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‘Beatriz at Dinner’ seen as tale for the Trump era NEW YORK - A dinner party turns into a debate on humanity, racism and empathy in the film “Beatriz at Dinner,” which despite being written two years ago is being hailed as a must-see film in the Trump era.

Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek plays a Los Angeles holistic healer who ends up by chance attending a dinner party at the home of her wealthy clients.

Tension ensues as her character, Beatriz, goes head to head with Doug, played by John Lithgow, a self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer with whom she has nothing in common.

Hayek said Beatriz is the most like herself than any role she has ever played.

“It’s really weird because it was written before this political climate and ... you read it and then you start living your life or watching the news and you can’t stop thinking about - you keep going back to Beatriz,” Hayak said.

Shooting on the movie started before the November 2016 election of President Donald Trump, who wants to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration and to crack down on people from some predominantly Muslim nations entering the United States.

Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman said the film “has the distinction of being the first dramatic comedy that’s an explicit - and provocative - allegory of the Age of Trump.”

Connie Britton, who plays one of Beatriz’s wealthy clients, said she hoped the film would elicit a wider dialogue among audiences.

“You can really come away ... realizing that all of the trends that brought us to where we are now have actually been going on for some time,” Britton said.

“Beatriz at Dinner” will be released in U.S. theaters on Friday. (rtr)

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Actor Tom Cruise arrives for the premiere of the film “The Mummy” in New York, U.S., June 6, 2017.

Take a vacation?

Not me, says action star Tom Cruise

NEW YORK - Don’t tell Tom Cruise to slow down - the action movie star says making movies is better than taking a vacation.

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Actress Salma Hayek poses

Cruise, 54, known for doing most of his own stunts, is back on screen this week in adventure “The Mummy,” the latest reboot of the ancient Egyptian-inspired horror film series first seen in 1932.

In September, Cruise will be out promoting “American Made, a crime thriller about a drug runner in the 1980s. “Mission: Impossible

6” is also filming and Cruise is in pre-production on a long-awaited sequel to the 1986 fighter pilot movie “Top Gun” that made him an international star.

“I just love movies period and I love to entertain an audience. And I give it everything that I possibly can and I never take anything for granted,” Cruise said at Tuesday’s New York red carpet premiere for “The Mummy.”

“Some people say, don’t you want a vacation? It’s like for me making films is a vacation because I love doing it,” he said.

The new, stunt-packed “The

Mummy,” opening worldwide this week, tells the tale of an ancient princess who is awakened from her crypt and unleashes malevolence on the modern world.

“We pay homage to all (the other movies), but really its roots stem from that 1932 film in terms of classic composition and somewhat of the tone.

“The film does have a tremendous amount of adventure but it has great scares also. It has some humor in it and romance. But definitely, in all of these monsters were going to pay our respects to the original monster films,” Cruise said. (rtr)

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A man looks at pigeons at Souq Waqif market in Doha, Qatar, June 6, 2017.

Food, families and flights: anxiety and confusion descend on Qatar DOHA - When 31-year-old Ali al-Mohanadi heard Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other nations were cutting ties and severing all transport links with his home country Qatar, he emptied the back of his Land Cruiser SUV and drove to a nearby supermarket. Tensions had been building for days between Qatar and its powerful Gulf Arab neighbours and Mohanadi feared Saudi’s closure of Qatar’s only land border on Monday could lead to price hikes and food shortages in the import-dependent country.

“I bought lots of vegetables, frozen chicken and milk for my children, things I knew would be the first to disappear from the shelves,” said Mohanadi, a former army lieutenant from Qatar’s city of Al Khor. He said he wanted to be prepared but did not feel panic.

Hours later supermarkets in Doha visited by a Reuters reporter had almost run out of dairy products as scores of people waited in checkout lines and stocked up on beans and other staples.

The rift has provoked confusion and anxiety in Qatar, an energy, banking and construction hub, which is home to 2.7 million people -- most of them foreigners. Some Qataris were outraged by the state of affairs. Authorities tried to calm nerves on Wednesday, releasing a video showing a

shop with shelves brimming with food and reassuring Qataris - the wealthiest people in the world per capita - that their quality of life would not be hit. But the row over Qatar’s alleged support for Islamist groups has disrupted many aspects of life.

Thousands of Qataris have been unable to board flights to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and cut off from relatives in those countries, in a region where crossborder marriages are common and Gulf rulers refer to each other as “brothers”.

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and several other countries severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and their arch-foe Iran charges Qatar says are baseless.

QATAR ISOLATED In further signs of Qatar’s isolation on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates’ national postal group said it had suspended all services to Qatar and the UAE aviation authority said it had closed air space for traffic to and from Doha. “My mother who is originally from the UAE cannot visit her sick mother, needless to say we will not be able to see my uncles,” said Mohammed, a Qatar University professor, who gave his first name only.

He said a Saudi friend of his living in Qatar had sent his child to Riyadh for a family visit before the embargo and now he does not know what to do. Qatari students in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have been told to leave before finishing exams, he said. “The issue is presented to the West as a diplomatic

spat ... the reality is far worse,” a Qatari diplomat said. “It is a blockade! Like that of Berlin. A declaration of war. A political, economic and social aggression.”

Even if the dispute is settled, Qataris and other Gulf Arabs worry that the bitter spat which has seen both sides denounce each other as “enemies” and “traitors” of the Gulf has sown divisions and hostility that will linger on.

“I think it is three things we are scared of: family ties being severed, possible military action and losing the spirit of the Gulf Cooperation Council,” said Mohammed, the professor, referring to the regional political and economic union set up in 1981. Slogans against and in support of Qatar in Arabic have dominated Twitter, which is hugely popular in the region, and have grown steadily more nationalistic and aggressive in tone.

QATARI LEADER SILENT The fact that Qatar’s leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad alThani, has yet to speak publicly since ties were cut, has made some

Qataris uneasy. Kuwait’s ruler, who is mediating in the crisis, asked him to postpone a speech to the nation earlier this week to give dialogue efforts a chance. “Of course we are all waiting for him to speak,” said Sara al-Sulaiti, a Qatari who works in public relations.

Others say Sheikh Tamim’s silence displays the tact U.S. President Donald Trump lacked when he posted a series of Tweets on Tuesday appearing to take sides against Qatar in the dispute. “The emir is wise not to speak,” said Faraj, a Qatari engineer working for a telecommunications company.

“We know that he has a plan for us. Unlike in our neighbouring countries we have deep faith in our leaders.”

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Bali prone to crisis in quality leader cadres

Members of Subak Besikalung hold grand ngusabha

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Apply Tri Hita Karana in agriculture

TABANAN - Subgroup members of Subak Besikalung, Penebel, held a grand ngusabha (ngusabha agung) procession at the local farmlands on Buda Pon Medangkungan, (Wednesday Jun 7). This subak (irrigation cooperative) has an area of ??56 hectares, and belongs to the territory of Subak Jatiluwih.

Chief of Subak Jatiluwih, Nyoman Sutama, said that in the area of Subak Jatiluwih there are seven tempekan (subgroups). The grand ngusabha procession is carried out by each subak subgroup who take turns organizing every three years. “This year, it is Subak Besikalung’s turn to organize the grand ngusabha procession”, he said.

Sutama explained the procession is meant to express gratitude to God for the grace of rice fertility in the subak area. The tirual procession is also a way to express and re-enforce the values Tri Hita Karana amongst the local subak members. The principle o Tri Hita Karana (right relationship with nature, fellow humans and the divine), said Sutama is very important as it represents the spirit of subak.

Operations of Manager of the Jatiluwih Attraction, I Nengah Sutirta Yasa, said that Jatiluwih strongly supports various activities performed by subak members around Jatiluwih including cultural activities that have been passed down for centuries. One of the ways that the Jatiluwih attraction shows their support is in the form of financial assistance for rituals like the grand

ngusabha that requires a considerable budget. “I hope this assistance can ease the burden of the subak members in preserving their agrarian culture”, he said.

Yasa added that the grand ngusabha procession can also serve as a an extra attraction for tourists visiting Jatiluwih. In fact the grand procession is being included in the agenda of the Jatiluwih festival that will be taking place for the first time in June.

Accompanied by subdistrict head of Penebel, IGA Supatiwi, Sutirta Yasa mentioned that the grand ngusabha procession fits in very nicely with the theme of the Jatiluwih Fesstival which is Mamica Manik Galih meaning ‘grace of the jewel of the heart’. This ngusabha procession is held by the subak members to express their gratitude to God for the abundant harvests and for prosperity in general.

The grand ngusabha procession was held at the Bedugul Temple of Subak Besikalung in Jatiluwih village, Penebel, Tabanan. The ngusabha begins with the ngajum procession that is followed by pecaruan (offerings) and then the mendak (picking up) deity procession takes place.

After the “picking up” procession, the subak members accompany the deities to the local springs.

After the cleansing there, is a nganteb procession and the saying of prayers together. Finally, they hold the memica procession symbolizing the grace conferred to God’s followers. This final procession could certainly become a rare attraction for tourists who have a chance to see it. (kmb28)

DENPASAR - Bali is facing various threats such as the circulation of drugs and the dissolution of national values caused by the negative impacts of tourism. If related problems are not anticipated, Bali wil lbe facing a serious crisis in terms of quality leader cadres in 20 years.

“The hazards of drugs and free sex behaviour causing HIV/AIDS must be dealt with, and unfamiliar foreign cultures must be filtered. The reemergence of identity politics could eventually result in clashes among groups, gangs and villages. This must be avoided because we do not want to be lacking good leader cadres in the next 20 years”, said Commander of 163/Wira Satya Military Resort, I Gede Widiyana, after opening the training activities of the military big family (KBT) at local headquarters on Tuesday (Jun 6).

According to Widiyana, these training activities are carried out to maintain and improve the closeness of the relationship between the army and KBT so build a shared understanding for the sake of national defence. In addition, close cooperation is established in an effort to increase public awareness and sensitivity to geographical and demographic aspects in order to create a dynamic condition in the life of society, nation and state reflected in attitudes and behaviours imbued with love for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.

The current national situation is still characterized by a variety of disturbances and violence caused by the degradation of nationalist values ??amongst the people. As a result, this condition has the potential for horizontal conflicts that can lead to the disintegration of the nation. This can be prevented by empowering and optimizing the role of KBT in the handling of all the problems that occur in their respective areas.

“This activity is quite important in establishing a network because the young generation is the source of information. Besides, they are also the agents of change. At least in the social environment they can be string and are expected to establish positive relations between families and neighbours”, he affirmed.

Widiyana added that he cannot do this alone and that people in the community can deal directly with the source of the problems. This kind of guidance will be carried out to all components of society especially the military resort families as they must be empowered. Today, the young generation is overshadowed by indirect threats that can disrupt the prospective leaders of the nation.

As a result, Indonesia could be lacking good leaders 20 years from now.

“How disappointed we will be if our young generation who are very much expected to continue our struggle is too weak”, said this former lecturer at the command staff school of the Indonesian military. (kmb36)

Ahead of cremation, order of petulangan means increases BANGLI - Cremation or ngaben season brings in blessing for the artisans of petulangan means.

By and large, the artisans will experience an increase in orders several weeks before the cremation ceremony is held. The increase is recognized by one of the artisans at the Uma Bukal LC, Kawan village, Bangli, Dewa Gede Putra.

Met at his workshop on Wednesday (Jun 7), he said that when entering the season of cremation in June, July and August, there are usually spikes in the order of petulangan means as perceived this time. In the current cremation season, he admitted to receive 20 pieces of petulangan means from two locations of cremation. “There is an increase. But sometimes the order of petulangan making is difficult to predict. At times, the cremation season is deserted but beyond the season the order is even a lot,” said Dewa Putra.

He admitted the order of petulangan means does not only come from the surrounding residents of Bangli but also from outside Bangli district like Gianyar. One of the petulangan means he makes is lembu (ox) sarcophagus sold at various prices depending on accessories and the raw materials. An ox sarcophagus embellished with complete accessories and uses velvet fabrics can be more expensive.

He gave an example that a sarcophagus measuring 1 meter x 1.5 meter with complete accessories is sold for IDR 7 to IDR 8 million.

Meanwhile, the sarcophagus with plain accessories is sold in the range of IDR 4 million. “Then, bade tower with the height of 4 meters is sold for IDR 8-10 million,” he said. Generally a sarcophagus is worked on within approximately five days to a week. Then, the workmanship may involve a total of four to five people. (kmb40)

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Month of Endless Blessings at Beachwalk Shopping Center FOOD STARTS HERE! This June Beachwalk Shopping Center is still presenting with “THE ISLAND RECIPES”. By highlighting the Food as a major theme, Beachwalk brings new atmosphere with new spirit for the shoppers in the month of endless blessing “Ramadhan”. Furthermore, Beach-

walk Shopping Center is offering a bunch of summer events, as well as the iconic “BEACHWALK SUMMER SALE” on this summer & holiday season. Again, Beachwalk shows up “BEACHWALK SUMMER SALE” from June to July 2017 which will be participated by stores and restaurants by providing

EVERY MONDAY Movie Monday19:00-21:00 Genius Cafe- Home to the entrepreneur Beach CLub Mertasari Beach (Next to Mercure), Sanur EVERY TUESDAY Ecstatic contact dance: Transformative journey Paradiso Ubud, Jalan Goutama Selatan, Ubud 100k includes dinner EVERY WEDNESDAY DEep Dive Dance Guided improvised movement 19:00-21:00 Paradiso Ubud Jalan Goutama Selatan, Ubud 100k EVERY THURSDAY African Drums with Catur SAng Klang Wijaya 16:00-18:00 Experience the healing power of drumming, all levels welcome

BY DONATION SUNDAY MARKETS 10AM 1PM Sunday Market at Batu Jimbar Jl. Danau Tablingan , Sanur 10AM-4PM The Sands Beach Club and Restaurant Sunday MArket Jl. Danau Tamblingan, No 27, Sanur 9:30AM-1PM Sunday Market @ Warung Sopa Jl. Sugriwas no36, Padang Tegal, Ubud 9AM-2PM Samadi Sunday Market Jalan. Padang Linjong 39, Canggu, 9AM-2PM Wednesday and Sunday Ubud Organik Market Jl. Raya Pengosekan across from Zens Hotel Tebesaya, Ubud 12PM-10PM Sunday Food Festival & Bazaar Byrdhouse Beach Club, Sanur 10AM-6PM, Mercure,last sunday of every month, jl. ,Mertasari, Sanur, fashion food and and kids activities The Coffee Spot, Jalan Peigenet 888X,Seminyak, last Sunday of every month, garage sale clothing, books, and hand-made jewellery

a variety of discounts and attractive promotions up to 70% for Customers. Countless discounts are given

by Fashion tenants such as Topshop, TopMan, Zara, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Bershka, Tumi, Victoria Secret, Bath & Body Works, Gingersnaps, Mothercare, Wakai and many other exciting deals. For Customers who love shopping can’t miss the opportunity in “BEACHWALK SUMMER SALE”.

