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Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scandal NEW YORK - Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other parents agreed on Monday to plead guilty to using bribery to get their children into prestigious universities.

Huffman, 56, best known for her role in the “Desperate Housewives” series, agreed to plead guilty to paying $15,000 to help her eldest daughter get better scores on the SAT college entrance exam, the Massachusetts Department of Justice said in a statement.

Huffman’s equally famous husband, actor William H. Macy of “Fargo” fame, was not charged in connection with the college admissions scandal. The Massachusetts Department of Justice said that in addition to Huffman, another dozen parents charged in the case had also agreed to plead guilty.

Huffman could face a maximum of up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud but is not expected to receive such a stiff sentence.

The Boston Globe said that as

part of a plea agreement, Huffman’s sentencing guidelines would be between four to 10 months in prison and prosecutors would recommend she serve the “low end” of that scale.

The newspaper also published a statement from Huffman in which she apologized for her actions.

“I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community,” she said.

“I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.

“My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, I have betrayed her,” Huffman said. “My desire to help my daughter is no excuse to break the law or engage in dishonesty.” (afp)

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In this file photo taken on January 9, 2019 actress Allison Mack arrives at the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

‘Smallville’ actress pleads guilty in sex cult case

NEW YORK - US actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to racketeering after recruiting women to a cult-like secret society that turned followers into “slaves” branded with the leader’s initials and coerced into having sex.

Actress Felicity Huffman

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Mack, 36, was arrested a year ago on sex trafficking charges for getting the women to join Nxivm, a purported executive coaching organization that forced them to have intercourse with 58-year-old leader Keith Raniere.

Mack, best known for her role as Clark Kent’s friend in superhero television series “Smallville,” was one of six defendants in a federal indictment filed against members

of Nxivm, based near Albany in upstate New York.

She admitted racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, and could face up to 40 years in prison when she is sentenced on September 11.

Before being accepted as “slaves,” women had to provide compromising photos and other personal effects, which the organization threatened to make public if

they tried to leave.

They also had their skin branded with Raniere’s initials as other members held them still and filmed.

Another of the high-profile defendants in the case is Clare Bronfman, heiress to the Canadian Seagram liquor empire. She and a sister are believed to have given more than $100 million to the group. (afp)

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Indonesian soldiers take part in a handling riots practice ahead of the elections at their military home base in Banda Aceh, Aceh province on April 9, 2019.

Indonesians wrestle with voting choices and giant ballots

JAKARTA - When Indonesians vote in presidential and legislative elections next week, they’ll be wrestling with choices affecting their country’s future, and ballots as big as posters.

former special forces Gen. Prabowo Subianto, though many voters remain undecided.

The super-sized documents, some too big to fit unfolded inside the voting booths, are causing complaints as well as worries that elderly voters will struggle with them.

The ballot for the Senate covered more than half the body of a woman who held it up at a polling simulation exercise held by the election commission on Wednesday.

“This certainly makes it difficult for people to vote,” said Jakarta resident Siti Nuria.

“Why can’t this vote be made simpler? It will be very troublesome for the elderly to vote and in folding them back up,” she said.

Despite the big size, others

Overseas Some 16,045 members of the Indonesian diaspora will be able to exercise their franchise on Saturday, Apr 13, for the presidential and legislative elections in Germany followed by vote counting on Apr 17.

Three overseas polling stations in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg will be readied for those set to exercise their democratic right. In the meantime, voters residing far from the polling stations may also mail their ballots to the Overseas Election Committee in the three cities.

Prior to the elections, some groups had held campaigning for

complained the writing was still too small.

“We hope that in the future it can be simpler, with paper sizes that are not too large and names that are printed with larger font sizes,” said Susanti Sidiq.

Indonesia, the world’s thirdbiggest democracy after India and the U.S. and a stronghold of democracy in a neighborhood of authoritarian nations, holds elections for president, Senate, and national, provincial and district legislatures on April 17. About 190 million people are eligible to vote.

Polls say President Joko Widodo has a big lead over his challenger,

the duo presidential candidates -incumbent President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and challenger Prabowo Subianto -- in Berlin, Germany’s largest city.

While campaigning in Berlin on Sunday (Apr 7), the incumbent’s supporters, called Gerakan Wadyabala Jokowi (GWJ), had appealed to members of the Indonesian diaspora in Germany to cast their vote for Jokowi and his running mate Ma’ruf Amin during the presidential election.

The group’s chairman, Andi Tinellung, in Berlin on Monday, made an appeal to eligible voters in Germany to exercise their right to vote.

The opposition’s supporter group had also conducted campaigning for Prabowo and his run-

ning mate Sandiaga Uno in Berlin on Mar 30, in which 300 members of the Indonesian diaspora from Germany, the United Kingdom, and Austria attended.

The General Elections Committee (KPU) has given confirmation that 192,828,520 people in total are eligible to cast their ballot for the elections on Apr 17. On the other hand, some 2,058,191 voters will cast their ballots overseas on Apr 8-14. (ap/ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Hundreds of candidate potentialy not to pass in legislative election

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MANGUPURA —

General election is around the corner. Nevertheless, the legislative candidates will vie for the seats of people’s representatives. In Badung district, there are 292 legislative candidates vying for 40 seats. Therefore, it can be ascertained that hundreds of candidates will not pass in the legislative election.

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Based on the data from the Electoral Commission (KPU) of Badung, a total of 292 legislative candidates will vie for the seats in Badung. They consist of 181 men and 111 women. The candidates spread across the sub-districts in Badung district. In details, in Mengwi 69 candidates will vie for 10 seats, in Abiansemal 52 candidates will vie for 8 seats, in Petang 17 candidates vie for 3 seats, in South Kuta 62 candidates vie for 8 seats, in Kuta 45 candidates will vie for 5 seats, and in North Kuta 47 candidates will vie for 6 seats.

A total of 252 candidates of them will be potentially depressed because they are not elected. The authority of Badung Mangusada Hospital also claimed to have prepared two mental doctors and one psychiatrist. “If there are depressed candidates, we will immediately handle them. We will handle them as usual,” said Director of Mangusada Hospital, I Nyoman Gunarta, on Tuesday (Apr. 9).

According to him, Mangusada Hospital

will only handle a light level of stress where they can be examined at the mental health polyclinics. “We will handle if they are in light condition. But for severe condition, we will refer them directly to the Bangli Mental Hospital,” he said.

As is known, the distribution of electoral logistics in Badung district will take place six days before the election or Wednesday (Apr. 17). Currently, the local Electoral Commission has completed the logistics packaging. It has been started since March 31, 2019. The logistical packing was immediately carried out at the office of the Badung Electoral Commission on Jalan Kebo Iwa No. 39 Denpasar. In the packing process, one box contains a number of logistics such as uncut form C1 containing the recapitulation of votes obtained from participating voters calculated in the polling stations later, form C2 for witnesses and form C3 for accompaniment of people with special needs. (kmb27)

Four traditional tourist markets down, only India shows increase

DENPASAR — Foreign tourist visits to Bali are still dominated by traditional markets, namely China, Australia, India, Japan and England. Of the top 5 tourist markets, in March 2019 only India experienced an increase.

Meanwhile, the other four foreign tourists experienced a decline in visits.

Division Head of the Distribution Statistics at the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Nyoman Subadri, said the number of foreign tourists in February 2019 reached 437,537 people. When compared to January 2019 amounting to 456,218 people, this meant a decline of 3.99 percent. Judging from their nationality, the 437,537 people are still dominated by China, Australia and India. China dominated by 28 percent, Australia (15.42 percent) and India (6 percent).

“If comparing February 2018 to February 2019 (yoy), foreign tourist from China, Australia, India, Japan

and the England dominated the foreign tourists visit to Bali in February 2019,” he said.

Of the five countries with large visits, only one experienced a significant increase, namely India at 8.66 percent (yoy) from 26,000 to 28,000. Meanwhile, other foreign tourists experienced a decline, namely China (-14.57 percent) from 143,000 to 122,000 people, Australia (-4.89 percent) from 70,000 to 67,000 people, Japan (-4.54 percent) from 21,000 to 20,600 people and England (-3.94 percent) from 16,400 to 15,800 people.

Seeing from the movement of foreign tourist visits over the past four years from 2016, it showed a tendency to decline in the February period. But this condition was different in 2018, showing a sharp increase because the previous month was still affected by the eruption of Mount Agung. “From September, the visit was low and gradually returned to normal at the beginning of

2018 and there was a sharp increase in February,” he said.

When the period of JanuaryFebruary 2016 is compared to January-February 2017, the trend of tourist arrivals did decrease by 1.48 percent. Meanwhile, in January to February 2018 there was a significant decline of 3.99 percent.

Highest decline in foreign tourists visit during this period was caused

by Russia (-29.74 percent), Australia (-27.34 percent) and the United States (-15.63 percent).

The growth of foreign tourist visits in January-February 2016 with January-February 2017 reached 35.95 percent, while in JanuaryFebruary 2017 with January-February 2018 reached -11 percent.

Meanwhile, the growth of JanuaryFebruary 2018 compared to January - February 2019 grew quite high at 10.21 percent. “If this growth continues to survive, the 6 million foreign tourist visits will be exceeded,” he said. (kmb42)

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Vitamin supplements don’t help people live longer, study finds

BIRMINGHAM - Dietary sup- plements don’t extend life and might actually shorten it if taken at high levels, researchers reported Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

While certain nutrients may contribute to a longer life, they need to come from a food source, the study found.

At a time when more celebrities, social media influencers and wellness websites sell concoctions of vitamins, the new findings join a growing body of evidence that supplements don’t help most people. A 2018 study from the University of Birmingham had found multivitamins and mineral supplements didn’t protect against heart disease.

“Based on the totality of evidence, it’s becoming more and more clear that the regular use of dietary supplements is not beneficial in reducing the risk of mortality among the general population in the U.S.,” said study coauthor Dr. Fang Fang Zhang, an associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. “But, we need more research to look at long-term use of supplements. It would also be worth exploring whether supplements might be helpful among those who have nutritional deficiencies.”

With more than half of U.S. adults using dietary supplements, Zhang and her colleagues explored their effects, as well as the impact of nutrients found in foods, with data from 27,725 adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All participants were 20 or older when they signed on to be part of the NHANES. The participants included in Zhang’s study all had filled out a 24-hour food questionnaire twice. In addition, during a household interview, they answered whether they had used any dietary supplements in the previous 30 days. Those who said they had used supplements were asked for details, including how often they took the products.

More than half of the study participants reported using dietary supplements in the previous 30 days and 38.3 percent reported using multivitamin and mineral supplements.

Intriguingly, supplement users were more likely than others to have higher levels of education and family income, eat a healthy diet and be physically active. Those factors are “already known to reduce

mortality,” Zhang said.

During the median follow-up of six years, 3,613 of the study participants died. That number included 945 cardiovascular deaths and 805 cancer deaths.

Zhang

and her colleagues found a lower risk of death from any cause among those who consumed adequate amounts of vitamin K and magnesium, and a lower risk of cardiovascular death among those with adequate intakes of vitamin A, vitamin K and zinc. Excess consumption of calcium was associated with a higher risk of death from cancer. Food sources of vitamin K include leafy greens such as kale, spinach and broccoli rabe. Zinc is found in beans and legumes, such as lentils and chickpeas. Eggs, as well as orange and yellow fruits and vegetables are high in vitamin A. The researchers did find a lower risk of death associated with supplements, but that association became non-significant when they accounted for lifestyle factors such as education, smoking and drinking.

The association between a lower risk of death and nutrients consumed in foods remained significant even after those factors were accounted for. (net)

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U.S. performs world’s first organ transplants from living donors who have HIV BALTIMORE - Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what’s thought to be the world’s first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ. If other donors with HIV come forward, it could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone.

Nina Martinez of Atlanta traveled to Johns Hopkins University to donate a kidney to an HIV-positive stranger, saying she “wanted to make a difference in somebody else’s life” and counter the stigma that too often still surrounds HIV infection.

Many people think “somebody with HIV is supposed to look sick,” Martinez, 35, told The Associated Press before Monday’s operation. “It’s a powerful statement to show somebody like myself who’s healthy enough to be a living organ donor.”

Hopkins, which is making the transplant public on Thursday, said both Martinez and the recipient of her kidney, who chose to remain anonymous, are recovering well.

“Here’s a disease that in the past was a death sentence and now has been so well controlled that it offers people with that disease an opportunity to save somebody else,” said Dr. Dorry Segev, a Hopkins surgeon who pushed for the HIV Organ Policy Equity, or HOPE, Act that lifted a 25-year U.S. ban on transplants between people with HIV. There’s no count of how many HIV-positive patients are among the 113,000 people on the nation’s waiting list for an organ transplant. HIV-positive patients can receive transplants from HIV-negative donors just like anyone else.

Only in the last few years, spurred by some pioneering operations in South Africa, have doctors begun transplanting organs from deceased donors with HIV into patients who also have the virus, organs that once would have been thrown away.

Since 2016, 116 such kidney and liver transplants have been performed in the U.S. as part of a research study, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, which oversees the transplant system. One question is whether receiving an organ from someone with a different strain of HIV than their own poses any risks, but so far there have been no safety problems, said UNOS chief medical officer Dr. David Klassen.

Hopkins’ Segev said Monday’s kidney transplant was a world first. Doctors had hesitated to allow people still living with HIV to donate because of concern that their remaining kidney would be at risk of damage from the virus or older medications used to treat it.

But newer anti-HIV medications are safer and more effective, Segev said. His team recently studied the kidney health of 40,000 HIV-positive people and concluded that those with well-controlled HIV and no other kidneyharming ailments like high blood pressure should face the same risks from living donation as someone without HIV. “There are potentially tens of thousands of people living with HIV right now who could be living kidney donors,” said Segev, who has advised some other hospitals considering the approach.

Generally, kidneys from living donors last longer, added Dr. Niraj Desai, the Hopkins surgeon caring for the recipient. And if more people living with HIV wind up donating, it helps more than HIV-positive patients who need a kidney.

“That’s one less person waiting for a limited resource,” Desai said.

