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It was about us’ Trump seizes on ‘Roseanne’ ratings LOS ANGELES - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday latched onto the huge viewership for the revival of ABC’s hit 1990s working-class comedy “Roseanne” as evidence that his supporters want shows that speak to their concerns.

“Look at her ratings,” Trump said during a speech near Cleveland, referring to the comedy’s star and his vocal supporter, Roseanne Barr. “They were unbelievable. ... and it was about us.”

The show, in which Barr plays a blue-collar Trump voter, debuted on Tuesday and performed best in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kansas City, Missouri, respectively, all in states that Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.

New York City and Los Angeles were not in the top 20 of rated areas, according to entertainment trade publication Deadline. Trump called Barr on Wednesday to congratulate her on the show’s debut that drew more than 18 million viewers.

Barr said on ABC’s “Good

Morning America” on Thursday that she hoped the series, which wades into the divisiveness of U.S. politics, would help people “agree to disagree.”

“I really hope that it opens up civil conversation instead of just mudslinging,” said Barr, who supports the Republican president.

“He’s just happy for me,” Barr said of the former reality TV star.

“I’ve known him for many years, and he’s done a lot of nice things for me ... it was just a friendly conversation about working and television and ratings.”

Trump often talks or tweets about shows’ ratings, sometimes comparing them to when he was on “The Apprentice.”

“Roseanne” originally aired from 1988 to 1997 and featured a blue-collar Midwestern family struggling to get by.

In the revival, Roseanne is a Trump voter who faces off against her sister, played by Laurie Metcalf, who portrays a Trump opponent. (rtr)

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Tommy Wiseau, the original actor from “The Room,” and writer Greg Sestero (R) arrive for the gala presentation of “The Disaster Artist” at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2017.

Tommy Wiseau bounces back with new movie ‘Best F(r)iends’

LOS ANGELES - When film producing partners Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero released “The Room” in 2003, the drama was laughed off as a dreadful comedy that several critics called one of the worst films ever made.

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Actress Roseanne Barr

But the partners had the last laugh as the film about two friends warring over the same girl turned them into cult icons and inspired last year’s affectionate and critically acclaimed tribute “The Disaster Artist.”

Now, the pair is trying to catch lightning in a bottle again with “Best F(r)iends,” a comedy-thriller about a down-and-out drifter, played by Sestero, who befriends Wiseau as a mortician and together decide to make it rich. The movie will open in U.S. theaters on Friday.

“We tried to pave new ground and make something with a totally different aesthetic and different

vibe,” Sestero said in an interview at the Hollywood premiere on Wednesday.

“So I hope it’s a fun cinematic experience like ‘The Room’ but I also hope it surprises the audience and gives them something they’re not expecting.”

Unlike “The Room,” which was directed, written and produced

by Wiseau, “Best F(r)iends” was written and produced by Sestero, allowing Wiseau to focus on acting - a topic on which he is particularly sensitive.

“People don’t realize I can do acting, number one,” Wiseau said.

“Number two, as you know, there

was very negative blogging about Tommy Wiseau, about me, and they don’t understand that I’ve been acting for 20 years, so I feel very good about it.”

Actor Paul Scheer, who also appeared in “The Disaster Artist,” said the new movie came from the heart.

Wiseau and Sestero, he said, “have all the passion of a Paul Thomas Anderson or a Steven Spielberg. Their execution is definitely different but they love what they’re doing and they want to do exciting, interesting work and I think that that’s what I love about them.” (rtr)

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Pope Francis appears after delivering his Easter message in the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) address from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 1, 2018.

Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenceless’ being killed in Holy Land

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there “does not spare the defenceless”. The pope made his appeal in his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to tens of thousands of people in the flower-bedecked square below where he earlier celebrated a Mass.

He also appealed for an end to the “carnage” in Syria, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed to enter, and for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Francis appeared to refer directly to the Gaza violence last Friday, calling for “reconciliation for the Holy Land, also experiencing in these days the wounds of ongoing conflict that do not spare the defenceless.”

Israel’s defence minister has rejected calls for an inquiry into the

killings by the military during a Palestinian demonstration that turned violent at the Gaza-Israel border.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, and other leaders have called for an independent investigation into the bloodshed. The Pope also begged for peace for “the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria, whose people are worn down by an apparently endless war.”

“This Easter, may the light of the risen Christ illumine the consciences of all political and military leaders, so that a swift end may be brought to the carnage in course ... “ he said.

He spoke a day after the Syrian army command said it had regained most of the towns and villages in eastern Ghouta. Tens of thousands of people have now evacuated once-bustling towns in the suburbs east of the capital, which had nearly 2 million people before the start of

the conflict and were major commercial and industrial hubs.

Francis called for international assistance for Venezuela, so that more people would not have to abandon their homeland because of the economic and political crisis.

He hoped the “fruits of dialogue” would advance peace and harmony on the Korean peninsula, where the two sides are set to hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation.

Francis, celebrating his sixth Easter as Roman Catholic leader since his election in 2013, urged his listeners to work for an end to the “so many acts of injustice” in

the world.

He prayed the power of Jesus’ message “bears fruits of hope and dignity where there are deprivation and exclusion, hunger and unemployment, where there are migrants and refugees - so often rejected by today’s culture of waste - and victims of the drug trade, human trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery”. (rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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School buses help reduce traffic in Denpasar

Around 450 Balinese entrepreneurs gathered at Aston Grand Ballroom to gain insight in Entrepreneur Festival 2018 on March 29, 2018. The annual event is collaboration between PT. Literatur Negeri & Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center.

The theme was “Owning a Piece of Indonesia’s Future”, it is expected that business owners and brand, practitioners, academics, and investors get insight into how to respond to current conditions in a comprehensive, political, economic, and investment.

The participants were very enthusiastic during the event, it can be seen from the questions addressed to speakers such as Ellen May - Indonesia Outstanding

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To facilitate IMF-WB passengers

Garuda to offer extra flights

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DENPASAR - Indonesian Airline Garuda Indonesia has been discuss how to deal with the surge in demand for flights that will accompany the upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank (WB) annual meeting.

President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Pahala N. Mansury, said that Garuda is already planning to provide extra flights from North Asia to Denpasar as well

as other routes. “We will be providing extra flights to facilitate passengers want to come to Denpasar”, said Mansury on Friday (Mar. 30), who added that Garuda is capable of fulfilling the needs of the IMF- WB participants.

Garuda Indonesia has a total of 202 aircrafts operated by Garuda and Citilink.

Garuda will also be re-routing flights their Shanghai-Jakarta and Beijing-Jakarta flights to first go

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Night Appreciation for Balinese Entrepreneurs at Aston Grand Ballroom

DENPASAR Transportation Agency has been doing a free school bus trial operation since November 13, 2017. During the trial period, bus operations went well, and no significant obstacles were found. The trial period ended on December 16, 2017 and given its success, the Deputy Minister of Public Service of the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, Diah Natalisa, and the Denpasar Mayor IB Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra officially launched the school bus route on December 28, 2018.

Legislators have expressed their apprecaiation for the school bus service that helpes to reduce traffic congestion and are now urgin provate schools to offer a similar service to their students.

Chairman of Commission IV of the Denpasar House of Representatives, I Gede Semara, accompanied by his member Gede Arya Jembawan, recently explained that there are too many junior high school students who go to and from school on motorbike. Not only is this dangerous for both the young students and other road users, but is also adds considerable congestion to traffic on the island. School bus services need to be made available to students, he said adding: “especially for routes where no public transport is available”, said Semara.

Students are being asked to use public transport where available and for schools to provide a special fleet of buses for areas where there is no public transport. This, he said will reduce the number of young students riding motorcycles to school.

The public has responded positively to the 6 buses that the Denpasar Transport Agency has provided as seen by the growing number of students registering to access this service. Currently the fleet of school buses can carry 446 students per day and 426 students have signed up.

Section Head of Land Transportation, Denpasar Transportation Agency, I Dewa Ketut Adi Pradnyana, confirmed on Saturday (Mar. 31) that the free school bus trial that started in November has gone very well.

During an information session held by the Denpasar Education Agency for private schools and institutions recently, Regional Secretary of the City of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara said that the 6 school buses from the Transportation Agency have successfully curtailed the use of private vehicles by young students.

“We would like to thank the private schools for supporting the Municipality of Denpasar’s program for reducing traffic congestion by using school buses”, said Rai Iswara.

The school bus program is also part of the City of Denpasar’s smart city education program. STHe school buses are equipped with Si_Bused (School Bus Information System) using smart cards making it easier for parents to detect their children;s presence on the bus.

Private schools are being asked to provide school buses for their students so as to reduce after school traffic congestion. “Even if each private school only provides one 25-seat capacity bus, that would mean 25 less vehicles on the street at peak traffic hours. If the private school buses have trouble picking students up and dropping them off right at their homes, they can use the drop zones made available by the Municipality of Denpasar”, explained Iswara. (kmb12)

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through Denpasar. “This is one of the adjutments we are making”, he said.

Garuda will also be offering participants of the IMF-WB meeting who fly with them to also visit other destinations after the meeting is finished. “That way they will not just visit Denpasar. Maybe they will want to travel to other destinations in Indonesia after the IMF- WB event”, explained Mansury. (kmb42)

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In addition to seminars and exhibitions, the event enlivened by the Navicula Band also gives awards to entrepreneurs who have contributed to the Balinese economy.

The categories are; Entrepreneur of The Year - Designed for a businessman who is visibly seen as contributing to the environment and growth in Bali, The Rookie - For entrepreneurs who are under 35 years old, The Wonder Woman - For a woman entrepreneur with her busy life as a successful housewife develops its business, The Technopre-

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neur - For entrepreneurs whose business uses a technology or digital platform.

“We are very pleased that our venue can accommodate this annual event, with its aim appreciation for Balinese entrepreneurs. Hopefully, through this positive event can grow the other talented entrepreneurs in Indonesia. In addition of seminars, night appreciations, and gala dinners like this, our grand ballroom also recommended for those who would like to celebrate their wedding party, because with its 1,270m2 and the ceiling height up to 6 meters making it easier for them to decorate the room without obstacle”. Said Lilik Amini - Director of Sales at Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center.

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Be creative with smartphone camera

IN this millennial age, photography is no longer a strange activity for most people. Armed with a smartphone, everyone can now take pictures easily. Moreover, the camera seeming to be a ‘must’ facility in the smartphone is now equipped with various leading features whose quality continues to be improved. Moreover, the growing proliferation of photo editing apps makes photographing activities with smartphones become more exciting.

However, it must be remembered. Even though every smartphone owner can take pictures, it does not necessarily mean they can instantly create unique and interesting photographs that can draw the attention when the photos are uploaded onto social media such as Instagram, Facebook and so forth.

Anyway, the creativity and mastery of basic photography techniques remains mandatory in order to produce photographic works worthy to get appreciation. In other words, it is not enough for you to understand the size of megapixel embedded in your smartphone’s camera. You must also need to understand the character and setting. Here are some practical tips to maximize your photos with smartphone camera.

Make sure your lens always clean

No matter how good we take pictures, and how good the object photographed, if our lenses are dirty, the results must be ugly. Considering our smartphone is long put in the pocket, the dirt will eventually stick to camera lens. Therefore, make your time to clean up the lens from dirts before taking pictures. Use a soft cloth to clean it. If exposed to oil, use an LCD cleaning fluid or glasses.

Recognize pause of shutter time

Smartphone camera has a pause between we push the button and the camera starts taking photos. In the realm

of photography, this condition is called shutter lag. Unlike DSLR cameras, it is able to take shoots as fast as lightning after we hit the shutter, but smartphones are generally pretty slow. Recognize the shutter lag well so that our hands remain calm after pressing shutter.

Do not use zoom

Usually, the lens in the smartphone camera has a focal length of 25-28 mm where in the realm of photography it is known as a wide-angle lens. That’s why the object looks smaller than it actually is. Seeing this fact, you are often tempted to pinch and zoom so as to make the object look bigger. Avoid using zoom because digital zooming like this is similar to cropping photo on computer. As a result, the photo resolution becomes lower and cropped. The more powerful we zoom, the greater the degradation of the image resolution will be. Hence, you are strongly recommended to always shoot with the distance as close as possible to the object so it is unnecessary to zoom.

Take advantage of surrounding light

You need to recognize that camera will optimally capture the objects exposed to light. As much as possible, take advantage of the natural light around the object to ensure that light illuminating the object of the image is sufficient. Thus, you still have a chance to get sharp and clear photos. Also make sure you understand where the light comes from to avoid problems like backlight. However, in a position of minimal light actually you can still capture the moment. If available, use flash when shooting indoor. However, keep in mind that the effective distance of flash is about 2-3 meters. In other words, we cannot expect to light the whole room with flash.

Use highest resolution

The higher the resolution, the higher the quality will be.

Probably many people understand this general formula, but not a few that forget in practice. In principle, use the highest resolution that can be done by the smartphone you have instead of using zoom in. Currently, the average smartphone camera has a resolution of up to 4023 x 3024. So, make sure you use the highest resolution to maximize your photos.

Hold your smartphone stably

To get sharp photos, the hand should not vibrate or shake when pressing camera shutter. This is also true when you take pictures with a smartphone. The more stable the camera, the better and sharper our photos will be. So, keep your hands from vibrating when taking photos. If necessary, take advantage of more stable objects around you as a backrest.

For example, take advantage of table and wall to help the hand stability. Even if necessary, use a special tripod for mobile phones.

