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Disney apologises for ‘inappropriate’ tweet on Nagasaki anniversary

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This photo provided by courtesy Twentieth Century Fox shows, The Thing, from left, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Miles Teller as Dr. Reed Richards, and Kate Mara as Sue Storm, in a scene from the film, “Fantastic Four.” The movie releases in U.S. theaters on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015.

Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ again tops US box office

LOS ANGELES - “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” fought off its competitors to claim the top spot on the North American box office chart for a second straight week, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Tom Cruise returns as a top-secret agent battling a rogue global organization in the fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise.

Box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said the film pulled in an estimated $29.4 million over the weekend, edging out the latest Marvel superhero flick “Fantastic Four.”

“Fantastic Four,” a reboot of the comic book franchise about four youths transported to an alternate universe where they gain superpowers, debuted to poor reviews and a disappointing $26.2 million take.

Also making its North American debut was “The Gift,” a psychologi-

cal thriller with Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall, which opened in third place with $12 million in weekend ticket sales.

“Vacation,” starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and Chevy Chase in a remake of the comedy classic about a family holiday gone awry, dropped from second to fourth place, making $9.1 million in its second weekend. Marvel action flick “Ant-Man” was in fifth place with an estimated weekend gross of $7.8 million for a cumulative $147.4 million after four weeks in theaters.

Just behind it in sixth place at $7.4 million was animated comedy “Min-

ions”, whose yellow mischief-making creatures have raked in nearly $303 million since the movie’s debut.

“Ricki and the Flash,” starring Oscar winner Meryl Streep as a rockand-roll singer who faces a reckoning with her long-suffering family, debuted in seventh place with $7 million in ticket sales.

“Trainwreck,” the Amy SchumerJudd Apatow comedy about a boozy commitment-phobic magazine writer, slipped to eighth from sixth place at $6.3 million. Animated film “Pixels,” about aliens who attack Earth after intercepting video games, dropped to ninth place, taking in $5.5 million.

Rounding out the top 10 with a box office take of nearly $4.8 million was “Southpaw,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer at the end of his bruising career. (afp)

TOKYO - US entertainment giant Disney was forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets was criticised for being insensitive as the country commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing.

The company’s Japanese unit, referencing the animated film “Alice in Wonderland”, took to social media on Sunday with a message about the movie’s well-known “unbirthdays”.

The original English tweet wished followers a “very merry unbirthday”.

In Disney’s original film, characters celebrate an “unbirthday” -- every day of the year except their own birthday -- during a party with Alice.

However, the Japanese tweet’s wording translated as “a

day of nothing” -- and coincided with commemorations for the more than 74,000 people killed when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Disney quickly deleted the tweet on Sunday, following a string of online criticism.

“We deeply apologise for using an inappropriate expression that could annoy people,” it tweeted on Sunday.

Company officials could not be reached for comment on Monday.

The attack on Nagasaki came three days after American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped a bomb, dubbed “Little Boy”, on Hiroshima, the first atomic bombing in history.

The twin bombings were the final chapters of World War II, with Japan surrendering on August 15, 1945. (afp)

‘Jackass’ star arrested for climbing crane in Hollywood LOS ANGELES — “Jackass” star Steve-O has been arrested for climbing a crane in Hollywood in a protest against SeaWorld.

Los Angeles police said 41year-old Stephen Glover drew dozens of emergency responders to a construction site where he climbed a crane towering at least 100 feet (30 meters).

Lt. Michael Ling said that when Glover reached the top, he inflated a large killer whale balloon with the words “SeaWorld Sucks” on it.

He climbed down on his own and was taken into custody.

Ling said several ambulances and fire trucks were sent to the scene because first responders were unsure whether Glover

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El Nino impacts in Bali

Drought in a number of regions DENPASAR - The Head of the National Weather Service (BMKG), Andi Eka Sakya, recently conveyed the results of the monitoring of El Nino 2015, which showed that Indonesia will likely continue to be affected for the next few months. El Nino is considered to be moderate this year, but is predicted to have an increased impact on Bali between August and September.

El Nino is a natural phenomenon related to the rising temperature of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, particularly in equatorial Chile, Peru and Latin America. As a consequence of the rising temperature of the sea, many other weather patterns are affected and often cause drought in several

regions of Indonesia especially those areas of Eastern Indonesia that lie south of the equator such as South Sumatra, Lampung, Java, Bali, NTB, NTT, Sulawesi and Southern Papua.

Sakya explained that El Nino is is not just hot waves but tends to have far reaching effects such as prolonging the dry season. In Indonesia this impact tends to be felt for about 4-5 months after which the rainy season finally neutralizes its effects.

In Bali, threat of drought is predicted to enter its peak in August and September. The Head of the Bali Social Service, I Nyoman Wenten, said that the drought in Bali mainly occurred in Karangasem, Buleleng as well as Nusa Penida, Klungkung.

But this time, only Julah village in Buleleng Regency had requested a help of water tanker.

His party has alerted six water tanks every Friday in the area.

“We have anticipated and made coordination with the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency to address the problem. For mapping out the areas experiencing drought, we have made coordination with the county and municipal government,” he said.

In addition to preparing water tanks, added Wenten, his party is also backed up with the help of rice reserves. Social Service is said to have 50 tons of rice stocks that can be distributed when drought disaster also results in hunger problem.

The water tank truck will be only used to meet the needs of drinking water. “Of course, it cannot be used to meet the need of paddy fields, but just for drinking water. Some villages have been in drought condition. I think the Bali Social Service, Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Public Works and county government have prepared (tank truck—Ed), at least to serve the needs of drinking water,” said the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika.

For medium- and long-term program, he added, the drought disaster must be prevented by making dams and reservoirs. In addition, the lakes are filled with water hyacinth and the silting occurred must be dredged. Pastika claimed to have made coordination with the Center for Rivers and Lakes Agency related to this matter.

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needed to be rescued. Firefighters prepared a cushion in case of a fall.

A call to SeaWorld was not immediately returned. Glover’s representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. (ap)

The rice field in Badung area face drought due to El Nino impact. Threat of drought is predicted to enter its peak in August and September.

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From page 1 “So, the lakes are indeed the authority of central government. Nevertheless, in this regard we may not ignore it at all. For example, formerly there was a plan to revitalize Lake Buyan by dredging and returning it to the original condition. But many things then make investors afraid, so that it was then canceled,” he added.

Pastika added if the government dredges the lake, it will require a huge cost. In addition, the community is also said that they prefer the lake to be buried for expanding their agricultural area.

In Tabanan, approximately 333 hectares of paddy plants could possibly face severe drought conditions as water upstream diminishes. Massive crop failure could occur if the drought becomes severe.

As of July 15, 2015, data shows that Tabanan paddy plants are already facing three different levels of drought, depending on the area -namely: light, moderate and severe draught. The total surface area of paddy plants facing drought condition in Tabanan is 333 hectares spread over 5 subdistricts. So far most areas are classified as “light drought” though areas such as Kerambitan also have portions that are facing severe drought. East Selemadeg, West Selemadeg and Marga also face varying degrees of drought.

According to the Production Division Head, of the Tabanan Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Crops Agency, I Wayan Suandra, the drought rate for the agriculture sector is not measured based on the cracks in the soil but by the percentage of shrivelled paddy plants.

He explained that fields are considered to be facing “light drought” when the paddy plants wither during the day but can still access water after sundown and if given water will recover 100 percent. Moderate drought refers to conditions where where only some of the plants can recover thus resulting in reduced yields, whereas severe drought is when there is the possibility of total harvest failure if no water is made available from external sources.

Suandra added that the the present drought that Tabanan is facing is due to the declining discharge of water from sources upstream that is especially affecting farmers in West Tabanan.

Irrigation projects like at Ho River 1 and Ho River 2 are being appealed to as a way to help overcome this problem.

According to Suandra, the Agriculture Agency in collaboration with the Public Works have set a limit on the amount of water that can be used upstream, so that more water can be channeled to the agricultural lands downstream that are facing drought. “There is a policy amongst the subak organizations in Tabanan, of setting water usage limits upstream, so that the drought affecting the paddy plants will not become more serious,” he explained.

Apart from setting water usage limits, farmers are being asked to plant other -less water intensive crops.

Similar drought conditions have also started to hit Buleleng County again this year, so Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, said that his government is attempted to built retention basins in five villages that are prone to drought conditions. These retention basins will serve as a backup sources of water in times of scarcity. “Buleleng faces droughts every year, but according to out assessment in the field, much of our water simply runs-off into he sea, perhaps due to the proximity of the mountains to the ocean here,” said Sutjidra. (rin/san/dgk)

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Drought dust covers Bangli

Students go to school wearing medical masks

BANGLI - The drought that has been occurring in Bangli over the last few months, has resulted in increasing amounts of airborne dust from the dried up land. Elementary school children in many areas including, Pradi, Songan A village, Kintaman are forced to wear medical masks when they go to school. School principle Ketit Baru from SDN 4 Songan elementary school, said that this area is very dry and since the start of the dry season there has been lots of dusts in the air. Only very few plants can grow in Pradi due to the lack of water, so that when the dry season comes, the fields are left empty and as a result, the land quickly turns to dust that can affects respiratory health. “We experience such conditions every dry season” he said.

Baru went on to explain that medical masks are required to protect the children from the adverse affects of the airborne dust during the dry season, “however, not all of our students wear such a mask. In fact, most of them do not because they cannot afford to buy them,” he said.

Nearly 99 percent of the 219 students are classified as poor and do not have pocket money to buy snacks, let alone buy medi-

cal masks. Baru explained that the school therefor plans to use part of the school’s operating budget (BOS) to buy masks for the students, but needs to get approval from the Education Agency before doing so. In addition to coordinating with the Education Agency, Baru also plans to contact the Bangli Health Agency in the hopes that they can provide masks free of charge. “We will try to do what we can for the sake of the

student’s health,” he said.

Some schools in Songan village are also dealing hygiene issues due to the lack of water, including not being able to flush their toilets.

Head of the Bangli Education Agency, Nyoman Suteja, said that most students in the area were wearing medical masks as protection against the harmful dust. (kmb40)

Salt production on the rise

The appearance of El Nino, is usually followed by cool temperatures at sea’s surface in some parts of Indonesia, such as Western Sumatra, Southern Java, Sulawesi and Northern Maluku. Aside from making it hards for clouds to form due to the slow

evaporation process, winds are also cooler at this time.

However, not all of El Nino’s effects are negative, such conditions are for example conducive to abundant chlorophyll which means that fish have more to eat and so their

populations go up, which has an eventual benefit for fishermen. “Besides, the prolonged dry condition will also increase the potential of salt production to flourish,” said the Head of the National Weather Service (BMKG), Andi Eka Sakya. (kmb)

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MoonLite Kitchen and Bar wins Wine Spectator 2015 Award of Excellence SEMINYAK - In recognition of its outstanding wine list, MoonLite Kitchen and Bar at Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali has received the prestigious accolade of a Wine Spectator 2015 Award of Excellence.

Wine Spectator is a highly respected lifestyle magazine which focuses on wine and wine culture, and its coveted Wine List Awards celebrate restaurants whose wine lists feature a wellchosen selection of quality producers along with a thematic match to the food menu, whilst also evaluating the establishment’s Wine Director or Sommelier, wine strengths and pricing.

MoonLite Kitchen and Bar opened in April 2015 and has already become renowned for its unique rooftop culinary experiences and evolving mood. Guests can relax at the trendy bar lounge with an extensive selection of traditional, classic and modern beverages, including seductive cocktails and a well-stocked international wine repertoire. A lustful menu of modern Asian cuisine is cooked in the open kitchen and savoured in the Balinese inspired dining room or on the open air deck with panoramic Indian Ocean views.

Showcasing a full display wine cellar, MoonLite Kitchen and Bar’s extensive wine list includes more than 100 labels at any given time. The state-of-the-art wine cellar features a fully air conditioned and sealed room that is kept below 12 degrees Celsius, providing excellent storage conditions for premium wines. Enhancing the experience for guests, the resort’s resident Wine Guru offers discerning wine tasting journeys, as well as expert recommendations for the perfect food and wine pairings.

“MoonLite Kitchen and Bar boasts some very interesting wine selections at excellent value that appeal to a wide range of wine enthusiasts and

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A salt farmer worked in Kusamba Beach. El Nino also brings in positive impact for marine sector because sea surface temperature in some parts of Indonesia is cooler. The prolonged dry condition will also increase the potential of salt production.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

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

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon.

The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Rich countries could be at risk of worse flooding

WASHINGTON - It has long been thought that wealthy countries, bolstered with more money for infrastructure investment, face lower risks of flooding.

But new research Thursday found that rich countries face major risks as climate change and human activity render coastal populations increasingly vulnerable to devastating river delta floods.

Though wealthy nations have greater resources to protect against flooding such as dams, climate change could increase the frequency and severity of floods and storms to a level that those nations may be challenged to keep pace with due to costs, according to a study in the US journal Science.

Man-made changes are also increasing the risk that coastal communities face, the study found.

As more land is used for agricultural production, for example, erosion occurs that reduces natural protections against flooding, the research found.

The researchers calculated the challenges that more than 340 million people could face in 48 major coastal delta river communities around the world.

The researchers flagged the Mississippi and the Rhine delta as potentially vulnerable, and said in some cases, the risk multiplied by four or eight times.

The study said infrastructure is key to preventing flooding and recommended that wealthy nations make wise investments now.

“Economic ability and decisions to deploy engineering solutions will be key factors in determining how sustainable deltas become in the long term,”

So far, paddy fields in Denpasar not affected by drought

DENPASAR - The threat of drought that is affecting planting season in many areas of Bali, has yet to affect farmers in Denpasar, where water levels have decreased but are still sufficient.

Made Sudiana, a farmers at Subak Intaran, said that the dry season of the last few months has not had adverse effects on the farmers of Denpasar who use a rotating pattern for the discharge of irrigation water. “Until now, water remains available, even though its discharge has started to diminish,” he said.

On Sunday, Production Division, the Denpasar Agriculture, Food Crops and Horticulture Agency, I.B. Mayun Suryawangsa concurred that Denpasar farmers still have access to flowing water though he admit-

ted that: “our water discharge is reduced”.

Suryawangsa added that despite massive urbanization, Denpasar still has paddy fields that cover a total area of 2,506 hectares, that are spread across 43 different subak zones. Denpasar rice farmers plant twice a year, and so far about 80 percent have been able to plant. The process is still ongoing, so Denpasar might be able to plant at full production this year,” said Suryawangsa.

Suryawangsa added that the field extension officers (PPL) on duty in each subdistrict moni-

tor agricultural condition in Denpasar every day. Based on incoming reports so far, there have been no ‘planting failures’.

“We are very grateful that -so far, Denpasar has not been adversely affected by this dry season,” he explained.

When asked about production, Suryawangsa said that productivity rate of farmers in Denpasar is quite high. They can even surpass that of other regions in Bali. With the existing acreage of paddy fields, Denpasar farmers are able to produce about 27,000 tons of rice per year. (kmb12)

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Ceking rice terrace

‘No Parking’ signs still being ignored GIANYAR - The Ceking rice terrace tourist attraction apparently needs more parking spaces so as to avoid traffic congestion in the area of Tegallallang and Ceking. Even though the government has put up No Parking signs along the highway at the tourist attraction, violations are frequent and people often give the excuse that the central parking area (that can accommodate 70 cars) is full.

The Gianyar Transportation Agency was forced to put up the five No Parking signs along the highway as a way to help prevent severe congestion that can stall traffic for up to an hour along tho stretch of road. Chief of Gianyar Police Traffic Affairs, Kristiyan BM however explained that the signage is still in the “dissemination” phase so police officers cannot issue tickets to violators yet so, “should there be a violation and it triggers congestion, we simply advise the driver to move their vehicle,” he said.

There is also fear that issuing

parking tickets would affect the number of tourists visiting the site, but Kristiyan added that police will be regularly checking the Celing attraction in order to help avoid severe traffic congestion. “Yes, we are parking in a No Parking zone but what else can we do? The parking attendant just old me that the central parking lot is full, so I parked my car here. If I parked south of the No Parkign signs the tourists that I am accompanying would have to walk a long way, and they don’t want to, they want to be dropped off here,” said tour guide Made Dharma.

“Traffic security for the region is temporarily under the command of the Tegallalang Police. Should there be any congestion the ranks of the county police will have to step in. In the mean time, we again be meeting with village officials who actually operate this attraction so as to help them prepare a space for a new central parking lot,” concluded Kristiyan. (kmb35)

ing block with coaching fund worth IDR 20 million. Regent Artha judged the abundant spectators indicated the great interest of Jembrana people to see the buffalo race so that the tradition

must continue to be preserved and developed.

