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Spielberg takes on daunting challenge to bring ‘The BFG’ to life

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LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg has rarely shied away from a challenge, from deadly sharks in “Jaws” to resurrecting dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park,” but when it came to creating a giant for “The BFG,” his latest film, the veteran director found the prospect “very daunting.”

“I don’t usually get intimidated by technology,” Spielberg told Reuters TV. “I usually try and be at the forefront of technology, but this time I was in the wake of it. It took me a couple of weeks to get my sea legs to really realize how I could best utilize the medium of motion capture.”

“The BFG,” a Walt Disney film out in theaters on Friday, tells the story of Sophie, an orphaned girl who encounters the Big Friendly Giant (BFG), played by Oscarwinning British actor Mark Rylance and brought to life using motioncapture animation.

The title character of Walt Disney Co’s “The BFG,” based on British author Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, is no ordinary giant. He doesn’t eat children, unlike his fellow giants, and instead collects and creates dreams to spread through the country under the cover of nighttime.

“Every film of a book brings

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Cast member Rebecca Hall attends the premiere of “The BFG” in Los Angeles, U.S., June 21, 2016. out a certain essential thing of the book,” Rylance said. “In film you need experience and plot. So it’s very faithful to the book, but it’s a different creature than the book.”

When Sophie, played by newcomer Ruby Barnhill, sees the BFG one night, he takes her back to his home in the land of giants out of fear that she might give away his secret.

The plucky girl quickly becomes a friend and confidante to help the kind, gentle giant from being bullied by his larger, uncultured brethren.

“The BFG” marks the 30th feature film by the 69-year-old Spielberg, who has won three Oscars over a career spanning five decades that includes “Indiana Jones,” “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan.” Spielberg will be returning for the fifth installment of “Indiana Jones” with star Harrison Ford, due for release in 2019.

“I get really flattered when people like my films but I can never see the films the way they can,” he said. “I am never going to enjoy my own output the way other people can.” (rtr)

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A man places a sign as others light candles during a vigil in Kolkata, India, to show solidarity with the victims of the attack at Holey Artisan restaurant after Islamist militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016.

DENPASAR-The increasing number of politician getting involved in corruption cases show that the character of Balinese people known to be honest has degraded. Of course, it is very embarrassing for Balinese people in general.

Moreover, public will eventually experience a ‘crisis of confidence’ to their leaders. Even though Balinese people do not express it explicitly, public opinion may consider that Balinese people have been contaminated and they are same as the corruptors all this time.

“Indeed, some people might assume that it is just coincidence that Balinese people are involved in the sting operations of the Corruption Eradication Commission, but who knows what they think about?” said a legal practitioner, Dr. Ida Bagus Radendra Suastama.

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Who are the terror groups jostling for influence in Bangladesh?

DHAKA - Brutal killings such as the hacking deaths of secular thinkers, LGBT activists and religious minorities, have escalated in Bangladesh in recent months. But even in a country that has become increasingly numb to such attacks, the Dhaka cafe siege that left at least 20 hostages dead Saturday left the nation stunned.

While ISIS quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, some experts say al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is more likely behind the bloodshed, raising concerns that rival terror groups are trying to outdo one another and establish dominance in the region.

The rocky political landscape has not helped much, and has only

created room for extremist groups to flourish.

Terrorism in the Muslim-majority country can be broadly divided between two groups and their affiliates: Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is a local ISIS affiliate, while Bangladeshi extremist groups such as the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) follow AQIS.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the Dhaka attack via Amaq, its de facto news agency. But some U.S. officials doubted the claim. The group recently issued a worldwide call to arms during the holy Muslim period of Ramadan, which is ongoing.

But ISIS claims responsibility for many attacks, and analysts say sometimes the links between events and the groups are tenuous.

The platform ISIS uses for claiming attacks can offer hints to whether it was a plot planned by the group’s central leadership or simply

inspired by ISIS, terrorism expert Sajjan Gohel said.

An Amaq announcement, similar to one issued after the Orlando nightclub shooting and the assassination of a French police chief, is typically used when it does not come from the group itself.

“If ISIS claims responsibility through Amaq, it tends to be more followers that were inspired by ISIS who may have had some degree of communication but not necessarily have been to Raqqa, Syria, training with them,” Gohel said.

“If the claim is made through a Telegram channel, it is very much

directed by them such as in Paris.

Radio broadcasts they use when they kill Muslims in the Middle East,” he said.

“It would imply (this attack) was more opportunistic, but it’s not a hard and fast rule, it’s an indicator.” (ap) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Further, he said, Balinese people apparently need to start a public movement to choose a clean politician today. In the Niti Sastra and Niti Sataka scripture is said that politicians tending to lie and be dishonest should be wary.

“So, choosing a clean politician is a good karma that must be done.

Now, it is time to organize and define its parameters,” said Chairman of the STIMI Handayani Foundation, Denpasar.

In addition, political parties as the producer and major supplier of politicians should look at their track of record in the recruitment of their cadres. Otherwise, they will become a boomerang in the future. Instead of enhancing the image and credibility of political parties, the corrupt cadres will

even disrupt the reputation of the parties to the lowest point. It is also an indication supporting the thesis that money politics can damage political conditions of the nation. Necessarily, he suggested, there is no tolerance for money politics in the recruitment of cadres. It can make politicians only think about turnover and it will harm the public.

“Choosing a clean politician should be a necessity. It is not due

to be pretentious moralists, but a propriety that must be carried out as a form of responsibility as citizen of the nation and religious people,” he said.

He explained that the philosophy of politics is doing something for public interest, for the benefit of wider community. It is not for the money in exchange for time or thoughts given out as a major goal in politics. Those (cadres— Ed) getting involved in politics

would like to make pro-people or pro-justice policy. Those who just want money and rents are failing to understand. Those doing something on behalf of people, but simply to fulfill a personal lust for wealth or job are traitor to people. “Let such politicians live in jail. Let all people understand that the essence of politics is altruism and devotion. Politics is holding the power to prosper people,” he concluded. (win/BPM)

Extremity of vehicle queue reaches Sumbersari

NEGARA - Prediction that homecoming traffic to reach its peak on day four before holiday or Saturday (Jul. 2) was almost proved. The number of vehicles coming out of Bali rose dramatically, especially private car. Extremity of the queue of private cars even reached Sumbersari village, Melaya or about 12 kilometers from the harbor.

In contrast to last year, the length of this queue allegedly occurred because of the absence of additional vessels, particularly the jumbo vessels that can accommodate hundreds of vehicles. In addition, numerous freight vehicles, especially trucks, were seen to pass.

As seen on Saturday (Jul. 2) from late morning until the morning, the queue of vehicles was still happening at Cekik forest or about four kilometers.

Since Friday night, large number of vehicles coming into Gilimanuk almost simultaneously caused ac-

cumulation of vehicles. Three lanes in public settlements used to break the queue were unable to accommodate the number of incoming vehicles. Up to 06:44, the end of the queue reached the checkpoint post at Sumbersari located about 12 kilometers.

A number of homecomers admitted to set off at dawn from their origin and got stalled due to queue in Melaya. Lina Linsiah, 35, a homecomer from Banyuwangi, admitted to queue in Melaya Market around 03:00. Lina driving Toyota Avanza just entered the ferry at

14:00 last Saturday. “The queue is very long and I stand in line for almost12 hours,” said Lina.

In the meantime, Fandi, a car driver from Denpasar, admitted to resign to such condition. On Saturday morning Fandi reached the end of the queue at Sumbersari. “I think the queue maximally gets to Cekik, this has not passed through the Klatakan woods. Maybe I will get the time to cross tonight,” said a homecomer to Situbondo.

From the experience of previous years, the traffic jam at Cekik is estimated to take place for 5-6 hours.

However, with the queue spreading along dozens of kilometers he did not know when he would cross. By noon, the queue of vehicles heading for the harbor began to shrink.

Around 10:00, the queue remained to occur in the Cekik forest area

The long queue is seen in Sumbersari Village, Melaya, Jembrana.

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or about four kilometers from the harbor.

Previously, the snaking queue getting to Sumbersari could shrink within two hours. Three lanes at Gilimanuk used to resolve cannot accommodate, so that another was opened to resolve the congestion and reduce the queue. Though four lanes have been used, vehicles remained to queue before entering Gelung Kori to be diverted. As seen on last Saturday, congestion occurred from two directions.

Many groups of motorcycle invaded the opposite lane, especially in the Klatakan forest area. As a result, when passing with buses or cars, the lane just enough for two cars became congested. From the direction of Java, many trucks passed along with buses, so that the road was congested. Traffic police looked busy regulating the passing vehicles from both directions.

In the meantime, motorized homecomers also piled up outside the harbor area. Vehicle traffic continued to grow resulting in a long queue of motorcycle. Queue of vehicles got to the forest area on Saturday morning because traffic of both directions was congested. Vacant trucks stayed to pass and were stuck between private vehicles.

On the other side, based on the data compiled by ASDP, the number of vehicles and passengers from Friday (Jul. 1) at 08:00 through Saturday (Jul. 2) at 08:00 showed an increase when compared to the same day last year. The harbor operates 41 vessels with 212 trips.

The number of crossing passengers reached 63,717 people, an increase of 6 percent when compared to last year, reaching 60,347 people, 13,952 motorcycles and 6,405 vehicles, an increase of 17 per-

cent when compared to last year amounting to 5,463 units.

So far, only 48 of the total 53 vessels have been in operation.

As predicted, similar queue of vehicles, mainly private vehicles, will occur again on Saturday night through Sunday morning. In the meantime, police officers have regulated the traffic maximally at each post all the way heading for the harbor.

Moreover, Chief of Jembrana Police, Djoni Widodo, looked to come down immediately to arrange the traffic. However, due to crowded incoming vehicles, the queue could not be avoided.

In the meantime, Business Manager of the ASDP Gilimanuk, Sugeng Purwono, confirmed that the condition was very crowded last Saturday. On that account, all the vessels were given 30 minutes for loading and unloading their freight.

According to him, the crowded queue happened due to the impact of the crossing trucks.

Many trucks entered Bali on the day five before the Eid due to the impact of floods in Situbondo.

“Last night many trucks passed.

Approximately there were a thousand units. Necessarily they are not allowed to cross, but they are allowed because of the impact of the floods. The trucks can just go after the floods receded,” he said.

According to him, from Saturday morning, all the motorcycles and private vehicles were given priority to run. So, in the afternoon the queue has already receded.

In addition, long queue also occurred because many drivers slept.

Ultimately, mutual overtaking and crossing path occurred with vehicles coming from the opposite direction. (kmb26)

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Thailand, Japan share mutual affection that is rare in Asia

BANGKOK — Thailand is smitten by Japan: Sushi restaurants fill the malls, Issey Miyake’s luxury “Bao Bao” bags are all the rage and Thai tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers to visit a country many view as a role model.

“I love Japan. They really put their heart into whatever they do,” says Aunyawee Sahachalermphat, 26, who has traveled to Japan more than a dozen times since studying there five years ago and owns at least 10 Comme des Garcons shirts, another popular brand that sounds French but is actually Japanese.

Like many Thais, she loves Japanese food and admires the quality of its products and its advanced, orderly economy that retains a respect for tradition. “We look up to them,” she says.

Japan, too, has a soft spot for Thailand, although it doesn’t loom nearly as large in the public mind. It’s seen more as a warm, easygoing tourist spot — a welcome break from Japan’s often onerous social codes — and a vital production and export hub for more than 4,500 Japanese companies, including behemoths such as Toyota, Honda and Canon.

All this has resulted in a mutual affection between these two nations that’s rare in Asia, where historical, political and territorial tensions often complicate ties.

Typical of many in her generation, Aunyawee traces her positive feelings to watching Japanese cartoons such as “Doraemon” and “Sailor Moon” as a child. As an adult, she instinctively trusts anything “Made in Japan” and admires the courteous, subdued manners of many Japanese — widespread sentiments among Thais.

Economic and bureaucratic changes have helped foster these ties. Three years ago, Japan waived visas for Thais for up to 15 days, prompting tourist numbers to surge to nearly 800,000 last year, up five-fold from 2011.

As Thai incomes have grown and budget carriers such as AirAsia have intensified competition, trips to Japan have become more affordable. Likewise, Japanese tourists can now fly from Tokyo to Bangkok for about the same price as to Okinawa, in southern Japan.

There seems to be a cultural affinity between these two peoples — a gentleness, an aversion to conflict and an emphasis on proper etiquette — that creates a sense of familiarity and safety.

Yet there are still enough intriguing differences to make the other culture appealing in a non-threatening way.

Buddhism, for example, has influenced both countries, although in Thailand it plays a more overt role and it is epitomized by brilliantly colored temples and monks in orange robes, while in Japan it takes on a more subdued form. Both countries have royal families, although the Thai king holds greater sway over society than the emperor does in Japan.

“There’s a kindred feeling” with Thais, more so than with

other Asians, said Mariko Uehara, an English instructor from Chigasaki, southwest of Tokyo, who recently visited Thailand for a second time since 2012. “We have something in common that makes us feel secure.” Some 1.38 million Japanese tourists came to Thailand last year, a similar level to previous years.

Japan and Thailand aren’t encumbered by historical baggage that has strained ties with their respective neighbors.

Tokyo’s ties with China and South Korea are tainted by territorial disputes and lingering resentment over Japan’s aggression before and during World War II. After briefly resisting Japanese troops, Thailand formally became an ally of Tokyo during most of the war and served as a supply base and so suffered less. Japan’s infamous “Death Railway” in western Thailand was built by British, U.S. and Australian POWs and thousands of other Asians.

Japan’s rosy image here has been partly shaped by popular books, TV dramas and movies.