“That helps everybody on the list.” (net)

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Nina Martinez is wheeled into an operating room in Baltimore on March 25, 2019. Martinez donated a kidney to an HIV-positive person.

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After getting caught in fisherman’s net, a hawksbill turtle released at Perancak NEGARA — A number of people together with a turtle conservation group at Perancak village released a turtle to the local beach on Tuesday (Apr. 9). The hawksbill turtle had previously received treatment after it was found being caught by residents in a net of fishermen in the waters of Perancak village.

Coordinator of Kurma Asih Turtle Conservation Group, Wayan Anom Astika Jaya, said the turtle release is one of the efforts to preserve turtles from extinction. The group pioneered by fishermen and former turtle hunters carries out captive breeding, releases turtle hatchlings as well as rehabilitates adult turtles found stranded on the coast of Jembrana. “This turtle is one of the endangered marine biota. We have made various efforts to preserve this turtle. One of them is the release of adult turtles after getting caught accidentally by fishermen’s net,” said Anom.

This man from Perancak acknowledged that other than preservation effort, there are individuals remaining to oppose preservation effort. For instance, they still catch turtles illegally for consumption purposes. According to him, such an action needs to be combated and fought together. Another threat is the destruction of turtle habitat.

Meanwhile, he said the turtle released last Tuesday was caught in fishing net about two weeks ago. The group greatly appreciated to fishermen that brought the turtles. When found by fishermen, condition of the turtle looked unhealthy and should get care and recovery.

After several days of recovery, the turtle was finally declared to have meet requirement for the release. The officers of the Jembrana Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has also checked and installed a tagging on the released turtle. (kmb26)

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The hawksbill turtle had previously received treatment after it was found being caught by residents in a net of fishermen in the waters of Perancak village.

To prevent cervical cancer, civil servants get free pap smears test GIANYAR — A mother is usually quite attentive to family health, but sometimes she often ignores her own health. When does not feel very sick, it is very difficult to be taken to have medical consultation. This is well realized by the Deputy Chairperson I of YKI Gianyar Branch, Mrs. IA Diana Dewi Agung Mayun, when having Pap smear checkup for female employees in the district government of Gianyar in the Women’s Health Polyclinics on Tuesday (Apr. 9).

Accompanied by Head of the Gianyar Health Agency, IA Cahyani and Secretary of YKI Gianyar Branch Dewa Oka Harimbawa, wife of Deputy Regent of Gianyar Mrs. AA Mayun reminded that all women must start caring about their own health. Don’t be shy about pap smears because with 5 minutes’ time women can save

themselves from the dangers of cervical cancer.

On that occasion, Mrs. Diana Dewi Agung Mayun also invited the public to take advantage of the facilities provided by the government. If examined in private clinic, surely pap smears checkup will certainly cost you not a little.

“Just spend five minutes on pap smears, it will save us from the dangers of cervical cancer,” said Mrs. Diana Dewi Agung Mayun.

On that occasion, Mrs. Diana Dewi Agung Mayun together with Cahyani Widyawati gave a briefing on healthy food because one of the factors that cause cancer is an unhealthy lifestyle. Avoid fatty, fried and other junk foods. Try to drink lots of water and consume other fibrous foods.

Meanwhile, Secretary of YKI of Gianyar Branch, Dewa Oka Harim-

bawa, explained the Pap smears test is intended for employees in the Gianyar district government. The activity is also meant to increase coverage and accelerate the achievement of the target of cancer prevention program in Gianyar district 2019.

YKI of Gianyar branch in collaboration with the Health Agency and Prodia Laboratory organized Pap smears test.

Located at the Women’s Health Services Polyclinics in the office of Gianyar Regent, the service began on Tuesday (Apr. 9) for the joint district agencies, the Population Control and Family Planning Service, Regional Revenue Service & Research and Development and WHDI Gianyar. Next, it will be carried out in all other district agencies in the Gianyar district government in the second week of each month. (kmb35)

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The activity is also meant to increase coverage and accelerate the achievement of the target of cancer prevention program in Gianyar district 2019.

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Tens of thousands march in Australia for higher wages

MELBOURNE - Tens of thousands marched for better work conditions and higher wages in Australia Wednesday, bringing the city of Melbourne to a standstill, ahead of national elections in May.

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The condition makes it increasingly difficult to find paddy harvester because most farmers have switched to other jobs whose results are clearer.

Farmers rarely willing to be rice harvesters They shift to be construction works

AMLAPURA - In the past, farmers usually harvested their rice by working together or mutual assistance. But, lately the tradition of such collective rice harvesting has begun to be rarely done by farmers. This condition makes it increasingly difficult to find paddy harvester because most farmers have switched to other jobs whose results are clearer.

A farmer from Abang village, I Made Ariana, explained that recently it becomes increasingly difficult to find laborers to harvest rice. Farmers formerly participating

in harvesting paddy through mutual assistance began to change jobs into project laborers or construction workers whose income tends to be more certain. “This condition has

occurred for three years. Now it is increasingly difficult to find rice harvesting workers,” he said.

Similar condition was expressed by another farmer, Dewa Gede

Raka. According to him, the lack of mutual assistance in rice harvesting is indeed caused by farmers preferring to work as construction workers, or other laborer that tend to make money faster. By becoming a construction worker, the income earned is clear. “Only a few of my farmers still survive as laborers of the rice harvest. Meanwhile, other

farmers have chosen alternative jobs whose income is certain,” he said.

With the lack of this paddy harvest workers, he hoped there will be assistance in rice harvesting tools to subak groups. By that way, it can make farmers easier to harvest their paddy. “If there have been harvest tools, farmers will be helped a little,” he hoped. (kmb41)

At Suter, a man must pierce his ear to pass Cangapit

Headman of Suter, Wayan Nyepeg

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BANGLI - Residents of Suter village, Kintamani, are still obedient in carrying out a number of traditions inherited from their ancestors. One of them is ear piercing tradition for men. According to Headman of Suter, Wayan Nyepeg, male residents at his village must have their ears pierced so they can pass through the entrance at the Tulukbiyu Temple where local community calls it cangapit.

When met recently at Suter village, Nyepeg revealed the ear piercing tradition for men at his village had been practiced for generations. In addition to Suter village, this tradition is still carried out by residents at two other Abang Erawang villages, namely

the Abang Batudinding village and Abang Songan village.

Ear piercing is a must for men at their villages wishing to pass the cangapit. Cangapit itself is an entrance at the Tulukbiyu Temple, Suter village. Cangapit is a temple with a roof and the door is on the south side of the temple, with the westernmost position. “Men that have not pierced their ears should not pass through Cangapit. Instead, they have to enter from the other door,” he said.

In accordance with the belief of local community, if there are male residents that do not pierce their ears but come into Tulukbiyu area through Cangapit, the concerned person will be injured, and sickly.

“No one of my generation dares to

violate the tradition. Until now, no one has dared to violate because people are afraid of being affected by disaster,” he said.

Nyepeg added the tradition of ear piercing is usually carried out by its residents when their children were still baby or during the threemonth ceremony. Pierced ears must be carried out in right and left side.

In the past the ear piercing was carried out traditionally, but now it can be done with the help of a midwife.

“The piercing doesn’t have to be perforated. Most importantly, it has been pierced,” said Nyepeg.

This has become a tradition so it is a commonplace for Suter village if the baby boy uses earrings. (kmb40)

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People take part in a march for better work conditions and higher wages in Australia, in Melbourne on April 10, 2019.

The opposition Labor party wants to make stagnant wages a focus of its election campaign, with its union allies claiming “Australians have seen the largest fall in their living standards in 30 years”.

The governing conservative LiberalNational coalition has argued the best way of boosting wages is through company tax cuts.

Many demonstrators wore fluorescent “hi-visibility” workwear and carried banners with “Change the Rules” written on them.

State premier Daniel Andrews said the rally should remind Canberra that Australians are demanding a proper “living wage”.

“People are angry. They are out in the streets. They are out in force but they are campaigning for something very simple: ‘a fair go’,” he told reporters as he joined the mass rally.

City commuters endured a second day of disruption in less than a week, after animal rights activists blocked busy streets Monday during a surprise peak hour demonstration.

Some Labor supporters have argued for a slew of workers to receive higher minimum wages and a cap on the number of foreign workers entering the country. (afp)

Malaysia’s former first lady faces new graft charge

KUALA LUMPUR - The wife of Malaysia’s ex-leader was Wednesday hit with a new corruption charge, the 20th since her husband’s shock election loss, and complained she was the victim of “slander”.

Rosmah Mansor -- widely reviled in Malaysia due to her penchant for lavish overseas shopping sprees -- was charged with accepting a five million ringgit ($1.2 million) bribe in relation to a government solar power project.

She has already been hit with a barrage of money laundering and tax evasion charges linked to the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Allegations that she, her husband Najib Razak, and his cronies stole billions of dollars from the fund and went on a global

shopping spree played a major role in the election loss of Najib’s coalition last year.

Appearing in a Kuala Lumpur court, Rosmah denied the latest charge against her -- that she accepted a kickback to help a company secure a project providing solar power generators to schools.

Afterwards, Rosmah told reporters that people had started apologising to her and Najib for having believed “all the slander” against them.

“People chose to listen to all the lies, to all the untrue stories that have been told,” she said. “I will remain patient and face all the trials and tribulations which Allah has made go through.”

The 67-year-old had already been hit with two charges over the

solar power case in November, when she was accused of accepting bribes worth 189 million ringgit.

The other charges she faces relate to the plundering of 1MDB. She denies any wrongdoing.

Since his election loss, Najib has also been arrested and hit with multiple charges linked to the 1MDB scandal. He went on trial for the first time over the multi-billiondollar fraud last week. He denies wrongdoing.

Najib and Rosmah’s lavish lifestyles came to symbolise the rot in Malaysia’s ruling elite.

Following the election, police discovered valuables, including cash, jewellery and luxury handbags, worth up to $273 million in properties linked to the couple. (afp)

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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor (C) leaves the High Court after facing corruption charges in Kuala Lumpur on April 10, 2019.

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BUSINESS In Brexit delay, UK economy remains prisoner of uncertainty

LONDON - Brexit may be postponed once again this week, perhaps by as much as a year. The British economy, though, will remain a prisoner of a confidence-sapping uncertainty.

While the merits of Brexit have been debated endlessly during Britain’s highly divisive political crisis, nobody disputes that the economy has been hurt by the lack of clarity surrounding the exit from the European Union. Last year, it grew by its lowest rate since 2012, just 1.4%.

Businesses have become increasingly cautious and postponed or canceled investment plans as they don’t know what Britain’s trading relationship with its main partner, the rest of the EU, will look like after Brexit. Foreign investment into the country has slumped, too — a worrying sign of a lack of confidence.

While an extension reduces the likelihood of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, which would see the country crash out of the EU on Friday with likely painful economic consequences, it prolongs the uncertainty for businesses.

“There’s a big difference between an extension, even a long extension, and an agreement with a transition to a known end-stage,” Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said recently. “Wherever we’re headed, it would serve the economy well to have a transition period to that new world.”

Executives have been haunted by the same questions ever since the country voted in June 2016 to leave the EU. Will tariffs be slapped on exports? What will the rules governing the hiring of staff from other EU nations look like? What happens to the future functioning of closely linked and cross-border supply chains?

Many companies have sounded the alarm: Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders has warned that the company could move its wingbuilding operations out of Britain and has condemned the uncertainty as a “disgrace;” and Jurgen Maier, boss of German manufacturing firm Siemens, has said the Brexit impasse is turning Britain into a “laughing stock.” The list goes on, with EasyJet last week warning that summer bookings were

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Come on, Test Your Adrenaline at The Tunggir

Want to test your adrenaline? Come on, ride a bike in the air at The Tunggir, a tourist attraction located in unspoiled nature precisely at Kebon hamlet, Kedisan, Tegallalang, Gianyar. It is very close which can be reached by car or motorcycle with a distance of about 15 minutes’ drive from Ubud and about 10 minutes from the Tampaksiring Presidential Palace.

To get there, from Ubud you can pass through Tegallalang Market to the north to the T-junction in front of the subdistrict head’s office, public health center and Tegallalang military region and then turn right. Well, through the T-junction the atmosphere is very green with typical rural views.

After passing through Tangkup hamlet, Kedisan, then you’ll meet Kebon hamlet. Keep going to the beautiful and clean residential area to the north end. There, you will encounter the Puseh and Desa Temple of Kebon village, behind the temple there is a T-junction and choose the asphalt road with a width of 5 meters on the left side.

From the temple, it is around 1 km by passing Tumbakasa hamlet.

This distance is about 500 meters of asphalt road, 250 meters of concrete road that can only be passed by a motorcycle. So, those who drive a car must park on the edge of the road of Tumbakasa hamlet, while the rest must be covered on foot. Along the way to the loca-

tion, visitors will luxuriate in the vast expanse of paddy fields and farmers’ activities. Tiredness of visitors will be paid off and farmers will surely direct you towards the location.

Hundreds of foreign and domestic tourists choose trekking attraction among the beautiful paddy fields better known as Ceking Terrace of Tegallalang. However, visitors must pass the back lane to the location of paddy fields, and the rides are located in the northern part of Ceking Terrace. Visitors can also pass the public route through Ceking Terrace or through the Pakudui hamlet, but will be cooler through the original route.

This object has a variety of attraction such as swing, flying fox, bicycles in the air and adrenalinechallenging games. However, the availability of food stall and restaurants is still limited. When going there, it’s advisable to eat first before heading for the location and the rides and restaurants are located around 500 meters on foot.

If only young coconuts and canned soft drinks, they can still be purchased at some farmers’ stalls.

“During this promotion period, we have not set a ticket, only IDR 30,000 for each game, especially for riding a bike in the air,” said Wayan Suyadnyana, founder of

the games.

Children over 7 years old can take this attraction, so it is more comfortable to enjoy the rides.

The safety and comfort of users, especially the bikes in the air, have been tested by the experts.

Visitors’ safety is also guaranteed

by experienced instructors. So, do not be worried if the rope breaks or something unwanted happens. “We have considered the security and safety of visitors with the experts.

