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Renee Zellweger slams media speculation about plastic surgery

LOS ANGELES - Actress Renee Zellweger criticized media outlets for discussing her appearance, and said she did not have any surgery to alter her face, in an essay published on Friday.

Zellweger, 47, whose appearance has led to widespread speculation in various media outlets in the past year, said she wanted to “make some claim on the truths of my life,” in a blog post entitled “We Can Do Better” on Huffington Post.

S h e was also critical “that tabloid speculations become the subject of mainstream news reporting.”

“Not that it’s anyone’s business, but I did not make a decision to alter my face and have surgery on my eyes,” the actress said.

“This fact is of no true import to anyone at all, but that the possibility alone was discussed among respected journalists and became a public conversation is a disconcerting illustration of news/entertainment confusion and society’s fixation on physicality.”

Zellweger, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for “Cold Mountain” and will be reprising the titular role in the third “Bridget Jones’ Diary”

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movie coming out in September, has faced rumors that she had surgery to alter the shape of her eyes.

The actress first addressed reports of her appearance to People magazine last year, saying, “I’m glad folks think I look different!

I’m living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I’m thrilled that perhaps it shows.”

Zellweger’s post slamming tabloid news culture comes a month after actress Jennifer Aniston wrote a Huffington Post blog saying she was sick of being harassed by photographers and tabloid reporters.

“I am not pregnant. ... I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of ‘journalism,’ the ‘First Amendment’ and ‘celebrity news,’” the 47-year-old former “Friends” actress said.

Like Aniston, Zellweger said the speculation and criticism of her physical appearance left a “problematic” message for younger generations, and “triggers myriad subsequent issues” including image, equality and health. (rtr)

Actress Renee Zellweger waves at the 21st annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on October 20, 2014.

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DENPASAR - Balinese cuisines can become an economic strength for the people of Bali. Amid the onslaught of modern and western food, Balinese cuisines begin to rise with the new breath and style. Some Balinese cuisines have attained their fame such as roasted suckling pig of Bu Oka, roasted suckling pig of Nyoman Siring, roasted suckling pig of Candra, Liku steamed chicken, Warung Mak Beng, Warung Made, Kedewatan chicken rice of Bu Mangku, Men Tempeh, Bebek Tepi Sawah, et cetera.

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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (2nd R) makes a speech as protesters hold placards in front of him during the official announcement of the munincipal election results at the result centre in Pretoria, South Africa, August 6, 2016.

South African’s ANC suffers worst election since taking power South Africa’s local elections The ANC party suffered its worst election since taking power.

PERCENT OF SUPPORT FOR MAIN PARTIES 70 % 60

African National Congress (ANC)

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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 2016

JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress lost its grip on local government in Tshwane, home of the South African capital Pretoria, as results on Saturday gave the opposition Democratic Alliance a second big win in the ANC’s worst election since the end of apartheid.

The results of Wednesday’s voting have reshaped the political landscape in South Africa, where the ANC has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minority rule in 1994, led

by Nelson Mandela.

Unemployment, economic stagnation and scandals around President Jacob Zuma led voters to punish the ANC, changing the outlook for national elections in 2019 and potentially emboldening Zuma’s rivals within the ANC to

challenge him.

Saving some pride, the ANC won in Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic and financial hub, taking 45 percent of the vote to the DA’s 38 percent, but will have to form a coalition to govern.

Wins in Tshwane and in Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the manufacturing hub Port Elizabeth, are a watershed for the DA, which also held Cape Town, a municipality that it has

controlled since 2006.

Last year it elected its first black leader, Mmusi Maimane, as it tries to shake off an image of a party mainly serving white interests. “It signals to everyone that the tide in our country is turning,” Maimane told reporters on Saturday.

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Dewa Made Merta Kota, a Balinese culinary practitioner, said the rise of Balinese cuisines must obtain an accommodation from the government so that they can prevail on track. For example, it can be realized through the establishment of Balinese culinary community.

Aside from helping the marketing aspect, it can also boost the Balinese culinary creativity in order to remain popular.

Komang Sugiantara, another Balinese culinary practitioner, also has great expectations seeing the revival of the Balinese culinary treasures.

According to him, currently Balinese cuisines have great potential to become the economic strength of the community. “Balinese cuisines may not be let lose in the competition against the people coming here (to Bali) and starting businesses and selling,” he said recently.

Revival of Balinese cuisines even takes part in the tourism

development of Bali as a culinary destination. Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra, Director of the Master Program of Tourism Studies at Udayana University, said that cuisine plays important role in the development of sustainable tourism. Many communities get appreciation through their business in Balinese cuisines. He said it must be continued to motivate the Balinese culinary businesses.

In academic circles, the research on Balinese cuisines specifically featured by women has not much been done whereas Balinese cuisines play a very large role in tourism. “Actually many women entrepreneurs that I name the heroine of Balinese cuisine have a major role in tourism,” he said.

Women play significant role in culinary tourism of Bali such as roasted suckling pig of Bu Oka, Kedewatan chicken rice of Bu Mangku, Warung Made in Kuta and Seminyak and Men Tempeh.

The heroines have raised Balinese food originally just denoting the menu of local communities and

intended for rituals has become a menu of tourism world having been enjoyed by people across ethnic and nations.

The heroines of Balinese cuisine play important role in developing local cuisines and tourism sustainability. Just imagine how boring the Bali destination will be if there is no involvement of local cuisines.

“Now, visitors consider to have not been to Ubud if they do not enjoy the Kedewatan chicken rice or roasted suckling pig of Bu Oka,” he said. So, cuisines also bring an important attraction for tourism in Bali.

In contrast, Bali tourism has provided an arena for people to feature local cuisines. If tourism does not flourish, perhaps the salad and tipat cantok (rice bag served with peanut-sauced assorted vegetables) will not be recognized as what happens today so that the local cuisines indirectly become a pillar of tourism in Bali.

“On the contrary, tourism has widely opened our opportunities to the wealth because the cuisines

are enjoyed by international community,” he said.

According to him, the delicacy, hygienic presentation and natural captivating colors need to be improved in the future. Spatial atmosphere of the business premises should be made alluring so that it will exude good impression.

“Good impression, delicious flavor

Babi Guling, one of the traditional cuisine of Bali

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Local govt asked to find out a breakthrough

BANGLI - Tangerine farmers in Kintamani are now distraught. In this harvest season, the price of tangerine slumps to the range of IDR 4,000 per kilogram. The drop in the price of tangerine sufficiently makes farmers lose money. It happens because the current selling price of tangerine is not comparable to production cost spent by farmers.

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and healthy presentation will make guests come over and over again,” he said.

Guests favoring the cuisines will also promote it through social media voluntarily. Many evidences showed that merchants of Balinese cuisines are famous through their products and spend zero rupiah for promotion. (kmb42)

Price of tangerine slumps

The orange seller is seen in the picture.

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Headman of Batukaang, Kintamani, I Nyoman Yudana, said on Saturday (Aug. 6) that the drop in the price of tangerines has been happening since the beginning of the harvest season this year. For Mandarin orange, the selling price currently reaches around IDR 4,000 per kilogram.

In the meantime, the price of Slayer orange can only be sold by farmers for IDR 1,500 per kilogram. Allegedly one of the reasons causing the current drop in the price of oranges is the ever-expanding population of orange so that it leads to over-production during the harvest season.

Yudana said that with the price of orange at IDR 4,000 per kilogram, a lot of farmers suffered great losses. The selling price is considered incomparable to production cost that must be incurred by farmers over the years.

Related to the condition, Yudana also hoped the government can intervene by looking for a breakthrough after the harvest.

Besides, the government is expected to help farmers by providing subsidized fertilizer and pesticide to reduce losses. “With the help, I have confidence that tangerine farmers can produce comfortably,” he said. (kmb40)

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Pennsylvania’s first Mormon temple to open in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — The Mormon church is offering the general public a rare opportunity to tour its 152nd temple, a first of its kind in Pennsylvania and prominent addition to downtown Philadelphia.

Public tours of the granite temple will run between Wednesday and Sept. 9 near Logan Circle, an openspace park in the city’s center, after which it will be dedicated and only church members in good standing will be permitted to walk its halls.

“We do not build temples all of the time. To visit is a once in a generation or two experience,” said Larry Wilson, executive director of the Mormon church’s temple department.

Some 80,000 have already registered to tour the space, and Wilson expects to see that number double.

Regional membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints has grown to more than 40,000 in parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland, which prompted church leadership in 2008 to announce plans for the temple.

The faithful travel to Mormon

temples, which are called “houses of the Lord,” to participate in and receive sacred ordinances, or rituals, such as marriage ceremonies or baptisms for deceased family members.

Philadelphia’s temple will significantly lessen the commute for people like Corinne Dougherty, a church spokeswoman for the Philadelphia region. She and a car full of elderly women from her congregation currently travel nearly seven hours roundtrip to the Washington, D.C., temple every other month.

Church officials have not released the cost of temple constructions, but with some of the finest building materials — from Swarovski crystal to Italian marble — the temples are not cheap.

Elaborate finishes spread across each of the Philadelphia temple’s four levels leave the facility in stark contrast to the much simpler meeting houses church members use for weekly worship.

A massive crystal chandelier hangs in the center of the third floor’s “celestial room,” inviting visitors to enter and meditate. Each level, more adorned than the previ-

ous, is believed to draw you closer to God, Wilson said.

In the temple’s highest level, members get married in ceremonies that the religion believes seals families for eternity. There, natural light breaks through large windows and stained-glass in soft white, beige and blue.

“Standing here we are in the world, but we are always striving for greater holiness for ourselves and our families,” Wilson said.

The temple’s interior and exterior designs are as purposeful as they are ornate. Sweeping Pennsylvania countryside landscapes cover the walls of the lower rooms with depictions of the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers.

Designers also made a “conscious effort” to blend mention of the nation’s founding with church history. Two crossed quills embellish moldings and wooden rails as reminders that the church’s founder translated its sacred text — the Book of Mormon — in Pennsylvania and the founding fathers’ signed the Constitution in Philadelphia.

A painting of the Constitutional Convention mixes with gold

framed depictions of Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith, the Mormon church’s founder.

“If you look around you will see that there are not many flaws.

And if a flaw exists, we fix it,” Wilson said.

Out of respect, the church intentionally built the towering 208-foot, 2-inch temple a little shorter than the neighboring Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The golden trumpeting Angel Moroni, standing at just more than 21 feet on the temple’s eastern spire, marks the temple’s highest point.

The signature angel statue will stand atop each of the church’s new temples. Plans have most recently been announced in Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Brazil and Peru.

Wilson expects the Philadelphia temple to spark some interest in Mormonism, calling the church’s expansion to more than 15 million members worldwide in 2015 “remarkable.”

“We’ve gone from those two members in the Pennsylvania wilderness to tens of thousands in the region and even more globally,” he said. (ap)

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Due to its popularity, this tourism village is made into the leading attraction by the government of Bangli district as contributor to the regionally generated revenue (PAD).

Penglipuran attraction

Promoted as venue of pre-wedding and reception

BANGLI — The attraction of Penglipuran traditional village has been familiar in the ears of domestic and foreign travelers.

Well-arranged housing complex gives intensely traditional impression and the society faithfully maintains the ancestral tradition so that makes the village located in the district of Bangli become an obligatory visit.

Due to its popularity, this tourism village is made into the leading attraction by the government of Bangli district as contributor to the regionally generated revenue (PAD). During religious and national holiday, thousands of

travelers come to make a visit. So far, visitors only see the attractions like the uniqueness of local village, bamboo forest and a number of typical cuisines. However, this year the management of the tourism village begins to initiate an

innovation, where the Penglipuran village is also opened for a number of events, such as pre-wedding or reception.

“Wedding ceremony is not allowed here because it has something to do with customs. So far, we just initiate the event in the form of pre-wedding and reception,” said the Operations Manager, I Nengah Moneng.

He continued that pre-wedding event was once held by a foreign citizen some time ago. It was

organized in the outermost courtyard of the local Pura Desa. Other than the family of the couple, it also involved the local community amounting to hundreds of people.

“It took place at night. The venue is decorated with vibrant lighting and torches. It looked very beautiful and has positive impact. This motivates us to organize a similar event in the future,” he said.

