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Chinese cartoonist slams Twitter for refusing Tiananmen emoji HONG KONG - Chinese artist Badiucao, whose anonymous political satire infuriated Beijing and earned him comparisons to Banksy, on Thursday announced a protest campaign against Twitter over what he says is its pandering to China.

This is the second time the social media giant has come under fire in the last week over its handling of China-related content, after it apologised for mistakenly suspending accounts critical of Beijing -- just days ahead of the 30th anniversary of the brutal Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30.

Such emojis have been deployed on Twitter to mark a variety of special occasions and events, from the premieres of Hollywood blockbusters to national elections.

But the platform -- which is blocked in China -- told Badiucao it would not be able to collaborate

with him on this anniversary because “emojis are limited resources at Twitter,” according to an email exchange the artist shared with AFP. “I was a bit confused,” Badiucao told AFP. “How come they are a limited resource? I asked them if they had not enough graphic designers... or if it was a financial issue. I wasn’t satisfied with their explanation that the decision was just routine.”

While Twitter said in that email that it was glad to be a platform for conversations about Tiananmen, Badiucao said the firm did not create a special emoji for the anniversary to avoid the wrath of Chinese authorities.

China’s ruling Communist Party is highly sensitive to criticism, and discussion of the 1989 prodemocracy protests and their brutal suppression at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4 are strictly taboo.

Ahead of the anniversary every year, authorities clamp down on activists and further tighten internet censorship to prevent any mention of the event. (afp)

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Colombian superstar Shakira

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Shakira in court in Spain over alleged tax fraud

ESPLUGUES DE LLOBGREGAT - Colombian superstar Shakira went to court near Barcelona on Thursday to be questioned over the alleged evasion of 14.5 million euros ($16.3 million) in taxes.

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Badiucao said he could no longer remain in the shadows, despite threats from China’s security.

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The 42-year-old singer avoided dozens of reporters, photographers and television cameras at the courthouse in Esplugues de Llobregat by entering via the garage.

The hearing of the performer, one of the biggest stars from Latin America who lives in Barcelona with footballer Gerard Pique and their two young sons, was due to start at 10:00 am local time (0800 GMT).

Prosecutors accuse her and one of her advisers of tax fraud after she allegedly failed to pay taxes in Spain despite being a resident between 2011 and 2014.

The case only covers the period from 2012 to 2014, however, as the timeframe to prosecute alleged tax offences in 2011 has expired.

Prosecutors say that while she moved to Spain in 2011 when her relationship with Pique was made public, her official tax residency remained in the Bahamas Islands until 2015 when she started paying taxes in Spain.

Her defence team however insists that until 2014 she earned most of her money in international tours and did not live more than six months a year in Spain -- a prereq-

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uisite to be an official tax-paying resident in the country.

According to Spanish media, she has already paid back what she allegedly owes to tax authorities.

This is the second time in just over two months that Shakira has appeared in court in Spain after having denied allegations she and Colombian singer Carlos Vives plagiarised part of their Grammy award-winning hit “La Bicicleta.”

The Madrid court subsequently cleared her and Vives, saying there had been “no plagiarism whatsoever.” (afp)

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In this picture taken on June 3, 2019, Indian residents walk along a road near the Ghazipur landfill site in the east of New Delhi. India’s tallest rubbish mountain in New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world’s most polluted capital.

India rubbish mountain to rise higher than Taj Mahal

India’s tallest rubbish mountain in New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world’s most polluted capital.

Hawks and other birds of prey hover around the towering Ghazipur landfill on the eastern fringe of New Delhi, stray cows, dogs and rats wander at will over the huge expanse of smoking filth.

Taking up the area of more than 40 football pitches, Ghazipur rises by nearly 10 metres a year with no end in sight to its foul-smelling growth. According to East Delhi’s superintendent engineer Arun Kumar, it is already more than 65 metres (213 feet) high. At its current rate of growth, it will be taller than the iconic Taj in Agra, some 73 metres high, in 2020.

India’s Supreme Court warned last year that red warning lights will soon have to be put on the dump to alert passing jets. It was not meant to be that way. Ghazipur was opened in 1984 and reached its capacity in 2002 when it should have been closed. But the city’s detritus has kept on arriving each day in hundreds of trucks.

“About 2,000 tonnes of garbage is dumped at Ghazipur each day,” a Delhi municipal official said on condition of anonymity.

In 2018, a section of the hill collapsed in heavy rains killing two people. Dumping was banned after

the deaths, but the measure lasted only a few days because authorities could not find an alternative.

- Garbage champions Fires, sparked by methane gas coming from the dump, regularly break out and take days to extinguish. Shambhavi Shukla, senior researcher at the Center for Science and Environment in New Delhi, said methane belching from the garbage can become even more deadly when mixed with atmosphere.

Leachate, a black toxic liquid, oozes from the dump into a local canal. “It all needs to be stopped

as the continuous dumping has severely polluted the air and ground water,” said Chitra Mukherjee, head of Chintan, an environment advocacy group. Residents say the dump often makes breathing virtually impossible.

“The poisonous smell has made our lives hell. People fall sick all the time,” said 45-year-old local resident Puneet Sharma. Protests do not work and now many people are leaving the district.

They say a plant that recycles waste into energy next to the dump increases their misery because the smoke it releases by burning trash is also poisonous.

Local doctor Kumud Gupta said she sees about 70 people, including babies, each day mostly suffering

from respiratory and stomach ailments caused by polluted air.

A recent study said the dump was a health risk for people living within five kilometres (three miles), including for cancer.

Traffic clogged streets, heavy industry and annual burning of fields in regions around Delhi have already made the Indian capital notorious for its pollution.

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Gria Luhu empowers communities to make bamboo straws

DENPASAR - Bamboo has various functions and benefits. If previously bamboo was used more to make furniture such as chairs, couches et cetera, currently the benefits of bamboo are further developed.

Bamboo is made into a garden decoration, while the bamboo shoots are used as food ingredients. Bamboo also has a conservation function, namely in maintaining water quality and resisting abrasion.

In harmony with the journey of Bali to become a clean and green

province, bamboo is utilized as raw material for straws. Gria Luhu Community founded by IB Mandara Brasika, 25, is capable of moving young people in Gianyar in particular to become a social entrepreneurship by utilizing bamboo into straws.

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Institute Foundation, IB Sukarya, when recently met in Denpasar revealed that Gria Luhu Community is under the Mandara Research Institute. The activity of making straws has been running for two years before the existence of Governor Regulation No.97/2018.

This product is very simple by only making bamboo reeds into straws.

This activity begins because there is a huge impact on fish in the sea and on land with the use of plastic and other inorganic waste. “On that account, there is the desire of these young people to develop entrepreneurs in the field of straws,” he said.

This Gria Luhu Community was formed initially in Gianyar especially in Bona and Belega village.

Both villages are famous for their bamboo crafts. On that account, it is easier to move the community, especially young people, to use bamboo as another product. “We just have to develop it without using too high technology. It just needs to cut and clean,” he said.

This community has more members of young people aged 15-25 years. The main purpose is not to seek profits from the sale of bamboo straws, but to educate young people to care about their environment. That is why this community does not only move to make straws but also educates young people at schools in Gianyar.

Young people coalesced into the members of this community move as coaches. However, the straw making is carried out by disadvantaged residents at the village having been engaged in the bamboo industry before. These citizens are invited, nurtured and given the information on the market opportunity.

He hoped the government can welcome this eco-friendly movement through regulations made by the governor. Besides, the government can issue a regulation on the use of bamboo straws in every institution such as hotels considering there are thousands of hotels in Bali that can become markets for the bamboo straws. (kmb42)

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Dozens of beautiful policewomen hand out face mask to homecomers

NEGARA - Dozens of policewomen from Jembrana Police on Monday (Jun. 3) handed out face masks to motorized homecomers in Gilimanuk. The motorized homecomers lining up at the counter were feared to get disturbed due to fumes of motor vehicles. At least, hundreds of face masks were distributed to motorbike riders and passengers around the line.

This effort is a form of police attention to homecomers especially to their health because the dust and smoke of the vehicles during the homecoming trip threatens their health.

Besides, the motorized homecomers also stood for a long time in the motorcycle queue.

A total of 25 policewomen were deployed in spreading manner in the crowd of motorcycle queues from inside the harbor through outside the ticket window.

“At least 500 face masks are handed out to homecomers.

Hopefully, it can provide them with health guarantee,” said Chief of Gilimanuk Waters Area, Nyoman Subawa.

Further, Subawa said it is sympathetic action of the Jembrana Police Chief through policewomen to participate actively in Gilimanuk Harbor. They urged the public to use a face mask because the amount of dust and smoke from vehicles so that they could avoid various kinds of diseases due to inhaling not fresh air.

Besides, the policewomen also gave an appeal to homecomers to be orderly and comply with traffic signs during the trip on the homecoming route including in the harbor and ship area.

Similarly, it is for the safety of homecomers so they can survive to their destination. (kmb26)

Eruption of Mount Agung has a pattern with deflation of up to 0.39mm AMLAPURA - Volcanic activity of Mount Agung remains volatile or unstable. Recently, this highest mountain in Bali has even more frequent eruptions with incandescent lava. Nevertheless, until now the alert status of Mount Agung remains in level III (Advisory).

Division Head of Sub-regional Volcano for Eastern Region, Devy Kamil Syahbana, stated on Monday (Jun. 3) that recent eruption of Mount Agung began to be patterned. He added that eruption has interval of only six to ten days. “Eruption of Mount Agung regularly occurs as it remains unstable. Eruption in small scale still has the potential to occur,” he said.

Devy Kamil added that based on observations of GPS device installed at a number of points in the slope of Mount Agung showed deflation on the mountain body by 0.39 millimeter after the eruption on May 24.

“The deflation is caused by the presence of an empty magma chamber because magma is migrating to the surface of the crater. So, the pressure of fluid gas in the magma chamber of Mount Agung is still weak,” he said.

He further added that his agency still appeals to all the people living on the slopes of Mount Agung to remain calm because the eruption and the incandescent lava material does not exceed the radius of the 4-kilometer danger zone. (kmb41)

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PULLMAN BALI LEGIAN BEACH LAUNCHES “TROPICANA INDONESIA” BY KOMANG TRI

As part of Pullman’s global art initiative, Pullman Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia have been creating timeless experiences for guests by blending elements of local interest, intriguing culture and visual ingenuity, through the discovery of different art forms.

Pullman Bali Legian Beach launches its first Artist Playground exhibition in 2019, Jewellery Painting exhibition titled “Tropicana Indonesia”

by Komang Tri. Born into a family with no jewellery background, Komang Tri found his passion and now sits comfortably among Indonesia’s leading designers. Following completion of his studies at Jewellery Design and Management International School in Singapore, he rose to prominence when creating a striking tiara for Jessie-May Broadhurst while competing as a Miss Universe Canada finalist. This was quickly followed by his role as official jeweller for Miss Indonesia at the 2012 finals in Las Vegas.

As a motivational speaker and aspirational member of the Indonesian art and entrepreneurial community, Komang Tri has also been awarded the Indonesia Young Leader Award by UNICEF, among others.

Now, Komang Tri is pushing boundaries and innovating through the creation of his jewellery paintings. Taking approximately 2 months to create 1 artwork, these stunning displays form a key component of his current exhibition at Pullman Bali Legian Beach. The exhibition is displayed until November 6, 2019.

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Lady Gaga’s Collaborator Brandon Maxwell Named Womenswear Designer Of The Year

NEW YORK - Brandon Maxwell scooped up the Womenswear Designer of the Year Award at the CFDA Awards 2019, and cemented his status as one of the rising power players in American fashion. Maxwell cut his teeth working under Nicola Formichetti, who was Lady Gaga’s personal design director from 2009 to 2012, before taking on the role of the popstar’s lead creative himself. Maxwell founded his namesake brand in 2015 and, after growing a client list including Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Sussex, he handed his styling duties to Haus of Gaga assistants Sandra Amador and Tom Eerebout.

Maxwell’s ongoing friendship with Gaga is central to his success over the last year. He created the razor-back black ballgown the performer wore to pick up her Academy Award for Best Original Song “Shallow” in A Star is Born, and to subsequently perform it on stage with Bradley Cooper. The

autumn/winter 2019 design made front-page news via the pictures of the co-stars crooning side-by-side and cheek-to-cheek on the same piano stool while Hollywood’s great and good watched on.

Cut to the Met Gala two months later, and Maxwell arguably received more airtime than any other designer owing to the fantastical creations he made for Gaga’s red-carpet appearance, nay performance. While posing alongside her, Maxwell helped the “Paparazzi” singer serve four looks – complete with numerous props – before she had even reached the top of the museum’s stairs.

Maxwell recognised the CFDA accolade as “really once-in-alifetime” during an emotional acceptance speech that also turned the spotlight on his peers (he was pitted against Rosie Assoulin, Marc Jacobs and Rodarte in the category).

“I worked for 10 years as a stylist before I started my company with almost every single person in this room,” he said. “And I know that you are kind people and you work hard. We scrubbed up tonight and put on a suit, but the other 364 days of the year we are trying to pay the light bill and make it happen.”

Indeed, fellow stylist Zadrian

Smith told Vogue just weeks ago that Maxwell was the only designer he felt was capable of realising the Aladdin global premiere look for his client Naomi Scott because of

his background. “Brandon has the precision and the eye of a stylist,” he explained. “He thinks about how a dress will look in the photographs and how a woman can pose as he

sketches it.” Prepare to see a sea of famous faces on Maxwell’s front row at his spring/summer 2020 show during New York Fashion Week. (net)

Rihanna Introduces Her First Savage X Fenty Collaborator LOS ANGELES - After using her Instagram page as a bona fide catalogue for her newly launched LVMHbacked Fenty fashion label, Rihanna is back promoting one of the other strands of her brand: Savage X. As well as premiering the June drop of lingerie, the designer introduced model Molly Constable as the first guest curator of her monthly Savage Xtra VIP boxes.

The limited-edition goodie bags for members of the subscription service (who pay £38 a month, but can skip a month and not be charged) comprise a cheeky Xccessory and an Xclusive collector’s item chosen by a special guest. For her turn, Constable chose a baby doll underwear set, multi-coloured nipple pasties and a flask keyring. “By golly Mizz Molly! We’re startin’ the summer off right with our girl @mollyconstable – our box guest curator!” read the first of three Instagram posts promoting the goodie bags.

