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Cher wins dismissal of lawsuit over album cover font

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U.S. actress Scarlett Johansson and her partner Romain Dauriac pose as they arrive for the 39th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris February 28, 2014.

NEW YORK - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Cher of using a typeface created by Brooklyn, New York, graphic designer for her 2013 album “Closer to the Truth” without permission.

Moshik Nadav had sought to hold Cher, her label Warner Bros Records and other defendants liable for having “copied the artistic elements” of his “Paris Logo” typography for the album, whose estimated sales worldwide top 500,000.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan granted Nadav’s request to dismiss the copyright infringement case without prejudice, meaning it can be brought again.

Nadav sought the dismissal after the defendants on Monday said typefaces are not subject to copyright protection, and that there were “profound differences” between the logos in question.

Roy Gross, a lawyer for Nadav, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Len Venger, a lawyer for the defendants, said they are happy with the dismissal, and “firmly believe that the lawsuit had no merit.”

Warner Bros Records is part of Warner Music Group, which is controlled by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries.

Cher, 70, was born Cherilyn Sarkisian, which is how her name appears in the court docket. She legally changed her name to Cher in 1978. (rtr)

Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter

LOS ANGELES - American actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York this week and asked for full custody of the couple’s daughter, as her estranged husband asked her to return to the negotiating table.

Johansson, 32, filed for divorce in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday on grounds of “the marriage being irretrievably broken.”

She requested joint legal custody and residential custody of the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Rose, according to court documents.

The couple married in 2014.

The court documents ask for the enforcement of a prenuptial agreement dated Sept. 24, 2014.

In a statement on Wednesday, Dauriac said it was “unfortunate”

that Johansson filed for divorce in court “and made our personal differences so public.”

“I would implore her to withdraw her action promptly and to go back, as uncomfortable as it might be, to the negotiating table,” he said.

The “Lost in Translation” actress declined to comment on the divorce.

“As a devoted mother and private person and with complete awareness that my daughter will one day be old enough to read the news about herself, I would only like to say that I will never, ever be commenting on the dissolution of my marriage,” Johansson said in a statement.

The divorce filing comes after media reports in January that the couple were separated. A lawyer for Dauriac said they both presently live in New York, but not together.

This is the second marriage for “Captain America” star Johansson, who was married to “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011. (rtr)

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Cher arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2015 celebrating the opening of “China: Through the Looking Glass,” in Manhattan, New York May 4, 2015.

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Barca pull off the mother of all comebacks

BARCELONA - Barcelona completed one of the most extraordinary comebacks in European football history to knock Paris St Germain out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory that rewrote the record books. No team had ever overturned a four-goal deficit in a knockout tie, but Sergi Roberto’s stoppage-time goal completed a 6-5 aggregate win that sparked delirious scenes of celebration inside the Nou Camp and sent Barca through to the last eight.

Edinson Cavani looked to have wrecked Barcelona’s dreams by volleying in an away goal to make the score 3-1 but two late strikes from Neymar set up a thrilling finale before Roberto sealed the Spanish side’s unlikely triumph.

“This is a crazy, unique sport.

Children and adults here tonight will never forget what happened,” Barca coach Luis Enrique told reporters. “I dedicate this win to all Barca fans who kept faith in us.

We were massively criticised after the first leg.”

Barcelona began to believe in the impossible dream of clawing back their shock 4-0 loss from the first leg when Luis Suarez headed over the line in the third minute and a Layvin Kurzawa own goal gave them further hope before the break.

Lionel Messi’s penalty five minutes into the second period had the Nou Camp on its feet but Cavani’s strike in the 62nd was a sucker punch to Barca’s ambitions from which Luis Enrique’s side took a while to recover.

A curled free kick from Neymar in the 88th minute gave them hope and the Brazilian converted a penalty before substitute Roberto slid in to knock the ball beyond Kevin

Trapp from a chipped free kick and send Barca through.

DEJECTED FIGURE PSG coach Unai Emery, who had been brought to the club in the close season with the express purpose of adding nous to the vast resources of the Qatari-owned outfit and propelling them to success in Europe, cut a dejected figure.

“Barcelona are capable of doing that. It was all or nothing for them in the final minutes,” he said.

“It’s a negative experience for me and for the club. We need to learn from it.” An electric atmosphere gripped the Nou Camp before kickoff after Suarez and Luis Enrique had said they truly believed a comeback was on and the players caught the wave of optimism by swarming all over PSG from the first whistle.

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Barcelona’s Neymar reacts towards the crowd towards the end of the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday March 8, 2017.

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Farmland submerged in water as Lake Buyan expands SINGARAJA - The amount of farmlands submerged in water spilling over from Lake Buyan in the hamlets of Buyan and Dasong in Pancasari, Sukasada, is increasing. More and more farmers are watching in despair as the losses they are suffering grow larger.

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The amount of farmlands submerged in water spilling over from Lake Buyan in the hamlets of Buyan and Dasong in Pancasari, Sukasada, is increasing.

Based on the data submitted by the Buleleng Agriculture Agency in mid-February, there were 25 hectares of submerged famrlands in Febuary. However, during a meeting with a number of farmer groups on Wednesday (Mar. 8), the latest report from Dasong hamlet chief Made Suartana, stated that there are now 35 hectares of submerged farmlands. As a consequence, 57 famers have los their sourve of income.

“The water continues to rise. More and more farmlands are becoming submerged. Formerly, our farmland was productive, but now people are even fishing in them”, he said.

This phenomenon, he continued, takes place every five years. The only way to prevent this is by dredging out silt and other sedimentation from Lake Bunyan. “It’s the only way to deal with this problem. Currently, the lake is experiencing severe siltation”, he said.

The government’s plan to arrange the lake as part of its designation as a national tourism strategic area (KSPN) has been at issue. Hopefully, this matter will move from discussion to action. “We hope the program can run as expected. It is also important in relation to tourism. So far, the only action that has been taken is to remove weeds fomr the lake”, he said.

Meanwhile hamlet chief of Buyan, Gede Ada Putra, questioned what kind of assisstance would be provided to farmers by the district government. Not only have farmlands been submerged by lake water, but farmlands were also hot by flashfloods in December 2016 and again last Febuary. “Most of our farmlands have been affected by disaster. Some time ago, there was information about assistance for us. What kind of help is this? Please explain this to us”, he said.

Head of the Buleleng Agriculture Agency, Nyoman Swatantra, said that in a meeting some time ago a group of farmer proposed that the government provide seeds for crops such as strawberries. This needs to be communicated to seedling nurseries. As for the farmlands submerged in lake water, Swantara said tha his office would monitor the situation. “ Seedlings can be only be distributed in 2019 because the current budgetary year is over”, he said. (kmb45)

Avoid friction, people asked not to consume alcohol

Use of styrofoam for ogoh-ogoh prohibited

BANGLI - In order to avoid friction between the men carrying ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) in parades to welcome Nyepi (Day of Silence) Caka Year 1939 that falls on Tuesday (Mar. 28), residents are being urged not to consume alcohol. This was confirmed

by Chairman of the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) Bangli, Nyoman Sukra, on Wednesday (Mar. 8).

“We are saking this of residents so as to avoide any friction of commotion amongst

hamlet groups. Hopefully, such negative things can be avoided for the sake of comfort and security during the celebration of the Nyepi”, said Shukra.

IN addtion to being asked not to consume alcohol, there is a prohibition on the use of fireworks or other explosives as these also have the potential to cause friction amongst people..

“In the near future we will be holding a meeting with police, chiefs of customary villages including headmen, in order to discuss

preventive measures to avoid friction. In addition, we ask that the ogoh-ogoh parades coordinate with the security forces so that the celebration of Nyepi can run safely and neatly”, he said.

He also appealed to each hamlet to use natural materials in the making of the ogohogoh. The use of plastic or styrofoam should be avoided. Although this appeal was already issued some time ago, Shukra admited that some ogoh-ogoh are still being made with

plastic materials. “Though some people are still using materials like styrofoam and plastic, we hope that in the future all residents will use only natural raw materials”, he said, adding that reffernces to political parties are also discouraged.

Further, he said that based on data collected by police authorities, at least 280 ogoh-ogoh will be paraded this year. “We restrict ogohogoh parades to a finish time of 21:00 so as to avoide any problemes. (kmb41)

Governor of Bali supports Benoa Bay reclamation

Commission VII questions his basis for agreement DENPASAR - The Governor of Bali’s stand on the Benoa Bay reclamation plan was revealed during the meeting with Commission VII of the central House of Representatives and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and its ranks, SKK Migas and LNG Pelindo that took place the at South Pier of Benoa Harbor on Tuesday (Mar. 7). This meeting was also attended by government of Bali representatives from the Environment Agency and the head of Bali Forest Services.

Representative of the Bali Forestry Service, Wayan Darma, explicitly stated that the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, supports the plan to backfill an area of 700 hectares in Benoa Bay. “The government of Bali, represented by the governor, indeed supports the reclamation plan and has used very means to show this support and has attempted to comply

with all existing regulations and has encourages the initiator of the project to meet all requirements of these regulations”, he said, accompanied by the Head of the Bali Environment Agency, Yupi Wahyundari.

The goovernor’S support of the reclamation plan, added Darma, was presented during a meeting held by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) and also during the last meeting with the investment coordinating board (BKPM). Moreover, the governor has sent letters to central government (KLKH) three times to ask whether the EIA (environmental impact aseesement) for the reclamation plan has is rejected or accepted. So far, the KLKH has not issued an environmental permit related to discussions of the EIA. “In essence, since the permit has been suspended for so long, the governor asked for certainty about whether the envrinonmental

impact analysis permit has been accepted or rejected. If this uncerrtain condition persists for too long, it could set a bad precedence fo other development projects. There is a plan to construct a new airport that would also invovle reclamation of the sea, this could trigger further problems”, he explained.

Chairman of Commission VII of the Central House of Representatives, Satya Widya Yudha, said that he was surprised to learn that the governor of Bali, in fact, supports the Benoa Bay reclamation plan. He also questioned the basis on which the governor supports this plan, considering that the KLKH has not decided whether an enviroenmentla permit will be issued or not. If the governor supports the project, it should be relatively easy. The KLKH will approve the EIA if local issues, especially socio-cultural issues have been resolved.

“The basis of the governor’s agreement

should serve as a reference. What is the basis? Has the plan passed through public consultation about whether the EIA should be approved by the ministry, or not? If problems at the village, subdistrict and provincial levels have been resolved, this becomes a basis for the central government to approve the EIA. In Jakarta it does not pass through such mechanisms. We do not want similar case to happen in Bali”, he said.

A member of Commission VII of the central House of Representatives, Kurtubi, said that the regents in West Lombok and East Lombok have agreed to do the sand dredging in the region of NTB for the purpose of supplying the reclamation of Benoa Bay. However, the people in West Lombok and East Lombok staunchly rejected the idea out of concern that such dredging would damage the environemnt and destroy the workplace of local fishermen. (kmb32)

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Legian’s Enchanting Secret The next time you plan a holiday to Bali, don’t give Legian a miss because it is here in the heart of iconic Poppies Lane 1 that you’ll find a beautiful and transcendent garden, home to the enchanting Poppies Cottages. This is the place where time has stood still, where the charm and pleasures of days gone by are still very much alive.

Sitting in their own cozy nook and partially hidden behind delightful tropical flora are twenty individual cottages with white washed

walls and thatched roofs welcoming you into your own secret escape. Service is always at its best and you’ll feel right at home with friendly and professional Balinese staff members who have mostly been with the establishment since it was first opened. Here you will learn that the staff and owner are all Balinese and chances are they have been serving at this fine institution for at least two decades.

Our favourite part of the property is where the swimming pool and bar

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Every Saturday 9AM-2PM OrganIc Farmer’s Market Pizza Bagus (Jl. Pengosekan), Ubud EVERY SUNDAY Soul to soul spirituall dialogue Anand Ashram, Ubud Jl Sri Wedari KM 3 Mantra chanting 6-6:30pm Navaraha Arati 6:30-6:45pm Meditation, Satsang and celebration 6:45-8:30pm www.ubudashram.org 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

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Chanel collection takes off at Paris Fashion week

PARIS - With a giant white rocket in the middle of Grand Palais Hall in Paris, Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld took his A-list audience on an intergalactic journey with a space-inspired collection on the closing day of Paris Fashion Week.

The German designer opted for a mix of a galactic and 1960s-inspired style for the French luxury powerhouse’s ready-to-wear show on Tuesday, full of star-studded glitz and glamour.

Models, with beehivestyled long hair or short bobs, headbands and heavy makeup, walked around the rocket in glittery tweed jackets, oversized aviators and knee-high sparkly, metallic boots.

Actress-models Lily-Rose Depp and Cara Delevingne were in attendance along with singer-songwriters Pharell Williams and Lily Allen.

Lagerfeld, 83, has been creative director for Chanel since 1983, and speculation had grown that Tuesday’s show would be one of his last.

He ended it by emerging with his godson Husdon Kroenig to launch the white Chanel rocket to the roof of the building in a shower of fake smoke and lights as Elton John’s hit song “Rocket Man” played out. (rtr)

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Alone at refuge, Sridana hopes to have a home soon

FLASH floods occurred almost a month ago in the area of Kubujati, North Banyuning village, and since then relevant agencies have been working to divert the path of the river in order to prevent subsequent disasters. According to obeservations in the field on Wednesday (Mar. 8), work on the river appears to be completed. However one local residents is still living in a temporary shelter. His name is Kadek Sridana. This middle-aged man is one of the five residents whose homes were washed away by the swift current of the flooded river.

Sridana has had no choice but to remain in this temporary shelter located not far from where his house once stood -unlike the other victims of this disaster who have taken temporary residents with family members in the area. “The others have temporarily moved in with their relatives, but me and my wife and kids are still living in this temporary shelter” , he explained.

Although their basic necessities, such as food and clean water are provided for here, they have a great desire to return home. All

they can do is wait for a helping hand from the government. “We are not complaining about this location, but we would very much like to have a home. Yesterday the housing agency came by to collect data. Hopefully, there will be help very soon”, he added.

Sridana, expalined that since the disaster he has been unable to work and so he has been taking on debt in order to provide for his family. He feels that this is a mounting burden for his future.

All their belongings were swept away in the flood. The only thing that survived was the underwear he was wearing. “ All our belongings are gone”, said this middle-aged man.

Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Buleleng Housing and Land Settlement Agency, Ni Nyoman Suratini, has said that Sridana and the four other families who lost their homes in the flood will be provided with assistance, once the land has been backfilled. “The location of the new houses is still being backfilled by the BPBD. Once the backfilling is complete, construction will start”, concluded Suratini. (sos)

Making toffee is not easy, as it requires tenacity in order to get good results.

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Selat toffee not commercialized yet

The Zara Coat That Broke the Internet Is Back for 2017

SO do you remember the Zara coat that literally broke the internet?

The one that publication after publication wrote about? The one that even has its own Instagram account? You know—that coat? Well, we have incredible news—it’s officially back and more stylish than ever.

We almost didn’t believe it when we saw this familiar-looking coat pop up in the new arrivals section on Zara last night, but after rubbing our eyes and comparing and contrasting the original coat to this one, it was confirmed.

This time around, the coat (in our opinion) is way more stylish and comes in not only the infamous navy blue but also in a new bright red color. The fast-fashion retailer even styled the item with trends that are so 2017, such as bra tops and graphic tees. If this Zara item takes off in any way like it did last year, we can expect girls all over the world to snatch one up for themselves in no time. After all, the outerwear piece hits all the major points fashion girls crave in a great coat—timelessness, versatility, and a price point that feels right. (IBP/net)

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AMLAPURA - Many residents of the subdistrict of Selat, Karangasem, are quite adept at making a kind of traditional toffee snack known locally as dodol, as it is a mandatory ingredient in offerings for their ngusaba dalem rituals. Despite the general popularity of this tasty treat from Selat, their dodol (made of glutinous rice and palm sugar) has yet to be commercialized.

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Kadek Sridana. This middle-aged man is one of the five residents whose homes were washed away by the swift current of the flooded river.

“We only make the ngusaba dodol (toffee) when it is required for the yearly ritual”, said 38 year old Geriana Kangin hamlet resident Ni Wayan Nanik Budiani, on Wednesday (Mar. 8).

Pretty much all residents of East Geriana are now busy making ngusaba dodol in preparation for Duda customary villages’ upcoming ritual. Nanik Budiani does not want to be left behind, so for the last two weeks, this mother of three has been preparing the ingredients needed for the special toffee: white sticky rice, black rice, palm sugar and coconut milk. Ngusaba dalem also known as the ngusaba dodol in Duda customary village will be held on March 25.

Ngusaba dodol is categorized as a grandiose ritual

that takes place in at Duda customary village and other villages in the sub-district of Selat. Apart from dodol, local residents have also been preparing other traditional cakes for the ritual including jaje uli, crackers and satuh.

Making toffee is not easy, as it requires tenacity in order to get good results. First the sticky rice must be processed into flour and those who are especially fanatic will only use glutinous rice that they have grown themselves. White glutinous rice and black glutinous rice flour are then mixed together and cooked in coconut milk. To get a particularly savory flavor, the glutinous rice in usually cooked on a wood burning stove using special fuel such as coconut husk and dried coconut fronds.

The cooking must be done carefully and the fire must not burn too hot, or the mixture will burn. Men will often help their wives make this toffee as the process takes a long time. “It must cook for about 4 hours during which time the batter must continually be stirred, until the water is all gone”, explained Nanik Budiani.

Much in the same way that toffee artisans in Buleleng do, the toffee for ngusaba dodol is also wrapped in dried corn husk or areca nut husk. (117)

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Bali surplus of rice, shallots and chili

Over 30 killed as gunmen dressed as medics attack Afghan military hospital

DENPASAR - Based on the data disclosed by the Bali Agriculture Agency and Logistics Agency, Bali has a surplus of rice, shallots and chili. The price of chili and shallots should therefor remain stable.

According to the Chief of Bali Logistics Agency, Miftahul Ulum, the normal price of shallots is IDR 25,000-IDR 30,000. “We have given special attention to shallots but if instructed to prepare shallots stocks, we are ready to do so”, he said.

The Logistics Agency has enough rice stocks to last for about 7-8 months. “So, we are not worried about the stock of premium grade rice” he said on Tuesday (Mar. 7). The exact length of time that stocks will last cannot be predicted as it depends on demand, however the 700 tons of premium grade rice that is currently avaible is expected to be sufficent.

Nyepi, Galungan and Kuningan feasts are predicted not to have significant impact on prices as these holidays are only celebrated in Bali, not nationally. Nevertheless, Ulum said that the Logostics Agency is continuing to communicate with relevant agencies and the regional inflation monitoring team (PRID).

Head of the Bali Agriculture Agency, I.B. Wisnu Wardhana, said that there is a surplus of rice stocks.

The land area used for planting rice in Bali amounts to some 143,000 hectares with average rice yields of over 500,000 tons per year. The demand for rice in Bali is about 99 kg per year per capita. When multiplied by the population of Bali, the average annual need for rice is

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Bali has a surplus of rice, shallots and chili. The price of chili and shallots should therefor remain stable.

425,000 tons, therefor indicating that Bali has a surplus of rice.

“In Bali, planting and harvesting goes on at different times in different regions, so rice is constantly available, though there are peak harvest times. Right now is the peak of rice harvest so, as a consequence the price of rice will drop slightly in March and April”, he explained.

According to field data, there are currently 15,000-20,000 hectares of farmland being harvested and the price of grain has gone down

slightly, though the price still remains higher that the government purchasing price of dry grain which is at 3,700 per kg.

There is also a surplus of shallots. The mains shallot growing area of Balis is in the caldera of Mount Batur, Kintamani. Last February, the harvested area was an expansive 300 hectares or more. Stocks of this commodity are considered sufficuent for the needs of people over the holidays and for the next 3-4 months. Per capita consumption of shallot

per year is 4.1 kg, so a total of 16,000 tons are needed, while the average yearly production of shallots is more than 17,000 tons. Wardhana explained that the recent landslides in Kintamani only affected some 80 hectares of shaloot farmland.

Although there is a surplus of both rice and shallots, cayenne pepper stocks are still a problem, not only here in Bali but across Indoneisa due to unfavorable weather conditions this year. The price of cayenne pepper has skyrocketed to

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IDR 126,00/kg.

Some chili are however till being harvested and data shows that some 600 hectares of farmland will soon harvest chili in Bali. “The harvest from this period is still considered inadequate to meet the needs for cayenne pepper”, he said.

Consumption of chili in Bali is about 1.4 kg per capita per year.

When multiplied by the Bali’s population, we find that that 60,000 tons of chili are needed every year, while Bali only produced 40,000 otns last year. (kmb42)

During King Salman’s stay in Bali

Bali police alert cavalry, riot squad and policewoman escort

THE holiday of the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and his entourage of 1,500 people has made the Bali Police very busy as providing a sense of comfort and security is a top priority. In addition to deploying hundreds of personel –inclduing ten police woman escorts to secure all the routes traversed by the Arabian party, the riot squad and cavalry have also been on alert.

“The policewomen have been expertly driving large motorcycles escorting the VVIP convoy that includes not only King Salman but also his entourage”, said Director of Bali Police Traffic Affairs, A.A. Made Sudana, as the chief of the escorts, patrol routes, and parking taskforce, on Wednesday (Mar. 8).

During the security operations for

King Salman, added Sudana accompanied

by Spokesman of Bali Police Hengky Widjaja, preventitive and preemptive actions, along with law enforcement and intelligence operations have been prioritised. Police authorities have been assisted by relevant agencies and other components of society in order to ensure the safety of all activities during this important visit.

“This visit is very special and historic visit for the people of Bali. It has required very serious attention, especially in terms of escorting their convoys and and ensuring the smoothness of the king and his entourage’s travelling”, he said.

The Bali Police deployed some 61 VVIP escort vehicles and 33 motorcycle escorts.

Patrol vehicles have been handled by 155

well-trained personnel who have been tasked working with relevant institutions to ensure that the king and his entourage can arrive safely and smoothly to each destination.

Police personeel have been placed at specific locations and speed of service and easily controlled coordination with the task command at Tragia Nusa Dua has been of utmost importance.

The riot squad made up of memebrs of the mobile brigade consists of about 20 personnel who have been equipped with ten KLX motorcycles, rifles, Keplar helmets, and special glasses and body armor.

These forces, according to Hengky, are principally tasked with tackling chaotic and anarchic masses as well as crowds setting fires or looting. “If there are no

protests, they patrol twice a day; in the morning and afternoon. They also monitor the track around the location where King Salman and his entourage stay: the Hotel Laguna, St. Regis, Mulia, Hilton and Ritz Carlton”, he said.

The cavalry have been patroling at particular hours conducting monitoring and surveillance in the area of ??the ITDC Nusa Dua. The cavalry is comprised of 18 personnel and every patrol unit uses three horses.

“The horses have all been neutered, so that they can more easily be trained remain obedient. The advantage of deploying cavalry is that the riders getting a wider and unobstructed view of the area and also horse are a pollution free, fuel- efficient means of transportation”, he concluded. (rah)

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Samsung Group chief denies all charges as “trial of the century” begins

SEOUL - The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the “trial of the century” amid a political scandal that has rocked the country.

Lee has been charged with bribery, embezzlement and other offences in a corruption scandal that has already led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

Lee, who is being detained at Seoul Detention Centre, did not attend court. A defendant does not have to turn up during a preparatory hearing, held to organise evidence and set dates for witness testimony.

The date of the next hearing will be decided next week.

Lee’s defence denied all charges against him on his behalf, saying that the special prosecution’s indictment cites conversations, evidence or witnesses the prosecution did not actually hear, investigate or interview according to the rules - or states opinions that are not facts.

“It is unclear what kind of order Lee Jae-yong is supposed to have given,” Song Wu-cheol, defending

Lee, told the court, using his Korean name.

“The indictment cannot have statements that can create prejudices in the court about the case,” Song told reporters as he left court.

The Samsung Group has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

Among the charges against Lee, 48, are pledging bribes to a company and organisations linked to a friend of President Park, Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of the scandal, to cement his control of the smartphones-to-biopharmaceuticals business empire.

Lawyers for defendants being tried with Lee - former Samsung Group Vice Chairman Choi Geesung, former Samsung Group President Chang Choong-ki and former Samsung Electronics President Park Sang-jin - also denied all charges.

The courtroom, seating more than 150, was packed with press

and spectators with some who had waited in line since morning to get a seat.

At one point during the hearing, which lasted about an hour, an elderly woman in the audience began yelling and was dragged out by court officers. It was unclear what she was saying.

Legislation appointing the special prosecutor states that the current lower court trial should be finished within three months of the indictment on Feb. 28.

“We are preparing hard, thinking that the upcoming Samsung trial ... could be the trial of the century that the entire world will be watching,” special prosecutor Park Young-soo told reporters last week.

President Park, daughter of a former military strongman, has had her powers suspended since her impeachment by parliament in December.

Should the Constitutional Court uphold the impeachment, she would become the country’s first democratically elected president to be thrown out of office. A decision is due on Friday. (rtr)

KABUL - Gunmen dressed as medics attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital on Wednesday and battled security forces for hours, killing more than 30 people and wounding dozens in an assault claimed by Islamic State.

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the rear of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital, across the road from the heavily fortified U.S. embassy, providing the signal for three attackers with automatic weapons and hand grenades to open fire inside the complex, according to witnesses.

Defence Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the attack was suppressed by mid-afternoon, with all three gunmen killed.

As security forces swept the hospital buildings, another ministry spokesman said they found more than 30 dead and 50 wounded, including doctors, patients and hospital staff.

Earlier, a spokesman for the public health ministry said three dead and 66 wounded had been taken to other hospitals in the city.

The gunmen, dressed as medical personnel, had taken up positions on the upper floors of the hospital and engaged special forces sent to the scene, officials said.

Security forces blocked off the area around the hospital, near a busy traffic intersection, and special forces soldiers descended on to the roof of the main building from helicopters.

Sporadic gunfire could be heard for several hours and, as fighting went on, there was a second explosion, which a spokesman said was caused when a car inside the hospital complex blew up.

A statement from Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency said its fighters had attacked the hospital, while an Afghan Taliban spokesman denied responsibility, saying the Islamist insurgency had “no connection” with the attack.

The raid on the hospital followed warnings by government officials that high-profile attacks in Kabul were likely to escalate this year.

With U.S. President Donald Trump yet to announce his policy for Afghanistan, where the top U.S. commander has said thousands more international troops may be needed to maintain stability, the attack also pointed to Islamic State’s growing threat.

The movement, whose local branch is called Afghanistan Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Khorasan province (ISIS-K) is opposed to both the Western-backed government in Kabul and the Taliban. The movement is based in the Middle East but has established a solid presence on the border with Pakistan.

It has also mounted several high-profile attacks on civilians in Kabul over the past year, including several on prominent Shi’ite targets. (rtr)

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Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter arrives to bring soldiers on a military hospital during gunfire and blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 8, 2017.

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Belarus suspends ‘parasite’ tax after record protests

MINSK - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday a tax on those not in full-time employment should not be enforced this year, after widespread public opposition to the levy led to the biggest protests in years. Popularly known as the “law against social parasites” it requires those who work less than 183 days per year to pay the government $250 in compensation for lost taxes.

It has gone down badly with the Belarussian public at a time when many are struggling to make ends meet after more than two years of economic recession.

A protest against the tax in Minsk last month drew around 2,000 people, the largest demonstration in the country for six years. Similar protests have since been held beyond the capital and more were planned by the opposition for March.

“We will not collect this money for 2016 from those who were meant to pay it,” Lukashenko was quoted as saying by state news agency Belta in a rare concession to public outcry. Lukashenko, who once described himself as the “last dictator in Europe,” has run the Belarussian economy along Soviet-style command lines since 1994.

He said the authorities could make amendments to the tax, but would not scrap it entirely. Seeking to im-

prove ties with the European Union and lessen Belarus’s dependence on Russia, Lukashenko has over the past year heeded calls from the West to show greater lenience towards political opposition.

Lukashenko said those who have already paid the ‘parasite’ tax for 2016 would be reimbursed if they find a job in 2017. According to the last tax inspection, 470,000 people should have paid the tax, but only 50,000 have done so, generating just $8 million in extra revenue for the government.

