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SINGAPORE – Singaporestatesman Lee Kuan Yew calledMyanmar’s junta leaders “stupid”and “dense” in conversations withU.S. diplomats, according to clas-sified documents released thisweek by WikiLeaks.

The Singapore leader said deal-ing with Myanmar’s military regimewas like “talking to dead people,”according to a confidential U.S.briefing on a 2007 conversation be-tween Lee and U.S. AmbassadorPatricia L. Herbold and Deputy As-sistant Secretary of State ThomasChristensen released by WikiLeaks.

The 87-year-old Lee is known forAP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File

Lee Kuan YewContinued on page 6

WikiLeaks: Singapore Lee says Myanmar ‘stupid’his outspoken and blunt assessmentsof world affairs, but avoids publiclyinsulting the leadership of foreigncountries. Lee was prime ministerfrom 1959 to 1990 and remains asenior adviser to his son, currentPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

A cable released by Wikileaksa couple of weeks earlier quotesLee calling North Korea’s leaders“psychopathic types with a ‘flabbyold chap’ for a leader who prancesaround stadiums seeking adula-tion.” The reference to North Ko-rean leader Kim Jong Il is from acable citing a May 2009 conversa-tion between Lee and U.S. DeputySecretary of State James Steinberg.

Lee has not commented on the

releases, while Singapore’s govern-ment has dismissed them as “gos-sip” and cautioned against takingthem out of context.

In the most recently releasedcable, Lee said China had the mostinfluence over Myanmar’s leader-ship of any foreign country and thatBeijing was worried the countrywould “blow up” and thus threatenChinese investments there.

“Lee expressed his scorn for theregime’s leadership,” the leakedcable said. “He said he had givenup on them a decade ago, calledthem ‘dense’ and ‘stupid’ and saidthey had ‘mismanaged’ thecountry’s great natural resources.”

The attack took place outsidethe Imam Hussein Mosque in theport city of Chahbahar, near theborder with Pakistan, the officialIRNA news agency said.

The bombers targeted a groupof worshippers at a mourning cer-

The aftermath ofan explosionoutside a mosquein Iran’s south-eastern city ofChabahr is seenin this still imagetaken from videoDecember 15,2010. The explo-sion killed doz-ens of people onWednesday, theofficial IRNAnews agencyreported.

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Suicide bombers kill atleast 38 in southeast Iran

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Associated Press Writer

TEHRAN, Iran – Two suicide bombers blew themselves upnear a mosque in southeastern Iran on Wednesday, killing at least38 people at a Shiite mourning ceremony, state media reported.

emony a day before Ashoura,which commemorates the seventhcentury death of the ProphetMuhammad’s grandson Hussein,one of Shiite Islam’s most belovedsaints. Southeastern Iran is hometo an armed Sunni militant group,

Jundallah, or Soldiers of God, whichhas waged sporadic attacks to fightalleged discrimination against thearea’s Sunni minority in over-whelmingly Shiite Iran.

There was no immediate claimof responsibility, but the use ofmultiple suicide attackers to tar-get Shiite worshippers is a tacticthe group has employed in thepast.

One of the attackers detonated abomb outside the mosque and the

other struck from inside a crowd ofworshippers, state TV reported.

Security forces shot one of them,but the bomber was still able todetonate the explosives, the reportsaid, quoting deputy Interior Min-ister Ali Abdollahi. A third attackerwas arrested, state TV said.

Forensic official Fariborz Ayatiput the number of dead at 38 andsaid they included women and chil-dren, IRNA reported.

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Denpasar (Bali Post)—In the tradition of preparing ritual or yajña oblation, the Hindus in Bali

have been familiar with the concept of panca rengga. By implementing theconcept of panca rengga, it is expected that local fruits will be more sus-tainable. In the concept, devotees have been shown five types of fruit thatshould be used in rituals, known as the panca rengga.

Ida Rsi Bhujangga Vaishnava Putra Sara Shri Satya Jyoti from GriyaBhuwana Dharma Santhi, Sesetan, said on Monday (Dec 13), that in themaking of gebogan and pepranian offerings for example, there were fivetypes of local fruits that had to be used. Firstly, it was the fruit of once-living trees such as various kinds of bananas. Secondly, it consisted of scalyfruits such as pineapple and snakefruit. Thirdly, it included fruits originat-ing from the flowers and developing into fruit. Quite a lot of fruits be-longed to this category such as pomelo, mango, wani (Magnifera caesia),water apple, guava and so forth.

Fourthly, it comprised the fruits born from the stem like baccaurea, langsat,durian, jackfruit, kaliasem and so forth. Ultimately, the fruits belonged to fifthcategory came from the root (tuber) like yam bean, sabrang or cherry potato etcetera. “In the past time, there was a term that people went to market for purchas-ing panca. This refers to the meaning of purchasing fruits produced by Balineselocal farmers, namely the panca rengga itself used to prepare the oblation ingredi-ents. Today, the panca rengga concept seemed important to be implemented. Bytaking advantage of those fruits as ingredients of ritual oblation—in this regardused for filling gebogan—Balinese local fruits will remain sustainable. (08)

Bali’s economy 2011 SpecifiedBali’s economy 2011 SpecifiedBali’s economy 2011 SpecifiedBali’s economy 2011 SpecifiedBali’s economy 2011 Specifiedby intervention of policy holderby intervention of policy holderby intervention of policy holderby intervention of policy holderby intervention of policy holderDenpasar (Bali Post)—

Bali’s economy 2011 is believed to grow over 6 percent, exceeding the target set in 2010 namely5.66 percent. Nevertheless, direction of the growth will be determined by the intervention of thepolicy holders, namely government and related agencies.

An economic practitioner, Dr.Made Kembar Sri Budhi, said thepolicy makers had to be able toimplement any program an-nounced and focus on three aspectsnamely tourism, agriculture andsmall industry denoting the pillarsof Bali’s economy. Growth in thesethree sectors overlapped one an-other and was independent withoutany interrelatedness.

“At the moment, the holder ofthe current policy was merely lim-ited to a discourse and unable torealize every program launched.For instance, it happened to theprograms promoting the agricul-tural sector but failed to grow,” saidKembar Sri Budhi in Denpasar onTuesday (Dec 14).

According to him, agriculturewas the economic base that had tobe supported by specific govern-ment policies. Developed countrieslike Japan, for instance, stayed togive special attention to the agri-cultural sector.

“The agricultural sector in Baliis still underdeveloped, whereas

this sector constitutes the economicfundamental of Bali. Reality ofBali’s agriculture is still very large.It is our big homework in 2011,though these efforts are not easy,”he said while adding that the growthin tourism, agriculture and small in-dustries should work together ac-cordingly, but up to these days theystayed to stand alone. It indeed re-quired a collective thought of inves-tor, government and related com-munity on how to develop the sec-tor in order to grow together. “It willbecome the task of policy holder togrow the three pillars of Bali’s eco-nomic growth simultaneously,” hesaid.

The lecturer of Faculty of Eco-nomics in the Udayana University,Denpasar, also stated that small-scale industry, particularly localsmall handicraft industries, almosthad no space to develop their busi-ness. Market access for their localproducts to malls and supermarketswas progressively getting closed.

“Government also needs to thinkabout policies that can urge the

owners of hotels and supermarketsto absorb local products so thatsmall-scale industries can grow inharmony with the growth of tour-ism,” he said.

Denpasar office head of Bank In-donesia, Jeffrey Kairupan, previ-ously predicted that the economicgrowth of Bali in 2011 would slowdown. This condition was influencedby the global economic situationestimated to go through strongerpressure next year. “Having experi-enced a significant increase in thepost-crisis of global finance, theworld economic curve will not risenext year but tends to be flat. With-out a doubt, it will have a direct im-pact on Bali’s economy relying ontourism services and export,” hesaid.

Nevertheless, the economy ofBali was said by Jeffrey to stillgrow but not as firm as the eco-nomic growth in 2010. The slow-ing down economic growth of Balinext year would also be influencedby the purchasing power of touristsestimated to stagnate and so would

the export sector.“In essence, how all components

in this region to work hand in handthrough solid coordination is thekey to find the best solutions overthe existing problems,” he said.

In the meantime, Central Bureau

of Statistics of Bali Province notedthat the economic growth of Bali un-til the third quarter of 2010 againstthe second quarter 2010 (q-to-q)reached 2.65 percent. This growthwas driven by all economic sectorsbeyond the agriculture. (par)

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Farming is one of the pillars of Bali economic.

Denpasar (Bali Post)—The issuance of Mayoral Regula-

tion No. 25A/2010 regulating the free-area from cigarette smoke began to beaddressed by a number of componentsof the community. Such MayoralRegulation was considered very posi-tive in achieving the better publichealth. However, the smoke-free areasshould also be supported by the provi-sion of other supporting facilities, suchas smoking room.

A legislator of Commission D ofDenpasar House, I Ketut Nuada, whomet in his office on Tuesday (Dec 14)proposed that Mayoral Regulationconcerning with smoke-free area hadto be equipped with other facilities. Forexample, in the smoke-free area, gov-ernment should also consider the spaceavailability for smoking. Moreover, itdid not prohibit smoking. “If it is in-tended to manage people who want tosmoke, the smoke-free area should also

Smoke-free area must beequipped with smoking room

be provided with special space forsmokers,” said people’s representativeof North Denpasar.

His party pointed out that a numberof smoke-free areas were always pro-vided with space for smoking such asat Ngurah Rai Airport. Similarly, someplaces in Jakarta declared smoke-freearea were also equipped with room forsmokers. “This is intended to avoid si-lent smokers that can results in less goodimpact on the Mayoral Regulation it-self,” he said.

Mayoral Regulation concerningsmoke-free area was launched throughthe Denpasar Health Services on Fri-day (Dec 3). At this early stage, at leastthere were two areas made into smoke-free area, namely schools and healthcenters, such as public health centersand hospitals.

Meanwhile, the Head of DenpasarHealth Services, Luh Putu Sri Armini,said that implementation of smoke-free

areas would continue to be developedfor other regions. The policy was toavoid the threats of smoking hazardsthreatening the human health. Ironi-cally, the hazards of smoking did notonly affect the smokers themselves, butalso kindled negative effects on peoplearound them, chiefly those exposed tocigarette smokes from a smoker.

It was said, the Mayoral Regulationbasically did not prohibit people fromsmoking. However, it only regulatedwhere people might smoke and mightnot. For instance, the area of health ser-vices should be free from cigarettes, butcurrently there were still found somepeople smoking in hospitals. Likewise,such a behavior happened in school.For the learning process, it should becommitted since early age. “Other re-gions will follow,” said Sri Armini.

Sri Armini further said that MayoralRegulation had not imposed any sanc-tions yet, but appealed only. (kmb12)

Preserving local fruits by‘Panca Rengga’ concept

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Denpasar (Bali Post) –Cheerfulness colored Peduli Mitra Kasih Bali Forum short visit with the

prisoners of children and women at Kerobokan Jail last Tuesday (14/12).The visitation involving KPAID (ndonesian child protection commission)Bali, LPA, LBH (legal aid association for justice), LBH APIK (women’sLBH), Bali Sruti, PBHI (Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights) Bali andWomen Cross Party Forum was to remember to be anti harshness on women,as it’s Human Rights Day and Mothers Day.

In this visitation, the prisoners seemed to forget their sadness of being injail. They were not worried to reveal their sadness with the hope that theforum members will look over their rights as prisoners also their rights ashuman in general.

“We are sure these women in the forum have something more in fightingfor our chances such as our rights as a prisoner and togetherness in front oflaw,” Esti Juliani, a prisoner due to fraud.

