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Small, direct impacts of BAF on tourism

DENPASAR - Implementation of the 38th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) taking place for a whole month was officially closed on Saturday night (Jul. 9). The BAF having been held since 1979 is considered to provide a very good impact for Indonesia’s tourism. However, the immediate impact is still smaller than the indirect impact on tourism.

“Each event, especially festival like this BAF, always has direct and indirect impact. By and large, direct impact is smaller than the indirect impact. In terms of the audience, perhaps only about five percent of the overall audience is foreigner,” said Deputy of Foreign Tourism Marketing Development, Ministry of Tourism, I Gde Pitana, amid the award presentation to the winners of the BAF 2016 photo competition via Instagram at Wantilan Hall, Denpasar Art Center last Saturday afternoon.

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Actor Matt Damon and actress Alicia Vikander attend the red carpet event promoting their new film “Jason Bourne” in Seoul, South Korea July 8, 2016.

Actor Damon promises plenty of action in “Jason Bourne” movie

SEOUL - Hollywood star Matt Damon on Friday promised some “great action” in the highly-anticipated upcoming “Jason Bourne” film, citing fight scenes and a huge car chase as he reprises the role of the super spy.

Damon starred in box office hits “The Bourne Identity”, “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum”. He is joined in the latest production by British

director Paul Greengrass who was at the helm for “Supremacy” and “Ultimatum”.

“To be reunited with Paul Greengrass was really the main reason for

making this movie for me,” Damon told reporters in Seoul. “There’s great action in this movie. There are some really great fight sequences that we worked really hard on...and also we’ve got a car chase in this movie that is bigger than anything we’ve ever done.”

“Jason Bourne” hits cinemas worldwide from July 27. (rtr)

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Nearly half a million leave home

As storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China SHANGHAI - The remains of super typhoon Nepartak made landfall in China’s eastern Fujian province on Saturday, bringing high winds and heavy rain, and forcing the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people.

At least 420,000 people in four cities including the capital Fuzhou have been urgently relocated, state news agency Xinhua reported.

More than 300 high speed trains, almost 400 flights and nearly 5,000 buses have also been cancelled.

The storm hit land in Fujian

province just before 2 p.m., lashing Shishi city with winds of around 100 kph (62 mph), Xinhua said.

More than 250 mm (10 inches) of rain fell in about four hours early on Saturday in the nearby city of Putian, where nearly 23,000 people have fanned out to check

over-strained water management systems, it added.

Tropical Storm Risk had rated the typhoon as category 5, at the top of its scale, but it weakened after crossing Taiwan and hit China’s Fujian province as a tropical storm. In Taiwan the storm caused at least three deaths and more than 300 injuries.

The storm is expected to worsen already severe flooding in parts of central and eastern China, particu-

larly in the major city of Wuhan.

Typhoons are common at this time of year in the South China Sea, picking up strength over warm waters and dissipating over land.

Typhoons used to kill many people in China but the government now enforces evacuations and takes precautions well in advance, which has helped save many lives.

In 2009, Typhoon Morakot cut a wide swathe of destruction through

southern Taiwan, killing about 700 people and causing up to $3 billion of damage.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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But indirectly, added Pitana, the BAF has an exceptional media value. In this case, the news on the BAF activities has now been remarkably globalized. In addition, the participation of other countries like Japan, India or France can also bring in tremendous indirect impacts, particularly for tourism in Bali and Indonesia in general.

“When returning to their home country, they will surely tell about the BAF as well as Bali,” he explained.

Related to the BAF, the ministry of tourism provides support in the form of promotion and publicity through print and online media, social media, and other outdoor media.

The ministry also provided assistance to eight arts troupes and music groups, the awards to nine artists having given their contribution, and held a photo contest via Instagram with the theme of the BAF 2016.

This photo contest got remarkable responses from the community. A total of 2,283 photos were uploaded and 337 owners reposted their works in the Instagram account.

Of that amount, the committee selected three winners consisting of I Nyoman Mahayasa, A.A. Ngurah Anom Manik Agung and I Wayan Sumardika, ten runners up and 25 winners of consolation prize.

In the meantime, the Head of the Bali Tourism Office, A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, said that Bali has been already very famous in the world. Paradise Island remains a pioneer of tourism in Indonesia and even has helped feature other regions having not been exposed.

Nevertheless, it does not necessarily mean if the government keeps silent and does not do anything.

Promotional efforts remain to be done, including overseas.

“Thus, we will see the effect later on of the promotions done overseas. Certainly they will greatly have impact on the travelers coming to Bali,” he said. (kmb32)

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The ‘Dharma Murti’ Dance performed by S’mara Murti Art Group from Celuk, Sukawati, Gianyar

Waste processing business starts to proliferate

NEGARA - The effort to sort out garbage (junk) adequately has a share in the processing of organic and inorganic waste. Unfortunately, this activity is underestimated, whereas the goods they sort out can be processed further into useful and valuable goods.

One of the junkyard in Jembrana

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This effort is also carried out by Hasan Bwz from Munduk hamlet, Pegambengan. Since the past few years, Hasan has operated junk business sorted out from garbage. When initiating this business, he just got a few junk. Now, at the location of his business premises he has already owned used goods on display and for sale. Hasan accepts or buys used plastic, metal and even motorcycles of all brands in unfeasible condition for use. But in his hands, these goods become valuable. When purchasing goods, especially motorcycles, he keeps checking the conditions including its documents. It is done to avoid criminal proceeds of goods sold to his business premises.

“We continue to cooperate with police, especially the Jembrana Police in case of encountering suspicious items,” he explained recently.

The business of processing garbage is also carried out by Jalak Bali Community. In the hands of this community pioneered by Made Suarnayasa, the used newspapers or food wrap can be transformed into nice bowl and sokasi (offering basket) craft.

“We twist used newspaper into small size to replace rattan or wood materials,” explained this man from Baluk village. As a result, the product is not inferior to crafts made of wood. In fact, they are almost similar to wood crafts. Since this year, the community receives a lot of orders.

“The earnings are good. We also provide free training, including the simple waste processing into liquid organic fertilizer,” said Suarnayasa. Armed with simple material (used drum), the materials are processed into a simple organic waste processing tool. (kmb26)

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Just last week – HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali held “Shining Ramadan Media Gathering” as the culmination of a series of a couple other humanitarian acts in collaboration with Bali Hotels Association throughout the month of Ramadan.

During the first week of June, the

hotel has participated in orphanage visit at Semara Putra Foundation, Fajar Dua Foundation Widya Asih 6 Foundation & Widya Kumara Foundation.

Held at the enormous Sunset Garden Convention Center, the event opened with quran reading by one of the orphans from Dom-

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Damaged road, Selling price of farmer’s crop at Belandingan slumps

Two gored on fourth day of Spain’s San Fermin bull-run festival MADRID - Two people were gored on Sunday on the fourth day of the San Fermin festival in northern Spain, where bulls chase red-scarved runners through the streets of Pamplona.

Sunday’s gorings came a day after a bullfighter and a man participating in a village bull run were killed in two of the many other summer festivals in Spain.

San Fermin is the most famous of the festivals, attracting thousands of revellers who visit from around the world to witness the eight daily bull runs along an 825-metre route through Pamplona’s old town.

The two men were gored in the neck and chest, the festival’s organisers said on their Twitter account. Three others suffered trauma-related injuries. (rtr)

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BANGLI - Farmers of Belandingan village, Kintamani, have been frustrated since the past few years. It happens because the selling price of their harvest results to the level of collectors is cheaper as caused by double transport cost due to damaged roads. They hoped this condition can soon get the attention from the government.

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About 200 hectares of paddy fields are now overgrown by shrubs due to drought.

Water dammed by irrigation project

Hundreds of hectares of subak land overgrown by shrubs

SEMARAPURA - Implementation of projects in the Klungkung area does not always benefit people. As evidence, it can be seen at Banjarangkan village. After the repair of irrigation channel at Tukad Bubuh, Banjarangkan, farmers at Subak Dlod Banjarangkan cannot cultivate their paddy field.

As a result, they are now getting dizzy because about 200 hectares of paddy fields are now overgrown by shrubs due to drought.

“Since last March we have started to get no water because there is a repair project of irrigation channel at Tukad Bubuh,” said a local farmer, A.A. Gde Rai, Monday (Jul. 4).

According to A.A. Rai, after getting no water he and other farmers are forced to switch to plant crops such as cassava, chili and flowers to fill in their vacant subak land. Actually, when seen from the season, now it is time for rice-planting. Due to the absence of water, they are forced to switch to crop cultivation.

“We do not know what to do so that we are forced to switch to crop cultivation. As having been promised, after the repair the water will be flowing swiftly and not leaking any longer,” said A.A. Rai. However, with the current condition, A.A. Rai, said that they are

in very difficult condition. Some crops planted do not give optimal results. Many crops do not grow well. For instance, the flower crops planted by farmers had perished.

Ultimately, the results decreased.

“For those having a second job, they would still be able to support their living. But it is quite difficult if this condition persists,” he complained.

He admitted that within the past few days it has indeed rained heavily. However, the rainfall is not sufficient to support the rice cultivation. Besides, the intensity of sunlight and shortage of rainfall has made crops planted not too much bear fruits. Moreover, the selling price of flowers harvested is fluctuating.

Besides, they are considered to have been hoaxed by collectors.

“Lastly the price once slumped to IDR 5,000. However, it has now been rising slightly to IDR 8,000 per kilogram,” he said.

This silver-haired farmer can only hope that the irrigation project could be completed quickly so that farmers can get back their livelihood on rice yield. “It is said that the repair will have been accomplished in September. We do hope it can be realized on time in order that we can cultivate rice,” he said. (kmb)

Headman of Belandingan, I Komang Suastika, said that to make a living, the majority of its residents depend on the agricultural sector in the form of vegetables. Results of their harvest are not only sold at the local village, but also in some areas in Bangli and in other districts.

Since two years ago, some farmers have looked increasingly lethargic because the only connecting road experiences severe damage. This has an impact on the selling price of the harvest yields to collectors having slumped to 50 percent.

“Damage to the roads causes the selling price of harvest yields to collectors is much cheaper than the market price. They (collectors—Ed) have to haul several times. It makes the cost of transport increase,” he said, Monday (Jul. 4).

Such road damage also disrupts the activities of local residents.

One of them is the mobility access to school in the area Songan becoming disturbed. This condition gets worse during the rainy season lasts.