The country has been in recession since 2015 due to a slump in oil prices and contagion from an economic crisis in neighbouring Russia, with which its economy is closely tied and where many Belarussians work in order to send money home. The average monthly salary has fallen from an all-time high of $630 in mid-2014 to $380 as of the start of 2017.(rtr)

REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Policewomen march during parade as they mark the 100th anniversary of the Belarussian Police in Minsk, Belarus March 4, 2017.

Control board: Puerto Rico needs to take emergency action

SAN JUAN — A federal control board warned Wednesday that Puerto Rico’s government needs to take “major emergency actions” to avoid shutting down because its cash flow is critically low. The comments published in a letter to Gov. Ricardo Rossello are the sharpest yet made by a board that recently began overseeing the U.S. territory’s finances.

The board released an audited financial statement that found this year’s government expenses could be understated by $360 million to $810 million. It warned that Puerto Rico could face a $190 million cash deficit by July.

“Without major emergency actions, the Commonwealth soon will be unable to pay essential services,

including pensions, education, health care and public safety in a matter of months,” wrote board chairman Jose Carrion.

The warning comes ahead of a meeting on Monday where the board is expected to approve a fiscal plan that many believe will be amended to include austerity measures.

The board recommended in its letter that Puerto Rico’s government take four key steps immediately.

Among those is a furlough for government workers, teachers and other public employees to save as much as $40 million. The furlough for government workers would be four days a month while those for teachers would be two days a month. The board also advised the government to slash professional services contracts by 50 percent and cut health care costs by negotiating drug prices and reducing the rates of health plans and providers.

The board also urged Puerto

Rico’s Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Administration to take immediate control of all the government’s accounts, revenues and expenses. The public corporation was created last year and has fiscal and administrative autonomy. The letter sparked concern among Puerto Ricans and riled government officials, including Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario.

“This administration is not considering furloughs for its public employees in the fiscal plan,” he told reporters. “To the board: Do not shoot from the hip.”

Elias Sanchez, the governor’s representative to the board, called the audited financial statement flawed and questioned the numbers provided. He said the government will create a group to meet with the board and review the analysis and resolve discrepancies.

The board’s letter was released on the same day that the Spanish-lan-

guage daily El Nuevo Dia published a column by Carrion warning that medium- and long-term measures will not be sufficient.

“Puerto Rico has run out of money and time,” he wrote. “This is only going to get worse as the clock keeps ticking.”

Gov. Ricardo Rossello submitted a revised fiscal plan last week that contains several medium- and longterm measures to cut costs and generate revenue. The plan lacks austerity measures the board is seeking, such as cutting government payroll by 30 percent and slashing the public pension system by 10 percent.

Rossello said in a statement that the government already has taken several steps to balance the budget “without the need to reduce the workweek and take more drastic measures.”

“I trust the board will give itself time ... and analyze the measures and data that it has been provided,” he said.(ap)

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Forty Types of Medicine Prepared at Tamba Waras Temple

Various strange and mystical incidents occurred at this temple. However, not all people have the capability of experiencing them. Probably, only ‘selected’ people can experience this spiritual sensation.

The Tamba Waras Temple or commonly known as the Tambo Waras holds its pujawali or festival every six months namely on Buda Umanis Perangbakat.

At that time, many pilgrims come here to say prayers. Nowadays, they are not only coming from Bali but also from outside Bali.

It is surely meant to invoke safety. There are two types of medicine provided here, one medicine to be drunk and another to be scrubbed at location of the pain. Actually, there are approximately 40 types of medicine made in this temple area. Location of the medicine making is called Bale Asep in the form of kitchen. One of the medicines produced at this temple is juuk linglang.

There is a mythical story accompanying the making of this medicine. It is said that in 2005, when an ngenteg linggih ritual was held, there was an offering maker who encountered a juwuk linglang or tangerine. It was then halved, strangely it exuded fire. This tangerine was then mixed with some elements of fruit, herbs and oils.

Besides, there is a medicine known as manik sekecap made from honey bees. The honey is not taken from anywhere but from the chamber shrine where the bees make their nests. Likewise, there is lungsir pancawarna or multicolored sea snail. People who suffer from diseases of the eye, this medicine can be invoked at the Batu Coblong spring shrine. Another shrine is called swine shrine where people can invoke medicine for their livestock. (kmb)

Let’s Have Selfie at Pancaseming JR Cliff

Another new platform for selfie has been created. Located at Pancaseming hamlet, Batuagung, Jembrana, it has become one of the popular attractions in Jembrana since last month. This forest-near hamlet with friendly people, in fact, has considerable

natural beauty. Cliff top with the nickname ‘JR’ becomes one of the spots offering landscape view from the hills. Uniquely, this location becomes widely known after young people of the village uploaded the photos on social media. After getting word of mouth

promotion, the JR hill can attract people to visit the location.

This condition is made into opportunities by surrounding young people largely consisting of estate farmers. It is just for parking and selling drinks around the location.

Although it is independently managed, it could draw 4,000 visitors last February. They are not only the residents of Jembrana but also those from outside the town, especially on weekend.

JR cliff offers various landscape panoramas of the Negara town to vast ocean from a height. Best time to make a visit to the JR cliff is late afternoon because the weather is not too hot. Rugged terrain to reach the location will get paid with views on the cliff top. Local residents provide a platform made from natural materials that can be climbed so that visitors can see from the height. Similarly, there is a tree house that enables visitors to

see the view of Negara town from the height.

Ida Bagus Artawan, 34, hamlet chief of Pancaseming, said that JR name was first introduced by Budi Sastra customary youth club standing for teenage encounter (jumpa remaja). It was inspired by the fact this location is often used as a meeting place of young people.

Since it was opened early January, it has been visited by many travelers considering the location is also quite close or only about 7 km from the town center. Visitors are only charged with voluntary donation used to improve various facilities such as the newly built tree house and beautifying all the plants along the path to the summit.

“To improve the management, we hope there will be assistance to repair the existing facilities considering they are not permanent yet and only relies on self-financing.

In addition, the road access is

still poor to allow visitors to pass through,” said Artawan.

He also hoped, in addition to physical development support, the support in the form of community empowerment. Thus, people will also have knowledge about the management of the attraction such as waste management, foreign language skills and others in the future. In addition to visitors from Jembrana, there are also those from outside the district like Gianyar and Badung. “They claimed to get the information from social media,” he said.

From the logbook filled in by visitors, the visit reached 4,000 people last month. Pancaseming is one of the hamlets at the northernmost tip of Batuagung village. In addition to JR Hill, Batuagung also has a number of historic sites such as Independence Valley memorial park. Both offer spectacular and unspoiled view. (kmb)

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CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release

WASHINGTON - Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

from terrorists, hostile nation states and other adversaries” and to be “innovative, cutting-edge, and the first line of defense in protecting this country from enemies abroad.”

The CIA is legally prohibited from surveillance inside the United States and “does not do so”, the statement added.

Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of the breach, which led to WikiLeaks releasing thousands of pages of information on its website on Tuesday.

According to the documents, CIA hackers could get into Apple Inc iPhones, devices running Google’s Android software and other gadgets in order to capture text and voice messages before they were encrypted with sophisticated software.

The White House said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was “extremely concerned” about the CIA security breach that led to the WikiLeaks release.

“Anybody who leaks classified information will be held to the highest degree of law,” spokesman Sean Spicer said.

The two officials told Reuters they believed the published documents about CIA hacking techniques used between 2013 and 2016 were authentic.

One of the officials with knowledge of the investigation said companies that are contractors for the CIA have been checking to see which of their employees had access to the material that WikiLeaks published, and then going over their computer logs, emails and other communications for any evidence of who might be responsible.

On Tuesday in a press release, WikiLeaks itself said the CIA had “lost control” of an archive of hacking methods and it appeared to have been circulated “among former U.S. government hackers and contractors in an unauthorized manner, one of whom has provided WikiLeaks with portions of the archive.”

The CIA, which is the United States’ civilian foreign intelligence service, declined to comment on the authenticity of purported intelligence documents.

The agency said in a statement that its mission was to collect foreign intelligence abroad “to protect America

LARGER NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS

One reason the investigation is focused on a potential leak by contractors rather than for example a hack by Russian intelligence, another official said, is that so far there is no evidence that Russian intelligence agencies tried to exploit any of the leaked material before it was published.

One European official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the WikiLeaks material could in fact lead to closer cooperation between European intelligence agencies and U.S. counterparts, which share concerns about Russian intelligence operations.

U.S. intelligence agencies have accused Russia of seeking to tilt last year’s U.S. presidential election in Trump’s favor, including by hacking into Democratic Party emails.

Moscow has denied the allegation.

One major security problem was that the number of contractors with access to information with the highest secrecy classification has “exploded” because of federal budget constraints, the first U.S. official said.

U.S. intelligence agencies have been unable to hire additional permanent staff needed to keep pace with technological advances such as the “internet of things” that connects cars, home security and heating systems and other devices to computer networks, or to pay salaries competitive with the private sector, the official said.

Reuters could not immediately verify the contents of the published documents.

A person familiar with WikiLeaks’ activities said the group has had the CIA hacking material for months, and that the release of the material was in the works “for a long time.” In Germany on Wednesday, the chief federal prosecutor’s office said that it would review the WikiLeaks documents because some suggested that the CIA ran a hacking hub from the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt. (rtr)

REUTERS/Saul Martinez

Candles are lit during a vigil for victims after a fire broke at the Virgen de Asuncion home in San Jose Pinula on the outskirts of Guatemala City, March 8, 2017.

Fire at Guatemala shelter kills 22 girls, police blame arson SAN JOSE PINULA - A fire tore through a home for abused teenagers and children in Guatemala, killing at least 22 girls on Wednesday after some residents set mattresses ablaze following an overnight attempt to escape from the overcrowded center, police said.

A crowd of relatives, some wailing with grief, gathered outside the government-run Virgen de Asuncion home for youths aged up to 18, in San Jose Pinula, 25 km (15 miles) southwest of the capital, Guatemala City.

Hospitals reported about 40 people being treated for burns.

The blaze started when a group of young people who had been isolated by authorities after a riot and an escape attempt at the center on Tuesday night set fire to mattresses, said Nery Ramos, head of Guatemala’s national police.

Authorities were investigating whether those who started the blaze were the ones who had tried to escape, Ramos added.

“What happened is extremely serious, and even more so for the fact that it could have been avoided,” Anabella Morfin, Guatemala’s solicitor general,

told a news conference.

“This should never have happened.”

Burnt bodies partially covered in blankets were strewn across the floor of a blackened room in the home, pictures posted to Twitter by firefighters showed.

“We will fully support the institutions responsible for investigating, and we will contribute to finding the truth,” President Jimmy Morales said in a brief statement on national television Wednesday night.

Morales earlier declared three days of national mourning.

Mayra Veliz, secretary general of the attorney general’s office, pledged a transparent investigation into the cause of the blaze. She said a group of disabled girls had been bused to another shelter as detectives scoured the site. Plagued by Latin America’s worst rates of child malnutrition and street gangs like the Mara Salvatrucha that often prey on minors, Guatemala can be a traumatic place to grow up.

Conditions in the Central American nation’s public institutions are often dismal with widespread overcrowding. (rtr)

Barca...

swinging leg of Kurzawa and into the far corner.

PSG riled Barca supporters by coming back on to the pitch after the break a few minutes late but the Nou Camp was soon celebrating a third as Messi powered a penalty past Trapp after Neymar had been tripped by Thomas Meunier.

Cavani hit the post but made amends by smashing a loose ball home, although he should have added another but was denied by the feet of Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

At the time it did not look to be a crucial miss but Barca had other ideas, scoring three times in six minutes to complete an incredible comeback. (rtr)

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The Consulate General of the United States of America is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany March 8, 2017.

Trapp struggled to cope with the early pressure and flapped at a high ball, allowing Suarez to jump ahead of him and force the ball over the line.

PSG had a penalty appeal turned down when Julian Draxler’s low cross struck Javier Mascherano’s arm but it was one of few forays forward from PSG in the first half as Barca did all the attacking. The Catalans owed their second to another piece of slack defending, however, as Iniesta nudged his way past Marquinhos in the area to knock the ball back into the danger zone and it bounced off the

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Indonesia jails leaders of “deviant sect” for blasphemy

JAKARTA - An Indonesian court has jailed three leaders of a group that Islamic clerics had called a deviant religious organization for up to five years for blasphemy, sparking condemnation from human rights groups over the targeting of minorities.

The now disbanded Gafatar hit the headlines after dozens of people, who had been reported missing by relatives, were believed to have joined.

Last year, hundreds of members had

to be evacuated from their West Kalimantan base after being attacked by residents who opposed their beliefs.

Gafatar was labelled by Indonesia’s Ulema Council a deviant sect and

authorities had described its teachings as “dangerous”. People associated with the group say it is a social organization, not religious.

A panel of judges at the East Jakarta court on Tuesday jailed Mahful Muis Tumanurung and Ahmad Mussadeq for five years and Andry Cahya for three years for blasphemy. The men were cleared of treason charges.

A lawyer for the men, Yudhistira, described it as a “malicious prosecution” that had tainted Indonesia’s justice system and said would consider

whether to appeal.

Indonesia’s blasphemy laws have come under greater scrutiny since Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta’s Christian governor, was put on trial for allegedly insulting the Koran. He has denied wrongdoing but his trial has inflamed religious tensions. Almost all blasphemy cases in recent years have ended in conviction.

Indonesia has the world’s largest population of Muslims, the majority of whom adhere to moderate Sunni

beliefs, and it recognizes six religions including Hinduism, Catholicism and Buddhism, but minorities, even within Islam, have faced rising intolerance in recent years. Human rights organisations criticised the verdicts.

“The sentences show how Indonesia’s vague, coercive and discriminatory blasphemy laws are being used to punish people for peacefully exercising minority beliefs,” said Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. (rtr)

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The leaders of Gafatar group (L-R) Mahful Muis Tumanurung, Ahmad Musadeq and Andry Cahya wave their hands during their trial at East Jakarta district court in Indonesia, March 7, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken March 7, 2017.

Indonesian court jails former Reuters journalist for seven months for drug possession

DENPASAR - An Indonesian court sentenced former Reuters journalist David Fox to seven months in prison on Thursday for possession of hashish, less than the one-year jail term sought by prosecutors, meaning that he can be released in a few weeks.

Fox was found with just over 10 grams (0.35 oz) of hashish when police detained him in a bar and raided his home in Sanur, Bali, in October.

