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Ashley Judd sues disgraced Weinstein over ‘smear’

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LOS ANGELES - Actress Ashley Judd, one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, sued the disgraced mogul Monday, alleging he defamed her after she rejected him.

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Ashley Judd speaks onstage at “Time’s Up” during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios on April 28, 2018 in New York City.

The complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica, accuses Weinstein of ruining her chance to be cast in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy by making false statements to director Peter Jackson that he’d had a bad experience with Judd, calling her a “nightmare.”

“With those baseless smears, Weinstein succeeded in blacklisting Ms Judd and destroying her ability to work on what became a multibillion-dollar franchise with 17 Academy Award wins and many more nominations,” the suit states.

The document goes on to describe the “pathetic reality” that Weinstein was retaliating after Judd, 50, rejected his sexual ad-

vances a year earlier, when he allegedly cornered her in a hotel room under the guise of discussing business.

“A self-described ‘benevolent dictator’ who has bragged that ‘I can be scary,’ Weinstein used his power in the entertainment industry to damage Ms Judd’s reputation and limit her ability to find work,” it says.

Judd said in a prepared statement that any damages she wins will go to the Time’s Up legal fund, “so that women and men in all professions may have legal redress for sexual harassment, economic retaliation and damage to their careers.”

Weinstein has previously denied having any input into casting decisions involving “Lord of the Rings,”

which began pre-production work under the Miramax studio but later moved to New Line Cinema.

Oscar-winning Jackson worked with Weinstein and his brother Bob early in the development of “The Lord of the Rings,” and has said the pair acted like “second-rate Mafia bullies.”

The New Zealand director said he had no direct knowledge of sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein, but that the producer pressured him not to hire Judd or Mira Sorvino.

“I recall Miramax telling us they were a nightmare to work with and we should avoid them at all costs.

This was probably in 1998,” Jackson was quoted as telling Fairfax New Zealand. (afp)

‘Avengers’ assemble -- atop the box office

LOS ANGELES - It was a record-breaking weekend for the North American box office as “Avengers: Infinity War” steamrolled the competition with heroic takings of $257.7 million, industry data showed Monday.

“Avengers,” the latest Marvel heavy-hitter after the breakout success of “Black Panther,” sees a string of superheroes pitch in to save the universe from powerful purple alien Thanos (Josh Brolin).

Returning to their Marvel roles are Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Captain America, Black Panther, the Hulk, SpiderMan and Hawkeye are also back for more, along with the Guardians of the Galaxy and assorted allies.

Globally, “Avengers” -- the third

film in the “Avengers” saga and the 19th in the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- also broke records, clinching the highest worldwide opening of all time with a dizzying $641 million.

At US and Canadian box offices, sci-fi horror “A Quiet Place” came in second -- but posed no threat whatsoever to the “Avengers” victory -- earning $11 million in its fourth weekend.

That brings total takings to $148.5 million for Paramount’s near-wordless production, which stars actor-director John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt as a couple silently struggling to protect their family from blind aliens that track their prey by sound.

Third place, with $8.2 million, went to “I Feel Pretty,” a comedy starring Amy Schumer as a selfconscious woman who suffers a

head injury and subsequently sees herself as beautiful.

Last week’s number two, “Rampage” -- loosely based on a video game series of the same name -- dropped into fourth place, earning $7.2 million for a total of $78 million in three weeks.

The film follows Dwayne Johnson as a primatologist who befriends an albino gorilla that grows enormous after a rogue experiment, and later teams up with Johnson against invading monsters.

Fifth place saw a resurgence of “Black Panther,” up from eighth place last week.

In its 11th weekend in theaters, the superhero smash starring Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, king of the African utopia of Wakanda, added $4.7 million -- bringing its domestic total to a stunning $688.4 million. (afp)

Well paid and in high demand, it would appear that engineers in Silicon Valley have scant reason to join forces in labor unions. And yet there are signs that interest is on the rise. Engineer Bjorn Westergard and a dozen colleagues were fired early this year by Lanetix. The startup specializing in professional software cited economic reasons for the staffing cut.

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In this file photo taken on April 23, 2018, Actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for the World Premiere of the film ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ in Hollywood, California, on April 23, 2018.

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But axed employees suspect their effort to create a worker union was a factor in the move. The dismissals came a few days after an application join with the Communications Workers of America was sent, Westergard told AFP. “I think it is the first time that software engineers in a software company have filed (to unionize),” Westergard said “It’s not hard to find a job, and it pays relatively good so there is the idea that if you have any problem at all you just leave and get another job.”

Some 10.7 percent of US workers are unionized, according to a January report by the Labor Department, about half the percentage

from 1983. The highest levels are in public-sector jobs, including teachers and firefighters. The report found just 1.7 percent of “professional and technical services” workers in the private sector are union members.

Silicon Valley talent is notorious for flitting from one well-paying job to another, with high turnover in workplaces weakening the potential for worker solidarity.

Westergard contended that colleagues in the industry are giving increasing weight to the option of staying put and fixing what they see as problems in workplaces instead of quitting. It’s not that engineers are anti-union, Westergard

maintained, “they just don’t know anything about organized labor.”

- Libertarian outlook Tech companies, on the other hand, have long been cool to the idea of unions. Internet titans like Facebook and Google are known for pampering engineers: high salaries, stock grants, comprehensive health insurance, unlimited meals, bicycles, dance classes, special commuter buses, limitless espresso and more in offices with the feel of playful college campuses.

It would seem daunting for engineers on picket lines to win public support. Silicon Valley employers are said to have a “libertarian”

mindset that deems unions a brake on freewheeling progress, with the viewpoint conveniently playing into their business interests, according to David Judd of the Tech Workers Coalition.

The organization describes itself as “ a coalition of tech industry workers, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends cultivating solidarity among all workers in tech.” According to Time magazine article in 2014, retail colossus Amazon has taken pains to prevent even warehouse workers from unionizing, advocating a “direct relationship” between management and employees.

For the Tech Workers Coalition, the interest of Lanetix employees in a union was a sign of growing awareness in the technology sector that they are very much a part of the rest of society and their creations

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are touching the lives of most people. Lanetix did not respond to a request for comment.

“There is a lot of activity among workers who are working for websites and digital media and trying to organize,” author and union specialist David Bacon told AFP. “It is partly a product of the insecurity in this industry,” he added, noting that if a startup fails, employees rewarded with shares for countless hours of labor can wind up with nothing.

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Featuring storyline of Rai Srimben

Mahima Community wants to instill nationalism

BALE Agung hamlet in Singaraja is inseparable from the history of Indonesia. It happens because the love story of Nyoman Rai Srimben with Raden Soekemi. The love story and history then gave birth to the proclaimer of Indonesia’s independence, Soekarno. The love story and history is featured through theater performance by the Mahima Community along with the Bale Agung hamlet under the title “Nyoman Rai Srimben.” This contemporary art was staged in Wantilan hall of Berdaya Krama Berbudaya on Saturday night (Apr. 28). The staging was able to entertain as well as educate spectators at wantilan hall of Desa Temple of Buleleng customary village.

The theater tells the story about a woman named Nyoman Rai Srimben from Bale Agung. She is the mother of the Indonesia’s proclaimer Soekarno. In this drama, the player displays the story on the life journey of Rai Srimben since

she was childhood that must experience profound sadness due to divorce of both parents. The strong figure of Nyoman Rai Srimben did not cause her to fall into profound sadness.

Together with Jro Mangku Lingsir, who was equally from local village, she later grew into a beautiful teenage girl.

Her teenage years began from learning to prepare offerings, chant psalmody and weave and learn to dance. Her dancing intelligence then ‘captivated’ the feelings of love of a public elementary school teacher which now becomes the SDN 1 and 2 Paket Agung named Raden Soekemi.

Raden Soekemi later expressed his feelings when witnessing the piodalan procession at the temple. In the procession, Nyoman Rai Srimben danced Rejang Dewa Dance. That is where their seeds of love grew first. Raden Soekemi who watched her dancing threw a flower towards Nyoman Rai Srimben. The flower was immediately picked up by Rai Srimben.

The passage of their love story experienced difficult times and full of obstacles. The big family of Bale Agung Palace did not approve their relationship. Until then, Raden Soekemi and Nyoman Rai Srimben decided to elope. The decision to marry

Raden Soekemi made the big family of Bale Agung Palace bless the family relationship with Nyoman Rai Srimben. One of the messages delivered by the family was requesting that Rai Srimben should follow the customs and tradition in her husband’s house.

The couple then departed to Surabaya, East Java. Until then, Bale Agung’s big family received a letter from Raden Soekemi mentioning that Nyoman Rai Srimben already gave birth to the second son on June 6, 1901. At that time, his birth coincided with the tragedy of Mount Kelud eruption. Her son was later named Soekarno, a proclaimer of Indonesia, the Son of the Dawn, born from the womb of a mother from Buleleng.

At the end of the staging was filled with a scene where Sukarno requested blessings to his mother Nyoman Rai Srimben before reading the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. Until then, it was heard the shout ‘Freedom’ that blared and ended with the singing of the national anthem Indonesia Raya.

The director and the script writer of Nyoman Rai Srimben, Kadek Sonia Piscayanti, said the highlight of Nyoman Rai Srimben in the theater performance is deliberately done because the activity at the Wantilan Berdaya Krama Berbudaya related to April as the month of women and filled with the spirit of women. The female figure of Nyoman Rai Srimben most strongly represents the mother of the nation. This happens is because she is a mother figure who has given birth to the founder of the Indonesia namely Soekarno.

According to Sonia, today there are still people that do not know very well about the life passage of a Nyoman Rai Srimben. Not infrequently, many people want to know her love story with Raden Soekemi when staying in Buleleng.

Upon that condition, this lecturer of English Department at Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) invites the society of Buleleng to realize that Buleleng has great historical potential. “By knowing this historical journey, people will be aware and able to contribute to the nation as in this region (Buleleng—Ed) was born a national figure,” she said.

Besides, the theater directed by Sonia wants to convey the message of nationalism because currently Indonesia is being hit by crisis of nationalism where many people are talking too much related to differences in terms of ethnic, religion and race. Actually, Sukarno was born out of a difference of religion and culture. She also hoped that nationalism can grow and rise again to create a sense of unity.

“The root of nationalism itself is pluralism. Differences in religion and culture can give birth to Soekarno whose name is very pluralistic. Today, the issue of nationalism should be raised and re-realized that we are the same, namely One Indonesia,” she said. (mud)

Productivity of laying hens decreases, price of egg increases

BANGLI - The existence of prohibition for the use of Antibiotic Growth Promoter (AGP) has an impact on the decreased productivity of laying hens. Consequently, the price of chicken eggs at the level of breeders is now increasing.

One of the laying hen breeders at Tiga village, Susut, Kadek

Budiartawan, said that chicken egg price has increased in recent months. The increase reached IDR 3,000. The price of eggs originally IDR 33,000 per crate, now has increased to IDR 36,000 per crate. Although undergoing an increase, for Budiartawan the egg prices are currently relatively normal.

According to him, the increasing price of eggs is affected by the ban on the use of AGP which affects the decreasing productivity of laying hens. The decrease of laying hens population in some areas including Java also triggered the increase of egg price.

Other than affecting the productivity of laying hens, the AGP

ban also has an effect on broiler.

Without using the AGP, breeders now have difficulty to raise the weight of their chickens. However, Budiartawan did not dismiss that the prohibition of excessive use of antibiotics, in terms of health, can make chicken and eggs now safer to eat.

When asked about the price

of chicken feed at this time, this former headman of Tiga said that so far it remains relatively stable.

Chicken feed in the form of corn mixture is also still brought in from outside Bali. “The price of feed is normal, possibly in the near future the price of concentrate will increase,” said Budiartawan. (kmb40)

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When dining at Kopi Pot, do like the locals do and choose from a wide selection of local favourites.

Open from 8am until midnight, Kopi Pot is a great option for breakfast, lunch and dinner or drop-in for light bites and cold drinks at any time of day.

Kopi Pot opened in 1990 with great coffee and the finest cakes and desserts in town. Today we are a restaurant offering two distinct menus, one of Indonesian favourites, and another of international

dishes and seafood - both complimented by the now famous homemade desserts.

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roofed pavilions, or from the stylish Lone Palm Bar - built around a living coconut palm growing right through its roof.

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Do we have to be afraid of a techfilled future? Or, can we pause and marvel at the doors that are opening before our eyes? Technology is constantly pushing us past our comfort zones. In this era of technological revolution, it seems in building the next great thing we are forgetting to marvel at what we create. When we pause and reflect on how far technology has come over the past 50 or even 10 years, we are truly in a magical era.

The world of drones is a field ripe with technological ideation. As major tech companies and innovators are taking on a dronefilled future, we are seeing unprecedented diversity in design.

Raffaello D’Andrea is one of the many incredible thought leaders in drone technology. His work bridges technology, art, and innovation.

In his awe-inspiring February 2016 TED Talk, D’Andrea brings us closer to the incredible flying machines of the future that he creates with the design lab Verity Studios.

Here he is, from the TED stage, alongside the drones that will help shape our future…

Celebrating future flying machines!

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Raffaello D’Andrea is one of the many incredible thought leaders in drone technology. His work bridges technology, art, and innovation.

We have actually featured D’Andrea’s work here before with the fascinating project Cubli. Yet another project that speaks to a world of technological wonder that sits just on the horizon.

When we look at projects like D’andrea’s drones, we understand that technology and artistic expression are beginning to move toward one another. Drones are not just utilitarian, they are becoming the brushes and canvas we are beginning to express ourselves with!

I look forward to a day when we no longer see the world in terms of academic disciplines but instead begin to innovate with reckless abandon between seemingly disparate fields. (net)

Can Eco-Conscious Transportation Be Cool?

WHAT if we could help the Earth and ourselves become cooler?

Metal sculptor, Josh Hadar has figured out a way to do just that by eliminating the emissions that stream from our day to day transportation choices.

We all know by now that transportation can be costly. Not only in terms of bank accounts but to our Earth’s health and our own.

Those emissions given off by our preferred mode of travel mix in with the air we breathe, as well as the Earth’s atmosphere. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but this is not a good thing.

Using the natural power of the Sun and a bunch of creativity, Hadar has created a new, sexy, ecoconscious form of transportation.

Hadar combines art and science

by using the natural power from the sun to fuel and create his handmade electric bikes. Aside from a one-time payment at purchase, there’s virtually no cost with these beauties. Say goodbye to stopping and spending thousands of dollars over the course of a machine’s lifetime to get from one place to the next.

I spent over $60 a week to get to and from school in my beat up Jeep Liberty when I was in high school. It definitely turned heads, but not because of any cool factor.

“No one has ever crossed the street to get a better look at a Prius,” reads the about page on Hadar’s website, where you can check out more of his creations and what goes into them. (net)

This agriculture having become the foremost livelihood for most communities has faded. They only leave plots where the seed cultivation was made.

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Glamour of Nusa Penida increasingly fades

NUSA Penida Islands in Klungkung district are famous for its seaweed farming. Moreover, the crops are not limited to meet the needs in the region itself. Due to its good quality, this commodity can penetrate export market. This farm is growing in a number of locations such as Ped, Suana, Batununggul and Lembongan village.

Within the past year, the conditions are different. This agriculture having become the foremost livelihood for most communities has faded. They only leave plots where the seed cultivation was made.

Headman of Ped, Ketut Karya, suspected it happened due to the prospect is less promising. Besides, the quality

of seaweed growth is no longer as ever before. “No single is still pursuing this from a year ago. If they cultivate, it has perished before harvesting. But I do not know for sure the exact cause,” he explained, not long ago.

