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SINGAPORE: Singapore's leaders wrote to their counterparts in Indonesia, congratulating them on their country's 72nd Independence Day, which falls on Aug 17, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Wednesday (Aug 16). In a media statement, MFA also noted that 2017 marks the 50th year of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Singapore. President Tony Tan Keng Yam's and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's letters to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, as well as Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan's letter to Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi are reproduced below. LETTER FROM PRESIDENT TONY TAN KENG YAM His Excellency H. Joko Widodo President Republic of Indonesia Your Excellency, Advertisement On behalf of the people of Singapore, I would like to warmly congratulate Your Excellency and the people of the Republic of Indonesia on the auspicious occasion of Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day. Singapore and Indonesia share a close and enduring friendship. This year is special for our two countries as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Bilateral ties between our two countries are strong and multi-faceted, underpinned by frequent political exchanges and robust economic links. As founding members of ASEAN, Singapore and Indonesia also cooperate closely to advance the common interests of our region. I am heartened that relations between our two peoples are growing steadily, bolstered by regular educational, cultural and youth exchanges. As we look ahead to the future of bilateral relations, I am confident that the younger generation in Singapore and Indonesia will bring the strong relationship between our two countries to even greater heights. I wish you good health and continued success in your endeavour to bring growth and prosperity to Indonesia. Yours sincerely, TONY TAN KENG YAM LETTER FROM PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG Dear President Jokowi, Congratulations on the joyous occasion of Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day! Indonesia has undergone profound changes and made tremendous progress since its independence in 1945. Under your stewardship, Indonesia enjoys economic growth and stability, and plays a strong leadership role on the regional and international stage. You have taken bold steps to better the lives of Indonesians by creating jobs, upgrading skills, improving business processes, and boosting infrastructure development. I am confident that Indonesia will continue to thrive and prosper in the years ahead. Indonesia is a close and important partner to Singapore. We cooperate in a wide range of areas for the mutual benefit of our two peoples, including trade, investment, tourism, security and defence. This year is particularly significant as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations. The theme of “RISING50” reflects our confidence that the close partnership between our two countries will continue to flourish for generations to come. I am delighted that our Ministers and officials have been making progress on several of the bilateral initiatives we discussed in Semarang last year, including the Kendal Industrial Park, energy cooperation, and tourism development. I look forward to hosting you in Singapore for the Leaders’ Retreat next month, and to continue our fruitful discussion on how to strengthen our cooperation and bring our bilateral relations to greater heights. I wish you continued good health and happiness. Yours sincerely LEE HSIEN LOONG LETTER FROM MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN Her Excellency Retno L.P. Marsudi Minister for Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia Dear Ibu Retno, I would like to convey my warmest congratulations on Indonesia’s 72nd Independence Day. Indonesia has much to celebrate on this joyous occasion. Indonesia is both an engine of economic growth in our region and an active player in the international community. Indonesia also continues to play an important leadership role in ASEAN. Our bilateral relations have grown from strength to strength over the years. We have a longstanding relationship underpinned by strong historical and cultural links. Earlier this year, when we jointly launched the celebrations for RISING50 – the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations – I spoke on the strategic trust between our two countries, and I believe it is this trust that has underpinned our wide-ranging collaboration on many fronts including trade and investment, security, defence, education and culture. I also appreciate our strong cooperation in ASEAN, where we share a common interest in the peace and stability of our region. As we reflect on our bilateral achievements over the last 50 years, I am confident we are able to explore many more new opportunities to cooperate for the mutual benefit of our peoples. I look forward to continue working with you to broaden and deepen our ties as trusted partners, RISING together.

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Edit, reformat, and split documents PDF (portable data file) is a format designed for sharing data that will look and behave exactly the same way on any device, using any software. Most office software and photo editors let you export documents in PDF format, but editing them is much trickier, and requires a dedicated tool. There aren’t many free PDF editors around, and even fewer that won’t leave saved documents with unsightly watermarks. Here we’ve rounded up the best free tools for tweaking documents without branding them. Free Adobe Acrobat alternatives There are no free tools that replicate all the features of Adobe Acrobat. That’s because PDF was initially a proprietary format owned by Adobe, and it still owns some technologies associated with it. Other companies can license those technologies, but only for a fee, which is passed on to you, the user. However, there are some free tools that let you tweak PDFs. They’re not as powerful as Acrobat, but they can be very helpful if you really need to make some adjustments. 1. PDF-XChange Editor If you need to edit the text in a PDF, PDF-XChange Editor is ideal. It lets you retype, delete, and reformat text, and adapts well if the document uses a font that isn’t installed on your PC. You can also add geometric shapes, attach comments, split PDFs, and extract pages. One of PDF-Xchange Editor’s best features is the ability to use OCR to recognize text in scanned documents – ideal if you only have a printout rather than the original file (a handout from a lecture, for example). Some of the features visible in the menus and toolbars are only available in the premium version of the software – hover your mouse pointer over an icon to find out if it’s included. If you go ahead and use a premium tool anyway (adding polygonal shapes or new text boxes, for example), your document will be watermarked. Look out for a warning message underneath the main toolbar before saving your work, just in case. 2. PDFescape There are two versions of PDFescape: a free web app, and a premium desktop program. The web app lets you create new text boxes on the page, but not edit existing text – the opposite of PDF-XChange Editor. You can create simple geometric shapes and, interestingly, add white rectangles to obscure parts of the document – handy if you’re working on a scanned form and need to hide personal information, for example. The ability to add images is rare among free PDF editors, but PDFescape lets you select a picture from your PC, then drag a rectangle to insert it. You can insert text fields too, enabling you to create simple forms. 3. PDFsam Basic The latter half of PDFsam’s name is short for ‘split and merge’, which tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the Basic edition. You’ll be offered a free trial of the premium version (including full editing, object insertion, secure signing, and OCR), but once that expires you’ll be left with a simple but well designed tool for chopping large documents into manageable chunks, performing a PDF cut-and-shut, or extracting selected pages. You can also use PDFsam Basic to rotate pages, which is very handy if you’ve accidentally scanned a document upside down. There are no tools for tweaking the content of the document, but all of PDFsam Basic’s page-management options are very clearly laid out, and it’s very clear which of the options shown in the main menu are only available in the premium edition.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo loves to add surprises to his video blog (vlog). If the previous vlog presented him having lunch with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, the President's latest vlog on Monday featured surprise "guest stars". Wearing the po[CENSORED]r bomber jacket, Jokowi brought viewers to the other side of the Bogor Presidential Palace where his goats reside. He then mentioned that there were two baby goats born in the morning. "I currently have a total of 10 goats," he said. However, his vlog was not only about celebrating the birth of the goats. Jokowi then shared his philosophy of life, mentioning birth as a blessing from God that symbolizes a new life. “The birth symbolizes a new [life], a mandate and blessing that means optimism for the future,” he said, adding that the optimistic feeling leads to love. At the end of the vlog, it was written: "New baby goats, a new hope. Let us love the animals."

