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He announced the price of petrol and diesel would go up more than 30 percent from midnight, a deep cut to government subsidies that will be welcomed by economists but risks denting the new presi-dent’s popularity.

“From time to time, a nation faces difficult choices -- neverthe-less, we must take a decision,” the president, known as Jokowi, said in a televised address to the nation.

Government fuel subsidies are a thorny issue in Indonesia. Econo-mists have long been calling for the payouts that gobble up a huge chunk of the state budget to be reduced but large sections of the public are staunchly against any

increase.Previous cuts -- including a

large one last year -- have sparked violent protests and before Mon-day’s announcement, stone-throw-ing youths briefly clashed with security forces in one traditional protest hotspot.

However most parts of the coun-ty were calm before the announce-ment, which had been expected for weeks, and TV news channels focused their attention on queues of cars and motorcyclists wait-ing to fill up on cheap fuel before midnight.

Analysts hailed the move by Widodo, who took office last month, as it fulfilled a campaign pledge to

cut the payouts in order to divert money to reforms, such as over-hauling infrastructure and helping the country’s poorest.

It is seen as an urgently needed boost to an economy that is expand-ing at its slowest pace for five years, with growth slipping to 5.01 percent on-year in the third quarter.

“The move is encouraging since it suggests that Jokowi is serious about economic reform in Indo-nesia, and is even prepared to take steps that may prove unpopular in the short-run,” said Gareth Leather, Asia economist from Capital Eco-nomics.

The price of petrol is rising 2,000 rupiah (16 US cents) to 8,500

a litre, a increase of just over 30 percent, while diesel will go up 2,000 rupiah to 7,500 a litre, a 35 percent increase, Widodo said late Monday.

“The state needs a budget for in-frastructure, education, and health. The budget has not been available as it has been wasted on fuel subsi-dies,” he said.

Widodo, Indonesia’s first leader from outside the political and mili-tary elites, also said there would be “social protection” for the poorest, a reference to a government scheme aimed at providing cash handouts to cushion the impact of the fuel price increase.

The cut in subsidies was smaller than some had been expected af-ter recent steep falls in global oil prices granted the government some breathing space as it’s fuel import bill shrank.

Before the announcement, sever-

al hundred protesters demonstrated in the city of Makassar, a traditional protest hotspot, on central Sulawesi island, hurling stones at security forces, and there was a small protest in Surabaya city, on Java island, AFP reporters said.

However, the demonstrations were small compared to the mass protests that have accompanied past fuel price hikes.

While some of the anger has come from the growing army of car and motorbike owners in In-donesia, much is among the wider public as a fuel price increase dra-matically pushes up inflation in the short term.

Politicians are nervous about dismantling the decades-old fuel subsidy programme in part be-cause an attempt by Suharto to reduce the payouts triggered riots that helped end his three-decade dictatorship.

President seeks to fix economy with fuel price hike

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Students shout slogan as they lie down on the road during a protest against the fuel price hikes outside the presidential palace in Jakarta,Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a sharp increase in fuel prices on Monday, saying costly government subsidies would be better spent on infrastructure and development.Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo unveiled a hefty increase in the price of sub-sidised fuel Monday, taking a risky, unpopular first step towards fixing the tattered finances of Southeast Asia’s top economy.


Jolie thrilled fans when she walked the red carpet with husband Brad Pitt for the Sydney premiere of the movie, which is based on the true story of a US Olympic athlete turned Japanese prisoner of war.

Jolie said all the war and violence in the world today had made people ques-tion the future.

“I wanted to put something out in this world that reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and brotherhood and faith and all of the things that will in the end get us through these dark times,” she told a press conference in Sydney.

The film tells the story of Louis Zam-perini, who competed in the 5,000m at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, before be-coming a bombardier in World War II.

When his plane crashed over the South Pacific he spent 47 days adrift on a raft with a crewmate before being captured by Japanese soldiers in the Marshall Islands.

He was held in a prisoner of war camp for more than two years, enduring beatings and torture, before his return home.

“And I wanted to make this film because, one, I wanted to learn from Louis and be around this great man,” she added.

Jolie said she had shown Zamperini, who died in July aged 97, the film on her laptop -- which she took to his hospital room.

“He watched very intently as a man who knew he was passing away, he

watched his life before his eyes,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corpo-ration at the Monday night premiere.

“And he smiled when he saw his mother and he said ‘Pete’ under his breath when he saw the character of (his brother) Pete. You know, it’s his life.”

The movie was shot in Sydney and elsewhere around the country with Jolie telling the Sydney Morning Herald the locations, the tax incentives, and the crew were factors in filming in Australia and could see her return Down Under.

“There’s very much a community -- we’ve all become friends -- and at the same time there’s a very, very strong work ethic,” she told the paper.

“I love them and and I hope to come back and make another film.”

Agence France-Presse

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actor Matthew McCon-aughey capped off a blockbuster year Monday as he received a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“It’s a special day, great mo-ment in my career and for my family,” McConaughey, dressed in a light-colored suit with an open collar, said, as some of Tinseltown’s biggest names looked on.

Hundreds of fans also turned out and McConaughey was accompanied by his Brazilian wife Camila Alves and their three children, Levi, Vida, and Livingston.

The 45-year-old actor was also joined by producer Don Phillips and Christopher Nolan, who directed McConaughey’s

latest smash film “Interstellar.”“McConaughey works harder

than anybody else. He deserves this,” said Nolan, who also di-rected the most recent Batman trilogy.

“Interstellar” co-stars, the Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, added their star quality to the glittering red-carpet event.

Receiving the star caps off a particularly memorable year for McConaughey that saw him win his Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of an AIDS patient in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

McConaughey also caught the eye for his roles in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Wedding Planner” and the recent hit televi-sion series “True Detective.”

His breakout role came in the 1993 film “Dazed and Con-fused.”

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Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey gets Hollywood star

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive on the red carpet at the world premiere of the film “Unbroken” at the State Theatre in Sydney November 17, 2014.

Jolie-Pitt attend ‘Unbroken’ premiereAgence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie said Tuesday she wanted her World War II epic ‘Un-broken’, which was filmed in Australia, to act as an antidote to the violence and hate in the world.

International2 Wednesday, November 19, 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

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Bali PostMANGUPURA - Life of the

snatching suspect Santoso, 30, from Jember, East Java, almost lost be-cause he was beaten by masses. The masses were furious after the suspect grabbed a bag belonging to Kelsey Renee Hosking, 23, from Australia on Jalan Beraban, Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta, Sunday (Nov 16). Police had brought the suspect to Badung Hospital.

According to the Chief of North Kuta Police, Ronny R. Eppang, Mon-day (Nov 17), the victim stayed at Mutiara Bali Hotel on Jalan Beraban, North Kuta. At the time of incident, the victim were having promenade with two friends. “The victim was walking around with her friends around 10:15 p.m.,” he added.

At that time, the suspect came by riding a motorcycle and approached the victim. The suspect promptly

grabbed the victim’s bag. Unfortu-nately, the bag even came off from the suspect’s hand and fell onto the road. More sadly, when the suspect stepped on the clutch, he even lost balance and eventually fell down from the motorcycle.

“Some security guards and pa-trol police of Petitenget seeing the incident immediately pursued the suspect. Unluckily, local residents could first arrest the suspect. Since the people were upset, the suspect was beaten to a pulp. Fortunately, police officers could quickly secure the suspect,” he said.

The victim’s bag contained money worth IDR 1 million, AUD 130, credit cards, iPhone 5 and other valuable doc-uments. “The victim claimed to suffer a loss worth IDR 10 million. We are still developing the case and searching for the suspect’s boarding house on Jalan Kunti, Kuta,” he said. (kmb36)

From the observation of Bali Post, the six suspects having been detained were involved in the reconstruction. Other than Noor, it was also attended by the suspect Adreanus Ngongo alias Aril, Mar-lina Bela Zaghu alias Feli, Yuliana Billi alias Yane, Urbanus Ghoghi alias Ur, and Yohanes Sairokodu alias Yonis. Meanwhile, two other culprits were still at large, namely Martin and Rangga, but their role was replaced by the officers.

The first reconstruction was held at the plot on Jalan Sudamala, South Denpasar. At this location, the sus-pect Noor met with the executors for the action plan and the matter of payment. In addition to involving the executors, the case also dragged the victim’s house maid namely Marlina Bela Zaghu alias Feli and Yuliana Bili alias Yane. “Similarly, they met on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Sanur, precisely in front of the Mimba Pool & Spa. They held a meeting on October 16-19, 2014,” said the officer.

In addition, they also determined the time of survey to Villa Emerald

on Jalan Karang Sari, Semawang, South Denpasar, and deepened the victim’s characteristics considering the five executors were not familiar with the victim. The suspect Yo-hanes had asked the characteristics of victims to Yuliana so that he would not misdirected.

“I asked about the characteristics of Bob (Robert—Ed) to Yuliana. Once agreed, I was invited to link my little pinky to hers indicating if I have agreed,” said Yohanes, who was arrested in the village forest of Umban Ronggo village, Ate Dalo Kodi subdistrict, West Sumba, NTT.

At the time of incident, Sunday (Oct 19), Noor fetched the execu-tors. However, Noor who drove the Toyota Avanza was waiting on Jalan Sudamala, Denpasar. From the plot, the hired murderers were walking toward the car. “They are communicating by mobile phone,” said the officer.

Unfortunately, the reconstruc-tion of Robert at Villa Emerald was closed. As a result, all journalists were not allowed to come into the

villa by the security guard.Meanwhile, the delivery of the

remaining payment worth IDR 100 million by Noor to Aril was committed at the edge of Jalan Bet Ngandang II, Sanur, precisely near the Suarti Spa, Monday (Oct 20). “Upfront payment worth IDR 50 million was handed over at the villa, after killing the victim,” said the of-ficer asking for anonymity.

Police also made reconstruction at some other locations, namely at the location where the body and blade was discarded, namely on Jalan Krasan, exactly in the north of Puseh Temple of Sedang village, Abiansemal, Badung. “When dis-posing of the body, initially Martin was told to drive by Noor. Since he could not drive well, Noor finally took over the car until the disposal site of the body at the scene and came back to Denpasar,” he said.

The Head of Sub Directorate III of General Criminal Unit of Bali Police, Marsdianto, said the recon-struction demonstrated 20 scenes. “All of the crime scenes contained 20 scenes,” he said. (kmb36)

IBP/Kertanegara

Life of the snatching suspect Santoso, 30, from Jember, East Java, almost lost because he was beaten by masses.

Targeting Australian tourist, a snatcher beaten by masses

Murder reconstruction of Briton

Victim’s wife and executors hold several meetings

Bali PostDENPASAr - Murder case of robert Kevin Ellis alias Mr. Bob, 60, from Britain is

increasingly clear if it has been carefully planned by his wife, Julaikah Noor Aini alias Noor Ellis, after the reconstruction of the murder case held on Monday (Nov 17). They were finalizing the plan by organizing several meetings at plot on Jalan Sudamala, South Denpasar.

IBP/Yudi KarnaediMurder case of Rob-ert Kevin Ellis alias Mr. Bob, 60, from Britain is increasing-ly clear if it has been carefully planned by his wife, Julaikah Noor Aini alias Noor Ellis, after the re-construction of the murder case held on Monday (Nov 17).

3Wednesday, November 19, 201414 InternationalInternational Bali NewsTechnology Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Associated Press

NEW YORK — One more time, Facebook is trying to simplify its lengthy privacy policy — and make it much shorter — to explain how it targets advertisements to its 1.35 billion users.

The world’s largest online social network uses the information people share on its site, along with the apps they use and the outside websites they visit, to show them advertisements deemed relevant to them. In the July-September quarter, Facebook reported nearly $3 billion in advertising revenue, a 64 percent increase from a year earlier.

Over the years, the company has faced concerns from users and from government regulators and pri-vacy advocates that its policies are too complicated. Two years ago, it settled with the Federal Trade Com-mission over charges that it exposed details about their users’ lives without getting the required legal consent. Last year, an independent audit that was part of the settlement found its privacy practices sufficient.

Despite criticisms, Facebook is rare among Internet companies in that it seeks user input on its privacy policy and tries to put it in plain English. But it also has a vast trove of data about its users that it uses to show ads and measure how well they work, among other things.

On Thursday, Facebook introduced a tool called “Privacy Basics,” a set of animated, interactive guides

designed to show users how to control what they share on the site. Tips answer questions such as “How do I delete something I post on Facebook?” or “What do people who aren’t my friends see when they search for me?”

It also proposed changes to its terms and privacy policy, which it calls its data policy. The new policy is much shorter and lays out how Facebook collects data and what it does with it, among other things, in illustrated subsections.

Users will have seven days — until Nov. 20 — to comment on the new policy and the final version will go into effect soon after that.

The move comes as Facebook is testing a tool that lets users buy things through its site, and ramps up its ad targeting based on users’ location. The new policy ensures that if people use Facebook to make a pur-chase, their credit card information will be collected, for example. Meanwhile, the location information Fa-cebook collects might include where you took a photo that you share on the site, or the location of your mobile device using GPS, Bluetooth or WiFi signals.

A recent Pew Research Center poll found that some 80 percent of Americans who use social net-working sites are concerned about third parties, such as advertisers, accessing data that they share on the sites. At the same time, most are willing to share some information about themselves in exchange for using such services for free.

The world’s largest automaker announced Tuesday that it will be-gin selling fuel cell cars in Japan on Dec. 15 and in the U.S. and Europe in mid-2015. The sporty-looking, four-door Toyota Mirai will retail for 6.7 million yen ($57,600) before taxes. Toyota Motor Corp hopes to sell 400 in Japan and 300 in the rest of the world in the first year.

“In time, the fuel cell vehicle will become mainstream. We wanted to take the first step,” said Mitsuhisa Kato, a Toyota executive vice presi-dent, at the vehicle’s launch Tues-day. “We want to be at the leading edge.”

Fuel cell vehicles run on com-pressed hydrogen gas, which in the Mirai’s case is stored in two tanks mounted underneath the vehicle. They emit no exhaust, though fos-sil fuels are used in the production of hydrogen and to pressurize it. Both Honda and Hyundai are also experimenting with limited sales and leases of fuel cell cars. Honda showed a fuel cell concept car on Monday.