According to him, the government has full obligation with the support of the community to prepare the necessary facilities, such as protection against the circuit, wantilan hall development and commentator stage. (kmb26)

Buffalo race event stays attractive

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In this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, people travel on a road submerged by floodwater in Rajanpur, Pakistan. It has long been thought that wealthy countries, bolstered with more money for infrastructure investment, face lower risks of flooding.

But new research Thursday found that rich countries face major risks as climate change and human activity render coastal populations increasingly vulnerable to devastating river delta floods. the study said.

In an editorial also published in Thursday’s issue of Science, researchers Stijn Temmerman of the University of Antwerp and Matthew Kirwan, from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

said coastal communities need to devise strategies to mitigate flood risks.

One option is to restore sediment to delta plains though ecosystem-based engineering projects.

They devised a model for New Orleans and coastal Louisiana and said building or preventing the loss of more than 500,00 hectares of wetlands could reduce annual flooding damage by $5.3 to $18 billion over 50 years.

Recent data estimated that by 2050, if the sea level continues to rise at its current rate, more frequent flooding could cost up to $1 trillion annually, causing serious damage to the 136 largest coastal cities in the world. (afp)

Glaciers melt to lowest level on record

PARIS - Glaciers worldwide have shrunk to levels not seen in 120 years of record-keeping, with melt-off accelerating in the first decade of the 21st century, according to a study released Monday.

On average, glaciers currently lose between 50 to 150 centimetres (20 to 60 inches) of thickness every year, reported the study, published in the Journal of Glaciology.

“This is two to three times more than the corresponding average of

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the 20th century,” said Michael Zemp, director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service and the study’s lead author.

More than a billion people, especially in Asia and South America, get more than half of their drinking water from the seasonal melting of snow melt and glacier ice, previous research has shown.

The current rate of global glacier melt is without precedent for the 120 years covered by scientific

observation, and probably for much longer, Zemp added.

Moreover, accelerated ice loss has created a dynamic whereby glaciers in many regions will continue to diminish even if global warming did not continue to boost global temperatures.

Preliminary data from the last five years, not covered in the study, suggest that rapid decline of ice mass is continuing apace.

The 20th-century record ice

loss observed in 1998 “has been exceeded in 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, and probably again in 2014,” Kemp said.

The long-term trend of glacier retreat takes into account shorter periods where, in some locations, glaciers have regained some of their lost ice mass.

Many so-called “ice tongues” formed by glacier runoff in Norway, for example, regained a couple hundred metres in length during

the 1990s. Overall, though, they have retreated by several kilometres compared to the areas covered in the late 19th century.

The World Glacier Monitoring Service compiles the results of worldwide glacier observations submitted annually from a global network of scientists & observers.

For the study, these observations were compared to all available data gathered on the ground, in the air and via satellite. (afp)

NEGARA - Amid the onslaught of globalization and external cultures, makepung or buffalo race for the people of Jembrana is still deeply rooted and attractive. It can be seen from the exercise to race event where the circuit is always thronged by numerous spectators.

People are willing to come to the circuit and stand from the morning until the afternoon just to see the attraction of buffalo race.

It can be seen in the buffalo race of the Regent Cup taking place at the Delod Berawah Circuit, Mendoyo, Sunday morning (Aug. 8).

Thousands of people without being commanded thronged the edge of the circuit. “It is so wonderful, without being told they will find out when the event will be organized,” said coordinator of the Buffalo Race, I Made Mara.

Apparently the buffalo race has been deeply rooted in the people of Jembrana, although there are many external cultures coming in, but buffalo race has its own allure for people. After becoming a National Cultural Heritage, his party proposes it to become the World’s Cultural Heritage.

In the prestigious Regent Cup event, a total of 318 pairs of buffaloes competed in the race.

Through the years, although spending much money, the number of participants continue to rise. The group is divided into two blocks, namely the West

Ijogading (green) and East Ijogading (red).

Although the West Ijogading block has more pairs of buffalo (183 pairs) and East Ijogading block has 135 pairs, in the recent

race the East Ijogading managed to get 38 scores, while West Ijogading got 21 scores.

The cup handed over by the Regent of Jembrana, I Putu Artha, was received by the East Ijogad-

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Amid the onslaught of globalization and external cultures, makepung or buffalo race for the people of Jembrana is still deeply rooted and attractive.

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One of the cacao tree in Buleleng Regency.

Farmers have also had to deal with Phytoptora sp fungal disease on their cacao plants

Production of Buleleng cacao down by 50 percent

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SINGARAJA - Cacao cultivation in Buleleng has become sluggish lately as cacao pod borers have attacked nearly 50 percent of the bean pods.Over the last five years, farmers have also had to deal with Phytoptora sp fungal disease on their cacao plants. Many farmers have simply replaced their cacao plants with other plants out of pure frustration. previsouly nearly every village in Buleleng produced cacao intercropped with other plants such as clove or coffee. At first, cacao production in Buleleng was very good and farmers were able to earn more that they could by just planting clove r coffee because the price of cacao tends to be more stable and now reaches as much as IDR 37,000 per kg of dry bean.

This good situation did not last long as pests began to attack such as the cacao pod bore which shocked farmers. They have attempted to eradicate this pest but have not been very successful.

In Kayu Putih village, Banjar subdistrict, for example cocoa became the leading commodity and was widely grown by farmers using the intercropping system. However, due to the insect attack, currently more than half of the local farmers have cut down their cacao plants because they have been unable to eradicate the insect that cause the cacao pods to suddenly drop from the tree after being infested by the borers.

The cacao pods were then attacked by Phytoptora sp fungus which also viciously attacks the small cacao pods. The fungus attaches to the skin of cacao pod which then turns yellow and falls from the tree and turn black. Due to the attack of the cacao pod borer and Phytoptora sp fungus, cacao development in Buleleng is danger of coming to a complete halt. Without special handling, this commodity will go disappear facing the same fate a vanilla did previously.

Division Head of Plantation, I Nyoman Partayasa, with permission from the Head of the Buleleng Forestry and Agriculture Agency,

Ketut Nerda, confirmed that cacao development in the region is now threatened by extinction. Furthermore, he said, due to the attack of insect and Phytoptora sp the productivity of cacao in Buleleng declined by 50 percent. Under normal circumstances, every hectare of cacao plantation with a population of 1,000 plants can produce 1,100 kg dry cacao bean. In the meantime, due to the attack of cacao pod borer and Phytoptora sp, it can only produce 662 kg.

“Due to the attack of insect and disease, the productivity declines to 50 percent. Besides, farmers also pay less attention to the de-

velopment of their plants, so that the attack continues to worsen,” he said.

Since the cacao pod borer attacked, the control effort has been carried out by spreading the natural enemies of the cacao pod borer in the form of black ants. From the research made, black ants nesting around the cacao pod can prey on the insect of cacao pod borer that will attack.

In addition, the efforts by spraying pesticide have also been done.

In the meantime, farmers have been taught to use a toxic substance commonly known as Sexperomon to control the Phytoptora sp. This substance is produced to stimulate Phytoptora sp stud to get closer to Sexperomon and the trapped stud will die. Since the stud gets trapped, proliferation of this fungus will be suppressed. In addition, farmers are also recommended to pick the attacked cacao pod and throw them away from the plantation area so as

not to infect the other plants.

Besides, the efforts of pruning, balanced fertilizing and maintenance of sanitation have been frequently recommended by the extension officers. “We have disseminated this control pattern through our extension officers.

Apparently the results do not meet the expectation and we continue to sensitize farmers to follow our advice so that the cacao pod borer and Phytoptora sp can be eliminated,” he added.

According to the latest data in 2014, Buleleng has a total area of 1,279 hectares of cacao plantation.

Of that acreage, 99 hectares are recorded as newly producing plants.

The remaining 1,147 hectares have already produced. In addition, there are 33 hectares of crops in the category of old or damaged plants. In 2014, the total productive plants are recorded to have produced 759.54 tons. (kmb38)

Pergung River filled with trash

NEGARA - Pergung River, which divides the villages of Pergung and Pohsanten is filled with garbage that is even visible front the bridge and gives the river a distinct impression of being neglected.

Based on observation made from the bridge of Pergung on Friday, the river is inundated by plastic waste as well as leaves and tree branches. Stagnant waste has rotted, and emits a horrid stench.

There is so much filth in the river that local residents cannot use the water for bathing or washing. Apparently, the rubbish has been deliberately dumped into the river, despite the fact that a large trash container has been placed near the river.

“Individuals on motorcycles usually just toss their garbage-filled plastic bags right into the water,” said local resident Ardana.

Despite being quite close to the river, the

container that was deliberately placed there to accommodate people’s garbage, is left unused. As a result, the river has become filthy. Allegedly the container cannot accommodate the large volume of garbage generated by the customary market activities at Perung Sqaure that take place periodically.

Head of the Jembrana Environment, Sanitation and Landscaping Agency

(LHKP), I Wayan Darwin, told reporters that the waste problem is quite complicated and is an ongoing problem that his agency is still trying to deal with.

The most important thing is to help increase people’s awareness about what a healthy environment is - especially in Pergung. We have in fact already supplied a large container, but garbage is still thrown into the river. (kmb26)

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FILE- This aerial file photo taken on July 7, 2015, shows reactors of No. 1, right, and No. 2 at the Sendai Nuclear Power Station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan. Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, that it will restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant Tuesday morning, Aug. 11.

Japan to restart 1st reactor under new rules since crisis TOKYO — A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan on Tuesday, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation’s return to nuclear power.

Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday that it will restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant Tuesday morning.

The restart marks Japan’s return to nuclear energy, breaking a four-and-half-year nuclear power impasse since the 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan following the earthquake and tsunami.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority affirmed the safety of the reactor and another one at the Sendai plant in September under stricter safety rules imposed after the accident, the worst since the 1986 Chernobyl explosion. The plans call for the second reactor to be restarted in October.

The Sendai No. 1 reactor is scheduled to start generating power Friday and reach full capacity next month.

All of Japan’s nearly 50 workable reactors have been offline for repairs or safety checks. Abe’s government wants as many of them as possible to be put online to sustain the nation’s economy, which now relies on imported energy.

“We believe it is important for our energy policy to push forward restarts of reactors that are deemed safe,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

Under the basic energy plan adopted by the Cabinet last year to sustain nuclear power as a key energy supply for resource-poor

Japan, the government earlier this year set a goal to have nuclear power meet more than 20 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030.

Despite the push by the government and utilities for nuclear restarts, a majority of Japanese are opposed to a return to nuclear energy. Residents near the Sendai plant are also wary of the restarts, citing potential dangers from active volcanos in the region.

On Monday, dozens of protesters rallied outside the Sendai plant in a last-ditch effort to stop the restart, shouting “We don’t need nuclear plants.”

Opponents of the restarts and nuclear experts are also concerned that evacuation plans, in case of a disaster, may not work well.

Experts also are concerned about possible glitches in a mothballed reactor that has not been used for more than four years. (ap)

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Police: Man who killed 8 had a dispute with woman victim

HOUSTON — A family of six children and two parents were fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a contentious relationship with the mother, authorities said Sunday.

David Conley, 48, was charged with capital murder in the deaths.

Most of the victims had been handcuffed and some had been shot multiple times, said Sgt. Craig Clopton.

The dead were identified as parents Dewayne Jackson, 50, his wife Valerie Jackson, 40, and children Nathaniel, 13, Dewayne, 10, Honesty, 11, Caleb, 9, Trinity, 7, and Jonah, 6. Nathaniel was believed to be Conley’s son from the relationship with Valerie Jackson. Police had earlier said that there were three adults and five children killed.

“We do not — cannot — fully comprehend the motivation of an individual that would take the lives of so many innocent people. Especially the lives of the young ones,” said Chief Deputy Tim Cannon.

“The killer’s motives appear to be related to a dispute with Valerie, who was his former domestic partner.”

Conley, who is being held in Jail, didn’t appear at a court hearing Sunday where an arrest affidavit was read. The judge denied him bond.

Conley doesn’t yet have an attorney.

Authorities were first alerted about a problem at the home when a relative of Valerie Jackson’s contacted the sheriff’s office to conduct a welfare check there. A standoff ensued for several hours between Conley and authorities until Conley surrendered, said Clopton.

Investigators declined to say when on Saturday the victims were shot or if any victims were alive when deputies first tried to enter the home.

Conley told authorities that he discovered on Saturday morning that the locks had been changed at the home after he had moved out.

He entered the home through an unlocked window, according to the affidavit.

Court records show Conley’s criminal history dates back to at least 1988, with the most recent incident last month, when was charged with assault. In court documents, authorities say the suspect had been arrested for allegedly assaulting Valerie Jackson. The attack happened at the home where the bodies were found and documents say he had a dating relationship with her.

Authorities declined to comment on assault charges Conley had faced in the past in connection with his relationship with Valerie Jackson or what prompted relatives to worry and request that deputies be sent to the home on Saturday. (ap)

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Harris County Chief Deputy Tim Cannon speaks during a news conference in the case of David Conley, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Eight people were found dead inside a Houston-area home following the arrest of Conley, who exchanged gunfire with police, Texas authorities said Sunday. insert: This booking photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff’s office shows 48-year-old David Conley.

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Each resident presents a roasted suckling pig

Tradition of delivering hundreds of roasted suckling pigs in a religious ceremony cannot only be found at Timbrah customary village, Karangasem. Similar tradition

can also be found at Satra village, Kintamani subdistrict, Bangli.

However, the residents of Satra village offer the roasted suckling pigs in a procession known as the mung-

gah pakraman or mawinten alit.

In general, the procession of munggah pakraman or mawinten alit is known as menek truna for men and menek bajang for women

ATHENS - Greece and its creditors were to continue talks Monday after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.

were “in the final stretch”. On Sunday, pro-government newspaper Avgi said: “All signs are pointing to an agreement”.

It added that parliament could vote on the accord this week, or that eurozone finance ministers could approve it first on Friday, after which parliament would vote on it on August 18.

Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Sunday that the Greek government would likely approve a 27-page draft memorandum of reform commitments this weekend to allow the new bailout to go through before August 20.

An agreement will have to be reached by August 17 to prevent Greece from having to ask for a bridging loan to avoid another loan default. The cash-strapped country already missed two key payments to the IMF that were due on June 30 and July 13, but the repayments -- amounting to around two billion euros -- were later made possible with a short-term EU loan.(afp)

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A man is making suckling pig. the residents of Satra village offer the roasted suckling pigs in a procession known as the munggah pakraman or mawinten alit.

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Stock prices are displayed on a ticker screen inside the Athens’ Stock Exchange in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. Greece and its creditors were to continue talks Monday after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.

Messaging app company appoints Oil prices fall on oversupply fears South Korea’s youngest CEO

SEOUL — The South Korean company behind popular mobile messenger app Kakao Talk named a 34-year-old startup investor as CEO who will be the country’s youngest corporate boss.

Rim Ji Hoon was named CEO of Daum Kakao Corp. on Monday. He will turn 35 next month when the board and shareholders will vote on the decision.

The appointment is a bold move in South Korea where top positions at major companies are usually filled from the ranks of family owners or long-serving employees. All three current CEOs at Samsung Electronics Co., for example, joined the company in the 1970s or the 1980s.

Corporate watchdog CEOScore said Rim will be the youngest CEO among South

Korea’s top 500 companies. The second youngest CEO after Rim is 46 years old.

“This event is very similar to Softbank Masayoshi Son’s appointment of Nikesh Arora as his successor,” said Park Ju-gun, president at CEOScore, referring to the India-born, former Google executive who was earlier this year appointed as president at Japan’s Softbank. “They are both from outside the company.”

Park said that Brian Kim, the South Korean Internet mogul who founded Kakao Talk and later acquired Daum Communications, likely made the decision.

Daum Kakao said Rim showed his understanding of the mobile market during his leadership at K Cube Ventures, a startup investor founded by Kim, now

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Munggah tradition

Greece and creditors ‘close’ to deal on third bailout The finance and economy ministers, Euclid Tsakalotos and Giorgos Stathakis, were back at the negotiating table with the ECB, the International Monetary Fund and the European Stability Mechanism at 2:00 pm (1100 GMT) Sunday and were still talking eight hours later.

They are finalising the draft of a crucial new bailout of up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) in exchange for further reforms before the debt-ridden country must repay 3.4 billion euros to the European Central Bank on August 20.

Talks were going well and could be wrapped up on Tuesday, an EU source told AFP, adding that discussions had narrowed down the list of priority actions that Athens must commit to. “We need to have an agreement here on Tuesday and all the parties are working towards it,” the source added.

A speedy accord would allow the bailout to kick in before the August 20 debt repayment deadline.

Stathakis said ahead of Saturday’s negotiations that the talks

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Daum Kakao’s largest shareholder and president of its board of directors.

Rim spent the last decade as a venture capitalist, first at Softbank Ventures and later at K Cube Ventures. A graduate of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, he previously worked at global consulting firms and Naver Corp., the operator of South Korea’s most-visited online search engine, before joining Softbank Ventures in Seoul.

