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Helen Hunt talks new film ‘Ride’ and plotting her TV return

Natalie Portman nervous about living in Paris IBP/Net

LOS ANGELES - Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman says she feels nervous as a Jew living in France, where she moved last year, two months before the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the 33-year-old said living in Paris has made her realize how “deeply culturally different” it was.

“It’s been really interesting... I’ve been to Paris so much in my life that I felt (at first) like it’s very similar,” the Oscar-winner told the trade journal, in an interview conducted in Los Angeles.

“And then when you live in a place, you start realizing how culturally different we are, deeply culturally different,” she said in the cover story interview.

Asked if she feels nervous about being Jewish in Paris, she replied: “Yes,” adding: “But I’d feel nervous being a black man in this country. I’d feel nervous being a Muslim in many places.”

Portman won a best actress Golden Globe and her Academy Award for 2010’s “Black Swan” -- on the set of which she met her dancer and choreographer French husbandto-be Benjamin Millepied.

The couple wed in 2012 and moved to Paris last November, after Millepied got a job with the Paris Opera Ballet -- two months before the Islamist massacre at the offices of satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Portman was traveling at the time of the attack, but recalled when she heard the news.

“Someone I was with was looking at the news and said, ‘Oh my God! There were just attacks in Paris,’” she said.

Asked if she was shaken by the killings, she told the Hollywood Reporter simply: “Listen... I’m from Israel.”

Portman, who describes herself as “quite leftist,” finds French politics fascinating -- in particular the culture of workers going on strike in a socialist-governed country.

In Paris “you really feel like a capitalist, (and you feel the) socialist difference in a major way.

“Like, the strike thing is a real phenomenon. You think it’s just a stereotype, but it’s totally the case there. It’s really about like ‘giving it to the man.’” (afp)

NEW YORK — When Helen Hunt met with Australian actor Brenton Thwaites to audition for the role of her son in “Ride” — a movie she wrote and directed — the actress liked him but didn’t think he was right for the part.

“I wrote it as a love story between a mother and a son, so it was all about who was gonna be this boy and Brenton came in to audition,” Hunt recalls. “I didn’t know what to do because he’s gorgeous and kind, clearly on his way to being a movie star, no doubt about it, and totally wrong for what I wrote.”

But Thwaites wouldn’t take no for an answer and asked if he could have another audition.

“That reminded me of me,” said Hunt in a recent interview. “I got some of the best parts I’ve ever had by saying I’d like to come back in” — like her role in 1997’s “As Good as it Gets,” which won her a best actress Oscar.

After a couple of auditions, Hunt said director James L. Brooks told her, ‘”I’m really close to thinking you’re right for it,’ and I remember telling him, ‘You should be sure. I want you to be sure.’ ... I wanted him to believe in me.”

In “Ride,” Hunt plays a single mom who is completely devoted to her college-aged son.

When he drops out of school and moves cross

country to surf, she follows him and takes up the sport, too. Along the way, she begins to reestablish her own identity.

Hunt, 51, said she “didn’t bother” wondering whether someone else could play her part because she didn’t think anyone else would “put up with what I put up with. I was in the ocean for nine hours at a stretch.”

Fortunately, surfing and the ocean are important to Hunt in reallife.

“There is nothing that right-sizes you more than that beautiful, big body of water,” she said.

Hunt says she’s now in the middle of writing her third film, and is also planning a return to television (she costarred with Paul Reiser in the NBC sitcom “Mad About You” from 1992-1999).

“I’m developing a show with my partner (Matthew Carnahan) that is wild and weird and I hope we get a chance to make it. I’m smart enough to not have any prejudice about the size of the screen. It’s the part and the writing and the story.”

“Ride” is now playing in limited theatrical release and also in VOD. (ap)

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Monday, May 11, 2015

Death toll rises after 2nd day of Macedonia clashes Page 6

Barcelona 1 win away from La Liga title after Madrid slips Page 8

Typhoon slams into north tip of Philippines; 2,500 evacuated Page 13

By 2020, Bali’s population could reach 4.7 million

DENPASAR - The population of Bali grew by 2.15 percent between 200-2010, which is considerably higher the national average of 1.49 percent. Chief of the National Population and Family Planning (BKKBN) of Bali, I.B. Wirama, said that: “this indicates that Bali’s population is growing quite rapidly”.

By 2010 the population of Bali had reached 3.9 million. If people are left to their own devices, there are worries that the population will reach 4.7 million people by 2020.

“Five years is a short time away,” he added.

At present the population of Badung country shows the highest rate growth at 4.63 percent, followed by the City of Denpasar at

4 percent. By 2020, the population of Denpasar is estimated to reach 1 million. Increases in the population are due both to high birth rates as well as migration to the island.

The birth rate for the Province of Bali Province is said to be inline with the government’s ideal target.

The government expects the fertility rate (TFR) to go up to 2.36 by the year 2019. Bali’s birth rate, in 2013,

based on the national economic and social survey (Susenas) was 2.25.

“There has in fact been an increase, normally 2.1 children per family is considered ideal for a balanced population,” he said.

To reach this target, one of the programs that can be implemented is Family Planning (KB). However, Wirama said that only 61.9 percent of people want to participate in family planning. Made Dwi Bagus Aryana, an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist at Sanglah Hospital explained that in general family planning involves three basic options; delaying the first pregnancy,

birth control and terminating pregnancy. During the reproductive ages of between 20-35 years old, couples can choose different family planning programs that include contraceptive options such as birth control injections, the contraceptive pill, IUD and implants. For those who are older than 36 more permanent options are available, such as vasectomies for men and tubectomies for women.

“Not all families necessarily want to choose such options as they can be painful and should be discussed before hand,” he said.

However, he added that at Wan-

gaya Hospital almost all post-natal mothers opt for birth control. “As soon as the mother has given birth, within 10 minutes or so, IUDs are inserted, but it depends on the patient,” he said.

Currently, the most preferred form of contraception is by injection. (kmb42) 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.

Kelly Ripa, John Oliver among recipients of GLAAD awards NEW YORK — Kelly Ripa, John Oliver and Thomas Roberts are among the recipients of the 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

The awards honor those who further GLAAD’s mission of ensuring that stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are heard through media outlets.

A presentation ceremony was set for Saturday night in New York. Other honorees included Time magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, Univision.com and Sports Illustrated.

Ripa received GLAAD’s Excellence in

Media award for her discussion and interviews with LGBT guests and supporters on the talk show “Live! with Kelly and Michael.”

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” was honored as best talk show episode for a segment on Ugandan transgender activist Pepe Julian Onziema.

TV journalist and anchor Roberts received the Vito Russo Award, named for GLAAD’s co-founder and presented to an out LGBT media figure who has made a significant difference in promoting equality. (ap)

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People flocked at Sanur Beach celebrated Banyupinaruh Day that falls every 210 days. The population of Bali grew by 2.15 percent between 200-2010, which is considerably higher the national average of 1.49 percent.

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Economic slowdown: burden on Bali

DENPASAR - Economic downturns have a larger impact on the people of Bali who live outside of the regions of Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan (Sarbagita), that are hit less hard by such circumstances. In anticipation of economic slowdowns, that are likely to occur again in the future, a strategy involving the equal distribution of development and the rewards that it reaps, needs to be shared with the underdeveloped regions of Bali.

“So that they would be a spirit of togetherness in the face of severe economic situations. Togetherness is a form of social capital that has its own power in supporting the acceleration of economic recovery,” said Director of the Center for Economic and Business Data Analysis of Udayana University, Dr. Sudjana Budhi on Sunday.

Budhi said that the lessons that need to be learned from the current economic slowdown is that anticipating and preparing for a downturn in the economy needs to happen long before the actual downturn, as certainly no economy in the world can guarantee that the theory of continuous economic growth will bare out.

“The lubricant needed for the en-

gine of economic growth in Bali, is the promotion and expansion of tourist destinations in the underdeveloped counties of North Bali, East Bali and West Bali,” he said.

Tourist destinations in these regions are stalled and require some juice in order to accelerate more equitable development, so that the consequences of development can be enjoyed by people all over Bali.

Diversity in tourism and the development of value-added tourism components for the underdeveloped counties is one option that could help strengthen the competitiveness of Bali on the international tourism stage. “When there is an economic slowdown as we are seeing today, the underdeveloped regions are un-

able to jump start their own tourist destinations because people in these regions are busy trying to survive, in some cases people are fighting a life or death battle, so clearly they are not in a position to function as the more developed areas do,” he explained.

Budhi argues that there is no economist in the world that can provide theoretical and empirical assurance that economic growth will occur continuously. Countries such as the United States of America have managed to remain leading economic players because through their Federal Resereve they can deliberately slow down economic growth by raising the Federal interest rate. Such measures are taken when their economy is rolling so fast

that it threatens to sacrifice domestic economic growth in the long term.

“This American strategy of lowering the Federal interest rate in order to limit economic growth, certainly has an impact on the global economy, including Indonesia,” he said.

It is therefor, not unusual to see that during times of economic sluggishness, other developed countries use the same strategy of lowering their central bank’s interest rate as a macro-economic policy intentionally used as an “engine coolant” to slow down economic growth. It is a serious issue and as many parties have suggested would require some changes in the cabinet.

“Bali is recorded as the largest contributor to the national income from the tourism sector. On that account, Bali plays a key role in defending Indonesia’s domestic economy, and could serve as the main engine lubricant needed to help the economic

engine get through the current slowdown,” said Budhi.

He explained that Indonesia’s situation is very different that that of a number of other countries including Japan, several European countries and the United States, that can rely on their domestic strength to trigger economic growth. Without the help of international trade, Indonesia cannot do much to kickstart its economy and can even slump into a deeper economic slowdown, in the event of a disruption in international relations.

The present economic downturn can be overcome if Indonesia can optimize international cooperation.

“We cannot imagine Bali’s economy without international travelers.

Bali would be trapped by unemployment and the provincial, county and municipal governments would be left to provide public services without the influx of tourism revenue. Such a prospect is certainly worrisome for everyone,” he explained. (kmb27)

The quiet situation in one of the market in Denpasar is one of the signal of the economic slowdown.

Activities

Monday, May 11, 2015

Fashion festival by The Stones Hotel returns in August

KUTA - The Fashion Festival has revealed their exciting 2015 program that will run over the month of August. After the success of the inaugural event in 2014, The Fashion Festival remains Bali’s premier fashion event and a must attend event on the national fashion calendar.

The extravagant event will showcase top local and international talent across 25 world-class events, from designers and models, to fashion bloggers to DJ’s and exciting activities from sponsored partners around the island’s hot spots.

Local and international tourists, buyers and media will come to witness the hottest runway looks from designers who have originated from Australia, Bali, Jakarta, Singapore and Malaysia.

The Fashion Festival gives designers the opportunity to sell their collections

immediately after the fashion show in the pop-up showroom open to the public as well as buyers.

Guests will have the opportunity to experience the week-long entertainment on offer including world- class runway shows featuring some of the regions established and emerging designers, state- of -the-art production, cultural program, exhibitions, live shopping experience in the showroom, exclusive designer hosted dinners, pool-parties, live entertainment and much more!

The Fashion Festival, Bali presented

by The Stones Hotel, will be a stunning showcase of fashion, beauty, style and culture. Activities will run throughout August with the Festival’s core program of runway and culture events taking place from August 12th – 22nd.

This year The Fashion Festival, Bali 2015 has injected much more into the program to cater to the media, fashion buyers and general public wishing to experience the unforgettable experience it brings.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

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

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Live-action, high-tech Marvel theme park to tour this summer modern new take,” he said. “It’s cutting-edge stuff. We know technology is going berserk. There’s new stuff coming all the time. So we’ll be enhancing it as we go.”

It will make stops in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field from June 19-July 5, then go to Chicago at McCormick Place from July 11-Aug. 2. It reaches New York at The Park Avenue Armory from Aug. 13-30 and St. Louis at America’s Center Convention Complex from Sept.

5-20. Tickets range from are $34.50-$44.50 for adults and $29.50-$34.50 for children.

It’s the brainchild of Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, which teamed up with Marvel Entertainment and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” producers Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris.

The $30 million show has already made stops in Phoenix,

Dallas and San Diego, which Cohl described as sort of like an out of town tryout. The creative team then looked at what worked and tweaked what didn’t for the new stops. “These are just the first four of what we expect to be a continuing run of cities,” he said.

The traveling dome complex — about 30,000 square feet — includes digital projectors, interactive touch screens, a Holo-Blaster Training Simulator and Spider-Man Climbing Wall.

Some 300 kids participate at any one time in staggered waves.

They are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superhero.

It comes as Marvel has stepped up monetizing its catalogue of superheroes, including the current hit film “Avengers: Age of Ultron” as well as Marvel’s “Ant Man,” which will be released later this summer. (ap)

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KUTA - Three foreign airlines plan to open direct flights to Bali to meet foreign tourists’ interest to visit the island, an official from Bali’s airport operating company PT Angkasa Pura I said.

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Robert D. Waloni, the company’s director for marketing and business development, affirmed that in view of that, Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport will continue to improve its facilities.

“We plan to add more facilities such as a rapid exit taxiway to increase the utility of the airport’s runway from 24 flight movements per hour to 28 to 30,” he stated.

The three foreign airlines that plan to open flights to Bali are Myanmar National Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines and Spring Airlines based in Shanghai.

Moreover, to accommodate the increasing number of tourists from China, Indonesia AirAsia also plans to make Bali’s airport its small hub and to operate several wide-bodied aircraft to offer charter service to and from several cities in China.

According to Waloni, after Bali’s airport was ranked the 7th best in the world in the 15 to 25 million passengers per year category, a similar recognition was given to PT Angkasa Pura I. At the 13th Asia Routes Meeting in Yunnan, China, in March 2015, Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport was included in the list of five nominees for the “Airport Marketing Award” in the four to 20 million passengers a year category.

“I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport competed with 150 airports in the Asia-Pacific region in the equal passengers class,” he noted.

In addition, there was positive assessment from Australian Jetstar Airways, which considers the passenger route in the airport the best.

The low-cost carrier, Waloni revealed, also stated that the highest passenger growth of 14 percent for Jetstar was recorded by passengers traveling to Bali. (ant)

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The file photo showed activity at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. Three foreign airlines plan to open direct flights to Bali to meet foreign tourists’ interest to visit the island, an official from Bali’s airport operating company PT Angkasa Pura I said.

Sanglah Hospital ready to back up medical tourism

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NEW YORK — That children’s fantasy of fighting alongside — instead of just watching — favorite superheroes like Iron Man and Spider-Man is a step closer.

“The Marvel Experience,” a sort of indoor high-tech traveling theme park that includes 360degree projections, holograms and a 4-D motion ride, will make stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and St. Louis this summer.

Participants will train alongside the likes of Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine and Iron Man before a final showdown against Red Skull, M.O.D.O.K. and their Adaptoids. The show lasts up to 3 hours.

Some elements ask participants to put on 3-D glasses and watch battles, while others offer the option of shooting guns, climbing walls and mimicking superheroes, said Michael Cohl, one of the producers.

“You can participate in a very active way or you can watch other people participating in an active way. But it is a very immersive,

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DENPASAR - Lately a discussion emerges regarding the development of medical tourism in Bali.

Along with the large number of tourists visiting Bali, the opportunities in the tourism industry in Bali is also growing. One of the opportunities is in the field of health considering that the health is one of the leading issues drawing the attention of various circles.

The Head of Tourism Studies Program, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra, explained that Bali has popularity in the field of tourism, so that logically any proposed idea can be easily known and accepted by the market including medical tourism.

Medical tourism is not only drawing travelers to take medical services but also prepare facilities for travelers in Bali. About 12 million foreign and domestic travelers making a visit to Bali may need health services. “Health facilities are important when there is a conference, disaster or accident,” he said.