Besides the relatively high cost, buyers will have to contend with finding fuel. Only a few dozen

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato unveils all new fuel cell vehicle FCV “Mirai” in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

Toyota to start sales of fuel cell car next month

Associated Press

TOKYO — There will only be a few hundred, and they won’t be cheap, but Toyota is about to take its first small step into the unproven market for emissions-free, hydrogen-powered vehicles.

hydrogen filling stations have been built worldwide, though govern-ments are subsidizing the construc-tion of more.

It’s an uncertain future that de-pends both on whether makers can bring down the price, and a wide-enough network of filling stations is built. Yoshikazu Tanaka, deputy chief engineer for Toyota’s next gen-eration vehicle development, said he expects it will take 10-20 years for the Mirai to reach sales in the tens of thousands of vehicles a year.

Asked if it’s a risk, he said yes, but Toyota views it as a challenge. Likening it to a chicken and egg situation, he said if you say it’s too risky and don’t move forward with production, the number of filling sta-tions will never grow. Toyota faced a similar scenario with its gasoline-electric hybrid, the Prius, which now sells in big numbers.

“It was a big challenge when we first introduced the Prius, or hybrid car, in 1997,” he said in an interview in Tokyo. “And it’s an even bigger challenge this time because there is no infrastructure, and we’re trying to lead” the commercialization of fuel cell cars.

Hoping to offset the inconve-nience of finding fuel, Toyota gave the car a futuristic look inside and out — Mirai means future in Japanese — and made it peppy to try to attract buyers. It accelerates particularly quickly from about 40

to 70 kilometers (25 to 45 miles) per hour, Tanaka said.

The company has about 200 pre-orders for the vehicle, mainly government agencies and companies that want to go green, the company said. Over time, Kato said, Toyota

hopes to help build a “hydrogen society.”

The Mirai can travel 650 to 700 kilometers (400-435 miles) on its two tanks of hydrogen. In the US, its range is 300 miles because of different driving conditions.

Facebook again tries to simplify privacy policy

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File

In this Jan. 15, 2013 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

Bali PostTABANAN - Nearly one third of

the paddy field in Bali is located in Tabanan. Currently, the area of pad-dy fields in the region reaches about 22,388 hectares (data in 2012—Ed) spreading across ten subdistricts. This region always shows a surplus of rice production each year and receives the title as the rice granary of Bali. In the course of time, many paddy fields are converted both for tourism, residential and industrial area. By all means, the impact of land conversion is feared to threaten food security.

Based on data of the Tabanan Agriculture and Horticulture Agen-cy, the details of paddy field area in 2009 reached 22,562 hectares and in 2010 diminished to 22,455 hectares. In 2011, it diminished again to 22,435 hectares and in 2012 diminished again to 22,388 hectares. Some of the paddy fields were converted into housing, while some others were converted into plantation. “Not all areas were converted to settlements, but also converted into gardens, roads, of-fices and others,” said the Head of

Such high import value of Bali, according to the economist Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma, DBA, could potentially lead to the destruction of economic sector. Domestic market invaded first by imported products with competitive quality and price would in turn weaken the local producers.

“So, many cheaper import prod-ucts will make a loss to local indus-try. Moreover, it shows a large dif-ference. The very possible way for local businesses to survive is to act pragmatically namely by changing profession from manufacturer into importers,” said Sri Darma.

Nevertheless, government inter-vention could no longer be given because the ACFTA agreement has been signed. “Concrete steps that can be made by the government is providing coaching and training so

Domestic market of Bali invaded by imported products

Bali PostDENPASAR - As a world tourist destination, Bali does not

only record the surge in the number of tourist arrivals. A number of foreign products also besiege the domestic market in Bali. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Bali noted that the import value of Bali in September 2014 reached USD 60,716,601. This figure increased by 93.37 percent compared to the situation in September 2013 amounting to USD 31,398,957. This figure also increased by 493.82 percent compared to the condition in August 2014 amounting to USD 10,224,826.

that they will remain competitive, especially creating SME entrepre-neurs,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of BPS Bali, Panusunan Siregar, explained that according to the country of origin, most imports in September 2014 came from Finland, China, Singapore, the United States and South Korea, with the respective percentage of 85.54 percent, 5.32 percent, 1.65 percent, 1.46 percent and 1.16 percent.

“The main commodities import-ed includes the product of machin-ery or equipment, electrical product, mechanical product, iron and steel items, jewelry or gem products and optical device products with the respective percentage amounting to 72.54 percent, 17.33 percent, 2.46 percent, 1.85 percent and 0.69 percent,” he explained.

Cumulatively, the goods import-ed by Bali Province from January to September 2014, admitted Siregar, reached USD 255,134,647 or an increase of 33.25 percent compared to that of in previous year reaching

USD 191,476,448.“Development of the import

value of the five countries shows if the imports from the United States decreased by 14.86 percent, while the four other countries, namely

China, Finland, South Korea and Australia have increased with the respective percentage of 36.16 percent, 349.40 percent, 499.24 percent and 13.86 percent,” he said. (kmb27)

IBP/Suryawan

Tourists passed a shopping area at Kuta, Badung Regency. As a world tourist destination, Bali does not only record the surge in the number of tourist arrivals. A number of foreign products also besiege the domestic market in Bali.

Land conversion rampantTabanan agriculture faces big challenges

Tabanan Agriculture Agency, Nyo-man Budana, recently.

He added that most land conver-sions from paddy fields into housing occurred in urban areas such as Kediri subdistrict and Kerambitan subdis-trict. Paddy fields area along the Jalan Bypass Soekarno, for instance, was filled with many shops, housing up to boarding house. Other than land conversion, a decrease in farming households was also quite haunting. Based on data of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Tabanan, the number of farming household in Tabanan de-creased 18 percent during the decade of 2003-2013.

The Head of BPS Tabanan, Sri Sukiswati, exposed the profession of farmers in Tabanan known as the rice granary was on the wane in the span of 10 years. From the agricul-tural census, added Sukiswati, the farming household in 2003 reached 70,784 which then decreased to 63,580 in 2013. “About 33,000 farmers in Tabanan are categorized into smallholders. In other words, the land cultivated is not more than 0.5 hectare,” she said.

Depreciation of farmer profes-

sion was surely followed by the shrinkage of agricultural land and land conversion. According to Sukiswati if the shrinkage of ag-ricultural land was not controlled, it would affect the food needs in Tabanan.

Preserving the predicate as the rice granary of Bali was believed to be a serious challenge for the Tabanan County. The Head of Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda) Tabanan, I.B. Wiratmaja, mentioned that the ex-isting fact showed if the growth in the agricultural sector was increas-ingly lagging behind compared to other economic sectors. The agricultural sector becoming the economic base of Tabanan was gradually abandoned by younger generation. Many people did not know if the long-term vision of Tabanan development was the Ag-riculture-based Prosperous Tabanan (Regional Bylaw No.14/2011).

Related to the scarcity of young people getting involved in the agricultural sector, he believed it was a tough job for the government and should become the concern of

all parties. Tabanan County was committed to start a small step by integrating the harmonious food development with school authority, namely by introducing since early stage to school children various agricultural activities expected to foster a love and appreciation to the agriculture and its products.

Further he said the agricultural sector was the economic basis of Tabanan, so that it was required a breakthrough and innovation in the management of the potential and management of the agriculture in order to realize the sustainable agriculture. “To achieve sustain-able agriculture, Tabanan has made some measures through inter-sec-toral synergy from the upstream to downstream,” he explained.

As commitment to the agricul-tural sector, he added, the Tabanan government had launched the pro-gram of healthy rice and creative economic development. “Both main programs are intended to sup-port the existence of agriculture in the broad sense that will guarantee the profits for farmers,” he con-cluded. (kmb28)

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Two units of fire trucks were deployed to the scene to assist local residents in fighting the fire. Due to rapid flares, the fire on the house filled with Balinese style ornaments and carvings could just be extinguished after the officers spent seven tanks of water.

The fire incident was first known by his wife, Ni Gusti Ayu Raka Widnyani, 58, which was about to take her grandson at the Bale Dauh pavilion (the burning building). At that time, she was in the kitchen. Suddenly, she heard the cries of her grandson, I Gusti Lanang Rai Bawa, 1.5, who was sleeping in the pavilion. The grandmother then wanted to look at her grandson in the room. When entering the house, the fire was seen quite large in the

left corner of the house.With shocked condition on hear-

ing the cries of her grandson, Ayu Raka ran out and asked for help. In relatively short time, the fire was seen to have enlarged and burned her cupboard containing fabrics and valuable documents. When coming into the pavilion to take her grandson, the grandson was crying like experiencing injury due to heat exposure on right hand and right foot. According to residents, the grandson was immediately rushed to hospital.

Other than almost causing her grandson to get roasted, a number of the victim’s belongings were also on fire. Among them, there were gold jewelry weighing 2 kg, two gold Mido and Seiko wrist watch, two units of Samsung

mobile phone, a Blackberry mo-bile phone, a handy-talky device, papers including certificates and cash reached IDR 70 million. Due to such fire incident, the victim was estimated to suffer loses worth IDR 2 billion.

Meanwhile, regarding the in-cident, police dare not ascertain. Operations Division Head of Gian-yar Police doubling as acting chief of Ubud Police, I Wayan Surata, said that his party had assigned a forensic laboratory team to inspect the cause of the fire. However, from the victim’s testimony, it was recognized if few weeks in advance a particular damage occurred to his water heater wiring in the house. His party was still awaiting the re-sults of the forensic team regarding the cause of the fire. (kmb16)

Santos addressed the nation Monday night little more than 24 hours after Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, dressed in civilian clothes, was snatched by gunmen along with two others while visiting a hamlet along a remote river in western Colombia. A soldier who managed to flee in the group’s boat, and reportedly had advised the general against traveling deep into the jungle, said the rebels belonged to the recalcitrant 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. It’s the first time that the guerrillas have taken an army general captive and couldn’t have come at a worse mo-ment for Santos.

Even before Santos suspended two-year-old peace talks, frustra-tion with the slow progress and the guerrillas’ refusal to wind down attacks had been building. Earlier this month, the FARC captured two soldiers during intense fighting in northeast Colombia and killed two Indians who confronted rebels

hanging up revolutionary banners on their reservation. It has since offered to free the soldiers.

Calling Alzate’s abduction “to-tally unacceptable,” Santos ordered government peace negotiators not to travel Monday to Cuba as planned for the next round of peace talks until Alzate and the two oth-ers — an army captain and a female lawyer advising the army on a rural energy project — are freed.

“The FARC have to understand that, although we’re negotiat-ing in the middle of the conflict, peace doesn’t come by resorting to violence and undermining confi-dence,” Santos said Monday night in a 5-minute, televised address.

Amid the tough talk, little is known about the general’s where-abouts or why he apparently vio-lated military protocol and set off on the Atrato River in the dangerous zone dressed as a civilian without bodyguards. A massive search op-eration mounted Monday has so far yielded few leads and residents of

the 800-person hamlet of wooden shacks where the group was taken told local media they didn’t know about the visit.

The FARC considers captured military personnel to be prisoners of war even though it freed all sol-diers in its control and swore off the kidnapping of civilians on the eve of talks in 2012.

It also has been clamoring for a cease-fire while peace talks continue, something Santos has rejected for fears it would allow the guerrillas to regroup like they did in the last attempt at peace that ended in 2002.

The FARC’s 34th Front is among the group’s most entrenched and fiercest fighting units, based in the dense, water-logged jungles around Quibdo where a slew of criminal gangs and drug traffickers also operate. Its members repeat-edly violated unilateral cease-fires declared by the FARC leadership in Havana during elections and Christmas holidays.

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — U.S. investiga-tors are trying to determine whether any laws were broken by two American tourists who police say tried to ship preserved human parts from Thailand to Las Vegas.

FBI spokeswoman Bridget Pap-pas said Monday that investigators are aware that Ryan McPherson and Daniel Tanner were questioned after Bangkok police confiscated the three packages labeled “toys.”

Police say they contained body parts including an infant’s head, a baby’s foot and an adult heart. The 31-year-old McPherson and 33-year-old Tanner were released. They left Thailand on Sunday and

couldn’t be reached for comment.Bangkok police say McPherson

told them he thought the items were bizarre and wanted to send them to friends back home. Efforts to reach family members or representatives in the Las Vegas area have been unsuccessful.


Thai police officer shows a picture of a tattooed human

skin which was found in a package of a U.S. tourist,

during a press conference at Bangpongpang police

station in Bangkok,Thailand. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

AP Photo/Colombian Army press office

This Aug. 15, 2014 photo released by Colombia’s Army press office shows Colombian Army Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, left, reaching to shake hands with a soldier in Bogota, Colombia.

Colombia halts peace talks after general is takenAssociated Press

BOGOTA — President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia’s largest rebel group dem-onstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured Sunday, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century conflict depend on it.

Bali Post

NEGARA - Hundreds of fisher-men in the coastal areas of Medewi admitted to be vicious related to the mooring site for their boat. Rocky beach condition made their traditional boat quickly scuffed. Meanwhile, the raw material of boat was difficult to obtain. Even, if it is available, it will be surely very expensive. At Medewi, there are about 173 fishermen coalesced into the Setia Dewi fisherman group and all use wooden boat.

“Every low tide, we get dif-ficulties to bring the boat into the middle of the ocean because the coastal area is rocky,” said one of the fishermen, Edi, 33, Monday (Nov 17). If it was drawn, the boat would be easily damaged, especially the hull because it rubbed against the rock. Mean-while, their income was barely enough for daily needs and almost difficult to buy a new one. On that account, many fishermen decided not to go to sea at low tide, fear-ing their boat broke down. “Some are desperate, but ultimately they are subject to repair costs. When kept for long time, the boat can also turn quickly damaged as

eaten by termites,” added another fisherman.

They expected to be made a concrete path on the rocks, mak-ing it easier for their boat when pulled. Group Head of the Setia Dewa, Arnawi, 50, did not dismiss the coastal conditions. During low tide, it was difficult for fishing lines to come into the fish auction base (TPI) due to the rocky coastal area. But he said the group had made a lane and so far it could have been passed through accordingly.

