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K-pop stars BTS make history as first Korean group to play at Wembley LONDON - Boy band BTS have become the first Korean act to play at Wembley after selling out their first night in 90 minutes.

The seven-member K-pop group played to a packed stadium of 60,000 fans on Saturday night as part of their LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF stadium world tour.

Performing hits including Not Today, IDOL, and FAKE LOVE, the concert was streamed live across the globe, as well as beamed to theatres all across Japan.

On Friday, fans also flocked to Piccadilly Circus just to see an advertisement by the band for Hyundai on the famous LED screens.

Part of the secret to their popularity is fans’ admiration for the band self-producing their music and their dedication to breaking down taboos around mental health and helping young people.

Their pop sound is a contrast to much of their lyrics, which deal with topics including suicide.

The group, who have more than 13.3 million followers on Instagram, spoke at the UN last year to launch a project to help empower young people get into quality work and education.

Their Love Myself project, with UNICEF, campaigned to end youth violence.

Sky News spoke to fans queuing up to get into the Wembley Arena on Saturday night.

One girl, who travelled from Yorkshire with a friend, said she credits BTS with helping to save her life during a period of poor mental health and issues at home.

“I’ve really liked them since 2016 because they helped me through a whole lot. I don’t think I’d be here.

“We’ve travelled from Yorkshire to be here just because they really helped me through so much I want to be able to experience that [them live].

“I found them at the point I was giving up.” (net)

60,000 saw BTS perform at Wembley on Saturday night.

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Indonesian cities empty out as millions leave to mark end of Ramadan

Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world’s biggest Muslim nation to mark the end of Ramadan.

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In this file photo taken on May 18, 2019 English actress Millie Bobby Brown arrives to attend the world premiere of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

‘Godzilla’ stomps its way to a box-office lead

Some 15 million people were expected to clear out of Jakarta alone -- about half the megacity’s population -- in an annual exodus known as “mudik” that leaves the capital’s usually traffic-clogged streets nearly empty. The migration takes a toll on Indonesia’s roads, and travellers who pack their families and luggage into cars or motorbikes to face gruelling trips that can last up to 24 hours.

In past years scores of people

have been killed in road accidents during the exodus. Highways on Java island, which is home to more than half of Indonesia’s 260 million people, were packed with travellers eager to celebrate the end of Ramadan with loved ones.

Holidaymakers also crowded into airports, train stations and ports to reach destinations across the 17,000 island archipelago.

Some even made their getaways

on a bajaj, a three-wheeled taxi usually confined to city streets.

“The travel time will be between 14 to 20 hours. If the traffic is okay, it’s 14 hours but if things are congested it will take 20 hours or even more,” said Jakarta-based bajaj driver Sugeng Puji who was headed to Kebumen in Central Java.

But unlike previous years when travellers were stuck in hours-long traffic jams, this year’s congestion was relatively light.

Dwi Soejatmoko, who was making the 550 kilometre (340 miles) journey from Jakarta to Indonesia’s

cultural capital Yogyakarta, said the trip had so far been headache-free.

“There aren’t a lot of traffic jams this year,” he told AFP. “Our car was crawling, but it wasn’t at a standstill.”

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LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” stomped to the top of the box-office in its opening weekend in North American theaters, taking in an estimated $49 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

But analysts called the creature feature’s debut disappointing. Its total for the three-day weekend came in far behind the studio’s previous “Godzilla” installment (which opened in 2014 with $93 million), and the new film cost $200 million to make.

The plot has eco-terrorists stealing a sonar device developed by scientist Emma (Vera Farmiga) to control the title monster; her ex-husband (Kyle Chandler) is recruited to track it down even as Godzilla clashes with monstrous rivals like winged Mothra and three-headed Ghidorah. The film has drawn tepid reviews: The Guardian called the sound track “thunderingly tedious.”

Slipping to second spot was

Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” at $42.3 million. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the feel-good film stars Will Smith as the fast-talking genie and Canadian actor Mena Massoud as the wily title character as he seeks the attention of the lovely Jasmine (Naomi Scott).

In third came Paramount biopic “Rocketman,” with Taron Egerton playing the part (and singing the words) of Elton John. The film, which has drawn inevitable comparisons to last year’s hugely popular “Bohemian Rhapsody” about Queen and Freddie Mercury, took in an even $25 million.

Egerton has garnered strong reviews, including the highest of praise from the 72-year-old John himself, who told Hollywood Re-

porter that in watching the movie “I didn’t think it was Taron. I thought it was me.”

Fourth spot went to psychological thriller “Ma” from Universal and Blumhouse Productions, at $18.3 million -- a solid opening weekend for a film that cost a mere $5 million to make. Octavia Spencer stars as a middle-aged woman who lets some teenagers party in her basement before things turn scary and weird.

And in fifth was Lionsgate’s action film “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum,” at $11.1 million. Keanu Reaves again stars as retired hitman Wick, this time being chased by an army of killers after a large contract is put on his head. (afp)

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Indonesian motorists travel along a road in Garut, West Java on June 2, 2019, as people return to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world’s biggest Muslim nation to mark the end of Ramadan.

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Drivers of Eid transport have urine test, a driver found having high tension

SINGARAJA - Buleleng Police enforced strict regulation to the Eid al-Fitr homecoming and backflow transport traffic 2019. In addition to alerting security personnel, the police in North Bali also wanted to ensure that all public transport crews serving the homecoming and backflow transport are healthy and not affected by drugs or alcoholic drinks.

To ascertain such condition, on Sunday (Jun. 2) a number of drivers and crews of the inter-provincial city (AKAP) buses took a urine test.

As a result, most of the transport crews were free from drugs and a bus driver was found in high tension conditions.

In addition to checking the health of the AKAP bus crews, police along with the Transportation Agency and Jasa Raharja (JR) insurance company confirmed the condition of the buses. From the checking, the AKAP bus fleet serving Singaraja - Denpasar - Surabaya and Singaraja - Denpasar - Jakarta routes are declared roadworthy.

Chief of Buleleng Police, Suratno, stated the urine test intentionally targets inter-provincial city bus drivers and crews not to find fault with the drivers. However, this effort is carried out because he wanted to prevent unwanted things in the homecoming and backflow traffic transportation.

For this reason, with this urine test his institution would like to ensure that every driver and other crew can serve homecomers in a healthy condition, so they can be escorted to their hometown safely.

“It is not looking for mistakes, but the procedures according to the instructions of the leadership namely to ensure the drivers and other crews are drug-free and condition of the buses operated is roadworthy. By that way, they can serve homecomers safely and comfortably,” he affirmed.

Based on the urine test, most of the drivers and crews of the interprovincial city buses are in good condition and their urine sample is negative from drugs and alcohol. Nevertheless, when doing health examination was found a driver having high tension. In response to the findings, police advised the company hiring the driver concerned to replace him with backup driver. “One has a high tension, we ask him to rest and temporarily be replaced with other driver being in truly healthy condition,” he explained. (kmb38)

Two foreigners snatched at Kerobokan

MANGUPURA - Many foreigners are doing activities in the Kerobokan area, North Kuta, Badung. Their presence is taken advantage by snatchers. In February, two foreigners, Pascal Theriault and Katie Elizabeth Lockhart were snatched on Jalan Raya Semer, Kerobokan. The perpetrators were Agung Prasetyo, Agus Prastiyono and Andri Cahyo Bintoro. They were arrested last May. Meanwhile, the other perpetrators with the initials Sg, Gf and Bs are still hunted. “When taking action, the suspect Agung comes along with three friends (Sg, Gf and Bs). We are still hunting down the three perpetrators,” said Chief of Badung Police Criminal Investigation Unit, I Made Pramasetia, accompanied by Spokesperson Oka Bawa on Friday (May 31).

At the time of the incident, the suspect Agung along with Sg, Gf and Bs were looking for prey in the Kerobokan area. When crossing Jalan Raya Semer, they saw Pascal holding her cellular phone in an online motorcycle taxi. At that time, Agung, who rideshared with Sg, came to near to the victim.

Then, Sg instantly grabbed the victim’s cellular phone and immediately fled.

Meanwhile, Katie also suffered a similar fate where she was grabbed

by Agus and Andri on Jalan Raya Semer, Kerobokan. “The mode is the same. When the victim held a cellular phone while having motor taxi ridesharing, the perpetrator got near to the victim. The victim’s cellular phone was then seized by the perpetrator,” he said.

Pramasetia also released the disclosure of a specialist plot having burglarized Alfa Mart from Jakarta and was arrested on Tuesday (May 22). The perpetrators are Toni Kilis, Zainal Abidin, Nurleily Damayanti and Sarah Rean. They were arrested in Probolinggo, East Java. A number of crime scenes were targeted such as Alfa Mart Abianbase at Muncan hamlet, Anggungan hamlet and Titih hamlet. When taking action they rented a car. (kmb36)

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Winner of Gold Sunny Heart Award by Thomas Cook Group

FAO appreciates to Ministry of Agriculture in Avian influenza control efforts

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DENPASAR - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) expressed its appreciation to the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture which has succeeded in controlling Avian Influenza (AI) or better known as bird flu.

“FAO has supported government programs in mitigation and control against bird flu since 2006.

Throughout the 13 years of cooperation, we have appreciated to the number of bird flu cases that continue to decline,” said Stephen Rudgard, FAO Representative to Indonesia and Timor Leste during a meeting with the Director General of Animal Husbandry and Health, Ministry of Agriculture, I Ketut Diarmita, in Jakarta (May 28).

The Ministry of Agriculture noted that annual number of bird flu cases dropped from 2,751 in 2007 to 476 in 2018. The disease is caused by influenza viruses attacking all types of domestic birds including chickens, ducks and quails known to cause high mortality rates.

Bird flu is a disease that can be transmitted to humans (zoonoses). Indonesia has been exposed to the bird flu virus since 2003 spreading to several regions in just a few years. In order to protect human health and the production of poultry in Indone-

sia, the government intensively conducted a program to mitigate and control bird flu.

On that occasion, Ketut expressed his appreciation to FAO for its contribution to the bird flu disease control program in Indonesia. Many successes have been attained in the framework of cooperation between the government of Indonesia and the FAO. At present the control is focused on increasing bio-security in livestock and certification of avian influenza-free (AI) compartments. In addition, the program also monitors viral dynamics circulating in the field for the purpose of producing and using vaccines that are effective in protecting livestock.

Implementation of this strategy succeeded in suppressing bird flu cases on people’s farms and certifying AI-free compartments for commercial farms. The success of certification makes Indonesian poultry products be able to be exported to several countries, continued Ketut.

“Countries like Japan having very high animal health requirements want to accept Indonesian poultry products as a form of recognition to Indonesian animal health and safety guarantees,” he added.

James McGrane, Team Leader of the FAO Special Unit on Animal Health (FAO ECTAD Indonesia) on the same occasion also stated that good cooperation between the government of Indonesia and FAO needs to be continued in order to ensure a sustainable impact.

“Continuation of this international collaboration will strengthen Indonesia’s capacity to protect people and their livelihoods from the dangers of animal diseases that can spread to humans,” explained McGrane.

Ketut welcomed the offer of the continued collaboration and hoped that the collaboration activities will provide as much benefits as possible for the development of animal husbandry and animal health in Indonesia. (kmb42)

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Jamal Hussain, General Manager of the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is proud to announce that the resort was acknowledged with a “Gold Sunny Heart Award” by Thomas Cook Group. To determine the winners of the Sunny Heart Awards, Thomas Cook Group created a shortlist of hotels based on their customers feedback. To make the list, the hotels had to receive a minimum satisfaction rate of at least 90 percent and an above-average Net Promoter Score (NPS) of at least 40, in the Thomas Cook Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa was the only resort in Bali, that received the Gold Sunny Heart Award. The Award Trophy was handed over personally by the Thomas Cook’s representative to the resort.

“It is a great honor to receive this exclusive award and I would like to dedicate this award to our team for their hard work and dedication,” said Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa. The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is the pioneer of luxury accommodation within the Nusa Dua area. This 5-star diamond resort, has been welcoming kings, queens, presidents and other dignitaries since its grand opening. Nestled within beautifully landscaped gardens, the resort, with its 382 guestrooms and suites, features all the elegance of a Balinese palace, while offering modern amenities. The Nusa Dua Spa is designed to highlight its rich Balinese tradition with a variety of indigenous treatments. Dining at Nusa Dua Hotel & Spa is an epicurean journey with a choice of five restaurants and four bars under the close watch of an award-winning culinary team. For more information, please visit www.nusaduahotel.com.

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To build tourism services sector

All stakeholders hoped to implement mutual cooperation principles

Melting glacier water feeds the Indus River, shown in this photo at its confluence with the Zanskar River in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

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Himalayan glacier melting threatens water security for millions of people

CAMBRIDGE - Meltwater from glaciers in Asia’s high mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, meets the basic water needs of about 221 million people each year. But that store of freshwater is shrinking, a study finds, threatening regional water security within just a few decades.

Glaciers can store water for decades or even centuries before releasing it into rivers, providing a steady supply to sustain downhill populations even in times of drought, writes glaci-

ologist Hamish D. Pritchard of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge.

But glaciers in the mountains are melting faster than they can be replenished by snowfall, Pritchard re-

ports in the study, published online May 29 in Nature. To estimate the extent of the imbalance, Pritchard calculated summertime meltwater volumes and winter snowfall rates using a range of datasets, including

altitude-adjusted precipitation and temperature records from 1951 to 2007, as well as observed changes in glacier volumes from 2000 to 2016.

Based on those data, the overall volume of meltwater rushing down the mountains each year from 2000 to 2016 was 1.6 times as much as it would have been if the system were in balance.

As the global average temperature continues to increase, summertime glacial melt will continue to outpace snowfall, shrinking the glaciers — until eventually, runoff from the mountains tapers off, Pritchard notes. If countries fail to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, the annual meltwater flowing into the region’s rivers could be noticeably decreased by 2090. (afp)

Thousands of birds perished in the Bering Sea. Arctic warming may be to blame

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The tufted puffin is one of several seabird species that live on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. The birds’ fishing grounds are the Bering Sea, but climate change is rapidly altering the region’s food web, leading to several seabird mass mortality events, scientists say.

ALASKA - Thousands of puffins and other seabirds in the Bering Sea appear to have died in the winter of 2016 to 2017. The birds look like they starved to death, but the ultimate culprit was probably climate change, scientists say.

From October 2016 to January 2017, more than 350 dead birds, mostly tufted puffins, washed ashore at St. Paul Island, Alaska, on the Bering Sea. The birds were emaciated, and many had been molting when they perished. The period when birds regrow new coats of feathers is a particularly high-stress time for puffins and other birds because the animals need extra food

while also being temporarily unable to fly.

The condition of the birds’ bodies points to starvation as the cause of death, scientists led

by Timothy Jones, a biologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, report May 29 in PLOS ONE. Based on wind speed and direction across the Bering Sea that fall and winter, as well as the number of carcasses that washed ashore on St. Paul Island, but not on a neighboring island, the researchers estimate that between 3,150 and 8,800 birds died during that period.