Indeed, the potential of tourism and culture of Bali must still always maintain the image of the cultural destination by highlighting the arts, festival and life remaining to become a strong tradition, but medical tourism is expected to support cultural tourism, not replace.

“So, it will not replace the image of cultural destination,” he said.

He continued that medical tourism cannot be made into the main product, but only a supporting product. When travelers come to Bali and feel satisfied with Balinese culture, there is risk of losing the image if the travelers get an accident or health problems while health facilities are not available.

Medical tourism can be started from providing health facilities for travelers, not suddenly want to reap benefits. However, if it can be reached it will be very nice.

To organize a medical tourism, healthcare facilities must be adequate. Sanglah Hospital posing the central general hospital having been accredited internationally stated to have been ready to hold medical tourism. “Sanglah Hospital declared itself to have been ready to back up medical tourism,” said I Gusti Lanang Suartana Putra, Director of General Affairs and Operations of the Sanglah Hospital, Thursday (May 7). He said that his party has owned a strategic planning for the next five years that will prioritize the development of medical tourism at Sanglah Hospital. “Medical tourism as a flagship program of the Sanglah Hospital being discussed,” he said.

It is used as one of the flagship

programs but certainly it must have international standardization in terms of the quality of service.

In addition, the Sanglah Hospital also has the complexity of medical services from a specialist, subspecialist to the more specialist field.

“In terms of human resources, it is not inferior to foreign countries because we have already owned what is required for the competence,” he said firmly. Medical staff has had a certificate of com-

petence. But he acknowledged that the constraints lie in the hospitality services such as smile and suave while the communication needs to be improved. His party has also formed a team to back up the medical tourism. Surely it must be accompanied with good English skills and have set up mechanisms of service. “For this type of service, the team and the nurse are still under discussion,” he said.

Besides, the facilities and infrastructure have also been adequate,

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The medical tourism services will be directed to the International Wing Amerta.

but as the time goes on the medical devices will also be enhanced. As planned, the medical tourism services will be directed to the International Wing Amerta. (kmb42)

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Tirta Sudamala has inadequate parking space

BANGLI - Tirta Sudamala located at Sedit hamlet, Bebalang village, Bangli has been famous among Balinese and even international community since the past few years. The sacred spring believed as a means to eliminate negative aura makes the Tirta Sudamala spring often be thronged by visitors. Unfortunately, behind the fame this tourist attraction does not have adequate facilities, such as parking space.

On the feast celebration like some time ago, namely the Banyupinaruh Day held the day after Saraswati Day, thousands of visitors came to this object. Since there is no parking lot, visitors are forced to park their vehicles on rural roads. Inevitably, it kindled crowdedness. Queue of

the vehicles snaked up to the entrance of the Sedit hamlet.

Hamlet chief of Sedit, Ketut Suartika, recently revealed that on major holidays tourist visit to Tirta Sudamala are very crowded reaching approximately 5,000 people a day. Such high a number of visits

make his party confused in regulating the traffic due to lack of parking space. “During crowded visit, we are overwhelmed to regulate the parking. The parking is minimal here,” he said.

To address it, Suartika can only make cooperation with other village

officials and local customary village youth club to equally resolve the traffic jam. Although it is quite helpful, he said that the crowdedness still cannot be avoided.

Similar opinion is also expressed by hamlet chief of Sedit, I Gusti Putu Kariyadnya. During holidays, especially the ones related to panglukatan or purificatory rite, the visit to Tirta Sudamala is very crowded. Visitors are not only from Bangli, but also from other counties in Bali. “Visitors are always

crowded, especially on auspicious day for purificatory rite,” he said.

He also expressed the same constraint as Suartika, where the Tirta Sudamala tourist attraction is not supported by adequate parking space. Suartika hoped that local government can provide a solution to address the classical problem. He said that the land for parking space is actually available on the land owned by the temple, but it faces an obstacle regarding the funding. (kmb45)

Saraswati Day celebration echoes in Belgium

Amid the doubts of Bali over the onslaught of foreign culture increasingly penetrates into the Island of Bali, conversion of paddy fields into beautiful residences the community can only sigh helplessly.

The nature of Bali is increasingly eroded by the proliferation growing luxurious buildings, shopping malls and glamour supermarkets besiege traditional markets. The doubt continues to disturb what to be done in order to eliminate the doubt. One of the answers is to echo and remind to the public that Bali is preferred due to local religious and cultural activities, not because of the glamour and glitz.

Belgium, as the center of Bali-

nese culture in Europe was thronged by the Hindus on Saturday (May 2). Approximately 500 Balinese Hindu residents from 12 countries (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Norway, Poland and Sweden) celebrated Saraswati Day at the Agung Shanti Bhuwana Temple - Pairi Daiza, located 85 km from the city of Brussels, Belgium. The activity is not only important for the worship itself, but also a moment of celebration on the absolute importance to resound the Balinese culture inspired by Hinduism drawing the interest of international travelers to visit Bali.

Celebration of Saraswati Day is

divided into three sessions. The first session is religious rituals, followed by Dharma Wacana or sermon and the Bali Arts Festival. Exactly at 11 o’clock it was begun with religious rituals taking place solemnly and smoothly.

The worship was led by Jero Mangku Sutiawidjaya. Means of the ritual are made simple without having to reduce the symbolic significance. In other words, the completeness of offerings is tailored to the desa kala patra (place, time and situation). A most interesting point that may be considered to never happen in Europe is the incident of trance of the sanctified effigies consisting of Ratu Gede (Barong Ket), Ratu Ayu & Ratu Mas (Rangda)

The Cendrawasih Dance was performed during the Saraswati Celebration in Belgium

and Ratu Alit. The trance has a very strong and credible energy radiating a magical power.

The celebration was filled with Dharma Wacana delivered by the Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden, Mr. Dewa Made Sastrawan, with the topic on the meaning and implementation of Saraswati celebration in the life of modern society. “Saraswati is the source of knowledge.

Science provides a better life for people around the globe. We make the Saraswati Day a trigger to learn useful knowledge for human life,” said Mr. Dewa Sastrawan.

For three hours at 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., the committee organized the Bali Arts Festival featuring the performances of

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Balinese gamelan music and dance, preservation of traditional kid songs, bleganjur gamelan music and ended with mepeed parade. Approximately 100 dancers and gamelan musicians from children to adults participated actively in displaying the Balinese arts such as the Tamasya Kid Group of the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels, Sekar Jagat Indonesia France, Puspa Warna Gamelan Troupe in French, Bali Puspa Gamelan Troupe in German, Banjar Suka Duka in the Netherlands, Saling Asah Belgium and Banjar Santhi Dharma Belgium.

Officially the performing art in relation to the celebration of the Saraswati Day was opened by the ad interim Chargé d’Affaires of the RI in Brussels, Ignacio Kristanyo Hardojo. He said that the celebration of Saraswati this time becomes so important for Indonesia to show off to the public in Europe that tolerance and religious life in Indonesia remains to be well maintained although they are far away from their home country and still go hand in hand with other cultural and religious diversity in Indonesia.

Coordinator of the activity doubling as the Chief of Banjar Dharma Shanti Belgium - Luxembourg, Made Agus Wardana, said that since the inauguration of the temple on May 18, 2009, the community of Balinese Hindu particularly those living in Europe has indicated a very rapid increase.

This year is the biggest celebration in which the pilgrims come from various parts of the country in Europe. Balinese people are moved to come not only due to the intention to pray or meet their fellow residents, but more than that namely the strong drive to preserve Balinese culture as well as remove the doubt that by doing useful cultural activities for the sake of Balinese cultural preservation posing the excellence of the world of tourism. (r)

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Fresh avalanches force workers to call off search in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Fresh avalanches forced rescuers in a village buried by a landslide in northern Nepal to stop searching for bodies in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, officials said Sunday. The avalanches on Friday and Saturday made the work dangerous for police and army rescuers, and they moved to higher and safer ground, said government administrator Gautam Rimal. Weather conditions also deteriorated with continuing rainfall and fog, he said.

The April 25 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 16,000 others, as it flattened mountain villages and destroyed buildings and archaeological sites in the Himalayan region. So far, 120 bodies have been recovered from Langtang Valley, a scenic village on a popular trekking route located about 60 kilometers (35 miles) north of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.

Among the bodies were those of nine foreigners, and it was still not clear how many people were buried in the village that was covered by a mudslide set loose by the magnitude-7.8 quake.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless and are still living in tent camps scattered across central and northern Nepal.

About 1,000 of them lined up outside a camp in Bhaktapur, a suburb east of Kathmandu, on Sunday to get a small sack of food and supplies. “I have been standing in the line for hours so I can pick up food for my family.

I am living with my parents, my wife, children and brothers in the open and are totally dependent on these relief materials,” said Ramesh Boyaju, 27, a transport worker who has been without job for two weeks.

Another resident, Rupesh Sayaju, said the quake reduced his four-story house to 1 ½ floors.

“We were staying on the ground floor of the damaged house but it flooded last night. Now we have no place to go. We are now in the open,” he said.

People waiting in line received a sack of rice, lentils, cooking oil, toothpaste, brush and a towel by members of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, one of the many international organizations that have been working to help people in Nepal.

U.N. officials say the international response to the humanitarian crisis has been slow, with hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter before monsoon rains begin next month. The U.N. estimates that as many as 8 million people have been affected by the earthquake. (ap)

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In this April 5, 2015, photo, dark clouds partially cover the sun above a church on Easter Sunday, north of Manila, Philippines. Tropical storm Maysak weakened before hitting the Philippines’ northeastern coast Sunday, driving away thousands of Lenten holiday vacationers and tourists.

Typhoon slams into north tip of Philippines; 2,500 evacuated

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Sunday, as about 2,500 residents in two provinces huddled in shelters following warnings by officials to evacuate coastal and mountainous villages.

A teddy bear lies on the top of debris as Indian rescue workers look for survivors and bodies trapped in a building collapsed after a strong earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

Typhoon Noul, packing winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 220 kph (136 mph), made landfall in Cagayan province’s coastal town of Santa Ana late Sunday afternoon and was moving northwest at 17 kph (11 mph), the government’s weather bureau said.

Around 2,500 residents were evacuated to safer grounds in Cagayan and Isabela provinces, and no casualties or damage were immediately reported, said Norma Talosig, the civil defense regional director.

“Hopefully it brings only rain because we need rain,” she said.

Public works personnel were

using chain saws to clear roads of fallen trees in Cagayan’s Gonzaga town, DZMM radio reported. Some towns in the province were without power.

Forecasters warned of 1.6-meter (1.75-yard) -high storm surges in Santa Ana, which also includes Palaui Island, with a population of about 30,000 people.

They said the typhoon was expected to weaken after hitting land, and to move faster as it rides strong surrounding winds. It is forecast to blow out of the country Tuesday morning and head toward southern Japan.

About 300 people who had fled

to shelters near Mount Bulusan, southeast of Manila, returned home Sunday after the typhoon moved northward, sparing the province mudslides involving volcanic debris, said Joric dela Rosa, a civil defense worker in the region. The coast guard suspended ferry services in areas affected by the typhoon, stranding more than 5,000 passengers.

About 20 storms and typhoons hit the Philippines each year. The strongest on record to make landfall, Typhoon Haiyan, devastated the central Philippines in November 2013, claiming more than 7,300 lives. (ap)

BERLIN — Police said Sunday that they found several people dead after shots were heard in a town in northern Switzerland.

outside and in a house in a residential area, they said in a statement.

All the dead were adults. Police said that they are working to iden-

tify them and that the circumstances of and possible motive for the shooting remain unclear.

Wuerenlingen is a town of some

4,500 people northwest of Zurich, near the German border. Police said they expect to give further information later Sunday. (ap)

AP Photo/Manish Swarup

Several people killed in shooting in Switzerland Residents heard shots in the town of Wuerenlingen shortly after 11 p.m.

Saturday night, police said. Officers then found “several” dead people lying

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Balinese people must maintain Bali’s good reputation

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DENPASAR - State officials, especially native Balinese, have alot of responsibility. In addition to having to perform their tasks with great professionalism, they are also required to maintain Bali’s good reputation. The trust that has been accorded to these officials by their constituencies should not be taken advantage of for personal gain, especially not through involvement in corruption cases.

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Customers select vegetables at a supermarket in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, May 9, 2015. China’s consumer inflation edged up to 1.5 percent in April, less than market expectations and adding to concerns about burgeoning deflationary pressures which are likely to lead to more policy easing.

China April inflation muted, fuels calls for more easing

BEIJING - China’s consumer inflation was more muted than expected in April and producer prices fell for the 37th consecutive month, adding to concerns about growing deflationary pressures which are likely to trigger further policy easing.

Annual consumer inflation picked up a shade to 1.5 percent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday, edging up from 1.4 percent in March but below the 1.6 percent predicted by analysts.

A seasonal jump in food prices aside, some economists said the figures pointed to moderate price pressures and lacklustre domestic

demand in the world’s secondbiggest economy.

“Consumer prices remained sluggish in April and the risk of deflation still lingers,” analysts at Haitong Securities said in a note.

“There is a need to cut interest rates again.”

Worried about China’s economy, whose growth cooled to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first three

months of this year, the central bank has cut interest rates and relaxed banks’ reserve requirements four times in six months.

Indeed, the central bank acknowledged the growth challenges on Friday, when it said the economy faced headwinds and that the inflation outlook was benign, but ruled out the need for quantitative easing.

Wary about following in the footsteps of Japan, where a decadelong fall in consumer prices has hurt the economy, Chinese officials have warned about the danger of deflation, saying a cooldown in

TOKYO - Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are considering a comprehensive tie-up in environmentally-friendly technology amid tightening regulations to cut greenhouse gas and tough emerging market competition, a report said Saturday.

The two companies are in the final stages of talks on the planned

partnership, the Nikkei business daily said, adding that the two “intend to reach an accord in principle soon”.

Under the partnership, Toyota plans to supply fuel cell and plugin-hybrid technology to Mazda, which has lagged in electric-vehicle technology, the newspaper said.

In return, Mazda will consider

offering its proprietary “Skyactiv” green technology to Toyota, which it hopes to use to grow its line of fuel-efficient gasoline and diesel vehicles.

The two automakers will also consider cooperating in other areas, including Mazda’s procurement of commercial vehicles from the Toyota group and joint purchasing

inflation to under 1 percent would raise red flags.

A Reuters poll in April showed analysts expect the central bank would cut interest rates by 25 basis points this quarter, and lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 100 basis points over the course of this year.

Many economists also expect more support measures for the ailing housing market.

Saturday’s data showed higher food prices drove April’s inflation, with pork prices climbing 8.3 percent. Overall annual food inflation

was also buoyant, quickening to 2.7 percent in April, compared to 0.9 percent for non-food inflation.

And in a sign that China’s antigraft campaign led by President Xi Jinping had also dented spending, liquor prices fell 0.5 percent in April for the 19th consecutive month.

But producer prices remained stubbornly weak, with the producer price index sliding 4.6 percent.

The market had expected producer prices to fall 4.4 percent on an annual basis after a decline of 4.6 percent in March. (rtr)

of auto parts, it added.

The two firms have previously worked together in several fields and achieved some positive results.

Toyota provided hybrid-vehicle technology to Mazda in 2010, while Mazda agreed in 2012 to supply subcompact cars from a Mexican plant to Toyota.

The latest alliance is part of an

effort to jointly address strict global environmental rules, the Nikkei said.

In 2018 environmentally-conscious California plans to push automakers to boost sales volume for electric and fuel cell vehicles, while China and other emerging economies are also set to strengthen environmental regulations. (afp)

Rector of Undiknas University, Prof. Gede Sri Darma, revealed that the legal case involving former Minister Jero Wacik, should be a lesson for all state officials and particularly those from Bali. Officials are expected to carry out their work according to specified guidelines.

