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Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead, NY police confirm suicide NEW YORK - Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion, was found dead Tuesday in New York after committing suicide, police said. She was 55. Celebrity website TMZ said the designer -- especially known for her sleek handbags -- hanged herself in her Park Avenue apartment.

A police spokeswoman confirmed Spade committed suicide but told AFP the exact circumstances of her death were not yet clear.

Spade, who first worked as a journalist, including a stint at Ma-

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demoiselle magazine, launched her eponymous fashion label in 1993 with her husband Andy. Her cheerful use of bright colors and prints proved a hit with career women.

She had sold the last of her shares in Kate Spade New York more than 10 years ago, and was no longer directly associated with the management of the company bearing her name.

In the past few years, Spade -born Katherine Brosnahan -- had launched a new accessories label, Frances Valentine. (afp)

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With their fast cars, furs and fedoras, the heroes of 1970s “blaxploitation” are making a comeback on the big screen as Hollywood indulges its endless addiction to cinematic nostalgia.

Atlanta-set ‘Superfly’ leads blaxploitation revival

LOS ANGELES - With their fast cars, furs and fedoras, the heroes of 1970s “blaxploitation” are making a comeback on the big screen as Hollywood indulges its endless addiction to cinematic nostalgia.

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In this file photo taken on June 6, 2004 designer Kate Spade attends the “2004 CFDA Fashion Awards” at the New York Public Library in New York City.

Seen variously as a rich celebration of Black America or a regressive return to negative stereotyping, the movement is an attempt by filmmakers to relive the thrill of “The Mack,” “Foxy Brown” and other classics.

Next year, moviegoers can expect yet another reboot of “Shaft” starring Samuel L. Jackson, while Warner Bros. plans to remake 1973’s “Cleopatra Jones” and a

new “Foxy Brown” is headed to internet streamer Hulu.

Hitting US theaters on Wednesday next week is “Superfly,” Sony’s remake of the 1972 classic “Super Fly,” a touchstone in black cultural history and perhaps the definitive blaxploitation film.

“Some of my favorite movies are remakes,” music video veteran turned filmmaker Director X told a news conference in Los Angeles at

the weekend. “’Scarface’ is a remake, ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ is a remake, so I wanted the possibility to make a great remake of a classic film.”

Released on August 4, 1972, “Super Fly” told the story of Harlem drug pusher Youngblood Priest (Ron O’Neal) trying to score one last big deal before retiring from a life of crime. (afp)

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Jordan king calls for review of bill that sparked protests

Jordan’s King Abdullah II called for a review of a controversial draft tax law Tuesday as anti-austerity protesters staged another night of demonstrations in Amman and trade unions vowed to hold a general strike later Wednesday.

For nearly a week, the capital and other cities have been hit by angry rallies against reforms backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that have brought repeated price hikes.

Prime Minister Hani Mulki stepped down on Monday in an effort to quell the unrest but his departure -- and King Abdullah’s call to review the law -- appear to have done little to reduce public anger.

On Tuesday evening, protesters held another mass rally in Amman after breaking their Ramadan fast, jostling with police and waving Jordanian flags. Trade unions said the law review was a “positive” step but nonetheless called for a general strike on Wednesday. Many demonstrators said they wanted more than Mulki’s departure.

“We want new people who really want to bring in reforms, we do not want politicians from the same circles who only want to solve the IMF’s problems by stealing money from the people’s pockets,” one male protester, who declined to give his name, told AFP. Another, who gave his first name as Khalil, said Jordan’s political system, which grants the monarchy vast executive powers, should become more democratic and ac-

countable.

“We must elect the government, so that when errors are made they will be responsible to the people who elected them,” he said.

In a letter charging new premier Omar al-Razzaz with forming a government, King Abdullah II said it “must carry out a comprehensive review of the tax system” to avoid “unjust taxes that do not achieve justice and balance between the incomes of the poor and the rich”.

Late Monday, the king had warned Jordan was “at a crossroads”, blaming the economic woes on regional instability, the burden of hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and a lack of international support.

Protesters on Monday night chanted “we want rights and duties, not tips and handouts!” and “down with the IMF!” as they gathered under a heavy police presence.

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A protester sitting on a street sign waves a flag during a demonstration in Amman, Jordan, on June 4, 2018. Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned on June 4 after a wave of anti-austerity protests by citizens suffering from high unemployment and repeated price hikes.

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HOTEL NIKO BALI BENOA BEACH TO HOST PROJECT SAKURA 60 EVENT

‘Bali Nine’ drug smuggler dies in prison: official

A member of the infamous Bali Nine drug smuggling gang has died of stomach cancer, an Indonesian justice ministry official said Tuesday. Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, 34, was serving a life sentence for his role in trying to traffic heroin from the resort island of Bali back to Australia in 2005.

The group became known as the Bali Nine and its ringleaders, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, were executed by firing squad in 2015.

Nguyen -- who was rarely in the media spotlight -- was also sentenced to death before the Indonesian Supreme Court later reduced his term to life imprisonment. He succumbed to the terminal illness last month but his death in a Jakarta prison was only announced this week.

“Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen died of stomach cancer in Jakarta on May 19,” justice ministry spokesman Ade Kusmanto told AFP. Nguyen and two other Australians were arrested shortly after other members of the trafficking gang were detained at the island’s international airport.

None of the three had drugs on them at the time, but police found 350 grams of heroin in a suitcase in their hotel room. The execution of Sukumaran and Chan sparked a diplomatic row between Australia and Indonesia. The remaining six members of the gang are still in prison.(afp)

One of the parade during the opening of Bali Art Festival

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Ahead of IMF-World Bank meeting

Bali prepares IDR 1 billion for cultural parade

DENPASAR —Bali provincial government is preparing a budget of IDR 1 billion for cultural parade to enliven the IMF-World Bank meetings. The activity resembles the parade of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) posing the request from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. It happens because the president familiarly addressed as Jokowi admitted to get impressed with the BAF parade.

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This file photo taken on May 2, 2007 shows Australian Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen who was sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, as he waits for his appeal trial in Denpasar on Bali island. A member of Australia’s infamous Bali Nine drug smuggling gang has died of stomach cancer, an Indonesian justice ministry official said on June 5, 2018.

“The governor has disposition to prepare a budget of IDR 1 billion,” said the Head of Bali Culture Agency, Dewa Putu Beratha, after the Plenary Meeting for the Preparation of the 40th BAF in Denpasar on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

However, continued Beratha, the initiative of the president for the parade is still being discussed by the National Organizing Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance and will be coordinated with the IMF because the whole schedules of the IMF-World Bank meetings are made by the IMF. “Our final coordination result is still being discussed. However, we in Bali still prepare because

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this is the request of the president,” he explained.

Beratha added the parade materials are still undetermined whether it will feature local wisdom of the Rambut Sedana in accordance with the IMFWorld Bank. Alternatively, it can display the Panca Yadnya (five sacrifices) such as Manusa Yadnya (marriage), Dewa Yadnya (parade), Pitra Yadnya (cremation) and others.

“Later, we will discuss with Cultural Advisory Council (Listibya) and the team if there is certainty. Hopefully, we get certainty as soon as possible,” he added.

Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, said the parade at the IMF-World Bank meeting is an opportunity to more actively show off Balinese art and culture to the world. Location of the parade can be done around Renon, Denpasar or Nusa Dua becoming the venue of the meeting.

“Most likely it will be held in Nusa Dua, but if in Nusa Dua, it means the scale is smaller because it cannot be done like in Renon. It will depend, if it will be attended, for example, by all the delegates amounting to 15,000, it can be in Renon,” he said. (kmb32)

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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Japan and Indonesia, Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach is proud to announce its participation to support the programs organized by Project Sakura 60 of Yayasan Persahabatan Jepang Bali (Japan Bali Friendship Foundation). Scheduled to take place at the hotel on June 10th, 2018, Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach will host two programs that will showcase the Japanese traditions and culture with a friendly sumo game and the traditional tea ceremony.

“Being a Japanese brand, Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach is proud to play its part in supporting Project Sakura 60’s program and showcase the Japanese culture,” said Jean-Charles Le Coz, General Manager of Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach, “This fits into our mission, to bring a harmonious blend of cultures and traditions of both Bali and Japan to our guests.”

The program will start with a traditional Japanese tea cer-

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emony that will take place at Samudera Lounge by one of the renowned tea masters, ?Shusaku Yasumaru?. Afterward, the friendly sumo game will take place at the beach in front of the hotel - performed by a sumo training houses or heya that will exclusively come to Bali for the program. This will be the first time professional sumo fighters to display their skills in Bali.

“Project Sakura 60 is a celebration of the diplomatic relations between both countries, and we have organized several events throughout 2018 to commemorate this,” explained Makiko Iskandar, Chairman of Project Sakura 60, “This will be our second program following the previous event that showcased a fashion show with traditional clothings from Japan and Indonesia, and a soprano singer from Japan.”

The event will be opened for public by invitation from the foundation, further information on the program will be available on Project Sakura 60 website www.projectsakura60.com.

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With TV ads, drugmaker Gilead brings HIV prevention drug out of the closet IN a major shift, pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences will begin airing television ads for PrEP, its HIV prevention medication. The company said the ads, which will start in June and run through August, are “designed to encourage candid conversations around sexual health and promote public awareness of HIV prevention.”

PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, involves taking a daily pill to prevent HIV transmission.

Major clinical trials have shown that PrEP — also known by its brand name, Truvada — is safe and effective at preventing HIV if taken daily. The pill is also recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for at-risk groups.

Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Truvada for HIV prevention in 2012, Gilead has leaned on public health agencies to promote the drug. New York City has for years placed advertisements on subways and buses to promote PrEP, and the District of Columbia’s health department aired its own racy HIV PrEP television

ad earlier this year.

On paper, Gilead has spent paltry sums to promote Truvada — just several hundred thousand dollars per year in direct advertising, according to MM&M, versus more than $100 million to promote Hepatitis C drug Harvoni in 2017 alone.

Gilead said it has granted more than $28 million to approximately 120 organizations since 2012 to support their efforts to promote PrEP, an average of less than $5 million a year.

The name of Gilead’s new ad campaign is “Healthysexual,” and its first TV spot is a 30-second ad titled “Honestly.” Those featured in the ad include a gay couple, a transgender woman and young people of color — groups disproportionately affected by HIV. (net)

The Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada for HIV prevention in 2012.

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Poop transplants work as well as antibiotics for severe diarrhea POOP transplants work as well as antibiotics to treat a common and deadly cause of diarrhea, and perhaps even better, researchers reported Saturday.

Their small and unusual study suggests that doctors should try fecal transplants right off when patients in the hospital get infected with Clostridium difficile, a frequent cause of diarrhea in frail and sick patients.

Their carefully cultivated and curated samples cured half the patients who tried them right away, the Norwegian team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

And most of those that weren’t cured with a single transplant saw their diarrhea clear up when they were given antibiotics later.

“This was a small trial, but the results suggest that fecal microbiota transplantation may be an alternative to antibiotic

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therapy in primary C. difficile infection,” Dr. Frederick Juul of Oslo University Hospital and colleagues wrote in a letter to the New England Journal.

C. difficile, C. diff for short, is an increasingly common danger to patients in the hospital.

C. difficile infections kill 29,000 Americans a year and make 450,000 sick in the U.S. alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It causes unremitting diarrhea, which can weaken patients being treated for pneumonia, cancer and other illnesses.

Right now, antibiotics can make patients even sicker because they kill not only the C. difficile, but so-called good bacteria that keep things in balance.

Once other bacteria are killed off, C. diff, as it’s commonly known, can come back and even proliferate — without competition. (afp)

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Singaraja and Denpasar undergo deflation

Prices of foodstuffs even drop

DENPASAR — Throughout May 2018, Denpasar underwent deflation of -0.03 percent when compared to the previous month, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 129.45. The deflation in May 2018 was the first time in the past five years. Singaraja also experienced deflation of - 0.33 percent with CPI of 140.91.

Head of Bali Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Adi Nugroho, said the same month of last year always underwent inflation. Similarly, during the period of January-April 2018, Denpasar also experienced high inflation.

However, if the CPI of May 2018 compared to May 2017 (yoy), it indicated inflation of 3.08 percent. If the CPI is accumulated from January to May 2018, there is also inflation of 1.79 percent.

Contributors of deflation included food prices accounting for 0.1764 percent and the price of housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel groups contributing to deflation by 0.0034 percent. “The deflation occurred due to some factors, where one of them is caused by the government efforts to control prices that have showed encouraging results,” he said.

Out of 82 CPI cities, there were 17 cities experiencing deflation.

The highest deflation was recorded in Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands) of 0.99 percent and the lowest was recorded in Pematang Siantar (North Sumatra) by 0.01 percent. Meanwhile, the highest inflation was recorded in Tual (Maluku) of 1.88 percent and the lowest in Purwokerto (Central Java) and Tangerang (Banten) respectively by 0.01 percent. If sorted from the highest deflation, Denpasar is ranked 15th out of 17 cities experiencing deflation.

Similar to Denpasar, Singaraja also experienced inflation if calculated from January to May being equal to 0.90 percent. In yearover-year (yoy), Singaraja also experienced inflation of 2.61 percent.

However, if the CPI in May is compared to April, it shows deflation of 0.33 percent. Deflation is indicated by a decrease in index of the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel group by 0.74 percent and foodstuff by 0.68 percent.

The commodities recorded to contribute to deflation in May 2018 in Singaraja include some commodities such as rice, sand, brick, tuna, cayenne pepper, red pepper, vegetable tomatoes, bottled water and cucumber.

Out of 82 CPI cities, 17 cities experienced deflation and 65 other cities experienced inflation. The highest deflation was recorded in Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands) of 0.99 percent and the lowest was recorded in Pematang Siantar (North Sumatra) by 0.01 percent. The highest inflation was recorded in Tual (Maluku) at 1.88 percent and the lowest is recorded in Purwokerto (Central Java) and Tangerang (Banten) respectively by 0.01 percent. If sorted from the highest deflation, Singaraja is ranked seventh out of 17 cities experiencing deflation. In May 2018, Singaraja is recorded to go through deflation of 0.33 percent. (kmb42)

Clostridium difficile. A new study shows treating patients straight away with fecal transplants might clear up the infection more quickly than using antibiotics to start with.