In line with that, most farmers shift to work in the tourism sector which has grown rapidly in recent years. For the elderly, it re-focuses on the farming sector and plantation in the moor. “Incidentally, the human resources, especially for young people, are good enough to deeply get involved in tourism. So, many people switch to this new profession,” said Karya.

Moreover, he added that some residents have been able to build tourist accommodation independently. “They establish many small inns. It’s very helpful to boost their economy,” he said.

Head of the Klungkung Food Security and Fishery Service, I Wayan Durma, explained the production of seaweed in the waters of the Blue Paradise Island in 2015 reached 100,000 tons. It is in contrast to the data in 2017 where the production was only 500 tons. It originated from Semaya village area. He has not dared to draw conclusions related to the cause of this reality.

“We see that seaweed farming has already much reduced.

To know it, demonstration plots will be made in three locations namely Lembongan, Suana and Sampalan where the cultivation starts from April, August and October. With this effort, we will know the outcome, whether good or bad.

Armed with this information, we can draw conclusion what actually causes the reduction,” he said. (sos)

Taxes of football match low

BPKAD threatens to deploy an audit team

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Metal sculptor, Josh Hadar has figured out a way to do just that by eliminating the emissions that stream from our day to day transportation choices.

GIANYAR - Regional Finance and Asset Management Board (BPKAD) of Gianyar district is currently working to optimize the potential taxes in this district of the art. One of the highlighted potentials is the management of the football game at Dipta Stadium which so far only pays taxes from tickets around IDR 20 million for once game. If the deposit is considered inappropriate with reality, the agency led by Ardana threatens to deploy an audit team.

Head of the Gianyar Regional Finance and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD), I Wayan

Ardana, said that Captain Dipta Stadium can accommodate thousands of football supporters. According to him, each game should be withdrawn taxes up to IDR 50 million. “Yesterday we had time to monitor (Dipta Stadium—Ed) to test, there are 12,000 spectators. At least the tax deposit must be IDR 40 million to IDR 50 million,” said Ardana.

However, Ardana revealed that in reality the taxes deposited by the football management are only in range of IDR 30 million per game. His agency has coordinated this condition to the management.

Eventually, it is known if there were a number of issues, such as fake tickets as well as a number of free spectators who managed to enter the stadium. “It is impossible if free ticket reaches thousands. Free ticket for some family members of the players may make sense, but how many are they?” he complained.

Seeing this condition, he planned to re-coordinate with the football management related to tax payment. Ardana even targeted the tax payment in each game can reach IDR 40 million. “If there were problems in the past, we can

understand. However, after getting profit as it is today, it is outrageous.

Thus, our temporary target for once football match is IDR 40 million,” he said.

He explained that entertainment tax of every football game is only 12.5 percent of the ticket price. However, how much is the earnings of each game he handed the calculation to the management of the football match as the taxpayer.

“We remain to coordinate because in essence the government gives the trust. So, please calculate your own taxes. Here, the honesty

of taxpayers is tested. But sometimes we will cross-check. If it reports a little, we will deploy an audit team,” he affirmed.

In addition to taxes from football matches, his agency also optimizes tax revenue of rafting in Ayung River. Admittedly, there has been little problem using this entertainment from the west or east of the river. “All this time, these are the obstacles. It looks crowded but we do not know whether the guests enjoying this entertainment from the west (Badung—Ed) or east of the river (Gianyar—Ed),” he said. (kmb35)

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Farmers at Yeh Mampeh pioneer worm agrotourism BANGLI - Having been successful in worm cultivation, I Wayan Badan, a farmer from Yeh Mampeh hamlet, South Batur, Kintamani, is now pioneering a worm agro-tourism.

Through this agro-tourism, this man born in 1971 wants to share his knowledge with wider community about how to cultivate worms, the benefits of worms and integrated agricultural concept.

When met at his home recently, he said the worm cultivation was begun in 1998. The worm he cultivates belongs to Lumbricus rubbelus species.

He does it in very simple manner but has many advantages. Its droppings as breeding medium can be used as fertilizer of plants, while the worm can be sold for the drug of various diseases. By Badan, the worms cultivated in the home environment are also often processed into juice mixed with various fruits.

Since cultivating worms, he is quite active to provide understanding and share knowledge with the community, especially farmers about the benefits of worms for agriculture. According to Badan, the worms containing high protein and its antibiotic enzyme are very good for plant fertility. If only 20 percent of farmers in Bali want to use worms in their agriculture, he is confident the agriculture in Bali will prosper. “At first, it was very difficult to provide the understanding. But now it has started to be easy as many farmers know the benefits of worms for agriculture,” he explained.

He admitted that some farmers and communities are interested in visiting his home to learn the cultivation of worms. Those who came are not only from the region around Kintamani and Bangli but from various regions in the archipelago. Since many people are interested in learning about worms, he was finally encouraged to establish agro-tourism as a place to learn about worms and integrated agriculture.

In the agro-tourism initiated in 2017, he has been introducing to visitors who come on various things about worms, ranging from the way of cultivation, benefits to the way of processing it. In the agro-tourism he founded, the members of the Amera Lestari farmers group also introduce to visitors the concept of integrated agriculture. “In agro-tourism, I apply integrated farming system. So, we explain the process from feeding cattle and then the droppings we can use for biogas and worm cultivation media. Droppings of worms can then be used for fertilizers and worms can be processed into drugs. Thus, there is rotation and integration,” he explained. Through his agro-tourism, he hoped that more and more people, especially farmers in Bali, are getting interested in learning to use worms considering that worms are not only good for plants but also good for treating illnesses. “In the future, I want to make processed worms into chips.

So, visitors that do not want to drink worm juice can try worm chips,” said Badan. (kmb40)

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I Wayan Badan, a farmer from Yeh Mampeh hamlet, South Batur, Kintamani, is now pioneering a worm agro-tourism.

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Sam Pek Eng Tay during commemoration of the 110th anniversary of Puputan Klungkung and the 26th anniversary of Semarapura town.

Nut rage sister faces fruit juice questions in S. Korea

When presenting Sam Pek Eng Tay storyline

SEOUL - The stony-faced daughter of a Korean billionaire, whose older sister was brought low by the “nut rage” scandal, apologised Tuesday as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice.

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Officials nervous and unable to remember scenario

“I’m really sorry for causing concern,” Cho Hyun-min repeatedly told a crowd of journalists outside the Gangseo police station in Seoul, without admitting to any specific actions.

Cho, who police said is accused of using violence and obstructing business, is the daughter of Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho.

Hanjin is among the country’s 15 biggest business groups, owner of flag carrier Korean Air, logistics and transport firms, and with interests in information technology and hotels.

It used to own Hanjin Shipping, once one of the world’s biggest shipping firms, which was declared bankrupt last year.

The younger daughter’s police interrogation is only the controlling family’s latest brush with the law, with a series of scandals making them some of the country’s most notorious superwealthy.

ACTIVITIES of the officials in Klungkung district government agencies are certainly very attached to various things related to administration. Apparently, it never stops. However, if they are suddenly appointed to perform fragmentary show to fill in an event, how would they look like?

Commemoration of the 110th anniversary of Puputan Klungkung and the 26th anniversary of Semarapura town are not only enlivened with various types of competitions such as the making of penjor to traditional games increasingly abandoned. Peak of the event on Saturday night (Apr. 29) was also graced with fragmentary show, an art putting forward acting skills.

The event taking place in front of the Puputan Klungkung Monument was not only played by artists accustomed to explore the stage like Cedil, Dogler and Denok. A number of officials also took part namely Assistant III Wayan Sumarta, Head of Environment and Land Affairs (LHP) Anak Agung Kirana, Head of Nusa Penida Sub-district I Gusti Agung Gede Putra Mahajaya, Division Head of Government Ni Luh Ketut Ari Citrawati and Division Head of Public Relations and Protocol Ketut Suadnyana. They merged to perform the Sam Pek Eng Tay storyline. It is a romantic drama on a couple called Sam Pek and Eng Tay. They meet at a special school boy. Eng Tay who is a girl must be disguised in man’s attires so as to be able to join the education.

In short, the romance of both cannot continue because of trivial things.

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of Eng Tay so that she was proposed first by a wealthy young man named Subandar Macun played by Wayan Sumarta. Sam Pek ultimately fell ill and died.

When performing, the official was given makeup. Meanwhile, the costumes worn were like that of Chinese people in the past. Its presence on stage was very eagerly awaited.

The audience was curious about the new look. When the players appeared, some spectators could not help laughing. There was also a mutual pointing by mentioning the name. When acting, they were still confused as if being surprised to face the crowds.

Some also showed a nervous face.

Understandably, it was not a part of their daily activities. After walking for a while, jokes began to appear. After the appearance of Cedil, Dogler and Denok, the spectators laughed. The atmosphere initially getting tense slowly melted.

After the performance, Subdistrict Head of Nusa Penida, IGAG Putra Mahajaya, who played as Sam Pek admitted this is the second time. The role played is not of his desire but being designated. “Last year, we also had a show and now I am appointed again,” he said.

Before the performance, he only

had to exercise twice and did not run optimally. It was just focused on the story line. Admittedly, his nervousness is very much disturbing.

However, for the sake of entertaining the public, it must be done. “Surely, we are nervous. But it is intended for entertaining,” he said.

This official from Abiansemal, Badung district, actually does not have an acting talent. The other arts, like playing gamelan, can only play a little. The first experience of public appearance on stage was also felt by Division Head of Administration, Ni Luh Ketut Ari Citrawati, who played the role as Eng Tay. She got the same experience as hunted by nervousness.

For several times, she had forgotten the scenario but it was immediately diverted with another cast. “Indeed, I once played theater in high school, but this kind of staging is for the first time,” she said.

It is different from the Division Head of Environment and Landscaping Agency, Anak Agung Kirana, who played as the father of Sam Pek. This performance is also used as a dissemination medium to minimize the use of plastic bags. “The core story remains the same but inserted with messages about environmental matters,” he said. (sos)

South Korea’s economy -- the world’s 11th-largest -- is dominated by a series of giant business conglomerates known as chaebols.

In the past, the chaebols contributed to the country’s fast economic growth, but as the founders’ sons and grandsons took over they expanded into every corner of business, and now stand accused of suffocating smaller companies and hampering innovation.

They have long had murky ties with political authorities -- Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was jailed last year for his role in the corruption scandal that brought down president Park Geun-hye, although most of his convictions were quashed on appeal.

Many chaebol families retain only a small ownership stake in their companies, but maintain control through complex webs of cross-shareholdings between subsidiaries, and rapid promotions for family members -- some of whose antics have battered the firms’ images. (afp)

‘I’ll come back’: Australian nun defiant over Philippine expulsion

MANILA - She spent decades helping the Philippines’ poorest people, but Australian nun Patricia Fox is fighting deportation after drawing President Rodrigo Duterte’s ire -- and says she will try to return even if expelled.

The 71-year-old Melbourne native is due to be kicked out of the country by May 25 after Duterte personally accused her of political activism that violates the rules of her visa.

Fox was singled out as Manila cracks down on foreign critics on its soil, where the president’s deadly anti-drug war has provoked a storm of international condemnation.

The government deportation order against her sparked outrage from rights advocates and the religious community, but authorities are pressing ahead.

“I’m still hoping that somehow something

will happen (to stop the expulsion),” she told AFP in Manila.

Even if her appeal fails, Fox said she would still like to return and resume her work in the nation that has been home since 1990.

“If I can come back as a tourist I’ll try and come back,” she said. “This is my life.”

She landed in the Philippines as a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, a congregation of nuns founded in France in 1847 and famed for harbouring Jews fleeing from Nazi persecution in World War II. A former practising lawyer who worked with indigent clients in Australia, Fox said she has been educating landless Filipino farm hands and factory workers about their rights. Then on April 16 immigration service agents arrived at the congregation’s modest Manila office. (afp)

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This photo taken on April 28, 2018 shows Australian nun Patricia Fox gesturing during an interview with AFP at her residence in Manila.

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BUSINESS British energy major BP said Tuesday that first-quarter net profits soared 70 percent on rising crude oil prices and increasing output. Earnings after taxation, or bottom-line net profit, jumped to $2.5 billion (2.1 billion euros) in the three months to the end of March from a year earlier, BP said in a results statement.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 07, 2018 the logo of British energy major BP plc is seen at a BP petrol station in Liverpool. British energy major BP said on May 1, 2018 that first-quarter net profits soared 70 percent on rising crude oil prices and increasing output. seven projects that we brought on stream last year, the six more projects that we will be bringing on stream in the upstream this year, the ramp up of those projects and the volumes that come with that, and continued underlying performance improvements in the downstream.

“So it’s not just about price, it’s actually about the performance of the kit.” Oil prices have nevertheless shot above $70 a barrel

from below $30 in early 2016. The turnaround has been helped by an agreement in late 2016 between the OPEC oil producers’ cartel and Russia to reduce a global supply glut by trimming production.

The recovery has been fuelled also by geopolitical tensions, US President Donald Trump’s threat to reimpose sanctions on Iran and production problems in Venezuela,

Nigeria and Libya. In late morning deals, BP shares gained 1.0 percent to 543.40 pence on London’s FTSE 100 index, which stood 0.3 percent higher at 7,532.06 points. “BP shares are in demand... after the company posted a surge in profit that topped analyst estimates,” noted CMC Markets analyst David Madden.

“Higher output and stronger oil prices were behind the strong results,” he added. (afp)

EU says metal tariffs ‘prolong uncertainty’ after US holds off

The European Union accused the United States on Tuesday of prolonging “market uncertainty” with its decision to hold off on imposing controversial tariffs on metal imports from key global trading partners. The 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent duties on aluminium -- a key tenet of US President Donald Trump’s “America first” approach to worldwide trade -- were due to go into effect on Tuesday.

But after renewed fears of a trade war spooked Wall Street, Trump said he was holding off the levies, offering a 30-day reprieve to Canada, Mexico and the EU. The European Commission and economic powerhouse Germany both called for EU nations to be permanently excluded from the punishing tariffs. “The US deci-

sion prolongs market uncertainty, which is already affecting business decisions,” the commission, the EU’s executive arm, said in a statement. A government spokeswoman in Berlin said Germany had “taken note” of Trump’s decision to delay the duties, but said it was “still waiting for a permanent exemption” to the tariffs.

Europe had lined up its own punitive tariffs on American imports, including iconic items like Harley-Davidson motorbikes, blue jeans and bourbon whiskey -- but for now, instead, negotiations will continue. Britain, the EU’s second-largest economy, welcomed Trump’s “positive” decision but warned against further protectionist measures from the White House.

“We remain concerned about the impact of these tariffs on global trade and will continue to

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10 Years of Mepantingan and Green School

BP logs soaring first-quarter profits

Total production advanced six percent to 3.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. BP also paid another $1.6 billion for costs arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe, including $1.2 billion for the final payment relating to the 2012 Department of Justice settlement. “We have delivered another strong set of results,” said chief executive Bob Dudley. “Our safe and reliable operations and strong financial delivery have continued into 2018.”

Underlying replacement cost profit -which excludes fluctuations in the value of crude oil inventories -- surged 71 percent to $2.6 billion. That set BP shares on an upward trajectory because it comfortably beat market expectations of $2.2 billion. Chief financial officer Brian Gilvary cautioned that the performance was energised only partly by the oil price recovery.

“It’s come through in terms of the reliability that we are seeing in both upstream and downstream and a little bit of benefit from the oil price,” Gilvary said in a video message posted on the company’s website.

“But overall, a strong set of results in terms of earnings.” Downstream comprises refining, marketing and distribution, while upstream covers exploration and production.

“The results definitely benefit from a higher oil price that we’ve seen come through,” Gilvary noted. “But actually, it’s more about the

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work with the EU on a multilateral solution to the global problem of overcapacity, as well as to manage the impact on domestic markets,” a government statement said.