To promote the new program, Moneng claimed to have com-

municated with a number travel agencies directly getting in touch with travelers. In the future, this additional new attraction is expected to increase the number of tourist visits. Aside from implementation of the event, supporting facilities including a homestay has also been prepared. “This will continue to be promoted,” he said. In the meantime, when asked about the price he said it depends on the type of event and the number of residents involved. (sos)

Mertasari Village Art Carnival

Cultural charm and market fair thronged by residents

DENPASAR — Traditional market fair (pekenan lais maseluk) coupled with Cultural Charms of Sanur Kauh is welcomed enthusiastically by local residents. As evidence, many people attended the activities of cultural charm and the traditional market fair. Of the 11 hamlets at Sanur Kauh, all the hamlets joined and participated in the activities. The carnival taking place on August 5-7 was also filled with entertainment such as the Bondres gag and Balinese artist parade.

Headman of Kauh Sanur, Made Ada, said that Sanur Kauh has a lot of activities in the series of community empowerment. In order not to

be scattered, the program was then organized and accommodated into cultural charms.

“Whatever possessed by our community, whether they are businesses, culinary treasures, knife crafts or silver crafts, we are going to accommodate them in the future,” he said on Saturday (Aug. 6).

Seeing from the coming visitors and enthusiasm of residents, the first held cultural charm is expected to be able to last continuously. “Such crowded visitors indicated they certainly support this event and hopefully it can continue,” he added.

In the meantime, the traditional market fair denoting the activity

of South Denpasar subdistrict is an activity having been performed for several times. Since the Sanur Kauh village gets the turn this year, the traditional market fair is then coupled with the cultural charm.

“The subdistrict activity known as traditional market fair has actually been going on for a long time and organized from one village to another village,” he explained.

This activity is meant to provide the opportunities for small stalls so that they can have an organization as well as promote their business to be better known.

Committee chairman of the cultural charm, I Nyoman Sum-

erdana, explained there are some activities undertaken in a series of the cultural charm. In essence, the activities of cultural charm pose a community-based cultural activity organized by the community of Sanur Kauh.

“Through the cultural charm, we feature the potentials of our village. We present the culture of our Sanur village to express hobby and talent,” he said.

According to him, the activities involving all the hamlets will surely be welcomed enthusiastically even though under the heat of the sun.

On Saturday (Aug. 6) the cultural charm activity in the form

of gymnastics, poco-poco gymnastics competition, Bondres gag performance inserted with the dissemination of information on the AIDS Mitigation Commission (KPA) Denpasar and the announcement of the poco-poco gymnastics champions. In the afternoon, it was resumed with Gong Kebyar parade and Balinese pop song parade. Results of the poco-poco gymnastics competition followed by all the hamlets at Sanur Kauh are as follows, Bet Ngandang achieved the first position, Dangin Peken the second position, Puseh the third position and the Abiantimbul the first runner up. (kmb42)

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Banana sheath crafts also favored by foreign buyers

SINGARAJA — Banana sheath crafts get appreciation from local and foreign buyers. This potential is developed by Ambengan village, Sukasada, by processing raw materials of simple banana sheathes into high-valued products.

A number of people since the past few years have developed photo frames and photo album crafts. The making is still carried out manually and traditionally. Crafter community collects the quality banana sheath as the raw material. All the materials are sorted and cut, and then they are formed according to the desired size. Additional variations are using butterfly leaf as the accessories to make the products look appealing.

“At Ambengan village, many home industries produce photo frames and albums. The material of banana sheath is combined with cardboard.

The making of banana sheath crafts has been running since 1995. We take advantage of the uniqueness owned by the banana sheaths into various products,” said Ketut Rasio, an artisan, not long ago.

He said the craft potential at Ambengan village needs to be aggressively developed. Moreover, the production of innovative craft is able to improve the local economy. The marketing has reached some countries like Italy, Greece, Jamaica and Hawaii. “The development of banana sheath craft begins to experience ups and downs. In the past, almost all villagers made photo frame crafts. Due to global crisis, craftsmen declined slightly, but generally some people are still making the crafts,” he added.

He added that the banana sheath craft business involves ten laborers and was pioneered by his brother-in-law. Currently, many foreign guests order his products as decoration with high aesthetic value put in the rooms. “We expect the handicraft business at Ambengan to continuously grow and be demanded by the market. Besides, the sales condition gradually improves,” he said.

Marketing to foreign countries is offered at affordable price where the small size is sold for IDR 11,000 per piece and the largest one for IDR 35,000 per piece. Each month craftsmen can deliver at least 200 to 250 pieces to some buyers. “The products are made and delivered in accordance with consumer demand. We have no stock of craft products. After producing, we immediately deliver the products,” he said. (kmb34)

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Since the past few weeks, the artisans of wood souvenir at the local hamlet began making various kinds of souvenirs with the characters of Pokemon Go, namely the yellow and adorable Pikachu.

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Craftsmen at Malet Kuta Mesir make various Pokemon crafts

BANGLI — Craftsmen of wood souvenirs at Malet Kuta Mesir hamlet, Tiga, Susut, seem unwilling to miss the fame of Pokemon Go game for the development of their businesses.

Since the past few weeks, the artisans of wood souvenir at the local hamlet began making various kinds of souvenirs with the characters of Pokemon Go, namely the yellow and adorable Pikachu.

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One of the crafters of the wood souvenir, Ni Putu Widiastuti, said that she was inspired to make such a souvenir by the fame of Pokemon Go game within the past month. So far, the Pokemon-themed souvenirs having been made by her and other artisans include pencil case, wall decoration, business card case and wall clock.

The main raw material used to make various types of Pokemon souvenirs is albizia wood. Just as the making of animal-themed souvenirs or any others, the Pokemon souvenir is also made through a process of manual engraving and finishing. “Before the booming of Pokemon Go game, we usually make wooden souvenirs of animal

themes. One of them is owl souvenir,” said the woman who is also a group leader of Tunjung Sari wood crafter, Friday (Aug. 5).

Widiastuti said that since the Pokemon-themed souvenir is a relatively new product made by wood artisans at Malet Kuta Mesir, it has not been widely marketed to souvenir shops. Only a few types of souvenirs have been ordered by travelers.

“We have marketed a small number of products because we are still new. To these days, the marketing is also still assisted by instructor that has trained us how to finish wooden souvenirs,” she said.

Nevertheless, she has already planned to market the Pokemon-

themed souvenirs in an exhibition.

The price set for this wooden souvenir will vary ranging from IDR 30,000 to IDR 50,000.

In the meantime, hamlet chief of Malet Kuta Mesir, Ketut Redam, said that the number of citizens getting involved in the wooden souvenir making in the area is quite a lot. Moreover, nearly 90 percent of the local residents at his village work as craftsmen of wooden souvenir.

He said that there are no problems for crafters in terms of process and availability of raw materials.

However, they often find problems related to marketing. “Wooden souvenir products made by our citizens are often bought at cheap price. But the reselling price is more expensive. We do not understand about this,” he explained.

He added that all this time the souvenir handicraft products made by his residents are absorbed by the souvenir merchants in Gianyar. (kmb40)

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Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra drops her vote into a ballot box during the referendum on a draft constitution at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2016.

Thais vote for first time since 2014 coup in charter referendum

BANGKOK - Voters in Thailand headed to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on a new junta-backed constitution that would pave the way for a general election in 2017 but require future elected governments to rule on the military’s terms.

The ballot is the first major popularity test for the junta led

by Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha, who has suppressed political activity during the two years since he seized power in a 2014 coup.

Ahead of the referendum, polls suggested a small lead in favour of accepting the new constitution, but most voters were undecided.

Preliminary results were expected at around 8.00 p.m. (1300 GMT).

The junta has said the constitution is designed to heal more than a decade of divisive politics in Thailand that has dented growth and left scores dead in civil unrest.

Critics, among them major political parties, say it aims to enshrine the military’s political role for years to come.

Prayuth has said he will not resign if Thailand rejects the

constitution and that an election will take place next year no matter what the outcome.

“I urge everyone to come out and vote... to decide on the future of the country,” Prayuth told reporters after casting his vote at a polling station in northwest Bangkok early on Sunday.

Voting through mid-afternoon had been trouble-free, said Police Major General Piyaphan Pingmuang.

“There have been no incidents to indicate protests or any political movement today,” he said. “Everything is smooth.”

Around 200,000 police were deployed for the vote.

Of 21 cases of voters tearing ballot papers, some were deliberate and others accidental, said Boonyakiat Rakchartcharoen, deputy secretary-general of the

Election Commission.

Two students were detained and charged on Saturday in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum for handing out leaflets urging voters to vote against the referendum, police said.

The junta, formally known as the National Council for Peace and Order, forbid debate about the constitution and banned campaigning ahead of the vote. The authorities have detained and charged dozens of people who have spoken against it, including politicians and student activists.

Amnesty International said on Friday the junta had created a chilling climate ahead of the vote through pervasive human rights violations.

The vote comes against the back-drop of concern about the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88. The military has for decades invoked its duty as defender of the deeply revered monarch to justify its interventions in politics. (rtr)

MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked more than 150 judges, mayors, lawmakers, police and military personnel to illegal drugs Sunday, ordering them to surrender for investigation as he ratcheted up his bloody war against what he calls a “pandemic.”

Duterte promptly relieved members of the military and police he named from their current posts and ordered government security personnel to be withdrawn from politicians he identified in a nationally televised speech. He also ordered gun licenses of those named revoked.

“All military and police who are attached to these people, I’m giving you 24 hours to report to your mother unit or I will whack you. I’ll dismiss you from the service,” Duterte said in the speech at a military camp in southern Davao city.

He said that the list of politicians, judges and law enforcers given to him by the military and police might or might not be true, but that he had a duty to disclose to the public how the drug problem had become so pervasive.

“There is no due process in my mouth,” Duterte said. “You can’t stop me and I’m not afraid even if you say that I can end up in jail.”

The list of names, which Duterte said included some friends, has been validated by authorities but did not contain details of the officials’ alleged involvement to the drug trade or offer any evidence.

Some names were incomplete, while others had no rank or government position.

They included eight judges, as well as five retired and current generals. The rest were mostly town mayors and police officers. One retired general, Vicente Loot, has been previously named in public by Duterte and has denied any wrongdoing.

“It’s a pandemic,” said Duterte, a former mayor of Davao, where he built a reputation for his crime-busting style that allegedly involved extrajudicial killings.

Duterte’s latest salvo ups the ante in his war on drugs, which has already left more than 400 suspected dealers and pushers dead and more than 4,400 arrested in more than a month since he took office.

Nearly 600,000 people have surrendered to authorities, hoping to avoid getting killed.

The crackdown has been one of the biggest and bloodiest in the Philippines’ recent history and has alarmed human rights groups and the dominant Roman Catholic Church. But Duterte has dismissed their concerns and has openly threatened to kill crime suspects, assuring law enforcers that he would defend them if they face lawsuits while battling criminality. (ap)

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In this July 1, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during the “Assumption of Command” of new Police Chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa at Camp Crame, Philippine National Police headquarters, in suburban Quezon city, Philippines.

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BUSINESS French tourism minister says hotel stays down 10 pct in July due to attacks -paper PARIS - The number of nights spent in French hotels by foreign tourists fell 10 percent in July compared to last year as visitors from outside Europe were deterred by recent Islamist militant attacks, the tourism minister was cited as saying on Sunday.

France’s tourism industry, an important driver of its economy, has suffered since Islamic State gunmen killed 130 people in an attack in Paris last year. It was dealt further blows in July when a militant killed 85 people by ramming a truck into crowds in the Riviera city Nice. Two weeks later, two men killed a priest in a small town in Normandy.

High-spending visitors from the United States, Asia and the Gulf in particular had been discouraged by the attacks, Matthias Fekl said in an interview with Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

Tourists from other European countries, who make up about 80 percent of visitors, were still coming to France, he said. The first six

months of the year had also seen a 10 percent decline in the number of stays compared to a year ago, Fekl told the newspaper.

The impact was most felt in Paris and the region around the capital, with tourist stays in other regions showing a 2 percent increase in the January-June period, he said.

Weak activity in France contributed to a fall in first-half operating profit for French group AccorHotels, and Air France-KLM has said it expects its unit revenues to decline in July and August, partly due to the situation in France.

Tourism professionals also say negative perceptions about France have been fuelled by violent street protests this year as well as robberies targeting Asian visitors.

Economic uncertainty and weakness in sterling following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union have also raised concerns about British tourist spending, and Fekl said the initial impact would be measured at the end of the summer.(rtr)

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French nationals living in the capital and other sympathizers light candles before a papier mache replica of the Eiffel tower during a memorial and minute of silence for the victims of the recent Nice, France attack as they join in mourning at the Alliance Francaise de Manille in Makati city, metro Manila, Philippines July 18, 2016.

