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Monday, October 15, 2018
Amy Winehouse fans divided as hologram tour is announced
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LOS ANGELES - Music fans are divided after it was announced that a hologram of Amy Winehouse will go on tour next year. Mitch Winehouse, the late singer’s father, said the recreation of his daughter was set to embark on a world tour accompanied by a live band and backing singers. He said the virtual reality project allowed “new generations” to discover the Back To Black singer’s music. However, some are not convinced by the idea. “I didn’t know her personally but I saw her documentary (it really impacted me) and I’m pretty sure she’d find this kind of ridiculous,” said one Twitter user replying to Mr Winehouse’s announcement.
Another asked: “Who’s actually attending these hologram tour shows? Who’s the reason they keep getting booked? I need answers. I just heard an Amy Winehouse hologram tour is in the works. #ButWhy.” A third added: “Oh that’s just wrong.” But some were positive about the move. “OMG this is so exciting!!! I never got the chance to see Amy preform live, I would do anything to see her preform, how magical!,” wrote one fan. Speaking at the Dorchester
Hotel in London at the Amy Winehouse Foundation’s annual gala, Mr Winehouse said the family “felt ready to bring Amy’s incredible talent back to the spotlight”. He added: “We experienced first-hand how these hologram shows celebrate great artists. This is a wonderful way to bring focus back to her musical legacy, as well as raising funds for the Amy Winehouse Foundation. “It’s time to remind everyone that Amy was one of the great musicians and performers.” (IBP/net)
Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27 in 2011 after a long battle with drink and drugs.
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Prince’s half-brother said the Prince estate ‘has never given permission’ for the music to be used.
Family of Prince demands Trump stop using his music NEW YORK - The family of Prince has told Donald Trump to stop playing the late icon’s songs at rallies, following a phalanx of other angry artists who have told the US president to pull the plug. “The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or The White House to use Prince’s songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately,” tweeted the musician’s half-brother Omarr Baker. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to an AFP request to comment. The president’s team have reportedly added “Purple Rain,” one of Prince’s best-loved tracks, to the playlist of recent rallies in the runup to November midterm elections, including in Mississippi last week. The complaint adds Prince to a long line of musicians or their representatives who have objected to the billionaire Republican head of state blasting out their tunes at his public rallies. The Rolling Stones, Adele, Neil
Young, R.E.M., Aerosmith, Queen and George Harrison are among acts that have lodged objections to the use of their music at Republican gatherings. The family of Italy’s late Luciano Pavarotti, one of the most famous tenors of the 20th century, also criticized the use of his signature recording of blockbuster Puccini aria “Nessun Dorma,” a fixture at Trump’s 2016 rallies. But during a question-andanswer session on Twitter two years ago Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was quoted as saying there was nothing he could do under US law to stop Trump playing his music. “If you’re in a public place like Madison Square Garden or a theater, you can play any music you want, and you can’t be stopped. So, if you write a song and someone plays it in a restaurant that you go to, you can’t stop them. They can play what they want,” the Daily Beast quoted him as saying. (afp)
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C-front) poses with finance ministers and Central Bank governors during a group photo at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Nusa Dua, on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on October 13, 2018.
Seeds of next global financial crisis being sown, top officials warn
Rising US interest rates, tanking emerging market currencies and a bitter US-China trade spat could push the world towards its next financial crisis but there is still time to avert disaster, global finance chiefs have said. The world economy is still growing but faces an “unprecedented” combination of threats, the International Monetary Fund cautioned at an annual meeting with the World Bank in Bali this week. Among them is growing protectionism championed by the Trump administration and the intensifying trade-and-currency battle between Washington and Beijing, which have imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods. Opening the Bali talks, Indonesian President Joko Widodo compared the dispute between the world’s two biggest economies to the hit television series “Game of Thrones”. “Great houses, great families, battle each other fiercely to seize control over the Iron Throne,” he said. But “confrontation and collision impose a tragic price not only on those who are defeated but also on
the winners”. And IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of a “degree of uncertainty that we have not seen before” in international trade. - ‘Constructive solutions’ -
Disaster can still be averted, officials said at the Bali meet, with reassuring talk from the global financial elite that growth remains strong -- the IMF projects 3.7 percent for this year and the next -- and could yet withstand the risks gathering on the horizon. And despite tensions, US and Chinese officials in Bali also sounded conciliatory tones. US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin described “productive” talks with the Chinese on the yuan, which Washington has accused Beijing of keeping artificially low to boost exports. And China’s central bank governor Yi Gang called for “construc-
tive solutions” to the damaging tiff, but insisted that Beijing was not devaluing its currency to gain trade advantages -- a practice the IMF this week called on members to avoid. But there are also other brewing concerns, including the US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. This year has already seen three hikes, which experts largely agree are necessary to avoid overheating an economy with strong growth and low employment. That has squeezed emerging markets, which are seeing capital flee towards the US enticed by higher returns, and also threatens developing countries that have large debt burdens denominated in dollars. “The global economy continues to grow but the outlook is now challenging especially for emerging markets due to the normalisation of the US monetary policy,” Brazilian central bank governor Ilan Goldfajn warned Sunday. The US “needs to be very mindful that spillover from the effect of their policies is very real for many countries,” Indonesia’s Finance Minister
Sri Mulyani Indrawati added, in an interview with Bloomberg TV. - ‘Repair your roof’ -
Still, there is little expectation for now of a change of gear by the Fed, despite President Donald Trump’s vocal criticism of the rate hikes. And top officials said emerging markets should prepare for more hikes with measures that could cushion the impact, including flexible exchange rates and careful management of capital movement. The consensus among central bankers and leading economic officials is that while the next global crisis may not be imminent, now is the time to prepare for it. “The time to repair your roof is when the sun is shining,” French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau told AFP. He said the current stable global growth was a good moment “to rebuild budget reserves” and for states that can to reduce their debt loads. The IMF has also called on central banks to begin “normalising” loose
monetary policy that began in response to the last financial crisis a decade ago, to give them more room to manoeuvre in the case of a fresh economic disaster. The need for a “cushion” in case of disaster has also been exacerbated by the rise of so-called “shadow financing”, a largely unregulated system that has spread globally, and an alarming expansion of public and private debt to more than double the world’s GDP last year. Lagarde urged vigilance as she addressed the meetings in Bali, warning against “collective amnesia” about what sparked previous financial crises. “Geopolitical tensions combined with... increased protectionism produced terrible developments.” (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.
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World Bank and IMF appreciate to Indonesia
MANGUPURA - Extraordinary! It is the impression of the IMF and World Bank on Indonesia for the implementation of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Bali. From the beginning to the end of the meeting taking place on October 8-13, there is no country as good as Indonesia in organizing the annual meeting. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, appreciated to Balinese people, the governor of Bali and the people of Indonesia. He did not find anything disturbing. “Just now, I met the Chairman of Standard Chartered and CitiBank. They gave tremendous appreciation. They said to have never attended such a big conference which was almost nothing thousands of times better than what we had followed,” said Luhut imitating the impression of Chairman of Standard Chartered and CitiBank, on Saturday (Oct. 13). Standard Chartered said that Indonesia had entered the world class where it could hold an extraordinary meeting. Nevertheless, it becomes a problem of its own because the standard of organizing the meetings like that of the IMF-WB must be definitely improved because what has been given by Indonesia is said to be classy. “Moreover, some colleagues stated that if there is something difficult, just leave it to Indonesia,” he said. He was once worried about transportation,
security and timeliness because they experienced such a meeting in Lima, Peru. Luhut also expressed that Madam Lagarde gave impression that the implementation was well done and very good, beyond the expectations. Due to the good implementation, Citibank even offered assistance to Indonesia. However, Luhut only asked to bring the investment from Taipei to Indonesia. “They said they will work immediately because of Indonesia’s work is like this. She will help and our agreement at the end of October our team with Citibank will be going to Taipei to meet their networking to bring them to invest in special economy,” he explained. He claimed the approach made is very aggressive. “So, I always say that our best defense is to attack,” he added. Until October 13, there were totally 36,619 participants in attendance with 2,500 meetings. Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, stated the impression of all the guests in attendance
from the beginning to the end is that Indonesia said to be extraordinary in their eyes in organizing the IMF-WB Annual Meeting. Seeing from the arrivals at the airport, efficiency and extraordinary are volunteers and liaison officers. “The impression is really on their heads that Indonesian people are very friendly and helpful. Our good name is stuck in their heads,” said Sri Mulyani. In the coming year, Morocco will be the host and they will get pressure because Indonesian standards are very high to host. “They are very worried about the minister. Before closing, he said that even Saudi Arabia that will be the host for the G20 made observations and felt amazed,” she said. Many women walk alone at night during the implementation of IMF-WB Annual Meeting 2018, but they are safe. It makes them something extraordinary. “We probably don’t know but they look at things in very detailed. Apparently, they are quite small but impressive for them,” she added. (kmb42)
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Balinese cuisines need a branding MANGUPURA - Actually Indonesia has many culinary varieties. No exception in Bali whose culinary potential has the potential to become a supporter of the tourism sector. Domestic and foreign tourists need to be more served with Balinese cuisines to be increasingly known worldwide. “We know the IMF-World Bank delegates yesterday when visiting the districts in Bali, they were served with Balinese cuisines. So, we show that our cuisines are delicious and can be enjoyed by everyone who comes to Bali,” said the Head of the Bali Tourism Office, A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, amid the GRACE 2018 in Kuta, Badung, on Saturday (Oct. 10). According to Yuniartha, Balinese cuisines must be continuously raised to tourists so that they can be known throughout the world. Moreover, Balinese cuisines generally do not contain chemicals and is very organic. This advantage can be highlighted because tourists tend to like organic things or return to nature. “This is what tourists really like best. So, we have to show this. For instance, Balinese people are making Balinese cakes without chemical coloring substance. However, the ingredients are available in nature such as dracaena leaves for green coloring,” he explained. Chairman of the Indonesian Food and Beverages Executive Association (IFBEC) of Bali, I Ketut Darmayasa, stated that Bali’s culinary challenge to go international actually lies in the branding alone. Balinese cuisines are said to have no branding, even though in terms of taste it is not inferior to foods overseas. “Indeed, it has not been tasted yet. That’s why I said that if it is well branded and every hotel is obliged to sell local products, surely they (tourists—Ed) would try. They come to Bali and also want to try something owned by Bali. We alone have not shown or introduced to them,” he said. Green Restaurant
(From L to R) World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Indonesia’s Central Bank governor Perry Warjiyo pose for a family photo at the close of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali on October 14, 2018.
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Meanwhile, Chef Komang Adi Arsana from the Central Executive Board of Indonesian Chef Association (ICA) stated the culinary presentation for Bali tourism has been using local raw materials. Imported raw materials are now being substituted with the local ones. That is why the GRACE 2018 is also filled with the Bali Best Creative Asian Fusion Food competition on Sunday (Oct. 14). “Besides, we’d like to see whether fellow chefs in Bali are smart enough to set a strategy because imported ingredients are expensive. So, we are looking for another alternative,” he said. Regarding the green restaurant, continued Adi, it actually concerns with eco-friendly and sustainable restaurants. In this case, it should not use prohibited materials. In addition, the restaurant must use recycled plastic and no longer use plastic straws. However, when restaurants want to use bamboo straws, in fact they have problems with the production of bamboo straws themselves. “Bamboo straws have no worker. When there are many orders, the craftsmen are not available,” he said. (kmb32)
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Danish Honorary Consulate Reopened
The Danish Permanent Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, reopen the Danish Honorary Consulate in its new offices at Bali Crystal Divers in Sanur, Bali. For many people from Denmark, Bali is a popular destination to visit during holidays and all year round. In Bali, Danes can relax and enjoy the great hospitality of the Balinese people. On a yearly basis, more
than 40.000 Danes visit Bali. The Honorary Consulate in Bali plays a very important role in assisting Danes in all kinds of matters, for example, when they have lost their passport, but also in serious situations, e.g. when they are injured. More generally, the consulate works to strengthen relations between Denmark and theisland of Bali. Denmark’s Honorary Consul in
Bali, Ms. Ida Ayu Sutamaya, has served Denmark since 2010. Ms. Sutamaya has done an extraordinary job in assisting Danish citizens day and night, on weekdays as well as on weekends. On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, the Danish Permanent Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will appoint Ms. Sutamaya Knight of the Order of Dannebrog in recognition of her
valuable services as Consul of Denmark. Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia, Mr. Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen says: ‘I would like to express my gratitude to the Danish honourable consul in Bali, Ms. Ida Ayu Sutamaya, for her service to the Danish government and congratulate her on being awarded the Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty The Queen
of Denmark’. Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia, Mr. Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen continues: ‘More generally, the work of Denmark’s honorary consuls in Bali as well as in Surabaya and Medan is an incredible help for Danish citizens and the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia. I would like to give my heartfelt thank you to Denmark’s consuls in Indonesia’.
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Cruise Review: Marella Explorer MARELLA has just launched its biggest ship, 1,900-passenger Marella Explorer, offering a superb holiday experience with a great deal of style. Marella Cruises is on the move. It used to be Thomson Cruises until a recent name change but it’s still part of the TUI holiday giant, using all its experience to make cruises simple and great value. Marella has just launched its biggest ship, 1,900-passenger Marella Explorer (Marella Explorer 2 is already lined up for spring 2019) with a boisterous on-deck party in Palma, Mallorca, featuring a live performance by hitmaker Craig David. The result is a getaway that combines the reliability and ease of a package holiday with the style of a very decent cruise, something comforting for first-timers yet attractive to regulars. And prices are keen – and all-inclusive, so no surprise bills at the end. Marella Explorer – the ship
Not new by any means, but in a good way. Marella Explorer has been cruising the world for 20 years but a major makeover has taken traditional elements – wooden columns and chunky steel fittings – and combined them with contemporary decor. There’s everything from hints of the 1940s and 1950s in the public spaces to fun seaside touches on deck.