Head of KPAID Bali dr. AA Sri Wahyuni, Sp.KJ, very hoped the prisonersin this jail will not give up in going through this life. The forum asked for theexperiences that had happened to be something to learn to have a better life inthe future, “And so don’t repeat the mistakes done for the second time.”

In this chance, the prisoners were also given short lessons on meditationby Prof. Dr. LK. Suryani. A number of prisoners seemed happy to do itwhich was done for 30 minutes. Suparmi who got nicknamed Ratu Ekstasy(Ecstasy Queen) admitted to have got a new lesson in meditation even thoughin a short time.

Coordinator Luh Anggreni very hoped that this short visitation can meana lot. Minimally in giving a better push to those prisoners who got frus-trated. According to plan there will be anjangsana in Bali House of Repre-sentatives (DPRD)’s Wantilan.

Head of LPA, Masni, in this chance teased the unapplied equality for theprisoners in front of the law as to those who have more money can get alighter punishment and those who don’t will get a huge punishment. (015)

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One of the building located on Bangkiangsidem riverbed.

Buleleng Government StoppedBuleleng Government StoppedBuleleng Government StoppedBuleleng Government StoppedBuleleng Government StoppedConstruction on River GorgeConstruction on River GorgeConstruction on River GorgeConstruction on River GorgeConstruction on River Gorge

What Bali Post knew, the build-ing was said to be owned by DewaKomang Indra former BulelengHouse of Representatives (DPRD)candidate from Panji Village,Sukasada. The building is built bythe west of Buleleng River (tukad)just next to the bridge that became acar wash arena.

The gorge was arranged well asin between levels of paddy fields(terasering) there has been a gardenwith a tent also tables and chairs.Next to the bridge there’s a balebengong (resting place) as high asthe bridge’s height. If we pass thebridge we can see that this balebengong seemed built in the middle

Singaraja (Bali Post) -A future accomodation and restaurant building planned to be placed on the river shore in

Bangkiang Sidem, Ambengan Village, Sukasada, has been stopped by the Buleleng Government.The interesting building placed on the roadside of Denpasar-Singaraja route has violated theregional regulations and has no permit.

of the river.The team from Buleleng Govern-

ment had come down to see the ar-eal and asked for this constructionto stop as it has violated the regionalrules. Even so the government didnot take clear action such as break-ing down the construction. Head ofBuleleng Secretary, Drs. Putu Meleswho came down to location lastTuesday (14/12) stated the locationhas violated the rover’s demarcationline.

The distance towards the line was0 meter when actually RegionalSpatial Planning (RTRW) Regula-tion section 50 paragraph (6) pointd statted the distance should be 50

meters and in point a stated that ifthe slope has declivity minimal 45percent, depth minimal 5 meter andupper bit minimal 11 meter, “Ac-cording to the regulations that build-ing has violated and we remind theowner to stop the construction.

”Meles added, from the checkingresults on the field, the building wasplanned to be functioned as a touristfacility such as restaurant, fishingpond, and tracking location as wideas 10 are (100 meters squares). Fromthat land 3 are is still owned by theAmbengan Village with uncertain con-tract limit while the rest is owned byKetut Sarjana and Ketut Sandira whichis contracted for 25 years. (Kmb15)

The built sentral parkir (central parking) at Badung Market will bepelaspas (cleansing ceremony) on Wednesday (15/12) by DenpasarMarkets Region Maintenance which means in near time the centralparking can be used for Denpasar residents or Badung market visitorsto park their vehicles there. Also, to avoid traffics Gajah Mada andSulawesi Streets will be made free from parking. Besides that, therewere suggestions to make the central parking free from sellers on cars,will it be?

Denpasar House of Representatives Commission B member, I KetutSugiata, at his office on Tuesday (14/12) stated that he hoped centralparking will be used as its function as a parking space. For that, sellerson cars should be supervised, “We hope it will not be misused again.”

First Director of Denpasar Market Regional Meintanance, Ir. I MadeWestra confirmed that these sellers on cars will not be placed at SentralParkir and as planned they will be placed at Gunung Agung Marketwhich will be arranged next year 2011, “For sleers on cars, there is aplan to place them at Gunung Agung market.”

Connecting to the pemlaspasan ceremony before the project is to-tally completed Westra said it is because the good day is this day. Ifthey have to wait completed, then the next good day will be in twomonths, “So if possible as soon as it can, so the pelaspas ceremony hasto be done Wednesday.”

As known, the sentral parkir construction was taken care by SpatialPlanning and Estate Agency for Denpasar City with fee IDR 5,8 Bil-lion from the main 2010 Regional Budget and Expenses IDR 7,3 Bil-lion which its realization came to IDR 5.816.900.000.

The project was done by Tunas Jaya Sanur Company with contractNo. 650/781/DTRP 2010 which was won from 23 other companies.

Head of the Agency, Ir. I Made Kusuma Diputra, MT, stated thetime taken to finish the project planned for 168 days starting Monday(6/7) until Monday (20/12). Sentral Parkir is built above 12.700 meterssquared land with basement 1.820 meters squared while first floor2.095,75 meters squared.

Sentral parkir is now possible to fit 80 vehicles unit on the firstfloor and 64 on the basement. The Denpasar residents responded andhoped that with this the crowded traffic at Gajah Mada and SulawesiStreets will ease down. Moreover there are two sentral parkir in thiscity now that can be used. Gus Indra, a Denpasar resident stated, “Ifsentral parkir is already used, then we hope workers can take clearactions to those who violated in this center of Denpasar. We hope GajahMada will no longer be parking spaces.” (ara)

Sentral Parkir, FreeFrom Sellers is Im-

possible

Denpasar (Bali Post) –Accused Austine Bosah Uchena

alias Lala and Mechael OnyedikaOnuorah, Nigerian residents, weresuspected to be involved in metham-phetamine smuggling had their trialin Denapsar District Court on Mon-day (13/12). The two accused withprofession as footballers were con-victed by Public Prosecutor KetutSujaya have violated sections 114paragraph (2), 112 paragraph (2), 115paragraph (1), 132 paragraph (1) ofLaw (UU) No. 35 year 2009 on nar-cotic with punishment death sentence.

In the trial led by Judge Istiningsih

Women Care ForumTeased Law Games

Distributes Methamphetamine, Two NigerianFootballers Threaten by Death Sentence

Rahayu, the prosecutor stated the ac-cused acts. The case started with thecaptured Baverly A. Fulace (separateaccused) at Ngurah Rai airport. ThePhilippine resident was capturedbringing methamphetamine inside aluggage weighing 2087, 70 gramgross or 1940, 85 netto.

From the checking on Baverly, itis known that the methamphetaminewas planned to be given to Lala inJakarta. Baverly was then brought toJakarta precisely at Room 202 KartikaChandra Hotel where in that place, asJoseph directed, accused will ask bestfriend Enny Malini alias Chika to take

the methamphetamine that is savedneatly in a luggage. At this room,Chika was found to swap the luggagewith Baverly’s yet before they had achance to move their clothes.

Still under police supervision,Chika then contacted Lala to meet herin front of ATM BCA RukoPinangsia, Lippo Karawaci,Tangerang and at that time Lala wasaccompanied with friend Michael.They then together went to whereaccused Michael lives, PerumahanBatu Jimbar 57 Lippo Karawaci. Atthis place the two accused were thencaptured by police. (015)

International4 Thursday, December 16, 2010 News

Berlusconi scraped through by justthree votes, with 314 lawmakers vot-ing in his favour, 311 against and twoabstentions in the 630-seat lowerhouse. Angry protesters banged on themetal blinds of shuttered shops in thecentre of Rome as word spread thatBerlusconi had survived the vote.

Some protesters set cars alight andhurled cobblestones and fireworks atpolice, sending tourists fleeing fromthe battle zones.

Riot police fired tear gas and couldbe seen striking some of the protest-ers with truncheons in running streetfights. An AFP reporter saw one po-lice officer draw his gun as he wasdragged to the ground by protesters,before his colleagues pulled him clear.

Police dragged off several protest-

AP

IOTO, Japan – In a rare visitto Iwo Jima, Japan’s prime min-ister offered prayers at two re-cently discovered mass gravesand vowed to find remains of12,000 fallen soldiers still miss-ing on the remote island aftersome of World War II’s fiercestfighting.

Kneeling in a deep pit withdozens of remains spread out be-fore him, Naoto Kan clasped hishands in prayer Tuesday and thenhelped searchers exhume a badlydecayed set of bones swathed ina faded green body bag. Work-ers said it was one of more than20 found on Tuesday alone.

“We will examine every grainof sand,” Kan said. “It is hard toimagine from the beauty of theisland today what happened here65 years ago.”

Kan said he had wanted tovisit the island since the discov-ery in August of the mass graves.

Now known in Japan as Ioto— that was what the island wascalled by residents before the war— Iwo Jima was the site of oneof the most fateful and iconicbattles in the Pacific and helpedturn the tide against the Japanese.

For many Americans, an As-sociated Press photo of U.S. Ma-rines and a Navy corpsman rais-ing the flag atop MountSuribachi has become one of themost lasting symbols of the war,and of American sacrifice andbravery. More medals of honor— 27, including nearly a third ofall given to Marines duringWorld War II — were awardedfor valor on Iwo Jima than anyother single campaign.

In Japan, however, Iwo Jimais seen by most as just one ofmany bloody defeats.

It has been generally ignoredsince the war, has been leftlargely untouched and is now un-inhabited except for a few hun-

Japan PM vows to findWWII dead on Iwo Jima

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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan bows at a mass grave site onIwo Jima island Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010

dred troops at a small Japanesemilitary outpost. Kan is only thesecond prime minister to visit theisland. Junichiro Koizumi was thefirst, five years ago.

But Kan’s government, inspiredin part by the success in Japan ofthe 2006 Clint Eastwood movie“Letters from Iwo Jima” and con-cerned that time is running out, hasmade a strong effort to bring clo-sure on Iwo Jima by stepping upthe civilian-run mission to recoverall of the Japanese dead.

That project began in July andtook a big step forward in Octo-ber, when two mass graves thatmay hold the remains of more than2,000 Japanese soldiers were dis-covered by search teams.

Working off of documents pro-vided by the U.S. National Ar-chives and Records Administra-tion, the Japanese teams foundsites listed as “enemy cemeteries”near a runway at the military out-post and at the foot of Suribachi.

Virtually all the 22,000 Japa-nese soldiers tasked with defend-ing the rugged crag were killed inthe battle, which claimed 6,821American and 21,570 Japaneselives. Dozens of remains are re-covered every year, but about12,000 Japanese are still classifiedas missing in action and presumedkilled on the island, along with218 Americans.

The island, 700 miles (1,100 ki-lometers) south of Tokyo, wasseen as key to the United Statesbecause it had an early warningradar station and three airfieldsused by Japanese fighter planesthat posed a threat to U.S. bomb-ing raids on Tokyo and Japan’smain islands.

The U.S. wanted the airfieldsfor its fighter escort planes.

Fighting began on Feb. 19,1945, but Iwo Jima was not de-clared secured until March 26. Ja-pan surrendered in August of thatyear, after the atomic bombings ofHiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Policemen walk at Piazza del Popolo after clashes with youths during a protest to demand a change

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ROME (AFP) – Rome was on Wednesday recovering from a nightof violence that left 90 people injured and dozens arrested after ItalianPrime Minister Silvio Berlusconi survived a crucial no-confidence vote.

ers, some of whom had blood stream-ing down their faces.