The deaths are probably linked to elevated sea-surface tempera-

tures in the eastern Bering Sea, a result of human-caused climate change, the team suggests. In the past, summertime sea ice melt has helped fuel blooms of plankton that form the base of the food web in the sea. But sea ice has become scarce in the Bering Sea in the last few years, and there are fewer plankton blooms. That has had cascading effects through the sea’s food web, including decreases in some species of small fish, such as capelin and herring, that puffins eat.

Starvation may also have been responsible for recent mass dieoffs of other seabirds in the region, such as of murres, auklets and kittiwakes. (net)

MANGUPURA - In developing the tourism services sector, all tourism stakeholders must jointly implement the principle of mutual cooperation considering that tourism cannot be carried out unilaterally.

According to Deputy Regent of Badung, Ketut Suiasa, building tourism cannot be carried out pragmatically from groups without establishing harmonious and synchronized relationships between components that are parts of the tourism stakeholders themselves. Similarly, it is not limited to the government and businessmen, entrepreneurs and the community, the government to tourism players. However, all the elements becoming the stakeholders must develop the principles of equality having been realized in mutual cooperation.

“This ideal among the concepts of vertical and horizontal flow and all the elements must move together and have the same vision in building tourism itself,” he said.

Therefore, added Suiasa, especially in Bali, this concept must be established based on the same vision and clear vision even though every region in the municipality and district in Bali has its own vision and mission. However, in the context of tourism we must build up accordingly in integrated manner.

From the past decades, tourism in each region has a different style, way and vision. So, it gives impression that Bali tourism has various versions.

Thus, it gives impression that Bali tourism has the version of Bandung, Gianyar, Karangasem, Tabanan and other regions. “This is an incorrect concept and must be carried out in accordance with the concept of equality,” he affirmed.

For this reason, he invited all the tourism stakeholders together to build on the concept of equality. “Hopefully, with the mutual work cooperation, our tourism in Bali and in Badung can realize the so-called quality tourism and sustainable tourism,” he hoped so when attending the opening of the Nusa Dua Light Festival 2019 on Thursday (May 30).

Regarding the implementation of the NDLF 2019, Managing Director of The Nusa Dua, I Gusti Ngurah Ardita, hoped that tourists visiting Bali will take advantage of this event lasting from May 30 to July 14 with the target of 3,000 visitors per day.

Ardita stated that other than presenting a new concept, in this year’s event the buffer community is also involved in the performing arts. “For this year’s NDLF, we are targeting a total of 3,000 visitors per day,” he assured. (kmb23)

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Deputy Regent of Badung, Ketut Suiasa (C)

The 2nd Berawa Beach Arts Festival (BBAF) in the Berawa Beach area.

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BBAF presents attractions of sand sculpture art favored by tourists

LIKE an art show, the artists making sculptures with sand become an attractive spectacle for the public and foreign tourists. Every groove of the shape on the statue indeed looks unique. Moreover, if being able to interpret the meaning of each statue, it must feel different. It will look more interesting, amazing and alive. Naturally, the foreign tourists are not only satisfied capturing the camera shots, but also curious to ask directly to the creator.

It is the atmosphere of the Sand Sculpture Competition in a series of the 2nd Berawa Beach Arts Festival (BBAF) in the Berawa Beach area on Thursday (May 23). The competition participated by 8 artists really explored the theme of the BBAF 2019, namely Deep Blue Spirit or the marine spirit, so that more sand sculpture works are in the form of marine life. “The Sand Sculpture Competition is still in harmony with the BBAF theme. Hopefully, visitors feel moved to take care of the sea,” said Putrayasa, one of the organizers and the jury team.

Most participants featured marine life ranging from fish and marine plants to coral reefs. Aside from having attractive look, each work presents various messages about the natural environment of the sea.

For instance, the Association of Pecatu Artists (HSP3) presented a Hippopotamus statue. They got the idea after arriving at the

competition venue. Although they already knew the theme, they don’t think about the shape of the statue to be made. “I just got an idea after arriving on this beach,” said Agus accompanied by his friend Wayan Winaya.

Semut group consisting of students from the Pure Sculpture Department, the Faculty of Sculpture and Design of the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar made sculpture illustrating the harmonization of marine life. They depicted octopuses that always live side by side with turtles and fish. They live peacefully in the sea full of sea plants and coral reefs.

Then, Cing Gudig group from Munggu depicted the figure Krishna and Rada, peacocks and water lily. The sculpture tells about the balance, harmony in human relations, so that it creates a peaceful nature. The sculpture was made by four people and coordinated by Ketut Astawa. Meanwhile, the artist Buduh from Jimbaran presented sand sculpture in

the form of turtle laying eggs that symbolize the sustainability of a peaceful life.

Upflow, a group of artists posing the students of the Sculpture Fine Arts Department at Faculty of Art and Design, the ISI Denpasar, depicted the harmony of the underwater world with dolphin. This unique animal lives harmoniously with their families without any threat from humans.

In the meantime, Sandwich Time, a group of sculptors from Klungkung made sculptures telling about divers and underwater life. This group presented Deep Blue Spirit in the form of dolphin, octopus, fish and underwater plants. Their harmonious and beautiful life becomes a tourist attraction, so divers are fond of watching and exploring undersea life.

HSP2 featured a sculpture with the theme Save the Sea embodied into a sea-saving sculpture, such as mermaids and octopuses.

Meanwhile, HSP 1 coalesced into the IMS Production made the Lord Mahadev sculpture. Above the head of the God lies a sculpture of the Goddess Ganges and surrounded by a cobra statue. Through this work, the artists hoped that all living things in nature, especially marine life, will be blessed. “We are devotees of Lord Mahadev. This is the way we respect and remember him,” said Made Sagita. (kmb)

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Hundreds of beggars scavenge fortune in homecomers’ queue wife is equally not strong enough to lift because of having been toppled over by bricks. I have nine sons but all of them have got married. So, I then live by begging,” he said.

According to him, every day he can get around IDR 50,000 to IDR 100,000. Sometimes he also gets IDR 45,000 from the results of begging.

Meanwhile, as observation against a female beggar trying to look at an empty vehicle whose window glass was left in an open condition. For long time, the woman holding a plastic bag on her head watched the contents inside the vehicle.

“We have been here for three days and slept in front of the shop.

Well, we usually come to Gilimanuk once a month. Since many people go home, we have been here for almost a week,” said a beggar claiming to be named Wayan Keri.

In addition to beggars, many hawkers also sell among the queues of homecomers.

Meanwhile, the officers getting information on the increasing number of beggars appealed to homecomers to be vigilant and careful when leaving their vehicle for restroom and others. This is meant to avoid undesirable things.

On the other side, the queue of vehicles looked to fill in the alleys at Gilimanuk. Queues also began to occur in the Gilimanuk cargo terminal. Queues of trucks and buses also occurred in front of the Gilimanuk Mosque. On Sunday afternoon, the motorcycle queue was deserted outside but inside the harbor was quite crowded.

“Motorcycle queue is full on Saturday night while in the afternoon it is rather quiet,” said a Gilimanuk police officer. (kmb)

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A beggar who put on a walking stick when asked to present his ID card instead showed off a woman’s ID card on behalf of Ni Nyoman Srinadi whereas he is a man.

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One brings along other’s ID card NEGARA - The Eid homecoming traffic has begun to boom since last Saturday (Jun. 1). However, from the same time, hundreds of beggars from Karangasem and Java began to take action in Gilimanuk.

From information on Sunday (Jun. 2), the beggars consist of those frequently taking action every day in Gilimanuk and those operating seasonally when there is a homecoming traffic queue.

“The beggars were already repatriated to their home of origin by the officers yesterday, but they even come again in large numbers,” said Dewi, a resident of Gilimanuk.

Many modes are committed by the beggars. In addition to provoking travelers to feel compassion by inviting babies under the heat of the sun, many also take children claimed to be theirs.

There are also those who use walking stick in front of travelers and pretend to be teetering in front of the person becoming their targets, but when walking alone he can walk quickly without the stick.

They take action in the cargo terminal at Penginuman, Gilimanuk.

A beggar who put on a walking stick when asked to present his ID card instead showed off a woman’s ID card on behalf of Ni Nyoman Srinadi whereas he is a man. “My name is Srinadi. In Karangasem, after getting married, wife’s name will automatically turn into a name like the husband,” he said while showing the ID card of a woman named Ni Nyoman Srinadi from Munti Gunung Hamlet, West Tianyar, Kubu, Karangasem.

When asked if he really has difficulty to walk, he showed off traces of stitches on his thighs. “I once fell and had plates installed so that I used a walking stick. My

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TOKYO - A group of Japanese women Monday submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work.

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Denpasar Police Narcotics Investigation Team and CTOC Taskforce of Bali Police arrested 5 foreigners on Friday (May 24) in North Kuta.

Foreign citizens being drug dealers controlled by international cartel

DENPASAR - Denpasar Police Narcotics Investigation Team and CTOC Taskforce of Bali Police arrested 5 foreigners on Friday (May 24) in North Kuta. The perpetrators arrested are Nikita, 33, from Russia, Maria, 31, from Russia, Ian, 31, from the United States, Laura, 33, from Spain and Juan, 37, from Spain. The evidence confiscated includes 20.18 grams of cocaine and 44.14 grams of marijuana. Allegedly, this plot is controlled by an international drug cartel because the cocaine must be imported.

“Cartel of the above mentioned perpetrators are still being sought after. They are in the same syndicate. Possibly, the international syndicate has entered Bali. Surely, the targets are foreign tourists vacationing in Bali,” said the source on Sunday (Jun. 2).

Meanwhile, Chief of the Denpasar Police, Ruddi Setiawan, accompanied by Deputy Chief Benny Pramono stated on Friday (May 31) the perpetrators had a syndicate of dealers for cocaine and marijuana.

“Even though they are foreign tourists, we will chain them if getting involved in drugs. If resisting, we will take action firmly. The perpetrators have been in Bali for a long time because they have restaurants and become yoga instructors,” said Chief Ruddi.

Disclosure of the cases, he said, originated from the information of the people in the Kuta, North Kuta and Seminyak areas, where foreign

tourists often circulate or carry out cocaine-type drug transactions.

Armed with the information, the team leader Putu Budi Artama along with his personnel conducted an investigation.

On Monday (May 20) at 13:30, police arrested Nikita on Jalan Tegal Cepuk, Kerobokan, North Kuta, Badung. The officers developed the case and finally arrested a Russian woman, Maria.

Meanwhile on Thursday (May 23) at 20:00, police arrested an American tourist, Ian, on Jalan Pengubengan, North Kuta. The case was continuously developed, where the officers the arrested Laura from Spain on Jalan Pengubengan Kauh, Kerobokan, North Kuta, Badung.

The next day, the suspect Juan was arrested on Jalan Bumbak Dauh, Kerobokan, North Kuta.

“This imported narcotic (cocaine) is sold to other foreign tourists. Indeed they are specifi-

cally targeting foreigners,” said Ruddi, accompanied by Chief of Narcotic Investigation Unit, Aris Purwanto.

Division Head of the Legal Services of the National Anti-Narcotics Movement of Bali Chapter, Made Somya Putra, said there are several things that underlie foreigners entering Indonesia as syndicates such as Indonesia is a big drug market, weak in law enforcement, having the absence of firm legal sanctions, and many people can be tricked into using this illicit goods.

“This weakness is exploited, so the syndicate of drug dealers from overseas continues to enter Indonesia,” he said.

He hoped the law enforcement officers should impose severe and maximum penalties on perpetrators of drug crimes. In addition, the efforts to make the community drugclean having been carried out so far need to be maximized. (kmb36)

The #KuToo campaign, a play on words from the Japanese word “kutsu” -- meaning shoes -- and “kutsuu” -- meaning “pain” -was launched by actress and freelance writer Yumi Ishikawa and quickly won support from nearly 19,000 people online.

Campaigners say wearing high heels is seen as near-obligatory when job hunting or working at many Japanese companies.

“Today we submitted a petition calling for the introduction of laws banning employers from forcing women to wear heels as sexual discrimination or harassment,” Ishikawa told reporters after meeting labour ministry officials.

A ministry official who met her “was a woman and sympathetic to our petition... and told us that this is the first time voices of this kind reached the ministry”, Ishikawa said.

“It’s the first step forward” towards achieving their goals, added Ishikawa.

Ministry officials were not immediately available for comment on the petition.

A tweet by Ishikawa earlier this year that complained about the requirement to wear heels for a hotel job went viral, prompting her to launch the campaign.

“As I realised that so many people face the same problem, I decided to launch the campaign,” hot on the heels of the global anti-sexual harassment #MeToo campaign, she said.

Some campaigners online have said high heels are akin to modern foot-binding while

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Yumi Ishikawa, leader and founder of the KuToo movement, poses after a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2019. others urged other dress codes, such as the near-total donning of business suits for men, to be loosened in the Japanese workplace.

In 2015, the director of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival apologised after a

controversy blew up over women being denied access to the red carpet for not wearing high heels.

But Cannes kept the dress code, despite a protest by Hollywood superstar Julia Rob-

erts, who went barefoot the next year.

In 2017, Canada’s British Columbia province banned companies from forcing female employees to wear high heels, calling the practice dangerous and discriminatory. (afp)

Chinese warships cause surprise in Sydney Harbour

SYDNEY - Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were shocked by the sight of three Chinese warships steaming into Sydney Harbour Monday, forcing the prime minister to reassure jittery residents.

Amid heightened concern about Beijing’s growing clout and mili-

tary muscle-flexing, the appearance of a Chinese flagged task group and around 700 sailors came as a surprise.

It also came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison was away on a visit to the Solomon Islands, a key player in the South Pacific that China is hoping to woo away from

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Three Chinese warships are seen docked at Garden Island naval base in Sydney on June 3, 2019.

its recognition of Taiwan.

“It may have been a surprise to others, but it certainly wasn’t a surprise to the government,” Morrison told reporters in the Solomons capital Honiara when asked about the Chinese naval visit. “We have known about that for some time.”

Morrison described the port call as a “reciprocal visit, because Australian naval vessels have visited China”.

“They were returning after a counter drug trafficking operation in the Middle East.”

The vessels appeared to be the Kunlun Shan, an amphibious landing ship; the Luoma Lake, a replenishment ship; and the Xuchang, a modern frigate that is believed to be fitted with surface-to-air and antisubmarine missile systems.

They are scheduled to stay until Friday.

The timing of their visit has been questioned, coinciding with Mor-

rison’s Solomons trip and on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the violent suppression of the Tiananmen demonstrations.

On 4 June 1989 the regime gunned down hundreds of its own citizens and jailed thousands more, after protesters demanded political change and an end to state corruption.

The arrival of the ships also comes just days after it was revealed that a Chinese warship had recently confronted an Australian vessel in the South China Sea, and Australian helicopter pilots had been targeted with lasers.

“I think any reading into timing could be subject to a bit of overanalysis,” said Morrison.

Since coming to power, President Xi Jinping has invested heavily in the People’s Liberation Army and navy in a bid to project Chinese influence across the Pacific and beyond.

“Chinese naval visits to Australia have more typically been a lone frigate, not a task group with an amphibious assault ship and 700 personnel,” tweeted Rory Medcalf, head of the National Security College at Australian National University.