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The regionally generated revenue (PAD) of Bali province is dominated by motor vehicle tax and motor vehicle title transfer tax.

Boosting revenue through asset, rental price rearranged

DENPASAR — The regionally generated revenue (PAD) of Bali province is dominated by motor vehicle tax and motor vehicle title transfer tax. In 2018, the regionally generated revenue of motor vehicle tax was projected to reach IDR 1.254 trillion, while the motor vehicle title transfer tax was worth IDR 1.141 trillion.

Based on the data at the Bali Revenue Services as of December 31, 2017, there were 2,988,356 units of active vehicles in Bali. Of this number, a total of 2,501,217 units are motorcycles. The number of motorcycles is found fewer when compared to that of 2013 where according to BPS it reaches 2,586,715 units, which further increased to 3,015,287 units of motorcycles until 2015.

Bali provincial government is currently trying to boost the regionally generated revenue from other sectors. It is started by proposing two bills in the Bali House of Representatives some time ago. They are bills on Land Use Control of Local Government and the Result of Separated Regional Wealth Management and Other Legally Regionally Generated Revenue.

The bill on Land Use Control of Local Government is closely related to the optimization of assets owned by the Bali provincial government.

“We will discuss further these bills because there are many asset problems in Bali. Later, the zoning will be arranged based on the lease or profit sharing, which one belongs to business, tourism area or agricultural area,” said Chairman of Bill Special Committee on Land Use Control of Local Government,

I Ketut Tama Tenaya, when confirmed on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

For agricultural areas, Tama continued, will be provided as cheaply as long as it remains enabled to maintain agriculture. On that account, Bali’s agriculture can be maintained and not be vanishing.

As for the business and tourism areas, an appraisal team is required to make an audit.

“We ask to audit first related to the value and strategic location.

Later, the nominal value is regulated in the gubernatorial decree.

Meanwhile, pursuant to the current regional regulation (Perda No.2/1992) they have the same tariff, so it becomes cheap,” said this PDI-P politician.

Tama added that the lease term still follows the higher rules of 5 years and can be extended. However, especially for agriculture, the possibility can still be negotiated to be longer. The assets of agricultural land in particular have been cultivated for generations.

“If later on these bills can be passed, we expect there is an addition to the regionally generated revenue from the lands in strategic, business and tourism areas. For paddy fields, we do not dare to set too high because if there are

people willing to cultivate we have been grateful,” said Chairman of Commission I of the Bali House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, the Head of Special Committee of Bills on the Result of Separated Regional Wealth Management and Other Legally Regionally Generated Revenue, Tjok Gede Asmara Putra Sukawati, said the formation of this bill is primarily to optimize non-tax revenue. The results of separated regional wealth management is divided into two categories namely, the return on investment in local government-owned enterprise (BUMD) such as Perusda, Puri Raharja Hospital, Jamkrida Bali Mandara, including PT. Bali Semesta Mandiri (BSM) and PT. Mergantaka Mandala (RPH Temesi), as well as the return on equity participation in private owned companies such as BPD Bali, Asuransi Bangun Askrida, and Jasamarga Bali Tol. “The BPD in particular included in the category of private companies will still be consulted to the Ministry of Home Affairs,” he added. Meanwhile, the other objects of the legal regionally generated revenue consist of 16 items, including reception of demand deposit services, interest, commission and income of fines. (kmb32)

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‘French Spiderman’ foiled in Seoul skyscraper attempt

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This combination of pictures created on May 24, 2018 shows a photo taken on May 3, 2018 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 4, 2018 of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in an undisclosed location in North Korea, and US President Donald Trump walking to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on May 23, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Fire war ritual or better known as Siat Geni will enliven the 40th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) parade in front of the Bajra Sandi Monument, Renon, on Saturday (Jun. 23).

Badung presents Siat Geni in Bali Arts Festival

MANGUPURA - Fire war ritual or better known as Siat Geni will enliven the 40th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) parade in front of the Bajra Sandi Monument, Renon, on Saturday (Jun. 23).

Such rituals can only be witnessed every pujawali (temple festival) falling on full moon of the fourth month in Balinese calendar (October) at Dalem Temple of Tuban customary village, Badung, is in accordance with the theme of BAF XL namely the Teja Dharmaning Kauripan meaning the Spirit of Creation.

Head of the Badung Culture Agency, Ida Bagus Anom Bhasma, said the fire war is a unique tradition remaining to be preserved by all communities of Tuban customary village. Therefore, his agency registered the fire war tradition as an intangible cultural heritage to the central government.

“This (Siat Geni) is a unique

tradition and in accordance with the theme of BAF, the Fire of Spirit of Creation. This tradition will also be registered as an intangible cultural heritage to the central government.

It will be displayed at the opening parade,” said IB Anom Bhasma, on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

According to him, it will bring thousands of artists of Badung to

follow every series of the annual cultural extravaganza held by the provincial government of Bali at Ardha Candra Amphitheater of Denpasar Art Center.

“At the opening parade, there will be 500 artists involved of the totally 4,650 artists. They belong to 27 sekaa or art troupes. Obviously, according to the message of the

regent, we will participate in all the categories,” he explained.

He said that Badung district government has made preparation to participate in the art event to be held on June 7. The activities will be carried out in each art troupe.

“In addition to featuring Siat Geni tradition, we will also feature classical dance and contemporary dance,” he said.

This bureaucrat from Taman village, Abiansemal, mentioned the budget to support the BAF 2018 reached IDR 8,178,655,900. This figure has increased significantly from the previous year amounting

GIANYAR - To build people’s participation in managing waste continues to be done by the Gianyar Environment Agency. Household waste management in particular is considered to be the most important task. “We want to build public participation and awareness about waste management,” said the Head of the Gianyar Environment Agency, I Wayan Kujus Pawitra, in

the dissemination at the office of Sukawati’s headman on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

He said that garbage is a complex issue becoming a shared responsibility. According to him, the 3R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) program is the best way to cope with waste problem. “Managing waste with the 3R principle can be done by anyone, anytime and

anywhere and no cost. It only takes a little time and our concern,” said Kujus Pawitra.

Furthermore, Kujus Pawitra said this activity is not merely to commemorate the Environment Day, but also the program of local government in realizing the clean and comfortable Gianyar. “This kind of dissemination will continue to be done to villages. Now, we start

from Sukawati village coinciding with the Environment day,” added Kujus Pawitra.

On the opportunity, Kujus Pawitra appreciated to the measures of Sukawati village to establish a Waste Bank and the Saiber Community that continues to disseminate waste processing and even goes directly to pick up the garbage.

IDR 3,515,416,000.

“This year’s budget increased almost two-fold. In the past, the gong kebyar gamelan troupes got IDR 400 million, now they get IDR 950 million. It is meant that no gamelan trope will leave debt just to make appearance in the BAF,” he said.

He hoped that all the artists involved can provide good results by showing off maximum performance.

“We give appreciation to all artists that will appear in the BAF. Hopefully, they can provide maximal achievement and show off their best creativity,” he concluded. (kmb27)

Meanwhile, the Headman of Sukawati, Dewa Gede Dwi Putra, invited all community agencies to jointly promote waste management in order to create a clean and comfortable environment. “We hope to involve community leaders, PKK, and hamlet chief to become the extended hand of the region to village government and to the whole community,” he said. (kmb35)

Environment agency appeals people to manages household waste

N. Korea’s Kim turns from threats to hugs in diplomatic drive

SEOUL - French urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world’s fifth-tallest building Wednesday, getting more than half way up the 123-storey Lotte World Tower in Seoul before security forced him to abandon the ascent.

The 55-year-old, dubbed the ‘French Spiderman’, made his way up the building bare-handed and without ropes as staff pursued him from inside.

“I climbed about 75 stories and then after that, it was a bit like cat and mouse,” Robert told AFP. “Finally, I decided to surrender.”

He was taken to the rooftop on a maintenance cradle and arrested.

As he awaited processing by police he told AFP his climb was to celebrate the recent peace-making efforts between the two Koreas and he hoped the authorities would take that into account.

“I may get a hefty fine ... but I

did it because of what is happening now between South Korea and North Korea,” Robert said.

“That is my way of saying thank you to Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in.”

In the last two months the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea has twice met the South’s president, the two men exchanging smiles and hugs after years of heightened tensions.

Robert has scaled more than 100 structures without ropes or other safety equipment, setting a record for “most buildings climbed unassisted” according to Guinness World Records.

His successes include many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and iconic buildings, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- where he used suction devices and a safety rope as it has no hand or footholds. (afp)

SEOUL - From threats of war to brotherly hugs, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emerged as a skilled diplomat with the unexpected assistance of a new player in the game: US President Donald Trump.

Kim’s sudden turn to statecraft at the height of tensions is straight out of a North Korean playbook that goes back decades, analysts say, but Trump’s spontaneity has allowed it to have an unprecedented impact on the field of diplomacy.

After a year of multiple missile launches that brought the US mainland within range of his rockets, and the North’s largest atomic test to date, Kim declared Pyongyang’s nuclear quest complete and began his overtures for negotiations.

Kim reached out to the South’s dovish President Moon Jae-in in time for the Winter Olympics and later made his international debut with a surprise trip to traditional ally China

to finally pay his respects to President Xi Jinping, repairing a relationship that had frayed in recent years.

He is due to hold a historic summit with Trump next week in Singapore, brokered by Moon -- the first-ever meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader.

“It was premeditated,” said Kim Hyun-wook, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy.

“Kim knew that if he started by fixing inter-Korean ties, it would lead to talks with the US and China would reach out.” In meetings with the South Korean and Chinese leaders, including seaside strolls and al fresco woodland tea, Kim has appeared polite and pleasant, a stark contrast to Pyong-

yang’s previous chest-thumping. The North Korean leader has also extended goodwill gestures to the US, releasing three American detainees and dismantling his nuclear test site, while halting missile launches for over six months.

“Kim’s not just good at maximum pressure, he’s also pretty good at maximum engagement,” said Jung Pak, a former North Korea expert at the CIA who is now a scholar at the Brookings Institution.

He has proved “quite skilled at playing the regional players against the other”, she said, and “sees Beijing as a key counterweight (and probably an insurance policy) against the United States”. (afp)

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French urban climber Alain Robert (C) is arrested after being intercepted during his climb of the Lotte World Tower in Seoul on June 6, 2018.

Malaysia central bank chief quits after 1MDB-linked scandal KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s central bank governor has resigned, the prime minister said Wednesday, after claims the bank helped the previous regime cover debts linked to a financial scandal by purchasing government land.

Muhammad Ibrahim’s days had looked numbered since the new government, which came to power last month after a shock election

win, disclosed the purchase made

by Bank Negara Malaysia from Najib Razak’s government.

Former prime minister Najib, his family and cronies, are accused of looting billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in an elaborate fraud that stretched from Switzerland to Los Angeles.

The graft allegations were a major reason voters rejected Najib’s

coalition, breaking their six-decade hold on power.

Announcing Muhammad’s resignation, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the Harvard-educated banker’s replacement had not yet been decided on and the king still needed to give his approval.

In late 2017, Najib’s government sold land in Kuala Lumpur for about two billion ringgit ($500

million) to the central bank, according to the finance ministry.

The money raised by the sale was used “to service debt obligations of 1MDB”, the ministry said.

The central bank has insisted the purchase was “at fair value” and said it had given information on the matter to anti-corruption authorities for a review.

Muhammad, who had served with the central bank since 1984, was only two years into his term as governor which was due to end in 2021.

He had replaced Zeti Akhtar Aziz, a widely respected figure who served 16 years as central bank chief but had been at odds with Najib as corruption allegations mounted. (afp)

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Asian markets rise as China trade report lifts optimism

Asian markets rose on Wednesday as investors look ahead to a Group of Seven summit, while reports that China-US trade talks were progressing well provided some support.

The gains extend a broad rally across the region in recent days as optimism in the US economy, the world’s biggest, has helped temper geopolitical worries.

The Nasdaq hit another record in New York even as the lead from US traders was generally tepid, but eyes are now on the Quebec gathering of G7 leaders, with world trade high on the agenda after Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and the European Union with steel and aluminium tariffs.

The move was condemned by Washington’s allies, with Mexico on Tuesday announcing measures on a range of US goods from pork to bourbon, just as it holds trilateral talks on a long-standing deal with Canada and the US. However, Bloomberg News reported that China had offered to ramp up purchases of various US goods during talks this week, while Washington would ease US buying restrictions on Chinese telecom-equipment giant ZTE. “The president is expected to meet with his advisers on whether to move forward with this proposal or not. It has the ring of truth around it given the Chinese said the other day that all bets are off the table if the US imposes the tariffs,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at AxiTrader. “They’ve thus offered both the carrot and the stick.”

Pedestrians walk past a stock indicator showing share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 5, 2018.

Tokyo stocks gained June 5 as a strong US jobs report continued to support the global market while the yen edged lower against the dollar, boosting Japanese exporters.

- ‘Free-for-all’ In equities trading, Hong Kong rose 0.7 percent, having risen for four straight days already, while Tokyo ended 0.4 percent higher.

Shanghai was marginally higher.

Sydney climbed 0.5 percent after data showed Australia’s economy beat expectations in January-March by expanding at its fastest rate since the second quarter of last year. The Australian dollar rose 0.5 percent.

Wellington added 0.6 percent, Taipei put

on 0.9 percent and Manila was 0.1 percent higher. But while markets are positive, trading floors remain susceptible to bad news, warned Stephen Innes, head of Asia-Pacific trading at OANDA. “Despite the absence of escalation in geopolitical risk, traders are all too knowing that we’re little more than a spark away from re-igniting a free-for-all, whether its EU political risk, trade wars or the more probable escalation in Middle East tensions,” he said.

Badung, The Soul of Bali

Badung regency is proud to welcome visitors from all over the world with modernized infrastructure and accessibility. As the main entry gate to Bali, Badung has grown into a large suburban region offering plurality in cultures and a unique variety of tourism types oriented from spiritual & wellness development to luxury lifestyle, with the emergence of digital and nomadic tourism that lately has become a fast-growing trend in the industry.

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On currency markets, the dollar is holding gains after last week’s strong jobs report and expectations the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates next week.

