latest standings, have a 1-0 first-leg lead against Burkina Faso, having upset record winners Egypt in the first round of qualifiers. ZAMBIA DANGER

Also in danger of missing the finals are champions Zambia, who take a 1-0 lead to Uganda on Saturday. The upset winners in 2012 have looked unconvincing since, particularly in struggling to win the first leg of their qualifier against Uganda, who last played in the 1978 finals. Ivory Coast have a 4-2 lead from

an action-packed first leg against Senegal last month as they continue their quest to provide talismanic captain Didier Drogba with a first Nations Cup title. Drogba has competed at four successive tournaments, and reached two finals, but has never won African football’s most coveted prize. Aged 34, the 2013 tournament in South Africa represents his last chance. “For me and my team mates, it would be a great trophy to have, a just reward for the last 10 years when we’ve worked so hard and tried to carry the country,” he said in an interview on the FIFA website this week. But the Ivorians could yet slip up in Dakar on Saturday after conceding two away goals in the first leg to a strong Senegal side, whose attack will be lead by the Newcastle United pair of Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse. Ethiopia, one of the African football’s founder members, seek to qualify for the first time in 31 years but are two goals down after losing 5-3 to neighbours Sudan in the last month. Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Tunisia are well placed to advance to the finals.

England’s Lampard ruled out of San Marino match

LONDON - England midfielder Frank Lampard has been ruled out the 2014 World Cup qualifier against San Marino with a knee injury, the Football Association said on Thursday. England face the European minnows on Friday, four days before a sterner test against joint Group H leaders Poland. “Frank Lampard has returned to his club for further treatment and will not be available for England’s FIFA World Cup qualifier with San Marino,” the FA said on their website (www.thefa.com). “The Chelsea midfielder will return to the England squad on Sunday for assessment ahead of the away qualifier with Poland on Tuesday.” The injury to vice captain Lampard has opened a debate as to who will lead out England at Wembley on Friday, with usual captain Steven Gerrard suspended for the match. The two most likely candidates to fill the role are Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart. England’s Frank Lampard acknowledges the supporters at the end of his team’s match against Ukraine during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Wembley stadium in London September 11 , 2012.

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