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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Miss Universe Paulina Vega refuses to give up her crown

BOGOTA — The reigning Miss Universe has refused to relinquish her crown despite a tide of condemnation following pageant owner Donald Trump’s remarks on Mexican immigrants.

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In this Jan. 25, 2015, file photo, reigning Miss Universe Gabriela Isler, right, crowns the new Miss Universe, Paulina Vega of Colombia, left, during the Miss Universe pageant in Miami.

Caitlyn Jenner to write weekly editorials on LGBT issues

LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner will be writing weekly online editorials about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and issues.

Jenner’s spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Monday that the editorials on the celebrity content website WhoSay are part of Jenner’s effort to explore matters of concern to the LGBT community.

Nierob declined to comment on other aspects of the effort, saying it’s too early to discuss them.

This month, the former Bruce Jenner will be featured in an eight-episode series depicting her transition to a new life as a woman. The series, titled “I Am Cait,” debuts July 26 on the E! Entertainment channel.

The Olympic champion has been part of the E! reality series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” about the extended family that includes Jenner’s ex-wife, Kris Jenner, and stepdaughter Kim Kardashian. (ap)

Paulina Vega on Monday said she would continue doing the organization’s social work and dismissed Trump’s accusation that she is a hypocrite for condemning his recent comments but declining to step down as Miss Universe.

“The fact that I am not giving up my crown doesn’t mean that I am changing my stance about everything I said,” the Colombian beauty said in her native country during an interview with radio station La W. “It doesn’t make any sense that Donald Trump calls me a hypocrite because I’m not giving up my crown.”

In his June presidential campaign announcement, Trump said that some

Mexican immigrants to the U.S. bring drugs and crime, and some are rapists.

On Sunday, a few days after Vega called his remarks “unjust and hurtful,” Trump tweeted: “Miss Universe, Paulina Vega, criticized me for telling the truth about illegal immigration, but then said she would keep the crown — Hypocrite.”

“As a Colombian and as Miss Universe, I want to show my support and validate the sentiments of the Latin community,” Vega had said on her Instagram account last week.

Vega, 22, won the 2014 Miss Universe pageant last January in Miami.

Pressure on her to quit has increased

over the past several days, with Colombia retiring its bid to host the event and Mexico announcing that it won’t be sending any candidate to the competition.

Univision also cut its ties with Trump and all of his enterprises, and Colombian superstar Shakira, in reference to the tycoon’s comments, tweeted that “no one living in this century should stand behind so much ignorance.”

Vega, born in Barranquilla, stressed to the radio station that the Miss Universe pageant existed long before Trump acquired it and that “it will continue to exist if he stops being its owner someday.”

“I have kept doing my job as Miss Universe all these days. The work continues as always despite all this craziness going on,” she said. (ap)

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Bali only gets task to maintain culture

Idina Menzel readies US tour like a pop star NEW YORK — Idina Menzel, who has crossed over from the Broadway stage to the Billboard charts, is still surprised that she’s able to sell concert tickets like a proper pop star.

“It’s hard to cross over like that and that’s what this whole last year has been about for me,” Menzel said in a recent interview. “So I’m trying to take it in and be proud of that.”

Menzel, 44, will kick off a North American tour Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia. She’ll play nearly 40 shows, including stops in Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The tour will wrap up Oct. 3 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

“It’s amazing to go into new territories and have people buy tickets to your show that you

never knew in a million years would know your name,” Menzel said, smiling.

The tour will feature music from her career, including songs from Broadway shows like “Wicked” and “If/Then,” and the animated hit “Frozen,” which includes the Oscar- and Grammy-winning song “Let It Go,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Menzel will also perform songs from her lesser-known pop albums. “I’m even doing a couple things from albums that I did earlier ... I’m like, ‘You know what, I’m going to do that song now!’” she said.

She may work on new music after the tour.

“I’ll come back and forth, and do some recording, you know, we’ll see,” she said.

“There’s only so much you can do at one time.” (ap)

Tourists walked in front of hotels in Legian Street. Bali tourism is growing rapidly and this tiny island is now the province which earns the most foreign exchange revenue in all of Indonesia.

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MANGUPURA - Bali tourism is growing rapidly and this tiny island is now the province which earns the most foreign exchange revenue in all of Indonesia. Unfortunately, the prestige of tourism on the ‘Island of Thousand Temples’ is beginning to dim due to a number of issues most of which are centred around property.

One problem is the seemingly unstoppable construction of new accommodations which decreases the overall value and quality of tourism and tourists in Bali. Think for a moment about the fact that between 2009 and 2011 62,000 new hotel rooms have become available, and many in the industry suspect that this number has now reached more than 80,000 rooms. With such rapid expansion, those running hotels can no longer safely assume a

return on their investment.

Moreover, the government has now allowed foreign citizen to own properties in Indonesia through a revision of Government Regulation No.41/1996 on the Ownership of Residential Houses for Foreign Citizen domiciling in Indonesia.

The Rector of the Undiknas University Denpasar, Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma, DBA, said that the effects of this new regulation will pose a threat to the people of Bali because

no Balinese person will be able to own assets in their own region.

Eventually the identity or distinctiveness of Bali will be lost.

“In fact this is the reality occurring today. As Balinese people, we are only maintaining our culture in a most rudimentary way. We need to realize that cultural changes are influenced by migrants. Our ambiguous policies are causing the destruction of our culture,” said Sri Darma on Tuesday.

According to Darma, the policy of allowing foreigners to own property is one form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in preparation for dealing with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) set to come into effect later this year. In addition to

supporting the MEA, the benefit to indigenous people is that we gain tax revenue from expatriates. Local communities can also own property in their own region because the price of land remains affordable and can be leased out to expats.

“However, the question then arises as to whether all Balinese people can afford to buy land. It’s a dilemma because on the one hand we need FDI, while on the other hand we must preserve our sublime culture. Results of a survey indicate that our basic or core values of out culture -namely; mutual assistance, tolerance and solidarity have already disappeared” he said.

Prof. Darma emphasized that it is

difficult for Balinese people to maintain their culture in the face of global influences. “Culture is formed by a group of people who share a collective agreement. However, if the migrants are also eager to preserve the culture for the sake of tourism, Balinese culture will definitely be able to sustain itself,” he said.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Bali News

Badung deals with teacher, health officer crisis

The dog elimination is done to prevent the spread of rabies

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Dealing with rabies

Euthanasia applied selectively

GIANYAR - The implementation of euthanasia or the ‘elimination’ of dogs in Gianyar is being applied selectively. Not all stray dogs on the streets can be put down because, as Head of the Gianyar Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Made Raka, said on Monday (Jul. 6), this would be a violation of animal rights.

According to Raka, euthanasia can only be carried out on unregistered rabies carrying animals (HPR) or animals that show symptoms of untreated disease. Euthanasia is also performed on animals suspected or identified to be suffering from rabies or that have been in contact with other rabies carrying animals.

“Dogs roaming on public streets and not wearing vaccination collars cannot be put down, but they are being rounded up and put into the detention cage of the County/Municipal Livestock Agency. In Gianyar, we also taking such measures and only apply euthanasia selectively,” stated Made Raka.

People who have been bitten by dogs or who know some-

one who has been bitten, are therefore being urged to report to the Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of Gianyar.

Residents are asked to provide information about the location and characteristics of the dogs bite incident.

Officers will then immediately seek out and detain the dog to check if it is infected by rabies or not. If the dog is found to be infected with rabies, the human victim who was bitten will then be injected with an anti-rabies vaccine (VAR).

Raka explained that the incubation period of rabies in humans ranges from two to three weeks.

Laboratory tests to detect infection in dogs only takes two to three days. “For people who are bitten by dogs, please do not

panic. Police officers will take immediate action upon receiving reports of such cases, and if the dog is found to be carrying rabies, the person who was bitten will be given VAR” he said, while adding that vaccine stocks throughout Bali are limited so there is a selection process required before administering the vaccine.

Furthermore, he also said that in order to mitigate the rabies carrying dog problem, the government of Gianyar -through the Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, will be vaccinating dogs too. This year, mass vaccinations are being conducted from April through August and new born puppies have been getting vaccinated all year long. (kmb25)

MANGUPURA - Badung County is now dealing with crisis in education and health officers. This condition happens because since the case of prospective civil servant in 2012, the Badung County until now has not made a new recruitment.

The Head of Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) of Badung, I Gede Wijaya, said that formation of teacher is the most needed this time, especially for elementary school teacher. “We actually lack of approximately 600 teachers and mostly for the position of elementary school. Then, we also need about 400 health workers.

I do not memorize the exact data,” said Wijaya, Monday (Jul. 7).

According to him, in addition to teacher and health workers, Badung still also requires other technical personnel.

Although this year there is no recruitment, next year his party will continue to report the shortage of civil servants to central government. Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform issued a circular that this year there is no civil servant recruitment.

He explained that each year his party regularly reports the personnel conditions

in Badung to the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform as well as National Personnel Agency (BKN).

In 2015, the Badung Personnel Agency reports the shortage of over 1,000 civil servants. “We regularly report the condition of personnel to Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform and the National Personnel Agency. But this year, the minister through his circular delivered there is no civil servant recruitment,” he said.

In the meantime, the circle of Badung House strongly supports the measures of the executive to propose additional civil servants. Although the number of civil servants in Badung has more than 9,000 people, they remain insufficient.

“In reality we in Badung County still lack of civil servants, particularly teachers.

Central government should carry out an evaluation downwards in order to know the real condition,” said a member of the Commission II, Made Duama. His party promised to jointly oversee the struggle of the executive. “This year we indeed cannot do it, but at least next year we have to get the formation from central government,” he said. (kmb27)

Electricity depends on condition of crossings

SEMARAPURA - Hotel and resort construction plan in Nusa Penida increasingly intensifies. By all means, this condition will cause the amount of electricity consumption in Nusa Penida to increase.

On the other hand, the existing power plant in Nusa Penida still needs diesel fuel distributed through roro vessel. Although the PLN Distribution Bali claims to be ready to increase the power, the crossing condition remaining an obstacle will have a major impact on the electrical services in the island regions. PLN Distribution Bali planning to install submarine cables for power distribution to Nusa Penida is ensured to cancel. In other words, electricity service in Nusa Penida remains dependent on the use of diesel power plant currently generating 4,700 KW power. According to Area Manager of PLN East Bali, I Made Suamba, the current power generated will still be able to meet the electricity demand in Nusa Penida reaching 3,500 KW. The electric power comes from leased power plant producing 4,000 KW and the power plant owned by the PLN having the capacity of 700 KW. To meet the demand for electricity in Nusa Penida, it is required at least 16 tons of High Speed Diesel (HSD) fuel each day.

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Matahari Beach Resort & Spa The Matahari is located in North West Bali on a stunning coastline surrounded by National Parks and Marine conservation areas and this setting, with the hills in the back drop, is simply stunning.

Space and tranquillity are what this resort offers most abundantly, and its all within a traditional ambience, the resort lovingly constructed from local materials including marble, palemanan and bamboo.

It’s difficult to believe there are only 32 rooms in the entire resort not least because the amount of facilities and activity on offer is so extensive. From diving to cycling, trips to the national park and golf, there is something for everyone here.

There are 4 room types: Garden and Panorama View (50m2). Deluxe (75m2) and Super Deluxe (100m2). They are housed in 16 Bungalows which have 2 rooms in each.

From the moment you enter the hand carved doors, you know you’re in a unique room whether it’s the Garden or the Super Deluxe. They are beautifully constructed and crafted using local wood and marble with beautiful conical high ceilings and parquet flooring. The 4 poster beds are the gloss on a classical Balinese creation and the effort that has been made to keep the local look and feel is immense to the extent that mod cons are cleverly hidden so you feel you are in a traditional Balinese villa. (In keeping with the peaceful nature of this resort, the rooms do not have TV’s).

The bathrooms are beautiful with huge marble tubs and outdoor showers, which have very interesting dragon head taps.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Fuel needs are dependent on the smooth crossing of Nusa Jaya Abadi roro vessel from Padang Bay Harbor to Nusa Penida.

When the roro vessel faces problems, then the distribution of fuel will get problem.

According to Made Suamba, constraint of fuel distribution happens when the roro vessel enters the dock or is not operating.

On the one hand, the storage capacity of the fuel tank owned by PLN Nusa Penida is maximally 200 tons and can only supply for about a week. “Now, we are still dependent on the crossing by using roro vessel. If it does not operate, we strive to use barge,” he explained when contacted on Monday (Jul. 6).

He recognized that crossing of fuel to Nusa Penida is still limited considering it is only given additional one trip from regular trip. In the meantime, related to the increasing number of investors that will build hotels and resorts in Nusa Penida, his party will seek to meet the electricity needs. Later, there will be a gas-fueled power plant (PLTMG) scheduled to be in operation in the middle of 2016. “We are trying to do so that people can get good services. In the event of a blackout at home, please contact our call center to 123,” he added. (dwa)

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

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

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine.

In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Technology

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Blind French hikers cross mountains with special GPS

REIPERTSWILLER, France - Five hikers, all blind or partially-sighted, crossed a mountain range in eastern France last week thanks to an innovative GPS system that developers hope can help millions of people with vision problems.

Armed only with their white canes and the experimental smartphone app -- unaccompanied by sighted guides -- the group trekked 80 kilometres (50 miles) in six days through fields and forests in the Vosges range near the

German border.

Worn in a small pouch over the stomach, the Navi’Rando -- named for “randonner”, the French word for hiking -- warned of bends in the path and turning points at regular

intervals.

Developed by a team at Strasbourg University in northeast France, it is part of a growing trend tapping the power of technology to improve life for the visually impaired.

“Point 15, 11 o’clock, 194 metres,” it said in a jerky electronic voice, meaning in just under 200 metres (328 feet) turn slightly left in the direction of “11 o’clock”.

Volunteers from the French Hiking Federation programmed a precise itinerary for the group beforehand, taking care to note any obstacles on the path.

“The thing that’s still difficult is using the cane to locate the exact direction of the trail,” said Jean-Claude Heim, who has been blind since birth.

“You really have to concentrate,” smiled the 63-year-old former teacher, a regular hiker though the Vosges was his first trail without a sighted partner. But that didn’t stop him enjoying “everything the countryside has to offer: the smells, the sensation of touch, the rain, the sound of the birds.”