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Well, there are the hammocks on each balcony, which sets Marella Explorer apart. You can swing above as your partner soaks up the sun on the lounger. Not being a new ship, only about a third of the cabins have balconies; there are a number with windows and a fair few hidden away inside. All, however, are smart and modern and proud to be British with kettles – and Yorkshire tea bags. Bathrooms are neat if smaller than on newer ships. Food
Explorer is filled with jolly seaside touches, whether gailypainted beach hut seats on deck near the corrugated iron casualness of the Snack Shack (burgers, pizza, etc), the stools with bicycle pedal footrests at the Scoops ice-cream wagon or the Caribbean feel of the faded wood décor of the large (and excellent) Market Place buffet (with everything from chips to curries, even kedgeree for breakfast). There are 10 restaurants, half of which are free. Included in your fare, along with the Market Place and Snack Shack are Latitude 53 (three-course dinners), Mediterranean’s pizza and Vista’s Italian cuisine. A cover charge (between £9.95 and £45) gets you the likes of Surf and Turf steakhouse, Umi Sushi and the French extravagance of the Dining Club, all polished wood with porthole-like windows. Latitude 53 is impressive, a twodeck place (Vista’s occupies part of
downstairs) with an open central area backed by a glass wall at the back of the ship. Equally outstanding on the deck above is the Mediterranean, a conservatory with a retractable glass roof. Here there’s food (design your own pizzas) as well as drinks from the indoor/outdoor bar which passes out through the ceiling-high windows and also serves the terrace. Activities
The front of the ship doesn’t lag behind with Indigo, a combination bar, club and casino. The bar has two-deck-high sloping windows across the width of the ship, the club is a near-circular industrialchic space while even the gaming tables, set against the windows, look cool (rather than the flashing Las Vegas feel of so many ships). There’s plenty to do at night with a rolling rota of 12 shows in the swanky Broadway Show Lounge, so that even if you’re on a fortnight’s cruise you can see something different almost every night. It’s not just variety either – the list includes Rockology (a tribute to Fleetwood Mac and other bands), Bud’s Diner (the 50s), Festival (music from Woodstock to Glastonbury), plus soul, musicals, even a family-friendly sing-song. And the ship is great for families even if there are none of the go-karts or water slides of modern resort ships. The family deck is a quiet getaway with mini-golf and a volleyball/basketball court, and there’s a cinema with the latest movies (films are on the in-room TVs too). The M Club runs free sessions for children aged three to 11 Hideaway club caters for older children and teenagers with video games and double-width hammocks on deck. Adults have plenty for themselves as Marella Explorer features the first Champneys spa at sea. The £15 daily charge to get into the Thermal Garden with steam rooms and a truly impressive sauna that’s not only huge but has picture windows out to sea. Plenty of treatments are on off for both men and women. The Veranda, snuggling at the front of the ship, is an outdoor (paid for) hideaway with double sun loungers and private cabanas. And, of course, there are bars, 10 of them, from the airy feel of the Mediterranean to the curious Bar 53, a three-deck-high affair, slim but with pianist and seats facing a shimmering wall. The Lounge is a ship-wide piano bar with the bar itself snaking around the centre while the Squid and Anchor features bands and quizzes (in the corner is a posh bar area featuring top gins and whiskies at extra charge). (IBP/net)
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Humanity in Tri Hita Karana concept
Equity needs to be done in Bali
Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
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Focus of the World Bank
Issues of global economy, human capital and fintech
MANGUPURA — Development Committee of the World Bank held a meeting on Saturday (Oct. 13) in Bali, Indonesia. Three things underlined by the committee in the IMF-WBG Annual Meeting this time are the issues concerning the global economy, human capital, and financial technology or fintech development. Global economic growth is considered to remain strong, but there are still imbalances where trade growth and manufacturing sector tend to be moderate. The downside risk to global growth is due to a number of reasons such as policy uncertainty, geo-political developments, global financial tightening as well as rising debt levels and currency volatility. The committee currently headed by Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, also underlined the important role of international trade in economic growth, job creation and sustainable development. The committee calls on member states, with the support from the World Bank and IMF, to implement policies that ensure inclusive economic growth, reduce risk, and promote competitiveness while at the same time strengthen sustainable fiscal security The Committee also continued to pay attention to the rising level of vulnerability debt in several developing and low-income countries, which risks reversing the benefits of previous debt relief initiatives. To overcome this situation, a solid policy framework, fiscal adequacy, external support as well as sustainable and transparent loan practices are needed. The Committee asks the WBG and IMF to help member countries strengthen their fiscal position by developing debt management capacity, increasing domestic resource mobilization and developing capital markets at the local level.
Regarding Human Capital, the committee paid great attention to this issue, especially with implications for technological, financial and other aspects of development. The committee supported the Human Capital Project (HCP) and the launch of the Human Capital Index (HCI) with supporting programs from the countries involved. This is a platform that can support long-term national and global investment in health and education systems, helping these countries anticipate the economic future that will be transformed due to technological change. The World Bank welcomed the development of the Bali Fintech agenda by the WBG-IMF. The committee considers the institutions getting involved must utilize Fintech’s potential to deepen financial markets, improve access and responsibility for financial services, facilitate cross-border payments, strengthen remittance systems, and be able to manage risks to users of this technology. Fintech development should focus on low-income countries, small countries, and marginalized communities, especially to close the gaps frequently experienced by women and the SMEs in accessing finance. In this meeting, the World Bank’s Development Committee thanked the Indonesian government for being a good organizer, and thanked Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, for her guidance and leadership as Committee Chair in the past two years. The World Bank’s Construction Committee welcomed its successor, MKen Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Finance Minister. In the meantime, the next Development Committee meeting, according to the plan, will be scheduled to take place in Washington DC on April 13, 2019. (kmb42)
MANGUPURA — The concept of Tri Hita Karana (THK) becoming the agenda for discussion at the IMF-WB annual meeting in Nusa Dua had inspired other countries. In the forum, the concepts offered are related to sustainable development, especially related to culture and environment. For this reason, Balinese people must make the most of this forum. Besides, Bali needs to open an international network to access funds or assistance for the application of THK. In particular, it is for cultural preservation, historical sanctums, environmental preservation and others with the concept of Sustainable Development Growth (SDG). Chairman of PT. Pembangunan Bali Mandiri (Pembari), Ketut MB Suardhana, stated on Saturday (Oct. 13) that implementation of Tri Hita Karana concept in Bali has made the human relationship to nature and the Creator very good, while the relationships to fellow humans are still lacking. According to him, here the term ‘humanity’ is very important, especially justice or equity for people in East Bali, North Bali, West Bali and South Bali. Balance and social justice in one of the principles of Pancasila also exist in the Tri Hita Karana. “Let’s get together so the entire Bali is prosperous,” he affirmed. Through this, he invited to go forward together with the government, namely with the governor and
deputy governor of Bali. Implementation of the IMF meeting in Bali surely becomes an appreciation to Bali. For that reason, he invited all parties to disseminate the Tri Hita Karana concept to the whole community to be practiced daily. In the IMF-WB Annual Meeting, the government of Indonesia and Singapore through President Jokowi and the Prime Minister of Singapore already signed agreement on sea transportation from Singapore to North Bali, chiefly the Singapore-North Bali cruise line. Of course to support it, a number of supporting infrastructures also need to be established. North Bali is said to be a remote area with far access to other regions. With the opening of this sea access, overland and air lines also need to be fought in North Bali. Overland route needs to be realized immediately such as by trains, toll roads, and shortcuts currently being pioneered by the governor of Bali. Actually, the airport is very urgent to be built. By that way, North Bali is ex-
pected to get a new magnet in terms of connectivity to other regions. “Do not let anyone suffer, and there are the poor amidst the abundance of dollars in South Bali. All of us are brothers. The true Tri Hita Karana is the existence of equal distribution of development,” he said. This supporting infrastructure, said Suardhana, is absolutely necessary in North Bali. Denpasar or South Bali, according to him, will not be advanced as it is today. Moreover, there will not be an international convention if there is no Ngurah Rai Airport. “We have to cheat and make an airport in North Bali, access roads. Theoretically, by that way it will be able to prosper the people of North Bali. Besides, the comfort of southern Bali will not be disrupted,” he said. The benefits related to the implementation of the IMF, he said, at least the tourist visits will increase but it will result in crowdedness in South Bali. “Indeed, Bali will get the benefits and be better known. The impact is indirect,” he explained. (kmb23)
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The concept of Tri Hita Karana (THK) becoming the agenda for discussion at the IMF-WB annual meeting in Nusa Dua had inspired other countries. In the forum, the concepts offered are related to sustainable development, especially related to culture and environment.
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Visit Penglipuran tourism village
Hundreds of IMF delegates introduced to typical crafts and cuisines
BANGLI — Penglipuran tourism village is one of the tourist objects visited by hundreds of delegates of the IMF-WB Annual Meeting on Saturday (Oct. 13). At the tourism village being famous for its cleanliness, the IMF delegates from a number of countries were introduced to various handicraft products and typical cuisines of Bangli. Such visit is hoped to bring in a positive impact on the progress of tourism in Bangli district in the future. The arrival of the IMF delegates at Penglipuran was welcomed by the Deputy Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, accompanied by the ranks of Bangli district leadership council and the Penglipuran tourism village management with the presentation of flower garland. Before going around, the delegates were welcomed with Pendet Dance and a Geopark Dance, Kertaning Wingkang Ranu. They were also invited to see various handicraft products, agriculture and taste typical Bangli cuisines served in the Wantilan area. After being satisfied, the delegates were invited to have a tour to nearby houses of Penglipuran residents. They were also taken to see a demonstration on the
making of Penglipuran’s typical handicraft products, cultural activities and customs of the local community. Head of the Bangli Tourism and Culture Office, Wayan Adnyana, when met amid the visit stated the number of IMF delegates making a visit to Penglipuran tourism village approximately reached 214 people. During their visit at Penglipuran, they were taken to see various Bangli specialty handicrafts and culinary products such as loloh cemcem, jaja cerorot, kelepon, and others. “Here, they are also given a demonstration of painting, crafting, and see local community’s activities such as making canang oblation and others,” he said. Adnyana hoped the presenta-
tion on the occasion can make the delegates happy and impressed. So, in the future they are expected to be able to return to visit Penglipuran including other tourism objects in Bangli. “This is an effective promotion for us. If we usually promote to their country, now they immediately come to travel to Penglipuran. We hope they feel impressed by the culture, crafts and cuisines presented here. So, later on they will return by bringing more families and friends to come here,” he hoped. Adnyana added that after visiting the Penglipuran tourism village, a group of IMF delegates on Saturday was scheduled to visit the Kintamani tourist attraction. (kmb40)
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Penglipuran tourism village is one of the tourist objects visited by hundreds of delegates of the IMF-WB Annual Meeting on Saturday (Oct. 13).
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Volkenkunde Museum, Leiden.
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Two faces of Bali in Volkenkunde Museum, Leiden
VIRTUALLY everyone wants to visit Bali, has visited or put it into his/her itinerary that must be visited. Apparently various articles and advertisements about a trip to Bali are not enough, so the Volkenkunde Museum presents Bali in an exhibition entitled “Bali--Welcome to Paradise.” The Volkenkunde Museum does not only display Bali in the imagination of tourists, a beautiful island with white sandy beaches, rice terraces stretching green as long as the eye can see, and amazing ancient temples with various ceremonies. As a museum of ethnology, the curators interviewing residents during their three-week visit to Bali also presented the views of Balinese people about change, tourism industry, their impact, and their hopes. Visitors are invited to look around Bali as tourists who are curious, and leave the museum as a traveler enriched with various experiences on this island. The exhibition that will last for more than six months was officially opened by beating a gong by the Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, with Mayor Leiden - Henri Lenferink on Thursday (Oct.11). In the opening ceremony, General Director of the Museum, Stijn Schoonderwoerd, asked Ambassador Puja to describe Bali in his memory, past and present. The Indonesian ambassador stated that one of the keys to Bali’s success in becoming one of the world’s tourist destinations is because of its natural beauty, the warmth of its people and its harmony. No less than 6 million foreign tourists visit Bali every year including Dutch tourists. “One of the values always maintained and run by the Balinese people is the Tri Hita Karana. This concept
teaches harmony between humans and God, with others, and with the environment,” emphasized Ambassador Puja. By adhering to the three concepts of harmony, various developments in the tourism industry are expected to be well managed in order to create a healthy and sustainable tourism industry on the island. Around 250 invited guests at the opening were invited to enjoy more than 250 well-known Balinese art collections guided by the exhibition initiator Anna Tiedink and curator Francine Brinkgreve. All the invitees were also entertained by musical performance by DJ Anak Agung Bagus Gede Krishna Putra Sutedja with a modern Balinese dance, performed by one of the Dutch citizens. DJ Khrisna Sutedja is a young man from Bali who just completed his master degree with predicate of cum laude at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Balinese artist Made Bayak featured plastic waste problems in the waters of Bali. He could amaze invitees and visitors by demonstrating the making of direct painting. Balinese community in the Netherlands took part by presenting Balinese music while surrounding the exhibition room and greeting guests in attendance amicably. Visitors showed great vivacity as stated by Maarten van Bunningen, one of the visitors coming from Den Haag. “I really like the work of Balinese artists and become more amazed when the work can be exhibited in my country,” he said. Many people said they will come back to enjoy the exhibition in a more relaxed time by inviting a few friends. The exhibition is planned to take place until May 26, 2019. (kmb)
OTTAWA - Canada is just days away from legalizing cannabis, but as apartment buildings, schools and other spaces move to ban pot smoking on their premises, some enthusiasts fear they won’t have anywhere to exercise their newly acquired rights. Across Canada smoking tobacco is prohibited in or near entrances to bars and restaurants, offices and even parks. These rules are supported by decades of research linking smoking -- including second-hand -- with an increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease Taking a cue from the antismoking campaigns of the 1980s and 90s, managers of private and public spaces are now rushing to crack down on cannabis before legalization comes into effect on Wednesday in order to prevent the same kinds of concerns arising from pot smoke. But the move has provoked a backlash, notably from renters who face “being left out in the cold” with nowhere to consume what will be a legal product. “When legalization hits, only people who own their homes will be able to consume it because rentals have moved to restrict smoking,” pot advocate and renter
Shawn MacAleese told AFP. “The idea that you’ll be able to be able to purchase a product but not use said product unless you own your own home or property is ridiculous,” he said. Canada will become only the second country in the world to legalize cannabis on October 17, following Uruguay, which led the way in December 2013. According to the government statistics agency, about 13 percent of Canadians currently smoke tobacco. By contrast, about 4.6 million Canadians or 16 percent of the population have used cannabis this year, and the number is not expected to rise significantly once the mind-altering drug is legalized, a recent Statistics Canada survey found. A recent report by the Canadian Cancer Society noted 65 of the country’s roughly 260 university and college campuses have banned pot smoking or vaping, praising them for “providing a healthier environment” for students. Others have resisted, including the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, whose spokesman Hubert Lai told local media the institution did not wish to “drive the behavior underground.” (afp)
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This picture taken on August 30, 2018 shows businessman Hideyuki Aoki working in a rented room at a karaoke outlet in Tokyo.
Karaoke office: Japan inc. shifts to unusual workspaces
TOKYO - From tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations to camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs: in workaholic Japan, salarymen are never short of a place to work.
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Employee Lisa Duong moves planted cannabis plants at Up’s cannabis factory in Lincoln, Ontario, on October 12, 2018. Canada will soon become the second country in the world to legalize cannabis -- with the provinces left to work out the details of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s landmark measure.
