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Tirana’s ‘pyramid’ puts checkered past behind it for new tech future

TIRANA - The sprawling, spaceage “pyramid” in Tirana’s centre had many uses before falling into ruin: built as a museum for a dictator, it later hosted a NATO base, TV studio, nightclub and more.

After years of neglect, the crumbling structure is now set for another rebirth as an IT hub in the heart of Albania’s fast-changing capital.

“I don’t think there is anyone who thinks it is beautiful,” admits Joni Baboci, a city hall architect involved with the redesign.

“But it’s a sort of a landmark of the city, and people want to preserve them in a city that has lost a lot” to development, he added.

The 127,000-square-foot (11,400-square-metre) behemoth has triangular wedges of graffiticovered marble and dark window panes that meet at a peak, giving it the pyramid look.

For the project’s architects, its overhaul is about striking a balance between preserving and reclaiming a relic from a dark period of Albanian

history.

The bizarre building was originally erected 30 years ago to glorify the life of former communist dictator Enver Hoxha, who ruthlessly ruled Albania for four decades until his death in 1985.

After communism collapsed a few years later, the museum was shuttered and the pyramid became a venue for a merry-go-round of uses, reflecting the explosion of culture in a country that had been hermetically sealed under Hoxha’s iron grip.

But for the past 10 years the building has sat virtually abandoned, aside from the locals and tourists who can be seen scaling its walls for the 360degree city view at the top.

When authorities announced plans to demolish the pyramid several years ago, protests broke out, revealing how the unusual monument had won its way into people’s hearts.

The demolition plan was scrapped and city hall came back last year with a project to turn the pyramid into a digital learning centre. (afp)

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This aerial picture taken in Tirana, Albania, on February 7, 2019 shows a general view of Tirana’s pyramid, a former museum that was named after late Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha.

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Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo on Monday approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta.

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visitor looks at a scooter on the eve of the inauguration on the exhibition on British actress Audrey Hepburn and US actor and director Mel Ferrer at the Espace Vandenborgh in Brussels on April 29, 2019.

Brussels show presents private side of screen icon Audrey Hepburn

BRUSSELS - An exhibition tracing the private life of screen icon Audrey Hepburn through hundreds of photos and personal items opens in her hometown of Brussels this week to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth.

The “Intimate Audrey” show features nearly a thousand objects gathered by one of her two sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, born from her relationship with the US actor and producer Mel Ferrer.

Alongside the glamour of the star who shot dizzyingly to Hollywood fame -- winning an Oscar at just 25 for her role alongside Gregory Peck in “Roman Holiday” -- the exhibition focuses on Hepburn’s life as a mother and as a UNICEF ambassador, a role she threw herself into during the five years leading up to her death in 1993.

“Fundamentally we don’t learn anything new, but when we get to the end, we see that the girl that the world fell in love with... has blossomed into this woman. You see it, you feel it,” Sean Hepburn Ferrer told AFP on the

eve of the opening.

The show reveals a simpler side to the star whose appearance in a dazzling Givenchy gown in “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” -- perhaps the most famous “little black dress” of all -- became one of the defining images of 20th century glamour.

“This woman who was a style icon basically lived in a little cotton dress all her life -- a simple life,” Hepburn Ferrer said.

Hepburn was born Audrey Ruston on May 4, 1929 in the Brussels district of Ixelles, to a Dutch mother and a British father who was then working for a Belgian subsidiary of the Bank of England.

The exhibition of around 800 photos, some previously unpublished, include black and white portraits that evoke the severity of Dutch aristoc-

racy -- a world she knew as a child.

Then come the first steps in London, where a teenaged Hepburn dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer -- only to have to give it up, her son said, after the traumas of war left her physically too weak for the rigours of professional dance.

That left acting “as a default choice”.

A meeting with French writer Colette while shooting in Monte Carlo gave Hepburn her big break, with the author choosing her for the lead in a stage adaptation of her short story “Gigi”.

“It was of course she (Colette) who brought her to New York in 1950-51,” Ferrer Hepburn said. The move led to her role in the romantic comedy “Roman Holiday” and subsequent stardom. (afp)

Widodo decided at a special Cabinet meeting to move the capital outside of Indonesia’s most populous island, Java, said Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro. It was one of three options discussed. The other alternatives were moving to a location near Jakarta or staying put and relocating all government buildings to a special zone around the presidential palace.

The site for a possible new capital hasn’t been announced, but

Palangkaraya on the island of Borneo has often been rumored as the location. Brodjonegoro, however, said eastern Indonesia is favored.

“This is a big job, impossible to take just one year, it could take up to 10 years,” he said.

Prone to flooding and rapidly sinking due to uncontrolled ground water extraction, Jakarta is the archetypical Asian mega-city creaking under the weight of its dysfunction. Only 4% of Jakarta’s waste water is treated, according to the

government, causing massive pollution to rivers and contaminating the ground water that supplies the city. Congestion is estimated to cost the economy $6.5 billion a year.

Before the Cabinet meeting, Widodo said other countries such as Malaysia, South Korea and Brazil set up new capitals as part of their development as nations.

“The idea to move the capital

city appeared long ago,” he said.

“But it has never been decided or discussed in a planned and mature manner.”

Improving inadequate infrastructure in the country of 260 million has been Widodo’s signature policy and helped him win a second term in elections earlier this month.

Brodjonegoro said a new capital would require an area of 30,000 to

40,000 hectares (about 74,000 to 99,000 acres) and have a population of between 900,000 and 1.5 million.

Jakarta has a population of about 30 million in its greater metropolitan area.(ap)

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Labor productivity in Bali Low

DENPASAR - The problem of Bali’s human resources is now no longer struggling with the level of open unemployment. Data of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show the open unemployment rate in Bali in August 2018 reaching 1.37 percent. This figure is the lowest in Indonesia.

Currently, the human resource problem experienced by Bali is the low productivity of its workforce. Productivity per worker in Bali is only IDR 60.44 million. One of these low productivity contributors comes from tourism business field.

Previously, Bali Post (Issue, Feb 12, 2018) had reviewed the low quality of Bali’s human resources based on the results of survey made by Bank Indonesia (BI) of Bali Representative Office.

BI conducted a perception survey of tourism business players on Balinese labor. The result is that the quality of workers in Bali is low with regard to productivity, creativity, discipline and communication skills.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University and Head of the Research Center for Population and Human Resource Development at Udayana University, I Gusti Wayan Murjana Yasa, expressed the same thing. The results of the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) 2017 as released by BPS show that productivity per worker in Bali is IDR 60.44 million.

One of the low productivity is contributed by the trade sector, restaurants and accommodation (tourism) of IDR 56.17 million per worker, agricultural sector (IDR 43.58 million) and industrial sector (IDR 26.91 million). The productivity of these three sectors including other service sectors is below the average of the Bali Province.

In order to interpret the May Day, attention to productivity aspects in order to accelerate the framework for accelerating prosperity and happiness through inclusive employment policies becomes very important.

“Attention to ecosystems to increase labor productivity needs to be considered regarding competency certification institutions, education and training institutions, government, private sector and others,” said Murjana Yasa on Monday (Apr. 29).

Another challenge is the high number of migrants entering the Bali Province, both from within the country and overseas.

This also requires attention related to efforts to increase the effectiveness of population control.

The entry of migrants, especially those in productive age, indeed encourages economic growth. But in the long run the social impact including the economy generated will be far

greater than the benefits obtained.

Therefore, population control associated with capacity, both physically and socially is very important to give the attention solely to the development of shared prosperity and happiness.

Governor of Bali has paid attention to Bali’s local employment. He is concerned about the protection and development of local Balinese workforce in the sense of being able to develop and not be marginalized.

Therefore, protection and development efforts must be carried out inclusively. “This aspect concerns how the Balinese workforce develops creatively, productively, innovatively and characteristically in accordance with the

governor hopes,” he said.

The aspects related to training, education and competency certification are part of the efforts. On the one hand, equip them and on the other hand, there are aspects of protection provided.

To interpret the May Day, it does not have to be done by demonstrations, especially Bali with its leading economic sector in tourism that is very sensitive to aspects of comfort and security.

In the framework of accelerating welfare improvement, it is necessary to develop an inclusive employment policy, namely a policy that utilizes as much as possible the potential and participation of local communities. (kmb42)

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Indonesian activists and workers are blocked by police as they take part in a protest to mark May Day or International Workers’ Day in Jakarta on May 1, 2019.

Extortion by Immigration

PHRI tells it does not happen only once

DENPASAR - Immigration officials ‘doing extortion’ to foreign tourists does not only happen to Nepalese tourists this time. However, previously it also happened to Hungarian tourist.

Chairman of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Badung Chapter, Agung Rai Suryawijaya, said the incident has happened for several times.

“Indeed, it has happened several times. I am also a Hungarian consul. There was once a honeymoon couple. His wife could pass the

immigration, but her husband could not. It was said that his passport was damaged, whereas it was only exposed to a little water, it also had problems. Then, I said why didn’t the officer ask for his name, and what was the problem,” he explained on Monday (Apr. 29).

This incident needs special attention to be closely monitored.

According to him, there are people who might be able to play, so special attention needs to be paid to monitoring. “On that account, media as control element must ask

for confirmation to the Immigration Office, who was on duty at that time. Do not let our tourism image be bad, the number of visits decreases because we have a lot of problems. They should provide friendly services according to Balinese culture and fast services,” he joked.

He was also concerned about the problems that had befallen Nepalese tourists. “Ten of twenty its tourists were arrested. So, they wrote a letter on the reason for detention and are asked for money. This must

be searched first because they also made a report to the KP3 airport. If this incident really happens, I am very concerned,” he said.

If the immigration person is indeed committing a violation, it can damage the image of Bali tourism.

He emphasized that this case must be traced. With the technological sophistication in the form of CCTV, violations must be revealed.

Since there is visa-free for 169 countries including Nepal, the violations committed must be delivered quickly. “Is it because

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the tourists do have bad records, immigration violations or indeed there are plays. Since there are reports that some visitors can get out while some others are detained, apparently there is something,” he said.

Actually in other countries, these tourists passed the immigration section. But when arriving in Bali, they are detained and even asked for money. If foreign tourists indeed do violations, necessarily the immigration officials do not ask for money. (kmb42)

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Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali announces appointment of new Sales Manager – Leisure Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is pleased to announce the addition of a new team member, Mr. I Putu Adi Gunawan to the role of Sales Manager – Leisure.

In his new role, Mr. Adi will support the sales team focusing on the leisure sales segment, an important part of the Hotel’s overall business.

After graduating with a Bache-

lor’s Degree from Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bali, he aimed his career sights at recognized hotel companies. He started his career as an Event Coordinator. Since then Adi has gained an extensive background in various key Sales positions within the hospitality industry.

Together with his colleagues, Mr. Adi will oversee the leisure section of the Sales Department to achieve the goals set for the

year and to increase leisure business at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali.

The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is the pioneer of luxury accommodation within the Nusa Dua area. This 5-star diamond resort, has been welcoming kings, queens, presidents and other dignitaries since its grand opening. Nestled within beautifully landscaped gardens, the resort, with its 382 guestrooms and

suites, features all the elegance of a Balinese palace, while offering modern amenities. The Nusa Dua Spa is designed to highlight its rich Balinese tradition with a variety of indigenous treatments.

Dining at Nusa Dua Hotel & Spa is an epicurean journey with a choice of five restaurants and four bars under the close watch of an award-winning culinary team. For more information, please visit www.nusaduahotel.com.

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Chicken is often the culprit in U.S. food poisoning cases, according to CDC report

NEW YORK - As recent illnesses tied to raw turkey, ground beef, cut melon and romaine lettuce suggest, U.S. food poisoning cases don’t appear to be going away anytime soon.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Thursday that the frequency of several types of food poisoning infections climbed last year, but that the increases could be the result of new diagnostic tools that help identify more cases.

Overall, the agency believes food poisoning rates have remained largely unchanged.

Rob Tauxe, director of the agency’s foodborne illness division, said the figures show that more needs to be done to make food safer. He noted the two most common sources of infection have been longtime problems.

One of the two, salmonella, can come from an array of foods including vegetables, chicken, eggs, beef and pork. The other germ, campylobacter, is commonly tied to chicken. People may not hear as much about it because health officials often can’t group cases into outbreaks. Both bacteria are spread through animal feces.

“For some reason, campylobacter is making people sick with lots of different fingerprints,” Tauxe said.

The report is based on reports in 10 states, but is seen as an indicator of national trends. It highlights the difficulty in understanding food poisoning when so many cases go unreported, diagnostic methods are inconsistent, and production practices and eating habits are constantly changing.

With chicken, for instance, companies have brought down salmonella rates in raw whole carcasses since the government began publishing test results of individual plants. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture only recently began posting similar data for raw chicken parts like breasts and legs, which Americans have gravitated toward over the years.

Last year, the agency said 22

percent of production plants did not meet its standard for limiting salmonella in chicken parts. The USDA said in a statement that it’s working to improve its approach to fighting bacteria, including with the publication of such data.

Despite such efforts, salmonella and campylobacter are allowed in raw poultry sold in supermarkets, noted Tony Corbo of Food and Water Watch, an advocacy group that supports stricter food safety regulations.

It’s why health experts advise people to properly handle and cook poultry.

“There is very little the USDA can do besides posting the report card on salmonella,” he said.

The National Chicken Council says the industry has been working to bring down contamination rates, including through germ-killing solutions sprayed on raw chicken during processing, improved sanitation and increased use of vaccines. But the group says the bacteria are endemic in chickens and that eliminating them is difficult.

The CDC report also notes produce is a major source of food poisoning, citing recent E. coli outbreaks tied to romaine lettuce. The agency said outbreaks tied to produce also contributed to a big jump in infections from a parasite called cyclospora.

The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees fruits and vegetables, said in a statement that a recently developed test is helping it detect the parasite in produce. The agency is also implementing new regulations for produce, though food safety experts note the inherent risk with fruits and vegetables that are grown in open fields and eaten raw.

The CDC said is still working to confirm how much increases in food poisoning cases can be chalked up to new diagnostic methods. It noted some results of a newer, faster test could be false positives. (net)

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A woman shops for chicken at a supermarket in New York on March 8, 2016.

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To reduce accidents due to weather factors

Dozens of fishermen given training related to climate

MANGUPURA — As an effort to reduce accidents caused by weather factors, the National Weather Service for Regional III Denpasar (BBMKG) provided training for dozens of fishermen on Monday (Apr. 29) in Tuban. The climate-related training for fishermen is an effort to improve the safety of fishermen.