For Nicolas Linder, 30, the advantage of the device was its boost to self-confidence and autonomy.

“It’s fantastic to rediscover your sense of

freedom,” he said as he swept the path with his white cane. Among visually handicapped people, “95 percent of them have problems leaving home” without assistance, he said.

For Navi’Rando’s developers, the Vosges mountain crossing was a major test.

Though not the first researchers to use GPS systems to help the blind, the Strasbourg system “is the first to use inertial measurement units (IMUs) to refine the GPS signal and regularly recalculate the itinerary,” said team member Laurence Rasseneur of the university’s sports science department.

An IMU is an electronic device with gyroscope, barometer and accelerometer functions to aid navigation. It’s used to help guide aircraft, including the unmanned variety.

“The next step is to make sure this system will work anywhere, even in places where it can’t pick up a GPS signal,” said Jesus Zegarra, an electronics engineer who has worked on the project for five years.

Once perfected, “you could even imagine blind people being able to make their way through the corridors of an underground station on their own,” said Zegarra.

The Strasbourg device already works in the streets. (afp)

When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over ‘velfie’ craze

MUMBAI - Move over selfie, India is embracing the “velfie” with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.

From lip-synching famous movie scenes and quizzing political leaders to interviewing job candidates, Indian tech firms are betting on the latest craze to grip social media -- the video selfie.

“2014 was about selfies... 2015 is for #velfies!” screams the blurb for Velfie, a smartphone app similar to Dubsmash where users mime songs or quotes to pre-recorded audio before posting the clips on social networks.

German-developed Dubsmash has rapidly become a global phenomenon since its launch in November and has been downloaded more than 50 million times across 192 countries, according to its website.

The global craze is sweeping the Indian film industry, with numerous stars entertaining legions of loyal fans with dubbed videos which are uploaded to popular sharing platforms Facebook and Instagram.

Actors Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh, and actresses Sonakshi Sinha and Richa Chadda are just some of the Bollywood stars to have embraced it, lip-synching everything from Hindi film dialogue to lyrics from Western songs.

A short clip of Khan and Sinha miming lines from a 1971 Indian movie has been liked more than 71,000 times on Instagram, while hundreds approved of Chadda’s turn from controversial American hip-hop song “Baby Got Back”.

Rammohan Sundaram, co-founder of India’s Velfie, which was launched in April, said videos were a more entertaining way for Bollywood royalty and other celebrities to engage with their audiences.

“A selfie is only one picture but a ‘velfie’ can speak of emotions that you just can’t render in a single photo,” Sundaram told AFP. “Selfies will remain because pictures will always be there but we’re creating a whole new space that’s more exciting, more engaging and more social in nature,” he added.

Film star Akshay Kumar used Velfie recently to promote his film “Gabbar is Back” by asking fans to dub their favourite line from the movie to win a chance to meet him.

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is also a fan -- his lip-synching of one of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan’s most well-known movie lines has been liked 12,000 times on Facebook.

The app -- which is free and limits videos to ten seconds in length -- has been downloaded 200,000 times and is already operating in around 140 countries, according to Sundaram.

He said its pause-and-play feature and the fact many of the videos are accompanied by subtitles differentiates it from Dubsmash.

Sundaram said Velfie plans to expand to become a “video social network” in the coming months, essentially a Twitter-like timeline consisting solely of video selfies.

Users will also be able to live-stream on the platform and Sundaram hopes brands will use it to advertise, generating revenue. (afp)

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Tourist arrivals up 11.30 percent in five months

DENPASAR - As many as 1.51 million foreign tourists visited Bali in the January to May period this year, which is an 11.30 percent rise from that in the same period last year.

The January to May period of 2014 recorded 1.39 million foreign tourist arrivals in the resort island.

“Most tourists visited directly from their country through Ngurah Rai Airport, while only 42,145 people used the seaport while on cruise,” Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali Panusunan Siregar said.

He added that foreign tourist visits in May 2015 was recorded at 295,973, of which as many as 287,141 people entered the province through Ngurah Rai Airport and 8,832 came via the seaport.

“Foreign tourist arrivals increased 3.48 percent from that in the same month last year,” Siregar affirmed.

Of the top ten countries from where tourists visit Bali, the number of tourists from eight increased significantly.

Australia ranks first from among these eight countries. In 2014, 8.69 percent of the 360,144 tourists who visited in the first five months of 2014 were from the neighboring country.

This figure rose to 391,423 in the first five months of 2015.

Chinese tourists come in second with a 27.13 percent increase from the 221,106 tourist visits in 2014

to 281,102 tourists this year; Japan ranks third, recording a jump from 73,469 tourists to 87,377, an increase of 18.93 percent.

South Korea posted an increase of 11.99 percent from 56,120 tourist arrivals in the first five months of 2014 to 62,849 in the same period this year.

In addition, British tourists take up

the seventh position with a 15.80 percent surge from 46,728 to 54,112.

American tourists rank eighth with an increase of 14.31 percent from 44,275 to 50,611. Moreover, the number of Taiwanese tourists grew 9.70 percent from 45,842 to 50,289, while the number of Indian tourists rose 40.37 percent from 32,652 to 45,832. (ant)

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Time : 08.00 Event : Workshop on Bali Art Festival’s future Place : Ksirarnawa Hall Time : 11.00 Event : Classic drama performances by

Wrdhi Cwaram Troupe, Denpasar Place : Angsoka Stage Time : 11.00 Event : Prembon performances Place : Ayodya Stage Time : 14.00 Event : Selonding instrument and dance performances

by Praba Budaya, Denpasar Place : Ratna Stage Time : 17.00 Event : Kecak dance performances by Bina Mekar

Troupe, Gianyar Place : Ratna Stage Time : 20.00 Event : Comedy performances by Yayasan Kesenian Bali Place : Ayodya Stage Time : 20.00 Event : Drama and dance performances by Maharaga

Budaya Troupe, Buleleng Place : Wantilan Time : 20.00 Event : Documentary movie about Bali Place : Wantilan

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Tourists looked at some merchandise that displayed in art shop on Legian Street, Kuta. As many as 1.51 million foreign tourists visited Bali in the January to May period this year, which is an 11.30 percent rise from that in the same period last year.

Time : 20.00 Event : Children Gong Kebyar by Kumara Widya Suara

and Rare Briuk Sepanggul Place : Ardha Candra

Impact of visa-free visits hasn’t been felt

BANGLI - The Central government’s new policy of providing free visas for foreign visitors from several countries, that took effect earlier this month and which aims

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to increase the number of tourists visiting Indonesia, has yet to be felt by the tourism industry. Conversely, the number of visitors from Europe has in fact decreased significantly.

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Travelers walked near visa on arrival’s counter in Ngurah Rai International Airport. The policy of central government to provide free visa for travelers from some countries aims at increasing tourist arrivals since early July. However, the impact has not been felt by tourism circles.

Given such conditions, many people including Deputy Chairman of the ASITA Bali, Putu Winastra, consider that information related to the new visa conditions has not be disseminated very well.

Winastra explained that new policy is in fact great for tourism, but that the implementation of the policy, specifically letting both travellers and tourism operators know about it ahead of time, has not been done. As a result of the lack of information, the impact of the new policy has yet to be felt and in fact there has been a 40 drop in visitors from Europe which obviously affects tourism in Bali.

“After many days of the new policy being in effect, we have yet to see any difference, and in fact tourist visits from Europe are down.

Apparently information about the new policy has not been optimally shared with relevant parties,” he explained.

Winastra added that with this policy in effect the local government -through relevant agencies must move faster in the manage-

ment of tourist attraction. Tourism facilities must be improved, like in Kintamani, where a number of problems including sanitation still need to be addressed. “The impact of new policy may be felt next year, but the government needs to improve tourist attractions starting now, both in terms of facilities and the environment. If improvements are not made, the new policy will not have a very great impact,” he said.

The countries whose citizens can stay in Indonesia visa-free for short visits are: China, Japan, South Korea, the United States (US), Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Russia, Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and South Africa.

Another 15 countries have been added to this list and they are: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong Special Administration Region (Hong Kong SAR), Macao Special Administra-

tion Region (Macao SAR), Chile, Morocco, Peru, Vietnam, Ecuador, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. (kmb45)

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International

Executor of Mr. Bob’s murder sentenced to 15 years

DENPASAR - Executor in the murder case of Robert Kevin Ellis aka Mr. Bob, 60, the accused Marthen Ngongo Bili alias Marthen and Adolf Malo Rangga alias Rangga, seemed to be disappointed, Monday (Jul. 6). A panel of judges led by Achmad Peten Silli sentenced them with more severe punishment than the mastermind of this case, namely Julaikah Noor Aini alias Mrs. Nur. Yes, both the accused were sentenced for 15 years in prison as being proved to be an executor, while Nur was previously sentenced to 12 years in prison.

In the trial in the Denpasar District Court last Tuesday, these men from NTT were found guilty of committing premeditated murder and did it jointly against a foreigner, Robert Kevin Ellis aka Mr. Bob. In this case, the defendants were convicted of fulfilling the elements as mentioned in

the primary charge, namely the Article 340 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with article 55 paragraph (1) in the first point of the Criminal Code. In addition to physical punishment, the remaining money paid for their deeds worth IDR 20 million is also seized by the state.

The verdict was one year lighter than the charge of prosecutor Hary Soetopo et al. Previously, the prosecutor demanded the accused to be sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Against the verdict, Rangga had objected because the penalties are more severe than that of Julaikah Noor Aini aka Mrs. Nur. Presiding judge then advised the accused that the verdict is lighter than the demands of the prosecutor. The panel even told that the sadistic action by the accused must receive death penalty.

However, if they do not accept the verdict, the accused are welcomed to file legal appeal process.

Related to this, legal counsel of the accused, Hari Purwanto, stated to think about it first. Similar measure is also conveyed by prosecutor.

Previously it was said that the accused Marthen and Rangga with Urbanus Yoh Ghoghi aka Ur was sentenced to 12 years, Yohanes Sairokodu alias Yonis alias Deni (sentenced to 12 years), Andreanus Ngongo alias Aril (sentenced to 12 years), Julaikah Noor Aini alias Mrs. Nur (mastermind of the murder sentenced to 12 years), Marlina Bela Saghu alias Feli (a servant sentenced to seven years) and Yuliana Bili alias Yane (a servant sentenced

to 7 years).

Mr. Bob was murdered at Villa Emerald at Jalan Karang Sari 5 Sanur, Denpasar, on October 19, 2014 around 7:00 p.m. Julaikah Noor Aini deliberately and premeditatedly became the proponent of the murder against her husband by hiring five executors (defendant in a separate file) because she was upset against the attitude of the victim Robert Kevin Ellis who is also her husband where he liked to make love affairs with other women and showed bad attitude to her. Surely they were asked to murder him with the reward of money worth IDR 150 million. (kmb37)

Bazaar at Anyar Market in Buleleng

Suppress inflation ahead of Galungan and Kuningan

The bazaar at Anyar Market, Buleleng

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SINGARAJA - Ahead of Galungan and Kuningan, the government through the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) of Buleleng organized a bazaar at a number of points in the market crowds of Singaraja.

This effort is meant to prevent the double surge in the price of basic necessities for housewife consumers.

The bazaar activity was carried out at Anyar Market Singaraja and people welcomed it enthusiastically.

Since it was opened at 08:00 a.m., hundreds of people were waiting to buy in the hope of getting cheaper price of food than waiting for food price rising in the market. The government of Buleleng aims at suppressing prices in order to curb inflation in Buleleng.

Chairman of the TPID Technical Committee, Ketut Soeparto, said that the results of the evaluation on field checks found some price hikes. To that end, the TPID Buleleng had initiative to organize a bazaar, especially in June 2015 considering the inflation in Buleleng has reached deflation of 0.18. “We will organize this bazaar continuously ahead of the feast as an attempt to curb inflation occurred in Buleleng,” said Soeparto, Monday (Jul. 6).

In the meantime, the Head of the Buleleng Cooperatives, Trade and Industry Agency, Ni Made Arnika, explained that the price of a number of products in the bazaar is much more affordable than the price in the market where the price of food products is the standard price of distributors. “The price of goods we sell here is IDR 3,000 cheaper than the price in the market. This is the standard price from distributor,” she explained. (kmb34)

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Malaysia freezes 6 bank accounts in probe linked to premier KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities have frozen six bank accounts as part of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred from a state investment fund to the personal accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail said Tuesday a special taskforce investigating the investment fund 1MDB for alleged impropriety has also seized documents related to 17 accounts at two banks for further investigation.

The taskforce also took documents related to non-compliance with central bank rules by the two banks, he said in a statement that was also signed by the central bank governor, the country’s police chief and the head of the anti-corruption agency.

The statement didn’t name the banks or say who the accounts belong to. The statement said the frozen accounts belong to “parties believed to be involved in this case.” It said the investigation is continuing.

Abdul Gani confirmed on the weekend he had received documents from investigators that link Najib and 1MDB funds. The existence of the documents, which allegedly show $700 million was wired from entities linked to 1MDB into Najib’s accounts, was first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

The documents sent to the attorney general pave the way for possible criminal charges and

have embroiled Najib in the biggest crisis of his political career.

Najib was already under increasing criticism over his leadership, particularly from his political mentor, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.

If charged, Najib would be the first Malaysian prime minister to face a criminal prosecution. His ruling National Front coalition has been in power since independence from Britain in 1957. However, support for the coalition has eroded in the last two general elections. In 2013, it won the polls but lost the popular vote for the first time Najib has denied taking any money for personal gain and has said the allegations are part of a political plot to remove him. He has said he is consulting his lawyers about the next course of action following the “malicious accusations.”

1MDB has said it had never provided any funds to Najib.

The investment fund, set up

by Najib in 2009 to develop new industries, has accumulated 42 billion ringgit ($11 billion) in debt after its energy ventures abroad faltered. Critics, led by Mahathir, have voiced concerns about 1MDB’s massive debt and lack of transparency.

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A religious student, right, takes a souvenir picture of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, centre, as he arrives for Ramadan breakfast at a mosque in Semenyih outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, July 5, 2015.

The Wall Street Journal report said five deposits were made into Najib’s accounts and that the two largest transactions, worth $620 million and $61 million, occurred in March 2013 ahead of general elections.