Set attractive composition

Knowledge of a good composition will help us take better pictures. Get started with the basics in photo composition, such as golden ratio and golden triangles. Similarly, try to take pictures from various angles because training the use of the composition will facilitate you in utilizing camera feature on the smartphone. Knowledge on the rules of this composition will greatly help make ‘neater’ photos and look more powerful.

Select good photo editing apps

Smartphones generally have some pretty cute photo processing features. Try to select photo editing apps to edit photos of good quality so as to facilitate us when executing important editing.

Do not use excessive filter effects

Spotting a tiger in the Sunderbans National Park, West Bengal, India

WEST BENGAL - Spotting a tiger in its natural habitat in India is notoriously hard. The mangroves and forests of the Sunderbans National Park are shrouded in mist, mostly uninhabitable and much of it is out of bounds to most humans.

Spotting a tiger in its natural habitat in India is notoriously hard. And no wonder as there are only 1,400 of these big cats in the country and these are spread over more than 40 national parks. Nevertheless, I was in the area so I took a trip to the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal and stayed hopeful.

Oddly, just before setting off from Calcutta to the Sunderbans Tiger Camp our naturalist, Avijit Dutta, reported that: “Some years ago, a 21-year-old woman was dispatched as part of a team to the Sunderbans to catch crabs to sell. On her way back, she was spotted by a hungry tiger who killed and ate her.”

By the time I had driven the 90km from Calcutta, picked up one of the many ferries on the Gadkhali jetty that sits in the mouth of the Ganges and sailed two hours to Waxpol Jungle Lodge on Dayapur island, this disconcerting story had been well and truly banished to the dark echelons of my mind.

In any case the mangroves and forests of the Sunderbans are shrouded in mist, mostly uninhabitable and much of it is out of bounds to most humans. So for the likes of me and

other tourists, the only way to spot a tiger is on a ferry cruise.

About Sunderbans

From any perspective the view over the Sunderbans seems to stretch forever. “Forever” in numbers is actually 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) making it the biggest area of coastal mangrove forest in the world. It spans two countries: Bengal in India and neighbouring Bangladesh. The Indian part (where I was) covers around 4,262 sq km, with 2,585 sq km given over to a national park and tiger reserve.

So it was amid this watery network of tidal waterways, mud flats, small islands and mangrove forests, that I took my chances. There were other hopefuls too, including a honeymooning couple also staying at Waxpol Jungle Lodge, who hired an entire romantically-dressed boat for themselves.

Two days meandering through the mangroves The day started at 6.30am on the Jungle Tiger boat.

We boarded as the sun rose and watched as the crew brought on breakfast and lunch parcels that they carried on their heads.

We finally set off a little after the colourful boat carrying the honeymooners but in the opposite direction. The sun was high and releasing orange-hued rays that made their way through a misty sky drawing a shimmering line of ta-

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pered light onto the water. It was a slow quiet glide passing Sajnekhali watchtower complex and through Pirkhali River – khali means canal – and the only noise was the hum of light chatter of Hindi banter from the crew.

When we turned right towards Sudhanyakhali, the scene was of swampy mangrove on both sides. And eventually a boat carrying hay.

By 8am we were deep in the creek and the egrets could be seen elegantly pottering about the coast, sandpipers flew overhead and black capped and brown winged kingfishers endemic to the mangrove popped up on tree tops and branches.

At 8.45 am there was some excitement. Freshly made tiger foot prints could be clearly seen in the silt. We followed the trail along the mud flats but these trailed off into the mangrove and away from sight.

Happily, a traditional South Indian breakfast of rice bread, udden dahl and rice – sambar powder sauce, lentils, tamarind and tomato and some peanut chutney on the side – was served and did much to dampen the disappointment.

Eventually we reached Five River Junction. It was pretty sedate and we were treated to sightings of spotted dear, the odd boar, plenty of birds and a huge dollop of intensely beautiful scenery. And a small boat carrying a handful of fishermen. (net)

Too much filtering may result in poor images and often seems excessive. So, the editing process should still be with the main purpose to reinforce the impression of the photos, not to decorate them. If you use good photo editing apps like the above points, simply adjust the contrast, vignette, crop and add mood that helps the photo look cool without being overly filtered. (ian)

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promoting decorations made from organic materials

and posted on social media and has been receiving a lot of positive responses. Also they have a number of orders flowing in from nature lovers for these organic decorations for wedding ceremonies. “We are just starting out, today we received two orders, tomorrow I may another”, said Akara as he assembled dried leaves at his home in Buruan hamlet, Blahbatuh.

Despite the flow of orders Wayan Akara said that Trash Hero is not in this to start a business, “the idea is to present this idea to the public so that the younger generation of Bali seizes this opportunity”, he explained.

While waiting for the passion of younger generation to take hold and start making these organic alternatives to the styrofoam version, Trash Hero will continue to take orders. “Since there is a demand, we need to be ready to fulfill the demand. We have a team of 3-4 people making the wreaths now”, he explained.

The organic materials that can be utilized (dry leaves, corn husks, palm leaves, and so forth) are very easy to obtain. “I am sure, that young Balinese people are very creative and can use this creativity to reduce the amount of non –organic waste being produced”, he said. (kmb35)

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The Head of Trash Hero Indonesia I Wayan Aksara

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Italy protests to France over border incident

Reduce use of Styrofoam

GIANYAR - It has become common practice to give large styrofoam signs to commemorate events such as death or store openings. Unfortunately styrofoam can not be recycles as is very harmful toe the environment. Trash Hero Indonesia has responded to this unfortunate habit by providing a creative alternative in the form of large bouquets and wreaths made of organic materials.

The organic models they offer are quite beautiful and becoming popular. “There is a large demand for wreaths made of organic materials such as dried leaves, wood and fruit. Especially now that it is wedding season”, said I Wayan Akara on Friday (Mar. 30).

These organic wreaths he said is also a way to reduce the use of plastic waste as all manner of celebrations in Bali draw a dozen or so of these styrofoam signs even though this material is very bad for the natural environment. “Sure we don’t feel the negative impact of styrofoam now, but do we need to wait until the problem slaps us in the face before we change our behaviour? Obviously not right, so that is why we starting making these organic bouquets”, explained Akara.

One wreath they made just a few days ago was photographed

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ROME - Italy on Saturday protested to France over a incident in which French border police entered a clinic run by a non-governmental organisation that cares for migrants trying to cross the Alps, the foreign ministry said.

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Bali’s economy

Estimated to grow 6.13 percent in first quarter of 2018

DENPASAR - Bali’s economy in the first quarter of 2018 is estimated to accelerate in the range of 5.73 percent to 6.13 percent (yoy). Meanwhile, the Bali’s economy for the whole year of 2018 is estimated to accelerate by growing 6.0 percent to 6.40 percent (yoy). This was revealed

by Deputy Director of Bali Representative Office of Bank Indonesia, Azka Subhan, during the dissemination of Regional Economic and Financial Review (KEKR) of February 2018.

On the demand side, the acceleration of Bali’s economic performance is predicted to be driven primarily by the increased performance of all demand components. They include household consumption, consumption of non-profit households, government consumption, foreign exports and investment.

Along with the supply side, the improvement of Bali’s economic performance is estimated to be sourced from the increasing performance of all Bali’s main business fields. It covers the field of accommodation, food and beverage, agriculture, trade, transportation, construction and processing industries.

By seeing the realization of Bali’s inflation up to January 2018, Bank Indonesia predicted that inflation in Bali in the first quarter of 2018 will be lower than the inflation in fourth quarter of 2017, reaching 2.47 percent to 2.87 percent (yoy).

The controlled inflation in the first quarter of 2018 is caused by the controlled administered price in the absence of price hike in electricity tariff and subsidized fuel.

Vice President of Corporate and Senior Economist of BNI, Ryan

Kiryanto, the US and Chinese trade competition has an impact on Indonesia’s economy especially in bilateral trades.

Indonesia’s economic situation is similar to Bali. National household consumption grew only 4.95 percent. This percentage has decreased. This shows that people’s purchasing power declines because many factories are closed whereas household consumption accounts for 56 percent of GDP. “If this household consumption rises, I predict the Indonesia’s economy could rise 5.2 percent to 5.3 percent,” he said. Household consumption is very influential on the Indonesia’s economy because he assessed the type of economic growth in Indonesia is driven by housewives.

Decreased household consumption also happens due to the changing lifestyle of the community.

“Consumption of clothing, footwear and furniture has begun to dwindle as lifestyles change. We spend more time to look for experience, spend more money on food and beverage, so there is switching from our consumption patterns,” he said.

The low national core inflation of 2.9 percent in 2017 was also predicted to happen due to reduced

purchasing power. Bali’s economic growth was bad because of bad credit growth of 7.93 percent even though the economic growth of Bali is above the national level.

Meanwhile, corporate loans grew slightly by 0.04 percent. He considered the banking performance has not been optimal. This happened due to the decline in demand for credit and third’s party fund (DPK) but deposits rose. “Those having more funds will choose to invest for safety reason by having deposits,” he said.

Bali is said to be undergoing a process of consolidation. He was optimistic the process of economic slowdown in Bali has been completed in 2017.

Although tourism is vulnerable to security issues, disasters and health, it suggested retaining tourism. At the same time, it should develop the agricultural sector related to the leading sector. It is poised with the preparation of supporting sector in the face of the digital economy. “If tourism starts to weaken down, do Plan B. For example, encourage the complementary sector, agro-tourism and give leeway in the sector,” he added. (kmb42)

The episode angered many politicians, some of whom saw it as a violation of Italian territory.

The ministry, which had earlier summoned the French ambassador for an explanation, said in a statement that it had conveyed the Rome government’s “firm protest for the behaviour of the French customs agents, which was unacceptable ...”

The NGO, Rainbow for Africa, said that on Friday evening the French brought a Nigerian migrant to the railway station of the Italian border town of Bardonecchia.

The NGO said they entered the clinic, which is in the train station, and conducted a urine test on the man because they suspected him of drug trafficking.

The foreign ministry said France had been told earlier this month that the station was no longer accessible for its police because it was now being used for humanitarian purposes.

In their account of the incident, French customs said they had the written consent of the man for the test and the NGO had also given them permission to use the facilities for it. The test was negative.

French customs said they had followed regulations and were ready to clarify with the Italians any legal and operational procedures

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Italy on Saturday protested to France over a incident in which French border police entered a clinic run by a nongovernmental organisation that cares for migrants trying to cross the Alps, the foreign ministry said. to avoid future incidents.

Massimiliano Fedriga of the right-wing League, which made big gains in recent elections, said the French had made Italy look

like the laughing stock of Europe.

“French police do whatever they want on Italian territory without being disturbed, as if they are at home. What happened in

Bardonecchia is grave and shows how our so-called friends in Europe have little or no consideration for us,” he said in a statement. (rtr)

Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (R-front) sits with her family and Pakistan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb (L-back) while visiting her hometown Mingora in Swat Valley, Pakistan March 31, 2018

MINGORA - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her birthplace in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday, bursting into tears as she entered her childhood home for the first time since a Taliban gunman shot her in 2012.

The 20-year-old told a family friend she planned to return home after completing her education at Oxford, where she is reading for a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.

Roads were blocked off in the town of Mingora as Yousafzai, known universally by her first name, flew in by military helicopter with her parents and brother.

Security was tight around her former home, now rented by a family friend, Farid-ul-Haq Haqqani, who has kept the young woman’s room intact with her books, school trophies and luggage. “They were weeping. They were kneeling on

the ground. They were touching the mud with their eyes,” Haqqani said of Malala and her family. He agreed to be interviewed inside the family home and pointed out a shelf in her room with books including Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” and “Romeo and Juliet” as well as a copy of the television series “Ugly Betty”.

“I asked her when are you permanently coming back and she said ‘God willing, when my education is completed, I will God willing come back to Pakistan.’”

He added that Malala chatted in her room with four friends from her school days in Swat, while her parents greeted neighbours who dropped by - since the security detail would not allow her to go to other houses or even up on the roof of her home.

Malala has been visiting Pakistan since Thursday, her first trip

home since she was shot and airlifted abroad for treatment. The government and military have been providing security.

It had been uncertain whether she would be able to visit Swat, a scenic mountain region parts of which spent nearly two years under the control of Pakistani Taliban militants and their harsh interpretation of Islamic law, due to continued concerns for her safety.

“I miss everything about Pakistan ... from the rivers, the mountains, to even the dirty streets and the garbage around our house, and my friends and how we used to have gossip ...to how we used to fight with our neighbours,” Malala told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

“I had never been so excited for anything. I’ve never been so happy before,” she said of returning to Pakistan. (rtr)

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GABORONE - Botswana’s new president, sworn in on Sunday as the landlocked country’s fifth post-colonial leader, said he would give priority to tackling youth unemployment and diversifying its economy. Retired teacher Mokgweetsi Masisi, who takes over from former army general Ian Khama, inherits a state with a reputation as one of Africa’s rare political and economic success stories.

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks with National Constituent Assembly member Diosdado Cabello during a meeting with ministers in Caracas, Venezuela March 26, 2018.

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Venezuela president lands on Panama’s ‘high risk’ money laundering list

PANAMA CITY - Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered “high risk” for laundering money and financing terrorism, according to an advisory issued by Panama’s economy and finance ministry. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab and electoral board president Tibisay Lucena were also named in the advisory along with Socialist Party No. 2 Diosdado Cabello, the elder brother of late president Hugo Chavez, and 16 firms in Venezuela.

The economy and finance ministry’s National Commission Against Money Laundering released the list late on Thursday, following its initial announcement on Tuesday. Maduro’s socialist government has repeatedly vowed to combat corruption that has plagued Venezuela and its oil industry for decades, contributing to its devastating economic collapse.

