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Fanning and Jolie reunite for Disney’s ‘Maleficent II’ LOS ANGELES - Production has begun on the sequel to smash hit “Maleficent,” Disney announced Tuesday, with Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie reprising their roles as Sleeping Beauty and her conflicted surrogate mother.

The movie is being filmed at Pinewood Studios, near London and in locations around Britain, the world’s largest movie studio said in statement.

“It’s bring your mom to work day on the Maleficent2 set,” 20year-old Fanning (“Trumbo,” “The Beguiled”) joked in an Instagram post that had been shared a quarter of a million times within an hour.

Alongside the message, she posted a picture of her in front of a laughing Jolie, who was in the famous “Maleficent” horns, as well as a pair of sunglasses and a toweling bathrobe.

“Maleficent,” a modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty’s arch-nemesis, cast an instant spell

on audiences in 2014, debuting at the top of the North American box office and going on to gross more than $750 million worldwide.

Joining Fanning and Jolie for the latest adventure are Oscar nominees Michelle Pfeiffer (“Dangerous Liaisons,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp”) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave,” “Doctor Strange”).

Disney also confirmed that acclaimed British stage and screen actor Robert Lindsay (“Wimbledon”) would be among the newcomers, while Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville return from the original movie.

In the sequel, directed by Joachim Ronning (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”), Disney’s most notorious villain continues to explore her complex relationship with Princess Aurora, the soon to be queen, as they form alliances against new adversaries. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on May 10, 2018, actor Joonas Suotamo (L), who plays Chewbacca, reacts as a person in a Chewbacca suit gestures on the red carpet at the premiere of the film ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ in Hollywood.

May the flop be with you: inquest begins after ‘Solo’ washout

LOS ANGELES - With “Solo: A Star Wars Story” proving an intergalactic dud on its opening weekend, analysts have been pondering whether Lucasfilm’s enviable license to print money might just have expired.

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In this file photo taken on June 23, 2014 US actresses Angelina Jolie (R) and Elle Fanning smile at the Japan premiere of their movie “Maleficent” in Tokyo.

The latest prequel in the iconic space franchise opened over the Memorial Day weekend in the US and Canada on just $103 million, worryingly short of predictions of a $150 million debut.

The news abroad was arguably worse, leaving Oscar-winning veteran filmmaker Ron Howard’s contribution to the “Star Wars” universe barely halfway toward the predicted $300 million opening global take.

“By any other movie’s stan-

dards, this would be a home run,” comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told AFP. “In the world of ‘Star Wars,’ where the expectations are so high and interest rises to a fever pitch, it’s being universally called a disappointment or an underwhelming performance.”

“Solo,” starring 28-year-old Alden Ehrenreich (“Hail Caesar!”) in the title role, charts the adventurefilled past of smuggler Han Solo -- made famous in four “Star Wars”

movies by Harrison Ford.

The second of three planned spinoffs from Disney-owned Lucasfilm, it follows “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the second highest grossing movie worldwide in 2016.

It has endured a journey to screen as treacherous as a picnic on a windy day in the Tatooine desert, with directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller sacked by Lucasfilm over “creative differences” far into the production. (afp)

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Zivile Roditis hugs Howie Rosin (L), shortly after Roditis’ home was destroyed by lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure, in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii’s Big Island, on May 25, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Lava glows in the background. Following a magnitude 4.4 earthquake today centered in the summit region of the Kilauea volcano, an ash plume was sent from the volcano at least 10,000 feet skyward, according to the National Weather Service.

Evacuations urged in Hawaii as lava flow advances

Authorities urged people in Hawaii Wednesday to evacuate an area at risk of being cut off by a flood of lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano.

“Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from several fissures continues to advance toward the Kapoho area,” a Civil Defense message said, referencing an area that was devastated during a 1960 eruption.

“Residents of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are ad-

vised to evacuate. You are at risk of being isolated due to possible lava inundation,” the message added.

Authorities had earlier advised that lava flow from Fissure 8 had blocked a major highway and caused an electricity blackout, and recommended evacuations of

other nearby areas as telephone communications were cut.

Meanwhile, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter at Kilauea itself was recorded on Wednesday at 11:00 am (0000 GMT). Although it was felt strongly in the area, authorities dismissed the possibility of a tsunami.

Local authorities could not confirm to AFP how many people would be evacuated. Around

2,000 residents have already abandoned their homes as a result of the eruption, which has destroyed 71 houses so far.

The lava has engulfed an area of approximately 9.5 square kilometers, with the majority ending up in the ocean, creating so-called “laze” -- acid fumes created when lava meets water.

Kilauea is one of five volcanoes on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Scientists believe that volca-

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Farmers at Catur process coffee leaves into tea

Beneficial to prevent gastric acid

BANGLI —Other than the bean, the leaves of coffee can be utilized and processed into beverage ingredient. At least, this has been proved by a farmer of Catur village, Kintamani, Gusti Ngurah Rupa. Since last year, Gusti Rupa has started to process coffee leaves into tea powder. His coffee leaf tea is claimed to have many good benefits for bodily health, where one of them is to prevent gastric acid.

When met at his residence on Friday (Jun. 1), Gusti Ngurah Rupa revealed that his initial idea of trying to process the coffee leaves into tea powder emerged because he saw the amount of coffee leaf waste generated from the activities of pruning the coffee plants. Regular pruning is done so the coffee plants can grow and bear fruits well. Seeing the amount of leaves wasted, he then tried to innovate by making use of it into something useful namely tea powder. “I think it is very simple how to use this leaf waste into something useful. Previously, the leaves of pruning activities were usually thrown away. Finally, I tried to make it into tea,” he said.

He explained it is not difficult to process coffee leaves into tea. Having been pruned, the young coffee leaves are collected and then dried out. To prevent the leaves from being too brown and dry, the coffee leaves must be covered up with cloth when drying out. “In addition to keeping the color to remain greenish brown, it is also meant to maintain the antibody content,” he explained.

To give fragrant aroma, the dried coffee leaves are added with slices of fragrant pandan leaves. As for serving, it just needs to be brewed like preparing other tea in general.

According to Gusti Rupa, the coffee leaf tea has many benefits where it is good for the health of the body in which one of them is to prevent gastric acid.

Besides, it is beneficial to maintain the immune system because it has a high content of antibody substances. It is proved by the durability of coffee leaves against pests and diseases.

“Most people are afraid of drinking coffee because their gastric acid will go up. However, I believe that every plant, including coffee, has antidote. Coffee has it in the leaves,” he said. His belief is also reinforced by the results of his consultation to some experts in the field of agriculture stating if the coffee leaves do have a substance with high enough antibodies.

In addition to tea made from coffee leaves, Gusti Rupa also tried to make tea from the skin of coffee beans and coffee parasite. According to him, the content possessed by the parasite in coffee plant currently considered a pest of plants is very good for the health of the body, especially to prevent cancer. However, he cannot produce parasite coffee tea in large quantities due to limited raw materials.

All this time, his innovation products made from the waste of coffee plants are marketed through exhibitions and promoted directly to the community.

However, he admitted so far some of the processed products have begun to be demanded. The demand is not only from the local community but also from outside Bali, such as Bondowoso and some other regions in Java Island. (kmb40)

Chinese tourists arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport

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Foreign exchange leaks, China has its own payment system

DENPASAR —Chinese tourists in recent years occupy the highest number of visits to Bali. Such large number also encourages facilities for Chinese tourists in Bali. Undoubtedly, many investors or business owners from China are coming. It is feared to result in imbalanced economic impact on Balinese people. Moreover, China has its own payment system causing state’s foreign exchange to leak.

Chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) or the Indonesia Association of Tourism Industry (GIPI), I.B. Agung Partha Adnyana, said the increase in Chinese tourists’ visit to Bali may also be followed by high investment in Bali especially from China. “There are some, but no accurate data are available,” he said on Friday (Jun. 1).

Nevertheless, he hoped China comes only as a guest or a tourist, while the business remains to be owned by Balinese people. The arrival of investment from China will further tighten business competition. “When doing business, they can compete hard with cheap price, cheap quality. Balinese business products will face deteriorating quality. So, the business is expected to remain controlled by Balinese,” he explained. With the entry of China, the results of business are not necessarily enjoyed by the people of Bali, even though they have paid taxes.

He hoped that more and more Chinese

tourists coming to Bali are expected to conduct direct transactions in Bali. All this time, the transaction is done through their travel agencies from China. Indeed, there are results from Chinese tourist visits, but he judged they are ineffective because the Chinese payment system does not involve cash but use their own payment system.

Similarly, they do not have credit cards.

“The transactions conducted in Bali will go to China first and then just go to Indonesia.

Almost all tourists do this way, both online and offline,” he added.

Meanwhile, other tourists like those from Europe and Australia have their bank representatives in Indonesia such as Citibank. “China should not have, it is governed by the state,” he said. Thus, according to him, Indonesia will experience foreign exchange leaks.

The Indonesian government is expected to regulate this and have bargaining power.

The payment system among tourism entrepreneurs is expected to be received

directly. “Alternatively, they open a branch here or cooperate with our bank,” he concluded. He added that among some countries, only China is implementing this system. The issues of leaked foreign exchange happen because tourist payment system of China is conducted in China.

An economic observer from Udayana University, Prof. Wayan Ramantha, said that foreign exchange continued to rise with the incoming Chinese tourists, although some have been cut off by the cashless system. It is better that China does not open a bank in Indonesia or Bali because it will take the business opportunities of local bank. “When opening a bank here, it will also suck the local potential savings and deposits, while they distribute the credit in their home country,” he concluded.

The arrival of Chinese tourists in a year is indeed the highest, beating Australia.

The quantity of Chinese tourists is also accompanied by its quality. “Many of them stay and eat at the hotels or restaurants owned by Chinese investors, it is legitimate as long as they are legal,” he said.

Surely, the investors pay hotel and restaurant taxes as much as 10 percent.

At least, Chinese tourists also buy local souvenirs that can definitely improve the economy of Bali. (kmb42)

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Members of the Indonesian press were invited to the luxurious beachside location of the Komaneka Resort Keramas today to meet some of the world’s top professional surfers, and to learn more about why Bali was chosen for the 5th stop of the World Surf League’s World Championship Tour event from Mr. Indroyono Soesilo (Marine Tourism Department), Will Hayden-Smith (WSL), and Tipi Jabrik (PSOI).

After first being welcomed by Will Hayden-Smith, General Manager of WSL Australia/Oceania, Tipi Jabrik from the PSOI (Persatuan Selancar Ombak Indonesia) explained to the audience in Bahasa Indonesia how the central and local governments worked together with the WSL and the PSOI to bring this prestigious event to Bali.

He then introduced Mr. Indroyono,

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who further explained how surfing was an underutilized asset for Indonesia, and how surfers come each year to this surf “Mecca” for their surfing holidays and to practice for competitions, usually staying extended periods of time which create greater economic impacts than even sports such as diving, which requires lots more equipment. He further laid out his plan of support for WSL Qualifying Series events in location such as West Sumbawa, Nias (Sumatra), Aceh, West Java, Lombok, and Rote (NTT), as well as supporting bringing back the Corona Bali Protected event next year.

Women’s current World Number 2 ranked Lakey Peterson from California (USA) was introduced to the media by Will Hayden Smith, and told the audience “I’m so happy that

they have this event here in Bali this year. I come to Indonesia each year for surfing, as it has such great waves and such great people, and now getting to surf in a competition here is so great. I’m really excited to be here!”

Next was Indonesia’s own Oney Anwar, who is currently ranked number 53 in the world on the World Qualifying Series, the qualifying tour for the World Championship Tour.

The WSL gave Anwar a spot in the Corona Bali Protected event as the wildcard for the host country. “I’m really proud to represent my country here at this event, and I hope to do good in the event. I’ve been surfing all around the world for the last 5 years, improving my skills and I hope that one day I can compete on the World Championship tour,” he said.

Journalists were then asking ques-

tions from Mr. Indronoyo and the others, one of which was how much prize money was up for grabs in the Corona Bali Protected an other was how many competitors were in the event – the answers were: 36 men surfers and 18 women surfers, the best surfers in the world, and the total prize money was $900,000 USD (almost 13 milyar IDR).

After the questions were over and some group photos were taken, all the participants were served a delicious Balinese lunch in the Timur Kitchen, while chatting together and enjoying the cool sea breeze.

Mr. Indroyona had the chance to meet 3-time WSL Women’s Champion Carissa Moore, and have a chat before Moore went out for a surf at the surf break just in front of the Komaneka Hotel.

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Komaneka Resort Keramas General Manager Mr. Kariyana voiced his surprise at how big the sport of professional surfing is, and how they are excited to provide more support at next year’s event. “Of course I have heard about surfing before, being Balinese and living near the ocean, but I had no idea surfing was this big,” exclaimed Kariyana. “I didn’t know until today that it was such serious business but also so exciting. I was at the contest this morning watching the surfers and listening to the crowd, and I was very impressed. We are looking forward to next year already, and are willing to be more involved so this event can continue each year. The ASC would like to thank Komaneka Resort Keramas for their generous support, as well as Corona and the World Surf League, along with the PSOI.(r)

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Bypass Prof. I.B. Mantra road.

Ketut Purnawan

Courage and perseverance as key to successful entrepreneurship BANGLI — Resigning from workplace in the tourism sector and choosing to become a young entrepreneur seems to be the right decision ever taken by Ketut Purnawan. This 37-year old man from Pande hamlet has been able to achieve successful financial due to the silverwork business he has pursued. Besides, he can open job opportunities for residents around his home.

Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of dollars.

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Smoking: a rundown on lighting up PARIS - Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of dollars.

Here are some facts and figures of the UN’s World No Tobacco Day Thursday.

- How many people smoke? There are around one billion smokers in the world, about a seventh of the global population, according to World Health Organization (WHO) and other estimates.

