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Formerly, the salt farming ac-tivities adequately developed as the profession worked on by coastal communities of Kusamba village, Dawan subdistrict, Klungkung. One of the central producers of stall remaining to survive is on the coastal area of Karangdadi hamlet. When visiting this location, the salt farming activity was increasingly deserted. Only a few farmers were still producing manually.

One of the surviving salt farm-ers is Ketut Kaping. Amidst the sluggish demand, he still tried to continue the ancestral bread and butter. At his business premises looked to stand a rickety hut where he processed seawater into salt and warehouse used to stored the salt

product.“As long as the weather is hot, I

still work even though the outcome is uncertain,” he said. In the east of the warehouse stood some contain-ers used to dry out seawater having been ready to produce salt. They were neatly piled with a special black plastic. When drying, the seawater processed in his hut would produce salt after baked under the sun. He said the sluggish salt farm-ing could be seen from the minimal coastal residents that carried out the livelihood. Formerly, hundreds of people actively involved in the salt farming so that they were divided into several groups. However, today only 15 families remained to sur-vive. Other residents preferred to

wander to urban areas. Those who survived continued to complain about the current situation.

Kaping complained about the production of native salt to Kusam-ba as having been dominated by directly brought in from Java. Salt product from Java could be sold for IDR 7,000 per 2.5 kg even though the flavor was incoherent. Mean-while, the local salt product was sold for IDR 7,000 per kilogram. In such situation, surrounding people obviously switched to use the salt brought in from Java. This condition was aggravated by very minimal attention from the gov-ernment. It provided no training, no capital aids nor other forms of protection against the potential of

local residents. Local government had promised to pack the salt prod-uct by local farmers, so that it would look more attractive. However, the promise was never followed up.

Fortunately, the salt farmer like Ketut Kaping has regular custom-ers from Gianyar, Klungkung and Denpasar. They are starting from the beauty product entrepreneurs to foreign travelers. His traditional salt product is best favored by for-eign travelers and restaurateurs in Bali because it has a different taste and makes food taste better. Not infrequently, his salt hut was also visited by restaurateurs from Den-pasar. Another salt farmer, Wayan Wati, also revealed similar opinion. They survived because there was no other choice.

The life of salt farmers is in contrast to the spirit of the govern-ment to raise the maritime sector. Although it is a salt business, it has great potential to be developed. The Headman of Kusamba, Ketut

Winastra, said on Monday that condition of his residents could not thrive under current conditions. Actually, the salt production of Kusamba had export quality. Some foreign travelers from Japan and China had visited the salt produc-tion center. Then, they made a purchase in large quantities. Even, he once saw the salt processed by local resident was sent to Japan in good packaging. Even, the result of the salt packaging was once marketed back to Bali under brand name Papita salt.

Actually the salt faming is one of the local potentials. However, Winastra judged the decline of salt farming was inseparable from the minimal support from relevant parties to help market and pack the salt production of local salt farmers. He worried if the threats continued to afflict farmers, the tradition of salt making owned by Kusamba residents would gradually disap-pear. (gik)

Salt famers getting sluggish amid discourse to encourage maritime sector

Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - Lately, the life of salt farmers is increasingly difficult to develop. Each year their number tends to diminish. The profession becoming the livelihood of coastal communities of Bali progressively slumps amidst the lack of government attention. Actually, at the moment central government is seriously working on the maritime sector to maximize the potential of marine.

IBP/File Photo

Lately, the life of salt farmers is increasingly difficult to develop. Each year their number tends to diminish. The profession becoming the livelihood of coastal communities of Bali progressively slumps amidst the lack of government attention.

Associated Press

BEIJING — Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder and Tom Brokaw are among the latest Americans tapped to receive the Presiden-tial Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. The performers and former NBC anchor will join 16 others at the White House on Nov. 24 for a ceremony marking their achievements. The medal is the highest honor granted to civilians in the U.S. and honors contributions to U.S. security, world peace and cultural achievement.

“From scientists who kept America on the cutting edge to public servants who help write new chapters in our American story, these citizens have made extraordinary contributions to our country and the world,” Obama said in a statement from Beijing, where the president was traveling for an economic summit.

Musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim and actress Marlo Thomas will also receive the award. Choreographer Alvin Ailey, who died in 1989, will receive the medal post-humously. So will former Rep. Edward Roybal of California, who founded the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Those being honored include slain civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were killed during their work in an historic voter regis-tration effort in Mississippi in 1964.

Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving con-gressman in American history, will receive the award, as will Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Sen. Robert Kennedy. Native American activist Suzan Harjo and former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii are also on the list.

O’Riordan, who shot to fame as the lead singer of the Cranberries in the 1990s, was detained at Shannon airport in southwest Ireland on arrival on an Aer Lingus flight from New York.

Police officers “were called to meet the aircraft following an allegation of assault on an Aer Lingus female air hostess,” a police spokesman said.

“A male member of An Gardai Siochana (Ire-land’s police service) was also assaulted... during the course of the arrest.”

The air stewardess was brought to hospital for treatment, the police spokesman said.

O’Riordan, 43, was reportedly taken for ques-tioning at a police station, before being brought to hospital for examination.

The singer and lead songwriter for the band, which sold over 40 mil-lion albums worldwide, was later released with-out charge.

Police said an inves-tigation into the inci-dent is ongoing.

O’Riordan’s man-agement company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Associated Press

LONDON — Stars including One Di-rection, Ed Sheeran, Paloma Faith and Coldplay’s Chris Martin have signed up to re-record charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” with proceeds going to the battle against Ebola.

Bob Geldof, who founded the Band Aid movement behind the original 1984 record-ing, said Monday he had been inspired by the bravery of volunteer medical staff fighting the disease in West Africa.

He said the song, featuring “giants of the past” and younger artists, would be recorded Saturday and should be available to download Nov. 17. The physical single will feature artwork by Tracey Emin.

The original single enlisted stars including Boy George, George Michael, Bono and Sting to raise money for Ethiopia famine relief. It has been re-recorded twice, most recently in 2004.

Cranberries singer arrested on plane at Irish airport

Agence France-Presse

DUBLIN - Irish police arrested a woman reported to be Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan after an alleged assault on a flight from the United States on Monday, police said.

AP Photo/File

Meryl Streep (middle), Stevie Wonder (right) and Tom Brokaw are among the latest Americans tapped to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder

get Medal of Freedom

Ed Sheeran, One Direction sign up for Band Aid

AP Photo/Ronald Zak

One Direction performs during the German game show “Wetten Dass” or Bet it...? in Graz, Austria, Saturday Nov. 8, 2014.

International2 Wednesday, November 12, 2014 15International Activities

Bali News

EvEry Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is con-sidered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

Balinese Temple Ceremony


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Calendar Event for November 7 through 20, 2014

7th Purnama Sasih KalimaTemple Festival at:Aci-Aci Penawung Di Pura Batmadeg-BesakihPr. Pande Bang- Ds. Camnggaon, Sukawati.Pr. Kentel Gumi- Ds. Batur, Kintamani.Pr. Pedharman Agung- Satria, Denpasar.Ngusabha Di Pura Kehen- Bangli.Pr. Segara – Br. Sasih, BatubulanPr. Desa Pemenang- LombokPr. Agung Pasek Gelgel-Ds. Sumertha, DenpasarPr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Kekeran Delod Sema, MengwiPr. Dalem Puri Agung – KintamaniPr. Dalem Agung- Br. Sekar, Nongan, KarangasemPr. Dalem Balingkang- Ds. Pinggan, KintamaniPr. Tampur Hyang Pusat/Kawitan Maha Gotra Catur Sanak- Ds. Songan,

KintamaniPr. Dalem Pulasari- Ds. Bantas, Sudaji, BulelengMr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Lebih, GianyarPr. Panyungsungan Pasek Toh Jiwa- Ds. Wanagiri, Selemadeg, TabananPamerajan Agung Pamecutan- DenpasarPr. Suranadhi- Lombok,Pr. Pucak Bukit- TampaksiringPr. Dalem Ubung Kupang- Ds. Dukuh, Panebel, TabananPr. Pasar Agung Besakih- Ds. Sebudi, KarangasemPr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Tengkulak Kaja, Kemenuh- GianyarPr. Suci- Ds. Tianyar, Kubu, KarangasemPr. Dadia Dalem Renon- Br. Kukuh, Kerambitan, Tabanan, Ds. Adat ,Andala Merta Ds. Kenangan /SP Sembilan

12th Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan/ Buda Kliwon Gumbreg

Temple Festival at:Pr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Kukuh,Marga, TabananPr. Pasek Gelgel – Ds. Kukuh, Selemadeg, TabananPr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Mambang, Selemadeg, TabananPr. Puseh+Desa- Ds. Guwang, SukawatiMr. Pasek Ketewel- Ds. Ketewel, Sukawati,Pr. Pangeran Tangkas Kori Agung- Jeroan SadingPr. Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul- Ds. Suwana Nusa Penida

17th Coma Kliwon Wariga, Temple Festival at: Pr. Gelap - Besakih

19th Buda Paing Wariga,Temple Festival at:Pr. Jati- Ds. BaturMr. Pasek Gaduh- Ds. Kayubihi,Bangli

“On Sunday, 2 November 2014, we received tremendous participation and support from the public: more than 1200 people turned out to participate in our Rock ‘n Run, a record number. More than 1,500 shirts were sold.” said Shane Coates, General Manager of Hard Rock Hotel Bali. “It is a great sign, judging by the number of participants, people still care about each other in Bali! The purpose of this yearly fundraising-sports

activity is to help and support Bali Pink Ribbon and also to spread the awareness of Breast Cancer in Bali”.

Sponsors for this event include New Balance, Oakley, Timex, Planet Sports, BPR Lestari, Garuda Indonesia, BCA, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya, Hard Rock Hotel Penang, Concorde Hotel Singa-pore, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Rock Shop, Vitacimin, Telkomsel, Beachwalk, Antton&Co, Museum

Kain, Bali Adventure Tours, Maya Ubud, Mama San, Sarong, Spring, Bali Hai Cruises, Bali Bird Park, Sobek, Waterbom, Marine Walk, Amandari, Surfer Girl, Hard Rock Café Bali, Bubba Gump, Tony Roma’s, Ultimo, Rumours, Sylvia, CV Massa, Acryndo Graphics, Surya Husada, IndoRunners Bali, Hard Rock Radio Bali, Let’s Eat Magazine, Rolling Stone Indonesia, BMC TV Bali.

IBP/Courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel

Hard Rock held Rock ‘N RunIBP

KUTA - Hard rock Hotel Bali – The leading entertainment Hotel in Bali – rock ‘N run is an annual charity event organized by Hard rock Hotel Bali and in-line with the Hard rock mantra: “Take Time To Be Kind”, the funds raised were a result of rock ‘N run The 14th Chapter charity run that took place on 2nd November 2014. A record breaking event, more than 1200 runners from Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore participated in this charity run and another 400 people made donations of support

Bali PostGIANYAR - Gianyar government

is seriously asked to participate in minimizing the agricultural land conversion. It should not only pro-vide an appeal to communities in order to preserve the agriculture. On the other hand, the government makes the licensing services easier that enabled the easy change of the agricultural land to non-agricultural function. “Gianyar government should create a legal instrument to protect the agricultural land from conversion,” said Headman of Ba-tubulan Kangin, I Wayan Suwarja, Monday (Nov 10).

As the lowest rank government, Suwarja worried about the impact of the current agricultural land conver-sion. The concerns were related to social aspects. Among them, it had the impact on population growth, waste problem and crop reduction. Although the local government claimed to reach surplus of rice, he believed it was only the note on the table. More severe land conversion to non-agricultural function auto-matically affected the agricultural yields, he said.

Suwarja pointed out that this time

the land conversion at his village had reached 38 percent, of the total agricultural land across the 8 subak groups with a total area of 260 hect-ares. As a village located near the border of Denpasar, his party would certainly be like the neighboring village, namely Batubulan whose farmland increasingly reduced.

A lot of productive lands have now been dormant due to proliferation of plotting business. One of the causes is the easy procedures of the govern-ment in this case the National Land Agency when issuing the licensing. “The role of government in this mat-ter is urgently needed to reduce the rate of land conversion,” he said.

Gianyar government has actually owned a rule about collective hous-ing which regulates the plot and residential investment in Gianyar. However, many parties considered the regulation had weaknesses so that it was easily deceived by in-vestors. Even though knowing it, the county government actually kept silent. “Hopefully, the Gianyar government could issue a policy to reduce the conversion rate of agricul-tural land as well as other areas like in Klungkung,” he said. (kmb16)

Residents have sold some of their cattle and left one or two heads only. If they still raise a lot, it is worried to suffer big losses due to skinny and their cattle even die due to shortages of drinking water. Similarly, they have no fodder anymore because there is no grass because the grass dries out. Foliage such as the white teak leaves has also molt even died.

Daryana said that at Taman-sari the price of a tank of clean water containing 5,000 liters was at IDR 100,000 to IDR 150,000. It depended on the dis-tance of water seller to the house of costumer. If the distance was farther and the terrain to be passed through was more dif-ficult, the price would be more expensive.

A former Chairman of Com-

mission B of the Karangasem House from West Tianyar, Kubu, Nyoman Oka Antara, said the residents at Kubu experienced the most severe water crisis this year. One of the local residents had purchased 15 tanks of water since last May.

Oka said that poor residents having no relationship to par-ticular officials or party cadres were lazy to ask for assistance of clean water to the government or social services of Karangasem through the Kubu subdistrict head. Without having proxim-ity to bureaucracy, the help of water was considered compli-cated. Rather than waiting for so long, some residents having the capability decided to purchase water from tank truck. It was an immediate solution rather than waiting for so long while people

had been thirsty and in urgent need of clean water.

Daryana observed the tank truck of Social Services of Karan-gasem or the PPK managed by the subdistrict authority contin-ued to serve the water needs. However, as a hamlet chief his party did not know where the clean water was distributed.

On the other hand, the Head of Social Services of Karangas-em, Made Sosiawan, conveyed that poor people in needed of the assistance of clean water were expected to apply to Social Ser-vices through local subdistrict head. He said the bureaucracy was not complicated as long as it already got recommendation from subdistrict head, it would be surely helped. All this time, his agency had widely distrib-uted clean water. (013)

Bali PostDENPASAR - The first phase deten-

tion period against the suspects Aril, Julaikah Noor, Feli and Yuliana getting involved in the murder of Robert Kevin Ellis from England expired on Monday (Nov 10). Therefore, the period of detention against those suspects was extended for 40 days ahead. The inves-tigators worked hard to accomplish the examination dossier.

“The detention period (of the four suspects—Ed) has been extended. The first detention period covering 20 days was then extended for additional 40 days,” said the Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto.

He did not dare to ensure related to the dossier completion of the suspects in order that it could be handed over to the Bali High Court. However, he

hoped the investigators could acceler-ate the process of investigation so as not to run out of the detention time. “When declared to have been complete by the public prosecutor, the investigator will automatically hand over the suspects to the Bali High Court, including the evidence,” said the officer from Yog-yakarta.

Chief of Bali Police, AJ Benny Mokalu, said the two executors of the victim with the initials MT, 25, and EJ, 28, were still under pursuit. Even, they had been put into the wanted list.”I have always appealed to the offend-ers to surrender. We have also made coordination with the NTT Police and all the regional police across Indonesia because they can hide anywhere. They can hide in Surabaya, Banyuwangi or other places,” he said. (kmb36)

Detention period of Briton’s

murderers extended

County government asked to seriously minimize farm land conversion

IBP/File

A cow is having trouble in finding its food in Karangasem Regency

Severe drought in Kubu

Cows ‘drink’ another cowBali Post

AMLAPUrA - Prolonged drought this year causes a serious drought in the barren region of Karangasem such as the subdistrict of Abang and Kubu. Hamlet chief of Ta-mansari, West Tianyar, Kubu, Gede Daryana, said on Monday (Nov 10) in Karangasem that water crisis this year afflicting Kubu residents was very severe. Cattle breeders are forced to sell their cattle so that theirs are not skinny, suffer loses and even die due to dif-ficulties to look for drinking water and fodder. The cow is sold to buy clean water. Thus, the cows ‘drink’ another cow.

3Wednesday, November 12, 201414 InternationalInternational Bali NewsTechnology Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The government’s plan to ban meetings at hotels has upset tour-ism operators in the resort island of Bali. “Meetings held by gov-ernment agencies at hotels have, so far, helped increase the oc-cupancy rates of hotels in Bali,” a member of Commission IV of the Bali Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD), I Wayan Rawan Atmaja, said on Monday.

On one hand, the move will reduce the expenditure on such meetings that burden the state budget, but on the other hand, it will have a detrimental impact on economic growth, particularly in tourist destination areas such as Bali, he explained.