While leading K Cube Ventures, Rim invested in more than 50 startups. While a major force in the South Korea mobile market, Kakao struggled for years to expand outside South Korea.

Daum Kakao’s stock finished 2.7 percent higher in Seoul after the CEO announcement. (ap)

HONG KONG - Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Monday, extending weeks of losses after a US report stoked expectations of a global glut of suppliers.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery was at $43.57, down from $43.87 on Friday in New York -- its lowest close since March 17.

Brent crude for September was trading at $48.25 after ending at $48.61 on Friday.

“It’s still a supply story,” Jonathan Barratt, chief investment officer at Ayers Alliance Securities, told Bloomberg News.

“There is not a lot of upside for oil.”

Concerns about a global supply glut were stoked on Friday when Baker Hughes said the number of US drilling rigs rose for the third straight week.

The count rose to 670, the oil-field services firm reported -- its fifth weekly gain in six -- just days after the US gov-

ernment reported an increase in oil production in the world’s top consumer.

A glut in crude oil supply is seen as the main driver for a sharp decline in oil prices that has seen crude slump to almost a third of its mid-2014 peaks.

News of rising US production comes as top producing cartel OPEC has refused to cut output, and as investors wait for Iran to ramp up exports after a major deal over its nuclear programme last month.

In exchange for curbing its nuclear activities, Tehran will see the lifting of sanctions, which have slashed its oil exports.

Investors predict crude prices will remain under pressure for the rest of the year, particularly after trade and inflation data added to concerns about China’s economy over the weekend.

“We’re expecting oil prices not to recover at all in the second-half,” Mark Pervan, head commodity research at Australia’s ANZ bank, told Bloomberg. (afp)

(adolescence). The procession carried out en masse aims to purify the residents especially those entering teenage period. As the name implies, the participants taking part in the procession will be automatically coalesced into the member of pemaksan or clan temple. The procession is unique because every participant is required to deliver a roasted suckling pig to accompany their bhakti suluhan oblation.

Headman of Satra customary village, Wayan Keradi, explained that as implemented recently, the munggah procession began at the clan (Pemaksan) temple of local village.

Male participants in the procession will carry bamboo tube containing palm wine, while women participants bring rice ball placed on a coconut leaf plate or tamas. Rice ball and palm wine become a gift given to senior figures of the local customary village. The gift is eaten together in a long pavilion located in the temple area.

Furthermore, after the procession takes place at the clan temple, the next sequence of the ceremony is held at Pelisan Temple. Procession at this temple lasts relatively shorter because it is only meant to say prayers for invoking a blessing.

Later, the procession is continued at Sang Telaga Temple located two kilometers from Pelisan Temple.

Rampant wildlife poaching, hamlet sets bylaw and puts up signs

BANGLI - The potentially devasting effect that rampant wildlife poaching could have on the environment has led resident of Pucangan hamlet, Kayubihi village, to stand up against this nefarious practice.

Hamlet chief of Pucangan, I Wayan Sudirman, said that wild animals such as civet have recently started to be hunted and so they have created an animal preservation bylaw making such hunting illegal. Poaching not only threatens the ecosystem of all animals but also makes local residents uneasy as the hunting has been taking place at night.

As a result the hamlet authorities have now prohibited the hunting of wildlife.

“Hunting wildlife threatens the ecosystem and disturbs the peace, so we immediately created a ban in hunting,” said Sudirman.

Sudirman explained that the poaching ban applies to all types of animals

and is intended to preserve the environment and maintain the wildlife some members of which have become increasing;ly scarce. Violators will be liable to fines worth IDR 2,000 per household (there are 800 households) and will also be required to perform a panyapuh (purificatory) rite. “This rule has been set forth in the awig-awig or customary bylaw. If violated, the offender will be imposed with sanctions,” he said.

He also added that 3 x 2.5 meters large signs that read “NO HUNTING” have also been posted at several points, including at the entrance to the village and quiet residential areas within the

village. Hamlet Chief Sudiman also issued a verbal reminder to residents: “Our no hunting signs have been posted,” he said.

Meanwhile, headman of Kayubihi, I Ketut Widiana, said that hunting regulations are not governed by village authority but directly by village community agreement. Nevertheless, he claimed to support the measures taken by the residents of Pucangan hamlet. “I agree with the rule. In addition to preserving wildlife, it is also meant to maintain the security of the region,” he said.

Widiana added that that the hunting of wildlife in Kayubihi and surrounding areas is not so rampant. However, in order to anticipate such a problem, the rule should be applied ahead of time. (kmb45)

People are consecrated at this temple and present bhakti suluhan along with roasted suckling pig. “Here the participants are consecrated with the means of the offerings prepared by family,” he explained. This ritual is officiated over by priest of Telaga Temple and senior figures of the village.

After accomplishing the procession at Telaga Temple, it is resumed at Wong Aya Temple. Here, the participants say prayers again. After saying prayers, they are required to do fasting and wait up all night long for entirely three days.

“During which they are not allowed to leave the temple area,” he said. The next day the procession is followed with ngayab bhakti where oblation of each participant will be filled in with a duck. As the final procession, they will stab jero gede or sanctified buffalo. Blood of the buffalo is then applied onto forehead of each participant. “This is the end of fasting made by the participants,” he explained.

He added that after completing the mawinten all the participants will take part in the pemaksan organization or clan temple, while women are coalesced into kadean organization. The procession having been going down for generations is admitted to be sanctified by local community. (sos)

Sumbersari gas station sells mixed fuel NEGARA - A number of residents of Sumbersari, Melaya village, Melaya subdistrict, approached the management of Sumbersari gas station 54.82214 on Saturday morning (Aug. 8), to complain about damage caused to their vehicles by the fuel that they purchased there. Allegedly the Premium (gasoline) fuel had been mixed with diesel fuel, causing havoc on their engines.

Sumbersari gas station employee, Kadek Hendra Ardiana, said that on Thursday night (Aug. 6), that the tank truck conductor had made an error while refilling the gas station tanks causing the two fuels to be mixed.

Apparently, the tank truck with license plate DK 9493 AQ, driven by Nyoman Widya Putra with his conductor Mr. Patra were transporting 24 tons of fuel: 16 tons of diesel fuel and 8 tons of Premium fuel.

The gas station purchased 8 tons of Premium fuel and 8 tons of diesel fuel. However, an error occurred when refilling the gas station fuel tank “The tank that should have been re-filled with Premium fuel was instead filled with Diesel fuel, but none realized until later,” he said.

So far there have been approximately 50 motorcycle and three car owners who have complained. The fuel mix-up incident has been reported to gas station manager Mr. Diki, domiciled in Mojokerto who immediately took steps to address the issue.

“Until now, the situation is looking quite favorable.

We have also set up a police line to prevent others from purchasing the mixed fuel,” said the Chief of Jembrana Police Criminal Investigation, Gusti Made Sudarma Putra, with permission from the Chief of Jembrana Police. (kmb)

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Heat wave in Poland causing electricity shortage, drought WARSAW, Poland — A heat wave in Poland, with temperatures that have reached 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit), is forcing the national supplier to cut electricity to factories and other large power consumers for several hours on Monday to take pressure off the power grid.

A period of sweltering temperatures combined with low rainfall has also caused a drought, which has hit agricultural areas in the east

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Migrants from Pakistan pray shortly after their arrival on a dinghy from the Turkish coasts to the Greek island of Kos, Wednesday, July 15, 2015.

Greek coast guard rescues 1,417 migrants over 3 days

KOS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard has rescued more than 1,400 migrants in nearly 60 search and rescue operations near several Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea over the past three days as the pace of new arrivals increase, authorities said Monday.

Tens of thousands of people, many of them fleeing war and conflict in Syria and Afghanistan, have been making their way from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands in inflatable dinghies, overwhelming cash-strapped authorities on the islands. The vast majority then head to mainland Greece and from there, try to access more prosperous European Union countries by either walking across the Balkans from northern Greece, or sneaking onto Italy-bound ferries from the west.

The 1,417 migrants rescued between Friday morning and Monday

morning were picked up at sea in 59 separate incidents off the coasts of the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonisi and Kos, the coast guard said.

Those figures do not include the hundreds of others who manage to reach the islands’ coasts themselves, walking to the main towns to turn themselves in to local authorities and receive registration papers.

On the island of Kos alone, more than 150 migrants in at least six boats landed on the shore in the early hours of Monday morning.

Some 40 Syrians waved and

cheered as their boat arrived at the popular tourist destination. Men jumped into the water to help women and children off the dinghy, with one man so overcome with emotion that he began to sob.

The new arrivals add to the 124,000 migrants who have reached Greece by boat in the first seven months of 2015 alone, a staggering 750 percent increase from the same period last year, according to the United Nations’ refugee agency. Just in July, there were 50,000 arrivals, about 70 percent from Syria. (ap)

particularly hard. The levels of the Vistula and several other rivers have fallen dramatically.

The prime minister is meeting with a crisis management team Monday to discuss how to manage the effects of sweltering temperatures that are unusual for Poland.

The highest temperature measured in recent days was 38 Celsius in the western Polish city of Wroclaw and elsewhere in the area. (ap)

Seoul vows propaganda broadcasts to North Korea over mine blast SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea vowed on Monday to resume propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last week that maimed two South Korean soldiers.

If Seoul acts on its vow to pipe the anti-North Korean broadcasts on loudspeakers aimed across the world’s most heavily armed border, it will worsen already terrible ties between the Koreas and infuriate the North, which is extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of the authoritarian leadership of Kim Jong Un. South Korea’s military earlier Monday promised unspecified “searing” consequences for the mine blasts last week in the Seoul-controlled southern part of

the Demilitarized Zone that has bisected the Korean Peninsula since the end of fighting in the Korean War in 1953. South Korea’s military said the broadcasts planned Monday are only part of its response. It was unclear when the broadcasts would start or how long they would continue.

The U.S.-led U.N. Command also conducted an investigation that blamed North Korea for the mines. It condemned what it called violations of the armistice that ended fighting in the war, which still technically continues because the participants have yet to sign a peace treaty.

The soldiers were on a routine patrol near a wire fence in the southern side of the border when the explosions happened. One of the soldiers lost both legs, while the other lost one leg. (ap)

Huge search for Romanian glider pilot missing for 5 days BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian authorities have mobilized more than 1,000 rescuers in a massive search operation for a missing pilot and his glider now in its fifth day. Mircea Craciun, one of Romania’s most experienced gliders, went missing on

Thursday after taking off on a private flight from the town of Ghimbav in mountainous central Romania.

The disappearance of the 57-yearold pilot has prompted a massive search and rescue effort. By Monday, authorities had mobilized 1,350

rescue workers, 11 planes, choppers and drones and some 220 ground vehicles.

The Interior Ministry said Monday the search would be extended to hardto-access areas of three counties in central Romania. (ap)

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In this Aug. 9, 2015, photo provided by the Defense Ministry, South Korean army soldiers patrol near the scene of a blast inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea.

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INDONESIA Court rejects sex abuse lawsuit against international school

JAKARTA - A Jakarta court on Monday threw out a multi-million dollar sex abuse lawsuit against an international school, raising hopes for two teachers who were jailed in a related case that had triggered concerns about the justice system in Indonesia.

The Jakarta Intercultural School, a U.S.-embassy backed school, was sued for $125 million last year by a parent who claimed her son had been sexually abused by staff on school grounds.

Monday’s ruling came after two teachers, a Canadian national and an Indonesian national, were jailed in April for abusing kindergarten pupils in a separate criminal case that critics say was fraught with irregularities.

Harry Ponto, a lawyer representing the school, told reporters Monday’s decision could affect those sentences.

“Hopefully this case can have a positive impact for our teachers who we believe are innocent,” he said.

Many expatriates and diplomats in Jakarta send their children to the school,

previously known as the Jakarta International School.

“The lawsuit is not accepted because the charges are not clear and the evidence presented is not enough to prove wrongdoing on the part of the school,” Judge Haswandi told a packed Jakarta courtroom.

Members of the foreign community welcomed Monday’s verdict, saying it would boost confidence in the judicial system, which is often seen as one of the least credible and consistent institutions in the country.

“If the future of the school is secured then this judgment sends the right message to the foreign investment community going forward,” said Lin Neumann, head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Indonesia is now open to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement following U.S. President Barack Obama’s victory in a congressional battle over the pact, the country’s chief economic minister said on Friday.

The TPP would cut trade barriers and harmonize standards across 12 Pacific rim economies, including Australia and Japan, that have a combined gross domestic product of $28 trillion.

The government of Southeast Asia’s largest economy was initially opposed to joining the TPP but has had a change of heart since legislation vital to securing the deal was passed by the U.S. Senate in June, Coordinating Minister for Economics Sofyan Djalil said.

“Many policymakers in Asia didn’t believe that President Obama will get the mandate,” Djalil told Reuters in an interview late on Friday. “TPP is now getting closer and closer to reality, and now the option is

to join it or you’re left out.”

“Of course we have to look at it, we have to study it comprehensively ... But in principal, we don’t have any problem.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence on Friday that the pact could be completed this year even though countries involved failed to overcome feuds over auto trade, dairy goods and next-generation drugs in their latest negotiations.

Indonesia, whose exports have contracted every month since last October due to a drop in commodities, is now studying the potential impact of TPP on its foreign trade, Djalil said.

The country will also start another round of talks on a free trade agreement with the European Union next month, he added.

Indonesia’s exports plunged 12.8 percent in June, while imports tumbled 17.42 percent. The economy grew by 4.67 percent in the second quarter, its slowest pace since 2009. (rtr)

Indonesia open to Pacific trade pact after Obama Congress victory

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A bartender mixes an alcoholic drink at a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia August 7, 2015. A steep increase in Indonesia’s import tariffs on wine and spirits could more than double prices that were sky-high already, denting demand and raising the risk of smuggling, drinks industry executives say. Under new tariffs that came into effect on July 23, importers have to pay 90 percent on the value of wine and 150 percent on spirits. Importers previously paid a fixed amount per litre.

80 percent of marine resources remain untapped JAKARTA - The country’s marine and fishery resources have remained largely untapped , an official of the marine and fishery ministry (KKP) said.

“Around 80 percent of the resources have remained untapped,” head of the Marine and Fishery Research and Development Center Achmad Poernomo said on Sunday.

The natural wealth have not been sufficiently exploited and developed for scientific and technology innovation, Achmad Poernomo.

Therefore, before the full implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)the marine and fishery scientific and technology innovation should be optimized to shore up the country’s competitiveness, he said.

He said there are a number of strategies needed to support the policy including strengthening marine and fisheries research, improving the availability of human resources for science and technology as well as social engineering innovation In addition, it is also needed strengthening the marine scientific and technology innova-

tion networks and improvement of the people’s awareness of national scientific and technology innovation.

Indonesia has established cooperation with France in the application of the program of infrastructure development for oceanographic space (INDESO) which has been ready for full commissioning to monitor condition in the Indonesian water territory.

“The project of cooperation between the governments of Indonesia and France is the first technology innovation in Indonesia adopting the operational system of oceanography,” Minister for Marine and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti said.

The minister said development of the infrastructure of INDESO constituted the latest innovation of world class of the ministry expected to trigger a regional revolution in marine science and technology.

She said INDESO also constituted a new paradigm in the management of marine and fisheries resources in the country sustainable and competitive. (ant)

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growing demand of tourism sector, the hamlet also produces garden lamp, perforated coins and various dishes.

Aside from supplying shop orders at Kapal village, local artisans also meet the demand of general public coming in person to them. For this category, the orders usually come from local people of Kapal, other Balinese people and those living outside Bali (resettlement area). Hotels also place direct order for their pottery needs such as lampshades, satay roasting pot and large size flower pots.

Distinctiveness of the pottery products of Basang Tamiang compared to the others is in terms of the design where it is neutral, without finishing, thicker and applying red brick color. “Local buyers and travelers prefer

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Balinese earthenware pottery to products of outside the region such as Lombok pottery,” said I Ketut Saba, one of the pottery artisans at the hamlet.

According to Saba, Balinese pottery was sturdier because its body was thicker than the products of outside the region such as the pottery or earthenware bringing in from Lombok and Yogyakarta. Many Hindu communities living outside Bali or resettlement area ordered their products. “At certain times, we were overwhelmed to receive the order of pottery in large quantities,” he said.

Moreover, in the season of cremation ceremony, ngenteg linggih and so on, the order would be abundant. Therefore, the artisans consistently made pottery for ceremonial

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Basang Tamiang Hamlet, a hub of pottery artisans

MANGUPURA - If you are a hobbyist of objects made from clay, simply come to Basang Tamiang hamlet. The territory belongs to Kapal village, Mengwi - Badung or about 15 km from Denpasar City is the central production of pottery. Even, the craft production of the community serves as the main support to pottery shops existing at Kapal village.

