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U.S. rapper Eminem wins copyright case against NZ political ads SYDNEY - A New Zealand political party has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 to U.S. rapper Eminem for using music similar to his 2002 hit “Lose Yourself” in a television commercial to help win a national election. The track, played during the National Party’s successful 2014 election campaign and titled “Eminem Esque”, was found by a New Zealand court to have “substantially copied” Lose Yourself. The National Party used the song 186 times during the campaign before taking the ad off the air, the court said. “This decision is a warning to sound-alike music producers and their clients everywhere,” Adam Simpson, director of Simpsons Solicitors, who acted for Eminem’s music company, Eight Mile Style, said in a statement. The National Party said the music was licensed with one of New Zealand’s main industry copyright bodies, the Australasian Mechani-

cal Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). “Being licensed and available for purchase, and having taken advice from our suppliers, the party believed the purchase was legal,” National Party President Peter Goodfellow said in a statement. “The party is now considering the implications of the judgment and the next steps. We already have a claim against the suppliers and licensors of the track.” The court found Eight Mile Style was entitled to damages of NZ$600,000 ($413,000) with interest from June 28, 2014. “We anticipate that all the defendants will meet to discuss the implications of the decision in the very near future,” copyright body AMCOS said in an email, hailing the decision as an important first step towards resolution of the matter. The publisher had exclusive control over the song, and rarely gave permission for its use in advertising, the court said. (rtr)

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Mount Agung, a volcano which had its alert status raised to the highest level last week, is seen as farmers tend their crops near Amed, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia September 29, 2017.

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A woman dressed as Wonder Woman laughs after participating in the annual Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, U.S. on January 1, 2017.

U.S. Halloween princesses make way for Wonder Woman, pink ‘pussyhats’

NEW YORK - This Halloween, expect to open the door to more pink pussyhats and fewer princesses. Months after the historic women’s march on Washington and in the midst of the “#MeToo” sexual harassment outcry, Halloween 2017 is becoming yet another platform in the United States for women and girls to show strength.

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Musician Eminem attends the premiere of “Southpaw” in New York July 20, 2015.

This year’s most-searched Halloween costume is Wonder Woman, according to Google’s Frightgeist search tool. Star Wars heroine Rey, the selfreliant young woman who shines as a survivor against all odds, is among the film series’ characters who rank in the top 10 children’s costumes for 2017, according to the National Retail Federation. And, makers of homemade costumes this year are getting online tips for re-purposing pink “pussyhats.” They were worn by many of the hundreds of thousands of women who took part in marches in Washington and other U.S. cities on Jan. 21, the day after Donald

Trump’s inauguration as president, to denounce his years-ago boast about grabbing women’s genitals. “The year or more of sexual harassment scandals has shifted people’s thinking about what they want to become on Halloween,” said Barnard College Psychology Professor Tovah Klein. “Costumes empower children - as in ‘I can be strong, I can be invincible, I can fight for justice.’ And right now, with Wonder Woman and other characters, girls are embracing this strong side,” Klein said. Raising her light saber, 9-yearold Abby of Maplewood, New Jersey, demonstrated her warrior

stance dressed as Rey, a steel-colored cloth crossed over her chest, with pants to match her tunic. “I feel more brave when I’m Rey,” said Abby, a fourth-grader who has celebrated Halloweens past by dressing up as princesses. “I like Rey more than princesses. She’s very tough. She’s fighting. She’s helping a lot of other people survive,” said Abby, whose parents asked that her last name be withheld for privacy. More than 179 million people in the United States will celebrate Halloween 2017, spending a record high of $9.1 billion, with the largest outlay on costumes, the retail federation said. (rtr)

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Due to wide reaching impact of long wait

Governor hopes that warning level of MT. Agung will decrease

DENPASAR - After more than a month of Mt. Agung being at alert warning level status various impacts are being felt from economic to psychological to health and education. The highest mountain in Bali has not erupted and conditions are very different than they were when the mountain last erupted in 1963 when there was no technology to help people handle the threat. “Necessarily, with early detection, warning system as well as the advancement of transportation and communication technology, it (warning status—Ed) should be decreased because if things are left like this the impact is very long”, said Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, after attending the Plenary Session in the Bali House of Representatives on Tuesday (Oct. 24). According to Pastika, evacuees are showing signs of saturation and there is also the matter of the pending updating of election data. Building materials have become scarce as quarrying in the disaster-prone areas have ceased.

Many people living around Mount Agung and construction workers have lost their means of earning a living. “Many building projects are targeted for completion by the end of the year and when we are talking about government projects then the

budget will also be affected. Thee could be contract problems, so this is not easy to deal with’ added Governor Pastika. If the ‘warning’ alert level can be lowered to ‘watch,’ continued Pastika, then the dangerous radius

can be reduced to 6 km from the current 9-12 km. This would mean that the number of evacuees would be cut in half and the local economy could start to run again even if not fully, explained the governor. “This is also the basis of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime to request a more realistic assessment. Do not set the maximum of all the indicators because the result is maximal. Besides, we do not want to harm our people. With sophisticated equipment, it can be detected early,” he explained. Pastika added that the current threat of Mount Agung is being calculated

according to the last major eruption in 1963. At that time there were many casualties because there was no means of communications, transportation or adequate roads. Additionally early detection devices were not as complete as they are today, he added. Continued to page 6

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Firemen need training for use of equiment MANGUPURA — Firefighters in the district of Badung are indeed ready to handle fires, however they still lack mastery of firefighting equipment. Learning to use such equipment is important as response times for dealing with fires are critical and no one can predict when a fire will occur. When contacted on Tuesday (Oct. 24), Head of Badung Fire and Rescue Service, I Wayan Wirya, explained that as of this last September there were a total of 131 fires in Badung, which is up from the number of fire last year which was only 104. Most of the fires occurred in SOUth Kuta with a total of 34, 29 in North Kuta and 27 fires in Mengwi. “ . Most of these were in Kuta with a total of “In the past, most fire incidents occurred in Kuta, but now there are also fires in South Kuta. This is due to long dry season that has triggered fires on people’s private land’ he said. Wirya further explained that fires in residential area are mostly caused by electrical short circuits. The public is therefor being asked to keep an eye on electrical installations and to reinstall wires when needed. If in doubt, all electrical lines should be reinstalled in order to prevent short circuits” said Wirya. Wirya said that with 242 firefighters, they have no shortage of personnel and that they have been able to handle every fire so far. Ideally each fire truck should be handled by 6 firefighters, but currently there are only 4 firemen for each truck. “ We have been able to deal with the fires, we have both personnel and equipment but mastery of rescue equipment needs to be deepened’ he said. Obstacles in the field have mostly to do with traffic congestion. “Public awareness needs to be raised so that fire trucks are given right of way’ he concluded. Training for the firefighters is currently being conducted at the local fire station and is being attended by hundreds of firefighters over the course of four days with instructors from Jakarta. This training explained Wirya is being conducted to refresh the knowledge of the fire brigade and improve their skills in dealing with the dangers of fires quickly and meticulously. “We hope this training can improve the fire brigade’s skills to serve the community more thoroughly and readily in order to achieve a response time in accordance with the expectations,” he said. (kmb23)

