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Thursday, June 8, 2017 Cast member George Clooney and his wife Amal pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film “Money Monster” out of competition during the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016.

Ariana Grande becomes British heroine with Manchester concert LOS ANGELES - U.S. pop star Ariana Grande, hardly a household name in Britain before a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her Manchester concert in May, has emerged as a national heroine there following an emotional televised benefit performance.

In the days following Grande’s sold-out show on Sunday, which raised some $3 million for a victims fund and became the UK’s most-watched TV broadcast of the year, Britons have embraced the 23-year-old singer. They have called for her to be formally honored by Queen Elizabeth and the city of Manchester.

At the One Love Manchester concert, Grande hugged a weeping schoolgirl as they performed her hit “My Everything” before a crowd of 55,000 people.

The tiny performer ended the show alone on stage, singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in tears.

Her team is working to release that emotional final number as a single to raise even more

money for victims, the UK’s Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The concert served as a catharsis for many in Manchester and all of Britain, moving British tabloid journalist Piers Morgan to write Grande a lengthy public apology for doubting her courage.

“By coming back to Manchester so soon, shrugging off the latest attack in London, standing on that stage and performing with such raw emotion and power, you showed more guts, resilience, strength of character and ‘Blitz spirit’ than every sniveling, pathetic ISIS coward put together,” Morgan wrote in the Daily Mail.

Grande was herself a survivor of the May 22 bombing, still inside Manchester Arena when an explosion ripped through the lobby area following her encore. Morgan had criticized the apparently shaken singer for quickly returning home to Florida instead of staying to console victims. (rtr)

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Ariana Grande (L) and Miley Cyrus perform during the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack at Emirates Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, in Britain on June 4, 2017.

Amal and George Clooney welcome boy and girl twins

LOS ANGELES - Amal Clooney on Tuesday gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie star spouse.

“This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine,” George Clooney’s publicist Stan Rosenfield said in an email.

He added cheekily, “George is sedated and should recover in a few days.”

Amal Clooney, 39, and the 56year-old Oscar-winning star of films like “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Three Kings” married in Italy in 2014, making them one of the world’s biggest celebrity couples.

Rosenfield did not say where the twins were born but the couple appear to have been spending much of their time recently in England, where they have one of several homes.

The couple adopted a low profile

during the pregnancy, keeping the news private for months before it was confirmed in February by the actor’s close friend, Matt Damon.

Amal Clooney largely continued her work as a human rights lawyer, addressing the United Nations in March and urging the international community to investigate crimes committed by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Nevertheless, celebrity news media speculated for months about the sex of the twins, where they would be born and in which country they will be raised.

On Tuesday, social media lit up with congratulatory messages and “Ella and Alexander” was among the top trending topics on Twitter in the United States.

Many contributors praised the choice of names as a refreshingly normal departure from a trend that has seen celebrity babies given names like Apple, Audio, Bronx, North West and Rocket.

“Good lord, the Clooneys have given their twins lovely ordinary names. Shocking. And they call themselves celebrities...,” wrote British journalist Nicola Jane Swinney on Twitter.

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres posted a Twitter message saying, “Congratulations, George and Amal, or as I’m now calling you, Ocean’s Four.”

Congratulations also came from actress Mia Farrow and U.S. journalist Katie Couric.

People magazine reported on Tuesday that former U.S. President Barack Obama paid a long, private visit with the Clooneys at their home in the countryside west of London on May 27. (rtr)

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Tehran attacks

In near simultaneous assaults, gunmen attacked Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people, Iranian media have reported.

Iranian parliament One suicide explosion, three attackers shot dead.

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Members of Iranian civil defence run during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017.

Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini One suicide explosion, one assailant with suicide vest shot dead.

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Attackers bomb Iran parliament and mausoleum at least 12 dead - Iranian media

LONDON - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people in a twin assault at the heart of the Islamic Republic, Iranian officials and media said. Islamic State claimed responsibility and released a video purporting to show gunmen inside the parliament building and one man, who appeared wounded, on the floor.

The rare attacks were the first claimed by the hardline Sunni Muslim militant group inside the Shi’ite Muslim country. Iran is one of the powers leading the fight against Islamic State militants in neighbouring Iraq and, beyond that, Syria.

Attackers dressed as women burst through parliament’s main entrance in central Tehran, deputy interior minister Mohammad Hossein Zolfaghari said, according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.

“One of them was shot dead and another one detonated his suicide vest,” he said. About five hours after

the first reports, Iranian news agencies said four people who had attacked parliament were dead and the incident was over. At least 12 people were killed by the attackers, the head of Iran’s emergency department, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, was quoted as saying by state broadcaster IRIB. “I was inside the parliament when shooting happened. Everyone was shocked and scared. I saw two men shooting randomly,” said one journalist at the scene, who asked not to be named.

Soon after the assault on parliament, another bomber detonated a

suicide vest near the shrine of the Republic’s revered founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, a few kilometres south of the city, Zolfaghari said, according to Tasnim. A second attacker was shot dead, he said.

THIRD ATTACK FOILED - MINISTRY The Intelligence Ministry said security forces had arrested another “terrorist team” planning a third attack, without giving further details. The attacks took place less than a month after the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani, a

moderate, whose landslide victory defeated candidates supported by the hardline clergy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is responsible for national security.

“The atmosphere is tense. It is a blow to Rouhani. How can four armed men enter the parliament, where a very tight security has always been in place,” said a senior official, who asked not to be named.

The Intelligence Ministry called on people to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement. Despite unconfirmed reports of a hostage situation, state television said parliament had resumed, and broadcast footage of what it said was the opening session proceeding normally.

“Some coward terrorists infiltrated one of the buildings of parliament.

They were confronted. It was not a major issue. Our security forces have taken necessary steps,” parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in an open session broadcast live by state TV. Attacks are highly rare in Tehran and other major cities though a Sunni militant group named Jundallah and its splinter group Ansar al Furqan have been waging a deadly insurgency, mostly in more remote areas, for almost a decade.

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Less ritual paraphernalia on sale at minimarkets

DENPASAR - Mushrooming minimarket or modern market gradually makes merchants in traditional markets go bankrupt. Moreover, their presence has reached directly the community like the implementation of cheap bazaar. Surely, this presence will grab the segment of merchants in traditional markets. Therefore, the drafting plan that forbids minimarkets from entering settlement by the ministry of economic affair coordinator is welcomed by the market management.

Chairman of the Denpasar Market Chief Forum, I Nyoman Suwarta, when met on Monday (Jun 5) stated if the regulation will be really made, it will be good because there is partiality of the government to traditional market. It is okay for people to make business, but if they make the SME and small merchants go bankrupt, certainly it is not good for economic equity.

“Do not disguise by organizing bazaar during feast days by selling particular products at cheaper prices.

If willing to help the SMEs and small merchants, they (minimarkets) may be able to provide stocks of goods so that they can be cheaper in traditional market. They should never come down to invade the existence of traditional market with the excuse of helping the community,” he said.

Nevertheless, Suwarta, who is also Chief of Pasar Agung of Peninjoan customary village, appealed to traditional market to make improvement. Arranging the market, improving sanitation and providing training for merchants have become a daily agenda. Secretary of Market Management Forum who is also Chief of Pulakerti Market, I Wayan Agus Indrawan, added that as the market management he welcomes it, but it needs to be followed up with lower rules such as regional bylaw (Perda) and mayoral regulation.

He considered that proliferation of the markets does not directly affect the existence of traditional markets especially when the economic condition is sluggish.

Agus observed that market activity began to be rather sluggish since 2017.

Fortunately, minimarket has not sold various kinds of ritual paraphernalia and its ingredients. “So far, they still sell consumer goods like foods and snacks. Hopefully, the regulation can govern about it, so the type of merchandise can be limited,” he hoped.

Traditional market is characterized by remaining presence of bargaining to merchandise on sale like ritual paraphernalia. “Hopefully, this ritual paraphernalia will not be on sale in the minimarkets so that the cultural existence can still go on,” he added.

In the meantime, Acting Managing Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I Made Westra, has a different opinion. The presence of minimarkets has no direct impacts on traditional markets because the core business is different and so are their customers. Traditional markets sell cane works, ritual paraphernalia and worship tools including canang (oblation) and others.

“In other words, it has no impact. However, if there are traditional markets selling the necessities as sold in minimarkets, this may have an impact. Moreover, the minimarket is located next to traditional markets,” he explained.

It is discernible from the turnover of the merchants, income of PD Pasar and the number of visits to traditional markets continues to grow. “There is an increase every year as indicated by the amount of parking vehicles,” he said. Annually, the number of visit increases by 5 to 10 percent. Moreover, during feast days the increase can reach 40 percent. (kmb42)

The tourists is shopping in the traditional market in Gianyar.

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Excessive water consumption due to no supervision

DENPASAR - The rule on the use of underground water has actually existed. The problem is the absence of supervision by the licensing agency. As a result, water consumption becomes excessive and triggers the decrease of water quantity and quality. “The licensing agency should do supervision. If there is a violation, the municipal police will move to enforce the regional bylaw. Now, the enforcement is not strict. They will be panic when a problem rises. Supervision needs to be improved and continuous,” said the Head of the Bali Environment Agency, Gede Suarjana, in Denpasar, on Tuesday (Jun 6).

Suarjana added that licensing agency is also obliged to provide coaching or should not leave its responsibility at all considering there has been indeed a decrease in the quantity and quality of water. Water discharge of rivers, lakes and other springs decreases. In addition, groundwater is also subject to pressures that can affect the quantity. In terms of quality, some parameters have increased such as the BOD, COD, nitrate and coli.

“Excessive use of water also causes seawater intrusion. Environmentally, I have objection. There has been brackish water in some places due to the entry of seawater into mainland. It also needs the commitment of all parties,” he added.

According to Suarjana, the pressure on water cannot be separated from the population growth that continues to increase reaching about 300,000 people per year. Based on the data of the WHO, everyone needs 150 liters of water per day for drinking, toilet and others. It is supported by excessive consumption pattern, less friendly lifestyle and increasingly smaller land cover rates. “We have to control water consumption, recycle water and make at least ten bio-pores in one house belonging to 80 square meters type,” he added.

Suarjana also asked the industry, especially tourism, to do the same considering that most of the tourism industry utilizes underground water. Then, the bottled drinking water companies that also suck up the underground water are expected to contribute to the upstream area through their CSR program.

“Formerly, the regulation on the underground water lies in the district government. With the presence of Law No.23/2014, the underground water is under authority of the province. The regulation of underground water has legal instrument in the province and district, including levies with a progressive system. The energy and mineral resources (ESDM) agency had once mapped the prone areas of underground water, including where there are substantial underground water reserves,” he said.

Secretary of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, said that Bali should start to utilize surface water and limit the use of underground water considering that surface water in Petanu and Unda River is still much wasted because of not being maximally exploited. In addition, there should be a clear regional bylaw stipulating that people are not allowed to use underground water more that certain capacity. More importantly, Bali must make a blue print so that development should not be over capacity with limited natural resources.

“We have to start how to save water resources especially in the upstream area such as in lakes and rivers. Then, a technology should be made so that surface water like in the river will no longer be wasted,” he said.

Kariyasa added that water should be used wisely. Therefore, the government needs to pay more attentions to rescue the upstream areas chiefly the lakes supplying the clean water. This PDI-P politician exemplified that there are water lettuces in Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan, silting and transfer of vegetation function.

“Hard plants like coffee have now been replaced with crops such as cabbage, green mustard that causes sedimentation and landslides. There should be a protection. To avoid land conversion, the government should provide with subsidies. At the same time, there should be a dredging program and maintenance of the lake,” he said. (kmb32)

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FOUR SEASONS BEEKEEPER-CHEF PRODUCES ‘WILD SAYAN HONEY’ THROUGH INDONESIA’S FIRST BEE CONSERVATION PROGRAM

Led by beekeeper-chef Liam Nealon, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has teamed up with local farmers to save Bali’s bees and produce its own honey for use in

the resort’s restaurants, cocktails, cooking classes and spa treatments.

In addition to fresh produce sourced from on-site vegetable and herb gardens, there are now

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two new bee hives each with a queen and some 10,000 busy bees making sustainable ‘Four Seasons Wild Sayan Honey’. Of the species apis cerana indigenous to Indonesia, the bees live in a secluded location only accessible by staff, surrounded by virgin jungle on a bank of the Ayung River amidst coconut palms and wild flowers.

Their ‘villa’ hives have thatch-roofs and roof-top entries, mimicking the award-winning below-ground design of the resort’s pool villas.

The hives are part of Indonesia’s first bee conservation and community enterprise program, Plan Bee Indonesia, a grassroots initiative launched in Bali to combat colony collapse disorder, the well-documented global threat to bees. Plan Bee has set up bee centres in remote West and North Bali, bringing together farmers and forest honey gatherers to join the fight. Through the co-operative, Plan Bee connects the farmers with new customers for their sustainably-harvested honey, engages in knowledge and skills sharing to minimize use of pesticides in farming, and installs new hives to increase the bee population.

It offers the opportunity for businesses and individuals to sponsor hives and support the farmers, and has been endorsed by the Indonesian Beekeepers’ Association. Four Seasons Sayan is the exclusive hotel founding partner of the program.

“Our Sayan valley environment is a natural bee meadow with plenty

of food for pollination and we are excited to be part of this grassroots program,” said Resort Manager Sean Mosher. “It not only benefits the environment and small-scale farmers, but also our guests who will enjoy the fruits of the bees’ labour through menus and various resort experiences. The honey is just the start, guests can also learn about the threat facing bees and how they can help by joining our escorted Garden Tour. There’s a viewing point to see the hives from a distance, or guests can even safely visit the hives if they would like a closer look at the honey bees in action.”

Plan Bee founder, ‘queen bee’ Amanda Garland Hunt, said: “The threat facing bees, food production and therefore life in general cannot be ignored. When we heard about the situation in Indonesia, we felt compelled to take action as friends of the bees. It’s still early days, but we are so inspired by the support from Four Seasons and the Bali community, and the involvement of farmers who have really gotten behind the Plan Bee mission.”

The Sayan hives are tended by the resort’s Executive Sous Chef Liam Nealon, a chef by trade with beekeeping experience and a passion for locally-sourced sustainable ingredients. Liam uses only natural methods to look after the bees, similarly to the resort’s vegetable and herb gardens. The Wild Sayan Honey harvested from the

two hives is supplemented with honey from the Plan Bee farmers’ co-operative for use throughout the resort in food and cocktail recipes as a sweetener, at breakfast, cooking classes, and Sacred River Spa. “The beauty of our Wild Sayan Honey is that you will never get two batches the same due to the variety of plants and flowers the bees pollinate,” said Liam. “In general, the honey has a beautiful light scent resembling young coconut and palm as the two main sources of nectar, with a subtle floral fragrance of frangipani. As a chef, I love working with fresh, local ingredients and have created new dishes such as Tasmanian Salmon with Wild Sayan Honey, scented labna, shredded beets, goat’s cheese and Egyptian spiced dukkah. It’s also great simply poured over pancakes for breakfast, and poolside as a refresher in our signature Iced Gingerade at Riverside Café.”

At Sacred River Spa, the Wild Sayan Honey will be used in a sublime 120-minute Swadhisthana chakra ceremony inspired by Balinese rituals for wedding, pregnancy and rites of passage. Promoting sensuality and self-worth, fertility and creativity, the Swadhisthana treatment aims to rebalance the sacral chakra in the lower abdomen with a deep lymphatic scrub, Vichy shower, nourishing bath, flowing massage with ylang ylang and jasmine oils, and cananga ‘breath of peace’ meditation.

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Even moderate drinking linked to changes in brain structure, study finds

LONDON - Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to changes in brain structure and an increased risk of worsening brain function, scientists said on Tuesday.

In a 30-year study that looked at the brains of 550 middle-aged heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers and teetotallers, the researchers found people drank more alcohol had a greater risk of hippocampal atrophy - a form of brain damage that affects memory and spatial navigation.