Making pottery poses an activity carried out by most population at the hamlet inherited from generation to generation. Pottery products made are mostly in the form of ritual paraphernalia used by Hindu community.

Among them, there are drinking earthenware, holy water container, earthenware vessel, plate and tray. However, in harmony with the

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purposes, though also getting some orders from hotels and tourists. “It is said the activity of making pottery has been done by our ancestors since the days of kingdom period,” he explained.

Formerly, almost all the residents at the hamlet were deeply involved in the profession as pottery craftsmen. Basang Tamiang hamlet is quite cool because it is nestled in isolated location. In the west, it borders with Cepaka hamlet and Uma Anyar hamlet, Anggungan village in the east, while in the north and south is the overlay of green rice fields. “Among the 177 families having profession as pottery makers in the past, today only 70 families still survive and continue to get involved in the profession,” he added. (kmb)

Michael Phelps competes in the finals of the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the the U.S. swimming nationals, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in San Antonio. Phelps won the race.

It looks as if he’s headed for another massive medal haul in Rio. Phelps made it 3 for 3 at the U.S. national championships Sunday night, winning the 200-meter individual medley with yet another time that would have been good enough for a world title if he had been allowed to compete at the biggest meet outside the Olympics.

On the heels of brilliant performances in the 100 and 200 butterfly, Phelps set himself up as the favorite in all three races looking toward Rio. “I’m very happy where I am right now,” he said. “This is a great foundation. This is a place we really haven’t been in a long time leading up to an Olympics. I definitely wasn’t like this leading up to 2012. It’s probably been since 2007 that it’s been like this. I can sit here and argue with you that 2007 is probably the best year of my career. It’s probably the last time I had three events like this back to back to back.”

Phelps was under world-record pace through the first three laps

of the medley — fly, backstroke, breaststroke — but he struggled a bit on the freestyle leg to touch in 1 minute, 54.75 seconds — 0.75 off the mark set in 2011 by American rival Ryan Lochte.

Still, it was more than second faster than Lochte’s winning time of 1:55.81 at the world championships, held in Kazan, Russia, over the past two weeks. Phelps, of course, wasn’t allowed to compete at worlds this year.

He was kicked off the U.S. team after his second drunken-driving arrest last September, leading Phelps to swear off alcohol and take a good, hard look at himself during six weeks of inpatient therapy in Arizona. He emerged with what he said was a new outlook on life and a commitment to put in the sort of training that marked the peak of his career, when he was driven to break Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old Olympic record by winning eight gold medals in Beijing.

With an embarrassing string of problems outside the pool, Phelps still must prove to his skeptics that

he’s a changed man. There are no longer any doubts about what he can do in the water at age 30.

“I’m pumped,” he said. “Being able to do that right now, I’m very, very pleased. It’s something great to build from.”

In the two butterfly events, Phelps put up the fastest times since hightech bodysuits were banned after the 2009 worlds. In the 200 IM, he went faster than anyone has gone since his gold medal-winning time of 1:54.27 at the London Olympics three years ago.

He managed to go fast in sweltering Texas even though most of the top swimmers were competing halfway around the world in Russia.

Phelps was largely racing the clock in San Antonio, without anyone to seriously challenge him.

That didn’t matter. He met his goal of going faster than the world champion in all three events. Phelps’ longtime coach, Bob Bowman, said the swimmer “greatly exceeded” his expectations.

“We’re ahead of schedule,” Bowman said. “Just seeing him put up those kind of times, it probably does change what I thought might be possible in a year. I thought he could get near his top level. I wasn’t sure it would happen this quickly.” (ap)

Marc Marquez wins with late Jorge Lorenzo pass

Marc Marquez snatched victory from Jorge Lorenzo three laps from home to take another Indianapolis MotoGP triumph. The reigning world champion relinquished the lead to Lorenzo at the start, as the Yamaha rider beat both Marquez and his Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa away to hit the front from third on the grid.

Marquez then sat on Lorenzo’s tail lap after lap, waiting until three laps from the end to finally attempt a pass.

He made a move stick into Turn 1, and while Lorenzo stayed on his case, Marquez had the pace to prevent his fellow Spaniard from coming back through.

Behind the leaders, their team-mates played out a more eventful battle for third, with Valentino Rossi getting the

better of Pedrosa.

Rossi stormed from eighth to fourth in the opening laps, and he then set about hunting Pedrosa as the second Honda gradually lost touch with the lead battle.

When the Yamaha eventually got through it seemed unlikely Pedrosa could fight back, but he showed some fight when a few spots of rain started to fall and re-passed the championship leader.

Pedrosa spent the next few laps preparing for an attack into Turn 1 and eventually made it stick, but half a lap later he handed the place back to Rossi by going wide at the end of the backstraight.

He made another pass into Turn 1 at the start of the final lap, but Rossi was quick to respond, pouncing at the next corner and holding onto the position to

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the end.

Behind the Hondas and Yamahas, Ducati’s Andrea Iannone came home fifth, resisting a late surge from Bradley Smith’s Tech 3 Yamaha.

They ended up comfortably clear of Smith’s team-mate Pol Espargaro, who eventually got the better of a slow-starting Cal Crutchlow.

Crutchlow fell to the bottom of the top 10 from fourth on the grid early on, but he fought back to seventh until losing out to Espargaro.

Andrea Dovizioso, who went off at Turn 2 on the opening lap and plummeted down the order, recovered all the way to ninth, just ahead of the satellite Ducati of Danilo Petrucci, who came home 10th from fifth on the grid. (ap)

Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain holds up his helmet on the podium after winning the Indianapolis GP in Indianapolis August 9, 2015. Twice defending world champion Marquez maintained his unbeaten record in the United States with a decisive victory at the Indianapolis MotoGP on Sunday.

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West Ham stuns Arsenal, Liverpool wins 1-0 at Stoke

LONDON — Two mistakes by new goalkeeper Petr Cech sent a much-hyped Arsenal side crashing to a 2-0 defeat at home to West Ham, while Liverpool’s start to the new Premier League season ended with a late 1-0 win at Stoke on Sunday. Cech arrived from Chelsea with a reputation for keeping clean sheets, but a header from Cheikhou Kouyate in the 43rd minute and a low shot by Mauro Zarate in the 57th minute unexpectedly beat the 33-year-old keeper.

There was little goalmouth action at Stoke until Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho scored with a ferocious shot from 25 meters in the 86th minute. The points were shared at St. James’ Park, where a Newcastle side under new coach Steve McClaren drew 2-2 with Southampton in the day’s other game.

Arsenal toiled in the sunshine at Emirates Stadium, dominating possession but lacking ideas against a West Ham side that has been playing competitive pre-season football in the Europa League under new manager Slaven Bilic.

“We were not convincing offensively, nor defensively,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told Sky Sports. “I knew before the game it would be a tricky game, that West Ham could be more advanced in their preparation than us. “But you feel guilty, because if you cannot win the game — don’t lose it. I believe that just before halftime and just after halftime we gave very, very cheap goals away and then we made it even more difficult for ourselves.”

Tipped to be title challengers this season after winning two consecutive FA Cups and beating champion Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield a week ago, Arsenal’s league opener was a reality check.

“We have to keep our focus,” Wenger said. “It’s just the start of the season. I’m convinced that we will respond well to that accident.”

Blame for those accidents is bound to rest on Cech, after he rushed out to clear a free kick but his gloves arrived second to Kouyate’s head. Arsenal’s marquee signing for a reported fee of about 11 million pounds ($17.3 million) was then wrong-footed by Zarate’s shot from outside the area.

“Any championship is never a motorway,” Wenger said. “It’s always (about) responding well to accidents. Today we have been hurt mentally and it’s a good opportunity to show we respond.”

Bilic had no doubts about the impact of Sunday’s victory, which also saw an impressive debut from the youngest West Ham player to appear in the Premier League — 16-year-old defender Reece Oxford. “It’s a great start for us,” Bilic said. “Not only because of the three points, but it’s three points against a team that is one of the main contenders for the title this year and that had done really well in the preseason.

“And if you to add that, that it’s a London derby and in the last five years we lost all the games home or away against them, that makes

South Korea wins East Asian Cup SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea drew with North Korea 0-0 Sunday to win the 2015 East Asian Cup, a third triumph in six editions of the biennial four-nation tournament.

South Korea, without its Europeanbased players, dominated its northern neighbor but was unable to score at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium.

China finished second with four points

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Dos Santos has debut goal, assist as Galaxy beat Seattle 3-1 CARSON, California — Mexico forward Giovani dos Santos scored one goal and set up another in an impressive Major League Soccer debut, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.

Dos Santos set up captain Robbie Keane’s goal in the 47th minute before the playmaker scored his first MLS goal in the 64th, taking a beautiful pass from Keane and burying his shot past Stefan Frei.

Dos Santos started up front along-

side Keane and took corners as the Galaxy officially unveiled the newest acquisition in their star-studded lineup.

The sellout crowd gave a standing ovation when dos Santos left in the 69th minute.

With David Beckham watching from a luxury suite, Gyasi Zardes also scored as the Galaxy unleashed the full might of their reloaded squad for the first time. Chad Barrett scored in the opening minute for the Sounders.

In Sunday’s other match, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Felipe

Martins scored to help the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 win for a season sweep over local rival New York City.

Wright-Phillips put away a rightfooter from the top of the 6-yard box in the 21st minute, off a cross from Kemar Lawrence. Martins gave the Red Bulls a 2-0 lead in the 85th when he when went his shot from the left side of the box found the back of the net. The Red Bulls are unbeaten in their last five games and 3-0 against City. (ap)

BERLIN — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund advanced from the opening round of the German Cup on Sunday, while Hamburger SV was knocked out by fourth-tier side Carl Zeiss Jena. Bayern, the 2013 and 2014 cup winner, was made to work hard for a 3-1 win over fifth-tier Noettingen in Karlsruhe.

New signing Arturo Vidal scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute, one minute before the Chile star was booked for a crunching tackle.

Niklas Hecht-Zirpel claimed a personal highlight in the 16th by equalizing on the rebound after Bayern ‘keeper Sven Ulreich parried his first effort. But Mario Goetze cut the amateur side’s celebrations short by scoring a minute later and Robert Lewandowski made it 3-1 in the 26th.

Noettingen regrouped and did well to frustrate Bayern in the second half.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored one and set up another as Dortmund beat thirddivision side Chemnitzer FC 2-0.

The Armenia midfielder crossed for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score with a fine header in the 25th, and Aubameyang returned the favor for Mkhitaryan to seal the win with a curling shot inside the far post in the 83rd. Jena upset Hamburg 3-2 thanks to Johannes Pieles’ extra timewinner.

Justin Gerlach put the fourth-tier side ahead with a poorly defended free kick in the 15th before Albin Ekdal equalized in the 48th, though TV replays showed the ball was out of play before Ivo Ilicevic crossed. Velimir Jovanovic restored Jena’s lead in the 58th, but Michael Gregoritsch scored in the fourth minute of injury time to take the game to extra time.

Mainz beat third-division Energie Cottbus 3-0, and Hannover defeated fourth-tier Hessen Kassel 2-0 thanks to goals from Salif Sane and Kenan Karaman.

Nils Petersen scored four goals as Freiburg routed fifth-tier BarmbekUhlenhorst 5-0, while another seconddivision team, Bochum, thrashed fifthtier Salmrohr by the same score.

Fourth-tier Unterhaching upset promoted Bundesliga side Ingolstadt 2-1, second-division Paderborn won 2-1 at fourth-tier Luebeck, and seconddivision Heidenheim routed fourth-tier FK Pirmasens 4-1.

Second-division sides Sandhausen and Fortuna Duesseldorf needed penalties to advance after being held scoreless by fourth-tier opposition.

Sandhausen defeated Bahlinger SC 5-3 and Duesseldorf beat local rival Rot-Weiss Essen 3-1. Both Sandhausen and Duesseldorf finished with 10 men.

Second-division Kaiserslautern defeated third-division rival Hansa Rostock 5-4 on penalties. Former Kaiserslautern striker Marcel Ziemer’s penalty miss proved the decisive one. (ap)

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund advance in German Cup

Arsenal’s Petr Cech looks dejected it even bigger.” Liverpool also faced a big game of sorts, taking on a Stoke side that had humiliated the Reds in their final game of last season — inflicting a 6-1 defeat on Brendan Rodgers’ team.

The tables were turned on Sunday by Coutinho’s moment of magic, when the Brazilian took possession and shrugged off a challenge before unleashing a booming shot that grazed the tips of Jack Butland’s gloves on its way in.

“I think we showed a different

from three games, one point behind South Korea, after being held by Japan 1-1 Sunday.

China took the lead after 12 minutes through Wu Lei but Japan equalized before the break thanks to a goal by Yuki Muto.

Japan, the only team not to win at the tournament, finished last with just two points. North Korea was third with four points. (ap)

type of will and different character than obviously the last time we were here,” Rodgers said. “We defended really, really well, and good organization, and we knew that if we could hold the game and stay tight, then obviously as the game wore on our quality can come through. “It worked perfectly for us and I thought the players were outstanding. ... And it was a wonderful, wonderful goal.”

McClaren, meanwhile, had to settle for a point in a game where

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both sides had the lead for a while.

Goals from Papiss Cisse and new signing Gini Wijnaldum put Newcastle in command after Graziano Pelle’s 24th-minute opener for the visitors.

But substitute Shane Long rose to power home a cross from the Dusan Tadic with 11 minutes to go to secure a point. The first round of matches concludes on Monday night, when Manchester City travels to West Bromwich Albion. (ap)

Ajax wins in opening Eredivisie round cut short by strike

AMSTERDAM — Summer signing Nemanja Gudelj scored on his Eredivisie debut for Ajax in a 3-0 win Sunday at his former club AZ Alkmaar in the first round of the Dutch top flight curtailed by a police strike.

The strike meant that five matches had to be pushed back to Tuesday or Wednesday, including defending champion PSV Eindhoven’s season opener at ADO The Hague.

Ajax’s match in Alkmaar went ahead despite the absence of police.

Winger Anwar El Ghazi scored his team’s other two goals before limping off injured as Ajax dominated. In the day’s only other match, Willem II drew with Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 in Tilburg.

On Saturday, Dirk Kuyt scored a penalty on his return to Feyenoord in a 3-2 victory over Utrecht. (ap)

AP Photo/Daniel Maurer

Munich’s coach Pep Guardiola gestures during the German soccer cup first round match between fifth tier team FC Noettingen and Bayern Munich in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015.

REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson

Olympique Marseille’s coach Marcelo Bielsa gestures during their French Ligue 1 soccer match against Caen at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France, August 8, 2015.

Marseille hits back at Bielsa after resignation MARSEILLE, France — Marseille has condemned Marcelo Bielsa’s sudden decision to resign as coach of the French club, accusing the Argentine on Sunday of putting his personal interests first.

Bielsa quit over a contract dispute minutes after his players lost to Caen 1-0 in their opening French league match on Saturday.

The former Argentina national coach was out of contract but had struck an agreement with club president Vincent Labrune to extend his tenure. Bielsa said he changed his mind because Marseille officials allegedly amended the terms of the new deal at the last minute.

Marseille’s board of directors hit back Sunday, saying that the club “can’t submit itself to a single man’s rule.” “In no instance can Marseille be held prisoner of the demands of someone who puts his own interests well above those of the institution,” Marseille said in a statement.

Bielsa, who said goodbye to his players at Marseille’s training center on Sunday morning, has been linked with a move to Mexico as a possible replacement for fired national coach Miguel Herrera but he insists he did not quit with another job lined up.

Bielsa took over in 2014 and was widely credited for Marseille’s

return to form last season with his brand of attacking football.

Marseille was in contention for the league title before a run of four straight defeats in April ended those hopes.

The nine-time champions ultimately finished fourth, and allowed Andre-Pierre Gignac, Andre Ayew, Dimitri Payet, and Jeremy Morel to leave. The departures angered the fans, but Marseille compensated their loss with the signing of talented young players, and the arrival of veterans Lassana Diarra and Abou Diaby.

Bielsa, who criticized club president Vincent Labrune for keeping him away from the recruitment process when he took his job, said this week he was “satisfied with the squad.” Labrune was stunned by Bielsa’s resignation.

“I’m struggling to understand how Wednesday’s meeting on technical details of the deal (for Bielsa) ... created this hasty departure,” Labrune said. Bielsa’s assistant coach, Franck Passi, is interim coach.

In 2004 Bielsa led Argentina to the Olympic title and runner-up in the Copa America. He also helped Chile qualify for the 2010 World Cup. At club level, Bielsa guided Athletic Bilbao to the 2012 Europa League final. (ap)

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West Ham stuns Arsenal, Liverpool wins 1-0 at Stoke

LONDON — Two mistakes by new goalkeeper Petr Cech sent a much-hyped Arsenal side crashing to a 2-0 defeat at home to West Ham, while Liverpool’s start to the new Premier League season ended with a late 1-0 win at Stoke on Sunday. Cech arrived from Chelsea with a reputation for keeping clean sheets, but a header from Cheikhou Kouyate in the 43rd minute and a low shot by Mauro Zarate in the 57th minute unexpectedly beat the 33-year-old keeper.