Trump on Monday said the “necessary and appropriate means to address the threat to the national security” posed by the metal imports is to “continue these discussions and to extend the temporary exemption of these countries.”

The US also announced it had finalised a trade deal with South Korea, which includes several concessions made by Seoul, including extended tariffs on pick-up trucks and a quota on its steel exports.

Washington has “agreements in principle” with Argentina, Australia and Brazil, “the details of which will be finalised shortly,” a White House statement said. “In all of these

negotiations, the administration is focused on quotas that will restrain imports, prevent transshipment, and protect the national security.”

The Trump administration has told trading partners they must make concessions, but the EU has insisted it will not negotiate without first obtaining a permanent exemption. Extensions for Canada and Mexico had been expected, as Mexico City, Ottawa and Washington work on revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Canada exported over $12 billion of steel and aluminium to the United States in 2017, with another $3 billion from Mexico. But an extension for the EU was less of a foregone conclusion.

- ‘Won’t negotiate under threat’ The EU’s three largest econo-

mies -- Britain, France and Germany -- held crisis talks on Sunday and the French presidency said afterwards they had agreed “the EU must be ready to act” if Washington presses ahead with the tariffs.

In a strident statement reacting to the 30-day extension, the EU’s executive arm said it was willing to continue dialogue but pointedly warned: “We will not negotiate under threat.”

“Any future transatlantic work programme has to be balanced and mutually beneficial,” it said. Last year the EU exported over $7.7 billion of steel and aluminium to the US market. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.1 percent to stand at 7,512.94 points at Tuesday’s opening, amid May Day holiday closures in Frankfurt and Paris. (afp)

Tourists are eager to experience Balinese nature and culture

Mepantigan is a form of playful mud wrestling based on the ancient Balinese tradition of playing in the muddy rice paddies after harvest, that was developed by Putu WItsen as a way to introduce some aspects of Balinese culture to those interested in experiencing nature in this way.

Witsen first developed Mepantigan ten years ago when he was working at Green School as the coordinator of Balinese art activities. Looking for ways to introduce a wider public to the rich heritage of performing arts in Bali, he put together a ritualized dance story set in a post harvest rice field (muddy water filled field). Although not traditional in form nor content every aspect of the show referenced to traditional beliefs, stories and concepts adjusted to appeal to a contemporary urban audience.

These performances soon attracted many young people wanting to get involved and thus was born the Mepantigan workshops.

At first these were designed for the students at Green School as a way for them to get closer to nature and learn about some Balinese concepts. But Mepantigan became so popular that Witsen ended up creating his own Mepantigan space in Batubulan where anyone could come and take part.

The new space was designed for visitors to enjoy the simple pleasure of natural surroundings. Set between a river and stepped rice fields, WItsen and his wife Ayu wanted to keep the environment as natural as possible so they did very little landscaping with only narrow pathways, bamboo huts and outdoor showers closed off with banana leaves. People from all over the world now come here to enjoy the simple pleasures of nature -Bali style.

Mepantingan is still offered at Green School and Witsen has now started giving Balinese archery classes there too. On April 23rd as part of Green School’s tenth anniversary celebrations, participants of Green School”s Green Educators program took part in a full afternoon of Mepantingan, complete with Balinese style prayers and cleansing.

As Witsen explained: “over the years i have realized that foreigners are extremely interested in Balinese traditions and so we try to introduce them to some of our cultural practices in a way that they can understand.

For many Balinese people these things seem very simple but I see how happy visitors are to have the chance to experience the beauty and togetherness that is such an important part of Bali”.

The participants were first given black red and white checkered sarongs and head scarves before forming a circle in the grass. The Mepantigan facilitators then playfully showed them three basic dance/martial arts postures encouraging the participants to embody the spirit of warriors. Once they had a grasp on

the idea, a small dance troop arrived wearing masks and dressed in dried banana leaves marching gracefully to the distinctive sound of Balinese gongs. As they approached the circle, the dancers formed a line with the participants forming another line facing them. Each team took turns standing in warrior postures making scary faces at each other and growling the Balinese phrases they had just learned.

“Sing ken ken, tiang katos” (no problem, I am strong), they stated emphatically.

After learning some simple wrestling techniques, the eager participants headed for the mud pit where the dancers were now sitting in a small circle like human frogs.

As the bamboo gamelan instruments were struck in a rhythmic melody, a larger circle was formed as everyone entered the mud pit.

Each participant smeared mud on the back of the person in front of them and then the facilitators gave a dramatic demonstration of how to flip their opponent into the mud.

In turns everyone had a go at it - some more serious others more playful but everyone very much enjoying the camaraderie.

Once the mud wrestling was done, they all formed a single file line and headed up to the small shrine where Witsen and his wife Ayu had prepared three large clay pots

filled with water and flowers. To the sound of a melodious Balinese flute they all prayed together before Witsen and his wife cleansed each participants with the holy flower water.

The Green Educators, who moments ago had been laughing raucously and playing in the mud like small children, were now self composed and looking inward feeling into their deepest appreciation for life and the natural world that they had just become so intimately acquainted with.

Over the last ten years, Mepantigan has developed into a moving experience that not only demonstrates some of the outward appearances of Balinese culture but also provides people with an experience of the togetherness and humility that is the foundation of so many Balinese traditions. Green School has also seen many changes over it’s ten years of operation and has included increasing amounts of activities and concepts based on the traditions of this island they call home. Although the students and staff of Green School now include Balinese content in their daily activities, it seems especially fitting that part of their ten year anniversary celebrations included having their Green Educators experience the creativity of Bali in this new form that is based so firmly in

ancient Balinese wisdom.

The enthusiasm and delight that was so clearly seen on the faces of these educators throughout the experience, the popularity of Witsen and Ayu’s natural playground and activities and the success of Green School’s nature based education that draws on the wisdom of this island and it’s people, all bear witness to the immense potential for sharing the wealth of insight, knowledge and practical wisdom that the Balinese maintain so diligently in many different ways.

There is no doubt that the creativity for which Bali is famous world wide can be channeled into creating new forms of tourism which offer visitors the simple yet powerful experience of enjoying the wonders of nature, togetherness and humility in a way that benefits all - Bali style.. When asked why she thinks tourists are so drawn to Bali Ayu Witsen answered: “You know, as elaborate, intricate and complex as Balinese culture is, I think what draws so many people to this island is really quite simple -the harmony that comes from forgetting our differences and working together for the sheer pleasure of appreciating the miracle of life …sometimes with something as simple as sitting in the mud together”. (kmb)

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Outrage after bloody day for Afghan journalists KABUL - Condemnation poured in from across the world Tuesday after 10 journalists were among dozens killed in attacks in Afghanistan, in what the UN described as the “deliberate targeting” of the media.

A double suicide blast in Kabul left 25 people dead including AFP photographer Shah Marai and eight other journalists, while a BBC reporter was killed in a separate attack in eastern Khost province.

The second Kabul bomber disguised himself as a journalist and detonated himself among the crowd, police said, in what Reporters Without Borders said was the most lethal single attack on the media since the fall of the Taliban.

Journalists from Radio Free Europe and Afghan broadcasters Tolo News and 1TV were among the others killed.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “outraged” by the suicide blasts, which were claimed by the Islamic State group and left another 49 people wounded.

“The deliberate targeting of journalists in the attack highlights once again the risks media professionals face in carrying out their essential work,” he said.

In a third strike on a bloody day for Afghanistan, 11 children were killed and 16 people wounded, including Romanian and Afghan soldiers, when another suicide attacker exploded his car near a NATO convoy in southern Kandahar province.

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that the weakened militants were targeting journalists in Afghanistan in order to undermine the electoral process ahead of an expected vote in October.

“This is the normal stuff by people who cannot win at the ballot box, so they turn to bombs,” he said.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also condemned the “senseless and barbaric attack”.

“The vibrant media landscape that has developed in Afghanistan will endure, in large part due to those journalists and media professionals who tragically died in today’s attack, but whose courageous and steadfast work helped lay the foundation for Afghanistan’s thriving and resilient independent media,” he said.

The BBC confirmed that its reporter, 29-year-old Ahmad Shah who had worked for the broadcaster for more than a year, was shot by unidentified armed men in Khost and that police were investigating the motive. (afp)

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Labor...

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The response from employers, however, has been a consistent ‘unions not allowed,’ according to Bacon.

There has been a wave of unionization in recent years among employees of subcontractors tech giants hire for jobs such as cleaning offices or preparing meals, noted

Judd. Computer scientists have yet to follow suit with a passion, but interest is healthy, according to Judd.

Work hours for engineers can be grueling, with long days routine under the pretext of changing the world for the better, Judd said. And, there can be workplace concerns about sexism or racism.

The election of Donald Trump as US president may be ramping up interest in unions, with tech workers worried they may be serving as

drones for an evil empire.

“We don’t want our employers to get away with building surveillance tools for Trump to go after our neighbors and colleagues, or with screwing over their users by selling data, ignoring security holes, or manipulating content,” Judd said.

“Fundamentally, it’s about democracy: we want a say in our lives and our impact on the world. We want technology to be a tool for people, not a power over them.” (afp)

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Indonesia aims to be free of malaria by 2020

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Supporters of Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinyan gather in downtown Yerevan on May 1, 2018. Thousands of Armenians massed in the capital on May 1, 2018 ahead a parliament vote to pick a new prime minister, with the opposition leader accusing the ruling party of planning to derail his bid for the top job.

Armenian protest leader says ruling party to thwart his PM bid YEREVAN - Thousands of Armenians massed in the capital Tuesday ahead of a parliament vote to pick a new prime minister, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan accusing the ruling party of planning to derail his bid for the top job.

The extraordinary session of parliament to elect a new prime minister began in Yerevan as several thousand people gathered in the capital’s Republic Square, waving Armenia’s tricolour flags and balloons and chanting “Pashinyan is prime minister!”

“The Republicans won’t be able to thwart the people’s victory,” 59-year-old financier Armen Nikagosyan told AFP at the rally.

Ex-Soviet Armenia has been in the grip of a severe political crisis for the past two weeks, with pro-Moscow leader Serzh Sarkisian stepping down last week after a decade in power in the face of peaceful protests.

Pashinyan insists that only he can rid Armenia of corruption and poverty and conduct free and fair parliamentary elections.

Pashinyan, the leader of mass protests that forced Sarkisian from power in the impoverished Caucasus nation, is the only candidate for the post of prime minister.

But he is short a handful of votes in parliament and the support of the ruling Republican Party is crucial.

“During a nighttime meeting headed by Serzh Sarkisian the Republicans decided to derail tomorrow’s election of a prime minister,” Pashinyan said in a video address released in the early hours of Tuesday.

- ‘Republicans are clinging to power’ -

Friends and relatives of Agence France Presse (AFP) Afghanistan Chief Photographer Shah Marai Faizi gather at his burial in Gul Dara, Kabul on April 30, 2018, after his death in the second of two bombings that occurred in the Afghan capital.

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A source familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday the situation was febrile, saying Pashinyan could still be elected prime minister if several lawmakers from the Republican Party defected and voted for him.

“The Republican Party leadership is clinging to power and opposes Pashinyan’s election. The outcome of the vote now depends on how individual Republican Party MPs will vote,” the source said.

The source earlier said Pashinyan and the Republican Party had struck a deal several days ago, with the ruling party agreeing to support his bid. But it appears that agreement may no longer be in place, leaving Pashinyan short of votes.

In a troubling sign, Sarkisian’s Republican Party has not announced its official stance prior to the vote, with a senior lawmaker only saying it will not stand in the way of Pashinyan’s candidacy.

Over the past few days he has secured the backing of two major parties including Prosperous Armenia, giving him a total of 47 votes.

But he is still six votes short of the 53 he needs from the 105-seat legislature, where the Republican Party has a majority.

Pashinyan’s protest movement had accused ex-leader Sarkisian of a power grab, saying he had failed to tackle a litany of problems like corruption, poverty and the influence of oligarchs. (afp)

JAKARTA - Indonesia, with almost half of its population residing in malaria-endemic areas, aims to be free of the mosquito-borne disease by 2020.

Malaria is a potentially deadly disease caused by parasites and transmitted to people through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, but it can be prevented. Hence, malaria elimination initiatives have officially been declared by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, which has set a target to free the country of the disease by 2020 through total eradication.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that in the outer island groups of Indonesia, the incidence of malaria is much higher, with an almost equal prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections.

Global fund is supporting the malaria control program in Indonesia through intensification of malaria prevention and control activities. In the first round, the Ministry of Health is targeting to reduce malaria morbidity in five areas, with the highest endemicity, all of which are in the eastern Indonesian provinces.

The Ministry of Health aims to build partnerships and step up integration for malaria control with antenatal care and Expanded Programme of Immunization activities to ensure sustainability and to develop a routine malaria control program.

The WHO is also extending continued technical support to the Malaria Transmission Consortium that is supporting the malaria operational research through four universities in the country.

During this time, the number of malaria endemic areas in Indonesia is quite high, so Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek has expressed hope that there would be no more casualties due to malaria in future. The health minister has stated that the spread of malaria in the highest endemic areas are in the provinces of Papua, West Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara.

Hence, the government is targeting no other high-risk areas of malaria by 2020. All districts and cities are expected to be free of malaria by 2025, while all provinces are expected to achieve the target by 2027, and Indonesia is hoped to realize total elimination by 2030. Hence, prevention of malaria disease will need vigilance of health workers, government, and society to prevent the infectious disease.

“We are working hard for achieving total elimination of malaria,” the minister said. Malaria is a major public health problem in most tropical countries, including Indonesia, with some of its provinces in the eastern region recording high number of cases of this deadly disease.

Hence, the Indonesian Ministry of Health has appealed to the public, especially tourists, to be wary of the transmission of malaria. Based on data from the Ministry of Health, malaria is still endemic in the provinces of Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, North Maluku, and West Papua, as the achievement of the target to eliminate the deadly diseases in these provinces is still zero percent.

The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) has recorded that of the 80 percent malaria cases in Indonesia in 2017, Papua Province has reported the highest number of cases of the deadly disease, followed by East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and West Papua. The APLMA is an alliance of Asian and Pacific heads of government formed to accelerate progress against malaria and to achieve an Asia Pacific that is free of malaria by 2030.

In East Nusa Tenggara Province last year, the local Health Office recorded that as many as 29 thousand malaria cases had plagued the communities in the island province, with cases reported in the district of Sumba Island, followed by Lembata, Ende, and Belu. In the province of Papua alone, the local Health Office has reported that four districts and the city of Jayapura remain endemic to the spread of malaria disease, with a very high number.

The Papua Health Office stated that the highest rate was recorded in the district of Mimika, followed by Keerom, Jay-

apura, and the city of Jayapura. To this end, the local health office has been striving to reduce the number of malaria cases in these four districts and other areas in the province of Papua.

Interestingly, the government of Teluk Bintuni District in West Papua last year was quite successful in suppressing malaria cases. The people in Teluk Bintuni District have been actively participating in the malaria elimination program for the last few years. The local Health Office has involved members of the community as health cadres, and the volunteers are trained to provide early treatment of malaria. Malaria, the world`s most important parasitic infectious disease, is transmitted by mosquitoes that breed in fresh or occasionally brackish water. The symptoms of malaria include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, and jaundice, or yellow coloring of the skin and eyes. Convulsions, coma, severe anemia, and kidney failure can also occur. The severity and range of symptoms depend on the specific type of malaria.

In certain types, the infection can remain inactive for up to five years and then recur. In areas with intense malaria transmission, people can develop protective immunity after repeated infections. Without prompt and effective treatment, malaria can evolve into a severe cerebral form followed by death. (ant)

Indonesian man jailed for Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam An Indonesian was jailed for five years Monday for a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam, his lawyer said, the latest conviction under the country’s controversial electronic information law. Alnoldy Bahari, 39, was found guilty of spreading hate speech for a post in which he claimed to have experienced God’s presence and questioned the faith of other Muslims.