Opposition lawmakers and civil groups on Tuesday repeated calls for Najib to take a leave of absence as prime minister to ensure the investigation can be carried out without fear or favor.

“This has shaken the credibility

of the elected government,” said opposition leader Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the scandal shows “how rotten governance is in Malaysia.” The opposition will call for a special parliamentary debate, she said.(ap)

Britons mark the 10th anniversary of London transit attacks

LONDON — Britons paused in silence and walked in solidarity Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit system.

Four British men inspired by al-Qaida blew themselves up on three London subway trains and a bus during the morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, killing 52 commuters and injuring more than 700.

Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson led a wreathlaying ceremony at a memorial in London’s Hyde Park at 8:50 a.m., the moment the attacks began. Survivors, transport staff and emergency workers laid flowers at the sites AP Photo/Matt Dunham of the four bombings, while some LondonBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, second from left, and London Mayor Boris John- ers heeded a call to walk part of the way to son, fourth from left, stand beside senior representatives from the ambulance, left, fire, work — under the slogan Walk Together third left, and police services as they wait to lay wreaths at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park — in memory of the day 10 years ago when the city’s transit network stopped. in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

Cameron said the recent slaying of 30 British tourists in Tunisia was a reminder that terrorist threats remain real and deadly.

Last month’s gun rampage in the Tunisian resort of Sousse was the deadliest attack on Britons since 2005.

“It’s a day when we recall the incredible resolve and resolution of Londoners and the United Kingdom, a day when we remember the threat that we still face,” Cameron said. “But, above all it’s a day when we think of the grace and the dignity of the victims’ families for all they have been through and we honor the memory of those victims and all those that were lost 10 years ago today.”

A memorial service was also being held Tuesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and later Prince William will attend a ceremony at the Hyde Park memorial.(ap)

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China stocks sink again despite government efforts SHANGHAI - Chinese shares took another tumble Tuesday, defying government efforts to arrest a precipitous fall that has wiped an estimated $3.2 trillion off markets and threatens the world’s number-two economy.

The government over the weekend announced a halt to initial public offerings (IPOs) and moves to pour funds into the market to end three weeks of plunging prices.

Analysts say the heavy-handed intervention throws into question the pace of China’s economic reforms and the ability of the government to engineer controlled deflation of what many describe as a stock market bubble.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.29 percent, or 48.79 points, to end at 3,727.12 on turnover of 776.1 billion yuan ($126.9 billion). It was down as much as 5.05 percent during the day.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, slumped 5.34 percent, or 109.02 points, to 1,932.83 on thin turnover of 301.4 billion yuan.

There were some rises among heavyweight blue-chips, which are the main beneficiaries of the government response, but most firms fell, dragging down the index.

Banks were among the biggest gainers in Shanghai.

Industry giant ICBC gained 3.80 percent to 5.74 yuan while China Construction Bank surged by its 10 percent daily limit to 7.47 yuan.

But Shandong Lukang Pharmaceutical lost its 10 percent daily limit to 9.60 yuan while Anyuan Coal Industry Group also plummeted 10 percent to 5.81 yuan.

Hong Kong equities retreated 1.03 percent, tracking the mainland sell-off with dual-listed firms’ prices tumbling in the city.

“The slumping Chinese stock market has raised concerns of systemic risks,” ANZ Banking Group said in a research note on Monday.

When the Communist Party launched a stock market -- the ultimate capitalist tool -- 25 years ago it kept strict control over key decisions, including which companies can list and who could invest.

Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, policymakers unleashed a liquidity surge and state media urged the market forward, seeking a boost for a slowing economy and populist cheer among investors for their growing fortunes. Over 12 months Shanghai soared more than 150 percent. But Communist planners are now facing the challenge of trying to prevent a market crash that could spark social unrest from disgruntled investors and infect the larger economy.

“China’s leadership has doubled down on its efforts to prop up equity prices because it believes that its own credibility is now coupled to continued gains on the markets,” Mark Williams, chief Asia economist for Capital Economics, said in a research report on Tuesday.

On Sunday, the government said the central bank would provide funds to the state-backed China Securities Finance Co. to help “protect the stability of the securities market”.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) also said there would be a temporary halt to IPOs, which tend to drain funds from the rest of the market, hurting prices and sentiment. A day before, China’s 21 largest brokerages said they would invest at least 120 billion yuan ($19.3 billion) in so-called “blue chip” exchange traded funds (ETFs). (afp)

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An Indonesian man watches an electronic stock board at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Investors hoping that Indonesian company profits would turn around in the second half of the year are now bracing for disappointment, boding ill for a stock market that is already the worst performer in Asia.

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A homeless sleeps at the entrance of a closed store with posters reading ‘’No’’ in central Athens, Monday, July 6, 2015. European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.

EU’s Juncker wants ‘to avoid Grexit’ STRASBOURG, France - European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.

“My wish is that a ‘Grexit’ should be avoided,” Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg just hours before an emergency summit in Brussels on the crisis.

“There are those in the EU who openly or otherwise campaign for Greece to exit from the eurozone. My life tells me the simplistic answers are the wrong solutions,” he said.

Finance ministers from the 19-nation eurozone meet in Brussels at 1100 GMT to review the situation before their leaders gather at 1600 GMT amid mounting concern that Greece could crash out of the single currency area and possibly even the European Union.

A Greek referendum Sunday saw 61 percent reject more austerity terms demanded by creditors in exchange for fresh funds desperately needed to keep the country afloat.

Juncker, in his first public comments since Sunday’s vote, said the EU would continue to work to re-open negotiations with Athens but told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras it was time to get to the point, to spell out clearly what

Sunday’s vote means.

“Now it is time for those with common sense and reason and a degree of emotion to negotiate. The Greek delegation walked out of the negotiations.

That was wrong; that was a serious error; you don’t walk out of negotiations,” he said.

At the same, Juncker warned that a “solution is not going to appear overnight.”

“If we were going to come up with a solution today, that would be an overly simplistic solution,” he said.

“What we are going to do today is to talk to each other, to understand each other, to show tolerance and to restore order to the situation.” (afp)

Indonesia earnings downgrades bode ill for Asia’s worst stock market

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA - Investors hoping that Indonesian company profits would turn around in the second half of the year are now bracing for disappointment, boding ill for a stock market that is already the worst performer in Asia.

Jakarta’s main stock index slumped 11 percent over the second quarter, the biggest three-month drop since late 2008.

The big infrastructure projects promised

by President Joko Widodo to jumpstart Southeast Asia’s largest economy failed to materialise, delayed by bureaucratic hurdles.

Since the first-quarter earnings season in April, sectors such as cement, heavy equipment and utilities have borne the brunt of downward revisions in earnings projections by analysts. The Jakarta sub-share index for basic industry is the worst performer so far this year, down 21 percent.

Higher production costs - stoked by inflation and a weaker rupiah - combined with softer consumer demand in a sluggish economy dimmed the outlook for Indonesian companies. Profit growth estimates for 2015 have more than halved to average 4.9 percent since

the end of last year, according to a Citi report.

“We’re not as optimistic as before,” said Winston Sual, president director of PT Panin Asset Management in Jakarta, which manages about 13 trillion rupiah ($975 million) of assets. “Hopefully things will improve, but our expectation now is much lower than our expectation at the beginning of the year.”

So far, analysts have downgraded their earnings-per-share forecasts by 11 percent, compared with 36 percent in 2009 and 23 percent in 2013, both periods of economic weakness, according to a report in June by Morgan Stanley, which expects further cuts.

Share valuations in the market have fallen to 14 times earnings from a peak of about 15.2 times at the end of 2014.

While shares are cheaper, “the market will demand a bigger discount, given the downturn and the uncertainty,” said

Singapore-based Ashish Goyal, head of emerging market equities at NN Investment Partners, formerly ING Investment Management.

Brokerage Mandiri Sekuritas last month cut its Indonesia rating to underweight from neutral, and its 2015 target for the Jakarta Composite Index to 4,500 from 5,450. The index is now at 4,915.

CLSA reduced its 2015 target to 4,800 from 5,400.

The first-quarter earnings reports coincided with data showing Indonesia’s economy grew at its slowest pace in six years in January-to-March.

Consumer optimism, already weakened, has worsened since. Consumers are less confident about jobs and income for the next six months, a Bank Indonesia consumer survey in June shows.

Domestic demand accounts for half of gross domestic product.

“The impact of slowing domestic demand is very much felt,” said Jakartabased Ade Sudrajat, chairman of Indonesia’s textile association. “Our products are piling up in warehouses. Buying power is just not there.” (rtr)

JAKARTA - Jakarta needs several more railway networks to overcome its traffic congestion problems, Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Tuesday.

“Jakarta does not only need numerous networks of roads but a lot of railway networks, as well, so that traffic congestion can be reduced significantly,” he stated at City Hall.

Purnama added that the development of railway networks in large numbers is needed due to the consistent increase in the number of private cars.

“If we only develop more roads, they will not be able to accommodate the growing number of cars. This is why we need to provide people with an alternative in the form of railway services,” he explained.

For this purpose, the governor affirmed that he fully supported the development of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System and Light Rapid Transit (LRT) System.

“With the MRT and LRT systems, people will have more options for transportation. They may choose to leave their cars at home and opt for the mass transportation services,” he remarked.

Purnama also expressed hope the development of railway transport systems will reduce traffic congestion across the city. “We plan to develop elevated railway lines. So both elevated roads and railway tracks will be built,” he noted. (ant)

Government warns Indonesians in Tunisia to stay alert

JAKARTA - The government of Indonesia has warned its nationals in Tunisia to remain alert and safe, as the Tunisian government declared a state of emergency on July 4 following a terrorist attack late June.

Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in the coastal city of Sousse in Tunisia witnessed a terrorist attack on June 26. Spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry Arrmanatha Nasir said on Tuesday that the government does not have the right to ban its citizens from traveling to places they want to visit. Therefore, to minimize risks, citizens must report their arrival to the nearest Indonesian Embassy or consulate and remain alert themselves.

The ministry and the Indonesian Embassy in Tunis have also urged all Indonesians to take care of their fellow countrymen and to avoid public places that could be potential targets of attacks.

Moreover, the state of emergency allows the Tunisian government to restrict the migration of people to the country, including imposing curfew regulations.

Therefore, the Indonesian government expects its nationals to keep in touch with the embassy in Tunis, which they can contact via phone at +216 24228888.

To those who intend to travel to Tunisia, the government advises them to consult with the Foreign Affairs Ministry or a travel agency prior to planning their itinerary.

For this purpose, the Foreign Affairs Ministry can be contacted at 021-3441508, extension 4348, or on mobile at 081296088000 (CP: Lukman Hakim Siregar). They can also email their enquiries to timteng@ kemlu.go.id. (ant)

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A reveler falls while others run with a Jandilla’s ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in 1st Pamplona bull run

PAMPLONA, Spain — Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight others injured Tuesday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bulls through the streets of this northern Spanish city on the first bull run of the San Fermin festival, organizers said.

The San Fermin press office said a 38-year-old American identified only by his initials, M.W.O., was gored in the armpit and a 27-yearold Californian identified by the initials D.M.O. was also gored. A 30-year-old Briton with the initials A.B.O. was gored in the groin area.

None of the three was said to be in serious condition.

Three other Americans were among the eight others injured, most with bruises sustained in falls and crowd crushes during the nationally-televised run that lasted

just over two minutes.

In its first report after the run, the Spanish Red Cross only had details of one person being gored and six people injured.

The daily run sees people dashing with six bulls along a narrow, 930-yard (850-meter) course from a holding pen to the city’s bull ring.

The bulls are then killed by professional matadors in bullfights each afternoon. The nine-day fiesta in Pamplona, which features 24-hour street partying, was made famous in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel

“The Sun Also Rises” and attracts thousands of foreign tourists.

Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain.

Dozens of people are injured each year in the runs, most in falls.

Two men have died recently after being gored by bulls in Spanish festivals — one Saturday in the eastern town of Grao de Castellon and another June 24 in the southwestern town of Coria. In all, 15 people have died from gorings in San Fermin since record-keeping began in 1924. (ap)

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200 detonators, explosives stolen from French military site

PARIS — French authorities are investigating the theft of roughly 200 detonators plus grenades and plastic explosives from a military site in southeastern France, officials said Tuesday.

The thefts at the Miramas site, which is operated by a combination of military services west of Marseille, appeared to have occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday.

The break-in comes as France has strengthened its security measures after two deadly attacks by extremists this year.

Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said in a statement that an investigation has started on charges of “theft with break-in carried out by a criminal group” and “fraudulent entry into a military compound.”

An official with the gendarmerie police force, which generally runs law enforcement in more rural areas of France, said the thief or thieves appeared to have cut through a fence to enter the high-security site.

The official was not authorized to

speak publicly because the operation is ongoing.

The Defense Ministry and a top spokesman for the French military did not immediately respond to calls and text messages from The Associated Press seeking details.

Mayor Frederic Vigouroux of Miramas told the AP he did not know precisely what was stolen, but said it was the first theft at the site.

He said the outer fences were broken into, and that nine storehouses were affected.

“It wasn’t cotton candy that was stolen,” he said. “These are dangerous munitions. Everything is inherently dangerous.”

France has been on its highest level of alert for terrorism following deadly attacks in January and June.

The base, about 200 hectares (500 acres), sits on the outskirts of the town of 30,000 and stocks munitions of the type used in French military operations in Mali and Afghanistan. (ap)

Migrant dies on Eurotunnel tracks between France, England

PARIS — A migrant who stowed away on a truck in the Channel Tunnel was found dead on Tuesday, disrupting travel between France and England for a third week in a row, police and the tunnel operator said.

The reported death Tuesday came shortly after Eurotunnel reported a group of migrants was found on a truck in the tunnel leading from Calais in northern France.

Thousands of migrants are camped in Calais, living in dire conditions as they hope to reach a better life in Britain by stowing away on trucks

as they wait to be loaded onto freight trains for the trip.

The encampments have heightened tensions between France and Britain, with each accusing the other of failing to deal with the situation.

The local prefecture confirmed the death but offered no details.

