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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ cast unveiled Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — “Star Wars: Episode VII” finally has its stars. May the Force be with them. After months of carefully guarded secrecy and endless Internet speculation, the cast of the latest incarnation of the space epic was unveiled Tuesday on the official “Star Wars” website by Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Co.

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FILE - In this April 23, 2010 file photo, American actor Mark Hamill who played Luke Skywalker in the George Lucas Star Wars saga poses with a figure of the movie, C 3 PO, before the screening of “Star Wars V-The Empire Strikes Back,” as part of the Jules Verne Festival in Paris.

Starring in J.J. Abrams’ new “Star Wars” are: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson. The companies declined to name the characters each will play, though Driver, the breakout star of HBO’s “Girls,” is widely expected to be playing the film’s feature villain.

They join returning “Star Wars” veterans Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Peter Mayhew is also back as Chewbacca and Kenny Baker will reprise RD-D2.

“It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again,” director and co-writer Abrams said in a statement. “We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.” Disney will release “Star Wars: Episode VII,” which will be set 30 years after 1983’s “Return of the Jedi,” in December 2015. Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, and immediately put a new “Star Wars” trilogy into development.

The “Episode VII” cast is a mix of fresh faces, up-and-comers and established names. The 22-year-old British actor Boyega is best known for the 2011 science fiction monster movie “Attack the Block.” Ridley, also a young British actor, is largely unknown. She has appeared in several British TV series, including “Mr. Selfridge.”

Like Driver, Isaac is a recent breakout star, following his acclaimed performance in the Coen brothers’

“Inside Llewyn Davis.” The 30-year-old Irish actor Gleeson has appeared in numerous films, including 2012’s “Anna Karenina” and both parts of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

He’s acted frequently on stage, earning a Tony nomination in 2006 for his performance in “The Lieutenant of Inishmore.”

The British actor Serkis is famous for his digital shape-shifting, playing Gollum in the “Lord of the Rings” films and the titular gorilla in “King Kong.” It’s widely speculated that he’ll again trade on his specialty of using performance capture to craft a digital character.

Von Sydow, the 85-year-old Swedish legend of “The Exorcist” and “The Seventh Seal,” will presumably add the kind of gravitas Alec Guinness brought to the 1977 original. Scoring “Episode VII” will be John Williams, who created the original trilogy’s famous themes.

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Thai government, poll body agree on July 20 vote

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Foreign investment up to 100 percent

Sustainability of Balinese culture threatens

Gwen Stefani to coach season 7 of ‘The Voice’

Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — NBC says Gwen Stefani will be a coach on “The Voice” next season.

The network said Tuesday that Stefani will join Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and another previously announced new coach, Pharrell Williams, on the singing contest’s seventh edition. The two newcomers will drop by “The Voice” on May 5.

NBC says Stefani, the front woman for rock band No Doubt and a solo performer, will sing her hit “Hollaback Girl,” while Williams is set to perform his new single, “Come Get It Bae.” The network also says coach Christina Aguilera will return for season eight.

The current season’s panel includes Levine, Shelton, Shakira and Usher.

FILE - In this Saturday, April 26, 2014 file photo, Gwen Stefani attends the one year anniversary celebration of Hakkasan Las Vegas, in Las Vegas.

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The file photo showed project development at Jimbaran, Badung Regency. Although being obliged to cooperate with local partners, the policy of central government giving foreign investment in the tourism sector up to 100 percent in Indonesia to threat sustainability of Balinese customs and culture.

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DENPASAR - Although being obliged to cooperate with local partners, the policy of central government giving foreign investment in the tourism sector up to 100 percent in Indonesia was judged by the Secretary of Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) of Bali, Prof. Dr. IB Raka Suardana, to threat sustainability of Balinese customs and culture.

Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP, file

“If it is really allowed to reach 100 percent, it will be quite dangerous for the sustainability of local customs and culture. On that account, regional bylaws such as awigawig (customary village bylaw) should be strengthened. Regional bylaw (Perda) cannot stem because the higher rules allow it,” said IB Raka Suardana, in Denpasar.

According to him, the policy issued to regulate foreign investment in Indonesia raised a question. It happened because the government gave the authority of 100 percent for foreign investors. On the other hand, it obliged to involve local partners. “Then, where is the participation of local communities? I understand the rule is intended to

draw more investment to come.

However, have the government considered the other impacts? We should not only be thinking about economic basis,” he said.

He admitted the consequences of globalization and the opening of all aspects of life would have an impact on a lot of things, including in the economic aspect. Unfortunately, the filter of the economic impact seemed not good or excessive.

“We are extremely subject to the understanding or concept of free fight liberalism. The regulation on the permissibility of 100 percent of capital of foreign investors is one of the examples,” he said.

He judged the regulators making

the rules only thought of a shortcut, namely it wanted that more and more foreign investors invested in Indonesia.

Earlier, Director General of Tourist Destination Development, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Firmansyah Rahim, stated that foreign investment in tourism sector was allowed to invest in Indonesia up to 100 percent provided that they involved local partners in the investment.

“Foreign investment in tourism sector is allowed to reach 100 percent provided that it involves local entrepreneurs and there is a share of knowledge in the cooperation,” he said.

Firmansyah said that Indonesia

was rich in tourist destinations that had not yet developed optimally so the presence of investors was indispensable for boosting the progress of tourist destination. On that account, his party continued to drive increasing investment in tourism through various efforts and programs.

“Increasing investment in tourism sector will have an impact on the welfare of society as it will create job opportunities,” he explained.

According to him, there were many beneficial indications for Indonesia in recent time, such as the trends in green economic (ecofriendly) lifestyle that tended to increase so that it could give brighter prospects to Indonesia. (kmb27)

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Completion of Bukit Jati Waterdoom remains unclear

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GIANYAR - Completion of the recreational vehicle at Bukit Jati, Samplangan village, raises a question. At first, it was expected to become a new attraction on the anniversary of Gianyar town, but the target of Waterdoom operations could not be undertaken as revealed by management of PT Karya Makmur Dewata some time ago.

Until Tuesday (Apr 29), the operation of the cooperative project between the county government and the investor had not been known for sure.

As observation at the Waterdoom project, a number of workers looked to complete some water recreation constructions. At the front, some workers seemed to finish the octopus ornament as mascot of the entrance into the waterdoom attraction. In some buildings was also seen the installation of ceramics, while at water recreational venue, the workers were installing a water slide.

Although the project manager, Edi Pamudji, was at the location, he declined to comment on the certainty of the target on the project completion which had been working on for two years. The security personnel of the project and some project workers said that after replacement of the water slide, the workers continued the completion. At the moment, the existing building had entered the finishing stage.

Previously, it was reported that after a long dormancy due to technical problems, completion of the Bukit Jati Waterdoom project was accelerated. The investor targeted the operation to coincide with the anniversary of the Gianyar town in April. It was revealed by the Operations Manager of PT Karya Makmur Dewata, Komang Wijana, who wanted at least on the town anniversary there would be a new tourist attraction in Gianyar.

“Even though there is demolition of water slider and octopus as the symbol of the tourist attraction, it is believed it will not disrupt the plan of the waterdoom completion project with the grand opening scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the Gianyar town,” he revealed some time ago.

Meanwhile, this water tourist attraction spreads across an area of 2 hectares, posing the former Bukit Jati swimming pool. This tourist attraction will include a number of supporting facilities. (kmb16)

BANGLI - Damaged road conditions are still rampantly found in Bangli County. One of them happens to Kedui hamlet, Tembuku hamlet. Since it never gets repair from the government, local hamlet residents are forced to patch up the damaged road with grout. Even, for the cost of the road patching, residents are forced to collect dues to purchase cement and sand.

Based on observation on Tuesday (Apr 29), a number of roads in

the region looked quite alarming.

Almost all the roads seemed to be plastered with cement. Only very few road surfaces were still covered with asphalt.

As expressed by Mr. Sabar, one of the local residents, to improve the damaged roads over the years, residents had to do it by themselves.

The repair was made by patching the potholes with grout, sand and gravels. Meanwhile, the financing was obtained from the collection of dues from local residents.

JAKARTA – Archipelago International introduced new standards of accommodation to Makassar’s Losari Beach area with the highly anticipated opening of the favehotel Daeng Tompo. The ceremony was attended by The Mayor of the City of Makassar, Mr. DR. Ir. H.Ilham Arief Sirajuddin MM, Mr. Winston Hanes, Regional General Manager of Archipelago International and Mr. Robin Makmur, Commissaries PT. Yakin Harum Sukses. favehotel Daeng Tompo is ideally located just 5 minutes from Makassar’s famous Losari Beach which lies in the southern part of Makassar, South Sulawesi.

The beach was once dubbed as the world’s longest dining table because of the seemingly never-ending tent stalls that sell fresh seafood, peanuts, bananas and other local snacks along the shore.

Makassar is the provincial capital of the South Sulawesi region which offers a number of diverse tourist attractions. Guests will certainly want to visit the natural, elongated and mountainous beaches, as well as discovering the region’s marine tourism, agro-tourism, cultural tourism and the many historical landmarks of the county. favehotel Daeng Tompo is also just a fifteen minutes drive from the Fort Rotterdam museum, the central post office, money changer, souvenir shops and banks, as well as the convenience of downtown Makassar right at the hotel’s doorstep. Guests can also enjoy easy access to the Trans Studio Makassar and GTC Mall, as well as the Sumba Opu souvenir shop-

8 Mar Saraswati Pura Pasek tangkas Gempinis Dalang Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Sayan Abiansemal Pura Watu Gunung Bima Pura Agung Jagat Karana Surabaya Pura Aditya Jaya Jakarta Pura Pemaksan Banyuning Timur Pura Agung Wira Loka Cimahi Jawa Barat

The unfisnish project of waterdoom in Gianyar Regency

“We pay dues at IDR 10,000 per family. The money was then used to purchase cement. As for the sand was donated by one of the residents here,” he said.

He continued the road patching works had been made by residents since two months ago. Since the patching of potholes just used cement and sand mixture, its resistance could not automatically last long, so that resident planned to re-pitching next two weeks. “As planned, the damaged road will

be re-patched next two weeks,” he said.

Headman of Tembuku, Ketut Mudiarsa, when asked for his confirmation also justified that the road at Kedui hamlet was in badly damaged condition along some 3 kilometers. Such damage had occurred since three years ago.

Related to that, so far his party had submitted proposal to Bangli County. To date, the improvement had not been realized as the government lacked of funds. In addition to

the Kedui, similar damaged roads were also found at Penida Kaja hamlet, including the other connecting roads.

Although the residents of Kedui had pitched the road independently all this time, residents remained to hope the road at local hamlet could be fixed by the government. Other than exploited to support their daily activities, the road at the hamlet was also often passed through by travelers who were heading for Undisan tourism village. (ina)

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Favehotel opens at Makassar ping centre nearby. The hotel is just 45 minutes from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. favehotel Daeng Tompo is the first of its kind on the island offering a perfect blend of style, functionality and value. Leisure and business travelers not only have the beautiful Losari Beach at their fingertips but also a selection of onsite facilities to accommodate them during their stay. The hotel’s 141 modern, functional and stylish guestrooms are complemented by free high speed WiFi that extends throughout the entire hotel, whilst outside of the fun and fresh rooms, guests can savor international and local cuisine at the all day funky café-shop before dipping into the hotel’s swimming pool. Business travelers can make use of the 4 modern and intimate meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 300 persons, as well as the hotel’s ample parking space. The favehotel experience is topped off by the passionate and proficient staffs on hand to make favehotel guests’ stay convenient and thoroughly enjoyable.

Calendar Event for March 5 through May 21, 2014

Damaged roads rampantly found in Bangli Bali Post

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9 Mar Hari Banyu Pinaruh 10 Mar Soma Ribek Pura Jati Jembrana Pura Kawitan Bayu Gaiyang Bangli Tirta Wening Surabaya Pura Desa Lingga Wana Abang Karangasem 11 Mar Sabuh Mas 12 Mar Hari Pagerwesi Pura Labang Sindu JiwaUbud Pura Kehen Bangli Pura Wira Bhuana Magelang Jawa tengah Pura Padang Sakti Denpasar Timur Pura Payogan Agung Ketewel Gianyar Pura Gaduh Pangiasan Dauh Puri Denpasar Pura Masceti Tampak Siring Pura Dalem Ularan Denpasar Pura Siwa Penebel Tabanan Pura Luhur Sliki Banyuwangi Pura Gunung Lebah Ubud Pura Puseh Sukawati 15 Mar Purnama Sasih Kesanga Pura Nataran Sasih Pejeng Gianyar Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung lebah Batur Kintamani 17 Mar Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 22 Mar Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya

Denpasar Pura Agung Pasek Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangkas Tabanan Pura Kerta Banyuning Buleleng Pura Dalem Tenggaling Singapadu Gianyar Pura Bhujangga Jembrana Pura Dalem pingit Tegalalang Pura Penataran Pande Pandean Mengwi Pura Ida Ratu Pande Besakih Pura Penataran AGung Tulikup Pura Kumuda Saraswati Ubud Pura Batur Arya Tabanan 23 Mar Radite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 26 Mar Buda Cemeng Ukir Pura Pajenengan Kawitan Arya Gelgel Kelungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih Pura Pasek Bendesa Legian Kuta Badung Pura Gde Gunung Agung Munggu Badung Pura Puseh Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Peruncak Badung Pura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Krobokan Badung Pura Kereban Langit Mengwi Badung 28 Mar Melasti Pakiyisan Ke Segara Pura Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga 30 Mar Tilem Kesanga Tawur Agung 31 Mar Hari Raya Nyepi 1 May Buda Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan

2 May Bhatara Sri Ida Ratu Geng Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Besakih Ida Ratu Raja Puraus Besakih Merajan Saloding Besakih 6 May Anggara Kasih Juluwangi Pura Thirta Harum Tegal Wangi Bangli Pura Baratan Baturiti Pura Batu Klotok Klungkung

Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Ibu Wanagiri Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Manik Bingin Dukuh Sidemen 7 May Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Pande Bangli Pura Puncak Sari Sangeh Abian Semal Pura Puseh Penegil Dharma Kubu Tambahan Bangli Pura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh Gianyar Pura Linggih Betara Kayu Selem Penataran Agung Besakih 13 May Purnama Sasih Jiyestha Pura Dwija Warsa Malang Pura Pucak Tinggah Angsri Baturiti Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Jati Luwih Penebel Pura Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Tonja Denpasar Pura Penataran Agung Sidemen Karangasem Pura Maospahit Grenceng Denpasar 15 May Sugihan Jawa Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Peninjoan Tembuku Bangli Pura Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Besakih 16 May Sugihan Bali Dan Kajeng Kliwon 18 May Penyekeban 19 May Penyajaan Galungan 20 May Penampahan Galungan 21 May Hari Raya Galungan Pura Wakika Kupang NTT Pura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTB Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung Jakarta Timur

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Smoke coiling from Jamaica dump concerns residents

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Tens of workers demonstrated in front of Bali Governor’s office on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 to celebrated May Day that falls on May 1.

They have several demands, i.e regional minimum payment and rule of outsourcing recruitment.

Associated Press Writer

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A growing chorus of Jamaicans said Monday they are exasperated with the government’s failure to stop noxious, sooty smoke from billowing out of a sprawling waste dump that has been burning for a week and a half.

People in communities around the capital say they are concerned about the health effects of breathing in acrid smoke and microscopic pollutants put in the air by the latest blaze at the Riverton City dump, apparently started by an arsonist. A weeklong fire there in March sent plumes of gray smoke over densely populated sections of southern Jamaica.

Two years ago, a government study found alarming levels of volatile organic compounds were released by a raging fire at the same dump. The cancer-causing chemical benzene was detected at three times the World Health Organization’s air standard.

The watchdog group Jamaica Environment Trust said it has received many complaints about the new fire and expressed alarm over “the inability of the authorities to extinguish the fire swiftly.”

The group criticized government health officials for an “unconscionable silence.” Jamaica’s health ministry has yet to issue a public statement. A spokeswoman referred

questions to the island’s emergency management office. Cheryl Nichols, a spokeswoman for the emergency management office, said that at this point “we really can’t say definitively what has happened from a health point of view.” Authorities will later tally hospital admissions to get a picture of the impact, she said.

Staff at health clinics said they had seen an uptick in people seeking help for respiratory distress. Nichols said roughly five acres (two hectares) was burning Monday, a third the area that was on fire about a week ago. Diana McCaulay, chief of Jamaica Environment Trust, said the government needs to vastly improve solid waste handling across the island. “Riverton burns, people are sickened, (and) no one is ever held responsible,” she said.