Constable, who was scouted aged 17 in 2012 via

Instagram, has been working with Rihanna for a year, and walked the Savage X Fenty show during New York Fashion Week’s autumn/winter 2018 season. In the early days of her career, the model – who has been shot by Tom Ford and Alasdair McLellan – was embarrassed by being labelled as plus size, she told Interview. “I didn’t know that people were actually calling women above size 12 ‘plus size’,” she said. “I thought that clothes were always just clothes. Now that I’m in the industry and know things, I find it boring. It’s a boring subject and I don’t think that it needs to be a thing… Just make clothes a size bigger. You don’t need to put someone in the back of a store because they’re one size bigger.”

Subscription services might seem like a trad method of selling products, but for Rihanna, who has a community of Fenty fans engaged with the inclusivity that underlines her empire, they are another way of connecting with her followers. There’s no puppet master instructing the musicianturned-mogul to make these business decisions, they are rooted in Rihanna’s personal mission to cater to everyone in any innovative, effective ways she can. (net)

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Gianyar Police form cub scouting police at Batuan village

GIANYAR — Gianyar Police established the sixth cub scouting police (Sabha Pocil) at Batuan village, Sukawati. Formation of the cub scouting police consists of 25 students from SDN 1 and SDN 2 Batuan Kaler elementary school. With this formation, the students are expected to understand the applicable legal rules.

Chief of Gianyar Police Community Development Unit, I Gede Endrawan, when confirmed on Monday (Jun. 3) told that formation of the cub scouting police is aimed at increasing the enactment of the legal rules among younger generation, even from an early age. “This formation also aims to instill patriotism and love for the homeland among the younger generation,” he said.

This formation is also expected to foster a sense of love among students, and they are no longer afraid of the police. He added that armed with the pride of police, they can also dismiss the ill-advised perception about police.

“When they better know about it, more great children will later want to be policeman,” he affirmed.

During their time serving as cub scouting police, they will be given special training related to traffic signs and marching exercise. Such knowledge is also hoped to be further disseminated to other children in elementary school.

“Of course, we hope that this activity will be able to bear the nation’s golden generation,” he concluded. (kmb35)

Formation of cub scouting police (sabha pocil) is carried out by the ranks of the Gianyar Police at Batuan village.

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In Karangasem, hundreds of kilometers of beach suffer abrasion

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Abrasion---Officers of PUPR Karangasem are measuring abrasion area on Purwa Kerti Beach, Abang, recently.

AMLAPURA — The length of Beach in Karangasem reaches 85.22 kilometers. Of this number, about 39 kilometers have experienced abrasion. A half of that number has been handled properly.

Management Section Head of River, Beach and Groundwater at the Karangasem Public Works, Putu Agus Junaedi, revealed that the length of the beach reaching 85.22 kilometers spread across four subdistricts namely the Kubu, Abang, Karangasem and Manggis. Of the beach length, about 39 kilometers have experienced abrasion. He said the abrasion happened due to rising seawater making the shoreline eroded. This was triggered by reclamation in several regions. “Without being realized, the existence of reclamation is also an influence of coastal erosion,” he said recently.

Junaedi added that the handling

of coastal abrasion belongs to the authority of provincial government and the Bali-Penida River Agency.

He explained the handling of abrasion is still adjusted to the budget owned. For example, there is a 1-km long coastal abrasion but can only be handled along 200 meters.

The handling of remaining abrasion will be carried out at the next stage.

If there is a handling, the abrasion will be focused on graveyards and temples.

Like in Abang area, the abrasion handling was focused on graveyard. “The handling cannot be done at once but in some stages because it is adjusted to the budget they have,” he explained.

He explained that for the handling of abrasion on Purwa Kerti Beach, his agency helped facilitate the making of recommendations to provincial government regarding

the development. The proposed budget is large enough to reach more than IDR 5 billion.

“We have submitted the proposal to provincial government last September. Later the province will be budgeting because the budget in the province is quite large. If the budget in the province is inadequate, the province will further submit this proposal to central government,” he explained.

He explained that in handling abrasion he had to use armor stone.

It is also adapted to the severity of the ocean waves. He gave an example, for the southern coast usually reaches two tons of armor.

In the future, the handling of coastal abrasion will coordinate with the provinces, including the BWS, related to abraded beaches having been handled and have not been handled. (kmb41)

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On Eid holidays, Penglipuran provides culinary stand

BANGLI - Penglipuran tourism village is one of the attractions always visited by tourists during holidays. Within a day, tourist visits to Penglipuran during holidays can reach up to 2,000 people. To welcome the arrival of tourists on this Eid holiday week, a number of preparations have been made by the management of Penglipuran tourism village. In addition to improving cleanliness and safety, in the moment of Eid holidays this time Penglipuran also provides a culinary stand.

Chief of Penglipuran tourism village, Nengah Moneng, stated on Monday (Jun. 3) that the culinary stand will be set up in the west side. At least, there are about 20 tents installed as a place for residents to sell various typical foods of Penglipuran. ‘The foods we prepare are the same as those during the festival,” he said.

Provision of the culinary stand, explained Moneng, is motivated by the experience of the previous holiday season. Many tourists asked and had difficulty finding the place to eat around the Penglipuran area. “Many guests are wondering where to shop, even though they still want to stay longer at Penglipuran,” he explained.

That’s why during the moment of this year’s holidays, he tried to provide a culinary stands so that tourists can feel comfortable and be lingering at Penglipuran village.

Moneng predicted the number of tourists that will visit Penglipuran during this Eid holiday reaches 1,500-2,000 people per day.

Significantly, it increases from the visits on

German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders

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In this picture taken on June 5, 2019, Future Forward Party MP Tanwarin Sukkhapisit poses before the parliamentary vote for Thailand’s new prime minister in Bangkok.

‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament

A number of travelers are visiting Penglipuran tourism village. normal days only reaching 700 people per day. “Today, incoming visitors has looked to be getting crowded,” he said.

Meanwhile, when asked about the preparation of parking lot to anticipate the explo-

sion of vehicles coming to Penglipuran, Moneng stated the management has allocated four parking spaces for vehicles. They are at the main entrance to Penglipuran village, near the hero monument as well as to the

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south and west of the local temple. According to him, such number is enough to accommodate incoming tourist vehicles. “For parking space, I think there is no problem,” he added. (kmb40)

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Klungkung govt starts to charge levy to tourists

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Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta (C), holds a meeting with the members of the Association of Bali Fast Boat Entrepreneurs.

SEMARAPURA - Regent of Klungkung, I Nyoman Suwirta, chaired the Recreation Levies Meeting in the hall of his office on Monday (Jun. 3). Referring to Regional Regulation No.5/2018 on Amendment to Regional Regulation No.3/2013 concerning Levies on Recreation and Sports Object having been disseminated for several times, the Tourism Office will immediately carry out collection of levies to fast boat ports in Nusa Penida tourism area.

Present at the meeting were Regional Secretary of Klungkung government, I Gede Putu Winastra, Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta and all members of the Bali Fast Boat Entrepreneurs Association. Regent I Nyoman Suwirta said the rapid tourism development taking place in Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan does not dampen his enthusiasm with a

commitment to build Klungkung district.

This commitment is no longer negotiable. By implementing the levy system is expected to be able to further support tourism facilities. With the same intention and commitment, it is meant to build the tourism development of Nusa Penida by improving tourism facilities and arranging tourist attractions.

“Hopefully, you will not bargain the decision of the Regional Regulation that we have approved and you all help us disseminate to all foreign and domestic tourists to prepare money for the levies,” said Regent Suwirta.

Regent Suwirta also added that all the owners of fast boat business can use the Klungkung 360 Virtual Tour Gide Application to add facility service at each speed boat owned. It will also design a tourism package and will be used

as single door for collecting levies.

Meanwhile, Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta, appealed and hoped for the assistance and support to all members of the Bali Fast Boat Entrepreneurs Association to inform tourist or passengers to prepare cash of IDR 25,000 person (adult) and IDR 15,000 per person (child) to pay levies according to provisions of the Regional Regulation stipulated.

“Fast boat management just needs to disseminate to guests that are on vacation to prepare cash so the collecting officers will quickly work. Later on, the officers will be prepared from the regional government and it is carried out in every port in Nusa Penida,” he said.

He also added that the collection of levies will be starting this June. The faster the better will be for tourism development in Nusa Penida. (kmb)

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BANGKOK - Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as the first transgender MPs enter parliament in Thailand, where tolerance for the LGBT community is not matched by understanding or opportunity in public life.

In a sign of that enduring gap, the elderly speaker called for “Mr Tanwarin” to come forward in a vote late Wednesday that saw former junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha elected as premier with the help of a bank of 250 appointed senators.

Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, a lawmaker for the progressive antijunta Future Forward Party (FFP), is one of four transgender MPs in the house -- pioneers in a society where discrimination in education, employment and at home persists.

“I am not here for decoration,” she told AFP. “I want to write a new political history for Thailand.”

Thailand’s transgender community enjoys a high profile, but still faces major hurdles in the conservative Buddhist-majority kingdom.

Transgender people in Thailand appear in commercials, movies, on the front pages of fashion magazines and even have their own beauty contest, Miss Tiffany, watched annually by more than ten million viewers.

But the media leans heavily on caricatures of the community as catty, bawdy figures -- while transgender people are often passed over for jobs as teachers and civil servants and confined to entertainment gigs and sex work.

“Thai people accept the community but don’t see them as equal or

entitled to equal rights,” Tanwarin said.

- ‘Offending good morals’ Tanwarin’s political ambitions came after a successful career as a film director. One of her movies, “Insects in the Backyard”, was released in 2010 and shown abroad.

But it was censored by Thai courts for “offending good morals”.

It was only after a five-year legal battle and the removal of a threesecond nudity scene that the feature film was broadcast in the kingdom.

But Tanwarin -- who is now directing a play called “Trans, I Am” -- said an artistic career was not enough to push for changes to the legal framework governing life for the LGBT community.

“We had to go into politics,” Tanwarin says.

Tanwarin’s first push in parliament is to change the legal definition of a married couple to “person to person” instead of “man to woman”, which could lead to Thailand becoming the second place in Asia after Taiwan to allow gay marriage.

A same sex marriage bill has been floated in Thailand but it has drifted with the political turmoil and it does not give same sex couples rights to have children or adopt.

Political action is needed as the laissez-faire attitude of Thailand

towards its LGBT community hides a more nuanced reality, rights groups say.

Transgender people “are regularly discriminated against in their jobs, forcing many of them into low-paid jobs,” says Kyle Knight, LGBT specialist for Human Rights Watch.

Many face rejection by their families and end up in the sex industry where they are exploited.

And the term “katoey” (a Thai word covering transgender) is still thrown around contemptuously in Thai society.

Pauline Ngarmpring, who campaigned vigorously but failed to win a seat in the March election, called political inclusion a “first step” for the LGBT community and human rights in general.

The father-of-two who used to be called Pinit and made a name in the football world said there had been flickers of progress in recent years.

“Transgender people are now working as doctors, businessmen or teachers, but they are still too few.”

Tanwarin’s public presence alone has already sparked important debate and sometimes “virulent” comments on social media.

She relishes the challenge.

“I’m not afraid,” she said. I’m here to raise awareness for those who don’t understand.” (afp)

OLDENBURG - A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country’s post-war history was handed a life sentence Thursday for murdering 85 patients in his care.

Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel’s killing spree “incomprehensible”.

The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005, when he was caught in the act.

Hoegel has already spent a decade in prison following a previous life sentence he received for six other murders.

The exhumation and autopsy of more than 130 bodies were necessary to build the case for the prosecution.

Police suspect that Hoegel’s final death toll may be more than 200.

But the court was unable to say for sure because of gaps in Hoegel’s memory and because many likely victims were cremated before autopsies could be performed.

Buehrmann of the regional court in the northern city of Oldenburg said the number of deaths at Hoegel’s hands “surpasses human

imagination”.

He expressed regret that the court had not been “fully able to lift the fog” for loved ones about other likely victims.

On the final day of hearings on Wednesday, Hoegel asked his victims’ families for forgiveness for his “horrible acts”.

“I would like to sincerely apologise for everything I did to you over the course of years,” he said.

Caught in 2005 while injecting an unprescribed medication into a patient in Delmenhorst, Hoegel was sentenced in 2008 to seven years in prison for attempted murder.

A second trial followed in 20142015 under pressure from victims’ families.

He was found guilty of murder and attempted murder of five other victims and given the maximum sentence of 15 years -- called a life sentence in Germany.

At the start of the third trial in October, Buehrmann said its main aim was to establish the full scope of the killing that was allowed to go unchecked for years.

“It is like a house with dark rooms -- we want to bring light into the darkness,” he said. (afp)

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Former nurse Niels Hoegel (R), accused of killing more than 100 patients in his care, arrives at court for his verdict at court in Oldenburg, northern Germany, on June 6, 2019.

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351 inmates of Bali prison granted Eid pardon

table.”

Shaktikanta Das, the bank governor, said he wanted commercial banks to provide relief to buyers in housing, automotive and other sectors. India’s real estate sector is grappling with a liquidity crisis along with delayed housing projects and piling up of inventory.

Media reports said that some commercial banks have reduced lending rates only by 5-10 basis points in the past four months against the central bank’s 50-basis point reduction during the same period.

The central bank said retail inflation remained unchanged in April, at its March level of 2.9%, with higher inflation in food and fuel groups offset by lower cost increases in other categories.

It lowered the growth forecast for India’s current fiscal year to 7% due to slowdown in domestic activities and escalation in global trade war. An earlier forecast had put growth at 7.2%. India’s fiscal year runs from April to March.

According to the Central Statistics Office, growth of India’s GDP slowed to a five-year low of 5.8% in the January-March quarter. The economy expanded at a 6.8% pace during the last fiscal year, a fiveyear low.

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BADUNG - A total of 351 inmates, including foreign convicts, at the Kerobokan correctional facility in Badung District, Bali Province, were granted pardons on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

They received clemency along with certificates of short Islamic study called Santri Kilat in the yard of the correctional facility’s mosque in Badung District on Wednesday.

They were among the 351 inmates whose names were proposed to receive clemency, while a decision to grant pardon to the remaining three inmates was yet awaited, Chief of the Kerobokan Correctional Facility Tony Nainggolan noted.

NEW DELHI - India’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75% with immediate effect to fortify the economy as consumer spending and corporate investment falter.

