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The animated film “The Nut Job,” featuring the voices of Will Arnett and Katherine Heigl, was third with $12.3 million in sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio figures provided by Rentrak. In a week in which the top three films mirrored last week’s results, “I, Frankenstein,” an action film in which Victor Frankenstein’s creation is reimagined as a hero battling gar-goyles, was the only major new release. It opened in sixth place with ticket sales of $8.3 million.

“Ride Along” received mostly nega-tive reviews, with only 17 percent posi-tive writeups according to aggregator website Rottentomatoes. But the movie opened far stronger than expected a week

ago with ticket sales of $41.2 million to easily surpass Hollywood projections. The film has collected sales of just over $75 million since its Jan. 17 release.

Universal Pictures, the studio behind both “Ride Along” and “Lone Survi-vor,” said the films’ one-two punch marked the first time a single studio’s films have grabbed the top two spots for two consecutive weeks in nearly two decades. Warner Bros. last achieved the feat in February 1994, with “On Deadly Ground” and “Ace Ventura.”

“I, Frankenstein,” which fell short of industry forecasts of an opening weekend between $10 million and $15 million, received generally poor reviews, but 57 percent of the audience said they

liked it, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Based on actor Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel, it takes place in a dark, dystopian world. Actor Aaron Eckhart plays the title role, with not much resemblance to the monster in earlier films based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. Less grue-some, he is blessed with extraordinary speed and endurance.

Lionsgate Films acted chiefly as its distributor, with Lakeshore Entertain-ment funding most of its reported $65 million production costs. Disney’s long-running animated hit “Frozen” claimed the No. 4 spot with $9 million. The musi-cal is nearing $350 million in domestic sales in its 10th week in release.

“Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” star-ring Chris Pine as the late author Tom Clancy’s fictional CIA analyst, rounded out the top five with ticket sales of $8.8 million.

The strongest finisher among major Oscar-nominated films was “American Hustle,” which took seventh place selling $7.1 million worth of tickets for a total domestic haul of $127 million.

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Billy Joel has begun his residency at Madison Square Garden with an energetic show that covers a wide swath of his musical catalog.

Joel and his band came out to thunderous applause Monday night and launched into “Miami 2017,” a song Joel wrote in the early 1970s about post-apocalyptic New York City. Throughout his set, he covered many of his signature songs, as well as a few more obscure tracks.

The Grammy Award-

winning icon announced in December that he will perform at the famed New York City venue every month for as long as New Yorkers demand. He’s set to perform sold-out shows until September with more being added later in the year. His next show is on Monday. His May 9 show commemorates his 65th birthday.

Billy Joel begins Madison Square Garden residency

Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP

Billy Joel performs his first show of his Madi-

son Square Garden resi-dency, on Monday, Jan.

27, 2014, in New York.

This photo released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Tay-lor Kitsch, as Michael Murphy, Mark Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell, Ben Foster as Matt “Axe” Axelson, and Emile Hirsch as Danny Dietz in a scene from the film, “Lone Survivor.”

‘Ride Along’ cruises to a second win at U.S. box officeReuters

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - “Ride Along,” a buddy cop comedy star-ring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, raced to the top of the weekend box office charts for the second week in a row, collecting $21.2 million in ticket sales. The Afghanistan war tale “Lone Survivor” took the No. 2 spot with ticket sales of $12.6 million. Mark Wahlberg plays the role of the only one of four U.S. SEALs to return from a vicious fire fight with Taliban fighters.

AP Photo/Universal Pictures

“There was a surge in the per-centage of foreign tourists visiting in 2013 due to the APEC meeting in Bali in 2013. The earlier highest ranged between four percent and 13 percent a year,” stated the Bali tour-

ism analyst Tjokorda Gede Agung in Denpasar.

According to Gede Agung, there are several factors that have caused the increase in foreign tourist visita-tion to Bali in 2013, one of them be-

ing the completion of infrastructure development in various locations, reducing congestion and pollution.

In addition to that, there has been an increase in the revenue from Australian tourists who have a great opportunity to travel to Bali. Similarly, the growth of the Asian economy has been able to add to the increasing number of foreign tourist visitation to Bali.

Gede Agung explained that the

Bali Mandara highway, which was operational after being inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yud-hoyono, has had a positive impact on the tourism in Bali.

The development of infrastruc-ture in various locations will ease traffic toward existing tourist sites and provide comfort to the tourists.

Gede Agung added that the num-ber of foreign tourists who came directly from their countries stood

at 3.2 million people during 2013. It exceeded the set target of three million people.

Meanwhile, the foreign tourist visitation to Bali in 2009 was just 2.2 million, up by 13.26 percent from the previous year, which had only 1.9 million people. In 2010, tourist visitation increased by 11.8 percent to 2.4 million people and in 2011, it rose by 10.57 percent to 2.7 million people.

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Tourist playing watersport at Nusa Lembongan. Foreign tourist visit to Bali in 2013 was the highest in the last five years, at 3.2 million people, or 13.37 percent, as compared to 2.8 million people in the same period in 2012.

Foreign tourists visiting Bali highest in 2013Antara

DENPASAR - Foreign tourist visit to Bali in 2013 was the high-est in the last five years, at 3.2 million people, or 13.37 percent, as compared to 2.8 million people in the same period in 2012.

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

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

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

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

Balinese Temple Ceremony

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Calendar Event for January 1 through February 26, 2014

1 Jan Buda Kliwon Matal, Kajeng Kliwon And Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Desa Sukawati SukawatiPura Pasek Gelgel Gelgel BebetinPura Maspahit SesetanPura Padharman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih

11 Jan Tumpek Kandang Pura Desa GianyarPura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri TabananPura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang

15 Jan Purnama Sasih Kapitu Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon SukawatiPura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja GianyarPura Puseh Manakaji Peninjauan BangliPura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas UbudPura Benua BesakihPura Gunung Rena Sidemen KarangasemPura Pasek Gelgel Abadi KarangasemPura Pucak Gunung Mangun Kubu Karangasem

16 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 17 Jan Hari Bhatara Sri 21 Jan Anggara Kasih Prangbakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa KlungkungPura Tirtha Sidamala Bebalang BangliPura Gunung Pangsong LombokPura Dalem Benawah GianyarPura Dalem Bitra GianyarPura Pura Hyang Haluh/Jenggala Besakih

Pura Tengkulak Tulikup GianyarPura Taman Sari UbudPura Penataran Badung

29 Jan Hari Siwaratri

30 Jan Tilem Sasih Kepitu Pura Buana Kawan BesakihPura Ulun Kulkul Besakih

31 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan

5 Feb Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Peninjauan Tem-buku BangliPura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Bule-lengPura Kayangan Tiga Seririt BulelengPura Agung Gunung Raung Taro Tegalalang

6 Feb Pura Dalem Puri Besakih

14 Feb Purnama Sasih Kawulu Pura Dalem Batur BangliPura Ida Ratu Pasek BesakihPura Dalem Suci Sidemen KarangasemPura Buana Kawan Besakih

15 Feb Tumpek Wayang & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit JembranaPura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan SesetanPura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati BesakihPura Pedarman Mengwi BesakihPura Pedarman Kaba-kaba BesakihPura Pedarman Dalem Bakas BesakihPura Pedarman Dinasti Dalem Besakih

Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo BanyuwangiPura jala Sidhi amerta Juanda Surabaya

19 Feb Buda Cemeng Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang KarangasemPura Melanting Camenggaon SukawatiPura Penataran ped Nusa PenidaPura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta UbudPura Masceti Sanding Tampak SiringPura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan KelungkungPura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Kedonganan KutaPura Guwa BesakihPura Basukian BesakihPura Jati UbudPura Melanting UbudPura Dalem Peed Nusa PenidaPura Sad Kayangan Nusa PenidaPura Penataran Agung Gunung Karangasem

21 Feb Hari Bhatara Sri 25 Feb Anggara Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang BatubulanPura Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri TabananPura Pasek Undagi Krambitan TabananPura Pucak Taman bedulu GianyarPura Puser Jagat Nusa PenidaPura Dalem Purwa Kawan BangliPura Desa Ketewel Gianyar

26 Feb Pura Agung Pasek gelgel Sibang Kaja Abian SemalPura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar

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The Head of the Nusa Penida Community Health Center II, I Wayan Suwira, said on Saturday (Jan 25) the two units of the brackish water processing ma-chine were the assistance of the Ministry of Health. At that time, the health center had difficulty to obtain clean water for self-consumption and local com-munity. Thus, the Minister of Health at that time Siti Fadilah Supari provided the assistance in the form of two units of Water Purifier in 2007 to be utilized in the health centers. However, the equipment had not worked for long time. After being in opera-

Bali PostGIANYAR - Stabbing case

against an American traveler Aaron David Nasatir, 57, on Jalan Andong at Ambengan hamlet, Peliatan vil-lage, Ubud, by his wife, Tjoa Yeli, 38, from Bandung, caused police to work hard. Until Monday (Jan 27), police still lose track of the culprit. Meanwhile, condition of the stabbing victim staying to un-dergo a treatment in Denpasar has improved.

After the stabbing incident, lo-cal police had made surveillance against the movement of the woman who was then at large. A number of officers were conducting a search at Tebesaya area, Peliatan, Ubud. Police could oversee a rented house posing the residence of the culprit’s masseur who often met with the culprit. Unluckily, until the evening police seemed to work in vain because the culprit could

not be found.Chief of Ubud Police Wayan Su-

mara said that so far his party con-tinued to pursue the woman from Medan who had been living in Bali and Ubud in particular. Previously, this former Blahbatuh Police Chief admitted that it had been rumored if the woman was in Tebesaya area, but after being searched the culprit was not found. “Our personnel still continue to chase,” he explained

while called for the culprit to im-mediately surrender to police.

As reported earlier, Aaron David Nasatir, 57, an American trav-eler who had been living on Jalan Andong, Ambengan hamlet, Pe-liatan village, Ubud, was injured as stabbed on the back by knife, Thursday night (Jan 23). The vic-tim was still treated at the BMC Hospital, Denpasar. Culprit of the stabbing was alleged to have been

committed by the victim’s wife, Tjoa Yeli, 38, from Bandung, who was still at large and wanted by police.

All this time the victim and his wife rented a house covering an area of 600 square meters belonging to Ni Made Sri Ariani. According to the homeowner, Sri Ariani, the victim had been living in the house since 2002 and would expire in 2017. (kmb16)

Police lose traces of woman stabbing a foreigner

IBP/File

The underground wa-ter treatment machine at the Nusa Penida which are dormant

Constraint of operating costs

Two machines of groundwater treatment dormantBali Post

SEMArAPUrA - Two units of underground wa-ter treatment machine at the Nusa Penida community health center II at Jungut Batu are dormant. It happens because the health center claims to have difficulties in meeting the operating costs. Currently, one unit is almost in abandoned condition in the area of the health center. Meanwhile, another unit is also sitting at the auxiliary community health center on Ceningan Island.

tion for a few months, the health center had difficulty in meeting the quite high operating costs.

“For one year, the cost may reach more than IDR 50 million. We do not have fund,” he said. As observation at location of the Nusa Penida Health Center II, the machine looked rusty and dusty. Similar condition also happened to the auxiliary health center at Ceningan hamlet, Lembongan village. Apart from the machines, the auxiliary health center lo-cated precisely at the old house of the Klungkung Regent also looked vile. Right in front of the

building of the auxiliary health center, there was a huge pond often used to hold rainwater and it yielded mosquito larvae.

“Now, I do not know whether it can be used any longer be-cause it has long not been func-tioned,” he said while claiming not to know how much the price of each unit of the machine was. Suwira had submitted the issue to the Regent of Klungkung.

Regent of Klungkung Nyoman Suwirta when asked for his con-firmation on Saturday (Jan 26) admitted that he had received the report. His party had also made a

direct check on the two dormant machines. Suwirta recognized that both the underground water processing machine had been not functioning due to difficulties in operating costs. Based on the report of the head of the health center his party would try to operate it again whether it could still be used or not. It would be regretted if the equipment worth around billions of rupiahs could not be taken advantage. “If the equipment can still be operated, the government can seek to as-sist the operating costs later on,” said the regent.

So far, the underground wa-ter processing unit remained to become one of the options to meet the needs for clean water on the island of Lembongan and Ceningan. The hilly regions could not entirely be reached by the service of the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM). Even, the regent told that his party planned to build an underground water treatment plant after get-ting help from central govern-ment amounting to IDR 13 bil-lion this year to meet the water needs of the people on the two islands. (kmb31)

3Wednesday, January 29, 201414 InternationalInternational Bali NewsTechnology Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The documents, published Monday by The New York Times, the Guardian, and ProPublica, suggest that the mapping, gam-ing, and social networking apps which are a common feature of the world’s estimated 1 billion smartphones can feed Ameri-ca’s National Security Agency and Britain’s GCHQ with huge amounts of personal data, includ-ing location information and de-tails such as political affiliation or sexual orientation.

The size and scope of the program aren’t publicly known, but the reports suggest that U.S. and British intelligence easily get routine access to data generated by apps such as the Angry Birds game franchise or the Google Maps navigation service.

The joint spying program “effectively means that any-one using Google Maps on a smartphone is working in sup-port of a GCHQ system,” one 2008 document from the British eavesdropping agency is quoted as saying. Another document — a hand-drawn picture of a smirking fairy conjuring up a tottering pile

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Google Glass is getting glasses. Google is add-ing prescription frames and new styles of detachable sunglasses to its computerized, Internet-connected goggles known as Glass.

The move comes as Google Inc. prepares to make Glass available to the general popula-tion later this year. Currently, Glass is available only to the tens of thousands of people who are testing and creating apps for it. Glass hasn’t actually had glasses in its frame until now.

Glass is basically a small com-puter, with a camera and a dis-play screen above the wearer’s right eye. The device sits roughly at eyebrow level, higher than where eyeglasses would go.

It lets wearers surf the Web,

ask for directions and take pho-tos or videos. Akin to wearing a smartphone without having to hold it in your hands, Glass also lets people read their email, share photos on Twitter and Fa-cebook, translate phrases while traveling or partake in video chats. Glass follows some basic voice commands, spoken after the worlds “OK, Glass.”

The gadget itself is not chang-ing with this announcement. Rather, Google plans to make various attachments available. Starting Tuesday, the Mountain View, Calif., company is offering four styles of prescription frames and two new types of shades available to its “explorers” — the people who are trying out Glass. The frames will cost $225 and the shades, $150. That’s on top of the $1,500 price of Glass.

Users can take the frames to

any vision care provider for pre-scription lenses, though Google says it is working with insurance provider Vision Service Plan to train eye-care providers around the U.S. on how to work with Glass. Google says some insur-ance plans may cover the cost of the frames. Isabelle Olsson, the lead designer for Google Glass, says the new frames open the spectacles up to a larger audi-ence.

She demonstrated the new frames to The Associated Press last week at the Google Glass Basecamp, an airy loft on the eighth floor of New York City’s Chelsea Market. It’s one of the places where Glass users go to pick up their wares and learn how to use them. Walking in, visitors are greeted, of course, by a receptionist wearing Google Glass.

A tourism expert from the Udayana University, I Putu Anom, said that theoretically an object and tour-ist attraction should be managed professionally, transparently and accountably. On that account, it was required a governing body or author-ity. However, a dominant role should be given to local community in this regard the customary village like the tourist object of Alas Kedaton, Tanah Lot and others.

“If in the area of Besakih Temple can be established a Management Agency by giving dominant role to Besakih community as the main supporting devotees having been managing the area for centuries with the types of ritual reaching dozens or even hundreds of events held each year it will be very useful,” said Putu Anom in Denpasar.

It was said the provincial govern-ment, the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI), Customary Vil-lage General Assembly (MUDP) and Customary Village Middle Assembly (MMDP) only served as patron and

AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, file photo, a man looks at his cellphone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid. The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world — but not in the United States — that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines.

Report: Spies use smartphone apps to track peopleAssociated Press Writer

LONDON — Documents leaked by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden suggest that spy agencies have a powerful ally in Angry Birds and a host of other apps installed on smart-phones across the globe.

of papers over a table marked “LEAVE TRAFFIC HERE” — suggests that gathering the data doesn’t take much effort.

The NSA did not directly com-ment on the reports but said in a statement Monday that the com-munications of those who were not “valid foreign intelligence targets” were not of interest to the spy agency.