In order to liven up the month of fasting, Beachwalk also creates a program “IFTAR SPECIALS” where Customers are being pampered by a range of promos and Iftar-breakfasting menus in restaurants Beachwalk Shopping Center.

Some restaurants like Kafe Betawi, Nanny’s Pavillon and use Pepper Lunch provide special menus during Ramadan which can be enjoyed as a menu selection for Iftarbreakfasting. Moreover, there are also a range of special promotions during Ramadhan such as Pepper Lunch offers free Ta’jil for breakfasting only for first 15 customers before 17.30 WITA, Kafe Betawi offers “Berkah” package + free Ta’jil, Starbucks offers happy hours promo 50% off any beverage with food purchase (in side pastry case) valid from 16:00 WITA and many

more promotions in the month of fasting that cannot be missed by Customers.

Moreover, Beachwalk partnering with Go-Jek also create a special Eid Al-Fitr event called “RAMADHAN DELIGHTS” by offering a wide range of variants booth culinary and live music performances. The event is held on 16th – 27th June 2017 at level 2 Garden POD, Beachwalk Shopping Center. So as to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, Customers can enjoy shopping at “SUMMER RAMADHAN BAZAAR BY KHANKA” which sells a wide range of products such as fashion, accessories, make-up and a variety of crafts with a Moroccan theme.

Furthermore, Beachwalk Shopping Center also has regular activity as a tourist attraction. Every Thursday Beachwalk and HIPMI Gianyar regularly present “UBUD CULTURAL EXPERIENCE” .

Both International and Domestic Customers can interactively relish the experience and learn more about Balinese culture exclusively in Ubud regency like learn traditional Balinese dance, Balinese Drama Musical, how to create Balinese offering (Canang) and Balinese traditional dessert called

Jaja Bali. This cultural experience will be conducted at the Deck Stage, Beachwalk level 1. Moreover there’s also another interactive event called “MEET THE BIRD STARS” will be held on June 11th 2017 at Deck Stage Beachwalk level 1. Customers can meet and having interaction with the exotic birds by Bali Bird Park.

Visitors always have the opportunity to win the various prizes on this June’s SHOP & WIN program; those are Instant Rewards and Lucky Draw. By spending at a minimum purchase of IDR 500,000 (single receipt), customers can get instant rewards such as beauty products, shopping vouchers, restaurant vouchers, and many more.

There is something special on this SHOP & WIN June 2017. By spending at a minimum purchase of IDR 2,000,000 (max. 2 receipts), customers will get the chance to win instant rewards and special lucky draw prize 1 nigh stay at Horison Jimbaran.

Beachwalk Shopping Center always presents the unique experiences for tourists and shoppers. The various monthly programs offer more attractions in Kuta and emphasizing the Beachwalk Shopping Center’s tagline, “Bali Starts Here”.

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Victoria Beckham takes her Resort 2018 collection to the streets

Gigi Hadid belongs in the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame with this bold hair move

GIGI Hadid has been undergoing a slow and steady shift from golden blonde bombshell to auburn wonder, and it seems the slightly-moodier hue brings with it an excuse to ditch blowouts, defined waves, and suspended ponies for something a bit more, well, grunge. Case in point: rock ‘n’ roll-inspired styling from her head down to her washed out jeans.

The model was spotted last night with her brown-blond lengths woven into a duo of undone, unbound braids that she then topped with a black bandana. The age old accessory acted as an onthe-nose reference to an Appetite for Destruction-era Axl Rose, afforded with an appeal that was distinctly Hadid thanks to the addition of cat eye sunglasses plucked straight from the ‘90s, a seemingly influential era for both Hadid sisters as of late. And about those loose-hanging plaits? An easy ode to Willie Nelson’s devil-may-care signatures, no doubt. Between mussed shags, bohemian bangs, controlled slick-backs, and infinite on-skin adornments, should Hadid take a true rock-driven deep dive, she’ll soon have a fresh crop of looks to work from. (IBP/net)

TWO days ago, designer Victoria Beckham presented her Resort 2018 collection, focusing on soft tailoring in a Tropicana-like palette of lime green, watermelon, and dusty rose. Yesterday, the newly crowned OBE designer was the first to take one of the looks for a test drive, slipping into separates in sultry shades of tangerine.

Beckham’s separates carried over her Fall idea of incorporating artistic elements (that collection was inspired by a Tate Modern exhibition on Paul Nash) through a subtle brushstroke print. The rich orange hues mimicked a sunset as the palette went deeper from top to bottom. Beckham’s signature flat-top shades, oxblood heels, and yellow gold Rolex provided the finishing touches.

However, Beckham outdid herself later in the day when she switched out the ladylike pleated skirt look in favor of a boyish spin on flannel dressing.

Again, she embraced color, this time choosing head-to-toe sky blue (the top and pants were also shown in blush pink). A pair of nude sandals elevated the look, taking the slouchy separates from pajama-like to posh. (IBP/net)

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Constrained by land

Lembongan unable to build temporary landfill SEMARAPURA - The endeavor to create integrated temporary landfill (TPST) at each village cannot run smoothly. Land difficulty becomes a classic problem remaining to be faced by villages in Klungkung to realize the demands of Klungkung government. As in Lembongan village, though located in a strategic tourism area, the difficulty of finding land makes waste management through TPST unable to be realized.

Headman of Lembongan, Ketut Gede Arjaya, stated that waste problem at two villages, Jungutbatu and Lembongan, is handled

by technical unit of Klungkung sanitation and landscaping agency (DKP). Moreover, the residents on both islands including tourist accommodation and restaurateurs are not charged a penny for waste management by the DKP. In the future, if there has been TPST, and village regulation (PerDes) has been passed; residents disposing of garbage at the landfill will be charged levies. “Accommodation and restaurant business will be subject to garbage levies and it is currently in preparation,” he explained.

In the meantime, garbage collection in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan is sent to landfill at Jungutbatu village. However, there is a problem where the landfill is now overloaded. So, the procure-

Anticipating traffic as people return home, Padangbai adds service counters

AMLAPURA — Completion of repairs to corroding pier II has given hope to passengers making the crossing in Padang Harbour.

With an estimated 10 percent increase in passenger traffic, PT ASDP has added two service counters for motorcycle and pedestrian passengers.

“So we will have a total of four counters to serve people going home for the holidays” said Manager of PT ASDP Padangbai, I Wayan Rosta, on Tuesday (Jun 7).

The additional counter for motorcycle passengers is already in operation while the other counter will only open if there is a surge in foot passengers. Based on the experience of previous years, peak density for passenger congestion occurs on day three and day two before the Lebaran holiday that will land on June 22 and 23 this year.

Aside from adding harbor facilities and infrastructure, this year PT ASDP has prepared 33 ferries for Lebaran. Currently six ships are still being docked in Surabaya for

maintenance. It is expected that the six ships will be in operation in time for the peak of people returning home to Java traffic. According to Rosta, there will be at least 30 ships serving the Padangbai-Lembar (Lombok) crossing during the peak period.

He added that technically speaking Padangbai Harbor is ready to welcome the arrival of Lebaran.

Currently both pier I and pier II can be operated after having been repaired. The only obstacle that may be a threat is weather. As long as the weather remains good as it has been, then the crossing should run smoothly.

Rosta admitted however that the Bali-Lombok crossing activity had been stalled because loading and unloading could only be done at pier I after pier II collapse from corrosion. Pier II has now been fully repaired however there is still an administrative hold up. “ Pier II is good, we are now preparing its inauguration ceremony” concluded Rosa. (117)

Padangbai harbour

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ment of TPST at each village is urgent. Garbage of Lembongan residents including of tourism entrepreneurs averagely reaches three trucks every day or about 18 cubic meters discharged to the landfill.

“Our problem only lies in land procurement. Now, we are trying to create a waste bank program at our village,” he said.

He added that waste problem in Lembongan is very specific. Since

Lembongan village is located on Lembongan and Ceningan Island, the procurement must be made on both islands. Other than the problems in the archipelago, Lembongan village is currently very difficult to get land for the TPST establishment, both on Lembongan and Ceningan Island.

He explained that both on Lembongan and Ceningan Island there is a land owned by the government

of Bali province, but located in strategic areas. Surely, they can affect the tourism development. On this condition, he will ask for instructions from the Klungkung district related to the TPST establishment.

“We at Lembongan village must prepare two units of TPST, one on Ceningan Island and another on Lembongan Island because our region has two islands,” he concluded. (dwa)

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Land difficulty becomes a classic problem remaining to be faced by villages in Klungkung to realize the demands of Klungkung government.

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Blahbatuh tourism

Features trekking path to unique archaeological artifact GIANYAR — Various efforts are now being made to develop Blahbatuh village into a tourism area. In addition to building a shared commitment, relevant institutions in the village have also started working on a trekking path that allows visitors to visit Blahbatuh’s unique archaeological heritage. Efforts are also being made to raise awareness about the need to keep the tourism areas of the village clean.

Headman of Blahbatuh, I Gusti Ngurah Kapidada, when met at Blahbatuh Palace on Tuesday (Jun 6) said that in order to succeed in making Blahbatuh in to a tourism area, local guides are being educated about the unique aspects of this village, particularly in term of archeology. These unique archeological artifacts could become the icons of tourism in Blahbatuh as part of the heritage of this area that must be explained in the right way.

“Because of the importance of these ancient sites we are wanting to share their story not only with tourists but also with students in Bali- especially Gianyar” he said.

Headman Kapidada also explained that these efforts are also being made as a way to introduce agrarian culture to the younger generation in Balhbatuh. “That way the younger generation will not become eroded by the the global streams. They need to occasionally enjoy farming activities in the paddy fields or luxuriate in the fresh air near Petanu River” he added.

Gusti Ngurah Pidada went on to explain that currently he is also trying to instil a sense of awareness about the need to keep the tourism areas clean. “ Of course, from the beginning we would like to create a clean tourism area so that visitors have a positive impression”, he said.

Pidada’s team is working with Balahbatuh’s tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) that will represent Gianyar in the Provincial Pokdarwis contest this year as well as the Trash Hero Saba chaired

by I Wayan Aksara. “This week, we will explore the trekking path while doing a cleanup”, he explained.

In addition to cleaning the environment, they will also be identifying suitable rest areas. “We will also map, where we can be built toilets as this facility is quite important for visitors, given that the trekking path takes an hour ro two to walk” he explained.

The trekking path is planned to start at Dalem Maya Temple leading to Subak Tegal, Subak Kelawanan and then finish at Segana Temple. “At the Pancoran Solas (eleven spouts), tourists can enjoy the sensation of melukat (purificatory rite). What makes this site different that other melukat sites is that here our adrenaline can be triggers as the site poses a distinct challenge” he said. (kmb35)

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Because these palm-leaf manuscripts are so rarely treated, many of these sacred texts damaged with age.

Considered sacred

Some palm-leaf manuscripts in community damaged

BANGLI - Most people still consider their palm-leaf manuscripts to be sacred and are commonly taken out of storage to be ritually honoured on particular holidays such as Saraswati day. However because these palm-leaf manuscripts are so rarely treated, many of these sacred texts inherited from their ancestors remain in personal family collections, they finally become damaged with age.

Coordinator of the Palm-Leaf Manuscript Conservation Team of the Balinese Language Extension Office of the district of Bangli, Made Oka Samudra, said on Wednesday (Jun 7) said that in fact many people consider these manuscripts sacred. These heritage items passed down from their ancestors can be used to provide guidelines for a number of activities such a ceremonies and traditional healing.

Most palm-leaf manuscripts are kept by families in simple boxes made of bamboo (sokasi) or wood and kept in their merajan temple and given rituals on particular feast celebrations.

“Many people are still think of their palm-leaf manuscripts as sacred to such an extent that some people are even afraid to take them out let aline read their contents”,

he said.

Based on the results of exploratory research conducted by his team in villages in Bangli there are only about ten people who want their palm-leaf manuscripts to be conserved by experts. Most residents choose to keep their manuscripts secret and refuse to hand them over for conservation saying that they these palm-leaf texts were made sacred by their ancestors long ago.

So far, the palm-leaf manuscript conservation team made up of dozens of Balinese language extension officers has succeeded in conserving about 31 manuscripts at two locations; Tanggahan Talangjiwa hamlet Demulih and Tiga village in the subdistrict of Susut. On Wednesday, the team added around 30 manuscripts for conservation

at Tamanbali village. Samudra revealed that the team found that most of the manuscripts owned by the community contained information about oblations, traditional healing and spirituality. Only very few of these manuscripts included a date of production.

In order to preserve the large number of manuscripts spread throughout Bangli so that they can be bequeathed to futur generations, Samudra, who is from Penida hamlet, Tembuku hopes that the public will have the awareness to take care of these sacred texts. His team, he added is ready to help with conservation.

One palm-leaf manuscript owner named Dewa Gede Ngurah Oka, said that he has 30 manuscripts that he inherited from his great-grandfather. Most of these manuscripts are now being conserved by the team. They contain information about astrology and traditional healing. He admitted that all this time his manuscripts were rarely maintained in good condition and as a result some had become damaged. (kmb40)

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A still image taken from video released on June 7, 2017 shows the photograph of a Y-8-200 F military aircraft.

Bodies, debris found in search for missing Myanmar aircraft

YANGON - Bodies and aircraft debris were found in the sea off the southern coast of Myanmar on Thursday by ships searching for a military plane that went missing with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board.

Ten bodies, six adults and four children, were found about 35 km (22 miles) off the southern coastal town of Launglon by navy and civilian ships, the military said in its latest statement posted on its official Facebook page.

The search by nine navy ships, five military planes and two helicopters, would continue with help from civilian boats, it said.

The Chinese-made Y-8-200F transport plane vanished on Wednesday after taking off from the coastal town of Myeik on a weekly flight to Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon.

The plane lost contact 29 minutes after takeoff while flying at 18,000 feet (5,485 metres) over the Andaman Sea, about 43 miles (70 km) west of the town of Dawei, the

military said.

An aircraft wheel, two life jackets and some bags with clothes - believed to be from the missing plane - were found earlier.

Some patches of oil were spotted some 16 nautical miles (18 miles) from Dawei, the military said.

More than 40 ambulances and scores of medics and emergency staff were heading to the fishing town of Sanlan where boats carrying bodies were set to arrive around mid-day, said Hla Thein, a member of a hospital emergency team.

