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Drinks with Mona Lisa: A special night at the museum PARIS - Daniela Molinari dreamed of offering a drink to the famous Mona Lisa and asking her all about the great Leonardo Da Vinci.

On Tuesday night she enjoyed a very special night at the museum, at the famous Louvre in Paris.

The Italian-Canadian art conservation student was chosen from over 180,000 entrants in a competition, launched by the Louvre in Paris and the home-sharing platform Airbnb, to mark 30 years since architect I.M Pei’s glass pyramid was erected in the art museum’s courtyard.

It is the first time that any member of the public has been allowed to sleep in the famous museum overnight.

The experience also included a special guided tour by an art historian, like those previously offered only to the likes of Barack Obama, Beyonce and Jay-Z. All the contestants had to do was answer the question: “Why would you be the Mona Lisa’s perfect guest?”

“I wrote about offering a drink to Mona Lisa, to ask her about Leonardo... we would share a spritz, because she never had a chance to taste one,” the 26-year-old Molinari wrote.

“I didn’t take it seriously, I didn’t

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think it would work,” she added.

- Dinner with Venus de Milo The night was spent sleeping beneath the iconic Pyramid in the heart of the City of Lights.

But before that there was indeed time for a Renaissance-inspired aperitif with Mona Lisa, and Molinari’s guest for the special night Adam Watson, 29.

Dinner alongside the Venus de Milo followed -- though it wasn’t clear how the armless ancient Greek statue managed the cutlery -- and an intimate music concert in Napoleon III’s opulent apartments in the former royal palace.

A guided tour of the otherwise deserted museum was another highlight. The tour took in highlights of the 37 kilometres (23 miles) of galleries, with the Louvre’s director of protocol Sabine de La Rochefoucauld, as their guide.

These included Italian renaissance masterpieces, the old palace stables and, in between works by Leonardo and Delacroix, the vivid colours of the 16th century Pieta

by Rosso Fiorentino, a piece de La Rochefoucauld had already shown to singer Beyonce, who filmed an elaborately choreographed video inside the Louvre. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on October 8, 2016 US film director Quentin Tarantino waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of Lumiere film festival in Lyon, central eastern France.

Tarantino’s new film to compete at Cannes

PARIS - Quentin Tarantino’s much-anticipated new film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” will run in competition at this month’s Cannes film festival, organisers said Thursday, after initial doubt over whether it would be shown.

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Visitors take photos of each other posing behind a cardboard cut out of Mona Lisa, within the “Leonardo Lives” exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci, on May 2, 2019 in Vinci, Tuscany.

The film, which stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, will compete against works by veteran directors Ken Loach and Terrence Malick for the coveted Palme d’Or at the festival which begins on May 14.

“We were afraid the film would not be ready,” festival director Thierry Fremaux said, adding that Tarantino had finished it early after spending four straight months in

the editing room.

“He’ll definitely be there -- 25 years after the Palme d’Or for ‘Pulp Fiction’ -- with a finished film screened in 35mm and his cast in tow,” he said.

“His film is a love letter to the Hollywood of his childhood, a rock music tour of 1969, and an ode to cinema as a whole,” he said of the work, which is about a Hollywood stunt double and runs for two hours 45 minutes. Last month, Fremaux

hinted he would hold the door open for the maker of “Reservoir Dogs” until the very last minute.

Loach, 82, who won the Palme d’Or prize in 2016 with “I, Daniel Blake”, returns with “Sorry We Missed You”, an indictment of the gig economy, while Malick will premiere his World War II story, “A Hidden Life”, about a German conscientious objector guillotined by the Nazis in 1943. (afp)

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Tourists walk past a building permit board (blue) at the site of the Sari Club, which was hit in the 2002 bombings, in Kuta near Denpasar on the resort island of Bali on April 26, 2019. Plans are underway for a multi-storey development at the site of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, Indonesian authorities said on April 26, a decision that has angered neighbouring Australia which lost dozens of citizens in the attacks.

Plans to develop 2002 Bali bombing site halted

A controversial project to build a multi-story development at the site of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people has been put on hold following complaints from Australia, which lost dozens of citizens in the attacks.

The ground-breaking ceremony for the five-story building was scheduled for Wednesday, but local officials said it has been postponed to give the property owners and a victims’ association that wants to build a memorial garden on the site the chance to reach an agreement.

“The construction plan has been temporarily halted, next week we will facilitate a meeting between the owner and representatives of

Bali Peace Park Association,” head of local tourism agency Made Badra told AFP Wednesday.

Some 88 Australian nationals were among 202 people killed -- most of them Western holidaymakers -- in the Bali bombings after radical Islamists detonated explosives outside the US consulate and two popular night spots on the Indonesian resort island.

The local investment board

granted permission for the developer to build on the site of the destroyed Sari Club, located in the tourist hub Kuta, in December last year.

Badra denied the suspension was caused by intervention from the government or pressure from Australia, claiming the property owners and the victims’ association needed more time to negotiate a price.

Plans to build a five-story building which would include a restau-

rant, a small business centre and a museum for the bombing victims memorial has angered Australia.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the plan “deeply distressing” and said he would demand the Indonesian government resolve the issue. Property owner Lila Tania previously said the land had not been used for 17 years, causing her family to suffer financial losses. Tania said she was willing to sell the property to Bali Peace Park Association if it could offer her a reasonable price.

Australia suffered the highest number of casualties in the explo-

sions, which were the worst peacetime attacks on its citizens.

Local terror network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) was blamed for the bombings in which people from at least 21 countries, including 38 Indonesians, were killed. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Myth and Woman

Exhibition at Monkey Forest Gallery There is clearly no shortage of women in art – or in paintings anyway. Yet women are clearly underrepresented in the art world. It is clearly not for lack of creativity that women artists seem to be so few and far between. As the half of humanity who give birth, women are of course natural creators and it also tends to be women who have to balance raising, children, housekeeping and earning a living for lesser wages than men, which, of course also requires tremendous creativity. And it may very well be that there are indeed far more female artists out there than we see represented in galleries and museums.

The exhibition currently on display at Monkey Forest Gallery entitle “Woman & Myth – woman artist painting exhibition”, features works by 6 female artists

who perhaps represent the tip of the iceberg. The works of Satya Cipta, Suryani, Vony Dewi, Mona Palma, Jero KK, Ratih Aptiwidyari, run the range from

poetic to literal, from deeply inquisitive to fanciful and from soothing to disturbing bearing witness to a wellspring of talent in each of the painters.

painting by A.A Istri Ratih Aptiwidyari

And, while as women, these painters may or may not share certain common experiences, they certainly bring their own unique perspective, approach and raison d’etre to their works. So, the very fact that there is such a variety of styles, techniques and meanings in the works of this exhibition points to something strange about being grouped together. We begin to understand why this is not strange at all when we consider the title of the exhibition.

Myths are commonly shared stories about the underlying reasons for how and why things are. And yet, they are not stories that we tell openly, rather they are stories that are referred to in all different kinds of social interactions serving as a kind of unconscious structure for how we evaluate things. Myths operate or influence through the very fact that their narratives go largely unnoticed. The word myth implies that something is not true and yet widely believed to be true.

Myths can also be understood to represent some kind of deeper truth than what they overtly speak of.

The title of the exhibition, therefore asks us to look at what myths might be operating, and points to the prevalent and often unconscious myth that, the reason we do not see as many women as men in the art-world, is simply because women are not creative -at least not in the sense that we usually attribute

to artists.

However, the ambiguity of the title also points to how the figure of women is presented in our commonly shared mythologies and thus invites us to question how much of this is true for individual women, how far we should take these generalized traits to be true of all women and indeed whether these traits are true in any absolute way.

Naturally, both men and women are subject to the influence of the same myths. The difference is that the experience of actually being a woman allows for cracks in the monolith of assumed truths to present themselves to women. The way that myths are experienced by any individual is of course, as varied as people themselves are and so to are the ways that we express and understand the expressions of these myths in others.

So while Myth and Women is an ambiguous title, offering no real insight in and of itself, the very fact of putting these two words together in the title of an exhibition with all female painters, invites us to question what we might expect from such an exhibition, why we do not hear of “all male exhibitions”, why it is still so rare to find women artists represented in the art world and further still, what myths about women are we all being influenced by and do we as the viewer have enough creativity to imagine different myths or ways of interpreting current myths that would correspond better to reality? (kmb)

‘Goal public’: Bali United set to be first soccer club in Indonesia and Southeast Asia to launch IPO Bali United’s Stefano Lilipaly (center) and his teammates celebrating after scoring a goal in the first leg of Piala Indonesia quarterfinal against Persija Jakarta on Friday, April 26. Photo: Facebook/ Bali United FC The Island of the Gods hometown soccer club, Bali United FC (Football Club) will soon become the first publicly traded soccer club in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. PT Bali Bintang Sejahtera the club’s

umbrella company has undergone the due diligence process and will launch an IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).

The company plans to issue two billion shares or about 33.33 percent of the total paid-up capital.

The bid price for the Gianyar-based professional soccer club will range from IDR155 – 175 per share — which could potentially allow the IPO to raise up to IDR310 – 350 billion. They have also appointed

PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and PT Kresna Sekuritas as their underwriters.

Bali United, which competes in Indonesia’s top-flight football league, Liga 1, plans to use around 60.5 percent of the IPO as the working capital, while 20.4 percent will be used to strengthen the capital structure of its subsidiaries with the remaining 19.1 percent being reserved for capital expenditure.

During an IPO launch event in

Gianyar Regency on Friday, Bali United CEO Yabes Tanuri said the decision to go public was intended so that the general public could own a part of the Serdadu Tridatu (Tridatu Troops).

“We have always been asked to be more transparent. By going public, everyone can be the stockholders in Bali United. We all can be part of one family,” Yabes said in a written statement on Friday, as quoted by Detik.

The secretary general of Indonesia’s Soccer Association (PSSI), Ratu Tisha Desria, PT Liga Indonesia Baru Commissioner Gusti Randa and Persija Jakarta CEO Ferry Paulus were also present at Friday’s event. Tisha said Bali United’s IPO was a breakthrough in the development of Indonesia’s soccer and sports industry. “This is the sweetest gift for PSSI’s 89th birthday this year,” Tisha said. (kmb)

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A new Luxury Lifestyle Property, opens near Balangan Beach

BHMA Hotels and Resorts announces that its first luxury lifestyle resort in Indonesia, the X2 Bali Breakers Resort, will open its doors on May 15, 2019, near the famous Balangan Surf Beach, located in the very heart of Bali’s southernmost peninsula.

BHMA is an International chain operator of exceptionally designed lifestyle resorts pledging to redefine The Luxury Experience as guests “X2” or “Cross To” a new dimension of luxury, one inspired

by Design. The X2 brand is in active use for chic design for hotels and resorts that embrace a commitment to cross to concepts of uncomplicated luxury, simplicity, and style.

This highly reputable hotel management company, based out of South East Asia, opened its first property in Kui Buri (Thailand) in 2007 with the second resort coming only a year later to Koh Samui (Thailand). Now, a full decade later with almost 30 spread-out over Asia, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Flight Centre Travel Group will open its first X2 Resort in Indonesia on the Island of Bali.

X2 Bali Breakers Resort

Those responsible for bringing the X2 Bali Breakers Resort to realization, point to the fabled surf of nearby Balangan Beach that immediately captured their creative imagination and inspired the stunning artistic design of this modern-day tropical resort. Despite being within easy reach of the main tourist centers of southern Bali, all the Resort’s 58 villas emanate a peaceful aura, overlooking verdant green spaces, providing a much sought-after privacy and natural feel that satisfies the spirit. The interior of the villas is composed to encourage the tropical life-style, boasting private gardens and seating arrangements surrounding a private pool.

With Balangan Surf Beach only a short bicycle ride away and the immediate surroundings of the resort fit for hiking, running and cycling, there are plenty of options available to explore and be active.

Selected to serve as General Manager of the new resort is Barry Doesburg, a respected hospitality industry professional who exudes passion for creating memorable guest experiences. Speaking on his latest assignment, Doesburg says: “Bali has been chosen as the prime location for the X2 flagship in Indonesia because we believe with

our unique and stylish product and service, we can make a difference and bring a new meaning of luxury to the highly competitive Bali hotel market. The X2 Bali Breakers resort name refers to the epic surf break you can find on nearby Balangan beach, but also hints on how we want to break away from the usual. X2 guests value style in a genuine, pure sense and that’s

what we offer. The X2 Resorts brand is already well established in Thailand with X2 properties winning awards such as WTA (World Travel Awards) as Thailand’s Leading Boutique Resort. With the arrival of X2 Bali Breakers Resort in Balangan, the X2 Resorts brand has crossed oceans to share its authentic style and concept in yet another iconic location.”

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WASHINGTON - Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue, best known for its racy covers of scantily clad bikini models, will feature for the first time a Muslim model wearing a hijab and burkini, the magazine said Monday.

Somali-American model Halima Aden’s rookie spread will be set in Kenya, where she born in a refugee camp and lived until the age of seven.

“Growing up in the States, I never really felt represented because I never could flip through a magazine and see a girl who was wearing a hijab,” Aden said in a video tweeted by the magazine.

Sports Illustrated also posted a picture of her posing lying down in shallow water, wearing a turquoise hijab, long yellow earrings and a deep blue burkini -- the full length swimsuit favored by some Muslim women.

Halima, 21, made headlines at age 19 when she was the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA Pageant, where she made the semi-finals in 2016.

She has previously featured on the cover of British Vogue and walked on the New York Fashion Week runway. (afp)

Rihanna Is Too Busy Dropping Savage X Fenty To Think About The Met Gala

WHILE the fashion industry is occupied with the Cruise 2020 shows and the looming Met Gala date, Rihanna is at werk in Fenty HQ. The self-proclaimed bad gal dropped a new underwear line under the Savage X strand of her business at midnight on May 1.

“Don’t sleep on it,” she told her 70 million Instagram followers of the capsule comprising satin basics and daisy-printed smalls. The corresponding post of Rihanna wearing a strapless bra and shades on the @savagexfenty page suggested equal urgency to shop: “Set your alarm sis”.

The launch follows Fenty Beauty’s Sun Stalker bronzer activation (again announced via artful Instagram imagery), the premiere of her film project with Donald Glover, Guava Island (at Coachella) and a series of strong personal outfit choices (mostly on Stories). At a Buju Banton concert just days ago

in her native Barbados, Rihanna wore one of Virgil Abloh’s debut ballgowns for Off-White. The voluminous yellow-and-grey chequerboard design was premiered on Bella Hadid on the autumn/winter 2019 runway, but Riri, posing next to the artist on the ‘gram, gave it her

own personal flair.

The sleuths among us might suggest that she’s building up momentum for a major launch (new music? Her LVMH-backed fashion line, Project Loud France?) but, one thing is for sure, she’s not agonising over a Met Gala 2019 look. (net)

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Non-indigenous Balinese Muslims in Denpasar followed the tradition of “megengan” prior to the fasting month of Ramadhan to offer prayers to their ancestors and hand out meals to others worshipping.

Javanese in Bali follow pre-Ramadhan “Megengan” tradition

DENPASAR - Non-indigenous Balinese Muslims in Denpasar followed the tradition of “megengan” prior to the fasting month of Ramadhan to offer prayers to their ancestors and hand out meals to others worshipping.

“Since our motherland is afar, we are unable to pay a visit to our parents’ tombs prior to Ramadhan coming.