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Near Galungan, the equipments for penjor and other ceremonies is demanded by the Hindus in Bali. Such as seen in the picture on Batu Kandir Market

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One of the quarry in Karangasem Regency

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Bali’s economy stagnant

Quarry activities must be re-opened

AMLAPURA — The Regent of Karangasem who ruled for two periods (2005-2010 and 2010-2015), I Wayan Geredeg, recently expressed his concern about the current condition of Karangasem particularly the economy that has become paralysed. According to Gredeg, the quarries that have been closed down since the warning status of Mount Agung was raised a month ago should be re-opened so that Bali’s economy will not remain sluggish. Geredeg highlighted the situation during the 53rd anniversary of Golkar Party at the office of Golkar Party of Karangasem on Tuesday (Oct. 24). In such uncertain situation he said, the local government must have the courage to make a decision. The local economy must keep running so as not to further aggravate the current conditions resulting from the threat of MT. Agung. It is unfortunate he said, that the quarries in Karangasem have all been closed and besides, headed there is still illegal quarrying going on, so prohibition is ineffective anyway. Probable impacts should considered before making a decision said Gredeg who said that he has contacted the governor of Bali, chairman of Bali House of Representatives and chairman of Commission III asking them to respond to this issue so that development

can continue. To avoid congestion, the government can apply a rotating system he said, so that entrepreneurs are more transparent. “When I was in Selat I counted 40 trucks headed to the quarry. We have to play a role in this and prove that Golkar is the friend of the people” said this leadership figure of the Golkar Bali. This is what we need to think about now, he added. Apart from looking out for the safety of the evacuees, the economy of Karangasem also needs to be saved. Gredeg asked the Golkar “Golkar Party is old, so the cadres must also think more maturely”, he said. Chairman of Golkar Party of Karangasem I Made Sukerana, said the agrees that the Golkar Party should play a role in handling the evacuees and also help the local government to resolve economic issues. Sukerana also

expressed his gratitude to the board and cadres for being proactive in helping the evacuees even before receiving instructions from the District Golkar Party. “Is it true that Golkar is the people’s friend? Now, we must prove it”, he asserted. Committee chairman of the 53rd anniversary of the Golkar Party of Karangasem, I Nengah Sudarsa, insisted that the 53rd anniversary is a moment to prove it. After a simple celebration at the office of Golkar Party, all administrators and cadres handed over basic foods and other assistance to thousands of evacuees at Pasedahan village, Manggis subdistrict. The aid provided by the Golkar Party is intended to last sustainably in easing the burden of the evacuees. The Golkar Party was also instructed to proactively assist the handling of evacuees in their respective areas. (kmb31)

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Robotic-assisted surgery: more expensive, but not always more effective SEOUL - Robotic-assisted surgery is much more expensive than other minimally invasive surgeries, but it does not improve outcomes of surgery for kidney tumors and rectal cancers. ”The rapid increase in costly robot surgery in lieu of laparoscopic surgery without a definite advantage for the patient is a problem that can be applied not only to the urological field but also to the entire surgical field,” Dr. In Gab Jeong from University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea told Reuters Health by email. “This may lead to a huge increase in the cost of medical care that can be a significant burden on the healthcare system.” In robotic-assisted surgery, the same instruments used in laparoscopic surgery are connected to a robotic device that allows for 3-dimensional visualization, greater range of motion of the instruments, and improved ergonomics for the surgeon. Extensive marketing and competition among hospitals have led to widespread use of robotic surgery for a broad range of procedures, but it remains controversial because of its increased costs and lack of evidence of improved outcomes compared with non-robotic minimally invasive approaches. In a study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Jeong’s team used a U.S. database to compare outcomes and costs of robotic-assisted surgery versus laparoscopic surgery for extensive kidney surgery. In 2003, robotic-assisted surgery accounted for 1.5 percent of operations in this setting; by 2015, it accounted for 27 percent of surgeries. Laparoscopic surgeries declined in parallel during that period. After taking a variety of factors into account, robotic-assisted surgery had similar rates of major complications, blood transfusions, and prolonged hospital stays as laparoscopic surgery. But robotic-assisted surgery costs averaged US$2678 (2272.67 euros) more than those associated with laparoscopic surgery, mainly as a result of longer operating room times and higher supply costs. “The development and use of robotic platforms might be helpful in patient care,” Jeong said. “However, scientific research on cost-effectiveness and safety has sometimes not been sufficiently conducted, and it is rapidly spreading in the medical field due to various reasons, such as marketing of the company, patient’s preference for the latest technology, and recommendations of the hospital/doctors.” In a second study in the same issue of the journal, Dr. David Jayne from St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK and colleagues from 29 centers in 10 countries investigated whether robotic-assisted surgery was less likely to require conversion to open surgery, compared with conventional laparoscopic surgery, in 471 patients who were having rectal cancers removed. The average surgery time was 37.5 minutes longer in the robotic-assisted group than in the conventional laparoscopic group, but the robotic devices didn’t reduce the need to convert some of the operations to open surgery. (rtr)

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Extensive marketing and competition among hospitals have led to widespread use of robotic surgery for a broad range of procedures, but it remains controversial because of its increased costs and lack of evidence of improved outcomes compared with non-robotic minimally invasive approaches.

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People struggling with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) might do better on an individualized diet, a recent study suggests.

Individualized diets may help ease irritable bowel syndrome

CONNECTICUT - People struggling with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) might do better on an individualized diet, a recent study suggests.People with IBS who went on customized diets that avoided foods with the potential to trigger symptoms felt better than patients whose diets included foods that were problematic for them, researchers found. As many as one in five adults may have IBS, a disorder that can cause chronic abdominal pain, gas, diarrhea, and constipation, researchers note in BMJ Open Gastroenterology. Intolerance to certain foods can trigger these symptoms, and patients may seek relief by using blood tests to pinpoint which foods they need to avoid. For the current study, researchers did blood tests to identify problematic foods for 58 patients with IBS. Then, the researchers randomly assigned patients to follow diets that purposely avoided or included these problem foods for four weeks. Participants did not know whether they had been put on diets designed to include or exclude problem foods. While all of the participants reported improvement at the end

of the experiment, people on individualized diets that excluded problem foods felt significantly better overall and in terms of symptom severity, the study found. The blood test “may identify the few foods that are worsening symptoms, resulting in a more manageable dietary plan, and do so in a shorter time than by a trial-and-error approach,” said lead study author Dr. Ather Ali of Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. The blood test used in the experiment, called a leukocyte activation test, has not been rigorously tested, however, and the study was small. Ali noted in an email that more research is needed to confirm the findings. The two groups of participants didn’t report meaningful differences in quality of life, but people

on individualized diets excluding problem foods experienced improvements in symptoms like abdominal pain and swelling. Beyond its small size and the newness of the blood test approach, another limitation of the study is that researchers relied on participants to accurately recall their symptoms, the authors note. Because the study was brief, people did a good job of following their assigned diet. It’s possible patients wouldn’t stick to the diet as well over a longer period of time, the researchers also point out. Even so, using blood tests to identify only a few problem foods might offer patients a less restrictive diet than an approach often used for IBS that requires people to avoid a wide variety of foods, Ali said. (rtr)

The government of Klungkung’s City and Tourism Village tour package was launched.