But critics say the administration, despite making graft-related arrests, is still crippled by financial malfeasance. Millions of Venezuelans suffer from food and medicine shortages, and the currency has fallen 99.99 percent against the U.S. dollar on the black market since Maduro came to power in 2013.

Panama’s advisory calls on financial and non-financial entities in the country to redouble efforts to prevent risk in any transaction involving the listed people and companies. “It’s recommended... that they adopt policies and procedures of ample due diligence,” says the document. In Caracas, Maduro’s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The United States has slammed Caracas with a wave of sanctions and other measures to pressure Maduro for change, and is considering adding broad oil sanctions that would target the linchpin of Venezuela’s economy. (rtr)

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But he faces a huge task in attempting to reduce its dependence on the diamond trade while creating more jobs after collapsing commodity prices tipped it into recession in 2015.

“We still seek to build a Botswana in which sustained development is underpinned by economic diversification,” Masisi told a cheering crowd in parliament. “One of my top priorities ... will be to address the problem of unemployment especially amongst the young.” Botswana, with a population of some 2 million, has a jobless rate of around 20 percent, with youth unemployment thought to be much higher.

Khama, 65, and a son of the country first president Seretse, bowed out after two five-year terms in a scripted succession that compelled him to hand over power to his deputy. Masisi becomes only

Botswana’s third leader outside the Khama dynasty since its independence from Britain in 1966.

As part of efforts to branch out of diamonds, he also said his government would scale up access to technical education and set up initiatives in tourism, mining, beef and financial services.

CHALLENGING TIMES But the country’s opposition predicted little change, saying Masisi as deputy president was instrumental in an economic strategy that had failed to adapt the economy to the needs of a new generation of finance and science graduates.

“There is no need to celebrate, the change of guard will just be cosmetic. As vice president he... failed even at the time he was at the ministry of education,” said a spokesman for the UDC opposition

coalition, Moeti Mohwasa.

After working for United Nations Children’s Fund, Masisi became a lawmaker in 2009. He served as a minister of public affairs from 2011 to 2014, when Khama named him minister of education and, later the same year, also vice president.

Viewed by the markets as more business-friendly than his predecessor, Masisi will serve as leader until national elections in October 2019, for which the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is expected to name him as its presidential candidate.

The BDP has governed the country since independence but for the first time won less than 50 percent of the vote for the legislature in the previous election in 2014. Polls suggest its share will fall further in next year’s ballot. (rtr)

Well, it is really fun and indeed absorbing! Traveling in Denpasar city through Heritage City Tour program can bring in unique experience. Every destination you visit reveals a long, classic and full of messages. Moreover, there are programs taking visitors to have a closer look at and learn Balinese culture that will certainly enrich travel experience on the Island of the Gods. This unique experience must be inherent throughout the ages because it is instilled with sincere sense bringing about ethics as well as a sense of brotherhood.

Look at the number of foreign tourists participating in the activities that take advantage of the activities of Heritage City Tour at Jero Kuta Palace and Belaluan hamlet area as the part of the Denpasar City Tour on Tuesday (Jan. 10). Dozens of tourists enjoyed a variety of cultural attractions usually done by Balinese people. By boarding a gig, the traditional means of transportation in Denpasar they look around the existing objects, such as temples, palaces and traditional markets.

After arriving at Jero Kuta Palace and Belaluan hamlet, the tourists are served with various art attractions such as dance, gamelan music to mejejahitan (offering preparation). They do not only see, but also take the opportunity to learn to dance, have majejahitan (making canang oblation), plait ketupat (rice bag) and make penjor. “This has been running continuously in the Denpasar City Tour program,” said Kadek Jango

Pramartha, a cartoonist of Denpasar from Belaluan Sadmertha hamlet posing the activity coordinator.

For this year, explained Jango, it is followed by 18 students from the University of Western Australia (UWA) with the program entitled ‘Bali Studio Visa 2270’ as an activity to know more about Bali taking place on January 8-18, 2018.

“Previously, the foreign tourists get the opportunity to attend training and introduction to the activities at Sadmerta hamlet, such as painting, dancing, playing gamelan to activities with the involvement of local youth club,” he said.

Similar activities are also done at Jero Kuta Palace, Denpasar.

However, it is begun with a melukat (purificatory rite) at Padang Galak followed by a cartoon presentation, learning to make offering at Jero Kuta Palace and saying prayers together at Maospahit Temple.

“These Australian tourists would like to know more closely about the

object of the Denpasar City Tour.

They observe and study the architecture of the existing buildings and witness the people’s activities,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, Dezire Mulyani, said the Denpasar City Tour area continues to be developed by Mayor Rai Mantra and Deputy Mayor Jaya Negara where one of them in the establishment of Denpasar Art Space as an art exhibition venue that can be enjoyed by foreign tourists. Visitors can look around the city tour objects highlighting the architecture of temple, palace and market.

“Implementation of the tourism program in Denpasar City is inseparable from the participation of the whole community in terms of conservation activities, and strengthening the culture, infrastructure, sanitation, social, security and order to education,” she explained. (kmb)

For members of the Balinese Hindu community, religious ceremonies are inseparable form wht is known to many as art. The unique artistic values of Balinese Hindu rituals are also sometimes performed as a cultural attraction. Everything from the dances, pslamodies and even ritual paraphernalia are embed with aesthetic beauty of great meaning and value.

Objects such as banners, kober and bandrang (spears) that are used in temple ceremonies also contain great meaning and value.

Apart from their decorative aspects, these banners also have spiritual meaning and provide protection.

Balinese humanist, and former rector of ISI Denpsar (1981-1997), Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, explains that these ritual paraphernalia are important in religious processions like ngunya, ngelawang (gallivanting street show) and melasti and are used in accordance with time, place and circumstance as well as the scale of the ritual, whether large, medium or small.

He added that in the past these objects were the property of kingdoms and were used to show or display the majesty of a kingdom.

In modern times such paraphernalia are used when escorting the deities. Indirectly, they contains meaningful philosophy related to showing off the beauty, greatness and grandeur of the deities that are venerated by the community.

“All ritual paraphernalia including the bandrang (spears), banners, kober (flags) and so forth are believed to serve as both phyical and spiritual protectors. The use of these objects is also related to the Balinese Hindu community’s respect for local venerated deities”, explained Prof. Bandem.

While serving as a means to show respect for the deities, these ojects are also based on the values of Hindu philosophy. Dr. I Gusti Made Ngurah, Chairman of the Sabha Budaya Hindu Bali Foundation said that in the Purana and Itihasa scriptures bandrang are mentioned as being an ordinary spear embellished with feathers symbolizing the power of Lord Brahma, while banners symbolize the power of Lord Vishnu and kober -especially when they bear the image of Hanuman Maruti (son of Lord Bayu) symbolize strength.

Due to the forces of such symbols, they are used in combinations with hope of producing balance.

Ngurah added that the use of kober with the image of Dewata Nawa Sanga (gods of the nine directions) has become a necessity for the Hindu community of Bali and represents something about the arrival of Hindu religious teachings to Bali. This symbol also represents the the concept of Sarwa Dewata or Sarwa Samudaya which translates as something like ‘the god amounting to more than one’. The nine gods represented in the Dewata Nawa Sanga are each equipped with their own are each equipped with their own weapons as manifestations for their receptive powers.

“The use of bandrang, banners, kober and so on are important for their philosophical meanings but also as a sign that a ritual is being held in a particular location” added Gusti Made Ngurah. (kmb)

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Israeli troops wound dozens on Gaza border as Palestinians bury dead from earlier violence

GAZA - Israeli troops shot and wounded about 70 Palestinians among crowds demonstrating at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, health officials said, after one of the deadliest days of unrest in the area in years.

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Gaza in funerals for the 15 people killed by Israeli gunfire on Friday, and a national day of mourning was observed in the enclave and in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel was responsible for the violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu said Israel was protecting its sovereignty and citizens.

An Israeli military spokesman said he was checking the details of Saturday’s unrest. It broke out when Palestinians gathered on the border between the Hamas-run enclave and Israel then began throwing stones. Palestinian health officials said about 70 were wounded.

On Friday at least 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces confronting protesters. The military said some had shot at them, rolled burning tyres and hurled rocks and fire bombs toward troops across the border.

Hamas said five of them were members of its armed wing. Israel said eight of the 15 dead belonged to Hamas, designated a terrorist group by Israel and the West, and two others belonged to other militant groups.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians had gathered on Friday along the fenced 65-km (40-mile) frontier, where tents had been erected for a planned six-week protest pressing for a right of return for refugees and their descendents to what is now Israel.

But hundreds of Palestinian youths ignored calls from the organisers and the Israeli military to stay away

from the frontier and violence broke out.

The protest, organised by Hamas and other Palestinian factions, is scheduled to culminate on May 15, the day Palestinians commemorate what they call the “Nakba” or “Catastrophe” when hundreds of thousands fled or were driven out of their homes in 1948, when the state of Israel was created.

Israel has long ruled out any right of return, fearing an influx of Arabs that would wipe out its Jewish majority. It says refugees should resettle in a future state the Palestinians seek in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza. Peace talks to that end have been frozen since 2014.

Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from Gaza in 2005 but still maintains tight control of its land and sea borders. Egypt also keeps its border with Gaza largely closed.

Abbas’s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdainah, said: “The message of the Palestinian people is clear. The Palestinian land will always belong to its legitimate owners and the occupation will be removed.”

Israeli military spokesman Brigadier-General Ronen Manelis said Hamas was using the protests as a guise to launch attacks against Israel and ignite the area. He said violence was likely to continue along the border until May 15.

“We won’t let this turn into a ping-pong zone where they perpetrate a terrorist act and we respond with pinpoint action. If this continues we will not have no choice but to respond inside the Gaza Strip,” Manelis told reporters. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation into Friday’s bloodshed, and appealed for all sides to refrain from any actions that could lead to further casualties or put civilians in harm’s way. (rtr)

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A Palestinian hurls stones at Israeli troops during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border at a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2018.

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Only two foreign universities to operate in indonesia: Minister

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British Ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow leaves the Russian foreign ministry building in Moscow, Russia March 30, 2018.

Britain and Russia lock horns as Moscow cuts UK diplomats

MOSCOW - Moscow has told Britain it must cut just over 50 more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia as a standoff deepened over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Moscow also demanded an official explanation for the search of a Russian passenger plane in London, saying it reserved the right to act similarly against British airlines in Russia. Britain said the search was routine.

Russia advised its citizens to think carefully before traveling to Britain, warning they could fall victim to official harassment.

More than 100 Russian diplomats have been expelled by West-

ern countries, including 23 from Britain, to punish the Kremlin over the March 4 attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the historic English city of Salisbury.

London says Moscow was responsible for the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two, and Britain’s defense minister on Saturday said it was “heartening” to see the backing of international allies.

“The world’s patience with Putin’s repeated pattern of malign behavior has worn thin,” Gavin Williamson wrote in a newspaper column, urging that Britain’s defense capabilities needed to keep better step with Russia’s broadening tactics. (rtr)

SEMARANG - Research, Technology, and Higher Education Minister M. Nasir stated that only two foreign universities will be operating in Indonesia.

“Our target is two (universities). We are now preparing the regulations,” Nasir revealed after a briefing on the impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 for lecturers and rectors of all universities in Central Java at the Diponegoro University, Semarang, on Wednesday.

Several representatives of foreign universities from Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Taiwan have expressed interest to start their degree programs in the country.

Law No 12 of 2012 on Higher Education facilitates foreign universities to operate in Indonesia.

Among the specified requirements to be met by those universities are teaching courses on the Pancasila state ideology, Constitution of 1945, religions, and Bahasa Indonesia.

The regulations also encompass a mandatory partnership with local private universities. In addition, the only majors they are allowed to offer are in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Only high-quality foreign universities will be considered, and their local arm must be located in strategic regions, such as Jakarta.

“We will form a special economic zone for education,” Nasir added.

The government has set a target to allow foreign universities to operate in Indonesia in the hope that it will benefit the country and prevent its youth from spending exorbitant sums of money to gain higher education abroad.

The presence of foreign universities in Indonesia is believed to help spur competitiveness among private universities, which, according to a recent survey, are of questionable quality.

Indonesia is home to 3,276 universities, 96.28 percent of which are privately run, according to the higher education ministry`s data.

Last year, it published a survey that placed 74.4 percent of the private universities in its two lowest clusters, indicating subpar quality.

Meanwhile, all Indonesian universities included in the 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds Best 500 World University are state-run: UI, the Bandung Institute of Technology, and Gadjah Mada University. (ant)

Generally, Indonesia’s specialty coffee has a full body and relatively low acidity.

Indonesian coffee promoted in Vietnam Travel Mart

HANOI - Indonesia`s coffee was promoted during the 2018 Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) held at the Hanoi International Center for Exhibition.

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Research, Technology, and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir.

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The country`s pavilion located in Hall B1 was quite crowded with visitors looking for information on Indonesian tourist destinations and those wanting to taste Nusantara coffee, Heri Hermawan, head of the Marketing Area IV covering Indochina region of the Indonesian Tourism Ministry, said here, Sunday.

The ministry always promotes Indonesia`s coffee while participating in travel marts in various countries such in India, Spain, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Japan and South Korea.

“Indonesia`s coffee stand always becomes an attraction for visitors, in addition to a replica of Pinisi Nusantara boat displayed in front of Indonesia`s pavilion,” he said.