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Alleged terrorist grd hatched plan to attack Marina Bay

Maria Duarte, Minister of Urban Development and Housing of Ecuador, looks on during an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation in New York, U.S. on August 5, 2016.

JAKARTA - Alleged terrorist GRD (31), who was arrested in Batam Center in Sumatras Riau Islands province on Friday, is believed to have planned to attack Marina Bay, Singapore.

Ecuador appeals to tourists to return as earthquake hits economy

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NEW YORK - Almost four months after a devastating earthquake hit Ecuador, a leading government minister has appealed to tourists to return to the financially-struggling Andean country.

Nearly 700 people were killed and about 6,200 injured on April 16 in the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in almost four decades, leaving about 8,650 people living in government shelters, according to government figures.

Maria Duarte, Ecuador’s Minister of Urban Development and Housing, said she was “totally” optimistic about the pace of reconstruction with the repair or rebuilding of 26,000 homes in the works or planned.

Longer term she said the government had to improve the construction of buildings in Ecuador which is prone to earthquakes. Two tremors struck the northwest coast again in May, leading to one death in the same region as the April quake.

But for now she appealed to tourists to return to Ecuador to help put the country back on track.

“We have several types of victims, not all are victims due to the destruction of their homes,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a interview during a visit to New York City. “There are people who remain

without jobs and whose only form of sustenance was tourism, which momentarily is nonexistent.”

The strongest quake in Ecuador since 1979 has tested the country’s resilience at a time of economic difficulties due to low oil prices in this small member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Some $3.3 billion will be required to rebuild affected areas, according to authorities.

President Rafael Correa has announced a raft of measures to finance the emergency with funding sources ranging from loans from the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral lenders to plans to sell assets and increase some taxes.

But he also described many ill-built constructions in Ecuador as “death traps” built as such to “save a few pennies” and has urged residents to push mayors to enforce construction standards.

Duarte said municipal building requirements were rarely respected or enforced in remote areas of the country and in the disaster’s aftermath

more than 60,000 inspections of buildings and other structures had been conducted.

“There is a weakness at the municipal level,” she said in the interview that was conducted in Spanish on Friday.

“One of the great ... challenges and the great goals that we need is much, much more control over construction.” The hardest-hit areas, the coastal provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas, are tourist hubs whose beach towns fuel Ecuador’s vital tourism industry, Duarte said.

Some 1.5 million foreign vacationers flocked to Ecuador last year, contributing $1.7 billion dollars to the nation’s otherwise largely oil and export-dependent economy.

But that source of income is now at risk, Duarte said, with the government only releasing economic data for the first quarter of the year so far.

The central bank has said it will need to revise its full-year projections for 2016 economic growth as a result of the tremor, but has not yet provided an updated figure.

“Despite all the efforts we are making, there are certain regions that haven’t recovered,” said Duarte who was in New York to plan Habitat III, a U.N. conference on cities to be held in October in Quito.(rtr)

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Sri Agustiani (INA) of Indonesia competes. She won silver medal and the first medal for Indonesia in Rio Olimpic 2016.

President urges for expediting development

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has called for expediting the development efforts to make use of the momentum of economic growth and optimism by taking credible steps.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said at the presidential palace compound here on Friday that the President wished to accelerate the development efforts in view of a number of economic indicators.

“I have seen the economic indicators. We will continue this momentum of improvement and optimism. The development could be expedited by taking certain cred-

ible steps,” she stated.

Mulyani added that the most important thing now was to explain the situation to different stakeholders who can play a very important role in the economic sector, including those in the community, business circles and parliament.

“All budget instruments and government policies would be decided based on as much accurate data or information as possible,” she stressed. The policies will also clearly depict the available opportunities.

“If the investors found any problems or hurdles in the policies, they

must tell so and we will respond adequately. I think it will create a better momentum,” she explained.

The President will continue monitoring the current economic growth, recorded at 5.18 percent, and has asked the finance ministry to keep track of the indicators and respond through better policy formulation, she noted.

“Inflation must be low and economic growth must be high to create jobs. We will see if there are still areas that remain vulnerable to internal or external factors and will then respond in the required manner,” she assured.(ant)

“They had hatched a plan to attack Singapore by firing a rocket from Batam,” head of the national polices public information bureau, Brigadier General Agus Rianto, said here on Friday.

He informed that GRD was to execute the plan in cooperation with Bahrun Naim, an ISIS fighter from Indonesia. “The plot was likely hatched before BN (Bahrun Naim) left for Syria,” he added.

GRD is also believed to have planned a number of bombings at busy locations and police stations. Agus pointed out that GRD is the leader of a terrorist group, named “Kitabah Gonggong Rebus.”

The polices anti-terrorist Densus 88 squad arrested GRD and five other KGR members in Batam on Friday.

“We arrested six terror suspects who were members of the Kitabah Gonggong Rebus from Batam on Friday morning,” he said.

They were caught from different locations. GRD (31), Tar (21) and ES (35) were nabbed from the Batam Center while TS (46) was caught in Nagoya and HGY (20) and MTS (19) from Batu Aji. They are now still being intensively interrogated to determine their respective roles, Agus disclosed.(ant)

AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 20, 2016, file photo, two kayaks are dwarfed against the skyline of the Marina Bay area, which is home to popular hotels, and tourist attractions such as the Singapore Flyer, the city-state’s observation wheel seen at right, in Singapore.

Law on terrorism has shortcomings: Police chief

YOGYAKARTA - National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian has said the Law No. 15 of Year 2003 on Eradication of Terrorism Criminal Actions still has certain shortcomings.

“Therefore, we hope that the concerned parties, in this case the Special Committee (on the law revision) and the DPR (the House of

Representatives), will give attention to these shortcomings when deliberating a revision of the law on terrorism,” General Karnavian stated during his address to the students of the University of Muhammadiyah in Yogyakarta, Saturday.

Among the shortcomings are the missing points about preventive actions and rehabilitation of terrorism

accused inmates after they complete their jail term.

“Besides, the law also does not accommodate the issues about Amaliyah and the ISIS, while in fact there are many Indonesian nationals who went abroad to learn how to use weapons and to take up jihad,” he added.

Besides, the law also does not

cover the aspect about human rights protection because any authority which is too powerful can deviate from that course.

He called for including proper provisions to cover these aspects which are very important while revising the law on terrorism.

“The Law No. 15 of the year 2003 was passed following a gov-

ernment regulation in lieu of No. 1 of year 2002, because of pressures from abroad and within the country after the Bali bombings in 2002,” the general noted.

He hoped that the move to revise the law on terrorism will take into account the latest developments related to terrorism that are seen nowadays.(ant)

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Rebel fighters ride a tank in an artillery academy of Aleppo, Syria, August 6, 2016.

Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege

BEIRUT - Syrian rebels broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a major government military complex meant to end a monthlong siege, insurgents and a monitoring group said.

Pro-government media outlets denied the siege had been broken and a U.S. State Department official said the situation was “too fluid” to comment. The heavy fighting and air strikes reported from the area seemed to indicate any passage that may have been opened would be far from secure enough for civilians to travel through.

Rebels have been trying to break through a thin strip of governmentcontrolled territory to reconnect insurgent areas in western Syria with their encircled sector of eastern Aleppo, in effect breaking a government siege begun last month.

The offensive against the government’s Ramousah military complex, which contains a number of

military colleges, began on Friday.

Taking control of Ramousah and linking up with eastern Aleppo would isolate government-held western Aleppo by cutting the southern route out toward the capital Damascus.

It would also give rebels access to armaments stored in the base the Syrian army has used in the five-year conflict as a strategic platform from which to shell opposition targets.

Two rebel groups and a monitor said on Saturday they had broken the siege, but pro-government media outlets denied the claim and said the Syrian army was in fact regaining recently taken territory from rebels.

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but maybe not too many people came out to vote so we need to go back and find out why.” The DA will also need to form coalitions to govern in both Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay. In his first public remarks since the vote’s outcome, Zuma said South Africa was a “democracy where differences of political opinion and diverse political preferences are allowed to flourish”.

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The ANC still won the most votes overall, and was working to form coalitions in the municipalities where it lost its majority. “We are into negotiations as we speak,” said Paul Mashatile, the ANC chairman in Gauteng province, which includes Tshwane and Johannesburg.

“It’s quite clear that our people, our traditional supporters, are still with us

MISMANAGEMENT The ANC has lost support among

“We’ve seen reports but the situation is fluid and we aren’t going to provide battlefield updates,” the State Department official told Reuters.

Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, said in an online statement: “Fighters from outside the city met their brother fighters from inside the city, and work is under way to establish control over remaining positions to break the siege.”

A commander from more moderate rebel group also told Reuters the siege had been broken but said it was early days and matters were “not easy”.

The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war, said intense fighting and heavy air strikes meant no secure corridor had yet been established between the two rebel-held territories. (rtr)

voters who feel their lives have not improved, and the opposition has accused Zuma of mismanaging the economy. Millions of urban voters are now looking beyond its liberation struggle credentials and focusing on an economy teetering on the edge of a recession. Zuma rattled investors in December by changing finance ministers twice in a week, sending the rand plummeting. The currency has since recovered and received a boost from the lack of violence during the local elections.

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Man yelling “Allahu Akbar!” wounds two Belgian police in machete attack

BRUSSELS - A machetewielding man yelling “Allahu Akbar!” (God is greatest) injured two female police officers before being fatally shot in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist act.

The attacker was shot by a third officer and subsequently died of his wounds, but the police officers were out of danger, police said.

“Initial indications clearly point towards terrorism,” Prime Minister Charles Michel told the television channel RTL. Public broadcaster VRT said the attacker had taken out a machete when two officers asked to search him at a checkpoint set up outside the city’s police headquarters as part of security measures imposed after major Islamist attacks in the last nine months in Belgium and neighbouring France.

One young man told the television station VTM that he and his friends heard five to six shots fired in rapid succession, then, 30 seconds later, three more shots.

There was no immediate indication of the man’s identity;

Belgian media reported that the attacker had no papers with him.

A spokesman for the federal prosecutor said the authorities expected to be able to issue more information on Sunday morning.

Local media reported that Michel was returning from holiday and would meet with the security services on Sunday.

Belgium and its capital Brussels, home to European Union institutions and the headquarters of NATO, are currently on a security alert level of three out of a maximum four, denoting a “possible and probable” threat.

Last March, Islamist bombers killed 32 people in suicide attacks at Brussels airport and a metro station. In addition, many of those who carried out the attacks on Paris last November, in which 130 people died, were based in Belgium.

Saturday’s incident also follows a series of attacks in the last month, mostly in France and Germany, many of which have been claimed by the militant group Islamic State. In the worst, in the French city of Nice, 84 people were killed. (rtr)

REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Belgian police officers stand guard outside the main police station after a machete-wielding man injured two female police officers before being shot in Charleroi, Belgium, August 6, 2016.

The president survived an impeachment vote in April after the Constitutional Court said he had broken the law by ignoring an order to repay some of $16 million in state funds spent on renovating his private home. Zuma has since said he will repay some of the money, as ordered by the court.

“The ANC may just become a rural party,” said William Gumede, head of the Democracy Works Foundation think-tank.

The radical leftist Economic Free-

dom Fighters (EFF) party led by Julius Malema, Zuma’s one-time protege but now arch-foe, came a distant third in the local elections, with about 10 percent of the vote.

Malema has drawn support with promises to nationalise banks and land and redistribute among poor black people wealth still mostly in white hands - policies that both the DA and the ANC have not found palatable.

With the ANC and DA both seeking to rule in Johannesburg and Tshwane, the EFF could be courted where

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Museum Gedong Kirtya

SINGARAJA - Gedong Kirtya is a manuscript museum in Singaraja, north Bali, which houses a vast collection of thousands of old Balinese manuscripts inscribed on lontar palm-leaves. These lontar books cover subjects of literature, mythology, history and religious works and are some of the oldest written works on the island.

The manuscripts record ancient knowledge and wisdom of older Balinese generations and are historical references of all Balinese daily activities, rituals and art. Singaraja houses this only lontar museum in the world. Formerly it was referred to as the Liefrinck van der Tuuk library, named after its Dutch founders. The lontar derives its name from the local word for the Asian Palmyra palm, or Borassus flabellifer, which grows in dry regions. The leaves are further dried and used as pages upon which writings are carved into by the aid of a special sharp-tipped blade called a temutik.