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City tour launched but not supported SEMARAPURA — The government of Klungkung’s City and Tourism Village tour package was launched on Monday (Oct. 23). However, the program touted to be an innovative measure to promote regional tourism has yet to have managerial support. Regent of Klungkung, I Nyoman Suwirta said that the tourism office had asked that the tour be created however it will be hard to promote without adequate back-up.

So far the management of tourist attractions subject to regional regulation and hampered by bureaucratic systems, making it hard to be innovative and strategic in convincing travel agents to bring tourists.. “We will continue to make improvements and are

aware that it is not perfect’ he said. Acoording the original plan the city tour route starts from Puputan Klungkung monument, then goes to the Klungkung Grand Palace, Semarajaya Museum, Entrance Gate, Kertha

Gosa, Klungkung Art Market and Kamasan tourism village. The Association of Indonesia Tours and Travel Agency (ASITA) are expected to help promote the tour. . “We also hope that ASITA can provide evaluation”, he added. (kmb45)

More than half of hotels and restaurants are not registered SEMARAPURA — Development of hotels and restaurants as tourism-supporting facilities in the district of Klungkung is flourishing. However, more than half of these businesses have not yet been registered which makes promotion difficult. Likewise new developments are hard to predict. During the inauguration of PHRI Klungkung Branch in Kertha Gosa courtyard on Monday (Oct. 23), Chairman of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) Bali, Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, said that most of the unregistered hotels and restaurants belong to the non-star category, most of which are located

in Nusa Penida – the area of Klungkung with the greatest potential for tourism development. “This makes it hard to manage promotion. We should not allow new tourism businesses to open when existing ones have not yet been promoted”, said Sukawati. The local government needs to cooperate with the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) in collecting accurate data. Cok Ace as Sukawati is familiarly known also said that there needs to be a clear plan about tourist accommodations including distance between one and other. “ We don’t want tourist getting lost because they have misread the map, hotels

and and their locations need to be clearly recorded”, he added. Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta, stated that so far a total of 300 hotels and restaurants have been recorded, but admitted that some are still not registered. “The number of hotels and restaurants is more than double what has been recorded, we have been collecting data and frankly some businesses are playing hideand–seek” he said. The establishment of the PHRI in Klungkung, he added is expected to help the data collection process. Village governments also need to take part as they known the ins and outs of their localities. (kmb45)

Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati

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1,349 refugees of Mt. Agung return home

SINGARAJA — A total of 1,349 refugees of Mount Agung previously evacuating in Buleleng have left refugee camps. Those having returned to Karangasem are mostly residents living outside the disaster-prone areas (KRB) one, two and three. In the meantime, a few more refugees whose home included in disaster-prone areas have been also desperate to return home to their respective village lately. It is following the celebration of Galungan and Kuningan in early November. Besides, it is caused by the condition of Mount Agung considered to be mediocre and has not shown any activities leading to eruption. Head of the Task Force of Mt. Agung Refugee Management, Made Arya Sukerta, said the data of refugee having left refugee shelters are known from the data update conducted by members of the task force with village official, sub-district apparatuses and volunteers. Initially, the data of refugees as per October 10, 2017 reached 22,235 people. The data are then reduced by 1,349 people, so now the number is recorded to reach 20,886 people. The refugees are scattered in nine districts and densely located in Tejakula subdistrict. “Based on the data update, most refugees return home because theirs is outside the disaster-prone area. Then, those returning home from disaster-prone zone are predicted to be not as

much as those in the safe zone,” he said. Peria who also serves as Assistant for Governance Section in the Regional Secretary of Buleleng added that the decline mostly happened because Bali provincial government instructed refugees from safe zones or outside disasterprone area one, two and three to return to return to their respective home village. In the meantime, the refugees originally from disaster-prone zone are partly desperate to return to their home village. So far, the taskforce has not confirmed the reason for refugees in the disasterprone zone to leave their refugee camp. However, the refugees are estimated to come home because they know the situation of Mount Agung is safe and has not shown any signs of eruption. In addition, the taskforce estimated the refugees go home because the Galungan and Kuningan celebration has been around the corner. Moreover, they have to prepare the equipment in sufficient time and adequate supplies, so that the condition forces the refugees to return to their home village. “We have not got their reason, but they may do it because the holiday is getting closer, and the situation looks normal. On that account, the refugees from disaster-prone zone are desperate to return home,” he explained. (kmb38)

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Virgin coconut oil produced by BUMDes Selemadeg.

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BUMDes Selemadeg processes coconut into VCO and crafts

TABANAN — Selemadeg village is one of the coconut producers in Tabanan region. This potential is then developed by village-owned enterprise (BUMDes) of Selemadeg into a product having a higher selling value like VCO or virgin coconut oil. Aside from producing VCO, the coconut waste is conjured up into belt while the shell is processed into crafts.

Made Arya Sukerta

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Headman of Selemadeg, I Wayan Arsa Wikanta, said on Tuesday (Oct. 24) that currently just two of seven hamlets have been active in producing VCO. BUMDes Selemadeg was formed last year with the initial capital from the aid of the district government. The capital was used to buy the equipment of VCO processing machine and do promotion. After a year running, the village then sees the potential to develop other businesses by utilizing the coconut waste after processing VCO into handicrafts such as soap and candle holder. “The making of this craft is begun with training. Now, it can process coconut shells into soap and candle holder,” he said. Initially, VCO products of Selemadeg have been examined in laboratory and showed to have

excessive water content so it quickly gets rancid. After passing through a new process, the product has met the standards and is even safe to be consumed and does not get quickly rancid. Benefits of VCO product has been felt by farmers and communities where the old coconuts are purchased above the market price of IDR 4,500 per piece. The group requires 10 pieces to produce one liter of VCO. Production of VCO is carried out by the group and then purchased by BUMDes for IDR 80,000 per liter. “So, there is profit for farmer group of about IDR 35,000 per liter. On average, each farmer group produces 50 liters per 3 days,” said Arsa Wikanta. BUMDes then sells the VCO to BUMDA for IDR 100,000 per liter. So, there

is a profit for BUMDes as much as IDR 20,000 per liter. However, this advantage is still used to fund promotional costs of VCO products and handicrafts. “So far, there is no profit submitted to village because it is used for promotional costs,” he added. As planned, after seeing the increasingly bigger potential market, the BUMDes wants to activate farmer groups to make VCO at five other hamlets. Later, the seven hamlets at Selemadeg village will produce VCO and handicraft so as to get additional revenue. The development fund itself will be allocated through village funds. Other than marketed through BUMDA, the VCO and handicraft products are also channeled to souvenir market and spa companies. (kmb24)

New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Defence Tony Lynch walks with U.S. Defence Secretary James Mattis (R) during the Defense Ministers meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at Clark Field in Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines October 24, 2017.