The presiding judge, Erwin Djong, said Fox had received a lighter sentence than prosecutors had asked for because he had been cooperative and polite in court and had no prior record.

Fox, who worked for Reuters for two decades until March 2011 and has since been working as an independent consultant, had admitted possession and said

he used hashish to cope with stress after his work as a journalist, which included covering wars and natural disasters.

His lawyer, Haposan Sihombing, said Fox accepted the ruling and that the British national, who was brought up in Zimbabwe, would return to the United Kingdom after serving the remainder of his sentence.

Indonesia has strict drug laws and even possession of small amounts of drugs can incur lengthy jail sentences.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered an intensification in the war on drugs in the Southeast Asian country that includes the execution of traffickers. (rtr)

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Elephant Safari Park of Desa Taro GIANYAR - Bali’s majestic elephants can be found at the Bali Elephant Safari Park of Desa Taro, north of Ubud. This park, managed

by Bali Adventurer Tours, offers visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the peaceful giants and also to go for a sightseeing expedition on the backs of these towering pachyderms. Facilities include a full reception and information centre, a safari park lodge, a spa, a comprehensive museum, with a large collection of elephant memorabilia and the only mammoth skeleton in Southeast Asia.

The Elephant Safari Park was officially opened by the Minister of Tourism in the year 2000 after three years of development. An official member of the World Zoo Association, the Park meets International Standards for animal care and is set in more than 2 hectares of exotic eco tourism landscaped botanical gardens, surrounded by national forest. Acclaimed as the World’s Best Elephant Park, facilities include a full Reception and Information Centre, a comprehensive Museum, with a large collection of elephant memorabilia and the only Mammoth Skeleton in South East Asia. A visit to the Elephant Safari Park is a must for any visitor to Bali. Get up close and personal with these incredible animals in a beautiful tropical park setting. Elephants can be seen immersing themselves in the park lake, in between riding, painting or other activities. Hand feed them, touch them, take photos with them, then learn more about the elephants ancestry and diversity at the Park’s historical and graphic displays.

A 200-seat restaurant over looking the lake, ideal for large groups or wedding, fea-

tures an international menu, and the park Gift Shop offers an extensive range of elephanttheme products, including elephant paintings, elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, carvings, clothing, souvenirs and jewelry.

Displays of elephant intelligence and their capabilities can be viewed at the Park Arena and elephants can also be seen painting at selected times daily. See Elephant Facts!

Without a doubt the Elephant Safari Park in Taro is a MUST for visitors to Bali, and is the ONLY complete elephant experience in the world - making it truly unique.

Park facilities include a reception centre with graphic displays of elephant history and physiology, a boutique gift shop featuring a massive range of elephant-related products, a 200-seat restaurant and bar with spectacular views over the lake and park, a snack bar and photo kiosk, a museum with 1,000 exhibits, a 15,000-year-old mammoth skeleton, and an elephant arena and painting display area.

There are safari rides through Taro’s jungles with riders perched in a teak chair on elephant back. After the trek, lunch is served at the park restaurant beside the elephant bathing lake after which everyone heads to the elephant arena for one of three daily talent shows. Here you can touch and hand-feed the elephants, watch the elephants’ playful bathing rituals, have photos taken with elephants, witness live educational shows and elephant painting, enjoy and learn amazing facts from the information centre, museum and from park staff and participate in children’s mini rides.

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Nike to launch hightech hijab for female Muslim athletes

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso in action.

Alonso chides Honda for lack of pace and power

BARCELONA - A frustrated Fernando Alonso let rip at McLaren’s engine partners Honda on Wednesday after another difficult afternoon of pre-season testing.

Spanish and Italian media quoted the two-times Formula One world champion as saying that everyone in the team was ready to win “apart from Honda”.

Speaking to Sky Sports television, the Spaniard left no doubt about his state of mind after ending the day 12th of the 14 drivers in action and with only 46 laps on the board -- less than a race distance -- compared to 102 for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

“Tough, tough test so far - the first week and this week,” he said. “We need to improve right now if we want to arrive in Australia ready.

“We are not fully ready to complete a grand prix yet,” continued Alonso. “The power unit has too

many problems that we need to deal with... we cannot say that we are happy. We are frustrated and disappointed.

“I am driving at my best... I feel the best driver out there, I just need an engine that can run as quick as the others on the straights.”

Alonso estimated the McLaren was giving away 30kph to rivals on the straights and it was hard to have a real feeling of the car with so few laps strung together.

“It is not a surprise, last week was not ideal for us,” he said. “Today more or less we knew we were in front of a tough day so we tried to learn as much as we can.”

Honda’s return to Formula One in 2015, when they renewed a pre-

viously successful partnership with former champions McLaren, has been traumatic.

In 2015, McLaren had their worst ever season and finished ninth overall with just 27 points after suffering endless reliability problems with the power unit. They finished sixth last year, with 76 points but still no closer to winning a race for the first time since 2012, but had raised hopes for 2017 after the rules on engine development were relaxed.

Testing so far has been more reminiscent of 2015, although Alonso said the situation was different because Honda had far more data to work on.

“Probably this year is a bit more frustrating because the change of regulations and things like that, you have higher hopes when you think you can close that gap over the winter,” said the Spaniard. The season starts in Australia on March 26. (rtr)

OREGON - Nike Inc will launch a hijab for female Muslim athletes early next year, becoming the first major sports apparel maker to offer a traditional Islamic head scarf designed specifically for competition, the company said on Wednesday.

The head covering, marketed under the “Pro Hijab” brand, is designed to allow athletes to observe the traditional Islamic practice of covering the head without compromising performance.

Made from a lightweight, flexible material, the hijab is expected to hit stores shelves in early 2018, Nike said in a statement.

In recent years, the hijab has become the most visible symbol of Islamic culture in the United States and Europe. Many Muslim women cover their heads in public with the hijab as a sign of modesty, but some critics see it as a sign of female oppression.

With sensitivities over immigration and the perceived threat of Muslim extremism running high, the head scarf has led to attacks against Muslim women. At the same time, the hijab has evolved in a symbol of diversity that Nike has embraced.

The Women’s March on Washington, held the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, used the face of a woman wearing a hijab in an American flag pattern as its promotional image.

Muslim athletes visiting Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland, have complained about the difficulties of wearing a hijab while competing, according to the company.

The company consulted with Muslim women athletes from around the world, including Middle Eastern runners and cyclists, in the designing the hijab.

Other companies have also set their sights on hijab sales to Muslim athletes.

Last year, Danish sportswear company Hummel unveiled a soccer jersey with an attached hijab for the Afghanistan national women’s soccer team.

Non-professional women Muslim athletes have used athletic hijabs made by smaller companies.

But Nike’s annual net sales in the billions, and its reach in popular culture, can do more to bring Muslim athletes into the fold, said Amna Al Haddad, a Nike sponsored weightlifter from the United Arab Emirates who consulted on “Pro Hijab.” (rtr)

Vivienne Balla/Nike/Handout via REUTERS

A woman poses in a Nike hijab being developed for Muslim women athletes, in an undate photo released by the company March 8, 2017.

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ROME - A prize-winning racehorse dubbed the “Blonde Bombshell” and a thoroughbred colt were stolen from their stables in Italy on Tuesday, in a blow for an industry reeling from years of crisis.

The abduction of the chestnut mare, called Unicka, and the colt, named Vampire Dany, was discovered by the horses’ trainer at the Wave stables near Pisa, northern

Italy, when he went to feed them on Tuesday morning, the stables said in a statement.

“The entire stables is protected by a security system which was turned on as normal,” the stables said. “This make us think the heist was carefully planned by experts in the equine world.”

Italian media have speculated that the thieves plan to demand a

ransom, as the animals are registered, making it harder to sell them on the black market. Both have already distinguished themselves in trotting, one of Italy’s biggest horseracing businesses. Unicka won both Italy’s Trotting Derby and Orsi Mangelli Grand Prize in 2016.

Vampire Dany is descended from superstar racer Varenne, who was so popular in the early 2000s

that commentators joked he should be named foreign minister.

Economic crisis and competition from other kinds of gambling have hit Italian horse racing hard in recent years, with gambling revenue falling by three quarters from 2009 to about 500 million euros in 2014, agriculture ministry data show.

“To steal Unicka and Vampire Dany is to deal a death blow to the

entire horse-racing industry, which had found hope and confidence again thanks to these horses,” said Edoardo Fanucci, a deputy from the Democratic Party.

In trotting races, the jockey is pulled along in a two-wheeled buggy as the animal tears around the course as fast as it can possibly trot without breaking into a gallop. (rtr)

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AP Photo/Michael Probst

Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Benfica in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

Pulisic scores 1st Champions League goal, lifting Dortmund

Christian Pulisic reached yet another milestone, scoring his first Champions League goal to help Borussia Dortmund reach the quarterfinals.

The 18-year-old midfielder from Hershey, Pennsylvania, chipped the ball over onrushing goalkeeper Ederson from 7 yards in the 59th minute, giving the hosts the aggregate lead in a 4-0 win over Portugal’s Benfica on Wednesday night. Dortmund overcame a 1-0 deficit from the first leg for a 4-1 win in the homeand-home, total-goals series.

Pulisic also assisted on the first of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s three goals, flicking Ousmane Dembele’s corner kick to the far post for the fourth-minute goal that tied the matchup. “It’s a very special evening,” Pulisic said. “Unbelievable.”

Pulsiic became the seventh American to score in the Champions League, joining Borussia Dortmund’s Jovan Kirovski, PSV Eindhoven’s and Glasgow Rangers’ DaMarcus Beasley, Rangers’ Maurice Edu, Schalke’s Jermaine Jones, Anderlecht’s Sacha Kljestan and Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Fabian Johnson.

Pulisic’ goal came when he ran onto Lukasz Piszczek’s through pass and scored with a right-footed shot from just to the side of the 6-yard box. “The way he lobbed the ‘keeper, at 18 years old, that’s rare class,” former Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus said.

Pulisic signed with Dortmund two years ago and made his Bundesliga debut on Jan. 30 last year. He had

two goals in 12 appearances, becoming the youngest foreigner to score in the Bundesliga, and has three in the league this season along with five assists.

Pulisic had gone 12 games without a goal before entering Saturday’s game against Bayer Leverkusen when Marco Reus injured a hamstring in the first half.

Pulisic scored the fourth goal in a 6-2 win and also had an assist.

“I think he started five games for us in the group phase. That wasn’t a present. He earned it,” Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said. “He has a brilliant mentality and he shows it all the time in training.”

On a Facebook chat earlier Wednesday, a fan asked U.S. coach Bruce Arena to compare Pulisic with Landon Donovan, the U.S. career scoring leader and at 20 a star for Arena’s 2002 World Cup team.

“I think they’re both technically very good players,” Arena said. “They run very well with the ball and also for their age they are and they were incredibly confident players. So I think there are some similarities.”

Pulisic made his U.S. national team debut in March 2016 and scored in an exhibition against Bolivia on May 28, at 17 years, 253 days the youngest American to score an international goal in the modern era. On Sept. 2, against St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he became the youngest American to score in a World Cup qualifier.

“I just try and go out every game and play with confidence and enjoy myself,” Pulisic said. “And that’s what I did today. So I just have fun with it.” (ap)

MANCHESTER — It was around this time last year that Marcus Rashford was scoring the winner in his first Manchester derby and establishing himself as the main striker at MANCHESTER UNITED. Having already scored twice on both his United debut and his first start in the Premier League, Rashford — a shy, 18-year-old local lad plucked from the under-19s to solve an injury crisis — would soon be an FA Cup winner and earning an England call-up for the European Championship. He was widely regarded as a future star of English soccer.

Fast forward 12 months and Rashford has drifted out of the spotlight, and is mainly found either on United’s substitutes’ bench or pushed out to the wing to accommodate the new striker sensation at Old Trafford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Until now.

With Ibrahimovic starting a three-match domestic suspension, Rashford is set to be back leading the line for United — and his first game doesn’t get much bigger: An FA CUP quarterfinal at Chelsea on Monday. It’s a chance for Rashford to remind manager Jose Mourinho that he is a striker, first and foremost, and that he can still be the future at United when 35-year-old Ibrahimovic chooses to leave the club, which could even be as early as this summer. “I want to become the ultimate center forward,” he said.

Rashford was thrust from the academy and started 18 of United’s final 19 games last season, scoring eight goals. But he has only started 10 out of 26 league games this season, and just one as the striker. He has seven goals in all competitions, only three of which have come in 2017.

Rashford has expressed his frustration at not getting as many starts this season but understands that Mourinho has a wealth of attacking talent at his disposal. Given the season Ibrahimovic is having in his first year, Rashford cannot expect to retain his place when the Swedish striker returns.

But Rashford will become a firm favorite of Mourinho’s if he can score the winner on Monday at the Portuguese coach’s former club and then help United win upcoming league games against MIDDLESBROUGH and West Bromwich Albion in its push for Champions League qualification. Rashford also needs to stay on the radar of England coach Gareth Southgate ahead of next year’s World Cup in Russia.

He won’t find it easy against Chelsea, though. The London club is the PREMIER LEAGUE leader and has the joint-best defense in the league with Tottenham. If Rashford does get behind center backs Cesar Azpilicueta or Gary Cahill, he’ll have sweeper David Luiz — enjoying an excellent season back at Stamford Bridge — to beat.

Chelsea’s only loss at Stamford Bridge this season came in September against Liverpool, when the team was a few weeks away from switching to a three-man defense — a tactical change that has reignited its season. Rashford has proved himself the man for the big occasion — he even scored three minutes into his England debut in May — so expect him to make an impact in the standout match of the last eight. Here’s what else to look out for on a weekend when there is action in the FA CUPand the PREMIER LEAGUE: FA CUP

If Chelsea-Man United is the heavyweight quarterfinal match, then perhaps the most intriguing is the visit of non-league team Lincoln to Premier League giant Arsenal on Saturday. Lincoln has already beaten top-flight team Burnley as well as two second-tier teams in Ipswich and Brighton on its stunning FA CUP run, and is the first non-league team in 103 years to reach this stage of the world’s oldest club knockout competition.

It will come up against an Arsenal side reeling from its humiliating exit from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich, which clinched a 10-2 win on aggregate with a 5-1 win at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The game could again see fan protests against Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s long-serving manager.