After the 2012 fire at the dump, Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill acknowledged the fire affected public health. At the time, he said the economically struggling country needed at least $20 million to build appropriate landfills.

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OGPC to held in Bali

DENPASAR - Indonesia is appointed to host the Open Government Partnership Asia Pacific Regional Conference (OGPC) on May 6-7, 2014 in Nusa Dua, Bali, with Mexico as the program’s co-chair.

Open Government Partnership is a program that was established in September 2011, aiming to promote development of governmental openness in accordance with aspirations and commitment of its member countries.

Indonesia was one of the eight pioneering countries besides Brazil, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Britain and the United States of America.

The conference is scheduled to be attended by a number of heads of

states and ministers of the program’s member countries in the Asia Pacific, multilateral organizations, academicians, youth and the mass media.

Indonesia’s involvement in the program is a pledge to establish three pillars of implementing the

democratic governance namely transparency, public participation and accountability.

According to the Presidential Work Unit for Development Control and Monitoring (UKP4) press release received here Tuesday that Indonesia realizes that openness is fundamental for a modern governance, it is a key to open all potentials.

Moreover, the rapid increase use of

cellphones, internet and social media also triggered the commitment, where the public demands the government to be more transparent, accountable and allows public participation.

Therefore, in 2014 Indonesia is expected to spread the open government virus in the Asia Pacific region through the conference, which will create the strategic and operational agenda for the program.

Rural economic potential

The smoke from the garbage waste in Jamaica

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Users bemoan e-cigarette bans in NYC, Chicago Associated Press Writer

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Eric Scheman holds an e-cigarette at Vape store in Chicago, Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.

NEW YORK — Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadfast in their opposition. The New York ban — along with the measure in Chicago, one that previously went into effect in Los Angeles and federal regulations proposed last week — are keeping debate smoldering among public health officials, the e-cigarette industry and users.

Proponents of the bans which began Tuesday say they are aimed at preventing the re-acceptance of smoking as a societal norm, particularly among teenagers who could see the tobacco-free electronic cigarettes, with their candy-like flavorings and celebrity endorsers, as a gateway to cancer-causing tobacco products.

Dr. Thomas Farley, the New York City health commissioner under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, says allowing electronic cigarettes in bars and restaurants would undermine existing bans on tobacco-based products. “Imagine for a moment you’re at a bar and there are 20 people who are puffing on something that looks like a cigarette and then somebody smells something that smells like tobacco smoke,” Farley says. “How’s the bartender going to know who to tap on the shoulder and say, ‘Put that out’?”

Makers of the devices say marketing them as e-cigarettes has confused lawmakers into thinking they are the same as tobacco-based cigarettes. They say the bans ostracize people who want an alternative to tobacco products and will be especially hard on ex-smokers who are being lumped into the same smoking areas as tobacco users. Their defenders also say they’re a good way to quit tobacco, even though science is murky on the claim. Peter Denholtz, the chief executive and co-founder of the Henley Vaporium in Manhattan, says electronic cigarettes “could be the greatest invention of our lifetime in terms of saving lives” by moving smokers away from traditional cigarettes. “This law just discourages that,” he says.

11 business center pilot projects established Bali Post

DENPASAR - Cultivation of the potential owned by rural economy all this time has been considered less maximal and been unable to create job opportunities. As a result, the rate of urbanization remains quite high. On the other hand, the urban and rural economic gap is also getting wider.

On that account, the Head of the Institute for Community Empowerment (LPM) Bali, Mangku Wayan Gede Suyatartha, said on Tuesday (Apr 29) the presence of business center at each village, at least started first in each subdistrict, was truly important for the potential of rural economies. To that end, this year the LPM Bali would establish 11 business center pilot projects in 11 subdistrict in a number of counties or cities in Bali.

“We have made preparation of business center establishment in 57 subdistricts in Bali by making a business plan and action plan of the business activities pursuant to the needs of the subdistricts themselves. For the year 2014, we will establish 11 business centers and they will be gradually formed in all subdistricts next year,” said

Suyatartha.

It was presented that the business center pilot projects were set up in a number of subdistricts such as in Karangasem (2), Klungkung (2), Gianyar (2), Denpasar (3) and Badung (2).

“Master plan of this business center has been prepared. It just needs to incorporate the potential of each subdistrict. For example, Karangasem will be started from an urban subdistrict. Later on, the business center will be more directed to services, printing and ticketing or payment service center. For Denpasar, it will be focused on online business,” he said.

Suyatartha added the business center could be funded independently by the community or sharing funds from corporate social responsibility of state-owned enterprises (BUMN) or entrepreneurs in Bali as a foster parent including the funding of the Bali or county/ municipal budget. Further, he said that the business center functioned as implementation of the empowerment process of the rural micro, small and medium enterprise. Secondly, with the presence of business center and village-owned enterprise

(BUMDes), villagers would be more fanatical about the village property. Thus, the economic activities could be done optimally at villages where the community became a market point.

In terms of education, with the presence of business center, the business opportunity would be much greater than becoming a civil servant and could create new entrepreneurs. This business center was expected to arouse the conscience of the community how to conduct business activities from the village and subdistrict that would become the central production of every community at the village or subdistrict. Meanwhile, the urban areas served as the product marketing. Similarly, he added the business center would reduce the urbanization and ultimately generated ruralization.

“Migration of people to urban areas will diminish because there has been a potential to open a business at rural area. With the presence of business center, we can create new businesses and entrepreneurs,” said Chairman of the Bali Rural Enterprise Forum. (wid)

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The presence of business center at each village, at least started first in each subdistrict, was truly important for the potential of rural economies.

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Thai government, poll body agree on July 20 vote Associated Press Writer

BANGKOK — Thailand’s government and the state Election Commission agreed Wednesday to hold new general polls on July 20 in an attempt to end the country’s political stalemate.

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Anturan Fish Market is not being used properly by the traders in Buleleng

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Traders leave kiosks at Anturan fish market Bali Post

TABANAN - A number of kiosks at fish market, Anturan village, Buleleng, are abandoned by fish traders. They leave the market kiosks built by Buleleng government because the market is deserted and the location is not considered strategic. Due to such condition, the kiosks of traditional market seem fruitless. Meanwhile, the traders are selling on the Singaraja-Seririt roadside, precisely in the east of bridge at Anturan village.

One of the traders, Ketut Suarsini, when met on Tuesday afternoon (Apr 29) said that since selling in the market kiosk built by local government, the buyers were deserted.

Besides, location of the market was considered unfavorable and many prospective buyers did not know the location of the market.

When knowing, the prospective buyers were lazy to shop because it

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was far enough from the edge of the main road. Over this condition, she often suffered losses because her fish was not sold. Afterward, she decided to sell at Singaraja-Seririt roadside.

With a minimal initial capital, Suarsini set up a stall to sell.

“When peddling in the market, buyers did not want to come in because the location was far enough from the main road. Rather than

constantly suffering losses, I then decided to sell at roadside even though the location is not the same as in the market,” she said.

Similar opinion was disclosed by another trader, Komang Merti.

She said that it was difficult to get a single buyer when selling in the market built by local government.

Additionally, the other obstacles included the competition against the fellow traders and difficulty to find a buyer. During occupying the kiosk, she and other traders were charged with levy worth IDR 2,000

by Anturan customary village as the party given the authority to manage the market.

“Anyway, the location of the fish market was not profitable. Meanwhile, the location here is crowded

enough, so it is more profitable to do selling at roadside,” she said.

The Head of Buleleng Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Nyoman Sutrisna, revealed that the fish market was built by county government on the land owned by Anturan customary village on the area of 2.6 hectares. The market was then entirely managed by Anturan customary village since its establishment in 2007.

Related to the popping off from the market built by the government, it was not the portion of the Fishery and Maritime Affairs to address. It happened because customary village had the authority to resolve the problem. Nevertheless, the Buleleng Fisheries and Maritime Affairs promised to keep helping

foster the traders in order they were willing to come back to occupy the previous kiosks. However, the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs stayed to wait for the report from the market management (Anturan customary village) to find out the best solution and no party would be disrupted. Moreover, the traders had previously agreed to re-occupy the kiosk, and if there were violations against the agreement it had to be discussed with relevant parties.

“Now, the kiosks are not occupied and we are certainly very regrettable because the kiosks become meaningless. We are still awaiting the report from the market management. In the near future, we will find out the best solution,” he said. (mud)

The commission announced the date after meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and other officials.

Thailand held a general election on Feb. 2 after Yingluck dissolved Parliament’s lower house in response to protests calling on her to step down. The Constitutional Court nullified the election in late March because it failed to be held according to law after the protesters disrupted the registration process and voting.

The protesters say they want Yingluck to step down to allow an interim non-elected government to implement anti-corruption reforms and remove her family’s influence from politics. They have insisted that they will not accept new elec-

tions before reforms are instituted.

The protest group, the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, had no immediate response to Wednesday’s announcement.

Yingluck said on her Facebook page before Wednesday’s meeting: “I truly hope the country will be set free from the conflict and that every side can talk peacefully, as well as can hold an election under a constitutional framework, in order to have a government that is truly wanted by the people soon.”

Election Commission SecretaryGeneral Puchong Nutrawong said the government agreed that if unforeseeable circumstances arise, it will issue another decree to amend the election date.

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2014 file photo, Thai Prime Minister and Pheu Thai party leader Yingluck Shinawatra, right, smiles as she poses before casting her ballot for the general election at a polling station in Bangkok.

Kiev says it’s “helpless” to restore order in east Associated Press Writer

HORLIVKA, Ukraine — Ukraine’s police and security forces are “helpless” to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country’s president said Wednesday. Oleksandr Turchynov said the goal now was to prevent the agitation from spreading to other territories.

“I will be frank: Today, security forces are unable to quickly take the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions under control,” Turchynov said at a meeting with regional governors.

“The security bodies ... are unable to carry out their duties of protecting citizens.

They are helpless in those matters. More-

Passenger stabbed seven, one killed

DENPASAR - Bloody incident colored the voyage of Awu Vessel holding passengers from Kupang to Denpasar and Surabaya. By midnight on Monday (Apr 28), one of the passengers was suddenly berserk and stabbing seven passengers by a kris dagger so that one of them died. It has not yet been ascertained why the offender stabbed the sleeping victim.

The offender named Benediktus Leo, 27, a resident of Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS). According to testimony of a witness, Fredi Balo, the incident took place for an hour when the vessel was departing from the Bima Harbor, Sumbawa, NTB. Leo stabbed one of the passengers named Augustine Timo, 28, a resident from Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) who was sleeping.

As a result of the stubbing, Timo died.

After stabbing Timo, Benediktus went

downstairs to deck five and stabbed five other passengers on the deck in succession. The victims were Yuliana Manu, 27, a resident of TTS, Ezra Adolvina Ratu, 30, a resident of Kupang, Marian Hoa Latu, 44, a resident of Belu, Mustajab, 58, a resident of Ende, Febri Mandala, a resident of Rote and Simon Umbu Kalela, 23, a resident of Waingapu.

Fredi added that when the offender was about to throw out the evidence in the form

of a kris dagger, a passenger who saw the incident immediately arrested him. The offender was then secured and the victims got treatment. After the vessel docked to Benoa Harbor, the victim was referred to Sanglah Hospital for further treatment.

Around four o’clock in the afternoon, Tuesday (Apr 29), they arrived at hospital by ambulance. They suffered slash wounds at the abdomen, head, waist, thigh and arm. (san)

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A group of Ukrainian police officers leave the administration building which has been captured by Pro-Russian activists in the center of Luhansk, Ukraine, one of the largest cities in Ukraine’s troubled east, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as demonstrators demand greater autonomy for Ukraine’s regions.

over, some of those units are either helping or cooperating with terrorist organizations.”

Turchynov instructed the governors to try to prevent the threat from spreading to more central and southern regions.

He spoke hours after pro-Russian gunmen seized more administrative buildings in eastern Ukraine. Insurgents wielding automatic weapons took control and hoisted a separatist flag on top of the city council building Wednesday morning in the city of Horlivka in the Donetsk region. They also took control of a police station in the city, adding to another police building which they had controlled for several weeks.

An Associated Press reporter saw armed men standing guard outside the building and checking the documents of those entering.

One of the men said that foreign reporters will not be allowed in and threatened to arrest those don’t obey orders. Similar guards were also seen outside the police station in the city.

The insurgents now control buildings in about a dozen cities in eastern Ukraine, demanding broader regional rights as well as greater ties or outright annexation by Russia. The militiamen are holding some activists and journalists hostage, including a group of observers from a European security organization.

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Malaysia to open new budget airport in MH370 shadow Agence France-Presse

SEPANG - Malaysia this week opens what it calls the world’s largest airport built specifically for low-cost airlines, a project driven by budget travel’s phenomenal growth but which debuts under the shadow of missing flight MH370.

The $1.2 billion facility near the main Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was originally targeted to open three years ago but has been hit by repeated delays, amid concerns over safety and subpar construction, even as costs have doubled.

But the new KLIA2 budget terminal will begin operations Friday with an initial 56 flights, increasing the load as airlines move full operations over from a nearby existing facility in coming days.

Analysts and the travelling public agree the opening of a new budget terminal is long overdue.

The current low-cost terminal is a cramped and bare-bones facility

that resembles a bus station. Capacity is 15 million passengers, but about 22 million squeezed through last year.

The gleaming KLIA2 meanwhile covers an area equal to 24 football fields, authorities said, about four times the size of the facility it is replacing. Malaysia-based Malindo Air, the Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Air, Singapore’s Tiger Airways, and Indonesia’s Lion Air and Mandala Airlines will begin initial operations there Friday.

Regional low-cost leader AirAsia plans to join them by May 9, when the old terminal is due to close.

About 24 million passengers are expected to pass through KLIA2

in the first 12 months, and annual capacity is 45 million. Current capacity at the main KLIA terminal is roughly 40 million, but expansion plans are in the works.

“KLIA2 will cement Kuala Lumpur’s position as a thriving hub for both low-cost and fullservice travel,” said Bashir Ahmad, managing director of state-linked airport operator Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) which built KLIA2.

Kuala Lumpur has been at the core of a regional budget-travel boom credited in large part to Malaysia-based AirAsia.

The once-failing airline was acquired in 2001 by outspoken Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes.

He quickly turned it into one of the aviation industry’s biggest success stories, its rapid regional growth helping to broaden a market that has benefitted a host of Asian competitors.

“AirAsia is the driving force behind this growth because of its size and its ability to attract travellers with its price-sensitive tickets,” said Shukor Yusof, an aviation analyst with Malaysia-based Endau Analytics.

“KLIA2 will serve as a catalyst to propel air travel in Asia, which is experiencing robust growth.”

But the still-unexplained March 8 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which took off from the main KLIA, has raised worldwide concern over Malaysian aviation and focused attention on KLIA2’s problems.

Its delays and rising costs triggered an ongoing inquiry by a parliamentary committee and accusations last month by impatient AirAsia officials of “many concerns, especially on functionality, safety and security.”

These included depressions on runways and taxiways, said the

airline, which threatened not to move in. MAHB has acknowledged KLIA2 is on unstable ground that will require years of upkeep.

Malaysia’s government is accused of presiding over a crony capitalist system often blamed for frequent problems and unexplained cost overruns in big projects.

Fernandes has previously accused the government of favouring loss-making flag carrier Malaysia Airlines over profitable rivals like AirAsia.

But AirAsia agreed in mid-April it would move over to KLIA2 after the government said the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) would inspect the facility.

Malaysia said last week ICAO approval was given.

“I would like to confirm that KLIA2 is safe,” Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters last week. Fernandes declined comment.

Nokia appoints new chief executive Rajeev Suri

Agence France-Presse

HELSINKI - Finnish telecom maker Nokia announced on Tuesday the appointment of Singaporean Rajeev Suri as chief executive.

The 46-year-old, originally from India, has been at Nokia since 1995, and most recently headed up Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN), a joint venture with Siemens now fully-owned by the Finnish group.

Following the sale of Nokia’s once iconic handset operations to US software giant Microsoft on Friday, its telecom networks business now represent 90 percent of the group’s operations.

“As Nokia opens this new chapter, the Nokia Board and I are confident that Rajeev is the right person to lead the company forward,” Nokia board chairman Risto Siilasmaa said in a statement.