And the euro was also enjoying attention again after last week’s sell-off fuelled by political turmoil in Italy and Spain. The single currency was above $1.17, having fallen to a 10-month low near $1.15 last week.

However, there are concerns that the new eurosceptic government in Rome is on a col-

lision course with its EU partners over debt rules and eurozone reform. Dealers are also keeping watch on a European Central Bank meeting next week.

The positive, risk-on mood helped highyielding units, with the South Korean won 0.4 percent up, Indonesia’s rupiah 0.3 percent higher and the Singapore dollar gaining 0.2 percent. In early European trade London, Frankfurt and Paris each rose 0.2 percent. (afp)

Abu Dhabi announces stimulus package amid slowdown Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed has announced a 50-billion dirham ($13.6 billion, 11.6 billion euro) stimulus package over the next three years, as the emirate seeks to boost its flagging economy.

He also announced a series of economic initiatives to create 10,000 jobs for nationals over the next five years and to make doing

business easier.

“I have approved a 3-year 50 billion dirham economic stimulus package to support Abu Dhabi’s economic development,” Sheikh Mohammed said on Twitter late Tuesday.

He said he has asked the emirate’s executive council to draw up a working plan for allocations within three months. Abu Dhabi is the

capital of United Arab Emirates and the largest of seven emirates making up the UAE federation. Dubai is the other large component of UAE. The emirate sits on over 90 percent of the huge oil and gas resources in UAE, OPEC’s fourth largest producer, and its revenues heavily depend on oil prices.

Oil prices crashed since mid2014 resulting in large budget

deficits for all the Gulf states.

Two weeks ago, UAE announced new incentives to lure foreign investors that included a 100 percent ownership of companies and a 10-year visa for professionals and investors.

The measures by UAE, the Middle East’s second largest economy after Saudi Arabia, come amid a slowdown in the oil, tourism and

real estate sectors.

The International Monetary Fund said last month that UAE economic growth fell to just 0.5 percent in 2017 from 3.0 percent the previous year, driven by a 2.5 percent contraction in the oil sector.

It said Abu Dhabi’s economy contracted by 1.6 percent last year and was projected to grow by just 0.5 percent in 2018. (afp)

Badung stretches from southern Nusa Dua, Uluwatu and Jimbaran to Seminyak and Canggu on the west coast up to Mengwi and Plaga in the northern part of the territory.

As the most visited regency in Bali, Badung appeals to trendsetters, adventurers, foodies and wellness seekers alike. Tourism is an essential part of the mosaic that makes up Badung as a leisure and business destination. Ventures in the areas of trade, cultural and creative industries, transport and construction all support the growth of the sector within the regency.

The Bali Mandara Toll Road, an imposing 12.7 km-long infrastructure above the sea and mangrove

forest connects the Ngurah Rai Airport to Sanur and Nusa Dua, hubs of lifestyle and high-end tourism.

At the northern end of the regency, the Tukad Bangkung bridge, 71 meters high, is one of the highest in South-East Asia and the longest in Bali. On the southern peninsula, the 120 meters high Garuda Wisnu Kencana, the new iconic Balinese landmark; the largest statue in the world, a fantastic manmade tourism attraction that will catch the eyes of everyone.

As part of our commitment to offer the best of Bali, the Badung Regency is creating and establishing BADUNG THE SOUL OF BALI, a tag line projecting a world class des-

tination as a global quality brand.

The logo of Badung the Soul of Bali expresses a unique variety of outstanding experiences. Culinary tourism is all around from top end international restaurants to authentic Indonesian celebrity chefs venues. Along the streets of Seminyak, Canggu and Berawa, high fashion boutiques and sophisticated homewares and interiors stores attract demanding trend setters. Nomadic tourists are also driven to Badung with the raise of brand new co-working spaces and digital cafes. A fast-growing number of international business guests visit Badung thanks to the development of a world class MICE sector,

mainly in Nusa Dua. After having successfully hosted the APEC summit in 2013, the regency is proud to welcome the upcoming IMF-World Bank meeting 2018.

The Natural side of Badung is just magnificent - the cliffside beaches of the Bukit peninsula, Dreamland, Green Bowl, Nyang Nyang, Bingin, Tegal Wangi or Padang-Padang are heaven for tropical seaside lovers and top surfers. No other place but Badung offers powerful Kecak dance performances by a high ocean view with the background of a majestic sunset at the Uluwatu temple.

Far inland is the village of Plaga with its scenic Subak irrigation system, a cultural landscape listed

by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Nungnung waterfall, one of the highest waterfall in Bali is another landmark of Northern Badung where premium horticulture,

vegetables and fruits resources allow the steady development of local agritourism, with Bongkasa Pertiwi and Carangsari as flagship villages for eco-tourism.

Heritage and culture is an essential part of Badung as the Soul of Bali. Pura Bukit Sari, in the heart of Sangeh Monkey Forest, Uluwatu, Taman Ayun and Goa Gong Temples are all major sacred places . We also have unique traditions to discover, such as the Mekotek rituals practiced in the village of Munggu to reverse misfortune or the Tipat Bantal War of Kapal symbolizing the harmony between male and female energies as a source of fertility for nature and people.

Enjoy your stay and experience the unique diversity and cultural harmony of Badung the Soul of Bali, an ultimate destination for self-discovery and memorable explorations.

Delicious Twisted Satay of Casa Luna Restaurant Twisted satay is also a special menu offered at Casa Luna Restaurant other than mixed rice.

Probably, the shape and ingredients are the same as other satay, but the twisted satay a la Casa Luna Restaurant has different taste. The ingredients also utilize natural local spices as well as the way of making is very traditional. “Twisted satay has a lot of enthusiasts, especially foreign tourists,” said Dewi DeNeefe Suardana, Business Development Manager.

This satay is made from mackerel and shrimp. Meanwhile, the spices use local ones commonly called the base gede (Balinese

traditional spices) and added with coconut milk to make it tastier. The stalk in use is lemongrass to create a more fragrant flavor and aroma.

The twisted satay is served with seafood menu. Other than at Casa Luna Restaurant, the twisted satay menu is also served at Indus Restaurant. “We make spices manually and without using flavoring,” she said.

In the past, the twisted satay was using ingredients such as chicken or pork because it was made as an offering for the ancestor or God in ceremonies like mecaru (exorcism rite). Now, this kind of satay is sold as one of the food menus.

Moreover, in strategic locations such as the tourist attraction, the corner of the city and traditional markets, it is very easy to find satay merchants.

Hotels, restaurants and food stalls usually offer this twisted satay. However, the ingredient used is the form of sea fish such as snapper, tuna and others. It’s called twisted satay because the meat of the satay is not skewed, but finely panned and then twisted around the stalk. Besides, the stalk of the satay is different or larger and rectangular. The stalk is made from dry bamboo or refined coconut bark. (kmb)

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Macron warns of risk of ‘conflict’ over Iran nuclear deal

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This handout photo made available on June 5, 2018

by Wroclow Zoo shows the mother of the first Sulawesi bear cuscus to have been born in captivity at Wroclaw’s zoo in Poland.

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron warned of the risk of “conflict” in the standoff with Iran after Tehran announced plans to boost its uranium enrichment capacity as Europe scrambles to save a beleaguered nuclear deal.

At a press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the French leader called on “everyone to stabilise the situation and not give into this escalation which would lead to only one thing: conflict.”

He said that the Iranian decision to expand its nuclear infrastructure did not constitute grounds for quitting a 2015 deal designed to stop Iran getting a nuclear bomb.

The deal hangs by a thread after the US withdrew last month -- a move applauded by Iran’s arch-foe Israel -- but so far fellow signatories France, Britain, Germany, China, Russia and the EU, have stood firm.

In a rebuke of the US pullout Macron said that Iran’s riposte “simply shows that when you decide to unilaterally end an accord it does not encourage the other party to respect it.”

Netanyahu, who has vigorously opposed the accord, said he had not attempted to convince Macron to abandon it.

“I did not ask President Macron to leave the deal. I think that economic realities are going to decide this matter,” he said, referring to the prospect of renewed US nuclear sanctions on Iran, and the repercussions for European countries that continue to do business in the Islamic republic.”

“What we focused on, and what I focused on, is how to stop Iranian aggression in the region,” he added. (afp) Johan ORDONEZ / AFP

Jordan...

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Last month, the government proposed a new income tax law, yet to be approved by parliament, aimed at raising taxes on employees by at least five percent and on companies by between 20 and 40 percent.

It was the latest in a series of austerity measures since Amman secured a $723-million loan from the IMF in 2016.

Since January, resource-poor Jordan, which suffers from high unemployment and poverty, has seen repeated price rises including for staples such as bread, as well as extra taxes on basic goods.

Fuel prices have risen five times since the start of the year, while electricity bills have surged by 55 percent since February. The measures have sparked some of the biggest economic protests in five years.

After a two-hour meeting Tuesday afternoon, head of the trade unions’ council Ali alAbous called on Jordan’s new premier to “open a constructive dialogue” with the unions and civil society groups “to get out of this impasse that the draft income tax law has put us in”.

The head of Jordan’s Bar Association, Mazen Arshidat, said the unions “were determined to withdraw” the tax reform bill.

- Resignation ‘not enough’ Jordan, a key US ally, has largely avoided the unrest witnessed by other countries in the region since the Arab Spring re-

volts broke out in 2011, although protests did flare late that year after the government cut fuel subsidies.

The latest protests started last week when unions called for nationwide demonstrations.

They have rocked several other cities, including Irbid and Jarash in the north, Zarqa in the east, and the southern city of Maan, which saw deadly riots in the 1980s over rising food prices.

“When the protests began, they weren’t just directed against Mulki as a person, they were against the income tax draft law and the price hikes,” said Bushra Abu Jabbara, a 34-year-old pharmacist.

“We want the government to respond to our demands and withdraw the bill, which hasn’t happened yet.”

A majority of deputies -- 78 out of 130 -- have said they will vote against the draft legislation.

“The income tax draft law is almost certain to be dropped now,” Jordanian political analyst Samih al-Maitah said.

The bill is one of a tranche of measures aimed at slashing Jordan’s public debt from over 90 percent of gross domestic product to 77 percent by 2021.

King Abdullah said gas supply cuts due to attacks on an Egyptian pipeline to Israel and Jordan had cost the kingdom some $5.6 billion (4.8 billion euros).

He added that the closure of the borders with the kingdom’s main export markets, war-torn Syria and Iraq, and the cost of securing those frontiers had added to Jordan’s economic woes. (afp)

View of the damage casued by the eruption of the Fuego Volcano in village of San Miguel Los Lotes, in Escuintla Department, about 35 km southwest of Guatemala City, taken on June 5, 2018.

Nearly 200 missing, 75 dead from Guatemala volcano

ALOTENANGO - Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 have been killed since Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano’s activity increased, with rescue operations halted.

In the city of Escuintla, near the summit, panicked locals rushed to their cars to escape, causing chaotic traffic.

An AFP photographer saw a large plume of ash rise into the sky, prompting an evacuation of everyone authorities could find before the police, the military and rescuers were ordered to stand down.

And a total of 192 people remain missing since the weekend eruptions, disaster relief agency chief Sergio Cabanas told reporters.

The search for bodies in mountain villages destroyed by the eruption was progressing slowly, officials said earlier, given the nature of the terrain and the way the volcano released large amounts of

boiling mud, rock and ash down the mountain.

“We will continue until we find the last victim, though we do not know how many there are. We will probe the area as many times as necessary,” Cabanas told AFP. However, the prospects of finding any more survivors was poor, he said.

“If you are trapped in a pyroclastic flow, it’s hard to come out of it alive,” he said, adding that people who may have been caught in the flow may never be found.

Among the latest of the 75 fatalities reported by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences was a 42-year-old woman who died in hospital having lost both legs and an arm in the eruption.

The previous toll was given as 73. Some 46 people were injured, around half of whom are in serious

condition, officials said.

The 3,763-meter (12,346-foot) volcano erupted early Sunday, spewing out towering plumes of ash and a hail of fiery rock fragments with scalding mud.

Authorities said more than 1.7 million people had been affected by the disaster, including more than 3,000 ordered evacuated, many living in shelters in Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango since Sunday’s eruption.

The speed of the eruption took locals by surprise, and could be explained by it producing pyroclastic flows, sudden emissions of gas and rock fragments, rather than lava, said volcanologist David Rothery of Britain’s Open University.

President Jimmy Morales, who has declared three days of national mourning, has visited the disaster zone. (afp)

Rare Sulawesi bear cuscus born in captivity for first time

The first Sulawesi bear cuscus to have been born in captivity is thriving at a zoo in Poland, but staff said they only realised the rare tiny marsupial had arrived when its mother’s pouch began to move.

“It must have been a couple of weeks, or even months, after it was born that we noticed something moving inside the female’s pouch and then, a tail popped out!” Radoslaw Ratajszczak, director of the Wroclaw Zoo in south-eastern Poland, told AFP on Tuesday via telephone.

“It’s the first time the species has been born in captivity,” he said of the animal whose survival

is threatened by hunting and deforestation in its natural habitat on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The baby was most likely born the size of a “small bean” six months ago, according to Ratajszczak, who said the youngster is now much larger and often ventures out of mother’s pouch.

But zoo staff have not yet had the chance to have a really close look. “We haven’t named it yet,

because we don’t know the sex yet,” he said.

Very little is known about the species, which is vaguely reminiscent of the Koala and lives in Sulawesi’s dwindling forests where it has nearly been hunted to death by locals.

- ‘Vulnerable’ “We know next to nothing about this species, it’s breeding habits or

its numbers in the wild because it has never been studied in the wild,” said the zoo director, who has spent time on the island, trying to discover more about the species.

Also known as Ailurops ursinus, its Latin name, and the Sulawesi bear phalanger, the IUCN Red List of threatened species lists it as “vulnerable”.

The population is projected to decline by more than 30 percent over the next decade due to the high rate of deforestation and hunting.

A biologist who has authored several books in Poland about rare

species, says that the diurnal nature of the cuscus makes it an easy target for hunters.

“They are leaf eaters, staying exposed on large branches during the day and locals seem to find them tasty,” he said, adding that his zoo intends to sponsor field research on Sulawesi by a local scientist.