The other quarterfinal matches are Middlesbrough at home to Manchester City on Saturday and Tottenham hosting third-tier Millwall on Sunday. (ap)

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Bayern midfielder Xabi Alonso to retire at end of season

MUNICH — Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso will retire at the end of the season.

The 35-year-old Alonso, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, says “I believe it’s the right time. I always thought it would be better

to quit sooner rather than later. I still feel good, but I believe this is the right moment.”

Alonso joined Bayern from Real Madrid in 2014, claiming Bundesliga titles in both seasons and the German Cup last year.

Another league title looks certain this season. Alonso could

sign off with a treble under Carlo Ancelotti, with whom he won the Champions League in 2014.

Alonso also won the Champions League in 2005 with LIVERPOOL, which he joined from Real Sociedad a year earlier. (ap)

Brazil’s Maracana stadium reopens, doubts on future remain

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Maracana stadium has reopened after almost two months of neglect by owners and authorities in Rio de Janeiro. Local club Flamengo paid about $1 million in bills so it could make its debut in the Copa Libertadores before 70,000 fans on Wednesday.

Spectators and organizers marked the stadium’s use

as Flamengo thrashed San Lorenzo of Argentina 4-0.

Two weeks ago Rio’s electricity utility turned the power back on at the stadium after it was shut off for almost a month in a dispute over unpaid bills.

The Maracana had been vandalized over the last month with seats torn out, televisions stolen and the grass field left untended. (ap) REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Bayern Munich’s Xabi Alonso attends a training session.

AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016 file photo, artists perform during the closing ceremony in the Maracana stadium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio’s electricity utility has turned the power back on at the famous Maracana stadium after it was shut off for almost a month in a dispute over $1 million in unpaid bills.

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Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Benfica in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

Pulisic scores 1st Champions League goal, lifting Dortmund

Christian Pulisic reached yet another milestone, scoring his first Champions League goal to help Borussia Dortmund reach the quarterfinals.

The 18-year-old midfielder from Hershey, Pennsylvania, chipped the ball over onrushing goalkeeper Ederson from 7 yards in the 59th minute, giving the hosts the aggregate lead in a 4-0 win over Portugal’s Benfica on Wednesday night. Dortmund overcame a 1-0 deficit from the first leg for a 4-1 win in the homeand-home, total-goals series.

Pulisic also assisted on the first of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s three goals, flicking Ousmane Dembele’s corner kick to the far post for the fourth-minute goal that tied the matchup. “It’s a very special evening,” Pulisic said. “Unbelievable.”

Pulsiic became the seventh American to score in the Champions League, joining Borussia Dortmund’s Jovan Kirovski, PSV Eindhoven’s and Glasgow Rangers’ DaMarcus Beasley, Rangers’ Maurice Edu, Schalke’s Jermaine Jones, Anderlecht’s Sacha Kljestan and Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Fabian Johnson.

Pulisic’ goal came when he ran onto Lukasz Piszczek’s through pass and scored with a right-footed shot from just to the side of the 6-yard box. “The way he lobbed the ‘keeper, at 18 years old, that’s rare class,” former Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus said.

Pulisic signed with Dortmund two years ago and made his Bundesliga debut on Jan. 30 last year. He had

two goals in 12 appearances, becoming the youngest foreigner to score in the Bundesliga, and has three in the league this season along with five assists.

Pulisic had gone 12 games without a goal before entering Saturday’s game against Bayer Leverkusen when Marco Reus injured a hamstring in the first half.

Pulisic scored the fourth goal in a 6-2 win and also had an assist.

“I think he started five games for us in the group phase. That wasn’t a present. He earned it,” Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said. “He has a brilliant mentality and he shows it all the time in training.”

On a Facebook chat earlier Wednesday, a fan asked U.S. coach Bruce Arena to compare Pulisic with Landon Donovan, the U.S. career scoring leader and at 20 a star for Arena’s 2002 World Cup team.

“I think they’re both technically very good players,” Arena said. “They run very well with the ball and also for their age they are and they were incredibly confident players. So I think there are some similarities.”

Pulisic made his U.S. national team debut in March 2016 and scored in an exhibition against Bolivia on May 28, at 17 years, 253 days the youngest American to score an international goal in the modern era. On Sept. 2, against St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he became the youngest American to score in a World Cup qualifier.

“I just try and go out every game and play with confidence and enjoy myself,” Pulisic said. “And that’s what I did today. So I just have fun with it.” (ap)

MANCHESTER — It was around this time last year that Marcus Rashford was scoring the winner in his first Manchester derby and establishing himself as the main striker at MANCHESTER UNITED. Having already scored twice on both his United debut and his first start in the Premier League, Rashford — a shy, 18-year-old local lad plucked from the under-19s to solve an injury crisis — would soon be an FA Cup winner and earning an England call-up for the European Championship. He was widely regarded as a future star of English soccer.

Fast forward 12 months and Rashford has drifted out of the spotlight, and is mainly found either on United’s substitutes’ bench or pushed out to the wing to accommodate the new striker sensation at Old Trafford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Until now.

With Ibrahimovic starting a three-match domestic suspension, Rashford is set to be back leading the line for United — and his first game doesn’t get much bigger: An FA CUP quarterfinal at Chelsea on Monday. It’s a chance for Rashford to remind manager Jose Mourinho that he is a striker, first and foremost, and that he can still be the future at United when 35-year-old Ibrahimovic chooses to leave the club, which could even be as early as this summer. “I want to become the ultimate center forward,” he said.

Rashford was thrust from the academy and started 18 of United’s final 19 games last season, scoring eight goals. But he has only started 10 out of 26 league games this season, and just one as the striker. He has seven goals in all competitions, only three of which have come in 2017.

Rashford has expressed his frustration at not getting as many starts this season but understands that Mourinho has a wealth of attacking talent at his disposal. Given the season Ibrahimovic is having in his first year, Rashford cannot expect to retain his place when the Swedish striker returns.

But Rashford will become a firm favorite of Mourinho’s if he can score the winner on Monday at the Portuguese coach’s former club and then help United win upcoming league games against MIDDLESBROUGH and West Bromwich Albion in its push for Champions League qualification. Rashford also needs to stay on the radar of England coach Gareth Southgate ahead of next year’s World Cup in Russia.

He won’t find it easy against Chelsea, though. The London club is the PREMIER LEAGUE leader and has the joint-best defense in the league with Tottenham. If Rashford does get behind center backs Cesar Azpilicueta or Gary Cahill, he’ll have sweeper David Luiz — enjoying an excellent season back at Stamford Bridge — to beat.

Chelsea’s only loss at Stamford Bridge this season came in September against Liverpool, when the team was a few weeks away from switching to a three-man defense — a tactical change that has reignited its season. Rashford has proved himself the man for the big occasion — he even scored three minutes into his England debut in May — so expect him to make an impact in the standout match of the last eight. Here’s what else to look out for on a weekend when there is action in the FA CUPand the PREMIER LEAGUE: FA CUP

If Chelsea-Man United is the heavyweight quarterfinal match, then perhaps the most intriguing is the visit of non-league team Lincoln to Premier League giant Arsenal on Saturday. Lincoln has already beaten top-flight team Burnley as well as two second-tier teams in Ipswich and Brighton on its stunning FA CUP run, and is the first non-league team in 103 years to reach this stage of the world’s oldest club knockout competition.

It will come up against an Arsenal side reeling from its humiliating exit from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich, which clinched a 10-2 win on aggregate with a 5-1 win at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The game could again see fan protests against Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s long-serving manager.

The other quarterfinal matches are Middlesbrough at home to Manchester City on Saturday and Tottenham hosting third-tier Millwall on Sunday. (ap)

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Bayern midfielder Xabi Alonso to retire at end of season

MUNICH — Bayern Munich midfielder Xabi Alonso will retire at the end of the season.

The 35-year-old Alonso, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010 and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, says “I believe it’s the right time. I always thought it would be better

to quit sooner rather than later. I still feel good, but I believe this is the right moment.”

Alonso joined Bayern from Real Madrid in 2014, claiming Bundesliga titles in both seasons and the German Cup last year.

Another league title looks certain this season. Alonso could

sign off with a treble under Carlo Ancelotti, with whom he won the Champions League in 2014.

Alonso also won the Champions League in 2005 with LIVERPOOL, which he joined from Real Sociedad a year earlier. (ap)

Brazil’s Maracana stadium reopens, doubts on future remain

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Maracana stadium has reopened after almost two months of neglect by owners and authorities in Rio de Janeiro. Local club Flamengo paid about $1 million in bills so it could make its debut in the Copa Libertadores before 70,000 fans on Wednesday.

Spectators and organizers marked the stadium’s use

as Flamengo thrashed San Lorenzo of Argentina 4-0.

Two weeks ago Rio’s electricity utility turned the power back on at the stadium after it was shut off for almost a month in a dispute over unpaid bills.

The Maracana had been vandalized over the last month with seats torn out, televisions stolen and the grass field left untended. (ap) REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Bayern Munich’s Xabi Alonso attends a training session.

AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2016 file photo, artists perform during the closing ceremony in the Maracana stadium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio’s electricity utility has turned the power back on at the famous Maracana stadium after it was shut off for almost a month in a dispute over $1 million in unpaid bills.

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The Elephant Safari Park was officially opened by the Minister of Tourism in the year 2000 after three years of development. An official member of the World Zoo Association, the Park meets International Standards for animal care and is set in more than 2 hectares of exotic eco tourism landscaped botanical gardens, surrounded by national forest. Acclaimed as the World’s Best Elephant Park, facilities include a full Reception and Information Centre, a comprehensive Museum, with a large collection of elephant memorabilia and the only Mammoth Skeleton in South East Asia. A visit to the Elephant Safari Park is a must for any visitor to Bali. Get up close and personal with these incredible animals in a beautiful tropical park setting. Elephants can be seen immersing themselves in the park lake, in between riding, painting or other activities. Hand feed them, touch them, take photos with them, then learn more about the elephants ancestry and diversity at the Park’s historical and graphic displays.

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Nike to launch hightech hijab for female Muslim athletes

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso in action.

Alonso chides Honda for lack of pace and power

BARCELONA - A frustrated Fernando Alonso let rip at McLaren’s engine partners Honda on Wednesday after another difficult afternoon of pre-season testing.

Spanish and Italian media quoted the two-times Formula One world champion as saying that everyone in the team was ready to win “apart from Honda”.

Speaking to Sky Sports television, the Spaniard left no doubt about his state of mind after ending the day 12th of the 14 drivers in action and with only 46 laps on the board -- less than a race distance -- compared to 102 for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

“Tough, tough test so far - the first week and this week,” he said. “We need to improve right now if we want to arrive in Australia ready.

“We are not fully ready to complete a grand prix yet,” continued Alonso. “The power unit has too

many problems that we need to deal with... we cannot say that we are happy. We are frustrated and disappointed.

“I am driving at my best... I feel the best driver out there, I just need an engine that can run as quick as the others on the straights.”

Alonso estimated the McLaren was giving away 30kph to rivals on the straights and it was hard to have a real feeling of the car with so few laps strung together.

“It is not a surprise, last week was not ideal for us,” he said. “Today more or less we knew we were in front of a tough day so we tried to learn as much as we can.”

Honda’s return to Formula One in 2015, when they renewed a pre-

viously successful partnership with former champions McLaren, has been traumatic.

In 2015, McLaren had their worst ever season and finished ninth overall with just 27 points after suffering endless reliability problems with the power unit. They finished sixth last year, with 76 points but still no closer to winning a race for the first time since 2012, but had raised hopes for 2017 after the rules on engine development were relaxed.

Testing so far has been more reminiscent of 2015, although Alonso said the situation was different because Honda had far more data to work on.

“Probably this year is a bit more frustrating because the change of regulations and things like that, you have higher hopes when you think you can close that gap over the winter,” said the Spaniard. The season starts in Australia on March 26. (rtr)

OREGON - Nike Inc will launch a hijab for female Muslim athletes early next year, becoming the first major sports apparel maker to offer a traditional Islamic head scarf designed specifically for competition, the company said on Wednesday.

The head covering, marketed under the “Pro Hijab” brand, is designed to allow athletes to observe the traditional Islamic practice of covering the head without compromising performance.

Made from a lightweight, flexible material, the hijab is expected to hit stores shelves in early 2018, Nike said in a statement.

In recent years, the hijab has become the most visible symbol of Islamic culture in the United States and Europe. Many Muslim women cover their heads in public with the hijab as a sign of modesty, but some critics see it as a sign of female oppression.

With sensitivities over immigration and the perceived threat of Muslim extremism running high, the head scarf has led to attacks against Muslim women. At the same time, the hijab has evolved in a symbol of diversity that Nike has embraced.

The Women’s March on Washington, held the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, used the face of a woman wearing a hijab in an American flag pattern as its promotional image.

Muslim athletes visiting Nike’s headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, just outside of Portland, have complained about the difficulties of wearing a hijab while competing, according to the company.

The company consulted with Muslim women athletes from around the world, including Middle Eastern runners and cyclists, in the designing the hijab.

Other companies have also set their sights on hijab sales to Muslim athletes.

Last year, Danish sportswear company Hummel unveiled a soccer jersey with an attached hijab for the Afghanistan national women’s soccer team.

Non-professional women Muslim athletes have used athletic hijabs made by smaller companies.

But Nike’s annual net sales in the billions, and its reach in popular culture, can do more to bring Muslim athletes into the fold, said Amna Al Haddad, a Nike sponsored weightlifter from the United Arab Emirates who consulted on “Pro Hijab.” (rtr)

Vivienne Balla/Nike/Handout via REUTERS

A woman poses in a Nike hijab being developed for Muslim women athletes, in an undate photo released by the company March 8, 2017.

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ROME - A prize-winning racehorse dubbed the “Blonde Bombshell” and a thoroughbred colt were stolen from their stables in Italy on Tuesday, in a blow for an industry reeling from years of crisis.

The abduction of the chestnut mare, called Unicka, and the colt, named Vampire Dany, was discovered by the horses’ trainer at the Wave stables near Pisa, northern

Italy, when he went to feed them on Tuesday morning, the stables said in a statement.

“The entire stables is protected by a security system which was turned on as normal,” the stables said. “This make us think the heist was carefully planned by experts in the equine world.”