Legal cases such as the one that Wacik is involved in have an effect on everyone, especially state officials. On that account, it is very important for officials to understand and implement the rules and procedures properly. As long as the policy guidelines of particular programs have been followed and well implemented, such problems should not occur.

According to Darma, as long as one’s intention from the beginning is to serve as an official for people’s welfare, then whoever is in this role will do a good job. There is no correlation between ethnic groups and decency in managing programs, including budget management.

Darma added that in the past Balinese people strongly believed in and even feared karmic law. However, as time has gone on, Balinese people’s belief in karmic law is increasingly being eroded. “Belief in karmic law is actually very much dependent on individuals. I’m confident that most Balinese people actually still adhere to the belief in karmic law, while only some do not” he said.

He further added that corrupt behavior has spread to even the lowest levels of the economic ladder, such as with parking attendants. it is very difficult to eradicate dishonesty.

Today law enforcement agents can no longer be trusted to supervise society, because it is common knowledge that many such agents can be bought.

For this reason, Darma hopes that all members of the community of Bali will participate in promoting honesty. This process must begin with our closest family members he said, parent must set a good example and not just give advice to their children. (kmb25)

Prof. Gede Sri Darma

Sluggish, tourism development in Karangasem

Japan’s Toyota, Mazda eye green alliance

Taman Soekasada Ujung

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AMLAPURA - Seriousness of the government of Karangasem in developing tourism is still questionable because the development of tourism in the ‘lava land’ is considered sluggish compared to other counties or city in Bali.

Such condition is inseparable from the lack of support from local government.

It was conveyed by the Head of the Taman Soekasada Ujung Authority, Karangasem, Nyoman Matal. According to him, travelers require responsive measures to accommodate the real needs of tourism having begun to eye on Karangasem. Unfortunately, it is not carried out by local government as it tends to only maintain the existing objects without visionary innovation.

This former chairman of the Karangasem House and legislator of the Bali House pointed out the slow pace of the development of the Taman Soekasada Ujung. Actually, this attraction has been transformed into one of the pioneers of historical attraction in Karangasem because in the past five years the Taman Ujung Soekasada indicates a good enough progress through a variety of arrangements. As the authority, Matal has proposed to the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency to help build supporting facilities around the at-

traction posing the royal heritage of Karangasem.

The supporting facilities include a restaurant and stage. Currently both facilities are necessary to support the Taman Soekasada Ujung after getting recognition from the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA). “Having been registered in the ASITA, the Taman Soekasada Ujung has been included in the list of its tourist destination. However, our supporting infrastructure is still very inadequate,” he said.

When the ASITA members handle travelers, then as a tourist attraction, it is obliged to provide the needs of travelers.

“I have submitted both proposals (construction of the restaurant and stage) three years ago, but there is no response so far,” he said. He ever had an idea to utilize the entire net income to be reinvested for the development of Taman Soekasada Ujung. However, it must also be discussed first with local government and royal family.

Currently, the Taman Soekasada Ujung is managed by a governing body where the net income of management during the year is divided by the palace and local government with the proportion of 60 percent to local government and 40 percent to the palace.

Finally, in 2014, the Taman Soekasada Ujung successfully got

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revenue as much as IDR 2 billion with net income of IDR 900 million. This year, Matal targeted the revenue worth IDR 2.6 billion. He hoped that local government can support, so that Taman Soekasada Ujung can be further developed in appropriate with the needs of the current tourism in Bali.

The Head of Karangasem Culture and Tourism, I Wayan Purna, when contacted on Friday (May 8) dismissed the assumption of slow tourism development in Karangasem. Especially for Taman Soekasada Ujung, various efforts have been made by local government so far. Currently a number of surrounding lands are being backfilled to build the supporting facilities.

In the meantime, the proposal of building a stage and the restaurant, he admitted to have been proposed to central government.

However, so far there has been no response. And any development in the area of the Taman Soekasada Ujung must be made a MoU with the palace. After a discussion and there is an agreement, the development may take place. “The process is not easy because there must be approval from the Archaeological Heritage Preservation Agency because the Taman Soekasada Ujung has been included in the cultural heritage,” he explained. (kmb31)

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Death toll rises after 2nd day of Macedonia clashes on state institutions.” She didn’t provide any more details about the organization.

The clashes come as Macedonia is grappling with its deepest political crisis since its independence from former Yugoslavia in 1991. The government and the opposition have accused each other of planning to destabilize the country to take or preserve power, and some analysts fear leaders on both sides are ready to provoke ethnic clashes as leverage.

Kumanovo is an ethnically mixed town located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of the capital Skopje, near the border with Kosovo and Serbia. The region was the center of hostilities between ethnic Albanian rebels and government forces during the ethnic conflict in 2001.

Ethnic Albanians, who make up a quarter of Macedonia’s 2 million people, took up arms in 2001 demanding more rights. The conflict ended after six months with a western-brokered peace deal that granted more rights to the minority group. (ap)

meant to stop them from working at the bridge construction site.

The government has been trying to improve road connectivity in the dense jungles of Chhattisgarh because the poor roads hinder security forces from going after the rebels. The rebels say they are inspired by Chinese

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ABEPURA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Saturday decades-old reporting restrictions for foreign journalists in Papua would be lifted and ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in the insurgency-hit eastern province.

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Macedonian special unit members search a vehicle as a fighting between police forces and members of an armed group resumes for a second day, in northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo, Sunday, May 10, 2015.

Maoist rebels in central India kill 1 villager, release 250 PATNA, India — Maoist rebels killed one villager and released around 250 others they had held for a day to stop the construction of a bridge in central India, police said Sunday. The rebels accused one of the villagers of being a police informer before killing him, said R.K. Vij, inspector general of police in Chhattisgarh state. No other details were immediately available about the man who was killed.

The rest of the villagers were released late Saturday night and have returned to their homes in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, Vij said.

The rebels rounded the villagers up late Friday and held them in nearby forests as a negotiating tactic to get the Chhattisgarh government to stop construction of a bridge. The rebels fear the bridge would give better mobility to security forces.

The incident embarrassed the state government as it occurred on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Chhattisgarh. Police said that it was unrelated to Modi’s visit and that the seizure of the villagers was

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INDONESIA Indonesia to ease Papua reporting curbs, frees prisoners

KUMANOVO, Macedonia — Fighting between police forces and members of an armed group has continued for a second day in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo.

Local TV channels Alfa and 24 Vesti on Sunday reported that another police officer has died due to severe injuries sustained in the fighting, increasing the death toll of officers to six. At least another 30 were injured in an exchange of fire between special police forces and an armed group that started in the town on Saturday.

Early Sunday, ambulances in Kumanovo were seen carrying wounded policemen and sporadic gunfire was heard. The Macedonian government has declared two days of mourning for those killed in the operation. Sport events and political gatherings have been canceled.

Interior minister Gordana Jankulovska told reporters late Saturday that over 20 members of the armed group had surrendered, but that others refused to give up arms and were holed up in houses in Diva Naselba, a neighborhood in western Kumanovo.

She said the “terrorist group,” which had entered Macedonia from an unspecified neighboring country, planned plan to “use the current political situation to perform attacks

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revolutionary leader Mao Zedong and have been fighting for more than three decades.

The rebels, who have been called India’s biggest internal security threat, operate in 20 of India’s 28 states and have thousands of fighters, according to the Home Ministry. (ap)

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FILE - In this April 13, 2007 file photo, Maoist rebels or Naxalites, officially the Communist Party of India (Maoist) that takes its name from the Naxalbari, a village outside Kolkata where the revolt began in 1967, raise their arms during an exercise at a temporary base in the Abujh Marh forests, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi diverted for security reasons DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Etihad Airways flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, was diverted to a military air base in Dubai on Sunday for “security reasons,” the airline said. The Abu Dhabi-based airline said passengers on flight No. 650 disembarked after being diverted to Dubai’s al-Minhad air base. Etihad is the UAE’s national carrier.

It said 128 passengers and seven crew members were on board. Passengers will undergo an additional security screening, as will their luggage, before they are transferred by bus to Abu Dhabi. The airline gave no details on the nature of the threat, and said it will release further information as soon as it is available.

Twitter accounts associated with sympathizers of the Islamic State group tweeted out messages overnight threating airplanes, with one mentioning the Etihad flight specifically.

On Monday, a jetliner operated by another UAE-based airline, Air

Arabia, was diverted to al-Minhad after a passenger said the plane would explode. That flight was from Kuwait to Sharjah, a city outside Dubai, where the airline is based.

The state news agency WAM said authorities in that case “took the appropriate standard procedures to deal with the situation,” without elaborating.

The Emirates is a seven-state federation that is an important Western ally and a member of the U.S.-led coalition taking part in airstrikes against the Islamic State group, which has seized about a third of Iraq and Syria.

Aviation is a key industry for the oil-rich country. The nation is home to Dubai-based airline Emirates, the Mideast’s biggest carrier, and Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic.

Abu Dhabi International Airport, the intended destination for Sunday’s diverted flight, is undergoing a major expansion to accommodate Etihad’s rapid growth. (ap)

The moves signalled that Widodo, who took office last year, is easing the tight grip that Jakarta has long kept on the mineral-rich province, where poorly armed fighters have for years fought a low-level insurgency against the central government.

Widodo has taken a keen interest in Papua, pledging to improve livelihoods in the heavily-militarised area which lags behind other parts of Indonesia in terms of development.

He revealed in an interview with a group of reporters in Abepura, Papua, that from Sunday foreign journalists would be allowed full access.

Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono predicted there would be resistance from some quarters, including the foreign ministry which currently oversees the visa issuing process.

He said there would also be “a lot of pressure to implement it” in the coming months.

Indonesia has long been deeply sensitive about foreign journalists covering Papua. Applying for permis-

sion to go there is complex, and it is rarely granted.

Punishments for foreigners caught illegally reporting can be harsh -- two French journalists were given short jail terms last year for trying to make a documentary on the separatist movement without authorisation.

The disclosure came shortly after five political prisoners -- convicted over a 2003 raid on an Indonesian military weapons arsenal -- were granted clemency by Widodo. They will soon walk free from Abepura prison.

Dozens of Papuan separatists are in jail for committing treason for acts such as raising the pro-independence “Morning Star” flag and taking part in anti-government protests.

Widodo shook hands with the five ethnic Melanesian prisoners at the prison, presenting each with a letter confirming the remainder of their sentences was being waived.

“Today (yesterday, red) we are releasing these five detainees to stop the stigma of conflict in Papua,” he told reporters at the prison.

“We need to create a sense of peace in Papua. This is just the beginning.”

The release marks a change in approach from previous governments.

During the 10-year rule of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, only one political prisoner in Papua was granted clemency, according to Human Rights Watch.

However Human Rights Watch’s Harsono called on Widodo to go further by offering prisoners amnesties.

Prisoners have to request clemency and admit guilt before it is granted, but this is not a requirement for an amnesty. There are still regular flare-ups of violence in Papua, where insurgents are fighting on behalf of the mostly ethnic Melanesian population.

Indonesian troops are regularly accused of abusing Papuan villagers in the name of anti-rebel operations, but Jakarta denies allegations of systematic human rights abuses.

Jakarta took control of Papua, which forms half of the island of New Guinea, in 1963 from former colonial power the Netherlands. (afp)

ABEPURA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo insisted Saturday that the death penalty was “positive” for his country after the execution of seven foreign drug convicts by firing squad last month sparked international outrage.

Jakarta put to death two Australians, a Brazilian, and four Nigerians on a prison island, along with one Indonesian, despite worldwide calls for them to be spared and heartrending pleas from their families.

Canberra recalled its ambassador from Jakarta at what it called the “cruel and unnecessary” executions while the United Nations expressed deep regret.

However Widodo, who took office last year, has been unswayed by the international appeals, insisting that Indonesia is facing an emergency due

to rising narcotics use. In an interview Saturday with journalists in Abepura, eastern Indonesia, he voiced no regret at the executions and insisted: “The death penalty is still our positive law.”

Asked about the anger in other countries, he said: “My duty as president of Indonesia is to carry out the law and I’m sure other countries will understand this.”

And he added: “Every day 50 young Indonesians die, in one year that is 18,000 dead. I hope they understand about that.”

Widodo was referring to figures that he has often used to back up his claims about Indonesia’s drugs emergency, including claims that more than 4.5 million users are in need of rehabilitation.

However, academics have ques-

tioned the accuracy of those figures and analysts believe Widodo is trying to present himself as a tough leader after his position was weakened by a series of political crises.

There has been particular anger in Australia -- a neighbour and key ally of Indonesia -- at the execution of its citizens, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the socalled “Bali Nine” heroin-trafficking gang. Indonesia had an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty between 2008 and 2012 but resumed executions in 2013.

Widodo has accelerated the death penalty campaign -- so far 14 drug convicts have been executed during his presidency, 12 of them foreigners. (afp)

Jokowi insists death penalty ‘positive’ for country

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Family members of executed Australian drug trafficker Myuran Sukumaran, including his brother Chinthu (R, black tie), carry Myuran’s coffin into a church during his funeral in Sydney, Australia, May 9, 2015. Indonesia executed Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on April 29 for drug trafficking.

Hundreds mourn Myuran Sukumaran

SYDNEY - An Australian executed in Indonesia on drugs charges was Saturday remembered as an artist whose paintings were powerful images created in the face of the death penalty.

Myuran Sukumaran was shot dead by firing squad late last month after his pleas for clemency over his role in a syndicate smuggling heroin from the Indonesian island of Bali were rejected.

Ben Quilty, an acclaimed Australian artist who became a friend and mentor to Sukumaran through visiting him in jail, said the 34-yearold did not want to die but had done so with dignity.

“He used his visual language to tell the world who Myuran Sukumaran really was and right until the end he communicated with the world from an isolation cell with a firing squad preparing to put bullets through his chest,” Quilty said.

“Under unimaginable circumstances Myuran was making the most potent and powerful anti-death penalty images the world has seen in a long, long time.

“Myu did want to live. He had many paintings to make.”

Sukumaran and fellow Australian Andrew Chan, considered the ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine drug smuggling group, spent a

decade in prison before their execution on April 29.

A funeral for Chan, 31, was held in Sydney on Friday.

Both men were transformed by their experience in jail with Chan becoming a Christian pastor and Sukumaran studying art.

Songs sung at Sukumaran’s funeral at the DaySpring Church in Sydney’s Castle Hill included “Amazing Grace” which he and his fellow prisoners sang ahead of their execution.

“Until the end, under very difficult circumstances, in prison for 10 years, he was helping and comforting all others in Kerobokan prison in Bali,” Ivar Schou, a volunteer at the jail, told the mourners.

They heard that on one occasion, Sukumaran had sold his paintings to pay for another inmate’s lifesaving operation while fellow Bali Nine member Matthew Norman said he had helped countless prisoners, including drug addicts and murderers.

Mother Rajini Sukumaran said her son died a good man, in a tribute delivered by son Chinthu after she was overcome by grief.

“He got caught up with something bad, and the anger and shame I felt when he was arrested, was gone a long time ago,” she wrote. (afp)

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Nadal to face Murray in heavyweight Madrid final

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MADRID - Holder Rafa Nadal looked something close to his old masterful self on clay again as he crushed Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(3) 6-1 on Saturday to set up a heavyweight Madrid Masters showdown against Andy Murray.

Third seed Nadal, bidding for a third consecutive title in the Spanish capital but still searching for form and consistency, edged a tight first set before turning the screw in the second to exact revenge for a straight-sets defeat by Berdych in this year’s Australian Open quarterfinals.