“Khu Kam,” a novel that has been made into movies many times — titled “Sunset on the Chaophraya” in English — depicts a wartime romance between a Japanese naval officer and a Thai woman in the resistance. He manages to win her over before being killed.

Japanese food, once considered a delicacy in Thailand, has become more affordable and popular as more than 2,300 Japanese restaurants have opened up across the country, tripling since 2008.

Now a top reason Thais want to go to Japan is to eat authentic Japanese food — in Japan.

Chaitee Tandhanskul, a 29-year-old manager in his family’s chemical business, says he makes bookings at restaurants in Japan weeks ahead of time, and bases his itinerary around those reservations.

“I’ve traveled many times to Japan just for the culinary experience,” he said.

Japan is more popular than previous favorites Hong Kong or Singapore because “it’s much more exotic” and less “robotic,” said Chaitee, who also roams the country taking pictures.

Taking their cues from Thai fashion magazines and websites that highlight the latest Japanese styles, Thai women line up in Tokyo to buy Issey Miyake’s “Bao Bao” brand bags, which can cost several hundred dollars and have become a staple of Bangkok’s fashion elite. Shiseido cosmetics, Kenzo shoes and Casio G-Shock watches are also hot.

Many Thais also like Japan because it is safe and they believe they won’t get cheated by shopkeepers or taxi drivers, said Kavi Chongkittavorn, a senior fellow at Chulalongkorn University’s Institute of Security and International Studies.

The two countries’ economies have become increasingly intertwined.

Thailand’s importance to Japanese manufacturers was made plain when severe flooding here in 2011 swamped

many factories and suppliers, disrupting markets as far away as Chicago and London, Japanese Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima said in an interview.

“We need to think in terms of being in the same boat as they are — that whatever Thailand is doing well is good for Japan, too,” said Sadoshima, who was surprised to find a big “Ippudo” restaurant in Bangkok serving ramen noodles native to his home island of Kyushu.

“It’s bigger and grander than the main shop in Japan,” he said.

Japan’s official development aid to Thailand shows up prominently in places like the “Thai-Japanese Bridge” sign — with national flags — on a flyover at a major Bangkok intersection. Assistance from Tokyo helped build 14 of the 21 bridges across the Chao Phraya River that runs through the capital. Officials from the two countries are doing feasibility studies on three high-speed railway lines that would cross the country, the ambassador said.

Bangkok has a large Japanese community, many of whom live clustered in an area that resembles parts of Tokyo, with Japanese eateries and yakitori shops lining side streets and Thai hostesses calling out in Japanese. There are at least a couple streets of go-go bars devoted to Japanese customers.

Each country offers something appealingly different to the other.

The very discipline and proper etiquette that Thais admire about Japanese culture can become an enormous burden to some Japanese who find Thailand’s easygoing, accepting ways a welcome refuge.

Kazue Takenaga moved with her three children to Bangkok two years ago to escape the growing educational and social pressures facing her family, especially her 11-year-old daughter. Her husband had car parts factories in Thailand, so she decided to move here and enroll her children in an international school because the country and environment seemed more accepting and diverse than Japan, and yet also familiar.

“It’s so good that we came to Thailand,” she said. “Our family’s overall health is much better. The lifestyle is much easier here. The thought of returning to Japan is daunting.”

Thais, meanwhile, want to see and experience things in Japan they can’t at home, like snow, cherry blossoms and colored autumn leaves — without traveling all the way to Europe or North America, said Tanong Prakuptanon, who runs a “Japanthaifanclub” Facebook page, which has tips for travelers and more than 230,000 followers.

“It’s different, but not too foreign,” he said. “It’s a dream destination.” (ap)

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Hundreds of olive ridley turtle eggs moved to artificial nest

SINGARAJA - Hundreds of turtle eggs on Penimbangan Beach, Baktiseraga village, Buleleng are forced to be relocated to an artificial nest far from the beach. Fishermen incorporated in the Sari Segara group are worried if the turtle eggs will perish due to tidal waves pounding within the past few days.

This opportunity is also used by fishermen to learn about the relocation and turtle breeding from the Turtle Conservation Education Center (TCEC) Foundation of Serangan Island, Denpasar. Previously, the eggs of turtle belonging to olive ridley were found on June 18, 2016.

Manager of the TECE Foundation of Serangan Island, Made Sukanta, recently said that after the original nest was dug up, a total of 139 turtle eggs were found in good condition. The removal is done due to being close to shore, so that the nest is easily submerged in seawater when a tidal wave occurs.

If left unchecked, the turtle eggs are worried to perish and fail to hatch. To help fishermen, Sukanta then taught how to move the turtle eggs to be buried in artificial nests located far from the sea shores. In addition, fishermen in this area are taught how to monitor the development of the eggs through the time to hatch. By moving to artificial nests, he is confident that 50 percent of the 139 turtle eggs can hatch into hatchlings.

“We share knowledge with fishermen here about how to treat these turtle eggs including how to move the eggs to artificial nest. Since the original nest located near the sea, the eggs can get wet due to seawater of tidal waves and finally fail to hatch.

The safest way to rescue is by moving the eggs to artificial nests and the

eggs should be in the same position as in the original nest,” he said.

According to Sukanta, generally the eggs will hatch into hatchlings after the age of 45 to 50 days after discovered. The eggs buried in artificial nest are in need of constant supervision to ensure the condition of the eggs. When exceeding the time limit of 45 or 50 days, fishermen can dig up the nest to see the egg condition. If the eggs are brownish yellow, they surely fail to hatch. Perished eggs can be separated from normal eggs and re-buried while monitoring its development.

In addition to providing treatment techniques of the eggs, Sukanta also taught fishermen about the treatment of hatchlings. Having hatched, fishermen are suggested to release the hatchlings directly into their natural habitat. Otherwise, they can be released a few days later as long as fishermen can take care of and feed them well, so that the hatchlings can survive.

“From our experience in Serangan, when reaching the time limit of turtle eggs to hatch, but there is no indication of hatching, the nest can

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Hundreds of turtle eggs on Penimbangan Beach, Baktiseraga village, Buleleng are forced to be relocated to an artificial nest far from the beach. be dug up and if the eggs turn yellow it means they perished and failed to hatch. Then, the white eggs are left and reburied. By and large, the eggs do not hatch all at once but gradually according to the layout of the eggs in the nest,” he said.

Group head of the Penimbangan Turtle Care, Putu Dedy Yastika, said that since last week the turtle nest found is for the third time exposed to seawater. He was worried if the

eggs will perish, so that he decided to ask for help to TCEC Foundation of Serangan Island to teach how to remove the eggs correctly and save the hundreds of the turtle eggs. To create the artificial nest, he claimed to have received assistance from private sector. After being removed, condition of the eggs remains intact, so that Dedy and colleagues just need to care for the eggs. Normally they will successfully hatch within

50 days to go.

“We do not know how to take care of the turtle eggs. Since five days ago, the tidal waves have reached the nest so that it is exposed to seawater. We ask for the help to the TCEC Foundation. Just now, we have been taught to move and care for the eggs into the artificial nests. Hopefully, these efforts will be successful to preserve the turtles on this beach,” he said. (kmb38)

Handle coastal abrasion at Tinga-Tinga

Bali-Penida Agency awaits budgetary realization SINGARAJA - The handling of coastal abrasion at Tinga-Tinga village, Gerokgak, has been proposed by the Bali-Penida River Agency (BWS). The proposal has been equipped with technical studies in the form detailed engineering design (DED). However, it has not been approved due to insufficient budget availability in the central government. It is said, the handling of damages to the beach is more focused on the beach directly adjacent to residential areas.

It was revealed by Chief of the Bali-Penida River Agency, Putu Edi, Wednesday (Jun. 29). Further, he added that after receiving the reports from the public, including the proposal from the Buleleng district, the Bali-Penida River Agency has proposed the handling to central government. This measure is taken

because the coastal damage is categorized to be severe.

Moreover, the coastal areas eroded by the waves are directly adjacent to the area of Segara Temple belonging to Tinga-Tinga customary village. So far, there has been no follow-up of the proposal. Aside from the abrasion at Tinga-Tinga village, the handling proposal of damage to the other beaches in Buleleng has not been approved by central government. This happens due to unreadiness of the existing supporting fund.

“Based on the results of the study, the damage is considered quite severe. Since the proposal has not got a follow-up, we remain to wait until it is approved.

Perhaps the central government is still thinking about the beach strengthening program in other

regions so that we must be able to understand that the improvement to coastal damages apply priority scale,” he said.

In the meantime, the Acting Head of the Buleleng Public Works Agency, Ketut Suparta Wijaya, said that the coastal damages at TingaTinga have occurred since 2012.

They were triggered by tidal waves.

Due to abrasion by tidal waves, the beach side of about 180 meters from west to east has drifted out to sea. Moreover, the foundation of Segara Temple is also eroded.

Similar abrasion also eroded the compound wall of the Celukan Bawang Quarantine Office.

Since the damage occurred, the Public Works Agency has proposed a repair to central government.

However, the proposal has not been approved until this year. This

condition makes the Public Works unable to do much. Central government through the Bali-Penida River Agency has full authority to strengthen the beaches with revetment technique. “The damage due to disaster in 2012 and the handling lies in the responsibility of the Bali-Penida River Agency. We often coordinate but due to inadequate budget the coastal damages at Tinga-Tinga, including other villages in our region, there is no beach strengthening by the central government,” he explained.

On the other hand, Suparta Wijaya said that the length of sandy beaches in the region is recorded to reach 157.050 kilometers. Until this year, the total length of coastal abrasion reaches along 44.017 kilometers. A few years ago, central government has managed to repair

along 37.961 kilometers. Currently the remaining eroded coastal area reaches 6.056 kilometers. The rest of the damages become the homework of local government. The only effort to handle the damages is depending on central government. Other than having the authority, local government does not have enough budgets to handle coastal abrasion.

Moreover, the need of budget for strengthening the coast requires expensive budget. He exemplified that one square meter spends the budget at IDR 20 million.

“Regional budget is not able to deal with the coastal damage, let alone the cost required is expensive, so that we just wait for the help from central government.

As consequence, we have to wait patiently,” said Suparta Wijaya. (kmb38)

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After fire incident

Affected booth tenants of BAF finally relocated to Ksiraarnawa Building

DENPASAR - Booth tenants of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) affected by the fire incident at the night market stalls of Kedaton hamlet are relocated to the ground floor of the Ksiraarnawa Building, Denpasar Art Center. They occupy the open area around the pond remaining empty all this time.

The Head of the Bali Culture Office, Dewa Putu Beratha, mentioned there are 26 SMEs selling in the booth affected by the fire incident at the Kedaton Night Market. Incidentally the booths are attached to the wall adjacent to the night market area. Of the 26 booths, six of them survived from the raging fire.

“Currently, 18 merchants have been accommodated on the ground floor of the Ksiraarnawa Building. They will increase because eight other merchants have not reported back to sell,” he said at the Art Center, Saturday (Jul. 2).

Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, also looked to meet and encourage the merchants having started selling in the area of Ksiraarnawa Building. Pastika hoped the merchants to remain patient and steadfast on the unpredicted incident.

A number of merchants met by Pastika admitted to suffer substantial losses because most of their merchandise had been engulfed in the flames.

“All the merchandises in the booths are burned, I bring the remaining merchandise left at home,” said Warka, the owner of a painting booth. He appreciated to the quick response of the committee so that they can further sell in the arena of the BAF. Related to the booths on fire, Pastika already instructed the Public Works Agency to check the feasibility of the building construction. “Results of the study will determine whether it will be IBP/file demolished and rebuilt or could be renovated,” he said. Obviously, Pastika said, the develop- Booth tenants of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) affected by the fire incident at ment process will be immediately budgeted. the night market stalls of Kedaton hamlet are relocated to the ground floor (kmb32) of the Ksiraarnawa Building, Denpasar.

The schedule of the 38th Bali Art Festival Monday, 4th July 2016 Time : 11.00 A.M Location : Angsoka Open Stage Program : Karawitan Saron Classical peformance,

by Dadia Arya Geria group, Banjar Ambengan, Tangkas Village, Klungkung Regency Time : 11.00 A.M. Location : Ayodya Open Stage Program : Dance Fragment Performance by Manik Metu group, Denpasar City Time : 14.00 P.M Location : Ratna Kanda Open Stage Program : Taman Penasar Competition by Taman Penasar Dharma Prawerti Group, from Banjar Wangsean, Palibeng village, Sidemen Sub-distric, Karangasem Regency Time : 17.00 P.M Location : Kriya Open Stage and Ksirarnawa Open Stage Program : Ngelawang axhibition by Wisnu Wimbha art community,from Banjar Kawan, Bangli Regency Time : 20.00 A.M. Location : Ayodya Open Stage Program : CALONARANG “Ciwa Gama” Performances, by Sanggar Barong Sumi Group, Banjar Tusan Klungkung Regency Time : 20.00 P.M. Location : Wantilan Hall Program : Arja Inovatif Dance show by Widyaksara Group, Denpasar City Time : 20.00 P.M Location : Wantilan Hall Program : Kolaborasi Music by Participation from Oriental Fusion Trio group Time : 20.00 P.M Location : Ksirarnawa Hall Program : Participation from Indian Consulate group

Land prices expensive, Tabanan unable to apply low-cost housing program

TABANAN - To help people get home, the government through the Ministry of Housing issued a lowcost housing program subsidized through the housing financing liquidity facility (FLPP). Unfortunately, this subsidized housing program cannot be implemented in Tabanan.

It was stated by the Branch Manager of the BRI Tabanan, Maidri Agung Cahyanto, Wednesday (Jun. 29). He explained the

subsidized low-cost housing program cannot be implemented in Tabanan due to the high price of land and beyond the coverage of the program. According to him, in the low-cost housing program, the land only gets subsidy of tens of millions, while the current land prices in Tabanan can reach IDR 100 million. “Of course, if developers want to take this program, the profit margin is very small and can even lose,” said

Meidri. In Bali, probably this low-cost housing program can only be developed in Negara and Karangasem.