According to the member of Commission IV, which oversees the tourism sector, among others, this presidential instruction was a

smart move, even though it may threaten the room occupancy rates of hotels, particularly in Bali.

Currently, hotel operators are embroiled in a “war of tariffs” to attract guests, he remarked.

He added that not all gov-ernment agencies, particularly regional ones, have adequate facilities to hold meetings.

Moreover, tourism operator Ketut Arya Budi Giri noted that the plan, if realized, would af-fect the Bali tourism industry as a result of a decline in the room occupancy rates of hotels it may cause. Consequently, this would lead to a fall in the per capita income of the local people.

Before the presidential instruc-tion is issued, it must be studied carefully, Atmaja stated.

Bali PostD E N PA S A R - R e j e c t i o n

against the Benoa Bay reclama-tion plan is not only voiced by Balinese people, but also by art-ists from Yogyakarta. The artist named Digie Sigit created mural

The file photo shows APEC high level policy dialogue was held at hotel. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will soon draft a presidential instruction banning civil servants or govern-ment agencies at central and regional levels from holding meetings at hotels.

Plan to ban meeting at hotels worried tourism operators

AntaraKUTA - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will soon draft a

presidential instruction banning civil servants or government agencies at central and regional levels from holding meetings at hotels.

Mural art on rejection against reclamation Utilized for stamp design in Austria

IBP/File Photo

Rejection against the Benoa Bay reclamation plan is not only voiced by Balinese people, but also by artists from Yogya-karta. The artist named Digie Sigit created mural art on a girl of Legong Dancer.

art on a girl of Legong Dancer. In his Facebook account, Digie Sigit said the work posed his solidarity to Bali Rejects Reclamation in collaborative edition with Hans-Dieter Manhartsberger. Appar-ently, the mural made by Digie

in several places in Yogyakarta city was then taken as the image in the Austrian state stamp.

“Not many people know about Digie Sigit because the ForBALI movement is indeed participative citizen solidarity. Digie Sigit made murals at some locations in Yogya, on the road, at home and on the walls that he used to disseminate the reclamation is-sue. In one of the exhibitions, the Austrian government was then interested in the mural,” said Co-ordinator of the Forum of the Bali Rejects Reclamation (ForBALI), Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardana.

Gendo also admit ted that appreciated what Digie done because the mural was granted to Austrian government whereas Digie Sigit should benefit eco-nomically. However, Gendo said, Digie chose to disseminate the movement rejecting the reclama-tion without receiving a penny of profits.

“This proves that the recla-mation rejection poses a citizen political movement. Secondly, it symbolizes a solidarity across religion, ethnic, professional and all entities, and it also shows that reclamation plan is a matter of humanity, not only the problem of Benoa coastal communities

so that it has also become the concern of Indonesia and interna-tional community, where one of which is Austria,” he continued.

Gendo affirmed that it should become a blow to local govern-ments having no shame to con-tinue the Benoa Bay reclamation plan. Similarly, so far the central government had not taken a firm stand, whereas the rejection made by the community was incredible. According to him, the issue on reclamation that would become an international issue would provide a remarkable effect on Bali as a tourist destination. On that account, the government was asked to stop facilitating invest-ment when the majority of people rejected it.

“Benoa Bay is not merely a matter of black campaign is-sue, politics of the governor, media battles, battle of invest-ment against investment, it has been exceeded. This is a matter of humanity and environment. Local government should be ashamed. The governor must also be ashamed as yesterday he questioned about the people of Mt. Lempuyang why they understood about reclamation. But, the outsider also understood about it,” said the former Chair-

man of the Regional Council of the Friends of the Earth Indo-nesia (Walhi) of Bali Chapter. (kmb32)

Ford was scheduled to start pro-duction of the 2015 F-150 Tuesday at its Dearborn Truck Plant, four miles from the company’s headquarters. It will arrive at U.S. dealerships next month.

Ford thinks a truck that is lighter and more fuel efficient, but even more capable, will win buyers while its competitors struggle to catch up. Aluminum — which is lighter than steel but just as strong — isn’t new to the auto industry, but this is the first time it will cover the entire body of such a high-volume vehicle. Ford made 647,697 F-150 pickups at its two U.S. plants last year; that’s one every 49 seconds.

There are big risks. F-Series trucks have been the best-selling vehicles in the U.S. for 37 straight years; last year, Ford sold nearly 100,000 more full-size pickups than General Motors. Any quality problems, production hiccups or customer doubts about aluminum could slow sales and hurt Ford’s bottom line. Morgan Stanley estimates F-Series trucks account for 90 percent of Ford’s global automo-tive profit.

CEO Mark Fields told the AP he is confident Ford made the right deci-sion. The new truck has been through


TOKYO - Japan’s NEC on Monday unveiled a technology that sniffs out even the most convincing counterfeits by read-ing microscopic patterns on ev-erything from a luxury purse to a metal bolt.

The technology can be also be used to trace the origin of mass-produced offerings by reading so-called “object fingerprints”, or three-dimensional surface ir-regularities, the firm said.

“You can identify offspring that come from the same parental mold,” said Toshihiko Hiroaki, assistant general manager at NEC’s Information and Media Processing Laboratories.

“If you take a close look, you can tell one child from an-

other.”The technology could let a

customs official, for example, snap a smartphone picture of a specific spot on an object which is then instantly matched -- or not -- to a manufacturers’ pre-registered image.

A genuine ar t ic le can be matched with the time and lo-cation where it was produced, NEC said.

Hiroaki noted that the trade in counterfeit goods is estimated to reach into the hundreds of bil-lions of dollars a year, and that a fake or defective part could have serious consequences for finished products.

The technology is currently in the testing phase and the firm plans to release a commercial version next year.

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Microsoft has unveiled a cheaper smartphone, cost-ing about 110 euros ($135), as it eyes emerging and other low-cost markets for growth. The new model is the first Lumia smartphone under Microsoft’s own brand name. The company has

AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

In this Nov. 6, 2014 photo, Shawn Ebeler works on the door assembly on a new Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard _ or cost the company its pickup truck crown.

Ford starts production of new aluminum F-150Associated Press

DEARBORN, Mich. — It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard — or cost the company its pickup truck crown.

10 million miles of testing, which is more than any other vehicle in Ford’s history, he says.

Top managers agreed unanimously to switch to aluminum at a meeting in 2012.

“Were we recognizing that it was a risk? Sure,” Fields says. “But it was a very calculated and informed risk that gave us the confidence that we were going to get this done.”

If Ford’s bet pays off, it could gain an even more commanding lead in the lucrative truck market. More impor-tantly, aluminum “future proofs” the truck — and the company — in an era of rising fuel economy standards, says Karl Brauer, a senior analyst with Kelley Blue Book.

“If Ford masters the art of deliver-ing an aluminum vehicle at the level the F-150 sells, they are going to be able to expand that to Mustangs, Edges and Lincolns,” Brauer says.

Truck buyers are among the most loyal in the auto market, and Ford can count on many of them. The company says more than 224,600 potential buy-ers have already asked for more details about the truck.

But even some Ford loyalists have their doubts. Ginny Pruet, who runs a wedding rental business in Rockwall,

Texas, recently traded her 2012 F-150 for the 2014 version because she wanted a backup camera.

Pruet, 54, has checked out the 2015 version at auto shows. She is impressed by the new truck’s bells and whistles, like the movable LED spotlights on the side mirrors. But she’s concerned that aluminum is untested and not worth the extra cost.

Ford has raised the price of the base model by $395 to $26,615, includ-ing destination fees. A fancier King Ranch version costs $3,615 more.

Ford’s promise of better fuel econ-omy also failed to sway Pruet, who is paying less than $3 a gallon for gasoline in her area. Fuel economy numbers won’t be released until later this month, but Ford has said the 2015

truck will have up to 20 percent bet-ter fuel economy than the outgoing model, which gets up to 23 mpg on the highway.

Ford has the disadvantage of in-troducing the truck as gas prices are hitting a four-year low. But Fields says even when gas prices were $1.25, truck buyers still asked for better fuel economy.

This product im-age provided by Microsoft shows the Lumia 535 smartphone. The phone is the first Lumia phone under the Microsoft brand name, as the software compa-ny dropped the Nokia brand.

Japan’s NEC rolls out counterfeit spotting technology

Microsoft drops Nokia name with newest Lumia phone

released a few Lumia models since it bought Nokia’s phone business this year, but those models still carried the Nokia brand.

The Lumia 535 Windows smart-phone will have a 5-inch screen, as measured diagonally. It comes with 5-megapixel front and rear cameras, which should snap sharper selfies than

typical smartphones.Microsoft is trying to expand its

small market share worldwide with cheaper devices. To do that, it has cut manufacturing costs. For instance, camera and control buttons on many models can now be tapped on the screen rather than being physical but-tons on the frame.

Despite the low cost, Microsoft said the new phone will offer the same Mi-crosoft services that high-end phones do. That includes Skype video calls, Office apps and the virtual assistant Cortana.

As is common with phones for emerging markets, Microsoft is mak-ing a version with slots for two SIM cards so that people can switch be-tween service providers more easily. In such markets, rates vary so much that many people have multiple accounts to take advantage of the best deals.

The Lumia 535 is expected to go on sale this month. Microsoft didn’t announce any U.S. plans.AP Photo/Microsoft

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The White House said Obama and Putin spoke three times Tues-day on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic meeting, tacking some of the tough issues that have strained their relationship, including Russia’s provocations in Ukraine and support for Syria’s embattled government. They also discussed the fast-approaching deadline in nuclear talks with Iran, in which the U.S. and Russia find themselves on the same negotiating team.

Unlike at some of their past meetings, Obama and Putin kept their deep-seated policy disagree-ments behind the scenes. But their public encounters suggested their relationship remains tense.

Picturesque Yanqi Lake, just outside of Beijing, became the venue for an awkward pas de deux between two of the most powerful leaders in the world. Entering an

ornate, wood-paneled room for the start of the summit, Obama and Putin looked a bit like sidekicks to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The summit’s host led the way, with the American on one side and the Russian on the other.

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Putin said in Obama’s direction. Yes, it is, concurred a reticent Obama, avoiding eye contact with Putin and addressing his response to no one in particular.

As the three presidents came to a stop at the head of the table, Putin reached out to give Obama a slap on the back. But Obama had turned in a different direction, and it didn’t appear that the Putin’s hand landed on its intended target.

A few hours later, the two again found themselves in close quarters under an overcast sky as leaders planted trees in honor of their

counties. Putin strode confidently up to his tree, ahead of Obama, who clasped his hands behind his back before picking up a shovel and greeting a Spanish TV crew with a wave.

Neither the White House nor the Kremlin offered much in the way of detail about the policy conversa-tions Obama and Putin had on the sidelines of the summit. Putin’s spokesman said only that the two had spoken a few times, touching on “bilateral relations, the situation around Ukraine, Syria and Iran.”

The U.S. is furious over Rus-sia’s presumed role in fueling pro-Russian rebels in neighboring Ukraine. White House officials have accused Russia of sending heavy weapons to the separatists and shelling Ukrainian troops, and have denounced Russia’s buildup of forces along the border.

Associated Press HONG KONG — Pro-democra-

cy protesters camped out on main streets in Hong Kong for more than six weeks face arrest after a court authorized police to help bailiffs clear them from occupation sites, a senior government official warned Tuesday.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam also said there’s no room for further dialogue with the student-led pro-testers, whom she said had hardened their position, raising the prospect of further violence as the govern-ment struggles to end the mostly peaceful standoff.

Lam’s remarks to reporters came a day after Hong Kong’s High Court extended injunctions requiring protesters to leave two of the three protest sites while also authorizing bailiffs to seek police assistance to clear the areas.

Lam said that “the police will give full assistance, including mak-ing arrests where necessary,” to enforce the injunctions.

She urged protesters to “volun-tarily and peacefully” leave the oc-cupied areas so that roads and build-ing entrances can be reopened.

The protesters have been oc-cupying key thoroughfares since Sept. 28 to protest the Chinese central government’s requirement that candidates for inaugural 2017 elections for Hong Kong’s top leader be screened by a panel of Beijing-friendly elites.

On Monday, a judge extended interim restraining orders taken out three weeks ago by bus, mini-bus and taxi operators against protesters blocking streets in Hong Kong’s densely populated Mong Kok district. The owner of an of-fice building adjacent to the main protest site surrounding city gov-ernment headquarters in Admiralty district also had a restraining order extended.

Previous police attempts to clear protesters with force from occupied areas have backfired, drawing more demonstrators onto the streets and forcing authorities to back off.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

A man walks past a yellow umbrella which set up by pro-democracy protesters are seen in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong’s Admiralty district in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Hong Kong official warns protesters face arrest

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, as he gestures towards Russian President Vladimir Putin after taking a group photo for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Obama, Putin circle each other warily in ChinaAssociated Press

BEIJING — On the surface, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were all niceties — a pat on the back here, a pleasantry there. But away from the cameras, the two leaders circled each other warily at a global summit in China, coming face to face while relations between their countries continue to deteriorate.

Nevertheless, he said that not all villa owners did the same. Some villa owners belonged to taxpayers of good category. “Every information on the existence of villas accused of being illegal, we have tried to explore. As a result, the villas have owned a license and building permit with designa-tion of private villas, so that in terms of taxation they cannot be targeted. After explored, in fact the villas were rented clandestinely. Sometimes we feel to have been

deceived. However, not all of them did so, while we have made socialization and approach to the rest,” he explained.

Further, Sudarma described that the Revenue Services had been ag-gressively making an approach and dissemination to a number of food stalls, especially in relation to taxa-tion. As a result, a number of food stalls still have difficulties because they have not imposed taxes on the price of food,” he said.

Related to the allegations if

the tax absorption had not been maximal for the regionally gen-erated revenue (PAD), Sudarma explained that his party had done maximal effort. All this time, the absorption depended on proactive effort of the taxpayer itself. In oth-er words, the taxpayers actively re-ported their tax to the government. Meanwhile, the Revenue Services had also made proactive efforts, so that the taxes could reach optimal absorption as the target. He added that in terms of target achievement

set in 2014, until the end of Octo-ber 2014 it already exceeded 118 percent. “Until the end of October, the achievement reached more than IDR 79.4 billion from the target of IDR 66.9 billion. Dominant contri-bution was given by the hotel tax, land and property tax and street lighting tax,” he explained.

When asked about the arrears of land and property tax in Tabanan, Su-darma mentioned that up to the year 2014 there were still some unpaid taxes. Its amount even reached IDR 48 billion. “However, such amount is not correct, aka vague,” he said.

He said the delinquent land and property tax was initially only IDR 28.5 billion, but based on the last audit it increased to IDR 48 billion. “A lot of data are inappropriate,

so that we are not sure if the ar-rears can reach such an amount,” he said.

Further he said the reason of such invalidity in the tax arrears happened due to double calcula-tion. “There are some assets of community such as land that have changed into public assets such as public health center and elementary school but they are still counted as well. Probably, this causes the taxpayer’s claim for the land and property to increase,” he concluded.

Sudarma added that his party still attempted to make data col-lection in order to know about the exact amount of the land and prop-erty tax receivables in Tabanan. (kmb28)

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GIANYAR - A resident of Japan, Lilian Yuriko, 88, was found dead at her home at Kutuh Kaja hamlet, Petulu village, Ubud, Monday (Nov 10). Before she died, this Hawaiian-born victim left a mes-sage that when she died she should be cremated in Balinese customary ritual. Meanwhile, police authority

receiving this report came down directly to the scene.

Police source said the victim was found dead by her grandson Mo-hamaddy, 19, on Monday morning around 09:00 a.m. As surprised by the condition of his lifeless grand-mother, he immediately shouted for help.

Local residents in the location directly approached and some of

them informed the incident to po-lice. “Having received this report, we directly come down to the scene to make an investigation,” he said.

After conducting an investiga-tion, she was alleged to die due to the illness suffered. In addition, based on information from the vic-tim’s family, Lilian was suffering from breast cancer from 50 years ago and colon cancer from six years

ago. “Despite all the diseases have been operated, the victim has not been able to totally recover,” he explained.

Before she died, the victim left a message to her grandson that when she died she asked to be cremated in Balinese customary tradition. “The last message of the victim just asked in order be buried in Bali accompanied with Balinese

customary rituals,” he said.Meanwhile, Chief of Ubud Po-

lice, Wayan Sumara, when asked for his confirmation on the case justified that after making an in-vestigation at the scene, the initial allegation of the victim’s death was due to her illness and was not found any signs of violence. “Allegedly the victim died normally due to her illness,” he said. (kmb34)

A Japanese resident found deadTo be cremated with Balinese ritual

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One of the villa which is newly built

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TABANAN - To avoid tax collection, a number of villa managements sometimes attempt to disguise the status of their private villas. It is committed to avoid the tax charges whose amount can reach millions of rupiahs a year. It was announced by the Head of Tabanan Revenue Ser-vices, Nyoman Sudarma, Monday (Nov 10).

