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The Asian Reporter Pacific Northwest News q Volume 28 Number 6 q March 19, 2018 q www.asianreporter.com Bali shushes social media for annual Day of Silence Orangutan population has plunged by 100K Page 3 Mariners bring back 44-year-old Ichiro Page 8 Bibimbap: Healthy Korean Grain Bowl Page 13 SMARTPHONES SILENCED. A Balinese man is hit with flaming coconut leaves during a firefight ritual called Lukat Gni before Nyepi, the annual Day of Silence marking the Balinese Hindu New Year in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia’s normally bustling Bali shut down social media, turned away flights, and shuttered all shops for a Day of Silence that marks the New Year on the predominantly Hindu island. Aside from no Facebook, Instagram, or instant-messaging apps, television and radio broad- casts ceased and Balinese stayed indoors, covering the windows and not even turning on a light. See story on page 5. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) BUY YOUR TICKET! THE ASIAN REPORTER FOUNDATION’S 20TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP & AWARDS BANQUET WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018. To order your ticket, call (503) 283-0595 or visit <www.ARFoundation.net>. The Asian Reporter 922 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 USA Physical Therapy & Massage Dr. Lina Tran, DC Auto & Work Injuries 4124 SE 82nd Ave., #700 Portland, OR 97266 (Inside Eastport Plaza) (503) 206-8863 6035 SW 185th Ave. Aloha, OR 97078 (Farmington Rd. & 185th) (503) 992-6080 AccidentWellness.com