Following news that Jackie Chan and Jet Li were being invited to participate in an upcoming colossal Indonesian film titled Pamanca the Movie, the movie's spokesperson Andi Iwan told tempo.co on Tuesday that he was optimistic the two veteran actors would agree to take part in the Makassar flick. Andi mentioned that the movie's executive producer Muhammad Basir was a martial artist who had often practiced with Chan and Li. “They often practice together in Singapore or China,” he said, adding that Chan had provided technical input regarding the movie's action scenes. Andi also stated that both actors were interested in taking part in the film since they had never acted in an Indonesian film before. “They are very happy to participate, especially since the film highlights cultural themes." Chan is also reportedly interested in getting involved in the film as a result of his interest in Indonesia as a Muslim-majority country. Pamanca the Movie is an epic historical film set in the 1800s that focuses on pamanca, a traditional form of martial arts from South Sulawesi. Chan and Li have both been offered supporting roles in the film.

Protect your identity and your data Online privacy is a hot topic, with even world leaders weighing in on the subject. Many of the big-name websites and companies will track your activities to deliver targeted advertising, and can build up an astonishingly detailed profile including your interests, spending habits, age, location and more. If you would prefer to keep your personal details private, a VPN or proxy tool will help. See our guide to setting up and maintaining a VPN. As well as preventing third parties building up a profile of you, the best free privacy software can open up the web, granting you access to sites blocked in your country, to access region-locked content when you're travelling away from home, and to add a layer of protection when you use a public Wi-Fi network. 1. Tor Browser Tor Browser is probably the best-known anonymous browsing tool out there, and it is described as a 'censorship circumvention tool'. Tor Browser has a vast following in the online privacy and security communities. It works by bouncing your communication through numerous encrypted node on the internet, making it impossible to determine your location or other identifying information. Tor Browser employs complex technology, but is refreshingly accessible. It's based on the same code as Firefox, and guides you through the process of getting online one step at a time. It uses different connection methods depending on what you're trying to achieve, but there's no need to understand the details because it's all taken care of for you. This combination of effective protection and ease of use makes Tor Browser the best free privacy software you can download today. 2. Privoxy Privoxy is a web proxy tool that's available not only for Mac, Windows and Linux, but also Android and iOS. It is a tremendously powerful tool, but you'll need to invest a little time and effort to get it up and running. Privoxy can be used in conjunction with just about any web browser, which is a big bonus; simply set the browser to run its traffic through the tool. However, one of Privoxy's key features could also be a drawback for new users: it gives you very granular control over privacy settings, and configuring them is very much a manual process. There's a helpful quick start guide available, but it has the potential to be off-putting. That said, if you're happy to persevere, this free privacy software lets you set up advanced filters that will not only ensure you remain anonymous online, but also protect you against unwanted ads. 3. Hotspot Shield VPN Hotspot Shield VPN is available in two flavors: a free, ad-supported one, and a paid-for version that offer unlimited bandwidth. Hotspot Shield hides your IP address and provides encrypted traffic tunnelling (ideal for use on public Wi-Fi networks) to improve security and ensure privacy. You may not want to use Hotspot Shield at all time. For instance, you may only be interested in using it to access certain sites that are blocked in your country. In this case you can create shortcuts to individual sites in the Hotspot Shield window which will enable protection before launching the sites. Protection can also be toggled on an off with a single click. The paid-for version, Hotspot Elite, only costs a few pounds or dollars a month, but it's worth trying the free edition first before opening your wallet. Its additional features, including ad-free browsing and dedicated customer support, make it a tempting proposition. 4. TunnelBear In addition to anonymous browsing, free VPN tool TunnelBear can also be used to bypass traffic-shaping and throttling put in place by ISPs. The free version of TunnelBear gives you up to 500MB of data each month, but if this isn't enough, unlimited data is available for a subscription fee, with prices starting at US$4.16 per month (about £3, AU$6). Whether you go premium or stick with the free version, you can share a single account between up to five phones, tablets, Windows PCs or Macs. Configuration is incredibly simple, and TunnelBear's free privacy software can be used with any browser. It's probably the most accessible VPN tool there is, and is just about impossible not to recommend. 5. CyberGhost VPN Another multi-platform VPN tool, CyberGhost VPN is available as a free ad-supported app, as well as a paid-for edition offering better performance and more features. For day-to-day or occasional use, the free version should be perfectly adequate. Configuration is very simple, with the only potential stumbling block being the installation of a virtual network adaptor. With a single click, CyberGhost VPN will activate, giving the impression that you're browsing from another country. The free privacy software also lets you keep an eye on how much traffic you've transferred through the service using a handy graph. The downside of using the free version is that there's a limited numbers of spaces on the servers, so you may have to wait to gain access (although you're unlikely to be kept hanging for long).