“Any implication that NSA’s foreign intelligence collection is focused on the smartphone or so-cial media communications of ev-eryday Americans is not true,” the statement said. “We collect only those communications that we are authorized by law to collect for valid foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes — regardless of the technical means used by the targets.” GCHQ said it did not comment on intelligence matters, but insisted that all of its activity was “authorized, neces-sary and proportionate.”

Intelligence agencies’ interest in mobile phones and the net-works they run on has been docu-mented in several of Snowden’s previous disclosures, but the

focus on apps shows how every-day, innocuous-looking pieces of software can be turned into instruments of espionage.

Angry Birds, an addictive

birds-versus-pigs game which has been downloaded more than 1.7 billion times worldwide, was one of the most eye-catching exam-ples. The Times and ProPublica

said a 2012 British intelligence report laid out how to extract Angry Bird users’ information from phones running the Android operating system.

Google hopes designer frames will sharpen Glass

AP Photo/John Minchillo

The new Google Glass “Classic” sunglass frames in “charcoal” color rests on a table at the Google Glass Basecamp space at Chelsea Market, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in New York.

Bali PostSEMARAPURA - Hundreds of

vehicles, both cars and motorcycles in the tourist area of Lembongan, Jungut Batu to Ceningan, are found not to be equipped with license plate. Virtually all residents to tourists doing their daily activities seem to ride illegal vehicle. This situation has long lasted without

IBP/File Photo

Foreign tourists visit Besakih Temple recently. The formation plan of Besakih Authority continues to receive attention from various circles because the authority to serve as the management of the largest temple in Bali is worried to overlap with the community agency owned by the customary village existing today.

Give customary village a role to manage BesakihBali Post

DENPASAR - The formation plan of Besakih Authority continues to receive attention from various circles because the authority to serve as the management of the largest temple in Bali is worried to overlap with the community agency owned by the customary village existing today. To that end, the gov-ernment is advised to authorize the customary village for the management of Besakih Temple.

advisor. “The type, main job descrip-tion and function of the authority must be clear and discussed with lo-cal communities comprehensively to reach a common perception for a good purpose,” he said.

He was confident that the establish-ment of the agency aimed to maintain the sanctity of the temple, sustain-ability of construction or physical improvement, arrangement of pres-ervation and sustainability of ritual tradition in appropriate with the Raja Purana chronicle of Besakih Temple. However, he advised the temple management should give more roles to the public.

A legal practitioner, I Nengah Ji-mat, also argued that the government should provide the role to Besakih cus-tomary village along with the temple supporting devotees. If the govern-ment was really concerned with the preservation and constancy of Bali, it would be better to provide the support for the clear maintenance budget to complement the public facilities.

Meanwhile, the customary vil-

lages across Bali were expected to strengthen their internal rules. So far, Bali continued to become the target of investors who would perform a variety of ways to streamline their interests. “Anything will be taken by investors both the lure of progress of tourism, economy and others. I observe if a region has the economic potential, the possibility of conflict is definitely bigger. Like the saying goes ‘where there is a will, there is a relative,’” affirmed Jimat.

Therefore, the customary village

should be careful and selective when such discourses emerged. The Besakih customary village should strengthen its internal rules so it would be ben-eficial to the people’s welfare. Soli-darity of the people should not let be disintegrated due to a lot of interests. He worried there would be a conflict among the people. “When there are internal conflicts among them, who will stem if there is a continuous on-slaught of migrants? We all will bear the risk,” he said.

If the government and relevant

agencies were only limited to foster and oversee, said Jimat, it was legiti-mate. But he hoped the government not to only pursue the regionally generated revenue (PAD), but it should also remember the impact resulted in the future. “As Balinese people, we must be extra vigilant and be able to shield ourselves from the onslaught of the outsiders. If Bali is damaged, who will be responsible? Do travelers remain to get interested in coming here (Bali)?” said the Chairman of the Bali Advocates Association. (par/rah)

Without license plateTourism region filled with illegal vehicles

enforcement by relevant authorities. As a result, the tourist resorts are crammed with illegal vehicles. The program of Klungkung Police in Nusa Penida Police related to vehicle registration and the making of driving license is also questionable.

All this time, three islands in the Nusa Penida subdistrict are frequently

made a destination of illegal vehicle sales. Results of the stolen motorcycle are frequently smuggled into these islands.

Other than from Bali, the illegal motorcycles are also often smuggled from the Island of Lombok through a vessel or boat. If they are using license plate, the validity has already expired because the registration should have been renewed few years ago. A num-ber of residents asked about the matter said if they were lazy to extend the registration. Such people’s reluctance was also accompanied by the lack of enforcement effort by police. Thus, people prefer to use their motorcycle without being equipped with license plate.

In response to this issue, Spokes-person of Klungkung Police, I Made Sudanta, said on Monday (Jan 27) the problem was recognized to have long lasted. Klungkung Police through the Chief Wayan Sri Yudatni Wirawati had

also made a breakthrough by provid-ing the delivery of driving license, vehicle registration service and call centers circa 2012 for the convenience of people in the Nusa Penida subdis-trict in applying the driving license and vehicle registration. The previ-ous measure was also accompanied by disciplining the vehicles without license plate. “Currently police have confiscated hundreds of illegal mo-torcycles,” he said.

Thus, with the proactive service of Klungkung Police today, he con-sidered there should be no reason of local people not to submit their motor vehicle ownership. However, seeing the fact in the Nusa Penida subdistrict that many vehicles re-mained not to use license plate, his party would re-emphasize to the community through socialization to villages. In addition, through the Nusa Penida Police, his party would also take decisive action if similar

facts remained to be found. “If they are still stubborn, we will immedi-ately ticket them. If they are unable to present the ownership papers, the vehicle will be confiscated,” he said.

Especially in the tourism area of Lembongan, Jungut Batu and Cenin-gan, Sudanta said that Klungkung Po-lice had proposed the establishment of subsector police at Lembongan to replace the current police post at Lembongan. It was intended to over-come the problem of limited police personnel in Nusa Penida Police. “If there has been subsector police, the police officers on duty will increase and the services extended to the com-munity will also more maximal, let alone in tourism area. Security and law enforcement should become a priority,” he said. Thus, it was ex-pected the favorite tourism area in Klungkung would not be besieged by illegal vehicles. (kmb31)

IBP/Bagiartha

Hundreds of vehicles, both cars and motorcycles in the tourist area of Lembongan, Jungut Batu to Ceningan, are found not to be equipped with license plate.

Bali News International4 Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Wednesday, January 29, 2014 13International RLDW

“We have to go forward with the election. The Election Commission will organise the election under the framework of the constitution and try to avoid any violence,” Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkan-chana told a news conference.

Yingluck had called the snap election in the hope of confirming her hold on power and putting an end to the protests in the capital which began in November in an at-tempt to force her from office. The protests are the latest eruption in a political conflict that has gripped Thailand for eight years and which is starting to hurt growth and inves-tor confidence in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

The conflict broadly pits Bang-kok’s middle class and royalist establishment against the mainly poor, rural backers of Yingluck and her brother, ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

The protesters have rejected the election, which Yingluck’s ruling party looks set to win, and prevented advance voting in many parts of Bangkok and the south on Sunday.

The Commission has been pressing for a delay in the election because of the unrest and wants it delayed by up to four months. Ten people have been killed since the protests began and hundreds have been wounded.

The latest shooting was where about 500 anti-government protest-ers had gathered at the Army Club compound in Bangkok where Yin-gluck held a cabinet meeting before meeting the Election Commission. The shooting took place far from that meeting.

“Someone fired shots. One pro-tester was hurt and the man who fired the shots was hurt too. They have been sent to different hospi-tals,” Chumpol Jumsai, a protest leader who was at the facility in north Bangkok, told Reuters. The protesters want to suspend what they say is a fragile democracy destabilised by former telecoms ty-coon Thaksin, whom they accuse of nepotism and corruption. They want to eradicate the political influence of his family by altering electoral arrangements in ways they have not spelt out.

“CHAOS WILL ENSUE”The Election Commission has

argued that the country is too un-settled to hold an election now. It also points out that candidates have been unable to register in some con-stituencies, meaning there would not be a quorum to open parliament even if voting went ahead. “We believe chaos will ensue ... Our new recom-mendation is to hold elections within three or four months,” Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, a member of the Election Commission, told reporters as he went into the meeting.

As the protest movement drags on into its third month, the gov-ernment has issued an ultimatum to leaders that they face arrest by Thursday if they do not give up areas of Bangkok they have taken over.

The government has declared a state of emergency in the capital and Labour Minister Chalerm Yoobum-rung, in charge of enforcing the decree, said an arrest warrant would be sought against protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and others on Tuesday.

Associated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police officers played a “wheel of torture” game to have fun and punish criminal suspects during interrogations, including bouts of punching named after boxing star Manny Pacquiao, hu-man rights officials and activists said Tuesday.

Under the game, detainees — mostly suspected drug traffickers — were punched if the “torture wheel” stopped at “20 seconds Manny Pacman,” Pacquiao’s nickname, or hung upside down if it stopped at a punishment called “30-second bat,” Amnesty Inter-national said. The London-based rights group called the practice despicable.

A picture of the multi-colored wheel provided by the Commis-sion on Human Rights showed several other tortures, including

“3 minutes zombies” and “30-second duck walk/ferris wheel” but it was not immediately clear how those punishments were carried out.

“It’s horrible,” commission Chairwoman Loretta Ann Rosa-les said. “They do it for fun, it’s like a game for entertainment. We’re trying to correct this mind-set based on a human rights ap-proach to policing but obviously it may take a lot of time.”

Allegations of torture have particular resonance in the Phil-ippines, which emerged from a brutal era of dictatorship nearly three decades ago. Thousands of victims during dictator Fer-dinand Marcos’s rule won a class action suit against his es-tate for torture and other rights violations in 1992 in Hawaii. A peaceful, army-backed “people power” revolt ousted Marcos in 1986.

Filipino cops accused of using ‘wheel of torture’

AP Photo/Bullit MarquezPrivate guards display their pistols after police officers wrapped the nozzles with tapes in a nationwide campaign to stop gun owners, police and military from firing their guns to welcome the New Year Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines.

REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaThailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana (top) and Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn answer questions during a news conference after a meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to discuss plans for a general election in Bangkok January 28, 2014.

Thailand to go ahead with Feb. 2 election, despite warnings of chaosReuters

BANGKOK - Thailand’s prime minister has confirmed a general election will go ahead on Sunday despite a warning that it could end in chaos in the face of months of at times violent anti-government protests. In a separate part of an army complex in Bangkok where Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was meeting Election Commission officials, shots were fired in a group of anti-government protesters. Two people were injured.

Further, he said the amount of land conversion looked pretty much because his party had elabo-rated again the real number of the agricultural land in Tabanan County as data backup for any proposal related to the submis-sion of production means and the like.

To date, he said there were still many farmers in some locations that could have not accepted the recommendation of the agriculture agency to use particular doses when broadcasting seeds, fertil-izers and others. Such condition

eventually caused a number of farmers’ groups not to renew their land area with the hope that allo-cation of the production facilities obtained could be taken advantage in accordance with the expectation of farmers wishing an excessive portion.

“We are currently repeating the data collection regarding the real extent of farmland and continue to disseminate to farmers concerning the way to save seed and fertilizer. So, the means of production will never be wasted,” he said.

Suparwa explained the farm-

land conversion itself led to many purposes, where it depended on the location of the land. For in-stance, the farmland conversion occurred in the area of Pupuan and West Selemadeg tended to be used for plantation. It was in con-trast to farmland in urban areas such as Tabanan and Kediri where the land conversion occurred was predominantly utilized for residence.

He added the updated real data regarding the paddy field area would also aim to determine the amount of rice production, so it

would not bring in a significant data gap between the acreage and amount of production. Mean-while, the farmland area in the Tabanan County alone reached 22,184 hectares today.

Previously, at separate location the Regent of Tabanan Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti had also re-affirmed the Regent Regulation No.74/2013 on the restriction of land plot to sup-press the farmland conversion in Tabanan County. In the regulation had been set forth that land plot-ting for housing and settlement in the Tabanan County could be made at least on an area of 6,000 square meters. The regulation was intended to re-emphasize that the regulation was made in order to preserve the conservation areas and agricultural areas as the Ja-tiluwih world cultural heritage. (kmb28)

Bali Post

BANGLI - Bad weather hap-pening lately resulted in disaster in some areas in Bangli. One of them occurred at Buahan village, Kintamani. A pine tree with di-ameter of approximately 40 cm was uprooted and toppled over the Parajapati Temple at local village, Sunday (Jan 26). As a result of the incident, the entire compound wall of the temple and a Durga statue located at the padma shrine in the Prajapati Temple was heavily damaged.

As information compiled, the fallen tree incident occurred around 07:00 a.m. According to local resident, before the occurrence of fallen tree, the Buahan village and surrounding area was buffeted by strong winds. Alleged to have not been strong enough to hold the strong wind, the tree growing near the temple area fell down and toppled over the compound wall measuring 6x8 meters and the padma shrine.

“The fallen pine tree is indeed already quite old. Possibly, it has been fragile so it fell down as soon as hacked by direct strong winds,” said a resident doubling as former headman of Buahan Made Antara. Aside from damaging the Durga statue and padma shrine, the fallen pine tree also caused the electrical network to the home of residents of Buahan and the surrounding area totally experienced power outage.

The Head of the Regional Di-saster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Bangli I Wayan Sugiarta when asked for his confirmation said that shortly after receiving the report of residents, he and his team came down to the scene.

Assisted by the personnel of Military Area Command, National Police, Bangli Disaster Red Cross as well as local residents, the BPBD team immediately evacu-ated and cleaned up of the fallen tree. No fatalities were reported in the incident. “Related to power outage at Buahan village and the surrounding areas, we have also made coordination with relevant agencies,” he said. Due to disaster, the losses were estimated to reach IDR 8 million.

In addition to fallen tree, Sugiar-ta added the incidence of avalanche also occurred again at Bugbugan hamlet, Batur Tengah village. The cleanup endeavor had also been made by his party with the local community so that the traffic flow could return to normal. (ina)

IBP/fileThe farmer is working in his rice field in Tabanan

Fallen tree topples over Prajapati Temple

Land conversion in Tabanan averagely reaches 200 hectares per yearBali Post

TABANAN - Conversion of farmland to non-agricultural purposes in Tabanan County is quite alarming. On average, the annual acreage reaches 200 hectares due to the development activities in the region. “A lot of farmlands have been converted to other sectors such as intended for residential areas. As a result, the average land conversion reaches about 200 hectares per year,” said the Data Officer of the Tabanan Agriculture and Horticulture Agency Nyoman Suparwa.

Bali News Wednesday, January 29, 2014 5InternationalWednesday, January 29, 201412 International

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s holiday season proved to be a letdown, even though the com-pany sold a record number of iPhones and iPads during its lat-est quarter.

The results released Monday further crystalized the challenges facing Apple as the world’s most valuable company struggles to lift its stock back to where it stood at its peak of more than $700 in Sep-tember 2012. That was before in-vestors began to fret about fiercer competition in mobile devices and the lack of a breakthrough product since the iPad came out nearly four years ago.

Apple’s management am-plified those concerns with a revenue forecast for the current quarter of $43 billion, falling about $3 billion below analysts’ predictions.

The company’s projection also raised the unsettling specter of Apple’s quarterly revenue declin-ing from the prior year for the first time in more than a decade. It last happened during the opening

three months of 2003.The cautious outlook is likely

to feed perceptions that Apple Inc. is still losing ground to a myriad of competing devices run-ning Google Inc.’s free Android software.

Apple’s stock shed $43.30, or nearly 8 percent, to $507.20 in extended trading after the results were released.

The sell-off could give activist investor Carl Icahn more fire-power as he wages a campaign aimed at prodding Apple’s board to spend more money buying back the company’s stock to help boost the price. The company ended 2013 with nearly $159 billion in cash.

Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to reassure investors during a Monday conference call. He re-iterated previous statements that Apple plans to plow new fields in technology, although he didn’t provide specifics.

Expanding Apple’s horizons is critical because about four out of five smartphones sold worldwide run on Android, according to the research firm Gartner Inc. The

iPhone is a distant second with a market share of about 12 percent.

Android devices have been siphoning sales from the iPhone because they usually cost less and many of them feature bigger screens than the iPhone’s four-inch display. An iPhone with a display screen spanning nearly five inches is being prepared for sale later this year, according to unidentified people cited in a recent report in The Wall Street Journal.