The benchmark interest rate is what the Reserve Bank of India charges on lending to commercial banks. In a bimonthly review of the economy, the bank also decided to change the stance of its monetary policy from neutral to accommodative The central bank noted that inflation remains below its target, even after two earlier rate cuts this year. It also expressed concern over a sharp slowdown in consumer demand and investment.

Lower interest rates help make credit cheaper for borrowers, though they can also spur inflation.

The central bank’s decision comes ahead of the federal budget, which is due to be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on July 5 after it won by a landslide in recent elections.

Despite recent headwinds, India is the world’s sixth largest and its fastest growing major developing economy. Modi is facing strong pressure to help keep growth robust and create jobs for its 1.35 billion people.

Madan Sabnavi, an economist, said the central bank’s decision was expected, and the shift in monetary policy from neutral to accommodative “meant that an increase in interest rates is off the

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The four foreign inmates whose names were proposed for clemency are Ahmad Fazlim, Muhammad Faliq, and Nurhisham from Malaysia as well as Ulvi Turker from Turkey. “The four each received a one-month clemency. Three of the four foreign nationals were involved in drug-related cases, while the other was involved in the violation of electronic information and transaction law,” he added. (ant)

Indonesia Muslims walk to take part in a special morning prayer celebrating Eid al-Fitr festival in Denpasar, on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on June 5, 2019. Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Sky-high airfares slam Bali domestic tourism numbers

F o re i g n t o u r i s t n u m b e r s haven’t been hurt so far, but the number of Indonesians visiting Bali has been declining ever since the start of the year, according to the island’s Tourism Department, which cited a recent surge in domestic airfares as the primary cause.

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Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses a press conference in Mumbai, India, Thursday, June 6, 2019. India’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75% from 6% with immediate effect to fortify the economy as consumer spending and corporate investment falter.

Growth in India’s exports flattened to 0.6% in April, down sharply from 11.8% in March this year due to declines in engineer-

ing goods, gems and jewelry and leather products, the statement said.

Growth in eight core indus-

tries decelerated sharply in April, mainly due to weaker production of coal, crude oil, fertilizers and cement, it said. (ap)

EU wary on budget impact of Greece’s new benefits, tax cuts ATHENS - The European Commission has voiced concern at the impact new benefits and sales tax cuts will have on Greece’s austerity commitments.

Athens has promised bailout creditors high budget surpluses for

years to come, so it can continue servicing its debts.

But the commission said Wednesday the left-wing government’s relief measures set the budget targets at risk.

Greek officials insisted that the

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, arrives at parliament to take part in a cabinet meeting in Athens, Friday, May 31, 2019. Greece’s left-wing government says it is planning to appoint new top judges before a July 7 general election, a decision that has drawn criticism from opposition conservatives who hold a big lead in opinion polls.

targets were realistic.

The commission report also said newly-adopted extra pension payments will increase Greece’s pension expenditure — the European Union’s highest — and divert welfare funds away from young, working-age Greeks.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the benefits and sales tax reductions shortly before last month’s European Parliament elections — where his party suffered a heavy defeat that forced him to call an early election on July 7. (ap)

“The impact of high domestic airfares is very bad for tourism … Since the price surge in January until now, the number of domestic tourist arrivals in Bali has decreased about 12 percent,” Tourism Department chief AA Gede Yuniartha Putra.

Yuniartha explained that many

still coming to the island have been doing so via other means of transport to avoid paying the high air travel price. So far, however, the tourism-dependent island hasn’t seen a similar depression in overseas visitors. “We’ve only seen a decline in domestic tourists,” Yuniartha said.

Last month, the Indonesian Transportation Ministry agreed to revise the domestic airfare ceiling in an attempt to force airlines to lower their ticket prices, after increasing prices sparked a backlash among the public and led to the decrease of domestic travel throughout the country in general.

According to a report from government news agency Antara, the Bali Provincial Government remains optimistic that the Eid holiday will bring more domestic tourists to the island, which they believe will remain a popular destination for extended holidays. (ant)

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The “Empress of the Seas”, a Bahamas-flagged vessel owned by the US Royal Caribbean which became the last cruise of a US company to touch the Cuban port following the new US sanctions against the island, leaves from Havana, on June 5, 2019.

Last cruise ship leaves Cuba as fresh US sanctions bite

HAVANA - The last US cruise liner to stop over in Cuba sailed out again Wednesday as stepped-up US sanctions against the Communist-run island came into force.

Cubans who have welcomed and benefited from such visits as part of a rapproachment with the United States under Barack Obama in 2015 and 2016 watched sadly as the Empress of the Seas headed out to sea.

Passengers waved from the deck of the huge white vessel and waved small red, white, and blue Cuban flags.

The Bahamian-flagged ship operated by US company Royal Caribbean Cruises docked in Havana on Tuesday just as the new sanctions were announced, taking many passengers by surprise. It was supposed to stay for two days, but has now left early.

President Donald Trump ordered a halt to these cruise ship stopovers and a clamp-down on US visas for visiting Cuba as part of a strategy to cut the flow of dollars to a country that Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Mario Diaz, a 19 year old disc jockey waiting for a bus as he watched the cruise ship depart, said Obama’s visit here a year after the longtime Cold War foes restored relations in 2015 was an unforgettable event and one that brought great hope.

“All this is so sad, really,” said Lopez, “for Trump to come in and turn everything back from one day to the next.”

Fernando Santana, a 50-year-old fisherman, remembers using his

cell phone to film the arrival of the first US cruise ship back in 2016.

He recalls how Cubans and visitors alike shouted with joy as blasts from its fog horn echoed across the port of Havana.

Santana said Obama had worked hard to bring Americans and Cubans together. “Then a donkey came along, and with its feet it kicked down everything that the other guy had done with his head,” said Santana.

Americans who were on the departing ship said they knew nothing about the new US sanctions. Some found out while walking around Havana during the abbreviated port call.

“Right or wrong, we know nothing about it as American citizens.

It was a total surprise to us,” passenger Linda Mensure from Texas told AFP. “We have got people scheduled to come next week and now they won’t be able to. It’s sad,” said Jim Johnson, from Florida, referring to vacationers who had bought tickets for cruises that were to include Cuba on the itinerary.

- ‘Very upset! -

“I’m one of hundreds of very angry passengers aboard a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean,” said Cindy Hamilton, a nurse from Terre Haute, Indiana, said in a tweet. “We all planned this cruise anticipating our stop in Cuba. Very upset!”

The Treasury Department banned group educational travel, cruise ship and private yacht visits

by Americans, taking aim at the most common ways US tourists and Cuban-Americans visit the Caribbean island.

The move could constitute a heavy hit on Cuba, which saw more than a quarter-million US visitors in the first four months of 2019, almost double the figure from a year earlier.

The Cruise Lines International Association said the new US measure will affect nearly 800,000 reservations that were already made or being finalized.

Cuba and the United States restored ties in 2015 and Obama himself visited Havana in a historic presidential trip in March 2016, meeting with then-president Raul Castro.

Weeks later, the ban was lifted on US commercial ship visits, opening the door for the Caribbean cruise ship industry to expand stops in Cuba.

American tourism in Cuba had taken off after Obama moved to ease the half-century trade embargo against the communist government in 2014 -- even though continuing restrictions kept visits nominally in the realm of cultural and artistic exchanges and business dealings.

However, the Obama initiative was attacked by Trump, who began restricting relations within months of taking power in 2017. (afp)

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Fishermen help overhaul plastic habits off Italy

S A N BEN ED ETTO D EL TRONTO - On a moonlit night off Italy’s coast, fishermen are hauling in the usual catch: cuttlefish, red mullet and plastic waste.

But this time, they won’t throw the rubbish back.

The trash instead is being collected, analysed and, where possible, recycled in an initially month-long experiment to try to provide a blueprint for cleaning up the sea.

“A lot of the fishermen used to throw the rubbish back into the sea, because the law says they can’t bring it to land,” said Eleonora de Sabata, coordinator for Clean Sea Life, which runs the project.

“They’re not authorised to carry waste, in ports there’s nowhere to put this kind of waste and it’s not clear who should dispose of it.”

That dilemma will hopefully not be an issue for the around 40 fishing boats sailing off the Adriatic resort of San Benedetto del Tronto who are taking part in the initiative.

Since it started, the fishermen have collected around a tonne of waste a week for a month, of which 60 percent is plastic.

Each day, volunteers catalogue and sort the smelly catch on the quayside.

Some is recycled, some is disposed of along with household or industrial waste, but none goes back in the sea.

The project had been due to wrap up on June 7, the day before World Oceans Day, but has now been extended through the summer months.

Organisers hope it will offer waste management solutions that can be scaled up for the rest of

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A government survey conducted between 2013 and 2017 reported that Delhi saw 981 deaths from acute respiratory infection while more than 1.7 million residents suffered from infections. And India’s garbage mountains will only get bigger in coming years.

Indian cities are among the world’s largest garbage producers, generating 62 million tonnes of waste annually. By 2030, that could rise to 165 million tonnes, according to government figures.

Chitra, of the Chintan group, said waste has become a huge

Italy and beyond.

- Plastic jumble -

Much of the rubbish is singleuse, such as bottles, plates and cutlery, but also includes old nets from fishing or mussel farming and assorted random plastic objects, from medical products to fax machine parts.

Fisherman Claudio Uriani, 62, sorts the catch into different buckets, ready to be sold at market.

The most voluminous species is the plastic, though.

“Let’s say we didn’t always collect it. There didn’t used to be anyone on land to take the plastic,” said Uriani, who’s been fishing since 1972.

“If the fish eat plastic, they get sick, and so we also can get sick.”

The Mediterranean Sea faces the additional problem of being a virtually closed body of water surrounded by dense human populations.

A study by the peer-reviewed Public Library of Science (PLOS) published in 2015 estimated that the Mediterranean contains 1,000-3,000 tonnes of floating plastic, with an unknown quantity on the seabed.

The Nile river delivers at least 1,500 tonnes of plastic into the Med annually, according to the PLOS study.

Sperm whales wash up regularly on Italian beaches, their stomachs full of plastic.

“The rubbish that ends up in the sea all comes from people, from lakes and rivers, it’s essential to educate people that what they put in the water ends up in the sea,” said harbour master Mauro Colarossi. (afp) challenge as India’s growing wealth drives consumerism and the production of extra garbage that the country cannot dispose of properly.

When he took power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Operation Clean India under which tens of thousands of public toilets have been built and new waste management rules were introduced in 2016.

But watchdogs, including the Supreme Court, have repeatedly accused Delhi’s warring authorities -- the region is controlled by one party while Modi’s right wing party runs the city authorities -- of not taking the waste crisis seriously. (afp)

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Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Creatively inclined find photo opportunity in Jakarta’s empty roads

JAKARTA - Empty roads in the quiet capital city of Jakarta during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr presented a unique photo opportunity for some people, with a creative inclination.

Most roads in Jakarta currently wear a quiet, deserted look since over half the population has left the city to return to their hometowns during the Eid holidays.

This situation piqued the creative quotient of several people, who are still in the city, to click pictures in the middle of empty roads.

Some people posed for pictures in the middle of the deserted street on the first day of Eid and uploaded them on their Instagram account bearing the tagline #JakartaSepi that means #QuietJakarta.

Several of them also posted photographs in sleeping,

working, and camping poses in the middle of the empty road.

These photographs give a glimpse of a plethora of activities that are definitely not possible on Jakarta’s roads during regular weekdays.

Some unique photographs of Jakarta’s residents enjoying the solitude of the city on the first day of Eid can be found on Instagram bearing the tagline #JakartaSepi. (ant)

Several thousand Muslims offer Eid prayers at Sorong Airport SORONG - Several thousand Muslims performed Eid-al-Fitr prayers at the Teminabuan Airport in Sorong City in West Papua Province on Wednesday.

Several officials comprising South Sorong District Head Samsudin Anggiluli, Chief of the South Sorong Police Resort Adjunct Chief Commissioner Hans Rahmatuloh Irawan, and Assistant III to the South Sorong District Secretary HM Aris participated in performing prayers.

During his Eid-al-Fitr sermon, Dardi Maarif urged the congregation to deepen their belief and devoutness to The Beneficent and The Merciful by performing what Allah SWT orders and refraining from what Allah SWT bans.

“Let us open up our hearts to offer forgiveness as widely as possible. Let us open our heart and mind and desist from retalia-

tion, hate, and hostility, among other wrong deeds,” he emphasized.

Chief of the South Sorong Committee for Islamic Holidays Karim Kaliki remarked that the Eid-al-Fitr prayers in the district were held at seven different locations, including Teminabuan, Kampung Bumi Ajo, Kampung Hasik Jaya of Moswaren Sub-district, Inanwatan Sub-district, and Kokoda Sub-district.

Offering the Eid prayers marks victory for Muslims after a month-long fast. In spite of the democratic upheaval following the elections on April 27, 2019, everything ran as expected by the South Sorong district government.

Anggiluli urged Muslims in South Sorong to maintain unity and brotherhood with other fellow Muslims, followers of different faiths, and people of other groups in the district.

Through the Eid-al-Fitr celebration, the

local people would hopefully forgive, show respect to one another, and maintain tolerance with adherents of other faiths, he added.

Seventeen missing after cargo vessel sinks in Indonesia

Seventeen people were missing after a cargo boat sank off eastern Indonesia, authorities said Wednesday, the latest maritime accident to hit the sprawling archipelago nation.

The vessel overturned on Saturday afternoon with 18 people onboard. It was sailing from Bitung, on the northern tip of Sulawesi island, to Morowali regency in the south, rescue officials said.

One 35-year-old survivor was found by a passing vessel floating in a life jacket on Tuesday and was now receiving medical treatment, authorities said.

Search and rescue official Basrano, who goes by one name, said 17 crew members were still being sought. A rescue vessel has been deployed.

The 80-metre-long KM Lintas Timur, which was carrying cement, overturned in rough seas after its engine died, according to authorities.

Marine accidents are common in Indonesia, an archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands, where many use ferries and other boats to travel despite poor safety standards.

Some 160 people died when an Indonesian ferry sunk into the depths of one of the world’s deepest lakes on Sumatra island last year.

More than 300 people are estimated to have drowned in 2009 when a ferry sank between Sulawesi and Borneo. (afp)

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Lowry gets shoved by fan, pushes Raptors to NBA Finals win

Siyut Beach GIANYAR - Bali is one of the provinces in Indonesia that are well known to foreign countries. The island of Bali is famous for its natural beauty, both natural beauty of its beaches and the beauty of other natural attractions such as the natural beauty of the mountains in kintamani and teak luwih. There are many beaches capable of attracting tourists to come to Bali, both tourists and foreign tourists. Of the many beaches in Bali are one of the beaches that attract surfers to visit because of the large waves for surfing that beach Siyut.