There was little goalmouth action at Stoke until Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho scored with a ferocious shot from 25 meters in the 86th minute. The points were shared at St. James’ Park, where a Newcastle side under new coach Steve McClaren drew 2-2 with Southampton in the day’s other game.

Arsenal toiled in the sunshine at Emirates Stadium, dominating possession but lacking ideas against a West Ham side that has been playing competitive pre-season football in the Europa League under new manager Slaven Bilic.

“We were not convincing offensively, nor defensively,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told Sky Sports. “I knew before the game it would be a tricky game, that West Ham could be more advanced in their preparation than us. “But you feel guilty, because if you cannot win the game — don’t lose it. I believe that just before halftime and just after halftime we gave very, very cheap goals away and then we made it even more difficult for ourselves.”

Tipped to be title challengers this season after winning two consecutive FA Cups and beating champion Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield a week ago, Arsenal’s league opener was a reality check.

“We have to keep our focus,” Wenger said. “It’s just the start of the season. I’m convinced that we will respond well to that accident.”

Blame for those accidents is bound to rest on Cech, after he rushed out to clear a free kick but his gloves arrived second to Kouyate’s head. Arsenal’s marquee signing for a reported fee of about 11 million pounds ($17.3 million) was then wrong-footed by Zarate’s shot from outside the area.

“Any championship is never a motorway,” Wenger said. “It’s always (about) responding well to accidents. Today we have been hurt mentally and it’s a good opportunity to show we respond.”

Bilic had no doubts about the impact of Sunday’s victory, which also saw an impressive debut from the youngest West Ham player to appear in the Premier League — 16-year-old defender Reece Oxford. “It’s a great start for us,” Bilic said. “Not only because of the three points, but it’s three points against a team that is one of the main contenders for the title this year and that had done really well in the preseason.

“And if you to add that, that it’s a London derby and in the last five years we lost all the games home or away against them, that makes

South Korea wins East Asian Cup SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea drew with North Korea 0-0 Sunday to win the 2015 East Asian Cup, a third triumph in six editions of the biennial four-nation tournament.

South Korea, without its Europeanbased players, dominated its northern neighbor but was unable to score at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium.

China finished second with four points

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Dos Santos has debut goal, assist as Galaxy beat Seattle 3-1 CARSON, California — Mexico forward Giovani dos Santos scored one goal and set up another in an impressive Major League Soccer debut, leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.

Dos Santos set up captain Robbie Keane’s goal in the 47th minute before the playmaker scored his first MLS goal in the 64th, taking a beautiful pass from Keane and burying his shot past Stefan Frei.

Dos Santos started up front along-

side Keane and took corners as the Galaxy officially unveiled the newest acquisition in their star-studded lineup.

The sellout crowd gave a standing ovation when dos Santos left in the 69th minute.

With David Beckham watching from a luxury suite, Gyasi Zardes also scored as the Galaxy unleashed the full might of their reloaded squad for the first time. Chad Barrett scored in the opening minute for the Sounders.

In Sunday’s other match, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Felipe

Martins scored to help the New York Red Bulls to a 2-0 win for a season sweep over local rival New York City.

Wright-Phillips put away a rightfooter from the top of the 6-yard box in the 21st minute, off a cross from Kemar Lawrence. Martins gave the Red Bulls a 2-0 lead in the 85th when he when went his shot from the left side of the box found the back of the net. The Red Bulls are unbeaten in their last five games and 3-0 against City. (ap)

BERLIN — Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund advanced from the opening round of the German Cup on Sunday, while Hamburger SV was knocked out by fourth-tier side Carl Zeiss Jena. Bayern, the 2013 and 2014 cup winner, was made to work hard for a 3-1 win over fifth-tier Noettingen in Karlsruhe.

New signing Arturo Vidal scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute, one minute before the Chile star was booked for a crunching tackle.

Niklas Hecht-Zirpel claimed a personal highlight in the 16th by equalizing on the rebound after Bayern ‘keeper Sven Ulreich parried his first effort. But Mario Goetze cut the amateur side’s celebrations short by scoring a minute later and Robert Lewandowski made it 3-1 in the 26th.

Noettingen regrouped and did well to frustrate Bayern in the second half.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored one and set up another as Dortmund beat thirddivision side Chemnitzer FC 2-0.

The Armenia midfielder crossed for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score with a fine header in the 25th, and Aubameyang returned the favor for Mkhitaryan to seal the win with a curling shot inside the far post in the 83rd. Jena upset Hamburg 3-2 thanks to Johannes Pieles’ extra timewinner.

Justin Gerlach put the fourth-tier side ahead with a poorly defended free kick in the 15th before Albin Ekdal equalized in the 48th, though TV replays showed the ball was out of play before Ivo Ilicevic crossed. Velimir Jovanovic restored Jena’s lead in the 58th, but Michael Gregoritsch scored in the fourth minute of injury time to take the game to extra time.

Mainz beat third-division Energie Cottbus 3-0, and Hannover defeated fourth-tier Hessen Kassel 2-0 thanks to goals from Salif Sane and Kenan Karaman.

Nils Petersen scored four goals as Freiburg routed fifth-tier BarmbekUhlenhorst 5-0, while another seconddivision team, Bochum, thrashed fifthtier Salmrohr by the same score.

Fourth-tier Unterhaching upset promoted Bundesliga side Ingolstadt 2-1, second-division Paderborn won 2-1 at fourth-tier Luebeck, and seconddivision Heidenheim routed fourth-tier FK Pirmasens 4-1.

Second-division sides Sandhausen and Fortuna Duesseldorf needed penalties to advance after being held scoreless by fourth-tier opposition.

Sandhausen defeated Bahlinger SC 5-3 and Duesseldorf beat local rival Rot-Weiss Essen 3-1. Both Sandhausen and Duesseldorf finished with 10 men.

Second-division Kaiserslautern defeated third-division rival Hansa Rostock 5-4 on penalties. Former Kaiserslautern striker Marcel Ziemer’s penalty miss proved the decisive one. (ap)

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund advance in German Cup

Arsenal’s Petr Cech looks dejected it even bigger.” Liverpool also faced a big game of sorts, taking on a Stoke side that had humiliated the Reds in their final game of last season — inflicting a 6-1 defeat on Brendan Rodgers’ team.

The tables were turned on Sunday by Coutinho’s moment of magic, when the Brazilian took possession and shrugged off a challenge before unleashing a booming shot that grazed the tips of Jack Butland’s gloves on its way in.

“I think we showed a different

from three games, one point behind South Korea, after being held by Japan 1-1 Sunday.

China took the lead after 12 minutes through Wu Lei but Japan equalized before the break thanks to a goal by Yuki Muto.

Japan, the only team not to win at the tournament, finished last with just two points. North Korea was third with four points. (ap)

type of will and different character than obviously the last time we were here,” Rodgers said. “We defended really, really well, and good organization, and we knew that if we could hold the game and stay tight, then obviously as the game wore on our quality can come through. “It worked perfectly for us and I thought the players were outstanding. ... And it was a wonderful, wonderful goal.”

McClaren, meanwhile, had to settle for a point in a game where

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both sides had the lead for a while.

Goals from Papiss Cisse and new signing Gini Wijnaldum put Newcastle in command after Graziano Pelle’s 24th-minute opener for the visitors.

But substitute Shane Long rose to power home a cross from the Dusan Tadic with 11 minutes to go to secure a point. The first round of matches concludes on Monday night, when Manchester City travels to West Bromwich Albion. (ap)

Ajax wins in opening Eredivisie round cut short by strike

AMSTERDAM — Summer signing Nemanja Gudelj scored on his Eredivisie debut for Ajax in a 3-0 win Sunday at his former club AZ Alkmaar in the first round of the Dutch top flight curtailed by a police strike.

The strike meant that five matches had to be pushed back to Tuesday or Wednesday, including defending champion PSV Eindhoven’s season opener at ADO The Hague.

Ajax’s match in Alkmaar went ahead despite the absence of police.

Winger Anwar El Ghazi scored his team’s other two goals before limping off injured as Ajax dominated. In the day’s only other match, Willem II drew with Vitesse Arnhem 1-1 in Tilburg.

On Saturday, Dirk Kuyt scored a penalty on his return to Feyenoord in a 3-2 victory over Utrecht. (ap)

AP Photo/Daniel Maurer

Munich’s coach Pep Guardiola gestures during the German soccer cup first round match between fifth tier team FC Noettingen and Bayern Munich in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015.

REUTERS/Philippe Laurenson

Olympique Marseille’s coach Marcelo Bielsa gestures during their French Ligue 1 soccer match against Caen at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France, August 8, 2015.

Marseille hits back at Bielsa after resignation MARSEILLE, France — Marseille has condemned Marcelo Bielsa’s sudden decision to resign as coach of the French club, accusing the Argentine on Sunday of putting his personal interests first.

Bielsa quit over a contract dispute minutes after his players lost to Caen 1-0 in their opening French league match on Saturday.

The former Argentina national coach was out of contract but had struck an agreement with club president Vincent Labrune to extend his tenure. Bielsa said he changed his mind because Marseille officials allegedly amended the terms of the new deal at the last minute.

Marseille’s board of directors hit back Sunday, saying that the club “can’t submit itself to a single man’s rule.” “In no instance can Marseille be held prisoner of the demands of someone who puts his own interests well above those of the institution,” Marseille said in a statement.

Bielsa, who said goodbye to his players at Marseille’s training center on Sunday morning, has been linked with a move to Mexico as a possible replacement for fired national coach Miguel Herrera but he insists he did not quit with another job lined up.

Bielsa took over in 2014 and was widely credited for Marseille’s

return to form last season with his brand of attacking football.

Marseille was in contention for the league title before a run of four straight defeats in April ended those hopes.

The nine-time champions ultimately finished fourth, and allowed Andre-Pierre Gignac, Andre Ayew, Dimitri Payet, and Jeremy Morel to leave. The departures angered the fans, but Marseille compensated their loss with the signing of talented young players, and the arrival of veterans Lassana Diarra and Abou Diaby.

Bielsa, who criticized club president Vincent Labrune for keeping him away from the recruitment process when he took his job, said this week he was “satisfied with the squad.” Labrune was stunned by Bielsa’s resignation.

“I’m struggling to understand how Wednesday’s meeting on technical details of the deal (for Bielsa) ... created this hasty departure,” Labrune said. Bielsa’s assistant coach, Franck Passi, is interim coach.

In 2004 Bielsa led Argentina to the Olympic title and runner-up in the Copa America. He also helped Chile qualify for the 2010 World Cup. At club level, Bielsa guided Athletic Bilbao to the 2012 Europa League final. (ap)

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growing demand of tourism sector, the hamlet also produces garden lamp, perforated coins and various dishes.

Aside from supplying shop orders at Kapal village, local artisans also meet the demand of general public coming in person to them. For this category, the orders usually come from local people of Kapal, other Balinese people and those living outside Bali (resettlement area). Hotels also place direct order for their pottery needs such as lampshades, satay roasting pot and large size flower pots.

Distinctiveness of the pottery products of Basang Tamiang compared to the others is in terms of the design where it is neutral, without finishing, thicker and applying red brick color. “Local buyers and travelers prefer

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Balinese earthenware pottery to products of outside the region such as Lombok pottery,” said I Ketut Saba, one of the pottery artisans at the hamlet.

According to Saba, Balinese pottery was sturdier because its body was thicker than the products of outside the region such as the pottery or earthenware bringing in from Lombok and Yogyakarta. Many Hindu communities living outside Bali or resettlement area ordered their products. “At certain times, we were overwhelmed to receive the order of pottery in large quantities,” he said.

Moreover, in the season of cremation ceremony, ngenteg linggih and so on, the order would be abundant. Therefore, the artisans consistently made pottery for ceremonial

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Basang Tamiang Hamlet, a hub of pottery artisans

MANGUPURA - If you are a hobbyist of objects made from clay, simply come to Basang Tamiang hamlet. The territory belongs to Kapal village, Mengwi - Badung or about 15 km from Denpasar City is the central production of pottery. Even, the craft production of the community serves as the main support to pottery shops existing at Kapal village.

Making pottery poses an activity carried out by most population at the hamlet inherited from generation to generation. Pottery products made are mostly in the form of ritual paraphernalia used by Hindu community.

Among them, there are drinking earthenware, holy water container, earthenware vessel, plate and tray. However, in harmony with the

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purposes, though also getting some orders from hotels and tourists. “It is said the activity of making pottery has been done by our ancestors since the days of kingdom period,” he explained.

Formerly, almost all the residents at the hamlet were deeply involved in the profession as pottery craftsmen. Basang Tamiang hamlet is quite cool because it is nestled in isolated location. In the west, it borders with Cepaka hamlet and Uma Anyar hamlet, Anggungan village in the east, while in the north and south is the overlay of green rice fields. “Among the 177 families having profession as pottery makers in the past, today only 70 families still survive and continue to get involved in the profession,” he added. (kmb)

Michael Phelps competes in the finals of the men’s 200-meter individual medley at the the U.S. swimming nationals, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in San Antonio. Phelps won the race.

It looks as if he’s headed for another massive medal haul in Rio. Phelps made it 3 for 3 at the U.S. national championships Sunday night, winning the 200-meter individual medley with yet another time that would have been good enough for a world title if he had been allowed to compete at the biggest meet outside the Olympics.

On the heels of brilliant performances in the 100 and 200 butterfly, Phelps set himself up as the favorite in all three races looking toward Rio. “I’m very happy where I am right now,” he said. “This is a great foundation. This is a place we really haven’t been in a long time leading up to an Olympics. I definitely wasn’t like this leading up to 2012. It’s probably been since 2007 that it’s been like this. I can sit here and argue with you that 2007 is probably the best year of my career. It’s probably the last time I had three events like this back to back to back.”

Phelps was under world-record pace through the first three laps

of the medley — fly, backstroke, breaststroke — but he struggled a bit on the freestyle leg to touch in 1 minute, 54.75 seconds — 0.75 off the mark set in 2011 by American rival Ryan Lochte.

Still, it was more than second faster than Lochte’s winning time of 1:55.81 at the world championships, held in Kazan, Russia, over the past two weeks. Phelps, of course, wasn’t allowed to compete at worlds this year.

He was kicked off the U.S. team after his second drunken-driving arrest last September, leading Phelps to swear off alcohol and take a good, hard look at himself during six weeks of inpatient therapy in Arizona. He emerged with what he said was a new outlook on life and a commitment to put in the sort of training that marked the peak of his career, when he was driven to break Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old Olympic record by winning eight gold medals in Beijing.

With an embarrassing string of problems outside the pool, Phelps still must prove to his skeptics that

he’s a changed man. There are no longer any doubts about what he can do in the water at age 30.

“I’m pumped,” he said. “Being able to do that right now, I’m very, very pleased. It’s something great to build from.”

In the two butterfly events, Phelps put up the fastest times since hightech bodysuits were banned after the 2009 worlds. In the 200 IM, he went faster than anyone has gone since his gold medal-winning time of 1:54.27 at the London Olympics three years ago.

He managed to go fast in sweltering Texas even though most of the top swimmers were competing halfway around the world in Russia.

Phelps was largely racing the clock in San Antonio, without anyone to seriously challenge him.

That didn’t matter. He met his goal of going faster than the world champion in all three events. Phelps’ longtime coach, Bob Bowman, said the swimmer “greatly exceeded” his expectations.

“We’re ahead of schedule,” Bowman said. “Just seeing him put up those kind of times, it probably does change what I thought might be possible in a year. I thought he could get near his top level. I wasn’t sure it would happen this quickly.” (ap)

Marc Marquez wins with late Jorge Lorenzo pass

Marc Marquez snatched victory from Jorge Lorenzo three laps from home to take another Indianapolis MotoGP triumph. The reigning world champion relinquished the lead to Lorenzo at the start, as the Yamaha rider beat both Marquez and his Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa away to hit the front from third on the grid.

Marquez then sat on Lorenzo’s tail lap after lap, waiting until three laps from the end to finally attempt a pass.

He made a move stick into Turn 1, and while Lorenzo stayed on his case, Marquez had the pace to prevent his fellow Spaniard from coming back through.

Behind the leaders, their team-mates played out a more eventful battle for third, with Valentino Rossi getting the

better of Pedrosa.

Rossi stormed from eighth to fourth in the opening laps, and he then set about hunting Pedrosa as the second Honda gradually lost touch with the lead battle.

When the Yamaha eventually got through it seemed unlikely Pedrosa could fight back, but he showed some fight when a few spots of rain started to fall and re-passed the championship leader.