“He has a proven ability to create

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Legislators criticized grandiose plans turn dormant Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - The idea to make a fish processing unit (TPI) at Kusamba, Dawan subdistrict, as a central processing of boiled fish in SME-scale industry is criticized by the circle of legislators. County government was asked to stop inviting the public from dreaming too much, but the reality was only high-flown. Experience has proved that many grandiose plans initiated only end up in dormancy, like the fish landing center (PPI) equally located at Kusamba village and Gunaksa Pier.

A legislator of the Klungkung House from Dawan electoral district, Komang Gede Ludra, said that the recent ideas of local government were considered excellent.

However, local government was asked to think realistically. “Do not dream too high if at the end people will just get grandiose promises,” he criticized.

Experience had well proved that quite a lot of big plans initiated by county government totally failed to be realized. For instance, the fish landing center of Kusamba ultimately ended in dormancy and was buried in sand.

Actually, it had spent over IDR 21 billion.

Ludra appreciated the idea to make the fish landing center as the center of fish processing unit in the SME scale industry. However, the plan without comprehensive studies would leave only a new injury on the community. Each program, according to him, should be preceded with a discussion. His party saw it was impossible to become a processing center because the boiled fish production in the processing unit was still inadequate due to falling supply of local raw materials.

Meanwhile, to become an SME industrial center, the fish landing center should be independent. “If it is still hard to meet the raw ma-

terials, how it will become a center of the industry,” he affirmed. At this time, the capacity of the local fish production only reached 2 tons per day. Actually, the landing fish center at Kusamba was capable of producing an average of 10-15 tons of fish per day.

To become a center of industry, he said, a lot of things should be prepared, especially to establish cooperation with other counties to cover the shortage of raw materials. In addition, the human factor should also be considered. “Human resources must be prepared before stepping further into the plan,” he said.

With the current conditions, he suggested the local government to make a mature study, so that each plan would not only become unclear idea for the community. This newly elected people’s representative asserted that the executive and the legislative had to move together.

Thus, every step taken was on the basis of what was the best for the people of Klungkung.

Previously, it was reported that

Klungkung government told the Commission IV of the House of Representative of the RI during a visit to the Kusamba fish landing center, Monday (Apr 28) that it would realize the fish processing unit as a center for the SME scale industry.

To that end, local government still lacked of a fund worth about IDR 15 billion. It was announced by the Head of the Klungkung Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (PPK), Gusti Ngurah Badiwangsa. Such amount of budget would be used to repair the roof of the building and processing space, completing the equipment such as gas, pallets, baskets and boxes. In addition, it was also for the construction of salt and ice warehouse, drainage improvement as well as landscaping garden and parking lot arrangement.

The Business Development Division Head, Nyoman Tirtayasa, asserted that this plan aimed to build a fish processing unit with the more modern production and packaging. Even, in addition to

penetrating traditional markets, the product would also be directed to be distributed to modern markets. Its hygiene would be improved through the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM).

Currently, the Kusamba fish processing unit was managed through the Management Board by the Kusamba customary village and remained under control of the Livestock, Fishery and Maritime Affairs.

The development of this fish processing unit had spent the budget worth IDR 5,028,024,000, since 2010 to 2014. Besides, the other financing was obtained from co-administration of the Fishery Product Processing and Marketing (P2HP), the Livestock, Fishery and Maritime Affairs of the RI in 2010 coming to IDR 451,220,000; IDR 758,072,000 (2011); IDR 1.175 billion (2012); IDR 1,083,808,000 (2013); and IDR 585,482,000 (2014). Meanwhile, the rest came from local budget of Klungkung 2014 worth IDR 974,442,000. (kmb31)

Penataran Pande Kuri Batu Temple IBP

strategic clarity, drive innovation and growth, ensure disciplined execution, and deliver results.”

In a biography published on the Nokia website, the group wrote that Suri had overseen an increase in the value of the telecom networks business to the tune of about eight billion euros ($11 billion).

An electronic engineering graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology in southern India, Suri previously held management positions at ICL in India and the construction firm Churchgate Group in Nigeria.

The new chief executive -- who takes up his position on May 1 -presented his strategy for the future of the telecom group Tuesday and said Nokia was well placed to “tap new opportunities” in a new world of technology “on the verge of a change that we believe will be as profound as the creation of the internet”.

Newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia Rajeev Suri, left, shakes hands with Chairman of the Board of Directors and interim CEO of Nokia Risto Siilasmaa during the press conference where Nokia announced first quarter earnings in Espoo, Finland Tuesday, April 29, 2014.

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SEMARAPURA - Penataran Pande Kuri Batu Temple is located at Jelantik Kuri Batu, Tojan village, Klungkung.

This temple is estimated to have existed since 1422 AD in accordance with the information of the chronographic note in the shape of heads, horses, arms and legs located on the top of the temple entrance gates.

This temple retains historical objects that are still maintained by the temple supporting devotees or pengempon.

They generate a unique story in the history of Klungkung. The Penataran Pande Kuri Batu stands on an area of about 700 square meters, exactly on the edge of the Gelgel-Klungkung road section.

The temple has eleven shrines.

From outside, it looks not much different from the temples in general in Bali. But when Bali Post explored each component of the temple and based on the stories of senior figures of the temple, it was then revealed the history and uniqueness of the temple belonging to a large family of pande or ironsmith clan in Bali. One of the senior figures of the temple, Wayan Togig, told the history on the temple was contained in the Purana Raja Sesana where the temple was built by Mpu Ngurah Lelumbang with his son Sire Lurah Tusan Kepandean. The temple anniversary

was celebrated every Tumpek Landep, falling on Saturday (Aug 24).

Supporting devotees from throughout Bali looked to come for worshipping in the Penataran Pande Kuri Batu where the temple anniversary took place for two days. “Devotees from Klungkung are about 60 families, while the rest from outside Klungkung was about 350 registered families,” he said.

Ornaments of all the shrines in the Penataran Pande Kuri Batu looked old and so did the buildings. However, some shrines had been renovated, but typical Balinese carvings on the shrine remained to be preserved. The Penataran Pande Kuri Batu has its own uniqueness namely the door leaf made from stone.

Kori Batu or stone gate with the length of about two meters and the width of about 40 centimeters was installed in the temple entrance. It also had a relief in the form of the painting of Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva. Due to the existence of such stone gates the temple was then named the Penataran Pande Kuri Batu. In the pande clan chronicles written by Pande Made Purnajiwa, said Togig, was also mentioned because the temple had frames and doors made from stone. On that account, it was then called Penataran Pande Kuri Batu or Sila Dwara. (kmb31)

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INDONESIA Privately-owned islands raised questioned

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A destroyed home is scattered along with debris and fallen trees in a residential section of Tupelo, Miss, Tuesday, April 29, 2014.

Storms tear through South, adding to US death toll

MIAMI — A majority of NBA ownership groups reached on Tuesday by The Associated Press say they will vote to force embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his club.

The teams were contacted by AP on the specific question of whether Sterling should be forced to sell, and 16 ownership groups said yes, while another eight declined to reveal their stance.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants Sterling to sell as part of the extremely stiff series of sanctions brought against the league’s longest-tenured owner in response to racist comments. Silver banned Sterling for life, fined him $2.5 million, and said he will press the other teams to support his desire to make Sterling sell.

Within minutes of Silver announcing the sanctions in New York, most of the clubs in the league — including the Clippers — put out statements supporting the league’s moves.

Five ownership groups, not including the Clippers themselves, could not be reached. None of the teams contacted by AP said they would vote in favor of Sterling retaining his ownership, and most teams requested that their stance be kept private.

“The Commissioner was correct to ban Mr. Sterling from all official NBA business, to levy the stiffest allowable fine, and we will support his recommendation to press for Mr. Sterling to relinquish his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise,” read a statement from Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and team president Michael Reinsdorf. “We believe Commissioner Silver’s decision reflects the best interests of the NBA and public civility.”

For Sterling to be forced to sell, 75 percent of NBA clubs would have to vote in favor of such a move. That means if 29 teams vote, Silver would have to get 22 yes votes. If all 30 clubs have a vote, the number needed for passage rises to 23.

“I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners to remove him,” Silver said.

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Mt. Merapi status increased to alert level II

LOUISVILLE, Mississippi — A dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, killing at least 35 and forcing frightened residents in more than half a dozen states to take cover and left tens of thousands in the dark.

As crews in Mississippi and Alabama turned from search-andrescue efforts to cleanup, forecasters began to downplay their initially dire predictions of a third round of deadly twisters Tuesday.

Meterologists said the storm system had weakened substantially by evening, although some tornado watches and warnings were still in effect for isolated areas.

The latest area of the country to be affected was the Florida Panhandle, where heavy rains and flooding left people stranded in their homes and cars Wednesday.

Escambia County spokesman Bill Pearson said fire rescue crews weren’t able to respond to some calls because of road flooding around Pensacola. The county is moving boats and jet skis from beaches to streets for rescues.

The storm system is the latest onslaught of severe weather

after a half-mile-(800-meter) wide tornado carved an 80-mile (130-kilometer) path of destruction through the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas, killing at least 15.

Tornadoes or severe storms also killed one person in Oklahoma and two in Iowa on Sunday. In North Carolina, the National Weather Service reported tornado touchdowns in five counties Tuesday, but the twisters caused only moderate structural damage to homes and toppled some trees. Two cities in the state reported extensive flooding from the storm system.

No injuries were reported.

In Mississippi, officials said 12 people died Monday, including nine in Winston County, where hard-hit Louisville is the county seat. Three others died in separate traffic incidents. The Winston County tornado caused water damage and carved holes in the

roof of a medical center, where the emergency room was evacuated Monday.

One victim was a woman who died in the day care center she owned in the town of Louisville, county Coroner Scott Gregory told The Associated Press late Monday.

Authorities were returning to the center Tuesday. One seriously injured child was evacuated, said state Rep. Michael Evans, who said authorities don’t think any other children were in the center during the storm.

In Tupelo, a community of about 35,000 in northeastern Mississippi known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley, every building in a two-block area was damaged, officials on the scene said. On Tuesday morning, a blanket of fog hung over the city as authorities switched from a search-and-rescue mission to cleanup duties.

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The Geology Disaster Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTKG) of Yogyakarta on Wednesday raised the status of Mount Merapi from normal (alert level I) to Waspada (alert level II) due to increasing volcanic activity.

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YOGYAKARTA - The Geology Disaster Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTKG) of Yogyakarta on Wednesday raised the status of Mount Merapi from normal (alert level I) to Waspada (alert level II) due to increasing volcanic activity.

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Jerry Carr carries a sign in protest of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, outside Staples Center on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Los Angeles, before Game 5 of an openinground NBA basketball playoff series between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors.

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Head of Yogyakarta BPPTKG Subandriyo stated here on Wednesday that the volcano, located at the border between Central Java and Sleman, Yogyakarta, recorded 20 low frequency tremors on Tuesday (April 29), which was predicted as an indication of the increasing volcanic gas flow that had potential to erupt.

“On the same day, several loud booms were also heard until eight kilometer radius from the Mount Merapi peak,” Subandriyo pointed out.

In period between April 20 and 29, there were 37 avalanches, 13 multiphase tremors, four blast or

phreatic explosions, 24 tectonic tremors, and 29 low frequency tremors at the volcano.

Due to the increased status of the mount, therefore, no hiking or climbing will be allowed, except for research or disaster mitigation work.

“We have also asked the residents around Mount Merapi slope not to be provoked by rumors about the volcano’s eruption but to follow instruction from the local authority only,” he stressed.

There has been no evacuation order from the authority in the current volcano’s status.

“We have asked the local au-

thority to announce the condition of Mount Merapi so that residents get the correct information,” he reiterated.

The BPPTKG of Yogyakarta will intensify the observation on Mount Merapi following its increasing volcanic activity. The latest major explosion of the most active volcano in Indonesia occured in 2010. The eruption began in late October 2010 and a series of eruptions thereafter, continued up to November. Over 350 thousand people were evacuated from the affected areas and at least 353 were killed during the eruptions.

PANDEGELANG - The Pandeglang district office of the maritime and fishery ministry in Banten said it will summon the National Land Office (BPN) to clarify ownership claim over two islands by a company and an individual.

“We will coordinate with related agencies such as BPN on ownership claim over the two islands,” head of the district office of the maritime and fishery ministry Tata Nanzar Riyadi said on Wednesday.

The two islands, the islands of Umang and Oar, are respectively claimed by a company and an individual, Tata said giving no name of the claimants.

Both the company and the individual claimed they already have the documents certifying their claim, he said.

However, there is no regulation allowing individuals or companies to own an island, he stressed. One could have the right to manage or to use an island on land use title, he said.

“The regulation is clear. All islands in Indonesian territory is owned by the government. No island is owned privately owned,” he said.

A report earlier said that the family of the disgraced Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah, who is under arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission on corruption charge, owned one of the islands off Pandegelang.

He said the claims of ownership over the two islands have been submitted to the maritime and fisheries ministry. “The ministry has asked for the document and evidence to support the claim. The ministry will deal with that matter. If necessary to take the legal procedure,” he said.

He said there are 33 small islands off Pandeglang including the islands of Umang, Oar, Peucang, Panaitan, Deli, Tinjil and Badul.

“Only two of the 33 islands are claimed by someone. There is no problem with the rest,” he said. He said the islands are potential especially for tourist development, but they have not been touched that they have no contribution yet to the regional income.

Bill Gate considering plan to built nuclear reactor in Indonesia Antara

JAKARTA - Terra Power was considering a request to build a nuclear reactor of the latest generation in Indonesia, an official said.

President of PT Batan Tekno Yudiutomo Imardjoko said he had proposed to Terra Power, which is owned by the Microsoft founder Bill Gate, the plan to build the nuclear reactor in cooperation with PT Batan Tekno.

Terra Power is also studying plan to build a nuclear reactor of the latest generation in China, Yudiutomo said at a seminar on “Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit 2014”, on Tuesday.

The fourth generation nuclear reactor uses the technology of “Traveling Wave Reactor” with that capacity to generate 500 megawatts of power per reactor.

The reactor is safe and fuel efficient, requiring replacement every 60 years, Yudiutomo said.

In the event of damage, the reactor has a cooling system to reduce the impact of the disaster, he said.

“The reactor would automatically becomes cool,” he added.

If Bill Gate or Terra Power decides to build the facility, the likeliest place is Kalimantan, where demand for power is growing faster especially with many plans to build mineral smelters, he said.

In addition Kalimantan is safer from natural disaster such as earthquake.

“I would choose Kalimantan. Risk of quake is relatively small and the many plans to build smelters there would need larger supply of electricity,” he said.

However, on factors of license and regulation Terra Power may choose China over Indonesia, Yudiutomo said.“Now it is up to us to make it easy in license and regulation,” he said.

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Pengukurukuran Temple IBP

Aura of this temple is very intense. It does not only retain shrines in Balinese architecture, but also features a temple of old Javanese style. This sacred ancient relic remains to survive up to these days. For a venue of meditation, it must be solemn. Moreover, if it is carried out in Garba Cave located in the east of the temple exactly at the Pakerisan riverside, the ambience will surely be more stable. Foreign tourists are very eager to visit the sanctuary.

It’s the Pengukurukuran Temple. It is believed to be the first to measure the strength of Bali in the past time. Here, the strength of Kebo Iwa was measured before becoming a chief minister in ancient Balinese kingdom. The location on the edge of Pakerisan River was used as a school for the kings of Bali. Its location is at the Sawagunung customary village, Pejeng, Tampaksiring subdistrict, Gianyar County.

Chief of local temple priests, Jero Mangku Dewa Gede Rauh, revealed the temple had some shrines along with the sites originating from ancient times. The temple spreading across 2 hectares of land was said to be the venue where the kings of ancient Bali measured the land, including finding a suitable place to build the center of a temple.

The values of prehistoric and his-

toric remains in the form of Great Temple were stored in the shrine of Ratu Bujangga. Meanwhile, in the east of the temple, exactly on the edge of Pakerisan Temple, lay a relic named Garba Cave believed to guard the temple. It was said the cave was once taken advantage

by Chief Minister Kebo Iwa from Bedahulu kingdom.

In the south of the temple occurred a stone path and rock stone gates. The road was heading for the Garba Cave. There was a stone containing a trace of footprint whose size exceeded the size of a human foot soles and believed if it belonged to Kebo Iwa. At the making of a ladder, the stones were said to walk by itself

pursuant to the will of Kebo Iwa. Uniquely, every time stepping down the stairs, the amount was always different.