New Zealand protectionist Winston Peters appointed deputy PM, foreign minister

NEW DELHI - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on his first official visit to South Asia, as the world’s two biggest democracies look to deepen economic and strategic ties amid China’s growing clout. Tillerson landed in New Delhi on Tuesday night after a day-trip to India’s arch rival, Pakistan, which he called an important U.S. ally in the restive region that includes war-torn Afghanistan. The visit comes a week after Tillerson made a speech in Washington about the United States wanting to “dramatically deepen” cooperation with India which it sees as a key partner in the face of what he considers to be negative Chinese influence in Asia. (http:// bit.ly/2gQ4BUS) “This visit could not come at a more promising time for the U.S.-India partnership, as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of relations between our two countries and look forward to co-hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in (the Indian city of) Hyderabad next month,” Alice G. Wells, a senior U.S. state department official, wrote in a blogpost. (http://bit.ly/2yMLPpa) Tillerson, who toured India on several occasions as an oil executive before joining President Donald Trump’s government this year, was meeting Modi’s powerful national security adviser, Ajit Doval, on Wednesday morning. He will also see his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, before meeting Modi. Fast-growing India is already a major market for the United States, with bilateral trade at around $115 billion last year which the countries aim to raise to $500 billion by 2022. Defence ties are also growing quickly, though U.S. firms such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing offering to set up production lines in India to win deals worth billions of dollars are seeking stronger assurances they won’t have to part with proprietary technology. Trump told Modi during their meeting in June that there was a need for more balance in the U.S.-India trade relationship in keeping with his campaign promise to expand American exports and create more jobs at home. Last year the U.S. trade deficit with India neared $31 billion. The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) said the recent U.S. outreach to India should be backed by an economic thrust to sustain the upswing in the relationship amid rising Chinese investments in the region, mainly through its massive “Belt and Road” infrastructure project. (rtr)

WELLINGTON - Veteran protectionist politician Winston Peters was appointed New Zealand’s new deputy prime minister and foreign minister on Wednesday, saying he would seek a greater voice in international affairs, including North Korea. Peters is among a handful of Western politicians to have visited North Korea when he was foreign minister in a previous New Zealand government in 2005. New Zealand First party leader Peters delivered government to the Labour party through a coalition deal after a closely fought election on Sept. 23 failed to result in a majority for the governing National or Labour parties. Peters and Labour Prime Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern have found common ground in “fortress New Zealand”-type of policies, but trade and foreign ownership restrictions could hurt New Zealand’s reputation as an open economy and antagonise the likes of China. Trade between the two countries has grown to more than NZ$20 billion ($14.4 billion) a year and Chinese President Xi Jinping called

the relationship “unprecedented” in its depth. While Peters was expected to be offered the deputy role after obtaining the balance of power, his appointment as both deputy prime minister and foreign minister was unexpected. Richard Shaw, politics professor at Massey University, said Peters was a “conservative economic nationalist”. “One of the things we’ve seen from him over the last couple of weeks is the concern with the extent that relatively unbridled free trade has on his constituents,” said Shaw. Many of Labour and New Zealand First’s policies during the campaign drew on voter concerns that immigration and foreign buyers of local homes were putting too much pressure on infrastructure

and house prices. Peters said he wanted to forge stronger ties with Australia, where tensions have increased recently. Labour’s finance spokesman Grant Robertson will become finance minister in the incoming government, placing him at the centre of plans to overhaul monetary policy. Robertson, a political adviser under former Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark, will appoint a new central bank governor. The Labour-led government plans to reform the Reserve Bank Act to possibly include employment, alongside inflation, as a dual target. Rather than just focusing on inflation, Labour wants the Reserve Bank to have a full employment goal when devising policy settings, bringing it into line with the United States and Australia. (rtr)

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj during a photo opportunity before their meeting in New Delhi, India, October 25, 2017.

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LONDON - Executives at some of Britain’s largest companies have reacted with alarm to Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement that the details of any transitional arrangements with the European Union may not be known until a broader trade deal has been agreed. Already rattled by the slow progress of Brexit talks, businesses operating in the world’s fifth largest economy have been pressing for months for details about what any transitional EU trade deal will actually look like.

“Clarification around a transition so late in the day will be like closing the stable doors once the horse has bolted.” Reuters spoke to seven senior executives at leading companies in Britain on Tuesday as well as five business organisations to get their reaction to May’s comments. TIMING PROBLEMS Concern about Brexit arrangements had been growing even before May’s comments on Monday spooked executives further. The country’s five leading business organisations warned on Monday that companies would start moving jobs and investment out of Britain if they do not get a transition deal soon. An executive at a company in the FTSE 100 index of blue-chips said its management had spent much of Tuesday morning trying to establish if May had misspoken in parliament, or whether her statements had been incorrectly reported. “I can understand it politically and from a negotiation point of view, but from a business point of view, this is going to cause problems,” the executive, who declined to be named, said. Executives at some other FTSE 100 companies were also confused by May’s statement on Monday, saying it was the latest example of a lack of coherence from the government about its Brexit plans, and that they needed hard details. Several opposition lawmakers pressed the prime minister in parliament on Monday to clarify what her negotiating stance meant for

PIF, which is expected to receive proceeds from the planned sale of 5 percent of state oil company Saudi Aramco’s <IPO-ARMO. SE> shares, has currently around $230 billion worth of assets under management. It plans to create 20,000 direct domestic jobs, and 256,000 construction jobs by 2020. This will increase PIF’s contribution to Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product from 4.4 percent to 6.3 percent, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Investments will be in sectors such as real estate and infrastructure as well as in new areas of activity in

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

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Britain’s Finance Secretary Philip Hammond uses a microscope to examine protein crystals during his visit to The Francis Crick Institute in London, Britain October 25, 2017. businesses. “The issue of an implementation period is about practical arrangements to reach the future partnership, and you do not know what those practical arrangements are until you know what that future partnership is,” May told lawmakers. Companies have become increasingly vocal in recent weeks about fears that Britain could crash out of the world’s biggest trading bloc without any deal. Some businesses, including the biggest banks and financial institutions, have already identified locations in Europe to open offices and reallocate staff because of a lack of clarity. An executive at a U.S. bank in London said at this point words would no longer

suffice to reassure businesses that a transition deal would fall into place. “When you sit down with your lawyers they will warn business that soft sounding words are not enough,” he said. British officials say they can agree a trade deal with the EU next year but EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said in comments published on Tuesday it would take until the end of 2020. “May consistently says a transition ... period will be agreed because she truly believes she will have an agreement on a future trade deal by March 2019,” said another banker at a major international lender. “She is the only person in the entire world who believes that is possible.”(rtr)

Eyeing $400 billion, Saudi wealth fund aims to nearly double size by 2020 RIYADH - Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund wants to increase its financial clout to 1.5 trillion riyals ($400 billion) by 2020 as part of the kingdom’s efforts to boost private-sector growth and wean itself off oil export dependence. The assets-undermanagement goal, laid out by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Wednesday, came on the second day of an international conference in Riyadh. It was accompanied by publication of PIF’s first comprehensive business programme, outlining targets for investments and returns for 2018-2020.