There are six members of the species in Europe, according to Ratajszczak, including the three at the Wroclaw Zoo, another potential breeding pair at the Usti nad Labem Zoo in the Czech Republic and one at a zoo in Belgium.(afp)

Shot fired at convoy of buses in Tembagapura

JAYAPURA - An unidentified person fired a shot at a convoy of buses of PT Freeport in Tembagapura of Mimika District on

Tuesday, damaging a windshield.

The incident took place at 10.45 local time when a convoy of eight buses was plying. The wind-

shield of the sixth bus, driven by Refly Palit, was shattered by the gunshot. The convoy continued on its way after a brief stop.

The Papua Regional Police will investigate the incident. “We haven`t received full information about the incident. But we will

investigate immediately,” said the Public Relations Head of Papua Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Ahmad Kamal.(ant)

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Djokovic facing career crisis point

PARIS - Novak Djokovic is facing the gravest crisis of his career after a shock French Open defeat to Italian journeyman Marco Cecchinato left him contemplating missing Wimbledon to rebuild his game and reboot his state of mind.

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DENPASAR - Sanur is a favourite among families and couples, and shopping in the area is a refreshingly laid-back affair. Most of the shops are located on the main drag of Jalan Danau Tamblingan and you can easily hop from shop to shop by bike on or on foot.

Here is a quick guide to the top ten shopping in Sanur, from cute clothes stores to unique souvenir shops.

An excellent spot for souvenirs, A-Krea has a range of items designed and made in Bali in its attractive store. Clothes, accessories, homewares and more are all handmade.

This little boutique on the main Sanur street houses vast displays of artisanal products that are original and elegant, from traditional batiks that create chic living room backdrops or table runners, or bamboo vases dyed in rich colours. Interior décor items are inspirational and unique. Besides homeware, A-Krea also presents fashion items and accessories that follow in its unique patterns and motifs. There’s a large collection of printed textiles and woven bags and baskets in various shapes and sizes, and items made from seashells. Smaller items such as leather wallets

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The 31-year-old Serb slumped to an epic 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 7-6 (13/11) quarter-final loss to world number 72 Cecchinato, a player who had never won a match at the majors before this year’s Roland Garros.

Djokovic, a former world number one and 12-time Grand Slam title winner, had previously only been beaten by a player ranked lower than 25-year-old Cecchinato at the majors on two occasions -- Marat Safin at Wimbledon in 2008 when the maverick Russian was at 78 and 117th-ranked Denis Istomin at last year’s Australian Open.

Tuesday’s defeat left Djokovic shell-shocked, so much so that he threatened to skip the forthcoming grasscourt season and, by extension, Wimbledon where he is a three-time champion.

“I don’t know if I’m going to play on grass -- I’m just not thinking about tennis at the moment,”

said Djokovic who opted to conduct his post-match media duties on Tuesday in a minor conference room, which had already been shut up for the evening, far away from the waiting cameras.

His career statistics which used to sing of record-breaking feats now make grim reading.

The last of his 12 majors was secured at Roland Garros in 2016 when he completed a career Grand Slam.

That was the year he also became the first player to break through the career $100 million prize money barrier.

But his last run to a semi-final at the Slams was when he went onto finish runner-up at the 2016 US Open.

The Djokovic resume lists 68 career titles but he’s only won four since his French Open triumph in 2016. That Paris win came after three final defeats in 2012, 2014 and 2015. (afp)

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts after a point in the fourth set against Italy’s Marco Cecchinato during their men’s singles quarter-final match on day ten of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 5, 2018.

LeBron, Curry, Durant say NBA champ won’t go to White House CLEVELAND - Cleveland star LeBron James and Golden State’s Stephen Curry said Tuesday the NBA Finals champions will not be visiting US President Donald Trump in the White House no matter whether the Cavaliers or Warriors win the crown.

A day after Trump revoked an invitation to the NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House amid reports fewer than 10 players would take part, the NBA’s elite closed ranks to condemn the president.

“It’s typical of him,” James said.

“I’m not suprised. Typical of him.

“I know no matter who wins this series, no one wants the invite anyway. It won’t be Cleveland or Golden State going.”

When asked for his remarks later, Curry added: “I agree with ‘Bron.”

Team-mate Kevin Durant also concurred. “I’m sure whoever wins this series won’t be going,” Durant said.

Last September, Trump with-

drew an invitation to the Warriors after they beat Cleveland in last year’s final following remarks from Curry saying he didn’t want to attend.

“You’ve got to do what’s in the best interest of your team,” Curry said. “It’s unfortunate but we all have to do what we have to do and the Eagles fall right into that.”

The Eagles no-go might signal an end to what has been a decadesold tradition, Warriors forward Draymond Green said.

“Maybe it’s just a tradition that needs to stop if everybody is going to be disinvited,” Green said.

The Warriors, who lead Cleveland 2-0 in the best-of-seven series entering game three Wednesday, would likely follow the lead of what they did last year when they went to Washington and spent the day with children instead of what would have been a White House trip. “I hope to be in that situation,” Curry said. “The way we handled things last year, we’d stay consistent with that.” (afp)

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Isolated Russia aims to bring football to the fore at World Cup

Austria’s midfielder David Alaba takes a corner kick during the international friendly footbal match Austria v Germany in Klagenfurt, Austria, on June 2, 2018.

An isolated Russia throws open its doors in a week for a World Cup full of glitz and glamour designed to bring in the hosts from the cold. The month-long celebration of the world’s most popular sport has been haunted by fears over racism and violence as well as diplomatic spats.

But Vladimir Putin has left no stone unturned making sure the biggest -- and most controversyladen -- event Russia has seen since Moscow’s 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics seduces a sceptical world.

Twelve sparkling stadiums in 11 cities spanning the European portion of the world’s largest country are ready after getting their last licks of paint.

And superstars ranging from Brazil’s Neymar to Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo are all healed up and rearing to fight for the right to hoist the glittering Jules Rimet Trophy on July 15.

Almost every second person on Earth tuned into the last edition of the spectacular in Brazil in 2014.

That tournament saw the hosts suffer a traumatic 7-1 beating by Germany in the semi-finals that left a nation obsessed by football in shock.

Eventual champions Germany and Brazil again top a list of favourites that also includes Spain and past winners Argentina and France.

Russia’s chances of doing something special are modest. The hosts are the second-lowest ranked team of the 32 in the final and are riven by internal squabbles and injuries.

Putin counters that Russia will come out tops simply by pulling off the most expensive World Cup ever staged while struggling under the weight of international sanctions. “The organisers,” said Putin when asked to pick this year’s likely winner.

- Sanctions and boycotts The West’s penalties are a response to an ever more aggressive foreign policy Putin has pushed in the eight years since securing the hosting rights over England in a vote tainted by bribery charges.

Russia has annexed Crimea from Ukraine and defied the West by unleashing a bombing campaign in support of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

The US intelligence community believes Moscow meddled in America’s 2016 presidential election. Its British counterpart says Russia used a nerve agent in Eng-

land to try and kill former double agent Sergei Skripal.

A doping scandal that got Russia banned from the Olympics and forced its athletes to compete under a neutral flag at last winter’s Pyeongchang Games completed a picture of relations in utter tatters.

Yet Putin has emerged from all this looking as strong as ever. The Kremlin also does little to hide its pleasure at seeing the effective failure of efforts by some in England and eastern Europe to organise a diplomatic boycott of Putin’s party.

England will not be sending diplomats or royalty to the opening ceremony in protest over the Skripal case.

Sweden and Iceland along with a few others may follow suit by keeping their prime ministers and heads of state home.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week he expected to see a “heavy traffic of guests at the highest level” coming to matches.

- Racism and riots Russia’s problems do not end in the high-brow world of international relations. The bloody beating English fans got at the hands of nearly 200 Russian thugs at Euro 2016 in France has plagued preparations as much as any dispute with

the West.

Neo-Nazi hooligans who organise mass fights in forests and chant racist slurs at players have lorded over Russian stadiums for years.

The anti-discrimination network Fare said Russia’s football federation was making matters worse by punishing those who reacted to racist abuse “while ignoring the perpetrators”.

Security services have either locked up or checked in on hundreds of hoodlums to make sure they do nothing to tarnish Russia’s image in the coming weeks.

The scare tactics have worked.

Some football gang members say they will be skipping town once the games begin to avoid getting rounded up.

“However, we do not have as much confidence in the prevention of non-violent racist incidents (at the World Cup), despite the many well intentioned reassurances,” Fare said in a report issued last week.

- Neymar and Neuer Yet the world’s focus in the final week before kickoff will not be on politics or Russia’s underworld but things like Neymar’s right foot.

Brazil’s latest heir apparent to Pele sparked national panic by undergoing surgery on a broken bone near his toe on March 3.

The 26-year-old’s return could not have been more triumphant as he scored a fine goal in a 2-0 defeat of Croatia on Sunday that left even coach Tite stunned.

Germany will also be delighted to have seen talismanic goalkeeper Manuel Neuer come back from an eight-month absence with a foot problem of his own.

He looked as confident as ever in a 2:1 loss to Austria on Saturday and was included in the final squad.

And Russia will be watching with curiosity as Egypt’s emerging superstar Mohamed Salah recovers from a left shoulder injury he suffered in Liverpool’s 3:1 Champions League final loss to Real Madrid.

The timeline set out by Egypt’s football bosses suggests Salah might be in the lineup against the hosts in the second round on June 19. The two nations will likely vie with Saudi Arabia for the second knockout qualification spot in a group that includes two-time World Cup winners Uruguay.

An early exit would spell disaster for Russia -- still waiting to make their first Last 16 of a World Cup since more successful Soviet times.

But coach Stanislav Cherchesov said he was “confident” his men would do well enough to let him keep his job.(afp)

Argentina-Israel friendly called off: Israel embassy Argentina’s upcoming friendly with Israel in Jerusalem has been cancelled, the Israeli embassy confirmed on Tuesday, citing unspecified threats against Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

The World Cup warmup match had been scheduled to take place on Saturday. But its status had been placed in doubt earlier, following protests by Palestinian football authorities who had urged Messi not to take part.

“The Embassy of Israel regrets to communicate the suspension of the match between Israel and Argentina,” a statement said, referring to “threats and provocations” against Messi.

Local media had reported earlier Tuesday that the game was set to be scrapped, depriving Messi and his team-mates of a final warm-up game before they open their World Cup campaign in Russia.

Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie told reporters in Washington on the sidelines of the Organization of American States meeting that he believed Argentina’s players had been reluctant to travel to Israel for the game.

“As far as I know, the players of the national team were not willing to play the game,” Faurie said before confirmation of the game’s cancellation.

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli had last week aired misgivings about having to travel to Israel, noting he would have preferred to remain in Barcelona, where the team is holding its preWorld Cup training camp.

“From a sporting point of view, I would have preferred to play in Barcelona,” Sampaoli said.

“But that’s the way it is, we have to travel on the day before the match, play Israel in Israel and then from there go on to Russia.”

On Sunday, Palestinian football boss Jibril Rajoub urged Messi not to play in the game in Jerusalem and urged fans to burn shirts bearing his name if he did.

At a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Rajoub told journalists he had written to Argentina’s government asking that Messi not take part in the June 9 friendly. “This match has become a political tool,” Rajoub said in Arabic.

“The Israeli government is trying to give it political significance by insisting it be held in Jerusalem.”

The Palestinian Football Federation welcomed the cancellation of the match and said that with it, sport will not be used as “a tool of political blackmail.”

It praised the Argentine players “led by the star Messi for refusing to be used as a bridge to achieve non-sporting goals.”

Palestinians are outraged at US President Donald Trump’s decision last December to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, breaking with decades of policy, and move his country’s embassy there.

The embassy opened on May 14, fanning Palestinian anger and intensifying protests on the Gaza border, with Israeli forces killing at least 61 Gazans that day.

Palestinians claim the eastern part of Jerusalem, annexed by Israel, as the capital of their future state. The Jewish state considers the entire city its own “indivisible” capital.

“Messi is a symbol of peace and love,” Rajoub said. “We ask him not to participate in laundering the crimes of the occupation.”

Messi, he added, “has tens of millions of fans in the Arab and Muslim countries... we ask everyone to burn their shirts which bear his name and posters (with his image).”

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England must believe Russia will be different - Kane Harry Kane has urged his England team-mates to put the negativity that has blighted previous campaigns behind them as a new-look squad look to make an impact at the World Cup in Russia.

Kane will captain a youthful group with only Chelsea defender Gary Cahill having won more than 50 caps.

England haven’t won a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup and Tottenham striker Kane is hopeful that inexperience will also mean Gareth Southgate’s squad will also be less fearful.

“The main thing is to believe it can be different,” he said at England’s media day on Tuesday.

“It’s been tough because for the last 50 years we haven’t won anything. “We’ve got to stay focused on ourselves and not worry about the teams in the past.

“We’re our own team and our own identity. We’ve got to enjoy the occasion and we can’t wait to get out there and get started.”

Kane will not only carry the burden of leadership, but will also be expected to score the goals to carry England deep into the tournament after a best ever return of 41 this season, despite suffering an ankle ligament injury in March.

The 24-year-old took a few weeks to refind his best form on his return from a three-week layoff.

But after ending the club season with five goals in six games, he also netted his 13th international goal as England beat Nigeria 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday. “I feel really good and training has been of a high intensity,” he added.

“It’s been a tough camp and that’s what we all needed. “It was good to get some minutes on the weekend and I’m fully refreshed.”

Kane had been listed by FIFA as the joint heaviest player in the tournament when all 32 nations’ squad lists were released on Monday.

But he insisted he is a good six kilos lighter than the 96 kilo (15 stone) weight listed by world football’s governing body. “I don’t know if it’s been changed but I’m definitely not 15-and-a-half-stone,”

he added.

“I’m normally about 89 or 90 kilos. We weigh most days when we get up and that’s normally my fighting weight.”

So far the only negative publicity surrounding England’s preparations was the criticism Raheem Sterling received for having a gun tattoo on his leg.

Sterling said the “unfinished” tattoo references the shooting of his father who was gunned down in Jamaica when the Manchester City winger was just two years of age.

However, Sterling insisted he hasn’t been distracted by the coverage surrounding him in the past week.