Nadal had won 17 consecutive matches against the Czech sixth seed before falling to him in Melbourne and restored his dominance with a solid display that included a series of trademark whipped forehand winners.

“I had to play at a very high level today to have any chance and I think it was without doubt one of the best matches I have played this year,” a jubilant Nadal told Spanish television.

“This week was crucial for me and the fact that I am in the final cannot be improved on given my situation coming into the tournament,” added the 28-year-old.

The Mallorcan is favourite to claim the title after world number one Novak Djokovic decided to miss the event to rest and Roger Federer, who took over from the Serb as top seed, lost to Australian Nick Kyrgios in the second round.

DENPASAR - This monument is erected in the middle of Denpasar civic center, Renon. lt is a symbol of Bali people’s struggle to gain independence alter the Dutch Colonials retreated from this country. This monument immortalizes the soul and spirit of Bali people’s struggle. lt also aims to take care of and develop and preserve the Balinese culture tor tuture generations.

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Murray, however, will pose a considerable threat in Sunday’s final after a superb performance to overcome Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in a high-quality contest.

The Briton, who claimed a first claycourt title in Munich last week, has followed up with a string of impressive displays to reach his first Masters Series claycourt final.

After struggles with injury and illness, Nadal is attempting to rediscover his spark on his favoured surface before he makes a bid for a record-extending 10th French Open singles title in Paris starting at the end of the month.

Berdych saved both break points he faced in the opening set but faded badly in the tiebreak.

Nadal punished a series of errors from the 2012 runner-up to open a 5-1 lead in the second and sealed victory on his first match point when Berdych sent a return sailing out.

Murray moved up a gear from 3-3 in the first set to claim the opener against Nishikori but was a break down early in the second before again producing some stunning tennis.

“Against Rafa it’s going to be extremely difficult, especially playing here in Spain,” Murray told a news conference. “Hopefully I can put in a good performance and make it tough for him and see what happens.” (rtr)

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Washington Wizards’ Paul Pierce gets off the game winning shot between Atlanta Hawks defenders Kyle Korver (26) and Kent Bazemore (24) as time expires in the second half of Game 3 of the second round of the NBA basketball playoffs Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Washington.

Pierce’s buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks 103-101

WASHINGTON — Washington veteran Paul Pierce hit a jump shot on the buzzer to give the Wizards a 103-101 home win against Atlanta on Saturday to take a 2-1 advantage in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series. In the day’s other game, Memphis also went up 2-1 in its series with a home victory over a misfiring Golden State.

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates victory over Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych after their semi-final match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, May 9, 2015.

Pierce, hemmed in by three defenders, got off a fallaway, 20-foot jumper that went in off the backboard as the Wizards escaped with a last-gasp win after having given up a 21-point lead. “Usually I like to save those type of shots for later rounds,” Pierce quipped.

Told that Dennis Schroder, one of the Hawks who tried in vain to disrupt the game-winner, called it “a lucky shot,” the 37-year-old Pierce chuckled. “I guess Schroder is going to say that, because he’s a little young. ... He hasn’t been able to see it over the last 17 years.”

Pierce, who won a championship with Boston in 2008 is aware that time is running out on his career and this may well be his last shot at a championship. “I’m still soaking it up,” Pierce said, “because I don’t have too many more of these left.”

Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Monday at Washington.

It was the second straight day a bank shot at the buzzer won an NBA playoff game. Derrick Rose hit a 3 off the glass to give Chicago a 99-96 victory over Cleveland on Friday.

Washington was missing John Wall, its All-Star point guard, for a second consecutive game because of a broken left hand, but it was the Hawks who seemed out of sorts most of the evening. The Wizards led by 21 with less than 10 minutes left before the visitors stormed back.

“We got comfortable,” said Bradley Beal, who had 17 points and eight assists for Washington.

“We thought the game was over.”

Even Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer put it this way: “You feel like you’re not going to be able to close that gap.”

Yet Budenholzer’s small lineup of little-used reserves made things interesting. A 17-0 run got the

visitors within three points with less than 3 1/2 minutes remaining, and Mike Muscala’s 3-pointer with 14.1 seconds left tied it.

But Pierce came through as the clock hit zero, releasing the ball with about a second to go, then falling to his back on the court with arms aloft.

“Took my time. Wanted to make sure I got the shot off with no time on the clock,” Pierce said. “I’ve been in those situations many times.” Pierce finished with 13 points, including three of the Wizards’ 10 3s.

“That’s what he does,” Atlanta’s Kent Bazemore said. “He’s a future Hall of Famer. He’s been there before. His favorite (saying) is, ‘This is why they brought me here,’ and he showed us.” Memphis’ Zach Randolph scored 22 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 99-89 win against Golden State. (ap)

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Barcelona 1 win away Liga title after Madrid

BARCELONA — Barcelona was one victory away from clinching the Spanish league title after Real Madrid fell four points adrift on Saturday, when Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in a 2-2 home draw to Valencia. Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad at Camp Nou to put the pressure on Madrid with only two more rounds to play.

Madrid appeared set to keep pace after Gareth Bale and Ronaldo hit the woodwork early, but Paco Alcacer and Javi Fuego struck for Valencia before goalie Diego Alves smothered Ronaldo’s spot kick in first-half injury time.

Pepe and Francisco “Isco” Alarcon leveled for Madrid in a dramatic second half at the Santiago Bernabeu that concluded with Valencia clinging to a draw that may cost the hosts the title.

Barcelona can dethrone Atletico Madrid with a win at its Vicente Calderon in the next round. If, and when, that match is played. The final two rounds are in doubt after the Spanish federation announced it was suspending all matches from next Saturday in protest at a proposed law regulating the sale of broadcasting rights.

After a second slip to fourth-place Valencia this season, Madrid’s best chance for silverware depends on overturning its 2-1 loss against Juventus in their second-leg Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. “It’s very difficult for us now, but we have to wear these colors with pride, and try to win our games,” Pepe said.

“We have to pick ourselves up for Wednesday’s match.”

Bale curled a free kick off one corner of the goalframe in the 14th, and four minutes later Ronaldo thumped a

header off the other as Madrid looked set to romp.

But that was when Jose Gaya, the 19-year-old left back who ended months-long rumors of a move to Madrid by extending his contract on Friday, placed a perfect cross for Alcacer to stab under goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 19th.

The Madrid crowd then received the double blow of midfielder Toni Kroos leaving with a left-thigh injury a minute before Fuego was left unmarked to head in Dani Parejo’s free kick in the 26th.

After Madrid’s Javier Hernandez also hit the post, Gaya gave Madrid a lifeline when he fouled Bale in the box just before halftime, but Alves increased his fame as a spot kick specialist by saving Ronaldo’s try.

Pepe powered in a header from James Rodriguez’s corner kick to halve the difference in the 51st.

Valencia had settled down in defense when Isco curled in a longrange strike with six to go, sparking a last-gasp push by Madrid that ended only with the final whistle.

“The result isn’t good, but the match was the complete opposite,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

“We fought until the end and had many chances to score ... three balls off the

woodwork, a missed penalty ... but it wasn’t enough.”

Sociedad was fortunate to escape a scoreless first half at Camp Nou, but Neymar broke through in the 51st with his 35th goal of the season after Lionel Messi’s pass was headed on by a defender for the Brazilian to nod home.

Substitute Pedro Rodriguez netted from an acrobatic bicycle kick to secure the points with five minutes left, in a rare moment to shine for the forward who has spent most of the campaign on the bench.

“These three points were vital,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said.

“The outcome was never in doubt.

My players never let up for even a second.”

Barcelona’s 1-0 loss at Sociedad on Jan. 4 marked the low-point of the Catalan club’s season. Since then, it

Real team mates not to Bale enough, agent

MADRID - Gareth Bale is suffering at Real Madrid because his team mates are not passing him the ball enough but he has no plans to quit the club, according to the Wales winger’s agent.

Bale’s troubled second season in Spain hit a new low with a poor performance in last week’ Champions League defeat at Juventus and he again failed to spark in Saturday’s 2-2 La Liga draw at home to Valencia.

He has been whistled by disgruntled fans at the Bernabeu, a startling turnaround for a player who scored in the finals of the Champions League and the King’s Cup last term.

Real broke the transfer record to buy the 25-yearold but he has lately been struggling to live up to expectations in a season partly disrupted by injury.

“Real have to work with Gareth and pass the ball to him more,” Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett was quoted as saying in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

“Give him more of the ball and let him show everybody what he’s good at,” Barnett added.

“He’s going to be the best player at Real Madrid when his team mates work with him and help him.”

Real are in danger of ending the season without defending their Champions League crown or securing a first La Liga title since 2012.

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FC Barcelona’s Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2015.

has won 28 of its last 30 games, and is in the running for three trophies — having reached the final of the Copa del Rey, and with one foot in the Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich 3-0 this week. Their secondleg semifinal is on Tuesday.

There was also drama in the fight to avoid relegation as Albert Lopo’s last-gasp header to salvage Deportivo La Coruna a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao altered three teams’ place at the bottom of the table.

Deportivo, Eibar and Granada, which earlier beat already-relegated Cordoba 2-0, were left tied on 31 points. But the tiebreakers meant Deportivo escaped the drop zone, while Granada was left in 18th and Eibar fell to 19th. (ap)

passing says

Eliminated from the King’s Cup by Atletico Madrid in January, Real lost the semi-final, first leg at Juve 2-1 and are four points behind leaders Barca in second in La Liga with two matches left.

Bale’s statistics are actually similar to last season, with 17 goals and 10 assists in 46 matches compared to 22 goals and 12 assists in 44 games in 2013-14.

However, he has been criticised for being selfish in front of goal and not contributing enough in defence.

“Most people would have been broken by this but he is determined,” Barnett said.

“He could have screamed and shouted or knocked on the manager’s office door but he doesn’t want to upset anyone. (rtr)

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Benfica stays on course for title, Penafiel relegated LISBON, Portugal — Benfica moved one step closer to successfully defending its Portuguese league title after it sealed bottomside Penafiel’s relegation with a 4-0 win on Saturday.

Benfica extended its lead over FC Porto to six points, and can clinch the title if Porto loses to

Gil Vicente on Sunday.

Lima led Benfica’s lopsided win with two goals to start and polish off the rout. The Brazilian striker opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

Jonas doubled the lead in the 30th, and Luis “Pizzi” Afonso made it 3-0 in the 60th, before

Lima struck again two minutes later.

Elsewhere, Fabio Nunes scored in injury time to snatch Belenenses a 1-1 draw at Academica.

Also, Maritimo won 3-1 at Braga, and Paco Ferreira drew 0-0 at Rio Ave. (ap)

MILAN — Roma lost 2-1 at AC Milan to leave it at risk of missing out on second place in Serie A, while Paul Pogba marked his comeback with a goal as newly crowned champion Juventus drew 1-1 against relegation-threatened Cagliari on Saturday. Marco van Ginkel and onloan Roma forward Mattia Destro gave Milan a comfortable lead until Francesco Totti set up a nervy finish with a disputed penalty.

“We lacked efficiency and played at too low a tempo, which is a handicap for such an important match,” Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. “Now we have three matches left and we have to change our tempo if we want to reach our target. They are three finals and we have to realize that.”

Roma remained provisionally second — in the Champions League spot — with a one-point advantage over city rival Lazio, which hosts Inter Milan on Sunday. The two capital teams meet in the penultimate match of the season. Napoli is five points behind Roma in fourth, and visits Parma on Sunday. It faces Lazio in

the final round.

In Turin, Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri rested almost all his stars ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal at Real Madrid.

Pogba opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime, 52 days after a right-thigh muscle tear. Luca Rossettini leveled five minutes from time to give Cagliari a crucial point, tapping home the rebound after his header from a free kick came off the left upright. The Sardinian side moved to within five points of safety, with 17th-place Atalanta visiting Palermo on Sunday.

Roma climbed back into second with two successive wins, and it almost went in front of Milan in the 17th minute when Kostas Manolas headed Alessandro Florenzi’s corner off the right post, and Davide Astori turned the rebound wide.

It was Milan which took the lead five minutes from the interval as Keisuke Honda broke down the right flank before crossing for Van Ginkel to sidefoot home from close range for his first goal since joining on loan from Chelsea in January.

Honda was also involved in Milan’s second goal just before the hour

mark, crossing for Destro to head home against his former club. While he will probably return to Roma at the end of the season, Destro celebrated the goal which could end Roma’s chances of a second-place finish.

Roma was handed a way back into the game in the 72nd when Juan Manuel Iturbe collided with Nigel de Jong in the area, and Totti converted a poor penalty, which just squeezed under a diving Diego Lopez. It was Milan’s first win in six matches. There was a party atmosphere at Juventus Stadium, with the team having clinched its fourth successive title at Sampdoria last weekend. The fans sang throughout and waved flags provided by the club.

“It was a wonderful day and it was inevitable I’d feel a bit emotional as well, I’m certainly not made of iron!” said Allegri, who won the title with AC Milan in 2011, before being sacked by the Rossoneri in January last year. “It is an important achievement for me, it’s now two titles with two different clubs. It was a special day.

“Paul put in a decent display, he’s in good physical condition. It was important for him to regain his judgment of distances in the middle of the pitch. It’s a pity we didn’t win the game but the lads did well and it wasn’t easy, seeing as certain players hadn’t featured for a while.”

Juventus was full of confidence after Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Madrid, which left it with all to play for in the second leg.

Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Fernando Llorente and Alvaro Morata were among those kept on the substitutes’ bench. Key playmaker Andrea Pirlo watched from the stands along with league leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez.

Romulo also made his comeback from injury, with his last appearance coming in November’s 7-0 win over Parma. (ap)

Roma risks missing out on 2nd after 2-1 loss at AC Milan

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AC Milan’s Marco van Ginkel (R) challenges AS Roma’s Francesco Totti during their Serie A soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, May 9, 2015.

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Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini celebrates scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Fellaini scores winner as Man United beats Palace 2-1

LONDON — Marouane Fellaini headed in a late winner as Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday to move within touching distance of a return to the Champions League. United will be guaranteed a top-four finish if Liverpool loses to newly crowned champion Chelsea on Sunday.

Fellaini rose at the back post to nod in a cross by Ashley Young in the 78th minute as United ended a run of three straight losses. Juan Mata’s 19th-minute penalty for United was canceled out by a curling free kick from Jason Puncheon in the 57th.

United was indebted to goalkeeper David De Gea, who made great saves from Glenn Murray either side of Fellaini’s goal to continue his excellent season.

Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw, and Chris Smalling went off injured during the match but United held on to move seven points ahead of fifth-place Liverpool, which has three games left.

“We haven’t played our best match but we have fought to the end,” United manager Louis van Gaal said. “It was very important to win this match, and it is a right step to qualification for the Champions League.” If Liverpool beat Chelsea, United has two chances to secure

a place in the top four — firstly against Arsenal next weekend, then a final game of the season against Hull. Rooney should be fit for the Arsenal match, with Van Gaal saying the England captain was taken off because of a dead leg.

United was awarded its penalty after Scott Dann was adjudged to have handled a cross from Young.

Mata took over penalty duties from Rooney and found the bottom corner, even though Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni dived the right way.

Palace was much improved in the second half and equalized when Puncheon’s free kick glanced off the head of Blind, who was in the defensive wall, and inside post De Gea’s near post.

De Gea stuck out his right hand to deny Murray from close range, and James McArthur steered a shot wide for Palace on the counterattack. The hosts were made to pay for their wasted opportunities when Fellaini headed into an empty net after Young’s cross caused indecision in the Palace defense, with Speroni running into center back Damien Delaney.