Pedrosa spent the next few laps preparing for an attack into Turn 1 and eventually made it stick, but half a lap later he handed the place back to Rossi by going wide at the end of the backstraight.

He made another pass into Turn 1 at the start of the final lap, but Rossi was quick to respond, pouncing at the next corner and holding onto the position to

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the end.

Behind the Hondas and Yamahas, Ducati’s Andrea Iannone came home fifth, resisting a late surge from Bradley Smith’s Tech 3 Yamaha.

They ended up comfortably clear of Smith’s team-mate Pol Espargaro, who eventually got the better of a slow-starting Cal Crutchlow.

Crutchlow fell to the bottom of the top 10 from fourth on the grid early on, but he fought back to seventh until losing out to Espargaro.

Andrea Dovizioso, who went off at Turn 2 on the opening lap and plummeted down the order, recovered all the way to ninth, just ahead of the satellite Ducati of Danilo Petrucci, who came home 10th from fifth on the grid. (ap)

Honda MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Spain holds up his helmet on the podium after winning the Indianapolis GP in Indianapolis August 9, 2015. Twice defending world champion Marquez maintained his unbeaten record in the United States with a decisive victory at the Indianapolis MotoGP on Sunday.

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Heat wave in Poland causing electricity shortage, drought WARSAW, Poland — A heat wave in Poland, with temperatures that have reached 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit), is forcing the national supplier to cut electricity to factories and other large power consumers for several hours on Monday to take pressure off the power grid.

A period of sweltering temperatures combined with low rainfall has also caused a drought, which has hit agricultural areas in the east

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Migrants from Pakistan pray shortly after their arrival on a dinghy from the Turkish coasts to the Greek island of Kos, Wednesday, July 15, 2015.

Greek coast guard rescues 1,417 migrants over 3 days

KOS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard has rescued more than 1,400 migrants in nearly 60 search and rescue operations near several Greek islands in the eastern Aegean Sea over the past three days as the pace of new arrivals increase, authorities said Monday.

Tens of thousands of people, many of them fleeing war and conflict in Syria and Afghanistan, have been making their way from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands in inflatable dinghies, overwhelming cash-strapped authorities on the islands. The vast majority then head to mainland Greece and from there, try to access more prosperous European Union countries by either walking across the Balkans from northern Greece, or sneaking onto Italy-bound ferries from the west.

The 1,417 migrants rescued between Friday morning and Monday

morning were picked up at sea in 59 separate incidents off the coasts of the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Agathonisi and Kos, the coast guard said.

Those figures do not include the hundreds of others who manage to reach the islands’ coasts themselves, walking to the main towns to turn themselves in to local authorities and receive registration papers.

On the island of Kos alone, more than 150 migrants in at least six boats landed on the shore in the early hours of Monday morning.

Some 40 Syrians waved and

cheered as their boat arrived at the popular tourist destination. Men jumped into the water to help women and children off the dinghy, with one man so overcome with emotion that he began to sob.

The new arrivals add to the 124,000 migrants who have reached Greece by boat in the first seven months of 2015 alone, a staggering 750 percent increase from the same period last year, according to the United Nations’ refugee agency. Just in July, there were 50,000 arrivals, about 70 percent from Syria. (ap)

particularly hard. The levels of the Vistula and several other rivers have fallen dramatically.

The prime minister is meeting with a crisis management team Monday to discuss how to manage the effects of sweltering temperatures that are unusual for Poland.

The highest temperature measured in recent days was 38 Celsius in the western Polish city of Wroclaw and elsewhere in the area. (ap)

Seoul vows propaganda broadcasts to North Korea over mine blast SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea vowed on Monday to resume propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last week that maimed two South Korean soldiers.

If Seoul acts on its vow to pipe the anti-North Korean broadcasts on loudspeakers aimed across the world’s most heavily armed border, it will worsen already terrible ties between the Koreas and infuriate the North, which is extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of the authoritarian leadership of Kim Jong Un. South Korea’s military earlier Monday promised unspecified “searing” consequences for the mine blasts last week in the Seoul-controlled southern part of

the Demilitarized Zone that has bisected the Korean Peninsula since the end of fighting in the Korean War in 1953. South Korea’s military said the broadcasts planned Monday are only part of its response. It was unclear when the broadcasts would start or how long they would continue.

The U.S.-led U.N. Command also conducted an investigation that blamed North Korea for the mines. It condemned what it called violations of the armistice that ended fighting in the war, which still technically continues because the participants have yet to sign a peace treaty.

The soldiers were on a routine patrol near a wire fence in the southern side of the border when the explosions happened. One of the soldiers lost both legs, while the other lost one leg. (ap)

Huge search for Romanian glider pilot missing for 5 days BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian authorities have mobilized more than 1,000 rescuers in a massive search operation for a missing pilot and his glider now in its fifth day. Mircea Craciun, one of Romania’s most experienced gliders, went missing on

Thursday after taking off on a private flight from the town of Ghimbav in mountainous central Romania.

The disappearance of the 57-yearold pilot has prompted a massive search and rescue effort. By Monday, authorities had mobilized 1,350

rescue workers, 11 planes, choppers and drones and some 220 ground vehicles.

The Interior Ministry said Monday the search would be extended to hardto-access areas of three counties in central Romania. (ap)

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In this Aug. 9, 2015, photo provided by the Defense Ministry, South Korean army soldiers patrol near the scene of a blast inside the demilitarized zone in Paju, South Korea.

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INDONESIA Court rejects sex abuse lawsuit against international school

JAKARTA - A Jakarta court on Monday threw out a multi-million dollar sex abuse lawsuit against an international school, raising hopes for two teachers who were jailed in a related case that had triggered concerns about the justice system in Indonesia.

The Jakarta Intercultural School, a U.S.-embassy backed school, was sued for $125 million last year by a parent who claimed her son had been sexually abused by staff on school grounds.

Monday’s ruling came after two teachers, a Canadian national and an Indonesian national, were jailed in April for abusing kindergarten pupils in a separate criminal case that critics say was fraught with irregularities.

Harry Ponto, a lawyer representing the school, told reporters Monday’s decision could affect those sentences.

“Hopefully this case can have a positive impact for our teachers who we believe are innocent,” he said.

Many expatriates and diplomats in Jakarta send their children to the school,

previously known as the Jakarta International School.

“The lawsuit is not accepted because the charges are not clear and the evidence presented is not enough to prove wrongdoing on the part of the school,” Judge Haswandi told a packed Jakarta courtroom.

Members of the foreign community welcomed Monday’s verdict, saying it would boost confidence in the judicial system, which is often seen as one of the least credible and consistent institutions in the country.

“If the future of the school is secured then this judgment sends the right message to the foreign investment community going forward,” said Lin Neumann, head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta. (rtr)

JAKARTA - Indonesia is now open to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement following U.S. President Barack Obama’s victory in a congressional battle over the pact, the country’s chief economic minister said on Friday.

The TPP would cut trade barriers and harmonize standards across 12 Pacific rim economies, including Australia and Japan, that have a combined gross domestic product of $28 trillion.

The government of Southeast Asia’s largest economy was initially opposed to joining the TPP but has had a change of heart since legislation vital to securing the deal was passed by the U.S. Senate in June, Coordinating Minister for Economics Sofyan Djalil said.

“Many policymakers in Asia didn’t believe that President Obama will get the mandate,” Djalil told Reuters in an interview late on Friday. “TPP is now getting closer and closer to reality, and now the option is

to join it or you’re left out.”

“Of course we have to look at it, we have to study it comprehensively ... But in principal, we don’t have any problem.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence on Friday that the pact could be completed this year even though countries involved failed to overcome feuds over auto trade, dairy goods and next-generation drugs in their latest negotiations.

Indonesia, whose exports have contracted every month since last October due to a drop in commodities, is now studying the potential impact of TPP on its foreign trade, Djalil said.

The country will also start another round of talks on a free trade agreement with the European Union next month, he added.

Indonesia’s exports plunged 12.8 percent in June, while imports tumbled 17.42 percent. The economy grew by 4.67 percent in the second quarter, its slowest pace since 2009. (rtr)

Indonesia open to Pacific trade pact after Obama Congress victory

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A bartender mixes an alcoholic drink at a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia August 7, 2015. A steep increase in Indonesia’s import tariffs on wine and spirits could more than double prices that were sky-high already, denting demand and raising the risk of smuggling, drinks industry executives say. Under new tariffs that came into effect on July 23, importers have to pay 90 percent on the value of wine and 150 percent on spirits. Importers previously paid a fixed amount per litre.

80 percent of marine resources remain untapped JAKARTA - The country’s marine and fishery resources have remained largely untapped , an official of the marine and fishery ministry (KKP) said.

“Around 80 percent of the resources have remained untapped,” head of the Marine and Fishery Research and Development Center Achmad Poernomo said on Sunday.

The natural wealth have not been sufficiently exploited and developed for scientific and technology innovation, Achmad Poernomo.

Therefore, before the full implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)the marine and fishery scientific and technology innovation should be optimized to shore up the country’s competitiveness, he said.

He said there are a number of strategies needed to support the policy including strengthening marine and fisheries research, improving the availability of human resources for science and technology as well as social engineering innovation In addition, it is also needed strengthening the marine scientific and technology innova-

tion networks and improvement of the people’s awareness of national scientific and technology innovation.

Indonesia has established cooperation with France in the application of the program of infrastructure development for oceanographic space (INDESO) which has been ready for full commissioning to monitor condition in the Indonesian water territory.

“The project of cooperation between the governments of Indonesia and France is the first technology innovation in Indonesia adopting the operational system of oceanography,” Minister for Marine and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti said.

The minister said development of the infrastructure of INDESO constituted the latest innovation of world class of the ministry expected to trigger a regional revolution in marine science and technology.

She said INDESO also constituted a new paradigm in the management of marine and fisheries resources in the country sustainable and competitive. (ant)

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Each resident presents a roasted suckling pig

Tradition of delivering hundreds of roasted suckling pigs in a religious ceremony cannot only be found at Timbrah customary village, Karangasem. Similar tradition

can also be found at Satra village, Kintamani subdistrict, Bangli.

However, the residents of Satra village offer the roasted suckling pigs in a procession known as the mung-

gah pakraman or mawinten alit.

In general, the procession of munggah pakraman or mawinten alit is known as menek truna for men and menek bajang for women

ATHENS - Greece and its creditors were to continue talks Monday after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.

were “in the final stretch”. On Sunday, pro-government newspaper Avgi said: “All signs are pointing to an agreement”.

It added that parliament could vote on the accord this week, or that eurozone finance ministers could approve it first on Friday, after which parliament would vote on it on August 18.

Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported Sunday that the Greek government would likely approve a 27-page draft memorandum of reform commitments this weekend to allow the new bailout to go through before August 20.

An agreement will have to be reached by August 17 to prevent Greece from having to ask for a bridging loan to avoid another loan default. The cash-strapped country already missed two key payments to the IMF that were due on June 30 and July 13, but the repayments -- amounting to around two billion euros -- were later made possible with a short-term EU loan.(afp)

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A man is making suckling pig. the residents of Satra village offer the roasted suckling pigs in a procession known as the munggah pakraman or mawinten alit.

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Stock prices are displayed on a ticker screen inside the Athens’ Stock Exchange in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. Greece and its creditors were to continue talks Monday after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.

Messaging app company appoints Oil prices fall on oversupply fears South Korea’s youngest CEO

SEOUL — The South Korean company behind popular mobile messenger app Kakao Talk named a 34-year-old startup investor as CEO who will be the country’s youngest corporate boss.

Rim Ji Hoon was named CEO of Daum Kakao Corp. on Monday. He will turn 35 next month when the board and shareholders will vote on the decision.

The appointment is a bold move in South Korea where top positions at major companies are usually filled from the ranks of family owners or long-serving employees. All three current CEOs at Samsung Electronics Co., for example, joined the company in the 1970s or the 1980s.

Corporate watchdog CEOScore said Rim will be the youngest CEO among South

Korea’s top 500 companies. The second youngest CEO after Rim is 46 years old.

“This event is very similar to Softbank Masayoshi Son’s appointment of Nikesh Arora as his successor,” said Park Ju-gun, president at CEOScore, referring to the India-born, former Google executive who was earlier this year appointed as president at Japan’s Softbank. “They are both from outside the company.”

Park said that Brian Kim, the South Korean Internet mogul who founded Kakao Talk and later acquired Daum Communications, likely made the decision.

Daum Kakao said Rim showed his understanding of the mobile market during his leadership at K Cube Ventures, a startup investor founded by Kim, now

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Greece and creditors ‘close’ to deal on third bailout The finance and economy ministers, Euclid Tsakalotos and Giorgos Stathakis, were back at the negotiating table with the ECB, the International Monetary Fund and the European Stability Mechanism at 2:00 pm (1100 GMT) Sunday and were still talking eight hours later.

They are finalising the draft of a crucial new bailout of up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) in exchange for further reforms before the debt-ridden country must repay 3.4 billion euros to the European Central Bank on August 20.

Talks were going well and could be wrapped up on Tuesday, an EU source told AFP, adding that discussions had narrowed down the list of priority actions that Athens must commit to. “We need to have an agreement here on Tuesday and all the parties are working towards it,” the source added.

A speedy accord would allow the bailout to kick in before the August 20 debt repayment deadline.

Stathakis said ahead of Saturday’s negotiations that the talks

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Daum Kakao’s largest shareholder and president of its board of directors.

Rim spent the last decade as a venture capitalist, first at Softbank Ventures and later at K Cube Ventures. A graduate of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, he previously worked at global consulting firms and Naver Corp., the operator of South Korea’s most-visited online search engine, before joining Softbank Ventures in Seoul.

While leading K Cube Ventures, Rim invested in more than 50 startups. While a major force in the South Korea mobile market, Kakao struggled for years to expand outside South Korea.

Daum Kakao’s stock finished 2.7 percent higher in Seoul after the CEO announcement. (ap)

HONG KONG - Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Monday, extending weeks of losses after a US report stoked expectations of a global glut of suppliers.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for September delivery was at $43.57, down from $43.87 on Friday in New York -- its lowest close since March 17.

Brent crude for September was trading at $48.25 after ending at $48.61 on Friday.

“It’s still a supply story,” Jonathan Barratt, chief investment officer at Ayers Alliance Securities, told Bloomberg News.

“There is not a lot of upside for oil.”

Concerns about a global supply glut were stoked on Friday when Baker Hughes said the number of US drilling rigs rose for the third straight week.

The count rose to 670, the oil-field services firm reported -- its fifth weekly gain in six -- just days after the US gov-

ernment reported an increase in oil production in the world’s top consumer.

A glut in crude oil supply is seen as the main driver for a sharp decline in oil prices that has seen crude slump to almost a third of its mid-2014 peaks.

News of rising US production comes as top producing cartel OPEC has refused to cut output, and as investors wait for Iran to ramp up exports after a major deal over its nuclear programme last month.

In exchange for curbing its nuclear activities, Tehran will see the lifting of sanctions, which have slashed its oil exports.

Investors predict crude prices will remain under pressure for the rest of the year, particularly after trade and inflation data added to concerns about China’s economy over the weekend.

“We’re expecting oil prices not to recover at all in the second-half,” Mark Pervan, head commodity research at Australia’s ANZ bank, told Bloomberg. (afp)

(adolescence). The procession carried out en masse aims to purify the residents especially those entering teenage period. As the name implies, the participants taking part in the procession will be automatically coalesced into the member of pemaksan or clan temple. The procession is unique because every participant is required to deliver a roasted suckling pig to accompany their bhakti suluhan oblation.

Headman of Satra customary village, Wayan Keradi, explained that as implemented recently, the munggah procession began at the clan (Pemaksan) temple of local village.

Male participants in the procession will carry bamboo tube containing palm wine, while women participants bring rice ball placed on a coconut leaf plate or tamas. Rice ball and palm wine become a gift given to senior figures of the local customary village. The gift is eaten together in a long pavilion located in the temple area.

Furthermore, after the procession takes place at the clan temple, the next sequence of the ceremony is held at Pelisan Temple. Procession at this temple lasts relatively shorter because it is only meant to say prayers for invoking a blessing.

Later, the procession is continued at Sang Telaga Temple located two kilometers from Pelisan Temple.

Rampant wildlife poaching, hamlet sets bylaw and puts up signs

BANGLI - The potentially devasting effect that rampant wildlife poaching could have on the environment has led resident of Pucangan hamlet, Kayubihi village, to stand up against this nefarious practice.

Hamlet chief of Pucangan, I Wayan Sudirman, said that wild animals such as civet have recently started to be hunted and so they have created an animal preservation bylaw making such hunting illegal. Poaching not only threatens the ecosystem of all animals but also makes local residents uneasy as the hunting has been taking place at night.

As a result the hamlet authorities have now prohibited the hunting of wildlife.

“Hunting wildlife threatens the ecosystem and disturbs the peace, so we immediately created a ban in hunting,” said Sudirman.