“It’s not really been that tough,” said Sterling. “I just got on with my day. I spoke with my mum and she was OK. My daughter and my son are OK, I’m fine. “That was the least of my worries. It’s obviously bad to see yourself spoken of in that light, but it’s not something that gets me down.”(afp)

Ian KINGTON / AFP

England’s striker Harry Kane passes the ball during the International friendly football match between England and Nigeria at Wembley stadium in London on June 2, 2018.

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Isolated Russia aims to bring football to the fore at World Cup

Austria’s midfielder David Alaba takes a corner kick during the international friendly footbal match Austria v Germany in Klagenfurt, Austria, on June 2, 2018.

An isolated Russia throws open its doors in a week for a World Cup full of glitz and glamour designed to bring in the hosts from the cold. The month-long celebration of the world’s most popular sport has been haunted by fears over racism and violence as well as diplomatic spats.

But Vladimir Putin has left no stone unturned making sure the biggest -- and most controversyladen -- event Russia has seen since Moscow’s 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics seduces a sceptical world.

Twelve sparkling stadiums in 11 cities spanning the European portion of the world’s largest country are ready after getting their last licks of paint.

And superstars ranging from Brazil’s Neymar to Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo are all healed up and rearing to fight for the right to hoist the glittering Jules Rimet Trophy on July 15.

Almost every second person on Earth tuned into the last edition of the spectacular in Brazil in 2014.

That tournament saw the hosts suffer a traumatic 7-1 beating by Germany in the semi-finals that left a nation obsessed by football in shock.

Eventual champions Germany and Brazil again top a list of favourites that also includes Spain and past winners Argentina and France.

Russia’s chances of doing something special are modest. The hosts are the second-lowest ranked team of the 32 in the final and are riven by internal squabbles and injuries.

Putin counters that Russia will come out tops simply by pulling off the most expensive World Cup ever staged while struggling under the weight of international sanctions. “The organisers,” said Putin when asked to pick this year’s likely winner.

- Sanctions and boycotts The West’s penalties are a response to an ever more aggressive foreign policy Putin has pushed in the eight years since securing the hosting rights over England in a vote tainted by bribery charges.

Russia has annexed Crimea from Ukraine and defied the West by unleashing a bombing campaign in support of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.

The US intelligence community believes Moscow meddled in America’s 2016 presidential election. Its British counterpart says Russia used a nerve agent in Eng-

land to try and kill former double agent Sergei Skripal.

A doping scandal that got Russia banned from the Olympics and forced its athletes to compete under a neutral flag at last winter’s Pyeongchang Games completed a picture of relations in utter tatters.

Yet Putin has emerged from all this looking as strong as ever. The Kremlin also does little to hide its pleasure at seeing the effective failure of efforts by some in England and eastern Europe to organise a diplomatic boycott of Putin’s party.

England will not be sending diplomats or royalty to the opening ceremony in protest over the Skripal case.

Sweden and Iceland along with a few others may follow suit by keeping their prime ministers and heads of state home.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week he expected to see a “heavy traffic of guests at the highest level” coming to matches.

- Racism and riots Russia’s problems do not end in the high-brow world of international relations. The bloody beating English fans got at the hands of nearly 200 Russian thugs at Euro 2016 in France has plagued preparations as much as any dispute with

the West.

Neo-Nazi hooligans who organise mass fights in forests and chant racist slurs at players have lorded over Russian stadiums for years.

The anti-discrimination network Fare said Russia’s football federation was making matters worse by punishing those who reacted to racist abuse “while ignoring the perpetrators”.

Security services have either locked up or checked in on hundreds of hoodlums to make sure they do nothing to tarnish Russia’s image in the coming weeks.

The scare tactics have worked.

Some football gang members say they will be skipping town once the games begin to avoid getting rounded up.

“However, we do not have as much confidence in the prevention of non-violent racist incidents (at the World Cup), despite the many well intentioned reassurances,” Fare said in a report issued last week.

- Neymar and Neuer Yet the world’s focus in the final week before kickoff will not be on politics or Russia’s underworld but things like Neymar’s right foot.

Brazil’s latest heir apparent to Pele sparked national panic by undergoing surgery on a broken bone near his toe on March 3.

The 26-year-old’s return could not have been more triumphant as he scored a fine goal in a 2-0 defeat of Croatia on Sunday that left even coach Tite stunned.

Germany will also be delighted to have seen talismanic goalkeeper Manuel Neuer come back from an eight-month absence with a foot problem of his own.

He looked as confident as ever in a 2:1 loss to Austria on Saturday and was included in the final squad.

And Russia will be watching with curiosity as Egypt’s emerging superstar Mohamed Salah recovers from a left shoulder injury he suffered in Liverpool’s 3:1 Champions League final loss to Real Madrid.

The timeline set out by Egypt’s football bosses suggests Salah might be in the lineup against the hosts in the second round on June 19. The two nations will likely vie with Saudi Arabia for the second knockout qualification spot in a group that includes two-time World Cup winners Uruguay.

An early exit would spell disaster for Russia -- still waiting to make their first Last 16 of a World Cup since more successful Soviet times.

But coach Stanislav Cherchesov said he was “confident” his men would do well enough to let him keep his job.(afp)

Argentina-Israel friendly called off: Israel embassy Argentina’s upcoming friendly with Israel in Jerusalem has been cancelled, the Israeli embassy confirmed on Tuesday, citing unspecified threats against Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

The World Cup warmup match had been scheduled to take place on Saturday. But its status had been placed in doubt earlier, following protests by Palestinian football authorities who had urged Messi not to take part.

“The Embassy of Israel regrets to communicate the suspension of the match between Israel and Argentina,” a statement said, referring to “threats and provocations” against Messi.

Local media had reported earlier Tuesday that the game was set to be scrapped, depriving Messi and his team-mates of a final warm-up game before they open their World Cup campaign in Russia.

Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie told reporters in Washington on the sidelines of the Organization of American States meeting that he believed Argentina’s players had been reluctant to travel to Israel for the game.

“As far as I know, the players of the national team were not willing to play the game,” Faurie said before confirmation of the game’s cancellation.

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli had last week aired misgivings about having to travel to Israel, noting he would have preferred to remain in Barcelona, where the team is holding its preWorld Cup training camp.

“From a sporting point of view, I would have preferred to play in Barcelona,” Sampaoli said.

“But that’s the way it is, we have to travel on the day before the match, play Israel in Israel and then from there go on to Russia.”

On Sunday, Palestinian football boss Jibril Rajoub urged Messi not to play in the game in Jerusalem and urged fans to burn shirts bearing his name if he did.

At a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Rajoub told journalists he had written to Argentina’s government asking that Messi not take part in the June 9 friendly. “This match has become a political tool,” Rajoub said in Arabic.

“The Israeli government is trying to give it political significance by insisting it be held in Jerusalem.”

The Palestinian Football Federation welcomed the cancellation of the match and said that with it, sport will not be used as “a tool of political blackmail.”

It praised the Argentine players “led by the star Messi for refusing to be used as a bridge to achieve non-sporting goals.”

Palestinians are outraged at US President Donald Trump’s decision last December to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, breaking with decades of policy, and move his country’s embassy there.

The embassy opened on May 14, fanning Palestinian anger and intensifying protests on the Gaza border, with Israeli forces killing at least 61 Gazans that day.

Palestinians claim the eastern part of Jerusalem, annexed by Israel, as the capital of their future state. The Jewish state considers the entire city its own “indivisible” capital.

“Messi is a symbol of peace and love,” Rajoub said. “We ask him not to participate in laundering the crimes of the occupation.”

Messi, he added, “has tens of millions of fans in the Arab and Muslim countries... we ask everyone to burn their shirts which bear his name and posters (with his image).”

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England must believe Russia will be different - Kane Harry Kane has urged his England team-mates to put the negativity that has blighted previous campaigns behind them as a new-look squad look to make an impact at the World Cup in Russia.

Kane will captain a youthful group with only Chelsea defender Gary Cahill having won more than 50 caps.

England haven’t won a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup and Tottenham striker Kane is hopeful that inexperience will also mean Gareth Southgate’s squad will also be less fearful.

“The main thing is to believe it can be different,” he said at England’s media day on Tuesday.

“It’s been tough because for the last 50 years we haven’t won anything. “We’ve got to stay focused on ourselves and not worry about the teams in the past.

“We’re our own team and our own identity. We’ve got to enjoy the occasion and we can’t wait to get out there and get started.”

Kane will not only carry the burden of leadership, but will also be expected to score the goals to carry England deep into the tournament after a best ever return of 41 this season, despite suffering an ankle ligament injury in March.

The 24-year-old took a few weeks to refind his best form on his return from a three-week layoff.

But after ending the club season with five goals in six games, he also netted his 13th international goal as England beat Nigeria 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday. “I feel really good and training has been of a high intensity,” he added.

“It’s been a tough camp and that’s what we all needed. “It was good to get some minutes on the weekend and I’m fully refreshed.”

Kane had been listed by FIFA as the joint heaviest player in the tournament when all 32 nations’ squad lists were released on Monday.

But he insisted he is a good six kilos lighter than the 96 kilo (15 stone) weight listed by world football’s governing body. “I don’t know if it’s been changed but I’m definitely not 15-and-a-half-stone,”

he added.

“I’m normally about 89 or 90 kilos. We weigh most days when we get up and that’s normally my fighting weight.”

So far the only negative publicity surrounding England’s preparations was the criticism Raheem Sterling received for having a gun tattoo on his leg.

Sterling said the “unfinished” tattoo references the shooting of his father who was gunned down in Jamaica when the Manchester City winger was just two years of age.

However, Sterling insisted he hasn’t been distracted by the coverage surrounding him in the past week.

“It’s not really been that tough,” said Sterling. “I just got on with my day. I spoke with my mum and she was OK. My daughter and my son are OK, I’m fine. “That was the least of my worries. It’s obviously bad to see yourself spoken of in that light, but it’s not something that gets me down.”(afp)

Ian KINGTON / AFP

England’s striker Harry Kane passes the ball during the International friendly football match between England and Nigeria at Wembley stadium in London on June 2, 2018.

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PARIS - Novak Djokovic is facing the gravest crisis of his career after a shock French Open defeat to Italian journeyman Marco Cecchinato left him contemplating missing Wimbledon to rebuild his game and reboot his state of mind.

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DENPASAR - Sanur is a favourite among families and couples, and shopping in the area is a refreshingly laid-back affair. Most of the shops are located on the main drag of Jalan Danau Tamblingan and you can easily hop from shop to shop by bike on or on foot.

Here is a quick guide to the top ten shopping in Sanur, from cute clothes stores to unique souvenir shops.

An excellent spot for souvenirs, A-Krea has a range of items designed and made in Bali in its attractive store. Clothes, accessories, homewares and more are all handmade.

This little boutique on the main Sanur street houses vast displays of artisanal products that are original and elegant, from traditional batiks that create chic living room backdrops or table runners, or bamboo vases dyed in rich colours. Interior décor items are inspirational and unique. Besides homeware, A-Krea also presents fashion items and accessories that follow in its unique patterns and motifs. There’s a large collection of printed textiles and woven bags and baskets in various shapes and sizes, and items made from seashells. Smaller items such as leather wallets

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The 31-year-old Serb slumped to an epic 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 7-6 (13/11) quarter-final loss to world number 72 Cecchinato, a player who had never won a match at the majors before this year’s Roland Garros.

Djokovic, a former world number one and 12-time Grand Slam title winner, had previously only been beaten by a player ranked lower than 25-year-old Cecchinato at the majors on two occasions -- Marat Safin at Wimbledon in 2008 when the maverick Russian was at 78 and 117th-ranked Denis Istomin at last year’s Australian Open.

Tuesday’s defeat left Djokovic shell-shocked, so much so that he threatened to skip the forthcoming grasscourt season and, by extension, Wimbledon where he is a three-time champion.

“I don’t know if I’m going to play on grass -- I’m just not thinking about tennis at the moment,”

said Djokovic who opted to conduct his post-match media duties on Tuesday in a minor conference room, which had already been shut up for the evening, far away from the waiting cameras.

His career statistics which used to sing of record-breaking feats now make grim reading.

The last of his 12 majors was secured at Roland Garros in 2016 when he completed a career Grand Slam.

That was the year he also became the first player to break through the career $100 million prize money barrier.

But his last run to a semi-final at the Slams was when he went onto finish runner-up at the 2016 US Open.

The Djokovic resume lists 68 career titles but he’s only won four since his French Open triumph in 2016. That Paris win came after three final defeats in 2012, 2014 and 2015. (afp)

Eric FEFERBERG / AFP

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic reacts after a point in the fourth set against Italy’s Marco Cecchinato during their men’s singles quarter-final match on day ten of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 5, 2018.

LeBron, Curry, Durant say NBA champ won’t go to White House CLEVELAND - Cleveland star LeBron James and Golden State’s Stephen Curry said Tuesday the NBA Finals champions will not be visiting US President Donald Trump in the White House no matter whether the Cavaliers or Warriors win the crown.

A day after Trump revoked an invitation to the NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles to visit the White House amid reports fewer than 10 players would take part, the NBA’s elite closed ranks to condemn the president.

“It’s typical of him,” James said.

“I’m not suprised. Typical of him.

“I know no matter who wins this series, no one wants the invite anyway. It won’t be Cleveland or Golden State going.”

When asked for his remarks later, Curry added: “I agree with ‘Bron.”

Team-mate Kevin Durant also concurred. “I’m sure whoever wins this series won’t be going,” Durant said.

Last September, Trump with-

drew an invitation to the Warriors after they beat Cleveland in last year’s final following remarks from Curry saying he didn’t want to attend.

“You’ve got to do what’s in the best interest of your team,” Curry said. “It’s unfortunate but we all have to do what we have to do and the Eagles fall right into that.”

The Eagles no-go might signal an end to what has been a decadesold tradition, Warriors forward Draymond Green said.

“Maybe it’s just a tradition that needs to stop if everybody is going to be disinvited,” Green said.

The Warriors, who lead Cleveland 2-0 in the best-of-seven series entering game three Wednesday, would likely follow the lead of what they did last year when they went to Washington and spent the day with children instead of what would have been a White House trip. “I hope to be in that situation,” Curry said. “The way we handled things last year, we’d stay consistent with that.” (afp)

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Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors addresses the media during practice and media availability as part of the 2018 NBA Finals on June 05, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Macron warns of risk of ‘conflict’ over Iran nuclear deal

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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron warned of the risk of “conflict” in the standoff with Iran after Tehran announced plans to boost its uranium enrichment capacity as Europe scrambles to save a beleaguered nuclear deal.