According to story developing in the area, before Kebo Iwa became a Chief Minister of Bedahulu his competency was tested by the royal officials, including by Ki Pasung Grigis, known to have a supernatu-

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ral power. The place where to measure the supernatural strength was known as Dharmma Hanyar. Since Kebo Iwa was unbeaten he was finally accepted to fill in the position as Chief Minister of Bedahulu. On that account, the capability of Kebo Iwa was measured in the Dharmma Hanyar, where the place was then called Pengukurukuran.

Fernando Alonso says the Ferrari Formula 1 team’s new car has been underperforming in “many areas” in the early part of the 2014 season.

Ferrari was well off the pace in the first three races, but appeared to make a step forward in the recent Chinese Grand Prix, where Alonso scored the Scuderia’s first podium since the Brazilian finale of 2013. Alonso remained cautious about hailing the Shanghai race, in which he ran as high as second and beat both Red Bulls, as a breakthrough for his team.

He reckons Ferrari will have to work harder than ever to make significant steps forward with the F14 T compared to its rivals. “The car was under-performing in many areas - it was not just one problem,” Alonso explained during the Chinese GP weekend.

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Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich scrambles for a loose ball with Washington Wizards forward Nene Hilario during Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Chicago.

The Wizards won 75-69, taking the series.

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Wizards win series, Clippers, Grizzlies take leads Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Washington booked its place in the next round of the NBA playoffs with a victory on Tuesday, while Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers moved to the brink of doing the same by taking 3-2 series leads. Washington won 75-69 at Chicago in a dour defensive encounter to complete a 4-1 series victory. It is only the third time since the 1970s that the Wizards have gone beyond the first round of the playoffs.

The Clippers had an emotioncharged 113-103 win over Golden State just hours after team owner Donald Sterling was banned for life by the NBA for racial remarks he made in a recorded conversation.

Memphis and Oklahoma City went to overtime for the fourth-straight game in the series, with the Grizzlies pulling out a 100-99 road win that put them within one win of reaching the last eight.

Washington’s John Wall finished with 24 points and Nene scored 20 in the Wizards low-scoring win at Chicago. Bradley Beal scored 17 points for Washington, which looks like extending its stay in the playoffs in what is the team’s first postseason appearance for six years. The Wizards turned a

halftime tie into a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and hung on.

Chicago’s comeback chances took a big hit early in the final quarter when Taj Gibson suffered a game-ending ankle injury with his team trailing by six points. Wall and Nene, back from a one-game suspension, both had seven rebounds. Marcin Gortat had two points and 13 rebounds. The Clippers showed admirable composure to put aside the Sterling controversy and beat Golden State.

DeAndre Jordan had 25 points — a playoff career high — and 18 rebounds while Chris Paul scored 20 points for the Clippers. Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers high-fived each of his players near the bench in an uncommon display of excite-

ment as the final seconds ticked away. NBA commissioner Adam Silver also fined Sterling $2.5 million and called on NBA owners to force him to sell the team. The Clippers are on the brink of just their third playoff series victory since Sterling bought the team in 1981.

Game 6 is Thursday in Oakland.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 21 points. David Lee and Andre Iguodala scored 18 apiece while Stephen Curry had a mediocre game with 17 points, including four 3-pointers. Memphis prevailed in a thrilling finish at Oklahoma City to move to the verge of what would be a surprise series victory.

Oklahoma City called a timeout with the score at 100-99 and with 2.9 seconds remaining. Kevin Durant missed a long 3-point attempt and teammate Serge Ibaka tipped the ball in on the rebound.

The shot was reviewed and it was determined that it was released after the buzzer, ending the game. Mike Miller scored 21 points and Zach Randolph added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who will host Game 6 on Thursday.

“We need to be more efficient, have better aerodynamics, better traction, better power. We lack some big performance in the first races. Gary Anderson’s trackside F1 verdict “[In China the improvement] was nothing really big in one area, just small steps here, small steps there - better power delivery, better software, putting everything in place, all the settings, and giving a little bit more aero efficiency and a little bit more power.

“We have bigger margins, because we started in a lower performance, but we cannot dream too much because people will not be watching TV from here to Barcelona. “The other teams will bring a couple of tenths to Barcelona, [so] we need to bring a couple of tenths, plus something, if we want to catch up.

Lorenzo says Yamaha still trailing MotoGP rival Honda

Jorge Lorenzo believes Yamaha still loses out to arch MotoGP rival Honda in all the same areas as it did in 2013. Honda’s Marc Marquez has won every race so far in 2014, having also pipped Lorenzo to last year’s title. Lorenzo said there was still scope for him to improve his race fitness after his 2013 injuries and winter surgery, but that the technical areas where Yamaha trailed Honda felt very familiar.

“It’s more or less the things we were missing last year, but a little bit more,” he said. “I think I can improve a little in my physical condition, that’s still not perfect. “But the bike still doesn’t give the chance to brake a little later and stop in a shorter time. “We’re missing a little acceleration and top speed. This is

going to be difficult to improve.”

The Spaniard fears the engine freeze regulations will hamper Yamaha’s chances of catching Honda this year. He said that would not stop him trying every possible avenue to get on terms with Marquez.

“I think this year is more difficult than the other years because the engines are frozen,” Lorenzo said.

“We cannot improve the engine, but we can improve the electronics and the chassis.

“If the bike does not improve - because Yamaha doesn’t bring anything new, although they’re working very, very hard - then I will try to improve myself and my riding style, and work with the mechanics and engineers to improve the set-up.”

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano

MotoGP rider Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo, left, gestures to photographers next to countryman Marc Marquez, right, after Argentina’s Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit, Argentina, Sunday, April 27, 2014.

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MADRID — Although Dani Alves has been pleasantly surprised by the worldwide support he has received since being racially taunted, the Barcelona defender took a shot at Spain by labeling the country “backward” in its fight against racism. Alves, a Brazilian who is black, was about to take a corner during a Spanish league match on Sunday when a Villarreal fan threw a banana at him. Alves picked it up, peeled it and ate some of it before throwing the rest aside.

Football players, celebrities and politicians soon flooded social media sites with pictures of themselves eating bananas in support of Alves. “It was a surprise. I didn’t expect it, but it was positive. I wasn’t thinking about the repercussions when I did what I did. I was just trying to use a positive attitude to counter a negative attitude,” Alves said Monday night in an interview with Brazil’s Radio Globo.

“Later I saw that everyone was posting about it, all the public figures talking about it. It grew into something bigger and I hope that in the end this is all worth something.”

Villarreal has since banned the offending spectator for life and condemned his behavior, but it did not announce any further sanctions.

The incident was included in the referee’s match report, but such actions normally draw only a fine from the league’s disciplinary committee.

Alves said the response was typical of Spain, where attitudes to racism have been lax.

“They sell it as a first-world country, as very evolved, but that’s only for some things,” Alves said.

“In many ways they are still very backward. There’s prejudice against foreigners and because of race and color. It’s something that has happened to other colleagues of mine before.” Alves has often been subjected to racist taunts and called

fighting racism “a lost war” last year after segments of Real Madrid fans abused him with monkey chants during a match.

Alves said if he had it his way, he would post the Villarreal spectator’s picture on the internet to shame him.

Alves is not the first player in Spain to be targeted with racial abuse. Real Madrid defender Marcelo, who is also Brazilian, was recently greeted with monkey chants by a section of Atletico Madrid fans this season.

In other instances, former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o was convinced not to walk off the field at Zaragoza in 2006 after fans berated the Cameroon striker with racist chants. Two years earlier, Spain fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid greeted England’s black players with monkey chants during an international friendly match. Still, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said he’d like to think the latest abuse was only “an isolated incident.”

AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse

Italian premier Matteo Renzi, left, and Italian national soccer team coach Cesare Prandelli share a banana in solidarity to Barcelona Brazilian player Dani Alves, during a ceremony in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2014.

Column: Giggs not ready, yet, for Man Utd hot seat

Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for the ball during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, southern Germany, Tuesday, April 29, 2014.

Associated Press Writer

Ancelotti close to delivering Real’s elusive ‘decima’ AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson

Reuters

MADRID - In mild-mannered Italian Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez may finally have found the man capable of sculpting his expensively assembled squad into a unit capable of delivering an elusive 10th European crown. Ancelotti’s side produced a devastating performance at Bayern Munich on Tuesday to humble the holders 4-0 and advance 5-0 on aggregate to their first Champions League final since they won a record-extending ninth continental title in 2002.

Mourinho’s Chelsea in the showpiece in Lisbon on May 24. The victory was all the sweeter as Bayern, who knocked Real out at the same stage two years ago, are now coached by Pep Guardiola, who had four trophyladen years in charge at Real’s bitter rivals Barcelona between 2008 and 2012.

“Florentino Perez was very happy and congratulated everyone, when he is happy he does not need to speak,” Ancelotti told a news conference after two goals apiece from Sergio Ramos and Ronaldo carried Real to victory.

“The club’s desire to reach the final after playing in three semi-finals was huge,” added the 54-year-old, who

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Associated Press Writer

During two stints at the helm of the world’s richest club by income since 2000, construction magnate Perez has been through eight coaches and the club have splurged more than 600 million euros ($829 million) on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale over the past five years. However, not even Ancelotti’s immediate predecessor Jose Mourinho, who was sent packing after three divisive years in charge, could deliver what Perez so desperately wants - the 10th crown, known in Spain as the “decima”.

Tuesday’s stunning result at the Allianz Arena, Bayern’s heaviest home defeat in European competition, set up a trip to play Atletico Madrid or

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won the Champions League twice with AC Milan as a player and twice as a coach. “And also having the chance of winning the decima was an extra motivation,” he said. “After a 12-year absence Madrid is back in a Champions League final and that’s good for everyone.

“Being in the final is the first objective, which is not easy. I am lucky to coach the most important club in the world and I have to do everything I can to get the best results.”

SHAKY START

Real began Ancelotti’s debut season in charge shakily but he has found what appears to be a

winning formula with a mean defence and one of the most lethal attacks in football. Tuesday’s match showcased the talents of the forward trio known collectively as “BBC” - Bale, Karim Benzema and Ronaldo - as Real totally overwhelmed the Bundesliga champions.

Ancelotti has settled on a threeman midfield of Xabi Alonso, Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria, while at the back Ramos and Pepe provide solidity in the centre with the reliable Dani Carvajal and Fabio Coentrao on either flank. Perhaps more importantly, Ancelotti has brought harmony back to the dressing room after the Mourinho years, when he sidelined captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas and fell out with key figures in the dressing room like Ronaldo and Ramos.

“We have achieved it through hard work and if you do it with quality players it’s much easier to win,” Ancelotti said. “Football

has given me so much and I have the desire and energy to work to take this club, its fans and its players to the top. “When I arrived in Madrid I realised the importance of this competition and I could feel the dream of winning the decima in the air.

“That is why we reached the final. We hope to have the same attitude in the final.” The only negative for Real on one of the greatest nights in their glittering history was a yellow card for Alonso that ruled the Spain international out of the final.

His absence will be a big blow as he controls Real’s play from his deep-lying central position and is a consummate passer and highly effective ball winner. “The Xabi thing was bad luck, we are sorry for him, he’s a little down,” Ancelotti said. “The important thing is that we’re going to play in the final and we need to win for him too.”

Ryan Giggs, next permanent manager of Manchester United? The heart sings, “Yes!” But the head warns, “Not yet.” First, the heart. Already United’s most decorated and dependable player, Giggs would become football’s Superman, a legend for the ages, if he completed the rescue and total resuscitation of the team that Alex Ferguson built and which his successor, David Moyes, quickly broke.

Just imagine: May 2015; another tremendous Premier League season ends with United restored as champion of English football, back where Ferguson left the club on his retirement last year. The 10 months of Moyes, the dreadful defeats and mediocrity, would become nothing more than bad memories as Giggs’ thankful players drenched the manager’s dark suit and United-red tie with champagne.

Hollywood stuff. United fans got a taster of such a future when Giggs took temporary charge last weekend, coaching his teammates to a 4-0 win against Norwich while the club works out who to trust with the full-time job and the tens of millions of pounds it must spend to recruit desperately needed new players.

Even after 26 years at the club he joined as a willowy schoolboy, Giggs was blown away — “I’ve never felt like that, you know? I felt 10 feet tall,” he said — by the roar and welcome from the Old Trafford faithful when he strode onto the stadium pitch as caretaker boss. English media tip former Bayern Munich and Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal as favorite

to take over permanently after he finishes coaching the Netherlands at the World Cup this June-July in Brazil.

But Giggs is the emotional favorite. United’s American owners, the Glazers, risk looking cold-hearted if they overlook him, especially if his team now wins the last games against Sunderland, Hull and Southampton to make amends for this trophy-less season and to offer hope for the next one. “If he doesn’t get the job, the fans will go ballistic, they really will,” says Eric Harrison, who was United’s youth coach under Ferguson and nurtured the golden generation of players including Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, the Neville brothers Gary and Phil, and Nicky Butt. Harrison says he’s already seen enough for Giggs to be his managerial choice.”Louis van Gaal can’t take over until after the World Cup. That’s no good, because he should be in straight away,” Harrison said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “And some of the foreign managers are

not as good as you think.”

(Incidentally, Harrison isn’t expecting Giggs to field himself in any of the last three matches. “He won’t play for Manchester United any more. I know him well. We’re very close,” Harrison said. That would mean Giggs’ record of United appearances stops at 962 and that his 45 minutes against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on April 1 were his last as a United player).

Unlike Moyes, Giggs knows every nook and cranny of United, not just its stadium, training ground and staff, but its soul, culture and what makes it tick.

Better than anyone, Giggs could explain to incoming players what will be expected of them at United. Given the chance, Giggs will surely teach them about how United recovered after the 1958 Munich air crash that killed 23 people, including eight players and three club officials, and perhaps use that as motivation for himself and his team. Giggs is a believer in the club creed of a United that, in his own words, “never stands still, it always goes forward.”

On a practical level, Giggs can phone Ferguson when he likes should he need advice. In Scholes, Butt and Phil Neville, the former teammates now working as his coaching assistants, Giggs also has a formidable brains trust to lean on, friends he can delegate to and who can share the pressure and joys of management.

Together, that quartet played in a total of 2,453 matches for United.

Although Giggs has no hands-on experience of managing in the Premier League, he learned from the

best as a serial winner for Ferguson.

In a sponsored blog, back-up United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard said Giggs’ team-talk for the Norwich match gave him goose bumps, just as Ferguson’s used to.

All of which makes Giggs a treasure for United, a treasure too valuable to fritter away now, when the club has major problems to overcome. United needs so many new players, perhaps five or more in defense and midfield, that it might not be able to recruit them all in one go this summer. Rebuilding could take time. And time is generally a rare commodity in the impatient world of football, as Moyes’ short

tenure showed.

If made manager full-time, Giggs would be learning the job and making the inevitable beginner’s mistakes in the most demanding environment. If next season ends not with champagne but with United again closer to mid-table than top, then Giggs might not last long, either, if he’s the man in charge.

And that would be a waste. Better that Giggs first learn the manager’s trade in a hot seat not quite as searing as the one in Manchester.

Then he can come back — perhaps as a successor to Van Gaal — to the United job he seems one day destined and made for.

De Boer confirms Tottenham approach Associated Press Writer

AMSTERDAM — Ajax coach Frank de Boer has confirmed Tottenham Hotspur has approached the Amsterdam club to test his interest in coaching the club.

In an interview with national broadcaster NOS on Tuesday, De Boer said he had been informed of Tottenham’s call by Ajax football director Marc Overmars.

He said that until the season ends next week, he’s concerned only with Ajax, which clinched the Eredivisie title on Sunday for

the fourth consecutive time.

Then, he’ll be willing to entertain the possibility of a change, though the 43-year-old coach said he’s satisfied at Ajax, his first major coaching job.

“I’m going to listen and talk,” he said. “Then I’ll make my feelings known.”

He added he sees room to make changes for the better at Tottenham, which appointed Tim Sherwood as head coach until the end of the season after firing his predecessor, Andre Villas-Boas, in December.

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MADRID — Although Dani Alves has been pleasantly surprised by the worldwide support he has received since being racially taunted, the Barcelona defender took a shot at Spain by labeling the country “backward” in its fight against racism. Alves, a Brazilian who is black, was about to take a corner during a Spanish league match on Sunday when a Villarreal fan threw a banana at him. Alves picked it up, peeled it and ate some of it before throwing the rest aside.