In an announcement at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, Jaguar’s first SUV, the F-PACE, was listed among the top three cars in the "world car" and "world car design" of the year categories at the World Car Awards 2017 (WCA). The winners will be announced on April 13 at the New York International Auto Show. The award finalists were chosen by 75 international automotive journalists from 23 countries through a secret ballot. Aside from Jaguar, other cars included in the world car category were the Audi Q5 and Volkswagen Tiguan. Meanwhile, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet and Toyota C-HR were recognized in the world car design of the year category following reviews by six design experts. “By remaining absolutely true to our design principles, the F-PACE is immediately recognizable as a Jaguar. For it to be named among the three finalists of the World Car Design of the Year award and to be recognized by such an experienced and talented group of designers gives me great personal satisfaction,” Jaguar’s director of design, Ian Callum, said in a press release. Since going on sale in April last year, the F-PACE is said to be the fastest-selling Jaguar ever. The brand’s first SUV and family sports car boasts a four-cylinder 2.0-liter Ingenium diesel engine with the 380PS supercharge feature that can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 5.5 seconds. Established in 2004, the WCA is initiated by automotive journalists worldwide. Its categories include World Luxury Car, World Performance Car, World Green Car and World Urban Car.

The sheer range of business printers is bewildering and with the many manufacturers in the market after your money, making the right decision can be tough, which is why we've created this guide to show you the 10 best business printers for your office. The choice can be doubly tough when you realise why there is so much competition; the real money is made on the many consumables your business will be purchasing to maintain that new printer purchase. What might initially seem like modest costs can soon add up over time. So where do you need to start? Even the most modest office will likely be networked, and sharing a resource as useful as a printer is an essential. So you should only be looking at printers that are capable of networked use. Wired offers speed and robust function for a fixed office. Wireless is flexible, cheap to deploy but not as fast in use. Here are the best 10 printers for businesses - as chosen by the Techradar Pro team - large and small, from a basic monochrome lasers suitable for a small business and a home office through to a small departmental multifunction printer. 1. Ricoh SP-213w The notion of the large, expensive laser printer should have long been dispelled and if nothing else can do that then the Ricoh SP-213w will. This small-footprint mono printer costs less than many inkjets but has the capability to provide basic wireless-based print services to a home office or smaller office. With a monthly duty cycle of 20,000 pages per month, a 1200 x 600dpi print resolution and a print speed of up to 22 pages per minute, its small size shouldn't hide the fact that this could be a little workhorse. Beyond these basics, the Ricoh SP-213w offers manual duplex, a Print and Scan mobile app, support for PCL and a two-year pan-European warranty. 2. Samsung Xpress M2835DW If you want an affordable printer for your business that excels in black and white print quality - and is a speedy performer to boot - then you really can't go wrong with the Samsung Xpress M2835DW. Its small and compact body contains a huge host of features, and its easy to use and understand buttons makes quickly firing off prints a piece of cake. It supports both wired and Wi-Fi connectivity, runs quietly and can even be controlled via smartphone. Its Eco mode allows you to control the amount of power and ink it consumes while printing, and overall this is an absolutely fantastic business printer. 3. Ricoh SPC-240DN There was a time, not so long ago, when colour laser printing was exorbitant. That has fortunately changed with the likes of the Ricoh SPC-240DN doing their best to bring prices down. This is a massive printer at nearly 24kg so you will need to have a strong back and enough desk space to take it on board. Its starter toner kit will produce around 1000 pages and probably better than inkjet ones which dry out with time. It can print up to 16 pages per minute (colour or mono) and has a duty cycle of 30,000 pages per month. It offers both Ethernet and USB ports and, with a 250-page input paper tray, has enough to make a small office pleased. However, at 600 x 600dpi, its print resolution may leave some wanting for more. 4. HP PageWide Pro 477dw The HP PageWide Pro 477dw isn't going to win any design awards but what it lacks in aesthetics it really does make up for in functionality and speed. This entry-level office multi-function inkjet printer offers all the standard print, copy, scan and fax features you'd want to see in an office workhorse. Add to that wired Ethernet alongside wireless networking and it has all the connectivity, too (including Wi-Fi Direct and NFC). Suited to the home and smaller small office, it has a conveniently compact footprint, until you open its paper trays to print. A top speed of 55ppm is stunning for this class of printer, particularly considering its asking price. The inclusion of a 50-sheet automatic document feeder adds to an all-round excellent paper handling capability. Its ability to multitask with print and copy jobs nicely complements the large touch-capable LCD screen. 5. Epson EcoTank ET-4550 Consumables are usually expensive when it comes to printers. So it is quite surprising that one vendor, Epson, single-handedly decided to challenge that status quo by allowing users to refill their printer using ink bottles. What's even more surprising is that Epson includes two years of ink with the package; no more expensive cartridges and instead, you have enough material to deliver 11,000 pages worth of black and colour inks (that's 700ml worth of liquid). Oh and there's even a three-year warranty making this a great choice for bean counters fixing the TCO of their printers. The ET-4550 lacks the features found on cheaper competitors – it is relatively slower (although it has a higher printing resolution) and has a small paper input tray. 6. Ricoh SG-2100N Ricoh makes it four in our shortlist with the SG-2100N, a bargain basement printer that brings together the best of inkjet and laser technology. It delivers the sort of performance usually associated with devices costing three times its price. A water insoluble, viscous ink combined with a higher-than-average print resolution and a print speed – 29ppm – that surpasses anything at this price range (albeit in draft) make this Ricoh printer one of the best on the market for very small offices. Other features worth noting are manual duplex capabilities, a two-year onsite warranty (parts and labour), a well thought out design, affordable consumables, an Ethernet port and a generous input paper tray. 7. Dell C1760NW This is a colour laser printer, plain and simple. It has a relatively small footprint on the desk thanks to a surprisingly compact design. The printer is fitted with a 150-sheet main paper tray and a 100-sheet output tray, with an integrated drum/fuser unit and manual duplexing capabilities. Controls are adequate, with a two-line LCD display and a number of buttons for basic menu navigation. The C1760NW also offers an Ethernet connector, 802.11n Wi-Fi and a USB 2.0 port; although there is no USB host connectivity. The printer is aimed at office or small workgroups and has a high-rated speed of 15ppm for black and colour. This is a good workhorse for everyday printing, where colour isn't a major part of the mix. 8. Brother MFC-L8650CDW This is a heavyweight colour laser multifunction device intended for small business or workgroup use. Its slabby black and white design is functional and includes a large touchscreen for control, though the printer is only rated up to a recommended 3,000 pages per month. The MFC-L8650CDW includes a 50-sheet automatic document feeder which handles duplex scans and the printer offers duplex copying and printing as well; a welcome surprise! It's rated at 28ppm for both black and colour prints dropping to about seven sheets when printing in duplex. It can handle input from USB, Ethernet or via wireless hook-up, with support for iOS and Android mobiles. A USB port offers scanning to and printing from USB drives. 9. Brother HL-S7000DN If only the fastest printer will do, then consider the HL-S7000DN. Surprisingly enough, it is an inkjet printer rather than a laser one. It's fast enough to print out the entire contents of the Bible (Old and New Testaments) in about 20 minutes at the speed of 100 pages per minute (that's roughly 500 words per second). If your needs are less ambitious, then the 500-sheet capacity of its input and output tray should suffice. There's also a 100-sheet multipurpose tray to accommodate other media types. As expected, it prints at a resolution of 600 x 600dpi, has a Gigabit Ethernet LAN port, Wi-Fi and a USB 2.0 port. Its maximum monthly duty cycle, 275,000 pages or 16 A4 reams printed every day, should satisfy even the busiest offices. 10. Samsung Multifunction Printer ProXpress C3060FW You may think of fridges and smartphones before office and business printers when you hear the name Samsung, but the company has a very good reputation for laser printers in particular. The Samsung Multifunction Printer ProXpress C3060FW is a great demonstration of Samsung's proficiency in this area, with an easy-to-use design and plenty of options to expand the printer if your needs change. While there are more specialised business printers out there that focus on excelling on one thing, such as high speed and volume printing, the Samsung Multifunction Printer ProXpress C3060FW is a versatile and flexible printer that performs brilliantly for a range of tasks.