At a press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the French leader called on “everyone to stabilise the situation and not give into this escalation which would lead to only one thing: conflict.”

He said that the Iranian decision to expand its nuclear infrastructure did not constitute grounds for quitting a 2015 deal designed to stop Iran getting a nuclear bomb.

The deal hangs by a thread after the US withdrew last month -- a move applauded by Iran’s arch-foe Israel -- but so far fellow signatories France, Britain, Germany, China, Russia and the EU, have stood firm.

In a rebuke of the US pullout Macron said that Iran’s riposte “simply shows that when you decide to unilaterally end an accord it does not encourage the other party to respect it.”

Netanyahu, who has vigorously opposed the accord, said he had not attempted to convince Macron to abandon it.

“I did not ask President Macron to leave the deal. I think that economic realities are going to decide this matter,” he said, referring to the prospect of renewed US nuclear sanctions on Iran, and the repercussions for European countries that continue to do business in the Islamic republic.”

“What we focused on, and what I focused on, is how to stop Iranian aggression in the region,” he added. (afp) Johan ORDONEZ / AFP

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Last month, the government proposed a new income tax law, yet to be approved by parliament, aimed at raising taxes on employees by at least five percent and on companies by between 20 and 40 percent.

It was the latest in a series of austerity measures since Amman secured a $723-million loan from the IMF in 2016.

Since January, resource-poor Jordan, which suffers from high unemployment and poverty, has seen repeated price rises including for staples such as bread, as well as extra taxes on basic goods.

Fuel prices have risen five times since the start of the year, while electricity bills have surged by 55 percent since February. The measures have sparked some of the biggest economic protests in five years.

After a two-hour meeting Tuesday afternoon, head of the trade unions’ council Ali alAbous called on Jordan’s new premier to “open a constructive dialogue” with the unions and civil society groups “to get out of this impasse that the draft income tax law has put us in”.

The head of Jordan’s Bar Association, Mazen Arshidat, said the unions “were determined to withdraw” the tax reform bill.

- Resignation ‘not enough’ Jordan, a key US ally, has largely avoided the unrest witnessed by other countries in the region since the Arab Spring re-

volts broke out in 2011, although protests did flare late that year after the government cut fuel subsidies.

The latest protests started last week when unions called for nationwide demonstrations.

They have rocked several other cities, including Irbid and Jarash in the north, Zarqa in the east, and the southern city of Maan, which saw deadly riots in the 1980s over rising food prices.

“When the protests began, they weren’t just directed against Mulki as a person, they were against the income tax draft law and the price hikes,” said Bushra Abu Jabbara, a 34-year-old pharmacist.

“We want the government to respond to our demands and withdraw the bill, which hasn’t happened yet.”

A majority of deputies -- 78 out of 130 -- have said they will vote against the draft legislation.

“The income tax draft law is almost certain to be dropped now,” Jordanian political analyst Samih al-Maitah said.

The bill is one of a tranche of measures aimed at slashing Jordan’s public debt from over 90 percent of gross domestic product to 77 percent by 2021.

King Abdullah said gas supply cuts due to attacks on an Egyptian pipeline to Israel and Jordan had cost the kingdom some $5.6 billion (4.8 billion euros).

He added that the closure of the borders with the kingdom’s main export markets, war-torn Syria and Iraq, and the cost of securing those frontiers had added to Jordan’s economic woes. (afp)

View of the damage casued by the eruption of the Fuego Volcano in village of San Miguel Los Lotes, in Escuintla Department, about 35 km southwest of Guatemala City, taken on June 5, 2018.

Nearly 200 missing, 75 dead from Guatemala volcano

ALOTENANGO - Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 have been killed since Guatemala’s Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano’s activity increased, with rescue operations halted.

In the city of Escuintla, near the summit, panicked locals rushed to their cars to escape, causing chaotic traffic.

An AFP photographer saw a large plume of ash rise into the sky, prompting an evacuation of everyone authorities could find before the police, the military and rescuers were ordered to stand down.

And a total of 192 people remain missing since the weekend eruptions, disaster relief agency chief Sergio Cabanas told reporters.

The search for bodies in mountain villages destroyed by the eruption was progressing slowly, officials said earlier, given the nature of the terrain and the way the volcano released large amounts of

boiling mud, rock and ash down the mountain.

“We will continue until we find the last victim, though we do not know how many there are. We will probe the area as many times as necessary,” Cabanas told AFP. However, the prospects of finding any more survivors was poor, he said.

“If you are trapped in a pyroclastic flow, it’s hard to come out of it alive,” he said, adding that people who may have been caught in the flow may never be found.

Among the latest of the 75 fatalities reported by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences was a 42-year-old woman who died in hospital having lost both legs and an arm in the eruption.

The previous toll was given as 73. Some 46 people were injured, around half of whom are in serious

condition, officials said.

The 3,763-meter (12,346-foot) volcano erupted early Sunday, spewing out towering plumes of ash and a hail of fiery rock fragments with scalding mud.

Authorities said more than 1.7 million people had been affected by the disaster, including more than 3,000 ordered evacuated, many living in shelters in Escuintla, Sacatepequez and Chimaltenango since Sunday’s eruption.

The speed of the eruption took locals by surprise, and could be explained by it producing pyroclastic flows, sudden emissions of gas and rock fragments, rather than lava, said volcanologist David Rothery of Britain’s Open University.

President Jimmy Morales, who has declared three days of national mourning, has visited the disaster zone. (afp)

Rare Sulawesi bear cuscus born in captivity for first time

The first Sulawesi bear cuscus to have been born in captivity is thriving at a zoo in Poland, but staff said they only realised the rare tiny marsupial had arrived when its mother’s pouch began to move.

“It must have been a couple of weeks, or even months, after it was born that we noticed something moving inside the female’s pouch and then, a tail popped out!” Radoslaw Ratajszczak, director of the Wroclaw Zoo in south-eastern Poland, told AFP on Tuesday via telephone.

“It’s the first time the species has been born in captivity,” he said of the animal whose survival

is threatened by hunting and deforestation in its natural habitat on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The baby was most likely born the size of a “small bean” six months ago, according to Ratajszczak, who said the youngster is now much larger and often ventures out of mother’s pouch.

But zoo staff have not yet had the chance to have a really close look. “We haven’t named it yet,

because we don’t know the sex yet,” he said.

Very little is known about the species, which is vaguely reminiscent of the Koala and lives in Sulawesi’s dwindling forests where it has nearly been hunted to death by locals.

- ‘Vulnerable’ “We know next to nothing about this species, it’s breeding habits or

its numbers in the wild because it has never been studied in the wild,” said the zoo director, who has spent time on the island, trying to discover more about the species.

Also known as Ailurops ursinus, its Latin name, and the Sulawesi bear phalanger, the IUCN Red List of threatened species lists it as “vulnerable”.

The population is projected to decline by more than 30 percent over the next decade due to the high rate of deforestation and hunting.

A biologist who has authored several books in Poland about rare

species, says that the diurnal nature of the cuscus makes it an easy target for hunters.

“They are leaf eaters, staying exposed on large branches during the day and locals seem to find them tasty,” he said, adding that his zoo intends to sponsor field research on Sulawesi by a local scientist.

There are six members of the species in Europe, according to Ratajszczak, including the three at the Wroclaw Zoo, another potential breeding pair at the Usti nad Labem Zoo in the Czech Republic and one at a zoo in Belgium.(afp)

Shot fired at convoy of buses in Tembagapura

JAYAPURA - An unidentified person fired a shot at a convoy of buses of PT Freeport in Tembagapura of Mimika District on

Tuesday, damaging a windshield.

The incident took place at 10.45 local time when a convoy of eight buses was plying. The wind-

shield of the sixth bus, driven by Refly Palit, was shattered by the gunshot. The convoy continued on its way after a brief stop.

The Papua Regional Police will investigate the incident. “We haven`t received full information about the incident. But we will

investigate immediately,” said the Public Relations Head of Papua Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Ahmad Kamal.(ant)

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Asian markets rise as China trade report lifts optimism

Asian markets rose on Wednesday as investors look ahead to a Group of Seven summit, while reports that China-US trade talks were progressing well provided some support.

The gains extend a broad rally across the region in recent days as optimism in the US economy, the world’s biggest, has helped temper geopolitical worries.

The Nasdaq hit another record in New York even as the lead from US traders was generally tepid, but eyes are now on the Quebec gathering of G7 leaders, with world trade high on the agenda after Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and the European Union with steel and aluminium tariffs.

The move was condemned by Washington’s allies, with Mexico on Tuesday announcing measures on a range of US goods from pork to bourbon, just as it holds trilateral talks on a long-standing deal with Canada and the US. However, Bloomberg News reported that China had offered to ramp up purchases of various US goods during talks this week, while Washington would ease US buying restrictions on Chinese telecom-equipment giant ZTE. “The president is expected to meet with his advisers on whether to move forward with this proposal or not. It has the ring of truth around it given the Chinese said the other day that all bets are off the table if the US imposes the tariffs,” said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at AxiTrader. “They’ve thus offered both the carrot and the stick.”

Pedestrians walk past a stock indicator showing share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 5, 2018.

Tokyo stocks gained June 5 as a strong US jobs report continued to support the global market while the yen edged lower against the dollar, boosting Japanese exporters.

- ‘Free-for-all’ In equities trading, Hong Kong rose 0.7 percent, having risen for four straight days already, while Tokyo ended 0.4 percent higher.

Shanghai was marginally higher.

Sydney climbed 0.5 percent after data showed Australia’s economy beat expectations in January-March by expanding at its fastest rate since the second quarter of last year. The Australian dollar rose 0.5 percent.

Wellington added 0.6 percent, Taipei put

on 0.9 percent and Manila was 0.1 percent higher. But while markets are positive, trading floors remain susceptible to bad news, warned Stephen Innes, head of Asia-Pacific trading at OANDA. “Despite the absence of escalation in geopolitical risk, traders are all too knowing that we’re little more than a spark away from re-igniting a free-for-all, whether its EU political risk, trade wars or the more probable escalation in Middle East tensions,” he said.

Badung, The Soul of Bali

Badung regency is proud to welcome visitors from all over the world with modernized infrastructure and accessibility. As the main entry gate to Bali, Badung has grown into a large suburban region offering plurality in cultures and a unique variety of tourism types oriented from spiritual & wellness development to luxury lifestyle, with the emergence of digital and nomadic tourism that lately has become a fast-growing trend in the industry.

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On currency markets, the dollar is holding gains after last week’s strong jobs report and expectations the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates next week.

And the euro was also enjoying attention again after last week’s sell-off fuelled by political turmoil in Italy and Spain. The single currency was above $1.17, having fallen to a 10-month low near $1.15 last week.

However, there are concerns that the new eurosceptic government in Rome is on a col-

lision course with its EU partners over debt rules and eurozone reform. Dealers are also keeping watch on a European Central Bank meeting next week.

The positive, risk-on mood helped highyielding units, with the South Korean won 0.4 percent up, Indonesia’s rupiah 0.3 percent higher and the Singapore dollar gaining 0.2 percent. In early European trade London, Frankfurt and Paris each rose 0.2 percent. (afp)

Abu Dhabi announces stimulus package amid slowdown Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed has announced a 50-billion dirham ($13.6 billion, 11.6 billion euro) stimulus package over the next three years, as the emirate seeks to boost its flagging economy.

He also announced a series of economic initiatives to create 10,000 jobs for nationals over the next five years and to make doing

business easier.

“I have approved a 3-year 50 billion dirham economic stimulus package to support Abu Dhabi’s economic development,” Sheikh Mohammed said on Twitter late Tuesday.

He said he has asked the emirate’s executive council to draw up a working plan for allocations within three months. Abu Dhabi is the

capital of United Arab Emirates and the largest of seven emirates making up the UAE federation. Dubai is the other large component of UAE. The emirate sits on over 90 percent of the huge oil and gas resources in UAE, OPEC’s fourth largest producer, and its revenues heavily depend on oil prices.

Oil prices crashed since mid2014 resulting in large budget

deficits for all the Gulf states.

Two weeks ago, UAE announced new incentives to lure foreign investors that included a 100 percent ownership of companies and a 10-year visa for professionals and investors.

The measures by UAE, the Middle East’s second largest economy after Saudi Arabia, come amid a slowdown in the oil, tourism and

real estate sectors.

The International Monetary Fund said last month that UAE economic growth fell to just 0.5 percent in 2017 from 3.0 percent the previous year, driven by a 2.5 percent contraction in the oil sector.

It said Abu Dhabi’s economy contracted by 1.6 percent last year and was projected to grow by just 0.5 percent in 2018. (afp)

Badung stretches from southern Nusa Dua, Uluwatu and Jimbaran to Seminyak and Canggu on the west coast up to Mengwi and Plaga in the northern part of the territory.

As the most visited regency in Bali, Badung appeals to trendsetters, adventurers, foodies and wellness seekers alike. Tourism is an essential part of the mosaic that makes up Badung as a leisure and business destination. Ventures in the areas of trade, cultural and creative industries, transport and construction all support the growth of the sector within the regency.

The Bali Mandara Toll Road, an imposing 12.7 km-long infrastructure above the sea and mangrove

forest connects the Ngurah Rai Airport to Sanur and Nusa Dua, hubs of lifestyle and high-end tourism.

At the northern end of the regency, the Tukad Bangkung bridge, 71 meters high, is one of the highest in South-East Asia and the longest in Bali. On the southern peninsula, the 120 meters high Garuda Wisnu Kencana, the new iconic Balinese landmark; the largest statue in the world, a fantastic manmade tourism attraction that will catch the eyes of everyone.

As part of our commitment to offer the best of Bali, the Badung Regency is creating and establishing BADUNG THE SOUL OF BALI, a tag line projecting a world class des-

tination as a global quality brand.