People who drank more than 30 units a week on average had the highest risk, but even those who drank moderately - between 14 and 21 units a week - were far more likely than abstainers to have hippocampal atrophy, the scientists said.

“And we found no support for a protective effect of light consumption on brain structure,” they added.

The research team - from the University of Oxford and University College London - said their results supported a recent lowering of drinking limit guidelines in Britain, but posed questions about limits recommended in the United States.

U.S. guidelines suggest that up to 24.5 units of alcohol a week is safe for men, but the study found increased risk of brain structure changes at just 14 to 21 units a week.

A unit is defined as 10 millilitres (ml) of pure al-

cohol. There are roughly two in a large beer, nine in a bottle of wine and one in a 25 ml spirit shot.

Killian Welch, a Royal Edinburgh Hospital neuropsychiatrist who was not directly involved in the study, said the results, published in the BMJ British Medical Journal, underlined “the argument that drinking habits many regard as normal have adverse consequences for health”.

“We all use rationalisations to justify persistence with behaviours not in our long term interest. With (these results) justification of ‘moderate’ drinking on the grounds of brain health becomes a little harder,” he said.

The study analysed data on weekly alcohol intake and cognitive performance measured repeatedly over 30 years between 1985 and 2015 for 550 healthy men and women with an average age of 43 at the start of the study. Brain function tests were carried out at regular intervals, and at the end of the study participants were given a MRI brain scan.

After adjusting for several important potential confounders such as gender, education, social class, physical and social activity, smoking, stroke risk and medical history, the scientists found that higher alcohol consumption was associated with increased risk of brain function decline.

Drinking more was also linked to poorer “white matter integrity” - a factor they described as critical when it comes to cognitive functioning. (rtr)

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A laboratory assistant holds one hemisphere of a healthy brain in the Morphological unit of psychopathology in the Neuropsychiatry division of the Belle Idee University Hospital in Chene-Bourg near Geneva, Seitzerland in a March 14, 2011 file photo.

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Landfill area increasingly limited

Regent rates waste management must be comprehensive

NEGARA — If getting no handling and serious attention from all parties, waste problem will cause a very harmful impact such as polluting environment, air and water. One of the causes is due to limited landfill available in each region. It is also exacerbated by the volume of waste generated by community showing a very drastic increase, whether it is domestic waste or generated by activities of merchants in the markets.

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Public health policies have the potential to reduce heart disease in the U.S. and save nearly 250,000 lives over 15 years, researchers say.

U.S. nutrition policies may cut heart disease and save lives

BOSTON - Public health policies have the potential to reduce heart disease in the U.S. and save nearly 250,000 lives over 15 years, researchers say.

The kinds of policies they’re talking about would lower the price of fruit and vegetables, help lower-income families make better choices, impose taxes on sugary drinks and launch media campaigns, according to a report in the journal PLoS Medicine.

“I think what our study does is highlight the potential power of food policies to reduce cardiovascular mortality and disparities in the U.S.,” said lead author Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, of Imperial College London.

Pearson-Stuttard and colleagues say large disparities exist along social and economic lines when it comes to diet and heart disease.

While past research found policies could influence diets, the measurable effects on heart disease in the U.S. are unknown.

“The key question we’re trying to answer overall is which policies are best buys for policymakers to consider,” said co-senior author Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston.

Using a computer model, the researchers estimated what various policies might mean for heart disease in the U.S. between 2015

and 2030.

Those national policies included a media campaign and a 10 percent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

The researchers also analyzed the effect of subsidizing the cost of fruits and vegetables, by 10 percent in general and by 30 percent for people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.

A national 10 percent subsidy on fruits and vegetables would be the most beneficial policy, with approximately 150,500 lives saved from deaths by heart disease over the 15-year study period, the authors estimate.

A 30 percent subsidy for SNAP participants would likely save 35,100 lives, and a 10 percent soda tax would save 31,000 lives, they calculate. A year-long mass media campaign was estimated to save 25,800 lives.

Mozaffarian said it’s interesting that a national soda tax would save only about a fifth of the lives saved by a national 10 percent subsidy of fruits and vegetables.

“That’s not something that would be obvious without doing the analysis,” he said.

The estimates also suggested that a targeted subsidy for SNAP participants, which has been tested in Massachusetts, would narrow the gap in heart disease rates between low-income and higher-income people by 8 percent. (rtr)

The government of Jembrana does not want the problem becomes future burden so it seeks to take concrete measure in tackling it. One of them is by deploying janitors that use garbagehauling motorcycle. The janitors are assigned to pick up garbage to every house of residents prepared in front of their house. They will work every day across Negara town without day-off. This was stated by Regent of Jembrana, I Putu Artha, on Monday (Jun 5).

Accompanied by the Head of the Negara Environment Agency, I Ketut Kariadi Erawan, Regent Artha stated the way to keep the environment green and not-polluted should be carried out by waste management from the source. “When talking about garbage, it is certainly not inexhaustible. Therefore, I hope it could be started from the source (upstream) to downstream. Our officers on duty are assigned to take the garbage at residents’ home put in their trash can to be further transported to landfill. After that, the garbage will be sorted to be further transported to Peh landfill,” he explained.

In addition, the cleanup program from the upstream is also carried out by empowering the waste banks having spread at villages through cooperation with village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) at each village so that the burden of Peh landfill will slightly reduce.

Hopefully, the waste so far known as the source of problem can even become a blessing for society if managed properly.

In the meantime, the handling from downstream sector by encouraging all elements of society is held through cleanup implementation in the mountains by preserving nature as well as in the river and beach area by cleanup activities.

“Welcoming the Environment Day falling every June 5, we will prepare mass movement by involving all the elements of society to carry out environmental cleanup action. Without the people’s awareness and support, the waste handling in Jembrana will be difficult to be realized,” said Regent Artha. (kmb26)

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If getting no handling and serious attention from all parties, waste problem will cause a very harmful impact such as polluting environment, air and water.

70 percent of mothers experience excessive cholesterol

DENPASAR — Of the pregnant women, 70 percent are predicted to have excessive cholesterol. This condition is very hazardous for pregnancy as well as the mother. Excessive cholesterol can cause eclampsia (pregnancy intoxication) and at risk of maternal and infant death. In Bali, approximately 20 percent of maternal deaths are caused by preeclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in the urine).

Not long ago, a researcher from the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Dr. Anak Agung Ngurah Jaya Kusuma, just completed his dissertation on sterol regulatory elementbinding protein (SREBP 2). It is a disrupted fat regulatory factor so that many pregnant women experience cholesterol increase.

The hazardous cholesterol belongs to low-density lipoprotein (LDL). This cholesterol causes blockage of blood flow in placenta and causes the placenta to be deprived of oxygen (hypoxia) and further causes the release of harmful free radicals for endothelial cells. Damaged endothelial cells throughout the body cause organ failure. If untreated, it can cause mother and the baby to be at risk of death.

High cholesterol in pregnant women is very hazardous

because it indicates there is damage in the regulator, namely the SREBP 2 and it results in blockage of blood vessels called acute atherosis.

“The problem is that not all pregnant women check their cholesterol and have not been borne by BPJS health insurance because it is not included in a screening policy,” he said.

This former director of medical and nursing affairs of Sanglah Hospital found that high fat content is a risk factor for preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is one of the causes to death of pregnant women. “So far, there are many theories about the cause of preeclampsia that are difficult to prove,” he said.

The study also opened new insights about the importance of diet for pregnant women. They should eat with a balanced composition of nutrients consisting of 50 percent or 60 percent of carbohydrates, 30 percent or 40 percent of fat and the remaining is protein. The fat to be reduced and that can be eaten is essential fat consisting of omega 3 and omega 6. “They are important to prevent preeclampsia and very important to stimulate nervous cells of the brain, baby’s eyes and its intellectual development,” he explained.

Many studies have showed that children whose mothers

do not get omega 3 and 6 intake during pregnancy, they will have disorder of brain nervous, eye and intellectual in their children. He himself began focusing on the research of preeclampsia since 2003. “My research is reinforcing that fatty foods should be reduced in number and the quality is improved with those containing omega 3 and 6,” he said The substance can also be obtained if the mother consumes one to two pieces of fish such as tuna, et cetera containing omega 3 and 6. “Do not consume ferocious and predatory fish such as shark and the like because they contain a lot of mercury,” he added.

Durian is also said to contain cholesterol, although it is good cholesterol. “But if the bad cholesterol is higher, it remains risky,” he concluded. However, there is no scientific evidence that durian raises bad cholesterol.

“I am currently developing how to detect early that a pregnant woman will have preeclampsia. The name of the method I develop is the multivariable predictive model. It is under development. This method will be able to detect early preeclampsia so that it is easy to handle,” he concluded. (kmb42)

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After raiding Akasaka

Philippines says militants had planned much larger-scale attack

Bali police chief targets similar entertainment premises

GIANYAR - Following the raid of drug dealer at Akasaka Karaoke with the evidence of 19,000 ecstasy pills, Chief of Bali Police, Peter R. Golose, ordered his personnel to target all similar business premises. “A lot of similar premises should start to become target operation of all personnel,” he said on a working visit to Gianyar police station on Tuesday (Jun 6).

Bali police chief asserted that police will not tolerate any narcotic crimes, especially after the raid with the evidence of up to 19,000 ecstasy pills planned to be circulated in Bali. “I do not want to tolerate any narcotic crimes, especially in Bali as a tourist destination. Just imagine, if the 19,000 ecstasy pills are circulated, they will certainly disrupt our society,” he said.

According to him, the recent raids also denied the news if the Akasaka is untouched by police. Petrus requested the tourist attraction located at the six-way intersection of Jalan Teuku Umar to be closed. “It is said that it is untouched. As evidence, our police officers succeeded to do, and now I am the Bali Police chief here. I order to close it (Akasaka—Ed),” he affirmed.

Results of the raid conducted by the team of directorate IV of national police narcotic investigation indicate that police are still doing development to ensure the existence of new suspects.

“We are still doing the development to look for other suspects, including the syndicates. Obviously, there is nothing immune to the law of narcotic problem,” he said.

He also admitted that circulation of narcotic in Bali is very worrying. Moreover, this general born in 1965 stated that more than 60 percent of Balinese people have worked as drug couriers.

“More than 60 percent of Balinese people have become couriers, so that we perform this social disease operation structurally and controllably,” he said.

On his visit last Tuesday, he also called on the ranks to improve security in anticipation of the threat of terrorism primarily in vital points like tourist attractions. “However, currently terrorists in Indonesia are leading to hard targets namely police, so that all personnel must be vigilant,” he said. (kmb35)

Police ambush a sex toy merchant

GIANYAR - Police led by Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit IV, Anak Agung Alit Sudarma, ambushed an illegal sex toy merchant operating on Jalan Pratu Made Rampung, Gang Bija, Batubulan village, Sukawati, on Monday night (Jun 5). From this ambush, police secured evidences such as dozens of sex toy and illegal drugs.

This ambush was armed with information collected by police that there are sales of illegal sex toys around Sukawati. Police having got the identity of the illegal business owner, I Ketut Sukerta, 35, immediately conducted the ambush on Monday night around 19:00.

When arriving, police immediately found dozens of evidence in the form of sex toys as well as a number of stamina enhancer drugs. In the meantime, the business owner, I Ketut Sukerta, was unable to present distribution permit for the sales of sex toys and drugs. “Business owner cannot show the marketing authorization. We secure dozens of sex toys,” said Agung Alit Sudarma, on Tuesday.

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A member of the public reacts after placing flowers at the site of a siege, in which two people died, at the Buckingham Serviced Apartments in Melbourne, Australia, June 7, 2017.

Akasaka is still surrounded by police line.

The evidence secured consists of four pieces of Pussy vagina center, two penis toys with vibrator, a manual penis toys, seven penis vacuums, a Pingbutt vagina and five packs of Maxman.

Besides, police secured 12 packs of enhancer drug, three cock rings, three packs of wortooth tooth sleeve, 17 bottles of Vicmax magnesium, four Cryta thorny condoms, Penis sleeve condom, four vibrating toys, 15 boxes of Thor enhancer drug and a box of breast enlarger cream. Police also confiscated three pieces of Jee Yen Shu gel, a bottle of Semenak sperm fertilizer, two pieces of cobra oil super, two boxes of Vimax oil, a bottle of Forex powerful drug.

In the meantime, from the waist bag of shop owner, police seized pink Oppo handphone, bank account book and delivery receipt of Pos Indonesia.

The evidence is immediately secured at Gianyar police station for further legal process. “Currently we are still investigating the perpetrator,” he said. (kmb35)

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PLN complains about disruption of trees and kites GIANYAR - Various disruptions such as the power lines hit by tree branches or stuck fast by kite ropes often become the burden to the state-owned power company (PLN) officers. “Besides, penjor also often causes disturbance, so that this should be alerted,” said Deputy Manager of Communications and Environment Development of PLN Bali, Gusti Ketut Putra, accompanied by Area Manager of Gianyar, Anggoro Fajar Gandajati in Gianyar, on Tuesday (Jun 6).

The community is expected to give PLN the opportunity to prune the trees so as not to disturb the power lines. In addition to disrupting PLN, the trees are also hazardous when it rains. They can hit the power lines so that the

transmission network can be disrupted and gets power shock due to electric currents flowing down the trees.

On that occasion, Gusti Ketut Putra asked the community not to establish a high-level building near power lines of high voltage.

“When making a storied-building, it should have a distance of at least 2.5 meters from the power line,” he advised.

In the meantime, Area Manager of PLN Gianyar, Anggoro Fajar Gandajati, said that most electricity is required in Ubud area because there are many accommodations such as hotels, villas and other tourist attractions. “So far, the waiting list of power application has reached 60 registrants,” he said. (kmb35)

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Australia flags tougher parole laws in wake of Melbourne siege

SYDNEY - The Australian government signalled a drive to reform parole laws on Wednesday, including a ban on parole for violent offenders who have any links to extremism, after a deadly siege claimed by the Islamic State group.

Police shot dead gunman Yacqub Khayre, who they said had a long criminal history, on Monday night after he killed a man in an apartment block in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, and held a woman hostage for several hours.

Attorney-General George Brandis said it was clear that Khayre, 29, who was granted parole in November after being convicted over a violent home invasion, should never have been released from prison.

“I think the public are entitled to expect that people who present that level of danger to the public, and who have a terrorism background, there should be a presumption against bail or parole except in a very clear case,” Brandis told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio on Wednesday.

Brandis and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull both launched stinging criticism of state governments, which are responsible for parole laws, in the wake of the Melbourne attack.

Police are treating the siege as an “act of terrorism” after Islamic State claimed one of its fighters was responsible.

Senior officials said Khayre had been acquitted of a plot to attack a Sydney army base in 2009. He was also accused of travelling to Somalia, where he was born, to seek a religious ruling in support of the planned 2009 attack.

Brandis said Turnbull would push state leaders to alter who is responsible for parole decisions at a meeting of state and federal governments on Friday, including having decisions made by state attorneys

general rather than parole boards in cases involving extremism.

Australia passed laws last year allowing the indefinite detention of anyone convicted of terror-related offences if authorities believed that person posed a threat after their release.

Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said Khayre had been complying with his bail conditions, which included drug testing and a curfew, before Monday’s siege.

However, Andrews said he would consider changes to parole laws.

Khayre’s attack echoed a deadly 2014 siege in a Sydney cafe, during which several people were held hostage for more than 17 hours by a gunman who was on bail after being charged with sexual assault and being an accessory to murder.

A coroner last month criticised “inadequate” opposition to the gunman’s application for bail in that case. New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, introduced stricter bail laws in response to the Sydney siege. (rtr)

MARAWI CITY - Philippines troops thwarted an original plan drawn up by the Islamist militants now holed up in Marawi City to “spread terror” in a rampage of violence that would have given them full control of the southern town, the military said on Wednesday.

“There was indeed a bigger plan and it was supposed to wreak more havoc,” military spokesman Restituto Padilla told a news conference as aerial bombing resumed against fighters who have sworn allegiance to the ultra-radical Islamic State.

Philippine senators said members of the upper house were last week shown a video of the militants, led by a group known as Maute, plotting a far more sophisticated siege of Marawi City than the attack they launched there on May 23.