Indonesian barista Grammy Marella Averil of Home Coffee Roastery in Solo served coffee up to 300 visitors per day during the Vietnam Travel Mart.

The 29-year old Averil offered four kinds of coffee - Aceh Gayo, Toraja, Mandailing and Sidikalang, to coffee lovers in Hanoi.

Meanwhile, the Tourism Ministry has set a target of attracting at least 74 thousand Vietnamese tourists in 2018, or up from 64 thousand in 2017.

“The target of receiving 74 thousand Vietnamese tourists is most likely achievable, as Vietnam has enjoyed high economic growth over the last 10 years,” Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi informed ANTARA News on the sidelines of the VITM 2018.

The number of rich people in Vietnam has increased, and several of them are interested in traveling abroad, he noted.

However, traveling to Indonesia from Hanoi is problematic due to the absence of direct flights.

“This issue of lack of accessibility has led to Vietnamese people opting to go for holidays in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, and Hong Kong,” he stated.

Indonesia sent seven travel bureaus from Bali and Yogyakarta to participate in the VITM held from March 29 to April 1, 2018. (ant)

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LONDON - Anthony Joshua, ever more the golden boy of British boxing, says he has no interest in trying to conquer America after adding a fourth world heavyweight championship belt to his collection on Saturday.

Underwater Scooter Rides

MANGUPURA - Enjoy a Bali underwater scooter ride, which lets you go down, get wet and enjoy the beautiful underwater wonders of the island, even if you haven’t had any scuba diving experience beforehand! This underwater activity proves that it can be fun, and anybody can enjoy the beautiful views of tropical fish within their natural coral reef habitats.

With a brief introduction, these submersible scooters are also safe and easy to use.

There are currently two prominent marine sport activity operators that offer these fun submersible rides in Bali. Aqua Star Bali based in the water sports playground of Tanjung Benoa takes you to an offshore pontoon where coral gardens teeming with marine life beneath the waves. Meanwhile,

Bali Underwater Scooter sets off on an early morning boat transfer from the port at Serangan towards a ‘sunken temple’ site off Ceningan Island.

Marine walks that use diving bell helmet apparatus have been popular in Bali for several years, however underwater scooters add more fun and potential for exploring over a longer area. It provides a scuba diving experience to virtually anyone, without the strict requirements of a typical diver. You don’t even have to know how to swim! As with scuba diving, children under 12 years of age, pregnant women and those suffering from ear and breathing problems are not recommended to operate these submersible vehicles. (net)

Instead, he wants America -- in the shape of WBC champion Deontay Wilder -- to come and fight him in his own backyard for the undisputed crown.

The WBC title is the only one remaining on Joshua’s radar after he took the WBO championship from New Zealand’s previously unbeaten Joseph Parker with a unanimous points decision at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Joshua, who already had the WBA, IBF and IBO titles, told the 78,000-strong crowd to expect more such big nights in future.

“All these years, the UK fighters had to go to America and everyone had to spend a heap of money to go to Vegas,” he said from the ring.

“We can do it in London, around Wembley, or Cardiff. It’s local.

We’re staying right here.

“Wilder - Let’s go baby, let’s go.”

Joshua won his first three belts by stopping Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko at London’s Wembley Stadium in April last year, with 90,000 fans celebrating one of the great nights for British boxing.

He has now twice defended titles in Cardiff before similarly huge crowds.

Asked what he would have to do to beat Wilder, Joshua replied: “Get him in the ring and I’ll knock him spark out.”

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Anthony Joshua celebrates with the belts after winning the fight.

The Briton’s promoter Eddie Hearn questioned whether Wilder was up to the challenge, however.

“Deontay Wilder was supposed to be here tonight, but he pulled out,” he told Sky Sports television. “Deontay Wilder’s people don’t contact us, they don’t want

to know. He talks the talk, he can’t walk the walk.”

“We’ll do it anywhere,” he added. “Have you seen where he boxes? He boxes in some great venues with no one there. Look at what we’re doing over here. Look at what Anthony Joshua’s doing.

“Deontay Wilder will be watching right now. And this is called a show, this is called a crowd. He will not beat AJ and these people.”

Wilder, unbeaten in 40 fights, begged to differ and put out a video on social media after the fight suggesting he wanted to make

it happen.

“Of course I want Joshua to fight, he knows it no matter what they say and no matter what his promoter says ... I want the fight, let’s make the fight happen, stop making these excuses,” he said. (rtr)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia speaks with his coach Andre Agassi during a practice session before the Australian Open tennis tournament.

BELGRADE - Former world number one Novak Djokovic has parted company with head coach Andre Agassi after struggling to rediscover his form following a long elbow injury layoff.

“With only the best intentions I tried to help Novak. We far too often found ourselves agreeing to disagree,” American Agassi said in a statement broadcast by ESPN. “I wish him only the best moving forward.”

The split leaves Djokovic’s coaching staff down to Czech Radek Stepanek, who joined on

a part-time basis after eight times grand slam winner Agassi came on board ahead of last year’s French Open.

Djokovic, the winner of 12 grand slams, suffered a sharp decline in form after lifting his maiden French Open title in 2016 to complete a career slam.

After failing to retain his title at Roland Garros, the Serb retired against Czech Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and was sidelined for six months with a recurring elbow injury.

Following a last-16 Australian

Open exit to South Korean youngster Chung Hyeon in January, the 30-year-old Djokovic had elbow surgery but has struggled to make an impact since returning to action.

He suffered successive defeats this month to Japan’s Taro Daniel in the first round at Indian Wells and to Frenchman Benoit Pare at the Miami Open, looking a pale shadow of his former vintage self.

Djokovic is due to play at the Monte Carlo Masters, which is scheduled for April 14-22. (rtr)

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Thrilling draw offers Sevilla hope and despair against Bayern

Mbappe shines as PSG beat Monaco for fifth straight League Cup

SEVILLE - Sevilla are regarded as one of the weaker teams left in the Champions League but their pulsating 2-2 draw with Barcelona on Saturday fired a warning shot to quarter-final opponents Bayern Munich as well as serving as a reminder of their own frailties. The Andalusians were on the verge of becoming the first team to beat Barcelona in La Liga and the Champions League this season until strikes from Luis Suarez and substitute Lionel Messi in the space of a minute rescued Ernesto Valverde’s side.

Sevilla’s forward line of Joaquin Correa, Jesus Navas, Franco Vazquez and Colombian centre forward Luis Muriel caused endless problems for the runaway Liga leaders every time they swept forward on the counterattack.

Vazquez opened the scoring from a cutback from Correa in the first half while Muriel buried a rebound early in the second period and both players missed clear chances to finish off Barca, while Jesus Navas had a goalbound shot blocked by Gerard Pique.

They were left cursing their profligacy as well as their lapses in concentration when Suarez pulled a goal back in the 88th minute following a corner and Messi found space on the edge of the area to level in the 89th.

Sevilla coach Vincenzo Montella praised his team for their entertaining display while admitting his frustration at not winning the game, which would have given them a huge injection of

The 19-year-old, who is set to be one of France’s key players at the World Cup, won PSG’s early penalty and set up both the other goals in a man-of-the-match performance.

It is PSG’s second final victory against Monaco after they beat them 4-1 last year, but it will do little to erase the bad memories from another early exit in the Champions League after they were eliminated in the last 16 this season. Portugal might sweat over midfielder Joao Moutinho’s fitness ahead of the World Cup after he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher with a suspected knee injury.

Clement Turpin, who will be one of the referees at the World Cup in Russia, used the video assistant referee (VAR) technology to award PSG an early penalty after Kamil Glik had brought down Mbappe.

Sevilla’s Luis Muriel celebrates scoring their second goal

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Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe lifts the trophy as his team celebrates after victory

BORDEAUX - Kylian Mbappe played chief tormentor as Paris St Germain beat Monaco 3-0 to claim their fifth French League Cup title in succession on Saturday in a game where video refereeing played its part on Saturday.

PSG, who have now won their last 40 games in the French Cup or League Cup, prevailed through an Edinson Cavani double and a goal

by Angel Di Maria, but it was France international Mbappe who caught the eye at the Matmut Atlantique.

Cavani converted it to put PSG ahead on eight minutes, underlining Ligue 1 leaders PSG’s superiority over the likely runners-up. The Parisians were clearly a cut above and on a lightning-quick counter-attack, Mbappe’s delightful pass found Di Maria, who coolly slotted the ball past Danijel Subasic in the 21st minute.

Monaco had promising ideas but Thomas Lemar, Youri Tielemans or Rony Lopes were too clumsy in the box. After being sent through behind the back of the PSG defence, Lopes’s chip shaved Kevin Trapp’s left-hand post 10 minutes before the break.

Monaco thought they had pulled one back in the 37th minute through Radamel Falcao, but Turpin disallowed the goal after VAR showed that the Colombia striker was offside when he headed past Trapp.

Leonardo Jardim beefed up Monaco’s frontline for the second half, replacing Tielemans with Stevan Jovetic.

But PSG were still the more dangerous side as Julian Draxler repeatedly unsettled the Monaco defence, although the visitors had a great chance when Lopes’s powerful shot bounced off the crossbar. Mbappe was a constant threat to the Monaco back four, setting up Cavani for another offside “goal”.

Monaco continued to push but Cavani beat Subasic from close range after collecting Mbappe’s through ball five minutes from time to ensure PSG remained unbeaten in national cups since early 2014. PSG, who lead Monaco by 17 points in Ligue 1, play the French Cup semi-finals at Caen on April 18. (rtr)

confidence before hosting Bayern on Tuesday.

“Tonight I will sleep very badly,” said the Italian coach, whose side beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford last month in the shock result of the last-16 to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history. “I’m proud of the team and the spirit they showed but we have to improve and make sure we score when we have the chance. We could have killed the game off, it’s a real pity we didn’t.” Sevilla have had a disappointing domestic campaign and are sixth in the Liga standings.

Before facing Barca they had lost six of their 12 league games since Montella replaced sacked coach Eduardo Berizzo but, just as they had done against United and Atletico Madrid in the King’s Cup, the Andalusians raised their game against high profile opponents.

Montella encouraged his side to play with the same swagger against five-times European champions Bayern, who walloped rivals Borussia Dortmund 6-0 on Saturday to move within one win of retaining the German title, while urging them to be more clinical in front of goal. “This is an important lesson for the Champions League,” added the coach.

“We have to accept this result and try and improve. We have to be angry with ourselves. I’m proud of what the players did but we can’t afford games like this to slip from our grasp.” (rtr)

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Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their third goal

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Man City one win from title after handsome victory at Everton LIVERPOOL - Manchester City will be crowned Premier League champions if they win next week’s Manchester derby after they delivered one of their most impressive displays of the season to beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side, who return to Merseyside to play Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, blew Everton away in a devastating opening half in which they scored three goals.

“We were clinical especially in the first half. Everybody committed to win the game. Now it is one more game and we will be champions,” Guardiola told reporters.

City are 16 points clear of second-placed United with seven games remaining and have the chance to clinch the title against their neighbours before focusing their energy on the European campaign. The attacking intent – and the ability to deliver on it - was clear from the outset as City grabbed the lead in the fourth minute through Leroy Sane’s siz-

zling volley from a tight angle at the back post.

French defender Aymeric Laporte, playing at left back for the first time, produced a clever exchange with David Silva and the Spaniard’s pinpoint cross was superbly converted by Sane. Everton beat City 4-0 in this fixture last season but 15 months on from his heaviest defeat in the Premier League, Guardiola has created a very different team and they were in a different class to Sam Allardyce’s modest side.

Still, Everton should have got level when Yannick Bolasie missed a clear chance as he headed over the bar with the goal at his mercy but having received that let-off, City responded in ruthless fashion. Sane swung the ball out wide to Kevin De Bruyne, who did well to get above a high bouncing ball and find Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus who confidently headed home the cross.

City were utterly dominant and Silva was again the provider for the third goal, in the 37th minute, when

he slipped the ball across the area and Raheem Sterling drove past Jordan Pickford. The visitors went in at the break with a three-goal advantage, enjoying 81 percent of the possession and the scoreline could have been even more emphatic.

Inevitably the edge went out of City’s play after the break and Everton gained encouragement in the 63rd minute when Bolasie’s low drive from the edge of the area flew in off the inside of the post.

Guardiola’s men understandably preserved energy for the remainder of the game, their minds already on a week in which they face two local rivals and could end with the title in their hands.

Sections of the Everton fans showed their appreciation by applauding City off the field and Allardyce was also quick to praise his side’s opponents. “Manchester City are a top-quality team, you have to admire a team that especially in the first half were too good for you,” he said. “As much as the lads tried it was something we couldn’t cope with.” (rtr)

CARSON, Calif. - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his LA Galaxy debut including a winner in stoppage time as his new team battled back from three goals down to defeat the upstart LAFC 4-3 in a thrilling match on Saturday. Ibrahimovic, who came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, scored six minutes into his first MLS game with a dipping 35-metre shot that soared over the outstretched arms of LAFC goalie Tyler Miller.

The Swedish striker followed up with a gutsy header in the 91st minute from a pass by Ashley Cole that proved to be Galaxy’s winner, sending the sell-out crowd of 27,068 into a frenzy on a sun-soaked day in Southern California.

“I heard the crowd saying ‘We want Zlatan, we want Zlatan’,” the 36-year-old told reporters.

“So I gave them Zlatan. They were pushing me and I was giving back.”

The inaugural “El Traffico” derby was all one-way traffic at the start as expansion team LAFC immediately put pressure on a short-handed Galaxy squad, who were playing without Romain Alessandrini, Jonathan dos Santos and Giovani dos Santos.