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradi-cation Commission questions the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Zulkifli Hasan as a witness in an alleged corruption case related to the revision of a proposal for Riau province’s forest conversion in 2014.

The KPK had earlier named Riau province’s Governor Annas Maamun as suspect in this case. “I am here as a witness for Riau province’s Governor Annas Maamun,” Zulkifli stated.

Annas Maamun was recently caught red handed by the KPK in Jakarta along with several people including a Riau businessman named Gulat Manurung.

The KPK investigators then named him a suspect for allegedly accepting a bribe in connection with the issu-ance of a license to convert Riau’s forest area into plantation, which

carries a maximum jail sentence of five years.

The anti-graft commission also named Gulat Manurung, a palm oil businessman, a suspect for allegedly bribing the governor. Gulat was be-lieved to have offered Annas a sum of money in return for the governor to revise the forest conversion proposal, in which Gulat had 140 hectares of land.

During the recent arrest, the KPK investigators confiscated money worth more than Rp2 billion, including 156 Singaporean dollars and Rp500 mil-lion from the suspects.

Annas justified that he had asked for the permit from the then minister of forestry Zulkifli Hasan to convert Riau province’s forest area. But, ac-cording to the Forestry Ministry’s Director for Forest Planning Masy-hud, the ministry had never granted permission to Annas Maamun to con-vert the forest area in Riau province.

Associated Press

TOKYO — Unsure whether they could find halal food in Japan, a group of Muslim school teachers from Malaysia went so far as to prepare their own breakfast before departing. By the end of the first day, they were more at ease.

School principal Rahanim Adb Rahim and her group from Kuala Lumpur enjoyed a tradi-tional Japanese lunch of seafood tempura with rice before joining the crowds at Senso-ji, a popular temple in Tokyo.

“It is not as difficult as we thought it would be,” Rahanim said later at the Tokyo Skytree, a soaring tower that is one of the city’s newest attractions.

That’s welcome news for Japanese tourism officials, who are counting on a still small but growing market of Muslim tourists as Japan looks to diversify its tourism industry, long dependent on visitors from China, Taiwan and South Korea.

Looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost tourism as part of his “Abenomics” growth revitalization plan. The government hopes to increase the annual number of tourists to 20 million by then.

Tourism dropped significantly dropped after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and territorial disputes between China and Japan also reduced the number of Chinese visitors for a time.

But foreign tourism has rebounded. Accord-ing to the government’s Japan National Tour-ism Organization, a record 9.7 million people visited from January to September this year, a 26 percent increase from the same period the year before.

The largest number from Muslim countries came from Malaysia and Indonesia. Malaysia

had 158,500 visitors in the first nine months of 2014, a 52.3 percent increase, and Indonesia had a 13.4 percent increase to 111,400 visitors. Be-ginning in 2013, visa exemptions made it easier for Malaysians to visit Japan, and exemptions for Indonesians are due to start Dec. 1.

Rahanim still sees room for improvement in making Japan more Muslim-friendly. Mus-

lims should pray five times a day, and prayer rooms are hard to come by. A former student from her school who was their unofficial guide resorted to praying behind a 7-Eleven parking lot.

Shuichi Kameyama, the executive director of the tourism organization’s marketing and promotion department, said the number of prayer rooms is insufficient, but that he believes they will become more common.

Takashimaya, a popular department store in Tokyo, recently opened a prayer room because a growing number of Southeast Asian shoppers asking for one, company spokesman Mikio Koda said. The prayer room comes equipped with a facility for ritual washing and an arrow pointing in the direction of Mecca.

Local businesses have also become more mindful of Muslim food restrictions. The use of pork and alcohol is prohibited in Islam and meat must also be cut by a Muslim using proper methods.

For Rahanim and the school group, simply having menus in English helped them determine whether foods such as fish were acceptable.

Speaking comfortably in Japanese, he said, “Lately, the word ‘halal’ is being used a lot. But the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is approaching, and restaurants where Muslim people can eat at are still few.” He said that increasing the number of halal eateries would make Muslim visitors feel safe when visiting Japan.

China wants the 21-member Asia Pacific Eco-nomic Cooperation (APEC) meeting to endorse a stronger commitment to the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) idea, a long-term APEC vision of open trade encompassing the whole region.

It would build on other initiatives including the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but China’s firm advocacy of the plan over TPP has added to Sino-US trade competitions.

Xi told the summit’s opening session at a lakeside resort north of the capital that APEC should “break open the closed doors within the Asia Pacific” on trade.

“We should... push vigorously for the prog-ress of the FTAAP, setting out clearly its targets, direction and roadmap and turn the desire into reality at an early date.”

Interactions between leaders appeared to echo geopolitical allegiances, with Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin nodding and smiling as leaders gathered, a day after they stressed their growing trade and diplomatic partnership.

Abe, however, was accorded only a perfunc-tory handshake by an unsmiling Xi.

Washington has been pushing the TPP, which aims for a loosening of trade restrictions and embraces 11 other Pacific Rim countries includ-ing Japan, Canada, Australia and Mexico, while notably excluding China.

Some Chinese analysts and state media have framed the TPP as an attempt to check Beijing’s growing economic clout -- allegations Washing-ton dismisses.

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, meanwhile, champions the

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partner-ship, which would bring together ASEAN and six countries with which it has FTAs, including China, Japan and India.

China and the United States, however, have shown in Beijing they can still find common ground, with the White House announcing they had “reached an understanding” on an agree-ment to reduce tariffs on information technology trade.

Washington hopes the move would “con-tribute to a rapid conclusion” of negotiations in Geneva on the World Trade Organization’s first major tariff-cutting deal in 17 years, Obama told his fellow Asia-Pacific chief executives.

US Trade Representative Michael Froman described the understanding as a “breakthrough” toward updating an existing ITA to include an explosion of new gadgetry in recent years.

The news follows Obama’s announcement a day earlier that the two sides had reached a reciprocal agreement to extend visa validities to as long as a decade.

Pomp and colourAPEC accounts for more than 50 percent of

global gross domestic product, nearly half of

world trade and 40 percent of the Earth’s popula-tion. Set up 25 years ago, it has long pushed free trade among its members, who have separately pursued bilateral and multilateral deals with other economies both inside and outside the organisation.

APEC summits, which are consensus-based and have sometimes been criticised as talking shops, combine group meetings with a chance for leaders to meet on the sidelines in one-to-one bilateral sessions to discuss issues that affect their direct relations.

At Monday’s formal dinner that kicked off the summit, the hosts put on a spectacular, highly choreographed welcome for APEC leaders who arrived decked out in sleek, high-collared tunics as hundreds of dancers in the costumes of China’s dozens of ethnic minorities cheered wildly. Xi unmistakably underscored China’s intention to enhance its world influence by laying out his vision of a Chinese-driven “Asia-Pacific dream” in a speech on Sunday to APEC busi-ness leaders.

Meanwhile Obama, speaking to the same audience on Monday, stressed US global lead-ership, calling his country a “thoroughly Pacific nation”.

Xi pushes China trade vision as APEC leaders meet


BEIJING - President Xi Jinping pushed China’s road map for free trade as Asia-Pacific leaders held talks on Tuesday focused on narrowing differences over how to open up commerce across the vast and economically dynamic region. US President Barack Obama, Xi, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- heads of the world’s three biggest economies -- were among leaders attending the Beijing-hosted summit, held under the shadow of political and trade tensions.

Japan tries to tap growing Muslim tourist market

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

In this Nov. 8, 2014 photo, foreign Muslim visitors shop at a store at Asakusa district, in Tokyo. Looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost tourism as part of his “Abenomics” growth revitalization plan.

“So, we have to wait for the presi-dent’s arrival back home,” he noted while visiting the office of the direc-tor general of oil and gas.

President Joko Widodo is current-ly in China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) sum-mit, and thereafter, he will fly to Myanmar for the ASEAN summit and later to Australia for the G20 summit.

He is scheduled to return home on November 16.

President Joko Widodo has de-cided to shift the fuel subsidy to other sectors that are considered more productive such as education, health, and infrastructure, as a result of which the price of subsidized fuel oils will increase.

No decision, however, has been made with regard to when the price of

subsidized oils would be hiked.Vice President Jusuf Kalla con-

firmed that the price hike would come into effect this month.

In this regard, Sudirman urged consumers to abstain from hoarding fuel oils to be stored for re-selling later when the price is hiked.

He also called on the people to not panic as the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has ensured adequate supply.

The minister emphasized that he will continue to coordinate with Pertamina in preparation of the price hike.

He stated that the government would not place a limit on the pur-chase of subsidized oils, adding that Pertamina has guaranteed sufficient stocks of subsidized gasoline and die-sel fuel for the next 16 to 18 days.


KENDARI - The father of a young Indonesian woman murdered in Hong Kong spoke Monday of his shock at the death of his “lovely” daughter as the British banker accused of killing her flashed a smile as he left court.

Seneng Mujiasih’s mutilated body was found in Rurik Jut-ting’s upmarket flat in the south-ern Chinese city, along with that of a second Indonesian woman whom he is also accused of killing.

As authorities prepared to fly the women’s bodies home on Tuesday, the 29-year-old securi-ties trader grinned from the back of a prison van as he left a Hong Kong court after his case was adjourned so he can undergo psychiatric evaluation.

Seneng’s father, Mujiharjo, said that the family had been stunned by news of the death of

his daughter, who was found with knife wounds to her neck and buttocks, adding that her killer “doesn’t deserve to live”.

“Words cannot describe how we feel now, we are all shocked,” the 57-year-old, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP from the family home in Sidomakmur village on Muna island in central Indonesia.

“We never imagined this could happen to my daughter. She is a lovely person, has many friends and was always making jokes.

“My wife is in deep shock and cannot eat anything. She keeps crying remembering our beloved daughter.”

“The killer must be given the death sentence. He doesn’t deserve to live,” he added.

The parents of the second vic-tim, 23-year-old Sumarti Ningsih -- whose body was found in a suitcase -- have also called for the death penalty, although Hong

Kong does not impose capital punishment.

Mujiharjo said the family found out about Seneng’s death when they tried to call her in Hong Kong and a friend an-swered.

The friend passed on the news that she was dead but said it was due to an unspecified illness, and the family only found out what really happened later.

He said Seneng had told her family she was working in a res-taurant and refused to respond to questions about reports that she had been a sex worker.

Her last contact with her parents was two days before her death, when she called them ask-ing how they were, he said.

The victims’ corpses were discovered after Jutting, who until recently worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, called police to his flat in Hong Kong’s Wanchai neighbourhood in the early hours of November 1.

Governor Riau’s graft casesKPK questioned chairman of MPR

President to make fuel price hike

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JAKARTA - The fuel price hike announcement would be personally made by President Joko Widodo stated Energy Minister Sudirman Said on Tuesday.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

An Indonesian domestic worker puts flowers on pictures of Sumarti Ningsih, left, and Seneng Mujiasih during a vigil to express their solidarity and to demand justice at a park in Hong Kong Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014.

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The highly anticipated verdict came on the same day searches were called off for the final nine victims and amid continuing grief and finger-pointing over one of the worst disas-ters in South Korean history. Victims’ relatives immediately criticized the sentences for Capt. Lee Joon-seok and other crew members as too lenient, with some weeping and shouting dur-ing the court proceedings.

“Do you know how many children are dead?” one relative said, according to Kook Joung-don, a lawyer for the relatives.

The Gwangju District Court in southern South Korea also concluded that Lee had issued an evacuation order and had left the ship after rescue boats arrived on the scene, the court said in a statement.

Most of the ferry passengers were teenage students taking a school trip, and many student survivors have said

they were repeatedly ordered over a loudspeaker to stay on the sinking ship and that they didn’t remember any evacuation order being given before they helped each other flee the vessel.

Lee, 69, has said he issued an evacuation order. But he told reporters days after his arrest that he withheld the evacuation order because rescuers had yet to arrive and he feared for the passengers’ safety in the cold, swift waters.

The widely vilified captain could have received a death sentence had he been convicted on the homicide charge. The court sentenced the ship’s chief engineer to 30 years in prison and 13 other crew members to up to 20 years in prison, the state-ment said.

The engineer, Park Ki-ho, was convicted of homicide because he abandoned two injured colleagues,

escaped the ferry and failed to tell rescuers about them, even though he knew they would die without help, the court said.

However, it cleared two other crew members of homicide charges for the same reasons it acquitted the captain. Those crew members got 15 and 20 years in prison, it said.

Prosecutors and the crew members have one week to appeal, according to the court. Relatives of the victims said they will ask prosecutors to appeal the ruling, but senior prosecutor Park Jae-eok said his office hasn’t decided whether to do so.

The 15 crew members tasked with navigating the ferry Sewol have faced scathing public criticism because they escaped the sinking ship while many passengers were still trapped. A total of 476 people were aboard the ship and only 172 were rescued in the April disaster.

Associated Press

NEW DELHI — Eight Indian women have died and 20 others were in critical condition Tues-day after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country’s population growth. A total of 83 women, all poor villagers under the age of 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city in the central state of Chhattisgarh, officials said.

The women were sent home Saturday evening after their sur-geries, but more than two dozen were later rushed in ambulances to private hospitals after becom-ing ill. By Tuesday, eight of the women had died — apparently from either blood poisoning or hemorrhagic shock, which oc-curs when a person has lost too much blood, state deputy health director Amar Singh told the Press Trust of India news agency. Twenty other women were in critical care, according to the district magistrate, Siddharth Komal Pardeshi.

“Their condition is very seri-ous. Blood pressure is low,” said Dr. Ramesh Murty at CIMS hos-

pital, one of the facilities where the sick women were taken. “We are now concentrating on treating them, not on what caused this.”

The state suspended four gov-ernment doctors, including the surgeon who performed the op-erations and the district’s chief medical officer. It also will give compensation payments of about $6,600 to each of the victims’ families.

Chief Minister Raman Singh said “it appears the incident occurred due to negligence” by doctors, but that a three-person investigation panel would deter-mine exactly what went wrong. Meanwhile, autopsies were being performed.

India’s government — long concerned with fast growth in a country whose population has reached 1.3 billion — offers free sterilizations to both women and men who want to avoid the risk and cost of having a baby, though the vast majority of patients are women.

In many cases, they are offered a one-time payment for undergo-ing surgery of $10-$20, or about a week’s pay for a poor person in India. Hundreds of millions of Indians live in poverty.

Associated Press

MULTAN, Pakistan — A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in southern Pakistan killed 58 people on Tuesday, police said. The col-lision ignited a fuel fire and a rescuer later described how he carried out a survivor, a four-year-old girl, from the burning bus.

The bus, with about 70 people, had left Swat Valley and was en route to the southern port city of Karachi when it collided head-on with the truck near Khairpur dis-trict in Sindh province, said police official Ghulam Jhokhio. He said the bus quickly caught fire after its fuel tank exploded.

The fatalities included 21 women and 19 children, all below the age of 14, said local hospital official Jafar Soomro and warned the death toll was likely to rise. Fifteen people were injured and in hospital, several of them in critical condition, he said.

Initially, Jhokhio said the ac-cident might have happened because of heavy fog. But later, deputy chief of highway police, A.D. Khawaja, said the bus was speeding on a part of the highway under construction and that the driver’s carelessness caused the accident.

“The speeding bus was over-crowded and the driver was care-less,” Khawaja said, adding that earlier in the day, traffic police had stopped the bus and fined it for carrying too many passen-gers.

Private Pakistani TV channels broadcast live footage from the scene, showing rescue workers carrying the victims and police-men clearing the road.

Rescue officer Mohammad Ata described the inferno to Dunya TV as he held a little girl in his arms, and recounted how he pulled her out of the burning bus. “She was sitting all calm in a seat when I got into the bus on fire,” Ata said.

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Relatives of the nine missing passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol cry during a news confer-ence at a gym on South Korea’s southwestern island of Jindo, where they have been staying at since the April 16 sinking of ferry Sewol, in Jindo, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

South Korean ferry captain gets 36 years in prisonAssociated Press

SEOUL — A South Korean ferry captain was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years in prison for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year, but the court acquit-ted him of homicide, concluding there was no proof he knew his actions would cause the more than 300 deaths that shocked and outraged the country.

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SINGARAJA -Ser Hill area at Pemuteran village, Gerokgak, is now prepared to become a spiritual tourist resort. Aside from offering a beautiful natural panorama, the seaside hill in the region is indeed known as a sacred area being suit-

able for performing meditation, yoga and other similar activities.