“He’s been sentenced to five years’ jail and has to pay a fine of 100 million rupiah ($7,200),” said Bahari’s lawyer Andi Komara. “We will most likely appeal because many facts weren’t taken into account and were twisted.” The verdict will fuel fears that Indonesia’s moderate brand of Islam is coming under threat from increasingly influential radicals.

Bahari, from the town of Pandeglang in West Java province, was charged with blasphemy and hate speech in December 2017, after a local leader of the militant Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) complained to police.

Although the blasphemy charge was subsequently dropped, Bahari found himself facing up to six years’ jail for the loosely defined charge of hate speech,

as defined under the electronic information law. Demonstrators from the FPI -- many dressed in white and wearing skullcaps -gathered outside the court as the verdict was read.

Rights groups have long campaigned against Indonesia’s controversial defamation laws, which they say are unnecessarily vague and allow officials and wealthy individuals to criminalise critics

and minorities.

“Indonesia needs an internet law that can protect rights to express opinions or even questions about religion,” Damar Juniarto, Indonesia coordinator for digital rights group SAFEnet, told AFP. “This Alnoldy case proves that people who only express their thoughts about a regular situation on Facebook... can be punished by the law.” (afp)

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dy Bay Beach Club offers a mix of Asian and international selections.

Must-tries include a succulent Peking duck salad with shredded vegetables, crispy wonton skins and hoi sin dressing (IDR 85,000 or USD 6.50). From the mains, there’s a signature chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese and served with creamy sautéed potatoes (IDR 95,000 or USD 7) and a crumbed fillet of mahi-mahi served with sweet potato fries, mixed salad and tartar sauce, at the same price.

Their burgers, in different choices of fillings and sides are great, and you can always opt for local flavours, such as a signature nasi

goreng or mie goreng and satays.

From the bar, you can choose from their list of classic cocktails, all at IDR 99,000 or USD 7 per glass. For groups (or couples on the session), you can decide upon a mojito, sangria or margarita to share by the jug, at IDR 297,000 (USD 22).

Like most spots on Lembongan, there aren’t any strict rules or dress codes that apply here, however, wearing a shirt at least, particularly after dark and for dinners, is much appreciated. After sunsets, Sandy Bay Beach Club’s ambiance – with its infinity pool, candle-lit tables, glowing lanterns and surf sounds – is best described as ‘blissful’.

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feeling fine now and I have high expectations.

“I’ve never won a title on clay that would be a top goal for me.”

Anderson, a 2017 semi-finalist in Estoril, arrives in far better condition than last year when he was unseeded, ranked 66th in the world and returning from injury.

After beating 2015 champion Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals, he fell in the next round to Gilles Muller.

“Last year I was returning, it was a turnaround week for me,” Anderson said. “It was my first semi-final in some time.

“Now, a year later, I feel great, I’ve come quite a long way since then and improved my ranking.”

After facing Nadal in New York last September, Anderson continues

LOS ANGELES - Undefeated Gennady Golovkin defends his three major world middleweight titles against fillin foe Vanes Martirosyan on Saturday with boxing history and a possible rematch with Canelo Alvarez on the line.

“Triple G” tries to stretch his reign, which began in 2010, to 20 fights and equal Bernard Hopkins for the longest title run in middleweight history when he faces Armenian-born American Martirosyan. “(It means) a lot.

I feel like a star,” Golovkin said Monday. “If you check Bernard Hopkins, my record is much b i g g e r, m u c h stronger. This is a good situation for my career, for my fans.”

Golovkin was set for a Las Vegas pay-per-view showdown on the Mexi-

to gain confidence, although he knows he is only as good as his last performance.

“Memories and experience from New York are a nice feeling, something you dream about,” he said.

“I’ve got the confidence that I’m able to perform in the Grand Slams. But each week is a different experience.

“It doesn’t matter what happened in the past, it’s who can play better on the day. Making the final was valuable, but you still have to bring your best tennis.”

With a qualifying round wrapping up on Monday after spells of rain at the weekend, Portuguese wild card Pedro Sousa lifted local hopes with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) victory over Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach the second round. (afp)

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Golovkin seeks record-tying win against Canelo fill-in can Cinco de Mayo holiday against Alvarez, a rematch of their thrilling draw last September.

But the Mexican tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol and dropped out of the bout four weeks ago.

“He was extremely frustrated and disappointed when the positive test was announced,”

said Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler. “He had been training for the biggest fight in boxing and it was a big shockwave when it came.”

Alvarez is banned until August but hopes to fight again on September 16, another Mexican holiday, and maybe against Golovkin.

Asked about fighting Alvarez next if he retains his titles Saturday, Golovkin said, “Maybe.

Why not? I want activity.”

If not Alvarez, then British southpaw Billy Joe Saunders, whose World Boxing Organization middleweight crown is the only one not held by Golovkin, and Ukraine’s Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Golovkin’s mandatory next International Boxing Federation challenger, would be likely next rivals.

But Golovkin, 36, made it clear he wants to break the record championship middleweight run, saying, “Next fight I’m looking in the middleweight division. It’s best for boxing and for us.”

Golovkin, 37-0 with one drawn and 33 knockouts, surrenders a height and reach advantage to the light-middleweight contender who is moving up in class.

“I’m not a big guy. If I’m shorter, don’t care,” Golovkin said. “This is boxing. I know my style. I know my fight. I think it’s more stronger. My style is more interesting.

“He’s a good fighter. I remembr him from 2004 Olympic Games. He has good experience. I believe this is a good show for people and a big fight for us.” (afp)

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The world number eight, beaten in last year’s US Open final by Rafael Nadal, has a bye to the second round where he will face either the runner-up from Barcelona, Greek tyro Stefanos Tsitsipas, or Spain’s Pablo Andujar. South African Anderson last competed a month ago in Miami, losing a quarter-final to Pablo Carreno Busta.

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On his home turf in Egypt, everyone wants piece of Liverpool’s Salah

Patriotic statements, flashy commercials and an anti-drug campaign: Mohamed Salah’s dazzling displays for Liverpool have taken the football world by storm, and on his home turf in Egypt seemingly everyone wants a piece of him. Salah has shot to stardom thanks to his goal-scoring exploits in England and Europe, and senior Egyptian officials increasingly refer to the player -- although he has carefully steered clear of politics.

Last month foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid went so far as to call him “an icon of Egypt’s soft power”. Abu Zeid made the comment on Twitter after Salah scored a brace and set up two more goals as Liverpool beat AS Roma 5-2 in the Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield last week.

The second leg takes place on Wednesday night in the Italian capital. The remarkable game prompted President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to also congratulate the flying forward. “What he has accomplished calls for pride and affirms Egyptians’ capabilities in all fields... Proud of him every Egyptian who holds Egypt’s name high,” Sisi tweeted.

Salah the “Pharaoh” represents an opportunity for the country to improve its image internationally after years of turmoil in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.

- ‘Global face’ -

The fact that “an athlete at that level penetrates the media wall and becomes a face known globally inevitably reflects... on his home country,” said Pascal Boniface, director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs. From the modest village of Nagrig in the Nile Delta, Salah has catapulted to worldwide fame since his arrival last summer in England from AS Roma in a transfer deal worth 42 million euros.

Awards have since piled up, leading to talk of him challenging Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the 2018 Ballon d’Or, given to the world’s best player. On April 22, Salah scooped the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year for the 2017-18 Premier League season.

Salah also became a national hero for his leading role in helping Egypt to qualify for the World Cup for the first time

in 28 years. The competition kicks off on June 14 in Russia, and the eyes of all Egyptians are expected to be on him.

But Boniface remains sceptical of how successful attempts would be to use Salah politically on the international stage.

Such attempts would be “very exposed” and similar “to the old ways of propaganda,” he said. On the other hand, the prodigy can give a significant boost to Egyptians’ “national self esteem”, he said. In Egypt, images of President Sisi abound in public, with Salah the only other person coming close to having as many appear on advertising billboards, television screens and online.

Pictured alone or alongside his Egyptian or Liverpool teammates, Salah features prominently in adverts for a mobile telecoms company, a brand of soda or a local bank. At the same time, he has publicly supported a campaign by the National Council for Women promoting gender equality, and appears in a government video for an anti-drug campaign.

The “You’re Stronger Than Drugs” campaign has increased the number of calls to the anti-drugs help line, according to the Ministry of Social Solidarity.

For Bosnian fans, Dzeko is a man for great moments

Roma supporters may harbour only slim hopes their team can once again overturn a three-goal Champions League deficit, but Bosnian fans of Edin Dzeko are convinced their hero will once again rise to the challenge. In Bosnia, Roma striker Dzeko is known as the “Dijamant” -- diamond. “People love him because he has proved that it is possible to succeed even from this country as it is,” his friend Jasmin Ligata, 32, told AFP. “Because he always stayed there with his heart and with his soul.”

Dzeko is one of Sarajevo’s ‘war children’.

The day after scoring what would prove to be a crucial away goal at Barcelona in the quarterfinals, Dzeko posted on Facebook, not about the match but about the anniversary of the start of the siege of his home town, which began on April 5, 1992, when he had just turned six. The siege lasted almost four years.

“In a city where you didn’t know if you were going to see your best

friend tomorrow, whether you’d hug your father or your mother again, whether you’d open your eyes or even go out to play with your friends, I spent every one of those 1,425 days under siege,” Dzeko wrote. Bombs rained down, Serbian snipers spared no-one.

Of the estimated 11,000 deaths, between 1,500 and 1,600 were children.

- ‘I survived’ -

“I was lucky and I survived, while many of my peers were wounded or are no longer with us,” he added. “To them in remembrance, I dedicate my goal against Barcelona in the Champions League.” Dzeko’s parents still live in Sarajevo, a city even now dealing with the shadow of the siege. The Sarajevo Memorial for Children Killed during Siege opened in a city park in 2010 carrying the engraved names of victims that relatives come and touch. The War Childhood Museum opened in

the town last year.

Even amid the violence, the young Dzeko went out to play in their neighbourhood of Otoka.

“When he went out to play football,” his mother Belma recalled in 2010, “I was very scared. “I did not forbid him to go out to play, even if it was crazy. He was playing all the time, the war meant nothing to him.” One day, she did say no.

“He was crying, it hurt me.”

But, she said, “a shell fell exactly where Edin played with other children, there were dead, wounded”.

Although he’s gone on to play in some of Europe’s biggest football league’s, Dzeko has never forgotten his humble beginnings. “Edin was often there when we needed him the most,” said Ligata, a Bosnian sports press advisor who ran through a list of the times when Dzeko showed an uncanny ability to make unlikely triumphs possible.

There was the 92nd minute equaliser against Queens Park Rangers in 2012 that made possible

- Symbol of ‘soft power’ -

Efforts to turn such a big star into a symbol of soft power are not new, said Gamal Abdel-Gawad, a researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. The greatest such symbol in Egypt remains Umm Kalthoum, the undisputed queen of Arab song, more than four decades after her death, he said. But Salah’s overexposure could also now be a source of conflict.

An image rights controversy over the past few days has seen Salah lash out at Egyptian football authorities, causing a uproar on Twitter among his 5.36 million followers.

The dispute has centred on an advertising campaign by the national team’s main sponsor, Telecom Egypt’s mobile arm WE, which has relied heavily on photos of Salah, who has his own contract with global telecom giant Vodafone.

On Sunday, Salah signalled his growing frustration by tweeting “unfortunately the way it is being dealt with is very insulting. I was hoping the interaction would be classier than this.” But a few hours later, after the issue trended on Twitter, he announced it was being resolved, while thanking his fans for their “unreal” support. (afp)

Paul ELLIS / AFP

Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Stoke City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 28, 2018.

Liverpool legend McDermott to sell European Cup winners medals Terry McDermott, a key figure in Liverpool’s dominance in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, is to sell his three European Cup winners medals he told The Sun newspaper on Tuesday. The 66-year-old former England midfielder will also put up for sale five league winners medals and player awards at historic British auction house Sotheby’s on May 22 just days before his old team could be appearing in the Champions League final.

McDermott won both the Professional Footballer’s Association and Football Writer’s Association awards for the 1980 season -- present Liverpool superstar Mohamed

Salah is expected to emulate that later on Tuesday adding the Football Writer’s award to the PFA gong.

McDermott, who scored the opener in Liverpool’s 1977 European Cup final win over Borussia Moenchengladbach and was pivotal in the 1978 and 1981 wins over Bruges and Real Madrid respectively, told ‘The Sun’ he didn’t need the money.

It is hoped the auction -- he is selling 43 pieces of memorabilia -- will raise £150,000 ($206,000, 171,000 euros) less than the club’s reported new proposed weekly salary of £185,000 for Salah -but wanted to leave his children

something.

“I might get some stick for it in Liverpool -- but I don’t really care,” he said. “I don’t need the money.

But I don’t need medals to be proud of what I’ve done. “I already know -- and that will not go away. “I’ve got three kids who are doing very nicely, but I want to give them something before I die. “They can pay off the mortgage,” added McDermott, who was capped 25 times.

Liverpool are in a strong position to reach May 26 Champions League final, their first since 2007, as they take a 5-2 first leg lead in the semi-final to Rome for the return clash with AS Roma on Wednesday. (afp)

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A mural painted by a group of citizens and dedicated to Bosnian footballer Edin Dzeko decorates a wall in the residential area of Grbavica in Sarajevo late April 26, 2018. Dzeko plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club AS Roma and is the current captain of the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. AS Roma will play against Liverpool in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final match on May 2, 2018 in Rome.

the 3-2 victory that won Manchester City’s first English title since 1968. There were the 26 goals in 2008/09 that propelled Wolfsburg to their only Bundesliga title.

- ‘Great moments’ -

Even though Sergio Aguero and Grafite might have caught the eye in those teams, Ligata says Dzeko “is somehow predestined for great moments”. Few moments have been greater than Roma’s quarterfinal comeback against Lionel Messi’s Barcelona at the start of April, when the Italians kicked off at the Stadio Olimpico trailing by three goals on aggregate, as they will against Liverpool on Wednesday.

Dzeko had given his team hope by scoring an 80th minute away goal at the Camp Nou before fanning the flames of an unlikely comeback with a sixth-minute opener in the second leg.

He won a penalty converted by Danielo De Rossi on 58 minutes before Kostas Manolas completed the remarkable turnaround eight

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minutes from time. Dzeko also started Roma’s fightback from five goals down at Anfield last week with an 81st minute strike.

At Zeljeznicar, the Sarajevo club where Dzeko started, his signature is on a wall and his name on a seat plaque, recognitions of donations to the renovation of a stadium which, during the war, was on the front line.

His first coach at Zeljeznicar, Jusuf Sehovic, remembers a little boy “interested only in going for goal... who kept calling for the ball” and was driven by “the will to work and the ambition to succeed”.

An old friend, Mirza Trbonja, 32, remembers the day in 2005 when he drove Dzeko to the airport to leave for Czech club Teplice. “He was the same man then that he is today,” said Trbonja. These days, though, when Dzeko flies back to his home town, he returns as a star.

“When he comes, you need a lasoo to catch 10 minutes with him,” added Trbonja. “When someone asks him for a photo or autograph, he never refuses.” (afp)

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On his home turf in Egypt, everyone wants piece of Liverpool’s Salah

Patriotic statements, flashy commercials and an anti-drug campaign: Mohamed Salah’s dazzling displays for Liverpool have taken the football world by storm, and on his home turf in Egypt seemingly everyone wants a piece of him. Salah has shot to stardom thanks to his goal-scoring exploits in England and Europe, and senior Egyptian officials increasingly refer to the player -- although he has carefully steered clear of politics.