Motorists are haunted by the worries about accidents. “People who accompany their children to school are also affected,” said Suastika.

According to him, the repair to the damaged road cannot use the village funds because the road belongs to the asset of district government. On that account, the condition having taken place for long time is expected to immediately obtain repair program. Currently, the most serious damage occurs in the ascending path before the

village center.

“The village does not dare to repair because it belongs to district roads. If possible, we do hope the road can be immediately repaired by the government,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of the Bangli Public Works Agency, I Putu Wida Gunawan, acknowledged the road conditions. The damage has already reached 50 percent spreading over several points. He said that regular repair cannot be done as constrained by regulations.

“The roads getting regular repair are only those experiencing maximal damages of ten percent. Well, if the roads are given this program, it will be wrong,” he said.

This official from Denpasar stated that the hot-mixed road program is scheduled in 2017, started from the road section at Pinggan village, Kintamani, to national roads, Songan. It extends along 7.7 kilometers. “We have planned the repair next year. It will apply hot-mixed asphalt,” he said. (kmb45)

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Damage to the roads causes the selling price of harvest yields to collectors is much cheaper than the market price.

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Pulak camping ground

Awaiting Hague court verdict, Filipinos hope to fish without fear of China

A new camping location in the outskirts of Lake Batur

BANGLI - For nature lovers having a hobby of camping, there is a new camping site in Bangli named the Pulak camping ground worth trying. Located in the bank of Lake Batur, it offers a different atmosphere from other camping locations. At Pulak camping ground, visitors can interact directly with nature while enjoying the beautiful and cool natural scenery of Lake Batur and away from the noises. How does it look like?

Lately the Pulak camping ground is increasingly popular in social media like Facebook. Many nature lovers shared their photos and experiences after spending night at the Pulak camping ground managed by the Bali Trekking Caldera Batur tourism group. To get to the location, visitors must cross the Lake Batur by boat. It is the only transport route because the Pulak camping ground is located on the east bank of Lake Batur and there is no road access to be passed.

However, if you also want to enjoy trekking activities, the Pulak camping ground can also be reached by crossing the trail with the start from the front area of Ulundanu Batur Temple and then goes up to Alengkong hamlet, Songan. Interestingly, if trekking is carried out before sunrise, then on the way visitors will be able to see a wonderful dawn and sunrise at Bumbung Gede point. From here, the journey to Pulak camping ground can be resumed by passing down the trail.

Manager of the Bali Trekking Caldera Batur tourism group, Komang Pendi Arianto, said that although the camping ground is relatively new, it has been already ‘enjoyed’ by many visitors both local people and foreign travelers. “Visitors camping here also do trekking,” he explained.

According to him, the benefits enjoyed by camping here is that visitors can interact in person with nature remaining natural while enjoying the beautiful natural scenery of Lake Batur. At Pulak camping ground, visitors can enjoy a holiday sojourn with a calm and secure atmosphere without being bothered by vehicle noises because it is located away from residential areas.

He said that to hold camping at Pulak camping ground, visitors no longer need to bring a tent. His management has provided some tents that can be used for overnight. “We have provided five tents,” he said. Apart from tent facilities, for the convenience of visitors, he has also prepared toilet facilities. (ina)

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, July 10, 2016.

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Located in the bank of Lake Batur, it offers a different atmosphere from other camping locations.

Festival event preserves traditional games in Buleleng

Putu Agus Suradnyana

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SINGARAJA - Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, assessed that the presence of traditional games in the region gets special space through festival. He considered quite a lot of space is provided to show off the games like the spinning top and magoakgoakan, and a variety of other games. Nevertheless, it should be re-developed by increasing the interests through preservation in the society.

“Spaces to preserve cultural heritages have been provided... either in the Twin Lakes Festival, Bulfest, anniversary of Singaraja and other events. Well, in the events we can insert many traditional games. We will continuously develop this tra-

ditional game space,” he confirmed recently.

Traditional games are also potentially effective to allure tourist visits. Presentation of traditional games can be designed attractively.

In any case, tourism must be supported with attractions.

“If the Buleleng tourism develops, we will also develop the tourist attraction. It does not only include cultural activities but also the attraction. Anyhow the tourism should be supported by attraction,” he said.

He considered that every school has already been doing things with regard to the preservation of traditional games, while at the level of community the regent mentioned

about the magoak-goakan games.

He supported the implementation of traditional games played through generations by the society at Panji village. In the future, he hoped the games can be discovered and prepared more optimally.

“The preservation at Panji village, for example, I think to have been submitted by the headman of Panji. So, I have asked to establish a nice group. Discover more about its potential details. All this time, it features the dance. However, it must also think of how to combine the details of the dance and history.

Thus, the magoak-goakan can give us an overview of history, the art and tribute to the ancestors,” he said. (kmb34)

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SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory on Sunday in a marathon national election, with his coalition government retaining power and the opposition Labor Party conceding defeat.

Vote counting continues into an eighth day, with Turnbull’s coalition expected to win two of the five seats still in doubt, enabling it to form a majority government, after having already won 74 of the 150 lower house seats up for grabs in the poll.

“We have won the election,” Turnbull told a news conference in Sydney. “We have gone through this election with fiercely fought arguments, issues of policy, issues of principle and we have done so peacefully and it’s something we should celebrate.”

Although he is expected to form a majority government, Turnbull’s gamble in calling the election backfired badly, with a swing to the centre-left Labor opposition and a rise in the popularity of minor parties and independents.

Turnbull’s narrow margin of victory over Labor leaves him likely to be forced to rely on independents, who won five seats, to ensure the passage of legislation. That raises questions about how effective his government will be in the long term.

Labor, on course to win 69 seats, conceded defeat.

“It is clear that Mr Turnbull and his coalition will form a government,” its leader, Bill Shorten, told a news conference.

Labor vowed not to unduly disrupt the new parliament, although it and several independents oppose much of the coalition’s jobs and growth agenda, from how to return to budget surplus to a proposal for a A$50-billion ($38 billion) corporate tax break.

“We need to ensure that all

the vital government services are provided, and at the same time, we have to ensure we bring our budget back into balance,” said Turnbull.

The difficult legislative pathway after the election could force changes to some proposed legislation, several government figures said.

“None of us should have a tin ear to the public’s view about a number of issues, including superannuation,” Immigration Minister Peter Dutton told the Daily Telegraph newspaper, referring to proposals on tax breaks for pensions.

Standard and Poor’s cut Australia’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable last week, threatening a downgrade of its coveted triple A status, over a potential budget impasse.

“We really want to see them start achieving some of their forecasts,” S&P official Anthony Walker told a briefing, adding that the cost of refinancing Australia’s debt is up to three times more than its foreign currency earnings. (rtr)

INFANTA - For years, the fishermen of the sleepy Philippine town of Infanta cared little for politics, international diplomacy and centuriesold squabbles over sovereignty.

That changed four years ago when China’s coastguard swept in and seized the Scarborough Shoal, making it very difficult for the Filipino fishermen to get access to a tranquil South China Sea lagoon rich in fish stocks some 124 nautical miles off their shores.

Since then, they’ve barely broke even. Many have found other jobs.

But they’re hoping a verdict on Tuesday by the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague in a case lodged by the Philippines will change that, and allow them to fish without the threat of being chased and rammed by Chinese boats or blasted with water cannon.

“I hope we’ll win the case so we can come back to Scarborough where there’s abundant fish, and improve our lives,” said Henry Dao, 45, as he watched his crew repair a wooden fishing boat on the shores of Pangasinan province, about 300 km (186 miles) northwest of Manila.

“I have high hopes the court will favour us.”

What started as a standoff over six rocks poking above the seawater that were once a shooting range for the United States navy took on huge international significance when Manila angered Beijing by lodging the challenge under a United Nations’ maritime convention in January 2013.

The 15-point filing didn’t ask for a decision on sovereignty, but sought to set the record straight on its rights of maritime access.

In the bigger picture, it amounts to a David verses Goliath battle as the Philippines asked the court to decide the legality of China’s claims to the South China Sea and its extensive building of islands on disputed reefs there. China’s claims are expressed on its maps as the so-called nine-dash line, an ill-defined U-shaped demarcation drawn up after the defeat of Japan in World War II. China has said it will not recognise the court’s decision, but there are hopes among some Filipinos that Beijing might be pressured to let them fish at the Scarborough Shoal, the only place within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone where year-round, the waters are calm and fish keep reproducing. (rtr)

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Fishermen take a break after returning from a fishing trip in the South China Sea, on the shores of Infanta town, Pangasinan province, northwest of Manila, Philippines July 6, 2016.

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Indonesians play cards on the street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Streets in Jakarta’s main business district which are normally busy with traffic are nearly empty Wednesday as millions of people have left the capital and other major cities in the world’s most populous Muslim country to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday in their home towns this week.

UK exit puts EU in limbo, unsure whether to do more or less

BRUSSELS — The European Union has known some crises in its time: the constitution that never was, impossible budget deals, debt devastating the Greek economy and threatening the euro currency, strife as nations failed to manage the continent’s refugee emergency together.

But Brexit — a British exit from the 28-nation union — is the EU’s biggest crisis so far. No country has ever left before.

Despite some speed bumps, the EU has grown from the six nations that founded a coal and steel community in 1951 to a half-billion strong trading bloc when Croatia signed up three years ago.

Now that the British decision is winding back more than 60 years of EU integration, no one knows exactly how to pick up the pieces and move on.

Should the EU do more or less? How should it interest people in a project that seems distant and difficult to understand? And is the bloc even to blame for this crisis when many simply aren’t happy with their own governments, let alone distant Brussels?

In the background, Greece feels marginalized as its people suffer under

tough reform policies imposed by creditors to save its debt-wracked economy.

Italy is bickering with Germany over whether that austerity is really necessary. And the Hungarians are going to hold a referendum on refugee quotas.

This is what European political limbo looks like.

While heads have rolled in Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned and the three leading figures of the “leave” campaign tumbled or quit, no one is stepping down in Brussels. With the July-August summer recess closing in, everyone is hunkering down and looking toward a summit of EU leaders in Bratislava on Sept. 16 to see what can be done.

The president of the EU’s sprawling executive body — which over the years has proposed thousands of pieces of legislation that impact how citizens live, study, travel or do business — has

been an early target for critics. JeanClaude Juncker leads an administration of some 33,000 people. He and his policy commissioners are routinely portrayed as the embodiment of the unelected bureaucrat, imposing inane, invasive laws on ordinary citizens.