“It is galling to be stood here after a defeat,” Palace manager Alan Pardew said. Palace has still never beaten United in the Premier League. (ap)

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Barcelona 1 win away Liga title after Madrid

BARCELONA — Barcelona was one victory away from clinching the Spanish league title after Real Madrid fell four points adrift on Saturday, when Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in a 2-2 home draw to Valencia. Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 win over Real Sociedad at Camp Nou to put the pressure on Madrid with only two more rounds to play.

Madrid appeared set to keep pace after Gareth Bale and Ronaldo hit the woodwork early, but Paco Alcacer and Javi Fuego struck for Valencia before goalie Diego Alves smothered Ronaldo’s spot kick in first-half injury time.

Pepe and Francisco “Isco” Alarcon leveled for Madrid in a dramatic second half at the Santiago Bernabeu that concluded with Valencia clinging to a draw that may cost the hosts the title.

Barcelona can dethrone Atletico Madrid with a win at its Vicente Calderon in the next round. If, and when, that match is played. The final two rounds are in doubt after the Spanish federation announced it was suspending all matches from next Saturday in protest at a proposed law regulating the sale of broadcasting rights.

After a second slip to fourth-place Valencia this season, Madrid’s best chance for silverware depends on overturning its 2-1 loss against Juventus in their second-leg Champions League semifinal on Wednesday. “It’s very difficult for us now, but we have to wear these colors with pride, and try to win our games,” Pepe said.

“We have to pick ourselves up for Wednesday’s match.”

Bale curled a free kick off one corner of the goalframe in the 14th, and four minutes later Ronaldo thumped a

header off the other as Madrid looked set to romp.

But that was when Jose Gaya, the 19-year-old left back who ended months-long rumors of a move to Madrid by extending his contract on Friday, placed a perfect cross for Alcacer to stab under goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the 19th.

The Madrid crowd then received the double blow of midfielder Toni Kroos leaving with a left-thigh injury a minute before Fuego was left unmarked to head in Dani Parejo’s free kick in the 26th.

After Madrid’s Javier Hernandez also hit the post, Gaya gave Madrid a lifeline when he fouled Bale in the box just before halftime, but Alves increased his fame as a spot kick specialist by saving Ronaldo’s try.

Pepe powered in a header from James Rodriguez’s corner kick to halve the difference in the 51st.

Valencia had settled down in defense when Isco curled in a longrange strike with six to go, sparking a last-gasp push by Madrid that ended only with the final whistle.

“The result isn’t good, but the match was the complete opposite,” Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

“We fought until the end and had many chances to score ... three balls off the

woodwork, a missed penalty ... but it wasn’t enough.”

Sociedad was fortunate to escape a scoreless first half at Camp Nou, but Neymar broke through in the 51st with his 35th goal of the season after Lionel Messi’s pass was headed on by a defender for the Brazilian to nod home.

Substitute Pedro Rodriguez netted from an acrobatic bicycle kick to secure the points with five minutes left, in a rare moment to shine for the forward who has spent most of the campaign on the bench.

“These three points were vital,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said.

“The outcome was never in doubt.

My players never let up for even a second.”

Barcelona’s 1-0 loss at Sociedad on Jan. 4 marked the low-point of the Catalan club’s season. Since then, it

Real team mates not to Bale enough, agent

MADRID - Gareth Bale is suffering at Real Madrid because his team mates are not passing him the ball enough but he has no plans to quit the club, according to the Wales winger’s agent.

Bale’s troubled second season in Spain hit a new low with a poor performance in last week’ Champions League defeat at Juventus and he again failed to spark in Saturday’s 2-2 La Liga draw at home to Valencia.

He has been whistled by disgruntled fans at the Bernabeu, a startling turnaround for a player who scored in the finals of the Champions League and the King’s Cup last term.

Real broke the transfer record to buy the 25-yearold but he has lately been struggling to live up to expectations in a season partly disrupted by injury.

“Real have to work with Gareth and pass the ball to him more,” Bale’s agent Jonathan Barnett was quoted as saying in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

“Give him more of the ball and let him show everybody what he’s good at,” Barnett added.

“He’s going to be the best player at Real Madrid when his team mates work with him and help him.”

Real are in danger of ending the season without defending their Champions League crown or securing a first La Liga title since 2012.

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FC Barcelona’s Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2015.

has won 28 of its last 30 games, and is in the running for three trophies — having reached the final of the Copa del Rey, and with one foot in the Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich 3-0 this week. Their secondleg semifinal is on Tuesday.

There was also drama in the fight to avoid relegation as Albert Lopo’s last-gasp header to salvage Deportivo La Coruna a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao altered three teams’ place at the bottom of the table.

Deportivo, Eibar and Granada, which earlier beat already-relegated Cordoba 2-0, were left tied on 31 points. But the tiebreakers meant Deportivo escaped the drop zone, while Granada was left in 18th and Eibar fell to 19th. (ap)

passing says

Eliminated from the King’s Cup by Atletico Madrid in January, Real lost the semi-final, first leg at Juve 2-1 and are four points behind leaders Barca in second in La Liga with two matches left.

Bale’s statistics are actually similar to last season, with 17 goals and 10 assists in 46 matches compared to 22 goals and 12 assists in 44 games in 2013-14.

However, he has been criticised for being selfish in front of goal and not contributing enough in defence.

“Most people would have been broken by this but he is determined,” Barnett said.

“He could have screamed and shouted or knocked on the manager’s office door but he doesn’t want to upset anyone. (rtr)

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Benfica stays on course for title, Penafiel relegated LISBON, Portugal — Benfica moved one step closer to successfully defending its Portuguese league title after it sealed bottomside Penafiel’s relegation with a 4-0 win on Saturday.

Benfica extended its lead over FC Porto to six points, and can clinch the title if Porto loses to

Gil Vicente on Sunday.

Lima led Benfica’s lopsided win with two goals to start and polish off the rout. The Brazilian striker opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

Jonas doubled the lead in the 30th, and Luis “Pizzi” Afonso made it 3-0 in the 60th, before

Lima struck again two minutes later.

Elsewhere, Fabio Nunes scored in injury time to snatch Belenenses a 1-1 draw at Academica.

Also, Maritimo won 3-1 at Braga, and Paco Ferreira drew 0-0 at Rio Ave. (ap)

MILAN — Roma lost 2-1 at AC Milan to leave it at risk of missing out on second place in Serie A, while Paul Pogba marked his comeback with a goal as newly crowned champion Juventus drew 1-1 against relegation-threatened Cagliari on Saturday. Marco van Ginkel and onloan Roma forward Mattia Destro gave Milan a comfortable lead until Francesco Totti set up a nervy finish with a disputed penalty.

“We lacked efficiency and played at too low a tempo, which is a handicap for such an important match,” Roma coach Rudi Garcia said. “Now we have three matches left and we have to change our tempo if we want to reach our target. They are three finals and we have to realize that.”

Roma remained provisionally second — in the Champions League spot — with a one-point advantage over city rival Lazio, which hosts Inter Milan on Sunday. The two capital teams meet in the penultimate match of the season. Napoli is five points behind Roma in fourth, and visits Parma on Sunday. It faces Lazio in

the final round.

In Turin, Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri rested almost all his stars ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal at Real Madrid.

Pogba opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime, 52 days after a right-thigh muscle tear. Luca Rossettini leveled five minutes from time to give Cagliari a crucial point, tapping home the rebound after his header from a free kick came off the left upright. The Sardinian side moved to within five points of safety, with 17th-place Atalanta visiting Palermo on Sunday.

Roma climbed back into second with two successive wins, and it almost went in front of Milan in the 17th minute when Kostas Manolas headed Alessandro Florenzi’s corner off the right post, and Davide Astori turned the rebound wide.

It was Milan which took the lead five minutes from the interval as Keisuke Honda broke down the right flank before crossing for Van Ginkel to sidefoot home from close range for his first goal since joining on loan from Chelsea in January.

Honda was also involved in Milan’s second goal just before the hour

mark, crossing for Destro to head home against his former club. While he will probably return to Roma at the end of the season, Destro celebrated the goal which could end Roma’s chances of a second-place finish.

Roma was handed a way back into the game in the 72nd when Juan Manuel Iturbe collided with Nigel de Jong in the area, and Totti converted a poor penalty, which just squeezed under a diving Diego Lopez. It was Milan’s first win in six matches. There was a party atmosphere at Juventus Stadium, with the team having clinched its fourth successive title at Sampdoria last weekend. The fans sang throughout and waved flags provided by the club.

“It was a wonderful day and it was inevitable I’d feel a bit emotional as well, I’m certainly not made of iron!” said Allegri, who won the title with AC Milan in 2011, before being sacked by the Rossoneri in January last year. “It is an important achievement for me, it’s now two titles with two different clubs. It was a special day.

“Paul put in a decent display, he’s in good physical condition. It was important for him to regain his judgment of distances in the middle of the pitch. It’s a pity we didn’t win the game but the lads did well and it wasn’t easy, seeing as certain players hadn’t featured for a while.”

Juventus was full of confidence after Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Madrid, which left it with all to play for in the second leg.

Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Fernando Llorente and Alvaro Morata were among those kept on the substitutes’ bench. Key playmaker Andrea Pirlo watched from the stands along with league leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez.

Romulo also made his comeback from injury, with his last appearance coming in November’s 7-0 win over Parma. (ap)

Roma risks missing out on 2nd after 2-1 loss at AC Milan

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AC Milan’s Marco van Ginkel (R) challenges AS Roma’s Francesco Totti during their Serie A soccer match at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, May 9, 2015.

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Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini celebrates scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Fellaini scores winner as Man United beats Palace 2-1

LONDON — Marouane Fellaini headed in a late winner as Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday to move within touching distance of a return to the Champions League. United will be guaranteed a top-four finish if Liverpool loses to newly crowned champion Chelsea on Sunday.

Fellaini rose at the back post to nod in a cross by Ashley Young in the 78th minute as United ended a run of three straight losses. Juan Mata’s 19th-minute penalty for United was canceled out by a curling free kick from Jason Puncheon in the 57th.

United was indebted to goalkeeper David De Gea, who made great saves from Glenn Murray either side of Fellaini’s goal to continue his excellent season.

Wayne Rooney, Luke Shaw, and Chris Smalling went off injured during the match but United held on to move seven points ahead of fifth-place Liverpool, which has three games left.

“We haven’t played our best match but we have fought to the end,” United manager Louis van Gaal said. “It was very important to win this match, and it is a right step to qualification for the Champions League.” If Liverpool beat Chelsea, United has two chances to secure

a place in the top four — firstly against Arsenal next weekend, then a final game of the season against Hull. Rooney should be fit for the Arsenal match, with Van Gaal saying the England captain was taken off because of a dead leg.

United was awarded its penalty after Scott Dann was adjudged to have handled a cross from Young.

Mata took over penalty duties from Rooney and found the bottom corner, even though Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni dived the right way.

Palace was much improved in the second half and equalized when Puncheon’s free kick glanced off the head of Blind, who was in the defensive wall, and inside post De Gea’s near post.

De Gea stuck out his right hand to deny Murray from close range, and James McArthur steered a shot wide for Palace on the counterattack. The hosts were made to pay for their wasted opportunities when Fellaini headed into an empty net after Young’s cross caused indecision in the Palace defense, with Speroni running into center back Damien Delaney.

“It is galling to be stood here after a defeat,” Palace manager Alan Pardew said. Palace has still never beaten United in the Premier League. (ap)

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Nadal to face Murray in heavyweight Madrid final

Bajra Sandhi

MADRID - Holder Rafa Nadal looked something close to his old masterful self on clay again as he crushed Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(3) 6-1 on Saturday to set up a heavyweight Madrid Masters showdown against Andy Murray.

Third seed Nadal, bidding for a third consecutive title in the Spanish capital but still searching for form and consistency, edged a tight first set before turning the screw in the second to exact revenge for a straight-sets defeat by Berdych in this year’s Australian Open quarterfinals.

Nadal had won 17 consecutive matches against the Czech sixth seed before falling to him in Melbourne and restored his dominance with a solid display that included a series of trademark whipped forehand winners.

“I had to play at a very high level today to have any chance and I think it was without doubt one of the best matches I have played this year,” a jubilant Nadal told Spanish television.

“This week was crucial for me and the fact that I am in the final cannot be improved on given my situation coming into the tournament,” added the 28-year-old.

The Mallorcan is favourite to claim the title after world number one Novak Djokovic decided to miss the event to rest and Roger Federer, who took over from the Serb as top seed, lost to Australian Nick Kyrgios in the second round.

DENPASAR - This monument is erected in the middle of Denpasar civic center, Renon. lt is a symbol of Bali people’s struggle to gain independence alter the Dutch Colonials retreated from this country. This monument immortalizes the soul and spirit of Bali people’s struggle. lt also aims to take care of and develop and preserve the Balinese culture tor tuture generations.

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Murray, however, will pose a considerable threat in Sunday’s final after a superb performance to overcome Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in a high-quality contest.

The Briton, who claimed a first claycourt title in Munich last week, has followed up with a string of impressive displays to reach his first Masters Series claycourt final.

After struggles with injury and illness, Nadal is attempting to rediscover his spark on his favoured surface before he makes a bid for a record-extending 10th French Open singles title in Paris starting at the end of the month.

Berdych saved both break points he faced in the opening set but faded badly in the tiebreak.

Nadal punished a series of errors from the 2012 runner-up to open a 5-1 lead in the second and sealed victory on his first match point when Berdych sent a return sailing out.

Murray moved up a gear from 3-3 in the first set to claim the opener against Nishikori but was a break down early in the second before again producing some stunning tennis.

“Against Rafa it’s going to be extremely difficult, especially playing here in Spain,” Murray told a news conference. “Hopefully I can put in a good performance and make it tough for him and see what happens.” (rtr)

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Washington Wizards’ Paul Pierce gets off the game winning shot between Atlanta Hawks defenders Kyle Korver (26) and Kent Bazemore (24) as time expires in the second half of Game 3 of the second round of the NBA basketball playoffs Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Washington.

Pierce’s buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks 103-101

WASHINGTON — Washington veteran Paul Pierce hit a jump shot on the buzzer to give the Wizards a 103-101 home win against Atlanta on Saturday to take a 2-1 advantage in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series. In the day’s other game, Memphis also went up 2-1 in its series with a home victory over a misfiring Golden State.

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates victory over Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych after their semi-final match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, May 9, 2015.

Pierce, hemmed in by three defenders, got off a fallaway, 20-foot jumper that went in off the backboard as the Wizards escaped with a last-gasp win after having given up a 21-point lead. “Usually I like to save those type of shots for later rounds,” Pierce quipped.

Told that Dennis Schroder, one of the Hawks who tried in vain to disrupt the game-winner, called it “a lucky shot,” the 37-year-old Pierce chuckled. “I guess Schroder is going to say that, because he’s a little young. ... He hasn’t been able to see it over the last 17 years.”

Pierce, who won a championship with Boston in 2008 is aware that time is running out on his career and this may well be his last shot at a championship. “I’m still soaking it up,” Pierce said, “because I don’t have too many more of these left.”

Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Monday at Washington.

It was the second straight day a bank shot at the buzzer won an NBA playoff game. Derrick Rose hit a 3 off the glass to give Chicago a 99-96 victory over Cleveland on Friday.

Washington was missing John Wall, its All-Star point guard, for a second consecutive game because of a broken left hand, but it was the Hawks who seemed out of sorts most of the evening. The Wizards led by 21 with less than 10 minutes left before the visitors stormed back.

“We got comfortable,” said Bradley Beal, who had 17 points and eight assists for Washington.

“We thought the game was over.”

Even Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer put it this way: “You feel like you’re not going to be able to close that gap.”