The plane was carrying 122 passengers, including 108 soldiers and their family members and 14 crew. The military said the 108 passengers included 15 children, 58 adults and 35 soldiers.

It is the rainy season in Myan-

mar but a civil aviation official said the weather had been “normal” with good visibility when the plane took off.

The aircraft was bought in March 2016 and had a total of 809 flying hours. It was carrying 2.4 tons of supplies, the military said.

Nicknamed the “air camel” in Chinese, the multi-purpose aircraft was approved for production in 1980 and is still being produced

by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, a unit of state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China. The four-spoke turboprop is used in countries including China and Sudan.

Aircraft accidents, involving both civilian and military planes, are not uncommon in Myanmar.

A military helicopter crashed last June in central Myanmar, killing three military personnel on board. Five military personnel were killed in February last year when an air force aircraft crashed in the capital, Naypyitaw, media reported. (rtr)

SEOUL - North Korea fired what appeared to be several landto-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the South postponed full deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile system designed to deter a North Korean attack.

The launches, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure to rein in its weapons programme, come less than a week after the United Nations Security Council passed fresh sanctions on the reclusive state.

South Korea on Wednesday said it will hold off on installing remaining components of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that has angered North Korea’s main ally, China, amid early signs of easing tensions between the two countries.

The missiles were launched Thursday morning from the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan and flew about 200 km (124 miles), South Korea’s Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

Under third-generation leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has been conducting missile tests at an unprecedented pace in an effort to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the mainland United States.

Compared to the different types of ballistic missiles Pyongyang has recently tested, the missiles launched on Thursday are considered to be more defensive in nature, designed to defend against threats such as enemy warships.

North Korea unveiled a number of new weapons at a massive military parade on April 15 to mark the birth anniversary of the state’s founding leader and has since tested some of them.

“What appeared to be a new type

of land-to-ship missile equipped with four launching canisters was unveiled at the parade,” said Kim Dong-yub, a military expert at Kyungnam University’s Far Eastern Studies in Seoul. “I think this might be what was used today.”

THAAD DEFENCE DELAYED Thursday’s launch is the fourth missile test by North Korea since South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office on May 10 pledging to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang. Moon says sanctions and pressure alone have failed to resolve the growing threat from the North’s advancing nuclear and missile programme.

Moon had also promised to review the deployment of the THAAD system in South Korea, a decision that was made by the government of his conservative predecessor, Park Geun-hye. On Wednesday, Moon’s office said installation of four additional launchers would be halted until an assessment of the system’s impact on the environment was completed.

Two launchers of the full sixlauncher THAAD battery, as well as the system’s far-reaching radar that China worries could upset the regional security balance, have already been installed at a deployment site in the southeastern city of Seongju. The elements will stay in place, South Korea said.

The introduction of the THAAD system has sparked protests in South Korea and a backlash in China against South Korean business interests.

The Global Times, published

by China’s official People’s Daily, said in an editorial that no matter the outcome of the environmental study, South Korea’s announcement could reduce friction. (rtr)

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency.

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Sacred Wayang Wong Dance of Tejakula Set Four Centuries Ago

Gulf firms struggle to keep Qatar business ties despite crisis

DUBAI/DOHA - Banks and firms across Gulf Arab nations sought to keep business links to Qatar open and avoid a costly firesale of assets on Wednesday as a political freeze descended on the region.

Many banks in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain suspended new business with Qatar soon after their governments cut diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

But it was still unclear on Wednesday whether tens of billions of dollars of existing deals - from loans to bank deposits and cross-border shareholdings, as well as merchandise trade contracts would have to be unwound, and if so how fast. That left bankers and businessmen in limbo as they continued to insist to clients that commercial links had not been severed, even though their ability to service these links was in doubt.

“Customers keep asking the bank whether it is still operating in UAE and the bank’s response is, it’s business as usual,” said an executive at a Qatari bank in the UAE. He added that the UAE business did not do interbank deals locally and obtained funding from its head office in Doha, so it was able for now to continue corporate and retail banking. Like most other businessmen, he declined to be named when talking about Qatar because of political sensitivities.

The UAE has threatened anyone publishing expressions of sympathy towards Qatar with up to 15 years in prison.

The UAE central bank issued a statement saying payments and remittances in the UAE financial system were occurring normally after the diplomatic split, but it did not specify whether UAE banks would be required to close out their exposure to Qatar. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash told Reuters that the UAE could not rule out more curbs on bilateral business. He did not give details of banking policy.

BANK GUIDANCE Bankers in Riyadh said they had

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Qatar Airways aircrafts are seen at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, June 7, 2017. received informal guidance from the central bank which essentially banned new transactions with any Qatari institution. The guidance was ambiguous about whether existing deals, such as syndicated loans involving Saudi and Qatari banks, could remain in place. The bankers said they hoped to clarify the new policy in coming days.

The Saudi, UAE, Bahraini and Qatari central banks did not respond to requests for comment.

Some bankers believe the lack of official guidance is deliberate - if the diplomatic crisis can be resolved within days or weeks, all sides could save money by avoiding a forced sale of assets in each other’s countries. “There is still a feeling that this will be resolved,” said a banker at a major international institution which does a lot of business with Qatar.

But the head of Middle Eastern

debt capital markets at a European bank in Dubai said his institution had put all new Qatari business on hold while it awaited guidance from the UAE central bank, which was expected to imitate Riyadh’s policy. The chief executive of an Abu Dhabi bank said he was bracing for the possibility that he would have to close out his Qatar exposure by boosting his access to ready funds. “Stopping new business was relatively easy - the difficulty would be unwinding existing business,” he said.

EXPOSURE Trade and investment between Qatar and other Gulf countries is small compared to the size of their economies. Countries rely heavily on oil and gas exports and obtain most imports from outside the region; the UAE is Qatar’s biggest trading partner among Gulf Arab

states but only its fifth largest globally. Nevertheless, there is significant banking exposure. Chiradeep Ghosh, banking analyst at SICO Bahrain, estimated the Saudi banking sector’s total exposure to Qatar, including loans and customer and interbank deposits, totalled up to $30 billion. The exposure of UAE banks is believed to be in the same area.

Individual companies have big cross-border physical assets.

Dubai’s DAMAC Properties last month launched a 31-storey residential tower project at Lusail in Doha; UAE-based retail conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim has Qatari outlets. Shares in QG Medical Devices, a Doha-based maker of medical equipment that has done considerable business in Saudi Arabia, have plunged 18 percent since Monday.

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Qatar is still technically possible, it is becoming harder in practice. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are expelling all Qatari citizens; foreigners who live in Qatar and have Qatari residence visas are not eligible for visas on arrival in the UAE, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said. This makes moving staff around the region more difficult for multinational companies which in the past have saved money by treating Gulf Arab countries as a single market.

One Western multinational, citing the political tensions, asked its staff in the Middle East on Wednesday not to communicate with clients about Qatar at all.

The chief executive of a regional private equity firm said some foreign banks might ultimately be forced out of Qatar. “If the rift continues, international banks will be told by Saudi to choose between the two camps.”(rtr)

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For members of the Balinese Hindu community, religious ceremonies are inseparable form wht is known to many as art. The unique artistic values of Balinese Hindu rituals are also sometimes performed as a cultural attraction. Everything from the dances, pslamodies and even ritual paraphernalia are embed with aesthetic beauty of great meaning and value.

Objects such as banners, kober and bandrang (spears) that are used in temple ceremonies also contain great meaning and value. Apart from their decorative aspects, these banners also have spiritual meaning and provide protection.

Balinese humanist, and former rector of ISI Denpsar (1981-1997), Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, explains that these ritual paraphernalia are important in religious processions like ngunya, ngelawang (gallivanting street show) and melasti and are used in accordance with time, place and circumstance as well as the scale of the ritual, whether large, medium or small.

He added that in the past these objects were the property of kingdoms and were used to show or display the majesty of a kingdom.

In modern times such paraphernalia are used when escorting the

deities. Indirectly, they contains meaningful philosophy related to showing off the beauty, greatness and grandeur of the deities that are venerated by the community.

“All ritual paraphernalia including the bandrang (spears), banners, kober (flags) and so forth are believed to serve as both phyical and spiritual protectors. The use of these objects is also related to the Balinese Hindu community’s respect for local venerated deities”, explained Prof. Bandem.

While serving as a means to show respect for the deities, these ojects are also based on the values of Hindu philosophy. Dr. I Gusti Made Ngurah, Chairman of the Sabha Budaya Hindu Bali Foundation said that in the Purana and Itihasa scriptures bandrang are mentioned as being an ordinary spear embellished with feathers

symbolizing the power of Lord Brahma, while banners symbolize the power of Lord Vishnu and kober -especially when they bear the image of Hanuman Maruti (son of Lord Bayu) symbolize strength.

Due to the forces of such symbols, they are used in combinations with hope of producing balance.

Ngurah added that the use of kober with the image of Dewata Nawa Sanga (gods of the nine directions) has become a necessity for the Hindu community of Bali and represents something about the arrival of Hindu religious teachings to Bali. This symbol also represents the the concept of Sarwa Dewata or Sarwa Samudaya which translates as something like ‘the god amounting to more than one’. The nine gods represented in the Dewata Nawa Sanga are each equipped with their own are each equipped with their own weapons as manifestations for their receptive powers.

“The use of bandrang, banners, kober and so on are important for their philosophical meanings but also as a sign that a ritual is being held in a particular location” added Gusti Made Ngurah. (kmb)

Wayang Wong sacred dance that only exists at Tejakula village, Tejakula subdistrict, was presented at Maksan Temple of local village on Thursday (Apr. 6). The location is chosen because the masks of wayang wong characters are kept at local temple. They are even believed to have been four centuries old.

The players performing the Ramayana storyline start staging the first episode of the Bala Kanda in the Ramayana epic. In this staging, the storyline presented by the players is entitled “Sander Sita.”

It tells about the duke Marica disguising as a golden deer to attract the attention of Sita. When seeing the deer, Sita then asked Rama to chase it. Rama went away from Sita and tried to shoot the disguising deer. Marica cleverly cried out for help, and his voice was similar to Rama’s. Again, Sita asked Laksmana to look for Rama as being told to be facing difficulties. When Laksmana followed Rama, Sita was abducted by Ravana. By and large, when featuring the storyline of kanda (book—Ed) starting from the first through the seventh, it will take approximately 4.5 years to 5 years.

Chairman of the Tejakukus Foundation, Gede Komang, amid the staging told that as sacred dance it is mandatory to be performed as devotional services or ngayah at the Maksan Temple of Tejakula.

As usual, the performance is done twice every year precisely on Wraspati Dungulan or the day after Galungan. Since it is sacred, the wayang wong must still perform the episodes of Ramayana epic sequentially. “It has become the tasks of the players of wayang wong to perform devotional services at the temple because the masks are stored at this Maksan temple,” said Komang Gede when met Friday afternoon.

According to him, although it is classified into sacred dance, currently this wayang wong is also staged as entertainment art. For several times, the figures of wayang wong characters are presented in the art collaborations. However, the masks staged in the entertainment are not the sacred ones as those stored at Maksan Temple, but the imitations that are kept by the foundation.

Based on the existing references, wayang wong is known as sacred art. This art first appeared at Tejakula village about four centuries ago. From the location of its emergence at Tejakula, this art then spread to several regions in Bali. Although having been widespread, its taksu (divine vibration) never disappears and is kept sacred until now. Wayang wong even becomes one of the nine dances included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Besides, the wayang wong dance is also recognized as one of the intangible cultural heritage objects in 2015. (kmb)

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Televised Comey testimony billed as ‘Super Bowl of Washington’

WASHINGTON - Bar keepers coast to coast offered breakfast specials like “impeachmint” cocktails and $5 Russian vodka shots on Thursday as they tuned their wall-mounted TV sets for live broadcasts of former FBI chief James Comey’s congressional testimony.

From Capitol Hill to San Francisco’s Castro district, television “watch parties” beckoned political junkies away from the morning rush hour to taverns, restaurants and living rooms to view an event some likened to the “Super Bowl of Washington.”

Comey, fired by President Donald Trump last month while leading a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election, was slated to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).

In an advance copy of his written testimony released on Wednesday, Comey said Trump privately asked him to drop an investigation of his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, as part of the Russia inquiry.

The high-stakes political drama of the occasion has drawn the kind of communal public interest more often associated with major sporting events and awards shows.

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in its cheeky online promotion of the event.

“Join us for an early morning beer and engage in friendly debate with fellow patrons,” a post on the Axelrad Facebook page said. The bar is also serving a drink called the impeachmint.

In Washington, Shaw’s Tavern was one of several bars promising to open its doors a half hour before Comey begins speaking, with a $10 “FBI” breakfast special - French toast, bacon and ice cream.

The Union Pub in Washington planned to buy patrons a round of drinks every time Trump, a frequent Twitter user, tweets during Comey’s testimony.

Several San Francisco bars planned to open as early as 6 a.m. PDT to allow patrons to gather for the testimony.

“It’s important for us to be well informed,” said bartender Darren “Buddy” Jaques at the Mix, where the TV will be tuned in to the hearing.

Not all the excitement was playing out in pubs.

Corrigan Vaughan, 31, a doctoral student in Anaheim, California, invited friends over to sip mimosas, nibble some eggs and savor Comey’s every word at a California house party set to began at 7 a.m. PDT. “We want to actually sit and watch this,” Vaughan said. “Especially for millennials. We feel more personally connected to this one.” (rtr)

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The witness table where former FBI Director James Comey will face the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and testify on June 8 about his meetings with President Trump sits at the ready in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2017.

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For low-income foreign labourers, the biggest concerns are possible food price rises and job cuts if projects are stalled because of construction materials being held up at the Saudi border. Qatar is home to more than a million migrant labourers from countries including India, Nepal and Bangladesh, many of whom for around 1,000 riyals ($275) a month toil on construction projects including football stadiums and a metro system being built for the 2022

World Cup. “I have never seen Qatari citizens stocking up on frozen chicken and long-life milks,” said Anup Manoj, an Indian man who works as a cleaner in Doha’s City Center Mall, where many shops no longer stock milk packaged by Saudi Arabia’s Almarai Co, the most affordable kind of milk in Qatar. “They have money to stock up. But when they stock up it’s labourers and lower income workers who are going to suffer. (rtr)

Indonesia boosts chicken checks to keep bird flu at bay

YOGYAKARTA - I t’s not yet seven in the morning, but the slaughterhouses at the back of Terban market in Yogyakarta city are in full swing. Wholesalers, housewives and businessmen arrive on motorcycles, weaving their way through blood and feathers to pick up freshly killed chickens. Officers from Indonesia’s Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, sporting masks, gloves and aprons with hair tucked under plastic caps, are on their weekly visit to take samples to test for avian influenza, known as bird flu.