Carlos Vela’s curler into the top left corner in the fifth minute gave LAFC an early lead.

The Mexican struck again 21 minutes later from close range when Galaxy keeper David Bingham fell down and Vela hit the top of the crossbar before the ball landed over the line. An own goal

by Galaxy defender Daniel Steres in the 48th minute gave LAFC a 3-0 lead and the highly-anticipated first meeting between the two LA teams appeared all but over. (rtr)

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Thrilling draw offers Sevilla hope and despair against Bayern

Mbappe shines as PSG beat Monaco for fifth straight League Cup

SEVILLE - Sevilla are regarded as one of the weaker teams left in the Champions League but their pulsating 2-2 draw with Barcelona on Saturday fired a warning shot to quarter-final opponents Bayern Munich as well as serving as a reminder of their own frailties. The Andalusians were on the verge of becoming the first team to beat Barcelona in La Liga and the Champions League this season until strikes from Luis Suarez and substitute Lionel Messi in the space of a minute rescued Ernesto Valverde’s side.

Sevilla’s forward line of Joaquin Correa, Jesus Navas, Franco Vazquez and Colombian centre forward Luis Muriel caused endless problems for the runaway Liga leaders every time they swept forward on the counterattack.

Vazquez opened the scoring from a cutback from Correa in the first half while Muriel buried a rebound early in the second period and both players missed clear chances to finish off Barca, while Jesus Navas had a goalbound shot blocked by Gerard Pique.

They were left cursing their profligacy as well as their lapses in concentration when Suarez pulled a goal back in the 88th minute following a corner and Messi found space on the edge of the area to level in the 89th.

Sevilla coach Vincenzo Montella praised his team for their entertaining display while admitting his frustration at not winning the game, which would have given them a huge injection of

The 19-year-old, who is set to be one of France’s key players at the World Cup, won PSG’s early penalty and set up both the other goals in a man-of-the-match performance.

It is PSG’s second final victory against Monaco after they beat them 4-1 last year, but it will do little to erase the bad memories from another early exit in the Champions League after they were eliminated in the last 16 this season. Portugal might sweat over midfielder Joao Moutinho’s fitness ahead of the World Cup after he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher with a suspected knee injury.

Clement Turpin, who will be one of the referees at the World Cup in Russia, used the video assistant referee (VAR) technology to award PSG an early penalty after Kamil Glik had brought down Mbappe.

Sevilla’s Luis Muriel celebrates scoring their second goal

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Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe lifts the trophy as his team celebrates after victory

BORDEAUX - Kylian Mbappe played chief tormentor as Paris St Germain beat Monaco 3-0 to claim their fifth French League Cup title in succession on Saturday in a game where video refereeing played its part on Saturday.

PSG, who have now won their last 40 games in the French Cup or League Cup, prevailed through an Edinson Cavani double and a goal

by Angel Di Maria, but it was France international Mbappe who caught the eye at the Matmut Atlantique.

Cavani converted it to put PSG ahead on eight minutes, underlining Ligue 1 leaders PSG’s superiority over the likely runners-up. The Parisians were clearly a cut above and on a lightning-quick counter-attack, Mbappe’s delightful pass found Di Maria, who coolly slotted the ball past Danijel Subasic in the 21st minute.

Monaco had promising ideas but Thomas Lemar, Youri Tielemans or Rony Lopes were too clumsy in the box. After being sent through behind the back of the PSG defence, Lopes’s chip shaved Kevin Trapp’s left-hand post 10 minutes before the break.

Monaco thought they had pulled one back in the 37th minute through Radamel Falcao, but Turpin disallowed the goal after VAR showed that the Colombia striker was offside when he headed past Trapp.

Leonardo Jardim beefed up Monaco’s frontline for the second half, replacing Tielemans with Stevan Jovetic.

But PSG were still the more dangerous side as Julian Draxler repeatedly unsettled the Monaco defence, although the visitors had a great chance when Lopes’s powerful shot bounced off the crossbar. Mbappe was a constant threat to the Monaco back four, setting up Cavani for another offside “goal”.

Monaco continued to push but Cavani beat Subasic from close range after collecting Mbappe’s through ball five minutes from time to ensure PSG remained unbeaten in national cups since early 2014. PSG, who lead Monaco by 17 points in Ligue 1, play the French Cup semi-finals at Caen on April 18. (rtr)

confidence before hosting Bayern on Tuesday.

“Tonight I will sleep very badly,” said the Italian coach, whose side beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford last month in the shock result of the last-16 to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history. “I’m proud of the team and the spirit they showed but we have to improve and make sure we score when we have the chance. We could have killed the game off, it’s a real pity we didn’t.” Sevilla have had a disappointing domestic campaign and are sixth in the Liga standings.

Before facing Barca they had lost six of their 12 league games since Montella replaced sacked coach Eduardo Berizzo but, just as they had done against United and Atletico Madrid in the King’s Cup, the Andalusians raised their game against high profile opponents.

Montella encouraged his side to play with the same swagger against five-times European champions Bayern, who walloped rivals Borussia Dortmund 6-0 on Saturday to move within one win of retaining the German title, while urging them to be more clinical in front of goal. “This is an important lesson for the Champions League,” added the coach.

“We have to accept this result and try and improve. We have to be angry with ourselves. I’m proud of what the players did but we can’t afford games like this to slip from our grasp.” (rtr)

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Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their third goal

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Man City one win from title after handsome victory at Everton LIVERPOOL - Manchester City will be crowned Premier League champions if they win next week’s Manchester derby after they delivered one of their most impressive displays of the season to beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side, who return to Merseyside to play Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, blew Everton away in a devastating opening half in which they scored three goals.

“We were clinical especially in the first half. Everybody committed to win the game. Now it is one more game and we will be champions,” Guardiola told reporters.

City are 16 points clear of second-placed United with seven games remaining and have the chance to clinch the title against their neighbours before focusing their energy on the European campaign. The attacking intent – and the ability to deliver on it - was clear from the outset as City grabbed the lead in the fourth minute through Leroy Sane’s siz-

zling volley from a tight angle at the back post.

French defender Aymeric Laporte, playing at left back for the first time, produced a clever exchange with David Silva and the Spaniard’s pinpoint cross was superbly converted by Sane. Everton beat City 4-0 in this fixture last season but 15 months on from his heaviest defeat in the Premier League, Guardiola has created a very different team and they were in a different class to Sam Allardyce’s modest side.

Still, Everton should have got level when Yannick Bolasie missed a clear chance as he headed over the bar with the goal at his mercy but having received that let-off, City responded in ruthless fashion. Sane swung the ball out wide to Kevin De Bruyne, who did well to get above a high bouncing ball and find Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus who confidently headed home the cross.

City were utterly dominant and Silva was again the provider for the third goal, in the 37th minute, when

he slipped the ball across the area and Raheem Sterling drove past Jordan Pickford. The visitors went in at the break with a three-goal advantage, enjoying 81 percent of the possession and the scoreline could have been even more emphatic.

Inevitably the edge went out of City’s play after the break and Everton gained encouragement in the 63rd minute when Bolasie’s low drive from the edge of the area flew in off the inside of the post.

Guardiola’s men understandably preserved energy for the remainder of the game, their minds already on a week in which they face two local rivals and could end with the title in their hands.

Sections of the Everton fans showed their appreciation by applauding City off the field and Allardyce was also quick to praise his side’s opponents. “Manchester City are a top-quality team, you have to admire a team that especially in the first half were too good for you,” he said. “As much as the lads tried it was something we couldn’t cope with.” (rtr)

CARSON, Calif. - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his LA Galaxy debut including a winner in stoppage time as his new team battled back from three goals down to defeat the upstart LAFC 4-3 in a thrilling match on Saturday. Ibrahimovic, who came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, scored six minutes into his first MLS game with a dipping 35-metre shot that soared over the outstretched arms of LAFC goalie Tyler Miller.

The Swedish striker followed up with a gutsy header in the 91st minute from a pass by Ashley Cole that proved to be Galaxy’s winner, sending the sell-out crowd of 27,068 into a frenzy on a sun-soaked day in Southern California.

“I heard the crowd saying ‘We want Zlatan, we want Zlatan’,” the 36-year-old told reporters.

“So I gave them Zlatan. They were pushing me and I was giving back.”

The inaugural “El Traffico” derby was all one-way traffic at the start as expansion team LAFC immediately put pressure on a short-handed Galaxy squad, who were playing without Romain Alessandrini, Jonathan dos Santos and Giovani dos Santos.

Carlos Vela’s curler into the top left corner in the fifth minute gave LAFC an early lead.

The Mexican struck again 21 minutes later from close range when Galaxy keeper David Bingham fell down and Vela hit the top of the crossbar before the ball landed over the line. An own goal

by Galaxy defender Daniel Steres in the 48th minute gave LAFC a 3-0 lead and the highly-anticipated first meeting between the two LA teams appeared all but over. (rtr)

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Joshua wants Wilder to fight him in Britain for undisputed title

LONDON - Anthony Joshua, ever more the golden boy of British boxing, says he has no interest in trying to conquer America after adding a fourth world heavyweight championship belt to his collection on Saturday.

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Instead, he wants America -- in the shape of WBC champion Deontay Wilder -- to come and fight him in his own backyard for the undisputed crown.

The WBC title is the only one remaining on Joshua’s radar after he took the WBO championship from New Zealand’s previously unbeaten Joseph Parker with a unanimous points decision at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Joshua, who already had the WBA, IBF and IBO titles, told the 78,000-strong crowd to expect more such big nights in future.

“All these years, the UK fighters had to go to America and everyone had to spend a heap of money to go to Vegas,” he said from the ring.

“We can do it in London, around Wembley, or Cardiff. It’s local.

We’re staying right here.

“Wilder - Let’s go baby, let’s go.”

Joshua won his first three belts by stopping Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko at London’s Wembley Stadium in April last year, with 90,000 fans celebrating one of the great nights for British boxing.

He has now twice defended titles in Cardiff before similarly huge crowds.

Asked what he would have to do to beat Wilder, Joshua replied: “Get him in the ring and I’ll knock him spark out.”

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Anthony Joshua celebrates with the belts after winning the fight.

The Briton’s promoter Eddie Hearn questioned whether Wilder was up to the challenge, however.

“Deontay Wilder was supposed to be here tonight, but he pulled out,” he told Sky Sports television. “Deontay Wilder’s people don’t contact us, they don’t want

to know. He talks the talk, he can’t walk the walk.”

“We’ll do it anywhere,” he added. “Have you seen where he boxes? He boxes in some great venues with no one there. Look at what we’re doing over here. Look at what Anthony Joshua’s doing.

“Deontay Wilder will be watching right now. And this is called a show, this is called a crowd. He will not beat AJ and these people.”

Wilder, unbeaten in 40 fights, begged to differ and put out a video on social media after the fight suggesting he wanted to make

it happen.

“Of course I want Joshua to fight, he knows it no matter what they say and no matter what his promoter says ... I want the fight, let’s make the fight happen, stop making these excuses,” he said. (rtr)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia speaks with his coach Andre Agassi during a practice session before the Australian Open tennis tournament.

BELGRADE - Former world number one Novak Djokovic has parted company with head coach Andre Agassi after struggling to rediscover his form following a long elbow injury layoff.

“With only the best intentions I tried to help Novak. We far too often found ourselves agreeing to disagree,” American Agassi said in a statement broadcast by ESPN. “I wish him only the best moving forward.”

The split leaves Djokovic’s coaching staff down to Czech Radek Stepanek, who joined on

a part-time basis after eight times grand slam winner Agassi came on board ahead of last year’s French Open.

Djokovic, the winner of 12 grand slams, suffered a sharp decline in form after lifting his maiden French Open title in 2016 to complete a career slam.

After failing to retain his title at Roland Garros, the Serb retired against Czech Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and was sidelined for six months with a recurring elbow injury.

Following a last-16 Australian

Open exit to South Korean youngster Chung Hyeon in January, the 30-year-old Djokovic had elbow surgery but has struggled to make an impact since returning to action.

He suffered successive defeats this month to Japan’s Taro Daniel in the first round at Indian Wells and to Frenchman Benoit Pare at the Miami Open, looking a pale shadow of his former vintage self.

Djokovic is due to play at the Monte Carlo Masters, which is scheduled for April 14-22. (rtr)

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Israeli troops wound dozens on Gaza border as Palestinians bury dead from earlier violence

GAZA - Israeli troops shot and wounded about 70 Palestinians among crowds demonstrating at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, health officials said, after one of the deadliest days of unrest in the area in years.

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Gaza in funerals for the 15 people killed by Israeli gunfire on Friday, and a national day of mourning was observed in the enclave and in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel was responsible for the violence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu said Israel was protecting its sovereignty and citizens.

An Israeli military spokesman said he was checking the details of Saturday’s unrest. It broke out when Palestinians gathered on the border between the Hamas-run enclave and Israel then began throwing stones. Palestinian health officials said about 70 were wounded.

On Friday at least 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces confronting protesters. The military said some had shot at them, rolled burning tyres and hurled rocks and fire bombs toward troops across the border.

Hamas said five of them were members of its armed wing. Israel said eight of the 15 dead belonged to Hamas, designated a terrorist group by Israel and the West, and two others belonged to other militant groups.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians had gathered on Friday along the fenced 65-km (40-mile) frontier, where tents had been erected for a planned six-week protest pressing for a right of return for refugees and their descendents to what is now Israel.

But hundreds of Palestinian youths ignored calls from the organisers and the Israeli military to stay away

from the frontier and violence broke out.