Yet Budenholzer’s small lineup of little-used reserves made things interesting. A 17-0 run got the

visitors within three points with less than 3 1/2 minutes remaining, and Mike Muscala’s 3-pointer with 14.1 seconds left tied it.

But Pierce came through as the clock hit zero, releasing the ball with about a second to go, then falling to his back on the court with arms aloft.

“Took my time. Wanted to make sure I got the shot off with no time on the clock,” Pierce said. “I’ve been in those situations many times.” Pierce finished with 13 points, including three of the Wizards’ 10 3s.

“That’s what he does,” Atlanta’s Kent Bazemore said. “He’s a future Hall of Famer. He’s been there before. His favorite (saying) is, ‘This is why they brought me here,’ and he showed us.” Memphis’ Zach Randolph scored 22 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 99-89 win against Golden State. (ap)

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Death toll rises after 2nd day of Macedonia clashes on state institutions.” She didn’t provide any more details about the organization.

The clashes come as Macedonia is grappling with its deepest political crisis since its independence from former Yugoslavia in 1991. The government and the opposition have accused each other of planning to destabilize the country to take or preserve power, and some analysts fear leaders on both sides are ready to provoke ethnic clashes as leverage.

Kumanovo is an ethnically mixed town located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of the capital Skopje, near the border with Kosovo and Serbia. The region was the center of hostilities between ethnic Albanian rebels and government forces during the ethnic conflict in 2001.

Ethnic Albanians, who make up a quarter of Macedonia’s 2 million people, took up arms in 2001 demanding more rights. The conflict ended after six months with a western-brokered peace deal that granted more rights to the minority group. (ap)

meant to stop them from working at the bridge construction site.

The government has been trying to improve road connectivity in the dense jungles of Chhattisgarh because the poor roads hinder security forces from going after the rebels. The rebels say they are inspired by Chinese

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ABEPURA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Saturday decades-old reporting restrictions for foreign journalists in Papua would be lifted and ordered the release of a group of political prisoners in the insurgency-hit eastern province.

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Macedonian special unit members search a vehicle as a fighting between police forces and members of an armed group resumes for a second day, in northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo, Sunday, May 10, 2015.

Maoist rebels in central India kill 1 villager, release 250 PATNA, India — Maoist rebels killed one villager and released around 250 others they had held for a day to stop the construction of a bridge in central India, police said Sunday. The rebels accused one of the villagers of being a police informer before killing him, said R.K. Vij, inspector general of police in Chhattisgarh state. No other details were immediately available about the man who was killed.

The rest of the villagers were released late Saturday night and have returned to their homes in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, Vij said.

The rebels rounded the villagers up late Friday and held them in nearby forests as a negotiating tactic to get the Chhattisgarh government to stop construction of a bridge. The rebels fear the bridge would give better mobility to security forces.

The incident embarrassed the state government as it occurred on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Chhattisgarh. Police said that it was unrelated to Modi’s visit and that the seizure of the villagers was

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KUMANOVO, Macedonia — Fighting between police forces and members of an armed group has continued for a second day in the northern Macedonian town of Kumanovo.

Local TV channels Alfa and 24 Vesti on Sunday reported that another police officer has died due to severe injuries sustained in the fighting, increasing the death toll of officers to six. At least another 30 were injured in an exchange of fire between special police forces and an armed group that started in the town on Saturday.

Early Sunday, ambulances in Kumanovo were seen carrying wounded policemen and sporadic gunfire was heard. The Macedonian government has declared two days of mourning for those killed in the operation. Sport events and political gatherings have been canceled.

Interior minister Gordana Jankulovska told reporters late Saturday that over 20 members of the armed group had surrendered, but that others refused to give up arms and were holed up in houses in Diva Naselba, a neighborhood in western Kumanovo.

She said the “terrorist group,” which had entered Macedonia from an unspecified neighboring country, planned plan to “use the current political situation to perform attacks

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The rebels, who have been called India’s biggest internal security threat, operate in 20 of India’s 28 states and have thousands of fighters, according to the Home Ministry. (ap)

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FILE - In this April 13, 2007 file photo, Maoist rebels or Naxalites, officially the Communist Party of India (Maoist) that takes its name from the Naxalbari, a village outside Kolkata where the revolt began in 1967, raise their arms during an exercise at a temporary base in the Abujh Marh forests, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi diverted for security reasons DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Etihad Airways flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, was diverted to a military air base in Dubai on Sunday for “security reasons,” the airline said. The Abu Dhabi-based airline said passengers on flight No. 650 disembarked after being diverted to Dubai’s al-Minhad air base. Etihad is the UAE’s national carrier.

It said 128 passengers and seven crew members were on board. Passengers will undergo an additional security screening, as will their luggage, before they are transferred by bus to Abu Dhabi. The airline gave no details on the nature of the threat, and said it will release further information as soon as it is available.

Twitter accounts associated with sympathizers of the Islamic State group tweeted out messages overnight threating airplanes, with one mentioning the Etihad flight specifically.

On Monday, a jetliner operated by another UAE-based airline, Air

Arabia, was diverted to al-Minhad after a passenger said the plane would explode. That flight was from Kuwait to Sharjah, a city outside Dubai, where the airline is based.

The state news agency WAM said authorities in that case “took the appropriate standard procedures to deal with the situation,” without elaborating.

The Emirates is a seven-state federation that is an important Western ally and a member of the U.S.-led coalition taking part in airstrikes against the Islamic State group, which has seized about a third of Iraq and Syria.

Aviation is a key industry for the oil-rich country. The nation is home to Dubai-based airline Emirates, the Mideast’s biggest carrier, and Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic.

Abu Dhabi International Airport, the intended destination for Sunday’s diverted flight, is undergoing a major expansion to accommodate Etihad’s rapid growth. (ap)

The moves signalled that Widodo, who took office last year, is easing the tight grip that Jakarta has long kept on the mineral-rich province, where poorly armed fighters have for years fought a low-level insurgency against the central government.

Widodo has taken a keen interest in Papua, pledging to improve livelihoods in the heavily-militarised area which lags behind other parts of Indonesia in terms of development.

He revealed in an interview with a group of reporters in Abepura, Papua, that from Sunday foreign journalists would be allowed full access.

Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono predicted there would be resistance from some quarters, including the foreign ministry which currently oversees the visa issuing process.

He said there would also be “a lot of pressure to implement it” in the coming months.

Indonesia has long been deeply sensitive about foreign journalists covering Papua. Applying for permis-

sion to go there is complex, and it is rarely granted.

Punishments for foreigners caught illegally reporting can be harsh -- two French journalists were given short jail terms last year for trying to make a documentary on the separatist movement without authorisation.

The disclosure came shortly after five political prisoners -- convicted over a 2003 raid on an Indonesian military weapons arsenal -- were granted clemency by Widodo. They will soon walk free from Abepura prison.

Dozens of Papuan separatists are in jail for committing treason for acts such as raising the pro-independence “Morning Star” flag and taking part in anti-government protests.

Widodo shook hands with the five ethnic Melanesian prisoners at the prison, presenting each with a letter confirming the remainder of their sentences was being waived.

“Today (yesterday, red) we are releasing these five detainees to stop the stigma of conflict in Papua,” he told reporters at the prison.

“We need to create a sense of peace in Papua. This is just the beginning.”

The release marks a change in approach from previous governments.

During the 10-year rule of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, only one political prisoner in Papua was granted clemency, according to Human Rights Watch.

However Human Rights Watch’s Harsono called on Widodo to go further by offering prisoners amnesties.

Prisoners have to request clemency and admit guilt before it is granted, but this is not a requirement for an amnesty. There are still regular flare-ups of violence in Papua, where insurgents are fighting on behalf of the mostly ethnic Melanesian population.

Indonesian troops are regularly accused of abusing Papuan villagers in the name of anti-rebel operations, but Jakarta denies allegations of systematic human rights abuses.

Jakarta took control of Papua, which forms half of the island of New Guinea, in 1963 from former colonial power the Netherlands. (afp)

ABEPURA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo insisted Saturday that the death penalty was “positive” for his country after the execution of seven foreign drug convicts by firing squad last month sparked international outrage.

Jakarta put to death two Australians, a Brazilian, and four Nigerians on a prison island, along with one Indonesian, despite worldwide calls for them to be spared and heartrending pleas from their families.

Canberra recalled its ambassador from Jakarta at what it called the “cruel and unnecessary” executions while the United Nations expressed deep regret.

However Widodo, who took office last year, has been unswayed by the international appeals, insisting that Indonesia is facing an emergency due

to rising narcotics use. In an interview Saturday with journalists in Abepura, eastern Indonesia, he voiced no regret at the executions and insisted: “The death penalty is still our positive law.”

Asked about the anger in other countries, he said: “My duty as president of Indonesia is to carry out the law and I’m sure other countries will understand this.”

And he added: “Every day 50 young Indonesians die, in one year that is 18,000 dead. I hope they understand about that.”

Widodo was referring to figures that he has often used to back up his claims about Indonesia’s drugs emergency, including claims that more than 4.5 million users are in need of rehabilitation.

However, academics have ques-

tioned the accuracy of those figures and analysts believe Widodo is trying to present himself as a tough leader after his position was weakened by a series of political crises.

There has been particular anger in Australia -- a neighbour and key ally of Indonesia -- at the execution of its citizens, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, the ringleaders of the socalled “Bali Nine” heroin-trafficking gang. Indonesia had an unofficial moratorium on the death penalty between 2008 and 2012 but resumed executions in 2013.

Widodo has accelerated the death penalty campaign -- so far 14 drug convicts have been executed during his presidency, 12 of them foreigners. (afp)

Jokowi insists death penalty ‘positive’ for country

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Family members of executed Australian drug trafficker Myuran Sukumaran, including his brother Chinthu (R, black tie), carry Myuran’s coffin into a church during his funeral in Sydney, Australia, May 9, 2015. Indonesia executed Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on April 29 for drug trafficking.

Hundreds mourn Myuran Sukumaran

SYDNEY - An Australian executed in Indonesia on drugs charges was Saturday remembered as an artist whose paintings were powerful images created in the face of the death penalty.

Myuran Sukumaran was shot dead by firing squad late last month after his pleas for clemency over his role in a syndicate smuggling heroin from the Indonesian island of Bali were rejected.

Ben Quilty, an acclaimed Australian artist who became a friend and mentor to Sukumaran through visiting him in jail, said the 34-yearold did not want to die but had done so with dignity.

“He used his visual language to tell the world who Myuran Sukumaran really was and right until the end he communicated with the world from an isolation cell with a firing squad preparing to put bullets through his chest,” Quilty said.

“Under unimaginable circumstances Myuran was making the most potent and powerful anti-death penalty images the world has seen in a long, long time.

“Myu did want to live. He had many paintings to make.”

Sukumaran and fellow Australian Andrew Chan, considered the ringleaders of the so-called Bali Nine drug smuggling group, spent a

decade in prison before their execution on April 29.

A funeral for Chan, 31, was held in Sydney on Friday.

Both men were transformed by their experience in jail with Chan becoming a Christian pastor and Sukumaran studying art.

Songs sung at Sukumaran’s funeral at the DaySpring Church in Sydney’s Castle Hill included “Amazing Grace” which he and his fellow prisoners sang ahead of their execution.

“Until the end, under very difficult circumstances, in prison for 10 years, he was helping and comforting all others in Kerobokan prison in Bali,” Ivar Schou, a volunteer at the jail, told the mourners.

They heard that on one occasion, Sukumaran had sold his paintings to pay for another inmate’s lifesaving operation while fellow Bali Nine member Matthew Norman said he had helped countless prisoners, including drug addicts and murderers.

Mother Rajini Sukumaran said her son died a good man, in a tribute delivered by son Chinthu after she was overcome by grief.

“He got caught up with something bad, and the anger and shame I felt when he was arrested, was gone a long time ago,” she wrote. (afp)

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DENPASAR - State officials, especially native Balinese, have alot of responsibility. In addition to having to perform their tasks with great professionalism, they are also required to maintain Bali’s good reputation. The trust that has been accorded to these officials by their constituencies should not be taken advantage of for personal gain, especially not through involvement in corruption cases.

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Customers select vegetables at a supermarket in Fuyang, Anhui province, China, May 9, 2015. China’s consumer inflation edged up to 1.5 percent in April, less than market expectations and adding to concerns about burgeoning deflationary pressures which are likely to lead to more policy easing.

China April inflation muted, fuels calls for more easing

BEIJING - China’s consumer inflation was more muted than expected in April and producer prices fell for the 37th consecutive month, adding to concerns about growing deflationary pressures which are likely to trigger further policy easing.

Annual consumer inflation picked up a shade to 1.5 percent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday, edging up from 1.4 percent in March but below the 1.6 percent predicted by analysts.

A seasonal jump in food prices aside, some economists said the figures pointed to moderate price pressures and lacklustre domestic

demand in the world’s secondbiggest economy.

“Consumer prices remained sluggish in April and the risk of deflation still lingers,” analysts at Haitong Securities said in a note.

“There is a need to cut interest rates again.”

Worried about China’s economy, whose growth cooled to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first three

months of this year, the central bank has cut interest rates and relaxed banks’ reserve requirements four times in six months.

Indeed, the central bank acknowledged the growth challenges on Friday, when it said the economy faced headwinds and that the inflation outlook was benign, but ruled out the need for quantitative easing.

Wary about following in the footsteps of Japan, where a decadelong fall in consumer prices has hurt the economy, Chinese officials have warned about the danger of deflation, saying a cooldown in

TOKYO - Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are considering a comprehensive tie-up in environmentally-friendly technology amid tightening regulations to cut greenhouse gas and tough emerging market competition, a report said Saturday.

The two companies are in the final stages of talks on the planned

partnership, the Nikkei business daily said, adding that the two “intend to reach an accord in principle soon”.

Under the partnership, Toyota plans to supply fuel cell and plugin-hybrid technology to Mazda, which has lagged in electric-vehicle technology, the newspaper said.

In return, Mazda will consider

offering its proprietary “Skyactiv” green technology to Toyota, which it hopes to use to grow its line of fuel-efficient gasoline and diesel vehicles.

The two automakers will also consider cooperating in other areas, including Mazda’s procurement of commercial vehicles from the Toyota group and joint purchasing

inflation to under 1 percent would raise red flags.

A Reuters poll in April showed analysts expect the central bank would cut interest rates by 25 basis points this quarter, and lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 100 basis points over the course of this year.

Many economists also expect more support measures for the ailing housing market.

Saturday’s data showed higher food prices drove April’s inflation, with pork prices climbing 8.3 percent. Overall annual food inflation

was also buoyant, quickening to 2.7 percent in April, compared to 0.9 percent for non-food inflation.

And in a sign that China’s antigraft campaign led by President Xi Jinping had also dented spending, liquor prices fell 0.5 percent in April for the 19th consecutive month.

But producer prices remained stubbornly weak, with the producer price index sliding 4.6 percent.

The market had expected producer prices to fall 4.4 percent on an annual basis after a decline of 4.6 percent in March. (rtr)

of auto parts, it added.

The two firms have previously worked together in several fields and achieved some positive results.

Toyota provided hybrid-vehicle technology to Mazda in 2010, while Mazda agreed in 2012 to supply subcompact cars from a Mexican plant to Toyota.

The latest alliance is part of an

effort to jointly address strict global environmental rules, the Nikkei said.

In 2018 environmentally-conscious California plans to push automakers to boost sales volume for electric and fuel cell vehicles, while China and other emerging economies are also set to strengthen environmental regulations. (afp)

Rector of Undiknas University, Prof. Gede Sri Darma, revealed that the legal case involving former Minister Jero Wacik, should be a lesson for all state officials and particularly those from Bali. Officials are expected to carry out their work according to specified guidelines.