Unusual work venues are popping up all over Japan as firms try to move from chaining their employees to their desks towards offering staff more freedom in their working practices and as the gig economy spreads even to this temple of corporate culture. On the pavement in Tokyo’s Marunouchi financial district, groups of businesspeople clutching laptops sit on pillows around a low table... in a camping tent surrounded by shimmering glass buildings. These temporary “outdoor offices” created by Snow Peak Business Solutions are also available in riverside parks in Tokyo suburbs and are proving a hit with firms keen to get staff out of the stuffy office. Yasuyuki Minami, who works for the Japanese arm of software giant SAP, said the unusual surroundings sparked “new business ideas” in their meeting held in the shade of the tent under the blazing sun. His boss Tsutomu Ushida, an
SAP Japan vice-president, agreed. “We tend to have fixed and stereotyped ideas when we are in the office. This was a good experience of working in the open air -- something we don’t experience every day.” Ryo Murase, the head of the company promoting these open offices, said people enjoyed working “under the sunshine and feeling a gentle breeze”. “We live in a world where AI and robots are taking over. I believe we humans should do something more emotional, inspiring, compassionate and exciting,” he told AFP. - ‘Very convenient’ -
Still inside but a long way from a conventional office is the teleworking karaoke room offered by Japan’s biggest karaoke operator. Daiichikosho started the new service in April last year and now opens up its singing rooms for office space at 33 outlets close to business districts in big cities. For 600 yen per hour ($5.30),
users can display images directly from their laptop computers onto the big screen on the wall usually used by karaoke singers for lyrics. Shy public speakers can also practice business presentations using the karaoke microphone and a white board -- all in a soundproof room. Hideyuki Aoki, an employee at NTT Communications, uses the service several times a week while he is on the road. “At first, I felt uncomfortable but once I used the room, I found it very convenient,” Aoki said. “Now I’m using it as my business hub.” Takayuki Suzuki, from Daiichikosho, says many travelling businesspeople or freelancers use cafes for work but are worried about opening sensitive documents with others around. “You can have your own enclosed space at a karaoke club, so you can work without worrying about information leaking or people peaking onto your desk,” said Suzuki. (afp)
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As markets swoon, finance chiefs urge US, China to cool it NUSA DUA — The heads of the World Bank and IMF appealed Thursday to the U.S. and China to cool their dispute over technology policy and play by world trade rules, as tumbling share prices drove home potential perils from a clash between the world’s two biggest economies. Global economic growth is slowing but remains strong, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank annual meeting, being held this week on the Indonesian island of Bali. Countries are mostly in a “strong position,” she said, “which is why we believe we are not seeing what is referred to as ‘contagion.’” But the gyrations that rocked Wall Street the day before and Asia and Europe on Thursday, taking the Shanghai Composite index down 5.2 percent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 nearly 4 percent, do partly reflect rising interest rates in the U.S. and some other countries and growing uncertainty over trade, she said. “It’s the combination of the two that is probably showing some of the tensions that we see in terms of indices, short-term indicators as well as possibly market volatility,” Lagarde said. The U.S. and Chinese exchanges of penalty tariffs in their dispute isn’t helping, she said. Her advice was threefold: “De-escalate. Fix the system. Don’t break it.” She acknowledged that the World Trade Organization, based in Geneva, has made scant headway in recent years toward a global agreement on trade rules that can address issues like complaints over Chinese policies U.S. President Donald Trump says unfairly extract advanced technologies and put foreign companies at a
disadvantage in a quest to dominate certain industries. “Our strong recommendation is to escalate work for a world trade system that is stronger, that is fairer and is fit for the purpose,” she said in opening remarks. Somewhat obliquely, she said policies aimed toward an excessively “dominant position” were not compatible with free and fair trade. The IMF has downgraded its forecast for global economic growth to 3.7 percent this year from its earlier estimate of 3.9 percent. It also issued reports this week on government finance and financial stability that warn of the risks of disruptions to world trade. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the World Bank is working with developing countries to brace for a further deterioration. “Trade is very critical because that is what has lifted people out of extreme poverty,” Kim said. “I am a globalist. That is my job. That is our only chance of ending extreme poverty. We need more trade not less trade,” he said. Kim said the World Bank has launched a “human capital index” to help rank countries by the level of their investments in such areas as education and health care. Policies to build such human capital are among the “smartest investments countries can make,” he said. He praised host country Indonesia, a democratic, Muslim-majority
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country of 260 million, for fostering strong growth but noted there was much room for improvement. The country is ranked 87th of 150 countries in the list. Indonesia has endured a slew of disasters in recent months. Before dawn on Thursday, an earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least three people just two weeks after a major quake and tsunami disaster in a central region of the archipelago killed more than 2,000 people and left perhaps thousands more buried deeply in mud. Thursday’s magnitude 6.0 quake offshore north of Bali shook the area where the IMF-World Bank delegates are meeting, but there were no signs of significant damage. The annual financial meetings take place at a time of growing concern over trends other than trade, such as moves to raise borrowing costs in the U.S. and some other regions to help cool growth and keep inflation in check. Rising interest rates are drawing investment flows out of emerging markets in Asia and Latin America at a time when growth in their exports is likely to slow. Argentina and Pakistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe are among countries grappling with crises. Concerns are growing, also, over slowing growth in China and rising debts among some developing countries resulting from projects associated with Beijing’s “Belt and Road Initiative” to develop
ports, roads and other infrastructure. Lagarde said the IMF will send a team to Pakistan in the coming weeks after a meeting with its finance minister, Asad Umar, in which he requested emergency bailout loans. The IMF chief did not say how much Umar had requested. Analysts say Pakistan is seeking $8 billion in loans to deal with a balance of payments crisis. Pakistan’s currency plunged by around 7 percent earlier this week after word of the loan request was made public. Asked whether IMF help might amount to a “bailout” for Chinese loans, Lagarde said any such help would have to be completely transparent. “In whatever work we do we need a complete understanding and complete transparency about the nature of a debt that is bearing on a country,” she said. The annual summit for global finance brings together central bankers and finance ministers, development
experts and civil society groups from across the globe. Bali has suffered terrorist bombings in the past, and the event was being held amid tight security. A convoy of armed personnel carriers was lined up alongside a beach path and access to the area was tightly controlled. Still, about a dozen activists concerned with land grabs and other issues sometimes associated with World Bank-sponsored projects staged a brief, peaceful protest over the cancellation by local authorities of a conference they were to hold in the nearby city of Denpasar. “If they don’t want to ever hear our voices, what kinds of projects are we expecting?” said Joan Salvador, a member of a Philippine women’s group. Those involved had badges allowing them to enter the tightly guarded venue, and an IMF official said she would convey their concerns “to the highest levels.” (ap)
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European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici, left, talks as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo listens during a seminar in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.
Zimbabwe arrests protest organizers as economy plunges Zimbabwean Riot Police with water canons are seen parked in Harare, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Lawyers say police in the country have arrested dozens of trade union members ahead of planned protest in the capital over the worst economic crisis in a decade. There is a heavy police presence in Harare after the government banned the protest, citing an ongoing cholera outbreak.
HARARE — Lawyers say police in Zimbabwe arrested dozens of trade union members ahead of a planned protest in the capital Thursday over the worst economic crisis in a decade. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said police arrested Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions members in Harare and the cities of Mutare and Masvingo. There was a heavy police presence in Harare after the government banned the protest, citing an ongo-
ing cholera outbreak. The lawyers’ group said a magistrate dismissed a challenge of the ban. Zimbabwe now has gas lines snaking for hours, prices spiking and some food and medicines running out. The government calls the problems temporary and a necessary pain in rebuilding the southern African country. The lawyers called the arrests a pre-emptive strike on the protest against “disastrous economic policies.” (ap)
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3 world-class artists share their creations Bali seems to provide endless inspiration for both local and foreign artists, yielding equally diverse forms of expression. Sometimes it is the beauty of the landscape and culture of Bali that provides the inspiration for the art works, other times it the religious ceremonies of the Island of the Gods that provide subject matter, other times the general atmosphere of creativity that reigns in Bali gives birth to varied types of art works. Indeed the extremely rich cultural backdrop – both visual and conceptual, of the Island of the Gods has a depth that continues to be mined with surprising and often beautiful results. On October 9th, three solo exhibitions opened simultaneously at Tony Raka Gallery. Although the three artists featured presented their own separate themes, all three have clearly drawn on the world of Bali for the subject and treatment of their works. The diversity of their approach to expressing the wealth of spiritual content of this island, bears witness to both the depth of the island’s culture as well as the remarkable creativity that Bali shares with them. Putu Wirantawan was born and raised in Bali and has clearly been influenced by the mystical traditions of his culture. Although at first glance there is nothing typical Balinese about his works, a closer reading reveals an elaboration on the cosmo-vision and general attention to the unseen that is so palpable on this island. His large scale pencil on paper works are shockingly detailed in texture and personal style and symbols, which evoke a kind of futuristic phantasmagorical dream world. Although his works are disturbingly evocative of unnamable things, there is a harmonious symmetry and numerous references to Balinese cosmology and mystical geometry that are unmistakable and somehow calming. His series entitled Blissful Lines, speaks of his relationship to drawing itself as the basis from which he works. Like in traditional Balinese painting that always starts with lines drawings that fill the surface of the canvas as a reflection of the interconnectedness of all thing, Wirantawan’s distinctly personal, highly creative and most certainly contemporary works, remain rooted in some of the same ideas as traditional Balinese art making, though clearly emerge as something entirely new. Technically remarkable,
conceptually dynamic and deeply spiritual, Wirantawan’s works remain somehow playful beckoning our unconscious to engage with the visions presented. SOH Alex Varmeulen, was born in Holland and has been visiting Bali for several years, and his works also show a clear point of departure somehow rooted Balinese traditions. Drawing on the Indian epic tale of the Ramayana, Shakespeare’s Othello and modern films depicting similarly epic futuristic tales, the exhibitions title “Epic” is clearly demonstrated in the works. Drawing on numerous art forms in collaboration with several artists including young Balinese dancers, to create this evocative series of photos the show is indeed epic both in scope and subject. Although it is not always clear exactly what is being evoked, each stunningly beautiful artwork presents a clear emotion and apparently a character from an unknown tale. Combining costumes that are both distinctly Asian and European at the same time, backdrops that
recall both the grandeur of ancient empires and futuristic megapolises, along with the highly expressive postures of the child models, we are confronted with questions as wide ranging as cultural hybridism, the impact of the digital era on youth, power dynamics, the wisdom of ancient literature and its interpretations, the impact of imaging and other densely packed subjects. Yet the sheer beauty of the images, draws us away fromm such heady matters, inviting us instead to step into the imaginary world of children and legends and even just for a moment to allow our own imagination to roam free. Not unlike the general feeling that many visitors to this enchanted island experience. Mireya Samper’s exhibition entitled “Intrinsic” again draws on Bali as a source of inspiration. Yet here, it is not so much deliberate, evocative or referential as it is intuitive or indeed intrinsic, reflecting something of the spirit of Bali. Samper’s works arise out the natural materials she works
with as elemental channels for her deepest intuition to find expression. As an Icelandic born global artist, her work is always very much born out of the environment in which she works, seeking to allow her own intuition to guide her in manipulating these simple yet finely crafted materials into something that echoes the spirit of where she is. Although water has appeared as a theme in previous works, here the cycles of water from rain to ocean and back again emerge in relation to our own journey as humans from birth to death and back again. Without consciously knowing how big a role water plays in Balinese religious culture, Samper felt to speak of water, though here the lotus is included as a figurative and literal symbol of transcendence, extending her own personal understanding of water as essential and intrinsic to life. The symbol of water as intrinsic is here extended further still by the presence of floating glass bowls into which visitors are invited to place cash – both as a donation for
victims of recent natural disasters but also to highlight money as currency, as a something that flows and which is today considered as intrinsic to living. “Intrinsic” is comprised of a series of large wax and pigment on paper works depicting water drops and lotus flowers in fluid yet suspended moments of transformation. Water here is presented as both intrinsic to life itself but also as a material manifestation of the divine, inviting us to contemplate our relationship to water as an essential element and gift of nature, as well as our relationship to our own life process in all its power and fragility. Like water itself, the works are both strong and soft, delicate and powerful and beckon the viewer to feel the subtler aspects of our surrsoundings. As the Island of Bali itself tends to gently ask us all, so too does this exhibition invite us to ask ourselves what is most important to us? What is intrinsic? Samper’s intuition most certainly guided her creative process into expressing some the essence of the spirit of Bali. (kmb)
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‘Zombie’ storm Leslie smashes into Portugal, Spain
LISBON - Storms packing nearly 180 kilometre-per-hour winds hit Portugal early Sunday leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power before carrying heavy rain on into Spain, authorities said. Twenty-seven people suffered minor injuries, civil defence commander Luis Belo Costa told reporters. The region around capital Lisbon and the centre of the country at Coimbra and Leiria were worst hit with trees uprooted, cars and houses damaged and local flooding reported. Aveiro, Viseu and Porto in the north also suffered damage with rescue services reporting a total of 1,900 incidents. The civil defence services said 324,000 people were left without electricity while more than 60 people had to leave their damaged homes and flee to safety. Power was being restored across the north and centre of the country during the morning. Leslie was dubbed a “zombie” hurricane as it first formed on September 23, only to meander through the Atlantic Ocean for weeks. There were fears it could be the worst storm to hit the region in more than 150 years, but it weakened to a post-tropical storm before
reaching the Portuguese coastline in the early hours of Sunday. “The greatest danger has passed,” Costa said. “The north and centre were the worst affected.” At Mealhada, in Aveiro district, the roof blew off an indoor sports stadium putting an end to the European final of the women’s roller hockey competition. Portuguese authorities had urged those living by the coast to batten down and stay indoors amid warnings of high winds which reached 176 kilometres per hour (110 miles per hour). “I have never seen anything like it,” one witness told SIC television in Figueira da Foz, 200 km (120 miles) north of Lisbon. “The town seemed to be in a state of war with cars smashed by fallen trees,” he said. “People were very worried.” Maritime authorities advised fishermen at sea to return to the nearest port and Portugal’s TAP airline cancelled seven flights to and from Lisbon.
Only five hurricanes have ever arrived in this region of the Atlantic Ocean, and it had been feared Leslie could turn out to be the most powerful storm to hit Portugal since 1842. - One in 176 years -
Over the past 176 years, only Hurricane Vince has made landfall on the Iberian peninsula, hitting southern Spain in 2005, according to weather records. In October 2017, strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia, which travelled north off the coast of Portugal and western Spain, fed forest fires that killed around 40 people during a heatwave. Ophelia then made landfall in Ireland as a violent storm, killing three people. Spain’s civil protection agency said the storms could still be “very strong locally” and that heavy rain was forecast for the north and east. On Tuesday, intense rain sparked flash floods in the Spanish holiday island of Majorca, killing 12 people. (afp)
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People watch the waves at Costa da Caparica, near Lisbon, on October 13, 2018. Portugal placed most of the country on red alert as Hurricane Leslie barrelled towards its coastline in what could be the fiercest storm to hit the country since 1842.
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This photo taken on August 13, 2018, inmates standing next to a portrait of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inside the city jail in Manila.
Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte’s drug war
MANILA - Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely fan of a campaign that has left Filipinos deeply conflicted. “Duterte talks tough, saying he will get rid of addicts... I am happy he’s doing that,” he told AFP at Manila’s main jail, which is packed with drug suspects. “But I feel uneasy about the killings,” said the 22-year-old rickshaw driver, whose real name cannot be used due to prison policy. Paras’s seemingly paradoxical backing echoes that of millions of Filipinos, who polls say support the crackdown but not the thousands of slayings that are central to it. Duterte’s drug war -- his signature initiative -- helped bring him to power in mid-2016, promising to rid society of narcotics by any means necessary. Since then, police say they have killed 4,854 alleged drug users or dealers in self-defence, while rights groups estimate the true toll is at least triple that. According to the latest survey by pollster SWS, the campaign still has the backing of 78 percent of Filipinos, a figure undented in over a year. Drug war proponents regularly point to these statistics as proof that the internationally-condemned crackdown is the will of the people. But those same polls show near unanimous agreement -- 96 percent -- among the nation in opposition to the killing, saying the suspects should be taken alive. - ‘Not human’ -
Experts say Duterte’s campaign has tapped into genuine popular outrage over disorder, crime and
dysfunction in a developing nation with millions of poor people and a turbulent political past. “It’s not like they’re turning a blind eye (to the killing) but they’re really worried about the drug problem,” said Steven Rood, a fellowin-residence at pollster SWS. “It has been a problem for a long time and finally the president of the Philippines is doing something about it,” he added, describing how many Filipinos view the narcotics issue. But for the family of Duterte voter Katherine Bautista, that belief was suddenly turned on its head by tragedy last year. Bautista supported the crackdown until her stepson John Jezreel David was shot dead in what police said was an anti-drug operation even as she insisted her son was not a drug user. “I was even saying that the tears of families (of those killed) seemed fake. But when it happened to us, I felt the pain they were feeling,” Bautista told AFP. “If it doesn’t happen to your family, you won’t wake up to the truth,” she added. A significant strand in the opposition to the killings is the fear a loved could be slain just by being in the wrong place, not necessarily because of involvement in drugs. “People feel very afraid that their families or their relatives might be placed in a situation where they could be the targets,” Randy David, a sociologist and newspaper columnist in Manila, told AFP. “But how can you possibly disagree or not lend support for a campaign to rid this country of illegal drugs?”, David added, saying the lethal methods were what prompted questions. (afp)
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27 dead in floods, landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island JAKARTA — Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said Saturday. A flash flood with mud and debris from landslides struck Mandailing Natal district in North Sumatra province and smashed an Islamic school in Muara Saladi village, where 29 children were swept away on Friday afternoon, said local police chief Irsan Sinuhaji. He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from mud and rubble hours later. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said rescuers and villagers managed to rescue 17 other children and several teachers on Friday and pulled out the body of a child on Saturday near Aek
Saladi river, close to the school. A video obtained by The Associated Press showed relatives crying besides their loved ones at a health clinic where the bodies of the children were lying, covered with blankets. Nugroho said two bodies were found early Saturday from a car washed away by floods in Mandailing Natal, where 17 houses collapsed and 12 were swept away. Hundreds of other homes were flooded up to 2 meters (7 feet) high, while landslides occurred in eight areas of the region. Four villagers were killed after landslides hit 29 houses and flooded about 100 buildings in neighboring Sibolga district, Nugroho said. He said flash floods also smashed several villages in West Sumatra province’s Tanah Datar district, killing five people, including two
children, and leaving another missing. Landslides and flooding in the neighboring districts of Padang Pariaman and West Pasaman killed four villagers after 500 houses flooded and three bridges collapsed. Both North and West Sumatra provinces declared a weeklong emergency relief period as hundreds of terrified survivors fled their hillside homes to safer ground, fearing more of the mountainside would collapse under continuing rain, Nugroho said, adding that dozens of injured people were rushed to nearby hospitals and clinics. Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. (ap)
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Rescuers search for victims following a flash flood in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing a number of children at a devastated school.
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Next stop F1? Mick Schumacher can be ‘one of sport’s greats’
Rambut Siwi Temple NEGARA - Rambut Siwi Temple is located in Jembrana regency, east of Yeh Embang village, Mendoyo district. It is about 10 km from Negara and can reach by any cars or motorcycles as well. Local peoples believe that they have to worshipped this temple to get a God bless of securing during the Journey. The Main temple located in cliff bank and and blessed by the breath taking view of the Indian ocean. This temples owns the representative temple building which is set beside main road of Denpasar to Gilimanuk. Name of Rambut Siwi is contain of a relic which is a lock of sage’s hair (rambut) that is venerated (siwi). The locals also believe that the Rambut Siwi Temple is a secret temple, today it is difficult to spot and it is said that there was a time when the temple was secret and held many secret objects and is shrouded with mystery and uncertainty to this day. this certainly adds to the charm of the Rambut Siwi Temple and is one of the reasons that its tucked away and
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yet grand statue is so impressive and yet humble. Another use of this temple is for the blessing of the journey that is made when traveling in these parts as often the passing of the Rambut Siwi Temple is on a long journey. There are other temples that are used in similar ways but many locals can be seen stopping at the Rambut Siwi Temple for a short time in order to ensure that their journey will be safe one heading either further north or back to the south of Bali. The views in this are sensational ether looking towards the sea and down over the temple or from the beach looking up to the temple and over the tropical woodland that surrounds it. The gardens include extremely well kept tropical flowers and trees presented in classic Traditional Balinese styles and maintained with a great amount of care. Visiting the Rambut Siwi Temple is cheap and a very beautiful way to spend part of your day in this area, particularly at sunset when it is at its most beautiful. The Rambut Siwi Temple is a
far less crowded alternative to the Tanah Lot temple that is the most visited temple in Bali and the most Photographed of all the places in Bali. However you have to be willing to make the longer journey to enjoy the Rambut Siwi Temple’s serenity. Pura Rambut Siwi has undergone several renovations, most significantly with the relocation of the temple to the peak of the hill. Visitors can enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds the temple’s compound. Vast, terraced rice fields envelope the southern part. On the north side, you can see villages and mountains that line from west to the east. In the south, you can see the Indian Ocean, while to the southwest of the temple there is a place to rest while enjoying the beauty of the sea view with the relaxing sounds of the waves. Yet, despite its importance and beautiful setting, this temple remains unknown to the millions visiting Bali. So the next time you’re traveling to the west via the Gilimanuk road, make sure to make a stop here. (IBP/net)
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BERLIN - Mick Schumacher, the teenage son of the stricken Michael Schumacher, was described as having the potential to become “one of the sport’s greats” after being crowned Formula Three European champion on Saturday, fuelling speculation of a Formula One career. “We will now think more intensively about next year and the decision will be made in the next few days,” Schumacher, 19, told broadcaster n-tv, without giving details. Toto Wolff, the powerful head of world Formula One champions Mercedes, tipped the teenager for great things. “He has proven himself and can become a great in our sport,” said Wolff. His first F3 title means Schumacher has qualified for a FIA ‘super licence’, a prerequisite for the jump to Formula One, and follows on from his father, who won the German F3 championships 28 years ago. With one F3 race left this season, the 19-year-old finished second in the day’s second race at Germany’s Hockenheim circuit to leave him with an unassailable lead in the
championship. “It’s hard to describe, I’m just grateful, I’m living my dream,” he said. “The title was my goal from the beginning, I never stopped believing it. We drivers do what we love. And when it is successful, it is the best feeling you can have.” Schumacher had been a picture of concentration in the final laps to hold second and secure the title, but punched the air after crossing the finish line. Estonia’s Juri Vips took the chequered flag, but all the attention was on Schumacher, who dominated the second half of the F3 season after claiming five straight wins last month. He hugged his team after finishing on the podium for the 13th time in 29 races this season. Before Sunday’s final race, Schumacher had 347 points, 51 ahead of Britain’s Daniel Ticktum, the only driver who could have caught the German. Schumacher had finished 12th in Saturday morning’s race after an early crash forced him into the pits. “You could see that perhaps I wanted it too much or had too much adrenalin,” admitted Schumacher. (afp)
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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds the trophy after winning his men’s final singles match against Croatia’s Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 14, 2018.
Djokovic wins Shanghai to close on world no.1
SHANGHAI - Novak Djokovic is within touching distance of Rafael Nadal’s number one ranking after winning the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Sunday.
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Germany’s Mick Schumacher of Prema Theodore Racing prepares to race to win the Formula 3 European title on Germany’s Hockenheim circuit on October 13, 2018.
The 21-year-old Croatian Coric had his right thigh heavily strapped and had been suffering a stiff neck for what was the biggest match of his young career. The 14-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic broke the 19thranked Coric -- a good friend and sometime-training partner -- in the sixth game of the first set on the way to another no-nonsense victory. The end was anti-climactic, with the Serb winning the championship point after a video review, Coric having challenged the call. Djokovic buried his head in his hand at the absurdity of it. The 31-year-old will leapfrog Roger Federer into second in the world when the rankings are released on Monday and is in imperious form as the season reaches its climax. Red-hot Djokovic has now been victorious in 18 ATP matches
in a row and in recent months won Wimbledon, the Cincinnati Masters, the US Open and now Shanghai. The last four months had been “fantastic” and “tremendous”, he said. “I’m cherishing every moment of it,” he told the crowd, calling Shanghai “a special place” to him. “I could not ask for a better scenario,” Djokovic said of his late surge to the summit of men’s tennis. “I am very close now to Nadal in the rankings and put myself in a good position for the last period of the year.” Coric said that he had no complaints about losing to “one of the best in the history of tennis”. This was a fourth Shanghai crown for Djokovic and he is homing in on a return to number one, having fallen as low as 22nd in May as he struggled following elbow surgery in February.
He also missed the second half of 2017 with elbow and off-court issues. Coric, the 13th seed, was chasing only the third title of his career and defeated top seed Federer in the semi-finals to underline his rich promise. He also dispensed of three-time Grand Slam winner and Federer’s fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in his opening match. Coric had the extensive thigh strapping changed for the second set, but he was immediately broken when he somehow sent a routine volley out. He had his first sniff of an opportunity with a break point in the sixth game of the second set, but second seed Djokovic survived when Coric again fired wide. It is nearly two years since Djokovic topped the rankings and he has made it his mission to topple the injured Nadal before the year is out. (afp)
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Netherlands hammer Germany to increase pressure on Loew Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk led the Netherlands to a crushing 3-0 win over Germany on Saturday in the Nations League to ramp up the pressure on German coach Joachim Loew. A first-half header by Dutch skipper Van Dijk gave the hosts the lead in Amsterdam. With the German defence in disarray, late goals from Memphis Depay and Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum sealed the win on a golden night for the Oranje at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena. This is the first time the Dutch have beaten Germany for 16 years and the comprehensive defeat leaves Loew under increasing pressure to resign after 12 years in charge. These are dark days for the Germans, still reeling from their woeful World Cup display when they crashed out early after finishing bottom of their group. Defeat in Loew’s 168th international means Germany are once again last -- this time bottom of Group One in the Nations League. Van Dijk opened the scoring with a well-taken header after Ryan Babel had headed against the crossbar on 30 minutes. Depay then compounded Germany’s misery by stroking home a pass from Quincy Promes three minutes from time after the pair got in behind the defence. Depay then hit the Germany crossbar moments before Wijnaldum netted Holland’s third goal just before the final whistle. Germany now face world champions France in Paris on Tuesday and Loew can ill afford another heavy defeat. Earlier Saturday, Munich-based newspaper, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, revealed there is a release clause in Loew’s
contract, which runs until 2022, allowing either party to end the agreement prematurely. Loew had promised an improved performance from the Germans. Yet again, his senior players let him down as the Bayern Munich axis of Manuel Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller struggled. Loew pulled a surprise before kick-off by starting Manchester City starlet Leroy Sane on the bench. Schalke striker Mark Uth made his debut up front with RB Leipzig winger Timo Werner and Mueller on the flanks. Loew opted for a 4-3-3 formation, just like his opposite number Ronald Koeman who started with Besiktas’ Babel, Lyon’s Depay and Eindhoven striker Steven Bergwijn up front. Uth and Werner both forced chances early on to keep Jasper Cillessen, Holland’s Barcelona goalkeeper, busy. The Dutch went ahead after 30 minutes when Babel out-jumped Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich to the ball, headed onto the post and Van Dijk pounced on the rebound. Germany had their chances as Mueller and then his replacement Sane, who came on for the last half an hour, both fired wide with the goal at their mercy. Having broken the German defence in the final 10 minutes, Depay hit the EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP net, then the crossbar before Wijnaldum Netherlands’ forward Memphis Depay celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA swept in their third goal just before the Nations League football match between Netherlands and Germany, on October 13, final whistle. (afp) 2018 at Johan Crujiff ArenA in Amsterdam.
Maradona says Messi is not a leader for Argentina
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Coach of Mexican second-division club Dorados Argentine legend Diego Maradona (R) greets fans prior to a friendly football match between Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles and Dorados at Caliente Stadium in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on October 12, 2018.
Lionel Messi “is not a leader,” said Diego Maradona of the current Argentina talisman in an interview in Mexico. “It’s useless to try and make a leader out of someone who goes to the bathroom 20 times before a game,” Maradona said on Fox Sports. “Before speaking to the coach and players he will be on the PlayStation. Then, on the field, he wants to be the leader,” Maradona said as he answered questions in a stumbling voice, sometimes seem-
ing to contradict himself. “He is the best in the world along with Cristiano [Ronaldo],” Maradona said. “But he’s not a leader.” Maradona, who led Argentina to victory in the 1986, said Messi, who was again unable to emulate that feat in Russia this summer was expected to be “the saviour of the fatherland.” “Let’s stop making a god out of Messi. Messi is Messi for Barcelona, but playing in an Argentina shirt he is another Messi.” Maradona, who is in Mex-
ico coaching second-division Sinaloa, said that if he was Argentina coach he would “not call on Messi” before adding “never say never.” “You have to take the leadership away for him to be the Messi we want him to be,” Maradona said. Messi, who is 31, has not played for Argentina in three low-key friendlies since a 4-3 loss to eventual champions France in the first knock-out round at the World Cup, but has not officially retired from the national team. (afp)
Henry has ‘everything’ to become good coach - Deschamps
Thierry Henry has “everything” needed to become a good manager, France coach and former international teammate Didier Deschamps said of the newly-named Monaco coach. “Thierry’s ready,” Deschamps told TF1. “He has everything” to be a good coach. “He’s throwing himself into an exciting, exhilarating project where he’ll have to take responsibility. It’ll be up to him to take the reins.”
Former Arsenal star Henry was named Monaco coach on Saturday, his first job in club management after leaving his position with the Belgian national team. The 41-year-old French World Cup winner, who had been working as an assistant to Belgium coach Roberto Martinez since 2016, returns to the club where he began his professional career. Henry replaces Leonardo Jardim, who in 2017 guided Mo-
naco to their first Ligue 1 title since 2000. He was sacked on Thursday after a string of poor results left Monaco in the relegation places. Deschamps, who captained the France team featuring Henry that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, also started his coaching career at Monaco, back in 2001. “The first season was very complicated,” he said, wishing Henry “lots of courage and big success”. (afp)
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In this file photo taken on January 5, 1998 in the Louis II stadium in Monaco shows Monaco’s striker Thierry Henry (R) vying with Niort’s Benoit Beaumet during the the Coupe de la Ligue football match Monaco against Chamois Niortais. Former Arsenal star Thierry Henry was on October 13 named as Monaco coach, the struggling Ligue 1 club announced. The 41-yearold French World Cup winner, who had been working as an assistant coach for the Belgian national team, signed a contract through until June 2021.