Italian media have speculated that the thieves plan to demand a

ransom, as the animals are registered, making it harder to sell them on the black market. Both have already distinguished themselves in trotting, one of Italy’s biggest horseracing businesses. Unicka won both Italy’s Trotting Derby and Orsi Mangelli Grand Prize in 2016.

Vampire Dany is descended from superstar racer Varenne, who was so popular in the early 2000s

that commentators joked he should be named foreign minister.

Economic crisis and competition from other kinds of gambling have hit Italian horse racing hard in recent years, with gambling revenue falling by three quarters from 2009 to about 500 million euros in 2014, agriculture ministry data show.

“To steal Unicka and Vampire Dany is to deal a death blow to the

entire horse-racing industry, which had found hope and confidence again thanks to these horses,” said Edoardo Fanucci, a deputy from the Democratic Party.

In trotting races, the jockey is pulled along in a two-wheeled buggy as the animal tears around the course as fast as it can possibly trot without breaking into a gallop. (rtr)

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CIA contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release

WASHINGTON - Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

from terrorists, hostile nation states and other adversaries” and to be “innovative, cutting-edge, and the first line of defense in protecting this country from enemies abroad.”

The CIA is legally prohibited from surveillance inside the United States and “does not do so”, the statement added.

Two officials speaking on condition of anonymity said intelligence agencies have been aware since the end of last year of the breach, which led to WikiLeaks releasing thousands of pages of information on its website on Tuesday.

According to the documents, CIA hackers could get into Apple Inc iPhones, devices running Google’s Android software and other gadgets in order to capture text and voice messages before they were encrypted with sophisticated software.

The White House said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was “extremely concerned” about the CIA security breach that led to the WikiLeaks release.

“Anybody who leaks classified information will be held to the highest degree of law,” spokesman Sean Spicer said.

The two officials told Reuters they believed the published documents about CIA hacking techniques used between 2013 and 2016 were authentic.

One of the officials with knowledge of the investigation said companies that are contractors for the CIA have been checking to see which of their employees had access to the material that WikiLeaks published, and then going over their computer logs, emails and other communications for any evidence of who might be responsible.

On Tuesday in a press release, WikiLeaks itself said the CIA had “lost control” of an archive of hacking methods and it appeared to have been circulated “among former U.S. government hackers and contractors in an unauthorized manner, one of whom has provided WikiLeaks with portions of the archive.”

The CIA, which is the United States’ civilian foreign intelligence service, declined to comment on the authenticity of purported intelligence documents.

The agency said in a statement that its mission was to collect foreign intelligence abroad “to protect America

LARGER NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS

One reason the investigation is focused on a potential leak by contractors rather than for example a hack by Russian intelligence, another official said, is that so far there is no evidence that Russian intelligence agencies tried to exploit any of the leaked material before it was published.

One European official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the WikiLeaks material could in fact lead to closer cooperation between European intelligence agencies and U.S. counterparts, which share concerns about Russian intelligence operations.

U.S. intelligence agencies have accused Russia of seeking to tilt last year’s U.S. presidential election in Trump’s favor, including by hacking into Democratic Party emails.

Moscow has denied the allegation.

One major security problem was that the number of contractors with access to information with the highest secrecy classification has “exploded” because of federal budget constraints, the first U.S. official said.

U.S. intelligence agencies have been unable to hire additional permanent staff needed to keep pace with technological advances such as the “internet of things” that connects cars, home security and heating systems and other devices to computer networks, or to pay salaries competitive with the private sector, the official said.

Reuters could not immediately verify the contents of the published documents.

A person familiar with WikiLeaks’ activities said the group has had the CIA hacking material for months, and that the release of the material was in the works “for a long time.” In Germany on Wednesday, the chief federal prosecutor’s office said that it would review the WikiLeaks documents because some suggested that the CIA ran a hacking hub from the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt. (rtr)

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Candles are lit during a vigil for victims after a fire broke at the Virgen de Asuncion home in San Jose Pinula on the outskirts of Guatemala City, March 8, 2017.

Fire at Guatemala shelter kills 22 girls, police blame arson SAN JOSE PINULA - A fire tore through a home for abused teenagers and children in Guatemala, killing at least 22 girls on Wednesday after some residents set mattresses ablaze following an overnight attempt to escape from the overcrowded center, police said.

A crowd of relatives, some wailing with grief, gathered outside the government-run Virgen de Asuncion home for youths aged up to 18, in San Jose Pinula, 25 km (15 miles) southwest of the capital, Guatemala City.

Hospitals reported about 40 people being treated for burns.

The blaze started when a group of young people who had been isolated by authorities after a riot and an escape attempt at the center on Tuesday night set fire to mattresses, said Nery Ramos, head of Guatemala’s national police.

Authorities were investigating whether those who started the blaze were the ones who had tried to escape, Ramos added.

“What happened is extremely serious, and even more so for the fact that it could have been avoided,” Anabella Morfin, Guatemala’s solicitor general,

told a news conference.

“This should never have happened.”

Burnt bodies partially covered in blankets were strewn across the floor of a blackened room in the home, pictures posted to Twitter by firefighters showed.

“We will fully support the institutions responsible for investigating, and we will contribute to finding the truth,” President Jimmy Morales said in a brief statement on national television Wednesday night.

Morales earlier declared three days of national mourning.

Mayra Veliz, secretary general of the attorney general’s office, pledged a transparent investigation into the cause of the blaze. She said a group of disabled girls had been bused to another shelter as detectives scoured the site. Plagued by Latin America’s worst rates of child malnutrition and street gangs like the Mara Salvatrucha that often prey on minors, Guatemala can be a traumatic place to grow up.

Conditions in the Central American nation’s public institutions are often dismal with widespread overcrowding. (rtr)

Barca...

swinging leg of Kurzawa and into the far corner.

PSG riled Barca supporters by coming back on to the pitch after the break a few minutes late but the Nou Camp was soon celebrating a third as Messi powered a penalty past Trapp after Neymar had been tripped by Thomas Meunier.

Cavani hit the post but made amends by smashing a loose ball home, although he should have added another but was denied by the feet of Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

At the time it did not look to be a crucial miss but Barca had other ideas, scoring three times in six minutes to complete an incredible comeback. (rtr)

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The Consulate General of the United States of America is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany March 8, 2017.

Trapp struggled to cope with the early pressure and flapped at a high ball, allowing Suarez to jump ahead of him and force the ball over the line.

PSG had a penalty appeal turned down when Julian Draxler’s low cross struck Javier Mascherano’s arm but it was one of few forays forward from PSG in the first half as Barca did all the attacking. The Catalans owed their second to another piece of slack defending, however, as Iniesta nudged his way past Marquinhos in the area to knock the ball back into the danger zone and it bounced off the

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Indonesia jails leaders of “deviant sect” for blasphemy

JAKARTA - An Indonesian court has jailed three leaders of a group that Islamic clerics had called a deviant religious organization for up to five years for blasphemy, sparking condemnation from human rights groups over the targeting of minorities.

The now disbanded Gafatar hit the headlines after dozens of people, who had been reported missing by relatives, were believed to have joined.

Last year, hundreds of members had

to be evacuated from their West Kalimantan base after being attacked by residents who opposed their beliefs.

Gafatar was labelled by Indonesia’s Ulema Council a deviant sect and

authorities had described its teachings as “dangerous”. People associated with the group say it is a social organization, not religious.

A panel of judges at the East Jakarta court on Tuesday jailed Mahful Muis Tumanurung and Ahmad Mussadeq for five years and Andry Cahya for three years for blasphemy. The men were cleared of treason charges.

A lawyer for the men, Yudhistira, described it as a “malicious prosecution” that had tainted Indonesia’s justice system and said would consider

whether to appeal.

Indonesia’s blasphemy laws have come under greater scrutiny since Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta’s Christian governor, was put on trial for allegedly insulting the Koran. He has denied wrongdoing but his trial has inflamed religious tensions. Almost all blasphemy cases in recent years have ended in conviction.

Indonesia has the world’s largest population of Muslims, the majority of whom adhere to moderate Sunni

beliefs, and it recognizes six religions including Hinduism, Catholicism and Buddhism, but minorities, even within Islam, have faced rising intolerance in recent years. Human rights organisations criticised the verdicts.

“The sentences show how Indonesia’s vague, coercive and discriminatory blasphemy laws are being used to punish people for peacefully exercising minority beliefs,” said Josef Benedict, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. (rtr)

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The leaders of Gafatar group (L-R) Mahful Muis Tumanurung, Ahmad Musadeq and Andry Cahya wave their hands during their trial at East Jakarta district court in Indonesia, March 7, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken March 7, 2017.

Indonesian court jails former Reuters journalist for seven months for drug possession

DENPASAR - An Indonesian court sentenced former Reuters journalist David Fox to seven months in prison on Thursday for possession of hashish, less than the one-year jail term sought by prosecutors, meaning that he can be released in a few weeks.

Fox was found with just over 10 grams (0.35 oz) of hashish when police detained him in a bar and raided his home in Sanur, Bali, in October.

The presiding judge, Erwin Djong, said Fox had received a lighter sentence than prosecutors had asked for because he had been cooperative and polite in court and had no prior record.

Fox, who worked for Reuters for two decades until March 2011 and has since been working as an independent consultant, had admitted possession and said

he used hashish to cope with stress after his work as a journalist, which included covering wars and natural disasters.

His lawyer, Haposan Sihombing, said Fox accepted the ruling and that the British national, who was brought up in Zimbabwe, would return to the United Kingdom after serving the remainder of his sentence.

Indonesia has strict drug laws and even possession of small amounts of drugs can incur lengthy jail sentences.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered an intensification in the war on drugs in the Southeast Asian country that includes the execution of traffickers. (rtr)

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Belarus suspends ‘parasite’ tax after record protests

MINSK - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday a tax on those not in full-time employment should not be enforced this year, after widespread public opposition to the levy led to the biggest protests in years. Popularly known as the “law against social parasites” it requires those who work less than 183 days per year to pay the government $250 in compensation for lost taxes.

It has gone down badly with the Belarussian public at a time when many are struggling to make ends meet after more than two years of economic recession.

A protest against the tax in Minsk last month drew around 2,000 people, the largest demonstration in the country for six years. Similar protests have since been held beyond the capital and more were planned by the opposition for March.

“We will not collect this money for 2016 from those who were meant to pay it,” Lukashenko was quoted as saying by state news agency Belta in a rare concession to public outcry. Lukashenko, who once described himself as the “last dictator in Europe,” has run the Belarussian economy along Soviet-style command lines since 1994.

He said the authorities could make amendments to the tax, but would not scrap it entirely. Seeking to im-

prove ties with the European Union and lessen Belarus’s dependence on Russia, Lukashenko has over the past year heeded calls from the West to show greater lenience towards political opposition.

Lukashenko said those who have already paid the ‘parasite’ tax for 2016 would be reimbursed if they find a job in 2017. According to the last tax inspection, 470,000 people should have paid the tax, but only 50,000 have done so, generating just $8 million in extra revenue for the government.

The country has been in recession since 2015 due to a slump in oil prices and contagion from an economic crisis in neighbouring Russia, with which its economy is closely tied and where many Belarussians work in order to send money home. The average monthly salary has fallen from an all-time high of $630 in mid-2014 to $380 as of the start of 2017.(rtr)

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Policewomen march during parade as they mark the 100th anniversary of the Belarussian Police in Minsk, Belarus March 4, 2017.

Control board: Puerto Rico needs to take emergency action

SAN JUAN — A federal control board warned Wednesday that Puerto Rico’s government needs to take “major emergency actions” to avoid shutting down because its cash flow is critically low. The comments published in a letter to Gov. Ricardo Rossello are the sharpest yet made by a board that recently began overseeing the U.S. territory’s finances.

The board released an audited financial statement that found this year’s government expenses could be understated by $360 million to $810 million. It warned that Puerto Rico could face a $190 million cash deficit by July.

“Without major emergency actions, the Commonwealth soon will be unable to pay essential services,

including pensions, education, health care and public safety in a matter of months,” wrote board chairman Jose Carrion.

The warning comes ahead of a meeting on Monday where the board is expected to approve a fiscal plan that many believe will be amended to include austerity measures.

The board recommended in its letter that Puerto Rico’s government take four key steps immediately.

Among those is a furlough for government workers, teachers and other public employees to save as much as $40 million. The furlough for government workers would be four days a month while those for teachers would be two days a month. The board also advised the government to slash professional services contracts by 50 percent and cut health care costs by negotiating drug prices and reducing the rates of health plans and providers.

The board also urged Puerto

Rico’s Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Administration to take immediate control of all the government’s accounts, revenues and expenses. The public corporation was created last year and has fiscal and administrative autonomy. The letter sparked concern among Puerto Ricans and riled government officials, including Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario.

“This administration is not considering furloughs for its public employees in the fiscal plan,” he told reporters. “To the board: Do not shoot from the hip.”

Elias Sanchez, the governor’s representative to the board, called the audited financial statement flawed and questioned the numbers provided. He said the government will create a group to meet with the board and review the analysis and resolve discrepancies.

The board’s letter was released on the same day that the Spanish-lan-

guage daily El Nuevo Dia published a column by Carrion warning that medium- and long-term measures will not be sufficient.

“Puerto Rico has run out of money and time,” he wrote. “This is only going to get worse as the clock keeps ticking.”

Gov. Ricardo Rossello submitted a revised fiscal plan last week that contains several medium- and longterm measures to cut costs and generate revenue. The plan lacks austerity measures the board is seeking, such as cutting government payroll by 30 percent and slashing the public pension system by 10 percent.

Rossello said in a statement that the government already has taken several steps to balance the budget “without the need to reduce the workweek and take more drastic measures.”

“I trust the board will give itself time ... and analyze the measures and data that it has been provided,” he said.(ap)

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Forty Types of Medicine Prepared at Tamba Waras Temple

Various strange and mystical incidents occurred at this temple. However, not all people have the capability of experiencing them. Probably, only ‘selected’ people can experience this spiritual sensation.

The Tamba Waras Temple or commonly known as the Tambo Waras holds its pujawali or festival every six months namely on Buda Umanis Perangbakat.

At that time, many pilgrims come here to say prayers. Nowadays, they are not only coming from Bali but also from outside Bali.