The protest, organised by Hamas and other Palestinian factions, is scheduled to culminate on May 15, the day Palestinians commemorate what they call the “Nakba” or “Catastrophe” when hundreds of thousands fled or were driven out of their homes in 1948, when the state of Israel was created.

Israel has long ruled out any right of return, fearing an influx of Arabs that would wipe out its Jewish majority. It says refugees should resettle in a future state the Palestinians seek in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza. Peace talks to that end have been frozen since 2014.

Israel withdrew its troops and settlers from Gaza in 2005 but still maintains tight control of its land and sea borders. Egypt also keeps its border with Gaza largely closed.

Abbas’s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdainah, said: “The message of the Palestinian people is clear. The Palestinian land will always belong to its legitimate owners and the occupation will be removed.”

Israeli military spokesman Brigadier-General Ronen Manelis said Hamas was using the protests as a guise to launch attacks against Israel and ignite the area. He said violence was likely to continue along the border until May 15.

“We won’t let this turn into a ping-pong zone where they perpetrate a terrorist act and we respond with pinpoint action. If this continues we will not have no choice but to respond inside the Gaza Strip,” Manelis told reporters. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent investigation into Friday’s bloodshed, and appealed for all sides to refrain from any actions that could lead to further casualties or put civilians in harm’s way. (rtr)

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A Palestinian hurls stones at Israeli troops during clashes at the Gaza-Israel border at a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, in the southern Gaza Strip March 31, 2018.

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British Ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow leaves the Russian foreign ministry building in Moscow, Russia March 30, 2018.

Britain and Russia lock horns as Moscow cuts UK diplomats

MOSCOW - Moscow has told Britain it must cut just over 50 more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia as a standoff deepened over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Moscow also demanded an official explanation for the search of a Russian passenger plane in London, saying it reserved the right to act similarly against British airlines in Russia. Britain said the search was routine.

Russia advised its citizens to think carefully before traveling to Britain, warning they could fall victim to official harassment.

More than 100 Russian diplomats have been expelled by West-

ern countries, including 23 from Britain, to punish the Kremlin over the March 4 attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the historic English city of Salisbury.

London says Moscow was responsible for the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two, and Britain’s defense minister on Saturday said it was “heartening” to see the backing of international allies.

“The world’s patience with Putin’s repeated pattern of malign behavior has worn thin,” Gavin Williamson wrote in a newspaper column, urging that Britain’s defense capabilities needed to keep better step with Russia’s broadening tactics. (rtr)

SEMARANG - Research, Technology, and Higher Education Minister M. Nasir stated that only two foreign universities will be operating in Indonesia.

“Our target is two (universities). We are now preparing the regulations,” Nasir revealed after a briefing on the impact of Industrial Revolution 4.0 for lecturers and rectors of all universities in Central Java at the Diponegoro University, Semarang, on Wednesday.

Several representatives of foreign universities from Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Taiwan have expressed interest to start their degree programs in the country.

Law No 12 of 2012 on Higher Education facilitates foreign universities to operate in Indonesia.

Among the specified requirements to be met by those universities are teaching courses on the Pancasila state ideology, Constitution of 1945, religions, and Bahasa Indonesia.

The regulations also encompass a mandatory partnership with local private universities. In addition, the only majors they are allowed to offer are in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Only high-quality foreign universities will be considered, and their local arm must be located in strategic regions, such as Jakarta.

“We will form a special economic zone for education,” Nasir added.

The government has set a target to allow foreign universities to operate in Indonesia in the hope that it will benefit the country and prevent its youth from spending exorbitant sums of money to gain higher education abroad.

The presence of foreign universities in Indonesia is believed to help spur competitiveness among private universities, which, according to a recent survey, are of questionable quality.

Indonesia is home to 3,276 universities, 96.28 percent of which are privately run, according to the higher education ministry`s data.

Last year, it published a survey that placed 74.4 percent of the private universities in its two lowest clusters, indicating subpar quality.

Meanwhile, all Indonesian universities included in the 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds Best 500 World University are state-run: UI, the Bandung Institute of Technology, and Gadjah Mada University. (ant)

Generally, Indonesia’s specialty coffee has a full body and relatively low acidity.

Indonesian coffee promoted in Vietnam Travel Mart

HANOI - Indonesia`s coffee was promoted during the 2018 Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) held at the Hanoi International Center for Exhibition.

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Research, Technology, and Higher Education Minister Mohamad Nasir.

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The country`s pavilion located in Hall B1 was quite crowded with visitors looking for information on Indonesian tourist destinations and those wanting to taste Nusantara coffee, Heri Hermawan, head of the Marketing Area IV covering Indochina region of the Indonesian Tourism Ministry, said here, Sunday.

The ministry always promotes Indonesia`s coffee while participating in travel marts in various countries such in India, Spain, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Japan and South Korea.

“Indonesia`s coffee stand always becomes an attraction for visitors, in addition to a replica of Pinisi Nusantara boat displayed in front of Indonesia`s pavilion,” he said.

Indonesian barista Grammy Marella Averil of Home Coffee Roastery in Solo served coffee up to 300 visitors per day during the Vietnam Travel Mart.

The 29-year old Averil offered four kinds of coffee - Aceh Gayo, Toraja, Mandailing and Sidikalang, to coffee lovers in Hanoi.

Meanwhile, the Tourism Ministry has set a target of attracting at least 74 thousand Vietnamese tourists in 2018, or up from 64 thousand in 2017.

“The target of receiving 74 thousand Vietnamese tourists is most likely achievable, as Vietnam has enjoyed high economic growth over the last 10 years,” Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi informed ANTARA News on the sidelines of the VITM 2018.

The number of rich people in Vietnam has increased, and several of them are interested in traveling abroad, he noted.

However, traveling to Indonesia from Hanoi is problematic due to the absence of direct flights.

“This issue of lack of accessibility has led to Vietnamese people opting to go for holidays in Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan, and Hong Kong,” he stated.

Indonesia sent seven travel bureaus from Bali and Yogyakarta to participate in the VITM held from March 29 to April 1, 2018. (ant)

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Heritage City Tour, Foreign Tourists Learn to Plait Ketupat

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New president looks to wean Botswana off dependence on diamonds

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GABORONE - Botswana’s new president, sworn in on Sunday as the landlocked country’s fifth post-colonial leader, said he would give priority to tackling youth unemployment and diversifying its economy. Retired teacher Mokgweetsi Masisi, who takes over from former army general Ian Khama, inherits a state with a reputation as one of Africa’s rare political and economic success stories.

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks with National Constituent Assembly member Diosdado Cabello during a meeting with ministers in Caracas, Venezuela March 26, 2018.

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Venezuela president lands on Panama’s ‘high risk’ money laundering list

PANAMA CITY - Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered “high risk” for laundering money and financing terrorism, according to an advisory issued by Panama’s economy and finance ministry. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab and electoral board president Tibisay Lucena were also named in the advisory along with Socialist Party No. 2 Diosdado Cabello, the elder brother of late president Hugo Chavez, and 16 firms in Venezuela.

The economy and finance ministry’s National Commission Against Money Laundering released the list late on Thursday, following its initial announcement on Tuesday. Maduro’s socialist government has repeatedly vowed to combat corruption that has plagued Venezuela and its oil industry for decades, contributing to its devastating economic collapse.

But critics say the administration, despite making graft-related arrests, is still crippled by financial malfeasance. Millions of Venezuelans suffer from food and medicine shortages, and the currency has fallen 99.99 percent against the U.S. dollar on the black market since Maduro came to power in 2013.

Panama’s advisory calls on financial and non-financial entities in the country to redouble efforts to prevent risk in any transaction involving the listed people and companies. “It’s recommended... that they adopt policies and procedures of ample due diligence,” says the document. In Caracas, Maduro’s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The United States has slammed Caracas with a wave of sanctions and other measures to pressure Maduro for change, and is considering adding broad oil sanctions that would target the linchpin of Venezuela’s economy. (rtr)

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But he faces a huge task in attempting to reduce its dependence on the diamond trade while creating more jobs after collapsing commodity prices tipped it into recession in 2015.

“We still seek to build a Botswana in which sustained development is underpinned by economic diversification,” Masisi told a cheering crowd in parliament. “One of my top priorities ... will be to address the problem of unemployment especially amongst the young.” Botswana, with a population of some 2 million, has a jobless rate of around 20 percent, with youth unemployment thought to be much higher.

Khama, 65, and a son of the country first president Seretse, bowed out after two five-year terms in a scripted succession that compelled him to hand over power to his deputy. Masisi becomes only

Botswana’s third leader outside the Khama dynasty since its independence from Britain in 1966.

As part of efforts to branch out of diamonds, he also said his government would scale up access to technical education and set up initiatives in tourism, mining, beef and financial services.

CHALLENGING TIMES But the country’s opposition predicted little change, saying Masisi as deputy president was instrumental in an economic strategy that had failed to adapt the economy to the needs of a new generation of finance and science graduates.

“There is no need to celebrate, the change of guard will just be cosmetic. As vice president he... failed even at the time he was at the ministry of education,” said a spokesman for the UDC opposition

coalition, Moeti Mohwasa.

After working for United Nations Children’s Fund, Masisi became a lawmaker in 2009. He served as a minister of public affairs from 2011 to 2014, when Khama named him minister of education and, later the same year, also vice president.

Viewed by the markets as more business-friendly than his predecessor, Masisi will serve as leader until national elections in October 2019, for which the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is expected to name him as its presidential candidate.

The BDP has governed the country since independence but for the first time won less than 50 percent of the vote for the legislature in the previous election in 2014. Polls suggest its share will fall further in next year’s ballot. (rtr)

Well, it is really fun and indeed absorbing! Traveling in Denpasar city through Heritage City Tour program can bring in unique experience. Every destination you visit reveals a long, classic and full of messages. Moreover, there are programs taking visitors to have a closer look at and learn Balinese culture that will certainly enrich travel experience on the Island of the Gods. This unique experience must be inherent throughout the ages because it is instilled with sincere sense bringing about ethics as well as a sense of brotherhood.

Look at the number of foreign tourists participating in the activities that take advantage of the activities of Heritage City Tour at Jero Kuta Palace and Belaluan hamlet area as the part of the Denpasar City Tour on Tuesday (Jan. 10). Dozens of tourists enjoyed a variety of cultural attractions usually done by Balinese people. By boarding a gig, the traditional means of transportation in Denpasar they look around the existing objects, such as temples, palaces and traditional markets.

After arriving at Jero Kuta Palace and Belaluan hamlet, the tourists are served with various art attractions such as dance, gamelan music to mejejahitan (offering preparation). They do not only see, but also take the opportunity to learn to dance, have majejahitan (making canang oblation), plait ketupat (rice bag) and make penjor. “This has been running continuously in the Denpasar City Tour program,” said Kadek Jango

Pramartha, a cartoonist of Denpasar from Belaluan Sadmertha hamlet posing the activity coordinator.

For this year, explained Jango, it is followed by 18 students from the University of Western Australia (UWA) with the program entitled ‘Bali Studio Visa 2270’ as an activity to know more about Bali taking place on January 8-18, 2018.

“Previously, the foreign tourists get the opportunity to attend training and introduction to the activities at Sadmerta hamlet, such as painting, dancing, playing gamelan to activities with the involvement of local youth club,” he said.

Similar activities are also done at Jero Kuta Palace, Denpasar.

However, it is begun with a melukat (purificatory rite) at Padang Galak followed by a cartoon presentation, learning to make offering at Jero Kuta Palace and saying prayers together at Maospahit Temple.

“These Australian tourists would like to know more closely about the

object of the Denpasar City Tour.

They observe and study the architecture of the existing buildings and witness the people’s activities,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Denpasar Tourism Office, Dezire Mulyani, said the Denpasar City Tour area continues to be developed by Mayor Rai Mantra and Deputy Mayor Jaya Negara where one of them in the establishment of Denpasar Art Space as an art exhibition venue that can be enjoyed by foreign tourists. Visitors can look around the city tour objects highlighting the architecture of temple, palace and market.

“Implementation of the tourism program in Denpasar City is inseparable from the participation of the whole community in terms of conservation activities, and strengthening the culture, infrastructure, sanitation, social, security and order to education,” she explained. (kmb)

For members of the Balinese Hindu community, religious ceremonies are inseparable form wht is known to many as art. The unique artistic values of Balinese Hindu rituals are also sometimes performed as a cultural attraction. Everything from the dances, pslamodies and even ritual paraphernalia are embed with aesthetic beauty of great meaning and value.

Objects such as banners, kober and bandrang (spears) that are used in temple ceremonies also contain great meaning and value.

Apart from their decorative aspects, these banners also have spiritual meaning and provide protection.

Balinese humanist, and former rector of ISI Denpsar (1981-1997), Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, explains that these ritual paraphernalia are important in religious processions like ngunya, ngelawang (gallivanting street show) and melasti and are used in accordance with time, place and circumstance as well as the scale of the ritual, whether large, medium or small.

He added that in the past these objects were the property of kingdoms and were used to show or display the majesty of a kingdom.

In modern times such paraphernalia are used when escorting the deities. Indirectly, they contains meaningful philosophy related to showing off the beauty, greatness and grandeur of the deities that are venerated by the community.

“All ritual paraphernalia including the bandrang (spears), banners, kober (flags) and so forth are believed to serve as both phyical and spiritual protectors. The use of these objects is also related to the Balinese Hindu community’s respect for local venerated deities”, explained Prof. Bandem.