Football players, celebrities and politicians soon flooded social media sites with pictures of themselves eating bananas in support of Alves. “It was a surprise. I didn’t expect it, but it was positive. I wasn’t thinking about the repercussions when I did what I did. I was just trying to use a positive attitude to counter a negative attitude,” Alves said Monday night in an interview with Brazil’s Radio Globo.

“Later I saw that everyone was posting about it, all the public figures talking about it. It grew into something bigger and I hope that in the end this is all worth something.”

Villarreal has since banned the offending spectator for life and condemned his behavior, but it did not announce any further sanctions.

The incident was included in the referee’s match report, but such actions normally draw only a fine from the league’s disciplinary committee.

Alves said the response was typical of Spain, where attitudes to racism have been lax.

“They sell it as a first-world country, as very evolved, but that’s only for some things,” Alves said.

“In many ways they are still very backward. There’s prejudice against foreigners and because of race and color. It’s something that has happened to other colleagues of mine before.” Alves has often been subjected to racist taunts and called

fighting racism “a lost war” last year after segments of Real Madrid fans abused him with monkey chants during a match.

Alves said if he had it his way, he would post the Villarreal spectator’s picture on the internet to shame him.

Alves is not the first player in Spain to be targeted with racial abuse. Real Madrid defender Marcelo, who is also Brazilian, was recently greeted with monkey chants by a section of Atletico Madrid fans this season.

In other instances, former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o was convinced not to walk off the field at Zaragoza in 2006 after fans berated the Cameroon striker with racist chants. Two years earlier, Spain fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid greeted England’s black players with monkey chants during an international friendly match. Still, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said he’d like to think the latest abuse was only “an isolated incident.”

AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse

Italian premier Matteo Renzi, left, and Italian national soccer team coach Cesare Prandelli share a banana in solidarity to Barcelona Brazilian player Dani Alves, during a ceremony in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2014.

Column: Giggs not ready, yet, for Man Utd hot seat

Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for the ball during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, southern Germany, Tuesday, April 29, 2014.

Associated Press Writer

Ancelotti close to delivering Real’s elusive ‘decima’ AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson

Reuters

MADRID - In mild-mannered Italian Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez may finally have found the man capable of sculpting his expensively assembled squad into a unit capable of delivering an elusive 10th European crown. Ancelotti’s side produced a devastating performance at Bayern Munich on Tuesday to humble the holders 4-0 and advance 5-0 on aggregate to their first Champions League final since they won a record-extending ninth continental title in 2002.

Mourinho’s Chelsea in the showpiece in Lisbon on May 24. The victory was all the sweeter as Bayern, who knocked Real out at the same stage two years ago, are now coached by Pep Guardiola, who had four trophyladen years in charge at Real’s bitter rivals Barcelona between 2008 and 2012.

“Florentino Perez was very happy and congratulated everyone, when he is happy he does not need to speak,” Ancelotti told a news conference after two goals apiece from Sergio Ramos and Ronaldo carried Real to victory.

“The club’s desire to reach the final after playing in three semi-finals was huge,” added the 54-year-old, who

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Alves slams ‘backward’ Spain over banana taunt

Associated Press Writer

During two stints at the helm of the world’s richest club by income since 2000, construction magnate Perez has been through eight coaches and the club have splurged more than 600 million euros ($829 million) on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale over the past five years. However, not even Ancelotti’s immediate predecessor Jose Mourinho, who was sent packing after three divisive years in charge, could deliver what Perez so desperately wants - the 10th crown, known in Spain as the “decima”.

Tuesday’s stunning result at the Allianz Arena, Bayern’s heaviest home defeat in European competition, set up a trip to play Atletico Madrid or

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won the Champions League twice with AC Milan as a player and twice as a coach. “And also having the chance of winning the decima was an extra motivation,” he said. “After a 12-year absence Madrid is back in a Champions League final and that’s good for everyone.

“Being in the final is the first objective, which is not easy. I am lucky to coach the most important club in the world and I have to do everything I can to get the best results.”

SHAKY START

Real began Ancelotti’s debut season in charge shakily but he has found what appears to be a

winning formula with a mean defence and one of the most lethal attacks in football. Tuesday’s match showcased the talents of the forward trio known collectively as “BBC” - Bale, Karim Benzema and Ronaldo - as Real totally overwhelmed the Bundesliga champions.

Ancelotti has settled on a threeman midfield of Xabi Alonso, Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria, while at the back Ramos and Pepe provide solidity in the centre with the reliable Dani Carvajal and Fabio Coentrao on either flank. Perhaps more importantly, Ancelotti has brought harmony back to the dressing room after the Mourinho years, when he sidelined captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas and fell out with key figures in the dressing room like Ronaldo and Ramos.

“We have achieved it through hard work and if you do it with quality players it’s much easier to win,” Ancelotti said. “Football

has given me so much and I have the desire and energy to work to take this club, its fans and its players to the top. “When I arrived in Madrid I realised the importance of this competition and I could feel the dream of winning the decima in the air.

“That is why we reached the final. We hope to have the same attitude in the final.” The only negative for Real on one of the greatest nights in their glittering history was a yellow card for Alonso that ruled the Spain international out of the final.

His absence will be a big blow as he controls Real’s play from his deep-lying central position and is a consummate passer and highly effective ball winner. “The Xabi thing was bad luck, we are sorry for him, he’s a little down,” Ancelotti said. “The important thing is that we’re going to play in the final and we need to win for him too.”

Ryan Giggs, next permanent manager of Manchester United? The heart sings, “Yes!” But the head warns, “Not yet.” First, the heart. Already United’s most decorated and dependable player, Giggs would become football’s Superman, a legend for the ages, if he completed the rescue and total resuscitation of the team that Alex Ferguson built and which his successor, David Moyes, quickly broke.

Just imagine: May 2015; another tremendous Premier League season ends with United restored as champion of English football, back where Ferguson left the club on his retirement last year. The 10 months of Moyes, the dreadful defeats and mediocrity, would become nothing more than bad memories as Giggs’ thankful players drenched the manager’s dark suit and United-red tie with champagne.

Hollywood stuff. United fans got a taster of such a future when Giggs took temporary charge last weekend, coaching his teammates to a 4-0 win against Norwich while the club works out who to trust with the full-time job and the tens of millions of pounds it must spend to recruit desperately needed new players.

Even after 26 years at the club he joined as a willowy schoolboy, Giggs was blown away — “I’ve never felt like that, you know? I felt 10 feet tall,” he said — by the roar and welcome from the Old Trafford faithful when he strode onto the stadium pitch as caretaker boss. English media tip former Bayern Munich and Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal as favorite

to take over permanently after he finishes coaching the Netherlands at the World Cup this June-July in Brazil.

But Giggs is the emotional favorite. United’s American owners, the Glazers, risk looking cold-hearted if they overlook him, especially if his team now wins the last games against Sunderland, Hull and Southampton to make amends for this trophy-less season and to offer hope for the next one. “If he doesn’t get the job, the fans will go ballistic, they really will,” says Eric Harrison, who was United’s youth coach under Ferguson and nurtured the golden generation of players including Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, the Neville brothers Gary and Phil, and Nicky Butt. Harrison says he’s already seen enough for Giggs to be his managerial choice.”Louis van Gaal can’t take over until after the World Cup. That’s no good, because he should be in straight away,” Harrison said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “And some of the foreign managers are

not as good as you think.”

(Incidentally, Harrison isn’t expecting Giggs to field himself in any of the last three matches. “He won’t play for Manchester United any more. I know him well. We’re very close,” Harrison said. That would mean Giggs’ record of United appearances stops at 962 and that his 45 minutes against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on April 1 were his last as a United player).

Unlike Moyes, Giggs knows every nook and cranny of United, not just its stadium, training ground and staff, but its soul, culture and what makes it tick.

Better than anyone, Giggs could explain to incoming players what will be expected of them at United. Given the chance, Giggs will surely teach them about how United recovered after the 1958 Munich air crash that killed 23 people, including eight players and three club officials, and perhaps use that as motivation for himself and his team. Giggs is a believer in the club creed of a United that, in his own words, “never stands still, it always goes forward.”

On a practical level, Giggs can phone Ferguson when he likes should he need advice. In Scholes, Butt and Phil Neville, the former teammates now working as his coaching assistants, Giggs also has a formidable brains trust to lean on, friends he can delegate to and who can share the pressure and joys of management.

Together, that quartet played in a total of 2,453 matches for United.

Although Giggs has no hands-on experience of managing in the Premier League, he learned from the

best as a serial winner for Ferguson.

In a sponsored blog, back-up United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard said Giggs’ team-talk for the Norwich match gave him goose bumps, just as Ferguson’s used to.

All of which makes Giggs a treasure for United, a treasure too valuable to fritter away now, when the club has major problems to overcome. United needs so many new players, perhaps five or more in defense and midfield, that it might not be able to recruit them all in one go this summer. Rebuilding could take time. And time is generally a rare commodity in the impatient world of football, as Moyes’ short

tenure showed.

If made manager full-time, Giggs would be learning the job and making the inevitable beginner’s mistakes in the most demanding environment. If next season ends not with champagne but with United again closer to mid-table than top, then Giggs might not last long, either, if he’s the man in charge.

And that would be a waste. Better that Giggs first learn the manager’s trade in a hot seat not quite as searing as the one in Manchester.

Then he can come back — perhaps as a successor to Van Gaal — to the United job he seems one day destined and made for.

De Boer confirms Tottenham approach Associated Press Writer

AMSTERDAM — Ajax coach Frank de Boer has confirmed Tottenham Hotspur has approached the Amsterdam club to test his interest in coaching the club.

In an interview with national broadcaster NOS on Tuesday, De Boer said he had been informed of Tottenham’s call by Ajax football director Marc Overmars.

He said that until the season ends next week, he’s concerned only with Ajax, which clinched the Eredivisie title on Sunday for

the fourth consecutive time.

Then, he’ll be willing to entertain the possibility of a change, though the 43-year-old coach said he’s satisfied at Ajax, his first major coaching job.

“I’m going to listen and talk,” he said. “Then I’ll make my feelings known.”

He added he sees room to make changes for the better at Tottenham, which appointed Tim Sherwood as head coach until the end of the season after firing his predecessor, Andre Villas-Boas, in December.

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Pengukurukuran Temple IBP

Aura of this temple is very intense. It does not only retain shrines in Balinese architecture, but also features a temple of old Javanese style. This sacred ancient relic remains to survive up to these days. For a venue of meditation, it must be solemn. Moreover, if it is carried out in Garba Cave located in the east of the temple exactly at the Pakerisan riverside, the ambience will surely be more stable. Foreign tourists are very eager to visit the sanctuary.

It’s the Pengukurukuran Temple. It is believed to be the first to measure the strength of Bali in the past time. Here, the strength of Kebo Iwa was measured before becoming a chief minister in ancient Balinese kingdom. The location on the edge of Pakerisan River was used as a school for the kings of Bali. Its location is at the Sawagunung customary village, Pejeng, Tampaksiring subdistrict, Gianyar County.

Chief of local temple priests, Jero Mangku Dewa Gede Rauh, revealed the temple had some shrines along with the sites originating from ancient times. The temple spreading across 2 hectares of land was said to be the venue where the kings of ancient Bali measured the land, including finding a suitable place to build the center of a temple.

The values of prehistoric and his-

toric remains in the form of Great Temple were stored in the shrine of Ratu Bujangga. Meanwhile, in the east of the temple, exactly on the edge of Pakerisan Temple, lay a relic named Garba Cave believed to guard the temple. It was said the cave was once taken advantage

by Chief Minister Kebo Iwa from Bedahulu kingdom.

In the south of the temple occurred a stone path and rock stone gates. The road was heading for the Garba Cave. There was a stone containing a trace of footprint whose size exceeded the size of a human foot soles and believed if it belonged to Kebo Iwa. At the making of a ladder, the stones were said to walk by itself

pursuant to the will of Kebo Iwa. Uniquely, every time stepping down the stairs, the amount was always different.

According to story developing in the area, before Kebo Iwa became a Chief Minister of Bedahulu his competency was tested by the royal officials, including by Ki Pasung Grigis, known to have a supernatu-

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Ferrari F1 team underperforming in ‘many areas’

ral power. The place where to measure the supernatural strength was known as Dharmma Hanyar. Since Kebo Iwa was unbeaten he was finally accepted to fill in the position as Chief Minister of Bedahulu. On that account, the capability of Kebo Iwa was measured in the Dharmma Hanyar, where the place was then called Pengukurukuran.

Fernando Alonso says the Ferrari Formula 1 team’s new car has been underperforming in “many areas” in the early part of the 2014 season.

Ferrari was well off the pace in the first three races, but appeared to make a step forward in the recent Chinese Grand Prix, where Alonso scored the Scuderia’s first podium since the Brazilian finale of 2013. Alonso remained cautious about hailing the Shanghai race, in which he ran as high as second and beat both Red Bulls, as a breakthrough for his team.

He reckons Ferrari will have to work harder than ever to make significant steps forward with the F14 T compared to its rivals. “The car was under-performing in many areas - it was not just one problem,” Alonso explained during the Chinese GP weekend.

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Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich scrambles for a loose ball with Washington Wizards forward Nene Hilario during Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Chicago.

The Wizards won 75-69, taking the series.

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Wizards win series, Clippers, Grizzlies take leads Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — Washington booked its place in the next round of the NBA playoffs with a victory on Tuesday, while Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers moved to the brink of doing the same by taking 3-2 series leads. Washington won 75-69 at Chicago in a dour defensive encounter to complete a 4-1 series victory. It is only the third time since the 1970s that the Wizards have gone beyond the first round of the playoffs.

The Clippers had an emotioncharged 113-103 win over Golden State just hours after team owner Donald Sterling was banned for life by the NBA for racial remarks he made in a recorded conversation.

Memphis and Oklahoma City went to overtime for the fourth-straight game in the series, with the Grizzlies pulling out a 100-99 road win that put them within one win of reaching the last eight.

Washington’s John Wall finished with 24 points and Nene scored 20 in the Wizards low-scoring win at Chicago. Bradley Beal scored 17 points for Washington, which looks like extending its stay in the playoffs in what is the team’s first postseason appearance for six years. The Wizards turned a

halftime tie into a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and hung on.

Chicago’s comeback chances took a big hit early in the final quarter when Taj Gibson suffered a game-ending ankle injury with his team trailing by six points. Wall and Nene, back from a one-game suspension, both had seven rebounds. Marcin Gortat had two points and 13 rebounds. The Clippers showed admirable composure to put aside the Sterling controversy and beat Golden State.

DeAndre Jordan had 25 points — a playoff career high — and 18 rebounds while Chris Paul scored 20 points for the Clippers. Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers high-fived each of his players near the bench in an uncommon display of excite-

ment as the final seconds ticked away. NBA commissioner Adam Silver also fined Sterling $2.5 million and called on NBA owners to force him to sell the team. The Clippers are on the brink of just their third playoff series victory since Sterling bought the team in 1981.

Game 6 is Thursday in Oakland.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 21 points. David Lee and Andre Iguodala scored 18 apiece while Stephen Curry had a mediocre game with 17 points, including four 3-pointers. Memphis prevailed in a thrilling finish at Oklahoma City to move to the verge of what would be a surprise series victory.

Oklahoma City called a timeout with the score at 100-99 and with 2.9 seconds remaining. Kevin Durant missed a long 3-point attempt and teammate Serge Ibaka tipped the ball in on the rebound.

The shot was reviewed and it was determined that it was released after the buzzer, ending the game. Mike Miller scored 21 points and Zach Randolph added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who will host Game 6 on Thursday.

“We need to be more efficient, have better aerodynamics, better traction, better power. We lack some big performance in the first races. Gary Anderson’s trackside F1 verdict “[In China the improvement] was nothing really big in one area, just small steps here, small steps there - better power delivery, better software, putting everything in place, all the settings, and giving a little bit more aero efficiency and a little bit more power.

“We have bigger margins, because we started in a lower performance, but we cannot dream too much because people will not be watching TV from here to Barcelona. “The other teams will bring a couple of tenths to Barcelona, [so] we need to bring a couple of tenths, plus something, if we want to catch up.

Lorenzo says Yamaha still trailing MotoGP rival Honda

Jorge Lorenzo believes Yamaha still loses out to arch MotoGP rival Honda in all the same areas as it did in 2013. Honda’s Marc Marquez has won every race so far in 2014, having also pipped Lorenzo to last year’s title. Lorenzo said there was still scope for him to improve his race fitness after his 2013 injuries and winter surgery, but that the technical areas where Yamaha trailed Honda felt very familiar.