It is surely meant to invoke safety. There are two types of medicine provided here, one medicine to be drunk and another to be scrubbed at location of the pain. Actually, there are approximately 40 types of medicine made in this temple area. Location of the medicine making is called Bale Asep in the form of kitchen. One of the medicines produced at this temple is juuk linglang.

There is a mythical story accompanying the making of this medicine. It is said that in 2005, when an ngenteg linggih ritual was held, there was an offering maker who encountered a juwuk linglang or tangerine. It was then halved, strangely it exuded fire. This tangerine was then mixed with some elements of fruit, herbs and oils.

Besides, there is a medicine known as manik sekecap made from honey bees. The honey is not taken from anywhere but from the chamber shrine where the bees make their nests. Likewise, there is lungsir pancawarna or multicolored sea snail. People who suffer from diseases of the eye, this medicine can be invoked at the Batu Coblong spring shrine. Another shrine is called swine shrine where people can invoke medicine for their livestock. (kmb)

Let’s Have Selfie at Pancaseming JR Cliff

Another new platform for selfie has been created. Located at Pancaseming hamlet, Batuagung, Jembrana, it has become one of the popular attractions in Jembrana since last month. This forest-near hamlet with friendly people, in fact, has considerable

natural beauty. Cliff top with the nickname ‘JR’ becomes one of the spots offering landscape view from the hills. Uniquely, this location becomes widely known after young people of the village uploaded the photos on social media. After getting word of mouth

promotion, the JR hill can attract people to visit the location.

This condition is made into opportunities by surrounding young people largely consisting of estate farmers. It is just for parking and selling drinks around the location.

Although it is independently managed, it could draw 4,000 visitors last February. They are not only the residents of Jembrana but also those from outside the town, especially on weekend.

JR cliff offers various landscape panoramas of the Negara town to vast ocean from a height. Best time to make a visit to the JR cliff is late afternoon because the weather is not too hot. Rugged terrain to reach the location will get paid with views on the cliff top. Local residents provide a platform made from natural materials that can be climbed so that visitors can see from the height. Similarly, there is a tree house that enables visitors to

see the view of Negara town from the height.

Ida Bagus Artawan, 34, hamlet chief of Pancaseming, said that JR name was first introduced by Budi Sastra customary youth club standing for teenage encounter (jumpa remaja). It was inspired by the fact this location is often used as a meeting place of young people.

Since it was opened early January, it has been visited by many travelers considering the location is also quite close or only about 7 km from the town center. Visitors are only charged with voluntary donation used to improve various facilities such as the newly built tree house and beautifying all the plants along the path to the summit.

“To improve the management, we hope there will be assistance to repair the existing facilities considering they are not permanent yet and only relies on self-financing.

In addition, the road access is

still poor to allow visitors to pass through,” said Artawan.

He also hoped, in addition to physical development support, the support in the form of community empowerment. Thus, people will also have knowledge about the management of the attraction such as waste management, foreign language skills and others in the future. In addition to visitors from Jembrana, there are also those from outside the district like Gianyar and Badung. “They claimed to get the information from social media,” he said.

From the logbook filled in by visitors, the visit reached 4,000 people last month. Pancaseming is one of the hamlets at the northernmost tip of Batuagung village. In addition to JR Hill, Batuagung also has a number of historic sites such as Independence Valley memorial park. Both offer spectacular and unspoiled view. (kmb)

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Bali surplus of rice, shallots and chili

Over 30 killed as gunmen dressed as medics attack Afghan military hospital

DENPASAR - Based on the data disclosed by the Bali Agriculture Agency and Logistics Agency, Bali has a surplus of rice, shallots and chili. The price of chili and shallots should therefor remain stable.

According to the Chief of Bali Logistics Agency, Miftahul Ulum, the normal price of shallots is IDR 25,000-IDR 30,000. “We have given special attention to shallots but if instructed to prepare shallots stocks, we are ready to do so”, he said.

The Logistics Agency has enough rice stocks to last for about 7-8 months. “So, we are not worried about the stock of premium grade rice” he said on Tuesday (Mar. 7). The exact length of time that stocks will last cannot be predicted as it depends on demand, however the 700 tons of premium grade rice that is currently avaible is expected to be sufficent.

Nyepi, Galungan and Kuningan feasts are predicted not to have significant impact on prices as these holidays are only celebrated in Bali, not nationally. Nevertheless, Ulum said that the Logostics Agency is continuing to communicate with relevant agencies and the regional inflation monitoring team (PRID).

Head of the Bali Agriculture Agency, I.B. Wisnu Wardhana, said that there is a surplus of rice stocks.

The land area used for planting rice in Bali amounts to some 143,000 hectares with average rice yields of over 500,000 tons per year. The demand for rice in Bali is about 99 kg per year per capita. When multiplied by the population of Bali, the average annual need for rice is

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Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul, South Korea, February 22, 2017.

Bali has a surplus of rice, shallots and chili. The price of chili and shallots should therefor remain stable.

425,000 tons, therefor indicating that Bali has a surplus of rice.

“In Bali, planting and harvesting goes on at different times in different regions, so rice is constantly available, though there are peak harvest times. Right now is the peak of rice harvest so, as a consequence the price of rice will drop slightly in March and April”, he explained.

According to field data, there are currently 15,000-20,000 hectares of farmland being harvested and the price of grain has gone down

slightly, though the price still remains higher that the government purchasing price of dry grain which is at 3,700 per kg.

There is also a surplus of shallots. The mains shallot growing area of Balis is in the caldera of Mount Batur, Kintamani. Last February, the harvested area was an expansive 300 hectares or more. Stocks of this commodity are considered sufficuent for the needs of people over the holidays and for the next 3-4 months. Per capita consumption of shallot

per year is 4.1 kg, so a total of 16,000 tons are needed, while the average yearly production of shallots is more than 17,000 tons. Wardhana explained that the recent landslides in Kintamani only affected some 80 hectares of shaloot farmland.

Although there is a surplus of both rice and shallots, cayenne pepper stocks are still a problem, not only here in Bali but across Indoneisa due to unfavorable weather conditions this year. The price of cayenne pepper has skyrocketed to

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IDR 126,00/kg.

Some chili are however till being harvested and data shows that some 600 hectares of farmland will soon harvest chili in Bali. “The harvest from this period is still considered inadequate to meet the needs for cayenne pepper”, he said.

Consumption of chili in Bali is about 1.4 kg per capita per year.

When multiplied by the Bali’s population, we find that that 60,000 tons of chili are needed every year, while Bali only produced 40,000 otns last year. (kmb42)

During King Salman’s stay in Bali

Bali police alert cavalry, riot squad and policewoman escort

THE holiday of the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and his entourage of 1,500 people has made the Bali Police very busy as providing a sense of comfort and security is a top priority. In addition to deploying hundreds of personel –inclduing ten police woman escorts to secure all the routes traversed by the Arabian party, the riot squad and cavalry have also been on alert.

“The policewomen have been expertly driving large motorcycles escorting the VVIP convoy that includes not only King Salman but also his entourage”, said Director of Bali Police Traffic Affairs, A.A. Made Sudana, as the chief of the escorts, patrol routes, and parking taskforce, on Wednesday (Mar. 8).

During the security operations for

King Salman, added Sudana accompanied

by Spokesman of Bali Police Hengky Widjaja, preventitive and preemptive actions, along with law enforcement and intelligence operations have been prioritised. Police authorities have been assisted by relevant agencies and other components of society in order to ensure the safety of all activities during this important visit.

“This visit is very special and historic visit for the people of Bali. It has required very serious attention, especially in terms of escorting their convoys and and ensuring the smoothness of the king and his entourage’s travelling”, he said.

The Bali Police deployed some 61 VVIP escort vehicles and 33 motorcycle escorts.

Patrol vehicles have been handled by 155

well-trained personnel who have been tasked working with relevant institutions to ensure that the king and his entourage can arrive safely and smoothly to each destination.

Police personeel have been placed at specific locations and speed of service and easily controlled coordination with the task command at Tragia Nusa Dua has been of utmost importance.

The riot squad made up of memebrs of the mobile brigade consists of about 20 personnel who have been equipped with ten KLX motorcycles, rifles, Keplar helmets, and special glasses and body armor.

These forces, according to Hengky, are principally tasked with tackling chaotic and anarchic masses as well as crowds setting fires or looting. “If there are no

protests, they patrol twice a day; in the morning and afternoon. They also monitor the track around the location where King Salman and his entourage stay: the Hotel Laguna, St. Regis, Mulia, Hilton and Ritz Carlton”, he said.

The cavalry have been patroling at particular hours conducting monitoring and surveillance in the area of ??the ITDC Nusa Dua. The cavalry is comprised of 18 personnel and every patrol unit uses three horses.

“The horses have all been neutered, so that they can more easily be trained remain obedient. The advantage of deploying cavalry is that the riders getting a wider and unobstructed view of the area and also horse are a pollution free, fuel- efficient means of transportation”, he concluded. (rah)

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Samsung Group chief denies all charges as “trial of the century” begins

SEOUL - The head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, denies all charges against him, his lawyer said on Thursday, at the start of what the special prosecutor said could be the “trial of the century” amid a political scandal that has rocked the country.

Lee has been charged with bribery, embezzlement and other offences in a corruption scandal that has already led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

Lee, who is being detained at Seoul Detention Centre, did not attend court. A defendant does not have to turn up during a preparatory hearing, held to organise evidence and set dates for witness testimony.

The date of the next hearing will be decided next week.

Lee’s defence denied all charges against him on his behalf, saying that the special prosecution’s indictment cites conversations, evidence or witnesses the prosecution did not actually hear, investigate or interview according to the rules - or states opinions that are not facts.

“It is unclear what kind of order Lee Jae-yong is supposed to have given,” Song Wu-cheol, defending

Lee, told the court, using his Korean name.

“The indictment cannot have statements that can create prejudices in the court about the case,” Song told reporters as he left court.

The Samsung Group has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

Among the charges against Lee, 48, are pledging bribes to a company and organisations linked to a friend of President Park, Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of the scandal, to cement his control of the smartphones-to-biopharmaceuticals business empire.

Lawyers for defendants being tried with Lee - former Samsung Group Vice Chairman Choi Geesung, former Samsung Group President Chang Choong-ki and former Samsung Electronics President Park Sang-jin - also denied all charges.

The courtroom, seating more than 150, was packed with press

and spectators with some who had waited in line since morning to get a seat.

At one point during the hearing, which lasted about an hour, an elderly woman in the audience began yelling and was dragged out by court officers. It was unclear what she was saying.

Legislation appointing the special prosecutor states that the current lower court trial should be finished within three months of the indictment on Feb. 28.

“We are preparing hard, thinking that the upcoming Samsung trial ... could be the trial of the century that the entire world will be watching,” special prosecutor Park Young-soo told reporters last week.

President Park, daughter of a former military strongman, has had her powers suspended since her impeachment by parliament in December.

Should the Constitutional Court uphold the impeachment, she would become the country’s first democratically elected president to be thrown out of office. A decision is due on Friday. (rtr)

KABUL - Gunmen dressed as medics attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital on Wednesday and battled security forces for hours, killing more than 30 people and wounding dozens in an assault claimed by Islamic State.

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the rear of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital, across the road from the heavily fortified U.S. embassy, providing the signal for three attackers with automatic weapons and hand grenades to open fire inside the complex, according to witnesses.

Defence Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the attack was suppressed by mid-afternoon, with all three gunmen killed.

As security forces swept the hospital buildings, another ministry spokesman said they found more than 30 dead and 50 wounded, including doctors, patients and hospital staff.

Earlier, a spokesman for the public health ministry said three dead and 66 wounded had been taken to other hospitals in the city.

The gunmen, dressed as medical personnel, had taken up positions on the upper floors of the hospital and engaged special forces sent to the scene, officials said.

Security forces blocked off the area around the hospital, near a busy traffic intersection, and special forces soldiers descended on to the roof of the main building from helicopters.

Sporadic gunfire could be heard for several hours and, as fighting went on, there was a second explosion, which a spokesman said was caused when a car inside the hospital complex blew up.

A statement from Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency said its fighters had attacked the hospital, while an Afghan Taliban spokesman denied responsibility, saying the Islamist insurgency had “no connection” with the attack.

The raid on the hospital followed warnings by government officials that high-profile attacks in Kabul were likely to escalate this year.

With U.S. President Donald Trump yet to announce his policy for Afghanistan, where the top U.S. commander has said thousands more international troops may be needed to maintain stability, the attack also pointed to Islamic State’s growing threat.

The movement, whose local branch is called Afghanistan Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - Khorasan province (ISIS-K) is opposed to both the Western-backed government in Kabul and the Taliban. The movement is based in the Middle East but has established a solid presence on the border with Pakistan.

It has also mounted several high-profile attacks on civilians in Kabul over the past year, including several on prominent Shi’ite targets. (rtr)

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Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter arrives to bring soldiers on a military hospital during gunfire and blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 8, 2017.

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Fashion

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Chanel collection takes off at Paris Fashion week

PARIS - With a giant white rocket in the middle of Grand Palais Hall in Paris, Chanel’s Karl Lagerfeld took his A-list audience on an intergalactic journey with a space-inspired collection on the closing day of Paris Fashion Week.

The German designer opted for a mix of a galactic and 1960s-inspired style for the French luxury powerhouse’s ready-to-wear show on Tuesday, full of star-studded glitz and glamour.

Models, with beehivestyled long hair or short bobs, headbands and heavy makeup, walked around the rocket in glittery tweed jackets, oversized aviators and knee-high sparkly, metallic boots.

Actress-models Lily-Rose Depp and Cara Delevingne were in attendance along with singer-songwriters Pharell Williams and Lily Allen.

Lagerfeld, 83, has been creative director for Chanel since 1983, and speculation had grown that Tuesday’s show would be one of his last.

He ended it by emerging with his godson Husdon Kroenig to launch the white Chanel rocket to the roof of the building in a shower of fake smoke and lights as Elton John’s hit song “Rocket Man” played out. (rtr)

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Alone at refuge, Sridana hopes to have a home soon

FLASH floods occurred almost a month ago in the area of Kubujati, North Banyuning village, and since then relevant agencies have been working to divert the path of the river in order to prevent subsequent disasters. According to obeservations in the field on Wednesday (Mar. 8), work on the river appears to be completed. However one local residents is still living in a temporary shelter. His name is Kadek Sridana. This middle-aged man is one of the five residents whose homes were washed away by the swift current of the flooded river.