Berlusconi’s current mandate runsuntil 2013. The Italian leader also saidhe would aim to widen his ruling coa-lition and the government to includeformer foes who voted for him.

Parliament speaker GianfrancoFini, whose defection from the coali-tion led to the no-confidence vote,said Berlusconi had only won “a nu-merical victory”.

But he conceded that his Futureand Freedom for Italy movement hadsuffered a “painful” defeat.

Earlier Tuesday, Berlusconi hadwon a confidence vote in the Senateby a large majority. At least 90 peoplewere injured in the violence, includ-ing 50 security officers and 40 pro-

testers, officials said. Of the protestersinjured, 22 needed hospital treatment,said medical sources.

Police said they arrested around 50people on charges of violence, vandal-ism and use of illegal arms.

Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of themain leftist Democratic Party opposi-tion, expressed his sympathy for theofficers who had been assaulted andinjured, while also declaring solidaritywith those who had demonstratedpeacefully.

Of Berlusconi’s victory, Bersanisaid: “Whether you have one vote moreor one vote less, you are not in a posi-tion to guarantee the stability of thegovernment.”

The clashes came after a peacefulmarch by tens of thousands of anti-Berlusconi protesters through the cen-tre of Rome. Organisers claimedaround 100,000 had turned out in thecapital. There were also protests insome of Italy’s biggest cities includingGenoa, Milan, Naples and Turin.

Reuters

LONDON – A lawyer forWikiLeaks founder Julian Assangesaid on Wednesday his backers hadraised around half of the 200,000pounds ($317,400) cash he needs tosecure bail after he was accused ofsex crimes in Sweden. LawyerMark Stephens said members of thepublic had asked to contribute to thefund to release the Australian, whohas outraged U.S. authorities by or-chestrating the release of thousandsof secret diplomatic cables.

Assange was in a London jail af-ter Swedish authorities appealedagainst a judge’s decision to freehim on bail. Assange denies anywrong-doing. The appeal must be

Assange’s UK lawyer says half of bail cash raisedheard by Thursday evening.

“We have to come up with 200,000pounds in pound notes and that is diffi-cult to come by,” lawyer Mark Stephenstold BBC News. “We’ve got about halfof that right now but of course peoplewill understand that even wealthypeople don’t keep that kind of moneyknocking around,” he added.

PROMINENT BACKERSProminent public figures includ-

ing U.S. film-maker Michael Moore,Australian journalist John Pilger andBritish author Hanif Kureishi havepledged their support for Assange.

“I’m getting offers from the gen-eral public who are coming in andsaying we really would like to con-tribute to this, Julian Assange

shouldn’t be in jail,” Stephens added.He accused the Swedish authorities

of being callous in not specifyingwhether the appeal hearing would beon Wednesday or Thursday, makingAssange’s legal bills even higher. “Whyis it that Swedish authorities are so deadset that Julian Assange spends Christ-mas in jail. Do they have the genes ofScrooge?,” Stephens said, referring toa cold-hearted character from CharlesDickens’s novel “A Christmas Carol.”

The conditions of Assange’s bailsay he must stay at a country housein eastern England owned by a sup-porter, report to police daily and wearan electronic tag. The court has askedfor a further 40,000 pounds in guar-antees which would have to be paidwere he to disappear.

Activities Thursday, December 16, 2010 5International

Temple CeremonyCalendar Event for December 18th through December 25th 2010

EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annualCeremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Ba-linese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine whicheach family possesses. Because of this practically every fewdays a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in someVillage in Bali. There are also times when the entire islandcelebrated 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 consid-ered its birth day and celebration always takes place on thesame day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When newmoon is used then the celebration always happens on new moonor full moon. The day of course can differ the religious cel-ebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some templecelebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakihtemple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and mostof the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importanceof the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed withpieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, deco-rations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold andChinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the fourcorners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, whiteor black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped inthe shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrel-las soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, longflags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. Infront of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles,decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, riceand other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are thegirls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangementsof all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Everyvisitor admires the grace with which the carry their load ontheir heads.

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18. “Kuningan” believed as the ascending day of theancestral holy spirits back to Heaven after spendingtime with their descendants during Galungan.Throughout Bali. “Makotekan” ceremony “villagepurification”, Munggu village, district of Mengwi,Badung regency.“Perang Jempana” rituals when the temples adher-ents carrying temple-effigies strike one another asto indicate that the ceremony as a whole has beenproperly done, at Pura Panti Timbrah, Paksebali vil-lage, district of Banjarangkan, Klungkung regency.Temple anniversary celebrations at:* Pura Taman Pule, Mas village, district of ubud,

Gianyar regency.* Pura Ularan, Takmung village, district of

Banjarangkan, Klungkung regency.* Pura Bukit Jati, Guliang Kawan village, Bangli

regency.* Pura Dalem Tegal Jaya, Batubulan village,

district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency.* Pura Dalem Guwang village, district of Sukawati,

Gianyar regency.* Pura Jengengan Majapahit, Cemenggaon village,

district of Sukawati, Gianyar regency.* Pura Sadha, Kapal village, district of Mengwi,

Badung regency.* Pura Sakenan, Serangan Island, the municipality

of Denpasar.* Pura Luhur Pakendungan, Tanah Lot Beach,

district of Kediri, Tabanan regency.* Pura Dalem Sanding village, district of

Tampaksiring, Gianyar regency.

19. “Pemendakan” Welcoming procession heldstarted from Sakenan Temple to Denpasar, SeranganIsland, south of Denpasar.Temple anniversary celebrations at:* Pura Dalem Pauman Bhujangga, Penatih village,

east of Denpasar.* Pura Alas Arum, Batur village, district of

Kintamani, Bangli regency.* Pura Batuaji, Ubud Tengah village, west of

Denpasar.* Pura Dalem Buleleng, downtown of Singaraja.* Pura Dalem Jagaraga village, district of Sawan,

Buleleng regency.

21.T emple anniversary celebrations at:* Pura Banua Besakih complex, district of Rendang,

Karangasem regency.* Pura Dalem Semenggaon village, district of

Sukawati, Gianyar regency.* Pura Desa Celuk village, district of Sukawati,

Gianyar regency.* Pura Dewa Agung Klungkung, Ulah village,

district of Sidemen, Karangasem regency.* Pura Gunung Rena, Sidemen village, Karangasem

regency.

22.T emple anniversary celebrations at:* Pura Tanah Lot (well know as temple on the rock)

Beraban village, district of Kediri, Tabananregency.

* Pura Bukcabe, Mas village, district of Ubud,Gianyar regency.

* Pura Puseh Ganggang Canggi, Batuan village,district of Sukwati, Gianyar regency.

* Pura Masceti Sanding village, district ofTampaksiring, Gianyar regency.

* Pura Luhur Batur Pucangan, Buahan village,district of Penebel, Tabanan regency.

* Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon village, districtof Sukawati, Gianyar regency.

* Pura Dalem Bangun Sakti, Kapal village districtof Mengwi, Badung regency.

* Pura Dang Kahyangan Penataran AgungBaturening, Mambal village, district ofAbiansemal Badung regency.

25. Chritsmas

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JAKARTA - To celebrateChristmas 2010 and New Year2011, The Sultan Hotel Jakarta ispreparing something special.Their Kitchen Artists andFlorist Team present a veryspecial unique “Santa Claus”that made from thousandpieces of egg skin. The mak-ing process of “Santa Claus”is within 3 months.

Located in the center of thebusiness district with easy ac-cess to Soekarno-Hatta Inter-national airport, The SultanHotel Jakarta which is beauti-fully set on 32 acres of sprawl-ing gardens is Indonesia’s larg-est hotel with 1.104 guestrooms, 6 restaurants and 1 bar,3 lounges as well as extensivemeeting facilities. Comple-menting the greenery of thegardens are 12 tennis courts, 1basket court, jogging track and2 swimming pools. The com-plex is home to ExecutiveClub, Jakarta’s first and long-est running exclusive member-

Christmas in Sultan Hotelship club. Also featured, as an inte-gral part of the complex, is the 256Residence apartments buildings of-fering executive serviced in a resortsetting. The Sultan Hotel Jakarta,“Hospitality at Its Royal Best”.

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Christmas Island residents oncliffs above watched in helpless hor-ror as the boat broke apart with acrack, dumping passengers intomonstrous waves that pounded themagainst the rocks. Rescue effortswere under way and officials said itwas not immediately clear howmany people were dead.

“While many details about thistragedy are still unconfirmed, I un-derstand there have been a largenumber of fatalities and numerousinjuries to those aboard the vessel,including women and children,”Western Australia state PremierColin Barnett said in a statement.

At least 30 people were injured,

STRASBOURG (AFP) – Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci wasone of the key players in the traffic of organs of Serb prisoners afterthe 1998-99 conflict there, according to allegations in a draft Councilof Europe report.

The report, by Swiss Council of Europe deputy Dick Marty, accusesThaci and other senior commanders of the ethnic Albanian guerrillagroup the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) of having set up the traffic.

The draft report was published on the Council of Europe website onTuesday and will be considered by its legal affairs committee on Thurs-day.

In Pristina, the government of Thaci dismissed the report as fabri-cations designed to smear the country’s leaders.

Marty wrote of substantial evidence that Serbians — and some Al-banian Kosovars — had been secretly imprisoned by the KLA in north-ern Albania “and were subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment,before ultimately disappearing.”

In the wake of the armed conflict, before international forces hadtime to re-establish law and order there, “organs were removed fromsome prisoners at a clinic in Albanian territory, near Fushe-Kruje...”he added.

Those organs were then “shipped out of Albania and sold to privateoverseas clinics as part of the international ‘black market’ of organ-trafficking for transplantation.”

This was carried out by KLA leaders linked to organised crime, and“has continued, albeit in other forms, until today...” he wrote.

In this respect Marty cited an investigation by the European UnionRule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) into the Medicus clinic inPristina.

EULEX said in October it had charged five people, including doc-tors and a former senior health ministry official, for trafficking in hu-man organs, organised crime, unlawful medical activities and abusingofficial authority.

Marty specifically named Thaci, one of the KLA leaders during theconflict with Serb security forces in 1998-1999, in his report.

Thaci, he said, was “the boss” of the Drenica Group, a “small butinestimably powerful group of KLA personalities” who took controlof organised crime in the region from at least 1998.

CANCUN, Mexico – Prosecutors say new evidence suggests a gas-line leak probably caused the Nov. 14 explosion that killed five Ca-nadian tourists and two Mexicans at a hotel on Mexico’s Caribbeancoast.

The attorney general of the state where the hotel is located saysinvestigators found an unauthorized extension of a gas line under thehotel lounge where the blast occurred.

Attorney General Francisco Alor says the line had apparently beendamaged and leaked prior to the blast.

Officials had earlier said an accumulation of swamp or sewagegas may have fueled the blast.

Alor said Tuesday that those may have contributed, but the heat-ing-gas line appears to be the main culprit and may have been set offby a spark from an electric switch or plug.

AP – Peopleclamber on

the rockyshore on

ChristmasIsland during

a rescueattempt as aboat breaks

up in thebackgroundWednesday,

Dec. 15, 2010.

Asylum seekers die asAsylum seekers die asAsylum seekers die asAsylum seekers die asAsylum seekers die asboat sinks off Australiaboat sinks off Australiaboat sinks off Australiaboat sinks off Australiaboat sinks off Australia

SYDNEY – A wooden boat packed with dozens of asylum seekers smashed apart on jaggedrocks in heavy seas off an Australian island Wednesday, flinging screaming women and childreninto churning whitewater and sending many people to their deaths.

three critically, in the accident, saidJoeley Pettit-Scott, a spokeswomanfor the Royal Flying Doctor Service,which has sent teams of doctors tothe island. Of the critical patients,two men have head injuries and onewoman has blunt abdominal trauma,she said.