Some residents around the Ser Hill said that a number of foreign and local tourists were often seen getting into the area of Ser Hill just for trekking or specifically performing meditation activities. Moreover, on certain days, many

Hindus also came to the area to say prayers in the temple located on the small hill.

In terms of scenery, the beach in the area of Ser Hill had been already very well known to foreign tourists. Other than having calm ocean waves and white sand, the beach area also had a very beauti-

ful coral reef and no less attractive than the coral reed at Nusa Lem-bongan and Karangasem tourist area. “To that end, the area of Ser Hill is worth to be made into spiri-tual tourist area,” said a resident living at Pemuteran village.

Moreover, the area had a number of temples venerated by

the Hindus from some villages. Around the area also sat large temples like the Pulaki, Melant-ing and Kerta Kawat Temple. For the development of such spiritual tourism, Buleleng government planned to propose the manage-ment of the state land located around the Ser Hill.

Kevin Love added 22 points for the Cavs, who played their second home game this season. James and Irving dominated in the second half, combining for 46 points — 30 in the third quarter when the Cavs overcame a nine-point deficit. Love, too, was huge after halftime, mak-ing four 3-pointers.

Anthony Davis scored 27 with 14 rebounds for the Pelicans. Chi-cago’s Derrick Rose had 24 points and seven assists in his return to the lineup as the balanced Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 102-91.

Rose was 9 for 20 from the field in 32 minutes after being sidelined by sprained ankles. The 2011 NBA MVP had missed four of the previ-ous five games after he was injured in an overtime loss to Cleveland on Oct. 31. Josh Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit.

At Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard equaled his career high with 26 points despite playing with only one good eye as the San Antonio

Spurs closed with a rush to beat the Clippers 89-85.

Leonard’s vision has been affect-ed by a case of conjunctivitis. Still, he pulled down 10 rebounds and gave the defending NBA champions their first lead with 1:44 left.

Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tony Parker scored nine of his 13 in the fourth quarter for the Spurs.

The Atlanta Hawks beat Brook-lyn 91-85 for the Knicks’ fifth straight loss after Paul Millsap scored 19 points and Dennis Schro-der extended his best stretch in the NBA with two big baskets in the final 2 minutes.

Kyle Korver added 17 points as Atlanta finished a home-and-home sweep, including a 103-96 win Saturday at home.

Indiana’s Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points to help the Pacers end a six-game losing streak with a 97-86 win over the Utah Jazz.

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LONDON - Woe betide any ticket holder who got stuck in the queue for an ice cream at the O2 Arena on Monday -- the action might have been all over by the time they returned to their pricey seat.

Stanis las Wawrinka pum-melled Tomas Berdych 6-1 6-1 in 58 minutes before the eve-ning’s main course turned into fast food as world number one Novak Djokovic needed two minutes less to send newcomer Marin Cilic packing by the same scoreline.

Defending champion Djokovic can clinch the year-end number one ranking if he wins his next two Group A matches and few would bet against the Serb do-ing that.

As for Czech Berdych and Croat Cilic, they have a day to lick their wounds before meeting on Wednesday in a match each must win to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive.

Monday’s singles were the most one-sided contests since the Tour Finals arrived in London in

2009, eclipsing Roger Federer’s victory over Rafael Nadal in 2011 for the loss of three games.

In 2009 eight of the 12 round-robin matches went to three sets. None of the four singles matches so far have gone the distance and organisers and fans alike will be hoping for a rise in the excitement levels in the days to come.

Painful ViewingDjokovic extended his win-

ning streak indoors to 28 matches with a clinical demolition of U.S. Open champion Cilic, one of three debutants at the season-ender.

Cilic won the first five points but what happened next was painful viewing for fans of the 26-year-old, including the Croa-tia soccer team, in town for a friendly against Argentina, who arrived during the first set to cheer their man.

Djokovic picked Cilic apart with relish, claiming his 11th vic-tory over him in 11 meetings and sending a reminder to the newest member of the grand slam club that the ruling class are not ready

to roll over yet.“It’s been a great, great match,”

Djokovic, who barely broke sweat, said on court. “I haven’t played here for 12 months, it’s great to be back. It was a great performance.

“Marin as a U.S. Open winner has a lot of confidence, but I man-aged to neutralise his serve and get a lot of ball back in play and that was part of the tactic.” Cilic managed a wry smile afterwards when asked to explain where it had gone wrong.

“In some matches the score keeps running. You are sinking a lot. You try to find something. But whatever you try, it’s not working. That’s what I felt to-day,” he said.

Wawrinka, who l ike Cil ic also won his first grand slam this year in Australia, has been flitting in and out of form since beating Nadal in Melbourne and after losing in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open had chalked up only one victory. But his free-flowing game returned with a vengeance against the hapless Berdych whose t iming was badly off.

Ser Hill developed into spiritual tourist resort

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during the second quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Quicken Loans

Arena.

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CLEVELAND — LeBron James had a triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, and Kyrie Irving scored 27 of his 32 in the second half to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the New Orleans Pelicans 118-111 on Monday.

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Generations of leading Polish players including Zbigniew Bon-iek, Jan Tomaszewski, Grzegorz Lato and Kazimierz Deyna never tasted victory over the Germans.

But just months after Germany won the World Cup in Brazil the Poles inflicted their first defeat in the opening qualifying match for a major tournament since 1998. Many Polish supporters returned home from the National Stadium in absolute silence, stunned by their first win over a major footballing country since beating Portugal dur-ing qualifying for Euro 2008.

Poland failed to reach the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in South Af-rica and Brazil and were knocked out in the group stage of Euro 2012 which they co-hosted with Ukraine.

Associated Press Writer

BARCELONA — Spanish club Real Sociedad hired former Manchester United manager David Moyes on Monday, giving the Scotsman a chance to revive his career after his failed stint at Old Trafford.

Sociedad posted a statement on its website saying it had “reached a deal with manager David Moyes to be the coach of the first team until June 30, 2016.”

It is Moyes’ first coaching assignment since being fired last season after less than a year in charge at United, where he took the top job after Alex Ferguson retired. Moyes had moved to United after spending more than a decade at Everton, where he established a reputation as one of the top British managers.

The San Sebastian-based Sociedad is 15th in the 20-team Spanish league after earning a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday under caretaker coaches.

The Basque club said it will announce plans to present Moyes and detail the rest of his coaching staff on Tuesday.

Sociedad fired Jagoba Arrasate after earning just one win in the first 10 rounds of the league and failing to reach the Europa League group stage in his second year in charge of the team.

Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay said last week that Moyes was one of four potential candidates to replace Arrasate. The other identified candi-date was former West Bromwich Albion and Real Betis boss Pepe Mel.

Moyes will inherit a team known for its attractive, passing-based style during recent seasons that led it to a fourth-place finish and Champions League berth in 2013. The team lost forward Antoine Griezmann and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo this offseason, but it still has Mexican forward Carlos Vela to lead its attack, Inigo Martinez to anchor its defense, and veteran Xabi Prieto in the midfield.

Manchester United fired Moyes in April, just 10 months after Ferguson had hand-picked him as his successor. Moyes failed to uphold Ferguson’s winning legacy and left the team then languishing in seventh place in the Premier League and assured to miss qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in 19 years.

United, however, hasn’t fared better this season under Luis Van Gaal. The 20-time English champions are in seventh place after 11 rounds, trail-ing leader Chelsea by 13 points.

Moyes will now have the opportunity to turn around his career and Sociedad’s fortunes by re-floating the club’s campaign to qualify for the Europa League with a fifth- or sixth-place finish, instead of worrying about a late-season relegation battle.

His first task will be building on the boost of confidence the team got from its win at the weekend over the defending Spanish champions.

Moyes’ debut for Sociedad will be on the road at struggling Deportivo La Coruna after the international break on Nov. 22.


ROME — Perhaps Mario Balotelli’s struggles with Liverpool will have a posi-tive effect on his return to Italy’s squad. That’s what

Azzurri coach Antonio Conte is hoping for after giving Balo-

telli a surprising call-up for a key European Championship qualifier against Croatia on Sunday.

It’s the first time Conte has in-cluded Balotelli since taking over from Cesare Prandelli after Italy’s first-round elimination from the World Cup.

“Maybe it’s even better that Balotelli is coming in during a rough period,” Conte said Monday as Italy began training in Florence. “I think he’ll dedicate himself to the national team.” Since transfer-ring from AC Milan, Balotelli has scored only two goals in 14 appear-ances for Liverpool — and none in the Premier League. “Glad to be back on the National Team and proud to represent my country,” Balotelli wrote on Facebook.

Without Balotelli, Ciro Im-mobile and Simone Zaza

have taken over as the starters in at-

tack under Conte’s preferred 3-5-2 formation. It remains to be seen if Balotelli will be used as a bench option or possibly replace Zaza.

“All players are equal. Balotelli, like everyone else, could play if he’s in form but he could also end up on the bench or even in the tribune,” Conte said. “Balotelli has a lot of experience with the national team, having played a World Cup and a European Cham-pionship. That’s important but it’s not enough. He’s going to have to show me he can adapt to my type of football.

“Others have already shown that. Immobile, Zaza, (Graziano) Pelle and (Sebastian) Giovinco start with an advantage,” Conte added. “If over the course of a week Balotelli shows me he’s reached the level of the others then he could pass in front of them.”

While Italy has won all four of its matches under Conte, the Azzurri struggled somewhat in their last two games, a 2-1 win over Azerbaijan and a 1-0 victory over Malta. “I’m looking forward to knowing (Balotelli). It’s good to have competition,” Zaza said. “It could help the squad. I knew

sooner or later he would be called up. He’s one of the best Italian forwards.”

Italy and Croatia are level at the top of Group H with nine points each. Two days after Sunday’s match at the San Siro — where Balotelli formerly played for both Inter and AC Milan — Italy hosts Albania in Genoa for a friendly. Conte said speculation that he had called up Balotelli merely to meet sponsor demands was “non-sense.”

“I don’t exclude anyone,” said the coach who guided Juventus to the last three Serie A titles. “Ba-lotelli is playing as a starter for Liverpool. I’m forced to call up many players who are not starters for their clubs.”

Balotelli has scored 13 goals in 33 appearances for Italy, and was instrumental in the Azzurri’s run to the final of Euro 2012. But after scoring in Italy’s opening win over England at the World Cup, both he and the rest of Prandelli’s attack struggled in the next two matches against Costa Rica and Uruguay. Balotelli was the focus of a big portion of the blame for Italy’s early exit from the tournament in Brazil.

Reuters

SARAJEVO - Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko will miss Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier away to Israel due to a calf injury and could be sidelined for up to three weeks, team doctor Reuf Karabeg said. “It’s a very serious injury and requires the kind of treatment whose time-frame unfortunately rules out a quick return,” Karabeg told the Bosnian football federation website (www.nfsbih.ba) on Monday.

Dzeko said: “I am extremely disappointed with the news that I will miss this match but I have faith in my team mates and believe that they have it in them to get a result.” Dzeko’s absence will be a bitter blow to injury-hit Bos-nia’s hopes of getting their Group B campaign on track after taking only two points from the opening three games.

His strike partner Vedad Ibisevic was ear-lier ruled out as a long-term casualty while de-fender Avdija Vrsajevic and central midfielder Tino Sven Susic are also unlikely to recover in time for the clash in Haifa.

Dzeko limped off the pitch four minutes after coming on as a substitute in Manchester City’s 2-2 draw at Queens Park Rangers on

Saturday and Bosnia coach Safet Susic said earlier on Monday his team had no chance of winning without their top scorer.

“If Dzeko can’t play we will be resigned to playing for a draw against Israel because we have no hope of winning without him,” Susic told Bosnia’s FENA news agency.

“If that turns out to be the case, we will have to mount a sustained challenge after the winter break and win five of the remaining six games if we are to reach the finals in France.”

The Bosnians, who made a group stage exit at the 2014 World Cup finals in June after reaching their first major tournament as an independent nation, drew against Wales and Belgium after suffering a shock home defeat by Cyprus in Euro 2016 qualifying.

The poor run has piled the pressure on 59-year old Susic, who has faced a barrage of criticism for his team selection and tactics during the World Cup and at the start of their European Championship qualifiers.

With both Dzeko and Ibisevic out, Susic will be forced to field a team with no natural strikers against Israel, meaning that wingers Edin Visca and Izet Hajrovic are likely to be deployed up front.

Reuters

SEOUL - South Korea coach Uli Stielike hopes a tough trip to the Middle East to face Jordan and Iran will be the perfect opportunity to sharpen his squad ahead of January’s Asian Cup. Stielike took over in September after Hong Myung-bo resigned in the wake of a woeful World Cup campaign and guided his new side to a win over Paraguay and defeat to Costa Rica in October.

South Korea, who have been grouped with hosts Australia, Oman and Kuwait in the first stage of the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup, take on Jordan on Friday before travelling to Tehran to face the Iranians the following Tuesday.

“Regardless of where we play, I am just glad to be back with the players after five weeks,” Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted Stielike as saying late on Monday before the team left for Jordan. “These are our two final matches before the Asian Cup, and if we win these matches, it will be a huge confidence boost for our players.”

While it is far to early to judge Stielike’s impact on the Koreans, they have impressed under the former German international and will fancy their

chances of ending a miserable run against the Iranians away from home.

South Korea have never beaten Iran on home soil, and the relationship between the two became fractious during 2014 World Cup qualifiers after the Koreans complained about training facilities in Tehran. “I know South Korea’s history against Iran on the road,” Stielike added. “I think this will be our opportunity for payback.”

The 59-year-old coach has injected a much-needed dose of confidence into the squad and been rewarded for picking young players, but he raised eyebrows by including struggling striker Park Chu-young and goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong in his latest squad. Park and Jung both disappointed in Brazil, where the Koreans failed to win a game and were eliminated in the group stage.

“I’ve gone through some difficult times but I’ve tried to stay positive,” said Jung, who conceded five goals in two games against Russia and Algeria before being dropped for the Koreans final group game against Belgium.

“As a goalkeeper, I think it’s important to com-municate well with the defenders. I’ve got to do my absolute best.”

REUTERS/Phil Noble/Files

Manchester United manager David Moyes reacts following their English Premier League soccer match against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in Manchester in this September 28, 2013 file photo.

Real Sociedad hires David Moyes as its new coach

AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi

Italian national soccer team’s Mario Balotelli, center, Stephan El Shaarawy, left, and Alessio Cerci listen to coach Antonio Conte during a training session with the team at the Coverciano Training Center, near Florence, central Italy, Monday, Nov.10, 2014.

Conte sees a positive in Balotelli’s struggles

Bayern Munich’s Robert Le-wandowski reacts after miss-ing a chance to score during

their German first division Bundesliga soccer match

against Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Novem-ber 1, 2014.

Poland desperate to show Germany win was no flukeReuters

WARSAW - Poland face Georgia on Friday desperate to show that their shock win over Germany in Euro 2016 qualifying Group D was no fluke as their fans dream of a new era of international success. Victory over the world champions suddenly raised expectations in a country desperate to end years of massive under-achievement after finishing third in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups.

But coach Adam Nawalka now has a squad full of big-name play-ers who ply their trade with major European clubs.

Striker Robert Lewandowski is at Bayern Munich, Wojciech Szcz-esny is Arsenal’s first-choice goal-keeper, Grzegorz Krychowiak is a regular for Sevilla and Dortmund’s lukasz Piszczek is second in the standings for Champions League assists this season.

Nawalka has a strong nucleus to his squad and the atmosphere within the group is as good as it has ever been. “The win over Germany raised expectations of all,” former Poland defender Michal Zewlakow, who made a record 102 appearances for his country, told Reuters.

“Now people await more wins. They want to see that beating Ger-

many was not a coincidence. On the other hand, if we really want to think realistically about playing at the Euro 2016, in these kind of matches (against Georgia) we have to earn points, we need to win.

“Every loss of points shouldn’t be satisfactory for us. One point from this trip might be taken more as a defeat than the victory. A win against Georgia would also be a sign in Europe that Poland isn’t going to lose to just anyone.”

Poland have played only one match in the Georgian capital, los-ing 3-0 in qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, but Zewlakow believes they must be positive in their ap-proach. “I dare to say that the match against Georgia won’t be easier than the one against Germany,” he said. “They also realise that we have

players like Lewandowski, Szczesny or Krychowiak.

Zewlakow knows Geor-gia coach Temuri Ketsbaia well. “He was once my man-ager at Olympiakos Piraeus,” he said. “He’s a person who always takes into the team players who are not afraid of battling. They do not always have to be the best techni-cally, but their fitness and ambition will be at the highest level.” Poland lead Group D after three games with seven points, ahead of Ireland on goal difference.