Last month foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid went so far as to call him “an icon of Egypt’s soft power”. Abu Zeid made the comment on Twitter after Salah scored a brace and set up two more goals as Liverpool beat AS Roma 5-2 in the Champions League semi-final first leg at Anfield last week.

The second leg takes place on Wednesday night in the Italian capital. The remarkable game prompted President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to also congratulate the flying forward. “What he has accomplished calls for pride and affirms Egyptians’ capabilities in all fields... Proud of him every Egyptian who holds Egypt’s name high,” Sisi tweeted.

Salah the “Pharaoh” represents an opportunity for the country to improve its image internationally after years of turmoil in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.

- ‘Global face’ -

The fact that “an athlete at that level penetrates the media wall and becomes a face known globally inevitably reflects... on his home country,” said Pascal Boniface, director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs. From the modest village of Nagrig in the Nile Delta, Salah has catapulted to worldwide fame since his arrival last summer in England from AS Roma in a transfer deal worth 42 million euros.

Awards have since piled up, leading to talk of him challenging Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the 2018 Ballon d’Or, given to the world’s best player. On April 22, Salah scooped the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year for the 2017-18 Premier League season.

Salah also became a national hero for his leading role in helping Egypt to qualify for the World Cup for the first time

in 28 years. The competition kicks off on June 14 in Russia, and the eyes of all Egyptians are expected to be on him.

But Boniface remains sceptical of how successful attempts would be to use Salah politically on the international stage.

Such attempts would be “very exposed” and similar “to the old ways of propaganda,” he said. On the other hand, the prodigy can give a significant boost to Egyptians’ “national self esteem”, he said. In Egypt, images of President Sisi abound in public, with Salah the only other person coming close to having as many appear on advertising billboards, television screens and online.

Pictured alone or alongside his Egyptian or Liverpool teammates, Salah features prominently in adverts for a mobile telecoms company, a brand of soda or a local bank. At the same time, he has publicly supported a campaign by the National Council for Women promoting gender equality, and appears in a government video for an anti-drug campaign.

The “You’re Stronger Than Drugs” campaign has increased the number of calls to the anti-drugs help line, according to the Ministry of Social Solidarity.

For Bosnian fans, Dzeko is a man for great moments

Roma supporters may harbour only slim hopes their team can once again overturn a three-goal Champions League deficit, but Bosnian fans of Edin Dzeko are convinced their hero will once again rise to the challenge. In Bosnia, Roma striker Dzeko is known as the “Dijamant” -- diamond. “People love him because he has proved that it is possible to succeed even from this country as it is,” his friend Jasmin Ligata, 32, told AFP. “Because he always stayed there with his heart and with his soul.”

Dzeko is one of Sarajevo’s ‘war children’.

The day after scoring what would prove to be a crucial away goal at Barcelona in the quarterfinals, Dzeko posted on Facebook, not about the match but about the anniversary of the start of the siege of his home town, which began on April 5, 1992, when he had just turned six. The siege lasted almost four years.

“In a city where you didn’t know if you were going to see your best

friend tomorrow, whether you’d hug your father or your mother again, whether you’d open your eyes or even go out to play with your friends, I spent every one of those 1,425 days under siege,” Dzeko wrote. Bombs rained down, Serbian snipers spared no-one.

Of the estimated 11,000 deaths, between 1,500 and 1,600 were children.

- ‘I survived’ -

“I was lucky and I survived, while many of my peers were wounded or are no longer with us,” he added. “To them in remembrance, I dedicate my goal against Barcelona in the Champions League.” Dzeko’s parents still live in Sarajevo, a city even now dealing with the shadow of the siege. The Sarajevo Memorial for Children Killed during Siege opened in a city park in 2010 carrying the engraved names of victims that relatives come and touch. The War Childhood Museum opened in

the town last year.

Even amid the violence, the young Dzeko went out to play in their neighbourhood of Otoka.

“When he went out to play football,” his mother Belma recalled in 2010, “I was very scared. “I did not forbid him to go out to play, even if it was crazy. He was playing all the time, the war meant nothing to him.” One day, she did say no.

“He was crying, it hurt me.”

But, she said, “a shell fell exactly where Edin played with other children, there were dead, wounded”.

Although he’s gone on to play in some of Europe’s biggest football league’s, Dzeko has never forgotten his humble beginnings. “Edin was often there when we needed him the most,” said Ligata, a Bosnian sports press advisor who ran through a list of the times when Dzeko showed an uncanny ability to make unlikely triumphs possible.

There was the 92nd minute equaliser against Queens Park Rangers in 2012 that made possible

- Symbol of ‘soft power’ -

Efforts to turn such a big star into a symbol of soft power are not new, said Gamal Abdel-Gawad, a researcher at Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. The greatest such symbol in Egypt remains Umm Kalthoum, the undisputed queen of Arab song, more than four decades after her death, he said. But Salah’s overexposure could also now be a source of conflict.

An image rights controversy over the past few days has seen Salah lash out at Egyptian football authorities, causing a uproar on Twitter among his 5.36 million followers.

The dispute has centred on an advertising campaign by the national team’s main sponsor, Telecom Egypt’s mobile arm WE, which has relied heavily on photos of Salah, who has his own contract with global telecom giant Vodafone.

On Sunday, Salah signalled his growing frustration by tweeting “unfortunately the way it is being dealt with is very insulting. I was hoping the interaction would be classier than this.” But a few hours later, after the issue trended on Twitter, he announced it was being resolved, while thanking his fans for their “unreal” support. (afp)

Paul ELLIS / AFP

Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Stoke City at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on April 28, 2018.

Liverpool legend McDermott to sell European Cup winners medals Terry McDermott, a key figure in Liverpool’s dominance in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, is to sell his three European Cup winners medals he told The Sun newspaper on Tuesday. The 66-year-old former England midfielder will also put up for sale five league winners medals and player awards at historic British auction house Sotheby’s on May 22 just days before his old team could be appearing in the Champions League final.

McDermott won both the Professional Footballer’s Association and Football Writer’s Association awards for the 1980 season -- present Liverpool superstar Mohamed

Salah is expected to emulate that later on Tuesday adding the Football Writer’s award to the PFA gong.

McDermott, who scored the opener in Liverpool’s 1977 European Cup final win over Borussia Moenchengladbach and was pivotal in the 1978 and 1981 wins over Bruges and Real Madrid respectively, told ‘The Sun’ he didn’t need the money.

It is hoped the auction -- he is selling 43 pieces of memorabilia -- will raise £150,000 ($206,000, 171,000 euros) less than the club’s reported new proposed weekly salary of £185,000 for Salah -but wanted to leave his children

something.

“I might get some stick for it in Liverpool -- but I don’t really care,” he said. “I don’t need the money.

But I don’t need medals to be proud of what I’ve done. “I already know -- and that will not go away. “I’ve got three kids who are doing very nicely, but I want to give them something before I die. “They can pay off the mortgage,” added McDermott, who was capped 25 times.

Liverpool are in a strong position to reach May 26 Champions League final, their first since 2007, as they take a 5-2 first leg lead in the semi-final to Rome for the return clash with AS Roma on Wednesday. (afp)

ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP

A mural painted by a group of citizens and dedicated to Bosnian footballer Edin Dzeko decorates a wall in the residential area of Grbavica in Sarajevo late April 26, 2018. Dzeko plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club AS Roma and is the current captain of the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. AS Roma will play against Liverpool in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final match on May 2, 2018 in Rome.

the 3-2 victory that won Manchester City’s first English title since 1968. There were the 26 goals in 2008/09 that propelled Wolfsburg to their only Bundesliga title.

- ‘Great moments’ -

Even though Sergio Aguero and Grafite might have caught the eye in those teams, Ligata says Dzeko “is somehow predestined for great moments”. Few moments have been greater than Roma’s quarterfinal comeback against Lionel Messi’s Barcelona at the start of April, when the Italians kicked off at the Stadio Olimpico trailing by three goals on aggregate, as they will against Liverpool on Wednesday.

Dzeko had given his team hope by scoring an 80th minute away goal at the Camp Nou before fanning the flames of an unlikely comeback with a sixth-minute opener in the second leg.

He won a penalty converted by Danielo De Rossi on 58 minutes before Kostas Manolas completed the remarkable turnaround eight

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minutes from time. Dzeko also started Roma’s fightback from five goals down at Anfield last week with an 81st minute strike.

At Zeljeznicar, the Sarajevo club where Dzeko started, his signature is on a wall and his name on a seat plaque, recognitions of donations to the renovation of a stadium which, during the war, was on the front line.

His first coach at Zeljeznicar, Jusuf Sehovic, remembers a little boy “interested only in going for goal... who kept calling for the ball” and was driven by “the will to work and the ambition to succeed”.

An old friend, Mirza Trbonja, 32, remembers the day in 2005 when he drove Dzeko to the airport to leave for Czech club Teplice. “He was the same man then that he is today,” said Trbonja. These days, though, when Dzeko flies back to his home town, he returns as a star.

“When he comes, you need a lasoo to catch 10 minutes with him,” added Trbonja. “When someone asks him for a photo or autograph, he never refuses.” (afp)

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SEMARAPURA - Sandy Bay Beach Club is a beachfront restaurant on one of Lembongan Island’s westernmost bays. The beach club is centrally positioned on a 60 metre stretch of white sand, complemented by shaded table setups and sun loungers where you can dip your toes in sand. The beach club also has a freeform pool, from where you can enjoy a cool dip overlooking the blue horizon and crashing waves of the Indian Ocean. Expectedly, it’s a wonderful spot to enjoy a sunset.

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Must-tries include a succulent Peking duck salad with shredded vegetables, crispy wonton skins and hoi sin dressing (IDR 85,000 or USD 6.50). From the mains, there’s a signature chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese and served with creamy sautéed potatoes (IDR 95,000 or USD 7) and a crumbed fillet of mahi-mahi served with sweet potato fries, mixed salad and tartar sauce, at the same price.

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From the bar, you can choose from their list of classic cocktails, all at IDR 99,000 or USD 7 per glass. For groups (or couples on the session), you can decide upon a mojito, sangria or margarita to share by the jug, at IDR 297,000 (USD 22).

Like most spots on Lembongan, there aren’t any strict rules or dress codes that apply here, however, wearing a shirt at least, particularly after dark and for dinners, is much appreciated. After sunsets, Sandy Bay Beach Club’s ambiance – with its infinity pool, candle-lit tables, glowing lanterns and surf sounds – is best described as ‘blissful’.

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feeling fine now and I have high expectations.

“I’ve never won a title on clay that would be a top goal for me.”

Anderson, a 2017 semi-finalist in Estoril, arrives in far better condition than last year when he was unseeded, ranked 66th in the world and returning from injury.

After beating 2015 champion Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals, he fell in the next round to Gilles Muller.

“Last year I was returning, it was a turnaround week for me,” Anderson said. “It was my first semi-final in some time.

“Now, a year later, I feel great, I’ve come quite a long way since then and improved my ranking.”

After facing Nadal in New York last September, Anderson continues

LOS ANGELES - Undefeated Gennady Golovkin defends his three major world middleweight titles against fillin foe Vanes Martirosyan on Saturday with boxing history and a possible rematch with Canelo Alvarez on the line.

“Triple G” tries to stretch his reign, which began in 2010, to 20 fights and equal Bernard Hopkins for the longest title run in middleweight history when he faces Armenian-born American Martirosyan. “(It means) a lot.

I feel like a star,” Golovkin said Monday. “If you check Bernard Hopkins, my record is much b i g g e r, m u c h stronger. This is a good situation for my career, for my fans.”

Golovkin was set for a Las Vegas pay-per-view showdown on the Mexi-

to gain confidence, although he knows he is only as good as his last performance.

“Memories and experience from New York are a nice feeling, something you dream about,” he said.

“I’ve got the confidence that I’m able to perform in the Grand Slams. But each week is a different experience.

“It doesn’t matter what happened in the past, it’s who can play better on the day. Making the final was valuable, but you still have to bring your best tennis.”

With a qualifying round wrapping up on Monday after spells of rain at the weekend, Portuguese wild card Pedro Sousa lifted local hopes with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) victory over Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach the second round. (afp)

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Golovkin seeks record-tying win against Canelo fill-in can Cinco de Mayo holiday against Alvarez, a rematch of their thrilling draw last September.

But the Mexican tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol and dropped out of the bout four weeks ago.

“He was extremely frustrated and disappointed when the positive test was announced,”

said Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler. “He had been training for the biggest fight in boxing and it was a big shockwave when it came.”

Alvarez is banned until August but hopes to fight again on September 16, another Mexican holiday, and maybe against Golovkin.

Asked about fighting Alvarez next if he retains his titles Saturday, Golovkin said, “Maybe.

Why not? I want activity.”

If not Alvarez, then British southpaw Billy Joe Saunders, whose World Boxing Organization middleweight crown is the only one not held by Golovkin, and Ukraine’s Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Golovkin’s mandatory next International Boxing Federation challenger, would be likely next rivals.

But Golovkin, 36, made it clear he wants to break the record championship middleweight run, saying, “Next fight I’m looking in the middleweight division. It’s best for boxing and for us.”

Golovkin, 37-0 with one drawn and 33 knockouts, surrenders a height and reach advantage to the light-middleweight contender who is moving up in class.

“I’m not a big guy. If I’m shorter, don’t care,” Golovkin said. “This is boxing. I know my style. I know my fight. I think it’s more stronger. My style is more interesting.

“He’s a good fighter. I remembr him from 2004 Olympic Games. He has good experience. I believe this is a good show for people and a big fight for us.” (afp)

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ESTORIL - Top seed Kevin Anderson said he is ready to kickstart his Roland Garros run-up at the Estoril Open, preferably by winning his maiden clay title.

The world number eight, beaten in last year’s US Open final by Rafael Nadal, has a bye to the second round where he will face either the runner-up from Barcelona, Greek tyro Stefanos Tsitsipas, or Spain’s Pablo Andujar. South African Anderson last competed a month ago in Miami, losing a quarter-final to Pablo Carreno Busta.

“I’m looking forward to the week, my first on clay this season,” Anderson said. “I’ve had time to prepare.

“I took some time off after Miami, I had some small aches and pains to deal with. But my body is

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Outrage after bloody day for Afghan journalists KABUL - Condemnation poured in from across the world Tuesday after 10 journalists were among dozens killed in attacks in Afghanistan, in what the UN described as the “deliberate targeting” of the media.

A double suicide blast in Kabul left 25 people dead including AFP photographer Shah Marai and eight other journalists, while a BBC reporter was killed in a separate attack in eastern Khost province.

The second Kabul bomber disguised himself as a journalist and detonated himself among the crowd, police said, in what Reporters Without Borders said was the most lethal single attack on the media since the fall of the Taliban.

Journalists from Radio Free Europe and Afghan broadcasters Tolo News and 1TV were among the others killed.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “outraged” by the suicide blasts, which were claimed by the Islamic State group and left another 49 people wounded.

“The deliberate targeting of journalists in the attack highlights once again the risks media professionals face in carrying out their essential work,” he said.

In a third strike on a bloody day for Afghanistan, 11 children were killed and 16 people wounded, including Romanian and Afghan soldiers, when another suicide attacker exploded his car near a NATO convoy in southern Kandahar province.

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that the weakened militants were targeting journalists in Afghanistan in order to undermine the electoral process ahead of an expected vote in October.

“This is the normal stuff by people who cannot win at the ballot box, so they turn to bombs,” he said.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also condemned the “senseless and barbaric attack”.

“The vibrant media landscape that has developed in Afghanistan will endure, in large part due to those journalists and media professionals who tragically died in today’s attack, but whose courageous and steadfast work helped lay the foundation for Afghanistan’s thriving and resilient independent media,” he said.