“It was clear that these terrorists, the Maute group, their end goal is to make Marawi ... independent, or to separate from the republic,” Senator JV Ejercito told Reuters.

“With a plan like this, this is already rebellion and a threat to national security, so declaration of martial law is justified,” he said, referring to the martial law declared

by President Rodrigo Duterte across the southern island of Mindanao when the siege began.

The Associated Press (AP) first reported on the seized video footage, which showed Isnilon Hapilon - proclaimed last year by Islamic State as its “emir” of Southeast Asia - and others planning to take hostages from a school, seal off roads and capture a highway.

Armed forces Chief of Staff General Eduaro Año told the AP that the images showed an intention to dismember “a portion of the Philippine territory by occupying the whole of Marawi City and establishing their own Islamic state or government”.

‘NOT A RELIGIOUS WAR’ The battle for Marawi City has raised concern that Islamic State, on a back foot in Syria and Iraq, is building a regional base on Mindanao that could pose a threat to neighbouring Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore too.

Officials said that, among the several hundred militants who seized the town, there were about 40 foreigners from Indonesia and Malaysia but also fighters from India, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Chechnya.

The military has said that the fighters are increasingly penned in around a built-up area of the town, and troops have been clearing houses that the militants had defended with snipers for the past two weeks.

The fighters prepared for a long siege, stockpiling arms and food in tunnels, basements, mosques and madrasas, or Islamic religious schools, military officials say. The Philippines is largely Christian, but Marawi City is overwhelmingly Muslim.

Progress in the military campaign has been slow because hundreds of civilians are still trapped or being held hostage, some as human shields, the military said. (rtr)

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Soldiers onboard military trucks ride along the main street as government troops continue their assault on insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City, Philippines June 2, 2017.

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SYDNEY - Australia’s economy squeezed out just enough growth last quarter to match the Netherlands’ record of 103 quarters without recession, but its stamina is in doubt as households struggle with paltry wage rises and punishing debt. Government data out on Wednesday data showed gross domestic product (GDP) rose a pedestrian 0.3 percent in the first quarter, a pullback from the previous quarter’s rapid 1.1 percent.

Have you ever try Lempog? It is one of Balinese traditional food is reraly found in the stores and supermaket. Lempog is usually being sold in thetraditional market or small stores in the village.

It is understandable because it is not an exclusive dish, lempog is usualy being enjoyed by the farmers.

Lempog is a cheap dish because it is using a simple material such as Balinese sugar and cassava.

The food is great to accompany us in drinkingtea or coffee. In Java, Lempog is also known as Getuk.

Before, Lempog is not only enjoyed by farmers but also served on Hindus ceremonies such as wedding and Ngaben.

Not only that, when the locals work together in building house or a kitchen, Lempog always becomea snack, just like when the farmer

Bindu Tourism Village Equipped with Tubing Attraction

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Do you still remember Bindu village? The tourism village located at Buana Mekar village, Abiansemal, Badung, is now equipped with water attraction such as tubing game. This type of water attraction is relatively new and even has not been officially opened. Nevertheless, many people are intrigued to enjoy this attraction. Local children, for instance, seem to have tried to relieve their curiousness.

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A shop assistant talks to customers in front of a sales sign on display at a retail store in central Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2017. Picture taken May 3, 2017.

SAVE LESS OR SPEND LESS Treasurer Scott Morrison blamed bad weather for much of the slowdown and argued things could only get better as the year progressed.

Morrison launched his annual budget just a month ago and already its economic projections are looking ambitious. Many economists suspect the current quarter will be marred by the giant cyclone that barrelled through Queensland in late March and caused weeks of disruption to coal exports.

Perhaps the most worrying risk to growth is subdued consumer spending as Australians are burdened by record-low wage growth and high levels of mortgage debt.

The share of GDP contributed by wages is at its lowest since September 1964. Household consumption

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Australia economy ties record for longest expansion, looking tired

Yet that growth allayed fears of an outright contraction and helped lift the local dollar a third of a U.S. cent to a one-month high of $0.7542. “The Australian economy has had to contend with a lot of factors in the past year – geopolitics, weather events, the on-going unwinding of the mining construction boom and variable housing markets,” said Craig James, chief economist at CommSec. “Economic growth has trekked a zigzag path but the bottom line is that the doomsayers will need to find another target.”

Wednesday’s result should be a relief for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) which just the day before conceded the March quarter would likely disappoint. But the central bank expressed confidence growth would pick up over the next couple of years to above 3 percent, and held interest rates at a record low 1.50 percent where they have been since last August. So far, investors seem almost convinced the RBA is done with its five-year easing campaign. The futures market implies a 16 percent chance of another rate cut by December.

Australia has not seen a recession since 1991 and growth regularly outpaced its peers in recent years. But that changed in the March quarter when annual growth braked to 1.7 percent, below the 2 percent achieved by the United States and Britain. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed output for the 12 months to March amounted to A$1.72 trillion ($1.28 trillion) in current dollars, or about A$71,000 for each of the country’s 24 million people.

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grew at just 2.3 percent in the year to March, half the pace that was considered normal a decade ago.

Household debt is a dangerously high 189 percent of disposable income and well above much of the rich world.

To maintain their spending habits Australians are having to save less. The savings ratio dropped to 4.7 percent in the march quarter, a fall of two full percentage points in just a year and the lowest since late 2008. “A lot of the rise in consumption was because households further reduced their saving rate to a 10-year low,” said Paul Dales, chief economist at Capital Economics.

“They can’t do that indefinitely, so we suspect that slow income growth will soon result in more

modest consumption growth. As such, we believe signs of a more

sustained slowing in GDP growth are emerging.”(ap)

It passes one of the rivers at Bindu customary village with a distance of about 2 km and can be covered within about 1.5 hours.

Though not too wide, this river has swift enough streams. So, it can offer a bit of challenge, but surrounding nature remains pristine and beautiful. “Travelers can see the activities of local village farmers, a variety of local plants and animals,” said a management of tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis), IGN Suastawa.

For this game, it has been prepared 10 pieces of tubing with super quality. It is started from Subak Gaga and resumed by gliding on the river and finishing at Subak Yeng area, near Bindu village. During the course, unlimited experiences will be obtained to be told to sisters or friends. “The tubing path is indeed sloping so that it is suitable for children and beginners. Playing with a girlfriend or boyfriend will surely

be very exciting,” he said.

In the meantime, participants of the tubing activities have not been covered by insurance because the track is not too challenging. However, it offers beautiful countryside views and is really clean. Singing of birds or sounds of naughty grasshopper often make people amazed. Grass, green paddy fields and crops belonging to farmers look so fresh and greet every single traveler.

Previously, Bindu tourism village has opened trekking paths that offers hospitality of rural communities, agriculture and farmers’ activities of Subak Gaga as well as dining delight with local agricultural produce. Besides, the village also has a spiritual tourist spot called Tanah Hyang Healing Center and Herbal Garden. The location with exclusive aura is often taken advantage by travelers to perform meditation, yoga and

agnihotra ritual.

This Tanah Hyang seems to have healing power. The location is hidden because of sitting behind the people’s settlement. Nevertheless, many people come to invoke healing. Some come after getting information from a medium or getting a clue through a dream. “On certain days, it holds an organic market by involving travelers,” said Suastawa.

This tubing tourist attraction gets support from Furama Villas & Spa, an accommodation located at local village. Hotel management keeps promoting to hotel guests as well as to travelers outside the hotel, in addition to the other activities at local village. “We strongly support the existence of Bindu tourism village. It also includes the promotion of tubing attraction to travelers,” said Resort Manager of Furama Villas & Spa, Wayan Sumandia. (kmb)

work in the field. In addition to use very easy materials, the process of making it is also very simple.

It doesn’t need a big machine or factory. Everything can be done at home. To make it, first the cassava must be pealed and cut into smaller pieces and then boiled.

The red sugar chopped into smaller pieces so it can dissolved with the cassava. The sugar can also bolied along with the cassava to make a better taste.

After finish, the cassava is crushed using traditional tool called Luhu which is a big stick made from wood. During the process, the sugar is put so it can blend perfectly. Salt is also added in the process. After it is smooth enough, the dough is cut into small pieces and ready to be served. In serving Lempog, coconut which is already puured on top of it. Enjoy (kmb)

Perancak In Jembrana Perancak Village is located in southern Jembrana approximately 10 km from the town of Negara.

This beach side village is home to farmers and fishermen and Perancak Beach is an ideal place to enjoy the beautiful panorama of the Indian Ocean especially as the sun sets behind the shadow of the eastern tip of the island of Java.

Perancak village offers many tourist attractions such as a turtle husbandry center, a tourism park, a motor cross arena, a mangrove forest and fishermen’s activities with their boats. This village is

also known as the entrance point of Hindu influence from Java to Bali, as the presence Gede Perancak Temple indicates.

This temple is one of Bali’s Dang Kahyangan Temples and references the spiritual journey of Danghyang Nirartha, a Hindu Priest from Java. Around the village, there are also other Hindu Temples, and places of religious historical remains. Perancak Village -with its nature resources, art and culture and ease of access, attracts many tourists who can find accomodations in villas and hotels.(kmb)

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Iran’s restive Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the southeast on the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, is home to the Balouch minority and has long been a hotbed of Sunni insurgents fighting the Shi’iteled Islamic Republic. Last year Iranian authorities said they had foiled a plot by Sunni militants to bomb targets in Tehran and

SLOUGH - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would be willing to weaken human rights protections to make it easier to deport or curb the movements of suspected militants who there is not enough evidence to prosecute.

May used one of her final speeches in an election campaign which has turned into a debate about national security to step up her rhetoric against Islamist extremism, pledging to ensure security services had the powers they needed.

It comes days after Britain’s third major terror attack this year, in which seven people were killed when militants ploughed a van into pedestrians and then started stabbing people and slitting throats in a busy area of central London.

May said authorities needed to be able to do more, including to restrict the movements of suspected militants when police had enough evidence to suspect they presented a threat, but not enough to prosecute them.

“If our human rights laws stop us from doing it,

we will change the laws so we can do it,” she said to cheers and applause at an election rally.

May, a former interior minister, has previously been criticised for scrapping house arrest rules known as ‘control orders’, which were coming under regular legal challenge.

In Tuesday’s speech, she also called for longer prison sentences for people convicted of terrorist offences, and to make it easier to deport foreign suspected militants.

In an interview with the Sun newspaper, May said she would consider extending to 28 days the length of time police can hold people they suspect to be terrorists for questioning. It was reduced to 14 days in 2011.

May has promised that if she wins Thursday’s election, Britain would remain a signatory of the European Convention on Human Rights until 2022, but Tuesday’s remarks signal she would look at ways around the rules if necessary.

Last year, she said Britain would make it possible to suspend the ECHR to protect its armed forces serving overseas from “vexatious” human rights claims. (rtr)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip visit Smithfield Market during a Conservative Party general election campaign visit in the City of London, Britain June 7, 2017.

other cities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Islamic State has often urged its fighters to attack Iranian targets and lambasted “heretic” Shi’ite Iran for helping the Syrian and Iraqi governments battle Islamic State, which considers Shi’ites to be infidels. The video released by Islamic State’s news agency Amaq included an audio track of a man saying: “Oh God, thank you. . Do you think we will leave? No! We will remain, God willing.” (rtr)

rift, suggests support for isolation of Qatar

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump took sides in a deep rift in the Arab world on Tuesday, praising Middle East countries’ actions against American ally Qatar over Islamist militants even though the tiny Gulf state hosts the largest U.S. air base in the region.

Trump wrote on Twitter that his recent trip to the Middle East was “already paying off” and cast an antiIslamist speech he made in Saudi Arabia as the inspiration for a decision by Arab powers to sever ties with Qatar in protest at what they say is the Gulf nation’s support for terrorism.

“So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off. They said they would take a hard line on funding extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Qatar vehemently denies the accusations.

Trump later spoke by phone with Saudi King Salman and stressed the need for Gulf unity, a senior White House official said.

“His (Trump’s) message was that we need unity in the region to fight extremist ideology and terrorist financing. It’s important that the Gulf be united for peace and security in the region,” the senior official told Reuters.

U.S. officials were blindsided by Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar in a coordinated move with Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), current and former officials in Washington told Reuters. The United States was not informed of the decision until just before it was announced, the State Department said.

Even as Trump applauded the Arab countries’ move, the Pentagon on Tuesday renewed praise of Qatar for hosting U.S. forces and its “enduring commitment to regional security.”

Some 8,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at al Udeid in Qatar, the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East and a staging ground for U.S.-led

strikes on the Islamic State militant group that has seized parts of Syria and Iraq.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke on Tuesday by phone with his Qatari counterpart, a Pentagon spokesman said, without disclosing the details of their discussion.

Trump’s tweet appeared at odds with comments from U.S. officials who had said on Monday that the United States would quietly try to calm the waters between Saudi Arabia and Qatar because Qatar is too important to U.S. military and diplomatic interests to be isolated.

Qatar has for years parlayed its enormous gas wealth and media strength into broad influence in the region. But Gulf Arab neighbours and Egypt have long been irked by its maverick stances and support for the Muslim Brotherhood, which they regard as a political enemy.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that Qatar needed to take several steps, including ending its support of Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, to restore ties with other key Arab states, which also cut transport links.

“We’ve decided to take steps to make clear that enough is enough,” Adel Al-Jubeir told journalists in Paris. He said the “fairly large cost” on Qatar’s economy would convince it to change its policies.

The campaign to isolate Qatar disrupted trade in commodities from crude oil to metals and food, and deepened fears of a possible shock to the global natural gas market, where it is a major player.

Qataris crowded into supermarkets to stock up on goods, fearing shortages.

Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping line, said it was unable to transport goods in or out of Qatar because it could not take them through the UAE port of Jebel Ali. Jordan joined the pressure on Qatar, downgrading its diplomatic representation and revoking the license of Doha-based TV channel Al Jazeera. (rtr)

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House supports government`s approach to resolve Arab-Qatar issues

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives Commission I fully supports the Indonesian governments stance that encourages seven Arab countries, which have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, to employ the mechanism of dialog and reconciliation to solve problems. “Dialog and reconciliation is the best avenue in resolving this issue and in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East region,” Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives Abdul Kharis Almasyhari stated in a press release received in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Based on Indonesias free and active foreign policy commitment, dialog and reconciliation to solve problems in the Middle East is viewed as being an appropriate step towards friendly countries, Almasyhari noted. As earlier reported, seven countries in the Arab Gulf region have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar following political tensions between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The governments of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and the Maldives have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar. According to Almasyhari, the diplomatic relations were cut due to Qatars relations with Iran and the alleged support of both countries to terrorist groups, which are believed to be working to disrupt the Gulf region.

Saudi Arabia has accused Qatar of supporting Iranian-backed terrorist groups, such as the Ikhwanul

Muslimin group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and Al-Qaeda.

Almasyhari, who is a member of the House of Representatives from the PKS faction, expressed concern and hoped political tensions in the Middle East region would soon subside and be resolved. “In the month of Ramadhan, we want peace. Tensions in the Middle East are a concern. Hopefully, the tensions can be immediately brought under control,” he noted.

Almasyhari also expressed full support to the Indonesian governments stance, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the hope that all countries would uphold the principles of international relations, such as respecting each countrys sovereignty and not interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.

“I think Indonesia and Turkey can serve as mediators in the reconciliation process,” he said.

According to Almasyhari, Qatar has a strategic role, both as a source of foreign exchange through Indonesian labor and as having a strategic role in resolving the conflict in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue.

Almasyhari also reminded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate steps to anticipate the fate of Indonesian citizens in Qatar and Indonesian minor hajj (umroh) pilgrims who have taken Qatar Airways flights since seven countries have severed diplomatic relations with Qatar and have closed access to the Gulf state, either by land, air, or sea. (ant)

BUKITTINGGI - Mount Marapi, which is located between Agam District and Tanah Datar District of West Sumatera Province, has erupted 45 times since Sunday (June 4), with volcanic dust reaching various heights.

