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Stallone: It’s hard to get men to like you Associated Press

LONDON — Sylvester Stallone may come across as the ultimate guy’s guy. But he says action stars like him are “the hardest characters to sell” to other men.

“Men are very competitive,” Stallone said ahead of Monday’s world premiere of “The Expendables 3.”

“They go, ‘Who’s that? I’m sure he takes

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U.S actor Sylvester Stallone, center, with his wife Jennifer Flavin, second right, and daughters, Sophia Stallone, Sistene Stallone and Scarlet Stallone arrive for the World Premiere of The Expendables 3 at a central London cinema, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014.

Man seeking to sue Michael Jackson for abuse Agence France-Presse

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man is seeking damages from the estate of Michael Jackson, alleging that the late “King of Pop” sexually abused him as a child during the late 1980s, court documents show.

James Safechuck, 36, said Jackson abused him on about 100 occasions over a four-year period after the two appeared in a Pepsi commercial when he was 10years-old.

Filings by Safechuck’s attorneys alleged that Jackson, who died in 2009, “brainwashed” the youngster into believing the abuses were “acts of love.”

The documents said Safechuck regularly shared Jackson’s bed during the singer’s “Bad” tour in 1988. Safechuck

said the abuse continued until he reached puberty. A hearing has been scheduled in Los Angeles for September 4 before judge Mitchell Beckloff.

Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the Jackson estate, said Safechuck’s claims should be dismissed.

“Mr Safechuck’s request to file a late claim against the Jackson Estate so he can recover money from Michael’s beneficiary will hopefully be rejected,” Weitzman said.

“This is a person that made his claim five years after Michael died, more than 20 years after the incidents supposedly happened and has given sworn testimony that Michael never did anything inappropriate to him.”

Last year, a 31-year-old Australian, Wade Robson, launched a similar claim on Jackson’s estate, alleging he was abused by the singer as a child.

Jackson, who died on June 25 2009 after being given an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, faced multiple allegations of child sex abuse during his lifetime.

He was acquitted of abuse at a 2005 trial in California and paid a $15 million court settlement in 1994 over allegations involving another child.

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diuretic steroids, you know, he’s shorter than he looks.’”

“It’s very hard to do it. People think ‘Oh it’s really easy,’” said Stallone. “It’s good to jump around but to get other men to like you, it’s very difficult. Men are kind of stand-offish that way.”

The third installment of “The Expendables” sees the team come into conflict with a ruthless arms dealer, played by Mel Gibson. Harrison Ford and Wesley Snipes join the cast of action legends. And there’s new blood, including “Twilight” heartthrob Kellan Lutz and mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey.

The extended team of Expendables battle it out to bring down the bad guys and save the world.

“The Expendables 3” is in U.K. theaters from Aug. 14 and opens in the U.S. on Aug. 15.

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Navas sees opportunity, not logjam, at Real Madrid

Death toll in southern China quake rises to 589

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The image of Indonesian losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is projected on large screens as he speaks during a hearing on the dispute over the results of the July 9 presidential election, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

Prabowo starts election court challenge Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesian ex-general Prabowo Subianto angrily claimed widespread cheating cost him victory in the country’s presidential election at the start of legal challenge to the results Wednesday, as hundreds of flag-waving supporters staged a rally.

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In a fiery speech at the Constitutional Court, Prabowo lashed out at the “dishonesty and injustice” of the poll -- which he lost to Joko Widodo -- and compared politics in the world’s third-biggest democracy to Stalinist North Korea.

Widodo, a former furniture exporter known by his nickname Jokowi, won legions of fans with

his down-to-earth style as Jakarta governor and is the country’s first leader from outside the political and military elites.

Prabowo, a controversial former military figure with roots in the era of dictator Suharto, also declared victory at the July 9 presidential election, but official results two weeks later confirmed Widodo won

a decisive victory.

However, the ex-general -- who has been seeking the presidency for a decade -- has still refused to accept the results.

His team has filed a lengthy complaint against the election commission with the Constitutional Court in the capital Jakarta, which rules on poll disputes.

They claim he is the true winner of the election, that fraud occurred at tens of thousands of polling stations, and that election officials failed to order recounts in numerous places where they should have.

While the challenge is widely

expected to fail, it has nevertheless dragged out the lengthy election process for a few more weeks. The court must issue a ruling by August 21, which cannot be appealed.

Like North Korea At Wednesday’s preliminary hearing, Prabowo delivered a typically fierce speech, saying his side had “tens of thousands” of witnesses who could back up his claims.

He said the election had been hit by “distortion, dishonesty and injustice”.

“There are hundreds of polling stations where our coalition... re-

ceived zero votes. This could only happen in a totalitarian country like North Korea,” he said.

While there were some instances of vote fraud during the election, most analysts consider the country’s third direct presidential election since the end of authoritarian rule in 1998 to have been free and fair.

Prabowo said he was seeking “justice for the Indonesian people”.

“If justice cannot be served, we are very, very worried for the future of Indonesia’s democracy, Indonesia’s people,” he added.

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GIANYAR - Although the three-bunched banana has become something mystical, now it is sought after by farmers at Subak Teges, Peliatan, Ubud. The banana tree owned by Dewa Gede Putu Sudarsana, 30, for instance, is expected to become the source of family income, “One of his banana trees has already had three bunches. Hopefully, it can bear four bunches in the future,” he told media crew in Gianyar.

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claimed to be curious and kept it serious.

Until a few months later, the specialty was seen at the bunch amounting to more than one.

To propagate the banana tree having more than one bunch, he tried to take the corm. Then, he removed the growing points. The prospective corm having been cleaned was then planted into the ground. Few months later, approximately 3-4 small shoots were ascertained to grow.

With the acquisition of many crops, local farmers no longer thought mystically. Instead, they hoped to get such special banana nursery transplant. However, they should be patient because he was still trying to cultivate the banana in order to produce four to five bunches in a single tree. (kmb16)

Buleleng to makes archive building and data digitization Bali Post

SINGARAJA - To improve the quality of civil registration services in Buleleng, the Head of Buleleng Registry Office, Ida Bagus Suadnyana, planned to improve the current archive warehouse used to store various archive needs and important papers belonging to the residents of Buleleng. Such archive warehouse building will be used for the long-term need.

He said some important things tendered were such as cupboard made from waterproof, fireresistant and durable materials.

Then, it should be equipped with air-conditioning and several other supporting infrastructures.

Expenditure of fund for the procurement of the archive building

reached IDR 2 billion. “In the meantime, the results of the tender almost reached IDR 668 million for the facilities of cupboard. Meanwhile, the tender of the air-conditioning system is worth around IDR 1.4 billion.

So, the overall preparation for the archive building will need the fund of approximately IDR 2 billion,” he said.

Suadnyana added the archive building completion was targeted to complete at the latest 3 months, starting from July to October this year. In addition, the Buleleng Registry Office immediately processed the data in hard copy documents into soft copy to be further digitized.

“Hopefully, the work can be completed soon in three months.

We will also digitize the impor-

tant documents into computer.

When people are wishing to get the quotation of deeds, we will be easy to retrieve the requested data,” he said.

He explained that previously the archive warehouse was borrowed from the Public Works.

Then, it was occupied by the inspectorate but since the inspectorate had occupied a new building on Jalan Kresna, the Buleleng Registry Office reoccupied the old archive warehouse. It would be converted into an archive building. “The building is permanent. It is no longer an archive warehouse, but an archive building. As planned, we will deploy a section head and some staff at the archive building later on,” he told reporters. (kmb34)

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Cultivation of three-bunched banana increasingly wanted

The three-bunched banana

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Hard Rock Hotel Bali launches new facilities

Assumed to have mystical impression

Meanwhile, the banana tree with three bunches had oddities. Formerly, such kind of banana tree was often associated with mysticism. However, to Dewa Putu, it was considered a positive thing as it was land-saving and easy to be cultivated.

Pursuant to its record, the banana tree had born fruit and resulted in two bunches.

However, at that time the family and local farmers considered it weird and was linked to the mysticism. To him, such anomaly was actually judged as a blessing and should be cultivated properly. Moreover, the banana fruit had good quality, so it was worth cultivating, he said.

The green banana tree nursery transplant was acquired from a tractor operator. Since the beginning, the nursery transplant was judged special. He

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The Head of Buleleng Registry Office, Ida Bagus Suadnyana, left, is showing the archieve building in Buleleng.

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KUTA - Hard Rock Hotel Bali is proud to introduce the newlyrefurbished meeting facilities. This includes the new Hall of Fame ballroom, a versatile space that spans 430sqm and can accommodate 500 people in theatre-style seating that can be divided into two rooms, Hall of Fame 1 and Hall of Fame 2. It also offers an adjoining 155sqm pre-function area that can be used for reception or refreshment breaks, overlooking the main pool and world-renowned Kuta Beach.

Located on the 4th level with easy access near the Hotel’s dining venues, Hall of Fame has been amplified by the latest audiovisual technology using iPad-controlled system. Event planners can now set the lighting mood for an unparalleled meeting experience. The rock-inspired Hall of Fame is flanked by six newly-renovated breakout rooms with spaces for 10 to 150 people, the latest touchscreen conferencing equipment, computerized conference microphone system, high-definition video and sound systems and a prayer room (Musholla).

Andrew Khoo, M.I.H, General Manager of Hard Rock Hotel Bali said: “Hall of Fame Ballroom adds to Bali’s proposition of being a MICE-ready destination with authentic experiences and a variety of options for hosting conferences, meetings and events, especially for companies with a youthful working population and products aimed at the young and trendy.” Demand for meeting space at Hard Rock Hotel Bali has been brisk, in particular for conferences and weddings.

Event planners are welcome to experience meetings like nowhere else at Hard Rock Hotel Bali. The Hotel also re-introduces the “Where Rockers Meet and Meetings Rock” package highlighting Vibeenhanced coffee breaks and curated food & beverage selection from Hard Rock’s culinary team.

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Calendar Event for August 9 through September 23, 2014 9 Aug Tumpek Kandang Pura Puseh Gianyar Pura Luhur Dalem Segening Kediri Tabanan Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Tegalalang 10 Aug Purnama Sasih Karo Pura Gelap Besakih Pura Dangkahyangan Tabanan Pura Candi Goro Tianyar Kubu Karangasem 13 Aug Buda Cemeng Menail Pura Dalem Tarukan Linggih Pajenengan Ida Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Penataran Dalem Ketut Pejeng Kaja Gianyar Pura Puseh Manakaji Peninjoan Tembuku Bangli Pura Kawitan Gusti Celuk Kapal Mengwi Pura Taman Limut Mas Ubud 14 Aug Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan

15 Aug Hari Bhatara Sri

19 Aug Hari Anggara Kasih Prebakat Pura Bukit Buluh Gunaksa Klungkung Pura Tirtha Sudamala Bebalang Bangli Pura Paibon Pasek Bendesa Sawan Buleleng Pura Gunung Pengsong Lombok Pura Dalem Benawah Gianyar Pura Tengah Tegalalang Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Pupuan Tabanan Pira Kawitan Tangkas Kori Agung Pagan Denpasar Pura Hyanghaluh/Jenggala Besakih Pura Tengkulak Siyut Tulikup Gianyar Pura Taman Sari Ubud Pura Batu Sari Ubud Pura Penataran Dalem Guliang Bangli Pura Pasek Dangka Guwang Sukawati Pura Hyang Ayung Pabean Ketewel

Pura Penataran Badung Muntig Karangasem 20 Aug Pura Kawitan Puri Agung Dalem Tarukan Pejeng Tampak Siring Pura Rambut Siwi Jembrana Pura Batu Bolong Canggu Kuta Pura Pasek Marga Klaci Tabanan Pura Agung Pasek Dauh Waru Negara Pura Ratu Pasek Sangsit Sawan Buleleng Pira Pasek Tangkas Dharma Reang Gede Tabanan Pura Desa Banyuning Buleleng Pura Srijong Tabanan Pura Pucak Mundi Nusa Penida Pura Kahyangan Jagat Kancing Gumi Bali Petang Serongga Kelod Gianyar Pura Penataran Dalem Pencar Mas Ubud 21 Aug Pura Ida Bhatara Sakti Wawu Rauh Kali Anget Seririt Buleleng 3 Sep Buda Kliwon Ugu Pura Dalem Tarukan Pulasari Peninjoan Bangli Pura Pasek Gelgel Kaba-Kaba Tabanan Pura Pemayun Banyuning Tengah Buleleng Pura Desa Kahyangan Tiga Seririt Buleleng Pura Agung Gunung Taro Tegalalang 9 Sep Purnama Sasih Ketiga Pura Gunung Sari Lombok NTB Pura Kawitan Gajah Arya Para Tianyar kubu Karangasem Pura Padharman Arya Telabah Besakih Pura Bukit Mentik Batur Kintamani Pura Dadya Agung Pasek Salahin Suwat Gianyar 10 Sep Pura Dangkahyangan Dalem Dukuh Kuda Sekaan Bangli

13 Sep Tumpek Wayang dan Kajengkliwon Uwudan Pura Majapahit Jembrana Bhatara Ratu Gede Celuk Gianyar Pura Bhatara Ratu Widyadari Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Panti Gelgel Sesetan Denpasar Bhatara Ratu Alit dan Lingsir Singakerta Ubud Pura Pedarman Dalem Bakas Besakih Pura Pamerajan Agung Dawan Klungkung Pura Padarman Dinasti Dalem Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan Besakih Pura Penataran Giri Purwo Tegal Delimo Banyuwangi Pura Jala Shidi Amerta Juanda Surabaya 17 Sep Buda Cemeng Klawu Pura Penataran Agung Teluk Padang Karangasem Pura Melanting Cemenggaon Gianyar Pura Penataran Ped Nusa Penida Pura Pasek Gelgel Bongkasa Abiansemal Pura Pasek Bendesa Reyang Gede Penebel Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Jawa Tengah Buleleng Pura Gaduhan Jagat Singakerta Ubud Pura Masceti Tegeh Sanding Tampak Siring Pura Penataran Batu Lepang Kamasan Klungkung Pura Guwa Besakih Pura Basukian Besakih Pura Ida Ratu Puncak Pameneh Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Sad Kahyangan Penida Nusa Penida Pura Jati Ubud Gianyar Pura Melanting Ubud Gianyar Pura Dalem Ped Nusa Penida Pura Penataran Agung Karangasem 19 Sep Hari Bhatara Sri

23 Sep Tilem Sasih Ketiga Dan Anggara

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Aspirin reduces risk Restriction of subsidized fuel from some cancers applicable to 8 petrol stations Agence France-Presse

PARIS - Daily, long-term doses of aspirin can slash the risk of cancer of the digestive tract, according to an overview of research published on Wednesday.