Eurotunnel said border police responding to the report of stowaways found the dead migrant. Train service was delayed for thousands of passengers as well as on the freight trains that carry trucks between France and England. (ap)

Turkish Airlines plane diverted to New Delhi over bomb scare

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Airlines says an Istanbul-bound plane carrying 134 passengers made an emergency landing at New Delhi after note with the word “bomb” was found in a toilet, the latest in a series of such incidents.

The airline said Tuesday that a crew member discovered the note on Flight TK 65, some three hours after it took off from Bangkok. It was diverted to New Delhi as precaution and was being searched.

Turkish Airlines has been

plagued by bomb scares recently, including five previous cases of notes found in toilets that have disrupted or diverted flights, reportedly costing the company millions of dollars. The planes were searched each time and no bomb was found. (ap)

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FILE - In this June 30 2015 file photo, a poster warns about the risk of death on rail tracks ahead of the Channel tunnel, during a workers ferry workers protest in Calais, northern France.

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A win, then a hug: Serena Williams tops Venus at Wimbledon LONDON — Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was Venus — older, taller, stronger — who usually beat Serena. Never a fan of losing to her sibling — who would be? — Serena cheated a tad every so often, lying about whether Venus’ shots landed in or out.

“That’s the past,” Serena jokes now with an eye roll. “I was young.” As professionals, on the sport’s biggest stages, Serena has been better, especially lately. On Monday at Centre Court, in the 26th all-Williams contest on tour but first at a major in six years, No. 1-seeded Serena played solidly enough to beat No. 16 Venus 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, closing in on the third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam.

This matchup between five-time champions at the All England Club was one-sided, done in 68 minutes.

It’s Serena’s sixth win in the past seven matches against Venus, part of a 15-11 edge overall. When

it ended, Serena walked calmly, quietly — none of her customary “Come on!” exuberance — to envelop Venus in a long hug. On Serena’s mind, it turns out, was this question: How many installments are left in this one-of-a-kind sibling rivalry?

“I just thought, ‘Wow, I’m 33, and she just turned 35. I don’t know how many more moments like this we’ll have.’ I plan on playing for years, but you never know if we’ll have the opportunity to face each other,” Serena said after they walked off court with matching red racket bags. “I just took the moment in, and I thought, ‘We’re at Wimbledon.’ I remember when

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Serena Williams of the United States, left, hugs her sister Venus Williams of the United States after winning their singles match, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday July 6, 2015. Serena Williams won 6-4, 6-3.

I was 8 years old, we dreamed of this moment, and it was kind of surreal.” Venus’ take on the likelihood of future meetings? “When that moment is over, it will be over,” she said, shrugging her shoulders.

“It’s not now.”

Serena, 36-1 this season, has won 25 Grand Slam matches in a row. Get past former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday, then win twice more, and she would complete a self-styled “Serena Slam” of four consecutive major championships, something she also did in 2002-03.

Looking further ahead, Serena could go to the U.S. Open with a chance at the first true Grand Slam — four majors in a single season — since Steffi Graf in 1988.

When a reporter made a passing reference to that, Serena rested her chin on her left hand and declared: “I no longer answer questions about Grand Slams.”

Other matches Tuesday: Maria Sharapova vs. CoCo Vandeweghe, Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Madison Keys, Timea Bacsinszky vs.

Garbine Muguruza. Serena, Keys and Vandeweghe give the United States three Wimbledon women’s quarterfinalists for the first time since 2004.

Three of Wednesday’s men’s quarterfinals are set: Roger Federer against Gilles Simon, Andy Murray against Vasek Pospisil, and Stan Wawrinka against Richard Gasquet. Defending champion Novak Djokovic dropped the first two sets, then won the next two, before his fourth-round match against Kevin Anderson was suspended because of darkness. They’ll play the fifth set Tuesday; the winner faces Marin Cilic.

Until Monday, Venus hadn’t dropped a set, but Serena won Monday’s first eight points and wound up with 36 winners and 13 unforced errors.

“Very focused from the start.

Very aggressive,” said Serena’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. “No matter who is on the other side of the court, that’s Serena’s job — to win. For Venus, also. But it’s not something easy or pleasant against each other.”

The Williams’ parents and other siblings weren’t in the guest box, where rapper Drake sat next to Serena’s agent, and singer John Legend and his wife, TV host Chrissy Teigen, sat behind Mouratoglou. (ap)

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Maurizio Arrivabene has sympathy for Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has sympathised with Kimi Raikkonen for having to deal with speculation over his future in Formula 1 beyond this year. Raikkonen is yet to reach an agreement to stay with the team for next season, and Arrivabene has stated in the past he is in no hurry to make a decision on the Finn.

But Arrivabene has faced regular questioning about Raikkonen’s future this season, and he believes people should stop talking about the situation.

“At the right time we will communicate with Kimi what we are going to do and that’s it,” he said. “But think of Kimi for a second.

Everybody has talked about this since Bahrain [in April]. “Then you have to jump in the car to drive at more than 300km/h - are you in a good mood? No. “So I want Kimi to stay calm and to do his job.”

Arrivabene reiterated his position on the matter, saying Raikkonen’s future is in his own hands and the 2007 world champion knows what is required.

“As I said last time, and I always said, the future of Kimi is in the hands of Kimi,” he added. “Kimi knows what he has to do, he knows his future is in his hands, and that’s it. “I don’t want to talk any more about Kimi because there are 10 races to go. I want to get rid of all of this.”

Raikkonen’s Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel said ahead of the British Grand Prix he would be happy for the 35-year-old to be retained for next year. (ap)

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Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen from Finland signs autographs ahead of the British Grand Prix

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Turkey’s Arda Turan (L) fights for the ball with Kazakhstan’s Ulan Konysbayev during their Euro 2016 Group A qualifying soccer match at the Central Stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 12, 2015.

VANCOUVER - With the Women’s World Cup party over it was back to reality for many of the players who headed home on Monday to resume 9-to-5 jobs, school studies and raising families. Women’s soccer basked in the spotlight during the month-long tournament, delivering an entertaining spectacle that produced record-smashing television ratings and an eye-popping total attendance of 1.35 million after 52 matches.

But only a lucky few from the record 24 teams that qualified for the tournament, which the United States won on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Japan, will return home to earn a living as a professional soccer player.

Players in the U.S.-based National Women’s Soccer League earn yearly wages of between $6,842 and $37,800, which pales in comparison to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo ($79.6 million) and Barcelona’ Lionel Messi ($73.8 million), who both rank in the top five on Forbes’ 2015 highest-paid athletes list.

The U.S. team will get $2 million for their World Cup win, well below the $35 million Germany received for winning the men’s World Cup last year.

Some of the American World Cup winners, however, will cash in on their success through endorsement deals, most notably Carli Lloyd after she fired a sensational hat-trick within the first 16 minutes of the final.

But for the vast majority of the 552 players who

United States coach Jill Ellis, right, and Carli Lloyd celebrate after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015.

competed in the Women’s World Cup, soccer is merely part-time job squeezed in around jobs and families. The Women’s World Cup and the exposure it received allowed the sport to take another step forward but there is a still a large mountain to climb before the women’s game can come close to matching the men in popularity.

While the 2015 World Cup can be considered a massive success by most sporting standards -- entertainment, attendance, and viewership -- it will not dramatically catapult women’s soccer into a new orbit.

The trick now for FIFA and the national associations will be building on that momentum and maintaining interest between major international events.

“When we won the World Cup (in 2011) people began to take notice of soccer in Asia,” Japan’s Aya Miyama said before her team fell to the United States. “But just before the World Cup this time the popularity has begun to decline in Japan as well as Asia.” The challenge facing soccer officials in Japan was not made any easier after their devastating loss to the United States.

But efforts are being made across the board to level the playing field and improve on the depth and quality of sport. FIFPro, world soccer’s players’ union, announced an initiative during the World Cup that it would allow women worldwide to join the union as direct members.

At the same time FIFA staged a three-day women’s soccer leadership symposium in Vancouver with the purpose of putting more women in decision making positions. But it is at the domestic league level where the sport must see real growth if women’s soccer is to flourish.

“The national team is always the icing on the cake, it is the bit everyone sees,” said England coach Mark Sampson, whose team was the World Cup surprise package and won the third-place match over Germany.

“But we can’t forget the hard work, the dedication that goes on back home to get these players into a position where they can play in a World Cup, to get this team in a position where they can compete in a World Cup and put the game in a place where there are so many people playing it and so many people interested in it.” (ap)

Vanuatu wins 46-0 in Pacific Games football tournament

WELLINGTON — Vanuatu beat the Federated States of Micronesia by the extraordinary score of 46-0 in their Olympic qualifying football match at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.

Jean Kaltak scored 16 goals for Vanuatu which scored at the rate of a goal every two minutes.

Federated States of Micronesia, ranked 200 in the world by FIFA, had previously

been beaten 38-0 by Fiji and 31-0 by Tahiti goals — conceding 115 goals in three pool matches.

The Pacific Games football tournament is for under-23 teams, so Vanuatu’s score will

not stand as a world record for full international matches.

In spite of its win, Vanuatu is not guaranteed a place in the semifinals as it could still finish behind Tahiti and Fiji in Pool A. (ap)

REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Barcelona signs Arda Turan from Atletico

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona has secured attacking midfielder Arda Turan from fellow Spanish club Atletico Madrid. The European champions announced a five-year deal for the 28-year-old Turkey midfielder.

Barcelona made the signing despite currently being without a permanent president or executive board members, who resigned under club bylaws before elections on July 18.

A caretaker board closed the transfer worth 34 million euros — plus a possible 7 million more — but it says the incoming board must ratify the deal. If not, the deal includes a clause that the new board has until July 20 to sell Turan back to Atletico.

Turan, like fellow newcomer Aleix Vidal, won’t be able to play for Barcelona until 2016 due to the FIFA ban for violating transfer rules for youths. (ap)

Southampton reject big United bid for Schneiderlin LONDON - Southampton have turned down a big-money offer from Manchester United for midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, manager Ronald Koeman said on Monday. “Two weeks ago we had a bid from United but it was not the bid we expected. It wasn’t serious,” the manager told the BBC. The 25-year-old player missed the Premier League club’s first day of pre-season training. Koeman said the French international was unwell but would fly to Austria on Tuesday for Southampton’s tour.

Schneiderlin has made more than 200 appearances for Southampton since joining the south coast club in 2008.

Koeman said he wanted the midfielder’s situation to be resolved in the coming days. “If there is any business then I hope it will be soon because it is best for the player, best for us,” he added.

“Everybody knows he’d like to move but if there is no bid close to what we expect then he’s a Southampton player. I don’t know if the valuation is exactly 25 million pounds ($39.02 million), that’s not my business.” (rtr)

Ghana skipper Gyan to leave Al Ain for China

SHANGHAI - Ghana captain and striker Asamoah Gyan is expected to leave Emirati champions Al Ain and sign a lucrative deal with Chinese Super League title challengers Shanghai SIPG, local media reported.

Gyan, who has scored 95 goals in 83 matches over a fouryear spell in the UAE, will make the move on Wednesday and can expect an increase in his weekly salary of $250,000, Xinhua news agency and Emirati paper Sport 360 said.

“Something is happening,” a senior Al Ain official told Sport 360. “Very soon, everything will

become clear about the situation.

“When you’ve received double the money you’ve paid for Gyan, you have to let him go.”

Gyan joined Al Ain from English Premier League side Sunderland in 2011. Al Ain paid a six million pound ($9.35 million) loan fee before coughing up another four million to make the deal permanent.

Despite a blistering first three seasons with the Garden City club, the 29-year-old striker was dogged by injuries last term and started only 12 matches.

Shanghai, coached by former England boss Sven-Goran Eriks-

son, will be hoping a fit Gyan can lead them to a first top flight title.

They are second in the 16-team Super League table, one point behind leaders Beijing Guoan after 17 matches.

Gyan’s likely arrival continues the flurry of purchasing in China since the transfer window opened on July 1.

Reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande landed Brazilian midfielder Paulinho for $15 million with Shanghai Shenhua acquiring Senegal international Demba Ba for a similar fee as Chinese clubs flexed their financial muscle. (rtr)

Bradley gets 100th cap for US in Gold Cup opener

FRISCO — Michael Bradley will get his 100th cap for the U.S. in Tuesday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup opener against Honduras, becoming the 16th American to reach the century mark.

The 27-year-old midfielder was appointed captain of the U.S. squad by coach Jurgen Klinsmann last week after Clint Dempsey was suspended by Major League Soccer and the U.S. Soccer Federation for a confrontation with a referee last month.

Bradley was among five players on the field for every minute of the Americans’ 2010 World Cup campaign, scoring a late equalizer that salvaged a 2-2 draw against Slovenia. He also started all four games at last year’s tournament in Brazil, though his form was at times lacking.

His effectiveness returned following left foot surgery last October, and he was outstanding in friendlies at the Netherlands and Germany last month, helping the U.S. to victories in both.

Scoring has always been secondary for the son of former U.S. coach Bob Bradley and nephew of retired Major League Baseball catcher Scott Bradley.

Bradley’s 13 international goals rank well behind the totals of Landon Donovan, Dempsey and Eric Wynalda, but he has become a key leader directing play from the midfield.

“It’s something different, something special, playing for this team and being able to repre-

sent something bigger,” Bradley said. “For me, I’ll continue to do that and continue to give everything I have until the day somebody tells me they don’t want me around anymore.”

The defending champion U.S. will be aiming for its sixth championship at the biennial tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean

teams, being co-hosted by the U.S. and Canada. Panama also plays Haiti on Tuesday in Frisco, Texas.

On Wednesday, Costa Rica faces Jamaica and El Salvador plays Canada in Carson, California; and on Thursday, Trinidad and Tobago meets Guatemala and six-time champion Mexico takes on Cuba in Chicago. (ap)

AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File

FILE - In this June 10, 2015, file photo, United States’ Michael Bradley celebrates after a friendly match against Germany in Cologne, Germany. Bradley’s plays his 100th game with the U.S. men’s national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup opener against Honduras on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Dallas.

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Turkey’s Arda Turan (L) fights for the ball with Kazakhstan’s Ulan Konysbayev during their Euro 2016 Group A qualifying soccer match at the Central Stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 12, 2015.