Investors had driven up Apple’s stock after the company stoked consumer demand by unveiling new versions of its iPhone and iPad for the holidays. The iPhone 5S added several new features, including a sensor that can read fingerprints to unlock the device, while the iPad Air dangled the appeal of being the slimmest and lightest full-sized tablet made by Apple so far.

The Cupertino, California, com-pany sold 51 million iPhones during the three months ending Dec. 28. That marked a 7 percent increase from the previous sales record of nearly 48 million iP-hones set a year earlier.

If realised, the deal would cement a relationship worth around $58 billion annually in two-way trade, and bolster ties at a time when many in the region are nervously eyeing the rise of China and its growing economic power.

“The Australian government is working hard to conclude (a free trade agreement) with Japan as soon as possible,” a spokesper-son for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told AFP.

“We are pleased Japan is also strongly committed to conclud-ing a mutually beneficial deal.”

Media in both countries said the trading partners are looking to finalise the pact within six months.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to travel to Tokyo in April, when he will un-derline the importance of building closer security links with the coun-try he has described as Australia’s “best friend in Asia”, The Austra-lian newspaper said Tuesday.

Ink will be put to paper in July when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Canberra and becomes the first Japanese leader to address the Australian parlia-ment, the daily said.

The planned agreement is like-ly to be at least as comprehensive as the one Australia struck last month with South Korea, but with rice and wheat exports as possible carve-outs, the paper said.

The influential Nikkei busi-ness daily in Japan said Monday that Tokyo was preparing to propose the reduction of tar-iffs on Australian beef imports

from 38.5 percent to about 30.0 percent in a bid to speed up the negotiations.

In exchange, Japan will de-mand Australia axe its five-percent tariffs on auto imports, in line with its pact with South Korea, the Nikkei said.

At a meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos last week, Abe told Abbott: “I wish to further enhance the strategic partnership between Japan and Australia and bring it up to another level,” Jiji Press said.

Australia enjoys a significant trade surplus with Japan thanks to strong Japanese demand for natural resources.

Half of Japanese exports to Australia are automobiles, while Australian exports to Japan main-ly consist of minerals and energy, such as coal, gas and iron ore.

But Japanese farmers are wary of a free trade deal with Austra-lia, saying cheap imports could destroy Japanese agriculture.

However, Yasunori Nakayama, a lead Japanese negotiator in the free trade talks, told The Austra-lian that the FTA’s importance “surpasses mere economic val-ues” and would “further cement the basis of our partnership”.

Abe, who came to power more than a year ago, has rushed to forge closer ties with Southeast Asia as well as energy-rich Australia, Africa and Russia to try to pull Japan out of two decades of slow growth.

Nakayama told The Australian that the negotiations were talking place “in parallel” to the US-led Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, which aim to strike a trade deal among 12 Pacific nations.

Japan and Australia nearing FTA dealAgence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Japan and Australia are moving closer to signing a free trade agreement, officials said Tuesday amid reports the deal will be inked within months.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FileIn this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, the Apple logo is illuminated in the entrance to the Fifth Avenue Apple store, in New York. Apple Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes Monday, Jan 27, 2014.

Apple’s 1Q disappoints investors, stock stumbles

OVER the past few years, the Bali authorities have routinely carried out mass vaccination pro-grams against rabies, targeting stray as well as domestic dogs.

Last year, 356 thousand dogs were inoculated, and this year, mass vaccination will be carried out yet again, for the fourth time, targeting at least 350 thousand dogs.

The mass vaccination cam-paign against rabies will be imple-mented between April and June 2014, Head of the Bali Animal Husbandry and Health Office Putu Sumantra recently noted in Denpasar, Bali.

The immunization program is estimated to cost around Rp12 billion and will include vaccine supply and field operations. Ev-eryone in the province should be involved in the fight against rabies.

“Funds amounting to around Rp5.6 billion will be allocated from the Bali regional budget and

Rp6.4 billion from the State Bud-get, towards realizing the mass vaccination program. The alloca-tion set aside in the State Budget is bigger, as it will be used to procure the rabies vaccines. Cur-rently, 105 thousand doses of the vaccine are available in Bali and an additional 250 thousand doses are required,” he explained.

In Bali, the number of rabies cases in humans has declined drastically over the recent years, thanks to the mass animal vac-cination initiative.

However, Sumantra pointed out that the number of dog bite cases in Bali tends to be quite high, namely 100 bites per day.

“In the past few years, it was 130 bites per day. We hope the number of dog bite cases will de-crease in the future,” he added.

The first rabies-related death case was reported in Bali in 2007. In 2008, four cases were recorded, while the year 2009 saw 48 cases. The largest number of cases was recorded in 2010, which were 82 cases. After the launch of the mass animal vaccination program in Bali, the number of reported rabies cases in humans has shown a decline. In 2011, 24 cases were recorded, and by 2012, only 8

cases had occurred. So far, 146 people have died due to rabies.

In 2013, Bali received an award from the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Orga-nization (FAO) for its successful endeavor in significantly decreas-ing the number of rabies cases in humans and animals.

“Bali has been able to signifi-cantly curb the number of rabies cases, which is something that has never happened anywhere in the world until now,” Putu Sumantra claimed last year.

He explained that between July 2012 and April 2013, no cases of rabies in humans were recorded, while 145 rabies cases were re-ported before July 2012.

However, few months ago, dog bite cases re-surfaced in Bali when a rabid dog bit five people in the Gianyar District, Bali, in July 2013. The people, who were bitten later, received medical treatment and rabies vaccinations.

The reappearance of rabies poses as a new challenge for the island, which is striving to free itself from rabies by the year 2015.

Initially, Bali set a target to be rabies-free by 2012, but the re-

emergence of rabies cases forced the province to revise its target to 2015.

“We have to revise our previous target of eliminating rabies in Bali by the year 2015,” Ketut Suarjaya, head of Bali Health Agency, in-formed the press last year.

Bali was historically rabies-free, but, in 2008, rabies was detected in a peninsula on the southern part of the island, prob-ably introduced by rabies-infected dogs traveling on fishing boats.

In 2009, the Australian govern-ment donated more efficient vac-cines with longer lasting effects. A local NGO, the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), with the support of the World So-ciety for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), stepped in to implement the mass vaccination campaigns.

Australia was keen to see Bali free of rabies, as around 25 per-cent of more than three million foreign tourists visiting the island are Australians.

In 2010, the BAWA, funded by the WSPA and the Australian Agency for International Devel-opment (AusAID), initiated a free island-wide mass vaccina-tion campaign, targeting the dog population.

The result was a marked decline in the number of reported rabies infections in humans. Observing the concrete results, the Indone-sian Directorate of Animal Health reached out to the FAO for techni-cal assistance in order to maintain the momentum and build upon the lessons learned while battling the rabies virus in Bali. The FAO provided Bali with 130 thousand rabies vaccines in 2012.

“The vaccine assistance was provided to help the regional government implement its third phase of the mass vaccination campaign,” remarked Sumantra two years ago.

The FAO believed that the vac-cination campaign will have to continue, since the new puppies, lacking immunity, are constantly being born, and generally, revac-cination should be carried out once a year. The rabies cases will thus continue to steadily decline, and eventually, disappear from the island.

Jim McGrane, the FAO chief technical advisor leading animal health work in Indonesia on rabies as well as avian influenza, empha-sized that considerable work is still required to secure success in this mission. (antara)

The exhibition was inaugurated on 23 January 2014, jointly by the Consul General of India and the Vice Rector of ISI Denpasar, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Artayasa. Nearly 150 people attended the opening ceremony including the Faculty members and students of Fine Art from ISI Denpasar as well as several noted Balinese painters, representa-tives of local art museums and art media, among others.

This exhibition is unique as over 50 women artists have interpreted their own gender, each in their per-sonal unique style. Each of these paintings is a celebration of the femi-nine gender, a celebration of colours on canvas. The audience greatly appreciated the initiative in bringing the Indian art to the ISI campus as it would provide immensely useful insight to the painting students and community in Bali.

During his remarks, the Consul

General thanked ISI Denpasar for its consistent support in realizing collab-orative activities with the Consulate and the Cultural Centre, over several years, in performing arts and now in fine arts. He was confident that the Faculty members and students of the Institute would benefit from such cooperative activities and this would lead to enhanced interaction among artists in both the countries. Prof. Dr. Artayasa welcomed the paint-ing exhibition which he said would help in its efforts to improve and develop the quality of education, research, creation and community service. He stated that the theme of the exhibition confirms the strategic role women play in various fields of development and elaborated that, in Balinese belief, women are referred to as ‘sakti’, who hold the family and world together, and we should all respect and adore them. He was confident that the exhibition will

inspire Institute’s women painters to produce new quality artwork in painting. Mr. Bendi Yudha, Lecturer of the Faculty of Fine Arts & Design stated that the exhibition will greatly assist in broadening their students’

horizon and they will critically analyze and study the paintings and draw their individual perspectives from the artworks by women paint-ers from India.

The exhibition would run for a

month till 22 February 2014 and would be open to public for viewing everyday from 9 AM to 6 PM at Ge-dung Kriya Hasta Mandala at Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Denpasar at Jl. Nusa Indah in Denpasar.

‘Women by Women’ - exhibition of paintings

IBP/Courtesy of Indian ConsulateThe Consulate General of India in Bali, in collaboration with ISI (Indonesian Institute of Art) Denpasar, mounted an exhibition of paintings by eminent contemporary women painters from across India, at Gedung Kriya Hasta Mandala at ISI campus.

IBP

DENPASAR - The Consulate General of India in Bali, in collabo-ration with ISI (Indonesian Institute of Art) Denpasar, mounted an exhibition of paintings by eminent contemporary women painters from across India, at Gedung Kriya Hasta Mandala at ISI campus. The exhibition, sponsored by ICCR, has earlier travelled to Poland and Algeria, and, in Indonesia, has been displayed for a month each at Affandi Museum and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogya-karta, before arriving in Bali.

Bali strives to be rabies-free by 2015Bali has firmly resolved to be rabies-free by the year 2015, in order to maintain its reputation as the world’s most famous resort island.

BUSINESS

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The landslide happened in mountainous Jombang district in eastern Java at 1:30 am (1830 GMT Monday) after a particu-larly heavy downpour, said local disaster agency official Putra Anugerah.

“We pulled five bodies from the rubble this morning and are still searching for the other 14. Sixty people have also been dis-placed,” Anugerah told AFP.

Five homes were completely crushed by the landslide and members of the rescue agency,

army personnel and community members were helping search for the missing, officials said.

Indonesia has been pounded with rain in recent weeks, the start of the country’s months-long wet season, causing widespread flooding and landslides across the vast archipelago.

Environmentalists blame log-ging and a failure to reforest denuded land for exacerbating the floods and causing landslides, which hit Java’s mountainous regions every wet season.

AntaraCILACAP - Floods have inundat-

ed five villages in Cilacap District, Central Java, following incessant heavy rains since Monday.

The flood-affected villages are Sidareja, Gunungreja, Sidamulya, Sudagaran and Tegalsari, in Sidareja Sub-district, Supriyanto, head of the Cilacap disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) stated on Tuesday.

The floodwater reached a height of 30 centimeters to 80 centimeters, forcing 50 people from 14 families to evacuate to a military building.

The worst affected villages are Sidareja and Gunungreja.

Head of Sidareja Sub-district Rumbarwoto noted that the floods have also inundated an Islamic ju-nior high school, forcing it to shut down temporarily.

“Hopefully, there will be no more rain. If it continues to rain, flooding will expand,” he pointed out.

Also, floods triggered by continu-ous rains in Central Java Province over the last several days, have af-fected 178,222 residents from Pati District.

Head of Pati Regional Disas-ter Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Sujono stated on Saturday that 17,915 residents, who were dis-placed from 4,191 families, took refuge in camps.

Flood waters have inundated 149 villages in 20 sub-districts of Pati, reported officials. Some 11,832 hectares of agricultural lands in 10 sub-districts have also remained under water.

Flooding has also affected neigh-boring districts of Kudus, Demak and Semarang.

AntaraYOGYAKARTA - An earth-

quake measuring 5.3 on the Rich-ter scale rocked Yogyakarta on Monday night but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.

The epicenter of the quake which struck at 11.14 p.m. local time was in the Indian Ocean 68 km southwest of Kebumen city in Central Java at a depth of 33 km, said Toni A Wijaya, head of the data and information section of the Meteorology, Climatology and

Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office in Yogyakarta.

According to the BMKG, the quake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 is considered moderate and capable of causing considerable damage.

Earlier, last Saturday, a magni-tude 6.5 earthquake rocked southern Central Java. The epicenter of the quake was also in the Indian Ocean 104 km southwest of Kebumen at a depth of 48 km, the agency said.

The quake hit Central Java’s southern cities, including Cilacap, Kebumen, Banyumas and Pur-worejo.

In Cilacap district, the quake damaged at least 21 houses.

Three of the houses were seri-ously damaged, head of the district disaster mitigation body (BPBD) Supriyanto said.

Last Saturday’s quake also dam-aged at least 93 houses in neighbor-ing Banyumas district.

No casualties were reported in the quake.

AntaraJAKARTA - The Corruption

Eradication Commission (KPK) has confiscated more than ten luxury vehicles belonging to Tubagus Chaeri Wardana alias Wawan in connection with a money laundering crime he has allegedly committed.

“Until 2:30 a.m this morning, the KPK still conducted searches and confiscation in several places. A total of 17 vehicles, including luxury cars, have been confis-cated,” KPK Deputy Chairman Bambang Widjajanto said on Tuesday.

Since Monday, the anti-graft body has combed out seven hous-es linked to Wawan’s case. “The luxury cars include Lamborghini, Ferrari Bentley and Roll Royce. There is also a Harley Devidson. The confiscation process is still proceeding,” he said.

On Monday night, the KPK investigators confiscated a black Lexus car B 888 ARD, Nissan GTR B 888 GAW, black Land Cruiser B 888 TCW and one Hare-ly Davidson B 3484 NWW. They were confiscated from Wawan’s house in Jalan Denpasar, South Jakarta.

In a number of places in Serang, Banten Province, the KPK officers also confiscated two Mitshubishi Pajero mini buses, one BMW car,

one Honda Freed, three Kijang Innova mini buses, one Toyota Avanza, one Ford Fiesta and one Toyota Fortuner.

The KPK also confiscated doc-uments with regard to Wawan’s assets.

The seven houses searched by the KPK were Wawan’s houses in Jalan Denpasar IV No. 35 and No 43 South Jakarta; official house of South Tangerang’s Mayor Airin Rachmy Diani (Wawan’s wife) in Jalan Sutera Narada V No 16 Alam Sutera, South Tangerang; the houses of Wawan’s employee (Yayah Rodiah, cashier of PT Bali Pasific Pragama) in Grand Serang Asri Housing complex, Blok A3-4, Cipocok Jaya, Serang and the Girya Serang Asri hous-ing complex K5 No 7 Serang, Banten.

Included in the seven houses was the house of PT Mikindo Adiguna Pratama President Di-rector Dadang Prijatna in Taman Graha Asri Blok H5-9, Serang-Banten. Dadang has been named a suspect together with Wawan in an alleged corruption crime in the procurement of medical equipment for South Tangeran Municipality.

The other house belonged to Dadan Sumpena, a closed friend of Wawan, in Taman Graha Asri Blok CC5 No 13.

Five dead, 14 missing in Indonesian landslideAgence France-Presse

JAKARTA - A landslide triggered by days of rain buried a village on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Tuesday, leaving at last five people dead and another 14 missing, an official said.

Anti-graft confiscates luxury cars over money laundering case

Floods inundate five villages in Cilacap

Quake hits YogyakartaAP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

An Indonesian ethnic Chinese with a child watches a dragon dance during Chinese New Year cel-ebrations at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indo-nesia, Friday, Jan 24, 2014. Ethnic Chinese communities in the world’s most populous Muslim country are preparing to celebrate the start of the year of the horse.

So far this year, the virus has killed 20 people in China out of 96 known infections, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The deaths were in eastern Shanghai, neighboring Zhejiang province and southern Guangdong prov-ince. A week ago, more than 50 cases had been reported. The virus remains hard to catch and most cases have been linked to contact with poultry.

The jump in cases comes during the 40-day travel period around Chinese New Year, a period that concerns health authorities because of the volume of people traveling in crowded trains and buses, often with live chickens aboard. Chinese are expected to make 3.6 billion trips as families reunite. The holi-day, which officially starts Friday, also falls during the winter months

when flu typically rages.Hong Kong on Monday sus-

pended live chicken sales — halting imports from the mainland — for three weeks after poultry imported from the southern mainland prov-ince of Guangdong tested positive for the H7N9 virus, the first time the virus was found in imported poultry in Hong Kong.