“It just needs to be concreted again. I think it will be strong and can be used,” said the former ham-let chief. About 102 boats owned by the group members totally con-sisting of 173 people were made of wood. Fishermen were also reluctant to use fiber material as it was expensive and easily destroyed when hitting rocks. To make wood-en boat, they were forced to look for timber material up to the outside Bali because it was not available in their region.

The number of fishermen on the coastal area is quite rapid. In addition to catching fish up to the waters of Tabanan, they also net-ted lobsters in the waters around Medewi. (kmb26)

Boat quickly turns damagedMedewi fishermen complain about mooring line

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Hundreds of fishermen in the coastal areas of Medewi admitted to be vicious related to the mooring site for their boat. Rocky beach condition made their traditional boat quickly scuffed. Meanwhile, the raw material of boat was difficult to obtain.

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The fire alleged to have originated from an electric short circuit scorched the building owned by Ngurah Lanang Bawa, 62, Kedewatan hamlet, Ubud subdistrict, Monday (Nov 17)

House on fire, a 1.5-year-old

toddler almost burnsBali Post

GIANYAR - The fire alleged to have originated from an electric short circuit scorched the building owned by Ngurah Lanang Bawa, 62, Kedewatan hamlet, Ubud subdistrict, Monday (Nov 17). A 1.5-year-old toddler, denoting the victim’s grandson almost got roasted in the fire incident occurred at 05:30 a.m.

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BEIJING - Growth in foreign investment into China slowed in October, the government said Tuesday, amid a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and concerns over busi-ness risks.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) -- which excludes financial sectors -- totalled $8.53 billion for the month, the commerce ministry said, up 1.3 percent year-on-year.

The figure compares with a gain of 1.9 percent in September, which came after a four-year-low in August of $7.20 billion.

For the first 10 months of 2014, FDI amounted to $95.88 billion, the ministry said, a decline of 1.2 percent year-on-year.

Chinese authorities have in recent months launched anti-mo-nopoly, pricing and other inquiries into foreign firms in sectors rang-ing from auto manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to baby milk.

The probes have raised con-cerns among investors that Beijing is targeting overseas companies, which the commerce ministry has repeatedly denied.

But China’s appeal as an invest-ment destination has declined in recent years in the face of rising labour and land costs and compe-tition from other Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam.

Chinese officials have also blamed source country factors, such as Washington’s drive to

move industrial production back to the United States.

China’s economy expanded 7.3 percent in the July-September quarter, slower than the 7.5 percent expansion in the previous three months and the worst result since 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis.

In the first 10 months FDI fell 42.9 percent from Japan to $3.69 billion, 23.8 percent from the US to $2.32 billion, 16.2 percent from the European Union (EU) to $5.38 billion, and 15.2 percent from the ASEAN group of Southeast Asian countries to $5.41 billion.

Investment from Britain and South Korea bucked the trend, ris-ing 32.4 percent and 26.4 percent to $1.18 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively.

Investment by Chinese com-panies overseas, meanwhile, fell in October after a huge jump the month before.

Overseas direct investment (ODI) was down 12.2 percent year-on-year in October at $6.92 billion and stood at $81.88 billion for the first 10 months, up 17.8 percent. ODI had soared 90.5 percent in September to $9.79 billion.

China has been actively acquir-ing foreign assets, particularly energy and resources, to power its economy, with firms encouraged to “go out” and make overseas acquisitions to gain market access and international experience.

Officials have said that outward investment could exceed FDI this year.

“We are an agrarian country but we import rice, corn, soy-bean, wheat, salt, vegetables, and fruits. Which food products do we not import? I am sad (to see this reality),” he said Tuesday.

Indonesia should be able to be self-sufficient in any food stocks, including rice, within three or four years from now, the head of state told the participants of the

National Resilience Institute’s upgrading program here.

He adding that the habit of importing food products has made the nation lazy to reach the food security.

According to President Joko Widodo, 52 percent of the coun-try’s irrigation system in Indone-sia has been damaged and no new irrigation facilities have been

built over the past 15 years. “Eleven reservoirs will be

built next year. Don’t talk about agriculture. Where is the water from? And how do we deal with fertilizer and seeds?” he said.

Besides increasing the volume of products, it was also important for Indonesia to prepare a cred-ible marketing system for its food products, he said.

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A woman walks in front of a screen at Indonesia’s stock exchange screen in Jakarta November 18, 2014. Indonesia’s central bank convened an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, fuelling speculation it will raise interest rates after the president hiked fuel prices to tackle the country’s budget and current account deficits. The fuel-price news helped push Indonesian stocks up as much as 0.7 percent on Tuesday, while the rupiah climbed to a 2-week high.

Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the Corruption Eradica-tion Commission (KPK) to take over the forest fire cases involving planta-tion companies in South Sumatra.

“We hope the central government and the KPK will take over the law enforcement operations from the South Sumatran provincial govern-ment against the perpetrators of for-est fires,” Walhi’s chief campaigner for forest and plantation Zenzy Suhadi stated on Monday.

He noted that law enforcement by the local government against the plantation companies, which inten-tionally burnt forest and peatland areas for starting plantations, was nothing more than just a business negotiation.

Zenzy said Walhi no longer trusted the law enforcement carried out by the provincial government, which was alleged to have provided cover to the perpetrators.

He remarked that Walhi had also

urged the KPK to monitor the gov-ernment budget allocated to finance the management of haze problem arising due to the forest fires.

He emphasized that there was a strong indication that the recurring forest fires every year were set off intentionally in order to ensure a steady flow of government funds worth billions of rupiah to address the haze problem.

“We hope the South Sumatran provincial government could offer wider access to public information on forest fires,” Zenzy remarked.

He pointed out that futile law enforcement against the erring com-panies was indicative of the fact that rampant mafia existed in the licens-ing practice.

He alleged that massive structural corruption existed in the natural re-sources sector in South Sumatra’s local government bodies.

“Therefore, we urge President Jokowi and the KPK to take over the law enforcement process and initiate action against the companies respon-sible for starting peatland and forest fires,” he added.


JAKARTA - Human Rights Watch Tuesday urged Indonesia’s national police to halt “discriminatory” vir-ginity tests for women applying to join the force in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.

The rights group said women applicants are required to be both unmarried and virgins, and the vir-ginity test is still widely used despite the insistence of some senior police officials that the practice has been discontinued.

In a series of interviews with HRW, young women -- including some who underwent the test as recently as this year -- described the procedure as painful and traumatic.

The women told how they were forced to strip naked before female medics gave them a “two-finger test” -- a practice described by HRW as archaic and discredited.

“I don’t want to remember those bad experiences. It was humiliating,” said one 19-year-woman who took the test in the city of Pekanbaru, on western Sumatra island, and whose identity was not disclosed.

“Why should we take off our clothes in front of strangers? It is not necessary. I think it should be stopped.”

Nisha Varia, associate women’s

rights director at HRW, described the tests as “a discriminatory practice that harms and humiliates women.

“Police authorities in Jakarta need to immediately and unequivocally abolish the test, and then make cer-tain that all police recruiting stations nationwide stop administering it.”

The tests contravene the police’s own guidelines on recruitment and violate international human rights to equality, non-discrimination and privacy, HRW said.

Police did not immediately re-spond to requests for comment.

While senior police have insisted in recent years that virginity tests for female applicants have been stopped, HRW said a posting on the force’s own website this month noted that female applicants must undergo the procedure.

Women currently make up about three percent of the 400,000-strong force, HRW said, but added the po-lice had launched a drive to increase the number of female officers.

Society is deeply conservative in parts of Indonesia and some still value female virginity highly.

The issue hit the headlines last year, when the education chief of a city sparked outrage by suggesting that teenage schoolgirls should un-dergo virginity tests to enter senior high school.

President, KPK urged to take over forest fire cases

Police criticised over virginity tests

Indonesia should reduce its reliance

on imported food products

Antara

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has urged all parties in Indonesia to make a col-lective effort to reduce the country’s dependence on imported food products and start strengthening the nation’s food security.

That leaves the country — the world’s third-largest economy — on a long and growing list of troubled economies. China is slow-ing as well, and Europe can’t seem to take off.

Among major economies, only the United States and Britain are growing at decent rates, and how

long that lasts depends on how much trouble their trading partners are in.

British Prime Minister David Cameron warned in an opinion piece in the Guardian newspaper on Monday that the “red warning lights are flashing” for the world economy.

Eurozone WoesThe economy of the 18 euro

countries has been struggling to grow since it emerged from recession last year. It expanded by a mere 0.2 percent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period.

Its problems are compounded by the threat of deflation — when prices fall. A sustained drop would hurt growth by encouraging people to delay purchases in hopes of bet-ter deals later on.

Government debt, meanwhile, remains high among large econo-mies like France, Italy and Britain. That means they will have to limit spending for years, potentially sty-mieing growth.

“National debt levels are perhaps double what they were before the (2008) crisis,” said John Whittaker,

an economist at Lancaster Univer-sity’s Management School.

The conflict in Ukraine is also raising uncertainty, leading to sanc-tions between Russia and the U.S. and European Union. The impact has been visible in a drop in factory orders and business confidence in Germany.

The eurozone’s combined $13 billion economy is the world’s second-biggest, trailing only the United States, meaning its prob-lems cast a pall over the global economy.

‘Red warning lights’ flashing for global economyAssociated Press

LONDON — The global economy’s problems seem to be multiplying. Hours after the leaders of the world’s 20 most developed economies sought to boost confidence by promising to increase global output by $2 trillion over five years, Japan said it had fallen into recession.

Chinese FDI growth slows to 1.3% in October

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A cleaner stands on a platform wipes on the Galaxy Soho, a newly built commercial building in Beijing, China Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Growth in foreign investment into China slowed in Octo-ber, the government said Tuesday, amid a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and concerns over business risks.

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“Our region has seen huge prog-ress on the foundation of peace and stability, but we cannot take this for granted,” he said. “Preserving it will be the most important task in the region. India and Australia can play their part in it by expanding our security cooperation and deepening our international partnerships in the region,” he added.

Modi’s speech came a day af-ter Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Australian Parliament that China, Australia’s largest trading partner, was committed to peaceful development and resolution of ter-ritorial disputes. China and Australia signed a preliminary free-trade deal on Monday that is expected to take effect next year.

Having also struck free-trade deals with Japan and South Korea, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia’s next priority was securing

a comprehensive economic partner-ship agreement with India next year. Abbott signed a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power genera-tion in September when he became the first world leader to visit newly elected Modi.

Modi has promised to provide power to his entire country within five years. Around 400 million Indi-ans still have no access to electricity at all, while hundreds of millions more are lucky to get a couple of hours a day with electricity. “I see Australia as a major partner in every area of our national priority, provid-ing skills and education to our youth,” Modi told Parliament said.

Australia has immense oppor-tunities to participate in India’s progress, he said. Modi opened his speech with a joke about Abbott’s now-infamous threat to “shirt front” Russian President Vladimir Putin

— an Australian football term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent’s chest — at the G-20 summit of world leaders in Brisbane, Australia, last weekend .

“I’m the third head of the govern-ment you are listening to this week, I do not know how you are doing this,” he said. “Maybe this is Prime Minister Abbott’s way of shirt fronting you.” Members of Parliament erupted into laughter at the comment, and even Abbott was seen chuckling.

Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron took his own playful dig at Abbott, noting in his speech to Parliament that he was a bit nervous when he was approached by steely-eyed Australian Foreign Minister Ju-lie Bishop at a recent summit in Italy. “I wondered for a moment whether I was heading for what I’m told we now need to call a shirt fronting,” Cameron said.

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — U.S. investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken by two American tourists who police say tried to ship preserved human parts from Thailand to Las Vegas.


Police say they contained body parts including an infant’s head, a baby’s foot and an adult heart. The 31-year-old McPherson and 33-year-old Tanner were released. They left Thailand on Sunday and couldn’t be reached for comment.

Bangkok police say McPherson told them he thought the items were bizarre and wanted to send them to friends back home. Efforts to reach family members or representatives in the Las Vegas area have been unsuc-cessful.

Associated Press

PARIS — The last French hos-tage held in Mali by Al-Qaida’s North African branch has pleaded in a video posted online for France to help negotiate his release. French President Francois Hollande’s office late Monday authenticated the video and said it constitutes “proof of life” of the hostage, Serge Lazarevic, who was captured in November 2011. Hollande’s office said it was doing all it could to help gain Lazarevic’s release.

The video posted by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb also shows another European hostage identified as Dutchman Sjaak Rijke, who gave the date of his video message as Sept. 26. The Dutch government has not authenticated the hostage’s identity. The SITE intelligence group which monitors jihadi online postings made the video available.

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb took numerous Western hostages until France intervened in Mali in January 2013 to rout the extremists. Hostage-taking has proved to be a lucrative business in Mali and other Sahel countries, but Hollande’s government vows it pays no ransoms.

At one point, at least 14 French

nationals were held hostage by Islamic militants in West Africa. Lazarevic is the last Frenchman held. He was cap-tured with associate Philippe Verdon who was shot to death in March 2012 by AQIM in retaliation for France’s military intervention in Malil.

Lazarevic and Verdon were kid-napped from their hotel in Hombori in northeastern Mali in November 2011. Their families have said they were in the region doing a feasibility study for a future cement factory.

“I feel my life is in danger since France intervened in Iraq,” Lazarevic said in the video, referring to French participation in the U.S.-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State militants. Unlike the Dutchman, he did not give any date for filming the video.

A Frenchman was captured and executed in September in Algeria by a dissident AQIM faction which broke away from the al-Qaida North Africa branch to support the Islamic State group after France joined the coalition against the Islamic State group.

Rijke, speaking in English, said he wanted to send a message to the Dutch government, according to SITE. “As of today, I hold my government re-sponsible for any harm that comes to me,” Rijke said.

AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes an address at Par-liament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Modi has called for a closer strategic partner-ship between India and Aus-tralia as well as a closer trading relationship.


Associated Press

CANBERRA — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a closer stra-tegic partnership between India and Australia as well as a closer trading relationship, warning that peace in the Asia-Pacific region cannot be taken for granted. Modi said in a rare address to the Australian Parliament that few countries have as much synergy as energy-hungry India and resource-rich Australia. The two countries were also “united by the ideals of democracy,” he said.