While serving as a means to show respect for the deities, these ojects are also based on the values of Hindu philosophy. Dr. I Gusti Made Ngurah, Chairman of the Sabha Budaya Hindu Bali Foundation said that in the Purana and Itihasa scriptures bandrang are mentioned as being an ordinary spear embellished with feathers symbolizing the power of Lord Brahma, while banners symbolize the power of Lord Vishnu and kober -especially when they bear the image of Hanuman Maruti (son of Lord Bayu) symbolize strength.

Due to the forces of such symbols, they are used in combinations with hope of producing balance.

Ngurah added that the use of kober with the image of Dewata Nawa Sanga (gods of the nine directions) has become a necessity for the Hindu community of Bali and represents something about the arrival of Hindu religious teachings to Bali. This symbol also represents the the concept of Sarwa Dewata or Sarwa Samudaya which translates as something like ‘the god amounting to more than one’. The nine gods represented in the Dewata Nawa Sanga are each equipped with their own are each equipped with their own weapons as manifestations for their receptive powers.

“The use of bandrang, banners, kober and so on are important for their philosophical meanings but also as a sign that a ritual is being held in a particular location” added Gusti Made Ngurah. (kmb)

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promoting decorations made from organic materials

and posted on social media and has been receiving a lot of positive responses. Also they have a number of orders flowing in from nature lovers for these organic decorations for wedding ceremonies. “We are just starting out, today we received two orders, tomorrow I may another”, said Akara as he assembled dried leaves at his home in Buruan hamlet, Blahbatuh.

Despite the flow of orders Wayan Akara said that Trash Hero is not in this to start a business, “the idea is to present this idea to the public so that the younger generation of Bali seizes this opportunity”, he explained.

While waiting for the passion of younger generation to take hold and start making these organic alternatives to the styrofoam version, Trash Hero will continue to take orders. “Since there is a demand, we need to be ready to fulfill the demand. We have a team of 3-4 people making the wreaths now”, he explained.

The organic materials that can be utilized (dry leaves, corn husks, palm leaves, and so forth) are very easy to obtain. “I am sure, that young Balinese people are very creative and can use this creativity to reduce the amount of non –organic waste being produced”, he said. (kmb35)

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The Head of Trash Hero Indonesia I Wayan Aksara

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Reduce use of Styrofoam

GIANYAR - It has become common practice to give large styrofoam signs to commemorate events such as death or store openings. Unfortunately styrofoam can not be recycles as is very harmful toe the environment. Trash Hero Indonesia has responded to this unfortunate habit by providing a creative alternative in the form of large bouquets and wreaths made of organic materials.

The organic models they offer are quite beautiful and becoming popular. “There is a large demand for wreaths made of organic materials such as dried leaves, wood and fruit. Especially now that it is wedding season”, said I Wayan Akara on Friday (Mar. 30).

These organic wreaths he said is also a way to reduce the use of plastic waste as all manner of celebrations in Bali draw a dozen or so of these styrofoam signs even though this material is very bad for the natural environment. “Sure we don’t feel the negative impact of styrofoam now, but do we need to wait until the problem slaps us in the face before we change our behaviour? Obviously not right, so that is why we starting making these organic bouquets”, explained Akara.

One wreath they made just a few days ago was photographed

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ROME - Italy on Saturday protested to France over a incident in which French border police entered a clinic run by a non-governmental organisation that cares for migrants trying to cross the Alps, the foreign ministry said.

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Bali’s economy

Estimated to grow 6.13 percent in first quarter of 2018

DENPASAR - Bali’s economy in the first quarter of 2018 is estimated to accelerate in the range of 5.73 percent to 6.13 percent (yoy). Meanwhile, the Bali’s economy for the whole year of 2018 is estimated to accelerate by growing 6.0 percent to 6.40 percent (yoy). This was revealed

by Deputy Director of Bali Representative Office of Bank Indonesia, Azka Subhan, during the dissemination of Regional Economic and Financial Review (KEKR) of February 2018.

On the demand side, the acceleration of Bali’s economic performance is predicted to be driven primarily by the increased performance of all demand components. They include household consumption, consumption of non-profit households, government consumption, foreign exports and investment.

Along with the supply side, the improvement of Bali’s economic performance is estimated to be sourced from the increasing performance of all Bali’s main business fields. It covers the field of accommodation, food and beverage, agriculture, trade, transportation, construction and processing industries.

By seeing the realization of Bali’s inflation up to January 2018, Bank Indonesia predicted that inflation in Bali in the first quarter of 2018 will be lower than the inflation in fourth quarter of 2017, reaching 2.47 percent to 2.87 percent (yoy).

The controlled inflation in the first quarter of 2018 is caused by the controlled administered price in the absence of price hike in electricity tariff and subsidized fuel.

Vice President of Corporate and Senior Economist of BNI, Ryan

Kiryanto, the US and Chinese trade competition has an impact on Indonesia’s economy especially in bilateral trades.

Indonesia’s economic situation is similar to Bali. National household consumption grew only 4.95 percent. This percentage has decreased. This shows that people’s purchasing power declines because many factories are closed whereas household consumption accounts for 56 percent of GDP. “If this household consumption rises, I predict the Indonesia’s economy could rise 5.2 percent to 5.3 percent,” he said. Household consumption is very influential on the Indonesia’s economy because he assessed the type of economic growth in Indonesia is driven by housewives.

Decreased household consumption also happens due to the changing lifestyle of the community.

“Consumption of clothing, footwear and furniture has begun to dwindle as lifestyles change. We spend more time to look for experience, spend more money on food and beverage, so there is switching from our consumption patterns,” he said.

The low national core inflation of 2.9 percent in 2017 was also predicted to happen due to reduced

purchasing power. Bali’s economic growth was bad because of bad credit growth of 7.93 percent even though the economic growth of Bali is above the national level.

Meanwhile, corporate loans grew slightly by 0.04 percent. He considered the banking performance has not been optimal. This happened due to the decline in demand for credit and third’s party fund (DPK) but deposits rose. “Those having more funds will choose to invest for safety reason by having deposits,” he said.

Bali is said to be undergoing a process of consolidation. He was optimistic the process of economic slowdown in Bali has been completed in 2017.

Although tourism is vulnerable to security issues, disasters and health, it suggested retaining tourism. At the same time, it should develop the agricultural sector related to the leading sector. It is poised with the preparation of supporting sector in the face of the digital economy. “If tourism starts to weaken down, do Plan B. For example, encourage the complementary sector, agro-tourism and give leeway in the sector,” he added. (kmb42)

The episode angered many politicians, some of whom saw it as a violation of Italian territory.

The ministry, which had earlier summoned the French ambassador for an explanation, said in a statement that it had conveyed the Rome government’s “firm protest for the behaviour of the French customs agents, which was unacceptable ...”

The NGO, Rainbow for Africa, said that on Friday evening the French brought a Nigerian migrant to the railway station of the Italian border town of Bardonecchia.

The NGO said they entered the clinic, which is in the train station, and conducted a urine test on the man because they suspected him of drug trafficking.

The foreign ministry said France had been told earlier this month that the station was no longer accessible for its police because it was now being used for humanitarian purposes.

In their account of the incident, French customs said they had the written consent of the man for the test and the NGO had also given them permission to use the facilities for it. The test was negative.

French customs said they had followed regulations and were ready to clarify with the Italians any legal and operational procedures

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Italy on Saturday protested to France over a incident in which French border police entered a clinic run by a nongovernmental organisation that cares for migrants trying to cross the Alps, the foreign ministry said. to avoid future incidents.

Massimiliano Fedriga of the right-wing League, which made big gains in recent elections, said the French had made Italy look

like the laughing stock of Europe.

“French police do whatever they want on Italian territory without being disturbed, as if they are at home. What happened in

Bardonecchia is grave and shows how our so-called friends in Europe have little or no consideration for us,” he said in a statement. (rtr)

Nobel winner Malala visits hometown in Pakistan for first time since shooting

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (R-front) sits with her family and Pakistan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb (L-back) while visiting her hometown Mingora in Swat Valley, Pakistan March 31, 2018

MINGORA - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her birthplace in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday, bursting into tears as she entered her childhood home for the first time since a Taliban gunman shot her in 2012.

The 20-year-old told a family friend she planned to return home after completing her education at Oxford, where she is reading for a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.

Roads were blocked off in the town of Mingora as Yousafzai, known universally by her first name, flew in by military helicopter with her parents and brother.

Security was tight around her former home, now rented by a family friend, Farid-ul-Haq Haqqani, who has kept the young woman’s room intact with her books, school trophies and luggage. “They were weeping. They were kneeling on

the ground. They were touching the mud with their eyes,” Haqqani said of Malala and her family. He agreed to be interviewed inside the family home and pointed out a shelf in her room with books including Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” and “Romeo and Juliet” as well as a copy of the television series “Ugly Betty”.

“I asked her when are you permanently coming back and she said ‘God willing, when my education is completed, I will God willing come back to Pakistan.’”

He added that Malala chatted in her room with four friends from her school days in Swat, while her parents greeted neighbours who dropped by - since the security detail would not allow her to go to other houses or even up on the roof of her home.

Malala has been visiting Pakistan since Thursday, her first trip

home since she was shot and airlifted abroad for treatment. The government and military have been providing security.

It had been uncertain whether she would be able to visit Swat, a scenic mountain region parts of which spent nearly two years under the control of Pakistani Taliban militants and their harsh interpretation of Islamic law, due to continued concerns for her safety.

“I miss everything about Pakistan ... from the rivers, the mountains, to even the dirty streets and the garbage around our house, and my friends and how we used to have gossip ...to how we used to fight with our neighbours,” Malala told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

“I had never been so excited for anything. I’ve never been so happy before,” she said of returning to Pakistan. (rtr)

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Be creative with smartphone camera

IN this millennial age, photography is no longer a strange activity for most people. Armed with a smartphone, everyone can now take pictures easily. Moreover, the camera seeming to be a ‘must’ facility in the smartphone is now equipped with various leading features whose quality continues to be improved. Moreover, the growing proliferation of photo editing apps makes photographing activities with smartphones become more exciting.

However, it must be remembered. Even though every smartphone owner can take pictures, it does not necessarily mean they can instantly create unique and interesting photographs that can draw the attention when the photos are uploaded onto social media such as Instagram, Facebook and so forth.

Anyway, the creativity and mastery of basic photography techniques remains mandatory in order to produce photographic works worthy to get appreciation. In other words, it is not enough for you to understand the size of megapixel embedded in your smartphone’s camera. You must also need to understand the character and setting. Here are some practical tips to maximize your photos with smartphone camera.

Make sure your lens always clean

No matter how good we take pictures, and how good the object photographed, if our lenses are dirty, the results must be ugly. Considering our smartphone is long put in the pocket, the dirt will eventually stick to camera lens. Therefore, make your time to clean up the lens from dirts before taking pictures. Use a soft cloth to clean it. If exposed to oil, use an LCD cleaning fluid or glasses.

Recognize pause of shutter time

Smartphone camera has a pause between we push the button and the camera starts taking photos. In the realm

of photography, this condition is called shutter lag. Unlike DSLR cameras, it is able to take shoots as fast as lightning after we hit the shutter, but smartphones are generally pretty slow. Recognize the shutter lag well so that our hands remain calm after pressing shutter.

Do not use zoom

Usually, the lens in the smartphone camera has a focal length of 25-28 mm where in the realm of photography it is known as a wide-angle lens. That’s why the object looks smaller than it actually is. Seeing this fact, you are often tempted to pinch and zoom so as to make the object look bigger. Avoid using zoom because digital zooming like this is similar to cropping photo on computer. As a result, the photo resolution becomes lower and cropped. The more powerful we zoom, the greater the degradation of the image resolution will be. Hence, you are strongly recommended to always shoot with the distance as close as possible to the object so it is unnecessary to zoom.

Take advantage of surrounding light

You need to recognize that camera will optimally capture the objects exposed to light. As much as possible, take advantage of the natural light around the object to ensure that light illuminating the object of the image is sufficient. Thus, you still have a chance to get sharp and clear photos. Also make sure you understand where the light comes from to avoid problems like backlight. However, in a position of minimal light actually you can still capture the moment. If available, use flash when shooting indoor. However, keep in mind that the effective distance of flash is about 2-3 meters. In other words, we cannot expect to light the whole room with flash.

Use highest resolution

The higher the resolution, the higher the quality will be.

Probably many people understand this general formula, but not a few that forget in practice. In principle, use the highest resolution that can be done by the smartphone you have instead of using zoom in. Currently, the average smartphone camera has a resolution of up to 4023 x 3024. So, make sure you use the highest resolution to maximize your photos.

Hold your smartphone stably

To get sharp photos, the hand should not vibrate or shake when pressing camera shutter. This is also true when you take pictures with a smartphone. The more stable the camera, the better and sharper our photos will be. So, keep your hands from vibrating when taking photos. If necessary, take advantage of more stable objects around you as a backrest.

For example, take advantage of table and wall to help the hand stability. Even if necessary, use a special tripod for mobile phones.

Set attractive composition

Knowledge of a good composition will help us take better pictures. Get started with the basics in photo composition, such as golden ratio and golden triangles. Similarly, try to take pictures from various angles because training the use of the composition will facilitate you in utilizing camera feature on the smartphone. Knowledge on the rules of this composition will greatly help make ‘neater’ photos and look more powerful.

Select good photo editing apps

Smartphones generally have some pretty cute photo processing features. Try to select photo editing apps to edit photos of good quality so as to facilitate us when executing important editing.

Do not use excessive filter effects

Spotting a tiger in the Sunderbans National Park, West Bengal, India

WEST BENGAL - Spotting a tiger in its natural habitat in India is notoriously hard. The mangroves and forests of the Sunderbans National Park are shrouded in mist, mostly uninhabitable and much of it is out of bounds to most humans.