Siyut beach is a beach belonging to the Gianyar regency, precisely located in Banjar Siyut, Tulikup Village, District Gianyar, Gianyar and the border area between Klungkung and Gianyar Regency. To access this beach is easy because of its location close to the beach more famous for culinary sefoodnya. The beach is located between the beach Tegal Besar (Klungkung) and Turkish More (Gianyar). To reach this location requires a distance of approximately 8 km from the city of Gianyar and 6 km from the city Semarapura.

If you come from Ngurah Rai Airport area then access should be via Jalan By Pass Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra to get closer. To reach this area takes 55 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai Airport and takes approximately 35 minutes from Denpasar to motor vehicles. Almost beaches along

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the road By Pass Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra has a sparkling black sand when exposed to sunlight exposure. Likewise with Siyut beach also has a sparkling black sand with big waves so that adds to the beauty of this beach. The atmosphere at the beach Siyut unspoiled backdrop of paddy fields that stretch and a row of palm trees along the road.

Siyut of beach visitors can watch the beautiful sunrise (sunrise) when the sun reveals itself in the eastern horizon. The beach is crowded during the afternoon, feasts and holidays. In addition, the beach is also often used as a religious ceremony as Melasti ceremony and cremation. In this Siyut beach you can do activities surfing, fishing, playing ball and relax with family and friends. It should be noted, ocean currents at the beach is very large, so if you want a bath please be careful.

For Cleanliness Siyut beach is managed on NGOs around the coast. As for the livelihoods of local people, in addition to trade, they became fishermen and farmers. This is clearly evident by the vast expanse of paddy fields and fishing boats that line the edge of the beach in Bali Tour Activity. Turkish Siyut facilitated with a large parking area and stalls selling food and drinks. If you want to enjoy the specialties of the sea, please come to the beach More is located not far to the beach Siyut and certainly still in the shoreline with beach More. (IBP/net)

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Mission impossible?

How Federer can beat Nadal at Roland Garros

PARIS - Roger Federer faces Roland Garros’ mission impossible on Friday when he tries to become just the third man to beat 11-time champion Rafael Nadal on the Paris clay.

The great Spaniard has only been defeated twice on the red brick dust in the French capital in 93 matches since his 2005 debut.

Ten years ago Robin Soderling hit winner after winner as the unheralded Swede ended Nadal’s 31-match win streak at the tournament.

“I think to beat him on clay is challenging. But to beat him in five sets on clay is even more difficult,” said Soderling who crushed 63 winners in that last-16 landmark win.

“You have to play extremely well. To beat him on clay, the only chance for any player is to be really aggressive.

“Take some risks. Many, many players, even good players, top players... you can almost see that they don’t really believe 100 per cent that they can win.”

Nadal was far from his best that

day in 2009.

He was to eventually pull out of Wimbledon with a knee injury, ending his hopes of defending the title he had so thrillingly won against Federer 12 months earlier.

- ‘Mix it up’ Nadal, however, was to get his revenge over Soderling in the Roland Garros final in 2010 as he captured his fifth title.

He was to win the next four as well, a run which ended in 2015 when Novak Djokovic stunned him in straight sets in the quarter-finals.

That was the last time 33-yearold Nadal lost in Paris although he was forced to withdraw before the third round in 2016 due to a wrist injury.

“I didn’t want to give him too much comfort and opportunities where he can dictate the play,”

said Djokovic of his 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 win in 2015.

“I tried to mix up the pace, get into the net. Dropshots, high balls, fast balls, always something different.

“He made some unforced errors that are not characteristic for him maybe from the forehand side.

“But that’s what happens when you don’t feel comfortable on the court. I think because I play fast to his forehand and moved him around the court, he was a bit uncomfortable in his footing. That’s where I want him.”

Federer, playing his first French Open since 2015, has lost all five meetings he has had with Nadal in Paris. The pair haven’t met at the tournament since the 2011 final which Nadal won in four sets.

Overall, Nadal leads their headto-head 23-15 and is 13-2 on clay.

Their last meeting on clay was in the Rome final in 2013 when Federer managed just four games. (afp)

OAKLAND - Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry took a shove from a spectator and pushed the Canadian squad within two wins of the NBA title Wednesday with a stellar NBA Finals performance.

Lowry scored 23 points and passed off nine assists in the Raptors’ 123-109 victory at defending champion Golden State, lifting Toronto ahead 2-1 in the best-ofseven title matchup.

While diving for a loose ball early in the fourth quarter, Lowry went beyond the backboard and into the crowd, where he was shoved by a spectator who was later removed from the arena by security.

“There’s no place for that.

He had no reason to touch me,” Lowry said. “He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me.

There’s no place for people like that in our league, and hopefully he never comes back to an NBA game.”

It was a night of frustration for Warriors fans as Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points and Pascal Siakam and Danny Green each added 18.

But it was Lowry’s aggressive effort that had his teammates talking after the game.

“He was amazing. He was great,” Siakam said. “Just controlling the pace and also finding his shots and looking to score. When he does both of those things and also the hustle plays on defense, that’s the whole package for Kyle. Having him on the squad is definitely something that we cherish. He’s our

floor general.”

Green praised “K-Lo” for the grinder plays that help teammates and thwart rivals.

“He scored well, but the biggest thing that he brings for us is that edge,” Green said. “He’s a bulldog.

He’s a pit bull down there and he’s going take charges, he’s going to get rebounds, he’s going to box people out, he’s going to do the dirty work. He’s a blue collar guy and he’s going to give us pace.”

Lowry said he took his hustle from a locker room board message that simply said: “Let ‘er rip.”

“For me it was just coming off being aggressive and not so being passive and trying to get everybody else involved and moreso get myself going and let everybody else feed off of that,” Lowry said.

Mission accomplished, said Raptors guard Fred VanVleet.

“We knew Kyle was going to have one of those games,” he said. “e came out firing tonight and he was big. I think putting him on Steph early got his juices going a little bit as a competitor. He was unbelievable for us. Every time we needed a bucket, he gave us one.

Every time they made a run, he had an answer.”

Warriors coach Steve Kerr appreciated Lowry’s effort against him.

“Kyle set a tone, played a great game for them,” Kerr said. “Made some shots, controlled the game and so he was a huge factor for them. Played a fantastic game.” (afp)

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Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball against the Golden State Warriors during Game Three of the NBA Finals on June 5, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California.

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Brazil’s Neymar out of Copa America after tearing ankle ligament

‘Genius’ Ronaldo hat-trick sends Portugal into Nations League final

Superstar Neymar was ruled out of the Copa America Thursday after tearing his right ankle ligament during Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Qatar.

“Due to the seriousness of the injury, Neymar will neither be fit nor have time to recuperate sufficiently to participate” in the tournament, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement.

The injury to the world’s most expensive footballer is a big blow to the hosts’ preparations for South American continental championship, which begins in just over a week’s time.

A distraught-looking Neymar was seen covering his face with his hands as he sat on the bench after hobbling from the field in the 20th minute at Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha Stadium on Wednesday night.

A large ice pack had been strapped to the Paris Saint-Germain striker’s lower right leg while two members of Brazil’s support staff carried him from the pitch.

The injury comes just nine days before Brazil’s opening Copa America game against Bolivia.

Minutes after Richarlison had opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Neymar was substituted with the CBF saying he had suffered “a ligament rupture at the level of the right ankle”.

With Neymar ruled out, the host nation face an uphill battle to win South America’s continental championship for the first time since 2007.

- Rape allegation -

Neymar’s ankle injury was just the latest twist in the soap opera surrounding the striker, who has dominated headlines in Brazil since Saturday after a woman accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel.

Neymar has strongly denied the allegations, published intimate images on social media in his defence and had continued to train with his Brazilian team-mates for the Copa America, which kicks off June 14.

Earlier on Wednesday, the CBF president Rogerio Caboclo had insisted for the second time this week that Neymar would play in the Copa America despite the seriousness of the allegations.

Caboclo’s assurances, who cost PSG a world record fee of 222 million euros ($248 million) in 2017, came after CBF vice president Francisco Noveletto was quoted by Brazilian media Tuesday as saying he was willing to “bet” that Neymar would quit.

“He doesn’t have the psychological condition to face the Copa America and journalists,” Noveletto said.

Caboclo responded by saying Noveletto did not speak “for the CBF,” Globoesporte.com said.

- ‘Difficult moment’ -

Hours ahead of Brazil’s friendly against Qatar in Brasilia Wednesday, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro offered his public backing for the embattled player.

“He’s going through a difficult moment but I believe him,” said Bolsonaro. At a news conference Monday, national coach Tite was bombarded with questions about the affair and its effect on the squad.

Attempting to sidestep the issue, Tite said he would “not judge” Neymar, who he said was “indispensable” to the team, but not “irreplaceable” either.

The scandal caps a troubled season for the player, on and off the field. It has been marred by a recurring injury, two separate suspensions for insulting a referee and hitting a fan, and the loss of Brazil’s captaincy. (afp)

Brazil’s Neymar walks out of the lockeroom using crutches after sustaining an injury during a friendly soccer match against Qatar at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino walks on the stage before the start of the 69th FIFA congress in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Infantino says FIFA scandals gone, despite corruption cases

PARIS — Ahead of his re-election as FIFA president on Wednesday, Gianni Infantino said he has banished scandals and corruption from the soccer body despite losing members of his council for misconduct.

Infantino faced no opposition for a second presidential term through 2023, which was confirmed by acclamation at the FIFA Congress ahead of the Women’s World Cup. “For those who love me, for those who hate me,” Infantino said.

“I love everyone today.”

The 49-year-old Swiss-Italian was first elected in 2016 in the wake of Sepp Blatter’s downfall amid the biggest scandal in FIFA’s history.

“Remember the state of FIFA at that congress,” Infantino said.

“Well the last three years and four months have certainly not been perfect. I have made mistakes certainly and I try to improve and do this better but today on an election day nobody talks about crisis.

Nobody talks about rebuilding FIFA from scratch. Nobody talks about scandals. Nobody talks about corruption.”

A generation of soccer leaders in North and South America were swept from power in 2016 after American and Swiss prosecutors targeted financial corruption linked to the game’s governing bodies.

In the Infantino era, four continental soccer organizations each lost elected FIFA Council members amid allegations of corruption or financial misjudgments.

FIFA senior vice president David Chung of Papua New Guinea

was banned for 6 1/2 years. Kwesi Nyantakyi of Ghana was banned for life. Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait withdrew his re-election candidacy when implicated in bribing voters.

Reinhard Grindel of Germany resigned.

Infantino was also investigated, and soon cleared, in 2016 by the FIFA ethics committee for his use of private jets. The investigators and judges who ran that case, from Germany, Guam and Switzerland, were gone within a year.

Another independent official left abruptly weeks after finding that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko was too conflicted to retain his FIFA Council seat while also implicated in a state-sponsored doping scandal.

But Infantino told FIFA’s 211 member associations that “we have turned the situation around” since the Blatter era.

“This organization went from being toxic, almost criminal to what it should be — an organization that develops football, an organization that cares about football,” Infantino said. “We have transformed it into a new FIFA — an organization which is synonymous with credibility, trust, integrity, equality, human rights.”

Infantino used his first term to enlarge the men’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. That will start in 2026 when the United States, Canada and Mexico co-host the event. Plans to fast-track expansion for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were derailed by the Gulf political crisis and human rights issues. (ap)

Portugal manager Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo a “football genius” after his 53rd career hat-trick sent Portugal into the final of the Nations League on home soil in Porto with a 3-1 win over Switzerland.

The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the scoring, Portugal thought they had the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot.

Instead German referee Felix Brych reversed his initial decision and awarded a spot-kick at the other end for an earlier incident, which Ricardo Rodriguez converted to seemingly send the game to extratime.

However, Ronaldo predictably took centre stage as he struck twice in the final two minutes to set up a clash with England or the Netherlands, who meet in the second semi-final on Thursday, in Sunday’s final.

“I was his coach in 2003 and I could see where he’d go,” said Santos. “He’s a genius. There’s genius paintings and sculptures and he’s a football genius!”

Portugal made it to the last four without their all-time record goalscorer as Ronaldo took a hiatus from international football to

concentrate on his first season at Juventus.

However, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner returned to the national team in March and was always likely to be the centre of attention, particularly on a day when it was reported a rape lawsuit against him had been dropped.

A lawyer for the American woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by Ronaldo -- accusations he has strongly denied -- later dismissed that report, saying the case had not been dropped.

In front of an adoring home crowd, Ronaldo put the spotlight back on his performance on the pitch as he opened the scoring with a brilliant free-kick.

- Debut for Felix -

The Portugal captain is however no longer his country’s only star name, with Bernardo Silva starring for Manchester City where he could soon be joined by Joao Felix.

City are reportedly set to pay Felix’s 120-million-euro ($135 million) buyout clause from Benfica, but the 19-year-old missed a glaring chance to mark his international debut with a goal just before the break as he blasted over from Ronaldo’s pass.

Switzerland had posed a threat themselves in the first half with

Xherdan Shaqiri, fresh from winning the Champions League with Liverpool, particularly lively.

However, it took the help of VAR to get them back in the game just before the hour mark.

Brych had waved away appeals for a foul by Nelson Semedo on Steven Zuber before awarding Portugal a penalty as play broke down at the other end, but overturned his initial decision.

Rodriguez drilled home the resultant spot-kick much to the fury of the home supporters at the Estadio do Dragao.

The Swiss could then have gone in front when Benfica forward Haris Seferovic headed just wide.

By contrast, Portugal had one of the deadliest finishers in football history on the end of their chances.

“Congratulations to Portugal.

They had street smarts, they had the cherry on top of the cake and that made the difference. Four shots, three goals,” said Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic.

Silva was the creator for Ronaldo to drill home his second of the night two minutes from time.

Moments later the hosts sealed their place in the final on the counterattack as Ronaldo curled into the far corner for his 88th international goal. (afp)

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Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his third goal during the UEFA Nations League semi-final football match between Portugal and Switzerland at the Dragao stadium in Porto on June 5, 2019.

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Brazil’s Neymar out of Copa America after tearing ankle ligament

‘Genius’ Ronaldo hat-trick sends Portugal into Nations League final

Superstar Neymar was ruled out of the Copa America Thursday after tearing his right ankle ligament during Brazil’s 2-0 friendly win over Qatar.

