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More sex education needed in China, director Vivian Qu says with new film

VENICE - Vivian Qu hopes her new film “Angels Wear White” (“Jia Nian Hua”) will generate a discussion on sex education and child protection in her home country, the Chinese director said at the Venice film festival on Friday. Qu, whose directorial debut “Trap Street” (“Shuiyin jie”) premiered to critical acclaim at the festival in 2013, is back in Venice to present her latest project.

“We are trying to tell educators it’s important to (educate about sex) at an early age because children need to learn how to protect themselves because the parents are not necessarily always around,” Qu told Reuters in an interview.

“Angels Wear White” is set in a seafront town, where two young girls are assaulted in a motel by a middle-aged man.

The only witness is receptionist Mia, played by Wen Qi, who is only a few years older than the girls. As news of the assault spread, the hotel’s managers try to cover up the evidence.

Mia, worried she may lose her job, says nothing, and with few adults to turn to, both her and Wen have to find their own way out of their troubles. Qu said she drew inspiration for the film from real life.

It pained her to think that justice often was not served or came too late for the victims, she said. Making a movie on such a sensitive topic with a young, non-professional actress presented its own challenges, she added. Qu spent two months training her young star Zhou Meijun on weekends when the girl was out of school. Zhou was not aware of the full plot and was given the scenes only gradually.

“She didn’t understand, she was very young and very pure. So, we only gave her scene by scene,” Qu said.

“We focused more on her relationship with her parents because that’s also how the film was and because those are the things that she could understand,” she added.

Qu is the only female director in the festival’s main competition this year and, while acknowledging the difficulties female film makers face, Qu said she believed it was more important to encourage women to get into the industry rather than opt for quotas. (rtr)

After insurgents’ truce, Myanmar says “we don’t negotiate with terrorists”

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Lady Gaga arrives on the red carpet for her film “Gaga: Five Foot Two” at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 8, 2017.

‘Five Foot Two’ explores Lady Gaga’s vulnerable side

TORONTO - In “Gaga: Five Foot Two”, director Chris somebody whose life is so big and Moukarbel captures the artist hidden behind the outrageous vast.”

“With her life, it’s just like this costumes, revealing a woman unafraid to express her vulnerdaily whiplash which she’s expeabilities and exercise her agency.

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Director Vivian Qu (2nd R ) and actresses Zhou Meijun (2nd L), Peng Jing (L) and Shi Ke pose during the photocall for the movie “Angels Wear White” (Jia Nian Hua) at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 7, 2017.

“This is me with nothing,” Lady Gaga says in the film.

The Netflix documentary, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, follows Lady Gaga over an eight-month period leading up to her Super Bowl Halftime performance in February 2017.

It’s an intimate and often raw look at the real Lady Gaga, Stefani Joanne Germanotta, roughly a de-

cade after she exploded into the pop culture scene with her debut, “Just Dance”. Moukarbel said the film was a rare opportunity to shine a light on a story that people thought they were already familiar with, describing the singer as powerful, yet vulnerable.

He told audiences after the premiere that the biggest challenge to filming Gaga’s life was “how to narrow the scope when it’s about

riencing, as you saw, and I tried to capture that.”

The film depicts that “whiplash”, juxtaposing the public Lady Gaga with the personal Germanotta.

An interview with the New York Times about her new single “Joanne” is book-ended by a call from a dying friend, Sonja Durham, and an emotional visit to her grandmother, who listens to her new song about her aunt Joanne for the first time. (rtr)

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Rohingya refugees cross a stream to reach their temporary shelters at No Man’s Land between Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 9, 2017.

YANGON/SHAH PORIR DWIP ISLAND, Bangladesh - M yanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence-racked state of Rakhine, declaring simply that it did not negotiate with terrorists. Attacks by militants on police posts and an army base on Aug. 25 prompted a military counter-offensive that triggered an exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, adding to the hundreds of thousands already there from previous spasms of conflict.

According to the latest estimate

by U.N. workers in the Cox’s Bazar region of southern Bangladesh, about 294,000 - many of them sick or wounded - have arrived in just 15 days, putting huge strain on humanitarian agencies’ operations.

Thousands of Rohingya remaining in the north-western state of Rakhine have been left without shelter or food, and many are still trying to cross mountains, dense bush and rice fields to reach Bangladesh.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgent group declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, so that aid could reach these people. The impact of ARSA’s move is unclear, but it does not appear to have been

able to put up significant resistance against the military force unleashed in Rakhine state, where thousands of homes have been burned down and dozens of villages destroyed.

ARSA’s declaration drew no formal response from the military or the government of Buddhistmajority Myanmar. However, the spokesman for Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said on Twitter: “We have no policy to negotiate with terrorists.” Myanmar says its security forces are carrying out clearance operations to defend against ARSA, which the government has declared a terrorist organisation.

Human rights monitors and fleeing Rohingya say the army

and Rakhine Buddhist vigilantes have mounted a campaign of arson aimed at driving out the Rohingya, whose population is estimated at around 1.1 million. About a dozen Muslim villages were burned down on Friday and Saturday in the ethnically mixed Rathedaung region of Rakhine, two sources monitoring the situation said.

“Slowly, one after another, villages are being burnt down - I believe that Rohingyas are already wiped out completely from Rathedaung,” said one of the sources, Chris Lewa of the Arakan Project, a Rohingya monitoring group. It was unclear who torched the villages, and independent journalists are not allowed into the area.

LANDMINE ALLEGATIONS In Cox’s Bazar, Reuters journalists saw waves of Rohingya arriving on Sunday, and crowds of desperate people - mostly women and children - queuing for handouts of food and clothes. More than 300 people arrived on small boats and fishing trawlers on Shah Porir Dwip island, a short distance from the mouth of the Naf river that separates the two countries and flows out into the Bay of Bengal.

Many collapsed on the beach from motion sickness and dehydration.

Three Rohingya were killed by landmines on Saturday as they tried to cross from Myanmar, a Bangladeshi border guard said, and Amnesty International said there were two landmine incidents on Sunday, including a blast that blew off a man’s leg.

“All indications point to the Myanmar security forces deliberately targeting locations that Rohingya refugees use as crossing points,” Tirana Hassan, Amnesty international’s Crisis Response Director, said in a

statement. “This is a cruel and callous way of adding to the misery of people fleeing a systematic campaign of persecution,” she said.

A Myanmar military source told Reuters last week that landmines had been laid along the border in the 1990s to prevent trespassing and the military had since tried to remove them. But none had been planted recently. Dipayan Bhattacharyya, the World Food Programme’s spokesman in Bangladesh, said the latest estimate of new arrivals was 294,000 and there were discussions underway to revise up the prediction made last week that it would reach 300,000.

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Abundance of diversity in epic performance by Pancer Langiit for celebration of Bali Post’s 69th anniversary

Last night (Sep. 10), saw a fully packed house at the Denpasar Art Center’s Adicandra open stage, from where every single person present no doubt went home fully satisfied with the truly colossal 3.5 hour show. Indonesia is world renowned for its truly astonishing array of divers cultures, beliefs, customs and arts which are represented by Pancasila’s motto “Bhinekka Tungal Ika’ (Unity in diversity).

Although every island in the archipelago and each region of every island has its own unique and rich performing arts heritage, it is perhaps only in Bali that these could be represented with such shocking pageantry and yet remain deliciously palatable.

Bali’s Pancer Langit dance troupe put together a monumental performance in homage to Pancasila’s motto: Bhinekka Tungal Ika (unity in diversity) in celebration of Bali Post’s 69th anniversary and in recognition of Bali Post’s steadfast dedication to Pancasila over the years. The starling diversity of both the dances and other acts that made up this unforgettable evening was a most fitting expression of the contribution that Bali Post has made to this great nation over the years.

A brief though vivacious gamelan music piece opened the great event followed by the Balinese dancers who combined traditional choreography with distinctly contemporary dance moves. The honoured guests then took to the stage inviting the audience to chant in unison: “I am Indonesia, I am Pancasila, we are all family”. The audience responded with subdued enthusiasm but everyone’s fist was in the air. Governor of Bali, Mangku Pastika gave a short speech congratulating Bali Post and thanking them for their contribution to the media landscape.

The bondres (traditional Balinese comedy troupe), then took to the stage where they remained, accompanying the audience through the journey that this evening was to be. In typical bondres fashion they fumbled around making silly though cutting jokes about media in general and power in particular and continued in this line of social commentary when the “king of Bali”, joined them onstage making fun of the powerful but also demonstrating his own power. After two Barong opened the journey and Goddess Saraswati in

full regalia descended to sing her blessings for the arts, the three buffoons set off on a journey across Indonesia on the king’s behalf to invite dancers from all over the archipelago to come and perform in Bali.

Starting in East Java with the mystical Kuda Lumping dance and accompanying whip-yielding shamans, moving onto to Ponorogo’s equally mystically charged Reog dance, then onto West Java’s Japongan dance, the Balinese buffoons introduced and explained each dance and then scrambled after the dancers to give them their invitations. This continued through Sumatera, Kalimantan and finally to Papua with dances from each region being performed one after another with impressive skill and vitality, elaborate costumes and props and with modern stage lighting that created a somewhat surreal experience.

For most people this would have already been a more than satisfying show, but the night was still young.

After their ‘return’ to Bali, the three bondres actors were greeted with a performance by a local pop legend who sang and bantered with the young men before they reported back to the king who then presented them with a gift of thanks for their efforts.

From the very heavens the king had summoned three nymphs for the young men. The three ‘nymphs’ it turned out were aged European ladies who the young men promptly refused. The ladies (who have their own bondres troupe), would not be refuted so easily. Hilarious antics followed in which the ladies demonstrated their mastery of Indonesian, Balinese and the ancient court language of Kawi and a brief Balinese dance. One of the ladies even threatened to use the very language of the gods before launching into a local pop song. The ladies finally decided that they would be better off back in paradise and promptly returned from where they had come.

Before the young men knew what to do, the gates of heaven opened again and a beautiful Balinese singer descended dressed in Diva attire serenaded the audience. Two more equally beautiful and talented divas took turns sharing their songs. After a few moments of determining which lady would be suited to which of the bondres actors, balanced had been restored.

A younger Balinese pop star then joined the ladies onstage

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to sing a a moving song about his love for Indonesia. His heartfelt voice might have brought tears to the eyes of the audience were he not interrupted after each line of his song by the bondres guys and the king translating his words into English, Balinese, Japanese and grunts. His song nonetheless managed to move the audience who cheered with great applause.

The journey was however not over yet. Another pop band took to the stage along with four deities who paraded around in the background as the young men performed. Then there was some more comedy which one might have thought was bringing the whole show to a close, but this was not so.

First the two Barong return to the stage, only this time they were soon accompanied by about fifty other dancers holding giant wooden cow bells with Barong heads who all danced a traditional west Balinese dance that was both highly rhythmic and visually mesmerizing. Suddenly we were transported again but this time from the world of pop stars, glamour and young love to an ancient ritual that called us out of this time and place to a space beyond time and place. The entire cast of the evening then joined the Barong crew on stage as pyrotechnics were set ablaze and the whole stage moved back and forth in unison. Believe it or not, this was not the finale.

Since it was established 69 years ago, Bali Post has seen its ups and downs and as any media outlet has ventured into the grey areas of the socio-political arena. Most however would agree that this celebratory performance represented the dedication and perseverance that this Balinese newspaper has shown for their commitment to serving as a voice for the people of Bali as part of the great nation of Indonesia.

After the pyrotechnics were done and the Barong has been encircled several times, the other dancers left the stage to make room for the gamelan players to backup the full Barong troupe and as the giant dance troupe resumed its ranks and the pulsating rhythm reached a crescendo, what some might call raindrops started to fall gently from the sky as if the gods themselves wanted to show that they approved and gave their blessing with a brief sprinkle as Balinese priests do to mark the closing of prayers and ceremonies. As the show ended, so did the light rain and the satiated gathering dispersed into the night. (kmb)

Exciting Activities & Prizes To Be Won!

In the centre of sunny Jimbaran, you’ll find one of Bali’s most exclusive shopping experience yet. Sereh Gourmet Supermarket is not only Bali’s hub for everything fresh, delicious, imported and healthy; the supermarket’s beautifully designed

location is a hotbed for some of the areas most sought-after and exciting activities yet!

On the 28th of September, Sereh Gourmet Supermarket will be celebrating its 1st year anniversary.

To commemorate this significant

EVERY MONDAY Movie Monday19:00-21:00 Genius Cafe- Home to the entrepreneur Beach CLub Mertasari Beach (Next to Mercure), Sanur EVERY TUESDAY Ecstatic contact dance: Transformative journey Paradiso Ubud, Jalan Goutama Selatan, Ubud 100k includes dinner EVERY WEDNESDAY DEep Dive Dance Guided improvised movement 19:00-21:00 Paradiso Ubud Jalan Goutama Selatan, Ubud 100k EVERY THURSDAY African Drums with Catur SAng Klang Wijaya 16:00-18:00 Experience the healing power of drumming, all levels welcome

BY DONATION SUNDAY MARKETS 10AM 1PM Sunday Market at Batu Jimbar Jl. Danau Tablingan , Sanur 10AM-4PM The Sands Beach Club and Restaurant Sunday MArket Jl. Danau Tamblingan, No 27, Sanur

9AM-2PM Samadi Sunday Market Jalan. Padang Linjong 39, Canggu, 9AM-2PM Wednesday and Sunday Ubud Organik Market Jl. Raya Pengosekan across from Zens Hotel Tebesaya, Ubud 12PM-10PM Sunday Food Festival & Bazaar Byrdhouse Beach Club, Sanur

 Founder : K.Nadha,  General Manager :Palgunadi Chief Editor: Gugiek Savindra  Editors:Agus Toni, Daniel Fajry, Mawa, Sueca, Sugiartha, Yudi Winanto Denpasar: Dira Arsana, Giriana Saputra, Subrata, Sumatika, Asmara Putra. Bangli: Suasrina, Buleleng: Dewa kusuma, Gianyar: Manik Astajaya, Karangasem: Budana, Klungkung: Dewa Farendra. Jakarta: Nikson, Hardianto, Ade Irawan. NTB: Agus Talino, Izzul Khairi, Raka Akriyani. Surabaya: Bambang Wilianto.  Office: Jalan Kepundung 67 A Denpasar 80232. Telephone (0361)225764, Facsimile: 227418, P.O.Box: 3010 Denpasar 80001. Bali Post Jakarta, Advertizing: Jl.Palmerah Barat 21F. Telp 021-5357602, Facsimile: 021-5357605 Jakarta Pusat. NTB: Jalam Bangau No. 15 Cakranegara Telp. (0370) 639543, Facsimile: (0370) 628257. Publisher: PT Bali Post

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Sereh Gourmet Supermarket 1st Anniversary

9:30AM-1PM Sunday Market @ Warung Sopa Jl. Sugriwas no36, Padang Tegal, Ubud

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10AM-6PM, Mercure,last sunday of every month, jl. ,Mertasari, Sanur, fashion food and and kids activities The Coffee Spot, Jalan Peigenet 888X,Seminyak, last Sunday of every month, garage sale clothing, books, and hand-made jewellery

milestone, the people behind Bali’s gourmet utopia would like to invite you to experience and indulge in myriad activities and exciting offerings that would thrill the whole family. Wholesome family fun awaits you and great prizes to be won! Come by and join in these various events, which will take place on various days within a period of 21 days: Salsa and Line Dancing

While Salsa and Line Dancing night takes place here every Saturday from 7.30pm, be sure to

be there and participate on these particular dates: 9th, 16th and 23rd September.

The most active customers with the most participation will stand a chance to win a fantastic prize by Sereh Gourmet Supermarket at its Grand Prize Giving Ceremony on the 30th of September 2017!

Burger and Hot Dog Race

Children from the age of 4 to 10 are invited to join in this fun and delicious friendly competition and parents are of course encouraged to come by to give encouragement!

This event will take place on the 23rd of September 2017, from 12.00 noon onwards. The winner will receive the grand prize at the Grand Prize Giving Ceremony on the 30th of September 2017!

Cooking Class With The Chef

Families and children aged from 4 - 10 are invited to a cooking class with the Chef on the 23rd of September from 3:00pm onwards.

Try your hand at making the most delicious local delicacy like the Nasi Goreng, Mie Goreng or the Gado-Gado.

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Sente landfill overloaded

Central govt does development at new location

No smartphones! Vintage mobile phone museum opens in Slovakia

DOBSINA - As new smartphones hit the market month in month out, one Slovak technology buff is offering visitors to his vintage cellphone museum a trip down memory lane - to when cellphones weighed more than today’s computers and most people couldn’t afford them.