After 22 defeats, Gibraltar finally win a game
Little Gibraltar finally won their first competitive match after 22 defeats on Saturday when they beat Armenia -- who featured Arsenal star Henrikh Mkhitaryan -- 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League. A penalty in the 50th minute by captain Roy Chipolina gave Gibraltar the three points in Yerevan. It was just the tiny territory’s third win since they joined UEFA following friendly victories against Malta in 2014 and Latvia in March this year. Saturday’s win came despite an organisational blunder at the start of the game when local authorities played the national anthem of Liechtenstein instead of Gibraltar. “The Armenian FA has apologised to the Head of Delegation representing the Gibraltar FA in Yerevan for the oversight and an announcement has been made at the national stadium apologising for the error,” tweeted the Gibraltar FA. Since Gibraltar joined UEFA in 2013, they have suffered a series of heavy defeats, losing to Poland 8-1 and 7-0 and 7-0 against Germany and the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2016 qualifying. Their worst defeat was a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Belgium in World Cup qualifying in 2017. “So proud of the team and everyone involved. We have had many disappointments yet continued to work hard and believe. #history,” tweered Chipolina. (afp)
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Netherlands hammer Germany to increase pressure on Loew Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk led the Netherlands to a crushing 3-0 win over Germany on Saturday in the Nations League to ramp up the pressure on German coach Joachim Loew. A first-half header by Dutch skipper Van Dijk gave the hosts the lead in Amsterdam. With the German defence in disarray, late goals from Memphis Depay and Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum sealed the win on a golden night for the Oranje at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena. This is the first time the Dutch have beaten Germany for 16 years and the comprehensive defeat leaves Loew under increasing pressure to resign after 12 years in charge. These are dark days for the Germans, still reeling from their woeful World Cup display when they crashed out early after finishing bottom of their group. Defeat in Loew’s 168th international means Germany are once again last -- this time bottom of Group One in the Nations League. Van Dijk opened the scoring with a well-taken header after Ryan Babel had headed against the crossbar on 30 minutes. Depay then compounded Germany’s misery by stroking home a pass from Quincy Promes three minutes from time after the pair got in behind the defence. Depay then hit the Germany crossbar moments before Wijnaldum netted Holland’s third goal just before the final whistle. Germany now face world champions France in Paris on Tuesday and Loew can ill afford another heavy defeat. Earlier Saturday, Munich-based newspaper, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, revealed there is a release clause in Loew’s
contract, which runs until 2022, allowing either party to end the agreement prematurely. Loew had promised an improved performance from the Germans. Yet again, his senior players let him down as the Bayern Munich axis of Manuel Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller struggled. Loew pulled a surprise before kick-off by starting Manchester City starlet Leroy Sane on the bench. Schalke striker Mark Uth made his debut up front with RB Leipzig winger Timo Werner and Mueller on the flanks. Loew opted for a 4-3-3 formation, just like his opposite number Ronald Koeman who started with Besiktas’ Babel, Lyon’s Depay and Eindhoven striker Steven Bergwijn up front. Uth and Werner both forced chances early on to keep Jasper Cillessen, Holland’s Barcelona goalkeeper, busy. The Dutch went ahead after 30 minutes when Babel out-jumped Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich to the ball, headed onto the post and Van Dijk pounced on the rebound. Germany had their chances as Mueller and then his replacement Sane, who came on for the last half an hour, both fired wide with the goal at their mercy. Having broken the German defence in the final 10 minutes, Depay hit the EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP net, then the crossbar before Wijnaldum Netherlands’ forward Memphis Depay celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA swept in their third goal just before the Nations League football match between Netherlands and Germany, on October 13, final whistle. (afp) 2018 at Johan Crujiff ArenA in Amsterdam.
Maradona says Messi is not a leader for Argentina
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Coach of Mexican second-division club Dorados Argentine legend Diego Maradona (R) greets fans prior to a friendly football match between Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles and Dorados at Caliente Stadium in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on October 12, 2018.
Lionel Messi “is not a leader,” said Diego Maradona of the current Argentina talisman in an interview in Mexico. “It’s useless to try and make a leader out of someone who goes to the bathroom 20 times before a game,” Maradona said on Fox Sports. “Before speaking to the coach and players he will be on the PlayStation. Then, on the field, he wants to be the leader,” Maradona said as he answered questions in a stumbling voice, sometimes seem-
ing to contradict himself. “He is the best in the world along with Cristiano [Ronaldo],” Maradona said. “But he’s not a leader.” Maradona, who led Argentina to victory in the 1986, said Messi, who was again unable to emulate that feat in Russia this summer was expected to be “the saviour of the fatherland.” “Let’s stop making a god out of Messi. Messi is Messi for Barcelona, but playing in an Argentina shirt he is another Messi.” Maradona, who is in Mex-
ico coaching second-division Sinaloa, said that if he was Argentina coach he would “not call on Messi” before adding “never say never.” “You have to take the leadership away for him to be the Messi we want him to be,” Maradona said. Messi, who is 31, has not played for Argentina in three low-key friendlies since a 4-3 loss to eventual champions France in the first knock-out round at the World Cup, but has not officially retired from the national team. (afp)
Henry has ‘everything’ to become good coach - Deschamps
Thierry Henry has “everything” needed to become a good manager, France coach and former international teammate Didier Deschamps said of the newly-named Monaco coach. “Thierry’s ready,” Deschamps told TF1. “He has everything” to be a good coach. “He’s throwing himself into an exciting, exhilarating project where he’ll have to take responsibility. It’ll be up to him to take the reins.”
Former Arsenal star Henry was named Monaco coach on Saturday, his first job in club management after leaving his position with the Belgian national team. The 41-year-old French World Cup winner, who had been working as an assistant to Belgium coach Roberto Martinez since 2016, returns to the club where he began his professional career. Henry replaces Leonardo Jardim, who in 2017 guided Mo-
naco to their first Ligue 1 title since 2000. He was sacked on Thursday after a string of poor results left Monaco in the relegation places. Deschamps, who captained the France team featuring Henry that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, also started his coaching career at Monaco, back in 2001. “The first season was very complicated,” he said, wishing Henry “lots of courage and big success”. (afp)
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In this file photo taken on January 5, 1998 in the Louis II stadium in Monaco shows Monaco’s striker Thierry Henry (R) vying with Niort’s Benoit Beaumet during the the Coupe de la Ligue football match Monaco against Chamois Niortais. Former Arsenal star Thierry Henry was on October 13 named as Monaco coach, the struggling Ligue 1 club announced. The 41-yearold French World Cup winner, who had been working as an assistant coach for the Belgian national team, signed a contract through until June 2021.
After 22 defeats, Gibraltar finally win a game
Little Gibraltar finally won their first competitive match after 22 defeats on Saturday when they beat Armenia -- who featured Arsenal star Henrikh Mkhitaryan -- 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League. A penalty in the 50th minute by captain Roy Chipolina gave Gibraltar the three points in Yerevan. It was just the tiny territory’s third win since they joined UEFA following friendly victories against Malta in 2014 and Latvia in March this year. Saturday’s win came despite an organisational blunder at the start of the game when local authorities played the national anthem of Liechtenstein instead of Gibraltar. “The Armenian FA has apologised to the Head of Delegation representing the Gibraltar FA in Yerevan for the oversight and an announcement has been made at the national stadium apologising for the error,” tweeted the Gibraltar FA. Since Gibraltar joined UEFA in 2013, they have suffered a series of heavy defeats, losing to Poland 8-1 and 7-0 and 7-0 against Germany and the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2016 qualifying. Their worst defeat was a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Belgium in World Cup qualifying in 2017. “So proud of the team and everyone involved. We have had many disappointments yet continued to work hard and believe. #history,” tweered Chipolina. (afp)
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Rambut Siwi Temple NEGARA - Rambut Siwi Temple is located in Jembrana regency, east of Yeh Embang village, Mendoyo district. It is about 10 km from Negara and can reach by any cars or motorcycles as well. Local peoples believe that they have to worshipped this temple to get a God bless of securing during the Journey. The Main temple located in cliff bank and and blessed by the breath taking view of the Indian ocean. This temples owns the representative temple building which is set beside main road of Denpasar to Gilimanuk. Name of Rambut Siwi is contain of a relic which is a lock of sage’s hair (rambut) that is venerated (siwi). The locals also believe that the Rambut Siwi Temple is a secret temple, today it is difficult to spot and it is said that there was a time when the temple was secret and held many secret objects and is shrouded with mystery and uncertainty to this day. this certainly adds to the charm of the Rambut Siwi Temple and is one of the reasons that its tucked away and
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yet grand statue is so impressive and yet humble. Another use of this temple is for the blessing of the journey that is made when traveling in these parts as often the passing of the Rambut Siwi Temple is on a long journey. There are other temples that are used in similar ways but many locals can be seen stopping at the Rambut Siwi Temple for a short time in order to ensure that their journey will be safe one heading either further north or back to the south of Bali. The views in this are sensational ether looking towards the sea and down over the temple or from the beach looking up to the temple and over the tropical woodland that surrounds it. The gardens include extremely well kept tropical flowers and trees presented in classic Traditional Balinese styles and maintained with a great amount of care. Visiting the Rambut Siwi Temple is cheap and a very beautiful way to spend part of your day in this area, particularly at sunset when it is at its most beautiful. The Rambut Siwi Temple is a
far less crowded alternative to the Tanah Lot temple that is the most visited temple in Bali and the most Photographed of all the places in Bali. However you have to be willing to make the longer journey to enjoy the Rambut Siwi Temple’s serenity. Pura Rambut Siwi has undergone several renovations, most significantly with the relocation of the temple to the peak of the hill. Visitors can enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds the temple’s compound. Vast, terraced rice fields envelope the southern part. On the north side, you can see villages and mountains that line from west to the east. In the south, you can see the Indian Ocean, while to the southwest of the temple there is a place to rest while enjoying the beauty of the sea view with the relaxing sounds of the waves. Yet, despite its importance and beautiful setting, this temple remains unknown to the millions visiting Bali. So the next time you’re traveling to the west via the Gilimanuk road, make sure to make a stop here. (IBP/net)
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BERLIN - Mick Schumacher, the teenage son of the stricken Michael Schumacher, was described as having the potential to become “one of the sport’s greats” after being crowned Formula Three European champion on Saturday, fuelling speculation of a Formula One career. “We will now think more intensively about next year and the decision will be made in the next few days,” Schumacher, 19, told broadcaster n-tv, without giving details. Toto Wolff, the powerful head of world Formula One champions Mercedes, tipped the teenager for great things. “He has proven himself and can become a great in our sport,” said Wolff. His first F3 title means Schumacher has qualified for a FIA ‘super licence’, a prerequisite for the jump to Formula One, and follows on from his father, who won the German F3 championships 28 years ago. With one F3 race left this season, the 19-year-old finished second in the day’s second race at Germany’s Hockenheim circuit to leave him with an unassailable lead in the
championship. “It’s hard to describe, I’m just grateful, I’m living my dream,” he said. “The title was my goal from the beginning, I never stopped believing it. We drivers do what we love. And when it is successful, it is the best feeling you can have.” Schumacher had been a picture of concentration in the final laps to hold second and secure the title, but punched the air after crossing the finish line. Estonia’s Juri Vips took the chequered flag, but all the attention was on Schumacher, who dominated the second half of the F3 season after claiming five straight wins last month. He hugged his team after finishing on the podium for the 13th time in 29 races this season. Before Sunday’s final race, Schumacher had 347 points, 51 ahead of Britain’s Daniel Ticktum, the only driver who could have caught the German. Schumacher had finished 12th in Saturday morning’s race after an early crash forced him into the pits. “You could see that perhaps I wanted it too much or had too much adrenalin,” admitted Schumacher. (afp)
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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds the trophy after winning his men’s final singles match against Croatia’s Borna Coric at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 14, 2018.
Djokovic wins Shanghai to close on world no.1
SHANGHAI - Novak Djokovic is within touching distance of Rafael Nadal’s number one ranking after winning the Shanghai Masters with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Borna Coric on Sunday.
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Germany’s Mick Schumacher of Prema Theodore Racing prepares to race to win the Formula 3 European title on Germany’s Hockenheim circuit on October 13, 2018.
The 21-year-old Croatian Coric had his right thigh heavily strapped and had been suffering a stiff neck for what was the biggest match of his young career. The 14-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic broke the 19thranked Coric -- a good friend and sometime-training partner -- in the sixth game of the first set on the way to another no-nonsense victory. The end was anti-climactic, with the Serb winning the championship point after a video review, Coric having challenged the call. Djokovic buried his head in his hand at the absurdity of it. The 31-year-old will leapfrog Roger Federer into second in the world when the rankings are released on Monday and is in imperious form as the season reaches its climax. Red-hot Djokovic has now been victorious in 18 ATP matches
in a row and in recent months won Wimbledon, the Cincinnati Masters, the US Open and now Shanghai. The last four months had been “fantastic” and “tremendous”, he said. “I’m cherishing every moment of it,” he told the crowd, calling Shanghai “a special place” to him. “I could not ask for a better scenario,” Djokovic said of his late surge to the summit of men’s tennis. “I am very close now to Nadal in the rankings and put myself in a good position for the last period of the year.” Coric said that he had no complaints about losing to “one of the best in the history of tennis”. This was a fourth Shanghai crown for Djokovic and he is homing in on a return to number one, having fallen as low as 22nd in May as he struggled following elbow surgery in February.
He also missed the second half of 2017 with elbow and off-court issues. Coric, the 13th seed, was chasing only the third title of his career and defeated top seed Federer in the semi-finals to underline his rich promise. He also dispensed of three-time Grand Slam winner and Federer’s fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in his opening match. Coric had the extensive thigh strapping changed for the second set, but he was immediately broken when he somehow sent a routine volley out. He had his first sniff of an opportunity with a break point in the sixth game of the second set, but second seed Djokovic survived when Coric again fired wide. It is nearly two years since Djokovic topped the rankings and he has made it his mission to topple the injured Nadal before the year is out. (afp)
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‘Zombie’ storm Leslie smashes into Portugal, Spain
LISBON - Storms packing nearly 180 kilometre-per-hour winds hit Portugal early Sunday leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power before carrying heavy rain on into Spain, authorities said. Twenty-seven people suffered minor injuries, civil defence commander Luis Belo Costa told reporters. The region around capital Lisbon and the centre of the country at Coimbra and Leiria were worst hit with trees uprooted, cars and houses damaged and local flooding reported. Aveiro, Viseu and Porto in the north also suffered damage with rescue services reporting a total of 1,900 incidents. The civil defence services said 324,000 people were left without electricity while more than 60 people had to leave their damaged homes and flee to safety. Power was being restored across the north and centre of the country during the morning. Leslie was dubbed a “zombie” hurricane as it first formed on September 23, only to meander through the Atlantic Ocean for weeks. There were fears it could be the worst storm to hit the region in more than 150 years, but it weakened to a post-tropical storm before
reaching the Portuguese coastline in the early hours of Sunday. “The greatest danger has passed,” Costa said. “The north and centre were the worst affected.” At Mealhada, in Aveiro district, the roof blew off an indoor sports stadium putting an end to the European final of the women’s roller hockey competition. Portuguese authorities had urged those living by the coast to batten down and stay indoors amid warnings of high winds which reached 176 kilometres per hour (110 miles per hour). “I have never seen anything like it,” one witness told SIC television in Figueira da Foz, 200 km (120 miles) north of Lisbon. “The town seemed to be in a state of war with cars smashed by fallen trees,” he said. “People were very worried.” Maritime authorities advised fishermen at sea to return to the nearest port and Portugal’s TAP airline cancelled seven flights to and from Lisbon.
Only five hurricanes have ever arrived in this region of the Atlantic Ocean, and it had been feared Leslie could turn out to be the most powerful storm to hit Portugal since 1842. - One in 176 years -
Over the past 176 years, only Hurricane Vince has made landfall on the Iberian peninsula, hitting southern Spain in 2005, according to weather records. In October 2017, strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia, which travelled north off the coast of Portugal and western Spain, fed forest fires that killed around 40 people during a heatwave. Ophelia then made landfall in Ireland as a violent storm, killing three people. Spain’s civil protection agency said the storms could still be “very strong locally” and that heavy rain was forecast for the north and east. On Tuesday, intense rain sparked flash floods in the Spanish holiday island of Majorca, killing 12 people. (afp)
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People watch the waves at Costa da Caparica, near Lisbon, on October 13, 2018. Portugal placed most of the country on red alert as Hurricane Leslie barrelled towards its coastline in what could be the fiercest storm to hit the country since 1842.