French, Dutch hostages in Mali plea for help


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Thai police officer shows a picture of a tattooed human skin which was found in a package of a U.S. tourist, dur-ing a press conference at Bangpongpang police station in Bangkok,Thailand. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.

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ULUWATU - Suluban Beach is one of the places of interest belonging to Badung regency. It is known for its beautiful beach along with amazing wave; best for surfing. The natural beauty of the southern tip of Bali’s highland with its hollowing waves and peaceful surroundings has attracted more and more visitors to enjoy its serenity and peacefulness. The water is also clear.

Located a few kilometers north of the ancient temple of Uluwatu, the beach is facing the vast Indian Ocean. From the parking area one must descend down stairs and pass through long nar-row gap of cliff before reaching the large waves make it one of the best places for surfing in all of Bali, as surfing lovers throughout the world have already discovered.

This beach is located not so far to the north of Uluwatu, adjacent to the surf beach Bingin and Labuhan Sait.

Suluban derived from the Balinese language “Mesulub” which means “to run or pass under something.”

Suluban Beach named, because visitors who want to go there must go through a rock cave on the beach before finally reaching abroad, white sand with the waves roaring fun for surfers.

Coastal sea water is very clear and the waves are high enough, so that is the best known beach among surfers. In the afternoon, we could see a beautiful sunset views.

Some tourism facilities such as restaurants, bars, surf equipment rental and repair shop is available.

This beach is not too crowded like Kuta or Dreamland. It is so very romantic to spend time with your partner or a walk with the family.

On the rocks there is a gazebo that allows us to take photos with perfect and is the best place to look around.

“Unfortunately I’m not match fit,” the 33-year-old Swiss told the crowd at the O2 Arena. “I tried everything I could last night, also today: painkillers, treatment, rest, so forth, warm-up, until the very end. But I just can’t compete at this level with Novak. It would be too risky at my age to do this right now and I hope you understand.” Fans appeared to be supportive with ap-plause for Federer when he spoke.

The Swiss is set to play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup final against France, starting Friday. If he recovers in time, Federer will be chasing the only major trophy still eluding him. France hosts the match in the northern city of Lille and has opted for clay, a slow surface that could further thwart Federer’s chances to perform well.

“I don’t think he was calculat-ing and trying to save his body for Davis Cup final,” said Djokovic. “This is probably the biggest match of the season next to the final of a Grand Slam. I spoke to him, it’s a question mark for the Davis Cup final as well.” It was only the third time in Federer’s career that he withdrew, each time due to a back injury, following walkovers in 2008

at the Paris Masters and in 2012 in Doha.

Following back problems that ruined his 2013 season, Federer enjoyed a superb resurgence this season, losing to Djokovic in an epic Wimbledon final and adding five new titles to his collection.

Federer, the most successful player at the ATP Finals with six wins, also made it to the semifinals at the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and won his 23rd Masters title in Shanghai last month. He remained on course for the year-end No. 1 spot until this week and had dropped just one set on the way to the final.

“I think you have some recurrent things coming back from time to time,” the second-ranked Federer said. “It’s not that much of a sur-prise. I must say I’ve been feeling really good for over a year now, which has been not a surprise, but it’s been very nice. So this back spasm, whatever it might be, it’s just not a fun thing to have during the day. It’s just uncomfortable. But I’m positive and I’m hopeful that it’s going to go away very soon.”

Djokovic became the first player since Ivan Lendl from 1985-87 to

win the year-end event three times in a row but was not in the mood for celebrations. “You never like to win, especially these big matches against big rivals, with the retirement,” said the four-time champion.

Unbeaten on indoor courts in more than two years, Djokovic fin-ished the season No. 1 for the third time in four years, becoming the seventh man to accomplish the feat at least three times. Besides win-ning his seventh Grand Slam title at the All England Club, Djokovic was also runner-up at the French Open, and won six titles.

“Right now I’m at the pinnacle of my career,” he said, adding that winning at Roland Garros would be one his main goals in future years. “I physically feel very fit. As long as it is like that, I’m going to use these years in front of me to fight for No. 1 of the world and the biggest titles in the sport.”

Instead of facing Federer, Djok-ovic played an exhibition with Andy Murray before a doubles match pit-ting Murray and John McEnroe against Tim Henman and Pat Cash. Federer’s withdrawal marked the first walkover in a final in the tour-nament’s 45-year history.

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Miami Heat veteran Dwyane Wade is sitting out his third straight game because of a strained left hamstring. Wade worked out before the game at Brooklyn on Monday and coach Erik Spoelstra says the All-Star guard is improving daily, but the

Heat will be “very judicious” about it so Wade returns at full strength.

Wade is averaging 19.8 points and 6.4 assists. Danny Granger also was listed in the starting lineup in place of Luol Deng. Spoelstra said Deng hurt his wrist in Sunday’s loss to Milwaukee when he landed on it, but had been getting treatment all day in hopes of playing.

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, lower right, is helped up by teammates after an apparent injury after he, Washington Wiz-ards forward Paul Pierce and guard Garrett Temple tangled for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 in Miami.

Wade out for third straight game

at Brooklyn

Federer pulls out of ATP Finals with back injury

Associated Press

LONDON — In a potential blow to Switzerland’s Davis Cup ambitions, Roger Federer pulled out of the ATP Finals less than one hour before his title match against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, handing a third straight title at the year-end event to the top-ranked Serb. The 17-time Grand Slam champion said he hurt his back in the nearly three-hour semifinal win over Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka on Saturday night in which Federer saved four match points.

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds up the trophy of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis after a walk-over victory due an injury to Switzerland’s Roger Federer in London, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Federer withdrew due to an injured back.

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“I respect the history of each individual in the Brazil team but this is my way of working,” Dunga told re-porters. “Nobody loses out on anything when they are with the Brazilian team,” said the prickly coach. “The Brazil team is the Brazil team, every day here has to be conquered; every single second, every single training session.

“We believe in hierarchy and in rules, so that everyone in the group gets on with everyone else,” he added. “We believe in organising our work, we don’t like improvisa-tion.” Neymar has been captain since the World Cup but Silva said neither the Barcelona player nor Dunga had told him of the decision. “I never spoke to anyone, it was done without any conversation. That’s what upsets me,” Silva told Brazilian media on Sunday.

Secon StintDunga, who was previously Brazil coach for four

years until the 2010 World Cup, was brought back for a second stint to rebuild the team after a disastrous end

to this year’s World Cup, when they lost their semi-final 7-1 to Germany. He has made an impressive start with five straight wins and no goals conceded.

“We are working towards finding new leaders and we have to have various leaders,” said Dunga. “When some players join this team, they are comfortable from the first day,” said Dunga. “Others take more time to settle in. Others get special atten-tion in their clubs and when they come here they have to share it with others.

“Some just get praise all the time with their clubs, but when they come here they are subject to criticism and observations. “Players have to be ready to stand this burden of criticism.”

Reuters

GLASGOW - England man-ager Roy Hodgson appeared to play down the old rivalry between Scotland and England when he said Tuesday’s friendly was just another game, despite the intense atmosphere likely at Celtic Park. The Auld Enemy game was once one of the highlights of the sea-son, but since 1989 when the an-nual meetings ended, the two have met only four times -- the last 15 months ago when England won 3-2 at Wembley.

Their last meeting in Scotland was 15 years ago when England won the first leg of a Euro 2000 playoff 2-0 at Hampden Park. Asked if there can be such thing as a “friendly” between England and Scotland, Hodgson told a news conference: “Why not? I don’t really know why not? The game

at Wembley last year was fantastic for us, we had to pull out all the stops. For me that’s the type of friendly you want.

“Qualifying has to be our be-all and end-all but in between we are trying to find fixtures that will test us, give us a flavour of matches to come. “I won’t go down the obvious route of ‘we don’t like the Scots’ or ‘they don’t like us’ because in my lifetime it’s not something I’ve come across,” he said.

The rivalry between the two neighbours dates back 142 years to their first official meeting in 1872 with England winning 46 times and Scotland 41 since then. Both go into the match in good spirits after Scotland beat Ireland 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday and England beat Slovenia 3-1 at Wembley on Saturday.

Hodgson will definitely make

one change to his starting line-up. Having allowed goalkeeper Joe Hart to be released from the squad, former Celtic keeper Fraser Forster looks set to win his third cap back on his old home ground.

“The major focus here is on Fraser Forster and if I choose him it won’t be for any senti-mental reasons at Celtic Park, it will be because he deserves a start,” Hodgson said. England skipper Wayne Rooney said he was excited about returning to Celtic where he has played for Manchester United in the Cham-pions League.

“To play here was a completely different thing. The atmosphere before the start of the game is incredible. The fans are going to get right behind the Scotland players, and we have to be ready for it.”

Associated Press

Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana face nervous finishes to African Cup of Nations qualifying this week, and the embarrass-ment of possibly sitting out the continental championship only months after playing at the World Cup. The three are not yet certain of a place at next year’s tournament with one round of games to go. The last six of 16 spots in January and February in Equatorial Guinea will be decided in the last-round scramble on Wednesday, when Republic of Congo, Congo, Uganda and Malawi could be surprise qualifiers.

Defending champion Nigeria’s situa-tion was dire after it failed to win any of its first three qualifiers and responded by firing 2013 African Cup-winning coach Stephen Keshi.

But with Keshi re-instated after his tem-porary replacement insisted he was still the best man for the job, Nigeria won 2-0 in Republic of Congo this weekend to climb into the qualifying places. That means Nigeria will scrape through if it beats already-qualified South Africa at home on Wednesday. However, anything less could see Republic of Congo go through.

Ivory Coast also lifted itself back into contention with a 5-1 rout of Sierra Leone. But it also faces an already-qualified op-ponent in Cameroon, which beat the Ivo-rians 4-1 in September. A draw in Abidjan will seal Ivory Coast’s place in Equatorial Guinea ahead of Congo.

Ghana tops its group, but a surprise 1-0 loss in Uganda while captain Asamoah Gyan was missing with injury means there’s still work to do for the former World Cup quarterfinalists at home against

Togo. Guinea’s commanding 4-1 victory in Togo in the penultimate round means any two of the four teams can still qualify automatically as top two finishers in the group.

As one of the West African countries badly affected by the Ebola outbreak and with more than 1,000 deaths, Guinea’s qualification would also bring further complications to a tournament that days ago had a late change of host because of the deadly virus. Equatorial Guinea will now stage the Jan. 17-Feb. 8 tournament after Morocco was dumped for express-ing fears over Ebola and asking for a postponement.

One of the biggest surprises to make it to Equatorial Guinea would be Malawi, which will book its place if its result at Ethiopia is better than Mali’s at home against Algeria. Mali will be made more nervous by the fact that the Algerians have won five from five in qualifying in an im-pressive start under new coach Christian Gourcuff and appear to be early favorites to win the overall title next year.

Having missed out on the two automatic places from Group G, record seven-time African champion Egypt can only hope to qualify as the one best third-place team from the seven groups. Egypt prob-ably needs to win at North African rival Tunisia to have a chance of that or it will likely miss out on a third straight African Cup after winning the last time it played in 2010.

Algeria, Cape Verde, Tunisia, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Senegal have already qualified alongside Equatorial Guinea, the new stand-in host.

Associated Press

LONDON — Queens Park Rangers says it has accepted a misconduct charge for failing to control its players during a Premier League match against Manchester City. Several QPR players had surrounded referee Mike Dean to question his decision to disallow striker Charlie Austin’s goal after Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart had taken two touches to clear the ball with a free kick.

Speaking after the match, QPR manager Harry Redknapp said it was “a bit harsh” not to allow the goal but “if that’s the rule then that’s the rule.” QPR had twice led against the defending champions before a late strike from Sergio Aguero saw the game finish 2-2 at Loftus Road on Nov. 8. The club was also fined 20,000 pounds by the Football Association.

Associated Press

GENEVA — A Qatari whistle-blower has lodged a complaint about her treatment in the World Cup bid corruption report by FIFA’s judge, and the English Football Associa-tion demanded the release of the full corruption investigation on Monday. Former Qatar bid worker Phaedra Almajid told The Associated Press that she wrote to FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia about judge Joachim Eckert breaching her right to wit-ness confidentiality. It was sent late Sunday to the email address at the Manhattan law firm where Garcia is a partner.

In the letter of complaint, which has been seen by the AP, she wrote that Eckert “falsely discredits me in order to support his indefensible conclusion that the December 2010 bidding was

wholly acceptable.”Almajid’s protest adds to a chaotic

response since Thursday when FIFA released Eckert’s summary of the Garcia investigation into corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests won by Russia and Qatar, respectively. Both Russia and Qatar have always denied any wrong-doing.

Garcia himself said his was work was misrepresented by Eckert and appealed to FIFA. He is challeng-ing the German judge’s decision to close the case because “problematic” wrong-doing by candidates was “of limited scope” and did not justify reviewing the votes by FIFA’s ex-ecutive committee. Almajid gave evidence to Garcia alleging wrong-doing by Qatar’s bid when she was its head of international media until early 2010.

She said Eckert’s report de-nounced her as unreliable in a “crude, cynical and fundamentally errone-ous” summary of her cooperation. “My cooperation was based on your promise of confidentiality,” Almajid wrote to Garcia.

Though not named by Eckert in his 42-page document, Almajid was eas-ily identified — in a section covering Qatar titled “Role and Relevance of a “Whistleblower” — from her previ-ous public statements. She was named in a July 2011 statement in which she retracted her claims of corruption, but later said she was coerced to do so by Qatari bid officials.

Almajid’s most serious allegation was aired by a British Parliamentary committee in May 2011, that African members of FIFA’s ruling board were paid $1.5 million to vote for Qatar in a five-nation contest.

REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

England’s manager Roy Hodgson walks on to inspect the pitch ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly soccer match against Scotland at Celtic Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland November 17, 2014.

Hodgson plays down rivalry before Scotland clash

Nigeria, ICoast, Ghana in nervy qualifying finale

AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil

Senegal’s Souleymane Diawara, left, and Egypt’s, Walid Soliman, right, and compete for the ball during their African Cup of Nations group G qualifying soccer match at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The other two teams in group G are Tunisia and Botswana.