Certainly many in Britain see it that way, even if most proposals are debated between member countries and the European Parliament - whose members are elected every five years - before they become law.

Yet Juncker, barely two years in office on a mandate to reform, is not going to fall on his sword.

“I refuse to allow the commission to be blamed for the outcome of the British referendum. We will not bare that responsibility,” he told EU lawmakers Tuesday. “I haven’t said that we want a ‘United States’ of Europe.” He said the Commission was endorsed by all member nations, including the departing Britain.

“This is a commission with a mandate to reform and we are doing that,” Juncker said. “It has not overnight lost its legitimacy.”(ap)

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European Council President Donald Tusk listens to questions during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

China inflation up 1.9 percent in June, slowest in 6 months

BEIJING — Chinese government data showed consumer prices in June rose at the slowest pace in six months, suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is still experiencing weak consumer demand amid a broad downturn.

The National Bureau of Statistics said Sunday China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.9 percent in June from a year earlier.

Although the rate was slightly above analyst expectations, it remained far below the 3 percent target set by Chinese officials for 2016 and offers the central bank flexibility to enact a new round of monetary stimulus that some economists have called for.

The People’s Bank of China has kept interest rates at record lows since October, when it also removed a deposit-rate ceiling for banks and lowered their reserve requirements to stimulate lending and growth.

Chinatopix via AP Tame inflation rates could spur In this June 1, 2016 photo, a worker cuts steel for an offshore natural gas platform at a subsidiary of the PBOC to make additional China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province. An official moves this year to meet Chinese survey of Chinese manufacturing release Friday, July 1, 2016, shows that activity was flat in June, leaders’ 2016 GDP growth target of 6.5 percent to 7 percent, the signaling further weakness in the world’s No. 2 economy as it undergoes a prolonged slowdown.

lowest rate in a quarter century.

China reported first-quarter GDP growth of 6.7 percent and will release its second-quarter figure on July 15.

Researchers at the National Development and Reform Commission, the economic planning body, wrote in a Shanghai Securities News op-ed last week that another interest rate cut “cannot be ruled out” if second-quarter GDP data falls below market expectations.

The statistics bureau also said Sunday that the producer price index, another inflation metric that gauges prices that businesses receive for goods and services, fell 2.6 percent from a year prior. The rate of decline, however, continued to decelerate from previous months.

The official Xinhua News Agency quoted President Xi Jinping as saying on Friday that the economy is performing in line with expectations and China will persist with “proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy” while pursuing structural reforms.(ap)

Government offers apology over traffic jams in Brebes

“On behalf of the government, I as home JAKARTA - Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, on behalf of the government, offered an apology to the people especially over traffic jams in Brebes, Central Java, affairs minister, offer an apology over the disaster that befell some people during traffic that led to deaths of several Eid travelers.

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People in vehicles wait to board a ferry boat for going home at Gilimanuk port in Bali, Indonesia, Monday, July 4, 2016.

jams in the northern coastal highway section in Brebes,” he said in a statement put in the ministrys website Saturday.

The disaster mitigation agency office of Brebes revealed that 17 people had died during home-bound journeys from June 29 to July 5, 2016, due to traffic accidents, inhaling too much toxic apnea caused by CO2 from the air conditioning system in vehicles caused by long congestion and fatigue.

The government had worked maximally to serve the people during the Eid holidays by expediting the payment process at toll gates and road improvement, the minister said.

The incident would be taken as a lesson for evaluation, he said. “The fatalities and discomfort experienced by travelers during their trips would be used as materials for evaluation by the government, especially the home affairs ministry,” he said.

His office had sent a radiogram to a number of district heads of Javas northern coastal areas that were passed by Eid travelers to deploy their personnel including administration police forces, sub-district, village and public service personnel concerned to stand by for 24 hours at the northern coastal highways as well as community healthcare centers to help ensure a smooth journey to the travelers, he said.(ant)

Magnitude5.4 earthquake jolts West Sumatra PADANG - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Sunday at 4:31 pm local time, and was felt strongly in Pesaman area.

“The epicenter of the tremor which did not have potential to cause tsunami, was located 0.21 degree northern latitude and 100.08 degree eastern longitude, and at a depth of 10 km,” Head of the Padang Panjang Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Office (BMKG) Rahmat Triyono said here, Sunday.

The quakes epicenter was located at 10 km southwest of Pasaman, 49 km southeast West Pasaman, and 133 km northwest of Padang.

Zamzami, resident of Pasaman, said local inhabitants rushed out of their homes in panic when the earthquake struck the region.

Inhabitants of Payakumbuh, Bukittinggi, and Agam also felt the tremor.(ant)

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Obama urges Americans not to despair over divisions after ‘painful’ week

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Journalists are seen on the podium following sounds of gun shots before a news conference

by South Sudan President Salva Kiir, First Vice President Riek Machar and other government officials inside the Presidential State House in Juba, South Sudan, July 8, 2016.

Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272

JUBA - At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan’s rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government source said on Sunday, as heavy gunfire erupted again in parts the city.

The fighting broke out on Thursday and Friday between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers who support vice president Riek Machar.

The violence has raised fears South Sudan could face more instability after emerging from a two-year civil war, which began in December 2013 after Kiir sacked Machar as vice president.

On Saturday Juba was calm,

but on Sunday a Reuters witness said gunfire was heard in Gudele and Jebel suburbs of Juba, near the military barracks that hosts troops loyal to Machar.

“For about 30 to 40 minutes we heard sounds of heavy artillery in the direction of Jebel area,” an aide worker based in Juba who did not want to be named told Reuters.

South Sudan’s civil war was

fought largely along ethnic lines with Kiir, a Dinka, and Machar, a Nuer, drawing support from their respective tribes.

A peace agreement last August ended the war but Kiir and Machar have yet to integrate their forces, a key part of the peace deal.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the latest violence highlighted a lack of commitment to the peace process and urged the country’s leaders to end the fighting, discipline military leaders and work together to implement the peace deal. (rtr)

WARSAW - President Barack Obama, seeking to soothe raw emotions after a former U.S. soldier killed five policemen in Dallas and high-profile police shootings of two black men in Minnesota and Louisiana, has urged Americans not to view the United States as being riven into opposing groups.

“First of all, as painful as this week has been, I firmly believe that America is not as divided as some have suggested,” Obama, who will cut short his European trip on Sunday to visit Dallas, told a weekend news conference in Warsaw.

“When we start suggesting that somehow there’s this enormous polarization, and we’re back to the situation in the ‘60s, that’s just not true,” Obama added. “You’re not seeing riots, and you’re not seeing police going after people who are protesting peacefully.”

Authorities named former U.S. Army Reserve soldier Micah Johnson, a 25-year-old African-American, as the lone gunman in Thursday night’s sniper attack in Dallas, which came at the end of a march by hundreds of demonstrators decrying the fatal police shootings of black men days earlier.

Officials said Johnson had embraced militant black nationalism and expressed anger over shootings by police as well as a desire to “kill white people, especially white officers.”

Dallas remained on edge on Saturday, with police headquarters and surrounding blocks cordoned off and SWAT teams deployed after police received an anonymous threat against officers across the city. Police searched a headquarters parking garage for a “suspicious person” but no suspect was found.

Thursday’s deadly rally in Dallas followed the fatal police shootings of Philando Castile, 32, near St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, and Alton Sterling, 37, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday.

Obama said “Americans of all races and all backgrounds are rightly outraged by the inexcusable attacks on police, whether it’s in Dallas or any place else.”

He added they also are rightly saddened and angered about the deaths of Sterling and Castile, and about “the larger, persistent problem of African-Americans and Latinos being treated differently in our criminal justice system.”

Obama, the first black U.S. president whose term in office ends next January, said he hopes he has been able to get all Americans to understand the nation’s difficult legacy of race. (rtr)

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Spain’s King Felipe VI meets with U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and his delegation in the official chambers at the Palacio Real de Madrid in Madrid, Spain July 10, 2016.

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Gatlin wins 200 metres showdown with Merritt

EUGENE - Justin Gatlin won a 200 metres showdown with LaShawn Merritt and 41-year-old Bernard Lagat made his fifth Olympic team by winning the 5,000m at the U.S. athletics trials on Saturday.

World record holder Aries Merritt narrowly missed the men’s 110m hurdles team, while Allyson Felix kept her hopes of a rare 200-400 Olympic double alive by advancing through the women’s 200m semi-finals.

World silver medallist Gatlin, remembering a narrow loss to Usain Bolt in last year’s Beijing world championships 100m final, held off the charging LaShawn Merritt to win the 200 final in 19.75 seconds.

“About 40-50 metres (to go) I started seeing LaShawn’s legs coming,” Gatlin said. “I just had a flashback of Beijing all over again. I was like ‘Oh no we not!’

“I just kept me poise and dove for the line.”

Merritt clocked 19.79 seconds as both the sprinters qualified for Rio in a second event. Merritt earlier won the 400 and Gatlin the 100.

Merritt would not say whether he, like Felix, would try for a 200-400 double in Rio. “I had three days between the 400 and the 200 (here), and at the Olympics it’ll be one day,” he said. “I’ll talk to my coach and see how he’ll adjust training headed towards Rio, and just handle it a round at a time.”

Ameer Webb rounded out the 200m team with an even 20 second run. (rtr)

Tulamben Beach

KARANGASEM - Tulamben is a small fishing village situated in the tranquility of Karangasem Regency, east side of Agung Mount featured by the beautiful beach with amazing underwater life. The beach is a heaven for divers in all over the words because the unique and beautiful underwater especially shipwreck as the best habitats for coral fishes. Tulamben is one of the best Bali Wreck Dive Spots pampering the divers with wonderful experience on every dive. The name of Tulamben is derived from the word of Batulambih (local Balinese word), that roughly translates as “many stones”, a reference to the destructive eruptions by Mount Agung that have affected this part of Bali. Tulamben Beach is not covered by sand, but is entirely covered by fairly large, and smooth stones. The name evolved over time, first to “Batulamben” and finally settling on the contraction Tulamben (“batu” means “stone” in Indonesian). Tulamben beach is Located at Tulamben Village, Kubu district, Karangasem Regency that is about 3 hours driving from Ngurah Rai International Airport and it has been appointed as one of the famous tourist destination in Karangasem Bali. (IBP/net)

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USA’s Serena Williams and Venus Williams celebrate winning their womens doubles final against Hungary’s Timea Babos and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova with the trophies.