Regarding the property business, added Meidri, based on data of the BRI, the credit application submission is worth less than IDR 500 million. Typically it is intended for house type of 36 and 40. “Home loans less than IDR 500 million is usually for personal consumption rather than investment. This kind of user increases although is not significant,” explained Meidri.

He explained that there are two types of user applying for home loan, namely for the sake of own use and for investment. The home loan for own purposes shows an increase each year, but it does not apply to investment. Home loan demand aimed to investment has declined within the past three years due to the increased selling price of property.

The shortage of investment in property, added Meidri, happens due to booming of property business several years before. Like a snowball, the longer the selling price of the property business is getting higher so that not many people can afford. About five years ago, he said, many residents of Tabanan took loans for home investment in Denpasar. However, due to higher IBP/file selling price, this business turned The subsidized low-cost housing program cannot be imple- sluggish because there was no mented in Tabanan due to the high price of land and beyond certainty to resell at a higher price. (kmb24) the coverage of the program.

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Bangladeshis behind restaurant killings, international link probed

DHAKA - Seven militants who killed 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka were local Bangladeshis and authorities had tried before to arrest five of them, police said, as investigators probed for possible links with international Islamist extremist groups.

The gunmen stormed the upmarket restaurant in the diplomatic zone late on Friday, before killing non-Muslim hostages, including at least nine Italians, seven Japanese and an American.

Islamic State claimed responsibility, warning citizens of “crusader countries” their citizens would not be safe “as long as their aircraft are killing Muslims”, the group said in a statement. It also posted pictures of four fighters grinning in front of a black flag who it said were involved in the attack, according to the SITE monitoring website. The claims have not been confirmed.

Deputy inspector general of police, Shahidur Rahman, told Reuters on Sunday authorities were investigating any connection between the attackers and trans-national groups such as Islamic State (IS) or al Qaeda but did not elaborate.

He said that the militants were mostly educated and from rich families, but declined to give any more details.

National police chief Shahidul Hoque said all the gunmen were

Bangladeshi.

“Five of them were listed as militants and law enforcers made several drives to arrest them,” Hoque told reporters in Dhaka late on Saturday.

Whoever was responsible, the attack marked a major escalation in violence by militants who have demanded Islamic rule in Bangladesh, whose 160 million people are mostly Muslim. Previous attacks have mostly singled out individuals advocating a secular or liberal lifestyle or religious minorities. (rtr) This May 5, 2015, photo provided by Naim Chowdhury and posted on his Instagram account, shows the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone. The assault on the restaurant on Friday, July 1, 2016, by militants who took dozens of people hostage marks an escalation in militant violence in the Muslim-majority nation.

Naim Chowdhury via AP

FBI interviews Hillary Clinton in private server probe

REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn

U.S. Democratic U.S. Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton (L) with moderator Dulce Candy (R) speaks at a town hall discussion with digital content creators in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 28, 2016.

NEW YORK - The Federal Bureau of Investigation interviewed Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for three and a

half hours on Saturday as part of the probe into her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state, her campaign said.

The interview at FBI headquarters in Washington followed a week of intense public focus on the investigation and on Clinton’s viability as a presidential candidate, with four months to go to the election.

Her campaign has tried for months to downplay the controversy as a distraction.

In an interview broadcast on MSNBC, Clinton said she was happy to do the FBI interview, which her spokesman earlier described as “voluntary.”

“I’ve been answering questions for over a year” regarding the private email server, Clinton said.

It was not clear if the questioning of Clinton signaled an imminent conclusion to the investigation in a pivotal time for the presidential race. It does follow FBI interviews of several of Clinton’s former staff members, as well as her top aide Huma Abedin.

Clinton is expected to be formally nominated as the Democratic

candidate for the Nov. 8 presidential election at the party’s convention in less than four weeks.

“Timing of FBI interview, between primaries and convention, probably good timing for @HillaryClinton,” tweeted David Axelrod, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama who served as the chief strategist for his two presidential campaigns. “Best to get it behind her.”

Clinton is currently the frontrunner for the White House with polls showing her leading presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

In a tweet on Saturday, Trump said it was “impossible for the FBI not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton. What she did was wrong!”

He also criticized Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, for meeting privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch earlier this week, which Lynch later said she regretted, though she said they did

not discuss the investigation.

“What Bill did was stupid!”

Trump tweeted.

The FBI is investigating whether anyone in Clinton’s operation broke the law as result of a personal email server kept in her Chappaqua, New York, home while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. One of the questions is whether they mishandled classified information on the server.

Clinton and her staff have struggled to respond to accusations that her use of the server in violation of State Department protocol means she is untrustworthy.

Trump has said the investigation should disqualify her from being president. “@HillaryClinton campaign statement says She “voluntarily” met w @FBI for 3.5 hours this morning - yeah, lots of people volunteer 2 do that,” tweeted the Republican National Committee’s communications director, Sean Spicer. (rtr)

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Indonesia Today

Monday, July 4, 2016

A family rides a motorcycles to their home village in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 2, 2016. The mass exodus out of the capital and other major cities in the world’s most populous Muslim country is underway as millions head to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr next week which will mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Obama backtracks on UK trade warning to limit Brexit fallout

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is backtracking on his warning that Britain would go to the “back of the queue” for a U.S. trade deal, as he tries to contain the fallout of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union.

The shift in tone illustrates how Britain’s vote has abruptly scrambled Obama’s reality.

Where the president had tried to encourage the U.K. not to rashly abandon the European bloc, he now must reassure Britain that its decision to do so won’t mean its demise.

His priority of locking in trade deals before leaving office now becomes a distant second, behind the more urgent task of restoring confidence in the financial markets and in Europe’s future.

“The Obama administration — and a number of leaders in Europe as well — is trying to calm the waters. At this point, there are more questions than answers,” said Miriam Sapiro, Obama’s former acting trade representative and now an adviser at the strategy firm Finsbury.

Obama’s attempt to show support for a struggling ally casts him in the role of forceful free-trade advocate at a time when all of the major presidential candidates running to replace him are vocally opposed. Yet current and former Obama administration officials are operating under the assumption that Democrat Hillary Clinton, if elected, would come around to supporting Obama’s trade deals after finding ways to reconcile specific concerns she’s raised about jobs, wages and national security.

Before Britain’s exit vote, or Brexit, Obama’s administration was deep in negotiations toward a sweeping free trade deal with the 28-nation EU. Supporters of the Brexit had argued the U.K. wouldn’t lose out on U.S. commerce because it could easily broker a one-on-one deal with the U.S. So during a visit to London in April, Obama sought to correct the record, arguing that wouldn’t “happen any time soon.”

Obama’s warning reflected his broader belief that separate trade deals with individual countries are too laborious, given the countless regulations, laws and standards that must be aligned to create a free trade zone.

Instead, Obama has sought to broker broad deals with universal requirements, so that any country that agrees to the conditions can join. His 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership with Asia, awaiting ratification in Congress, is a prime example of that multi-member approach.

So it took many by surprise when, after Britain’s referendum, the White House said the U.S. might still pursue a one-off deal with Britain, but it simply might take longer given

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Comprehensive reform is police`s key to facing future: President Jokowi

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has affirmed that a comprehensive reform is the key for the Indonesia National Police (Polri) to face the future.

AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

FILE - In this June 3, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. When Britain was considering leaving the European Union, Obama urged its citizens to consider the full ramifications, including going to the “back of the queue” for a U.S. trade deal. the legwork that’s already been done on the broader EU deal. Secretary of State John Kerry even said that Obama planned to pursue both deals “at the same time.” “He knows how to multitask,” Kerry said this week.

In reality, neither is likely to happen before Obama leaves office. Reeling from a decision many British leaders are already starting to regret, the U.K. will be too preoccupied with negotiating its EU exit to pursue complex trade talks with the U.S. Europe, already distracted by a migrant crisis and a growing nationalist movement, is likely to remain steeped in chaos and confusion for many months. The fact that Britain technically remains in the EU until the divorce is complete further muddies the picture.

“There’s a bandwidth issue: Britain’s overwhelming priority is — and has to be — renegotiating their relationship with the European union,” U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in an interview. “We

certainly want to reassure the British that the relationship is going to remain special, that we’re going to find a way to deepen our trade and investment relationship at the appropriate time, in the appropriate way.”

Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, are urging Obama to start talks on a U.S.-U.K. deal right away.

In addition to that option, American officials have also discussed letting Britain simply join the U.S.-EU deal at a later date despite no longer being an EU member. An out-of-the-box option being discussed is for Britain to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, even though it’s nowhere near the Pacific Ocean.

For the Obama administration, pulling back on his trade warning is just one piece of a broader attempt to alleviate concerns about a breakdown in trans-Atlantic unity that has unsettled the global financial system. White House officials have said they expect no change in Britain’s partnership in NATO or

in the fight against the Islamic State group, while CIA Director John Brennan insists intelligence cooperation will continue unabated.

At the same time, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European power-brokers have pressured Britain to pull out sooner than later, Obama has adopted the opposite position. Meeting with other North American leaders on Wednesday, he said “everyone should catch their breath” before pursuing an orderly, measured withdrawal.

U.S. officials say it makes little sense to punish Britain by denying it a trade deal. In addition to helping stem global economic anxieties, a free-trade agreement could help Britain continue meeting its NATO pledge to devote 2 percent of GDP to military spending.

And it would enable the U.K. to contribute significantly to stabilizing Afghanistan and fighting terrorism in Syria and Iraq — critical security efforts with no clear end in sight. (ap)

“The world has changed at a fast pace. We have entered an era of competition not only among individuals, regions, and provinces but also among countries. Comprehensive reform in the Indonesian Police is the key to facing the future,” the

president stated in a written address read out by outgoing Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti during a function to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Polri, here, Friday.

Over the past seven decades since its establishment, the Polri

Australian man goes on trial in Indonesia in child abuse BALI — The trial of an Australian man began in Indonesia on Thursday on charges he sexually abused 16 girls on the tourist island of Bali in 2014 and 2015. Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis is being tried behind closed doors at Denpasar District Court.

Siti Sapura of the Center for Women and Children Protection and Empowerment said four children aged 8 and 12 and another aged 17 who also acted as intermediary testified Thursday.

“They told the court they were persuaded to come to his house,

where he promised to give them bicycles and shirts and feed them,” Sapura said. “At his house, Ellis bathed them and touched their genitals.” Sapura said the victims were given up to $23 every time he invited them to bathe.

Ellis, 69, who was arrested on Jan. 11, is charged under Indonesia’s Child Protection Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.

His lawyer, Benny Hariyono, denied the girls’ testimonies, arguing that his client just touched their bottoms instead of genitals.(ap)

has significantly contributed to the nations security, public order, legal enforcement, protection, and services.

The Polri has successfully fought against terrorism and drug offenses, dealt with major cases, and secured the national and international agenda, he pointed out. “These achievements have been lauded by the government,

public, and the world,” he affirmed.

The head of state urged the Police to utilize the momentum offered by its anniversary to conduct self-introspection in order to optimize its tasks and functions, particularly with regard to public services.

Jokowi also called for a change in the Polices behavior and in-

stitutional system to improve its professionalism in order to produce police officers, who are trusted by the public.

“I hope that through Polri, the state could make its presence felt in the middle of the community to offer security, build social harmony, and serve as a role model in adhering to the legal system,” he stated.(ant)

Indonesia to build military bases in Natuna: Minister Ryacudu JAKARTA - Indonesia will build several military bases in Natuna Islands to safeguard its sovereignty and implement the rule of law, according to Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.

“We have been planning the construction since September 2015, starting with a policy issued by the defense minister and then its implementation by the commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI),” he stated here on Friday.

Following the instruction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to safeguard national sovereignty and enforce the law in Natuna Islands, TNI General Gatot Nurmantyo explained that the government will build several military bases in the region and also extend the runway of Ranai Air Base.

“We need bases to house fighter aircraft along with ground support equipment for the Militarys air

fleet,” Gen. Gatot remarked on Monday (June 27).

According to Gatot, the government should build a pier that can be used by several Indonesian military ships to safeguard the nations waters as well as set up a radar station to monitor the border areas.

Natuna Islands have become a strategic region as they are located directly adjacent to Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

Global shipping lanes pass through Natuna and its surrounding areas, especially for ships sailing to Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.

Developing Natuna is a necessity and also a top priority of the Indonesian government as its borders serve as the gateway to the country.

In addition, the government has implemented a program to transform Indonesia into a global maritime axis.(ant)

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Australian election cliff-hanger leaves nation in limbo

SYDNEY - Australia’s political parties began horsetrading on Sunday to break an anticipated parliamentary deadlock after a dramatic election failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instability.

The exceptionally close vote leaves Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s centre-right Liberal Party-led government in a precarious position, potentially needing the support of independent and minor parties.

It has also opened the door to the possibility, albeit less likely, that the main opposition Labor

Party could win enough backing from the smaller parties to form government itself, although Turnbull said on Sunday he remained “quietly confident” of returning his coalition to power for another three-year term.

“I can promise all Australians that we will dedicate our efforts to ensuring that the state of new

parliament is resolved without division or rancour,” Turnbull, who accused Labor of waging a dirty tricks campaign, told reporters in Sydney.

Police said they were considering whether to investigate thousands of text messages sent to voters on Saturday by the Labor Party purporting to be from the state healthcare service Medicare, warning the service would be privatised by a coalition government.

Labor leader Bill Shorten said Australians had rejected Turnbull’s

mandate for reform like cuts to healthcare and a A$50 billion ($37 billion) corporate tax break over 10 years.