Legal cases such as the one that Wacik is involved in have an effect on everyone, especially state officials. On that account, it is very important for officials to understand and implement the rules and procedures properly. As long as the policy guidelines of particular programs have been followed and well implemented, such problems should not occur.

According to Darma, as long as one’s intention from the beginning is to serve as an official for people’s welfare, then whoever is in this role will do a good job. There is no correlation between ethnic groups and decency in managing programs, including budget management.

Darma added that in the past Balinese people strongly believed in and even feared karmic law. However, as time has gone on, Balinese people’s belief in karmic law is increasingly being eroded. “Belief in karmic law is actually very much dependent on individuals. I’m confident that most Balinese people actually still adhere to the belief in karmic law, while only some do not” he said.

He further added that corrupt behavior has spread to even the lowest levels of the economic ladder, such as with parking attendants. it is very difficult to eradicate dishonesty.

Today law enforcement agents can no longer be trusted to supervise society, because it is common knowledge that many such agents can be bought.

For this reason, Darma hopes that all members of the community of Bali will participate in promoting honesty. This process must begin with our closest family members he said, parent must set a good example and not just give advice to their children. (kmb25)

Prof. Gede Sri Darma

Sluggish, tourism development in Karangasem

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Taman Soekasada Ujung

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AMLAPURA - Seriousness of the government of Karangasem in developing tourism is still questionable because the development of tourism in the ‘lava land’ is considered sluggish compared to other counties or city in Bali.

Such condition is inseparable from the lack of support from local government.

It was conveyed by the Head of the Taman Soekasada Ujung Authority, Karangasem, Nyoman Matal. According to him, travelers require responsive measures to accommodate the real needs of tourism having begun to eye on Karangasem. Unfortunately, it is not carried out by local government as it tends to only maintain the existing objects without visionary innovation.

This former chairman of the Karangasem House and legislator of the Bali House pointed out the slow pace of the development of the Taman Soekasada Ujung. Actually, this attraction has been transformed into one of the pioneers of historical attraction in Karangasem because in the past five years the Taman Ujung Soekasada indicates a good enough progress through a variety of arrangements. As the authority, Matal has proposed to the Karangasem Culture and Tourism Agency to help build supporting facilities around the at-

traction posing the royal heritage of Karangasem.

The supporting facilities include a restaurant and stage. Currently both facilities are necessary to support the Taman Soekasada Ujung after getting recognition from the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA). “Having been registered in the ASITA, the Taman Soekasada Ujung has been included in the list of its tourist destination. However, our supporting infrastructure is still very inadequate,” he said.

When the ASITA members handle travelers, then as a tourist attraction, it is obliged to provide the needs of travelers.

“I have submitted both proposals (construction of the restaurant and stage) three years ago, but there is no response so far,” he said. He ever had an idea to utilize the entire net income to be reinvested for the development of Taman Soekasada Ujung. However, it must also be discussed first with local government and royal family.

Currently, the Taman Soekasada Ujung is managed by a governing body where the net income of management during the year is divided by the palace and local government with the proportion of 60 percent to local government and 40 percent to the palace.

Finally, in 2014, the Taman Soekasada Ujung successfully got

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revenue as much as IDR 2 billion with net income of IDR 900 million. This year, Matal targeted the revenue worth IDR 2.6 billion. He hoped that local government can support, so that Taman Soekasada Ujung can be further developed in appropriate with the needs of the current tourism in Bali.

The Head of Karangasem Culture and Tourism, I Wayan Purna, when contacted on Friday (May 8) dismissed the assumption of slow tourism development in Karangasem. Especially for Taman Soekasada Ujung, various efforts have been made by local government so far. Currently a number of surrounding lands are being backfilled to build the supporting facilities.

In the meantime, the proposal of building a stage and the restaurant, he admitted to have been proposed to central government.

However, so far there has been no response. And any development in the area of the Taman Soekasada Ujung must be made a MoU with the palace. After a discussion and there is an agreement, the development may take place. “The process is not easy because there must be approval from the Archaeological Heritage Preservation Agency because the Taman Soekasada Ujung has been included in the cultural heritage,” he explained. (kmb31)

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Tirta Sudamala has inadequate parking space

BANGLI - Tirta Sudamala located at Sedit hamlet, Bebalang village, Bangli has been famous among Balinese and even international community since the past few years. The sacred spring believed as a means to eliminate negative aura makes the Tirta Sudamala spring often be thronged by visitors. Unfortunately, behind the fame this tourist attraction does not have adequate facilities, such as parking space.

On the feast celebration like some time ago, namely the Banyupinaruh Day held the day after Saraswati Day, thousands of visitors came to this object. Since there is no parking lot, visitors are forced to park their vehicles on rural roads. Inevitably, it kindled crowdedness. Queue of

the vehicles snaked up to the entrance of the Sedit hamlet.

Hamlet chief of Sedit, Ketut Suartika, recently revealed that on major holidays tourist visit to Tirta Sudamala are very crowded reaching approximately 5,000 people a day. Such high a number of visits

make his party confused in regulating the traffic due to lack of parking space. “During crowded visit, we are overwhelmed to regulate the parking. The parking is minimal here,” he said.

To address it, Suartika can only make cooperation with other village

officials and local customary village youth club to equally resolve the traffic jam. Although it is quite helpful, he said that the crowdedness still cannot be avoided.

Similar opinion is also expressed by hamlet chief of Sedit, I Gusti Putu Kariyadnya. During holidays, especially the ones related to panglukatan or purificatory rite, the visit to Tirta Sudamala is very crowded. Visitors are not only from Bangli, but also from other counties in Bali. “Visitors are always

crowded, especially on auspicious day for purificatory rite,” he said.

He also expressed the same constraint as Suartika, where the Tirta Sudamala tourist attraction is not supported by adequate parking space. Suartika hoped that local government can provide a solution to address the classical problem. He said that the land for parking space is actually available on the land owned by the temple, but it faces an obstacle regarding the funding. (kmb45)

Saraswati Day celebration echoes in Belgium

Amid the doubts of Bali over the onslaught of foreign culture increasingly penetrates into the Island of Bali, conversion of paddy fields into beautiful residences the community can only sigh helplessly.

The nature of Bali is increasingly eroded by the proliferation growing luxurious buildings, shopping malls and glamour supermarkets besiege traditional markets. The doubt continues to disturb what to be done in order to eliminate the doubt. One of the answers is to echo and remind to the public that Bali is preferred due to local religious and cultural activities, not because of the glamour and glitz.

Belgium, as the center of Bali-

nese culture in Europe was thronged by the Hindus on Saturday (May 2). Approximately 500 Balinese Hindu residents from 12 countries (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Norway, Poland and Sweden) celebrated Saraswati Day at the Agung Shanti Bhuwana Temple - Pairi Daiza, located 85 km from the city of Brussels, Belgium. The activity is not only important for the worship itself, but also a moment of celebration on the absolute importance to resound the Balinese culture inspired by Hinduism drawing the interest of international travelers to visit Bali.

Celebration of Saraswati Day is

divided into three sessions. The first session is religious rituals, followed by Dharma Wacana or sermon and the Bali Arts Festival. Exactly at 11 o’clock it was begun with religious rituals taking place solemnly and smoothly.

The worship was led by Jero Mangku Sutiawidjaya. Means of the ritual are made simple without having to reduce the symbolic significance. In other words, the completeness of offerings is tailored to the desa kala patra (place, time and situation). A most interesting point that may be considered to never happen in Europe is the incident of trance of the sanctified effigies consisting of Ratu Gede (Barong Ket), Ratu Ayu & Ratu Mas (Rangda)

The Cendrawasih Dance was performed during the Saraswati Celebration in Belgium

and Ratu Alit. The trance has a very strong and credible energy radiating a magical power.

The celebration was filled with Dharma Wacana delivered by the Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden, Mr. Dewa Made Sastrawan, with the topic on the meaning and implementation of Saraswati celebration in the life of modern society. “Saraswati is the source of knowledge.

Science provides a better life for people around the globe. We make the Saraswati Day a trigger to learn useful knowledge for human life,” said Mr. Dewa Sastrawan.

For three hours at 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., the committee organized the Bali Arts Festival featuring the performances of

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Balinese gamelan music and dance, preservation of traditional kid songs, bleganjur gamelan music and ended with mepeed parade. Approximately 100 dancers and gamelan musicians from children to adults participated actively in displaying the Balinese arts such as the Tamasya Kid Group of the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels, Sekar Jagat Indonesia France, Puspa Warna Gamelan Troupe in French, Bali Puspa Gamelan Troupe in German, Banjar Suka Duka in the Netherlands, Saling Asah Belgium and Banjar Santhi Dharma Belgium.

Officially the performing art in relation to the celebration of the Saraswati Day was opened by the ad interim Chargé d’Affaires of the RI in Brussels, Ignacio Kristanyo Hardojo. He said that the celebration of Saraswati this time becomes so important for Indonesia to show off to the public in Europe that tolerance and religious life in Indonesia remains to be well maintained although they are far away from their home country and still go hand in hand with other cultural and religious diversity in Indonesia.

Coordinator of the activity doubling as the Chief of Banjar Dharma Shanti Belgium - Luxembourg, Made Agus Wardana, said that since the inauguration of the temple on May 18, 2009, the community of Balinese Hindu particularly those living in Europe has indicated a very rapid increase.

This year is the biggest celebration in which the pilgrims come from various parts of the country in Europe. Balinese people are moved to come not only due to the intention to pray or meet their fellow residents, but more than that namely the strong drive to preserve Balinese culture as well as remove the doubt that by doing useful cultural activities for the sake of Balinese cultural preservation posing the excellence of the world of tourism. (r)

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Fresh avalanches force workers to call off search in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Fresh avalanches forced rescuers in a village buried by a landslide in northern Nepal to stop searching for bodies in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, officials said Sunday. The avalanches on Friday and Saturday made the work dangerous for police and army rescuers, and they moved to higher and safer ground, said government administrator Gautam Rimal. Weather conditions also deteriorated with continuing rainfall and fog, he said.

The April 25 earthquake killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 16,000 others, as it flattened mountain villages and destroyed buildings and archaeological sites in the Himalayan region. So far, 120 bodies have been recovered from Langtang Valley, a scenic village on a popular trekking route located about 60 kilometers (35 miles) north of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.

Among the bodies were those of nine foreigners, and it was still not clear how many people were buried in the village that was covered by a mudslide set loose by the magnitude-7.8 quake.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless and are still living in tent camps scattered across central and northern Nepal.

About 1,000 of them lined up outside a camp in Bhaktapur, a suburb east of Kathmandu, on Sunday to get a small sack of food and supplies. “I have been standing in the line for hours so I can pick up food for my family.

I am living with my parents, my wife, children and brothers in the open and are totally dependent on these relief materials,” said Ramesh Boyaju, 27, a transport worker who has been without job for two weeks.

Another resident, Rupesh Sayaju, said the quake reduced his four-story house to 1 ½ floors.

“We were staying on the ground floor of the damaged house but it flooded last night. Now we have no place to go. We are now in the open,” he said.

People waiting in line received a sack of rice, lentils, cooking oil, toothpaste, brush and a towel by members of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, one of the many international organizations that have been working to help people in Nepal.

U.N. officials say the international response to the humanitarian crisis has been slow, with hundreds of thousands of people in need of shelter before monsoon rains begin next month. The U.N. estimates that as many as 8 million people have been affected by the earthquake. (ap)

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In this April 5, 2015, photo, dark clouds partially cover the sun above a church on Easter Sunday, north of Manila, Philippines. Tropical storm Maysak weakened before hitting the Philippines’ northeastern coast Sunday, driving away thousands of Lenten holiday vacationers and tourists.

Typhoon slams into north tip of Philippines; 2,500 evacuated

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Sunday, as about 2,500 residents in two provinces huddled in shelters following warnings by officials to evacuate coastal and mountainous villages.

A teddy bear lies on the top of debris as Indian rescue workers look for survivors and bodies trapped in a building collapsed after a strong earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

Typhoon Noul, packing winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 220 kph (136 mph), made landfall in Cagayan province’s coastal town of Santa Ana late Sunday afternoon and was moving northwest at 17 kph (11 mph), the government’s weather bureau said.

Around 2,500 residents were evacuated to safer grounds in Cagayan and Isabela provinces, and no casualties or damage were immediately reported, said Norma Talosig, the civil defense regional director.

“Hopefully it brings only rain because we need rain,” she said.

Public works personnel were

using chain saws to clear roads of fallen trees in Cagayan’s Gonzaga town, DZMM radio reported. Some towns in the province were without power.

Forecasters warned of 1.6-meter (1.75-yard) -high storm surges in Santa Ana, which also includes Palaui Island, with a population of about 30,000 people.

They said the typhoon was expected to weaken after hitting land, and to move faster as it rides strong surrounding winds. It is forecast to blow out of the country Tuesday morning and head toward southern Japan.

About 300 people who had fled

to shelters near Mount Bulusan, southeast of Manila, returned home Sunday after the typhoon moved northward, sparing the province mudslides involving volcanic debris, said Joric dela Rosa, a civil defense worker in the region. The coast guard suspended ferry services in areas affected by the typhoon, stranding more than 5,000 passengers.

About 20 storms and typhoons hit the Philippines each year. The strongest on record to make landfall, Typhoon Haiyan, devastated the central Philippines in November 2013, claiming more than 7,300 lives. (ap)

BERLIN — Police said Sunday that they found several people dead after shots were heard in a town in northern Switzerland.

outside and in a house in a residential area, they said in a statement.

All the dead were adults. Police said that they are working to iden-

tify them and that the circumstances of and possible motive for the shooting remain unclear.

Wuerenlingen is a town of some

4,500 people northwest of Zurich, near the German border. Police said they expect to give further information later Sunday. (ap)

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Several people killed in shooting in Switzerland Residents heard shots in the town of Wuerenlingen shortly after 11 p.m.

Saturday night, police said. Officers then found “several” dead people lying

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Live-action, high-tech Marvel theme park to tour this summer modern new take,” he said. “It’s cutting-edge stuff. We know technology is going berserk. There’s new stuff coming all the time. So we’ll be enhancing it as we go.”

It will make stops in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field from June 19-July 5, then go to Chicago at McCormick Place from July 11-Aug. 2. It reaches New York at The Park Avenue Armory from Aug. 13-30 and St. Louis at America’s Center Convention Complex from Sept.

5-20. Tickets range from are $34.50-$44.50 for adults and $29.50-$34.50 for children.

It’s the brainchild of Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, which teamed up with Marvel Entertainment and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” producers Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris.

The $30 million show has already made stops in Phoenix,

Dallas and San Diego, which Cohl described as sort of like an out of town tryout. The creative team then looked at what worked and tweaked what didn’t for the new stops. “These are just the first four of what we expect to be a continuing run of cities,” he said.

The traveling dome complex — about 30,000 square feet — includes digital projectors, interactive touch screens, a Holo-Blaster Training Simulator and Spider-Man Climbing Wall.

Some 300 kids participate at any one time in staggered waves.

They are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superhero.

It comes as Marvel has stepped up monetizing its catalogue of superheroes, including the current hit film “Avengers: Age of Ultron” as well as Marvel’s “Ant Man,” which will be released later this summer. (ap)

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KUTA - Three foreign airlines plan to open direct flights to Bali to meet foreign tourists’ interest to visit the island, an official from Bali’s airport operating company PT Angkasa Pura I said.

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Robert D. Waloni, the company’s director for marketing and business development, affirmed that in view of that, Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport will continue to improve its facilities.

“We plan to add more facilities such as a rapid exit taxiway to increase the utility of the airport’s runway from 24 flight movements per hour to 28 to 30,” he stated.