Aspirin greatly reduces the risk of developing and dying from bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, its authors said.

They found that taking aspirin for 10 years could cut bowel cancer cases by around 35 percent and deaths by 40 percent.

Rates of oesophageal and stomach cancers were cut by 30 percent and deaths from these cancers by 35-50 percent.

To gain these benefits meant people had to start taking a daily dose of 75-100 mg for at least five years and probably 10 years between the ages of 50 and 65.

No benefit was seen while they took aspirin for the first three years, and death rates were only reduced after five years.

Aspirin has long been considered to be a boost in the fight against cardiovascular disease and has also been investigated for reputed anti-cancer effects.

This is the first to throw up broad evidence that it can be a shield against these types of cancer, the scientists said.

The study, published in the European cancer journal Annals of Oncology, was led by Jack Cuzick, a professor at the the Centre for Cancer Prevention at Queen Mary University of London.

It looked at more than 200 clinical trials and other studies that explored aspirin’s anti-cancer effects.

“Our study shows that if everyone aged between 50-65 started taking as-

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pirin daily for at least 10 years, there would be a nine-percent reduction in the number of cancers, strokes and heart attacks overall in men and around seven percent in women,” Cuzick said in a press release.

“The total number of deaths from any cause would also be lower, by about four percent over a 20-year period. The benefits of aspirin use would be most visible in the reduction in deaths due to cancer.”

The research said there was a downside to taking daily doses of aspirin -- potential side-effects such as peptic ulcers and bleeding in the digestive tract.

In a very small number of elderly people, the bleeding could be life-threatening.

It said further work was needed to see who would benefit most from taking aspirin and determining the right dose to maximise the protective effect.

“It has long been known that aspirin - one of the cheapest and most common drugs on the market - can protect against certain types of cancer,” Cuzick said.

“But until our study, where we analysed all the available evidence, it was unclear whether the pros of taking aspirin outweighed the cons.”

Cuzick added: “Whilst there are some serious side effects that can’t be ignored, taking aspirin daily looks to be the most important thing we can do to reduce cancer after stopping smoking and reducing obesity, and will probably be much easier to implement.”

Experimental Ebola drug is hard to make

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - An experimental drug given to two American patients with Ebola is made from tobacco leaves and is hard to produce on a large scale, a leading US doctor said Tuesday.

Known as ZMapp, the serum consists of three antibodies manufactured in modified tobacco leaves, which take weeks to grow.

It was reportedly rushed to US missionaries Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who were stricken with Ebola while treating patients in Liberia.

Both have shown improvements in their health and are now being treated in isolation at an Atlanta, Georgia hospital.

“We cannot say right now that

this drug is particularly promising,” said Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

“The animal data are very good and the use of it in the two patients is suggestive that it may have a favorable effect, but since there are only two patients I think you have to be careful about making any definitive decision,” he told AFP. There is no drug or vaccine on the market against Ebola virus, which causes fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches and sometimes organ failure and hemorrhaging.

The ongoing outbreak in West Africa is the largest in history, having killed 887 of the more than 1,600 infected.

As for ZMapp, which was first identified as a drug candidate in

January, there have been no safety tests yet in humans.

“As such, very little of the drug is currently available,” the company said in a statement, adding that is working to scale up production as soon as possible.

ZMapp is a project of Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. and LeafBio in San Diego, California, Defyrus Inc. in Toronto, Canada, the US government and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Fauci said that the process of scaling up production will take time.

“It is going to take several months to get even a modest amount,” he said.

“So yes, we do want to do clinical trials but the limiting factor is the number of treatment courses that are available.”

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DENPASAR - Pertamina Marketing Operation for Region V has made a restriction to the service time of subsidized diesel fuel at eight petrol stations in Denpasar in accordance with the provisions. At the moment, the total number of petrol station in East Java reached 835 retail outlets and 180 retail outlets in Bali.

Assistant Manager of External Relations of Marketing Operation Region V, Heppy Wulansari, said such restriction was in appropriate with the Government Instruction through the circular of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) regarding the control of Specific Fuel in 2014.

“Such policy also applies at 42 petrol stations in East Java. Thus, with the policy, the 50 petrol stations only serve the purchase of subsidized diesel fuel at 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time,” said Heppy Wulansari.

According to him, the public could identify petrol stations imposed with time restriction through stickers, posters and banners installed in the station area. To anticipate the needs of consumers who made purchase of diesel fuel beyond the time restriction, Pertamina increased the availability of Pertamina Dex and non-subsidized diesel fuel at the 50 petrol stations.

“Eight petrol stations imposed with such policies include the petrol stations located on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Gunung Sanghyang, Sesetan, Raya Puputan, Ahmad Yani, Pulau Bungin and Jalan Buana Raya,” she explained.

On the other hand, the restriction to diesel fuel would become a

burden to PLN because most of the power plants in Bali depended on such fuel. The letter of Pertamina dated July 25, 2014 carried that Pertamina planned to diminish the fuel supply to PLN by 50 percent.

“If it is diminished, it will certainly have an impact on the PLN because many power plants use diesel fuel. We do hope the discussion can reach an appropriate or win-win solution for both parties for the sake of people of Indonesia,” said General Manager of PT PLN Bali, Syamsul Huda.

Even though the PLN did not use subsidized fuel, he said the restriction of supply would have an impact on the PLN in the region that mostly still used diesel fuel. “Moreover, many power plants in Bali are still using diesel fuel. At the moment, the electricity of Bali is still dependent on Java,” he said.

He hoped the Celukan Bawang power plant could soon be operated, so that the burden in Bali, chiefly South Bali, could be covered in whole. Celukan Bawang power plant produced 130 MW, but it could not be fully in operation because it still had a land problem for the development of high-voltage transmission lines along the Celukan Bawang (Buleleng) to Kapal (Badung). (kmb27)

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Pertamina Marketing Operation for Region V has made a restriction to the service time of subsidized diesel fuel at eight petrol stations in Denpasar in accordance with the provisions.

Bali’s economic growth slows down Bali Post

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In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, health workers outside Connaught Hospital, after the arrival of patient with symptoms of the Ebola virus in the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

DENPASAR - Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali released the economy of Bali until the first half of 2014 that grew by 5.75 percent.

This growth nearly happened in all sectors, except for quarry and construction sector with respective contraction of 4.06 percent and 2.79 percent. Nevertheless, when compared to the growth in the first half of 2013, the growth in this semester tended to slow down where the previous year’s economic growth reached 6.38 percent.

The Head of BPS Bali, Panusunan Siregar, explained the eco-

nomic growth of Bali in the first half of 2014 was driven by the growth in the service sector by 8.68 percent, financial sector (8.66 percent), trade, hotel and restaurant (7.47 percent), industry (7.16 percent), transport (6.63 percent), electricity, gas and water supply (5.03 percent) and agriculture (0.50 percent).

“The slowdown occurred due to a sharp decline in the construction and quarry sector where in the first half of 2013 the construction sector grew by 16.05 percent, but the first half of 2014 experienced a contraction of 2.79 percent,” said Panusunan Siregar.

Similarly, in the first half of 2013 the quarry sector grew by 14.07 percent, while in first half of 2014 it showed a contraction of 4.06 percent. In quarter-to-quarter basis, the performance of Bali’s economy in the second quarter increased by 2.80 percent when compared to the previous quarter.

The increase occurred in all economic sectors.

“The agricultural sector in the second quarter of 2014 grew by 2.84 percent (q-to-q), after contracting in the first quarter of 2014 by 2.84 percent,” he explained.

He presented the economic growth in the second quarter of

2014 was driven by all subsectors, namely the livestock sub-sector grew by 4.45 percent, plantation subsector (3.68 percent), forestry subsector (3.25 percent), food crops subsector (2.48 percent) and fisheries subsector (1.42 percent). Meanwhile, quarry sector grew by 3.96 percent after contracting in the first quarter of 2014 by 5.73 percent.

Processing industry sector grew by 1.49 percent (q-to-q) driven by the increase in subsectors of food, beverage and tobacco growing by 2.24 percent. Electricity, gas and water sector achieved the highest growth at 4.94 percent, but contracted in the previous quarter by 0.58 percent.

Construction sector grew by 1.81 percent, while trade, hotel and restaurant grew by 4.20 percent. The growth of trade, hotel and restaurant sector was driven by the increasing number of foreign travelers visiting Bali accounting for approximately 7 percent compared to the previous quarter.

“It is also discernible from the increase in hotel room occupancy rate which accounted for approximately 3 percent. Implementation of religious holidays, school holiday season and the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) have also encouraged the increase in the sector,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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A Brazilian citizen and dealer arrested DENPASAR - The Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit arrested a Brazilian citizen with initials GHVM, 33, on Jalan Soputan, Denpasar. In addition, a dealer of crystal meth and ecstasy, Ni Putu Yantini, 38, was arrested at her boarding house at Sari Tegeh hamlet, Tonja, Denpasar, Friday (Aug 1).

A police source mentioned if the culprit was the target of operation (TO) of the Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit for a long time.

The man staying at Van Mandiri Guest House on Jalan Tegal Cupek, Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta, Badung, was reported to frequently use drugs with her friends. “The investigating officers received information if GHVM was carrying drugs,” said the source.

Police officers hunting GHVM then saw the culprit passing while driving Toyota Avanza vehicle with license plate DK 1521 FD on Jalan Gunung Soputan, Friday afternoon around 1:45. Police then stopped

the vehicle of GHVM. From the results of search, the officers found a box of candy containing a bundle of hashish weighing 0.13 gram, 0.14 gram of marijuana, bongs, electronic scale and equipment to use other drugs. “Initially, this Brazilian fought back, but when searched he only bowed his head,” he said.

A few hours later, the Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit also arrested a woman, Ni Putu Yantini, 38, in her boarding house at Sari Tegeh hamlet, Tonja, Denpasar on Friday afternoon around 2:00 o’clock.

From her hand, police secured evidence in the form of 10.41 grams of crystal meth and two pieces of ecstasy weighing 0.57 gram. “Yantini is a dealer of crystal meth and ecstasy,” he said.

Spokesperson of Denpasar Police, IB Sarjana, justified the arrest. He said that police were still developing the information of both culprits to reveal other drug syndicates. “Police remain to investigate the statement of both culprits,” he said. (kmb35)

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Death toll in southern China quake rises to 589

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LUDIAN, China — The death toll in southern China’s earthquake rose to 589 on Wednesday as search and rescue teams pushed into isolated mountain communities to clear debris from collapsed homes.

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The lights of commercial boards are glowing in the night. The packed billboards on the side of the street often make the scenery is too crowded and sometimes dangerous for the road users.

Three culprits of illegal logging at Medewi arrested Bali Post

The Yunnan provincial government said more than 2,400 people were injured in Sunday’s 6.1 magnitude quake in the mountainous Yunnan farming region of Ludian county — the country’s deadliest temblor in four years.

At a makeshift headquarters in the forecourt of a cracked middle school in the worst-hit town of Longtoushan, a senior colonel in the People’s Liberation Army said there might still be hope to find survivors.

“There are a lot of people that we may never be able to dig out,” said senior Col. Feng, who declined to give his full name because he was not an officially designated spokesman. “But there is still hope.”

Wednesday’s big jump in the death toll — up from 410 on Tuesday — was due to rescuers arriving in places where they had previously been unable to contact anybody, in small farming villages built into the mountains above the main towns,

said Feng, a military officer based in Sichuan province.

Thousands of troops and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian to dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rains have complicated rescue efforts.

The quake struck an area of steep hills and narrow roads that are not well suited to all the traffic of the massive relief effort. Landslides have shorn shear rocky faces into the region’s valleys.

The weather was clear Wednesday and the roads into Longtoushan were clogged with rescue vehicles, ambulances and military jeeps along with residents and volunteers on foot.

The region is prone to earthquakes. In 1970, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake in Yunnan killed at least 15,000 people. In September 2012, a series of quakes killed 81 people.

In May 2008, a powerful quake in Sichuan province left nearly 90,000 people dead.

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A military rescuer looks for missing persons amid the rubble of destroyed houses following an earthquake in the town of Longtoushan in Ludian county in southwest China’s Yunnan Province Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

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NEGARA - Three illegal loggers committing crimes in the forest of Medewi, Pekutatan, were arrested, Saturday afternoon (Aug 2).

The three culprits including Nyoman Teken, 49, Ketut Warken, 43, and Nengah Suwandra, 41, living at Dauh Pangkung Selepa hamlet, Medewi village, kept the timber in the forest.

The arrest began from public information where there was logging activity in the forest. Police then conducted an investigation and found some wooden logs at the house of Nyoman Teken, one of the suspects. A dozen of rosewood logs were put in the back of his house.

The logs had been cut to various sizes and were covered with palm leaves. Once checked, there were totally 49 logs and a chainsaw.

After that, police conducted a development. Based on recognition of the suspect, there were several other culprits and belonged to his relatives. Spokesperson of Jembrana Police, Wayan Setiajaya, accompanied by Chief of Criminal Detective, Gusti Made Sudarma Putra, said on Monday (Aug 4) the arrest was also carried out against IBP/Gus Olo

HANOI — North Korea’s foreign minister held talks in Vietnam on Wednesday in a visit to a fellow communist country as part of efforts to break the North’s diplomatic isolation.

Ri Su Yong arrived Tuesday night from Laos for a four-day visit before traveling to Myanmar for an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting, which will also be attended by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers from Japan, South Korea and China on Sunday. He then visits Indonesia and Singapore.

Ri held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh where they stressed on the traditional friendship between communist countries. Ri will also meet President Truong Tan Sang and other highranking officials.

“My visit to Vietnam this time is to develop the existing friendship between our two countries,” Ri told Minh at the start of their talks. “Our relationship is a comradely and fraternal one and unlike other countries it has an age-old history.”

Unlike Vietnam, which launched reforms in the mid-1980s opening up to foreign trade and investment, North Korea remains one of the world’s most isolated countries over its nuclear weapon program.

Vietnam, the world’s second-largest rice exporter, often gives North Korea rice as food aid to help it overcome food shortages.

the two other culprits, namely Ketut Warken and Nengah Suwandra.