China has the highest number: of its population of 1.3 billion, about 315 million are smokers and they consume more than a third of the world’s cigarettes, the WHO said in a report last year.

Indonesia has the highest proportion of smokers at 76 percent of men aged over 15.

About 80 percent of the world’s smokers live in low- and middle-income countries and 226 million of them are considered poor.

- On the decline? A study published in The Lancet medical journal in April 2017 says the percentage of people using tobacco every day has dropped in 25 years.

One in four men and one in 20 women smoked daily in 2015, down from one in three men and one in 12 women in 1990, it found.

But reductions in smoking rates in some nations “are almost entirely offset by the increasing consumption in many countries with weaker tobacco control regulations,” says The Tobacco Atlas anti-smoking lobby.

These include poorer parts of the world, in particular in sub-

Saharan Africa.

Tobacco use has decreased in places such as Australia, Brazil and Britain, where anti-smoking measures include higher taxes, bans and health warnings. Electronic cigarettes have also entered some markets.

France reports a million fewer daily smokers in 2017 over 2016.

Tobacco sales have even declined in China, down by 10 percent from a peak in 2012, according to the Euromonitor International market research group.

- A high human cost Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death, experts say.

Active or passive smoking kills more than seven million people every year, according to the WHO, with tobacco consumption blamed for the death of on average one person every

six seconds.

Cancers, heart attacks, strokes and lung disease are the main diseases associated with tobacco.

Over the 20th century tobacco claimed 100 million lives -- more than the 60-80 million deaths during World War II and the 18 million in World War I combined.

At current rates tobacco could account for more up to a billion deaths in the 21st century, the WHO says.

Smoking uses up almost six percent of world spending on healthcare as well as nearly two percent of global GDP, according to a January 2017 study in the scientific journal Tobacco Control.

This amounted to $1.436 billion globally in 2012, 40 percent borne by developing countries, it says.

- Profits and production -

Around the world 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of land is used to grow tobacco, the WHO says, an area about the size of Switzerland.

Cigarette sales are worth more than $680 billion annually, according to Euromonitor.

China is the leading producer of tobacco, growing about 40 percent of world’s leaves, says The Tobacco Atlas.

Five firms control 80 percent of the global cigarette market.

The top six made a profit of more than $62 billion in 2015, it says.

Smokers get through about 5.7 trillion cigarettes annually, says The Tobacco Atlas. This works out to nearly 11 million every minute.

Filters made from non-biodegradable cellulose acetate have become the type of litter most present on the world’s beaches. (afp)

Purnawan started his silver accessories business in 2004 when he was 23 years old. Previously, this graduate from tourism diploma had worked in some tourism companies in Badung and Denpasar. He ventured to open a silverwork business just with a little capital and skills to make silver handicrafts obtained in junior high school.

At the beginning of opening the

business, he admitted facing many challenges. Not only about the lack of business capital and marketing, his decision to start the silver business also got opposition from his parents. “Our parents had not agreed. They want me to work in tourism sector because they are pity with my unused diploma,” he said.

Due to his perseverance, his pioneering business continues to show

the progress. In the first three years, Purnawan was able to prove that his decision to pursue craft business is right. His craft accessories are in great demand and ordered. His success in the business led him to achieve financial success. Within a month, the earnings of his business could reach IDR 25 million.

Based on the handicraft business, Purnawan then began to develop

other businesses in the field of accessories rental services, wedding attires, photography and vintage car rental for wedding equipment.

Other than achieving financial success, the business pursued up to these days by this father of two children also helps the government in reducing unemployment. Several years ago, he could hire up to 54 people from residents around his home. “My workforce is not limited to help but also learn. Today, many of them have opened their own business after being inspired by my business,” he said.

He also claimed to be quite proud

of his business pursued all this time.

No matter how small the business owned, it remains a pride, let alone the business has been able to help reduce unemployment.

He also hoped his entrepreneurship can be followed by other young generation. According to him, the key or main capital that must be owned in entrepreneurship is the courage to face the risks and perseverance in carrying out the business involved. “There are many business opportunities. Most importantly, we have to dare, do not be afraid of trying and must be diligent in pursuing it,” said Purnawan. (kmb40)

To secure homecoming traffic

Police prepare dozens of posts in Gianyar

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This 37-year old man from Pande hamlet has been able to achieve successful financial due to the silverwork business he has pursued.

GIANYAR — On entering this June, the ranks of Gianyar Police have been preparing the security of homecoming traffic, especially in the path that passes Jalan Bypass Prof. I.B. Mantra, Gianyar district.

Through the security named the Ketupat Agung Operation 2018 police prepare dozens of posts with hundreds of personnel. This was revealed by Chief of Gianyar Police Operations, Dewa Gede Mahaputra, on Friday (Jun. 1).

He said the Ketupat Agung Operation will take place on June 7- 22, 2018. During this operation, his ranks prepare dozens of posts in Gianyar district. “To secure the homecoming traffic, we will prepare a service post at the Masceti intersection,” he said.

The Service Post is not only guard-

ed by police, but also by health service officer, military personnel, transportation agency and mechanic officers. By that way, the road users wishing to come home passing the path can be served in various aspects. “We have coordination with related agency for this service post,” he said.

In addition, the ranks of the Gianyar Police will also prepare three security posts. These posts will be built at a special point, namely in Sukawati, Ubud and Blahbatuh subdistricts. “In addition, we build monitoring post at all tourist attractions, totally amounting to approximately 20 units,” he said.

During the Ketupat Agung Operation his institution will also alert a hundred more personnel. When asked about the security of regional

leader election taking place on June 27, the chief of operation ensured the operation does not affect the security of the regional leader elections. “The Ketupat Agung Operation only lasts until June 22, while at the same time it remains in the period of mass campaign. So, I think there is no problem related to the security of the regional leader election as it will be held on June 27,” he explained.

When asked about early detection, this one-jasmine on shoulder officer described that until now based on detection by intelligence division it remains conducive for the celebration of Eid Al Fitr and after it. “After the Aid Al Fitr, many people surely spend holidays in Bali, especially Gianyar, and until now early detection is still conducive,” he said. (kmb35)

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Philosophical messages in Kertha Gosa paintings

MONTREUIL - At the French migrant workers’ hostel where “Spiderman” Mamoudou Gassama was sleeping on a floor before becoming a folk hero for saving a child, his exploits have triggered a wave of pride tinged with envy.

KERTHA Gosa in Klungkung has been known as a heritage of the royal period. Until now it remains well maintained. The building features a classic atmosphere. There are a number of stories contained in the paintings mounted on the ceiling.

What are they?

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Kertha Gosa paintings A tour guide, I Putu Gede Alex Sanjaya Putra, said the paintings have existed since the beginning of the building. One by one is explained based on the existing references.

At the bottom plot, the story tells about Tantri Kandaka, the 1001-night stories whose essence is about all the deceit in society. The second and third plots carry about the Atma Presangsa, depicting the suffering of the souls in Hell found by Bima Sena (second son of the Pandavas) on his way to find out the souls of his father and mother.

The fourth plot is about the eagle seeking amrita (holy water of life), taken from Adi Parwa, a story that illustrates how difficult it is to earn a living in the world. Meanwhile, the fifth plot tells about palelindon (forecast

and meaning of earthquakes). The sixth and seventh plots tell about Bima Sena when meeting with divine and celestial deities and fighting to save the souls of his father and mother.

Meanwhile, the eighth plot tells about the heaven of the souls and the ninth plot about the god who serves as the keeper of the balance of the four points of the compass of the world. “This painting becomes one of the tourist attractions,” explained Sanjaya Putra, not long ago.

Right in the middle of this building area is the Taman Gili. Local community is more familiar with the name of Balai Kambang (literally means ‘the floating pavilion’) surrounded by a fish pond with water lilies.

To get there, visitors should explore some

steps that also show the old impression.

This building has many poles. The carving is similar to the ones in the Kertha Gosa.

This also draws the attention of visitors as intrigued by the story of the paintings on the ceiling.

Near the brick-using foundation building, there is a small note explaining the meaning of the paintings. The first plot from below tells the story about the destiny of a person predetermined by the day of birth.

The second plot depicts the story of Pan Berayut, a fairy tale about the couple having 18 children. As for the third to sixth plot tell about the story of Sutasoma, the work of renowned poet, Mpu Tantular during the reign of King Hayam Wuruk in Majapahit in 1365. (sos)

This week television crews swarmed the centre in the eastern Paris suburb of Montreuil to find out more about the 22-year-old Malian who was captured on video scaling an apartment block to bring a child hanging from a balcony to safety.

Many residents were unaware the shy youth was living at the hostel and happy to see him hailed for his bravery by President Emmanuel Macron and being placed on a fast track to French citizenship.

“He lives here? It’s incredible,” said Adama Kone, a 35-year-old Mauritania native.

The all-male facility, which has an official capacity of 430 but houses many more, is part of a network of hostels built to accommodate a wave of migrant workers arriving from Africa starting in the 1960s.

On his arrival in France in September 2017 after travelling the Mediterranean migrant route, Gassama was given a mattress on the floor in a room occupied by his 54-year-old brother Birama and three relatives from his home village of Yaguine in western Mali.

The modest room, furnished with just two bunk beds and a television placed on top of a fridge, was once occupied by Mamoudou’s father, according to Birama.

He was glued to the television on Monday as footage of Mamoudou meeting Macron in the gilded settings of the Elysee Palace was being played on a loop.

“As a foreigner I am really pleased,” he said.

“He could have fallen and died. He’s a true hero.” (afp)

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This handout picture taken and released by the Paris Fire Brigade (Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris BSPP) on May 29, 2018, shows Paris fire brigade commander general Jean-Claude Gallet (L) speaking flanked

by Mamoudou Gassama (R), the 22-year-old Malian “Spiderman” feted for saving a child hanging from a balcony, during a visit to the Paris Fire Brigade headquarters and Champerret fire station in Paris.

‘A city like no other’: hopes on hold for model Indian capital

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Pertamina increases stock and alert transportable tank trucks

DENPASAR - Pertamina prepares an increase in fuel stock for IMF as much as 140 percent of the consumption on normal days. In addition to stock increase, Pertamina also prepared 2-3 transportable tank trucks alerted at ten gas stations in the area of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).

Branch Marketing Manager of Pertamina Bali, Doni Indrawan, said the increase of 140 percent of

the normal stock is prepared for 191 gas stations in Bali mainly in the areas close to the ITDC conference venue. Approximately there are ten gas stations around the ITDC. “Transportable tank trucks will be operated. So, they can serve consumers directly,” he explained on Thursday (May 31). Each tank truck has the capacity of 3 times 16 kilo liters. They will go back and forth in the ITDC area.

The increase in stock is intended for gasoline type. Other than using private vehicles consuming gasoline, the delegates also use bus transportation. Based on the APEC experience, the mostly used fuel type is gasoline. The IMF will also bring delegates to six tourist destinations like Labuan Bajo.

“Mobility to Labuan Bajo will use gasoline while the gasoil will be used for the activities during the

conference only,” he said.

Private vehicles to be used by the delegates are estimated to belong to the latest specification that is using RON 95 and upper. The type of fuel with RON 95 and upper is Pertamax Turbo and Pertamina Dex. Both fuel types are eco-friendly.

Previously, Pertamina has similar experience when facing the APEC with 180 delegates and approximately 3,000 participants.

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From soul’s suffering in hell to meaning of earthquakes The name of Kertha Gosa has been very famous not only in Balinese society, but also overseas. The historical heritage located in the south of Puputan Klungkung Monument becomes one of the tourist destinations in Klungkung.

When coming in, the classic atmosphere can be felt intensely. The Kertha Gosa building in the northeast corner still shows its taksu or divine vibration. Its foundation is made from hard sand stone. The poles of the building with a palm fiber roof covered with carvings give the impression of the past time. Gold leaf color of some painting has looked to fade but still looks beautiful. They are no less beautiful when compared to the carvings of today.

In the center of the building, there are carved table and chairs. According to the story, during the kingdom era it is believed to be the venue for discussion on everything related to security situation, prosperity and justice of kingdom region in Bali. Besides, this pavilion served as a venue of meeting for the subordinate kings throughout Bali held every full moon of the fourth month in Balinese calendar (October). Here the royal officials provided direction and decisions based on considerations of the circumstances and needs.

When observed further, the ceiling of this building is filled with paintings. They have very distinctive colors. Additionally, they look natural with a touch of color of the rocks. Aside from offering very classic nuance, it contains meaningful philosophy. All of them are displayed in plots. Its beauty and uniqueness can draw the attention of many visiting tourists.

They are quite curious about the meaning contained therein.

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Meanwhile, the IMF capacity is three times of the APEC. “So, we’ve predicted that number (140 percent).

It is estimated for day three before and after the event, or approximately for week,” he added.

To meet the needs of fuel, Pertamina Bali is supported by TBBM Mangosteen and Sanggaran and Surabaya, precisely by the tank located in Situbondo, East Java. (kmb42)

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This handout photo taken on April 7, 2018 and released on May 22, 2018 by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (AP Govt) shows an aerial view of the under construction “city” of Amaravati. It promised to be “an Indian city like no other” -- a modern, leafy metropolis modelled on Singapore, where citizens would enjoy parks and rivers and breath air unrivalled in freshness.

AMARAVATI - It promised to be “an Indian city like no other” -- a modern, leafy metropolis modelled on Singapore, where citizens would enjoy parks and rivers and breath air unrivalled in freshness.

But the southern capital of Amaravati has been painfully slow to materialise and remains little more than dust and farms as its crusaders resort to crowdfunding to turn the pipe dream into reality.

A staggering $15 billion is needed to transform Amaravati from a few shiny buildings, villages and thousands of acres of agricultural land into the envisioned capital of Andhra Pradesh, one of India’s largest states.