“Sydney is hardly a convenient stopover on their way home from the Gulf of Aden. What’s the story here?”

“This looks like a serious show of presence in the South Pacific.”

China’s aim of developing a “blue-water Navy” has been greeted warily in Canberra, which has worked to counter Beijing’s growing presence at home and in its South Pacific back yard.

During Morrison’s trip to the Solomons on Monday he announced Aus$250 million (US$173 million) in aid to retain Australian influence on the strategically important island chain. (afp)

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BUSINESS European Central Bank sends Italy a warning over debt

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Ngelawang Procession at Temple, What Does It Mean?

between the U.S. and China has unsettled the global business environment through fears of higher import taxes that could slow trade and growth.

Italy’s debt is connected to the banking system because banks hold Italian bonds and their finances could take a hit from a fall in the bonds’ value or default. Banks are key to the eurozone economy since that is where companies get credit to operate and expand. Troubles over Italian debt played a large role in the eurozone’s debt crisis in 2010-2012, threatening to break up the currency union and helping topple the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in 2011.

The European Commission, charged with enforcing the debt and deficit limits that come with joining the 19-country euro, has sparred with Italy over the government’s push to run larger deficits, spend more and cut taxes. The ECB report contained a chart showing Italy as an outlier among indebted countries, with high borrowing needs through 2020 and low growth compared to interest costs, a gap that can help debt snowball. Italy has failed to significantly reduce a heavy debt burden that amounted to 132% of GDP at the end of last year due to years of slow growth.

The European Commission meanwhile sent the Italian government a letter asking it to clarify

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tary elections, said that his party’s first proposal in Brussels will be to propose a new role for the ECB as a guarantor of government debt. He is also pressing his proposal for a flat tax and challenging EU budget rules, saying spending should be loosened to boost growth and al-

low more government investment in things like schools.

Borrowing costs on Italian debt have risen sharply in recent days.

While still relatively low in historical terms, the rise suggests investors are more cautious about Italy’s economic prospects. (ap)

China says trade war ‘has not made America great again’

Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing has not “made America great again” and has instead damaged the American economy, China said Sunday, warning that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on core principles.

Beijing’s broadside is the latest act in a bruising conflict between the world’s top two economies that has spooked markets and sparked fears about the global economy.

With trade talks stalled, the dispute has intensified in recent weeks

with US President Donald Trump imposing fresh tariffs on imports from China and moving to blacklist Chinese tech titan Huawei over national security concerns.

“The (US) tariff measures have not boosted American economic growth. Instead, they have done serious harm to the US economy,” the Chinese government said in a white paper, pointing to what it described as increased production costs and consumer prices in the United States and threats to economic growth.

Implementation of the Ngelawang tradition also known as ngelungang was followed by thousands of residents, concentrated at Puakan village. Ngelawang at this village is carried out every six months by walking from one village to another, almost followed by the entire customary villagers located in the northern territory of Ubud. Centered at this village, all the sanctified effigies or tapakan Ida Bhatara comprising Barong and Rangda are given special ceremonies in two locations, namely the Puseh and Bale Agung temple of the customary village.

Local temple priest, I Wayan Tagil Kumara Nata, explained the tradition begins with a ceremony at Puseh Temple and continues at Bale Agung Temple. At Puseh Temple the sanctified effigies face east or towards the shrines, aiming at coming before the deities to invoke divine power.

In addition, said Tagil Kumara Nata, the ngelawang procession is also carried out as a form of repelling negative things or neutralizing the negative influences of the universe.

“This tradition is to ask for salvation, especially for natural harmony,” he said.

After the procession at Puseh Temple, all the sanctified effigies are accompanied by residents heading for the Bale Agung Temple and continued by dropping in at each temple of the customary village passed through. Due to long distance, not infrequently this procession can last until midnight. “To go back to each customary village, they take a long time to late night,” he said.

Nevertheless, it does not dampen vivacity of the people.

The tradition held on the day after Galungan is still running every six months. Meanwhile, especially for customary villages experiencing cuntaka or obstacles due family’s death, they will usually choose another day adjusted to the situation and decision of the local custom. (kmb)

European flags blow in front of the European Central Bank as the sun rises in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 26, 2019. why it had not made sufficient progress in reducing debt. A commission spokesperson confirmed that Wednesday’s letter asks for a response by the close of business Friday.

Salvini, emboldened by his party’s gains in European parliamen-

“The trade war has not ‘made America great again’,” it said, referring to Trump’s political slogan made famous during his 2016 presidential campaign.

The white paper ’s release came a day after China hit $60 billion worth of US goods with new punitive tariffs ranging from five to 25 percent, in retaliation for Washington raising duty on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25 percent.

Trump launched the trade war last year in a bid to reduce the US

trade deficit with China and force Beijing to undertake economic reforms, accusing it of seeking to dominate global industries with unfair state subsidies and of acquiring American technology through theft or forced transfers.

Since Trump fired the first shot, the two countries have exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs on two-way trade worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

The resulting conflict has gutted US farm exports to China, and weighed on the manufacturing

sectors in both countries.

While both sides have sought to find a resolution through several rounds of negotiations, they appear to have stalled after the latest meetings ended without a deal.

American negotiators have alleged their Chinese counterparts reneged on previous commitments, but China said Sunday the US should bear “sole and entire responsibility” for the setback in negotiations, accusing Washington of repeatedly changing its demands. (afp)

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Ngelawang barong becomes a routine phenomenon during Galungan and Kuningan celebrations.

This traditional show is usually done on the streets, especially in front of people’s house compound. However, different tradition is showed by the ngelawang procession held by Puakan customary village, Taro, Tegallalang, Gianyar. At this village thousands of residents attend the ngelawang procession coinciding with Umanis Galungan, Thursday (Dec. 27).

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank says that challenges to financial stability in the eurozone have risen amid global trade tensions, and warns that indebted countries such as Italy could run into trouble if they don’t heed rules limiting deficits.

The message in an ECB report released Wednesday comes as Italy’s populist government is challenging the debt rules, intensifying conflict with the EU’s executive commission.

The Italian government’s borrowing costs in bond markets rose this week - a sign of investor concern - as Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini repeated his opposition to the rules after his League party came in first in elections to the European Parliament.

The ECB said that “should downside risks to growth materialize, financing costs for vulnerable sovereigns are like to increase which may unearth debt sustainability concerns.”

ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said that the economy’s performance would be key to financial stability. The central bank still expects growth to pick up in coming months after a period of weakness. But it cautioned that external threats such as trade tensions could undermine that. Weaker growth saps tax revenues that help governments pay off bonds, and undermines bank profits as well.

“The environment is more challenging than six months ago,” de Guindos told journalists at a briefing after the release of the report.

“A trade war is the main risk to the economy globally.”

A dispute over tariffs and trade

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Jembong Waterfall, Cheap and Fun Natural Tourism Destination

Generally when making a trip to waterfall, tourists must step down hundreds of stairs first. However, it is different when visiting Jembong waterfall where you just need to climb dozens of stairs. Within

three minutes, you can take selfie with the background of fascinating Jembong waterfall.

Armed with the capital of IDR 5,000, tourists can have enjoyed the allurement of Jembong waterfall.

However, if you only want to swim, you only need to pay as much as IDR 5,000 for adult and IDR 3,000 for child.

There are three fairly large pools with very clear water. Each has the depth of 110 cm for adult, while two children pools have varied depths, namely 80 cm and 60 cm. The water purely comes from Jembong waterfall having been filtered.

If you want to take selfie with an instragrammable background, you can pose on the bridge with a distance of about five meters from the waterfall. Verdant trees in combination with the beautiful waterfall will make your photos more interesting.

Jembong waterfall located at Ambengan village, Sukasada, Buleleng, also provides a challenging adrenaline attraction, namely

flying fox. There are several tracks, such as flying fox of track A with the price set at IDR 15,000; track B at IDR 25,000; and track A & B at IDR 30,000.

Some other activities that can still be enjoyed by tourists here include the trekking and wet rappelling. This tourist attraction is managed by Banten Sari tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) where it can draw the visit up to 500 people each day.

Pokdarwis leader, Made Suneka, said the attraction was officially opened in 2013. “Tourists making a visit here do not only domestic, but also foreign ones,” he said recently.

He added that tourist visits are usually crowded during holidays.

Similar opinion was also revealed by one of Pokdarwis staff, Wayan Surung. He said although the flying fox was just officially

opened two months ago, it has been widely demanded. Moreover, there are about 60 students of Ganesha University of Education Singaraja that have tried the excitement of flying fox.

One of the visitors, Sumiasih, expressed her excitement at the Jembong waterfall. She claimed to spend her time to swim and soak.

“Water of the pools here directly flows from Jembong waterfall, so it is fresh and very cool,” said the student who is currently studying at the STAHN Mpu Kuturan, Singaraja.

If visitors are hungry and thirsty, the operator has provided with a stall and some gazebos to rest for a moment. In addition, for visitors wishing to do melukat or purificatory rite, the operator has also provided a place to do it located near the waterfall. (kmb)

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New York takes aim at skyscrapers’ sky-high energy usage

NEW YORK - It’s a tall order indeed: How do you make aging, energyhungry skyscrapers more efficient and less polluting? The city of New York, the historic capital of the skyscraper, is determined to do so by requiring the enormous buildings to drastically curtail their energy consumption.

Traditional skyscrapers are an energy-saver’s nightmare, with their vast glass facades, electric lighting everywhere, overly generous use of air conditioning and heating, and elevators by the dozen: they almost seem designed to consume a maximum of energy while emitting copious quantities of greenhouse gases.

If a growing number of newer skyscrapers around the world are designed, from the start, to be energy-efficient -- the Shard in London and Shanghai Tower in China are two examples -- the costs and effort involved in transforming an older building, built decades before the world became conscious of global warming, can be daunting.

And yet those are precisely the buildings targeted by the Climate Mobilization Act, passed in late April by the City Council of the largest US metropolis as part of its commitment to reduce emissions by 80 percent from now through 2050.

The law requires buildings of more than 25,000 square feet (2,300 square meters) to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030 from their 2005 levels. It will affect the approximately 50,000 buildings that emit one-third of the city’s greenhouse gases.

In targeting the dense building stock, which in total accounts for 70 percent of all New York emissions, the city has adopted a landmark law, said Nilda Mesa, director of the urban sustainability program at Columbia University.

“The Climate Act is really pathbreaking,” she told AFP. “It will have a number of positive effects... It will basically create a market and create demand for energy-efficient technologies” which can then be used by other cities, in the US or elsewhere.

- 3 million light bulbs Although the law provides long-term borrowing facilities to help property owners, it was vigorously opposed by the powerful real-estate sector, worried by some estimates that the costs of renovation could run more than $4 billion.

But some older buildings, like the Empire State Building, have already begun to address the problem, “showing other people how it can be done,” Nilda Mesa said.

That legendary skyscraper, an Art Deco jewel dating from 1931, launched a vast renovation program in 2009 at a cost of $550 million, allowing it to cut its energy consumption by more than 40 percent.

More than 6,500 windows, three million light bulbs and 67 elevators were replaced or renovated to improve the building’s insulation and cut its energy consumption, even as it was becoming much more densely occupied.

Engineers also installed an ultra-modern energy management system, constantly optimizing consumption according to the needs of the moment.

With those changes already made -- and paid for in only four years -- Anthony Malkin, chairman and CEO of the Empire State Realty Trust which owns the building, is feeling sanguine about the impact of the new law.

“But we will have to improve for 2030,” he says.

Experts point out, however, that reducing emissions is easier for an older tower like the Empire State Building than it will be for the glass-clad skyscrapers that seemed to sprout everywhere starting in the 1970s.

A prime example is Trump Tower, the 58-story skyscraper built by Donald Trump on Fifth Avenue in 1984. It is now one of the most energy-greedy buildings in the city, according to the New York environmental group Align.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to oppose Trump in the 2020 presidential election, has said Trump Tower could face fines of more than $500,000 a year under the new law.

The Trump Organization has not responded to queries from AFP as to whether it has begun planning for renovation. (afp)

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This file photo taken on July 02, 2017 shows the Empire state building and the skyline of Manhattan, on July 3, 2017 in New York City.

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SBY will book the story of Ani Yudhoyono

BOGOR - The sixth President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is planning o write the life story of his late wife who is also the First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 Kristiani Herawati or Ani Yudhoyono into a book.

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Drowning in waste, Russians fume over lack of recycling

An aerial view taken on April 23, 2019 shows Moscow region’s Timokhovo solid waste landfill.

MOSCOW - Roman Yudakov points in the distance to a stinking mountain of trash looming over the Russian capital and sighs: “Take a look at our pyramid!”

The rubbish towers above the Timokhovo dump outside Moscow, one of the biggest in Europe. Authorities plan to build an incinerator to burn some of the trash, but Yudakov and other activists are fighting for it to be recycled instead.

“The priority of the authorities is to burn, rather than sort (waste for recycling). Nobody is ready to do that,” says the 36-year-old electrician as he flicks his cigarette butt in the direction of the 157-metre (515feet) high dump east of Moscow.

Open since the late 1970s, Timokhovo receives dozens of lorries every day from the capital some 80 kilometres (50 miles away).

Since 2013, residents have complained of foul sulphurous smells and worry that effluents are polluting ground water. The authorities acknowledged the smell comes from the dump, but say it is now safe because of a filtration system. Activists however dispute this claim.

Just seven percent of rubbish is recycled in Russia, according to official data. This falls far below France’s 43 percent or Germany’s 68 percent achieved in 2017, according to Eurostat.

The majority of household waste in Russia ends up in locations like Timokhovo, whose trash pile can be

seen from many kilometres away.

In recent years, waste management has emerged as a subject of heated debate as residents of towns surrounding Moscow have protested against dumps filled to over capacity or catching on fire.

Authorities came up with the idea of unloading some of the local landfills and taking the waste from Moscow, which produces 15 percent of Russia’s garbage, to the Arkhangelsk region in the north.

The new landfill project launched in the region 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) from the capital caused unprecedented demonstrations and led to clashes between local protesters and construction workers and security guards.

- ‘Need change in mentality’ With the issue emerging as a major cause of public discontent, President Vladimir Putin in December announced that the recycling rate will increase to 60 percent by 2024 with the help of 200 new waste sorting centres.

But campaigners for recycling have reacted with scepticism, saying all centralised attempts at` recycling have failed in the past, and only private initiatives can be effective.

“They pretend to talk about recycling. I’ve seen an ad on the

subway and opinion polls on the subject, but for the moment the government is not rushing to support us,” says Alyona Rudyuk, who runs a small recycling centre in Moscow.

The centre opened in November and is part of a network launched by an environmental association Sobirator. Every day, dozens of Muscovites come here to drop off their sorted packaging.

Sobirator also has a truck that collects rubbish in various Moscow neighbourhoods, advertising pickup points via social media or even coming straight to a person’s home for a fee.

Natalia Umnova chose that option after collecting and sorting recyclables on the balcony of her flat for several months.

“We checked the (recycling) centres nearby, but they were either closed or only accepted one type of waste,” she says.