QPR accept misconduct charge after Man City draw

Brazil’s Thiago Silva takes part in a training ses-sion in Vienna November 17, 2014. Brazil will play a friendly soc-cer match against Aus-tria in Vienna on Tuesday.

Thiago Silva gets firm response from Dunga over captaincyReuters

VIENNA - Brazil coach Dunga gave a predictably firm response on Monday to Thiago Silva’s complaints that nobody had told the defender he was no longer captain of the side. Silva cap-tained Brazil at this year’s World Cup, when he was praised for holding together a shaky back four, but was left out of the team for last week’s friendly in Turkey and could also start on the bench away to Austria on Tuesday.

Qatari whistleblower protests FIFA judge’s report

REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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“I respect the history of each individual in the Brazil team but this is my way of working,” Dunga told re-porters. “Nobody loses out on anything when they are with the Brazilian team,” said the prickly coach. “The Brazil team is the Brazil team, every day here has to be conquered; every single second, every single training session.

“We believe in hierarchy and in rules, so that everyone in the group gets on with everyone else,” he added. “We believe in organising our work, we don’t like improvisa-tion.” Neymar has been captain since the World Cup but Silva said neither the Barcelona player nor Dunga had told him of the decision. “I never spoke to anyone, it was done without any conversation. That’s what upsets me,” Silva told Brazilian media on Sunday.

Secon StintDunga, who was previously Brazil coach for four

years until the 2010 World Cup, was brought back for a second stint to rebuild the team after a disastrous end

to this year’s World Cup, when they lost their semi-final 7-1 to Germany. He has made an impressive start with five straight wins and no goals conceded.

“We are working towards finding new leaders and we have to have various leaders,” said Dunga. “When some players join this team, they are comfortable from the first day,” said Dunga. “Others take more time to settle in. Others get special atten-tion in their clubs and when they come here they have to share it with others.

“Some just get praise all the time with their clubs, but when they come here they are subject to criticism and observations. “Players have to be ready to stand this burden of criticism.”

Reuters

GLASGOW - England man-ager Roy Hodgson appeared to play down the old rivalry between Scotland and England when he said Tuesday’s friendly was just another game, despite the intense atmosphere likely at Celtic Park. The Auld Enemy game was once one of the highlights of the sea-son, but since 1989 when the an-nual meetings ended, the two have met only four times -- the last 15 months ago when England won 3-2 at Wembley.

Their last meeting in Scotland was 15 years ago when England won the first leg of a Euro 2000 playoff 2-0 at Hampden Park. Asked if there can be such thing as a “friendly” between England and Scotland, Hodgson told a news conference: “Why not? I don’t really know why not? The game

at Wembley last year was fantastic for us, we had to pull out all the stops. For me that’s the type of friendly you want.

“Qualifying has to be our be-all and end-all but in between we are trying to find fixtures that will test us, give us a flavour of matches to come. “I won’t go down the obvious route of ‘we don’t like the Scots’ or ‘they don’t like us’ because in my lifetime it’s not something I’ve come across,” he said.

The rivalry between the two neighbours dates back 142 years to their first official meeting in 1872 with England winning 46 times and Scotland 41 since then. Both go into the match in good spirits after Scotland beat Ireland 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday and England beat Slovenia 3-1 at Wembley on Saturday.

Hodgson will definitely make

one change to his starting line-up. Having allowed goalkeeper Joe Hart to be released from the squad, former Celtic keeper Fraser Forster looks set to win his third cap back on his old home ground.

“The major focus here is on Fraser Forster and if I choose him it won’t be for any senti-mental reasons at Celtic Park, it will be because he deserves a start,” Hodgson said. England skipper Wayne Rooney said he was excited about returning to Celtic where he has played for Manchester United in the Cham-pions League.

“To play here was a completely different thing. The atmosphere before the start of the game is incredible. The fans are going to get right behind the Scotland players, and we have to be ready for it.”

Associated Press

Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana face nervous finishes to African Cup of Nations qualifying this week, and the embarrass-ment of possibly sitting out the continental championship only months after playing at the World Cup. The three are not yet certain of a place at next year’s tournament with one round of games to go. The last six of 16 spots in January and February in Equatorial Guinea will be decided in the last-round scramble on Wednesday, when Republic of Congo, Congo, Uganda and Malawi could be surprise qualifiers.

Defending champion Nigeria’s situa-tion was dire after it failed to win any of its first three qualifiers and responded by firing 2013 African Cup-winning coach Stephen Keshi.

But with Keshi re-instated after his tem-porary replacement insisted he was still the best man for the job, Nigeria won 2-0 in Republic of Congo this weekend to climb into the qualifying places. That means Nigeria will scrape through if it beats already-qualified South Africa at home on Wednesday. However, anything less could see Republic of Congo go through.

Ivory Coast also lifted itself back into contention with a 5-1 rout of Sierra Leone. But it also faces an already-qualified op-ponent in Cameroon, which beat the Ivo-rians 4-1 in September. A draw in Abidjan will seal Ivory Coast’s place in Equatorial Guinea ahead of Congo.

Ghana tops its group, but a surprise 1-0 loss in Uganda while captain Asamoah Gyan was missing with injury means there’s still work to do for the former World Cup quarterfinalists at home against

Togo. Guinea’s commanding 4-1 victory in Togo in the penultimate round means any two of the four teams can still qualify automatically as top two finishers in the group.

As one of the West African countries badly affected by the Ebola outbreak and with more than 1,000 deaths, Guinea’s qualification would also bring further complications to a tournament that days ago had a late change of host because of the deadly virus. Equatorial Guinea will now stage the Jan. 17-Feb. 8 tournament after Morocco was dumped for express-ing fears over Ebola and asking for a postponement.

One of the biggest surprises to make it to Equatorial Guinea would be Malawi, which will book its place if its result at Ethiopia is better than Mali’s at home against Algeria. Mali will be made more nervous by the fact that the Algerians have won five from five in qualifying in an im-pressive start under new coach Christian Gourcuff and appear to be early favorites to win the overall title next year.

Having missed out on the two automatic places from Group G, record seven-time African champion Egypt can only hope to qualify as the one best third-place team from the seven groups. Egypt prob-ably needs to win at North African rival Tunisia to have a chance of that or it will likely miss out on a third straight African Cup after winning the last time it played in 2010.

Algeria, Cape Verde, Tunisia, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Gabon and Senegal have already qualified alongside Equatorial Guinea, the new stand-in host.

Associated Press

LONDON — Queens Park Rangers says it has accepted a misconduct charge for failing to control its players during a Premier League match against Manchester City. Several QPR players had surrounded referee Mike Dean to question his decision to disallow striker Charlie Austin’s goal after Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart had taken two touches to clear the ball with a free kick.

Speaking after the match, QPR manager Harry Redknapp said it was “a bit harsh” not to allow the goal but “if that’s the rule then that’s the rule.” QPR had twice led against the defending champions before a late strike from Sergio Aguero saw the game finish 2-2 at Loftus Road on Nov. 8. The club was also fined 20,000 pounds by the Football Association.

Associated Press

GENEVA — A Qatari whistle-blower has lodged a complaint about her treatment in the World Cup bid corruption report by FIFA’s judge, and the English Football Associa-tion demanded the release of the full corruption investigation on Monday. Former Qatar bid worker Phaedra Almajid told The Associated Press that she wrote to FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia about judge Joachim Eckert breaching her right to wit-ness confidentiality. It was sent late Sunday to the email address at the Manhattan law firm where Garcia is a partner.

In the letter of complaint, which has been seen by the AP, she wrote that Eckert “falsely discredits me in order to support his indefensible conclusion that the December 2010 bidding was

wholly acceptable.”Almajid’s protest adds to a chaotic

response since Thursday when FIFA released Eckert’s summary of the Garcia investigation into corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests won by Russia and Qatar, respectively. Both Russia and Qatar have always denied any wrong-doing.

Garcia himself said his was work was misrepresented by Eckert and appealed to FIFA. He is challeng-ing the German judge’s decision to close the case because “problematic” wrong-doing by candidates was “of limited scope” and did not justify reviewing the votes by FIFA’s ex-ecutive committee. Almajid gave evidence to Garcia alleging wrong-doing by Qatar’s bid when she was its head of international media until early 2010.

She said Eckert’s report de-nounced her as unreliable in a “crude, cynical and fundamentally errone-ous” summary of her cooperation. “My cooperation was based on your promise of confidentiality,” Almajid wrote to Garcia.

Though not named by Eckert in his 42-page document, Almajid was eas-ily identified — in a section covering Qatar titled “Role and Relevance of a “Whistleblower” — from her previ-ous public statements. She was named in a July 2011 statement in which she retracted her claims of corruption, but later said she was coerced to do so by Qatari bid officials.

Almajid’s most serious allegation was aired by a British Parliamentary committee in May 2011, that African members of FIFA’s ruling board were paid $1.5 million to vote for Qatar in a five-nation contest.

REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

England’s manager Roy Hodgson walks on to inspect the pitch ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly soccer match against Scotland at Celtic Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland November 17, 2014.

Hodgson plays down rivalry before Scotland clash

Nigeria, ICoast, Ghana in nervy qualifying finale

AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil

Senegal’s Souleymane Diawara, left, and Egypt’s, Walid Soliman, right, and compete for the ball during their African Cup of Nations group G qualifying soccer match at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The other two teams in group G are Tunisia and Botswana.

QPR accept misconduct charge after Man City draw

Brazil’s Thiago Silva takes part in a training ses-sion in Vienna November 17, 2014. Brazil will play a friendly soc-cer match against Aus-tria in Vienna on Tuesday.

Thiago Silva gets firm response from Dunga over captaincyReuters

VIENNA - Brazil coach Dunga gave a predictably firm response on Monday to Thiago Silva’s complaints that nobody had told the defender he was no longer captain of the side. Silva cap-tained Brazil at this year’s World Cup, when he was praised for holding together a shaky back four, but was left out of the team for last week’s friendly in Turkey and could also start on the bench away to Austria on Tuesday.

Qatari whistleblower protests FIFA judge’s report

REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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“Unfortunately I’m not match fit,” the 33-year-old Swiss told the crowd at the O2 Arena. “I tried everything I could last night, also today: painkillers, treatment, rest, so forth, warm-up, until the very end. But I just can’t compete at this level with Novak. It would be too risky at my age to do this right now and I hope you understand.” Fans appeared to be supportive with ap-plause for Federer when he spoke.

The Swiss is set to play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup final against France, starting Friday. If he recovers in time, Federer will be chasing the only major trophy still eluding him. France hosts the match in the northern city of Lille and has opted for clay, a slow surface that could further thwart Federer’s chances to perform well.

“I don’t think he was calculat-ing and trying to save his body for Davis Cup final,” said Djokovic. “This is probably the biggest match of the season next to the final of a Grand Slam. I spoke to him, it’s a question mark for the Davis Cup final as well.” It was only the third time in Federer’s career that he withdrew, each time due to a back injury, following walkovers in 2008

at the Paris Masters and in 2012 in Doha.

Following back problems that ruined his 2013 season, Federer enjoyed a superb resurgence this season, losing to Djokovic in an epic Wimbledon final and adding five new titles to his collection.

Federer, the most successful player at the ATP Finals with six wins, also made it to the semifinals at the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and won his 23rd Masters title in Shanghai last month. He remained on course for the year-end No. 1 spot until this week and had dropped just one set on the way to the final.

“I think you have some recurrent things coming back from time to time,” the second-ranked Federer said. “It’s not that much of a sur-prise. I must say I’ve been feeling really good for over a year now, which has been not a surprise, but it’s been very nice. So this back spasm, whatever it might be, it’s just not a fun thing to have during the day. It’s just uncomfortable. But I’m positive and I’m hopeful that it’s going to go away very soon.”

Djokovic became the first player since Ivan Lendl from 1985-87 to

win the year-end event three times in a row but was not in the mood for celebrations. “You never like to win, especially these big matches against big rivals, with the retirement,” said the four-time champion.

Unbeaten on indoor courts in more than two years, Djokovic fin-ished the season No. 1 for the third time in four years, becoming the seventh man to accomplish the feat at least three times. Besides win-ning his seventh Grand Slam title at the All England Club, Djokovic was also runner-up at the French Open, and won six titles.

“Right now I’m at the pinnacle of my career,” he said, adding that winning at Roland Garros would be one his main goals in future years. “I physically feel very fit. As long as it is like that, I’m going to use these years in front of me to fight for No. 1 of the world and the biggest titles in the sport.”

Instead of facing Federer, Djok-ovic played an exhibition with Andy Murray before a doubles match pit-ting Murray and John McEnroe against Tim Henman and Pat Cash. Federer’s withdrawal marked the first walkover in a final in the tour-nament’s 45-year history.

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Miami Heat veteran Dwyane Wade is sitting out his third straight game because of a strained left hamstring. Wade worked out before the game at Brooklyn on Monday and coach Erik Spoelstra says the All-Star guard is improving daily, but the

Heat will be “very judicious” about it so Wade returns at full strength.

Wade is averaging 19.8 points and 6.4 assists. Danny Granger also was listed in the starting lineup in place of Luol Deng. Spoelstra said Deng hurt his wrist in Sunday’s loss to Milwaukee when he landed on it, but had been getting treatment all day in hopes of playing.

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, lower right, is helped up by teammates after an apparent injury after he, Washington Wiz-ards forward Paul Pierce and guard Garrett Temple tangled for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 in Miami.

Wade out for third straight game

at Brooklyn

Federer pulls out of ATP Finals with back injury

Associated Press

LONDON — In a potential blow to Switzerland’s Davis Cup ambitions, Roger Federer pulled out of the ATP Finals less than one hour before his title match against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, handing a third straight title at the year-end event to the top-ranked Serb. The 17-time Grand Slam champion said he hurt his back in the nearly three-hour semifinal win over Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka on Saturday night in which Federer saved four match points.

AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds up the trophy of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis after a walk-over victory due an injury to Switzerland’s Roger Federer in London, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Federer withdrew due to an injured back.