Andhra once had another capital -- the booming tech and business powerhouse of Hyderabad, which pulses with IT know-how and a startup culture.

But the revenue-rich city was assigned as the capital of a brand new state, Telangana, when it was

carved out of Andhra in 2014 following a populist movement to secede.

The two states were to share Hyderabad until Andhra chose another city as its capital.

But authorities decided instead to build a grand new seat of power some 275 kilometres (170 miles) away on the banks of the river Krishna.

While India has a tradition of planned cities, including Sir Edwin Lutyens’ New Delhi and Chandigarh in the north which was designed by Franco-Swiss modernist trailblazer Le Corbusier, nothing of this scale has been tackled for decades.

Amaravati was envisioned as a metropolis free of the chaos, traffic and air pollution that plagues India’s urban centres.

“It’ll be an Indian city like no other,” said Sreedhar Cherukuri, commissioner of Andhra’s Capital Regional Development Authority. (afp)

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Merkel offers Macron concessions on eurozone reforms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a long-awaited answer to French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious call for European Union reforms Sunday, offering olive branches on investment and help for debt-mired eurozone member states.

More than a year after Macron took office with the stated mission to bolster the EU and make it more responsive to its citizens, Merkel’s counter-offer comes at a time of heightened concern about the future of the bloc due to political turmoil in Italy and Spain and transatlantic tensions. Merkel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung ahead of a crunch EU summit this month that Germany as the eurozone’s top economy would support an investment budget whose total would be “at the lower end of the double-digit billions of euros range”.

She said the “rainy day fund”, as it has been dubbed, would serve to help even out economic imbalances between richer and poorer European countries “which need to catch up in the areas of science, technology and innovation”. “We need quicker economic convergence between the member states,” she said.

“To do that we have to strengthen investment capability with the help of additional structural policies,” she said, adding that the fund would be phased in gradually and then evaluated in terms of its effectiveness. Although Merkel’s budget target falls short of the range proposed by Macron, it represents a concession of sorts to his view that an excess of austerity has undermined faith in the bloc.

- ‘Don’t wait, act now’ Merkel also addressed plans to upgrade the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which oversees bailout loans to troubled member states, such as Greece, into a European Monetary Fund.

“We aim to make ourselves a little more independent of the International Monetary Fund,” she said.

She proposed offering short-term credit lines to stricken countries, but maintained strict conditions for support: “always subject to special conditions of course, for a limited amount and with complete

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Some Myths Related to Tanah Lot Attraction

Having a promenade together with partner to witness the beauty of Tanah Lot tourist attraction will surely be impressive. Moreover, walking hand in hand while passing through every sturdy coral rock will certainly bring in very sweet memories. Fading sunlight at the nightfall as if gave the spirit to strengthen the affection. Unfortunately, Tanah Lot retains a myth and taboo for couples taking their girlfriend of boyfriend to visit the place of worship.

“Do not bring your girlfriend or boyfriend to Tanah Lot Temple” is the sentence often expressed by the elders on this Island of the Gods.

Many Balinese people believe if unmarried couples have vacation or dating to Tanah Lot Temple will cause the relationship not to last longer or immediately break up. If the prohibition is violated, the relation-

ship with the boyfriend or girlfriend is believed not to last long. It will become not harmonious leading to be separated.

Although being difficult to prove, believe it or not, Balinese people especially young couples strongly believe in the myth. They never want to bring their partner to Tanah Lot Temple. Merely walking in the area

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The buildings of the banking district are reflected in the river Main as the sun sets in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday evening, May 28, 2018. repayment”.

Germany and France, traditionally seen as the twin engines of European integration, plan to hold talks before the EU summit at the end of the month to coordinate their positions on reform of the bloc after Britain’s exit.

The EU summit is seen as the last chance before European elections in May 2019 to get a few tangible projects on the road and demonstrate to frustrated voters Europe’s ability to deliver on its promises. Macron has repeatedly expressed impatience with what he sees as foot-dragging by

Merkel, who was tied up with five months of coalition building after an inconclusive general election in September.

“Don’t wait, act now,” he said as he picked up a prize in Aachen last month, urging Germany to overcome its “fetish” for budget and trade surpluses and back reforms even if it meant loosening the purse strings.

- Anti-German rhetoric Crises roiling Europe have focused minds in recent days, with a populist and eurosceptic government taking power in Italy and Spain

ousting veteran Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over a corruption scandal and his Socialist arch-rival Pedro Sanchez taking over. Transatlantic relations have at the same time grown increasingly rocky due to a series of combative decisions by US President Donald Trump, including scrapping the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

On Italy, Merkel sounded a conciliatory tone despite the antiGerman rhetoric of the governing parties, which have argued that Berlin’s austerity policies have helped bring many indebted countries in

southern Europe to their knees.

She said she was “absolutely open to talking to the new Italian government about ways to help young people find work” given high levels of youth unemployment. However Merkel, whose political power has diminished in her fourth term as her ruling majority has shrunk, insisted she would draw the line at German taxpayers assuming responsibility for other nations’ debt. “Solidarity between partners should never lead to a union of debt -- it must be about helping others to help themselves,” she said. (afp)

Our Head Chef Wijang Wibi Herdoko & Mike from Mr Sausage has added a new menu as a compliment on your selection in Food Truck. Names “Wrap” It’s wrapped in Tortillas with large size.

Our menu is probably better known as Burrito by American society.

Consists of “Sober Wrap and Drunk Wrap”.

This menu has a different variant, Sober Wrap presents vegetarian food with a choice of fresh vegetables, avocado, red beans, bean sprouts, salsa and other complimentary additions. While Drunk Wrap presents a selection of minced beef and chicken fillet.

“We make and select items for our new menu to provide continuity in food choices” Chef Wijang said. In addition to the Jumbo Hot Dogs and Burgers we have, I hope our Sober & Drunk Wrap can be an option to accompany your night in Legian.

If you are interesting and want to try our new menus, please come to Height Bar & Restaurant at J4 Hotels Legian on the 5th floor. You can feel the sensation of eating on the roof with pool and city views. Or order via our Food Truck which will be present every afternoon at 5 until dawn.

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of ??Tanah Lot area is commonly done by young couples. “The myth does not apply to married couples,” said Jero Niti, Public Relations of Tanah Lot attraction.

In the current modern era, explained Jero Niti, the myth remains to be trusted by the Hindu community in Bali, unlike tourists coming to visit with girlfriend or boyfriend.

Does the myth also apply to them?

“Tourists rarely care about it whether they are with a girlfriend or not. They certainly do not know whether they will break up or not,” she said.

Another myth is related to the holy snake living in the coral cave.

The snake is believed to be the guardian of the temple securing people away from the threat of evil and destruction. It is said if there will be a natural disaster or disaster, the snake will show a sign through the emergence of the king or queen of the red sea snake. Balinese people believe if this sacred snake often

moves to Tanah Lot temple at night to keep the purity of the temple.

Meanwhile, there is also a myth of holy water serving as remedy for looking young. The spring is located beneath of the Tanah Lot Temple. The spring coming out of the temple wall is believed to make people ageless.

Thus, many Balinese people wish to pray or just use the water to wash their face. “Although the story on the myth of Tanah Lot Temple continues to circulate, tourists continuously come to the attraction located at Beraban village, Kediri, Tabanan,” said Jero Niti. (kmb)

Terteran and Gebug Ende

Two of Karangasem’s distinctive cultural traditions; Terteran and Gebug Ende (fire dance and rain dance) will soon be named as official cultural heritages. After the administrative requirements were met, the Ministry of Education and Culture assured that they qualified as cultural heritages. The next step in the process is to have a team from the central government verify these cultural heritage traditions.

Division Head of Arts for the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency Ni Made Suradnyani explained that a proposal to have these distinctive Karangasem traditions recognised as national cultural heritages was submited to the central government in January 2016 and that the tradions from Seraya Village and Jasri Village, were finally accepted. The verification process will take place next June.

Other than Terteran of Jasri village and Gebug Ende of Seraya village, said Suradnyani, the Bali Culture Office also recommended the Usaba Aci Sumbu of Timbrah village that involves thousands of roasted suckling pigs being presented as holy offerings. However, the recommendation failed to qualify at the national level because the administrative requirements were not complete. The Karangasem Culture an Tourism Agence will be improving

the shortcomings of the application through the Bali Cultural Preservation Agency.

This unique culture of Timbrah customary village will be proposed again to the central government through the recommendation of the Bali government along with the Geret Pandan tradition of Tenganan Pegeringsingan and Usaba Dangsil of Bungaya village. The latter two traditions are still being studied and documented in preparation for the proposal.

Determination of the cultural property of Karangasem is necessary to avoid any claims to them that may be commited by other regions or countries.. Lately, cultural claim cases used to support tourism promotion of particular regions or countries are increasingly common. In addition, such recognistion is also importtant in order to ensure cultural preservation, so that hese traditions do not disspaear over the next ten years. (kmb)

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Israel, Gaza exchange fire after Palestinian woman killed at border

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Jordanian protesters raise their hands in before members of the gendarmerie and security forces during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s office in the capital Amman late on June 2, 2018.

Jordan protests snowball over IMF-backed austerity AMMAN - Angry protests rocked cities across Jordan overnight against IMF-backed austerity measures including a new income tax draft law and price hikes, hours after the government and unions failed to reach an agreement to end the standoff.

Some 3,000 people faced down a heavy security presence to gather near the prime minister’s office in Amman until the early hours of Saturday morning, waving Jordanian flags and signs reading “we will not kneel”.

Protests have gripped the country since Wednesday, when hundreds responding to a call by trade unions, flooded the streets of Amman and other cities to demand the fall of the government.

Last month, the government proposed an income tax draft law, yet to be approved by parliament, aimed at raising taxes on employees by at least 5

percent and on companies by between 20 and 40 percent.

The measures are the latest in a series of economic reforms since Amman secured a $723-million three-year credit line from the International Monetary Fund in 2016.

Since January, Jordan -- which suffers high unemployment and has few natural resources -- has seen repeated price rises including on staples such as bread, as well as extra taxes on basic goods.

The price of fuel has risen on five occasions since the beginning of the year, while electricity bills have shot up 55 percent since February.

The IMF-backed measures have sparked some of the biggest economic protests in five years.

Overnight, protesters outside premier Hani Mulki’s office shouted slogans including “the ones raising prices want to burn the country” and “this Jordan is our Jordan, Mulki should leave”. (afp)

GAZA CITY - Israeli aircraft pounded over a dozen militant targets in Gaza, the army said Sunday, after Palestinian projectile fire shattered a ceasefire reached just days ago after the worst flareup since a 2014 war.

The latest escalation came hours after thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of a young female volunteer medic killed by Israeli fire in violence on the border in southern Gaza.

In a first wave of air strikes, Israeli “fighter jets targeted 10 terror sites in three military compounds belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the Gaza Strip,” the army said in a statement early Sunday.

“Among the targets were two Hamas munition manufacturing and storage sites and a military compound,” the army said.

The strikes were retaliation to rockets fired at Israel, as well as “various terror activities approved and orchestrated by the Hamas terror organisation over the weekend,” the army said.

The army listed a series of attempted attacks at soldiers on the border fence, as well as “damaging security infrastructure and igniting fires in Israeli territory with the use of arson kites and balloons”.

A few hours later aircraft shot at “five terror targets at a military compound belonging to the Hamas terror organization’s naval force in the northern Gaza Strip,” the army said in a separate statement.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in Gaza.

On Saturday evening, militants in the Palestinian enclave fired two projectiles at southern Israel, where air raid sirens sent residents to bomb shelters.

The Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepted one of the projectiles, while the other was believed to have fallen short of its target and hit within Gaza, according to the army.

Early Sunday, four more projectiles were separately launched at Israel. Three were intercepted, the army said, with the fourth apparently hitting an open field. (afp)

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Us visitors dominate tourist arrivals at komodo national park

KUPANG - The Komodo National Park Office recorded that the United States was the main contributor of foreign tourists to Komodo Park from January to April 2018, reaching a total of 3,078 people.

“Foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2018 were dominated by the United States, with 3,078 visitors, from the total figure

of 27,550,” Head of Sub-Division of Administration of the Komodo National Park Dwi Sugiarto stated here on Saturday. Sugiarto pointed out that countries that dominated tourist arrivals to Komodo during the January-April 2018 period were the United Kingdom, with 2,952 visitors, and Aus-

tralia, with 2,831 travelers, in addition to 2,364 German tourists, 1,386 Dutch, and one thousand tourists from Italy.

Sugiarto noted that the flow of tourists to Komodo Park, one of the 10 national flagship tourist destinations, was dominated by foreign visitors. The total number of tourists visiting during the time

was recorded at 45,630 people comprising 27,550 foreign tourists and 17,640 domestic tourists.

According to Sugiarto, the flow of tourists increased sharply as compared to the first quarter in 2017, in which only 38,147 people were recorded. This increase is supported by various intensive promotion efforts by relevant government agencies in the region along with the central government and tourism business players.

He noted that the number of

tourist arrivals in 2017 was recorded at 125,069 people dominated by 76,612 foreign tourists, while domestic travelers reached 48,457 people.

“The flow of foreign tourists in 2017 was mostly from Australia, with a total of 7,412 people, followed by Germany, 7,330 people; Italy, 6,405 visitors; and others from France, the United States, and Spain,” he stated.(ant)

Indonesia hikes Two water-bombing rates again to reverse helicopters deployed to rupiah slump palembang for asian games

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A picture taken early on June 3, 2018 from Gaza City shows smoke plumes rising after an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Indonesia’s central bank hiked its key interest rate Wednesday for the second time this month to prop up the rupiah after it slumped to its lowest level in three years.