Hence, we offer our prayers from here,” a leader of Al Hidayah Gatsu Foundation H. Daldiri remarked while

leading the “megengan” tradition at a local mosque here, late Wednesday.

Annually, prior to the onset of Ramadhan, the devout offer prayers to their bereaved parents.

Megengan is a typical Javanese

tradition prior to entering the month of Ramadhan.

“According to the tradition being carried down from our ancestors in the land of Java, we pray for our parents and ancestors, who are no longer with us, and offer alms at the same time,” Daldiri noted while addressing several hundred worshipers thronging the mosque in “Kampung Jawa,” a kampong in Bali having a dominant

presence of the Javanese ethnic group.

Prior to start of the “megengan” tradition, worshipers offered boxed meals and the organizer in return handed out a piece of paper where they noted down the names of their ancestors for whom the prayers are directed.

Typically, every worshiper pens down three to five names.

After the paper bearing the

names is taken back, organizers thereafter circulate it among the worshipers, who then read them out aloud alternately, prior to an imam leading the recitation of Surah Yasin and other verses from the Al-Quran.

The “megengan” tradition concludes with meals being handed out to all worshipers partaking in the event. (ant)

Toxic chocolate issues spread in Badung MANGUPURA — On Monday (Apr. 29), the community in Badung district was shocked by the issue on the circulation of toxic chocolate products. The issue is regarding toxic chocolate spreads through viral messages on social media.

In the message is mentioned that a doctor named Dwija who is in service at Kapal Regional Hospital.

Chocolate with colorful packaging labeled MERMAID is declared toxic and has claimed three child calamities that died after consuming the snack. Three other people who were declared consuming the same product were also referred to the hospital and eventually died.

Suddenly, the viral message made the people of Badung startled.

Other than in Badung, similar information also spread in Denpasar City.

Director of Mangusada Badung Hospital, Nyoman Gunarta, who was confirmed in connection with the information, denied the issue on Monday. “It’s not true and it is fake news. There is no doctor on behalf of Dwija here,” he said.

This official from Sibang Gede, Abiansemal, also confirmed to all hospital divisions to ascertain the truth of the information. “We have checked into the morgue in the hospital and there are no bodies of children that died,” he said.

According to him, the hospital mentioned in the viral message is the Kapal Regional Hospital.

“What we need to emphasize is

also that there is no name of the Kapal Regional Hospital, except for Mangusada Badung Regional Hospital, so that it is very clear and false information. The public must be careful with such information,” he explained.

Although the information is not correct, Gunarta said the information is quite troubling to the community. Therefore, he hoped the community does not immediately disseminate information whose truth is not yet believed.

“We hope the public will be more careful in disseminating information. First of all, it must be crossedcheck so that it does not disturb the community,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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Director of Mangusada Badung Hospital, Nyoman Gunarta

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Cremation ceremony of I Gusti Ngurah Rai’s family

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MANGUPURA - Bade tower (used to carry the bodies) having a height of 19 meters and a weight of 5 tons with two dragons delivered the bodies in the cremation ceremony of royal family of the Balinese great hero, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, at Carangsari Palace, Petang, on Monday (Apr. 29).

The cremation ceremony is touted as the second largest after the cremation of hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai in 1962. Two descendant figures of the national hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai involved in the cremation ceremony namely perpetrators of history I Gusti Ngurah Tantra (son of I Gusti Ngurah Rai) and I Gusti Ngurah Agung Yunandha Daniel Yudha (grandson of I Gusti Ngurah Rai or son of IGN Alit Yudha).

Interestingly, the bade tower with two dragons in palebon or cremation ceremony were carried by thousands of residents from a number of customary villages in Petang subdistrict. The palebon process started from the funeral home to cemetery at Carangsari village, which is about 2.5 kilometers away. The ceremony was accompanied by Baris Gede dance and seven troupes of baleganjur gamelan orchestra. Considering the distance between the funeral home and the cemetery is quite far, the bade tower and dragons were carried by thousands of residents on a relay basis.

According to IGAA Inda Trimafo Yudha, daughter of IGN Alit Yudha, the bearers for the bade and two dragons involved at least 1,800 people. These people come from several customary villages in Petang subdistrict, including Carangsari village as a royal buffer village, Pangsan village, Belok Sidan village, Auman village in Pelaga village and Catur village in Kintamani.

“In this cremation ceremony, the bade tower weighs about 5 tons with nine tiers and there are two dragons. This is carried by around 1,800 people,” she said on the sidelines of the cremation ceremony on Monday (Apr. 29).

On the way to cemetery, the two bodies were placed in one bade.

The convoy ran from two dragons, and then followed by bade and baleganjur gamelan orchestra. Inda told that the bade and dragon must have bearers from Auman village.

According to belief of the royal family, the bade and dragon will

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In this file photo taken on April 6, 2017, Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn pays his respects at the statue of King Rama I in Bangkok.

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Bade tower (used to carry the bodies) having a height of 19 meters and a weight of 5 tons with two dragons delivered the bodies in the cremation ceremony of royal family of the Balinese great hero, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, at Carangsari Palace, Petang. not be able to be lifted unless being carried by residents of Auman village.

“In this procession, both bodies are placed in one bade as high as 20 meters. If other palace or places use ox sarcophagus, our tradition at Carangsari Palace uses dragons.

Bade and this dragon must have bearers from Auman village, Pelaga,” explained ‘Gek In’ who just passed as a member of the Badung House of Representatives.

According to her, the unique relationship between Carangsari Palace and the residents of Auman village in Pelaga has been going on for generations. So, every ceremony at Carangsari Palace always involves Auman village to Catur village in Kintamani which is said to be the territory of Carangsari Kingdom.

“Carangsari Palace and Auman village in Pelaga have a unique relationship. Bade and the dragon cannot be lifted if they are not carried by the residents of Auman Pelaga,” she said.

The procession itself ran quite smoothly. The convoy departed

from the funeral home around 13:45. Meanwhile, the wife of the late I Gusti Ngurah Tantra, I Gusti Ayu Adi, stated the cremation ceremony is a form of final respect for the two deceased.

“Well, hopefully they both can attain a quiet place in the afterworld; their sins can be forgiven and can maintain the reputation of the big family. Regarding this tradition, we maintain the royal family’s tradition,” she said briefly.

To note, the eldest son of Carangsari Palace’s figure who is also the senior of Golkar, IGN Alit Yudha namely IGN Yunandha Daniel Yudha died on January 9, 2019 in the morning. This grandson of hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai who was born on April 23, 1972, died of illness.

Then, the grief of the Carangsari Palace’s family returned to increase as followed by the death of IGN Tantra, who is no other than the uncle of IGN Daniel 13 days later. Since that month there was a sacred ceremony held at Besakih Temple, the deceased’s bodies were temporarily laid down at the

funeral home.

Thousands of people joined the cremation ceremony on Monday (Apr. 29). Cremation ceremony of the second son and grandson of I Gusti Ngurah Rai, namely I Gusti Ngurah Tantra and I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha were ushered by using a nine-tiered 19-meter high bade tower with a weight of 5 tons and two 7-meter high Kaang dragons.

Started from the Carangsari Palace’s funeral home, the bade was paraded to cemetery at Carangsari village which also has the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Monument. Due to being quite far distance and the bade is quite heavy, it is paraded by relay.

“Several villages in Petang subdistrict are tasked to bear the bade.

Approximately, there are 1,800 people where 200 of them from Catur village (Kintamani) and 150 people from Auman village (Plaga).

Since there is a special belief that if there are no residents of Auman village in Plaga bearing, the Bade will not be able to be lifted,” explained granddaughter of I Gusti Ngurah

Rai, IGA Inda Trimafo Yudha, on the sidelines of the ceremony, on Monday (Apr. 29).

Gung Inda who was also accompanied by mother I Gusti Ayu Wardani Pinda and the wife of I Gusti Ketut Tantra, I Gusti Ayu Adi, said the cremation ceremony accompanied by 750 baleganjur gamelan players is the second one at Carangsari Palace after the death of I Gusti Ngurah Rai in 1962. “Our uncle, I Gusti Ngurah Tantra is also a history player, witness when our grandfather I Gusti Ngurah Rai fought during the colonial era,” said the younger sister of I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha.

As is known, the eldest son of the Carangsari Palace’s figure who is also the senior of Golkar, IGN Alit Yudha, namely I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha died on January 9, 2019 in the morning. The grandson of hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai who was born on April 23, 1972, died of illness.

Then, IGN Tantra followed who is no other than the uncle of I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha 13 days later. (kmb)

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Powerful, rich and shrouded in secrecy: Thailand’s King Rama X

BANGKOK - A king married four times with a penchant for piloting jets; a shrewd tactician with a hefty fortune and the army’s loyalty -- snippets from the closely-guarded life of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn who remains an enigma to his subjects.

The 66-year-old heir will be crowned in a royal ceremony this weekend as Rama X of the Chakri dynasty, more than two years after the death of his beloved father King Bhumibol, widely revered as a figure of unity and man of the people.

But little is known about the incoming monarch, Bhumibol’s only male heir who spends much of his time abroad, lives in privacy and rarely addresses the Thai public.

His inscrutable image is carefully curated by a trusted advisers, guards and strict press rules about how the royal family can be depicted in a country with some of the world’s toughest lese majeste laws.

He is often represented performing royal duties or charity in the Thai official royal press.

Less guarded moments overseas have been relayed in the foreign media, but they have not been widely disseminated inside the kingdom.

“This great mystery... makes him distant,” said a Thai business-

man who once worked for the palace, speaking under condition of anonymity.

Vajiralongkorn rarely gives interviews, but in a sit down with the BBC in 1979, he gave a nod to the conundrum of being born a prince.

“It’s difficult to say what it is like to be a fish when you’re a fish, or what it is like to be a bird when you are a bird,” a soft-spoken Vajiralongkorn said.

- Pedaling and protocol Born on July 28, 1952, Vajiralongkorn completed his secondary education in Britain before training at Australia’s Royal Military College.

He developed a passion for flying, piloted fighter jets, and served as a career officer in the Thai military, training for periods with US, British, and Australian armed forces.

In the twilight of his father’s reign the then-crown prince took on a more prominent public role.

A fan of the outdoors, Vajiral-

ongkorn donned spandex to lead two choreographed mass cycling events through Bangkok in 2015.

Vajiralongkorn is a study in contrasts with his father, who toured the country with camera and maps in hand for much of his 70-year reign.

He rarely gives speeches and has spent much of his life overseas, particularly in Germany, where he owns lavish residences on the shores of Lake Starnberg in Bavaria.

From there he likes to fly his Boeing 737, which was briefly seized in 2011 as part of a financial dispute between the Thai government and a German company.

“It’s a way to escape the yoke of protocol in Thailand,” said Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, a senior researcher specialising in Southeast Asian politics at the French Institute of International Relations.

Bound by centuries of straightjacketing rules revolving around officials events and ceremonies, Thailand’s king is nominally above politics. (afp)

BHUBANESWAR - Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated from the expected path of a major cyclone packing winds up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains, officials said Thursday. The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani was expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon in Odisha state and barrel northeastwards on a pathway close to the homes of more than 100 million people.

A state relief department official told AFP that 780,000 people were moved to safer places overnight from at least 13 districts of Odisha, home to some 46 million people, which will bear the brunt of the weather system.

“We are expecting more than a million people to move out of the danger zone in next 12 hours,” Bishnupada Sethi, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, told AFP. Some 3,000 shelters in schools and government buildings have been set up to accommodate more than a million people. More than 100,000 dry food packets are ready to be dropped if needed, reports said.

On Thursday the storm, which reports said was the biggest to hit eastern India in nearly two decades, was brewing in the Bay of Bengal some 250 kilometres (155 miles) offshore and moving slowly but ominously westwards. The cyclone was expected to pack sustained wind speeds of 180-190 kph, bringing gusts of up to 200 kph, equivalent in strength to a Category 3 to 4 hurricane.

It was expected to make landfall near the Hindu holy town of Puri, a major tourist hotspot attracting millions of Indian and foreign visitors every year. More than 100 trains have been cancelled in past 48 hours, according to a statement by Indian Railways. Three special trains were running from Puri to evacuate pilgrims and tourists.

Authorities have asked tourists to leave coastal areas and avoid unnecessary travel. Special buses have been

deployed in Puri and other towns.

Dozens of officials were making announcements on hand-held megaphones across the coastal belt asking residents to leave their homes for safety. The Indian Navy has also been put on alert.

The Airports Authority of India issued an advisory to all the coastal airports to take adequate precautions.

“Our men are urging people to move to safer places and government has set up sufficient shelters to take in those evacuating their homes,” said Sethi. “Heavy rains are expected in all the coastal districts amid fears of flash floods. We are all geared up for the challenge.”

- Deluge Forecasters have predicted “heavy to very heavy” rain on Friday in some places and “extremely heavy” rain the next day, with some areas inundated by up to 20 centimetres (8 inches) of water. Tides could also surge up to 1.5 metres (five feet).

India’s weather office has warned that the high speed winds can uproot trees, flatten crops and damage homes, power and communication infrastructure. The neighbouring coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, home to 50 million people, and Tamil Nadu, population some 70 million, have also been put on high alert.

Fani will be the fourth such storm to hit India’s east coast in three decades. Major weather systems regularly affect eastern and southeastern India between April and December.

In 2017, Cyclone Ockhi left nearly 250 people dead and more than 600 missing in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states. The worst cyclone on record in Odisha in 1999, killed almost 10,000 people and caused an estimated $4.5 billion worth of devastation.

Odisha had to evacuate some 300,000 people last October when its coastal districts were battered by Cyclone Titli, with winds up to 150 kph and heavy rains. At least two people died. (afp)

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Indian fishermen pull a boat to higher ground on a beach in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on May 2, 2019, as Cyclone Fani approached the Indian coastline.

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Trump: Better Fed policies would give economy ‘rocket’ boost

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the economy would “go up like a rocket” with better policies from the Federal Reserve while the close political ally he hopes to put on its board faced more questions about his candidacy from female GOP senators based on his past writing about women.

In a tweet, the president said that the economy, while doing well, would do even better if the Fed started cutting rates and provided “some quantitative easing,” referring to the process the Fed used following the financial crisis to purchase bonds to lower long-term interest rates.

Trump contrasted the Fed’s current moves with China, which he said was adding “great stimulus” to its economy. The president has been harshly critical of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Fed’s credit tightening, including a string of four rate hikes last year.

To counter what Trump saw as wrong-headed policies, the president said he would nominate two close political allies to the Fed’s seven-member board.

Former 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration. But Trump’s other choice, conservative commentator Stephen Moore, has gone on a talk-show blitz to try to save his candidacy following disclosures of incendiary comments he has made in the past about women. Moore has said the comments were inappropriate efforts to make jokes, but more female GOP senators expressed their concerns on Tuesday.

Asked about Moore’s prospects, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., noted that the White House has not yet nominated Moore. If he is nominated, McConnell said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said that “it’s hard to look past” Moore’s previous statements, while Sen. Marsha Blackburn, RTenn., said his comments were “not good” and would definitely be an area she would want to question him about.

Jukut Paku Cliff Temple, a Place to Practice Yoga and Meditation

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If you have more time, come and pray to the Jukut Paku Cliff Temple, a historical site having been designated as a cultural heritage. It is located at Jukut Paku hamlet, Singakerta, Ubud, Gianyar, or around 35 minutes’ drive from Denpasar city. Some people often choose it to be a place for yoga and meditation.