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Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world’s most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish.

Aussie scientists find antidote for deadly box jellyfish sting

Head of the Center for Maritime Meteorology at the Central BMKG, Dr. Urip Haryoko, said that in the three-day training, fishermen were taught about extreme weather signs and how to interpret them as well as process information issued by BBMKG. Thus, fishermen in Bali can know the weather when sailing, so they can reduce the risk of accidents at sea. “At present, many fishermen start to use weather information from BBMKG when they want to sail, while some others do not have time to see. The problem is not because they do not know, but having no access,” he said.

He revealed the obstacle in the field faced by fishermen today

is not considering the weather potential. So when sailing, suddenly extreme weather occurs in the middle of the sea, of course it can have fatal consequences if the fishermen are confused over the problem. The reason for this problem is that he admitted there is certainly a lack of knowledge about extreme weather. “Now, with the existence of this Fishermen Field School (SLN) activity, we hope to provide access especially to maritime weather information,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Head of the BBMKG for Region III, M Taufik Gunawan, added that in an effort to suppress accident factors so far, his agency routinely updates

the information obtained from the analysis. The information is then passed on to the fishermen, both at Kedonganan, South Kuta, Badung and fishermen in other regions through a number of media. Of course, the information is hoped to be used as a reference by fishermen on every move.

Nevertheless, ongoing training needs to be done in addressing climate change as it is currently being done. “All this time, we often share information through social media for every change. But, of course we also need to conduct training directly by cooperating with the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and the relevant ministries,” he said. (kmb23)

SYDNEY - Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world’s most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish.

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Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is so deadly that one box jellyfish can kill 60 people.

The team noticed the venom needs cholesterol to kill human cells and decided to test whether existing drugs could stop it.

“Since there are lots of drugs available that target cholesterol” the team tried one out, said lead author Raymond Lau. “It worked,” he said. “It’s a molecular antidote.”

Running tests using human cells and mice, the team found it could

stop tissue scarring and pain associated with the sting as long as the medicine was injected within 15 minutes.

Stings from box jellyfish -which can be smaller than a fingernail or up to three metres long depending on the species -- can cause acute muscular pain, violent vomiting, feelings of “impending doom”, hair that stands on end, strokes, heart failure and death within minutes.

So far they have only tested the sting from the larger, more deadly species.

“We know the drug will stop the necrosis, skin scarring and the pain completely when applied to the skin,” said Associate Professor Neely.

“We don’t know yet if it will stop a heart attack. That will need more research, and we are applying for funding to continue this work.”

The team hopes that eventually a topical cream or spray can be developed to prevent stings that are thought to kill dozens of people each year and hospitalise thousands more. (afp)

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As an effort to reduce accidents caused by weather factors, the National Weather Service for Regional III Denpasar (BBMKG) provided training for dozens of fishermen on Monday (Apr. 29) in Tuban.

Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta

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Poverty eradication projected to down to 3 percent

SEMARAPURA — The Regional Middle Term Development Plan (RPJMD) 2018-2023 is the results of field activities taking place in the previous period. The priority of this RPJMD is to deal with poverty. Regional government targets to be able to reduce the poverty rate to 3 percent.

Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, recently stressed the priority of handling poverty set forth into his third mission, namely strengthening the economy and improving the social welfare of the community through empowerment with the concept of partnership. The regional government targets to be able to reduce poverty rate from 6.29 percent to 3 percent. It is implemented through synergy with training assistance programs and distribution of workers overseas, empowering women’s organizations, realizing child-friendly city, and empowering disabilities according to their competencies.

Meanwhile at the macro level, Regent Suwirta wanted to increase economic growth with priority programs, increase investment promotion and the results of small industries and crafts. Besides, he will continue the revitalization of Semarapura Market and village markets, construction of a Public Service Mall, empowerment of villageowned enterprise (BUMDes) and cooperative to control regional inflation. The other programs are increasing regionally generated revenue (PAD) by 100 percent, creating alternative economic sources, developing a strategic tourism area of Tegal Besar-Goa Lawah to accelerate the Semarapura Urban area as the center of East Bali regional development, increasing investment promotion, small industry and handicraft products.

When asked about economic development efforts, specifi-

cally for the quarry area, Regent Suwirta wanted to develop the ex-quarry area as the largest integrated tourism area in Bali. This has become one of the big goals for the next five years, along with the development of excellent tourist destinations as well as the development of tourism villages based on local wisdom. Regional government will establish a Tourist Destination Agency (BPD) to work on all of them supported by conducting festivals in four sub-districts and certification of workers who will manage them.

Likewise, the field of education, especially school infrastructure, must also be accelerated.

“In this field of education, our main goal is to improve the quality of human resources,” said Regent Suwirta, recently.

In addition, he emphasized the aspect of fulfilling basic rights of the community and maximizing the regional income sectors. One of them is to boost the development of the Golden Triangle Harbor which will later become a unit with the management body being designed by the regional government. Meanwhile, regarding the infrastructure issue, Regent Suwirta stressed that all road access in the Nusa Penida Islands, including Lembongan and Ceningan, is said to have been included in the category of national priority roads. “If it is a national priority, of course this is the responsibility of the central government as structuring the outermost islands,” he said.

Thus, he emphasized the RPJMD does not deviate as having conserved the needs of Klungkung community. “This second period’s work program is only 72. So, it is not so complicated, it is very easy to link regional programs to provincial or central government. So, I am optimistic that it can be realized in the next five years,” said Regent Suwirta. (kmb31)

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Riot police form a cordon between Venezuelan supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido and those in support of the democratic government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gathering in front of Venezuela’s embassy in Buenos Aires during a demonstration on April 30, 2019.

European tourists are visiting the Ujung Water Palace tourist attraction.

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Visit to Ujung Water Palace dominated by European tourists

AMLAPURA — Ujung Water Palace attraction has so far become one of the tourist spots still requested by tourists. It is indicated by many tourist visiting it every day. Number of daily visit on holidays reaches around 400 people.

Operations Manager of the Ujung Water Palace, Ida Made Alit, stated on Monday (Apr. 29) that the number of tourist visits remains stable. He said the average of daily visit reached 400 people. Of that number, the visit is still dominated by foreign tourists.

“For foreign tourists, the number of visits reaches 250 people, while the number of domestic tourists is around 150 people.

If happening to be on holidays, the tourist visits are slightly increased. For ordinary days like today, the number of visits is still below 400 people,” he said.

According to Alit, until now tourist visit is dominated by European starting from France, and Russia. And lately tourist visit from China starts to increase.

“We will continuously increase the number of visits from other countries,” he said.

To further increase the number

of visits, it must be balanced with a vigorous promotion. Besides, to increase the number of visits the regional government must be able to build other supporting facilities, where one of them is restaurant. All this time, travel agencies offer package tours. For example, the Tirtagangga package with Lempuyang is taking a break at Tirtagangga for lunch.

Meanwhile, at Ujung Water Palace there is no restaurant at all.

So, this must be considered.

“So far, we have been moving on our own. In the future, we hope that local government can help in fulfilling supporting facilities. If possible, a restaurant can be built here, so if there are guests making a visit they can also eat here. So far, they cannot do it because there is no restaurant for guests to eat when having a break,” he hoped. (kmb41)

Case of Nepal tourist extortion

Immigration Office of Ngurah Rai does search MANGUPURA — Regarding the complaints from travel agencies, Samsara Holidays Pvt. Ltd., for the alleged immigration officers committing extortion to its 10 guests received a response from the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office.

Until now, the immigration authorities are still conducting searches related to the issue.

Head of the Ngurah Rai Im-

migration Office, Amran Aris, stressed that if indeed found to have committed a violation, the officers concerned will be imposed with sanctions. Regarding the inspection procedure for tourists from Nepal, he said it was indeed carried out strictly considering those coming from Nepal and Bangladesh are not all pure for traveling.

But according to him, there are

those coming to work or will go to other countries. For this reason, it is more selective in conducting immigration checks, whether it is related to passport validity or not in the blacklist, checking the ticket, living expenses and the location of the accommodation. “For Nepal, there are three requirements to be examined, namely valid passport, ticket,

living cost and hotel accommodations,” he said when confirmed on Monday (Apr. 29).

He reaffirmed, for immigration checks, those from Nepal are usually not pure for traveling, but are thought to be working or heading for another location.

So, at the Immigration Office it makes the examination more stringent. However, with such

strict examination, he also regretted because there are often issues that immigration officers made it difficult. ‘Nepal belongs to Central Asian region that is indeed must be tightened. There are also Bangladeshis that at the end work quietly, while some are heading for other countries. That is why the immigration check is tightened,” he admitted. (kmb23)

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

CARACAS - Demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call on the military to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro -- who said he had defeated an attempted coup.

An apparently carefully planned attempt by Guaido to demonstrate growing military support disintegrated into rioting as palls of black smoke rose over eastern Caracas.

Tuesday evening, Maduro declared victory over the uprising -congratulating the armed forces for having “defeated this small group

that intended to spread violence through putschist skirmishes.”

“This will not go unpunished,” Maduro said in an address broadcast on television and the radio. “(Prosecutors) will launch criminal prosecutions for the serious crimes that have been committed against the constitution, the rule of

law and the right to peace.”

Guaido had been immediately backed by the United States, where President Donald Trump said in a tweet Washington was standing behind the Venezuelan people and their “freedom.”

He rallied his supporters with an early morning video message

that showed him -- for the first time -- with armed troops he said had heeded months of urging to join his campaign to oust Maduro.

The 35-year-old National Assembly leader was filmed outside the La Carlota air base, where he asked the armed forces inside to join him.

The video had the extra shock value of featuring key opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez at his side, saying soldiers had released him

from years of house arrest.

Guaido claimed the move was the “beginning of the end” of Maduro’s regime, and there was “no turning back.”

“We showed there are soldiers willing to defend the constitution, and there are many more,” he said in a video message Tuesday.

The opposition plans to hold a massive May Day protest in Caracas, where Maduro will also lead a rival rally. (afp)

NEW DELHI - Three teenagers were killed while taking selfies on a railway track in India, the country which researchers say has the worst record for selfie-related deaths.

A fourth youth managed to jump to safety before the accident in Panipat city in the northern state of Haryana, a police officer told AFP Wednesday.

“The victims were busy taking selfies and when they saw a train approaching they jumped to a second track without realising another train was coming on that,” M. S. Dabas told AFP.

“One of them saved his life as he jumped on the other side of the track.” The group had come to Panipat to attend a wedding. Two of those killed were 19 years old and the third was 18.

Experts warn that youngsters obsessed with social media are going to extreme lengths in order to post selfies seen as daring and risky.

A study last year by researchers from the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences said 259 people across the world had died while taking selfies between 2011 and 2017.

The highest number of incidents and selfie deaths were reported in India followed by Russia, United States, and Pakistan, the study said.

In 2017 three students were killed on a railway track in southern Karnataka state, while a man died in Odisha after an elephant wrapped its trunk around the man and crushed him to death as he tried to take a selfie with the animal.

Last year Railways Minister Piyush Goyal took to Twitter to warn people against risking their life for the sake of photographs. (afp)

Three teenagers were killed while taking selfies on a railway track in India, the country which researchers say has the worst record for selfie-related deaths.

Three selfie-crazy Indian teens crushed by train

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BUSINESS Eurozone recession fears fade as growth picks up

LONDON — The recent slowdown in the eurozone economy, which had stoked fears that another recession was around the corner, appears to have come to an end.

Official figures released Tuesday show that the 19-country single currency bloc saw economic growth double in the first quarter of the year and that has helped unemployment fall to its lowest level since the global financial crisis.

Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, said the eurozone economy expanded by 0.4% in the first quarter from the previous three-month period. That’s double the rate experienced in the last quarter of 2018 and suggests that a period of rapid slowdown may be over.

Eurostat did not provide details though some eurozone countries have released national figures.

Spain did particularly well in the first quarter of 2019 with quarterly growth of 0.7% and Italy nudged out of a very modest recession with a 0.2% quarterly expansion.

But France underwhelmed with a rate of only 0.3% with growth still feeling the effects of the yellow vest protest movement.

The prevailing view is that the European Central Bank’s cheap monetary policy - under which it has kept interest rates at superlow levels - is continuing to help economic activity, particularly consumer spending.

“Given the continuing weak-

ness in manufacturing, this is a very respectable result,” said Christoph Weil, an economist at Commerzbank. “It shows that domestic demand, fueled by the ECB’s ultra-expansive monetary policy, continues to support the economy.”

Despite the quarterly increase, the eurozone is far short of the growth it was posting before the slowdown began in the middle of last year — compared with the year before, the eurozone economy was only 1.2% bigger. By contrast, the United States last week reported that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.2% during the first three months of the year, which equates to quarterly growth of around 0.8%.

The eurozone, like many other parts of the global economy, faltered last year as trade tensions between the United States and China became more acute, oil prices rose and uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the EU weighed on business confidence.

Some economists were predicting that the region was heading for another recession.

“We can say that calls for a eurozone recession were certainly premature,” said Peter Vanden Houte, an economist at ING.

customer and transaction data on cryptocurrency from a number of designated service providers,” he said.

Between 500,000 and a million Australians are believed to have invested in crypto-assets such as bitcoin.

Authorities around the world have long been concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal transactions linked to drug trafficking, terrorism and money laundering.

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Once upon a time, try to travel in Ubud village by cycling. The atmosphere must be different.

Other than having exercise, you can also enjoy cultural attractions of the local community up close. Moreover, you can interact with them. Indeed, between Ubud and cycling activities are two inseparable things.

Although there is a variety of transportation means at this tourism village, cycling remains an option for tourists wishing to explore the enjoyable tourist area.

So, don’t be surprised if most accommodations provide bicycle facility for tourists desiring to enjoy the local countryside. Alam Puisi Villa Ubud at Sembuwuk village, for instance, also offers this facility.

General Manager of Alam Puisi Villa Ubud, Budiarta, said that

cycling is one of the very popular activities among foreign tourists traveling to Ubud. This activity is in great demand. Since the Ubud area is identical to cycling, the tourist accommodation should provide bicycle. “This bicycle can be used by tourists wishing to look around the villa,” he said.

In addition, the Alam Puisi Villa Ubud also has a cycling route, consisting of long track that starts from Ubud to Kintamani and medium track only located around

Ubud while enjoying the local natural beauty. “This cycling track is the most in demand by tourists in Ubud,” said Budiarta.