Policymakers at Bank Indonesia hiked rates to 4.75 percent from 4.50 percent, following a similar rise from 4.25 percent in mid-May. The rupiah slid by some four percent from the start of the year to fall below 14,000 against the dollar, its weakest level since 2015.

The two rate hikes this month -- the first since 2014 -- underscore concerns about emerging market currencies, including the rupiah, as rising US interest rates lure investors to dollardenominated assets.

“Generally our economy is quite

solid but there is global pressure that needs an immediate response,” newlyinaugurated Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo told reporters after a meeting. He also left the door open to more rate hikes.

While the latest move may offer respite to the depreciating currency, it could stifle efforts to boost sluggish growth rates.

In a bid to rev up Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, the central bank had been repeatedly slashing rates over the past year and a half until it reversed course with this month’s hikes.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo came to power in 2014 on a pledge to boost annual growth to seven percent, but the commodities-driven economy has remained stuck in the 5.0 percent range.(afp)

PALEMBANG - Two additional water-bombing helicopters have been sent to Palembang, South Sumatra Province, for anticipating wildfires during the 18th Asian Games that will be held from Aug 18 to Sep 2, an official said here on Saturday. Iriansyah, head of the South Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD), said that the two units of water-bombing helicopters are now being assembled in Palembang City.

Having capacity of 600 liters and 500 liters respectively, the helicopters will be operated to extinguish the wildfires and to conduct patrols at the fire-prone areas in South Sumatra. These two units of waterbombing helicopters are part of 10 additional units that will be used during the Asian Games, he said.

Besides the two units, four other helicopters have completely been assembled so that they are ready for operation, he said adding that those choppers will play a critical role in extinguishing fires in isolated areas, mainly at peatland and forests.

According to Iriansyah, his office is committed to

preventing the wildfires and hazes from occurring in accordance to the instruction ordered by South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin. Besides South Sumatra, the authorities in Riau Province have also been committed to anticipating the wildfires by extending the emergency status last month.

Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has pledged to maintain coordination with all stakeholders to anticipate land and forest fires, the first secretary, Widada Sulistya said recently. The agency has announced nine fire-prone provinces, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan.

The 18th Asian Games will take place in Jakarta and Palembang. However, the venues will not only be located in Jakarta, but also in its surrounding areas, including Tangerang (Banten Province) and Bogor (West Java).(afp)

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LeBron vows NBA fightback after ‘one of toughest career losses’

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The company has several outlets in Bali, and one of their premier stores is right on the Ngurah Rai bypass in Sanur. Here you can admire the vast collection of pearl jewellery crafted by an international team of designers who combine the pearls with 18-carat gold and sterling silver, together with mother-of-pearl and a variety of shells. Each purchase is accompanied by an authenticity

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James scored 51 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed off eight assists, his scoring total the most in an NBA Finals game since 1993 and the most ever in a losing cause.

But far from demoralized, James said he is re-energized by the chance to level the series before the scene changes to Cleveland next week in the fourth consecutive finals between the two clubs.

“You should feel excited about the opportunity to be better and be great and move forward,” James said. “I woke up feeling excited about the opportunity that presents itself tomorrow.

“I expect us to come and play with the same grit we had in game one. And we made a lot of mistakes in game one. I expect us to be better.”

Improvements after defeats have become a James trademark in the playoffs. Four times after producing fewer than 27 points in a postseason loss this year, James has scored 42 or more in the following contest. (afp)

PARIS - Kevin Anderson will tower over French Open fourth round opponent Diego Schwartzman on Monday but the big South African insists the Argentine’s short stature should not be interpreted as a weakness.

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OAKLAND - Cleveland’s LeBron James, known for bouncing back stronger from playoff losses, promises such heroics Sunday in the NBA Finals after what he calls one of the toughest defeats of his career.

Defending champion Golden State opened the best-of-seven championship series with a 124114 over-time home victory Thursday after the Cavaliers led in the final seconds.

Referees reversed a charging foul on Warriors forward Kevin Durant on video review into a blocking foul on James in the final minute of regulation time and Cleveland’s J.R. Smith squandered a last shot chance in the fourth quarter apparently unaware the score was level.

“It’s one of the toughest losses I’ve had in my career,” James said Saturday. “Because of everything that kind of went on with the game and the way we played.

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World number seven Anderson, at 6ft 1in (2.02m), faces 5 ft 7in (1.7m) Schwartzman, bidding to make the quarter-finals for the first time in Paris.

On paper, it should be straightforward.

Anderson, the first South African man to make the US Open final in 52 years when he finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal in 2017, has a 2-0 record over Schwartzman.

One of those wins came on clay in Nice in 2016.

At this year’s French Open, Anderson has fired 57 aces and been broken just twice while Schwartzman has just nine aces.

But the Argentine has won all three rounds in straight sets while Anderson needed four to see off Pablo Cuevas and Mischa Zverev.

So, when it comes to their respective statures, Anderson has no time for those in the sport who say that a player has to stand tall

to be successful.

“What makes him so good is he’s one of the best returners in the game,” said the Florida-based Johannesburg native.

“He’s one of the best movers in the game. He’s one of the best fighters in the game. He’s a great ball striker from the baseline.”

Schwartzman’s compatriot Gaston Gaudio -- at 5ft 9in (1.75m) -- was the last man under six feet to win a Grand Slam at the 2004 French Open, just a year before the advent of the era of Paris dominance of 6ft 1in (1.85m) Rafael Nadal.

But Anderson believes that Schwartzman, playing on a careerhigh 11th seeding, should not be written off as a contender at the Slams.

He’s right to be wary as the 25year-old made the quarter-finals at the US Open and last-16 in Australia in January where it took Nadal to stop him in four sets.

“Historically, you would have

to say that, in terms of results, the ideal height for tennis has been closer to around just over six foot,” said Anderson.

“If you looked at just Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, I mean, these guys aren’t 6’6, 6’7. There’s certainly been a lot more players coming through that way, but it’s not like the taller players are blowing people around that height right off the courts.

“I feel like if you look at somebody like Diego, no matter what universe we play tennis in, he’s always going to be really a tough opponent to play, regardless of your height.”

For his part, Schwartzman is delighted to have made the last 16 in Paris for the first time without breaking sweat.

“In all the Grand Slams it’s very good to be able to reach the second week having won in straight sets, you have fewer hours of play. I was able to do it fast, which was also a goal,” he said. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on May 26, 2018 showing LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacting during Game Seven of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 27, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Verona youngster Lee makes final South Korea World Cup 23

South Korea left Sunday for their pre-World Cup camp with youngster Lee Seung-woo in their final 23-man squad and Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-yeung named as captain.

Tottenham’s talismanic forward Son Heung-min leads the Taeguk Warriors front line, though Crystal Palace midfielder Lee Chung-yong failed to make it to a third World Cup when he was cut late Saturday from the 28-man provisional squad before they departed for a pre-World Cup camp in Austria.

Lee Seung-woo, the 20-year-old winger who plays for Verona in Italy, was the surprise name retained in the 23 after making his debut just six days ago in Monday’s 2-0 friendly win over Honduras.

He did enough in Friday’s disappointing 3-1 defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina to convince coach Shin Tae-yong to give him the nod for the tournament in Russia, which begins on June 14.

South Korea will have two further warm-up matches, against Bolivia in Innsbruck on Thursday and against Senegal behind closed doors in Grodig on June 11, before flying to their World Cup base camp in Saint Petersburg on June 12.

The 2002 World Cup semi-finalists have been drawn in a tough Group F where they will open their campaign against Sweden in Nizhny Novgorod on June 18.

They then face Mexico on June 23 in Rostov-on-Don before taking on the might of defending champions Germany on June 27 in Kazan. South Korea final World Cup squad (KOR clubs unless stated):

Troubled Sterling booked for diving as England down Nigeria

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Germany’s head coach Joachim Loew (L) and Austria’s German head coach Franco Foda inspect the waterlogged pitch after heavy rain prior to the international friendly footbal match Austria v Germany in Klagenfurt, Austria, on June 2, 2018.

Loew fumes as ‘sloppy’ Germany crash on Neuer’s return

Joachim Loew slammed “sloppy” Germany as the world champions crashed to a 2-1 defeat by Austria on Manuel Neuer’s comeback to leave them winless in their last five games.

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South Korea’s Lee Seung-woo (L) fights for the ball with Honduras’ Alexander Lopez (R) during a friendly football match between South Korea and Honduras in Deagu on May 28, 2018. World Cup-bound South Korea defeated Honduras 2-0 in the friendly match.

“If we play like that in Russia, then we have no chance,” fumed Germany head coach Loew in Klagenfurt on Saturday.

Less than a fortnight before the World Cup kicks off in Russia, Germany have now suffered backto-back defeats after also sliding to a 1-0 loss to Brazil in Berlin in March.

The good news from a German perspective is that Bayern Munich goalkeeper Neuer looks set to go to the World Cup, having proved his fitness despite eight months on the sidelines due to injury.

However, when the Germany defence buckled in the second half, Neuer was powerless to stop Martin Hinteregger and Alessandro Schoepf scoring after Mesut Ozil had given the Germans an early lead.

“That was a good comeback from Manuel Neuer after so long out,” said Loew. “He made one or two outstanding saves, but the defeat annoys me. “We didn’t put into practice what we had planned.

“After the break, we fell into a pattern which I didn’t like at all and

we were far too sloppy in our game going forward.” However, Loew was keeping calm with one eye on the World Cup. “There is a lot of work to do, but we won’t drive ourselves crazy,” he said.

“In two weeks, the team will be very differently prepared and I won’t be having sleepless nights.”

Loew left out World Cup winners Thomas Mueller, Toni Kroos, Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng, but the Germans only controlled the rain-delayed game for the first half an hour.

Loew declined to comment when a poll by national broadcaster ZDF showed the majority of German fans would rather see Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen than Neuer play at the World Cup. - ‘Keep calm’ Both Neuer and Ter Stegen are set to fly to Russia. Despite missing 259 days with a fractured foot, Neuer looked sharp but Loew says he will see how his goalkeeper’s problematic left foot reacts on Sunday.

This was Austria’s first win over their neighbours in nearly 32 years - dating back to October 1986 when Rudi Voeller scored West Germany’s only goal in a 4-1 defeat in Vienna.

Austria’s match-winner still sees Germany as among the favourites to defend their world title in Russia.

“It’s always fun to win, but it is especially nice against Germany,” said Schalke midfielder Schoepf.

“But they have some quality players and are still one of the favourites for the title.

Loew must cut four names on Monday before Germany name their final 23-man World Cup squad and several players have reason to worry.

“After the break, we couldn’t find a structure that deserved to win against Austria,” said Nils Petersen.

The Freiburg striker was the top scoring German in the Bundesliga, but is one of the chief candidates to be axed after making his debut for 76 minutes against Austria.

“I’ll keep calm and let myself be surprised by whatever happens on Monday,” said the ex-Bayern Munich striker.

Germany play Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen on Friday in their final warm-up match before facing Mexico in Moscow in their opening World Cup match on June 17.(afp)

England kicked off their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 friendly win over Nigeria, but Raheem Sterling ended a troubled week on a low note as the Manchester City star was booked for diving.

Gareth Southgate’s side swept into a two-goal lead as Gary Cahill and captain Harry Kane netted in a dominant first-half display at Wembley on Saturday.

But that encouraging opening was marred by a lethargic effort from England after the interval.

Alex Iwobi reduced the deficit for Nigeria, who came close to equalising after exposing the flaws in Southgate’s three-man defence by repeatedly attacking down the flanks.

Southgate still has time to work on those tactical issues as England have one more friendly -against Costa Rica in Leeds on Thursday - before they fly to Russia for their Group G opener against Tunisia in Volgograd on June 18.

“We played really well, with the ball especially.

Far more good situations than in recent games,” Southgate insisted.

“The period leading up to their goal, they changed their system and we took some time to adjust.

“But after that we dealt with it well. It was a decent exercise for us to adjust to that.”

But the England manager will also have to consider having another talk with Sterling after the City winger’s latest controversy.

Speaking just before kick-off, Southgate admitted he had doubts about selecting Sterling after he arrived a day late for the start of England’s training camp due to a flight mix-up as he returned from holiday.

Sterling had apologised to his team-mates after Southgate laid down the law -- but that wasn’t his only issue since he joined up with England as the 23-year-old was forced to defend his new tattoo of an M16 assault rifle.

After flopping for England at Euro 2016, Sterling has a point to prove and his fine form in City’s Premier League title-winning campaign was on display in his eye-catching first-half performance.

But Sterling couldn’t stay out of trouble and was booked for an embarrassingly clear dive in a failed attempt to win a second-half penalty.

“I haven’t looked at the incident but I thought he worked really hard for us and his counterattacking was a real problem for the opposition,” Southgate said of Sterling.

“I thought he was very bright and his movement caused problems. I was happy with his performance.” It was that kind of evening for Southgate, with pluses and negatives in equal measure.

Dele Alli was subjected to jeers from the large contingent of Nigeria supporters, who recalled his decision to snub their country in favour of

representing England.

Alli, who has a Nigerian father, didn’t seem perturbed and he was soon celebrating when England took a seventh-minute lead.(afp)

Trio head home from ISS with football slated for World Cup Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov was on his way back to Earth on Sunday along with an official match football that could be used later this month in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow.

Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the United States and Norishige Kanai of Japan undocked from the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-07 capsule and began making their descent at 0916 GMT according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

They are set to land in Kazakhstan around 1240 GMT after having spent 168 days in space.

Roscosmos posted on Thursday a video of Shkaplerov and fellow cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev practicing in the ISS with an Adidas Telstar 18 football.

Russian news agency TASS reported that the ball is planned to be used during the opening game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow on June 14, although FIFA has not confirmed that information.

Shkaplerov, Tingle and Kanai spent more than five months in space working on a variety of scientific experiments.