Besides, the facilities have been tested, so the security is guaranteed,” he said. (kmb)

Come and Enjoy Tourist Attractions of Bongkasa Pertiwi Village

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An anti Brexit protester and placards stand in the rain during demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is set for long Cabinet meeting Tuesday, as the government tries to find a way out of the Brexit crisis, after lawmakers on Monday rejected all alternatives to her European Union withdrawal agreement. being constrained by the ongoing uncertainty.

Consumers, a mainstay of British economic growth, have also become more restrained, partly because inflation rose in the wake of the 2016 Brexit vote. That led to the pound falling by around 15 percent against other currencies and import costs rising.

According to the Centre for European Reform, the British economy is 2.5% smaller than it would have been if the country had voted to remain in the EU, largely due to higher inflation and lower investment.

“The U.K. missed out on a broad-based upturn in growth among advanced economies in 2017 and early 2018 and the economic cost of the decision so far is sizeable,” said CER’s deputy director, John Springford.

As Britain approached its initial Brexit deadline of March 29, later

delayed to April 12, much of the focus has been on the economic risks of leaving the EU without a deal.

Most British lawmakers have voted against that ‘no-deal’ scenario amid worries that it would lead to a deep recession that would see many firms go bankrupt and unemployment turn sharply higher.

The Bank of England thinks the recession will be similar to the one suffered after the global financial crisis, when the economy contracted about 6 percent.

The rest of the EU would suffer, too, if Britain crashes out on Friday with no deal. Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, for example, have close economic ties with Britain and would face sizeable economic shocks. While the direct impact would be more modest outside Europe, concerns about the ramifications of such an unprecedented situation would

likely roil financial markets and weigh on an already weakening global economy.

With that cliff-edge looming, EU leaders, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, are meeting at a special summit Wednesday to discuss the idea of an extension.

In light of her failure to get Parliament to back the withdrawal agreement with the EU, May has asked the EU to delay Britain’s departure date to June 30. The EU seems to want a much longer extension to give British lawmakers more time to figure out what to do next and to not have Brexit influence voting in the European Parliament elections in May. Experts are expecting an extension of between nine and 21 months. EU Council President Donald Tusk, who will chair the summit, has suggested about a year, though the U.K. could leave earlier if its parliament finally agrees on a

way to leave the EU. In case of a long extension, many economists think the British economy will end up faring worse than predicted this year. Most had assumed that a deal would have been secured by now and that Britain would be in a smooth transition to a new relationship with the EU. Samuel Tombs, chief U.K. economist at research firm Pantheon Macroeconomics, says his assumption has been that Britain’s EU exit deal would have been ratified by June, “unlocking some catch-up in business investment,” and thereby driving growth.

“Prolonged Brexit uncertainty likely would ensure that businesses continue to hoard cash and defer capital expenditure,” said Tombs, who expects growth this year to be around last year’s muted level in the event of a long extension. In Brexit, nothing appears to be ever resolved. (afp)

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Bongkasa Pertiwi tourism village is a beautiful village located in Abiansemal subdistrict, Badung, or about 25 km north of Denpasar.

It is increasingly stable as a world tourist destination. Tourists from various parts of the world throng to take advantage of existing village tourist attractions. Abundant water

resources, sustainable ancestral culture and beautiful nature become intriguing attractions.

Spreading across an area of ??about 157 hectares and a population of 500 people, the village residents are mostly farmers. Subak, a traditional farming system, is one of the attractions, other than silver

and carving works performed by local residents. Community activities become unique attraction to tourists. Moreover, it is equipped with tourism facilities, such as accommodation, parking lot, health facilities and various tourist activities including rafting, swing, ATV, trekking, cycling and others.

Last week, the Association of Indonesia Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) of Bali Chapter chaired

by I Ketut Ardana invited dozens of industries from tour operators handling various markets in Europe, Asia, America and Australia to enjoy trekking around Bongkasa Pertiwi village. The activity coincided with the 48th anniversary of the ASITA Bali. All participants were invited to see and enjoy the atmosphere of the tourism village.

Headman of Bongkasa Pertiwi, I Made Suarjana, said the local community still adhere to the customs, culture and rituals of Hinduism.

“Our village is far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Traditional farming applied by farmers at our village is an attraction to tourists, cycling, trekking, and tourism human resources have been available at this tourism village,” he said when signing the village-coaching MoU by the ASITA Bali at local village.

Suarjana admitted to further arrange accommodation of residents’ houses. Tourist attractions that cannot be worked on later will be added.

“We hope that our village will be promoted by ASITA,” he hoped.

Chairman of ASITA Bali, I Ketut Ardana, promised to support the Nawa Cita development program in the tourism field and encourage the efforts to improve the quality of tourism village. Besides, it also follows up on the results of the implementation of BBTF 2018 where the ASITA Bali designated Bongkasa Pertiwi village as the coaching village in 2019. “Village coaching program in tourism is part of ASITA’s community social responsibility program. Cooperation with other villages in the Bali province remains open,” he said.

Together with village tourism activists, the ASITA strives to develop, appropriately empower village potential both socially, economically and in terms of human resources to increase added value for the welfare of village community. “As an institution that nurtures tourism businesses in Bali, we and the members really need information on the superiority of villages in Bali. We are open to cooperate in order to enrich tourism products promoted by ASITA to the world tourism market,” Ardana explained. (kmb)

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Sudan protesters rally for fifth day outside army HQ: witnesses

KHARTOUM - Thousands of Sudanese protesters pressed on with their campaign against President Omar al-Bashir’s rule for a fifth day outside the army headquarters in the capital on Wednesday, witnesses said.

Crowds of demonstrators continued to throng the sprawling complex through the night, singing and dancing to the tunes of revolutionary songs, witnesses said.

“The night passed peacefully without any incident,” said a protester who had spent the entire night at the complex.

“We believe that the support from the soldiers on the ground and now the police is definitely growing.”

Demonstrators have braved regular volleys of tear gas from members of the powerful National Intelligence and Security Service since they began camping at the army headquarters on April 6, protest organisers say.

But for the first time they did not face any “threat” from security agents during the night, said the protester who did not want to be named for security reasons.

“The soldiers at the complex are also angry after the attacks of tear gas and are determined to prevent them,” another demonstrator told AFP. Witnesses said the troops had stationed several vehicles loaded with machine-guns at the gates of the complex.

On Tuesday security agents

had to abort their bids to disperse the crowds when soldiers fired gunshots in the air to counter incoming volleys of tear gas from security agents.

“It seems the police too are now with us,” said the protester.

“When we were coming to the army building last night we saw many policemen but they did not stop us.”

The police on Tuesday ordered its personnel to avoid intervening against the demonstrators.

“We call on God to preserve the security and calm of our country ... and to unite the Sudanese people... for an agreement which would support the peaceful transition of power,” a police spokesman said in a statement.

On Wednesday protesters were raising funds to ensure a regular supply of food and water for the crowd.

“Many shop owners and businessmen have offered us free supplies,” said another demonstrator.

Protest organisers launched their latest campaign on April 6 as part of a months-long movement against Bashir’s 30-year rule.

Demonstations first erupted on December 19 in response to a government decision to triple the price of bread.

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More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology JAKARTA — More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters.

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Sudanese protesters wave a national flag and flash the victory sign as they sit atop a military vehicle next to soldiers near the capital Khartoum’s military headquarters on April 7, 2019, as they rally for a second day urging the military to back them.

But they quickly morphed into a nationwide campaign against Bashir’s rule with rallies held across cities, towns and villages.

Bashir has remained defiant, and imposed a slew

of tough measures including a state of emergency across the country.

Officials say 38 people have died in protestrelated violence so far. (afp)

Venezuela ‘ready for aid’, says Maduro after Red Cross meeting

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View of Venezuelan national flags displayed during a demo called by Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido in Caracas on April 6, 2019.

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday the country was ready to receive international aid following a meeting in Caracas with the global Red Cross chief.

“We confirm our readiness to establish cooperation mechanisms for international assistance and support,” Maduro wrote on Twitter.

The president, who denies that the current situation in Venezuela can be described as a humanitarian crisis, reiterated after the meeting that collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should respect “the Venezuelan legal order.”

An ICRC delegation led by its president Peter Maurer has been in the South American country since Saturday and is due to finish its visit on Wednesday.

The ICRC said last Friday in a statement it was “concerned by the serious impact that the current situation has on Venezuelans, especially those who do not have access to

basic services.”

Venezuela has been plunged into a deep political crisis, with opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaiming himself acting president in January.

He has since been recognized by more than 50 countries, including the United States, which wants Nicolas Maduro to step down.

With its crude exports collapsing and international sanctions piling up, Venezuela’s oil economy has crumbled. Malnutrition and disease are on the rise as living conditions plummet.

Maduro blames the country’s problems on US sanctions, while Guaido says they are down to corruption and poor governance.

According to the United Nations, nearly a quarter of the 30 million Venezuelans need urgent help.

A UN report said 3.7 million people are malnourished, and at least 22 percent of children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition. (afp)

Family members and lawyers said Monday that CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s comment last week related to an automated flight system was an admission that helps their cases.

The anti-stall system is suspected as a cause of the Lion Air crash in October and an Ethiopian Airlines crash in March that also involved a MAX 8 jet. The two crashes killed a total of 346 people.

Preliminary reports into both crashes found that faulty sensor readings erroneously triggered the anti-stall system that pushed the plane’s nose down. Pilots of each plane struggled in vain to regain control.

Families of 11 Lion Air victims said at a news conference organized

by Jakarta law firm Kailimang & Ponto that they are joining dozens of other Indonesian families in filing lawsuits against Boeing.

“Boeing’s CEO explicitly apologized to 346 passenger families,” said Merdian Agustin, whose husband died in the crash. “We hope this is good momentum to have compensation rights.”

Agustin, the mother of three children, said that she and dozens of other families have not received 1.2 billion rupiah ($85,000) compensation they are entitled to in Indonesia because they refused to sign a “release and discharge” document that extinguishes their right to sue Lion

Air, Boeing or their subsidiaries.

“We refused to sign such a document containing statements that are treating our loved ones like lost baggage,” Agustin said. “It’s ridiculous and hurts us.”

Boeing acknowledged that the sensor malfunctioned and Muilenburg said last week that a new software update would prevent future incidents. “It’s our responsibility to eliminate this risk,” Muilenburg said in a video statement. “We own it, and we know how to do it.”

Lawyer Michael Indrajana said that since the crash, families in Indonesia have faced a complicated and painful process against Boeing and Lion Air in their battle to get compensation.

He said the Boeing CEO’s statement shows the airline is now acknowledging responsibility.

“No amount of money can bring their loved ones back,” he said.

“We want to fight for the orphans, so they have the opportunity to get a better future.”

Boeing said last week that it will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner this month, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its bestselling plane remains grounded after the two crashes.

The company said that starting in mid-April it will cut production of the plane to 42 from 52 per month so it can focus its attention

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Merdian Agustin family of a victim of the Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea talks to journalists during a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, April 8, 2019. More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized last week and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. on fixing the flight-control software that has been implicated in the crashes.

The move was not a complete surprise. Boeing had already suspended deliveries of the Max last month after regulators around the world grounded the jet.

Boeing also announced it is creating a special board committee to review airplane design and de-

velopment.

The announcement to cut production comes after Boeing acknowledged that a second software issue has emerged that needs fixing on the Max — a discovery that explained why the aircraft maker had pushed back its ambitious schedule for getting the planes back in the air.(afp)

Fisheries Ministry seizes another Malaysian-flagged fishing boats JAKARTA - Indonesian maritime affairs and fisheries authorities apprehended another Malaysianflagged fishing boat in the Indonesian waters in the Malacca Strait on Sunday morning.

The fishing boat KM. PKFA 7747, along with its five crew members from Myanmar were later escorted to the marine and fisheries resources control station in Belawan, North Sumatra province,

for legal process, Agus Suherman, acting director general of marine and fishery resources control at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, noted in a press statement released on Sunday.

The maritime affairs and fisheries officers aboard the Indonesian guard vessel Hiu Macan Tutul 02 arrested the Malaysian fishing boat at around 06.30 a.m. on Sunday while they were patrolling the

waters.

The arrest was made just a day after the Indonesian guard vessel Orca 02 seized a Malaysianflagged fishing boat KM. PKFA 7836.on Saturday at 11.45 a.m.

The Malaysian fishing boat, along with five crew members from Indonesia were later escorted to the marine and fisheries resources control station in Batam, Riau Islands Province, for

legal process.

“The two boats were fishing in the Indonesian waters in the Malacca Strait without permits and used fishing gear, including trawls, that the Indonesian government has banned,” Agus said.

The two fishing boats are believed to have violated the fisheries law. If found guilty, the crew members could be sentenced to up to six years in jail and fined up to

Rp20 billion.

With this latest development of two Malaysian fishing boats being seized, the ministry’s marine guard vessels have succeeded in catching 27 such illegal fishing boats since early 2019.

Eleven of the seized foreign fishing boats were Vietnameseflagged ones, while 11 were carrying the Malaysian flag and five were Indonesian boats.(ant)

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Young star Leclerc eyes victory in F1’s 1,000th race

SHANGHAI - Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is gunning for his first win this week in China after cruelly missing out in Bahrain as Formula One’s 1,000th race coincides with the emergence of a bright new star.

Gilimanuk Harbour

NEGARA - Gilimanuk is “Bali’s Western Gateway”. It’s the cheapest way to get to Java or Bali. There are ferries that sail frequently to transfer humans and vehicles. The ferry must cross the strait between Java and Bali. That is 3 kilometers wide and takes here about 1 hour.

Despite the short distance, the water is here with his dangerous flows.

They talk about a bridge, but that’s not built yet.

Often you have to wait your turn in the harbour until you can moor.

There is also a time difference between Bali and Java.

The beauty of the beaches Gilimanuk are seldom mentioned. It

has a wide variety of coral beaches, white and black sand beaches and mangrove forest. The beauty of the underwater world of coral awaits anyone who is willing to dive and snorkel.