VANCOUVER - With the Women’s World Cup party over it was back to reality for many of the players who headed home on Monday to resume 9-to-5 jobs, school studies and raising families. Women’s soccer basked in the spotlight during the month-long tournament, delivering an entertaining spectacle that produced record-smashing television ratings and an eye-popping total attendance of 1.35 million after 52 matches.

But only a lucky few from the record 24 teams that qualified for the tournament, which the United States won on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Japan, will return home to earn a living as a professional soccer player.

Players in the U.S.-based National Women’s Soccer League earn yearly wages of between $6,842 and $37,800, which pales in comparison to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo ($79.6 million) and Barcelona’ Lionel Messi ($73.8 million), who both rank in the top five on Forbes’ 2015 highest-paid athletes list.

The U.S. team will get $2 million for their World Cup win, well below the $35 million Germany received for winning the men’s World Cup last year.

Some of the American World Cup winners, however, will cash in on their success through endorsement deals, most notably Carli Lloyd after she fired a sensational hat-trick within the first 16 minutes of the final.

But for the vast majority of the 552 players who

United States coach Jill Ellis, right, and Carli Lloyd celebrate after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015.

competed in the Women’s World Cup, soccer is merely part-time job squeezed in around jobs and families. The Women’s World Cup and the exposure it received allowed the sport to take another step forward but there is a still a large mountain to climb before the women’s game can come close to matching the men in popularity.

While the 2015 World Cup can be considered a massive success by most sporting standards -- entertainment, attendance, and viewership -- it will not dramatically catapult women’s soccer into a new orbit.

The trick now for FIFA and the national associations will be building on that momentum and maintaining interest between major international events.

“When we won the World Cup (in 2011) people began to take notice of soccer in Asia,” Japan’s Aya Miyama said before her team fell to the United States. “But just before the World Cup this time the popularity has begun to decline in Japan as well as Asia.” The challenge facing soccer officials in Japan was not made any easier after their devastating loss to the United States.

But efforts are being made across the board to level the playing field and improve on the depth and quality of sport. FIFPro, world soccer’s players’ union, announced an initiative during the World Cup that it would allow women worldwide to join the union as direct members.

At the same time FIFA staged a three-day women’s soccer leadership symposium in Vancouver with the purpose of putting more women in decision making positions. But it is at the domestic league level where the sport must see real growth if women’s soccer is to flourish.

“The national team is always the icing on the cake, it is the bit everyone sees,” said England coach Mark Sampson, whose team was the World Cup surprise package and won the third-place match over Germany.

“But we can’t forget the hard work, the dedication that goes on back home to get these players into a position where they can play in a World Cup, to get this team in a position where they can compete in a World Cup and put the game in a place where there are so many people playing it and so many people interested in it.” (ap)

Vanuatu wins 46-0 in Pacific Games football tournament

WELLINGTON — Vanuatu beat the Federated States of Micronesia by the extraordinary score of 46-0 in their Olympic qualifying football match at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.

Jean Kaltak scored 16 goals for Vanuatu which scored at the rate of a goal every two minutes.

Federated States of Micronesia, ranked 200 in the world by FIFA, had previously

been beaten 38-0 by Fiji and 31-0 by Tahiti goals — conceding 115 goals in three pool matches.

The Pacific Games football tournament is for under-23 teams, so Vanuatu’s score will

not stand as a world record for full international matches.

In spite of its win, Vanuatu is not guaranteed a place in the semifinals as it could still finish behind Tahiti and Fiji in Pool A. (ap)

REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Barcelona signs Arda Turan from Atletico

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona has secured attacking midfielder Arda Turan from fellow Spanish club Atletico Madrid. The European champions announced a five-year deal for the 28-year-old Turkey midfielder.

Barcelona made the signing despite currently being without a permanent president or executive board members, who resigned under club bylaws before elections on July 18.

A caretaker board closed the transfer worth 34 million euros — plus a possible 7 million more — but it says the incoming board must ratify the deal. If not, the deal includes a clause that the new board has until July 20 to sell Turan back to Atletico.

Turan, like fellow newcomer Aleix Vidal, won’t be able to play for Barcelona until 2016 due to the FIFA ban for violating transfer rules for youths. (ap)

Southampton reject big United bid for Schneiderlin LONDON - Southampton have turned down a big-money offer from Manchester United for midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, manager Ronald Koeman said on Monday. “Two weeks ago we had a bid from United but it was not the bid we expected. It wasn’t serious,” the manager told the BBC. The 25-year-old player missed the Premier League club’s first day of pre-season training. Koeman said the French international was unwell but would fly to Austria on Tuesday for Southampton’s tour.

Schneiderlin has made more than 200 appearances for Southampton since joining the south coast club in 2008.

Koeman said he wanted the midfielder’s situation to be resolved in the coming days. “If there is any business then I hope it will be soon because it is best for the player, best for us,” he added.

“Everybody knows he’d like to move but if there is no bid close to what we expect then he’s a Southampton player. I don’t know if the valuation is exactly 25 million pounds ($39.02 million), that’s not my business.” (rtr)

Ghana skipper Gyan to leave Al Ain for China

SHANGHAI - Ghana captain and striker Asamoah Gyan is expected to leave Emirati champions Al Ain and sign a lucrative deal with Chinese Super League title challengers Shanghai SIPG, local media reported.

Gyan, who has scored 95 goals in 83 matches over a fouryear spell in the UAE, will make the move on Wednesday and can expect an increase in his weekly salary of $250,000, Xinhua news agency and Emirati paper Sport 360 said.

“Something is happening,” a senior Al Ain official told Sport 360. “Very soon, everything will

become clear about the situation.

“When you’ve received double the money you’ve paid for Gyan, you have to let him go.”

Gyan joined Al Ain from English Premier League side Sunderland in 2011. Al Ain paid a six million pound ($9.35 million) loan fee before coughing up another four million to make the deal permanent.

Despite a blistering first three seasons with the Garden City club, the 29-year-old striker was dogged by injuries last term and started only 12 matches.

Shanghai, coached by former England boss Sven-Goran Eriks-

son, will be hoping a fit Gyan can lead them to a first top flight title.

They are second in the 16-team Super League table, one point behind leaders Beijing Guoan after 17 matches.

Gyan’s likely arrival continues the flurry of purchasing in China since the transfer window opened on July 1.

Reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande landed Brazilian midfielder Paulinho for $15 million with Shanghai Shenhua acquiring Senegal international Demba Ba for a similar fee as Chinese clubs flexed their financial muscle. (rtr)

Bradley gets 100th cap for US in Gold Cup opener

FRISCO — Michael Bradley will get his 100th cap for the U.S. in Tuesday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup opener against Honduras, becoming the 16th American to reach the century mark.

The 27-year-old midfielder was appointed captain of the U.S. squad by coach Jurgen Klinsmann last week after Clint Dempsey was suspended by Major League Soccer and the U.S. Soccer Federation for a confrontation with a referee last month.

Bradley was among five players on the field for every minute of the Americans’ 2010 World Cup campaign, scoring a late equalizer that salvaged a 2-2 draw against Slovenia. He also started all four games at last year’s tournament in Brazil, though his form was at times lacking.

His effectiveness returned following left foot surgery last October, and he was outstanding in friendlies at the Netherlands and Germany last month, helping the U.S. to victories in both.

Scoring has always been secondary for the son of former U.S. coach Bob Bradley and nephew of retired Major League Baseball catcher Scott Bradley.

Bradley’s 13 international goals rank well behind the totals of Landon Donovan, Dempsey and Eric Wynalda, but he has become a key leader directing play from the midfield.

“It’s something different, something special, playing for this team and being able to repre-

sent something bigger,” Bradley said. “For me, I’ll continue to do that and continue to give everything I have until the day somebody tells me they don’t want me around anymore.”

The defending champion U.S. will be aiming for its sixth championship at the biennial tournament for North American, Central American and Caribbean

teams, being co-hosted by the U.S. and Canada. Panama also plays Haiti on Tuesday in Frisco, Texas.

On Wednesday, Costa Rica faces Jamaica and El Salvador plays Canada in Carson, California; and on Thursday, Trinidad and Tobago meets Guatemala and six-time champion Mexico takes on Cuba in Chicago. (ap)

AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File

FILE - In this June 10, 2015, file photo, United States’ Michael Bradley celebrates after a friendly match against Germany in Cologne, Germany. Bradley’s plays his 100th game with the U.S. men’s national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup opener against Honduras on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Dallas.

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A win, then a hug: Serena Williams tops Venus at Wimbledon LONDON — Decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was Venus — older, taller, stronger — who usually beat Serena. Never a fan of losing to her sibling — who would be? — Serena cheated a tad every so often, lying about whether Venus’ shots landed in or out.

“That’s the past,” Serena jokes now with an eye roll. “I was young.” As professionals, on the sport’s biggest stages, Serena has been better, especially lately. On Monday at Centre Court, in the 26th all-Williams contest on tour but first at a major in six years, No. 1-seeded Serena played solidly enough to beat No. 16 Venus 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals, closing in on the third leg of a calendar-year Grand Slam.

This matchup between five-time champions at the All England Club was one-sided, done in 68 minutes.

It’s Serena’s sixth win in the past seven matches against Venus, part of a 15-11 edge overall. When

it ended, Serena walked calmly, quietly — none of her customary “Come on!” exuberance — to envelop Venus in a long hug. On Serena’s mind, it turns out, was this question: How many installments are left in this one-of-a-kind sibling rivalry?

“I just thought, ‘Wow, I’m 33, and she just turned 35. I don’t know how many more moments like this we’ll have.’ I plan on playing for years, but you never know if we’ll have the opportunity to face each other,” Serena said after they walked off court with matching red racket bags. “I just took the moment in, and I thought, ‘We’re at Wimbledon.’ I remember when

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Serena Williams of the United States, left, hugs her sister Venus Williams of the United States after winning their singles match, at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday July 6, 2015. Serena Williams won 6-4, 6-3.

I was 8 years old, we dreamed of this moment, and it was kind of surreal.” Venus’ take on the likelihood of future meetings? “When that moment is over, it will be over,” she said, shrugging her shoulders.

“It’s not now.”

Serena, 36-1 this season, has won 25 Grand Slam matches in a row. Get past former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday, then win twice more, and she would complete a self-styled “Serena Slam” of four consecutive major championships, something she also did in 2002-03.

Looking further ahead, Serena could go to the U.S. Open with a chance at the first true Grand Slam — four majors in a single season — since Steffi Graf in 1988.

When a reporter made a passing reference to that, Serena rested her chin on her left hand and declared: “I no longer answer questions about Grand Slams.”

Other matches Tuesday: Maria Sharapova vs. CoCo Vandeweghe, Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Madison Keys, Timea Bacsinszky vs.

Garbine Muguruza. Serena, Keys and Vandeweghe give the United States three Wimbledon women’s quarterfinalists for the first time since 2004.

Three of Wednesday’s men’s quarterfinals are set: Roger Federer against Gilles Simon, Andy Murray against Vasek Pospisil, and Stan Wawrinka against Richard Gasquet. Defending champion Novak Djokovic dropped the first two sets, then won the next two, before his fourth-round match against Kevin Anderson was suspended because of darkness. They’ll play the fifth set Tuesday; the winner faces Marin Cilic.

Until Monday, Venus hadn’t dropped a set, but Serena won Monday’s first eight points and wound up with 36 winners and 13 unforced errors.

“Very focused from the start.

Very aggressive,” said Serena’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. “No matter who is on the other side of the court, that’s Serena’s job — to win. For Venus, also. But it’s not something easy or pleasant against each other.”

The Williams’ parents and other siblings weren’t in the guest box, where rapper Drake sat next to Serena’s agent, and singer John Legend and his wife, TV host Chrissy Teigen, sat behind Mouratoglou. (ap)

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Maurizio Arrivabene has sympathy for Kimi Raikkonen

Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has sympathised with Kimi Raikkonen for having to deal with speculation over his future in Formula 1 beyond this year. Raikkonen is yet to reach an agreement to stay with the team for next season, and Arrivabene has stated in the past he is in no hurry to make a decision on the Finn.

But Arrivabene has faced regular questioning about Raikkonen’s future this season, and he believes people should stop talking about the situation.

“At the right time we will communicate with Kimi what we are going to do and that’s it,” he said. “But think of Kimi for a second.

Everybody has talked about this since Bahrain [in April]. “Then you have to jump in the car to drive at more than 300km/h - are you in a good mood? No. “So I want Kimi to stay calm and to do his job.”

Arrivabene reiterated his position on the matter, saying Raikkonen’s future is in his own hands and the 2007 world champion knows what is required.

“As I said last time, and I always said, the future of Kimi is in the hands of Kimi,” he added. “Kimi knows what he has to do, he knows his future is in his hands, and that’s it. “I don’t want to talk any more about Kimi because there are 10 races to go. I want to get rid of all of this.”

Raikkonen’s Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel said ahead of the British Grand Prix he would be happy for the 35-year-old to be retained for next year. (ap)

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Ferrari’s Kimi Räikkönen from Finland signs autographs ahead of the British Grand Prix

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A reveler falls while others run with a Jandilla’s ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

2 Americans, 1 Briton gored in 1st Pamplona bull run

PAMPLONA, Spain — Two Americans and a Briton were gored and eight others injured Tuesday as thousands of daredevils dashed alongside fighting bulls through the streets of this northern Spanish city on the first bull run of the San Fermin festival, organizers said.

The San Fermin press office said a 38-year-old American identified only by his initials, M.W.O., was gored in the armpit and a 27-yearold Californian identified by the initials D.M.O. was also gored. A 30-year-old Briton with the initials A.B.O. was gored in the groin area.

None of the three was said to be in serious condition.

Three other Americans were among the eight others injured, most with bruises sustained in falls and crowd crushes during the nationally-televised run that lasted

just over two minutes.

In its first report after the run, the Spanish Red Cross only had details of one person being gored and six people injured.

The daily run sees people dashing with six bulls along a narrow, 930-yard (850-meter) course from a holding pen to the city’s bull ring.

The bulls are then killed by professional matadors in bullfights each afternoon. The nine-day fiesta in Pamplona, which features 24-hour street partying, was made famous in Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel

“The Sun Also Rises” and attracts thousands of foreign tourists.

Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain.

Dozens of people are injured each year in the runs, most in falls.