The conventional wisdom on crying at work is, well, don’t. It’s unprofessional, it makes other people uncomfortable, and women in particular come off as weak when they do it. Yet, despite the stigma, many do it. In one survey of 13,000 people, 10 percent of respondents reported holing up in an office bathroom stall to let it all out. Another survey of 700 people found that 41 percent of female respondents and 9 percent of male respondents admitted to crying at work. I’ve done it at my desk in an open office space. And while reporting this story, many of my colleagues, men and women alike, have copped to getting emotional at work, too. Given that crying is a natural part of the human experience, we shouldn’t be surprised that occasionally it occurs in the workplace. Therefore, we need not only accept its existence, but perhaps learn to use it to our advantage. Recent research from the Harvard Business School has found the secret to turning tears into workplace gold: make them evidence of your professional passion. In a series of five experiments, researcher Elizabeth Bailey Wolf found that when workers blamed tears on an emotional investment in their work, they were rated as more competent than those who cried for other reasons. In one scenario, for example, researchers described a work conflict between team members that culminated in crying. In one version, the worker blamed his or her outburst on a personal investment in the job. In another version, the crier blamed the tears on just being emotional. In a third version, the person didn’t say anything about the tears. Those who talked up their passion were rated as more competent, the study found. In another experiment, participants read transcripts from job interviews for a position as a pharmacy technician. As part of the interview, a candidate described trying to set up an internship program at his or her old job that, because of budget cuts, got pulled. The interviewee got choked up about it in front of the boss. In one version, the interviewee said “it’s because I get really passionate about things I care about.” In the other rendition, the candidate said “it’s because I get really emotional about the things I care about.” After reading the transcripts, study participants said they would hire 61.5 percent of passionate interviewees compared with 47.4 percent of emotional interviewees. “Essentially you’re saying: 'I’m upset not because I’m an emotional mess, but I’m crying because I’m so invested in this that it emotionally affects me when it doesn’t go well',” said Wolf. “That’s something that most employers want. They want people who are dedicated and deeply invested.” Performance review tears Of course, this strategy only works for work-related tears, and sometimes people cry at work for personal reasons (though if spotted, you could try to pawn it off on the job). Nevertheless, this dynamic tends to truly crystallize in the performance review, the best known venue for workplace crying. If involuntary tears start welling up during harsh criticism from the boss, instead of apologizing for getting emotional, blame them on passion for your job. The boss might perceive the tears as noble, even endearing, rather than weak. Workers are generally told to leave their tears at home. Jennifer Porter, a managing partner at the Boda Group, an executive coaching firm, advises clients—particularly women—not to cry on the job. “If you can find strategies to not cry at work, it's in your career best interests,” she said. Wolf’s research confirmed that holding back tears still beats all other options. In one of her experiments, when given three options for a potential project partner, participants chose the person who hid distress over someone who admitted to crying—no matter what the reason. The aversion to workplace crying, in part, comes from the discomfort everyone else feels, said Porter. It’s awkward to watch someone else cry. “The negative reaction to the tears is saying, ‘your behavior makes me more uncomfortable than I want to be, so please stop,’” she said. Porter works with executives to help them handle their employees’ tears better with coping strategies, such as staying quiet and not reacting too negatively when the crying starts. But not everyone can or should suppress emotion—even in the workplace. Crying is difficult to control and letting things out can actually improve office dynamics. “People who consistently and chronically hide their emotions tend to have less close relationships,” said Wolf. Relationships drive workplaces. In Gallup’s 2017 State of the American Workplace survey, employees who had better communication with managers reported higher workplace “engagement,” the HR buzzword for how much someone likes their job. Engagement, in turn, drives performance. Encouraging crying, then, might be in an organization’s best interest. Marcus Hardy, a 29-year-old account supervisor at Codeword, a P.R. agency based in Lehi, Utah, wants to make crying at work more acceptable. Hardy said he cries “at least a couple of times a year” at the office and is open about his habits, even encouraging younger colleagues to let it all out. “You’re a human being, you’re not just some machine,” he said. “I honestly feel a lot better afterwards.”

The Navy arrested two Malaysian-flagged vessels that were allegedly fishing illegally in Indonesian waters in the Strait of Malacca on Sunday. Spokesman for the Indonesian naval base (Lantamal) I in Belawan, North Sumatra, Maj. Sahala Sinaga, said 10 Myanmarese crew members had been detained. Sahala said a Navy patrol boat approached the two vessels - KHF 1785 and FKPB 1781 -- in different locations when they reportedly entered Indonesian waters. He added that the vessels had been caught using trawls. “Both vessels were caught when fishing near Aceh Tamiang,” said Sahala, adding that the vessels were caught by the Western Fleet Quick Response Team of Lantamal I Belawan. The vessels tried to flee when the Navy patrol boat approached them, according to Sahala. Both ships were pursued by after two warning shots were fired. Besides arresting the 10 crew members, the Navy also found a bong on board one of the vessels. Sahala suspected that the crew members also carried drugs that were thrown into the sea before Navy personnel boarded it. “We suspect the drugs were thrown into the water, considering that the route they were using is a known entry point for drug smuggling,” said Sahala.

Convert videos for playback on any device you own The app certainly is: it’s a fantastic tool for anybody who needs to rip DVDs (or other kinds of video disc) or convert audio or video files from one format to another. It’s been around forever with a price tag of zero, for which we’re very grateful. Why you need it Presets! Not only does Handbrake provide extensive options for pixel perfectionists, but it comes with a really useful stack of presets that provide one-click access to common formats. If you’ve ever wrestled with trying to convert video for an iPhone, PSP or other device, you’ll be clicking the download button already. It’s not just about devices, though. It can transcode between H.264, H.265, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VP8 and Theora, and its audio powers include AAC, CoreAudio AAC/HE-AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC3 and Vorbis. That means it’s a great tool for converting any kind of media into whatever format you need.