LONDON - Serena Williams put the icing on the cake of another magnificent Wimbledon campaign by teaming up with sister Venus for a sixth doubles crown at the All England Club on Saturday.

The reigning Olympic champions beat Timea Babos of Hungary and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court -- hours after Serena claimed a record-equalling 22nd grand slam singles title by defeating Germany’s Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3.

Serena has now won both the Wimbledon singles and doubles (with Venus) in the same year on four occasions. Together, the American duo have a perfect 14-0 record in grand slam doubles finals.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Serena.

“It’s a feat even I couldn’t have thought would have happened. It’s amazing.”

For Venus it was a consolation after she lost to Kerber in Thursday’s singles semi-finals -- denying her a first grand slam singles final since losing to Serena at Wimbledon in 2009.

“It’s a privilege, it’s an honour,” said Venus. “When you enter the doubles draw, you dream of winning. Then we enter the singles, we dream of winning.

“To have Williams on both of those, somehow in 2016, it’s another dream come true.”

The sisters, who paired up again this year after a two-year absence, have won 14 grand slam doubles titles together -- moving them level with American Gigi Fernandez and

Belarussian Natasha Zvereva in second place on the all-time list.

They still have some way to go, however, to match the 20 of Martina Navratilova and fellow American Pam Shriver.

“I didn’t know about that stat until yesterday, that we were 13-0,” said Venus. “It’s not something you really think about. You just get to the final and try to win.

“I don’t think it made us nervous.

You got time. If you get down a break, you always have time to get the break back. You can always go to a third (set).

“When you’re out there, you probably realise you have a chance to go for it again.”

The Williams sisters are now 22-1 in all doubles finals they have played together. (rtr)

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Sp rt Hooligans the low, Iceland’s cry among highs of Euro 2016

The first European Championship with 24 teams wasn’t to everyone’s taste. Some atrociously dull games and unambitious pack-the-defense tactics from weaker teams lent weight to critics’ laments that the addition of eight more nations watered down the quality of the football.

But the wider door also ushered in underdogs who delighted and, in the case of Wales and Iceland, amazed.

The convoluted process for determining which teams advanced to the knockout stages produced drama but also took super-brains to understand.

Bottom-line: The jury is still out on whether the expanded format’s pluses outweigh its minuses.

Of the 107 goals before Sunday’s final, where France plays Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the tournament’s 51st game, one of the best was scored in the first match. Dimitri Payet’s curling, left-footed late winner for the under-pressure host nation against Romania made the West Ham winger the first darling of a tournament where expected stars barely glittered, to name just goalless German forward Thomas Mueller and his Bayern Munich teammate Robert Lewandowski. The Pole’s record-equaling 13 goals in tournament qualifying were followed by just one more strike in France, when Poland was counting on him most.

Thankfully, the group-stage departure of Russia and the last-16 loss of England, humiliated 2-1 by a country, Iceland, with a population one-tenth that of inner London, saw the back of their mindless hooligans.

Fun-loving fans from surprise semifinalist Wales had the last laugh, and

the slow hand-clapping Icelanders left in the quarterfinals with a last “HUH!” — a battle-cry subsequently adopted by delirious French crowds when Les Bleus beat their major tournament nemesis since 1958, Germany, to make the final.

In short, the 31-day tournament, held amid intense but not overly intrusive post-terror attack security, produced a harvest of both highs and lows. Here’s a closer look at some of them: HOOLIGANS

The lowest of the lows. The viciousness of seemingly combattrained Russian thugs who charged English fans before the teams’ 1-1 group-stage draw in Marseille , and again in the Velodrome Stadium itself, surprised French police geared up against terror threats but not street fighting. Almost all of the 35 people injured, one critically, in the street battles were British. England fans itching for a rematch with Russian hooligans that thankfully didn’t materialize disgraced themselves the following week with drunken, loutish behavior up north in Lille, met by sprays of police tear gas and several dozen arrests. And a 2-2 draw between Czech Republic and Croatia was interrupted when flares were thrown onto the pitch and Croatia

fans fought among themselves.

NO KIDS

A sourpuss UEFA edict against players having their children join them on the pitch for post-match celebrations was a kill-joy low. UEFA said it was concerned for small kids’ safety and that the European Championship is “not a family party.”

A high was the kids of Wales players running on the field at the Parc des Princes in Paris after their dads beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in the round of 16, being cheered on by Wales fans as they shot at goal with their little legs.

BORING

Those heartwarming scenes were the only redeeming feature of an otherwise teeth-grindingly dull match, of which there were more than a few. The increased total of 51 games, from 31 in the previous 16-team format, always threatened a greater likelihood of duds, as weaker squads with plenty of heart but lacking the skills to progress deep into the tournament opted for defense in numbers and hoped for goals from counterattacks. Even star-studded teams were only moderately more interesting than drying paint at times. In advancing to the quarterfinals, Ronaldo’s Portugal had just two attempts on target in 120 minutes against Luka Modric’s Croatia, which managed none. A yawn-filled low.

thanks to Chelsea’s new coach Antonio Conte, who squeezed every ounce of quality out of an Italian team that ended the eight-year reign of 2008 and 2012 champions Spain with mesmerizing attacking gusto crafted onto the 3-5-2 solidity of a Juventus back-three and evergreen 38-year-old ‘keeper Gianluigi Buffon. Conte’s only foot wrong was bringing on Simone Zaza in the last minute of extra time for a penalty shoot-out against Germany in the quarterfinals. With a prancing horse run-up that made him the butt of online jokes , Zaza was one of four Italy players who failed to convert in the 6-5 penalty win for the world champions.

Other 90 minutes well spent were Wales’ 3-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium, lit up by Hal RobsonKanu’s hip-shimmy turn and goal that put the Welsh ahead; Germany’s

“HUH!”

THRILLING ITALY

Not a contradiction in terms, Portugal fans before the game

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Livepic

REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Iceland players at the end of the game

REUTERS/John Sibley Livepic

Keane scores again to lead Galaxy

flowing 3-0 dismantlement of Slovakia in the round of 16; and, for its wow factor, Iceland beating England — a high for underdog-loving neutrals but not for England coach Roy Hodgson, who immediately threw in the towel.

The Icelandic cry will echo in memories long after the tournament, as will the symbiotic relationship, full of mutual adoration, that players and fans from the island of 330,000 people built during their adventure of a lifetime to the quarterfinals.

The fans’ haunting rendition of their song “Ferdalok” (“Sun shimmers in the water, see the glacier glow ...”) during the team’s honorable 5-2 loss to France was the spine-tingling high of a tournament that lacked an abundance of earth-shattering football but not entertaining moments. (ap)

Fans of France celebrate victory after the Euro 2016 match between France and Germany in France at a public screening of the match in Berlin, Germany, July 7, 2016.

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Barcelona’s Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (L) sits in court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi during their trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016.

Barcelona launch campaign backing sentenced Messi

Barcelona have launched a campaign in support of Lionel Messi and his father Jorge after the Argentine pair were sentenced to prison terms this week over tax fraud.

The campaign, under the hashtag #WeAreAllLeoMessi, asks Barcelona fans to “express their sympathy for the greatest footballer in the world by voicing their unconditional support on social networks.”

Messi, 29, has played his entire club career for Barcelona. “We want Leo to know that he is not alone,” the club said on their website (www.cfbarcelona.com). “All members, supporters clubs, fans, athletes, media and everyone else are invited to participate.”

Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu also tweeted: “Leo, those who attack you are attacking Barca and its history. We’ll defend you to the end. Together forever!”

A Barcelona city court sentenced Messi and his father on Wednesday

to prison terms of 21 months after they were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud, although it is unlikely they will spend time behind bars.

Spanish law is such that any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime rarely requires a defendant without previous convictions to serve jail time and a spokeswoman for the court confirmed Messi was unlikely to be imprisoned. It is the second campaign in support of Messi in the last two weeks.

Argentines have called on him to reverse his retirement from international football, a decision he took after his country’s loss on penalties to Chile in the Copa America Centenario final in the United States on June 26.

It was the fourth final in a major international tournament and third as Argentina captain that Messi has been on the losing side, including the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (ap)

SEATTLE — Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane scored in the 15th minute to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer on Saturday. It was Keane’s sixth goal of the season for the Galaxy (7-3-8, 29 points), who were outshot 22-7, but still won their second straight after a seven-game winless streak.

The goal came on a counterattack. Defender Dave Romney gained possession on the L.A. side of midfield and sent a long through ball down the left wing. Gyasi Zardes caught up with it and took it into the penalty area, crossing it toward the middle. Keane ran onto it and drove it past goalkeeper Stefan Frei.

“A couple months ago, we probably would have lost,” said Keane, who also scored in Monday’s 2-0 home win against Vancouver.

“Obviously, it’s a good three points away from home, especially coming here and defending against a good team.” “It was a good performance all around, even though it wasn’t the prettiest game.”

In Chester, Brazilian Ilsinho scored in each half to help the Philadelphia Union beat 10-man D.C. United 3-0. Roland Alberg opened the scoring through a penalty in the 20th minute. Ilsinho converted from the spot in the 37th for his first career MLS goal, and scored again in the 47th.

The Union (8-6-5) moved within one point of East-leading New York City FC, who visit Kansas City on Sunday. In Toronto, Justin Morrow scored in the ninth minute to lead Toronto FC to a 1-0 win over Chicago. Morrow ran onto a through ball from Sebastian Giovinco to score his second of the season.

The win vaults Toronto (6-6-5) ahead of two teams and back into the MLS playoff picture. In Foxborough, Lee Nguyen and Kei Kamara scored as New England stopped a three-game losing streak by beating Columbus 3-1.

Nguyen opened the scoring in the third minute for the Revs (5-7-7). He chest-trapped a failed clearance and volleyed it into the upper-left corner for his fifth goal of the season.

A pair of Crew defenders inadvertently ran into each other in the 71st minute, creating a wide-open look which Kei Kamara easily finished to cap the scoring against his former team. Columbus’ Will Trapp scored an own goal on a

botched clearance attempt that gave the Revolution a 2-0 lead in the 34th minute. In other games Saturday, Colorado played a 2-2 draw at Vancouver, while Montreal played out a 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake. (ap)

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Robbie Keane celebrates after he scored a goal against the Seattle Sounders in the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Seattle.

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Sp rt Hooligans the low, Iceland’s cry among highs of Euro 2016

The first European Championship with 24 teams wasn’t to everyone’s taste. Some atrociously dull games and unambitious pack-the-defense tactics from weaker teams lent weight to critics’ laments that the addition of eight more nations watered down the quality of the football.