Warken kept the harvested timber logs with a total of 16 rosewood logs. To hide, the log was smeared with mud and buried in the back of the house. Meanwhile, Suwandra kept 49 rosewood logs and deposited at Warken’s house. They admitted to use the timber for the construction of their own home.

All three culprits were secured in Jembrana Police and charged under Article 12, paragraph b in conjunction with article 82 paragraph 1 letter b of Law No.18/2013 and Article 12 letter b in conjunction with article 83, paragraph 1, letter b of Law No.18/2013 on the prevention and eradication of forest damage with minimal punishment of 1 year up to 5 years. (kmb26)

The suspects of Illegal logging are seen in the picture.

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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong, left, shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

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Bad weather occurred again in the waters of Nusa Penida, Tuesday (Aug 5). Such condition caused the entire crossing activities from and to Nusa Penida to be out of action.

US companies falling behind as Africa surges

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WASHINGTON — As Africa’s economy rises, American businesses are at risk of being left behind. “We are missing the boat” was the sour warning former President Bill Clinton issued Tuesday at an otherwise upbeat U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit here.

Sub-Saharan Africa has enjoyed nearly 6 percent annual economic growth for the past decade. And the robust expansion is expected to endure through the decade. Ernst & Young calls Africa the world’s second-most attractive market for investment behind North America.

Yet as Africa gains momentum, U.S. business activity there has all but stalled. U.S. direct investment in Africa essentially flat-lined between 2010 and 2012, according to United Nations numbers crunched by the Brookings Institution.

Over the same period, China (with investment up 68 percent) and the European Union (up 8 percent) poured money into a region they see as rich with natural resources and economic potential. U.S. corporate profits in Africa fell in 2013 for a second straight year.

“We have some catching up to do,” former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday.

“We are letting Europe and China go faster than us.” Africa specialists complain that many American individuals and companies hold an outdated view of the region as a war-ridden disaster zone.

“It perhaps collects more eyeballs and sells more newspapers to talk about conflicts and war and famine,” said Paul Sullivan, director of international business development at Acrow Bridge, a New Jersey firm that builds bridges in Africa.

“There’s a real perception deficit

on the part of Western thinkers, particularly in the United States.”

Jennifer Cooke, director of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, argues: “Generally, the U.S. private sector has been risk-averse. There’s easier territory than Africa.”

Chinese companies, by contrast, seem to be everywhere in Africa.

The off-shore oil company CNOOC has invested $2 billion in a Ugandan oil field. Chinese operate supermarkets and mines. A Chinese construction company is building Uganda’s first expressway with a loan from Chinese bank.

Some African leaders say the Chinese are more attuned than Americans to the region’s norms and sensibilities. Critics counter that a more decisive factor is that Chinese companies aren’t put off by bribes and kickbacks, while American firms must comply with a U.S. anti-corruption law.

“Chinese companies are thus beating out U.S. firms, contributing to the rapid ascendancy of China on the African continent,” says Andy Spalding, who studies corruption at the University of Richmond School of Law. China’s growing influence, he says, is “exacerbating Africa’s corruption problem.”

In what sounded like a dig at China, Vice President Joe Biden noted at the summit that it’s hard to compete for business fairly “when others cut corners.”

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Bad weather in Nusa Penida

Traditional crossing service out of action Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - Bad weather occurred again in the waters of Nusa Penida, Tuesday (Aug 5). Such condition caused the entire crossing activities from and to Nusa Penida to be out of action. No boats dared to sail because the wind continued to blow hard with ferocious waves as high as three to four meters.

Such condition was confirmed by traditional harbormaster of Sampalan, Nusa Penida, Dewa Gede Suratnyana, Tuesday (Aug 5). He said that from the morning around 05:00 the weather around the waters was very bad. By the crossing time at 07:00 a.m., the weather was not getting better. Crossing in such a situation would be very risky.

Thus, the crossing from Sampalan traditional harbor to Kusamba traditional harbor was closed and AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou, File

In this Oct. 11, 2009 file photo, Chinese workers build a wall at a housing project funded by the Algerian government and built by a state-owned Chinese firm near Algiers, Algeria. U.S. direct investment in Africa has flat-lined while China and Europe have poured money into a region they see as rich with natural resources and economic potential.

U.S. businesses also complain that they don’t get much help from Washington when they need advice, contacts and financing to crack

the African market. European and Chinese diplomats put a priority on helping their country’s businesses gain access to Africa. By contrast,

the U.S. Commerce Department has a mere 35 overwhelmed commercial trade officers scattered across Africa.

Canada, EU wrap up free trade negotiations

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OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have settled on the final text of a landmark free trade deal, which is expected to come into force mid-2016, Canadian officials said Tuesday.

The 1,500 page document -- which will eliminate 98 percent of tariffs on goods and

services, increase cross-Atlantic worker mobility and harmonize professional qualifications -- must still be translated into 23 languages and be reviewed by lawyers, trade officials in Ottawa said.

That could take up to two years, and then lawmakers must still ratify the agreement -- which has not yet been made public.

More details of the deal are expected

to be revealed in September when Ottawa will host a Canada-EU summit to mark the official end of negotiations that started in 2009.

The accord, which Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has hailed as “the biggest (trade) deal our country has ever made,” was reached last October.

But it took until last week to resolve

several outstanding technical issues, involving investor protections, banking and other areas.

The accord is expected to boost bilateral trade by 20 percent and is widely seen as a template for EU efforts to conclude a similar Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the United States, touted as the biggest free-trade agreement ever.

vice versa. “Residents were advised to take roro vessel when crossing during the day,” he said.

A similar situation was also conveyed by Klungkung Transportation Agency at Bias Kusamba harbor, Made Sedana Yoga. The crossing from Bias Kusamba hamlet to Sampalan and other areas in Nusa Penida was also immediately stopped due to bad weather condition in Nusa Penida.

Likewise, the crossing from

Tribuana traditional harbor at Kusamba to Nusa Penida was also stopped. In other words, the whole activities of traditional crossing were out of action. All boats in the harbor were finally tied back because of bad weather conditions. Even, a number of those boats were ready to make the crossing. Dozens of passengers having owned a ticket were refunded. Other than passenger boat, the vessel transporting goods were also prohibited from crossing. As a result, merchandise such as snacks, LPG, essential goods and building materials should be suspended at the harbor of Bias hamlet. “These items will be returned to the warehouse, so they will not be exposed to rain,”

he said.

A passenger, Mangku Ketut Sadia, met at local harbor was disappointed because the crossing was cancelled. Along with the entourage, the man wearing Balinese customary clothes was forced to go home. As planned, he would say prayers to Nusa Penida. Meanwhile, another passenger said if it would look for alternative by using roro vessel through Padangbai Harbor, Karangasem.

The Crossing Division Head of the Klungkung Transportation, Communication and Informatics Agency, I Dewa Gede Sutarta, said the decision to halt the crossing activities was taken to prevent any accidents at sea. He did dare to make sure when the harbor activity

like crossing would be resumed.

However, if the weather had improved and water condition was back to normal, the crossing in all traditional harbors from and to Nusa Penida would take place normally.

Meanwhile, the management of Celebrity fast boat, Made Jana, when contacted on Tuesday also said that he would look at the water condition at Kusamba and Nusa Penida. The fast boat operating at the route of Kampung Kusamba to Sampalan would cross when the weather was back to normal again.

In the meantime, Gede Suratnyana would continue to communicate with the three traditional harbors at Kusamba, so the weather condition in the two regions could be ascertained prior to crossing. (kmb31)

Fishermen appealed to wary strong winds

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SINGARAJA - Strong winds hit Buleleng within the past few days. Such condition caused most of the fishermen in the coastal areas of Buleleng to be asked to be vigilant and careful when doing fishing activities on high seas. The appeal was delivered by the Head of Buleleng Maritime and Fisheries Agency, Sutrisna.

Several attempts had been IBP/mud made by the agency to protect Strong winds hit Buleleng within the past few days. Such condition caused most coastal fishermen in Buleleng. of the fishermen in the coastal areas of Buleleng to be asked to be vigilant and Among them, fishermen were careful when doing fishing activities on high seas. asked to be more careful when

catching fish, complete their facilities as well as recheck and take care of the boat before sailing. The agency also invited the Field Extension Officers (PPL) to wary against uncertain climate. “Shorelines of Buleleng ranging from Gerokgak to Buleleng subdistrict will be guarded and monitored by field officers, while the evaluation will be carried out by the end of August. We do hope nothing will happen due to high winds at sea,” he said.

He revealed that his party would prevent something to happen due to strong winds

lately. Similarly, he invited the field officers to meet regularly once a month. In the meeting with the division head of the Buleleng Maritime and Fishery Agency, the communication to each region was still being done, aimed to prevent any natural disaster when high winds blew in the coastal areas. “There are a total of 20 guided field officers and one or two field officers in each subdistrict. They have a regular meeting with the Buleleng Maritime and Fisheries Agency each month,” he said. (kmb34)

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Cease-fire in Gaza holds for second day Associated Press

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that ended a month of war was holding for a second day Wednesday, ahead of negotiations in Cairo on a long-term truce and a broader deal for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

In the coming days, Egyptian mediators are to shuttle between delegations from both sides to try to work out a deal. The Palestinian delegation is composed of negotiators from all major factions, including Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza. Names of those in the Israeli team have not been disclosed.

Some details have emerged about the negotiating points of Hamas, including an internationally funded reconstruction of the coastal strip that would be overseen by a Palestinian unity government led by President Mahmoud Abbas.

Meanwhile, Norway is organizing a donor conference and the Western-backed Abbas is expected to take the lead in overseeing the

rebuilding in the coastal territory, which his Fatah movement lost to Hamas in 2007. International Mideast envoy Tony Blair, who is also involved in arranging the conference, was in Cairo and was to meet with Egypt’s foreign minister and Arab League officials on Wednesday.

The cease-fire is the longest lull in a war that has killed nearly 1,900 Palestinians. Israel has lost 67 people, including three civilians.

The war broke out on July 8, when the Israeli military began bombarding targets in Gaza in an attempt to stop Hamas from launching rockets at Israel. On July 17, Israel sent ground troops into the densely-populated territory to destroy underground tunnels it said

Hamas had constructed for attacks inside Israel.

But in the weeks leading up to the war, Israeli-Palestinian tensions were soaring in the wake of the June killings of three Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were discovered two weeks after they disappeared in the West Bank.

Israel accused Hamas of being behind the abductions, and subsequently carried out a massive ground operation in the West Bank, arresting hundreds of Hamas operatives as part of a manhunt. And in early July, an Arab teenager was abducted and burned alive by Israeli extremists in an apparent revenge attack. Six Jewish Israelis were arrested in that killing.

MANILA — A captured Abu Sayyaf commander told investigators that a top Southeast Asian terror suspect, who the military reported was killed in a U.S.backed airstrike two years ago, is alive and being harbored by a hard-line Muslim rebel group in the southern Philippines, a confidential police report said.

Abu Sayyaf commander Khair Mundos, who was arrested near Manila’s international airport on June 11, acknowledged his group has fallen into disarray, without a central leader, burdened by infighting and surviving largely on extor-

tion and kidnappings, according to a police interrogation of Mundos, a copy of which was seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Mundos’ account echoes military and police assessments of the Abu Sayyaf, which they said has been weakened and isolated in remote jungle patches in the south by more than a decade of U.S. military-backed Philippine assaults.

The U.S. State Department says Mundos is a key Abu Sayyaf leader and financier who was captured in the southern Philippines in 2004, but escaped from jail three years later. While in police custody, he acknowledged

having arranged the transfer of funds from the al-Qaida terrorist network to the Abu Sayyaf to finance bombings and other terrorist attacks in the south, the State Department said.

The Abu Sayyaf “has no central leadership,” Mundos was quoted in the report as saying, adding the militants “do not have direction” and are “engaging in extortion and kidnapping activities only to sustain their daily needs.”

U.S. terrorism expert Zachary Abuza warned that crimes could serve as a lifeline to the Abu Sayyaf and enable it to bounce back, launch more serious attacks and reconnect with more foreign

Afghan policeman turns on his colleagues, kills 7 Associated Press

KANDAHAR — An Afghan policeman turned his gun on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in the country’s south, killing seven policemen, a provincial official said Wednesday.

The incident late Tuesday night in the Uruzgan provincial capital of Tirin Kot was the latest among so-called insider attacks in which Afghan forces or gunmen in Afghan police or army uniforms turn their weapon on Afghan colleagues or NATO allies.

Earlier Tuesday, a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier turned

on allied troops at a military university on a base west of Kabul, killing an American major general and wounding about 15 U.S. and coalition forces, including a German general and two Afghan generals.

The slain American, 34-yearold Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, was the highest-ranked American officer killed in combat in the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. About half of the wounded were Americans, several of them reported to be in serious condition.

In the Uruzgan attack, provincial spokesman Doost Mohammad Nayab, said the attacker opened fire and shot and killed seven of

his colleagues at the checkpoint, then stole their weapons and fled in a police car.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault but Nayab says the shooter had Taliban connections and blamed the insurgents for the attack.

Insider attacks in Afghanistan rose sharply in 2012, with more than 60 coalition troops — mostly Americans — killed in 40-plus attacks that threatened to shatter all trust between Afghan and allied forces. U.S. commanders imposed a series of precautionary tactics, and the number of such attacks declined sharply last year.

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“Those who disagree with Pancasila as the state ideology will have no right to live in Indonesia, and their nationality must be revoked,” Daulai remarked on Wednesday.

He noted that there will be no loss to the country if the nationality of Pancasila opponents is

revoked, and thus the state will no longer be obliged to protect them.

Daulay stated that the Muhammadiyah youth have urged the government to revoke the nationality of Indonesian nationals proven guilty of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“The government should revoke the nationality of Indonesians who became the fighters of ISIS in the Middle East. The sternest possible action must be taken against them to prevent them from returning to Indonesia to propagate the understanding and ideology of ISIS,” he emphasized.

Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto earlier noted that the government had denounced the propagation of the ISIS ideology in Indonesia as it runs contrary to Pancasila.

“The government and the state

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First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Mrs Herawati Boediono, Siti Haryanti Rukmana, and Siti Hediati Soeharto representing the late former first lady Tien Soeharto, and Guruh Soekarno Putra representing former first lady Fatmawati Soekarno.

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari stated that the gov-

ernment has been intensifying its efforts to improve child protection and development.

Some 71 percent of children had obtained birth certificates in 2013.

The government has improved the process of handling cases in the children’s court. There is a child protection center in every resort police station.