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In this March 20, 2019, file photo a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the rate decision of the Federal Reserve. Everything from bonds to commodities to savings rates at the bank are feeling the ramifications of the Federal Reserve’s decision earlier this year to halt raising interest rates, at least temporarily.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she also had concerns while Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said if the White House does nominate Moore it would be unlikely that she could support him. “Look at his writings.

I’m not enthused,” she told reporters Monday. “I’m a woman, right here folks.”

In his tweet on Tuesday, Trump said, “Our Federal Reserve has incessantly lifted interest rates, even though inflation is very low, and instituted a very big dose of quantitative tightening.” Trump was referring to the Fed’s rate hikes and moves to trim its stockpile of bonds purchased following the financial crisis to lower long-term interest rates.

“Yes, we are doing very well at 3.2% GDP (economic growth

in the first quarter), but with our wonderfully low inflation, we could be setting major records,” Trump said in his tweet.

Trump’s latest attack on the Fed came as the central bank began a two-day meeting in which officials are expected to keep rates unchanged after projecting in March that they did not expect to raise rates at all this year following four rate hikes in 2018. Moore has gone on television interview programs to answer attacks about his past writings and White House officials have come to his defense.

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters Tuesday that the president is still backing Moore for one of two vacancies on the Fed board and said she was not concerned about his past comments.

“I’m a strong successful woman who’s worked with Stephen Moore for decades. I know how he feels about women, how he treats women in the workplace.”

Moore on Sunday apologized for comments in the past viewed as demeaning to women, saying some were misguided jokes.

In a CNBC interview Tuesday, Moore said the president and the White House economics team are “totally behind me.”

In a column for the Washington Times in 2000, Moore wrote that colleges were places for men to lose their boyhood innocence and “stay out way too late drinking.

And the women seemed to survive just fine. If they were so oppressed and offended by drunken, lustful frat boys, why is it that on Friday

nights they showed up in droves in tight skirts to the keg parties.”

Moore has been a conservative commentator for more than two decades and was an adviser on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, helping to draft the campaign’s tax cut program.

Even before his writings on women surfaced, Moore was being attacked by Democrats for being too partisan to serve on the Fed’s seven-member board, which seeks to conduct interest-rate policies without regard to outside political pressure.

If Moore is nominated for the Fed post, he is expected to need to hold most of the GOP support, because Democrats are likely to oppose the nomination. Republicans control the Senate 53-47. (ap)

This historic site sits on a steep slope. The existence of this cliff temple is protected by the Bali Archaeological Heritage Preservation Service as an ancient relic.

From the village road, then follow the concrete road next to hamlet hall towards Wos River. Next, go down the stairs until you reach the

location of the cliff temple.

Temple area offers very clean, beautiful and cool atmosphere. Understandably, this cultural heritage area is often used by tourists to do tracking (sightseeing) or spiritual tourism activities. Around the Wos River, it grows large and small local trees, thus adding to the calm

atmosphere. In the sculpted cliff area of ??the temple called the Jukut Paku Cliff Temple. Its height is less than three meters, but the type of building of the temple is not monumental as is the temple found on Gunung Kawi.

Meanwhile, on the left and right side of the temple there is niche (like

a cave), like the place of meditation.

To the right of the temple, there is a shower having clean and clear water, while on the left is a place to put offerings. Wos River has slightly great stream and along the river pathway deliberately cleaned for visitors.

According to local residents, the Jukut Paku Temple is a place to worship ‘deities abiding at the Jukut Paku Cliff Temple’ to ask for salvation. Jukut Paku Temple is still a place considered to have religious value for the local community. This

temple also has a series of piodalan or temple festival falling on Anggara Kasih Medangsia, along with the piodalan at the Penataran Temple of Jukut Paku hamlet.

On the temple festival, people will put offerings in the form of suci, peras, daksina, soroan, pengambean, and sesantun. In addition to worshiping the deities, the construction of the Jukut Paku Temple is believed to be the place where ancestral spirits have merged with their goddess. (kmb)

Agni Hotra Fire Ceremony hosted by over 30 Balinese Priests Open to the public for the benefit of all creation

The religious practices particular to Bali have a long history dating back thousands of years with layers of different influences overlapping and interweaving to create the beautiful, powerful and varied customs of the Balinese that we see today.

Balinese Hinduism also has a long history of syncretic relations with different belief systems – most notably Hinduism and Buddhism, integrating key elements of each into local belief structures. As Balinese high priest Ida Bhagawan explains “the word syncretism implies that there is not only an influential belief system but also another belief system that is being influenced, Bali is especially inter-

esting in this way because so many of the influences are clear while others not so”. A case in point in the sacred Hindu fire ceremony known as Agni Hotra, which is widely practiced in India.

While Bali shares many beliefs and practices with the Hindus of India, there are also some that are particular to each locality. So, while Bali has long had its own particular form of sacred fire ceremony that is broadly referred to as ‘pasepan’, aspects of this and other distinctly local practices have ”come together to form a uniquely Balinese form of the Sacred Agni Hotra Fire ceremony” explains Ida Bhagawan.

There is much to say about the ceremony itself, it’s fluid forms

and it’s current place in Balinsee society and as retired Professor -now high priest, Ida Pandita Mpu Acharya Jaya Daksa Vedananta explained in a research paper on the topic “essentially the practices in India and those in Bali are the same, though there are some key differences that can be interesting to explore”. So while those interested in history and culture can certainly, find many fascinating aspects to this practice and how it came to its current Balinese form, for others it is simply a spiritual practiced aimed at enhancing harmony within and without.

Ida Pandita Mpu Acharya Jaya Daksa Vedananta was in fact instrumental in popularizing the current

form of the Agni Hotra ceremony some decades ago and will be giving a very brief presentation about the basic meanings and functions of the ceremony (in English and Indonesian) before the the ceremony begins so that anyone can join in with an understanding of what is going on.

Ida Pandita Ageni Satyawadi Dwi Natha Daksa, who has been diligently holding Agni Hotra ceremonies for more than 20 years, will then lead more than 30 priests in this remarkable, form of prayer.

After the ceremony, the Bangli Jail Choir will perform a few sacred chants before opening the floor to open dialogue.

This Agni Hotra ceremony is

being held at Arma Museum and Resort is being held in part as a fundraiser for the Bali Hindu Wisdom Festival a non-profit- crosscultural, Multilanguage 3-day event (this August, in Ubud) that will feature wisdom talks and practices as well as nightly performances aimed at bridging the gap between ancient wisdom and the youth of today.

The Sacred Agni Hotra Fire Ceremony with Balinese High Priests Ida Pandita Mpu Acharya Jaya Daksa Vendananda, Ida Pandita Ageni Satyawadi Dwi Natha Daksa and Romo Sardjono will begin at 6PM on Saturday, May 4th, 2019 at Arma Museum and Resort and is open to the public. (kmb)

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A masked protester dressed in black throws back a tear gas canister during clashes with police on the Boulevard de L’Hopital, near the Place d’Italie, on the sidelines of the annual May Day rally in Paris on May 1, 2019.

Anger as Paris protesters accused of storming famed hospital

PARIS - The French government on Thursday accused radicals of storming a famed Paris hospital during a fiery May Day, in an incident that risks further raising tensions between authorities and a nationwide protest movement.

Doctors at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital -- where Diana, Princess of Wales died in 1997 after a car crash in Paris -- also said protesters had forced their way into the hospital, caused damage and even tried to enter an intensive care unit.

But supporters of the “yellow vest” movement, whose protests have shaken the government of President Emmanuel Macron over the past half year -- insisted the demonstrators were merely seeking refuge from tear gas fired by police.

The incident came during a hugely tense May Day which saw Paris police clash with hardline protesters.

More than 30 people were arrested for entering the hospital, Paris prosecutors said.

The hospital’s director, MarieAnne Ruder, accused protesters, some of whom were masked, of forcibly entering the establishment and displaying “violent and threatening behaviour”.

- ‘Unspeakable’ -

“I think all French people, like me, are extremely shocked. It’s unspeakable,” French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told Europe 1 Radio.

Buzyn, who will visit the hospi-

tal later on Thursday to thank staff for their conduct, said the incident “should make us think of the level of violence and contemptible behaviour that we are seeing in the streets of our cities”.

She acknowledged that protesters may have entered the hospital for different reasons, with some fleeing tear gas but said others may have been bent on theft, notably of computers.

The situation would be clearer after those in detention had been questioned, she said.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner also accused protesters of “attacking a hospital” and of “aggressive behaviour towards the staff”.

He pointed the finger at ultra-left radicals known as “black blocs” of jumping on the yellow vest bandwagon.

By Thursday morning, a total of 191 people were still in custody over the Paris unrest, 11 of them minors, prosecutors said.

- ‘Pseudo attack’ -

The yellow vest protests erupted in November over social inequality with a show of anger against the policies of Macron, whom oppo-

nents accuse of not doing enough for the poor.

The weekly protests have often spilt over into violence. But Macron has acknowledged the demands of many protesters are just and last month announced tax cuts and other measures to show he was listening.

At the same time, the authorities have accused some protesters of unacceptable behaviour -- including anti-Semitism and homophobia. Demonstrators say this is a tactic aimed at discrediting the entire movement.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the ultra-left France Unbowed party, accused Castaner of making up what he described as a “pseudo attack” on the hospital.

“Truth is the first victim of Macron’s sidekicks,” he wrote on Twitter.

Princess Diana was brought to La Pitie-Salpetriere in the early hours of August 31, 1997 with massive chest injuries and haemorrhaging after a car crash in Paris.

Doctors at the hospital’s emergency unit battled to save her but she was pronounced dead hours later. (afp)

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Suicide bombers fuel fears among Sri Lanka’s majority Buddhists

COLOMBO - Soldiers guarded the gate, but Colombo’s landmark Gangaramaya temple was virtually empty, a potent sign of anxiety felt

by Sri Lanka’s majority Buddhist community since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks.

The normal stream of faithful and tourists has fallen to a trickle since the April 21 attacks on churches and hotels that killed more than 250 people.

Many of Sri Lanka’s 15 million Buddhists fear they too could become a jihadist target. Wild rumours of attacks fly around each day -- building unease which observers say serves the cause of Buddhist radicals.

Nilman Ekanayake, a 29-year-old Sri Lankan on holiday from his job as a manufacturing manager in Britain, said Wednesday he has never seen Gangaramaya so empty.

“There is a lot of speculation at the moment,” he told AFP. “They have targeted a church, a place of worship.

A Buddhist temple is another place of worship. It’s an unknown for the public.”

“Going out in the streets in Colombo at around eight o’clock, it’s like three or four in the morning. There’s nobody out there and I’ve never experienced that in my lifetime.”

Pallegama Rathanasara, a monk at the temple, also highlighted the uncertainty.

“The intelligence services say the next attack will be on a Buddhist temple,” he claimed.

- ‘Fear psychosis’ -

While the the main victims of the recent attacks were Christian, the Easter attacks have strengthened a minority of Buddhist extremists who want an authoritarian Buddhist state, political commentator Kusal Perera said.

“The ordinary Buddhists are made to feel that they are under threat,”

Perera told AFP. “This is the way Buddhist extremists can remain relevant.

“What we are seeing is the creation of a fear psychosis among the Buddhists. The end result will be a militarised society,” he warned.

The government has come under criticism after it admitted that it had prior warnings about the suicide bomb attacks, which have been claimed by the Islamic State group.

Firebrand Buddhist monks also accuse the government of failing to heed their warnings about militants too. The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), or Buddhist Force, argues that the bombings have vindicated their warnings of Islamic radicalisation.

“Wahabism is working in the country,” BBS national organiser Witharandeniye Nanda told AFP, referring to a strict Sunni version of Islam.

“They (the government) did not do anything about our warnings. If they paid attention to what we were saying, this tragedy could have been avoided,” the monk added.

“The Sinhalese (Buddhist) politicians saw us as a political rivals and called us nationalists, religious extremists,” he said. “Instead of taking our warnings seriously, they tried to suppress us.”

The group’s leader, monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara, is currently serving a six-year jail term for contempt of court.

He has been accused of a string of hate crimes against Muslims but never been prosecuted.

At a court appearance for another case last week, Gnanasara told reporters he feared Islamic extremists could target Buddhist temples.

With the top monk in jail, the BBS no longer spews venomous rhetoric against minorities, but has instead put its efforts into a campaign for Gnanasara’s release. (afp)

Indonesian activists and workers (top C) take part in a protest to mark May Day or International Workers’ Day in Jakarta on May 1, 2019.

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RI President reiterates importance of hard work on professional front

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) utilized the momentum offered by the International Labor Day celebrations to appeal to the masses to put in their utmost efforts and persistently strive to excel on the professional front.

“Through hard work coupled with skillful and productive work, we have to ensure that we lead a better life today as compared to

yesterday, and with the hopes of tomorrow being better than today,” the president stated in his official Twitter account @jokowi as quoted

by Antara here on Wednesday.

Jokowi expressed his zeal while addressing Indonesians on the occasion of International Labor Day. Earlier, on Tuesday (Apr 30), the president had held a dialog with some workers while visiting a footwear factory PT KMK Global

Sports in Cikupa, Tangerang District. He also had lunch with the workers.

Jokowi is optimistic that the commemoration of Labor Day would be held peacefully, calling on the workers to channel their efforts to upskill and reskill in a bid to boost productivity.

In the meantime, during his meeting with some leaders of labor unions in Bogor on Friday (Apr 29), the president had concurred on revising Government Regulation No. 78 of 2015 on remuneration, which he believes must be mutually beneficial to workers and employers. (ant)

Indonesia jails Polish tourist who met Papuan activists

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A Sri Lankan policeman stands guard at a commemoration ceremony to mark the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Sri Lanka’s then-president Ranasinghe Premadasa in Colombo on May 1, 2019. Premadasa was killed by the LTTE militant group (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) on May 1, 1993.

JAKARTA — A Polish tourist sentenced Thursday to five years in prison in Indonesia for treason after meeting with Papuan independence supporters said that he was the victim of a show trial.

Jakub Skrzypski was arrested in Wamena in the easternmost Papua region in August and accused of plotting against the Indonesian state.

He denies any wrongdoing and said he will appeal the verdict.

One of his lawyers, Latifah Anum Siregar, said Papuan student Simon Magal, who met Skrzypski and communicated with him on Facebook, was sentenced by the same court Thursday to four years in prison.

The case has highlighted Indonesia’s sensitivity about the volatile Papua region, where the indigenous Melanesian people oppose Indonesian rule and an insurgency has simmered for decades. The government restricts foreign journalists from reporting in its Papua and West Papua provinces.

Friends of Skrzypski, who lived in Switzerland, have said he’s an avid traveler with a fascination for other cultures who unwittingly got embroiled in Indonesian politics.

In a handwritten note sent to The Associated Press before the sentencing, Skrzypski said his arrest and prosecution was “a purely political case, a trial staged for propaganda

reasons.”

Police initially accused him of trying to organize an arms deal but it became clear that Skryzpski, who worked in a factory near Lausanne, did not have means to do that. The arms dealer accusation did not become part of the case against him.

The Papuan independence cause has recently received renewed international attention and diplomatic support from sympathetic Pacific island nations. Indonesia says its sovereignty over Papua is non-negotiable and internationally recognized. The police and military have intensified a crackdown on peaceful activists following a spike in attacks by independence fighters

including a December attack that killed 19 Indonesians.