The logo of Badung the Soul of Bali expresses a unique variety of outstanding experiences. Culinary tourism is all around from top end international restaurants to authentic Indonesian celebrity chefs venues. Along the streets of Seminyak, Canggu and Berawa, high fashion boutiques and sophisticated homewares and interiors stores attract demanding trend setters. Nomadic tourists are also driven to Badung with the raise of brand new co-working spaces and digital cafes. A fast-growing number of international business guests visit Badung thanks to the development of a world class MICE sector,

mainly in Nusa Dua. After having successfully hosted the APEC summit in 2013, the regency is proud to welcome the upcoming IMF-World Bank meeting 2018.

The Natural side of Badung is just magnificent - the cliffside beaches of the Bukit peninsula, Dreamland, Green Bowl, Nyang Nyang, Bingin, Tegal Wangi or Padang-Padang are heaven for tropical seaside lovers and top surfers. No other place but Badung offers powerful Kecak dance performances by a high ocean view with the background of a majestic sunset at the Uluwatu temple.

Far inland is the village of Plaga with its scenic Subak irrigation system, a cultural landscape listed

by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. Nungnung waterfall, one of the highest waterfall in Bali is another landmark of Northern Badung where premium horticulture,

vegetables and fruits resources allow the steady development of local agritourism, with Bongkasa Pertiwi and Carangsari as flagship villages for eco-tourism.

Heritage and culture is an essential part of Badung as the Soul of Bali. Pura Bukit Sari, in the heart of Sangeh Monkey Forest, Uluwatu, Taman Ayun and Goa Gong Temples are all major sacred places . We also have unique traditions to discover, such as the Mekotek rituals practiced in the village of Munggu to reverse misfortune or the Tipat Bantal War of Kapal symbolizing the harmony between male and female energies as a source of fertility for nature and people.

Enjoy your stay and experience the unique diversity and cultural harmony of Badung the Soul of Bali, an ultimate destination for self-discovery and memorable explorations.

Delicious Twisted Satay of Casa Luna Restaurant Twisted satay is also a special menu offered at Casa Luna Restaurant other than mixed rice.

Probably, the shape and ingredients are the same as other satay, but the twisted satay a la Casa Luna Restaurant has different taste. The ingredients also utilize natural local spices as well as the way of making is very traditional. “Twisted satay has a lot of enthusiasts, especially foreign tourists,” said Dewi DeNeefe Suardana, Business Development Manager.

This satay is made from mackerel and shrimp. Meanwhile, the spices use local ones commonly called the base gede (Balinese

traditional spices) and added with coconut milk to make it tastier. The stalk in use is lemongrass to create a more fragrant flavor and aroma.

The twisted satay is served with seafood menu. Other than at Casa Luna Restaurant, the twisted satay menu is also served at Indus Restaurant. “We make spices manually and without using flavoring,” she said.

In the past, the twisted satay was using ingredients such as chicken or pork because it was made as an offering for the ancestor or God in ceremonies like mecaru (exorcism rite). Now, this kind of satay is sold as one of the food menus.

Moreover, in strategic locations such as the tourist attraction, the corner of the city and traditional markets, it is very easy to find satay merchants.

Hotels, restaurants and food stalls usually offer this twisted satay. However, the ingredient used is the form of sea fish such as snapper, tuna and others. It’s called twisted satay because the meat of the satay is not skewed, but finely panned and then twisted around the stalk. Besides, the stalk of the satay is different or larger and rectangular. The stalk is made from dry bamboo or refined coconut bark. (kmb)

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‘French Spiderman’ foiled in Seoul skyscraper attempt

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This combination of pictures created on May 24, 2018 shows a photo taken on May 3, 2018 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 4, 2018 of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un in an undisclosed location in North Korea, and US President Donald Trump walking to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on May 23, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Fire war ritual or better known as Siat Geni will enliven the 40th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) parade in front of the Bajra Sandi Monument, Renon, on Saturday (Jun. 23).

Badung presents Siat Geni in Bali Arts Festival

MANGUPURA - Fire war ritual or better known as Siat Geni will enliven the 40th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) parade in front of the Bajra Sandi Monument, Renon, on Saturday (Jun. 23).

Such rituals can only be witnessed every pujawali (temple festival) falling on full moon of the fourth month in Balinese calendar (October) at Dalem Temple of Tuban customary village, Badung, is in accordance with the theme of BAF XL namely the Teja Dharmaning Kauripan meaning the Spirit of Creation.

Head of the Badung Culture Agency, Ida Bagus Anom Bhasma, said the fire war is a unique tradition remaining to be preserved by all communities of Tuban customary village. Therefore, his agency registered the fire war tradition as an intangible cultural heritage to the central government.

“This (Siat Geni) is a unique

tradition and in accordance with the theme of BAF, the Fire of Spirit of Creation. This tradition will also be registered as an intangible cultural heritage to the central government.

It will be displayed at the opening parade,” said IB Anom Bhasma, on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

According to him, it will bring thousands of artists of Badung to

follow every series of the annual cultural extravaganza held by the provincial government of Bali at Ardha Candra Amphitheater of Denpasar Art Center.

“At the opening parade, there will be 500 artists involved of the totally 4,650 artists. They belong to 27 sekaa or art troupes. Obviously, according to the message of the

regent, we will participate in all the categories,” he explained.

He said that Badung district government has made preparation to participate in the art event to be held on June 7. The activities will be carried out in each art troupe.

“In addition to featuring Siat Geni tradition, we will also feature classical dance and contemporary dance,” he said.

This bureaucrat from Taman village, Abiansemal, mentioned the budget to support the BAF 2018 reached IDR 8,178,655,900. This figure has increased significantly from the previous year amounting

GIANYAR - To build people’s participation in managing waste continues to be done by the Gianyar Environment Agency. Household waste management in particular is considered to be the most important task. “We want to build public participation and awareness about waste management,” said the Head of the Gianyar Environment Agency, I Wayan Kujus Pawitra, in

the dissemination at the office of Sukawati’s headman on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

He said that garbage is a complex issue becoming a shared responsibility. According to him, the 3R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) program is the best way to cope with waste problem. “Managing waste with the 3R principle can be done by anyone, anytime and

anywhere and no cost. It only takes a little time and our concern,” said Kujus Pawitra.

Furthermore, Kujus Pawitra said this activity is not merely to commemorate the Environment Day, but also the program of local government in realizing the clean and comfortable Gianyar. “This kind of dissemination will continue to be done to villages. Now, we start

from Sukawati village coinciding with the Environment day,” added Kujus Pawitra.

On the opportunity, Kujus Pawitra appreciated to the measures of Sukawati village to establish a Waste Bank and the Saiber Community that continues to disseminate waste processing and even goes directly to pick up the garbage.

IDR 3,515,416,000.

“This year’s budget increased almost two-fold. In the past, the gong kebyar gamelan troupes got IDR 400 million, now they get IDR 950 million. It is meant that no gamelan trope will leave debt just to make appearance in the BAF,” he said.

He hoped that all the artists involved can provide good results by showing off maximum performance.

“We give appreciation to all artists that will appear in the BAF. Hopefully, they can provide maximal achievement and show off their best creativity,” he concluded. (kmb27)

Meanwhile, the Headman of Sukawati, Dewa Gede Dwi Putra, invited all community agencies to jointly promote waste management in order to create a clean and comfortable environment. “We hope to involve community leaders, PKK, and hamlet chief to become the extended hand of the region to village government and to the whole community,” he said. (kmb35)

Environment agency appeals people to manages household waste

N. Korea’s Kim turns from threats to hugs in diplomatic drive

SEOUL - French urban freeclimber Alain Robert attempted to scale the world’s fifth-tallest building Wednesday, getting more than half way up the 123-storey Lotte World Tower in Seoul before security forced him to abandon the ascent.

The 55-year-old, dubbed the ‘French Spiderman’, made his way up the building bare-handed and without ropes as staff pursued him from inside.

“I climbed about 75 stories and then after that, it was a bit like cat and mouse,” Robert told AFP. “Finally, I decided to surrender.”

He was taken to the rooftop on a maintenance cradle and arrested.

As he awaited processing by police he told AFP his climb was to celebrate the recent peace-making efforts between the two Koreas and he hoped the authorities would take that into account.

“I may get a hefty fine ... but I

did it because of what is happening now between South Korea and North Korea,” Robert said.

“That is my way of saying thank you to Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in.”

In the last two months the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea has twice met the South’s president, the two men exchanging smiles and hugs after years of heightened tensions.

Robert has scaled more than 100 structures without ropes or other safety equipment, setting a record for “most buildings climbed unassisted” according to Guinness World Records.

His successes include many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers and iconic buildings, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House, the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- where he used suction devices and a safety rope as it has no hand or footholds. (afp)

SEOUL - From threats of war to brotherly hugs, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emerged as a skilled diplomat with the unexpected assistance of a new player in the game: US President Donald Trump.

Kim’s sudden turn to statecraft at the height of tensions is straight out of a North Korean playbook that goes back decades, analysts say, but Trump’s spontaneity has allowed it to have an unprecedented impact on the field of diplomacy.

After a year of multiple missile launches that brought the US mainland within range of his rockets, and the North’s largest atomic test to date, Kim declared Pyongyang’s nuclear quest complete and began his overtures for negotiations.

Kim reached out to the South’s dovish President Moon Jae-in in time for the Winter Olympics and later made his international debut with a surprise trip to traditional ally China

to finally pay his respects to President Xi Jinping, repairing a relationship that had frayed in recent years.

He is due to hold a historic summit with Trump next week in Singapore, brokered by Moon -- the first-ever meeting between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader.

“It was premeditated,” said Kim Hyun-wook, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy.

“Kim knew that if he started by fixing inter-Korean ties, it would lead to talks with the US and China would reach out.” In meetings with the South Korean and Chinese leaders, including seaside strolls and al fresco woodland tea, Kim has appeared polite and pleasant, a stark contrast to Pyong-

yang’s previous chest-thumping. The North Korean leader has also extended goodwill gestures to the US, releasing three American detainees and dismantling his nuclear test site, while halting missile launches for over six months.

“Kim’s not just good at maximum pressure, he’s also pretty good at maximum engagement,” said Jung Pak, a former North Korea expert at the CIA who is now a scholar at the Brookings Institution.

He has proved “quite skilled at playing the regional players against the other”, she said, and “sees Beijing as a key counterweight (and probably an insurance policy) against the United States”. (afp)

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French urban climber Alain Robert (C) is arrested after being intercepted during his climb of the Lotte World Tower in Seoul on June 6, 2018.

Malaysia central bank chief quits after 1MDB-linked scandal KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s central bank governor has resigned, the prime minister said Wednesday, after claims the bank helped the previous regime cover debts linked to a financial scandal by purchasing government land.

Muhammad Ibrahim’s days had looked numbered since the new government, which came to power last month after a shock election

win, disclosed the purchase made

by Bank Negara Malaysia from Najib Razak’s government.

Former prime minister Najib, his family and cronies, are accused of looting billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in an elaborate fraud that stretched from Switzerland to Los Angeles.

The graft allegations were a major reason voters rejected Najib’s

coalition, breaking their six-decade hold on power.

Announcing Muhammad’s resignation, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the Harvard-educated banker’s replacement had not yet been decided on and the king still needed to give his approval.

In late 2017, Najib’s government sold land in Kuala Lumpur for about two billion ringgit ($500

million) to the central bank, according to the finance ministry.

The money raised by the sale was used “to service debt obligations of 1MDB”, the ministry said.

The central bank has insisted the purchase was “at fair value” and said it had given information on the matter to anti-corruption authorities for a review.

Muhammad, who had served with the central bank since 1984, was only two years into his term as governor which was due to end in 2021.

He had replaced Zeti Akhtar Aziz, a widely respected figure who served 16 years as central bank chief but had been at odds with Najib as corruption allegations mounted. (afp)

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With TV ads, drugmaker Gilead brings HIV prevention drug out of the closet IN a major shift, pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences will begin airing television ads for PrEP, its HIV prevention medication. The company said the ads, which will start in June and run through August, are “designed to encourage candid conversations around sexual health and promote public awareness of HIV prevention.”

PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, involves taking a daily pill to prevent HIV transmission.

Major clinical trials have shown that PrEP — also known by its brand name, Truvada — is safe and effective at preventing HIV if taken daily. The pill is also recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for at-risk groups.

Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Truvada for HIV prevention in 2012, Gilead has leaned on public health agencies to promote the drug. New York City has for years placed advertisements on subways and buses to promote PrEP, and the District of Columbia’s health department aired its own racy HIV PrEP television

ad earlier this year.

On paper, Gilead has spent paltry sums to promote Truvada — just several hundred thousand dollars per year in direct advertising, according to MM&M, versus more than $100 million to promote Hepatitis C drug Harvoni in 2017 alone.

Gilead said it has granted more than $28 million to approximately 120 organizations since 2012 to support their efforts to promote PrEP, an average of less than $5 million a year.

The name of Gilead’s new ad campaign is “Healthysexual,” and its first TV spot is a 30-second ad titled “Honestly.” Those featured in the ad include a gay couple, a transgender woman and young people of color — groups disproportionately affected by HIV. (net)

The Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada for HIV prevention in 2012.

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Poop transplants work as well as antibiotics for severe diarrhea POOP transplants work as well as antibiotics to treat a common and deadly cause of diarrhea, and perhaps even better, researchers reported Saturday.

Their small and unusual study suggests that doctors should try fecal transplants right off when patients in the hospital get infected with Clostridium difficile, a frequent cause of diarrhea in frail and sick patients.

Their carefully cultivated and curated samples cured half the patients who tried them right away, the Norwegian team reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

And most of those that weren’t cured with a single transplant saw their diarrhea clear up when they were given antibiotics later.

“This was a small trial, but the results suggest that fecal microbiota transplantation may be an alternative to antibiotic

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therapy in primary C. difficile infection,” Dr. Frederick Juul of Oslo University Hospital and colleagues wrote in a letter to the New England Journal.

C. difficile, C. diff for short, is an increasingly common danger to patients in the hospital.

C. difficile infections kill 29,000 Americans a year and make 450,000 sick in the U.S. alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It causes unremitting diarrhea, which can weaken patients being treated for pneumonia, cancer and other illnesses.

Right now, antibiotics can make patients even sicker because they kill not only the C. difficile, but so-called good bacteria that keep things in balance.