“It’s more or less the things we were missing last year, but a little bit more,” he said. “I think I can improve a little in my physical condition, that’s still not perfect. “But the bike still doesn’t give the chance to brake a little later and stop in a shorter time. “We’re missing a little acceleration and top speed. This is

going to be difficult to improve.”

The Spaniard fears the engine freeze regulations will hamper Yamaha’s chances of catching Honda this year. He said that would not stop him trying every possible avenue to get on terms with Marquez.

“I think this year is more difficult than the other years because the engines are frozen,” Lorenzo said.

“We cannot improve the engine, but we can improve the electronics and the chassis.

“If the bike does not improve - because Yamaha doesn’t bring anything new, although they’re working very, very hard - then I will try to improve myself and my riding style, and work with the mechanics and engineers to improve the set-up.”

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MotoGP rider Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo, left, gestures to photographers next to countryman Marc Marquez, right, after Argentina’s Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit, Argentina, Sunday, April 27, 2014.

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A destroyed home is scattered along with debris and fallen trees in a residential section of Tupelo, Miss, Tuesday, April 29, 2014.

Storms tear through South, adding to US death toll

MIAMI — A majority of NBA ownership groups reached on Tuesday by The Associated Press say they will vote to force embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his club.

The teams were contacted by AP on the specific question of whether Sterling should be forced to sell, and 16 ownership groups said yes, while another eight declined to reveal their stance.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants Sterling to sell as part of the extremely stiff series of sanctions brought against the league’s longest-tenured owner in response to racist comments. Silver banned Sterling for life, fined him $2.5 million, and said he will press the other teams to support his desire to make Sterling sell.

Within minutes of Silver announcing the sanctions in New York, most of the clubs in the league — including the Clippers — put out statements supporting the league’s moves.

Five ownership groups, not including the Clippers themselves, could not be reached. None of the teams contacted by AP said they would vote in favor of Sterling retaining his ownership, and most teams requested that their stance be kept private.

“The Commissioner was correct to ban Mr. Sterling from all official NBA business, to levy the stiffest allowable fine, and we will support his recommendation to press for Mr. Sterling to relinquish his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise,” read a statement from Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and team president Michael Reinsdorf. “We believe Commissioner Silver’s decision reflects the best interests of the NBA and public civility.”

For Sterling to be forced to sell, 75 percent of NBA clubs would have to vote in favor of such a move. That means if 29 teams vote, Silver would have to get 22 yes votes. If all 30 clubs have a vote, the number needed for passage rises to 23.

“I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners to remove him,” Silver said.

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Mt. Merapi status increased to alert level II

LOUISVILLE, Mississippi — A dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, killing at least 35 and forcing frightened residents in more than half a dozen states to take cover and left tens of thousands in the dark.

As crews in Mississippi and Alabama turned from search-andrescue efforts to cleanup, forecasters began to downplay their initially dire predictions of a third round of deadly twisters Tuesday.

Meterologists said the storm system had weakened substantially by evening, although some tornado watches and warnings were still in effect for isolated areas.

The latest area of the country to be affected was the Florida Panhandle, where heavy rains and flooding left people stranded in their homes and cars Wednesday.

Escambia County spokesman Bill Pearson said fire rescue crews weren’t able to respond to some calls because of road flooding around Pensacola. The county is moving boats and jet skis from beaches to streets for rescues.

The storm system is the latest onslaught of severe weather

after a half-mile-(800-meter) wide tornado carved an 80-mile (130-kilometer) path of destruction through the suburbs of Little Rock, Arkansas, killing at least 15.

Tornadoes or severe storms also killed one person in Oklahoma and two in Iowa on Sunday. In North Carolina, the National Weather Service reported tornado touchdowns in five counties Tuesday, but the twisters caused only moderate structural damage to homes and toppled some trees. Two cities in the state reported extensive flooding from the storm system.

No injuries were reported.

In Mississippi, officials said 12 people died Monday, including nine in Winston County, where hard-hit Louisville is the county seat. Three others died in separate traffic incidents. The Winston County tornado caused water damage and carved holes in the

roof of a medical center, where the emergency room was evacuated Monday.

One victim was a woman who died in the day care center she owned in the town of Louisville, county Coroner Scott Gregory told The Associated Press late Monday.

Authorities were returning to the center Tuesday. One seriously injured child was evacuated, said state Rep. Michael Evans, who said authorities don’t think any other children were in the center during the storm.

In Tupelo, a community of about 35,000 in northeastern Mississippi known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley, every building in a two-block area was damaged, officials on the scene said. On Tuesday morning, a blanket of fog hung over the city as authorities switched from a search-and-rescue mission to cleanup duties.

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The Geology Disaster Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTKG) of Yogyakarta on Wednesday raised the status of Mount Merapi from normal (alert level I) to Waspada (alert level II) due to increasing volcanic activity.

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YOGYAKARTA - The Geology Disaster Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTKG) of Yogyakarta on Wednesday raised the status of Mount Merapi from normal (alert level I) to Waspada (alert level II) due to increasing volcanic activity.

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Jerry Carr carries a sign in protest of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, outside Staples Center on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Los Angeles, before Game 5 of an openinground NBA basketball playoff series between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors.

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Head of Yogyakarta BPPTKG Subandriyo stated here on Wednesday that the volcano, located at the border between Central Java and Sleman, Yogyakarta, recorded 20 low frequency tremors on Tuesday (April 29), which was predicted as an indication of the increasing volcanic gas flow that had potential to erupt.

“On the same day, several loud booms were also heard until eight kilometer radius from the Mount Merapi peak,” Subandriyo pointed out.

In period between April 20 and 29, there were 37 avalanches, 13 multiphase tremors, four blast or

phreatic explosions, 24 tectonic tremors, and 29 low frequency tremors at the volcano.

Due to the increased status of the mount, therefore, no hiking or climbing will be allowed, except for research or disaster mitigation work.

“We have also asked the residents around Mount Merapi slope not to be provoked by rumors about the volcano’s eruption but to follow instruction from the local authority only,” he stressed.

There has been no evacuation order from the authority in the current volcano’s status.

“We have asked the local au-

thority to announce the condition of Mount Merapi so that residents get the correct information,” he reiterated.

The BPPTKG of Yogyakarta will intensify the observation on Mount Merapi following its increasing volcanic activity. The latest major explosion of the most active volcano in Indonesia occured in 2010. The eruption began in late October 2010 and a series of eruptions thereafter, continued up to November. Over 350 thousand people were evacuated from the affected areas and at least 353 were killed during the eruptions.

PANDEGELANG - The Pandeglang district office of the maritime and fishery ministry in Banten said it will summon the National Land Office (BPN) to clarify ownership claim over two islands by a company and an individual.

“We will coordinate with related agencies such as BPN on ownership claim over the two islands,” head of the district office of the maritime and fishery ministry Tata Nanzar Riyadi said on Wednesday.

The two islands, the islands of Umang and Oar, are respectively claimed by a company and an individual, Tata said giving no name of the claimants.

Both the company and the individual claimed they already have the documents certifying their claim, he said.

However, there is no regulation allowing individuals or companies to own an island, he stressed. One could have the right to manage or to use an island on land use title, he said.

“The regulation is clear. All islands in Indonesian territory is owned by the government. No island is owned privately owned,” he said.

A report earlier said that the family of the disgraced Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah, who is under arrest by the Corruption Eradication Commission on corruption charge, owned one of the islands off Pandegelang.

He said the claims of ownership over the two islands have been submitted to the maritime and fisheries ministry. “The ministry has asked for the document and evidence to support the claim. The ministry will deal with that matter. If necessary to take the legal procedure,” he said.

He said there are 33 small islands off Pandeglang including the islands of Umang, Oar, Peucang, Panaitan, Deli, Tinjil and Badul.

“Only two of the 33 islands are claimed by someone. There is no problem with the rest,” he said. He said the islands are potential especially for tourist development, but they have not been touched that they have no contribution yet to the regional income.

Bill Gate considering plan to built nuclear reactor in Indonesia Antara

JAKARTA - Terra Power was considering a request to build a nuclear reactor of the latest generation in Indonesia, an official said.

President of PT Batan Tekno Yudiutomo Imardjoko said he had proposed to Terra Power, which is owned by the Microsoft founder Bill Gate, the plan to build the nuclear reactor in cooperation with PT Batan Tekno.

Terra Power is also studying plan to build a nuclear reactor of the latest generation in China, Yudiutomo said at a seminar on “Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit 2014”, on Tuesday.

The fourth generation nuclear reactor uses the technology of “Traveling Wave Reactor” with that capacity to generate 500 megawatts of power per reactor.

The reactor is safe and fuel efficient, requiring replacement every 60 years, Yudiutomo said.

In the event of damage, the reactor has a cooling system to reduce the impact of the disaster, he said.

“The reactor would automatically becomes cool,” he added.

If Bill Gate or Terra Power decides to build the facility, the likeliest place is Kalimantan, where demand for power is growing faster especially with many plans to build mineral smelters, he said.

In addition Kalimantan is safer from natural disaster such as earthquake.

“I would choose Kalimantan. Risk of quake is relatively small and the many plans to build smelters there would need larger supply of electricity,” he said.

However, on factors of license and regulation Terra Power may choose China over Indonesia, Yudiutomo said.“Now it is up to us to make it easy in license and regulation,” he said.

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Malaysia to open new budget airport in MH370 shadow Agence France-Presse

SEPANG - Malaysia this week opens what it calls the world’s largest airport built specifically for low-cost airlines, a project driven by budget travel’s phenomenal growth but which debuts under the shadow of missing flight MH370.

The $1.2 billion facility near the main Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was originally targeted to open three years ago but has been hit by repeated delays, amid concerns over safety and subpar construction, even as costs have doubled.

But the new KLIA2 budget terminal will begin operations Friday with an initial 56 flights, increasing the load as airlines move full operations over from a nearby existing facility in coming days.

Analysts and the travelling public agree the opening of a new budget terminal is long overdue.

The current low-cost terminal is a cramped and bare-bones facility

that resembles a bus station. Capacity is 15 million passengers, but about 22 million squeezed through last year.

The gleaming KLIA2 meanwhile covers an area equal to 24 football fields, authorities said, about four times the size of the facility it is replacing. Malaysia-based Malindo Air, the Philippines’ Cebu Pacific Air, Singapore’s Tiger Airways, and Indonesia’s Lion Air and Mandala Airlines will begin initial operations there Friday.

Regional low-cost leader AirAsia plans to join them by May 9, when the old terminal is due to close.

About 24 million passengers are expected to pass through KLIA2

in the first 12 months, and annual capacity is 45 million. Current capacity at the main KLIA terminal is roughly 40 million, but expansion plans are in the works.

“KLIA2 will cement Kuala Lumpur’s position as a thriving hub for both low-cost and fullservice travel,” said Bashir Ahmad, managing director of state-linked airport operator Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) which built KLIA2.

Kuala Lumpur has been at the core of a regional budget-travel boom credited in large part to Malaysia-based AirAsia.

The once-failing airline was acquired in 2001 by outspoken Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes.

He quickly turned it into one of the aviation industry’s biggest success stories, its rapid regional growth helping to broaden a market that has benefitted a host of Asian competitors.

“AirAsia is the driving force behind this growth because of its size and its ability to attract travellers with its price-sensitive tickets,” said Shukor Yusof, an aviation analyst with Malaysia-based Endau Analytics.

“KLIA2 will serve as a catalyst to propel air travel in Asia, which is experiencing robust growth.”

But the still-unexplained March 8 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which took off from the main KLIA, has raised worldwide concern over Malaysian aviation and focused attention on KLIA2’s problems.

Its delays and rising costs triggered an ongoing inquiry by a parliamentary committee and accusations last month by impatient AirAsia officials of “many concerns, especially on functionality, safety and security.”

These included depressions on runways and taxiways, said the

airline, which threatened not to move in. MAHB has acknowledged KLIA2 is on unstable ground that will require years of upkeep.

Malaysia’s government is accused of presiding over a crony capitalist system often blamed for frequent problems and unexplained cost overruns in big projects.

Fernandes has previously accused the government of favouring loss-making flag carrier Malaysia Airlines over profitable rivals like AirAsia.

But AirAsia agreed in mid-April it would move over to KLIA2 after the government said the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) would inspect the facility.

Malaysia said last week ICAO approval was given.

“I would like to confirm that KLIA2 is safe,” Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters last week. Fernandes declined comment.

Nokia appoints new chief executive Rajeev Suri

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HELSINKI - Finnish telecom maker Nokia announced on Tuesday the appointment of Singaporean Rajeev Suri as chief executive.

The 46-year-old, originally from India, has been at Nokia since 1995, and most recently headed up Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN), a joint venture with Siemens now fully-owned by the Finnish group.

Following the sale of Nokia’s once iconic handset operations to US software giant Microsoft on Friday, its telecom networks business now represent 90 percent of the group’s operations.

“As Nokia opens this new chapter, the Nokia Board and I are confident that Rajeev is the right person to lead the company forward,” Nokia board chairman Risto Siilasmaa said in a statement.

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Legislators criticized grandiose plans turn dormant Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - The idea to make a fish processing unit (TPI) at Kusamba, Dawan subdistrict, as a central processing of boiled fish in SME-scale industry is criticized by the circle of legislators. County government was asked to stop inviting the public from dreaming too much, but the reality was only high-flown. Experience has proved that many grandiose plans initiated only end up in dormancy, like the fish landing center (PPI) equally located at Kusamba village and Gunaksa Pier.

A legislator of the Klungkung House from Dawan electoral district, Komang Gede Ludra, said that the recent ideas of local government were considered excellent.

However, local government was asked to think realistically. “Do not dream too high if at the end people will just get grandiose promises,” he criticized.

Experience had well proved that quite a lot of big plans initiated by county government totally failed to be realized. For instance, the fish landing center of Kusamba ultimately ended in dormancy and was buried in sand.

Actually, it had spent over IDR 21 billion.

Ludra appreciated the idea to make the fish landing center as the center of fish processing unit in the SME scale industry. However, the plan without comprehensive studies would leave only a new injury on the community. Each program, according to him, should be preceded with a discussion. His party saw it was impossible to become a processing center because the boiled fish production in the processing unit was still inadequate due to falling supply of local raw materials.

Meanwhile, to become an SME industrial center, the fish landing center should be independent. “If it is still hard to meet the raw ma-

terials, how it will become a center of the industry,” he affirmed. At this time, the capacity of the local fish production only reached 2 tons per day. Actually, the landing fish center at Kusamba was capable of producing an average of 10-15 tons of fish per day.

To become a center of industry, he said, a lot of things should be prepared, especially to establish cooperation with other counties to cover the shortage of raw materials. In addition, the human factor should also be considered. “Human resources must be prepared before stepping further into the plan,” he said.

With the current conditions, he suggested the local government to make a mature study, so that each plan would not only become unclear idea for the community. This newly elected people’s representative asserted that the executive and the legislative had to move together.

Thus, every step taken was on the basis of what was the best for the people of Klungkung.

Previously, it was reported that

Klungkung government told the Commission IV of the House of Representative of the RI during a visit to the Kusamba fish landing center, Monday (Apr 28) that it would realize the fish processing unit as a center for the SME scale industry.

To that end, local government still lacked of a fund worth about IDR 15 billion. It was announced by the Head of the Klungkung Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (PPK), Gusti Ngurah Badiwangsa. Such amount of budget would be used to repair the roof of the building and processing space, completing the equipment such as gas, pallets, baskets and boxes. In addition, it was also for the construction of salt and ice warehouse, drainage improvement as well as landscaping garden and parking lot arrangement.

The Business Development Division Head, Nyoman Tirtayasa, asserted that this plan aimed to build a fish processing unit with the more modern production and packaging. Even, in addition to

penetrating traditional markets, the product would also be directed to be distributed to modern markets. Its hygiene would be improved through the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM).

Currently, the Kusamba fish processing unit was managed through the Management Board by the Kusamba customary village and remained under control of the Livestock, Fishery and Maritime Affairs.