In January, the exiled leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda, presented a petition signed by 1.8 million Papuans to the U.N. Human Rights chief calling for a referendum on Papuan self-determination.

Lawyers, meanwhile, have launched a challenge to the constitutionality of Indonesia’s incorporation of Papua into its territory in 1969 in the country’s highest court.

Skrzypski said it was unjust that his trial had taken place in remote Wamena, making it difficult for his lawyers to represent him adequately.

He compared his case to two

French journalists who were arrested in Wamena in 2014 after entering the region on tourist visas to report on independence fighters.

Their trial took place in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, and they were sentenced to 2 1/2 months in prison.

Skrzypski, who had traveled to Indonesia previously, said he has friends in the country who sympathize with him but are afraid to show their support.

“They don’t dare to voice it, to speak up. They are afraid of troubles that they think the police and prosecutors may cause them. Same applies to my potential witnesses,” he said. (ap)

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Blazers hold off Nuggets to level playoff series

LOS ANGELES - C.J. McCollum scored 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers held off a late rally from the Denver Nuggets to score a series-leveling victory in their NBA Western Conference playoff duel on Wednesday.

Kokokan at Petulu Village

GIANYAR - Stork or Kokokan bird in Balinese language, are lives at trees of Petulu Village in peace and safe from disturbance. At Petulu Village, there a lot of changes. Rice field along the way of the Petulu village has become the houses of villagers and barn wood cutting. But the Kokokan bird still many, even more than 13 years ago. Kokokan bird begin nesting at Petulu village since 1965. At first, these Kokokan bird are captured

to be eaten or to be maintained, hence the oddity occurred.

The people those who catch these Kokokan bird always come back to the village and return it.

They said that they unable again.

Why? Reputedly, the people who catch these Kokokan bird was visited by strange creatures big and scary in a dream or reality.

This is not hallucination, because more than 50 people experienced

it. Finally, after consultation with a priest, perform the ritual of apology in the local village temple.

When the procession took place, the village temple functionary experienced trance and says if the Kokokan bird is actually an rencang (guard) Ida Betara that glorified in the local village temple.

These birds are forces who would keep the village in terms of abstract (virtual world) from pest and dis-

ease that striking their fields. It is proved, after the villagers made a monument in the village temple as offerings of this Kokokan bird, the village became prosperous, abundant harvests and there was no danger threatening until today.

Kokokan bird that lives in Petulu village has a white body color with a brown back and face. They live in trees along the road village imaginable up in front of the Pura Desa

Adat Petulu (3 km). You maybe lucky if can see the black color of Kokokan. Black Kokokan was only 2 tails and they are the leader of thousands Kokokan birds at Petulu village. Kokokan will be there starts from October – March.

In this period, thousands of Kokokan birds will make nests, lay eggs, hatch their eggs until they hatch, and in March Kokokan children have started to fly. (IBP/net)

McCollum led the scorers in a hard-fought 97-90 victory on the road at Denver’s Pepsi Center to tie the best-of-seven series at 1-1.

Portland talisman Damian Lillard had a relatively quiet night, restricted to just 14 points after shooting five-of-17 from the field.

However, double-digit contributions Enes Kanter, Zach Collins, Rodney Hood and Al-Farouq Aminu helped Portland get over the line.

“I really liked our approach in the first half, particularly the first quarter,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.

“I thought we were a lot better offensively than in game one.

We did a better job on the ball. I liked the tone we set for most of the game.”

The Blazers looked to be cruising towards a comfortable victory after a dominant first half, surging into a 50-35 lead at the break.

They opened up a 17-point lead early in the third quarter, and led by 14 heading into the final period.

That, however, was the cue for a sustained Denver assault, with the Nuggets slowly chipping away at the Portland lead.

A driving layup from Nikola Jokic put Denver within five points at 95-90 with 34 seconds left on the clock.

But a foul by Mason Plumlee gifted two free throws to Hood, who coolly drained both attempts to take the Blazers 97-90 clear with 17 seconds remaining.

Jokic led the Denver scorers with 16 points while Jamal Murray added 15. Paul Millsap finished with 14 points.

- Defensive effort Stotts meanwhile praised the defensive effort that restricted Jokic, but was unhappy that the Serbian managed to haul down 14 rebounds throughout the game.

“I thought we pressured him a little bit more,” Stotts said. “He didn’t get the clean looks that we gave him in game one. He got too many offensive rebounds in the fourth though. We were very fortunate that we weren’t hurt as badly as we could have been.”

Game three in the series takes place in Portland on Friday.

Nuggets coach Mike Malone said Denver had struggled to match Portland’s physical approach in the first half.

“In that first half they were the aggressor, they were much more physical,” Malone said.

“But I’m extremely proud of the way they came back in the second half. But we’ve got to do it for 48 minutes and that was the most

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CJ McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers handles the ball against the Denver Nuggets during Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. disappointing thing about tonight -we brought it in the second half but in the first half it was not there.”

Stotts meanwhile had raised eyebrows earlier, wearing a bowtie

on the sidelines during the game.

The Blazers coach revealed it was a tribute to video co-ordinator Jonathan Yim, who was injured in a car crash with his family last week.

“On Wednesdays, Jon would wear bowties to the game, so tonight was bowtie Wednesday,” Stotts said. “I think bowties are undefeated this year.” (afp)

‘Senna Day’ held in Brazil on 25th anniversary of F1 great’s death

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Fans visit the Ayrton Senna exhibition as part of the ‘Senna Day’ held at Interlagos racetrack, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 1, 2019. The Interlagos racing circuit held a ‘Senna Day’ to celebrate the life of Formula One great Ayrton Senna on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Brazilian’s death.

SAO PAULO - The Interlagos racing circuit held a ‘Senna Day’ to celebrate the life of Formula One great Ayrton Senna on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Brazilian’s death.

The event began with a fun run around the famous circuit in Sao Paulo where the three-time world champion had twice tasted victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix in front of his adoring public in 1991 and 1993.

Karting races were also on the program, as well as laps of the track in a specially commissioned supertouring McLaren, the British team with which Senna won the world title in 1988, 1990 and 1991.

Senna died after a crash at the San Marino GP at the Imola circuit on May 1, 1994 at the age of just 34.

“He was the example of some-

one who wasn’t afraid to fight to realize his dreams and who was proud of being Brazilian,” said Bianca Senna, the late racer’s niece who looks after the Ayrton Senna Institute, which is involved in education projects in socially disadvantaged areas.

Fans could admire paraphernalia from Senna’s career, as well as try out race simulators that reproduce his greatest triumphs.

“He was my biggest hero. I was 10 the day he died and still today I try to imitate his style when I’m on track,” said Marcos Vinicius Martins, a driver who took part in “Senna Day.” It is a homage to a man who was voted Brazil’s greatest sportsman (with 47 percent of the vote) by some distance ahead of football great Pele (23 percent), in a poll

conducted in his home town of Sao Paulo in 2014.

Amongst the gems from the Senna collection fans could admire karts he raced during childhood as well as racing suits, helmets and trophies from his professional career that garnered 41 GP victories.

That was a golden era for F1 when Senna’s rivalry with Frenchman Alan Prost -- his team-mate at McLaren for two seasons in 198889 -- was one of the most gripping in the sport’s history.

Prost outdid Senna by winning four world titles, including beating his team-mate in a dramatic and controversial 1989 championship battle.

Senna’s death sent a nation into mourning and sparked an outpouring of grief around the world. (afp)

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All ‘under control’ for Casillas after heart attack

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Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Barcelona and Liverpool at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on May 1, 2019.

Captain Messi showing Barcelona the way

Lionel Messi has shown many different faces during his spell-binding career but in Barcelona’s win over Liverpool on Wednesday, the dominant one was of a leader.

Barca were not at their best at Camp Nou, instead made to sweat and suffer against a Liverpool side that were just as dangerous in the first half and then dominant for at least a 20-minute period in the second.

But when his team were struggling, Messi delivered, two goals in seven minutes turning turn a disappointing night into a disastrous one for Liverpool and leaving Barcelona with one foot in the Champions League final.

“In these moments, he is unstoppable,” Jurgen Klopp said. “I knew before that he was a world-class player and I saw it again. I am

not surprised.” “I am always surprised,” said Ernesto Valverde. “I don’t know how he does it.”

In the end, 3-0 seemed harsh, lacking the away goal Liverpool deserved and requiring now a comeback in the second leg at Anfield that would surely rival the 2005 miracle in Istanbul.

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane terrorised Barca’s defence, the latter perhaps even the game’s stand-out player during a breathless opening 45 minutes, in which both teams might have scored two or three.

But while Liverpool’s deadly duo have an impressive 50 goals

between them this season, Suarez and Messi have 75, their knack of finding, creating and converting chances unparallelled and, in this first leg, decisive.

Between Mane firing over from eight yards and Salah hammering the post, Messi tapped into an open net and arced a free-kick, past the right hand of Alisson and into the top corner.

It was his second goal on the night and 600th for Barcelona, after 683 games, 14 years to the day since his first. He now has 12 goals in this season’s Champions League, only two short of his best in 2012.

“He’s a fantastic player, it’s obvious,” Virgil van Dijk said. “I think the hard part is that when we attack, he is waiting somewhere, in the corner or anywhere, you can

never switch off.”

-Important moment -

It was also the 100th time he had worn the captain’s armband for his club and in some ways, this season has ushered in another cycle of Messi. From dribbler, to scorer, to creator, Messi, at 31, is now Barelona’s leader too.

He walked them out, scored two goals and walked them back in, saluting the crowd as he went.

He defended Philippe Coutinho, by gesturing to the fans not to whistle as he was substituted and then admonishing them during a frank post-match interview.

“It’s ugly to say goodbye to a player like that,” Messi said. “We were in a defining moment, we are in an important moment where we

have to be more united than ever, all of us, as a team.

“We said at the beginning of the year that we are going to achieve this together and it is not a moment to criticise anyone but to support, to push forward and to do this all together.”

Valverde was keen to point out that Barcelona threw away a threegoal cushion against Roma in the quarter-finals last season but, avoid a repeat at Anfield, and his team are within touching distance of a treble.

With La Liga wrapped up, they face Valencia in the final of the Copa del Rey this month before a potential Champions League decider against either Tottenham or Ajax in Madrid on June 1.

“We have only a few games left and hopefully two finals,” Messi said.

“We will do it all together.” (afp)

Veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas said “everything was under control” after suffering a heart attack in training, he posted on Twitter on Wednesday.

The 37-year-old, who has 167 Spain caps and played more than 500 games for Real Madrid, suffered what his club, Porto called an “acute myocardial infarction” in training earlier in the day.

“Everything is under control, a big scare but all is intact. Thank you very much for the messages and affection,” Casillas said.

The club’s statement on Wednesday said “the training session was interrupted to provide assistance,” adding that Casillas was in a Porto hospital “well, stable and his heart problem solved.” Portuguese media reported Casillas had undergone surgery and his season was over.

Porto are second in the Portuguese championship, just two points behind leaders Benfica, and face Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Cup final on May 25.

The news prompted an outpouring of concern from fans, clubs former team-mates and opponents.

“Courage my friend. I hope you recover quickly,” former Real teammate Cristiano Ronaldo posted on Instagram. Spain team-mate Gerard Pique tweeted: “Courage Iker, get well soon my friend!”

Former England striker Gary Lineker tweeted: “Wishing @IkerCasillas a full and speedy recovery.

One of the greats.”

Tennis star Rafael Nada and Span-

ish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, both Real Madrid fans, also sent their support.

“Real Madrid and its supporters wish to see their eternal captain recover as soon as possible and send him all the support of the world,” the club said.

- Trophy-laden career -

Casillas joined Real before he turned 10 and played 16 seasons with the first team before moving to Porto in 2015. The former Spain captain turns 38 later in May and recently extended his contract with Porto to next year with the option of an additional year.

In addition to a raft of domestic honours with Real and Porto, Casillas has won one World Cup, two European Championships and three Champions Leagues. He said Porto had told him of they wanted to keep him until he turned 40.

Casillas joins a growing list of footballers who have suffered heart attacks.

The most recent fatal attack came just last week, when experienced Burundi international Papy Faty died after collapsing during an eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) league match.

The most high-profile recent case was former captain of Fiorentina Davide Astori, who died of a heart attack in his sleep prior to a Serie A match with Udinese in March 2018.

Casillas and his partner, Spanish journalist Sara Carbonero, have two sons: Martin (5) and Lucas (2). (afp)

MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP

In this file photo taken on December 15, 2016 Porto’s Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas catches a ball during the Portuguese league football match FC Porto vs CS Maritimo at the Dragao stadium in Porto. Casillas is stable in hospital after suffering a heart attack in training, his club FC Porto announced on May 1, 2019.

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Torino’s Italian forward Andrea Belotti celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Torino and AC Milan on April 28, 2019 at the Grande Torino stadium in Turin.

Torino aim to honour past heroes in derby clash with Juve Torino are pushing for a firstever qualification for the Champions League as they face local rivals Juventus on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the air disaster that wiped out their all-conquering team of the 1940s.

Eighteen Torino players and officials were among 31 people killed in the accident on May 4, 1949, when their plane crashed into the Superga hill near Turin.

The ‘Grande Torino’ team, returning from a match against Benfica in Lisbon, had won the Serie A title five seasons in a row but won it just once after the crash, in 1976. Juve meanwhile have racked up 35 titles and recently secured their eighth in a row.

Now they are closing in on the Champions League after a fine season that culminated last weekend with their first win over AC Milan since 2001, which put them just three points from the top four.

“We mustn’t think about the Champions League, what we need to do is to keep cool and keep our feet on the ground,” said Torino president Urbano Cairo after the win. “In this final rush it is very important to be consistent. We now have to think about next Friday and an extremely important game against Juventus.

“The race for Europe is still wide

open, but I saw a very determined Torino.”

Torino have not won at Juventus since 1995 with their only win since then against their city rivals at home in April 2015.

Juventus have already wrapped up the title but their hopes of equalling their points record of 102 from the 2014 season were ended after last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Inter Milan.

But they can still achieve a century if they win their remaining four games, with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo targeting the top Serie A scorer crown, with 20 league goals so far, three behind Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella.

Torino captain Andrea Belotti is back to his goalscoring best, with six goals in eight games and 13 for the season, including the opener against AC Milan.

Should they make the top four it would be their first appearance in Europe’s top club competition since 1976-77, when they were knocked out of the old European Cup in the second round.

- All roads to Rome for Atalanta -

Behind Juventus and secondplaced Napoli, who host Cagliari

on Sunday, the battle for elite European football remains tight with six teams in the running.

Juventus could play a role in who goes through to next season’s Champions League as after Torino they play Roma the following weekend and Atalanta on May 19.

Atalanta, are fourth, with 59 points from 34 games, one point ahead of Roma, who are fifth.

The side from Bergamo are on a nine-game unbeaten run in Serie A and head to Lazio on Sunday ahead of the Coppa Italia final in the Stadio Olimpico on May 15.

Inter Milan, on 62 points, are three points ahead of Atalanta, and can consolidate third place at struggling Udinese. Roma, meanwhile, travel to Genoa looking to extend their unbeaten run to six games and return to the Champions League places.

Gennaro Gattuso’s Milan host Bologna on Monday having slipped out of the European berths into seventh, with just five points from their last seven games.

AC Milan are on level with Torino on 56 points with Lazio still in the running in eighth on 55. (afp)

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Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Barcelona and Liverpool at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on May 1, 2019.