“Due to the seriousness of the injury, Neymar will neither be fit nor have time to recuperate sufficiently to participate” in the tournament, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said in a statement.

The injury to the world’s most expensive footballer is a big blow to the hosts’ preparations for South American continental championship, which begins in just over a week’s time.

A distraught-looking Neymar was seen covering his face with his hands as he sat on the bench after hobbling from the field in the 20th minute at Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha Stadium on Wednesday night.

A large ice pack had been strapped to the Paris Saint-Germain striker’s lower right leg while two members of Brazil’s support staff carried him from the pitch.

The injury comes just nine days before Brazil’s opening Copa America game against Bolivia.

Minutes after Richarlison had opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Neymar was substituted with the CBF saying he had suffered “a ligament rupture at the level of the right ankle”.

With Neymar ruled out, the host nation face an uphill battle to win South America’s continental championship for the first time since 2007.

- Rape allegation -

Neymar’s ankle injury was just the latest twist in the soap opera surrounding the striker, who has dominated headlines in Brazil since Saturday after a woman accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel.

Neymar has strongly denied the allegations, published intimate images on social media in his defence and had continued to train with his Brazilian team-mates for the Copa America, which kicks off June 14.

Earlier on Wednesday, the CBF president Rogerio Caboclo had insisted for the second time this week that Neymar would play in the Copa America despite the seriousness of the allegations.

Caboclo’s assurances, who cost PSG a world record fee of 222 million euros ($248 million) in 2017, came after CBF vice president Francisco Noveletto was quoted by Brazilian media Tuesday as saying he was willing to “bet” that Neymar would quit.

“He doesn’t have the psychological condition to face the Copa America and journalists,” Noveletto said.

Caboclo responded by saying Noveletto did not speak “for the CBF,” Globoesporte.com said.

- ‘Difficult moment’ -

Hours ahead of Brazil’s friendly against Qatar in Brasilia Wednesday, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro offered his public backing for the embattled player.

“He’s going through a difficult moment but I believe him,” said Bolsonaro. At a news conference Monday, national coach Tite was bombarded with questions about the affair and its effect on the squad.

Attempting to sidestep the issue, Tite said he would “not judge” Neymar, who he said was “indispensable” to the team, but not “irreplaceable” either.

The scandal caps a troubled season for the player, on and off the field. It has been marred by a recurring injury, two separate suspensions for insulting a referee and hitting a fan, and the loss of Brazil’s captaincy. (afp)

Brazil’s Neymar walks out of the lockeroom using crutches after sustaining an injury during a friendly soccer match against Qatar at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino walks on the stage before the start of the 69th FIFA congress in Paris, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Infantino says FIFA scandals gone, despite corruption cases

PARIS — Ahead of his re-election as FIFA president on Wednesday, Gianni Infantino said he has banished scandals and corruption from the soccer body despite losing members of his council for misconduct.

Infantino faced no opposition for a second presidential term through 2023, which was confirmed by acclamation at the FIFA Congress ahead of the Women’s World Cup. “For those who love me, for those who hate me,” Infantino said.

“I love everyone today.”

The 49-year-old Swiss-Italian was first elected in 2016 in the wake of Sepp Blatter’s downfall amid the biggest scandal in FIFA’s history.

“Remember the state of FIFA at that congress,” Infantino said.

“Well the last three years and four months have certainly not been perfect. I have made mistakes certainly and I try to improve and do this better but today on an election day nobody talks about crisis.

Nobody talks about rebuilding FIFA from scratch. Nobody talks about scandals. Nobody talks about corruption.”

A generation of soccer leaders in North and South America were swept from power in 2016 after American and Swiss prosecutors targeted financial corruption linked to the game’s governing bodies.

In the Infantino era, four continental soccer organizations each lost elected FIFA Council members amid allegations of corruption or financial misjudgments.

FIFA senior vice president David Chung of Papua New Guinea

was banned for 6 1/2 years. Kwesi Nyantakyi of Ghana was banned for life. Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait withdrew his re-election candidacy when implicated in bribing voters.

Reinhard Grindel of Germany resigned.

Infantino was also investigated, and soon cleared, in 2016 by the FIFA ethics committee for his use of private jets. The investigators and judges who ran that case, from Germany, Guam and Switzerland, were gone within a year.

Another independent official left abruptly weeks after finding that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko was too conflicted to retain his FIFA Council seat while also implicated in a state-sponsored doping scandal.

But Infantino told FIFA’s 211 member associations that “we have turned the situation around” since the Blatter era.

“This organization went from being toxic, almost criminal to what it should be — an organization that develops football, an organization that cares about football,” Infantino said. “We have transformed it into a new FIFA — an organization which is synonymous with credibility, trust, integrity, equality, human rights.”

Infantino used his first term to enlarge the men’s World Cup from 32 to 48 teams. That will start in 2026 when the United States, Canada and Mexico co-host the event. Plans to fast-track expansion for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were derailed by the Gulf political crisis and human rights issues. (ap)

Portugal manager Fernando Santos hailed Cristiano Ronaldo a “football genius” after his 53rd career hat-trick sent Portugal into the final of the Nations League on home soil in Porto with a 3-1 win over Switzerland.

The hosts had to withstand a huge moment of VAR controversy as after Ronaldo’s free-kick opened the scoring, Portugal thought they had the chance to double their lead from the penalty spot.

Instead German referee Felix Brych reversed his initial decision and awarded a spot-kick at the other end for an earlier incident, which Ricardo Rodriguez converted to seemingly send the game to extratime.

However, Ronaldo predictably took centre stage as he struck twice in the final two minutes to set up a clash with England or the Netherlands, who meet in the second semi-final on Thursday, in Sunday’s final.

“I was his coach in 2003 and I could see where he’d go,” said Santos. “He’s a genius. There’s genius paintings and sculptures and he’s a football genius!”

Portugal made it to the last four without their all-time record goalscorer as Ronaldo took a hiatus from international football to

concentrate on his first season at Juventus.

However, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner returned to the national team in March and was always likely to be the centre of attention, particularly on a day when it was reported a rape lawsuit against him had been dropped.

A lawyer for the American woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by Ronaldo -- accusations he has strongly denied -- later dismissed that report, saying the case had not been dropped.

In front of an adoring home crowd, Ronaldo put the spotlight back on his performance on the pitch as he opened the scoring with a brilliant free-kick.

- Debut for Felix -

The Portugal captain is however no longer his country’s only star name, with Bernardo Silva starring for Manchester City where he could soon be joined by Joao Felix.

City are reportedly set to pay Felix’s 120-million-euro ($135 million) buyout clause from Benfica, but the 19-year-old missed a glaring chance to mark his international debut with a goal just before the break as he blasted over from Ronaldo’s pass.

Switzerland had posed a threat themselves in the first half with

Xherdan Shaqiri, fresh from winning the Champions League with Liverpool, particularly lively.

However, it took the help of VAR to get them back in the game just before the hour mark.

Brych had waved away appeals for a foul by Nelson Semedo on Steven Zuber before awarding Portugal a penalty as play broke down at the other end, but overturned his initial decision.

Rodriguez drilled home the resultant spot-kick much to the fury of the home supporters at the Estadio do Dragao.

The Swiss could then have gone in front when Benfica forward Haris Seferovic headed just wide.

By contrast, Portugal had one of the deadliest finishers in football history on the end of their chances.

“Congratulations to Portugal.

They had street smarts, they had the cherry on top of the cake and that made the difference. Four shots, three goals,” said Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic.

Silva was the creator for Ronaldo to drill home his second of the night two minutes from time.

Moments later the hosts sealed their place in the final on the counterattack as Ronaldo curled into the far corner for his 88th international goal. (afp)

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Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his third goal during the UEFA Nations League semi-final football match between Portugal and Switzerland at the Dragao stadium in Porto on June 5, 2019.

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Lowry gets shoved by fan, pushes Raptors to NBA Finals win

Siyut Beach GIANYAR - Bali is one of the provinces in Indonesia that are well known to foreign countries. The island of Bali is famous for its natural beauty, both natural beauty of its beaches and the beauty of other natural attractions such as the natural beauty of the mountains in kintamani and teak luwih. There are many beaches capable of attracting tourists to come to Bali, both tourists and foreign tourists. Of the many beaches in Bali are one of the beaches that attract surfers to visit because of the large waves for surfing that beach Siyut.

Siyut beach is a beach belonging to the Gianyar regency, precisely located in Banjar Siyut, Tulikup Village, District Gianyar, Gianyar and the border area between Klungkung and Gianyar Regency. To access this beach is easy because of its location close to the beach more famous for culinary sefoodnya. The beach is located between the beach Tegal Besar (Klungkung) and Turkish More (Gianyar). To reach this location requires a distance of approximately 8 km from the city of Gianyar and 6 km from the city Semarapura.

If you come from Ngurah Rai Airport area then access should be via Jalan By Pass Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra to get closer. To reach this area takes 55 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai Airport and takes approximately 35 minutes from Denpasar to motor vehicles. Almost beaches along

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Switzerland’s Roger Federer plays a backhand return to Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka during their men’s singles quarter-final match on day ten of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 4, 2019.

the road By Pass Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra has a sparkling black sand when exposed to sunlight exposure. Likewise with Siyut beach also has a sparkling black sand with big waves so that adds to the beauty of this beach. The atmosphere at the beach Siyut unspoiled backdrop of paddy fields that stretch and a row of palm trees along the road.

Siyut of beach visitors can watch the beautiful sunrise (sunrise) when the sun reveals itself in the eastern horizon. The beach is crowded during the afternoon, feasts and holidays. In addition, the beach is also often used as a religious ceremony as Melasti ceremony and cremation. In this Siyut beach you can do activities surfing, fishing, playing ball and relax with family and friends. It should be noted, ocean currents at the beach is very large, so if you want a bath please be careful.

For Cleanliness Siyut beach is managed on NGOs around the coast. As for the livelihoods of local people, in addition to trade, they became fishermen and farmers. This is clearly evident by the vast expanse of paddy fields and fishing boats that line the edge of the beach in Bali Tour Activity. Turkish Siyut facilitated with a large parking area and stalls selling food and drinks. If you want to enjoy the specialties of the sea, please come to the beach More is located not far to the beach Siyut and certainly still in the shoreline with beach More. (IBP/net)

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Mission impossible?

How Federer can beat Nadal at Roland Garros

PARIS - Roger Federer faces Roland Garros’ mission impossible on Friday when he tries to become just the third man to beat 11-time champion Rafael Nadal on the Paris clay.

The great Spaniard has only been defeated twice on the red brick dust in the French capital in 93 matches since his 2005 debut.

Ten years ago Robin Soderling hit winner after winner as the unheralded Swede ended Nadal’s 31-match win streak at the tournament.

“I think to beat him on clay is challenging. But to beat him in five sets on clay is even more difficult,” said Soderling who crushed 63 winners in that last-16 landmark win.

“You have to play extremely well. To beat him on clay, the only chance for any player is to be really aggressive.

“Take some risks. Many, many players, even good players, top players... you can almost see that they don’t really believe 100 per cent that they can win.”

Nadal was far from his best that

day in 2009.

He was to eventually pull out of Wimbledon with a knee injury, ending his hopes of defending the title he had so thrillingly won against Federer 12 months earlier.

- ‘Mix it up’ Nadal, however, was to get his revenge over Soderling in the Roland Garros final in 2010 as he captured his fifth title.

He was to win the next four as well, a run which ended in 2015 when Novak Djokovic stunned him in straight sets in the quarter-finals.

That was the last time 33-yearold Nadal lost in Paris although he was forced to withdraw before the third round in 2016 due to a wrist injury.

“I didn’t want to give him too much comfort and opportunities where he can dictate the play,”

said Djokovic of his 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 win in 2015.

“I tried to mix up the pace, get into the net. Dropshots, high balls, fast balls, always something different.

“He made some unforced errors that are not characteristic for him maybe from the forehand side.

“But that’s what happens when you don’t feel comfortable on the court. I think because I play fast to his forehand and moved him around the court, he was a bit uncomfortable in his footing. That’s where I want him.”

Federer, playing his first French Open since 2015, has lost all five meetings he has had with Nadal in Paris. The pair haven’t met at the tournament since the 2011 final which Nadal won in four sets.

Overall, Nadal leads their headto-head 23-15 and is 13-2 on clay.

Their last meeting on clay was in the Rome final in 2013 when Federer managed just four games. (afp)

OAKLAND - Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry took a shove from a spectator and pushed the Canadian squad within two wins of the NBA title Wednesday with a stellar NBA Finals performance.

Lowry scored 23 points and passed off nine assists in the Raptors’ 123-109 victory at defending champion Golden State, lifting Toronto ahead 2-1 in the best-ofseven title matchup.

While diving for a loose ball early in the fourth quarter, Lowry went beyond the backboard and into the crowd, where he was shoved by a spectator who was later removed from the arena by security.

“There’s no place for that.

He had no reason to touch me,” Lowry said. “He had no reason to reach over two seats and then say some vulgar language to me.

There’s no place for people like that in our league, and hopefully he never comes back to an NBA game.”

It was a night of frustration for Warriors fans as Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points and Pascal Siakam and Danny Green each added 18.

But it was Lowry’s aggressive effort that had his teammates talking after the game.

“He was amazing. He was great,” Siakam said. “Just controlling the pace and also finding his shots and looking to score. When he does both of those things and also the hustle plays on defense, that’s the whole package for Kyle. Having him on the squad is definitely something that we cherish. He’s our

floor general.”

Green praised “K-Lo” for the grinder plays that help teammates and thwart rivals.

“He scored well, but the biggest thing that he brings for us is that edge,” Green said. “He’s a bulldog.

He’s a pit bull down there and he’s going take charges, he’s going to get rebounds, he’s going to box people out, he’s going to do the dirty work. He’s a blue collar guy and he’s going to give us pace.”

Lowry said he took his hustle from a locker room board message that simply said: “Let ‘er rip.”

“For me it was just coming off being aggressive and not so being passive and trying to get everybody else involved and moreso get myself going and let everybody else feed off of that,” Lowry said.

Mission accomplished, said Raptors guard Fred VanVleet.

“We knew Kyle was going to have one of those games,” he said. “e came out firing tonight and he was big. I think putting him on Steph early got his juices going a little bit as a competitor. He was unbelievable for us. Every time we needed a bucket, he gave us one.

Every time they made a run, he had an answer.”

Warriors coach Steve Kerr appreciated Lowry’s effort against him.