The BBC confirmed that its reporter, 29-year-old Ahmad Shah who had worked for the broadcaster for more than a year, was shot by unidentified armed men in Khost and that police were investigating the motive. (afp)

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The response from employers, however, has been a consistent ‘unions not allowed,’ according to Bacon.

There has been a wave of unionization in recent years among employees of subcontractors tech giants hire for jobs such as cleaning offices or preparing meals, noted

Judd. Computer scientists have yet to follow suit with a passion, but interest is healthy, according to Judd.

Work hours for engineers can be grueling, with long days routine under the pretext of changing the world for the better, Judd said. And, there can be workplace concerns about sexism or racism.

The election of Donald Trump as US president may be ramping up interest in unions, with tech workers worried they may be serving as

drones for an evil empire.

“We don’t want our employers to get away with building surveillance tools for Trump to go after our neighbors and colleagues, or with screwing over their users by selling data, ignoring security holes, or manipulating content,” Judd said.

“Fundamentally, it’s about democracy: we want a say in our lives and our impact on the world. We want technology to be a tool for people, not a power over them.” (afp)

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Indonesia aims to be free of malaria by 2020

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Supporters of Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinyan gather in downtown Yerevan on May 1, 2018. Thousands of Armenians massed in the capital on May 1, 2018 ahead a parliament vote to pick a new prime minister, with the opposition leader accusing the ruling party of planning to derail his bid for the top job.

Armenian protest leader says ruling party to thwart his PM bid YEREVAN - Thousands of Armenians massed in the capital Tuesday ahead of a parliament vote to pick a new prime minister, with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan accusing the ruling party of planning to derail his bid for the top job.

The extraordinary session of parliament to elect a new prime minister began in Yerevan as several thousand people gathered in the capital’s Republic Square, waving Armenia’s tricolour flags and balloons and chanting “Pashinyan is prime minister!”

“The Republicans won’t be able to thwart the people’s victory,” 59-year-old financier Armen Nikagosyan told AFP at the rally.

Ex-Soviet Armenia has been in the grip of a severe political crisis for the past two weeks, with pro-Moscow leader Serzh Sarkisian stepping down last week after a decade in power in the face of peaceful protests.

Pashinyan insists that only he can rid Armenia of corruption and poverty and conduct free and fair parliamentary elections.

Pashinyan, the leader of mass protests that forced Sarkisian from power in the impoverished Caucasus nation, is the only candidate for the post of prime minister.

But he is short a handful of votes in parliament and the support of the ruling Republican Party is crucial.

“During a nighttime meeting headed by Serzh Sarkisian the Republicans decided to derail tomorrow’s election of a prime minister,” Pashinyan said in a video address released in the early hours of Tuesday.

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A source familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday the situation was febrile, saying Pashinyan could still be elected prime minister if several lawmakers from the Republican Party defected and voted for him.

“The Republican Party leadership is clinging to power and opposes Pashinyan’s election. The outcome of the vote now depends on how individual Republican Party MPs will vote,” the source said.

The source earlier said Pashinyan and the Republican Party had struck a deal several days ago, with the ruling party agreeing to support his bid. But it appears that agreement may no longer be in place, leaving Pashinyan short of votes.

In a troubling sign, Sarkisian’s Republican Party has not announced its official stance prior to the vote, with a senior lawmaker only saying it will not stand in the way of Pashinyan’s candidacy.

Over the past few days he has secured the backing of two major parties including Prosperous Armenia, giving him a total of 47 votes.

But he is still six votes short of the 53 he needs from the 105-seat legislature, where the Republican Party has a majority.

Pashinyan’s protest movement had accused ex-leader Sarkisian of a power grab, saying he had failed to tackle a litany of problems like corruption, poverty and the influence of oligarchs. (afp)

JAKARTA - Indonesia, with almost half of its population residing in malaria-endemic areas, aims to be free of the mosquito-borne disease by 2020.

Malaria is a potentially deadly disease caused by parasites and transmitted to people through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito, but it can be prevented. Hence, malaria elimination initiatives have officially been declared by the Indonesian Ministry of Health, which has set a target to free the country of the disease by 2020 through total eradication.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that in the outer island groups of Indonesia, the incidence of malaria is much higher, with an almost equal prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections.

Global fund is supporting the malaria control program in Indonesia through intensification of malaria prevention and control activities. In the first round, the Ministry of Health is targeting to reduce malaria morbidity in five areas, with the highest endemicity, all of which are in the eastern Indonesian provinces.

The Ministry of Health aims to build partnerships and step up integration for malaria control with antenatal care and Expanded Programme of Immunization activities to ensure sustainability and to develop a routine malaria control program.

The WHO is also extending continued technical support to the Malaria Transmission Consortium that is supporting the malaria operational research through four universities in the country.

During this time, the number of malaria endemic areas in Indonesia is quite high, so Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek has expressed hope that there would be no more casualties due to malaria in future. The health minister has stated that the spread of malaria in the highest endemic areas are in the provinces of Papua, West Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara.

Hence, the government is targeting no other high-risk areas of malaria by 2020. All districts and cities are expected to be free of malaria by 2025, while all provinces are expected to achieve the target by 2027, and Indonesia is hoped to realize total elimination by 2030. Hence, prevention of malaria disease will need vigilance of health workers, government, and society to prevent the infectious disease.

“We are working hard for achieving total elimination of malaria,” the minister said. Malaria is a major public health problem in most tropical countries, including Indonesia, with some of its provinces in the eastern region recording high number of cases of this deadly disease.

Hence, the Indonesian Ministry of Health has appealed to the public, especially tourists, to be wary of the transmission of malaria. Based on data from the Ministry of Health, malaria is still endemic in the provinces of Papua, East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, North Maluku, and West Papua, as the achievement of the target to eliminate the deadly diseases in these provinces is still zero percent.

The Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) has recorded that of the 80 percent malaria cases in Indonesia in 2017, Papua Province has reported the highest number of cases of the deadly disease, followed by East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, and West Papua. The APLMA is an alliance of Asian and Pacific heads of government formed to accelerate progress against malaria and to achieve an Asia Pacific that is free of malaria by 2030.

In East Nusa Tenggara Province last year, the local Health Office recorded that as many as 29 thousand malaria cases had plagued the communities in the island province, with cases reported in the district of Sumba Island, followed by Lembata, Ende, and Belu. In the province of Papua alone, the local Health Office has reported that four districts and the city of Jayapura remain endemic to the spread of malaria disease, with a very high number.

The Papua Health Office stated that the highest rate was recorded in the district of Mimika, followed by Keerom, Jay-

apura, and the city of Jayapura. To this end, the local health office has been striving to reduce the number of malaria cases in these four districts and other areas in the province of Papua.

Interestingly, the government of Teluk Bintuni District in West Papua last year was quite successful in suppressing malaria cases. The people in Teluk Bintuni District have been actively participating in the malaria elimination program for the last few years. The local Health Office has involved members of the community as health cadres, and the volunteers are trained to provide early treatment of malaria. Malaria, the world`s most important parasitic infectious disease, is transmitted by mosquitoes that breed in fresh or occasionally brackish water. The symptoms of malaria include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, and jaundice, or yellow coloring of the skin and eyes. Convulsions, coma, severe anemia, and kidney failure can also occur. The severity and range of symptoms depend on the specific type of malaria.

In certain types, the infection can remain inactive for up to five years and then recur. In areas with intense malaria transmission, people can develop protective immunity after repeated infections. Without prompt and effective treatment, malaria can evolve into a severe cerebral form followed by death. (ant)

Indonesian man jailed for Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam An Indonesian was jailed for five years Monday for a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam, his lawyer said, the latest conviction under the country’s controversial electronic information law. Alnoldy Bahari, 39, was found guilty of spreading hate speech for a post in which he claimed to have experienced God’s presence and questioned the faith of other Muslims.

“He’s been sentenced to five years’ jail and has to pay a fine of 100 million rupiah ($7,200),” said Bahari’s lawyer Andi Komara. “We will most likely appeal because many facts weren’t taken into account and were twisted.” The verdict will fuel fears that Indonesia’s moderate brand of Islam is coming under threat from increasingly influential radicals.

Bahari, from the town of Pandeglang in West Java province, was charged with blasphemy and hate speech in December 2017, after a local leader of the militant Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) complained to police.

Although the blasphemy charge was subsequently dropped, Bahari found himself facing up to six years’ jail for the loosely defined charge of hate speech,

as defined under the electronic information law. Demonstrators from the FPI -- many dressed in white and wearing skullcaps -gathered outside the court as the verdict was read.

Rights groups have long campaigned against Indonesia’s controversial defamation laws, which they say are unnecessarily vague and allow officials and wealthy individuals to criminalise critics

and minorities.

“Indonesia needs an internet law that can protect rights to express opinions or even questions about religion,” Damar Juniarto, Indonesia coordinator for digital rights group SAFEnet, told AFP. “This Alnoldy case proves that people who only express their thoughts about a regular situation on Facebook... can be punished by the law.” (afp)

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BUSINESS British energy major BP said Tuesday that first-quarter net profits soared 70 percent on rising crude oil prices and increasing output. Earnings after taxation, or bottom-line net profit, jumped to $2.5 billion (2.1 billion euros) in the three months to the end of March from a year earlier, BP said in a results statement.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 07, 2018 the logo of British energy major BP plc is seen at a BP petrol station in Liverpool. British energy major BP said on May 1, 2018 that first-quarter net profits soared 70 percent on rising crude oil prices and increasing output. seven projects that we brought on stream last year, the six more projects that we will be bringing on stream in the upstream this year, the ramp up of those projects and the volumes that come with that, and continued underlying performance improvements in the downstream.

“So it’s not just about price, it’s actually about the performance of the kit.” Oil prices have nevertheless shot above $70 a barrel

from below $30 in early 2016. The turnaround has been helped by an agreement in late 2016 between the OPEC oil producers’ cartel and Russia to reduce a global supply glut by trimming production.

The recovery has been fuelled also by geopolitical tensions, US President Donald Trump’s threat to reimpose sanctions on Iran and production problems in Venezuela,

Nigeria and Libya. In late morning deals, BP shares gained 1.0 percent to 543.40 pence on London’s FTSE 100 index, which stood 0.3 percent higher at 7,532.06 points. “BP shares are in demand... after the company posted a surge in profit that topped analyst estimates,” noted CMC Markets analyst David Madden.

“Higher output and stronger oil prices were behind the strong results,” he added. (afp)

EU says metal tariffs ‘prolong uncertainty’ after US holds off

The European Union accused the United States on Tuesday of prolonging “market uncertainty” with its decision to hold off on imposing controversial tariffs on metal imports from key global trading partners. The 25 percent tariffs on steel and 10 percent duties on aluminium -- a key tenet of US President Donald Trump’s “America first” approach to worldwide trade -- were due to go into effect on Tuesday.

But after renewed fears of a trade war spooked Wall Street, Trump said he was holding off the levies, offering a 30-day reprieve to Canada, Mexico and the EU. The European Commission and economic powerhouse Germany both called for EU nations to be permanently excluded from the punishing tariffs. “The US deci-

sion prolongs market uncertainty, which is already affecting business decisions,” the commission, the EU’s executive arm, said in a statement. A government spokeswoman in Berlin said Germany had “taken note” of Trump’s decision to delay the duties, but said it was “still waiting for a permanent exemption” to the tariffs.

Europe had lined up its own punitive tariffs on American imports, including iconic items like Harley-Davidson motorbikes, blue jeans and bourbon whiskey -- but for now, instead, negotiations will continue. Britain, the EU’s second-largest economy, welcomed Trump’s “positive” decision but warned against further protectionist measures from the White House.

“We remain concerned about the impact of these tariffs on global trade and will continue to

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10 Years of Mepantingan and Green School

BP logs soaring first-quarter profits

Total production advanced six percent to 3.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. BP also paid another $1.6 billion for costs arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe, including $1.2 billion for the final payment relating to the 2012 Department of Justice settlement. “We have delivered another strong set of results,” said chief executive Bob Dudley. “Our safe and reliable operations and strong financial delivery have continued into 2018.”

Underlying replacement cost profit -which excludes fluctuations in the value of crude oil inventories -- surged 71 percent to $2.6 billion. That set BP shares on an upward trajectory because it comfortably beat market expectations of $2.2 billion. Chief financial officer Brian Gilvary cautioned that the performance was energised only partly by the oil price recovery.

“It’s come through in terms of the reliability that we are seeing in both upstream and downstream and a little bit of benefit from the oil price,” Gilvary said in a video message posted on the company’s website.

“But overall, a strong set of results in terms of earnings.” Downstream comprises refining, marketing and distribution, while upstream covers exploration and production.

“The results definitely benefit from a higher oil price that we’ve seen come through,” Gilvary noted. “But actually, it’s more about the

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work with the EU on a multilateral solution to the global problem of overcapacity, as well as to manage the impact on domestic markets,” a government statement said.

Trump on Monday said the “necessary and appropriate means to address the threat to the national security” posed by the metal imports is to “continue these discussions and to extend the temporary exemption of these countries.”

The US also announced it had finalised a trade deal with South Korea, which includes several concessions made by Seoul, including extended tariffs on pick-up trucks and a quota on its steel exports.

Washington has “agreements in principle” with Argentina, Australia and Brazil, “the details of which will be finalised shortly,” a White House statement said. “In all of these

negotiations, the administration is focused on quotas that will restrain imports, prevent transshipment, and protect the national security.”

The Trump administration has told trading partners they must make concessions, but the EU has insisted it will not negotiate without first obtaining a permanent exemption. Extensions for Canada and Mexico had been expected, as Mexico City, Ottawa and Washington work on revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Canada exported over $12 billion of steel and aluminium to the United States in 2017, with another $3 billion from Mexico. But an extension for the EU was less of a foregone conclusion.

- ‘Won’t negotiate under threat’ The EU’s three largest econo-

mies -- Britain, France and Germany -- held crisis talks on Sunday and the French presidency said afterwards they had agreed “the EU must be ready to act” if Washington presses ahead with the tariffs.

In a strident statement reacting to the 30-day extension, the EU’s executive arm said it was willing to continue dialogue but pointedly warned: “We will not negotiate under threat.”

“Any future transatlantic work programme has to be balanced and mutually beneficial,” it said. Last year the EU exported over $7.7 billion of steel and aluminium to the US market. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index added 0.1 percent to stand at 7,512.94 points at Tuesday’s opening, amid May Day holiday closures in Frankfurt and Paris. (afp)

Tourists are eager to experience Balinese nature and culture

Mepantigan is a form of playful mud wrestling based on the ancient Balinese tradition of playing in the muddy rice paddies after harvest, that was developed by Putu WItsen as a way to introduce some aspects of Balinese culture to those interested in experiencing nature in this way.

Witsen first developed Mepantigan ten years ago when he was working at Green School as the coordinator of Balinese art activities. Looking for ways to introduce a wider public to the rich heritage of performing arts in Bali, he put together a ritualized dance story set in a post harvest rice field (muddy water filled field). Although not traditional in form nor content every aspect of the show referenced to traditional beliefs, stories and concepts adjusted to appeal to a contemporary urban audience.

These performances soon attracted many young people wanting to get involved and thus was born the Mepantigan workshops.

At first these were designed for the students at Green School as a way for them to get closer to nature and learn about some Balinese concepts. But Mepantigan became so popular that Witsen ended up creating his own Mepantigan space in Batubulan where anyone could come and take part.

The new space was designed for visitors to enjoy the simple pleasure of natural surroundings. Set between a river and stepped rice fields, WItsen and his wife Ayu wanted to keep the environment as natural as possible so they did very little landscaping with only narrow pathways, bamboo huts and outdoor showers closed off with banana leaves. People from all over the world now come here to enjoy the simple pleasures of nature -Bali style.