Captain Messi showing Barcelona the way

Lionel Messi has shown many different faces during his spell-binding career but in Barcelona’s win over Liverpool on Wednesday, the dominant one was of a leader.

Barca were not at their best at Camp Nou, instead made to sweat and suffer against a Liverpool side that were just as dangerous in the first half and then dominant for at least a 20-minute period in the second.

But when his team were struggling, Messi delivered, two goals in seven minutes turning turn a disappointing night into a disastrous one for Liverpool and leaving Barcelona with one foot in the Champions League final.

“In these moments, he is unstoppable,” Jurgen Klopp said. “I knew before that he was a world-class player and I saw it again. I am

not surprised.” “I am always surprised,” said Ernesto Valverde. “I don’t know how he does it.”

In the end, 3-0 seemed harsh, lacking the away goal Liverpool deserved and requiring now a comeback in the second leg at Anfield that would surely rival the 2005 miracle in Istanbul.

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane terrorised Barca’s defence, the latter perhaps even the game’s stand-out player during a breathless opening 45 minutes, in which both teams might have scored two or three.

But while Liverpool’s deadly duo have an impressive 50 goals

between them this season, Suarez and Messi have 75, their knack of finding, creating and converting chances unparallelled and, in this first leg, decisive.

Between Mane firing over from eight yards and Salah hammering the post, Messi tapped into an open net and arced a free-kick, past the right hand of Alisson and into the top corner.

It was his second goal on the night and 600th for Barcelona, after 683 games, 14 years to the day since his first. He now has 12 goals in this season’s Champions League, only two short of his best in 2012.

“He’s a fantastic player, it’s obvious,” Virgil van Dijk said. “I think the hard part is that when we attack, he is waiting somewhere, in the corner or anywhere, you can

never switch off.”

-Important moment -

It was also the 100th time he had worn the captain’s armband for his club and in some ways, this season has ushered in another cycle of Messi. From dribbler, to scorer, to creator, Messi, at 31, is now Barelona’s leader too.

He walked them out, scored two goals and walked them back in, saluting the crowd as he went.

He defended Philippe Coutinho, by gesturing to the fans not to whistle as he was substituted and then admonishing them during a frank post-match interview.

“It’s ugly to say goodbye to a player like that,” Messi said. “We were in a defining moment, we are in an important moment where we

have to be more united than ever, all of us, as a team.

“We said at the beginning of the year that we are going to achieve this together and it is not a moment to criticise anyone but to support, to push forward and to do this all together.”

Valverde was keen to point out that Barcelona threw away a threegoal cushion against Roma in the quarter-finals last season but, avoid a repeat at Anfield, and his team are within touching distance of a treble.

With La Liga wrapped up, they face Valencia in the final of the Copa del Rey this month before a potential Champions League decider against either Tottenham or Ajax in Madrid on June 1.

“We have only a few games left and hopefully two finals,” Messi said.

“We will do it all together.” (afp)

Veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas said “everything was under control” after suffering a heart attack in training, he posted on Twitter on Wednesday.

The 37-year-old, who has 167 Spain caps and played more than 500 games for Real Madrid, suffered what his club, Porto called an “acute myocardial infarction” in training earlier in the day.

“Everything is under control, a big scare but all is intact. Thank you very much for the messages and affection,” Casillas said.

The club’s statement on Wednesday said “the training session was interrupted to provide assistance,” adding that Casillas was in a Porto hospital “well, stable and his heart problem solved.” Portuguese media reported Casillas had undergone surgery and his season was over.

Porto are second in the Portuguese championship, just two points behind leaders Benfica, and face Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Cup final on May 25.

The news prompted an outpouring of concern from fans, clubs former team-mates and opponents.

“Courage my friend. I hope you recover quickly,” former Real teammate Cristiano Ronaldo posted on Instagram. Spain team-mate Gerard Pique tweeted: “Courage Iker, get well soon my friend!”

Former England striker Gary Lineker tweeted: “Wishing @IkerCasillas a full and speedy recovery.

One of the greats.”

Tennis star Rafael Nada and Span-

ish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, both Real Madrid fans, also sent their support.

“Real Madrid and its supporters wish to see their eternal captain recover as soon as possible and send him all the support of the world,” the club said.

- Trophy-laden career -

Casillas joined Real before he turned 10 and played 16 seasons with the first team before moving to Porto in 2015. The former Spain captain turns 38 later in May and recently extended his contract with Porto to next year with the option of an additional year.

In addition to a raft of domestic honours with Real and Porto, Casillas has won one World Cup, two European Championships and three Champions Leagues. He said Porto had told him of they wanted to keep him until he turned 40.

Casillas joins a growing list of footballers who have suffered heart attacks.

The most recent fatal attack came just last week, when experienced Burundi international Papy Faty died after collapsing during an eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) league match.

The most high-profile recent case was former captain of Fiorentina Davide Astori, who died of a heart attack in his sleep prior to a Serie A match with Udinese in March 2018.

Casillas and his partner, Spanish journalist Sara Carbonero, have two sons: Martin (5) and Lucas (2). (afp)

MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP

In this file photo taken on December 15, 2016 Porto’s Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas catches a ball during the Portuguese league football match FC Porto vs CS Maritimo at the Dragao stadium in Porto. Casillas is stable in hospital after suffering a heart attack in training, his club FC Porto announced on May 1, 2019.

MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP

Torino’s Italian forward Andrea Belotti celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Torino and AC Milan on April 28, 2019 at the Grande Torino stadium in Turin.

Torino aim to honour past heroes in derby clash with Juve Torino are pushing for a firstever qualification for the Champions League as they face local rivals Juventus on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the air disaster that wiped out their all-conquering team of the 1940s.

Eighteen Torino players and officials were among 31 people killed in the accident on May 4, 1949, when their plane crashed into the Superga hill near Turin.

The ‘Grande Torino’ team, returning from a match against Benfica in Lisbon, had won the Serie A title five seasons in a row but won it just once after the crash, in 1976. Juve meanwhile have racked up 35 titles and recently secured their eighth in a row.

Now they are closing in on the Champions League after a fine season that culminated last weekend with their first win over AC Milan since 2001, which put them just three points from the top four.

“We mustn’t think about the Champions League, what we need to do is to keep cool and keep our feet on the ground,” said Torino president Urbano Cairo after the win. “In this final rush it is very important to be consistent. We now have to think about next Friday and an extremely important game against Juventus.

“The race for Europe is still wide

open, but I saw a very determined Torino.”

Torino have not won at Juventus since 1995 with their only win since then against their city rivals at home in April 2015.

Juventus have already wrapped up the title but their hopes of equalling their points record of 102 from the 2014 season were ended after last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Inter Milan.

But they can still achieve a century if they win their remaining four games, with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo targeting the top Serie A scorer crown, with 20 league goals so far, three behind Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella.

Torino captain Andrea Belotti is back to his goalscoring best, with six goals in eight games and 13 for the season, including the opener against AC Milan.

Should they make the top four it would be their first appearance in Europe’s top club competition since 1976-77, when they were knocked out of the old European Cup in the second round.

- All roads to Rome for Atalanta -

Behind Juventus and secondplaced Napoli, who host Cagliari

on Sunday, the battle for elite European football remains tight with six teams in the running.

Juventus could play a role in who goes through to next season’s Champions League as after Torino they play Roma the following weekend and Atalanta on May 19.

Atalanta, are fourth, with 59 points from 34 games, one point ahead of Roma, who are fifth.

The side from Bergamo are on a nine-game unbeaten run in Serie A and head to Lazio on Sunday ahead of the Coppa Italia final in the Stadio Olimpico on May 15.

Inter Milan, on 62 points, are three points ahead of Atalanta, and can consolidate third place at struggling Udinese. Roma, meanwhile, travel to Genoa looking to extend their unbeaten run to six games and return to the Champions League places.

Gennaro Gattuso’s Milan host Bologna on Monday having slipped out of the European berths into seventh, with just five points from their last seven games.

AC Milan are on level with Torino on 56 points with Lazio still in the running in eighth on 55. (afp)

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Blazers hold off Nuggets to level playoff series

LOS ANGELES - C.J. McCollum scored 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers held off a late rally from the Denver Nuggets to score a series-leveling victory in their NBA Western Conference playoff duel on Wednesday.

Kokokan at Petulu Village

GIANYAR - Stork or Kokokan bird in Balinese language, are lives at trees of Petulu Village in peace and safe from disturbance. At Petulu Village, there a lot of changes. Rice field along the way of the Petulu village has become the houses of villagers and barn wood cutting. But the Kokokan bird still many, even more than 13 years ago. Kokokan bird begin nesting at Petulu village since 1965. At first, these Kokokan bird are captured

to be eaten or to be maintained, hence the oddity occurred.

The people those who catch these Kokokan bird always come back to the village and return it.

They said that they unable again.

Why? Reputedly, the people who catch these Kokokan bird was visited by strange creatures big and scary in a dream or reality.

This is not hallucination, because more than 50 people experienced

it. Finally, after consultation with a priest, perform the ritual of apology in the local village temple.

When the procession took place, the village temple functionary experienced trance and says if the Kokokan bird is actually an rencang (guard) Ida Betara that glorified in the local village temple.

These birds are forces who would keep the village in terms of abstract (virtual world) from pest and dis-

ease that striking their fields. It is proved, after the villagers made a monument in the village temple as offerings of this Kokokan bird, the village became prosperous, abundant harvests and there was no danger threatening until today.

Kokokan bird that lives in Petulu village has a white body color with a brown back and face. They live in trees along the road village imaginable up in front of the Pura Desa

Adat Petulu (3 km). You maybe lucky if can see the black color of Kokokan. Black Kokokan was only 2 tails and they are the leader of thousands Kokokan birds at Petulu village. Kokokan will be there starts from October – March.

In this period, thousands of Kokokan birds will make nests, lay eggs, hatch their eggs until they hatch, and in March Kokokan children have started to fly. (IBP/net)

McCollum led the scorers in a hard-fought 97-90 victory on the road at Denver’s Pepsi Center to tie the best-of-seven series at 1-1.

Portland talisman Damian Lillard had a relatively quiet night, restricted to just 14 points after shooting five-of-17 from the field.

However, double-digit contributions Enes Kanter, Zach Collins, Rodney Hood and Al-Farouq Aminu helped Portland get over the line.

“I really liked our approach in the first half, particularly the first quarter,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.

“I thought we were a lot better offensively than in game one.

We did a better job on the ball. I liked the tone we set for most of the game.”

The Blazers looked to be cruising towards a comfortable victory after a dominant first half, surging into a 50-35 lead at the break.

They opened up a 17-point lead early in the third quarter, and led by 14 heading into the final period.

That, however, was the cue for a sustained Denver assault, with the Nuggets slowly chipping away at the Portland lead.

A driving layup from Nikola Jokic put Denver within five points at 95-90 with 34 seconds left on the clock.

But a foul by Mason Plumlee gifted two free throws to Hood, who coolly drained both attempts to take the Blazers 97-90 clear with 17 seconds remaining.

Jokic led the Denver scorers with 16 points while Jamal Murray added 15. Paul Millsap finished with 14 points.

- Defensive effort Stotts meanwhile praised the defensive effort that restricted Jokic, but was unhappy that the Serbian managed to haul down 14 rebounds throughout the game.

“I thought we pressured him a little bit more,” Stotts said. “He didn’t get the clean looks that we gave him in game one. He got too many offensive rebounds in the fourth though. We were very fortunate that we weren’t hurt as badly as we could have been.”

Game three in the series takes place in Portland on Friday.

Nuggets coach Mike Malone said Denver had struggled to match Portland’s physical approach in the first half.

“In that first half they were the aggressor, they were much more physical,” Malone said.

“But I’m extremely proud of the way they came back in the second half. But we’ve got to do it for 48 minutes and that was the most

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CJ McCollum #3 of the Portland Trail Blazers handles the ball against the Denver Nuggets during Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. disappointing thing about tonight -we brought it in the second half but in the first half it was not there.”

Stotts meanwhile had raised eyebrows earlier, wearing a bowtie

on the sidelines during the game.

The Blazers coach revealed it was a tribute to video co-ordinator Jonathan Yim, who was injured in a car crash with his family last week.

“On Wednesdays, Jon would wear bowties to the game, so tonight was bowtie Wednesday,” Stotts said. “I think bowties are undefeated this year.” (afp)

‘Senna Day’ held in Brazil on 25th anniversary of F1 great’s death

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Fans visit the Ayrton Senna exhibition as part of the ‘Senna Day’ held at Interlagos racetrack, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 1, 2019. The Interlagos racing circuit held a ‘Senna Day’ to celebrate the life of Formula One great Ayrton Senna on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Brazilian’s death.

SAO PAULO - The Interlagos racing circuit held a ‘Senna Day’ to celebrate the life of Formula One great Ayrton Senna on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Brazilian’s death.

The event began with a fun run around the famous circuit in Sao Paulo where the three-time world champion had twice tasted victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix in front of his adoring public in 1991 and 1993.

Karting races were also on the program, as well as laps of the track in a specially commissioned supertouring McLaren, the British team with which Senna won the world title in 1988, 1990 and 1991.

Senna died after a crash at the San Marino GP at the Imola circuit on May 1, 1994 at the age of just 34.

“He was the example of some-

one who wasn’t afraid to fight to realize his dreams and who was proud of being Brazilian,” said Bianca Senna, the late racer’s niece who looks after the Ayrton Senna Institute, which is involved in education projects in socially disadvantaged areas.

Fans could admire paraphernalia from Senna’s career, as well as try out race simulators that reproduce his greatest triumphs.

“He was my biggest hero. I was 10 the day he died and still today I try to imitate his style when I’m on track,” said Marcos Vinicius Martins, a driver who took part in “Senna Day.” It is a homage to a man who was voted Brazil’s greatest sportsman (with 47 percent of the vote) by some distance ahead of football great Pele (23 percent), in a poll

conducted in his home town of Sao Paulo in 2014.

Amongst the gems from the Senna collection fans could admire karts he raced during childhood as well as racing suits, helmets and trophies from his professional career that garnered 41 GP victories.

That was a golden era for F1 when Senna’s rivalry with Frenchman Alan Prost -- his team-mate at McLaren for two seasons in 198889 -- was one of the most gripping in the sport’s history.

Prost outdid Senna by winning four world titles, including beating his team-mate in a dramatic and controversial 1989 championship battle.

Senna’s death sent a nation into mourning and sparked an outpouring of grief around the world. (afp)

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A masked protester dressed in black throws back a tear gas canister during clashes with police on the Boulevard de L’Hopital, near the Place d’Italie, on the sidelines of the annual May Day rally in Paris on May 1, 2019.

Anger as Paris protesters accused of storming famed hospital

PARIS - The French government on Thursday accused radicals of storming a famed Paris hospital during a fiery May Day, in an incident that risks further raising tensions between authorities and a nationwide protest movement.

Doctors at the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital -- where Diana, Princess of Wales died in 1997 after a car crash in Paris -- also said protesters had forced their way into the hospital, caused damage and even tried to enter an intensive care unit.

But supporters of the “yellow vest” movement, whose protests have shaken the government of President Emmanuel Macron over the past half year -- insisted the demonstrators were merely seeking refuge from tear gas fired by police.

The incident came during a hugely tense May Day which saw Paris police clash with hardline protesters.

More than 30 people were arrested for entering the hospital, Paris prosecutors said.

The hospital’s director, MarieAnne Ruder, accused protesters, some of whom were masked, of forcibly entering the establishment and displaying “violent and threatening behaviour”.