Yooka-Laylee About This Game Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet (and beat) an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose) embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all the world’s books… and convert them into pure profit! Using their arsenal of special moves, our heroes will tackle a huge variety of puzzles and platforming challenges in their search for Pagies, the golden bounty used to unlock — and expand — stunning new worlds, each jammed to the gills with oddball characters, hulking bosses, minecart challenges, arcade games, quiz shows, multiplayer games… and much more! Title: Yooka-Laylee Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie Developer: Playtonic Games Publisher: Team17 Digital Ltd Release Date: 12 Apr, 2017 Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems, macOS Minimum System Requirements OS: Windows 7 (64bit) Processor: Intel i5-2500 3.3GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTS450 / AMD Radeon 6850HD DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 9 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Card Additional Notes: A Controller is STRONGLY recommended to play this game. OS: OSX 10.9.5 or higher Processor: Intel i5 @ 2.7GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 640M or equivalent Storage: 9 GB available space Additional Notes: A Controller is STRONGLY recommended to play this game. OS: Ubuntu 14.04 or later or SteamOS Processor: Intel i5-2500 3.3GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTS450 / AMD Radeon 6850HD Storage: 9 GB available space Additional Notes: A Controller is STRONGLY recommended to play this game. Trailer:

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What gets all the glory in the gaming world? New consoles and new games. But it’s not those things that work on thumb calluses as you spend evening after fruitless evening trying to finish a boss in Dark Souls III. The console controller is the real gatekeeper between you and your games, and as anyone who has bought an awful third-party controller knows: the quality of a gamepad matters. We’ve dug through console gaming’s history to pick out the 25 most important games console controllers of all time. There can be only one controller in the top spot, so get ready to spatter your anger all over the comments if you disagree.

Cat cafes, puppy cafes, and even rabbit cafes, have been popping up all over the world as the demand for animal cafes increases, particularly in Japan. But Owl Village, a Japanese owl cafe, leaves some animal rights activists concerned. Some say the brightly lit cafes and constant flow of people disrupt the owl’s natural nocturnal sleep cycles, and that tying their feet to perches to keep them from flying -- as many cafes do -- can potentially be counted as animal abuse. “When they think of animal abuse, people think of kicking or hitting animals, but it isn’t limited to that,” Chihiro Okada from Tokyo’s Animal Rights Center told Reuters. “Confining an animal to a small space is certainly a form of abuse. Showing them off like products is also a stressful situation. They can’t move and drink freely.” “We were particularly shocked to learn that seven owls died in one year at an owl cafe,” Okada added. Aya Matsuda, who manages the frequently fully booked Owl Village, said they try to keep the birds free of stress with frequent breaks and by ensuring that staff is there to help guide guest-owl interactions. “In our cafe, staff are able to enter the owl room with customers and explain how to play with them, and when the owls look tired, they can rest,” she said. But if the cafe remembers to put the birds first, there should be no problems, said veterinarian Nobumoto Izawa. “Most importantly, we need to make sure the birds are happy and not stressed.”

Great looking, professional presentations There’s no shortage of browser-based presentation tools, but these are often more style than substance, and have one deal-breaking drawback: if your internet connection fails, you’ll be left with a red face and a blank screen. Presentations created using HTML5 or Flash won’t be compatible with PowerPoint or other office software either, making sharing and collaboration a pain. To be a real PowerPoint alternative, a presentation tool needs to be capable of saving and opening files in Microsoft's PPT and PPTX formats. If a PowerPoint alternative is part of a full office suite, it should be possible to transfer text and charts from the word processing and spreadsheet counterpart programs without compatibility problems. The ability to make charts and tables within the presentation itself is also a boon; they’re often the clearest way to present numerical data. Nobody wants to spend longer than strictly necessary making slideshows (with a few peculiar exceptions), but plain slides can look amateurish, so it’s also good to have a wide selection of preset templates ready to type straight into. With that in mind, here are our favorite free alternatives to Microsoft PowerPoint. 