Once other bacteria are killed off, C. diff, as it’s commonly known, can come back and even proliferate — without competition. (afp)

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Singaraja and Denpasar undergo deflation

Prices of foodstuffs even drop

DENPASAR — Throughout May 2018, Denpasar underwent deflation of -0.03 percent when compared to the previous month, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 129.45. The deflation in May 2018 was the first time in the past five years. Singaraja also experienced deflation of - 0.33 percent with CPI of 140.91.

Head of Bali Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Adi Nugroho, said the same month of last year always underwent inflation. Similarly, during the period of January-April 2018, Denpasar also experienced high inflation.

However, if the CPI of May 2018 compared to May 2017 (yoy), it indicated inflation of 3.08 percent. If the CPI is accumulated from January to May 2018, there is also inflation of 1.79 percent.

Contributors of deflation included food prices accounting for 0.1764 percent and the price of housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel groups contributing to deflation by 0.0034 percent. “The deflation occurred due to some factors, where one of them is caused by the government efforts to control prices that have showed encouraging results,” he said.

Out of 82 CPI cities, there were 17 cities experiencing deflation.

The highest deflation was recorded in Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands) of 0.99 percent and the lowest was recorded in Pematang Siantar (North Sumatra) by 0.01 percent. Meanwhile, the highest inflation was recorded in Tual (Maluku) of 1.88 percent and the lowest in Purwokerto (Central Java) and Tangerang (Banten) respectively by 0.01 percent. If sorted from the highest deflation, Denpasar is ranked 15th out of 17 cities experiencing deflation.

Similar to Denpasar, Singaraja also experienced inflation if calculated from January to May being equal to 0.90 percent. In yearover-year (yoy), Singaraja also experienced inflation of 2.61 percent.

However, if the CPI in May is compared to April, it shows deflation of 0.33 percent. Deflation is indicated by a decrease in index of the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel group by 0.74 percent and foodstuff by 0.68 percent.

The commodities recorded to contribute to deflation in May 2018 in Singaraja include some commodities such as rice, sand, brick, tuna, cayenne pepper, red pepper, vegetable tomatoes, bottled water and cucumber.

Out of 82 CPI cities, 17 cities experienced deflation and 65 other cities experienced inflation. The highest deflation was recorded in Pangkal Pinang (Bangka Belitung Islands) of 0.99 percent and the lowest was recorded in Pematang Siantar (North Sumatra) by 0.01 percent. The highest inflation was recorded in Tual (Maluku) at 1.88 percent and the lowest is recorded in Purwokerto (Central Java) and Tangerang (Banten) respectively by 0.01 percent. If sorted from the highest deflation, Singaraja is ranked seventh out of 17 cities experiencing deflation. In May 2018, Singaraja is recorded to go through deflation of 0.33 percent. (kmb42)

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The regionally generated revenue (PAD) of Bali province is dominated by motor vehicle tax and motor vehicle title transfer tax.

Boosting revenue through asset, rental price rearranged

DENPASAR — The regionally generated revenue (PAD) of Bali province is dominated by motor vehicle tax and motor vehicle title transfer tax. In 2018, the regionally generated revenue of motor vehicle tax was projected to reach IDR 1.254 trillion, while the motor vehicle title transfer tax was worth IDR 1.141 trillion.

Based on the data at the Bali Revenue Services as of December 31, 2017, there were 2,988,356 units of active vehicles in Bali. Of this number, a total of 2,501,217 units are motorcycles. The number of motorcycles is found fewer when compared to that of 2013 where according to BPS it reaches 2,586,715 units, which further increased to 3,015,287 units of motorcycles until 2015.

Bali provincial government is currently trying to boost the regionally generated revenue from other sectors. It is started by proposing two bills in the Bali House of Representatives some time ago. They are bills on Land Use Control of Local Government and the Result of Separated Regional Wealth Management and Other Legally Regionally Generated Revenue.

The bill on Land Use Control of Local Government is closely related to the optimization of assets owned by the Bali provincial government.

“We will discuss further these bills because there are many asset problems in Bali. Later, the zoning will be arranged based on the lease or profit sharing, which one belongs to business, tourism area or agricultural area,” said Chairman of Bill Special Committee on Land Use Control of Local Government,

I Ketut Tama Tenaya, when confirmed on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

For agricultural areas, Tama continued, will be provided as cheaply as long as it remains enabled to maintain agriculture. On that account, Bali’s agriculture can be maintained and not be vanishing.

As for the business and tourism areas, an appraisal team is required to make an audit.

“We ask to audit first related to the value and strategic location.

Later, the nominal value is regulated in the gubernatorial decree.

Meanwhile, pursuant to the current regional regulation (Perda No.2/1992) they have the same tariff, so it becomes cheap,” said this PDI-P politician.

Tama added that the lease term still follows the higher rules of 5 years and can be extended. However, especially for agriculture, the possibility can still be negotiated to be longer. The assets of agricultural land in particular have been cultivated for generations.

“If later on these bills can be passed, we expect there is an addition to the regionally generated revenue from the lands in strategic, business and tourism areas. For paddy fields, we do not dare to set too high because if there are

people willing to cultivate we have been grateful,” said Chairman of Commission I of the Bali House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, the Head of Special Committee of Bills on the Result of Separated Regional Wealth Management and Other Legally Regionally Generated Revenue, Tjok Gede Asmara Putra Sukawati, said the formation of this bill is primarily to optimize non-tax revenue. The results of separated regional wealth management is divided into two categories namely, the return on investment in local government-owned enterprise (BUMD) such as Perusda, Puri Raharja Hospital, Jamkrida Bali Mandara, including PT. Bali Semesta Mandiri (BSM) and PT. Mergantaka Mandala (RPH Temesi), as well as the return on equity participation in private owned companies such as BPD Bali, Asuransi Bangun Askrida, and Jasamarga Bali Tol. “The BPD in particular included in the category of private companies will still be consulted to the Ministry of Home Affairs,” he added. Meanwhile, the other objects of the legal regionally generated revenue consist of 16 items, including reception of demand deposit services, interest, commission and income of fines. (kmb32)

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‘Bali Nine’ drug smuggler dies in prison: official

A member of the infamous Bali Nine drug smuggling gang has died of stomach cancer, an Indonesian justice ministry official said Tuesday. Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, 34, was serving a life sentence for his role in trying to traffic heroin from the resort island of Bali back to Australia in 2005.

The group became known as the Bali Nine and its ringleaders, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, were executed by firing squad in 2015.

Nguyen -- who was rarely in the media spotlight -- was also sentenced to death before the Indonesian Supreme Court later reduced his term to life imprisonment. He succumbed to the terminal illness last month but his death in a Jakarta prison was only announced this week.

“Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen died of stomach cancer in Jakarta on May 19,” justice ministry spokesman Ade Kusmanto told AFP. Nguyen and two other Australians were arrested shortly after other members of the trafficking gang were detained at the island’s international airport.

None of the three had drugs on them at the time, but police found 350 grams of heroin in a suitcase in their hotel room. The execution of Sukumaran and Chan sparked a diplomatic row between Australia and Indonesia. The remaining six members of the gang are still in prison.(afp)

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Bali prepares IDR 1 billion for cultural parade

DENPASAR —Bali provincial government is preparing a budget of IDR 1 billion for cultural parade to enliven the IMF-World Bank meetings. The activity resembles the parade of the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) posing the request from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. It happens because the president familiarly addressed as Jokowi admitted to get impressed with the BAF parade.

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This file photo taken on May 2, 2007 shows Australian Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen who was sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle heroin out of Indonesia, as he waits for his appeal trial in Denpasar on Bali island. A member of Australia’s infamous Bali Nine drug smuggling gang has died of stomach cancer, an Indonesian justice ministry official said on June 5, 2018.

“The governor has disposition to prepare a budget of IDR 1 billion,” said the Head of Bali Culture Agency, Dewa Putu Beratha, after the Plenary Meeting for the Preparation of the 40th BAF in Denpasar on Tuesday (Jun. 5).

However, continued Beratha, the initiative of the president for the parade is still being discussed by the National Organizing Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance and will be coordinated with the IMF because the whole schedules of the IMF-World Bank meetings are made by the IMF. “Our final coordination result is still being discussed. However, we in Bali still prepare because

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this is the request of the president,” he explained.

Beratha added the parade materials are still undetermined whether it will feature local wisdom of the Rambut Sedana in accordance with the IMFWorld Bank. Alternatively, it can display the Panca Yadnya (five sacrifices) such as Manusa Yadnya (marriage), Dewa Yadnya (parade), Pitra Yadnya (cremation) and others.

“Later, we will discuss with Cultural Advisory Council (Listibya) and the team if there is certainty. Hopefully, we get certainty as soon as possible,” he added.

Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, said the parade at the IMF-World Bank meeting is an opportunity to more actively show off Balinese art and culture to the world. Location of the parade can be done around Renon, Denpasar or Nusa Dua becoming the venue of the meeting.

“Most likely it will be held in Nusa Dua, but if in Nusa Dua, it means the scale is smaller because it cannot be done like in Renon. It will depend, if it will be attended, for example, by all the delegates amounting to 15,000, it can be in Renon,” he said. (kmb32)

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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Japan and Indonesia, Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach is proud to announce its participation to support the programs organized by Project Sakura 60 of Yayasan Persahabatan Jepang Bali (Japan Bali Friendship Foundation). Scheduled to take place at the hotel on June 10th, 2018, Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach will host two programs that will showcase the Japanese traditions and culture with a friendly sumo game and the traditional tea ceremony.

“Being a Japanese brand, Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach is proud to play its part in supporting Project Sakura 60’s program and showcase the Japanese culture,” said Jean-Charles Le Coz, General Manager of Hotel Nikko Bali Benoa Beach, “This fits into our mission, to bring a harmonious blend of cultures and traditions of both Bali and Japan to our guests.”

The program will start with a traditional Japanese tea cer-

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“Project Sakura 60 is a celebration of the diplomatic relations between both countries, and we have organized several events throughout 2018 to commemorate this,” explained Makiko Iskandar, Chairman of Project Sakura 60, “This will be our second program following the previous event that showcased a fashion show with traditional clothings from Japan and Indonesia, and a soprano singer from Japan.”

The event will be opened for public by invitation from the foundation, further information on the program will be available on Project Sakura 60 website www.projectsakura60.com.

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Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead, NY police confirm suicide NEW YORK - Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion, was found dead Tuesday in New York after committing suicide, police said. She was 55. Celebrity website TMZ said the designer -- especially known for her sleek handbags -- hanged herself in her Park Avenue apartment.

A police spokeswoman confirmed Spade committed suicide but told AFP the exact circumstances of her death were not yet clear.

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demoiselle magazine, launched her eponymous fashion label in 1993 with her husband Andy. Her cheerful use of bright colors and prints proved a hit with career women.

She had sold the last of her shares in Kate Spade New York more than 10 years ago, and was no longer directly associated with the management of the company bearing her name.

In the past few years, Spade -born Katherine Brosnahan -- had launched a new accessories label, Frances Valentine. (afp)

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With their fast cars, furs and fedoras, the heroes of 1970s “blaxploitation” are making a comeback on the big screen as Hollywood indulges its endless addiction to cinematic nostalgia.

Atlanta-set ‘Superfly’ leads blaxploitation revival

LOS ANGELES - With their fast cars, furs and fedoras, the heroes of 1970s “blaxploitation” are making a comeback on the big screen as Hollywood indulges its endless addiction to cinematic nostalgia.

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In this file photo taken on June 6, 2004 designer Kate Spade attends the “2004 CFDA Fashion Awards” at the New York Public Library in New York City.

Seen variously as a rich celebration of Black America or a regressive return to negative stereotyping, the movement is an attempt by filmmakers to relive the thrill of “The Mack,” “Foxy Brown” and other classics.

Next year, moviegoers can expect yet another reboot of “Shaft” starring Samuel L. Jackson, while Warner Bros. plans to remake 1973’s “Cleopatra Jones” and a

new “Foxy Brown” is headed to internet streamer Hulu.

Hitting US theaters on Wednesday next week is “Superfly,” Sony’s remake of the 1972 classic “Super Fly,” a touchstone in black cultural history and perhaps the definitive blaxploitation film.

“Some of my favorite movies are remakes,” music video veteran turned filmmaker Director X told a news conference in Los Angeles at

the weekend. “’Scarface’ is a remake, ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ is a remake, so I wanted the possibility to make a great remake of a classic film.”

Released on August 4, 1972, “Super Fly” told the story of Harlem drug pusher Youngblood Priest (Ron O’Neal) trying to score one last big deal before retiring from a life of crime. (afp)

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Jordan king calls for review of bill that sparked protests

Jordan’s King Abdullah II called for a review of a controversial draft tax law Tuesday as anti-austerity protesters staged another night of demonstrations in Amman and trade unions vowed to hold a general strike later Wednesday.

For nearly a week, the capital and other cities have been hit by angry rallies against reforms backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that have brought repeated price hikes.

Prime Minister Hani Mulki stepped down on Monday in an effort to quell the unrest but his departure -- and King Abdullah’s call to review the law -- appear to have done little to reduce public anger.

On Tuesday evening, protesters held another mass rally in Amman after breaking their Ramadan fast, jostling with police and waving Jordanian flags. Trade unions said the law review was a “positive” step but nonetheless called for a general strike on Wednesday. Many demonstrators said they wanted more than Mulki’s departure.

“We want new people who really want to bring in reforms, we do not want politicians from the same circles who only want to solve the IMF’s problems by stealing money from the people’s pockets,” one male protester, who declined to give his name, told AFP. Another, who gave his first name as Khalil, said Jordan’s political system, which grants the monarchy vast executive powers, should become more democratic and ac-

countable.

“We must elect the government, so that when errors are made they will be responsible to the people who elected them,” he said.

In a letter charging new premier Omar al-Razzaz with forming a government, King Abdullah II said it “must carry out a comprehensive review of the tax system” to avoid “unjust taxes that do not achieve justice and balance between the incomes of the poor and the rich”.

Late Monday, the king had warned Jordan was “at a crossroads”, blaming the economic woes on regional instability, the burden of hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and a lack of international support.

Protesters on Monday night chanted “we want rights and duties, not tips and handouts!” and “down with the IMF!” as they gathered under a heavy police presence.

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A protester sitting on a street sign waves a flag during a demonstration in Amman, Jordan, on June 4, 2018. Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned on June 4 after a wave of anti-austerity protests by citizens suffering from high unemployment and repeated price hikes.