Gedong Kirtya was built in 1928 as a repository of these manuscripts with collections coming from various islands other than from Bali itself. The volumes are kept in special wooden boxes and sorted under different categories, from Vedic renditions and mantra hymns, religion, wariga or Balinese astronomy, itihasa or epic tales and poems, babad or Balinese genealogy, to tantri or folklore. (IBP/net)

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American teenager Thrasher wins first gold of Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women’s 10m air rifle event.

The 19-year-old U.S. college champion edged out China’s Du Li, gold in Athens in 2004, with an Olympic-record score of 208 in the sport’s new finals format.

Defending Olympic champion Yi Siling, also of China, took the bronze medal.

Competing in her first Olympics, Thrasher, as the first champion of the 2016 Games, was awarded her medal by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and said the achievement was beyond her wildest dreams.

The youngest of the eight finalists by several years, Thrasher established an early lead after battling with the Russian shooter Daria Vdovina, who stumbled midway through the competition and finished fifth.

“About halfway through when I took the lead it kind of became clear to me that I was in contention for a medal, but I quickly pushed that thought away and focused on breathing and taking one shot at a time,” Thrasher said.

Thrasher learned to love shooting

while hunting deer with her grandfather when she was in eighth grade.

“I got my first deer and I liked the adrenaline of pulling the trigger,” she said.

She then joined her high school air rifle team and was recruited by West Virginia University, where she became a national collegiate champion as a freshman this year.

With her non-nonsense style, Thrasher seemed unfazed by her seasoned field and consistently scored in the 10 points target area over the 20 rounds.

Afterwards, she noted that she had not attended the Olympics’ opening ceremony Friday night and had instead gone to bed early for her Olympic debut.

Like all American shooters, Thrasher faced the inevitable question of what she thinks about gun control in the United States, a hotbutton issue in this election year.

She responded matter of factly that the controversy over guns in America “really is just distracting from our sport, which is very different.” (rtr)

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(L-R) Cate Campbell (AUS) of Australia, Bronte Campbell (AUS) of Australia, Brittany Elmslie (AUS) of Australia and Emma McKeon (AUS) of Australia pose with their gold medals and the Australian flag.

ming competition that saw three world records smashed in Rio on Saturday.

Hosszu, five times a world champion but without a medal from three previous Olympics, demolished the world record by 2.07 seconds in the final of the women’s 400 metres individual medley.

Australia’s women retained their Olympic title by winning the 4x100m freestyle relay in world record time, with sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell swimming the last two stages to overhaul the United States, despite the efforts of Katie Ledecky on the anchor leg.

Mack Horton’s victory in the men’s 400 freestyle also meant Australia had already doubled their gold medal tally from a disappointing showing four years ago.

The day’s record spree began with Britain’s Adam Peaty, who broke his own world mark of 57.92 in the heats of the 100 breaststroke when he clocked 57.55.

Tipped to become the first British man to win an Olympic gold since 1988, he then swam 57.62 in the semi-finals.

In the first of four evening finals, Japan’s Kosuke Hagino won the men’s 400m individual medley, the gruelling discipline that combines butterfly, backstroke, breast-

stroke and freestyle.

Hagino, the bronze medallist in 2012, won with a time of four minutes, 6.05 seconds to end a U.S. stranglehold on the event dating back to 1996.

Chase Kalisz of the United States, who had been fastest in the heats, finished second and Japan’s Daiya Seto took the bronze.

In the men’s 400 freestyle, Australia’s Horton edged out defending champion Sun Yang of China and Italy’s Gabriele Detti, pulling ahead in the final quarter after shadowing Britain’s James Guy and Conor Dwyer of the U.S. for much of the race.

Hosszu then grabbed the spotlight with a stunning victory in the 400 individual medley. Having suffered a nightmare Olympics in London, where she started as a hot medal prospect but came away empty-handed, she led from start to finish and stormed down the final length with the crowd roaring her on to the record.

“It’s just crazy that I’ve been able to swim two seconds faster than anyone ever, ever did. It’s just crazy,” said the Hungarian, who will also contest the 200 IM, 200 butterfly and 100 and 200 backstroke. (rtr)

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Sp rt Solo comes up big for 200th cap, US beats France 1-0

BELO HORIZONTE — Love her or hate her, Hope Solo’s dominance as a goalkeeper is undeniable. Solo came up big in her 200th international appearance as the United States fought off France 1-0 on Saturday in an Olympic group match at Mineirao Stadium. And she did it while facing boos from Brazilian fans still riled up about her social media posts about the Zika virus.

“What’s important to me is that I played the best quality of football that I can play, and that hopefully our team makes it to the final,” Solo said. “If they (the fans) are having fun, great. I like a loud stadium. But it really doesn’t mean anything to me.”

Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in international play. She also became just the 11th U.S. player to reach that number of appearances.

The U.S. women, winners of last year’s World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Along with the tournament-opening victory over New Zealand, the United States is in good position for the quarterfinals.

France, ranked No. 3, was considered the Americans’ biggest rival in the group. And they proved a tenacious foe. Carli Lloyd’s goal finally broke through in the 64th minute against France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. Tobin Heath’s shot caromed off the post and while Bouhaddi struggled to recover, Lloyd tapped in the rebound for her eighth Olympic goal.

“Never forget that the U.S. is the world champion,” France coach Philippe Bergeroo said. For the first half, it was all Solo.

She tipped Wendie Renard’s header from a free kick off the crossbar in the 16th minute. Her most dramatic stop came in the 41st when Marie-Laure Delie charged in alone and Solo collapsed to her knees to smother the shot.

“She was getting free and I knew she was going to crack a shot as soon as she saw the goal, so I just tried to close her as quickly as I could. And I as I closed her — some people think she went through my legs on purpose because it was the only part that was open because I had her closed down — I don’t really think so, I think she just tried to crack a shot,” Solo said.

The 200th cap was Solo’s latest accomplishment in a 16-year international career.

Last month, she became the first goalkeeper with 100 international shutouts when the United States defeated South Africa 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

It was also her 150th career win.

Solo won her second straight Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper at the Women’s World Cup a year ago. Over the course of the tournament in Canada, she had five clean sheets and allowed only three goals in seven games.

She irked some Brazilians before the games started when she posted a photo of herself decked out in mosquito netting and armed with insecticide, with the caption: “Not sharing this!!! Get your own! (hashtag) zikaproof.” As a result, fans at Mineirao Stadium have booed her every time she touched the ball.

But following Saturday’s match, Solo had apparently turned some of the fans in her favor. While the team was cooling down in the end zone area, the crowd could be heard chanting “Hope! Hope! Hope!”

“I’m just being myself playing soccer,” she said.

“They can love me or hate me, I’m just going to continue doing the same things.” The players said the boos were not a distraction as the team was focused on becoming the first to win at an Olympics following a World Cup title.

United States coach Jill Ellis made a couple of changes in her lineup for the match. Whitney Engen came in for defender Julie Johnston, who is out with groin soreness, and Crystal Dunn came in for Mallory Pugh, who hurt an ankle in the opener. But the most stunning lineup change was made by France, which did not start star Eugenie Le Sommer, who scored in France’s 4-0 victory over Colombia. It was not clear whether Le Sommer was injured.

With the victory, the United States improves to 16-0-1 this year. Lloyd’s goal was her 11th of the year and 90th of her career. She also scored in the opener against New Zealand.

“I think the crowd only gets going when Hope has the ball,” Lloyd said about the atmosphere. “I think they’re having fun with it at this point. They’ll probably go for the whole tournament.”

In the other match Saturday in Belo Horizonte, New Zealand defeated Colombia 1-0. The victory was costly for the Ferns because Abby Erceg was shown a red card late in the match, meaning that she won’t be able to play on Tuesday when New Zealand faces France in Manaus. The United States plays Colombia in its final group match in Manaus. (ap)

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United States’ goalkeeper Hope Solo, center, grabs the ball as France’s Kadidiatou Diani looks on during a group G match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between United States and France at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.

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Pele says poor health will keep him from opening ceremony

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A view of the AC Milan soccer team headquarters in Milan, Italy, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Silvio Berlusconi has signed a deal to sell his full stake in the soccer club AC Milan to Chinese investors, yet another entry into European soccer by cashrich Chinese firms.

Berlusconi signs deal to sell full AC Milan stake

MILAN — AC Milan is the latest European club to be taken over

by Chinese owners after Silvio Berlusconi reached a preliminary deal to sell his entire majority stake in the seven-time European champion that he has owned for 30 years.

The deal with a Chinese investor group, which includes the participation of a Chinese state investment fund, values the club at 740 million euros (around $820 million) and requires the investors to spend 350 million euros over three years on improvements, Berlusconi’s investment arm Fininvest said in a statement on Friday. The deal is to be finalized by the end of the year.

Berlusconi owns 99.93 percent of the club. The three-time former premier and billionaire businessman has been negotiating for over a year to sell a stake in the club, failing to reach a deal for a 48percent stake with Thai investors last year before opening talks in May with the then-unnamed Chinese investors, initially for a 70 percent stake.

The deal comes a month after Chinese retail giant Suning bought a majority 70-percent stake in Inter Milan, which shares the San Siro Stadium with AC Milan, and the same day that another group of Chinese investors — Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited — reached a deal to buy out English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion subject to approval.

Fininvest said Berlusconi’s

goal in negotiating the sale was “to provide AC Milan, through an appropriate ownership structure, with greater financial resources now more essential for competing with the top football clubs of the world.”

One of the Serie A’s most successful teams, AC Milan finished last season in seventh place and has not won the Italian league since 2011.

Berlusconi bought the team in 1986, presiding over its most successful era as the team won 28 trophies, including eight Serie A titles and five European Cups. He staked personal pride and energy in the club, dedicating a friendly game each off-season — called the Luigi Berlusconi Trophy — to his father’s memory. But cash flow issues in recent years slowed investments, and the team’s performance on the field suffered.

The Fininvest statement did not address future management of the club. Berlusconi currently is chairman and a daughter, Barbara, sits on the board of directors.

The Chinese investors operate through the management company Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing Co. Ltd, whose chairman was identified as Yonghog Li. The investor group includes Haixia Capital, the State Development & Investment Corporation (“SDIC”), and the management company chairman, as well as other unidentified investors in the financial industry and industrial sectors, some of which are statecontrolled. (ap)

RIO DE JANEIRO — Pele will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. The 75-year-old soccer great said this week he had been invited to light the cauldron, though that was not confirmed by Rio organizers.

“I’m not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics,” Pele said in a statement on Friday.

Pele had hip surgery recently

and often walks with a cane. His absence — in any role — will be a huge disappointment to fans and organizers. He is easily Brazil’s most recognizable athlete — or former athlete — though he stopped playing almost 40 years ago.

“Only God is more important than my health,” he wrote. “In my life I’ve had fractures, surgeries, pain, hospital stays, victories and defeats. And I’ve always respected those who admire me.” He said pulling out was “my own decision.”

Pele’s role in the opening ceremony has never been clear. He had said earlier that a commitment to a sponsor would force him to travel the day of the ceremony.

“If I manage to change (the travel plans), I would like to have the honor to light it,” he said.

In statement, Pele apologized for disappointing Brazilians and said “as a Brazilian, I ask God to bless all who participate in this event.” He signed the statement Edson Arantes do Nascimento — Pele. (ap)

LEICESTER — Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions. The 29-year-old Denmark goalkeeper says “I’ve come back (from winning the title) absolutely convinced that

this is the place for me to be.”

Schmeichel emulated his father — Manchester United goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel — by lifting the league trophy last season in one of football’s biggest surprises.

Schmeichel, who played in all

of Leicester’s league games last season with 15 clean sheets, joined the club in 2011 and has made more than 200 appearances.

Leicester, which also has goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, starts its title defense against Hull on Aug. 13. (ap)

Schmeichel signs 5-year contract at EPL champion Leicester

Reuters / Mario Anzuoni Livepic

Paris St Germain’s Hatem Ben Arfa (C) in action with Leicester City’s Kasper Schmeichel (R)

AP Photo/Andre Penner

In this photo taken April 5 2013, Brazilian soccer great Pele and businesswoman Marcia Cibele Aoki pose on the red carpet of The Foundation for AIDS Research event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Sp rt Solo comes up big for 200th cap, US beats France 1-0

BELO HORIZONTE — Love her or hate her, Hope Solo’s dominance as a goalkeeper is undeniable. Solo came up big in her 200th international appearance as the United States fought off France 1-0 on Saturday in an Olympic group match at Mineirao Stadium. And she did it while facing boos from Brazilian fans still riled up about her social media posts about the Zika virus.