Cycling trails in the Ubud area are very easy to pass through. On this route, tourists are introduced to traditional agrarian activities posing the main livelihood of Ubud people. However, tourists will also be introduced to several other cultural activities. Cycling paths have been adjusted and combined with natural and cultural

pathways.

As the advantages of this track, tourists can enjoy the true natural beauty of Bali and cultural activities because they will be invited to stop by for a moment where the elements of Balinese culture are still maintained. Ubud as one of the cultural centers in Bali also become a concern of guests. Moreover, each side of Ubud has many uniqueness that can be enjoyed by tourists.

The terrain traversed by tourists is quite interesting, starting from the snaking contours of the road passing through the rice fields, reeds in the hill area of ??Campuhan, Ubud, to the area owned by local residents

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“Declining unemployment and gradually rising wages are supporting household consumption, while easy financing conditions remain in place.”

One clear sign that the eurozone

is faring better than during the difficult debt-crisis years of the first half of this decade has been the fall in unemployment. The jobless rate dropped to 7.7% in March, its lowest level since Sept. 2008, the

month when the global economy was reeling from the shock of the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, arguably the most dramatic moment during the financial crisis.(ap)

But as investing in such assets has become more mainstream, governments have also focused efforts on getting their fair slice for the public purse.

According to data provider CoinMarketCap there are more than 2,000 cryptocurrencies in existence, with Wall Street banks and traditional financial firms getting in on the act.

In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service has issued limited guidance on the tax im-

plications of investing in virtual currencies, but enforcement remains a work in progress.

Day said the data would tell the Australian authorities about purchases, sales and ultimately verify whether capital gains tax and other taxes are correctly declared.

The providers were selected to “ensure we have good coverage of the cryptocurrency market”, said Day. “The data will be collected on an ongoing basis and

we will continue to expand the number of providers from which we will acquire data from over time.”

Day added “it is difficult to measure the full extent of compliance behaviour” or how much money would be recouped.

“Cryptocurrency activity is not a specific label on the tax return and is included in labels that relate to capital gains tax, amongst others, depending on the nature of the activity.”(afp)

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A cargo ship is seen on the river Main with the bank buildings in background in Frankfurt, Germany, late Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Australian taxman cracks down on cryptocurrencies

Australia’s tax authority is stepping up its effort to police the use of cryptocurrencies, fearing many investments and gains are not correctly declared.

The Australian Taxation Office is to begin monitoring transaction data from selected crypto providers in a bid to weed out evasion, Deputy Commissioner Will Day told AFP Wednesday.

“This is the first time the ATO has used its formal information gathering powers to obtain bulk

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Ghana Waterfall Awaits You Pejeng Kangin village, Tampaksiring, is now beginning to develop the potential of Gana Waterfall.

This endeavor is carried out by arranging the road access heading for the object. All this time, there is not indeed road access to the waterfall object having alluring panorama.

Headman of Pejeng Kangin, I Gede Purniadi, clarified that his village does have beautiful objects that are not inferior to waterfalls elsewhere. The pristine waterfall is located near the Gana Temple at local village. “Since the waterfall sits near Gana Temple, it is called the Gana Waterfall,” he said not long ago.

According to him, the water flow of the waterfall sources from the Bukit Empelan of Pejeng, a tributary of Tukad Pakerisan’s river flow. Although it is believed to be a good object to take selfie, so far there is no direct access to this location. “Unfortunately, there

is no road access to the location yet,” he said.

Though having had no proper access, the headman and other residents are optimistic to develop the waterfall as a tourist attraction. “There is entry access along about 400 meters from the parking lot belonging to village temple’s property. But no access is available yet to get to the location of the waterfall,” he explained.

Local residents have started to clean up the location by walking along the existing paths and cliffs.

He and the residents carried out cleanup in the area of ??the waterfall from drifted wooden twigs.

Likewise, plastic waste under the waterfall is taken up.

“By and large, we do mutual assistance on Fridays, but we also do extra activities on Wednesdays.

This is our step in making people aware of waste, and we are embarrassed later after getting the predi-

cate as tourism village but plastic waste remains scattered,” he said.

He also revealed the budget required to build the road access to the location of Gana Waterfall is estimated to reach approximately IDR 250 million, namely for the making of pathway of 1.5 meters wide and 400 meters long.

Other than having the waterfall tourism, the village also has other potential like the Kerobokan Cliff Temple, trekking and cycling paths in paddy fields with a track length of about 10 kilometers. “We already have the tourism potential.

Now, we are necessary to develop human resource potential and the budget,” he added.

Purniadi affirmed that his village government is seriously promoting the tourist objects at his village by establishing a tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis). “We have established the Pokdarwis,” he concluded. (kmb)

and many other beautiful sceneries that can be explored. For package of long route, tourists cycle from Ubud to Kintamani with several choices, one of which is cycling from Puncak Penulisan, Sukawana village, Kintamani.

This track invites tourists to look around the mountains through the eastern path by crossing forest, seeing mountain views, rural environment and then crossing the mountains behind Mount Batur with the overlay of Mount Batur view. For cycling in Kintamani, the tour will end at Toya Bungkah village located right at the foot of Mount Batur and close to Lake Batur. (kmb)

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Australia election favourites vow pivot to Asia

SYDNEY - Australia will see a “step change” in engagement with Asia and a more “considered” policy toward China if Labor wins the next election, the party’s would-be foreign minister vowed Wednesday.

Penny Wong -- who would become the country’s first Asian-Australian top diplomat if her party continues to lead the conservative government into the May 18 vote -- signalled the election would bring a foreign policy pivot to Asia.

Promising policies that would see more Asian languages taught in Australian schools and an increase in Aussie diplomats abroad, Malaysianborn Wong also signalled her wish to have a more constructive relationship with Beijing.

“We don’t pre-emptively frame China only as a threat,” she said, drawing contrast with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s administration.

Like Labor governments before, she promised a “more considered, disciplined and consistent approach to the management of Australia’s relationship with China.”

Successive Australian administrations have struggled to balance a vital trading relationship with China and the Chinese government’s authoritarian reflex.

That balance has become more fraught as Xi Jinping has consolidated power and looked to exercise China’s regional clout to take advantage of waning US influence.

- ‘New phase’ -

Wong acknowledged that the relationship with China “may become harder to manage in the future.”

“At times our interests will differ.

And challenges in the relationship may intensify... We must be grounded in the realities. China is not a democracy nor does it share our commitment to the rule of law.”

But she said the realities of the region were changing: “Those realities include the fact that China will remain important to Australia’s prosperity.”

“It is not simply a matter of a ‘dip-

lomatic reset.’ Fundamentally, we are in a new phase in the relationship.”

Across Asia, smaller nations like Australia are grappling with a China that is both more important and less wedded to the rule of law -- more willing to act in retribution if its growing influence is challenged.

A decision to limit Huawei’s role in developing Australia’s 5G network has brought furious condemnations and coincided with some Australian coal exports to China being blocked at ports of entry.

Donald Trump’s accent to the US presidency and his limited interest in international rules, norms and decades-old alliances has only complicated matters further for Canberra, traditionally one of Washington’s closest allies.

Wong backed a relationship with the United States that is “fundamental” to Australian security, but acknowledged “power is shifting.”

“The global order we have known and relied upon since World War Two is being transformed.”

That change has raised difficult questions in Australia, which has long seen itself as an outpost of Westernism in the South Pacific, but which demographically, culturally and economically is becoming more closely intertwined with Asia.

“Australia’s prosperity and security is shaped by the region in which we live – the Indo-Pacific,” Wong said, adding that the possibility of an Asian-Australian foreign minister was testament to that fact.

“What is significant about that possibility is not my personal attributes,” she said, “rather, what would be significant about an Asian Australian being our foreign minister is what it says about us. What it says about who we are.”

“Southeast Asia is not just our region, it is where I was born”.

Painting Australia as “independent, multicultural” and “confident of our place in the world”, Wong said her first visit abroad as foreign minister would be to Indonesia and Malaysia. (afp)

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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) and opposition leader Bill Shorten shake hands before the first televised leaders debate in Perth on April 29, 2019. The two men vying to lead Australia for the next three years faced off over the economy and plummeting trust in politicians in a testy first televised debate on April 19.

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Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito (L) and new Empress Masako (2nd L) leave at the end of a ceremony, to receive the first audience after the accession to the throne, at the Matsu-no-Ma state room inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 1, 2019.

Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne

TOKYO - Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after his father’s historic abdication ushered in a new imperial era.

It was the first time in more than 200 years that a member of the world’s oldest royal family has chosen to step down, and solemn rituals accompanied both Akihito’s abdication and Naruhito’s enthronement.

Naruhito officially became emperor at midnight, when the country also began the new imperial era of Reiwa or “beautiful harmony”, but the transition was formalised in a Wednesday ceremony.

The ritual, off-limits to all royal women, saw 59-year-old Naruhito accept the regalia relinquished by his father a day earlier: a sacred sword and jewel as well as the seal of the state and the imperial seal.

Naruhito then delivered his first address to the nation, vowing to “act according to the Constitution” while “always turning my thoughts to the people and standing with them”.

The new monarch wore formal Western clothing including a heavy gold chain of office during the ceremony and his speech. He was joined by Empress Masako, wearing a long white gown and diamond-studded tiara, for his address.

The nation’s 126th emperor said he would “reflect deeply” on the example set by his popular father

Akihito, and that assuming the throne filled him with a “sense of solemnity”.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replying on behalf of the people, said: “We are determined to create a bright future for a proud Japan filled with peace and hope at a time when the international situation is changing dramatically.”

After heavy rain dampened celebrations for the abdication on Tuesday, Japanese took advantage of sunnier weather to flock to the Meiji Shrine in the heart of the capital, where free sake was served ahead of a display of horseback archery.

- Celebrating history -

Others watched the ceremonies and speech, which were conducted behind closed doors at the palace, on big screens outside Shinjuku, the world’s busiest station.

“I am someone who loves history and what we are experiencing now will be talked about for a long time,” 21-year-old law student Mito Okuno told AFP. “That’s why I wanted to come in person,” added Okuno, resplendent in a striped kimono, who came some 600 kilometres (370 miles) from the town of Himeji to experience the moment.

Naruhito will make his first pub-

lic appearance on Saturday when he will again address the people of Japan.

But the real pomp and ceremony will wait until October 22 when he and Masako will appear in elaborate traditional robes for a palace ceremony before parading through the streets of Tokyo to be congratulated by a host of world leaders and royals.

Naruhito will greet his first foreign head of state as emperor later this month, when US President Donald Trump visits Japan to meet the new monarch.

His father will move out of the palace later this year and now assumes the title Emperor Emeritus.

The Oxford-educated Naruhito faces the delicate balancing act of continuing his father’s legacy of bringing the monarchy closer to the people while upholding the centuries-old traditions of the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Like his popular father, he has warned of the need to remember World War II “correctly”, without downplaying Japan’s early 20thcentury militarism.

He has suggested the royal family should modernise, and vowed when he married Masako -- who left behind a promising diplomatic career -- to protect her “at any cost”. (afp)

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People wade through a flooded street in Bengkulu, Indonesia, Monday, April 30, 2019. Floods and landslides from torrential rains in Indonesia have killed a number of people and displaced thousands in the past few days, the country’s disaster agency said.

Indonesia floods kill at least 31, thousands displaced

JAKARTA — Floods and landslides from torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 31 people and displaced thousands in the past few days, the country’s disaster agency said Monday.

It said 29 people have died in Bengkulu province on the island of Sumatra over the weekend. Two people died from

flooding in parts of the capital Jakarta last week and more than 2,000 were displaced.

In Bengkulu, 13 people are missing and more than 12,000 have fled their inundated homes, the agency said.

Thousands of people are involved in the search and rescue effort, it said, but distribution of aid has been hampered by power cuts, inaccessible roads and large distances between

various disaster-hit areas.

The highest number of deaths was in central Bengkulu where a landslide killed nearly two dozen people.

Deforestation, reduced water catchment areas and inappropriate land use in high-risk areas have increased vulnerability to floods, according to the disaster agency. (ap)

Indonesia demands 20 years for French drug smuggler

Indonesian prosecutors Monday demanded a 20-year jail term for a French man accused of drug trafficking, a crime punishable by execution under the country’s tough smuggling laws.

Felix Dorfin was arrested in September carrying a false-bottomed suitcase filled with four kilogrammes (8.8 pounds) of cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines at the airport in Lombok, a holiday island next to

Bali, authorities said.

Lead prosecutor Ginung Pratidina told a court in Lombok Monday that Dorfin, 35, had been “legally and convincingly” proven guilty. But he asked for a 20-year prison sentence and that Dorfin pay a whopping 10 billion rupiah ($700,000) fine or serve an additional year in jail.

Indonesian courts have been known to go beyond prosecutors’ demands, so Dorfin could still be at

risk of execution by firing squad if convicted. A date for the verdict has not been set.

The accused drug trafficker looked down and shook his head as he listened to the sentencing recommendation.

“Dorfin told me that 20 years in prison is too hard,” his lawyer Deny Nur Indra told AFP after the hearing. “But ... considering all the facts presented in court, I expect he would

serve less than 15 years.”

The Frenchman made headlines in January when he escaped from a police detention centre and spent nearly two weeks on the run before he was captured.

A female police officer was arrested for allegedly helping Dorfin escape from jail in exchange for 14.5 million rupiah.

Indonesia has executed several foreign drug smugglers in the past

including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran -- the accused ringleaders of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling gang. Its only female member was released from jail last year.

Indonesia has not executed anyone since 2016, but a number of foreigners are still on death row including a cocaine-smuggling British grandmother and Serge Atlaoui, a Frenchman who has been on death row since 2007. (afp)

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Jayaprana Grave SINGARAJA - Centuries ago, there was a small kingdom called Kalianget.

Once upon a day the kingdom was attached by dangerous diseases that most of its people died. But the kingdom was safe although most of the king family members died, too. This made the king very sad.

Then he visited his people for entertain himself and his people. At a cross road he met a child (boy) who was crying for the death of his parents and his brothers.

The king adopted the boy to be his son because of losing all his children. He took the boy the his palace and lived with him.

The boy was Jayaprana. When the boy had got adult he became a handsome one.

The king loved him so much so he gave anything for his happiness. But Jayaprana was a good man. He never wanted any curious thing and had a simple way of life inspite of being a son of the king.

Then, the time had come. He falled in love with a beautiful seller flower in the market. The girl was Layonsari (actually this is not her real name. No one know her real name. The name of Layonsari was known after her death). Back to the story. Layonsari also falled in love with Jayaprana. Simply the king agreed with the intention of Jayaprana in merrying her. The people of the kingdom were very happy with the merriage, especially Jayaprana and Layonsari.