But the wider door also ushered in underdogs who delighted and, in the case of Wales and Iceland, amazed.

The convoluted process for determining which teams advanced to the knockout stages produced drama but also took super-brains to understand.

Bottom-line: The jury is still out on whether the expanded format’s pluses outweigh its minuses.

Of the 107 goals before Sunday’s final, where France plays Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the tournament’s 51st game, one of the best was scored in the first match. Dimitri Payet’s curling, left-footed late winner for the under-pressure host nation against Romania made the West Ham winger the first darling of a tournament where expected stars barely glittered, to name just goalless German forward Thomas Mueller and his Bayern Munich teammate Robert Lewandowski. The Pole’s record-equaling 13 goals in tournament qualifying were followed by just one more strike in France, when Poland was counting on him most.

Thankfully, the group-stage departure of Russia and the last-16 loss of England, humiliated 2-1 by a country, Iceland, with a population one-tenth that of inner London, saw the back of their mindless hooligans.

Fun-loving fans from surprise semifinalist Wales had the last laugh, and

the slow hand-clapping Icelanders left in the quarterfinals with a last “HUH!” — a battle-cry subsequently adopted by delirious French crowds when Les Bleus beat their major tournament nemesis since 1958, Germany, to make the final.

In short, the 31-day tournament, held amid intense but not overly intrusive post-terror attack security, produced a harvest of both highs and lows. Here’s a closer look at some of them: HOOLIGANS

The lowest of the lows. The viciousness of seemingly combattrained Russian thugs who charged English fans before the teams’ 1-1 group-stage draw in Marseille , and again in the Velodrome Stadium itself, surprised French police geared up against terror threats but not street fighting. Almost all of the 35 people injured, one critically, in the street battles were British. England fans itching for a rematch with Russian hooligans that thankfully didn’t materialize disgraced themselves the following week with drunken, loutish behavior up north in Lille, met by sprays of police tear gas and several dozen arrests. And a 2-2 draw between Czech Republic and Croatia was interrupted when flares were thrown onto the pitch and Croatia

fans fought among themselves.

NO KIDS

A sourpuss UEFA edict against players having their children join them on the pitch for post-match celebrations was a kill-joy low. UEFA said it was concerned for small kids’ safety and that the European Championship is “not a family party.”

A high was the kids of Wales players running on the field at the Parc des Princes in Paris after their dads beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in the round of 16, being cheered on by Wales fans as they shot at goal with their little legs.

BORING

Those heartwarming scenes were the only redeeming feature of an otherwise teeth-grindingly dull match, of which there were more than a few. The increased total of 51 games, from 31 in the previous 16-team format, always threatened a greater likelihood of duds, as weaker squads with plenty of heart but lacking the skills to progress deep into the tournament opted for defense in numbers and hoped for goals from counterattacks. Even star-studded teams were only moderately more interesting than drying paint at times. In advancing to the quarterfinals, Ronaldo’s Portugal had just two attempts on target in 120 minutes against Luka Modric’s Croatia, which managed none. A yawn-filled low.

thanks to Chelsea’s new coach Antonio Conte, who squeezed every ounce of quality out of an Italian team that ended the eight-year reign of 2008 and 2012 champions Spain with mesmerizing attacking gusto crafted onto the 3-5-2 solidity of a Juventus back-three and evergreen 38-year-old ‘keeper Gianluigi Buffon. Conte’s only foot wrong was bringing on Simone Zaza in the last minute of extra time for a penalty shoot-out against Germany in the quarterfinals. With a prancing horse run-up that made him the butt of online jokes , Zaza was one of four Italy players who failed to convert in the 6-5 penalty win for the world champions.

Other 90 minutes well spent were Wales’ 3-1 quarterfinal victory over Belgium, lit up by Hal RobsonKanu’s hip-shimmy turn and goal that put the Welsh ahead; Germany’s

“HUH!”

THRILLING ITALY

Not a contradiction in terms, Portugal fans before the game

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Livepic

REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Iceland players at the end of the game

REUTERS/John Sibley Livepic

Keane scores again to lead Galaxy

flowing 3-0 dismantlement of Slovakia in the round of 16; and, for its wow factor, Iceland beating England — a high for underdog-loving neutrals but not for England coach Roy Hodgson, who immediately threw in the towel.

The Icelandic cry will echo in memories long after the tournament, as will the symbiotic relationship, full of mutual adoration, that players and fans from the island of 330,000 people built during their adventure of a lifetime to the quarterfinals.

The fans’ haunting rendition of their song “Ferdalok” (“Sun shimmers in the water, see the glacier glow ...”) during the team’s honorable 5-2 loss to France was the spine-tingling high of a tournament that lacked an abundance of earth-shattering football but not entertaining moments. (ap)

Fans of France celebrate victory after the Euro 2016 match between France and Germany in France at a public screening of the match in Berlin, Germany, July 7, 2016.

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REUTERS/Alberto Estevez/Pool/Files

Barcelona’s Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi (L) sits in court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi during their trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016.

Barcelona launch campaign backing sentenced Messi

Barcelona have launched a campaign in support of Lionel Messi and his father Jorge after the Argentine pair were sentenced to prison terms this week over tax fraud.

The campaign, under the hashtag #WeAreAllLeoMessi, asks Barcelona fans to “express their sympathy for the greatest footballer in the world by voicing their unconditional support on social networks.”

Messi, 29, has played his entire club career for Barcelona. “We want Leo to know that he is not alone,” the club said on their website (www.cfbarcelona.com). “All members, supporters clubs, fans, athletes, media and everyone else are invited to participate.”

Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu also tweeted: “Leo, those who attack you are attacking Barca and its history. We’ll defend you to the end. Together forever!”

A Barcelona city court sentenced Messi and his father on Wednesday

to prison terms of 21 months after they were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud, although it is unlikely they will spend time behind bars.

Spanish law is such that any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime rarely requires a defendant without previous convictions to serve jail time and a spokeswoman for the court confirmed Messi was unlikely to be imprisoned. It is the second campaign in support of Messi in the last two weeks.

Argentines have called on him to reverse his retirement from international football, a decision he took after his country’s loss on penalties to Chile in the Copa America Centenario final in the United States on June 26.

It was the fourth final in a major international tournament and third as Argentina captain that Messi has been on the losing side, including the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (ap)

SEATTLE — Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane scored in the 15th minute to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer on Saturday. It was Keane’s sixth goal of the season for the Galaxy (7-3-8, 29 points), who were outshot 22-7, but still won their second straight after a seven-game winless streak.

The goal came on a counterattack. Defender Dave Romney gained possession on the L.A. side of midfield and sent a long through ball down the left wing. Gyasi Zardes caught up with it and took it into the penalty area, crossing it toward the middle. Keane ran onto it and drove it past goalkeeper Stefan Frei.

“A couple months ago, we probably would have lost,” said Keane, who also scored in Monday’s 2-0 home win against Vancouver.

“Obviously, it’s a good three points away from home, especially coming here and defending against a good team.” “It was a good performance all around, even though it wasn’t the prettiest game.”

In Chester, Brazilian Ilsinho scored in each half to help the Philadelphia Union beat 10-man D.C. United 3-0. Roland Alberg opened the scoring through a penalty in the 20th minute. Ilsinho converted from the spot in the 37th for his first career MLS goal, and scored again in the 47th.

The Union (8-6-5) moved within one point of East-leading New York City FC, who visit Kansas City on Sunday. In Toronto, Justin Morrow scored in the ninth minute to lead Toronto FC to a 1-0 win over Chicago. Morrow ran onto a through ball from Sebastian Giovinco to score his second of the season.

The win vaults Toronto (6-6-5) ahead of two teams and back into the MLS playoff picture. In Foxborough, Lee Nguyen and Kei Kamara scored as New England stopped a three-game losing streak by beating Columbus 3-1.

Nguyen opened the scoring in the third minute for the Revs (5-7-7). He chest-trapped a failed clearance and volleyed it into the upper-left corner for his fifth goal of the season.

A pair of Crew defenders inadvertently ran into each other in the 71st minute, creating a wide-open look which Kei Kamara easily finished to cap the scoring against his former team. Columbus’ Will Trapp scored an own goal on a

botched clearance attempt that gave the Revolution a 2-0 lead in the 34th minute. In other games Saturday, Colorado played a 2-2 draw at Vancouver, while Montreal played out a 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake. (ap)

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Los Angeles Galaxy forward Robbie Keane celebrates after he scored a goal against the Seattle Sounders in the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Seattle.

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Gatlin wins 200 metres showdown with Merritt

EUGENE - Justin Gatlin won a 200 metres showdown with LaShawn Merritt and 41-year-old Bernard Lagat made his fifth Olympic team by winning the 5,000m at the U.S. athletics trials on Saturday.

World record holder Aries Merritt narrowly missed the men’s 110m hurdles team, while Allyson Felix kept her hopes of a rare 200-400 Olympic double alive by advancing through the women’s 200m semi-finals.

World silver medallist Gatlin, remembering a narrow loss to Usain Bolt in last year’s Beijing world championships 100m final, held off the charging LaShawn Merritt to win the 200 final in 19.75 seconds.

“About 40-50 metres (to go) I started seeing LaShawn’s legs coming,” Gatlin said. “I just had a flashback of Beijing all over again. I was like ‘Oh no we not!’

“I just kept me poise and dove for the line.”

Merritt clocked 19.79 seconds as both the sprinters qualified for Rio in a second event. Merritt earlier won the 400 and Gatlin the 100.

Merritt would not say whether he, like Felix, would try for a 200-400 double in Rio. “I had three days between the 400 and the 200 (here), and at the Olympics it’ll be one day,” he said. “I’ll talk to my coach and see how he’ll adjust training headed towards Rio, and just handle it a round at a time.”

Ameer Webb rounded out the 200m team with an even 20 second run. (rtr)

Tulamben Beach

KARANGASEM - Tulamben is a small fishing village situated in the tranquility of Karangasem Regency, east side of Agung Mount featured by the beautiful beach with amazing underwater life. The beach is a heaven for divers in all over the words because the unique and beautiful underwater especially shipwreck as the best habitats for coral fishes. Tulamben is one of the best Bali Wreck Dive Spots pampering the divers with wonderful experience on every dive. The name of Tulamben is derived from the word of Batulambih (local Balinese word), that roughly translates as “many stones”, a reference to the destructive eruptions by Mount Agung that have affected this part of Bali. Tulamben Beach is not covered by sand, but is entirely covered by fairly large, and smooth stones. The name evolved over time, first to “Batulamben” and finally settling on the contraction Tulamben (“batu” means “stone” in Indonesian). Tulamben beach is Located at Tulamben Village, Kubu district, Karangasem Regency that is about 3 hours driving from Ngurah Rai International Airport and it has been appointed as one of the famous tourist destination in Karangasem Bali. (IBP/net)

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USA’s Serena Williams and Venus Williams celebrate winning their womens doubles final against Hungary’s Timea Babos and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova with the trophies.