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“Our region has seen huge prog-ress on the foundation of peace and stability, but we cannot take this for granted,” he said. “Preserving it will be the most important task in the region. India and Australia can play their part in it by expanding our security cooperation and deepening our international partnerships in the region,” he added.

Modi’s speech came a day af-ter Chinese President Xi Jinping told the Australian Parliament that China, Australia’s largest trading partner, was committed to peaceful development and resolution of ter-ritorial disputes. China and Australia signed a preliminary free-trade deal on Monday that is expected to take effect next year.

Having also struck free-trade deals with Japan and South Korea, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia’s next priority was securing

a comprehensive economic partner-ship agreement with India next year. Abbott signed a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power genera-tion in September when he became the first world leader to visit newly elected Modi.

Modi has promised to provide power to his entire country within five years. Around 400 million Indi-ans still have no access to electricity at all, while hundreds of millions more are lucky to get a couple of hours a day with electricity. “I see Australia as a major partner in every area of our national priority, provid-ing skills and education to our youth,” Modi told Parliament said.

Australia has immense oppor-tunities to participate in India’s progress, he said. Modi opened his speech with a joke about Abbott’s now-infamous threat to “shirt front” Russian President Vladimir Putin

— an Australian football term for a head-on shoulder charge to an opponent’s chest — at the G-20 summit of world leaders in Brisbane, Australia, last weekend .

“I’m the third head of the govern-ment you are listening to this week, I do not know how you are doing this,” he said. “Maybe this is Prime Minister Abbott’s way of shirt fronting you.” Members of Parliament erupted into laughter at the comment, and even Abbott was seen chuckling.

Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron took his own playful dig at Abbott, noting in his speech to Parliament that he was a bit nervous when he was approached by steely-eyed Australian Foreign Minister Ju-lie Bishop at a recent summit in Italy. “I wondered for a moment whether I was heading for what I’m told we now need to call a shirt fronting,” Cameron said.

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — U.S. investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken by two American tourists who police say tried to ship preserved human parts from Thailand to Las Vegas.


Police say they contained body parts including an infant’s head, a baby’s foot and an adult heart. The 31-year-old McPherson and 33-year-old Tanner were released. They left Thailand on Sunday and couldn’t be reached for comment.

Bangkok police say McPherson told them he thought the items were bizarre and wanted to send them to friends back home. Efforts to reach family members or representatives in the Las Vegas area have been unsuc-cessful.

Associated Press

PARIS — The last French hos-tage held in Mali by Al-Qaida’s North African branch has pleaded in a video posted online for France to help negotiate his release. French President Francois Hollande’s office late Monday authenticated the video and said it constitutes “proof of life” of the hostage, Serge Lazarevic, who was captured in November 2011. Hollande’s office said it was doing all it could to help gain Lazarevic’s release.

The video posted by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb also shows another European hostage identified as Dutchman Sjaak Rijke, who gave the date of his video message as Sept. 26. The Dutch government has not authenticated the hostage’s identity. The SITE intelligence group which monitors jihadi online postings made the video available.

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb took numerous Western hostages until France intervened in Mali in January 2013 to rout the extremists. Hostage-taking has proved to be a lucrative business in Mali and other Sahel countries, but Hollande’s government vows it pays no ransoms.

At one point, at least 14 French

nationals were held hostage by Islamic militants in West Africa. Lazarevic is the last Frenchman held. He was cap-tured with associate Philippe Verdon who was shot to death in March 2012 by AQIM in retaliation for France’s military intervention in Malil.

Lazarevic and Verdon were kid-napped from their hotel in Hombori in northeastern Mali in November 2011. Their families have said they were in the region doing a feasibility study for a future cement factory.

“I feel my life is in danger since France intervened in Iraq,” Lazarevic said in the video, referring to French participation in the U.S.-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State militants. Unlike the Dutchman, he did not give any date for filming the video.

A Frenchman was captured and executed in September in Algeria by a dissident AQIM faction which broke away from the al-Qaida North Africa branch to support the Islamic State group after France joined the coalition against the Islamic State group.

Rijke, speaking in English, said he wanted to send a message to the Dutch government, according to SITE. “As of today, I hold my government re-sponsible for any harm that comes to me,” Rijke said.

AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes an address at Par-liament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Modi has called for a closer strategic partner-ship between India and Aus-tralia as well as a closer trading relationship.


Associated Press

CANBERRA — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a closer stra-tegic partnership between India and Australia as well as a closer trading relationship, warning that peace in the Asia-Pacific region cannot be taken for granted. Modi said in a rare address to the Australian Parliament that few countries have as much synergy as energy-hungry India and resource-rich Australia. The two countries were also “united by the ideals of democracy,” he said.

French, Dutch hostages in Mali plea for help


AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

Thai police officer shows a picture of a tattooed human skin which was found in a package of a U.S. tourist, dur-ing a press conference at Bangpongpang police station in Bangkok,Thailand. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014.

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BEIJING - Growth in foreign investment into China slowed in October, the government said Tuesday, amid a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and concerns over busi-ness risks.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) -- which excludes financial sectors -- totalled $8.53 billion for the month, the commerce ministry said, up 1.3 percent year-on-year.

The figure compares with a gain of 1.9 percent in September, which came after a four-year-low in August of $7.20 billion.

For the first 10 months of 2014, FDI amounted to $95.88 billion, the ministry said, a decline of 1.2 percent year-on-year.

Chinese authorities have in recent months launched anti-mo-nopoly, pricing and other inquiries into foreign firms in sectors rang-ing from auto manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to baby milk.

The probes have raised con-cerns among investors that Beijing is targeting overseas companies, which the commerce ministry has repeatedly denied.

But China’s appeal as an invest-ment destination has declined in recent years in the face of rising labour and land costs and compe-tition from other Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam.

Chinese officials have also blamed source country factors, such as Washington’s drive to

move industrial production back to the United States.

China’s economy expanded 7.3 percent in the July-September quarter, slower than the 7.5 percent expansion in the previous three months and the worst result since 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis.

In the first 10 months FDI fell 42.9 percent from Japan to $3.69 billion, 23.8 percent from the US to $2.32 billion, 16.2 percent from the European Union (EU) to $5.38 billion, and 15.2 percent from the ASEAN group of Southeast Asian countries to $5.41 billion.

Investment from Britain and South Korea bucked the trend, ris-ing 32.4 percent and 26.4 percent to $1.18 billion and $3.29 billion, respectively.

Investment by Chinese com-panies overseas, meanwhile, fell in October after a huge jump the month before.

Overseas direct investment (ODI) was down 12.2 percent year-on-year in October at $6.92 billion and stood at $81.88 billion for the first 10 months, up 17.8 percent. ODI had soared 90.5 percent in September to $9.79 billion.

China has been actively acquir-ing foreign assets, particularly energy and resources, to power its economy, with firms encouraged to “go out” and make overseas acquisitions to gain market access and international experience.

Officials have said that outward investment could exceed FDI this year.

“We are an agrarian country but we import rice, corn, soy-bean, wheat, salt, vegetables, and fruits. Which food products do we not import? I am sad (to see this reality),” he said Tuesday.

Indonesia should be able to be self-sufficient in any food stocks, including rice, within three or four years from now, the head of state told the participants of the

National Resilience Institute’s upgrading program here.

He adding that the habit of importing food products has made the nation lazy to reach the food security.

According to President Joko Widodo, 52 percent of the coun-try’s irrigation system in Indone-sia has been damaged and no new irrigation facilities have been

built over the past 15 years. “Eleven reservoirs will be

built next year. Don’t talk about agriculture. Where is the water from? And how do we deal with fertilizer and seeds?” he said.

Besides increasing the volume of products, it was also important for Indonesia to prepare a cred-ible marketing system for its food products, he said.

REUTERS/Beawiharta

A woman walks in front of a screen at Indonesia’s stock exchange screen in Jakarta November 18, 2014. Indonesia’s central bank convened an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, fuelling speculation it will raise interest rates after the president hiked fuel prices to tackle the country’s budget and current account deficits. The fuel-price news helped push Indonesian stocks up as much as 0.7 percent on Tuesday, while the rupiah climbed to a 2-week high.

Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the Corruption Eradica-tion Commission (KPK) to take over the forest fire cases involving planta-tion companies in South Sumatra.

“We hope the central government and the KPK will take over the law enforcement operations from the South Sumatran provincial govern-ment against the perpetrators of for-est fires,” Walhi’s chief campaigner for forest and plantation Zenzy Suhadi stated on Monday.

He noted that law enforcement by the local government against the plantation companies, which inten-tionally burnt forest and peatland areas for starting plantations, was nothing more than just a business negotiation.

Zenzy said Walhi no longer trusted the law enforcement carried out by the provincial government, which was alleged to have provided cover to the perpetrators.

He remarked that Walhi had also

urged the KPK to monitor the gov-ernment budget allocated to finance the management of haze problem arising due to the forest fires.

He emphasized that there was a strong indication that the recurring forest fires every year were set off intentionally in order to ensure a steady flow of government funds worth billions of rupiah to address the haze problem.

“We hope the South Sumatran provincial government could offer wider access to public information on forest fires,” Zenzy remarked.

He pointed out that futile law enforcement against the erring com-panies was indicative of the fact that rampant mafia existed in the licens-ing practice.

He alleged that massive structural corruption existed in the natural re-sources sector in South Sumatra’s local government bodies.

“Therefore, we urge President Jokowi and the KPK to take over the law enforcement process and initiate action against the companies respon-sible for starting peatland and forest fires,” he added.


JAKARTA - Human Rights Watch Tuesday urged Indonesia’s national police to halt “discriminatory” vir-ginity tests for women applying to join the force in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country.

The rights group said women applicants are required to be both unmarried and virgins, and the vir-ginity test is still widely used despite the insistence of some senior police officials that the practice has been discontinued.

In a series of interviews with HRW, young women -- including some who underwent the test as recently as this year -- described the procedure as painful and traumatic.

The women told how they were forced to strip naked before female medics gave them a “two-finger test” -- a practice described by HRW as archaic and discredited.

“I don’t want to remember those bad experiences. It was humiliating,” said one 19-year-woman who took the test in the city of Pekanbaru, on western Sumatra island, and whose identity was not disclosed.

“Why should we take off our clothes in front of strangers? It is not necessary. I think it should be stopped.”

Nisha Varia, associate women’s

rights director at HRW, described the tests as “a discriminatory practice that harms and humiliates women.

“Police authorities in Jakarta need to immediately and unequivocally abolish the test, and then make cer-tain that all police recruiting stations nationwide stop administering it.”

The tests contravene the police’s own guidelines on recruitment and violate international human rights to equality, non-discrimination and privacy, HRW said.

Police did not immediately re-spond to requests for comment.

While senior police have insisted in recent years that virginity tests for female applicants have been stopped, HRW said a posting on the force’s own website this month noted that female applicants must undergo the procedure.

Women currently make up about three percent of the 400,000-strong force, HRW said, but added the po-lice had launched a drive to increase the number of female officers.

Society is deeply conservative in parts of Indonesia and some still value female virginity highly.

The issue hit the headlines last year, when the education chief of a city sparked outrage by suggesting that teenage schoolgirls should un-dergo virginity tests to enter senior high school.

President, KPK urged to take over forest fire cases

Police criticised over virginity tests

Indonesia should reduce its reliance

on imported food products

Antara

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has urged all parties in Indonesia to make a col-lective effort to reduce the country’s dependence on imported food products and start strengthening the nation’s food security.

That leaves the country — the world’s third-largest economy — on a long and growing list of troubled economies. China is slow-ing as well, and Europe can’t seem to take off.

Among major economies, only the United States and Britain are growing at decent rates, and how

long that lasts depends on how much trouble their trading partners are in.

British Prime Minister David Cameron warned in an opinion piece in the Guardian newspaper on Monday that the “red warning lights are flashing” for the world economy.

Eurozone WoesThe economy of the 18 euro

countries has been struggling to grow since it emerged from recession last year. It expanded by a mere 0.2 percent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period.

Its problems are compounded by the threat of deflation — when prices fall. A sustained drop would hurt growth by encouraging people to delay purchases in hopes of bet-ter deals later on.

Government debt, meanwhile, remains high among large econo-mies like France, Italy and Britain. That means they will have to limit spending for years, potentially sty-mieing growth.

“National debt levels are perhaps double what they were before the (2008) crisis,” said John Whittaker,

an economist at Lancaster Univer-sity’s Management School.

The conflict in Ukraine is also raising uncertainty, leading to sanc-tions between Russia and the U.S. and European Union. The impact has been visible in a drop in factory orders and business confidence in Germany.

The eurozone’s combined $13 billion economy is the world’s second-biggest, trailing only the United States, meaning its prob-lems cast a pall over the global economy.

‘Red warning lights’ flashing for global economyAssociated Press

LONDON — The global economy’s problems seem to be multiplying. Hours after the leaders of the world’s 20 most developed economies sought to boost confidence by promising to increase global output by $2 trillion over five years, Japan said it had fallen into recession.

Chinese FDI growth slows to 1.3% in October

AP Photo/Andy Wong

A cleaner stands on a platform wipes on the Galaxy Soho, a newly built commercial building in Beijing, China Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Growth in foreign investment into China slowed in Octo-ber, the government said Tuesday, amid a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy and concerns over business risks.

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Two units of fire trucks were deployed to the scene to assist local residents in fighting the fire. Due to rapid flares, the fire on the house filled with Balinese style ornaments and carvings could just be extinguished after the officers spent seven tanks of water.

The fire incident was first known by his wife, Ni Gusti Ayu Raka Widnyani, 58, which was about to take her grandson at the Bale Dauh pavilion (the burning building). At that time, she was in the kitchen. Suddenly, she heard the cries of her grandson, I Gusti Lanang Rai Bawa, 1.5, who was sleeping in the pavilion. The grandmother then wanted to look at her grandson in the room. When entering the house, the fire was seen quite large in the

left corner of the house.With shocked condition on hear-

ing the cries of her grandson, Ayu Raka ran out and asked for help. In relatively short time, the fire was seen to have enlarged and burned her cupboard containing fabrics and valuable documents. When coming into the pavilion to take her grandson, the grandson was crying like experiencing injury due to heat exposure on right hand and right foot. According to residents, the grandson was immediately rushed to hospital.