According to the officer of Volcanic Monitor Post in Marapi, Hartanto, here on Tuesday, the latest eruptions occurred five times on Tuesday from 00.01 am to 06.00 am. The officer noted that the mount erupted six times last Sunday and 34 times on Monday.

“The Marapi erupted and spurted volcanic dust as well as caused volcanic earthquake. The status is at level II,” Hartanto remarked.

Hartanto stated that the eruption was still in medium alert.

He added that Marapi had been under alert since Aug 2011, and it showed a lot of shallow volcanic activity for the past two months.

“We ask people to refrain from any activity at a radius of 3 kilometers till the peak. We warn the climbers too,” Hartanto revealed.

The officer noted that there were no residents who lived within the radius of 3 kilometers to the peak.

Additionally, the Head of West Sumatra Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency Nasridal Patria remarked that at least four districts and cities have prepared to handle the eruption.

The districts that are prone to eruption impact include Tanah Datar, Agam, Bukittinggi City, and Padang Panjang. (ant)

Mount Marapi erupts 45 times

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resident Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the State Palace, here, Wednesday, installed nine members of the board of directors and chairman of the Presidential Working Unit on reinforcement of the Pancasila Ideology (UKP PIP).

President installs board of directors of working unit on Pancasila

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the State Palace, here, Wednesday, installed nine members of the board of directors and chairman of the Presidential Working Unit on reinforcement of the Pancasila Ideology (UKP PIP). The 10 people were installed based on Presidential Decree No. 31/M/2017 on the Appointment of Board of Directors and Chairman of the UKP PIP. The nine members of the UKP PIP Board of Directors include former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, former vice president Try Sutrisno, former chairman of the Constitutional Court Muhammad Mahfud MD, former chairman of Muhammadiyah Ahmad Syafii Maarif, Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council

Maruf Amin, and Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama Said Aqil Siradj.

The other appointees are former chairman of the Indonesian Church Association Priest Andreas Anangguru Yewangoe, Chairman of the Parisadha Hindu Dharma Indonesia Wisnu Bawa Tenaya, and Chairman of the Buddhayana Council, concurrently CEO of Garudafood Group Sudhamek. The president also inaugurated Yudi Latief, who is currently president director of the Pancasila Study Center of the University of Pancasila, as chairman of the UKP PIP. The new institution is tasked with strengthening the implementation of the Pancasila state ideology in daily life, which is integrated with development programs, such as poverty eradication and even welfare distribution. (ant)

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Bali Hai sunset dinner cruise

MANGUPURA - This is better way to spend a tropical evening moment in Bali and it is a memorable moment for anyone who loves the exclusive life style and romantic experience during holidays in Bali. The Sunset Dinner cruise in Bali is well equipped by complete facilities with professional and friendly crews to ensure your dine experience to be a memorable one.

Watch the colors of the sky change from just a hint of a colour to shades of deeper orange, purple and red while you cruising along the harbor sipping a drink on the open-air top deck. Enjoy the sunset usually only seen on beautiful pictures. This time it is you making the magnificent photographs and memories that will last a lifetime.

Combine a wonderful cruise on the magnificent Bali coastline with a delicious dinner aboard the Bali Hai Cruise. Absorb the scenery around Bali and see your surroundings set against the backdrop of a spectacular sunset.

Be picked up from your hotel and arrive at Benoa Harbor where your cruise awaits you.

Below the sundeck you can find the Bridge deck. This deck consists

of air conditioned indoor area with 16 tables and an open air bar. It’s a great spot to enjoy the bar service while listening to the band play.

The band performs a wide variety of songs and can accommodate most of the requests so let them know your favorites!

Stepping on board Bali Hai II you enter the Main deck. This is the largest deck of the vessel and also the venue for the dinner buffet and the cabaret show. Bali Hai II catamaran is a vessel with high safety standards and perfect to accommodate needs of a family cruise with children joining the evening.

Receive a welcome cocktail and a flower lei as you are greeted by the friendly crew members. As you sip on your delicious cocktail, breathe in the refreshing sea air and marvel at the picturesque ocean views.

Upon reaching the open sea, watch the colors of the sky change from blue to shades of orange, purple, and red and indulge in a sumptuous international buffet dinner accompanied by live music.

Enjoy the sunset usually only seen on beautiful pictures. This time it is you making the magnificent photographs and memories that will last a lifetime.

British rider dies after Isle of Man TT race crash

LONDON- British rider Davey Lambert has died after crashing in Sunday’s Superbike race at the Isle of Man TT event, organisers said on Tuesday.

As the sun goes down we set off on a relaxing cruise around Benoa Harbour in South Bali aboard our luxury catarmaran, Bali Hai II. As you take in the cool night air on the top deck you will be entertained by

our live musical entertainers. This is followed by a delicious international buffet dinner before you can dance the night away at our disco or enjoy live cabaret show.

After dinner, sing along to your

The 48-year-old had an accident on the third lap of the race at Greeba Castle and was treated at the scene before being airlifted to Nobles Hospital. He was subsequently transferred to Aintree Hospital in Liverpool where he died on Tuesday.

“ACU Events Ltd wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to his partner Tracey, his family and friends,” organisers said in a statement on the race’s website.

The TT races around the island off the north-west coast of England between Britain and Ireland have been run since 1907 and rank among the most dangerous in motorsport. Including the Manx Grand Prix races, held later in the year, there have been more than 250 rider fatalities on the Snaefell course. (rtr)

favorite tunes during a lively karaoke session, and boogie down at the disco. Alternatively, relax on the spacious open-air upper deck and gaze at the stars before heading back to Bali. (IBP/net)

Big man Pachulia has Georgia on his mind in NBA Finals SO strong was Zaza Pachulia’s desire to become the first player from the nation of Georgia to win an NBA title that he rebuffed more lucrative offers to join the Golden State Warriors.

The move looks like it might pay off as the center now stands just two wins shy of becoming a champion in a league more used to standout players from the southern U.S. state of the same name.

Basketball rivals soccer and rugby for the top spot on Georgia’s sports hierarchy and Pachulia, the NBA’s only active player from the former Soviet republic, is among the most adored athletes in the Caucasian nation.

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Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) battles for the ball with Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia (27) in the first quarter of the 2017 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena.

And that popularity will only increase if Golden State, who lead the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0 in the NBA Finals, close out the best-of-seven series in the coming days.

“Georgia is a very small country, compared to the U.S., only 3.5 million people, but a lot of basketball,” Pachulia, 33, told reporters on Tuesday in Cleveland.

“Basketball is in our DNA. It’s been here for years, for years and years and generations. We have pretty successful players throughout history. Basketball’s definitely a very important Georgian sport.”

Last year Pachulia, tired of never having even reached a conference final, turned down richer contracts in favour of joining a talent-rich Golden State team he knew would give him his best shot at winning a maiden NBA title in his 14th season.

With the Georgian big man on board, the Warriors have cruised to the league’s best record and enjoyed a 14-0 start to the postseason.

Pachulia has been a key factor in their success, providing a hard-nosed toughness inside and plenty of energy while focusing on rebounding, defending the paint and setting screens for his higher-profile team mates.

He has represented the Georgian national team nearly every offseason for years and also been very active in promoting the game back home, where many will be watching when the series resumes in Cleveland on Wednesday.

“I know that my country has my back and they have supported me throughout the years, and especially this time in my career I have a chance to do something special for my country and become a world champ,” said Pachulia.

“They’re anxiously watching and supporting and cheering for our team, so I’m really lucky and feel very privileged to represent my country.” (rtr)

Bacsinszky turns nightmare into dream at the French Open PARIS - Timea Bacsinszky’s day started with a nightmare but ended as a dream.

The Swiss reached the French Open semi-finals for the second time, with a rain-interrupted 6-4 6-4 victory against local favourite Kristina Mladenovic, where she will face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko.

Despite the tough conditions and the partisan crowd, the 30th seed managed to control her emotions to produce her best tennis, after having a nightmare in her sleep and waking up nervous.

“I really get nervous. Last night I went to bed more or less at 11:00. I woke up at 4:00,” she told a news conference.

“Could not sleep for an hour. Went back to sleep.

Woke up earlier than my alarm. My heart was beating.

Like, it was a rush.”

That came at the end of an agitated night for Bacsinszky, who explained her nightmare.

“I remember that I had, like, three towels that I wanted to give to my siblings because I have three, but I forgot them in the closet,” she said.

“So it was a big drama, so I could not get into the plane without giving the towels of the French Open, and I woke up and I was sweating. It was terrible for me.

“So probably if I would not be playing a quarter-final of a grand slam, I would probably not have these kind of nightmare issues.” (rtr)

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Sp rt Kimmich rescues 1-1 for experimental Germany side in Denmark

AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File

FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the financial district in the background. Qatar, now facing a diplomatic crisis with other Arab nations, is a small country with a big history of turmoil and coups as it became one of the world’s top suppliers of natural gas and now plans to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Qatar’s unifying World Cup vision erodes as nations cut ties

Qatar’s bid for the 2022 World Cup was based on a powerful vision that soccer could unite the Middle East. “Just think together of what we can achieve together,” Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, the wife of the Qatar’s then-ruler, told FIFA voters in 2010. She ambitiously forecast a “culture of peace across our region through football,” With five years until kickoff, that optimism is rapidly disintegrating after Arab neighbors severed ties on Monday with the tiny nation that turned to sports to buttress its global status.

Soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, is hoping the regional rifts are healed long before there’s any need to contemplate any change of host, a move that would deal a heavy blow to Qatar’s reputation and economy as it is investing more than $150 billion on infrastructure to handle the World Cup. For now, FIFA is predictably sidestepping detailed questions about the impact of the decision by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to cast Qatar adrift diplomatically. Qatar’s Gulf neighbors have accused Qatar of supporting terror groups, interfering in the sovereign affairs of Arab countries and backing groups that undermine political stability.

FIFA has reiterated that it maintains regular contact with Qatar. “One thing is certain, the world’s football community should agree that large tournaments cannot be played in countries that actively support terror,” said Reinhard Grindel, president of the German football federation and a member of FIFA’s ruling council. Qatar denies funding extremists, but that hasn’t stopped its neighbors from implementing punitive measures that impact people and businesses across

the region, including soccer fans. FIFA was dragged into the backlash against the 2022 World Cup host nation on Tuesday when Qatar’s state-funded broadcaster beIN Sports appeared to be blocked in the UAE. With beIN holding the broadcasting rights to FIFA events across the Middle East and North Africa, the ongoing Under-20 World Cup in South Korea will now be unavailable for viewers in the UAE. FIFA said it was in contact with the broadcaster and was monitoring the situation. FIFA is also in partnership with Qatar’s flagship carrier. Qatar Airways, which signed up as a World Cup sponsor last month , has been forced to reroute journeys over Iranian and Turkish airspace after Saudi Arabia and Egypt blocked Qatari flights from using their airspace.

A soccer sponsorship has already been affected, with Saudi club Al-Ahli terminating its deal with the airline.

The escalation of the crisis in the Persian Gulf will have underscored to FIFA just how precarious the region is, and the geographical weakness of oil-and-gas rich Qatar. The desert nation is heavily reliant on food imports , predominantly through its border with Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of trucks transporting food and construction materials have now been stopped from entering.

A sustained blockade could hit the construction boom required to transform the sparse nation. An entire city is being built to stage the final. Not a single stadium was ready at the time of bidding, and only one venue has so far been completed as Qatar prepares to welcome the 32 teams. Qatar has long been heavily reliant on a massive workforce of migrant laborers from Asia to expand its infrastructure. The Philippines has temporarily suspended the deployment of Filipino workers to Doha, but said there is no plan yet to repatriate the more than 200,000 existing members of the labor force.

Being handed the World Cup made working, living con-

ditions and employment rights in Qatar a global concern.

Practices such as the “kafala” sponsorship system that binds workers to their employer are in place across the region, but activists have largely only shone the spotlight on Qatar and the human cost of hosting the World Cup. Qatar has responded to the pressure by compelling companies to adopt labor reforms . It’s one of the consequences of hosting a major sporting event that Qatar did not seem to anticipate amid the joy of beating the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the 2010 vote. Qatar has the global attention, but it’s largely been unwelcome. From the moment then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter pulled Qatar’s name out of the envelope in Zurich, the whiff of corruption has hung over Qatar’s bid, coupled with concerns about heat that forced the tournament to be shifted into the heart of the European season in November-December 2022.

Despite being exonerated by FIFA’s ethics investigators, speculation about Qatar being stripped of the hosting rights or being boycotted by some countries has persisted, without the call coming from any authoritative soccer body or government. Significantly, the federation of World Cup holder Germany is not endorsing such an extreme move. “There are still five years before the World Cup kicks off,” Grindel said. “Political solutions must take precedence over threats of boycott in this time.”

Not all the countries currently embroiled in the dispute with Qatar are World Cup regulars, so there is slim chance of the entire bloc qualifying for the 2022 tournament. But Qatar will be hosting athletes from across the region when it stages the world track and field championships in 2019. “We are talking to our teams in the region to properly understand the implications for both the short term and long term,” the IAAF said. (ap)

BRONDBY — An experimental Germany side that finished with six debutants drew 1-1 with Denmark in a pre-Confederations Cup friendly on Tuesday. The 22-yearold Joshua Kimmich, one the most experienced German players in the team, salvaged the draw by scoring late with an overhead kick on his 14th appearance. Denmark captain Christian Eriksen had put the home side in front early on and might have scored a second after the break.

With a host of players excused, Germany coach Joachim Loew started with goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and forwards Lars Stindl and Sandro Wagner, while Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Amin Younes, Hoffenheim midfielder Kerem Demirbay and Hertha Berlin defender Marvin Plattenhardt came on in the second half for their first run outs for the senior side.

The 23-year-old Julian Draxler, one of only three members of Germany’s World Cup-winning squad called up for the Confederations Cup in Russia, captained the side on his 29th international appearance.

“There were more plus points than minus,” Loew said, 11 days

before the tournament begins. “It was a good indication of where we are. The commitment was very good from everyone. Everyone ran and gave all they got. Tactically we still have time and can rehearse a few things.” Eriksen scored in the 18th minute when Antonio Ruediger’s attempted clearance invited him to shoot. Trapp got a hand to the ball but couldn’t keep it out.

Trapp had already pulled off a fine reflex save to deny Jannik Vestergaard and Denmark’s lead was just reward for concerted pressure. Leon Goretzka had Germany’s first shot on goal in the 24th minute, eight minutes before he drew a great save from Denmark ‘keeper Frederik Ronnow the closest Germany came in the first half. The visitors pressured further after the break, when again Ronnow displayed his prowess with a number of eye-catching saves. Kimmich finally beat Ronnow in spectacular fashion as Germany’s perseverance paid off with two minutes remaining. A minute’s silence was held before the game in tribute to victims of the attacks in the London Bridge area. (ap)

Jens Dresling/Ritzau Foto via AP

Denmark’s Riza Durmisi, left, and Germany’s Joshua Kimmich in action during their international friendy soccer match at Brondby Stadion, Copenhagen, Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Giroud bemoans lack of playing time at Arsenal

Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud has said he is unhappy with the lack of playing time he got last season, according to The Times, and with the Premier League club linked to a host of strikers across Europe the Frenchman may find himself even further down the pecking order.

Giroud, who was largely used as a substitute last season, netting 12 goals but starting just 11 league games, said he planned to discuss his future with coach Arsene Wenger.

“I’ll talk to the coach,” Giroud said. “I had limited playing time but, at some point, there are things I will not be satisfied with — another year with such low playing time. It will be necessary to think with my family and advisers.

“I still have three years with Arsenal, so my future is for now with Arsenal. I feel good, I want to win the championship of England. Afterwards, I do not know what my near future will be.”