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This photo taken on August 13, 2018, inmates standing next to a portrait of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inside the city jail in Manila.
Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte’s drug war
MANILA - Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely fan of a campaign that has left Filipinos deeply conflicted. “Duterte talks tough, saying he will get rid of addicts... I am happy he’s doing that,” he told AFP at Manila’s main jail, which is packed with drug suspects. “But I feel uneasy about the killings,” said the 22-year-old rickshaw driver, whose real name cannot be used due to prison policy. Paras’s seemingly paradoxical backing echoes that of millions of Filipinos, who polls say support the crackdown but not the thousands of slayings that are central to it. Duterte’s drug war -- his signature initiative -- helped bring him to power in mid-2016, promising to rid society of narcotics by any means necessary. Since then, police say they have killed 4,854 alleged drug users or dealers in self-defence, while rights groups estimate the true toll is at least triple that. According to the latest survey by pollster SWS, the campaign still has the backing of 78 percent of Filipinos, a figure undented in over a year. Drug war proponents regularly point to these statistics as proof that the internationally-condemned crackdown is the will of the people. But those same polls show near unanimous agreement -- 96 percent -- among the nation in opposition to the killing, saying the suspects should be taken alive. - ‘Not human’ -
Experts say Duterte’s campaign has tapped into genuine popular outrage over disorder, crime and
dysfunction in a developing nation with millions of poor people and a turbulent political past. “It’s not like they’re turning a blind eye (to the killing) but they’re really worried about the drug problem,” said Steven Rood, a fellowin-residence at pollster SWS. “It has been a problem for a long time and finally the president of the Philippines is doing something about it,” he added, describing how many Filipinos view the narcotics issue. But for the family of Duterte voter Katherine Bautista, that belief was suddenly turned on its head by tragedy last year. Bautista supported the crackdown until her stepson John Jezreel David was shot dead in what police said was an anti-drug operation even as she insisted her son was not a drug user. “I was even saying that the tears of families (of those killed) seemed fake. But when it happened to us, I felt the pain they were feeling,” Bautista told AFP. “If it doesn’t happen to your family, you won’t wake up to the truth,” she added. A significant strand in the opposition to the killings is the fear a loved could be slain just by being in the wrong place, not necessarily because of involvement in drugs. “People feel very afraid that their families or their relatives might be placed in a situation where they could be the targets,” Randy David, a sociologist and newspaper columnist in Manila, told AFP. “But how can you possibly disagree or not lend support for a campaign to rid this country of illegal drugs?”, David added, saying the lethal methods were what prompted questions. (afp)
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27 dead in floods, landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island JAKARTA — Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said Saturday. A flash flood with mud and debris from landslides struck Mandailing Natal district in North Sumatra province and smashed an Islamic school in Muara Saladi village, where 29 children were swept away on Friday afternoon, said local police chief Irsan Sinuhaji. He said rescuers retrieved the bodies of 11 children from mud and rubble hours later. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said rescuers and villagers managed to rescue 17 other children and several teachers on Friday and pulled out the body of a child on Saturday near Aek
Saladi river, close to the school. A video obtained by The Associated Press showed relatives crying besides their loved ones at a health clinic where the bodies of the children were lying, covered with blankets. Nugroho said two bodies were found early Saturday from a car washed away by floods in Mandailing Natal, where 17 houses collapsed and 12 were swept away. Hundreds of other homes were flooded up to 2 meters (7 feet) high, while landslides occurred in eight areas of the region. Four villagers were killed after landslides hit 29 houses and flooded about 100 buildings in neighboring Sibolga district, Nugroho said. He said flash floods also smashed several villages in West Sumatra province’s Tanah Datar district, killing five people, including two
children, and leaving another missing. Landslides and flooding in the neighboring districts of Padang Pariaman and West Pasaman killed four villagers after 500 houses flooded and three bridges collapsed. Both North and West Sumatra provinces declared a weeklong emergency relief period as hundreds of terrified survivors fled their hillside homes to safer ground, fearing more of the mountainside would collapse under continuing rain, Nugroho said, adding that dozens of injured people were rushed to nearby hospitals and clinics. Seasonal downpours cause frequent landslides and floods each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains. (ap)
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Rescuers search for victims following a flash flood in Mandailing Natal district, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing a number of children at a devastated school.
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As markets swoon, finance chiefs urge US, China to cool it NUSA DUA — The heads of the World Bank and IMF appealed Thursday to the U.S. and China to cool their dispute over technology policy and play by world trade rules, as tumbling share prices drove home potential perils from a clash between the world’s two biggest economies. Global economic growth is slowing but remains strong, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank annual meeting, being held this week on the Indonesian island of Bali. Countries are mostly in a “strong position,” she said, “which is why we believe we are not seeing what is referred to as ‘contagion.’” But the gyrations that rocked Wall Street the day before and Asia and Europe on Thursday, taking the Shanghai Composite index down 5.2 percent and Japan’s Nikkei 225 nearly 4 percent, do partly reflect rising interest rates in the U.S. and some other countries and growing uncertainty over trade, she said. “It’s the combination of the two that is probably showing some of the tensions that we see in terms of indices, short-term indicators as well as possibly market volatility,” Lagarde said. The U.S. and Chinese exchanges of penalty tariffs in their dispute isn’t helping, she said. Her advice was threefold: “De-escalate. Fix the system. Don’t break it.” She acknowledged that the World Trade Organization, based in Geneva, has made scant headway in recent years toward a global agreement on trade rules that can address issues like complaints over Chinese policies U.S. President Donald Trump says unfairly extract advanced technologies and put foreign companies at a
disadvantage in a quest to dominate certain industries. “Our strong recommendation is to escalate work for a world trade system that is stronger, that is fairer and is fit for the purpose,” she said in opening remarks. Somewhat obliquely, she said policies aimed toward an excessively “dominant position” were not compatible with free and fair trade. The IMF has downgraded its forecast for global economic growth to 3.7 percent this year from its earlier estimate of 3.9 percent. It also issued reports this week on government finance and financial stability that warn of the risks of disruptions to world trade. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the World Bank is working with developing countries to brace for a further deterioration. “Trade is very critical because that is what has lifted people out of extreme poverty,” Kim said. “I am a globalist. That is my job. That is our only chance of ending extreme poverty. We need more trade not less trade,” he said. Kim said the World Bank has launched a “human capital index” to help rank countries by the level of their investments in such areas as education and health care. Policies to build such human capital are among the “smartest investments countries can make,” he said. He praised host country Indonesia, a democratic, Muslim-majority
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country of 260 million, for fostering strong growth but noted there was much room for improvement. The country is ranked 87th of 150 countries in the list. Indonesia has endured a slew of disasters in recent months. Before dawn on Thursday, an earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least three people just two weeks after a major quake and tsunami disaster in a central region of the archipelago killed more than 2,000 people and left perhaps thousands more buried deeply in mud. Thursday’s magnitude 6.0 quake offshore north of Bali shook the area where the IMF-World Bank delegates are meeting, but there were no signs of significant damage. The annual financial meetings take place at a time of growing concern over trends other than trade, such as moves to raise borrowing costs in the U.S. and some other regions to help cool growth and keep inflation in check. Rising interest rates are drawing investment flows out of emerging markets in Asia and Latin America at a time when growth in their exports is likely to slow. Argentina and Pakistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe are among countries grappling with crises. Concerns are growing, also, over slowing growth in China and rising debts among some developing countries resulting from projects associated with Beijing’s “Belt and Road Initiative” to develop
ports, roads and other infrastructure. Lagarde said the IMF will send a team to Pakistan in the coming weeks after a meeting with its finance minister, Asad Umar, in which he requested emergency bailout loans. The IMF chief did not say how much Umar had requested. Analysts say Pakistan is seeking $8 billion in loans to deal with a balance of payments crisis. Pakistan’s currency plunged by around 7 percent earlier this week after word of the loan request was made public. Asked whether IMF help might amount to a “bailout” for Chinese loans, Lagarde said any such help would have to be completely transparent. “In whatever work we do we need a complete understanding and complete transparency about the nature of a debt that is bearing on a country,” she said. The annual summit for global finance brings together central bankers and finance ministers, development
experts and civil society groups from across the globe. Bali has suffered terrorist bombings in the past, and the event was being held amid tight security. A convoy of armed personnel carriers was lined up alongside a beach path and access to the area was tightly controlled. Still, about a dozen activists concerned with land grabs and other issues sometimes associated with World Bank-sponsored projects staged a brief, peaceful protest over the cancellation by local authorities of a conference they were to hold in the nearby city of Denpasar. “If they don’t want to ever hear our voices, what kinds of projects are we expecting?” said Joan Salvador, a member of a Philippine women’s group. Those involved had badges allowing them to enter the tightly guarded venue, and an IMF official said she would convey their concerns “to the highest levels.” (ap)
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European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici, left, talks as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevedo listens during a seminar in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.
Zimbabwe arrests protest organizers as economy plunges Zimbabwean Riot Police with water canons are seen parked in Harare, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Lawyers say police in the country have arrested dozens of trade union members ahead of planned protest in the capital over the worst economic crisis in a decade. There is a heavy police presence in Harare after the government banned the protest, citing an ongoing cholera outbreak.
HARARE — Lawyers say police in Zimbabwe arrested dozens of trade union members ahead of a planned protest in the capital Thursday over the worst economic crisis in a decade. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said police arrested Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions members in Harare and the cities of Mutare and Masvingo. There was a heavy police presence in Harare after the government banned the protest, citing an ongo-
ing cholera outbreak. The lawyers’ group said a magistrate dismissed a challenge of the ban. Zimbabwe now has gas lines snaking for hours, prices spiking and some food and medicines running out. The government calls the problems temporary and a necessary pain in rebuilding the southern African country. The lawyers called the arrests a pre-emptive strike on the protest against “disastrous economic policies.” (ap)
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Remarkable power of Bali inspire powerful art works
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3 world-class artists share their creations Bali seems to provide endless inspiration for both local and foreign artists, yielding equally diverse forms of expression. Sometimes it is the beauty of the landscape and culture of Bali that provides the inspiration for the art works, other times it the religious ceremonies of the Island of the Gods that provide subject matter, other times the general atmosphere of creativity that reigns in Bali gives birth to varied types of art works. Indeed the extremely rich cultural backdrop – both visual and conceptual, of the Island of the Gods has a depth that continues to be mined with surprising and often beautiful results. On October 9th, three solo exhibitions opened simultaneously at Tony Raka Gallery. Although the three artists featured presented their own separate themes, all three have clearly drawn on the world of Bali for the subject and treatment of their works. The diversity of their approach to expressing the wealth of spiritual content of this island, bears witness to both the depth of the island’s culture as well as the remarkable creativity that Bali shares with them. Putu Wirantawan was born and raised in Bali and has clearly been influenced by the mystical traditions of his culture. Although at first glance there is nothing typical Balinese about his works, a closer reading reveals an elaboration on the cosmo-vision and general attention to the unseen that is so palpable on this island. His large scale pencil on paper works are shockingly detailed in texture and personal style and symbols, which evoke a kind of futuristic phantasmagorical dream world. Although his works are disturbingly evocative of unnamable things, there is a harmonious symmetry and numerous references to Balinese cosmology and mystical geometry that are unmistakable and somehow calming. His series entitled Blissful Lines, speaks of his relationship to drawing itself as the basis from which he works. Like in traditional Balinese painting that always starts with lines drawings that fill the surface of the canvas as a reflection of the interconnectedness of all thing, Wirantawan’s distinctly personal, highly creative and most certainly contemporary works, remain rooted in some of the same ideas as traditional Balinese art making, though clearly emerge as something entirely new. Technically remarkable,
conceptually dynamic and deeply spiritual, Wirantawan’s works remain somehow playful beckoning our unconscious to engage with the visions presented. SOH Alex Varmeulen, was born in Holland and has been visiting Bali for several years, and his works also show a clear point of departure somehow rooted Balinese traditions. Drawing on the Indian epic tale of the Ramayana, Shakespeare’s Othello and modern films depicting similarly epic futuristic tales, the exhibitions title “Epic” is clearly demonstrated in the works. Drawing on numerous art forms in collaboration with several artists including young Balinese dancers, to create this evocative series of photos the show is indeed epic both in scope and subject. Although it is not always clear exactly what is being evoked, each stunningly beautiful artwork presents a clear emotion and apparently a character from an unknown tale. Combining costumes that are both distinctly Asian and European at the same time, backdrops that
recall both the grandeur of ancient empires and futuristic megapolises, along with the highly expressive postures of the child models, we are confronted with questions as wide ranging as cultural hybridism, the impact of the digital era on youth, power dynamics, the wisdom of ancient literature and its interpretations, the impact of imaging and other densely packed subjects. Yet the sheer beauty of the images, draws us away fromm such heady matters, inviting us instead to step into the imaginary world of children and legends and even just for a moment to allow our own imagination to roam free. Not unlike the general feeling that many visitors to this enchanted island experience. Mireya Samper’s exhibition entitled “Intrinsic” again draws on Bali as a source of inspiration. Yet here, it is not so much deliberate, evocative or referential as it is intuitive or indeed intrinsic, reflecting something of the spirit of Bali. Samper’s works arise out the natural materials she works
with as elemental channels for her deepest intuition to find expression. As an Icelandic born global artist, her work is always very much born out of the environment in which she works, seeking to allow her own intuition to guide her in manipulating these simple yet finely crafted materials into something that echoes the spirit of where she is. Although water has appeared as a theme in previous works, here the cycles of water from rain to ocean and back again emerge in relation to our own journey as humans from birth to death and back again. Without consciously knowing how big a role water plays in Balinese religious culture, Samper felt to speak of water, though here the lotus is included as a figurative and literal symbol of transcendence, extending her own personal understanding of water as essential and intrinsic to life. The symbol of water as intrinsic is here extended further still by the presence of floating glass bowls into which visitors are invited to place cash – both as a donation for
victims of recent natural disasters but also to highlight money as currency, as a something that flows and which is today considered as intrinsic to living. “Intrinsic” is comprised of a series of large wax and pigment on paper works depicting water drops and lotus flowers in fluid yet suspended moments of transformation. Water here is presented as both intrinsic to life itself but also as a material manifestation of the divine, inviting us to contemplate our relationship to water as an essential element and gift of nature, as well as our relationship to our own life process in all its power and fragility. Like water itself, the works are both strong and soft, delicate and powerful and beckon the viewer to feel the subtler aspects of our surrsoundings. As the Island of Bali itself tends to gently ask us all, so too does this exhibition invite us to ask ourselves what is most important to us? What is intrinsic? Samper’s intuition most certainly guided her creative process into expressing some the essence of the spirit of Bali. (kmb)
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Visit Penglipuran tourism village
Hundreds of IMF delegates introduced to typical crafts and cuisines
BANGLI — Penglipuran tourism village is one of the tourist objects visited by hundreds of delegates of the IMF-WB Annual Meeting on Saturday (Oct. 13). At the tourism village being famous for its cleanliness, the IMF delegates from a number of countries were introduced to various handicraft products and typical cuisines of Bangli. Such visit is hoped to bring in a positive impact on the progress of tourism in Bangli district in the future. The arrival of the IMF delegates at Penglipuran was welcomed by the Deputy Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, accompanied by the ranks of Bangli district leadership council and the Penglipuran tourism village management with the presentation of flower garland. Before going around, the delegates were welcomed with Pendet Dance and a Geopark Dance, Kertaning Wingkang Ranu. They were also invited to see various handicraft products, agriculture and taste typical Bangli cuisines served in the Wantilan area. After being satisfied, the delegates were invited to have a tour to nearby houses of Penglipuran residents. They were also taken to see a demonstration on the
making of Penglipuran’s typical handicraft products, cultural activities and customs of the local community. Head of the Bangli Tourism and Culture Office, Wayan Adnyana, when met amid the visit stated the number of IMF delegates making a visit to Penglipuran tourism village approximately reached 214 people. During their visit at Penglipuran, they were taken to see various Bangli specialty handicrafts and culinary products such as loloh cemcem, jaja cerorot, kelepon, and others. “Here, they are also given a demonstration of painting, crafting, and see local community’s activities such as making canang oblation and others,” he said. Adnyana hoped the presenta-
tion on the occasion can make the delegates happy and impressed. So, in the future they are expected to be able to return to visit Penglipuran including other tourism objects in Bangli. “This is an effective promotion for us. If we usually promote to their country, now they immediately come to travel to Penglipuran. We hope they feel impressed by the culture, crafts and cuisines presented here. So, later on they will return by bringing more families and friends to come here,” he hoped. Adnyana added that after visiting the Penglipuran tourism village, a group of IMF delegates on Saturday was scheduled to visit the Kintamani tourist attraction. (kmb40)
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Penglipuran tourism village is one of the tourist objects visited by hundreds of delegates of the IMF-WB Annual Meeting on Saturday (Oct. 13).