On Tuesday, Hong Kong au-thorities were culling 20,000 birds, mostly chickens, at the territory’s wholesale market, putting the birds into black plastic bags and pump-ing in carbon dioxide to suffocate them.

Live poultry trading will be halted in cities in coastal Zhejiang province from Feb. 15, where 49 people have been infected and 12 people have died this year, accord-ing to the Zhejiang Daily. From

July, city poultry markets will be closed. Neighboring Shanghai will halt live poultry trading for three months starting Friday. The city has reported eight infections and four deaths this year.

The World Health Organization says there is no evidence of sus-tained human-to-human transmis-sion, but has recommended close monitoring given the holiday travel and the potentially unpredictable behavior of flu viruses.

Over the weekend, health au-thorities in eastern Jiangxi province confirmed a second human case of H10N8, a new strain of bird flu known to affect humans. They said the 55-year-old woman was in critical condition. The first case was confirmed in December after a 73-year-old woman died from the virus.

Associated Press Writer

BEIJING — A U.S. diplomat on Tuesday urged North Korea to pardon imprisoned American Kenneth Bae, saying he is in poor health and needs to return home. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies’ call for Bae’s freedom follows a news conference given by the missionary earlier this month at which he said his situation was growing more difficult.

“We hope that they’re willing to release Kenneth Bae,” Davies told reporters following talks with Chinese officials in Beijing. “His family is understandably very worried about his fate and would like him to be returned to them.”

Bae was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for unspecified anti-government activity. He was moved to a hospital last summer in poor health, but said at his news conference that he was being transferred back to prison. Davies said the U.S. government had made direct appeals to North Korean representatives on Bae’s behalf. While North Korea has released detained Americans before following appeals, it has shown no indication that it is willing to do so in Bae’s case.

Bae’s supporters say he did no wrong, although he and his family have apologized for any violations of North Korean law. Davies said Bae has already been held longer than any other American in recent decades and, having been tried and convicted, now deserves to be set free.

“North Korea I think has made its point about Kenneth Bae and we are in frequent communication with the North Koreans to try to find a resolution to this issue. It’s very, very important to us,” Davies said.

PARIS — Police say two Danish skiers perished in an avalanche while skiing in the French Alps.

The bodies of the two Danes, brothers aged 41 and 45, were found Monday under three to five meters of snow in an off-piste area of the Alpe d’Huez ski resort, said Benjamin Valla, an official with the French mountain rescue police.

The brothers had been seasonal workers at the ski resort. They had been skiing on Sunday and were reported missing by friends when they hadn’t returned by Monday morning, Valla said. Each year between 30 and 50 people die in avalanches in the French Alps, according to Valla.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Health workers in full protective gear pick up a killed chicken after suffocated them by using carbon dioxide at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

China halts poultry trading after new H7N9 casesAssociated Press Writer

BEIJING — Authorities in eastern China announced a ban Tuesday on live poultry sales following a spike in the number of people infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, with the busy Chinese New Year travel period already under way.

US diplomat urges North Korea to release American

AP Photo/Andy Wong

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambas-sador Glyn Davies listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference at a hotel in Beijing, China Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

2 Danish skiers killed in avalanche in Associated Press Writer

Reuters

SINGAPORE - The first month of the year is not yet over but Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard is already looking for new goals for 2014 after breaking a ranking milestone on Monday. The 19-year-old rose from 31st to a career-high 19th thanks to her surprise run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open last week.

“Early at the beginning of the year I said as a ranking goal I wanted to be in the top 20 so I have accomplished that,” Bouchard told reporters in Singapore. “So now I need to change my goals, of course its all about con-sistency as well and staying in the top 20 and getting to a certain level and staying there.”

Having dispatched former world number one Ana Ivanovic with some powerful hitting in the quarter-finals, the former junior Wimbledon cham-pion struggled to a straight sets defeat to eventual champion Li Na in the last four. Undeterred, the tall blonde haired right hander said the experience of reaching a first grand slam semi had been invaluable.

“Yeah I had a good experience at the Australian Open this year, I played really well and am happy with how it went but of course I’m never happy when I lose a match so disappointed with that but really happy to get the

experience,” she said.“I’d never played a tournament lon-

ger than a week before so still being in the same tournament 10 days after it started was new to me and really interesting so I hope I can experience that many more times. “It gave me more self confidence and showed me that I belong at the top level and that I can play against great players and play well and keep my composure on big courts as well. I played three matches on Rod Laver and it was such a good experience.”

Bouchard was in the southeast Asian citystate to help the WTA pro-mote their end of season champion-ships, which will take place in Singa-pore for the first time in October.

Her strong run in Melbourne left her joint third in the Road to Singapore rankings and she revealed she was eyeing a spot in the top eight which would earn her a berth at the finals in Singapore.

“I think this year is going to be my second full year on the Tour so I’m looking forward to doing every-thing again,” said the Montreal-born Bouchard, who is yet to win a WTA event. “I know all the experiences, I’ve been to all the cities and the big tournaments so I’m just looking forward to being on tour and playing the sport I love and improving as a tennis player.

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Strategically located in Major Wisnu Street in Denpasar Bali and it is find it due to the location is in the heart town. In the north side there are glorious temple of Jagatnatha, meanwhile in front of it the Pupu-tan Badung (Badung Courtyard) and four face statue (Catur Muka Statue) are located. The develop-ment of Bali Museum is begun by the existence of initiative how to vitally the heritage of Balinese culture and taking care of, preserve and maintaining. The initiative is based on the existence of feeling to worry, that there is symptom a kind of culture erosion, so that the cultural heritage become totally disappeared, lose, what omit only photograph and documentations.

Bali Museum save the Balinese culture heritage, emerge the found-ing plan a museum which afterward becomes the Bali Museum:

* The early planning of Bali Museum founding was Govern-mental functionary of Dutch, Bali King, Society Prominent, all art-ists like: WFJ Kroon (assistant of Dutch Resident), Curt Grundler (a Germany Architect), I Gusti Alit Ngurah (Bestuurder Penegara Badung), I Gusti Bagus Jelantik (King of Karangasem), I Gusti Ketut Djelantik (King of Buleleng), King of Tabanan, and all artists like I Gus-ti Ketut Kandel, I Gusti Ketut Rai. The Planning is happened in year 1910 with the elementary concept

Bali Museum building structure that was solidarity of the structure between temple building (Sanctum) and Palace (Keraton).

* After agreed on the concept of the museum building structure, hence founded a mains building which deflect finished in year 1925. Because of the ancient object collec-tion which had been collected is not yet adequate and then during 7 years (1925-1932), the mains building stood functioned for the exhibition purpose. All meritorious experts in checking object taken as collec-tion of Bali Museum for example: DR.W.F. Stutterheim, G.I. Graider, G.M. Hendrikss, DR.R. Goris, and artist of Walter Spies

* Bali Museum in the begin-ning is handled by an institution that is called Bali Museum Insti-tution and opened officially on 8 December 1932 with the name of Bali Museum

* The management hereinafter by institution of Bali Museum has been reverted to Government of Indonesia since 5 January 1966.

The object collections which are kept in Bali Museum can be classi-fied to prehistoric object collection like: the Grave Petrify (sarkopag), the object collection coming from history era like: stupika clay contain-ing superstitious formula Ye Te, the bronze statues (Hindu and Budha statues) and ethnography object collection like Keris, Endek Cloth, and religious ceremony equipments (Sangku, Cecepan and Sidakarya mask).IBP/File Photo

Bali Museum

The win extended the Thunder’s Western Conference lead to 2 games over San Antonio, and their divi-sional lead to 2-1/2 over Portland. Elsewhere, Minnesota ended a run of defeats at the hands of Chicago, and Toronto won a thriller over Brooklyn to open a 2-1/2 game lead over the Nets atop the Atlantic

Division.Durant scored 13 in the fourth

quarter, including a step-back jump-er with 25.5 seconds remaining that put Oklahoma City ahead for the first time since the opening 2 minutes. The hosts had trailed by 14 points at one stage in the second half. Atlanta tied it before Durant knocked down the decisive 12-foot-er with 1.5 seconds on the clock.

The Hawks had one more chance but the inbounds pass to Paul Mill-sap was knocked away. Millsap led the Hawks with 23 points. Reggie Jackson had 18 points for Okla-homa City, which now prepares for a big game against Miami on

Wednesday.Minnesota’s Kevin Love scored

31 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 95-86 win over Chicago, which had won the previous seven meet-ings between the two teams.

Ronny Turiaf added 14 points off the bench for Minnesota, which won despite losing starting center Nikola Pekovic to an Achilles tendon injury in the first quarter. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who played without ailing center Joakim Noah (illness) and guard Kirk Hinrich (hamstring).

Toronto’s Patrick Patterson stole an inbounds pass and made the go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left to give the Raptors a valuable 104-103 win at Brooklyn. Brooklyn had a three-point lead with 17 seconds left, but baskets by John Salmons then Patterson turned it around to boost the Raptors chance of claim-ing the division crown. Kyle Lowry finished with 31 points and seven assists for Toronto.

Durant shines again as Thunder overruns HawksAssociated Press Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant continued his extraordinary scoring run by racking up 41 points — including the game-winning basket — as the Thunder staged an impressive come-back to beat Atlanta 111-109 on Monday. Durant’s run of 11 straight games over 30 points is the longest in the NBA since Tracy McGrady passed the mark in 14 consecutive games in 2002-03.

AP Photo/Alonzo Adams

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Mon-day, Jan. 27, 2014, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City won 111-109.

New goals needed for Bouchard after Australian efforts

REUTERS/David Gray Eugenie Bouchard of Canada hits a return to Li Na of China during their women’s singles semi-final match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 23, 2014.

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The deal with Arsenal shows Puma’s determination to re-establish itself as a core sports brand under new CEO Bjoern Gulden after moving more into lifestyle and fashion. “Ar-senal represents a major commercial and marketing opportunity to rein-force Puma’s credibility as a global sports brand,” Gulden said.

Puma, which supplies kit to Ger-man soccer club Borussia Dortmund and national teams including Italy, said it was aiming to establish itself as the clear number-three soccer brand behind market leaders Adidas and Nike. Puma, majority owned by French luxury goods company Kering , warned in November that 2013 net profit would fall far below the 70 million euro ($96 million) figure in 2012.

Gulden denied that Puma had overspent to win the Arsenal deal. “Our analysis shows this is a good deal for us,” he told Reuters. “We are convinced that this is the best deal that we could do. It’s the team that fits us, it’s a good commercial deal and will bring a lot for our image.”

GLOBAL MERCHANDISE

Puma has also acquired the rights to produce other branded Arsenal merchandise that will be sold to fans around the world. Financial details were not disclosed but Puma said the deal was the biggest ever for both itself and Arsenal. In 2012, Arsenal signed a contract renewal with airlines Emirates for shirt and stadium sponsorship worth 150 mil-

lion pounds over five years.

Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis said the club had held talks with several sportswear companies be-fore choosing Puma. “They are a substantial company with the kind of scale that a club like Arsenal needs as we reach out to our global fan base,” he told Reuters. Ar-senal were also impressed by Puma’s focus on the club rather than juggling several big name partnerships.

“We’ll be one of their primary part-ners,” Gazidis said. He also told the news conference that the club expect-ed manager Arsene Wenger to stay on at the club. The Puma deal is no sur-prise after news of it leaked on social media late last year. However, Arsenal

fans a r e like-ly to

p r e s s the club to spend heav-ily before the player transfer window closes at the end of the month to boost the team’s push for a first trophy since 2005. Nike remain the kit suppliers to Manchester United and Man-chester City.

Reuters

Maverick striker Mario Balotelli has been fined 10,000 euros ($13,700) for making a provocative gesture to rival Cagliari sup-porters after scoring against them in AC Milan’s 2-1 win on Sunday. Serie A’s disciplinary tribunal said Balotelli had “angered the crowd with a provocative and insulting gesture” after claiming the equaliser from a free kick.

Balotelli was also booked for the eighth time this season over the incident and will miss Milan’s next league game at home to Torino through accumulated yellow cards.

The 23-year-old has already served a three-match ban this season after being sent off for insulting match officials at the end of the game at home to Napoli. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said on Monday that Balotelli needed love and would eventually learn from his mistakes. “Balotelli will learn,” Prandelli told reporters. “He will need a lot of love, he is a guy who we give a lot to and is important for Milan.”

The AC Milan forward added to his long list of misdemeanours on Sunday when he was booked for making what Italian media described

as a vulgar gesture with his hand to Cagliari supporters after scor-ing in his side’s 2-1 win.

He was booked for the incident and then got into an altercation with Cagliari defenders. Prandelli, who has dropped Balotelli in the past for misbehaving with his club, said he was encouraged

by comments from new Milan coach Clarence Seedorf. “Seedorf has used the right words with Balotelli,” said Prandelli. “I’m sure that with his help we can get the best out of Mario.”

Reuters West Bromwich Albion’s Nicolas

Anelka is determined to remain in England despite facing an FA charge over his controversial “quenelle” gesture, the former France striker said on Monday. Anelka made the alleged

anti-Semitic salute after scoring against West Ham United last month and faces a minimum ban of five matches if found guilty.

There have been suggestions he might leave West Brom in the January transfer window but he explained on his Twitter account that he wanted to stay in England. “Thanks to Lazio and all the other clubs who wanted to sign me these last days. See you this sum-mer if I decide to continue (playing),” added Anelka.

“But the question is why should I leave my club and England? I’m happy here and I did nothing wrong. So now it’s time to stay focused on my football with my club and I will try my best on the pitch like I always do.”

Anelka said the gesture, which has been described as an inverted Nazi salute, was a tribute to his French comedian friend Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala who invented it.

The striker, who is available for selection until the FA makes its deci-sion, has received a 34-page document explaining the allegations against

him and has requested a personal hearing.

Reuters LONDON - Cardiff City have signed Manchester United’s

Brazilian left back Fabio and Stoke City striker Kenwyne Jones, the Premier League club’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Monday.

Cardiff also hope to recruit Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha on loan before the end of the transfer window on Friday.

“Fabio and Kenwyne will join training today. I have just met them downstairs and that is more or less done,” Solskjaer told a news conference in Manchester before the Premier League game against United on Tuesday.

Norwegian Solskjaer, who took over at Cardiff this month, said the Zaha deal was not yet finalised.

“We hope to get that done in the next 24 hours or so, so he can be ready for the weekend,” the former Manchester United striker said.

Cardiff have slipped to the bottom of the table and are in danger of relegation following their promotion to the Premier League for the first time last year.

Associated Press Writer

LUCERNE, Switzerland — Mohamed Salah, Chelsea’s new signing from Basel, has been named best player of 2013 at the Swiss Football League awards. The Egypt midfielder was also voted the fans’ favorite player.

Salah did not attend the awards ceremony held Monday evening, having completed his move to Chelsea at the weekend. The 22-year-old Salah signed a contract through June 2019 with the London club, which reportedly will pay Basel a fee of 11 million pounds ($18.1 million).

Basel club president Bernhard Heusler collected Salah’s trophy and promised he would “present it to Mohamed personally.”

Germany’s Puma ousts Nike as Arsenal kit supplier

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil runs with the ball during their English FA

Cup fourth round soc-cer match against

Coventry City at The Emirates in London Janu-

Reuters

German sportswear company Puma will become the kit supplier to English soccer club Arsenal from next season in a deal worth more than 30 million pounds ($50 mil-lion) a year to the Premier League leaders. Puma has ousted U.S. group Nike which has provided Arsenal’s red and white shirts for the past two decades.

Cardiff sign Fabio and Jones, close on ZahaChelsea recruit Salah wins Swiss best player award

REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli (R) celebrates after scoring a second goal against Sassuolo during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Mapei stadium in Reggio Emilia January 12, 2014.

Balotelli fined for gesture at Cagliari fans

REUTERS/Darren Staples

West Bromwich Albion’s Nicolas Anelka is seen in front of their sponsor’s advertising board during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, central England January 20, 2014.

Anelka to stay in England despite “quenelle” charge

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The deal with Arsenal shows Puma’s determination to re-establish itself as a core sports brand under new CEO Bjoern Gulden after moving more into lifestyle and fashion. “Ar-senal represents a major commercial and marketing opportunity to rein-force Puma’s credibility as a global sports brand,” Gulden said.