“What I’m very sure of is that while we don’t know who the winner was, there is clearly one loser: Malcolm Turnbull’s agenda for Australia and his efforts to cut Medicare,” Shorten told reporters in Melbourne.

The election was meant to end a period of political turmoil in which Australia which has had four prime ministers in three years. Instead it

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull smiles as he is surrounded by members of the media departing his home located in the Sydney suburb of Point Piper, Australia, July 3, 2016.

has left a power vacuum in Canberra and fuelled talk of a challenge to Turnbull’s leadership of the Liberal Party, less than a year after he ousted then prime minister Tony Abbott in a party-room coup.

If the coalition fails to form a government, it would be the first time in 85 years an Australian ruling party has lost power after its first term in office.

The uncertainty is likely to spook markets when they reopen on Monday, with analysts warning Australia’s triple A credit rating could be at risk and predicting a fall in the Australian dollar and the share market.

Vote counting could take a week or more, and the coalition will rule under caretaker provisions in the interim.

Official electoral data for the House of Representatives showed a 3.4 percent swing away from the government, with about two-thirds of votes counted.

Electoral Commission projections give the coalition 67 seats in the 150-seat lower house, against Labor’s 71 and five to independents and the Greens Party.

A further seven seats were in the balance.

That leaves independents, whose election campaigns ranged from economic protectionism to antigambling and policies to improve the treatment of asylum seekers, as kingmakers.

Small parties are likely to hold the balance of power in the Senate, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation on track to win between two and four seats, marking the return of the anti-immigration activist to parliament after an almost 20-year absence. (rtr)

PM contender Leadsom says UK could leave EU next year

LONDON - British leadership contender Andrea Leadsom said the UK could pull out of the European Union as early as next year following last week’s referendum vote to leave the bloc.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Leadsom said she had a fast-track policy for leaving and that only someone who had herself voted to leave the EU could be trusted to take the country out of Europe.

Limited extracts of the interview, without direct quotes on her comments about the timing of an exit, were released by the paper on

Saturday.

Leadsom, 53, has emerged as the top pro-Brexit contender to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron as leader of the ruling Conservative party, according to bookmakers and newspapers over the weekend.

The front-runner, interior minister Theresa May, was a supporter of the campaign to stay in the EU, which some political analysts believe may count against her.

The newspaper quoted Leadsom, who is expected to announce her candidacy on Monday, as saying she admired the leadership qualities

and toughness of former Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher who drove notoriously hard bargains with EU leaders during her time in office in the 1980s.

“I think that’s an ideal combination and I do like to think that’s where I am,” she said.

Cameron said he would resign following voters’ rejection of his campaign to stay in the EU and lawmakers have to whittle down the five contenders to replace him to just two before Conservative party members take a final vote, expected in early September. (rtr)

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Boris Johnson, Gisela Stuart, Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, David Dimbleby, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady participate in The Great Debate on BBC One, on the EU Referendum in London, Britain June 21, 2016.

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Gatlin, Gay expect injured Bolt will be ready for Rio

Taman Sukasada Ujung Karangasem Park

EUGENE - Justin Gatlin fully expects ailing world record holder Usain Bolt to be ready for another 100 metres showdown at the Rio Olympics.

“We’re going to see his face in Rio one way or another,” American world silver medallist Gatlin said at the U.S. Olympic trials on Saturday.

“Crazy stuff always happens in an Olympic year,” said Gatlin, who narrowly lost to Bolt in the 2015 world championships 100m.

“The mystery of the Olympics is in the air. It is full of dreams and sometimes dreams don’t come true. But come on, man, he’s Usain.”

Six-times Olympic champion Bolt pulled out of the Jamaican trials on Friday just before the 100m final with a hamstring injury.

He said he expected to be in form by the Aug 5-21 Games.

“It’s a tradition,” former U.S. world champion Tyson Gay said of Bolt bouncing back from previous injuries. “2012, last year ... I know he is going to come back strong.”

Both Gatlin and fellow sprinter Mike Rodgers pointed out that while Jamaican officials give injured athletes free passes through their trials if they can prove fitness later, there are no exceptions for Americans.

“He’s injured, he has a medical pass, that’s what his country does,” Gatlin said. “Our country doesn’t do that. You’ve got to come to the line.”

That upsets Rodgers.

“I feel like it is a cop-out,” the American said of Bolt’s withdrawal.

“He should run like anybody else. But at the end of the day, he’s Bolt.

“He’s the Olympic champ, the world champ. Until somebody beats him or somebody puts him in his place, he can continue to do what he wants to. He’s the man.” (rtr)

KARANGASEM - Taman Sukasada Ujung Karangasem or Sukasada Park is a beautiful park with big fish pond surrounds the old Karangasem Empire heritage building which is used by the Karangasem’s King for day relaxation or meeting place in their era. It is one of Bali Heritage Sites are existing and appointed as a tourist destination in east part of Bali Island. It is located in Ujung Countryside about 5 Km from Amlapura town.

This park is originally met one pool only which is very Ghostlike and very secret called by Di Dirah and this pool at the period of I Gusti Gede Putu King (1849-1893) governance with his brother of Gde Oka (1849-1890) that the around of this pool is functioned as place of exile for the man who alleged to run the black magic (leak). At the period of I Gusti Bagus Jelantik governance which start to lead the Karangasem Kingdom in the year 1909, this pool area is extended and developed by some pools and also luxury building Bale Gili with European style (modern style), later then it is given the name called Taman Sukasada/ Sukasada Park Ujung Karangasem, that is estimate made in the year of twentieth. (IBP/net)

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Sam Querrey celebrates winning his match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.

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Resuming two sets to the good after rain halted his unlikely victory charge on Friday, Querrey lost the opening five games on Court One as Djokovic came out firing.

That was the first scary moment.

Then, amidst incredible tension when serving for the match at 6-5 in the fourth-set tiebreak, he gave world number one Djokovic a look at a second serve. That was the

other one.

It all worked out well in the end, though, as 28th seed Querrey won 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) to become the first player to beat Djokovic in grand slam play since Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2015 French Open final.

In doing so he destroyed Djokovic’s dream of emulating Rod Laver’s 1969 feat of winning all four slams in the same year.

“I lost the first four games and kind of went, ‘Oh no, this is going the wrong way quickly’” the laid-back 28-year-old Californian Querrey told reporters after losing a doubles with compatriot Steve Johnson, who also reached the singles last 16.

“But, I actually felt pretty levelheaded and steady the whole time.

In the fourth set tiebreaker when I missed my serve at 6-5, I kind of went like, ‘Oh, crap.’

“Fortunately I played a good second serve and he missed the forehand wide. That was it.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy

Usain Bolt holds his hamstring after men’s 100m semi-final race. Picture taken July 1, 2016.

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Argentines rally to urge Messi to return to national team

BUENOS AIRES — Hundreds of fans of Lionel Messi gathered in the rain in Argentina’s capital on Saturday to ask that the soccer star return to the national team following his shock retirement from the squad.

Messi announced his decision to leave Argentina’s national team after it lost to Chile on penalty kicks last week in the Copa America final in the United States.

Support for Messi has been overwhelming on social media with sports figures, artists and politicians urging him to return. Billboards and signs across the city are also asking him to stay.

On Saturday, the cold and rain kept the numbers down with only a few hundred fans gathering to urge their hero to return, not the thousands that had been expected.

Messi, who moved to Barcelona at age 13, has often faced criticism in Argentina because he has failed to deliver the country a major title — in contrast to his repeated success at Barcelona.

“Messi is the best player in history, both in Argentine and international football. I don’t think we will see another like him in the next thousand years,” said fan Hernan Sanchez during the rally in Buenos Aires. (ap)

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Livepic

Germany players celebrate winning the penalty shootout

Germany’s worst penalty shootout ends Italian hoodoo

BORDEAUX — Despite missing more penalties in one shootout than it had done in 40 years of taking spot-kicks after extra time, Germany still managed to end its curse against Italy.

Thomas Mueller, Mesut Ozil and Bastian Schweinsteiger all missed in Saturday’s shootout after the sides finished 1-1 following extra time in their European Championship quarterfinal.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer spared their blushes with two saves as Italy missed four spotkicks and Germany went on to win 6-5, securing the team’s first competitive victory over the Azzurri at the ninth attempt. “It was a war of nerves,” Neuer said.

Only two German players had ever missed in a tournament shootout before - Uli Hoeness as West

Germany lost the 1976 European Championship final 5-3 to Czechoslovakia, and Uli Stielike as West Germany defeated France 5-4 in the 1982 World Cup semifinal.

It was a dramatic shootout in Bordeaux, featuring 18 spot kicks with neither side striking a decisive blow before it went to ‘sudden death.’ “I’ve never experienced a penalty shootout like it before. It went on for ages. I’m not sure how many penalties there were exactly,” Neuer said.

There had been a penalty beforehand too, scored by Leonardo Bonucci in the 78th minute to cancel out Ozil’s

opener from 13 minutes before.

With extra time almost at an end, Italy coach Antonio Conte brought on penalty specialist Simone Zaza on for Giorgio Chiellini, but the move backfired when he missed after an unconventional trot up to the ball.

Then Mueller’s curious failure to score at a European Championship came back to haunt him when his effort was saved by Italy veteran Gianluigi Buffon. Andrea Barzagli scored before Ozil struck the post, leaving Italy with a 2-1 lead. Then Graziano Pelle dragged his effort wide and Julian Draxler equalized to make it 2-2. Germany had the advantage when Neuer saved Bonucci’s spot kick.

“I didn’t want to let Bonucci score a second time,” the Germany

LONDON — Arsenal has struck a deal to sign Japan forward Takuma Asano from JLeague club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Arsenal says the 21-year-old Asano will join the Premier

League once he has undertaken a medical examination and the regulatory processes are completed.

Given Asano has only played five times for Japan’s national

team, there could be an initial challenge gaining a British work permit.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Asano is “very much one for the future” and

goalkeeper said. But German celebrations were cut short when Schweinsteiger, who could have sealed victory by converting his spot-kick, struck his effort well over.

Neither side missed their next three penalties. Then Neuer saved Matteo Darmian’s spot kick, paving the way for Jonas Hector to be the hero with the winning shot.

“I’m delighted that it went in,” Hector said. “There weren’t many more people there (to take a penalty). I took my heart in my hand and just wanted to make sure it went in.”

Hector’s strike penalty ended a winless curse against Italy that dated back to their first meeting at the 1962 World Cup. “After so many years or de-

cades we were due a win against Italy,” German football federation president Reinhard Grindel said.

“From that point of view, the right ones had the luck that you need in a shootout.”

Germany coach Joachim Loew had tried a new tactical setup with a three-man defense, but in the end it was an old friend — the penalty kick — that provided the key to victory.

However, Neuer is anxious to avoid a similar situation when the team plays a semifinal against France or Iceland in Marseille on Thursday.

“You can’t just rely on the fact that Germany comes through every time there’s a penalty shootout,” Neuer said. (ap)

“we look forward to him developing over the next couple of years.”

Arsenal last season finished 10 p oints behin d champ ion Leicester, which announced the

signing of French midfielder Nampalys Mendy on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Mendy joined from Nice on a four-year deal to become Leicester’s third offseason signing. (ap)

Arsenal agrees deal to sign Japan forward Takuma Asano

AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

A girl holds a banner that shows a Spanish hastag “Lio don’t leave” as Lionel Messi fans gather to show him their support in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, July 2, 2016. The rally was organized through social media after Messi announced he’s quitting Argentina’s national soccer team.

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A tale of 2 penalties for Italy’s Bonucci in Euro 2016 exit

BORDEAUX — In the end, it was a tale of two penalties for Leonardo Bonucci. The Italy defender coolly converted the first one to level against Germany in their European Championship quarterfinal on Saturday. But he saw his second spot-kick saved by Manuel Neuer in the shootout after the match had finished 1-1 following extra time.

Germany went on to win 6-5 on penalties and defeat Italy for the first time in a competitive match, sealing a spot in the semifinals against either France or Iceland. “We showed that we are at the top level,” Bonucci said. “I am proud of what we have done. There is just the regret that we missed a penalty more than them.

“For the rest, I applaud my teammates and the coach because even though we have only been together about a month and a half, it feels like they have been my teammates for years and years in the dressing room.”

Bonucci had never taken a penalty before, apart from during shootouts. But he showed determination to step up and fire into the bottom right corner with 12 minutes remaining. In the subsequent shootout, Bonucci attempted to put his penalty in the opposite corner and his shot was saved by Neuer.

“When I struck my first penalty, during the match, Neuer stood still right until the end, even though I stopped during the run up,” Bonucci said. “I could have done better with the second penalty, but he was good in reading me.”

Bonucci has been a rock in the Italy defense throughout the tournament. Along with Juventus teammates Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini — Italy’s so-called BBC — he provides a solid back line for both club and country.

At Euro 2016, he anchored a defense that didn’t concede a goal against Belgium’s Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne, or Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He also helped Italy shut out two-time reigning European Champions Spain in the round of 16.

Bonucci showed his skill in launching attacks from the back

as well during Italy’s five matches, notably with a 40-meter pass for the Azzurri’s first goal in the 2-0 win over Belgium.

Against Germany, Bonucci once again stood tall as another sterling performance restricted Italy’s opponent to just three attempts on target.

“We said at the start of this

adventure that we had to go out with our heads held high,” he said.

“Throughout the 120 minutes we matched the world champions.

“It hurts, there is a lot of disappointment. But these men — from the coach, to the president, and all the players — have been great men.... I am proud to have been part of this group.” (ap)

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Livepic

Leonardo Bonucci misses in the penalty shootout

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Argentines rally to urge Messi to return to national team

BUENOS AIRES — Hundreds of fans of Lionel Messi gathered in the rain in Argentina’s capital on Saturday to ask that the soccer star return to the national team following his shock retirement from the squad.