Reuters / Stephane Mahe Media reports previously linked Giroud, who signed a long-term contract extension at Arsenal in France’s Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring January, with French side Marseille. (rtr) their third goal to complete his hat-trick

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Sp rt Kimmich rescues 1-1 for experimental Germany side in Denmark

AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File

FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the financial district in the background. Qatar, now facing a diplomatic crisis with other Arab nations, is a small country with a big history of turmoil and coups as it became one of the world’s top suppliers of natural gas and now plans to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Qatar’s unifying World Cup vision erodes as nations cut ties

Qatar’s bid for the 2022 World Cup was based on a powerful vision that soccer could unite the Middle East. “Just think together of what we can achieve together,” Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, the wife of the Qatar’s then-ruler, told FIFA voters in 2010. She ambitiously forecast a “culture of peace across our region through football,” With five years until kickoff, that optimism is rapidly disintegrating after Arab neighbors severed ties on Monday with the tiny nation that turned to sports to buttress its global status.

Soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, is hoping the regional rifts are healed long before there’s any need to contemplate any change of host, a move that would deal a heavy blow to Qatar’s reputation and economy as it is investing more than $150 billion on infrastructure to handle the World Cup. For now, FIFA is predictably sidestepping detailed questions about the impact of the decision by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to cast Qatar adrift diplomatically. Qatar’s Gulf neighbors have accused Qatar of supporting terror groups, interfering in the sovereign affairs of Arab countries and backing groups that undermine political stability.

FIFA has reiterated that it maintains regular contact with Qatar. “One thing is certain, the world’s football community should agree that large tournaments cannot be played in countries that actively support terror,” said Reinhard Grindel, president of the German football federation and a member of FIFA’s ruling council. Qatar denies funding extremists, but that hasn’t stopped its neighbors from implementing punitive measures that impact people and businesses across

the region, including soccer fans. FIFA was dragged into the backlash against the 2022 World Cup host nation on Tuesday when Qatar’s state-funded broadcaster beIN Sports appeared to be blocked in the UAE. With beIN holding the broadcasting rights to FIFA events across the Middle East and North Africa, the ongoing Under-20 World Cup in South Korea will now be unavailable for viewers in the UAE. FIFA said it was in contact with the broadcaster and was monitoring the situation. FIFA is also in partnership with Qatar’s flagship carrier. Qatar Airways, which signed up as a World Cup sponsor last month , has been forced to reroute journeys over Iranian and Turkish airspace after Saudi Arabia and Egypt blocked Qatari flights from using their airspace.

A soccer sponsorship has already been affected, with Saudi club Al-Ahli terminating its deal with the airline.

The escalation of the crisis in the Persian Gulf will have underscored to FIFA just how precarious the region is, and the geographical weakness of oil-and-gas rich Qatar. The desert nation is heavily reliant on food imports , predominantly through its border with Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of trucks transporting food and construction materials have now been stopped from entering.

A sustained blockade could hit the construction boom required to transform the sparse nation. An entire city is being built to stage the final. Not a single stadium was ready at the time of bidding, and only one venue has so far been completed as Qatar prepares to welcome the 32 teams. Qatar has long been heavily reliant on a massive workforce of migrant laborers from Asia to expand its infrastructure. The Philippines has temporarily suspended the deployment of Filipino workers to Doha, but said there is no plan yet to repatriate the more than 200,000 existing members of the labor force.

Being handed the World Cup made working, living con-

ditions and employment rights in Qatar a global concern.

Practices such as the “kafala” sponsorship system that binds workers to their employer are in place across the region, but activists have largely only shone the spotlight on Qatar and the human cost of hosting the World Cup. Qatar has responded to the pressure by compelling companies to adopt labor reforms . It’s one of the consequences of hosting a major sporting event that Qatar did not seem to anticipate amid the joy of beating the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea in the 2010 vote. Qatar has the global attention, but it’s largely been unwelcome. From the moment then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter pulled Qatar’s name out of the envelope in Zurich, the whiff of corruption has hung over Qatar’s bid, coupled with concerns about heat that forced the tournament to be shifted into the heart of the European season in November-December 2022.

Despite being exonerated by FIFA’s ethics investigators, speculation about Qatar being stripped of the hosting rights or being boycotted by some countries has persisted, without the call coming from any authoritative soccer body or government. Significantly, the federation of World Cup holder Germany is not endorsing such an extreme move. “There are still five years before the World Cup kicks off,” Grindel said. “Political solutions must take precedence over threats of boycott in this time.”

Not all the countries currently embroiled in the dispute with Qatar are World Cup regulars, so there is slim chance of the entire bloc qualifying for the 2022 tournament. But Qatar will be hosting athletes from across the region when it stages the world track and field championships in 2019. “We are talking to our teams in the region to properly understand the implications for both the short term and long term,” the IAAF said. (ap)

BRONDBY — An experimental Germany side that finished with six debutants drew 1-1 with Denmark in a pre-Confederations Cup friendly on Tuesday. The 22-yearold Joshua Kimmich, one the most experienced German players in the team, salvaged the draw by scoring late with an overhead kick on his 14th appearance. Denmark captain Christian Eriksen had put the home side in front early on and might have scored a second after the break.

With a host of players excused, Germany coach Joachim Loew started with goalkeeper Kevin Trapp and forwards Lars Stindl and Sandro Wagner, while Ajax Amsterdam midfielder Amin Younes, Hoffenheim midfielder Kerem Demirbay and Hertha Berlin defender Marvin Plattenhardt came on in the second half for their first run outs for the senior side.

The 23-year-old Julian Draxler, one of only three members of Germany’s World Cup-winning squad called up for the Confederations Cup in Russia, captained the side on his 29th international appearance.

“There were more plus points than minus,” Loew said, 11 days

before the tournament begins. “It was a good indication of where we are. The commitment was very good from everyone. Everyone ran and gave all they got. Tactically we still have time and can rehearse a few things.” Eriksen scored in the 18th minute when Antonio Ruediger’s attempted clearance invited him to shoot. Trapp got a hand to the ball but couldn’t keep it out.

Trapp had already pulled off a fine reflex save to deny Jannik Vestergaard and Denmark’s lead was just reward for concerted pressure. Leon Goretzka had Germany’s first shot on goal in the 24th minute, eight minutes before he drew a great save from Denmark ‘keeper Frederik Ronnow the closest Germany came in the first half. The visitors pressured further after the break, when again Ronnow displayed his prowess with a number of eye-catching saves. Kimmich finally beat Ronnow in spectacular fashion as Germany’s perseverance paid off with two minutes remaining. A minute’s silence was held before the game in tribute to victims of the attacks in the London Bridge area. (ap)

Jens Dresling/Ritzau Foto via AP

Denmark’s Riza Durmisi, left, and Germany’s Joshua Kimmich in action during their international friendy soccer match at Brondby Stadion, Copenhagen, Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Giroud bemoans lack of playing time at Arsenal

Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud has said he is unhappy with the lack of playing time he got last season, according to The Times, and with the Premier League club linked to a host of strikers across Europe the Frenchman may find himself even further down the pecking order.

Giroud, who was largely used as a substitute last season, netting 12 goals but starting just 11 league games, said he planned to discuss his future with coach Arsene Wenger.

“I’ll talk to the coach,” Giroud said. “I had limited playing time but, at some point, there are things I will not be satisfied with — another year with such low playing time. It will be necessary to think with my family and advisers.

“I still have three years with Arsenal, so my future is for now with Arsenal. I feel good, I want to win the championship of England. Afterwards, I do not know what my near future will be.”

Reuters / Stephane Mahe Media reports previously linked Giroud, who signed a long-term contract extension at Arsenal in France’s Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring January, with French side Marseille. (rtr) their third goal to complete his hat-trick

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

International

Bali Hai sunset dinner cruise

MANGUPURA - This is better way to spend a tropical evening moment in Bali and it is a memorable moment for anyone who loves the exclusive life style and romantic experience during holidays in Bali. The Sunset Dinner cruise in Bali is well equipped by complete facilities with professional and friendly crews to ensure your dine experience to be a memorable one.

Watch the colors of the sky change from just a hint of a colour to shades of deeper orange, purple and red while you cruising along the harbor sipping a drink on the open-air top deck. Enjoy the sunset usually only seen on beautiful pictures. This time it is you making the magnificent photographs and memories that will last a lifetime.

Combine a wonderful cruise on the magnificent Bali coastline with a delicious dinner aboard the Bali Hai Cruise. Absorb the scenery around Bali and see your surroundings set against the backdrop of a spectacular sunset.

Be picked up from your hotel and arrive at Benoa Harbor where your cruise awaits you.

Below the sundeck you can find the Bridge deck. This deck consists

of air conditioned indoor area with 16 tables and an open air bar. It’s a great spot to enjoy the bar service while listening to the band play.

The band performs a wide variety of songs and can accommodate most of the requests so let them know your favorites!

Stepping on board Bali Hai II you enter the Main deck. This is the largest deck of the vessel and also the venue for the dinner buffet and the cabaret show. Bali Hai II catamaran is a vessel with high safety standards and perfect to accommodate needs of a family cruise with children joining the evening.

Receive a welcome cocktail and a flower lei as you are greeted by the friendly crew members. As you sip on your delicious cocktail, breathe in the refreshing sea air and marvel at the picturesque ocean views.

Upon reaching the open sea, watch the colors of the sky change from blue to shades of orange, purple, and red and indulge in a sumptuous international buffet dinner accompanied by live music.

Enjoy the sunset usually only seen on beautiful pictures. This time it is you making the magnificent photographs and memories that will last a lifetime.

British rider dies after Isle of Man TT race crash

LONDON- British rider Davey Lambert has died after crashing in Sunday’s Superbike race at the Isle of Man TT event, organisers said on Tuesday.

As the sun goes down we set off on a relaxing cruise around Benoa Harbour in South Bali aboard our luxury catarmaran, Bali Hai II. As you take in the cool night air on the top deck you will be entertained by

our live musical entertainers. This is followed by a delicious international buffet dinner before you can dance the night away at our disco or enjoy live cabaret show.

After dinner, sing along to your

The 48-year-old had an accident on the third lap of the race at Greeba Castle and was treated at the scene before being airlifted to Nobles Hospital. He was subsequently transferred to Aintree Hospital in Liverpool where he died on Tuesday.

“ACU Events Ltd wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to his partner Tracey, his family and friends,” organisers said in a statement on the race’s website.

The TT races around the island off the north-west coast of England between Britain and Ireland have been run since 1907 and rank among the most dangerous in motorsport. Including the Manx Grand Prix races, held later in the year, there have been more than 250 rider fatalities on the Snaefell course. (rtr)

favorite tunes during a lively karaoke session, and boogie down at the disco. Alternatively, relax on the spacious open-air upper deck and gaze at the stars before heading back to Bali. (IBP/net)

Big man Pachulia has Georgia on his mind in NBA Finals SO strong was Zaza Pachulia’s desire to become the first player from the nation of Georgia to win an NBA title that he rebuffed more lucrative offers to join the Golden State Warriors.

The move looks like it might pay off as the center now stands just two wins shy of becoming a champion in a league more used to standout players from the southern U.S. state of the same name.

Basketball rivals soccer and rugby for the top spot on Georgia’s sports hierarchy and Pachulia, the NBA’s only active player from the former Soviet republic, is among the most adored athletes in the Caucasian nation.

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Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) battles for the ball with Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia (27) in the first quarter of the 2017 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena.

And that popularity will only increase if Golden State, who lead the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0 in the NBA Finals, close out the best-of-seven series in the coming days.

“Georgia is a very small country, compared to the U.S., only 3.5 million people, but a lot of basketball,” Pachulia, 33, told reporters on Tuesday in Cleveland.

“Basketball is in our DNA. It’s been here for years, for years and years and generations. We have pretty successful players throughout history. Basketball’s definitely a very important Georgian sport.”

Last year Pachulia, tired of never having even reached a conference final, turned down richer contracts in favour of joining a talent-rich Golden State team he knew would give him his best shot at winning a maiden NBA title in his 14th season.

With the Georgian big man on board, the Warriors have cruised to the league’s best record and enjoyed a 14-0 start to the postseason.

Pachulia has been a key factor in their success, providing a hard-nosed toughness inside and plenty of energy while focusing on rebounding, defending the paint and setting screens for his higher-profile team mates.

He has represented the Georgian national team nearly every offseason for years and also been very active in promoting the game back home, where many will be watching when the series resumes in Cleveland on Wednesday.

“I know that my country has my back and they have supported me throughout the years, and especially this time in my career I have a chance to do something special for my country and become a world champ,” said Pachulia.

“They’re anxiously watching and supporting and cheering for our team, so I’m really lucky and feel very privileged to represent my country.” (rtr)

Bacsinszky turns nightmare into dream at the French Open PARIS - Timea Bacsinszky’s day started with a nightmare but ended as a dream.

The Swiss reached the French Open semi-finals for the second time, with a rain-interrupted 6-4 6-4 victory against local favourite Kristina Mladenovic, where she will face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko.

Despite the tough conditions and the partisan crowd, the 30th seed managed to control her emotions to produce her best tennis, after having a nightmare in her sleep and waking up nervous.

“I really get nervous. Last night I went to bed more or less at 11:00. I woke up at 4:00,” she told a news conference.

“Could not sleep for an hour. Went back to sleep.

Woke up earlier than my alarm. My heart was beating.

Like, it was a rush.”

That came at the end of an agitated night for Bacsinszky, who explained her nightmare.

“I remember that I had, like, three towels that I wanted to give to my siblings because I have three, but I forgot them in the closet,” she said.

“So it was a big drama, so I could not get into the plane without giving the towels of the French Open, and I woke up and I was sweating. It was terrible for me.

“So probably if I would not be playing a quarter-final of a grand slam, I would probably not have these kind of nightmare issues.” (rtr)

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Iran’s restive Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the southeast on the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, is home to the Balouch minority and has long been a hotbed of Sunni insurgents fighting the Shi’iteled Islamic Republic. Last year Iranian authorities said they had foiled a plot by Sunni militants to bomb targets in Tehran and

SLOUGH - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would be willing to weaken human rights protections to make it easier to deport or curb the movements of suspected militants who there is not enough evidence to prosecute.

May used one of her final speeches in an election campaign which has turned into a debate about national security to step up her rhetoric against Islamist extremism, pledging to ensure security services had the powers they needed.

It comes days after Britain’s third major terror attack this year, in which seven people were killed when militants ploughed a van into pedestrians and then started stabbing people and slitting throats in a busy area of central London.

May said authorities needed to be able to do more, including to restrict the movements of suspected militants when police had enough evidence to suspect they presented a threat, but not enough to prosecute them.

“If our human rights laws stop us from doing it,

we will change the laws so we can do it,” she said to cheers and applause at an election rally.

May, a former interior minister, has previously been criticised for scrapping house arrest rules known as ‘control orders’, which were coming under regular legal challenge.

In Tuesday’s speech, she also called for longer prison sentences for people convicted of terrorist offences, and to make it easier to deport foreign suspected militants.

In an interview with the Sun newspaper, May said she would consider extending to 28 days the length of time police can hold people they suspect to be terrorists for questioning. It was reduced to 14 days in 2011.

May has promised that if she wins Thursday’s election, Britain would remain a signatory of the European Convention on Human Rights until 2022, but Tuesday’s remarks signal she would look at ways around the rules if necessary.

Last year, she said Britain would make it possible to suspend the ECHR to protect its armed forces serving overseas from “vexatious” human rights claims. (rtr)

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip visit Smithfield Market during a Conservative Party general election campaign visit in the City of London, Britain June 7, 2017.

other cities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Islamic State has often urged its fighters to attack Iranian targets and lambasted “heretic” Shi’ite Iran for helping the Syrian and Iraqi governments battle Islamic State, which considers Shi’ites to be infidels. The video released by Islamic State’s news agency Amaq included an audio track of a man saying: “Oh God, thank you. . Do you think we will leave? No! We will remain, God willing.” (rtr)

rift, suggests support for isolation of Qatar

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump took sides in a deep rift in the Arab world on Tuesday, praising Middle East countries’ actions against American ally Qatar over Islamist militants even though the tiny Gulf state hosts the largest U.S. air base in the region.

Trump wrote on Twitter that his recent trip to the Middle East was “already paying off” and cast an antiIslamist speech he made in Saudi Arabia as the inspiration for a decision by Arab powers to sever ties with Qatar in protest at what they say is the Gulf nation’s support for terrorism.