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As legalization looms, Canada cannabis crackdown worries tokers
Volkenkunde Museum, Leiden.
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Two faces of Bali in Volkenkunde Museum, Leiden
VIRTUALLY everyone wants to visit Bali, has visited or put it into his/her itinerary that must be visited. Apparently various articles and advertisements about a trip to Bali are not enough, so the Volkenkunde Museum presents Bali in an exhibition entitled “Bali--Welcome to Paradise.” The Volkenkunde Museum does not only display Bali in the imagination of tourists, a beautiful island with white sandy beaches, rice terraces stretching green as long as the eye can see, and amazing ancient temples with various ceremonies. As a museum of ethnology, the curators interviewing residents during their three-week visit to Bali also presented the views of Balinese people about change, tourism industry, their impact, and their hopes. Visitors are invited to look around Bali as tourists who are curious, and leave the museum as a traveler enriched with various experiences on this island. The exhibition that will last for more than six months was officially opened by beating a gong by the Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, with Mayor Leiden - Henri Lenferink on Thursday (Oct.11). In the opening ceremony, General Director of the Museum, Stijn Schoonderwoerd, asked Ambassador Puja to describe Bali in his memory, past and present. The Indonesian ambassador stated that one of the keys to Bali’s success in becoming one of the world’s tourist destinations is because of its natural beauty, the warmth of its people and its harmony. No less than 6 million foreign tourists visit Bali every year including Dutch tourists. “One of the values always maintained and run by the Balinese people is the Tri Hita Karana. This concept
teaches harmony between humans and God, with others, and with the environment,” emphasized Ambassador Puja. By adhering to the three concepts of harmony, various developments in the tourism industry are expected to be well managed in order to create a healthy and sustainable tourism industry on the island. Around 250 invited guests at the opening were invited to enjoy more than 250 well-known Balinese art collections guided by the exhibition initiator Anna Tiedink and curator Francine Brinkgreve. All the invitees were also entertained by musical performance by DJ Anak Agung Bagus Gede Krishna Putra Sutedja with a modern Balinese dance, performed by one of the Dutch citizens. DJ Khrisna Sutedja is a young man from Bali who just completed his master degree with predicate of cum laude at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Balinese artist Made Bayak featured plastic waste problems in the waters of Bali. He could amaze invitees and visitors by demonstrating the making of direct painting. Balinese community in the Netherlands took part by presenting Balinese music while surrounding the exhibition room and greeting guests in attendance amicably. Visitors showed great vivacity as stated by Maarten van Bunningen, one of the visitors coming from Den Haag. “I really like the work of Balinese artists and become more amazed when the work can be exhibited in my country,” he said. Many people said they will come back to enjoy the exhibition in a more relaxed time by inviting a few friends. The exhibition is planned to take place until May 26, 2019. (kmb)
OTTAWA - Canada is just days away from legalizing cannabis, but as apartment buildings, schools and other spaces move to ban pot smoking on their premises, some enthusiasts fear they won’t have anywhere to exercise their newly acquired rights. Across Canada smoking tobacco is prohibited in or near entrances to bars and restaurants, offices and even parks. These rules are supported by decades of research linking smoking -- including second-hand -- with an increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease Taking a cue from the antismoking campaigns of the 1980s and 90s, managers of private and public spaces are now rushing to crack down on cannabis before legalization comes into effect on Wednesday in order to prevent the same kinds of concerns arising from pot smoke. But the move has provoked a backlash, notably from renters who face “being left out in the cold” with nowhere to consume what will be a legal product. “When legalization hits, only people who own their homes will be able to consume it because rentals have moved to restrict smoking,” pot advocate and renter
Shawn MacAleese told AFP. “The idea that you’ll be able to be able to purchase a product but not use said product unless you own your own home or property is ridiculous,” he said. Canada will become only the second country in the world to legalize cannabis on October 17, following Uruguay, which led the way in December 2013. According to the government statistics agency, about 13 percent of Canadians currently smoke tobacco. By contrast, about 4.6 million Canadians or 16 percent of the population have used cannabis this year, and the number is not expected to rise significantly once the mind-altering drug is legalized, a recent Statistics Canada survey found. A recent report by the Canadian Cancer Society noted 65 of the country’s roughly 260 university and college campuses have banned pot smoking or vaping, praising them for “providing a healthier environment” for students. Others have resisted, including the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, whose spokesman Hubert Lai told local media the institution did not wish to “drive the behavior underground.” (afp)
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This picture taken on August 30, 2018 shows businessman Hideyuki Aoki working in a rented room at a karaoke outlet in Tokyo.
Karaoke office: Japan inc. shifts to unusual workspaces
TOKYO - From tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations to camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs: in workaholic Japan, salarymen are never short of a place to work.
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Employee Lisa Duong moves planted cannabis plants at Up’s cannabis factory in Lincoln, Ontario, on October 12, 2018. Canada will soon become the second country in the world to legalize cannabis -- with the provinces left to work out the details of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s landmark measure.
Unusual work venues are popping up all over Japan as firms try to move from chaining their employees to their desks towards offering staff more freedom in their working practices and as the gig economy spreads even to this temple of corporate culture. On the pavement in Tokyo’s Marunouchi financial district, groups of businesspeople clutching laptops sit on pillows around a low table... in a camping tent surrounded by shimmering glass buildings. These temporary “outdoor offices” created by Snow Peak Business Solutions are also available in riverside parks in Tokyo suburbs and are proving a hit with firms keen to get staff out of the stuffy office. Yasuyuki Minami, who works for the Japanese arm of software giant SAP, said the unusual surroundings sparked “new business ideas” in their meeting held in the shade of the tent under the blazing sun. His boss Tsutomu Ushida, an
SAP Japan vice-president, agreed. “We tend to have fixed and stereotyped ideas when we are in the office. This was a good experience of working in the open air -- something we don’t experience every day.” Ryo Murase, the head of the company promoting these open offices, said people enjoyed working “under the sunshine and feeling a gentle breeze”. “We live in a world where AI and robots are taking over. I believe we humans should do something more emotional, inspiring, compassionate and exciting,” he told AFP. - ‘Very convenient’ -
Still inside but a long way from a conventional office is the teleworking karaoke room offered by Japan’s biggest karaoke operator. Daiichikosho started the new service in April last year and now opens up its singing rooms for office space at 33 outlets close to business districts in big cities. For 600 yen per hour ($5.30),
users can display images directly from their laptop computers onto the big screen on the wall usually used by karaoke singers for lyrics. Shy public speakers can also practice business presentations using the karaoke microphone and a white board -- all in a soundproof room. Hideyuki Aoki, an employee at NTT Communications, uses the service several times a week while he is on the road. “At first, I felt uncomfortable but once I used the room, I found it very convenient,” Aoki said. “Now I’m using it as my business hub.” Takayuki Suzuki, from Daiichikosho, says many travelling businesspeople or freelancers use cafes for work but are worried about opening sensitive documents with others around. “You can have your own enclosed space at a karaoke club, so you can work without worrying about information leaking or people peaking onto your desk,” said Suzuki. (afp)
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Cruise Review: Marella Explorer MARELLA has just launched its biggest ship, 1,900-passenger Marella Explorer, offering a superb holiday experience with a great deal of style. Marella Cruises is on the move. It used to be Thomson Cruises until a recent name change but it’s still part of the TUI holiday giant, using all its experience to make cruises simple and great value. Marella has just launched its biggest ship, 1,900-passenger Marella Explorer (Marella Explorer 2 is already lined up for spring 2019) with a boisterous on-deck party in Palma, Mallorca, featuring a live performance by hitmaker Craig David. The result is a getaway that combines the reliability and ease of a package holiday with the style of a very decent cruise, something comforting for first-timers yet attractive to regulars. And prices are keen – and all-inclusive, so no surprise bills at the end. Marella Explorer – the ship
Not new by any means, but in a good way. Marella Explorer has been cruising the world for 20 years but a major makeover has taken traditional elements – wooden columns and chunky steel fittings – and combined them with contemporary decor. There’s everything from hints of the 1940s and 1950s in the public spaces to fun seaside touches on deck.
Cabins
Well, there are the hammocks on each balcony, which sets Marella Explorer apart. You can swing above as your partner soaks up the sun on the lounger. Not being a new ship, only about a third of the cabins have balconies; there are a number with windows and a fair few hidden away inside. All, however, are smart and modern and proud to be British with kettles – and Yorkshire tea bags. Bathrooms are neat if smaller than on newer ships. Food
Explorer is filled with jolly seaside touches, whether gailypainted beach hut seats on deck near the corrugated iron casualness of the Snack Shack (burgers, pizza, etc), the stools with bicycle pedal footrests at the Scoops ice-cream wagon or the Caribbean feel of the faded wood décor of the large (and excellent) Market Place buffet (with everything from chips to curries, even kedgeree for breakfast). There are 10 restaurants, half of which are free. Included in your fare, along with the Market Place and Snack Shack are Latitude 53 (three-course dinners), Mediterranean’s pizza and Vista’s Italian cuisine. A cover charge (between £9.95 and £45) gets you the likes of Surf and Turf steakhouse, Umi Sushi and the French extravagance of the Dining Club, all polished wood with porthole-like windows. Latitude 53 is impressive, a twodeck place (Vista’s occupies part of
downstairs) with an open central area backed by a glass wall at the back of the ship. Equally outstanding on the deck above is the Mediterranean, a conservatory with a retractable glass roof. Here there’s food (design your own pizzas) as well as drinks from the indoor/outdoor bar which passes out through the ceiling-high windows and also serves the terrace. Activities
The front of the ship doesn’t lag behind with Indigo, a combination bar, club and casino. The bar has two-deck-high sloping windows across the width of the ship, the club is a near-circular industrialchic space while even the gaming tables, set against the windows, look cool (rather than the flashing Las Vegas feel of so many ships). There’s plenty to do at night with a rolling rota of 12 shows in the swanky Broadway Show Lounge, so that even if you’re on a fortnight’s cruise you can see something different almost every night. It’s not just variety either – the list includes Rockology (a tribute to Fleetwood Mac and other bands), Bud’s Diner (the 50s), Festival (music from Woodstock to Glastonbury), plus soul, musicals, even a family-friendly sing-song. And the ship is great for families even if there are none of the go-karts or water slides of modern resort ships. The family deck is a quiet getaway with mini-golf and a volleyball/basketball court, and there’s a cinema with the latest movies (films are on the in-room TVs too). The M Club runs free sessions for children aged three to 11 Hideaway club caters for older children and teenagers with video games and double-width hammocks on deck. Adults have plenty for themselves as Marella Explorer features the first Champneys spa at sea. The £15 daily charge to get into the Thermal Garden with steam rooms and a truly impressive sauna that’s not only huge but has picture windows out to sea. Plenty of treatments are on off for both men and women. The Veranda, snuggling at the front of the ship, is an outdoor (paid for) hideaway with double sun loungers and private cabanas. And, of course, there are bars, 10 of them, from the airy feel of the Mediterranean to the curious Bar 53, a three-deck-high affair, slim but with pianist and seats facing a shimmering wall. The Lounge is a ship-wide piano bar with the bar itself snaking around the centre while the Squid and Anchor features bands and quizzes (in the corner is a posh bar area featuring top gins and whiskies at extra charge). (IBP/net)
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Humanity in Tri Hita Karana concept
Equity needs to be done in Bali
Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
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Focus of the World Bank
Issues of global economy, human capital and fintech
MANGUPURA — Development Committee of the World Bank held a meeting on Saturday (Oct. 13) in Bali, Indonesia. Three things underlined by the committee in the IMF-WBG Annual Meeting this time are the issues concerning the global economy, human capital, and financial technology or fintech development. Global economic growth is considered to remain strong, but there are still imbalances where trade growth and manufacturing sector tend to be moderate. The downside risk to global growth is due to a number of reasons such as policy uncertainty, geo-political developments, global financial tightening as well as rising debt levels and currency volatility. The committee currently headed by Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, also underlined the important role of international trade in economic growth, job creation and sustainable development. The committee calls on member states, with the support from the World Bank and IMF, to implement policies that ensure inclusive economic growth, reduce risk, and promote competitiveness while at the same time strengthen sustainable fiscal security The Committee also continued to pay attention to the rising level of vulnerability debt in several developing and low-income countries, which risks reversing the benefits of previous debt relief initiatives. To overcome this situation, a solid policy framework, fiscal adequacy, external support as well as sustainable and transparent loan practices are needed. The Committee asks the WBG and IMF to help member countries strengthen their fiscal position by developing debt management capacity, increasing domestic resource mobilization and developing capital markets at the local level.