To take recycling to a wider scale, there are a lot of challenges to overcome, mostly stemming from a lack of enthusiasm at the government level, says Sobirator founder Leonid Sinitsyn.

“We can show people how to do (recycling) but we can’t solve the problem, so we need a change in mentality and in the law,” he says. (afp)

“I want to write it, if God willing, to become the knowledge of our brothers and sisters,” SBY said in his remarks during a final tribute to his late wife at Cikeas Hall, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday.

SBY sees the figure of Ani as an extraordinary woman. In his eyes, Ani is a noble figure, in the midst of his shortcomings and strengths.

“There is an ordinary human born with the name Kristiani Herawati, then Ani Yudhoyono, who is nobleminded, with all his shortcomings and strengths, doing good, being kind to others,” he said.

SBY also described the figure of Ani as an inspiring figure. He said that his wife loved all the people of Indonesia, regardless of their background or religion.

SBY calls Ani a woman who upholds unity, harmony and brotherhood

between religious groups.

Even so, said SBY, in his life journey Ani still often gets unpleasant treatment from fellow nationals.

“Although Ms. Ani is often bullied, slandered, but Ms. Ani remains patient because we strengthen each other’s hearts,” said SBY. SBY also considered Ani as a tough and surrender figure. This was seen when he fought blood cancer that he suffered for the past four months.

The wife of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Kristiani Herrawati died in treatment at the National University Hospital (NUH) on Saturday (1/6) afternoon.

Ani Yudhoyono died while undergoing treatment for blood cancer at NUH, Singapore.

Today Ani Yudhoyono’s body will be buried in Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata, South Jakarta.(ant)

JAKARTA — Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said Friday it has upgraded Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating following the election of Joko Widodo to a second term as president.

The organization said the upgrade reflects Indonesia’s strong economic growth prospects, which “we expect to remain following the reelection of Joko Widodo recently.”

The long-term rating was increased to BBB from BBB minus and potentially makes it easier for the government to borrow abroad and at lower interest rates.

Official results last week confirmed Widodo won 55.5% of the vote in the April 17 election. His opponent Prabowo Subianto has alleged massive fraud but not provided any credible evidence. The Subianto campaign has submitted a Constitutional Court

challenge to the election result.

“Although this dispute and isolated pockets of unrest associated with it add some uncertainty to Indonesia’s political settings over the near term, we do not expect it to have a material impact on the long-term policy environment or economic outlook,” S&P said.

Seven people were killed in what police said was orchestrated rioting in the capital Jakarta last week following announcement of the official results.

The ratings agency said Indonesia’s per capita economic growth has averaged 4.1% over the past decade compared with an average of 2.2% for countries at a similar income level.

Analysts forecast the country, the world’s fourth most populous, to be among the biggest economies by 2030.(ap)

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L blue suit) walks behind the casket of Ani Yudhoyono, wife of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during a funeral ceremony at Kalibata Hero Cemetary in Jakarta on June 2, 2019. Ani Yudhoyono died in Singapore on June 1 after battling blood cancer since February.

S&P upgrades Indonesia credit after Widodo election win

In this Aug. 23, 2013, file photo, a customer holds a stack of rupiah banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ratings agency Standard & Poor s has upgraded Indonesia s sovereign credit rating following the election of Joko Widodo to a second term as president. The organization said the upgrade reflects Indonesia s strong economic growth prospects which we expect to remain following the reelection of Joko Widodo recently.

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Atuh Beach

SEMARAPURA - Atuh Beach is located in the beautiful bay with white sand and on the left side is Juntil Cape wich is stick out into the sea and on the right side stick out into Labuan Ampuak continued to the east is located Gili Batu Melawang, Gili Batu Pedasan, Gili batu Abah and Gili Batu Metegen.

On the end Easternmost of Juntil and Gili Padasan capes are really ideal because in front of the two capes are passed by alternating

current from the north to the south (and on the other way) that is followed by groups of big or small fish, especially after and before the full moon and several days before and after Dark of Moon or Tilem, these days are the lucky days for fishermans.

The natural cave and the sawallow nest can be found on the south side of Labuhan Ampuak.

The swallow nest is the very rare commodity and the price is very

expensive. In the mainland of Atuh Valley the situation of the land is very fertile and the Atuh Temple is located there, the temple is especially a place to worship to the God of the sea (the Segara Temple).

The ceremony is held every sasih Kedasa or the tenth month of the Balinese calendar (Isaka) where the community came from Bendem Village and the Tanglad Village and the other village. The temple ceremony is done a fullday. (IBP/net)

Austria’s Dominic Thiem

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Thiem blasts Serena ‘bad personality’ in Roland Garros press conference row

PARIS - Dominic Thiem has accused Serena Williams of having a “bad personality” as the bizarre row over him being booted out of his own press conference so that Roland Garros organisers could accommodate the American superstar instead took another twist.

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Austria’s Thiem, the fourth seed in the men’s event and the 2018 runner-up, was conducting his post-match press obligations after reaching the last 16 late on Saturday.

However, he was then informed that the main interview room was needed by Williams who had just suffered a third round loss to Sofia Kenin. It was the 23-time Grand Slam title winner’s earliest exit at a Slam in almost five years and she was eager to be away from the tournament site as quickly as possible.

“It is just the principle,” Thiem told Eurosport German.

“Even if a junior is in there, every player has to wait.”

He added: “It also shows a bad personality in my opinion. I am 100 percent sure (Roger) Federer or (Rafael) Nadal would never do something like that.”

There was no indication as to who had decided to shift Thiem mid-flow on Saturday night.

“It’s a joke,” fumed the 25-yearold Thiem to media officers after

being told he should finish his interviews in a smaller room.

“I have to leave the room because she’s coming. What the hell, I don’t care. I can also do whatever I want.”

Roger Federer, meanwhile, leapt to the defence of Thiem, describing him as “a superstar, a male superstar”.

“I think the one who is still in the tournament gets priority, that’s how I see it,” said Federer after easing past Leonardo Mayer on Sunday to reach his 54th quarter-final at the majors.

“There must have been a misunderstanding or maybe they should have kept Serena still in the locker room, not waiting here in the press centre. “I don’t know exactly what happened. I understand Dominic’s frustration. I don’t think he’s mad at Serena or anybody. I just think it was an unfortunate situation.”

Former German great Boris Becker also said Thiem was in the right to object to his eviction.

“If he is giving an interview, and

his press conference isn’t finished, then everybody else has to wait, including Serena Williams,” Becker told Eurosport on Monday.

“It was unfortunate for the organisers to put both players in that situation and they should know that if Dominic is doing his press conference then when he’s finished it’s Serena’s turn.

“It was an awkward situation.”

French sports daily L’Equipe claimed that Williams had shown no preference over where she carried out her press conference.

“Put me in another room, a smaller one, but now,” she was reported to have said.

With Williams reportedly becoming increasingly impatient, officials looked to rescue the situation by moving Thiem to another room.

“That’s really impolite,” she was heard to say.

Thiem will be back on press conference duty on Monday as he is scheduled to face home hope Gael Monfils for a place in the quarterfinals. (afp)

TORONTO - Andre Iguodala sank the game-clinching 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining and defending champion Golden State pulled level in the NBA Finals by defeating Toronto 109-104 on Sunday.

The Warriors, seeking a third consecutive title and fourth in five seasons, held off a late Raptors charge to even the best-of-seven series at 1-1 as the scene shifts to California for games three and four on Wednesday and Friday.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 25 points while Stephen Curry added 23 and Draymond Green contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 34 points for Toronto and added 14 rebounds while Raptors reserve Fred VanVleet netted 17 points.

Golden State trailed by 12 points in the second quarter, but scored the first 18 points of the third quarter and led by as much as 72-59 before Toronto rallied late, holding the Warriors scoreless for more than 5:30 minutes down the stretch only to fall short.

“We did a great job physically, way better than the first game,” Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins said. “We’ve still got to correct some mistakes but a solid effort all around.”

Victory was vital for Golden State. Of 34 teams that fell behind 0-2 in the NBA Finals, only four rallied to win the crown.

The Warriors have now won at least once on the road in 23 consecutive playoff series.

Kyle Lowry and Danny Green made 3-pointers to pull the Raptors, in the first finals of their 24-season history, from a 13-point deficit to within 92-88 early in the fourth quarter. But Quinn Cook answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to ignite a 14-6 Golden State run that stretched the Warriors’ lead to 10694 with 5:39 to play.

Toronto trimmed it to 106-98

and Curry received a technical foul for an errant ball throw that set up three Leonard free throws, pulling the Raptors within 106-101 with 68 seconds remaining.

Danny Green sank a 3-pointer to lift the Raptors within two with 26 seconds remaining but Iguodala answered for the cold-shooting Warriors with a clutch 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds remaining for the final points. Early on, VanVleet had a back-to-back 3-pointer and 3-point play and Leonard added five points in a 20-7 Raptors run for Toronto’s biggest lead at 47-35.

But Curry, who missed his first six shots, scored 15 of the Warriors’ last 17 second-quarter points and Golden State trimmed the half-time deficit to 59-54.

Golden State opened the second half on an 18-0 run to seize a 72-59 lead, aided by the Raptors missing their first nine shots of the third quarter and committing seven turnovers in the pivotal span.

Thompson scored seven consecutive points and Iguodala, fighting a leg injury, added five in the crucial run over the first 5:30 of the second half. The Warriors were again without top scorer Kevin Durant, but the forward is expected back soon after missing seven games with a right calf strain.

Curry’s run of six consecutive NBA playoff game with 30 or more points ended two shy of the record set by LeBron James against the Warriors in 2017.

Draymond Green was one assist shy of matching the NBA playoff record of four consecutive triple doubles and matching Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson as the only players with back-to-back triple doubles in the NBA Finals.

Raptors rap-singer superfan Drake and former US President Barack Obama were among celebrities in attendance, courtsideseated Drake mellower after taunts or yells at Curry, Thompson and Green in the opener. (afp)

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Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors goes to the basket against the Toronto Raptors during Game Two of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena on June 02, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

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Griezmann on target as France defeat Bolivia

Antoine Griezmann scored as France eased past Bolivia 2-0 in a friendly in Nantes on Sunday, ahead of the world champions’ resumption of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

Thomas Lemar gave France the lead on five minutes and Griezmann, who last month announced he was leaving Atletico Madrid after five seasons, notched a second before the break.

Griezmann moved eighth on the list of France’s all-time leading scorers with his 29th goal as he surpassed 1998 World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff.

He is now just one goal behind Just Fontaine and Jean-Pierre Papin, and two adrift of Zinedine Zidane.

There was a slight note of concern for France though as they lost Kylian Mbappe to an ankle injury at half-time.

Didier Deschamps’ side return to competitive action on June 8 when they face Turkey in Group H. Both nations have six points from two matches.

“We needed to get a little warm-up in. It’s going to be tough in Turkey, we’ll have to be ready,” said Griezmann. “I may not be in top form. This match will do me good, to get some minutes and be in good shape for Saturday.”(afp)

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Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (C) holds the European Champion Clubs’ Cup trophy during an open-top bus parade around Liverpool, northwest England on June 2, 2019, after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham.

Premier League’s European domination not all good for England

After a season of unparallelled dominance for English clubs in European competition, it is England’s national team’s turn to follow suit as they aim to win the inaugural Nations League in Portugal this week. On the back of a run to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 last summer, England have momentum ahead of their semi-final against a resurgent young Dutch side on Thursday.

But manager Gareth Southgate still has both long and short-term concerns. He admits it will be a tough test of his management to make quick decisions on which of his players involved in Saturday’s Champions League final, that saw Liverpool triumph over Tottenham, he will use.

Seven players in total from the two Champions League finalists are included in Southgate’s 23-man squad, with the biggest question mark over England captain Harry Kane.

The World Cup golden boot winner made his return from a twomonth injury layoff due to ankle liga-

ment damage, but looked well short of match fitness in Madrid.

Southgate must also try to raise Danny Rose, Dele Alli and Eric Dier from the disappointment of their final defeat, while Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, Trent AlexanderArnold and Joe Gomez will bounce down to Burton to meet the squad on Monday after a long day of celebrations as the Reds paraded their sixth European Cup to delirious fans on Merseyside.

“We have got to make a quick but accurate assessment on where they are over those few days,” Southgate said when naming his squad. “It will

be a very individual thing having played in such a big game.”

The England boss has a devilishly difficult balancing act as the country tries to win a first senior tournament since the 1966 World Cup. In contrast to those fatigued by participation in the Champions League and Europa League finals, some of Southgate’s squad will not have played for nearly four weeks come kick-off against the Netherlands due to the early finish to the Premier League season.

- Limited opportunities However, while four sides from

the same country contested European football’s two showpiece finals for the first time, the riches of the Premier League means concerns remain over the opportunities given to English players.

Chelsea did not start a single Englishman in their Europa League final victory over Arsenal.

Largely thanks to Tottenham, a stronger showing of 10 Englandqualified players took part in the Champions League final, but only seven started.

Only 30 percent of starting spots in the recently completed Premier League season were filled

by England-eligible players, down from 33 percent in 2017/18.

On the face of it, the future for England at club and international level looks promising. Southgate’s senior team is already littered

with talent under 25 in Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Alexander-Arnold among others. And at youth level, England have won the under-20 and under-17 World Cup in recent years.

However, Southgate fears that bright future will not last unless more chances are given to young players in England’s top-flight.

“We’ve got to arrest the slide,” said Southgate. “The big concern for me is this graph continues to fall away and that we end up in 10 years’ time with an England manager who has got 15 percent of the league to choose from. Why would that not happen? It is a big danger for us.

“I won’t be in this job forever and you want there to be a good pool of English players ready to come on board.”(afp)

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Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp looks at the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on June 1, 2019.

I want to see Klopp at Bayern’ - Beckenbauer

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer said Monday that he wants to see Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp in the Bayern Munich dugout.

As Germany celebrated Klopp’s success in last Saturday’s Champions League final, Beckenbauer told Bild newspaper that he was desperate to see the former Dortmund coach join Bundesliga champions Bayern.

“I want n o t h i n g more than to see Klopp come to Bayern one day, it would be a good fit,” said the 73-year-old, who won five German titles with Bayern as a player and a coach.

Klopp’s first Champions League title was met with

widespread celebration in the German sports media.

On Monday, Kicker magazine carried the headline “King Klopp” on its front page, and described the Liverpool manager as “the face of German football”.

Beckenbauer echoed those sentiments in an interview with Bild, calling Klopp “one of the best coaches in the world”. “Juergen brought a new type of football to Germany... what he began in Dortmund, he has refined in Liverpool.”

Liverpool are reportedly looking to extend Klopp’s contract, which currently runs until 2022.

Yet Beckenbauer questioned whether 51-yearold would stay on Merseyside in the long term.

“I think that a job in England robs you of energy. As a manager in the Premier League, you have more responsibility than as a coach in the Bundesliga,” he told Bild.

“With the two cup competitions and the slightly larger league, the amount of games is considerably higher than it is in Germany.”(afp)

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Griezmann on target as France defeat Bolivia

Antoine Griezmann scored as France eased past Bolivia 2-0 in a friendly in Nantes on Sunday, ahead of the world champions’ resumption of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

Thomas Lemar gave France the lead on five minutes and Griezmann, who last month announced he was leaving Atletico Madrid after five seasons, notched a second before the break.