- ‘Unspeakable’ -

“I think all French people, like me, are extremely shocked. It’s unspeakable,” French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told Europe 1 Radio.

Buzyn, who will visit the hospi-

tal later on Thursday to thank staff for their conduct, said the incident “should make us think of the level of violence and contemptible behaviour that we are seeing in the streets of our cities”.

She acknowledged that protesters may have entered the hospital for different reasons, with some fleeing tear gas but said others may have been bent on theft, notably of computers.

The situation would be clearer after those in detention had been questioned, she said.

Interior Minister Christophe Castaner also accused protesters of “attacking a hospital” and of “aggressive behaviour towards the staff”.

He pointed the finger at ultra-left radicals known as “black blocs” of jumping on the yellow vest bandwagon.

By Thursday morning, a total of 191 people were still in custody over the Paris unrest, 11 of them minors, prosecutors said.

- ‘Pseudo attack’ -

The yellow vest protests erupted in November over social inequality with a show of anger against the policies of Macron, whom oppo-

nents accuse of not doing enough for the poor.

The weekly protests have often spilt over into violence. But Macron has acknowledged the demands of many protesters are just and last month announced tax cuts and other measures to show he was listening.

At the same time, the authorities have accused some protesters of unacceptable behaviour -- including anti-Semitism and homophobia. Demonstrators say this is a tactic aimed at discrediting the entire movement.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the ultra-left France Unbowed party, accused Castaner of making up what he described as a “pseudo attack” on the hospital.

“Truth is the first victim of Macron’s sidekicks,” he wrote on Twitter.

Princess Diana was brought to La Pitie-Salpetriere in the early hours of August 31, 1997 with massive chest injuries and haemorrhaging after a car crash in Paris.

Doctors at the hospital’s emergency unit battled to save her but she was pronounced dead hours later. (afp)

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Suicide bombers fuel fears among Sri Lanka’s majority Buddhists

COLOMBO - Soldiers guarded the gate, but Colombo’s landmark Gangaramaya temple was virtually empty, a potent sign of anxiety felt

by Sri Lanka’s majority Buddhist community since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks.

The normal stream of faithful and tourists has fallen to a trickle since the April 21 attacks on churches and hotels that killed more than 250 people.

Many of Sri Lanka’s 15 million Buddhists fear they too could become a jihadist target. Wild rumours of attacks fly around each day -- building unease which observers say serves the cause of Buddhist radicals.

Nilman Ekanayake, a 29-year-old Sri Lankan on holiday from his job as a manufacturing manager in Britain, said Wednesday he has never seen Gangaramaya so empty.

“There is a lot of speculation at the moment,” he told AFP. “They have targeted a church, a place of worship.

A Buddhist temple is another place of worship. It’s an unknown for the public.”

“Going out in the streets in Colombo at around eight o’clock, it’s like three or four in the morning. There’s nobody out there and I’ve never experienced that in my lifetime.”

Pallegama Rathanasara, a monk at the temple, also highlighted the uncertainty.

“The intelligence services say the next attack will be on a Buddhist temple,” he claimed.

- ‘Fear psychosis’ -

While the the main victims of the recent attacks were Christian, the Easter attacks have strengthened a minority of Buddhist extremists who want an authoritarian Buddhist state, political commentator Kusal Perera said.

“The ordinary Buddhists are made to feel that they are under threat,”

Perera told AFP. “This is the way Buddhist extremists can remain relevant.

“What we are seeing is the creation of a fear psychosis among the Buddhists. The end result will be a militarised society,” he warned.

The government has come under criticism after it admitted that it had prior warnings about the suicide bomb attacks, which have been claimed by the Islamic State group.

Firebrand Buddhist monks also accuse the government of failing to heed their warnings about militants too. The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), or Buddhist Force, argues that the bombings have vindicated their warnings of Islamic radicalisation.

“Wahabism is working in the country,” BBS national organiser Witharandeniye Nanda told AFP, referring to a strict Sunni version of Islam.

“They (the government) did not do anything about our warnings. If they paid attention to what we were saying, this tragedy could have been avoided,” the monk added.

“The Sinhalese (Buddhist) politicians saw us as a political rivals and called us nationalists, religious extremists,” he said. “Instead of taking our warnings seriously, they tried to suppress us.”

The group’s leader, monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara, is currently serving a six-year jail term for contempt of court.

He has been accused of a string of hate crimes against Muslims but never been prosecuted.

At a court appearance for another case last week, Gnanasara told reporters he feared Islamic extremists could target Buddhist temples.

With the top monk in jail, the BBS no longer spews venomous rhetoric against minorities, but has instead put its efforts into a campaign for Gnanasara’s release. (afp)

Indonesian activists and workers (top C) take part in a protest to mark May Day or International Workers’ Day in Jakarta on May 1, 2019.

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RI President reiterates importance of hard work on professional front

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) utilized the momentum offered by the International Labor Day celebrations to appeal to the masses to put in their utmost efforts and persistently strive to excel on the professional front.

“Through hard work coupled with skillful and productive work, we have to ensure that we lead a better life today as compared to

yesterday, and with the hopes of tomorrow being better than today,” the president stated in his official Twitter account @jokowi as quoted

by Antara here on Wednesday.

Jokowi expressed his zeal while addressing Indonesians on the occasion of International Labor Day. Earlier, on Tuesday (Apr 30), the president had held a dialog with some workers while visiting a footwear factory PT KMK Global

Sports in Cikupa, Tangerang District. He also had lunch with the workers.

Jokowi is optimistic that the commemoration of Labor Day would be held peacefully, calling on the workers to channel their efforts to upskill and reskill in a bid to boost productivity.

In the meantime, during his meeting with some leaders of labor unions in Bogor on Friday (Apr 29), the president had concurred on revising Government Regulation No. 78 of 2015 on remuneration, which he believes must be mutually beneficial to workers and employers. (ant)

Indonesia jails Polish tourist who met Papuan activists

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A Sri Lankan policeman stands guard at a commemoration ceremony to mark the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Sri Lanka’s then-president Ranasinghe Premadasa in Colombo on May 1, 2019. Premadasa was killed by the LTTE militant group (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) on May 1, 1993.

JAKARTA — A Polish tourist sentenced Thursday to five years in prison in Indonesia for treason after meeting with Papuan independence supporters said that he was the victim of a show trial.

Jakub Skrzypski was arrested in Wamena in the easternmost Papua region in August and accused of plotting against the Indonesian state.

He denies any wrongdoing and said he will appeal the verdict.

One of his lawyers, Latifah Anum Siregar, said Papuan student Simon Magal, who met Skrzypski and communicated with him on Facebook, was sentenced by the same court Thursday to four years in prison.

The case has highlighted Indonesia’s sensitivity about the volatile Papua region, where the indigenous Melanesian people oppose Indonesian rule and an insurgency has simmered for decades. The government restricts foreign journalists from reporting in its Papua and West Papua provinces.

Friends of Skrzypski, who lived in Switzerland, have said he’s an avid traveler with a fascination for other cultures who unwittingly got embroiled in Indonesian politics.

In a handwritten note sent to The Associated Press before the sentencing, Skrzypski said his arrest and prosecution was “a purely political case, a trial staged for propaganda

reasons.”

Police initially accused him of trying to organize an arms deal but it became clear that Skryzpski, who worked in a factory near Lausanne, did not have means to do that. The arms dealer accusation did not become part of the case against him.

The Papuan independence cause has recently received renewed international attention and diplomatic support from sympathetic Pacific island nations. Indonesia says its sovereignty over Papua is non-negotiable and internationally recognized. The police and military have intensified a crackdown on peaceful activists following a spike in attacks by independence fighters

including a December attack that killed 19 Indonesians.

In January, the exiled leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda, presented a petition signed by 1.8 million Papuans to the U.N. Human Rights chief calling for a referendum on Papuan self-determination.

Lawyers, meanwhile, have launched a challenge to the constitutionality of Indonesia’s incorporation of Papua into its territory in 1969 in the country’s highest court.

Skrzypski said it was unjust that his trial had taken place in remote Wamena, making it difficult for his lawyers to represent him adequately.

He compared his case to two

French journalists who were arrested in Wamena in 2014 after entering the region on tourist visas to report on independence fighters.

Their trial took place in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, and they were sentenced to 2 1/2 months in prison.

Skrzypski, who had traveled to Indonesia previously, said he has friends in the country who sympathize with him but are afraid to show their support.

“They don’t dare to voice it, to speak up. They are afraid of troubles that they think the police and prosecutors may cause them. Same applies to my potential witnesses,” he said. (ap)

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Trump: Better Fed policies would give economy ‘rocket’ boost

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the economy would “go up like a rocket” with better policies from the Federal Reserve while the close political ally he hopes to put on its board faced more questions about his candidacy from female GOP senators based on his past writing about women.

In a tweet, the president said that the economy, while doing well, would do even better if the Fed started cutting rates and provided “some quantitative easing,” referring to the process the Fed used following the financial crisis to purchase bonds to lower long-term interest rates.

Trump contrasted the Fed’s current moves with China, which he said was adding “great stimulus” to its economy. The president has been harshly critical of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Fed’s credit tightening, including a string of four rate hikes last year.

To counter what Trump saw as wrong-headed policies, the president said he would nominate two close political allies to the Fed’s seven-member board.

Former 2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration. But Trump’s other choice, conservative commentator Stephen Moore, has gone on a talk-show blitz to try to save his candidacy following disclosures of incendiary comments he has made in the past about women. Moore has said the comments were inappropriate efforts to make jokes, but more female GOP senators expressed their concerns on Tuesday.

Asked about Moore’s prospects, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., noted that the White House has not yet nominated Moore. If he is nominated, McConnell said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said that “it’s hard to look past” Moore’s previous statements, while Sen. Marsha Blackburn, RTenn., said his comments were “not good” and would definitely be an area she would want to question him about.

Jukut Paku Cliff Temple, a Place to Practice Yoga and Meditation

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If you have more time, come and pray to the Jukut Paku Cliff Temple, a historical site having been designated as a cultural heritage. It is located at Jukut Paku hamlet, Singakerta, Ubud, Gianyar, or around 35 minutes’ drive from Denpasar city. Some people often choose it to be a place for yoga and meditation.

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In this March 20, 2019, file photo a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the rate decision of the Federal Reserve. Everything from bonds to commodities to savings rates at the bank are feeling the ramifications of the Federal Reserve’s decision earlier this year to halt raising interest rates, at least temporarily.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she also had concerns while Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said if the White House does nominate Moore it would be unlikely that she could support him. “Look at his writings.

I’m not enthused,” she told reporters Monday. “I’m a woman, right here folks.”

In his tweet on Tuesday, Trump said, “Our Federal Reserve has incessantly lifted interest rates, even though inflation is very low, and instituted a very big dose of quantitative tightening.” Trump was referring to the Fed’s rate hikes and moves to trim its stockpile of bonds purchased following the financial crisis to lower long-term interest rates.

“Yes, we are doing very well at 3.2% GDP (economic growth

in the first quarter), but with our wonderfully low inflation, we could be setting major records,” Trump said in his tweet.

Trump’s latest attack on the Fed came as the central bank began a two-day meeting in which officials are expected to keep rates unchanged after projecting in March that they did not expect to raise rates at all this year following four rate hikes in 2018. Moore has gone on television interview programs to answer attacks about his past writings and White House officials have come to his defense.

Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters Tuesday that the president is still backing Moore for one of two vacancies on the Fed board and said she was not concerned about his past comments.

“I’m a strong successful woman who’s worked with Stephen Moore for decades. I know how he feels about women, how he treats women in the workplace.”

Moore on Sunday apologized for comments in the past viewed as demeaning to women, saying some were misguided jokes.

In a CNBC interview Tuesday, Moore said the president and the White House economics team are “totally behind me.”

In a column for the Washington Times in 2000, Moore wrote that colleges were places for men to lose their boyhood innocence and “stay out way too late drinking.

And the women seemed to survive just fine. If they were so oppressed and offended by drunken, lustful frat boys, why is it that on Friday

nights they showed up in droves in tight skirts to the keg parties.”

Moore has been a conservative commentator for more than two decades and was an adviser on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, helping to draft the campaign’s tax cut program.

Even before his writings on women surfaced, Moore was being attacked by Democrats for being too partisan to serve on the Fed’s seven-member board, which seeks to conduct interest-rate policies without regard to outside political pressure.

If Moore is nominated for the Fed post, he is expected to need to hold most of the GOP support, because Democrats are likely to oppose the nomination. Republicans control the Senate 53-47. (ap)

This historic site sits on a steep slope. The existence of this cliff temple is protected by the Bali Archaeological Heritage Preservation Service as an ancient relic.

From the village road, then follow the concrete road next to hamlet hall towards Wos River. Next, go down the stairs until you reach the

location of the cliff temple.

Temple area offers very clean, beautiful and cool atmosphere. Understandably, this cultural heritage area is often used by tourists to do tracking (sightseeing) or spiritual tourism activities. Around the Wos River, it grows large and small local trees, thus adding to the calm

atmosphere. In the sculpted cliff area of ??the temple called the Jukut Paku Cliff Temple. Its height is less than three meters, but the type of building of the temple is not monumental as is the temple found on Gunung Kawi.

Meanwhile, on the left and right side of the temple there is niche (like

a cave), like the place of meditation.

To the right of the temple, there is a shower having clean and clear water, while on the left is a place to put offerings. Wos River has slightly great stream and along the river pathway deliberately cleaned for visitors.

According to local residents, the Jukut Paku Temple is a place to worship ‘deities abiding at the Jukut Paku Cliff Temple’ to ask for salvation. Jukut Paku Temple is still a place considered to have religious value for the local community. This

temple also has a series of piodalan or temple festival falling on Anggara Kasih Medangsia, along with the piodalan at the Penataran Temple of Jukut Paku hamlet.

On the temple festival, people will put offerings in the form of suci, peras, daksina, soroan, pengambean, and sesantun. In addition to worshiping the deities, the construction of the Jukut Paku Temple is believed to be the place where ancestral spirits have merged with their goddess. (kmb)

Agni Hotra Fire Ceremony hosted by over 30 Balinese Priests Open to the public for the benefit of all creation

The religious practices particular to Bali have a long history dating back thousands of years with layers of different influences overlapping and interweaving to create the beautiful, powerful and varied customs of the Balinese that we see today.

Balinese Hinduism also has a long history of syncretic relations with different belief systems – most notably Hinduism and Buddhism, integrating key elements of each into local belief structures. As Balinese high priest Ida Bhagawan explains “the word syncretism implies that there is not only an influential belief system but also another belief system that is being influenced, Bali is especially inter-

esting in this way because so many of the influences are clear while others not so”. A case in point in the sacred Hindu fire ceremony known as Agni Hotra, which is widely practiced in India.

While Bali shares many beliefs and practices with the Hindus of India, there are also some that are particular to each locality. So, while Bali has long had its own particular form of sacred fire ceremony that is broadly referred to as ‘pasepan’, aspects of this and other distinctly local practices have ”come together to form a uniquely Balinese form of the Sacred Agni Hotra Fire ceremony” explains Ida Bhagawan.

There is much to say about the ceremony itself, it’s fluid forms

and it’s current place in Balinsee society and as retired Professor -now high priest, Ida Pandita Mpu Acharya Jaya Daksa Vedananta explained in a research paper on the topic “essentially the practices in India and those in Bali are the same, though there are some key differences that can be interesting to explore”. So while those interested in history and culture can certainly, find many fascinating aspects to this practice and how it came to its current Balinese form, for others it is simply a spiritual practiced aimed at enhancing harmony within and without.