First-time flyer Tingle also completed a spacewalk to replace the hand on the station’s robotic arm.(afp)

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England’s midfielder Raheem Sterling is pictured during the International friendly football match between England and Nigeria at Wembley stadium in London on June 2, 2018.

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Verona youngster Lee makes final South Korea World Cup 23

South Korea left Sunday for their pre-World Cup camp with youngster Lee Seung-woo in their final 23-man squad and Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-yeung named as captain.

Tottenham’s talismanic forward Son Heung-min leads the Taeguk Warriors front line, though Crystal Palace midfielder Lee Chung-yong failed to make it to a third World Cup when he was cut late Saturday from the 28-man provisional squad before they departed for a pre-World Cup camp in Austria.

Lee Seung-woo, the 20-year-old winger who plays for Verona in Italy, was the surprise name retained in the 23 after making his debut just six days ago in Monday’s 2-0 friendly win over Honduras.

He did enough in Friday’s disappointing 3-1 defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina to convince coach Shin Tae-yong to give him the nod for the tournament in Russia, which begins on June 14.

South Korea will have two further warm-up matches, against Bolivia in Innsbruck on Thursday and against Senegal behind closed doors in Grodig on June 11, before flying to their World Cup base camp in Saint Petersburg on June 12.

The 2002 World Cup semi-finalists have been drawn in a tough Group F where they will open their campaign against Sweden in Nizhny Novgorod on June 18.

They then face Mexico on June 23 in Rostov-on-Don before taking on the might of defending champions Germany on June 27 in Kazan. South Korea final World Cup squad (KOR clubs unless stated):

Troubled Sterling booked for diving as England down Nigeria

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Germany’s head coach Joachim Loew (L) and Austria’s German head coach Franco Foda inspect the waterlogged pitch after heavy rain prior to the international friendly footbal match Austria v Germany in Klagenfurt, Austria, on June 2, 2018.

Loew fumes as ‘sloppy’ Germany crash on Neuer’s return

Joachim Loew slammed “sloppy” Germany as the world champions crashed to a 2-1 defeat by Austria on Manuel Neuer’s comeback to leave them winless in their last five games.

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South Korea’s Lee Seung-woo (L) fights for the ball with Honduras’ Alexander Lopez (R) during a friendly football match between South Korea and Honduras in Deagu on May 28, 2018. World Cup-bound South Korea defeated Honduras 2-0 in the friendly match.

“If we play like that in Russia, then we have no chance,” fumed Germany head coach Loew in Klagenfurt on Saturday.

Less than a fortnight before the World Cup kicks off in Russia, Germany have now suffered backto-back defeats after also sliding to a 1-0 loss to Brazil in Berlin in March.

The good news from a German perspective is that Bayern Munich goalkeeper Neuer looks set to go to the World Cup, having proved his fitness despite eight months on the sidelines due to injury.

However, when the Germany defence buckled in the second half, Neuer was powerless to stop Martin Hinteregger and Alessandro Schoepf scoring after Mesut Ozil had given the Germans an early lead.

“That was a good comeback from Manuel Neuer after so long out,” said Loew. “He made one or two outstanding saves, but the defeat annoys me. “We didn’t put into practice what we had planned.

“After the break, we fell into a pattern which I didn’t like at all and

we were far too sloppy in our game going forward.” However, Loew was keeping calm with one eye on the World Cup. “There is a lot of work to do, but we won’t drive ourselves crazy,” he said.

“In two weeks, the team will be very differently prepared and I won’t be having sleepless nights.”

Loew left out World Cup winners Thomas Mueller, Toni Kroos, Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng, but the Germans only controlled the rain-delayed game for the first half an hour.

Loew declined to comment when a poll by national broadcaster ZDF showed the majority of German fans would rather see Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen than Neuer play at the World Cup. - ‘Keep calm’ Both Neuer and Ter Stegen are set to fly to Russia. Despite missing 259 days with a fractured foot, Neuer looked sharp but Loew says he will see how his goalkeeper’s problematic left foot reacts on Sunday.

This was Austria’s first win over their neighbours in nearly 32 years - dating back to October 1986 when Rudi Voeller scored West Germany’s only goal in a 4-1 defeat in Vienna.

Austria’s match-winner still sees Germany as among the favourites to defend their world title in Russia.

“It’s always fun to win, but it is especially nice against Germany,” said Schalke midfielder Schoepf.

“But they have some quality players and are still one of the favourites for the title.

Loew must cut four names on Monday before Germany name their final 23-man World Cup squad and several players have reason to worry.

“After the break, we couldn’t find a structure that deserved to win against Austria,” said Nils Petersen.

The Freiburg striker was the top scoring German in the Bundesliga, but is one of the chief candidates to be axed after making his debut for 76 minutes against Austria.

“I’ll keep calm and let myself be surprised by whatever happens on Monday,” said the ex-Bayern Munich striker.

Germany play Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen on Friday in their final warm-up match before facing Mexico in Moscow in their opening World Cup match on June 17.(afp)

England kicked off their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 friendly win over Nigeria, but Raheem Sterling ended a troubled week on a low note as the Manchester City star was booked for diving.

Gareth Southgate’s side swept into a two-goal lead as Gary Cahill and captain Harry Kane netted in a dominant first-half display at Wembley on Saturday.

But that encouraging opening was marred by a lethargic effort from England after the interval.

Alex Iwobi reduced the deficit for Nigeria, who came close to equalising after exposing the flaws in Southgate’s three-man defence by repeatedly attacking down the flanks.

Southgate still has time to work on those tactical issues as England have one more friendly -against Costa Rica in Leeds on Thursday - before they fly to Russia for their Group G opener against Tunisia in Volgograd on June 18.

“We played really well, with the ball especially.

Far more good situations than in recent games,” Southgate insisted.

“The period leading up to their goal, they changed their system and we took some time to adjust.

“But after that we dealt with it well. It was a decent exercise for us to adjust to that.”

But the England manager will also have to consider having another talk with Sterling after the City winger’s latest controversy.

Speaking just before kick-off, Southgate admitted he had doubts about selecting Sterling after he arrived a day late for the start of England’s training camp due to a flight mix-up as he returned from holiday.

Sterling had apologised to his team-mates after Southgate laid down the law -- but that wasn’t his only issue since he joined up with England as the 23-year-old was forced to defend his new tattoo of an M16 assault rifle.

After flopping for England at Euro 2016, Sterling has a point to prove and his fine form in City’s Premier League title-winning campaign was on display in his eye-catching first-half performance.

But Sterling couldn’t stay out of trouble and was booked for an embarrassingly clear dive in a failed attempt to win a second-half penalty.

“I haven’t looked at the incident but I thought he worked really hard for us and his counterattacking was a real problem for the opposition,” Southgate said of Sterling.

“I thought he was very bright and his movement caused problems. I was happy with his performance.” It was that kind of evening for Southgate, with pluses and negatives in equal measure.

Dele Alli was subjected to jeers from the large contingent of Nigeria supporters, who recalled his decision to snub their country in favour of

representing England.

Alli, who has a Nigerian father, didn’t seem perturbed and he was soon celebrating when England took a seventh-minute lead.(afp)

Trio head home from ISS with football slated for World Cup Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov was on his way back to Earth on Sunday along with an official match football that could be used later this month in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow.

Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of the United States and Norishige Kanai of Japan undocked from the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-07 capsule and began making their descent at 0916 GMT according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

They are set to land in Kazakhstan around 1240 GMT after having spent 168 days in space.

Roscosmos posted on Thursday a video of Shkaplerov and fellow cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev practicing in the ISS with an Adidas Telstar 18 football.

Russian news agency TASS reported that the ball is planned to be used during the opening game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow on June 14, although FIFA has not confirmed that information.

Shkaplerov, Tingle and Kanai spent more than five months in space working on a variety of scientific experiments.

First-time flyer Tingle also completed a spacewalk to replace the hand on the station’s robotic arm.(afp)

Ian KINGTON / AFP

England’s midfielder Raheem Sterling is pictured during the International friendly football match between England and Nigeria at Wembley stadium in London on June 2, 2018.

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James scored 51 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed off eight assists, his scoring total the most in an NBA Finals game since 1993 and the most ever in a losing cause.

But far from demoralized, James said he is re-energized by the chance to level the series before the scene changes to Cleveland next week in the fourth consecutive finals between the two clubs.

“You should feel excited about the opportunity to be better and be great and move forward,” James said. “I woke up feeling excited about the opportunity that presents itself tomorrow.

“I expect us to come and play with the same grit we had in game one. And we made a lot of mistakes in game one. I expect us to be better.”

Improvements after defeats have become a James trademark in the playoffs. Four times after producing fewer than 27 points in a postseason loss this year, James has scored 42 or more in the following contest. (afp)

PARIS - Kevin Anderson will tower over French Open fourth round opponent Diego Schwartzman on Monday but the big South African insists the Argentine’s short stature should not be interpreted as a weakness.

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OAKLAND - Cleveland’s LeBron James, known for bouncing back stronger from playoff losses, promises such heroics Sunday in the NBA Finals after what he calls one of the toughest defeats of his career.

Defending champion Golden State opened the best-of-seven championship series with a 124114 over-time home victory Thursday after the Cavaliers led in the final seconds.

Referees reversed a charging foul on Warriors forward Kevin Durant on video review into a blocking foul on James in the final minute of regulation time and Cleveland’s J.R. Smith squandered a last shot chance in the fourth quarter apparently unaware the score was level.

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World number seven Anderson, at 6ft 1in (2.02m), faces 5 ft 7in (1.7m) Schwartzman, bidding to make the quarter-finals for the first time in Paris.

On paper, it should be straightforward.

Anderson, the first South African man to make the US Open final in 52 years when he finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal in 2017, has a 2-0 record over Schwartzman.

One of those wins came on clay in Nice in 2016.

At this year’s French Open, Anderson has fired 57 aces and been broken just twice while Schwartzman has just nine aces.

But the Argentine has won all three rounds in straight sets while Anderson needed four to see off Pablo Cuevas and Mischa Zverev.

So, when it comes to their respective statures, Anderson has no time for those in the sport who say that a player has to stand tall

to be successful.

“What makes him so good is he’s one of the best returners in the game,” said the Florida-based Johannesburg native.

“He’s one of the best movers in the game. He’s one of the best fighters in the game. He’s a great ball striker from the baseline.”

Schwartzman’s compatriot Gaston Gaudio -- at 5ft 9in (1.75m) -- was the last man under six feet to win a Grand Slam at the 2004 French Open, just a year before the advent of the era of Paris dominance of 6ft 1in (1.85m) Rafael Nadal.

But Anderson believes that Schwartzman, playing on a careerhigh 11th seeding, should not be written off as a contender at the Slams.

He’s right to be wary as the 25year-old made the quarter-finals at the US Open and last-16 in Australia in January where it took Nadal to stop him in four sets.

“Historically, you would have

to say that, in terms of results, the ideal height for tennis has been closer to around just over six foot,” said Anderson.

“If you looked at just Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, I mean, these guys aren’t 6’6, 6’7. There’s certainly been a lot more players coming through that way, but it’s not like the taller players are blowing people around that height right off the courts.

“I feel like if you look at somebody like Diego, no matter what universe we play tennis in, he’s always going to be really a tough opponent to play, regardless of your height.”

For his part, Schwartzman is delighted to have made the last 16 in Paris for the first time without breaking sweat.

“In all the Grand Slams it’s very good to be able to reach the second week having won in straight sets, you have fewer hours of play. I was able to do it fast, which was also a goal,” he said. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on May 26, 2018 showing LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacting during Game Seven of the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 27, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Israel, Gaza exchange fire after Palestinian woman killed at border

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Jordanian protesters raise their hands in before members of the gendarmerie and security forces during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s office in the capital Amman late on June 2, 2018.

Jordan protests snowball over IMF-backed austerity AMMAN - Angry protests rocked cities across Jordan overnight against IMF-backed austerity measures including a new income tax draft law and price hikes, hours after the government and unions failed to reach an agreement to end the standoff.

Some 3,000 people faced down a heavy security presence to gather near the prime minister’s office in Amman until the early hours of Saturday morning, waving Jordanian flags and signs reading “we will not kneel”.

Protests have gripped the country since Wednesday, when hundreds responding to a call by trade unions, flooded the streets of Amman and other cities to demand the fall of the government.

Last month, the government proposed an income tax draft law, yet to be approved by parliament, aimed at raising taxes on employees by at least 5

percent and on companies by between 20 and 40 percent.

The measures are the latest in a series of economic reforms since Amman secured a $723-million three-year credit line from the International Monetary Fund in 2016.

Since January, Jordan -- which suffers high unemployment and has few natural resources -- has seen repeated price rises including on staples such as bread, as well as extra taxes on basic goods.

The price of fuel has risen on five occasions since the beginning of the year, while electricity bills have shot up 55 percent since February.

The IMF-backed measures have sparked some of the biggest economic protests in five years.

Overnight, protesters outside premier Hani Mulki’s office shouted slogans including “the ones raising prices want to burn the country” and “this Jordan is our Jordan, Mulki should leave”. (afp)

GAZA CITY - Israeli aircraft pounded over a dozen militant targets in Gaza, the army said Sunday, after Palestinian projectile fire shattered a ceasefire reached just days ago after the worst flareup since a 2014 war.

The latest escalation came hours after thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of a young female volunteer medic killed by Israeli fire in violence on the border in southern Gaza.

In a first wave of air strikes, Israeli “fighter jets targeted 10 terror sites in three military compounds belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the Gaza Strip,” the army said in a statement early Sunday.

“Among the targets were two Hamas munition manufacturing and storage sites and a military compound,” the army said.

The strikes were retaliation to rockets fired at Israel, as well as “various terror activities approved and orchestrated by the Hamas terror organisation over the weekend,” the army said.