Acting Prime Minister WayneSwan said the vessel was a peoplesmuggler’s boat, but it was not clearhow many people were on board orwhere they were from. “A numberof people have been rescued butsadly, some bodies have been re-trieved,” Swan said.

Christmas Island is a remote Aus-tralian territory closer to Indonesia

than the Australian mainland and afrequent target of refugee hopefuls,who are housed in a detention cen-ter there. Australia is a prime desti-nation for people from poor, oftenwar-ravaged countries such as Af-ghanistan who want to start a newlife.

Photos and videos taken by wit-nesses at the scene show the woodenboat crashing into the rocks andbreaking apart. The images alsoshow people floating in the wateramid the wreckage. It is unclear ifthey are alive or dead. The boat wasabout 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters)long, with a cabin covered by a sheetof fabric or plastic.

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Kosovo leader implicatedin organ trafficking: report

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AFP/Getty Images/File – File photo of Kosovo Prime MinisterHashim Thaci

Mexico: Gas line leaklikely caused hotel blast

Mahmoud Mozaffar, a senior Ira-nian Red Crescent Society official,said emergency services had been puton alert over the past few days be-cause of anonymous threats, accord-ing to another news agency, ISNA.

The deputy interior ministerblamed Sunni militants, an apparentreference to Jundallah. “Evidence andthe kind of equipment used suggestthat the terrorists were affiliated withextremist ... groups backed by theU.S. and intelligence services of someregional states,” Abdollahi was

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quoted as saying by state TV.Iranian officials claim Jundallah,

which has operated from bases in Pa-kistan, receives support from West-ern powers, including the UnitedStates. Washington denies any linksto the group, and in November theState Department added Jundallah toa U.S. list of foreign terrorist organi-zations.

In July, two suicide bombers blewthemselves up at a mosque in the sameprovince, Sistan-Baluchestan, killingat least 28 people. Jundallah said thatattack was revenge for the executionof its leader, Abdulmalik Rigi, in June.

That strike in the provincial capi-tal, Zahedan, also targeted Shiite wor-

shippers during a holiday, the birth-day of Hussein, the prophet’s grand-son.

The group has also targeted mem-bers of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard,the country’s most powerful militaryforce. In its deadliest attack, a sui-cide bomber hit a meeting betweenGuard commanders and Shiite andSunni tribal leaders in the bordertown of Pishin in October 2009, kill-ing 42 people, including 15 Guardmembers.

Drug traffickers and smugglersalso are active along the barren fron-tier area of Iran, Pakistan and Af-ghanistan and have launched attackson security forces.

Lee said India was engaging Myanmar’s leadership in a bid to minimize China’s influence, but that“India lacked China’s finer grasp of how Burma worked,” according to the cable.

Lee said a group of less ‘obtuse’ younger military officers could take control and share power withdemocracy activists, “although probably not with Aung San Suu Kyi, who was anathema to the military.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010 7Indonesia TodayInternational

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JAKARTA - The IndonesianDefense Forces (TNI) has detaineda Malaysian aircraft numberedBAE 146-200 for having enteredthe country’s territory illegally.

The plane with 81 passengers onboard including crew memberslanded illegally at Djuanda interna-tional airport in Surabaya from Dili,Timor Leste, at 12.45 hours, TNIspokesman Commodore IskandarSitompul said here on Tuesday.

When asked to confirm aboutthe incident by ANTARA,Sitompul said of the 81 passengerssix including a Malaysian officialhad departed to Malaysia aboard

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Jailed US national Gregory Luke (R), 64, leaves the Praya town court room in Lombok on December 15,2010 after he was sentenced to five months for blashemy. Luke was convicted of blasphemy after he pulledthe plug on a mosque loudspeaker during a prayer reading. The August 22 incident in the middle of theMuslim holy month of Ramadan resulted for Luke, a retired Californian engineer needing a police escortfrom his home on Lombok island as a mob tore it to pieces around him.

“The AMSA officials will meetwith Indonesian government rep-resentatives, including me, tomor-row to share the findings of theirinvestigation into the Montara oilspill,” Transportation MinisterFreddy Numberi said here onWednesday.

Freddy made the statement af-ter a meeting with visiting Austra-lian Infrastructure and Transporta-tion Minister Anthony Lebanese.

Freddy expressed hope thatAMSA’s findings would supportIndonesia’s effort to obtain com-pensation for the environmentaldamage caused by the oil spillfrom the Montara oil field’s opera-tor, PTT Exploration and Produc-tion (PTTEP) Australasia.

Meanwhile, Minister AnthonyLebanese said Australia had con-ducted an open investigation intothe Montara case some time agoand was willing to share its find-ings with tge Indonesian govern-ment.

“We will make sure that all dataand findings from the investigationconducted by AMSA are madeavailable to the Indonesian govern-ment,” Lebanese said.

Oil spilled from the Montarawellhead platform after an explosionon August 21, 2009 and the leak

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PRAYA - An Indonesian court onWednesday sentenced a US retireeto five months in jail for blasphemyfor pulling the plug on a mosque’sloudspeaker during a prayer reading.

The August 22 incident duringthe Muslim holy month of Ramadanresulted in retired Californian en-gineer Gregory Luke, 64, needing apolice escort from his home onLombok island as a mob tore it topieces around him.

“He was found guilty of commit-ting blasphemy, carrying out an actof violence and hampering people inKute village from doing their religiousactivities,” chief judge Suhartoyo tolda court in Praya, Lombok.

Luke had previously denied pull-

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SURABAYA - President SusiloBambang Yudhoyono has urged re-gional leaders to create more job op-portunities to reduce the number ofinformal Indonesian migrant workers.

“Let us create jobs at home to ac-commodate migrant workers,” Presi-dent Yudhoyono said in his remarksduring the launching of aSmallholder’s Business Credit (KUR)program for Indonesian migrantworkers (TKI) here Wednesday.

The head of state said the gov-ernment, however, could not stop itspeople choosing jobs and locationsthey want to.

“If we don’t want to see many ofbrother work overseas, we must cre-ate job opportunities in our regions.

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JAKARTA - Two Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA)officials have arrived here to share the results of the agency’s inves-tigation on the Montara oil spill with the Indonesian government.

continued over a period of time. ByAugust 24, 2009, the oil slick result-ing from the spill was estimated tobe 14 km (9 mi) long and 30 m (100ft) wide. On August 29, the slick wasestimated to have reached a lengthof 180 km (110 mi) at a minimum,measured east to west, according tomedia reports in Australia.

The incident occurred about 690kilometers west of Darwin inAustralia‘s Northern Territory and250 kilometers northwest ofTruscott in western Australia. Itwas also located close to the PulauPasir atoll (Ashmore Reef) aroundwhich Indonesian traditional fish-ermen routinely catches fish andother marine biota.

By September 3, 2009, the Aus-tralian Maritime Safety Authority(AMSA) reported that the slickwas 170 km (106 mi) from thecoast of Western Australia, andmoving closer to the shore. Theslick was also reported to havespread over 6,000 km2 (2,300 sqmi) of ocean with evidence that theoil was killing marine life.

On November 3, 2009 (in total74 days), the leak was stopped bypumping mud into the well andcementing the well bore finally“capping” the blowout, accordingto reports.

TNI detains Malaysianplane at Juanda Airport

a commercial plane.“The plane and the other passen-

gers meanwhile are still being held atthe local immigration office waiting forsecurity clearance from the Indonesiangovernment and military,” he said.

Iskandar said the security clear-ance was issued by BAIS (militaryintelligence agency) and coordina-tion was now still being made withthe foreign ministry for it.

“It is hoped it could be issuedtonight so that the plane could im-mediately be returned to Malaysia,”he said. Iskandar said the Malaysianaircraft had violated the country’sterritory and sovereignty because itcarried no official permit from theIndonesian authorities.

Jobs must be created for informal migrant workersIf they want to work in Malaysia, theUnited Arab Emirates, it’s their rightof choosing their profession. Theimportant thing is that we have toprotect them, give them facilities,defend their rights and find a solu-tion if they are in trouble,” the presi-dent said.

At least four million Indonesiansare currently working overseas and0.1 percent of them was facing prob-lems, he said.

“However, we must not underes-timate it although it’s just 0.1 per-cent. It should be handled properly.Ambassadors and consuls generalmust be responsible for TKI in thecountries of their jurisdiction. I don’tlike ambassadors who don’t knowmuch (about TKI),” he said.

The head of state also instructed

mayors and district heads to makesure that TKI get appropriate and ad-equate trainings before being sentoverseas.

He also asked the regional lead-ers to check facilities and trainingstandards of migrant workers sup-pliers in their regions.

“If the supplier companies areprofessional, there will be fewerproblems to arise. Their servicesmust be improved, because theydon’t sent goods, but human beingswho have heart, so there must be nonegligence,” he said.

The KUR program providing cred-its up to Rp20 million per TKI, isaimed at help TKI in financing costsincurred during their overseas place-ment process. The program is sup-ported by BRI, BNI and Mandiri bank.

Indonesia jails American man for blasphemying the plug, but in a brief commentWednesday said he was “satisfied”with the judges’ ruling.

The verdict was two monthslighter than the jail term sought byprosecutors a day earlier. The Indo-nesian criminal code stipulates thatan act of blasphemy carries a maxi-mum five-year jail term.

Setting out mitigating circum-stances, the judge said: “The defen-dant has never committed a crimebefore, acted politely during the trialand expressed regret for his act. Healso participated in promoting tour-ism here.”

Luke, who runs a guesthouse fortourists on the islands, will get hisfreedom back in mid-February 2011.

Wearing a sarong, polo shirt andblack Muslim hat, he said outside the

courtroom that he accepted the rul-ing.

“I’m quite satisfied with thejudges’ decision,” he said with asmile. Luke has previously deniedpulling the plug on the loudspeak-ers used to broadcast the call toprayer — a feature on most mosquesin Indonesia.

In comments to local media, hehas said he went to the mosque toask for the volume to be turned downand was set upon by a group of lo-cal youths, who pushed him to theground and pelted him with rocks.

A mob then chased him to hishome and ransacked it as policelooked on, apparently unable to in-tervene, he said. No one has beencharged with any offence related tothe mob attack on his house.

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Bali Today2011, ImmigrationOffice applies e-passportBali Post

DENPASAR - The Immigration Office will implement an electronic passport or what the so-called e-passport. Some big cities like Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya will become a pilot projectfor the early stage of the program.

Head of Legal and HumanRights Office of Bali Region,Taswen Tarib, explained the useof electronic passport would setto be tested in the upcoming 2011.Subsequently, Bali as a touristdestination would undertake theimplementation of e-passport ef-fective in April 2011.

“Implementation of e-passport inBali cannot be undertaken simulta-neously in early 2011. Probably, inJanuary the equipment of e-passportwill just be installed,” said TaswenTarib, Tuesday (Dec 14).

It was said that Bali as the gate-way had been familiar with e-passport equipment since longtime ago. Ngurah Rai Interna-tional Airport as the point of en-try and exit of foreigners had beenequipped with e-passport readerbecause a number of countries likeSingapore, Malaysia and Thailandwhose citizen came to Indonesiaused e-passports.