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Executives spooked as hopes for early Brexit transition deal fade

May had promised to retain full access to the EU’s single market for two years after Brexit and told executives from leading British companies two weeks ago they should consider a transition period as assured. But the prime minister surprised many on Monday when she told parliament that any transition deal would be part of a wider trade agreement - meaning companies may not have specific details about interim trade arrangements for some time. Britain is due to leave the EU in March 2019 and many companies say they need to know the terms of any transition deal at least a year beforehand to reap any benefits while some banks have already triggered contingency plans. “The difficulty is timing,” Barclays Plc Chairman John McFarlane told Reuters. “We can avoid material dislocation if we know by the end of the first quarter next year, although real money is likely to be spent if uncertainty persists.” McFarlane said he believed Brussels was open to a transition deal that gave businesses and the British government time to adjust to the post-Brexit world, but an agreement needed to be reached as soon as possible. A spokesman for May tried to provide more clarity on Tuesday saying Britain hoped to agree a broad framework for its transitional trade agreement quickly, but declined to say when such a deal might be reached. “It is incredibly disheartening,” said Catherine McGuinness, the political leader of the City of London’s municipal body.

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the Saudi economy through the establishment of companies such as the Saudi Arabian Military Industries company and the Saudi Real Estate Refinancing Company. One of the biggest tasks facings PIF will be the delivery of a $500 billion plan to build a business and industrial zone extending into Jordan and Egypt, announced at the start of the conference on Tuesday. PIF also set a new target to increase total shareholder return to 4-5 percent between now and 2020 from 3 percent, it said on Wednesday. “The PIF Program represents a

vital milestone as we work towards realising Vision 2030,” Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud, the economic reform plan’s architect, said in a statement. The 96-page programme said PIF will structure its investments in six areas: Saudi equity holdings, sector development, real estate and infrastructure, mega projects, international strategic investments and a “diversified pool” across global asset classes. It said “long-term” average annual return from these areas would be between 6.5 to 9 percent. Outside of Saudi Arabia, PIF’s

investments will be in a number of assets such as fixed-income, public equity, private equity and debt, real estate, infrastructure and alternative investments such as hedge funds, the fund said. PIF Managing Director Yasir Al Rumayyan said the fund was open to investing in more big ticket items such as U.S. ride services company Uber. It also outlined its four major sources of funding to include capital injections from the government, government asset transfers, loans and debt instruments as well as retained earnings from investments.(rtr)

The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Nusa Dua in cooperation with Bank Mandiri holds the Pesona Mandiri Nusa Dua Fiesta. Featuring the theme ‘The Colors of Nusa Dua,’ this annual event takes place for five days (Oct. 11-15) on the Peninsula Island, ITDC Nusa Dua. ITDC invites local people as well as domestic and foreign tourists to attend this event. It is aimed to promote Nusa Dua, especially as an international tourist resort and Bali in general. NDF 2017 is filled with some attractions and cultural performances, music and lifestyle. Visitors can enjoy the exhibition of handicraft products, fashion shows, exhibitions and culinary competitions, Nusa Dua coffee week, wine and cheese selection, beach movie as well as various other performances such as traditional Balinese dance, DJ performance, as well as the performance of local and national musician including Balawan, Joni Agung, Gus Teja, Nidji, Andra & The Backbone, Rendy Pandugo and Java Jive. Managing Director of ITDC Nusa Dua, Wayan Karioka, in the press conference said the NDF event is one of the interesting tourist attractions for local people and tourists. “This 21st event is our support to reach the target of tourist visit targeted by government towards the economic development of Bali,” he said in Badung, Monday (Oct. 9). Aside from being a means of joint promotion of the ITDC and the hotels, tenants, and residents around Nusa Dua, he said the event

is also meant to show that Nusa Dua area is supported by more than 5,000 hotel rooms and conference venues. Moreover, it is able to accommodate more than 10,000 delegates. “It is in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Tourism so that Nusa Dua is ready to become the spearhead in international competition to organize various MICE events with the best service in all fields,” he said. In addition, Nusa Dua also serves as the location of large outdoor activity for exhibitions, shows, sports and entertainment. “We can also provide support for stakeholders and village buffers within the ITDC area with this event, but the creations prepared by the collaboration team are also expected to bring in positive impacts for tenants and the community,” he explained. This year’s implementation is targeting 30,000 visitors. “We do not neglect the condition of Bali in line with the activities of Mount Agung facing a force majeur. Nevertheless, it does not dampen our intentions and efforts to keep

fighting and making positive activities for the people of Bali,” he asserted. Managing Director of ITDC, Abdulbar M. Mansoer, said that Nusa Dua Fiesta is also present to campaign non-cash movement. To that end, the festival visitors will be directed to make non-cash payments. “We have prepared electronic money cards that can be used by visitors to conduct transactions at the venue of the festival,” he said. Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, appreciated to the implementation of the NDF 2017 in an effort to promote Nusa Dua tourist resort to increase tourist arrivals to Bali. Nusa Dua Fiesta having run for long enough and entered the 21st year can be included into the 100 premier events of Wonderful Indonesia (WI) Calendar of Events 2018. Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya, opened the NDF 2017 on October 11, 2017, was enlivened with cultural parade, Sekar Jepun dance and barong street show (ngelawang) by Sabha Yowana and colossal kecak and fire dance. (kmb)

Seminyak Beach is a world apart from its neighbouring beach resort areas – the likes of Kuta and Legian to its south – chiefly in the type of crowd it attracts. Bali first emerged as a tourist destination for vagabond surfers, attracted to these south-western shores by its dramatic waves, with Seminyak Beach itself offering its splendid coast of gold to dark sand and gorgeous sunsets. However, the coast has over the recent years become popular with resident expats and now has a refined feel to it. Here you’ll find a fashionable almost chic scene, with rows of designer boutiques along its main roads and side streets; a handful of the island’s best dining venues, and world-renowned nightlife and entertainment spots that host international gigs. Seminyak nowadays is also home to some of the most chic resorts and villas on the island, and they in turn are surrounded by many luxury spas and dining outlets. The fine selection of lavish beachfront hotels started with the Oberoi, built during the hippie-and-surf craze of the seventies, and went on to become a landmark, lending its name to the whole north-western end of Seminyak and the road that runs through it (now officially ‘Jalan Laksmana’). Clearly not for backpackers and budget travellers, Seminyak now has quite an extravagant mix of luxury stays with the likes of The Samaya, Anantara Seminyak, the ultramodern W Retreat & Spa, and a collection of other five-star villas added to the scene. The main Jalan Raya Seminyak extends north from Jalan Raya Legian, and ends at Jalan Raya Kerobokan and the westernmost end of Kuta’s Sunset Road. Jalan Raya Seminyak branches into three main streets: Jalan Dhyana Pura, Jalan Laksmana and Jalan Petitenget in its north. Each has its own characteristics and typical collection of venues. READ Trihita Vegan Restaurant Applies Healthy Food Concept Jalan Dhyana Pura (also administratively referred to as Jalan Camplung Tanduk) features an eclectic row of bars; mostly a gay bar scene with go-go dancers, and leads down to the Anantara Resort that hugs the Seminyak beachfront. Jalan Laksmana has been fondly nicknamed ‘eat-street’ by expats for its concentration of great restaurants. Further south from here, Jalan Petitenget is home to most of the area’s notable establishments, such as Potato Head Beach Club and Ku De Ta. Seminyak Beach comprises three adjoining coastal strips, namely Pantai Arjuna or ‘Blue Ocean Beach’ that borders Legian, Petitenget Beach, and way up north to the quieter Batubelig Beach – home of the celebrated Mozaic Beach Club. As Kuta typically rocks on with its lively beach crowd and budget stays, and Legian with its eclectic bar and nightlife scene, Seminyak outshines the two as the island’s most prized beach resort area. Undercurrents are usually strong, and surfing is mostly for the advanced. Other activities to be enjoyed along the coast include horseback riding that starts from the Umalas stables in Canggu in the north, down to Seminyak’s Petitenget coast and Legian’s Blue Ocean Beach area. Seminyak sunsets are not to be missed, best enjoyed while chilling out with friends around the chic poolsides of WooBar at the W Retreat, or down on the beachfront lawn of Ku De Ta or the Potato Head Beach Club. (IBP/net)