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Generations of leading Polish players including Zbigniew Bon-iek, Jan Tomaszewski, Grzegorz Lato and Kazimierz Deyna never tasted victory over the Germans.

But just months after Germany won the World Cup in Brazil the Poles inflicted their first defeat in the opening qualifying match for a major tournament since 1998. Many Polish supporters returned home from the National Stadium in absolute silence, stunned by their first win over a major footballing country since beating Portugal dur-ing qualifying for Euro 2008.

Poland failed to reach the 2010 and 2014 World Cups in South Af-rica and Brazil and were knocked out in the group stage of Euro 2012 which they co-hosted with Ukraine.


BARCELONA — Spanish club Real Sociedad hired former Manchester United manager David Moyes on Monday, giving the Scotsman a chance to revive his career after his failed stint at Old Trafford.

Sociedad posted a statement on its website saying it had “reached a deal with manager David Moyes to be the coach of the first team until June 30, 2016.”

It is Moyes’ first coaching assignment since being fired last season after less than a year in charge at United, where he took the top job after Alex Ferguson retired. Moyes had moved to United after spending more than a decade at Everton, where he established a reputation as one of the top British managers.

The San Sebastian-based Sociedad is 15th in the 20-team Spanish league after earning a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday under caretaker coaches.

The Basque club said it will announce plans to present Moyes and detail the rest of his coaching staff on Tuesday.

Sociedad fired Jagoba Arrasate after earning just one win in the first 10 rounds of the league and failing to reach the Europa League group stage in his second year in charge of the team.

Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay said last week that Moyes was one of four potential candidates to replace Arrasate. The other identified candi-date was former West Bromwich Albion and Real Betis boss Pepe Mel.

Moyes will inherit a team known for its attractive, passing-based style during recent seasons that led it to a fourth-place finish and Champions League berth in 2013. The team lost forward Antoine Griezmann and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo this offseason, but it still has Mexican forward Carlos Vela to lead its attack, Inigo Martinez to anchor its defense, and veteran Xabi Prieto in the midfield.

Manchester United fired Moyes in April, just 10 months after Ferguson had hand-picked him as his successor. Moyes failed to uphold Ferguson’s winning legacy and left the team then languishing in seventh place in the Premier League and assured to miss qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in 19 years.

United, however, hasn’t fared better this season under Luis Van Gaal. The 20-time English champions are in seventh place after 11 rounds, trail-ing leader Chelsea by 13 points.

Moyes will now have the opportunity to turn around his career and Sociedad’s fortunes by re-floating the club’s campaign to qualify for the Europa League with a fifth- or sixth-place finish, instead of worrying about a late-season relegation battle.

His first task will be building on the boost of confidence the team got from its win at the weekend over the defending Spanish champions.

Moyes’ debut for Sociedad will be on the road at struggling Deportivo La Coruna after the international break on Nov. 22.


ROME — Perhaps Mario Balotelli’s struggles with Liverpool will have a posi-tive effect on his return to Italy’s squad. That’s what

Azzurri coach Antonio Conte is hoping for after giving Balo-

telli a surprising call-up for a key European Championship qualifier against Croatia on Sunday.

It’s the first time Conte has in-cluded Balotelli since taking over from Cesare Prandelli after Italy’s first-round elimination from the World Cup.

“Maybe it’s even better that Balotelli is coming in during a rough period,” Conte said Monday as Italy began training in Florence. “I think he’ll dedicate himself to the national team.” Since transfer-ring from AC Milan, Balotelli has scored only two goals in 14 appear-ances for Liverpool — and none in the Premier League. “Glad to be back on the National Team and proud to represent my country,” Balotelli wrote on Facebook.

Without Balotelli, Ciro Im-mobile and Simone Zaza

have taken over as the starters in at-

tack under Conte’s preferred 3-5-2 formation. It remains to be seen if Balotelli will be used as a bench option or possibly replace Zaza.

“All players are equal. Balotelli, like everyone else, could play if he’s in form but he could also end up on the bench or even in the tribune,” Conte said. “Balotelli has a lot of experience with the national team, having played a World Cup and a European Cham-pionship. That’s important but it’s not enough. He’s going to have to show me he can adapt to my type of football.

“Others have already shown that. Immobile, Zaza, (Graziano) Pelle and (Sebastian) Giovinco start with an advantage,” Conte added. “If over the course of a week Balotelli shows me he’s reached the level of the others then he could pass in front of them.”

While Italy has won all four of its matches under Conte, the Azzurri struggled somewhat in their last two games, a 2-1 win over Azerbaijan and a 1-0 victory over Malta. “I’m looking forward to knowing (Balotelli). It’s good to have competition,” Zaza said. “It could help the squad. I knew

sooner or later he would be called up. He’s one of the best Italian forwards.”

Italy and Croatia are level at the top of Group H with nine points each. Two days after Sunday’s match at the San Siro — where Balotelli formerly played for both Inter and AC Milan — Italy hosts Albania in Genoa for a friendly. Conte said speculation that he had called up Balotelli merely to meet sponsor demands was “non-sense.”

“I don’t exclude anyone,” said the coach who guided Juventus to the last three Serie A titles. “Ba-lotelli is playing as a starter for Liverpool. I’m forced to call up many players who are not starters for their clubs.”

Balotelli has scored 13 goals in 33 appearances for Italy, and was instrumental in the Azzurri’s run to the final of Euro 2012. But after scoring in Italy’s opening win over England at the World Cup, both he and the rest of Prandelli’s attack struggled in the next two matches against Costa Rica and Uruguay. Balotelli was the focus of a big portion of the blame for Italy’s early exit from the tournament in Brazil.

Reuters

SARAJEVO - Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko will miss Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier away to Israel due to a calf injury and could be sidelined for up to three weeks, team doctor Reuf Karabeg said. “It’s a very serious injury and requires the kind of treatment whose time-frame unfortunately rules out a quick return,” Karabeg told the Bosnian football federation website (www.nfsbih.ba) on Monday.

Dzeko said: “I am extremely disappointed with the news that I will miss this match but I have faith in my team mates and believe that they have it in them to get a result.” Dzeko’s absence will be a bitter blow to injury-hit Bos-nia’s hopes of getting their Group B campaign on track after taking only two points from the opening three games.

His strike partner Vedad Ibisevic was ear-lier ruled out as a long-term casualty while de-fender Avdija Vrsajevic and central midfielder Tino Sven Susic are also unlikely to recover in time for the clash in Haifa.

Dzeko limped off the pitch four minutes after coming on as a substitute in Manchester City’s 2-2 draw at Queens Park Rangers on

Saturday and Bosnia coach Safet Susic said earlier on Monday his team had no chance of winning without their top scorer.

“If Dzeko can’t play we will be resigned to playing for a draw against Israel because we have no hope of winning without him,” Susic told Bosnia’s FENA news agency.

“If that turns out to be the case, we will have to mount a sustained challenge after the winter break and win five of the remaining six games if we are to reach the finals in France.”

The Bosnians, who made a group stage exit at the 2014 World Cup finals in June after reaching their first major tournament as an independent nation, drew against Wales and Belgium after suffering a shock home defeat by Cyprus in Euro 2016 qualifying.

The poor run has piled the pressure on 59-year old Susic, who has faced a barrage of criticism for his team selection and tactics during the World Cup and at the start of their European Championship qualifiers.

With both Dzeko and Ibisevic out, Susic will be forced to field a team with no natural strikers against Israel, meaning that wingers Edin Visca and Izet Hajrovic are likely to be deployed up front.

Reuters

SEOUL - South Korea coach Uli Stielike hopes a tough trip to the Middle East to face Jordan and Iran will be the perfect opportunity to sharpen his squad ahead of January’s Asian Cup. Stielike took over in September after Hong Myung-bo resigned in the wake of a woeful World Cup campaign and guided his new side to a win over Paraguay and defeat to Costa Rica in October.

South Korea, who have been grouped with hosts Australia, Oman and Kuwait in the first stage of the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup, take on Jordan on Friday before travelling to Tehran to face the Iranians the following Tuesday.

“Regardless of where we play, I am just glad to be back with the players after five weeks,” Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted Stielike as saying late on Monday before the team left for Jordan. “These are our two final matches before the Asian Cup, and if we win these matches, it will be a huge confidence boost for our players.”

While it is far to early to judge Stielike’s impact on the Koreans, they have impressed under the former German international and will fancy their

chances of ending a miserable run against the Iranians away from home.

South Korea have never beaten Iran on home soil, and the relationship between the two became fractious during 2014 World Cup qualifiers after the Koreans complained about training facilities in Tehran. “I know South Korea’s history against Iran on the road,” Stielike added. “I think this will be our opportunity for payback.”

The 59-year-old coach has injected a much-needed dose of confidence into the squad and been rewarded for picking young players, but he raised eyebrows by including struggling striker Park Chu-young and goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong in his latest squad. Park and Jung both disappointed in Brazil, where the Koreans failed to win a game and were eliminated in the group stage.

“I’ve gone through some difficult times but I’ve tried to stay positive,” said Jung, who conceded five goals in two games against Russia and Algeria before being dropped for the Koreans final group game against Belgium.

“As a goalkeeper, I think it’s important to com-municate well with the defenders. I’ve got to do my absolute best.”

REUTERS/Phil Noble/Files

Manchester United manager David Moyes reacts following their English Premier League soccer match against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in Manchester in this September 28, 2013 file photo.

Real Sociedad hires David Moyes as its new coach

AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi

Italian national soccer team’s Mario Balotelli, center, Stephan El Shaarawy, left, and Alessio Cerci listen to coach Antonio Conte during a training session with the team at the Coverciano Training Center, near Florence, central Italy, Monday, Nov.10, 2014.

Conte sees a positive in Balotelli’s struggles

Bayern Munich’s Robert Le-wandowski reacts after miss-ing a chance to score during

their German first division Bundesliga soccer match

against Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Novem-ber 1, 2014.

Poland desperate to show Germany win was no flukeReuters

WARSAW - Poland face Georgia on Friday desperate to show that their shock win over Germany in Euro 2016 qualifying Group D was no fluke as their fans dream of a new era of international success. Victory over the world champions suddenly raised expectations in a country desperate to end years of massive under-achievement after finishing third in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups.

But coach Adam Nawalka now has a squad full of big-name play-ers who ply their trade with major European clubs.

Striker Robert Lewandowski is at Bayern Munich, Wojciech Szcz-esny is Arsenal’s first-choice goal-keeper, Grzegorz Krychowiak is a regular for Sevilla and Dortmund’s lukasz Piszczek is second in the standings for Champions League assists this season.

Nawalka has a strong nucleus to his squad and the atmosphere within the group is as good as it has ever been. “The win over Germany raised expectations of all,” former Poland defender Michal Zewlakow, who made a record 102 appearances for his country, told Reuters.

“Now people await more wins. They want to see that beating Ger-

many was not a coincidence. On the other hand, if we really want to think realistically about playing at the Euro 2016, in these kind of matches (against Georgia) we have to earn points, we need to win.

“Every loss of points shouldn’t be satisfactory for us. One point from this trip might be taken more as a defeat than the victory. A win against Georgia would also be a sign in Europe that Poland isn’t going to lose to just anyone.”

Poland have played only one match in the Georgian capital, los-ing 3-0 in qualifying for the 1998 World Cup, but Zewlakow believes they must be positive in their ap-proach. “I dare to say that the match against Georgia won’t be easier than the one against Germany,” he said. “They also realise that we have

players like Lewandowski, Szczesny or Krychowiak.

Zewlakow knows Geor-gia coach Temuri Ketsbaia well. “He was once my man-ager at Olympiakos Piraeus,” he said. “He’s a person who always takes into the team players who are not afraid of battling. They do not always have to be the best techni-cally, but their fitness and ambition will be at the highest level.” Poland lead Group D after three games with seven points, ahead of Ireland on goal difference.

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SINGARAJA -Ser Hill area at Pemuteran village, Gerokgak, is now prepared to become a spiritual tourist resort. Aside from offering a beautiful natural panorama, the seaside hill in the region is indeed known as a sacred area being suit-

able for performing meditation, yoga and other similar activities.

Some residents around the Ser Hill said that a number of foreign and local tourists were often seen getting into the area of Ser Hill just for trekking or specifically performing meditation activities. Moreover, on certain days, many

Hindus also came to the area to say prayers in the temple located on the small hill.

In terms of scenery, the beach in the area of Ser Hill had been already very well known to foreign tourists. Other than having calm ocean waves and white sand, the beach area also had a very beauti-

ful coral reef and no less attractive than the coral reed at Nusa Lem-bongan and Karangasem tourist area. “To that end, the area of Ser Hill is worth to be made into spiri-tual tourist area,” said a resident living at Pemuteran village.

Moreover, the area had a number of temples venerated by

the Hindus from some villages. Around the area also sat large temples like the Pulaki, Melant-ing and Kerta Kawat Temple. For the development of such spiritual tourism, Buleleng government planned to propose the manage-ment of the state land located around the Ser Hill.

Kevin Love added 22 points for the Cavs, who played their second home game this season. James and Irving dominated in the second half, combining for 46 points — 30 in the third quarter when the Cavs overcame a nine-point deficit. Love, too, was huge after halftime, mak-ing four 3-pointers.

Anthony Davis scored 27 with 14 rebounds for the Pelicans. Chi-cago’s Derrick Rose had 24 points and seven assists in his return to the lineup as the balanced Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 102-91.

Rose was 9 for 20 from the field in 32 minutes after being sidelined by sprained ankles. The 2011 NBA MVP had missed four of the previ-ous five games after he was injured in an overtime loss to Cleveland on Oct. 31. Josh Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit.

At Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard equaled his career high with 26 points despite playing with only one good eye as the San Antonio

Spurs closed with a rush to beat the Clippers 89-85.

Leonard’s vision has been affect-ed by a case of conjunctivitis. Still, he pulled down 10 rebounds and gave the defending NBA champions their first lead with 1:44 left.

Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Tony Parker scored nine of his 13 in the fourth quarter for the Spurs.

The Atlanta Hawks beat Brook-lyn 91-85 for the Knicks’ fifth straight loss after Paul Millsap scored 19 points and Dennis Schro-der extended his best stretch in the NBA with two big baskets in the final 2 minutes.

Kyle Korver added 17 points as Atlanta finished a home-and-home sweep, including a 103-96 win Saturday at home.

Indiana’s Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points to help the Pacers end a six-game losing streak with a 97-86 win over the Utah Jazz.

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LONDON - Woe betide any ticket holder who got stuck in the queue for an ice cream at the O2 Arena on Monday -- the action might have been all over by the time they returned to their pricey seat.

Stanis las Wawrinka pum-melled Tomas Berdych 6-1 6-1 in 58 minutes before the eve-ning’s main course turned into fast food as world number one Novak Djokovic needed two minutes less to send newcomer Marin Cilic packing by the same scoreline.

Defending champion Djokovic can clinch the year-end number one ranking if he wins his next two Group A matches and few would bet against the Serb do-ing that.

As for Czech Berdych and Croat Cilic, they have a day to lick their wounds before meeting on Wednesday in a match each must win to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive.

Monday’s singles were the most one-sided contests since the Tour Finals arrived in London in

2009, eclipsing Roger Federer’s victory over Rafael Nadal in 2011 for the loss of three games.

In 2009 eight of the 12 round-robin matches went to three sets. None of the four singles matches so far have gone the distance and organisers and fans alike will be hoping for a rise in the excitement levels in the days to come.

Painful ViewingDjokovic extended his win-

ning streak indoors to 28 matches with a clinical demolition of U.S. Open champion Cilic, one of three debutants at the season-ender.

Cilic won the first five points but what happened next was painful viewing for fans of the 26-year-old, including the Croa-tia soccer team, in town for a friendly against Argentina, who arrived during the first set to cheer their man.

Djokovic picked Cilic apart with relish, claiming his 11th vic-tory over him in 11 meetings and sending a reminder to the newest member of the grand slam club that the ruling class are not ready

to roll over yet.“It’s been a great, great match,”

Djokovic, who barely broke sweat, said on court. “I haven’t played here for 12 months, it’s great to be back. It was a great performance.

“Marin as a U.S. Open winner has a lot of confidence, but I man-aged to neutralise his serve and get a lot of ball back in play and that was part of the tactic.” Cilic managed a wry smile afterwards when asked to explain where it had gone wrong.

“In some matches the score keeps running. You are sinking a lot. You try to find something. But whatever you try, it’s not working. That’s what I felt to-day,” he said.

Wawrinka, who l ike Cil ic also won his first grand slam this year in Australia, has been flitting in and out of form since beating Nadal in Melbourne and after losing in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open had chalked up only one victory. But his free-flowing game returned with a vengeance against the hapless Berdych whose t iming was badly off.