Nevertheless, Taswen Taribwas unable to make sure whenexactly the application of e-pass-

port commenced. Pilot project ina number of cities had not beenoperating yet. As a matter of fact,implementation of e-passport hada number of advantages over or-dinary one. E-passport had a se-curity chip storing the electronicdata of the passport owner.

“This program will reduce therisk of falsification against thepassport or data of the passportholder. However, apparently therewill be some obstacles in theimplementation of e-passport,” hesaid.

According to him, the popula-tion system in Indonesia wouldbecome one of the obstacles in theimplementation of e-passport. E-passport would contain completedata of the passport holder with asingle ID like that of other coun-tries. This would become one ofthe obstacles in the implementa-tion of e-passport. “Yet, we do notknow in details how actually thee-passport looks like,” he said.

Meanwhile, Minister of HumanRights Affairs, Patrialis Akbar,

previously had describe that e-passport would just begin to beenforced as a trial in 2011. For theinitial stage, the community wasallowed to choose either e-pass-port or ordinary passport. Thegovernment hoped the overallimplementation of e-passportscould be realized in 2015.

Patrialis added that generalimplementation in 2015 was in ac-cordance with the recommenda-tion of the international civil avia-t ion organization (ICAO). Ifwithin the period Indonesia couldnot have imposed the rule, the citi-zens of Indonesia would not bepermitted to enter another coun-try because the rule had been ac-cepted internationally.

Up to these days, the govern-ment had not also determined howmuch the tariff of e-passport pro-duction was. His party remainedto calculate the cost and the tech-nology in use. Patrialis mentionedthat the price had not been deter-mined because the technology wasrelatively expensive. (par)

Hotels in Bali waitfor the New Year

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Denpasar – The hotels in Bali are still waiting for reservation and guestswho will enjoy their New Year holiday in the island. From the data gatheredon Wednesday, December 15, 2010, the hotel occupancy rate is only 40%while for December 30, 2010 through January 2, 2011, most of the hotels arefully booked.

One hotel which has only 40% of occupancy rate is Maya Ubud Resort &Spa in Gunung Sari, Ubud, Gianyar. The Marketing Communications Man-ager of the hotel, Julita Candra, said “Until December 30, there is still plentyof room left but during the New Year we are 70% booked.

She explained that the luxurious hotel which has 108 rooms is often visitedby guest during the year end holiday and there is great hope the occupancyrate during the holiday will be up to 80%. “We are quite optimist that thenumber of guests will keep increasing by the New Year. The lowest roomprice is $270 and the highest is $1,800 per night,” she added.

Ubud is famous for its art and culture and many tourists who want tranquil-ity often chose this area for their holiday

Meanwhile, Kuta is crowded by the younger tourists who want to enjoy thenight life in Bali. Most of the hotels in Kuta are already fully booked except forthe hotels in southern part of the beach such as Risata Bali Resort & Spa which islocated in Wana Segara street. There is still room available before December 30.

According to Phoenix Sutanto, the Sales & Marketing Manager Risata Ho-tel, the hotel has 138 rooms with the lowest price is 600,000 rupiah. “For theNew Year holiday, there will be extra charge up to 450,000 rupiah and allrooms will be fully booked,” he added.

While in Sanur area, the hotels are also fully booked, most of them bygroups of tourists. In addition to the domestic tourists, most of the tourists arecoming from Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.

Denpasar - PT Angkasa Pura I (API), the managers of Bali’s NgurahRai International Airport, are in the process of expanding the Visa-on-Arrival hall from its current 900 square meters to 1,500 square meters at acost of Rp. 4 billion (US$444,445).

The larger arrival hall will be in operation before the end of December2010. API’s manager in Bali, Heru Legowo, told NusaBali that the largerarrival hall will help reduce bottlenecks of waiting visitors occasionedwhen several planes arrive in close time proximity.

The peak hours when lines are said to be at their worst occur between2:00 pm and 5:00 pm when arrivals from Singapore, China, Hong Kongand Australia converge on Bali’s sole air gateway.

Legowo said that in addition to a larger arrival hall passengers will alsobe given free mineral water and amplified music to reduce the stress ofwaiting in line.

No mention, however, was made in the article of adding more immigra-tion officials to speed the processing time through visa-immigration lines.

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Tourists packed at Kuta beach. Some of the hotels in Bali’stourism objects still waiting for reservation from tourists thatwant to spend the year end holiday in Bali.

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People making pasport in the immigration office. The Immigration Office will implement an elec-tronic passport or what the so-called e-passport. Some big cities like Jakarta, Bandung andSurabaya will become a pilot project for the early stage of the program.

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Balinese Culture

Thursday, December 16, 2010 9International

Bebek Betutu(Roast Duck In Banana Leaf)

OVERVIEW:The rich flavor of duck is greatly enhanced by a host

of pungent roots, herbs and seasonings in this dish,which is invariably a great favorite with visitors to Bali.The Balinese have great admiration for the duck andconsider it to be a particularly strong animal as it is, likethe turtle, the only one able to survive on land as water.

INGREDIENTS:1 whole duck, weigh about 2 kg (4 ½ lb)18 shallots, peeled, cut in half, and sliced6 cloves garlic, peeled, cut in half, & sliced3 stalks lemon grass, finely sliced5 fragrant lime leaves, finely sliced6 candlenuts, chopped5 cm (2 in), ginger, peeled and chopped8 cm (3in) fresh turmeric, peeled, chopped8 cm (3in) kencur root, peeled, chopped1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed5 bird’s-eye chilies, slices1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed2 tsp dried shrimp paste, roasted and coarsely

crushed1½ tbsp salt3 tbsp oilBanana leaves, greaseproof paper or aluminum foil

for wrapping

PREPARATION:Wipe the duck dry and set aside. Combine all

ingredients except banana leafs in a bowl and mix well.Rub the duck outside with this mixture and fill the centerof the duck with the remainder.

Close open duck with satay skewer. Wrap in severallayers of banana leaves, greaseproof paper or foil andsteam for 50 minutes. Transfer duck to a moderate ovenand bake at 180o C (350o F) for 30 minutes.

Remove banana leaves, cut duck meat up in smallpieces and serve with stuffing. When cooked, the meatshould be so tender that it falls off the bones.(www.baliguide.com/balifood)

Pie of tourism does not alwaystaste sweet. Those getting involvedin person or indirectly may tasteso. However, the remaining doesnot enjoy any impact of the in-crease of tourist visit to Bali. Prob-ably, it is actually a matter of im-balance on development policy.

By and large, development ingeneral is ideally intended to im-prove people’s prosperity. Its pro-ceedings should be distributed andcould be enjoyed evenly. Other-wise, the imbalance can trigger so-cial envy. If unresolved immedi-ately, this may turn into protractedproblem. It is not surprising ifcommunity then proposed the re-moval of Denpasar City and theairport to other region in order thenew region could also drive a bet-ter economic growth. Meanwhile,another protested that its regionwas just used as stopover of cruisepassenger. After landing, guestsspent holidays or had excursion toother neighboring destination. It isconsidered, the region was merelytaken advantage for ‘urinating’ andguests spent no single penny.

Various attempts have indeedbeen undertaken by local govern-ment to gradually diminish suchimbalance. One of them is bylaunching tourism village in regen-cies. By this initiative, guests aredriven to explore local village to

Community-basedTourism:A New Sourceof Hope for Prosperity

know more about their uniqueness.They were expected to not onlyhave a sightseeing tour but also takeadvantage of local accommodationfacilities. The program denotes oneof the community involvements intourism or better known as commu-nity-based tourism.

Additionally, guests will havemore convenient time to explore thesplendor of the village and get incloser touch with the local commu-nity. This will enable local peopleto provide everything required byguests during their stay at the vil-lage. They are starting from uniquetradition, beauty of nature, chal-lenging adventure to delicious andcountry-style culinary. Of course,these would enrich their personalexperience as one of the objectivesof traveling.Simantri or integrated farming

system initiated by GovernorPastika is another program that alsoexpected to empty out into agricul-tural-based tourism. Basically, it iscommenced by empowering farm-ers through the implementation ofeco-friendly facilities of rice pro-ductions. At the end, it also wantsto achieve prosperity, quality healthand better environment.

Last but not least, governmentshould also map the great potentialretained by each region and makea policy in such a way that each re-

gion is included in particular tourpackage. Basically each region hasunique and attractive potentials likearts, livelihood, tools, tourist desti-nations, customs and other trea-sures. Besides, government can leadnew investment to less developedregions and establish inter-regencycooperation in distributing job op-portunities. In reality, there aresome regencies undergoing rapidgrowth in handicraft industry andinformal sector enterprises, whileothers have abundant unemploy-ment. Local labor force should begiven priority to fill in the opportu-nities as they are supporters of lo-cal culture and responsible for itsconservation.

Bali has a great potential of pris-tine destination. This should bemanaged and preserved accordinglyfor its sustainability. When this canbe achieved, people will have morejob opportunities without leavingagriculture or other previous job.Conversely, tourists will have awide choice of destination and at-traction to visit. Hopefully, such de-velopment could be supported by allcomponents of community, so the‘social envy’ could be gradually di-minished without moving the ‘ex-isting infrastructure’ but discover-ing each local potential and how toget a share of the opportunities.(BTN/punia)

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West Bali National Park is natureconservation with pure ecosystemmanaged by zone system for mul-tiple research purpose involving theeducation, tourism and recreation.It is one of the national park locatedwest side of Bali Island with beau-tiful panoramic, unique nature eco-system and fresh atmosphere. WestBali National Park or most the lo-cal people call Taman National BaliBarat is one of the tourist destina-tions in Negara Regency and manyvisited by tourists.

It is situated in west side of BaliIsland and close to Gilimanuk Portor about 4 hours drive away fromBali’s International Airport. Someof the Bali West National Park Arealocated in Grokgak sub district,Singaraja Regency and some of thearea located in Melaya Sub district,Jembrana Regency. It is very easyto locate it from Denpasar directionto follow the main road go toGilimanuk Port or Singaraja townto Gilimanuk Port.

According to Republic Indone-

West Bali National Parksia Forestry Minister decision writ-ten on the official letter no 493/Kpts-II/1995 that West Bali National Parkown 19.002,89 ha which is consistedof 15.587,89 ha land and 3.415 haocean. The conservation effort to-ward the ecosystem at this park goesto three objective activities as fol-lows:

1. To protect the ecosystem thosesupport the life2. Pickling the variety of flora andfauna including the habitat3. Exploiting everlastingly the natureresources including the ecosystem

West Bali National Park area is agreen are spread out along the mainroad Denpasar – Gilimanuk –Singaraja about 150 kilometers. To-pographic of this park own constantgradation between mount, hill, val-ley, bay and sea. The mountain areais involving up to 71% from the to-tal park area as protected forest withmultifarious faunas like deer, forestpig, lion, birth etc. meanwhile theflat area is about 29% located innorth part of main road Gilimanuk

– Singaraja until Java Sea.If we look from the conception,

this area is a Giri/Gunung or mountswhich is completed by the forest(Wanagiri). According to KidungUtama Tantri script there is a wordmention Ning Wana Ukir whichgives the direction that the Wana Giriphilosophy is well written to de-scribe the total of this world.

West Bali National Park ownhigh potential of flora and faunathose are consisted of 14 varietyof protected floras involving SawoKecik (Manilkara Kauki), SonoKeling (Dalbergia Latifolia). Fromthe fauna, Jalak Bali Birth(Leucopsar Rothscildi) is one ofthe endemic fauna in Bali Islandthere are pure habitat found in thispark along to Prapat Agung andsurrounding area. Other faunas canbe found at this park involvingcow, deer, mouse deer, venison,wild cat, grey and black monkeys.Beside of the above animals, acouple of reptiles and other 60 rashof births also can be found. Thecondition of coral reef at this parkis highly varied with unique com-

bination and multifarious of habi-tats. In year 1998, it was recorded110 kinds of coral including 22

mushroom corals and up to now, itwas recorded that this park own222 kinds of fish.