The army listed a series of attempted attacks at soldiers on the border fence, as well as “damaging security infrastructure and igniting fires in Israeli territory with the use of arson kites and balloons”.

A few hours later aircraft shot at “five terror targets at a military compound belonging to the Hamas terror organization’s naval force in the northern Gaza Strip,” the army said in a separate statement.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in Gaza.

On Saturday evening, militants in the Palestinian enclave fired two projectiles at southern Israel, where air raid sirens sent residents to bomb shelters.

The Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepted one of the projectiles, while the other was believed to have fallen short of its target and hit within Gaza, according to the army.

Early Sunday, four more projectiles were separately launched at Israel. Three were intercepted, the army said, with the fourth apparently hitting an open field. (afp)

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Us visitors dominate tourist arrivals at komodo national park

KUPANG - The Komodo National Park Office recorded that the United States was the main contributor of foreign tourists to Komodo Park from January to April 2018, reaching a total of 3,078 people.

“Foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2018 were dominated by the United States, with 3,078 visitors, from the total figure

of 27,550,” Head of Sub-Division of Administration of the Komodo National Park Dwi Sugiarto stated here on Saturday. Sugiarto pointed out that countries that dominated tourist arrivals to Komodo during the January-April 2018 period were the United Kingdom, with 2,952 visitors, and Aus-

tralia, with 2,831 travelers, in addition to 2,364 German tourists, 1,386 Dutch, and one thousand tourists from Italy.

Sugiarto noted that the flow of tourists to Komodo Park, one of the 10 national flagship tourist destinations, was dominated by foreign visitors. The total number of tourists visiting during the time

was recorded at 45,630 people comprising 27,550 foreign tourists and 17,640 domestic tourists.

According to Sugiarto, the flow of tourists increased sharply as compared to the first quarter in 2017, in which only 38,147 people were recorded. This increase is supported by various intensive promotion efforts by relevant government agencies in the region along with the central government and tourism business players.

He noted that the number of

tourist arrivals in 2017 was recorded at 125,069 people dominated by 76,612 foreign tourists, while domestic travelers reached 48,457 people.

“The flow of foreign tourists in 2017 was mostly from Australia, with a total of 7,412 people, followed by Germany, 7,330 people; Italy, 6,405 visitors; and others from France, the United States, and Spain,” he stated.(ant)

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A picture taken early on June 3, 2018 from Gaza City shows smoke plumes rising after an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Indonesia’s central bank hiked its key interest rate Wednesday for the second time this month to prop up the rupiah after it slumped to its lowest level in three years.

Policymakers at Bank Indonesia hiked rates to 4.75 percent from 4.50 percent, following a similar rise from 4.25 percent in mid-May. The rupiah slid by some four percent from the start of the year to fall below 14,000 against the dollar, its weakest level since 2015.

The two rate hikes this month -- the first since 2014 -- underscore concerns about emerging market currencies, including the rupiah, as rising US interest rates lure investors to dollardenominated assets.

“Generally our economy is quite

solid but there is global pressure that needs an immediate response,” newlyinaugurated Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo told reporters after a meeting. He also left the door open to more rate hikes.

While the latest move may offer respite to the depreciating currency, it could stifle efforts to boost sluggish growth rates.

In a bid to rev up Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, the central bank had been repeatedly slashing rates over the past year and a half until it reversed course with this month’s hikes.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo came to power in 2014 on a pledge to boost annual growth to seven percent, but the commodities-driven economy has remained stuck in the 5.0 percent range.(afp)

PALEMBANG - Two additional water-bombing helicopters have been sent to Palembang, South Sumatra Province, for anticipating wildfires during the 18th Asian Games that will be held from Aug 18 to Sep 2, an official said here on Saturday. Iriansyah, head of the South Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD), said that the two units of water-bombing helicopters are now being assembled in Palembang City.

Having capacity of 600 liters and 500 liters respectively, the helicopters will be operated to extinguish the wildfires and to conduct patrols at the fire-prone areas in South Sumatra. These two units of waterbombing helicopters are part of 10 additional units that will be used during the Asian Games, he said.

Besides the two units, four other helicopters have completely been assembled so that they are ready for operation, he said adding that those choppers will play a critical role in extinguishing fires in isolated areas, mainly at peatland and forests.

According to Iriansyah, his office is committed to

preventing the wildfires and hazes from occurring in accordance to the instruction ordered by South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin. Besides South Sumatra, the authorities in Riau Province have also been committed to anticipating the wildfires by extending the emergency status last month.

Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has pledged to maintain coordination with all stakeholders to anticipate land and forest fires, the first secretary, Widada Sulistya said recently. The agency has announced nine fire-prone provinces, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, and East Kalimantan.

The 18th Asian Games will take place in Jakarta and Palembang. However, the venues will not only be located in Jakarta, but also in its surrounding areas, including Tangerang (Banten Province) and Bogor (West Java).(afp)

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Merkel offers Macron concessions on eurozone reforms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a long-awaited answer to French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitious call for European Union reforms Sunday, offering olive branches on investment and help for debt-mired eurozone member states.

More than a year after Macron took office with the stated mission to bolster the EU and make it more responsive to its citizens, Merkel’s counter-offer comes at a time of heightened concern about the future of the bloc due to political turmoil in Italy and Spain and transatlantic tensions. Merkel told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung ahead of a crunch EU summit this month that Germany as the eurozone’s top economy would support an investment budget whose total would be “at the lower end of the double-digit billions of euros range”.

She said the “rainy day fund”, as it has been dubbed, would serve to help even out economic imbalances between richer and poorer European countries “which need to catch up in the areas of science, technology and innovation”. “We need quicker economic convergence between the member states,” she said.

“To do that we have to strengthen investment capability with the help of additional structural policies,” she said, adding that the fund would be phased in gradually and then evaluated in terms of its effectiveness. Although Merkel’s budget target falls short of the range proposed by Macron, it represents a concession of sorts to his view that an excess of austerity has undermined faith in the bloc.

- ‘Don’t wait, act now’ Merkel also addressed plans to upgrade the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which oversees bailout loans to troubled member states, such as Greece, into a European Monetary Fund.

“We aim to make ourselves a little more independent of the International Monetary Fund,” she said.

She proposed offering short-term credit lines to stricken countries, but maintained strict conditions for support: “always subject to special conditions of course, for a limited amount and with complete

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Some Myths Related to Tanah Lot Attraction

Having a promenade together with partner to witness the beauty of Tanah Lot tourist attraction will surely be impressive. Moreover, walking hand in hand while passing through every sturdy coral rock will certainly bring in very sweet memories. Fading sunlight at the nightfall as if gave the spirit to strengthen the affection. Unfortunately, Tanah Lot retains a myth and taboo for couples taking their girlfriend of boyfriend to visit the place of worship.

“Do not bring your girlfriend or boyfriend to Tanah Lot Temple” is the sentence often expressed by the elders on this Island of the Gods.

Many Balinese people believe if unmarried couples have vacation or dating to Tanah Lot Temple will cause the relationship not to last longer or immediately break up. If the prohibition is violated, the relation-

ship with the boyfriend or girlfriend is believed not to last long. It will become not harmonious leading to be separated.

Although being difficult to prove, believe it or not, Balinese people especially young couples strongly believe in the myth. They never want to bring their partner to Tanah Lot Temple. Merely walking in the area

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The buildings of the banking district are reflected in the river Main as the sun sets in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday evening, May 28, 2018. repayment”.

Germany and France, traditionally seen as the twin engines of European integration, plan to hold talks before the EU summit at the end of the month to coordinate their positions on reform of the bloc after Britain’s exit.

The EU summit is seen as the last chance before European elections in May 2019 to get a few tangible projects on the road and demonstrate to frustrated voters Europe’s ability to deliver on its promises. Macron has repeatedly expressed impatience with what he sees as foot-dragging by

Merkel, who was tied up with five months of coalition building after an inconclusive general election in September.

“Don’t wait, act now,” he said as he picked up a prize in Aachen last month, urging Germany to overcome its “fetish” for budget and trade surpluses and back reforms even if it meant loosening the purse strings.

- Anti-German rhetoric Crises roiling Europe have focused minds in recent days, with a populist and eurosceptic government taking power in Italy and Spain

ousting veteran Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over a corruption scandal and his Socialist arch-rival Pedro Sanchez taking over. Transatlantic relations have at the same time grown increasingly rocky due to a series of combative decisions by US President Donald Trump, including scrapping the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

On Italy, Merkel sounded a conciliatory tone despite the antiGerman rhetoric of the governing parties, which have argued that Berlin’s austerity policies have helped bring many indebted countries in

southern Europe to their knees.

She said she was “absolutely open to talking to the new Italian government about ways to help young people find work” given high levels of youth unemployment. However Merkel, whose political power has diminished in her fourth term as her ruling majority has shrunk, insisted she would draw the line at German taxpayers assuming responsibility for other nations’ debt. “Solidarity between partners should never lead to a union of debt -- it must be about helping others to help themselves,” she said. (afp)

Our Head Chef Wijang Wibi Herdoko & Mike from Mr Sausage has added a new menu as a compliment on your selection in Food Truck. Names “Wrap” It’s wrapped in Tortillas with large size.

Our menu is probably better known as Burrito by American society.

Consists of “Sober Wrap and Drunk Wrap”.

This menu has a different variant, Sober Wrap presents vegetarian food with a choice of fresh vegetables, avocado, red beans, bean sprouts, salsa and other complimentary additions. While Drunk Wrap presents a selection of minced beef and chicken fillet.

“We make and select items for our new menu to provide continuity in food choices” Chef Wijang said. In addition to the Jumbo Hot Dogs and Burgers we have, I hope our Sober & Drunk Wrap can be an option to accompany your night in Legian.

If you are interesting and want to try our new menus, please come to Height Bar & Restaurant at J4 Hotels Legian on the 5th floor. You can feel the sensation of eating on the roof with pool and city views. Or order via our Food Truck which will be present every afternoon at 5 until dawn.

Also available on the “Go-Food” Food Delivery service by entering “Height Bar & Restaurant” in the application’s search field. (r)

of ??Tanah Lot area is commonly done by young couples. “The myth does not apply to married couples,” said Jero Niti, Public Relations of Tanah Lot attraction.

In the current modern era, explained Jero Niti, the myth remains to be trusted by the Hindu community in Bali, unlike tourists coming to visit with girlfriend or boyfriend.

Does the myth also apply to them?

“Tourists rarely care about it whether they are with a girlfriend or not. They certainly do not know whether they will break up or not,” she said.

Another myth is related to the holy snake living in the coral cave.

The snake is believed to be the guardian of the temple securing people away from the threat of evil and destruction. It is said if there will be a natural disaster or disaster, the snake will show a sign through the emergence of the king or queen of the red sea snake. Balinese people believe if this sacred snake often

moves to Tanah Lot temple at night to keep the purity of the temple.

Meanwhile, there is also a myth of holy water serving as remedy for looking young. The spring is located beneath of the Tanah Lot Temple. The spring coming out of the temple wall is believed to make people ageless.

Thus, many Balinese people wish to pray or just use the water to wash their face. “Although the story on the myth of Tanah Lot Temple continues to circulate, tourists continuously come to the attraction located at Beraban village, Kediri, Tabanan,” said Jero Niti. (kmb)

Terteran and Gebug Ende

Two of Karangasem’s distinctive cultural traditions; Terteran and Gebug Ende (fire dance and rain dance) will soon be named as official cultural heritages. After the administrative requirements were met, the Ministry of Education and Culture assured that they qualified as cultural heritages. The next step in the process is to have a team from the central government verify these cultural heritage traditions.

Division Head of Arts for the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency Ni Made Suradnyani explained that a proposal to have these distinctive Karangasem traditions recognised as national cultural heritages was submited to the central government in January 2016 and that the tradions from Seraya Village and Jasri Village, were finally accepted. The verification process will take place next June.

Other than Terteran of Jasri village and Gebug Ende of Seraya village, said Suradnyani, the Bali Culture Office also recommended the Usaba Aci Sumbu of Timbrah village that involves thousands of roasted suckling pigs being presented as holy offerings. However, the recommendation failed to qualify at the national level because the administrative requirements were not complete. The Karangasem Culture an Tourism Agence will be improving

the shortcomings of the application through the Bali Cultural Preservation Agency.

This unique culture of Timbrah customary village will be proposed again to the central government through the recommendation of the Bali government along with the Geret Pandan tradition of Tenganan Pegeringsingan and Usaba Dangsil of Bungaya village. The latter two traditions are still being studied and documented in preparation for the proposal.

Determination of the cultural property of Karangasem is necessary to avoid any claims to them that may be commited by other regions or countries.. Lately, cultural claim cases used to support tourism promotion of particular regions or countries are increasingly common. In addition, such recognistion is also importtant in order to ensure cultural preservation, so that hese traditions do not disspaear over the next ten years. (kmb)

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Philosophical messages in Kertha Gosa paintings

MONTREUIL - At the French migrant workers’ hostel where “Spiderman” Mamoudou Gassama was sleeping on a floor before becoming a folk hero for saving a child, his exploits have triggered a wave of pride tinged with envy.

KERTHA Gosa in Klungkung has been known as a heritage of the royal period. Until now it remains well maintained. The building features a classic atmosphere. There are a number of stories contained in the paintings mounted on the ceiling.

What are they?

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Kertha Gosa paintings A tour guide, I Putu Gede Alex Sanjaya Putra, said the paintings have existed since the beginning of the building. One by one is explained based on the existing references.

At the bottom plot, the story tells about Tantri Kandaka, the 1001-night stories whose essence is about all the deceit in society. The second and third plots carry about the Atma Presangsa, depicting the suffering of the souls in Hell found by Bima Sena (second son of the Pandavas) on his way to find out the souls of his father and mother.