Regarding Human Capital, the committee paid great attention to this issue, especially with implications for technological, financial and other aspects of development. The committee supported the Human Capital Project (HCP) and the launch of the Human Capital Index (HCI) with supporting programs from the countries involved. This is a platform that can support long-term national and global investment in health and education systems, helping these countries anticipate the economic future that will be transformed due to technological change. The World Bank welcomed the development of the Bali Fintech agenda by the WBG-IMF. The committee considers the institutions getting involved must utilize Fintech’s potential to deepen financial markets, improve access and responsibility for financial services, facilitate cross-border payments, strengthen remittance systems, and be able to manage risks to users of this technology. Fintech development should focus on low-income countries, small countries, and marginalized communities, especially to close the gaps frequently experienced by women and the SMEs in accessing finance. In this meeting, the World Bank’s Development Committee thanked the Indonesian government for being a good organizer, and thanked Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, for her guidance and leadership as Committee Chair in the past two years. The World Bank’s Construction Committee welcomed its successor, MKen Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s Finance Minister. In the meantime, the next Development Committee meeting, according to the plan, will be scheduled to take place in Washington DC on April 13, 2019. (kmb42)
MANGUPURA — The concept of Tri Hita Karana (THK) becoming the agenda for discussion at the IMF-WB annual meeting in Nusa Dua had inspired other countries. In the forum, the concepts offered are related to sustainable development, especially related to culture and environment. For this reason, Balinese people must make the most of this forum. Besides, Bali needs to open an international network to access funds or assistance for the application of THK. In particular, it is for cultural preservation, historical sanctums, environmental preservation and others with the concept of Sustainable Development Growth (SDG). Chairman of PT. Pembangunan Bali Mandiri (Pembari), Ketut MB Suardhana, stated on Saturday (Oct. 13) that implementation of Tri Hita Karana concept in Bali has made the human relationship to nature and the Creator very good, while the relationships to fellow humans are still lacking. According to him, here the term ‘humanity’ is very important, especially justice or equity for people in East Bali, North Bali, West Bali and South Bali. Balance and social justice in one of the principles of Pancasila also exist in the Tri Hita Karana. “Let’s get together so the entire Bali is prosperous,” he affirmed. Through this, he invited to go forward together with the government, namely with the governor and
deputy governor of Bali. Implementation of the IMF meeting in Bali surely becomes an appreciation to Bali. For that reason, he invited all parties to disseminate the Tri Hita Karana concept to the whole community to be practiced daily. In the IMF-WB Annual Meeting, the government of Indonesia and Singapore through President Jokowi and the Prime Minister of Singapore already signed agreement on sea transportation from Singapore to North Bali, chiefly the Singapore-North Bali cruise line. Of course to support it, a number of supporting infrastructures also need to be established. North Bali is said to be a remote area with far access to other regions. With the opening of this sea access, overland and air lines also need to be fought in North Bali. Overland route needs to be realized immediately such as by trains, toll roads, and shortcuts currently being pioneered by the governor of Bali. Actually, the airport is very urgent to be built. By that way, North Bali is ex-
pected to get a new magnet in terms of connectivity to other regions. “Do not let anyone suffer, and there are the poor amidst the abundance of dollars in South Bali. All of us are brothers. The true Tri Hita Karana is the existence of equal distribution of development,” he said. This supporting infrastructure, said Suardhana, is absolutely necessary in North Bali. Denpasar or South Bali, according to him, will not be advanced as it is today. Moreover, there will not be an international convention if there is no Ngurah Rai Airport. “We have to cheat and make an airport in North Bali, access roads. Theoretically, by that way it will be able to prosper the people of North Bali. Besides, the comfort of southern Bali will not be disrupted,” he said. The benefits related to the implementation of the IMF, he said, at least the tourist visits will increase but it will result in crowdedness in South Bali. “Indeed, Bali will get the benefits and be better known. The impact is indirect,” he explained. (kmb23)
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The concept of Tri Hita Karana (THK) becoming the agenda for discussion at the IMF-WB annual meeting in Nusa Dua had inspired other countries. In the forum, the concepts offered are related to sustainable development, especially related to culture and environment.
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MANGUPURA - Extraordinary! It is the impression of the IMF and World Bank on Indonesia for the implementation of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Bali. From the beginning to the end of the meeting taking place on October 8-13, there is no country as good as Indonesia in organizing the annual meeting. Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, appreciated to Balinese people, the governor of Bali and the people of Indonesia. He did not find anything disturbing. “Just now, I met the Chairman of Standard Chartered and CitiBank. They gave tremendous appreciation. They said to have never attended such a big conference which was almost nothing thousands of times better than what we had followed,” said Luhut imitating the impression of Chairman of Standard Chartered and CitiBank, on Saturday (Oct. 13). Standard Chartered said that Indonesia had entered the world class where it could hold an extraordinary meeting. Nevertheless, it becomes a problem of its own because the standard of organizing the meetings like that of the IMF-WB must be definitely improved because what has been given by Indonesia is said to be classy. “Moreover, some colleagues stated that if there is something difficult, just leave it to Indonesia,” he said. He was once worried about transportation,
security and timeliness because they experienced such a meeting in Lima, Peru. Luhut also expressed that Madam Lagarde gave impression that the implementation was well done and very good, beyond the expectations. Due to the good implementation, Citibank even offered assistance to Indonesia. However, Luhut only asked to bring the investment from Taipei to Indonesia. “They said they will work immediately because of Indonesia’s work is like this. She will help and our agreement at the end of October our team with Citibank will be going to Taipei to meet their networking to bring them to invest in special economy,” he explained. He claimed the approach made is very aggressive. “So, I always say that our best defense is to attack,” he added. Until October 13, there were totally 36,619 participants in attendance with 2,500 meetings. Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, stated the impression of all the guests in attendance
from the beginning to the end is that Indonesia said to be extraordinary in their eyes in organizing the IMF-WB Annual Meeting. Seeing from the arrivals at the airport, efficiency and extraordinary are volunteers and liaison officers. “The impression is really on their heads that Indonesian people are very friendly and helpful. Our good name is stuck in their heads,” said Sri Mulyani. In the coming year, Morocco will be the host and they will get pressure because Indonesian standards are very high to host. “They are very worried about the minister. Before closing, he said that even Saudi Arabia that will be the host for the G20 made observations and felt amazed,” she said. Many women walk alone at night during the implementation of IMF-WB Annual Meeting 2018, but they are safe. It makes them something extraordinary. “We probably don’t know but they look at things in very detailed. Apparently, they are quite small but impressive for them,” she added. (kmb42)
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Balinese cuisines need a branding MANGUPURA - Actually Indonesia has many culinary varieties. No exception in Bali whose culinary potential has the potential to become a supporter of the tourism sector. Domestic and foreign tourists need to be more served with Balinese cuisines to be increasingly known worldwide. “We know the IMF-World Bank delegates yesterday when visiting the districts in Bali, they were served with Balinese cuisines. So, we show that our cuisines are delicious and can be enjoyed by everyone who comes to Bali,” said the Head of the Bali Tourism Office, A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, amid the GRACE 2018 in Kuta, Badung, on Saturday (Oct. 10). According to Yuniartha, Balinese cuisines must be continuously raised to tourists so that they can be known throughout the world. Moreover, Balinese cuisines generally do not contain chemicals and is very organic. This advantage can be highlighted because tourists tend to like organic things or return to nature. “This is what tourists really like best. So, we have to show this. For instance, Balinese people are making Balinese cakes without chemical coloring substance. However, the ingredients are available in nature such as dracaena leaves for green coloring,” he explained. Chairman of the Indonesian Food and Beverages Executive Association (IFBEC) of Bali, I Ketut Darmayasa, stated that Bali’s culinary challenge to go international actually lies in the branding alone. Balinese cuisines are said to have no branding, even though in terms of taste it is not inferior to foods overseas. “Indeed, it has not been tasted yet. That’s why I said that if it is well branded and every hotel is obliged to sell local products, surely they (tourists—Ed) would try. They come to Bali and also want to try something owned by Bali. We alone have not shown or introduced to them,” he said. Green Restaurant
(From L to R) World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Indonesia’s Central Bank governor Perry Warjiyo pose for a family photo at the close of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali on October 14, 2018.
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Meanwhile, Chef Komang Adi Arsana from the Central Executive Board of Indonesian Chef Association (ICA) stated the culinary presentation for Bali tourism has been using local raw materials. Imported raw materials are now being substituted with the local ones. That is why the GRACE 2018 is also filled with the Bali Best Creative Asian Fusion Food competition on Sunday (Oct. 14). “Besides, we’d like to see whether fellow chefs in Bali are smart enough to set a strategy because imported ingredients are expensive. So, we are looking for another alternative,” he said. Regarding the green restaurant, continued Adi, it actually concerns with eco-friendly and sustainable restaurants. In this case, it should not use prohibited materials. In addition, the restaurant must use recycled plastic and no longer use plastic straws. However, when restaurants want to use bamboo straws, in fact they have problems with the production of bamboo straws themselves. “Bamboo straws have no worker. When there are many orders, the craftsmen are not available,” he said. (kmb32)
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Danish Honorary Consulate Reopened
The Danish Permanent Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, reopen the Danish Honorary Consulate in its new offices at Bali Crystal Divers in Sanur, Bali. For many people from Denmark, Bali is a popular destination to visit during holidays and all year round. In Bali, Danes can relax and enjoy the great hospitality of the Balinese people. On a yearly basis, more
than 40.000 Danes visit Bali. The Honorary Consulate in Bali plays a very important role in assisting Danes in all kinds of matters, for example, when they have lost their passport, but also in serious situations, e.g. when they are injured. More generally, the consulate works to strengthen relations between Denmark and theisland of Bali. Denmark’s Honorary Consul in
Bali, Ms. Ida Ayu Sutamaya, has served Denmark since 2010. Ms. Sutamaya has done an extraordinary job in assisting Danish citizens day and night, on weekdays as well as on weekends. On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, the Danish Permanent Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will appoint Ms. Sutamaya Knight of the Order of Dannebrog in recognition of her
valuable services as Consul of Denmark. Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia, Mr. Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen says: ‘I would like to express my gratitude to the Danish honourable consul in Bali, Ms. Ida Ayu Sutamaya, for her service to the Danish government and congratulate her on being awarded the Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by Her Majesty The Queen
of Denmark’. Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia, Mr. Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen continues: ‘More generally, the work of Denmark’s honorary consuls in Bali as well as in Surabaya and Medan is an incredible help for Danish citizens and the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia. I would like to give my heartfelt thank you to Denmark’s consuls in Indonesia’.
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LOS ANGELES - Music fans are divided after it was announced that a hologram of Amy Winehouse will go on tour next year. Mitch Winehouse, the late singer’s father, said the recreation of his daughter was set to embark on a world tour accompanied by a live band and backing singers. He said the virtual reality project allowed “new generations” to discover the Back To Black singer’s music. However, some are not convinced by the idea. “I didn’t know her personally but I saw her documentary (it really impacted me) and I’m pretty sure she’d find this kind of ridiculous,” said one Twitter user replying to Mr Winehouse’s announcement.
Another asked: “Who’s actually attending these hologram tour shows? Who’s the reason they keep getting booked? I need answers. I just heard an Amy Winehouse hologram tour is in the works. #ButWhy.” A third added: “Oh that’s just wrong.” But some were positive about the move. “OMG this is so exciting!!! I never got the chance to see Amy preform live, I would do anything to see her preform, how magical!,” wrote one fan. Speaking at the Dorchester
Hotel in London at the Amy Winehouse Foundation’s annual gala, Mr Winehouse said the family “felt ready to bring Amy’s incredible talent back to the spotlight”. He added: “We experienced first-hand how these hologram shows celebrate great artists. This is a wonderful way to bring focus back to her musical legacy, as well as raising funds for the Amy Winehouse Foundation. “It’s time to remind everyone that Amy was one of the great musicians and performers.” (IBP/net)
Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27 in 2011 after a long battle with drink and drugs.
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Prince’s half-brother said the Prince estate ‘has never given permission’ for the music to be used.
Family of Prince demands Trump stop using his music NEW YORK - The family of Prince has told Donald Trump to stop playing the late icon’s songs at rallies, following a phalanx of other angry artists who have told the US president to pull the plug. “The Prince Estate has never given permission to President Trump or The White House to use Prince’s songs and have requested that they cease all use immediately,” tweeted the musician’s half-brother Omarr Baker. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to an AFP request to comment. The president’s team have reportedly added “Purple Rain,” one of Prince’s best-loved tracks, to the playlist of recent rallies in the runup to November midterm elections, including in Mississippi last week. The complaint adds Prince to a long line of musicians or their representatives who have objected to the billionaire Republican head of state blasting out their tunes at his public rallies. The Rolling Stones, Adele, Neil
Young, R.E.M., Aerosmith, Queen and George Harrison are among acts that have lodged objections to the use of their music at Republican gatherings. The family of Italy’s late Luciano Pavarotti, one of the most famous tenors of the 20th century, also criticized the use of his signature recording of blockbuster Puccini aria “Nessun Dorma,” a fixture at Trump’s 2016 rallies. But during a question-andanswer session on Twitter two years ago Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was quoted as saying there was nothing he could do under US law to stop Trump playing his music. “If you’re in a public place like Madison Square Garden or a theater, you can play any music you want, and you can’t be stopped. So, if you write a song and someone plays it in a restaurant that you go to, you can’t stop them. They can play what they want,” the Daily Beast quoted him as saying. (afp)
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C-front) poses with finance ministers and Central Bank governors during a group photo at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Nusa Dua, on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on October 13, 2018.
Seeds of next global financial crisis being sown, top officials warn
Rising US interest rates, tanking emerging market currencies and a bitter US-China trade spat could push the world towards its next financial crisis but there is still time to avert disaster, global finance chiefs have said. The world economy is still growing but faces an “unprecedented” combination of threats, the International Monetary Fund cautioned at an annual meeting with the World Bank in Bali this week. Among them is growing protectionism championed by the Trump administration and the intensifying trade-and-currency battle between Washington and Beijing, which have imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods. Opening the Bali talks, Indonesian President Joko Widodo compared the dispute between the world’s two biggest economies to the hit television series “Game of Thrones”. “Great houses, great families, battle each other fiercely to seize control over the Iron Throne,” he said. But “confrontation and collision impose a tragic price not only on those who are defeated but also on
the winners”. And IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of a “degree of uncertainty that we have not seen before” in international trade. - ‘Constructive solutions’ -
Disaster can still be averted, officials said at the Bali meet, with reassuring talk from the global financial elite that growth remains strong -- the IMF projects 3.7 percent for this year and the next -- and could yet withstand the risks gathering on the horizon. And despite tensions, US and Chinese officials in Bali also sounded conciliatory tones. US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin described “productive” talks with the Chinese on the yuan, which Washington has accused Beijing of keeping artificially low to boost exports. And China’s central bank governor Yi Gang called for “construc-
tive solutions” to the damaging tiff, but insisted that Beijing was not devaluing its currency to gain trade advantages -- a practice the IMF this week called on members to avoid. But there are also other brewing concerns, including the US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. This year has already seen three hikes, which experts largely agree are necessary to avoid overheating an economy with strong growth and low employment. That has squeezed emerging markets, which are seeing capital flee towards the US enticed by higher returns, and also threatens developing countries that have large debt burdens denominated in dollars. “The global economy continues to grow but the outlook is now challenging especially for emerging markets due to the normalisation of the US monetary policy,” Brazilian central bank governor Ilan Goldfajn warned Sunday. The US “needs to be very mindful that spillover from the effect of their policies is very real for many countries,” Indonesia’s Finance Minister
Sri Mulyani Indrawati added, in an interview with Bloomberg TV. - ‘Repair your roof’ -
Still, there is little expectation for now of a change of gear by the Fed, despite President Donald Trump’s vocal criticism of the rate hikes. And top officials said emerging markets should prepare for more hikes with measures that could cushion the impact, including flexible exchange rates and careful management of capital movement. The consensus among central bankers and leading economic officials is that while the next global crisis may not be imminent, now is the time to prepare for it. “The time to repair your roof is when the sun is shining,” French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau told AFP. He said the current stable global growth was a good moment “to rebuild budget reserves” and for states that can to reduce their debt loads. The IMF has also called on central banks to begin “normalising” loose
monetary policy that began in response to the last financial crisis a decade ago, to give them more room to manoeuvre in the case of a fresh economic disaster. The need for a “cushion” in case of disaster has also been exacerbated by the rise of so-called “shadow financing”, a largely unregulated system that has spread globally, and an alarming expansion of public and private debt to more than double the world’s GDP last year. Lagarde urged vigilance as she addressed the meetings in Bali, warning against “collective amnesia” about what sparked previous financial crises. “Geopolitical tensions combined with... increased protectionism produced terrible developments.” (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.