Sridana has had no choice but to remain in this temporary shelter located not far from where his house once stood -unlike the other victims of this disaster who have taken temporary residents with family members in the area. “The others have temporarily moved in with their relatives, but me and my wife and kids are still living in this temporary shelter” , he explained.

Although their basic necessities, such as food and clean water are provided for here, they have a great desire to return home. All

they can do is wait for a helping hand from the government. “We are not complaining about this location, but we would very much like to have a home. Yesterday the housing agency came by to collect data. Hopefully, there will be help very soon”, he added.

Sridana, expalined that since the disaster he has been unable to work and so he has been taking on debt in order to provide for his family. He feels that this is a mounting burden for his future.

All their belongings were swept away in the flood. The only thing that survived was the underwear he was wearing. “ All our belongings are gone”, said this middle-aged man.

Meanwhile, Acting Head of the Buleleng Housing and Land Settlement Agency, Ni Nyoman Suratini, has said that Sridana and the four other families who lost their homes in the flood will be provided with assistance, once the land has been backfilled. “The location of the new houses is still being backfilled by the BPBD. Once the backfilling is complete, construction will start”, concluded Suratini. (sos)

Making toffee is not easy, as it requires tenacity in order to get good results.

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Selat toffee not commercialized yet

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AMLAPURA - Many residents of the subdistrict of Selat, Karangasem, are quite adept at making a kind of traditional toffee snack known locally as dodol, as it is a mandatory ingredient in offerings for their ngusaba dalem rituals. Despite the general popularity of this tasty treat from Selat, their dodol (made of glutinous rice and palm sugar) has yet to be commercialized.

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Kadek Sridana. This middle-aged man is one of the five residents whose homes were washed away by the swift current of the flooded river.

“We only make the ngusaba dodol (toffee) when it is required for the yearly ritual”, said 38 year old Geriana Kangin hamlet resident Ni Wayan Nanik Budiani, on Wednesday (Mar. 8).

Pretty much all residents of East Geriana are now busy making ngusaba dodol in preparation for Duda customary villages’ upcoming ritual. Nanik Budiani does not want to be left behind, so for the last two weeks, this mother of three has been preparing the ingredients needed for the special toffee: white sticky rice, black rice, palm sugar and coconut milk. Ngusaba dalem also known as the ngusaba dodol in Duda customary village will be held on March 25.

Ngusaba dodol is categorized as a grandiose ritual

that takes place in at Duda customary village and other villages in the sub-district of Selat. Apart from dodol, local residents have also been preparing other traditional cakes for the ritual including jaje uli, crackers and satuh.

Making toffee is not easy, as it requires tenacity in order to get good results. First the sticky rice must be processed into flour and those who are especially fanatic will only use glutinous rice that they have grown themselves. White glutinous rice and black glutinous rice flour are then mixed together and cooked in coconut milk. To get a particularly savory flavor, the glutinous rice in usually cooked on a wood burning stove using special fuel such as coconut husk and dried coconut fronds.

The cooking must be done carefully and the fire must not burn too hot, or the mixture will burn. Men will often help their wives make this toffee as the process takes a long time. “It must cook for about 4 hours during which time the batter must continually be stirred, until the water is all gone”, explained Nanik Budiani.

Much in the same way that toffee artisans in Buleleng do, the toffee for ngusaba dodol is also wrapped in dried corn husk or areca nut husk. (117)

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Farmland submerged in water as Lake Buyan expands SINGARAJA - The amount of farmlands submerged in water spilling over from Lake Buyan in the hamlets of Buyan and Dasong in Pancasari, Sukasada, is increasing. More and more farmers are watching in despair as the losses they are suffering grow larger.

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The amount of farmlands submerged in water spilling over from Lake Buyan in the hamlets of Buyan and Dasong in Pancasari, Sukasada, is increasing.

Based on the data submitted by the Buleleng Agriculture Agency in mid-February, there were 25 hectares of submerged famrlands in Febuary. However, during a meeting with a number of farmer groups on Wednesday (Mar. 8), the latest report from Dasong hamlet chief Made Suartana, stated that there are now 35 hectares of submerged farmlands. As a consequence, 57 famers have los their sourve of income.

“The water continues to rise. More and more farmlands are becoming submerged. Formerly, our farmland was productive, but now people are even fishing in them”, he said.

This phenomenon, he continued, takes place every five years. The only way to prevent this is by dredging out silt and other sedimentation from Lake Bunyan. “It’s the only way to deal with this problem. Currently, the lake is experiencing severe siltation”, he said.

The government’s plan to arrange the lake as part of its designation as a national tourism strategic area (KSPN) has been at issue. Hopefully, this matter will move from discussion to action. “We hope the program can run as expected. It is also important in relation to tourism. So far, the only action that has been taken is to remove weeds fomr the lake”, he said.

Meanwhile hamlet chief of Buyan, Gede Ada Putra, questioned what kind of assisstance would be provided to farmers by the district government. Not only have farmlands been submerged by lake water, but farmlands were also hot by flashfloods in December 2016 and again last Febuary. “Most of our farmlands have been affected by disaster. Some time ago, there was information about assistance for us. What kind of help is this? Please explain this to us”, he said.

Head of the Buleleng Agriculture Agency, Nyoman Swatantra, said that in a meeting some time ago a group of farmer proposed that the government provide seeds for crops such as strawberries. This needs to be communicated to seedling nurseries. As for the farmlands submerged in lake water, Swantara said tha his office would monitor the situation. “ Seedlings can be only be distributed in 2019 because the current budgetary year is over”, he said. (kmb45)

Avoid friction, people asked not to consume alcohol

Use of styrofoam for ogoh-ogoh prohibited

BANGLI - In order to avoid friction between the men carrying ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) in parades to welcome Nyepi (Day of Silence) Caka Year 1939 that falls on Tuesday (Mar. 28), residents are being urged not to consume alcohol. This was confirmed

by Chairman of the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) Bangli, Nyoman Sukra, on Wednesday (Mar. 8).

“We are saking this of residents so as to avoide any friction of commotion amongst

hamlet groups. Hopefully, such negative things can be avoided for the sake of comfort and security during the celebration of the Nyepi”, said Shukra.

IN addtion to being asked not to consume alcohol, there is a prohibition on the use of fireworks or other explosives as these also have the potential to cause friction amongst people..

“In the near future we will be holding a meeting with police, chiefs of customary villages including headmen, in order to discuss

preventive measures to avoid friction. In addition, we ask that the ogoh-ogoh parades coordinate with the security forces so that the celebration of Nyepi can run safely and neatly”, he said.

He also appealed to each hamlet to use natural materials in the making of the ogohogoh. The use of plastic or styrofoam should be avoided. Although this appeal was already issued some time ago, Shukra admited that some ogoh-ogoh are still being made with

plastic materials. “Though some people are still using materials like styrofoam and plastic, we hope that in the future all residents will use only natural raw materials”, he said, adding that reffernces to political parties are also discouraged.

Further, he said that based on data collected by police authorities, at least 280 ogoh-ogoh will be paraded this year. “We restrict ogohogoh parades to a finish time of 21:00 so as to avoide any problemes. (kmb41)

Governor of Bali supports Benoa Bay reclamation

Commission VII questions his basis for agreement DENPASAR - The Governor of Bali’s stand on the Benoa Bay reclamation plan was revealed during the meeting with Commission VII of the central House of Representatives and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and its ranks, SKK Migas and LNG Pelindo that took place the at South Pier of Benoa Harbor on Tuesday (Mar. 7). This meeting was also attended by government of Bali representatives from the Environment Agency and the head of Bali Forest Services.

Representative of the Bali Forestry Service, Wayan Darma, explicitly stated that the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, supports the plan to backfill an area of 700 hectares in Benoa Bay. “The government of Bali, represented by the governor, indeed supports the reclamation plan and has used very means to show this support and has attempted to comply

with all existing regulations and has encourages the initiator of the project to meet all requirements of these regulations”, he said, accompanied by the Head of the Bali Environment Agency, Yupi Wahyundari.

The goovernor’S support of the reclamation plan, added Darma, was presented during a meeting held by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) and also during the last meeting with the investment coordinating board (BKPM). Moreover, the governor has sent letters to central government (KLKH) three times to ask whether the EIA (environmental impact aseesement) for the reclamation plan has is rejected or accepted. So far, the KLKH has not issued an environmental permit related to discussions of the EIA. “In essence, since the permit has been suspended for so long, the governor asked for certainty about whether the envrinonmental

impact analysis permit has been accepted or rejected. If this uncerrtain condition persists for too long, it could set a bad precedence fo other development projects. There is a plan to construct a new airport that would also invovle reclamation of the sea, this could trigger further problems”, he explained.

Chairman of Commission VII of the Central House of Representatives, Satya Widya Yudha, said that he was surprised to learn that the governor of Bali, in fact, supports the Benoa Bay reclamation plan. He also questioned the basis on which the governor supports this plan, considering that the KLKH has not decided whether an enviroenmentla permit will be issued or not. If the governor supports the project, it should be relatively easy. The KLKH will approve the EIA if local issues, especially socio-cultural issues have been resolved.

“The basis of the governor’s agreement

should serve as a reference. What is the basis? Has the plan passed through public consultation about whether the EIA should be approved by the ministry, or not? If problems at the village, subdistrict and provincial levels have been resolved, this becomes a basis for the central government to approve the EIA. In Jakarta it does not pass through such mechanisms. We do not want similar case to happen in Bali”, he said.

A member of Commission VII of the central House of Representatives, Kurtubi, said that the regents in West Lombok and East Lombok have agreed to do the sand dredging in the region of NTB for the purpose of supplying the reclamation of Benoa Bay. However, the people in West Lombok and East Lombok staunchly rejected the idea out of concern that such dredging would damage the environemnt and destroy the workplace of local fishermen. (kmb32)

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Cher wins dismissal of lawsuit over album cover font

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U.S. actress Scarlett Johansson and her partner Romain Dauriac pose as they arrive for the 39th Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris February 28, 2014.

NEW YORK - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Cher of using a typeface created by Brooklyn, New York, graphic designer for her 2013 album “Closer to the Truth” without permission.

Moshik Nadav had sought to hold Cher, her label Warner Bros Records and other defendants liable for having “copied the artistic elements” of his “Paris Logo” typography for the album, whose estimated sales worldwide top 500,000.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan granted Nadav’s request to dismiss the copyright infringement case without prejudice, meaning it can be brought again.

Nadav sought the dismissal after the defendants on Monday said typefaces are not subject to copyright protection, and that there were “profound differences” between the logos in question.

Roy Gross, a lawyer for Nadav, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Len Venger, a lawyer for the defendants, said they are happy with the dismissal, and “firmly believe that the lawsuit had no merit.”

Warner Bros Records is part of Warner Music Group, which is controlled by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries.

Cher, 70, was born Cherilyn Sarkisian, which is how her name appears in the court docket. She legally changed her name to Cher in 1978. (rtr)

Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter

LOS ANGELES - American actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York this week and asked for full custody of the couple’s daughter, as her estranged husband asked her to return to the negotiating table.

Johansson, 32, filed for divorce in New York Supreme Court on Tuesday on grounds of “the marriage being irretrievably broken.”

She requested joint legal custody and residential custody of the couple’s 2-year-old daughter, Rose, according to court documents.

The couple married in 2014.

The court documents ask for the enforcement of a prenuptial agreement dated Sept. 24, 2014.

In a statement on Wednesday, Dauriac said it was “unfortunate”

that Johansson filed for divorce in court “and made our personal differences so public.”

“I would implore her to withdraw her action promptly and to go back, as uncomfortable as it might be, to the negotiating table,” he said.

The “Lost in Translation” actress declined to comment on the divorce.

“As a devoted mother and private person and with complete awareness that my daughter will one day be old enough to read the news about herself, I would only like to say that I will never, ever be commenting on the dissolution of my marriage,” Johansson said in a statement.

The divorce filing comes after media reports in January that the couple were separated. A lawyer for Dauriac said they both presently live in New York, but not together.

This is the second marriage for “Captain America” star Johansson, who was married to “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds from 2008 to 2011. (rtr)

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Cher arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2015 celebrating the opening of “China: Through the Looking Glass,” in Manhattan, New York May 4, 2015.

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Friday, March 10, 2017

Barca pull off the mother of all comebacks

BARCELONA - Barcelona completed one of the most extraordinary comebacks in European football history to knock Paris St Germain out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory that rewrote the record books. No team had ever overturned a four-goal deficit in a knockout tie, but Sergi Roberto’s stoppage-time goal completed a 6-5 aggregate win that sparked delirious scenes of celebration inside the Nou Camp and sent Barca through to the last eight.

Edinson Cavani looked to have wrecked Barcelona’s dreams by volleying in an away goal to make the score 3-1 but two late strikes from Neymar set up a thrilling finale before Roberto sealed the Spanish side’s unlikely triumph.

“This is a crazy, unique sport.

Children and adults here tonight will never forget what happened,” Barca coach Luis Enrique told reporters. “I dedicate this win to all Barca fans who kept faith in us.

We were massively criticised after the first leg.”

Barcelona began to believe in the impossible dream of clawing back their shock 4-0 loss from the first leg when Luis Suarez headed over the line in the third minute and a Layvin Kurzawa own goal gave them further hope before the break.

Lionel Messi’s penalty five minutes into the second period had the Nou Camp on its feet but Cavani’s strike in the 62nd was a sucker punch to Barca’s ambitions from which Luis Enrique’s side took a while to recover.

A curled free kick from Neymar in the 88th minute gave them hope and the Brazilian converted a penalty before substitute Roberto slid in to knock the ball beyond Kevin

Trapp from a chipped free kick and send Barca through.

DEJECTED FIGURE PSG coach Unai Emery, who had been brought to the club in the close season with the express purpose of adding nous to the vast resources of the Qatari-owned outfit and propelling them to success in Europe, cut a dejected figure.

“Barcelona are capable of doing that. It was all or nothing for them in the final minutes,” he said.

“It’s a negative experience for me and for the club. We need to learn from it.” An electric atmosphere gripped the Nou Camp before kickoff after Suarez and Luis Enrique had said they truly believed a comeback was on and the players caught the wave of optimism by swarming all over PSG from the first whistle.

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Barcelona’s Neymar reacts towards the crowd towards the end of the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday March 8, 2017.