Other than almost causing her grandson to get roasted, a number of the victim’s belongings were also on fire. Among them, there were gold jewelry weighing 2 kg, two gold Mido and Seiko wrist watch, two units of Samsung

mobile phone, a Blackberry mo-bile phone, a handy-talky device, papers including certificates and cash reached IDR 70 million. Due to such fire incident, the victim was estimated to suffer loses worth IDR 2 billion.

Meanwhile, regarding the in-cident, police dare not ascertain. Operations Division Head of Gian-yar Police doubling as acting chief of Ubud Police, I Wayan Surata, said that his party had assigned a forensic laboratory team to inspect the cause of the fire. However, from the victim’s testimony, it was recognized if few weeks in advance a particular damage occurred to his water heater wiring in the house. His party was still awaiting the re-sults of the forensic team regarding the cause of the fire. (kmb16)

Santos addressed the nation Monday night little more than 24 hours after Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, dressed in civilian clothes, was snatched by gunmen along with two others while visiting a hamlet along a remote river in western Colombia. A soldier who managed to flee in the group’s boat, and reportedly had advised the general against traveling deep into the jungle, said the rebels belonged to the recalcitrant 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. It’s the first time that the guerrillas have taken an army general captive and couldn’t have come at a worse mo-ment for Santos.

Even before Santos suspended two-year-old peace talks, frustra-tion with the slow progress and the guerrillas’ refusal to wind down attacks had been building. Earlier this month, the FARC captured two soldiers during intense fighting in northeast Colombia and killed two Indians who confronted rebels

hanging up revolutionary banners on their reservation. It has since offered to free the soldiers.

Calling Alzate’s abduction “to-tally unacceptable,” Santos ordered government peace negotiators not to travel Monday to Cuba as planned for the next round of peace talks until Alzate and the two oth-ers — an army captain and a female lawyer advising the army on a rural energy project — are freed.

“The FARC have to understand that, although we’re negotiat-ing in the middle of the conflict, peace doesn’t come by resorting to violence and undermining confi-dence,” Santos said Monday night in a 5-minute, televised address.

Amid the tough talk, little is known about the general’s where-abouts or why he apparently vio-lated military protocol and set off on the Atrato River in the dangerous zone dressed as a civilian without bodyguards. A massive search op-eration mounted Monday has so far yielded few leads and residents of

the 800-person hamlet of wooden shacks where the group was taken told local media they didn’t know about the visit.

The FARC considers captured military personnel to be prisoners of war even though it freed all sol-diers in its control and swore off the kidnapping of civilians on the eve of talks in 2012.

It also has been clamoring for a cease-fire while peace talks continue, something Santos has rejected for fears it would allow the guerrillas to regroup like they did in the last attempt at peace that ended in 2002.

The FARC’s 34th Front is among the group’s most entrenched and fiercest fighting units, based in the dense, water-logged jungles around Quibdo where a slew of criminal gangs and drug traffickers also operate. Its members repeat-edly violated unilateral cease-fires declared by the FARC leadership in Havana during elections and Christmas holidays.

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — U.S. investiga-tors are trying to determine whether any laws were broken by two American tourists who police say tried to ship preserved human parts from Thailand to Las Vegas.


Police say they contained body parts including an infant’s head, a baby’s foot and an adult heart. The 31-year-old McPherson and 33-year-old Tanner were released. They left Thailand on Sunday and

couldn’t be reached for comment.Bangkok police say McPherson

told them he thought the items were bizarre and wanted to send them to friends back home. Efforts to reach family members or representatives in the Las Vegas area have been unsuccessful.


Thai police officer shows a picture of a tattooed human

skin which was found in a package of a U.S. tourist,

during a press conference at Bangpongpang police

station in Bangkok,Thailand. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

AP Photo/Colombian Army press office

This Aug. 15, 2014 photo released by Colombia’s Army press office shows Colombian Army Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, left, reaching to shake hands with a soldier in Bogota, Colombia.

Colombia halts peace talks after general is takenAssociated Press

BOGOTA — President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia’s largest rebel group dem-onstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured Sunday, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century conflict depend on it.

Bali Post

NEGARA - Hundreds of fisher-men in the coastal areas of Medewi admitted to be vicious related to the mooring site for their boat. Rocky beach condition made their traditional boat quickly scuffed. Meanwhile, the raw material of boat was difficult to obtain. Even, if it is available, it will be surely very expensive. At Medewi, there are about 173 fishermen coalesced into the Setia Dewi fisherman group and all use wooden boat.

“Every low tide, we get dif-ficulties to bring the boat into the middle of the ocean because the coastal area is rocky,” said one of the fishermen, Edi, 33, Monday (Nov 17). If it was drawn, the boat would be easily damaged, especially the hull because it rubbed against the rock. Mean-while, their income was barely enough for daily needs and almost difficult to buy a new one. On that account, many fishermen decided not to go to sea at low tide, fear-ing their boat broke down. “Some are desperate, but ultimately they are subject to repair costs. When kept for long time, the boat can also turn quickly damaged as

eaten by termites,” added another fisherman.

They expected to be made a concrete path on the rocks, mak-ing it easier for their boat when pulled. Group Head of the Setia Dewa, Arnawi, 50, did not dismiss the coastal conditions. During low tide, it was difficult for fishing lines to come into the fish auction base (TPI) due to the rocky coastal area. But he said the group had made a lane and so far it could have been passed through accordingly.

“It just needs to be concreted again. I think it will be strong and can be used,” said the former ham-let chief. About 102 boats owned by the group members totally con-sisting of 173 people were made of wood. Fishermen were also reluctant to use fiber material as it was expensive and easily destroyed when hitting rocks. To make wood-en boat, they were forced to look for timber material up to the outside Bali because it was not available in their region.

The number of fishermen on the coastal area is quite rapid. In addition to catching fish up to the waters of Tabanan, they also net-ted lobsters in the waters around Medewi. (kmb26)

Boat quickly turns damagedMedewi fishermen complain about mooring line

IBP/Surya Dharma

Hundreds of fishermen in the coastal areas of Medewi admitted to be vicious related to the mooring site for their boat. Rocky beach condition made their traditional boat quickly scuffed. Meanwhile, the raw material of boat was difficult to obtain.

IBP/Agung Dharmada

The fire alleged to have originated from an electric short circuit scorched the building owned by Ngurah Lanang Bawa, 62, Kedewatan hamlet, Ubud subdistrict, Monday (Nov 17)

House on fire, a 1.5-year-old

toddler almost burnsBali Post

GIANYAR - The fire alleged to have originated from an electric short circuit scorched the building owned by Ngurah Lanang Bawa, 62, Kedewatan hamlet, Ubud subdistrict, Monday (Nov 17). A 1.5-year-old toddler, denoting the victim’s grandson almost got roasted in the fire incident occurred at 05:30 a.m.

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Associated Press

NEW YORK — One more time, Facebook is trying to simplify its lengthy privacy policy — and make it much shorter — to explain how it targets advertisements to its 1.35 billion users.

The world’s largest online social network uses the information people share on its site, along with the apps they use and the outside websites they visit, to show them advertisements deemed relevant to them. In the July-September quarter, Facebook reported nearly $3 billion in advertising revenue, a 64 percent increase from a year earlier.

Over the years, the company has faced concerns from users and from government regulators and pri-vacy advocates that its policies are too complicated. Two years ago, it settled with the Federal Trade Com-mission over charges that it exposed details about their users’ lives without getting the required legal consent. Last year, an independent audit that was part of the settlement found its privacy practices sufficient.

Despite criticisms, Facebook is rare among Internet companies in that it seeks user input on its privacy policy and tries to put it in plain English. But it also has a vast trove of data about its users that it uses to show ads and measure how well they work, among other things.

On Thursday, Facebook introduced a tool called “Privacy Basics,” a set of animated, interactive guides

designed to show users how to control what they share on the site. Tips answer questions such as “How do I delete something I post on Facebook?” or “What do people who aren’t my friends see when they search for me?”

It also proposed changes to its terms and privacy policy, which it calls its data policy. The new policy is much shorter and lays out how Facebook collects data and what it does with it, among other things, in illustrated subsections.

Users will have seven days — until Nov. 20 — to comment on the new policy and the final version will go into effect soon after that.

The move comes as Facebook is testing a tool that lets users buy things through its site, and ramps up its ad targeting based on users’ location. The new policy ensures that if people use Facebook to make a pur-chase, their credit card information will be collected, for example. Meanwhile, the location information Fa-cebook collects might include where you took a photo that you share on the site, or the location of your mobile device using GPS, Bluetooth or WiFi signals.

A recent Pew Research Center poll found that some 80 percent of Americans who use social net-working sites are concerned about third parties, such as advertisers, accessing data that they share on the sites. At the same time, most are willing to share some information about themselves in exchange for using such services for free.

The world’s largest automaker announced Tuesday that it will be-gin selling fuel cell cars in Japan on Dec. 15 and in the U.S. and Europe in mid-2015. The sporty-looking, four-door Toyota Mirai will retail for 6.7 million yen ($57,600) before taxes. Toyota Motor Corp hopes to sell 400 in Japan and 300 in the rest of the world in the first year.

“In time, the fuel cell vehicle will become mainstream. We wanted to take the first step,” said Mitsuhisa Kato, a Toyota executive vice presi-dent, at the vehicle’s launch Tues-day. “We want to be at the leading edge.”

Fuel cell vehicles run on com-pressed hydrogen gas, which in the Mirai’s case is stored in two tanks mounted underneath the vehicle. They emit no exhaust, though fos-sil fuels are used in the production of hydrogen and to pressurize it. Both Honda and Hyundai are also experimenting with limited sales and leases of fuel cell cars. Honda showed a fuel cell concept car on Monday.

Besides the relatively high cost, buyers will have to contend with finding fuel. Only a few dozen

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato unveils all new fuel cell vehicle FCV “Mirai” in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

Toyota to start sales of fuel cell car next month

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TOKYO — There will only be a few hundred, and they won’t be cheap, but Toyota is about to take its first small step into the unproven market for emissions-free, hydrogen-powered vehicles.

hydrogen filling stations have been built worldwide, though govern-ments are subsidizing the construc-tion of more.

It’s an uncertain future that de-pends both on whether makers can bring down the price, and a wide-enough network of filling stations is built. Yoshikazu Tanaka, deputy chief engineer for Toyota’s next gen-eration vehicle development, said he expects it will take 10-20 years for the Mirai to reach sales in the tens of thousands of vehicles a year.

Asked if it’s a risk, he said yes, but Toyota views it as a challenge. Likening it to a chicken and egg situation, he said if you say it’s too risky and don’t move forward with production, the number of filling sta-tions will never grow. Toyota faced a similar scenario with its gasoline-electric hybrid, the Prius, which now sells in big numbers.

“It was a big challenge when we first introduced the Prius, or hybrid car, in 1997,” he said in an interview in Tokyo. “And it’s an even bigger challenge this time because there is no infrastructure, and we’re trying to lead” the commercialization of fuel cell cars.

Hoping to offset the inconve-nience of finding fuel, Toyota gave the car a futuristic look inside and out — Mirai means future in Japanese — and made it peppy to try to attract buyers. It accelerates particularly quickly from about 40

to 70 kilometers (25 to 45 miles) per hour, Tanaka said.

The company has about 200 pre-orders for the vehicle, mainly government agencies and companies that want to go green, the company said. Over time, Kato said, Toyota

hopes to help build a “hydrogen society.”

The Mirai can travel 650 to 700 kilometers (400-435 miles) on its two tanks of hydrogen. In the US, its range is 300 miles because of different driving conditions.

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Bali PostTABANAN - Nearly one third of

the paddy field in Bali is located in Tabanan. Currently, the area of pad-dy fields in the region reaches about 22,388 hectares (data in 2012—Ed) spreading across ten subdistricts. This region always shows a surplus of rice production each year and receives the title as the rice granary of Bali. In the course of time, many paddy fields are converted both for tourism, residential and industrial area. By all means, the impact of land conversion is feared to threaten food security.

Based on data of the Tabanan Agriculture and Horticulture Agen-cy, the details of paddy field area in 2009 reached 22,562 hectares and in 2010 diminished to 22,455 hectares. In 2011, it diminished again to 22,435 hectares and in 2012 diminished again to 22,388 hectares. Some of the paddy fields were converted into housing, while some others were converted into plantation. “Not all areas were converted to settlements, but also converted into gardens, roads, of-fices and others,” said the Head of

Such high import value of Bali, according to the economist Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma, DBA, could potentially lead to the destruction of economic sector. Domestic market invaded first by imported products with competitive quality and price would in turn weaken the local producers.

“So, many cheaper import prod-ucts will make a loss to local indus-try. Moreover, it shows a large dif-ference. The very possible way for local businesses to survive is to act pragmatically namely by changing profession from manufacturer into importers,” said Sri Darma.

Nevertheless, government inter-vention could no longer be given because the ACFTA agreement has been signed. “Concrete steps that can be made by the government is providing coaching and training so

Domestic market of Bali invaded by imported products

Bali PostDENPASAR - As a world tourist destination, Bali does not

only record the surge in the number of tourist arrivals. A number of foreign products also besiege the domestic market in Bali. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Bali noted that the import value of Bali in September 2014 reached USD 60,716,601. This figure increased by 93.37 percent compared to the situation in September 2013 amounting to USD 31,398,957. This figure also increased by 493.82 percent compared to the condition in August 2014 amounting to USD 10,224,826.

that they will remain competitive, especially creating SME entrepre-neurs,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of BPS Bali, Panusunan Siregar, explained that according to the country of origin, most imports in September 2014 came from Finland, China, Singapore, the United States and South Korea, with the respective percentage of 85.54 percent, 5.32 percent, 1.65 percent, 1.46 percent and 1.16 percent.

“The main commodities import-ed includes the product of machin-ery or equipment, electrical product, mechanical product, iron and steel items, jewelry or gem products and optical device products with the respective percentage amounting to 72.54 percent, 17.33 percent, 2.46 percent, 1.85 percent and 0.69 percent,” he explained.