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The highly anticipated verdict came on the same day searches were called off for the final nine victims and amid continuing grief and finger-pointing over one of the worst disas-ters in South Korean history. Victims’ relatives immediately criticized the sentences for Capt. Lee Joon-seok and other crew members as too lenient, with some weeping and shouting dur-ing the court proceedings.

“Do you know how many children are dead?” one relative said, according to Kook Joung-don, a lawyer for the relatives.

The Gwangju District Court in southern South Korea also concluded that Lee had issued an evacuation order and had left the ship after rescue boats arrived on the scene, the court said in a statement.

Most of the ferry passengers were teenage students taking a school trip, and many student survivors have said

they were repeatedly ordered over a loudspeaker to stay on the sinking ship and that they didn’t remember any evacuation order being given before they helped each other flee the vessel.

Lee, 69, has said he issued an evacuation order. But he told reporters days after his arrest that he withheld the evacuation order because rescuers had yet to arrive and he feared for the passengers’ safety in the cold, swift waters.

The widely vilified captain could have received a death sentence had he been convicted on the homicide charge. The court sentenced the ship’s chief engineer to 30 years in prison and 13 other crew members to up to 20 years in prison, the state-ment said.

The engineer, Park Ki-ho, was convicted of homicide because he abandoned two injured colleagues,

escaped the ferry and failed to tell rescuers about them, even though he knew they would die without help, the court said.

However, it cleared two other crew members of homicide charges for the same reasons it acquitted the captain. Those crew members got 15 and 20 years in prison, it said.

Prosecutors and the crew members have one week to appeal, according to the court. Relatives of the victims said they will ask prosecutors to appeal the ruling, but senior prosecutor Park Jae-eok said his office hasn’t decided whether to do so.

The 15 crew members tasked with navigating the ferry Sewol have faced scathing public criticism because they escaped the sinking ship while many passengers were still trapped. A total of 476 people were aboard the ship and only 172 were rescued in the April disaster.

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NEW DELHI — Eight Indian women have died and 20 others were in critical condition Tues-day after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country’s population growth. A total of 83 women, all poor villagers under the age of 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city in the central state of Chhattisgarh, officials said.

The women were sent home Saturday evening after their sur-geries, but more than two dozen were later rushed in ambulances to private hospitals after becom-ing ill. By Tuesday, eight of the women had died — apparently from either blood poisoning or hemorrhagic shock, which oc-curs when a person has lost too much blood, state deputy health director Amar Singh told the Press Trust of India news agency. Twenty other women were in critical care, according to the district magistrate, Siddharth Komal Pardeshi.

“Their condition is very seri-ous. Blood pressure is low,” said Dr. Ramesh Murty at CIMS hos-

pital, one of the facilities where the sick women were taken. “We are now concentrating on treating them, not on what caused this.”

The state suspended four gov-ernment doctors, including the surgeon who performed the op-erations and the district’s chief medical officer. It also will give compensation payments of about $6,600 to each of the victims’ families.

Chief Minister Raman Singh said “it appears the incident occurred due to negligence” by doctors, but that a three-person investigation panel would deter-mine exactly what went wrong. Meanwhile, autopsies were being performed.

India’s government — long concerned with fast growth in a country whose population has reached 1.3 billion — offers free sterilizations to both women and men who want to avoid the risk and cost of having a baby, though the vast majority of patients are women.

In many cases, they are offered a one-time payment for undergo-ing surgery of $10-$20, or about a week’s pay for a poor person in India. Hundreds of millions of Indians live in poverty.

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MULTAN, Pakistan — A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in southern Pakistan killed 58 people on Tuesday, police said. The col-lision ignited a fuel fire and a rescuer later described how he carried out a survivor, a four-year-old girl, from the burning bus.

The bus, with about 70 people, had left Swat Valley and was en route to the southern port city of Karachi when it collided head-on with the truck near Khairpur dis-trict in Sindh province, said police official Ghulam Jhokhio. He said the bus quickly caught fire after its fuel tank exploded.

The fatalities included 21 women and 19 children, all below the age of 14, said local hospital official Jafar Soomro and warned the death toll was likely to rise. Fifteen people were injured and in hospital, several of them in critical condition, he said.

Initially, Jhokhio said the ac-cident might have happened because of heavy fog. But later, deputy chief of highway police, A.D. Khawaja, said the bus was speeding on a part of the highway under construction and that the driver’s carelessness caused the accident.

“The speeding bus was over-crowded and the driver was care-less,” Khawaja said, adding that earlier in the day, traffic police had stopped the bus and fined it for carrying too many passen-gers.

Private Pakistani TV channels broadcast live footage from the scene, showing rescue workers carrying the victims and police-men clearing the road.

Rescue officer Mohammad Ata described the inferno to Dunya TV as he held a little girl in his arms, and recounted how he pulled her out of the burning bus. “She was sitting all calm in a seat when I got into the bus on fire,” Ata said.

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Relatives of the nine missing passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol cry during a news confer-ence at a gym on South Korea’s southwestern island of Jindo, where they have been staying at since the April 16 sinking of ferry Sewol, in Jindo, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

South Korean ferry captain gets 36 years in prisonAssociated Press

SEOUL — A South Korean ferry captain was sentenced Tuesday to 36 years in prison for negligence and abandoning passengers when his ship sank earlier this year, but the court acquit-ted him of homicide, concluding there was no proof he knew his actions would cause the more than 300 deaths that shocked and outraged the country.

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradi-cation Commission questions the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Zulkifli Hasan as a witness in an alleged corruption case related to the revision of a proposal for Riau province’s forest conversion in 2014.

The KPK had earlier named Riau province’s Governor Annas Maamun as suspect in this case. “I am here as a witness for Riau province’s Governor Annas Maamun,” Zulkifli stated.

Annas Maamun was recently caught red handed by the KPK in Jakarta along with several people including a Riau businessman named Gulat Manurung.

The KPK investigators then named him a suspect for allegedly accepting a bribe in connection with the issu-ance of a license to convert Riau’s forest area into plantation, which

carries a maximum jail sentence of five years.

The anti-graft commission also named Gulat Manurung, a palm oil businessman, a suspect for allegedly bribing the governor. Gulat was be-lieved to have offered Annas a sum of money in return for the governor to revise the forest conversion proposal, in which Gulat had 140 hectares of land.

During the recent arrest, the KPK investigators confiscated money worth more than Rp2 billion, including 156 Singaporean dollars and Rp500 mil-lion from the suspects.

Annas justified that he had asked for the permit from the then minister of forestry Zulkifli Hasan to convert Riau province’s forest area. But, ac-cording to the Forestry Ministry’s Director for Forest Planning Masy-hud, the ministry had never granted permission to Annas Maamun to con-vert the forest area in Riau province.

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TOKYO — Unsure whether they could find halal food in Japan, a group of Muslim school teachers from Malaysia went so far as to prepare their own breakfast before departing. By the end of the first day, they were more at ease.

School principal Rahanim Adb Rahim and her group from Kuala Lumpur enjoyed a tradi-tional Japanese lunch of seafood tempura with rice before joining the crowds at Senso-ji, a popular temple in Tokyo.

“It is not as difficult as we thought it would be,” Rahanim said later at the Tokyo Skytree, a soaring tower that is one of the city’s newest attractions.

That’s welcome news for Japanese tourism officials, who are counting on a still small but growing market of Muslim tourists as Japan looks to diversify its tourism industry, long dependent on visitors from China, Taiwan and South Korea.

Looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost tourism as part of his “Abenomics” growth revitalization plan. The government hopes to increase the annual number of tourists to 20 million by then.

Tourism dropped significantly dropped after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and territorial disputes between China and Japan also reduced the number of Chinese visitors for a time.

But foreign tourism has rebounded. Accord-ing to the government’s Japan National Tour-ism Organization, a record 9.7 million people visited from January to September this year, a 26 percent increase from the same period the year before.

The largest number from Muslim countries came from Malaysia and Indonesia. Malaysia

had 158,500 visitors in the first nine months of 2014, a 52.3 percent increase, and Indonesia had a 13.4 percent increase to 111,400 visitors. Be-ginning in 2013, visa exemptions made it easier for Malaysians to visit Japan, and exemptions for Indonesians are due to start Dec. 1.

Rahanim still sees room for improvement in making Japan more Muslim-friendly. Mus-

lims should pray five times a day, and prayer rooms are hard to come by. A former student from her school who was their unofficial guide resorted to praying behind a 7-Eleven parking lot.

Shuichi Kameyama, the executive director of the tourism organization’s marketing and promotion department, said the number of prayer rooms is insufficient, but that he believes they will become more common.

Takashimaya, a popular department store in Tokyo, recently opened a prayer room because a growing number of Southeast Asian shoppers asking for one, company spokesman Mikio Koda said. The prayer room comes equipped with a facility for ritual washing and an arrow pointing in the direction of Mecca.

Local businesses have also become more mindful of Muslim food restrictions. The use of pork and alcohol is prohibited in Islam and meat must also be cut by a Muslim using proper methods.

For Rahanim and the school group, simply having menus in English helped them determine whether foods such as fish were acceptable.

Speaking comfortably in Japanese, he said, “Lately, the word ‘halal’ is being used a lot. But the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is approaching, and restaurants where Muslim people can eat at are still few.” He said that increasing the number of halal eateries would make Muslim visitors feel safe when visiting Japan.

China wants the 21-member Asia Pacific Eco-nomic Cooperation (APEC) meeting to endorse a stronger commitment to the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) idea, a long-term APEC vision of open trade encompassing the whole region.

It would build on other initiatives including the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but China’s firm advocacy of the plan over TPP has added to Sino-US trade competitions.

Xi told the summit’s opening session at a lakeside resort north of the capital that APEC should “break open the closed doors within the Asia Pacific” on trade.

“We should... push vigorously for the prog-ress of the FTAAP, setting out clearly its targets, direction and roadmap and turn the desire into reality at an early date.”

Interactions between leaders appeared to echo geopolitical allegiances, with Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin nodding and smiling as leaders gathered, a day after they stressed their growing trade and diplomatic partnership.

Abe, however, was accorded only a perfunc-tory handshake by an unsmiling Xi.

Washington has been pushing the TPP, which aims for a loosening of trade restrictions and embraces 11 other Pacific Rim countries includ-ing Japan, Canada, Australia and Mexico, while notably excluding China.

Some Chinese analysts and state media have framed the TPP as an attempt to check Beijing’s growing economic clout -- allegations Washing-ton dismisses.

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, meanwhile, champions the

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partner-ship, which would bring together ASEAN and six countries with which it has FTAs, including China, Japan and India.

China and the United States, however, have shown in Beijing they can still find common ground, with the White House announcing they had “reached an understanding” on an agree-ment to reduce tariffs on information technology trade.

Washington hopes the move would “con-tribute to a rapid conclusion” of negotiations in Geneva on the World Trade Organization’s first major tariff-cutting deal in 17 years, Obama told his fellow Asia-Pacific chief executives.

US Trade Representative Michael Froman described the understanding as a “breakthrough” toward updating an existing ITA to include an explosion of new gadgetry in recent years.

The news follows Obama’s announcement a day earlier that the two sides had reached a reciprocal agreement to extend visa validities to as long as a decade.

Pomp and colourAPEC accounts for more than 50 percent of

global gross domestic product, nearly half of

world trade and 40 percent of the Earth’s popula-tion. Set up 25 years ago, it has long pushed free trade among its members, who have separately pursued bilateral and multilateral deals with other economies both inside and outside the organisation.

APEC summits, which are consensus-based and have sometimes been criticised as talking shops, combine group meetings with a chance for leaders to meet on the sidelines in one-to-one bilateral sessions to discuss issues that affect their direct relations.

At Monday’s formal dinner that kicked off the summit, the hosts put on a spectacular, highly choreographed welcome for APEC leaders who arrived decked out in sleek, high-collared tunics as hundreds of dancers in the costumes of China’s dozens of ethnic minorities cheered wildly. Xi unmistakably underscored China’s intention to enhance its world influence by laying out his vision of a Chinese-driven “Asia-Pacific dream” in a speech on Sunday to APEC busi-ness leaders.

Meanwhile Obama, speaking to the same audience on Monday, stressed US global lead-ership, calling his country a “thoroughly Pacific nation”.

Xi pushes China trade vision as APEC leaders meet


BEIJING - President Xi Jinping pushed China’s road map for free trade as Asia-Pacific leaders held talks on Tuesday focused on narrowing differences over how to open up commerce across the vast and economically dynamic region. US President Barack Obama, Xi, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -- heads of the world’s three biggest economies -- were among leaders attending the Beijing-hosted summit, held under the shadow of political and trade tensions.

Japan tries to tap growing Muslim tourist market

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In this Nov. 8, 2014 photo, foreign Muslim visitors shop at a store at Asakusa district, in Tokyo. Looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost tourism as part of his “Abenomics” growth revitalization plan.

“So, we have to wait for the presi-dent’s arrival back home,” he noted while visiting the office of the direc-tor general of oil and gas.

President Joko Widodo is current-ly in China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) sum-mit, and thereafter, he will fly to Myanmar for the ASEAN summit and later to Australia for the G20 summit.

He is scheduled to return home on November 16.

President Joko Widodo has de-cided to shift the fuel subsidy to other sectors that are considered more productive such as education, health, and infrastructure, as a result of which the price of subsidized fuel oils will increase.

No decision, however, has been made with regard to when the price of

subsidized oils would be hiked.Vice President Jusuf Kalla con-

firmed that the price hike would come into effect this month.

In this regard, Sudirman urged consumers to abstain from hoarding fuel oils to be stored for re-selling later when the price is hiked.

He also called on the people to not panic as the state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has ensured adequate supply.

The minister emphasized that he will continue to coordinate with Pertamina in preparation of the price hike.

He stated that the government would not place a limit on the pur-chase of subsidized oils, adding that Pertamina has guaranteed sufficient stocks of subsidized gasoline and die-sel fuel for the next 16 to 18 days.


KENDARI - The father of a young Indonesian woman murdered in Hong Kong spoke Monday of his shock at the death of his “lovely” daughter as the British banker accused of killing her flashed a smile as he left court.

Seneng Mujiasih’s mutilated body was found in Rurik Jut-ting’s upmarket flat in the south-ern Chinese city, along with that of a second Indonesian woman whom he is also accused of killing.

As authorities prepared to fly the women’s bodies home on Tuesday, the 29-year-old securi-ties trader grinned from the back of a prison van as he left a Hong Kong court after his case was adjourned so he can undergo psychiatric evaluation.

Seneng’s father, Mujiharjo, said that the family had been stunned by news of the death of

his daughter, who was found with knife wounds to her neck and buttocks, adding that her killer “doesn’t deserve to live”.

“Words cannot describe how we feel now, we are all shocked,” the 57-year-old, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP from the family home in Sidomakmur village on Muna island in central Indonesia.

“We never imagined this could happen to my daughter. She is a lovely person, has many friends and was always making jokes.

“My wife is in deep shock and cannot eat anything. She keeps crying remembering our beloved daughter.”

“The killer must be given the death sentence. He doesn’t deserve to live,” he added.

The parents of the second vic-tim, 23-year-old Sumarti Ningsih -- whose body was found in a suitcase -- have also called for the death penalty, although Hong

Kong does not impose capital punishment.

Mujiharjo said the family found out about Seneng’s death when they tried to call her in Hong Kong and a friend an-swered.

The friend passed on the news that she was dead but said it was due to an unspecified illness, and the family only found out what really happened later.

He said Seneng had told her family she was working in a res-taurant and refused to respond to questions about reports that she had been a sex worker.

Her last contact with her parents was two days before her death, when she called them ask-ing how they were, he said.

The victims’ corpses were discovered after Jutting, who until recently worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, called police to his flat in Hong Kong’s Wanchai neighbourhood in the early hours of November 1.

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President to make fuel price hike

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JAKARTA - The fuel price hike announcement would be personally made by President Joko Widodo stated Energy Minister Sudirman Said on Tuesday.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

An Indonesian domestic worker puts flowers on pictures of Sumarti Ningsih, left, and Seneng Mujiasih during a vigil to express their solidarity and to demand justice at a park in Hong Kong Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014.

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The White House said Obama and Putin spoke three times Tues-day on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic meeting, tacking some of the tough issues that have strained their relationship, including Russia’s provocations in Ukraine and support for Syria’s embattled government. They also discussed the fast-approaching deadline in nuclear talks with Iran, in which the U.S. and Russia find themselves on the same negotiating team.

Unlike at some of their past meetings, Obama and Putin kept their deep-seated policy disagree-ments behind the scenes. But their public encounters suggested their relationship remains tense.