As the largest poultry market in Yogyakarta on Indonesia’s Java island, selling 30,000 chickens and

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Riot security forces members catch fire during riots at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela, June 7, 2017.

Violence engulfs Venezuelan capital, teenage protester dies CARACAS - A 17-year-old Venezuelan protester died in ferocious clashes between security forces and protesters in Caracas on Wednesday, taking the death toll from unrest since April to at least 66.

The government said Neomar Lander died when a homemade mortar exploded in his hands while hundreds of youths faced off with National Guard troops in the Venezuelan capital.

Opposition lawmakers, however, said he was killed by a tear gas cannister fired straight at him. The state prosecutor’s office announced a probe, without giving details.

A Reuters photographer saw a young man, assumed to be Lander, lying bloodied and motionless on the street, receiving emergency first aid.

At least 66 people have died, with victims including government and opposition supporters, bystanders and members of the security forces, since demonstrations began against President Nicolas Maduro more than two months ago.

Each side blames the other for the violence.

Critics denounce Maduro as a repressive dictator, and are demanding general elections, foreign humanitarian aid, freedom for hundreds of jailed activists, and autonomy for the oppositioncontrolled National Assembly.

“We mustn’t let fear intimidate us, let’s stay in the streets to fight for all Venezuelans’ future,” said opposition lawmaker Miguel Pizarro, weeping at a news conference as he described seeing Lander’s death.

“Soon we will able to say these were the last, dark days of the dicatorship.”

Maduro, 54, calls his foes violent right-wing “fascist” conspirators seeking a coup similar to the short-lived 2002 toppling of his predecessor Hugo Chavez.

“This is criminal terrorism, and we must reject it,” Maduro told supporters in a speech carried on state TV, comparing his foes to Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Augusto Pinochet. (rtr)

ducks each day, Terban is a hot spot for bird flu, which spreads through flocks via direct contact with in-

fected birds.

Such markets, together with high population density, massive commercial poultry production and cultural practices such as backyard chicken-rearing, have also made Indonesia a global epicentre for human transmission of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. Since 2003, this strain has infected 859 people and killed 453 in 16 countries, according to the World Health Organization. Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam have borne the brunt, with Indonesia suffering the largest death toll, at 167 people.

Scarred by the lives and assets lost in the 2003 outbreak, Indonesia is now relying on locallevel monitoring and testing to keep pandemics at bay, working with international agencies including the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The Southeast Asian country is “endemic” for the H5N1 virus, and outbreaks are still occurring, said James McGrane, team leader of the FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases in Indonesia. The bird flu viruses are notoriously unstable, he added.

“They change all the time. So we need to ensure that we’re tracking the viruses in order that locally produced vaccines are protecting flocks,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The H5N1 virus mostly affects birds, but experts fear it could mutate and spread rapidly between people, triggering a pandemic that could possibly kill millions. The highly pathogenic virus jumped into humans in Hong Kong in 1997 and re-emerged in 2003-2004, spreading from Asia to Europe and Africa.

NEW STRAINS

Experts say there are more bird flu strains now, including H3N2, H5N1, H5N6, H5N8 and H7N9.

Cases involving these strains have been detected in Bangladesh, Britain, China, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Russia, Taiwan and the United States. Indonesia has found no new human cases or fatalities since 2015, but there is no room for complacency, say poultry farmers and experts who witnessed the 2003 epidemic.

Robby Susanto’s chickens escaped unscathed but his neighbour’s - a mere 4 metres (13 ft) away - were not so lucky. Susanto later found out his chickens were spared because he had used the right amount of disinfectant. Since then, he has received FAO training on keeping his farm clean and pro-

tected. “As a farmer I can’t speak from a scientific point of view, but that feeling of fear and worry is still there,” he said.

For Bambamg Sutrisno, tragedy struck twice. In 2003, he had to cull 11,000 out of his 30,000 chickens due to H5N1. Then in 2009, he lost more than half of his 60,000 chickens to bird flu and two other diseases. He has now implemented measures used by Susanto, such as dividing the farm into zones according to bio-security risks, and enforcing strict access and hygiene standards in chicken enclosures.

“I used to have outbreaks every two or three years but after 2009, I started getting them every year,” he said. “Since implementing these steps, I haven’t had any outbreaks in 18 months.” Twenty cases of H5N1 virus in poultry were detected between January and midMay this year, said Sri Handayani Irianingsih, a virologist at the government’s Disease Investigation Centre (DIC) in Wates, where samples from Terban market are tested. The number of cases usually goes up as the dry season shifts into the monsoon, she added.

Indonesia’s eight DICs use an online system to monitor different strains of influenza virus circulating in the country, and advise the government on appropriate strains to use for producing local poultry vaccines. (rtr)

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A man sprays disinfectant at Terban market before it opens for business in Yogyakarta in Java, central Indonesia May 16, 2017.

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EPSOM - Formula One world champions Mercedes say they are now the underdogs to Ferrari in this year’s title race but Nigel Mansell is taking that with a pinch of salt.

The 1992 world champion, who won his title with Williams but was loved by the Ferrari fans as ‘Il Leone’ (The Lion) during his earlier time at Maranello, told Reuters he was sceptical of the claim.

“That’s rhetoric. I don’t believe they’re underdogs,” said the 63-yearold Briton, who was speaking before being inducted into the Motor Sport Magazine Hall of Fame at a gala dinner on Wednesday.

“I think they are very close.”

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has won three of the six races so far, with closest rival Lewis Hamilton 25 points behind after two victories.

Finland’s Valtteri Bottas has also won for Mercedes.

Mercedes have won the last three drivers’ and constructors’ championships without conceding more than three races in any of those seasons.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said after Ferrari finished one-two in

Monaco last month that the champions were now underdogs and revisited the theme ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.

“It’s painful, but we are not the favourites for this year’s championship.

At the moment it’s Ferrari,” said the Austrian in a race preview.

Mansell said that Ferrari had done “an absolutely outstanding job through the winter to come out and challenge Mercedes like they have” and was delighted for his old team.

“But now it’s going to be a race on development, whatever manufacturer develops at a faster rate will ultimately win the world championship,” he added.

The Briton tipped Mercedes to work through their issues and said triple world champion Hamilton remained “a class act” who was lightning quick and would be in contention right to the end providing reliability held up.

“What Lewis has got to do when things are not quite right is get the best he can possibly out of himself and the team,” he said.

“But Lewis still can win the championship this year, it’s going to be very close between them,” added Mansell, describing Bottas as a clear number two despite doing a great job since joining in January as replacement for retired champion Nico Rosberg.

Mansell also spared a thought for Honda, McLaren’s beleaguered engine partners, after comments by the team’s executive director Zak Brown casting doubt on the future of the partnership.

“I’d suggest probably something has got to change,” said Mansell, who won races in Honda-engined cars at Williams. “And fast. And hopefully it can change where McLaren and Honda get it right together.

“They should now be competing for the wins and the world championship. And sadly, for whatever reason best known to them, it’s not happening.” (rtr)

OREGON - As the athletics world begins to ponder life without Usain Bolt, U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman offered hope of a bright future when the 21-year-old University of Tennessee runner became the ninth fastest man over 100 metres, posting 9.82 at the NCAA championships in Oregon on Wednesday.

Coleman, whose time equalled Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago’s mark, broke the previous collegiate 100m record of 9.89 to advance to Friday’s final and is expected to make the U.S. world championships team.

He also has the year’s fastest 200m time of 19.85, posted into a headwind at a college meet in Lexington, Kentucky late last month.

Coleman showed great promise at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, winning the 200m in 20.11, just outside Wallace Spearmon’s NCAA record of 20.10.

He became the first man to sweep the 60m and 200m at the indoor championships since Justin Gatlin in 2002.

Jamaican sprint great Bolt is set to retire from athletics after this years’ world championships in London in August, bringing the curtain down on a career that delivered eight Olympic gold medals.

Bolt completed a ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, but had his 2008 relay gold stripped last month after team mate Nesta Carter’s re-tested sample showed traces of a banned substance.

The Jamaican holds the world 100m record at 9.58 seconds as well as the 200m at 19.19. (rtr)

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Tennessee’s Christian Coleman,right, cruises across the finish line next to Baylor’s Maxwell Willis during a heat of the men’s 100 meters on the first day of the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Earlier Coleman ran a 9.82 in the 100.

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CLEVELAND - The Golden State Warriors rallied late for a 118-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday to grab a commanding 3-0 NBA Finals lead and move within one game of postseason perfection.

The Warriors had trailed the defending champions for much of the second half but used a late surge to secure a 15th straight win, the longest

postseason streak for any team in the four major professional sports.

Cleveland had looked like they might prevail when they were ahead by six points with three minutes to play but Kevin Durant led the Warriors on an impressive 11-0 run to close out the game.

“Obviously K.D. made some huge plays down the stretch,” said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.

“It wasn’t our smartest game that we have played all year, but it was maybe our toughest in terms of our ability to just hang in there.”

Durant scored a team-high 31 points for the Warriors, who will get a chance on Friday in Cleveland to become the first team to go unbeaten all the way to a title.

It was his pull-up three-pointer over LeBron James with 45 seconds

remaining that gave the Warriors their first lead since late in the third quarter that had everyone talking.

“I’ve been working on that shot my whole life,” said Durant, who has averaged 34 points through the first three games of the Finals. “To see that go in, that was liberating, man.

We’ve got one more to go.”

The NBA’s best-of-seven championship was billed as the ultimate

grudge match between the league’s last two champions and some pundits felt it could go down as one of the most hotly-contested series of all-time.

But the top-seeded Warriors, seeking their second title in three seasons, are playing at another level and barring a meltdown of epic proportions, will soon be celebrating their second NBA title in three seasons. (rtr)

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Sp rt Just 18, Pulisic coming of age as US pursues World Cup spot

COMMERCE CITY — Christian Pulisic has been given plenty of responsibility as an 18-year-old on the U.S. national team. Bring up his age, though, and the central midfielder turns a little defensive.

“Everyone asks me questions about my age,” Pulisic said Wednesday, a day before World Cup qualifying resumes against Trinidad and Tobago. “It doesn’t matter anymore. We’re all at the same level.”

Sometimes, his coaches and teammates forget that he is indeed only 18. He doesn’t play like a typical teenager. The talented Borussia Dortmund phenom already is the youngest American to win a medal with a European club. “He kind of sees things a bit different than your average 18-year-old,” forward Jozy Altidore said.

Pulisic broke into the national team as an outside midfielder under Jurgen Klinsmann. Since taking over in November, coach Bruce Arena has thrust him into central midfield, a role Pulisic filled at Dortmund after Marco Reus got hurt. “Where would you prefer me to play him? He’s capable of it,” Arena said.

Even when the game turns chippy, like it did in a 1-1 draw with Panama in March, Pulisic has been up to the task. It was a valuable point as the Americans sit in fourth place in the six-team standings with four points, while Trinidad and Tobago is last with three points. The top three teams qualify, with the fourth-place squad going to a playoff against Asia’s No. 5 nation. “He was

called to man up, and he manned up,” said Arena, whose team plays in Mexico on Sunday. “From what I could tell so far in his career, everything that’s been put in front of him, he’s been able to conquer. I think that’s a strong indication that this kid is going to be a special player.”

Former U.S. defender Alexi Lalas, now a Fox analyst, couldn’t agree more. “What you have is a young, but incredibly confident player who, when he gets the ball, everybody sits up and holds their breath because even in the short time we’ve seen him, he’s proven that there is the potential for something magical to happen,” Lalas said. “That, to me, is the definition of a star.”

Pulisic has a different sort of “smell” for the game, according to Altidore. Give Pulisic a little breathing room and he’ll turn creative. That was evident in a 1-1 draw during an exhibition game against Venezuela last weekend. He received a pass at the top of the penalty area, faked right to confuse a defender, switched to his left foot and lined a shot by the diving goalkeeper. “It naturally comes to him,” Altidore said. “Being able to train and play with Dortmund, he’s also picked up things a lot quicker than, say, the average younger kid would. He’s always had that natural feel and ability and just know-how.” Pulisic wears No. 10 — just like Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Landon Donovan.

It’s a jersey that’s worn by the top players. “He’s not the typical No. 10 that’s going to control the game throughout, control the rhythm and pattern of the game, play every killer pass,” Lalas said. “Will he be that some day? I don’t know. But that’s OK.

Just make sure he understands that’s OK. He doesn’t have to be a Messi for this team.”

Pulisic has been a soccer prodigy most of his life, leaving Hershey, Pennsylvania, to sign with Borussia Dortmund in February 2015. He made his Bundesliga debut on Jan. 30, 2016, and had two goals in 12 appearances, becoming the youngest foreigner to score in the Bundesliga.

Thomas Tuchel, the coach who promoted Pulisic to the first team, was fired three days after the win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup final, the fallout of clashes with chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke and sporting director Michael Zorc. Tuchel was replaced Tuesday by Peter Bosz, who coached Dutch power Ajax last season. “I’m excited for the new coach,” said Pulisic, who exchanged jerseys with Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus in an on-field ceremony Wednesday. “I haven’t talked to or met him yet. I think it’s a very attacking-minded team.

Watched his team with Ajax and was really good. So, I’m excited.”

Pulisic made his national team debut on March 29, 2016, in a qualifier against Guatemala and he scored his first international goal two months later in a friendly against Bolivia. He’s listed on the U.S. roster for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup but sidestepped a question about whether he would play. His sole focus is Trinidad and Tobago as he grows more settled with the style of play. “I was comfortable with the team right away, right when they brought me in,” Pulisic said. “The guys were good to me. I was always proud to play on this team.” (ap)

AP Photo/Michael Probst, File

FILE - In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League round of 16, second leg, soccer match against Benfica in Dortmund, Germany. Pulisic is just 18, only he doesn’t play like he’s just 18. Already the youngest American to win a medal with a European club, Pulisic will now lead the U.S. into an important World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday night, June 8.

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Morata header rescues late draw for Spain against Colombia

MURCIA - A late header from Spain’s Alvaro Morata rescued a 2-2 draw against Colombia in a pulsating friendly on Wednesday as the hosts kept their unbeaten record under coach Julen Lopetegui.

David Silva gave Spain a firsthalf lead before Edwin Cardona capitalised on poor defending to equalise and Colombia’s all-time leading scorer Radamel Falcao put the South Americans in front with his 26th international goal.

Spain have played nine games since Lopetegui replaced Vicente del Bosque following Euro 2016, with six wins and three draws.