The fourth plot is about the eagle seeking amrita (holy water of life), taken from Adi Parwa, a story that illustrates how difficult it is to earn a living in the world. Meanwhile, the fifth plot tells about palelindon (forecast

and meaning of earthquakes). The sixth and seventh plots tell about Bima Sena when meeting with divine and celestial deities and fighting to save the souls of his father and mother.

Meanwhile, the eighth plot tells about the heaven of the souls and the ninth plot about the god who serves as the keeper of the balance of the four points of the compass of the world. “This painting becomes one of the tourist attractions,” explained Sanjaya Putra, not long ago.

Right in the middle of this building area is the Taman Gili. Local community is more familiar with the name of Balai Kambang (literally means ‘the floating pavilion’) surrounded by a fish pond with water lilies.

To get there, visitors should explore some

steps that also show the old impression.

This building has many poles. The carving is similar to the ones in the Kertha Gosa.

This also draws the attention of visitors as intrigued by the story of the paintings on the ceiling.

Near the brick-using foundation building, there is a small note explaining the meaning of the paintings. The first plot from below tells the story about the destiny of a person predetermined by the day of birth.

The second plot depicts the story of Pan Berayut, a fairy tale about the couple having 18 children. As for the third to sixth plot tell about the story of Sutasoma, the work of renowned poet, Mpu Tantular during the reign of King Hayam Wuruk in Majapahit in 1365. (sos)

This week television crews swarmed the centre in the eastern Paris suburb of Montreuil to find out more about the 22-year-old Malian who was captured on video scaling an apartment block to bring a child hanging from a balcony to safety.

Many residents were unaware the shy youth was living at the hostel and happy to see him hailed for his bravery by President Emmanuel Macron and being placed on a fast track to French citizenship.

“He lives here? It’s incredible,” said Adama Kone, a 35-year-old Mauritania native.

The all-male facility, which has an official capacity of 430 but houses many more, is part of a network of hostels built to accommodate a wave of migrant workers arriving from Africa starting in the 1960s.

On his arrival in France in September 2017 after travelling the Mediterranean migrant route, Gassama was given a mattress on the floor in a room occupied by his 54-year-old brother Birama and three relatives from his home village of Yaguine in western Mali.

The modest room, furnished with just two bunk beds and a television placed on top of a fridge, was once occupied by Mamoudou’s father, according to Birama.

He was glued to the television on Monday as footage of Mamoudou meeting Macron in the gilded settings of the Elysee Palace was being played on a loop.

“As a foreigner I am really pleased,” he said.

“He could have fallen and died. He’s a true hero.” (afp)

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This handout picture taken and released by the Paris Fire Brigade (Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris BSPP) on May 29, 2018, shows Paris fire brigade commander general Jean-Claude Gallet (L) speaking flanked

by Mamoudou Gassama (R), the 22-year-old Malian “Spiderman” feted for saving a child hanging from a balcony, during a visit to the Paris Fire Brigade headquarters and Champerret fire station in Paris.

‘A city like no other’: hopes on hold for model Indian capital

For the sake of IMF

Pertamina increases stock and alert transportable tank trucks

DENPASAR - Pertamina prepares an increase in fuel stock for IMF as much as 140 percent of the consumption on normal days. In addition to stock increase, Pertamina also prepared 2-3 transportable tank trucks alerted at ten gas stations in the area of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).

Branch Marketing Manager of Pertamina Bali, Doni Indrawan, said the increase of 140 percent of

the normal stock is prepared for 191 gas stations in Bali mainly in the areas close to the ITDC conference venue. Approximately there are ten gas stations around the ITDC. “Transportable tank trucks will be operated. So, they can serve consumers directly,” he explained on Thursday (May 31). Each tank truck has the capacity of 3 times 16 kilo liters. They will go back and forth in the ITDC area.

The increase in stock is intended for gasoline type. Other than using private vehicles consuming gasoline, the delegates also use bus transportation. Based on the APEC experience, the mostly used fuel type is gasoline. The IMF will also bring delegates to six tourist destinations like Labuan Bajo.

“Mobility to Labuan Bajo will use gasoline while the gasoil will be used for the activities during the

conference only,” he said.

Private vehicles to be used by the delegates are estimated to belong to the latest specification that is using RON 95 and upper. The type of fuel with RON 95 and upper is Pertamax Turbo and Pertamina Dex. Both fuel types are eco-friendly.

Previously, Pertamina has similar experience when facing the APEC with 180 delegates and approximately 3,000 participants.

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Spiderman’s French fairy tale sparks migrant pride and envy

From soul’s suffering in hell to meaning of earthquakes The name of Kertha Gosa has been very famous not only in Balinese society, but also overseas. The historical heritage located in the south of Puputan Klungkung Monument becomes one of the tourist destinations in Klungkung.

When coming in, the classic atmosphere can be felt intensely. The Kertha Gosa building in the northeast corner still shows its taksu or divine vibration. Its foundation is made from hard sand stone. The poles of the building with a palm fiber roof covered with carvings give the impression of the past time. Gold leaf color of some painting has looked to fade but still looks beautiful. They are no less beautiful when compared to the carvings of today.

In the center of the building, there are carved table and chairs. According to the story, during the kingdom era it is believed to be the venue for discussion on everything related to security situation, prosperity and justice of kingdom region in Bali. Besides, this pavilion served as a venue of meeting for the subordinate kings throughout Bali held every full moon of the fourth month in Balinese calendar (October). Here the royal officials provided direction and decisions based on considerations of the circumstances and needs.

When observed further, the ceiling of this building is filled with paintings. They have very distinctive colors. Additionally, they look natural with a touch of color of the rocks. Aside from offering very classic nuance, it contains meaningful philosophy. All of them are displayed in plots. Its beauty and uniqueness can draw the attention of many visiting tourists.

They are quite curious about the meaning contained therein.

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Meanwhile, the IMF capacity is three times of the APEC. “So, we’ve predicted that number (140 percent).

It is estimated for day three before and after the event, or approximately for week,” he added.

To meet the needs of fuel, Pertamina Bali is supported by TBBM Mangosteen and Sanggaran and Surabaya, precisely by the tank located in Situbondo, East Java. (kmb42)

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This handout photo taken on April 7, 2018 and released on May 22, 2018 by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (AP Govt) shows an aerial view of the under construction “city” of Amaravati. It promised to be “an Indian city like no other” -- a modern, leafy metropolis modelled on Singapore, where citizens would enjoy parks and rivers and breath air unrivalled in freshness.

AMARAVATI - It promised to be “an Indian city like no other” -- a modern, leafy metropolis modelled on Singapore, where citizens would enjoy parks and rivers and breath air unrivalled in freshness.

But the southern capital of Amaravati has been painfully slow to materialise and remains little more than dust and farms as its crusaders resort to crowdfunding to turn the pipe dream into reality.

A staggering $15 billion is needed to transform Amaravati from a few shiny buildings, villages and thousands of acres of agricultural land into the envisioned capital of Andhra Pradesh, one of India’s largest states.

Andhra once had another capital -- the booming tech and business powerhouse of Hyderabad, which pulses with IT know-how and a startup culture.

But the revenue-rich city was assigned as the capital of a brand new state, Telangana, when it was

carved out of Andhra in 2014 following a populist movement to secede.

The two states were to share Hyderabad until Andhra chose another city as its capital.

But authorities decided instead to build a grand new seat of power some 275 kilometres (170 miles) away on the banks of the river Krishna.

While India has a tradition of planned cities, including Sir Edwin Lutyens’ New Delhi and Chandigarh in the north which was designed by Franco-Swiss modernist trailblazer Le Corbusier, nothing of this scale has been tackled for decades.

Amaravati was envisioned as a metropolis free of the chaos, traffic and air pollution that plagues India’s urban centres.

“It’ll be an Indian city like no other,” said Sreedhar Cherukuri, commissioner of Andhra’s Capital Regional Development Authority. (afp)

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Ketut Purnawan

Courage and perseverance as key to successful entrepreneurship BANGLI — Resigning from workplace in the tourism sector and choosing to become a young entrepreneur seems to be the right decision ever taken by Ketut Purnawan. This 37-year old man from Pande hamlet has been able to achieve successful financial due to the silverwork business he has pursued. Besides, he can open job opportunities for residents around his home.

Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of dollars.

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Smoking: a rundown on lighting up PARIS - Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions of dollars.

Here are some facts and figures of the UN’s World No Tobacco Day Thursday.

- How many people smoke? There are around one billion smokers in the world, about a seventh of the global population, according to World Health Organization (WHO) and other estimates.

China has the highest number: of its population of 1.3 billion, about 315 million are smokers and they consume more than a third of the world’s cigarettes, the WHO said in a report last year.

Indonesia has the highest proportion of smokers at 76 percent of men aged over 15.

About 80 percent of the world’s smokers live in low- and middle-income countries and 226 million of them are considered poor.

- On the decline? A study published in The Lancet medical journal in April 2017 says the percentage of people using tobacco every day has dropped in 25 years.

One in four men and one in 20 women smoked daily in 2015, down from one in three men and one in 12 women in 1990, it found.

But reductions in smoking rates in some nations “are almost entirely offset by the increasing consumption in many countries with weaker tobacco control regulations,” says The Tobacco Atlas anti-smoking lobby.

These include poorer parts of the world, in particular in sub-

Saharan Africa.

Tobacco use has decreased in places such as Australia, Brazil and Britain, where anti-smoking measures include higher taxes, bans and health warnings. Electronic cigarettes have also entered some markets.

France reports a million fewer daily smokers in 2017 over 2016.

Tobacco sales have even declined in China, down by 10 percent from a peak in 2012, according to the Euromonitor International market research group.

- A high human cost Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death, experts say.

Active or passive smoking kills more than seven million people every year, according to the WHO, with tobacco consumption blamed for the death of on average one person every

six seconds.

Cancers, heart attacks, strokes and lung disease are the main diseases associated with tobacco.

Over the 20th century tobacco claimed 100 million lives -- more than the 60-80 million deaths during World War II and the 18 million in World War I combined.

At current rates tobacco could account for more up to a billion deaths in the 21st century, the WHO says.

Smoking uses up almost six percent of world spending on healthcare as well as nearly two percent of global GDP, according to a January 2017 study in the scientific journal Tobacco Control.

This amounted to $1.436 billion globally in 2012, 40 percent borne by developing countries, it says.

- Profits and production -

Around the world 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of land is used to grow tobacco, the WHO says, an area about the size of Switzerland.

Cigarette sales are worth more than $680 billion annually, according to Euromonitor.

China is the leading producer of tobacco, growing about 40 percent of world’s leaves, says The Tobacco Atlas.

Five firms control 80 percent of the global cigarette market.

The top six made a profit of more than $62 billion in 2015, it says.

Smokers get through about 5.7 trillion cigarettes annually, says The Tobacco Atlas. This works out to nearly 11 million every minute.

Filters made from non-biodegradable cellulose acetate have become the type of litter most present on the world’s beaches. (afp)

Purnawan started his silver accessories business in 2004 when he was 23 years old. Previously, this graduate from tourism diploma had worked in some tourism companies in Badung and Denpasar. He ventured to open a silverwork business just with a little capital and skills to make silver handicrafts obtained in junior high school.

At the beginning of opening the

business, he admitted facing many challenges. Not only about the lack of business capital and marketing, his decision to start the silver business also got opposition from his parents. “Our parents had not agreed. They want me to work in tourism sector because they are pity with my unused diploma,” he said.

Due to his perseverance, his pioneering business continues to show

the progress. In the first three years, Purnawan was able to prove that his decision to pursue craft business is right. His craft accessories are in great demand and ordered. His success in the business led him to achieve financial success. Within a month, the earnings of his business could reach IDR 25 million.

Based on the handicraft business, Purnawan then began to develop

other businesses in the field of accessories rental services, wedding attires, photography and vintage car rental for wedding equipment.

Other than achieving financial success, the business pursued up to these days by this father of two children also helps the government in reducing unemployment. Several years ago, he could hire up to 54 people from residents around his home. “My workforce is not limited to help but also learn. Today, many of them have opened their own business after being inspired by my business,” he said.

He also claimed to be quite proud

of his business pursued all this time.

No matter how small the business owned, it remains a pride, let alone the business has been able to help reduce unemployment.

He also hoped his entrepreneurship can be followed by other young generation. According to him, the key or main capital that must be owned in entrepreneurship is the courage to face the risks and perseverance in carrying out the business involved. “There are many business opportunities. Most importantly, we have to dare, do not be afraid of trying and must be diligent in pursuing it,” said Purnawan. (kmb40)

To secure homecoming traffic

Police prepare dozens of posts in Gianyar

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This 37-year old man from Pande hamlet has been able to achieve successful financial due to the silverwork business he has pursued.

GIANYAR — On entering this June, the ranks of Gianyar Police have been preparing the security of homecoming traffic, especially in the path that passes Jalan Bypass Prof. I.B. Mantra, Gianyar district.

Through the security named the Ketupat Agung Operation 2018 police prepare dozens of posts with hundreds of personnel. This was revealed by Chief of Gianyar Police Operations, Dewa Gede Mahaputra, on Friday (Jun. 1).

He said the Ketupat Agung Operation will take place on June 7- 22, 2018. During this operation, his ranks prepare dozens of posts in Gianyar district. “To secure the homecoming traffic, we will prepare a service post at the Masceti intersection,” he said.

The Service Post is not only guard-

ed by police, but also by health service officer, military personnel, transportation agency and mechanic officers. By that way, the road users wishing to come home passing the path can be served in various aspects. “We have coordination with related agency for this service post,” he said.

In addition, the ranks of the Gianyar Police will also prepare three security posts. These posts will be built at a special point, namely in Sukawati, Ubud and Blahbatuh subdistricts. “In addition, we build monitoring post at all tourist attractions, totally amounting to approximately 20 units,” he said.