Sudirman explained that the poaching ban applies to all types of animals

and is intended to preserve the environment and maintain the wildlife some members of which have become increasing;ly scarce. Violators will be liable to fines worth IDR 2,000 per household (there are 800 households) and will also be required to perform a panyapuh (purificatory) rite. “This rule has been set forth in the awig-awig or customary bylaw. If violated, the offender will be imposed with sanctions,” he said.

He also added that 3 x 2.5 meters large signs that read “NO HUNTING” have also been posted at several points, including at the entrance to the village and quiet residential areas within the

village. Hamlet Chief Sudiman also issued a verbal reminder to residents: “Our no hunting signs have been posted,” he said.

Meanwhile, headman of Kayubihi, I Ketut Widiana, said that hunting regulations are not governed by village authority but directly by village community agreement. Nevertheless, he claimed to support the measures taken by the residents of Pucangan hamlet. “I agree with the rule. In addition to preserving wildlife, it is also meant to maintain the security of the region,” he said.

Widiana added that that the hunting of wildlife in Kayubihi and surrounding areas is not so rampant. However, in order to anticipate such a problem, the rule should be applied ahead of time. (kmb45)

People are consecrated at this temple and present bhakti suluhan along with roasted suckling pig. “Here the participants are consecrated with the means of the offerings prepared by family,” he explained. This ritual is officiated over by priest of Telaga Temple and senior figures of the village.

After accomplishing the procession at Telaga Temple, it is resumed at Wong Aya Temple. Here, the participants say prayers again. After saying prayers, they are required to do fasting and wait up all night long for entirely three days.

“During which they are not allowed to leave the temple area,” he said. The next day the procession is followed with ngayab bhakti where oblation of each participant will be filled in with a duck. As the final procession, they will stab jero gede or sanctified buffalo. Blood of the buffalo is then applied onto forehead of each participant. “This is the end of fasting made by the participants,” he explained.

He added that after completing the mawinten all the participants will take part in the pemaksan organization or clan temple, while women are coalesced into kadean organization. The procession having been going down for generations is admitted to be sanctified by local community. (sos)

Sumbersari gas station sells mixed fuel NEGARA - A number of residents of Sumbersari, Melaya village, Melaya subdistrict, approached the management of Sumbersari gas station 54.82214 on Saturday morning (Aug. 8), to complain about damage caused to their vehicles by the fuel that they purchased there. Allegedly the Premium (gasoline) fuel had been mixed with diesel fuel, causing havoc on their engines.

Sumbersari gas station employee, Kadek Hendra Ardiana, said that on Thursday night (Aug. 6), that the tank truck conductor had made an error while refilling the gas station tanks causing the two fuels to be mixed.

Apparently, the tank truck with license plate DK 9493 AQ, driven by Nyoman Widya Putra with his conductor Mr. Patra were transporting 24 tons of fuel: 16 tons of diesel fuel and 8 tons of Premium fuel.

The gas station purchased 8 tons of Premium fuel and 8 tons of diesel fuel. However, an error occurred when refilling the gas station fuel tank “The tank that should have been re-filled with Premium fuel was instead filled with Diesel fuel, but none realized until later,” he said.

So far there have been approximately 50 motorcycle and three car owners who have complained. The fuel mix-up incident has been reported to gas station manager Mr. Diki, domiciled in Mojokerto who immediately took steps to address the issue.

“Until now, the situation is looking quite favorable.

We have also set up a police line to prevent others from purchasing the mixed fuel,” said the Chief of Jembrana Police Criminal Investigation, Gusti Made Sudarma Putra, with permission from the Chief of Jembrana Police. (kmb)

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One of the cacao tree in Buleleng Regency.

Farmers have also had to deal with Phytoptora sp fungal disease on their cacao plants

Production of Buleleng cacao down by 50 percent

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SINGARAJA - Cacao cultivation in Buleleng has become sluggish lately as cacao pod borers have attacked nearly 50 percent of the bean pods.Over the last five years, farmers have also had to deal with Phytoptora sp fungal disease on their cacao plants. Many farmers have simply replaced their cacao plants with other plants out of pure frustration. previsouly nearly every village in Buleleng produced cacao intercropped with other plants such as clove or coffee. At first, cacao production in Buleleng was very good and farmers were able to earn more that they could by just planting clove r coffee because the price of cacao tends to be more stable and now reaches as much as IDR 37,000 per kg of dry bean.

This good situation did not last long as pests began to attack such as the cacao pod bore which shocked farmers. They have attempted to eradicate this pest but have not been very successful.

In Kayu Putih village, Banjar subdistrict, for example cocoa became the leading commodity and was widely grown by farmers using the intercropping system. However, due to the insect attack, currently more than half of the local farmers have cut down their cacao plants because they have been unable to eradicate the insect that cause the cacao pods to suddenly drop from the tree after being infested by the borers.

The cacao pods were then attacked by Phytoptora sp fungus which also viciously attacks the small cacao pods. The fungus attaches to the skin of cacao pod which then turns yellow and falls from the tree and turn black. Due to the attack of the cacao pod borer and Phytoptora sp fungus, cacao development in Buleleng is danger of coming to a complete halt. Without special handling, this commodity will go disappear facing the same fate a vanilla did previously.

Division Head of Plantation, I Nyoman Partayasa, with permission from the Head of the Buleleng Forestry and Agriculture Agency,

Ketut Nerda, confirmed that cacao development in the region is now threatened by extinction. Furthermore, he said, due to the attack of insect and Phytoptora sp the productivity of cacao in Buleleng declined by 50 percent. Under normal circumstances, every hectare of cacao plantation with a population of 1,000 plants can produce 1,100 kg dry cacao bean. In the meantime, due to the attack of cacao pod borer and Phytoptora sp, it can only produce 662 kg.

“Due to the attack of insect and disease, the productivity declines to 50 percent. Besides, farmers also pay less attention to the de-

velopment of their plants, so that the attack continues to worsen,” he said.

Since the cacao pod borer attacked, the control effort has been carried out by spreading the natural enemies of the cacao pod borer in the form of black ants. From the research made, black ants nesting around the cacao pod can prey on the insect of cacao pod borer that will attack.

In addition, the efforts by spraying pesticide have also been done.

In the meantime, farmers have been taught to use a toxic substance commonly known as Sexperomon to control the Phytoptora sp. This substance is produced to stimulate Phytoptora sp stud to get closer to Sexperomon and the trapped stud will die. Since the stud gets trapped, proliferation of this fungus will be suppressed. In addition, farmers are also recommended to pick the attacked cacao pod and throw them away from the plantation area so as

not to infect the other plants.

Besides, the efforts of pruning, balanced fertilizing and maintenance of sanitation have been frequently recommended by the extension officers. “We have disseminated this control pattern through our extension officers.

Apparently the results do not meet the expectation and we continue to sensitize farmers to follow our advice so that the cacao pod borer and Phytoptora sp can be eliminated,” he added.

According to the latest data in 2014, Buleleng has a total area of 1,279 hectares of cacao plantation.

Of that acreage, 99 hectares are recorded as newly producing plants.

The remaining 1,147 hectares have already produced. In addition, there are 33 hectares of crops in the category of old or damaged plants. In 2014, the total productive plants are recorded to have produced 759.54 tons. (kmb38)

Pergung River filled with trash

NEGARA - Pergung River, which divides the villages of Pergung and Pohsanten is filled with garbage that is even visible front the bridge and gives the river a distinct impression of being neglected.

Based on observation made from the bridge of Pergung on Friday, the river is inundated by plastic waste as well as leaves and tree branches. Stagnant waste has rotted, and emits a horrid stench.

There is so much filth in the river that local residents cannot use the water for bathing or washing. Apparently, the rubbish has been deliberately dumped into the river, despite the fact that a large trash container has been placed near the river.

“Individuals on motorcycles usually just toss their garbage-filled plastic bags right into the water,” said local resident Ardana.

Despite being quite close to the river, the

container that was deliberately placed there to accommodate people’s garbage, is left unused. As a result, the river has become filthy. Allegedly the container cannot accommodate the large volume of garbage generated by the customary market activities at Perung Sqaure that take place periodically.

Head of the Jembrana Environment, Sanitation and Landscaping Agency

(LHKP), I Wayan Darwin, told reporters that the waste problem is quite complicated and is an ongoing problem that his agency is still trying to deal with.

The most important thing is to help increase people’s awareness about what a healthy environment is - especially in Pergung. We have in fact already supplied a large container, but garbage is still thrown into the river. (kmb26)

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FILE- This aerial file photo taken on July 7, 2015, shows reactors of No. 1, right, and No. 2 at the Sendai Nuclear Power Station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan. Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, that it will restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant Tuesday morning, Aug. 11.

Japan to restart 1st reactor under new rules since crisis TOKYO — A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan on Tuesday, the first restart under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster and a milestone for the nation’s return to nuclear power.

Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Monday that it will restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant Tuesday morning.

The restart marks Japan’s return to nuclear energy, breaking a four-and-half-year nuclear power impasse since the 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan following the earthquake and tsunami.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority affirmed the safety of the reactor and another one at the Sendai plant in September under stricter safety rules imposed after the accident, the worst since the 1986 Chernobyl explosion. The plans call for the second reactor to be restarted in October.

The Sendai No. 1 reactor is scheduled to start generating power Friday and reach full capacity next month.

All of Japan’s nearly 50 workable reactors have been offline for repairs or safety checks. Abe’s government wants as many of them as possible to be put online to sustain the nation’s economy, which now relies on imported energy.

“We believe it is important for our energy policy to push forward restarts of reactors that are deemed safe,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

Under the basic energy plan adopted by the Cabinet last year to sustain nuclear power as a key energy supply for resource-poor

Japan, the government earlier this year set a goal to have nuclear power meet more than 20 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030.

Despite the push by the government and utilities for nuclear restarts, a majority of Japanese are opposed to a return to nuclear energy. Residents near the Sendai plant are also wary of the restarts, citing potential dangers from active volcanos in the region.

On Monday, dozens of protesters rallied outside the Sendai plant in a last-ditch effort to stop the restart, shouting “We don’t need nuclear plants.”

Opponents of the restarts and nuclear experts are also concerned that evacuation plans, in case of a disaster, may not work well.

Experts also are concerned about possible glitches in a mothballed reactor that has not been used for more than four years. (ap)

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Police: Man who killed 8 had a dispute with woman victim

HOUSTON — A family of six children and two parents were fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a contentious relationship with the mother, authorities said Sunday.

David Conley, 48, was charged with capital murder in the deaths.

Most of the victims had been handcuffed and some had been shot multiple times, said Sgt. Craig Clopton.

The dead were identified as parents Dewayne Jackson, 50, his wife Valerie Jackson, 40, and children Nathaniel, 13, Dewayne, 10, Honesty, 11, Caleb, 9, Trinity, 7, and Jonah, 6. Nathaniel was believed to be Conley’s son from the relationship with Valerie Jackson. Police had earlier said that there were three adults and five children killed.

“We do not — cannot — fully comprehend the motivation of an individual that would take the lives of so many innocent people. Especially the lives of the young ones,” said Chief Deputy Tim Cannon.

“The killer’s motives appear to be related to a dispute with Valerie, who was his former domestic partner.”

Conley, who is being held in Jail, didn’t appear at a court hearing Sunday where an arrest affidavit was read. The judge denied him bond.

Conley doesn’t yet have an attorney.

Authorities were first alerted about a problem at the home when a relative of Valerie Jackson’s contacted the sheriff’s office to conduct a welfare check there. A standoff ensued for several hours between Conley and authorities until Conley surrendered, said Clopton.

Investigators declined to say when on Saturday the victims were shot or if any victims were alive when deputies first tried to enter the home.

Conley told authorities that he discovered on Saturday morning that the locks had been changed at the home after he had moved out.

He entered the home through an unlocked window, according to the affidavit.

Court records show Conley’s criminal history dates back to at least 1988, with the most recent incident last month, when was charged with assault. In court documents, authorities say the suspect had been arrested for allegedly assaulting Valerie Jackson. The attack happened at the home where the bodies were found and documents say he had a dating relationship with her.

Authorities declined to comment on assault charges Conley had faced in the past in connection with his relationship with Valerie Jackson or what prompted relatives to worry and request that deputies be sent to the home on Saturday. (ap)

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Harris County Chief Deputy Tim Cannon speaks during a news conference in the case of David Conley, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Eight people were found dead inside a Houston-area home following the arrest of Conley, who exchanged gunfire with police, Texas authorities said Sunday. insert: This booking photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff’s office shows 48-year-old David Conley.

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Rich countries could be at risk of worse flooding

WASHINGTON - It has long been thought that wealthy countries, bolstered with more money for infrastructure investment, face lower risks of flooding.

But new research Thursday found that rich countries face major risks as climate change and human activity render coastal populations increasingly vulnerable to devastating river delta floods.

Though wealthy nations have greater resources to protect against flooding such as dams, climate change could increase the frequency and severity of floods and storms to a level that those nations may be challenged to keep pace with due to costs, according to a study in the US journal Science.

Man-made changes are also increasing the risk that coastal communities face, the study found.

As more land is used for agricultural production, for example, erosion occurs that reduces natural protections against flooding, the research found.

The researchers calculated the challenges that more than 340 million people could face in 48 major coastal delta river communities around the world.

The researchers flagged the Mississippi and the Rhine delta as potentially vulnerable, and said in some cases, the risk multiplied by four or eight times.

The study said infrastructure is key to preventing flooding and recommended that wealthy nations make wise investments now.

“Economic ability and decisions to deploy engineering solutions will be key factors in determining how sustainable deltas become in the long term,”

So far, paddy fields in Denpasar not affected by drought

DENPASAR - The threat of drought that is affecting planting season in many areas of Bali, has yet to affect farmers in Denpasar, where water levels have decreased but are still sufficient.

Made Sudiana, a farmers at Subak Intaran, said that the dry season of the last few months has not had adverse effects on the farmers of Denpasar who use a rotating pattern for the discharge of irrigation water. “Until now, water remains available, even though its discharge has started to diminish,” he said.

On Sunday, Production Division, the Denpasar Agriculture, Food Crops and Horticulture Agency, I.B. Mayun Suryawangsa concurred that Denpasar farmers still have access to flowing water though he admit-

ted that: “our water discharge is reduced”.

Suryawangsa added that despite massive urbanization, Denpasar still has paddy fields that cover a total area of 2,506 hectares, that are spread across 43 different subak zones. Denpasar rice farmers plant twice a year, and so far about 80 percent have been able to plant. The process is still ongoing, so Denpasar might be able to plant at full production this year,” said Suryawangsa.

Suryawangsa added that the field extension officers (PPL) on duty in each subdistrict moni-

tor agricultural condition in Denpasar every day. Based on incoming reports so far, there have been no ‘planting failures’.

“We are very grateful that -so far, Denpasar has not been adversely affected by this dry season,” he explained.

When asked about production, Suryawangsa said that productivity rate of farmers in Denpasar is quite high. They can even surpass that of other regions in Bali. With the existing acreage of paddy fields, Denpasar farmers are able to produce about 27,000 tons of rice per year. (kmb12)

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Ceking rice terrace

‘No Parking’ signs still being ignored GIANYAR - The Ceking rice terrace tourist attraction apparently needs more parking spaces so as to avoid traffic congestion in the area of Tegallallang and Ceking. Even though the government has put up No Parking signs along the highway at the tourist attraction, violations are frequent and people often give the excuse that the central parking area (that can accommodate 70 cars) is full.

The Gianyar Transportation Agency was forced to put up the five No Parking signs along the highway as a way to help prevent severe congestion that can stall traffic for up to an hour along tho stretch of road. Chief of Gianyar Police Traffic Affairs, Kristiyan BM however explained that the signage is still in the “dissemination” phase so police officers cannot issue tickets to violators yet so, “should there be a violation and it triggers congestion, we simply advise the driver to move their vehicle,” he said.

There is also fear that issuing

parking tickets would affect the number of tourists visiting the site, but Kristiyan added that police will be regularly checking the Celing attraction in order to help avoid severe traffic congestion. “Yes, we are parking in a No Parking zone but what else can we do? The parking attendant just old me that the central parking lot is full, so I parked my car here. If I parked south of the No Parkign signs the tourists that I am accompanying would have to walk a long way, and they don’t want to, they want to be dropped off here,” said tour guide Made Dharma.

“Traffic security for the region is temporarily under the command of the Tegallalang Police. Should there be any congestion the ranks of the county police will have to step in. In the mean time, we again be meeting with village officials who actually operate this attraction so as to help them prepare a space for a new central parking lot,” concluded Kristiyan. (kmb35)

ing block with coaching fund worth IDR 20 million. Regent Artha judged the abundant spectators indicated the great interest of Jembrana people to see the buffalo race so that the tradition

must continue to be preserved and developed.