Colombia, meanwhile, remained unbeaten in seven friendlies played in Europe since coach Jose Peker-

man took over five years ago.

Spain, who gave midfielder Asier Illarramendi his debut, should have gone ahead in the ninth minute but Silva was guilty of a triple miss after Andres Iniesta threaded the ball through the Colombia defence to send him clear.

Silva’s first shot was blocked by David Ospina, his effort from the rebound hit a defender and his third drew another save from the Colombia goalkeeper. Silva made amends in the 21st minute when he squeezed the ball past Ospina from Pedro’s pulled-back pass to put Spain ahead.

But Colombia had already looked dangerous, with Juan Cuadrado testing Pepe Reina from long-distance and James Rodriguez

sending a shot just wide of the post.

The visitors capitalised on a defensive mix-up to level.

Cesar Azpilicueta, Gerard Pique and Reina failed to clear the ball, allowing Cardona to lob the ball into the goal six minutes before halftime.

Colombia went ahead in the 55th minute when Falcao headed in at the far post from a James Rodriguez corner with Reina caught in no man’s land.

Ospina denied Koke an equaliser but second-half substitute Morata salvaged a draw for Spain with three minutes left when he got in front of his marker at the near post and diverted a superb header into the net from Saul Niguez’s cross.(rtr)

Own goal helps Italy to 3-0 win over understrength Uruguay NICE — A highly embarrassing own goal helped Italy to a 3-0 win over an understrength Uruguay side in a friendly Wednesday.

With his back to the goal, Italy forward Andrea Belotti used his chest to control a long pass from Lorenzo Insigne and Uruguay defender Jose Gimenez struck the ball decisively into the far corner of his own net seven minutes in. Eight minutes from time, substitute Eder redirected in a cross from Manolo Gabbiadini.

Daniele De Rossi added a penalty in stoppage time following a foul by Gimenez on Stephan El Shaarawy.

It was De Rossi’s 21st goal for Italy, moving the midfielder into 12th position on the national team’s all-time

list ahead of 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi.

The only negative note for Italy was an apparent injury to midfielder Claudio Marchisio. “Slowly but surely we’re achieving the goals we set out for ourselves,” Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura said. “We’re on the right path.” Italy hosts Liechtenstein in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.

Uruguay was without key forwards Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, while Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon was rested in favor of 18-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal. Between them, the two countries have won a combined six World Cups — four for Italy and two for Uruguay. (ap)

AP Photo/Claude Paris

Uruguay’s Alvaro Gonzalez, left, challenges Italy’s Andrea Belotti during a friendly soccer match between Italy and Uruguay, at the Nice Allianz Riviera stadium, France, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.

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Sp rt Just 18, Pulisic coming of age as US pursues World Cup spot

COMMERCE CITY — Christian Pulisic has been given plenty of responsibility as an 18-year-old on the U.S. national team. Bring up his age, though, and the central midfielder turns a little defensive.

“Everyone asks me questions about my age,” Pulisic said Wednesday, a day before World Cup qualifying resumes against Trinidad and Tobago. “It doesn’t matter anymore. We’re all at the same level.”

Sometimes, his coaches and teammates forget that he is indeed only 18. He doesn’t play like a typical teenager. The talented Borussia Dortmund phenom already is the youngest American to win a medal with a European club. “He kind of sees things a bit different than your average 18-year-old,” forward Jozy Altidore said.

Pulisic broke into the national team as an outside midfielder under Jurgen Klinsmann. Since taking over in November, coach Bruce Arena has thrust him into central midfield, a role Pulisic filled at Dortmund after Marco Reus got hurt. “Where would you prefer me to play him? He’s capable of it,” Arena said.

Even when the game turns chippy, like it did in a 1-1 draw with Panama in March, Pulisic has been up to the task. It was a valuable point as the Americans sit in fourth place in the six-team standings with four points, while Trinidad and Tobago is last with three points. The top three teams qualify, with the fourth-place squad going to a playoff against Asia’s No. 5 nation. “He was

called to man up, and he manned up,” said Arena, whose team plays in Mexico on Sunday. “From what I could tell so far in his career, everything that’s been put in front of him, he’s been able to conquer. I think that’s a strong indication that this kid is going to be a special player.”

Former U.S. defender Alexi Lalas, now a Fox analyst, couldn’t agree more. “What you have is a young, but incredibly confident player who, when he gets the ball, everybody sits up and holds their breath because even in the short time we’ve seen him, he’s proven that there is the potential for something magical to happen,” Lalas said. “That, to me, is the definition of a star.”

Pulisic has a different sort of “smell” for the game, according to Altidore. Give Pulisic a little breathing room and he’ll turn creative. That was evident in a 1-1 draw during an exhibition game against Venezuela last weekend. He received a pass at the top of the penalty area, faked right to confuse a defender, switched to his left foot and lined a shot by the diving goalkeeper. “It naturally comes to him,” Altidore said. “Being able to train and play with Dortmund, he’s also picked up things a lot quicker than, say, the average younger kid would. He’s always had that natural feel and ability and just know-how.” Pulisic wears No. 10 — just like Pele, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Landon Donovan.

It’s a jersey that’s worn by the top players. “He’s not the typical No. 10 that’s going to control the game throughout, control the rhythm and pattern of the game, play every killer pass,” Lalas said. “Will he be that some day? I don’t know. But that’s OK.

Just make sure he understands that’s OK. He doesn’t have to be a Messi for this team.”

Pulisic has been a soccer prodigy most of his life, leaving Hershey, Pennsylvania, to sign with Borussia Dortmund in February 2015. He made his Bundesliga debut on Jan. 30, 2016, and had two goals in 12 appearances, becoming the youngest foreigner to score in the Bundesliga.

Thomas Tuchel, the coach who promoted Pulisic to the first team, was fired three days after the win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup final, the fallout of clashes with chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke and sporting director Michael Zorc. Tuchel was replaced Tuesday by Peter Bosz, who coached Dutch power Ajax last season. “I’m excited for the new coach,” said Pulisic, who exchanged jerseys with Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus in an on-field ceremony Wednesday. “I haven’t talked to or met him yet. I think it’s a very attacking-minded team.

Watched his team with Ajax and was really good. So, I’m excited.”

Pulisic made his national team debut on March 29, 2016, in a qualifier against Guatemala and he scored his first international goal two months later in a friendly against Bolivia. He’s listed on the U.S. roster for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup but sidestepped a question about whether he would play. His sole focus is Trinidad and Tobago as he grows more settled with the style of play. “I was comfortable with the team right away, right when they brought me in,” Pulisic said. “The guys were good to me. I was always proud to play on this team.” (ap)

AP Photo/Michael Probst, File

FILE - In this March 8, 2017, file photo, Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League round of 16, second leg, soccer match against Benfica in Dortmund, Germany. Pulisic is just 18, only he doesn’t play like he’s just 18. Already the youngest American to win a medal with a European club, Pulisic will now lead the U.S. into an important World Cup qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday night, June 8.

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Morata header rescues late draw for Spain against Colombia

MURCIA - A late header from Spain’s Alvaro Morata rescued a 2-2 draw against Colombia in a pulsating friendly on Wednesday as the hosts kept their unbeaten record under coach Julen Lopetegui.

David Silva gave Spain a firsthalf lead before Edwin Cardona capitalised on poor defending to equalise and Colombia’s all-time leading scorer Radamel Falcao put the South Americans in front with his 26th international goal.

Spain have played nine games since Lopetegui replaced Vicente del Bosque following Euro 2016, with six wins and three draws.

Colombia, meanwhile, remained unbeaten in seven friendlies played in Europe since coach Jose Peker-

man took over five years ago.

Spain, who gave midfielder Asier Illarramendi his debut, should have gone ahead in the ninth minute but Silva was guilty of a triple miss after Andres Iniesta threaded the ball through the Colombia defence to send him clear.

Silva’s first shot was blocked by David Ospina, his effort from the rebound hit a defender and his third drew another save from the Colombia goalkeeper. Silva made amends in the 21st minute when he squeezed the ball past Ospina from Pedro’s pulled-back pass to put Spain ahead.

But Colombia had already looked dangerous, with Juan Cuadrado testing Pepe Reina from long-distance and James Rodriguez

sending a shot just wide of the post.

The visitors capitalised on a defensive mix-up to level.

Cesar Azpilicueta, Gerard Pique and Reina failed to clear the ball, allowing Cardona to lob the ball into the goal six minutes before halftime.

Colombia went ahead in the 55th minute when Falcao headed in at the far post from a James Rodriguez corner with Reina caught in no man’s land.

Ospina denied Koke an equaliser but second-half substitute Morata salvaged a draw for Spain with three minutes left when he got in front of his marker at the near post and diverted a superb header into the net from Saul Niguez’s cross.(rtr)

Own goal helps Italy to 3-0 win over understrength Uruguay NICE — A highly embarrassing own goal helped Italy to a 3-0 win over an understrength Uruguay side in a friendly Wednesday.

With his back to the goal, Italy forward Andrea Belotti used his chest to control a long pass from Lorenzo Insigne and Uruguay defender Jose Gimenez struck the ball decisively into the far corner of his own net seven minutes in. Eight minutes from time, substitute Eder redirected in a cross from Manolo Gabbiadini.

Daniele De Rossi added a penalty in stoppage time following a foul by Gimenez on Stephan El Shaarawy.

It was De Rossi’s 21st goal for Italy, moving the midfielder into 12th position on the national team’s all-time

list ahead of 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi.

The only negative note for Italy was an apparent injury to midfielder Claudio Marchisio. “Slowly but surely we’re achieving the goals we set out for ourselves,” Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura said. “We’re on the right path.” Italy hosts Liechtenstein in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.

Uruguay was without key forwards Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, while Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon was rested in favor of 18-year-old Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal. Between them, the two countries have won a combined six World Cups — four for Italy and two for Uruguay. (ap)

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EPSOM - Formula One world champions Mercedes say they are now the underdogs to Ferrari in this year’s title race but Nigel Mansell is taking that with a pinch of salt.

The 1992 world champion, who won his title with Williams but was loved by the Ferrari fans as ‘Il Leone’ (The Lion) during his earlier time at Maranello, told Reuters he was sceptical of the claim.

“That’s rhetoric. I don’t believe they’re underdogs,” said the 63-yearold Briton, who was speaking before being inducted into the Motor Sport Magazine Hall of Fame at a gala dinner on Wednesday.

“I think they are very close.”

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has won three of the six races so far, with closest rival Lewis Hamilton 25 points behind after two victories.

Finland’s Valtteri Bottas has also won for Mercedes.

Mercedes have won the last three drivers’ and constructors’ championships without conceding more than three races in any of those seasons.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said after Ferrari finished one-two in

Monaco last month that the champions were now underdogs and revisited the theme ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.

“It’s painful, but we are not the favourites for this year’s championship.

At the moment it’s Ferrari,” said the Austrian in a race preview.

Mansell said that Ferrari had done “an absolutely outstanding job through the winter to come out and challenge Mercedes like they have” and was delighted for his old team.

“But now it’s going to be a race on development, whatever manufacturer develops at a faster rate will ultimately win the world championship,” he added.

The Briton tipped Mercedes to work through their issues and said triple world champion Hamilton remained “a class act” who was lightning quick and would be in contention right to the end providing reliability held up.

“What Lewis has got to do when things are not quite right is get the best he can possibly out of himself and the team,” he said.

“But Lewis still can win the championship this year, it’s going to be very close between them,” added Mansell, describing Bottas as a clear number two despite doing a great job since joining in January as replacement for retired champion Nico Rosberg.

Mansell also spared a thought for Honda, McLaren’s beleaguered engine partners, after comments by the team’s executive director Zak Brown casting doubt on the future of the partnership.

“I’d suggest probably something has got to change,” said Mansell, who won races in Honda-engined cars at Williams. “And fast. And hopefully it can change where McLaren and Honda get it right together.

“They should now be competing for the wins and the world championship. And sadly, for whatever reason best known to them, it’s not happening.” (rtr)

OREGON - As the athletics world begins to ponder life without Usain Bolt, U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman offered hope of a bright future when the 21-year-old University of Tennessee runner became the ninth fastest man over 100 metres, posting 9.82 at the NCAA championships in Oregon on Wednesday.

Coleman, whose time equalled Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago’s mark, broke the previous collegiate 100m record of 9.89 to advance to Friday’s final and is expected to make the U.S. world championships team.

He also has the year’s fastest 200m time of 19.85, posted into a headwind at a college meet in Lexington, Kentucky late last month.

Coleman showed great promise at the NCAA Indoor Championships in March, winning the 200m in 20.11, just outside Wallace Spearmon’s NCAA record of 20.10.

He became the first man to sweep the 60m and 200m at the indoor championships since Justin Gatlin in 2002.

Jamaican sprint great Bolt is set to retire from athletics after this years’ world championships in London in August, bringing the curtain down on a career that delivered eight Olympic gold medals.

Bolt completed a ‘treble treble’ of 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles at the 2016 Rio Games, but had his 2008 relay gold stripped last month after team mate Nesta Carter’s re-tested sample showed traces of a banned substance.

The Jamaican holds the world 100m record at 9.58 seconds as well as the 200m at 19.19. (rtr)

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CLEVELAND - The Golden State Warriors rallied late for a 118-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday to grab a commanding 3-0 NBA Finals lead and move within one game of postseason perfection.

The Warriors had trailed the defending champions for much of the second half but used a late surge to secure a 15th straight win, the longest

postseason streak for any team in the four major professional sports.

Cleveland had looked like they might prevail when they were ahead by six points with three minutes to play but Kevin Durant led the Warriors on an impressive 11-0 run to close out the game.

“Obviously K.D. made some huge plays down the stretch,” said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.

“It wasn’t our smartest game that we have played all year, but it was maybe our toughest in terms of our ability to just hang in there.”

Durant scored a team-high 31 points for the Warriors, who will get a chance on Friday in Cleveland to become the first team to go unbeaten all the way to a title.

It was his pull-up three-pointer over LeBron James with 45 seconds

remaining that gave the Warriors their first lead since late in the third quarter that had everyone talking.

“I’ve been working on that shot my whole life,” said Durant, who has averaged 34 points through the first three games of the Finals. “To see that go in, that was liberating, man.

We’ve got one more to go.”

The NBA’s best-of-seven championship was billed as the ultimate

grudge match between the league’s last two champions and some pundits felt it could go down as one of the most hotly-contested series of all-time.

But the top-seeded Warriors, seeking their second title in three seasons, are playing at another level and barring a meltdown of epic proportions, will soon be celebrating their second NBA title in three seasons. (rtr)

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Televised Comey testimony billed as ‘Super Bowl of Washington’

WASHINGTON - Bar keepers coast to coast offered breakfast specials like “impeachmint” cocktails and $5 Russian vodka shots on Thursday as they tuned their wall-mounted TV sets for live broadcasts of former FBI chief James Comey’s congressional testimony.