Puma, which supplies kit to Ger-man soccer club Borussia Dortmund and national teams including Italy, said it was aiming to establish itself as the clear number-three soccer brand behind market leaders Adidas and Nike. Puma, majority owned by French luxury goods company Kering , warned in November that 2013 net profit would fall far below the 70 million euro ($96 million) figure in 2012.

Gulden denied that Puma had overspent to win the Arsenal deal. “Our analysis shows this is a good deal for us,” he told Reuters. “We are convinced that this is the best deal that we could do. It’s the team that fits us, it’s a good commercial deal and will bring a lot for our image.”

GLOBAL MERCHANDISE

Puma has also acquired the rights to produce other branded Arsenal merchandise that will be sold to fans around the world. Financial details were not disclosed but Puma said the deal was the biggest ever for both itself and Arsenal. In 2012, Arsenal signed a contract renewal with airlines Emirates for shirt and stadium sponsorship worth 150 mil-

lion pounds over five years.

Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis said the club had held talks with several sportswear companies be-fore choosing Puma. “They are a substantial company with the kind of scale that a club like Arsenal needs as we reach out to our global fan base,” he told Reuters. Ar-senal were also impressed by Puma’s focus on the club rather than juggling several big name partnerships.

“We’ll be one of their primary part-ners,” Gazidis said. He also told the news conference that the club expect-ed manager Arsene Wenger to stay on at the club. The Puma deal is no sur-prise after news of it leaked on social media late last year. However, Arsenal

fans a r e like-ly to

p r e s s the club to spend heav-ily before the player transfer window closes at the end of the month to boost the team’s push for a first trophy since 2005. Nike remain the kit suppliers to Manchester United and Man-chester City.

Reuters

Maverick striker Mario Balotelli has been fined 10,000 euros ($13,700) for making a provocative gesture to rival Cagliari sup-porters after scoring against them in AC Milan’s 2-1 win on Sunday. Serie A’s disciplinary tribunal said Balotelli had “angered the crowd with a provocative and insulting gesture” after claiming the equaliser from a free kick.

Balotelli was also booked for the eighth time this season over the incident and will miss Milan’s next league game at home to Torino through accumulated yellow cards.

The 23-year-old has already served a three-match ban this season after being sent off for insulting match officials at the end of the game at home to Napoli. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli said on Monday that Balotelli needed love and would eventually learn from his mistakes. “Balotelli will learn,” Prandelli told reporters. “He will need a lot of love, he is a guy who we give a lot to and is important for Milan.”

The AC Milan forward added to his long list of misdemeanours on Sunday when he was booked for making what Italian media described

as a vulgar gesture with his hand to Cagliari supporters after scor-ing in his side’s 2-1 win.

He was booked for the incident and then got into an altercation with Cagliari defenders. Prandelli, who has dropped Balotelli in the past for misbehaving with his club, said he was encouraged

by comments from new Milan coach Clarence Seedorf. “Seedorf has used the right words with Balotelli,” said Prandelli. “I’m sure that with his help we can get the best out of Mario.”

Reuters West Bromwich Albion’s Nicolas

Anelka is determined to remain in England despite facing an FA charge over his controversial “quenelle” gesture, the former France striker said on Monday. Anelka made the alleged

anti-Semitic salute after scoring against West Ham United last month and faces a minimum ban of five matches if found guilty.

There have been suggestions he might leave West Brom in the January transfer window but he explained on his Twitter account that he wanted to stay in England. “Thanks to Lazio and all the other clubs who wanted to sign me these last days. See you this sum-mer if I decide to continue (playing),” added Anelka.

“But the question is why should I leave my club and England? I’m happy here and I did nothing wrong. So now it’s time to stay focused on my football with my club and I will try my best on the pitch like I always do.”

Anelka said the gesture, which has been described as an inverted Nazi salute, was a tribute to his French comedian friend Dieudonne M’Bala M’Bala who invented it.

The striker, who is available for selection until the FA makes its deci-sion, has received a 34-page document explaining the allegations against

him and has requested a personal hearing.

Reuters LONDON - Cardiff City have signed Manchester United’s

Brazilian left back Fabio and Stoke City striker Kenwyne Jones, the Premier League club’s manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Monday.

Cardiff also hope to recruit Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha on loan before the end of the transfer window on Friday.

“Fabio and Kenwyne will join training today. I have just met them downstairs and that is more or less done,” Solskjaer told a news conference in Manchester before the Premier League game against United on Tuesday.

Norwegian Solskjaer, who took over at Cardiff this month, said the Zaha deal was not yet finalised.

“We hope to get that done in the next 24 hours or so, so he can be ready for the weekend,” the former Manchester United striker said.

Cardiff have slipped to the bottom of the table and are in danger of relegation following their promotion to the Premier League for the first time last year.

Associated Press Writer

LUCERNE, Switzerland — Mohamed Salah, Chelsea’s new signing from Basel, has been named best player of 2013 at the Swiss Football League awards. The Egypt midfielder was also voted the fans’ favorite player.

Salah did not attend the awards ceremony held Monday evening, having completed his move to Chelsea at the weekend. The 22-year-old Salah signed a contract through June 2019 with the London club, which reportedly will pay Basel a fee of 11 million pounds ($18.1 million).

Basel club president Bernhard Heusler collected Salah’s trophy and promised he would “present it to Mohamed personally.”

Germany’s Puma ousts Nike as Arsenal kit supplier

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil runs with the ball during their English FA

Cup fourth round soc-cer match against

Coventry City at The Emirates in London Janu-

Reuters

German sportswear company Puma will become the kit supplier to English soccer club Arsenal from next season in a deal worth more than 30 million pounds ($50 mil-lion) a year to the Premier League leaders. Puma has ousted U.S. group Nike which has provided Arsenal’s red and white shirts for the past two decades.

Cardiff sign Fabio and Jones, close on ZahaChelsea recruit Salah wins Swiss best player award

REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli (R) celebrates after scoring a second goal against Sassuolo during their Italian Serie A soccer match at the Mapei stadium in Reggio Emilia January 12, 2014.

Balotelli fined for gesture at Cagliari fans

REUTERS/Darren Staples

West Bromwich Albion’s Nicolas Anelka is seen in front of their sponsor’s advertising board during their English Premier League soccer match against Everton at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, central England January 20, 2014.

Anelka to stay in England despite “quenelle” charge

Reuters

SINGAPORE - The first month of the year is not yet over but Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard is already looking for new goals for 2014 after breaking a ranking milestone on Monday. The 19-year-old rose from 31st to a career-high 19th thanks to her surprise run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open last week.

“Early at the beginning of the year I said as a ranking goal I wanted to be in the top 20 so I have accomplished that,” Bouchard told reporters in Singapore. “So now I need to change my goals, of course its all about con-sistency as well and staying in the top 20 and getting to a certain level and staying there.”

Having dispatched former world number one Ana Ivanovic with some powerful hitting in the quarter-finals, the former junior Wimbledon cham-pion struggled to a straight sets defeat to eventual champion Li Na in the last four. Undeterred, the tall blonde haired right hander said the experience of reaching a first grand slam semi had been invaluable.

“Yeah I had a good experience at the Australian Open this year, I played really well and am happy with how it went but of course I’m never happy when I lose a match so disappointed with that but really happy to get the

experience,” she said.“I’d never played a tournament lon-

ger than a week before so still being in the same tournament 10 days after it started was new to me and really interesting so I hope I can experience that many more times. “It gave me more self confidence and showed me that I belong at the top level and that I can play against great players and play well and keep my composure on big courts as well. I played three matches on Rod Laver and it was such a good experience.”

Bouchard was in the southeast Asian citystate to help the WTA pro-mote their end of season champion-ships, which will take place in Singa-pore for the first time in October.

Her strong run in Melbourne left her joint third in the Road to Singapore rankings and she revealed she was eyeing a spot in the top eight which would earn her a berth at the finals in Singapore.

“I think this year is going to be my second full year on the Tour so I’m looking forward to doing every-thing again,” said the Montreal-born Bouchard, who is yet to win a WTA event. “I know all the experiences, I’ve been to all the cities and the big tournaments so I’m just looking forward to being on tour and playing the sport I love and improving as a tennis player.

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Strategically located in Major Wisnu Street in Denpasar Bali and it is find it due to the location is in the heart town. In the north side there are glorious temple of Jagatnatha, meanwhile in front of it the Pupu-tan Badung (Badung Courtyard) and four face statue (Catur Muka Statue) are located. The develop-ment of Bali Museum is begun by the existence of initiative how to vitally the heritage of Balinese culture and taking care of, preserve and maintaining. The initiative is based on the existence of feeling to worry, that there is symptom a kind of culture erosion, so that the cultural heritage become totally disappeared, lose, what omit only photograph and documentations.

Bali Museum save the Balinese culture heritage, emerge the found-ing plan a museum which afterward becomes the Bali Museum:

* The early planning of Bali Museum founding was Govern-mental functionary of Dutch, Bali King, Society Prominent, all art-ists like: WFJ Kroon (assistant of Dutch Resident), Curt Grundler (a Germany Architect), I Gusti Alit Ngurah (Bestuurder Penegara Badung), I Gusti Bagus Jelantik (King of Karangasem), I Gusti Ketut Djelantik (King of Buleleng), King of Tabanan, and all artists like I Gus-ti Ketut Kandel, I Gusti Ketut Rai. The Planning is happened in year 1910 with the elementary concept

Bali Museum building structure that was solidarity of the structure between temple building (Sanctum) and Palace (Keraton).

* After agreed on the concept of the museum building structure, hence founded a mains building which deflect finished in year 1925. Because of the ancient object collec-tion which had been collected is not yet adequate and then during 7 years (1925-1932), the mains building stood functioned for the exhibition purpose. All meritorious experts in checking object taken as collec-tion of Bali Museum for example: DR.W.F. Stutterheim, G.I. Graider, G.M. Hendrikss, DR.R. Goris, and artist of Walter Spies

* Bali Museum in the begin-ning is handled by an institution that is called Bali Museum Insti-tution and opened officially on 8 December 1932 with the name of Bali Museum

* The management hereinafter by institution of Bali Museum has been reverted to Government of Indonesia since 5 January 1966.

The object collections which are kept in Bali Museum can be classi-fied to prehistoric object collection like: the Grave Petrify (sarkopag), the object collection coming from history era like: stupika clay contain-ing superstitious formula Ye Te, the bronze statues (Hindu and Budha statues) and ethnography object collection like Keris, Endek Cloth, and religious ceremony equipments (Sangku, Cecepan and Sidakarya mask).IBP/File Photo

Bali Museum

The win extended the Thunder’s Western Conference lead to 2 games over San Antonio, and their divi-sional lead to 2-1/2 over Portland. Elsewhere, Minnesota ended a run of defeats at the hands of Chicago, and Toronto won a thriller over Brooklyn to open a 2-1/2 game lead over the Nets atop the Atlantic

Division.Durant scored 13 in the fourth

quarter, including a step-back jump-er with 25.5 seconds remaining that put Oklahoma City ahead for the first time since the opening 2 minutes. The hosts had trailed by 14 points at one stage in the second half. Atlanta tied it before Durant knocked down the decisive 12-foot-er with 1.5 seconds on the clock.

The Hawks had one more chance but the inbounds pass to Paul Mill-sap was knocked away. Millsap led the Hawks with 23 points. Reggie Jackson had 18 points for Okla-homa City, which now prepares for a big game against Miami on

Wednesday.Minnesota’s Kevin Love scored

31 points to lead the Timberwolves to a 95-86 win over Chicago, which had won the previous seven meet-ings between the two teams.

Ronny Turiaf added 14 points off the bench for Minnesota, which won despite losing starting center Nikola Pekovic to an Achilles tendon injury in the first quarter. Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who played without ailing center Joakim Noah (illness) and guard Kirk Hinrich (hamstring).

Toronto’s Patrick Patterson stole an inbounds pass and made the go-ahead jumper with 6 seconds left to give the Raptors a valuable 104-103 win at Brooklyn. Brooklyn had a three-point lead with 17 seconds left, but baskets by John Salmons then Patterson turned it around to boost the Raptors chance of claim-ing the division crown. Kyle Lowry finished with 31 points and seven assists for Toronto.

Durant shines again as Thunder overruns HawksAssociated Press Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant continued his extraordinary scoring run by racking up 41 points — including the game-winning basket — as the Thunder staged an impressive come-back to beat Atlanta 111-109 on Monday. Durant’s run of 11 straight games over 30 points is the longest in the NBA since Tracy McGrady passed the mark in 14 consecutive games in 2002-03.

AP Photo/Alonzo Adams

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots over Atlanta Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Mon-day, Jan. 27, 2014, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City won 111-109.

New goals needed for Bouchard after Australian efforts

REUTERS/David Gray Eugenie Bouchard of Canada hits a return to Li Na of China during their women’s singles semi-final match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 23, 2014.

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The landslide happened in mountainous Jombang district in eastern Java at 1:30 am (1830 GMT Monday) after a particu-larly heavy downpour, said local disaster agency official Putra Anugerah.

“We pulled five bodies from the rubble this morning and are still searching for the other 14. Sixty people have also been dis-placed,” Anugerah told AFP.

Five homes were completely crushed by the landslide and members of the rescue agency,

army personnel and community members were helping search for the missing, officials said.

Indonesia has been pounded with rain in recent weeks, the start of the country’s months-long wet season, causing widespread flooding and landslides across the vast archipelago.

Environmentalists blame log-ging and a failure to reforest denuded land for exacerbating the floods and causing landslides, which hit Java’s mountainous regions every wet season.

AntaraCILACAP - Floods have inundat-

ed five villages in Cilacap District, Central Java, following incessant heavy rains since Monday.

The flood-affected villages are Sidareja, Gunungreja, Sidamulya, Sudagaran and Tegalsari, in Sidareja Sub-district, Supriyanto, head of the Cilacap disaster mitigation agency (BPBD) stated on Tuesday.

The floodwater reached a height of 30 centimeters to 80 centimeters, forcing 50 people from 14 families to evacuate to a military building.

The worst affected villages are Sidareja and Gunungreja.

Head of Sidareja Sub-district Rumbarwoto noted that the floods have also inundated an Islamic ju-nior high school, forcing it to shut down temporarily.

“Hopefully, there will be no more rain. If it continues to rain, flooding will expand,” he pointed out.

Also, floods triggered by continu-ous rains in Central Java Province over the last several days, have af-fected 178,222 residents from Pati District.

Head of Pati Regional Disas-ter Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Sujono stated on Saturday that 17,915 residents, who were dis-placed from 4,191 families, took refuge in camps.

Flood waters have inundated 149 villages in 20 sub-districts of Pati, reported officials. Some 11,832 hectares of agricultural lands in 10 sub-districts have also remained under water.

Flooding has also affected neigh-boring districts of Kudus, Demak and Semarang.

AntaraYOGYAKARTA - An earth-

quake measuring 5.3 on the Rich-ter scale rocked Yogyakarta on Monday night but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage.

The epicenter of the quake which struck at 11.14 p.m. local time was in the Indian Ocean 68 km southwest of Kebumen city in Central Java at a depth of 33 km, said Toni A Wijaya, head of the data and information section of the Meteorology, Climatology and

Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office in Yogyakarta.

According to the BMKG, the quake did not have the potential to cause a tsunami.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 is considered moderate and capable of causing considerable damage.

Earlier, last Saturday, a magni-tude 6.5 earthquake rocked southern Central Java. The epicenter of the quake was also in the Indian Ocean 104 km southwest of Kebumen at a depth of 48 km, the agency said.

The quake hit Central Java’s southern cities, including Cilacap, Kebumen, Banyumas and Pur-worejo.

In Cilacap district, the quake damaged at least 21 houses.

Three of the houses were seri-ously damaged, head of the district disaster mitigation body (BPBD) Supriyanto said.

Last Saturday’s quake also dam-aged at least 93 houses in neighbor-ing Banyumas district.

No casualties were reported in the quake.

AntaraJAKARTA - The Corruption

Eradication Commission (KPK) has confiscated more than ten luxury vehicles belonging to Tubagus Chaeri Wardana alias Wawan in connection with a money laundering crime he has allegedly committed.

“Until 2:30 a.m this morning, the KPK still conducted searches and confiscation in several places. A total of 17 vehicles, including luxury cars, have been confis-cated,” KPK Deputy Chairman Bambang Widjajanto said on Tuesday.