Thursday, December 16, 2010 11

BUSINESS

Agence France-Presse

TAIPEI - When 35-year-old YuChang-che made a record-break-ing offer on an apartment on thefifth floor of The Palace, a gatedcommunity in downtown Taipei,he set off a wave of complaintsacross Taiwan.

Yu, the son of a well-knownproperty investor, agreed to pay280 million Taiwan dollars (ninemillion US) for the 450-square-metre (4,800-square-foot) unit, ahistoric high that raised eyebrowsaround the island.

“Many people wouldn’t be ableto buy so much as the bathroomin such a luxury home even if theyspent their entire life savings,”said Lai Shyh-bao, a legislator ofthe ruling Kuomintang party.

The deal ended up on the frontpages of major newspapers andbecame a hot topic on the 24-hournews channels as fears mountedit would set off new cycles ofspeculation. In the end, Yu backed

Japan business sentiment hit by strong yenJapan business sentiment hit by strong yenJapan business sentiment hit by strong yenJapan business sentiment hit by strong yenJapan business sentiment hit by strong yenAgence France-Presse

TOKYO - Japanese business confidence has weakened for the first time in nearly twoyears, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday, as the economy has been hit by a soaring yen andglobal economic uncertainty.

The closely-watched quarterlyTankan survey showed sentimentworsening — albeit not as fast asexpected — as global and domes-tic economic woes have sapped cor-porate optimism, particularlyamong exporters.

In the survey, the confidence in-dex for large manufacturers droppedto “five” from “eight” in September— the first fall in seven quarters butslightly better than market expecta-tions of a reading of “three”.

The index measures the percent-age of firms that say conditions aregood minus those that say condi-tions are bad — meaning that anyfigure above zero indicates general,if cautious, optimism in the corpo-rate sector.

Japan, which heavily relies onexports of cars, electronics and ma-chines, has been battered by a strongyen, which makes its goods lesscompetitive abroad and erodes com-panies’ overseas profits when repa-

triated.The yen has touched 15-year

highs against the dollar in recentweeks and traded at 83.81 to thegreenback in Tokyo on Wednesdaymorning.

Economic growth in the July-September quarter this year was lastweek revised up to an annualised 4.5percent, but government ministerswarned growth would be “substan-tially lower” in the fourth quarter.

The Tankan — which surveys a

total of more than 11,000 companies— also found that sentiment amonglarge non-manufacturers fell to“one” from “two” in the previoussurvey, but it beat the expected scoreof “zero”.

Looking ahead, the latest Tankansurvey said the forecast among bigmanufacturers for the March surveyis for “minus two”, suggesting thatcompanies expect conditions toworsen in the months ahead.

The latest Tankan survey re-flected “deep-rooted caution aboutthe yen’s appreciation and the over-seas economy,” Naoki Murakami,chief economist at the Monexonline brokerage house, told AFP.

But the fact that the index re-

mained in positive territory showedthat “in reality, the business climatehas not deteriorated to the level thathad been feared by the corporate sec-tor”, Murakami said.

After the recent expiry ofeco-car subsidies, “business condi-tions in the auto sector have wors-ened, but improvement was seen inindustries related to capital invest-ments, such as steel, metal and ma-chinery,” he said.

The Bank of Japan looks atTankan surveys when it sets mon-etary policy. It will hold a boardmeeting next Monday and Tuesday— but analysts believed the resultwas not bad enough to spur moremonetary easing.

Agence France-Presse

MANILA - More than one in fouradults in the Philippines are jobless orare looking for more work despitestrong economic growth this year, thegovernment said Wednesday.

The October unemployment ratestood at 7.1 percent, unchanged from ayear earlier but up slightly from July’s6.9 percent, according to the latest quar-terly report from the National Statis-tics Office.

The rate of underemployment —people working less than 40 hours aweek and looking for fuller employ-

Bubble fears as Taipei property prices hit recordout of the transaction.

In the wake of the global finan-cial crisis, Taiwan’s property mar-ket has soared, sparking fears thatprices will spiral out of the reachof the average buyer — and gen-erate a damaging property bubble.

At the end of October, the av-erage price of property in Taipeicity was 4,614 US dollars persquare metre, according to datafrom property agency Taiwan Re-alty.

This is up 15 percent from ayear earlier, and makes Taipei thefifth-most expensive Asian city,behind Hong Kong, Tokyo,Singapore and Seoul, and aheadof Shanghai and Beijing, accord-ing to the agency.

“No one expected an upturnsuch as this,” said Chen Yu-cheng,a broker at National Realty, an-other Taipei-based propertyagency.

Analysts say the rally has beenspurred by low interest rates amidample liquidity worldwide aimed

at rescuing struggling economies.Finally, the property market

has been helped by a significantreduction in tension with Beijingafter the China-friendly politicianMa Ying-jeou was elected presi-dent in 2008.

Tallies released by the govern-ment in August indicate that thehouse price-to-income ratio —the ratio of the median markethome price to the median annualhousehold income — hit 11.5, upfrom 9.9 at the end of 2008.

In other words, even if an av-erage Taiwan family spends noth-ing on food or clothes or anythingelse, it will still take more than adecade for them to be able to buya home.

Skyrocketing housing priceshave emerged as a key publiccomplaint, and the central bankhas raised interest rates twicewhile tightening credit for hous-ing loans this year, but so far toolittle effect.

“The bubbles have been there fora while and are getting bigger andbigger,” said Chang Chin-er, a spe-cialist in land economics at NationalChengchi University in Taipei.

Unlike the academics, land de-velopers say the present pricesremain at reasonable levels, argu-ing that the risk of a sharp correc-tion is low — at least within thenext year.

“If you take the price-to-in-come ratio into consideration,Taipei’s realty prices still fallwithin reasonable levels,” saidFrank Chung, the chairman ofHuaku Development Co.

Chung remains bullish, citingthe continued US attempts atquantitative easing measureswhich have been further drivingup liquidity heading for emergingmarkets, including Taiwan.

Still, the private think-tank Tai-wan Institute of Economic Re-search strikes a cautious note, say-

ing short-term speculative trading,seen as one indicator of bubbles,has made up more than 20 percentof total transactions.

“The risk of bubbles burstingmay be even more pronounced nextyear if the government takes nofresh measures to rein in prices,”said Liu Pei-chen, a researcher atthe think tank.

Also setting off alarm bells at thethink tank is the fact that the totalamount of the island’s outstandinghousing loans now account for morethan 40 percent the island’s grossdomestic product, she said.

Chengchi University’s Changestimated Taipei’s property pricesare already 43 percent higher thanthey should be, given average in-comes and the current demand forrented homes.

“The bigger the bubbles, thegreater damage they may wreak to theeconomy once they burst,” he said.

Jobless misery in Philippinesdespite economic growth

ment — jumped to 19.6 percent inOctober, from 19.4 percent a year ear-lier and 17.9 percent in July.

The weak employment numberscame despite the economy growing 7.5percent in the first three quarters of theyear.

Economic Planning SecretaryCayetano Paderanga acknowledged thegovernment was struggling to weakenthe stubbornly high unemployment rateand said it may get worse as morepeople seek work after seeing theeconomy on the upswing.

The official figures also understatethe employment problems in the Phil-

ippines, where a third of the popula-tion lives on a dollar a day or less.

Although 61.2 million of the Phil-ippines’ 95 million people are aged 15and over, the statistics agency said just39.3 million could be considered partof the labour force, with many othersnot even looking for work.

The October data also showed thatone in three members of the Filipinoworkforce were unskilled.Foreign busi-ness leaders in the Philippines say thatto cut widespread poverty, annual eco-nomic growth must reach 9-10 percentand overseas investments need to risemore than 40-fold to 75 billion dollars.

AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN

The photo taken on December 7, 2010 shows huge property com-mercial signs attached on a wall of a building located near theTaipei 101, once the world’s tallest skyscraper.

Entertainment InternationalThursday, December 16, 201012

The “Social Network” won nomi-nations for best picture, best direc-tor, best actor for Jesse Eisenberg asFacebook founder MarkZuckerberg, as well as best support-ing actor and best screenplay. TheGolden Globe winners will be an-nounced at a star-studded show onJanuary 16, in what is traditionallyseen as the run-up to the AcademyAwards on February 27.

For best foreign language film,Mexican-Spanish production“Biutiful” will vie with “The Con-cert” from France, Russia’s “TheEdge”, Italy’s “I am Love” and “Ina better world” from Denmark. Alsonominated for best drama for theGolden Globes, organized by theHollywood Foreign Press Associa-tion, were ballet-themed thriller“Black Swan,” “Inception” starringLeonardo DiCaprio and “TheFighter” about a young boxer.

Best actor nominees for the

Agence France Presse

LOS ANGELES – Oprah Winfrey,Sandra Bullock and Halle Berry will beamong presenters handing out the awardsat next year’s Oscars show in February,organizer said Monday. The 2010 best ac-tor Oscar winner Jeff Bridges and 1993 bestsupporting actress winner Marisa Tomeiwill also be presenting at the 83rd Acad-emy Awards show on February 27.

Actor James Franco — star of DannyBoyle’s latest movie “127 Hours” — and

Agence France Presse

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood A-listers ScarlettJohansson and Ryan Reynolds are calling it quits:after two years of marriage, they have gone sepa-rate ways, they said Tuesday in a statementcited by People magazine.

The American Johansson, 26, famous forroles in films such as “Lost in Translation”and “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” and herkiller curves, had said in press reports thatbeing apart from Canadian star Reynolds dueto filming schedules was hard on a relation-ship.

“After long and careful consideration on bothour parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage,”the couple said. “We entered our relationshipwith love and it’s with love and kindness weleave it. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s cer-tainly appreciated.”

“The couple quietly split six months ago, andJohansson initiated the move. The actress beganapartment-hunting in New York City and is currentlyin Jamaica with some girlfriends,” the magazine said cit-ing an unnamed source. Johansson is a New Yorker.

In case he’s crushed, he shouldn’t have too hard a timefinding a date: Reynolds, 34, was just named People’s“Sexiest Man Alive” two weeks ago. Known for filmssuch as “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” the Cana-dian actor is starring in an upcoming silverscreen version of the comic classic “GreenLantern.” Before his relationship withJohansson, Reynolds was engaged toCanadian singer Alanis Morissette.

Winner forBest Actressin a LeadingRole SandraBullock givesher accep-tance speechat the 82ndAcademyAwards at theKodakTheater inHollywood,California inMarch 2010.

Oprah, Sandra Bullock,Halle Berry to present Oscars

“Love and Other Drugs” actress AnneHathaway will co-host the 2011 Oscars cer-emony at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater.

Berry won best actress in 2002, whileBridges and Bullock won in 2010 for theirleading roles in “Crazy Heart” and “TheBlind Side,” respectively.

Winfrey was nominated for an Oscar forher supporting role in the 1985 film “TheColor Purple,” recently served as the voiceof Eudora in “The Princess and the Frog”and was executive producer of 2010 bestpicture nominee “Precious.”

AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys

Scarlett Johansson, RyanReynolds call it quits

ScarlettJohansson

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‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network’‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network’‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network’‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network’‘King’s Speech,’ ‘Social Network’lead Golden Globe nodslead Golden Globe nodslead Golden Globe nodslead Golden Globe nodslead Golden Globe nodsAgence France Presse

LOS ANGELES - “The King’s Speech,” a British historical dramaabout George VI’s stammer, led with seven nominations for the GoldenGlobe awards Tuesday, while Facebook film “The Social Network”scored six nods. Starring Colin Firth and Helena Bonham-Carter, theBritish movie was nominated for best picture, director, actor, screen-play, score and supporting actor and actress.

drama category also included JamesFranco for Danny Boyle’s latestmovie “127 hours, Ryan Gosling for“Blue Valentine” and Mark Wahlbergin “The Fighter.”

Best drama actress nods went toHalle Berry in “Franky and Alice,”Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole,”Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’sBone,” Natalie Portman in “BlackSwan” and Michell Williams in“Blue Valentine.” In the comedy andmusical category, US actor JohnnyDepp earned two best actor nods, onefor his turn in “Alice and Wonder-land,” and another in “The Tourist.”

“The King’s Speech,” directed byTom Hooper, tells the tale of howGeorge VI — thrust onto the throneafter his father’s death and olderbrother Edward VIII’s abdication —overcomes a debilitating stammer.

The film only recently opened in theUnited States to an extremely modestbox office of barely 350,000 dollars on

AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Merrick Morton

In this publicity image released by Columbia Pictures, Jesse Eisenberg, left, and Joseph Mazzello areshown in a scene from “The Social Network.” The film was nominated for a Golden Globe award for bestpicture, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. The Golden Globe awards will air live Jan. 16 on NBC.

its opening weekend, and is not re-leased in Britain until January. Butnominations from the film include bestactor for British heart-throb Firth,while Bonham-Carter is among nomi-nees for best supporting actress.

By contrast “The Social Net-work,” about how computer whizzkid Zuckerberg developed Facebookfrom his early days at Harvard, hasbeen a blockbuster around the world,and made over 22 million dollars on

its opening weekend.The movie, tipped to do well at

the Oscars as well as the Globes, alsofeatures pop star Justin Timberlakeas Napster founder Sean Parker,Zuckerberg’s mentor.

International Thursday, December 16, 2010 13Life Style

“We’ve been authorised by theShaolin Monastery to set up a branchin (the central county of) Miaoli,” Liutold AFP. The complex will stretchover 30 hectares (81 acres) and maycost up to one billion Taiwan dollars(33 million US), he said.

“The branch will help spread the

Associated Press Writer

TOKYO – A Japanese salmon spe-cies thought to be extinct for 70 yearsis alive and well in a lake near MountFuji, a science professor saidWednesday. The black kokanee, or“kunimasu” in Japanese, was thoughtto have died out in 1940, when a hy-droelectric project made its nativelake in northern Akita Prefecturemore acidic.

Before then, 100,000 eggs werereportedly transported to Lake Saikobut the species was still thought tohave died off. But Tetsuji Nakabo, a

Associated Press Writer

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – Athree-person crew put aside last-minute jitters about their craft asthey underwent final preparationsfor Wednesday’s launch for a five-month stint at the InternationalSpace Station.

Russia’s Dmitry Kondratyev,NASA astronaut CatherineColeman and the European SpaceAgency’s Paolo Nespoli of Italyhave received the final official clear-ance for the launch from the Rus-sian-leased Baikonur cosmodromein Kazakhstan onboard the Russian-made Soyuz TMA-20 at 1909 GMT(2:09 p.m. EST).

Speaking ahead of the launch,Kondratyev shrugged off worriesabout the re-entry module of theirSoyuz craft, which was hastily re-placed earlier this month after itwas damaged during unloading atthe Baikonur.

“All the procedures needed tocheck the integrity of the ship havebeen completed, and allthose have shown positiveresults,” Kondratyev saidat a final news conferenceahead of the launch. “Wehave absolutely no doubtsabout the reliability of thecraft and that the flightwill take place asplanned.”

The coming year is setto see an intense burst ofactivity at the station, withthe arrival of several cargocraft delivered by the U.S.,Russian, European andJapanese space agencies.

The three astronautswill be at the space stationin April to mark the 50thanniversary of YuriGagarin’s mission, thefirst human flight intospace.

“As the crew that isonboard the InternationalSpace Station on this veryspecial day, we won’t bewalking on the pages ofhistory, we’ll be floating,”Coleman told reportersfrom behind a protective

AP Photo/Kyoto University via Kyodo News

In this undated photo released by Kyoto University via Kyodo News, aspecimen of endangered Japanese salmon species is on display. Ascience professor says a Japanese salmon species thought to havegone extinct 70 years ago lives in a lake near Mount Fuji.

Scientist says he found Japan fish thought extinctprofessor at Kyoto University, saidhis team of researchers found thespecies in Lake Saiko, about 310miles (500 kilometers) south of thenative lake.

“I was really surprised. This is avery interesting fish — it’s a trea-sure. We have to protect it and notlet it disappear again,” he said.

He posed for pictures and videowith a specimen that was dark olivewith black spots on its back. Thekunimasu grow to about a foot (30centimers) in length.

Nakabo said the lake hadsufficent kunimasu for the species

to survive if the current environmentis maintained, though he said in in-terviews he hoped fishermen wouldnot catch it. Lake Saiko is in a re-gion popular with tourists for its Fujiviews and hot spring baths.

The salmon is still listed as ex-tinct in the public records of the En-vironment Ministry. YobukazeNaniwa, an official at the ministry,said Nakabo’s claim would be inves-tigated before records are due to beupdated in 2012. Other species, in-cluding shellfish and plants, havealso been discovered in Japan afterbeing declared extinct, Naniwa said.

Soyuz crew ready forspace station mission

plate of glass. The crew is kept instrict isolation in the days ahead ofthe launch to avoid exposure to in-fection.

International space operationsare set to enter a new phase nextyear while the U.S. shuttle fleet ismothballed. Two more shuttle mis-sions are planned, after which theSoyuz will be the only vehicleavailable to transport crews to theorbiting laboratory. Some observ-ers believe that Russia may seekto exploit the temporary Soyuzdominance to charge higher feesfor carrying U.S. astronauts.

The White House wants NASAfocused on next-generation rock-ets and spacecraft that could carryastronauts to asteroids and Mars,and to rely on private business todevelop craft capable of ferryingcargo and crew to the space station.Last week, Space ExplorationTechnologies Inc. conducted a sec-ond test launch of its Dragon cap-sule, and safely guided it back toEarth for the first time.

AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky

The Russian Soyuz TMA-20 space ship thatwill carry new crew to the InternationalSpace Station, ISS, is installed at thelaunch pad at the Russian leased Baikonurcosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec.13, 2010. Start of the new Soyuz missionis scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 15.

China’s ShaolinChina’s ShaolinChina’s ShaolinChina’s ShaolinChina’s ShaolinTemple plans to openTemple plans to openTemple plans to openTemple plans to openTemple plans to openbranch in Taiwanbranch in Taiwanbranch in Taiwanbranch in Taiwanbranch in TaiwanAgence France Presse

TAIPEI - The Shaolin Monastery, an icon of Chinese kung fu, plansto open a branch in Taiwan, cashing in on the fast warming ties be-tween the island and the mainland, a tourism operator said Wednes-day. The monastery in central China’s Henan province has authorisedLiu Cheng-chih, who heads a foundation that promotes tourism be-tween the two sides, to build the Taiwanese branch.

legacy of Shaolin Monastery thatfor hundreds of years has becomean important element of the Chi-nese culture,” Liu said.

Construction is due to be com-pleted in 2014, but monks from theMonastery may start teaching mar-tial arts within eight months using

existing facilities at the venue. Taiwanbranch will eventually provideprogrammes such as Chinese Zen Bud-dhism and Shaolin medicine, he said.

Liu said the investment plan wouldnot have been possible if tensions be-tween Taiwan and China had remainedhigh and exchange of visits by peoplefrom the two sides restricted.

Ties between the former cross-Strait rivals, split in 1949 at the endof a civil war, have improved mark-edly since Ma Ying-jeou of theChina-friendly Kuomintang partycame to power in 2008 on promisesof ramping up trade and allowing inmore Chinese tourists.

Thursday, December 16, 201014 InternationalSport

After waiting 44 years to win amajor trophy, Spain made it two inas many years, following up theirEuro 2008 success with World Cupglory in South Africa afterBarcelona’s Andres Iniesta scoredthe winner deep in extra-time tospark wild fiestas on July 11.

“I still can barely believe that Igot the chance to score the winninggoal,” said Iniesta. “Spain deservedto win this World Cup and it is some-thing to treasure, to enjoy, to beproud of.” Spain had started the fi-nals with a 1-0 group loss againstSwitzerland, but Vicente delBosque’s side came back to win thetournament and make history by be-coming the first European team towin the trophy on a different conti-nent.

Scoring the winning goal cappeda fine season for Iniesta, one of theplayers short-listed for the BallonD’Or, as Barcelona retained theleague title in May and Real turnedto super coach Jose Mourinho to tryand end their dominance.

Barcelona beat arch rivals Real inboth Clasicos (1-0 and 2-0) and Ar-gentine Lionel Messi scored 34

Agence France Presse

LONDON - Want-away Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez returnedto the club’s training ground on Tuesday as scheduled, Britain’s PressAssociation reported. Tevez was due to take part in a training session onTuesday following a four-day break in Tenerife.

The Argentina striker sat out the weekend victory against West Ham,which emphasised City’s title credentials, as he was banned.

But following the win, it was revealed Tevez had handed in a writtentransfer request - which has been rejected by the club. It is understood heis unlikely to travel to Turin on Wednesday with the squad ahead of theEuropa League match against Juventus.

Manager Roberto Mancini apparently made that decision before theweekend, knowing the game was a dead rubber, with City and LechPoznan already through to the next stage of the tournament and Juventuseliminated. City do not have a Premier League match until next Mondaywhen they face Everton at Eastlands.

Agence France Presse

PARIS - World Cup winners Spain will finish the year as FIFA’s worldnumber one, following up their triumph in South Africa with a perfectstart to their Euro 2012 qualification campaign.

The team they beat in the final in Soccer City, Johannesburg, the Neth-erlands, are in second place with resurgent Germany in third. SouthAmerican rivals Brazil and Argentina are fourth and fifth with Englandin sixth.

Spain’s goldenSpain’s goldenSpain’s goldenSpain’s goldenSpain’s goldengeneration tastegeneration tastegeneration tastegeneration tastegeneration tasteWorld Cup gloryWorld Cup gloryWorld Cup gloryWorld Cup gloryWorld Cup glory

Agence France Presse

MADRID - The year 2010 will forever be remembered as the time when Spain’s golden genera-tion lifted the World Cup for the first time in history with their 1-0 extra-time final win over theNetherlands in Johannesburg seeing them become the eighth country to capture football’s ulti-mate prize.

league goals to win the Pichichiaward for the league’s top-scorer.Barcelona notched a league record99 points to take the title on the finalday of the season and Real’s‘Galacticos’ ended up empty-handeddespite setting a best-ever pointstally of 96.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the world’smost expensive player at 94 millioneuros, had a fine debut season, how-ever, it was in vain with Real alsocrashing out of the ChampionsLeague at the last 16 stage to Lyonin early March.

Barcelona reached the ChampionsLeague semi-finals but lost 3-2 onaggregate to Mourinho’s Inter Milanside who defended doggedly at NouCamp to knock out the holders.Atletico Madrid were Spain’s sur-prise victors in Europe winning theinaugural Europa League by beatingFulham in the final.