During the Ketupat Agung Operation his institution will also alert a hundred more personnel. When asked about the security of regional

leader election taking place on June 27, the chief of operation ensured the operation does not affect the security of the regional leader elections. “The Ketupat Agung Operation only lasts until June 22, while at the same time it remains in the period of mass campaign. So, I think there is no problem related to the security of the regional leader election as it will be held on June 27,” he explained.

When asked about early detection, this one-jasmine on shoulder officer described that until now based on detection by intelligence division it remains conducive for the celebration of Eid Al Fitr and after it. “After the Aid Al Fitr, many people surely spend holidays in Bali, especially Gianyar, and until now early detection is still conducive,” he said. (kmb35)

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Farmers at Catur process coffee leaves into tea

Beneficial to prevent gastric acid

BANGLI —Other than the bean, the leaves of coffee can be utilized and processed into beverage ingredient. At least, this has been proved by a farmer of Catur village, Kintamani, Gusti Ngurah Rupa. Since last year, Gusti Rupa has started to process coffee leaves into tea powder. His coffee leaf tea is claimed to have many good benefits for bodily health, where one of them is to prevent gastric acid.

When met at his residence on Friday (Jun. 1), Gusti Ngurah Rupa revealed that his initial idea of trying to process the coffee leaves into tea powder emerged because he saw the amount of coffee leaf waste generated from the activities of pruning the coffee plants. Regular pruning is done so the coffee plants can grow and bear fruits well. Seeing the amount of leaves wasted, he then tried to innovate by making use of it into something useful namely tea powder. “I think it is very simple how to use this leaf waste into something useful. Previously, the leaves of pruning activities were usually thrown away. Finally, I tried to make it into tea,” he said.

He explained it is not difficult to process coffee leaves into tea. Having been pruned, the young coffee leaves are collected and then dried out. To prevent the leaves from being too brown and dry, the coffee leaves must be covered up with cloth when drying out. “In addition to keeping the color to remain greenish brown, it is also meant to maintain the antibody content,” he explained.

To give fragrant aroma, the dried coffee leaves are added with slices of fragrant pandan leaves. As for serving, it just needs to be brewed like preparing other tea in general.

According to Gusti Rupa, the coffee leaf tea has many benefits where it is good for the health of the body in which one of them is to prevent gastric acid.

Besides, it is beneficial to maintain the immune system because it has a high content of antibody substances. It is proved by the durability of coffee leaves against pests and diseases.

“Most people are afraid of drinking coffee because their gastric acid will go up. However, I believe that every plant, including coffee, has antidote. Coffee has it in the leaves,” he said. His belief is also reinforced by the results of his consultation to some experts in the field of agriculture stating if the coffee leaves do have a substance with high enough antibodies.

In addition to tea made from coffee leaves, Gusti Rupa also tried to make tea from the skin of coffee beans and coffee parasite. According to him, the content possessed by the parasite in coffee plant currently considered a pest of plants is very good for the health of the body, especially to prevent cancer. However, he cannot produce parasite coffee tea in large quantities due to limited raw materials.

All this time, his innovation products made from the waste of coffee plants are marketed through exhibitions and promoted directly to the community.

However, he admitted so far some of the processed products have begun to be demanded. The demand is not only from the local community but also from outside Bali, such as Bondowoso and some other regions in Java Island. (kmb40)

Chinese tourists arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport

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Foreign exchange leaks, China has its own payment system

DENPASAR —Chinese tourists in recent years occupy the highest number of visits to Bali. Such large number also encourages facilities for Chinese tourists in Bali. Undoubtedly, many investors or business owners from China are coming. It is feared to result in imbalanced economic impact on Balinese people. Moreover, China has its own payment system causing state’s foreign exchange to leak.

Chairman of the Bali Tourism Board (BTB) or the Indonesia Association of Tourism Industry (GIPI), I.B. Agung Partha Adnyana, said the increase in Chinese tourists’ visit to Bali may also be followed by high investment in Bali especially from China. “There are some, but no accurate data are available,” he said on Friday (Jun. 1).

Nevertheless, he hoped China comes only as a guest or a tourist, while the business remains to be owned by Balinese people. The arrival of investment from China will further tighten business competition. “When doing business, they can compete hard with cheap price, cheap quality. Balinese business products will face deteriorating quality. So, the business is expected to remain controlled by Balinese,” he explained. With the entry of China, the results of business are not necessarily enjoyed by the people of Bali, even though they have paid taxes.

He hoped that more and more Chinese

tourists coming to Bali are expected to conduct direct transactions in Bali. All this time, the transaction is done through their travel agencies from China. Indeed, there are results from Chinese tourist visits, but he judged they are ineffective because the Chinese payment system does not involve cash but use their own payment system.

Similarly, they do not have credit cards.

“The transactions conducted in Bali will go to China first and then just go to Indonesia.

Almost all tourists do this way, both online and offline,” he added.

Meanwhile, other tourists like those from Europe and Australia have their bank representatives in Indonesia such as Citibank. “China should not have, it is governed by the state,” he said. Thus, according to him, Indonesia will experience foreign exchange leaks.

The Indonesian government is expected to regulate this and have bargaining power.

The payment system among tourism entrepreneurs is expected to be received

directly. “Alternatively, they open a branch here or cooperate with our bank,” he concluded. He added that among some countries, only China is implementing this system. The issues of leaked foreign exchange happen because tourist payment system of China is conducted in China.

An economic observer from Udayana University, Prof. Wayan Ramantha, said that foreign exchange continued to rise with the incoming Chinese tourists, although some have been cut off by the cashless system. It is better that China does not open a bank in Indonesia or Bali because it will take the business opportunities of local bank. “When opening a bank here, it will also suck the local potential savings and deposits, while they distribute the credit in their home country,” he concluded.

The arrival of Chinese tourists in a year is indeed the highest, beating Australia.

The quantity of Chinese tourists is also accompanied by its quality. “Many of them stay and eat at the hotels or restaurants owned by Chinese investors, it is legitimate as long as they are legal,” he said.

Surely, the investors pay hotel and restaurant taxes as much as 10 percent.

At least, Chinese tourists also buy local souvenirs that can definitely improve the economy of Bali. (kmb42)

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Members of the Indonesian press were invited to the luxurious beachside location of the Komaneka Resort Keramas today to meet some of the world’s top professional surfers, and to learn more about why Bali was chosen for the 5th stop of the World Surf League’s World Championship Tour event from Mr. Indroyono Soesilo (Marine Tourism Department), Will Hayden-Smith (WSL), and Tipi Jabrik (PSOI).

After first being welcomed by Will Hayden-Smith, General Manager of WSL Australia/Oceania, Tipi Jabrik from the PSOI (Persatuan Selancar Ombak Indonesia) explained to the audience in Bahasa Indonesia how the central and local governments worked together with the WSL and the PSOI to bring this prestigious event to Bali.

He then introduced Mr. Indroyono,

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who further explained how surfing was an underutilized asset for Indonesia, and how surfers come each year to this surf “Mecca” for their surfing holidays and to practice for competitions, usually staying extended periods of time which create greater economic impacts than even sports such as diving, which requires lots more equipment. He further laid out his plan of support for WSL Qualifying Series events in location such as West Sumbawa, Nias (Sumatra), Aceh, West Java, Lombok, and Rote (NTT), as well as supporting bringing back the Corona Bali Protected event next year.

Women’s current World Number 2 ranked Lakey Peterson from California (USA) was introduced to the media by Will Hayden Smith, and told the audience “I’m so happy that

they have this event here in Bali this year. I come to Indonesia each year for surfing, as it has such great waves and such great people, and now getting to surf in a competition here is so great. I’m really excited to be here!”

Next was Indonesia’s own Oney Anwar, who is currently ranked number 53 in the world on the World Qualifying Series, the qualifying tour for the World Championship Tour.

The WSL gave Anwar a spot in the Corona Bali Protected event as the wildcard for the host country. “I’m really proud to represent my country here at this event, and I hope to do good in the event. I’ve been surfing all around the world for the last 5 years, improving my skills and I hope that one day I can compete on the World Championship tour,” he said.

Journalists were then asking ques-

tions from Mr. Indronoyo and the others, one of which was how much prize money was up for grabs in the Corona Bali Protected an other was how many competitors were in the event – the answers were: 36 men surfers and 18 women surfers, the best surfers in the world, and the total prize money was $900,000 USD (almost 13 milyar IDR).

After the questions were over and some group photos were taken, all the participants were served a delicious Balinese lunch in the Timur Kitchen, while chatting together and enjoying the cool sea breeze.

Mr. Indroyona had the chance to meet 3-time WSL Women’s Champion Carissa Moore, and have a chat before Moore went out for a surf at the surf break just in front of the Komaneka Hotel.

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Komaneka Resort Keramas General Manager Mr. Kariyana voiced his surprise at how big the sport of professional surfing is, and how they are excited to provide more support at next year’s event. “Of course I have heard about surfing before, being Balinese and living near the ocean, but I had no idea surfing was this big,” exclaimed Kariyana. “I didn’t know until today that it was such serious business but also so exciting. I was at the contest this morning watching the surfers and listening to the crowd, and I was very impressed. We are looking forward to next year already, and are willing to be more involved so this event can continue each year. The ASC would like to thank Komaneka Resort Keramas for their generous support, as well as Corona and the World Surf League, along with the PSOI.(r)

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Fanning and Jolie reunite for Disney’s ‘Maleficent II’ LOS ANGELES - Production has begun on the sequel to smash hit “Maleficent,” Disney announced Tuesday, with Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie reprising their roles as Sleeping Beauty and her conflicted surrogate mother.

The movie is being filmed at Pinewood Studios, near London and in locations around Britain, the world’s largest movie studio said in statement.

“It’s bring your mom to work day on the Maleficent2 set,” 20year-old Fanning (“Trumbo,” “The Beguiled”) joked in an Instagram post that had been shared a quarter of a million times within an hour.

Alongside the message, she posted a picture of her in front of a laughing Jolie, who was in the famous “Maleficent” horns, as well as a pair of sunglasses and a toweling bathrobe.

“Maleficent,” a modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty’s arch-nemesis, cast an instant spell

on audiences in 2014, debuting at the top of the North American box office and going on to gross more than $750 million worldwide.

Joining Fanning and Jolie for the latest adventure are Oscar nominees Michelle Pfeiffer (“Dangerous Liaisons,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp”) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave,” “Doctor Strange”).

Disney also confirmed that acclaimed British stage and screen actor Robert Lindsay (“Wimbledon”) would be among the newcomers, while Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville return from the original movie.

In the sequel, directed by Joachim Ronning (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”), Disney’s most notorious villain continues to explore her complex relationship with Princess Aurora, the soon to be queen, as they form alliances against new adversaries. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on May 10, 2018, actor Joonas Suotamo (L), who plays Chewbacca, reacts as a person in a Chewbacca suit gestures on the red carpet at the premiere of the film ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ in Hollywood.

May the flop be with you: inquest begins after ‘Solo’ washout

LOS ANGELES - With “Solo: A Star Wars Story” proving an intergalactic dud on its opening weekend, analysts have been pondering whether Lucasfilm’s enviable license to print money might just have expired.

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In this file photo taken on June 23, 2014 US actresses Angelina Jolie (R) and Elle Fanning smile at the Japan premiere of their movie “Maleficent” in Tokyo.

The latest prequel in the iconic space franchise opened over the Memorial Day weekend in the US and Canada on just $103 million, worryingly short of predictions of a $150 million debut.

The news abroad was arguably worse, leaving Oscar-winning veteran filmmaker Ron Howard’s contribution to the “Star Wars” universe barely halfway toward the predicted $300 million opening global take.

“By any other movie’s stan-

dards, this would be a home run,” comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told AFP. “In the world of ‘Star Wars,’ where the expectations are so high and interest rises to a fever pitch, it’s being universally called a disappointment or an underwhelming performance.”

“Solo,” starring 28-year-old Alden Ehrenreich (“Hail Caesar!”) in the title role, charts the adventurefilled past of smuggler Han Solo -- made famous in four “Star Wars”

movies by Harrison Ford.

The second of three planned spinoffs from Disney-owned Lucasfilm, it follows “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the second highest grossing movie worldwide in 2016.

It has endured a journey to screen as treacherous as a picnic on a windy day in the Tatooine desert, with directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller sacked by Lucasfilm over “creative differences” far into the production. (afp)

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Zivile Roditis hugs Howie Rosin (L), shortly after Roditis’ home was destroyed by lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure, in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii’s Big Island, on May 25, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Lava glows in the background. Following a magnitude 4.4 earthquake today centered in the summit region of the Kilauea volcano, an ash plume was sent from the volcano at least 10,000 feet skyward, according to the National Weather Service.

Evacuations urged in Hawaii as lava flow advances

Authorities urged people in Hawaii Wednesday to evacuate an area at risk of being cut off by a flood of lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano.

“Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from several fissures continues to advance toward the Kapoho area,” a Civil Defense message said, referencing an area that was devastated during a 1960 eruption.

“Residents of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are ad-

vised to evacuate. You are at risk of being isolated due to possible lava inundation,” the message added.

Authorities had earlier advised that lava flow from Fissure 8 had blocked a major highway and caused an electricity blackout, and recommended evacuations of

other nearby areas as telephone communications were cut.

Meanwhile, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter at Kilauea itself was recorded on Wednesday at 11:00 am (0000 GMT). Although it was felt strongly in the area, authorities dismissed the possibility of a tsunami.

Local authorities could not confirm to AFP how many people would be evacuated. Around

2,000 residents have already abandoned their homes as a result of the eruption, which has destroyed 71 houses so far.

The lava has engulfed an area of approximately 9.5 square kilometers, with the majority ending up in the ocean, creating so-called “laze” -- acid fumes created when lava meets water.

Kilauea is one of five volcanoes on Hawaii’s Big Island.

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