Mepantingan is still offered at Green School and Witsen has now started giving Balinese archery classes there too. On April 23rd as part of Green School’s tenth anniversary celebrations, participants of Green School”s Green Educators program took part in a full afternoon of Mepantingan, complete with Balinese style prayers and cleansing.

As Witsen explained: “over the years i have realized that foreigners are extremely interested in Balinese traditions and so we try to introduce them to some of our cultural practices in a way that they can understand.

For many Balinese people these things seem very simple but I see how happy visitors are to have the chance to experience the beauty and togetherness that is such an important part of Bali”.

The participants were first given black red and white checkered sarongs and head scarves before forming a circle in the grass. The Mepantigan facilitators then playfully showed them three basic dance/martial arts postures encouraging the participants to embody the spirit of warriors. Once they had a grasp on

the idea, a small dance troop arrived wearing masks and dressed in dried banana leaves marching gracefully to the distinctive sound of Balinese gongs. As they approached the circle, the dancers formed a line with the participants forming another line facing them. Each team took turns standing in warrior postures making scary faces at each other and growling the Balinese phrases they had just learned.

“Sing ken ken, tiang katos” (no problem, I am strong), they stated emphatically.

After learning some simple wrestling techniques, the eager participants headed for the mud pit where the dancers were now sitting in a small circle like human frogs.

As the bamboo gamelan instruments were struck in a rhythmic melody, a larger circle was formed as everyone entered the mud pit.

Each participant smeared mud on the back of the person in front of them and then the facilitators gave a dramatic demonstration of how to flip their opponent into the mud.

In turns everyone had a go at it - some more serious others more playful but everyone very much enjoying the camaraderie.

Once the mud wrestling was done, they all formed a single file line and headed up to the small shrine where Witsen and his wife Ayu had prepared three large clay pots

filled with water and flowers. To the sound of a melodious Balinese flute they all prayed together before Witsen and his wife cleansed each participants with the holy flower water.

The Green Educators, who moments ago had been laughing raucously and playing in the mud like small children, were now self composed and looking inward feeling into their deepest appreciation for life and the natural world that they had just become so intimately acquainted with.

Over the last ten years, Mepantigan has developed into a moving experience that not only demonstrates some of the outward appearances of Balinese culture but also provides people with an experience of the togetherness and humility that is the foundation of so many Balinese traditions. Green School has also seen many changes over it’s ten years of operation and has included increasing amounts of activities and concepts based on the traditions of this island they call home. Although the students and staff of Green School now include Balinese content in their daily activities, it seems especially fitting that part of their ten year anniversary celebrations included having their Green Educators experience the creativity of Bali in this new form that is based so firmly in

ancient Balinese wisdom.

The enthusiasm and delight that was so clearly seen on the faces of these educators throughout the experience, the popularity of Witsen and Ayu’s natural playground and activities and the success of Green School’s nature based education that draws on the wisdom of this island and it’s people, all bear witness to the immense potential for sharing the wealth of insight, knowledge and practical wisdom that the Balinese maintain so diligently in many different ways.

There is no doubt that the creativity for which Bali is famous world wide can be channeled into creating new forms of tourism which offer visitors the simple yet powerful experience of enjoying the wonders of nature, togetherness and humility in a way that benefits all - Bali style.. When asked why she thinks tourists are so drawn to Bali Ayu Witsen answered: “You know, as elaborate, intricate and complex as Balinese culture is, I think what draws so many people to this island is really quite simple -the harmony that comes from forgetting our differences and working together for the sheer pleasure of appreciating the miracle of life …sometimes with something as simple as sitting in the mud together”. (kmb)

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Farmers at Yeh Mampeh pioneer worm agrotourism BANGLI - Having been successful in worm cultivation, I Wayan Badan, a farmer from Yeh Mampeh hamlet, South Batur, Kintamani, is now pioneering a worm agro-tourism.

Through this agro-tourism, this man born in 1971 wants to share his knowledge with wider community about how to cultivate worms, the benefits of worms and integrated agricultural concept.

When met at his home recently, he said the worm cultivation was begun in 1998. The worm he cultivates belongs to Lumbricus rubbelus species.

He does it in very simple manner but has many advantages. Its droppings as breeding medium can be used as fertilizer of plants, while the worm can be sold for the drug of various diseases. By Badan, the worms cultivated in the home environment are also often processed into juice mixed with various fruits.

Since cultivating worms, he is quite active to provide understanding and share knowledge with the community, especially farmers about the benefits of worms for agriculture. According to Badan, the worms containing high protein and its antibiotic enzyme are very good for plant fertility. If only 20 percent of farmers in Bali want to use worms in their agriculture, he is confident the agriculture in Bali will prosper. “At first, it was very difficult to provide the understanding. But now it has started to be easy as many farmers know the benefits of worms for agriculture,” he explained.

He admitted that some farmers and communities are interested in visiting his home to learn the cultivation of worms. Those who came are not only from the region around Kintamani and Bangli but from various regions in the archipelago. Since many people are interested in learning about worms, he was finally encouraged to establish agro-tourism as a place to learn about worms and integrated agriculture.

In the agro-tourism initiated in 2017, he has been introducing to visitors who come on various things about worms, ranging from the way of cultivation, benefits to the way of processing it. In the agro-tourism he founded, the members of the Amera Lestari farmers group also introduce to visitors the concept of integrated agriculture. “In agro-tourism, I apply integrated farming system. So, we explain the process from feeding cattle and then the droppings we can use for biogas and worm cultivation media. Droppings of worms can then be used for fertilizers and worms can be processed into drugs. Thus, there is rotation and integration,” he explained. Through his agro-tourism, he hoped that more and more people, especially farmers in Bali, are getting interested in learning to use worms considering that worms are not only good for plants but also good for treating illnesses. “In the future, I want to make processed worms into chips.

So, visitors that do not want to drink worm juice can try worm chips,” said Badan. (kmb40)

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I Wayan Badan, a farmer from Yeh Mampeh hamlet, South Batur, Kintamani, is now pioneering a worm agro-tourism.

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Sam Pek Eng Tay during commemoration of the 110th anniversary of Puputan Klungkung and the 26th anniversary of Semarapura town.

Nut rage sister faces fruit juice questions in S. Korea

When presenting Sam Pek Eng Tay storyline

SEOUL - The stony-faced daughter of a Korean billionaire, whose older sister was brought low by the “nut rage” scandal, apologised Tuesday as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice.

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Officials nervous and unable to remember scenario

“I’m really sorry for causing concern,” Cho Hyun-min repeatedly told a crowd of journalists outside the Gangseo police station in Seoul, without admitting to any specific actions.

Cho, who police said is accused of using violence and obstructing business, is the daughter of Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho.

Hanjin is among the country’s 15 biggest business groups, owner of flag carrier Korean Air, logistics and transport firms, and with interests in information technology and hotels.

It used to own Hanjin Shipping, once one of the world’s biggest shipping firms, which was declared bankrupt last year.

The younger daughter’s police interrogation is only the controlling family’s latest brush with the law, with a series of scandals making them some of the country’s most notorious superwealthy.

ACTIVITIES of the officials in Klungkung district government agencies are certainly very attached to various things related to administration. Apparently, it never stops. However, if they are suddenly appointed to perform fragmentary show to fill in an event, how would they look like?

Commemoration of the 110th anniversary of Puputan Klungkung and the 26th anniversary of Semarapura town are not only enlivened with various types of competitions such as the making of penjor to traditional games increasingly abandoned. Peak of the event on Saturday night (Apr. 29) was also graced with fragmentary show, an art putting forward acting skills.

The event taking place in front of the Puputan Klungkung Monument was not only played by artists accustomed to explore the stage like Cedil, Dogler and Denok. A number of officials also took part namely Assistant III Wayan Sumarta, Head of Environment and Land Affairs (LHP) Anak Agung Kirana, Head of Nusa Penida Sub-district I Gusti Agung Gede Putra Mahajaya, Division Head of Government Ni Luh Ketut Ari Citrawati and Division Head of Public Relations and Protocol Ketut Suadnyana. They merged to perform the Sam Pek Eng Tay storyline. It is a romantic drama on a couple called Sam Pek and Eng Tay. They meet at a special school boy. Eng Tay who is a girl must be disguised in man’s attires so as to be able to join the education.

In short, the romance of both cannot continue because of trivial things.

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of Eng Tay so that she was proposed first by a wealthy young man named Subandar Macun played by Wayan Sumarta. Sam Pek ultimately fell ill and died.

When performing, the official was given makeup. Meanwhile, the costumes worn were like that of Chinese people in the past. Its presence on stage was very eagerly awaited.

The audience was curious about the new look. When the players appeared, some spectators could not help laughing. There was also a mutual pointing by mentioning the name. When acting, they were still confused as if being surprised to face the crowds.

Some also showed a nervous face.

Understandably, it was not a part of their daily activities. After walking for a while, jokes began to appear. After the appearance of Cedil, Dogler and Denok, the spectators laughed. The atmosphere initially getting tense slowly melted.

After the performance, Subdistrict Head of Nusa Penida, IGAG Putra Mahajaya, who played as Sam Pek admitted this is the second time. The role played is not of his desire but being designated. “Last year, we also had a show and now I am appointed again,” he said.

Before the performance, he only

had to exercise twice and did not run optimally. It was just focused on the story line. Admittedly, his nervousness is very much disturbing.

However, for the sake of entertaining the public, it must be done. “Surely, we are nervous. But it is intended for entertaining,” he said.

This official from Abiansemal, Badung district, actually does not have an acting talent. The other arts, like playing gamelan, can only play a little. The first experience of public appearance on stage was also felt by Division Head of Administration, Ni Luh Ketut Ari Citrawati, who played the role as Eng Tay. She got the same experience as hunted by nervousness.

For several times, she had forgotten the scenario but it was immediately diverted with another cast. “Indeed, I once played theater in high school, but this kind of staging is for the first time,” she said.

It is different from the Division Head of Environment and Landscaping Agency, Anak Agung Kirana, who played as the father of Sam Pek. This performance is also used as a dissemination medium to minimize the use of plastic bags. “The core story remains the same but inserted with messages about environmental matters,” he said. (sos)

South Korea’s economy -- the world’s 11th-largest -- is dominated by a series of giant business conglomerates known as chaebols.

In the past, the chaebols contributed to the country’s fast economic growth, but as the founders’ sons and grandsons took over they expanded into every corner of business, and now stand accused of suffocating smaller companies and hampering innovation.

They have long had murky ties with political authorities -- Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong was jailed last year for his role in the corruption scandal that brought down president Park Geun-hye, although most of his convictions were quashed on appeal.

Many chaebol families retain only a small ownership stake in their companies, but maintain control through complex webs of cross-shareholdings between subsidiaries, and rapid promotions for family members -- some of whose antics have battered the firms’ images. (afp)

‘I’ll come back’: Australian nun defiant over Philippine expulsion

MANILA - She spent decades helping the Philippines’ poorest people, but Australian nun Patricia Fox is fighting deportation after drawing President Rodrigo Duterte’s ire -- and says she will try to return even if expelled.

The 71-year-old Melbourne native is due to be kicked out of the country by May 25 after Duterte personally accused her of political activism that violates the rules of her visa.

Fox was singled out as Manila cracks down on foreign critics on its soil, where the president’s deadly anti-drug war has provoked a storm of international condemnation.

The government deportation order against her sparked outrage from rights advocates and the religious community, but authorities are pressing ahead.

“I’m still hoping that somehow something

will happen (to stop the expulsion),” she told AFP in Manila.

Even if her appeal fails, Fox said she would still like to return and resume her work in the nation that has been home since 1990.

“If I can come back as a tourist I’ll try and come back,” she said. “This is my life.”

She landed in the Philippines as a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion, a congregation of nuns founded in France in 1847 and famed for harbouring Jews fleeing from Nazi persecution in World War II. A former practising lawyer who worked with indigent clients in Australia, Fox said she has been educating landless Filipino farm hands and factory workers about their rights. Then on April 16 immigration service agents arrived at the congregation’s modest Manila office. (afp)

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This photo taken on April 28, 2018 shows Australian nun Patricia Fox gesturing during an interview with AFP at her residence in Manila.

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Do we have to be afraid of a techfilled future? Or, can we pause and marvel at the doors that are opening before our eyes? Technology is constantly pushing us past our comfort zones. In this era of technological revolution, it seems in building the next great thing we are forgetting to marvel at what we create. When we pause and reflect on how far technology has come over the past 50 or even 10 years, we are truly in a magical era.

The world of drones is a field ripe with technological ideation. As major tech companies and innovators are taking on a dronefilled future, we are seeing unprecedented diversity in design.

Raffaello D’Andrea is one of the many incredible thought leaders in drone technology. His work bridges technology, art, and innovation.

In his awe-inspiring February 2016 TED Talk, D’Andrea brings us closer to the incredible flying machines of the future that he creates with the design lab Verity Studios.

Here he is, from the TED stage, alongside the drones that will help shape our future…

Celebrating future flying machines!

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Raffaello D’Andrea is one of the many incredible thought leaders in drone technology. His work bridges technology, art, and innovation.

We have actually featured D’Andrea’s work here before with the fascinating project Cubli. Yet another project that speaks to a world of technological wonder that sits just on the horizon.

When we look at projects like D’andrea’s drones, we understand that technology and artistic expression are beginning to move toward one another. Drones are not just utilitarian, they are becoming the brushes and canvas we are beginning to express ourselves with!

I look forward to a day when we no longer see the world in terms of academic disciplines but instead begin to innovate with reckless abandon between seemingly disparate fields. (net)

Can Eco-Conscious Transportation Be Cool?

WHAT if we could help the Earth and ourselves become cooler?

Metal sculptor, Josh Hadar has figured out a way to do just that by eliminating the emissions that stream from our day to day transportation choices.

We all know by now that transportation can be costly. Not only in terms of bank accounts but to our Earth’s health and our own.

Those emissions given off by our preferred mode of travel mix in with the air we breathe, as well as the Earth’s atmosphere. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, but this is not a good thing.

Using the natural power of the Sun and a bunch of creativity, Hadar has created a new, sexy, ecoconscious form of transportation.

Hadar combines art and science

by using the natural power from the sun to fuel and create his handmade electric bikes. Aside from a one-time payment at purchase, there’s virtually no cost with these beauties. Say goodbye to stopping and spending thousands of dollars over the course of a machine’s lifetime to get from one place to the next.

I spent over $60 a week to get to and from school in my beat up Jeep Liberty when I was in high school. It definitely turned heads, but not because of any cool factor.

“No one has ever crossed the street to get a better look at a Prius,” reads the about page on Hadar’s website, where you can check out more of his creations and what goes into them. (net)

This agriculture having become the foremost livelihood for most communities has faded. They only leave plots where the seed cultivation was made.

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Glamour of Nusa Penida increasingly fades

NUSA Penida Islands in Klungkung district are famous for its seaweed farming. Moreover, the crops are not limited to meet the needs in the region itself. Due to its good quality, this commodity can penetrate export market. This farm is growing in a number of locations such as Ped, Suana, Batununggul and Lembongan village.

Within the past year, the conditions are different. This agriculture having become the foremost livelihood for most communities has faded. They only leave plots where the seed cultivation was made.

Headman of Ped, Ketut Karya, suspected it happened due to the prospect is less promising. Besides, the quality

of seaweed growth is no longer as ever before. “No single is still pursuing this from a year ago. If they cultivate, it has perished before harvesting. But I do not know for sure the exact cause,” he explained, not long ago.