“What’s important to me is that I played the best quality of football that I can play, and that hopefully our team makes it to the final,” Solo said. “If they (the fans) are having fun, great. I like a loud stadium. But it really doesn’t mean anything to me.”

Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in international play. She also became just the 11th U.S. player to reach that number of appearances.

The U.S. women, winners of last year’s World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Along with the tournament-opening victory over New Zealand, the United States is in good position for the quarterfinals.

France, ranked No. 3, was considered the Americans’ biggest rival in the group. And they proved a tenacious foe. Carli Lloyd’s goal finally broke through in the 64th minute against France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. Tobin Heath’s shot caromed off the post and while Bouhaddi struggled to recover, Lloyd tapped in the rebound for her eighth Olympic goal.

“Never forget that the U.S. is the world champion,” France coach Philippe Bergeroo said. For the first half, it was all Solo.

She tipped Wendie Renard’s header from a free kick off the crossbar in the 16th minute. Her most dramatic stop came in the 41st when Marie-Laure Delie charged in alone and Solo collapsed to her knees to smother the shot.

“She was getting free and I knew she was going to crack a shot as soon as she saw the goal, so I just tried to close her as quickly as I could. And I as I closed her — some people think she went through my legs on purpose because it was the only part that was open because I had her closed down — I don’t really think so, I think she just tried to crack a shot,” Solo said.

The 200th cap was Solo’s latest accomplishment in a 16-year international career.

Last month, she became the first goalkeeper with 100 international shutouts when the United States defeated South Africa 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

It was also her 150th career win.

Solo won her second straight Golden Glove Award for the best goalkeeper at the Women’s World Cup a year ago. Over the course of the tournament in Canada, she had five clean sheets and allowed only three goals in seven games.

She irked some Brazilians before the games started when she posted a photo of herself decked out in mosquito netting and armed with insecticide, with the caption: “Not sharing this!!! Get your own! (hashtag) zikaproof.” As a result, fans at Mineirao Stadium have booed her every time she touched the ball.

But following Saturday’s match, Solo had apparently turned some of the fans in her favor. While the team was cooling down in the end zone area, the crowd could be heard chanting “Hope! Hope! Hope!”

“I’m just being myself playing soccer,” she said.

“They can love me or hate me, I’m just going to continue doing the same things.” The players said the boos were not a distraction as the team was focused on becoming the first to win at an Olympics following a World Cup title.

United States coach Jill Ellis made a couple of changes in her lineup for the match. Whitney Engen came in for defender Julie Johnston, who is out with groin soreness, and Crystal Dunn came in for Mallory Pugh, who hurt an ankle in the opener. But the most stunning lineup change was made by France, which did not start star Eugenie Le Sommer, who scored in France’s 4-0 victory over Colombia. It was not clear whether Le Sommer was injured.

With the victory, the United States improves to 16-0-1 this year. Lloyd’s goal was her 11th of the year and 90th of her career. She also scored in the opener against New Zealand.

“I think the crowd only gets going when Hope has the ball,” Lloyd said about the atmosphere. “I think they’re having fun with it at this point. They’ll probably go for the whole tournament.”

In the other match Saturday in Belo Horizonte, New Zealand defeated Colombia 1-0. The victory was costly for the Ferns because Abby Erceg was shown a red card late in the match, meaning that she won’t be able to play on Tuesday when New Zealand faces France in Manaus. The United States plays Colombia in its final group match in Manaus. (ap)

AP Photo/Eugenio Savio

United States’ goalkeeper Hope Solo, center, grabs the ball as France’s Kadidiatou Diani looks on during a group G match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between United States and France at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.

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Pele says poor health will keep him from opening ceremony

AP Photo/Antonio Calanni

A view of the AC Milan soccer team headquarters in Milan, Italy, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Silvio Berlusconi has signed a deal to sell his full stake in the soccer club AC Milan to Chinese investors, yet another entry into European soccer by cashrich Chinese firms.

Berlusconi signs deal to sell full AC Milan stake

MILAN — AC Milan is the latest European club to be taken over

by Chinese owners after Silvio Berlusconi reached a preliminary deal to sell his entire majority stake in the seven-time European champion that he has owned for 30 years.

The deal with a Chinese investor group, which includes the participation of a Chinese state investment fund, values the club at 740 million euros (around $820 million) and requires the investors to spend 350 million euros over three years on improvements, Berlusconi’s investment arm Fininvest said in a statement on Friday. The deal is to be finalized by the end of the year.

Berlusconi owns 99.93 percent of the club. The three-time former premier and billionaire businessman has been negotiating for over a year to sell a stake in the club, failing to reach a deal for a 48percent stake with Thai investors last year before opening talks in May with the then-unnamed Chinese investors, initially for a 70 percent stake.

The deal comes a month after Chinese retail giant Suning bought a majority 70-percent stake in Inter Milan, which shares the San Siro Stadium with AC Milan, and the same day that another group of Chinese investors — Yunyi Guokai (Shanghai) Sports Development Limited — reached a deal to buy out English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion subject to approval.

Fininvest said Berlusconi’s

goal in negotiating the sale was “to provide AC Milan, through an appropriate ownership structure, with greater financial resources now more essential for competing with the top football clubs of the world.”

One of the Serie A’s most successful teams, AC Milan finished last season in seventh place and has not won the Italian league since 2011.

Berlusconi bought the team in 1986, presiding over its most successful era as the team won 28 trophies, including eight Serie A titles and five European Cups. He staked personal pride and energy in the club, dedicating a friendly game each off-season — called the Luigi Berlusconi Trophy — to his father’s memory. But cash flow issues in recent years slowed investments, and the team’s performance on the field suffered.

The Fininvest statement did not address future management of the club. Berlusconi currently is chairman and a daughter, Barbara, sits on the board of directors.

The Chinese investors operate through the management company Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing Co. Ltd, whose chairman was identified as Yonghog Li. The investor group includes Haixia Capital, the State Development & Investment Corporation (“SDIC”), and the management company chairman, as well as other unidentified investors in the financial industry and industrial sectors, some of which are statecontrolled. (ap)

RIO DE JANEIRO — Pele will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. The 75-year-old soccer great said this week he had been invited to light the cauldron, though that was not confirmed by Rio organizers.

“I’m not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics,” Pele said in a statement on Friday.

Pele had hip surgery recently

and often walks with a cane. His absence — in any role — will be a huge disappointment to fans and organizers. He is easily Brazil’s most recognizable athlete — or former athlete — though he stopped playing almost 40 years ago.

“Only God is more important than my health,” he wrote. “In my life I’ve had fractures, surgeries, pain, hospital stays, victories and defeats. And I’ve always respected those who admire me.” He said pulling out was “my own decision.”

Pele’s role in the opening ceremony has never been clear. He had said earlier that a commitment to a sponsor would force him to travel the day of the ceremony.

“If I manage to change (the travel plans), I would like to have the honor to light it,” he said.

In statement, Pele apologized for disappointing Brazilians and said “as a Brazilian, I ask God to bless all who participate in this event.” He signed the statement Edson Arantes do Nascimento — Pele. (ap)

LEICESTER — Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has signed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions. The 29-year-old Denmark goalkeeper says “I’ve come back (from winning the title) absolutely convinced that

this is the place for me to be.”

Schmeichel emulated his father — Manchester United goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel — by lifting the league trophy last season in one of football’s biggest surprises.

Schmeichel, who played in all

of Leicester’s league games last season with 15 clean sheets, joined the club in 2011 and has made more than 200 appearances.

Leicester, which also has goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, starts its title defense against Hull on Aug. 13. (ap)

Schmeichel signs 5-year contract at EPL champion Leicester

Reuters / Mario Anzuoni Livepic

Paris St Germain’s Hatem Ben Arfa (C) in action with Leicester City’s Kasper Schmeichel (R)

AP Photo/Andre Penner

In this photo taken April 5 2013, Brazilian soccer great Pele and businesswoman Marcia Cibele Aoki pose on the red carpet of The Foundation for AIDS Research event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Museum Gedong Kirtya

SINGARAJA - Gedong Kirtya is a manuscript museum in Singaraja, north Bali, which houses a vast collection of thousands of old Balinese manuscripts inscribed on lontar palm-leaves. These lontar books cover subjects of literature, mythology, history and religious works and are some of the oldest written works on the island.

The manuscripts record ancient knowledge and wisdom of older Balinese generations and are historical references of all Balinese daily activities, rituals and art. Singaraja houses this only lontar museum in the world. Formerly it was referred to as the Liefrinck van der Tuuk library, named after its Dutch founders. The lontar derives its name from the local word for the Asian Palmyra palm, or Borassus flabellifer, which grows in dry regions. The leaves are further dried and used as pages upon which writings are carved into by the aid of a special sharp-tipped blade called a temutik.

Gedong Kirtya was built in 1928 as a repository of these manuscripts with collections coming from various islands other than from Bali itself. The volumes are kept in special wooden boxes and sorted under different categories, from Vedic renditions and mantra hymns, religion, wariga or Balinese astronomy, itihasa or epic tales and poems, babad or Balinese genealogy, to tantri or folklore. (IBP/net)

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American teenager Thrasher wins first gold of Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - Unflappable American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women’s 10m air rifle event.

The 19-year-old U.S. college champion edged out China’s Du Li, gold in Athens in 2004, with an Olympic-record score of 208 in the sport’s new finals format.

Defending Olympic champion Yi Siling, also of China, took the bronze medal.

Competing in her first Olympics, Thrasher, as the first champion of the 2016 Games, was awarded her medal by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach and said the achievement was beyond her wildest dreams.

The youngest of the eight finalists by several years, Thrasher established an early lead after battling with the Russian shooter Daria Vdovina, who stumbled midway through the competition and finished fifth.

“About halfway through when I took the lead it kind of became clear to me that I was in contention for a medal, but I quickly pushed that thought away and focused on breathing and taking one shot at a time,” Thrasher said.

Thrasher learned to love shooting

while hunting deer with her grandfather when she was in eighth grade.

“I got my first deer and I liked the adrenaline of pulling the trigger,” she said.

She then joined her high school air rifle team and was recruited by West Virginia University, where she became a national collegiate champion as a freshman this year.

With her non-nonsense style, Thrasher seemed unfazed by her seasoned field and consistently scored in the 10 points target area over the 20 rounds.

Afterwards, she noted that she had not attended the Olympics’ opening ceremony Friday night and had instead gone to bed early for her Olympic debut.

Like all American shooters, Thrasher faced the inevitable question of what she thinks about gun control in the United States, a hotbutton issue in this election year.

She responded matter of factly that the controversy over guns in America “really is just distracting from our sport, which is very different.” (rtr)

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(L-R) Cate Campbell (AUS) of Australia, Bronte Campbell (AUS) of Australia, Brittany Elmslie (AUS) of Australia and Emma McKeon (AUS) of Australia pose with their gold medals and the Australian flag.

ming competition that saw three world records smashed in Rio on Saturday.

Hosszu, five times a world champion but without a medal from three previous Olympics, demolished the world record by 2.07 seconds in the final of the women’s 400 metres individual medley.

Australia’s women retained their Olympic title by winning the 4x100m freestyle relay in world record time, with sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell swimming the last two stages to overhaul the United States, despite the efforts of Katie Ledecky on the anchor leg.

Mack Horton’s victory in the men’s 400 freestyle also meant Australia had already doubled their gold medal tally from a disappointing showing four years ago.

The day’s record spree began with Britain’s Adam Peaty, who broke his own world mark of 57.92 in the heats of the 100 breaststroke when he clocked 57.55.

Tipped to become the first British man to win an Olympic gold since 1988, he then swam 57.62 in the semi-finals.

In the first of four evening finals, Japan’s Kosuke Hagino won the men’s 400m individual medley, the gruelling discipline that combines butterfly, backstroke, breast-

stroke and freestyle.

Hagino, the bronze medallist in 2012, won with a time of four minutes, 6.05 seconds to end a U.S. stranglehold on the event dating back to 1996.

Chase Kalisz of the United States, who had been fastest in the heats, finished second and Japan’s Daiya Seto took the bronze.

In the men’s 400 freestyle, Australia’s Horton edged out defending champion Sun Yang of China and Italy’s Gabriele Detti, pulling ahead in the final quarter after shadowing Britain’s James Guy and Conor Dwyer of the U.S. for much of the race.

Hosszu then grabbed the spotlight with a stunning victory in the 400 individual medley. Having suffered a nightmare Olympics in London, where she started as a hot medal prospect but came away empty-handed, she led from start to finish and stormed down the final length with the crowd roaring her on to the record.