But what’s a pity. The king falled in love, too, with Layonsari when Layonsari had been Jayaprana’s wife. That’s the beginning. The king then ordered Jayaprana go to the forest near the sea to kill the robbers accompanied by his guards. With this strategy the king hoped he could gave Jayaprana away from his wife and he could persuaded Jayaprana’s wife to merry himself. Jayaprana went to the forest although his wife had told him about her bad sign for his journey.

He accompanied by Patih Sawung Galing, the head guard of the kingdom. After walking for days they reached the forest eventually. There were many faiths with the robbers, and they succeeded in killing all the robbers. At the last faith with the robbers, Patih Sawung Galing tried to kill Jayaprana. But he could not. He tried many times with various ways but nothing could kill him. Then Patih Sawung Galing stopped. Jayaprana and Patih Sawung Galing made a conversation.

Jayaprana asked Patih Sawung Galing

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why he wanted to kill him. According to Patih Sawung Galing, that was the king’s order. He told Jayaprana that the king wanted to be a husband of Layonsari.

Jayaprana understood and became sad.

He knew the king was very kind of him during his life. Jayaprana wanted to give anything to the king but his wife. He had promised to obey all the orders of the king. Of course, Jayaprana could killed Patih Sawung Galing and then killed the king. But what for ? He though.

With the event, he had nothing anymore in his life except his wife. He was so sad.

Then he decided to let Patih Sawung Galing to kill him in order to fulfil his promise to the king, his step-father. He took the flower he was using in this hair and gave it to Patih Sawung Galing. Jayaprana also gave his Keris to Patih Sawung Galing so he could kill him. Jayaprana asked Patih Sawung Galing to send his mesage to his wife that he was died in order to fulfil his promise to the king.

The tears of Patih Sawung Galing dropped when he took the flower and Keris. With just one hit Patih Sawung Galing could kill Jayaprana easily. Then the magic began. A good smell came from the body of Jayaprana and spreaded out to cover the forest. All animals became sad and screamed out but a white tiger.

The tiger jumped to Patih Sawung Galing and killed the guard with one hit. The same event also happened to Layonsari a few day later. She suicided after knowing her husband had been died for the king. A good smell came from her body and spreaded out to cover the palace.

(Jayaprana’s wife had her name from this event. Layonsari derived from two words; Layon means the death body, and Sari means a good smell). The good smell was a sign that they had no sins.

The king was so sad with the event. Then he withdrewn himself and stopped reigning the kingdom.People of the Kindom then brought the body of Layonsari to the forest where Jayaprana killed few days ago (because they wanted to met them together again). At the place the people built two graves. One grave for Jayaprana and Layonsari, another grave was for Patih Sawung Galing. The last man was destined to be the guard of the grave forever. After a complete ceremony, Jayaprana and Layonsari were stated as holy men. (IBP/net)

NEW DELHI - Boxing must quickly fix “controversies” surrounding the sport to keep its Olympic place when a decision is made next month, leading international coach Santiago Nieva said Tuesday.

The International Olympic Committee is to deliver its verdict on May 22 on whether to keep boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Nieva, director of the Indian men’s and women’s teams and a senior member of the AIBA international federation coaches commission, said he was “worried” about the looming decision.

“I think they will find a way but... in boxing we tend to exaggerate our importance for the Olympic movement,” the Swedish coach told AFP. “We think that we are so pure, one of the oldest, but for other people who are not into boxing, they see it more from a commercial and political standpoint.

“They don’t want controversies, they don’t want scandals at the Olympics and boxing is giving controversies over and over again,” said Nieva.

The IOC froze boxing’s preparations for next year’s Games to give the sport time to clean up its image after allegations of bout-fixing tainted the 2016 Rio Olympics.

An inquiry into AIBA governance and its anti-doping programme is also being held.

In response, the “right to protest” a referee’s decision is to be reintroduced at the world championships in September.

Nieva said India had been on the receiving end of judging blunders, and highlighted the 49kg final at the Asian Championships in Bangkok when Deepak Singh lost his final to Nodirjon Mirzahmedov of Uzbekistan.

“We felt it was very clear,” Nieva said. India was certain Singh had won, and the coach said this is an example which showed the rules are “meaningless”.

“It’s tough because it is not black and white. It is a grey area when it comes to close bouts.”

At the 2014 Asian Games, India’s Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze medal and tried to hang it on her Korean rival instead, who won the women’s semi-final on a unanimous decision.

Devi -- who dumped the medal on the podium and stormed away in tears -- was later banned for a year.

But the 37-year-old, who won bronze at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, feels the experience changed her.

“I have matured a lot in all these years. But I have sacrificed a lot to be still relevant in Indian boxing,” said Devi, who insisted she would try to reach the Olympics if it is still in the contest.

Nieva said that if boxing keeps its place, he was confident that India -- the land of the legendary Mary Kom -- has a fast-improving pool of boxers with a chance of winning a medal.

India finished the Asian championships with two gold medals, four silver and seven bronze. (afp)

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors drives on Clint Capela #15 of the Houston Rockets in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on April 30, 2019 in Oakland, California.

Warriors hold off Rockets for 2-0 series lead, Bucks power past Celtics

LOS ANGELES - Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Klay Thompson added 21 on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors downed the Houston Rockets 115-109 in a bruising NBA playoff clash.

The reigning champion Warriors never trailed, but they had to battle to the end to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series, which shifts to Houston for game three on Saturday.

Both teams had injury scares in the first quarter, when Houston’s 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player James Harden departed with a left eye injury after he was inadvertently swiped in the face by Draymond Green as they battled for the ball.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry left briefly with a dislocated middle finger on his left hand, returning with it taped up before the quarter ended.

Harden returned in the second quarter, but appeared to feel discomfort from the injury during the game, sometimes squinting in the bright lights.

“He got raked pretty good in the eyes,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said of Harden, who finished with 29 points -- including 13 in the fourth quarter. “I’m sure he would have loved to have played better, but under the circumstances I thought he played great.”

D’Antoni said he knew Harden would return to the contest unless the injury was “catastrophic” but even

with their superstar on the court the Rockets couldn’t find a way past the Warriors.

“Tonight we just stayed the course,” Thompson said.

Houston trimmed a 15-point deficit to three points in the fourth quarter, but their 18 turnovers, leading to 24 Warriors points, were ultimately too costly.

Curry helped the Warriors’ cause with 20 points and Green contributed a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds along with seven assists.

“We had our chances toward the end,” D’Antoni said. “They made big plays.”

- Antetokounmpo fuels Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks bounced back with a vengeance Tuesday, routing the Boston Celtics 123-102 to knot their NBA playoff series at one game apiece.

The top-seeded Bucks, who fell 112-90 at home to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference series opener, weren’t about to allow a repeat.

Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Khris Middleton connected on seven of 10 from three-point range on the way to 28 points as the Bucks re-

gained home court advantage in the best-of-seven series.

“We got an ass-whupping in game one, so we had to get game two,” Antetokounmpo said. “It’s tough when a team comes into your home and gets the two first games so we had that in the back of our minds. We came out, we played hard, we moved the ball, we trusted one another and that’s why we got a win.”

The Bucks drained a club playoff record 20 three-pointers and clamped down defensively, seizing control with 35 points in the third quarter in a game in which they led by as many as 30 points.

Middleton made five of his threepointers before halftime as Milwaukee took a 59-55 lead into the break.

He added another couple of threepointers early in the third before Antetokounmpo took charge.

Milwaukee’s Most Valuable Player candidate drove the lane to earn a pair of free-throws, made a threepointer and then assisted on Ersan Ilyasova’s jump shot.

A tip-in basket and another freethrow from Antetokounmpo added to Milwaukee’s 12-0 scoring run, broken up by a three-pointer from Boston’s Aron Baynes. (afp)

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Giant-slayers Ajax can go all the way: Dutch press Ajax’s fairy-tail season continues with a Champions League final now “within reach”, Dutch media gushed on Wednesday following the Amsterdam underdogs’ 1-0 victory over Tottenham in London.

“Finals are in sight,” headlined popular daily tabloid De Telegraaf after Donny van de Beek’s early goal on Tuesday night pushed Ajax one step closer

to the possibility for the first time in 23 years.

“The road to the Champions League final lies open for Ajax,” the paper said, adding

coach “Erik ten Hag’s eleven in the first half gave a masterclass performance.”

“The second half was more difficult... but the only thing the Amsterdammers could be held accountable for is that they did not score more goals to make moot a home game on May 8,” said De Telegraaf.

“The Amsterdam fairy-tale is alive and well after a 1-0 victory,” the daily tabloid Algemeen Dagblad said.

“Ajax has conquered much of Europe and now also England... where Erik ten Hag treated the football power elites with disdain.” “Ajax can is smell a Champions League final. In the time of oil dollars and extreme broadcast fees this is nothing short of a miracle,” it said.

Writing in the De Volkskrant, top Dutch football journalist Willem Vissers said “thanks to a first half-hour of magic Ajax is now close to the Valhalla of club football: the Champions League final on June 1 in Madrid.”

But “Tottenham was much stronger in the second half,” despite David Neres’ rare shot at goal which rebounded off the post.

“Ajax, which against both Real Madrid and Juventus was superior in the second half, dragged itself home with a bit of luck, to the second game on May 8 in Amsterdam,” Vissers said.

“The final beckons, but the matter is far from being settled,” Vissers warned. (afp)

Frankfurt’s brilliant Balkan trio out to make history against Chelsea Eintracht Frankfurt’s Serbia striker Luka Jovic may have grabbed the headlines and turned the heads of Europe’s top clubs with his goals this season, but he is just one of a trio of brilliant Balkans in Frankfurt’s ranks.

Alongside 21-year-old talent Jovic, Croatia forward Ante Rebic, 25, and Serbian wing-back Filip Kostic, 26, make up a blistering Balkan trio who have helped fire unfancied Frankfurt into the semifinals of the Europa League, where they face Chelsea in the first leg on Thursday.

While Jovic has earned plaudits in the Bundesliga and beyond with his form in front of goal, Rebic has remained the beating heart of Frankfurt’s attack, and Kostic has gone from relegation flop to European success story.

The three players are emblematic of Frankfurt’s success in recent years, the result of dedicated hard work, clever transfers and fearless football.

- Goals galore -

The Balkan triumvirate have scored over half of Frankfurt’s 58 Bundesliga goals this season, and added 21 league assists for good measure. They have been involved in all but one of Frankfurt’s last 13 goals in all competitions.

In fact, German pundits have become so used to praising Jovic, Kostic and Rebic that they have even begun to forget the names of their team mates. In February, a Sky commentator accidentally referred to Frankfurt midfielder Sebastian Rode as “Rodic”.

The club reacted with a cheeky wink, tweeting a squad list in which

all the players names’ had been “Balkanised”, from goalkeeper “Kevin Trapp-ic” to French striker “Sebastien Haller-ic”.

Jovic has been the shining star at the top of the triangle, scoring 25 goals in a breakthrough season at Frankfurt and catching the eye of some of Europe’s top clubs.

Having arrived as an unknown quantity on loan two years ago from Benfica, Jovic is now one of Europe’s most coveted strikers, with Serbia coach Mladen Krstajic comparing him to Barcelona’s Luis Suarez.

Barcelona are one of several clubs, including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Thursday’s opponents Chelsea, who have been linked to Serbian star.

Yet Jovic, who Frankfurt coach Adi Huetter describes as a “goal machine” -- especially after he scored five in one league game last October -- has just signed a contract keeping him at Eintracht until 2023.

Croatian international Rebic also recently extended his contract to 2022, rebuffing interest from Bayern Munich.

The stocky attacking midfielder scored a brace against Bayern in Frankfurt’s German Cup final triumph last season, just months before reaching the World Cup Final with Croatia.

The star man last year, he has been the unsung hero of Frankfurt’s attack this season, with tenacious pressing and pinpoint through balls.

His ability to unlock a defence was on full display against Stuttgart last month, when he set up Kostic with a brilliant pass to notch up his fourth assist of the season.

The 3-0 win proved a special

game for Serbian winger Kostic, who grabbed two goals against his old club.

After he was relegated with Stuttgart and Hamburg in recent years, many were surprised when Frankfurt decided to sign Kostic at the beginning of the season.

- ‘Top drawer’ -

Yet the Serbian is a player trans-

formed under Huetter this season, proving deadly on the counter-attack with 12 assists and nine goals.

“When I arrived, the perception was that he was a bottom-drawer player, and I didn’t understand it,” said Huetter in February. “Now he is in the top drawer.”

Kostic has since been linked with Inter Milan, and as with Rebic and Jovic, Frankfurt can hope

to make a significant profit if and when they sell him.

For now, though, the focus is on Chelsea and a chance to make history. The last time the club made a European final, in 1980, Croatia and Serbia were still part of Yugoslavia.

Forty years on, the Balkan trio are out to write a new chapter for Frankfurt. (afp)

AP Photo/Michael Probst

Frankfurt’s Ante Rebic controls the ball during the Europa League quarterfinals, second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Benfica at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 18, 2019.

‘Big differences’: Hamsik struggling to adapt to Chinese football

Ajax’s Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong (L) vies with Tottenham Hotspur’s English midfielder Dele Alli during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, on April 30, 2019.

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Marek Hamsik says that he is struggling to settle in Chinese football and admitted he has problems communicating with his Dalian Yifang team-mates.

The 31-year-old, Napoli’s alltime leading goal-scorer, left Serie A for the Chinese Super League (CSL) in February but has failed to find the net or provide an assist in six games.

Hamsik was dropped for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat at top-of-the-table Beijing Guoan and did not even make the bench.

“I am not particularly satisfied with my performances,” the Slovakian international midfielder told

CCTV. “I have always tried my best to help the team but I’ve not encountered a situation like this before.

“There are big differences between Chinese and European football, but I will try to overcome this and adapt.” Hamsik said that he was surprised by the number of fouls in the CSL and how much playing time is lost because of that and disputes with referees.

Hamsik, who spent 12 years at Napoli including a stint as captain, said the biggest problem he faces in China is the language barrier.

“Many times I want to communicate with my team-mates, for

example on pitch, but because of the language I can’t, so I can only use gestures,” he said.

Dalian have won just once in seven CSL matches and there is uncertainty about the future of Yannick Carrasco, the Belgian international winger who was an unused substitute in the weekend’s heavy defeat.

Hamsik said that “everyone (at Dalian) has room for improvement, including myself”, but he is determined to make the move to northeast China work.