LONDON - Serena Williams put the icing on the cake of another magnificent Wimbledon campaign by teaming up with sister Venus for a sixth doubles crown at the All England Club on Saturday.

The reigning Olympic champions beat Timea Babos of Hungary and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court -- hours after Serena claimed a record-equalling 22nd grand slam singles title by defeating Germany’s Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3.

Serena has now won both the Wimbledon singles and doubles (with Venus) in the same year on four occasions. Together, the American duo have a perfect 14-0 record in grand slam doubles finals.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Serena.

“It’s a feat even I couldn’t have thought would have happened. It’s amazing.”

For Venus it was a consolation after she lost to Kerber in Thursday’s singles semi-finals -- denying her a first grand slam singles final since losing to Serena at Wimbledon in 2009.

“It’s a privilege, it’s an honour,” said Venus. “When you enter the doubles draw, you dream of winning. Then we enter the singles, we dream of winning.

“To have Williams on both of those, somehow in 2016, it’s another dream come true.”

The sisters, who paired up again this year after a two-year absence, have won 14 grand slam doubles titles together -- moving them level with American Gigi Fernandez and

Belarussian Natasha Zvereva in second place on the all-time list.

They still have some way to go, however, to match the 20 of Martina Navratilova and fellow American Pam Shriver.

“I didn’t know about that stat until yesterday, that we were 13-0,” said Venus. “It’s not something you really think about. You just get to the final and try to win.

“I don’t think it made us nervous.

You got time. If you get down a break, you always have time to get the break back. You can always go to a third (set).

“When you’re out there, you probably realise you have a chance to go for it again.”

The Williams sisters are now 22-1 in all doubles finals they have played together. (rtr)

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Journalists are seen on the podium following sounds of gun shots before a news conference

by South Sudan President Salva Kiir, First Vice President Riek Machar and other government officials inside the Presidential State House in Juba, South Sudan, July 8, 2016.

Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272

JUBA - At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan’s rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government source said on Sunday, as heavy gunfire erupted again in parts the city.

The fighting broke out on Thursday and Friday between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers who support vice president Riek Machar.

The violence has raised fears South Sudan could face more instability after emerging from a two-year civil war, which began in December 2013 after Kiir sacked Machar as vice president.

On Saturday Juba was calm,

but on Sunday a Reuters witness said gunfire was heard in Gudele and Jebel suburbs of Juba, near the military barracks that hosts troops loyal to Machar.

“For about 30 to 40 minutes we heard sounds of heavy artillery in the direction of Jebel area,” an aide worker based in Juba who did not want to be named told Reuters.

South Sudan’s civil war was

fought largely along ethnic lines with Kiir, a Dinka, and Machar, a Nuer, drawing support from their respective tribes.

A peace agreement last August ended the war but Kiir and Machar have yet to integrate their forces, a key part of the peace deal.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday the latest violence highlighted a lack of commitment to the peace process and urged the country’s leaders to end the fighting, discipline military leaders and work together to implement the peace deal. (rtr)

WARSAW - President Barack Obama, seeking to soothe raw emotions after a former U.S. soldier killed five policemen in Dallas and high-profile police shootings of two black men in Minnesota and Louisiana, has urged Americans not to view the United States as being riven into opposing groups.

“First of all, as painful as this week has been, I firmly believe that America is not as divided as some have suggested,” Obama, who will cut short his European trip on Sunday to visit Dallas, told a weekend news conference in Warsaw.

“When we start suggesting that somehow there’s this enormous polarization, and we’re back to the situation in the ‘60s, that’s just not true,” Obama added. “You’re not seeing riots, and you’re not seeing police going after people who are protesting peacefully.”

Authorities named former U.S. Army Reserve soldier Micah Johnson, a 25-year-old African-American, as the lone gunman in Thursday night’s sniper attack in Dallas, which came at the end of a march by hundreds of demonstrators decrying the fatal police shootings of black men days earlier.

Officials said Johnson had embraced militant black nationalism and expressed anger over shootings by police as well as a desire to “kill white people, especially white officers.”

Dallas remained on edge on Saturday, with police headquarters and surrounding blocks cordoned off and SWAT teams deployed after police received an anonymous threat against officers across the city. Police searched a headquarters parking garage for a “suspicious person” but no suspect was found.

Thursday’s deadly rally in Dallas followed the fatal police shootings of Philando Castile, 32, near St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, and Alton Sterling, 37, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday.

Obama said “Americans of all races and all backgrounds are rightly outraged by the inexcusable attacks on police, whether it’s in Dallas or any place else.”

He added they also are rightly saddened and angered about the deaths of Sterling and Castile, and about “the larger, persistent problem of African-Americans and Latinos being treated differently in our criminal justice system.”

Obama, the first black U.S. president whose term in office ends next January, said he hopes he has been able to get all Americans to understand the nation’s difficult legacy of race. (rtr)

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Spain’s King Felipe VI meets with U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and his delegation in the official chambers at the Palacio Real de Madrid in Madrid, Spain July 10, 2016.

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Indonesians play cards on the street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Streets in Jakarta’s main business district which are normally busy with traffic are nearly empty Wednesday as millions of people have left the capital and other major cities in the world’s most populous Muslim country to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday in their home towns this week.

UK exit puts EU in limbo, unsure whether to do more or less

BRUSSELS — The European Union has known some crises in its time: the constitution that never was, impossible budget deals, debt devastating the Greek economy and threatening the euro currency, strife as nations failed to manage the continent’s refugee emergency together.

But Brexit — a British exit from the 28-nation union — is the EU’s biggest crisis so far. No country has ever left before.

Despite some speed bumps, the EU has grown from the six nations that founded a coal and steel community in 1951 to a half-billion strong trading bloc when Croatia signed up three years ago.

Now that the British decision is winding back more than 60 years of EU integration, no one knows exactly how to pick up the pieces and move on.

Should the EU do more or less? How should it interest people in a project that seems distant and difficult to understand? And is the bloc even to blame for this crisis when many simply aren’t happy with their own governments, let alone distant Brussels?

In the background, Greece feels marginalized as its people suffer under

tough reform policies imposed by creditors to save its debt-wracked economy.

Italy is bickering with Germany over whether that austerity is really necessary. And the Hungarians are going to hold a referendum on refugee quotas.

This is what European political limbo looks like.

While heads have rolled in Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned and the three leading figures of the “leave” campaign tumbled or quit, no one is stepping down in Brussels. With the July-August summer recess closing in, everyone is hunkering down and looking toward a summit of EU leaders in Bratislava on Sept. 16 to see what can be done.

The president of the EU’s sprawling executive body — which over the years has proposed thousands of pieces of legislation that impact how citizens live, study, travel or do business — has

been an early target for critics. JeanClaude Juncker leads an administration of some 33,000 people. He and his policy commissioners are routinely portrayed as the embodiment of the unelected bureaucrat, imposing inane, invasive laws on ordinary citizens.

Certainly many in Britain see it that way, even if most proposals are debated between member countries and the European Parliament - whose members are elected every five years - before they become law.

Yet Juncker, barely two years in office on a mandate to reform, is not going to fall on his sword.

“I refuse to allow the commission to be blamed for the outcome of the British referendum. We will not bare that responsibility,” he told EU lawmakers Tuesday. “I haven’t said that we want a ‘United States’ of Europe.” He said the Commission was endorsed by all member nations, including the departing Britain.

“This is a commission with a mandate to reform and we are doing that,” Juncker said. “It has not overnight lost its legitimacy.”(ap)

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European Council President Donald Tusk listens to questions during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

China inflation up 1.9 percent in June, slowest in 6 months

BEIJING — Chinese government data showed consumer prices in June rose at the slowest pace in six months, suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is still experiencing weak consumer demand amid a broad downturn.

The National Bureau of Statistics said Sunday China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.9 percent in June from a year earlier.

Although the rate was slightly above analyst expectations, it remained far below the 3 percent target set by Chinese officials for 2016 and offers the central bank flexibility to enact a new round of monetary stimulus that some economists have called for.

The People’s Bank of China has kept interest rates at record lows since October, when it also removed a deposit-rate ceiling for banks and lowered their reserve requirements to stimulate lending and growth.

Chinatopix via AP Tame inflation rates could spur In this June 1, 2016 photo, a worker cuts steel for an offshore natural gas platform at a subsidiary of the PBOC to make additional China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province. An official moves this year to meet Chinese survey of Chinese manufacturing release Friday, July 1, 2016, shows that activity was flat in June, leaders’ 2016 GDP growth target of 6.5 percent to 7 percent, the signaling further weakness in the world’s No. 2 economy as it undergoes a prolonged slowdown.

lowest rate in a quarter century.

China reported first-quarter GDP growth of 6.7 percent and will release its second-quarter figure on July 15.

Researchers at the National Development and Reform Commission, the economic planning body, wrote in a Shanghai Securities News op-ed last week that another interest rate cut “cannot be ruled out” if second-quarter GDP data falls below market expectations.

The statistics bureau also said Sunday that the producer price index, another inflation metric that gauges prices that businesses receive for goods and services, fell 2.6 percent from a year prior. The rate of decline, however, continued to decelerate from previous months.

The official Xinhua News Agency quoted President Xi Jinping as saying on Friday that the economy is performing in line with expectations and China will persist with “proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy” while pursuing structural reforms.(ap)

Government offers apology over traffic jams in Brebes

“On behalf of the government, I as home JAKARTA - Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo, on behalf of the government, offered an apology to the people especially over traffic jams in Brebes, Central Java, affairs minister, offer an apology over the disaster that befell some people during traffic that led to deaths of several Eid travelers.

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People in vehicles wait to board a ferry boat for going home at Gilimanuk port in Bali, Indonesia, Monday, July 4, 2016.

jams in the northern coastal highway section in Brebes,” he said in a statement put in the ministrys website Saturday.