“It’s just crazy that I’ve been able to swim two seconds faster than anyone ever, ever did. It’s just crazy,” said the Hungarian, who will also contest the 200 IM, 200 butterfly and 100 and 200 backstroke. (rtr)

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REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Rebel fighters ride a tank in an artillery academy of Aleppo, Syria, August 6, 2016.

Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege

BEIRUT - Syrian rebels broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a major government military complex meant to end a monthlong siege, insurgents and a monitoring group said.

Pro-government media outlets denied the siege had been broken and a U.S. State Department official said the situation was “too fluid” to comment. The heavy fighting and air strikes reported from the area seemed to indicate any passage that may have been opened would be far from secure enough for civilians to travel through.

Rebels have been trying to break through a thin strip of governmentcontrolled territory to reconnect insurgent areas in western Syria with their encircled sector of eastern Aleppo, in effect breaking a government siege begun last month.

The offensive against the government’s Ramousah military complex, which contains a number of

military colleges, began on Friday.

Taking control of Ramousah and linking up with eastern Aleppo would isolate government-held western Aleppo by cutting the southern route out toward the capital Damascus.

It would also give rebels access to armaments stored in the base the Syrian army has used in the five-year conflict as a strategic platform from which to shell opposition targets.

Two rebel groups and a monitor said on Saturday they had broken the siege, but pro-government media outlets denied the claim and said the Syrian army was in fact regaining recently taken territory from rebels.

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but maybe not too many people came out to vote so we need to go back and find out why.” The DA will also need to form coalitions to govern in both Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay. In his first public remarks since the vote’s outcome, Zuma said South Africa was a “democracy where differences of political opinion and diverse political preferences are allowed to flourish”.

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The ANC still won the most votes overall, and was working to form coalitions in the municipalities where it lost its majority. “We are into negotiations as we speak,” said Paul Mashatile, the ANC chairman in Gauteng province, which includes Tshwane and Johannesburg.

“It’s quite clear that our people, our traditional supporters, are still with us

MISMANAGEMENT The ANC has lost support among

“We’ve seen reports but the situation is fluid and we aren’t going to provide battlefield updates,” the State Department official told Reuters.

Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, said in an online statement: “Fighters from outside the city met their brother fighters from inside the city, and work is under way to establish control over remaining positions to break the siege.”

A commander from more moderate rebel group also told Reuters the siege had been broken but said it was early days and matters were “not easy”.

The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war, said intense fighting and heavy air strikes meant no secure corridor had yet been established between the two rebel-held territories. (rtr)

voters who feel their lives have not improved, and the opposition has accused Zuma of mismanaging the economy. Millions of urban voters are now looking beyond its liberation struggle credentials and focusing on an economy teetering on the edge of a recession. Zuma rattled investors in December by changing finance ministers twice in a week, sending the rand plummeting. The currency has since recovered and received a boost from the lack of violence during the local elections.

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Man yelling “Allahu Akbar!” wounds two Belgian police in machete attack

BRUSSELS - A machetewielding man yelling “Allahu Akbar!” (God is greatest) injured two female police officers before being fatally shot in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist act.

The attacker was shot by a third officer and subsequently died of his wounds, but the police officers were out of danger, police said.

“Initial indications clearly point towards terrorism,” Prime Minister Charles Michel told the television channel RTL. Public broadcaster VRT said the attacker had taken out a machete when two officers asked to search him at a checkpoint set up outside the city’s police headquarters as part of security measures imposed after major Islamist attacks in the last nine months in Belgium and neighbouring France.

One young man told the television station VTM that he and his friends heard five to six shots fired in rapid succession, then, 30 seconds later, three more shots.

There was no immediate indication of the man’s identity;

Belgian media reported that the attacker had no papers with him.

A spokesman for the federal prosecutor said the authorities expected to be able to issue more information on Sunday morning.

Local media reported that Michel was returning from holiday and would meet with the security services on Sunday.

Belgium and its capital Brussels, home to European Union institutions and the headquarters of NATO, are currently on a security alert level of three out of a maximum four, denoting a “possible and probable” threat.

Last March, Islamist bombers killed 32 people in suicide attacks at Brussels airport and a metro station. In addition, many of those who carried out the attacks on Paris last November, in which 130 people died, were based in Belgium.

Saturday’s incident also follows a series of attacks in the last month, mostly in France and Germany, many of which have been claimed by the militant group Islamic State. In the worst, in the French city of Nice, 84 people were killed. (rtr)

REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Belgian police officers stand guard outside the main police station after a machete-wielding man injured two female police officers before being shot in Charleroi, Belgium, August 6, 2016.

The president survived an impeachment vote in April after the Constitutional Court said he had broken the law by ignoring an order to repay some of $16 million in state funds spent on renovating his private home. Zuma has since said he will repay some of the money, as ordered by the court.

“The ANC may just become a rural party,” said William Gumede, head of the Democracy Works Foundation think-tank.

The radical leftist Economic Free-

dom Fighters (EFF) party led by Julius Malema, Zuma’s one-time protege but now arch-foe, came a distant third in the local elections, with about 10 percent of the vote.

Malema has drawn support with promises to nationalise banks and land and redistribute among poor black people wealth still mostly in white hands - policies that both the DA and the ANC have not found palatable.

With the ANC and DA both seeking to rule in Johannesburg and Tshwane, the EFF could be courted where

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BUSINESS French tourism minister says hotel stays down 10 pct in July due to attacks -paper PARIS - The number of nights spent in French hotels by foreign tourists fell 10 percent in July compared to last year as visitors from outside Europe were deterred by recent Islamist militant attacks, the tourism minister was cited as saying on Sunday.

France’s tourism industry, an important driver of its economy, has suffered since Islamic State gunmen killed 130 people in an attack in Paris last year. It was dealt further blows in July when a militant killed 85 people by ramming a truck into crowds in the Riviera city Nice. Two weeks later, two men killed a priest in a small town in Normandy.

High-spending visitors from the United States, Asia and the Gulf in particular had been discouraged by the attacks, Matthias Fekl said in an interview with Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

Tourists from other European countries, who make up about 80 percent of visitors, were still coming to France, he said. The first six

months of the year had also seen a 10 percent decline in the number of stays compared to a year ago, Fekl told the newspaper.

The impact was most felt in Paris and the region around the capital, with tourist stays in other regions showing a 2 percent increase in the January-June period, he said.

Weak activity in France contributed to a fall in first-half operating profit for French group AccorHotels, and Air France-KLM has said it expects its unit revenues to decline in July and August, partly due to the situation in France.

Tourism professionals also say negative perceptions about France have been fuelled by violent street protests this year as well as robberies targeting Asian visitors.

Economic uncertainty and weakness in sterling following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union have also raised concerns about British tourist spending, and Fekl said the initial impact would be measured at the end of the summer.(rtr)

REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

French nationals living in the capital and other sympathizers light candles before a papier mache replica of the Eiffel tower during a memorial and minute of silence for the victims of the recent Nice, France attack as they join in mourning at the Alliance Francaise de Manille in Makati city, metro Manila, Philippines July 18, 2016.

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Alleged terrorist grd hatched plan to attack Marina Bay

Maria Duarte, Minister of Urban Development and Housing of Ecuador, looks on during an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation in New York, U.S. on August 5, 2016.

JAKARTA - Alleged terrorist GRD (31), who was arrested in Batam Center in Sumatras Riau Islands province on Friday, is believed to have planned to attack Marina Bay, Singapore.

Ecuador appeals to tourists to return as earthquake hits economy

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NEW YORK - Almost four months after a devastating earthquake hit Ecuador, a leading government minister has appealed to tourists to return to the financially-struggling Andean country.

Nearly 700 people were killed and about 6,200 injured on April 16 in the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in almost four decades, leaving about 8,650 people living in government shelters, according to government figures.

Maria Duarte, Ecuador’s Minister of Urban Development and Housing, said she was “totally” optimistic about the pace of reconstruction with the repair or rebuilding of 26,000 homes in the works or planned.

Longer term she said the government had to improve the construction of buildings in Ecuador which is prone to earthquakes. Two tremors struck the northwest coast again in May, leading to one death in the same region as the April quake.

But for now she appealed to tourists to return to Ecuador to help put the country back on track.

“We have several types of victims, not all are victims due to the destruction of their homes,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a interview during a visit to New York City. “There are people who remain

without jobs and whose only form of sustenance was tourism, which momentarily is nonexistent.”

The strongest quake in Ecuador since 1979 has tested the country’s resilience at a time of economic difficulties due to low oil prices in this small member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Some $3.3 billion will be required to rebuild affected areas, according to authorities.

President Rafael Correa has announced a raft of measures to finance the emergency with funding sources ranging from loans from the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral lenders to plans to sell assets and increase some taxes.

But he also described many ill-built constructions in Ecuador as “death traps” built as such to “save a few pennies” and has urged residents to push mayors to enforce construction standards.

Duarte said municipal building requirements were rarely respected or enforced in remote areas of the country and in the disaster’s aftermath

more than 60,000 inspections of buildings and other structures had been conducted.

“There is a weakness at the municipal level,” she said in the interview that was conducted in Spanish on Friday.

“One of the great ... challenges and the great goals that we need is much, much more control over construction.” The hardest-hit areas, the coastal provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas, are tourist hubs whose beach towns fuel Ecuador’s vital tourism industry, Duarte said.

Some 1.5 million foreign vacationers flocked to Ecuador last year, contributing $1.7 billion dollars to the nation’s otherwise largely oil and export-dependent economy.

But that source of income is now at risk, Duarte said, with the government only releasing economic data for the first quarter of the year so far.

The central bank has said it will need to revise its full-year projections for 2016 economic growth as a result of the tremor, but has not yet provided an updated figure.

“Despite all the efforts we are making, there are certain regions that haven’t recovered,” said Duarte who was in New York to plan Habitat III, a U.N. conference on cities to be held in October in Quito.(rtr)

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Sri Agustiani (INA) of Indonesia competes. She won silver medal and the first medal for Indonesia in Rio Olimpic 2016.

President urges for expediting development

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo has called for expediting the development efforts to make use of the momentum of economic growth and optimism by taking credible steps.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said at the presidential palace compound here on Friday that the President wished to accelerate the development efforts in view of a number of economic indicators.

“I have seen the economic indicators. We will continue this momentum of improvement and optimism. The development could be expedited by taking certain cred-

ible steps,” she stated.

Mulyani added that the most important thing now was to explain the situation to different stakeholders who can play a very important role in the economic sector, including those in the community, business circles and parliament.

“All budget instruments and government policies would be decided based on as much accurate data or information as possible,” she stressed. The policies will also clearly depict the available opportunities.

“If the investors found any problems or hurdles in the policies, they

must tell so and we will respond adequately. I think it will create a better momentum,” she explained.

The President will continue monitoring the current economic growth, recorded at 5.18 percent, and has asked the finance ministry to keep track of the indicators and respond through better policy formulation, she noted.

“Inflation must be low and economic growth must be high to create jobs. We will see if there are still areas that remain vulnerable to internal or external factors and will then respond in the required manner,” she assured.(ant)

“They had hatched a plan to attack Singapore by firing a rocket from Batam,” head of the national polices public information bureau, Brigadier General Agus Rianto, said here on Friday.

He informed that GRD was to execute the plan in cooperation with Bahrun Naim, an ISIS fighter from Indonesia. “The plot was likely hatched before BN (Bahrun Naim) left for Syria,” he added.

GRD is also believed to have planned a number of bombings at busy locations and police stations. Agus pointed out that GRD is the leader of a terrorist group, named “Kitabah Gonggong Rebus.”

The polices anti-terrorist Densus 88 squad arrested GRD and five other KGR members in Batam on Friday.

“We arrested six terror suspects who were members of the Kitabah Gonggong Rebus from Batam on Friday morning,” he said.

They were caught from different locations. GRD (31), Tar (21) and ES (35) were nabbed from the Batam Center while TS (46) was caught in Nagoya and HGY (20) and MTS (19) from Batu Aji. They are now still being intensively interrogated to determine their respective roles, Agus disclosed.(ant)

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FILE - In this Wednesday, April 20, 2016, file photo, two kayaks are dwarfed against the skyline of the Marina Bay area, which is home to popular hotels, and tourist attractions such as the Singapore Flyer, the city-state’s observation wheel seen at right, in Singapore.

Law on terrorism has shortcomings: Police chief

YOGYAKARTA - National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian has said the Law No. 15 of Year 2003 on Eradication of Terrorism Criminal Actions still has certain shortcomings.