According to him, the government has full obligation with the support of the community to prepare the necessary facilities, such as protection against the circuit, wantilan hall development and commentator stage. (kmb26)

Buffalo race event stays attractive

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In this Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, people travel on a road submerged by floodwater in Rajanpur, Pakistan. It has long been thought that wealthy countries, bolstered with more money for infrastructure investment, face lower risks of flooding.

But new research Thursday found that rich countries face major risks as climate change and human activity render coastal populations increasingly vulnerable to devastating river delta floods. the study said.

In an editorial also published in Thursday’s issue of Science, researchers Stijn Temmerman of the University of Antwerp and Matthew Kirwan, from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

said coastal communities need to devise strategies to mitigate flood risks.

One option is to restore sediment to delta plains though ecosystem-based engineering projects.

They devised a model for New Orleans and coastal Louisiana and said building or preventing the loss of more than 500,00 hectares of wetlands could reduce annual flooding damage by $5.3 to $18 billion over 50 years.

Recent data estimated that by 2050, if the sea level continues to rise at its current rate, more frequent flooding could cost up to $1 trillion annually, causing serious damage to the 136 largest coastal cities in the world. (afp)

Glaciers melt to lowest level on record

PARIS - Glaciers worldwide have shrunk to levels not seen in 120 years of record-keeping, with melt-off accelerating in the first decade of the 21st century, according to a study released Monday.

On average, glaciers currently lose between 50 to 150 centimetres (20 to 60 inches) of thickness every year, reported the study, published in the Journal of Glaciology.

“This is two to three times more than the corresponding average of

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the 20th century,” said Michael Zemp, director of the World Glacier Monitoring Service and the study’s lead author.

More than a billion people, especially in Asia and South America, get more than half of their drinking water from the seasonal melting of snow melt and glacier ice, previous research has shown.

The current rate of global glacier melt is without precedent for the 120 years covered by scientific

observation, and probably for much longer, Zemp added.

Moreover, accelerated ice loss has created a dynamic whereby glaciers in many regions will continue to diminish even if global warming did not continue to boost global temperatures.

Preliminary data from the last five years, not covered in the study, suggest that rapid decline of ice mass is continuing apace.

The 20th-century record ice

loss observed in 1998 “has been exceeded in 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, and probably again in 2014,” Kemp said.

The long-term trend of glacier retreat takes into account shorter periods where, in some locations, glaciers have regained some of their lost ice mass.

Many so-called “ice tongues” formed by glacier runoff in Norway, for example, regained a couple hundred metres in length during

the 1990s. Overall, though, they have retreated by several kilometres compared to the areas covered in the late 19th century.

The World Glacier Monitoring Service compiles the results of worldwide glacier observations submitted annually from a global network of scientists & observers.

For the study, these observations were compared to all available data gathered on the ground, in the air and via satellite. (afp)

NEGARA - Amid the onslaught of globalization and external cultures, makepung or buffalo race for the people of Jembrana is still deeply rooted and attractive. It can be seen from the exercise to race event where the circuit is always thronged by numerous spectators.

People are willing to come to the circuit and stand from the morning until the afternoon just to see the attraction of buffalo race.

It can be seen in the buffalo race of the Regent Cup taking place at the Delod Berawah Circuit, Mendoyo, Sunday morning (Aug. 8).

Thousands of people without being commanded thronged the edge of the circuit. “It is so wonderful, without being told they will find out when the event will be organized,” said coordinator of the Buffalo Race, I Made Mara.

Apparently the buffalo race has been deeply rooted in the people of Jembrana, although there are many external cultures coming in, but buffalo race has its own allure for people. After becoming a National Cultural Heritage, his party proposes it to become the World’s Cultural Heritage.

In the prestigious Regent Cup event, a total of 318 pairs of buffaloes competed in the race.

Through the years, although spending much money, the number of participants continue to rise. The group is divided into two blocks, namely the West

Ijogading (green) and East Ijogading (red).

Although the West Ijogading block has more pairs of buffalo (183 pairs) and East Ijogading block has 135 pairs, in the recent

race the East Ijogading managed to get 38 scores, while West Ijogading got 21 scores.

The cup handed over by the Regent of Jembrana, I Putu Artha, was received by the East Ijogad-

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Amid the onslaught of globalization and external cultures, makepung or buffalo race for the people of Jembrana is still deeply rooted and attractive.

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From page 1 “So, the lakes are indeed the authority of central government. Nevertheless, in this regard we may not ignore it at all. For example, formerly there was a plan to revitalize Lake Buyan by dredging and returning it to the original condition. But many things then make investors afraid, so that it was then canceled,” he added.

Pastika added if the government dredges the lake, it will require a huge cost. In addition, the community is also said that they prefer the lake to be buried for expanding their agricultural area.

In Tabanan, approximately 333 hectares of paddy plants could possibly face severe drought conditions as water upstream diminishes. Massive crop failure could occur if the drought becomes severe.

As of July 15, 2015, data shows that Tabanan paddy plants are already facing three different levels of drought, depending on the area -namely: light, moderate and severe draught. The total surface area of paddy plants facing drought condition in Tabanan is 333 hectares spread over 5 subdistricts. So far most areas are classified as “light drought” though areas such as Kerambitan also have portions that are facing severe drought. East Selemadeg, West Selemadeg and Marga also face varying degrees of drought.

According to the Production Division Head, of the Tabanan Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Crops Agency, I Wayan Suandra, the drought rate for the agriculture sector is not measured based on the cracks in the soil but by the percentage of shrivelled paddy plants.

He explained that fields are considered to be facing “light drought” when the paddy plants wither during the day but can still access water after sundown and if given water will recover 100 percent. Moderate drought refers to conditions where where only some of the plants can recover thus resulting in reduced yields, whereas severe drought is when there is the possibility of total harvest failure if no water is made available from external sources.

Suandra added that the the present drought that Tabanan is facing is due to the declining discharge of water from sources upstream that is especially affecting farmers in West Tabanan.

Irrigation projects like at Ho River 1 and Ho River 2 are being appealed to as a way to help overcome this problem.

According to Suandra, the Agriculture Agency in collaboration with the Public Works have set a limit on the amount of water that can be used upstream, so that more water can be channeled to the agricultural lands downstream that are facing drought. “There is a policy amongst the subak organizations in Tabanan, of setting water usage limits upstream, so that the drought affecting the paddy plants will not become more serious,” he explained.

Apart from setting water usage limits, farmers are being asked to plant other -less water intensive crops.

Similar drought conditions have also started to hit Buleleng County again this year, so Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, said that his government is attempted to built retention basins in five villages that are prone to drought conditions. These retention basins will serve as a backup sources of water in times of scarcity. “Buleleng faces droughts every year, but according to out assessment in the field, much of our water simply runs-off into he sea, perhaps due to the proximity of the mountains to the ocean here,” said Sutjidra. (rin/san/dgk)

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Students go to school wearing medical masks

BANGLI - The drought that has been occurring in Bangli over the last few months, has resulted in increasing amounts of airborne dust from the dried up land. Elementary school children in many areas including, Pradi, Songan A village, Kintaman are forced to wear medical masks when they go to school. School principle Ketit Baru from SDN 4 Songan elementary school, said that this area is very dry and since the start of the dry season there has been lots of dusts in the air. Only very few plants can grow in Pradi due to the lack of water, so that when the dry season comes, the fields are left empty and as a result, the land quickly turns to dust that can affects respiratory health. “We experience such conditions every dry season” he said.

Baru went on to explain that medical masks are required to protect the children from the adverse affects of the airborne dust during the dry season, “however, not all of our students wear such a mask. In fact, most of them do not because they cannot afford to buy them,” he said.

Nearly 99 percent of the 219 students are classified as poor and do not have pocket money to buy snacks, let alone buy medi-

cal masks. Baru explained that the school therefor plans to use part of the school’s operating budget (BOS) to buy masks for the students, but needs to get approval from the Education Agency before doing so. In addition to coordinating with the Education Agency, Baru also plans to contact the Bangli Health Agency in the hopes that they can provide masks free of charge. “We will try to do what we can for the sake of the

student’s health,” he said.

Some schools in Songan village are also dealing hygiene issues due to the lack of water, including not being able to flush their toilets.

Head of the Bangli Education Agency, Nyoman Suteja, said that most students in the area were wearing medical masks as protection against the harmful dust. (kmb40)

Salt production on the rise

The appearance of El Nino, is usually followed by cool temperatures at sea’s surface in some parts of Indonesia, such as Western Sumatra, Southern Java, Sulawesi and Northern Maluku. Aside from making it hards for clouds to form due to the slow

evaporation process, winds are also cooler at this time.

However, not all of El Nino’s effects are negative, such conditions are for example conducive to abundant chlorophyll which means that fish have more to eat and so their

populations go up, which has an eventual benefit for fishermen. “Besides, the prolonged dry condition will also increase the potential of salt production to flourish,” said the Head of the National Weather Service (BMKG), Andi Eka Sakya. (kmb)

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MoonLite Kitchen and Bar wins Wine Spectator 2015 Award of Excellence SEMINYAK - In recognition of its outstanding wine list, MoonLite Kitchen and Bar at Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, Bali has received the prestigious accolade of a Wine Spectator 2015 Award of Excellence.

Wine Spectator is a highly respected lifestyle magazine which focuses on wine and wine culture, and its coveted Wine List Awards celebrate restaurants whose wine lists feature a wellchosen selection of quality producers along with a thematic match to the food menu, whilst also evaluating the establishment’s Wine Director or Sommelier, wine strengths and pricing.

MoonLite Kitchen and Bar opened in April 2015 and has already become renowned for its unique rooftop culinary experiences and evolving mood. Guests can relax at the trendy bar lounge with an extensive selection of traditional, classic and modern beverages, including seductive cocktails and a well-stocked international wine repertoire. A lustful menu of modern Asian cuisine is cooked in the open kitchen and savoured in the Balinese inspired dining room or on the open air deck with panoramic Indian Ocean views.

Showcasing a full display wine cellar, MoonLite Kitchen and Bar’s extensive wine list includes more than 100 labels at any given time. The state-of-the-art wine cellar features a fully air conditioned and sealed room that is kept below 12 degrees Celsius, providing excellent storage conditions for premium wines. Enhancing the experience for guests, the resort’s resident Wine Guru offers discerning wine tasting journeys, as well as expert recommendations for the perfect food and wine pairings.

“MoonLite Kitchen and Bar boasts some very interesting wine selections at excellent value that appeal to a wide range of wine enthusiasts and

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A salt farmer worked in Kusamba Beach. El Nino also brings in positive impact for marine sector because sea surface temperature in some parts of Indonesia is cooler. The prolonged dry condition will also increase the potential of salt production.

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Balinese Temple Ceremony

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

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon.

The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

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

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Disney apologises for ‘inappropriate’ tweet on Nagasaki anniversary

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This photo provided by courtesy Twentieth Century Fox shows, The Thing, from left, Michael B. Jordan as Johnny Storm, Miles Teller as Dr. Reed Richards, and Kate Mara as Sue Storm, in a scene from the film, “Fantastic Four.” The movie releases in U.S. theaters on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015.

Cruise’s ‘Mission: Impossible’ again tops US box office

LOS ANGELES - “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” fought off its competitors to claim the top spot on the North American box office chart for a second straight week, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Tom Cruise returns as a top-secret agent battling a rogue global organization in the fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise.

Box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said the film pulled in an estimated $29.4 million over the weekend, edging out the latest Marvel superhero flick “Fantastic Four.”

“Fantastic Four,” a reboot of the comic book franchise about four youths transported to an alternate universe where they gain superpowers, debuted to poor reviews and a disappointing $26.2 million take.

Also making its North American debut was “The Gift,” a psychologi-

cal thriller with Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall, which opened in third place with $12 million in weekend ticket sales.

“Vacation,” starring Ed Helms, Christina Applegate and Chevy Chase in a remake of the comedy classic about a family holiday gone awry, dropped from second to fourth place, making $9.1 million in its second weekend. Marvel action flick “Ant-Man” was in fifth place with an estimated weekend gross of $7.8 million for a cumulative $147.4 million after four weeks in theaters.

Just behind it in sixth place at $7.4 million was animated comedy “Min-

ions”, whose yellow mischief-making creatures have raked in nearly $303 million since the movie’s debut.

“Ricki and the Flash,” starring Oscar winner Meryl Streep as a rockand-roll singer who faces a reckoning with her long-suffering family, debuted in seventh place with $7 million in ticket sales.

“Trainwreck,” the Amy SchumerJudd Apatow comedy about a boozy commitment-phobic magazine writer, slipped to eighth from sixth place at $6.3 million. Animated film “Pixels,” about aliens who attack Earth after intercepting video games, dropped to ninth place, taking in $5.5 million.

Rounding out the top 10 with a box office take of nearly $4.8 million was “Southpaw,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer at the end of his bruising career. (afp)

TOKYO - US entertainment giant Disney was forced to apologise after one of its Japanese language tweets was criticised for being insensitive as the country commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing.

The company’s Japanese unit, referencing the animated film “Alice in Wonderland”, took to social media on Sunday with a message about the movie’s well-known “unbirthdays”.

The original English tweet wished followers a “very merry unbirthday”.

In Disney’s original film, characters celebrate an “unbirthday” -- every day of the year except their own birthday -- during a party with Alice.

However, the Japanese tweet’s wording translated as “a

day of nothing” -- and coincided with commemorations for the more than 74,000 people killed when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Disney quickly deleted the tweet on Sunday, following a string of online criticism.

“We deeply apologise for using an inappropriate expression that could annoy people,” it tweeted on Sunday.

Company officials could not be reached for comment on Monday.

The attack on Nagasaki came three days after American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped a bomb, dubbed “Little Boy”, on Hiroshima, the first atomic bombing in history.

The twin bombings were the final chapters of World War II, with Japan surrendering on August 15, 1945. (afp)

‘Jackass’ star arrested for climbing crane in Hollywood LOS ANGELES — “Jackass” star Steve-O has been arrested for climbing a crane in Hollywood in a protest against SeaWorld.

Los Angeles police said 41year-old Stephen Glover drew dozens of emergency responders to a construction site where he climbed a crane towering at least 100 feet (30 meters).

Lt. Michael Ling said that when Glover reached the top, he inflated a large killer whale balloon with the words “SeaWorld Sucks” on it.

He climbed down on his own and was taken into custody.

Ling said several ambulances and fire trucks were sent to the scene because first responders were unsure whether Glover

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El Nino impacts in Bali

Drought in a number of regions DENPASAR - The Head of the National Weather Service (BMKG), Andi Eka Sakya, recently conveyed the results of the monitoring of El Nino 2015, which showed that Indonesia will likely continue to be affected for the next few months. El Nino is considered to be moderate this year, but is predicted to have an increased impact on Bali between August and September.

El Nino is a natural phenomenon related to the rising temperature of the surface of the Pacific Ocean, particularly in equatorial Chile, Peru and Latin America. As a consequence of the rising temperature of the sea, many other weather patterns are affected and often cause drought in several

regions of Indonesia especially those areas of Eastern Indonesia that lie south of the equator such as South Sumatra, Lampung, Java, Bali, NTB, NTT, Sulawesi and Southern Papua.

Sakya explained that El Nino is is not just hot waves but tends to have far reaching effects such as prolonging the dry season. In Indonesia this impact tends to be felt for about 4-5 months after which the rainy season finally neutralizes its effects.

In Bali, threat of drought is predicted to enter its peak in August and September. The Head of the Bali Social Service, I Nyoman Wenten, said that the drought in Bali mainly occurred in Karangasem, Buleleng as well as Nusa Penida, Klungkung.

But this time, only Julah village in Buleleng Regency had requested a help of water tanker.

His party has alerted six water tanks every Friday in the area.

“We have anticipated and made coordination with the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency to address the problem. For mapping out the areas experiencing drought, we have made coordination with the county and municipal government,” he said.

In addition to preparing water tanks, added Wenten, his party is also backed up with the help of rice reserves. Social Service is said to have 50 tons of rice stocks that can be distributed when drought disaster also results in hunger problem.

The water tank truck will be only used to meet the needs of drinking water. “Of course, it cannot be used to meet the need of paddy fields, but just for drinking water. Some villages have been in drought condition. I think the Bali Social Service, Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Public Works and county government have prepared (tank truck—Ed), at least to serve the needs of drinking water,” said the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika.

For medium- and long-term program, he added, the drought disaster must be prevented by making dams and reservoirs. In addition, the lakes are filled with water hyacinth and the silting occurred must be dredged. Pastika claimed to have made coordination with the Center for Rivers and Lakes Agency related to this matter.

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needed to be rescued. Firefighters prepared a cushion in case of a fall.

A call to SeaWorld was not immediately returned. Glover’s representative didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. (ap)

The rice field in Badung area face drought due to El Nino impact. Threat of drought is predicted to enter its peak in August and September.

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