Two men have died recently after being gored by bulls in Spanish festivals — one Saturday in the eastern town of Grao de Castellon and another June 24 in the southwestern town of Coria. In all, 15 people have died from gorings in San Fermin since record-keeping began in 1924. (ap)

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200 detonators, explosives stolen from French military site

PARIS — French authorities are investigating the theft of roughly 200 detonators plus grenades and plastic explosives from a military site in southeastern France, officials said Tuesday.

The thefts at the Miramas site, which is operated by a combination of military services west of Marseille, appeared to have occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday.

The break-in comes as France has strengthened its security measures after two deadly attacks by extremists this year.

Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said in a statement that an investigation has started on charges of “theft with break-in carried out by a criminal group” and “fraudulent entry into a military compound.”

An official with the gendarmerie police force, which generally runs law enforcement in more rural areas of France, said the thief or thieves appeared to have cut through a fence to enter the high-security site.

The official was not authorized to

speak publicly because the operation is ongoing.

The Defense Ministry and a top spokesman for the French military did not immediately respond to calls and text messages from The Associated Press seeking details.

Mayor Frederic Vigouroux of Miramas told the AP he did not know precisely what was stolen, but said it was the first theft at the site.

He said the outer fences were broken into, and that nine storehouses were affected.

“It wasn’t cotton candy that was stolen,” he said. “These are dangerous munitions. Everything is inherently dangerous.”

France has been on its highest level of alert for terrorism following deadly attacks in January and June.

The base, about 200 hectares (500 acres), sits on the outskirts of the town of 30,000 and stocks munitions of the type used in French military operations in Mali and Afghanistan. (ap)

Migrant dies on Eurotunnel tracks between France, England

PARIS — A migrant who stowed away on a truck in the Channel Tunnel was found dead on Tuesday, disrupting travel between France and England for a third week in a row, police and the tunnel operator said.

The reported death Tuesday came shortly after Eurotunnel reported a group of migrants was found on a truck in the tunnel leading from Calais in northern France.

Thousands of migrants are camped in Calais, living in dire conditions as they hope to reach a better life in Britain by stowing away on trucks

as they wait to be loaded onto freight trains for the trip.

The encampments have heightened tensions between France and Britain, with each accusing the other of failing to deal with the situation.

The local prefecture confirmed the death but offered no details.

Eurotunnel said border police responding to the report of stowaways found the dead migrant. Train service was delayed for thousands of passengers as well as on the freight trains that carry trucks between France and England. (ap)

Turkish Airlines plane diverted to New Delhi over bomb scare

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Airlines says an Istanbul-bound plane carrying 134 passengers made an emergency landing at New Delhi after note with the word “bomb” was found in a toilet, the latest in a series of such incidents.

The airline said Tuesday that a crew member discovered the note on Flight TK 65, some three hours after it took off from Bangkok. It was diverted to New Delhi as precaution and was being searched.

Turkish Airlines has been

plagued by bomb scares recently, including five previous cases of notes found in toilets that have disrupted or diverted flights, reportedly costing the company millions of dollars. The planes were searched each time and no bomb was found. (ap)

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FILE - In this June 30 2015 file photo, a poster warns about the risk of death on rail tracks ahead of the Channel tunnel, during a workers ferry workers protest in Calais, northern France.

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Jakarta needs more railway networks

China stocks sink again despite government efforts SHANGHAI - Chinese shares took another tumble Tuesday, defying government efforts to arrest a precipitous fall that has wiped an estimated $3.2 trillion off markets and threatens the world’s number-two economy.

The government over the weekend announced a halt to initial public offerings (IPOs) and moves to pour funds into the market to end three weeks of plunging prices.

Analysts say the heavy-handed intervention throws into question the pace of China’s economic reforms and the ability of the government to engineer controlled deflation of what many describe as a stock market bubble.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.29 percent, or 48.79 points, to end at 3,727.12 on turnover of 776.1 billion yuan ($126.9 billion). It was down as much as 5.05 percent during the day.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China’s second exchange, slumped 5.34 percent, or 109.02 points, to 1,932.83 on thin turnover of 301.4 billion yuan.

There were some rises among heavyweight blue-chips, which are the main beneficiaries of the government response, but most firms fell, dragging down the index.

Banks were among the biggest gainers in Shanghai.

Industry giant ICBC gained 3.80 percent to 5.74 yuan while China Construction Bank surged by its 10 percent daily limit to 7.47 yuan.

But Shandong Lukang Pharmaceutical lost its 10 percent daily limit to 9.60 yuan while Anyuan Coal Industry Group also plummeted 10 percent to 5.81 yuan.

Hong Kong equities retreated 1.03 percent, tracking the mainland sell-off with dual-listed firms’ prices tumbling in the city.

“The slumping Chinese stock market has raised concerns of systemic risks,” ANZ Banking Group said in a research note on Monday.

When the Communist Party launched a stock market -- the ultimate capitalist tool -- 25 years ago it kept strict control over key decisions, including which companies can list and who could invest.

Under the administration of President Xi Jinping, policymakers unleashed a liquidity surge and state media urged the market forward, seeking a boost for a slowing economy and populist cheer among investors for their growing fortunes. Over 12 months Shanghai soared more than 150 percent. But Communist planners are now facing the challenge of trying to prevent a market crash that could spark social unrest from disgruntled investors and infect the larger economy.

“China’s leadership has doubled down on its efforts to prop up equity prices because it believes that its own credibility is now coupled to continued gains on the markets,” Mark Williams, chief Asia economist for Capital Economics, said in a research report on Tuesday.

On Sunday, the government said the central bank would provide funds to the state-backed China Securities Finance Co. to help “protect the stability of the securities market”.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) also said there would be a temporary halt to IPOs, which tend to drain funds from the rest of the market, hurting prices and sentiment. A day before, China’s 21 largest brokerages said they would invest at least 120 billion yuan ($19.3 billion) in so-called “blue chip” exchange traded funds (ETFs). (afp)

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An Indonesian man watches an electronic stock board at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Investors hoping that Indonesian company profits would turn around in the second half of the year are now bracing for disappointment, boding ill for a stock market that is already the worst performer in Asia.

AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti

A homeless sleeps at the entrance of a closed store with posters reading ‘’No’’ in central Athens, Monday, July 6, 2015. European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.

EU’s Juncker wants ‘to avoid Grexit’ STRASBOURG, France - European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.

“My wish is that a ‘Grexit’ should be avoided,” Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg just hours before an emergency summit in Brussels on the crisis.

“There are those in the EU who openly or otherwise campaign for Greece to exit from the eurozone. My life tells me the simplistic answers are the wrong solutions,” he said.

Finance ministers from the 19-nation eurozone meet in Brussels at 1100 GMT to review the situation before their leaders gather at 1600 GMT amid mounting concern that Greece could crash out of the single currency area and possibly even the European Union.

A Greek referendum Sunday saw 61 percent reject more austerity terms demanded by creditors in exchange for fresh funds desperately needed to keep the country afloat.

Juncker, in his first public comments since Sunday’s vote, said the EU would continue to work to re-open negotiations with Athens but told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras it was time to get to the point, to spell out clearly what

Sunday’s vote means.

“Now it is time for those with common sense and reason and a degree of emotion to negotiate. The Greek delegation walked out of the negotiations.

That was wrong; that was a serious error; you don’t walk out of negotiations,” he said.

At the same, Juncker warned that a “solution is not going to appear overnight.”

“If we were going to come up with a solution today, that would be an overly simplistic solution,” he said.

“What we are going to do today is to talk to each other, to understand each other, to show tolerance and to restore order to the situation.” (afp)

Indonesia earnings downgrades bode ill for Asia’s worst stock market

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA - Investors hoping that Indonesian company profits would turn around in the second half of the year are now bracing for disappointment, boding ill for a stock market that is already the worst performer in Asia.

Jakarta’s main stock index slumped 11 percent over the second quarter, the biggest three-month drop since late 2008.

The big infrastructure projects promised

by President Joko Widodo to jumpstart Southeast Asia’s largest economy failed to materialise, delayed by bureaucratic hurdles.

Since the first-quarter earnings season in April, sectors such as cement, heavy equipment and utilities have borne the brunt of downward revisions in earnings projections by analysts. The Jakarta sub-share index for basic industry is the worst performer so far this year, down 21 percent.

Higher production costs - stoked by inflation and a weaker rupiah - combined with softer consumer demand in a sluggish economy dimmed the outlook for Indonesian companies. Profit growth estimates for 2015 have more than halved to average 4.9 percent since

the end of last year, according to a Citi report.

“We’re not as optimistic as before,” said Winston Sual, president director of PT Panin Asset Management in Jakarta, which manages about 13 trillion rupiah ($975 million) of assets. “Hopefully things will improve, but our expectation now is much lower than our expectation at the beginning of the year.”

So far, analysts have downgraded their earnings-per-share forecasts by 11 percent, compared with 36 percent in 2009 and 23 percent in 2013, both periods of economic weakness, according to a report in June by Morgan Stanley, which expects further cuts.

Share valuations in the market have fallen to 14 times earnings from a peak of about 15.2 times at the end of 2014.

While shares are cheaper, “the market will demand a bigger discount, given the downturn and the uncertainty,” said

Singapore-based Ashish Goyal, head of emerging market equities at NN Investment Partners, formerly ING Investment Management.

Brokerage Mandiri Sekuritas last month cut its Indonesia rating to underweight from neutral, and its 2015 target for the Jakarta Composite Index to 4,500 from 5,450. The index is now at 4,915.

CLSA reduced its 2015 target to 4,800 from 5,400.

The first-quarter earnings reports coincided with data showing Indonesia’s economy grew at its slowest pace in six years in January-to-March.

Consumer optimism, already weakened, has worsened since. Consumers are less confident about jobs and income for the next six months, a Bank Indonesia consumer survey in June shows.

Domestic demand accounts for half of gross domestic product.

“The impact of slowing domestic demand is very much felt,” said Jakartabased Ade Sudrajat, chairman of Indonesia’s textile association. “Our products are piling up in warehouses. Buying power is just not there.” (rtr)

JAKARTA - Jakarta needs several more railway networks to overcome its traffic congestion problems, Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Tuesday.

“Jakarta does not only need numerous networks of roads but a lot of railway networks, as well, so that traffic congestion can be reduced significantly,” he stated at City Hall.

Purnama added that the development of railway networks in large numbers is needed due to the consistent increase in the number of private cars.

“If we only develop more roads, they will not be able to accommodate the growing number of cars. This is why we need to provide people with an alternative in the form of railway services,” he explained.

For this purpose, the governor affirmed that he fully supported the development of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System and Light Rapid Transit (LRT) System.

“With the MRT and LRT systems, people will have more options for transportation. They may choose to leave their cars at home and opt for the mass transportation services,” he remarked.

Purnama also expressed hope the development of railway transport systems will reduce traffic congestion across the city. “We plan to develop elevated railway lines. So both elevated roads and railway tracks will be built,” he noted. (ant)

Government warns Indonesians in Tunisia to stay alert

JAKARTA - The government of Indonesia has warned its nationals in Tunisia to remain alert and safe, as the Tunisian government declared a state of emergency on July 4 following a terrorist attack late June.

Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in the coastal city of Sousse in Tunisia witnessed a terrorist attack on June 26. Spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry Arrmanatha Nasir said on Tuesday that the government does not have the right to ban its citizens from traveling to places they want to visit. Therefore, to minimize risks, citizens must report their arrival to the nearest Indonesian Embassy or consulate and remain alert themselves.

The ministry and the Indonesian Embassy in Tunis have also urged all Indonesians to take care of their fellow countrymen and to avoid public places that could be potential targets of attacks.

Moreover, the state of emergency allows the Tunisian government to restrict the migration of people to the country, including imposing curfew regulations.

Therefore, the Indonesian government expects its nationals to keep in touch with the embassy in Tunis, which they can contact via phone at +216 24228888.

To those who intend to travel to Tunisia, the government advises them to consult with the Foreign Affairs Ministry or a travel agency prior to planning their itinerary.

For this purpose, the Foreign Affairs Ministry can be contacted at 021-3441508, extension 4348, or on mobile at 081296088000 (CP: Lukman Hakim Siregar). They can also email their enquiries to timteng@ kemlu.go.id. (ant)

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Executor of Mr. Bob’s murder sentenced to 15 years

DENPASAR - Executor in the murder case of Robert Kevin Ellis aka Mr. Bob, 60, the accused Marthen Ngongo Bili alias Marthen and Adolf Malo Rangga alias Rangga, seemed to be disappointed, Monday (Jul. 6). A panel of judges led by Achmad Peten Silli sentenced them with more severe punishment than the mastermind of this case, namely Julaikah Noor Aini alias Mrs. Nur. Yes, both the accused were sentenced for 15 years in prison as being proved to be an executor, while Nur was previously sentenced to 12 years in prison.

In the trial in the Denpasar District Court last Tuesday, these men from NTT were found guilty of committing premeditated murder and did it jointly against a foreigner, Robert Kevin Ellis aka Mr. Bob. In this case, the defendants were convicted of fulfilling the elements as mentioned in

the primary charge, namely the Article 340 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with article 55 paragraph (1) in the first point of the Criminal Code. In addition to physical punishment, the remaining money paid for their deeds worth IDR 20 million is also seized by the state.

The verdict was one year lighter than the charge of prosecutor Hary Soetopo et al. Previously, the prosecutor demanded the accused to be sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Against the verdict, Rangga had objected because the penalties are more severe than that of Julaikah Noor Aini aka Mrs. Nur. Presiding judge then advised the accused that the verdict is lighter than the demands of the prosecutor. The panel even told that the sadistic action by the accused must receive death penalty.

However, if they do not accept the verdict, the accused are welcomed to file legal appeal process.

Related to this, legal counsel of the accused, Hari Purwanto, stated to think about it first. Similar measure is also conveyed by prosecutor.

Previously it was said that the accused Marthen and Rangga with Urbanus Yoh Ghoghi aka Ur was sentenced to 12 years, Yohanes Sairokodu alias Yonis alias Deni (sentenced to 12 years), Andreanus Ngongo alias Aril (sentenced to 12 years), Julaikah Noor Aini alias Mrs. Nur (mastermind of the murder sentenced to 12 years), Marlina Bela Saghu alias Feli (a servant sentenced to seven years) and Yuliana Bili alias Yane (a servant sentenced

to 7 years).