“So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off. They said they would take a hard line on funding extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!” Trump wrote on Twitter.

Qatar vehemently denies the accusations.

Trump later spoke by phone with Saudi King Salman and stressed the need for Gulf unity, a senior White House official said.

“His (Trump’s) message was that we need unity in the region to fight extremist ideology and terrorist financing. It’s important that the Gulf be united for peace and security in the region,” the senior official told Reuters.

U.S. officials were blindsided by Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar in a coordinated move with Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), current and former officials in Washington told Reuters. The United States was not informed of the decision until just before it was announced, the State Department said.

Even as Trump applauded the Arab countries’ move, the Pentagon on Tuesday renewed praise of Qatar for hosting U.S. forces and its “enduring commitment to regional security.”

Some 8,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at al Udeid in Qatar, the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East and a staging ground for U.S.-led

strikes on the Islamic State militant group that has seized parts of Syria and Iraq.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke on Tuesday by phone with his Qatari counterpart, a Pentagon spokesman said, without disclosing the details of their discussion.

Trump’s tweet appeared at odds with comments from U.S. officials who had said on Monday that the United States would quietly try to calm the waters between Saudi Arabia and Qatar because Qatar is too important to U.S. military and diplomatic interests to be isolated.

Qatar has for years parlayed its enormous gas wealth and media strength into broad influence in the region. But Gulf Arab neighbours and Egypt have long been irked by its maverick stances and support for the Muslim Brotherhood, which they regard as a political enemy.

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that Qatar needed to take several steps, including ending its support of Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, to restore ties with other key Arab states, which also cut transport links.

“We’ve decided to take steps to make clear that enough is enough,” Adel Al-Jubeir told journalists in Paris. He said the “fairly large cost” on Qatar’s economy would convince it to change its policies.

The campaign to isolate Qatar disrupted trade in commodities from crude oil to metals and food, and deepened fears of a possible shock to the global natural gas market, where it is a major player.

Qataris crowded into supermarkets to stock up on goods, fearing shortages.

Maersk, the world’s biggest container shipping line, said it was unable to transport goods in or out of Qatar because it could not take them through the UAE port of Jebel Ali. Jordan joined the pressure on Qatar, downgrading its diplomatic representation and revoking the license of Doha-based TV channel Al Jazeera. (rtr)

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House supports government`s approach to resolve Arab-Qatar issues

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives Commission I fully supports the Indonesian governments stance that encourages seven Arab countries, which have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, to employ the mechanism of dialog and reconciliation to solve problems. “Dialog and reconciliation is the best avenue in resolving this issue and in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East region,” Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives Abdul Kharis Almasyhari stated in a press release received in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Based on Indonesias free and active foreign policy commitment, dialog and reconciliation to solve problems in the Middle East is viewed as being an appropriate step towards friendly countries, Almasyhari noted. As earlier reported, seven countries in the Arab Gulf region have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar following political tensions between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The governments of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, and the Maldives have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar. According to Almasyhari, the diplomatic relations were cut due to Qatars relations with Iran and the alleged support of both countries to terrorist groups, which are believed to be working to disrupt the Gulf region.

Saudi Arabia has accused Qatar of supporting Iranian-backed terrorist groups, such as the Ikhwanul

Muslimin group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and Al-Qaeda.

Almasyhari, who is a member of the House of Representatives from the PKS faction, expressed concern and hoped political tensions in the Middle East region would soon subside and be resolved. “In the month of Ramadhan, we want peace. Tensions in the Middle East are a concern. Hopefully, the tensions can be immediately brought under control,” he noted.

Almasyhari also expressed full support to the Indonesian governments stance, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the hope that all countries would uphold the principles of international relations, such as respecting each countrys sovereignty and not interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.

“I think Indonesia and Turkey can serve as mediators in the reconciliation process,” he said.

According to Almasyhari, Qatar has a strategic role, both as a source of foreign exchange through Indonesian labor and as having a strategic role in resolving the conflict in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue.

Almasyhari also reminded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate steps to anticipate the fate of Indonesian citizens in Qatar and Indonesian minor hajj (umroh) pilgrims who have taken Qatar Airways flights since seven countries have severed diplomatic relations with Qatar and have closed access to the Gulf state, either by land, air, or sea. (ant)

BUKITTINGGI - Mount Marapi, which is located between Agam District and Tanah Datar District of West Sumatera Province, has erupted 45 times since Sunday (June 4), with volcanic dust reaching various heights.

According to the officer of Volcanic Monitor Post in Marapi, Hartanto, here on Tuesday, the latest eruptions occurred five times on Tuesday from 00.01 am to 06.00 am. The officer noted that the mount erupted six times last Sunday and 34 times on Monday.

“The Marapi erupted and spurted volcanic dust as well as caused volcanic earthquake. The status is at level II,” Hartanto remarked.

Hartanto stated that the eruption was still in medium alert.

He added that Marapi had been under alert since Aug 2011, and it showed a lot of shallow volcanic activity for the past two months.

“We ask people to refrain from any activity at a radius of 3 kilometers till the peak. We warn the climbers too,” Hartanto revealed.

The officer noted that there were no residents who lived within the radius of 3 kilometers to the peak.

Additionally, the Head of West Sumatra Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency Nasridal Patria remarked that at least four districts and cities have prepared to handle the eruption.

The districts that are prone to eruption impact include Tanah Datar, Agam, Bukittinggi City, and Padang Panjang. (ant)

Mount Marapi erupts 45 times

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resident Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the State Palace, here, Wednesday, installed nine members of the board of directors and chairman of the Presidential Working Unit on reinforcement of the Pancasila Ideology (UKP PIP).

President installs board of directors of working unit on Pancasila

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the State Palace, here, Wednesday, installed nine members of the board of directors and chairman of the Presidential Working Unit on reinforcement of the Pancasila Ideology (UKP PIP). The 10 people were installed based on Presidential Decree No. 31/M/2017 on the Appointment of Board of Directors and Chairman of the UKP PIP. The nine members of the UKP PIP Board of Directors include former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, former vice president Try Sutrisno, former chairman of the Constitutional Court Muhammad Mahfud MD, former chairman of Muhammadiyah Ahmad Syafii Maarif, Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council

Maruf Amin, and Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama Said Aqil Siradj.

The other appointees are former chairman of the Indonesian Church Association Priest Andreas Anangguru Yewangoe, Chairman of the Parisadha Hindu Dharma Indonesia Wisnu Bawa Tenaya, and Chairman of the Buddhayana Council, concurrently CEO of Garudafood Group Sudhamek. The president also inaugurated Yudi Latief, who is currently president director of the Pancasila Study Center of the University of Pancasila, as chairman of the UKP PIP. The new institution is tasked with strengthening the implementation of the Pancasila state ideology in daily life, which is integrated with development programs, such as poverty eradication and even welfare distribution. (ant)

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SYDNEY - Australia’s economy squeezed out just enough growth last quarter to match the Netherlands’ record of 103 quarters without recession, but its stamina is in doubt as households struggle with paltry wage rises and punishing debt. Government data out on Wednesday data showed gross domestic product (GDP) rose a pedestrian 0.3 percent in the first quarter, a pullback from the previous quarter’s rapid 1.1 percent.

Have you ever try Lempog? It is one of Balinese traditional food is reraly found in the stores and supermaket. Lempog is usually being sold in thetraditional market or small stores in the village.

It is understandable because it is not an exclusive dish, lempog is usualy being enjoyed by the farmers.

Lempog is a cheap dish because it is using a simple material such as Balinese sugar and cassava.

The food is great to accompany us in drinkingtea or coffee. In Java, Lempog is also known as Getuk.

Before, Lempog is not only enjoyed by farmers but also served on Hindus ceremonies such as wedding and Ngaben.

Not only that, when the locals work together in building house or a kitchen, Lempog always becomea snack, just like when the farmer

Bindu Tourism Village Equipped with Tubing Attraction

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Do you still remember Bindu village? The tourism village located at Buana Mekar village, Abiansemal, Badung, is now equipped with water attraction such as tubing game. This type of water attraction is relatively new and even has not been officially opened. Nevertheless, many people are intrigued to enjoy this attraction. Local children, for instance, seem to have tried to relieve their curiousness.

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A shop assistant talks to customers in front of a sales sign on display at a retail store in central Sydney, Australia, May 3, 2017. Picture taken May 3, 2017.

SAVE LESS OR SPEND LESS Treasurer Scott Morrison blamed bad weather for much of the slowdown and argued things could only get better as the year progressed.

Morrison launched his annual budget just a month ago and already its economic projections are looking ambitious. Many economists suspect the current quarter will be marred by the giant cyclone that barrelled through Queensland in late March and caused weeks of disruption to coal exports.

Perhaps the most worrying risk to growth is subdued consumer spending as Australians are burdened by record-low wage growth and high levels of mortgage debt.

The share of GDP contributed by wages is at its lowest since September 1964. Household consumption

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Australia economy ties record for longest expansion, looking tired

Yet that growth allayed fears of an outright contraction and helped lift the local dollar a third of a U.S. cent to a one-month high of $0.7542. “The Australian economy has had to contend with a lot of factors in the past year – geopolitics, weather events, the on-going unwinding of the mining construction boom and variable housing markets,” said Craig James, chief economist at CommSec. “Economic growth has trekked a zigzag path but the bottom line is that the doomsayers will need to find another target.”

Wednesday’s result should be a relief for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) which just the day before conceded the March quarter would likely disappoint. But the central bank expressed confidence growth would pick up over the next couple of years to above 3 percent, and held interest rates at a record low 1.50 percent where they have been since last August. So far, investors seem almost convinced the RBA is done with its five-year easing campaign. The futures market implies a 16 percent chance of another rate cut by December.

Australia has not seen a recession since 1991 and growth regularly outpaced its peers in recent years. But that changed in the March quarter when annual growth braked to 1.7 percent, below the 2 percent achieved by the United States and Britain. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed output for the 12 months to March amounted to A$1.72 trillion ($1.28 trillion) in current dollars, or about A$71,000 for each of the country’s 24 million people.

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grew at just 2.3 percent in the year to March, half the pace that was considered normal a decade ago.

Household debt is a dangerously high 189 percent of disposable income and well above much of the rich world.

To maintain their spending habits Australians are having to save less. The savings ratio dropped to 4.7 percent in the march quarter, a fall of two full percentage points in just a year and the lowest since late 2008. “A lot of the rise in consumption was because households further reduced their saving rate to a 10-year low,” said Paul Dales, chief economist at Capital Economics.

“They can’t do that indefinitely, so we suspect that slow income growth will soon result in more

modest consumption growth. As such, we believe signs of a more

sustained slowing in GDP growth are emerging.”(ap)

It passes one of the rivers at Bindu customary village with a distance of about 2 km and can be covered within about 1.5 hours.

Though not too wide, this river has swift enough streams. So, it can offer a bit of challenge, but surrounding nature remains pristine and beautiful. “Travelers can see the activities of local village farmers, a variety of local plants and animals,” said a management of tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis), IGN Suastawa.

For this game, it has been prepared 10 pieces of tubing with super quality. It is started from Subak Gaga and resumed by gliding on the river and finishing at Subak Yeng area, near Bindu village. During the course, unlimited experiences will be obtained to be told to sisters or friends. “The tubing path is indeed sloping so that it is suitable for children and beginners. Playing with a girlfriend or boyfriend will surely

be very exciting,” he said.

In the meantime, participants of the tubing activities have not been covered by insurance because the track is not too challenging. However, it offers beautiful countryside views and is really clean. Singing of birds or sounds of naughty grasshopper often make people amazed. Grass, green paddy fields and crops belonging to farmers look so fresh and greet every single traveler.

Previously, Bindu tourism village has opened trekking paths that offers hospitality of rural communities, agriculture and farmers’ activities of Subak Gaga as well as dining delight with local agricultural produce. Besides, the village also has a spiritual tourist spot called Tanah Hyang Healing Center and Herbal Garden. The location with exclusive aura is often taken advantage by travelers to perform meditation, yoga and

agnihotra ritual.

This Tanah Hyang seems to have healing power. The location is hidden because of sitting behind the people’s settlement. Nevertheless, many people come to invoke healing. Some come after getting information from a medium or getting a clue through a dream. “On certain days, it holds an organic market by involving travelers,” said Suastawa.

This tubing tourist attraction gets support from Furama Villas & Spa, an accommodation located at local village. Hotel management keeps promoting to hotel guests as well as to travelers outside the hotel, in addition to the other activities at local village. “We strongly support the existence of Bindu tourism village. It also includes the promotion of tubing attraction to travelers,” said Resort Manager of Furama Villas & Spa, Wayan Sumandia. (kmb)

work in the field. In addition to use very easy materials, the process of making it is also very simple.

It doesn’t need a big machine or factory. Everything can be done at home. To make it, first the cassava must be pealed and cut into smaller pieces and then boiled.

The red sugar chopped into smaller pieces so it can dissolved with the cassava. The sugar can also bolied along with the cassava to make a better taste.

After finish, the cassava is crushed using traditional tool called Luhu which is a big stick made from wood. During the process, the sugar is put so it can blend perfectly. Salt is also added in the process. After it is smooth enough, the dough is cut into small pieces and ready to be served. In serving Lempog, coconut which is already puured on top of it. Enjoy (kmb)

Perancak In Jembrana Perancak Village is located in southern Jembrana approximately 10 km from the town of Negara.

This beach side village is home to farmers and fishermen and Perancak Beach is an ideal place to enjoy the beautiful panorama of the Indian Ocean especially as the sun sets behind the shadow of the eastern tip of the island of Java.

Perancak village offers many tourist attractions such as a turtle husbandry center, a tourism park, a motor cross arena, a mangrove forest and fishermen’s activities with their boats. This village is

also known as the entrance point of Hindu influence from Java to Bali, as the presence Gede Perancak Temple indicates.

This temple is one of Bali’s Dang Kahyangan Temples and references the spiritual journey of Danghyang Nirartha, a Hindu Priest from Java. Around the village, there are also other Hindu Temples, and places of religious historical remains. Perancak Village -with its nature resources, art and culture and ease of access, attracts many tourists who can find accomodations in villas and hotels.(kmb)

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After raiding Akasaka

Philippines says militants had planned much larger-scale attack

Bali police chief targets similar entertainment premises

GIANYAR - Following the raid of drug dealer at Akasaka Karaoke with the evidence of 19,000 ecstasy pills, Chief of Bali Police, Peter R. Golose, ordered his personnel to target all similar business premises. “A lot of similar premises should start to become target operation of all personnel,” he said on a working visit to Gianyar police station on Tuesday (Jun 6).

Bali police chief asserted that police will not tolerate any narcotic crimes, especially after the raid with the evidence of up to 19,000 ecstasy pills planned to be circulated in Bali. “I do not want to tolerate any narcotic crimes, especially in Bali as a tourist destination. Just imagine, if the 19,000 ecstasy pills are circulated, they will certainly disrupt our society,” he said.

According to him, the recent raids also denied the news if the Akasaka is untouched by police. Petrus requested the tourist attraction located at the six-way intersection of Jalan Teuku Umar to be closed. “It is said that it is untouched. As evidence, our police officers succeeded to do, and now I am the Bali Police chief here. I order to close it (Akasaka—Ed),” he affirmed.

Results of the raid conducted by the team of directorate IV of national police narcotic investigation indicate that police are still doing development to ensure the existence of new suspects.

“We are still doing the development to look for other suspects, including the syndicates. Obviously, there is nothing immune to the law of narcotic problem,” he said.

He also admitted that circulation of narcotic in Bali is very worrying. Moreover, this general born in 1965 stated that more than 60 percent of Balinese people have worked as drug couriers.

“More than 60 percent of Balinese people have become couriers, so that we perform this social disease operation structurally and controllably,” he said.