The disaster mitigation agency office of Brebes revealed that 17 people had died during home-bound journeys from June 29 to July 5, 2016, due to traffic accidents, inhaling too much toxic apnea caused by CO2 from the air conditioning system in vehicles caused by long congestion and fatigue.

The government had worked maximally to serve the people during the Eid holidays by expediting the payment process at toll gates and road improvement, the minister said.

The incident would be taken as a lesson for evaluation, he said. “The fatalities and discomfort experienced by travelers during their trips would be used as materials for evaluation by the government, especially the home affairs ministry,” he said.

His office had sent a radiogram to a number of district heads of Javas northern coastal areas that were passed by Eid travelers to deploy their personnel including administration police forces, sub-district, village and public service personnel concerned to stand by for 24 hours at the northern coastal highways as well as community healthcare centers to help ensure a smooth journey to the travelers, he said.(ant)

Magnitude5.4 earthquake jolts West Sumatra PADANG - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra on Sunday at 4:31 pm local time, and was felt strongly in Pesaman area.

“The epicenter of the tremor which did not have potential to cause tsunami, was located 0.21 degree northern latitude and 100.08 degree eastern longitude, and at a depth of 10 km,” Head of the Padang Panjang Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Office (BMKG) Rahmat Triyono said here, Sunday.

The quakes epicenter was located at 10 km southwest of Pasaman, 49 km southeast West Pasaman, and 133 km northwest of Padang.

Zamzami, resident of Pasaman, said local inhabitants rushed out of their homes in panic when the earthquake struck the region.

Inhabitants of Payakumbuh, Bukittinggi, and Agam also felt the tremor.(ant)

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Pulak camping ground

Awaiting Hague court verdict, Filipinos hope to fish without fear of China

A new camping location in the outskirts of Lake Batur

BANGLI - For nature lovers having a hobby of camping, there is a new camping site in Bangli named the Pulak camping ground worth trying. Located in the bank of Lake Batur, it offers a different atmosphere from other camping locations. At Pulak camping ground, visitors can interact directly with nature while enjoying the beautiful and cool natural scenery of Lake Batur and away from the noises. How does it look like?

Lately the Pulak camping ground is increasingly popular in social media like Facebook. Many nature lovers shared their photos and experiences after spending night at the Pulak camping ground managed by the Bali Trekking Caldera Batur tourism group. To get to the location, visitors must cross the Lake Batur by boat. It is the only transport route because the Pulak camping ground is located on the east bank of Lake Batur and there is no road access to be passed.

However, if you also want to enjoy trekking activities, the Pulak camping ground can also be reached by crossing the trail with the start from the front area of Ulundanu Batur Temple and then goes up to Alengkong hamlet, Songan. Interestingly, if trekking is carried out before sunrise, then on the way visitors will be able to see a wonderful dawn and sunrise at Bumbung Gede point. From here, the journey to Pulak camping ground can be resumed by passing down the trail.

Manager of the Bali Trekking Caldera Batur tourism group, Komang Pendi Arianto, said that although the camping ground is relatively new, it has been already ‘enjoyed’ by many visitors both local people and foreign travelers. “Visitors camping here also do trekking,” he explained.

According to him, the benefits enjoyed by camping here is that visitors can interact in person with nature remaining natural while enjoying the beautiful natural scenery of Lake Batur. At Pulak camping ground, visitors can enjoy a holiday sojourn with a calm and secure atmosphere without being bothered by vehicle noises because it is located away from residential areas.

He said that to hold camping at Pulak camping ground, visitors no longer need to bring a tent. His management has provided some tents that can be used for overnight. “We have provided five tents,” he said. Apart from tent facilities, for the convenience of visitors, he has also prepared toilet facilities. (ina)

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, July 10, 2016.

Australia’s prime minister declares victory in marathon election

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Located in the bank of Lake Batur, it offers a different atmosphere from other camping locations.

Festival event preserves traditional games in Buleleng

Putu Agus Suradnyana

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SINGARAJA - Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, assessed that the presence of traditional games in the region gets special space through festival. He considered quite a lot of space is provided to show off the games like the spinning top and magoakgoakan, and a variety of other games. Nevertheless, it should be re-developed by increasing the interests through preservation in the society.

“Spaces to preserve cultural heritages have been provided... either in the Twin Lakes Festival, Bulfest, anniversary of Singaraja and other events. Well, in the events we can insert many traditional games. We will continuously develop this tra-

ditional game space,” he confirmed recently.

Traditional games are also potentially effective to allure tourist visits. Presentation of traditional games can be designed attractively.

In any case, tourism must be supported with attractions.

“If the Buleleng tourism develops, we will also develop the tourist attraction. It does not only include cultural activities but also the attraction. Anyhow the tourism should be supported by attraction,” he said.

He considered that every school has already been doing things with regard to the preservation of traditional games, while at the level of community the regent mentioned

about the magoak-goakan games.

He supported the implementation of traditional games played through generations by the society at Panji village. In the future, he hoped the games can be discovered and prepared more optimally.

“The preservation at Panji village, for example, I think to have been submitted by the headman of Panji. So, I have asked to establish a nice group. Discover more about its potential details. All this time, it features the dance. However, it must also think of how to combine the details of the dance and history.

Thus, the magoak-goakan can give us an overview of history, the art and tribute to the ancestors,” he said. (kmb34)

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SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory on Sunday in a marathon national election, with his coalition government retaining power and the opposition Labor Party conceding defeat.

Vote counting continues into an eighth day, with Turnbull’s coalition expected to win two of the five seats still in doubt, enabling it to form a majority government, after having already won 74 of the 150 lower house seats up for grabs in the poll.

“We have won the election,” Turnbull told a news conference in Sydney. “We have gone through this election with fiercely fought arguments, issues of policy, issues of principle and we have done so peacefully and it’s something we should celebrate.”

Although he is expected to form a majority government, Turnbull’s gamble in calling the election backfired badly, with a swing to the centre-left Labor opposition and a rise in the popularity of minor parties and independents.

Turnbull’s narrow margin of victory over Labor leaves him likely to be forced to rely on independents, who won five seats, to ensure the passage of legislation. That raises questions about how effective his government will be in the long term.

Labor, on course to win 69 seats, conceded defeat.

“It is clear that Mr Turnbull and his coalition will form a government,” its leader, Bill Shorten, told a news conference.

Labor vowed not to unduly disrupt the new parliament, although it and several independents oppose much of the coalition’s jobs and growth agenda, from how to return to budget surplus to a proposal for a A$50-billion ($38 billion) corporate tax break.

“We need to ensure that all

the vital government services are provided, and at the same time, we have to ensure we bring our budget back into balance,” said Turnbull.

The difficult legislative pathway after the election could force changes to some proposed legislation, several government figures said.

“None of us should have a tin ear to the public’s view about a number of issues, including superannuation,” Immigration Minister Peter Dutton told the Daily Telegraph newspaper, referring to proposals on tax breaks for pensions.

Standard and Poor’s cut Australia’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable last week, threatening a downgrade of its coveted triple A status, over a potential budget impasse.

“We really want to see them start achieving some of their forecasts,” S&P official Anthony Walker told a briefing, adding that the cost of refinancing Australia’s debt is up to three times more than its foreign currency earnings. (rtr)

INFANTA - For years, the fishermen of the sleepy Philippine town of Infanta cared little for politics, international diplomacy and centuriesold squabbles over sovereignty.

That changed four years ago when China’s coastguard swept in and seized the Scarborough Shoal, making it very difficult for the Filipino fishermen to get access to a tranquil South China Sea lagoon rich in fish stocks some 124 nautical miles off their shores.

Since then, they’ve barely broke even. Many have found other jobs.

But they’re hoping a verdict on Tuesday by the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague in a case lodged by the Philippines will change that, and allow them to fish without the threat of being chased and rammed by Chinese boats or blasted with water cannon.

“I hope we’ll win the case so we can come back to Scarborough where there’s abundant fish, and improve our lives,” said Henry Dao, 45, as he watched his crew repair a wooden fishing boat on the shores of Pangasinan province, about 300 km (186 miles) northwest of Manila.

“I have high hopes the court will favour us.”

What started as a standoff over six rocks poking above the seawater that were once a shooting range for the United States navy took on huge international significance when Manila angered Beijing by lodging the challenge under a United Nations’ maritime convention in January 2013.

The 15-point filing didn’t ask for a decision on sovereignty, but sought to set the record straight on its rights of maritime access.

In the bigger picture, it amounts to a David verses Goliath battle as the Philippines asked the court to decide the legality of China’s claims to the South China Sea and its extensive building of islands on disputed reefs there. China’s claims are expressed on its maps as the so-called nine-dash line, an ill-defined U-shaped demarcation drawn up after the defeat of Japan in World War II. China has said it will not recognise the court’s decision, but there are hopes among some Filipinos that Beijing might be pressured to let them fish at the Scarborough Shoal, the only place within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone where year-round, the waters are calm and fish keep reproducing. (rtr)

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Fishermen take a break after returning from a fishing trip in the South China Sea, on the shores of Infanta town, Pangasinan province, northwest of Manila, Philippines July 6, 2016.

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Two gored on fourth day of Spain’s San Fermin bull-run festival MADRID - Two people were gored on Sunday on the fourth day of the San Fermin festival in northern Spain, where bulls chase red-scarved runners through the streets of Pamplona.

Sunday’s gorings came a day after a bullfighter and a man participating in a village bull run were killed in two of the many other summer festivals in Spain.

San Fermin is the most famous of the festivals, attracting thousands of revellers who visit from around the world to witness the eight daily bull runs along an 825-metre route through Pamplona’s old town.

The two men were gored in the neck and chest, the festival’s organisers said on their Twitter account. Three others suffered trauma-related injuries. (rtr)

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BANGLI - Farmers of Belandingan village, Kintamani, have been frustrated since the past few years. It happens because the selling price of their harvest results to the level of collectors is cheaper as caused by double transport cost due to damaged roads. They hoped this condition can soon get the attention from the government.

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About 200 hectares of paddy fields are now overgrown by shrubs due to drought.

Water dammed by irrigation project

Hundreds of hectares of subak land overgrown by shrubs

SEMARAPURA - Implementation of projects in the Klungkung area does not always benefit people. As evidence, it can be seen at Banjarangkan village. After the repair of irrigation channel at Tukad Bubuh, Banjarangkan, farmers at Subak Dlod Banjarangkan cannot cultivate their paddy field.

As a result, they are now getting dizzy because about 200 hectares of paddy fields are now overgrown by shrubs due to drought.