There are two small islands in the bay, which is little more than sand banks - Pulau Kalong (Bat Island) and Pulau Burung (Bird Island). For tourists who want to know more about the history of Bali, can visit the Museum of PreHindu Archaeology in Gilimanuk.

The city is built around the main ferry terminal, which is active 24 hours a day to transport just about everything (except rabid dogs). It is

a beautiful sight to see the activity in the harbour The locals even does make the joke that the port would do better without all the ferries better. You can find vegetable sellers at the entrance of the bus station and there are some simple shops 100m away from the ferry terminal.

You will also find warungs down the road, which leads to the city.

You’ll have no trouble to buy here food, such as Ikan Bakar Nasi Campur and dining facilities. These can be found easily, if you’re hungry.

It’s all very local and affordable, but be prepared to negotiate, if the price seems too high.

The bus station buses takes you

to all the important places on the island, like Denpasar, Ubud, Sanur, Singaraja, Tabanan, etc. The police station is located about 300 meters south of the ferry terminal and an ATM is located about 1 km away.

Ojeks and dokars will take you there for little money.

During World War II, stone axes and pottery fragments were discovered just two miles south of Gilimanuk at the site Cekik.

Over time, there have been discovered approximately 100 cemeteries, which contained simple tools, earthenware pots, and bones of sacrificed animals.

This shows that one of Bali’s

earliest human occupation had been discovered.

The villages around Gilimanuk contain a mixture of Balinese, Javanese, Madurese and Buginese architecture, which is unique to Bali. Equally important are the different boats that these ethnic groups have.

The lagoons and extensive mangrove forests north of Gilimanuk port have an unusual variety of wildlife. Pulau Menjangan, on Bali’s north coast, is famous for snorkeling and diving. This marine reserve is part of Bali Barat National Park, the last wilderness area in Bali. Access to the park is the easiest in the village of Labuhan Lalang, about 25 miles northeast of Gilimanuk. Three miles south of Gilimanuk in Cekik is the headquarters of the park. A map and brochure can be collected there from the Tourist Information Centre at Jalan Muhara beside Hotel Nusantara.

Gilimanuk plays its role as a seaport west of Bali. Daily ferry (Bali - Java) are going frequently.

It also offers a wonderful view of the busy harbour. (IBP/net)

The supremely talented 21-yearold upstaged five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain but ultimately limped home third when his Ferrari lost power with 10 laps left.

The Chinese Grand Prix is replete with sub-plots: can Hamilton win the race for a sixth time? Can Sebastian Vettel silence the doubters? How much faster are Ferrari?

But the focus in Shanghai will be on Leclerc, the Ferrari rookie from Monaco who fully deserved victory two weeks ago but had to settle for the first podium of his career.

In just his second season in F1, it is widely assumed that it is just a matter of time until Leclerc tastes victory.

“Usually the Chinese race is good fun because the weather can be unpredictable and rain can arrive when you least expect it,” said Leclerc.

“It’s the 1,000th race in the history of Formula One and I hope the car will be as good as it was in Bahrain (until late on) so that I can continue to go for the results we deserve.”

Shanghai has one of the longest straights in the 21-race championship and should be perfect for Ferrari’s searing pace, with reliability the main concern for the Italian marque.

While there has been fulsome praise of Leclerc, particularly the mature way he handled the Bahrain disappointment, his Ferrari teammate Vettel is facing criticism.

It seems absurd for a four-time world champion to have to defend his ability and temperament, but the German is having to do just that after a series of unforced errors stretching back to last season.

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, called Vettel’s spin in Bahrain -- where he was duelling with Hamilton -- “amateur”.

Vettel finished fifth and was comfortably eclipsed by Leclerc, who is a decade younger.

“If a backmarker rookie had spun in the manner Vettel did, they would have been a laughing stock after the race,” Palmer told the BBC. “For a four-time world champion to do so should be unthinkable.” (afp)

Wade, Nowitzki sign off, Johnson stuns Lakers

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Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat speaks to the media following the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 9, 2019 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.

LOS ANGELES - Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki bade emotional farewells to the NBA on Tuesday as the regular season neared its finale with Magic Johnson’s resignation plunging the Los Angeles Lakers into fresh turmoil.

Miami Heat star Wade and beloved Dallas Mavericks forward Nowitzki both played their final games at home after a combined total of nearly 40 years in the sport.

While Wade’s last home game for the Heat had been planned, Nowitzki only finally confirmed his exit on Tuesday after 21 seasons with Dallas.

“As you guys might expect, this is my last home game,” Nowitzki told the crowd at the American Airlines Center.

“I’ve put you guys on a hell of a ride with a lot of ups and downs

and you guys always stuck with me and supported me, and I appreciate it,” the 40-year-old added.

The German power forward is the most successful European ever to grace the NBA, ranking sixth on the all-time scorers list with more than 31,000 points.

After watching Nowitzki become the oldest player to score 30 points in the Mavs’ 120-109 defeat of Phoenix, Dallas owner Mark Cuban told the veteran forward: “I promise we’ll put up the biggest, most badass statue ever.”

- ‘I love y’all’ There was a similarly heartfelt send-off in Miami, where the Heat were eliminated from playoff contention despite beating the Philadelphia 76ers 122-99.

“I love y’all, man,” Wade told

the crowd after scoring 30 points in the loss. “I thank you guys for dancing with me this year. I thank y’all for your patience this year. I thank y’all for the love,” the 37-year-old three-time NBA champion said.

Miami were eliminated after Detroit defeated Memphis 100-93.

Elsewhere Tuesday, Golden State, who have already locked up top seeding in the Western Conference, suffered a scare when Stephen Curry was withdrawn from his team’s 112-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans with a sprained ankle.

At the other end of the Western Conference standings, however, the Los Angeles Lakers look poised for a chaotic off-season after president of basketball operations Johnson abruptly quit his front office role. (afp)

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Tired City pay price of quadruple bid as Guardiola’s caution backfires Pep Guardiola faces a major test of his managerial acumen after Manchester City’s draining quadruple chase was dented by his decision to stray from his purist principles in their tired Champions League defeat at Tottenham.

One glance at City’s starting line-up for Tuesday’s 1-0 quarter-final first leg loss laid bare the concerns racing through Guardiola’s mind before the latest obstacle in his team’s gruelling bid to win all four major trophies.

Aware that his fatigued City stars had been feeling the physical and mental strain of competing on so many fronts, Guardiola was stirred into action by the lethargic nature of their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton on Saturday.

Watching City labour to kill off lowly Brighton at Wembley convinced Guardiola that taking on fired-up Tottenham, inspired by the buzz around their new stadium, with his traditional attacking gameplan would be risky.

So the City boss opted for an unusually conservative team that featured two defensive midfielders in Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan, while Riyad Mahrez was preferred to the more explosive but temperamental Leroy Sane on the right wing.

Playing the first leg away made some level of caution understandable, but rather than help City win the tactical battle, Guardiola’s instruction to proceed with caution only served to lull his side into a submissive display that allowed them to be knocked out of any rhythm by Tottenham’s relentless pressing.

There was a sense of deja vu about Guardiola’s move as he played the same two defensive midfielders with disastrous consequences when City lost 3-0 at Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final first leg last season.

The frenzied atmosphere at Anfield, which saw City’s team bus attacked on the way to the stadium, clearly played a part in that loss.

But once again City’s artists looked restricted by Guardiola’s paint-by-numbers scheme.

“Guardiola seemed to put the handbrake on a little with the starting line-up he selected and the system he deployed,” former Arsenal defender Martin Keown told the Daily Mail.

“This was one of the first times we’ve seen Guardiola adopt a more defensive strategy for a big match, and I feel it was linked to that loss at Anfield.”

Sergio Aguero’s failure to convert his first-half penalty was a major momentum swing.

Yet this was not a one-off -- it was the third successive game in which City looked to be struggling with the demands of such a hectic fixture list.

Tired wins over Cardiff and Brighton preserved a City unbeaten run dating back to January 29, but the unconvincing nature of those performances were hidden by the growing hype over the quadruple.

- City malaise Guardiola’s selection at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium showed he was not fooled, but finding solutions to keep City in contention in the Champions League and the Premier League will not be easy.

Kevin De Bruyne’s slow return to peak form and fitness after a series of injuries this term has cast a shadow over Guardiola’s plans, meaning the Belgian midfielder was not ready to face Tottenham after playing against Brighton.

“I decided to play with two holding players in that position. Fernandinho and Gundogan are more solid. If I played Kevin (De Bruyne) with one of the others it would be tough,” Guardiola said in defence of his tactics.

Adding to Guardiola’s problems, Aguero’s return from two matches out with a muscle injury was supposed to reinvigorate City, but instead City’s all-time leading scorer looked rusty and only lasted 70 minutes before coming off.

It must have been concerning for Guardiola that when Tottenham lost Harry Kane to a second-half ankle injury, it was the hosts rather than City who seized the initiative in the tie thanks to Son Heung-min’s 78th-minute winner.

And the sloppy nature of the defending for Son’s goal will have angered the City boss. “Sometimes you play a lot with the ball and they have players who kill you on the counter-attack with one or two touches,” Guardiola said ruefully.

“It is a good challenge for us. We will see in the next game how we are going to change.”(afp)

Chelsea’s French striker Olivier Giroud (L) has this shot saved by West Ham United’s Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (R) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge in London on April 8, 2019. Chelsea won the game 2-0.

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FIFA to study Chelsea’s appeal against transfer ban

World football’s governing body FIFA will on Thursday study an appeal by Chelsea against a ban that currently means the Premier League giants will be unable to recruit new players this summer or in the January 2020 transfer window.

The Blues were banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows after being found guilty in February of breaching regulations relating to the recruitment of minors.

Chelsea denied any wrongdoing and subsequently lodged an appeal with FIFA, which will be examined Thursday, although a decision could take weeks.

Chelsea were left “astonished” by the FIFA Appeal Committee’s decision not to suspend its sanction pending completion of the appeal process.

The goal, according to a source, is to deliver the decision “before the opening of the summer transfer window” to allow the club possible recourse to the Court of Arbitration for Sport should the appeal go against it.

Chelsea will eagerly await the FIFA decision, notably because under the ban the club would be unable to sign a replacement for Belgium striker Eden Hazard, who is being touted as a possible £100 million (116 million euros, $131 million) transfer target for Real Madrid.(afp)

Nike make Dortmund teenager Moukoko a millionaire: report Borussia Dortmund’s 14-year-old prodigy Youssoufa Moukoko has signed a one-million-dollar sponsorship deal with Nike, according to a report in German tabloid Bild.

The young striker has been making waves in Dortmund’s youth system, scoring 36 goals in 21 games for the Under-17 team this season.

His exploits have earned him a sponsorship deal which most teenagers could only dream of, Bild reported on Wednesday.

The German paper claimed that Moukoko had already received around a million euros ($1.1 million) for signing with Nike, and was in line to receive further premiums worth up to 10 million euros depending on how his career develops.

The extra premiums would only kick in if and when Moukoko makes his professional debut in the Bundesliga, Bild reported. Yet according to league statutes, Moukoko cannot play for Dortmund’s first team until he turns 16 in November 2020.

The Cameroon-born 14-year-old joined Dortmund from Hamburg club St Pauli in 2016.

He made his debut for the Germany Under-16 team at the age of 12 in 2017, and went on to score three goals in four games in the national team shirt.

Yet with both club and country keen to dampen the hype around the teenage talent, Moukoko has not yet been nominated for international duty at Under-17 level.

“The interest in Youssoufa has not always been easy for the player and those around him,” Germany Under-17 coach Michael Feichtenbeiner told website Sportbuzzer last November.

“With his individual development and the wishes of family in mind, we have decided not to pick him for the Under17s.”(afp) WILDBILD / AFP

In this file photo taken on September 11, 2017 Germany’s Youssoufa Moukoko runs during the friendly U16 football match between Austria and Germany in Hippach, Austria. Borussia Dortmund’s 14-year-old prodigy Youssoufa Moukoko has signed a million-dollar sponsorship deal with Nike, according to a report in German tabloid Bild on April 10, 2019.

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Tired City pay price of quadruple bid as Guardiola’s caution backfires Pep Guardiola faces a major test of his managerial acumen after Manchester City’s draining quadruple chase was dented by his decision to stray from his purist principles in their tired Champions League defeat at Tottenham.

One glance at City’s starting line-up for Tuesday’s 1-0 quarter-final first leg loss laid bare the concerns racing through Guardiola’s mind before the latest obstacle in his team’s gruelling bid to win all four major trophies.

Aware that his fatigued City stars had been feeling the physical and mental strain of competing on so many fronts, Guardiola was stirred into action by the lethargic nature of their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton on Saturday.

Watching City labour to kill off lowly Brighton at Wembley convinced Guardiola that taking on fired-up Tottenham, inspired by the buzz around their new stadium, with his traditional attacking gameplan would be risky.

So the City boss opted for an unusually conservative team that featured two defensive midfielders in Fernandinho and Ilkay Gundogan, while Riyad Mahrez was preferred to the more explosive but temperamental Leroy Sane on the right wing.

Playing the first leg away made some level of caution understandable, but rather than help City win the tactical battle, Guardiola’s instruction to proceed with caution only served to lull his side into a submissive display that allowed them to be knocked out of any rhythm by Tottenham’s relentless pressing.

There was a sense of deja vu about Guardiola’s move as he played the same two defensive midfielders with disastrous consequences when City lost 3-0 at Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-final first leg last season.

The frenzied atmosphere at Anfield, which saw City’s team bus attacked on the way to the stadium, clearly played a part in that loss.

But once again City’s artists looked restricted by Guardiola’s paint-by-numbers scheme.

“Guardiola seemed to put the handbrake on a little with the starting line-up he selected and the system he deployed,” former Arsenal defender Martin Keown told the Daily Mail.

“This was one of the first times we’ve seen Guardiola adopt a more defensive strategy for a big match, and I feel it was linked to that loss at Anfield.”

Sergio Aguero’s failure to convert his first-half penalty was a major momentum swing.

Yet this was not a one-off -- it was the third successive game in which City looked to be struggling with the demands of such a hectic fixture list.