Griezmann moved eighth on the list of France’s all-time leading scorers with his 29th goal as he surpassed 1998 World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff.

He is now just one goal behind Just Fontaine and Jean-Pierre Papin, and two adrift of Zinedine Zidane.

There was a slight note of concern for France though as they lost Kylian Mbappe to an ankle injury at half-time.

Didier Deschamps’ side return to competitive action on June 8 when they face Turkey in Group H. Both nations have six points from two matches.

“We needed to get a little warm-up in. It’s going to be tough in Turkey, we’ll have to be ready,” said Griezmann. “I may not be in top form. This match will do me good, to get some minutes and be in good shape for Saturday.”(afp)

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Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (C) holds the European Champion Clubs’ Cup trophy during an open-top bus parade around Liverpool, northwest England on June 2, 2019, after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham.

Premier League’s European domination not all good for England

After a season of unparallelled dominance for English clubs in European competition, it is England’s national team’s turn to follow suit as they aim to win the inaugural Nations League in Portugal this week. On the back of a run to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 last summer, England have momentum ahead of their semi-final against a resurgent young Dutch side on Thursday.

But manager Gareth Southgate still has both long and short-term concerns. He admits it will be a tough test of his management to make quick decisions on which of his players involved in Saturday’s Champions League final, that saw Liverpool triumph over Tottenham, he will use.

Seven players in total from the two Champions League finalists are included in Southgate’s 23-man squad, with the biggest question mark over England captain Harry Kane.

The World Cup golden boot winner made his return from a twomonth injury layoff due to ankle liga-

ment damage, but looked well short of match fitness in Madrid.

Southgate must also try to raise Danny Rose, Dele Alli and Eric Dier from the disappointment of their final defeat, while Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, Trent AlexanderArnold and Joe Gomez will bounce down to Burton to meet the squad on Monday after a long day of celebrations as the Reds paraded their sixth European Cup to delirious fans on Merseyside.

“We have got to make a quick but accurate assessment on where they are over those few days,” Southgate said when naming his squad. “It will

be a very individual thing having played in such a big game.”

The England boss has a devilishly difficult balancing act as the country tries to win a first senior tournament since the 1966 World Cup. In contrast to those fatigued by participation in the Champions League and Europa League finals, some of Southgate’s squad will not have played for nearly four weeks come kick-off against the Netherlands due to the early finish to the Premier League season.

- Limited opportunities However, while four sides from

the same country contested European football’s two showpiece finals for the first time, the riches of the Premier League means concerns remain over the opportunities given to English players.

Chelsea did not start a single Englishman in their Europa League final victory over Arsenal.

Largely thanks to Tottenham, a stronger showing of 10 Englandqualified players took part in the Champions League final, but only seven started.

Only 30 percent of starting spots in the recently completed Premier League season were filled

by England-eligible players, down from 33 percent in 2017/18.

On the face of it, the future for England at club and international level looks promising. Southgate’s senior team is already littered

with talent under 25 in Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Alexander-Arnold among others. And at youth level, England have won the under-20 and under-17 World Cup in recent years.

However, Southgate fears that bright future will not last unless more chances are given to young players in England’s top-flight.

“We’ve got to arrest the slide,” said Southgate. “The big concern for me is this graph continues to fall away and that we end up in 10 years’ time with an England manager who has got 15 percent of the league to choose from. Why would that not happen? It is a big danger for us.

“I won’t be in this job forever and you want there to be a good pool of English players ready to come on board.”(afp)

JAVIER SORIANO / AFP

Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp looks at the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on June 1, 2019.

I want to see Klopp at Bayern’ - Beckenbauer

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer said Monday that he wants to see Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp in the Bayern Munich dugout.

As Germany celebrated Klopp’s success in last Saturday’s Champions League final, Beckenbauer told Bild newspaper that he was desperate to see the former Dortmund coach join Bundesliga champions Bayern.

“I want n o t h i n g more than to see Klopp come to Bayern one day, it would be a good fit,” said the 73-year-old, who won five German titles with Bayern as a player and a coach.

Klopp’s first Champions League title was met with

widespread celebration in the German sports media.

On Monday, Kicker magazine carried the headline “King Klopp” on its front page, and described the Liverpool manager as “the face of German football”.

Beckenbauer echoed those sentiments in an interview with Bild, calling Klopp “one of the best coaches in the world”. “Juergen brought a new type of football to Germany... what he began in Dortmund, he has refined in Liverpool.”

Liverpool are reportedly looking to extend Klopp’s contract, which currently runs until 2022.

Yet Beckenbauer questioned whether 51-yearold would stay on Merseyside in the long term.

“I think that a job in England robs you of energy. As a manager in the Premier League, you have more responsibility than as a coach in the Bundesliga,” he told Bild.

“With the two cup competitions and the slightly larger league, the amount of games is considerably higher than it is in Germany.”(afp)

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Iguodala lifts Warriors over Raptors to level NBA Finals

Atuh Beach

SEMARAPURA - Atuh Beach is located in the beautiful bay with white sand and on the left side is Juntil Cape wich is stick out into the sea and on the right side stick out into Labuan Ampuak continued to the east is located Gili Batu Melawang, Gili Batu Pedasan, Gili batu Abah and Gili Batu Metegen.

On the end Easternmost of Juntil and Gili Padasan capes are really ideal because in front of the two capes are passed by alternating

current from the north to the south (and on the other way) that is followed by groups of big or small fish, especially after and before the full moon and several days before and after Dark of Moon or Tilem, these days are the lucky days for fishermans.

The natural cave and the sawallow nest can be found on the south side of Labuhan Ampuak.

The swallow nest is the very rare commodity and the price is very

expensive. In the mainland of Atuh Valley the situation of the land is very fertile and the Atuh Temple is located there, the temple is especially a place to worship to the God of the sea (the Segara Temple).

The ceremony is held every sasih Kedasa or the tenth month of the Balinese calendar (Isaka) where the community came from Bendem Village and the Tanglad Village and the other village. The temple ceremony is done a fullday. (IBP/net)

Austria’s Dominic Thiem

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Thiem blasts Serena ‘bad personality’ in Roland Garros press conference row

PARIS - Dominic Thiem has accused Serena Williams of having a “bad personality” as the bizarre row over him being booted out of his own press conference so that Roland Garros organisers could accommodate the American superstar instead took another twist.

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Austria’s Thiem, the fourth seed in the men’s event and the 2018 runner-up, was conducting his post-match press obligations after reaching the last 16 late on Saturday.

However, he was then informed that the main interview room was needed by Williams who had just suffered a third round loss to Sofia Kenin. It was the 23-time Grand Slam title winner’s earliest exit at a Slam in almost five years and she was eager to be away from the tournament site as quickly as possible.

“It is just the principle,” Thiem told Eurosport German.

“Even if a junior is in there, every player has to wait.”

He added: “It also shows a bad personality in my opinion. I am 100 percent sure (Roger) Federer or (Rafael) Nadal would never do something like that.”

There was no indication as to who had decided to shift Thiem mid-flow on Saturday night.

“It’s a joke,” fumed the 25-yearold Thiem to media officers after

being told he should finish his interviews in a smaller room.

“I have to leave the room because she’s coming. What the hell, I don’t care. I can also do whatever I want.”

Roger Federer, meanwhile, leapt to the defence of Thiem, describing him as “a superstar, a male superstar”.

“I think the one who is still in the tournament gets priority, that’s how I see it,” said Federer after easing past Leonardo Mayer on Sunday to reach his 54th quarter-final at the majors.

“There must have been a misunderstanding or maybe they should have kept Serena still in the locker room, not waiting here in the press centre. “I don’t know exactly what happened. I understand Dominic’s frustration. I don’t think he’s mad at Serena or anybody. I just think it was an unfortunate situation.”

Former German great Boris Becker also said Thiem was in the right to object to his eviction.

“If he is giving an interview, and

his press conference isn’t finished, then everybody else has to wait, including Serena Williams,” Becker told Eurosport on Monday.

“It was unfortunate for the organisers to put both players in that situation and they should know that if Dominic is doing his press conference then when he’s finished it’s Serena’s turn.

“It was an awkward situation.”

French sports daily L’Equipe claimed that Williams had shown no preference over where she carried out her press conference.

“Put me in another room, a smaller one, but now,” she was reported to have said.

With Williams reportedly becoming increasingly impatient, officials looked to rescue the situation by moving Thiem to another room.

“That’s really impolite,” she was heard to say.

Thiem will be back on press conference duty on Monday as he is scheduled to face home hope Gael Monfils for a place in the quarterfinals. (afp)

TORONTO - Andre Iguodala sank the game-clinching 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining and defending champion Golden State pulled level in the NBA Finals by defeating Toronto 109-104 on Sunday.

The Warriors, seeking a third consecutive title and fourth in five seasons, held off a late Raptors charge to even the best-of-seven series at 1-1 as the scene shifts to California for games three and four on Wednesday and Friday.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 25 points while Stephen Curry added 23 and Draymond Green contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 34 points for Toronto and added 14 rebounds while Raptors reserve Fred VanVleet netted 17 points.

Golden State trailed by 12 points in the second quarter, but scored the first 18 points of the third quarter and led by as much as 72-59 before Toronto rallied late, holding the Warriors scoreless for more than 5:30 minutes down the stretch only to fall short.

“We did a great job physically, way better than the first game,” Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins said. “We’ve still got to correct some mistakes but a solid effort all around.”

Victory was vital for Golden State. Of 34 teams that fell behind 0-2 in the NBA Finals, only four rallied to win the crown.

The Warriors have now won at least once on the road in 23 consecutive playoff series.

Kyle Lowry and Danny Green made 3-pointers to pull the Raptors, in the first finals of their 24-season history, from a 13-point deficit to within 92-88 early in the fourth quarter. But Quinn Cook answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to ignite a 14-6 Golden State run that stretched the Warriors’ lead to 10694 with 5:39 to play.

Toronto trimmed it to 106-98

and Curry received a technical foul for an errant ball throw that set up three Leonard free throws, pulling the Raptors within 106-101 with 68 seconds remaining.

Danny Green sank a 3-pointer to lift the Raptors within two with 26 seconds remaining but Iguodala answered for the cold-shooting Warriors with a clutch 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds remaining for the final points. Early on, VanVleet had a back-to-back 3-pointer and 3-point play and Leonard added five points in a 20-7 Raptors run for Toronto’s biggest lead at 47-35.

But Curry, who missed his first six shots, scored 15 of the Warriors’ last 17 second-quarter points and Golden State trimmed the half-time deficit to 59-54.

Golden State opened the second half on an 18-0 run to seize a 72-59 lead, aided by the Raptors missing their first nine shots of the third quarter and committing seven turnovers in the pivotal span.

Thompson scored seven consecutive points and Iguodala, fighting a leg injury, added five in the crucial run over the first 5:30 of the second half. The Warriors were again without top scorer Kevin Durant, but the forward is expected back soon after missing seven games with a right calf strain.

Curry’s run of six consecutive NBA playoff game with 30 or more points ended two shy of the record set by LeBron James against the Warriors in 2017.

Draymond Green was one assist shy of matching the NBA playoff record of four consecutive triple doubles and matching Wilt Chamberlain and Magic Johnson as the only players with back-to-back triple doubles in the NBA Finals.

Raptors rap-singer superfan Drake and former US President Barack Obama were among celebrities in attendance, courtsideseated Drake mellower after taunts or yells at Curry, Thompson and Green in the opener. (afp)

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Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors goes to the basket against the Toronto Raptors during Game Two of the 2019 NBA Finals at Scotiabank Arena on June 02, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.

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New York takes aim at skyscrapers’ sky-high energy usage

NEW YORK - It’s a tall order indeed: How do you make aging, energyhungry skyscrapers more efficient and less polluting? The city of New York, the historic capital of the skyscraper, is determined to do so by requiring the enormous buildings to drastically curtail their energy consumption.

Traditional skyscrapers are an energy-saver’s nightmare, with their vast glass facades, electric lighting everywhere, overly generous use of air conditioning and heating, and elevators by the dozen: they almost seem designed to consume a maximum of energy while emitting copious quantities of greenhouse gases.

If a growing number of newer skyscrapers around the world are designed, from the start, to be energy-efficient -- the Shard in London and Shanghai Tower in China are two examples -- the costs and effort involved in transforming an older building, built decades before the world became conscious of global warming, can be daunting.

And yet those are precisely the buildings targeted by the Climate Mobilization Act, passed in late April by the City Council of the largest US metropolis as part of its commitment to reduce emissions by 80 percent from now through 2050.

The law requires buildings of more than 25,000 square feet (2,300 square meters) to reduce emissions by 40 percent by 2030 from their 2005 levels. It will affect the approximately 50,000 buildings that emit one-third of the city’s greenhouse gases.

In targeting the dense building stock, which in total accounts for 70 percent of all New York emissions, the city has adopted a landmark law, said Nilda Mesa, director of the urban sustainability program at Columbia University.

“The Climate Act is really pathbreaking,” she told AFP. “It will have a number of positive effects... It will basically create a market and create demand for energy-efficient technologies” which can then be used by other cities, in the US or elsewhere.

- 3 million light bulbs Although the law provides long-term borrowing facilities to help property owners, it was vigorously opposed by the powerful real-estate sector, worried by some estimates that the costs of renovation could run more than $4 billion.

But some older buildings, like the Empire State Building, have already begun to address the problem, “showing other people how it can be done,” Nilda Mesa said.

That legendary skyscraper, an Art Deco jewel dating from 1931, launched a vast renovation program in 2009 at a cost of $550 million, allowing it to cut its energy consumption by more than 40 percent.

More than 6,500 windows, three million light bulbs and 67 elevators were replaced or renovated to improve the building’s insulation and cut its energy consumption, even as it was becoming much more densely occupied.

Engineers also installed an ultra-modern energy management system, constantly optimizing consumption according to the needs of the moment.

With those changes already made -- and paid for in only four years -- Anthony Malkin, chairman and CEO of the Empire State Realty Trust which owns the building, is feeling sanguine about the impact of the new law.

“But we will have to improve for 2030,” he says.

Experts point out, however, that reducing emissions is easier for an older tower like the Empire State Building than it will be for the glass-clad skyscrapers that seemed to sprout everywhere starting in the 1970s.

A prime example is Trump Tower, the 58-story skyscraper built by Donald Trump on Fifth Avenue in 1984. It is now one of the most energy-greedy buildings in the city, according to the New York environmental group Align.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to oppose Trump in the 2020 presidential election, has said Trump Tower could face fines of more than $500,000 a year under the new law.

The Trump Organization has not responded to queries from AFP as to whether it has begun planning for renovation. (afp)

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This file photo taken on July 02, 2017 shows the Empire state building and the skyline of Manhattan, on July 3, 2017 in New York City.

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SBY will book the story of Ani Yudhoyono

BOGOR - The sixth President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is planning o write the life story of his late wife who is also the First Lady of the Republic of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 Kristiani Herawati or Ani Yudhoyono into a book.