On his visit last Tuesday, he also called on the ranks to improve security in anticipation of the threat of terrorism primarily in vital points like tourist attractions. “However, currently terrorists in Indonesia are leading to hard targets namely police, so that all personnel must be vigilant,” he said. (kmb35)

Police ambush a sex toy merchant

GIANYAR - Police led by Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit IV, Anak Agung Alit Sudarma, ambushed an illegal sex toy merchant operating on Jalan Pratu Made Rampung, Gang Bija, Batubulan village, Sukawati, on Monday night (Jun 5). From this ambush, police secured evidences such as dozens of sex toy and illegal drugs.

This ambush was armed with information collected by police that there are sales of illegal sex toys around Sukawati. Police having got the identity of the illegal business owner, I Ketut Sukerta, 35, immediately conducted the ambush on Monday night around 19:00.

When arriving, police immediately found dozens of evidence in the form of sex toys as well as a number of stamina enhancer drugs. In the meantime, the business owner, I Ketut Sukerta, was unable to present distribution permit for the sales of sex toys and drugs. “Business owner cannot show the marketing authorization. We secure dozens of sex toys,” said Agung Alit Sudarma, on Tuesday.

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A member of the public reacts after placing flowers at the site of a siege, in which two people died, at the Buckingham Serviced Apartments in Melbourne, Australia, June 7, 2017.

Akasaka is still surrounded by police line.

The evidence secured consists of four pieces of Pussy vagina center, two penis toys with vibrator, a manual penis toys, seven penis vacuums, a Pingbutt vagina and five packs of Maxman.

Besides, police secured 12 packs of enhancer drug, three cock rings, three packs of wortooth tooth sleeve, 17 bottles of Vicmax magnesium, four Cryta thorny condoms, Penis sleeve condom, four vibrating toys, 15 boxes of Thor enhancer drug and a box of breast enlarger cream. Police also confiscated three pieces of Jee Yen Shu gel, a bottle of Semenak sperm fertilizer, two pieces of cobra oil super, two boxes of Vimax oil, a bottle of Forex powerful drug.

In the meantime, from the waist bag of shop owner, police seized pink Oppo handphone, bank account book and delivery receipt of Pos Indonesia.

The evidence is immediately secured at Gianyar police station for further legal process. “Currently we are still investigating the perpetrator,” he said. (kmb35)

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PLN complains about disruption of trees and kites GIANYAR - Various disruptions such as the power lines hit by tree branches or stuck fast by kite ropes often become the burden to the state-owned power company (PLN) officers. “Besides, penjor also often causes disturbance, so that this should be alerted,” said Deputy Manager of Communications and Environment Development of PLN Bali, Gusti Ketut Putra, accompanied by Area Manager of Gianyar, Anggoro Fajar Gandajati in Gianyar, on Tuesday (Jun 6).

The community is expected to give PLN the opportunity to prune the trees so as not to disturb the power lines. In addition to disrupting PLN, the trees are also hazardous when it rains. They can hit the power lines so that the

transmission network can be disrupted and gets power shock due to electric currents flowing down the trees.

On that occasion, Gusti Ketut Putra asked the community not to establish a high-level building near power lines of high voltage.

“When making a storied-building, it should have a distance of at least 2.5 meters from the power line,” he advised.

In the meantime, Area Manager of PLN Gianyar, Anggoro Fajar Gandajati, said that most electricity is required in Ubud area because there are many accommodations such as hotels, villas and other tourist attractions. “So far, the waiting list of power application has reached 60 registrants,” he said. (kmb35)

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Australia flags tougher parole laws in wake of Melbourne siege

SYDNEY - The Australian government signalled a drive to reform parole laws on Wednesday, including a ban on parole for violent offenders who have any links to extremism, after a deadly siege claimed by the Islamic State group.

Police shot dead gunman Yacqub Khayre, who they said had a long criminal history, on Monday night after he killed a man in an apartment block in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, and held a woman hostage for several hours.

Attorney-General George Brandis said it was clear that Khayre, 29, who was granted parole in November after being convicted over a violent home invasion, should never have been released from prison.

“I think the public are entitled to expect that people who present that level of danger to the public, and who have a terrorism background, there should be a presumption against bail or parole except in a very clear case,” Brandis told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio on Wednesday.

Brandis and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull both launched stinging criticism of state governments, which are responsible for parole laws, in the wake of the Melbourne attack.

Police are treating the siege as an “act of terrorism” after Islamic State claimed one of its fighters was responsible.

Senior officials said Khayre had been acquitted of a plot to attack a Sydney army base in 2009. He was also accused of travelling to Somalia, where he was born, to seek a religious ruling in support of the planned 2009 attack.

Brandis said Turnbull would push state leaders to alter who is responsible for parole decisions at a meeting of state and federal governments on Friday, including having decisions made by state attorneys

general rather than parole boards in cases involving extremism.

Australia passed laws last year allowing the indefinite detention of anyone convicted of terror-related offences if authorities believed that person posed a threat after their release.

Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said Khayre had been complying with his bail conditions, which included drug testing and a curfew, before Monday’s siege.

However, Andrews said he would consider changes to parole laws.

Khayre’s attack echoed a deadly 2014 siege in a Sydney cafe, during which several people were held hostage for more than 17 hours by a gunman who was on bail after being charged with sexual assault and being an accessory to murder.

A coroner last month criticised “inadequate” opposition to the gunman’s application for bail in that case. New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, introduced stricter bail laws in response to the Sydney siege. (rtr)

MARAWI CITY - Philippines troops thwarted an original plan drawn up by the Islamist militants now holed up in Marawi City to “spread terror” in a rampage of violence that would have given them full control of the southern town, the military said on Wednesday.

“There was indeed a bigger plan and it was supposed to wreak more havoc,” military spokesman Restituto Padilla told a news conference as aerial bombing resumed against fighters who have sworn allegiance to the ultra-radical Islamic State.

Philippine senators said members of the upper house were last week shown a video of the militants, led by a group known as Maute, plotting a far more sophisticated siege of Marawi City than the attack they launched there on May 23.

“It was clear that these terrorists, the Maute group, their end goal is to make Marawi ... independent, or to separate from the republic,” Senator JV Ejercito told Reuters.

“With a plan like this, this is already rebellion and a threat to national security, so declaration of martial law is justified,” he said, referring to the martial law declared

by President Rodrigo Duterte across the southern island of Mindanao when the siege began.

The Associated Press (AP) first reported on the seized video footage, which showed Isnilon Hapilon - proclaimed last year by Islamic State as its “emir” of Southeast Asia - and others planning to take hostages from a school, seal off roads and capture a highway.

Armed forces Chief of Staff General Eduaro Año told the AP that the images showed an intention to dismember “a portion of the Philippine territory by occupying the whole of Marawi City and establishing their own Islamic state or government”.

‘NOT A RELIGIOUS WAR’ The battle for Marawi City has raised concern that Islamic State, on a back foot in Syria and Iraq, is building a regional base on Mindanao that could pose a threat to neighbouring Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore too.

Officials said that, among the several hundred militants who seized the town, there were about 40 foreigners from Indonesia and Malaysia but also fighters from India, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Chechnya.

The military has said that the fighters are increasingly penned in around a built-up area of the town, and troops have been clearing houses that the militants had defended with snipers for the past two weeks.

The fighters prepared for a long siege, stockpiling arms and food in tunnels, basements, mosques and madrasas, or Islamic religious schools, military officials say. The Philippines is largely Christian, but Marawi City is overwhelmingly Muslim.

Progress in the military campaign has been slow because hundreds of civilians are still trapped or being held hostage, some as human shields, the military said. (rtr)

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Soldiers onboard military trucks ride along the main street as government troops continue their assault on insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City, Philippines June 2, 2017.

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Even moderate drinking linked to changes in brain structure, study finds

LONDON - Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to changes in brain structure and an increased risk of worsening brain function, scientists said on Tuesday.

In a 30-year study that looked at the brains of 550 middle-aged heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers and teetotallers, the researchers found people drank more alcohol had a greater risk of hippocampal atrophy - a form of brain damage that affects memory and spatial navigation.

People who drank more than 30 units a week on average had the highest risk, but even those who drank moderately - between 14 and 21 units a week - were far more likely than abstainers to have hippocampal atrophy, the scientists said.

“And we found no support for a protective effect of light consumption on brain structure,” they added.

The research team - from the University of Oxford and University College London - said their results supported a recent lowering of drinking limit guidelines in Britain, but posed questions about limits recommended in the United States.

U.S. guidelines suggest that up to 24.5 units of alcohol a week is safe for men, but the study found increased risk of brain structure changes at just 14 to 21 units a week.

A unit is defined as 10 millilitres (ml) of pure al-

cohol. There are roughly two in a large beer, nine in a bottle of wine and one in a 25 ml spirit shot.

Killian Welch, a Royal Edinburgh Hospital neuropsychiatrist who was not directly involved in the study, said the results, published in the BMJ British Medical Journal, underlined “the argument that drinking habits many regard as normal have adverse consequences for health”.

“We all use rationalisations to justify persistence with behaviours not in our long term interest. With (these results) justification of ‘moderate’ drinking on the grounds of brain health becomes a little harder,” he said.

The study analysed data on weekly alcohol intake and cognitive performance measured repeatedly over 30 years between 1985 and 2015 for 550 healthy men and women with an average age of 43 at the start of the study. Brain function tests were carried out at regular intervals, and at the end of the study participants were given a MRI brain scan.

After adjusting for several important potential confounders such as gender, education, social class, physical and social activity, smoking, stroke risk and medical history, the scientists found that higher alcohol consumption was associated with increased risk of brain function decline.

Drinking more was also linked to poorer “white matter integrity” - a factor they described as critical when it comes to cognitive functioning. (rtr)

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A laboratory assistant holds one hemisphere of a healthy brain in the Morphological unit of psychopathology in the Neuropsychiatry division of the Belle Idee University Hospital in Chene-Bourg near Geneva, Seitzerland in a March 14, 2011 file photo.

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Landfill area increasingly limited

Regent rates waste management must be comprehensive

NEGARA — If getting no handling and serious attention from all parties, waste problem will cause a very harmful impact such as polluting environment, air and water. One of the causes is due to limited landfill available in each region. It is also exacerbated by the volume of waste generated by community showing a very drastic increase, whether it is domestic waste or generated by activities of merchants in the markets.

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Public health policies have the potential to reduce heart disease in the U.S. and save nearly 250,000 lives over 15 years, researchers say.

U.S. nutrition policies may cut heart disease and save lives

BOSTON - Public health policies have the potential to reduce heart disease in the U.S. and save nearly 250,000 lives over 15 years, researchers say.

The kinds of policies they’re talking about would lower the price of fruit and vegetables, help lower-income families make better choices, impose taxes on sugary drinks and launch media campaigns, according to a report in the journal PLoS Medicine.

“I think what our study does is highlight the potential power of food policies to reduce cardiovascular mortality and disparities in the U.S.,” said lead author Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, of Imperial College London.

Pearson-Stuttard and colleagues say large disparities exist along social and economic lines when it comes to diet and heart disease.

While past research found policies could influence diets, the measurable effects on heart disease in the U.S. are unknown.

“The key question we’re trying to answer overall is which policies are best buys for policymakers to consider,” said co-senior author Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston.

Using a computer model, the researchers estimated what various policies might mean for heart disease in the U.S. between 2015

and 2030.

Those national policies included a media campaign and a 10 percent tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

The researchers also analyzed the effect of subsidizing the cost of fruits and vegetables, by 10 percent in general and by 30 percent for people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.

A national 10 percent subsidy on fruits and vegetables would be the most beneficial policy, with approximately 150,500 lives saved from deaths by heart disease over the 15-year study period, the authors estimate.

A 30 percent subsidy for SNAP participants would likely save 35,100 lives, and a 10 percent soda tax would save 31,000 lives, they calculate. A year-long mass media campaign was estimated to save 25,800 lives.

Mozaffarian said it’s interesting that a national soda tax would save only about a fifth of the lives saved by a national 10 percent subsidy of fruits and vegetables.

“That’s not something that would be obvious without doing the analysis,” he said.

The estimates also suggested that a targeted subsidy for SNAP participants, which has been tested in Massachusetts, would narrow the gap in heart disease rates between low-income and higher-income people by 8 percent. (rtr)

The government of Jembrana does not want the problem becomes future burden so it seeks to take concrete measure in tackling it. One of them is by deploying janitors that use garbagehauling motorcycle. The janitors are assigned to pick up garbage to every house of residents prepared in front of their house. They will work every day across Negara town without day-off. This was stated by Regent of Jembrana, I Putu Artha, on Monday (Jun 5).

Accompanied by the Head of the Negara Environment Agency, I Ketut Kariadi Erawan, Regent Artha stated the way to keep the environment green and not-polluted should be carried out by waste management from the source. “When talking about garbage, it is certainly not inexhaustible. Therefore, I hope it could be started from the source (upstream) to downstream. Our officers on duty are assigned to take the garbage at residents’ home put in their trash can to be further transported to landfill. After that, the garbage will be sorted to be further transported to Peh landfill,” he explained.

In addition, the cleanup program from the upstream is also carried out by empowering the waste banks having spread at villages through cooperation with village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) at each village so that the burden of Peh landfill will slightly reduce.

Hopefully, the waste so far known as the source of problem can even become a blessing for society if managed properly.

In the meantime, the handling from downstream sector by encouraging all elements of society is held through cleanup implementation in the mountains by preserving nature as well as in the river and beach area by cleanup activities.

“Welcoming the Environment Day falling every June 5, we will prepare mass movement by involving all the elements of society to carry out environmental cleanup action. Without the people’s awareness and support, the waste handling in Jembrana will be difficult to be realized,” said Regent Artha. (kmb26)

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If getting no handling and serious attention from all parties, waste problem will cause a very harmful impact such as polluting environment, air and water.

70 percent of mothers experience excessive cholesterol

DENPASAR — Of the pregnant women, 70 percent are predicted to have excessive cholesterol. This condition is very hazardous for pregnancy as well as the mother. Excessive cholesterol can cause eclampsia (pregnancy intoxication) and at risk of maternal and infant death. In Bali, approximately 20 percent of maternal deaths are caused by preeclampsia (high blood pressure and protein in the urine).

Not long ago, a researcher from the Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Dr. Anak Agung Ngurah Jaya Kusuma, just completed his dissertation on sterol regulatory elementbinding protein (SREBP 2). It is a disrupted fat regulatory factor so that many pregnant women experience cholesterol increase.

The hazardous cholesterol belongs to low-density lipoprotein (LDL). This cholesterol causes blockage of blood flow in placenta and causes the placenta to be deprived of oxygen (hypoxia) and further causes the release of harmful free radicals for endothelial cells. Damaged endothelial cells throughout the body cause organ failure. If untreated, it can cause mother and the baby to be at risk of death.

High cholesterol in pregnant women is very hazardous

because it indicates there is damage in the regulator, namely the SREBP 2 and it results in blockage of blood vessels called acute atherosis.

“The problem is that not all pregnant women check their cholesterol and have not been borne by BPJS health insurance because it is not included in a screening policy,” he said.

This former director of medical and nursing affairs of Sanglah Hospital found that high fat content is a risk factor for preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is one of the causes to death of pregnant women. “So far, there are many theories about the cause of preeclampsia that are difficult to prove,” he said.

The study also opened new insights about the importance of diet for pregnant women. They should eat with a balanced composition of nutrients consisting of 50 percent or 60 percent of carbohydrates, 30 percent or 40 percent of fat and the remaining is protein. The fat to be reduced and that can be eaten is essential fat consisting of omega 3 and omega 6. “They are important to prevent preeclampsia and very important to stimulate nervous cells of the brain, baby’s eyes and its intellectual development,” he explained.

Many studies have showed that children whose mothers

do not get omega 3 and 6 intake during pregnancy, they will have disorder of brain nervous, eye and intellectual in their children. He himself began focusing on the research of preeclampsia since 2003. “My research is reinforcing that fatty foods should be reduced in number and the quality is improved with those containing omega 3 and 6,” he said The substance can also be obtained if the mother consumes one to two pieces of fish such as tuna, et cetera containing omega 3 and 6. “Do not consume ferocious and predatory fish such as shark and the like because they contain a lot of mercury,” he added.