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Two Republican U.S. senators blast Trump as party feud deepens

Indonesia arrests nine with alleged Islamic State links

WASHINGTON - Tensions among Republicans about President Donald Trump boiled over on Tuesday as two senators accused Trump of debasing U.S. politics and the country’s standing abroad, a rebellion that could portend trouble for his legislative agenda. The extraordinary public criticism of the president from Jeff Flake and Bob Corker further strained what had already been a fraught relationship between Trump and fellow Republicans as they try to enact tax reform and other policy items. In an emotional speech on the Senate floor, Flake repeatedly targeted Trump’s style of governing, saying American politics had become “inured” to “reckless, outrageous and undignified” behavior from the White House. “The instinct to scapegoat and belittle threatens to turn us into a fearful, backward-looking people,” said the Arizona lawmaker, who announced he would not run for re-election next year. “I will not be complicit or silent,” Flake said. Trump, via Twitter, has been unrelenting in his criticism of Corker and Flake, accusing them of supporting Democratic priorities, and using sometimes slashing language, such as his dismissal of Corker as “liddle Bob Corker.”

By announcing he will be leaving when his term ends in early 2019, Flake effectively freed himself up to speak his mind, without having one eye on voter reactions in his home state. A Morning Consult survey conducted Sept. 24 to Oct. 24 said Flake had an approval rating in Arizona of 30 percent. Corker, who has also said he is not running for re-election in Tennessee, accused Trump of telling falsehoods that could be easily proven wrong and willfully damaging the country’s standing in the world, eviscerating the president with comments that stirred deepening divisions in the Republican Party. “You would think he would aspire to be the president of the United States and act like a president of the United States, but that’s not going to be the case apparently,” Corker told reporters. “I’ve seen no evolution in an upward way. In fact, I would say, he’s almost devolved.” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders dismissed the com-

ments from Flake and Corker and said Trump wanted senators who could make progress on his policy goals. “He wants people to be in the Senate that are committed to actually moving the ball down the field, and I don’t think these two individuals necessarily have been as focused on that,” she told reporters.

HAVANA - Cuban officials investigating U.S. complaints of attacks on diplomats in Havana said talk of acoustic strikes was “science fiction” and accused Washington of “slander” while it refused to cooperate fully with Cuba’s enquiry. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he believed Havana was responsible for 24 diplomats being harmed. Washington expelled 15 Cuban diplomats and recalled more than half the U.S. diplomatic personnel from Havana earlier in October. While Cuba had already denounced the expulsions as “unjustified” and accused the United States of insufficient cooperation, three Interior

Ministry officials and a doctor heading the inquiry provided more details in an interview in Havana on Sunday. Cuba had deployed about 2,000 security officials and experts, from criminologists to audiologists and mathematicians, to investigate the incidents after it became aware of them in February, the investigators said. The probe has not ended but it had so far failed to uncover any evidence to corroborate allegations of attacks that the United States says have caused hearing loss, dizziness, fatigue and cognitive issues in diplomatic personnel while based on the Communist-run island. “This is slander by the Unit-

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explained. Pastika proposed to the Bali House of Representatives to raise the unexpected budget to IDR 30 billion in the regional budget plan 2018 in anticipation of Mount Agung- related conditions. When interviewed separately, member of Commission IV of the Bali House of Representatives, I Gede Suamba, said that evacuees were

‘DISTRACTIONS’ Republican congressional leaders who have learned to tread carefully amid controversies surrounding Trump, largely stayed on the sidelines of the latest fight. “We’re going to concentrate on what our agenda is and not any of these other distractions that you all may be interested in,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan played down Corker’s criticism of Trump, urging reporters to “put this Twitter dispute aside.” Great American Pac, a pro-Trump

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A combination photo of Republican Senators Jeff Flake (L) of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee are shown in Washington, U.S., on March 31, 2017 and October 24, 2017. political group, declared victory over Flake and sent out a fund-raising appeal. “Senator Flake wisely decided to give up on his own terms rather than fight a losing battle for re-election and have the voters retire him at the ballot

box next year,” said the group’s top strategist, Ed Rollins. The president is seeking to build consensus around proposed tax cuts. Republicans control both chambers of Congress, but hold just a 52-48 majority in the Senate. (rtr)

ed States,” said Coronel Ramiro Ramirez, responsible for the security of diplomats in Cuba. There was no immediate comment from the White House or the U.S. State Department. Washington officials have raised the possibility that sonic weapons were used to harm the diplomats, according to U.S. media reports. However, Cuban investigators denied such weapons could even have been used by third parties without affecting the health of others or attracting attention. “It’s impossible. We are talking about science fiction,” said Lieutenant Colonel Jose Alazo, an expert in the criminal investigation unit of the Interior

Ministry. “From a technical point of view, that argument is unsustainable.”

HARD TO EXPLAIN The investigators said the United States had supplied 14 recordings of the sound it says the victims heard during the attacks and recorded, for example, on cellphones. These, however, did not contain anything that could damage human health, they concluded. The noises included the usual suburban sounds such as traffic, footsteps and voices. They were also characterized by a deviation peak of 7 kiloHertz (kHz) in the frequency band of 3 kHz, similar to the song of a cricket.

An audible sound would need to be very loud - above 80 decibels or akin to a plane’s engine – to have a health impact, they said. Yet only the victims heard the noise, not their families living in the same houses, nor their neighbors. “We interviewed more than 300 people in the neighborhood, we also evaluated more than 30 medically, and no one heard these things,” Alazo said. Even if the U.S. diplomats’ report of loud sounds was misleading and the source of the attacks were infraor ultrasonic and therefore inaudible to human ears, it would be hard to explain how it could go undetected, the Cuban investigators said.(rtr)

in fact worn-down, but added that no one can predict when Mount Agung will erupt and measures are being taken to prevent there being any casualties. “According to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), there are still many people living in their area of origin (disaster-prone area—Ed). Now, the BPBD has already installed sirens

that can be used to warn people of an immanent eruption. If the sirens sounds, it is because an eruption is going to occur within the next 2 hours. We must impose that people in the area be brought down immediately in that case”, said Suamba. If indeed the status of Mount Agung is lowered, Suamba continued, the public must remain vigilant. In addition, who is allowed

to go home should be limited even though Galungan and Kuningan are approaching. “The elderly and the very young should remain in the evacuation posts because at any moment there could be a change in seismicity. Healthy people can be allowed to go home as they can react faster in the case that they need to” he concluded. (kmb32)

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“Current socio-cultural conditions are also different. In the past people did not want to be evacuated because of their beliefs. Now people’s understanding is different. We should not equate present conditions with those of 1963”, he

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Indonesia’s Armed Forces Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo gestures as he sits inside his vehicle after talking to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 5, 2017.