From Capitol Hill to San Francisco’s Castro district, television “watch parties” beckoned political junkies away from the morning rush hour to taverns, restaurants and living rooms to view an event some likened to the “Super Bowl of Washington.”

Comey, fired by President Donald Trump last month while leading a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. presidential election, was slated to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).

In an advance copy of his written testimony released on Wednesday, Comey said Trump privately asked him to drop an investigation of his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, as part of the Russia inquiry.

The high-stakes political drama of the occasion has drawn the kind of communal public interest more often associated with major sporting events and awards shows.

The Axelrad Beer Garden in Houston was typical

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in its cheeky online promotion of the event.

“Join us for an early morning beer and engage in friendly debate with fellow patrons,” a post on the Axelrad Facebook page said. The bar is also serving a drink called the impeachmint.

In Washington, Shaw’s Tavern was one of several bars promising to open its doors a half hour before Comey begins speaking, with a $10 “FBI” breakfast special - French toast, bacon and ice cream.

The Union Pub in Washington planned to buy patrons a round of drinks every time Trump, a frequent Twitter user, tweets during Comey’s testimony.

Several San Francisco bars planned to open as early as 6 a.m. PDT to allow patrons to gather for the testimony.

“It’s important for us to be well informed,” said bartender Darren “Buddy” Jaques at the Mix, where the TV will be tuned in to the hearing.

Not all the excitement was playing out in pubs.

Corrigan Vaughan, 31, a doctoral student in Anaheim, California, invited friends over to sip mimosas, nibble some eggs and savor Comey’s every word at a California house party set to began at 7 a.m. PDT. “We want to actually sit and watch this,” Vaughan said. “Especially for millennials. We feel more personally connected to this one.” (rtr)

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The witness table where former FBI Director James Comey will face the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and testify on June 8 about his meetings with President Trump sits at the ready in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2017.

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For low-income foreign labourers, the biggest concerns are possible food price rises and job cuts if projects are stalled because of construction materials being held up at the Saudi border. Qatar is home to more than a million migrant labourers from countries including India, Nepal and Bangladesh, many of whom for around 1,000 riyals ($275) a month toil on construction projects including football stadiums and a metro system being built for the 2022

World Cup. “I have never seen Qatari citizens stocking up on frozen chicken and long-life milks,” said Anup Manoj, an Indian man who works as a cleaner in Doha’s City Center Mall, where many shops no longer stock milk packaged by Saudi Arabia’s Almarai Co, the most affordable kind of milk in Qatar. “They have money to stock up. But when they stock up it’s labourers and lower income workers who are going to suffer. (rtr)

Indonesia boosts chicken checks to keep bird flu at bay

YOGYAKARTA - I t’s not yet seven in the morning, but the slaughterhouses at the back of Terban market in Yogyakarta city are in full swing. Wholesalers, housewives and businessmen arrive on motorcycles, weaving their way through blood and feathers to pick up freshly killed chickens. Officers from Indonesia’s Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, sporting masks, gloves and aprons with hair tucked under plastic caps, are on their weekly visit to take samples to test for avian influenza, known as bird flu.

As the largest poultry market in Yogyakarta on Indonesia’s Java island, selling 30,000 chickens and

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Riot security forces members catch fire during riots at a rally against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela, June 7, 2017.

Violence engulfs Venezuelan capital, teenage protester dies CARACAS - A 17-year-old Venezuelan protester died in ferocious clashes between security forces and protesters in Caracas on Wednesday, taking the death toll from unrest since April to at least 66.

The government said Neomar Lander died when a homemade mortar exploded in his hands while hundreds of youths faced off with National Guard troops in the Venezuelan capital.

Opposition lawmakers, however, said he was killed by a tear gas cannister fired straight at him. The state prosecutor’s office announced a probe, without giving details.

A Reuters photographer saw a young man, assumed to be Lander, lying bloodied and motionless on the street, receiving emergency first aid.

At least 66 people have died, with victims including government and opposition supporters, bystanders and members of the security forces, since demonstrations began against President Nicolas Maduro more than two months ago.

Each side blames the other for the violence.

Critics denounce Maduro as a repressive dictator, and are demanding general elections, foreign humanitarian aid, freedom for hundreds of jailed activists, and autonomy for the oppositioncontrolled National Assembly.

“We mustn’t let fear intimidate us, let’s stay in the streets to fight for all Venezuelans’ future,” said opposition lawmaker Miguel Pizarro, weeping at a news conference as he described seeing Lander’s death.

“Soon we will able to say these were the last, dark days of the dicatorship.”

Maduro, 54, calls his foes violent right-wing “fascist” conspirators seeking a coup similar to the short-lived 2002 toppling of his predecessor Hugo Chavez.

“This is criminal terrorism, and we must reject it,” Maduro told supporters in a speech carried on state TV, comparing his foes to Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Augusto Pinochet. (rtr)

ducks each day, Terban is a hot spot for bird flu, which spreads through flocks via direct contact with in-

fected birds.

Such markets, together with high population density, massive commercial poultry production and cultural practices such as backyard chicken-rearing, have also made Indonesia a global epicentre for human transmission of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. Since 2003, this strain has infected 859 people and killed 453 in 16 countries, according to the World Health Organization. Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam have borne the brunt, with Indonesia suffering the largest death toll, at 167 people.

Scarred by the lives and assets lost in the 2003 outbreak, Indonesia is now relying on locallevel monitoring and testing to keep pandemics at bay, working with international agencies including the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The Southeast Asian country is “endemic” for the H5N1 virus, and outbreaks are still occurring, said James McGrane, team leader of the FAO’s Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases in Indonesia. The bird flu viruses are notoriously unstable, he added.

“They change all the time. So we need to ensure that we’re tracking the viruses in order that locally produced vaccines are protecting flocks,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The H5N1 virus mostly affects birds, but experts fear it could mutate and spread rapidly between people, triggering a pandemic that could possibly kill millions. The highly pathogenic virus jumped into humans in Hong Kong in 1997 and re-emerged in 2003-2004, spreading from Asia to Europe and Africa.

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Experts say there are more bird flu strains now, including H3N2, H5N1, H5N6, H5N8 and H7N9.

Cases involving these strains have been detected in Bangladesh, Britain, China, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Russia, Taiwan and the United States. Indonesia has found no new human cases or fatalities since 2015, but there is no room for complacency, say poultry farmers and experts who witnessed the 2003 epidemic.

Robby Susanto’s chickens escaped unscathed but his neighbour’s - a mere 4 metres (13 ft) away - were not so lucky. Susanto later found out his chickens were spared because he had used the right amount of disinfectant. Since then, he has received FAO training on keeping his farm clean and pro-

tected. “As a farmer I can’t speak from a scientific point of view, but that feeling of fear and worry is still there,” he said.

For Bambamg Sutrisno, tragedy struck twice. In 2003, he had to cull 11,000 out of his 30,000 chickens due to H5N1. Then in 2009, he lost more than half of his 60,000 chickens to bird flu and two other diseases. He has now implemented measures used by Susanto, such as dividing the farm into zones according to bio-security risks, and enforcing strict access and hygiene standards in chicken enclosures.

“I used to have outbreaks every two or three years but after 2009, I started getting them every year,” he said. “Since implementing these steps, I haven’t had any outbreaks in 18 months.” Twenty cases of H5N1 virus in poultry were detected between January and midMay this year, said Sri Handayani Irianingsih, a virologist at the government’s Disease Investigation Centre (DIC) in Wates, where samples from Terban market are tested. The number of cases usually goes up as the dry season shifts into the monsoon, she added.

Indonesia’s eight DICs use an online system to monitor different strains of influenza virus circulating in the country, and advise the government on appropriate strains to use for producing local poultry vaccines. (rtr)

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A man sprays disinfectant at Terban market before it opens for business in Yogyakarta in Java, central Indonesia May 16, 2017.

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Gulf firms struggle to keep Qatar business ties despite crisis

DUBAI/DOHA - Banks and firms across Gulf Arab nations sought to keep business links to Qatar open and avoid a costly firesale of assets on Wednesday as a political freeze descended on the region.

Many banks in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain suspended new business with Qatar soon after their governments cut diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

But it was still unclear on Wednesday whether tens of billions of dollars of existing deals - from loans to bank deposits and cross-border shareholdings, as well as merchandise trade contracts would have to be unwound, and if so how fast. That left bankers and businessmen in limbo as they continued to insist to clients that commercial links had not been severed, even though their ability to service these links was in doubt.

“Customers keep asking the bank whether it is still operating in UAE and the bank’s response is, it’s business as usual,” said an executive at a Qatari bank in the UAE. He added that the UAE business did not do interbank deals locally and obtained funding from its head office in Doha, so it was able for now to continue corporate and retail banking. Like most other businessmen, he declined to be named when talking about Qatar because of political sensitivities.

The UAE has threatened anyone publishing expressions of sympathy towards Qatar with up to 15 years in prison.

The UAE central bank issued a statement saying payments and remittances in the UAE financial system were occurring normally after the diplomatic split, but it did not specify whether UAE banks would be required to close out their exposure to Qatar. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash told Reuters that the UAE could not rule out more curbs on bilateral business. He did not give details of banking policy.

BANK GUIDANCE Bankers in Riyadh said they had

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Qatar Airways aircrafts are seen at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, June 7, 2017. received informal guidance from the central bank which essentially banned new transactions with any Qatari institution. The guidance was ambiguous about whether existing deals, such as syndicated loans involving Saudi and Qatari banks, could remain in place. The bankers said they hoped to clarify the new policy in coming days.

The Saudi, UAE, Bahraini and Qatari central banks did not respond to requests for comment.

Some bankers believe the lack of official guidance is deliberate - if the diplomatic crisis can be resolved within days or weeks, all sides could save money by avoiding a forced sale of assets in each other’s countries. “There is still a feeling that this will be resolved,” said a banker at a major international institution which does a lot of business with Qatar.

But the head of Middle Eastern

debt capital markets at a European bank in Dubai said his institution had put all new Qatari business on hold while it awaited guidance from the UAE central bank, which was expected to imitate Riyadh’s policy. The chief executive of an Abu Dhabi bank said he was bracing for the possibility that he would have to close out his Qatar exposure by boosting his access to ready funds. “Stopping new business was relatively easy - the difficulty would be unwinding existing business,” he said.

EXPOSURE Trade and investment between Qatar and other Gulf countries is small compared to the size of their economies. Countries rely heavily on oil and gas exports and obtain most imports from outside the region; the UAE is Qatar’s biggest trading partner among Gulf Arab

states but only its fifth largest globally. Nevertheless, there is significant banking exposure. Chiradeep Ghosh, banking analyst at SICO Bahrain, estimated the Saudi banking sector’s total exposure to Qatar, including loans and customer and interbank deposits, totalled up to $30 billion. The exposure of UAE banks is believed to be in the same area.

Individual companies have big cross-border physical assets.

Dubai’s DAMAC Properties last month launched a 31-storey residential tower project at Lusail in Doha; UAE-based retail conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim has Qatari outlets. Shares in QG Medical Devices, a Doha-based maker of medical equipment that has done considerable business in Saudi Arabia, have plunged 18 percent since Monday.

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Qatar is still technically possible, it is becoming harder in practice. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are expelling all Qatari citizens; foreigners who live in Qatar and have Qatari residence visas are not eligible for visas on arrival in the UAE, Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said. This makes moving staff around the region more difficult for multinational companies which in the past have saved money by treating Gulf Arab countries as a single market.

One Western multinational, citing the political tensions, asked its staff in the Middle East on Wednesday not to communicate with clients about Qatar at all.

The chief executive of a regional private equity firm said some foreign banks might ultimately be forced out of Qatar. “If the rift continues, international banks will be told by Saudi to choose between the two camps.”(rtr)

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For members of the Balinese Hindu community, religious ceremonies are inseparable form wht is known to many as art. The unique artistic values of Balinese Hindu rituals are also sometimes performed as a cultural attraction. Everything from the dances, pslamodies and even ritual paraphernalia are embed with aesthetic beauty of great meaning and value.

Objects such as banners, kober and bandrang (spears) that are used in temple ceremonies also contain great meaning and value. Apart from their decorative aspects, these banners also have spiritual meaning and provide protection.

Balinese humanist, and former rector of ISI Denpsar (1981-1997), Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem, explains that these ritual paraphernalia are important in religious processions like ngunya, ngelawang (gallivanting street show) and melasti and are used in accordance with time, place and circumstance as well as the scale of the ritual, whether large, medium or small.

He added that in the past these objects were the property of kingdoms and were used to show or display the majesty of a kingdom.

In modern times such paraphernalia are used when escorting the

deities. Indirectly, they contains meaningful philosophy related to showing off the beauty, greatness and grandeur of the deities that are venerated by the community.

“All ritual paraphernalia including the bandrang (spears), banners, kober (flags) and so forth are believed to serve as both phyical and spiritual protectors. The use of these objects is also related to the Balinese Hindu community’s respect for local venerated deities”, explained Prof. Bandem.

While serving as a means to show respect for the deities, these ojects are also based on the values of Hindu philosophy. Dr. I Gusti Made Ngurah, Chairman of the Sabha Budaya Hindu Bali Foundation said that in the Purana and Itihasa scriptures bandrang are mentioned as being an ordinary spear embellished with feathers

symbolizing the power of Lord Brahma, while banners symbolize the power of Lord Vishnu and kober -especially when they bear the image of Hanuman Maruti (son of Lord Bayu) symbolize strength.

Due to the forces of such symbols, they are used in combinations with hope of producing balance.

Ngurah added that the use of kober with the image of Dewata Nawa Sanga (gods of the nine directions) has become a necessity for the Hindu community of Bali and represents something about the arrival of Hindu religious teachings to Bali. This symbol also represents the the concept of Sarwa Dewata or Sarwa Samudaya which translates as something like ‘the god amounting to more than one’. The nine gods represented in the Dewata Nawa Sanga are each equipped with their own are each equipped with their own weapons as manifestations for their receptive powers.

“The use of bandrang, banners, kober and so on are important for their philosophical meanings but also as a sign that a ritual is being held in a particular location” added Gusti Made Ngurah. (kmb)

Wayang Wong sacred dance that only exists at Tejakula village, Tejakula subdistrict, was presented at Maksan Temple of local village on Thursday (Apr. 6). The location is chosen because the masks of wayang wong characters are kept at local temple. They are even believed to have been four centuries old.