Messi announced his decision to leave Argentina’s national team after it lost to Chile on penalty kicks last week in the Copa America final in the United States.

Support for Messi has been overwhelming on social media with sports figures, artists and politicians urging him to return. Billboards and signs across the city are also asking him to stay.

On Saturday, the cold and rain kept the numbers down with only a few hundred fans gathering to urge their hero to return, not the thousands that had been expected.

Messi, who moved to Barcelona at age 13, has often faced criticism in Argentina because he has failed to deliver the country a major title — in contrast to his repeated success at Barcelona.

“Messi is the best player in history, both in Argentine and international football. I don’t think we will see another like him in the next thousand years,” said fan Hernan Sanchez during the rally in Buenos Aires. (ap)

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Livepic

Germany players celebrate winning the penalty shootout

Germany’s worst penalty shootout ends Italian hoodoo

BORDEAUX — Despite missing more penalties in one shootout than it had done in 40 years of taking spot-kicks after extra time, Germany still managed to end its curse against Italy.

Thomas Mueller, Mesut Ozil and Bastian Schweinsteiger all missed in Saturday’s shootout after the sides finished 1-1 following extra time in their European Championship quarterfinal.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer spared their blushes with two saves as Italy missed four spotkicks and Germany went on to win 6-5, securing the team’s first competitive victory over the Azzurri at the ninth attempt. “It was a war of nerves,” Neuer said.

Only two German players had ever missed in a tournament shootout before - Uli Hoeness as West

Germany lost the 1976 European Championship final 5-3 to Czechoslovakia, and Uli Stielike as West Germany defeated France 5-4 in the 1982 World Cup semifinal.

It was a dramatic shootout in Bordeaux, featuring 18 spot kicks with neither side striking a decisive blow before it went to ‘sudden death.’ “I’ve never experienced a penalty shootout like it before. It went on for ages. I’m not sure how many penalties there were exactly,” Neuer said.

There had been a penalty beforehand too, scored by Leonardo Bonucci in the 78th minute to cancel out Ozil’s

opener from 13 minutes before.

With extra time almost at an end, Italy coach Antonio Conte brought on penalty specialist Simone Zaza on for Giorgio Chiellini, but the move backfired when he missed after an unconventional trot up to the ball.

Then Mueller’s curious failure to score at a European Championship came back to haunt him when his effort was saved by Italy veteran Gianluigi Buffon. Andrea Barzagli scored before Ozil struck the post, leaving Italy with a 2-1 lead. Then Graziano Pelle dragged his effort wide and Julian Draxler equalized to make it 2-2. Germany had the advantage when Neuer saved Bonucci’s spot kick.

“I didn’t want to let Bonucci score a second time,” the Germany

LONDON — Arsenal has struck a deal to sign Japan forward Takuma Asano from JLeague club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Arsenal says the 21-year-old Asano will join the Premier

League once he has undertaken a medical examination and the regulatory processes are completed.

Given Asano has only played five times for Japan’s national

team, there could be an initial challenge gaining a British work permit.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Asano is “very much one for the future” and

goalkeeper said. But German celebrations were cut short when Schweinsteiger, who could have sealed victory by converting his spot-kick, struck his effort well over.

Neither side missed their next three penalties. Then Neuer saved Matteo Darmian’s spot kick, paving the way for Jonas Hector to be the hero with the winning shot.

“I’m delighted that it went in,” Hector said. “There weren’t many more people there (to take a penalty). I took my heart in my hand and just wanted to make sure it went in.”

Hector’s strike penalty ended a winless curse against Italy that dated back to their first meeting at the 1962 World Cup. “After so many years or de-

cades we were due a win against Italy,” German football federation president Reinhard Grindel said.

“From that point of view, the right ones had the luck that you need in a shootout.”

Germany coach Joachim Loew had tried a new tactical setup with a three-man defense, but in the end it was an old friend — the penalty kick — that provided the key to victory.

However, Neuer is anxious to avoid a similar situation when the team plays a semifinal against France or Iceland in Marseille on Thursday.

“You can’t just rely on the fact that Germany comes through every time there’s a penalty shootout,” Neuer said. (ap)

“we look forward to him developing over the next couple of years.”

Arsenal last season finished 10 p oints behin d champ ion Leicester, which announced the

signing of French midfielder Nampalys Mendy on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Mendy joined from Nice on a four-year deal to become Leicester’s third offseason signing. (ap)

Arsenal agrees deal to sign Japan forward Takuma Asano

AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

A girl holds a banner that shows a Spanish hastag “Lio don’t leave” as Lionel Messi fans gather to show him their support in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, July 2, 2016. The rally was organized through social media after Messi announced he’s quitting Argentina’s national soccer team.

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A tale of 2 penalties for Italy’s Bonucci in Euro 2016 exit

BORDEAUX — In the end, it was a tale of two penalties for Leonardo Bonucci. The Italy defender coolly converted the first one to level against Germany in their European Championship quarterfinal on Saturday. But he saw his second spot-kick saved by Manuel Neuer in the shootout after the match had finished 1-1 following extra time.

Germany went on to win 6-5 on penalties and defeat Italy for the first time in a competitive match, sealing a spot in the semifinals against either France or Iceland. “We showed that we are at the top level,” Bonucci said. “I am proud of what we have done. There is just the regret that we missed a penalty more than them.

“For the rest, I applaud my teammates and the coach because even though we have only been together about a month and a half, it feels like they have been my teammates for years and years in the dressing room.”

Bonucci had never taken a penalty before, apart from during shootouts. But he showed determination to step up and fire into the bottom right corner with 12 minutes remaining. In the subsequent shootout, Bonucci attempted to put his penalty in the opposite corner and his shot was saved by Neuer.

“When I struck my first penalty, during the match, Neuer stood still right until the end, even though I stopped during the run up,” Bonucci said. “I could have done better with the second penalty, but he was good in reading me.”

Bonucci has been a rock in the Italy defense throughout the tournament. Along with Juventus teammates Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini — Italy’s so-called BBC — he provides a solid back line for both club and country.

At Euro 2016, he anchored a defense that didn’t concede a goal against Belgium’s Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne, or Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He also helped Italy shut out two-time reigning European Champions Spain in the round of 16.

Bonucci showed his skill in launching attacks from the back

as well during Italy’s five matches, notably with a 40-meter pass for the Azzurri’s first goal in the 2-0 win over Belgium.

Against Germany, Bonucci once again stood tall as another sterling performance restricted Italy’s opponent to just three attempts on target.

“We said at the start of this

adventure that we had to go out with our heads held high,” he said.

“Throughout the 120 minutes we matched the world champions.

“It hurts, there is a lot of disappointment. But these men — from the coach, to the president, and all the players — have been great men.... I am proud to have been part of this group.” (ap)

REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Livepic

Leonardo Bonucci misses in the penalty shootout

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Gatlin, Gay expect injured Bolt will be ready for Rio

Taman Sukasada Ujung Karangasem Park

EUGENE - Justin Gatlin fully expects ailing world record holder Usain Bolt to be ready for another 100 metres showdown at the Rio Olympics.

“We’re going to see his face in Rio one way or another,” American world silver medallist Gatlin said at the U.S. Olympic trials on Saturday.

“Crazy stuff always happens in an Olympic year,” said Gatlin, who narrowly lost to Bolt in the 2015 world championships 100m.

“The mystery of the Olympics is in the air. It is full of dreams and sometimes dreams don’t come true. But come on, man, he’s Usain.”

Six-times Olympic champion Bolt pulled out of the Jamaican trials on Friday just before the 100m final with a hamstring injury.

He said he expected to be in form by the Aug 5-21 Games.

“It’s a tradition,” former U.S. world champion Tyson Gay said of Bolt bouncing back from previous injuries. “2012, last year ... I know he is going to come back strong.”

Both Gatlin and fellow sprinter Mike Rodgers pointed out that while Jamaican officials give injured athletes free passes through their trials if they can prove fitness later, there are no exceptions for Americans.

“He’s injured, he has a medical pass, that’s what his country does,” Gatlin said. “Our country doesn’t do that. You’ve got to come to the line.”

That upsets Rodgers.

“I feel like it is a cop-out,” the American said of Bolt’s withdrawal.

“He should run like anybody else. But at the end of the day, he’s Bolt.

“He’s the Olympic champ, the world champ. Until somebody beats him or somebody puts him in his place, he can continue to do what he wants to. He’s the man.” (rtr)

KARANGASEM - Taman Sukasada Ujung Karangasem or Sukasada Park is a beautiful park with big fish pond surrounds the old Karangasem Empire heritage building which is used by the Karangasem’s King for day relaxation or meeting place in their era. It is one of Bali Heritage Sites are existing and appointed as a tourist destination in east part of Bali Island. It is located in Ujung Countryside about 5 Km from Amlapura town.

This park is originally met one pool only which is very Ghostlike and very secret called by Di Dirah and this pool at the period of I Gusti Gede Putu King (1849-1893) governance with his brother of Gde Oka (1849-1890) that the around of this pool is functioned as place of exile for the man who alleged to run the black magic (leak). At the period of I Gusti Bagus Jelantik governance which start to lead the Karangasem Kingdom in the year 1909, this pool area is extended and developed by some pools and also luxury building Bale Gili with European style (modern style), later then it is given the name called Taman Sukasada/ Sukasada Park Ujung Karangasem, that is estimate made in the year of twentieth. (IBP/net)

REUTERS/Paul Childs

Sam Querrey celebrates winning his match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.

Querrey survives scary moments to down Djokovic

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Resuming two sets to the good after rain halted his unlikely victory charge on Friday, Querrey lost the opening five games on Court One as Djokovic came out firing.

That was the first scary moment.

Then, amidst incredible tension when serving for the match at 6-5 in the fourth-set tiebreak, he gave world number one Djokovic a look at a second serve. That was the

other one.

It all worked out well in the end, though, as 28th seed Querrey won 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) to become the first player to beat Djokovic in grand slam play since Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2015 French Open final.

In doing so he destroyed Djokovic’s dream of emulating Rod Laver’s 1969 feat of winning all four slams in the same year.

“I lost the first four games and kind of went, ‘Oh no, this is going the wrong way quickly’” the laid-back 28-year-old Californian Querrey told reporters after losing a doubles with compatriot Steve Johnson, who also reached the singles last 16.

“But, I actually felt pretty levelheaded and steady the whole time.

In the fourth set tiebreaker when I missed my serve at 6-5, I kind of went like, ‘Oh, crap.’

“Fortunately I played a good second serve and he missed the forehand wide. That was it.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy

Usain Bolt holds his hamstring after men’s 100m semi-final race. Picture taken July 1, 2016.

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Australian election cliff-hanger leaves nation in limbo

SYDNEY - Australia’s political parties began horsetrading on Sunday to break an anticipated parliamentary deadlock after a dramatic election failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instability.

The exceptionally close vote leaves Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s centre-right Liberal Party-led government in a precarious position, potentially needing the support of independent and minor parties.

It has also opened the door to the possibility, albeit less likely, that the main opposition Labor

Party could win enough backing from the smaller parties to form government itself, although Turnbull said on Sunday he remained “quietly confident” of returning his coalition to power for another three-year term.

“I can promise all Australians that we will dedicate our efforts to ensuring that the state of new

parliament is resolved without division or rancour,” Turnbull, who accused Labor of waging a dirty tricks campaign, told reporters in Sydney.

Police said they were considering whether to investigate thousands of text messages sent to voters on Saturday by the Labor Party purporting to be from the state healthcare service Medicare, warning the service would be privatised by a coalition government.

Labor leader Bill Shorten said Australians had rejected Turnbull’s

mandate for reform like cuts to healthcare and a A$50 billion ($37 billion) corporate tax break over 10 years.

“What I’m very sure of is that while we don’t know who the winner was, there is clearly one loser: Malcolm Turnbull’s agenda for Australia and his efforts to cut Medicare,” Shorten told reporters in Melbourne.

The election was meant to end a period of political turmoil in which Australia which has had four prime ministers in three years. Instead it

AAP/David Moir/via REUTERS

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull smiles as he is surrounded by members of the media departing his home located in the Sydney suburb of Point Piper, Australia, July 3, 2016.

has left a power vacuum in Canberra and fuelled talk of a challenge to Turnbull’s leadership of the Liberal Party, less than a year after he ousted then prime minister Tony Abbott in a party-room coup.

If the coalition fails to form a government, it would be the first time in 85 years an Australian ruling party has lost power after its first term in office.

The uncertainty is likely to spook markets when they reopen on Monday, with analysts warning Australia’s triple A credit rating could be at risk and predicting a fall in the Australian dollar and the share market.

Vote counting could take a week or more, and the coalition will rule under caretaker provisions in the interim.

Official electoral data for the House of Representatives showed a 3.4 percent swing away from the government, with about two-thirds of votes counted.

Electoral Commission projections give the coalition 67 seats in the 150-seat lower house, against Labor’s 71 and five to independents and the Greens Party.

A further seven seats were in the balance.

That leaves independents, whose election campaigns ranged from economic protectionism to antigambling and policies to improve the treatment of asylum seekers, as kingmakers.

Small parties are likely to hold the balance of power in the Senate, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation on track to win between two and four seats, marking the return of the anti-immigration activist to parliament after an almost 20-year absence. (rtr)

PM contender Leadsom says UK could leave EU next year

LONDON - British leadership contender Andrea Leadsom said the UK could pull out of the European Union as early as next year following last week’s referendum vote to leave the bloc.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Leadsom said she had a fast-track policy for leaving and that only someone who had herself voted to leave the EU could be trusted to take the country out of Europe.