JAKARTA - The government should not feel obliged to protect the citizens who oppose Pancasila, the five basic principles of the Republic of Indonesia, stated Muhammadiyah Central Executive Board Chairman Saleh Partaonan Daulay.

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A Palestinian child goes through toys at a vendor’s stall in a market in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

jihadists. “The Abu Sayyaf group vacillates wildly between ideologically motivated terrorism and wanton criminality,” Abuza said.

Mundos said he traveled last year to a hinterland camp of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement, a hard-line separatist group, in southern Maguindanao province where he met Marwan, a top Malaysian terrorist suspect whose real name is Zulkifli bin Hir. Marwan was with a Singapor-

ean militant, Muhamda Ali, who uses the guerrilla name Muawiyah, and another foreign militant, Amin Baco, Mundos said.

Marwan, who is on the FBI list of most-wanted terrorists and has a $5 million bounty on his head, was reported by the military to have been killed, along with Muawiyah, in a Feb. 2, 2012, Philippine airstrike on an Abu Sayyaf camp in southern Sulu province.

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From page 1 Outside the court, hundreds of supporters waved flags emblazoned with pictures of Prabowo, as speakers denounced the election result and claimed the ex-general was the true winner.

“We have been treated unfairly so it is our right to get angry,” one speaker told the crowd.

Security was tight, with hundreds of riot police guarding the court and water cannons on standby in case the situation got out of hand.

Wednesday’s hearing lasted only a few hours and ended with the nine-judge panel ordering Prabowo’s team to revise their documents and resubmit them the following day.

They cited inconsistencies between what his lawyers said in court and evidence presented in the documents. The next hearing was set for Friday.

Independent analysts view Prabowo’s challenge as unlikely to succeed.

While the presidential election was the closest since three decades of authoritarian rule came to an end, Widodo still won by a margin of six percentage points, or more than eight million votes.

The court has never moved such a large chunk of votes from one candidate to another and observers don’t expect it to do so this time, or to order a full recount of the vote.

There have been concerns about the court’s impartiality after its former chief justice was jailed for life in June for accepting bribes to influence rulings on regional election disputes.

But the heightened public scrutiny of the court is expected to mean that the institution will be at pains to appear squeaky clean.

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condemn and will not allow the ISIS ideology to spread, which want to turn Indonesia into an IS (Islamic State) and will not allow it to develop in Indonesia because it is against the state ideology of Pancasila and the principle of unity in diversity under the Unitary State of Indonesia (NKRI),” Joko Suyanto remarked on Monday.

He stated that any effort to propagate the ideology must be foiled, and Indonesia must not be allowed to become a haven for the ISIS movement.

The minister emphasized that

every Indonesian must respect their country and their fellow citizens belonging to diverse ethnic, religious, racial, and group backgrounds and the principle of unity in diversity.

Suyanto explained that one of the actions to be taken by the government was to prevent the establishment of a formal representation of ISIS/IS in the country.

He hoped that all components of the community will prevent the spread of the ISIS/IS ideology in Indonesia.

“The government has also encouraged the development of childfriendly cities across 186 districts and municipalities,” she pointed out.

The government in cooperation with public components has also taken steps to protect children from sexual assaults, the minister added.

During the function partici-

pated by hundreds of students, the women’s empowerment and child protection ministry in cooperation with the state postal company, PT Pos Indonesia, released a new stamp series featuring the current first lady Ani Yudhoyono and former first ladies: Fatmawati Soekarno, Tien Soeharto, Ainun Habibie, and Siti Sinta Nuriyah.

President attends national child day commemoration JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono attended a function to commemorate National Child Day at the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII).

The event was also attended by former president B.J. Habibie,

Jakarta Police to assist in identifying alleged ISIS members

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JAKARTA - Jakarta Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector General Dwi Priyatno will offer assistance in identifying the alleged members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“We are currently looking

for ISIS members to investigate their network,” Priyanto stated on Wednesday.

He remarked that the Jakarta Metropolitan Police will assist the elite police counter-terrorism unit, Detachment 88, to expose the network of the organization that intends to establish ISIS.

Priyanto explained that the Jakarta Police will mobilize its Intelligence and Security (Intelkam) team to increase public awareness regarding the ISIS movement.

According to him, the police have been informed about the declaration by Islamic activists to

support ISIS in a specific area in Bekasi, West Java, but the alleged members have been identified.

“The alleged members of ISIS have been identified, and now, they are being hunted by the police,” the former Central Java police chief reported.

Priyanto asserted that the po-

lice will track down the alleged members of ISIS without the need for going through the process of collecting complaints from the public.

He also called on the community to not get involved with the ISIS radical organization as the government has banned it.

Police chase a supporter of Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto outside the General Election Commission (KPU) office after protesters tried to cross a police barricade in Surabaya, East Java August 6, 2014.

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NBA plans summer exhibition game in South Africa

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The NBA will stage an exhibition game next August in South Africa. Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum made the announcement Tuesday in Johannesburg, where the NBA is holding a Basketball without Borders camp.

He said all proceeds will go to charity and that becoming the first U.S. professional league to play a game on the continent is “just an evolution of our commitment to continuing to bring basketball to the continent of Africa.”

“I think that’s a pretty big deal,” Tatum said. Details of who will play and which charities will benefit are still to be determined.

“The involvement of our players in growing the game internationally and on a global basis is critical and it’s important, and I think that our players understand that and I think that the basketball community understands that,” Tatum said in a phone interview.

The NBA first held one of its

DENPASAR - This monument is erected in the middle of Denpasar civic center, Renon. lt is a symbol of Bali people’s struggle to gain independence alter the Dutch Colonials retreated from this country. This monument immortalizes the soul and spirit of Bali people’s struggle. lt also aims to take care of and develop and preserve the Balinese culture tor tuture generations.

camps in South Africa in 2003 and has returned nearly every year.

Players and coaches will provide instruction to 60 top young African players while also conducting clinics and providing the campers with life skills lessons.

NBA coaches Dwane Casey, Brian Shaw and Lionel Hollins are among this year’s instructors.

Joel Embiid of Cameroon, who was taken with the No. 3 pick by Philadelphia in June, participated in one of the camps as a player in 2011.

“Whether they make it all the way to the NBA or they take those learnings and they work hard enough to earn a scholarship at a university, those things are all rewarding for us and it’s a really rewarding thing to be a part of,” Tatum said. “It’s not just going on to play in the NBA — some of our players and our campers will get that opportunity — it’s also making contributions to growing the game of basketball in other ways as well.”

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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada plays against Shelby Rogers of Unites States on day two of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Uniprix Stadium.

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Scoreboards down, Bouchard out in Montreal Reuters

The Rogers Cup lost power both figuratively and literally on Tuesday with hometown favourite Eugenie Bouchard suffering a second round defeat to American qualifier Shelby Rogers. The 20-year-old Bouchard, playing for the first time since losing in the Wimbledon final to Petra Kvitova last month, faltered badly in front of her native Montreal crowd.

Her 6-0 2-6 6-0 loss came after the event suffered a seven-hour power outage that shut down scoreboards and umpires’ microphones.

“I was feeling the pressure on the court and I was feeling kind of match rusty,” Bouchard told reporters. “But I knew this coming into the match, so I can’t use that as excuses. I knew it would be kind of a difficult situation.” Bouchard suffered her own issues from the outset as she struggled with her serve and failed to claim a game in the opener.

She rebounded to dominate the second set but fell away badly in the decider, ending home fans’ hopes of an anticipated quarter-final showdown against top-ranked Serena Williams.

The in-form Bouchard is the only player to have reached the semi-finals of the first three grand slams of the season while defending champion Serena has won this tournament three times.

Serena had the day off but her older sister Venus fought her way to a three-set victory against Anastasia

Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 3-6 6-2 despite the electrical issues.

“It was like going back to the southern California juniors,” Venus told reporters of the power outages. “But I tried to think of it as positive. It felt good to win the match and hopefully gain some momentum.”

In other matches, Caroline Wozniacki made easy work of Daniel Hantuchova in a 6-1 6-1 triumph, while third-seed Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova 6-4 6-4 and ninth-seed Ana Ivanovic routed Timea Bacsinszky 6-1 6-2.

Spain’s 14th seed Carla Suarez-Navarro and 16th-seed Elena Vesnina also advanced to the second round after respective victories over Bojana Jovanovski and Camila Giorgi.

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Graphic designer Alvin Smith holds up a poster in the street outside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Friday, July 11, 2014, heralding the return of NBA basketball star LeBron James.

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Navas sees opportunity, not logjam, at Real Madrid

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata (8) kicks and scores in the first half against AS Roma at Sports Authority Field.

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MADRID — Real Madrid unveiled its new goalkeeper Keylor Navas Tuesday after he signed a six-year contract with the Spanish club. The 27-year-old helped Costa Rica reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time this summer in Brazil. At his presentation, Navas said he sees an opportunity to “learn from the best,” with Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez already part of coach Carlo Ancelotti’s first-team squad.

Speculation in the Spanish media has hinted at Lopez’s exit to make room for Navas.

AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Costa Rica international soccer player Keylor Navas, poses during his official presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, after signing for Real Madrid.

Madrid announced the deal on Sunday after reaching an agreement with fellow Spanish club Levante reportedly worth €10 million ($13.4 million). Navas was greeted by thousands of fans on Tuesday, many waving Costa Rica’s flag, before he hurled balls into the sunny Santiago Bernabeu stands. He donned a blue goalkeeper jersey with his name and the No. 13 on the back, which he is set to wear for Madrid this season.

Navas himself was then bombarded by the media about whether he was prepared to face the scrutiny of being Madrid’s goalkeeper after the schism caused by Casillas being reduced from full-time starter two seasons ago. Each time, Navas answered that he was “calm” and focused on learning all he could from his teammates.

“I have always had the idea of looking up to them,” Navas said. “I have followed Casillas and Lopez, who have shown for years they are the best in the world. Being in (the) Spanish league, they are references for my career and I can learn a lot from both of them. “I think it will give (the team) more alternatives.

I hope it will be for the best of everyone.” Madrid club president Florentino Perez lauded Navas for his “brilliant career” before saying that he now faces his “biggest challenge.”

Navas’ goalkeeping helped

Costa Rica make its surprising run at the World Cup, where the Central American minnow beat Uruguay, Italy and Greece before losing a penalty-kick shootout to the Netherlands. Navas made a string of saves in that quarterfinal in which Costa Rica held the Dutch to a goalless draw through 120 minutes.

Before his stellar World Cup, Navas was the Spanish league’s standout goalkeeper last season, when he helped a modest Levante side avoid a relegation fight and finish 10th in the 20-team competition.

Rare was the weekend that didn’t feature a spectacular save by Navas.

Any possible doubts about how he would perform under the pressure of a bigger club were apparently dispelled by his performances in Brazil.

Navas is Madrid’s third signing of the summer after the Champions League winner signed Germany’s World Cup winning midfielder Toni Kroos and Colombia forward James Rodriguez, who also shone at the World Cup. If Lopez leaves, Navas would vie for playing time with Casillas. Casillas is under pressure to recover from his poor showing at the World Cup with Spain.

Ancelotti had said before Navas’ signing that Casillas would start the European Super Cup against Europa League winner Sevilla on Aug. 12.

Lampard begins six-month loan spell at Man City Reuters

LONDON - Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard began his loan spell at Premier League champions Manchester City on Wednesday, just two weeks after joining Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Lampard, 36, left Chelsea in June after 13 years at the club but

will be back in the Premier League for six months before joining up with City’s affiliate club New York for their inaugural season.

“Joining up with Manchester City is a fantastic opportunity for me to continue to train and play at the top level and make sure I am in top condition for New York City,” Lampard, who trained with City for the first time on Wednes-

day, said.

“It has been an amazing few days for me since the unveiling in Brooklyn and everyone connected with both clubs has been fantastic to me. This is a new chapter of my career and I’m really excited about the experience.

“I met (City manager) Manuel Pellegrini and some of the players in New York and I’m looking

forward to getting into training and making a contribution for Manchester City ahead of my move over to New York.” The move was welcomed by New York City FC sporting director Claudio Reyna.

“This is the perfect opportunity for Frank. He is in great shape following the World Cup, and training and playing with our colleagues in Manchester will enable Frank to

be fit and ready for our inaugural training camp,” he said.

Lampard, who scored a record 211 goals in all competitions for Chelsea, will be available for City’s opening game of the season against Newcastle United and could feature against FA Cup winners Arsenal in next week’s season-opening Community Shield.

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Russian league condemns strip search of fans

Associated Press

MOSCOW — The Russian Premier League has condemned the treatment of female fans who say they were subjected to a strip search by police in order to attend a football match in the World Cup 2018 host city of Kazan.

Several Spartak Moscow fans have claimed police in the World Cup 2018 host city of Kazan refused to allow female fans into the stadium for Friday’s match against Rubin Kazan unless they stripped for a search.

In a blogpost which has gone viral among Russian internet users, fan Ekaterina Stepanova says the searches, carried out by male police officers, constituted “humili-

ation.”

Female fans were singled out and “required to strip, and that includes being demanded to remove their underwear” for a search lasting up to 10 minutes, she added.

One female fan told local media she left the stadium rather than submit to the searches, while Stepanova said she refused to strip but was made to wait an hour and a half before being allowed in.

The league’s safety director Alexander Meitin blasted the “rough treatment” in comments to the RSport agency, adding that the league and Spartak had submitted formal complaints.

Kazan police say all searches at the game were legal and that only fans suspected of carrying contra-

band were searched. Spartak fans used smoke bombs during the game, the first Premier League fixture of the season. Spartak won 4-0.

Police are present in force at all major football matches in Russia, with as many as 3,000 officers sometimes on duty at a stadium.

The Russian Premier League has attempted to replace them with trained stewards employed by the clubs, although the police have resisted any change.

Kazan is one of 11 host cities for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when matches will be held at the Kazan Arena.

The new stadium will host its first football match August 17, as well as next year’s world aquatics championships.

Munich in the next few days for a medical exam and to sign his contract.” The German champions are currently on a pre-season tour in the United States.

Reina, who joined Liverpool from Villarreal in 2005, has fallen out of favor with manager Brendan Rodgers and was loaned to Napoli

last season after losing his place to Simon Mignolet.

Rummenigge said the Spaniard is “eager to come to Bayern Munich... even though he knows that, in Manuel Neuer, he has a keeper in front of him who, if nothing changes, will always remain the number one.”