Tired wins over Cardiff and Brighton preserved a City unbeaten run dating back to January 29, but the unconvincing nature of those performances were hidden by the growing hype over the quadruple.

- City malaise Guardiola’s selection at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium showed he was not fooled, but finding solutions to keep City in contention in the Champions League and the Premier League will not be easy.

Kevin De Bruyne’s slow return to peak form and fitness after a series of injuries this term has cast a shadow over Guardiola’s plans, meaning the Belgian midfielder was not ready to face Tottenham after playing against Brighton.

“I decided to play with two holding players in that position. Fernandinho and Gundogan are more solid. If I played Kevin (De Bruyne) with one of the others it would be tough,” Guardiola said in defence of his tactics.

Adding to Guardiola’s problems, Aguero’s return from two matches out with a muscle injury was supposed to reinvigorate City, but instead City’s all-time leading scorer looked rusty and only lasted 70 minutes before coming off.

It must have been concerning for Guardiola that when Tottenham lost Harry Kane to a second-half ankle injury, it was the hosts rather than City who seized the initiative in the tie thanks to Son Heung-min’s 78th-minute winner.

And the sloppy nature of the defending for Son’s goal will have angered the City boss. “Sometimes you play a lot with the ball and they have players who kill you on the counter-attack with one or two touches,” Guardiola said ruefully.

“It is a good challenge for us. We will see in the next game how we are going to change.”(afp)

Chelsea’s French striker Olivier Giroud (L) has this shot saved by West Ham United’s Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (R) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge in London on April 8, 2019. Chelsea won the game 2-0.

OLLY GREENWOOD / AFP

FIFA to study Chelsea’s appeal against transfer ban

World football’s governing body FIFA will on Thursday study an appeal by Chelsea against a ban that currently means the Premier League giants will be unable to recruit new players this summer or in the January 2020 transfer window.

The Blues were banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows after being found guilty in February of breaching regulations relating to the recruitment of minors.

Chelsea denied any wrongdoing and subsequently lodged an appeal with FIFA, which will be examined Thursday, although a decision could take weeks.

Chelsea were left “astonished” by the FIFA Appeal Committee’s decision not to suspend its sanction pending completion of the appeal process.

The goal, according to a source, is to deliver the decision “before the opening of the summer transfer window” to allow the club possible recourse to the Court of Arbitration for Sport should the appeal go against it.

Chelsea will eagerly await the FIFA decision, notably because under the ban the club would be unable to sign a replacement for Belgium striker Eden Hazard, who is being touted as a possible £100 million (116 million euros, $131 million) transfer target for Real Madrid.(afp)

Nike make Dortmund teenager Moukoko a millionaire: report Borussia Dortmund’s 14-year-old prodigy Youssoufa Moukoko has signed a one-million-dollar sponsorship deal with Nike, according to a report in German tabloid Bild.

The young striker has been making waves in Dortmund’s youth system, scoring 36 goals in 21 games for the Under-17 team this season.

His exploits have earned him a sponsorship deal which most teenagers could only dream of, Bild reported on Wednesday.

The German paper claimed that Moukoko had already received around a million euros ($1.1 million) for signing with Nike, and was in line to receive further premiums worth up to 10 million euros depending on how his career develops.

The extra premiums would only kick in if and when Moukoko makes his professional debut in the Bundesliga, Bild reported. Yet according to league statutes, Moukoko cannot play for Dortmund’s first team until he turns 16 in November 2020.

The Cameroon-born 14-year-old joined Dortmund from Hamburg club St Pauli in 2016.

He made his debut for the Germany Under-16 team at the age of 12 in 2017, and went on to score three goals in four games in the national team shirt.

Yet with both club and country keen to dampen the hype around the teenage talent, Moukoko has not yet been nominated for international duty at Under-17 level.

“The interest in Youssoufa has not always been easy for the player and those around him,” Germany Under-17 coach Michael Feichtenbeiner told website Sportbuzzer last November.

“With his individual development and the wishes of family in mind, we have decided not to pick him for the Under17s.”(afp) WILDBILD / AFP

In this file photo taken on September 11, 2017 Germany’s Youssoufa Moukoko runs during the friendly U16 football match between Austria and Germany in Hippach, Austria. Borussia Dortmund’s 14-year-old prodigy Youssoufa Moukoko has signed a million-dollar sponsorship deal with Nike, according to a report in German tabloid Bild on April 10, 2019.

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Young star Leclerc eyes victory in F1’s 1,000th race

SHANGHAI - Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is gunning for his first win this week in China after cruelly missing out in Bahrain as Formula One’s 1,000th race coincides with the emergence of a bright new star.

Gilimanuk Harbour

NEGARA - Gilimanuk is “Bali’s Western Gateway”. It’s the cheapest way to get to Java or Bali. There are ferries that sail frequently to transfer humans and vehicles. The ferry must cross the strait between Java and Bali. That is 3 kilometers wide and takes here about 1 hour.

Despite the short distance, the water is here with his dangerous flows.

They talk about a bridge, but that’s not built yet.

Often you have to wait your turn in the harbour until you can moor.

There is also a time difference between Bali and Java.

The beauty of the beaches Gilimanuk are seldom mentioned. It

has a wide variety of coral beaches, white and black sand beaches and mangrove forest. The beauty of the underwater world of coral awaits anyone who is willing to dive and snorkel.

There are two small islands in the bay, which is little more than sand banks - Pulau Kalong (Bat Island) and Pulau Burung (Bird Island). For tourists who want to know more about the history of Bali, can visit the Museum of PreHindu Archaeology in Gilimanuk.

The city is built around the main ferry terminal, which is active 24 hours a day to transport just about everything (except rabid dogs). It is

a beautiful sight to see the activity in the harbour The locals even does make the joke that the port would do better without all the ferries better. You can find vegetable sellers at the entrance of the bus station and there are some simple shops 100m away from the ferry terminal.

You will also find warungs down the road, which leads to the city.

You’ll have no trouble to buy here food, such as Ikan Bakar Nasi Campur and dining facilities. These can be found easily, if you’re hungry.

It’s all very local and affordable, but be prepared to negotiate, if the price seems too high.

The bus station buses takes you

to all the important places on the island, like Denpasar, Ubud, Sanur, Singaraja, Tabanan, etc. The police station is located about 300 meters south of the ferry terminal and an ATM is located about 1 km away.

Ojeks and dokars will take you there for little money.

During World War II, stone axes and pottery fragments were discovered just two miles south of Gilimanuk at the site Cekik.

Over time, there have been discovered approximately 100 cemeteries, which contained simple tools, earthenware pots, and bones of sacrificed animals.

This shows that one of Bali’s

earliest human occupation had been discovered.

The villages around Gilimanuk contain a mixture of Balinese, Javanese, Madurese and Buginese architecture, which is unique to Bali. Equally important are the different boats that these ethnic groups have.

The lagoons and extensive mangrove forests north of Gilimanuk port have an unusual variety of wildlife. Pulau Menjangan, on Bali’s north coast, is famous for snorkeling and diving. This marine reserve is part of Bali Barat National Park, the last wilderness area in Bali. Access to the park is the easiest in the village of Labuhan Lalang, about 25 miles northeast of Gilimanuk. Three miles south of Gilimanuk in Cekik is the headquarters of the park. A map and brochure can be collected there from the Tourist Information Centre at Jalan Muhara beside Hotel Nusantara.

Gilimanuk plays its role as a seaport west of Bali. Daily ferry (Bali - Java) are going frequently.

It also offers a wonderful view of the busy harbour. (IBP/net)

The supremely talented 21-yearold upstaged five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain but ultimately limped home third when his Ferrari lost power with 10 laps left.

The Chinese Grand Prix is replete with sub-plots: can Hamilton win the race for a sixth time? Can Sebastian Vettel silence the doubters? How much faster are Ferrari?

But the focus in Shanghai will be on Leclerc, the Ferrari rookie from Monaco who fully deserved victory two weeks ago but had to settle for the first podium of his career.

In just his second season in F1, it is widely assumed that it is just a matter of time until Leclerc tastes victory.

“Usually the Chinese race is good fun because the weather can be unpredictable and rain can arrive when you least expect it,” said Leclerc.

“It’s the 1,000th race in the history of Formula One and I hope the car will be as good as it was in Bahrain (until late on) so that I can continue to go for the results we deserve.”

Shanghai has one of the longest straights in the 21-race championship and should be perfect for Ferrari’s searing pace, with reliability the main concern for the Italian marque.

While there has been fulsome praise of Leclerc, particularly the mature way he handled the Bahrain disappointment, his Ferrari teammate Vettel is facing criticism.

It seems absurd for a four-time world champion to have to defend his ability and temperament, but the German is having to do just that after a series of unforced errors stretching back to last season.

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, called Vettel’s spin in Bahrain -- where he was duelling with Hamilton -- “amateur”.

Vettel finished fifth and was comfortably eclipsed by Leclerc, who is a decade younger.

“If a backmarker rookie had spun in the manner Vettel did, they would have been a laughing stock after the race,” Palmer told the BBC. “For a four-time world champion to do so should be unthinkable.” (afp)

Wade, Nowitzki sign off, Johnson stuns Lakers

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Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat speaks to the media following the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 9, 2019 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.

LOS ANGELES - Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki bade emotional farewells to the NBA on Tuesday as the regular season neared its finale with Magic Johnson’s resignation plunging the Los Angeles Lakers into fresh turmoil.

Miami Heat star Wade and beloved Dallas Mavericks forward Nowitzki both played their final games at home after a combined total of nearly 40 years in the sport.

While Wade’s last home game for the Heat had been planned, Nowitzki only finally confirmed his exit on Tuesday after 21 seasons with Dallas.

“As you guys might expect, this is my last home game,” Nowitzki told the crowd at the American Airlines Center.

“I’ve put you guys on a hell of a ride with a lot of ups and downs

and you guys always stuck with me and supported me, and I appreciate it,” the 40-year-old added.

The German power forward is the most successful European ever to grace the NBA, ranking sixth on the all-time scorers list with more than 31,000 points.

After watching Nowitzki become the oldest player to score 30 points in the Mavs’ 120-109 defeat of Phoenix, Dallas owner Mark Cuban told the veteran forward: “I promise we’ll put up the biggest, most badass statue ever.”

- ‘I love y’all’ There was a similarly heartfelt send-off in Miami, where the Heat were eliminated from playoff contention despite beating the Philadelphia 76ers 122-99.

“I love y’all, man,” Wade told

the crowd after scoring 30 points in the loss. “I thank you guys for dancing with me this year. I thank y’all for your patience this year. I thank y’all for the love,” the 37-year-old three-time NBA champion said.

Miami were eliminated after Detroit defeated Memphis 100-93.

Elsewhere Tuesday, Golden State, who have already locked up top seeding in the Western Conference, suffered a scare when Stephen Curry was withdrawn from his team’s 112-103 win over the New Orleans Pelicans with a sprained ankle.

At the other end of the Western Conference standings, however, the Los Angeles Lakers look poised for a chaotic off-season after president of basketball operations Johnson abruptly quit his front office role. (afp)

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Sudan protesters rally for fifth day outside army HQ: witnesses

KHARTOUM - Thousands of Sudanese protesters pressed on with their campaign against President Omar al-Bashir’s rule for a fifth day outside the army headquarters in the capital on Wednesday, witnesses said.

Crowds of demonstrators continued to throng the sprawling complex through the night, singing and dancing to the tunes of revolutionary songs, witnesses said.

“The night passed peacefully without any incident,” said a protester who had spent the entire night at the complex.

“We believe that the support from the soldiers on the ground and now the police is definitely growing.”

Demonstrators have braved regular volleys of tear gas from members of the powerful National Intelligence and Security Service since they began camping at the army headquarters on April 6, protest organisers say.

But for the first time they did not face any “threat” from security agents during the night, said the protester who did not want to be named for security reasons.

“The soldiers at the complex are also angry after the attacks of tear gas and are determined to prevent them,” another demonstrator told AFP. Witnesses said the troops had stationed several vehicles loaded with machine-guns at the gates of the complex.

On Tuesday security agents

had to abort their bids to disperse the crowds when soldiers fired gunshots in the air to counter incoming volleys of tear gas from security agents.

“It seems the police too are now with us,” said the protester.

“When we were coming to the army building last night we saw many policemen but they did not stop us.”

The police on Tuesday ordered its personnel to avoid intervening against the demonstrators.

“We call on God to preserve the security and calm of our country ... and to unite the Sudanese people... for an agreement which would support the peaceful transition of power,” a police spokesman said in a statement.

On Wednesday protesters were raising funds to ensure a regular supply of food and water for the crowd.

“Many shop owners and businessmen have offered us free supplies,” said another demonstrator.

Protest organisers launched their latest campaign on April 6 as part of a months-long movement against Bashir’s 30-year rule.

Demonstations first erupted on December 19 in response to a government decision to triple the price of bread.

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More Indonesians join cases against Boeing after CEO apology JAKARTA — More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters.

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Sudanese protesters wave a national flag and flash the victory sign as they sit atop a military vehicle next to soldiers near the capital Khartoum’s military headquarters on April 7, 2019, as they rally for a second day urging the military to back them.

But they quickly morphed into a nationwide campaign against Bashir’s rule with rallies held across cities, towns and villages.

Bashir has remained defiant, and imposed a slew

of tough measures including a state of emergency across the country.

Officials say 38 people have died in protestrelated violence so far. (afp)

Venezuela ‘ready for aid’, says Maduro after Red Cross meeting

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View of Venezuelan national flags displayed during a demo called by Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido in Caracas on April 6, 2019.

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday the country was ready to receive international aid following a meeting in Caracas with the global Red Cross chief.

“We confirm our readiness to establish cooperation mechanisms for international assistance and support,” Maduro wrote on Twitter.

The president, who denies that the current situation in Venezuela can be described as a humanitarian crisis, reiterated after the meeting that collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) should respect “the Venezuelan legal order.”

An ICRC delegation led by its president Peter Maurer has been in the South American country since Saturday and is due to finish its visit on Wednesday.