“Loyalty -- whether on the football field or in life -- is very important so I will definitely do my best,” he added. (afp)

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Giant-slayers Ajax can go all the way: Dutch press Ajax’s fairy-tail season continues with a Champions League final now “within reach”, Dutch media gushed on Wednesday following the Amsterdam underdogs’ 1-0 victory over Tottenham in London.

“Finals are in sight,” headlined popular daily tabloid De Telegraaf after Donny van de Beek’s early goal on Tuesday night pushed Ajax one step closer

to the possibility for the first time in 23 years.

“The road to the Champions League final lies open for Ajax,” the paper said, adding

coach “Erik ten Hag’s eleven in the first half gave a masterclass performance.”

“The second half was more difficult... but the only thing the Amsterdammers could be held accountable for is that they did not score more goals to make moot a home game on May 8,” said De Telegraaf.

“The Amsterdam fairy-tale is alive and well after a 1-0 victory,” the daily tabloid Algemeen Dagblad said.

“Ajax has conquered much of Europe and now also England... where Erik ten Hag treated the football power elites with disdain.” “Ajax can is smell a Champions League final. In the time of oil dollars and extreme broadcast fees this is nothing short of a miracle,” it said.

Writing in the De Volkskrant, top Dutch football journalist Willem Vissers said “thanks to a first half-hour of magic Ajax is now close to the Valhalla of club football: the Champions League final on June 1 in Madrid.”

But “Tottenham was much stronger in the second half,” despite David Neres’ rare shot at goal which rebounded off the post.

“Ajax, which against both Real Madrid and Juventus was superior in the second half, dragged itself home with a bit of luck, to the second game on May 8 in Amsterdam,” Vissers said.

“The final beckons, but the matter is far from being settled,” Vissers warned. (afp)

Frankfurt’s brilliant Balkan trio out to make history against Chelsea Eintracht Frankfurt’s Serbia striker Luka Jovic may have grabbed the headlines and turned the heads of Europe’s top clubs with his goals this season, but he is just one of a trio of brilliant Balkans in Frankfurt’s ranks.

Alongside 21-year-old talent Jovic, Croatia forward Ante Rebic, 25, and Serbian wing-back Filip Kostic, 26, make up a blistering Balkan trio who have helped fire unfancied Frankfurt into the semifinals of the Europa League, where they face Chelsea in the first leg on Thursday.

While Jovic has earned plaudits in the Bundesliga and beyond with his form in front of goal, Rebic has remained the beating heart of Frankfurt’s attack, and Kostic has gone from relegation flop to European success story.

The three players are emblematic of Frankfurt’s success in recent years, the result of dedicated hard work, clever transfers and fearless football.

- Goals galore -

The Balkan triumvirate have scored over half of Frankfurt’s 58 Bundesliga goals this season, and added 21 league assists for good measure. They have been involved in all but one of Frankfurt’s last 13 goals in all competitions.

In fact, German pundits have become so used to praising Jovic, Kostic and Rebic that they have even begun to forget the names of their team mates. In February, a Sky commentator accidentally referred to Frankfurt midfielder Sebastian Rode as “Rodic”.

The club reacted with a cheeky wink, tweeting a squad list in which

all the players names’ had been “Balkanised”, from goalkeeper “Kevin Trapp-ic” to French striker “Sebastien Haller-ic”.

Jovic has been the shining star at the top of the triangle, scoring 25 goals in a breakthrough season at Frankfurt and catching the eye of some of Europe’s top clubs.

Having arrived as an unknown quantity on loan two years ago from Benfica, Jovic is now one of Europe’s most coveted strikers, with Serbia coach Mladen Krstajic comparing him to Barcelona’s Luis Suarez.

Barcelona are one of several clubs, including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Thursday’s opponents Chelsea, who have been linked to Serbian star.

Yet Jovic, who Frankfurt coach Adi Huetter describes as a “goal machine” -- especially after he scored five in one league game last October -- has just signed a contract keeping him at Eintracht until 2023.

Croatian international Rebic also recently extended his contract to 2022, rebuffing interest from Bayern Munich.

The stocky attacking midfielder scored a brace against Bayern in Frankfurt’s German Cup final triumph last season, just months before reaching the World Cup Final with Croatia.

The star man last year, he has been the unsung hero of Frankfurt’s attack this season, with tenacious pressing and pinpoint through balls.

His ability to unlock a defence was on full display against Stuttgart last month, when he set up Kostic with a brilliant pass to notch up his fourth assist of the season.

The 3-0 win proved a special

game for Serbian winger Kostic, who grabbed two goals against his old club.

After he was relegated with Stuttgart and Hamburg in recent years, many were surprised when Frankfurt decided to sign Kostic at the beginning of the season.

- ‘Top drawer’ -

Yet the Serbian is a player trans-

formed under Huetter this season, proving deadly on the counter-attack with 12 assists and nine goals.

“When I arrived, the perception was that he was a bottom-drawer player, and I didn’t understand it,” said Huetter in February. “Now he is in the top drawer.”

Kostic has since been linked with Inter Milan, and as with Rebic and Jovic, Frankfurt can hope

to make a significant profit if and when they sell him.

For now, though, the focus is on Chelsea and a chance to make history. The last time the club made a European final, in 1980, Croatia and Serbia were still part of Yugoslavia.

Forty years on, the Balkan trio are out to write a new chapter for Frankfurt. (afp)

AP Photo/Michael Probst

Frankfurt’s Ante Rebic controls the ball during the Europa League quarterfinals, second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Benfica at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 18, 2019.

‘Big differences’: Hamsik struggling to adapt to Chinese football

Ajax’s Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong (L) vies with Tottenham Hotspur’s English midfielder Dele Alli during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London, on April 30, 2019.

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Marek Hamsik says that he is struggling to settle in Chinese football and admitted he has problems communicating with his Dalian Yifang team-mates.

The 31-year-old, Napoli’s alltime leading goal-scorer, left Serie A for the Chinese Super League (CSL) in February but has failed to find the net or provide an assist in six games.

Hamsik was dropped for Sunday’s 4-1 defeat at top-of-the-table Beijing Guoan and did not even make the bench.

“I am not particularly satisfied with my performances,” the Slovakian international midfielder told

CCTV. “I have always tried my best to help the team but I’ve not encountered a situation like this before.

“There are big differences between Chinese and European football, but I will try to overcome this and adapt.” Hamsik said that he was surprised by the number of fouls in the CSL and how much playing time is lost because of that and disputes with referees.

Hamsik, who spent 12 years at Napoli including a stint as captain, said the biggest problem he faces in China is the language barrier.

“Many times I want to communicate with my team-mates, for

example on pitch, but because of the language I can’t, so I can only use gestures,” he said.

Dalian have won just once in seven CSL matches and there is uncertainty about the future of Yannick Carrasco, the Belgian international winger who was an unused substitute in the weekend’s heavy defeat.

Hamsik said that “everyone (at Dalian) has room for improvement, including myself”, but he is determined to make the move to northeast China work.

“Loyalty -- whether on the football field or in life -- is very important so I will definitely do my best,” he added. (afp)

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Destination

Jayaprana Grave SINGARAJA - Centuries ago, there was a small kingdom called Kalianget.

Once upon a day the kingdom was attached by dangerous diseases that most of its people died. But the kingdom was safe although most of the king family members died, too. This made the king very sad.

Then he visited his people for entertain himself and his people. At a cross road he met a child (boy) who was crying for the death of his parents and his brothers.

The king adopted the boy to be his son because of losing all his children. He took the boy the his palace and lived with him.

The boy was Jayaprana. When the boy had got adult he became a handsome one.

The king loved him so much so he gave anything for his happiness. But Jayaprana was a good man. He never wanted any curious thing and had a simple way of life inspite of being a son of the king.

Then, the time had come. He falled in love with a beautiful seller flower in the market. The girl was Layonsari (actually this is not her real name. No one know her real name. The name of Layonsari was known after her death). Back to the story. Layonsari also falled in love with Jayaprana. Simply the king agreed with the intention of Jayaprana in merrying her. The people of the kingdom were very happy with the merriage, especially Jayaprana and Layonsari.

But what’s a pity. The king falled in love, too, with Layonsari when Layonsari had been Jayaprana’s wife. That’s the beginning. The king then ordered Jayaprana go to the forest near the sea to kill the robbers accompanied by his guards. With this strategy the king hoped he could gave Jayaprana away from his wife and he could persuaded Jayaprana’s wife to merry himself. Jayaprana went to the forest although his wife had told him about her bad sign for his journey.

He accompanied by Patih Sawung Galing, the head guard of the kingdom. After walking for days they reached the forest eventually. There were many faiths with the robbers, and they succeeded in killing all the robbers. At the last faith with the robbers, Patih Sawung Galing tried to kill Jayaprana. But he could not. He tried many times with various ways but nothing could kill him. Then Patih Sawung Galing stopped. Jayaprana and Patih Sawung Galing made a conversation.

Jayaprana asked Patih Sawung Galing

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Boxing must end controversies to end Olympic threat: coach

why he wanted to kill him. According to Patih Sawung Galing, that was the king’s order. He told Jayaprana that the king wanted to be a husband of Layonsari.

Jayaprana understood and became sad.

He knew the king was very kind of him during his life. Jayaprana wanted to give anything to the king but his wife. He had promised to obey all the orders of the king. Of course, Jayaprana could killed Patih Sawung Galing and then killed the king. But what for ? He though.

With the event, he had nothing anymore in his life except his wife. He was so sad.

Then he decided to let Patih Sawung Galing to kill him in order to fulfil his promise to the king, his step-father. He took the flower he was using in this hair and gave it to Patih Sawung Galing. Jayaprana also gave his Keris to Patih Sawung Galing so he could kill him. Jayaprana asked Patih Sawung Galing to send his mesage to his wife that he was died in order to fulfil his promise to the king.

The tears of Patih Sawung Galing dropped when he took the flower and Keris. With just one hit Patih Sawung Galing could kill Jayaprana easily. Then the magic began. A good smell came from the body of Jayaprana and spreaded out to cover the forest. All animals became sad and screamed out but a white tiger.

The tiger jumped to Patih Sawung Galing and killed the guard with one hit. The same event also happened to Layonsari a few day later. She suicided after knowing her husband had been died for the king. A good smell came from her body and spreaded out to cover the palace.

(Jayaprana’s wife had her name from this event. Layonsari derived from two words; Layon means the death body, and Sari means a good smell). The good smell was a sign that they had no sins.

The king was so sad with the event. Then he withdrewn himself and stopped reigning the kingdom.People of the Kindom then brought the body of Layonsari to the forest where Jayaprana killed few days ago (because they wanted to met them together again). At the place the people built two graves. One grave for Jayaprana and Layonsari, another grave was for Patih Sawung Galing. The last man was destined to be the guard of the grave forever. After a complete ceremony, Jayaprana and Layonsari were stated as holy men. (IBP/net)

NEW DELHI - Boxing must quickly fix “controversies” surrounding the sport to keep its Olympic place when a decision is made next month, leading international coach Santiago Nieva said Tuesday.

The International Olympic Committee is to deliver its verdict on May 22 on whether to keep boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Nieva, director of the Indian men’s and women’s teams and a senior member of the AIBA international federation coaches commission, said he was “worried” about the looming decision.

“I think they will find a way but... in boxing we tend to exaggerate our importance for the Olympic movement,” the Swedish coach told AFP. “We think that we are so pure, one of the oldest, but for other people who are not into boxing, they see it more from a commercial and political standpoint.

“They don’t want controversies, they don’t want scandals at the Olympics and boxing is giving controversies over and over again,” said Nieva.

The IOC froze boxing’s preparations for next year’s Games to give the sport time to clean up its image after allegations of bout-fixing tainted the 2016 Rio Olympics.

An inquiry into AIBA governance and its anti-doping programme is also being held.

In response, the “right to protest” a referee’s decision is to be reintroduced at the world championships in September.

Nieva said India had been on the receiving end of judging blunders, and highlighted the 49kg final at the Asian Championships in Bangkok when Deepak Singh lost his final to Nodirjon Mirzahmedov of Uzbekistan.

“We felt it was very clear,” Nieva said. India was certain Singh had won, and the coach said this is an example which showed the rules are “meaningless”.

“It’s tough because it is not black and white. It is a grey area when it comes to close bouts.”

At the 2014 Asian Games, India’s Sarita Devi refused to accept her bronze medal and tried to hang it on her Korean rival instead, who won the women’s semi-final on a unanimous decision.

Devi -- who dumped the medal on the podium and stormed away in tears -- was later banned for a year.

But the 37-year-old, who won bronze at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, feels the experience changed her.

“I have matured a lot in all these years. But I have sacrificed a lot to be still relevant in Indian boxing,” said Devi, who insisted she would try to reach the Olympics if it is still in the contest.

Nieva said that if boxing keeps its place, he was confident that India -- the land of the legendary Mary Kom -- has a fast-improving pool of boxers with a chance of winning a medal.

India finished the Asian championships with two gold medals, four silver and seven bronze. (afp)

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors drives on Clint Capela #15 of the Houston Rockets in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on April 30, 2019 in Oakland, California.

Warriors hold off Rockets for 2-0 series lead, Bucks power past Celtics

LOS ANGELES - Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Klay Thompson added 21 on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors downed the Houston Rockets 115-109 in a bruising NBA playoff clash.

The reigning champion Warriors never trailed, but they had to battle to the end to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series, which shifts to Houston for game three on Saturday.

Both teams had injury scares in the first quarter, when Houston’s 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player James Harden departed with a left eye injury after he was inadvertently swiped in the face by Draymond Green as they battled for the ball.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry left briefly with a dislocated middle finger on his left hand, returning with it taped up before the quarter ended.

Harden returned in the second quarter, but appeared to feel discomfort from the injury during the game, sometimes squinting in the bright lights.

“He got raked pretty good in the eyes,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said of Harden, who finished with 29 points -- including 13 in the fourth quarter. “I’m sure he would have loved to have played better, but under the circumstances I thought he played great.”

D’Antoni said he knew Harden would return to the contest unless the injury was “catastrophic” but even

with their superstar on the court the Rockets couldn’t find a way past the Warriors.

“Tonight we just stayed the course,” Thompson said.

Houston trimmed a 15-point deficit to three points in the fourth quarter, but their 18 turnovers, leading to 24 Warriors points, were ultimately too costly.

Curry helped the Warriors’ cause with 20 points and Green contributed a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds along with seven assists.

“We had our chances toward the end,” D’Antoni said. “They made big plays.”