The players performing the Ramayana storyline start staging the first episode of the Bala Kanda in the Ramayana epic. In this staging, the storyline presented by the players is entitled “Sander Sita.”

It tells about the duke Marica disguising as a golden deer to attract the attention of Sita. When seeing the deer, Sita then asked Rama to chase it. Rama went away from Sita and tried to shoot the disguising deer. Marica cleverly cried out for help, and his voice was similar to Rama’s. Again, Sita asked Laksmana to look for Rama as being told to be facing difficulties. When Laksmana followed Rama, Sita was abducted by Ravana. By and large, when featuring the storyline of kanda (book—Ed) starting from the first through the seventh, it will take approximately 4.5 years to 5 years.

Chairman of the Tejakukus Foundation, Gede Komang, amid the staging told that as sacred dance it is mandatory to be performed as devotional services or ngayah at the Maksan Temple of Tejakula.

As usual, the performance is done twice every year precisely on Wraspati Dungulan or the day after Galungan. Since it is sacred, the wayang wong must still perform the episodes of Ramayana epic sequentially. “It has become the tasks of the players of wayang wong to perform devotional services at the temple because the masks are stored at this Maksan temple,” said Komang Gede when met Friday afternoon.

According to him, although it is classified into sacred dance, currently this wayang wong is also staged as entertainment art. For several times, the figures of wayang wong characters are presented in the art collaborations. However, the masks staged in the entertainment are not the sacred ones as those stored at Maksan Temple, but the imitations that are kept by the foundation.

Based on the existing references, wayang wong is known as sacred art. This art first appeared at Tejakula village about four centuries ago. From the location of its emergence at Tejakula, this art then spread to several regions in Bali. Although having been widespread, its taksu (divine vibration) never disappears and is kept sacred until now. Wayang wong even becomes one of the nine dances included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Besides, the wayang wong dance is also recognized as one of the intangible cultural heritage objects in 2015. (kmb)

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Features trekking path to unique archaeological artifact GIANYAR — Various efforts are now being made to develop Blahbatuh village into a tourism area. In addition to building a shared commitment, relevant institutions in the village have also started working on a trekking path that allows visitors to visit Blahbatuh’s unique archaeological heritage. Efforts are also being made to raise awareness about the need to keep the tourism areas of the village clean.

Headman of Blahbatuh, I Gusti Ngurah Kapidada, when met at Blahbatuh Palace on Tuesday (Jun 6) said that in order to succeed in making Blahbatuh in to a tourism area, local guides are being educated about the unique aspects of this village, particularly in term of archeology. These unique archeological artifacts could become the icons of tourism in Blahbatuh as part of the heritage of this area that must be explained in the right way.

“Because of the importance of these ancient sites we are wanting to share their story not only with tourists but also with students in Bali- especially Gianyar” he said.

Headman Kapidada also explained that these efforts are also being made as a way to introduce agrarian culture to the younger generation in Balhbatuh. “That way the younger generation will not become eroded by the the global streams. They need to occasionally enjoy farming activities in the paddy fields or luxuriate in the fresh air near Petanu River” he added.

Gusti Ngurah Pidada went on to explain that currently he is also trying to instil a sense of awareness about the need to keep the tourism areas clean. “ Of course, from the beginning we would like to create a clean tourism area so that visitors have a positive impression”, he said.

Pidada’s team is working with Balahbatuh’s tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) that will represent Gianyar in the Provincial Pokdarwis contest this year as well as the Trash Hero Saba chaired

by I Wayan Aksara. “This week, we will explore the trekking path while doing a cleanup”, he explained.

In addition to cleaning the environment, they will also be identifying suitable rest areas. “We will also map, where we can be built toilets as this facility is quite important for visitors, given that the trekking path takes an hour ro two to walk” he explained.

The trekking path is planned to start at Dalem Maya Temple leading to Subak Tegal, Subak Kelawanan and then finish at Segana Temple. “At the Pancoran Solas (eleven spouts), tourists can enjoy the sensation of melukat (purificatory rite). What makes this site different that other melukat sites is that here our adrenaline can be triggers as the site poses a distinct challenge” he said. (kmb35)

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Because these palm-leaf manuscripts are so rarely treated, many of these sacred texts damaged with age.

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Some palm-leaf manuscripts in community damaged

BANGLI - Most people still consider their palm-leaf manuscripts to be sacred and are commonly taken out of storage to be ritually honoured on particular holidays such as Saraswati day. However because these palm-leaf manuscripts are so rarely treated, many of these sacred texts inherited from their ancestors remain in personal family collections, they finally become damaged with age.

Coordinator of the Palm-Leaf Manuscript Conservation Team of the Balinese Language Extension Office of the district of Bangli, Made Oka Samudra, said on Wednesday (Jun 7) said that in fact many people consider these manuscripts sacred. These heritage items passed down from their ancestors can be used to provide guidelines for a number of activities such a ceremonies and traditional healing.

Most palm-leaf manuscripts are kept by families in simple boxes made of bamboo (sokasi) or wood and kept in their merajan temple and given rituals on particular feast celebrations.

“Many people are still think of their palm-leaf manuscripts as sacred to such an extent that some people are even afraid to take them out let aline read their contents”,

he said.

Based on the results of exploratory research conducted by his team in villages in Bangli there are only about ten people who want their palm-leaf manuscripts to be conserved by experts. Most residents choose to keep their manuscripts secret and refuse to hand them over for conservation saying that they these palm-leaf texts were made sacred by their ancestors long ago.

So far, the palm-leaf manuscript conservation team made up of dozens of Balinese language extension officers has succeeded in conserving about 31 manuscripts at two locations; Tanggahan Talangjiwa hamlet Demulih and Tiga village in the subdistrict of Susut. On Wednesday, the team added around 30 manuscripts for conservation

at Tamanbali village. Samudra revealed that the team found that most of the manuscripts owned by the community contained information about oblations, traditional healing and spirituality. Only very few of these manuscripts included a date of production.

In order to preserve the large number of manuscripts spread throughout Bangli so that they can be bequeathed to futur generations, Samudra, who is from Penida hamlet, Tembuku hopes that the public will have the awareness to take care of these sacred texts. His team, he added is ready to help with conservation.

One palm-leaf manuscript owner named Dewa Gede Ngurah Oka, said that he has 30 manuscripts that he inherited from his great-grandfather. Most of these manuscripts are now being conserved by the team. They contain information about astrology and traditional healing. He admitted that all this time his manuscripts were rarely maintained in good condition and as a result some had become damaged. (kmb40)

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A still image taken from video released on June 7, 2017 shows the photograph of a Y-8-200 F military aircraft.

Bodies, debris found in search for missing Myanmar aircraft

YANGON - Bodies and aircraft debris were found in the sea off the southern coast of Myanmar on Thursday by ships searching for a military plane that went missing with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board.

Ten bodies, six adults and four children, were found about 35 km (22 miles) off the southern coastal town of Launglon by navy and civilian ships, the military said in its latest statement posted on its official Facebook page.

The search by nine navy ships, five military planes and two helicopters, would continue with help from civilian boats, it said.

The Chinese-made Y-8-200F transport plane vanished on Wednesday after taking off from the coastal town of Myeik on a weekly flight to Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon.

The plane lost contact 29 minutes after takeoff while flying at 18,000 feet (5,485 metres) over the Andaman Sea, about 43 miles (70 km) west of the town of Dawei, the

military said.

An aircraft wheel, two life jackets and some bags with clothes - believed to be from the missing plane - were found earlier.

Some patches of oil were spotted some 16 nautical miles (18 miles) from Dawei, the military said.

More than 40 ambulances and scores of medics and emergency staff were heading to the fishing town of Sanlan where boats carrying bodies were set to arrive around mid-day, said Hla Thein, a member of a hospital emergency team.

The plane was carrying 122 passengers, including 108 soldiers and their family members and 14 crew. The military said the 108 passengers included 15 children, 58 adults and 35 soldiers.

It is the rainy season in Myan-

mar but a civil aviation official said the weather had been “normal” with good visibility when the plane took off.

The aircraft was bought in March 2016 and had a total of 809 flying hours. It was carrying 2.4 tons of supplies, the military said.

Nicknamed the “air camel” in Chinese, the multi-purpose aircraft was approved for production in 1980 and is still being produced

by Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, a unit of state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China. The four-spoke turboprop is used in countries including China and Sudan.

Aircraft accidents, involving both civilian and military planes, are not uncommon in Myanmar.

A military helicopter crashed last June in central Myanmar, killing three military personnel on board. Five military personnel were killed in February last year when an air force aircraft crashed in the capital, Naypyitaw, media reported. (rtr)

SEOUL - North Korea fired what appeared to be several landto-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the South postponed full deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile system designed to deter a North Korean attack.

The launches, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying world pressure to rein in its weapons programme, come less than a week after the United Nations Security Council passed fresh sanctions on the reclusive state.

South Korea on Wednesday said it will hold off on installing remaining components of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system that has angered North Korea’s main ally, China, amid early signs of easing tensions between the two countries.

The missiles were launched Thursday morning from the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan and flew about 200 km (124 miles), South Korea’s Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

Under third-generation leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has been conducting missile tests at an unprecedented pace in an effort to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the mainland United States.

Compared to the different types of ballistic missiles Pyongyang has recently tested, the missiles launched on Thursday are considered to be more defensive in nature, designed to defend against threats such as enemy warships.

North Korea unveiled a number of new weapons at a massive military parade on April 15 to mark the birth anniversary of the state’s founding leader and has since tested some of them.

“What appeared to be a new type

of land-to-ship missile equipped with four launching canisters was unveiled at the parade,” said Kim Dong-yub, a military expert at Kyungnam University’s Far Eastern Studies in Seoul. “I think this might be what was used today.”

THAAD DEFENCE DELAYED Thursday’s launch is the fourth missile test by North Korea since South Korean President Moon Jae-in took office on May 10 pledging to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang. Moon says sanctions and pressure alone have failed to resolve the growing threat from the North’s advancing nuclear and missile programme.

Moon had also promised to review the deployment of the THAAD system in South Korea, a decision that was made by the government of his conservative predecessor, Park Geun-hye. On Wednesday, Moon’s office said installation of four additional launchers would be halted until an assessment of the system’s impact on the environment was completed.

Two launchers of the full sixlauncher THAAD battery, as well as the system’s far-reaching radar that China worries could upset the regional security balance, have already been installed at a deployment site in the southeastern city of Seongju. The elements will stay in place, South Korea said.

The introduction of the THAAD system has sparked protests in South Korea and a backlash in China against South Korean business interests.

The Global Times, published

by China’s official People’s Daily, said in an editorial that no matter the outcome of the environmental study, South Korea’s announcement could reduce friction. (rtr)

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency.

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Victoria Beckham takes her Resort 2018 collection to the streets

Gigi Hadid belongs in the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame with this bold hair move

GIGI Hadid has been undergoing a slow and steady shift from golden blonde bombshell to auburn wonder, and it seems the slightly-moodier hue brings with it an excuse to ditch blowouts, defined waves, and suspended ponies for something a bit more, well, grunge. Case in point: rock ‘n’ roll-inspired styling from her head down to her washed out jeans.

The model was spotted last night with her brown-blond lengths woven into a duo of undone, unbound braids that she then topped with a black bandana. The age old accessory acted as an onthe-nose reference to an Appetite for Destruction-era Axl Rose, afforded with an appeal that was distinctly Hadid thanks to the addition of cat eye sunglasses plucked straight from the ‘90s, a seemingly influential era for both Hadid sisters as of late. And about those loose-hanging plaits? An easy ode to Willie Nelson’s devil-may-care signatures, no doubt. Between mussed shags, bohemian bangs, controlled slick-backs, and infinite on-skin adornments, should Hadid take a true rock-driven deep dive, she’ll soon have a fresh crop of looks to work from. (IBP/net)

TWO days ago, designer Victoria Beckham presented her Resort 2018 collection, focusing on soft tailoring in a Tropicana-like palette of lime green, watermelon, and dusty rose. Yesterday, the newly crowned OBE designer was the first to take one of the looks for a test drive, slipping into separates in sultry shades of tangerine.

Beckham’s separates carried over her Fall idea of incorporating artistic elements (that collection was inspired by a Tate Modern exhibition on Paul Nash) through a subtle brushstroke print. The rich orange hues mimicked a sunset as the palette went deeper from top to bottom. Beckham’s signature flat-top shades, oxblood heels, and yellow gold Rolex provided the finishing touches.

However, Beckham outdid herself later in the day when she switched out the ladylike pleated skirt look in favor of a boyish spin on flannel dressing.

Again, she embraced color, this time choosing head-to-toe sky blue (the top and pants were also shown in blush pink). A pair of nude sandals elevated the look, taking the slouchy separates from pajama-like to posh. (IBP/net)

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Constrained by land

Lembongan unable to build temporary landfill SEMARAPURA - The endeavor to create integrated temporary landfill (TPST) at each village cannot run smoothly. Land difficulty becomes a classic problem remaining to be faced by villages in Klungkung to realize the demands of Klungkung government. As in Lembongan village, though located in a strategic tourism area, the difficulty of finding land makes waste management through TPST unable to be realized.

Headman of Lembongan, Ketut Gede Arjaya, stated that waste problem at two villages, Jungutbatu and Lembongan, is handled

by technical unit of Klungkung sanitation and landscaping agency (DKP). Moreover, the residents on both islands including tourist accommodation and restaurateurs are not charged a penny for waste management by the DKP. In the future, if there has been TPST, and village regulation (PerDes) has been passed; residents disposing of garbage at the landfill will be charged levies. “Accommodation and restaurant business will be subject to garbage levies and it is currently in preparation,” he explained.

In the meantime, garbage collection in Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan is sent to landfill at Jungutbatu village. However, there is a problem where the landfill is now overloaded. So, the procure-

Anticipating traffic as people return home, Padangbai adds service counters

AMLAPURA — Completion of repairs to corroding pier II has given hope to passengers making the crossing in Padang Harbour.

With an estimated 10 percent increase in passenger traffic, PT ASDP has added two service counters for motorcycle and pedestrian passengers.

“So we will have a total of four counters to serve people going home for the holidays” said Manager of PT ASDP Padangbai, I Wayan Rosta, on Tuesday (Jun 7).

The additional counter for motorcycle passengers is already in operation while the other counter will only open if there is a surge in foot passengers. Based on the experience of previous years, peak density for passenger congestion occurs on day three and day two before the Lebaran holiday that will land on June 22 and 23 this year.

Aside from adding harbor facilities and infrastructure, this year PT ASDP has prepared 33 ferries for Lebaran. Currently six ships are still being docked in Surabaya for

maintenance. It is expected that the six ships will be in operation in time for the peak of people returning home to Java traffic. According to Rosta, there will be at least 30 ships serving the Padangbai-Lembar (Lombok) crossing during the peak period.