Picturesque Yanqi Lake, just outside of Beijing, became the venue for an awkward pas de deux between two of the most powerful leaders in the world. Entering an

ornate, wood-paneled room for the start of the summit, Obama and Putin looked a bit like sidekicks to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The summit’s host led the way, with the American on one side and the Russian on the other.

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” Putin said in Obama’s direction. Yes, it is, concurred a reticent Obama, avoiding eye contact with Putin and addressing his response to no one in particular.

As the three presidents came to a stop at the head of the table, Putin reached out to give Obama a slap on the back. But Obama had turned in a different direction, and it didn’t appear that the Putin’s hand landed on its intended target.

A few hours later, the two again found themselves in close quarters under an overcast sky as leaders planted trees in honor of their

counties. Putin strode confidently up to his tree, ahead of Obama, who clasped his hands behind his back before picking up a shovel and greeting a Spanish TV crew with a wave.

Neither the White House nor the Kremlin offered much in the way of detail about the policy conversa-tions Obama and Putin had on the sidelines of the summit. Putin’s spokesman said only that the two had spoken a few times, touching on “bilateral relations, the situation around Ukraine, Syria and Iran.”

The U.S. is furious over Rus-sia’s presumed role in fueling pro-Russian rebels in neighboring Ukraine. White House officials have accused Russia of sending heavy weapons to the separatists and shelling Ukrainian troops, and have denounced Russia’s buildup of forces along the border.

Associated Press HONG KONG — Pro-democra-

cy protesters camped out on main streets in Hong Kong for more than six weeks face arrest after a court authorized police to help bailiffs clear them from occupation sites, a senior government official warned Tuesday.

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam also said there’s no room for further dialogue with the student-led pro-testers, whom she said had hardened their position, raising the prospect of further violence as the govern-ment struggles to end the mostly peaceful standoff.

Lam’s remarks to reporters came a day after Hong Kong’s High Court extended injunctions requiring protesters to leave two of the three protest sites while also authorizing bailiffs to seek police assistance to clear the areas.

Lam said that “the police will give full assistance, including mak-ing arrests where necessary,” to enforce the injunctions.

She urged protesters to “volun-tarily and peacefully” leave the oc-cupied areas so that roads and build-ing entrances can be reopened.

The protesters have been oc-cupying key thoroughfares since Sept. 28 to protest the Chinese central government’s requirement that candidates for inaugural 2017 elections for Hong Kong’s top leader be screened by a panel of Beijing-friendly elites.

On Monday, a judge extended interim restraining orders taken out three weeks ago by bus, mini-bus and taxi operators against protesters blocking streets in Hong Kong’s densely populated Mong Kok district. The owner of an of-fice building adjacent to the main protest site surrounding city gov-ernment headquarters in Admiralty district also had a restraining order extended.

Previous police attempts to clear protesters with force from occupied areas have backfired, drawing more demonstrators onto the streets and forcing authorities to back off.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

A man walks past a yellow umbrella which set up by pro-democracy protesters are seen in an occupied area outside government headquarters in Hong Kong’s Admiralty district in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Hong Kong official warns protesters face arrest

AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, as he gestures towards Russian President Vladimir Putin after taking a group photo for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Obama, Putin circle each other warily in ChinaAssociated Press

BEIJING — On the surface, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were all niceties — a pat on the back here, a pleasantry there. But away from the cameras, the two leaders circled each other warily at a global summit in China, coming face to face while relations between their countries continue to deteriorate.

Nevertheless, he said that not all villa owners did the same. Some villa owners belonged to taxpayers of good category. “Every information on the existence of villas accused of being illegal, we have tried to explore. As a result, the villas have owned a license and building permit with designa-tion of private villas, so that in terms of taxation they cannot be targeted. After explored, in fact the villas were rented clandestinely. Sometimes we feel to have been

deceived. However, not all of them did so, while we have made socialization and approach to the rest,” he explained.

Further, Sudarma described that the Revenue Services had been ag-gressively making an approach and dissemination to a number of food stalls, especially in relation to taxa-tion. As a result, a number of food stalls still have difficulties because they have not imposed taxes on the price of food,” he said.

Related to the allegations if

the tax absorption had not been maximal for the regionally gen-erated revenue (PAD), Sudarma explained that his party had done maximal effort. All this time, the absorption depended on proactive effort of the taxpayer itself. In oth-er words, the taxpayers actively re-ported their tax to the government. Meanwhile, the Revenue Services had also made proactive efforts, so that the taxes could reach optimal absorption as the target. He added that in terms of target achievement

set in 2014, until the end of Octo-ber 2014 it already exceeded 118 percent. “Until the end of October, the achievement reached more than IDR 79.4 billion from the target of IDR 66.9 billion. Dominant contri-bution was given by the hotel tax, land and property tax and street lighting tax,” he explained.

When asked about the arrears of land and property tax in Tabanan, Su-darma mentioned that up to the year 2014 there were still some unpaid taxes. Its amount even reached IDR 48 billion. “However, such amount is not correct, aka vague,” he said.

He said the delinquent land and property tax was initially only IDR 28.5 billion, but based on the last audit it increased to IDR 48 billion. “A lot of data are inappropriate,

so that we are not sure if the ar-rears can reach such an amount,” he said.

Further he said the reason of such invalidity in the tax arrears happened due to double calcula-tion. “There are some assets of community such as land that have changed into public assets such as public health center and elementary school but they are still counted as well. Probably, this causes the taxpayer’s claim for the land and property to increase,” he concluded.

Sudarma added that his party still attempted to make data col-lection in order to know about the exact amount of the land and prop-erty tax receivables in Tabanan. (kmb28)

Bali Post

GIANYAR - A resident of Japan, Lilian Yuriko, 88, was found dead at her home at Kutuh Kaja hamlet, Petulu village, Ubud, Monday (Nov 10). Before she died, this Hawaiian-born victim left a mes-sage that when she died she should be cremated in Balinese customary ritual. Meanwhile, police authority

receiving this report came down directly to the scene.

Police source said the victim was found dead by her grandson Mo-hamaddy, 19, on Monday morning around 09:00 a.m. As surprised by the condition of his lifeless grand-mother, he immediately shouted for help.

Local residents in the location directly approached and some of

them informed the incident to po-lice. “Having received this report, we directly come down to the scene to make an investigation,” he said.

After conducting an investiga-tion, she was alleged to die due to the illness suffered. In addition, based on information from the vic-tim’s family, Lilian was suffering from breast cancer from 50 years ago and colon cancer from six years

ago. “Despite all the diseases have been operated, the victim has not been able to totally recover,” he explained.

Before she died, the victim left a message to her grandson that when she died she asked to be cremated in Balinese customary tradition. “The last message of the victim just asked in order be buried in Bali accompanied with Balinese

customary rituals,” he said.Meanwhile, Chief of Ubud Po-

lice, Wayan Sumara, when asked for his confirmation on the case justified that after making an in-vestigation at the scene, the initial allegation of the victim’s death was due to her illness and was not found any signs of violence. “Allegedly the victim died normally due to her illness,” he said. (kmb34)

A Japanese resident found deadTo be cremated with Balinese ritual

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One of the villa which is newly built

To avoid tax charges, some villas deceive Revenue Services

Bali Post

TABANAN - To avoid tax collection, a number of villa managements sometimes attempt to disguise the status of their private villas. It is committed to avoid the tax charges whose amount can reach millions of rupiahs a year. It was announced by the Head of Tabanan Revenue Ser-vices, Nyoman Sudarma, Monday (Nov 10).

3Wednesday, November 12, 201414 InternationalInternational Bali NewsTechnology Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The government’s plan to ban meetings at hotels has upset tour-ism operators in the resort island of Bali. “Meetings held by gov-ernment agencies at hotels have, so far, helped increase the oc-cupancy rates of hotels in Bali,” a member of Commission IV of the Bali Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD), I Wayan Rawan Atmaja, said on Monday.

On one hand, the move will reduce the expenditure on such meetings that burden the state budget, but on the other hand, it will have a detrimental impact on economic growth, particularly in tourist destination areas such as Bali, he explained.

According to the member of Commission IV, which oversees the tourism sector, among others, this presidential instruction was a

smart move, even though it may threaten the room occupancy rates of hotels, particularly in Bali.

Currently, hotel operators are embroiled in a “war of tariffs” to attract guests, he remarked.

He added that not all gov-ernment agencies, particularly regional ones, have adequate facilities to hold meetings.

Moreover, tourism operator Ketut Arya Budi Giri noted that the plan, if realized, would af-fect the Bali tourism industry as a result of a decline in the room occupancy rates of hotels it may cause. Consequently, this would lead to a fall in the per capita income of the local people.

Before the presidential instruc-tion is issued, it must be studied carefully, Atmaja stated.

Bali PostD E N PA S A R - R e j e c t i o n

against the Benoa Bay reclama-tion plan is not only voiced by Balinese people, but also by art-ists from Yogyakarta. The artist named Digie Sigit created mural

The file photo shows APEC high level policy dialogue was held at hotel. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will soon draft a presidential instruction banning civil servants or govern-ment agencies at central and regional levels from holding meetings at hotels.

Plan to ban meeting at hotels worried tourism operators

AntaraKUTA - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will soon draft a

presidential instruction banning civil servants or government agencies at central and regional levels from holding meetings at hotels.

Mural art on rejection against reclamation Utilized for stamp design in Austria

IBP/File Photo

Rejection against the Benoa Bay reclamation plan is not only voiced by Balinese people, but also by artists from Yogya-karta. The artist named Digie Sigit created mural art on a girl of Legong Dancer.

art on a girl of Legong Dancer. In his Facebook account, Digie Sigit said the work posed his solidarity to Bali Rejects Reclamation in collaborative edition with Hans-Dieter Manhartsberger. Appar-ently, the mural made by Digie

in several places in Yogyakarta city was then taken as the image in the Austrian state stamp.

“Not many people know about Digie Sigit because the ForBALI movement is indeed participative citizen solidarity. Digie Sigit made murals at some locations in Yogya, on the road, at home and on the walls that he used to disseminate the reclamation is-sue. In one of the exhibitions, the Austrian government was then interested in the mural,” said Co-ordinator of the Forum of the Bali Rejects Reclamation (ForBALI), Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardana.

Gendo also admit ted that appreciated what Digie done because the mural was granted to Austrian government whereas Digie Sigit should benefit eco-nomically. However, Gendo said, Digie chose to disseminate the movement rejecting the reclama-tion without receiving a penny of profits.

“This proves that the recla-mation rejection poses a citizen political movement. Secondly, it symbolizes a solidarity across religion, ethnic, professional and all entities, and it also shows that reclamation plan is a matter of humanity, not only the problem of Benoa coastal communities

so that it has also become the concern of Indonesia and interna-tional community, where one of which is Austria,” he continued.

Gendo affirmed that it should become a blow to local govern-ments having no shame to con-tinue the Benoa Bay reclamation plan. Similarly, so far the central government had not taken a firm stand, whereas the rejection made by the community was incredible. According to him, the issue on reclamation that would become an international issue would provide a remarkable effect on Bali as a tourist destination. On that account, the government was asked to stop facilitating invest-ment when the majority of people rejected it.

“Benoa Bay is not merely a matter of black campaign is-sue, politics of the governor, media battles, battle of invest-ment against investment, it has been exceeded. This is a matter of humanity and environment. Local government should be ashamed. The governor must also be ashamed as yesterday he questioned about the people of Mt. Lempuyang why they understood about reclamation. But, the outsider also understood about it,” said the former Chair-

man of the Regional Council of the Friends of the Earth Indo-nesia (Walhi) of Bali Chapter. (kmb32)

Ford was scheduled to start pro-duction of the 2015 F-150 Tuesday at its Dearborn Truck Plant, four miles from the company’s headquarters. It will arrive at U.S. dealerships next month.

Ford thinks a truck that is lighter and more fuel efficient, but even more capable, will win buyers while its competitors struggle to catch up. Aluminum — which is lighter than steel but just as strong — isn’t new to the auto industry, but this is the first time it will cover the entire body of such a high-volume vehicle. Ford made 647,697 F-150 pickups at its two U.S. plants last year; that’s one every 49 seconds.

There are big risks. F-Series trucks have been the best-selling vehicles in the U.S. for 37 straight years; last year, Ford sold nearly 100,000 more full-size pickups than General Motors. Any quality problems, production hiccups or customer doubts about aluminum could slow sales and hurt Ford’s bottom line. Morgan Stanley estimates F-Series trucks account for 90 percent of Ford’s global automo-tive profit.

CEO Mark Fields told the AP he is confident Ford made the right deci-sion. The new truck has been through


TOKYO - Japan’s NEC on Monday unveiled a technology that sniffs out even the most convincing counterfeits by read-ing microscopic patterns on ev-erything from a luxury purse to a metal bolt.

The technology can be also be used to trace the origin of mass-produced offerings by reading so-called “object fingerprints”, or three-dimensional surface ir-regularities, the firm said.

“You can identify offspring that come from the same parental mold,” said Toshihiko Hiroaki, assistant general manager at NEC’s Information and Media Processing Laboratories.

“If you take a close look, you can tell one child from an-

other.”The technology could let a

customs official, for example, snap a smartphone picture of a specific spot on an object which is then instantly matched -- or not -- to a manufacturers’ pre-registered image.

A genuine ar t ic le can be matched with the time and lo-cation where it was produced, NEC said.

Hiroaki noted that the trade in counterfeit goods is estimated to reach into the hundreds of bil-lions of dollars a year, and that a fake or defective part could have serious consequences for finished products.

The technology is currently in the testing phase and the firm plans to release a commercial version next year.

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Microsoft has unveiled a cheaper smartphone, cost-ing about 110 euros ($135), as it eyes emerging and other low-cost markets for growth. The new model is the first Lumia smartphone under Microsoft’s own brand name. The company has

AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

In this Nov. 6, 2014 photo, Shawn Ebeler works on the door assembly on a new Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard _ or cost the company its pickup truck crown.

Ford starts production of new aluminum F-150Associated Press

DEARBORN, Mich. — It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard — or cost the company its pickup truck crown.

10 million miles of testing, which is more than any other vehicle in Ford’s history, he says.

Top managers agreed unanimously to switch to aluminum at a meeting in 2012.

“Were we recognizing that it was a risk? Sure,” Fields says. “But it was a very calculated and informed risk that gave us the confidence that we were going to get this done.”

If Ford’s bet pays off, it could gain an even more commanding lead in the lucrative truck market. More impor-tantly, aluminum “future proofs” the truck — and the company — in an era of rising fuel economy standards, says Karl Brauer, a senior analyst with Kelley Blue Book.

“If Ford masters the art of deliver-ing an aluminum vehicle at the level the F-150 sells, they are going to be able to expand that to Mustangs, Edges and Lincolns,” Brauer says.

Truck buyers are among the most loyal in the auto market, and Ford can count on many of them. The company says more than 224,600 potential buy-ers have already asked for more details about the truck.

But even some Ford loyalists have their doubts. Ginny Pruet, who runs a wedding rental business in Rockwall,

Texas, recently traded her 2012 F-150 for the 2014 version because she wanted a backup camera.

Pruet, 54, has checked out the 2015 version at auto shows. She is impressed by the new truck’s bells and whistles, like the movable LED spotlights on the side mirrors. But she’s concerned that aluminum is untested and not worth the extra cost.

Ford has raised the price of the base model by $395 to $26,615, includ-ing destination fees. A fancier King Ranch version costs $3,615 more.

Ford’s promise of better fuel econ-omy also failed to sway Pruet, who is paying less than $3 a gallon for gasoline in her area. Fuel economy numbers won’t be released until later this month, but Ford has said the 2015

truck will have up to 20 percent bet-ter fuel economy than the outgoing model, which gets up to 23 mpg on the highway.

Ford has the disadvantage of in-troducing the truck as gas prices are hitting a four-year low. But Fields says even when gas prices were $1.25, truck buyers still asked for better fuel economy.

This product im-age provided by Microsoft shows the Lumia 535 smartphone. The phone is the first Lumia phone under the Microsoft brand name, as the software compa-ny dropped the Nokia brand.

Japan’s NEC rolls out counterfeit spotting technology

Microsoft drops Nokia name with newest Lumia phone

released a few Lumia models since it bought Nokia’s phone business this year, but those models still carried the Nokia brand.

The Lumia 535 Windows smart-phone will have a 5-inch screen, as measured diagonally. It comes with 5-megapixel front and rear cameras, which should snap sharper selfies than

typical smartphones.Microsoft is trying to expand its

small market share worldwide with cheaper devices. To do that, it has cut manufacturing costs. For instance, camera and control buttons on many models can now be tapped on the screen rather than being physical but-tons on the frame.