“Since last March we have started to get no water because there is a repair project of irrigation channel at Tukad Bubuh,” said a local farmer, A.A. Gde Rai, Monday (Jul. 4).

According to A.A. Rai, after getting no water he and other farmers are forced to switch to plant crops such as cassava, chili and flowers to fill in their vacant subak land. Actually, when seen from the season, now it is time for rice-planting. Due to the absence of water, they are forced to switch to crop cultivation.

“We do not know what to do so that we are forced to switch to crop cultivation. As having been promised, after the repair the water will be flowing swiftly and not leaking any longer,” said A.A. Rai. However, with the current condition, A.A. Rai, said that they are

in very difficult condition. Some crops planted do not give optimal results. Many crops do not grow well. For instance, the flower crops planted by farmers had perished.

Ultimately, the results decreased.

“For those having a second job, they would still be able to support their living. But it is quite difficult if this condition persists,” he complained.

He admitted that within the past few days it has indeed rained heavily. However, the rainfall is not sufficient to support the rice cultivation. Besides, the intensity of sunlight and shortage of rainfall has made crops planted not too much bear fruits. Moreover, the selling price of flowers harvested is fluctuating.

Besides, they are considered to have been hoaxed by collectors.

“Lastly the price once slumped to IDR 5,000. However, it has now been rising slightly to IDR 8,000 per kilogram,” he said.

This silver-haired farmer can only hope that the irrigation project could be completed quickly so that farmers can get back their livelihood on rice yield. “It is said that the repair will have been accomplished in September. We do hope it can be realized on time in order that we can cultivate rice,” he said. (kmb)

Headman of Belandingan, I Komang Suastika, said that to make a living, the majority of its residents depend on the agricultural sector in the form of vegetables. Results of their harvest are not only sold at the local village, but also in some areas in Bangli and in other districts.

Since two years ago, some farmers have looked increasingly lethargic because the only connecting road experiences severe damage. This has an impact on the selling price of the harvest yields to collectors having slumped to 50 percent.

“Damage to the roads causes the selling price of harvest yields to collectors is much cheaper than the market price. They (collectors—Ed) have to haul several times. It makes the cost of transport increase,” he said, Monday (Jul. 4).

Such road damage also disrupts the activities of local residents.

One of them is the mobility access to school in the area Songan becoming disturbed. This condition gets worse during the rainy season lasts.

Motorists are haunted by the worries about accidents. “People who accompany their children to school are also affected,” said Suastika.

According to him, the repair to the damaged road cannot use the village funds because the road belongs to the asset of district government. On that account, the condition having taken place for long time is expected to immediately obtain repair program. Currently, the most serious damage occurs in the ascending path before the

village center.

“The village does not dare to repair because it belongs to district roads. If possible, we do hope the road can be immediately repaired by the government,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of the Bangli Public Works Agency, I Putu Wida Gunawan, acknowledged the road conditions. The damage has already reached 50 percent spreading over several points. He said that regular repair cannot be done as constrained by regulations.

“The roads getting regular repair are only those experiencing maximal damages of ten percent. Well, if the roads are given this program, it will be wrong,” he said.

This official from Denpasar stated that the hot-mixed road program is scheduled in 2017, started from the road section at Pinggan village, Kintamani, to national roads, Songan. It extends along 7.7 kilometers. “We have planned the repair next year. It will apply hot-mixed asphalt,” he said. (kmb45)

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Damage to the roads causes the selling price of harvest yields to collectors is much cheaper than the market price.

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But indirectly, added Pitana, the BAF has an exceptional media value. In this case, the news on the BAF activities has now been remarkably globalized. In addition, the participation of other countries like Japan, India or France can also bring in tremendous indirect impacts, particularly for tourism in Bali and Indonesia in general.

“When returning to their home country, they will surely tell about the BAF as well as Bali,” he explained.

Related to the BAF, the ministry of tourism provides support in the form of promotion and publicity through print and online media, social media, and other outdoor media.

The ministry also provided assistance to eight arts troupes and music groups, the awards to nine artists having given their contribution, and held a photo contest via Instagram with the theme of the BAF 2016.

This photo contest got remarkable responses from the community. A total of 2,283 photos were uploaded and 337 owners reposted their works in the Instagram account.

Of that amount, the committee selected three winners consisting of I Nyoman Mahayasa, A.A. Ngurah Anom Manik Agung and I Wayan Sumardika, ten runners up and 25 winners of consolation prize.

In the meantime, the Head of the Bali Tourism Office, A.A. Gede Yuniartha Putra, said that Bali has been already very famous in the world. Paradise Island remains a pioneer of tourism in Indonesia and even has helped feature other regions having not been exposed.

Nevertheless, it does not necessarily mean if the government keeps silent and does not do anything.

Promotional efforts remain to be done, including overseas.

“Thus, we will see the effect later on of the promotions done overseas. Certainly they will greatly have impact on the travelers coming to Bali,” he said. (kmb32)

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The ‘Dharma Murti’ Dance performed by S’mara Murti Art Group from Celuk, Sukawati, Gianyar

Waste processing business starts to proliferate

NEGARA - The effort to sort out garbage (junk) adequately has a share in the processing of organic and inorganic waste. Unfortunately, this activity is underestimated, whereas the goods they sort out can be processed further into useful and valuable goods.

One of the junkyard in Jembrana

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This effort is also carried out by Hasan Bwz from Munduk hamlet, Pegambengan. Since the past few years, Hasan has operated junk business sorted out from garbage. When initiating this business, he just got a few junk. Now, at the location of his business premises he has already owned used goods on display and for sale. Hasan accepts or buys used plastic, metal and even motorcycles of all brands in unfeasible condition for use. But in his hands, these goods become valuable. When purchasing goods, especially motorcycles, he keeps checking the conditions including its documents. It is done to avoid criminal proceeds of goods sold to his business premises.

“We continue to cooperate with police, especially the Jembrana Police in case of encountering suspicious items,” he explained recently.

The business of processing garbage is also carried out by Jalak Bali Community. In the hands of this community pioneered by Made Suarnayasa, the used newspapers or food wrap can be transformed into nice bowl and sokasi (offering basket) craft.

“We twist used newspaper into small size to replace rattan or wood materials,” explained this man from Baluk village. As a result, the product is not inferior to crafts made of wood. In fact, they are almost similar to wood crafts. Since this year, the community receives a lot of orders.

“The earnings are good. We also provide free training, including the simple waste processing into liquid organic fertilizer,” said Suarnayasa. Armed with simple material (used drum), the materials are processed into a simple organic waste processing tool. (kmb26)

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HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali Had Spectacular Breakfasting Dinner with Local Media

Just last week – HARRIS Hotel & Residences Sunset Road Bali held “Shining Ramadan Media Gathering” as the culmination of a series of a couple other humanitarian acts in collaboration with Bali Hotels Association throughout the month of Ramadan.

During the first week of June, the

hotel has participated in orphanage visit at Semara Putra Foundation, Fajar Dua Foundation Widya Asih 6 Foundation & Widya Kumara Foundation.

Held at the enormous Sunset Garden Convention Center, the event opened with quran reading by one of the orphans from Dom-

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“Through this event we believe we have made

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Small, direct impacts of BAF on tourism

DENPASAR - Implementation of the 38th Bali Arts Festival (BAF) taking place for a whole month was officially closed on Saturday night (Jul. 9). The BAF having been held since 1979 is considered to provide a very good impact for Indonesia’s tourism. However, the immediate impact is still smaller than the indirect impact on tourism.

“Each event, especially festival like this BAF, always has direct and indirect impact. By and large, direct impact is smaller than the indirect impact. In terms of the audience, perhaps only about five percent of the overall audience is foreigner,” said Deputy of Foreign Tourism Marketing Development, Ministry of Tourism, I Gde Pitana, amid the award presentation to the winners of the BAF 2016 photo competition via Instagram at Wantilan Hall, Denpasar Art Center last Saturday afternoon.

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Actor Matt Damon and actress Alicia Vikander attend the red carpet event promoting their new film “Jason Bourne” in Seoul, South Korea July 8, 2016.

Actor Damon promises plenty of action in “Jason Bourne” movie

SEOUL - Hollywood star Matt Damon on Friday promised some “great action” in the highly-anticipated upcoming “Jason Bourne” film, citing fight scenes and a huge car chase as he reprises the role of the super spy.

Damon starred in box office hits “The Bourne Identity”, “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum”. He is joined in the latest production by British

director Paul Greengrass who was at the helm for “Supremacy” and “Ultimatum”.

“To be reunited with Paul Greengrass was really the main reason for

making this movie for me,” Damon told reporters in Seoul. “There’s great action in this movie. There are some really great fight sequences that we worked really hard on...and also we’ve got a car chase in this movie that is bigger than anything we’ve ever done.”

“Jason Bourne” hits cinemas worldwide from July 27. (rtr)

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Damaged advertisement banners are seen behind a motorcyclist after strong winds and rain from Typhoon Nepartak hit Taitung, Taiwan July 9, 2016.

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As storm left by super typhoon Nepartak hits China SHANGHAI - The remains of super typhoon Nepartak made landfall in China’s eastern Fujian province on Saturday, bringing high winds and heavy rain, and forcing the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people.

At least 420,000 people in four cities including the capital Fuzhou have been urgently relocated, state news agency Xinhua reported.

More than 300 high speed trains, almost 400 flights and nearly 5,000 buses have also been cancelled.

The storm hit land in Fujian

province just before 2 p.m., lashing Shishi city with winds of around 100 kph (62 mph), Xinhua said.

More than 250 mm (10 inches) of rain fell in about four hours early on Saturday in the nearby city of Putian, where nearly 23,000 people have fanned out to check

over-strained water management systems, it added.

Tropical Storm Risk had rated the typhoon as category 5, at the top of its scale, but it weakened after crossing Taiwan and hit China’s Fujian province as a tropical storm. In Taiwan the storm caused at least three deaths and more than 300 injuries.

The storm is expected to worsen already severe flooding in parts of central and eastern China, particu-

larly in the major city of Wuhan.

Typhoons are common at this time of year in the South China Sea, picking up strength over warm waters and dissipating over land.

Typhoons used to kill many people in China but the government now enforces evacuations and takes precautions well in advance, which has helped save many lives.

In 2009, Typhoon Morakot cut a wide swathe of destruction through

southern Taiwan, killing about 700 people and causing up to $3 billion of damage.(rtr) 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.