Limited extracts of the interview, without direct quotes on her comments about the timing of an exit, were released by the paper on

Saturday.

Leadsom, 53, has emerged as the top pro-Brexit contender to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron as leader of the ruling Conservative party, according to bookmakers and newspapers over the weekend.

The front-runner, interior minister Theresa May, was a supporter of the campaign to stay in the EU, which some political analysts believe may count against her.

The newspaper quoted Leadsom, who is expected to announce her candidacy on Monday, as saying she admired the leadership qualities

and toughness of former Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher who drove notoriously hard bargains with EU leaders during her time in office in the 1980s.

“I think that’s an ideal combination and I do like to think that’s where I am,” she said.

Cameron said he would resign following voters’ rejection of his campaign to stay in the EU and lawmakers have to whittle down the five contenders to replace him to just two before Conservative party members take a final vote, expected in early September. (rtr)

REUTERS/Stefan Rousseau/Pool

Boris Johnson, Gisela Stuart, Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, David Dimbleby, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady participate in The Great Debate on BBC One, on the EU Referendum in London, Britain June 21, 2016.

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A family rides a motorcycles to their home village in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 2, 2016. The mass exodus out of the capital and other major cities in the world’s most populous Muslim country is underway as millions head to their hometowns to celebrate Eid al-Fitr next week which will mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Obama backtracks on UK trade warning to limit Brexit fallout

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is backtracking on his warning that Britain would go to the “back of the queue” for a U.S. trade deal, as he tries to contain the fallout of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union.

The shift in tone illustrates how Britain’s vote has abruptly scrambled Obama’s reality.

Where the president had tried to encourage the U.K. not to rashly abandon the European bloc, he now must reassure Britain that its decision to do so won’t mean its demise.

His priority of locking in trade deals before leaving office now becomes a distant second, behind the more urgent task of restoring confidence in the financial markets and in Europe’s future.

“The Obama administration — and a number of leaders in Europe as well — is trying to calm the waters. At this point, there are more questions than answers,” said Miriam Sapiro, Obama’s former acting trade representative and now an adviser at the strategy firm Finsbury.

Obama’s attempt to show support for a struggling ally casts him in the role of forceful free-trade advocate at a time when all of the major presidential candidates running to replace him are vocally opposed. Yet current and former Obama administration officials are operating under the assumption that Democrat Hillary Clinton, if elected, would come around to supporting Obama’s trade deals after finding ways to reconcile specific concerns she’s raised about jobs, wages and national security.

Before Britain’s exit vote, or Brexit, Obama’s administration was deep in negotiations toward a sweeping free trade deal with the 28-nation EU. Supporters of the Brexit had argued the U.K. wouldn’t lose out on U.S. commerce because it could easily broker a one-on-one deal with the U.S. So during a visit to London in April, Obama sought to correct the record, arguing that wouldn’t “happen any time soon.”

Obama’s warning reflected his broader belief that separate trade deals with individual countries are too laborious, given the countless regulations, laws and standards that must be aligned to create a free trade zone.

Instead, Obama has sought to broker broad deals with universal requirements, so that any country that agrees to the conditions can join. His 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership with Asia, awaiting ratification in Congress, is a prime example of that multi-member approach.

So it took many by surprise when, after Britain’s referendum, the White House said the U.S. might still pursue a one-off deal with Britain, but it simply might take longer given

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Comprehensive reform is police`s key to facing future: President Jokowi

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has affirmed that a comprehensive reform is the key for the Indonesia National Police (Polri) to face the future.

AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

FILE - In this June 3, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. When Britain was considering leaving the European Union, Obama urged its citizens to consider the full ramifications, including going to the “back of the queue” for a U.S. trade deal. the legwork that’s already been done on the broader EU deal. Secretary of State John Kerry even said that Obama planned to pursue both deals “at the same time.” “He knows how to multitask,” Kerry said this week.

In reality, neither is likely to happen before Obama leaves office. Reeling from a decision many British leaders are already starting to regret, the U.K. will be too preoccupied with negotiating its EU exit to pursue complex trade talks with the U.S. Europe, already distracted by a migrant crisis and a growing nationalist movement, is likely to remain steeped in chaos and confusion for many months. The fact that Britain technically remains in the EU until the divorce is complete further muddies the picture.

“There’s a bandwidth issue: Britain’s overwhelming priority is — and has to be — renegotiating their relationship with the European union,” U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in an interview. “We

certainly want to reassure the British that the relationship is going to remain special, that we’re going to find a way to deepen our trade and investment relationship at the appropriate time, in the appropriate way.”

Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, are urging Obama to start talks on a U.S.-U.K. deal right away.

In addition to that option, American officials have also discussed letting Britain simply join the U.S.-EU deal at a later date despite no longer being an EU member. An out-of-the-box option being discussed is for Britain to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, even though it’s nowhere near the Pacific Ocean.

For the Obama administration, pulling back on his trade warning is just one piece of a broader attempt to alleviate concerns about a breakdown in trans-Atlantic unity that has unsettled the global financial system. White House officials have said they expect no change in Britain’s partnership in NATO or

in the fight against the Islamic State group, while CIA Director John Brennan insists intelligence cooperation will continue unabated.

At the same time, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European power-brokers have pressured Britain to pull out sooner than later, Obama has adopted the opposite position. Meeting with other North American leaders on Wednesday, he said “everyone should catch their breath” before pursuing an orderly, measured withdrawal.

U.S. officials say it makes little sense to punish Britain by denying it a trade deal. In addition to helping stem global economic anxieties, a free-trade agreement could help Britain continue meeting its NATO pledge to devote 2 percent of GDP to military spending.

And it would enable the U.K. to contribute significantly to stabilizing Afghanistan and fighting terrorism in Syria and Iraq — critical security efforts with no clear end in sight. (ap)

“The world has changed at a fast pace. We have entered an era of competition not only among individuals, regions, and provinces but also among countries. Comprehensive reform in the Indonesian Police is the key to facing the future,” the

president stated in a written address read out by outgoing Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti during a function to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Polri, here, Friday.

Over the past seven decades since its establishment, the Polri

Australian man goes on trial in Indonesia in child abuse BALI — The trial of an Australian man began in Indonesia on Thursday on charges he sexually abused 16 girls on the tourist island of Bali in 2014 and 2015. Robert Andrew Fiddes Ellis is being tried behind closed doors at Denpasar District Court.

Siti Sapura of the Center for Women and Children Protection and Empowerment said four children aged 8 and 12 and another aged 17 who also acted as intermediary testified Thursday.

“They told the court they were persuaded to come to his house,

where he promised to give them bicycles and shirts and feed them,” Sapura said. “At his house, Ellis bathed them and touched their genitals.” Sapura said the victims were given up to $23 every time he invited them to bathe.

Ellis, 69, who was arrested on Jan. 11, is charged under Indonesia’s Child Protection Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail.

His lawyer, Benny Hariyono, denied the girls’ testimonies, arguing that his client just touched their bottoms instead of genitals.(ap)

has significantly contributed to the nations security, public order, legal enforcement, protection, and services.

The Polri has successfully fought against terrorism and drug offenses, dealt with major cases, and secured the national and international agenda, he pointed out. “These achievements have been lauded by the government,

public, and the world,” he affirmed.

The head of state urged the Police to utilize the momentum offered by its anniversary to conduct self-introspection in order to optimize its tasks and functions, particularly with regard to public services.

Jokowi also called for a change in the Polices behavior and in-

stitutional system to improve its professionalism in order to produce police officers, who are trusted by the public.

“I hope that through Polri, the state could make its presence felt in the middle of the community to offer security, build social harmony, and serve as a role model in adhering to the legal system,” he stated.(ant)

Indonesia to build military bases in Natuna: Minister Ryacudu JAKARTA - Indonesia will build several military bases in Natuna Islands to safeguard its sovereignty and implement the rule of law, according to Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.

“We have been planning the construction since September 2015, starting with a policy issued by the defense minister and then its implementation by the commander of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI),” he stated here on Friday.

Following the instruction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to safeguard national sovereignty and enforce the law in Natuna Islands, TNI General Gatot Nurmantyo explained that the government will build several military bases in the region and also extend the runway of Ranai Air Base.

“We need bases to house fighter aircraft along with ground support equipment for the Militarys air

fleet,” Gen. Gatot remarked on Monday (June 27).

According to Gatot, the government should build a pier that can be used by several Indonesian military ships to safeguard the nations waters as well as set up a radar station to monitor the border areas.

Natuna Islands have become a strategic region as they are located directly adjacent to Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

Global shipping lanes pass through Natuna and its surrounding areas, especially for ships sailing to Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.

Developing Natuna is a necessity and also a top priority of the Indonesian government as its borders serve as the gateway to the country.

In addition, the government has implemented a program to transform Indonesia into a global maritime axis.(ant)

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After fire incident

Affected booth tenants of BAF finally relocated to Ksiraarnawa Building

DENPASAR - Booth tenants of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) affected by the fire incident at the night market stalls of Kedaton hamlet are relocated to the ground floor of the Ksiraarnawa Building, Denpasar Art Center. They occupy the open area around the pond remaining empty all this time.

The Head of the Bali Culture Office, Dewa Putu Beratha, mentioned there are 26 SMEs selling in the booth affected by the fire incident at the Kedaton Night Market. Incidentally the booths are attached to the wall adjacent to the night market area. Of the 26 booths, six of them survived from the raging fire.

“Currently, 18 merchants have been accommodated on the ground floor of the Ksiraarnawa Building. They will increase because eight other merchants have not reported back to sell,” he said at the Art Center, Saturday (Jul. 2).

Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, also looked to meet and encourage the merchants having started selling in the area of Ksiraarnawa Building. Pastika hoped the merchants to remain patient and steadfast on the unpredicted incident.

A number of merchants met by Pastika admitted to suffer substantial losses because most of their merchandise had been engulfed in the flames.

“All the merchandises in the booths are burned, I bring the remaining merchandise left at home,” said Warka, the owner of a painting booth. He appreciated to the quick response of the committee so that they can further sell in the arena of the BAF. Related to the booths on fire, Pastika already instructed the Public Works Agency to check the feasibility of the building construction. “Results of the study will determine whether it will be IBP/file demolished and rebuilt or could be renovated,” he said. Obviously, Pastika said, the develop- Booth tenants of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) affected by the fire incident at ment process will be immediately budgeted. the night market stalls of Kedaton hamlet are relocated to the ground floor (kmb32) of the Ksiraarnawa Building, Denpasar.

The schedule of the 38th Bali Art Festival Monday, 4th July 2016 Time : 11.00 A.M Location : Angsoka Open Stage Program : Karawitan Saron Classical peformance,

by Dadia Arya Geria group, Banjar Ambengan, Tangkas Village, Klungkung Regency Time : 11.00 A.M. Location : Ayodya Open Stage Program : Dance Fragment Performance by Manik Metu group, Denpasar City Time : 14.00 P.M Location : Ratna Kanda Open Stage Program : Taman Penasar Competition by Taman Penasar Dharma Prawerti Group, from Banjar Wangsean, Palibeng village, Sidemen Sub-distric, Karangasem Regency Time : 17.00 P.M Location : Kriya Open Stage and Ksirarnawa Open Stage Program : Ngelawang axhibition by Wisnu Wimbha art community,from Banjar Kawan, Bangli Regency Time : 20.00 A.M. Location : Ayodya Open Stage Program : CALONARANG “Ciwa Gama” Performances, by Sanggar Barong Sumi Group, Banjar Tusan Klungkung Regency Time : 20.00 P.M. Location : Wantilan Hall Program : Arja Inovatif Dance show by Widyaksara Group, Denpasar City Time : 20.00 P.M Location : Wantilan Hall Program : Kolaborasi Music by Participation from Oriental Fusion Trio group Time : 20.00 P.M Location : Ksirarnawa Hall Program : Participation from Indian Consulate group

Land prices expensive, Tabanan unable to apply low-cost housing program

TABANAN - To help people get home, the government through the Ministry of Housing issued a lowcost housing program subsidized through the housing financing liquidity facility (FLPP). Unfortunately, this subsidized housing program cannot be implemented in Tabanan.

It was stated by the Branch Manager of the BRI Tabanan, Maidri Agung Cahyanto, Wednesday (Jun. 29). He explained the

subsidized low-cost housing program cannot be implemented in Tabanan due to the high price of land and beyond the coverage of the program. According to him, in the low-cost housing program, the land only gets subsidy of tens of millions, while the current land prices in Tabanan can reach IDR 100 million. “Of course, if developers want to take this program, the profit margin is very small and can even lose,” said

Meidri. In Bali, probably this low-cost housing program can only be developed in Negara and Karangasem.

Regarding the property business, added Meidri, based on data of the BRI, the credit application submission is worth less than IDR 500 million. Typically it is intended for house type of 36 and 40. “Home loans less than IDR 500 million is usually for personal consumption rather than investment. This kind of user increases although is not significant,” explained Meidri.

He explained that there are two types of user applying for home loan, namely for the sake of own use and for investment. The home loan for own purposes shows an increase each year, but it does not apply to investment. Home loan demand aimed to investment has declined within the past three years due to the increased selling price of property.

The shortage of investment in property, added Meidri, happens due to booming of property business several years before. Like a snowball, the longer the selling price of the property business is getting higher so that not many people can afford. About five years ago, he said, many residents of Tabanan took loans for home investment in Denpasar. However, due to higher IBP/file selling price, this business turned The subsidized low-cost housing program cannot be imple- sluggish because there was no mented in Tabanan due to the high price of land and beyond certainty to resell at a higher price. (kmb24) the coverage of the program.

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Bangladeshis behind restaurant killings, international link probed

DHAKA - Seven militants who killed 20 people at a restaurant in Dhaka were local Bangladeshis and authorities had tried before to arrest five of them, police said, as investigators probed for possible links with international Islamist extremist groups.