“Therefore, we hope that the concerned parties, in this case the Special Committee (on the law revision) and the DPR (the House of

Representatives), will give attention to these shortcomings when deliberating a revision of the law on terrorism,” General Karnavian stated during his address to the students of the University of Muhammadiyah in Yogyakarta, Saturday.

Among the shortcomings are the missing points about preventive actions and rehabilitation of terrorism

accused inmates after they complete their jail term.

“Besides, the law also does not accommodate the issues about Amaliyah and the ISIS, while in fact there are many Indonesian nationals who went abroad to learn how to use weapons and to take up jihad,” he added.

Besides, the law also does not

cover the aspect about human rights protection because any authority which is too powerful can deviate from that course.

He called for including proper provisions to cover these aspects which are very important while revising the law on terrorism.

“The Law No. 15 of the year 2003 was passed following a gov-

ernment regulation in lieu of No. 1 of year 2002, because of pressures from abroad and within the country after the Bali bombings in 2002,” the general noted.

He hoped that the move to revise the law on terrorism will take into account the latest developments related to terrorism that are seen nowadays.(ant)

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Banana sheath crafts also favored by foreign buyers

SINGARAJA — Banana sheath crafts get appreciation from local and foreign buyers. This potential is developed by Ambengan village, Sukasada, by processing raw materials of simple banana sheathes into high-valued products.

A number of people since the past few years have developed photo frames and photo album crafts. The making is still carried out manually and traditionally. Crafter community collects the quality banana sheath as the raw material. All the materials are sorted and cut, and then they are formed according to the desired size. Additional variations are using butterfly leaf as the accessories to make the products look appealing.

“At Ambengan village, many home industries produce photo frames and albums. The material of banana sheath is combined with cardboard.

The making of banana sheath crafts has been running since 1995. We take advantage of the uniqueness owned by the banana sheaths into various products,” said Ketut Rasio, an artisan, not long ago.

He said the craft potential at Ambengan village needs to be aggressively developed. Moreover, the production of innovative craft is able to improve the local economy. The marketing has reached some countries like Italy, Greece, Jamaica and Hawaii. “The development of banana sheath craft begins to experience ups and downs. In the past, almost all villagers made photo frame crafts. Due to global crisis, craftsmen declined slightly, but generally some people are still making the crafts,” he added.

He added that the banana sheath craft business involves ten laborers and was pioneered by his brother-in-law. Currently, many foreign guests order his products as decoration with high aesthetic value put in the rooms. “We expect the handicraft business at Ambengan to continuously grow and be demanded by the market. Besides, the sales condition gradually improves,” he said.

Marketing to foreign countries is offered at affordable price where the small size is sold for IDR 11,000 per piece and the largest one for IDR 35,000 per piece. Each month craftsmen can deliver at least 200 to 250 pieces to some buyers. “The products are made and delivered in accordance with consumer demand. We have no stock of craft products. After producing, we immediately deliver the products,” he said. (kmb34)

Philippine leader links 150 judges, politicians to drugs

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Since the past few weeks, the artisans of wood souvenir at the local hamlet began making various kinds of souvenirs with the characters of Pokemon Go, namely the yellow and adorable Pikachu.

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Craftsmen at Malet Kuta Mesir make various Pokemon crafts

BANGLI — Craftsmen of wood souvenirs at Malet Kuta Mesir hamlet, Tiga, Susut, seem unwilling to miss the fame of Pokemon Go game for the development of their businesses.

Since the past few weeks, the artisans of wood souvenir at the local hamlet began making various kinds of souvenirs with the characters of Pokemon Go, namely the yellow and adorable Pikachu.

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One of the crafters of the wood souvenir, Ni Putu Widiastuti, said that she was inspired to make such a souvenir by the fame of Pokemon Go game within the past month. So far, the Pokemon-themed souvenirs having been made by her and other artisans include pencil case, wall decoration, business card case and wall clock.

The main raw material used to make various types of Pokemon souvenirs is albizia wood. Just as the making of animal-themed souvenirs or any others, the Pokemon souvenir is also made through a process of manual engraving and finishing. “Before the booming of Pokemon Go game, we usually make wooden souvenirs of animal

themes. One of them is owl souvenir,” said the woman who is also a group leader of Tunjung Sari wood crafter, Friday (Aug. 5).

Widiastuti said that since the Pokemon-themed souvenir is a relatively new product made by wood artisans at Malet Kuta Mesir, it has not been widely marketed to souvenir shops. Only a few types of souvenirs have been ordered by travelers.

“We have marketed a small number of products because we are still new. To these days, the marketing is also still assisted by instructor that has trained us how to finish wooden souvenirs,” she said.

Nevertheless, she has already planned to market the Pokemon-

themed souvenirs in an exhibition.

The price set for this wooden souvenir will vary ranging from IDR 30,000 to IDR 50,000.

In the meantime, hamlet chief of Malet Kuta Mesir, Ketut Redam, said that the number of citizens getting involved in the wooden souvenir making in the area is quite a lot. Moreover, nearly 90 percent of the local residents at his village work as craftsmen of wooden souvenir.

He said that there are no problems for crafters in terms of process and availability of raw materials.

However, they often find problems related to marketing. “Wooden souvenir products made by our citizens are often bought at cheap price. But the reselling price is more expensive. We do not understand about this,” he explained.

He added that all this time the souvenir handicraft products made by his residents are absorbed by the souvenir merchants in Gianyar. (kmb40)

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Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra drops her vote into a ballot box during the referendum on a draft constitution at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2016.

Thais vote for first time since 2014 coup in charter referendum

BANGKOK - Voters in Thailand headed to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on a new junta-backed constitution that would pave the way for a general election in 2017 but require future elected governments to rule on the military’s terms.

The ballot is the first major popularity test for the junta led

by Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha, who has suppressed political activity during the two years since he seized power in a 2014 coup.

Ahead of the referendum, polls suggested a small lead in favour of accepting the new constitution, but most voters were undecided.

Preliminary results were expected at around 8.00 p.m. (1300 GMT).

The junta has said the constitution is designed to heal more than a decade of divisive politics in Thailand that has dented growth and left scores dead in civil unrest.

Critics, among them major political parties, say it aims to enshrine the military’s political role for years to come.

Prayuth has said he will not resign if Thailand rejects the

constitution and that an election will take place next year no matter what the outcome.

“I urge everyone to come out and vote... to decide on the future of the country,” Prayuth told reporters after casting his vote at a polling station in northwest Bangkok early on Sunday.

Voting through mid-afternoon had been trouble-free, said Police Major General Piyaphan Pingmuang.

“There have been no incidents to indicate protests or any political movement today,” he said. “Everything is smooth.”

Around 200,000 police were deployed for the vote.

Of 21 cases of voters tearing ballot papers, some were deliberate and others accidental, said Boonyakiat Rakchartcharoen, deputy secretary-general of the

Election Commission.

Two students were detained and charged on Saturday in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum for handing out leaflets urging voters to vote against the referendum, police said.

The junta, formally known as the National Council for Peace and Order, forbid debate about the constitution and banned campaigning ahead of the vote. The authorities have detained and charged dozens of people who have spoken against it, including politicians and student activists.

Amnesty International said on Friday the junta had created a chilling climate ahead of the vote through pervasive human rights violations.

The vote comes against the back-drop of concern about the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88. The military has for decades invoked its duty as defender of the deeply revered monarch to justify its interventions in politics. (rtr)

MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked more than 150 judges, mayors, lawmakers, police and military personnel to illegal drugs Sunday, ordering them to surrender for investigation as he ratcheted up his bloody war against what he calls a “pandemic.”

Duterte promptly relieved members of the military and police he named from their current posts and ordered government security personnel to be withdrawn from politicians he identified in a nationally televised speech. He also ordered gun licenses of those named revoked.

“All military and police who are attached to these people, I’m giving you 24 hours to report to your mother unit or I will whack you. I’ll dismiss you from the service,” Duterte said in the speech at a military camp in southern Davao city.

He said that the list of politicians, judges and law enforcers given to him by the military and police might or might not be true, but that he had a duty to disclose to the public how the drug problem had become so pervasive.

“There is no due process in my mouth,” Duterte said. “You can’t stop me and I’m not afraid even if you say that I can end up in jail.”

The list of names, which Duterte said included some friends, has been validated by authorities but did not contain details of the officials’ alleged involvement to the drug trade or offer any evidence.

Some names were incomplete, while others had no rank or government position.

They included eight judges, as well as five retired and current generals. The rest were mostly town mayors and police officers. One retired general, Vicente Loot, has been previously named in public by Duterte and has denied any wrongdoing.

“It’s a pandemic,” said Duterte, a former mayor of Davao, where he built a reputation for his crime-busting style that allegedly involved extrajudicial killings.

Duterte’s latest salvo ups the ante in his war on drugs, which has already left more than 400 suspected dealers and pushers dead and more than 4,400 arrested in more than a month since he took office.

Nearly 600,000 people have surrendered to authorities, hoping to avoid getting killed.

The crackdown has been one of the biggest and bloodiest in the Philippines’ recent history and has alarmed human rights groups and the dominant Roman Catholic Church. But Duterte has dismissed their concerns and has openly threatened to kill crime suspects, assuring law enforcers that he would defend them if they face lawsuits while battling criminality. (ap)

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In this July 1, 2016, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during the “Assumption of Command” of new Police Chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa at Camp Crame, Philippine National Police headquarters, in suburban Quezon city, Philippines.

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Pennsylvania’s first Mormon temple to open in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — The Mormon church is offering the general public a rare opportunity to tour its 152nd temple, a first of its kind in Pennsylvania and prominent addition to downtown Philadelphia.

Public tours of the granite temple will run between Wednesday and Sept. 9 near Logan Circle, an openspace park in the city’s center, after which it will be dedicated and only church members in good standing will be permitted to walk its halls.

“We do not build temples all of the time. To visit is a once in a generation or two experience,” said Larry Wilson, executive director of the Mormon church’s temple department.

Some 80,000 have already registered to tour the space, and Wilson expects to see that number double.

Regional membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints has grown to more than 40,000 in parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland, which prompted church leadership in 2008 to announce plans for the temple.

The faithful travel to Mormon

temples, which are called “houses of the Lord,” to participate in and receive sacred ordinances, or rituals, such as marriage ceremonies or baptisms for deceased family members.

Philadelphia’s temple will significantly lessen the commute for people like Corinne Dougherty, a church spokeswoman for the Philadelphia region. She and a car full of elderly women from her congregation currently travel nearly seven hours roundtrip to the Washington, D.C., temple every other month.

Church officials have not released the cost of temple constructions, but with some of the finest building materials — from Swarovski crystal to Italian marble — the temples are not cheap.

Elaborate finishes spread across each of the Philadelphia temple’s four levels leave the facility in stark contrast to the much simpler meeting houses church members use for weekly worship.

A massive crystal chandelier hangs in the center of the third floor’s “celestial room,” inviting visitors to enter and meditate. Each level, more adorned than the previ-

ous, is believed to draw you closer to God, Wilson said.

In the temple’s highest level, members get married in ceremonies that the religion believes seals families for eternity. There, natural light breaks through large windows and stained-glass in soft white, beige and blue.

“Standing here we are in the world, but we are always striving for greater holiness for ourselves and our families,” Wilson said.

The temple’s interior and exterior designs are as purposeful as they are ornate. Sweeping Pennsylvania countryside landscapes cover the walls of the lower rooms with depictions of the Susquehanna and Delaware rivers.

Designers also made a “conscious effort” to blend mention of the nation’s founding with church history. Two crossed quills embellish moldings and wooden rails as reminders that the church’s founder translated its sacred text — the Book of Mormon — in Pennsylvania and the founding fathers’ signed the Constitution in Philadelphia.

A painting of the Constitutional Convention mixes with gold

framed depictions of Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith, the Mormon church’s founder.

“If you look around you will see that there are not many flaws.

And if a flaw exists, we fix it,” Wilson said.

Out of respect, the church intentionally built the towering 208-foot, 2-inch temple a little shorter than the neighboring Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The golden trumpeting Angel Moroni, standing at just more than 21 feet on the temple’s eastern spire, marks the temple’s highest point.

The signature angel statue will stand atop each of the church’s new temples. Plans have most recently been announced in Ecuador, Zimbabwe, Brazil and Peru.

Wilson expects the Philadelphia temple to spark some interest in Mormonism, calling the church’s expansion to more than 15 million members worldwide in 2015 “remarkable.”

“We’ve gone from those two members in the Pennsylvania wilderness to tens of thousands in the region and even more globally,” he said. (ap)

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Due to its popularity, this tourism village is made into the leading attraction by the government of Bangli district as contributor to the regionally generated revenue (PAD).