The three foreign airlines that plan to open flights to Bali are Myanmar National Airlines, Beijing Capital Airlines and Spring Airlines based in Shanghai.

Moreover, to accommodate the increasing number of tourists from China, Indonesia AirAsia also plans to make Bali’s airport its small hub and to operate several wide-bodied aircraft to offer charter service to and from several cities in China.

According to Waloni, after Bali’s airport was ranked the 7th best in the world in the 15 to 25 million passengers per year category, a similar recognition was given to PT Angkasa Pura I. At the 13th Asia Routes Meeting in Yunnan, China, in March 2015, Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport was included in the list of five nominees for the “Airport Marketing Award” in the four to 20 million passengers a year category.

“I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport competed with 150 airports in the Asia-Pacific region in the equal passengers class,” he noted.

In addition, there was positive assessment from Australian Jetstar Airways, which considers the passenger route in the airport the best.

The low-cost carrier, Waloni revealed, also stated that the highest passenger growth of 14 percent for Jetstar was recorded by passengers traveling to Bali. (ant)

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The file photo showed activity at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. Three foreign airlines plan to open direct flights to Bali to meet foreign tourists’ interest to visit the island, an official from Bali’s airport operating company PT Angkasa Pura I said.

Sanglah Hospital ready to back up medical tourism

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NEW YORK — That children’s fantasy of fighting alongside — instead of just watching — favorite superheroes like Iron Man and Spider-Man is a step closer.

“The Marvel Experience,” a sort of indoor high-tech traveling theme park that includes 360degree projections, holograms and a 4-D motion ride, will make stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and St. Louis this summer.

Participants will train alongside the likes of Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine and Iron Man before a final showdown against Red Skull, M.O.D.O.K. and their Adaptoids. The show lasts up to 3 hours.

Some elements ask participants to put on 3-D glasses and watch battles, while others offer the option of shooting guns, climbing walls and mimicking superheroes, said Michael Cohl, one of the producers.

“You can participate in a very active way or you can watch other people participating in an active way. But it is a very immersive,

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DENPASAR - Lately a discussion emerges regarding the development of medical tourism in Bali.

Along with the large number of tourists visiting Bali, the opportunities in the tourism industry in Bali is also growing. One of the opportunities is in the field of health considering that the health is one of the leading issues drawing the attention of various circles.

The Head of Tourism Studies Program, Prof. Dr. I Nyoman Darma Putra, explained that Bali has popularity in the field of tourism, so that logically any proposed idea can be easily known and accepted by the market including medical tourism.

Medical tourism is not only drawing travelers to take medical services but also prepare facilities for travelers in Bali. About 12 million foreign and domestic travelers making a visit to Bali may need health services. “Health facilities are important when there is a conference, disaster or accident,” he said.

Indeed, the potential of tourism and culture of Bali must still always maintain the image of the cultural destination by highlighting the arts, festival and life remaining to become a strong tradition, but medical tourism is expected to support cultural tourism, not replace.

“So, it will not replace the image of cultural destination,” he said.

He continued that medical tourism cannot be made into the main product, but only a supporting product. When travelers come to Bali and feel satisfied with Balinese culture, there is risk of losing the image if the travelers get an accident or health problems while health facilities are not available.

Medical tourism can be started from providing health facilities for travelers, not suddenly want to reap benefits. However, if it can be reached it will be very nice.

To organize a medical tourism, healthcare facilities must be adequate. Sanglah Hospital posing the central general hospital having been accredited internationally stated to have been ready to hold medical tourism. “Sanglah Hospital declared itself to have been ready to back up medical tourism,” said I Gusti Lanang Suartana Putra, Director of General Affairs and Operations of the Sanglah Hospital, Thursday (May 7). He said that his party has owned a strategic planning for the next five years that will prioritize the development of medical tourism at Sanglah Hospital. “Medical tourism as a flagship program of the Sanglah Hospital being discussed,” he said.

It is used as one of the flagship

programs but certainly it must have international standardization in terms of the quality of service.

In addition, the Sanglah Hospital also has the complexity of medical services from a specialist, subspecialist to the more specialist field.

“In terms of human resources, it is not inferior to foreign countries because we have already owned what is required for the competence,” he said firmly. Medical staff has had a certificate of com-

petence. But he acknowledged that the constraints lie in the hospitality services such as smile and suave while the communication needs to be improved. His party has also formed a team to back up the medical tourism. Surely it must be accompanied with good English skills and have set up mechanisms of service. “For this type of service, the team and the nurse are still under discussion,” he said.

Besides, the facilities and infrastructure have also been adequate,

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The medical tourism services will be directed to the International Wing Amerta.

but as the time goes on the medical devices will also be enhanced. As planned, the medical tourism services will be directed to the International Wing Amerta. (kmb42)

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Economic slowdown: burden on Bali

DENPASAR - Economic downturns have a larger impact on the people of Bali who live outside of the regions of Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan (Sarbagita), that are hit less hard by such circumstances. In anticipation of economic slowdowns, that are likely to occur again in the future, a strategy involving the equal distribution of development and the rewards that it reaps, needs to be shared with the underdeveloped regions of Bali.

“So that they would be a spirit of togetherness in the face of severe economic situations. Togetherness is a form of social capital that has its own power in supporting the acceleration of economic recovery,” said Director of the Center for Economic and Business Data Analysis of Udayana University, Dr. Sudjana Budhi on Sunday.

Budhi said that the lessons that need to be learned from the current economic slowdown is that anticipating and preparing for a downturn in the economy needs to happen long before the actual downturn, as certainly no economy in the world can guarantee that the theory of continuous economic growth will bare out.

“The lubricant needed for the en-

gine of economic growth in Bali, is the promotion and expansion of tourist destinations in the underdeveloped counties of North Bali, East Bali and West Bali,” he said.

Tourist destinations in these regions are stalled and require some juice in order to accelerate more equitable development, so that the consequences of development can be enjoyed by people all over Bali.

Diversity in tourism and the development of value-added tourism components for the underdeveloped counties is one option that could help strengthen the competitiveness of Bali on the international tourism stage. “When there is an economic slowdown as we are seeing today, the underdeveloped regions are un-

able to jump start their own tourist destinations because people in these regions are busy trying to survive, in some cases people are fighting a life or death battle, so clearly they are not in a position to function as the more developed areas do,” he explained.

Budhi argues that there is no economist in the world that can provide theoretical and empirical assurance that economic growth will occur continuously. Countries such as the United States of America have managed to remain leading economic players because through their Federal Resereve they can deliberately slow down economic growth by raising the Federal interest rate. Such measures are taken when their economy is rolling so fast

that it threatens to sacrifice domestic economic growth in the long term.

“This American strategy of lowering the Federal interest rate in order to limit economic growth, certainly has an impact on the global economy, including Indonesia,” he said.

It is therefor, not unusual to see that during times of economic sluggishness, other developed countries use the same strategy of lowering their central bank’s interest rate as a macro-economic policy intentionally used as an “engine coolant” to slow down economic growth. It is a serious issue and as many parties have suggested would require some changes in the cabinet.

“Bali is recorded as the largest contributor to the national income from the tourism sector. On that account, Bali plays a key role in defending Indonesia’s domestic economy, and could serve as the main engine lubricant needed to help the economic

engine get through the current slowdown,” said Budhi.

He explained that Indonesia’s situation is very different that that of a number of other countries including Japan, several European countries and the United States, that can rely on their domestic strength to trigger economic growth. Without the help of international trade, Indonesia cannot do much to kickstart its economy and can even slump into a deeper economic slowdown, in the event of a disruption in international relations.

The present economic downturn can be overcome if Indonesia can optimize international cooperation.

“We cannot imagine Bali’s economy without international travelers.

Bali would be trapped by unemployment and the provincial, county and municipal governments would be left to provide public services without the influx of tourism revenue. Such a prospect is certainly worrisome for everyone,” he explained. (kmb27)

The quiet situation in one of the market in Denpasar is one of the signal of the economic slowdown.

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Fashion festival by The Stones Hotel returns in August

KUTA - The Fashion Festival has revealed their exciting 2015 program that will run over the month of August. After the success of the inaugural event in 2014, The Fashion Festival remains Bali’s premier fashion event and a must attend event on the national fashion calendar.

The extravagant event will showcase top local and international talent across 25 world-class events, from designers and models, to fashion bloggers to DJ’s and exciting activities from sponsored partners around the island’s hot spots.

Local and international tourists, buyers and media will come to witness the hottest runway looks from designers who have originated from Australia, Bali, Jakarta, Singapore and Malaysia.

The Fashion Festival gives designers the opportunity to sell their collections

immediately after the fashion show in the pop-up showroom open to the public as well as buyers.

Guests will have the opportunity to experience the week-long entertainment on offer including world- class runway shows featuring some of the regions established and emerging designers, state- of -the-art production, cultural program, exhibitions, live shopping experience in the showroom, exclusive designer hosted dinners, pool-parties, live entertainment and much more!

The Fashion Festival, Bali presented

by The Stones Hotel, will be a stunning showcase of fashion, beauty, style and culture. Activities will run throughout August with the Festival’s core program of runway and culture events taking place from August 12th – 22nd.

This year The Fashion Festival, Bali 2015 has injected much more into the program to cater to the media, fashion buyers and general public wishing to experience the unforgettable experience it brings.

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

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

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Helen Hunt talks new film ‘Ride’ and plotting her TV return

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LOS ANGELES - Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman says she feels nervous as a Jew living in France, where she moved last year, two months before the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the 33-year-old said living in Paris has made her realize how “deeply culturally different” it was.

“It’s been really interesting... I’ve been to Paris so much in my life that I felt (at first) like it’s very similar,” the Oscar-winner told the trade journal, in an interview conducted in Los Angeles.

“And then when you live in a place, you start realizing how culturally different we are, deeply culturally different,” she said in the cover story interview.

Asked if she feels nervous about being Jewish in Paris, she replied: “Yes,” adding: “But I’d feel nervous being a black man in this country. I’d feel nervous being a Muslim in many places.”

Portman won a best actress Golden Globe and her Academy Award for 2010’s “Black Swan” -- on the set of which she met her dancer and choreographer French husbandto-be Benjamin Millepied.

The couple wed in 2012 and moved to Paris last November, after Millepied got a job with the Paris Opera Ballet -- two months before the Islamist massacre at the offices of satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Portman was traveling at the time of the attack, but recalled when she heard the news.

“Someone I was with was looking at the news and said, ‘Oh my God! There were just attacks in Paris,’” she said.

Asked if she was shaken by the killings, she told the Hollywood Reporter simply: “Listen... I’m from Israel.”

Portman, who describes herself as “quite leftist,” finds French politics fascinating -- in particular the culture of workers going on strike in a socialist-governed country.

In Paris “you really feel like a capitalist, (and you feel the) socialist difference in a major way.

“Like, the strike thing is a real phenomenon. You think it’s just a stereotype, but it’s totally the case there. It’s really about like ‘giving it to the man.’” (afp)

NEW YORK — When Helen Hunt met with Australian actor Brenton Thwaites to audition for the role of her son in “Ride” — a movie she wrote and directed — the actress liked him but didn’t think he was right for the part.

“I wrote it as a love story between a mother and a son, so it was all about who was gonna be this boy and Brenton came in to audition,” Hunt recalls. “I didn’t know what to do because he’s gorgeous and kind, clearly on his way to being a movie star, no doubt about it, and totally wrong for what I wrote.”

But Thwaites wouldn’t take no for an answer and asked if he could have another audition.

“That reminded me of me,” said Hunt in a recent interview. “I got some of the best parts I’ve ever had by saying I’d like to come back in” — like her role in 1997’s “As Good as it Gets,” which won her a best actress Oscar.

After a couple of auditions, Hunt said director James L. Brooks told her, ‘”I’m really close to thinking you’re right for it,’ and I remember telling him, ‘You should be sure. I want you to be sure.’ ... I wanted him to believe in me.”

In “Ride,” Hunt plays a single mom who is completely devoted to her college-aged son.

When he drops out of school and moves cross

country to surf, she follows him and takes up the sport, too. Along the way, she begins to reestablish her own identity.

Hunt, 51, said she “didn’t bother” wondering whether someone else could play her part because she didn’t think anyone else would “put up with what I put up with. I was in the ocean for nine hours at a stretch.”

Fortunately, surfing and the ocean are important to Hunt in reallife.

“There is nothing that right-sizes you more than that beautiful, big body of water,” she said.

Hunt says she’s now in the middle of writing her third film, and is also planning a return to television (she costarred with Paul Reiser in the NBC sitcom “Mad About You” from 1992-1999).

“I’m developing a show with my partner (Matthew Carnahan) that is wild and weird and I hope we get a chance to make it. I’m smart enough to not have any prejudice about the size of the screen. It’s the part and the writing and the story.”

“Ride” is now playing in limited theatrical release and also in VOD. (ap)

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By 2020, Bali’s population could reach 4.7 million

DENPASAR - The population of Bali grew by 2.15 percent between 200-2010, which is considerably higher the national average of 1.49 percent. Chief of the National Population and Family Planning (BKKBN) of Bali, I.B. Wirama, said that: “this indicates that Bali’s population is growing quite rapidly”.

By 2010 the population of Bali had reached 3.9 million. If people are left to their own devices, there are worries that the population will reach 4.7 million people by 2020.

“Five years is a short time away,” he added.

At present the population of Badung country shows the highest rate growth at 4.63 percent, followed by the City of Denpasar at

4 percent. By 2020, the population of Denpasar is estimated to reach 1 million. Increases in the population are due both to high birth rates as well as migration to the island.

The birth rate for the Province of Bali Province is said to be inline with the government’s ideal target.

The government expects the fertility rate (TFR) to go up to 2.36 by the year 2019. Bali’s birth rate, in 2013,

based on the national economic and social survey (Susenas) was 2.25.

“There has in fact been an increase, normally 2.1 children per family is considered ideal for a balanced population,” he said.

To reach this target, one of the programs that can be implemented is Family Planning (KB). However, Wirama said that only 61.9 percent of people want to participate in family planning. Made Dwi Bagus Aryana, an Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist at Sanglah Hospital explained that in general family planning involves three basic options; delaying the first pregnancy,

birth control and terminating pregnancy. During the reproductive ages of between 20-35 years old, couples can choose different family planning programs that include contraceptive options such as birth control injections, the contraceptive pill, IUD and implants. For those who are older than 36 more permanent options are available, such as vasectomies for men and tubectomies for women.

“Not all families necessarily want to choose such options as they can be painful and should be discussed before hand,” he said.

However, he added that at Wan-

gaya Hospital almost all post-natal mothers opt for birth control. “As soon as the mother has given birth, within 10 minutes or so, IUDs are inserted, but it depends on the patient,” he said.

Currently, the most preferred form of contraception is by injection. (kmb42) 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.

Kelly Ripa, John Oliver among recipients of GLAAD awards NEW YORK — Kelly Ripa, John Oliver and Thomas Roberts are among the recipients of the 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

The awards honor those who further GLAAD’s mission of ensuring that stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are heard through media outlets.

A presentation ceremony was set for Saturday night in New York. Other honorees included Time magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, Univision.com and Sports Illustrated.

Ripa received GLAAD’s Excellence in

Media award for her discussion and interviews with LGBT guests and supporters on the talk show “Live! with Kelly and Michael.”

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” was honored as best talk show episode for a segment on Ugandan transgender activist Pepe Julian Onziema.

TV journalist and anchor Roberts received the Vito Russo Award, named for GLAAD’s co-founder and presented to an out LGBT media figure who has made a significant difference in promoting equality. (ap)

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People flocked at Sanur Beach celebrated Banyupinaruh Day that falls every 210 days. The population of Bali grew by 2.15 percent between 200-2010, which is considerably higher the national average of 1.49 percent.