Mata says United believe Bayern Munich set to sign Reina in the Van Gaal way Associated Press

Reuters

MIAMI - Manchester United’s Spanish midfielder Juan Mata says the team have shown during their pre-season tour of the United States that they believe in the new system introduced by Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.

United wrapped up their U.S. tour with a 3-1 win over rivals Liverpool in the International Champions Cup final in Miami on Monday and after defeating Real Madrid on Saturday the mood among Van Gaal’s squad is buoyant ahead of their Aug. 16 Premier League opener against Swansea.

“It was a good tour for us, a good two or three weeks trying to get ready physically and mentally while trying to adapt to the new system,” Mata told ManUtd.com.

“Obviously, we didn’t lose a game which is good for the confidence but the most important thing is that we believe in what we are doing.

United played in front of huge crowds in the United States with 86,000 watching them beat L.A. Galaxy in California and a massive 109,000 in Michigan for a 3-1 win over Real Madrid as the club proved once again their global popularity.

“We take home a lot of love from the supporters. It was amazing from the first day until the last - in every stadium, in every training camp and in every hotel. I think (the highlights were) the support and obviously the new ideas that the manager has brought,” said Mata.

Van Gaal’s 3-5-2 formation has seen Mata, who scored a well-taken goal against Liverpool, employed in an advanced playmaker role and that appears to suit him well.

“I feel good and I feel comfortable in this position. I have to do what the manager wants me to do, both offensively and defensively, and I am trying to do that. It can be a good position for me to try to perform to my best,” he said.

After a disappointing seventh place finish in the Premier League last year under David Moyes, United will be expected to be back in the title hunt and, at the very least, ensure a return to the Champions League with a top four finish.

“We are all excited to start the new season,” said Mata, “Everybody wants to do better, we want to fight for the trophies and this club deserves that. We will try our best.”

MUNICH — Bayern Munich says it has reached an agreement to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina ahead of the new Bundesliga season.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club’s website that “the player will come to

AP Photo

Liverpool F.C. goalkeepers Jose Manuel Reina, left, and Brad Jones, center, laugh during a drill at team practice at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

Mutch makes switch from Cardiff to QPR

Reuters

Midfielder Jordon Mutch has signed for Queens Park Rangers from Cardiff City for an undis-

closed fee, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

Mutch, 22, scored seven goals for Cardiff in the Premier League last season but has moved to Rang-

ers following the Welsh club’s relegation.

The London club said Mutch, who began his career with Birmingham City, had signed a four-year

contract for a fee reported to be in the region of six million pounds ($10.12 million).

Manager Harry Redknapp, told the club’s website (www.qpr.co.uk):

“He’s already shown what he can do at this level ... with a decent goals return, and this move will provide him with a great platform to take his game on to the next level.”

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Navas sees opportunity, not logjam, at Real Madrid

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata (8) kicks and scores in the first half against AS Roma at Sports Authority Field.

Associated Press

MADRID — Real Madrid unveiled its new goalkeeper Keylor Navas Tuesday after he signed a six-year contract with the Spanish club. The 27-year-old helped Costa Rica reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time this summer in Brazil. At his presentation, Navas said he sees an opportunity to “learn from the best,” with Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez already part of coach Carlo Ancelotti’s first-team squad.

Speculation in the Spanish media has hinted at Lopez’s exit to make room for Navas.

AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Costa Rica international soccer player Keylor Navas, poses during his official presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, after signing for Real Madrid.

Madrid announced the deal on Sunday after reaching an agreement with fellow Spanish club Levante reportedly worth €10 million ($13.4 million). Navas was greeted by thousands of fans on Tuesday, many waving Costa Rica’s flag, before he hurled balls into the sunny Santiago Bernabeu stands. He donned a blue goalkeeper jersey with his name and the No. 13 on the back, which he is set to wear for Madrid this season.

Navas himself was then bombarded by the media about whether he was prepared to face the scrutiny of being Madrid’s goalkeeper after the schism caused by Casillas being reduced from full-time starter two seasons ago. Each time, Navas answered that he was “calm” and focused on learning all he could from his teammates.

“I have always had the idea of looking up to them,” Navas said. “I have followed Casillas and Lopez, who have shown for years they are the best in the world. Being in (the) Spanish league, they are references for my career and I can learn a lot from both of them. “I think it will give (the team) more alternatives.

I hope it will be for the best of everyone.” Madrid club president Florentino Perez lauded Navas for his “brilliant career” before saying that he now faces his “biggest challenge.”

Navas’ goalkeeping helped

Costa Rica make its surprising run at the World Cup, where the Central American minnow beat Uruguay, Italy and Greece before losing a penalty-kick shootout to the Netherlands. Navas made a string of saves in that quarterfinal in which Costa Rica held the Dutch to a goalless draw through 120 minutes.

Before his stellar World Cup, Navas was the Spanish league’s standout goalkeeper last season, when he helped a modest Levante side avoid a relegation fight and finish 10th in the 20-team competition.

Rare was the weekend that didn’t feature a spectacular save by Navas.

Any possible doubts about how he would perform under the pressure of a bigger club were apparently dispelled by his performances in Brazil.

Navas is Madrid’s third signing of the summer after the Champions League winner signed Germany’s World Cup winning midfielder Toni Kroos and Colombia forward James Rodriguez, who also shone at the World Cup. If Lopez leaves, Navas would vie for playing time with Casillas. Casillas is under pressure to recover from his poor showing at the World Cup with Spain.

Ancelotti had said before Navas’ signing that Casillas would start the European Super Cup against Europa League winner Sevilla on Aug. 12.

Lampard begins six-month loan spell at Man City Reuters

LONDON - Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard began his loan spell at Premier League champions Manchester City on Wednesday, just two weeks after joining Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Lampard, 36, left Chelsea in June after 13 years at the club but

will be back in the Premier League for six months before joining up with City’s affiliate club New York for their inaugural season.

“Joining up with Manchester City is a fantastic opportunity for me to continue to train and play at the top level and make sure I am in top condition for New York City,” Lampard, who trained with City for the first time on Wednes-

day, said.

“It has been an amazing few days for me since the unveiling in Brooklyn and everyone connected with both clubs has been fantastic to me. This is a new chapter of my career and I’m really excited about the experience.

“I met (City manager) Manuel Pellegrini and some of the players in New York and I’m looking

forward to getting into training and making a contribution for Manchester City ahead of my move over to New York.” The move was welcomed by New York City FC sporting director Claudio Reyna.

“This is the perfect opportunity for Frank. He is in great shape following the World Cup, and training and playing with our colleagues in Manchester will enable Frank to

be fit and ready for our inaugural training camp,” he said.

Lampard, who scored a record 211 goals in all competitions for Chelsea, will be available for City’s opening game of the season against Newcastle United and could feature against FA Cup winners Arsenal in next week’s season-opening Community Shield.

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Russian league condemns strip search of fans

Associated Press

MOSCOW — The Russian Premier League has condemned the treatment of female fans who say they were subjected to a strip search by police in order to attend a football match in the World Cup 2018 host city of Kazan.

Several Spartak Moscow fans have claimed police in the World Cup 2018 host city of Kazan refused to allow female fans into the stadium for Friday’s match against Rubin Kazan unless they stripped for a search.

In a blogpost which has gone viral among Russian internet users, fan Ekaterina Stepanova says the searches, carried out by male police officers, constituted “humili-

ation.”

Female fans were singled out and “required to strip, and that includes being demanded to remove their underwear” for a search lasting up to 10 minutes, she added.

One female fan told local media she left the stadium rather than submit to the searches, while Stepanova said she refused to strip but was made to wait an hour and a half before being allowed in.

The league’s safety director Alexander Meitin blasted the “rough treatment” in comments to the RSport agency, adding that the league and Spartak had submitted formal complaints.

Kazan police say all searches at the game were legal and that only fans suspected of carrying contra-

band were searched. Spartak fans used smoke bombs during the game, the first Premier League fixture of the season. Spartak won 4-0.

Police are present in force at all major football matches in Russia, with as many as 3,000 officers sometimes on duty at a stadium.

The Russian Premier League has attempted to replace them with trained stewards employed by the clubs, although the police have resisted any change.

Kazan is one of 11 host cities for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when matches will be held at the Kazan Arena.

The new stadium will host its first football match August 17, as well as next year’s world aquatics championships.

Munich in the next few days for a medical exam and to sign his contract.” The German champions are currently on a pre-season tour in the United States.

Reina, who joined Liverpool from Villarreal in 2005, has fallen out of favor with manager Brendan Rodgers and was loaned to Napoli

last season after losing his place to Simon Mignolet.

Rummenigge said the Spaniard is “eager to come to Bayern Munich... even though he knows that, in Manuel Neuer, he has a keeper in front of him who, if nothing changes, will always remain the number one.”

Mata says United believe Bayern Munich set to sign Reina in the Van Gaal way Associated Press

Reuters

MIAMI - Manchester United’s Spanish midfielder Juan Mata says the team have shown during their pre-season tour of the United States that they believe in the new system introduced by Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.

United wrapped up their U.S. tour with a 3-1 win over rivals Liverpool in the International Champions Cup final in Miami on Monday and after defeating Real Madrid on Saturday the mood among Van Gaal’s squad is buoyant ahead of their Aug. 16 Premier League opener against Swansea.

“It was a good tour for us, a good two or three weeks trying to get ready physically and mentally while trying to adapt to the new system,” Mata told ManUtd.com.

“Obviously, we didn’t lose a game which is good for the confidence but the most important thing is that we believe in what we are doing.

United played in front of huge crowds in the United States with 86,000 watching them beat L.A. Galaxy in California and a massive 109,000 in Michigan for a 3-1 win over Real Madrid as the club proved once again their global popularity.

“We take home a lot of love from the supporters. It was amazing from the first day until the last - in every stadium, in every training camp and in every hotel. I think (the highlights were) the support and obviously the new ideas that the manager has brought,” said Mata.

Van Gaal’s 3-5-2 formation has seen Mata, who scored a well-taken goal against Liverpool, employed in an advanced playmaker role and that appears to suit him well.

“I feel good and I feel comfortable in this position. I have to do what the manager wants me to do, both offensively and defensively, and I am trying to do that. It can be a good position for me to try to perform to my best,” he said.

After a disappointing seventh place finish in the Premier League last year under David Moyes, United will be expected to be back in the title hunt and, at the very least, ensure a return to the Champions League with a top four finish.

“We are all excited to start the new season,” said Mata, “Everybody wants to do better, we want to fight for the trophies and this club deserves that. We will try our best.”

MUNICH — Bayern Munich says it has reached an agreement to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina ahead of the new Bundesliga season.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the club’s website that “the player will come to

AP Photo

Liverpool F.C. goalkeepers Jose Manuel Reina, left, and Brad Jones, center, laugh during a drill at team practice at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, July 22, 2014.

Mutch makes switch from Cardiff to QPR

Reuters

Midfielder Jordon Mutch has signed for Queens Park Rangers from Cardiff City for an undis-

closed fee, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

Mutch, 22, scored seven goals for Cardiff in the Premier League last season but has moved to Rang-

ers following the Welsh club’s relegation.

The London club said Mutch, who began his career with Birmingham City, had signed a four-year

contract for a fee reported to be in the region of six million pounds ($10.12 million).

Manager Harry Redknapp, told the club’s website (www.qpr.co.uk):

“He’s already shown what he can do at this level ... with a decent goals return, and this move will provide him with a great platform to take his game on to the next level.”

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NBA plans summer exhibition game in South Africa

Bali Struggle Monument-Bajra Sandhi

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The NBA will stage an exhibition game next August in South Africa. Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum made the announcement Tuesday in Johannesburg, where the NBA is holding a Basketball without Borders camp.

He said all proceeds will go to charity and that becoming the first U.S. professional league to play a game on the continent is “just an evolution of our commitment to continuing to bring basketball to the continent of Africa.”

“I think that’s a pretty big deal,” Tatum said. Details of who will play and which charities will benefit are still to be determined.

“The involvement of our players in growing the game internationally and on a global basis is critical and it’s important, and I think that our players understand that and I think that the basketball community understands that,” Tatum said in a phone interview.

The NBA first held one of its

DENPASAR - This monument is erected in the middle of Denpasar civic center, Renon. lt is a symbol of Bali people’s struggle to gain independence alter the Dutch Colonials retreated from this country. This monument immortalizes the soul and spirit of Bali people’s struggle. lt also aims to take care of and develop and preserve the Balinese culture tor tuture generations.

camps in South Africa in 2003 and has returned nearly every year.

Players and coaches will provide instruction to 60 top young African players while also conducting clinics and providing the campers with life skills lessons.

NBA coaches Dwane Casey, Brian Shaw and Lionel Hollins are among this year’s instructors.

Joel Embiid of Cameroon, who was taken with the No. 3 pick by Philadelphia in June, participated in one of the camps as a player in 2011.

“Whether they make it all the way to the NBA or they take those learnings and they work hard enough to earn a scholarship at a university, those things are all rewarding for us and it’s a really rewarding thing to be a part of,” Tatum said. “It’s not just going on to play in the NBA — some of our players and our campers will get that opportunity — it’s also making contributions to growing the game of basketball in other ways as well.”

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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada plays against Shelby Rogers of Unites States on day two of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Uniprix Stadium.

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Scoreboards down, Bouchard out in Montreal Reuters

The Rogers Cup lost power both figuratively and literally on Tuesday with hometown favourite Eugenie Bouchard suffering a second round defeat to American qualifier Shelby Rogers. The 20-year-old Bouchard, playing for the first time since losing in the Wimbledon final to Petra Kvitova last month, faltered badly in front of her native Montreal crowd.

Her 6-0 2-6 6-0 loss came after the event suffered a seven-hour power outage that shut down scoreboards and umpires’ microphones.

“I was feeling the pressure on the court and I was feeling kind of match rusty,” Bouchard told reporters. “But I knew this coming into the match, so I can’t use that as excuses. I knew it would be kind of a difficult situation.” Bouchard suffered her own issues from the outset as she struggled with her serve and failed to claim a game in the opener.

She rebounded to dominate the second set but fell away badly in the decider, ending home fans’ hopes of an anticipated quarter-final showdown against top-ranked Serena Williams.

The in-form Bouchard is the only player to have reached the semi-finals of the first three grand slams of the season while defending champion Serena has won this tournament three times.

Serena had the day off but her older sister Venus fought her way to a three-set victory against Anastasia

Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 3-6 6-2 despite the electrical issues.