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Drowning in waste, Russians fume over lack of recycling

An aerial view taken on April 23, 2019 shows Moscow region’s Timokhovo solid waste landfill.

MOSCOW - Roman Yudakov points in the distance to a stinking mountain of trash looming over the Russian capital and sighs: “Take a look at our pyramid!”

The rubbish towers above the Timokhovo dump outside Moscow, one of the biggest in Europe. Authorities plan to build an incinerator to burn some of the trash, but Yudakov and other activists are fighting for it to be recycled instead.

“The priority of the authorities is to burn, rather than sort (waste for recycling). Nobody is ready to do that,” says the 36-year-old electrician as he flicks his cigarette butt in the direction of the 157-metre (515feet) high dump east of Moscow.

Open since the late 1970s, Timokhovo receives dozens of lorries every day from the capital some 80 kilometres (50 miles away).

Since 2013, residents have complained of foul sulphurous smells and worry that effluents are polluting ground water. The authorities acknowledged the smell comes from the dump, but say it is now safe because of a filtration system. Activists however dispute this claim.

Just seven percent of rubbish is recycled in Russia, according to official data. This falls far below France’s 43 percent or Germany’s 68 percent achieved in 2017, according to Eurostat.

The majority of household waste in Russia ends up in locations like Timokhovo, whose trash pile can be

seen from many kilometres away.

In recent years, waste management has emerged as a subject of heated debate as residents of towns surrounding Moscow have protested against dumps filled to over capacity or catching on fire.

Authorities came up with the idea of unloading some of the local landfills and taking the waste from Moscow, which produces 15 percent of Russia’s garbage, to the Arkhangelsk region in the north.

The new landfill project launched in the region 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) from the capital caused unprecedented demonstrations and led to clashes between local protesters and construction workers and security guards.

- ‘Need change in mentality’ With the issue emerging as a major cause of public discontent, President Vladimir Putin in December announced that the recycling rate will increase to 60 percent by 2024 with the help of 200 new waste sorting centres.

But campaigners for recycling have reacted with scepticism, saying all centralised attempts at` recycling have failed in the past, and only private initiatives can be effective.

“They pretend to talk about recycling. I’ve seen an ad on the

subway and opinion polls on the subject, but for the moment the government is not rushing to support us,” says Alyona Rudyuk, who runs a small recycling centre in Moscow.

The centre opened in November and is part of a network launched by an environmental association Sobirator. Every day, dozens of Muscovites come here to drop off their sorted packaging.

Sobirator also has a truck that collects rubbish in various Moscow neighbourhoods, advertising pickup points via social media or even coming straight to a person’s home for a fee.

Natalia Umnova chose that option after collecting and sorting recyclables on the balcony of her flat for several months.

“We checked the (recycling) centres nearby, but they were either closed or only accepted one type of waste,” she says.

To take recycling to a wider scale, there are a lot of challenges to overcome, mostly stemming from a lack of enthusiasm at the government level, says Sobirator founder Leonid Sinitsyn.

“We can show people how to do (recycling) but we can’t solve the problem, so we need a change in mentality and in the law,” he says. (afp)

“I want to write it, if God willing, to become the knowledge of our brothers and sisters,” SBY said in his remarks during a final tribute to his late wife at Cikeas Hall, Bogor, West Java, on Sunday.

SBY sees the figure of Ani as an extraordinary woman. In his eyes, Ani is a noble figure, in the midst of his shortcomings and strengths.

“There is an ordinary human born with the name Kristiani Herawati, then Ani Yudhoyono, who is nobleminded, with all his shortcomings and strengths, doing good, being kind to others,” he said.

SBY also described the figure of Ani as an inspiring figure. He said that his wife loved all the people of Indonesia, regardless of their background or religion.

SBY calls Ani a woman who upholds unity, harmony and brotherhood

between religious groups.

Even so, said SBY, in his life journey Ani still often gets unpleasant treatment from fellow nationals.

“Although Ms. Ani is often bullied, slandered, but Ms. Ani remains patient because we strengthen each other’s hearts,” said SBY. SBY also considered Ani as a tough and surrender figure. This was seen when he fought blood cancer that he suffered for the past four months.

The wife of the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Kristiani Herrawati died in treatment at the National University Hospital (NUH) on Saturday (1/6) afternoon.

Ani Yudhoyono died while undergoing treatment for blood cancer at NUH, Singapore.

Today Ani Yudhoyono’s body will be buried in Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata, South Jakarta.(ant)

JAKARTA — Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said Friday it has upgraded Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating following the election of Joko Widodo to a second term as president.

The organization said the upgrade reflects Indonesia’s strong economic growth prospects, which “we expect to remain following the reelection of Joko Widodo recently.”

The long-term rating was increased to BBB from BBB minus and potentially makes it easier for the government to borrow abroad and at lower interest rates.

Official results last week confirmed Widodo won 55.5% of the vote in the April 17 election. His opponent Prabowo Subianto has alleged massive fraud but not provided any credible evidence. The Subianto campaign has submitted a Constitutional Court

challenge to the election result.

“Although this dispute and isolated pockets of unrest associated with it add some uncertainty to Indonesia’s political settings over the near term, we do not expect it to have a material impact on the long-term policy environment or economic outlook,” S&P said.

Seven people were killed in what police said was orchestrated rioting in the capital Jakarta last week following announcement of the official results.

The ratings agency said Indonesia’s per capita economic growth has averaged 4.1% over the past decade compared with an average of 2.2% for countries at a similar income level.

Analysts forecast the country, the world’s fourth most populous, to be among the biggest economies by 2030.(ap)

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L blue suit) walks behind the casket of Ani Yudhoyono, wife of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during a funeral ceremony at Kalibata Hero Cemetary in Jakarta on June 2, 2019. Ani Yudhoyono died in Singapore on June 1 after battling blood cancer since February.

S&P upgrades Indonesia credit after Widodo election win

In this Aug. 23, 2013, file photo, a customer holds a stack of rupiah banknotes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ratings agency Standard & Poor s has upgraded Indonesia s sovereign credit rating following the election of Joko Widodo to a second term as president. The organization said the upgrade reflects Indonesia s strong economic growth prospects which we expect to remain following the reelection of Joko Widodo recently.

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BUSINESS European Central Bank sends Italy a warning over debt

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Ngelawang Procession at Temple, What Does It Mean?

between the U.S. and China has unsettled the global business environment through fears of higher import taxes that could slow trade and growth.

Italy’s debt is connected to the banking system because banks hold Italian bonds and their finances could take a hit from a fall in the bonds’ value or default. Banks are key to the eurozone economy since that is where companies get credit to operate and expand. Troubles over Italian debt played a large role in the eurozone’s debt crisis in 2010-2012, threatening to break up the currency union and helping topple the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in 2011.

The European Commission, charged with enforcing the debt and deficit limits that come with joining the 19-country euro, has sparred with Italy over the government’s push to run larger deficits, spend more and cut taxes. The ECB report contained a chart showing Italy as an outlier among indebted countries, with high borrowing needs through 2020 and low growth compared to interest costs, a gap that can help debt snowball. Italy has failed to significantly reduce a heavy debt burden that amounted to 132% of GDP at the end of last year due to years of slow growth.

The European Commission meanwhile sent the Italian government a letter asking it to clarify

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tary elections, said that his party’s first proposal in Brussels will be to propose a new role for the ECB as a guarantor of government debt. He is also pressing his proposal for a flat tax and challenging EU budget rules, saying spending should be loosened to boost growth and al-

low more government investment in things like schools.

Borrowing costs on Italian debt have risen sharply in recent days.

While still relatively low in historical terms, the rise suggests investors are more cautious about Italy’s economic prospects. (ap)

China says trade war ‘has not made America great again’

Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing has not “made America great again” and has instead damaged the American economy, China said Sunday, warning that while it wants resolution through talks there will be no compromise on core principles.

Beijing’s broadside is the latest act in a bruising conflict between the world’s top two economies that has spooked markets and sparked fears about the global economy.

With trade talks stalled, the dispute has intensified in recent weeks

with US President Donald Trump imposing fresh tariffs on imports from China and moving to blacklist Chinese tech titan Huawei over national security concerns.

“The (US) tariff measures have not boosted American economic growth. Instead, they have done serious harm to the US economy,” the Chinese government said in a white paper, pointing to what it described as increased production costs and consumer prices in the United States and threats to economic growth.

Implementation of the Ngelawang tradition also known as ngelungang was followed by thousands of residents, concentrated at Puakan village. Ngelawang at this village is carried out every six months by walking from one village to another, almost followed by the entire customary villagers located in the northern territory of Ubud. Centered at this village, all the sanctified effigies or tapakan Ida Bhatara comprising Barong and Rangda are given special ceremonies in two locations, namely the Puseh and Bale Agung temple of the customary village.

Local temple priest, I Wayan Tagil Kumara Nata, explained the tradition begins with a ceremony at Puseh Temple and continues at Bale Agung Temple. At Puseh Temple the sanctified effigies face east or towards the shrines, aiming at coming before the deities to invoke divine power.

In addition, said Tagil Kumara Nata, the ngelawang procession is also carried out as a form of repelling negative things or neutralizing the negative influences of the universe.

“This tradition is to ask for salvation, especially for natural harmony,” he said.

After the procession at Puseh Temple, all the sanctified effigies are accompanied by residents heading for the Bale Agung Temple and continued by dropping in at each temple of the customary village passed through. Due to long distance, not infrequently this procession can last until midnight. “To go back to each customary village, they take a long time to late night,” he said.

Nevertheless, it does not dampen vivacity of the people.

The tradition held on the day after Galungan is still running every six months. Meanwhile, especially for customary villages experiencing cuntaka or obstacles due family’s death, they will usually choose another day adjusted to the situation and decision of the local custom. (kmb)

European flags blow in front of the European Central Bank as the sun rises in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 26, 2019. why it had not made sufficient progress in reducing debt. A commission spokesperson confirmed that Wednesday’s letter asks for a response by the close of business Friday.

Salvini, emboldened by his party’s gains in European parliamen-

“The trade war has not ‘made America great again’,” it said, referring to Trump’s political slogan made famous during his 2016 presidential campaign.

The white paper ’s release came a day after China hit $60 billion worth of US goods with new punitive tariffs ranging from five to 25 percent, in retaliation for Washington raising duty on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25 percent.

Trump launched the trade war last year in a bid to reduce the US

trade deficit with China and force Beijing to undertake economic reforms, accusing it of seeking to dominate global industries with unfair state subsidies and of acquiring American technology through theft or forced transfers.

Since Trump fired the first shot, the two countries have exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs on two-way trade worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

The resulting conflict has gutted US farm exports to China, and weighed on the manufacturing

sectors in both countries.

While both sides have sought to find a resolution through several rounds of negotiations, they appear to have stalled after the latest meetings ended without a deal.

American negotiators have alleged their Chinese counterparts reneged on previous commitments, but China said Sunday the US should bear “sole and entire responsibility” for the setback in negotiations, accusing Washington of repeatedly changing its demands. (afp)

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Ngelawang barong becomes a routine phenomenon during Galungan and Kuningan celebrations.

This traditional show is usually done on the streets, especially in front of people’s house compound. However, different tradition is showed by the ngelawang procession held by Puakan customary village, Taro, Tegallalang, Gianyar. At this village thousands of residents attend the ngelawang procession coinciding with Umanis Galungan, Thursday (Dec. 27).

FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank says that challenges to financial stability in the eurozone have risen amid global trade tensions, and warns that indebted countries such as Italy could run into trouble if they don’t heed rules limiting deficits.

The message in an ECB report released Wednesday comes as Italy’s populist government is challenging the debt rules, intensifying conflict with the EU’s executive commission.

The Italian government’s borrowing costs in bond markets rose this week - a sign of investor concern - as Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini repeated his opposition to the rules after his League party came in first in elections to the European Parliament.

The ECB said that “should downside risks to growth materialize, financing costs for vulnerable sovereigns are like to increase which may unearth debt sustainability concerns.”

ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said that the economy’s performance would be key to financial stability. The central bank still expects growth to pick up in coming months after a period of weakness. But it cautioned that external threats such as trade tensions could undermine that. Weaker growth saps tax revenues that help governments pay off bonds, and undermines bank profits as well.

“The environment is more challenging than six months ago,” de Guindos told journalists at a briefing after the release of the report.

“A trade war is the main risk to the economy globally.”

A dispute over tariffs and trade

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Jembong Waterfall, Cheap and Fun Natural Tourism Destination

Generally when making a trip to waterfall, tourists must step down hundreds of stairs first. However, it is different when visiting Jembong waterfall where you just need to climb dozens of stairs. Within

three minutes, you can take selfie with the background of fascinating Jembong waterfall.

Armed with the capital of IDR 5,000, tourists can have enjoyed the allurement of Jembong waterfall.

However, if you only want to swim, you only need to pay as much as IDR 5,000 for adult and IDR 3,000 for child.

There are three fairly large pools with very clear water. Each has the depth of 110 cm for adult, while two children pools have varied depths, namely 80 cm and 60 cm. The water purely comes from Jembong waterfall having been filtered.

If you want to take selfie with an instragrammable background, you can pose on the bridge with a distance of about five meters from the waterfall. Verdant trees in combination with the beautiful waterfall will make your photos more interesting.

Jembong waterfall located at Ambengan village, Sukasada, Buleleng, also provides a challenging adrenaline attraction, namely

flying fox. There are several tracks, such as flying fox of track A with the price set at IDR 15,000; track B at IDR 25,000; and track A & B at IDR 30,000.

Some other activities that can still be enjoyed by tourists here include the trekking and wet rappelling. This tourist attraction is managed by Banten Sari tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) where it can draw the visit up to 500 people each day.

Pokdarwis leader, Made Suneka, said the attraction was officially opened in 2013. “Tourists making a visit here do not only domestic, but also foreign ones,” he said recently.

He added that tourist visits are usually crowded during holidays.

Similar opinion was also revealed by one of Pokdarwis staff, Wayan Surung. He said although the flying fox was just officially

opened two months ago, it has been widely demanded. Moreover, there are about 60 students of Ganesha University of Education Singaraja that have tried the excitement of flying fox.

One of the visitors, Sumiasih, expressed her excitement at the Jembong waterfall. She claimed to spend her time to swim and soak.

“Water of the pools here directly flows from Jembong waterfall, so it is fresh and very cool,” said the student who is currently studying at the STAHN Mpu Kuturan, Singaraja.

If visitors are hungry and thirsty, the operator has provided with a stall and some gazebos to rest for a moment. In addition, for visitors wishing to do melukat or purificatory rite, the operator has also provided a place to do it located near the waterfall. (kmb)

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Hundreds of beggars scavenge fortune in homecomers’ queue wife is equally not strong enough to lift because of having been toppled over by bricks. I have nine sons but all of them have got married. So, I then live by begging,” he said.

According to him, every day he can get around IDR 50,000 to IDR 100,000. Sometimes he also gets IDR 45,000 from the results of begging.

Meanwhile, as observation against a female beggar trying to look at an empty vehicle whose window glass was left in an open condition. For long time, the woman holding a plastic bag on her head watched the contents inside the vehicle.

“We have been here for three days and slept in front of the shop.