Since Monday, the anti-graft body has combed out seven hous-es linked to Wawan’s case. “The luxury cars include Lamborghini, Ferrari Bentley and Roll Royce. There is also a Harley Devidson. The confiscation process is still proceeding,” he said.

On Monday night, the KPK investigators confiscated a black Lexus car B 888 ARD, Nissan GTR B 888 GAW, black Land Cruiser B 888 TCW and one Hare-ly Davidson B 3484 NWW. They were confiscated from Wawan’s house in Jalan Denpasar, South Jakarta.

In a number of places in Serang, Banten Province, the KPK officers also confiscated two Mitshubishi Pajero mini buses, one BMW car,

one Honda Freed, three Kijang Innova mini buses, one Toyota Avanza, one Ford Fiesta and one Toyota Fortuner.

The KPK also confiscated doc-uments with regard to Wawan’s assets.

The seven houses searched by the KPK were Wawan’s houses in Jalan Denpasar IV No. 35 and No 43 South Jakarta; official house of South Tangerang’s Mayor Airin Rachmy Diani (Wawan’s wife) in Jalan Sutera Narada V No 16 Alam Sutera, South Tangerang; the houses of Wawan’s employee (Yayah Rodiah, cashier of PT Bali Pasific Pragama) in Grand Serang Asri Housing complex, Blok A3-4, Cipocok Jaya, Serang and the Girya Serang Asri hous-ing complex K5 No 7 Serang, Banten.

Included in the seven houses was the house of PT Mikindo Adiguna Pratama President Di-rector Dadang Prijatna in Taman Graha Asri Blok H5-9, Serang-Banten. Dadang has been named a suspect together with Wawan in an alleged corruption crime in the procurement of medical equipment for South Tangeran Municipality.

The other house belonged to Dadan Sumpena, a closed friend of Wawan, in Taman Graha Asri Blok CC5 No 13.

Five dead, 14 missing in Indonesian landslideAgence France-Presse

JAKARTA - A landslide triggered by days of rain buried a village on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Tuesday, leaving at last five people dead and another 14 missing, an official said.

Anti-graft confiscates luxury cars over money laundering case

Floods inundate five villages in Cilacap

Quake hits YogyakartaAP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

An Indonesian ethnic Chinese with a child watches a dragon dance during Chinese New Year cel-ebrations at a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indo-nesia, Friday, Jan 24, 2014. Ethnic Chinese communities in the world’s most populous Muslim country are preparing to celebrate the start of the year of the horse.

So far this year, the virus has killed 20 people in China out of 96 known infections, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The deaths were in eastern Shanghai, neighboring Zhejiang province and southern Guangdong prov-ince. A week ago, more than 50 cases had been reported. The virus remains hard to catch and most cases have been linked to contact with poultry.

The jump in cases comes during the 40-day travel period around Chinese New Year, a period that concerns health authorities because of the volume of people traveling in crowded trains and buses, often with live chickens aboard. Chinese are expected to make 3.6 billion trips as families reunite. The holi-day, which officially starts Friday, also falls during the winter months

when flu typically rages.Hong Kong on Monday sus-

pended live chicken sales — halting imports from the mainland — for three weeks after poultry imported from the southern mainland prov-ince of Guangdong tested positive for the H7N9 virus, the first time the virus was found in imported poultry in Hong Kong.

On Tuesday, Hong Kong au-thorities were culling 20,000 birds, mostly chickens, at the territory’s wholesale market, putting the birds into black plastic bags and pump-ing in carbon dioxide to suffocate them.

Live poultry trading will be halted in cities in coastal Zhejiang province from Feb. 15, where 49 people have been infected and 12 people have died this year, accord-ing to the Zhejiang Daily. From

July, city poultry markets will be closed. Neighboring Shanghai will halt live poultry trading for three months starting Friday. The city has reported eight infections and four deaths this year.

The World Health Organization says there is no evidence of sus-tained human-to-human transmis-sion, but has recommended close monitoring given the holiday travel and the potentially unpredictable behavior of flu viruses.

Over the weekend, health au-thorities in eastern Jiangxi province confirmed a second human case of H10N8, a new strain of bird flu known to affect humans. They said the 55-year-old woman was in critical condition. The first case was confirmed in December after a 73-year-old woman died from the virus.

Associated Press Writer

BEIJING — A U.S. diplomat on Tuesday urged North Korea to pardon imprisoned American Kenneth Bae, saying he is in poor health and needs to return home. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies’ call for Bae’s freedom follows a news conference given by the missionary earlier this month at which he said his situation was growing more difficult.

“We hope that they’re willing to release Kenneth Bae,” Davies told reporters following talks with Chinese officials in Beijing. “His family is understandably very worried about his fate and would like him to be returned to them.”

Bae was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for unspecified anti-government activity. He was moved to a hospital last summer in poor health, but said at his news conference that he was being transferred back to prison. Davies said the U.S. government had made direct appeals to North Korean representatives on Bae’s behalf. While North Korea has released detained Americans before following appeals, it has shown no indication that it is willing to do so in Bae’s case.

Bae’s supporters say he did no wrong, although he and his family have apologized for any violations of North Korean law. Davies said Bae has already been held longer than any other American in recent decades and, having been tried and convicted, now deserves to be set free.

“North Korea I think has made its point about Kenneth Bae and we are in frequent communication with the North Koreans to try to find a resolution to this issue. It’s very, very important to us,” Davies said.

PARIS — Police say two Danish skiers perished in an avalanche while skiing in the French Alps.

The bodies of the two Danes, brothers aged 41 and 45, were found Monday under three to five meters of snow in an off-piste area of the Alpe d’Huez ski resort, said Benjamin Valla, an official with the French mountain rescue police.

The brothers had been seasonal workers at the ski resort. They had been skiing on Sunday and were reported missing by friends when they hadn’t returned by Monday morning, Valla said. Each year between 30 and 50 people die in avalanches in the French Alps, according to Valla.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Health workers in full protective gear pick up a killed chicken after suffocated them by using carbon dioxide at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

China halts poultry trading after new H7N9 casesAssociated Press Writer

BEIJING — Authorities in eastern China announced a ban Tuesday on live poultry sales following a spike in the number of people infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, with the busy Chinese New Year travel period already under way.

US diplomat urges North Korea to release American

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U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambas-sador Glyn Davies listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference at a hotel in Beijing, China Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s holiday season proved to be a letdown, even though the com-pany sold a record number of iPhones and iPads during its lat-est quarter.

The results released Monday further crystalized the challenges facing Apple as the world’s most valuable company struggles to lift its stock back to where it stood at its peak of more than $700 in Sep-tember 2012. That was before in-vestors began to fret about fiercer competition in mobile devices and the lack of a breakthrough product since the iPad came out nearly four years ago.

Apple’s management am-plified those concerns with a revenue forecast for the current quarter of $43 billion, falling about $3 billion below analysts’ predictions.

The company’s projection also raised the unsettling specter of Apple’s quarterly revenue declin-ing from the prior year for the first time in more than a decade. It last happened during the opening

three months of 2003.The cautious outlook is likely

to feed perceptions that Apple Inc. is still losing ground to a myriad of competing devices run-ning Google Inc.’s free Android software.

Apple’s stock shed $43.30, or nearly 8 percent, to $507.20 in extended trading after the results were released.

The sell-off could give activist investor Carl Icahn more fire-power as he wages a campaign aimed at prodding Apple’s board to spend more money buying back the company’s stock to help boost the price. The company ended 2013 with nearly $159 billion in cash.

Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to reassure investors during a Monday conference call. He re-iterated previous statements that Apple plans to plow new fields in technology, although he didn’t provide specifics.

Expanding Apple’s horizons is critical because about four out of five smartphones sold worldwide run on Android, according to the research firm Gartner Inc. The

iPhone is a distant second with a market share of about 12 percent.

Android devices have been siphoning sales from the iPhone because they usually cost less and many of them feature bigger screens than the iPhone’s four-inch display. An iPhone with a display screen spanning nearly five inches is being prepared for sale later this year, according to unidentified people cited in a recent report in The Wall Street Journal.

Investors had driven up Apple’s stock after the company stoked consumer demand by unveiling new versions of its iPhone and iPad for the holidays. The iPhone 5S added several new features, including a sensor that can read fingerprints to unlock the device, while the iPad Air dangled the appeal of being the slimmest and lightest full-sized tablet made by Apple so far.

The Cupertino, California, com-pany sold 51 million iPhones during the three months ending Dec. 28. That marked a 7 percent increase from the previous sales record of nearly 48 million iP-hones set a year earlier.

If realised, the deal would cement a relationship worth around $58 billion annually in two-way trade, and bolster ties at a time when many in the region are nervously eyeing the rise of China and its growing economic power.

“The Australian government is working hard to conclude (a free trade agreement) with Japan as soon as possible,” a spokesper-son for Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told AFP.

“We are pleased Japan is also strongly committed to conclud-ing a mutually beneficial deal.”

Media in both countries said the trading partners are looking to finalise the pact within six months.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to travel to Tokyo in April, when he will un-derline the importance of building closer security links with the coun-try he has described as Australia’s “best friend in Asia”, The Austra-lian newspaper said Tuesday.

Ink will be put to paper in July when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Canberra and becomes the first Japanese leader to address the Australian parlia-ment, the daily said.

The planned agreement is like-ly to be at least as comprehensive as the one Australia struck last month with South Korea, but with rice and wheat exports as possible carve-outs, the paper said.

The influential Nikkei busi-ness daily in Japan said Monday that Tokyo was preparing to propose the reduction of tar-iffs on Australian beef imports

from 38.5 percent to about 30.0 percent in a bid to speed up the negotiations.

In exchange, Japan will de-mand Australia axe its five-percent tariffs on auto imports, in line with its pact with South Korea, the Nikkei said.

At a meeting in the Swiss resort of Davos last week, Abe told Abbott: “I wish to further enhance the strategic partnership between Japan and Australia and bring it up to another level,” Jiji Press said.

Australia enjoys a significant trade surplus with Japan thanks to strong Japanese demand for natural resources.

Half of Japanese exports to Australia are automobiles, while Australian exports to Japan main-ly consist of minerals and energy, such as coal, gas and iron ore.

But Japanese farmers are wary of a free trade deal with Austra-lia, saying cheap imports could destroy Japanese agriculture.

However, Yasunori Nakayama, a lead Japanese negotiator in the free trade talks, told The Austra-lian that the FTA’s importance “surpasses mere economic val-ues” and would “further cement the basis of our partnership”.

Abe, who came to power more than a year ago, has rushed to forge closer ties with Southeast Asia as well as energy-rich Australia, Africa and Russia to try to pull Japan out of two decades of slow growth.

Nakayama told The Australian that the negotiations were talking place “in parallel” to the US-led Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks, which aim to strike a trade deal among 12 Pacific nations.

Japan and Australia nearing FTA dealAgence France-Presse

SYDNEY - Japan and Australia are moving closer to signing a free trade agreement, officials said Tuesday amid reports the deal will be inked within months.

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, FileIn this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, the Apple logo is illuminated in the entrance to the Fifth Avenue Apple store, in New York. Apple Inc. reports quarterly financial results after the market closes Monday, Jan 27, 2014.

Apple’s 1Q disappoints investors, stock stumbles

OVER the past few years, the Bali authorities have routinely carried out mass vaccination pro-grams against rabies, targeting stray as well as domestic dogs.

Last year, 356 thousand dogs were inoculated, and this year, mass vaccination will be carried out yet again, for the fourth time, targeting at least 350 thousand dogs.

The mass vaccination cam-paign against rabies will be imple-mented between April and June 2014, Head of the Bali Animal Husbandry and Health Office Putu Sumantra recently noted in Denpasar, Bali.

The immunization program is estimated to cost around Rp12 billion and will include vaccine supply and field operations. Ev-eryone in the province should be involved in the fight against rabies.

“Funds amounting to around Rp5.6 billion will be allocated from the Bali regional budget and

Rp6.4 billion from the State Bud-get, towards realizing the mass vaccination program. The alloca-tion set aside in the State Budget is bigger, as it will be used to procure the rabies vaccines. Cur-rently, 105 thousand doses of the vaccine are available in Bali and an additional 250 thousand doses are required,” he explained.

In Bali, the number of rabies cases in humans has declined drastically over the recent years, thanks to the mass animal vac-cination initiative.

However, Sumantra pointed out that the number of dog bite cases in Bali tends to be quite high, namely 100 bites per day.

“In the past few years, it was 130 bites per day. We hope the number of dog bite cases will de-crease in the future,” he added.

The first rabies-related death case was reported in Bali in 2007. In 2008, four cases were recorded, while the year 2009 saw 48 cases. The largest number of cases was recorded in 2010, which were 82 cases. After the launch of the mass animal vaccination program in Bali, the number of reported rabies cases in humans has shown a decline. In 2011, 24 cases were recorded, and by 2012, only 8

cases had occurred. So far, 146 people have died due to rabies.

In 2013, Bali received an award from the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Orga-nization (FAO) for its successful endeavor in significantly decreas-ing the number of rabies cases in humans and animals.

“Bali has been able to signifi-cantly curb the number of rabies cases, which is something that has never happened anywhere in the world until now,” Putu Sumantra claimed last year.

He explained that between July 2012 and April 2013, no cases of rabies in humans were recorded, while 145 rabies cases were re-ported before July 2012.

However, few months ago, dog bite cases re-surfaced in Bali when a rabid dog bit five people in the Gianyar District, Bali, in July 2013. The people, who were bitten later, received medical treatment and rabies vaccinations.

The reappearance of rabies poses as a new challenge for the island, which is striving to free itself from rabies by the year 2015.

Initially, Bali set a target to be rabies-free by 2012, but the re-

emergence of rabies cases forced the province to revise its target to 2015.

“We have to revise our previous target of eliminating rabies in Bali by the year 2015,” Ketut Suarjaya, head of Bali Health Agency, in-formed the press last year.

Bali was historically rabies-free, but, in 2008, rabies was detected in a peninsula on the southern part of the island, prob-ably introduced by rabies-infected dogs traveling on fishing boats.

In 2009, the Australian govern-ment donated more efficient vac-cines with longer lasting effects. A local NGO, the Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), with the support of the World So-ciety for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), stepped in to implement the mass vaccination campaigns.

Australia was keen to see Bali free of rabies, as around 25 per-cent of more than three million foreign tourists visiting the island are Australians.

In 2010, the BAWA, funded by the WSPA and the Australian Agency for International Devel-opment (AusAID), initiated a free island-wide mass vaccina-tion campaign, targeting the dog population.

The result was a marked decline in the number of reported rabies infections in humans. Observing the concrete results, the Indone-sian Directorate of Animal Health reached out to the FAO for techni-cal assistance in order to maintain the momentum and build upon the lessons learned while battling the rabies virus in Bali. The FAO provided Bali with 130 thousand rabies vaccines in 2012.

“The vaccine assistance was provided to help the regional government implement its third phase of the mass vaccination campaign,” remarked Sumantra two years ago.

The FAO believed that the vac-cination campaign will have to continue, since the new puppies, lacking immunity, are constantly being born, and generally, revac-cination should be carried out once a year. The rabies cases will thus continue to steadily decline, and eventually, disappear from the island.

Jim McGrane, the FAO chief technical advisor leading animal health work in Indonesia on rabies as well as avian influenza, empha-sized that considerable work is still required to secure success in this mission. (antara)

The exhibition was inaugurated on 23 January 2014, jointly by the Consul General of India and the Vice Rector of ISI Denpasar, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Artayasa. Nearly 150 people attended the opening ceremony including the Faculty members and students of Fine Art from ISI Denpasar as well as several noted Balinese painters, representa-tives of local art museums and art media, among others.

This exhibition is unique as over 50 women artists have interpreted their own gender, each in their per-sonal unique style. Each of these paintings is a celebration of the femi-nine gender, a celebration of colours on canvas. The audience greatly appreciated the initiative in bringing the Indian art to the ISI campus as it would provide immensely useful insight to the painting students and community in Bali.