“Kyle set a tone, played a great game for them,” Kerr said. “Made some shots, controlled the game and so he was a huge factor for them. Played a fantastic game.” (afp)

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Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors handles the ball against the Golden State Warriors during Game Three of the NBA Finals on June 5, 2019 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California.

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The “Empress of the Seas”, a Bahamas-flagged vessel owned by the US Royal Caribbean which became the last cruise of a US company to touch the Cuban port following the new US sanctions against the island, leaves from Havana, on June 5, 2019.

Last cruise ship leaves Cuba as fresh US sanctions bite

HAVANA - The last US cruise liner to stop over in Cuba sailed out again Wednesday as stepped-up US sanctions against the Communist-run island came into force.

Cubans who have welcomed and benefited from such visits as part of a rapproachment with the United States under Barack Obama in 2015 and 2016 watched sadly as the Empress of the Seas headed out to sea.

Passengers waved from the deck of the huge white vessel and waved small red, white, and blue Cuban flags.

The Bahamian-flagged ship operated by US company Royal Caribbean Cruises docked in Havana on Tuesday just as the new sanctions were announced, taking many passengers by surprise. It was supposed to stay for two days, but has now left early.

President Donald Trump ordered a halt to these cruise ship stopovers and a clamp-down on US visas for visiting Cuba as part of a strategy to cut the flow of dollars to a country that Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Mario Diaz, a 19 year old disc jockey waiting for a bus as he watched the cruise ship depart, said Obama’s visit here a year after the longtime Cold War foes restored relations in 2015 was an unforgettable event and one that brought great hope.

“All this is so sad, really,” said Lopez, “for Trump to come in and turn everything back from one day to the next.”

Fernando Santana, a 50-year-old fisherman, remembers using his

cell phone to film the arrival of the first US cruise ship back in 2016.

He recalls how Cubans and visitors alike shouted with joy as blasts from its fog horn echoed across the port of Havana.

Santana said Obama had worked hard to bring Americans and Cubans together. “Then a donkey came along, and with its feet it kicked down everything that the other guy had done with his head,” said Santana.

Americans who were on the departing ship said they knew nothing about the new US sanctions. Some found out while walking around Havana during the abbreviated port call.

“Right or wrong, we know nothing about it as American citizens.

It was a total surprise to us,” passenger Linda Mensure from Texas told AFP. “We have got people scheduled to come next week and now they won’t be able to. It’s sad,” said Jim Johnson, from Florida, referring to vacationers who had bought tickets for cruises that were to include Cuba on the itinerary.

- ‘Very upset! -

“I’m one of hundreds of very angry passengers aboard a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean,” said Cindy Hamilton, a nurse from Terre Haute, Indiana, said in a tweet. “We all planned this cruise anticipating our stop in Cuba. Very upset!”

The Treasury Department banned group educational travel, cruise ship and private yacht visits

by Americans, taking aim at the most common ways US tourists and Cuban-Americans visit the Caribbean island.

The move could constitute a heavy hit on Cuba, which saw more than a quarter-million US visitors in the first four months of 2019, almost double the figure from a year earlier.

The Cruise Lines International Association said the new US measure will affect nearly 800,000 reservations that were already made or being finalized.

Cuba and the United States restored ties in 2015 and Obama himself visited Havana in a historic presidential trip in March 2016, meeting with then-president Raul Castro.

Weeks later, the ban was lifted on US commercial ship visits, opening the door for the Caribbean cruise ship industry to expand stops in Cuba.

American tourism in Cuba had taken off after Obama moved to ease the half-century trade embargo against the communist government in 2014 -- even though continuing restrictions kept visits nominally in the realm of cultural and artistic exchanges and business dealings.

However, the Obama initiative was attacked by Trump, who began restricting relations within months of taking power in 2017. (afp)

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Fishermen help overhaul plastic habits off Italy

S A N BEN ED ETTO D EL TRONTO - On a moonlit night off Italy’s coast, fishermen are hauling in the usual catch: cuttlefish, red mullet and plastic waste.

But this time, they won’t throw the rubbish back.

The trash instead is being collected, analysed and, where possible, recycled in an initially month-long experiment to try to provide a blueprint for cleaning up the sea.

“A lot of the fishermen used to throw the rubbish back into the sea, because the law says they can’t bring it to land,” said Eleonora de Sabata, coordinator for Clean Sea Life, which runs the project.

“They’re not authorised to carry waste, in ports there’s nowhere to put this kind of waste and it’s not clear who should dispose of it.”

That dilemma will hopefully not be an issue for the around 40 fishing boats sailing off the Adriatic resort of San Benedetto del Tronto who are taking part in the initiative.

Since it started, the fishermen have collected around a tonne of waste a week for a month, of which 60 percent is plastic.

Each day, volunteers catalogue and sort the smelly catch on the quayside.

Some is recycled, some is disposed of along with household or industrial waste, but none goes back in the sea.

The project had been due to wrap up on June 7, the day before World Oceans Day, but has now been extended through the summer months.

Organisers hope it will offer waste management solutions that can be scaled up for the rest of

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A government survey conducted between 2013 and 2017 reported that Delhi saw 981 deaths from acute respiratory infection while more than 1.7 million residents suffered from infections. And India’s garbage mountains will only get bigger in coming years.

Indian cities are among the world’s largest garbage producers, generating 62 million tonnes of waste annually. By 2030, that could rise to 165 million tonnes, according to government figures.

Chitra, of the Chintan group, said waste has become a huge

Italy and beyond.

- Plastic jumble -

Much of the rubbish is singleuse, such as bottles, plates and cutlery, but also includes old nets from fishing or mussel farming and assorted random plastic objects, from medical products to fax machine parts.

Fisherman Claudio Uriani, 62, sorts the catch into different buckets, ready to be sold at market.

The most voluminous species is the plastic, though.

“Let’s say we didn’t always collect it. There didn’t used to be anyone on land to take the plastic,” said Uriani, who’s been fishing since 1972.

“If the fish eat plastic, they get sick, and so we also can get sick.”

The Mediterranean Sea faces the additional problem of being a virtually closed body of water surrounded by dense human populations.

A study by the peer-reviewed Public Library of Science (PLOS) published in 2015 estimated that the Mediterranean contains 1,000-3,000 tonnes of floating plastic, with an unknown quantity on the seabed.

The Nile river delivers at least 1,500 tonnes of plastic into the Med annually, according to the PLOS study.

Sperm whales wash up regularly on Italian beaches, their stomachs full of plastic.

“The rubbish that ends up in the sea all comes from people, from lakes and rivers, it’s essential to educate people that what they put in the water ends up in the sea,” said harbour master Mauro Colarossi. (afp) challenge as India’s growing wealth drives consumerism and the production of extra garbage that the country cannot dispose of properly.

When he took power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Operation Clean India under which tens of thousands of public toilets have been built and new waste management rules were introduced in 2016.

But watchdogs, including the Supreme Court, have repeatedly accused Delhi’s warring authorities -- the region is controlled by one party while Modi’s right wing party runs the city authorities -- of not taking the waste crisis seriously. (afp)

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Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Creatively inclined find photo opportunity in Jakarta’s empty roads

JAKARTA - Empty roads in the quiet capital city of Jakarta during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr presented a unique photo opportunity for some people, with a creative inclination.

Most roads in Jakarta currently wear a quiet, deserted look since over half the population has left the city to return to their hometowns during the Eid holidays.

This situation piqued the creative quotient of several people, who are still in the city, to click pictures in the middle of empty roads.

Some people posed for pictures in the middle of the deserted street on the first day of Eid and uploaded them on their Instagram account bearing the tagline #JakartaSepi that means #QuietJakarta.

Several of them also posted photographs in sleeping,

working, and camping poses in the middle of the empty road.

These photographs give a glimpse of a plethora of activities that are definitely not possible on Jakarta’s roads during regular weekdays.

Some unique photographs of Jakarta’s residents enjoying the solitude of the city on the first day of Eid can be found on Instagram bearing the tagline #JakartaSepi. (ant)

Several thousand Muslims offer Eid prayers at Sorong Airport SORONG - Several thousand Muslims performed Eid-al-Fitr prayers at the Teminabuan Airport in Sorong City in West Papua Province on Wednesday.

Several officials comprising South Sorong District Head Samsudin Anggiluli, Chief of the South Sorong Police Resort Adjunct Chief Commissioner Hans Rahmatuloh Irawan, and Assistant III to the South Sorong District Secretary HM Aris participated in performing prayers.

During his Eid-al-Fitr sermon, Dardi Maarif urged the congregation to deepen their belief and devoutness to The Beneficent and The Merciful by performing what Allah SWT orders and refraining from what Allah SWT bans.

“Let us open up our hearts to offer forgiveness as widely as possible. Let us open our heart and mind and desist from retalia-

tion, hate, and hostility, among other wrong deeds,” he emphasized.

Chief of the South Sorong Committee for Islamic Holidays Karim Kaliki remarked that the Eid-al-Fitr prayers in the district were held at seven different locations, including Teminabuan, Kampung Bumi Ajo, Kampung Hasik Jaya of Moswaren Sub-district, Inanwatan Sub-district, and Kokoda Sub-district.

Offering the Eid prayers marks victory for Muslims after a month-long fast. In spite of the democratic upheaval following the elections on April 27, 2019, everything ran as expected by the South Sorong district government.

Anggiluli urged Muslims in South Sorong to maintain unity and brotherhood with other fellow Muslims, followers of different faiths, and people of other groups in the district.

Through the Eid-al-Fitr celebration, the

local people would hopefully forgive, show respect to one another, and maintain tolerance with adherents of other faiths, he added.

Seventeen missing after cargo vessel sinks in Indonesia

Seventeen people were missing after a cargo boat sank off eastern Indonesia, authorities said Wednesday, the latest maritime accident to hit the sprawling archipelago nation.

The vessel overturned on Saturday afternoon with 18 people onboard. It was sailing from Bitung, on the northern tip of Sulawesi island, to Morowali regency in the south, rescue officials said.

One 35-year-old survivor was found by a passing vessel floating in a life jacket on Tuesday and was now receiving medical treatment, authorities said.

Search and rescue official Basrano, who goes by one name, said 17 crew members were still being sought. A rescue vessel has been deployed.

The 80-metre-long KM Lintas Timur, which was carrying cement, overturned in rough seas after its engine died, according to authorities.

Marine accidents are common in Indonesia, an archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands, where many use ferries and other boats to travel despite poor safety standards.

Some 160 people died when an Indonesian ferry sunk into the depths of one of the world’s deepest lakes on Sumatra island last year.

More than 300 people are estimated to have drowned in 2009 when a ferry sank between Sulawesi and Borneo. (afp)

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table.”

Shaktikanta Das, the bank governor, said he wanted commercial banks to provide relief to buyers in housing, automotive and other sectors. India’s real estate sector is grappling with a liquidity crisis along with delayed housing projects and piling up of inventory.

Media reports said that some commercial banks have reduced lending rates only by 5-10 basis points in the past four months against the central bank’s 50-basis point reduction during the same period.

The central bank said retail inflation remained unchanged in April, at its March level of 2.9%, with higher inflation in food and fuel groups offset by lower cost increases in other categories.

It lowered the growth forecast for India’s current fiscal year to 7% due to slowdown in domestic activities and escalation in global trade war. An earlier forecast had put growth at 7.2%. India’s fiscal year runs from April to March.

According to the Central Statistics Office, growth of India’s GDP slowed to a five-year low of 5.8% in the January-March quarter. The economy expanded at a 6.8% pace during the last fiscal year, a fiveyear low.

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BADUNG - A total of 351 inmates, including foreign convicts, at the Kerobokan correctional facility in Badung District, Bali Province, were granted pardons on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

They received clemency along with certificates of short Islamic study called Santri Kilat in the yard of the correctional facility’s mosque in Badung District on Wednesday.

They were among the 351 inmates whose names were proposed to receive clemency, while a decision to grant pardon to the remaining three inmates was yet awaited, Chief of the Kerobokan Correctional Facility Tony Nainggolan noted.

NEW DELHI - India’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75% with immediate effect to fortify the economy as consumer spending and corporate investment falter.

The benchmark interest rate is what the Reserve Bank of India charges on lending to commercial banks. In a bimonthly review of the economy, the bank also decided to change the stance of its monetary policy from neutral to accommodative The central bank noted that inflation remains below its target, even after two earlier rate cuts this year. It also expressed concern over a sharp slowdown in consumer demand and investment.

Lower interest rates help make credit cheaper for borrowers, though they can also spur inflation.

The central bank’s decision comes ahead of the federal budget, which is due to be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on July 5 after it won by a landslide in recent elections.

Despite recent headwinds, India is the world’s sixth largest and its fastest growing major developing economy. Modi is facing strong pressure to help keep growth robust and create jobs for its 1.35 billion people.

Madan Sabnavi, an economist, said the central bank’s decision was expected, and the shift in monetary policy from neutral to accommodative “meant that an increase in interest rates is off the

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The four foreign inmates whose names were proposed for clemency are Ahmad Fazlim, Muhammad Faliq, and Nurhisham from Malaysia as well as Ulvi Turker from Turkey. “The four each received a one-month clemency. Three of the four foreign nationals were involved in drug-related cases, while the other was involved in the violation of electronic information and transaction law,” he added. (ant)

Indonesia Muslims walk to take part in a special morning prayer celebrating Eid al-Fitr festival in Denpasar, on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on June 5, 2019. Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Sky-high airfares slam Bali domestic tourism numbers

F o re i g n t o u r i s t n u m b e r s haven’t been hurt so far, but the number of Indonesians visiting Bali has been declining ever since the start of the year, according to the island’s Tourism Department, which cited a recent surge in domestic airfares as the primary cause.

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Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das addresses a press conference in Mumbai, India, Thursday, June 6, 2019. India’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75% from 6% with immediate effect to fortify the economy as consumer spending and corporate investment falter.

Growth in India’s exports flattened to 0.6% in April, down sharply from 11.8% in March this year due to declines in engineer-

ing goods, gems and jewelry and leather products, the statement said.

Growth in eight core indus-

tries decelerated sharply in April, mainly due to weaker production of coal, crude oil, fertilizers and cement, it said. (ap)

EU wary on budget impact of Greece’s new benefits, tax cuts ATHENS - The European Commission has voiced concern at the impact new benefits and sales tax cuts will have on Greece’s austerity commitments.

Athens has promised bailout creditors high budget surpluses for

years to come, so it can continue servicing its debts.