Well, we usually come to Gilimanuk once a month. Since many people go home, we have been here for almost a week,” said a beggar claiming to be named Wayan Keri.

In addition to beggars, many hawkers also sell among the queues of homecomers.

Meanwhile, the officers getting information on the increasing number of beggars appealed to homecomers to be vigilant and careful when leaving their vehicle for restroom and others. This is meant to avoid undesirable things.

On the other side, the queue of vehicles looked to fill in the alleys at Gilimanuk. Queues also began to occur in the Gilimanuk cargo terminal. Queues of trucks and buses also occurred in front of the Gilimanuk Mosque. On Sunday afternoon, the motorcycle queue was deserted outside but inside the harbor was quite crowded.

“Motorcycle queue is full on Saturday night while in the afternoon it is rather quiet,” said a Gilimanuk police officer. (kmb)

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A beggar who put on a walking stick when asked to present his ID card instead showed off a woman’s ID card on behalf of Ni Nyoman Srinadi whereas he is a man.

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With #KuToo, Japan women kick back at high-heels at work

One brings along other’s ID card NEGARA - The Eid homecoming traffic has begun to boom since last Saturday (Jun. 1). However, from the same time, hundreds of beggars from Karangasem and Java began to take action in Gilimanuk.

From information on Sunday (Jun. 2), the beggars consist of those frequently taking action every day in Gilimanuk and those operating seasonally when there is a homecoming traffic queue.

“The beggars were already repatriated to their home of origin by the officers yesterday, but they even come again in large numbers,” said Dewi, a resident of Gilimanuk.

Many modes are committed by the beggars. In addition to provoking travelers to feel compassion by inviting babies under the heat of the sun, many also take children claimed to be theirs.

There are also those who use walking stick in front of travelers and pretend to be teetering in front of the person becoming their targets, but when walking alone he can walk quickly without the stick.

They take action in the cargo terminal at Penginuman, Gilimanuk.

A beggar who put on a walking stick when asked to present his ID card instead showed off a woman’s ID card on behalf of Ni Nyoman Srinadi whereas he is a man. “My name is Srinadi. In Karangasem, after getting married, wife’s name will automatically turn into a name like the husband,” he said while showing the ID card of a woman named Ni Nyoman Srinadi from Munti Gunung Hamlet, West Tianyar, Kubu, Karangasem.

When asked if he really has difficulty to walk, he showed off traces of stitches on his thighs. “I once fell and had plates installed so that I used a walking stick. My

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TOKYO - A group of Japanese women Monday submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work.

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Denpasar Police Narcotics Investigation Team and CTOC Taskforce of Bali Police arrested 5 foreigners on Friday (May 24) in North Kuta.

Foreign citizens being drug dealers controlled by international cartel

DENPASAR - Denpasar Police Narcotics Investigation Team and CTOC Taskforce of Bali Police arrested 5 foreigners on Friday (May 24) in North Kuta. The perpetrators arrested are Nikita, 33, from Russia, Maria, 31, from Russia, Ian, 31, from the United States, Laura, 33, from Spain and Juan, 37, from Spain. The evidence confiscated includes 20.18 grams of cocaine and 44.14 grams of marijuana. Allegedly, this plot is controlled by an international drug cartel because the cocaine must be imported.

“Cartel of the above mentioned perpetrators are still being sought after. They are in the same syndicate. Possibly, the international syndicate has entered Bali. Surely, the targets are foreign tourists vacationing in Bali,” said the source on Sunday (Jun. 2).

Meanwhile, Chief of the Denpasar Police, Ruddi Setiawan, accompanied by Deputy Chief Benny Pramono stated on Friday (May 31) the perpetrators had a syndicate of dealers for cocaine and marijuana.

“Even though they are foreign tourists, we will chain them if getting involved in drugs. If resisting, we will take action firmly. The perpetrators have been in Bali for a long time because they have restaurants and become yoga instructors,” said Chief Ruddi.

Disclosure of the cases, he said, originated from the information of the people in the Kuta, North Kuta and Seminyak areas, where foreign

tourists often circulate or carry out cocaine-type drug transactions.

Armed with the information, the team leader Putu Budi Artama along with his personnel conducted an investigation.

On Monday (May 20) at 13:30, police arrested Nikita on Jalan Tegal Cepuk, Kerobokan, North Kuta, Badung. The officers developed the case and finally arrested a Russian woman, Maria.

Meanwhile on Thursday (May 23) at 20:00, police arrested an American tourist, Ian, on Jalan Pengubengan, North Kuta. The case was continuously developed, where the officers the arrested Laura from Spain on Jalan Pengubengan Kauh, Kerobokan, North Kuta, Badung.

The next day, the suspect Juan was arrested on Jalan Bumbak Dauh, Kerobokan, North Kuta.

“This imported narcotic (cocaine) is sold to other foreign tourists. Indeed they are specifi-

cally targeting foreigners,” said Ruddi, accompanied by Chief of Narcotic Investigation Unit, Aris Purwanto.

Division Head of the Legal Services of the National Anti-Narcotics Movement of Bali Chapter, Made Somya Putra, said there are several things that underlie foreigners entering Indonesia as syndicates such as Indonesia is a big drug market, weak in law enforcement, having the absence of firm legal sanctions, and many people can be tricked into using this illicit goods.

“This weakness is exploited, so the syndicate of drug dealers from overseas continues to enter Indonesia,” he said.

He hoped the law enforcement officers should impose severe and maximum penalties on perpetrators of drug crimes. In addition, the efforts to make the community drugclean having been carried out so far need to be maximized. (kmb36)

The #KuToo campaign, a play on words from the Japanese word “kutsu” -- meaning shoes -- and “kutsuu” -- meaning “pain” -was launched by actress and freelance writer Yumi Ishikawa and quickly won support from nearly 19,000 people online.

Campaigners say wearing high heels is seen as near-obligatory when job hunting or working at many Japanese companies.

“Today we submitted a petition calling for the introduction of laws banning employers from forcing women to wear heels as sexual discrimination or harassment,” Ishikawa told reporters after meeting labour ministry officials.

A ministry official who met her “was a woman and sympathetic to our petition... and told us that this is the first time voices of this kind reached the ministry”, Ishikawa said.

“It’s the first step forward” towards achieving their goals, added Ishikawa.

Ministry officials were not immediately available for comment on the petition.

A tweet by Ishikawa earlier this year that complained about the requirement to wear heels for a hotel job went viral, prompting her to launch the campaign.

“As I realised that so many people face the same problem, I decided to launch the campaign,” hot on the heels of the global anti-sexual harassment #MeToo campaign, she said.

Some campaigners online have said high heels are akin to modern foot-binding while

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Yumi Ishikawa, leader and founder of the KuToo movement, poses after a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2019. others urged other dress codes, such as the near-total donning of business suits for men, to be loosened in the Japanese workplace.

In 2015, the director of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival apologised after a

controversy blew up over women being denied access to the red carpet for not wearing high heels.

But Cannes kept the dress code, despite a protest by Hollywood superstar Julia Rob-

erts, who went barefoot the next year.

In 2017, Canada’s British Columbia province banned companies from forcing female employees to wear high heels, calling the practice dangerous and discriminatory. (afp)

Chinese warships cause surprise in Sydney Harbour

SYDNEY - Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were shocked by the sight of three Chinese warships steaming into Sydney Harbour Monday, forcing the prime minister to reassure jittery residents.

Amid heightened concern about Beijing’s growing clout and mili-

tary muscle-flexing, the appearance of a Chinese flagged task group and around 700 sailors came as a surprise.

It also came as Prime Minister Scott Morrison was away on a visit to the Solomon Islands, a key player in the South Pacific that China is hoping to woo away from

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Three Chinese warships are seen docked at Garden Island naval base in Sydney on June 3, 2019.

its recognition of Taiwan.

“It may have been a surprise to others, but it certainly wasn’t a surprise to the government,” Morrison told reporters in the Solomons capital Honiara when asked about the Chinese naval visit. “We have known about that for some time.”

Morrison described the port call as a “reciprocal visit, because Australian naval vessels have visited China”.

“They were returning after a counter drug trafficking operation in the Middle East.”

The vessels appeared to be the Kunlun Shan, an amphibious landing ship; the Luoma Lake, a replenishment ship; and the Xuchang, a modern frigate that is believed to be fitted with surface-to-air and antisubmarine missile systems.

They are scheduled to stay until Friday.

The timing of their visit has been questioned, coinciding with Mor-

rison’s Solomons trip and on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the violent suppression of the Tiananmen demonstrations.

On 4 June 1989 the regime gunned down hundreds of its own citizens and jailed thousands more, after protesters demanded political change and an end to state corruption.

The arrival of the ships also comes just days after it was revealed that a Chinese warship had recently confronted an Australian vessel in the South China Sea, and Australian helicopter pilots had been targeted with lasers.

“I think any reading into timing could be subject to a bit of overanalysis,” said Morrison.

Since coming to power, President Xi Jinping has invested heavily in the People’s Liberation Army and navy in a bid to project Chinese influence across the Pacific and beyond.

“Chinese naval visits to Australia have more typically been a lone frigate, not a task group with an amphibious assault ship and 700 personnel,” tweeted Rory Medcalf, head of the National Security College at Australian National University.

“Sydney is hardly a convenient stopover on their way home from the Gulf of Aden. What’s the story here?”

“This looks like a serious show of presence in the South Pacific.”

China’s aim of developing a “blue-water Navy” has been greeted warily in Canberra, which has worked to counter Beijing’s growing presence at home and in its South Pacific back yard.

During Morrison’s trip to the Solomons on Monday he announced Aus$250 million (US$173 million) in aid to retain Australian influence on the strategically important island chain. (afp)

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To build tourism services sector

All stakeholders hoped to implement mutual cooperation principles

Melting glacier water feeds the Indus River, shown in this photo at its confluence with the Zanskar River in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.

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Himalayan glacier melting threatens water security for millions of people

CAMBRIDGE - Meltwater from glaciers in Asia’s high mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, meets the basic water needs of about 221 million people each year. But that store of freshwater is shrinking, a study finds, threatening regional water security within just a few decades.

Glaciers can store water for decades or even centuries before releasing it into rivers, providing a steady supply to sustain downhill populations even in times of drought, writes glaci-

ologist Hamish D. Pritchard of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge.

But glaciers in the mountains are melting faster than they can be replenished by snowfall, Pritchard re-

ports in the study, published online May 29 in Nature. To estimate the extent of the imbalance, Pritchard calculated summertime meltwater volumes and winter snowfall rates using a range of datasets, including

altitude-adjusted precipitation and temperature records from 1951 to 2007, as well as observed changes in glacier volumes from 2000 to 2016.

Based on those data, the overall volume of meltwater rushing down the mountains each year from 2000 to 2016 was 1.6 times as much as it would have been if the system were in balance.

As the global average temperature continues to increase, summertime glacial melt will continue to outpace snowfall, shrinking the glaciers — until eventually, runoff from the mountains tapers off, Pritchard notes. If countries fail to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, the annual meltwater flowing into the region’s rivers could be noticeably decreased by 2090. (afp)

Thousands of birds perished in the Bering Sea. Arctic warming may be to blame

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The tufted puffin is one of several seabird species that live on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. The birds’ fishing grounds are the Bering Sea, but climate change is rapidly altering the region’s food web, leading to several seabird mass mortality events, scientists say.

ALASKA - Thousands of puffins and other seabirds in the Bering Sea appear to have died in the winter of 2016 to 2017. The birds look like they starved to death, but the ultimate culprit was probably climate change, scientists say.

From October 2016 to January 2017, more than 350 dead birds, mostly tufted puffins, washed ashore at St. Paul Island, Alaska, on the Bering Sea. The birds were emaciated, and many had been molting when they perished. The period when birds regrow new coats of feathers is a particularly high-stress time for puffins and other birds because the animals need extra food

while also being temporarily unable to fly.

The condition of the birds’ bodies points to starvation as the cause of death, scientists led

by Timothy Jones, a biologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, report May 29 in PLOS ONE. Based on wind speed and direction across the Bering Sea that fall and winter, as well as the number of carcasses that washed ashore on St. Paul Island, but not on a neighboring island, the researchers estimate that between 3,150 and 8,800 birds died during that period.

The deaths are probably linked to elevated sea-surface tempera-

tures in the eastern Bering Sea, a result of human-caused climate change, the team suggests. In the past, summertime sea ice melt has helped fuel blooms of plankton that form the base of the food web in the sea. But sea ice has become scarce in the Bering Sea in the last few years, and there are fewer plankton blooms. That has had cascading effects through the sea’s food web, including decreases in some species of small fish, such as capelin and herring, that puffins eat.

Starvation may also have been responsible for recent mass dieoffs of other seabirds in the region, such as of murres, auklets and kittiwakes. (net)

MANGUPURA - In developing the tourism services sector, all tourism stakeholders must jointly implement the principle of mutual cooperation considering that tourism cannot be carried out unilaterally.

According to Deputy Regent of Badung, Ketut Suiasa, building tourism cannot be carried out pragmatically from groups without establishing harmonious and synchronized relationships between components that are parts of the tourism stakeholders themselves. Similarly, it is not limited to the government and businessmen, entrepreneurs and the community, the government to tourism players. However, all the elements becoming the stakeholders must develop the principles of equality having been realized in mutual cooperation.

“This ideal among the concepts of vertical and horizontal flow and all the elements must move together and have the same vision in building tourism itself,” he said.

Therefore, added Suiasa, especially in Bali, this concept must be established based on the same vision and clear vision even though every region in the municipality and district in Bali has its own vision and mission. However, in the context of tourism we must build up accordingly in integrated manner.

From the past decades, tourism in each region has a different style, way and vision. So, it gives impression that Bali tourism has various versions.

Thus, it gives impression that Bali tourism has the version of Bandung, Gianyar, Karangasem, Tabanan and other regions. “This is an incorrect concept and must be carried out in accordance with the concept of equality,” he affirmed.

For this reason, he invited all the tourism stakeholders together to build on the concept of equality. “Hopefully, with the mutual work cooperation, our tourism in Bali and in Badung can realize the so-called quality tourism and sustainable tourism,” he hoped so when attending the opening of the Nusa Dua Light Festival 2019 on Thursday (May 30).

Regarding the implementation of the NDLF 2019, Managing Director of The Nusa Dua, I Gusti Ngurah Ardita, hoped that tourists visiting Bali will take advantage of this event lasting from May 30 to July 14 with the target of 3,000 visitors per day.

Ardita stated that other than presenting a new concept, in this year’s event the buffer community is also involved in the performing arts. “For this year’s NDLF, we are targeting a total of 3,000 visitors per day,” he assured. (kmb23)

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Deputy Regent of Badung, Ketut Suiasa (C)

The 2nd Berawa Beach Arts Festival (BBAF) in the Berawa Beach area.

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BBAF presents attractions of sand sculpture art favored by tourists

LIKE an art show, the artists making sculptures with sand become an attractive spectacle for the public and foreign tourists. Every groove of the shape on the statue indeed looks unique. Moreover, if being able to interpret the meaning of each statue, it must feel different. It will look more interesting, amazing and alive. Naturally, the foreign tourists are not only satisfied capturing the camera shots, but also curious to ask directly to the creator.