Penglipuran attraction

Promoted as venue of pre-wedding and reception

BANGLI — The attraction of Penglipuran traditional village has been familiar in the ears of domestic and foreign travelers.

Well-arranged housing complex gives intensely traditional impression and the society faithfully maintains the ancestral tradition so that makes the village located in the district of Bangli become an obligatory visit.

Due to its popularity, this tourism village is made into the leading attraction by the government of Bangli district as contributor to the regionally generated revenue (PAD). During religious and national holiday, thousands of

travelers come to make a visit. So far, visitors only see the attractions like the uniqueness of local village, bamboo forest and a number of typical cuisines. However, this year the management of the tourism village begins to initiate an

innovation, where the Penglipuran village is also opened for a number of events, such as pre-wedding or reception.

“Wedding ceremony is not allowed here because it has something to do with customs. So far, we just initiate the event in the form of pre-wedding and reception,” said the Operations Manager, I Nengah Moneng.

He continued that pre-wedding event was once held by a foreign citizen some time ago. It was

organized in the outermost courtyard of the local Pura Desa. Other than the family of the couple, it also involved the local community amounting to hundreds of people.

“It took place at night. The venue is decorated with vibrant lighting and torches. It looked very beautiful and has positive impact. This motivates us to organize a similar event in the future,” he said.

To promote the new program, Moneng claimed to have com-

municated with a number travel agencies directly getting in touch with travelers. In the future, this additional new attraction is expected to increase the number of tourist visits. Aside from implementation of the event, supporting facilities including a homestay has also been prepared. “This will continue to be promoted,” he said. In the meantime, when asked about the price he said it depends on the type of event and the number of residents involved. (sos)

Mertasari Village Art Carnival

Cultural charm and market fair thronged by residents

DENPASAR — Traditional market fair (pekenan lais maseluk) coupled with Cultural Charms of Sanur Kauh is welcomed enthusiastically by local residents. As evidence, many people attended the activities of cultural charm and the traditional market fair. Of the 11 hamlets at Sanur Kauh, all the hamlets joined and participated in the activities. The carnival taking place on August 5-7 was also filled with entertainment such as the Bondres gag and Balinese artist parade.

Headman of Kauh Sanur, Made Ada, said that Sanur Kauh has a lot of activities in the series of community empowerment. In order not to

be scattered, the program was then organized and accommodated into cultural charms.

“Whatever possessed by our community, whether they are businesses, culinary treasures, knife crafts or silver crafts, we are going to accommodate them in the future,” he said on Saturday (Aug. 6).

Seeing from the coming visitors and enthusiasm of residents, the first held cultural charm is expected to be able to last continuously. “Such crowded visitors indicated they certainly support this event and hopefully it can continue,” he added.

In the meantime, the traditional market fair denoting the activity

of South Denpasar subdistrict is an activity having been performed for several times. Since the Sanur Kauh village gets the turn this year, the traditional market fair is then coupled with the cultural charm.

“The subdistrict activity known as traditional market fair has actually been going on for a long time and organized from one village to another village,” he explained.

This activity is meant to provide the opportunities for small stalls so that they can have an organization as well as promote their business to be better known.

Committee chairman of the cultural charm, I Nyoman Sum-

erdana, explained there are some activities undertaken in a series of the cultural charm. In essence, the activities of cultural charm pose a community-based cultural activity organized by the community of Sanur Kauh.

“Through the cultural charm, we feature the potentials of our village. We present the culture of our Sanur village to express hobby and talent,” he said.

According to him, the activities involving all the hamlets will surely be welcomed enthusiastically even though under the heat of the sun.

On Saturday (Aug. 6) the cultural charm activity in the form

of gymnastics, poco-poco gymnastics competition, Bondres gag performance inserted with the dissemination of information on the AIDS Mitigation Commission (KPA) Denpasar and the announcement of the poco-poco gymnastics champions. In the afternoon, it was resumed with Gong Kebyar parade and Balinese pop song parade. Results of the poco-poco gymnastics competition followed by all the hamlets at Sanur Kauh are as follows, Bet Ngandang achieved the first position, Dangin Peken the second position, Puseh the third position and the Abiantimbul the first runner up. (kmb42)

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Dewa Made Merta Kota, a Balinese culinary practitioner, said the rise of Balinese cuisines must obtain an accommodation from the government so that they can prevail on track. For example, it can be realized through the establishment of Balinese culinary community.

Aside from helping the marketing aspect, it can also boost the Balinese culinary creativity in order to remain popular.

Komang Sugiantara, another Balinese culinary practitioner, also has great expectations seeing the revival of the Balinese culinary treasures.

According to him, currently Balinese cuisines have great potential to become the economic strength of the community. “Balinese cuisines may not be let lose in the competition against the people coming here (to Bali) and starting businesses and selling,” he said recently.

Revival of Balinese cuisines even takes part in the tourism

development of Bali as a culinary destination. Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra, Director of the Master Program of Tourism Studies at Udayana University, said that cuisine plays important role in the development of sustainable tourism. Many communities get appreciation through their business in Balinese cuisines. He said it must be continued to motivate the Balinese culinary businesses.

In academic circles, the research on Balinese cuisines specifically featured by women has not much been done whereas Balinese cuisines play a very large role in tourism. “Actually many women entrepreneurs that I name the heroine of Balinese cuisine have a major role in tourism,” he said.

Women play significant role in culinary tourism of Bali such as roasted suckling pig of Bu Oka, Kedewatan chicken rice of Bu Mangku, Warung Made in Kuta and Seminyak and Men Tempeh.

The heroines have raised Balinese food originally just denoting the menu of local communities and

intended for rituals has become a menu of tourism world having been enjoyed by people across ethnic and nations.

The heroines of Balinese cuisine play important role in developing local cuisines and tourism sustainability. Just imagine how boring the Bali destination will be if there is no involvement of local cuisines.

“Now, visitors consider to have not been to Ubud if they do not enjoy the Kedewatan chicken rice or roasted suckling pig of Bu Oka,” he said. So, cuisines also bring an important attraction for tourism in Bali.

In contrast, Bali tourism has provided an arena for people to feature local cuisines. If tourism does not flourish, perhaps the salad and tipat cantok (rice bag served with peanut-sauced assorted vegetables) will not be recognized as what happens today so that the local cuisines indirectly become a pillar of tourism in Bali.

“On the contrary, tourism has widely opened our opportunities to the wealth because the cuisines

are enjoyed by international community,” he said.

According to him, the delicacy, hygienic presentation and natural captivating colors need to be improved in the future. Spatial atmosphere of the business premises should be made alluring so that it will exude good impression.

“Good impression, delicious flavor

Babi Guling, one of the traditional cuisine of Bali

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Local govt asked to find out a breakthrough

BANGLI - Tangerine farmers in Kintamani are now distraught. In this harvest season, the price of tangerine slumps to the range of IDR 4,000 per kilogram. The drop in the price of tangerine sufficiently makes farmers lose money. It happens because the current selling price of tangerine is not comparable to production cost spent by farmers.

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and healthy presentation will make guests come over and over again,” he said.

Guests favoring the cuisines will also promote it through social media voluntarily. Many evidences showed that merchants of Balinese cuisines are famous through their products and spend zero rupiah for promotion. (kmb42)

Price of tangerine slumps

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Headman of Batukaang, Kintamani, I Nyoman Yudana, said on Saturday (Aug. 6) that the drop in the price of tangerines has been happening since the beginning of the harvest season this year. For Mandarin orange, the selling price currently reaches around IDR 4,000 per kilogram.

In the meantime, the price of Slayer orange can only be sold by farmers for IDR 1,500 per kilogram. Allegedly one of the reasons causing the current drop in the price of oranges is the ever-expanding population of orange so that it leads to over-production during the harvest season.

Yudana said that with the price of orange at IDR 4,000 per kilogram, a lot of farmers suffered great losses. The selling price is considered incomparable to production cost that must be incurred by farmers over the years.

Related to the condition, Yudana also hoped the government can intervene by looking for a breakthrough after the harvest.

Besides, the government is expected to help farmers by providing subsidized fertilizer and pesticide to reduce losses. “With the help, I have confidence that tangerine farmers can produce comfortably,” he said. (kmb40)

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Food Truck Concept, “What The Truck!”

“What The Truck!” is a fully modified VW Combi Van offering convenient take away drinks and bites with signature local fusion tacos selections from Babi Guling, Beef Rendang, Chicken Pelalah, to Fish. Various beverages will be offered with signature brews and the island’s Bootstrap Cold Brew coffee for morning selections, along with

local beers and ice crushed mojitos for evening selections.

In an effort to engage more with the local community, the process of creating the food truck involved collaboration with Institut Seni Indonesia Denpasar where all students from Faculty of Arts & Design can submit their creative designs for the exterior of the truck in order to stand a

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Renee Zellweger slams media speculation about plastic surgery

LOS ANGELES - Actress Renee Zellweger criticized media outlets for discussing her appearance, and said she did not have any surgery to alter her face, in an essay published on Friday.

Zellweger, 47, whose appearance has led to widespread speculation in various media outlets in the past year, said she wanted to “make some claim on the truths of my life,” in a blog post entitled “We Can Do Better” on Huffington Post.

S h e was also critical “that tabloid speculations become the subject of mainstream news reporting.”

“Not that it’s anyone’s business, but I did not make a decision to alter my face and have surgery on my eyes,” the actress said.

“This fact is of no true import to anyone at all, but that the possibility alone was discussed among respected journalists and became a public conversation is a disconcerting illustration of news/entertainment confusion and society’s fixation on physicality.”

Zellweger, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for “Cold Mountain” and will be reprising the titular role in the third “Bridget Jones’ Diary”

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movie coming out in September, has faced rumors that she had surgery to alter the shape of her eyes.

The actress first addressed reports of her appearance to People magazine last year, saying, “I’m glad folks think I look different!

I’m living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I’m thrilled that perhaps it shows.”

Zellweger’s post slamming tabloid news culture comes a month after actress Jennifer Aniston wrote a Huffington Post blog saying she was sick of being harassed by photographers and tabloid reporters.

“I am not pregnant. ... I’m fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily under the guise of ‘journalism,’ the ‘First Amendment’ and ‘celebrity news,’” the 47-year-old former “Friends” actress said.

Like Aniston, Zellweger said the speculation and criticism of her physical appearance left a “problematic” message for younger generations, and “triggers myriad subsequent issues” including image, equality and health. (rtr)

Actress Renee Zellweger waves at the 21st annual ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on October 20, 2014.

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DENPASAR - Balinese cuisines can become an economic strength for the people of Bali. Amid the onslaught of modern and western food, Balinese cuisines begin to rise with the new breath and style. Some Balinese cuisines have attained their fame such as roasted suckling pig of Bu Oka, roasted suckling pig of Nyoman Siring, roasted suckling pig of Candra, Liku steamed chicken, Warung Mak Beng, Warung Made, Kedewatan chicken rice of Bu Mangku, Men Tempeh, Bebek Tepi Sawah, et cetera.

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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (2nd R) makes a speech as protesters hold placards in front of him during the official announcement of the munincipal election results at the result centre in Pretoria, South Africa, August 6, 2016.

South African’s ANC suffers worst election since taking power South Africa’s local elections The ANC party suffered its worst election since taking power.

PERCENT OF SUPPORT FOR MAIN PARTIES 70 % 60

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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 2016

JOHANNESBURG - The African National Congress lost its grip on local government in Tshwane, home of the South African capital Pretoria, as results on Saturday gave the opposition Democratic Alliance a second big win in the ANC’s worst election since the end of apartheid.

The results of Wednesday’s voting have reshaped the political landscape in South Africa, where the ANC has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minority rule in 1994, led

by Nelson Mandela.

Unemployment, economic stagnation and scandals around President Jacob Zuma led voters to punish the ANC, changing the outlook for national elections in 2019 and potentially emboldening Zuma’s rivals within the ANC to

challenge him.

Saving some pride, the ANC won in Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic and financial hub, taking 45 percent of the vote to the DA’s 38 percent, but will have to form a coalition to govern.

Wins in Tshwane and in Nelson Mandela Bay, which includes the manufacturing hub Port Elizabeth, are a watershed for the DA, which also held Cape Town, a municipality that it has

controlled since 2006.

Last year it elected its first black leader, Mmusi Maimane, as it tries to shake off an image of a party mainly serving white interests. “It signals to everyone that the tide in our country is turning,” Maimane told reporters on Saturday.

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