But the commission said Wednesday the left-wing government’s relief measures set the budget targets at risk.

Greek officials insisted that the

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, arrives at parliament to take part in a cabinet meeting in Athens, Friday, May 31, 2019. Greece’s left-wing government says it is planning to appoint new top judges before a July 7 general election, a decision that has drawn criticism from opposition conservatives who hold a big lead in opinion polls.

targets were realistic.

The commission report also said newly-adopted extra pension payments will increase Greece’s pension expenditure — the European Union’s highest — and divert welfare funds away from young, working-age Greeks.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the benefits and sales tax reductions shortly before last month’s European Parliament elections — where his party suffered a heavy defeat that forced him to call an early election on July 7. (ap)

“The impact of high domestic airfares is very bad for tourism … Since the price surge in January until now, the number of domestic tourist arrivals in Bali has decreased about 12 percent,” Tourism Department chief AA Gede Yuniartha Putra.

Yuniartha explained that many

still coming to the island have been doing so via other means of transport to avoid paying the high air travel price. So far, however, the tourism-dependent island hasn’t seen a similar depression in overseas visitors. “We’ve only seen a decline in domestic tourists,” Yuniartha said.

Last month, the Indonesian Transportation Ministry agreed to revise the domestic airfare ceiling in an attempt to force airlines to lower their ticket prices, after increasing prices sparked a backlash among the public and led to the decrease of domestic travel throughout the country in general.

According to a report from government news agency Antara, the Bali Provincial Government remains optimistic that the Eid holiday will bring more domestic tourists to the island, which they believe will remain a popular destination for extended holidays. (ant)

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On Eid holidays, Penglipuran provides culinary stand

BANGLI - Penglipuran tourism village is one of the attractions always visited by tourists during holidays. Within a day, tourist visits to Penglipuran during holidays can reach up to 2,000 people. To welcome the arrival of tourists on this Eid holiday week, a number of preparations have been made by the management of Penglipuran tourism village. In addition to improving cleanliness and safety, in the moment of Eid holidays this time Penglipuran also provides a culinary stand.

Chief of Penglipuran tourism village, Nengah Moneng, stated on Monday (Jun. 3) that the culinary stand will be set up in the west side. At least, there are about 20 tents installed as a place for residents to sell various typical foods of Penglipuran. ‘The foods we prepare are the same as those during the festival,” he said.

Provision of the culinary stand, explained Moneng, is motivated by the experience of the previous holiday season. Many tourists asked and had difficulty finding the place to eat around the Penglipuran area. “Many guests are wondering where to shop, even though they still want to stay longer at Penglipuran,” he explained.

That’s why during the moment of this year’s holidays, he tried to provide a culinary stands so that tourists can feel comfortable and be lingering at Penglipuran village.

Moneng predicted the number of tourists that will visit Penglipuran during this Eid holiday reaches 1,500-2,000 people per day.

Significantly, it increases from the visits on

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In this picture taken on June 5, 2019, Future Forward Party MP Tanwarin Sukkhapisit poses before the parliamentary vote for Thailand’s new prime minister in Bangkok.

‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament

A number of travelers are visiting Penglipuran tourism village. normal days only reaching 700 people per day. “Today, incoming visitors has looked to be getting crowded,” he said.

Meanwhile, when asked about the preparation of parking lot to anticipate the explo-

sion of vehicles coming to Penglipuran, Moneng stated the management has allocated four parking spaces for vehicles. They are at the main entrance to Penglipuran village, near the hero monument as well as to the

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south and west of the local temple. According to him, such number is enough to accommodate incoming tourist vehicles. “For parking space, I think there is no problem,” he added. (kmb40)

For Nusa Penida tourism management

Klungkung govt starts to charge levy to tourists

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Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta (C), holds a meeting with the members of the Association of Bali Fast Boat Entrepreneurs.

SEMARAPURA - Regent of Klungkung, I Nyoman Suwirta, chaired the Recreation Levies Meeting in the hall of his office on Monday (Jun. 3). Referring to Regional Regulation No.5/2018 on Amendment to Regional Regulation No.3/2013 concerning Levies on Recreation and Sports Object having been disseminated for several times, the Tourism Office will immediately carry out collection of levies to fast boat ports in Nusa Penida tourism area.

Present at the meeting were Regional Secretary of Klungkung government, I Gede Putu Winastra, Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta and all members of the Bali Fast Boat Entrepreneurs Association. Regent I Nyoman Suwirta said the rapid tourism development taking place in Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan does not dampen his enthusiasm with a

commitment to build Klungkung district.

This commitment is no longer negotiable. By implementing the levy system is expected to be able to further support tourism facilities. With the same intention and commitment, it is meant to build the tourism development of Nusa Penida by improving tourism facilities and arranging tourist attractions.

“Hopefully, you will not bargain the decision of the Regional Regulation that we have approved and you all help us disseminate to all foreign and domestic tourists to prepare money for the levies,” said Regent Suwirta.

Regent Suwirta also added that all the owners of fast boat business can use the Klungkung 360 Virtual Tour Gide Application to add facility service at each speed boat owned. It will also design a tourism package and will be used

as single door for collecting levies.

Meanwhile, Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta, appealed and hoped for the assistance and support to all members of the Bali Fast Boat Entrepreneurs Association to inform tourist or passengers to prepare cash of IDR 25,000 person (adult) and IDR 15,000 per person (child) to pay levies according to provisions of the Regional Regulation stipulated.

“Fast boat management just needs to disseminate to guests that are on vacation to prepare cash so the collecting officers will quickly work. Later on, the officers will be prepared from the regional government and it is carried out in every port in Nusa Penida,” he said.

He also added that the collection of levies will be starting this June. The faster the better will be for tourism development in Nusa Penida. (kmb)

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BANGKOK - Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as the first transgender MPs enter parliament in Thailand, where tolerance for the LGBT community is not matched by understanding or opportunity in public life.

In a sign of that enduring gap, the elderly speaker called for “Mr Tanwarin” to come forward in a vote late Wednesday that saw former junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha elected as premier with the help of a bank of 250 appointed senators.

Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, a lawmaker for the progressive antijunta Future Forward Party (FFP), is one of four transgender MPs in the house -- pioneers in a society where discrimination in education, employment and at home persists.

“I am not here for decoration,” she told AFP. “I want to write a new political history for Thailand.”

Thailand’s transgender community enjoys a high profile, but still faces major hurdles in the conservative Buddhist-majority kingdom.

Transgender people in Thailand appear in commercials, movies, on the front pages of fashion magazines and even have their own beauty contest, Miss Tiffany, watched annually by more than ten million viewers.

But the media leans heavily on caricatures of the community as catty, bawdy figures -- while transgender people are often passed over for jobs as teachers and civil servants and confined to entertainment gigs and sex work.

“Thai people accept the community but don’t see them as equal or

entitled to equal rights,” Tanwarin said.

- ‘Offending good morals’ Tanwarin’s political ambitions came after a successful career as a film director. One of her movies, “Insects in the Backyard”, was released in 2010 and shown abroad.

But it was censored by Thai courts for “offending good morals”.

It was only after a five-year legal battle and the removal of a threesecond nudity scene that the feature film was broadcast in the kingdom.

But Tanwarin -- who is now directing a play called “Trans, I Am” -- said an artistic career was not enough to push for changes to the legal framework governing life for the LGBT community.

“We had to go into politics,” Tanwarin says.

Tanwarin’s first push in parliament is to change the legal definition of a married couple to “person to person” instead of “man to woman”, which could lead to Thailand becoming the second place in Asia after Taiwan to allow gay marriage.

A same sex marriage bill has been floated in Thailand but it has drifted with the political turmoil and it does not give same sex couples rights to have children or adopt.

Political action is needed as the laissez-faire attitude of Thailand

towards its LGBT community hides a more nuanced reality, rights groups say.

Transgender people “are regularly discriminated against in their jobs, forcing many of them into low-paid jobs,” says Kyle Knight, LGBT specialist for Human Rights Watch.

Many face rejection by their families and end up in the sex industry where they are exploited.

And the term “katoey” (a Thai word covering transgender) is still thrown around contemptuously in Thai society.

Pauline Ngarmpring, who campaigned vigorously but failed to win a seat in the March election, called political inclusion a “first step” for the LGBT community and human rights in general.

The father-of-two who used to be called Pinit and made a name in the football world said there had been flickers of progress in recent years.

“Transgender people are now working as doctors, businessmen or teachers, but they are still too few.”

Tanwarin’s public presence alone has already sparked important debate and sometimes “virulent” comments on social media.

She relishes the challenge.

“I’m not afraid,” she said. I’m here to raise awareness for those who don’t understand.” (afp)

OLDENBURG - A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country’s post-war history was handed a life sentence Thursday for murdering 85 patients in his care.

Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel’s killing spree “incomprehensible”.

The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005, when he was caught in the act.

Hoegel has already spent a decade in prison following a previous life sentence he received for six other murders.

The exhumation and autopsy of more than 130 bodies were necessary to build the case for the prosecution.

Police suspect that Hoegel’s final death toll may be more than 200.

But the court was unable to say for sure because of gaps in Hoegel’s memory and because many likely victims were cremated before autopsies could be performed.

Buehrmann of the regional court in the northern city of Oldenburg said the number of deaths at Hoegel’s hands “surpasses human

imagination”.

He expressed regret that the court had not been “fully able to lift the fog” for loved ones about other likely victims.

On the final day of hearings on Wednesday, Hoegel asked his victims’ families for forgiveness for his “horrible acts”.

“I would like to sincerely apologise for everything I did to you over the course of years,” he said.

Caught in 2005 while injecting an unprescribed medication into a patient in Delmenhorst, Hoegel was sentenced in 2008 to seven years in prison for attempted murder.

A second trial followed in 20142015 under pressure from victims’ families.

He was found guilty of murder and attempted murder of five other victims and given the maximum sentence of 15 years -- called a life sentence in Germany.

At the start of the third trial in October, Buehrmann said its main aim was to establish the full scope of the killing that was allowed to go unchecked for years.

“It is like a house with dark rooms -- we want to bring light into the darkness,” he said. (afp)

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Former nurse Niels Hoegel (R), accused of killing more than 100 patients in his care, arrives at court for his verdict at court in Oldenburg, northern Germany, on June 6, 2019.

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Lady Gaga’s Collaborator Brandon Maxwell Named Womenswear Designer Of The Year

NEW YORK - Brandon Maxwell scooped up the Womenswear Designer of the Year Award at the CFDA Awards 2019, and cemented his status as one of the rising power players in American fashion. Maxwell cut his teeth working under Nicola Formichetti, who was Lady Gaga’s personal design director from 2009 to 2012, before taking on the role of the popstar’s lead creative himself. Maxwell founded his namesake brand in 2015 and, after growing a client list including Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Sussex, he handed his styling duties to Haus of Gaga assistants Sandra Amador and Tom Eerebout.

Maxwell’s ongoing friendship with Gaga is central to his success over the last year. He created the razor-back black ballgown the performer wore to pick up her Academy Award for Best Original Song “Shallow” in A Star is Born, and to subsequently perform it on stage with Bradley Cooper. The

autumn/winter 2019 design made front-page news via the pictures of the co-stars crooning side-by-side and cheek-to-cheek on the same piano stool while Hollywood’s great and good watched on.

Cut to the Met Gala two months later, and Maxwell arguably received more airtime than any other designer owing to the fantastical creations he made for Gaga’s red-carpet appearance, nay performance. While posing alongside her, Maxwell helped the “Paparazzi” singer serve four looks – complete with numerous props – before she had even reached the top of the museum’s stairs.

Maxwell recognised the CFDA accolade as “really once-in-alifetime” during an emotional acceptance speech that also turned the spotlight on his peers (he was pitted against Rosie Assoulin, Marc Jacobs and Rodarte in the category).

“I worked for 10 years as a stylist before I started my company with almost every single person in this room,” he said. “And I know that you are kind people and you work hard. We scrubbed up tonight and put on a suit, but the other 364 days of the year we are trying to pay the light bill and make it happen.”

Indeed, fellow stylist Zadrian

Smith told Vogue just weeks ago that Maxwell was the only designer he felt was capable of realising the Aladdin global premiere look for his client Naomi Scott because of

his background. “Brandon has the precision and the eye of a stylist,” he explained. “He thinks about how a dress will look in the photographs and how a woman can pose as he

sketches it.” Prepare to see a sea of famous faces on Maxwell’s front row at his spring/summer 2020 show during New York Fashion Week. (net)

Rihanna Introduces Her First Savage X Fenty Collaborator LOS ANGELES - After using her Instagram page as a bona fide catalogue for her newly launched LVMHbacked Fenty fashion label, Rihanna is back promoting one of the other strands of her brand: Savage X. As well as premiering the June drop of lingerie, the designer introduced model Molly Constable as the first guest curator of her monthly Savage Xtra VIP boxes.

The limited-edition goodie bags for members of the subscription service (who pay £38 a month, but can skip a month and not be charged) comprise a cheeky Xccessory and an Xclusive collector’s item chosen by a special guest. For her turn, Constable chose a baby doll underwear set, multi-coloured nipple pasties and a flask keyring. “By golly Mizz Molly! We’re startin’ the summer off right with our girl @mollyconstable – our box guest curator!” read the first of three Instagram posts promoting the goodie bags.

Constable, who was scouted aged 17 in 2012 via

Instagram, has been working with Rihanna for a year, and walked the Savage X Fenty show during New York Fashion Week’s autumn/winter 2018 season. In the early days of her career, the model – who has been shot by Tom Ford and Alasdair McLellan – was embarrassed by being labelled as plus size, she told Interview. “I didn’t know that people were actually calling women above size 12 ‘plus size’,” she said. “I thought that clothes were always just clothes. Now that I’m in the industry and know things, I find it boring. It’s a boring subject and I don’t think that it needs to be a thing… Just make clothes a size bigger. You don’t need to put someone in the back of a store because they’re one size bigger.”

Subscription services might seem like a trad method of selling products, but for Rihanna, who has a community of Fenty fans engaged with the inclusivity that underlines her empire, they are another way of connecting with her followers. There’s no puppet master instructing the musicianturned-mogul to make these business decisions, they are rooted in Rihanna’s personal mission to cater to everyone in any innovative, effective ways she can. (net)

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Gianyar Police form cub scouting police at Batuan village

GIANYAR — Gianyar Police established the sixth cub scouting police (Sabha Pocil) at Batuan village, Sukawati. Formation of the cub scouting police consists of 25 students from SDN 1 and SDN 2 Batuan Kaler elementary school. With this formation, the students are expected to understand the applicable legal rules.