The ICRC said last Friday in a statement it was “concerned by the serious impact that the current situation has on Venezuelans, especially those who do not have access to

basic services.”

Venezuela has been plunged into a deep political crisis, with opposition leader Juan Guaido proclaiming himself acting president in January.

He has since been recognized by more than 50 countries, including the United States, which wants Nicolas Maduro to step down.

With its crude exports collapsing and international sanctions piling up, Venezuela’s oil economy has crumbled. Malnutrition and disease are on the rise as living conditions plummet.

Maduro blames the country’s problems on US sanctions, while Guaido says they are down to corruption and poor governance.

According to the United Nations, nearly a quarter of the 30 million Venezuelans need urgent help.

A UN report said 3.7 million people are malnourished, and at least 22 percent of children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition. (afp)

Family members and lawyers said Monday that CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s comment last week related to an automated flight system was an admission that helps their cases.

The anti-stall system is suspected as a cause of the Lion Air crash in October and an Ethiopian Airlines crash in March that also involved a MAX 8 jet. The two crashes killed a total of 346 people.

Preliminary reports into both crashes found that faulty sensor readings erroneously triggered the anti-stall system that pushed the plane’s nose down. Pilots of each plane struggled in vain to regain control.

Families of 11 Lion Air victims said at a news conference organized

by Jakarta law firm Kailimang & Ponto that they are joining dozens of other Indonesian families in filing lawsuits against Boeing.

“Boeing’s CEO explicitly apologized to 346 passenger families,” said Merdian Agustin, whose husband died in the crash. “We hope this is good momentum to have compensation rights.”

Agustin, the mother of three children, said that she and dozens of other families have not received 1.2 billion rupiah ($85,000) compensation they are entitled to in Indonesia because they refused to sign a “release and discharge” document that extinguishes their right to sue Lion

Air, Boeing or their subsidiaries.

“We refused to sign such a document containing statements that are treating our loved ones like lost baggage,” Agustin said. “It’s ridiculous and hurts us.”

Boeing acknowledged that the sensor malfunctioned and Muilenburg said last week that a new software update would prevent future incidents. “It’s our responsibility to eliminate this risk,” Muilenburg said in a video statement. “We own it, and we know how to do it.”

Lawyer Michael Indrajana said that since the crash, families in Indonesia have faced a complicated and painful process against Boeing and Lion Air in their battle to get compensation.

He said the Boeing CEO’s statement shows the airline is now acknowledging responsibility.

“No amount of money can bring their loved ones back,” he said.

“We want to fight for the orphans, so they have the opportunity to get a better future.”

Boeing said last week that it will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner this month, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its bestselling plane remains grounded after the two crashes.

The company said that starting in mid-April it will cut production of the plane to 42 from 52 per month so it can focus its attention

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Merdian Agustin family of a victim of the Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea talks to journalists during a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, April 8, 2019. More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing Co. after its chief executive apologized last week and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. on fixing the flight-control software that has been implicated in the crashes.

The move was not a complete surprise. Boeing had already suspended deliveries of the Max last month after regulators around the world grounded the jet.

Boeing also announced it is creating a special board committee to review airplane design and de-

velopment.

The announcement to cut production comes after Boeing acknowledged that a second software issue has emerged that needs fixing on the Max — a discovery that explained why the aircraft maker had pushed back its ambitious schedule for getting the planes back in the air.(afp)

Fisheries Ministry seizes another Malaysian-flagged fishing boats JAKARTA - Indonesian maritime affairs and fisheries authorities apprehended another Malaysianflagged fishing boat in the Indonesian waters in the Malacca Strait on Sunday morning.

The fishing boat KM. PKFA 7747, along with its five crew members from Myanmar were later escorted to the marine and fisheries resources control station in Belawan, North Sumatra province,

for legal process, Agus Suherman, acting director general of marine and fishery resources control at the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, noted in a press statement released on Sunday.

The maritime affairs and fisheries officers aboard the Indonesian guard vessel Hiu Macan Tutul 02 arrested the Malaysian fishing boat at around 06.30 a.m. on Sunday while they were patrolling the

waters.

The arrest was made just a day after the Indonesian guard vessel Orca 02 seized a Malaysianflagged fishing boat KM. PKFA 7836.on Saturday at 11.45 a.m.

The Malaysian fishing boat, along with five crew members from Indonesia were later escorted to the marine and fisheries resources control station in Batam, Riau Islands Province, for

legal process.

“The two boats were fishing in the Indonesian waters in the Malacca Strait without permits and used fishing gear, including trawls, that the Indonesian government has banned,” Agus said.

The two fishing boats are believed to have violated the fisheries law. If found guilty, the crew members could be sentenced to up to six years in jail and fined up to

Rp20 billion.

With this latest development of two Malaysian fishing boats being seized, the ministry’s marine guard vessels have succeeded in catching 27 such illegal fishing boats since early 2019.

Eleven of the seized foreign fishing boats were Vietnameseflagged ones, while 11 were carrying the Malaysian flag and five were Indonesian boats.(ant)

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BUSINESS In Brexit delay, UK economy remains prisoner of uncertainty

LONDON - Brexit may be postponed once again this week, perhaps by as much as a year. The British economy, though, will remain a prisoner of a confidence-sapping uncertainty.

While the merits of Brexit have been debated endlessly during Britain’s highly divisive political crisis, nobody disputes that the economy has been hurt by the lack of clarity surrounding the exit from the European Union. Last year, it grew by its lowest rate since 2012, just 1.4%.

Businesses have become increasingly cautious and postponed or canceled investment plans as they don’t know what Britain’s trading relationship with its main partner, the rest of the EU, will look like after Brexit. Foreign investment into the country has slumped, too — a worrying sign of a lack of confidence.

While an extension reduces the likelihood of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, which would see the country crash out of the EU on Friday with likely painful economic consequences, it prolongs the uncertainty for businesses.

“There’s a big difference between an extension, even a long extension, and an agreement with a transition to a known end-stage,” Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said recently. “Wherever we’re headed, it would serve the economy well to have a transition period to that new world.”

Executives have been haunted by the same questions ever since the country voted in June 2016 to leave the EU. Will tariffs be slapped on exports? What will the rules governing the hiring of staff from other EU nations look like? What happens to the future functioning of closely linked and cross-border supply chains?

Many companies have sounded the alarm: Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders has warned that the company could move its wingbuilding operations out of Britain and has condemned the uncertainty as a “disgrace;” and Jurgen Maier, boss of German manufacturing firm Siemens, has said the Brexit impasse is turning Britain into a “laughing stock.” The list goes on, with EasyJet last week warning that summer bookings were

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Come on, Test Your Adrenaline at The Tunggir

Want to test your adrenaline? Come on, ride a bike in the air at The Tunggir, a tourist attraction located in unspoiled nature precisely at Kebon hamlet, Kedisan, Tegallalang, Gianyar. It is very close which can be reached by car or motorcycle with a distance of about 15 minutes’ drive from Ubud and about 10 minutes from the Tampaksiring Presidential Palace.

To get there, from Ubud you can pass through Tegallalang Market to the north to the T-junction in front of the subdistrict head’s office, public health center and Tegallalang military region and then turn right. Well, through the T-junction the atmosphere is very green with typical rural views.

After passing through Tangkup hamlet, Kedisan, then you’ll meet Kebon hamlet. Keep going to the beautiful and clean residential area to the north end. There, you will encounter the Puseh and Desa Temple of Kebon village, behind the temple there is a T-junction and choose the asphalt road with a width of 5 meters on the left side.

From the temple, it is around 1 km by passing Tumbakasa hamlet.

This distance is about 500 meters of asphalt road, 250 meters of concrete road that can only be passed by a motorcycle. So, those who drive a car must park on the edge of the road of Tumbakasa hamlet, while the rest must be covered on foot. Along the way to the loca-

tion, visitors will luxuriate in the vast expanse of paddy fields and farmers’ activities. Tiredness of visitors will be paid off and farmers will surely direct you towards the location.

Hundreds of foreign and domestic tourists choose trekking attraction among the beautiful paddy fields better known as Ceking Terrace of Tegallalang. However, visitors must pass the back lane to the location of paddy fields, and the rides are located in the northern part of Ceking Terrace. Visitors can also pass the public route through Ceking Terrace or through the Pakudui hamlet, but will be cooler through the original route.

This object has a variety of attraction such as swing, flying fox, bicycles in the air and adrenalinechallenging games. However, the availability of food stall and restaurants is still limited. When going there, it’s advisable to eat first before heading for the location and the rides and restaurants are located around 500 meters on foot.

If only young coconuts and canned soft drinks, they can still be purchased at some farmers’ stalls.

“During this promotion period, we have not set a ticket, only IDR 30,000 for each game, especially for riding a bike in the air,” said Wayan Suyadnyana, founder of

the games.

Children over 7 years old can take this attraction, so it is more comfortable to enjoy the rides.

The safety and comfort of users, especially the bikes in the air, have been tested by the experts.

Visitors’ safety is also guaranteed

by experienced instructors. So, do not be worried if the rope breaks or something unwanted happens. “We have considered the security and safety of visitors with the experts.

Besides, the facilities have been tested, so the security is guaranteed,” he said. (kmb)

Come and Enjoy Tourist Attractions of Bongkasa Pertiwi Village

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An anti Brexit protester and placards stand in the rain during demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is set for long Cabinet meeting Tuesday, as the government tries to find a way out of the Brexit crisis, after lawmakers on Monday rejected all alternatives to her European Union withdrawal agreement. being constrained by the ongoing uncertainty.

Consumers, a mainstay of British economic growth, have also become more restrained, partly because inflation rose in the wake of the 2016 Brexit vote. That led to the pound falling by around 15 percent against other currencies and import costs rising.

According to the Centre for European Reform, the British economy is 2.5% smaller than it would have been if the country had voted to remain in the EU, largely due to higher inflation and lower investment.

“The U.K. missed out on a broad-based upturn in growth among advanced economies in 2017 and early 2018 and the economic cost of the decision so far is sizeable,” said CER’s deputy director, John Springford.

As Britain approached its initial Brexit deadline of March 29, later

delayed to April 12, much of the focus has been on the economic risks of leaving the EU without a deal.

Most British lawmakers have voted against that ‘no-deal’ scenario amid worries that it would lead to a deep recession that would see many firms go bankrupt and unemployment turn sharply higher.

The Bank of England thinks the recession will be similar to the one suffered after the global financial crisis, when the economy contracted about 6 percent.

The rest of the EU would suffer, too, if Britain crashes out on Friday with no deal. Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, for example, have close economic ties with Britain and would face sizeable economic shocks. While the direct impact would be more modest outside Europe, concerns about the ramifications of such an unprecedented situation would

likely roil financial markets and weigh on an already weakening global economy.

With that cliff-edge looming, EU leaders, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, are meeting at a special summit Wednesday to discuss the idea of an extension.

In light of her failure to get Parliament to back the withdrawal agreement with the EU, May has asked the EU to delay Britain’s departure date to June 30. The EU seems to want a much longer extension to give British lawmakers more time to figure out what to do next and to not have Brexit influence voting in the European Parliament elections in May. Experts are expecting an extension of between nine and 21 months. EU Council President Donald Tusk, who will chair the summit, has suggested about a year, though the U.K. could leave earlier if its parliament finally agrees on a

way to leave the EU. In case of a long extension, many economists think the British economy will end up faring worse than predicted this year. Most had assumed that a deal would have been secured by now and that Britain would be in a smooth transition to a new relationship with the EU. Samuel Tombs, chief U.K. economist at research firm Pantheon Macroeconomics, says his assumption has been that Britain’s EU exit deal would have been ratified by June, “unlocking some catch-up in business investment,” and thereby driving growth.

“Prolonged Brexit uncertainty likely would ensure that businesses continue to hoard cash and defer capital expenditure,” said Tombs, who expects growth this year to be around last year’s muted level in the event of a long extension. In Brexit, nothing appears to be ever resolved. (afp)

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Bongkasa Pertiwi tourism village is a beautiful village located in Abiansemal subdistrict, Badung, or about 25 km north of Denpasar.

It is increasingly stable as a world tourist destination. Tourists from various parts of the world throng to take advantage of existing village tourist attractions. Abundant water

resources, sustainable ancestral culture and beautiful nature become intriguing attractions.

Spreading across an area of ??about 157 hectares and a population of 500 people, the village residents are mostly farmers. Subak, a traditional farming system, is one of the attractions, other than silver

and carving works performed by local residents. Community activities become unique attraction to tourists. Moreover, it is equipped with tourism facilities, such as accommodation, parking lot, health facilities and various tourist activities including rafting, swing, ATV, trekking, cycling and others.

Last week, the Association of Indonesia Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) of Bali Chapter chaired

by I Ketut Ardana invited dozens of industries from tour operators handling various markets in Europe, Asia, America and Australia to enjoy trekking around Bongkasa Pertiwi village. The activity coincided with the 48th anniversary of the ASITA Bali. All participants were invited to see and enjoy the atmosphere of the tourism village.

Headman of Bongkasa Pertiwi, I Made Suarjana, said the local community still adhere to the customs, culture and rituals of Hinduism.

“Our village is far from the hustle and bustle of the city. Traditional farming applied by farmers at our village is an attraction to tourists, cycling, trekking, and tourism human resources have been available at this tourism village,” he said when signing the village-coaching MoU by the ASITA Bali at local village.

Suarjana admitted to further arrange accommodation of residents’ houses. Tourist attractions that cannot be worked on later will be added.

“We hope that our village will be promoted by ASITA,” he hoped.

Chairman of ASITA Bali, I Ketut Ardana, promised to support the Nawa Cita development program in the tourism field and encourage the efforts to improve the quality of tourism village. Besides, it also follows up on the results of the implementation of BBTF 2018 where the ASITA Bali designated Bongkasa Pertiwi village as the coaching village in 2019. “Village coaching program in tourism is part of ASITA’s community social responsibility program. Cooperation with other villages in the Bali province remains open,” he said.