Twenty-six year-old online marketing specialist Stefan Polgari from Slovakia began his collection more than two years ago when he bought a stock of old cellphones online. Today, his collection boasts some 1,500 models, or 3,500 pieces when counting duplicates.

The museum, which takes up two rooms in his house in the small eastern town of Dobsina, opened last year and is accessible by appointment.

The collection includes the Nokia 3310, which recently got a facelift and re-release, as well as a fully

functional, 20-year old, brick-like Siemens S4 model, which cost a whopping 23,000 Slovak koruna more than twice the average monthly wage in Slovakia when it came out.

“These are design and technology masterpieces that did not steal your time. There are no

phones younger than the first touchscreen models, definitely no smartphones,” said Mr Polgari.

“It’s hard to say which phone is most valuable to me, perhaps the Nokia 350i Star Wars edition,” said Mr Polgari - who uses an iPhone in his daily life. (rtr)

SEMARAPURA - Sente landfill at Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan, has been overloaded. Responding to this condition, the government of Klungkung district intensively looking for a solution. The steps taken do not only pursue the realization of waste disposal to regional landfill in Bangli district but also proposes the construction of new landfill to central government. This proposal is said to have received a response, and the process will start in 2018. This was conveyed by the Head of the Klungkung Environmental and Land Affairs Agency, Anak Agung Kirana, in a working meeting with Commission II of the Klungkung House of Representatives on Wednesday (Sep. 6).

Construction of the new landfill will be located at Glogor hamlet, Pikat, not far from the Sente landfill. The proposal was submitted through the ministry of public works and housing (PU-PR). Previously, there was information related to workmanship and site inspection having been done. In terms of location, the land area and accessibility have met the requirements. “It has been surveyed. The area spreads across 1.5 hectares and the land is owned by district government.

Position and road access also support,” he explained.

Selection of Dawan subdistrict, especially Pikat village, as the location is inseparable from the Regional Spatial Plan. The cost of this project is fully handled by central government. It will apply a sanitary landfill system. “So far, we do not know about the budget. It is fully handled by central government, while district government only prepares the land,” said Kirana.

Furthermore, he added that this project has been disseminated but just targeted community leaders.

He claimed it got positive response.

“If worked on next year, we can dispose of garbage there in 2019.

Methane gas generated by the

waste will also be utilized as at Sente landfill,” he explained.

Before it can be realized, the district government still pursues the realization of regional landfill in Bangli district. Based on information, it is just waiting for the signing of the MoU. This measure is important to accelerate the handling of daily garbage where the garbage produced by urban areas reaches 15 trucks.

“Sente landfill has already overloaded. The garbage will be brought to regional landfill of Bangli. Hopefully, by the end of this year it will have run. We also continuously make other efforts to reduce the volume of garbage.

One of them is by processing it into briquettes,” he said.

In addition to landfill construction in Klungkung mainland, next year the government will also repair the Biaung and Jungutbatu landfill in Nusa Penida. These two projects will also be handled directly by the ministry of public works.

In the meantime, Chairman of Commission II of the Klungkung House of Representatives, I Komang Suantara, said the waste management must be maximized starting from household level even though there is a landfill construction plan. Besides, the implementation of Regional Regulation No. 7/2014 on waste management should also be fully implemented.

“Just take action against them (violators—Ed) whoever they are,” he asserted.

This Gerindra politician mentioned that the fleet availability also needs to get the attention from the district government.

There must be a need mapping. It is important to make the procurement proposals easier. “In terms budgetary side, we can support the procurement of the fleet,” he said accompanied by a member of the Commission, Anak Agung Gede Bagus. (kmb45)

Sente landfill at Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan.

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When the creativity of Pancer Langiit develops into other fields, such as creation of carnival costumes, the Balinese nuance is never left behind.

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Creativity based on Tri Murti concept

PANCER Langiit Bali is one of the art communities in Bali that intensively embraces and develops contemporary art especially in the field of dance. Though exploring contemporary ‘territories,’ the works of this art community initiated by A.A. Gede Agung Rahma Putra, still refer to the aesthetic strength inherited from the Balinese ancestors. In other words, the works of Pancer Langiit Bali do no uproot from Balinese art and culture.

When the creativity of Pancer Langiit develops into other fields, such as creation of carnival costumes, the Balinese nuance is never left behind. Instead, it is believed to be the source of strength and should be made into an identity so that creative works of Pancer Langiit are able to survive amidst the increasingly tight competition.

“In principle, we want to develop contemporary art coming with new life in the world of Balinese performing arts without having to leave the Balinese identity itself,” said Chief of the Pancer Langiit Foundation, AA Rahma Putra, when met at Bali Post amidst the rehearsal of the colossal performance entitled ‘Rainbow in the Land of Kertharaharja’ on Wednesday (Sep. 6).

According to this student of doctoral program at the ISI Surakarta, the creativity development of Pancer Langiit upholds the concept of Tri Murti (trinity).

In other words, it creates a work (Uttpeti), develops creativity (Stiti) and destroys again to make something new (Pralina). With this trinity concept, he hoped that creativity of his art community will not stagnate and always have the nuance of novelty so that it remains to have vitality to enlivened art performing stage in Bali, nationally and even internationally.

“In essence, we strive to create the works remaining based on the aesthetic power of Balinese art. Similarly, the idea of composition almost entirely covers the

cultural exploration and the tradition growing in Bali.

Other than in the realm of dance, when Pancer Langiit penetrated into the creation of carnival costumes, the Balinese identity remains to be preserved. Of course, the touch of creativity and style development is that of Pancer Langiit,” said Agung Rahma Putra.

Though being labeled with ‘contemporary art,’ the dancers coalesced into the Pancer Langiit are still required to strengthen the foundations of traditional art first before venturing into contemporary ‘territory.’

By that way, they will have a clear foundation on the artistry. Moreover, some dancers of the Pancer Langiit are also traditional dancers having got strong character.

“Here, we accommodate dozens of dancers ranging from kindergarten / elementary, junior high to high school / vocational school students that intensively practice to pursue contemporary arts. However, they also continue to be given basic training on traditional dance arts. They are obliged to master traditional dances because our community is also often invited to display traditional arts including for devotional services (ngayah) at temples,” said Agung Rahma Putra.

According to him, his party is very lucky to be given the opportunity to appear in the arena of the 69th anniversary of Bali Post at Ardha Candra Open stage of Bali Art Center on Saturday (Sep. 9). Moreover, the concept of performance is carrying the spirit of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) that is certainly a very contextual theme to be echoed today.

“Through this art presentation, Pancer Langiit wants to be actively involved in establishing the diversity so that as component of the nation we do not get scattered due to differences among us. Instead, all the differences will compose a park named ‘Indonesia’ looking more beautiful due to being composed by multi beautiful colors. Contemplation on the importance of respecting to differences becomes our focus through this performance,” he asserted. (ian)

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Comedian Cedil presents diversity of dialects in Indonesia

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GIANYAR - Cedil is one of Bali’s comedians whose career has extends to the national level. Drawing ont the diversity of dialects in this archipelago, Ketut Suanda AKA Cedil has manages to convey messages about diversity through comedy.

When met at his residence at Batubulan village, Sukawati, on Friday (Sep. 8), Ketut Suanda, admitted that translating the material of his comedy routines from Balinese into Indonesian is difficult. So instead when he performs outside of Bali, he uses local dalects to convey his material. “For instance, I can imitating the dialects from Madura to Papua, effectively enough to attract the attention fo the audience”, he said.

Cedil explained that while attending Saraswati Junior High School in Denpasar, he had friends from all over Indonesia from whom he learned many dialects. “ I never thought that these friendships would have such a benefit” he said.

Using the local languages of the places that he visits, he said is a real advantage in terms of delivering the material and have the audience understand his jokes. “When attending a lecture, I realized the

benefit of having friends from all over Indonesia” he said.

Dialect are just one of the many differences that make up the wealth of Indonesia that works well in comedy. The diversity of tribes and languages can also be interesting material. “ Indonesia consists of approximately 700 tribes, and more than 1,100 languages. If we establish them into a single entity, the archipelago of the NKRI will become beautiful”, he said.

Currently, he is also keen to convey moral messages about maintaining unity amid the diversity through comedy. However, he emphasized that featuring diversity in a comedy act must done in a way that pays attention to ethics in order to avoid undesirable things.

“I also want to do something that can strengthen the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) against the radical forces wishing to disintegrate the nation”, he said. (kmb35)

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak looks on during the 60th Merdeka Day (Independence Day) celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 31, 2017.

Accused of annoying accommodation owner

Pig farmers reported to government of Gianyar

GIANYAR - Pig farmers Wayan Cekug and Wayan Suteja from Silakarang hamlet, Singapadu, Sukawati are not lucky. Since

their livestock waste is considered disturbing, the owner of a nearby accommodation reported the stench to the district Govenrment of Gian-

The meeting held to discuss pig farmers

yar. As a follow-up to this report, a meeting was held at the office of the Gianyar Environment Agency (DLH) on Friday (Sep. 8).As a fo

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Head of the DLH Gianyar, Wayan Kujus Pawitra, said that he followed up the report about the environmental pollution by summoning the two pig farmers. “Due to the complaints about environmental pollution, we are obliged to follow up”, he said.

Owner of Ubud Corner 88 Villa, Lisa Carolina Ligianto, said that she complained about pig farmers due to the environmental pollution they were causing. According to her, it is related to air pollution, in the form of an unpleasant smell wafting into the villas. “Moreover, when doing yoga and meditation, the air pollution is very disturbing”, she said.

It is also very noisy, she said, especially when pigs are being fed. “The noise is very annoying and yoga and meditation require tranquility”, she said.

Pig farmer Wayan Cekug has responded by saying that before makign the pig pens, he has notified the local village apparatus and he denied accusations of flushing pig manure into the river. According to his testimony is waste is disposed of at the landfill and that sewage is drained into a septic tank. “I never

dispose of sewage in the river’, he explained.

Pig farmer and supporting devotee (pengempon) of Tirta Empul Temple, Wayan Suardana, said that he had approached the villa owner before building his pig pen, but he was ignored. He continued that in the meeting it was agreed that there would be a prohibition on the construction of breeding farms that result in air, water and noise pollution. “The radius of construction is 100 meters from Tirta Empul temple”, he explained Representatives from Gianyar Municipal Police, I Gusti Ngurah Alit Arimbawa, said that his agency will conduct a educaiotn campaign.

He requested that breeders coordination with adjacent residents.

As an initial stage, his agency will make a site inspection. The results will be shared with relevant agencies. “We are striving for nonjudicial action first”, he said.

Then, representatives of the Gianyar police requested that both parties try to settle the problem by deliberation. “We expect them use mediation, rather than seek legal action” he added. (kmb35)

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With Trump meeting, Malaysia’s PM seeks to put 1MDB scandal behind him

KUALA LUMPUR - In a room packed with Malaysian civil servants, foreign ministry secretary general Ramlan Ibrahim raised his right hand as he read out an anti-corruption pledge.

He was among thousands of state officials nationwide to take such an oath in the past several weeks, part of an anti-graft campaign called by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

“The citizens are becoming more informed … they ask for public service which is more efficient, transparent and fair,” Ramlan said after the event in Putrajaya, the administrative capital.

The campaign comes as Najib prepares to meet President Donald Trump in the United States this week, where the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are pursuing investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund the prime minister oversaw.

Najib must also call a general election by mid-2018 although some commentators have suggested he could do so this year itself.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested dozens of top officials under the anti-graft campaign, including officers at national oil company Petronas and state-controlled palm oil firm Felda. More than 600 arrests were made just this year, MACC data showed.

The actions are unusual in the Southeast Asian country, where corruption is seen as widespread.

Four out of five Malaysians aged 18-35 cited corruption as the most serious issue facing the country, according to a survey released last month by the Global Shapers Community, a programme under the World Economic Forum.

But critics say the campaign ignores the elephant in the room: 1MDB. The state fund is being investigated in at least six countries

for money-laundering and misappropriation of funds, including an alleged $681 million transfer into the prime minister’s personal account.

Malaysia’s attorney-general closed the 1MDB probe in January 2016, and cleared Najib of any wrongdoing.

The U.S. Justice Department has sought to seize about $1.7 billion in assets allegedly bought with stolen 1MDB funds. Its lawsuits say those involved included Najib’s step-son Riza Aziz and his close associate Jho Low. In court filings last Tuesday, the FBI, which is conducting a criminal investigation, alleged that potential witnesses in the case fear for their safety and need protection.

But investigations into 1MDB in Malaysia appear to have shut down.

MACC had “a roomful” of files on 1MDB, a former MACC official told Reuters, but the commission could not pursue it once Malaysia’s attorney-general declared the case closed. (rtr)

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear scientists and technicians who steered the country’s sixth and largest nuclear test a week ago, its official news agency said on Sunday.

The United States and its allies had been bracing for another longrange missile launch in time for the 69th anniversary of North Korea’s founding on Saturday, but no fresh provocations were spotted while the North held numerous events to mark the holiday.

Throughout last week, South Korean officials had warned the North could launch another intercontinental ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. sanctions and amid an escalating standoff with the United States.

Washington told the U.N. Security Council on Friday to call a meeting on Monday to vote on a draft resolution establishing additional sanctions on North Korea for its missile and nuclear programme.

Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said it was vital to put pressure on North Korea through additional sactions, including blocking or slowing its fuel supplies.

“If we put firm pressure on North Korea such that it realises it cannot develop missiles, it will accept dialogue and we can progress with diplomatic efforts,” Onodera told public broadcaster NHK on Sunday.

“Unless we firmly apply pressure, North Korea will not change its direction.”

KCNA said Kim threw a banquet to laud the nuclear scientists and other top military and party officials who contributed to the nuclear bomb test last Sunday, topped with an art performance and a photo session with the leader himself.

KCNA did not specify when the banquet had been held, but analysts said it had likely been on Saturday.

Photos released on Sunday by KCNA showed the young leader breaking into a broad smile at the People’s Theatre with two prominent scientists: Ri Hong Sop, head of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Institute, and Hong Sung Mu, deputy director of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea’s munitions industry department.

Ri and Hong have played vital roles in the North’s nuclear programme, appearing at close distance to Kim during field inspections and weapons tests, including the latest nuclear test. Ri is a former director of Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre, North Korea’s main nuclear facility north of Pyongyang, where Hong also worked as a chief engineer.

North Korea had said the latest test was an advanced hydrogen bomb.

There was no independent confirmation but some Western experts said there was enough strong evidence to suggest the reclusive state has either developed a hydrogen bomb or was getting very close.

KCNA said on Sunday the scientists and technicians “brought the great auspicious event of the national history, an extra-large event through the perfect success in the test of Hbomb”. Kim praised the developers in his own remarks as “taking the lead” in attaining the “final goal of completing the state nuclear force” in line with his parallel pursuit of nuclear and economic development.

“The recent test of the H-bomb is the great victory won by the Korean people at the cost of their blood while tightening their belts in the arduous period,” Kim was quoted as saying. (rtr)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 10, 2017.

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BUSINESS per from a committee of top officials from the finance ministries of EU member states.

It also said the Europeans were concerned by the Trump administration’s spending plans, saying that because “public debt is already on a path that is not sustainable” this policy contained “short-term risks for the global economy”. It said lenders had recently avoided the United States.

“The decline in international investments is a possible vulnerability,” Der Spiegel cited the paper as saying of the United States. It also said plans to reform taxes in a way that would especially reduce the burden on top earners would “exacerbate the challenges the U.S. economy faces rather than alleviate them”.

Trump has listed his broad principles for

tax reform as simplifying the U.S. tax code and providing tax relief to middle-class Americans, ideas he has been talking about since his 2016 presidential campaign.

The European Commission declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

A spokesman for the Estonian Presidency said he was unaware of any paper singling out Trump.(rtr)

Inflation targets still proving elusive

LONDON - Bank of England rate setters won’t shock markets with any policy moves when they meet next week as a struggling economy and Brexit fears offset any concerns over inflation sailing well above target. Britain’s economy initially withstood the shock of last year’s decision to quit the European Union but slowed sharply in early 2017 and is expected to grow by just 0.3 percent this quarter, half the rate of the euro zone.

That poses a challenge for the central bank as, rather than targeting growth, its main remit is to keep inflation -- currently running at 2.6 percent -- at 2 percent. “We expect the Bank of England to leave monetary policy unchanged, given the subdued growth story and ongoing Brexit uncertainty,” said James Knightley at ING. “Nonetheless, there are going to be members who continue to vote for a rate hike, given that consumer price inflation is likely to move higher once again.”

At the last meeting two members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to increase rock-bottom interest rates, but none of their seven colleagues are expected to join them on Thursday in calling for higher borrowing costs.