He added that technically speaking Padangbai Harbor is ready to welcome the arrival of Lebaran.

Currently both pier I and pier II can be operated after having been repaired. The only obstacle that may be a threat is weather. As long as the weather remains good as it has been, then the crossing should run smoothly.

Rosta admitted however that the Bali-Lombok crossing activity had been stalled because loading and unloading could only be done at pier I after pier II collapse from corrosion. Pier II has now been fully repaired however there is still an administrative hold up. “ Pier II is good, we are now preparing its inauguration ceremony” concluded Rosa. (117)

Padangbai harbour

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ment of TPST at each village is urgent. Garbage of Lembongan residents including of tourism entrepreneurs averagely reaches three trucks every day or about 18 cubic meters discharged to the landfill.

“Our problem only lies in land procurement. Now, we are trying to create a waste bank program at our village,” he said.

He added that waste problem in Lembongan is very specific. Since

Lembongan village is located on Lembongan and Ceningan Island, the procurement must be made on both islands. Other than the problems in the archipelago, Lembongan village is currently very difficult to get land for the TPST establishment, both on Lembongan and Ceningan Island.

He explained that both on Lembongan and Ceningan Island there is a land owned by the government

of Bali province, but located in strategic areas. Surely, they can affect the tourism development. On this condition, he will ask for instructions from the Klungkung district related to the TPST establishment.

“We at Lembongan village must prepare two units of TPST, one on Ceningan Island and another on Lembongan Island because our region has two islands,” he concluded. (dwa)

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Land difficulty becomes a classic problem remaining to be faced by villages in Klungkung to realize the demands of Klungkung government.

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Members of Subak Besikalung hold grand ngusabha

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Apply Tri Hita Karana in agriculture

TABANAN - Subgroup members of Subak Besikalung, Penebel, held a grand ngusabha (ngusabha agung) procession at the local farmlands on Buda Pon Medangkungan, (Wednesday Jun 7). This subak (irrigation cooperative) has an area of ??56 hectares, and belongs to the territory of Subak Jatiluwih.

Chief of Subak Jatiluwih, Nyoman Sutama, said that in the area of Subak Jatiluwih there are seven tempekan (subgroups). The grand ngusabha procession is carried out by each subak subgroup who take turns organizing every three years. “This year, it is Subak Besikalung’s turn to organize the grand ngusabha procession”, he said.

Sutama explained the procession is meant to express gratitude to God for the grace of rice fertility in the subak area. The tirual procession is also a way to express and re-enforce the values Tri Hita Karana amongst the local subak members. The principle o Tri Hita Karana (right relationship with nature, fellow humans and the divine), said Sutama is very important as it represents the spirit of subak.

Operations of Manager of the Jatiluwih Attraction, I Nengah Sutirta Yasa, said that Jatiluwih strongly supports various activities performed by subak members around Jatiluwih including cultural activities that have been passed down for centuries. One of the ways that the Jatiluwih attraction shows their support is in the form of financial assistance for rituals like the grand

ngusabha that requires a considerable budget. “I hope this assistance can ease the burden of the subak members in preserving their agrarian culture”, he said.

Yasa added that the grand ngusabha procession can also serve as a an extra attraction for tourists visiting Jatiluwih. In fact the grand procession is being included in the agenda of the Jatiluwih festival that will be taking place for the first time in June.

Accompanied by subdistrict head of Penebel, IGA Supatiwi, Sutirta Yasa mentioned that the grand ngusabha procession fits in very nicely with the theme of the Jatiluwih Fesstival which is Mamica Manik Galih meaning ‘grace of the jewel of the heart’. This ngusabha procession is held by the subak members to express their gratitude to God for the abundant harvests and for prosperity in general.

The grand ngusabha procession was held at the Bedugul Temple of Subak Besikalung in Jatiluwih village, Penebel, Tabanan. The ngusabha begins with the ngajum procession that is followed by pecaruan (offerings) and then the mendak (picking up) deity procession takes place.

After the “picking up” procession, the subak members accompany the deities to the local springs.

After the cleansing there, is a nganteb procession and the saying of prayers together. Finally, they hold the memica procession symbolizing the grace conferred to God’s followers. This final procession could certainly become a rare attraction for tourists who have a chance to see it. (kmb28)

DENPASAR - Bali is facing various threats such as the circulation of drugs and the dissolution of national values caused by the negative impacts of tourism. If related problems are not anticipated, Bali wil lbe facing a serious crisis in terms of quality leader cadres in 20 years.

“The hazards of drugs and free sex behaviour causing HIV/AIDS must be dealt with, and unfamiliar foreign cultures must be filtered. The reemergence of identity politics could eventually result in clashes among groups, gangs and villages. This must be avoided because we do not want to be lacking good leader cadres in the next 20 years”, said Commander of 163/Wira Satya Military Resort, I Gede Widiyana, after opening the training activities of the military big family (KBT) at local headquarters on Tuesday (Jun 6).

According to Widiyana, these training activities are carried out to maintain and improve the closeness of the relationship between the army and KBT so build a shared understanding for the sake of national defence. In addition, close cooperation is established in an effort to increase public awareness and sensitivity to geographical and demographic aspects in order to create a dynamic condition in the life of society, nation and state reflected in attitudes and behaviours imbued with love for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.

The current national situation is still characterized by a variety of disturbances and violence caused by the degradation of nationalist values ??amongst the people. As a result, this condition has the potential for horizontal conflicts that can lead to the disintegration of the nation. This can be prevented by empowering and optimizing the role of KBT in the handling of all the problems that occur in their respective areas.

“This activity is quite important in establishing a network because the young generation is the source of information. Besides, they are also the agents of change. At least in the social environment they can be string and are expected to establish positive relations between families and neighbours”, he affirmed.

Widiyana added that he cannot do this alone and that people in the community can deal directly with the source of the problems. This kind of guidance will be carried out to all components of society especially the military resort families as they must be empowered. Today, the young generation is overshadowed by indirect threats that can disrupt the prospective leaders of the nation.

As a result, Indonesia could be lacking good leaders 20 years from now.

“How disappointed we will be if our young generation who are very much expected to continue our struggle is too weak”, said this former lecturer at the command staff school of the Indonesian military. (kmb36)

Ahead of cremation, order of petulangan means increases BANGLI - Cremation or ngaben season brings in blessing for the artisans of petulangan means.

By and large, the artisans will experience an increase in orders several weeks before the cremation ceremony is held. The increase is recognized by one of the artisans at the Uma Bukal LC, Kawan village, Bangli, Dewa Gede Putra.

Met at his workshop on Wednesday (Jun 7), he said that when entering the season of cremation in June, July and August, there are usually spikes in the order of petulangan means as perceived this time. In the current cremation season, he admitted to receive 20 pieces of petulangan means from two locations of cremation. “There is an increase. But sometimes the order of petulangan making is difficult to predict. At times, the cremation season is deserted but beyond the season the order is even a lot,” said Dewa Putra.

He admitted the order of petulangan means does not only come from the surrounding residents of Bangli but also from outside Bangli district like Gianyar. One of the petulangan means he makes is lembu (ox) sarcophagus sold at various prices depending on accessories and the raw materials. An ox sarcophagus embellished with complete accessories and uses velvet fabrics can be more expensive.

He gave an example that a sarcophagus measuring 1 meter x 1.5 meter with complete accessories is sold for IDR 7 to IDR 8 million.

Meanwhile, the sarcophagus with plain accessories is sold in the range of IDR 4 million. “Then, bade tower with the height of 4 meters is sold for IDR 8-10 million,” he said. Generally a sarcophagus is worked on within approximately five days to a week. Then, the workmanship may involve a total of four to five people. (kmb40)

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Some restaurants like Kafe Betawi, Nanny’s Pavillon and use Pepper Lunch provide special menus during Ramadan which can be enjoyed as a menu selection for Iftarbreakfasting. Moreover, there are also a range of special promotions during Ramadhan such as Pepper Lunch offers free Ta’jil for breakfasting only for first 15 customers before 17.30 WITA, Kafe Betawi offers “Berkah” package + free Ta’jil, Starbucks offers happy hours promo 50% off any beverage with food purchase (in side pastry case) valid from 16:00 WITA and many

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‘Beatriz at Dinner’ seen as tale for the Trump era NEW YORK - A dinner party turns into a debate on humanity, racism and empathy in the film “Beatriz at Dinner,” which despite being written two years ago is being hailed as a must-see film in the Trump era.

Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek plays a Los Angeles holistic healer who ends up by chance attending a dinner party at the home of her wealthy clients.

Tension ensues as her character, Beatriz, goes head to head with Doug, played by John Lithgow, a self-satisfied billionaire real estate developer with whom she has nothing in common.

Hayek said Beatriz is the most like herself than any role she has ever played.

“It’s really weird because it was written before this political climate and ... you read it and then you start living your life or watching the news and you can’t stop thinking about - you keep going back to Beatriz,” Hayak said.

Shooting on the movie started before the November 2016 election of President Donald Trump, who wants to build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration and to crack down on people from some predominantly Muslim nations entering the United States.

Variety film critic Owen Gleiberman said the film “has the distinction of being the first dramatic comedy that’s an explicit - and provocative - allegory of the Age of Trump.”

Connie Britton, who plays one of Beatriz’s wealthy clients, said she hoped the film would elicit a wider dialogue among audiences.

“You can really come away ... realizing that all of the trends that brought us to where we are now have actually been going on for some time,” Britton said.

“Beatriz at Dinner” will be released in U.S. theaters on Friday. (rtr)

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Actor Tom Cruise arrives for the premiere of the film “The Mummy” in New York, U.S., June 6, 2017.

Take a vacation?

Not me, says action star Tom Cruise

NEW YORK - Don’t tell Tom Cruise to slow down - the action movie star says making movies is better than taking a vacation.

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Actress Salma Hayek poses

Cruise, 54, known for doing most of his own stunts, is back on screen this week in adventure “The Mummy,” the latest reboot of the ancient Egyptian-inspired horror film series first seen in 1932.

In September, Cruise will be out promoting “American Made, a crime thriller about a drug runner in the 1980s. “Mission: Impossible

6” is also filming and Cruise is in pre-production on a long-awaited sequel to the 1986 fighter pilot movie “Top Gun” that made him an international star.

“I just love movies period and I love to entertain an audience. And I give it everything that I possibly can and I never take anything for granted,” Cruise said at Tuesday’s New York red carpet premiere for “The Mummy.”

“Some people say, don’t you want a vacation? It’s like for me making films is a vacation because I love doing it,” he said.

The new, stunt-packed “The

Mummy,” opening worldwide this week, tells the tale of an ancient princess who is awakened from her crypt and unleashes malevolence on the modern world.

“We pay homage to all (the other movies), but really its roots stem from that 1932 film in terms of classic composition and somewhat of the tone.

“The film does have a tremendous amount of adventure but it has great scares also. It has some humor in it and romance. But definitely, in all of these monsters were going to pay our respects to the original monster films,” Cruise said. (rtr)

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A man looks at pigeons at Souq Waqif market in Doha, Qatar, June 6, 2017.

Food, families and flights: anxiety and confusion descend on Qatar DOHA - When 31-year-old Ali al-Mohanadi heard Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other nations were cutting ties and severing all transport links with his home country Qatar, he emptied the back of his Land Cruiser SUV and drove to a nearby supermarket. Tensions had been building for days between Qatar and its powerful Gulf Arab neighbours and Mohanadi feared Saudi’s closure of Qatar’s only land border on Monday could lead to price hikes and food shortages in the import-dependent country.

“I bought lots of vegetables, frozen chicken and milk for my children, things I knew would be the first to disappear from the shelves,” said Mohanadi, a former army lieutenant from Qatar’s city of Al Khor. He said he wanted to be prepared but did not feel panic.

Hours later supermarkets in Doha visited by a Reuters reporter had almost run out of dairy products as scores of people waited in checkout lines and stocked up on beans and other staples.

The rift has provoked confusion and anxiety in Qatar, an energy, banking and construction hub, which is home to 2.7 million people -- most of them foreigners. Some Qataris were outraged by the state of affairs. Authorities tried to calm nerves on Wednesday, releasing a video showing a

shop with shelves brimming with food and reassuring Qataris - the wealthiest people in the world per capita - that their quality of life would not be hit. But the row over Qatar’s alleged support for Islamist groups has disrupted many aspects of life.

Thousands of Qataris have been unable to board flights to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, and cut off from relatives in those countries, in a region where crossborder marriages are common and Gulf rulers refer to each other as “brothers”.

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and several other countries severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and their arch-foe Iran charges Qatar says are baseless.

QATAR ISOLATED In further signs of Qatar’s isolation on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates’ national postal group said it had suspended all services to Qatar and the UAE aviation authority said it had closed air space for traffic to and from Doha. “My mother who is originally from the UAE cannot visit her sick mother, needless to say we will not be able to see my uncles,” said Mohammed, a Qatar University professor, who gave his first name only.

He said a Saudi friend of his living in Qatar had sent his child to Riyadh for a family visit before the embargo and now he does not know what to do. Qatari students in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have been told to leave before finishing exams, he said. “The issue is presented to the West as a diplomatic

spat ... the reality is far worse,” a Qatari diplomat said. “It is a blockade! Like that of Berlin. A declaration of war. A political, economic and social aggression.”

Even if the dispute is settled, Qataris and other Gulf Arabs worry that the bitter spat which has seen both sides denounce each other as “enemies” and “traitors” of the Gulf has sown divisions and hostility that will linger on.

“I think it is three things we are scared of: family ties being severed, possible military action and losing the spirit of the Gulf Cooperation Council,” said Mohammed, the professor, referring to the regional political and economic union set up in 1981. Slogans against and in support of Qatar in Arabic have dominated Twitter, which is hugely popular in the region, and have grown steadily more nationalistic and aggressive in tone.

QATARI LEADER SILENT The fact that Qatar’s leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad alThani, has yet to speak publicly since ties were cut, has made some

Qataris uneasy. Kuwait’s ruler, who is mediating in the crisis, asked him to postpone a speech to the nation earlier this week to give dialogue efforts a chance. “Of course we are all waiting for him to speak,” said Sara al-Sulaiti, a Qatari who works in public relations.

Others say Sheikh Tamim’s silence displays the tact U.S. President Donald Trump lacked when he posted a series of Tweets on Tuesday appearing to take sides against Qatar in the dispute. “The emir is wise not to speak,” said Faraj, a Qatari engineer working for a telecommunications company.

“We know that he has a plan for us. Unlike in our neighbouring countries we have deep faith in our leaders.”

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