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  • Bali United Score Praise For Goal Celebration Promoting Religious Harmony

    Bali United Score Praise For Goal Celebration Promoting Religious Harmony

    A photo posted on Facebook by Bali United FC on Monday (Jun 5) has netted widespread praise for its message of religious harmony.

    The photo, which has been shared close to 12,000 times, shows players Ngurah Nanak, Yabes Roni and Miftahul Hamdi in prayer positions of different faiths in celebration of Yabes’ goal.

    Defender Ngurah Nanak, who is Hindu, was pictured standing with his palms raised to his forehead, while Christian forward Yabes, who had just scored Bali United’s second goal against Borneo FC, kneels on the grass. Beside him, Muslim Miftahul is seen praying prostrate.

    The photo, shot by Miftahuddin Halim, was captioned: “Because differing beliefs will not stop us from achieving the same goal.”

    The post attracted hundreds of comments with people lauding Bali United for attempting to unite Indonesia. The country recently saw racial and religious tensions come to the fore after ex-Jakarta governor Ahok – a Chinese Christian, was sentenced to prison for blasphemy over comments on the Quran. Islamic fundamentalists had agitated for him to be punished, mobilising mass protests against him, though he had apologised.

    “FOOTBALL CAN UNITE A NATION”

    “It’s beautiful to see that differences have united us as one Indonesia. Save NKRI (Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia) … Best for Bali United, hope you become the Liga 1 champion,” said one Facebook user.

    Another said: “This is why I support Bali United. Even though they are of different faiths, they respect each other.”

    Yet another praised Bali, an Indonesian island popular with tourists: “This is the strength of Bali – tolerance which is key to Indonesia’s harmony.”

    Speaking to Kompas after the match on May 14, Yabes said the move was meant to promote unity within Indonesia, despite its citizens practising different faiths and cultures.

    “Protect our brotherhood and stay as one,” said the 22-year-old.

    His teammate Miftahul said he would be happy if the brief celebration was made an example.

    “Football can help unite a nation,” he said to Kompas.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/

  • Singaporean Tourist Consumed ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Drink, Jumps To Death In Bali

    Singaporean Tourist Consumed ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Drink, Jumps To Death In Bali

    A 23-year-old Singaporean tourist died after reportedly jumping from the fifth storey of his hotel in Bali on May 6 at 2am.

    Ong Chee Seng had allegedly been hallucinating after consuming magic mushrooms.

    According to Tribun Bali, the police said the man’s friend had tried to stop him but lost control after the victim broke free.

    The victim’s friend, Lee Jun Yu, who was also his classmate, said that they had bought a magic mushroom drink outside their hotel.

    The victim had mixed his magic mushrooms with orange juice while Lee mixed his with chocolate.

    Shortly afterwards, Ong said he wanted to jump but Lee tried to hold him down.

    A security guard reported that he heard a crash at 2.15am.

    The victim was found in grey boxers and a blue T-shirt.

    His legs and arms were bent at awkward angles and he was bleeding from the mouth.

    He died upon impact and his body was sent to BIMC Hospital in Kuta after an ambulance arrived at the scene half an hour later.

    The Singaporean duo had arrived in Bali on May 5 and had planned on checking out yesterday (May 7).

    The local police are investigating the case.

    Denpasar Police Commissioner Hadi Purnomo said that law enforcement officers had been making efforts to eradicate the magic mushroom trade in Bali, but it’s been “quite tricky”.

    Magic mushrooms have been re-classified as ‘type 1’ narcotics, making them illegal.

     

    Source: www.asiaone.com

  • Two World Silat Golds For Singapore

    Two World Silat Golds For Singapore

    Singapore won two gold medals on the final day of the World Pencak Silat Championships in Bali, today (Thursday).

    Sheik Farhan outclassed Vietnam’s Mach Quoc Hung 5-0 in the men’s Class J (90-95kg) final, while Shakir Juanda recovered from an early setback to win the Class I (85-90kg) final.

    Both Singaporeans are now two-time world champions of their respective weight classes. Farhan, who turns 20 next Friday, had triumphed in Phuket almost two years ago, while 28-year-old Shakir won the gold medal in Chiang Rai in 2012.

    This is the first time since 2004 – when the world championship was hosted in Singapore – that the Republic’s silat exponents have delivered more than one gold medal at the global meet, which features 41 countries.

    A jubliant Singapore Silat Federation chief executive officer Sheik Alau’ddin told The New Paper over the phone: “Farhan had no problems with his match. Shakir lost the first and second rounds – he got tossed to the mat when he attempted his first kick – but had a revival in the third round and scored enough to win the match overall.