The gunmen stormed the upmarket restaurant in the diplomatic zone late on Friday, before killing non-Muslim hostages, including at least nine Italians, seven Japanese and an American.

Islamic State claimed responsibility, warning citizens of “crusader countries” their citizens would not be safe “as long as their aircraft are killing Muslims”, the group said in a statement. It also posted pictures of four fighters grinning in front of a black flag who it said were involved in the attack, according to the SITE monitoring website. The claims have not been confirmed.

Deputy inspector general of police, Shahidur Rahman, told Reuters on Sunday authorities were investigating any connection between the attackers and trans-national groups such as Islamic State (IS) or al Qaeda but did not elaborate.

He said that the militants were mostly educated and from rich families, but declined to give any more details.

National police chief Shahidul Hoque said all the gunmen were

Bangladeshi.

“Five of them were listed as militants and law enforcers made several drives to arrest them,” Hoque told reporters in Dhaka late on Saturday.

Whoever was responsible, the attack marked a major escalation in violence by militants who have demanded Islamic rule in Bangladesh, whose 160 million people are mostly Muslim. Previous attacks have mostly singled out individuals advocating a secular or liberal lifestyle or religious minorities. (rtr) This May 5, 2015, photo provided by Naim Chowdhury and posted on his Instagram account, shows the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone. The assault on the restaurant on Friday, July 1, 2016, by militants who took dozens of people hostage marks an escalation in militant violence in the Muslim-majority nation.

Naim Chowdhury via AP

FBI interviews Hillary Clinton in private server probe

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U.S. Democratic U.S. Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton (L) with moderator Dulce Candy (R) speaks at a town hall discussion with digital content creators in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 28, 2016.

NEW YORK - The Federal Bureau of Investigation interviewed Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for three and a

half hours on Saturday as part of the probe into her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state, her campaign said.

The interview at FBI headquarters in Washington followed a week of intense public focus on the investigation and on Clinton’s viability as a presidential candidate, with four months to go to the election.

Her campaign has tried for months to downplay the controversy as a distraction.

In an interview broadcast on MSNBC, Clinton said she was happy to do the FBI interview, which her spokesman earlier described as “voluntary.”

“I’ve been answering questions for over a year” regarding the private email server, Clinton said.

It was not clear if the questioning of Clinton signaled an imminent conclusion to the investigation in a pivotal time for the presidential race. It does follow FBI interviews of several of Clinton’s former staff members, as well as her top aide Huma Abedin.

Clinton is expected to be formally nominated as the Democratic

candidate for the Nov. 8 presidential election at the party’s convention in less than four weeks.

“Timing of FBI interview, between primaries and convention, probably good timing for @HillaryClinton,” tweeted David Axelrod, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama who served as the chief strategist for his two presidential campaigns. “Best to get it behind her.”

Clinton is currently the frontrunner for the White House with polls showing her leading presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

In a tweet on Saturday, Trump said it was “impossible for the FBI not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton. What she did was wrong!”

He also criticized Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, for meeting privately with Attorney General Loretta Lynch earlier this week, which Lynch later said she regretted, though she said they did

not discuss the investigation.

“What Bill did was stupid!”

Trump tweeted.

The FBI is investigating whether anyone in Clinton’s operation broke the law as result of a personal email server kept in her Chappaqua, New York, home while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. One of the questions is whether they mishandled classified information on the server.

Clinton and her staff have struggled to respond to accusations that her use of the server in violation of State Department protocol means she is untrustworthy.

Trump has said the investigation should disqualify her from being president. “@HillaryClinton campaign statement says She “voluntarily” met w @FBI for 3.5 hours this morning - yeah, lots of people volunteer 2 do that,” tweeted the Republican National Committee’s communications director, Sean Spicer. (rtr)

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Thailand, Japan share mutual affection that is rare in Asia

BANGKOK — Thailand is smitten by Japan: Sushi restaurants fill the malls, Issey Miyake’s luxury “Bao Bao” bags are all the rage and Thai tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers to visit a country many view as a role model.

“I love Japan. They really put their heart into whatever they do,” says Aunyawee Sahachalermphat, 26, who has traveled to Japan more than a dozen times since studying there five years ago and owns at least 10 Comme des Garcons shirts, another popular brand that sounds French but is actually Japanese.

Like many Thais, she loves Japanese food and admires the quality of its products and its advanced, orderly economy that retains a respect for tradition. “We look up to them,” she says.

Japan, too, has a soft spot for Thailand, although it doesn’t loom nearly as large in the public mind. It’s seen more as a warm, easygoing tourist spot — a welcome break from Japan’s often onerous social codes — and a vital production and export hub for more than 4,500 Japanese companies, including behemoths such as Toyota, Honda and Canon.

All this has resulted in a mutual affection between these two nations that’s rare in Asia, where historical, political and territorial tensions often complicate ties.

Typical of many in her generation, Aunyawee traces her positive feelings to watching Japanese cartoons such as “Doraemon” and “Sailor Moon” as a child. As an adult, she instinctively trusts anything “Made in Japan” and admires the courteous, subdued manners of many Japanese — widespread sentiments among Thais.

Economic and bureaucratic changes have helped foster these ties. Three years ago, Japan waived visas for Thais for up to 15 days, prompting tourist numbers to surge to nearly 800,000 last year, up five-fold from 2011.

As Thai incomes have grown and budget carriers such as AirAsia have intensified competition, trips to Japan have become more affordable. Likewise, Japanese tourists can now fly from Tokyo to Bangkok for about the same price as to Okinawa, in southern Japan.

There seems to be a cultural affinity between these two peoples — a gentleness, an aversion to conflict and an emphasis on proper etiquette — that creates a sense of familiarity and safety.

Yet there are still enough intriguing differences to make the other culture appealing in a non-threatening way.

Buddhism, for example, has influenced both countries, although in Thailand it plays a more overt role and it is epitomized by brilliantly colored temples and monks in orange robes, while in Japan it takes on a more subdued form. Both countries have royal families, although the Thai king holds greater sway over society than the emperor does in Japan.

“There’s a kindred feeling” with Thais, more so than with

other Asians, said Mariko Uehara, an English instructor from Chigasaki, southwest of Tokyo, who recently visited Thailand for a second time since 2012. “We have something in common that makes us feel secure.” Some 1.38 million Japanese tourists came to Thailand last year, a similar level to previous years.

Japan and Thailand aren’t encumbered by historical baggage that has strained ties with their respective neighbors.

Tokyo’s ties with China and South Korea are tainted by territorial disputes and lingering resentment over Japan’s aggression before and during World War II. After briefly resisting Japanese troops, Thailand formally became an ally of Tokyo during most of the war and served as a supply base and so suffered less. Japan’s infamous “Death Railway” in western Thailand was built by British, U.S. and Australian POWs and thousands of other Asians.

Japan’s rosy image here has been partly shaped by popular books, TV dramas and movies.

“Khu Kam,” a novel that has been made into movies many times — titled “Sunset on the Chaophraya” in English — depicts a wartime romance between a Japanese naval officer and a Thai woman in the resistance. He manages to win her over before being killed.

Japanese food, once considered a delicacy in Thailand, has become more affordable and popular as more than 2,300 Japanese restaurants have opened up across the country, tripling since 2008.

Now a top reason Thais want to go to Japan is to eat authentic Japanese food — in Japan.

Chaitee Tandhanskul, a 29-year-old manager in his family’s chemical business, says he makes bookings at restaurants in Japan weeks ahead of time, and bases his itinerary around those reservations.

“I’ve traveled many times to Japan just for the culinary experience,” he said.

Japan is more popular than previous favorites Hong Kong or Singapore because “it’s much more exotic” and less “robotic,” said Chaitee, who also roams the country taking pictures.

Taking their cues from Thai fashion magazines and websites that highlight the latest Japanese styles, Thai women line up in Tokyo to buy Issey Miyake’s “Bao Bao” brand bags, which can cost several hundred dollars and have become a staple of Bangkok’s fashion elite. Shiseido cosmetics, Kenzo shoes and Casio G-Shock watches are also hot.

Many Thais also like Japan because it is safe and they believe they won’t get cheated by shopkeepers or taxi drivers, said Kavi Chongkittavorn, a senior fellow at Chulalongkorn University’s Institute of Security and International Studies.

The two countries’ economies have become increasingly intertwined.

Thailand’s importance to Japanese manufacturers was made plain when severe flooding here in 2011 swamped

many factories and suppliers, disrupting markets as far away as Chicago and London, Japanese Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima said in an interview.

“We need to think in terms of being in the same boat as they are — that whatever Thailand is doing well is good for Japan, too,” said Sadoshima, who was surprised to find a big “Ippudo” restaurant in Bangkok serving ramen noodles native to his home island of Kyushu.

“It’s bigger and grander than the main shop in Japan,” he said.

Japan’s official development aid to Thailand shows up prominently in places like the “Thai-Japanese Bridge” sign — with national flags — on a flyover at a major Bangkok intersection. Assistance from Tokyo helped build 14 of the 21 bridges across the Chao Phraya River that runs through the capital. Officials from the two countries are doing feasibility studies on three high-speed railway lines that would cross the country, the ambassador said.

Bangkok has a large Japanese community, many of whom live clustered in an area that resembles parts of Tokyo, with Japanese eateries and yakitori shops lining side streets and Thai hostesses calling out in Japanese. There are at least a couple streets of go-go bars devoted to Japanese customers.

Each country offers something appealingly different to the other.

The very discipline and proper etiquette that Thais admire about Japanese culture can become an enormous burden to some Japanese who find Thailand’s easygoing, accepting ways a welcome refuge.

Kazue Takenaga moved with her three children to Bangkok two years ago to escape the growing educational and social pressures facing her family, especially her 11-year-old daughter. Her husband had car parts factories in Thailand, so she decided to move here and enroll her children in an international school because the country and environment seemed more accepting and diverse than Japan, and yet also familiar.

“It’s so good that we came to Thailand,” she said. “Our family’s overall health is much better. The lifestyle is much easier here. The thought of returning to Japan is daunting.”

Thais, meanwhile, want to see and experience things in Japan they can’t at home, like snow, cherry blossoms and colored autumn leaves — without traveling all the way to Europe or North America, said Tanong Prakuptanon, who runs a “Japanthaifanclub” Facebook page, which has tips for travelers and more than 230,000 followers.

“It’s different, but not too foreign,” he said. “It’s a dream destination.” (ap)

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Hundreds of olive ridley turtle eggs moved to artificial nest

SINGARAJA - Hundreds of turtle eggs on Penimbangan Beach, Baktiseraga village, Buleleng are forced to be relocated to an artificial nest far from the beach. Fishermen incorporated in the Sari Segara group are worried if the turtle eggs will perish due to tidal waves pounding within the past few days.

This opportunity is also used by fishermen to learn about the relocation and turtle breeding from the Turtle Conservation Education Center (TCEC) Foundation of Serangan Island, Denpasar. Previously, the eggs of turtle belonging to olive ridley were found on June 18, 2016.

Manager of the TECE Foundation of Serangan Island, Made Sukanta, recently said that after the original nest was dug up, a total of 139 turtle eggs were found in good condition. The removal is done due to being close to shore, so that the nest is easily submerged in seawater when a tidal wave occurs.

If left unchecked, the turtle eggs are worried to perish and fail to hatch. To help fishermen, Sukanta then taught how to move the turtle eggs to be buried in artificial nests located far from the sea shores. In addition, fishermen in this area are taught how to monitor the development of the eggs through the time to hatch. By moving to artificial nests, he is confident that 50 percent of the 139 turtle eggs can hatch into hatchlings.

“We share knowledge with fishermen here about how to treat these turtle eggs including how to move the eggs to artificial nest. Since the original nest located near the sea, the eggs can get wet due to seawater of tidal waves and finally fail to hatch.

The safest way to rescue is by moving the eggs to artificial nests and the

eggs should be in the same position as in the original nest,” he said.

According to Sukanta, generally the eggs will hatch into hatchlings after the age of 45 to 50 days after discovered. The eggs buried in artificial nest are in need of constant supervision to ensure the condition of the eggs. When exceeding the time limit of 45 or 50 days, fishermen can dig up the nest to see the egg condition. If the eggs are brownish yellow, they surely fail to hatch. Perished eggs can be separated from normal eggs and re-buried while monitoring its development.

In addition to providing treatment techniques of the eggs, Sukanta also taught fishermen about the treatment of hatchlings. Having hatched, fishermen are suggested to release the hatchlings directly into their natural habitat. Otherwise, they can be released a few days later as long as fishermen can take care of and feed them well, so that the hatchlings can survive.

“From our experience in Serangan, when reaching the time limit of turtle eggs to hatch, but there is no indication of hatching, the nest can

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Hundreds of turtle eggs on Penimbangan Beach, Baktiseraga village, Buleleng are forced to be relocated to an artificial nest far from the beach. be dug up and if the eggs turn yellow it means they perished and failed to hatch. Then, the white eggs are left and reburied. By and large, the eggs do not hatch all at once but gradually according to the layout of the eggs in the nest,” he said.

Group head of the Penimbangan Turtle Care, Putu Dedy Yastika, said that since last week the turtle nest found is for the third time exposed to seawater. He was worried if the

eggs will perish, so that he decided to ask for help to TCEC Foundation of Serangan Island to teach how to remove the eggs correctly and save the hundreds of the turtle eggs. To create the artificial nest, he claimed to have received assistance from private sector. After being removed, condition of the eggs remains intact, so that Dedy and colleagues just need to care for the eggs. Normally they will successfully hatch within

50 days to go.