Mr. Bob was murdered at Villa Emerald at Jalan Karang Sari 5 Sanur, Denpasar, on October 19, 2014 around 7:00 p.m. Julaikah Noor Aini deliberately and premeditatedly became the proponent of the murder against her husband by hiring five executors (defendant in a separate file) because she was upset against the attitude of the victim Robert Kevin Ellis who is also her husband where he liked to make love affairs with other women and showed bad attitude to her. Surely they were asked to murder him with the reward of money worth IDR 150 million. (kmb37)

Bazaar at Anyar Market in Buleleng

Suppress inflation ahead of Galungan and Kuningan

The bazaar at Anyar Market, Buleleng

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SINGARAJA - Ahead of Galungan and Kuningan, the government through the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) of Buleleng organized a bazaar at a number of points in the market crowds of Singaraja.

This effort is meant to prevent the double surge in the price of basic necessities for housewife consumers.

The bazaar activity was carried out at Anyar Market Singaraja and people welcomed it enthusiastically.

Since it was opened at 08:00 a.m., hundreds of people were waiting to buy in the hope of getting cheaper price of food than waiting for food price rising in the market. The government of Buleleng aims at suppressing prices in order to curb inflation in Buleleng.

Chairman of the TPID Technical Committee, Ketut Soeparto, said that the results of the evaluation on field checks found some price hikes. To that end, the TPID Buleleng had initiative to organize a bazaar, especially in June 2015 considering the inflation in Buleleng has reached deflation of 0.18. “We will organize this bazaar continuously ahead of the feast as an attempt to curb inflation occurred in Buleleng,” said Soeparto, Monday (Jul. 6).

In the meantime, the Head of the Buleleng Cooperatives, Trade and Industry Agency, Ni Made Arnika, explained that the price of a number of products in the bazaar is much more affordable than the price in the market where the price of food products is the standard price of distributors. “The price of goods we sell here is IDR 3,000 cheaper than the price in the market. This is the standard price from distributor,” she explained. (kmb34)

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Malaysia freezes 6 bank accounts in probe linked to premier KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities have frozen six bank accounts as part of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred from a state investment fund to the personal accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail said Tuesday a special taskforce investigating the investment fund 1MDB for alleged impropriety has also seized documents related to 17 accounts at two banks for further investigation.

The taskforce also took documents related to non-compliance with central bank rules by the two banks, he said in a statement that was also signed by the central bank governor, the country’s police chief and the head of the anti-corruption agency.

The statement didn’t name the banks or say who the accounts belong to. The statement said the frozen accounts belong to “parties believed to be involved in this case.” It said the investigation is continuing.

Abdul Gani confirmed on the weekend he had received documents from investigators that link Najib and 1MDB funds. The existence of the documents, which allegedly show $700 million was wired from entities linked to 1MDB into Najib’s accounts, was first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

The documents sent to the attorney general pave the way for possible criminal charges and

have embroiled Najib in the biggest crisis of his political career.

Najib was already under increasing criticism over his leadership, particularly from his political mentor, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.

If charged, Najib would be the first Malaysian prime minister to face a criminal prosecution. His ruling National Front coalition has been in power since independence from Britain in 1957. However, support for the coalition has eroded in the last two general elections. In 2013, it won the polls but lost the popular vote for the first time Najib has denied taking any money for personal gain and has said the allegations are part of a political plot to remove him. He has said he is consulting his lawyers about the next course of action following the “malicious accusations.”

1MDB has said it had never provided any funds to Najib.

The investment fund, set up

by Najib in 2009 to develop new industries, has accumulated 42 billion ringgit ($11 billion) in debt after its energy ventures abroad faltered. Critics, led by Mahathir, have voiced concerns about 1MDB’s massive debt and lack of transparency.

AP Photo/Joshua Paul

A religious student, right, takes a souvenir picture of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, centre, as he arrives for Ramadan breakfast at a mosque in Semenyih outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday, July 5, 2015.

The Wall Street Journal report said five deposits were made into Najib’s accounts and that the two largest transactions, worth $620 million and $61 million, occurred in March 2013 ahead of general elections.

Opposition lawmakers and civil groups on Tuesday repeated calls for Najib to take a leave of absence as prime minister to ensure the investigation can be carried out without fear or favor.

“This has shaken the credibility

of the elected government,” said opposition leader Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said the scandal shows “how rotten governance is in Malaysia.” The opposition will call for a special parliamentary debate, she said.(ap)

Britons mark the 10th anniversary of London transit attacks

LONDON — Britons paused in silence and walked in solidarity Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of suicide bomb attacks on London’s transit system.

Four British men inspired by al-Qaida blew themselves up on three London subway trains and a bus during the morning rush hour on July 7, 2005, killing 52 commuters and injuring more than 700.

Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson led a wreathlaying ceremony at a memorial in London’s Hyde Park at 8:50 a.m., the moment the attacks began. Survivors, transport staff and emergency workers laid flowers at the sites AP Photo/Matt Dunham of the four bombings, while some LondonBritain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, second from left, and London Mayor Boris John- ers heeded a call to walk part of the way to son, fourth from left, stand beside senior representatives from the ambulance, left, fire, work — under the slogan Walk Together third left, and police services as they wait to lay wreaths at the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park — in memory of the day 10 years ago when the city’s transit network stopped. in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2015.

Cameron said the recent slaying of 30 British tourists in Tunisia was a reminder that terrorist threats remain real and deadly.

Last month’s gun rampage in the Tunisian resort of Sousse was the deadliest attack on Britons since 2005.

“It’s a day when we recall the incredible resolve and resolution of Londoners and the United Kingdom, a day when we remember the threat that we still face,” Cameron said. “But, above all it’s a day when we think of the grace and the dignity of the victims’ families for all they have been through and we honor the memory of those victims and all those that were lost 10 years ago today.”

A memorial service was also being held Tuesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and later Prince William will attend a ceremony at the Hyde Park memorial.(ap)

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Blind French hikers cross mountains with special GPS

REIPERTSWILLER, France - Five hikers, all blind or partially-sighted, crossed a mountain range in eastern France last week thanks to an innovative GPS system that developers hope can help millions of people with vision problems.

Armed only with their white canes and the experimental smartphone app -- unaccompanied by sighted guides -- the group trekked 80 kilometres (50 miles) in six days through fields and forests in the Vosges range near the

German border.

Worn in a small pouch over the stomach, the Navi’Rando -- named for “randonner”, the French word for hiking -- warned of bends in the path and turning points at regular

intervals.

Developed by a team at Strasbourg University in northeast France, it is part of a growing trend tapping the power of technology to improve life for the visually impaired.

“Point 15, 11 o’clock, 194 metres,” it said in a jerky electronic voice, meaning in just under 200 metres (328 feet) turn slightly left in the direction of “11 o’clock”.

Volunteers from the French Hiking Federation programmed a precise itinerary for the group beforehand, taking care to note any obstacles on the path.

“The thing that’s still difficult is using the cane to locate the exact direction of the trail,” said Jean-Claude Heim, who has been blind since birth.

“You really have to concentrate,” smiled the 63-year-old former teacher, a regular hiker though the Vosges was his first trail without a sighted partner. But that didn’t stop him enjoying “everything the countryside has to offer: the smells, the sensation of touch, the rain, the sound of the birds.”

For Nicolas Linder, 30, the advantage of the device was its boost to self-confidence and autonomy.

“It’s fantastic to rediscover your sense of

freedom,” he said as he swept the path with his white cane. Among visually handicapped people, “95 percent of them have problems leaving home” without assistance, he said.

For Navi’Rando’s developers, the Vosges mountain crossing was a major test.

Though not the first researchers to use GPS systems to help the blind, the Strasbourg system “is the first to use inertial measurement units (IMUs) to refine the GPS signal and regularly recalculate the itinerary,” said team member Laurence Rasseneur of the university’s sports science department.

An IMU is an electronic device with gyroscope, barometer and accelerometer functions to aid navigation. It’s used to help guide aircraft, including the unmanned variety.

“The next step is to make sure this system will work anywhere, even in places where it can’t pick up a GPS signal,” said Jesus Zegarra, an electronics engineer who has worked on the project for five years.

Once perfected, “you could even imagine blind people being able to make their way through the corridors of an underground station on their own,” said Zegarra.

The Strasbourg device already works in the streets. (afp)

When a selfie is not enough: India abuzz over ‘velfie’ craze

MUMBAI - Move over selfie, India is embracing the “velfie” with Bollywood stars, sporting heroes and even politicians taking and posting videos of themselves online using a range of new mobile apps.

From lip-synching famous movie scenes and quizzing political leaders to interviewing job candidates, Indian tech firms are betting on the latest craze to grip social media -- the video selfie.

“2014 was about selfies... 2015 is for #velfies!” screams the blurb for Velfie, a smartphone app similar to Dubsmash where users mime songs or quotes to pre-recorded audio before posting the clips on social networks.

German-developed Dubsmash has rapidly become a global phenomenon since its launch in November and has been downloaded more than 50 million times across 192 countries, according to its website.

The global craze is sweeping the Indian film industry, with numerous stars entertaining legions of loyal fans with dubbed videos which are uploaded to popular sharing platforms Facebook and Instagram.

Actors Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh, and actresses Sonakshi Sinha and Richa Chadda are just some of the Bollywood stars to have embraced it, lip-synching everything from Hindi film dialogue to lyrics from Western songs.

A short clip of Khan and Sinha miming lines from a 1971 Indian movie has been liked more than 71,000 times on Instagram, while hundreds approved of Chadda’s turn from controversial American hip-hop song “Baby Got Back”.

Rammohan Sundaram, co-founder of India’s Velfie, which was launched in April, said videos were a more entertaining way for Bollywood royalty and other celebrities to engage with their audiences.

“A selfie is only one picture but a ‘velfie’ can speak of emotions that you just can’t render in a single photo,” Sundaram told AFP. “Selfies will remain because pictures will always be there but we’re creating a whole new space that’s more exciting, more engaging and more social in nature,” he added.

Film star Akshay Kumar used Velfie recently to promote his film “Gabbar is Back” by asking fans to dub their favourite line from the movie to win a chance to meet him.

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is also a fan -- his lip-synching of one of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan’s most well-known movie lines has been liked 12,000 times on Facebook.

The app -- which is free and limits videos to ten seconds in length -- has been downloaded 200,000 times and is already operating in around 140 countries, according to Sundaram.

He said its pause-and-play feature and the fact many of the videos are accompanied by subtitles differentiates it from Dubsmash.

Sundaram said Velfie plans to expand to become a “video social network” in the coming months, essentially a Twitter-like timeline consisting solely of video selfies.

Users will also be able to live-stream on the platform and Sundaram hopes brands will use it to advertise, generating revenue. (afp)

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Tourist arrivals up 11.30 percent in five months

DENPASAR - As many as 1.51 million foreign tourists visited Bali in the January to May period this year, which is an 11.30 percent rise from that in the same period last year.

The January to May period of 2014 recorded 1.39 million foreign tourist arrivals in the resort island.

“Most tourists visited directly from their country through Ngurah Rai Airport, while only 42,145 people used the seaport while on cruise,” Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali Panusunan Siregar said.

He added that foreign tourist visits in May 2015 was recorded at 295,973, of which as many as 287,141 people entered the province through Ngurah Rai Airport and 8,832 came via the seaport.

“Foreign tourist arrivals increased 3.48 percent from that in the same month last year,” Siregar affirmed.

Of the top ten countries from where tourists visit Bali, the number of tourists from eight increased significantly.

Australia ranks first from among these eight countries. In 2014, 8.69 percent of the 360,144 tourists who visited in the first five months of 2014 were from the neighboring country.

This figure rose to 391,423 in the first five months of 2015.

Chinese tourists come in second with a 27.13 percent increase from the 221,106 tourist visits in 2014

to 281,102 tourists this year; Japan ranks third, recording a jump from 73,469 tourists to 87,377, an increase of 18.93 percent.

South Korea posted an increase of 11.99 percent from 56,120 tourist arrivals in the first five months of 2014 to 62,849 in the same period this year.

In addition, British tourists take up

the seventh position with a 15.80 percent surge from 46,728 to 54,112.

American tourists rank eighth with an increase of 14.31 percent from 44,275 to 50,611. Moreover, the number of Taiwanese tourists grew 9.70 percent from 45,842 to 50,289, while the number of Indian tourists rose 40.37 percent from 32,652 to 45,832. (ant)

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Time : 08.00 Event : Workshop on Bali Art Festival’s future Place : Ksirarnawa Hall Time : 11.00 Event : Classic drama performances by

Wrdhi Cwaram Troupe, Denpasar Place : Angsoka Stage Time : 11.00 Event : Prembon performances Place : Ayodya Stage Time : 14.00 Event : Selonding instrument and dance performances

by Praba Budaya, Denpasar Place : Ratna Stage Time : 17.00 Event : Kecak dance performances by Bina Mekar

Troupe, Gianyar Place : Ratna Stage Time : 20.00 Event : Comedy performances by Yayasan Kesenian Bali Place : Ayodya Stage Time : 20.00 Event : Drama and dance performances by Maharaga

Budaya Troupe, Buleleng Place : Wantilan Time : 20.00 Event : Documentary movie about Bali Place : Wantilan

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Tourists looked at some merchandise that displayed in art shop on Legian Street, Kuta. As many as 1.51 million foreign tourists visited Bali in the January to May period this year, which is an 11.30 percent rise from that in the same period last year.

Time : 20.00 Event : Children Gong Kebyar by Kumara Widya Suara

and Rare Briuk Sepanggul Place : Ardha Candra

Impact of visa-free visits hasn’t been felt

BANGLI - The Central government’s new policy of providing free visas for foreign visitors from several countries, that took effect earlier this month and which aims

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to increase the number of tourists visiting Indonesia, has yet to be felt by the tourism industry. Conversely, the number of visitors from Europe has in fact decreased significantly.

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Travelers walked near visa on arrival’s counter in Ngurah Rai International Airport. The policy of central government to provide free visa for travelers from some countries aims at increasing tourist arrivals since early July. However, the impact has not been felt by tourism circles.

Given such conditions, many people including Deputy Chairman of the ASITA Bali, Putu Winastra, consider that information related to the new visa conditions has not be disseminated very well.