“Our own view is that rates won’t rise this year or next. But that doesn’t mean the rollercoaster ride for expectations is over,” said Liz Martins at HSBC. “An unexpectedly hawkish tilt from the MPC in September could mean a kneejerk reaction which pushes sterling and rates higher -- if only temporarily.”

The risk of a “bumpy Brexit” does not mean the Bank should keep interest rates at their record low, MPC member Michael Saunders said last week, as the central bank

An aerial view shows cars in parking lot in Minsk, Belarus September 9, 2017. how to proceed with the Bank’s massive stimulus programme in 2018. ECB President Mario Draghi said the euro’s exchange rate is “very important” and needs careful monitoring.

His cautious comments raise the chances the ECB will opt to phase out its 2.3 trillion euro bond buying scheme only very slowly next year, despite solid economic growth. “The current economic conditions warrant a slightly less accommodative monetary policy in the near future, provided the euro or any other disturbing element do not derail the euro zone’s recovery,” said Louis Harreau at

Credit Agricole.

In the United States, the Federal Reserve has already started on a tightening cycle but appears to be getting more dovish in the face of weak economic data. Recent comments from Fed policymakers show a split on the outlook for inflation and how that will play out for future interest rate increases so August price data due on Thursday should give markets more of a steer.

The Swiss National Bank also meets on Thursday but is unlikely to move, with political tensions and low inflation keeping their hands tied. Switzerland’s franc is

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susceptible to appreciation during periods of increased geopolitical tension and the potential for conflict in the Korean peninsula will weigh on minds.

North Korea has stepped up the development of weapons in defiance of U.N. sanctions and tested several missiles this year, including one that flew over Japan.

Pyongyang conducted its sixth and biggest nuclear test on Sept. 3.

A survey on Friday showed most South Koreans doubt North Korea will start a war, although President Donald Trump again highlighted the possibility of a U.S. military response.(rtr)

Used to enjoying duck menus?

Once upon a time, try to taste luscious duck menu served in local rich spices.

This is indeed a traditional menu, but when processed modernly it feels very tasty and delicious. Spiced duck menu also offers distinctive taste, so that it is in great demand among the communities including domestic and foreign tourists. This spiced duck becomes prominent menu of Bebek Sungai Ubud Restaurant located on Jalan Raya Campuhan 888, Ubud.

This duck menu is really tasty, as if the bone was also nice to be chewed. The meat does not feel fishy ??because it is a genuine Balinese duck. Moreover, it is processed with selected spices cultivated by farmers at villages in mountainous area. Similarly, the process applies the original Balinese-style cooking methods.

In the preparation, it does not use artificial seasonings. When ordering, it will not be too long prepared because it is handled by professional

chef. A package of spiced duck has included rice, organic flavored vegetables, crackers and three types of chili. Its preparation process does not take too long, so consumers do not get bored to wait.

The duck menu in Bali is very special because it is usually served to a saint, like sulinggih (Brahmin priest). It is also an offering to God Almighty equipped with sacred banten oblations. In Bebek Sungai Ubud Restaurant, this original Balinese food makes the ambience cool because the menu and all the facilities are still natural. This restaurant offers the concept of the original Balinese arrangement. There are crops, such as padi sigih (rice stalk), conical hat, coconut, pestle and mortar used to pound rice supporting the atmosphere. There is a river concept characterized with the presence of rocks, water and others. Other menus are roasted duck, favorite Bebek Sungai and crispy duck. (kmb)

In August 2017, there was an increase in the number of foreign tourist visit to Alas Kedaton tourist attraction. In the previous month, the average number of foreign tourist visit amounted to 100 people, while from August it increased to 200 people per day. “Probably, it is the result of our continued promotion to tourist objects in Bali,” said Chairman of the Management Board, I Wayan Semadi.

According to Semadi, the increasing number of foreign tourist arrivals started in early August 2017. Thus, the number of foreign tourist visit exceeds domestic tourists with the composition of 60 percent of foreign tourists and 40 percent of domestic tourists. Foreign tourists are dominated by those from India and China.

Meanwhile, the average of tourists from Europe and Australia remain the same as before.

Meanwhile, domestic tourists are dominated by those from the cities of Java Island mostly consisting of employees of companies traveling in groups. There are also from others cities in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

“Domestic tourist is dominated

by company employees, while on holidays they mostly consist of pupils and college students,” said Semadi.

The increase in foreign tourist visits, explained Semadi, cannot be separated from the efforts of continuous promotion and establishment of cooperation with tour guides. “We conduct promotions and even cooperate with tour guides to take their guests to Alas Kedaton. Surely, it is also accompanied by the arrangement of the object area. We also visit the objects in Bali, including building communication with tour guides and travel agencies outside Bali,” he said.

As a new management, Semadi and his colleagues are continuously doing the arrangement, other than carrying out promotion. Tourist attractions, especially the culturerelated ones continue to be implemented, so that the Alas Kedaton has always been an attractive tourist destination. “In addition to monkeys, Alas Kedaton also has flying fox, local forest and the Khayangan Kedaton Temple rich in historical relics becoming an attraction,” concluded Semadi. (kmb)

Legend, teacher, Tourist Visit to Alas Kedaton Increases master painter and friend Nyoman Gunarsa gone but not forgotten IBP/kmb

One of Bali’s greatest artists passed away yesterday just before noon, leaving family friends, fellow artists art lovers and others grieving the loss of this pioneering painter and lover of life Nyoman Gunarsa who died from a stroke at age 70.

risked being rushed into sharper rate hikes in future, potentially hurting growth.

Inflation broke through target earlier this year, largely because sterling’s plunge in value since Britons voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 has pushed up import prices. Policymakers at the European Central Bank are facing the opposite problem -- they are struggling to get inflation up to their 2 percent target ceiling as a strengthening euro has kept price rises in check.

They left their own ultra-easy monetary policy alone on Thursday but will decide next month

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EU criticises Trump’s economic policy - report

BERLIN - The European Union’s economic and financial committee has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policy and is worried that his efforts to boost protectionism pose a threat to the global economy, a German magazine reported on Saturday. “The effects of that could be much more damaging than had been thought until now,” Der Spiegel said, citing an internal pa-

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Graduate of Yogyakrata ASRI school of art, Gunarsa started his career painting in the realist style but soon found greater artistic expression with abstract expressionism in the 1950’s paving the way for many artists who look to this great artist for inspiration.

Gunarsa has exhibited all over the world and is one of the few Balinese artists to have his works sold in major auction houses. Though firmly rooted in themes related to Balinese arts and customs such as dance and shadow puppets, Nyoman Gunarsa has a most distinct style which he said was based on expressing rhythm through lines and colours. His love for life and culture and his kind disposition can be seen in his works which span many decades.

Museum Nyoman Gunarsa was founded in 1990 and is a testament to Nyoman Gunarsa deep appreciation for Indonesian art and traditions. Last month President Jokowi visited this museum and was gifted a portrait of himself drinking jamu.

The last painting that Gunarsa

worked on was a depiction of all of Indonesia’ presidents sitting together playing gamelan for a puppet show for which Jokowi serves as puppet master. As a sign of his appreciation for all of Gunarsa’s contribution to the Indonesian art world, Indonesia’s current president promised to make sure that this museum would be well preserved.

In the brief time that has elapsed since the death of master painters Nyoman Gunarsa, there has already been a great outpouring of appreciation for this great man and regret about his passing.

Comments circulating on social media sites include things like : “Om Nyoman Gunarsa , I will miss the twinkling in your eyes and your jokes and laughter. Rest in Peace, Om” (Buratwangi Wianta), “ Rest in peace Mr. Nyoman Gunarsa, may you be in the best place and may your art works always be remembered for the impact they have had on the history of art” (Made Gunawan), “My condolences, a true artist and kind man, be well Mr. Ny-

oman Gunarsa”, (Hariyono), “Rest in peace Mr. Nyoman Gunarsa, you are the pride of Klungkung, may you be well accompanied, be well great Maestro”, (Mirah Purnama Dewi), “To all art lovers, to all those who studied under Mr. Gunarsa whether spiritually or directly, let us fortify our hearts against grief at this time” (Bakti Wiyasa), “A great master has just gone home to eternity. Rest in Peace Nyoman Gunarsa”,(Putu Bonuz Sudiana), “My deepest condolences, I can hardly believe our kind, charismatic and unforgettable teacher has left us all, huhuhuh, be well Pak Nyoaman Gunarsa, WIth much respect, your student.

(Ade Koesnowibowo), “We are very much grieving the loss of this teacher of painting who was very inspiring and motivating for the younger artists. May you be well received, Rest in peace”, (Agung Suryahadi), “Have a good journey Mr. Nyoman Gunarsa, Bali has lost a majorr artist and legend. May you rest in peace”,(Made Wirandana). (kmb)

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Flying into the eye of Hurricane Irma with US ‘Hurricane Hunters’

THE EYE OF HURRICANE IRMA - The sky darkened, lightning flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded.

Piloting the four-engine, WC-130J aircraft was Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jim Hitterman, who over the past 22 years has flown into 40 to 50 hurricanes.

Every storm is different but he likens the experience to driving through a car wash - with one big difference.

“As you’re driving through that car wash, a bunch of gorillas start jumping on top of your car,” Hitterman said, adding that sometimes shaking gets so bad, he cannot see his instruments.

On Friday and Saturday, Reuters accompanied the Air Force Reserves’ “Hurricane Hunters,” whose hard-won data taken directly from the center of storms like Hurricane Irma are critical to U.S. forecasts that save lives.

Experts say U.S. satellite data simply cannot do the job.

“We can estimate by satellite what the strength and size of a hurricane is. But only if you go into the hurricane can you really get an accurate measure of its exact center location, the structure, the maximum winds,” said Rick Knabb, a hurricane expert at the Weather Channel and a former director the National Hurricane Center.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s “Hurricane Hunters” are based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Its members trace the origin of hurricane hunting to a 1943 barroom dare by two then-Army Air Corps pilots to fly through a hurricane off Texas.

Today, the missions are carried out largely by Air Force reservists who, after a few days or weeks of chasing storms, return to their jobs in the civilian world.

Hitterman, 49, flies for Delta Airlines most of the time and, as a hobby, races motorcycles.

The flight meteorologist, Major Nicole Mitchell, is an experienced television news meteorologist and mother of an eight-month-old baby boy. She normally lives in Minnesota.

The way Mitchell sees it, the more accurate her data is, the more accurate the forecasts can be that tell U.S. citizens whether to evacuate their homes as Irma or other storms advance.

“It’s a fact that we make a difference,” she said.

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Mitchell’s plane would make four passes in total through Irma’s eye during that mission, some entries and exits more turbulent than others. Its final pass came on Saturday, as Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba’s northern coast.

Irma’s interaction with Cuba’s terrain weakened the storm from a Category 5 to a Category 4 hurricane but U.S. National Hurricane Center warned the storm was anticipated to strengthen again.

Irma was expected to hit Florida on Sunday morning, bringing massive damage from wind and flooding to America’s fourth-largest state by population. Millions of Florida residents have been ordered to evacuate.

Despite the severity of storms like Irma and the undeniable danger on the ground, these U.S. flights into hurricanes have an incredible safety record - not one aircraft has been lost in more than four decades. The last time was in 1974.

But they are not without risk. Some six hurricane or typhoon hunting aircraft have been lost in total, costing 53 lives, according to the Weather Underground website.

Jeff Masters, director of meteorology of The Weather Underground, recalled an extremely close call during a flight into Hurricane Hugo in 1989 organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which also fields its own turbo-prop aircraft.

The pilot lost control of the aircraft, one of the engines caught on fire, and the aircraft descended rapidly, all because satellite data had given his crew the sense they were flying into a Category 3 storm. It turned out to be a Category 5.

They were flying much too low for a storm that potent.

“We went in at 1,500 feet, which is a no-no in a Category 5 and we got clobbered,” recounted Masters. The pilot was able to recover control after entering Hugo’s eye.

On the mission into Irma, jolts of turbulence also shook the equipment in the cabin as it neared the eye of the hurricane. Emergency parachutes swayed.

But then, suddenly, everything in the plane settled down.

It was safe enough to take off seat belts. The flying was smooth.

Inside the eye, the sky opened up. The dark “eyewall” - the surrounding ring of clouds - could be seen outside the cockpit window. (rtr)

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Anti-graft body ready to face Novanto`s pretrial suit

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Women hug while standing next to a destroyed house after an earthquake struck the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Union Hidalgo, Mexico September 9, 2017.

Funerals crowd cemetery of dead from massive Mexico quake

JUCHITAN - Anguished mourners lined the streets of the southern Mexican city devastated by the most powerful earthquake to strike the country in 85 years, coffins raised on their shoulders as they advanced slowly to a crowded cemetery on Saturday.

More than half of the 65 known victims of Thursday night’s 8.1 magnitude quake died in Juchitan, a picturesque, historic city near the coast where more than 5,000 homes were destroyed and many more left without running water or electricity.

In the Eighth Section neighborhood, a working-class area where nearly every home was damaged, a loud drum and horn band played traditional music before the funeral of one of the 37 dead so far recovered from the wreckage of the somber city.

The piercing blasts of the burly horn section at times were drowned out by the plaintive wailing of mourners for Maximo Zuniga, a little boy whose distraught relatives said was fond of his spiky black hair and bright red tennis shoes.

The three-year-old boy was asleep when the force of the quake brought his brick bedroom walls crumbling down on top of him, his mother and an older brother. The boy died shortly after he was pulled from the rubble; the other two survived.

“I could barely see a little bit of his

hair peeking out and his forehead,” said neighbor Alejandro Sanchez, who was the first to come to the stricken family’s aid. “There was a heavy wooden beam on top of all three of them and lots of dirt,” he added, as the dead boy’s uncle sobbed uncontrollably nearby.

The long, juddering tremor was felt some 500 miles (800 km) away in Mexico City and as far south as Honduras, but unlike the 8.0 magnitude quake in 1985 that killed thousands in the capital, outlying areas of Mexico were left relatively unscathed.

By contrast, much of the hot, muggy city of 100,000 near the Pacific coast looked as though it had been turned upside down.

Piles of rubble lay scattered across town, chunks of roofs littering the ground, and more than 300 locals were receiving care for injuries in area hospitals.

Many residents refused to stay indoors for fear that badly damaged structures might yet come tumbling down.

Neighbors of the Zuniga family handed out red tulips and others set off fireworks. Then the assembled crowd of about 200 mourners set out for the local cemetery, four men carrying the boy’s small white coffin draped in thin sheets of bright blue paper as the band led the procession. (rtr)

After insurgents’ truce...

tance to incredibly vulnerable people who have been forced to flee their homes and have arrived in Bangladesh with nothing,” he said. The International Crisis Group said in a report that the strife in Rakhine is causing more than a humanitarian crisis.

“It is also driving up the risks that the country’s five-year-old transition from military rule will stumble, that Rohingya communities will be radicalised, and that regional stability will be weakened,” it said. Aung San Suu Kyi has come under international pressure to halt the violence. Critics complain that Suu Kyi, who won a Nobel peace prize for championing democracy, has failed to speak out for a minority that has long complained of persecution. (rtr)

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A WC-130J Super Hercules from the Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron know as “Hurricane Hunters” is readied for take off from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi to fly into the eye of Hurricane Irma off the coast of southern Florida, U.S., September 8, 2017. Picture taken September 8, 2017.

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The government of Bangladesh is planning for an influx of up to 400,000, Additional Superintendent of Police for Cox’s Bazar Afruzul Haque Tutul told Reuters. The United Nations has appealed for aid funding of $77 million to cope with the emergency in southern Bangladesh.

The wave of hungry and traumatised refugees is “showing no signs of stopping”, the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Robert Watkins said in a statement late on Saturday.

“It is vital that aid agencies working in Cox’s Bazar have the resources they need to provide emergency assis-

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is ready to face a pretrial motion filed

by House of Representatives (DPR) Chairman Setya Novanto against its decision to name him a suspect in an ID-card graft case.

“The legal bureau has received a letter from the South Jakarta District Court, and the court hearing is scheduled to be held on Tuesday (Sept 12). Hence, we have received and read the application for the pretrial,” KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah noted here on Friday.

The court hearing will be led by judge Chepy Iskandar at the South Jakarta District Court, he revealed.

“We are still studying it. Of

course, we will face whatever he demands during the hearing, as in our view, everything has been clear from the legal standpoint,” he noted.

Spokesman for the district court Made Sutrisna said here on Sept 5 that Novanto had filed a pretrial suit with the court the day before.

The anti-graft body had named him a suspect in the ID-card graft case on July 17, 2017. He is accused of inflicting Rp2.3 trillion in losses to the state in connection with the Rp5.9 trillion project.