Spotting a tiger in its natural habitat in India is notoriously hard. And no wonder as there are only 1,400 of these big cats in the country and these are spread over more than 40 national parks. Nevertheless, I was in the area so I took a trip to the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve in West Bengal and stayed hopeful.

Oddly, just before setting off from Calcutta to the Sunderbans Tiger Camp our naturalist, Avijit Dutta, reported that: “Some years ago, a 21-year-old woman was dispatched as part of a team to the Sunderbans to catch crabs to sell. On her way back, she was spotted by a hungry tiger who killed and ate her.”

By the time I had driven the 90km from Calcutta, picked up one of the many ferries on the Gadkhali jetty that sits in the mouth of the Ganges and sailed two hours to Waxpol Jungle Lodge on Dayapur island, this disconcerting story had been well and truly banished to the dark echelons of my mind.

In any case the mangroves and forests of the Sunderbans are shrouded in mist, mostly uninhabitable and much of it is out of bounds to most humans. So for the likes of me and

other tourists, the only way to spot a tiger is on a ferry cruise.

About Sunderbans

From any perspective the view over the Sunderbans seems to stretch forever. “Forever” in numbers is actually 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) making it the biggest area of coastal mangrove forest in the world. It spans two countries: Bengal in India and neighbouring Bangladesh. The Indian part (where I was) covers around 4,262 sq km, with 2,585 sq km given over to a national park and tiger reserve.

So it was amid this watery network of tidal waterways, mud flats, small islands and mangrove forests, that I took my chances. There were other hopefuls too, including a honeymooning couple also staying at Waxpol Jungle Lodge, who hired an entire romantically-dressed boat for themselves.

Two days meandering through the mangroves The day started at 6.30am on the Jungle Tiger boat.

We boarded as the sun rose and watched as the crew brought on breakfast and lunch parcels that they carried on their heads.

We finally set off a little after the colourful boat carrying the honeymooners but in the opposite direction. The sun was high and releasing orange-hued rays that made their way through a misty sky drawing a shimmering line of ta-

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pered light onto the water. It was a slow quiet glide passing Sajnekhali watchtower complex and through Pirkhali River – khali means canal – and the only noise was the hum of light chatter of Hindi banter from the crew.

When we turned right towards Sudhanyakhali, the scene was of swampy mangrove on both sides. And eventually a boat carrying hay.

By 8am we were deep in the creek and the egrets could be seen elegantly pottering about the coast, sandpipers flew overhead and black capped and brown winged kingfishers endemic to the mangrove popped up on tree tops and branches.

At 8.45 am there was some excitement. Freshly made tiger foot prints could be clearly seen in the silt. We followed the trail along the mud flats but these trailed off into the mangrove and away from sight.

Happily, a traditional South Indian breakfast of rice bread, udden dahl and rice – sambar powder sauce, lentils, tamarind and tomato and some peanut chutney on the side – was served and did much to dampen the disappointment.

Eventually we reached Five River Junction. It was pretty sedate and we were treated to sightings of spotted dear, the odd boar, plenty of birds and a huge dollop of intensely beautiful scenery. And a small boat carrying a handful of fishermen. (net)

Too much filtering may result in poor images and often seems excessive. So, the editing process should still be with the main purpose to reinforce the impression of the photos, not to decorate them. If you use good photo editing apps like the above points, simply adjust the contrast, vignette, crop and add mood that helps the photo look cool without being overly filtered. (ian)

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School buses help reduce traffic in Denpasar

Around 450 Balinese entrepreneurs gathered at Aston Grand Ballroom to gain insight in Entrepreneur Festival 2018 on March 29, 2018. The annual event is collaboration between PT. Literatur Negeri & Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center.

The theme was “Owning a Piece of Indonesia’s Future”, it is expected that business owners and brand, practitioners, academics, and investors get insight into how to respond to current conditions in a comprehensive, political, economic, and investment.

The participants were very enthusiastic during the event, it can be seen from the questions addressed to speakers such as Ellen May - Indonesia Outstanding

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To facilitate IMF-WB passengers

Garuda to offer extra flights

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DENPASAR - Indonesian Airline Garuda Indonesia has been discuss how to deal with the surge in demand for flights that will accompany the upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank (WB) annual meeting.

President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Pahala N. Mansury, said that Garuda is already planning to provide extra flights from North Asia to Denpasar as well

as other routes. “We will be providing extra flights to facilitate passengers want to come to Denpasar”, said Mansury on Friday (Mar. 30), who added that Garuda is capable of fulfilling the needs of the IMF- WB participants.

Garuda Indonesia has a total of 202 aircrafts operated by Garuda and Citilink.

Garuda will also be re-routing flights their Shanghai-Jakarta and Beijing-Jakarta flights to first go

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DENPASAR Transportation Agency has been doing a free school bus trial operation since November 13, 2017. During the trial period, bus operations went well, and no significant obstacles were found. The trial period ended on December 16, 2017 and given its success, the Deputy Minister of Public Service of the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, Diah Natalisa, and the Denpasar Mayor IB Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra officially launched the school bus route on December 28, 2018.

Legislators have expressed their apprecaiation for the school bus service that helpes to reduce traffic congestion and are now urgin provate schools to offer a similar service to their students.

Chairman of Commission IV of the Denpasar House of Representatives, I Gede Semara, accompanied by his member Gede Arya Jembawan, recently explained that there are too many junior high school students who go to and from school on motorbike. Not only is this dangerous for both the young students and other road users, but is also adds considerable congestion to traffic on the island. School bus services need to be made available to students, he said adding: “especially for routes where no public transport is available”, said Semara.

Students are being asked to use public transport where available and for schools to provide a special fleet of buses for areas where there is no public transport. This, he said will reduce the number of young students riding motorcycles to school.

The public has responded positively to the 6 buses that the Denpasar Transport Agency has provided as seen by the growing number of students registering to access this service. Currently the fleet of school buses can carry 446 students per day and 426 students have signed up.

Section Head of Land Transportation, Denpasar Transportation Agency, I Dewa Ketut Adi Pradnyana, confirmed on Saturday (Mar. 31) that the free school bus trial that started in November has gone very well.

During an information session held by the Denpasar Education Agency for private schools and institutions recently, Regional Secretary of the City of Denpasar, AAN Rai Iswara said that the 6 school buses from the Transportation Agency have successfully curtailed the use of private vehicles by young students.

“We would like to thank the private schools for supporting the Municipality of Denpasar’s program for reducing traffic congestion by using school buses”, said Rai Iswara.

The school bus program is also part of the City of Denpasar’s smart city education program. STHe school buses are equipped with Si_Bused (School Bus Information System) using smart cards making it easier for parents to detect their children;s presence on the bus.

Private schools are being asked to provide school buses for their students so as to reduce after school traffic congestion. “Even if each private school only provides one 25-seat capacity bus, that would mean 25 less vehicles on the street at peak traffic hours. If the private school buses have trouble picking students up and dropping them off right at their homes, they can use the drop zones made available by the Municipality of Denpasar”, explained Iswara. (kmb12)

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through Denpasar. “This is one of the adjutments we are making”, he said.

Garuda will also be offering participants of the IMF-WB meeting who fly with them to also visit other destinations after the meeting is finished. “That way they will not just visit Denpasar. Maybe they will want to travel to other destinations in Indonesia after the IMF- WB event”, explained Mansury. (kmb42)

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In addition to seminars and exhibitions, the event enlivened by the Navicula Band also gives awards to entrepreneurs who have contributed to the Balinese economy.

The categories are; Entrepreneur of The Year - Designed for a businessman who is visibly seen as contributing to the environment and growth in Bali, The Rookie - For entrepreneurs who are under 35 years old, The Wonder Woman - For a woman entrepreneur with her busy life as a successful housewife develops its business, The Technopre-

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“We are very pleased that our venue can accommodate this annual event, with its aim appreciation for Balinese entrepreneurs. Hopefully, through this positive event can grow the other talented entrepreneurs in Indonesia. In addition of seminars, night appreciations, and gala dinners like this, our grand ballroom also recommended for those who would like to celebrate their wedding party, because with its 1,270m2 and the ceiling height up to 6 meters making it easier for them to decorate the room without obstacle”. Said Lilik Amini - Director of Sales at Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center.

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It was about us’ Trump seizes on ‘Roseanne’ ratings LOS ANGELES - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday latched onto the huge viewership for the revival of ABC’s hit 1990s working-class comedy “Roseanne” as evidence that his supporters want shows that speak to their concerns.

“Look at her ratings,” Trump said during a speech near Cleveland, referring to the comedy’s star and his vocal supporter, Roseanne Barr. “They were unbelievable. ... and it was about us.”

The show, in which Barr plays a blue-collar Trump voter, debuted on Tuesday and performed best in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kansas City, Missouri, respectively, all in states that Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.

New York City and Los Angeles were not in the top 20 of rated areas, according to entertainment trade publication Deadline. Trump called Barr on Wednesday to congratulate her on the show’s debut that drew more than 18 million viewers.

Barr said on ABC’s “Good

Morning America” on Thursday that she hoped the series, which wades into the divisiveness of U.S. politics, would help people “agree to disagree.”

“I really hope that it opens up civil conversation instead of just mudslinging,” said Barr, who supports the Republican president.

“He’s just happy for me,” Barr said of the former reality TV star.

“I’ve known him for many years, and he’s done a lot of nice things for me ... it was just a friendly conversation about working and television and ratings.”

Trump often talks or tweets about shows’ ratings, sometimes comparing them to when he was on “The Apprentice.”

“Roseanne” originally aired from 1988 to 1997 and featured a blue-collar Midwestern family struggling to get by.

In the revival, Roseanne is a Trump voter who faces off against her sister, played by Laurie Metcalf, who portrays a Trump opponent. (rtr)

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Tommy Wiseau, the original actor from “The Room,” and writer Greg Sestero (R) arrive for the gala presentation of “The Disaster Artist” at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 12, 2017.

Tommy Wiseau bounces back with new movie ‘Best F(r)iends’

LOS ANGELES - When film producing partners Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero released “The Room” in 2003, the drama was laughed off as a dreadful comedy that several critics called one of the worst films ever made.

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But the partners had the last laugh as the film about two friends warring over the same girl turned them into cult icons and inspired last year’s affectionate and critically acclaimed tribute “The Disaster Artist.”

Now, the pair is trying to catch lightning in a bottle again with “Best F(r)iends,” a comedy-thriller about a down-and-out drifter, played by Sestero, who befriends Wiseau as a mortician and together decide to make it rich. The movie will open in U.S. theaters on Friday.

“We tried to pave new ground and make something with a totally different aesthetic and different

vibe,” Sestero said in an interview at the Hollywood premiere on Wednesday.

“So I hope it’s a fun cinematic experience like ‘The Room’ but I also hope it surprises the audience and gives them something they’re not expecting.”

Unlike “The Room,” which was directed, written and produced

by Wiseau, “Best F(r)iends” was written and produced by Sestero, allowing Wiseau to focus on acting - a topic on which he is particularly sensitive.

“People don’t realize I can do acting, number one,” Wiseau said.

“Number two, as you know, there

was very negative blogging about Tommy Wiseau, about me, and they don’t understand that I’ve been acting for 20 years, so I feel very good about it.”

Actor Paul Scheer, who also appeared in “The Disaster Artist,” said the new movie came from the heart.

Wiseau and Sestero, he said, “have all the passion of a Paul Thomas Anderson or a Steven Spielberg. Their execution is definitely different but they love what they’re doing and they want to do exciting, interesting work and I think that that’s what I love about them.” (rtr)

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Pope Francis appears after delivering his Easter message in the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) address from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 1, 2018.

Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenceless’ being killed in Holy Land

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were killed on the Israeli-Gaza border, saying the conflict there “does not spare the defenceless”. The pope made his appeal in his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) message from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to tens of thousands of people in the flower-bedecked square below where he earlier celebrated a Mass.

He also appealed for an end to the “carnage” in Syria, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed to enter, and for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Francis appeared to refer directly to the Gaza violence last Friday, calling for “reconciliation for the Holy Land, also experiencing in these days the wounds of ongoing conflict that do not spare the defenceless.”

Israel’s defence minister has rejected calls for an inquiry into the

killings by the military during a Palestinian demonstration that turned violent at the Gaza-Israel border.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, and other leaders have called for an independent investigation into the bloodshed. The Pope also begged for peace for “the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria, whose people are worn down by an apparently endless war.”

“This Easter, may the light of the risen Christ illumine the consciences of all political and military leaders, so that a swift end may be brought to the carnage in course ... “ he said.

He spoke a day after the Syrian army command said it had regained most of the towns and villages in eastern Ghouta. Tens of thousands of people have now evacuated once-bustling towns in the suburbs east of the capital, which had nearly 2 million people before the start of

the conflict and were major commercial and industrial hubs.

Francis called for international assistance for Venezuela, so that more people would not have to abandon their homeland because of the economic and political crisis.

He hoped the “fruits of dialogue” would advance peace and harmony on the Korean peninsula, where the two sides are set to hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation.

Francis, celebrating his sixth Easter as Roman Catholic leader since his election in 2013, urged his listeners to work for an end to the “so many acts of injustice” in

the world.

He prayed the power of Jesus’ message “bears fruits of hope and dignity where there are deprivation and exclusion, hunger and unemployment, where there are migrants and refugees - so often rejected by today’s culture of waste - and victims of the drug trade, human trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery”. (rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.