During his remarks, the Consul

General thanked ISI Denpasar for its consistent support in realizing collab-orative activities with the Consulate and the Cultural Centre, over several years, in performing arts and now in fine arts. He was confident that the Faculty members and students of the Institute would benefit from such cooperative activities and this would lead to enhanced interaction among artists in both the countries. Prof. Dr. Artayasa welcomed the paint-ing exhibition which he said would help in its efforts to improve and develop the quality of education, research, creation and community service. He stated that the theme of the exhibition confirms the strategic role women play in various fields of development and elaborated that, in Balinese belief, women are referred to as ‘sakti’, who hold the family and world together, and we should all respect and adore them. He was confident that the exhibition will

inspire Institute’s women painters to produce new quality artwork in painting. Mr. Bendi Yudha, Lecturer of the Faculty of Fine Arts & Design stated that the exhibition will greatly assist in broadening their students’

horizon and they will critically analyze and study the paintings and draw their individual perspectives from the artworks by women paint-ers from India.

The exhibition would run for a

month till 22 February 2014 and would be open to public for viewing everyday from 9 AM to 6 PM at Ge-dung Kriya Hasta Mandala at Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Denpasar at Jl. Nusa Indah in Denpasar.

‘Women by Women’ - exhibition of paintings

IBP/Courtesy of Indian ConsulateThe Consulate General of India in Bali, in collaboration with ISI (Indonesian Institute of Art) Denpasar, mounted an exhibition of paintings by eminent contemporary women painters from across India, at Gedung Kriya Hasta Mandala at ISI campus.

IBP

DENPASAR - The Consulate General of India in Bali, in collabo-ration with ISI (Indonesian Institute of Art) Denpasar, mounted an exhibition of paintings by eminent contemporary women painters from across India, at Gedung Kriya Hasta Mandala at ISI campus. The exhibition, sponsored by ICCR, has earlier travelled to Poland and Algeria, and, in Indonesia, has been displayed for a month each at Affandi Museum and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogya-karta, before arriving in Bali.

Bali strives to be rabies-free by 2015Bali has firmly resolved to be rabies-free by the year 2015, in order to maintain its reputation as the world’s most famous resort island.

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“We have to go forward with the election. The Election Commission will organise the election under the framework of the constitution and try to avoid any violence,” Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkan-chana told a news conference.

Yingluck had called the snap election in the hope of confirming her hold on power and putting an end to the protests in the capital which began in November in an at-tempt to force her from office. The protests are the latest eruption in a political conflict that has gripped Thailand for eight years and which is starting to hurt growth and inves-tor confidence in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

The conflict broadly pits Bang-kok’s middle class and royalist establishment against the mainly poor, rural backers of Yingluck and her brother, ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

The protesters have rejected the election, which Yingluck’s ruling party looks set to win, and prevented advance voting in many parts of Bangkok and the south on Sunday.

The Commission has been pressing for a delay in the election because of the unrest and wants it delayed by up to four months. Ten people have been killed since the protests began and hundreds have been wounded.

The latest shooting was where about 500 anti-government protest-ers had gathered at the Army Club compound in Bangkok where Yin-gluck held a cabinet meeting before meeting the Election Commission. The shooting took place far from that meeting.

“Someone fired shots. One pro-tester was hurt and the man who fired the shots was hurt too. They have been sent to different hospi-tals,” Chumpol Jumsai, a protest leader who was at the facility in north Bangkok, told Reuters. The protesters want to suspend what they say is a fragile democracy destabilised by former telecoms ty-coon Thaksin, whom they accuse of nepotism and corruption. They want to eradicate the political influence of his family by altering electoral arrangements in ways they have not spelt out.

“CHAOS WILL ENSUE”The Election Commission has

argued that the country is too un-settled to hold an election now. It also points out that candidates have been unable to register in some con-stituencies, meaning there would not be a quorum to open parliament even if voting went ahead. “We believe chaos will ensue ... Our new recom-mendation is to hold elections within three or four months,” Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, a member of the Election Commission, told reporters as he went into the meeting.

As the protest movement drags on into its third month, the gov-ernment has issued an ultimatum to leaders that they face arrest by Thursday if they do not give up areas of Bangkok they have taken over.

The government has declared a state of emergency in the capital and Labour Minister Chalerm Yoobum-rung, in charge of enforcing the decree, said an arrest warrant would be sought against protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and others on Tuesday.

Associated Press Writer

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine police officers played a “wheel of torture” game to have fun and punish criminal suspects during interrogations, including bouts of punching named after boxing star Manny Pacquiao, hu-man rights officials and activists said Tuesday.

Under the game, detainees — mostly suspected drug traffickers — were punched if the “torture wheel” stopped at “20 seconds Manny Pacman,” Pacquiao’s nickname, or hung upside down if it stopped at a punishment called “30-second bat,” Amnesty Inter-national said. The London-based rights group called the practice despicable.

A picture of the multi-colored wheel provided by the Commis-sion on Human Rights showed several other tortures, including

“3 minutes zombies” and “30-second duck walk/ferris wheel” but it was not immediately clear how those punishments were carried out.

“It’s horrible,” commission Chairwoman Loretta Ann Rosa-les said. “They do it for fun, it’s like a game for entertainment. We’re trying to correct this mind-set based on a human rights ap-proach to policing but obviously it may take a lot of time.”

Allegations of torture have particular resonance in the Phil-ippines, which emerged from a brutal era of dictatorship nearly three decades ago. Thousands of victims during dictator Fer-dinand Marcos’s rule won a class action suit against his es-tate for torture and other rights violations in 1992 in Hawaii. A peaceful, army-backed “people power” revolt ousted Marcos in 1986.

Filipino cops accused of using ‘wheel of torture’

AP Photo/Bullit MarquezPrivate guards display their pistols after police officers wrapped the nozzles with tapes in a nationwide campaign to stop gun owners, police and military from firing their guns to welcome the New Year Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines.

REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaThailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana (top) and Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn answer questions during a news conference after a meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to discuss plans for a general election in Bangkok January 28, 2014.

Thailand to go ahead with Feb. 2 election, despite warnings of chaosReuters

BANGKOK - Thailand’s prime minister has confirmed a general election will go ahead on Sunday despite a warning that it could end in chaos in the face of months of at times violent anti-government protests. In a separate part of an army complex in Bangkok where Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was meeting Election Commission officials, shots were fired in a group of anti-government protesters. Two people were injured.

Further, he said the amount of land conversion looked pretty much because his party had elabo-rated again the real number of the agricultural land in Tabanan County as data backup for any proposal related to the submis-sion of production means and the like.

To date, he said there were still many farmers in some locations that could have not accepted the recommendation of the agriculture agency to use particular doses when broadcasting seeds, fertil-izers and others. Such condition

eventually caused a number of farmers’ groups not to renew their land area with the hope that allo-cation of the production facilities obtained could be taken advantage in accordance with the expectation of farmers wishing an excessive portion.

“We are currently repeating the data collection regarding the real extent of farmland and continue to disseminate to farmers concerning the way to save seed and fertilizer. So, the means of production will never be wasted,” he said.

Suparwa explained the farm-

land conversion itself led to many purposes, where it depended on the location of the land. For in-stance, the farmland conversion occurred in the area of Pupuan and West Selemadeg tended to be used for plantation. It was in con-trast to farmland in urban areas such as Tabanan and Kediri where the land conversion occurred was predominantly utilized for residence.

He added the updated real data regarding the paddy field area would also aim to determine the amount of rice production, so it

would not bring in a significant data gap between the acreage and amount of production. Mean-while, the farmland area in the Tabanan County alone reached 22,184 hectares today.

Previously, at separate location the Regent of Tabanan Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti had also re-affirmed the Regent Regulation No.74/2013 on the restriction of land plot to sup-press the farmland conversion in Tabanan County. In the regulation had been set forth that land plot-ting for housing and settlement in the Tabanan County could be made at least on an area of 6,000 square meters. The regulation was intended to re-emphasize that the regulation was made in order to preserve the conservation areas and agricultural areas as the Ja-tiluwih world cultural heritage. (kmb28)

Bali Post

BANGLI - Bad weather hap-pening lately resulted in disaster in some areas in Bangli. One of them occurred at Buahan village, Kintamani. A pine tree with di-ameter of approximately 40 cm was uprooted and toppled over the Parajapati Temple at local village, Sunday (Jan 26). As a result of the incident, the entire compound wall of the temple and a Durga statue located at the padma shrine in the Prajapati Temple was heavily damaged.

As information compiled, the fallen tree incident occurred around 07:00 a.m. According to local resident, before the occurrence of fallen tree, the Buahan village and surrounding area was buffeted by strong winds. Alleged to have not been strong enough to hold the strong wind, the tree growing near the temple area fell down and toppled over the compound wall measuring 6x8 meters and the padma shrine.

“The fallen pine tree is indeed already quite old. Possibly, it has been fragile so it fell down as soon as hacked by direct strong winds,” said a resident doubling as former headman of Buahan Made Antara. Aside from damaging the Durga statue and padma shrine, the fallen pine tree also caused the electrical network to the home of residents of Buahan and the surrounding area totally experienced power outage.

The Head of the Regional Di-saster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Bangli I Wayan Sugiarta when asked for his confirmation said that shortly after receiving the report of residents, he and his team came down to the scene.

Assisted by the personnel of Military Area Command, National Police, Bangli Disaster Red Cross as well as local residents, the BPBD team immediately evacu-ated and cleaned up of the fallen tree. No fatalities were reported in the incident. “Related to power outage at Buahan village and the surrounding areas, we have also made coordination with relevant agencies,” he said. Due to disaster, the losses were estimated to reach IDR 8 million.

In addition to fallen tree, Sugiar-ta added the incidence of avalanche also occurred again at Bugbugan hamlet, Batur Tengah village. The cleanup endeavor had also been made by his party with the local community so that the traffic flow could return to normal. (ina)

IBP/fileThe farmer is working in his rice field in Tabanan

Fallen tree topples over Prajapati Temple

Land conversion in Tabanan averagely reaches 200 hectares per yearBali Post

TABANAN - Conversion of farmland to non-agricultural purposes in Tabanan County is quite alarming. On average, the annual acreage reaches 200 hectares due to the development activities in the region. “A lot of farmlands have been converted to other sectors such as intended for residential areas. As a result, the average land conversion reaches about 200 hectares per year,” said the Data Officer of the Tabanan Agriculture and Horticulture Agency Nyoman Suparwa.

3Wednesday, January 29, 201414 InternationalInternational Bali NewsTechnology Wednesday, January 29, 2014

The documents, published Monday by The New York Times, the Guardian, and ProPublica, suggest that the mapping, gam-ing, and social networking apps which are a common feature of the world’s estimated 1 billion smartphones can feed Ameri-ca’s National Security Agency and Britain’s GCHQ with huge amounts of personal data, includ-ing location information and de-tails such as political affiliation or sexual orientation.

The size and scope of the program aren’t publicly known, but the reports suggest that U.S. and British intelligence easily get routine access to data generated by apps such as the Angry Birds game franchise or the Google Maps navigation service.

The joint spying program “effectively means that any-one using Google Maps on a smartphone is working in sup-port of a GCHQ system,” one 2008 document from the British eavesdropping agency is quoted as saying. Another document — a hand-drawn picture of a smirking fairy conjuring up a tottering pile

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Google Glass is getting glasses. Google is add-ing prescription frames and new styles of detachable sunglasses to its computerized, Internet-connected goggles known as Glass.

The move comes as Google Inc. prepares to make Glass available to the general popula-tion later this year. Currently, Glass is available only to the tens of thousands of people who are testing and creating apps for it. Glass hasn’t actually had glasses in its frame until now.

Glass is basically a small com-puter, with a camera and a dis-play screen above the wearer’s right eye. The device sits roughly at eyebrow level, higher than where eyeglasses would go.

It lets wearers surf the Web,

ask for directions and take pho-tos or videos. Akin to wearing a smartphone without having to hold it in your hands, Glass also lets people read their email, share photos on Twitter and Fa-cebook, translate phrases while traveling or partake in video chats. Glass follows some basic voice commands, spoken after the worlds “OK, Glass.”

The gadget itself is not chang-ing with this announcement. Rather, Google plans to make various attachments available. Starting Tuesday, the Mountain View, Calif., company is offering four styles of prescription frames and two new types of shades available to its “explorers” — the people who are trying out Glass. The frames will cost $225 and the shades, $150. That’s on top of the $1,500 price of Glass.

Users can take the frames to

any vision care provider for pre-scription lenses, though Google says it is working with insurance provider Vision Service Plan to train eye-care providers around the U.S. on how to work with Glass. Google says some insur-ance plans may cover the cost of the frames. Isabelle Olsson, the lead designer for Google Glass, says the new frames open the spectacles up to a larger audi-ence.

She demonstrated the new frames to The Associated Press last week at the Google Glass Basecamp, an airy loft on the eighth floor of New York City’s Chelsea Market. It’s one of the places where Glass users go to pick up their wares and learn how to use them. Walking in, visitors are greeted, of course, by a receptionist wearing Google Glass.

A tourism expert from the Udayana University, I Putu Anom, said that theoretically an object and tour-ist attraction should be managed professionally, transparently and accountably. On that account, it was required a governing body or author-ity. However, a dominant role should be given to local community in this regard the customary village like the tourist object of Alas Kedaton, Tanah Lot and others.

“If in the area of Besakih Temple can be established a Management Agency by giving dominant role to Besakih community as the main supporting devotees having been managing the area for centuries with the types of ritual reaching dozens or even hundreds of events held each year it will be very useful,” said Putu Anom in Denpasar.

It was said the provincial govern-ment, the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI), Customary Vil-lage General Assembly (MUDP) and Customary Village Middle Assembly (MMDP) only served as patron and

AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, file photo, a man looks at his cellphone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid. The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world — but not in the United States — that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines.

Report: Spies use smartphone apps to track peopleAssociated Press Writer

LONDON — Documents leaked by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden suggest that spy agencies have a powerful ally in Angry Birds and a host of other apps installed on smart-phones across the globe.

of papers over a table marked “LEAVE TRAFFIC HERE” — suggests that gathering the data doesn’t take much effort.

The NSA did not directly com-ment on the reports but said in a statement Monday that the com-munications of those who were not “valid foreign intelligence targets” were not of interest to the spy agency.

“Any implication that NSA’s foreign intelligence collection is focused on the smartphone or so-cial media communications of ev-eryday Americans is not true,” the statement said. “We collect only those communications that we are authorized by law to collect for valid foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes — regardless of the technical means used by the targets.” GCHQ said it did not comment on intelligence matters, but insisted that all of its activity was “authorized, neces-sary and proportionate.”

Intelligence agencies’ interest in mobile phones and the net-works they run on has been docu-mented in several of Snowden’s previous disclosures, but the

focus on apps shows how every-day, innocuous-looking pieces of software can be turned into instruments of espionage.

Angry Birds, an addictive

birds-versus-pigs game which has been downloaded more than 1.7 billion times worldwide, was one of the most eye-catching exam-ples. The Times and ProPublica

said a 2012 British intelligence report laid out how to extract Angry Bird users’ information from phones running the Android operating system.

Google hopes designer frames will sharpen Glass

AP Photo/John Minchillo

The new Google Glass “Classic” sunglass frames in “charcoal” color rests on a table at the Google Glass Basecamp space at Chelsea Market, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in New York.

Bali PostSEMARAPURA - Hundreds of

vehicles, both cars and motorcycles in the tourist area of Lembongan, Jungut Batu to Ceningan, are found not to be equipped with license plate. Virtually all residents to tourists doing their daily activities seem to ride illegal vehicle. This situation has long lasted without

IBP/File Photo

Foreign tourists visit Besakih Temple recently. The formation plan of Besakih Authority continues to receive attention from various circles because the authority to serve as the management of the largest temple in Bali is worried to overlap with the community agency owned by the customary village existing today.

Give customary village a role to manage BesakihBali Post

DENPASAR - The formation plan of Besakih Authority continues to receive attention from various circles because the authority to serve as the management of the largest temple in Bali is worried to overlap with the community agency owned by the customary village existing today. To that end, the gov-ernment is advised to authorize the customary village for the management of Besakih Temple.

advisor. “The type, main job descrip-tion and function of the authority must be clear and discussed with lo-cal communities comprehensively to reach a common perception for a good purpose,” he said.

He was confident that the establish-ment of the agency aimed to maintain the sanctity of the temple, sustain-ability of construction or physical improvement, arrangement of pres-ervation and sustainability of ritual tradition in appropriate with the Raja Purana chronicle of Besakih Temple. However, he advised the temple management should give more roles to the public.

A legal practitioner, I Nengah Ji-mat, also argued that the government should provide the role to Besakih cus-tomary village along with the temple supporting devotees. If the govern-ment was really concerned with the preservation and constancy of Bali, it would be better to provide the support for the clear maintenance budget to complement the public facilities.