- Antetokounmpo fuels Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks bounced back with a vengeance Tuesday, routing the Boston Celtics 123-102 to knot their NBA playoff series at one game apiece.

The top-seeded Bucks, who fell 112-90 at home to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference series opener, weren’t about to allow a repeat.

Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Khris Middleton connected on seven of 10 from three-point range on the way to 28 points as the Bucks re-

gained home court advantage in the best-of-seven series.

“We got an ass-whupping in game one, so we had to get game two,” Antetokounmpo said. “It’s tough when a team comes into your home and gets the two first games so we had that in the back of our minds. We came out, we played hard, we moved the ball, we trusted one another and that’s why we got a win.”

The Bucks drained a club playoff record 20 three-pointers and clamped down defensively, seizing control with 35 points in the third quarter in a game in which they led by as many as 30 points.

Middleton made five of his threepointers before halftime as Milwaukee took a 59-55 lead into the break.

He added another couple of threepointers early in the third before Antetokounmpo took charge.

Milwaukee’s Most Valuable Player candidate drove the lane to earn a pair of free-throws, made a threepointer and then assisted on Ersan Ilyasova’s jump shot.

A tip-in basket and another freethrow from Antetokounmpo added to Milwaukee’s 12-0 scoring run, broken up by a three-pointer from Boston’s Aron Baynes. (afp)

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Australia election favourites vow pivot to Asia

SYDNEY - Australia will see a “step change” in engagement with Asia and a more “considered” policy toward China if Labor wins the next election, the party’s would-be foreign minister vowed Wednesday.

Penny Wong -- who would become the country’s first Asian-Australian top diplomat if her party continues to lead the conservative government into the May 18 vote -- signalled the election would bring a foreign policy pivot to Asia.

Promising policies that would see more Asian languages taught in Australian schools and an increase in Aussie diplomats abroad, Malaysianborn Wong also signalled her wish to have a more constructive relationship with Beijing.

“We don’t pre-emptively frame China only as a threat,” she said, drawing contrast with Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s administration.

Like Labor governments before, she promised a “more considered, disciplined and consistent approach to the management of Australia’s relationship with China.”

Successive Australian administrations have struggled to balance a vital trading relationship with China and the Chinese government’s authoritarian reflex.

That balance has become more fraught as Xi Jinping has consolidated power and looked to exercise China’s regional clout to take advantage of waning US influence.

- ‘New phase’ -

Wong acknowledged that the relationship with China “may become harder to manage in the future.”

“At times our interests will differ.

And challenges in the relationship may intensify... We must be grounded in the realities. China is not a democracy nor does it share our commitment to the rule of law.”

But she said the realities of the region were changing: “Those realities include the fact that China will remain important to Australia’s prosperity.”

“It is not simply a matter of a ‘dip-

lomatic reset.’ Fundamentally, we are in a new phase in the relationship.”

Across Asia, smaller nations like Australia are grappling with a China that is both more important and less wedded to the rule of law -- more willing to act in retribution if its growing influence is challenged.

A decision to limit Huawei’s role in developing Australia’s 5G network has brought furious condemnations and coincided with some Australian coal exports to China being blocked at ports of entry.

Donald Trump’s accent to the US presidency and his limited interest in international rules, norms and decades-old alliances has only complicated matters further for Canberra, traditionally one of Washington’s closest allies.

Wong backed a relationship with the United States that is “fundamental” to Australian security, but acknowledged “power is shifting.”

“The global order we have known and relied upon since World War Two is being transformed.”

That change has raised difficult questions in Australia, which has long seen itself as an outpost of Westernism in the South Pacific, but which demographically, culturally and economically is becoming more closely intertwined with Asia.

“Australia’s prosperity and security is shaped by the region in which we live – the Indo-Pacific,” Wong said, adding that the possibility of an Asian-Australian foreign minister was testament to that fact.

“What is significant about that possibility is not my personal attributes,” she said, “rather, what would be significant about an Asian Australian being our foreign minister is what it says about us. What it says about who we are.”

“Southeast Asia is not just our region, it is where I was born”.

Painting Australia as “independent, multicultural” and “confident of our place in the world”, Wong said her first visit abroad as foreign minister would be to Indonesia and Malaysia. (afp)

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Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) and opposition leader Bill Shorten shake hands before the first televised leaders debate in Perth on April 29, 2019. The two men vying to lead Australia for the next three years faced off over the economy and plummeting trust in politicians in a testy first televised debate on April 19.

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Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito (L) and new Empress Masako (2nd L) leave at the end of a ceremony, to receive the first audience after the accession to the throne, at the Matsu-no-Ma state room inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 1, 2019.

Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne

TOKYO - Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after his father’s historic abdication ushered in a new imperial era.

It was the first time in more than 200 years that a member of the world’s oldest royal family has chosen to step down, and solemn rituals accompanied both Akihito’s abdication and Naruhito’s enthronement.

Naruhito officially became emperor at midnight, when the country also began the new imperial era of Reiwa or “beautiful harmony”, but the transition was formalised in a Wednesday ceremony.

The ritual, off-limits to all royal women, saw 59-year-old Naruhito accept the regalia relinquished by his father a day earlier: a sacred sword and jewel as well as the seal of the state and the imperial seal.

Naruhito then delivered his first address to the nation, vowing to “act according to the Constitution” while “always turning my thoughts to the people and standing with them”.

The new monarch wore formal Western clothing including a heavy gold chain of office during the ceremony and his speech. He was joined by Empress Masako, wearing a long white gown and diamond-studded tiara, for his address.

The nation’s 126th emperor said he would “reflect deeply” on the example set by his popular father

Akihito, and that assuming the throne filled him with a “sense of solemnity”.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, replying on behalf of the people, said: “We are determined to create a bright future for a proud Japan filled with peace and hope at a time when the international situation is changing dramatically.”

After heavy rain dampened celebrations for the abdication on Tuesday, Japanese took advantage of sunnier weather to flock to the Meiji Shrine in the heart of the capital, where free sake was served ahead of a display of horseback archery.

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Others watched the ceremonies and speech, which were conducted behind closed doors at the palace, on big screens outside Shinjuku, the world’s busiest station.

“I am someone who loves history and what we are experiencing now will be talked about for a long time,” 21-year-old law student Mito Okuno told AFP. “That’s why I wanted to come in person,” added Okuno, resplendent in a striped kimono, who came some 600 kilometres (370 miles) from the town of Himeji to experience the moment.

Naruhito will make his first pub-

lic appearance on Saturday when he will again address the people of Japan.

But the real pomp and ceremony will wait until October 22 when he and Masako will appear in elaborate traditional robes for a palace ceremony before parading through the streets of Tokyo to be congratulated by a host of world leaders and royals.

Naruhito will greet his first foreign head of state as emperor later this month, when US President Donald Trump visits Japan to meet the new monarch.

His father will move out of the palace later this year and now assumes the title Emperor Emeritus.

The Oxford-educated Naruhito faces the delicate balancing act of continuing his father’s legacy of bringing the monarchy closer to the people while upholding the centuries-old traditions of the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Like his popular father, he has warned of the need to remember World War II “correctly”, without downplaying Japan’s early 20thcentury militarism.

He has suggested the royal family should modernise, and vowed when he married Masako -- who left behind a promising diplomatic career -- to protect her “at any cost”. (afp)

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People wade through a flooded street in Bengkulu, Indonesia, Monday, April 30, 2019. Floods and landslides from torrential rains in Indonesia have killed a number of people and displaced thousands in the past few days, the country’s disaster agency said.

Indonesia floods kill at least 31, thousands displaced

JAKARTA — Floods and landslides from torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 31 people and displaced thousands in the past few days, the country’s disaster agency said Monday.

It said 29 people have died in Bengkulu province on the island of Sumatra over the weekend. Two people died from

flooding in parts of the capital Jakarta last week and more than 2,000 were displaced.

In Bengkulu, 13 people are missing and more than 12,000 have fled their inundated homes, the agency said.

Thousands of people are involved in the search and rescue effort, it said, but distribution of aid has been hampered by power cuts, inaccessible roads and large distances between

various disaster-hit areas.

The highest number of deaths was in central Bengkulu where a landslide killed nearly two dozen people.

Deforestation, reduced water catchment areas and inappropriate land use in high-risk areas have increased vulnerability to floods, according to the disaster agency. (ap)

Indonesia demands 20 years for French drug smuggler

Indonesian prosecutors Monday demanded a 20-year jail term for a French man accused of drug trafficking, a crime punishable by execution under the country’s tough smuggling laws.

Felix Dorfin was arrested in September carrying a false-bottomed suitcase filled with four kilogrammes (8.8 pounds) of cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines at the airport in Lombok, a holiday island next to

Bali, authorities said.

Lead prosecutor Ginung Pratidina told a court in Lombok Monday that Dorfin, 35, had been “legally and convincingly” proven guilty. But he asked for a 20-year prison sentence and that Dorfin pay a whopping 10 billion rupiah ($700,000) fine or serve an additional year in jail.

Indonesian courts have been known to go beyond prosecutors’ demands, so Dorfin could still be at

risk of execution by firing squad if convicted. A date for the verdict has not been set.

The accused drug trafficker looked down and shook his head as he listened to the sentencing recommendation.

“Dorfin told me that 20 years in prison is too hard,” his lawyer Deny Nur Indra told AFP after the hearing. “But ... considering all the facts presented in court, I expect he would

serve less than 15 years.”

The Frenchman made headlines in January when he escaped from a police detention centre and spent nearly two weeks on the run before he was captured.

A female police officer was arrested for allegedly helping Dorfin escape from jail in exchange for 14.5 million rupiah.

Indonesia has executed several foreign drug smugglers in the past

including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran -- the accused ringleaders of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling gang. Its only female member was released from jail last year.

Indonesia has not executed anyone since 2016, but a number of foreigners are still on death row including a cocaine-smuggling British grandmother and Serge Atlaoui, a Frenchman who has been on death row since 2007. (afp)

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BUSINESS Eurozone recession fears fade as growth picks up

LONDON — The recent slowdown in the eurozone economy, which had stoked fears that another recession was around the corner, appears to have come to an end.

Official figures released Tuesday show that the 19-country single currency bloc saw economic growth double in the first quarter of the year and that has helped unemployment fall to its lowest level since the global financial crisis.

Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, said the eurozone economy expanded by 0.4% in the first quarter from the previous three-month period. That’s double the rate experienced in the last quarter of 2018 and suggests that a period of rapid slowdown may be over.

Eurostat did not provide details though some eurozone countries have released national figures.

Spain did particularly well in the first quarter of 2019 with quarterly growth of 0.7% and Italy nudged out of a very modest recession with a 0.2% quarterly expansion.

But France underwhelmed with a rate of only 0.3% with growth still feeling the effects of the yellow vest protest movement.

The prevailing view is that the European Central Bank’s cheap monetary policy - under which it has kept interest rates at superlow levels - is continuing to help economic activity, particularly consumer spending.

“Given the continuing weak-

ness in manufacturing, this is a very respectable result,” said Christoph Weil, an economist at Commerzbank. “It shows that domestic demand, fueled by the ECB’s ultra-expansive monetary policy, continues to support the economy.”

Despite the quarterly increase, the eurozone is far short of the growth it was posting before the slowdown began in the middle of last year — compared with the year before, the eurozone economy was only 1.2% bigger. By contrast, the United States last week reported that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.2% during the first three months of the year, which equates to quarterly growth of around 0.8%.

The eurozone, like many other parts of the global economy, faltered last year as trade tensions between the United States and China became more acute, oil prices rose and uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the EU weighed on business confidence.

Some economists were predicting that the region was heading for another recession.

“We can say that calls for a eurozone recession were certainly premature,” said Peter Vanden Houte, an economist at ING.

customer and transaction data on cryptocurrency from a number of designated service providers,” he said.

Between 500,000 and a million Australians are believed to have invested in crypto-assets such as bitcoin.

Authorities around the world have long been concerned about the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal transactions linked to drug trafficking, terrorism and money laundering.

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Once upon a time, try to travel in Ubud village by cycling. The atmosphere must be different.

Other than having exercise, you can also enjoy cultural attractions of the local community up close. Moreover, you can interact with them. Indeed, between Ubud and cycling activities are two inseparable things.

Although there is a variety of transportation means at this tourism village, cycling remains an option for tourists wishing to explore the enjoyable tourist area.

So, don’t be surprised if most accommodations provide bicycle facility for tourists desiring to enjoy the local countryside. Alam Puisi Villa Ubud at Sembuwuk village, for instance, also offers this facility.

General Manager of Alam Puisi Villa Ubud, Budiarta, said that

cycling is one of the very popular activities among foreign tourists traveling to Ubud. This activity is in great demand. Since the Ubud area is identical to cycling, the tourist accommodation should provide bicycle. “This bicycle can be used by tourists wishing to look around the villa,” he said.

In addition, the Alam Puisi Villa Ubud also has a cycling route, consisting of long track that starts from Ubud to Kintamani and medium track only located around

Ubud while enjoying the local natural beauty. “This cycling track is the most in demand by tourists in Ubud,” said Budiarta.

Cycling trails in the Ubud area are very easy to pass through. On this route, tourists are introduced to traditional agrarian activities posing the main livelihood of Ubud people. However, tourists will also be introduced to several other cultural activities. Cycling paths have been adjusted and combined with natural and cultural

pathways.

As the advantages of this track, tourists can enjoy the true natural beauty of Bali and cultural activities because they will be invited to stop by for a moment where the elements of Balinese culture are still maintained. Ubud as one of the cultural centers in Bali also become a concern of guests. Moreover, each side of Ubud has many uniqueness that can be enjoyed by tourists.

The terrain traversed by tourists is quite interesting, starting from the snaking contours of the road passing through the rice fields, reeds in the hill area of ??Campuhan, Ubud, to the area owned by local residents

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“Declining unemployment and gradually rising wages are supporting household consumption, while easy financing conditions remain in place.”

One clear sign that the eurozone

is faring better than during the difficult debt-crisis years of the first half of this decade has been the fall in unemployment. The jobless rate dropped to 7.7% in March, its lowest level since Sept. 2008, the

month when the global economy was reeling from the shock of the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, arguably the most dramatic moment during the financial crisis.(ap)

But as investing in such assets has become more mainstream, governments have also focused efforts on getting their fair slice for the public purse.

According to data provider CoinMarketCap there are more than 2,000 cryptocurrencies in existence, with Wall Street banks and traditional financial firms getting in on the act.

In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service has issued limited guidance on the tax im-

plications of investing in virtual currencies, but enforcement remains a work in progress.