Mourinho was a hero for RealMadrid fans who feared Barcelonawinning the Champions League fi-nal at their Santiago Bernabeu sta-dium and, with Manuel Pellegrini’sdays numbered, Real lured the Por-tuguese coach, who had raised his

profile with a league, cup and Cham-pions League treble for Inter, to theSpanish capital to steal the headlinesahead of the World Cup.

Spain went into the tournamentas one of the favourites and finallylived up to their billing with DavidVilla top-scoring with five goals enroute to the final where Spain de-feated the Netherlands 1-0.

Spain beat Portugal, Paraguay,Germany and the Netherlands with-out conceding a goal to becomeworld champions for the first timeand their style of play mirrored thatof Barcelona with the ‘Tiqui Taca’,or one and two-touch play, dominat-ing possession.Before the WorldCup, Barcelona had struck a deal tobring Villa to the club payingValencia 40 million euros for hisservices although they could nottempt Arsenal to part with CescFabregas.

Mourinho brought in Germaninternationals Sami Khedira andMesut Ozil on the back of a success-ful World Cup, however, the new-look Real flopped in his first gamein charge with a 0-0 draw at RealMallorca in late August.

AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE

Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas (top) pulls off a save as Spain’s defender Carles Puyol falls andNetherlands’ striker Robin van Persie (R) looks on during the 2010 World Cup football final atSoccer City stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg on July 11, 2010.

Tevez back at Citytraining — report

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Carlos Tevez

Spain finish year topof FIFA rankings

FIFA WORLD TOP 10

1. Spain

2. Netherlands

3. Germany (+1)

4. Brazil (-1)

5. Argentina

6. England

7. Uruguay

8. Portugal

9. Egypt (+1)

10. Croatia (-1)

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At 24, he was also the young-est. He captured a cleansweep ofthe three spring-time claycourtMasters events on his way to afifth Roland Garros title. Nadalfinished the year as world num-ber one, but the start of 2010 sawthe popular Spaniard in the depthsof despair.

He relinquished his AustralianOpen title when he was forced toret ire injured against AndyMurray in the quarter-finals andthe alarm bells began to ring.Nadal was about to slip to threein the world, but it was his injury-ravaged knees which were caus-ing more concern. The Spaniardretreated to Mallorca for twomonths, returning for the back-to-back US hardcourt Mastersevents at Indian Wells and Miamiwhere he made the semi-finals.

Nadal wasn’t going to leavewith a whimper and the ensuing

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DENVER – Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points and the Denver Nug-gets pulled away in the final five minutes to beat the Orlando Magic 111-94 despite J.J. Redick’s career-high 29 points. With Denver leading 92-91,Arron Afflalo’s 3-pointer jump-started the Nuggets on a 19-3 run to closeout the game.

Anthony hit 14 of 21 shots from the floor and pulled down 11 rebounds.Nene had 10 points and 10 boards for the Nuggets, who were coming off a1-3 trip and improved to an NBA-best 11-1 at home.

Anthony’s three-point play put Denver on top 98-91 moments beforeNene and Dwight Howard drew a double-technical for shoving each otherunder the Magic’s basket. Anthony added a rim-rattler of a dunk that sentthe satisfied fans streaming to the exits with two minutes left and his freethrow with 1:34 left capped his night. Howard had 21 points and 14 re-bounds for Orlando.

Ty Lawson started at the point for Denver with Chauncey Billups outafter aggravating his sprained right wrist at Toronto last week and he scored16 points and dished out six assists. Redick’s point total was two morethan his previous career high set Nov. 1, 2009, against Toronto.

One day after denying an ESPN report that he had told the Nuggets he’donly accept a trade to the New York Knicks, Anthony was greeted withcheers as he scored 20 first-half points.

But there were three young fans who loudly chanted “Let’s trade ̀ Melo!”and “You can go to New York!” while Anthony was at the free-throw linecompleting a three-point play in the first quarter. (They also chanted, “Putin Tebow!” later in the half).

Rumors about Anthony’s destination have swirled since the summerwhen he was offered a three-year, $65 million extension that’s collectingdust without his signature.

Anthony’s three-point play was the highlight of a 12-3 run the Nug-gets used to take a 61-51 lead in the closing seconds of the first half,but his baseline violation allowed the Magic to pull to 61-55 at thebreak when Marcin Gortat’s put-back hung on the rim and then fellthrough the hoop as the buzzer sounded.

The Magic started the second half on a 9-0 run and the Nuggetsdidn’t score until Sheldon Williams’ jumper with 7:10 left in the thirdquarter.

With Denver leading 82-78 early in the fourth quarter, Redick sanka 3-pointer and was fouled by J.R. Smith, whose argument also drew atechnical. Redick sank the technical free throw, then the bonus to com-plete a five-point trip. Redick was 6 of 9 from beyond the arc.

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BERLIN – Bundesliga side Wolfsburg wantto sign Bayern Munich captain and Hollandmidfielder Mark van Bommel during January’swinter break, according to German daily Bildon Wednesday.

The 33-year-old Dutchman is under contractat Bayern until June 2011, but extension talkswith the German champions have produced noresults so far and Wolfsburg want to lure theDutchman away, according to Bild’s sources.Wolfsburg need a defensive midfielder to bol-ster their team in the middle of the park and vanBommel would be a good option, according toWolves manager Dieter Hoeness.

“We always want players who have an edgeto them,” Hoeness told Bild. “As for vanBommel, I would be happy to have someone likehim in the team.” Van Bommel, who played inthe World Cup final defeat to Spain in July, haswon 67 caps for the Netherlands and has said hewants to play at the highest level until at leastEuro 2012, which will be held in the Ukraineand Poland.

According to Bild, Wolfsburg have alreadytried to lure Bayern midfielder AnatoliyTymoshchuk and Schalke’s Jermaine Jones, butvan Bommel is their new target during January’swinter break. “Wolfsburg has a good team,” vanBommel told Bild. “Of course, there is muchspeculation about transfers at the moment, but Idon’t want to contribute to that.”

Under ex-England coach Steve McClaren,2007 German champions Wolfsburg are 14th inthe German league and three points from the rel-egation zone.

Rafa, Roger blockbuster still a blastRafa, Roger blockbuster still a blastRafa, Roger blockbuster still a blastRafa, Roger blockbuster still a blastRafa, Roger blockbuster still a blastAgence France Presse

PARIS - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer dominated men’s tennis again in 2010, their epicrivalry cranked up to new heights and making fools of those who had unwisely written off the twomen as spent forces. In a sporting year which had more than a hint of Spanish fiesta about it,Nadal reeled off the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open to become only the seventh manin history to complete the career Grand Slam.

European claycourt season sawthe Spanish whirlwind blow awayhis rivals, winning in MonteCarlo, Rome and Madrid beforebreezing through the French Openwithout dropping a set. By the endof 2010, Nadal had a 71-10 win-ning record, with his Grand Slamcount up to nine.

“I think it was a very emotionalseason,” said Nadal. “I am veryhappy for everything and justwant to say thank you very muchto all the people that supported mewhen I had the difficult momentsand when I was winning.”

Federer, five years older thanhis great Spanish rival, took hiscareer Grand Slam total to 16 withvictory in Australia, but then sawNadal inherit his Roland Garrosand Wimbledon titles. The greatSwiss endured a slump afterMelbourne, going without a titleuntil Cincinnati in August, suffer-

ing a shock quarter-final defeat toTomas Berdych in the Wimbledonquarter-finals along the way.

But a fifth World Tour Finalstrophy in London in Novembergave Federer renewed hope for2011, a confidence boosted by hav-ing defeated Nadal in the final. Hehad lost his previous six meetingswith Nadal, and he remains on thewrong end of an 8-14 career recordagainst the Spaniard.

“I have no plans at all aboutstopping, quitting, whatever youwant to call it,” said the rejuve-nated, 29-year-old Federer, whonow has 66 career titles.

“I hope I can play for manymore years to come. I enjoy it andtake pleasure out of travelling theworld, playing against the bestand challenging myself.” Nadalpredicts his great rivalry withFederer will continue, as will themutual respect.

AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

Rafael Nadal from Spain celebrating after winning againstSerbia’s Novak Djokovic during the Men’s Singles Final at USOpen 2010 match at the USTA Billie Jean King National TennisCenter in New York September 13, 2010.

Wolfsburginterested inBayern’s van

Bommel

Anthony scores 35,Nuggets beat Magic 111-94

AP Photo/Jack Dempsey

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard (12) shootsagainst the Denver Nuggets during the first half ofan NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, inDenver.

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“The small teams? Honestly, I feel it would be better to have theopportunity of running a third car rather than seeing cars that wouldstruggle even in GP2,” said di Montezemolo. “It’s an idea we will putforward again strongly for the future.” He also believes the currentban on in-season testing is unhealthy for the sport. “Then we mustunblock this absurd limitation on testing,” he said.

“Formula 1 is the only sport in which there is no chance to train. Itis like asking Real Madrid, Milan or Inter to play with smooth-soledboots in the rain or not to warm-up before a Champions League game.”Di Montezemolo was critical of the new generation of circuits too,echoing FIA president Jean Todt’s recent suggestion that future newtracks need to prioritise overtaking possibilities.

“On the subject of the new circuits, I have to say it would be betterif more thought was given to the races with an increase in overtakingopportunities with less effort going into beautiful architecture,” hesaid.

But he felt that the FIA’s recent decision to end the team ordersban showed that the governing body was moving in the right direc-tion under Todt. “Fortunately, the rule banning team orders has beenabolished, which was well and truly a hypocritical rule,” said diMontezemolo. “It has always been part of the sport and those whorace for Ferrari are perfectly aware of the fact.

“The FIA, under the guidance of Jean Todt, is working well andthis decision confirms that trend.”

MARK Webber believes thatRed Bull’s chief technical officerAdrian Newey should be consideredfor a knighthood in recognition forhis achievements in motorsport.

The 51-year-old Englishmanoversaw the development of a con-structors’ championship-winning carfor the seventh time in his career in2010, while Sebastian Vettel went onto secure a 14th title derived frominvolvement with a Newey-designedcar. Speaking on a live phone-in withBBC Radio 5 Live, Webber said: “Ifanyone should be knighted, and there

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Mark Webber, Adrian Newey, and Sebastian Vettel in 2010

Ferrari still pushing for three-car teams

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Ferraris on track at the team’s World Finals event.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says he will con-tinue to push for top teams to be allowed to run three cars,and for the testing limits to be relaxed. Di Montezemolo hasbeen strongly critical of the current rules on both topics inrecent years. During a dinner with the Italian press yester-day, he said his belief that permitting three-car teams wouldhave been better for Formula 1 than allowing the new teamsto join this season had not changed.

Webber calls for Newey knighthoodare plenty of special people out there,but Adrian won’t be far off eventu-ally.

“He is a genius, his ability to un-derstand what the car needs aerody-namically is his biggest strength andthat’s what makes his cars goquickly.

“It’s similar to a guy who designsaeroplanes or yachts. He’s sensa-tional in understanding what the carneeds to generate downforce, whichcreates lap time, which creates vic-tories.

Webber added that he didn’t think

it would have been possible for RedBull to scoop both titles in 2010without Newey’s input: “Adrian isa big, big member of our team andhis genius in designing F1 cars iswell known.

“He has got a phenomenal recordand has won over 100 grands prix.He has won titles for three differentteams and wherever he has gonegenerally it has worked out. Some-times it takes time obviously, youdon’t just wave a wand over a carwhen you first arrive. It took fouryears with us at Red Bull.”