Diansyah said the KPK named Novanto a suspect in the case after conducting prosecution and investigation processes since 2014. (ant)

The beauty of coral reefs in the sea of Raja Ampat, West Papua.

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Protection of Indonesian coral reefs still needed

JAKARTA - Indonesia, which is home to some 10-25 percent of the worlds coral reefs, still needs to increase public awareness on protecting its coral reefs for the preservation of its marine ecosystem and fishery resources.

Ultimately, the livelihoods of millions of fishermen residing in the coastal areas depend on resources gathered from the reefs.

Indonesias coral reefs continue to bear the brunt of different human activities or natural causes, such as the rising temperature.

Hence, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has reminded various parties of the importance of protecting coral reefs in various regions, as it is vital to the preservation and sustainability of the nations marine ecosystem.

“Efforts to maintain the marine ecosystem should start from coral reefs,” Director General of Sea Spatial Management of the KKP Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi remarked in Jakarta on Friday (Sept 8).

To this end, he said, constantly improving the quality of coral reefs and seagrass beds in the Indonesian waters holds the same significance as ensuring the potential and preservation of fishery resources.

The KKPs Directorate General of Sea Space Management also emphasized the importance of creating large areas for coral reefs, so that they cannot be destroyed but be fully preserved.

Based on the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPIs) data, the latest measurement results through satellite mapping show that Indonesias coral reefs are spread across 25 thousand square kilometers, or some 10 percent of the worlds coral reefs.

According to the monitoring conducted by 1,064

observation stations in 108 locations in Indonesia, some 6.39 percent of the coral reefs at 68 sites are still in a very good condition; 23.4 percent at 249 places are in a good state; 35 percent in 373 spots, fairly good; and 35.15 percent at 374 sites are in a bad condition.

According to LIPIs analysis, the unfavorable conditions are due to bleaching as a result of the rising sea temperature triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Coral reefs are also damaged due to other human activities, such as transportation or fishing using trawls.

In some areas, environmentalists regretted the recurrence of coral reef destruction as had occurred in the Karimunjawa waters, Jepara District, in Central Java by coal barges.

Deputy of the Indonesia Coralreef Action Network Amiruddin stated during a meeting with Commission B of the Central Java Provincial Legislative Assembly in Semarang on Monday (Sept 9) that more than 1,660 square meters of coral reefs in the Karimunjawa waters were damaged by barge activities.

Meanwhile, environmentalist Gabriel Mahal reported alleged damage to coral reefs in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, caused by sea transportation or tourist transportation vessels.

Mahal said several vessels operating in Labuan Bajo are damaging the coral reefs and affecting the marine habitat.

Despite efforts being made to conserve resources, illegal activities detrimental to coral reefs still continue unabated. These activities are disadvantageous for fishermen.

The Peoples Coalition for Fishery Justice highlighted three key issues causing coral reef damage in Indonesia: illegal fish-catching equipment, coastal reclamation, and mining activities. (ant)

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Sprinter Kiryu offers Japan 2020 hopes by dipping under 10

TOKYO - Yoshihide Kiryu gave Japan’s burgeoning sprint reputation another hefty boost when he became only the second Asian-born athlete to run under 10 seconds for the 100 metres on Saturday.

Tirta Tawar Temple is believed can heal all sickness

GIANYAR - Do you want to experience a healing process without going to the doctor,come to Tirta Tawar Temple in Petulu Customary Village, Ubud, Gianyar.

Petulu customary village is not only famous for its egret tourist attraction, but also has a unique Tirta Tawar Temple. Local people believe the temple retains a lot of

history and mystery. The power to heal all diseases is commonly invoked here, so that its existence is still considered sacred by local community.

Two routes can be taken to arrive at the temple. Travelers can pass through Ubud or Petulu village.

The track leading to the temple is beautiful and the atmosphere is

cool. Thus, the road is often taken advantage by foreign travelers for trekking.

Chief of Petulu customary village, I Wayan Beneh, said the Tirta Tawar Temple had the power to heal illnesses, purificatory qualities to all impurities, grace of efficacy and procreation. Many people of local village, other regions in Bali and even from outside Bali were also often invoking a recovery here.

“People usually come to present oblation and then perform purificatory rite (melukat) in the shower of this temple,” he said.

Beneh said that tirta tawar consisted of two Balinese words, namely tirta and tawar. Tirta meant ‘water’ and tawar or penawar meant ‘a drug.’ In addition to cure all diseases, the temple was also serving as a bathing place of the deities usually taken advantage by people from three villages namely the Petulu, Kutuh and

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people were not allowed to commercialize or sell the holy water of Tirta Tawar Temple. In other words, people invoked the holy water and then processed it for sale either in the form of fruit salad, beverage or other food. “People who violate can experience bad luck or calamities,” he said.

Any people who wanted to enter the temple were obliged to put on Balinese customary attires, a worship-style clothing of the Hindu society. Then, people were forbidden to enter the temple in a cuntaka condition, such as there was a death of family members and the woman who is getting her period.

Making use of the water for washing was not allowed. When violating this tradition, people would be afflicted by disaster, accidents or illness. Piodalan or temple anniversary here fell once every six months on Buda Wage Klawu. (kmb)

“Even though I never said it, ever since I ran the 10.01 in high school, I wanted to be the first to do it. I don’t think I would have been able to do it if I didn’t believe it.”

Japan’s growing strength in sprinting is such that Kiryu failed to make team for the individual event at last month’s World Championships in London after finishing fourth in the trials.

With the Tokyo Olympics only three years away, Japan Association of Athletics Federations head of development Koji Ito said he thought Kiryu’s breakthrough could prove a watershed for the country’s sprinters.

“It was more about pride than technique, I felt,” said Ito, whose 1998 Japanese record of 10.00 seconds Kiryu bettered on Saturday.

“Only when you run a nine have you earned the right to talk about being able to compete on the world stage. I think we’re going to see more of them to come.”

Ryota Yamagata, another member of the relay team in Rio and London, also suggested Kiryu’s run would inspire his fellow Japanese sprinters. (rtr)

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Ubud customary village. “There is a sacred white huge eel believed as property guarding the temple,” he added.

This sacred area had a cave whose aura was good for meditation. In earlier times, when the illegal Toto was still in demand, many people were coming to beg number. Interestingly, most of them successfully won, so that it became a famous temple. “As a drug, any disease can be cured. When the water is weighed, it will be heavier than ordinary water,” said Beneh convincingly.

According to Beneh, there was a tradition that should be followed and not be violated. When taking a bath or melukat, people were not allowed to put on any clothes. In other words, they should be naked.

People were allowed to invoke holy water as much as they needed.

However, it should not be cooked.

Meanwhile, as the abstinence,

The 21-year-old, who won a 4x100m relay silver at the Rio Olympics and a bronze at the World Championships last month, ran 9.98 at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui to become the first Japanese to dip under the barrier.

“I’m thrilled to have done it in my last 100 race of the season,” Kiryu told the Kyodo news agency.

“I’d been stuck for four years and I managed to rewrite my own record at last.

“I’m on the starting block of the world now that I’ve run a nine. I’m so grateful to my coach and trainer.

It still hasn’t sunk in yet.”

China’s Su Bingtian was the first Asian-born athlete to run under 10 seconds when he clocked 9.99 in Oregon in May 2015, while the Asian record of 9.91 is owned

by Nigerian-born Qatari Femi Ogunode.

Kiryu ran a wind-assisted 9.87 as a teenager at the Texas relays in March 2015 but his previous best legal run was the 10.01 he ran as a schoolboy in 2013 and again last year.

“Everyone remembers the first person to do anything,” he added.

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Champions Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Jamie Murray of England hold trophy after defeating Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan and Michael Venus of New Zealand.

NEW YORK - Switzerland’s Martina Hingis and Britain’s Jamie Murray fought off a match point to defeat Chan Haoching and Michael Venus 6-1 4-6 (10-8) to claim the U.S. Open mixed doubles title on Saturday.

The top-seeded partnership, which won their first tournament together at Wimbledon in July, pushed their team record to an unblemished 10-0 with the win over the number three seed.

Hingis, a former world number one singles player who won the U.S. Open title 20 years ago, praised her partner, who is the brother of world number two Andy Murray.

“He’s a great partner to have. His wingspan as you saw at the end,” she said, referring to Murray’s reaching overhead smash that ended the tight super-tiebreaker to cap off the contest.

Murray said his younger brother, who withdrew from the tournament with a hip injury, congratulated him after the match.

“He texted me and said well done,” he told reporters.

It is Hingis’ second U.S. Open mixed doubles crown in three years and seventh mixed title overall.

Murray also won a mixed title at Wimbledon in 2007.

The tournament was the first for the partnership of Chan and Venus, who needed three sets to win all six of their matches leading up to the final. (rtr)

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Sp rt Messi treble stretches Barca lead over wasteful Real

BARCELONA - An insatiable Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona hammered Espanyol 5-0 in a local derby on Saturday to make it three wins from three and take full advantage after Liga champions Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Levante.

The Argentine was handed a slice of luck with his first goal, which should have been ruled out for offside, and then showed no mercy to Espanyol, moving on to five goals in three league games as record signing Ousmane Dembele came off the bench in the second half to make his Barca debut.

Late goals from Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez completed the thrashing, with Dembele grabbing an assist, laying on the pass for the Uruguayan’s goal.

Real, who were still missing talisman Cristiano Ronaldo through suspension, dropped points at home for the second game running as a misfiring Gareth Bale squandered a series of chances and Marcelo was sent off late on.

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid were held to a goalless draw away to Valencia as they missed the presence of suspended striker Antoine Griezmann, while Sevilla warmed up for their Champions League trip to Liverpool by beating Eibar 3-0.

At the Nou Camp Messi put Barca on their way to a routine victory over their struggling neighbours in the 26th minute with a trademark piece of close control in the area and bullet finish into the top corner, although he had received the ball in an offside position.

The Argentine struck next from close range, sliding in to meet a Jordi Alba cutback 10 minutes before half-time after the Spain left-back had bombed forward on the break.

Messi completed his treble midway through the second half by finishing off a sweeping team move, lashing home another pass from Alba from inside the area.

“Despite the result it wasn’t as easy as it looked.

They (Espanyol) always play hard in these games and we came through a difficult game on top,” said Barca coach Ernesto Valverde. “They fought very hard, but we have players like Messi, who scored three goals, and Suarez, who gave everything, just like the rest of the team.”

Espanyol have now lost on their last 10 visits to the Nou Camp and although they were grossly mismatched here they were still afforded a couple of chances, both falling to Pablo Piatti, who struck the post in the first half and narrowly missed the target with an attempted chip in the second.

three games played.

“This is something we didn’t want to happen. We have to learn from our errors and move on,” said Real goalscorer Vazquez.

“We lacked a bit of freshness to create chances. Levante closed up very well at the back and caused us problems.”

Levante goalkeeper Fernandez was in impressive form and his best save came from a low-struck effort from Marcelo, who in frustration rolled to the floor, kicking Levante’s Jefferson Lerma and earning a straight red card in the 89th minute.

B a l e missed a gilt-edged chance just before, while in injury time Toni Kroos came inches from a winner with an effort from the edge of the area which struck the outside of the far post. (rtr)

Red card for Liverpool’s Mane divides pundits

LONDON - Sadio Mane’s red card in the first half of Liverpool’s 5-0 defeat by Manchester City on Saturday divided observers and pundits even from the same family, with former Manchester United defenders Gary and Phil Neville disagreeing. Mane caught City goalkeeper Ederson on the jaw with a high foot as he chased a through ball. “Rubbish decision to send off Mane. Rubbish,” tweeted BBC football presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker. Gary Neville, who was in the commentary box for Sky Sports immediately criticised the referee. “Jon Moss, you have just ruined the game there. He didn’t need to give a red card. He could have given a yellow.

“I think he’s got it wrong. His eyes are on the ball, it’s ridiculous.

He wins that challenge, the goal is there for him.” Brother Phil disagreed, however, tweeting: “Red card for me -- good decision Jon Moss.” “Red card has spoilt this game -- but that’s not Jon Moss fault -- his position was fantastic to see the challenge and show red card,” he added later.

Gary Neville also found a dissenting voice in fellow Sky pundit Jamie Carragher. “He had his eyes on the ball but that doesn’t mean he isn’t endangering his opponent,” the former Liverpool defender said, referring to the law which reads “a tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent... must be sanctioned as serious foul play.” Unsurprisingly, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was aggrieved by the decision. “(The foot) was not that high,” he said. “The goalie came more in his (Mane’s) direction. In my opinion it was not a red card.” Klopp appeared to attract some sympathy from City manager Pep Guardiola, whose team suffered from red cards to Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling in their previous two games. “Mane didn’t see him, he was looking at the ball but the impact was huge,” Guardiola said.

“I didn’t speak about the decision when we had Kyle Walker sent off so I will not now.”

Senegal international Mane faces a three-match suspension from domestic games, although he will be available for Liverpool’s Champions League tie at home to Sevilla on Wednesday. “I hope and wish Ederson a quick recovery,” he posted on his official Facebook page.

“I am so sorry he was hurt during our accidental collision on the pitch and am sorry for him that he could not complete the match because of it. I pray he heals fast and is back playing very soon!”

That should be the case as the goalkeeper tweeted that he was fine. “Hi, everyone - I am well. What a fright! Thanks for all your messages of support,” he said.(rtr)

SHOCK LEAD

In Madrid, Ivan “Ivi” Lopez gave Levante a shock lead in the 12th minute, flicking the ball into the air over Dani Carvajal as he tried to control a long throwin and volleying into the near corner.

The Spanish forward came close to doubling the lead for the newly promoted side from a free kick which whistled past the near post, but Real levelled in the 36th minute when Lucas Vazquez tapped in from close range after Levante goalkeeper Raul Fernandez could only parry a header from Sergio Ramos.

Zinedine Zidane’s side have taken five points from their first three league games and are already four points behind Barcelona, their big rivals, with just

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Hazard needs time to get back to his best, says Conte Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has welcomed the return of Eden Hazard from injury during their Premier League win over Leicester City on Saturday but said the Belgian playmaker needs time to get back to 100 percent.

Hazard, who recovered from an ankle fracture sustained in June, played for the final 12 minutes as Chelsea ground out a 2-1 win with goals from striker Alvaro Morata and midfielder N’Golo Kante to go third in the table.

“This is good news for us,” Conte told the club’s website (www.chelseafc.com). “For sure he needs time to be 100 percent but for us his recovery is very important.”

Chelsea are back in Champions League action on Tuesday, where they face Azerbaijan’s Qarabag at Stamford Bridge and Conte said he would be patient with Hazard. “We all know very well the importance of this player for us,” the Italian manager said.

“Now we must have patience to give him the possibility to improve

his form, but I am pleased for him because after a bad injury it’s great to see him with us.”

Chelsea must continue to work on integrating new signings into the squad after winning three games in a row since their opening day defeat, Conte said.

“We must be satisfied... now we are trying to involve new players with the older players and this is a process. We need time. In football there is not a lot of time but we are working hard,” Conte said.

Apart from striker Morata, the club’s record signing from Real Madrid, new boys Antonio Rudiger, Davide Zappacosta and Tiemoue Bakayoko also featured against the Foxes.

“I think Baka is improving his physical condition. Also, he is starting to understand and adapt to our style of football,” Conte added.

“He has to improve with the ball because without the ball he is very strong. He is a young player and has good signs for us.” (rtr)

Allegri hails Dybala as Juve continue perfect start

MILAN - Juventus maintained their perfect start to the new Serie A campaign with a 3-0 home win over Chievo on Saturday capped by a superb individual goal from Paulo Dybala. The 23-year-old also set up Juve’s second goal for Gonzalo Higuain after he came on as a second-half substitute and his performance earned glowing praise from coach Massimiliano Allegri. “Dybala keeps getting better, both physically and technically, and he has all it takes to became the best in the world alongside Neymar when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo stop playing,” Allegri told reporters.

The Turin side have taken nine points from their opening three games as they chase a seventh successive title, although Allegri warned there was a long road ahead. “There are so many teams battling for the Scudetto that it will be really difficult and finely balanced,” he said.

The team known as the Flying Donkeys gave Juventus a helping hand when Perparim Hetemaj inadvertently headed Miralem Pjanic’s free kick into his own goal at the near post after 17 minutes.

New Juventus signings Wojciech Szczesny, Blaise Matuidi and Douglas Costa were given their first

starts as Allegri rotated his team ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League visit to Barcelona.

However, Juventus did not have it all their own way. Chievo’s Ivan Radovanovic forced a lastditch save from Szczesny with a fierce drive and the visitors also made a bright start to the second half until Dybala entered the fray. The Argentine quickly inspired the hosts as he combined with Pjanic to set up Gonzalo Higuain for the second in the 58th minute.

Dybala then provided the highlight of the match as he collected the ball near the edge of the penalty area, skipped past two defenders and slipped the ball through a forest of Chievo legs into the net.

Allegri pointed out that some of his international players returned only on Thursday from their World Cup qualifying matches, giving him little time to get his team ready. “We only had one day to prepare for the match and it was all a bit improvised, but the lads did really well in administering the match,” he said. The other game due to be played on Saturday, between Sampdoria and AS Roma, was postponed on Friday due to warnings of torrential rain in Genoa. (rtr)

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Sp rt Messi treble stretches Barca lead over wasteful Real

BARCELONA - An insatiable Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona hammered Espanyol 5-0 in a local derby on Saturday to make it three wins from three and take full advantage after Liga champions Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Levante.

The Argentine was handed a slice of luck with his first goal, which should have been ruled out for offside, and then showed no mercy to Espanyol, moving on to five goals in three league games as record signing Ousmane Dembele came off the bench in the second half to make his Barca debut.

Late goals from Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez completed the thrashing, with Dembele grabbing an assist, laying on the pass for the Uruguayan’s goal.

Real, who were still missing talisman Cristiano Ronaldo through suspension, dropped points at home for the second game running as a misfiring Gareth Bale squandered a series of chances and Marcelo was sent off late on.

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid were held to a goalless draw away to Valencia as they missed the presence of suspended striker Antoine Griezmann, while Sevilla warmed up for their Champions League trip to Liverpool by beating Eibar 3-0.

At the Nou Camp Messi put Barca on their way to a routine victory over their struggling neighbours in the 26th minute with a trademark piece of close control in the area and bullet finish into the top corner, although he had received the ball in an offside position.

The Argentine struck next from close range, sliding in to meet a Jordi Alba cutback 10 minutes before half-time after the Spain left-back had bombed forward on the break.

Messi completed his treble midway through the second half by finishing off a sweeping team move, lashing home another pass from Alba from inside the area.

“Despite the result it wasn’t as easy as it looked.

They (Espanyol) always play hard in these games and we came through a difficult game on top,” said Barca coach Ernesto Valverde. “They fought very hard, but we have players like Messi, who scored three goals, and Suarez, who gave everything, just like the rest of the team.”

Espanyol have now lost on their last 10 visits to the Nou Camp and although they were grossly mismatched here they were still afforded a couple of chances, both falling to Pablo Piatti, who struck the post in the first half and narrowly missed the target with an attempted chip in the second.

three games played.

“This is something we didn’t want to happen. We have to learn from our errors and move on,” said Real goalscorer Vazquez.

“We lacked a bit of freshness to create chances. Levante closed up very well at the back and caused us problems.”

Levante goalkeeper Fernandez was in impressive form and his best save came from a low-struck effort from Marcelo, who in frustration rolled to the floor, kicking Levante’s Jefferson Lerma and earning a straight red card in the 89th minute.

B a l e missed a gilt-edged chance just before, while in injury time Toni Kroos came inches from a winner with an effort from the edge of the area which struck the outside of the far post. (rtr)

Red card for Liverpool’s Mane divides pundits

LONDON - Sadio Mane’s red card in the first half of Liverpool’s 5-0 defeat by Manchester City on Saturday divided observers and pundits even from the same family, with former Manchester United defenders Gary and Phil Neville disagreeing. Mane caught City goalkeeper Ederson on the jaw with a high foot as he chased a through ball. “Rubbish decision to send off Mane. Rubbish,” tweeted BBC football presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker. Gary Neville, who was in the commentary box for Sky Sports immediately criticised the referee. “Jon Moss, you have just ruined the game there. He didn’t need to give a red card. He could have given a yellow.

“I think he’s got it wrong. His eyes are on the ball, it’s ridiculous.

He wins that challenge, the goal is there for him.” Brother Phil disagreed, however, tweeting: “Red card for me -- good decision Jon Moss.” “Red card has spoilt this game -- but that’s not Jon Moss fault -- his position was fantastic to see the challenge and show red card,” he added later.

Gary Neville also found a dissenting voice in fellow Sky pundit Jamie Carragher. “He had his eyes on the ball but that doesn’t mean he isn’t endangering his opponent,” the former Liverpool defender said, referring to the law which reads “a tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent... must be sanctioned as serious foul play.” Unsurprisingly, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was aggrieved by the decision. “(The foot) was not that high,” he said. “The goalie came more in his (Mane’s) direction. In my opinion it was not a red card.” Klopp appeared to attract some sympathy from City manager Pep Guardiola, whose team suffered from red cards to Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling in their previous two games. “Mane didn’t see him, he was looking at the ball but the impact was huge,” Guardiola said.

“I didn’t speak about the decision when we had Kyle Walker sent off so I will not now.”

Senegal international Mane faces a three-match suspension from domestic games, although he will be available for Liverpool’s Champions League tie at home to Sevilla on Wednesday. “I hope and wish Ederson a quick recovery,” he posted on his official Facebook page.

“I am so sorry he was hurt during our accidental collision on the pitch and am sorry for him that he could not complete the match because of it. I pray he heals fast and is back playing very soon!”

That should be the case as the goalkeeper tweeted that he was fine. “Hi, everyone - I am well. What a fright! Thanks for all your messages of support,” he said.(rtr)

SHOCK LEAD

In Madrid, Ivan “Ivi” Lopez gave Levante a shock lead in the 12th minute, flicking the ball into the air over Dani Carvajal as he tried to control a long throwin and volleying into the near corner.

The Spanish forward came close to doubling the lead for the newly promoted side from a free kick which whistled past the near post, but Real levelled in the 36th minute when Lucas Vazquez tapped in from close range after Levante goalkeeper Raul Fernandez could only parry a header from Sergio Ramos.

Zinedine Zidane’s side have taken five points from their first three league games and are already four points behind Barcelona, their big rivals, with just

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal

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Hazard needs time to get back to his best, says Conte Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has welcomed the return of Eden Hazard from injury during their Premier League win over Leicester City on Saturday but said the Belgian playmaker needs time to get back to 100 percent.

Hazard, who recovered from an ankle fracture sustained in June, played for the final 12 minutes as Chelsea ground out a 2-1 win with goals from striker Alvaro Morata and midfielder N’Golo Kante to go third in the table.

“This is good news for us,” Conte told the club’s website (www.chelseafc.com). “For sure he needs time to be 100 percent but for us his recovery is very important.”

Chelsea are back in Champions League action on Tuesday, where they face Azerbaijan’s Qarabag at Stamford Bridge and Conte said he would be patient with Hazard. “We all know very well the importance of this player for us,” the Italian manager said.

“Now we must have patience to give him the possibility to improve

his form, but I am pleased for him because after a bad injury it’s great to see him with us.”

Chelsea must continue to work on integrating new signings into the squad after winning three games in a row since their opening day defeat, Conte said.

“We must be satisfied... now we are trying to involve new players with the older players and this is a process. We need time. In football there is not a lot of time but we are working hard,” Conte said.

Apart from striker Morata, the club’s record signing from Real Madrid, new boys Antonio Rudiger, Davide Zappacosta and Tiemoue Bakayoko also featured against the Foxes.

“I think Baka is improving his physical condition. Also, he is starting to understand and adapt to our style of football,” Conte added.

“He has to improve with the ball because without the ball he is very strong. He is a young player and has good signs for us.” (rtr)

Allegri hails Dybala as Juve continue perfect start

MILAN - Juventus maintained their perfect start to the new Serie A campaign with a 3-0 home win over Chievo on Saturday capped by a superb individual goal from Paulo Dybala. The 23-year-old also set up Juve’s second goal for Gonzalo Higuain after he came on as a second-half substitute and his performance earned glowing praise from coach Massimiliano Allegri. “Dybala keeps getting better, both physically and technically, and he has all it takes to became the best in the world alongside Neymar when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo stop playing,” Allegri told reporters.

The Turin side have taken nine points from their opening three games as they chase a seventh successive title, although Allegri warned there was a long road ahead. “There are so many teams battling for the Scudetto that it will be really difficult and finely balanced,” he said.

The team known as the Flying Donkeys gave Juventus a helping hand when Perparim Hetemaj inadvertently headed Miralem Pjanic’s free kick into his own goal at the near post after 17 minutes.

New Juventus signings Wojciech Szczesny, Blaise Matuidi and Douglas Costa were given their first

starts as Allegri rotated his team ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League visit to Barcelona.

However, Juventus did not have it all their own way. Chievo’s Ivan Radovanovic forced a lastditch save from Szczesny with a fierce drive and the visitors also made a bright start to the second half until Dybala entered the fray. The Argentine quickly inspired the hosts as he combined with Pjanic to set up Gonzalo Higuain for the second in the 58th minute.

Dybala then provided the highlight of the match as he collected the ball near the edge of the penalty area, skipped past two defenders and slipped the ball through a forest of Chievo legs into the net.

Allegri pointed out that some of his international players returned only on Thursday from their World Cup qualifying matches, giving him little time to get his team ready. “We only had one day to prepare for the match and it was all a bit improvised, but the lads did really well in administering the match,” he said. The other game due to be played on Saturday, between Sampdoria and AS Roma, was postponed on Friday due to warnings of torrential rain in Genoa. (rtr)

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Sprinter Kiryu offers Japan 2020 hopes by dipping under 10

TOKYO - Yoshihide Kiryu gave Japan’s burgeoning sprint reputation another hefty boost when he became only the second Asian-born athlete to run under 10 seconds for the 100 metres on Saturday.

Tirta Tawar Temple is believed can heal all sickness

GIANYAR - Do you want to experience a healing process without going to the doctor,come to Tirta Tawar Temple in Petulu Customary Village, Ubud, Gianyar.

Petulu customary village is not only famous for its egret tourist attraction, but also has a unique Tirta Tawar Temple. Local people believe the temple retains a lot of

history and mystery. The power to heal all diseases is commonly invoked here, so that its existence is still considered sacred by local community.

Two routes can be taken to arrive at the temple. Travelers can pass through Ubud or Petulu village.

The track leading to the temple is beautiful and the atmosphere is

cool. Thus, the road is often taken advantage by foreign travelers for trekking.

Chief of Petulu customary village, I Wayan Beneh, said the Tirta Tawar Temple had the power to heal illnesses, purificatory qualities to all impurities, grace of efficacy and procreation. Many people of local village, other regions in Bali and even from outside Bali were also often invoking a recovery here.

“People usually come to present oblation and then perform purificatory rite (melukat) in the shower of this temple,” he said.

Beneh said that tirta tawar consisted of two Balinese words, namely tirta and tawar. Tirta meant ‘water’ and tawar or penawar meant ‘a drug.’ In addition to cure all diseases, the temple was also serving as a bathing place of the deities usually taken advantage by people from three villages namely the Petulu, Kutuh and

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people were not allowed to commercialize or sell the holy water of Tirta Tawar Temple. In other words, people invoked the holy water and then processed it for sale either in the form of fruit salad, beverage or other food. “People who violate can experience bad luck or calamities,” he said.

Any people who wanted to enter the temple were obliged to put on Balinese customary attires, a worship-style clothing of the Hindu society. Then, people were forbidden to enter the temple in a cuntaka condition, such as there was a death of family members and the woman who is getting her period.

Making use of the water for washing was not allowed. When violating this tradition, people would be afflicted by disaster, accidents or illness. Piodalan or temple anniversary here fell once every six months on Buda Wage Klawu. (kmb)

“Even though I never said it, ever since I ran the 10.01 in high school, I wanted to be the first to do it. I don’t think I would have been able to do it if I didn’t believe it.”

Japan’s growing strength in sprinting is such that Kiryu failed to make team for the individual event at last month’s World Championships in London after finishing fourth in the trials.

With the Tokyo Olympics only three years away, Japan Association of Athletics Federations head of development Koji Ito said he thought Kiryu’s breakthrough could prove a watershed for the country’s sprinters.

“It was more about pride than technique, I felt,” said Ito, whose 1998 Japanese record of 10.00 seconds Kiryu bettered on Saturday.

“Only when you run a nine have you earned the right to talk about being able to compete on the world stage. I think we’re going to see more of them to come.”

Ryota Yamagata, another member of the relay team in Rio and London, also suggested Kiryu’s run would inspire his fellow Japanese sprinters. (rtr)

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Yoshihide Kiryu who became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier, poses after winning the men’s 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 9, 2017.

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Ubud customary village. “There is a sacred white huge eel believed as property guarding the temple,” he added.

This sacred area had a cave whose aura was good for meditation. In earlier times, when the illegal Toto was still in demand, many people were coming to beg number. Interestingly, most of them successfully won, so that it became a famous temple. “As a drug, any disease can be cured. When the water is weighed, it will be heavier than ordinary water,” said Beneh convincingly.

According to Beneh, there was a tradition that should be followed and not be violated. When taking a bath or melukat, people were not allowed to put on any clothes. In other words, they should be naked.

People were allowed to invoke holy water as much as they needed.

However, it should not be cooked.

Meanwhile, as the abstinence,

The 21-year-old, who won a 4x100m relay silver at the Rio Olympics and a bronze at the World Championships last month, ran 9.98 at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui to become the first Japanese to dip under the barrier.

“I’m thrilled to have done it in my last 100 race of the season,” Kiryu told the Kyodo news agency.

“I’d been stuck for four years and I managed to rewrite my own record at last.

“I’m on the starting block of the world now that I’ve run a nine. I’m so grateful to my coach and trainer.

It still hasn’t sunk in yet.”

China’s Su Bingtian was the first Asian-born athlete to run under 10 seconds when he clocked 9.99 in Oregon in May 2015, while the Asian record of 9.91 is owned

by Nigerian-born Qatari Femi Ogunode.

Kiryu ran a wind-assisted 9.87 as a teenager at the Texas relays in March 2015 but his previous best legal run was the 10.01 he ran as a schoolboy in 2013 and again last year.

“Everyone remembers the first person to do anything,” he added.

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Champions Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Jamie Murray of England hold trophy after defeating Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan and Michael Venus of New Zealand.

NEW YORK - Switzerland’s Martina Hingis and Britain’s Jamie Murray fought off a match point to defeat Chan Haoching and Michael Venus 6-1 4-6 (10-8) to claim the U.S. Open mixed doubles title on Saturday.

The top-seeded partnership, which won their first tournament together at Wimbledon in July, pushed their team record to an unblemished 10-0 with the win over the number three seed.

Hingis, a former world number one singles player who won the U.S. Open title 20 years ago, praised her partner, who is the brother of world number two Andy Murray.

“He’s a great partner to have. His wingspan as you saw at the end,” she said, referring to Murray’s reaching overhead smash that ended the tight super-tiebreaker to cap off the contest.

Murray said his younger brother, who withdrew from the tournament with a hip injury, congratulated him after the match.

“He texted me and said well done,” he told reporters.

It is Hingis’ second U.S. Open mixed doubles crown in three years and seventh mixed title overall.

Murray also won a mixed title at Wimbledon in 2007.

The tournament was the first for the partnership of Chan and Venus, who needed three sets to win all six of their matches leading up to the final. (rtr)

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Flying into the eye of Hurricane Irma with US ‘Hurricane Hunters’

THE EYE OF HURRICANE IRMA - The sky darkened, lightning flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded.

Piloting the four-engine, WC-130J aircraft was Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jim Hitterman, who over the past 22 years has flown into 40 to 50 hurricanes.

Every storm is different but he likens the experience to driving through a car wash - with one big difference.

“As you’re driving through that car wash, a bunch of gorillas start jumping on top of your car,” Hitterman said, adding that sometimes shaking gets so bad, he cannot see his instruments.

On Friday and Saturday, Reuters accompanied the Air Force Reserves’ “Hurricane Hunters,” whose hard-won data taken directly from the center of storms like Hurricane Irma are critical to U.S. forecasts that save lives.

Experts say U.S. satellite data simply cannot do the job.

“We can estimate by satellite what the strength and size of a hurricane is. But only if you go into the hurricane can you really get an accurate measure of its exact center location, the structure, the maximum winds,” said Rick Knabb, a hurricane expert at the Weather Channel and a former director the National Hurricane Center.

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s “Hurricane Hunters” are based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Its members trace the origin of hurricane hunting to a 1943 barroom dare by two then-Army Air Corps pilots to fly through a hurricane off Texas.

Today, the missions are carried out largely by Air Force reservists who, after a few days or weeks of chasing storms, return to their jobs in the civilian world.

Hitterman, 49, flies for Delta Airlines most of the time and, as a hobby, races motorcycles.

The flight meteorologist, Major Nicole Mitchell, is an experienced television news meteorologist and mother of an eight-month-old baby boy. She normally lives in Minnesota.

The way Mitchell sees it, the more accurate her data is, the more accurate the forecasts can be that tell U.S. citizens whether to evacuate their homes as Irma or other storms advance.

“It’s a fact that we make a difference,” she said.

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Mitchell’s plane would make four passes in total through Irma’s eye during that mission, some entries and exits more turbulent than others. Its final pass came on Saturday, as Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba’s northern coast.

Irma’s interaction with Cuba’s terrain weakened the storm from a Category 5 to a Category 4 hurricane but U.S. National Hurricane Center warned the storm was anticipated to strengthen again.

Irma was expected to hit Florida on Sunday morning, bringing massive damage from wind and flooding to America’s fourth-largest state by population. Millions of Florida residents have been ordered to evacuate.

Despite the severity of storms like Irma and the undeniable danger on the ground, these U.S. flights into hurricanes have an incredible safety record - not one aircraft has been lost in more than four decades. The last time was in 1974.

But they are not without risk. Some six hurricane or typhoon hunting aircraft have been lost in total, costing 53 lives, according to the Weather Underground website.

Jeff Masters, director of meteorology of The Weather Underground, recalled an extremely close call during a flight into Hurricane Hugo in 1989 organized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which also fields its own turbo-prop aircraft.

The pilot lost control of the aircraft, one of the engines caught on fire, and the aircraft descended rapidly, all because satellite data had given his crew the sense they were flying into a Category 3 storm. It turned out to be a Category 5.

They were flying much too low for a storm that potent.

“We went in at 1,500 feet, which is a no-no in a Category 5 and we got clobbered,” recounted Masters. The pilot was able to recover control after entering Hugo’s eye.

On the mission into Irma, jolts of turbulence also shook the equipment in the cabin as it neared the eye of the hurricane. Emergency parachutes swayed.

But then, suddenly, everything in the plane settled down.

It was safe enough to take off seat belts. The flying was smooth.

Inside the eye, the sky opened up. The dark “eyewall” - the surrounding ring of clouds - could be seen outside the cockpit window. (rtr)

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Women hug while standing next to a destroyed house after an earthquake struck the southern coast of Mexico late on Thursday, in Union Hidalgo, Mexico September 9, 2017.

Funerals crowd cemetery of dead from massive Mexico quake

JUCHITAN - Anguished mourners lined the streets of the southern Mexican city devastated by the most powerful earthquake to strike the country in 85 years, coffins raised on their shoulders as they advanced slowly to a crowded cemetery on Saturday.

More than half of the 65 known victims of Thursday night’s 8.1 magnitude quake died in Juchitan, a picturesque, historic city near the coast where more than 5,000 homes were destroyed and many more left without running water or electricity.

In the Eighth Section neighborhood, a working-class area where nearly every home was damaged, a loud drum and horn band played traditional music before the funeral of one of the 37 dead so far recovered from the wreckage of the somber city.

The piercing blasts of the burly horn section at times were drowned out by the plaintive wailing of mourners for Maximo Zuniga, a little boy whose distraught relatives said was fond of his spiky black hair and bright red tennis shoes.

The three-year-old boy was asleep when the force of the quake brought his brick bedroom walls crumbling down on top of him, his mother and an older brother. The boy died shortly after he was pulled from the rubble; the other two survived.

“I could barely see a little bit of his

hair peeking out and his forehead,” said neighbor Alejandro Sanchez, who was the first to come to the stricken family’s aid. “There was a heavy wooden beam on top of all three of them and lots of dirt,” he added, as the dead boy’s uncle sobbed uncontrollably nearby.

The long, juddering tremor was felt some 500 miles (800 km) away in Mexico City and as far south as Honduras, but unlike the 8.0 magnitude quake in 1985 that killed thousands in the capital, outlying areas of Mexico were left relatively unscathed.

By contrast, much of the hot, muggy city of 100,000 near the Pacific coast looked as though it had been turned upside down.

Piles of rubble lay scattered across town, chunks of roofs littering the ground, and more than 300 locals were receiving care for injuries in area hospitals.

Many residents refused to stay indoors for fear that badly damaged structures might yet come tumbling down.

Neighbors of the Zuniga family handed out red tulips and others set off fireworks. Then the assembled crowd of about 200 mourners set out for the local cemetery, four men carrying the boy’s small white coffin draped in thin sheets of bright blue paper as the band led the procession. (rtr)

After insurgents’ truce...

tance to incredibly vulnerable people who have been forced to flee their homes and have arrived in Bangladesh with nothing,” he said. The International Crisis Group said in a report that the strife in Rakhine is causing more than a humanitarian crisis.

“It is also driving up the risks that the country’s five-year-old transition from military rule will stumble, that Rohingya communities will be radicalised, and that regional stability will be weakened,” it said. Aung San Suu Kyi has come under international pressure to halt the violence. Critics complain that Suu Kyi, who won a Nobel peace prize for championing democracy, has failed to speak out for a minority that has long complained of persecution. (rtr)

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A WC-130J Super Hercules from the Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron know as “Hurricane Hunters” is readied for take off from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi to fly into the eye of Hurricane Irma off the coast of southern Florida, U.S., September 8, 2017. Picture taken September 8, 2017.

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The government of Bangladesh is planning for an influx of up to 400,000, Additional Superintendent of Police for Cox’s Bazar Afruzul Haque Tutul told Reuters. The United Nations has appealed for aid funding of $77 million to cope with the emergency in southern Bangladesh.

The wave of hungry and traumatised refugees is “showing no signs of stopping”, the U.N. Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Robert Watkins said in a statement late on Saturday.

“It is vital that aid agencies working in Cox’s Bazar have the resources they need to provide emergency assis-

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is ready to face a pretrial motion filed

by House of Representatives (DPR) Chairman Setya Novanto against its decision to name him a suspect in an ID-card graft case.

“The legal bureau has received a letter from the South Jakarta District Court, and the court hearing is scheduled to be held on Tuesday (Sept 12). Hence, we have received and read the application for the pretrial,” KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah noted here on Friday.

The court hearing will be led by judge Chepy Iskandar at the South Jakarta District Court, he revealed.

“We are still studying it. Of

course, we will face whatever he demands during the hearing, as in our view, everything has been clear from the legal standpoint,” he noted.

Spokesman for the district court Made Sutrisna said here on Sept 5 that Novanto had filed a pretrial suit with the court the day before.

The anti-graft body had named him a suspect in the ID-card graft case on July 17, 2017. He is accused of inflicting Rp2.3 trillion in losses to the state in connection with the Rp5.9 trillion project.

Diansyah said the KPK named Novanto a suspect in the case after conducting prosecution and investigation processes since 2014. (ant)

The beauty of coral reefs in the sea of Raja Ampat, West Papua.

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Protection of Indonesian coral reefs still needed

JAKARTA - Indonesia, which is home to some 10-25 percent of the worlds coral reefs, still needs to increase public awareness on protecting its coral reefs for the preservation of its marine ecosystem and fishery resources.

Ultimately, the livelihoods of millions of fishermen residing in the coastal areas depend on resources gathered from the reefs.

Indonesias coral reefs continue to bear the brunt of different human activities or natural causes, such as the rising temperature.

Hence, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has reminded various parties of the importance of protecting coral reefs in various regions, as it is vital to the preservation and sustainability of the nations marine ecosystem.

“Efforts to maintain the marine ecosystem should start from coral reefs,” Director General of Sea Spatial Management of the KKP Brahmantya Satyamurti Poerwadi remarked in Jakarta on Friday (Sept 8).

To this end, he said, constantly improving the quality of coral reefs and seagrass beds in the Indonesian waters holds the same significance as ensuring the potential and preservation of fishery resources.

The KKPs Directorate General of Sea Space Management also emphasized the importance of creating large areas for coral reefs, so that they cannot be destroyed but be fully preserved.

Based on the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPIs) data, the latest measurement results through satellite mapping show that Indonesias coral reefs are spread across 25 thousand square kilometers, or some 10 percent of the worlds coral reefs.

According to the monitoring conducted by 1,064

observation stations in 108 locations in Indonesia, some 6.39 percent of the coral reefs at 68 sites are still in a very good condition; 23.4 percent at 249 places are in a good state; 35 percent in 373 spots, fairly good; and 35.15 percent at 374 sites are in a bad condition.

According to LIPIs analysis, the unfavorable conditions are due to bleaching as a result of the rising sea temperature triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Coral reefs are also damaged due to other human activities, such as transportation or fishing using trawls.

In some areas, environmentalists regretted the recurrence of coral reef destruction as had occurred in the Karimunjawa waters, Jepara District, in Central Java by coal barges.

Deputy of the Indonesia Coralreef Action Network Amiruddin stated during a meeting with Commission B of the Central Java Provincial Legislative Assembly in Semarang on Monday (Sept 9) that more than 1,660 square meters of coral reefs in the Karimunjawa waters were damaged by barge activities.

Meanwhile, environmentalist Gabriel Mahal reported alleged damage to coral reefs in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, caused by sea transportation or tourist transportation vessels.

Mahal said several vessels operating in Labuan Bajo are damaging the coral reefs and affecting the marine habitat.

Despite efforts being made to conserve resources, illegal activities detrimental to coral reefs still continue unabated. These activities are disadvantageous for fishermen.

The Peoples Coalition for Fishery Justice highlighted three key issues causing coral reef damage in Indonesia: illegal fish-catching equipment, coastal reclamation, and mining activities. (ant)

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BUSINESS per from a committee of top officials from the finance ministries of EU member states.

It also said the Europeans were concerned by the Trump administration’s spending plans, saying that because “public debt is already on a path that is not sustainable” this policy contained “short-term risks for the global economy”. It said lenders had recently avoided the United States.

“The decline in international investments is a possible vulnerability,” Der Spiegel cited the paper as saying of the United States. It also said plans to reform taxes in a way that would especially reduce the burden on top earners would “exacerbate the challenges the U.S. economy faces rather than alleviate them”.

Trump has listed his broad principles for

tax reform as simplifying the U.S. tax code and providing tax relief to middle-class Americans, ideas he has been talking about since his 2016 presidential campaign.

The European Commission declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

A spokesman for the Estonian Presidency said he was unaware of any paper singling out Trump.(rtr)

Inflation targets still proving elusive

LONDON - Bank of England rate setters won’t shock markets with any policy moves when they meet next week as a struggling economy and Brexit fears offset any concerns over inflation sailing well above target. Britain’s economy initially withstood the shock of last year’s decision to quit the European Union but slowed sharply in early 2017 and is expected to grow by just 0.3 percent this quarter, half the rate of the euro zone.

That poses a challenge for the central bank as, rather than targeting growth, its main remit is to keep inflation -- currently running at 2.6 percent -- at 2 percent. “We expect the Bank of England to leave monetary policy unchanged, given the subdued growth story and ongoing Brexit uncertainty,” said James Knightley at ING. “Nonetheless, there are going to be members who continue to vote for a rate hike, given that consumer price inflation is likely to move higher once again.”

At the last meeting two members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to increase rock-bottom interest rates, but none of their seven colleagues are expected to join them on Thursday in calling for higher borrowing costs.

“Our own view is that rates won’t rise this year or next. But that doesn’t mean the rollercoaster ride for expectations is over,” said Liz Martins at HSBC. “An unexpectedly hawkish tilt from the MPC in September could mean a kneejerk reaction which pushes sterling and rates higher -- if only temporarily.”

The risk of a “bumpy Brexit” does not mean the Bank should keep interest rates at their record low, MPC member Michael Saunders said last week, as the central bank

An aerial view shows cars in parking lot in Minsk, Belarus September 9, 2017. how to proceed with the Bank’s massive stimulus programme in 2018. ECB President Mario Draghi said the euro’s exchange rate is “very important” and needs careful monitoring.

His cautious comments raise the chances the ECB will opt to phase out its 2.3 trillion euro bond buying scheme only very slowly next year, despite solid economic growth. “The current economic conditions warrant a slightly less accommodative monetary policy in the near future, provided the euro or any other disturbing element do not derail the euro zone’s recovery,” said Louis Harreau at

Credit Agricole.

In the United States, the Federal Reserve has already started on a tightening cycle but appears to be getting more dovish in the face of weak economic data. Recent comments from Fed policymakers show a split on the outlook for inflation and how that will play out for future interest rate increases so August price data due on Thursday should give markets more of a steer.

The Swiss National Bank also meets on Thursday but is unlikely to move, with political tensions and low inflation keeping their hands tied. Switzerland’s franc is

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susceptible to appreciation during periods of increased geopolitical tension and the potential for conflict in the Korean peninsula will weigh on minds.

North Korea has stepped up the development of weapons in defiance of U.N. sanctions and tested several missiles this year, including one that flew over Japan.

Pyongyang conducted its sixth and biggest nuclear test on Sept. 3.

A survey on Friday showed most South Koreans doubt North Korea will start a war, although President Donald Trump again highlighted the possibility of a U.S. military response.(rtr)

Used to enjoying duck menus?

Once upon a time, try to taste luscious duck menu served in local rich spices.

This is indeed a traditional menu, but when processed modernly it feels very tasty and delicious. Spiced duck menu also offers distinctive taste, so that it is in great demand among the communities including domestic and foreign tourists. This spiced duck becomes prominent menu of Bebek Sungai Ubud Restaurant located on Jalan Raya Campuhan 888, Ubud.

This duck menu is really tasty, as if the bone was also nice to be chewed. The meat does not feel fishy ??because it is a genuine Balinese duck. Moreover, it is processed with selected spices cultivated by farmers at villages in mountainous area. Similarly, the process applies the original Balinese-style cooking methods.

In the preparation, it does not use artificial seasonings. When ordering, it will not be too long prepared because it is handled by professional

chef. A package of spiced duck has included rice, organic flavored vegetables, crackers and three types of chili. Its preparation process does not take too long, so consumers do not get bored to wait.

The duck menu in Bali is very special because it is usually served to a saint, like sulinggih (Brahmin priest). It is also an offering to God Almighty equipped with sacred banten oblations. In Bebek Sungai Ubud Restaurant, this original Balinese food makes the ambience cool because the menu and all the facilities are still natural. This restaurant offers the concept of the original Balinese arrangement. There are crops, such as padi sigih (rice stalk), conical hat, coconut, pestle and mortar used to pound rice supporting the atmosphere. There is a river concept characterized with the presence of rocks, water and others. Other menus are roasted duck, favorite Bebek Sungai and crispy duck. (kmb)

In August 2017, there was an increase in the number of foreign tourist visit to Alas Kedaton tourist attraction. In the previous month, the average number of foreign tourist visit amounted to 100 people, while from August it increased to 200 people per day. “Probably, it is the result of our continued promotion to tourist objects in Bali,” said Chairman of the Management Board, I Wayan Semadi.

According to Semadi, the increasing number of foreign tourist arrivals started in early August 2017. Thus, the number of foreign tourist visit exceeds domestic tourists with the composition of 60 percent of foreign tourists and 40 percent of domestic tourists. Foreign tourists are dominated by those from India and China.

Meanwhile, the average of tourists from Europe and Australia remain the same as before.

Meanwhile, domestic tourists are dominated by those from the cities of Java Island mostly consisting of employees of companies traveling in groups. There are also from others cities in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

“Domestic tourist is dominated

by company employees, while on holidays they mostly consist of pupils and college students,” said Semadi.

The increase in foreign tourist visits, explained Semadi, cannot be separated from the efforts of continuous promotion and establishment of cooperation with tour guides. “We conduct promotions and even cooperate with tour guides to take their guests to Alas Kedaton. Surely, it is also accompanied by the arrangement of the object area. We also visit the objects in Bali, including building communication with tour guides and travel agencies outside Bali,” he said.

As a new management, Semadi and his colleagues are continuously doing the arrangement, other than carrying out promotion. Tourist attractions, especially the culturerelated ones continue to be implemented, so that the Alas Kedaton has always been an attractive tourist destination. “In addition to monkeys, Alas Kedaton also has flying fox, local forest and the Khayangan Kedaton Temple rich in historical relics becoming an attraction,” concluded Semadi. (kmb)

Legend, teacher, Tourist Visit to Alas Kedaton Increases master painter and friend Nyoman Gunarsa gone but not forgotten IBP/kmb

One of Bali’s greatest artists passed away yesterday just before noon, leaving family friends, fellow artists art lovers and others grieving the loss of this pioneering painter and lover of life Nyoman Gunarsa who died from a stroke at age 70.

risked being rushed into sharper rate hikes in future, potentially hurting growth.

Inflation broke through target earlier this year, largely because sterling’s plunge in value since Britons voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 has pushed up import prices. Policymakers at the European Central Bank are facing the opposite problem -- they are struggling to get inflation up to their 2 percent target ceiling as a strengthening euro has kept price rises in check.

They left their own ultra-easy monetary policy alone on Thursday but will decide next month

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BERLIN - The European Union’s economic and financial committee has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policy and is worried that his efforts to boost protectionism pose a threat to the global economy, a German magazine reported on Saturday. “The effects of that could be much more damaging than had been thought until now,” Der Spiegel said, citing an internal pa-

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Graduate of Yogyakrata ASRI school of art, Gunarsa started his career painting in the realist style but soon found greater artistic expression with abstract expressionism in the 1950’s paving the way for many artists who look to this great artist for inspiration.

Gunarsa has exhibited all over the world and is one of the few Balinese artists to have his works sold in major auction houses. Though firmly rooted in themes related to Balinese arts and customs such as dance and shadow puppets, Nyoman Gunarsa has a most distinct style which he said was based on expressing rhythm through lines and colours. His love for life and culture and his kind disposition can be seen in his works which span many decades.

Museum Nyoman Gunarsa was founded in 1990 and is a testament to Nyoman Gunarsa deep appreciation for Indonesian art and traditions. Last month President Jokowi visited this museum and was gifted a portrait of himself drinking jamu.

The last painting that Gunarsa

worked on was a depiction of all of Indonesia’ presidents sitting together playing gamelan for a puppet show for which Jokowi serves as puppet master. As a sign of his appreciation for all of Gunarsa’s contribution to the Indonesian art world, Indonesia’s current president promised to make sure that this museum would be well preserved.

In the brief time that has elapsed since the death of master painters Nyoman Gunarsa, there has already been a great outpouring of appreciation for this great man and regret about his passing.

Comments circulating on social media sites include things like : “Om Nyoman Gunarsa , I will miss the twinkling in your eyes and your jokes and laughter. Rest in Peace, Om” (Buratwangi Wianta), “ Rest in peace Mr. Nyoman Gunarsa, may you be in the best place and may your art works always be remembered for the impact they have had on the history of art” (Made Gunawan), “My condolences, a true artist and kind man, be well Mr. Ny-

oman Gunarsa”, (Hariyono), “Rest in peace Mr. Nyoman Gunarsa, you are the pride of Klungkung, may you be well accompanied, be well great Maestro”, (Mirah Purnama Dewi), “To all art lovers, to all those who studied under Mr. Gunarsa whether spiritually or directly, let us fortify our hearts against grief at this time” (Bakti Wiyasa), “A great master has just gone home to eternity. Rest in Peace Nyoman Gunarsa”,(Putu Bonuz Sudiana), “My deepest condolences, I can hardly believe our kind, charismatic and unforgettable teacher has left us all, huhuhuh, be well Pak Nyoaman Gunarsa, WIth much respect, your student.

(Ade Koesnowibowo), “We are very much grieving the loss of this teacher of painting who was very inspiring and motivating for the younger artists. May you be well received, Rest in peace”, (Agung Suryahadi), “Have a good journey Mr. Nyoman Gunarsa, Bali has lost a majorr artist and legend. May you rest in peace”,(Made Wirandana). (kmb)

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Comedian Cedil presents diversity of dialects in Indonesia

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GIANYAR - Cedil is one of Bali’s comedians whose career has extends to the national level. Drawing ont the diversity of dialects in this archipelago, Ketut Suanda AKA Cedil has manages to convey messages about diversity through comedy.

When met at his residence at Batubulan village, Sukawati, on Friday (Sep. 8), Ketut Suanda, admitted that translating the material of his comedy routines from Balinese into Indonesian is difficult. So instead when he performs outside of Bali, he uses local dalects to convey his material. “For instance, I can imitating the dialects from Madura to Papua, effectively enough to attract the attention fo the audience”, he said.

Cedil explained that while attending Saraswati Junior High School in Denpasar, he had friends from all over Indonesia from whom he learned many dialects. “ I never thought that these friendships would have such a benefit” he said.

Using the local languages of the places that he visits, he said is a real advantage in terms of delivering the material and have the audience understand his jokes. “When attending a lecture, I realized the

benefit of having friends from all over Indonesia” he said.

Dialect are just one of the many differences that make up the wealth of Indonesia that works well in comedy. The diversity of tribes and languages can also be interesting material. “ Indonesia consists of approximately 700 tribes, and more than 1,100 languages. If we establish them into a single entity, the archipelago of the NKRI will become beautiful”, he said.

Currently, he is also keen to convey moral messages about maintaining unity amid the diversity through comedy. However, he emphasized that featuring diversity in a comedy act must done in a way that pays attention to ethics in order to avoid undesirable things.

“I also want to do something that can strengthen the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) against the radical forces wishing to disintegrate the nation”, he said. (kmb35)

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak looks on during the 60th Merdeka Day (Independence Day) celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 31, 2017.

Accused of annoying accommodation owner

Pig farmers reported to government of Gianyar

GIANYAR - Pig farmers Wayan Cekug and Wayan Suteja from Silakarang hamlet, Singapadu, Sukawati are not lucky. Since

their livestock waste is considered disturbing, the owner of a nearby accommodation reported the stench to the district Govenrment of Gian-

The meeting held to discuss pig farmers

yar. As a follow-up to this report, a meeting was held at the office of the Gianyar Environment Agency (DLH) on Friday (Sep. 8).As a fo

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Head of the DLH Gianyar, Wayan Kujus Pawitra, said that he followed up the report about the environmental pollution by summoning the two pig farmers. “Due to the complaints about environmental pollution, we are obliged to follow up”, he said.

Owner of Ubud Corner 88 Villa, Lisa Carolina Ligianto, said that she complained about pig farmers due to the environmental pollution they were causing. According to her, it is related to air pollution, in the form of an unpleasant smell wafting into the villas. “Moreover, when doing yoga and meditation, the air pollution is very disturbing”, she said.

It is also very noisy, she said, especially when pigs are being fed. “The noise is very annoying and yoga and meditation require tranquility”, she said.

Pig farmer Wayan Cekug has responded by saying that before makign the pig pens, he has notified the local village apparatus and he denied accusations of flushing pig manure into the river. According to his testimony is waste is disposed of at the landfill and that sewage is drained into a septic tank. “I never

dispose of sewage in the river’, he explained.

Pig farmer and supporting devotee (pengempon) of Tirta Empul Temple, Wayan Suardana, said that he had approached the villa owner before building his pig pen, but he was ignored. He continued that in the meeting it was agreed that there would be a prohibition on the construction of breeding farms that result in air, water and noise pollution. “The radius of construction is 100 meters from Tirta Empul temple”, he explained Representatives from Gianyar Municipal Police, I Gusti Ngurah Alit Arimbawa, said that his agency will conduct a educaiotn campaign.

He requested that breeders coordination with adjacent residents.

As an initial stage, his agency will make a site inspection. The results will be shared with relevant agencies. “We are striving for nonjudicial action first”, he said.

Then, representatives of the Gianyar police requested that both parties try to settle the problem by deliberation. “We expect them use mediation, rather than seek legal action” he added. (kmb35)

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With Trump meeting, Malaysia’s PM seeks to put 1MDB scandal behind him

KUALA LUMPUR - In a room packed with Malaysian civil servants, foreign ministry secretary general Ramlan Ibrahim raised his right hand as he read out an anti-corruption pledge.

He was among thousands of state officials nationwide to take such an oath in the past several weeks, part of an anti-graft campaign called by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

“The citizens are becoming more informed … they ask for public service which is more efficient, transparent and fair,” Ramlan said after the event in Putrajaya, the administrative capital.

The campaign comes as Najib prepares to meet President Donald Trump in the United States this week, where the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are pursuing investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund the prime minister oversaw.

Najib must also call a general election by mid-2018 although some commentators have suggested he could do so this year itself.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested dozens of top officials under the anti-graft campaign, including officers at national oil company Petronas and state-controlled palm oil firm Felda. More than 600 arrests were made just this year, MACC data showed.

The actions are unusual in the Southeast Asian country, where corruption is seen as widespread.

Four out of five Malaysians aged 18-35 cited corruption as the most serious issue facing the country, according to a survey released last month by the Global Shapers Community, a programme under the World Economic Forum.

But critics say the campaign ignores the elephant in the room: 1MDB. The state fund is being investigated in at least six countries

for money-laundering and misappropriation of funds, including an alleged $681 million transfer into the prime minister’s personal account.

Malaysia’s attorney-general closed the 1MDB probe in January 2016, and cleared Najib of any wrongdoing.

The U.S. Justice Department has sought to seize about $1.7 billion in assets allegedly bought with stolen 1MDB funds. Its lawsuits say those involved included Najib’s step-son Riza Aziz and his close associate Jho Low. In court filings last Tuesday, the FBI, which is conducting a criminal investigation, alleged that potential witnesses in the case fear for their safety and need protection.

But investigations into 1MDB in Malaysia appear to have shut down.

MACC had “a roomful” of files on 1MDB, a former MACC official told Reuters, but the commission could not pursue it once Malaysia’s attorney-general declared the case closed. (rtr)

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear scientists and technicians who steered the country’s sixth and largest nuclear test a week ago, its official news agency said on Sunday.

The United States and its allies had been bracing for another longrange missile launch in time for the 69th anniversary of North Korea’s founding on Saturday, but no fresh provocations were spotted while the North held numerous events to mark the holiday.

Throughout last week, South Korean officials had warned the North could launch another intercontinental ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. sanctions and amid an escalating standoff with the United States.

Washington told the U.N. Security Council on Friday to call a meeting on Monday to vote on a draft resolution establishing additional sanctions on North Korea for its missile and nuclear programme.

Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said it was vital to put pressure on North Korea through additional sactions, including blocking or slowing its fuel supplies.

“If we put firm pressure on North Korea such that it realises it cannot develop missiles, it will accept dialogue and we can progress with diplomatic efforts,” Onodera told public broadcaster NHK on Sunday.

“Unless we firmly apply pressure, North Korea will not change its direction.”

KCNA said Kim threw a banquet to laud the nuclear scientists and other top military and party officials who contributed to the nuclear bomb test last Sunday, topped with an art performance and a photo session with the leader himself.

KCNA did not specify when the banquet had been held, but analysts said it had likely been on Saturday.

Photos released on Sunday by KCNA showed the young leader breaking into a broad smile at the People’s Theatre with two prominent scientists: Ri Hong Sop, head of North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Institute, and Hong Sung Mu, deputy director of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea’s munitions industry department.

Ri and Hong have played vital roles in the North’s nuclear programme, appearing at close distance to Kim during field inspections and weapons tests, including the latest nuclear test. Ri is a former director of Yongbyon Nuclear Research Centre, North Korea’s main nuclear facility north of Pyongyang, where Hong also worked as a chief engineer.

North Korea had said the latest test was an advanced hydrogen bomb.

There was no independent confirmation but some Western experts said there was enough strong evidence to suggest the reclusive state has either developed a hydrogen bomb or was getting very close.

KCNA said on Sunday the scientists and technicians “brought the great auspicious event of the national history, an extra-large event through the perfect success in the test of Hbomb”. Kim praised the developers in his own remarks as “taking the lead” in attaining the “final goal of completing the state nuclear force” in line with his parallel pursuit of nuclear and economic development.

“The recent test of the H-bomb is the great victory won by the Korean people at the cost of their blood while tightening their belts in the arduous period,” Kim was quoted as saying. (rtr)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 10, 2017.

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No smartphones! Vintage mobile phone museum opens in Slovakia

DOBSINA - As new smartphones hit the market month in month out, one Slovak technology buff is offering visitors to his vintage cellphone museum a trip down memory lane - to when cellphones weighed more than today’s computers and most people couldn’t afford them.

Twenty-six year-old online marketing specialist Stefan Polgari from Slovakia began his collection more than two years ago when he bought a stock of old cellphones online. Today, his collection boasts some 1,500 models, or 3,500 pieces when counting duplicates.

The museum, which takes up two rooms in his house in the small eastern town of Dobsina, opened last year and is accessible by appointment.

The collection includes the Nokia 3310, which recently got a facelift and re-release, as well as a fully

functional, 20-year old, brick-like Siemens S4 model, which cost a whopping 23,000 Slovak koruna more than twice the average monthly wage in Slovakia when it came out.

“These are design and technology masterpieces that did not steal your time. There are no

phones younger than the first touchscreen models, definitely no smartphones,” said Mr Polgari.

“It’s hard to say which phone is most valuable to me, perhaps the Nokia 350i Star Wars edition,” said Mr Polgari - who uses an iPhone in his daily life. (rtr)

SEMARAPURA - Sente landfill at Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan, has been overloaded. Responding to this condition, the government of Klungkung district intensively looking for a solution. The steps taken do not only pursue the realization of waste disposal to regional landfill in Bangli district but also proposes the construction of new landfill to central government. This proposal is said to have received a response, and the process will start in 2018. This was conveyed by the Head of the Klungkung Environmental and Land Affairs Agency, Anak Agung Kirana, in a working meeting with Commission II of the Klungkung House of Representatives on Wednesday (Sep. 6).

Construction of the new landfill will be located at Glogor hamlet, Pikat, not far from the Sente landfill. The proposal was submitted through the ministry of public works and housing (PU-PR). Previously, there was information related to workmanship and site inspection having been done. In terms of location, the land area and accessibility have met the requirements. “It has been surveyed. The area spreads across 1.5 hectares and the land is owned by district government.

Position and road access also support,” he explained.

Selection of Dawan subdistrict, especially Pikat village, as the location is inseparable from the Regional Spatial Plan. The cost of this project is fully handled by central government. It will apply a sanitary landfill system. “So far, we do not know about the budget. It is fully handled by central government, while district government only prepares the land,” said Kirana.

Furthermore, he added that this project has been disseminated but just targeted community leaders.

He claimed it got positive response.

“If worked on next year, we can dispose of garbage there in 2019.

Methane gas generated by the

waste will also be utilized as at Sente landfill,” he explained.

Before it can be realized, the district government still pursues the realization of regional landfill in Bangli district. Based on information, it is just waiting for the signing of the MoU. This measure is important to accelerate the handling of daily garbage where the garbage produced by urban areas reaches 15 trucks.

“Sente landfill has already overloaded. The garbage will be brought to regional landfill of Bangli. Hopefully, by the end of this year it will have run. We also continuously make other efforts to reduce the volume of garbage.

One of them is by processing it into briquettes,” he said.

In addition to landfill construction in Klungkung mainland, next year the government will also repair the Biaung and Jungutbatu landfill in Nusa Penida. These two projects will also be handled directly by the ministry of public works.

In the meantime, Chairman of Commission II of the Klungkung House of Representatives, I Komang Suantara, said the waste management must be maximized starting from household level even though there is a landfill construction plan. Besides, the implementation of Regional Regulation No. 7/2014 on waste management should also be fully implemented.

“Just take action against them (violators—Ed) whoever they are,” he asserted.

This Gerindra politician mentioned that the fleet availability also needs to get the attention from the district government.

There must be a need mapping. It is important to make the procurement proposals easier. “In terms budgetary side, we can support the procurement of the fleet,” he said accompanied by a member of the Commission, Anak Agung Gede Bagus. (kmb45)

Sente landfill at Sente hamlet, Pikat, Dawan.

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When the creativity of Pancer Langiit develops into other fields, such as creation of carnival costumes, the Balinese nuance is never left behind.

Pancer Langiit

Creativity based on Tri Murti concept

PANCER Langiit Bali is one of the art communities in Bali that intensively embraces and develops contemporary art especially in the field of dance. Though exploring contemporary ‘territories,’ the works of this art community initiated by A.A. Gede Agung Rahma Putra, still refer to the aesthetic strength inherited from the Balinese ancestors. In other words, the works of Pancer Langiit Bali do no uproot from Balinese art and culture.

When the creativity of Pancer Langiit develops into other fields, such as creation of carnival costumes, the Balinese nuance is never left behind. Instead, it is believed to be the source of strength and should be made into an identity so that creative works of Pancer Langiit are able to survive amidst the increasingly tight competition.

“In principle, we want to develop contemporary art coming with new life in the world of Balinese performing arts without having to leave the Balinese identity itself,” said Chief of the Pancer Langiit Foundation, AA Rahma Putra, when met at Bali Post amidst the rehearsal of the colossal performance entitled ‘Rainbow in the Land of Kertharaharja’ on Wednesday (Sep. 6).

According to this student of doctoral program at the ISI Surakarta, the creativity development of Pancer Langiit upholds the concept of Tri Murti (trinity).

In other words, it creates a work (Uttpeti), develops creativity (Stiti) and destroys again to make something new (Pralina). With this trinity concept, he hoped that creativity of his art community will not stagnate and always have the nuance of novelty so that it remains to have vitality to enlivened art performing stage in Bali, nationally and even internationally.

“In essence, we strive to create the works remaining based on the aesthetic power of Balinese art. Similarly, the idea of composition almost entirely covers the

cultural exploration and the tradition growing in Bali.

Other than in the realm of dance, when Pancer Langiit penetrated into the creation of carnival costumes, the Balinese identity remains to be preserved. Of course, the touch of creativity and style development is that of Pancer Langiit,” said Agung Rahma Putra.

Though being labeled with ‘contemporary art,’ the dancers coalesced into the Pancer Langiit are still required to strengthen the foundations of traditional art first before venturing into contemporary ‘territory.’

By that way, they will have a clear foundation on the artistry. Moreover, some dancers of the Pancer Langiit are also traditional dancers having got strong character.

“Here, we accommodate dozens of dancers ranging from kindergarten / elementary, junior high to high school / vocational school students that intensively practice to pursue contemporary arts. However, they also continue to be given basic training on traditional dance arts. They are obliged to master traditional dances because our community is also often invited to display traditional arts including for devotional services (ngayah) at temples,” said Agung Rahma Putra.

According to him, his party is very lucky to be given the opportunity to appear in the arena of the 69th anniversary of Bali Post at Ardha Candra Open stage of Bali Art Center on Saturday (Sep. 9). Moreover, the concept of performance is carrying the spirit of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity) that is certainly a very contextual theme to be echoed today.

“Through this art presentation, Pancer Langiit wants to be actively involved in establishing the diversity so that as component of the nation we do not get scattered due to differences among us. Instead, all the differences will compose a park named ‘Indonesia’ looking more beautiful due to being composed by multi beautiful colors. Contemplation on the importance of respecting to differences becomes our focus through this performance,” he asserted. (ian)

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Abundance of diversity in epic performance by Pancer Langiit for celebration of Bali Post’s 69th anniversary

Last night (Sep. 10), saw a fully packed house at the Denpasar Art Center’s Adicandra open stage, from where every single person present no doubt went home fully satisfied with the truly colossal 3.5 hour show. Indonesia is world renowned for its truly astonishing array of divers cultures, beliefs, customs and arts which are represented by Pancasila’s motto “Bhinekka Tungal Ika’ (Unity in diversity).

Although every island in the archipelago and each region of every island has its own unique and rich performing arts heritage, it is perhaps only in Bali that these could be represented with such shocking pageantry and yet remain deliciously palatable.

Bali’s Pancer Langit dance troupe put together a monumental performance in homage to Pancasila’s motto: Bhinekka Tungal Ika (unity in diversity) in celebration of Bali Post’s 69th anniversary and in recognition of Bali Post’s steadfast dedication to Pancasila over the years. The starling diversity of both the dances and other acts that made up this unforgettable evening was a most fitting expression of the contribution that Bali Post has made to this great nation over the years.

A brief though vivacious gamelan music piece opened the great event followed by the Balinese dancers who combined traditional choreography with distinctly contemporary dance moves. The honoured guests then took to the stage inviting the audience to chant in unison: “I am Indonesia, I am Pancasila, we are all family”. The audience responded with subdued enthusiasm but everyone’s fist was in the air. Governor of Bali, Mangku Pastika gave a short speech congratulating Bali Post and thanking them for their contribution to the media landscape.

The bondres (traditional Balinese comedy troupe), then took to the stage where they remained, accompanying the audience through the journey that this evening was to be. In typical bondres fashion they fumbled around making silly though cutting jokes about media in general and power in particular and continued in this line of social commentary when the “king of Bali”, joined them onstage making fun of the powerful but also demonstrating his own power. After two Barong opened the journey and Goddess Saraswati in

full regalia descended to sing her blessings for the arts, the three buffoons set off on a journey across Indonesia on the king’s behalf to invite dancers from all over the archipelago to come and perform in Bali.

Starting in East Java with the mystical Kuda Lumping dance and accompanying whip-yielding shamans, moving onto to Ponorogo’s equally mystically charged Reog dance, then onto West Java’s Japongan dance, the Balinese buffoons introduced and explained each dance and then scrambled after the dancers to give them their invitations. This continued through Sumatera, Kalimantan and finally to Papua with dances from each region being performed one after another with impressive skill and vitality, elaborate costumes and props and with modern stage lighting that created a somewhat surreal experience.

For most people this would have already been a more than satisfying show, but the night was still young.

After their ‘return’ to Bali, the three bondres actors were greeted with a performance by a local pop legend who sang and bantered with the young men before they reported back to the king who then presented them with a gift of thanks for their efforts.

From the very heavens the king had summoned three nymphs for the young men. The three ‘nymphs’ it turned out were aged European ladies who the young men promptly refused. The ladies (who have their own bondres troupe), would not be refuted so easily. Hilarious antics followed in which the ladies demonstrated their mastery of Indonesian, Balinese and the ancient court language of Kawi and a brief Balinese dance. One of the ladies even threatened to use the very language of the gods before launching into a local pop song. The ladies finally decided that they would be better off back in paradise and promptly returned from where they had come.

Before the young men knew what to do, the gates of heaven opened again and a beautiful Balinese singer descended dressed in Diva attire serenaded the audience. Two more equally beautiful and talented divas took turns sharing their songs. After a few moments of determining which lady would be suited to which of the bondres actors, balanced had been restored.

A younger Balinese pop star then joined the ladies onstage

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to sing a a moving song about his love for Indonesia. His heartfelt voice might have brought tears to the eyes of the audience were he not interrupted after each line of his song by the bondres guys and the king translating his words into English, Balinese, Japanese and grunts. His song nonetheless managed to move the audience who cheered with great applause.

The journey was however not over yet. Another pop band took to the stage along with four deities who paraded around in the background as the young men performed. Then there was some more comedy which one might have thought was bringing the whole show to a close, but this was not so.

First the two Barong return to the stage, only this time they were soon accompanied by about fifty other dancers holding giant wooden cow bells with Barong heads who all danced a traditional west Balinese dance that was both highly rhythmic and visually mesmerizing. Suddenly we were transported again but this time from the world of pop stars, glamour and young love to an ancient ritual that called us out of this time and place to a space beyond time and place. The entire cast of the evening then joined the Barong crew on stage as pyrotechnics were set ablaze and the whole stage moved back and forth in unison. Believe it or not, this was not the finale.

Since it was established 69 years ago, Bali Post has seen its ups and downs and as any media outlet has ventured into the grey areas of the socio-political arena. Most however would agree that this celebratory performance represented the dedication and perseverance that this Balinese newspaper has shown for their commitment to serving as a voice for the people of Bali as part of the great nation of Indonesia.

After the pyrotechnics were done and the Barong has been encircled several times, the other dancers left the stage to make room for the gamelan players to backup the full Barong troupe and as the giant dance troupe resumed its ranks and the pulsating rhythm reached a crescendo, what some might call raindrops started to fall gently from the sky as if the gods themselves wanted to show that they approved and gave their blessing with a brief sprinkle as Balinese priests do to mark the closing of prayers and ceremonies. As the show ended, so did the light rain and the satiated gathering dispersed into the night. (kmb)

Exciting Activities & Prizes To Be Won!

In the centre of sunny Jimbaran, you’ll find one of Bali’s most exclusive shopping experience yet. Sereh Gourmet Supermarket is not only Bali’s hub for everything fresh, delicious, imported and healthy; the supermarket’s beautifully designed

location is a hotbed for some of the areas most sought-after and exciting activities yet!

On the 28th of September, Sereh Gourmet Supermarket will be celebrating its 1st year anniversary.

To commemorate this significant

EVERY MONDAY Movie Monday19:00-21:00 Genius Cafe- Home to the entrepreneur Beach CLub Mertasari Beach (Next to Mercure), Sanur EVERY TUESDAY Ecstatic contact dance: Transformative journey Paradiso Ubud, Jalan Goutama Selatan, Ubud 100k includes dinner EVERY WEDNESDAY DEep Dive Dance Guided improvised movement 19:00-21:00 Paradiso Ubud Jalan Goutama Selatan, Ubud 100k EVERY THURSDAY African Drums with Catur SAng Klang Wijaya 16:00-18:00 Experience the healing power of drumming, all levels welcome

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9AM-2PM Samadi Sunday Market Jalan. Padang Linjong 39, Canggu, 9AM-2PM Wednesday and Sunday Ubud Organik Market Jl. Raya Pengosekan across from Zens Hotel Tebesaya, Ubud 12PM-10PM Sunday Food Festival & Bazaar Byrdhouse Beach Club, Sanur

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10AM-6PM, Mercure,last sunday of every month, jl. ,Mertasari, Sanur, fashion food and and kids activities The Coffee Spot, Jalan Peigenet 888X,Seminyak, last Sunday of every month, garage sale clothing, books, and hand-made jewellery

milestone, the people behind Bali’s gourmet utopia would like to invite you to experience and indulge in myriad activities and exciting offerings that would thrill the whole family. Wholesome family fun awaits you and great prizes to be won! Come by and join in these various events, which will take place on various days within a period of 21 days: Salsa and Line Dancing

While Salsa and Line Dancing night takes place here every Saturday from 7.30pm, be sure to

be there and participate on these particular dates: 9th, 16th and 23rd September.

The most active customers with the most participation will stand a chance to win a fantastic prize by Sereh Gourmet Supermarket at its Grand Prize Giving Ceremony on the 30th of September 2017!

Burger and Hot Dog Race

Children from the age of 4 to 10 are invited to join in this fun and delicious friendly competition and parents are of course encouraged to come by to give encouragement!

This event will take place on the 23rd of September 2017, from 12.00 noon onwards. The winner will receive the grand prize at the Grand Prize Giving Ceremony on the 30th of September 2017!

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Families and children aged from 4 - 10 are invited to a cooking class with the Chef on the 23rd of September from 3:00pm onwards.

Try your hand at making the most delicious local delicacy like the Nasi Goreng, Mie Goreng or the Gado-Gado.

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More sex education needed in China, director Vivian Qu says with new film

VENICE - Vivian Qu hopes her new film “Angels Wear White” (“Jia Nian Hua”) will generate a discussion on sex education and child protection in her home country, the Chinese director said at the Venice film festival on Friday. Qu, whose directorial debut “Trap Street” (“Shuiyin jie”) premiered to critical acclaim at the festival in 2013, is back in Venice to present her latest project.

“We are trying to tell educators it’s important to (educate about sex) at an early age because children need to learn how to protect themselves because the parents are not necessarily always around,” Qu told Reuters in an interview.

“Angels Wear White” is set in a seafront town, where two young girls are assaulted in a motel by a middle-aged man.

The only witness is receptionist Mia, played by Wen Qi, who is only a few years older than the girls. As news of the assault spread, the hotel’s managers try to cover up the evidence.

Mia, worried she may lose her job, says nothing, and with few adults to turn to, both her and Wen have to find their own way out of their troubles. Qu said she drew inspiration for the film from real life.

It pained her to think that justice often was not served or came too late for the victims, she said. Making a movie on such a sensitive topic with a young, non-professional actress presented its own challenges, she added. Qu spent two months training her young star Zhou Meijun on weekends when the girl was out of school. Zhou was not aware of the full plot and was given the scenes only gradually.

“She didn’t understand, she was very young and very pure. So, we only gave her scene by scene,” Qu said.

“We focused more on her relationship with her parents because that’s also how the film was and because those are the things that she could understand,” she added.

Qu is the only female director in the festival’s main competition this year and, while acknowledging the difficulties female film makers face, Qu said she believed it was more important to encourage women to get into the industry rather than opt for quotas. (rtr)

After insurgents’ truce, Myanmar says “we don’t negotiate with terrorists”

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Lady Gaga arrives on the red carpet for her film “Gaga: Five Foot Two” at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 8, 2017.

‘Five Foot Two’ explores Lady Gaga’s vulnerable side

TORONTO - In “Gaga: Five Foot Two”, director Chris somebody whose life is so big and Moukarbel captures the artist hidden behind the outrageous vast.”

“With her life, it’s just like this costumes, revealing a woman unafraid to express her vulnerdaily whiplash which she’s expeabilities and exercise her agency.

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Director Vivian Qu (2nd R ) and actresses Zhou Meijun (2nd L), Peng Jing (L) and Shi Ke pose during the photocall for the movie “Angels Wear White” (Jia Nian Hua) at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 7, 2017.

“This is me with nothing,” Lady Gaga says in the film.

The Netflix documentary, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, follows Lady Gaga over an eight-month period leading up to her Super Bowl Halftime performance in February 2017.

It’s an intimate and often raw look at the real Lady Gaga, Stefani Joanne Germanotta, roughly a de-

cade after she exploded into the pop culture scene with her debut, “Just Dance”. Moukarbel said the film was a rare opportunity to shine a light on a story that people thought they were already familiar with, describing the singer as powerful, yet vulnerable.

He told audiences after the premiere that the biggest challenge to filming Gaga’s life was “how to narrow the scope when it’s about

riencing, as you saw, and I tried to capture that.”

The film depicts that “whiplash”, juxtaposing the public Lady Gaga with the personal Germanotta.

An interview with the New York Times about her new single “Joanne” is book-ended by a call from a dying friend, Sonja Durham, and an emotional visit to her grandmother, who listens to her new song about her aunt Joanne for the first time. (rtr)

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Rohingya refugees cross a stream to reach their temporary shelters at No Man’s Land between Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 9, 2017.

YANGON/SHAH PORIR DWIP ISLAND, Bangladesh - M yanmar on Sunday rebuffed a ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents to enable the delivery of aid to thousands of displaced people in the violence-racked state of Rakhine, declaring simply that it did not negotiate with terrorists. Attacks by militants on police posts and an army base on Aug. 25 prompted a military counter-offensive that triggered an exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, adding to the hundreds of thousands already there from previous spasms of conflict.

According to the latest estimate

by U.N. workers in the Cox’s Bazar region of southern Bangladesh, about 294,000 - many of them sick or wounded - have arrived in just 15 days, putting huge strain on humanitarian agencies’ operations.

Thousands of Rohingya remaining in the north-western state of Rakhine have been left without shelter or food, and many are still trying to cross mountains, dense bush and rice fields to reach Bangladesh.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgent group declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, so that aid could reach these people. The impact of ARSA’s move is unclear, but it does not appear to have been

able to put up significant resistance against the military force unleashed in Rakhine state, where thousands of homes have been burned down and dozens of villages destroyed.

ARSA’s declaration drew no formal response from the military or the government of Buddhistmajority Myanmar. However, the spokesman for Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said on Twitter: “We have no policy to negotiate with terrorists.” Myanmar says its security forces are carrying out clearance operations to defend against ARSA, which the government has declared a terrorist organisation.

Human rights monitors and fleeing Rohingya say the army

and Rakhine Buddhist vigilantes have mounted a campaign of arson aimed at driving out the Rohingya, whose population is estimated at around 1.1 million. About a dozen Muslim villages were burned down on Friday and Saturday in the ethnically mixed Rathedaung region of Rakhine, two sources monitoring the situation said.

“Slowly, one after another, villages are being burnt down - I believe that Rohingyas are already wiped out completely from Rathedaung,” said one of the sources, Chris Lewa of the Arakan Project, a Rohingya monitoring group. It was unclear who torched the villages, and independent journalists are not allowed into the area.

LANDMINE ALLEGATIONS In Cox’s Bazar, Reuters journalists saw waves of Rohingya arriving on Sunday, and crowds of desperate people - mostly women and children - queuing for handouts of food and clothes. More than 300 people arrived on small boats and fishing trawlers on Shah Porir Dwip island, a short distance from the mouth of the Naf river that separates the two countries and flows out into the Bay of Bengal.

Many collapsed on the beach from motion sickness and dehydration.

Three Rohingya were killed by landmines on Saturday as they tried to cross from Myanmar, a Bangladeshi border guard said, and Amnesty International said there were two landmine incidents on Sunday, including a blast that blew off a man’s leg.

“All indications point to the Myanmar security forces deliberately targeting locations that Rohingya refugees use as crossing points,” Tirana Hassan, Amnesty international’s Crisis Response Director, said in a

statement. “This is a cruel and callous way of adding to the misery of people fleeing a systematic campaign of persecution,” she said.

A Myanmar military source told Reuters last week that landmines had been laid along the border in the 1990s to prevent trespassing and the military had since tried to remove them. But none had been planted recently. Dipayan Bhattacharyya, the World Food Programme’s spokesman in Bangladesh, said the latest estimate of new arrivals was 294,000 and there were discussions underway to revise up the prediction made last week that it would reach 300,000.

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