It is the atmosphere of the Sand Sculpture Competition in a series of the 2nd Berawa Beach Arts Festival (BBAF) in the Berawa Beach area on Thursday (May 23). The competition participated by 8 artists really explored the theme of the BBAF 2019, namely Deep Blue Spirit or the marine spirit, so that more sand sculpture works are in the form of marine life. “The Sand Sculpture Competition is still in harmony with the BBAF theme. Hopefully, visitors feel moved to take care of the sea,” said Putrayasa, one of the organizers and the jury team.

Most participants featured marine life ranging from fish and marine plants to coral reefs. Aside from having attractive look, each work presents various messages about the natural environment of the sea.

For instance, the Association of Pecatu Artists (HSP3) presented a Hippopotamus statue. They got the idea after arriving at the

competition venue. Although they already knew the theme, they don’t think about the shape of the statue to be made. “I just got an idea after arriving on this beach,” said Agus accompanied by his friend Wayan Winaya.

Semut group consisting of students from the Pure Sculpture Department, the Faculty of Sculpture and Design of the Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI) Denpasar made sculpture illustrating the harmonization of marine life. They depicted octopuses that always live side by side with turtles and fish. They live peacefully in the sea full of sea plants and coral reefs.

Then, Cing Gudig group from Munggu depicted the figure Krishna and Rada, peacocks and water lily. The sculpture tells about the balance, harmony in human relations, so that it creates a peaceful nature. The sculpture was made by four people and coordinated by Ketut Astawa. Meanwhile, the artist Buduh from Jimbaran presented sand sculpture in

the form of turtle laying eggs that symbolize the sustainability of a peaceful life.

Upflow, a group of artists posing the students of the Sculpture Fine Arts Department at Faculty of Art and Design, the ISI Denpasar, depicted the harmony of the underwater world with dolphin. This unique animal lives harmoniously with their families without any threat from humans.

In the meantime, Sandwich Time, a group of sculptors from Klungkung made sculptures telling about divers and underwater life. This group presented Deep Blue Spirit in the form of dolphin, octopus, fish and underwater plants. Their harmonious and beautiful life becomes a tourist attraction, so divers are fond of watching and exploring undersea life.

HSP2 featured a sculpture with the theme Save the Sea embodied into a sea-saving sculpture, such as mermaids and octopuses.

Meanwhile, HSP 1 coalesced into the IMS Production made the Lord Mahadev sculpture. Above the head of the God lies a sculpture of the Goddess Ganges and surrounded by a cobra statue. Through this work, the artists hoped that all living things in nature, especially marine life, will be blessed. “We are devotees of Lord Mahadev. This is the way we respect and remember him,” said Made Sagita. (kmb)

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Drivers of Eid transport have urine test, a driver found having high tension

SINGARAJA - Buleleng Police enforced strict regulation to the Eid al-Fitr homecoming and backflow transport traffic 2019. In addition to alerting security personnel, the police in North Bali also wanted to ensure that all public transport crews serving the homecoming and backflow transport are healthy and not affected by drugs or alcoholic drinks.

To ascertain such condition, on Sunday (Jun. 2) a number of drivers and crews of the inter-provincial city (AKAP) buses took a urine test.

As a result, most of the transport crews were free from drugs and a bus driver was found in high tension conditions.

In addition to checking the health of the AKAP bus crews, police along with the Transportation Agency and Jasa Raharja (JR) insurance company confirmed the condition of the buses. From the checking, the AKAP bus fleet serving Singaraja - Denpasar - Surabaya and Singaraja - Denpasar - Jakarta routes are declared roadworthy.

Chief of Buleleng Police, Suratno, stated the urine test intentionally targets inter-provincial city bus drivers and crews not to find fault with the drivers. However, this effort is carried out because he wanted to prevent unwanted things in the homecoming and backflow traffic transportation.

For this reason, with this urine test his institution would like to ensure that every driver and other crew can serve homecomers in a healthy condition, so they can be escorted to their hometown safely.

“It is not looking for mistakes, but the procedures according to the instructions of the leadership namely to ensure the drivers and other crews are drug-free and condition of the buses operated is roadworthy. By that way, they can serve homecomers safely and comfortably,” he affirmed.

Based on the urine test, most of the drivers and crews of the interprovincial city buses are in good condition and their urine sample is negative from drugs and alcohol. Nevertheless, when doing health examination was found a driver having high tension. In response to the findings, police advised the company hiring the driver concerned to replace him with backup driver. “One has a high tension, we ask him to rest and temporarily be replaced with other driver being in truly healthy condition,” he explained. (kmb38)

Two foreigners snatched at Kerobokan

MANGUPURA - Many foreigners are doing activities in the Kerobokan area, North Kuta, Badung. Their presence is taken advantage by snatchers. In February, two foreigners, Pascal Theriault and Katie Elizabeth Lockhart were snatched on Jalan Raya Semer, Kerobokan. The perpetrators were Agung Prasetyo, Agus Prastiyono and Andri Cahyo Bintoro. They were arrested last May. Meanwhile, the other perpetrators with the initials Sg, Gf and Bs are still hunted. “When taking action, the suspect Agung comes along with three friends (Sg, Gf and Bs). We are still hunting down the three perpetrators,” said Chief of Badung Police Criminal Investigation Unit, I Made Pramasetia, accompanied by Spokesperson Oka Bawa on Friday (May 31).

At the time of the incident, the suspect Agung along with Sg, Gf and Bs were looking for prey in the Kerobokan area. When crossing Jalan Raya Semer, they saw Pascal holding her cellular phone in an online motorcycle taxi. At that time, Agung, who rideshared with Sg, came to near to the victim.

Then, Sg instantly grabbed the victim’s cellular phone and immediately fled.

Meanwhile, Katie also suffered a similar fate where she was grabbed

by Agus and Andri on Jalan Raya Semer, Kerobokan. “The mode is the same. When the victim held a cellular phone while having motor taxi ridesharing, the perpetrator got near to the victim. The victim’s cellular phone was then seized by the perpetrator,” he said.

Pramasetia also released the disclosure of a specialist plot having burglarized Alfa Mart from Jakarta and was arrested on Tuesday (May 22). The perpetrators are Toni Kilis, Zainal Abidin, Nurleily Damayanti and Sarah Rean. They were arrested in Probolinggo, East Java. A number of crime scenes were targeted such as Alfa Mart Abianbase at Muncan hamlet, Anggungan hamlet and Titih hamlet. When taking action they rented a car. (kmb36)

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FAO appreciates to Ministry of Agriculture in Avian influenza control efforts

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DENPASAR - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Agency (FAO) expressed its appreciation to the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture which has succeeded in controlling Avian Influenza (AI) or better known as bird flu.

“FAO has supported government programs in mitigation and control against bird flu since 2006.

Throughout the 13 years of cooperation, we have appreciated to the number of bird flu cases that continue to decline,” said Stephen Rudgard, FAO Representative to Indonesia and Timor Leste during a meeting with the Director General of Animal Husbandry and Health, Ministry of Agriculture, I Ketut Diarmita, in Jakarta (May 28).

The Ministry of Agriculture noted that annual number of bird flu cases dropped from 2,751 in 2007 to 476 in 2018. The disease is caused by influenza viruses attacking all types of domestic birds including chickens, ducks and quails known to cause high mortality rates.

Bird flu is a disease that can be transmitted to humans (zoonoses). Indonesia has been exposed to the bird flu virus since 2003 spreading to several regions in just a few years. In order to protect human health and the production of poultry in Indone-

sia, the government intensively conducted a program to mitigate and control bird flu.

On that occasion, Ketut expressed his appreciation to FAO for its contribution to the bird flu disease control program in Indonesia. Many successes have been attained in the framework of cooperation between the government of Indonesia and the FAO. At present the control is focused on increasing bio-security in livestock and certification of avian influenza-free (AI) compartments. In addition, the program also monitors viral dynamics circulating in the field for the purpose of producing and using vaccines that are effective in protecting livestock.

Implementation of this strategy succeeded in suppressing bird flu cases on people’s farms and certifying AI-free compartments for commercial farms. The success of certification makes Indonesian poultry products be able to be exported to several countries, continued Ketut.

“Countries like Japan having very high animal health requirements want to accept Indonesian poultry products as a form of recognition to Indonesian animal health and safety guarantees,” he added.

James McGrane, Team Leader of the FAO Special Unit on Animal Health (FAO ECTAD Indonesia) on the same occasion also stated that good cooperation between the government of Indonesia and FAO needs to be continued in order to ensure a sustainable impact.

“Continuation of this international collaboration will strengthen Indonesia’s capacity to protect people and their livelihoods from the dangers of animal diseases that can spread to humans,” explained McGrane.

Ketut welcomed the offer of the continued collaboration and hoped that the collaboration activities will provide as much benefits as possible for the development of animal husbandry and animal health in Indonesia. (kmb42)

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Jamal Hussain, General Manager of the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is proud to announce that the resort was acknowledged with a “Gold Sunny Heart Award” by Thomas Cook Group. To determine the winners of the Sunny Heart Awards, Thomas Cook Group created a shortlist of hotels based on their customers feedback. To make the list, the hotels had to receive a minimum satisfaction rate of at least 90 percent and an above-average Net Promoter Score (NPS) of at least 40, in the Thomas Cook Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa was the only resort in Bali, that received the Gold Sunny Heart Award. The Award Trophy was handed over personally by the Thomas Cook’s representative to the resort.

“It is a great honor to receive this exclusive award and I would like to dedicate this award to our team for their hard work and dedication,” said Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa. The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is the pioneer of luxury accommodation within the Nusa Dua area. This 5-star diamond resort, has been welcoming kings, queens, presidents and other dignitaries since its grand opening. Nestled within beautifully landscaped gardens, the resort, with its 382 guestrooms and suites, features all the elegance of a Balinese palace, while offering modern amenities. The Nusa Dua Spa is designed to highlight its rich Balinese tradition with a variety of indigenous treatments. Dining at Nusa Dua Hotel & Spa is an epicurean journey with a choice of five restaurants and four bars under the close watch of an award-winning culinary team. For more information, please visit www.nusaduahotel.com.

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K-pop stars BTS make history as first Korean group to play at Wembley LONDON - Boy band BTS have become the first Korean act to play at Wembley after selling out their first night in 90 minutes.

The seven-member K-pop group played to a packed stadium of 60,000 fans on Saturday night as part of their LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF stadium world tour.

Performing hits including Not Today, IDOL, and FAKE LOVE, the concert was streamed live across the globe, as well as beamed to theatres all across Japan.

On Friday, fans also flocked to Piccadilly Circus just to see an advertisement by the band for Hyundai on the famous LED screens.

Part of the secret to their popularity is fans’ admiration for the band self-producing their music and their dedication to breaking down taboos around mental health and helping young people.

Their pop sound is a contrast to much of their lyrics, which deal with topics including suicide.

The group, who have more than 13.3 million followers on Instagram, spoke at the UN last year to launch a project to help empower young people get into quality work and education.

Their Love Myself project, with UNICEF, campaigned to end youth violence.

Sky News spoke to fans queuing up to get into the Wembley Arena on Saturday night.

One girl, who travelled from Yorkshire with a friend, said she credits BTS with helping to save her life during a period of poor mental health and issues at home.

“I’ve really liked them since 2016 because they helped me through a whole lot. I don’t think I’d be here.

“We’ve travelled from Yorkshire to be here just because they really helped me through so much I want to be able to experience that [them live].

“I found them at the point I was giving up.” (net)

60,000 saw BTS perform at Wembley on Saturday night.

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Indonesian cities empty out as millions leave to mark end of Ramadan

Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world’s biggest Muslim nation to mark the end of Ramadan.

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In this file photo taken on May 18, 2019 English actress Millie Bobby Brown arrives to attend the world premiere of “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

‘Godzilla’ stomps its way to a box-office lead

Some 15 million people were expected to clear out of Jakarta alone -- about half the megacity’s population -- in an annual exodus known as “mudik” that leaves the capital’s usually traffic-clogged streets nearly empty. The migration takes a toll on Indonesia’s roads, and travellers who pack their families and luggage into cars or motorbikes to face gruelling trips that can last up to 24 hours.

In past years scores of people

have been killed in road accidents during the exodus. Highways on Java island, which is home to more than half of Indonesia’s 260 million people, were packed with travellers eager to celebrate the end of Ramadan with loved ones.

Holidaymakers also crowded into airports, train stations and ports to reach destinations across the 17,000 island archipelago.

Some even made their getaways

on a bajaj, a three-wheeled taxi usually confined to city streets.

“The travel time will be between 14 to 20 hours. If the traffic is okay, it’s 14 hours but if things are congested it will take 20 hours or even more,” said Jakarta-based bajaj driver Sugeng Puji who was headed to Kebumen in Central Java.

But unlike previous years when travellers were stuck in hours-long traffic jams, this year’s congestion was relatively light.

Dwi Soejatmoko, who was making the 550 kilometre (340 miles) journey from Jakarta to Indonesia’s

cultural capital Yogyakarta, said the trip had so far been headache-free.

“There aren’t a lot of traffic jams this year,” he told AFP. “Our car was crawling, but it wasn’t at a standstill.”

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LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” stomped to the top of the box-office in its opening weekend in North American theaters, taking in an estimated $49 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

But analysts called the creature feature’s debut disappointing. Its total for the three-day weekend came in far behind the studio’s previous “Godzilla” installment (which opened in 2014 with $93 million), and the new film cost $200 million to make.

The plot has eco-terrorists stealing a sonar device developed by scientist Emma (Vera Farmiga) to control the title monster; her ex-husband (Kyle Chandler) is recruited to track it down even as Godzilla clashes with monstrous rivals like winged Mothra and three-headed Ghidorah. The film has drawn tepid reviews: The Guardian called the sound track “thunderingly tedious.”

Slipping to second spot was

Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” at $42.3 million. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the feel-good film stars Will Smith as the fast-talking genie and Canadian actor Mena Massoud as the wily title character as he seeks the attention of the lovely Jasmine (Naomi Scott).

In third came Paramount biopic “Rocketman,” with Taron Egerton playing the part (and singing the words) of Elton John. The film, which has drawn inevitable comparisons to last year’s hugely popular “Bohemian Rhapsody” about Queen and Freddie Mercury, took in an even $25 million.

Egerton has garnered strong reviews, including the highest of praise from the 72-year-old John himself, who told Hollywood Re-

porter that in watching the movie “I didn’t think it was Taron. I thought it was me.”

Fourth spot went to psychological thriller “Ma” from Universal and Blumhouse Productions, at $18.3 million -- a solid opening weekend for a film that cost a mere $5 million to make. Octavia Spencer stars as a middle-aged woman who lets some teenagers party in her basement before things turn scary and weird.

And in fifth was Lionsgate’s action film “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum,” at $11.1 million. Keanu Reaves again stars as retired hitman Wick, this time being chased by an army of killers after a large contract is put on his head. (afp)

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Indonesian motorists travel along a road in Garut, West Java on June 2, 2019, as people return to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world’s biggest Muslim nation to mark the end of Ramadan.