Durian is also said to contain cholesterol, although it is good cholesterol. “But if the bad cholesterol is higher, it remains risky,” he concluded. However, there is no scientific evidence that durian raises bad cholesterol.

“I am currently developing how to detect early that a pregnant woman will have preeclampsia. The name of the method I develop is the multivariable predictive model. It is under development. This method will be able to detect early preeclampsia so that it is easy to handle,” he concluded. (kmb42)

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Less ritual paraphernalia on sale at minimarkets

DENPASAR - Mushrooming minimarket or modern market gradually makes merchants in traditional markets go bankrupt. Moreover, their presence has reached directly the community like the implementation of cheap bazaar. Surely, this presence will grab the segment of merchants in traditional markets. Therefore, the drafting plan that forbids minimarkets from entering settlement by the ministry of economic affair coordinator is welcomed by the market management.

Chairman of the Denpasar Market Chief Forum, I Nyoman Suwarta, when met on Monday (Jun 5) stated if the regulation will be really made, it will be good because there is partiality of the government to traditional market. It is okay for people to make business, but if they make the SME and small merchants go bankrupt, certainly it is not good for economic equity.

“Do not disguise by organizing bazaar during feast days by selling particular products at cheaper prices.

If willing to help the SMEs and small merchants, they (minimarkets) may be able to provide stocks of goods so that they can be cheaper in traditional market. They should never come down to invade the existence of traditional market with the excuse of helping the community,” he said.

Nevertheless, Suwarta, who is also Chief of Pasar Agung of Peninjoan customary village, appealed to traditional market to make improvement. Arranging the market, improving sanitation and providing training for merchants have become a daily agenda. Secretary of Market Management Forum who is also Chief of Pulakerti Market, I Wayan Agus Indrawan, added that as the market management he welcomes it, but it needs to be followed up with lower rules such as regional bylaw (Perda) and mayoral regulation.

He considered that proliferation of the markets does not directly affect the existence of traditional markets especially when the economic condition is sluggish.

Agus observed that market activity began to be rather sluggish since 2017.

Fortunately, minimarket has not sold various kinds of ritual paraphernalia and its ingredients. “So far, they still sell consumer goods like foods and snacks. Hopefully, the regulation can govern about it, so the type of merchandise can be limited,” he hoped.

Traditional market is characterized by remaining presence of bargaining to merchandise on sale like ritual paraphernalia. “Hopefully, this ritual paraphernalia will not be on sale in the minimarkets so that the cultural existence can still go on,” he added.

In the meantime, Acting Managing Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I Made Westra, has a different opinion. The presence of minimarkets has no direct impacts on traditional markets because the core business is different and so are their customers. Traditional markets sell cane works, ritual paraphernalia and worship tools including canang (oblation) and others.

“In other words, it has no impact. However, if there are traditional markets selling the necessities as sold in minimarkets, this may have an impact. Moreover, the minimarket is located next to traditional markets,” he explained.

It is discernible from the turnover of the merchants, income of PD Pasar and the number of visits to traditional markets continues to grow. “There is an increase every year as indicated by the amount of parking vehicles,” he said. Annually, the number of visit increases by 5 to 10 percent. Moreover, during feast days the increase can reach 40 percent. (kmb42)

The tourists is shopping in the traditional market in Gianyar.

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Excessive water consumption due to no supervision

DENPASAR - The rule on the use of underground water has actually existed. The problem is the absence of supervision by the licensing agency. As a result, water consumption becomes excessive and triggers the decrease of water quantity and quality. “The licensing agency should do supervision. If there is a violation, the municipal police will move to enforce the regional bylaw. Now, the enforcement is not strict. They will be panic when a problem rises. Supervision needs to be improved and continuous,” said the Head of the Bali Environment Agency, Gede Suarjana, in Denpasar, on Tuesday (Jun 6).

Suarjana added that licensing agency is also obliged to provide coaching or should not leave its responsibility at all considering there has been indeed a decrease in the quantity and quality of water. Water discharge of rivers, lakes and other springs decreases. In addition, groundwater is also subject to pressures that can affect the quantity. In terms of quality, some parameters have increased such as the BOD, COD, nitrate and coli.

“Excessive use of water also causes seawater intrusion. Environmentally, I have objection. There has been brackish water in some places due to the entry of seawater into mainland. It also needs the commitment of all parties,” he added.

According to Suarjana, the pressure on water cannot be separated from the population growth that continues to increase reaching about 300,000 people per year. Based on the data of the WHO, everyone needs 150 liters of water per day for drinking, toilet and others. It is supported by excessive consumption pattern, less friendly lifestyle and increasingly smaller land cover rates. “We have to control water consumption, recycle water and make at least ten bio-pores in one house belonging to 80 square meters type,” he added.

Suarjana also asked the industry, especially tourism, to do the same considering that most of the tourism industry utilizes underground water. Then, the bottled drinking water companies that also suck up the underground water are expected to contribute to the upstream area through their CSR program.

“Formerly, the regulation on the underground water lies in the district government. With the presence of Law No.23/2014, the underground water is under authority of the province. The regulation of underground water has legal instrument in the province and district, including levies with a progressive system. The energy and mineral resources (ESDM) agency had once mapped the prone areas of underground water, including where there are substantial underground water reserves,” he said.

Secretary of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, said that Bali should start to utilize surface water and limit the use of underground water considering that surface water in Petanu and Unda River is still much wasted because of not being maximally exploited. In addition, there should be a clear regional bylaw stipulating that people are not allowed to use underground water more that certain capacity. More importantly, Bali must make a blue print so that development should not be over capacity with limited natural resources.

“We have to start how to save water resources especially in the upstream area such as in lakes and rivers. Then, a technology should be made so that surface water like in the river will no longer be wasted,” he said.

Kariyasa added that water should be used wisely. Therefore, the government needs to pay more attentions to rescue the upstream areas chiefly the lakes supplying the clean water. This PDI-P politician exemplified that there are water lettuces in Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan, silting and transfer of vegetation function.

“Hard plants like coffee have now been replaced with crops such as cabbage, green mustard that causes sedimentation and landslides. There should be a protection. To avoid land conversion, the government should provide with subsidies. At the same time, there should be a dredging program and maintenance of the lake,” he said. (kmb32)

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FOUR SEASONS BEEKEEPER-CHEF PRODUCES ‘WILD SAYAN HONEY’ THROUGH INDONESIA’S FIRST BEE CONSERVATION PROGRAM

Led by beekeeper-chef Liam Nealon, Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has teamed up with local farmers to save Bali’s bees and produce its own honey for use in

the resort’s restaurants, cocktails, cooking classes and spa treatments.

In addition to fresh produce sourced from on-site vegetable and herb gardens, there are now

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two new bee hives each with a queen and some 10,000 busy bees making sustainable ‘Four Seasons Wild Sayan Honey’. Of the species apis cerana indigenous to Indonesia, the bees live in a secluded location only accessible by staff, surrounded by virgin jungle on a bank of the Ayung River amidst coconut palms and wild flowers.

Their ‘villa’ hives have thatch-roofs and roof-top entries, mimicking the award-winning below-ground design of the resort’s pool villas.

The hives are part of Indonesia’s first bee conservation and community enterprise program, Plan Bee Indonesia, a grassroots initiative launched in Bali to combat colony collapse disorder, the well-documented global threat to bees. Plan Bee has set up bee centres in remote West and North Bali, bringing together farmers and forest honey gatherers to join the fight. Through the co-operative, Plan Bee connects the farmers with new customers for their sustainably-harvested honey, engages in knowledge and skills sharing to minimize use of pesticides in farming, and installs new hives to increase the bee population.

It offers the opportunity for businesses and individuals to sponsor hives and support the farmers, and has been endorsed by the Indonesian Beekeepers’ Association. Four Seasons Sayan is the exclusive hotel founding partner of the program.

“Our Sayan valley environment is a natural bee meadow with plenty

of food for pollination and we are excited to be part of this grassroots program,” said Resort Manager Sean Mosher. “It not only benefits the environment and small-scale farmers, but also our guests who will enjoy the fruits of the bees’ labour through menus and various resort experiences. The honey is just the start, guests can also learn about the threat facing bees and how they can help by joining our escorted Garden Tour. There’s a viewing point to see the hives from a distance, or guests can even safely visit the hives if they would like a closer look at the honey bees in action.”

Plan Bee founder, ‘queen bee’ Amanda Garland Hunt, said: “The threat facing bees, food production and therefore life in general cannot be ignored. When we heard about the situation in Indonesia, we felt compelled to take action as friends of the bees. It’s still early days, but we are so inspired by the support from Four Seasons and the Bali community, and the involvement of farmers who have really gotten behind the Plan Bee mission.”

The Sayan hives are tended by the resort’s Executive Sous Chef Liam Nealon, a chef by trade with beekeeping experience and a passion for locally-sourced sustainable ingredients. Liam uses only natural methods to look after the bees, similarly to the resort’s vegetable and herb gardens. The Wild Sayan Honey harvested from the

two hives is supplemented with honey from the Plan Bee farmers’ co-operative for use throughout the resort in food and cocktail recipes as a sweetener, at breakfast, cooking classes, and Sacred River Spa. “The beauty of our Wild Sayan Honey is that you will never get two batches the same due to the variety of plants and flowers the bees pollinate,” said Liam. “In general, the honey has a beautiful light scent resembling young coconut and palm as the two main sources of nectar, with a subtle floral fragrance of frangipani. As a chef, I love working with fresh, local ingredients and have created new dishes such as Tasmanian Salmon with Wild Sayan Honey, scented labna, shredded beets, goat’s cheese and Egyptian spiced dukkah. It’s also great simply poured over pancakes for breakfast, and poolside as a refresher in our signature Iced Gingerade at Riverside Café.”

At Sacred River Spa, the Wild Sayan Honey will be used in a sublime 120-minute Swadhisthana chakra ceremony inspired by Balinese rituals for wedding, pregnancy and rites of passage. Promoting sensuality and self-worth, fertility and creativity, the Swadhisthana treatment aims to rebalance the sacral chakra in the lower abdomen with a deep lymphatic scrub, Vichy shower, nourishing bath, flowing massage with ylang ylang and jasmine oils, and cananga ‘breath of peace’ meditation.

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Ariana Grande becomes British heroine with Manchester concert LOS ANGELES - U.S. pop star Ariana Grande, hardly a household name in Britain before a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her Manchester concert in May, has emerged as a national heroine there following an emotional televised benefit performance.

In the days following Grande’s sold-out show on Sunday, which raised some $3 million for a victims fund and became the UK’s most-watched TV broadcast of the year, Britons have embraced the 23-year-old singer. They have called for her to be formally honored by Queen Elizabeth and the city of Manchester.

At the One Love Manchester concert, Grande hugged a weeping schoolgirl as they performed her hit “My Everything” before a crowd of 55,000 people.

The tiny performer ended the show alone on stage, singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in tears.

Her team is working to release that emotional final number as a single to raise even more

money for victims, the UK’s Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The concert served as a catharsis for many in Manchester and all of Britain, moving British tabloid journalist Piers Morgan to write Grande a lengthy public apology for doubting her courage.

“By coming back to Manchester so soon, shrugging off the latest attack in London, standing on that stage and performing with such raw emotion and power, you showed more guts, resilience, strength of character and ‘Blitz spirit’ than every sniveling, pathetic ISIS coward put together,” Morgan wrote in the Daily Mail.

Grande was herself a survivor of the May 22 bombing, still inside Manchester Arena when an explosion ripped through the lobby area following her encore. Morgan had criticized the apparently shaken singer for quickly returning home to Florida instead of staying to console victims. (rtr)

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Ariana Grande (L) and Miley Cyrus perform during the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack at Emirates Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, in Britain on June 4, 2017.

Amal and George Clooney welcome boy and girl twins

LOS ANGELES - Amal Clooney on Tuesday gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie star spouse.

“This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine,” George Clooney’s publicist Stan Rosenfield said in an email.

He added cheekily, “George is sedated and should recover in a few days.”

Amal Clooney, 39, and the 56year-old Oscar-winning star of films like “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Three Kings” married in Italy in 2014, making them one of the world’s biggest celebrity couples.

Rosenfield did not say where the twins were born but the couple appear to have been spending much of their time recently in England, where they have one of several homes.

The couple adopted a low profile

during the pregnancy, keeping the news private for months before it was confirmed in February by the actor’s close friend, Matt Damon.

Amal Clooney largely continued her work as a human rights lawyer, addressing the United Nations in March and urging the international community to investigate crimes committed by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Nevertheless, celebrity news media speculated for months about the sex of the twins, where they would be born and in which country they will be raised.

On Tuesday, social media lit up with congratulatory messages and “Ella and Alexander” was among the top trending topics on Twitter in the United States.

Many contributors praised the choice of names as a refreshingly normal departure from a trend that has seen celebrity babies given names like Apple, Audio, Bronx, North West and Rocket.

“Good lord, the Clooneys have given their twins lovely ordinary names. Shocking. And they call themselves celebrities...,” wrote British journalist Nicola Jane Swinney on Twitter.

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres posted a Twitter message saying, “Congratulations, George and Amal, or as I’m now calling you, Ocean’s Four.”

Congratulations also came from actress Mia Farrow and U.S. journalist Katie Couric.

People magazine reported on Tuesday that former U.S. President Barack Obama paid a long, private visit with the Clooneys at their home in the countryside west of London on May 27. (rtr)

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

Tehran attacks

In near simultaneous assaults, gunmen attacked Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people, Iranian media have reported.

Iranian parliament One suicide explosion, three attackers shot dead.

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Members of Iranian civil defence run during an attack on the Iranian parliament in central Tehran, Iran, June 7, 2017.

Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini One suicide explosion, one assailant with suicide vest shot dead.

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Attackers bomb Iran parliament and mausoleum at least 12 dead - Iranian media

LONDON - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people in a twin assault at the heart of the Islamic Republic, Iranian officials and media said. Islamic State claimed responsibility and released a video purporting to show gunmen inside the parliament building and one man, who appeared wounded, on the floor.

The rare attacks were the first claimed by the hardline Sunni Muslim militant group inside the Shi’ite Muslim country. Iran is one of the powers leading the fight against Islamic State militants in neighbouring Iraq and, beyond that, Syria.

Attackers dressed as women burst through parliament’s main entrance in central Tehran, deputy interior minister Mohammad Hossein Zolfaghari said, according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency.

“One of them was shot dead and another one detonated his suicide vest,” he said. About five hours after

the first reports, Iranian news agencies said four people who had attacked parliament were dead and the incident was over. At least 12 people were killed by the attackers, the head of Iran’s emergency department, Pir-Hossein Kolivand, was quoted as saying by state broadcaster IRIB. “I was inside the parliament when shooting happened. Everyone was shocked and scared. I saw two men shooting randomly,” said one journalist at the scene, who asked not to be named.

Soon after the assault on parliament, another bomber detonated a

suicide vest near the shrine of the Republic’s revered founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, a few kilometres south of the city, Zolfaghari said, according to Tasnim. A second attacker was shot dead, he said.

THIRD ATTACK FOILED - MINISTRY The Intelligence Ministry said security forces had arrested another “terrorist team” planning a third attack, without giving further details. The attacks took place less than a month after the re-election of President Hassan Rouhani, a

moderate, whose landslide victory defeated candidates supported by the hardline clergy and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is responsible for national security.

“The atmosphere is tense. It is a blow to Rouhani. How can four armed men enter the parliament, where a very tight security has always been in place,” said a senior official, who asked not to be named.

The Intelligence Ministry called on people to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement. Despite unconfirmed reports of a hostage situation, state television said parliament had resumed, and broadcast footage of what it said was the opening session proceeding normally.

“Some coward terrorists infiltrated one of the buildings of parliament.

They were confronted. It was not a major issue. Our security forces have taken necessary steps,” parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in an open session broadcast live by state TV. Attacks are highly rare in Tehran and other major cities though a Sunni militant group named Jundallah and its splinter group Ansar al Furqan have been waging a deadly insurgency, mostly in more remote areas, for almost a decade.

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