“We do not know how to take care of the turtle eggs. Since five days ago, the tidal waves have reached the nest so that it is exposed to seawater. We ask for the help to the TCEC Foundation. Just now, we have been taught to move and care for the eggs into the artificial nests. Hopefully, these efforts will be successful to preserve the turtles on this beach,” he said. (kmb38)

Handle coastal abrasion at Tinga-Tinga

Bali-Penida Agency awaits budgetary realization SINGARAJA - The handling of coastal abrasion at Tinga-Tinga village, Gerokgak, has been proposed by the Bali-Penida River Agency (BWS). The proposal has been equipped with technical studies in the form detailed engineering design (DED). However, it has not been approved due to insufficient budget availability in the central government. It is said, the handling of damages to the beach is more focused on the beach directly adjacent to residential areas.

It was revealed by Chief of the Bali-Penida River Agency, Putu Edi, Wednesday (Jun. 29). Further, he added that after receiving the reports from the public, including the proposal from the Buleleng district, the Bali-Penida River Agency has proposed the handling to central government. This measure is taken

because the coastal damage is categorized to be severe.

Moreover, the coastal areas eroded by the waves are directly adjacent to the area of Segara Temple belonging to Tinga-Tinga customary village. So far, there has been no follow-up of the proposal. Aside from the abrasion at Tinga-Tinga village, the handling proposal of damage to the other beaches in Buleleng has not been approved by central government. This happens due to unreadiness of the existing supporting fund.

“Based on the results of the study, the damage is considered quite severe. Since the proposal has not got a follow-up, we remain to wait until it is approved.

Perhaps the central government is still thinking about the beach strengthening program in other

regions so that we must be able to understand that the improvement to coastal damages apply priority scale,” he said.

In the meantime, the Acting Head of the Buleleng Public Works Agency, Ketut Suparta Wijaya, said that the coastal damages at TingaTinga have occurred since 2012.

They were triggered by tidal waves.

Due to abrasion by tidal waves, the beach side of about 180 meters from west to east has drifted out to sea. Moreover, the foundation of Segara Temple is also eroded.

Similar abrasion also eroded the compound wall of the Celukan Bawang Quarantine Office.

Since the damage occurred, the Public Works Agency has proposed a repair to central government.

However, the proposal has not been approved until this year. This

condition makes the Public Works unable to do much. Central government through the Bali-Penida River Agency has full authority to strengthen the beaches with revetment technique. “The damage due to disaster in 2012 and the handling lies in the responsibility of the Bali-Penida River Agency. We often coordinate but due to inadequate budget the coastal damages at Tinga-Tinga, including other villages in our region, there is no beach strengthening by the central government,” he explained.

On the other hand, Suparta Wijaya said that the length of sandy beaches in the region is recorded to reach 157.050 kilometers. Until this year, the total length of coastal abrasion reaches along 44.017 kilometers. A few years ago, central government has managed to repair

along 37.961 kilometers. Currently the remaining eroded coastal area reaches 6.056 kilometers. The rest of the damages become the homework of local government. The only effort to handle the damages is depending on central government. Other than having the authority, local government does not have enough budgets to handle coastal abrasion.

Moreover, the need of budget for strengthening the coast requires expensive budget. He exemplified that one square meter spends the budget at IDR 20 million.

“Regional budget is not able to deal with the coastal damage, let alone the cost required is expensive, so that we just wait for the help from central government.

As consequence, we have to wait patiently,” said Suparta Wijaya. (kmb38)

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Further, he said, Balinese people apparently need to start a public movement to choose a clean politician today. In the Niti Sastra and Niti Sataka scripture is said that politicians tending to lie and be dishonest should be wary.

“So, choosing a clean politician is a good karma that must be done.

Now, it is time to organize and define its parameters,” said Chairman of the STIMI Handayani Foundation, Denpasar.

In addition, political parties as the producer and major supplier of politicians should look at their track of record in the recruitment of their cadres. Otherwise, they will become a boomerang in the future. Instead of enhancing the image and credibility of political parties, the corrupt cadres will

even disrupt the reputation of the parties to the lowest point. It is also an indication supporting the thesis that money politics can damage political conditions of the nation. Necessarily, he suggested, there is no tolerance for money politics in the recruitment of cadres. It can make politicians only think about turnover and it will harm the public.

“Choosing a clean politician should be a necessity. It is not due

to be pretentious moralists, but a propriety that must be carried out as a form of responsibility as citizen of the nation and religious people,” he said.

He explained that the philosophy of politics is doing something for public interest, for the benefit of wider community. It is not for the money in exchange for time or thoughts given out as a major goal in politics. Those (cadres— Ed) getting involved in politics

would like to make pro-people or pro-justice policy. Those who just want money and rents are failing to understand. Those doing something on behalf of people, but simply to fulfill a personal lust for wealth or job are traitor to people. “Let such politicians live in jail. Let all people understand that the essence of politics is altruism and devotion. Politics is holding the power to prosper people,” he concluded. (win/BPM)

Extremity of vehicle queue reaches Sumbersari

NEGARA - Prediction that homecoming traffic to reach its peak on day four before holiday or Saturday (Jul. 2) was almost proved. The number of vehicles coming out of Bali rose dramatically, especially private car. Extremity of the queue of private cars even reached Sumbersari village, Melaya or about 12 kilometers from the harbor.

In contrast to last year, the length of this queue allegedly occurred because of the absence of additional vessels, particularly the jumbo vessels that can accommodate hundreds of vehicles. In addition, numerous freight vehicles, especially trucks, were seen to pass.

As seen on Saturday (Jul. 2) from late morning until the morning, the queue of vehicles was still happening at Cekik forest or about four kilometers.

Since Friday night, large number of vehicles coming into Gilimanuk almost simultaneously caused ac-

cumulation of vehicles. Three lanes in public settlements used to break the queue were unable to accommodate the number of incoming vehicles. Up to 06:44, the end of the queue reached the checkpoint post at Sumbersari located about 12 kilometers.

A number of homecomers admitted to set off at dawn from their origin and got stalled due to queue in Melaya. Lina Linsiah, 35, a homecomer from Banyuwangi, admitted to queue in Melaya Market around 03:00. Lina driving Toyota Avanza just entered the ferry at

14:00 last Saturday. “The queue is very long and I stand in line for almost12 hours,” said Lina.

In the meantime, Fandi, a car driver from Denpasar, admitted to resign to such condition. On Saturday morning Fandi reached the end of the queue at Sumbersari. “I think the queue maximally gets to Cekik, this has not passed through the Klatakan woods. Maybe I will get the time to cross tonight,” said a homecomer to Situbondo.

From the experience of previous years, the traffic jam at Cekik is estimated to take place for 5-6 hours.

However, with the queue spreading along dozens of kilometers he did not know when he would cross. By noon, the queue of vehicles heading for the harbor began to shrink.

Around 10:00, the queue remained to occur in the Cekik forest area

The long queue is seen in Sumbersari Village, Melaya, Jembrana.

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or about four kilometers from the harbor.

Previously, the snaking queue getting to Sumbersari could shrink within two hours. Three lanes at Gilimanuk used to resolve cannot accommodate, so that another was opened to resolve the congestion and reduce the queue. Though four lanes have been used, vehicles remained to queue before entering Gelung Kori to be diverted. As seen on last Saturday, congestion occurred from two directions.

Many groups of motorcycle invaded the opposite lane, especially in the Klatakan forest area. As a result, when passing with buses or cars, the lane just enough for two cars became congested. From the direction of Java, many trucks passed along with buses, so that the road was congested. Traffic police looked busy regulating the passing vehicles from both directions.

In the meantime, motorized homecomers also piled up outside the harbor area. Vehicle traffic continued to grow resulting in a long queue of motorcycle. Queue of vehicles got to the forest area on Saturday morning because traffic of both directions was congested. Vacant trucks stayed to pass and were stuck between private vehicles.

On the other side, based on the data compiled by ASDP, the number of vehicles and passengers from Friday (Jul. 1) at 08:00 through Saturday (Jul. 2) at 08:00 showed an increase when compared to the same day last year. The harbor operates 41 vessels with 212 trips.

The number of crossing passengers reached 63,717 people, an increase of 6 percent when compared to last year, reaching 60,347 people, 13,952 motorcycles and 6,405 vehicles, an increase of 17 per-

cent when compared to last year amounting to 5,463 units.

So far, only 48 of the total 53 vessels have been in operation.

As predicted, similar queue of vehicles, mainly private vehicles, will occur again on Saturday night through Sunday morning. In the meantime, police officers have regulated the traffic maximally at each post all the way heading for the harbor.

Moreover, Chief of Jembrana Police, Djoni Widodo, looked to come down immediately to arrange the traffic. However, due to crowded incoming vehicles, the queue could not be avoided.

In the meantime, Business Manager of the ASDP Gilimanuk, Sugeng Purwono, confirmed that the condition was very crowded last Saturday. On that account, all the vessels were given 30 minutes for loading and unloading their freight.

According to him, the crowded queue happened due to the impact of the crossing trucks.

Many trucks entered Bali on the day five before the Eid due to the impact of floods in Situbondo.

“Last night many trucks passed.

Approximately there were a thousand units. Necessarily they are not allowed to cross, but they are allowed because of the impact of the floods. The trucks can just go after the floods receded,” he said.

According to him, from Saturday morning, all the motorcycles and private vehicles were given priority to run. So, in the afternoon the queue has already receded.

In addition, long queue also occurred because many drivers slept.

Ultimately, mutual overtaking and crossing path occurred with vehicles coming from the opposite direction. (kmb26)

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LOS ANGELES - Steven Spielberg has rarely shied away from a challenge, from deadly sharks in “Jaws” to resurrecting dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park,” but when it came to creating a giant for “The BFG,” his latest film, the veteran director found the prospect “very daunting.”

“I don’t usually get intimidated by technology,” Spielberg told Reuters TV. “I usually try and be at the forefront of technology, but this time I was in the wake of it. It took me a couple of weeks to get my sea legs to really realize how I could best utilize the medium of motion capture.”

“The BFG,” a Walt Disney film out in theaters on Friday, tells the story of Sophie, an orphaned girl who encounters the Big Friendly Giant (BFG), played by Oscarwinning British actor Mark Rylance and brought to life using motioncapture animation.

The title character of Walt Disney Co’s “The BFG,” based on British author Roald Dahl’s book of the same name, is no ordinary giant. He doesn’t eat children, unlike his fellow giants, and instead collects and creates dreams to spread through the country under the cover of nighttime.

“Every film of a book brings

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Cast member Rebecca Hall attends the premiere of “The BFG” in Los Angeles, U.S., June 21, 2016. out a certain essential thing of the book,” Rylance said. “In film you need experience and plot. So it’s very faithful to the book, but it’s a different creature than the book.”

When Sophie, played by newcomer Ruby Barnhill, sees the BFG one night, he takes her back to his home in the land of giants out of fear that she might give away his secret.

The plucky girl quickly becomes a friend and confidante to help the kind, gentle giant from being bullied by his larger, uncultured brethren.

“The BFG” marks the 30th feature film by the 69-year-old Spielberg, who has won three Oscars over a career spanning five decades that includes “Indiana Jones,” “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan.” Spielberg will be returning for the fifth installment of “Indiana Jones” with star Harrison Ford, due for release in 2019.

“I get really flattered when people like my films but I can never see the films the way they can,” he said. “I am never going to enjoy my own output the way other people can.” (rtr)

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A man places a sign as others light candles during a vigil in Kolkata, India, to show solidarity with the victims of the attack at Holey Artisan restaurant after Islamist militants attacked the upscale cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2, 2016.

DENPASAR-The increasing number of politician getting involved in corruption cases show that the character of Balinese people known to be honest has degraded. Of course, it is very embarrassing for Balinese people in general.

Moreover, public will eventually experience a ‘crisis of confidence’ to their leaders. Even though Balinese people do not express it explicitly, public opinion may consider that Balinese people have been contaminated and they are same as the corruptors all this time.

“Indeed, some people might assume that it is just coincidence that Balinese people are involved in the sting operations of the Corruption Eradication Commission, but who knows what they think about?” said a legal practitioner, Dr. Ida Bagus Radendra Suastama.

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Who are the terror groups jostling for influence in Bangladesh?

DHAKA - Brutal killings such as the hacking deaths of secular thinkers, LGBT activists and religious minorities, have escalated in Bangladesh in recent months. But even in a country that has become increasingly numb to such attacks, the Dhaka cafe siege that left at least 20 hostages dead Saturday left the nation stunned.

While ISIS quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, some experts say al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is more likely behind the bloodshed, raising concerns that rival terror groups are trying to outdo one another and establish dominance in the region.

The rocky political landscape has not helped much, and has only

created room for extremist groups to flourish.

Terrorism in the Muslim-majority country can be broadly divided between two groups and their affiliates: Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is a local ISIS affiliate, while Bangladeshi extremist groups such as the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) follow AQIS.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the Dhaka attack via Amaq, its de facto news agency. But some U.S. officials doubted the claim. The group recently issued a worldwide call to arms during the holy Muslim period of Ramadan, which is ongoing.

But ISIS claims responsibility for many attacks, and analysts say sometimes the links between events and the groups are tenuous.

The platform ISIS uses for claiming attacks can offer hints to whether it was a plot planned by the group’s central leadership or simply

inspired by ISIS, terrorism expert Sajjan Gohel said.

An Amaq announcement, similar to one issued after the Orlando nightclub shooting and the assassination of a French police chief, is typically used when it does not come from the group itself.

“If ISIS claims responsibility through Amaq, it tends to be more followers that were inspired by ISIS who may have had some degree of communication but not necessarily have been to Raqqa, Syria, training with them,” Gohel said.

“If the claim is made through a Telegram channel, it is very much

directed by them such as in Paris.

Radio broadcasts they use when they kill Muslims in the Middle East,” he said.

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