Ida Pandita Mpu Acharya Jaya Daksa Vedananta was in fact instrumental in popularizing the current

form of the Agni Hotra ceremony some decades ago and will be giving a very brief presentation about the basic meanings and functions of the ceremony (in English and Indonesian) before the the ceremony begins so that anyone can join in with an understanding of what is going on.

Ida Pandita Ageni Satyawadi Dwi Natha Daksa, who has been diligently holding Agni Hotra ceremonies for more than 20 years, will then lead more than 30 priests in this remarkable, form of prayer.

After the ceremony, the Bangli Jail Choir will perform a few sacred chants before opening the floor to open dialogue.

This Agni Hotra ceremony is

being held at Arma Museum and Resort is being held in part as a fundraiser for the Bali Hindu Wisdom Festival a non-profit- crosscultural, Multilanguage 3-day event (this August, in Ubud) that will feature wisdom talks and practices as well as nightly performances aimed at bridging the gap between ancient wisdom and the youth of today.

The Sacred Agni Hotra Fire Ceremony with Balinese High Priests Ida Pandita Mpu Acharya Jaya Daksa Vendananda, Ida Pandita Ageni Satyawadi Dwi Natha Daksa and Romo Sardjono will begin at 6PM on Saturday, May 4th, 2019 at Arma Museum and Resort and is open to the public. (kmb)

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Cremation ceremony of I Gusti Ngurah Rai’s family

Mass evacuations as monster cyclone targets India

MANGUPURA - Bade tower (used to carry the bodies) having a height of 19 meters and a weight of 5 tons with two dragons delivered the bodies in the cremation ceremony of royal family of the Balinese great hero, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, at Carangsari Palace, Petang, on Monday (Apr. 29).

The cremation ceremony is touted as the second largest after the cremation of hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai in 1962. Two descendant figures of the national hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai involved in the cremation ceremony namely perpetrators of history I Gusti Ngurah Tantra (son of I Gusti Ngurah Rai) and I Gusti Ngurah Agung Yunandha Daniel Yudha (grandson of I Gusti Ngurah Rai or son of IGN Alit Yudha).

Interestingly, the bade tower with two dragons in palebon or cremation ceremony were carried by thousands of residents from a number of customary villages in Petang subdistrict. The palebon process started from the funeral home to cemetery at Carangsari village, which is about 2.5 kilometers away. The ceremony was accompanied by Baris Gede dance and seven troupes of baleganjur gamelan orchestra. Considering the distance between the funeral home and the cemetery is quite far, the bade tower and dragons were carried by thousands of residents on a relay basis.

According to IGAA Inda Trimafo Yudha, daughter of IGN Alit Yudha, the bearers for the bade and two dragons involved at least 1,800 people. These people come from several customary villages in Petang subdistrict, including Carangsari village as a royal buffer village, Pangsan village, Belok Sidan village, Auman village in Pelaga village and Catur village in Kintamani.

“In this cremation ceremony, the bade tower weighs about 5 tons with nine tiers and there are two dragons. This is carried by around 1,800 people,” she said on the sidelines of the cremation ceremony on Monday (Apr. 29).

On the way to cemetery, the two bodies were placed in one bade.

The convoy ran from two dragons, and then followed by bade and baleganjur gamelan orchestra. Inda told that the bade and dragon must have bearers from Auman village.

According to belief of the royal family, the bade and dragon will

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In this file photo taken on April 6, 2017, Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn pays his respects at the statue of King Rama I in Bangkok.

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Bade tower (used to carry the bodies) having a height of 19 meters and a weight of 5 tons with two dragons delivered the bodies in the cremation ceremony of royal family of the Balinese great hero, I Gusti Ngurah Rai, at Carangsari Palace, Petang. not be able to be lifted unless being carried by residents of Auman village.

“In this procession, both bodies are placed in one bade as high as 20 meters. If other palace or places use ox sarcophagus, our tradition at Carangsari Palace uses dragons.

Bade and this dragon must have bearers from Auman village, Pelaga,” explained ‘Gek In’ who just passed as a member of the Badung House of Representatives.

According to her, the unique relationship between Carangsari Palace and the residents of Auman village in Pelaga has been going on for generations. So, every ceremony at Carangsari Palace always involves Auman village to Catur village in Kintamani which is said to be the territory of Carangsari Kingdom.

“Carangsari Palace and Auman village in Pelaga have a unique relationship. Bade and the dragon cannot be lifted if they are not carried by the residents of Auman Pelaga,” she said.

The procession itself ran quite smoothly. The convoy departed

from the funeral home around 13:45. Meanwhile, the wife of the late I Gusti Ngurah Tantra, I Gusti Ayu Adi, stated the cremation ceremony is a form of final respect for the two deceased.

“Well, hopefully they both can attain a quiet place in the afterworld; their sins can be forgiven and can maintain the reputation of the big family. Regarding this tradition, we maintain the royal family’s tradition,” she said briefly.

To note, the eldest son of Carangsari Palace’s figure who is also the senior of Golkar, IGN Alit Yudha namely IGN Yunandha Daniel Yudha died on January 9, 2019 in the morning. This grandson of hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai who was born on April 23, 1972, died of illness.

Then, the grief of the Carangsari Palace’s family returned to increase as followed by the death of IGN Tantra, who is no other than the uncle of IGN Daniel 13 days later. Since that month there was a sacred ceremony held at Besakih Temple, the deceased’s bodies were temporarily laid down at the

funeral home.

Thousands of people joined the cremation ceremony on Monday (Apr. 29). Cremation ceremony of the second son and grandson of I Gusti Ngurah Rai, namely I Gusti Ngurah Tantra and I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha were ushered by using a nine-tiered 19-meter high bade tower with a weight of 5 tons and two 7-meter high Kaang dragons.

Started from the Carangsari Palace’s funeral home, the bade was paraded to cemetery at Carangsari village which also has the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Monument. Due to being quite far distance and the bade is quite heavy, it is paraded by relay.

“Several villages in Petang subdistrict are tasked to bear the bade.

Approximately, there are 1,800 people where 200 of them from Catur village (Kintamani) and 150 people from Auman village (Plaga).

Since there is a special belief that if there are no residents of Auman village in Plaga bearing, the Bade will not be able to be lifted,” explained granddaughter of I Gusti Ngurah

Rai, IGA Inda Trimafo Yudha, on the sidelines of the ceremony, on Monday (Apr. 29).

Gung Inda who was also accompanied by mother I Gusti Ayu Wardani Pinda and the wife of I Gusti Ketut Tantra, I Gusti Ayu Adi, said the cremation ceremony accompanied by 750 baleganjur gamelan players is the second one at Carangsari Palace after the death of I Gusti Ngurah Rai in 1962. “Our uncle, I Gusti Ngurah Tantra is also a history player, witness when our grandfather I Gusti Ngurah Rai fought during the colonial era,” said the younger sister of I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha.

As is known, the eldest son of the Carangsari Palace’s figure who is also the senior of Golkar, IGN Alit Yudha, namely I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha died on January 9, 2019 in the morning. The grandson of hero I Gusti Ngurah Rai who was born on April 23, 1972, died of illness.

Then, IGN Tantra followed who is no other than the uncle of I Gusti Ngurah Daniel Yunandha Yudha 13 days later. (kmb)

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Powerful, rich and shrouded in secrecy: Thailand’s King Rama X

BANGKOK - A king married four times with a penchant for piloting jets; a shrewd tactician with a hefty fortune and the army’s loyalty -- snippets from the closely-guarded life of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn who remains an enigma to his subjects.

The 66-year-old heir will be crowned in a royal ceremony this weekend as Rama X of the Chakri dynasty, more than two years after the death of his beloved father King Bhumibol, widely revered as a figure of unity and man of the people.

But little is known about the incoming monarch, Bhumibol’s only male heir who spends much of his time abroad, lives in privacy and rarely addresses the Thai public.

His inscrutable image is carefully curated by a trusted advisers, guards and strict press rules about how the royal family can be depicted in a country with some of the world’s toughest lese majeste laws.

He is often represented performing royal duties or charity in the Thai official royal press.

Less guarded moments overseas have been relayed in the foreign media, but they have not been widely disseminated inside the kingdom.

“This great mystery... makes him distant,” said a Thai business-

man who once worked for the palace, speaking under condition of anonymity.

Vajiralongkorn rarely gives interviews, but in a sit down with the BBC in 1979, he gave a nod to the conundrum of being born a prince.

“It’s difficult to say what it is like to be a fish when you’re a fish, or what it is like to be a bird when you are a bird,” a soft-spoken Vajiralongkorn said.

- Pedaling and protocol Born on July 28, 1952, Vajiralongkorn completed his secondary education in Britain before training at Australia’s Royal Military College.

He developed a passion for flying, piloted fighter jets, and served as a career officer in the Thai military, training for periods with US, British, and Australian armed forces.

In the twilight of his father’s reign the then-crown prince took on a more prominent public role.

A fan of the outdoors, Vajiral-

ongkorn donned spandex to lead two choreographed mass cycling events through Bangkok in 2015.

Vajiralongkorn is a study in contrasts with his father, who toured the country with camera and maps in hand for much of his 70-year reign.

He rarely gives speeches and has spent much of his life overseas, particularly in Germany, where he owns lavish residences on the shores of Lake Starnberg in Bavaria.

From there he likes to fly his Boeing 737, which was briefly seized in 2011 as part of a financial dispute between the Thai government and a German company.

“It’s a way to escape the yoke of protocol in Thailand,” said Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, a senior researcher specialising in Southeast Asian politics at the French Institute of International Relations.

Bound by centuries of straightjacketing rules revolving around officials events and ceremonies, Thailand’s king is nominally above politics. (afp)

BHUBANESWAR - Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated from the expected path of a major cyclone packing winds up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains, officials said Thursday. The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani was expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon in Odisha state and barrel northeastwards on a pathway close to the homes of more than 100 million people.

A state relief department official told AFP that 780,000 people were moved to safer places overnight from at least 13 districts of Odisha, home to some 46 million people, which will bear the brunt of the weather system.

“We are expecting more than a million people to move out of the danger zone in next 12 hours,” Bishnupada Sethi, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, told AFP. Some 3,000 shelters in schools and government buildings have been set up to accommodate more than a million people. More than 100,000 dry food packets are ready to be dropped if needed, reports said.

On Thursday the storm, which reports said was the biggest to hit eastern India in nearly two decades, was brewing in the Bay of Bengal some 250 kilometres (155 miles) offshore and moving slowly but ominously westwards. The cyclone was expected to pack sustained wind speeds of 180-190 kph, bringing gusts of up to 200 kph, equivalent in strength to a Category 3 to 4 hurricane.

It was expected to make landfall near the Hindu holy town of Puri, a major tourist hotspot attracting millions of Indian and foreign visitors every year. More than 100 trains have been cancelled in past 48 hours, according to a statement by Indian Railways. Three special trains were running from Puri to evacuate pilgrims and tourists.

Authorities have asked tourists to leave coastal areas and avoid unnecessary travel. Special buses have been

deployed in Puri and other towns.

Dozens of officials were making announcements on hand-held megaphones across the coastal belt asking residents to leave their homes for safety. The Indian Navy has also been put on alert.

The Airports Authority of India issued an advisory to all the coastal airports to take adequate precautions.

“Our men are urging people to move to safer places and government has set up sufficient shelters to take in those evacuating their homes,” said Sethi. “Heavy rains are expected in all the coastal districts amid fears of flash floods. We are all geared up for the challenge.”

- Deluge Forecasters have predicted “heavy to very heavy” rain on Friday in some places and “extremely heavy” rain the next day, with some areas inundated by up to 20 centimetres (8 inches) of water. Tides could also surge up to 1.5 metres (five feet).

India’s weather office has warned that the high speed winds can uproot trees, flatten crops and damage homes, power and communication infrastructure. The neighbouring coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, home to 50 million people, and Tamil Nadu, population some 70 million, have also been put on high alert.

Fani will be the fourth such storm to hit India’s east coast in three decades. Major weather systems regularly affect eastern and southeastern India between April and December.

In 2017, Cyclone Ockhi left nearly 250 people dead and more than 600 missing in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states. The worst cyclone on record in Odisha in 1999, killed almost 10,000 people and caused an estimated $4.5 billion worth of devastation.

Odisha had to evacuate some 300,000 people last October when its coastal districts were battered by Cyclone Titli, with winds up to 150 kph and heavy rains. At least two people died. (afp)

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Indian fishermen pull a boat to higher ground on a beach in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on May 2, 2019, as Cyclone Fani approached the Indian coastline.

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WASHINGTON - Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue, best known for its racy covers of scantily clad bikini models, will feature for the first time a Muslim model wearing a hijab and burkini, the magazine said Monday.

Somali-American model Halima Aden’s rookie spread will be set in Kenya, where she born in a refugee camp and lived until the age of seven.

“Growing up in the States, I never really felt represented because I never could flip through a magazine and see a girl who was wearing a hijab,” Aden said in a video tweeted by the magazine.

Sports Illustrated also posted a picture of her posing lying down in shallow water, wearing a turquoise hijab, long yellow earrings and a deep blue burkini -- the full length swimsuit favored by some Muslim women.

Halima, 21, made headlines at age 19 when she was the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA Pageant, where she made the semi-finals in 2016.

She has previously featured on the cover of British Vogue and walked on the New York Fashion Week runway. (afp)

Rihanna Is Too Busy Dropping Savage X Fenty To Think About The Met Gala

WHILE the fashion industry is occupied with the Cruise 2020 shows and the looming Met Gala date, Rihanna is at werk in Fenty HQ. The self-proclaimed bad gal dropped a new underwear line under the Savage X strand of her business at midnight on May 1.

“Don’t sleep on it,” she told her 70 million Instagram followers of the capsule comprising satin basics and daisy-printed smalls. The corresponding post of Rihanna wearing a strapless bra and shades on the @savagexfenty page suggested equal urgency to shop: “Set your alarm sis”.

The launch follows Fenty Beauty’s Sun Stalker bronzer activation (again announced via artful Instagram imagery), the premiere of her film project with Donald Glover, Guava Island (at Coachella) and a series of strong personal outfit choices (mostly on Stories). At a Buju Banton concert just days ago

in her native Barbados, Rihanna wore one of Virgil Abloh’s debut ballgowns for Off-White. The voluminous yellow-and-grey chequerboard design was premiered on Bella Hadid on the autumn/winter 2019 runway, but Riri, posing next to the artist on the ‘gram, gave it her

own personal flair.

The sleuths among us might suggest that she’s building up momentum for a major launch (new music? Her LVMH-backed fashion line, Project Loud France?) but, one thing is for sure, she’s not agonising over a Met Gala 2019 look. (net)

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Non-indigenous Balinese Muslims in Denpasar followed the tradition of “megengan” prior to the fasting month of Ramadhan to offer prayers to their ancestors and hand out meals to others worshipping.

Javanese in Bali follow pre-Ramadhan “Megengan” tradition

DENPASAR - Non-indigenous Balinese Muslims in Denpasar followed the tradition of “megengan” prior to the fasting month of Ramadhan to offer prayers to their ancestors and hand out meals to others worshipping.

“Since our motherland is afar, we are unable to pay a visit to our parents’ tombs prior to Ramadhan coming.