In line with that, most farmers shift to work in the tourism sector which has grown rapidly in recent years. For the elderly, it re-focuses on the farming sector and plantation in the moor. “Incidentally, the human resources, especially for young people, are good enough to deeply get involved in tourism. So, many people switch to this new profession,” said Karya.

Moreover, he added that some residents have been able to build tourist accommodation independently. “They establish many small inns. It’s very helpful to boost their economy,” he said.

Head of the Klungkung Food Security and Fishery Service, I Wayan Durma, explained the production of seaweed in the waters of the Blue Paradise Island in 2015 reached 100,000 tons. It is in contrast to the data in 2017 where the production was only 500 tons. It originated from Semaya village area. He has not dared to draw conclusions related to the cause of this reality.

“We see that seaweed farming has already much reduced.

To know it, demonstration plots will be made in three locations namely Lembongan, Suana and Sampalan where the cultivation starts from April, August and October. With this effort, we will know the outcome, whether good or bad.

Armed with this information, we can draw conclusion what actually causes the reduction,” he said. (sos)

Taxes of football match low

BPKAD threatens to deploy an audit team

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Metal sculptor, Josh Hadar has figured out a way to do just that by eliminating the emissions that stream from our day to day transportation choices.

GIANYAR - Regional Finance and Asset Management Board (BPKAD) of Gianyar district is currently working to optimize the potential taxes in this district of the art. One of the highlighted potentials is the management of the football game at Dipta Stadium which so far only pays taxes from tickets around IDR 20 million for once game. If the deposit is considered inappropriate with reality, the agency led by Ardana threatens to deploy an audit team.

Head of the Gianyar Regional Finance and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD), I Wayan

Ardana, said that Captain Dipta Stadium can accommodate thousands of football supporters. According to him, each game should be withdrawn taxes up to IDR 50 million. “Yesterday we had time to monitor (Dipta Stadium—Ed) to test, there are 12,000 spectators. At least the tax deposit must be IDR 40 million to IDR 50 million,” said Ardana.

However, Ardana revealed that in reality the taxes deposited by the football management are only in range of IDR 30 million per game. His agency has coordinated this condition to the management.

Eventually, it is known if there were a number of issues, such as fake tickets as well as a number of free spectators who managed to enter the stadium. “It is impossible if free ticket reaches thousands. Free ticket for some family members of the players may make sense, but how many are they?” he complained.

Seeing this condition, he planned to re-coordinate with the football management related to tax payment. Ardana even targeted the tax payment in each game can reach IDR 40 million. “If there were problems in the past, we can

understand. However, after getting profit as it is today, it is outrageous.

Thus, our temporary target for once football match is IDR 40 million,” he said.

He explained that entertainment tax of every football game is only 12.5 percent of the ticket price. However, how much is the earnings of each game he handed the calculation to the management of the football match as the taxpayer.

“We remain to coordinate because in essence the government gives the trust. So, please calculate your own taxes. Here, the honesty

of taxpayers is tested. But sometimes we will cross-check. If it reports a little, we will deploy an audit team,” he affirmed.

In addition to taxes from football matches, his agency also optimizes tax revenue of rafting in Ayung River. Admittedly, there has been little problem using this entertainment from the west or east of the river. “All this time, these are the obstacles. It looks crowded but we do not know whether the guests enjoying this entertainment from the west (Badung—Ed) or east of the river (Gianyar—Ed),” he said. (kmb35)

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Featuring storyline of Rai Srimben

Mahima Community wants to instill nationalism

BALE Agung hamlet in Singaraja is inseparable from the history of Indonesia. It happens because the love story of Nyoman Rai Srimben with Raden Soekemi. The love story and history then gave birth to the proclaimer of Indonesia’s independence, Soekarno. The love story and history is featured through theater performance by the Mahima Community along with the Bale Agung hamlet under the title “Nyoman Rai Srimben.” This contemporary art was staged in Wantilan hall of Berdaya Krama Berbudaya on Saturday night (Apr. 28). The staging was able to entertain as well as educate spectators at wantilan hall of Desa Temple of Buleleng customary village.

The theater tells the story about a woman named Nyoman Rai Srimben from Bale Agung. She is the mother of the Indonesia’s proclaimer Soekarno. In this drama, the player displays the story on the life journey of Rai Srimben since

she was childhood that must experience profound sadness due to divorce of both parents. The strong figure of Nyoman Rai Srimben did not cause her to fall into profound sadness.

Together with Jro Mangku Lingsir, who was equally from local village, she later grew into a beautiful teenage girl.

Her teenage years began from learning to prepare offerings, chant psalmody and weave and learn to dance. Her dancing intelligence then ‘captivated’ the feelings of love of a public elementary school teacher which now becomes the SDN 1 and 2 Paket Agung named Raden Soekemi.

Raden Soekemi later expressed his feelings when witnessing the piodalan procession at the temple. In the procession, Nyoman Rai Srimben danced Rejang Dewa Dance. That is where their seeds of love grew first. Raden Soekemi who watched her dancing threw a flower towards Nyoman Rai Srimben. The flower was immediately picked up by Rai Srimben.

The passage of their love story experienced difficult times and full of obstacles. The big family of Bale Agung Palace did not approve their relationship. Until then, Raden Soekemi and Nyoman Rai Srimben decided to elope. The decision to marry

Raden Soekemi made the big family of Bale Agung Palace bless the family relationship with Nyoman Rai Srimben. One of the messages delivered by the family was requesting that Rai Srimben should follow the customs and tradition in her husband’s house.

The couple then departed to Surabaya, East Java. Until then, Bale Agung’s big family received a letter from Raden Soekemi mentioning that Nyoman Rai Srimben already gave birth to the second son on June 6, 1901. At that time, his birth coincided with the tragedy of Mount Kelud eruption. Her son was later named Soekarno, a proclaimer of Indonesia, the Son of the Dawn, born from the womb of a mother from Buleleng.

At the end of the staging was filled with a scene where Sukarno requested blessings to his mother Nyoman Rai Srimben before reading the Proclamation of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. Until then, it was heard the shout ‘Freedom’ that blared and ended with the singing of the national anthem Indonesia Raya.

The director and the script writer of Nyoman Rai Srimben, Kadek Sonia Piscayanti, said the highlight of Nyoman Rai Srimben in the theater performance is deliberately done because the activity at the Wantilan Berdaya Krama Berbudaya related to April as the month of women and filled with the spirit of women. The female figure of Nyoman Rai Srimben most strongly represents the mother of the nation. This happens is because she is a mother figure who has given birth to the founder of the Indonesia namely Soekarno.

According to Sonia, today there are still people that do not know very well about the life passage of a Nyoman Rai Srimben. Not infrequently, many people want to know her love story with Raden Soekemi when staying in Buleleng.

Upon that condition, this lecturer of English Department at Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) invites the society of Buleleng to realize that Buleleng has great historical potential. “By knowing this historical journey, people will be aware and able to contribute to the nation as in this region (Buleleng—Ed) was born a national figure,” she said.

Besides, the theater directed by Sonia wants to convey the message of nationalism because currently Indonesia is being hit by crisis of nationalism where many people are talking too much related to differences in terms of ethnic, religion and race. Actually, Sukarno was born out of a difference of religion and culture. She also hoped that nationalism can grow and rise again to create a sense of unity.

“The root of nationalism itself is pluralism. Differences in religion and culture can give birth to Soekarno whose name is very pluralistic. Today, the issue of nationalism should be raised and re-realized that we are the same, namely One Indonesia,” she said. (mud)

Productivity of laying hens decreases, price of egg increases

BANGLI - The existence of prohibition for the use of Antibiotic Growth Promoter (AGP) has an impact on the decreased productivity of laying hens. Consequently, the price of chicken eggs at the level of breeders is now increasing.

One of the laying hen breeders at Tiga village, Susut, Kadek

Budiartawan, said that chicken egg price has increased in recent months. The increase reached IDR 3,000. The price of eggs originally IDR 33,000 per crate, now has increased to IDR 36,000 per crate. Although undergoing an increase, for Budiartawan the egg prices are currently relatively normal.

According to him, the increasing price of eggs is affected by the ban on the use of AGP which affects the decreasing productivity of laying hens. The decrease of laying hens population in some areas including Java also triggered the increase of egg price.

Other than affecting the productivity of laying hens, the AGP

ban also has an effect on broiler.

Without using the AGP, breeders now have difficulty to raise the weight of their chickens. However, Budiartawan did not dismiss that the prohibition of excessive use of antibiotics, in terms of health, can make chicken and eggs now safer to eat.

When asked about the price

of chicken feed at this time, this former headman of Tiga said that so far it remains relatively stable.

Chicken feed in the form of corn mixture is also still brought in from outside Bali. “The price of feed is normal, possibly in the near future the price of concentrate will increase,” said Budiartawan. (kmb40)

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Fronting busy Legian Street, the restaurant itself is cocooned in peaceful tranquility despite all the

hustle-and-bustling that’s taking place around it. Its eye-catching façade is even more striking with outdoor gazebos, beautiful lawn furniture, glass-roofed pavilions and the stylish Lone Palm Bar, built around a living coconut palm growing right through its roof.

When dining at Kopi Pot, do like the locals do and choose from a wide selection of local favourites.

Open from 8am until midnight, Kopi Pot is a great option for breakfast, lunch and dinner or drop-in for light bites and cold drinks at any time of day.

Kopi Pot opened in 1990 with great coffee and the finest cakes and desserts in town. Today we are a restaurant offering two distinct menus, one of Indonesian favourites, and another of international

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Ashley Judd sues disgraced Weinstein over ‘smear’

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LOS ANGELES - Actress Ashley Judd, one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, sued the disgraced mogul Monday, alleging he defamed her after she rejected him.

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Ashley Judd speaks onstage at “Time’s Up” during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios on April 28, 2018 in New York City.

The complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in Santa Monica, accuses Weinstein of ruining her chance to be cast in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy by making false statements to director Peter Jackson that he’d had a bad experience with Judd, calling her a “nightmare.”

“With those baseless smears, Weinstein succeeded in blacklisting Ms Judd and destroying her ability to work on what became a multibillion-dollar franchise with 17 Academy Award wins and many more nominations,” the suit states.

The document goes on to describe the “pathetic reality” that Weinstein was retaliating after Judd, 50, rejected his sexual ad-

vances a year earlier, when he allegedly cornered her in a hotel room under the guise of discussing business.

“A self-described ‘benevolent dictator’ who has bragged that ‘I can be scary,’ Weinstein used his power in the entertainment industry to damage Ms Judd’s reputation and limit her ability to find work,” it says.

Judd said in a prepared statement that any damages she wins will go to the Time’s Up legal fund, “so that women and men in all professions may have legal redress for sexual harassment, economic retaliation and damage to their careers.”

Weinstein has previously denied having any input into casting decisions involving “Lord of the Rings,”

which began pre-production work under the Miramax studio but later moved to New Line Cinema.

Oscar-winning Jackson worked with Weinstein and his brother Bob early in the development of “The Lord of the Rings,” and has said the pair acted like “second-rate Mafia bullies.”

The New Zealand director said he had no direct knowledge of sexual misconduct allegations against Weinstein, but that the producer pressured him not to hire Judd or Mira Sorvino.

“I recall Miramax telling us they were a nightmare to work with and we should avoid them at all costs.

This was probably in 1998,” Jackson was quoted as telling Fairfax New Zealand. (afp)

‘Avengers’ assemble -- atop the box office

LOS ANGELES - It was a record-breaking weekend for the North American box office as “Avengers: Infinity War” steamrolled the competition with heroic takings of $257.7 million, industry data showed Monday.

“Avengers,” the latest Marvel heavy-hitter after the breakout success of “Black Panther,” sees a string of superheroes pitch in to save the universe from powerful purple alien Thanos (Josh Brolin).

Returning to their Marvel roles are Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Captain America, Black Panther, the Hulk, SpiderMan and Hawkeye are also back for more, along with the Guardians of the Galaxy and assorted allies.

Globally, “Avengers” -- the third

film in the “Avengers” saga and the 19th in the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- also broke records, clinching the highest worldwide opening of all time with a dizzying $641 million.

At US and Canadian box offices, sci-fi horror “A Quiet Place” came in second -- but posed no threat whatsoever to the “Avengers” victory -- earning $11 million in its fourth weekend.

That brings total takings to $148.5 million for Paramount’s near-wordless production, which stars actor-director John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt as a couple silently struggling to protect their family from blind aliens that track their prey by sound.

Third place, with $8.2 million, went to “I Feel Pretty,” a comedy starring Amy Schumer as a selfconscious woman who suffers a

head injury and subsequently sees herself as beautiful.

Last week’s number two, “Rampage” -- loosely based on a video game series of the same name -- dropped into fourth place, earning $7.2 million for a total of $78 million in three weeks.

The film follows Dwayne Johnson as a primatologist who befriends an albino gorilla that grows enormous after a rogue experiment, and later teams up with Johnson against invading monsters.

Fifth place saw a resurgence of “Black Panther,” up from eighth place last week.

In its 11th weekend in theaters, the superhero smash starring Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, king of the African utopia of Wakanda, added $4.7 million -- bringing its domestic total to a stunning $688.4 million. (afp)

Well paid and in high demand, it would appear that engineers in Silicon Valley have scant reason to join forces in labor unions. And yet there are signs that interest is on the rise. Engineer Bjorn Westergard and a dozen colleagues were fired early this year by Lanetix. The startup specializing in professional software cited economic reasons for the staffing cut.

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In this file photo taken on April 23, 2018, Actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for the World Premiere of the film ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ in Hollywood, California, on April 23, 2018.

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But axed employees suspect their effort to create a worker union was a factor in the move. The dismissals came a few days after an application join with the Communications Workers of America was sent, Westergard told AFP. “I think it is the first time that software engineers in a software company have filed (to unionize),” Westergard said “It’s not hard to find a job, and it pays relatively good so there is the idea that if you have any problem at all you just leave and get another job.”

Some 10.7 percent of US workers are unionized, according to a January report by the Labor Department, about half the percentage

from 1983. The highest levels are in public-sector jobs, including teachers and firefighters. The report found just 1.7 percent of “professional and technical services” workers in the private sector are union members.

Silicon Valley talent is notorious for flitting from one well-paying job to another, with high turnover in workplaces weakening the potential for worker solidarity.

Westergard contended that colleagues in the industry are giving increasing weight to the option of staying put and fixing what they see as problems in workplaces instead of quitting. It’s not that engineers are anti-union, Westergard

maintained, “they just don’t know anything about organized labor.”

- Libertarian outlook Tech companies, on the other hand, have long been cool to the idea of unions. Internet titans like Facebook and Google are known for pampering engineers: high salaries, stock grants, comprehensive health insurance, unlimited meals, bicycles, dance classes, special commuter buses, limitless espresso and more in offices with the feel of playful college campuses.

It would seem daunting for engineers on picket lines to win public support. Silicon Valley employers are said to have a “libertarian”

mindset that deems unions a brake on freewheeling progress, with the viewpoint conveniently playing into their business interests, according to David Judd of the Tech Workers Coalition.

The organization describes itself as “ a coalition of tech industry workers, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends cultivating solidarity among all workers in tech.” According to Time magazine article in 2014, retail colossus Amazon has taken pains to prevent even warehouse workers from unionizing, advocating a “direct relationship” between management and employees.

For the Tech Workers Coalition, the interest of Lanetix employees in a union was a sign of growing awareness in the technology sector that they are very much a part of the rest of society and their creations

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are touching the lives of most people. Lanetix did not respond to a request for comment.

“There is a lot of activity among workers who are working for websites and digital media and trying to organize,” author and union specialist David Bacon told AFP. “It is partly a product of the insecurity in this industry,” he added, noting that if a startup fails, employees rewarded with shares for countless hours of labor can wind up with nothing.

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