1. LibreOffice Impress LibreOffice is the best-known free office suite, and its presentation component, LibreOffice Impress, does exactly that. It’s compatibility with Microsoft Office is second to none; it includes a tool for converting PowerPoint files to OpenDocument format, and can save and open PowerPoint presentations, AutoPlay presentations and templates from Office 97 onwards. Impress has a modest selection of ready-made templates, but it includes designs for different aspect ratios – something that’s easy to overlook, but can be very useful if you’re presenting using a monitor or projector that isn’t your own. There are hundreds more templates available to download from free sources like The LibreOffice Impress Templates Project, and installing them is as simple as clicking ‘Import’, then selecting the downloaded file. Once you’ve chosen a template, you can take your pick from up to 12 different slide layouts, saving you the time and effort of arranging your content neatly – just like you can in PowerPoint. The rest of the tools work in the expected way too, with support for text boxes, images, media files, tables, charts, and word art (called Fontwork). Even the slightly cheesy animations and transitions are present and correct. LibreOffice Impress is remarkable – an almost perfect analog of PowerPoint, available to download and use completely free, even commercially. 2. WPS Presentation WPS Presentation provides you with a huge catalog of templates, including a good mixture of fun and business designs. Some have to be downloaded before you use them, so you’ll need an active internet connection before you begin, but baking them all into the basic program would increase its size tremendously. WPS Presentation's interface is a modern Ribbon-style affair, and features most of the tools you’d expect from a PowerPoint analog, including tables and charts, images, text, sound, videos, and even Flash animations. WPS Presentation is fully compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint formats, including templates and presentation, and also makes it easy to export your work as a series of images, a PDF, or a video file. There’s even a feature for creating backups on a local or network-attached drive, and support for cloud storage. It’s very hard to choose between LibreOffice Impress and WPS Presentation as a free alternative to PowerPoint. For us, Impress has the edge due to Presentation’s reliance on an active internet connection for certain features, but if you rely on cloud storage for your files, Presentation might be a better choice. 3. Apache OpenOffice Impress LibreOffice is a fork of Apache OpenOffice – hence the identically named constituent programs. The two suites retain the same basic code base, but their features have diverged significantly over the years, and for our purposes, LibreOffice is now the more modern and useful of the two. OpenOffice Impress only comes with two pre-installed design (one for introducing a new product, and one for proposing a new strategy), each of which is available in three colorways. A wizard guides you through selecting one of these options and choosing an appropriate output format, but while there are separate options for paper, screen and overhead transparencies (remember those?), there’s no choice of aspect ratios. There are more available to download, but many of them look dated, with heavy use of gradients and corny stock photos. As in LibreOffice, you can choose from different slide layouts to suit your content, and charts, tables, and media can be added with a click of your mouse. There are animations and transitions too. OpenOffice Impress supports PowerPoint documents, but you can’t save your work in the most recent PPTX format. Overall, the software is visibly lagging behind its LibreOffice equivalent. It’s still a great alternative to PowerPoint, but feels sadly dated. 4. SoftMaker FreeOffice Presentations FreeOffice is a cut-down version of the more powerful SoftMaker Office, and lacks some of the features found in its premium counterpart. It looks smart, but lacks WPS Presentation’s modern Ribbon interface (though this won’t be an issue if you’re used to working with an older version of PowerPoint). FreeOffice Presentations comes with just four templates pre-installed, all of which are quite simple compared to those found in WPS Presentation. You can create your own or load PowerPoint templates, but SoftMaker doesn’t provide an online archive to download additional designs. It’s easy to add images, text, tables, and other media to your presentations, and FreeOffice Presentations also lets you import elements directly from PlanMaker (its spreadsheet tool) and WordMaker (its word processor) – a feature missing from most free PowerPoint alternatives. Adding transitions and animations is straightforward too, including all the wipes and other effects you’d find in PowerPoint, but there’s no feature for creating charts. Instead, you’d have to make the chart in PlanMaker, then import it. FreeOffice Presentations lets you save your work in PPT format, but not PPTX. You can also export slideshows as a series of images, a Word document or a PDF, but unlike WPS Presentations, you can’t save them as videos. 5. SlideDog The only standalone PowerPoint alternative in our roundup, SlideDog is a rather different animal. Rather than creating slides one at a time, SlideDog lets you assemble presentations from a smorgasbord of media files, including PowerPoint documents, PDFs, images, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, videos, and images. Essentially you’re creating a playlist from bits and pieces The free version of SlideDog sets your slideshow against a branded background, which is fine if you’re just showing off some holiday snaps, but won’t be suitable for a work presentation. You also have to click through slides one at a time – there’s no timer – and your SlideDog presentations can’t be exported in a format that’s compatible with other software. Selecting the ‘Export’ option just packages everything up in a ZIP file. If you want to show a PowerPoint file or a presentation in PDF format, SlideDog will get the job done. The free version also lets you control the slideshow via a smartphone app for 15 minutes, which might come in handy. However, it’s much less like PowerPoint than the other options here, and the basic version is severely limited.