    “Overall I’m very happy because of the performance of athletes and the team behind them… Everyone has been excellent.”

    With their wins, Shakir and Farhan — who is Sheik’s son — have matched the the silat great for world titles which he won in 1990 and 1994.

    Thoughts will now turn to seeing if they can match or even surpass Sheik’s four SEA Games golds (won in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999).

     

    Source: The New Paper

  • Singaporeans Robbed Staying At Jimbaran Seaview Villa, Police And Villa Staff Suspected To Be In Cahoots

    Singaporeans Robbed Staying At Jimbaran Seaview Villa, Police And Villa Staff Suspected To Be In Cahoots

    So glad to be back in Singapore and out of Bali. This incident in our villa in Bali has to be made known even though I do not usually post about such matters on my social media platforms. For the safety of everyone, please share our experience. We booked this villa via @agoda.

    ❌DO NOT stay at Jimbaran Seaview Villa ❌

    Yesterday, we found out that some of our money (~SGD1000 worth) was missing. When we asked the security, helpers and butlers who were staying in the villa with us the entire time, all of them (obviously) denied that they had stolen our money.

    When we talked to the villa’s manager Ms Ari Wartini, not only did she blindly sided her staff she also raised her voice at us and was being very rude. She was also very quick to respond by asking us to claim insurance and threatened us that there is no point reporting police because she’s “good friends” with them and if we blow the matter up, we “may not be able to leave this country”. It is their modus operandi – to trick unsuspecting tourists to their villa and work collectively to steal from them then gang up and threaten you with their “good relations” with the police.

    On advice of a local Balinese, we packed up quickly and left for a hotel as the situation could become dangerous for us due to the dilapidated and not easily accessible location where the villa is situated.

    We were also unable to make a police report despite heading to THREE DIFFERENT POLICE STATIONS. We don’t know why but it seemed that they are pre-informed about rejecting our case via our driver (who was from the villa).

    We highly suspect that this has happened before so please share with your friends and do not stay at Jimbaran Seaview Villa for your own safety.

     

    Source: Tricia Ong

  • Foster Mother A Suspect In Bali Murder

    Foster Mother A Suspect In Bali Murder

    JAKARTA – Bali police have named the adoptive mother a suspect in the brutal murder of an eight-year-old girl last month, in a case that has gripped Indonesia.

    Margriet Christine Megawe, who has already been named a suspect for child neglect, was yesterday accused of involvement in the killing of her adopted daughter, Engeline Megawe.

    “For the time being, Megawe is the main suspect,” Bali’s police chief, Inspector-General Ronny Franky Sompie, said.

    He said the decision was based on evidence presented by expert witnesses from the Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar, Bali police’s forensic laboratory and the National Police.

    Police said earlier that they used the latest technology to identify fingerprints on the body in order to identify the suspected killer.

    “That (technology) is for revealing the identity from their fingerprints,” said the head of the National Police Fingerprints Identification System Centre, Brigadier-General Bekti Suhartono, Antara news agency reported last week.

    Police said yesterday that they would be questioning Megawe again yesterday and today to find the motive.

    A former domestic helper at Megawe’s home, Agustinus “Agus” Tai Hamdamai, told the police during interrogation last week that Engeline had been murdered by Megawe in her room on May 16.

    He said he heard Engeline shouting to Megawe to let her go, a few minutes before he was called to her bedroom. He saw the girl lying on the floor lifeless, Tempo news reported on Sunday.

    Agustinus, himself a suspect in the case, claimed that Megawe ordered him to bury Engeline’s body in the garden, and that she had promised him 200 million rupiah (S$20,000) for doing so.

    Police found Engeline’s body in the garden on June 10.

    She was last seen playing in front of her adoptive mother’s house in Sanur in Denpasar, Bali. The family had reported her missing, leading to a frantic public search.

    Engeline’s biological mother, Madam Hamidah, who was from East Java, was distraught upon seeing her child’s body at Sanglah General Hospital last week.

    “Who killed you, child? Why were you killed? Your mother cannot accept that you are treated like that,” she was quoted as saying by kompas.com.

    “Mr Policeman, go and capture the killer of my daughter, sir. Sentence them to death,” she said.

    A relative of the victim – named only as Mr Supri – said Engeline was adopted by Megawe when she was three days old.

    Madam Hamidah was prohibited from meeting her daughter after the adoption based on an agreement between her and Megawe, he said.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com