Together with village tourism activists, the ASITA strives to develop, appropriately empower village potential both socially, economically and in terms of human resources to increase added value for the welfare of village community. “As an institution that nurtures tourism businesses in Bali, we and the members really need information on the superiority of villages in Bali. We are open to cooperate in order to enrich tourism products promoted by ASITA to the world tourism market,” Ardana explained. (kmb)

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Tens of thousands march in Australia for higher wages

MELBOURNE - Tens of thousands marched for better work conditions and higher wages in Australia Wednesday, bringing the city of Melbourne to a standstill, ahead of national elections in May.

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The condition makes it increasingly difficult to find paddy harvester because most farmers have switched to other jobs whose results are clearer.

Farmers rarely willing to be rice harvesters They shift to be construction works

AMLAPURA - In the past, farmers usually harvested their rice by working together or mutual assistance. But, lately the tradition of such collective rice harvesting has begun to be rarely done by farmers. This condition makes it increasingly difficult to find paddy harvester because most farmers have switched to other jobs whose results are clearer.

A farmer from Abang village, I Made Ariana, explained that recently it becomes increasingly difficult to find laborers to harvest rice. Farmers formerly participating

in harvesting paddy through mutual assistance began to change jobs into project laborers or construction workers whose income tends to be more certain. “This condition has

occurred for three years. Now it is increasingly difficult to find rice harvesting workers,” he said.

Similar condition was expressed by another farmer, Dewa Gede

Raka. According to him, the lack of mutual assistance in rice harvesting is indeed caused by farmers preferring to work as construction workers, or other laborer that tend to make money faster. By becoming a construction worker, the income earned is clear. “Only a few of my farmers still survive as laborers of the rice harvest. Meanwhile, other

farmers have chosen alternative jobs whose income is certain,” he said.

With the lack of this paddy harvest workers, he hoped there will be assistance in rice harvesting tools to subak groups. By that way, it can make farmers easier to harvest their paddy. “If there have been harvest tools, farmers will be helped a little,” he hoped. (kmb41)

At Suter, a man must pierce his ear to pass Cangapit

Headman of Suter, Wayan Nyepeg

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BANGLI - Residents of Suter village, Kintamani, are still obedient in carrying out a number of traditions inherited from their ancestors. One of them is ear piercing tradition for men. According to Headman of Suter, Wayan Nyepeg, male residents at his village must have their ears pierced so they can pass through the entrance at the Tulukbiyu Temple where local community calls it cangapit.

When met recently at Suter village, Nyepeg revealed the ear piercing tradition for men at his village had been practiced for generations. In addition to Suter village, this tradition is still carried out by residents at two other Abang Erawang villages, namely

the Abang Batudinding village and Abang Songan village.

Ear piercing is a must for men at their villages wishing to pass the cangapit. Cangapit itself is an entrance at the Tulukbiyu Temple, Suter village. Cangapit is a temple with a roof and the door is on the south side of the temple, with the westernmost position. “Men that have not pierced their ears should not pass through Cangapit. Instead, they have to enter from the other door,” he said.

In accordance with the belief of local community, if there are male residents that do not pierce their ears but come into Tulukbiyu area through Cangapit, the concerned person will be injured, and sickly.

“No one of my generation dares to

violate the tradition. Until now, no one has dared to violate because people are afraid of being affected by disaster,” he said.

Nyepeg added the tradition of ear piercing is usually carried out by its residents when their children were still baby or during the threemonth ceremony. Pierced ears must be carried out in right and left side.

In the past the ear piercing was carried out traditionally, but now it can be done with the help of a midwife.

“The piercing doesn’t have to be perforated. Most importantly, it has been pierced,” said Nyepeg.

This has become a tradition so it is a commonplace for Suter village if the baby boy uses earrings. (kmb40)

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People take part in a march for better work conditions and higher wages in Australia, in Melbourne on April 10, 2019.

The opposition Labor party wants to make stagnant wages a focus of its election campaign, with its union allies claiming “Australians have seen the largest fall in their living standards in 30 years”.

The governing conservative LiberalNational coalition has argued the best way of boosting wages is through company tax cuts.

Many demonstrators wore fluorescent “hi-visibility” workwear and carried banners with “Change the Rules” written on them.

State premier Daniel Andrews said the rally should remind Canberra that Australians are demanding a proper “living wage”.

“People are angry. They are out in the streets. They are out in force but they are campaigning for something very simple: ‘a fair go’,” he told reporters as he joined the mass rally.

City commuters endured a second day of disruption in less than a week, after animal rights activists blocked busy streets Monday during a surprise peak hour demonstration.

Some Labor supporters have argued for a slew of workers to receive higher minimum wages and a cap on the number of foreign workers entering the country. (afp)

Malaysia’s former first lady faces new graft charge

KUALA LUMPUR - The wife of Malaysia’s ex-leader was Wednesday hit with a new corruption charge, the 20th since her husband’s shock election loss, and complained she was the victim of “slander”.

Rosmah Mansor -- widely reviled in Malaysia due to her penchant for lavish overseas shopping sprees -- was charged with accepting a five million ringgit ($1.2 million) bribe in relation to a government solar power project.

She has already been hit with a barrage of money laundering and tax evasion charges linked to the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Allegations that she, her husband Najib Razak, and his cronies stole billions of dollars from the fund and went on a global

shopping spree played a major role in the election loss of Najib’s coalition last year.

Appearing in a Kuala Lumpur court, Rosmah denied the latest charge against her -- that she accepted a kickback to help a company secure a project providing solar power generators to schools.

Afterwards, Rosmah told reporters that people had started apologising to her and Najib for having believed “all the slander” against them.

“People chose to listen to all the lies, to all the untrue stories that have been told,” she said. “I will remain patient and face all the trials and tribulations which Allah has made go through.”

The 67-year-old had already been hit with two charges over the

solar power case in November, when she was accused of accepting bribes worth 189 million ringgit.

The other charges she faces relate to the plundering of 1MDB. She denies any wrongdoing.

Since his election loss, Najib has also been arrested and hit with multiple charges linked to the 1MDB scandal. He went on trial for the first time over the multi-billiondollar fraud last week. He denies wrongdoing.

Najib and Rosmah’s lavish lifestyles came to symbolise the rot in Malaysia’s ruling elite.

Following the election, police discovered valuables, including cash, jewellery and luxury handbags, worth up to $273 million in properties linked to the couple. (afp)

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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor (C) leaves the High Court after facing corruption charges in Kuala Lumpur on April 10, 2019.

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Vitamin supplements don’t help people live longer, study finds

BIRMINGHAM - Dietary sup- plements don’t extend life and might actually shorten it if taken at high levels, researchers reported Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

While certain nutrients may contribute to a longer life, they need to come from a food source, the study found.

At a time when more celebrities, social media influencers and wellness websites sell concoctions of vitamins, the new findings join a growing body of evidence that supplements don’t help most people. A 2018 study from the University of Birmingham had found multivitamins and mineral supplements didn’t protect against heart disease.

“Based on the totality of evidence, it’s becoming more and more clear that the regular use of dietary supplements is not beneficial in reducing the risk of mortality among the general population in the U.S.,” said study coauthor Dr. Fang Fang Zhang, an associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. “But, we need more research to look at long-term use of supplements. It would also be worth exploring whether supplements might be helpful among those who have nutritional deficiencies.”

With more than half of U.S. adults using dietary supplements, Zhang and her colleagues explored their effects, as well as the impact of nutrients found in foods, with data from 27,725 adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. All participants were 20 or older when they signed on to be part of the NHANES. The participants included in Zhang’s study all had filled out a 24-hour food questionnaire twice. In addition, during a household interview, they answered whether they had used any dietary supplements in the previous 30 days. Those who said they had used supplements were asked for details, including how often they took the products.

More than half of the study participants reported using dietary supplements in the previous 30 days and 38.3 percent reported using multivitamin and mineral supplements.

Intriguingly, supplement users were more likely than others to have higher levels of education and family income, eat a healthy diet and be physically active. Those factors are “already known to reduce

mortality,” Zhang said.

During the median follow-up of six years, 3,613 of the study participants died. That number included 945 cardiovascular deaths and 805 cancer deaths.

Zhang

and her colleagues found a lower risk of death from any cause among those who consumed adequate amounts of vitamin K and magnesium, and a lower risk of cardiovascular death among those with adequate intakes of vitamin A, vitamin K and zinc. Excess consumption of calcium was associated with a higher risk of death from cancer. Food sources of vitamin K include leafy greens such as kale, spinach and broccoli rabe. Zinc is found in beans and legumes, such as lentils and chickpeas. Eggs, as well as orange and yellow fruits and vegetables are high in vitamin A. The researchers did find a lower risk of death associated with supplements, but that association became non-significant when they accounted for lifestyle factors such as education, smoking and drinking.

The association between a lower risk of death and nutrients consumed in foods remained significant even after those factors were accounted for. (net)

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U.S. performs world’s first organ transplants from living donors who have HIV BALTIMORE - Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what’s thought to be the world’s first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ. If other donors with HIV come forward, it could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone.

Nina Martinez of Atlanta traveled to Johns Hopkins University to donate a kidney to an HIV-positive stranger, saying she “wanted to make a difference in somebody else’s life” and counter the stigma that too often still surrounds HIV infection.

Many people think “somebody with HIV is supposed to look sick,” Martinez, 35, told The Associated Press before Monday’s operation. “It’s a powerful statement to show somebody like myself who’s healthy enough to be a living organ donor.”

Hopkins, which is making the transplant public on Thursday, said both Martinez and the recipient of her kidney, who chose to remain anonymous, are recovering well.

“Here’s a disease that in the past was a death sentence and now has been so well controlled that it offers people with that disease an opportunity to save somebody else,” said Dr. Dorry Segev, a Hopkins surgeon who pushed for the HIV Organ Policy Equity, or HOPE, Act that lifted a 25-year U.S. ban on transplants between people with HIV. There’s no count of how many HIV-positive patients are among the 113,000 people on the nation’s waiting list for an organ transplant. HIV-positive patients can receive transplants from HIV-negative donors just like anyone else.

Only in the last few years, spurred by some pioneering operations in South Africa, have doctors begun transplanting organs from deceased donors with HIV into patients who also have the virus, organs that once would have been thrown away.

Since 2016, 116 such kidney and liver transplants have been performed in the U.S. as part of a research study, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, which oversees the transplant system. One question is whether receiving an organ from someone with a different strain of HIV than their own poses any risks, but so far there have been no safety problems, said UNOS chief medical officer Dr. David Klassen.

Hopkins’ Segev said Monday’s kidney transplant was a world first. Doctors had hesitated to allow people still living with HIV to donate because of concern that their remaining kidney would be at risk of damage from the virus or older medications used to treat it.

But newer anti-HIV medications are safer and more effective, Segev said. His team recently studied the kidney health of 40,000 HIV-positive people and concluded that those with well-controlled HIV and no other kidneyharming ailments like high blood pressure should face the same risks from living donation as someone without HIV. “There are potentially tens of thousands of people living with HIV right now who could be living kidney donors,” said Segev, who has advised some other hospitals considering the approach.

Generally, kidneys from living donors last longer, added Dr. Niraj Desai, the Hopkins surgeon caring for the recipient. And if more people living with HIV wind up donating, it helps more than HIV-positive patients who need a kidney.

“That’s one less person waiting for a limited resource,” Desai said.

“That helps everybody on the list.” (net)

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Nina Martinez is wheeled into an operating room in Baltimore on March 25, 2019. Martinez donated a kidney to an HIV-positive person.

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After getting caught in fisherman’s net, a hawksbill turtle released at Perancak NEGARA — A number of people together with a turtle conservation group at Perancak village released a turtle to the local beach on Tuesday (Apr. 9). The hawksbill turtle had previously received treatment after it was found being caught by residents in a net of fishermen in the waters of Perancak village.

Coordinator of Kurma Asih Turtle Conservation Group, Wayan Anom Astika Jaya, said the turtle release is one of the efforts to preserve turtles from extinction. The group pioneered by fishermen and former turtle hunters carries out captive breeding, releases turtle hatchlings as well as rehabilitates adult turtles found stranded on the coast of Jembrana. “This turtle is one of the endangered marine biota. We have made various efforts to preserve this turtle. One of them is the release of adult turtles after getting caught accidentally by fishermen’s net,” said Anom.

This man from Perancak acknowledged that other than preservation effort, there are individuals remaining to oppose preservation effort. For instance, they still catch turtles illegally for consumption purposes. According to him, such an action needs to be combated and fought together. Another threat is the destruction of turtle habitat.

Meanwhile, he said the turtle released last Tuesday was caught in fishing net about two weeks ago. The group greatly appreciated to fishermen that brought the turtles. When found by fishermen, condition of the turtle looked unhealthy and should get care and recovery.

After several days of recovery, the turtle was finally declared to have meet requirement for the release. The officers of the Jembrana Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has also checked and installed a tagging on the released turtle. (kmb26)

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The hawksbill turtle had previously received treatment after it was found being caught by residents in a net of fishermen in the waters of Perancak village.

To prevent cervical cancer, civil servants get free pap smears test GIANYAR — A mother is usually quite attentive to family health, but sometimes she often ignores her own health. When does not feel very sick, it is very difficult to be taken to have medical consultation. This is well realized by the Deputy Chairperson I of YKI Gianyar Branch, Mrs. IA Diana Dewi Agung Mayun, when having Pap smear checkup for female employees in the district government of Gianyar in the Women’s Health Polyclinics on Tuesday (Apr. 9).

Accompanied by Head of the Gianyar Health Agency, IA Cahyani and Secretary of YKI Gianyar Branch Dewa Oka Harimbawa, wife of Deputy Regent of Gianyar Mrs. AA Mayun reminded that all women must start caring about their own health. Don’t be shy about pap smears because with 5 minutes’ time women can save

themselves from the dangers of cervical cancer.

On that occasion, Mrs. Diana Dewi Agung Mayun also invited the public to take advantage of the facilities provided by the government. If examined in private clinic, surely pap smears checkup will certainly cost you not a little.

“Just spend five minutes on pap smears, it will save us from the dangers of cervical cancer,” said Mrs. Diana Dewi Agung Mayun.