The development of this fish processing unit had spent the budget worth IDR 5,028,024,000, since 2010 to 2014. Besides, the other financing was obtained from co-administration of the Fishery Product Processing and Marketing (P2HP), the Livestock, Fishery and Maritime Affairs of the RI in 2010 coming to IDR 451,220,000; IDR 758,072,000 (2011); IDR 1.175 billion (2012); IDR 1,083,808,000 (2013); and IDR 585,482,000 (2014). Meanwhile, the rest came from local budget of Klungkung 2014 worth IDR 974,442,000. (kmb31)

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strategic clarity, drive innovation and growth, ensure disciplined execution, and deliver results.”

In a biography published on the Nokia website, the group wrote that Suri had overseen an increase in the value of the telecom networks business to the tune of about eight billion euros ($11 billion).

An electronic engineering graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology in southern India, Suri previously held management positions at ICL in India and the construction firm Churchgate Group in Nigeria.

The new chief executive -- who takes up his position on May 1 -presented his strategy for the future of the telecom group Tuesday and said Nokia was well placed to “tap new opportunities” in a new world of technology “on the verge of a change that we believe will be as profound as the creation of the internet”.

Newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia Rajeev Suri, left, shakes hands with Chairman of the Board of Directors and interim CEO of Nokia Risto Siilasmaa during the press conference where Nokia announced first quarter earnings in Espoo, Finland Tuesday, April 29, 2014.

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SEMARAPURA - Penataran Pande Kuri Batu Temple is located at Jelantik Kuri Batu, Tojan village, Klungkung.

This temple is estimated to have existed since 1422 AD in accordance with the information of the chronographic note in the shape of heads, horses, arms and legs located on the top of the temple entrance gates.

This temple retains historical objects that are still maintained by the temple supporting devotees or pengempon.

They generate a unique story in the history of Klungkung. The Penataran Pande Kuri Batu stands on an area of about 700 square meters, exactly on the edge of the Gelgel-Klungkung road section.

The temple has eleven shrines.

From outside, it looks not much different from the temples in general in Bali. But when Bali Post explored each component of the temple and based on the stories of senior figures of the temple, it was then revealed the history and uniqueness of the temple belonging to a large family of pande or ironsmith clan in Bali. One of the senior figures of the temple, Wayan Togig, told the history on the temple was contained in the Purana Raja Sesana where the temple was built by Mpu Ngurah Lelumbang with his son Sire Lurah Tusan Kepandean. The temple anniversary

was celebrated every Tumpek Landep, falling on Saturday (Aug 24).

Supporting devotees from throughout Bali looked to come for worshipping in the Penataran Pande Kuri Batu where the temple anniversary took place for two days. “Devotees from Klungkung are about 60 families, while the rest from outside Klungkung was about 350 registered families,” he said.

Ornaments of all the shrines in the Penataran Pande Kuri Batu looked old and so did the buildings. However, some shrines had been renovated, but typical Balinese carvings on the shrine remained to be preserved. The Penataran Pande Kuri Batu has its own uniqueness namely the door leaf made from stone.

Kori Batu or stone gate with the length of about two meters and the width of about 40 centimeters was installed in the temple entrance. It also had a relief in the form of the painting of Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva. Due to the existence of such stone gates the temple was then named the Penataran Pande Kuri Batu. In the pande clan chronicles written by Pande Made Purnajiwa, said Togig, was also mentioned because the temple had frames and doors made from stone. On that account, it was then called Penataran Pande Kuri Batu or Sila Dwara. (kmb31)

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Thai government, poll body agree on July 20 vote Associated Press Writer

BANGKOK — Thailand’s government and the state Election Commission agreed Wednesday to hold new general polls on July 20 in an attempt to end the country’s political stalemate.

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Anturan Fish Market is not being used properly by the traders in Buleleng

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Traders leave kiosks at Anturan fish market Bali Post

TABANAN - A number of kiosks at fish market, Anturan village, Buleleng, are abandoned by fish traders. They leave the market kiosks built by Buleleng government because the market is deserted and the location is not considered strategic. Due to such condition, the kiosks of traditional market seem fruitless. Meanwhile, the traders are selling on the Singaraja-Seririt roadside, precisely in the east of bridge at Anturan village.

One of the traders, Ketut Suarsini, when met on Tuesday afternoon (Apr 29) said that since selling in the market kiosk built by local government, the buyers were deserted.

Besides, location of the market was considered unfavorable and many prospective buyers did not know the location of the market.

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was far enough from the edge of the main road. Over this condition, she often suffered losses because her fish was not sold. Afterward, she decided to sell at Singaraja-Seririt roadside.

With a minimal initial capital, Suarsini set up a stall to sell.

“When peddling in the market, buyers did not want to come in because the location was far enough from the main road. Rather than

constantly suffering losses, I then decided to sell at roadside even though the location is not the same as in the market,” she said.

Similar opinion was disclosed by another trader, Komang Merti.

She said that it was difficult to get a single buyer when selling in the market built by local government.

Additionally, the other obstacles included the competition against the fellow traders and difficulty to find a buyer. During occupying the kiosk, she and other traders were charged with levy worth IDR 2,000

by Anturan customary village as the party given the authority to manage the market.

“Anyway, the location of the fish market was not profitable. Meanwhile, the location here is crowded

enough, so it is more profitable to do selling at roadside,” she said.

The Head of Buleleng Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Nyoman Sutrisna, revealed that the fish market was built by county government on the land owned by Anturan customary village on the area of 2.6 hectares. The market was then entirely managed by Anturan customary village since its establishment in 2007.

Related to the popping off from the market built by the government, it was not the portion of the Fishery and Maritime Affairs to address. It happened because customary village had the authority to resolve the problem. Nevertheless, the Buleleng Fisheries and Maritime Affairs promised to keep helping

foster the traders in order they were willing to come back to occupy the previous kiosks. However, the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs stayed to wait for the report from the market management (Anturan customary village) to find out the best solution and no party would be disrupted. Moreover, the traders had previously agreed to re-occupy the kiosk, and if there were violations against the agreement it had to be discussed with relevant parties.

“Now, the kiosks are not occupied and we are certainly very regrettable because the kiosks become meaningless. We are still awaiting the report from the market management. In the near future, we will find out the best solution,” he said. (mud)

The commission announced the date after meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and other officials.

Thailand held a general election on Feb. 2 after Yingluck dissolved Parliament’s lower house in response to protests calling on her to step down. The Constitutional Court nullified the election in late March because it failed to be held according to law after the protesters disrupted the registration process and voting.

The protesters say they want Yingluck to step down to allow an interim non-elected government to implement anti-corruption reforms and remove her family’s influence from politics. They have insisted that they will not accept new elec-

tions before reforms are instituted.

The protest group, the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, had no immediate response to Wednesday’s announcement.

Yingluck said on her Facebook page before Wednesday’s meeting: “I truly hope the country will be set free from the conflict and that every side can talk peacefully, as well as can hold an election under a constitutional framework, in order to have a government that is truly wanted by the people soon.”

Election Commission SecretaryGeneral Puchong Nutrawong said the government agreed that if unforeseeable circumstances arise, it will issue another decree to amend the election date.

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2014 file photo, Thai Prime Minister and Pheu Thai party leader Yingluck Shinawatra, right, smiles as she poses before casting her ballot for the general election at a polling station in Bangkok.

Kiev says it’s “helpless” to restore order in east Associated Press Writer

HORLIVKA, Ukraine — Ukraine’s police and security forces are “helpless” to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country’s president said Wednesday. Oleksandr Turchynov said the goal now was to prevent the agitation from spreading to other territories.

“I will be frank: Today, security forces are unable to quickly take the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions under control,” Turchynov said at a meeting with regional governors.

“The security bodies ... are unable to carry out their duties of protecting citizens.

They are helpless in those matters. More-

Passenger stabbed seven, one killed

DENPASAR - Bloody incident colored the voyage of Awu Vessel holding passengers from Kupang to Denpasar and Surabaya. By midnight on Monday (Apr 28), one of the passengers was suddenly berserk and stabbing seven passengers by a kris dagger so that one of them died. It has not yet been ascertained why the offender stabbed the sleeping victim.

The offender named Benediktus Leo, 27, a resident of Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS). According to testimony of a witness, Fredi Balo, the incident took place for an hour when the vessel was departing from the Bima Harbor, Sumbawa, NTB. Leo stabbed one of the passengers named Augustine Timo, 28, a resident from Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) who was sleeping.

As a result of the stubbing, Timo died.

After stabbing Timo, Benediktus went

downstairs to deck five and stabbed five other passengers on the deck in succession. The victims were Yuliana Manu, 27, a resident of TTS, Ezra Adolvina Ratu, 30, a resident of Kupang, Marian Hoa Latu, 44, a resident of Belu, Mustajab, 58, a resident of Ende, Febri Mandala, a resident of Rote and Simon Umbu Kalela, 23, a resident of Waingapu.

Fredi added that when the offender was about to throw out the evidence in the form

of a kris dagger, a passenger who saw the incident immediately arrested him. The offender was then secured and the victims got treatment. After the vessel docked to Benoa Harbor, the victim was referred to Sanglah Hospital for further treatment.

Around four o’clock in the afternoon, Tuesday (Apr 29), they arrived at hospital by ambulance. They suffered slash wounds at the abdomen, head, waist, thigh and arm. (san)

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A group of Ukrainian police officers leave the administration building which has been captured by Pro-Russian activists in the center of Luhansk, Ukraine, one of the largest cities in Ukraine’s troubled east, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as demonstrators demand greater autonomy for Ukraine’s regions.

over, some of those units are either helping or cooperating with terrorist organizations.”

Turchynov instructed the governors to try to prevent the threat from spreading to more central and southern regions.

He spoke hours after pro-Russian gunmen seized more administrative buildings in eastern Ukraine. Insurgents wielding automatic weapons took control and hoisted a separatist flag on top of the city council building Wednesday morning in the city of Horlivka in the Donetsk region. They also took control of a police station in the city, adding to another police building which they had controlled for several weeks.

An Associated Press reporter saw armed men standing guard outside the building and checking the documents of those entering.

One of the men said that foreign reporters will not be allowed in and threatened to arrest those don’t obey orders. Similar guards were also seen outside the police station in the city.

The insurgents now control buildings in about a dozen cities in eastern Ukraine, demanding broader regional rights as well as greater ties or outright annexation by Russia. The militiamen are holding some activists and journalists hostage, including a group of observers from a European security organization.

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Tens of workers demonstrated in front of Bali Governor’s office on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 to celebrated May Day that falls on May 1.

They have several demands, i.e regional minimum payment and rule of outsourcing recruitment.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A growing chorus of Jamaicans said Monday they are exasperated with the government’s failure to stop noxious, sooty smoke from billowing out of a sprawling waste dump that has been burning for a week and a half.

People in communities around the capital say they are concerned about the health effects of breathing in acrid smoke and microscopic pollutants put in the air by the latest blaze at the Riverton City dump, apparently started by an arsonist. A weeklong fire there in March sent plumes of gray smoke over densely populated sections of southern Jamaica.

Two years ago, a government study found alarming levels of volatile organic compounds were released by a raging fire at the same dump. The cancer-causing chemical benzene was detected at three times the World Health Organization’s air standard.

The watchdog group Jamaica Environment Trust said it has received many complaints about the new fire and expressed alarm over “the inability of the authorities to extinguish the fire swiftly.”

The group criticized government health officials for an “unconscionable silence.” Jamaica’s health ministry has yet to issue a public statement. A spokeswoman referred

questions to the island’s emergency management office. Cheryl Nichols, a spokeswoman for the emergency management office, said that at this point “we really can’t say definitively what has happened from a health point of view.” Authorities will later tally hospital admissions to get a picture of the impact, she said.

Staff at health clinics said they had seen an uptick in people seeking help for respiratory distress. Nichols said roughly five acres (two hectares) was burning Monday, a third the area that was on fire about a week ago. Diana McCaulay, chief of Jamaica Environment Trust, said the government needs to vastly improve solid waste handling across the island. “Riverton burns, people are sickened, (and) no one is ever held responsible,” she said.

After the 2012 fire at the dump, Environment Minister Robert Pickersgill acknowledged the fire affected public health. At the time, he said the economically struggling country needed at least $20 million to build appropriate landfills.

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OGPC to held in Bali

DENPASAR - Indonesia is appointed to host the Open Government Partnership Asia Pacific Regional Conference (OGPC) on May 6-7, 2014 in Nusa Dua, Bali, with Mexico as the program’s co-chair.

Open Government Partnership is a program that was established in September 2011, aiming to promote development of governmental openness in accordance with aspirations and commitment of its member countries.

Indonesia was one of the eight pioneering countries besides Brazil, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Britain and the United States of America.

The conference is scheduled to be attended by a number of heads of

states and ministers of the program’s member countries in the Asia Pacific, multilateral organizations, academicians, youth and the mass media.

Indonesia’s involvement in the program is a pledge to establish three pillars of implementing the

democratic governance namely transparency, public participation and accountability.

According to the Presidential Work Unit for Development Control and Monitoring (UKP4) press release received here Tuesday that Indonesia realizes that openness is fundamental for a modern governance, it is a key to open all potentials.

Moreover, the rapid increase use of

cellphones, internet and social media also triggered the commitment, where the public demands the government to be more transparent, accountable and allows public participation.

Therefore, in 2014 Indonesia is expected to spread the open government virus in the Asia Pacific region through the conference, which will create the strategic and operational agenda for the program.

Rural economic potential

The smoke from the garbage waste in Jamaica

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Users bemoan e-cigarette bans in NYC, Chicago Associated Press Writer

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Eric Scheman holds an e-cigarette at Vape store in Chicago, Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.

NEW YORK — Laws in New York and Chicago making electronic cigarettes subject to the same regulations as tobacco are taking effect, and their sellers and users are steadfast in their opposition. The New York ban — along with the measure in Chicago, one that previously went into effect in Los Angeles and federal regulations proposed last week — are keeping debate smoldering among public health officials, the e-cigarette industry and users.

Proponents of the bans which began Tuesday say they are aimed at preventing the re-acceptance of smoking as a societal norm, particularly among teenagers who could see the tobacco-free electronic cigarettes, with their candy-like flavorings and celebrity endorsers, as a gateway to cancer-causing tobacco products.

Dr. Thomas Farley, the New York City health commissioner under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, says allowing electronic cigarettes in bars and restaurants would undermine existing bans on tobacco-based products. “Imagine for a moment you’re at a bar and there are 20 people who are puffing on something that looks like a cigarette and then somebody smells something that smells like tobacco smoke,” Farley says. “How’s the bartender going to know who to tap on the shoulder and say, ‘Put that out’?”

Makers of the devices say marketing them as e-cigarettes has confused lawmakers into thinking they are the same as tobacco-based cigarettes. They say the bans ostracize people who want an alternative to tobacco products and will be especially hard on ex-smokers who are being lumped into the same smoking areas as tobacco users. Their defenders also say they’re a good way to quit tobacco, even though science is murky on the claim. Peter Denholtz, the chief executive and co-founder of the Henley Vaporium in Manhattan, says electronic cigarettes “could be the greatest invention of our lifetime in terms of saving lives” by moving smokers away from traditional cigarettes. “This law just discourages that,” he says.

11 business center pilot projects established Bali Post

DENPASAR - Cultivation of the potential owned by rural economy all this time has been considered less maximal and been unable to create job opportunities. As a result, the rate of urbanization remains quite high. On the other hand, the urban and rural economic gap is also getting wider.

On that account, the Head of the Institute for Community Empowerment (LPM) Bali, Mangku Wayan Gede Suyatartha, said on Tuesday (Apr 29) the presence of business center at each village, at least started first in each subdistrict, was truly important for the potential of rural economies. To that end, this year the LPM Bali would establish 11 business center pilot projects in 11 subdistrict in a number of counties or cities in Bali.

“We have made preparation of business center establishment in 57 subdistricts in Bali by making a business plan and action plan of the business activities pursuant to the needs of the subdistricts themselves. For the year 2014, we will establish 11 business centers and they will be gradually formed in all subdistricts next year,” said

Suyatartha.

It was presented that the business center pilot projects were set up in a number of subdistricts such as in Karangasem (2), Klungkung (2), Gianyar (2), Denpasar (3) and Badung (2).

“Master plan of this business center has been prepared. It just needs to incorporate the potential of each subdistrict. For example, Karangasem will be started from an urban subdistrict. Later on, the business center will be more directed to services, printing and ticketing or payment service center. For Denpasar, it will be focused on online business,” he said.