Meanwhile, the customary vil-

lages across Bali were expected to strengthen their internal rules. So far, Bali continued to become the target of investors who would perform a variety of ways to streamline their interests. “Anything will be taken by investors both the lure of progress of tourism, economy and others. I observe if a region has the economic potential, the possibility of conflict is definitely bigger. Like the saying goes ‘where there is a will, there is a relative,’” affirmed Jimat.

Therefore, the customary village

should be careful and selective when such discourses emerged. The Besakih customary village should strengthen its internal rules so it would be ben-eficial to the people’s welfare. Soli-darity of the people should not let be disintegrated due to a lot of interests. He worried there would be a conflict among the people. “When there are internal conflicts among them, who will stem if there is a continuous on-slaught of migrants? We all will bear the risk,” he said.

If the government and relevant

agencies were only limited to foster and oversee, said Jimat, it was legiti-mate. But he hoped the government not to only pursue the regionally generated revenue (PAD), but it should also remember the impact resulted in the future. “As Balinese people, we must be extra vigilant and be able to shield ourselves from the onslaught of the outsiders. If Bali is damaged, who will be responsible? Do travelers remain to get interested in coming here (Bali)?” said the Chairman of the Bali Advocates Association. (par/rah)

Without license plateTourism region filled with illegal vehicles

enforcement by relevant authorities. As a result, the tourist resorts are crammed with illegal vehicles. The program of Klungkung Police in Nusa Penida Police related to vehicle registration and the making of driving license is also questionable.

All this time, three islands in the Nusa Penida subdistrict are frequently

made a destination of illegal vehicle sales. Results of the stolen motorcycle are frequently smuggled into these islands.

Other than from Bali, the illegal motorcycles are also often smuggled from the Island of Lombok through a vessel or boat. If they are using license plate, the validity has already expired because the registration should have been renewed few years ago. A num-ber of residents asked about the matter said if they were lazy to extend the registration. Such people’s reluctance was also accompanied by the lack of enforcement effort by police. Thus, people prefer to use their motorcycle without being equipped with license plate.

In response to this issue, Spokes-person of Klungkung Police, I Made Sudanta, said on Monday (Jan 27) the problem was recognized to have long lasted. Klungkung Police through the Chief Wayan Sri Yudatni Wirawati had

also made a breakthrough by provid-ing the delivery of driving license, vehicle registration service and call centers circa 2012 for the convenience of people in the Nusa Penida subdis-trict in applying the driving license and vehicle registration. The previ-ous measure was also accompanied by disciplining the vehicles without license plate. “Currently police have confiscated hundreds of illegal mo-torcycles,” he said.

Thus, with the proactive service of Klungkung Police today, he con-sidered there should be no reason of local people not to submit their motor vehicle ownership. However, seeing the fact in the Nusa Penida subdistrict that many vehicles re-mained not to use license plate, his party would re-emphasize to the community through socialization to villages. In addition, through the Nusa Penida Police, his party would also take decisive action if similar

facts remained to be found. “If they are still stubborn, we will immedi-ately ticket them. If they are unable to present the ownership papers, the vehicle will be confiscated,” he said.

Especially in the tourism area of Lembongan, Jungut Batu and Cenin-gan, Sudanta said that Klungkung Po-lice had proposed the establishment of subsector police at Lembongan to replace the current police post at Lembongan. It was intended to over-come the problem of limited police personnel in Nusa Penida Police. “If there has been subsector police, the police officers on duty will increase and the services extended to the com-munity will also more maximal, let alone in tourism area. Security and law enforcement should become a priority,” he said. Thus, it was ex-pected the favorite tourism area in Klungkung would not be besieged by illegal vehicles. (kmb31)

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Hundreds of vehicles, both cars and motorcycles in the tourist area of Lembongan, Jungut Batu to Ceningan, are found not to be equipped with license plate.

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

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

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

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

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Calendar Event for January 1 through February 26, 2014

1 Jan Buda Kliwon Matal, Kajeng Kliwon And Tilem Sasih Kenam Pura Desa Sukawati SukawatiPura Pasek Gelgel Gelgel BebetinPura Maspahit SesetanPura Padharman Arya Kanuruhan Besakih

11 Jan Tumpek Kandang Pura Desa GianyarPura Luhur Dalem Sagening Kediri TabananPura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang

15 Jan Purnama Sasih Kapitu Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon SukawatiPura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja GianyarPura Puseh Manakaji Peninjauan BangliPura Taman Limut Pengosekan Mas UbudPura Benua BesakihPura Gunung Rena Sidemen KarangasemPura Pasek Gelgel Abadi KarangasemPura Pucak Gunung Mangun Kubu Karangasem

16 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 17 Jan Hari Bhatara Sri 21 Jan Anggara Kasih Prangbakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa KlungkungPura Tirtha Sidamala Bebalang BangliPura Gunung Pangsong LombokPura Dalem Benawah GianyarPura Dalem Bitra GianyarPura Pura Hyang Haluh/Jenggala Besakih

Pura Tengkulak Tulikup GianyarPura Taman Sari UbudPura Penataran Badung

29 Jan Hari Siwaratri

30 Jan Tilem Sasih Kepitu Pura Buana Kawan BesakihPura Ulun Kulkul Besakih

31 Jan Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan

5 Feb Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Peninjauan Tem-buku BangliPura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Bule-lengPura Kayangan Tiga Seririt BulelengPura Agung Gunung Raung Taro Tegalalang

6 Feb Pura Dalem Puri Besakih

14 Feb Purnama Sasih Kawulu Pura Dalem Batur BangliPura Ida Ratu Pasek BesakihPura Dalem Suci Sidemen KarangasemPura Buana Kawan Besakih

15 Feb Tumpek Wayang & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit JembranaPura Panti Gelgel Pengembungan SesetanPura Pedarman Dalem Sukawati BesakihPura Pedarman Mengwi BesakihPura Pedarman Kaba-kaba BesakihPura Pedarman Dalem Bakas BesakihPura Pedarman Dinasti Dalem Besakih

Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo BanyuwangiPura jala Sidhi amerta Juanda Surabaya

19 Feb Buda Cemeng Kelawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang KarangasemPura Melanting Camenggaon SukawatiPura Penataran ped Nusa PenidaPura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta UbudPura Masceti Sanding Tampak SiringPura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan KelungkungPura Paibon Pasek Gelgel Kedonganan KutaPura Guwa BesakihPura Basukian BesakihPura Jati UbudPura Melanting UbudPura Dalem Peed Nusa PenidaPura Sad Kayangan Nusa PenidaPura Penataran Agung Gunung Karangasem

21 Feb Hari Bhatara Sri 25 Feb Anggara Kasih Dukut Pura Dalem Batuyang BatubulanPura Pasek Gelgel Mengening Kediri TabananPura Pasek Undagi Krambitan TabananPura Pucak Taman bedulu GianyarPura Puser Jagat Nusa PenidaPura Dalem Purwa Kawan BangliPura Desa Ketewel Gianyar

26 Feb Pura Agung Pasek gelgel Sibang Kaja Abian SemalPura Dalem Samprangan Gianyar

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The Head of the Nusa Penida Community Health Center II, I Wayan Suwira, said on Saturday (Jan 25) the two units of the brackish water processing ma-chine were the assistance of the Ministry of Health. At that time, the health center had difficulty to obtain clean water for self-consumption and local com-munity. Thus, the Minister of Health at that time Siti Fadilah Supari provided the assistance in the form of two units of Water Purifier in 2007 to be utilized in the health centers. However, the equipment had not worked for long time. After being in opera-

Bali PostGIANYAR - Stabbing case

against an American traveler Aaron David Nasatir, 57, on Jalan Andong at Ambengan hamlet, Peliatan vil-lage, Ubud, by his wife, Tjoa Yeli, 38, from Bandung, caused police to work hard. Until Monday (Jan 27), police still lose track of the culprit. Meanwhile, condition of the stabbing victim staying to un-dergo a treatment in Denpasar has improved.

After the stabbing incident, lo-cal police had made surveillance against the movement of the woman who was then at large. A number of officers were conducting a search at Tebesaya area, Peliatan, Ubud. Police could oversee a rented house posing the residence of the culprit’s masseur who often met with the culprit. Unluckily, until the evening police seemed to work in vain because the culprit could

not be found.Chief of Ubud Police Wayan Su-

mara said that so far his party con-tinued to pursue the woman from Medan who had been living in Bali and Ubud in particular. Previously, this former Blahbatuh Police Chief admitted that it had been rumored if the woman was in Tebesaya area, but after being searched the culprit was not found. “Our personnel still continue to chase,” he explained

while called for the culprit to im-mediately surrender to police.

As reported earlier, Aaron David Nasatir, 57, an American trav-eler who had been living on Jalan Andong, Ambengan hamlet, Pe-liatan village, Ubud, was injured as stabbed on the back by knife, Thursday night (Jan 23). The vic-tim was still treated at the BMC Hospital, Denpasar. Culprit of the stabbing was alleged to have been

committed by the victim’s wife, Tjoa Yeli, 38, from Bandung, who was still at large and wanted by police.

All this time the victim and his wife rented a house covering an area of 600 square meters belonging to Ni Made Sri Ariani. According to the homeowner, Sri Ariani, the victim had been living in the house since 2002 and would expire in 2017. (kmb16)

Police lose traces of woman stabbing a foreigner

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The underground wa-ter treatment machine at the Nusa Penida which are dormant

Constraint of operating costs

Two machines of groundwater treatment dormantBali Post

SEMArAPUrA - Two units of underground wa-ter treatment machine at the Nusa Penida community health center II at Jungut Batu are dormant. It happens because the health center claims to have difficulties in meeting the operating costs. Currently, one unit is almost in abandoned condition in the area of the health center. Meanwhile, another unit is also sitting at the auxiliary community health center on Ceningan Island.

tion for a few months, the health center had difficulty in meeting the quite high operating costs.

“For one year, the cost may reach more than IDR 50 million. We do not have fund,” he said. As observation at location of the Nusa Penida Health Center II, the machine looked rusty and dusty. Similar condition also happened to the auxiliary health center at Ceningan hamlet, Lembongan village. Apart from the machines, the auxiliary health center lo-cated precisely at the old house of the Klungkung Regent also looked vile. Right in front of the

building of the auxiliary health center, there was a huge pond often used to hold rainwater and it yielded mosquito larvae.

“Now, I do not know whether it can be used any longer be-cause it has long not been func-tioned,” he said while claiming not to know how much the price of each unit of the machine was. Suwira had submitted the issue to the Regent of Klungkung.

Regent of Klungkung Nyoman Suwirta when asked for his con-firmation on Saturday (Jan 26) admitted that he had received the report. His party had also made a

direct check on the two dormant machines. Suwirta recognized that both the underground water processing machine had been not functioning due to difficulties in operating costs. Based on the report of the head of the health center his party would try to operate it again whether it could still be used or not. It would be regretted if the equipment worth around billions of rupiahs could not be taken advantage. “If the equipment can still be operated, the government can seek to as-sist the operating costs later on,” said the regent.

So far, the underground wa-ter processing unit remained to become one of the options to meet the needs for clean water on the island of Lembongan and Ceningan. The hilly regions could not entirely be reached by the service of the Municipality Waterworks (PDAM). Even, the regent told that his party planned to build an underground water treatment plant after get-ting help from central govern-ment amounting to IDR 13 bil-lion this year to meet the water needs of the people on the two islands. (kmb31)

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The animated film “The Nut Job,” featuring the voices of Will Arnett and Katherine Heigl, was third with $12.3 million in sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to studio figures provided by Rentrak. In a week in which the top three films mirrored last week’s results, “I, Frankenstein,” an action film in which Victor Frankenstein’s creation is reimagined as a hero battling gar-goyles, was the only major new release. It opened in sixth place with ticket sales of $8.3 million.

“Ride Along” received mostly nega-tive reviews, with only 17 percent posi-tive writeups according to aggregator website Rottentomatoes. But the movie opened far stronger than expected a week

ago with ticket sales of $41.2 million to easily surpass Hollywood projections. The film has collected sales of just over $75 million since its Jan. 17 release.

Universal Pictures, the studio behind both “Ride Along” and “Lone Survi-vor,” said the films’ one-two punch marked the first time a single studio’s films have grabbed the top two spots for two consecutive weeks in nearly two decades. Warner Bros. last achieved the feat in February 1994, with “On Deadly Ground” and “Ace Ventura.”

“I, Frankenstein,” which fell short of industry forecasts of an opening weekend between $10 million and $15 million, received generally poor reviews, but 57 percent of the audience said they

liked it, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Based on actor Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel, it takes place in a dark, dystopian world. Actor Aaron Eckhart plays the title role, with not much resemblance to the monster in earlier films based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. Less grue-some, he is blessed with extraordinary speed and endurance.

Lionsgate Films acted chiefly as its distributor, with Lakeshore Entertain-ment funding most of its reported $65 million production costs. Disney’s long-running animated hit “Frozen” claimed the No. 4 spot with $9 million. The musi-cal is nearing $350 million in domestic sales in its 10th week in release.

“Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” star-ring Chris Pine as the late author Tom Clancy’s fictional CIA analyst, rounded out the top five with ticket sales of $8.8 million.

The strongest finisher among major Oscar-nominated films was “American Hustle,” which took seventh place selling $7.1 million worth of tickets for a total domestic haul of $127 million.

Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Billy Joel has begun his residency at Madison Square Garden with an energetic show that covers a wide swath of his musical catalog.

Joel and his band came out to thunderous applause Monday night and launched into “Miami 2017,” a song Joel wrote in the early 1970s about post-apocalyptic New York City. Throughout his set, he covered many of his signature songs, as well as a few more obscure tracks.

The Grammy Award-

winning icon announced in December that he will perform at the famed New York City venue every month for as long as New Yorkers demand. He’s set to perform sold-out shows until September with more being added later in the year. His next show is on Monday. His May 9 show commemorates his 65th birthday.

Billy Joel begins Madison Square Garden residency

Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP

Billy Joel performs his first show of his Madi-

son Square Garden resi-dency, on Monday, Jan.

27, 2014, in New York.

This photo released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Tay-lor Kitsch, as Michael Murphy, Mark Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell, Ben Foster as Matt “Axe” Axelson, and Emile Hirsch as Danny Dietz in a scene from the film, “Lone Survivor.”

‘Ride Along’ cruises to a second win at U.S. box officeReuters

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK - “Ride Along,” a buddy cop comedy star-ring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, raced to the top of the weekend box office charts for the second week in a row, collecting $21.2 million in ticket sales. The Afghanistan war tale “Lone Survivor” took the No. 2 spot with ticket sales of $12.6 million. Mark Wahlberg plays the role of the only one of four U.S. SEALs to return from a vicious fire fight with Taliban fighters.

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“There was a surge in the per-centage of foreign tourists visiting in 2013 due to the APEC meeting in Bali in 2013. The earlier highest ranged between four percent and 13 percent a year,” stated the Bali tour-

ism analyst Tjokorda Gede Agung in Denpasar.

According to Gede Agung, there are several factors that have caused the increase in foreign tourist visita-tion to Bali in 2013, one of them be-

ing the completion of infrastructure development in various locations, reducing congestion and pollution.

In addition to that, there has been an increase in the revenue from Australian tourists who have a great opportunity to travel to Bali. Similarly, the growth of the Asian economy has been able to add to the increasing number of foreign tourist visitation to Bali.

Gede Agung explained that the

Bali Mandara highway, which was operational after being inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yud-hoyono, has had a positive impact on the tourism in Bali.

The development of infrastruc-ture in various locations will ease traffic toward existing tourist sites and provide comfort to the tourists.

Gede Agung added that the num-ber of foreign tourists who came directly from their countries stood

at 3.2 million people during 2013. It exceeded the set target of three million people.

Meanwhile, the foreign tourist visitation to Bali in 2009 was just 2.2 million, up by 13.26 percent from the previous year, which had only 1.9 million people. In 2010, tourist visitation increased by 11.8 percent to 2.4 million people and in 2011, it rose by 10.57 percent to 2.7 million people.

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Tourist playing watersport at Nusa Lembongan. Foreign tourist visit to Bali in 2013 was the highest in the last five years, at 3.2 million people, or 13.37 percent, as compared to 2.8 million people in the same period in 2012.

Foreign tourists visiting Bali highest in 2013Antara

DENPASAR - Foreign tourist visit to Bali in 2013 was the high-est in the last five years, at 3.2 million people, or 13.37 percent, as compared to 2.8 million people in the same period in 2012.

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