On that occasion, Mrs. Diana Dewi Agung Mayun together with Cahyani Widyawati gave a briefing on healthy food because one of the factors that cause cancer is an unhealthy lifestyle. Avoid fatty, fried and other junk foods. Try to drink lots of water and consume other fibrous foods.

Meanwhile, Secretary of YKI of Gianyar Branch, Dewa Oka Harim-

bawa, explained the Pap smears test is intended for employees in the Gianyar district government. The activity is also meant to increase coverage and accelerate the achievement of the target of cancer prevention program in Gianyar district 2019.

YKI of Gianyar branch in collaboration with the Health Agency and Prodia Laboratory organized Pap smears test.

Located at the Women’s Health Services Polyclinics in the office of Gianyar Regent, the service began on Tuesday (Apr. 9) for the joint district agencies, the Population Control and Family Planning Service, Regional Revenue Service & Research and Development and WHDI Gianyar. Next, it will be carried out in all other district agencies in the Gianyar district government in the second week of each month. (kmb35)

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The activity is also meant to increase coverage and accelerate the achievement of the target of cancer prevention program in Gianyar district 2019.

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MANGUPURA —

General election is around the corner. Nevertheless, the legislative candidates will vie for the seats of people’s representatives. In Badung district, there are 292 legislative candidates vying for 40 seats. Therefore, it can be ascertained that hundreds of candidates will not pass in the legislative election.

The socialisation of election by Electoral Commission (KPU)

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Based on the data from the Electoral Commission (KPU) of Badung, a total of 292 legislative candidates will vie for the seats in Badung. They consist of 181 men and 111 women. The candidates spread across the sub-districts in Badung district. In details, in Mengwi 69 candidates will vie for 10 seats, in Abiansemal 52 candidates will vie for 8 seats, in Petang 17 candidates vie for 3 seats, in South Kuta 62 candidates vie for 8 seats, in Kuta 45 candidates will vie for 5 seats, and in North Kuta 47 candidates will vie for 6 seats.

A total of 252 candidates of them will be potentially depressed because they are not elected. The authority of Badung Mangusada Hospital also claimed to have prepared two mental doctors and one psychiatrist. “If there are depressed candidates, we will immediately handle them. We will handle them as usual,” said Director of Mangusada Hospital, I Nyoman Gunarta, on Tuesday (Apr. 9).

According to him, Mangusada Hospital

will only handle a light level of stress where they can be examined at the mental health polyclinics. “We will handle if they are in light condition. But for severe condition, we will refer them directly to the Bangli Mental Hospital,” he said.

As is known, the distribution of electoral logistics in Badung district will take place six days before the election or Wednesday (Apr. 17). Currently, the local Electoral Commission has completed the logistics packaging. It has been started since March 31, 2019. The logistical packing was immediately carried out at the office of the Badung Electoral Commission on Jalan Kebo Iwa No. 39 Denpasar. In the packing process, one box contains a number of logistics such as uncut form C1 containing the recapitulation of votes obtained from participating voters calculated in the polling stations later, form C2 for witnesses and form C3 for accompaniment of people with special needs. (kmb27)

Four traditional tourist markets down, only India shows increase

DENPASAR — Foreign tourist visits to Bali are still dominated by traditional markets, namely China, Australia, India, Japan and England. Of the top 5 tourist markets, in March 2019 only India experienced an increase.

Meanwhile, the other four foreign tourists experienced a decline in visits.

Division Head of the Distribution Statistics at the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Nyoman Subadri, said the number of foreign tourists in February 2019 reached 437,537 people. When compared to January 2019 amounting to 456,218 people, this meant a decline of 3.99 percent. Judging from their nationality, the 437,537 people are still dominated by China, Australia and India. China dominated by 28 percent, Australia (15.42 percent) and India (6 percent).

“If comparing February 2018 to February 2019 (yoy), foreign tourist from China, Australia, India, Japan

and the England dominated the foreign tourists visit to Bali in February 2019,” he said.

Of the five countries with large visits, only one experienced a significant increase, namely India at 8.66 percent (yoy) from 26,000 to 28,000. Meanwhile, other foreign tourists experienced a decline, namely China (-14.57 percent) from 143,000 to 122,000 people, Australia (-4.89 percent) from 70,000 to 67,000 people, Japan (-4.54 percent) from 21,000 to 20,600 people and England (-3.94 percent) from 16,400 to 15,800 people.

Seeing from the movement of foreign tourist visits over the past four years from 2016, it showed a tendency to decline in the February period. But this condition was different in 2018, showing a sharp increase because the previous month was still affected by the eruption of Mount Agung. “From September, the visit was low and gradually returned to normal at the beginning of

2018 and there was a sharp increase in February,” he said.

When the period of JanuaryFebruary 2016 is compared to January-February 2017, the trend of tourist arrivals did decrease by 1.48 percent. Meanwhile, in January to February 2018 there was a significant decline of 3.99 percent.

Highest decline in foreign tourists visit during this period was caused

by Russia (-29.74 percent), Australia (-27.34 percent) and the United States (-15.63 percent).

The growth of foreign tourist visits in January-February 2016 with January-February 2017 reached 35.95 percent, while in JanuaryFebruary 2017 with January-February 2018 reached -11 percent.

Meanwhile, the growth of JanuaryFebruary 2018 compared to January - February 2019 grew quite high at 10.21 percent. “If this growth continues to survive, the 6 million foreign tourist visits will be exceeded,” he said. (kmb42)

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FOOD STARTS HERE! This April, beachwalk Shopping Center presents “EAT & REPEAT”. By emphasizing ‘Food’ as a major theme, beachwalk brings new atmosphere with new spirit for the customers. Furthermore, beachwalk Shopping Center is offering a bunch of events and promo to our customers.

On this April, to celebrate Easter Day, beachwalk presents an event “Colorful Easter” with various activities to provide entertainment for the customers, especially for children, such as face painting and decorating easter eggs starts from 19th – 21st April 2019 at Fountain Stage level 1 at 5.00 PM. To complete easter vibes, beachwalk provides colorful traditional Balinese handwoven installation within unicorn easter eggs all over the stairs at Beach Gate area level 1, where the customers can take pictures of easter moments at beachwalk Shopping Center. Besides Easter Day, it is also known

EAT AND REPEAT

as a month with women empowerment in Indonesia and to celebrate Kartini’s Day at 21st April 2019, beachwalk calls to 10 customers especially women to win Kartini’s Giveaway and get a chance to get exclusive free make up class with Martha Tilaar beachwalk Shopping Center. For further, visit on website page www.beachwalkbali. com . To complete Kartini’s Day Celebration, beachwalk presents an event “Special Kartini’s Day” at Fountain Stage level 1 starts at 5.00 PM. There will be various activities especially for women, such as; dancing with kebaya, poems reading, live music, fashion show, and all of these activities will be performed by women wearing traditional clothes.

Bali Starts Here. Every Tuesday and Wednesday at our Fountain Stage level 1 starts at 7.00 PM beachwalk has some authentic cultural performances like learning traditional Balinese dance, contemporary dance, creating traditional

Balinese offerings and inviting costumers to play Balinese music instrumental. And not to be missed to take selfie with the Costume Play, because they will always be around the mall, so be ready to get the selfie moment with them. Beachwalk always loves to entertain the customers, mark your schedule for our regular “ACOUSTIC EVE” from Wednesday to Monday started by at 6.00 PM – 8.00 PM. YOUR REWARDS, YOUR WAY! Not to be missed is Beachwalk “CORNER’S CARD” – has launched on October 2017, a special loyalty card program for beachwalk shopping center’s loyal customers that lets them to collect and redeem points with countless special gifts and fantastic vouchers. All you have to do to become a “CORNER’S CARD” member is just simply do a single purchase of a minimum IDR 50,000 in a single receipt and redeem it at our Customer Service, level 1. Another advantage of having “CORNER’S

CARD” is that Customers are eligible to have benefits not only in beachwalk shopping center but also at all the Cornerstone malls, those are: fx Sudirman, Jakarta & 23Paskal, Bandung. In addition to customers who already possess “CORNER’S CARD” can get the opportunity to win a lucky draw for 1 night stay at Wapa Di Ume. Beachwalk Shopping Center brings something special for all members of “CORNER’S CARD” for these 3 months of Beachwalk’s “FOOD STARTS HERE” program from April 2019 until next June 2019. This Foody Month, we have Weekdays Special treat; “EAT AND GET DOUBLE POINTS” program, CORNER’S CARD members are eligible to get double point by minimum purchase IDR 250.000, - (1 receipt only) at Food & Beverage tenants at beachwalk Shopping Center from Monday – Thursday.

Lately, beachwalk has just launched a special program for

tourists, namely Tourist Wallet.

This program offers 2 special privileges; members could get Instant Rewards by spend minimum IDR 300,000. And also by spend minimum IDR 500,000 Tourist Wallet member can get free luggage service. Registration for Tourist Wallet program can be done at Customer Service Desk, level 1 only by showing the passport to the Customer Service.

Check out beachwalk Shopping Center new website with a fresh design and totally brand new concept. Several new features added to ease the Customer in accessing our website, such as an interactive floor map feature. Please access our website at www.beachwalkbali.com.

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

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

Actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scandal NEW YORK - Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other parents agreed on Monday to plead guilty to using bribery to get their children into prestigious universities.

Huffman, 56, best known for her role in the “Desperate Housewives” series, agreed to plead guilty to paying $15,000 to help her eldest daughter get better scores on the SAT college entrance exam, the Massachusetts Department of Justice said in a statement.

Huffman’s equally famous husband, actor William H. Macy of “Fargo” fame, was not charged in connection with the college admissions scandal. The Massachusetts Department of Justice said that in addition to Huffman, another dozen parents charged in the case had also agreed to plead guilty.

Huffman could face a maximum of up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud but is not expected to receive such a stiff sentence.

The Boston Globe said that as

part of a plea agreement, Huffman’s sentencing guidelines would be between four to 10 months in prison and prosecutors would recommend she serve the “low end” of that scale.

The newspaper also published a statement from Huffman in which she apologized for her actions.

“I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community,” she said.

“I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.

“My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, I have betrayed her,” Huffman said. “My desire to help my daughter is no excuse to break the law or engage in dishonesty.” (afp)

Thursday, April 11, 2019

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In this file photo taken on January 9, 2019 actress Allison Mack arrives at the US Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

‘Smallville’ actress pleads guilty in sex cult case

NEW YORK - US actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to racketeering after recruiting women to a cult-like secret society that turned followers into “slaves” branded with the leader’s initials and coerced into having sex.

Actress Felicity Huffman

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Mack, 36, was arrested a year ago on sex trafficking charges for getting the women to join Nxivm, a purported executive coaching organization that forced them to have intercourse with 58-year-old leader Keith Raniere.

Mack, best known for her role as Clark Kent’s friend in superhero television series “Smallville,” was one of six defendants in a federal indictment filed against members

of Nxivm, based near Albany in upstate New York.

She admitted racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, and could face up to 40 years in prison when she is sentenced on September 11.

Before being accepted as “slaves,” women had to provide compromising photos and other personal effects, which the organization threatened to make public if

they tried to leave.

They also had their skin branded with Raniere’s initials as other members held them still and filmed.

Another of the high-profile defendants in the case is Clare Bronfman, heiress to the Canadian Seagram liquor empire. She and a sister are believed to have given more than $100 million to the group. (afp)

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Indonesian soldiers take part in a handling riots practice ahead of the elections at their military home base in Banda Aceh, Aceh province on April 9, 2019.

Indonesians wrestle with voting choices and giant ballots

JAKARTA - When Indonesians vote in presidential and legislative elections next week, they’ll be wrestling with choices affecting their country’s future, and ballots as big as posters.

former special forces Gen. Prabowo Subianto, though many voters remain undecided.

The super-sized documents, some too big to fit unfolded inside the voting booths, are causing complaints as well as worries that elderly voters will struggle with them.

The ballot for the Senate covered more than half the body of a woman who held it up at a polling simulation exercise held by the election commission on Wednesday.

“This certainly makes it difficult for people to vote,” said Jakarta resident Siti Nuria.

“Why can’t this vote be made simpler? It will be very troublesome for the elderly to vote and in folding them back up,” she said.

Despite the big size, others

Overseas Some 16,045 members of the Indonesian diaspora will be able to exercise their franchise on Saturday, Apr 13, for the presidential and legislative elections in Germany followed by vote counting on Apr 17.

Three overseas polling stations in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg will be readied for those set to exercise their democratic right. In the meantime, voters residing far from the polling stations may also mail their ballots to the Overseas Election Committee in the three cities.

Prior to the elections, some groups had held campaigning for

complained the writing was still too small.

“We hope that in the future it can be simpler, with paper sizes that are not too large and names that are printed with larger font sizes,” said Susanti Sidiq.

Indonesia, the world’s thirdbiggest democracy after India and the U.S. and a stronghold of democracy in a neighborhood of authoritarian nations, holds elections for president, Senate, and national, provincial and district legislatures on April 17. About 190 million people are eligible to vote.

Polls say President Joko Widodo has a big lead over his challenger,

the duo presidential candidates -incumbent President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and challenger Prabowo Subianto -- in Berlin, Germany’s largest city.

While campaigning in Berlin on Sunday (Apr 7), the incumbent’s supporters, called Gerakan Wadyabala Jokowi (GWJ), had appealed to members of the Indonesian diaspora in Germany to cast their vote for Jokowi and his running mate Ma’ruf Amin during the presidential election.

The group’s chairman, Andi Tinellung, in Berlin on Monday, made an appeal to eligible voters in Germany to exercise their right to vote.

The opposition’s supporter group had also conducted campaigning for Prabowo and his run-

ning mate Sandiaga Uno in Berlin on Mar 30, in which 300 members of the Indonesian diaspora from Germany, the United Kingdom, and Austria attended.

The General Elections Committee (KPU) has given confirmation that 192,828,520 people in total are eligible to cast their ballot for the elections on Apr 17. On the other hand, some 2,058,191 voters will cast their ballots overseas on Apr 8-14. (ap/ant) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.