Cumulatively, the goods import-ed by Bali Province from January to September 2014, admitted Siregar, reached USD 255,134,647 or an increase of 33.25 percent compared to that of in previous year reaching

USD 191,476,448.“Development of the import

value of the five countries shows if the imports from the United States decreased by 14.86 percent, while the four other countries, namely

China, Finland, South Korea and Australia have increased with the respective percentage of 36.16 percent, 349.40 percent, 499.24 percent and 13.86 percent,” he said. (kmb27)

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Tourists passed a shopping area at Kuta, Badung Regency. As a world tourist destination, Bali does not only record the surge in the number of tourist arrivals. A number of foreign products also besiege the domestic market in Bali.

Land conversion rampantTabanan agriculture faces big challenges

Tabanan Agriculture Agency, Nyo-man Budana, recently.

He added that most land conver-sions from paddy fields into housing occurred in urban areas such as Kediri subdistrict and Kerambitan subdis-trict. Paddy fields area along the Jalan Bypass Soekarno, for instance, was filled with many shops, housing up to boarding house. Other than land conversion, a decrease in farming households was also quite haunting. Based on data of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Tabanan, the number of farming household in Tabanan de-creased 18 percent during the decade of 2003-2013.

The Head of BPS Tabanan, Sri Sukiswati, exposed the profession of farmers in Tabanan known as the rice granary was on the wane in the span of 10 years. From the agricul-tural census, added Sukiswati, the farming household in 2003 reached 70,784 which then decreased to 63,580 in 2013. “About 33,000 farmers in Tabanan are categorized into smallholders. In other words, the land cultivated is not more than 0.5 hectare,” she said.

Depreciation of farmer profes-

sion was surely followed by the shrinkage of agricultural land and land conversion. According to Sukiswati if the shrinkage of ag-ricultural land was not controlled, it would affect the food needs in Tabanan.

Preserving the predicate as the rice granary of Bali was believed to be a serious challenge for the Tabanan County. The Head of Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda) Tabanan, I.B. Wiratmaja, mentioned that the ex-isting fact showed if the growth in the agricultural sector was increas-ingly lagging behind compared to other economic sectors. The agricultural sector becoming the economic base of Tabanan was gradually abandoned by younger generation. Many people did not know if the long-term vision of Tabanan development was the Ag-riculture-based Prosperous Tabanan (Regional Bylaw No.14/2011).

Related to the scarcity of young people getting involved in the agricultural sector, he believed it was a tough job for the government and should become the concern of

all parties. Tabanan County was committed to start a small step by integrating the harmonious food development with school authority, namely by introducing since early stage to school children various agricultural activities expected to foster a love and appreciation to the agriculture and its products.

Further he said the agricultural sector was the economic basis of Tabanan, so that it was required a breakthrough and innovation in the management of the potential and management of the agriculture in order to realize the sustainable agriculture. “To achieve sustain-able agriculture, Tabanan has made some measures through inter-sec-toral synergy from the upstream to downstream,” he explained.

As commitment to the agricul-tural sector, he added, the Tabanan government had launched the pro-gram of healthy rice and creative economic development. “Both main programs are intended to sup-port the existence of agriculture in the broad sense that will guarantee the profits for farmers,” he con-cluded. (kmb28)

International2 Wednesday, November 19, 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.

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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

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Bali PostMANGUPURA - Life of the

snatching suspect Santoso, 30, from Jember, East Java, almost lost be-cause he was beaten by masses. The masses were furious after the suspect grabbed a bag belonging to Kelsey Renee Hosking, 23, from Australia on Jalan Beraban, Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta, Sunday (Nov 16). Police had brought the suspect to Badung Hospital.

According to the Chief of North Kuta Police, Ronny R. Eppang, Mon-day (Nov 17), the victim stayed at Mutiara Bali Hotel on Jalan Beraban, North Kuta. At the time of incident, the victim were having promenade with two friends. “The victim was walking around with her friends around 10:15 p.m.,” he added.

At that time, the suspect came by riding a motorcycle and approached the victim. The suspect promptly

grabbed the victim’s bag. Unfortu-nately, the bag even came off from the suspect’s hand and fell onto the road. More sadly, when the suspect stepped on the clutch, he even lost balance and eventually fell down from the motorcycle.

“Some security guards and pa-trol police of Petitenget seeing the incident immediately pursued the suspect. Unluckily, local residents could first arrest the suspect. Since the people were upset, the suspect was beaten to a pulp. Fortunately, police officers could quickly secure the suspect,” he said.

The victim’s bag contained money worth IDR 1 million, AUD 130, credit cards, iPhone 5 and other valuable doc-uments. “The victim claimed to suffer a loss worth IDR 10 million. We are still developing the case and searching for the suspect’s boarding house on Jalan Kunti, Kuta,” he said. (kmb36)

From the observation of Bali Post, the six suspects having been detained were involved in the reconstruction. Other than Noor, it was also attended by the suspect Adreanus Ngongo alias Aril, Mar-lina Bela Zaghu alias Feli, Yuliana Billi alias Yane, Urbanus Ghoghi alias Ur, and Yohanes Sairokodu alias Yonis. Meanwhile, two other culprits were still at large, namely Martin and Rangga, but their role was replaced by the officers.

The first reconstruction was held at the plot on Jalan Sudamala, South Denpasar. At this location, the sus-pect Noor met with the executors for the action plan and the matter of payment. In addition to involving the executors, the case also dragged the victim’s house maid namely Marlina Bela Zaghu alias Feli and Yuliana Bili alias Yane. “Similarly, they met on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Sanur, precisely in front of the Mimba Pool & Spa. They held a meeting on October 16-19, 2014,” said the officer.

In addition, they also determined the time of survey to Villa Emerald

on Jalan Karang Sari, Semawang, South Denpasar, and deepened the victim’s characteristics considering the five executors were not familiar with the victim. The suspect Yo-hanes had asked the characteristics of victims to Yuliana so that he would not misdirected.

“I asked about the characteristics of Bob (Robert—Ed) to Yuliana. Once agreed, I was invited to link my little pinky to hers indicating if I have agreed,” said Yohanes, who was arrested in the village forest of Umban Ronggo village, Ate Dalo Kodi subdistrict, West Sumba, NTT.

At the time of incident, Sunday (Oct 19), Noor fetched the execu-tors. However, Noor who drove the Toyota Avanza was waiting on Jalan Sudamala, Denpasar. From the plot, the hired murderers were walking toward the car. “They are communicating by mobile phone,” said the officer.

Unfortunately, the reconstruc-tion of Robert at Villa Emerald was closed. As a result, all journalists were not allowed to come into the

villa by the security guard.Meanwhile, the delivery of the

remaining payment worth IDR 100 million by Noor to Aril was committed at the edge of Jalan Bet Ngandang II, Sanur, precisely near the Suarti Spa, Monday (Oct 20). “Upfront payment worth IDR 50 million was handed over at the villa, after killing the victim,” said the of-ficer asking for anonymity.

Police also made reconstruction at some other locations, namely at the location where the body and blade was discarded, namely on Jalan Krasan, exactly in the north of Puseh Temple of Sedang village, Abiansemal, Badung. “When dis-posing of the body, initially Martin was told to drive by Noor. Since he could not drive well, Noor finally took over the car until the disposal site of the body at the scene and came back to Denpasar,” he said.

The Head of Sub Directorate III of General Criminal Unit of Bali Police, Marsdianto, said the recon-struction demonstrated 20 scenes. “All of the crime scenes contained 20 scenes,” he said. (kmb36)

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Life of the snatching suspect Santoso, 30, from Jember, East Java, almost lost because he was beaten by masses.

Targeting Australian tourist, a snatcher beaten by masses

Murder reconstruction of Briton

Victim’s wife and executors hold several meetings

Bali PostDENPASAr - Murder case of robert Kevin Ellis alias Mr. Bob, 60, from Britain is

increasingly clear if it has been carefully planned by his wife, Julaikah Noor Aini alias Noor Ellis, after the reconstruction of the murder case held on Monday (Nov 17). They were finalizing the plan by organizing several meetings at plot on Jalan Sudamala, South Denpasar.

IBP/Yudi KarnaediMurder case of Rob-ert Kevin Ellis alias Mr. Bob, 60, from Britain is increasing-ly clear if it has been carefully planned by his wife, Julaikah Noor Aini alias Noor Ellis, after the re-construction of the murder case held on Monday (Nov 17).


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He announced the price of petrol and diesel would go up more than 30 percent from midnight, a deep cut to government subsidies that will be welcomed by economists but risks denting the new presi-dent’s popularity.

“From time to time, a nation faces difficult choices -- neverthe-less, we must take a decision,” the president, known as Jokowi, said in a televised address to the nation.

Government fuel subsidies are a thorny issue in Indonesia. Econo-mists have long been calling for the payouts that gobble up a huge chunk of the state budget to be reduced but large sections of the public are staunchly against any

increase.Previous cuts -- including a

large one last year -- have sparked violent protests and before Mon-day’s announcement, stone-throw-ing youths briefly clashed with security forces in one traditional protest hotspot.

However most parts of the coun-ty were calm before the announce-ment, which had been expected for weeks, and TV news channels focused their attention on queues of cars and motorcyclists wait-ing to fill up on cheap fuel before midnight.

Analysts hailed the move by Widodo, who took office last month, as it fulfilled a campaign pledge to

cut the payouts in order to divert money to reforms, such as over-hauling infrastructure and helping the country’s poorest.

It is seen as an urgently needed boost to an economy that is expand-ing at its slowest pace for five years, with growth slipping to 5.01 percent on-year in the third quarter.

“The move is encouraging since it suggests that Jokowi is serious about economic reform in Indo-nesia, and is even prepared to take steps that may prove unpopular in the short-run,” said Gareth Leather, Asia economist from Capital Eco-nomics.

The price of petrol is rising 2,000 rupiah (16 US cents) to 8,500

a litre, a increase of just over 30 percent, while diesel will go up 2,000 rupiah to 7,500 a litre, a 35 percent increase, Widodo said late Monday.

“The state needs a budget for in-frastructure, education, and health. The budget has not been available as it has been wasted on fuel subsi-dies,” he said.

Widodo, Indonesia’s first leader from outside the political and mili-tary elites, also said there would be “social protection” for the poorest, a reference to a government scheme aimed at providing cash handouts to cushion the impact of the fuel price increase.

The cut in subsidies was smaller than some had been expected af-ter recent steep falls in global oil prices granted the government some breathing space as it’s fuel import bill shrank.

Before the announcement, sever-

al hundred protesters demonstrated in the city of Makassar, a traditional protest hotspot, on central Sulawesi island, hurling stones at security forces, and there was a small protest in Surabaya city, on Java island, AFP reporters said.

However, the demonstrations were small compared to the mass protests that have accompanied past fuel price hikes.

While some of the anger has come from the growing army of car and motorbike owners in In-donesia, much is among the wider public as a fuel price increase dra-matically pushes up inflation in the short term.

Politicians are nervous about dismantling the decades-old fuel subsidy programme in part be-cause an attempt by Suharto to reduce the payouts triggered riots that helped end his three-decade dictatorship.


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Students shout slogan as they lie down on the road during a protest against the fuel price hikes outside the presidential palace in Jakarta,Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a sharp increase in fuel prices on Monday, saying costly government subsidies would be better spent on infrastructure and development.Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo unveiled a hefty increase in the price of sub-sidised fuel Monday, taking a risky, unpopular first step towards fixing the tattered finances of Southeast Asia’s top economy.


Jolie thrilled fans when she walked the red carpet with husband Brad Pitt for the Sydney premiere of the movie, which is based on the true story of a US Olympic athlete turned Japanese prisoner of war.

Jolie said all the war and violence in the world today had made people ques-tion the future.

“I wanted to put something out in this world that reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and brotherhood and faith and all of the things that will in the end get us through these dark times,” she told a press conference in Sydney.

The film tells the story of Louis Zam-perini, who competed in the 5,000m at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, before be-coming a bombardier in World War II.

When his plane crashed over the South Pacific he spent 47 days adrift on a raft with a crewmate before being captured by Japanese soldiers in the Marshall Islands.

He was held in a prisoner of war camp for more than two years, enduring beatings and torture, before his return home.

“And I wanted to make this film because, one, I wanted to learn from Louis and be around this great man,” she added.

Jolie said she had shown Zamperini, who died in July aged 97, the film on her laptop -- which she took to his hospital room.

“He watched very intently as a man who knew he was passing away, he

watched his life before his eyes,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corpo-ration at the Monday night premiere.

“And he smiled when he saw his mother and he said ‘Pete’ under his breath when he saw the character of (his brother) Pete. You know, it’s his life.”

The movie was shot in Sydney and elsewhere around the country with Jolie telling the Sydney Morning Herald the locations, the tax incentives, and the crew were factors in filming in Australia and could see her return Down Under.

“There’s very much a community -- we’ve all become friends -- and at the same time there’s a very, very strong work ethic,” she told the paper.

“I love them and and I hope to come back and make another film.”


LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actor Matthew McCon-aughey capped off a blockbuster year Monday as he received a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“It’s a special day, great mo-ment in my career and for my family,” McConaughey, dressed in a light-colored suit with an open collar, said, as some of Tinseltown’s biggest names looked on.

Hundreds of fans also turned out and McConaughey was accompanied by his Brazilian wife Camila Alves and their three children, Levi, Vida, and Livingston.

The 45-year-old actor was also joined by producer Don Phillips and Christopher Nolan, who directed McConaughey’s

latest smash film “Interstellar.”“McConaughey works harder

than anybody else. He deserves this,” said Nolan, who also di-rected the most recent Batman trilogy.

“Interstellar” co-stars, the Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, added their star quality to the glittering red-carpet event.

Receiving the star caps off a particularly memorable year for McConaughey that saw him win his Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of an AIDS patient in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

McConaughey also caught the eye for his roles in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Wedding Planner” and the recent hit televi-sion series “True Detective.”

His breakout role came in the 1993 film “Dazed and Con-fused.”

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Matthew McConaughey gets Hollywood star

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive on the red carpet at the world premiere of the film “Unbroken” at the State Theatre in Sydney November 17, 2014.

Jolie-Pitt attend ‘Unbroken’ premiereAgence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie said Tuesday she wanted her World War II epic ‘Un-broken’, which was filmed in Australia, to act as an antidote to the violence and hate in the world.

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