Winastra explained that new policy is in fact great for tourism, but that the implementation of the policy, specifically letting both travellers and tourism operators know about it ahead of time, has not been done. As a result of the lack of information, the impact of the new policy has yet to be felt and in fact there has been a 40 drop in visitors from Europe which obviously affects tourism in Bali.

“After many days of the new policy being in effect, we have yet to see any difference, and in fact tourist visits from Europe are down.

Apparently information about the new policy has not been optimally shared with relevant parties,” he explained.

Winastra added that with this policy in effect the local government -through relevant agencies must move faster in the manage-

ment of tourist attraction. Tourism facilities must be improved, like in Kintamani, where a number of problems including sanitation still need to be addressed. “The impact of new policy may be felt next year, but the government needs to improve tourist attractions starting now, both in terms of facilities and the environment. If improvements are not made, the new policy will not have a very great impact,” he said.

The countries whose citizens can stay in Indonesia visa-free for short visits are: China, Japan, South Korea, the United States (US), Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Russia, Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and South Africa.

Another 15 countries have been added to this list and they are: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong Special Administration Region (Hong Kong SAR), Macao Special Administra-

tion Region (Macao SAR), Chile, Morocco, Peru, Vietnam, Ecuador, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. (kmb45)

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Badung deals with teacher, health officer crisis

The dog elimination is done to prevent the spread of rabies

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Dealing with rabies

Euthanasia applied selectively

GIANYAR - The implementation of euthanasia or the ‘elimination’ of dogs in Gianyar is being applied selectively. Not all stray dogs on the streets can be put down because, as Head of the Gianyar Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Made Raka, said on Monday (Jul. 6), this would be a violation of animal rights.

According to Raka, euthanasia can only be carried out on unregistered rabies carrying animals (HPR) or animals that show symptoms of untreated disease. Euthanasia is also performed on animals suspected or identified to be suffering from rabies or that have been in contact with other rabies carrying animals.

“Dogs roaming on public streets and not wearing vaccination collars cannot be put down, but they are being rounded up and put into the detention cage of the County/Municipal Livestock Agency. In Gianyar, we also taking such measures and only apply euthanasia selectively,” stated Made Raka.

People who have been bitten by dogs or who know some-

one who has been bitten, are therefore being urged to report to the Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of Gianyar.

Residents are asked to provide information about the location and characteristics of the dogs bite incident.

Officers will then immediately seek out and detain the dog to check if it is infected by rabies or not. If the dog is found to be infected with rabies, the human victim who was bitten will then be injected with an anti-rabies vaccine (VAR).

Raka explained that the incubation period of rabies in humans ranges from two to three weeks.

Laboratory tests to detect infection in dogs only takes two to three days. “For people who are bitten by dogs, please do not

panic. Police officers will take immediate action upon receiving reports of such cases, and if the dog is found to be carrying rabies, the person who was bitten will be given VAR” he said, while adding that vaccine stocks throughout Bali are limited so there is a selection process required before administering the vaccine.

Furthermore, he also said that in order to mitigate the rabies carrying dog problem, the government of Gianyar -through the Livestock, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, will be vaccinating dogs too. This year, mass vaccinations are being conducted from April through August and new born puppies have been getting vaccinated all year long. (kmb25)

MANGUPURA - Badung County is now dealing with crisis in education and health officers. This condition happens because since the case of prospective civil servant in 2012, the Badung County until now has not made a new recruitment.

The Head of Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) of Badung, I Gede Wijaya, said that formation of teacher is the most needed this time, especially for elementary school teacher. “We actually lack of approximately 600 teachers and mostly for the position of elementary school. Then, we also need about 400 health workers.

I do not memorize the exact data,” said Wijaya, Monday (Jul. 7).

According to him, in addition to teacher and health workers, Badung still also requires other technical personnel.

Although this year there is no recruitment, next year his party will continue to report the shortage of civil servants to central government. Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform issued a circular that this year there is no civil servant recruitment.

He explained that each year his party regularly reports the personnel conditions

in Badung to the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform as well as National Personnel Agency (BKN).

In 2015, the Badung Personnel Agency reports the shortage of over 1,000 civil servants. “We regularly report the condition of personnel to Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform and the National Personnel Agency. But this year, the minister through his circular delivered there is no civil servant recruitment,” he said.

In the meantime, the circle of Badung House strongly supports the measures of the executive to propose additional civil servants. Although the number of civil servants in Badung has more than 9,000 people, they remain insufficient.

“In reality we in Badung County still lack of civil servants, particularly teachers.

Central government should carry out an evaluation downwards in order to know the real condition,” said a member of the Commission II, Made Duama. His party promised to jointly oversee the struggle of the executive. “This year we indeed cannot do it, but at least next year we have to get the formation from central government,” he said. (kmb27)

Electricity depends on condition of crossings

SEMARAPURA - Hotel and resort construction plan in Nusa Penida increasingly intensifies. By all means, this condition will cause the amount of electricity consumption in Nusa Penida to increase.

On the other hand, the existing power plant in Nusa Penida still needs diesel fuel distributed through roro vessel. Although the PLN Distribution Bali claims to be ready to increase the power, the crossing condition remaining an obstacle will have a major impact on the electrical services in the island regions. PLN Distribution Bali planning to install submarine cables for power distribution to Nusa Penida is ensured to cancel. In other words, electricity service in Nusa Penida remains dependent on the use of diesel power plant currently generating 4,700 KW power. According to Area Manager of PLN East Bali, I Made Suamba, the current power generated will still be able to meet the electricity demand in Nusa Penida reaching 3,500 KW. The electric power comes from leased power plant producing 4,000 KW and the power plant owned by the PLN having the capacity of 700 KW. To meet the demand for electricity in Nusa Penida, it is required at least 16 tons of High Speed Diesel (HSD) fuel each day.

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Matahari Beach Resort & Spa The Matahari is located in North West Bali on a stunning coastline surrounded by National Parks and Marine conservation areas and this setting, with the hills in the back drop, is simply stunning.

Space and tranquillity are what this resort offers most abundantly, and its all within a traditional ambience, the resort lovingly constructed from local materials including marble, palemanan and bamboo.

It’s difficult to believe there are only 32 rooms in the entire resort not least because the amount of facilities and activity on offer is so extensive. From diving to cycling, trips to the national park and golf, there is something for everyone here.

There are 4 room types: Garden and Panorama View (50m2). Deluxe (75m2) and Super Deluxe (100m2). They are housed in 16 Bungalows which have 2 rooms in each.

From the moment you enter the hand carved doors, you know you’re in a unique room whether it’s the Garden or the Super Deluxe. They are beautifully constructed and crafted using local wood and marble with beautiful conical high ceilings and parquet flooring. The 4 poster beds are the gloss on a classical Balinese creation and the effort that has been made to keep the local look and feel is immense to the extent that mod cons are cleverly hidden so you feel you are in a traditional Balinese villa. (In keeping with the peaceful nature of this resort, the rooms do not have TV’s).

The bathrooms are beautiful with huge marble tubs and outdoor showers, which have very interesting dragon head taps.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

Fuel needs are dependent on the smooth crossing of Nusa Jaya Abadi roro vessel from Padang Bay Harbor to Nusa Penida.

When the roro vessel faces problems, then the distribution of fuel will get problem.

According to Made Suamba, constraint of fuel distribution happens when the roro vessel enters the dock or is not operating.

On the one hand, the storage capacity of the fuel tank owned by PLN Nusa Penida is maximally 200 tons and can only supply for about a week. “Now, we are still dependent on the crossing by using roro vessel. If it does not operate, we strive to use barge,” he explained when contacted on Monday (Jul. 6).

He recognized that crossing of fuel to Nusa Penida is still limited considering it is only given additional one trip from regular trip. In the meantime, related to the increasing number of investors that will build hotels and resorts in Nusa Penida, his party will seek to meet the electricity needs. Later, there will be a gas-fueled power plant (PLTMG) scheduled to be in operation in the middle of 2016. “We are trying to do so that people can get good services. In the event of a blackout at home, please contact our call center to 123,” he added. (dwa)

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

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine.

In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Miss Universe Paulina Vega refuses to give up her crown

BOGOTA — The reigning Miss Universe has refused to relinquish her crown despite a tide of condemnation following pageant owner Donald Trump’s remarks on Mexican immigrants.

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In this Jan. 25, 2015, file photo, reigning Miss Universe Gabriela Isler, right, crowns the new Miss Universe, Paulina Vega of Colombia, left, during the Miss Universe pageant in Miami.

Caitlyn Jenner to write weekly editorials on LGBT issues

LOS ANGELES — Caitlyn Jenner will be writing weekly online editorials about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and issues.

Jenner’s spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Monday that the editorials on the celebrity content website WhoSay are part of Jenner’s effort to explore matters of concern to the LGBT community.

Nierob declined to comment on other aspects of the effort, saying it’s too early to discuss them.

This month, the former Bruce Jenner will be featured in an eight-episode series depicting her transition to a new life as a woman. The series, titled “I Am Cait,” debuts July 26 on the E! Entertainment channel.

The Olympic champion has been part of the E! reality series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” about the extended family that includes Jenner’s ex-wife, Kris Jenner, and stepdaughter Kim Kardashian. (ap)

Paulina Vega on Monday said she would continue doing the organization’s social work and dismissed Trump’s accusation that she is a hypocrite for condemning his recent comments but declining to step down as Miss Universe.

“The fact that I am not giving up my crown doesn’t mean that I am changing my stance about everything I said,” the Colombian beauty said in her native country during an interview with radio station La W. “It doesn’t make any sense that Donald Trump calls me a hypocrite because I’m not giving up my crown.”

In his June presidential campaign announcement, Trump said that some

Mexican immigrants to the U.S. bring drugs and crime, and some are rapists.

On Sunday, a few days after Vega called his remarks “unjust and hurtful,” Trump tweeted: “Miss Universe, Paulina Vega, criticized me for telling the truth about illegal immigration, but then said she would keep the crown — Hypocrite.”

“As a Colombian and as Miss Universe, I want to show my support and validate the sentiments of the Latin community,” Vega had said on her Instagram account last week.

Vega, 22, won the 2014 Miss Universe pageant last January in Miami.

Pressure on her to quit has increased

over the past several days, with Colombia retiring its bid to host the event and Mexico announcing that it won’t be sending any candidate to the competition.

Univision also cut its ties with Trump and all of his enterprises, and Colombian superstar Shakira, in reference to the tycoon’s comments, tweeted that “no one living in this century should stand behind so much ignorance.”

Vega, born in Barranquilla, stressed to the radio station that the Miss Universe pageant existed long before Trump acquired it and that “it will continue to exist if he stops being its owner someday.”

“I have kept doing my job as Miss Universe all these days. The work continues as always despite all this craziness going on,” she said. (ap)

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Bali only gets task to maintain culture

Idina Menzel readies US tour like a pop star NEW YORK — Idina Menzel, who has crossed over from the Broadway stage to the Billboard charts, is still surprised that she’s able to sell concert tickets like a proper pop star.

“It’s hard to cross over like that and that’s what this whole last year has been about for me,” Menzel said in a recent interview. “So I’m trying to take it in and be proud of that.”

Menzel, 44, will kick off a North American tour Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia. She’ll play nearly 40 shows, including stops in Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, D.C. The tour will wrap up Oct. 3 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

“It’s amazing to go into new territories and have people buy tickets to your show that you

never knew in a million years would know your name,” Menzel said, smiling.

The tour will feature music from her career, including songs from Broadway shows like “Wicked” and “If/Then,” and the animated hit “Frozen,” which includes the Oscar- and Grammy-winning song “Let It Go,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Menzel will also perform songs from her lesser-known pop albums. “I’m even doing a couple things from albums that I did earlier ... I’m like, ‘You know what, I’m going to do that song now!’” she said.

She may work on new music after the tour.

“I’ll come back and forth, and do some recording, you know, we’ll see,” she said.

“There’s only so much you can do at one time.” (ap)

Tourists walked in front of hotels in Legian Street. Bali tourism is growing rapidly and this tiny island is now the province which earns the most foreign exchange revenue in all of Indonesia.

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MANGUPURA - Bali tourism is growing rapidly and this tiny island is now the province which earns the most foreign exchange revenue in all of Indonesia. Unfortunately, the prestige of tourism on the ‘Island of Thousand Temples’ is beginning to dim due to a number of issues most of which are centred around property.

One problem is the seemingly unstoppable construction of new accommodations which decreases the overall value and quality of tourism and tourists in Bali. Think for a moment about the fact that between 2009 and 2011 62,000 new hotel rooms have become available, and many in the industry suspect that this number has now reached more than 80,000 rooms. With such rapid expansion, those running hotels can no longer safely assume a

return on their investment.

Moreover, the government has now allowed foreign citizen to own properties in Indonesia through a revision of Government Regulation No.41/1996 on the Ownership of Residential Houses for Foreign Citizen domiciling in Indonesia.

The Rector of the Undiknas University Denpasar, Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma, DBA, said that the effects of this new regulation will pose a threat to the people of Bali because

no Balinese person will be able to own assets in their own region.

Eventually the identity or distinctiveness of Bali will be lost.

“In fact this is the reality occurring today. As Balinese people, we are only maintaining our culture in a most rudimentary way. We need to realize that cultural changes are influenced by migrants. Our ambiguous policies are causing the destruction of our culture,” said Sri Darma on Tuesday.

According to Darma, the policy of allowing foreigners to own property is one form of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in preparation for dealing with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) set to come into effect later this year. In addition to

supporting the MEA, the benefit to indigenous people is that we gain tax revenue from expatriates. Local communities can also own property in their own region because the price of land remains affordable and can be leased out to expats.

“However, the question then arises as to whether all Balinese people can afford to buy land. It’s a dilemma because on the one hand we need FDI, while on the other hand we must preserve our sublime culture. Results of a survey indicate that our basic or core values of out culture -namely; mutual assistance, tolerance and solidarity have already disappeared” he said.

Prof. Darma emphasized that it is

difficult for Balinese people to maintain their culture in the face of global influences. “Culture is formed by a group of people who share a collective agreement. However, if the migrants are also eager to preserve the culture for the sake of tourism, Balinese culture will definitely be able to sustain itself,” he said.

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