Suyatartha added the business center could be funded independently by the community or sharing funds from corporate social responsibility of state-owned enterprises (BUMN) or entrepreneurs in Bali as a foster parent including the funding of the Bali or county/ municipal budget. Further, he said that the business center functioned as implementation of the empowerment process of the rural micro, small and medium enterprise. Secondly, with the presence of business center and village-owned enterprise

(BUMDes), villagers would be more fanatical about the village property. Thus, the economic activities could be done optimally at villages where the community became a market point.

In terms of education, with the presence of business center, the business opportunity would be much greater than becoming a civil servant and could create new entrepreneurs. This business center was expected to arouse the conscience of the community how to conduct business activities from the village and subdistrict that would become the central production of every community at the village or subdistrict. Meanwhile, the urban areas served as the product marketing. Similarly, he added the business center would reduce the urbanization and ultimately generated ruralization.

“Migration of people to urban areas will diminish because there has been a potential to open a business at rural area. With the presence of business center, we can create new businesses and entrepreneurs,” said Chairman of the Bali Rural Enterprise Forum. (wid)

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The presence of business center at each village, at least started first in each subdistrict, was truly important for the potential of rural economies.

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Completion of Bukit Jati Waterdoom remains unclear

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GIANYAR - Completion of the recreational vehicle at Bukit Jati, Samplangan village, raises a question. At first, it was expected to become a new attraction on the anniversary of Gianyar town, but the target of Waterdoom operations could not be undertaken as revealed by management of PT Karya Makmur Dewata some time ago.

Until Tuesday (Apr 29), the operation of the cooperative project between the county government and the investor had not been known for sure.

As observation at the Waterdoom project, a number of workers looked to complete some water recreation constructions. At the front, some workers seemed to finish the octopus ornament as mascot of the entrance into the waterdoom attraction. In some buildings was also seen the installation of ceramics, while at water recreational venue, the workers were installing a water slide.

Although the project manager, Edi Pamudji, was at the location, he declined to comment on the certainty of the target on the project completion which had been working on for two years. The security personnel of the project and some project workers said that after replacement of the water slide, the workers continued the completion. At the moment, the existing building had entered the finishing stage.

Previously, it was reported that after a long dormancy due to technical problems, completion of the Bukit Jati Waterdoom project was accelerated. The investor targeted the operation to coincide with the anniversary of the Gianyar town in April. It was revealed by the Operations Manager of PT Karya Makmur Dewata, Komang Wijana, who wanted at least on the town anniversary there would be a new tourist attraction in Gianyar.

“Even though there is demolition of water slider and octopus as the symbol of the tourist attraction, it is believed it will not disrupt the plan of the waterdoom completion project with the grand opening scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the Gianyar town,” he revealed some time ago.

Meanwhile, this water tourist attraction spreads across an area of 2 hectares, posing the former Bukit Jati swimming pool. This tourist attraction will include a number of supporting facilities. (kmb16)

BANGLI - Damaged road conditions are still rampantly found in Bangli County. One of them happens to Kedui hamlet, Tembuku hamlet. Since it never gets repair from the government, local hamlet residents are forced to patch up the damaged road with grout. Even, for the cost of the road patching, residents are forced to collect dues to purchase cement and sand.

Based on observation on Tuesday (Apr 29), a number of roads in

the region looked quite alarming.

Almost all the roads seemed to be plastered with cement. Only very few road surfaces were still covered with asphalt.

As expressed by Mr. Sabar, one of the local residents, to improve the damaged roads over the years, residents had to do it by themselves.

The repair was made by patching the potholes with grout, sand and gravels. Meanwhile, the financing was obtained from the collection of dues from local residents.

JAKARTA – Archipelago International introduced new standards of accommodation to Makassar’s Losari Beach area with the highly anticipated opening of the favehotel Daeng Tompo. The ceremony was attended by The Mayor of the City of Makassar, Mr. DR. Ir. H.Ilham Arief Sirajuddin MM, Mr. Winston Hanes, Regional General Manager of Archipelago International and Mr. Robin Makmur, Commissaries PT. Yakin Harum Sukses. favehotel Daeng Tompo is ideally located just 5 minutes from Makassar’s famous Losari Beach which lies in the southern part of Makassar, South Sulawesi.

The beach was once dubbed as the world’s longest dining table because of the seemingly never-ending tent stalls that sell fresh seafood, peanuts, bananas and other local snacks along the shore.

Makassar is the provincial capital of the South Sulawesi region which offers a number of diverse tourist attractions. Guests will certainly want to visit the natural, elongated and mountainous beaches, as well as discovering the region’s marine tourism, agro-tourism, cultural tourism and the many historical landmarks of the county. favehotel Daeng Tompo is also just a fifteen minutes drive from the Fort Rotterdam museum, the central post office, money changer, souvenir shops and banks, as well as the convenience of downtown Makassar right at the hotel’s doorstep. Guests can also enjoy easy access to the Trans Studio Makassar and GTC Mall, as well as the Sumba Opu souvenir shop-

8 Mar Saraswati Pura Pasek tangkas Gempinis Dalang Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Sayan Abiansemal Pura Watu Gunung Bima Pura Agung Jagat Karana Surabaya Pura Aditya Jaya Jakarta Pura Pemaksan Banyuning Timur Pura Agung Wira Loka Cimahi Jawa Barat

The unfisnish project of waterdoom in Gianyar Regency

“We pay dues at IDR 10,000 per family. The money was then used to purchase cement. As for the sand was donated by one of the residents here,” he said.

He continued the road patching works had been made by residents since two months ago. Since the patching of potholes just used cement and sand mixture, its resistance could not automatically last long, so that resident planned to re-pitching next two weeks. “As planned, the damaged road will

be re-patched next two weeks,” he said.

Headman of Tembuku, Ketut Mudiarsa, when asked for his confirmation also justified that the road at Kedui hamlet was in badly damaged condition along some 3 kilometers. Such damage had occurred since three years ago.

Related to that, so far his party had submitted proposal to Bangli County. To date, the improvement had not been realized as the government lacked of funds. In addition to

the Kedui, similar damaged roads were also found at Penida Kaja hamlet, including the other connecting roads.

Although the residents of Kedui had pitched the road independently all this time, residents remained to hope the road at local hamlet could be fixed by the government. Other than exploited to support their daily activities, the road at the hamlet was also often passed through by travelers who were heading for Undisan tourism village. (ina)

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Favehotel opens at Makassar ping centre nearby. The hotel is just 45 minutes from Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. favehotel Daeng Tompo is the first of its kind on the island offering a perfect blend of style, functionality and value. Leisure and business travelers not only have the beautiful Losari Beach at their fingertips but also a selection of onsite facilities to accommodate them during their stay. The hotel’s 141 modern, functional and stylish guestrooms are complemented by free high speed WiFi that extends throughout the entire hotel, whilst outside of the fun and fresh rooms, guests can savor international and local cuisine at the all day funky café-shop before dipping into the hotel’s swimming pool. Business travelers can make use of the 4 modern and intimate meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 300 persons, as well as the hotel’s ample parking space. The favehotel experience is topped off by the passionate and proficient staffs on hand to make favehotel guests’ stay convenient and thoroughly enjoyable.

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9 Mar Hari Banyu Pinaruh 10 Mar Soma Ribek Pura Jati Jembrana Pura Kawitan Bayu Gaiyang Bangli Tirta Wening Surabaya Pura Desa Lingga Wana Abang Karangasem 11 Mar Sabuh Mas 12 Mar Hari Pagerwesi Pura Labang Sindu JiwaUbud Pura Kehen Bangli Pura Wira Bhuana Magelang Jawa tengah Pura Padang Sakti Denpasar Timur Pura Payogan Agung Ketewel Gianyar Pura Gaduh Pangiasan Dauh Puri Denpasar Pura Masceti Tampak Siring Pura Dalem Ularan Denpasar Pura Siwa Penebel Tabanan Pura Luhur Sliki Banyuwangi Pura Gunung Lebah Ubud Pura Puseh Sukawati 15 Mar Purnama Sasih Kesanga Pura Nataran Sasih Pejeng Gianyar Pura Bukit Mentik Gunung lebah Batur Kintamani 17 Mar Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan 22 Mar Tumpek Landep Pura Mutering Jagat Dalem Sidakarya

Denpasar Pura Agung Pasek Tabanan Pura Pasek Tangkas Tabanan Pura Kerta Banyuning Buleleng Pura Dalem Tenggaling Singapadu Gianyar Pura Bhujangga Jembrana Pura Dalem pingit Tegalalang Pura Penataran Pande Pandean Mengwi Pura Ida Ratu Pande Besakih Pura Penataran AGung Tulikup Pura Kumuda Saraswati Ubud Pura Batur Arya Tabanan 23 Mar Radite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 26 Mar Buda Cemeng Ukir Pura Pajenengan Kawitan Arya Gelgel Kelungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih Pura Pasek Bendesa Legian Kuta Badung Pura Gde Gunung Agung Munggu Badung Pura Puseh Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Peruncak Badung Pura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Krobokan Badung Pura Kereban Langit Mengwi Badung 28 Mar Melasti Pakiyisan Ke Segara Pura Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga 30 Mar Tilem Kesanga Tawur Agung 31 Mar Hari Raya Nyepi 1 May Buda Kajeng Kliwon Enyitan

2 May Bhatara Sri Ida Ratu Geng Besakih Pura Penataran Agung Besakih Ida Ratu Raja Puraus Besakih Merajan Saloding Besakih 6 May Anggara Kasih Juluwangi Pura Thirta Harum Tegal Wangi Bangli Pura Baratan Baturiti Pura Batu Klotok Klungkung

Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Wanasari Tabanan Pura Ibu Wanagiri Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Manik Bingin Dukuh Sidemen 7 May Pura Penataran Gana Bebalang Bangli Pura Dalem Gede Pande Bangli Pura Puncak Sari Sangeh Abian Semal Pura Puseh Penegil Dharma Kubu Tambahan Bangli Pura Dalem Maya Blahbatuh Gianyar Pura Linggih Betara Kayu Selem Penataran Agung Besakih 13 May Purnama Sasih Jiyestha Pura Dwija Warsa Malang Pura Pucak Tinggah Angsri Baturiti Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Jati Luwih Penebel Pura Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Tonja Denpasar Pura Penataran Agung Sidemen Karangasem Pura Maospahit Grenceng Denpasar 15 May Sugihan Jawa Pura Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Tangkas Klungkung Pura Siang Kangin Peninjoan Tembuku Bangli Pura Ida Ratu Mas Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Ida Bhatara Bang Tulus Besakih 16 May Sugihan Bali Dan Kajeng Kliwon 18 May Penyekeban 19 May Penyajaan Galungan 20 May Penampahan Galungan 21 May Hari Raya Galungan Pura Wakika Kupang NTT Pura Agung Girinatha Sumbawa Besar NTB Pura Dukuh Sakti Dukuh Kediri Tabanan Pura Atambuananta Kutamba NTT Pura Webananta Kupang NTT Pura Giripati Mulawarman Pontianak Pura Mustika Dharma Cijantung Jakarta Timur

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

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

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ cast unveiled Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — “Star Wars: Episode VII” finally has its stars. May the Force be with them. After months of carefully guarded secrecy and endless Internet speculation, the cast of the latest incarnation of the space epic was unveiled Tuesday on the official “Star Wars” website by Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Co.

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FILE - In this April 23, 2010 file photo, American actor Mark Hamill who played Luke Skywalker in the George Lucas Star Wars saga poses with a figure of the movie, C 3 PO, before the screening of “Star Wars V-The Empire Strikes Back,” as part of the Jules Verne Festival in Paris.

Starring in J.J. Abrams’ new “Star Wars” are: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson. The companies declined to name the characters each will play, though Driver, the breakout star of HBO’s “Girls,” is widely expected to be playing the film’s feature villain.

They join returning “Star Wars” veterans Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Peter Mayhew is also back as Chewbacca and Kenny Baker will reprise RD-D2.

“It is both thrilling and surreal to watch the beloved original cast and these brilliant new performers come together to bring this world to life, once again,” director and co-writer Abrams said in a statement. “We start shooting in a couple of weeks, and everyone is doing their best to make the fans proud.” Disney will release “Star Wars: Episode VII,” which will be set 30 years after 1983’s “Return of the Jedi,” in December 2015. Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, and immediately put a new “Star Wars” trilogy into development.

The “Episode VII” cast is a mix of fresh faces, up-and-comers and established names. The 22-year-old British actor Boyega is best known for the 2011 science fiction monster movie “Attack the Block.” Ridley, also a young British actor, is largely unknown. She has appeared in several British TV series, including “Mr. Selfridge.”

Like Driver, Isaac is a recent breakout star, following his acclaimed performance in the Coen brothers’

“Inside Llewyn Davis.” The 30-year-old Irish actor Gleeson has appeared in numerous films, including 2012’s “Anna Karenina” and both parts of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

He’s acted frequently on stage, earning a Tony nomination in 2006 for his performance in “The Lieutenant of Inishmore.”

The British actor Serkis is famous for his digital shape-shifting, playing Gollum in the “Lord of the Rings” films and the titular gorilla in “King Kong.” It’s widely speculated that he’ll again trade on his specialty of using performance capture to craft a digital character.

Von Sydow, the 85-year-old Swedish legend of “The Exorcist” and “The Seventh Seal,” will presumably add the kind of gravitas Alec Guinness brought to the 1977 original. Scoring “Episode VII” will be John Williams, who created the original trilogy’s famous themes.

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Gwen Stefani to coach season 7 of ‘The Voice’

Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — NBC says Gwen Stefani will be a coach on “The Voice” next season.

The network said Tuesday that Stefani will join Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and another previously announced new coach, Pharrell Williams, on the singing contest’s seventh edition. The two newcomers will drop by “The Voice” on May 5.

NBC says Stefani, the front woman for rock band No Doubt and a solo performer, will sing her hit “Hollaback Girl,” while Williams is set to perform his new single, “Come Get It Bae.” The network also says coach Christina Aguilera will return for season eight.

The current season’s panel includes Levine, Shelton, Shakira and Usher.

FILE - In this Saturday, April 26, 2014 file photo, Gwen Stefani attends the one year anniversary celebration of Hakkasan Las Vegas, in Las Vegas.

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The file photo showed project development at Jimbaran, Badung Regency. Although being obliged to cooperate with local partners, the policy of central government giving foreign investment in the tourism sector up to 100 percent in Indonesia to threat sustainability of Balinese customs and culture.

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DENPASAR - Although being obliged to cooperate with local partners, the policy of central government giving foreign investment in the tourism sector up to 100 percent in Indonesia was judged by the Secretary of Indonesian Economists Association (ISEI) of Bali, Prof. Dr. IB Raka Suardana, to threat sustainability of Balinese customs and culture.

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“If it is really allowed to reach 100 percent, it will be quite dangerous for the sustainability of local customs and culture. On that account, regional bylaws such as awigawig (customary village bylaw) should be strengthened. Regional bylaw (Perda) cannot stem because the higher rules allow it,” said IB Raka Suardana, in Denpasar.

According to him, the policy issued to regulate foreign investment in Indonesia raised a question. It happened because the government gave the authority of 100 percent for foreign investors. On the other hand, it obliged to involve local partners. “Then, where is the participation of local communities? I understand the rule is intended to

draw more investment to come.

However, have the government considered the other impacts? We should not only be thinking about economic basis,” he said.

He admitted the consequences of globalization and the opening of all aspects of life would have an impact on a lot of things, including in the economic aspect. Unfortunately, the filter of the economic impact seemed not good or excessive.

“We are extremely subject to the understanding or concept of free fight liberalism. The regulation on the permissibility of 100 percent of capital of foreign investors is one of the examples,” he said.

He judged the regulators making

the rules only thought of a shortcut, namely it wanted that more and more foreign investors invested in Indonesia.

Earlier, Director General of Tourist Destination Development, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Firmansyah Rahim, stated that foreign investment in tourism sector was allowed to invest in Indonesia up to 100 percent provided that they involved local partners in the investment.

“Foreign investment in tourism sector is allowed to reach 100 percent provided that it involves local entrepreneurs and there is a share of knowledge in the cooperation,” he said.

Firmansyah said that Indonesia

was rich in tourist destinations that had not yet developed optimally so the presence of investors was indispensable for boosting the progress of tourist destination. On that account, his party continued to drive increasing investment in tourism through various efforts and programs.

“Increasing investment in tourism sector will have an impact on the welfare of society as it will create job opportunities,” he explained.

According to him, there were many beneficial indications for Indonesia in recent time, such as the trends in green economic (ecofriendly) lifestyle that tended to increase so that it could give brighter prospects to Indonesia. (kmb27)