Chief of Gianyar Police Community Development Unit, I Gede Endrawan, when confirmed on Monday (Jun. 3) told that formation of the cub scouting police is aimed at increasing the enactment of the legal rules among younger generation, even from an early age. “This formation also aims to instill patriotism and love for the homeland among the younger generation,” he said.

This formation is also expected to foster a sense of love among students, and they are no longer afraid of the police. He added that armed with the pride of police, they can also dismiss the ill-advised perception about police.

“When they better know about it, more great children will later want to be policeman,” he affirmed.

During their time serving as cub scouting police, they will be given special training related to traffic signs and marching exercise. Such knowledge is also hoped to be further disseminated to other children in elementary school.

“Of course, we hope that this activity will be able to bear the nation’s golden generation,” he concluded. (kmb35)

Formation of cub scouting police (sabha pocil) is carried out by the ranks of the Gianyar Police at Batuan village.

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In Karangasem, hundreds of kilometers of beach suffer abrasion

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Abrasion---Officers of PUPR Karangasem are measuring abrasion area on Purwa Kerti Beach, Abang, recently.

AMLAPURA — The length of Beach in Karangasem reaches 85.22 kilometers. Of this number, about 39 kilometers have experienced abrasion. A half of that number has been handled properly.

Management Section Head of River, Beach and Groundwater at the Karangasem Public Works, Putu Agus Junaedi, revealed that the length of the beach reaching 85.22 kilometers spread across four subdistricts namely the Kubu, Abang, Karangasem and Manggis. Of the beach length, about 39 kilometers have experienced abrasion. He said the abrasion happened due to rising seawater making the shoreline eroded. This was triggered by reclamation in several regions. “Without being realized, the existence of reclamation is also an influence of coastal erosion,” he said recently.

Junaedi added that the handling

of coastal abrasion belongs to the authority of provincial government and the Bali-Penida River Agency.

He explained the handling of abrasion is still adjusted to the budget owned. For example, there is a 1-km long coastal abrasion but can only be handled along 200 meters.

The handling of remaining abrasion will be carried out at the next stage.

If there is a handling, the abrasion will be focused on graveyards and temples.

Like in Abang area, the abrasion handling was focused on graveyard. “The handling cannot be done at once but in some stages because it is adjusted to the budget they have,” he explained.

He explained that for the handling of abrasion on Purwa Kerti Beach, his agency helped facilitate the making of recommendations to provincial government regarding

the development. The proposed budget is large enough to reach more than IDR 5 billion.

“We have submitted the proposal to provincial government last September. Later the province will be budgeting because the budget in the province is quite large. If the budget in the province is inadequate, the province will further submit this proposal to central government,” he explained.

He explained that in handling abrasion he had to use armor stone.

It is also adapted to the severity of the ocean waves. He gave an example, for the southern coast usually reaches two tons of armor.

In the future, the handling of coastal abrasion will coordinate with the provinces, including the BWS, related to abraded beaches having been handled and have not been handled. (kmb41)

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Gria Luhu empowers communities to make bamboo straws

DENPASAR - Bamboo has various functions and benefits. If previously bamboo was used more to make furniture such as chairs, couches et cetera, currently the benefits of bamboo are further developed.

Bamboo is made into a garden decoration, while the bamboo shoots are used as food ingredients. Bamboo also has a conservation function, namely in maintaining water quality and resisting abrasion.

In harmony with the journey of Bali to become a clean and green

province, bamboo is utilized as raw material for straws. Gria Luhu Community founded by IB Mandara Brasika, 25, is capable of moving young people in Gianyar in particular to become a social entrepreneurship by utilizing bamboo into straws.

Coach of the Mandara Research

Institute Foundation, IB Sukarya, when recently met in Denpasar revealed that Gria Luhu Community is under the Mandara Research Institute. The activity of making straws has been running for two years before the existence of Governor Regulation No.97/2018.

This product is very simple by only making bamboo reeds into straws.

This activity begins because there is a huge impact on fish in the sea and on land with the use of plastic and other inorganic waste. “On that account, there is the desire of these young people to develop entrepreneurs in the field of straws,” he said.

This Gria Luhu Community was formed initially in Gianyar especially in Bona and Belega village.

Both villages are famous for their bamboo crafts. On that account, it is easier to move the community, especially young people, to use bamboo as another product. “We just have to develop it without using too high technology. It just needs to cut and clean,” he said.

This community has more members of young people aged 15-25 years. The main purpose is not to seek profits from the sale of bamboo straws, but to educate young people to care about their environment. That is why this community does not only move to make straws but also educates young people at schools in Gianyar.

Young people coalesced into the members of this community move as coaches. However, the straw making is carried out by disadvantaged residents at the village having been engaged in the bamboo industry before. These citizens are invited, nurtured and given the information on the market opportunity.

He hoped the government can welcome this eco-friendly movement through regulations made by the governor. Besides, the government can issue a regulation on the use of bamboo straws in every institution such as hotels considering there are thousands of hotels in Bali that can become markets for the bamboo straws. (kmb42)

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Dozens of beautiful policewomen hand out face mask to homecomers

NEGARA - Dozens of policewomen from Jembrana Police on Monday (Jun. 3) handed out face masks to motorized homecomers in Gilimanuk. The motorized homecomers lining up at the counter were feared to get disturbed due to fumes of motor vehicles. At least, hundreds of face masks were distributed to motorbike riders and passengers around the line.

This effort is a form of police attention to homecomers especially to their health because the dust and smoke of the vehicles during the homecoming trip threatens their health.

Besides, the motorized homecomers also stood for a long time in the motorcycle queue.

A total of 25 policewomen were deployed in spreading manner in the crowd of motorcycle queues from inside the harbor through outside the ticket window.

“At least 500 face masks are handed out to homecomers.

Hopefully, it can provide them with health guarantee,” said Chief of Gilimanuk Waters Area, Nyoman Subawa.

Further, Subawa said it is sympathetic action of the Jembrana Police Chief through policewomen to participate actively in Gilimanuk Harbor. They urged the public to use a face mask because the amount of dust and smoke from vehicles so that they could avoid various kinds of diseases due to inhaling not fresh air.

Besides, the policewomen also gave an appeal to homecomers to be orderly and comply with traffic signs during the trip on the homecoming route including in the harbor and ship area.

Similarly, it is for the safety of homecomers so they can survive to their destination. (kmb26)

Eruption of Mount Agung has a pattern with deflation of up to 0.39mm AMLAPURA - Volcanic activity of Mount Agung remains volatile or unstable. Recently, this highest mountain in Bali has even more frequent eruptions with incandescent lava. Nevertheless, until now the alert status of Mount Agung remains in level III (Advisory).

Division Head of Sub-regional Volcano for Eastern Region, Devy Kamil Syahbana, stated on Monday (Jun. 3) that recent eruption of Mount Agung began to be patterned. He added that eruption has interval of only six to ten days. “Eruption of Mount Agung regularly occurs as it remains unstable. Eruption in small scale still has the potential to occur,” he said.

Devy Kamil added that based on observations of GPS device installed at a number of points in the slope of Mount Agung showed deflation on the mountain body by 0.39 millimeter after the eruption on May 24.

“The deflation is caused by the presence of an empty magma chamber because magma is migrating to the surface of the crater. So, the pressure of fluid gas in the magma chamber of Mount Agung is still weak,” he said.

He further added that his agency still appeals to all the people living on the slopes of Mount Agung to remain calm because the eruption and the incandescent lava material does not exceed the radius of the 4-kilometer danger zone. (kmb41)

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PULLMAN BALI LEGIAN BEACH LAUNCHES “TROPICANA INDONESIA” BY KOMANG TRI

As part of Pullman’s global art initiative, Pullman Hotels & Resorts in Indonesia have been creating timeless experiences for guests by blending elements of local interest, intriguing culture and visual ingenuity, through the discovery of different art forms.

Pullman Bali Legian Beach launches its first Artist Playground exhibition in 2019, Jewellery Painting exhibition titled “Tropicana Indonesia”

by Komang Tri. Born into a family with no jewellery background, Komang Tri found his passion and now sits comfortably among Indonesia’s leading designers. Following completion of his studies at Jewellery Design and Management International School in Singapore, he rose to prominence when creating a striking tiara for Jessie-May Broadhurst while competing as a Miss Universe Canada finalist. This was quickly followed by his role as official jeweller for Miss Indonesia at the 2012 finals in Las Vegas.

As a motivational speaker and aspirational member of the Indonesian art and entrepreneurial community, Komang Tri has also been awarded the Indonesia Young Leader Award by UNICEF, among others.

Now, Komang Tri is pushing boundaries and innovating through the creation of his jewellery paintings. Taking approximately 2 months to create 1 artwork, these stunning displays form a key component of his current exhibition at Pullman Bali Legian Beach. The exhibition is displayed until November 6, 2019.

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Chinese cartoonist slams Twitter for refusing Tiananmen emoji HONG KONG - Chinese artist Badiucao, whose anonymous political satire infuriated Beijing and earned him comparisons to Banksy, on Thursday announced a protest campaign against Twitter over what he says is its pandering to China.

This is the second time the social media giant has come under fire in the last week over its handling of China-related content, after it apologised for mistakenly suspending accounts critical of Beijing -- just days ahead of the 30th anniversary of the brutal Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30.

Such emojis have been deployed on Twitter to mark a variety of special occasions and events, from the premieres of Hollywood blockbusters to national elections.

But the platform -- which is blocked in China -- told Badiucao it would not be able to collaborate

with him on this anniversary because “emojis are limited resources at Twitter,” according to an email exchange the artist shared with AFP. “I was a bit confused,” Badiucao told AFP. “How come they are a limited resource? I asked them if they had not enough graphic designers... or if it was a financial issue. I wasn’t satisfied with their explanation that the decision was just routine.”

While Twitter said in that email that it was glad to be a platform for conversations about Tiananmen, Badiucao said the firm did not create a special emoji for the anniversary to avoid the wrath of Chinese authorities.

China’s ruling Communist Party is highly sensitive to criticism, and discussion of the 1989 prodemocracy protests and their brutal suppression at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4 are strictly taboo.

Ahead of the anniversary every year, authorities clamp down on activists and further tighten internet censorship to prevent any mention of the event. (afp)

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Colombian superstar Shakira

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Shakira in court in Spain over alleged tax fraud

ESPLUGUES DE LLOBGREGAT - Colombian superstar Shakira went to court near Barcelona on Thursday to be questioned over the alleged evasion of 14.5 million euros ($16.3 million) in taxes.

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Badiucao said he could no longer remain in the shadows, despite threats from China’s security.

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The 42-year-old singer avoided dozens of reporters, photographers and television cameras at the courthouse in Esplugues de Llobregat by entering via the garage.

The hearing of the performer, one of the biggest stars from Latin America who lives in Barcelona with footballer Gerard Pique and their two young sons, was due to start at 10:00 am local time (0800 GMT).

Prosecutors accuse her and one of her advisers of tax fraud after she allegedly failed to pay taxes in Spain despite being a resident between 2011 and 2014.

The case only covers the period from 2012 to 2014, however, as the timeframe to prosecute alleged tax offences in 2011 has expired.

Prosecutors say that while she moved to Spain in 2011 when her relationship with Pique was made public, her official tax residency remained in the Bahamas Islands until 2015 when she started paying taxes in Spain.

Her defence team however insists that until 2014 she earned most of her money in international tours and did not live more than six months a year in Spain -- a prereq-

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uisite to be an official tax-paying resident in the country.

According to Spanish media, she has already paid back what she allegedly owes to tax authorities.

This is the second time in just over two months that Shakira has appeared in court in Spain after having denied allegations she and Colombian singer Carlos Vives plagiarised part of their Grammy award-winning hit “La Bicicleta.”

The Madrid court subsequently cleared her and Vives, saying there had been “no plagiarism whatsoever.” (afp)

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In this picture taken on June 3, 2019, Indian residents walk along a road near the Ghazipur landfill site in the east of New Delhi. India’s tallest rubbish mountain in New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world’s most polluted capital.

India rubbish mountain to rise higher than Taj Mahal

India’s tallest rubbish mountain in New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, becoming a fetid symbol for what the UN considers the world’s most polluted capital.

Hawks and other birds of prey hover around the towering Ghazipur landfill on the eastern fringe of New Delhi, stray cows, dogs and rats wander at will over the huge expanse of smoking filth.

Taking up the area of more than 40 football pitches, Ghazipur rises by nearly 10 metres a year with no end in sight to its foul-smelling growth. According to East Delhi’s superintendent engineer Arun Kumar, it is already more than 65 metres (213 feet) high. At its current rate of growth, it will be taller than the iconic Taj in Agra, some 73 metres high, in 2020.

India’s Supreme Court warned last year that red warning lights will soon have to be put on the dump to alert passing jets. It was not meant to be that way. Ghazipur was opened in 1984 and reached its capacity in 2002 when it should have been closed. But the city’s detritus has kept on arriving each day in hundreds of trucks.

“About 2,000 tonnes of garbage is dumped at Ghazipur each day,” a Delhi municipal official said on condition of anonymity.

In 2018, a section of the hill collapsed in heavy rains killing two people. Dumping was banned after

the deaths, but the measure lasted only a few days because authorities could not find an alternative.

- Garbage champions Fires, sparked by methane gas coming from the dump, regularly break out and take days to extinguish. Shambhavi Shukla, senior researcher at the Center for Science and Environment in New Delhi, said methane belching from the garbage can become even more deadly when mixed with atmosphere.

Leachate, a black toxic liquid, oozes from the dump into a local canal. “It all needs to be stopped

as the continuous dumping has severely polluted the air and ground water,” said Chitra Mukherjee, head of Chintan, an environment advocacy group. Residents say the dump often makes breathing virtually impossible.

“The poisonous smell has made our lives hell. People fall sick all the time,” said 45-year-old local resident Puneet Sharma. Protests do not work and now many people are leaving the district.

They say a plant that recycles waste into energy next to the dump increases their misery because the smoke it releases by burning trash is also poisonous.

Local doctor Kumud Gupta said she sees about 70 people, including babies, each day mostly suffering

from respiratory and stomach ailments caused by polluted air.

A recent study said the dump was a health risk for people living within five kilometres (three miles), including for cancer.

Traffic clogged streets, heavy industry and annual burning of fields in regions around Delhi have already made the Indian capital notorious for its pollution.

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