“It was like going back to the southern California juniors,” Venus told reporters of the power outages. “But I tried to think of it as positive. It felt good to win the match and hopefully gain some momentum.”

In other matches, Caroline Wozniacki made easy work of Daniel Hantuchova in a 6-1 6-1 triumph, while third-seed Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova 6-4 6-4 and ninth-seed Ana Ivanovic routed Timea Bacsinszky 6-1 6-2.

Spain’s 14th seed Carla Suarez-Navarro and 16th-seed Elena Vesnina also advanced to the second round after respective victories over Bojana Jovanovski and Camila Giorgi.

AP Photo/Mark Duncan

Graphic designer Alvin Smith holds up a poster in the street outside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland Friday, July 11, 2014, heralding the return of NBA basketball star LeBron James.

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Cease-fire in Gaza holds for second day Associated Press

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that ended a month of war was holding for a second day Wednesday, ahead of negotiations in Cairo on a long-term truce and a broader deal for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

In the coming days, Egyptian mediators are to shuttle between delegations from both sides to try to work out a deal. The Palestinian delegation is composed of negotiators from all major factions, including Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza. Names of those in the Israeli team have not been disclosed.

Some details have emerged about the negotiating points of Hamas, including an internationally funded reconstruction of the coastal strip that would be overseen by a Palestinian unity government led by President Mahmoud Abbas.

Meanwhile, Norway is organizing a donor conference and the Western-backed Abbas is expected to take the lead in overseeing the

rebuilding in the coastal territory, which his Fatah movement lost to Hamas in 2007. International Mideast envoy Tony Blair, who is also involved in arranging the conference, was in Cairo and was to meet with Egypt’s foreign minister and Arab League officials on Wednesday.

The cease-fire is the longest lull in a war that has killed nearly 1,900 Palestinians. Israel has lost 67 people, including three civilians.

The war broke out on July 8, when the Israeli military began bombarding targets in Gaza in an attempt to stop Hamas from launching rockets at Israel. On July 17, Israel sent ground troops into the densely-populated territory to destroy underground tunnels it said

Hamas had constructed for attacks inside Israel.

But in the weeks leading up to the war, Israeli-Palestinian tensions were soaring in the wake of the June killings of three Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were discovered two weeks after they disappeared in the West Bank.

Israel accused Hamas of being behind the abductions, and subsequently carried out a massive ground operation in the West Bank, arresting hundreds of Hamas operatives as part of a manhunt. And in early July, an Arab teenager was abducted and burned alive by Israeli extremists in an apparent revenge attack. Six Jewish Israelis were arrested in that killing.

MANILA — A captured Abu Sayyaf commander told investigators that a top Southeast Asian terror suspect, who the military reported was killed in a U.S.backed airstrike two years ago, is alive and being harbored by a hard-line Muslim rebel group in the southern Philippines, a confidential police report said.

Abu Sayyaf commander Khair Mundos, who was arrested near Manila’s international airport on June 11, acknowledged his group has fallen into disarray, without a central leader, burdened by infighting and surviving largely on extor-

tion and kidnappings, according to a police interrogation of Mundos, a copy of which was seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Mundos’ account echoes military and police assessments of the Abu Sayyaf, which they said has been weakened and isolated in remote jungle patches in the south by more than a decade of U.S. military-backed Philippine assaults.

The U.S. State Department says Mundos is a key Abu Sayyaf leader and financier who was captured in the southern Philippines in 2004, but escaped from jail three years later. While in police custody, he acknowledged

having arranged the transfer of funds from the al-Qaida terrorist network to the Abu Sayyaf to finance bombings and other terrorist attacks in the south, the State Department said.

The Abu Sayyaf “has no central leadership,” Mundos was quoted in the report as saying, adding the militants “do not have direction” and are “engaging in extortion and kidnapping activities only to sustain their daily needs.”

U.S. terrorism expert Zachary Abuza warned that crimes could serve as a lifeline to the Abu Sayyaf and enable it to bounce back, launch more serious attacks and reconnect with more foreign

Afghan policeman turns on his colleagues, kills 7 Associated Press

KANDAHAR — An Afghan policeman turned his gun on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in the country’s south, killing seven policemen, a provincial official said Wednesday.

The incident late Tuesday night in the Uruzgan provincial capital of Tirin Kot was the latest among so-called insider attacks in which Afghan forces or gunmen in Afghan police or army uniforms turn their weapon on Afghan colleagues or NATO allies.

Earlier Tuesday, a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier turned

on allied troops at a military university on a base west of Kabul, killing an American major general and wounding about 15 U.S. and coalition forces, including a German general and two Afghan generals.

The slain American, 34-yearold Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, was the highest-ranked American officer killed in combat in the wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. About half of the wounded were Americans, several of them reported to be in serious condition.

In the Uruzgan attack, provincial spokesman Doost Mohammad Nayab, said the attacker opened fire and shot and killed seven of

his colleagues at the checkpoint, then stole their weapons and fled in a police car.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault but Nayab says the shooter had Taliban connections and blamed the insurgents for the attack.

Insider attacks in Afghanistan rose sharply in 2012, with more than 60 coalition troops — mostly Americans — killed in 40-plus attacks that threatened to shatter all trust between Afghan and allied forces. U.S. commanders imposed a series of precautionary tactics, and the number of such attacks declined sharply last year.

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“Those who disagree with Pancasila as the state ideology will have no right to live in Indonesia, and their nationality must be revoked,” Daulai remarked on Wednesday.

He noted that there will be no loss to the country if the nationality of Pancasila opponents is

revoked, and thus the state will no longer be obliged to protect them.

Daulay stated that the Muhammadiyah youth have urged the government to revoke the nationality of Indonesian nationals proven guilty of supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“The government should revoke the nationality of Indonesians who became the fighters of ISIS in the Middle East. The sternest possible action must be taken against them to prevent them from returning to Indonesia to propagate the understanding and ideology of ISIS,” he emphasized.

Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto earlier noted that the government had denounced the propagation of the ISIS ideology in Indonesia as it runs contrary to Pancasila.

“The government and the state

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First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Mrs Herawati Boediono, Siti Haryanti Rukmana, and Siti Hediati Soeharto representing the late former first lady Tien Soeharto, and Guruh Soekarno Putra representing former first lady Fatmawati Soekarno.

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari stated that the gov-

ernment has been intensifying its efforts to improve child protection and development.

Some 71 percent of children had obtained birth certificates in 2013.

The government has improved the process of handling cases in the children’s court. There is a child protection center in every resort police station.

JAKARTA - The government should not feel obliged to protect the citizens who oppose Pancasila, the five basic principles of the Republic of Indonesia, stated Muhammadiyah Central Executive Board Chairman Saleh Partaonan Daulay.

AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis

A Palestinian child goes through toys at a vendor’s stall in a market in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

jihadists. “The Abu Sayyaf group vacillates wildly between ideologically motivated terrorism and wanton criminality,” Abuza said.

Mundos said he traveled last year to a hinterland camp of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement, a hard-line separatist group, in southern Maguindanao province where he met Marwan, a top Malaysian terrorist suspect whose real name is Zulkifli bin Hir. Marwan was with a Singapor-

ean militant, Muhamda Ali, who uses the guerrilla name Muawiyah, and another foreign militant, Amin Baco, Mundos said.

Marwan, who is on the FBI list of most-wanted terrorists and has a $5 million bounty on his head, was reported by the military to have been killed, along with Muawiyah, in a Feb. 2, 2012, Philippine airstrike on an Abu Sayyaf camp in southern Sulu province.

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From page 1 Outside the court, hundreds of supporters waved flags emblazoned with pictures of Prabowo, as speakers denounced the election result and claimed the ex-general was the true winner.

“We have been treated unfairly so it is our right to get angry,” one speaker told the crowd.

Security was tight, with hundreds of riot police guarding the court and water cannons on standby in case the situation got out of hand.

Wednesday’s hearing lasted only a few hours and ended with the nine-judge panel ordering Prabowo’s team to revise their documents and resubmit them the following day.

They cited inconsistencies between what his lawyers said in court and evidence presented in the documents. The next hearing was set for Friday.

Independent analysts view Prabowo’s challenge as unlikely to succeed.

While the presidential election was the closest since three decades of authoritarian rule came to an end, Widodo still won by a margin of six percentage points, or more than eight million votes.

The court has never moved such a large chunk of votes from one candidate to another and observers don’t expect it to do so this time, or to order a full recount of the vote.

There have been concerns about the court’s impartiality after its former chief justice was jailed for life in June for accepting bribes to influence rulings on regional election disputes.

But the heightened public scrutiny of the court is expected to mean that the institution will be at pains to appear squeaky clean.

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INDONESIA Government should not protect Pancasila opponents

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condemn and will not allow the ISIS ideology to spread, which want to turn Indonesia into an IS (Islamic State) and will not allow it to develop in Indonesia because it is against the state ideology of Pancasila and the principle of unity in diversity under the Unitary State of Indonesia (NKRI),” Joko Suyanto remarked on Monday.

He stated that any effort to propagate the ideology must be foiled, and Indonesia must not be allowed to become a haven for the ISIS movement.

The minister emphasized that

every Indonesian must respect their country and their fellow citizens belonging to diverse ethnic, religious, racial, and group backgrounds and the principle of unity in diversity.

Suyanto explained that one of the actions to be taken by the government was to prevent the establishment of a formal representation of ISIS/IS in the country.

He hoped that all components of the community will prevent the spread of the ISIS/IS ideology in Indonesia.

“The government has also encouraged the development of childfriendly cities across 186 districts and municipalities,” she pointed out.

The government in cooperation with public components has also taken steps to protect children from sexual assaults, the minister added.

During the function partici-

pated by hundreds of students, the women’s empowerment and child protection ministry in cooperation with the state postal company, PT Pos Indonesia, released a new stamp series featuring the current first lady Ani Yudhoyono and former first ladies: Fatmawati Soekarno, Tien Soeharto, Ainun Habibie, and Siti Sinta Nuriyah.

President attends national child day commemoration JAKARTA - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono attended a function to commemorate National Child Day at the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII).

The event was also attended by former president B.J. Habibie,

Jakarta Police to assist in identifying alleged ISIS members

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JAKARTA - Jakarta Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector General Dwi Priyatno will offer assistance in identifying the alleged members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“We are currently looking

for ISIS members to investigate their network,” Priyanto stated on Wednesday.

He remarked that the Jakarta Metropolitan Police will assist the elite police counter-terrorism unit, Detachment 88, to expose the network of the organization that intends to establish ISIS.

Priyanto explained that the Jakarta Police will mobilize its Intelligence and Security (Intelkam) team to increase public awareness regarding the ISIS movement.

According to him, the police have been informed about the declaration by Islamic activists to

support ISIS in a specific area in Bekasi, West Java, but the alleged members have been identified.

“The alleged members of ISIS have been identified, and now, they are being hunted by the police,” the former Central Java police chief reported.

Priyanto asserted that the po-

lice will track down the alleged members of ISIS without the need for going through the process of collecting complaints from the public.

He also called on the community to not get involved with the ISIS radical organization as the government has banned it.

Police chase a supporter of Indonesia’s losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto outside the General Election Commission (KPU) office after protesters tried to cross a police barricade in Surabaya, East Java August 6, 2014.

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Bad weather occurred again in the waters of Nusa Penida, Tuesday (Aug 5). Such condition caused the entire crossing activities from and to Nusa Penida to be out of action.

US companies falling behind as Africa surges

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WASHINGTON — As Africa’s economy rises, American businesses are at risk of being left behind. “We are missing the boat” was the sour warning former President Bill Clinton issued Tuesday at an otherwise upbeat U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit here.

Sub-Saharan Africa has enjoyed nearly 6 percent annual economic growth for the past decade. And the robust expansion is expected to endure through the decade. Ernst & Young calls Africa the world’s second-most attractive market for investment behind North America.

Yet as Africa gains momentum, U.S. business activity there has all but stalled. U.S. direct investment in Africa essentially flat-lined between 2010 and 2012, according to United Nations numbers crunched by the Brookings Institution.

Over the same period, China (with investment up 68 percent) and the European Union (up 8 percent) poured money into a region they see as rich with natural resources and economic potential. U.S. corporate profits in Africa fell in 2013 for a second straight year.

“We have some catching up to do,” former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday.

“We are letting Europe and China go faster than us.” Africa specialists complain that many American individuals and companies hold an outdated view of the region as a war-ridden disaster zone.

“It perhaps collects more eyeballs and sells more newspapers to talk about conflicts and war and famine,” said Paul Sullivan, director of international business development at Acrow Bridge, a New Jersey firm that builds bridges in Africa.

“There’s a real perception deficit

on the part of Western thinkers, particularly in the United States.”

Jennifer Cooke, director of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, argues: “Generally, the U.S. private sector has been risk-averse. There’s easier territory than Africa.”

Chinese companies, by contrast, seem to be everywhere in Africa.

The off-shore oil company CNOOC has invested $2 billion in a Ugandan oil field. Chinese operate supermarkets and mines. A Chinese construction company is building Uganda’s first expressway with a loan from Chinese bank.

Some African leaders say the Chinese are more attuned than Americans to the region’s norms and sensibilities. Critics counter that a more decisive factor is that Chinese companies aren’t put off by bribes and kickbacks, while American firms must comply with a U.S. anti-corruption law.

“Chinese companies are thus beating out U.S. firms, contributing to the rapid ascendancy of China on the African continent,” says Andy Spalding, who studies corruption at the University of Richmond School of Law. China’s growing influence, he says, is “exacerbating Africa’s corruption problem.”

In what sounded like a dig at China, Vice President Joe Biden noted at the summit that it’s hard to compete for business fairly “when others cut corners.”

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Bad weather in Nusa Penida

Traditional crossing service out of action Bali Post

SEMARAPURA - Bad weather occurred again in the waters of Nusa Penida, Tuesday (Aug 5). Such condition caused the entire crossing activities from and to Nusa Penida to be out of action. No boats dared to sail because the wind continued to blow hard with ferocious waves as high as three to four meters.

Such condition was confirmed by traditional harbormaster of Sampalan, Nusa Penida, Dewa Gede Suratnyana, Tuesday (Aug 5). He said that from the morning around 05:00 the weather around the waters was very bad. By the crossing time at 07:00 a.m., the weather was not getting better. Crossing in such a situation would be very risky.