As the deadline for the government to respond to the House of Representatives’ second attempt to deliberate the controversial tobacco bill approaches, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration has finally moved to assess whether discussing the bill would be worth it or not. The President has appointed Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto to lead the talk on deciding the official governments’ stance of the deliberation of the tobacco bill. Speaking at the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Ministry’s office on Thursday, Presidential Chief of Staff Teten Masduki said Wiranto had been tasked with gathering and coordinating input from related ministries to decide the bill’s fate, which was hanging in the balance because of disagreements among ministries, particularly the Health Ministry and the Industry Ministry. “The tobacco industry is a huge deal for us. There are still many aspects that we have to consider, so the government’s position should be objective in this case,” Teten said. Studies from ministries related to the tobacco issue, including from the Health Ministry, the Industry Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Home Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry, would be gathered and assessed by a team at Wiranto’s office to ensure that all aspects were considered before any decision was made, Teten said. “We just began the coordination since March 18 is the deadline to issue the presidential letter ... Whether the letter would be sent or not, it is up to the results of the assessment by the coordinating minister’s office,” Teten added. Previously on Tuesday, State Secretary Pratikno said the bill was being discussed by the Industry Ministry, the Manpower Ministry, the Health Ministry and the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, leaving out Wiranto’s office. The tobacco bill, which seeks to triple cigarette production to 524 billion by 2020, was initially rejected from the 2016 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) by the Health Ministry, which was appointed by Jokowi to lead the discussion at the House. However, the comeback of Golkar politician Setya Novanto as House Speaker paved the way for the inclusion of the bill in the 2017 national legislative program. The Health Ministry has long campaigned for stronger tobacco control, which is crucial to saving around 200,000 Indonesians who die every year due to tobacco-related illnesses and to save Rp 378 trillion (US$28 billion) in economic losses caused by smoking. The Jokowi administration, however, has been seeking to boost tobacco production to improve the welfare of tobacco farmers, an argument used by lawmakers in their efforts to pass the tobacco bill, which would require tobacco companies to use 80 percent local tobacco in their products. In 2015, former industry minister Saleh Husin issued a 2020 tobacco road map that had targeted to triple current cigarette production. However, the ministerial regulation was annulled by the Supreme Court last year, on the grounds that increasing cigarette production was incompatible with child protection and public health, among other reasons. Anti-tobacco activists have repeatedly made calls for Jokowi to kill the tobacco bill by not sending a presidential letter to the House as the bill was deemed to protect only the interests of the tobacco industry and has neglected health considerations. Women’s activist organization Women’s Network for Tobacco Products Control (JP3T) added their voice to the growing calls from activists to reject the controversial bill. “I believe anyone who loves their children should reject this [bill], because we, as parents, want our children to be better than our generation,” said Henny Supolo Sitepu, chairperson of the Yayasan Cahaya Guru teacher’s foundation.