Despite the low cost, Microsoft said the new phone will offer the same Mi-crosoft services that high-end phones do. That includes Skype video calls, Office apps and the virtual assistant Cortana.

As is common with phones for emerging markets, Microsoft is mak-ing a version with slots for two SIM cards so that people can switch be-tween service providers more easily. In such markets, rates vary so much that many people have multiple accounts to take advantage of the best deals.

The Lumia 535 is expected to go on sale this month. Microsoft didn’t announce any U.S. plans.AP Photo/Microsoft

International2 Wednesday, November 12, 2014 15International Activities

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EvEry Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is con-sidered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

Balinese Temple Ceremony


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Calendar Event for November 7 through 20, 2014

7th Purnama Sasih KalimaTemple Festival at:Aci-Aci Penawung Di Pura Batmadeg-BesakihPr. Pande Bang- Ds. Camnggaon, Sukawati.Pr. Kentel Gumi- Ds. Batur, Kintamani.Pr. Pedharman Agung- Satria, Denpasar.Ngusabha Di Pura Kehen- Bangli.Pr. Segara – Br. Sasih, BatubulanPr. Desa Pemenang- LombokPr. Agung Pasek Gelgel-Ds. Sumertha, DenpasarPr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Kekeran Delod Sema, MengwiPr. Dalem Puri Agung – KintamaniPr. Dalem Agung- Br. Sekar, Nongan, KarangasemPr. Dalem Balingkang- Ds. Pinggan, KintamaniPr. Tampur Hyang Pusat/Kawitan Maha Gotra Catur Sanak- Ds. Songan,

KintamaniPr. Dalem Pulasari- Ds. Bantas, Sudaji, BulelengMr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Lebih, GianyarPr. Panyungsungan Pasek Toh Jiwa- Ds. Wanagiri, Selemadeg, TabananPamerajan Agung Pamecutan- DenpasarPr. Suranadhi- Lombok,Pr. Pucak Bukit- TampaksiringPr. Dalem Ubung Kupang- Ds. Dukuh, Panebel, TabananPr. Pasar Agung Besakih- Ds. Sebudi, KarangasemPr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Tengkulak Kaja, Kemenuh- GianyarPr. Suci- Ds. Tianyar, Kubu, KarangasemPr. Dadia Dalem Renon- Br. Kukuh, Kerambitan, Tabanan, Ds. Adat ,Andala Merta Ds. Kenangan /SP Sembilan

12th Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan/ Buda Kliwon Gumbreg

Temple Festival at:Pr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Kukuh,Marga, TabananPr. Pasek Gelgel – Ds. Kukuh, Selemadeg, TabananPr. Pasek Gelgel- Ds. Mambang, Selemadeg, TabananPr. Puseh+Desa- Ds. Guwang, SukawatiMr. Pasek Ketewel- Ds. Ketewel, Sukawati,Pr. Pangeran Tangkas Kori Agung- Jeroan SadingPr. Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul- Ds. Suwana Nusa Penida

17th Coma Kliwon Wariga, Temple Festival at: Pr. Gelap - Besakih

19th Buda Paing Wariga,Temple Festival at:Pr. Jati- Ds. BaturMr. Pasek Gaduh- Ds. Kayubihi,Bangli

“On Sunday, 2 November 2014, we received tremendous participation and support from the public: more than 1200 people turned out to participate in our Rock ‘n Run, a record number. More than 1,500 shirts were sold.” said Shane Coates, General Manager of Hard Rock Hotel Bali. “It is a great sign, judging by the number of participants, people still care about each other in Bali! The purpose of this yearly fundraising-sports

activity is to help and support Bali Pink Ribbon and also to spread the awareness of Breast Cancer in Bali”.

Sponsors for this event include New Balance, Oakley, Timex, Planet Sports, BPR Lestari, Garuda Indonesia, BCA, Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya, Hard Rock Hotel Penang, Concorde Hotel Singa-pore, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Rock Shop, Vitacimin, Telkomsel, Beachwalk, Antton&Co, Museum

Kain, Bali Adventure Tours, Maya Ubud, Mama San, Sarong, Spring, Bali Hai Cruises, Bali Bird Park, Sobek, Waterbom, Marine Walk, Amandari, Surfer Girl, Hard Rock Café Bali, Bubba Gump, Tony Roma’s, Ultimo, Rumours, Sylvia, CV Massa, Acryndo Graphics, Surya Husada, IndoRunners Bali, Hard Rock Radio Bali, Let’s Eat Magazine, Rolling Stone Indonesia, BMC TV Bali.

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Hard Rock held Rock ‘N RunIBP

KUTA - Hard rock Hotel Bali – The leading entertainment Hotel in Bali – rock ‘N run is an annual charity event organized by Hard rock Hotel Bali and in-line with the Hard rock mantra: “Take Time To Be Kind”, the funds raised were a result of rock ‘N run The 14th Chapter charity run that took place on 2nd November 2014. A record breaking event, more than 1200 runners from Indonesia, Australia, Japan and Singapore participated in this charity run and another 400 people made donations of support

Bali PostGIANYAR - Gianyar government

is seriously asked to participate in minimizing the agricultural land conversion. It should not only pro-vide an appeal to communities in order to preserve the agriculture. On the other hand, the government makes the licensing services easier that enabled the easy change of the agricultural land to non-agricultural function. “Gianyar government should create a legal instrument to protect the agricultural land from conversion,” said Headman of Ba-tubulan Kangin, I Wayan Suwarja, Monday (Nov 10).

As the lowest rank government, Suwarja worried about the impact of the current agricultural land conver-sion. The concerns were related to social aspects. Among them, it had the impact on population growth, waste problem and crop reduction. Although the local government claimed to reach surplus of rice, he believed it was only the note on the table. More severe land conversion to non-agricultural function auto-matically affected the agricultural yields, he said.

Suwarja pointed out that this time

the land conversion at his village had reached 38 percent, of the total agricultural land across the 8 subak groups with a total area of 260 hect-ares. As a village located near the border of Denpasar, his party would certainly be like the neighboring village, namely Batubulan whose farmland increasingly reduced.

A lot of productive lands have now been dormant due to proliferation of plotting business. One of the causes is the easy procedures of the govern-ment in this case the National Land Agency when issuing the licensing. “The role of government in this mat-ter is urgently needed to reduce the rate of land conversion,” he said.

Gianyar government has actually owned a rule about collective hous-ing which regulates the plot and residential investment in Gianyar. However, many parties considered the regulation had weaknesses so that it was easily deceived by in-vestors. Even though knowing it, the county government actually kept silent. “Hopefully, the Gianyar government could issue a policy to reduce the conversion rate of agricul-tural land as well as other areas like in Klungkung,” he said. (kmb16)

Residents have sold some of their cattle and left one or two heads only. If they still raise a lot, it is worried to suffer big losses due to skinny and their cattle even die due to shortages of drinking water. Similarly, they have no fodder anymore because there is no grass because the grass dries out. Foliage such as the white teak leaves has also molt even died.

Daryana said that at Taman-sari the price of a tank of clean water containing 5,000 liters was at IDR 100,000 to IDR 150,000. It depended on the dis-tance of water seller to the house of costumer. If the distance was farther and the terrain to be passed through was more dif-ficult, the price would be more expensive.

A former Chairman of Com-

mission B of the Karangasem House from West Tianyar, Kubu, Nyoman Oka Antara, said the residents at Kubu experienced the most severe water crisis this year. One of the local residents had purchased 15 tanks of water since last May.

Oka said that poor residents having no relationship to par-ticular officials or party cadres were lazy to ask for assistance of clean water to the government or social services of Karangasem through the Kubu subdistrict head. Without having proxim-ity to bureaucracy, the help of water was considered compli-cated. Rather than waiting for so long, some residents having the capability decided to purchase water from tank truck. It was an immediate solution rather than waiting for so long while people

had been thirsty and in urgent need of clean water.

Daryana observed the tank truck of Social Services of Karan-gasem or the PPK managed by the subdistrict authority contin-ued to serve the water needs. However, as a hamlet chief his party did not know where the clean water was distributed.

On the other hand, the Head of Social Services of Karangas-em, Made Sosiawan, conveyed that poor people in needed of the assistance of clean water were expected to apply to Social Ser-vices through local subdistrict head. He said the bureaucracy was not complicated as long as it already got recommendation from subdistrict head, it would be surely helped. All this time, his agency had widely distrib-uted clean water. (013)

Bali PostDENPASAR - The first phase deten-

tion period against the suspects Aril, Julaikah Noor, Feli and Yuliana getting involved in the murder of Robert Kevin Ellis from England expired on Monday (Nov 10). Therefore, the period of detention against those suspects was extended for 40 days ahead. The inves-tigators worked hard to accomplish the examination dossier.

“The detention period (of the four suspects—Ed) has been extended. The first detention period covering 20 days was then extended for additional 40 days,” said the Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hery Wiyanto.

He did not dare to ensure related to the dossier completion of the suspects in order that it could be handed over to the Bali High Court. However, he

hoped the investigators could acceler-ate the process of investigation so as not to run out of the detention time. “When declared to have been complete by the public prosecutor, the investigator will automatically hand over the suspects to the Bali High Court, including the evidence,” said the officer from Yog-yakarta.

Chief of Bali Police, AJ Benny Mokalu, said the two executors of the victim with the initials MT, 25, and EJ, 28, were still under pursuit. Even, they had been put into the wanted list.”I have always appealed to the offend-ers to surrender. We have also made coordination with the NTT Police and all the regional police across Indonesia because they can hide anywhere. They can hide in Surabaya, Banyuwangi or other places,” he said. (kmb36)

Detention period of Briton’s

murderers extended

County government asked to seriously minimize farm land conversion

IBP/File

A cow is having trouble in finding its food in Karangasem Regency

Severe drought in Kubu

Cows ‘drink’ another cowBali Post

AMLAPUrA - Prolonged drought this year causes a serious drought in the barren region of Karangasem such as the subdistrict of Abang and Kubu. Hamlet chief of Ta-mansari, West Tianyar, Kubu, Gede Daryana, said on Monday (Nov 10) in Karangasem that water crisis this year afflicting Kubu residents was very severe. Cattle breeders are forced to sell their cattle so that theirs are not skinny, suffer loses and even die due to dif-ficulties to look for drinking water and fodder. The cow is sold to buy clean water. Thus, the cows ‘drink’ another cow.


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Formerly, the salt farming ac-tivities adequately developed as the profession worked on by coastal communities of Kusamba village, Dawan subdistrict, Klungkung. One of the central producers of stall remaining to survive is on the coastal area of Karangdadi hamlet. When visiting this location, the salt farming activity was increasingly deserted. Only a few farmers were still producing manually.

One of the surviving salt farm-ers is Ketut Kaping. Amidst the sluggish demand, he still tried to continue the ancestral bread and butter. At his business premises looked to stand a rickety hut where he processed seawater into salt and warehouse used to stored the salt

product.“As long as the weather is hot, I

still work even though the outcome is uncertain,” he said. In the east of the warehouse stood some contain-ers used to dry out seawater having been ready to produce salt. They were neatly piled with a special black plastic. When drying, the seawater processed in his hut would produce salt after baked under the sun. He said the sluggish salt farm-ing could be seen from the minimal coastal residents that carried out the livelihood. Formerly, hundreds of people actively involved in the salt farming so that they were divided into several groups. However, today only 15 families remained to sur-vive. Other residents preferred to

wander to urban areas. Those who survived continued to complain about the current situation.

Kaping complained about the production of native salt to Kusam-ba as having been dominated by directly brought in from Java. Salt product from Java could be sold for IDR 7,000 per 2.5 kg even though the flavor was incoherent. Mean-while, the local salt product was sold for IDR 7,000 per kilogram. In such situation, surrounding people obviously switched to use the salt brought in from Java. This condition was aggravated by very minimal attention from the gov-ernment. It provided no training, no capital aids nor other forms of protection against the potential of

local residents. Local government had promised to pack the salt prod-uct by local farmers, so that it would look more attractive. However, the promise was never followed up.

Fortunately, the salt farmer like Ketut Kaping has regular custom-ers from Gianyar, Klungkung and Denpasar. They are starting from the beauty product entrepreneurs to foreign travelers. His traditional salt product is best favored by for-eign travelers and restaurateurs in Bali because it has a different taste and makes food taste better. Not infrequently, his salt hut was also visited by restaurateurs from Den-pasar. Another salt farmer, Wayan Wati, also revealed similar opinion. They survived because there was no other choice.

The life of salt farmers is in contrast to the spirit of the govern-ment to raise the maritime sector. Although it is a salt business, it has great potential to be developed. The Headman of Kusamba, Ketut

Winastra, said on Monday that condition of his residents could not thrive under current conditions. Actually, the salt production of Kusamba had export quality. Some foreign travelers from Japan and China had visited the salt produc-tion center. Then, they made a purchase in large quantities. Even, he once saw the salt processed by local resident was sent to Japan in good packaging. Even, the result of the salt packaging was once marketed back to Bali under brand name Papita salt.

Actually the salt faming is one of the local potentials. However, Winastra judged the decline of salt farming was inseparable from the minimal support from relevant parties to help market and pack the salt production of local salt farmers. He worried if the threats continued to afflict farmers, the tradition of salt making owned by Kusamba residents would gradually disap-pear. (gik)

Salt famers getting sluggish amid discourse to encourage maritime sector

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SEMARAPURA - Lately, the life of salt farmers is increasingly difficult to develop. Each year their number tends to diminish. The profession becoming the livelihood of coastal communities of Bali progressively slumps amidst the lack of government attention. Actually, at the moment central government is seriously working on the maritime sector to maximize the potential of marine.

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Lately, the life of salt farmers is increasingly difficult to develop. Each year their number tends to diminish. The profession becoming the livelihood of coastal communities of Bali progressively slumps amidst the lack of government attention.

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BEIJING — Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder and Tom Brokaw are among the latest Americans tapped to receive the Presiden-tial Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday. The performers and former NBC anchor will join 16 others at the White House on Nov. 24 for a ceremony marking their achievements. The medal is the highest honor granted to civilians in the U.S. and honors contributions to U.S. security, world peace and cultural achievement.

“From scientists who kept America on the cutting edge to public servants who help write new chapters in our American story, these citizens have made extraordinary contributions to our country and the world,” Obama said in a statement from Beijing, where the president was traveling for an economic summit.

Musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim and actress Marlo Thomas will also receive the award. Choreographer Alvin Ailey, who died in 1989, will receive the medal post-humously. So will former Rep. Edward Roybal of California, who founded the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Those being honored include slain civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were killed during their work in an historic voter regis-tration effort in Mississippi in 1964.

Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving con-gressman in American history, will receive the award, as will Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Sen. Robert Kennedy. Native American activist Suzan Harjo and former Reps. Abner Mikva of Illinois and Patsy Takemoto Mink of Hawaii are also on the list.

O’Riordan, who shot to fame as the lead singer of the Cranberries in the 1990s, was detained at Shannon airport in southwest Ireland on arrival on an Aer Lingus flight from New York.

Police officers “were called to meet the aircraft following an allegation of assault on an Aer Lingus female air hostess,” a police spokesman said.

“A male member of An Gardai Siochana (Ire-land’s police service) was also assaulted... during the course of the arrest.”

The air stewardess was brought to hospital for treatment, the police spokesman said.

O’Riordan, 43, was reportedly taken for ques-tioning at a police station, before being brought to hospital for examination.

The singer and lead songwriter for the band, which sold over 40 mil-lion albums worldwide, was later released with-out charge.

Police said an inves-tigation into the inci-dent is ongoing.

O’Riordan’s man-agement company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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LONDON — Stars including One Di-rection, Ed Sheeran, Paloma Faith and Coldplay’s Chris Martin have signed up to re-record charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” with proceeds going to the battle against Ebola.

Bob Geldof, who founded the Band Aid movement behind the original 1984 record-ing, said Monday he had been inspired by the bravery of volunteer medical staff fighting the disease in West Africa.

He said the song, featuring “giants of the past” and younger artists, would be recorded Saturday and should be available to download Nov. 17. The physical single will feature artwork by Tracey Emin.

The original single enlisted stars including Boy George, George Michael, Bono and Sting to raise money for Ethiopia famine relief. It has been re-recorded twice, most recently in 2004.

Cranberries singer arrested on plane at Irish airport


DUBLIN - Irish police arrested a woman reported to be Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan after an alleged assault on a flight from the United States on Monday, police said.

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Meryl Streep (middle), Stevie Wonder (right) and Tom Brokaw are among the latest Americans tapped to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014.

Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder

get Medal of Freedom

Ed Sheeran, One Direction sign up for Band Aid

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One Direction performs during the German game show “Wetten Dass” or Bet it...? in Graz, Austria, Saturday Nov. 8, 2014.

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