U.S. says “administrative error” blocked Indonesia military chief’s travel

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities arrested nine men suspected of having links to a militant network loyal to Islamic State and planning a series of attacks on police posts, said a police spokesman. Counter-terrorism police have grappled with a recent resurgence in homegrown radicalism in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, inspired by extremist group Islamic State. Police said eight men were arrested on Tuesday in Riau province and one man in South Sulawesi province. They were alleged to have links to Indonesia’s most high-profile militant network Jemaah Asharut Daulah (JAD) which is loyal to Islamic State. “They were planning attacks on police stations from the district level all the way to the provincial level,” national police spokesman Rikwanto said of the men arrested in Riau. He added that the men were suspected of joining a training camp in a neighboring province where they learned to shoot guns and assemble bombs. Detachment 88, the country’s elite counterterrorism police unit usually steps up surveillance and raids near the end of the year, foiling militant plots targeting New Year’s Eve and Christmas celebrations and popular tourist spots. Authorities suspect there are hundreds of Islamic State sympathisers in Indonesia, some of whom have travelled to Syria to fight alongside the group. There are heightened concerns over the return of battle-hardened militants as Islamic State loses territory in the Middle East. Four people were killed when Islamic State-linked militants launched a gun-and-bomb attack in the heart of the capital Jakarta in January, 2016. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s military chief was temporarily barred from travelling to the United States at the weekend due to an “administrative error”, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta said in an online statement on Wednesday. General Gatot Nurmantyo was about to board a flight to the United States on Saturday when he was told that the Customs and Border Protection Agency had denied him entry, even though he had a visa and an official invitation from the chairman of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff to attend a conference in Washington. “General Gatot Nurmantyo and his wife were delayed in their ability to board their flight due to an administrative error. The error was quickly corrected. We have taken appropriate measures to prevent this matter from occurring again,” the U.S. embassy said in a statement, without elaborating. The incident prompted top U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and envoys in Jakarta to apologise to Indonesia as it demanded details as to why Nurmantyo was blocked, where he

had been able to travel to the United States on official trips before. U.S. Homeland Security Department said earlier this week that the U.S. embassy in Jakarta had informed Nurmantyo’s office that he might be delayed in boarding his flight because of unspecified “U.S. security protocols”. It added that the U.S. government was unable to resolve the problem before Nurmantyo arrived at the airport and he was denied boarding. The general was eventually cleared and booked on another flight but he chose not to travel.

Nurmantyo told reporters on Tuesday that he did not travel on a later flight because he had informed President Joko Widodo of the issue and that he would only travel “on further orders from the president”. “There’s no signal (from the president) so I no longer have the initiative to go,” Nurmantyo said, adding he was disappointed at not being able to meet his friend and counterpart General Joseph F. Dunford, who had invited him to attend an anti-terrorism conference. (rtr)

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An Indonesian Islamist group member holds a placard as he shouts slogans during a protest against President Joko Widodo’s decree to disband certain groups, in front of the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 24, 2017. The placard reads: “Regulation for mass organisations is evidence of a dictatorial regime”.

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Tao Park in Sukasada

Natural beauty with splashing of river water

SINGARAJA - Tourism objects in Buleleng district are not only limited to beaches, lakes and waterfalls. Along with its development, riverside is also transformed into an object that is quite capable of attracting travelers to make a visit. For example, it has been done by Tao (shaded) Park at Bantang Banua neighborhood, Sukasada village/subdistrict. The park newly opened last month is right on the bank of the Banyumala River that offers crystal clear water and heavy water flow. It is quite easy to get to the park. Visitors from Denpasar can find first the intersection of Three Monument or Sangket Terminal. Approximately 400 meters to the west, the location can be immediately found. At that time, the eyes will be immediately pampered by verdant trees and the

rush of river water remaining to look very clear. Such an atmosphere will be able to directly eliminate your fatigue after a hectic activity. When making a visit to the object, you cannot just take photos but also unwind, sit on some chairs and tables and gazebo lining at the edge of the river. Then, it looks more beautiful when equipped with colorful umbrellas looking like a rainbow. If you are hungry, do not worry. Various culinary delicacies and drinks can be easily found at this location. The park owner, Made Yasamada, said the making of the park covering an area of 26.5 square meters was inspired by his concern over the river that is used as a landfill. Vile impression cannot be avoided. “Initially, this location was very dirty. Then, I cleaned it up

and instantly made into a park,” he said not long ago. Since the initial opening, the park has been able to attract people to make a visit, especially those of young age. For instance, Dea, a teenager form Busungbiu, is intrigued to visit because it is haunted by her curiosity after seeing a post on social media. “It’s very nice. The air is cool and very quiet. Besides, it is suitable for a visit,” she said. Clean river fitted with river stones also attracts visitors to make it into the background of their photos. In addition, visitors would also like to enjoy the cool mountain water, so infrequently visitors take a bath at the location. With a myriad of sensations, this park should be included in your traveling agenda. (kmb)

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Hamilton set to finish the job in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - Lewis Hamilton is a racing certainty to become Britain’s first four times Formula One world champion and any lingering smidgen of a doubt should be swept away at a coronation in Mexico City on Sunday. The Mercedes driver, 1/500 odds on title favourite with British bookmakers who know a safe bet when they see one, has a 66 point advantage over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel with three races remaining worth a grand total of 75. Hamilton is also well clear in terms of the number of wins, the first decider in case of a points tie, with nine to Vettel’s four.

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asked if he could envisage Hamilton not winning. “This is motor racing. Sebastian had a DNF (did not finish) in Singapore, scored little in Sepang (Malaysia) and DNF at Suzuka. “So it is not done until you’ve mathematically achieved it,” added the Austrian, whose team have already wrapped up the constructors’ championship for the fourth year in a row. Red Bull could also be in the mix on Sunday, with Max Verstappen also very much in the spotlight after criticising stewards for impos-

ing a time penalty in Austin that demoted him from third to fourth. That argument is likely to rumble on for a while. Mexican fans will meanwhile be firmly behind Force India’s Sergio Perez, still hoping for a dream appearance on his home podium, and will have an extra local to cheer on when Alfonso Celis Jr takes part in Friday free practice. New Zealander Brendon Hartley will have a second chance to push his claims for a Toro Rosso drive after making a strong debut in the United States last weekend.(afp)

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Put simply, Vettel has to score 17 points more than Hamilton at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to keep his championship hopes on life support as far as the next race in Brazil. Regardless of where the German ends up, Hamilton need only finish fifth to get the party started. And if the Ferrari driver retires during the race, Hamilton will be

world champion before he has even seen the chequered flag. The high-altitude circuit could well favour Ferrari more than Mercedes, but Hamilton won from pole position last year and arrives this time with a haul of five victories from the last six races. The pressure, what little there is remaining, is all on Vettel. It will take the biggest comeback the sport has ever seen to deny Hamilton now, even if Mercedes continue to urge caution. “I can imagine every scenario,” team boss Toto Wolff told reporters in Texas on Sunday night when

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LONDON - World number four Marin Cilic and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov have sealed their spots in next month’s ATP Finals, leaving two spots still up for grabs in the season-ending tournament in London. The duo join world number one Rafa Nadal, Swiss ace Roger Federer, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Austrian Dominic Thiem in the elite eight-man field after Sam Querrey lost his first round match at the Vienna Open on Tuesday. Croatian Cilic won the Istanbul Open in May and reached the finals at Wimbledon and Queen’s Club to help earn his spot in the ATP Finals for the third time, having previously competed in the

2014 and 2016 editions. “Third time in four years to make it to London. That was one of my goals at the beginning of the season with my team and I’m glad that we have accomplished it,” Cilic told the ATP website. Dimitrov’s first ATP 1000 title at the Cincinnati Open in August and his Sofia Open and Brisbane International triumphs helped the 26year-old became the first Bulgarian to qualify for the ATP Finals. With Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka all out injured, Belgian David Goffin and Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta are favourites to grab the remaining spots at the Nov. 12-19 event. (rtr)

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Inter survive late Sampdoria fightback to go top

Jedinak named in extended Australia squad for World Cup playoff

MILAN - Inter Milan raced to a three-goal lead against Sampdoria then nearly threw it all away as they clung on for a 3-2 win which took them top of Serie A, at least for 24 hours, on Tuesday. Argentine Mauro Icardi scored twice, taking his season’s tally to 11, and Inter also hit the woodwork three times. The win put them on 26 points from 10 games with eight wins and two draws, one point ahead of Napoli who visit Genoa on Wednesday. Samp are sixth after their second loss of the season.

SYDNEY - Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak will be given every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of Australia’s World Cup playoff against Honduras next month after being named in an extended 30man squad on Wednesday. The 33-year-old midfielder has been hampered by a groin injury for months and has barely played for his English club Aston Villa or his country since April, missing both legs of Australia’s Asian playoff against Syria. “There are a couple of weeks before the group gets together so we will be monitoring the health and fitness of every player to make sure that the final twenty-three are available for what is going to be a challenging couple of games,” coach Ange Postecoglou said in a statement on Wednesday. “We feel that we are right on schedule with regards to our arrangements, logistics and intelligence for Honduras, and are comfortable that the work completed and decisions made so far will help us in our quest to qualify for Russia.” Postecoglou will trim his squad to 23 players next week for the two-legged tie, with the first match in Honduras on Nov. 10, before the second game in Sydney on Nov. 15. The aggregate winners earn a spot at the finals in Russia next year. (rtr)

Inter defender Milan Skriniar, who joined from Samp in the close season, got the opener in the 18th minute by scrambling the ball home from a corner and declined to celebrate. Ivan Perisic was desperately unlucky to hit the post with a clever lob from midfield after catching goalkeeper Christian Puggioni off his line before Icardi added the second with a perfectly timed volley in the 32nd minute. Icardi then hit the post with a header before halftime and it seemed to be all over for Samp-

doria when the Argentine struck again with another volley in the 54th. Perisic hit the bar just past the hour before Dawid Kownacki pulled one back in the 64th minute and Fabio Quagliarella then scored another for the visitors with five minutes left. It was now panic stations for Inter as Quagliarella just missed Gian Marco Ferrari’s cross and Gianluca Caprari fired over the bar before Skriniar came to the home side’s rescue with a sliding tackle to stop another effort on goal.(rtr)

Extended squad: Goalkeepers: Mark Birighitti (NAC Breda, Netherlands), Mitchell Langerak (Levante, Spain), Mat Ryan (Brighton, England), Danny Vukovic (Genk, Belgium). Defenders: Aziz Behich (Bursaspor, Turkey), Milos Degenek (Yokohama Marinos, Japan), Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg, Norway), Craig Goodwin (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands), Matthew Jurman (Suwon, South Korea), Ryan McGowan (Al Sharjah, UAE), Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers), Trent Sainsbury (Jiangsu Suning, China), Bailey Wright (Bristol City, England). Midfielders: Mustafa Amini (AGF, Denmark), Jackson Irvine (Hull City, England), Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa, England), James Jeggo (Sturm Graz, Austria), Massimo Luongo (QPR, England), Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town, England), Tom Rogic (Celtic, Scotland), James Troisi (Melbourne Victory). Forwards: Tim Cahill (Melbourne City), Ajdin Hrustic (Gronigen, Netherlands), Tom Juric (Luzern, Switzerland), Robbie Kruse (Bochum, Germany), Mathew Leckie (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Awer Mabil (Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal), Jamie Maclaren (Darmstadt, Germany), Nikita Rukavytsya (Maccabi Haifa, Israel).

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Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero scores the winning penalty during the shootout

Guardiola criticises ball after City beat Wolves on penalties

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised the weight of the match ball used in the League Cup after his team failed to score in their fourth round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers and won 4-1 on penalties.

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Premier League leaders City have scored 32 goals in nine games so far, the most by any side, but failed to find the net against the Championship side as the score remained 0-0 after 120 minutes of active play. Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saved two of Wolves’ penalties to help City win and Guardiola blamed the Mitre ball for his side’s inability to score. “It is not acceptable, the ball was unacceptable for a high-level competition,” Guardiola said after

the match. “It is too light, there is no weight, nothing. It is not a good ball. It is impossible to score with a ball like that and I can say that because we won. “I’m not making excuses. All of my players said, ‘what is that?’ I’m sorry, Carabao Cup, but that is not a serious ball for a serious competition.” Bravo has been heavily criticised for sloppy performances since joining City in 2016 and Brazilian Ederson has been Guar-

diola’s first-choice keeper this season. “Without Claudio we would not be in the next round,” Guardiola added. “I am so, so happy for him because it has not always been easy. He made a lot of important saves for us.” Striker Sergio Aguero, who captained the side, missed out on the chance to become City’s record goalscorer but will have an opportunity again when Guardiola’s side travel to West Bromwich Albion in the league on Saturday. (rtr)

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Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi celebrates scoring their third goal

Man United get Jones boost ahead of Tottenham clash Manchester United centre half Phil Jones has recovered from a leg injury and will be fit to play in Saturday’s Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur, manager Jose Mourinho has said. The England international was replaced by Victor Lindelof in the first half of the 2-1 loss to Huddersfield Town last weekend and the Swede’s errors contributed to United’s first league defeat of the season. “I think Jones will be (back) because, today, he was on the bench and he told me he will be ready in case I need him,” Mourinho said after Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Swansea City in the League Cup fourth round. “So I believe he’ll be even better for Saturday. Apart from that, I have no news and no hopes (for any other players).” United have not set a return date for injured midfielders Paul Pogba (hamstring), Michael Carrick (calf) and Marouane Fellaini (knee), while defender Eric Bailly is struggling with a groin problem. Long-term absentees Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo are expected to return from their knee injuries by the end of the year. Jones’s return will be a timely boost for second-placed United, who are tied on 20 points with Tottenham going into Saturday’s clash at Old Trafford. (rtr)

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Indonesia arrests nine with alleged Islamic State links

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