Day said the data would tell the Australian authorities about purchases, sales and ultimately verify whether capital gains tax and other taxes are correctly declared.

The providers were selected to “ensure we have good coverage of the cryptocurrency market”, said Day. “The data will be collected on an ongoing basis and

we will continue to expand the number of providers from which we will acquire data from over time.”

Day added “it is difficult to measure the full extent of compliance behaviour” or how much money would be recouped.

“Cryptocurrency activity is not a specific label on the tax return and is included in labels that relate to capital gains tax, amongst others, depending on the nature of the activity.”(afp)

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A cargo ship is seen on the river Main with the bank buildings in background in Frankfurt, Germany, late Wednesday, April 17, 2019.

Australian taxman cracks down on cryptocurrencies

Australia’s tax authority is stepping up its effort to police the use of cryptocurrencies, fearing many investments and gains are not correctly declared.

The Australian Taxation Office is to begin monitoring transaction data from selected crypto providers in a bid to weed out evasion, Deputy Commissioner Will Day told AFP Wednesday.

“This is the first time the ATO has used its formal information gathering powers to obtain bulk

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Ghana Waterfall Awaits You Pejeng Kangin village, Tampaksiring, is now beginning to develop the potential of Gana Waterfall.

This endeavor is carried out by arranging the road access heading for the object. All this time, there is not indeed road access to the waterfall object having alluring panorama.

Headman of Pejeng Kangin, I Gede Purniadi, clarified that his village does have beautiful objects that are not inferior to waterfalls elsewhere. The pristine waterfall is located near the Gana Temple at local village. “Since the waterfall sits near Gana Temple, it is called the Gana Waterfall,” he said not long ago.

According to him, the water flow of the waterfall sources from the Bukit Empelan of Pejeng, a tributary of Tukad Pakerisan’s river flow. Although it is believed to be a good object to take selfie, so far there is no direct access to this location. “Unfortunately, there

is no road access to the location yet,” he said.

Though having had no proper access, the headman and other residents are optimistic to develop the waterfall as a tourist attraction. “There is entry access along about 400 meters from the parking lot belonging to village temple’s property. But no access is available yet to get to the location of the waterfall,” he explained.

Local residents have started to clean up the location by walking along the existing paths and cliffs.

He and the residents carried out cleanup in the area of ??the waterfall from drifted wooden twigs.

Likewise, plastic waste under the waterfall is taken up.

“By and large, we do mutual assistance on Fridays, but we also do extra activities on Wednesdays.

This is our step in making people aware of waste, and we are embarrassed later after getting the predi-

cate as tourism village but plastic waste remains scattered,” he said.

He also revealed the budget required to build the road access to the location of Gana Waterfall is estimated to reach approximately IDR 250 million, namely for the making of pathway of 1.5 meters wide and 400 meters long.

Other than having the waterfall tourism, the village also has other potential like the Kerobokan Cliff Temple, trekking and cycling paths in paddy fields with a track length of about 10 kilometers. “We already have the tourism potential.

Now, we are necessary to develop human resource potential and the budget,” he added.

Purniadi affirmed that his village government is seriously promoting the tourist objects at his village by establishing a tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis). “We have established the Pokdarwis,” he concluded. (kmb)

and many other beautiful sceneries that can be explored. For package of long route, tourists cycle from Ubud to Kintamani with several choices, one of which is cycling from Puncak Penulisan, Sukawana village, Kintamani.

This track invites tourists to look around the mountains through the eastern path by crossing forest, seeing mountain views, rural environment and then crossing the mountains behind Mount Batur with the overlay of Mount Batur view. For cycling in Kintamani, the tour will end at Toya Bungkah village located right at the foot of Mount Batur and close to Lake Batur. (kmb)

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Riot police form a cordon between Venezuelan supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido and those in support of the democratic government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gathering in front of Venezuela’s embassy in Buenos Aires during a demonstration on April 30, 2019.

European tourists are visiting the Ujung Water Palace tourist attraction.

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Visit to Ujung Water Palace dominated by European tourists

AMLAPURA — Ujung Water Palace attraction has so far become one of the tourist spots still requested by tourists. It is indicated by many tourist visiting it every day. Number of daily visit on holidays reaches around 400 people.

Operations Manager of the Ujung Water Palace, Ida Made Alit, stated on Monday (Apr. 29) that the number of tourist visits remains stable. He said the average of daily visit reached 400 people. Of that number, the visit is still dominated by foreign tourists.

“For foreign tourists, the number of visits reaches 250 people, while the number of domestic tourists is around 150 people.

If happening to be on holidays, the tourist visits are slightly increased. For ordinary days like today, the number of visits is still below 400 people,” he said.

According to Alit, until now tourist visit is dominated by European starting from France, and Russia. And lately tourist visit from China starts to increase.

“We will continuously increase the number of visits from other countries,” he said.

To further increase the number

of visits, it must be balanced with a vigorous promotion. Besides, to increase the number of visits the regional government must be able to build other supporting facilities, where one of them is restaurant. All this time, travel agencies offer package tours. For example, the Tirtagangga package with Lempuyang is taking a break at Tirtagangga for lunch.

Meanwhile, at Ujung Water Palace there is no restaurant at all.

So, this must be considered.

“So far, we have been moving on our own. In the future, we hope that local government can help in fulfilling supporting facilities. If possible, a restaurant can be built here, so if there are guests making a visit they can also eat here. So far, they cannot do it because there is no restaurant for guests to eat when having a break,” he hoped. (kmb41)

Case of Nepal tourist extortion

Immigration Office of Ngurah Rai does search MANGUPURA — Regarding the complaints from travel agencies, Samsara Holidays Pvt. Ltd., for the alleged immigration officers committing extortion to its 10 guests received a response from the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office.

Until now, the immigration authorities are still conducting searches related to the issue.

Head of the Ngurah Rai Im-

migration Office, Amran Aris, stressed that if indeed found to have committed a violation, the officers concerned will be imposed with sanctions. Regarding the inspection procedure for tourists from Nepal, he said it was indeed carried out strictly considering those coming from Nepal and Bangladesh are not all pure for traveling.

But according to him, there are

those coming to work or will go to other countries. For this reason, it is more selective in conducting immigration checks, whether it is related to passport validity or not in the blacklist, checking the ticket, living expenses and the location of the accommodation. “For Nepal, there are three requirements to be examined, namely valid passport, ticket,

living cost and hotel accommodations,” he said when confirmed on Monday (Apr. 29).

He reaffirmed, for immigration checks, those from Nepal are usually not pure for traveling, but are thought to be working or heading for another location.

So, at the Immigration Office it makes the examination more stringent. However, with such

strict examination, he also regretted because there are often issues that immigration officers made it difficult. ‘Nepal belongs to Central Asian region that is indeed must be tightened. There are also Bangladeshis that at the end work quietly, while some are heading for other countries. That is why the immigration check is tightened,” he admitted. (kmb23)

Rioting breaks out in Venezuela amid ‘attempted coup’

CARACAS - Demonstrators clashed with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido’s call on the military to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro -- who said he had defeated an attempted coup.

An apparently carefully planned attempt by Guaido to demonstrate growing military support disintegrated into rioting as palls of black smoke rose over eastern Caracas.

Tuesday evening, Maduro declared victory over the uprising -congratulating the armed forces for having “defeated this small group

that intended to spread violence through putschist skirmishes.”

“This will not go unpunished,” Maduro said in an address broadcast on television and the radio. “(Prosecutors) will launch criminal prosecutions for the serious crimes that have been committed against the constitution, the rule of

law and the right to peace.”

Guaido had been immediately backed by the United States, where President Donald Trump said in a tweet Washington was standing behind the Venezuelan people and their “freedom.”

He rallied his supporters with an early morning video message

that showed him -- for the first time -- with armed troops he said had heeded months of urging to join his campaign to oust Maduro.

The 35-year-old National Assembly leader was filmed outside the La Carlota air base, where he asked the armed forces inside to join him.

The video had the extra shock value of featuring key opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez at his side, saying soldiers had released him

from years of house arrest.

Guaido claimed the move was the “beginning of the end” of Maduro’s regime, and there was “no turning back.”

“We showed there are soldiers willing to defend the constitution, and there are many more,” he said in a video message Tuesday.

The opposition plans to hold a massive May Day protest in Caracas, where Maduro will also lead a rival rally. (afp)

NEW DELHI - Three teenagers were killed while taking selfies on a railway track in India, the country which researchers say has the worst record for selfie-related deaths.

A fourth youth managed to jump to safety before the accident in Panipat city in the northern state of Haryana, a police officer told AFP Wednesday.

“The victims were busy taking selfies and when they saw a train approaching they jumped to a second track without realising another train was coming on that,” M. S. Dabas told AFP.

“One of them saved his life as he jumped on the other side of the track.” The group had come to Panipat to attend a wedding. Two of those killed were 19 years old and the third was 18.

Experts warn that youngsters obsessed with social media are going to extreme lengths in order to post selfies seen as daring and risky.

A study last year by researchers from the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences said 259 people across the world had died while taking selfies between 2011 and 2017.

The highest number of incidents and selfie deaths were reported in India followed by Russia, United States, and Pakistan, the study said.

In 2017 three students were killed on a railway track in southern Karnataka state, while a man died in Odisha after an elephant wrapped its trunk around the man and crushed him to death as he tried to take a selfie with the animal.

Last year Railways Minister Piyush Goyal took to Twitter to warn people against risking their life for the sake of photographs. (afp)

Three teenagers were killed while taking selfies on a railway track in India, the country which researchers say has the worst record for selfie-related deaths.

Three selfie-crazy Indian teens crushed by train

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Chicken is often the culprit in U.S. food poisoning cases, according to CDC report

NEW YORK - As recent illnesses tied to raw turkey, ground beef, cut melon and romaine lettuce suggest, U.S. food poisoning cases don’t appear to be going away anytime soon.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Thursday that the frequency of several types of food poisoning infections climbed last year, but that the increases could be the result of new diagnostic tools that help identify more cases.

Overall, the agency believes food poisoning rates have remained largely unchanged.

Rob Tauxe, director of the agency’s foodborne illness division, said the figures show that more needs to be done to make food safer. He noted the two most common sources of infection have been longtime problems.

One of the two, salmonella, can come from an array of foods including vegetables, chicken, eggs, beef and pork. The other germ, campylobacter, is commonly tied to chicken. People may not hear as much about it because health officials often can’t group cases into outbreaks. Both bacteria are spread through animal feces.

“For some reason, campylobacter is making people sick with lots of different fingerprints,” Tauxe said.

The report is based on reports in 10 states, but is seen as an indicator of national trends. It highlights the difficulty in understanding food poisoning when so many cases go unreported, diagnostic methods are inconsistent, and production practices and eating habits are constantly changing.

With chicken, for instance, companies have brought down salmonella rates in raw whole carcasses since the government began publishing test results of individual plants. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture only recently began posting similar data for raw chicken parts like breasts and legs, which Americans have gravitated toward over the years.

Last year, the agency said 22

percent of production plants did not meet its standard for limiting salmonella in chicken parts. The USDA said in a statement that it’s working to improve its approach to fighting bacteria, including with the publication of such data.

Despite such efforts, salmonella and campylobacter are allowed in raw poultry sold in supermarkets, noted Tony Corbo of Food and Water Watch, an advocacy group that supports stricter food safety regulations.

It’s why health experts advise people to properly handle and cook poultry.

“There is very little the USDA can do besides posting the report card on salmonella,” he said.

The National Chicken Council says the industry has been working to bring down contamination rates, including through germ-killing solutions sprayed on raw chicken during processing, improved sanitation and increased use of vaccines. But the group says the bacteria are endemic in chickens and that eliminating them is difficult.

The CDC report also notes produce is a major source of food poisoning, citing recent E. coli outbreaks tied to romaine lettuce. The agency said outbreaks tied to produce also contributed to a big jump in infections from a parasite called cyclospora.

The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees fruits and vegetables, said in a statement that a recently developed test is helping it detect the parasite in produce. The agency is also implementing new regulations for produce, though food safety experts note the inherent risk with fruits and vegetables that are grown in open fields and eaten raw.

The CDC said is still working to confirm how much increases in food poisoning cases can be chalked up to new diagnostic methods. It noted some results of a newer, faster test could be false positives. (net)

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A woman shops for chicken at a supermarket in New York on March 8, 2016.

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To reduce accidents due to weather factors

Dozens of fishermen given training related to climate

MANGUPURA — As an effort to reduce accidents caused by weather factors, the National Weather Service for Regional III Denpasar (BBMKG) provided training for dozens of fishermen on Monday (Apr. 29) in Tuban. The climate-related training for fishermen is an effort to improve the safety of fishermen.

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Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world’s most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish.

Aussie scientists find antidote for deadly box jellyfish sting

Head of the Center for Maritime Meteorology at the Central BMKG, Dr. Urip Haryoko, said that in the three-day training, fishermen were taught about extreme weather signs and how to interpret them as well as process information issued by BBMKG. Thus, fishermen in Bali can know the weather when sailing, so they can reduce the risk of accidents at sea. “At present, many fishermen start to use weather information from BBMKG when they want to sail, while some others do not have time to see. The problem is not because they do not know, but having no access,” he said.

He revealed the obstacle in the field faced by fishermen today

is not considering the weather potential. So when sailing, suddenly extreme weather occurs in the middle of the sea, of course it can have fatal consequences if the fishermen are confused over the problem. The reason for this problem is that he admitted there is certainly a lack of knowledge about extreme weather. “Now, with the existence of this Fishermen Field School (SLN) activity, we hope to provide access especially to maritime weather information,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Head of the BBMKG for Region III, M Taufik Gunawan, added that in an effort to suppress accident factors so far, his agency routinely updates

the information obtained from the analysis. The information is then passed on to the fishermen, both at Kedonganan, South Kuta, Badung and fishermen in other regions through a number of media. Of course, the information is hoped to be used as a reference by fishermen on every move.

Nevertheless, ongoing training needs to be done in addressing climate change as it is currently being done. “All this time, we often share information through social media for every change. But, of course we also need to conduct training directly by cooperating with the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and the relevant ministries,” he said. (kmb23)

SYDNEY - Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world’s most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish.

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Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is so deadly that one box jellyfish can kill 60 people.

The team noticed the venom needs cholesterol to kill human cells and decided to test whether existing drugs could stop it.

“Since there are lots of drugs available that target cholesterol” the team tried one out, said lead author Raymond Lau. “It worked,” he said. “It’s a molecular antidote.”