Thus, the crossing from Sampalan traditional harbor to Kusamba traditional harbor was closed and AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou, File

In this Oct. 11, 2009 file photo, Chinese workers build a wall at a housing project funded by the Algerian government and built by a state-owned Chinese firm near Algiers, Algeria. U.S. direct investment in Africa has flat-lined while China and Europe have poured money into a region they see as rich with natural resources and economic potential.

U.S. businesses also complain that they don’t get much help from Washington when they need advice, contacts and financing to crack

the African market. European and Chinese diplomats put a priority on helping their country’s businesses gain access to Africa. By contrast,

the U.S. Commerce Department has a mere 35 overwhelmed commercial trade officers scattered across Africa.

Canada, EU wrap up free trade negotiations

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OTTAWA - Canada and the European Union have settled on the final text of a landmark free trade deal, which is expected to come into force mid-2016, Canadian officials said Tuesday.

The 1,500 page document -- which will eliminate 98 percent of tariffs on goods and

services, increase cross-Atlantic worker mobility and harmonize professional qualifications -- must still be translated into 23 languages and be reviewed by lawyers, trade officials in Ottawa said.

That could take up to two years, and then lawmakers must still ratify the agreement -- which has not yet been made public.

More details of the deal are expected

to be revealed in September when Ottawa will host a Canada-EU summit to mark the official end of negotiations that started in 2009.

The accord, which Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has hailed as “the biggest (trade) deal our country has ever made,” was reached last October.

But it took until last week to resolve

several outstanding technical issues, involving investor protections, banking and other areas.

The accord is expected to boost bilateral trade by 20 percent and is widely seen as a template for EU efforts to conclude a similar Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the United States, touted as the biggest free-trade agreement ever.

vice versa. “Residents were advised to take roro vessel when crossing during the day,” he said.

A similar situation was also conveyed by Klungkung Transportation Agency at Bias Kusamba harbor, Made Sedana Yoga. The crossing from Bias Kusamba hamlet to Sampalan and other areas in Nusa Penida was also immediately stopped due to bad weather condition in Nusa Penida.

Likewise, the crossing from

Tribuana traditional harbor at Kusamba to Nusa Penida was also stopped. In other words, the whole activities of traditional crossing were out of action. All boats in the harbor were finally tied back because of bad weather conditions. Even, a number of those boats were ready to make the crossing. Dozens of passengers having owned a ticket were refunded. Other than passenger boat, the vessel transporting goods were also prohibited from crossing. As a result, merchandise such as snacks, LPG, essential goods and building materials should be suspended at the harbor of Bias hamlet. “These items will be returned to the warehouse, so they will not be exposed to rain,”

he said.

A passenger, Mangku Ketut Sadia, met at local harbor was disappointed because the crossing was cancelled. Along with the entourage, the man wearing Balinese customary clothes was forced to go home. As planned, he would say prayers to Nusa Penida. Meanwhile, another passenger said if it would look for alternative by using roro vessel through Padangbai Harbor, Karangasem.

The Crossing Division Head of the Klungkung Transportation, Communication and Informatics Agency, I Dewa Gede Sutarta, said the decision to halt the crossing activities was taken to prevent any accidents at sea. He did dare to make sure when the harbor activity

like crossing would be resumed.

However, if the weather had improved and water condition was back to normal, the crossing in all traditional harbors from and to Nusa Penida would take place normally.

Meanwhile, the management of Celebrity fast boat, Made Jana, when contacted on Tuesday also said that he would look at the water condition at Kusamba and Nusa Penida. The fast boat operating at the route of Kampung Kusamba to Sampalan would cross when the weather was back to normal again.

In the meantime, Gede Suratnyana would continue to communicate with the three traditional harbors at Kusamba, so the weather condition in the two regions could be ascertained prior to crossing. (kmb31)

Fishermen appealed to wary strong winds

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SINGARAJA - Strong winds hit Buleleng within the past few days. Such condition caused most of the fishermen in the coastal areas of Buleleng to be asked to be vigilant and careful when doing fishing activities on high seas. The appeal was delivered by the Head of Buleleng Maritime and Fisheries Agency, Sutrisna.

Several attempts had been IBP/mud made by the agency to protect Strong winds hit Buleleng within the past few days. Such condition caused most coastal fishermen in Buleleng. of the fishermen in the coastal areas of Buleleng to be asked to be vigilant and Among them, fishermen were careful when doing fishing activities on high seas. asked to be more careful when

catching fish, complete their facilities as well as recheck and take care of the boat before sailing. The agency also invited the Field Extension Officers (PPL) to wary against uncertain climate. “Shorelines of Buleleng ranging from Gerokgak to Buleleng subdistrict will be guarded and monitored by field officers, while the evaluation will be carried out by the end of August. We do hope nothing will happen due to high winds at sea,” he said.

He revealed that his party would prevent something to happen due to strong winds

lately. Similarly, he invited the field officers to meet regularly once a month. In the meeting with the division head of the Buleleng Maritime and Fishery Agency, the communication to each region was still being done, aimed to prevent any natural disaster when high winds blew in the coastal areas. “There are a total of 20 guided field officers and one or two field officers in each subdistrict. They have a regular meeting with the Buleleng Maritime and Fisheries Agency each month,” he said. (kmb34)

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A Brazilian citizen and dealer arrested DENPASAR - The Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit arrested a Brazilian citizen with initials GHVM, 33, on Jalan Soputan, Denpasar. In addition, a dealer of crystal meth and ecstasy, Ni Putu Yantini, 38, was arrested at her boarding house at Sari Tegeh hamlet, Tonja, Denpasar, Friday (Aug 1).

A police source mentioned if the culprit was the target of operation (TO) of the Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit for a long time.

The man staying at Van Mandiri Guest House on Jalan Tegal Cupek, Kerobokan Kelod, North Kuta, Badung, was reported to frequently use drugs with her friends. “The investigating officers received information if GHVM was carrying drugs,” said the source.

Police officers hunting GHVM then saw the culprit passing while driving Toyota Avanza vehicle with license plate DK 1521 FD on Jalan Gunung Soputan, Friday afternoon around 1:45. Police then stopped

the vehicle of GHVM. From the results of search, the officers found a box of candy containing a bundle of hashish weighing 0.13 gram, 0.14 gram of marijuana, bongs, electronic scale and equipment to use other drugs. “Initially, this Brazilian fought back, but when searched he only bowed his head,” he said.

A few hours later, the Denpasar Police Narcotics Unit also arrested a woman, Ni Putu Yantini, 38, in her boarding house at Sari Tegeh hamlet, Tonja, Denpasar on Friday afternoon around 2:00 o’clock.

From her hand, police secured evidence in the form of 10.41 grams of crystal meth and two pieces of ecstasy weighing 0.57 gram. “Yantini is a dealer of crystal meth and ecstasy,” he said.

Spokesperson of Denpasar Police, IB Sarjana, justified the arrest. He said that police were still developing the information of both culprits to reveal other drug syndicates. “Police remain to investigate the statement of both culprits,” he said. (kmb35)

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Death toll in southern China quake rises to 589

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LUDIAN, China — The death toll in southern China’s earthquake rose to 589 on Wednesday as search and rescue teams pushed into isolated mountain communities to clear debris from collapsed homes.

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The lights of commercial boards are glowing in the night. The packed billboards on the side of the street often make the scenery is too crowded and sometimes dangerous for the road users.

Three culprits of illegal logging at Medewi arrested Bali Post

The Yunnan provincial government said more than 2,400 people were injured in Sunday’s 6.1 magnitude quake in the mountainous Yunnan farming region of Ludian county — the country’s deadliest temblor in four years.

At a makeshift headquarters in the forecourt of a cracked middle school in the worst-hit town of Longtoushan, a senior colonel in the People’s Liberation Army said there might still be hope to find survivors.

“There are a lot of people that we may never be able to dig out,” said senior Col. Feng, who declined to give his full name because he was not an officially designated spokesman. “But there is still hope.”

Wednesday’s big jump in the death toll — up from 410 on Tuesday — was due to rescuers arriving in places where they had previously been unable to contact anybody, in small farming villages built into the mountains above the main towns,

said Feng, a military officer based in Sichuan province.

Thousands of troops and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian to dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rains have complicated rescue efforts.

The quake struck an area of steep hills and narrow roads that are not well suited to all the traffic of the massive relief effort. Landslides have shorn shear rocky faces into the region’s valleys.

The weather was clear Wednesday and the roads into Longtoushan were clogged with rescue vehicles, ambulances and military jeeps along with residents and volunteers on foot.

The region is prone to earthquakes. In 1970, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake in Yunnan killed at least 15,000 people. In September 2012, a series of quakes killed 81 people.

In May 2008, a powerful quake in Sichuan province left nearly 90,000 people dead.

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A military rescuer looks for missing persons amid the rubble of destroyed houses following an earthquake in the town of Longtoushan in Ludian county in southwest China’s Yunnan Province Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

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NEGARA - Three illegal loggers committing crimes in the forest of Medewi, Pekutatan, were arrested, Saturday afternoon (Aug 2).

The three culprits including Nyoman Teken, 49, Ketut Warken, 43, and Nengah Suwandra, 41, living at Dauh Pangkung Selepa hamlet, Medewi village, kept the timber in the forest.

The arrest began from public information where there was logging activity in the forest. Police then conducted an investigation and found some wooden logs at the house of Nyoman Teken, one of the suspects. A dozen of rosewood logs were put in the back of his house.

The logs had been cut to various sizes and were covered with palm leaves. Once checked, there were totally 49 logs and a chainsaw.

After that, police conducted a development. Based on recognition of the suspect, there were several other culprits and belonged to his relatives. Spokesperson of Jembrana Police, Wayan Setiajaya, accompanied by Chief of Criminal Detective, Gusti Made Sudarma Putra, said on Monday (Aug 4) the arrest was also carried out against IBP/Gus Olo

HANOI — North Korea’s foreign minister held talks in Vietnam on Wednesday in a visit to a fellow communist country as part of efforts to break the North’s diplomatic isolation.

Ri Su Yong arrived Tuesday night from Laos for a four-day visit before traveling to Myanmar for an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting, which will also be attended by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers from Japan, South Korea and China on Sunday. He then visits Indonesia and Singapore.

Ri held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh where they stressed on the traditional friendship between communist countries. Ri will also meet President Truong Tan Sang and other highranking officials.

“My visit to Vietnam this time is to develop the existing friendship between our two countries,” Ri told Minh at the start of their talks. “Our relationship is a comradely and fraternal one and unlike other countries it has an age-old history.”

Unlike Vietnam, which launched reforms in the mid-1980s opening up to foreign trade and investment, North Korea remains one of the world’s most isolated countries over its nuclear weapon program.

Vietnam, the world’s second-largest rice exporter, often gives North Korea rice as food aid to help it overcome food shortages.

the two other culprits, namely Ketut Warken and Nengah Suwandra.

Warken kept the harvested timber logs with a total of 16 rosewood logs. To hide, the log was smeared with mud and buried in the back of the house. Meanwhile, Suwandra kept 49 rosewood logs and deposited at Warken’s house. They admitted to use the timber for the construction of their own home.

All three culprits were secured in Jembrana Police and charged under Article 12, paragraph b in conjunction with article 82 paragraph 1 letter b of Law No.18/2013 and Article 12 letter b in conjunction with article 83, paragraph 1, letter b of Law No.18/2013 on the prevention and eradication of forest damage with minimal punishment of 1 year up to 5 years. (kmb26)

The suspects of Illegal logging are seen in the picture.

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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong, left, shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

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Aspirin reduces risk Restriction of subsidized fuel from some cancers applicable to 8 petrol stations Agence France-Presse

PARIS - Daily, long-term doses of aspirin can slash the risk of cancer of the digestive tract, according to an overview of research published on Wednesday.

Aspirin greatly reduces the risk of developing and dying from bowel, stomach and oesophageal cancer, its authors said.

They found that taking aspirin for 10 years could cut bowel cancer cases by around 35 percent and deaths by 40 percent.

Rates of oesophageal and stomach cancers were cut by 30 percent and deaths from these cancers by 35-50 percent.

To gain these benefits meant people had to start taking a daily dose of 75-100 mg for at least five years and probably 10 years between the ages of 50 and 65.

No benefit was seen while they took aspirin for the first three years, and death rates were only reduced after five years.

Aspirin has long been considered to be a boost in the fight against cardiovascular disease and has also been investigated for reputed anti-cancer effects.

This is the first to throw up broad evidence that it can be a shield against these types of cancer, the scientists said.

The study, published in the European cancer journal Annals of Oncology, was led by Jack Cuzick, a professor at the the Centre for Cancer Prevention at Queen Mary University of London.

It looked at more than 200 clinical trials and other studies that explored aspirin’s anti-cancer effects.

“Our study shows that if everyone aged between 50-65 started taking as-

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pirin daily for at least 10 years, there would be a nine-percent reduction in the number of cancers, strokes and heart attacks overall in men and around seven percent in women,” Cuzick said in a press release.

“The total number of deaths from any cause would also be lower, by about four percent over a 20-year period. The benefits of aspirin use would be most visible in the reduction in deaths due to cancer.”

The research said there was a downside to taking daily doses of aspirin -- potential side-effects such as peptic ulcers and bleeding in the digestive tract.

In a very small number of elderly people, the bleeding could be life-threatening.

It said further work was needed to see who would benefit most from taking aspirin and determining the right dose to maximise the protective effect.

“It has long been known that aspirin - one of the cheapest and most common drugs on the market - can protect against certain types of cancer,” Cuzick said.

“But until our study, where we analysed all the available evidence, it was unclear whether the pros of taking aspirin outweighed the cons.”

Cuzick added: “Whilst there are some serious side effects that can’t be ignored, taking aspirin daily looks to be the most important thing we can do to reduce cancer after stopping smoking and reducing obesity, and will probably be much easier to implement.”

Experimental Ebola drug is hard to make

Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON - An experimental drug given to two American patients with Ebola is made from tobacco leaves and is hard to produce on a large scale, a leading US doctor said Tuesday.

Known as ZMapp, the serum consists of three antibodies manufactured in modified tobacco leaves, which take weeks to grow.

It was reportedly rushed to US missionaries Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who were stricken with Ebola while treating patients in Liberia.

Both have shown improvements in their health and are now being treated in isolation at an Atlanta, Georgia hospital.

“We cannot say right now that

this drug is particularly promising,” said Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

“The animal data are very good and the use of it in the two patients is suggestive that it may have a favorable effect, but since there are only two patients I think you have to be careful about making any definitive decision,” he told AFP. There is no drug or vaccine on the market against Ebola virus, which causes fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches and sometimes organ failure and hemorrhaging.

The ongoing outbreak in West Africa is the largest in history, having killed 887 of the more than 1,600 infected.

As for ZMapp, which was first identified as a drug candidate in

January, there have been no safety tests yet in humans.

“As such, very little of the drug is currently available,” the company said in a statement, adding that is working to scale up production as soon as possible.

ZMapp is a project of Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. and LeafBio in San Diego, California, Defyrus Inc. in Toronto, Canada, the US government and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Fauci said that the process of scaling up production will take time.

“It is going to take several months to get even a modest amount,” he said.

“So yes, we do want to do clinical trials but the limiting factor is the number of treatment courses that are available.”

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DENPASAR - Pertamina Marketing Operation for Region V has made a restriction to the service time of subsidized diesel fuel at eight petrol stations in Denpasar in accordance with the provisions. At the moment, the total number of petrol station in East Java reached 835 retail outlets and 180 retail outlets in Bali.

Assistant Manager of External Relations of Marketing Operation Region V, Heppy Wulansari, said such restriction was in appropriate with the Government Instruction through the circular of the Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) regarding the control of Specific Fuel in 2014.

“Such policy also applies at 42 petrol stations in East Java. Thus, with the policy, the 50 petrol stations only serve the purchase of subsidized diesel fuel at 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time,” said Heppy Wulansari.

According to him, the public could identify petrol stations imposed with time restriction through stickers, posters and banners installed in the station area. To anticipate the needs of consumers who made purchase of diesel fuel beyond the time restriction, Pertamina increased the availability of Pertamina Dex and non-subsidized diesel fuel at the 50 petrol stations.

“Eight petrol stations imposed with such policies include the petrol stations located on Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Gunung Sanghyang, Sesetan, Raya Puputan, Ahmad Yani, Pulau Bungin and Jalan Buana Raya,” she explained.

On the other hand, the restriction to diesel fuel would become a

burden to PLN because most of the power plants in Bali depended on such fuel. The letter of Pertamina dated July 25, 2014 carried that Pertamina planned to diminish the fuel supply to PLN by 50 percent.

“If it is diminished, it will certainly have an impact on the PLN because many power plants use diesel fuel. We do hope the discussion can reach an appropriate or win-win solution for both parties for the sake of people of Indonesia,” said General Manager of PT PLN Bali, Syamsul Huda.

Even though the PLN did not use subsidized fuel, he said the restriction of supply would have an impact on the PLN in the region that mostly still used diesel fuel. “Moreover, many power plants in Bali are still using diesel fuel. At the moment, the electricity of Bali is still dependent on Java,” he said.

He hoped the Celukan Bawang power plant could soon be operated, so that the burden in Bali, chiefly South Bali, could be covered in whole. Celukan Bawang power plant produced 130 MW, but it could not be fully in operation because it still had a land problem for the development of high-voltage transmission lines along the Celukan Bawang (Buleleng) to Kapal (Badung). (kmb27)

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Pertamina Marketing Operation for Region V has made a restriction to the service time of subsidized diesel fuel at eight petrol stations in Denpasar in accordance with the provisions.

Bali’s economic growth slows down Bali Post

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In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, health workers outside Connaught Hospital, after the arrival of patient with symptoms of the Ebola virus in the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

DENPASAR - Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali released the economy of Bali until the first half of 2014 that grew by 5.75 percent.

This growth nearly happened in all sectors, except for quarry and construction sector with respective contraction of 4.06 percent and 2.79 percent. Nevertheless, when compared to the growth in the first half of 2013, the growth in this semester tended to slow down where the previous year’s economic growth reached 6.38 percent.

The Head of BPS Bali, Panusunan Siregar, explained the eco-

nomic growth of Bali in the first half of 2014 was driven by the growth in the service sector by 8.68 percent, financial sector (8.66 percent), trade, hotel and restaurant (7.47 percent), industry (7.16 percent), transport (6.63 percent), electricity, gas and water supply (5.03 percent) and agriculture (0.50 percent).

“The slowdown occurred due to a sharp decline in the construction and quarry sector where in the first half of 2013 the construction sector grew by 16.05 percent, but the first half of 2014 experienced a contraction of 2.79 percent,” said Panusunan Siregar.

Similarly, in the first half of 2013 the quarry sector grew by 14.07 percent, while in first half of 2014 it showed a contraction of 4.06 percent. In quarter-to-quarter basis, the performance of Bali’s economy in the second quarter increased by 2.80 percent when compared to the previous quarter.

The increase occurred in all economic sectors.

“The agricultural sector in the second quarter of 2014 grew by 2.84 percent (q-to-q), after contracting in the first quarter of 2014 by 2.84 percent,” he explained.

He presented the economic growth in the second quarter of

2014 was driven by all subsectors, namely the livestock sub-sector grew by 4.45 percent, plantation subsector (3.68 percent), forestry subsector (3.25 percent), food crops subsector (2.48 percent) and fisheries subsector (1.42 percent). Meanwhile, quarry sector grew by 3.96 percent after contracting in the first quarter of 2014 by 5.73 percent.

Processing industry sector grew by 1.49 percent (q-to-q) driven by the increase in subsectors of food, beverage and tobacco growing by 2.24 percent. Electricity, gas and water sector achieved the highest growth at 4.94 percent, but contracted in the previous quarter by 0.58 percent.

Construction sector grew by 1.81 percent, while trade, hotel and restaurant grew by 4.20 percent. The growth of trade, hotel and restaurant sector was driven by the increasing number of foreign travelers visiting Bali accounting for approximately 7 percent compared to the previous quarter.

“It is also discernible from the increase in hotel room occupancy rate which accounted for approximately 3 percent. Implementation of religious holidays, school holiday season and the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) have also encouraged the increase in the sector,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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GIANYAR - Although the three-bunched banana has become something mystical, now it is sought after by farmers at Subak Teges, Peliatan, Ubud. The banana tree owned by Dewa Gede Putu Sudarsana, 30, for instance, is expected to become the source of family income, “One of his banana trees has already had three bunches. Hopefully, it can bear four bunches in the future,” he told media crew in Gianyar.

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claimed to be curious and kept it serious.

Until a few months later, the specialty was seen at the bunch amounting to more than one.

To propagate the banana tree having more than one bunch, he tried to take the corm. Then, he removed the growing points. The prospective corm having been cleaned was then planted into the ground. Few months later, approximately 3-4 small shoots were ascertained to grow.

With the acquisition of many crops, local farmers no longer thought mystically. Instead, they hoped to get such special banana nursery transplant. However, they should be patient because he was still trying to cultivate the banana in order to produce four to five bunches in a single tree. (kmb16)

Buleleng to makes archive building and data digitization Bali Post

SINGARAJA - To improve the quality of civil registration services in Buleleng, the Head of Buleleng Registry Office, Ida Bagus Suadnyana, planned to improve the current archive warehouse used to store various archive needs and important papers belonging to the residents of Buleleng. Such archive warehouse building will be used for the long-term need.

He said some important things tendered were such as cupboard made from waterproof, fireresistant and durable materials.

Then, it should be equipped with air-conditioning and several other supporting infrastructures.

Expenditure of fund for the procurement of the archive building

reached IDR 2 billion. “In the meantime, the results of the tender almost reached IDR 668 million for the facilities of cupboard. Meanwhile, the tender of the air-conditioning system is worth around IDR 1.4 billion.

So, the overall preparation for the archive building will need the fund of approximately IDR 2 billion,” he said.

Suadnyana added the archive building completion was targeted to complete at the latest 3 months, starting from July to October this year. In addition, the Buleleng Registry Office immediately processed the data in hard copy documents into soft copy to be further digitized.

“Hopefully, the work can be completed soon in three months.

We will also digitize the impor-

tant documents into computer.

When people are wishing to get the quotation of deeds, we will be easy to retrieve the requested data,” he said.

He explained that previously the archive warehouse was borrowed from the Public Works.

Then, it was occupied by the inspectorate but since the inspectorate had occupied a new building on Jalan Kresna, the Buleleng Registry Office reoccupied the old archive warehouse. It would be converted into an archive building. “The building is permanent. It is no longer an archive warehouse, but an archive building. As planned, we will deploy a section head and some staff at the archive building later on,” he told reporters. (kmb34)

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Assumed to have mystical impression

Meanwhile, the banana tree with three bunches had oddities. Formerly, such kind of banana tree was often associated with mysticism. However, to Dewa Putu, it was considered a positive thing as it was land-saving and easy to be cultivated.

Pursuant to its record, the banana tree had born fruit and resulted in two bunches.

However, at that time the family and local farmers considered it weird and was linked to the mysticism. To him, such anomaly was actually judged as a blessing and should be cultivated properly. Moreover, the banana fruit had good quality, so it was worth cultivating, he said.

The green banana tree nursery transplant was acquired from a tractor operator. Since the beginning, the nursery transplant was judged special. He

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Located on the 4th level with easy access near the Hotel’s dining venues, Hall of Fame has been amplified by the latest audiovisual technology using iPad-controlled system. Event planners can now set the lighting mood for an unparalleled meeting experience. The rock-inspired Hall of Fame is flanked by six newly-renovated breakout rooms with spaces for 10 to 150 people, the latest touchscreen conferencing equipment, computerized conference microphone system, high-definition video and sound systems and a prayer room (Musholla).

Andrew Khoo, M.I.H, General Manager of Hard Rock Hotel Bali said: “Hall of Fame Ballroom adds to Bali’s proposition of being a MICE-ready destination with authentic experiences and a variety of options for hosting conferences, meetings and events, especially for companies with a youthful working population and products aimed at the young and trendy.” Demand for meeting space at Hard Rock Hotel Bali has been brisk, in particular for conferences and weddings.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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LONDON — Sylvester Stallone may come across as the ultimate guy’s guy. But he says action stars like him are “the hardest characters to sell” to other men.

“Men are very competitive,” Stallone said ahead of Monday’s world premiere of “The Expendables 3.”

“They go, ‘Who’s that? I’m sure he takes

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U.S actor Sylvester Stallone, center, with his wife Jennifer Flavin, second right, and daughters, Sophia Stallone, Sistene Stallone and Scarlet Stallone arrive for the World Premiere of The Expendables 3 at a central London cinema, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014.

Man seeking to sue Michael Jackson for abuse Agence France-Presse

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man is seeking damages from the estate of Michael Jackson, alleging that the late “King of Pop” sexually abused him as a child during the late 1980s, court documents show.

James Safechuck, 36, said Jackson abused him on about 100 occasions over a four-year period after the two appeared in a Pepsi commercial when he was 10years-old.

Filings by Safechuck’s attorneys alleged that Jackson, who died in 2009, “brainwashed” the youngster into believing the abuses were “acts of love.”

The documents said Safechuck regularly shared Jackson’s bed during the singer’s “Bad” tour in 1988. Safechuck

said the abuse continued until he reached puberty. A hearing has been scheduled in Los Angeles for September 4 before judge Mitchell Beckloff.

Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for the Jackson estate, said Safechuck’s claims should be dismissed.

“Mr Safechuck’s request to file a late claim against the Jackson Estate so he can recover money from Michael’s beneficiary will hopefully be rejected,” Weitzman said.

“This is a person that made his claim five years after Michael died, more than 20 years after the incidents supposedly happened and has given sworn testimony that Michael never did anything inappropriate to him.”

Last year, a 31-year-old Australian, Wade Robson, launched a similar claim on Jackson’s estate, alleging he was abused by the singer as a child.

Jackson, who died on June 25 2009 after being given an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, faced multiple allegations of child sex abuse during his lifetime.

He was acquitted of abuse at a 2005 trial in California and paid a $15 million court settlement in 1994 over allegations involving another child.

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“It’s very hard to do it. People think ‘Oh it’s really easy,’” said Stallone. “It’s good to jump around but to get other men to like you, it’s very difficult. Men are kind of stand-offish that way.”

The third installment of “The Expendables” sees the team come into conflict with a ruthless arms dealer, played by Mel Gibson. Harrison Ford and Wesley Snipes join the cast of action legends. And there’s new blood, including “Twilight” heartthrob Kellan Lutz and mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey.

The extended team of Expendables battle it out to bring down the bad guys and save the world.

“The Expendables 3” is in U.K. theaters from Aug. 14 and opens in the U.S. on Aug. 15.

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The image of Indonesian losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is projected on large screens as he speaks during a hearing on the dispute over the results of the July 9 presidential election, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014.

Prabowo starts election court challenge Agence France-Presse

JAKARTA - Indonesian ex-general Prabowo Subianto angrily claimed widespread cheating cost him victory in the country’s presidential election at the start of legal challenge to the results Wednesday, as hundreds of flag-waving supporters staged a rally.

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In a fiery speech at the Constitutional Court, Prabowo lashed out at the “dishonesty and injustice” of the poll -- which he lost to Joko Widodo -- and compared politics in the world’s third-biggest democracy to Stalinist North Korea.

Widodo, a former furniture exporter known by his nickname Jokowi, won legions of fans with

his down-to-earth style as Jakarta governor and is the country’s first leader from outside the political and military elites.

Prabowo, a controversial former military figure with roots in the era of dictator Suharto, also declared victory at the July 9 presidential election, but official results two weeks later confirmed Widodo won

a decisive victory.

However, the ex-general -- who has been seeking the presidency for a decade -- has still refused to accept the results.

His team has filed a lengthy complaint against the election commission with the Constitutional Court in the capital Jakarta, which rules on poll disputes.

They claim he is the true winner of the election, that fraud occurred at tens of thousands of polling stations, and that election officials failed to order recounts in numerous places where they should have.

While the challenge is widely

expected to fail, it has nevertheless dragged out the lengthy election process for a few more weeks. The court must issue a ruling by August 21, which cannot be appealed.

Like North Korea At Wednesday’s preliminary hearing, Prabowo delivered a typically fierce speech, saying his side had “tens of thousands” of witnesses who could back up his claims.

He said the election had been hit by “distortion, dishonesty and injustice”.

“There are hundreds of polling stations where our coalition... re-

ceived zero votes. This could only happen in a totalitarian country like North Korea,” he said.

While there were some instances of vote fraud during the election, most analysts consider the country’s third direct presidential election since the end of authoritarian rule in 1998 to have been free and fair.

Prabowo said he was seeking “justice for the Indonesian people”.

“If justice cannot be served, we are very, very worried for the future of Indonesia’s democracy, Indonesia’s people,” he added.

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