Wagyu from Japan is often held up as the best beef in the world. The meat is tender as the night. It’s so soft, steak knives are optional. Its marbled fat dissolves into a buttery flavor so rich it could retire to Florida. The cattle lead a relatively pampered life. They are registered with the Japanese government soon after birth and raised according to strict regulations, though the idea that they are all raised on a diet of beer and Beethoven is something of an exaggeration. You pay for the privilege, of course. At Wolfgang Puck’s CUT in Beverly Hills, US$140 will get you 4 ounces of USDA Prime aged 35 days but only 2 oz. of wagyu from Japan’s Miyazaki prefecture. It must be brilliant, right? “I hate the stuff,” says Richard Turner, butcher and author of Prime: The Beef Cookbook (Mitchell Beazley, 2017), which will be published in the U.K. this week and in the U.S. in May. “It slaps you around the head and then trails off quickly. Some people like that, but I’m an Englishman, and I like my beefy flavor to last.” After the European Union lifted a ban on Japanese beef in 2014, restaurants in London started experimenting with wagyu, which translates to Japanese cow. The U.K. quickly became the largest importer in Europe, bringing in nearly 47,000 kilograms (1.7 million ounces) in 2016, according to Zen-Noh group, the business arm of Japan’s largest agricultural cooperative. The meat is showing up at high-end Japanese establishments, as well as less-expensive restaurants, where it may feature in sushi or fusion dishes. At Anzu, a brasserie in St James’s Market in London, wagyu beef tataki with sesame and soy dressing is a po[CENSORED]r dish, at £18 ($22). But even Anzu’s chef and co-owner Ken Yamada says it must be eaten in small bites. “I don’t think anyone can eat a slab of it and feel comfortable,” says Yamada, who was born in Shimoda, south of Tokyo, and moved to the U.K. in 1988. “I may have been in England far too long, but I prefer a decent, British, aged steak.” I’ve set off around London to see what some of the city’s best chefs can do with wagyu. Along for the ride is Yoshinori Ishii, who holds two Michelin stars at Japanese spot Umu, in London’s Mayfair neighborhood. The day starts at CUT at 45 Park Lane, which serves A5 wagyu from Kagoshima. (The meat is graded from A to C for yield and from 5 to 1 for quality, with A5 the top rating.) CUT’s style of cooking is different from that in Japan, where diners consume much smaller portions. Chef Gwenaul Lalloz at CUT says it is his favorite beef. London prices start at £140 for 6 oz. of Japanese wagyu New York sirloin. Middle Eastern diners are particular fans. “We sell 20 to 25 kilos (44 to 55 pounds) a week when we are lucky enough to get this kind of meat, which sometimes is not really easy,” he says, citing supplier bottlenecks of certain cuts. At Bella Cosa, an Italian restaurant in Canary Wharf, chef Kentaro Torii occasionally puts wagyu on the menu as a promotion. Lucky for us, he has specially prepared a fusion dish of fagottini pasta with gorgonzola filling. Bite after bite, I’m loving it, but Ishii’s mind is elsewhere. He is excitedly recalling the Galician aged beef he ate recently across town: “It was amazing,” Ishii says. We then head to Yashin Ocean House in Kensington, where chef Shinya Ikeda regularly serves wagyu as sushi, as well as sukiyaki—meat simmered with vegetables in a soy sauce broth—with candy floss that melts into it. Mark Schatzker, who wrote Steak: One Man’s Search for the World’s Tastiest Piece of Beef (Penguin, 2011). decided Japanese wagyu wasn’t the answer he sought. “It’s a great and wonderful thing,” he says, “But it’s not steak. It’s completely different. It’s more like foie gras. Steak is bloody: You know you are eating an animal. It satisfies your inner cave man. Wagyu is more refined—and I don’t mean superior.” Schatzker says he prefers more traditional beef, including organic grass-fed from Alderspring Ranch in Idaho and Naked Beef from Joyce Farms in North Carolina. He’s also a fan of British breeds, including Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, and Galloway. We end with a French take at the Greenhouse, an upscale kitchen in Mayfair, where wagyu is on the menu from time to time. For us, Executive Chef Arnaud Bignon has prepared the meat with Chantenay carrots, carrot puree, grapefruit, and black sesame, with tamarind. “Diners love Japanese wagyu, and if you have a small portion, the way they do in Japan, it is OK,” Bignon says. “I like to use it sometimes, but not too much.” At Umu, not all of Ishii’s customers understand or fully appreciate his wagyu, which he gets from Gunma prefecture and prefers to the better-known Kobe variety. Some say it’s too fatty, and he explains that the marbling melts as it cooks. But then, some customers just think it’s regular red meat. “A few weeks ago, I had a fight with a customer because he said we are not using Japanese wagyu,” he said. Is Japanese wagyu Ishii’s favorite meat? “It is a beautiful experience,” he says. But if he wants beef at home, he stops at a local grocery store to pick up some Scottish aged beef. “I love real cow flavor,” he says. I’m going to take that as a no.

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