Running tests using human cells and mice, the team found it could

stop tissue scarring and pain associated with the sting as long as the medicine was injected within 15 minutes.

Stings from box jellyfish -which can be smaller than a fingernail or up to three metres long depending on the species -- can cause acute muscular pain, violent vomiting, feelings of “impending doom”, hair that stands on end, strokes, heart failure and death within minutes.

So far they have only tested the sting from the larger, more deadly species.

“We know the drug will stop the necrosis, skin scarring and the pain completely when applied to the skin,” said Associate Professor Neely.

“We don’t know yet if it will stop a heart attack. That will need more research, and we are applying for funding to continue this work.”

The team hopes that eventually a topical cream or spray can be developed to prevent stings that are thought to kill dozens of people each year and hospitalise thousands more. (afp)

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As an effort to reduce accidents caused by weather factors, the National Weather Service for Regional III Denpasar (BBMKG) provided training for dozens of fishermen on Monday (Apr. 29) in Tuban.

Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta

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Poverty eradication projected to down to 3 percent

SEMARAPURA — The Regional Middle Term Development Plan (RPJMD) 2018-2023 is the results of field activities taking place in the previous period. The priority of this RPJMD is to deal with poverty. Regional government targets to be able to reduce the poverty rate to 3 percent.

Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, recently stressed the priority of handling poverty set forth into his third mission, namely strengthening the economy and improving the social welfare of the community through empowerment with the concept of partnership. The regional government targets to be able to reduce poverty rate from 6.29 percent to 3 percent. It is implemented through synergy with training assistance programs and distribution of workers overseas, empowering women’s organizations, realizing child-friendly city, and empowering disabilities according to their competencies.

Meanwhile at the macro level, Regent Suwirta wanted to increase economic growth with priority programs, increase investment promotion and the results of small industries and crafts. Besides, he will continue the revitalization of Semarapura Market and village markets, construction of a Public Service Mall, empowerment of villageowned enterprise (BUMDes) and cooperative to control regional inflation. The other programs are increasing regionally generated revenue (PAD) by 100 percent, creating alternative economic sources, developing a strategic tourism area of Tegal Besar-Goa Lawah to accelerate the Semarapura Urban area as the center of East Bali regional development, increasing investment promotion, small industry and handicraft products.

When asked about economic development efforts, specifi-

cally for the quarry area, Regent Suwirta wanted to develop the ex-quarry area as the largest integrated tourism area in Bali. This has become one of the big goals for the next five years, along with the development of excellent tourist destinations as well as the development of tourism villages based on local wisdom. Regional government will establish a Tourist Destination Agency (BPD) to work on all of them supported by conducting festivals in four sub-districts and certification of workers who will manage them.

Likewise, the field of education, especially school infrastructure, must also be accelerated.

“In this field of education, our main goal is to improve the quality of human resources,” said Regent Suwirta, recently.

In addition, he emphasized the aspect of fulfilling basic rights of the community and maximizing the regional income sectors. One of them is to boost the development of the Golden Triangle Harbor which will later become a unit with the management body being designed by the regional government. Meanwhile, regarding the infrastructure issue, Regent Suwirta stressed that all road access in the Nusa Penida Islands, including Lembongan and Ceningan, is said to have been included in the category of national priority roads. “If it is a national priority, of course this is the responsibility of the central government as structuring the outermost islands,” he said.

Thus, he emphasized the RPJMD does not deviate as having conserved the needs of Klungkung community. “This second period’s work program is only 72. So, it is not so complicated, it is very easy to link regional programs to provincial or central government. So, I am optimistic that it can be realized in the next five years,” said Regent Suwirta. (kmb31)

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Labor productivity in Bali Low

DENPASAR - The problem of Bali’s human resources is now no longer struggling with the level of open unemployment. Data of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show the open unemployment rate in Bali in August 2018 reaching 1.37 percent. This figure is the lowest in Indonesia.

Currently, the human resource problem experienced by Bali is the low productivity of its workforce. Productivity per worker in Bali is only IDR 60.44 million. One of these low productivity contributors comes from tourism business field.

Previously, Bali Post (Issue, Feb 12, 2018) had reviewed the low quality of Bali’s human resources based on the results of survey made by Bank Indonesia (BI) of Bali Representative Office.

BI conducted a perception survey of tourism business players on Balinese labor. The result is that the quality of workers in Bali is low with regard to productivity, creativity, discipline and communication skills.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Udayana University and Head of the Research Center for Population and Human Resource Development at Udayana University, I Gusti Wayan Murjana Yasa, expressed the same thing. The results of the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) 2017 as released by BPS show that productivity per worker in Bali is IDR 60.44 million.

One of the low productivity is contributed by the trade sector, restaurants and accommodation (tourism) of IDR 56.17 million per worker, agricultural sector (IDR 43.58 million) and industrial sector (IDR 26.91 million). The productivity of these three sectors including other service sectors is below the average of the Bali Province.

In order to interpret the May Day, attention to productivity aspects in order to accelerate the framework for accelerating prosperity and happiness through inclusive employment policies becomes very important.

“Attention to ecosystems to increase labor productivity needs to be considered regarding competency certification institutions, education and training institutions, government, private sector and others,” said Murjana Yasa on Monday (Apr. 29).

Another challenge is the high number of migrants entering the Bali Province, both from within the country and overseas.

This also requires attention related to efforts to increase the effectiveness of population control.

The entry of migrants, especially those in productive age, indeed encourages economic growth. But in the long run the social impact including the economy generated will be far

greater than the benefits obtained.

Therefore, population control associated with capacity, both physically and socially is very important to give the attention solely to the development of shared prosperity and happiness.

Governor of Bali has paid attention to Bali’s local employment. He is concerned about the protection and development of local Balinese workforce in the sense of being able to develop and not be marginalized.

Therefore, protection and development efforts must be carried out inclusively. “This aspect concerns how the Balinese workforce develops creatively, productively, innovatively and characteristically in accordance with the

governor hopes,” he said.

The aspects related to training, education and competency certification are part of the efforts. On the one hand, equip them and on the other hand, there are aspects of protection provided.

To interpret the May Day, it does not have to be done by demonstrations, especially Bali with its leading economic sector in tourism that is very sensitive to aspects of comfort and security.

In the framework of accelerating welfare improvement, it is necessary to develop an inclusive employment policy, namely a policy that utilizes as much as possible the potential and participation of local communities. (kmb42)

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Indonesian activists and workers are blocked by police as they take part in a protest to mark May Day or International Workers’ Day in Jakarta on May 1, 2019.

Extortion by Immigration

PHRI tells it does not happen only once

DENPASAR - Immigration officials ‘doing extortion’ to foreign tourists does not only happen to Nepalese tourists this time. However, previously it also happened to Hungarian tourist.

Chairman of the Indonesia Hotels and Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Badung Chapter, Agung Rai Suryawijaya, said the incident has happened for several times.

“Indeed, it has happened several times. I am also a Hungarian consul. There was once a honeymoon couple. His wife could pass the

immigration, but her husband could not. It was said that his passport was damaged, whereas it was only exposed to a little water, it also had problems. Then, I said why didn’t the officer ask for his name, and what was the problem,” he explained on Monday (Apr. 29).

This incident needs special attention to be closely monitored.

According to him, there are people who might be able to play, so special attention needs to be paid to monitoring. “On that account, media as control element must ask

for confirmation to the Immigration Office, who was on duty at that time. Do not let our tourism image be bad, the number of visits decreases because we have a lot of problems. They should provide friendly services according to Balinese culture and fast services,” he joked.

He was also concerned about the problems that had befallen Nepalese tourists. “Ten of twenty its tourists were arrested. So, they wrote a letter on the reason for detention and are asked for money. This must

be searched first because they also made a report to the KP3 airport. If this incident really happens, I am very concerned,” he said.

If the immigration person is indeed committing a violation, it can damage the image of Bali tourism.

He emphasized that this case must be traced. With the technological sophistication in the form of CCTV, violations must be revealed.

Since there is visa-free for 169 countries including Nepal, the violations committed must be delivered quickly. “Is it because

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the tourists do have bad records, immigration violations or indeed there are plays. Since there are reports that some visitors can get out while some others are detained, apparently there is something,” he said.

Actually in other countries, these tourists passed the immigration section. But when arriving in Bali, they are detained and even asked for money. If foreign tourists indeed do violations, necessarily the immigration officials do not ask for money. (kmb42)

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Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali announces appointment of new Sales Manager – Leisure Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is pleased to announce the addition of a new team member, Mr. I Putu Adi Gunawan to the role of Sales Manager – Leisure.

In his new role, Mr. Adi will support the sales team focusing on the leisure sales segment, an important part of the Hotel’s overall business.

After graduating with a Bache-

lor’s Degree from Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bali, he aimed his career sights at recognized hotel companies. He started his career as an Event Coordinator. Since then Adi has gained an extensive background in various key Sales positions within the hospitality industry.

Together with his colleagues, Mr. Adi will oversee the leisure section of the Sales Department to achieve the goals set for the

year and to increase leisure business at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali.

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Tirana’s ‘pyramid’ puts checkered past behind it for new tech future

TIRANA - The sprawling, spaceage “pyramid” in Tirana’s centre had many uses before falling into ruin: built as a museum for a dictator, it later hosted a NATO base, TV studio, nightclub and more.

After years of neglect, the crumbling structure is now set for another rebirth as an IT hub in the heart of Albania’s fast-changing capital.

“I don’t think there is anyone who thinks it is beautiful,” admits Joni Baboci, a city hall architect involved with the redesign.

“But it’s a sort of a landmark of the city, and people want to preserve them in a city that has lost a lot” to development, he added.

The 127,000-square-foot (11,400-square-metre) behemoth has triangular wedges of graffiticovered marble and dark window panes that meet at a peak, giving it the pyramid look.

For the project’s architects, its overhaul is about striking a balance between preserving and reclaiming a relic from a dark period of Albanian

history.

The bizarre building was originally erected 30 years ago to glorify the life of former communist dictator Enver Hoxha, who ruthlessly ruled Albania for four decades until his death in 1985.

After communism collapsed a few years later, the museum was shuttered and the pyramid became a venue for a merry-go-round of uses, reflecting the explosion of culture in a country that had been hermetically sealed under Hoxha’s iron grip.

But for the past 10 years the building has sat virtually abandoned, aside from the locals and tourists who can be seen scaling its walls for the 360degree city view at the top.

When authorities announced plans to demolish the pyramid several years ago, protests broke out, revealing how the unusual monument had won its way into people’s hearts.

The demolition plan was scrapped and city hall came back last year with a project to turn the pyramid into a digital learning centre. (afp)

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This aerial picture taken in Tirana, Albania, on February 7, 2019 shows a general view of Tirana’s pyramid, a former museum that was named after late Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha.

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Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo on Monday approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta.

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visitor looks at a scooter on the eve of the inauguration on the exhibition on British actress Audrey Hepburn and US actor and director Mel Ferrer at the Espace Vandenborgh in Brussels on April 29, 2019.

Brussels show presents private side of screen icon Audrey Hepburn

BRUSSELS - An exhibition tracing the private life of screen icon Audrey Hepburn through hundreds of photos and personal items opens in her hometown of Brussels this week to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth.

The “Intimate Audrey” show features nearly a thousand objects gathered by one of her two sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, born from her relationship with the US actor and producer Mel Ferrer.

Alongside the glamour of the star who shot dizzyingly to Hollywood fame -- winning an Oscar at just 25 for her role alongside Gregory Peck in “Roman Holiday” -- the exhibition focuses on Hepburn’s life as a mother and as a UNICEF ambassador, a role she threw herself into during the five years leading up to her death in 1993.

“Fundamentally we don’t learn anything new, but when we get to the end, we see that the girl that the world fell in love with... has blossomed into this woman. You see it, you feel it,” Sean Hepburn Ferrer told AFP on the

eve of the opening.

The show reveals a simpler side to the star whose appearance in a dazzling Givenchy gown in “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” -- perhaps the most famous “little black dress” of all -- became one of the defining images of 20th century glamour.

“This woman who was a style icon basically lived in a little cotton dress all her life -- a simple life,” Hepburn Ferrer said.

Hepburn was born Audrey Ruston on May 4, 1929 in the Brussels district of Ixelles, to a Dutch mother and a British father who was then working for a Belgian subsidiary of the Bank of England.

The exhibition of around 800 photos, some previously unpublished, include black and white portraits that evoke the severity of Dutch aristoc-

racy -- a world she knew as a child.

Then come the first steps in London, where a teenaged Hepburn dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer -- only to have to give it up, her son said, after the traumas of war left her physically too weak for the rigours of professional dance.

That left acting “as a default choice”.

A meeting with French writer Colette while shooting in Monte Carlo gave Hepburn her big break, with the author choosing her for the lead in a stage adaptation of her short story “Gigi”.

“It was of course she (Colette) who brought her to New York in 1950-51,” Ferrer Hepburn said. The move led to her role in the romantic comedy “Roman Holiday” and subsequent stardom. (afp)

Widodo decided at a special Cabinet meeting to move the capital outside of Indonesia’s most populous island, Java, said Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro. It was one of three options discussed. The other alternatives were moving to a location near Jakarta or staying put and relocating all government buildings to a special zone around the presidential palace.

The site for a possible new capital hasn’t been announced, but

Palangkaraya on the island of Borneo has often been rumored as the location. Brodjonegoro, however, said eastern Indonesia is favored.

“This is a big job, impossible to take just one year, it could take up to 10 years,” he said.

Prone to flooding and rapidly sinking due to uncontrolled ground water extraction, Jakarta is the archetypical Asian mega-city creaking under the weight of its dysfunction. Only 4% of Jakarta’s waste water is treated, according to the

government, causing massive pollution to rivers and contaminating the ground water that supplies the city. Congestion is estimated to cost the economy $6.5 billion a year.

Before the Cabinet meeting, Widodo said other countries such as Malaysia, South Korea and Brazil set up new capitals as part of their development as nations.

“The idea to move the capital

city appeared long ago,” he said.

“But it has never been decided or discussed in a planned and mature manner.”

Improving inadequate infrastructure in the country of 260 million has been Widodo’s signature policy and helped him win a second term in elections earlier this month.

Brodjonegoro said a new capital would require an area of 30,000 to

40,000 hectares (about 74,000 to 99,000 acres) and have a population of between 900,000 and 1.5 million.

Jakarta has a population of about 30 million in its greater metropolitan area.(ap)

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The central business district skyline is seen during the dusk in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 29, 2019. Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo approved a long-term plan for the government to abandon overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta.