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Bollywood superstars test taboos with hip-hop blockbuster

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BERLIN - Two of Bollywood’s biggest stars have premiered “Gully Boy”, a still rare female-directed blockbuster that pokes at enduring taboos, at the Berlin film festival.

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt threw their sizeable industry clout behind the tale, unveiled Saturday, of a couple yearning to break out of their Mumbai slum and traditional Muslim families to realise their dreams.

“It’s got commentary on the class divide, it’s got commentary on choices young people make -- whether they want to be stuck in something that gives them no fulfilment versus pursuing their passion,” said Singh, whose character Murad has a meteoric rise after posting his first rap video online.

“I think it’s got a whole variety of stuff embedded between the lines that may just have a positive social impact.”

Bhatt’s character Safeena wears a traditional Muslim headscarf but resists her family’s attempts to arrange her marriage and wants

to become a surgeon. Murad and Safeena have loved each other since childhood but have to keep their relationship secret from their parents so they meet for illicit trysts.

“You can’t really be so sure about who may get offended or who may not,” Bhatt said of the film’s touchier subjects.

“My character Safeena, I don’t think that she has a problem wearing her hijab and I don’t think she has a problem with her culture.

What she does have a problem with though is not being able to be honest with her parents.” (afp) Indian Bolywood actor Ranveer Singh and British actress Alia Bhatt pose on the red carpet before the premiere of the film “Gully boy”.

Louvre Abu Dhabi introduces Rembrandt, Vermeer

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French Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire (3rd-R) visits the Louvre Abu Dhabi on February 9, 2019, in the Emirati capital.

ABU DHABI - The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to carry the famed name outside of France, announced Sunday it will roll out works by Dutch masters Rembrandt and Vermeer this month.

Works by the two artists are part of the gallery’s first exhibition this year, entitled “Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from The Leiden collection and the Musee du Louvre”.

The exhibit, on display in the United Arab Emirates capital from February 14 to May 18, is dedicated to the famed “fijnschilders” -- fine painters -- of the Netherlands.

“Rembrandt is a master of the Golden Age,” museum head Manuel Rabate told AFP. “He’s a universal genius, he’s connected to the world.”

The exhibition features 95 works, including Vermeer’s “Young Woman Seated at a Virginal” alongside

Rembrandt’s “Portrait of a Man” and “Study of the Head and Clasped Hands of a Young Man as Christ in Prayer”.

The museum has also acquired Rembrandt’s “Head of a young man, with clasped hands: Study of the figure of Christ” as part of its permanent collection.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated with great pomp in November 2017 -- nearly five years behind schedule -- by French President Emmanuel Macron and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

It was marketed as “a universal museum” celebrating cultural exchange and tolerance.

The museum has reportedly cost the UAE around $1 billion, including upwards of $500 million to use France’s “Louvre” brand.

Officials have not confirmed the price tag. (afp)

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In this June 2, 2018 file photo, Ariana Grande performs at Wango Tango at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The Recording Academy’s Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion is a launching a new initiative announced Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, to create and expand more opportunities to female music producers and engineers.

Ariana Grande wins first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album

Reigning pop princess Ariana Grande took home the first Grammy of her career for Best Pop Vocal Album on Sunday for her fourth studio album “Sweetener,” topping a tough field including perennial favorite Taylor Swift.

Grande’s Grammy comes after six career nominations but the star was notably absent from this year’s gala.

Just days before the event, she slammed the ceremony’s producer for “lying” about her decision not to perform on music’s biggest night.

The chart-topper released her fifth album “Thank U, Next” before lashing out at producer Ken Ehrlich after he told US media the 25-year-

old Grande “felt it was too late for her to pull something together.” “i know i’m not there tonight (trust, i tried and still truly wished it had worked out tbh) and i know i said i try not to put too much weight into these things .... but (...) this is wild and beautiful. thank you so much,” she tweeted.

Grande had great success in the last 12 months, with Billboard naming her its 2018 Woman of the

Year. But she was passed over in the top Grammy categories of Album, Record and Song of the Year -- though her smash hit “Thank U, Next,” the title song off her new album, dropped after this year’s nomination deadline.

“Sweetener” includes her signature blend of pop and R&B with inflections of hip-hop, all set to the star’s wide-ranging, silky-yetbreathy vocals.

It features appearances from Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart while boasting three top singles.

Grande makes headlines as much for her chart-topping music as her love life, having dated the late rapper Mac Miller and shortly thereafter getting engaged to “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson.

Grande and Davidson split in October 2018, just before she released “Thank U, Next” -- in which she reflects on lessons learned from

past loves.

She was also nominated this year for Best Pop Solo Performance for “God Is A Woman,” but lost out to Lady Gaga, who won for her song “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Going?)” (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Chinese Consul General, Gou Hao Dong (left) accompanied by Co-founder Pasifika Museum, during his visit

Director of Construction and Operations of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Ngurah Wirawan, stated the impact of the visit of Chinese Consul General can attract tourists from China to Bali. He hoped the collection and presence of the museum can contribute to the tourist visit to Nusa Dua. “Consul General Gou Hao Dong

also said that he will promote the museum to Chinese tourists. Hopefully, there will be an increase in visits from qualified Chinese tourists to Bali,” he hoped.

Gou Hao Dong accompanied by the Co-founder of the Pasifika Museum, Philippe Augier, toured to the eleven rooms in the museum.

Philippe Augier told about the

background of choosing Bali as the location for the establishment of the Pasifika Museum.

“Bali was chosen because it is the meeting place of two major cultures, namely that of Asia and the Pacific.

Pasifika Museum was opened to the public on August 8, 2016, as a place to accommodate world-class and international-standard works

of art, not only display collections from European artists where some of the collections have international names like Paul Gauguin (France), Le Mayeur (Belgium), Theo Meier (Switzerland), Andre Maire (France), Miguel Covarrubias (Mexico) and several other names,” he explained.

Currently, it is the largest art museum in the Asia-Pacific region with the collection of more than 600 works of art (especially painting collection) of 200 artists from 25 countries. The Pasifika Museum also has

collections from Chinese painters, including Chen Zhen (1955-2000), Lin Feng Mian (1900-1991), Liu Oixiang (1901-1998) and Zao Wou Ki (1920-2013).

In addition, he also presented the works of art from Indonesian native painters including the work of Lempad (1862-1978), Raden Saleh (1811-1880), Affandi (1907-1990) and I Gusti Ketut Kobot (1917). He hoped the first visit of Consul General Gou Hao Dong to the Pasifika Museum to be able to increase the visits of Chinese tourists. (kmb23)

To overcome traffic congestion at Temacun intersection

Road over river or road widening options prepared

MANGUPURA - The proposal related to the road construction over the Tukad Mati (Mati River), Kuta, returns to emerge in the development plan meeting of Kuta subdistrict on Friday (Feb. 8). The proposal reappeared considering the traffic conditions at Temacun intersection to the quite crowded Jalan Blambangan. In the development plan meeting, Kuta subdistrict proposed 649 activities worth IDR 1.047 trillion in the development plan meeting of RPKD Badung in the 2020 budget year.

Regarding the road construction plan above the Tukad Mati stream,

the Head of the Badung Public Works and Housing Agency (PUPR), I.B. Surya Suamba, said that a study had been carried out and there is already a design. At present, it is just waiting for a decision from the leadership whether it will be budgeted to be implemented.

From the results of study, it was explained there are two alternatives prepared to deal with congestion at the location. They are construction of the road over the river or widening the Temacun intersection to Jalan Blambangan. There, it is required land acquisition and widening of the

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Visit of Chinese Consul General hoped to increase tourist arrival to Bali

MAMNGUPURA - In the series to celebrating Lunar New Year 2570, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Gou Hao Dong, and his entourage visited the Pasifika Museum on Friday (Feb. 8). The visit of Chinese Consul General is expected to increase the visits to Bali.

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bridge. From the results of study, the length of workmanship from these two options is 300 meters. “There are two options to be chosen later,” he said when confirmed on Sunday (Feb. 10).

However, Surya Suamba stated the obstacles faced for widening the road are certainly related to land acquisition. From the east to Jalan Blambangan, there is a side that must be widened along 100 meters. Likewise, the bridge will be expanded.

“Technically, it is easier, but from the social side it is more difficult. (kmb23)

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To celebrate the Chinese New Year, beachwalk brings exciting oriental activities starts from 4th – 5th February 2019 at Fountain Stage level 1. There will be face painting, tarot card reading, barongsai dance performance along for Chinese New Year experience, which will be held at Fountain Stage, level 1. Beachwalk also provides three little pigs’ installation as this year is a year of pig at Beach Gate area, Chinese lanterns at Garden Pod area, and Flowers of Prosperity around the corridors to complete the Chinese New Year vibes. Exclusive for Chinese New Year, beachwalk gives special programs for customers. The first one is Chinese New Year Giveaway; customers can get a chance to win 1 night stay at Fame Hotel Sunset Road simply by taking pictures with our Chinese New Year’s Installation and share

the pictures on Instagram. The winner will be announced at 25th February 2019 (T&C apply). The second one is Instant Reward Lucky Angpao simply by spend minimum IDR 1.000.000 (maximum two receipts). Besides prosperity, it is also known as a month full of love and to celebrate the Valentine’s Day beachwalk shares the love-giveaway to lucky couples. Customers can get a chance to win free romantic dinner and movie date with the beloved one, simply by share a date story at beachwalk Shopping Center on Instagram. Lucky couples winner will be announced at @beachwalk_bali instagram 13th February 2019 (T&C apply). To complete Chinese New Year & Valentine’s Day, beachwalk Shopping Center presents Chinese New Year & Valentine’s Day Fashion Show on February 17th 2019.

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Swallowable medical devices, each about the size of a pea, could give painless injections inside the stomach.

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The Minister of Communications and Informatics, Rudiantara (L), to Managing Editor of Bali Post, Wayan Dira Arsana, at Siola Surabaya .

Pills equipped with tiny needles can inject a body from the inside

FOR those of us who cringe at the sight of needles, there may someday be a less daunting alternative to getting a shot: swallowing a pill-sized device that delivers medication by painlessly pricking the inside of the stomach.

A prototype of the device, described in the Feb. 8 Science, administers insulin. But similar ingestible capsules could also replace skin injections of antibodies for cancer treatment, hormones and other pharmaceuticals.

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Each ingestible device is about the size of a pea and shaped like an acorn, with a lightweight polyester “nut” and stainless steel cap.

The shape is designed to guide the device to rest, cap down, on the floor of the stomach. There, it

sticks a needle tip composed almost entirely of insulin a few millimeters into the mucus membrane lining the stomach. Once the insulin needle tip dissolves, the device passes through the rest of the digestive system.

Thanks to the dearth of sharp pain receptors inside the stomach, the tiny injection “is unlikely to cause any discomfort,” says study coauthor Giovanni Traverso, a

gastroenterologist and biomedical engineer at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and MIT. In experiments with pigs, the swallowable devices delivered a similar amount of insulin to the bloodstream as skin injections. One week after treatment, the researchers found no signs of tissue damage in the animals’ stomachs.

“The design of their device is clever,” says Jean-Christophe

Leroux, a drug formulation and delivery researcher at ETH Zurich not involved in the work. But he wonders if there could be longterm consequences of repeated internal pinpricks in patients, such as people with diabetes, who must inject themselves with medication throughout their lifetimes. The study’s researchers say future work will help determine if there are any chronic effects. (net)

A new fabric becomes more breathable as you work up a sweat

MARYLAND - Someday, the same shirt could be part of your summer and winter wardrobe, using fabric that alternates between breathable and insulating.

Unlike other heat-accommodating cloth, which has to be flipped inside out to switch from warm to cool, the new dualuse fabric adapts to how much the wearer is sweating. This material may be useful for making sportswear or clothing for babies who can’t articulate when they’re too hot or too cold, says study coauthor YuHuang Wang, a chemist at the University of Maryland in College Park.

The fabric, described in the Feb. 8 Science, is knitted from yarn composed of many polymer fibers coated in tiny, carbon nanotubes. The closer these nanotubes are together, the better the fabric conducts the heat a person’s body sheds as infrared IBP/net radiation.

Material knitted from special humidity-responsive yarn becomes more insulating Under cool, dry conditions, the fibers are loosely wound, and the fabric traps or breathable, depending on how much you’re sweating.

much of the heat radiating off the wearer’s body. But if the person starts to sweat, that humidity causes the polymer fibers in the yarn to constrict into tight bundles. This brings the carbon nanotubes on neighboring fibers closer together, making the material more breathable.

Wang and colleagues found that increasing the humidity inside a chamber containing a piece of the fabric could increase the amount of heat that passed through the material up to about 35 percent. The fabric’s dependence on water in the surrounding air means that even on a cool, muggy day when the user isn’t necessarily sweating, humidity in the surrounding air could make the fabric less insulating. In the future, Wang imagines making the yarn fibers with materials that respond directly to temperature changes, so the fabric can accommodate a person’s skin temperature as well as sweat levels. (net)

Bali Post wins IPMA Award 2019

SURABAYA - Bali Post returned to win the Indonesia Print Media Award (IPMA Award).

Similar award has been repeatedly received by the Bali Post. At this IPMA 2019, it won the Silver Winner category. The award was handed over by the Minister of Communications and Informatics, Rudiantara, to Managing Editor of Bali Post, Wayan Dira Arsana, at Siola Surabaya on Thursday night (Feb. 7).

The IPMA Award given to Bali Post is for the best national newspaper category together with Kompas and Republika.

In addition to the Bali Post,

DenPost also received the IPMA Award for the Bali and NTB regional newspaper category.

Minister of Communication and Informatics, Rudiantara, said the

press industry will never die because there is print media.

“The print media has content.

Thus, it should have the way to deliver the content so that it is

still needed by the community,” said Rudiantara, encouraging the SPS administrators and dozens of media managers and managing editor who filled the room.

According to him, if the content delivered meets the needs of the community, of course print media will remain to be needed, even though the digitalization era is inevitable. So, it only changes

the method but the substance remains the same.

Therefore, Minister Rudiantara highly appreciated to the effort of the award provision to the media embodied by the SPS through the event entitled the ‘Awarding Night SPS and a Decade of IPMA’ with the theme of ‘Unlimited Quality in the Disruption Era’ until the end of the event. (kmb)

In 2018, total foreign tourist visit to Bali reaches 6 million Chinese increases by 500 percent yoy

DENPASAR - The arrival of foreign tourists to Bali throughout 2018 reached 6,070,473 people or increased by 6.54 percent (yoy). Meanwhile, the arrival of foreign tourists to Bali in December 2018 was recorded at 498,819 people and in December 2017 increased by 22.64 percent compared to November 2017 (yoy) increased by 57.90 percent.

This was conveyed by the Division Head of the Distribution Statistics at the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Nyoman Subadri.

According to nationality, the most foreign tourists to Bali in December 2018 came from Australia (20.41 percent), China (16.13 percent), India (6.75 percent), Malaysia (4.85 percent) and Singapore (4.72 percent).

“The top five visits by foreign tourists to Bali from Australia, China, India, Malaysia and Singapore are very different from the top

five national visits, namely from Singapore, Malaysia, Timor Leste, China and Australia. “India has become a distinguishing visit between Bali and Indonesia, so that Garuda Indonesia opens the Denpasar - India flight route,” he said.

Of the five countries, all experienced an increase in December 2018, in month-to-month or year-of-year.

Moreover, in yoy (December 2018 compared to December 2017), the increase in Chinese tourists is the sharpest at 597.75 percent. Meanwhile, Australian increased by 28.49 percent (yoy), India 15.60 percent, Malaysia 55.17 percent, Singapore 68.66 percent, United States 71.95 percent, South Korea 109.98 percent and Russia 50.74 percent.

Nationally, the foreign tourist visit reached 15.8 million. In the meantime, foreign tourists to Bali are 6 million. On that account, out

of 15.8 million foreign tourists, 40 percent came to Bali.

Both tourist visit and room occupancy rate showed off an encouraging number. Room Occupancy Rate (ROR) for star-rated hotels in December 2018 was recorded at 57.62 percent, an increase of 1.70 points compared to the previous month’s ROR (month-to-month).

When compared to December 2017 (yoy), ROR in December 2018 was recorded to increase by 6.96 points. The average length of stay of guests at star-rated hotels in Bali in December 2018 was recorded at 2.81 days, downed -0.23 points compared to the average length of stay of guests in November 2018 (mtm). When compared to December 2017 (yoy) reaching 2.47 days, the average length of stay in November 2018 increased by 0.34 points. (kmb42)

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The arrival of foreign tourists to Bali throughout 2018 reached 6,070,473 people or increased by 6.54 percent (yoy).

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Novice voters have to elect

DENPASAR - Younger generation, especially novice voters, plays a strategic and very important role in determining leaders in the general election on April 17, 2019, namely in electing a president and legislative members.

Apart from having intellectual intelligence, the novice voters who are notably young students are also able to select and choose leaders in terms of track record, mission-vision and work programs offered by each prospective leader.

The votes of novice voters at each election percentage are very high. However, the trend occurred so far has actually showed a decline in the participation of new voters in the election. Many factors influence it. For example, as novice voters they are lacking of information as well as having no understanding on the meaning of elections and political literacy.

Therefore, novice voters are highly expected to play an active role in the regional leader elections and national elections in determining the future leaders that are able to protect the people and build the regions they lead for the advancement of the nation and state.

“Especially the novice voters are expected to take part and participate in this democratic event even though later there are those who do not vote or are abstain.

These are inherent rights in the voters and cannot be enforced. By using the voting rights owned, we can participate in the development of Indonesia in the future, and we know who we choose,” said legal practitioner, Dr. Dewa Gede Sudika Mangku, on Saturday (Feb. 9).

This first doctor of law at Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) hoped the election organizers in this case the Electoral Commission

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The art and science of Japan’s cherry blossom forecast

TOKYO - As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom.

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Younger generation, especially novice voters, plays a strategic and very important role in determining leaders in the general election on April 17, 2019.

(KPU) will have to take into account the novice voters in the election.

Likewise, with the campaign team the candidate pairs must be able to disseminate the importance of local elections for novice voters for the future of the nation. The candidates must also be able to attract the hearts of novice voters.

A student of the Mathematics Education Faculty (FKIP), Mahasaraswati University Denpasar, I Wayan Darmayasa, said the simultaneous election 2019 is an opportunity for

young people, especially first-time voters, to make choices and think critically about political sustainability in this country. Even though the political temperature is so hot, this KMHDI activist will still make his choice and invite other novice voters not to be abstain on voting day later.

“Behind the heat of the political climate these days, maybe it is the reason for some young generations to decide not to vote (be abstain). However, we must realize that deciding not to vote is not the solution to the problems

faced by the nation today. If we want to protest for loss of trust, abstention is not the only way. On the other hand, we must also realize that we will feel and experience the conditions of Indonesia in the next five years. If we are reluctant to elect, how the young can help change the destiny and future of this nation for the next 5 years?” asked the teenager born in Mamuju, on February 28, 1995.

Darmayasa added if we see there are no candidates meeting the expectation, we must be aware that

elections are not a matter of choosing the best but avoiding the worst in power. “I think the mindset that participating in the election will have no impact on us (the younger generation) must be changed because those who will face the future of Indonesia are them, millennial generation. In the next 5 years, the future of this nation is our responsible, so it is time for us to contribute now by actively monitoring and not abstaining,” said this activist of Narmada Pustaka. (win)

Japan’s sakura or cherry blossom season is feverishly anticipated by locals and visitors alike.

Many tourists plan their entire trips around the blooms, and Japanese flock to parks in their millions to enjoy the seasonal spectacle.

“People pay more attention to the cherry blossom season than any other flower in Japan,” Ryo Dojo, an official of the statistics unit at the Japan Meteorological Agency, told AFP. The most basic element of predicting when the delicate pink and white petals will begin to unfurl is a large data set of temperatures.

That’s because the flowers will come earlier if temperatures rise quickly in spring, Dojo said.

Conversely, if temperatures in the autumn and winter period are higher than usual, the blooms can end up being delayed.

Extreme weather can affect the trees too, with unusual patterns in 2018 prompting some blossoms to appear in October, well before the usual season.

In general, blooms begin as early as March in southern Ky-

ushu and appear as late as May in northernmost Hokkaido. In a bid to improve its forecasts, some outfits have started crowdsourcing data, including Weathernews, a firm in Chiba near Tokyo.

It relies on photos of buds sent in regularly by 10,000 citizens across the country who are registered on the company’s website and app.

“Cherry blossom forecasting is impossible for us without this system,” spokeswoman Miku Toma said.

- Two million reports The company launched what they call the “sakura project” in 2004, signing up members who choose their own cherry tree and send pictures of its buds to the firm at regular intervals.

“We realised we could see the details of how buds grow thanks to the pictures sent to us,” Toma said.

“So we decided to incorporate the project to help predict blossoms.” Just observing the bud can give surprisingly accurate information about how far the flower is from full bloom. A sakura bud

BANGKOK - Thailand’s junta chief on Monday dismissed rumours of an impending coup as “fake news”, as speculation ricocheted across a kingdom unsettled by the ill-fated political union be-

tween a princess and a party allied to the powerful Shinawatra clan.

Conjecture has coursed through Thailand since Friday when the Thai Raksa Chart party proposed Princess Ubolratana, King Maha

Chinese Consul General presents collaborative dance increasingly active. In addition, the strategic partnership relations between Indonesia and China have also developed increasingly stable and healthy.

“Last year, various supports came from various circles in Bali, NTB and NTT, especially the support of the provincial government of Bali.

Exchange and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and education continue to progress and develop rapidly,” he concluded.

Chinese Consul General said that various cross-cultural activities like shows, forums, paintings,

photo exhibitions and so on with agencies in Bali are often carried out. In 2019, this is the 70th year of the founding of new China. For this reason, the Consul General will continue to join hands with all the people of Bali. At the same time, it strives for the prosperity and friendship of the two countries. “This is for the sake of friendship between the two countries, especially with Bali,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjok Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, who was present at the night said the current moment is

not only an opportunity to gather together. However, it is more than that, namely as an expression of gratitude to others, nature, and God Almighty as the creator.

Provincial government of Bali together with the community in Kintamani and supported by tourism forums had previously held the Balingkang Kintamani Festival 2019. According to him, the activity is an expression of gratitude to others, especially to the elderly brothers, Chinese who came to Bali in the early 13th century. “Chinese people who came and settled

around Kintamani at that time taught a lot of Balinese people in terms of business, especially in the economic field,” he concluded.

Relationship between Bali and China is not only in the tourism sector, but also has closeness in the cultural field. For this reason, on behalf of the Bali provincial government, he expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the cooperation having been established so far.

“In the future, we hope the relationship between Bali and China can continue to be improved,” he hoped. (kmb23)

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As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom. still a month from blossoming will be small and firm, but after 10 days, the tip turns slightly yellowgreen, and then a darker green part emerges.

When the tip of the bud turns a faint pink, it’s just a week until bloom-time. Thanks to the project, Weathernews has accumulated data from two million reports on

cherry flower buds in the past 15 years, which it uses to increase the accuracy of its forecasting.

It also incorporates weather data collected from its own observation devices across Japan -- 13,000 locations in total, 10 times more than the official weather agency has.

Weathernews employees also call around 700 parks regularly to

check the growth of cherry flower buds. The company and other forecasters also employ mathematical models and algorithms.

Otenki Japan, a forecaster run by a subsidiary of precision-equipment manufacturer Shimadzu, even began using artificial intelligence to predict cherry blossoms in 2018. (afp)

Thai junta chief decries coup conjecture as ‘fake news’

To grace Lunar New Year MANGUPURA - Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Denpasar together with the provincial government of Bali held an art performance a series of Chinese New Year 2570 celebration on Friday (Feb. 8).

Located at the Nusa Dua Theater, the performance was also filled with collaborative dances between Chinese and Balinese arts.

According to the Consul General of China in Denpasar, Gou Haodong, so far the socio-cultural exchanges between China and Indonesia, especially in Bali, are

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Ruengkrai Leekitwatana an official of Pheu Thai party holds an enlarged reproduction of the application of ruling junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha as candidate for prime minister by Phalang Pracharat, a pro-military party after submitting a petition to the election commission in Bangkok on February 11, 2019 to investigate Prayut’s qualification as candidate.

Vajiralongkorn’s elder sister, as a candidate for premier after the March 24 election. Hours later, a royal command from the king appeared to put a pin in her unprecedented political aspirations.

It said the monarchy was above politics and described his sister’s candidacy as “highly inappropriate”.

The slapdown by an unassailable monarch - protected by some of the world’s harshest royal defamation laws - who has never addressed the public in such strong terms, set off a chain reaction.

A chastened Thai Raksa Chart, a key pillar in the election strategy of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, swiftly agreed to comply with the command.

Election authorities meeting Monday are expected to discuss whether the use of the princess’s name was unconstitutional, a first step towards dissolving the party.

Adding to the uncertainty, chatter of an impending coup against the ruling junta leader Prayut ChanO-Cha and a major change in army top brass has billowed out, with the

hashtag #coup trending in the top 10 in Thai Twitter.

But on Monday the gruff former general, who masterminded a putsch against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin’s sister, in 2014, tried to stop it short.

“Rumours...? We’re investigating. Fake news,” he told reporters at Government House about the merits of the speculation.

- Coups and plots Thailand’s generals have a penchant for coups, backroom plotting and factional struggles.

They have grabbed power 12 times since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932, including against existing juntas seen to have over-stepped their mark.

Prayut, a gruff ex-army chief turned junta head, has agreed to stand for premier after the election and is aided by an army-scripted constitution.

But critics say he has personalised power and outstayed his welcome with a public wearied by his finger-jabbing style.

The king appointed a new army chief, Apirat Kongsompong, last year from a rival faction of the army to Prayut and his junta allies.

Recent days have seeded unease, with the first election in eight years now seemingly dependent on behind-the-scenes power plays by the elite.

“Pls#NoMoreCoup WTF with this country,” said one Twitter user, while another said “I wish we have only #election2019”.

Meanwhile, the fate of Thai Raksa Chart hangs in the balance.

The party, a second to the Thaksin political powerhouse Pheu Thai, was expected to help the Shinawatra machine secure a majority in the 350-seat lower house. But it is under intense pressure following its bid to bring in the princess.

“I think the party leader and board should take a responsibility by resigning,” said Srisuwan Janya of the Association for the Protection of the Constitution, a royalist activist group, who submitted a petition to election authorities Monday calling for the party’s censure. (afp)

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BUSINESS ‘Fog of Brexit’ means UK could enter recession this year

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serious disruptions to the flow of goods. Carney said that the possibility of a “no-deal” Brexit has gone up since the aftermath of the Brexit vote in 2016, when it was considered unlikely.

“It’s a statement of the obvious,” he said.

Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29 but last month the national parliament overwhelmingly rejected the deal that Prime Minister Theresa May had agreed on with the EU. She’s in Brussels Thursday trying to eke out concessions from the EU, particularly on a controversial provision intended to make sure no hard border returns between EU member Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

It’s unclear she will be able to get any concessions and fears have grown in recent weeks that Britain could crash out of the EU without a deal, a worst-case scenario that the Bank of England has previously said could see the British economy shrink by 8 percent within months and house prices collapse by around a third.

While the Bank of England is not factoring in a “no-deal” Brexit in its forecasts, the uncertainty is already affecting the economy.

Firms have reined back investments and consumers appear more cautious. Firms are also building up inventories to prepare for potential disruption. In its own analysis of companies’ preparations, the Bank of England found that around half

DENPASAR - The Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency has proposed the installment of 10 more tsunami warning sirens in the resort island’s waters to strengthen disaster mitigation, preparedness, and responses.

Enjoy the Freshness of Butterfly Pea Tea

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney speaks during a news conference to confirm the main interest rate will remain at 0.75 percent, at the Bank of England in London, Thursday Feb. 7, 2019. The Bank of England said that Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall, mean that British growth in 2019 is likely to be 1.2 percent. of respondents had been building up stock levels or were planning to do so, with two thirds doing so in the manufacturing and consumer services sectors.

If Britain finalizes and approves a deal for a smooth Brexit transition, the British economy and household spending could get a boost, Carney said. The economy

could grow by around 0.5 percentage point more over the coming three years.

And that could also put the Bank of England in a position to raise interest rates once again.

Though inflation is set to dip below the bank’s 2 percent target over the coming months, that’s expected to be temporary. Its forecasts sug-

gest it would be poised to raise its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point this year.

But nothing’s certain as long as Brexit remains unsolved, and Carney, in a humorous aside, explained how it’s affecting him.

“I don’t wake up in the morning anymore,” he said. “I wake up in the middle of the night!” (ap)

Mozambique NGOs call on Credit Suisse to write off debt

Several non-governmental organisations in Mozambique on Saturday called on Credit Suisse to write off debt their government contracted with the Swiss bank as part of a massive “hidden debt” scandal.

In a letter addressed to Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam seen

by AFP, 21 civil society groups said the scandal over allegedly illegal loans totalling $2 billion was “a

direct result of fraudulent illegal collusion between Credit Suisse, contractors and Mozambican government officials”.

The letter was co-signed by Graca Machel, a humanitarian activist and widow of Nelson Mandela.

“Having considered all available information in our possession, we demand that Credit Suisse publicly declares that the Mozambican people should not pay a single cent

of these debts, and that recovery of any money should come from the companies and individuals who, instead, have benefited from this chaos,” the letter said.

The call came only days after Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi sacked deputy finance minister Isaltina Lucas who has been implicated in the widening scandal.

AS national treasury director she signed guarantees in 2013 and 2014

for the loans to three state-owned security companies.

An independent audit has found that $500 million of the loans, which were deliberately hidden from the country’s parliament as well as international donors, was diverted and remains unaccounted for. When the hidden debt was revealed, Mozambique -- which relies on donor aid and is one of the world’s poorest countries -- was

plunged into the worst financial crisis in its history.

The US alleges that at least $200 million was spent on bribes and kickbacks, including $12 million for former finance minister Manuel Chang, who also signed off on the debt guarantees.

Chang was arrested in South Africa in December on a US extradition request for his alleged involvement in the loans. (afp)

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LONDON - The British economy is set to grow at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis a decade ago as the “fog of Brexit” causes heightened uncertainty, the Bank of England warned Thursday.

With Britain due to leave the European Union in just 50 days, the central bank said that questions over Brexit are weighing so much on the economy that there’s a one-in-four chance it could slip into recession this year — even if a Brexit deal is reached.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the “fog of Brexit” is weighing heavily on businesses’ investment decisions, while households are starting to spend less.

“Given the dynamics of the negotiations, we are now assuming uncertainty remains elevated for a while and that financial conditions stay tighter for longer,” he said in a press briefing after the bank’s ninemember policy committee kept its main interest rate at 0.75 percent.

“Although many companies are stepping up their contingency planning, the economy as a whole is still not yet prepared for a no-deal, no-transition exit,” he said.

The Bank of England said that the Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall mean that British growth this year is likely to be 1.2 percent. That’s down sharply from the 1.7 percent predicted in November and below 2018’s 1.4 percent. It would make for the worst year in Britain since a 4.2 percent contraction in 2009.

The economy is slowing despite a modest boost from firms stockpiling as they prepare for a potential “no-deal” Brexit, which could lead to tariffs on exports to the EU and

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In this era, people are chasing after healthy food and drinks.

So, it is not wrong if a refreshing healthy menu concept is widely offered by many restaurants, food stall and other places.

Moreover, hotels have started from the beginning, especially the accommodations having yoga, meditation and other spiritual activities.

For instance, Tulsi Restaurant at the Om Ham Retreat Ubud offers a healthy drink called Butterfly Pea Tea. This kind of drink can provide freshness because it applies ingredients from natural herbs. If the Butterfly Pea Tea has a purple color, it is the result of the ingredient used namely the butterfly pea.

Butterfly pea is a flower commonly offered for the ritual ceremony by Hindu communities on the Island of the Gods. Other than being healthy, this kind of drink is quite interesting to enjoy.

This drink is made from various natural ingredients, such as lemongrass, ginger, cloves and star anise. “The basic ingredients of this drink is rich in spices, and the drink itself has the efficacy to maintain body health,” said a staff of Tulsi Restaurant, Devi, not long ago.

This Butterfly Pea Tea drink has many benefits for body health like relieving sore throat, smooth digestive system, especially in the stomach. It feels cool and doesn’t disappoint even though it’s made from spices and unsweetened. “We only process it in a combination with ingredients in appropriate dosage, so this drink is very delicious to enjoy,” she explained. This drink is very easy to make. At first, various raw materials are collected and then cleansed and boiled. After boiling, the flowers are put into the main substance to give color to the drink. This butterfly pea has a blue effect. To get typical flavor, add kaffir lime so that the color becomes purple. If you want sweetness, you can add honey.

Every tourist coming to Tulsi Restaurant is always presented with the Butterfly Pea Tea as a welcome drink. Optionally, guest can also order it specifically. Drinks with natural ingredients can nourish the body and be free of side effects. “Tourists of health lover mostly order this type of drink,” concluded Devi. (kmb)

“Dewa Putu Mantera, the agency’s acting head, has ever proposed the procurement of ten more sirens of Indonesia’s Tsunami Early Warning System (Ina-TEWS),” Head of the Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency I Made Rentin said.

Those tsunami warning sirens would be installed in the Candi Kusuma, Yeh Ebang, Surabrata, Yeh Gangga, and Peti Tenget Beaches in the western areas coastal areas of Bali as well as five other beaches in the island’s eastern coastal areas.

The beaches that would receive the tsunami warning sirens were Lebih, Kusamba, Padang Bai Port, Candi Desa, and Jasi, Rentin said, adding that the Bali provincial government had proposed the installments of 10 more tsunami warning sirens to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in 2012 and 2019.

The procurement of these sirens could work with private sector through the enterprises’ social corporate responsibility programs, he said.

Indonesia lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.

As a result, many parts of the archipelago, including Bali, are prone to earthquakes that frequently trigger tsunami, as could be observed from last year’s deadly earthquakes in Palu, and the districts of Donggala and Sigi, Central Sulawesi Province.

Throughout 2018, Indonesia was hit by a total of 11,577 earthquakes, including several of them that caused serious casualties, with the number significantly increasing as compared to that in 2017.

According to Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati, several of the events related to the earthquakes that had hit Indonesia last year were never witnessed before.

They could be observed from the liquefaction in Palu; tsunami that came earlier than the issuance of a tsunami warning in Palu; and the Sunda Strait Tsunami, she recently said.

The Sunda Strait Tsunami, which struck certain coastal areas of the provinces of Banten and Lampung following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau on Dec 22, 2018, killed 437 people and seriously affected the lives of several residents in the disaster zones.

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This picture taken on February 9, 2019 shows young Balinese dancers performing during an agung ceremony, held every six months in honour of their ancestors and deities, at Pererepan Sari Pedungan in Denpasar, Indonesia’s Bali island.

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New Zealand wildfire expected to burn for weeks

WELLINGTON - A large New Zealand wildfire is expected to burn for weeks longer but has moved away from some inhabited areas, allowing residents of an evacuated village to return home soon, firefighters said Monday.

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NEW DELHI - At least 99 people have died and scores have been hospitalised in northern India after drinking toxic alcohol, triggering a crackdown against bootleggers, officials said Monday.

News of the deaths in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand has trickled in over the past three days, with police suspecting the moonshine had been cut with methanol.

Cheap, locally-made liquor is common in parts of rural India and bootleggers often add methanol -- a highly toxic form of alcohol sometimes used as an anti-freeze -- to their product to increase its strength.

If ingested in large quantities, methanol can cause blindness, liver damage and death.

In one district of Uttar Pradesh 59 people had died after consuming toxic alcohol, police spokesman Shailendra Kumar Sharma told AFP. In a neighbouring district a senior police officer said nine had died, adding that 66 suspected bootleggers had been arrested and samples of the liquor sent to a laboratory for testing.

Police said at least 31 people died in neighbouring Uttarakhand state and that two had been arrested on suspicion of supplying the liquor.

Newspaper reports said around 3,000 people linked with the illegal trade were arrested across Uttar Pradesh in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Hundreds of poor people die every year in India due to alcohol poisoning, mostly from consuming cheap alcohol.

In 2015, more than 100 people died in a Mumbai slum after drinking illegal moonshine.

Of the estimated 5 billion litres of alcohol drunk every year in India, around 40 percent is illegally produced, according to the International Spirits and Wine Association of India. (afp)

Cheap, locally-made liquor is common in parts of rural India, where bad or adulterated batches can have deadly effects for poor consumers.

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About 3,000 inhabitants of Wakefield, just outside Nelson at the top of South Island, were ordered out Saturday as flames razed bushland within two kilometres (1.2 miles) of their homes.

The fire erupted early last week amid scorching conditions in the heavily forested area and by early Monday had swept through an estimated 2,300 hectares (5,700 acres).

Fire chief John Sutton said that although conditions had eased, the blaze remained unpredictable and it was too early to say it was under control.

“There’s still an enormous amount of heat there and there’s a lot of unburned areas,” he told reporters.

“So although we might be turning a corner, there will be firefighters working on that fire until well into March.”

Civil Defence regional chief Roger Ball said Wakefield residents could return home as early as Monday evening but the area was still under a state of emergency.

“Returning residents need to understand and accept that they need to be prepared to evacuate again if

conditions change,” he said.

He said residents of valleys outside the village, which are much closer to the fire front, would have to remain in emergency accommodation until further notice.

The main fire is believed to have been accidentally started by farm equipment, although there have also been two minor blazes which police said were deliberately lit.

So far one home has been destroyed by the fire and there have been no reported deaths or injuries.(afp)

JAKARTA - Joko Widodo (Jokowi), a furniture businessman who turned into a politician, has become a media darling since he rose to the national politic arena in 2013.

His rapid rise from being Solo`s mayor (2005-2012) to Jakarta`s governor (20122014), and later as Indonesia`s seventh president (since October 2014), was also partly thanks to the media that was mostly fond of him.

In April 2015, the then chairman of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) Margiono presented Jokowi a jacket with a text that read “Media Darling” on the left side.

During the 2019 National Press Day celebration held in Surabaya, East Java, on Feb 9, 2019, Jokowi received a Press Freedom medal from Chairman of the Press Council (Dewan Pers) Yosep Stanley Adi Prasetyo.

“We convey our congratulations and laud the president, who has been playing a major role in the press world so far,” Prasetyo noted in his remarks.

The Press Freedom medal is the highest award bestowed by the press community on an individual or institution that has contributed significantly towards the interest of the press, he remarked.

Jokowi responded by saying that he felt proud and grateful to the press in Indonesia for trusting him to receive the award. The government has, so far, guaranteed press freedom and accepted various forms of constructive criticism as a means of social control, he added.

“I also invite the press to strengthen its identity as a source of information that is accurate and trustworthy and always strengthens its identity to continue to educate the public,” Jokowi noted.

Earlier, he remarked that he was glad to witness that the public has laid greater trust in the conventional media than social media.

“Frankly speaking, I am very happy with such a situation. Congratulations to the press that remains highly trusted by the public,” Jokowi revealed.

It is not easy to win the public`s trust amid competition in the era of rampant growth in social media that is spreading information, he remarked.

Based on data, the public`s trust in conventional media reached 59 percent as compared to 45 percent in the social media in 2016. However, in 2017, the public`s trust in conventional media reached 58 percent, and that of the social media reached 42 percent.

In 2018, the conventional media won 63 percent of the public`s trust, and the social media won 40 percent, Jokowi pointed out.

“Viewed from the data, the public trust (in the conventional media) has increased from year to year. It should be maintained,” he noted.(ant)

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Indonesian street musicians perform in the street during a rally against a proposed law on music in Bogor on February 10, 2019.

Indonesian entertainers protest law on ‘pornography’, blasphemy in music

Indonesian entertainers have rallied against a draft law that seeks to ban blasphemous and “pornographic” music content, which critics say could be used to clamp down on freedom of expression in the Muslim-majority nation.

More than 100 protestors -- many carrying placards or playing guitars and drums -- took to the streets of Bogor, near Jakarta, on Sunday to demonstrate against the proposed law.

An online appeal calling for the vaguely worded bill to be scrapped has been signed by nearly 270,000 people.

Under the proposed law, musicians would be prevented from “bringing negative influences from foreign cultures and/or degrading human dignity” in Indonesia.

As well as cracking down on blasphemous and “pornographic” content, it imposes onerous new requirements on musicians, such as carrying out competency tests to gain certification.

The legislation, which is being considered by parliament, could see musicians jailed or fined for failing to comply.

Artists say the vague wording of the draft law could lead to misuse by authorities.

Danilla Riyadi, who initiated the petition on behalf of a coalition of concerned musicians, said the bill is “very dangerous and could be the gateway for a group of people to persecute the creative process of people they dislike.”

Musician-turned-politician Anang Hermansyah, who is on the committee that drew up the bill, has been quoted as saying the goal was to strengthen Indonesia’s entertainment industry and that the details could still be changed.

It is not clear why the bill suggests banning foreign influences and “pornographic” content -- or what would be classified as pornographic content in music.

Almost 90 percent of Indonesia’s more than 260 million people identify as Muslim but the vast majority practise a moderate form of the religion.

However, foreign artists have occasionally found themselves in the cross-hairs of religious conservatives or fallen afoul of the country’s censors.

Pop star Lady Gaga cancelled a concert in 2012 because of security concerns after Islamist hardliners promised “chaos” if she entered Indonesia.

Last year, a TV ad featuring members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink dressed in miniskirts was banned because the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission deemed it indecent.(afp)

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LOS ANGELES - Kevin Durant scored a game-high 39 points as the NBA champion Golden State Warriors rallied from an early 19-point deficit to edge the Miami Heat 120-118 on Sunday.

Besikalung Temple TABANAN - Besikalung Temple located in the mountains of southern slopes of Mount Batukaru.

In this area, including territorial Jatiluwih area. But the temples are in pengempon area Ulu village Adat, village Babahan, Penebel District, Tabanan regency. Location temple if taken from Denpasar to reach approximately 50 km to the south side of Mount Batukaru.

erence to a ‘Sikalung’ then go back to change Besikalung. Meanwhile, the second source comes from the existing heritage Linga in the main palinggih (great).

And according Stakeholder Jero Agung when it hit the conservancy will issue a loud voice like iron. The shape is round phallus length and at the top with a circle

decorated like a necklace, a circle.

Then from the phallus-like temple berkalung finally call it called Pura Luhur Besikalung. Why the name of this temple in front of the word noble because it was there in the hills.

“The word is also associated with Besikalung Pagerwesi word which means a circular iron fence,”

Pura Luhur Iron Necklace Although not many sources that can be used as a handle on the history of the establishment of this temple, but there is some information that can be used as an alternative to the origin of Pura.

First Source: Inscription Babahan Caka I that many 839 (917 M) that are stored in the Pura village Adat Jambelangu Puseh Bolangan lists sentence which reads Cala Silunglung Kaklungan Pangulumbigyan.

Where is this word can mean, holy Bale (Cala Silunglung), and ritual cleansing kaklungan (Pangulumbigyan). Of the sentence is very possible that the name Iron Necklace comes from the word ‘Cala Silunglung’ that changes ref-

said Jero Mangku Agung Luhur Besikalung, I Gede Sukayasa. The big day Pagerwesi , falling every Buddhist Kliwon Piodalan Sprott coincide with the temple. Buddhist kliwon Pagerwesi by gamma Sunari ejection as the worship / Payogan Sang Hyang Guru Pramesti one Ciwa ASTEK omnipotence as the Great Teacher to be respected by the gods and all living things.

While Ida Lord malingga in Main Palinggih (General) by ejection p. 185-186 Pura Druwen mentioned ‘Ciwa Hyang samg magic’ with all his omnipotence ASTEK. Based on the sources mentioned above and conformed to the historic heritage of archaeological objects can be expected that the Temple Luhur was established besikalung IX-XII century AD Can be seen also from palinggih structure in the form of the archeology bebaturan called berundak-tat stone steps.

Which indicates that the temple is a relic megaliths (huge stone jman). Characteristics of worship in this era is the combination of ancestor worship or a holy spirit who is credited with the conceptions of the Hindu God of the coming of dri India via Java. This era is also

referred to as the era of transition from Apaniaga Bali Aga era to era influences of Javanese culture with Hindu rites Classical order.

Based on the inscription Babahan I found at Temple Puseh Jambelangu King tells the trip to Bali Sri Ugracena North and had stopped at the hermitage (pesraman) Pita Maha Rsi in Petung Bang Hyang Sidhi, he also called Bhiku Dharmeswara. King Sri Ugracena give an edict and authority on Pita Maha Rsi to resolve religious ceremony for those who died of starch, starch angulah.

This is what a privilege and specificity Inscription Babahan I can say as the only inscription ceremony of Bali which contains starch Wrong, Angulah Pati. Bang Hyang Sidhi called in the inscription is now called Babahan I Bangkyang Sidem located just east of the Iron necklace Pura Luhur separated only by the river (Yeh Ho). At Temple subak Bangkyang Sidem as archeological sites there are 2 small units expected to act as the home of the Rsi and the other one is located in the south of slightly under estimated as a place of daily worship him. (IBP/net)

DeMarcus Cousins sank two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to play to help the Warriors hold off the Heat, who fell eight behind in the fourth quarter but took a 118-115 lead with 51.5 seconds left after back-to-back steals and baskets from Josh Richardson and Dwyane Wade.

Durant responded with his first threepointer of the contest -- after six misses from beyond the arc -- to tie the game and Cousins made his free throws to seal the Warriors’ 15th win in their last 16 games.

“We knew it was going to be a game they came out and played hard on both ends of the court,” Durant said.

“They came out and hit us in the mouth early, but I like how we withstood the storm and kept fighting.”

Durant said there was no mystery to the Warriors’ comeback, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run early in the third quarter.

“We were just locked in, playing our brand,” he said. “We moved the ball, we made shots after a while -- it took us a while to wake up on Sunday.”

Klay Thompson scored 29 points for the Warriors and Stephen Curry, after a rocky first quarter with just three points, finished with 25.

Josh Richardson led the Heat with 37 points. Veteran Dwyane Wade added 10 off the bench, two days after a frighting fall in Sacramento.

“He’s built like Captain America,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Joel Embiid scored 37 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to power the Philadelphia 76ers over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 143-120 in a matchup of high-profile NBA clubs.

The 24-year-old Cameroon 7-footer (2.13m) was supported by 22 points from Tobias Harris and 21 more from JJ Redick in

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors dribbles the ball during the game against the Miami Heat on February 10 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. a romp over LeBron James and the Lakers, who fell to 28-28.

At 36-20, the 76ers pulled within 5.5 games of Eastern Conference leader Milwaukee as Embiid pondered the team’s title hopes.

“We’ve got a chance, especially this year. We’ve got to keep working,” he said.

“I plan on being here for a long time. This

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Every Embiid rebound came on the defensive boards, with the African star already seeing himself as the NBA’s top defender.

“I feel like defensively I’m the best in the league and that’s where it starts,” Embiid said. “When I can carry the load defensively I’m going to do so.”

James had 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a losing cause. (afp)

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A trade with the Los Angeles Clippers added Harris to the lineup and Embiid likes the move even though new players must adjust to the 76ers in mid-season.

“I think we got better,” Embiid said.

“These new guys, we’ve got to teach them the new system, but I think we’re going to be great.”

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ROTTERDAM - Japan’s Kei Nishikori insisted on Sunday he is back to ‘100 percent’ as he returns to action after a right knee injury forced a painful exit at the Australian Open last month.

The 29-year-old is top seed in Rotterdam where he is looking for a second title of 2019 following a season-opening triumph in Brisbane.

World number seven Nishikori, who is no stranger to injury, saw his pursuit of a first Grand Slam title stall when he was forced to quit his Australian Open quarter-final at 6-4, 4-1 down to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in January.

“I am feeling well. It took maybe one week and a little bit to get 100 per cent, but now physically I am going well. I practiced well last week in Florida,” said Nishikori on Sunday.

“It’s going to be an interesting challenge this week. It’s a strong tournament and many good players are playing, so it will be tough.

“I used to play (this week) in Memphis and last year in New York, but I like indoors and that’s why I chose to come here.”

The Asian number one starts his Rotterdam campaign against France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert

who was runner-up to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Montpellier on Sunday.

Seeded second is last November’s Paris Bercy champion Karen Khachanov of Russia with Greek breakthrough star Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Roger Federer on his way to the Australian Open semifinals, taking the third seeding.

Number four seed is Canada’s Milos Raonic, a quarter-finalist in Melbourne.

The field also features Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov, with 2015 Rotterdam champion -- and three-time major winner -- Stan Wawrinka also in the draw. (afp)

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Martial can reach Ronaldo’s level, says Man Utd boss Solskjaer

Anthony Martial has the talent to reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level if he puts his mind to it, according to Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Martial had looked set to leave the club in the summer after falling out with Jose Mourinho but battled his way back into the Portuguese manager’s plans.

Last month, with Solskjaer now at the helm at Old Trafford, he signed a deal keeping him at the club until at least 2024.

The France international marked his first start since that contract with an assist and a superb second in the 3-0 win against Fulham, where his fine solo goal led ex-United captain Gary Neville to compare it to a Ronaldo effort at Craven Cottage in 2007.

“He does have similarities, of course,” said Solskjaer, who replaced the sacked Mourinho in December. “If he wants to be at Cristiano’s level, Anthony knows what he has to do. It’s up to him.

He has the talent.”

“I am glad he is in my team,” the Norwegian added. “He has contributed to so many chances, so many goals. He is a Manchester United player. He excites the crowd. He excites the manager. He excites his teammates. And he is a great character around the place.”

Martial, 23, who became the most expensive teenager in history when he moved to United from Monaco in 2015 for an initial £36 million ($46 million), has scored 47 goals for the club.

Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for United, winning the Premier League three times and the Champions League.

United play Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, bolstered by Neymar’s injury, but Solskjaer said the absence of the Brazilian would be a loss.

“When you play against the best teams, you want to play against the players,” he said. “The crowd want to see the best players. Too bad for Old Trafford.

“I have played a couple of games when we played Real Madrid and (Brazil’s) Ronaldo and (Luis) Figo and all those were coming to Old Trafford. That gives it an extra edge.

“Unfortunately for Neymar he is injured but of course he is a quality player. I think our right-back thinks it is not too bad he will not be here.”(afp)

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Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on February 10, 2019.

Guardiola hails ‘incredible week’ after Man City thump Chelsea

Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City’s “incredible week” after they smashed Chelsea 6-0 on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League on goal difference. City scored four times inside 25 minutes and added two more goals in the second half to overtake Liverpool.

M a n - o f - t h e - m a t c h S e rg i o Aguero scored a hat-trick, curling a superb shot into the top corner in the 13th minute before poaching his second and City’s third six minutes later. He scored his third with a second-half penalty.

“Incredible week, incredible game,” Guardiola told the BBC.

“We are lucky to score three from the first four actions. After 3-0 they were much better than us and after 5-0 it was not easy for them.”

“To score six against Chelsea and the way we played, we had so much attention. We did it, it’s an incredible compliment to the

players, they are outstanding,” he added. Guardiola also paid tribute to City’s all-time record goalscorer Aguero.

“I have said many times, Sergio scores every single season a lot of goals. I admire these kind of players, the consistency. Young players come but some stay for a

long time, that is fantastic.”

Raheem Sterling, who scored two goals in the rout at the Etihad Stadium, said Aguero should be “cherished”.

“It was a terrific performance from the team -- the manager set us up and got us ready for the game,” Sterling told Sky Sports.

“Sergio is a player we depend on. You saw with his first strike putting the ball in the top corner -- you have to cherish players

like that.”

Man-of-the-match Aguero, speaking about a glaring first-half miss, told Sky Sports: “I don’t know, sometimes it happens. The next one I scored. The important thing is to get the ball and for the team to win.”

On equalling Alan Shearer’s record of 11 Premier League hat-tricks, he added: “I have to continue the same way, but it’s important to win.”

Ian KINGTON / AFP

Manchester United’s French striker Anthony Martial shoots to score their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage in London on February 9, 2019.

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AS Roma Italian midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo celebrates after scoring an equalizer during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs AC Milan on February 3, 2019 at the Olympic stadium in Rome.

Living the dream: Rising star Zaniolo, Roma and Italy’s big hope

Nicolo Zaniolo may be only 19 but the Roma midfielder is already living the dream in a breakthrough season which has seen the youngster from Tuscany emerge as the next big hope of Italian football.

Having played for Inter Milan’s youth side last season, Zaniolo joined Roma as part of the deal last summer that sent Belgian Radja Nainggolan in the other direction.

The towering teenager, who stands at 1.9 metres (6ft 2in) tall, was only supposed to be a squad player for Eusebio Di Francesco but has emerged as one of the breakout stars in a difficult season for the Roma coach.

On Tuesday, he will line up in his sixth Champions League match for Roma as they host Portuguese giants Porto in their last 16, first-leg tie at the Stadio Olimpico.

On Instagram, Zaniolo showed his delight by sharing two photos, one of him as a football-mad child, the other with the Roma jersey, alongside the message: “Always believe in your dreams.”

The past five months have been a whirlwind for the player from Massa, rejected by Fiorentina after coming through their youth system.

He is already being compared to club legend Francesco Totti after becoming the youngest Roma player to score his first three senior goals for the club since Totti, aged 18 in 1995.

“He’s like Totti, one who speaks little and always wants the ball,” said Di Francesco of the youngster.

“Mentally he’s in a good place

at the moment and I want to make the most of his youthful energy, his desire and determination.”

Italy coach Roberto Mancini had already spotted the potential of the versatile midfielder as he rebuilds after the four-time World Cup winners’ failure to qualify for Russia 2018.

It was Mancini who gave Zaniolo his first call-up for Italy on September 3 without him having even played a single game in Serie A. His Roma debut came later on September 19, playing on the biggest stage against European champions Real Madrid, before getting his league start against Frosinone.

“I’m happy that Di Francesco is playing Zaniolo,” said Mancini.

“I had followed him in the Under-19 team and I realised that he had uncommon qualities for such a young boy, and he wasn’t even a professional player yet.

“With respect to others, he had more physical presence and more quality. I think that the facts have proved I was right. “Zaniolo is the talent of the future.”

- ‘Best yet to come’ Zaniolo’s father Igor was also a professional footballer playing as a forward for lower league sides in Italy.

Zaniolo Jr. came through the Fiorentina youth system but was released by the club in 2016, joining then-Serie B side Virtus Entella where he made his professional debut in March 2017. He was signed

by Inter Milan the following July, but did not play any competitive games for the first team before moving to the capital club. Zaniolo says his father’s experience and advice has helped him.

“We talk three or four times a day. He told me that where I am now is just the beginning, and that I don’t need to get a big head because you can fall down just as fast as you rise,” he said. “(Roberto) Mancini told me to stay calm, because if I was called up to the senior squad then it was for good reason.

“I’m not thinking about whether I get called up to the Euros. I think only about playing and enjoying myself. The best is yet to come.”

Zaniolo has already attracted attention from big clubs including Juventus, Chelsea and Real Madrid, but Roma look set to hold on to the teenage star.

All could depend if he proves decisive over two legs against Porto, where a quarter-final berth could be worth 15 million euros ($17 million) to his club.

Roma director of football Monchi said the important thing was keeping the youngster’s feet on the ground.

The club are currently sixth in Serie A, just one point off the Champions League places.

“Zaniolo helps the team a lot, but he’s not the only one,” said the Spaniard. “He is still growing and needs to be left in peace, because we are talking about him too much.”(afp)

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Martial can reach Ronaldo’s level, says Man Utd boss Solskjaer

Anthony Martial has the talent to reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level if he puts his mind to it, according to Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Martial had looked set to leave the club in the summer after falling out with Jose Mourinho but battled his way back into the Portuguese manager’s plans.

Last month, with Solskjaer now at the helm at Old Trafford, he signed a deal keeping him at the club until at least 2024.

The France international marked his first start since that contract with an assist and a superb second in the 3-0 win against Fulham, where his fine solo goal led ex-United captain Gary Neville to compare it to a Ronaldo effort at Craven Cottage in 2007.

“He does have similarities, of course,” said Solskjaer, who replaced the sacked Mourinho in December. “If he wants to be at Cristiano’s level, Anthony knows what he has to do. It’s up to him.

He has the talent.”

“I am glad he is in my team,” the Norwegian added. “He has contributed to so many chances, so many goals. He is a Manchester United player. He excites the crowd. He excites the manager. He excites his teammates. And he is a great character around the place.”

Martial, 23, who became the most expensive teenager in history when he moved to United from Monaco in 2015 for an initial £36 million ($46 million), has scored 47 goals for the club.

Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for United, winning the Premier League three times and the Champions League.

United play Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, bolstered by Neymar’s injury, but Solskjaer said the absence of the Brazilian would be a loss.

“When you play against the best teams, you want to play against the players,” he said. “The crowd want to see the best players. Too bad for Old Trafford.

“I have played a couple of games when we played Real Madrid and (Brazil’s) Ronaldo and (Luis) Figo and all those were coming to Old Trafford. That gives it an extra edge.

“Unfortunately for Neymar he is injured but of course he is a quality player. I think our right-back thinks it is not too bad he will not be here.”(afp)

Oli SCARFF / AFP

Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on February 10, 2019.

Guardiola hails ‘incredible week’ after Man City thump Chelsea

Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City’s “incredible week” after they smashed Chelsea 6-0 on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League on goal difference. City scored four times inside 25 minutes and added two more goals in the second half to overtake Liverpool.

M a n - o f - t h e - m a t c h S e rg i o Aguero scored a hat-trick, curling a superb shot into the top corner in the 13th minute before poaching his second and City’s third six minutes later. He scored his third with a second-half penalty.

“Incredible week, incredible game,” Guardiola told the BBC.

“We are lucky to score three from the first four actions. After 3-0 they were much better than us and after 5-0 it was not easy for them.”

“To score six against Chelsea and the way we played, we had so much attention. We did it, it’s an incredible compliment to the

players, they are outstanding,” he added. Guardiola also paid tribute to City’s all-time record goalscorer Aguero.

“I have said many times, Sergio scores every single season a lot of goals. I admire these kind of players, the consistency. Young players come but some stay for a

long time, that is fantastic.”

Raheem Sterling, who scored two goals in the rout at the Etihad Stadium, said Aguero should be “cherished”.

“It was a terrific performance from the team -- the manager set us up and got us ready for the game,” Sterling told Sky Sports.

“Sergio is a player we depend on. You saw with his first strike putting the ball in the top corner -- you have to cherish players

like that.”

Man-of-the-match Aguero, speaking about a glaring first-half miss, told Sky Sports: “I don’t know, sometimes it happens. The next one I scored. The important thing is to get the ball and for the team to win.”

On equalling Alan Shearer’s record of 11 Premier League hat-tricks, he added: “I have to continue the same way, but it’s important to win.”

Ian KINGTON / AFP

Manchester United’s French striker Anthony Martial shoots to score their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Manchester United at Craven Cottage in London on February 9, 2019.

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AS Roma Italian midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo celebrates after scoring an equalizer during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs AC Milan on February 3, 2019 at the Olympic stadium in Rome.

Living the dream: Rising star Zaniolo, Roma and Italy’s big hope

Nicolo Zaniolo may be only 19 but the Roma midfielder is already living the dream in a breakthrough season which has seen the youngster from Tuscany emerge as the next big hope of Italian football.

Having played for Inter Milan’s youth side last season, Zaniolo joined Roma as part of the deal last summer that sent Belgian Radja Nainggolan in the other direction.

The towering teenager, who stands at 1.9 metres (6ft 2in) tall, was only supposed to be a squad player for Eusebio Di Francesco but has emerged as one of the breakout stars in a difficult season for the Roma coach.

On Tuesday, he will line up in his sixth Champions League match for Roma as they host Portuguese giants Porto in their last 16, first-leg tie at the Stadio Olimpico.

On Instagram, Zaniolo showed his delight by sharing two photos, one of him as a football-mad child, the other with the Roma jersey, alongside the message: “Always believe in your dreams.”

The past five months have been a whirlwind for the player from Massa, rejected by Fiorentina after coming through their youth system.

He is already being compared to club legend Francesco Totti after becoming the youngest Roma player to score his first three senior goals for the club since Totti, aged 18 in 1995.

“He’s like Totti, one who speaks little and always wants the ball,” said Di Francesco of the youngster.

“Mentally he’s in a good place

at the moment and I want to make the most of his youthful energy, his desire and determination.”

Italy coach Roberto Mancini had already spotted the potential of the versatile midfielder as he rebuilds after the four-time World Cup winners’ failure to qualify for Russia 2018.

It was Mancini who gave Zaniolo his first call-up for Italy on September 3 without him having even played a single game in Serie A. His Roma debut came later on September 19, playing on the biggest stage against European champions Real Madrid, before getting his league start against Frosinone.

“I’m happy that Di Francesco is playing Zaniolo,” said Mancini.

“I had followed him in the Under-19 team and I realised that he had uncommon qualities for such a young boy, and he wasn’t even a professional player yet.

“With respect to others, he had more physical presence and more quality. I think that the facts have proved I was right. “Zaniolo is the talent of the future.”

- ‘Best yet to come’ Zaniolo’s father Igor was also a professional footballer playing as a forward for lower league sides in Italy.

Zaniolo Jr. came through the Fiorentina youth system but was released by the club in 2016, joining then-Serie B side Virtus Entella where he made his professional debut in March 2017. He was signed

by Inter Milan the following July, but did not play any competitive games for the first team before moving to the capital club. Zaniolo says his father’s experience and advice has helped him.

“We talk three or four times a day. He told me that where I am now is just the beginning, and that I don’t need to get a big head because you can fall down just as fast as you rise,” he said. “(Roberto) Mancini told me to stay calm, because if I was called up to the senior squad then it was for good reason.

“I’m not thinking about whether I get called up to the Euros. I think only about playing and enjoying myself. The best is yet to come.”

Zaniolo has already attracted attention from big clubs including Juventus, Chelsea and Real Madrid, but Roma look set to hold on to the teenage star.

All could depend if he proves decisive over two legs against Porto, where a quarter-final berth could be worth 15 million euros ($17 million) to his club.

Roma director of football Monchi said the important thing was keeping the youngster’s feet on the ground.

The club are currently sixth in Serie A, just one point off the Champions League places.

“Zaniolo helps the team a lot, but he’s not the only one,” said the Spaniard. “He is still growing and needs to be left in peace, because we are talking about him too much.”(afp)

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Warriors take the Heat, Embiid leads 76ers over LeBron’s Lakers

LOS ANGELES - Kevin Durant scored a game-high 39 points as the NBA champion Golden State Warriors rallied from an early 19-point deficit to edge the Miami Heat 120-118 on Sunday.

Besikalung Temple TABANAN - Besikalung Temple located in the mountains of southern slopes of Mount Batukaru.

In this area, including territorial Jatiluwih area. But the temples are in pengempon area Ulu village Adat, village Babahan, Penebel District, Tabanan regency. Location temple if taken from Denpasar to reach approximately 50 km to the south side of Mount Batukaru.

erence to a ‘Sikalung’ then go back to change Besikalung. Meanwhile, the second source comes from the existing heritage Linga in the main palinggih (great).

And according Stakeholder Jero Agung when it hit the conservancy will issue a loud voice like iron. The shape is round phallus length and at the top with a circle

decorated like a necklace, a circle.

Then from the phallus-like temple berkalung finally call it called Pura Luhur Besikalung. Why the name of this temple in front of the word noble because it was there in the hills.

“The word is also associated with Besikalung Pagerwesi word which means a circular iron fence,”

Pura Luhur Iron Necklace Although not many sources that can be used as a handle on the history of the establishment of this temple, but there is some information that can be used as an alternative to the origin of Pura.

First Source: Inscription Babahan Caka I that many 839 (917 M) that are stored in the Pura village Adat Jambelangu Puseh Bolangan lists sentence which reads Cala Silunglung Kaklungan Pangulumbigyan.

Where is this word can mean, holy Bale (Cala Silunglung), and ritual cleansing kaklungan (Pangulumbigyan). Of the sentence is very possible that the name Iron Necklace comes from the word ‘Cala Silunglung’ that changes ref-

said Jero Mangku Agung Luhur Besikalung, I Gede Sukayasa. The big day Pagerwesi , falling every Buddhist Kliwon Piodalan Sprott coincide with the temple. Buddhist kliwon Pagerwesi by gamma Sunari ejection as the worship / Payogan Sang Hyang Guru Pramesti one Ciwa ASTEK omnipotence as the Great Teacher to be respected by the gods and all living things.

While Ida Lord malingga in Main Palinggih (General) by ejection p. 185-186 Pura Druwen mentioned ‘Ciwa Hyang samg magic’ with all his omnipotence ASTEK. Based on the sources mentioned above and conformed to the historic heritage of archaeological objects can be expected that the Temple Luhur was established besikalung IX-XII century AD Can be seen also from palinggih structure in the form of the archeology bebaturan called berundak-tat stone steps.

Which indicates that the temple is a relic megaliths (huge stone jman). Characteristics of worship in this era is the combination of ancestor worship or a holy spirit who is credited with the conceptions of the Hindu God of the coming of dri India via Java. This era is also

referred to as the era of transition from Apaniaga Bali Aga era to era influences of Javanese culture with Hindu rites Classical order.

Based on the inscription Babahan I found at Temple Puseh Jambelangu King tells the trip to Bali Sri Ugracena North and had stopped at the hermitage (pesraman) Pita Maha Rsi in Petung Bang Hyang Sidhi, he also called Bhiku Dharmeswara. King Sri Ugracena give an edict and authority on Pita Maha Rsi to resolve religious ceremony for those who died of starch, starch angulah.

This is what a privilege and specificity Inscription Babahan I can say as the only inscription ceremony of Bali which contains starch Wrong, Angulah Pati. Bang Hyang Sidhi called in the inscription is now called Babahan I Bangkyang Sidem located just east of the Iron necklace Pura Luhur separated only by the river (Yeh Ho). At Temple subak Bangkyang Sidem as archeological sites there are 2 small units expected to act as the home of the Rsi and the other one is located in the south of slightly under estimated as a place of daily worship him. (IBP/net)

DeMarcus Cousins sank two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to play to help the Warriors hold off the Heat, who fell eight behind in the fourth quarter but took a 118-115 lead with 51.5 seconds left after back-to-back steals and baskets from Josh Richardson and Dwyane Wade.

Durant responded with his first threepointer of the contest -- after six misses from beyond the arc -- to tie the game and Cousins made his free throws to seal the Warriors’ 15th win in their last 16 games.

“We knew it was going to be a game they came out and played hard on both ends of the court,” Durant said.

“They came out and hit us in the mouth early, but I like how we withstood the storm and kept fighting.”

Durant said there was no mystery to the Warriors’ comeback, fueled by a 12-0 scoring run early in the third quarter.

“We were just locked in, playing our brand,” he said. “We moved the ball, we made shots after a while -- it took us a while to wake up on Sunday.”

Klay Thompson scored 29 points for the Warriors and Stephen Curry, after a rocky first quarter with just three points, finished with 25.

Josh Richardson led the Heat with 37 points. Veteran Dwyane Wade added 10 off the bench, two days after a frighting fall in Sacramento.

“He’s built like Captain America,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Joel Embiid scored 37 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to power the Philadelphia 76ers over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 143-120 in a matchup of high-profile NBA clubs.

The 24-year-old Cameroon 7-footer (2.13m) was supported by 22 points from Tobias Harris and 21 more from JJ Redick in

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors dribbles the ball during the game against the Miami Heat on February 10 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. a romp over LeBron James and the Lakers, who fell to 28-28.

At 36-20, the 76ers pulled within 5.5 games of Eastern Conference leader Milwaukee as Embiid pondered the team’s title hopes.

“We’ve got a chance, especially this year. We’ve got to keep working,” he said.

“I plan on being here for a long time. This

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Every Embiid rebound came on the defensive boards, with the African star already seeing himself as the NBA’s top defender.

“I feel like defensively I’m the best in the league and that’s where it starts,” Embiid said. “When I can carry the load defensively I’m going to do so.”

James had 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a losing cause. (afp)

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A trade with the Los Angeles Clippers added Harris to the lineup and Embiid likes the move even though new players must adjust to the 76ers in mid-season.

“I think we got better,” Embiid said.

“These new guys, we’ve got to teach them the new system, but I think we’re going to be great.”

Kei Nishikori

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ROTTERDAM - Japan’s Kei Nishikori insisted on Sunday he is back to ‘100 percent’ as he returns to action after a right knee injury forced a painful exit at the Australian Open last month.

The 29-year-old is top seed in Rotterdam where he is looking for a second title of 2019 following a season-opening triumph in Brisbane.

World number seven Nishikori, who is no stranger to injury, saw his pursuit of a first Grand Slam title stall when he was forced to quit his Australian Open quarter-final at 6-4, 4-1 down to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in January.

“I am feeling well. It took maybe one week and a little bit to get 100 per cent, but now physically I am going well. I practiced well last week in Florida,” said Nishikori on Sunday.

“It’s going to be an interesting challenge this week. It’s a strong tournament and many good players are playing, so it will be tough.

“I used to play (this week) in Memphis and last year in New York, but I like indoors and that’s why I chose to come here.”

The Asian number one starts his Rotterdam campaign against France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert

who was runner-up to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Montpellier on Sunday.

Seeded second is last November’s Paris Bercy champion Karen Khachanov of Russia with Greek breakthrough star Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Roger Federer on his way to the Australian Open semifinals, taking the third seeding.

Number four seed is Canada’s Milos Raonic, a quarter-finalist in Melbourne.

The field also features Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov, with 2015 Rotterdam champion -- and three-time major winner -- Stan Wawrinka also in the draw. (afp)

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At least 99 dead after consuming toxic alcohol in India

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This handout picture taken on February 8, 2019 and received on February 11 from the New Zealand Defence Force shows a firefighter combating a bushfire near Nelson in New Zealand’s South Island.

New Zealand wildfire expected to burn for weeks

WELLINGTON - A large New Zealand wildfire is expected to burn for weeks longer but has moved away from some inhabited areas, allowing residents of an evacuated village to return home soon, firefighters said Monday.

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NEW DELHI - At least 99 people have died and scores have been hospitalised in northern India after drinking toxic alcohol, triggering a crackdown against bootleggers, officials said Monday.

News of the deaths in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand has trickled in over the past three days, with police suspecting the moonshine had been cut with methanol.

Cheap, locally-made liquor is common in parts of rural India and bootleggers often add methanol -- a highly toxic form of alcohol sometimes used as an anti-freeze -- to their product to increase its strength.

If ingested in large quantities, methanol can cause blindness, liver damage and death.

In one district of Uttar Pradesh 59 people had died after consuming toxic alcohol, police spokesman Shailendra Kumar Sharma told AFP. In a neighbouring district a senior police officer said nine had died, adding that 66 suspected bootleggers had been arrested and samples of the liquor sent to a laboratory for testing.

Police said at least 31 people died in neighbouring Uttarakhand state and that two had been arrested on suspicion of supplying the liquor.

Newspaper reports said around 3,000 people linked with the illegal trade were arrested across Uttar Pradesh in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Hundreds of poor people die every year in India due to alcohol poisoning, mostly from consuming cheap alcohol.

In 2015, more than 100 people died in a Mumbai slum after drinking illegal moonshine.

Of the estimated 5 billion litres of alcohol drunk every year in India, around 40 percent is illegally produced, according to the International Spirits and Wine Association of India. (afp)

Cheap, locally-made liquor is common in parts of rural India, where bad or adulterated batches can have deadly effects for poor consumers.

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About 3,000 inhabitants of Wakefield, just outside Nelson at the top of South Island, were ordered out Saturday as flames razed bushland within two kilometres (1.2 miles) of their homes.

The fire erupted early last week amid scorching conditions in the heavily forested area and by early Monday had swept through an estimated 2,300 hectares (5,700 acres).

Fire chief John Sutton said that although conditions had eased, the blaze remained unpredictable and it was too early to say it was under control.

“There’s still an enormous amount of heat there and there’s a lot of unburned areas,” he told reporters.

“So although we might be turning a corner, there will be firefighters working on that fire until well into March.”

Civil Defence regional chief Roger Ball said Wakefield residents could return home as early as Monday evening but the area was still under a state of emergency.

“Returning residents need to understand and accept that they need to be prepared to evacuate again if

conditions change,” he said.

He said residents of valleys outside the village, which are much closer to the fire front, would have to remain in emergency accommodation until further notice.

The main fire is believed to have been accidentally started by farm equipment, although there have also been two minor blazes which police said were deliberately lit.

So far one home has been destroyed by the fire and there have been no reported deaths or injuries.(afp)

JAKARTA - Joko Widodo (Jokowi), a furniture businessman who turned into a politician, has become a media darling since he rose to the national politic arena in 2013.

His rapid rise from being Solo`s mayor (2005-2012) to Jakarta`s governor (20122014), and later as Indonesia`s seventh president (since October 2014), was also partly thanks to the media that was mostly fond of him.

In April 2015, the then chairman of the Association of Indonesian Journalists (PWI) Margiono presented Jokowi a jacket with a text that read “Media Darling” on the left side.

During the 2019 National Press Day celebration held in Surabaya, East Java, on Feb 9, 2019, Jokowi received a Press Freedom medal from Chairman of the Press Council (Dewan Pers) Yosep Stanley Adi Prasetyo.

“We convey our congratulations and laud the president, who has been playing a major role in the press world so far,” Prasetyo noted in his remarks.

The Press Freedom medal is the highest award bestowed by the press community on an individual or institution that has contributed significantly towards the interest of the press, he remarked.

Jokowi responded by saying that he felt proud and grateful to the press in Indonesia for trusting him to receive the award. The government has, so far, guaranteed press freedom and accepted various forms of constructive criticism as a means of social control, he added.

“I also invite the press to strengthen its identity as a source of information that is accurate and trustworthy and always strengthens its identity to continue to educate the public,” Jokowi noted.

Earlier, he remarked that he was glad to witness that the public has laid greater trust in the conventional media than social media.

“Frankly speaking, I am very happy with such a situation. Congratulations to the press that remains highly trusted by the public,” Jokowi revealed.

It is not easy to win the public`s trust amid competition in the era of rampant growth in social media that is spreading information, he remarked.

Based on data, the public`s trust in conventional media reached 59 percent as compared to 45 percent in the social media in 2016. However, in 2017, the public`s trust in conventional media reached 58 percent, and that of the social media reached 42 percent.

In 2018, the conventional media won 63 percent of the public`s trust, and the social media won 40 percent, Jokowi pointed out.

“Viewed from the data, the public trust (in the conventional media) has increased from year to year. It should be maintained,” he noted.(ant)

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Indonesian street musicians perform in the street during a rally against a proposed law on music in Bogor on February 10, 2019.

Indonesian entertainers protest law on ‘pornography’, blasphemy in music

Indonesian entertainers have rallied against a draft law that seeks to ban blasphemous and “pornographic” music content, which critics say could be used to clamp down on freedom of expression in the Muslim-majority nation.

More than 100 protestors -- many carrying placards or playing guitars and drums -- took to the streets of Bogor, near Jakarta, on Sunday to demonstrate against the proposed law.

An online appeal calling for the vaguely worded bill to be scrapped has been signed by nearly 270,000 people.

Under the proposed law, musicians would be prevented from “bringing negative influences from foreign cultures and/or degrading human dignity” in Indonesia.

As well as cracking down on blasphemous and “pornographic” content, it imposes onerous new requirements on musicians, such as carrying out competency tests to gain certification.

The legislation, which is being considered by parliament, could see musicians jailed or fined for failing to comply.

Artists say the vague wording of the draft law could lead to misuse by authorities.

Danilla Riyadi, who initiated the petition on behalf of a coalition of concerned musicians, said the bill is “very dangerous and could be the gateway for a group of people to persecute the creative process of people they dislike.”

Musician-turned-politician Anang Hermansyah, who is on the committee that drew up the bill, has been quoted as saying the goal was to strengthen Indonesia’s entertainment industry and that the details could still be changed.

It is not clear why the bill suggests banning foreign influences and “pornographic” content -- or what would be classified as pornographic content in music.

Almost 90 percent of Indonesia’s more than 260 million people identify as Muslim but the vast majority practise a moderate form of the religion.

However, foreign artists have occasionally found themselves in the cross-hairs of religious conservatives or fallen afoul of the country’s censors.

Pop star Lady Gaga cancelled a concert in 2012 because of security concerns after Islamist hardliners promised “chaos” if she entered Indonesia.

Last year, a TV ad featuring members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink dressed in miniskirts was banned because the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission deemed it indecent.(afp)

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BUSINESS ‘Fog of Brexit’ means UK could enter recession this year

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serious disruptions to the flow of goods. Carney said that the possibility of a “no-deal” Brexit has gone up since the aftermath of the Brexit vote in 2016, when it was considered unlikely.

“It’s a statement of the obvious,” he said.

Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29 but last month the national parliament overwhelmingly rejected the deal that Prime Minister Theresa May had agreed on with the EU. She’s in Brussels Thursday trying to eke out concessions from the EU, particularly on a controversial provision intended to make sure no hard border returns between EU member Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

It’s unclear she will be able to get any concessions and fears have grown in recent weeks that Britain could crash out of the EU without a deal, a worst-case scenario that the Bank of England has previously said could see the British economy shrink by 8 percent within months and house prices collapse by around a third.

While the Bank of England is not factoring in a “no-deal” Brexit in its forecasts, the uncertainty is already affecting the economy.

Firms have reined back investments and consumers appear more cautious. Firms are also building up inventories to prepare for potential disruption. In its own analysis of companies’ preparations, the Bank of England found that around half

DENPASAR - The Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency has proposed the installment of 10 more tsunami warning sirens in the resort island’s waters to strengthen disaster mitigation, preparedness, and responses.

Enjoy the Freshness of Butterfly Pea Tea

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney speaks during a news conference to confirm the main interest rate will remain at 0.75 percent, at the Bank of England in London, Thursday Feb. 7, 2019. The Bank of England said that Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall, mean that British growth in 2019 is likely to be 1.2 percent. of respondents had been building up stock levels or were planning to do so, with two thirds doing so in the manufacturing and consumer services sectors.

If Britain finalizes and approves a deal for a smooth Brexit transition, the British economy and household spending could get a boost, Carney said. The economy

could grow by around 0.5 percentage point more over the coming three years.

And that could also put the Bank of England in a position to raise interest rates once again.

Though inflation is set to dip below the bank’s 2 percent target over the coming months, that’s expected to be temporary. Its forecasts sug-

gest it would be poised to raise its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point this year.

But nothing’s certain as long as Brexit remains unsolved, and Carney, in a humorous aside, explained how it’s affecting him.

“I don’t wake up in the morning anymore,” he said. “I wake up in the middle of the night!” (ap)

Mozambique NGOs call on Credit Suisse to write off debt

Several non-governmental organisations in Mozambique on Saturday called on Credit Suisse to write off debt their government contracted with the Swiss bank as part of a massive “hidden debt” scandal.

In a letter addressed to Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam seen

by AFP, 21 civil society groups said the scandal over allegedly illegal loans totalling $2 billion was “a

direct result of fraudulent illegal collusion between Credit Suisse, contractors and Mozambican government officials”.

The letter was co-signed by Graca Machel, a humanitarian activist and widow of Nelson Mandela.

“Having considered all available information in our possession, we demand that Credit Suisse publicly declares that the Mozambican people should not pay a single cent

of these debts, and that recovery of any money should come from the companies and individuals who, instead, have benefited from this chaos,” the letter said.

The call came only days after Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi sacked deputy finance minister Isaltina Lucas who has been implicated in the widening scandal.

AS national treasury director she signed guarantees in 2013 and 2014

for the loans to three state-owned security companies.

An independent audit has found that $500 million of the loans, which were deliberately hidden from the country’s parliament as well as international donors, was diverted and remains unaccounted for. When the hidden debt was revealed, Mozambique -- which relies on donor aid and is one of the world’s poorest countries -- was

plunged into the worst financial crisis in its history.

The US alleges that at least $200 million was spent on bribes and kickbacks, including $12 million for former finance minister Manuel Chang, who also signed off on the debt guarantees.

Chang was arrested in South Africa in December on a US extradition request for his alleged involvement in the loans. (afp)

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Bali needs 10 more tsunami warning sirens: disaster mitigation agency

LONDON - The British economy is set to grow at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis a decade ago as the “fog of Brexit” causes heightened uncertainty, the Bank of England warned Thursday.

With Britain due to leave the European Union in just 50 days, the central bank said that questions over Brexit are weighing so much on the economy that there’s a one-in-four chance it could slip into recession this year — even if a Brexit deal is reached.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said the “fog of Brexit” is weighing heavily on businesses’ investment decisions, while households are starting to spend less.

“Given the dynamics of the negotiations, we are now assuming uncertainty remains elevated for a while and that financial conditions stay tighter for longer,” he said in a press briefing after the bank’s ninemember policy committee kept its main interest rate at 0.75 percent.

“Although many companies are stepping up their contingency planning, the economy as a whole is still not yet prepared for a no-deal, no-transition exit,” he said.

The Bank of England said that the Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall mean that British growth this year is likely to be 1.2 percent. That’s down sharply from the 1.7 percent predicted in November and below 2018’s 1.4 percent. It would make for the worst year in Britain since a 4.2 percent contraction in 2009.

The economy is slowing despite a modest boost from firms stockpiling as they prepare for a potential “no-deal” Brexit, which could lead to tariffs on exports to the EU and

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In this era, people are chasing after healthy food and drinks.

So, it is not wrong if a refreshing healthy menu concept is widely offered by many restaurants, food stall and other places.

Moreover, hotels have started from the beginning, especially the accommodations having yoga, meditation and other spiritual activities.

For instance, Tulsi Restaurant at the Om Ham Retreat Ubud offers a healthy drink called Butterfly Pea Tea. This kind of drink can provide freshness because it applies ingredients from natural herbs. If the Butterfly Pea Tea has a purple color, it is the result of the ingredient used namely the butterfly pea.

Butterfly pea is a flower commonly offered for the ritual ceremony by Hindu communities on the Island of the Gods. Other than being healthy, this kind of drink is quite interesting to enjoy.

This drink is made from various natural ingredients, such as lemongrass, ginger, cloves and star anise. “The basic ingredients of this drink is rich in spices, and the drink itself has the efficacy to maintain body health,” said a staff of Tulsi Restaurant, Devi, not long ago.

This Butterfly Pea Tea drink has many benefits for body health like relieving sore throat, smooth digestive system, especially in the stomach. It feels cool and doesn’t disappoint even though it’s made from spices and unsweetened. “We only process it in a combination with ingredients in appropriate dosage, so this drink is very delicious to enjoy,” she explained. This drink is very easy to make. At first, various raw materials are collected and then cleansed and boiled. After boiling, the flowers are put into the main substance to give color to the drink. This butterfly pea has a blue effect. To get typical flavor, add kaffir lime so that the color becomes purple. If you want sweetness, you can add honey.

Every tourist coming to Tulsi Restaurant is always presented with the Butterfly Pea Tea as a welcome drink. Optionally, guest can also order it specifically. Drinks with natural ingredients can nourish the body and be free of side effects. “Tourists of health lover mostly order this type of drink,” concluded Devi. (kmb)

“Dewa Putu Mantera, the agency’s acting head, has ever proposed the procurement of ten more sirens of Indonesia’s Tsunami Early Warning System (Ina-TEWS),” Head of the Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency I Made Rentin said.

Those tsunami warning sirens would be installed in the Candi Kusuma, Yeh Ebang, Surabrata, Yeh Gangga, and Peti Tenget Beaches in the western areas coastal areas of Bali as well as five other beaches in the island’s eastern coastal areas.

The beaches that would receive the tsunami warning sirens were Lebih, Kusamba, Padang Bai Port, Candi Desa, and Jasi, Rentin said, adding that the Bali provincial government had proposed the installments of 10 more tsunami warning sirens to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in 2012 and 2019.

The procurement of these sirens could work with private sector through the enterprises’ social corporate responsibility programs, he said.

Indonesia lies on the Circum-Pacific Belt, also known as the Ring of Fire, where several tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activities.

As a result, many parts of the archipelago, including Bali, are prone to earthquakes that frequently trigger tsunami, as could be observed from last year’s deadly earthquakes in Palu, and the districts of Donggala and Sigi, Central Sulawesi Province.

Throughout 2018, Indonesia was hit by a total of 11,577 earthquakes, including several of them that caused serious casualties, with the number significantly increasing as compared to that in 2017.

According to Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati, several of the events related to the earthquakes that had hit Indonesia last year were never witnessed before.

They could be observed from the liquefaction in Palu; tsunami that came earlier than the issuance of a tsunami warning in Palu; and the Sunda Strait Tsunami, she recently said.

The Sunda Strait Tsunami, which struck certain coastal areas of the provinces of Banten and Lampung following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau on Dec 22, 2018, killed 437 people and seriously affected the lives of several residents in the disaster zones.

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This picture taken on February 9, 2019 shows young Balinese dancers performing during an agung ceremony, held every six months in honour of their ancestors and deities, at Pererepan Sari Pedungan in Denpasar, Indonesia’s Bali island.

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Novice voters have to elect

DENPASAR - Younger generation, especially novice voters, plays a strategic and very important role in determining leaders in the general election on April 17, 2019, namely in electing a president and legislative members.

Apart from having intellectual intelligence, the novice voters who are notably young students are also able to select and choose leaders in terms of track record, mission-vision and work programs offered by each prospective leader.

The votes of novice voters at each election percentage are very high. However, the trend occurred so far has actually showed a decline in the participation of new voters in the election. Many factors influence it. For example, as novice voters they are lacking of information as well as having no understanding on the meaning of elections and political literacy.

Therefore, novice voters are highly expected to play an active role in the regional leader elections and national elections in determining the future leaders that are able to protect the people and build the regions they lead for the advancement of the nation and state.

“Especially the novice voters are expected to take part and participate in this democratic event even though later there are those who do not vote or are abstain.

These are inherent rights in the voters and cannot be enforced. By using the voting rights owned, we can participate in the development of Indonesia in the future, and we know who we choose,” said legal practitioner, Dr. Dewa Gede Sudika Mangku, on Saturday (Feb. 9).

This first doctor of law at Ganesha University of Education (Undiksha) hoped the election organizers in this case the Electoral Commission

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The art and science of Japan’s cherry blossom forecast

TOKYO - As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom.

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Younger generation, especially novice voters, plays a strategic and very important role in determining leaders in the general election on April 17, 2019.

(KPU) will have to take into account the novice voters in the election.

Likewise, with the campaign team the candidate pairs must be able to disseminate the importance of local elections for novice voters for the future of the nation. The candidates must also be able to attract the hearts of novice voters.

A student of the Mathematics Education Faculty (FKIP), Mahasaraswati University Denpasar, I Wayan Darmayasa, said the simultaneous election 2019 is an opportunity for

young people, especially first-time voters, to make choices and think critically about political sustainability in this country. Even though the political temperature is so hot, this KMHDI activist will still make his choice and invite other novice voters not to be abstain on voting day later.

“Behind the heat of the political climate these days, maybe it is the reason for some young generations to decide not to vote (be abstain). However, we must realize that deciding not to vote is not the solution to the problems

faced by the nation today. If we want to protest for loss of trust, abstention is not the only way. On the other hand, we must also realize that we will feel and experience the conditions of Indonesia in the next five years. If we are reluctant to elect, how the young can help change the destiny and future of this nation for the next 5 years?” asked the teenager born in Mamuju, on February 28, 1995.

Darmayasa added if we see there are no candidates meeting the expectation, we must be aware that

elections are not a matter of choosing the best but avoiding the worst in power. “I think the mindset that participating in the election will have no impact on us (the younger generation) must be changed because those who will face the future of Indonesia are them, millennial generation. In the next 5 years, the future of this nation is our responsible, so it is time for us to contribute now by actively monitoring and not abstaining,” said this activist of Narmada Pustaka. (win)

Japan’s sakura or cherry blossom season is feverishly anticipated by locals and visitors alike.

Many tourists plan their entire trips around the blooms, and Japanese flock to parks in their millions to enjoy the seasonal spectacle.

“People pay more attention to the cherry blossom season than any other flower in Japan,” Ryo Dojo, an official of the statistics unit at the Japan Meteorological Agency, told AFP. The most basic element of predicting when the delicate pink and white petals will begin to unfurl is a large data set of temperatures.

That’s because the flowers will come earlier if temperatures rise quickly in spring, Dojo said.

Conversely, if temperatures in the autumn and winter period are higher than usual, the blooms can end up being delayed.

Extreme weather can affect the trees too, with unusual patterns in 2018 prompting some blossoms to appear in October, well before the usual season.

In general, blooms begin as early as March in southern Ky-

ushu and appear as late as May in northernmost Hokkaido. In a bid to improve its forecasts, some outfits have started crowdsourcing data, including Weathernews, a firm in Chiba near Tokyo.

It relies on photos of buds sent in regularly by 10,000 citizens across the country who are registered on the company’s website and app.

“Cherry blossom forecasting is impossible for us without this system,” spokeswoman Miku Toma said.

- Two million reports The company launched what they call the “sakura project” in 2004, signing up members who choose their own cherry tree and send pictures of its buds to the firm at regular intervals.

“We realised we could see the details of how buds grow thanks to the pictures sent to us,” Toma said.

“So we decided to incorporate the project to help predict blossoms.” Just observing the bud can give surprisingly accurate information about how far the flower is from full bloom. A sakura bud

BANGKOK - Thailand’s junta chief on Monday dismissed rumours of an impending coup as “fake news”, as speculation ricocheted across a kingdom unsettled by the ill-fated political union be-

tween a princess and a party allied to the powerful Shinawatra clan.

Conjecture has coursed through Thailand since Friday when the Thai Raksa Chart party proposed Princess Ubolratana, King Maha

Chinese Consul General presents collaborative dance increasingly active. In addition, the strategic partnership relations between Indonesia and China have also developed increasingly stable and healthy.

“Last year, various supports came from various circles in Bali, NTB and NTT, especially the support of the provincial government of Bali.

Exchange and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and education continue to progress and develop rapidly,” he concluded.

Chinese Consul General said that various cross-cultural activities like shows, forums, paintings,

photo exhibitions and so on with agencies in Bali are often carried out. In 2019, this is the 70th year of the founding of new China. For this reason, the Consul General will continue to join hands with all the people of Bali. At the same time, it strives for the prosperity and friendship of the two countries. “This is for the sake of friendship between the two countries, especially with Bali,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjok Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, who was present at the night said the current moment is

not only an opportunity to gather together. However, it is more than that, namely as an expression of gratitude to others, nature, and God Almighty as the creator.

Provincial government of Bali together with the community in Kintamani and supported by tourism forums had previously held the Balingkang Kintamani Festival 2019. According to him, the activity is an expression of gratitude to others, especially to the elderly brothers, Chinese who came to Bali in the early 13th century. “Chinese people who came and settled

around Kintamani at that time taught a lot of Balinese people in terms of business, especially in the economic field,” he concluded.

Relationship between Bali and China is not only in the tourism sector, but also has closeness in the cultural field. For this reason, on behalf of the Bali provincial government, he expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the cooperation having been established so far.

“In the future, we hope the relationship between Bali and China can continue to be improved,” he hoped. (kmb23)

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As spring approaches in Japan, the country’s weather forecasters face one of their biggest missions of the year: predicting exactly when the famed cherry blossoms will bloom. still a month from blossoming will be small and firm, but after 10 days, the tip turns slightly yellowgreen, and then a darker green part emerges.

When the tip of the bud turns a faint pink, it’s just a week until bloom-time. Thanks to the project, Weathernews has accumulated data from two million reports on

cherry flower buds in the past 15 years, which it uses to increase the accuracy of its forecasting.

It also incorporates weather data collected from its own observation devices across Japan -- 13,000 locations in total, 10 times more than the official weather agency has.

Weathernews employees also call around 700 parks regularly to

check the growth of cherry flower buds. The company and other forecasters also employ mathematical models and algorithms.

Otenki Japan, a forecaster run by a subsidiary of precision-equipment manufacturer Shimadzu, even began using artificial intelligence to predict cherry blossoms in 2018. (afp)

Thai junta chief decries coup conjecture as ‘fake news’

To grace Lunar New Year MANGUPURA - Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Denpasar together with the provincial government of Bali held an art performance a series of Chinese New Year 2570 celebration on Friday (Feb. 8).

Located at the Nusa Dua Theater, the performance was also filled with collaborative dances between Chinese and Balinese arts.

According to the Consul General of China in Denpasar, Gou Haodong, so far the socio-cultural exchanges between China and Indonesia, especially in Bali, are

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Ruengkrai Leekitwatana an official of Pheu Thai party holds an enlarged reproduction of the application of ruling junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha as candidate for prime minister by Phalang Pracharat, a pro-military party after submitting a petition to the election commission in Bangkok on February 11, 2019 to investigate Prayut’s qualification as candidate.

Vajiralongkorn’s elder sister, as a candidate for premier after the March 24 election. Hours later, a royal command from the king appeared to put a pin in her unprecedented political aspirations.

It said the monarchy was above politics and described his sister’s candidacy as “highly inappropriate”.

The slapdown by an unassailable monarch - protected by some of the world’s harshest royal defamation laws - who has never addressed the public in such strong terms, set off a chain reaction.

A chastened Thai Raksa Chart, a key pillar in the election strategy of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, swiftly agreed to comply with the command.

Election authorities meeting Monday are expected to discuss whether the use of the princess’s name was unconstitutional, a first step towards dissolving the party.

Adding to the uncertainty, chatter of an impending coup against the ruling junta leader Prayut ChanO-Cha and a major change in army top brass has billowed out, with the

hashtag #coup trending in the top 10 in Thai Twitter.

But on Monday the gruff former general, who masterminded a putsch against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin’s sister, in 2014, tried to stop it short.

“Rumours...? We’re investigating. Fake news,” he told reporters at Government House about the merits of the speculation.

- Coups and plots Thailand’s generals have a penchant for coups, backroom plotting and factional struggles.

They have grabbed power 12 times since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932, including against existing juntas seen to have over-stepped their mark.

Prayut, a gruff ex-army chief turned junta head, has agreed to stand for premier after the election and is aided by an army-scripted constitution.

But critics say he has personalised power and outstayed his welcome with a public wearied by his finger-jabbing style.

The king appointed a new army chief, Apirat Kongsompong, last year from a rival faction of the army to Prayut and his junta allies.

Recent days have seeded unease, with the first election in eight years now seemingly dependent on behind-the-scenes power plays by the elite.

“Pls#NoMoreCoup WTF with this country,” said one Twitter user, while another said “I wish we have only #election2019”.

Meanwhile, the fate of Thai Raksa Chart hangs in the balance.

The party, a second to the Thaksin political powerhouse Pheu Thai, was expected to help the Shinawatra machine secure a majority in the 350-seat lower house. But it is under intense pressure following its bid to bring in the princess.

“I think the party leader and board should take a responsibility by resigning,” said Srisuwan Janya of the Association for the Protection of the Constitution, a royalist activist group, who submitted a petition to election authorities Monday calling for the party’s censure. (afp)

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Swallowable medical devices, each about the size of a pea, could give painless injections inside the stomach.

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The Minister of Communications and Informatics, Rudiantara (L), to Managing Editor of Bali Post, Wayan Dira Arsana, at Siola Surabaya .

Pills equipped with tiny needles can inject a body from the inside

FOR those of us who cringe at the sight of needles, there may someday be a less daunting alternative to getting a shot: swallowing a pill-sized device that delivers medication by painlessly pricking the inside of the stomach.

A prototype of the device, described in the Feb. 8 Science, administers insulin. But similar ingestible capsules could also replace skin injections of antibodies for cancer treatment, hormones and other pharmaceuticals.

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Each ingestible device is about the size of a pea and shaped like an acorn, with a lightweight polyester “nut” and stainless steel cap.

The shape is designed to guide the device to rest, cap down, on the floor of the stomach. There, it

sticks a needle tip composed almost entirely of insulin a few millimeters into the mucus membrane lining the stomach. Once the insulin needle tip dissolves, the device passes through the rest of the digestive system.

Thanks to the dearth of sharp pain receptors inside the stomach, the tiny injection “is unlikely to cause any discomfort,” says study coauthor Giovanni Traverso, a

gastroenterologist and biomedical engineer at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and MIT. In experiments with pigs, the swallowable devices delivered a similar amount of insulin to the bloodstream as skin injections. One week after treatment, the researchers found no signs of tissue damage in the animals’ stomachs.

“The design of their device is clever,” says Jean-Christophe

Leroux, a drug formulation and delivery researcher at ETH Zurich not involved in the work. But he wonders if there could be longterm consequences of repeated internal pinpricks in patients, such as people with diabetes, who must inject themselves with medication throughout their lifetimes. The study’s researchers say future work will help determine if there are any chronic effects. (net)

A new fabric becomes more breathable as you work up a sweat

MARYLAND - Someday, the same shirt could be part of your summer and winter wardrobe, using fabric that alternates between breathable and insulating.

Unlike other heat-accommodating cloth, which has to be flipped inside out to switch from warm to cool, the new dualuse fabric adapts to how much the wearer is sweating. This material may be useful for making sportswear or clothing for babies who can’t articulate when they’re too hot or too cold, says study coauthor YuHuang Wang, a chemist at the University of Maryland in College Park.

The fabric, described in the Feb. 8 Science, is knitted from yarn composed of many polymer fibers coated in tiny, carbon nanotubes. The closer these nanotubes are together, the better the fabric conducts the heat a person’s body sheds as infrared IBP/net radiation.

Material knitted from special humidity-responsive yarn becomes more insulating Under cool, dry conditions, the fibers are loosely wound, and the fabric traps or breathable, depending on how much you’re sweating.

much of the heat radiating off the wearer’s body. But if the person starts to sweat, that humidity causes the polymer fibers in the yarn to constrict into tight bundles. This brings the carbon nanotubes on neighboring fibers closer together, making the material more breathable.

Wang and colleagues found that increasing the humidity inside a chamber containing a piece of the fabric could increase the amount of heat that passed through the material up to about 35 percent. The fabric’s dependence on water in the surrounding air means that even on a cool, muggy day when the user isn’t necessarily sweating, humidity in the surrounding air could make the fabric less insulating. In the future, Wang imagines making the yarn fibers with materials that respond directly to temperature changes, so the fabric can accommodate a person’s skin temperature as well as sweat levels. (net)

Bali Post wins IPMA Award 2019

SURABAYA - Bali Post returned to win the Indonesia Print Media Award (IPMA Award).

Similar award has been repeatedly received by the Bali Post. At this IPMA 2019, it won the Silver Winner category. The award was handed over by the Minister of Communications and Informatics, Rudiantara, to Managing Editor of Bali Post, Wayan Dira Arsana, at Siola Surabaya on Thursday night (Feb. 7).

The IPMA Award given to Bali Post is for the best national newspaper category together with Kompas and Republika.

In addition to the Bali Post,

DenPost also received the IPMA Award for the Bali and NTB regional newspaper category.

Minister of Communication and Informatics, Rudiantara, said the

press industry will never die because there is print media.

“The print media has content.

Thus, it should have the way to deliver the content so that it is

still needed by the community,” said Rudiantara, encouraging the SPS administrators and dozens of media managers and managing editor who filled the room.

According to him, if the content delivered meets the needs of the community, of course print media will remain to be needed, even though the digitalization era is inevitable. So, it only changes

the method but the substance remains the same.

Therefore, Minister Rudiantara highly appreciated to the effort of the award provision to the media embodied by the SPS through the event entitled the ‘Awarding Night SPS and a Decade of IPMA’ with the theme of ‘Unlimited Quality in the Disruption Era’ until the end of the event. (kmb)

In 2018, total foreign tourist visit to Bali reaches 6 million Chinese increases by 500 percent yoy

DENPASAR - The arrival of foreign tourists to Bali throughout 2018 reached 6,070,473 people or increased by 6.54 percent (yoy). Meanwhile, the arrival of foreign tourists to Bali in December 2018 was recorded at 498,819 people and in December 2017 increased by 22.64 percent compared to November 2017 (yoy) increased by 57.90 percent.

This was conveyed by the Division Head of the Distribution Statistics at the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, I Gede Nyoman Subadri.

According to nationality, the most foreign tourists to Bali in December 2018 came from Australia (20.41 percent), China (16.13 percent), India (6.75 percent), Malaysia (4.85 percent) and Singapore (4.72 percent).

“The top five visits by foreign tourists to Bali from Australia, China, India, Malaysia and Singapore are very different from the top

five national visits, namely from Singapore, Malaysia, Timor Leste, China and Australia. “India has become a distinguishing visit between Bali and Indonesia, so that Garuda Indonesia opens the Denpasar - India flight route,” he said.

Of the five countries, all experienced an increase in December 2018, in month-to-month or year-of-year.

Moreover, in yoy (December 2018 compared to December 2017), the increase in Chinese tourists is the sharpest at 597.75 percent. Meanwhile, Australian increased by 28.49 percent (yoy), India 15.60 percent, Malaysia 55.17 percent, Singapore 68.66 percent, United States 71.95 percent, South Korea 109.98 percent and Russia 50.74 percent.

Nationally, the foreign tourist visit reached 15.8 million. In the meantime, foreign tourists to Bali are 6 million. On that account, out

of 15.8 million foreign tourists, 40 percent came to Bali.

Both tourist visit and room occupancy rate showed off an encouraging number. Room Occupancy Rate (ROR) for star-rated hotels in December 2018 was recorded at 57.62 percent, an increase of 1.70 points compared to the previous month’s ROR (month-to-month).

When compared to December 2017 (yoy), ROR in December 2018 was recorded to increase by 6.96 points. The average length of stay of guests at star-rated hotels in Bali in December 2018 was recorded at 2.81 days, downed -0.23 points compared to the average length of stay of guests in November 2018 (mtm). When compared to December 2017 (yoy) reaching 2.47 days, the average length of stay in November 2018 increased by 0.34 points. (kmb42)

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The arrival of foreign tourists to Bali throughout 2018 reached 6,070,473 people or increased by 6.54 percent (yoy).

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Chinese Consul General, Gou Hao Dong (left) accompanied by Co-founder Pasifika Museum, during his visit

Director of Construction and Operations of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Ngurah Wirawan, stated the impact of the visit of Chinese Consul General can attract tourists from China to Bali. He hoped the collection and presence of the museum can contribute to the tourist visit to Nusa Dua. “Consul General Gou Hao Dong

also said that he will promote the museum to Chinese tourists. Hopefully, there will be an increase in visits from qualified Chinese tourists to Bali,” he hoped.

Gou Hao Dong accompanied by the Co-founder of the Pasifika Museum, Philippe Augier, toured to the eleven rooms in the museum.

Philippe Augier told about the

background of choosing Bali as the location for the establishment of the Pasifika Museum.

“Bali was chosen because it is the meeting place of two major cultures, namely that of Asia and the Pacific.

Pasifika Museum was opened to the public on August 8, 2016, as a place to accommodate world-class and international-standard works

of art, not only display collections from European artists where some of the collections have international names like Paul Gauguin (France), Le Mayeur (Belgium), Theo Meier (Switzerland), Andre Maire (France), Miguel Covarrubias (Mexico) and several other names,” he explained.

Currently, it is the largest art museum in the Asia-Pacific region with the collection of more than 600 works of art (especially painting collection) of 200 artists from 25 countries. The Pasifika Museum also has

collections from Chinese painters, including Chen Zhen (1955-2000), Lin Feng Mian (1900-1991), Liu Oixiang (1901-1998) and Zao Wou Ki (1920-2013).

In addition, he also presented the works of art from Indonesian native painters including the work of Lempad (1862-1978), Raden Saleh (1811-1880), Affandi (1907-1990) and I Gusti Ketut Kobot (1917). He hoped the first visit of Consul General Gou Hao Dong to the Pasifika Museum to be able to increase the visits of Chinese tourists. (kmb23)

To overcome traffic congestion at Temacun intersection

Road over river or road widening options prepared

MANGUPURA - The proposal related to the road construction over the Tukad Mati (Mati River), Kuta, returns to emerge in the development plan meeting of Kuta subdistrict on Friday (Feb. 8). The proposal reappeared considering the traffic conditions at Temacun intersection to the quite crowded Jalan Blambangan. In the development plan meeting, Kuta subdistrict proposed 649 activities worth IDR 1.047 trillion in the development plan meeting of RPKD Badung in the 2020 budget year.

Regarding the road construction plan above the Tukad Mati stream,

the Head of the Badung Public Works and Housing Agency (PUPR), I.B. Surya Suamba, said that a study had been carried out and there is already a design. At present, it is just waiting for a decision from the leadership whether it will be budgeted to be implemented.

From the results of study, it was explained there are two alternatives prepared to deal with congestion at the location. They are construction of the road over the river or widening the Temacun intersection to Jalan Blambangan. There, it is required land acquisition and widening of the

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Visit of Chinese Consul General hoped to increase tourist arrival to Bali

MAMNGUPURA - In the series to celebrating Lunar New Year 2570, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Gou Hao Dong, and his entourage visited the Pasifika Museum on Friday (Feb. 8). The visit of Chinese Consul General is expected to increase the visits to Bali.

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bridge. From the results of study, the length of workmanship from these two options is 300 meters. “There are two options to be chosen later,” he said when confirmed on Sunday (Feb. 10).

However, Surya Suamba stated the obstacles faced for widening the road are certainly related to land acquisition. From the east to Jalan Blambangan, there is a side that must be widened along 100 meters. Likewise, the bridge will be expanded.

“Technically, it is easier, but from the social side it is more difficult. (kmb23)

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BERLIN - Two of Bollywood’s biggest stars have premiered “Gully Boy”, a still rare female-directed blockbuster that pokes at enduring taboos, at the Berlin film festival.

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt threw their sizeable industry clout behind the tale, unveiled Saturday, of a couple yearning to break out of their Mumbai slum and traditional Muslim families to realise their dreams.

“It’s got commentary on the class divide, it’s got commentary on choices young people make -- whether they want to be stuck in something that gives them no fulfilment versus pursuing their passion,” said Singh, whose character Murad has a meteoric rise after posting his first rap video online.

“I think it’s got a whole variety of stuff embedded between the lines that may just have a positive social impact.”

Bhatt’s character Safeena wears a traditional Muslim headscarf but resists her family’s attempts to arrange her marriage and wants

to become a surgeon. Murad and Safeena have loved each other since childhood but have to keep their relationship secret from their parents so they meet for illicit trysts.

“You can’t really be so sure about who may get offended or who may not,” Bhatt said of the film’s touchier subjects.

“My character Safeena, I don’t think that she has a problem wearing her hijab and I don’t think she has a problem with her culture.

What she does have a problem with though is not being able to be honest with her parents.” (afp) Indian Bolywood actor Ranveer Singh and British actress Alia Bhatt pose on the red carpet before the premiere of the film “Gully boy”.

Louvre Abu Dhabi introduces Rembrandt, Vermeer

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French Minister of the Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire (3rd-R) visits the Louvre Abu Dhabi on February 9, 2019, in the Emirati capital.

ABU DHABI - The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to carry the famed name outside of France, announced Sunday it will roll out works by Dutch masters Rembrandt and Vermeer this month.

Works by the two artists are part of the gallery’s first exhibition this year, entitled “Rembrandt, Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from The Leiden collection and the Musee du Louvre”.

The exhibit, on display in the United Arab Emirates capital from February 14 to May 18, is dedicated to the famed “fijnschilders” -- fine painters -- of the Netherlands.

“Rembrandt is a master of the Golden Age,” museum head Manuel Rabate told AFP. “He’s a universal genius, he’s connected to the world.”

The exhibition features 95 works, including Vermeer’s “Young Woman Seated at a Virginal” alongside

Rembrandt’s “Portrait of a Man” and “Study of the Head and Clasped Hands of a Young Man as Christ in Prayer”.

The museum has also acquired Rembrandt’s “Head of a young man, with clasped hands: Study of the figure of Christ” as part of its permanent collection.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi was inaugurated with great pomp in November 2017 -- nearly five years behind schedule -- by French President Emmanuel Macron and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

It was marketed as “a universal museum” celebrating cultural exchange and tolerance.

The museum has reportedly cost the UAE around $1 billion, including upwards of $500 million to use France’s “Louvre” brand.

Officials have not confirmed the price tag. (afp)

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In this June 2, 2018 file photo, Ariana Grande performs at Wango Tango at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The Recording Academy’s Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion is a launching a new initiative announced Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, to create and expand more opportunities to female music producers and engineers.

Ariana Grande wins first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album

Reigning pop princess Ariana Grande took home the first Grammy of her career for Best Pop Vocal Album on Sunday for her fourth studio album “Sweetener,” topping a tough field including perennial favorite Taylor Swift.

Grande’s Grammy comes after six career nominations but the star was notably absent from this year’s gala.

Just days before the event, she slammed the ceremony’s producer for “lying” about her decision not to perform on music’s biggest night.

The chart-topper released her fifth album “Thank U, Next” before lashing out at producer Ken Ehrlich after he told US media the 25-year-

old Grande “felt it was too late for her to pull something together.” “i know i’m not there tonight (trust, i tried and still truly wished it had worked out tbh) and i know i said i try not to put too much weight into these things .... but (...) this is wild and beautiful. thank you so much,” she tweeted.

Grande had great success in the last 12 months, with Billboard naming her its 2018 Woman of the

Year. But she was passed over in the top Grammy categories of Album, Record and Song of the Year -- though her smash hit “Thank U, Next,” the title song off her new album, dropped after this year’s nomination deadline.

“Sweetener” includes her signature blend of pop and R&B with inflections of hip-hop, all set to the star’s wide-ranging, silky-yetbreathy vocals.

It features appearances from Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart while boasting three top singles.

Grande makes headlines as much for her chart-topping music as her love life, having dated the late rapper Mac Miller and shortly thereafter getting engaged to “Saturday Night Live” comedian Pete Davidson.

Grande and Davidson split in October 2018, just before she released “Thank U, Next” -- in which she reflects on lessons learned from

past loves.

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