Hence, we offer our prayers from here,” a leader of Al Hidayah Gatsu Foundation H. Daldiri remarked while

leading the “megengan” tradition at a local mosque here, late Wednesday.

Annually, prior to the onset of Ramadhan, the devout offer prayers to their bereaved parents.

Megengan is a typical Javanese

tradition prior to entering the month of Ramadhan.

“According to the tradition being carried down from our ancestors in the land of Java, we pray for our parents and ancestors, who are no longer with us, and offer alms at the same time,” Daldiri noted while addressing several hundred worshipers thronging the mosque in “Kampung Jawa,” a kampong in Bali having a dominant

presence of the Javanese ethnic group.

Prior to start of the “megengan” tradition, worshipers offered boxed meals and the organizer in return handed out a piece of paper where they noted down the names of their ancestors for whom the prayers are directed.

Typically, every worshiper pens down three to five names.

After the paper bearing the

names is taken back, organizers thereafter circulate it among the worshipers, who then read them out aloud alternately, prior to an imam leading the recitation of Surah Yasin and other verses from the Al-Quran.

The “megengan” tradition concludes with meals being handed out to all worshipers partaking in the event. (ant)

Toxic chocolate issues spread in Badung MANGUPURA — On Monday (Apr. 29), the community in Badung district was shocked by the issue on the circulation of toxic chocolate products. The issue is regarding toxic chocolate spreads through viral messages on social media.

In the message is mentioned that a doctor named Dwija who is in service at Kapal Regional Hospital.

Chocolate with colorful packaging labeled MERMAID is declared toxic and has claimed three child calamities that died after consuming the snack. Three other people who were declared consuming the same product were also referred to the hospital and eventually died.

Suddenly, the viral message made the people of Badung startled.

Other than in Badung, similar information also spread in Denpasar City.

Director of Mangusada Badung Hospital, Nyoman Gunarta, who was confirmed in connection with the information, denied the issue on Monday. “It’s not true and it is fake news. There is no doctor on behalf of Dwija here,” he said.

This official from Sibang Gede, Abiansemal, also confirmed to all hospital divisions to ascertain the truth of the information. “We have checked into the morgue in the hospital and there are no bodies of children that died,” he said.

According to him, the hospital mentioned in the viral message is the Kapal Regional Hospital.

“What we need to emphasize is

also that there is no name of the Kapal Regional Hospital, except for Mangusada Badung Regional Hospital, so that it is very clear and false information. The public must be careful with such information,” he explained.

Although the information is not correct, Gunarta said the information is quite troubling to the community. Therefore, he hoped the community does not immediately disseminate information whose truth is not yet believed.

“We hope the public will be more careful in disseminating information. First of all, it must be crossedcheck so that it does not disturb the community,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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Director of Mangusada Badung Hospital, Nyoman Gunarta

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Myth and Woman

Exhibition at Monkey Forest Gallery There is clearly no shortage of women in art – or in paintings anyway. Yet women are clearly underrepresented in the art world. It is clearly not for lack of creativity that women artists seem to be so few and far between. As the half of humanity who give birth, women are of course natural creators and it also tends to be women who have to balance raising, children, housekeeping and earning a living for lesser wages than men, which, of course also requires tremendous creativity. And it may very well be that there are indeed far more female artists out there than we see represented in galleries and museums.

The exhibition currently on display at Monkey Forest Gallery entitle “Woman & Myth – woman artist painting exhibition”, features works by 6 female artists

who perhaps represent the tip of the iceberg. The works of Satya Cipta, Suryani, Vony Dewi, Mona Palma, Jero KK, Ratih Aptiwidyari, run the range from

poetic to literal, from deeply inquisitive to fanciful and from soothing to disturbing bearing witness to a wellspring of talent in each of the painters.

painting by A.A Istri Ratih Aptiwidyari

And, while as women, these painters may or may not share certain common experiences, they certainly bring their own unique perspective, approach and raison d’etre to their works. So, the very fact that there is such a variety of styles, techniques and meanings in the works of this exhibition points to something strange about being grouped together. We begin to understand why this is not strange at all when we consider the title of the exhibition.

Myths are commonly shared stories about the underlying reasons for how and why things are. And yet, they are not stories that we tell openly, rather they are stories that are referred to in all different kinds of social interactions serving as a kind of unconscious structure for how we evaluate things. Myths operate or influence through the very fact that their narratives go largely unnoticed. The word myth implies that something is not true and yet widely believed to be true.

Myths can also be understood to represent some kind of deeper truth than what they overtly speak of.

The title of the exhibition, therefore asks us to look at what myths might be operating, and points to the prevalent and often unconscious myth that, the reason we do not see as many women as men in the art-world, is simply because women are not creative -at least not in the sense that we usually attribute

to artists.

However, the ambiguity of the title also points to how the figure of women is presented in our commonly shared mythologies and thus invites us to question how much of this is true for individual women, how far we should take these generalized traits to be true of all women and indeed whether these traits are true in any absolute way.

Naturally, both men and women are subject to the influence of the same myths. The difference is that the experience of actually being a woman allows for cracks in the monolith of assumed truths to present themselves to women. The way that myths are experienced by any individual is of course, as varied as people themselves are and so to are the ways that we express and understand the expressions of these myths in others.

So while Myth and Women is an ambiguous title, offering no real insight in and of itself, the very fact of putting these two words together in the title of an exhibition with all female painters, invites us to question what we might expect from such an exhibition, why we do not hear of “all male exhibitions”, why it is still so rare to find women artists represented in the art world and further still, what myths about women are we all being influenced by and do we as the viewer have enough creativity to imagine different myths or ways of interpreting current myths that would correspond better to reality? (kmb)

‘Goal public’: Bali United set to be first soccer club in Indonesia and Southeast Asia to launch IPO Bali United’s Stefano Lilipaly (center) and his teammates celebrating after scoring a goal in the first leg of Piala Indonesia quarterfinal against Persija Jakarta on Friday, April 26. Photo: Facebook/ Bali United FC The Island of the Gods hometown soccer club, Bali United FC (Football Club) will soon become the first publicly traded soccer club in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. PT Bali Bintang Sejahtera the club’s

umbrella company has undergone the due diligence process and will launch an IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).

The company plans to issue two billion shares or about 33.33 percent of the total paid-up capital.

The bid price for the Gianyar-based professional soccer club will range from IDR155 – 175 per share — which could potentially allow the IPO to raise up to IDR310 – 350 billion. They have also appointed

PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and PT Kresna Sekuritas as their underwriters.

Bali United, which competes in Indonesia’s top-flight football league, Liga 1, plans to use around 60.5 percent of the IPO as the working capital, while 20.4 percent will be used to strengthen the capital structure of its subsidiaries with the remaining 19.1 percent being reserved for capital expenditure.

During an IPO launch event in

Gianyar Regency on Friday, Bali United CEO Yabes Tanuri said the decision to go public was intended so that the general public could own a part of the Serdadu Tridatu (Tridatu Troops).

“We have always been asked to be more transparent. By going public, everyone can be the stockholders in Bali United. We all can be part of one family,” Yabes said in a written statement on Friday, as quoted by Detik.

The secretary general of Indonesia’s Soccer Association (PSSI), Ratu Tisha Desria, PT Liga Indonesia Baru Commissioner Gusti Randa and Persija Jakarta CEO Ferry Paulus were also present at Friday’s event. Tisha said Bali United’s IPO was a breakthrough in the development of Indonesia’s soccer and sports industry. “This is the sweetest gift for PSSI’s 89th birthday this year,” Tisha said. (kmb)

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A new Luxury Lifestyle Property, opens near Balangan Beach

BHMA Hotels and Resorts announces that its first luxury lifestyle resort in Indonesia, the X2 Bali Breakers Resort, will open its doors on May 15, 2019, near the famous Balangan Surf Beach, located in the very heart of Bali’s southernmost peninsula.

BHMA is an International chain operator of exceptionally designed lifestyle resorts pledging to redefine The Luxury Experience as guests “X2” or “Cross To” a new dimension of luxury, one inspired

by Design. The X2 brand is in active use for chic design for hotels and resorts that embrace a commitment to cross to concepts of uncomplicated luxury, simplicity, and style.

This highly reputable hotel management company, based out of South East Asia, opened its first property in Kui Buri (Thailand) in 2007 with the second resort coming only a year later to Koh Samui (Thailand). Now, a full decade later with almost 30 spread-out over Asia, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Flight Centre Travel Group will open its first X2 Resort in Indonesia on the Island of Bali.

X2 Bali Breakers Resort

Those responsible for bringing the X2 Bali Breakers Resort to realization, point to the fabled surf of nearby Balangan Beach that immediately captured their creative imagination and inspired the stunning artistic design of this modern-day tropical resort. Despite being within easy reach of the main tourist centers of southern Bali, all the Resort’s 58 villas emanate a peaceful aura, overlooking verdant green spaces, providing a much sought-after privacy and natural feel that satisfies the spirit. The interior of the villas is composed to encourage the tropical life-style, boasting private gardens and seating arrangements surrounding a private pool.

With Balangan Surf Beach only a short bicycle ride away and the immediate surroundings of the resort fit for hiking, running and cycling, there are plenty of options available to explore and be active.

Selected to serve as General Manager of the new resort is Barry Doesburg, a respected hospitality industry professional who exudes passion for creating memorable guest experiences. Speaking on his latest assignment, Doesburg says: “Bali has been chosen as the prime location for the X2 flagship in Indonesia because we believe with

our unique and stylish product and service, we can make a difference and bring a new meaning of luxury to the highly competitive Bali hotel market. The X2 Bali Breakers resort name refers to the epic surf break you can find on nearby Balangan beach, but also hints on how we want to break away from the usual. X2 guests value style in a genuine, pure sense and that’s

what we offer. The X2 Resorts brand is already well established in Thailand with X2 properties winning awards such as WTA (World Travel Awards) as Thailand’s Leading Boutique Resort. With the arrival of X2 Bali Breakers Resort in Balangan, the X2 Resorts brand has crossed oceans to share its authentic style and concept in yet another iconic location.”

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Drinks with Mona Lisa: A special night at the museum PARIS - Daniela Molinari dreamed of offering a drink to the famous Mona Lisa and asking her all about the great Leonardo Da Vinci.

On Tuesday night she enjoyed a very special night at the museum, at the famous Louvre in Paris.

The Italian-Canadian art conservation student was chosen from over 180,000 entrants in a competition, launched by the Louvre in Paris and the home-sharing platform Airbnb, to mark 30 years since architect I.M Pei’s glass pyramid was erected in the art museum’s courtyard.

It is the first time that any member of the public has been allowed to sleep in the famous museum overnight.

The experience also included a special guided tour by an art historian, like those previously offered only to the likes of Barack Obama, Beyonce and Jay-Z. All the contestants had to do was answer the question: “Why would you be the Mona Lisa’s perfect guest?”

“I wrote about offering a drink to Mona Lisa, to ask her about Leonardo... we would share a spritz, because she never had a chance to taste one,” the 26-year-old Molinari wrote.

“I didn’t take it seriously, I didn’t

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think it would work,” she added.

- Dinner with Venus de Milo The night was spent sleeping beneath the iconic Pyramid in the heart of the City of Lights.

But before that there was indeed time for a Renaissance-inspired aperitif with Mona Lisa, and Molinari’s guest for the special night Adam Watson, 29.

Dinner alongside the Venus de Milo followed -- though it wasn’t clear how the armless ancient Greek statue managed the cutlery -- and an intimate music concert in Napoleon III’s opulent apartments in the former royal palace.

A guided tour of the otherwise deserted museum was another highlight. The tour took in highlights of the 37 kilometres (23 miles) of galleries, with the Louvre’s director of protocol Sabine de La Rochefoucauld, as their guide.

These included Italian renaissance masterpieces, the old palace stables and, in between works by Leonardo and Delacroix, the vivid colours of the 16th century Pieta

by Rosso Fiorentino, a piece de La Rochefoucauld had already shown to singer Beyonce, who filmed an elaborately choreographed video inside the Louvre. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on October 8, 2016 US film director Quentin Tarantino waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of Lumiere film festival in Lyon, central eastern France.

Tarantino’s new film to compete at Cannes

PARIS - Quentin Tarantino’s much-anticipated new film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” will run in competition at this month’s Cannes film festival, organisers said Thursday, after initial doubt over whether it would be shown.

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Visitors take photos of each other posing behind a cardboard cut out of Mona Lisa, within the “Leonardo Lives” exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci, on May 2, 2019 in Vinci, Tuscany.

The film, which stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, will compete against works by veteran directors Ken Loach and Terrence Malick for the coveted Palme d’Or at the festival which begins on May 14.

“We were afraid the film would not be ready,” festival director Thierry Fremaux said, adding that Tarantino had finished it early after spending four straight months in

the editing room.

“He’ll definitely be there -- 25 years after the Palme d’Or for ‘Pulp Fiction’ -- with a finished film screened in 35mm and his cast in tow,” he said.

“His film is a love letter to the Hollywood of his childhood, a rock music tour of 1969, and an ode to cinema as a whole,” he said of the work, which is about a Hollywood stunt double and runs for two hours 45 minutes. Last month, Fremaux

hinted he would hold the door open for the maker of “Reservoir Dogs” until the very last minute.

Loach, 82, who won the Palme d’Or prize in 2016 with “I, Daniel Blake”, returns with “Sorry We Missed You”, an indictment of the gig economy, while Malick will premiere his World War II story, “A Hidden Life”, about a German conscientious objector guillotined by the Nazis in 1943. (afp)

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Tourists walk past a building permit board (blue) at the site of the Sari Club, which was hit in the 2002 bombings, in Kuta near Denpasar on the resort island of Bali on April 26, 2019. Plans are underway for a multi-storey development at the site of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, Indonesian authorities said on April 26, a decision that has angered neighbouring Australia which lost dozens of citizens in the attacks.

Plans to develop 2002 Bali bombing site halted

A controversial project to build a multi-story development at the site of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people has been put on hold following complaints from Australia, which lost dozens of citizens in the attacks.

The ground-breaking ceremony for the five-story building was scheduled for Wednesday, but local officials said it has been postponed to give the property owners and a victims’ association that wants to build a memorial garden on the site the chance to reach an agreement.

“The construction plan has been temporarily halted, next week we will facilitate a meeting between the owner and representatives of

Bali Peace Park Association,” head of local tourism agency Made Badra told AFP Wednesday.

Some 88 Australian nationals were among 202 people killed -- most of them Western holidaymakers -- in the Bali bombings after radical Islamists detonated explosives outside the US consulate and two popular night spots on the Indonesian resort island.

The local investment board

granted permission for the developer to build on the site of the destroyed Sari Club, located in the tourist hub Kuta, in December last year.

Badra denied the suspension was caused by intervention from the government or pressure from Australia, claiming the property owners and the victims’ association needed more time to negotiate a price.

Plans to build a five-story building which would include a restau-

rant, a small business centre and a museum for the bombing victims memorial has angered Australia.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the plan “deeply distressing” and said he would demand the Indonesian government resolve the issue. Property owner Lila Tania previously said the land had not been used for 17 years, causing her family to suffer financial losses. Tania said she was willing to sell the property to Bali Peace Park Association if it could offer her a reasonable price.

Australia suffered the highest number of casualties in the explo-

sions, which were the worst peacetime attacks on its citizens.

Local terror network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) was blamed for the bombings in which people from at least 21 countries, including 38 Indonesians, were killed. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.