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‘Wonder Woman’ Repeats Box Office Victory, Tom Cruise’s ‘The Mummy’ Misfires

LOS ANGELES - Different weekend, similar story: “Wonder Woman” is box office royalty. The Warner Bros. and DC Comics standalone will have earned $57.2 million from 4,165 theaters by the end of its second weekend, putting it solidly in first place. That’s only a 45% drop from its opening weekend, giving the film an estimated $205 million domestically in two weekends.

The Gal Gadot-starrer will also make more during its second frame than did both “Suicide Squad” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” despite those films having larger opening weekends than “Wonder Woman” ($133.7 million for “Suicide Squad” and $166 million for “Batman v Superman”). Unlike those two films, Patty Jenkins’ has critical support -- a current 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Universal’s “The Mummy,” meanwhile is counting on a strong overseas total to make up for less impressive domestic earnings. As of Sunday morning, the film is eyeing $32.2 million from 4,035 locations. That’s a slow start for the film intended to launch an extended universe of monsterrelated titles. Overseas it looks to fare better with $141.8 million, lifting its anticipated global take to $174 million.

“We would love to see more gross domestically,” said Nick Carpou, Universal’s president of domestic distribution, who asserted that “a lot of the attention that ‘The Mummy’ garnered here, aggregated to the international total.” Carpou cited the 75-foot-tall sarcophagus unveiled at the intersection of Hollywood and Highland, and the movie’s VR experience as potential buzz generators.

Alex Kurtzman directed “The Mummy,” a revival of the franchise spawned by Universal’s 1932 original and re-popularized by Stephen Sommers’ 1999 fright-fest starring Brendan Fraser, and the three other Mummy films that followed. In the 2017 update, Cruise plays a freelance treasure hunter who resurrects a princess (Sofia Boutella). Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, and Russell Crowe are also in the mix.

“The Mummy” was announced as the kick-off to a “Dark Universe” of monster movies. 2014’s “Dracula Untold,” it turns out, is not canon. The studio that was built on classics including “Dracula,” “The Wolf Man,” and “Frankenstein” has already slated a “Bride of Frankenstein” movie for 2019 with half a dozen or so others in the works. (rtr)

French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte, vote in the first of two rounds of parliamentary elections in Le Touquet, France, June 11, 2017.

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A combination of two file photos shows Taylor Swift (L) with her Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 12, 2012, and Katy Perry (R) at the premiere of “Office Christmas Party” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on December 7, 2016.

Katy Perry bids to end bad blood with Taylor Swift, gets no response

LOS ANGELES - Katy Perry is ready to bury the hatchet on her long-running feud with pop rival Taylor Swift, calling her a “fantastic songwriter” and saying she thinks both can be examples of strong women in the music industry.

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This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman,” in theaters on June 2.

But Swift, 27, had yet to respond to the olive branch on Sunday and end the bad blood between two of pop music’s biggest female singers.

“I am ready to let it go,” Perry said in a global podcast on Saturday to promote her new album “Witness.”

“I forgive her (Swift) and I’m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her. I love her, and I want the best for her. And I think she’s a fantastic songwriter,” Perry, 32, added.

The feud, which started as a dispute over back up dancers, has dominated the personal and professional lives of the two singers for more than three years and played out in their songs.

Swift on Friday released her back catalog to streaming services, after eschewing most such platforms for three years, on the same day that Perry released her new album “Witness” in what was widely seen as a bid to steal Perry’s thunder.

Swift’s 2014 single “Bad Blood” was believed to be directed at Perry.

Perry described her new single, “Swish Swish,” released last month, as “a great anthem for people to use whenever somebody’s trying to hold you down or bully you.”

In her Saturday podcast, Perry said she hoped both she and Swift “can be representatives of strong women that come together despite their differences.”

“I just really truly want to come together in a place of love and forgiveness and understanding and compassion,” Perry said.

Swift, who has not released an album since 2014’s best-selling “1989” and has adopted a low public profile in recent months, stayed silent on her social media accounts at the weekend. (rtr)

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Macron’s likely landslide lifts markets, low turnout clouds celebration

PARIS - A first-round parliamentary election result promising President Emmanuel Macron a crushing majority in parliament lifted investor sentiment on Monday though the lowest voter turnout in modern history clouded celebration. Pollsters said Macron was on course to win as much as three quarters of National Assembly seats in the June 18 second round after 28 per cent of those who voted in Sunday’s first round chose his Republic on the Move (LREM) party.

That would be France’s biggest majority in decades, and effectively leaves only the powerful trade union movement as a potential obstacle to the pro-business reforms ex-banker Macron has promised to introduce in a bid to boost growth and jobs. French borrowing costs fell on Monday, tightening the gap over benchmark Germany.

France’s 10-year government bond yield fell 3 basis points to 0.62 percent, outperforming other higher-rated euro zone peers. The gap over benchmark German Bund yields tightened to around 36 basis points from around 39 bps late on Friday. But fewer than half of the

47 million voters turned out in the first round - the lowest level by far in a legislative election in the 60year-old fifth Republic.

Macron was a political unknown three years ago and is heading a startup party, but as the scale of his likely victory emerged on Sunday, his opponents saw a danger to democracy.

Just a month after the 39-year-old won a bitter and drawn-out battle for the presidency, some questioned whether he had a mandate to pursue a pro-business reform agenda. The spokesman for Macron’s government recognised the challenge that lies ahead. “We have to restore trust,” said Christophe Castaner, who is also minister for parliamentary relations, on Monday.

“It is the government’s responsibility, that of the president, that of the prime minister, to restore trust in the election process,” he told France 2 Television “We don’t want a majority to have an easy time of

it. We want a majority that will reform,” he added.

CRUSHING BLOW The vote delivered a crushing blow to the Socialist and conservative parties that had alternated in power for decades until Macron’s election in May blew apart the leftright divide. First-round results decided only four of the 577 seats on offer, leaving the rest to be fought out on June 18 by two or more candidates who survived elimination.

Nationally, LREM gathered 28.2 percent of the votes cast.

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Creating a Closer Bond Between the Younger Generation and Nature

Arrangement of slums hampered by land ownership

DENPASAR —The central government’s Ministry of Public Works and People’s Housing (PUPR)’s program as set forth in the national mid-term development plan (RPJMN) 2015-2019, mandates that the universal access target be reached by 2019. The target is to achievement 100 percent access to drinking water, 0 percent slums, and 100 percent access to proper sanitation. One of the targets that has become difficult to achieve in Denpasar is the elimination of slums as certain slums in this culturally-oriented city are on contracted or private land.

Chairman of the Special Committee XII of the Denpasar House of Representatives, I Wayan Suadi Putra, when contacted on Sunday (Jun 11) admitted that his was an issue. The special committee which is currently working on a regional bylaw draft for the Prevention and Quality Improvement of Slum House and Slums also recognized that there are no regulations that allow for either the regional or central budget to be used for the arrangement of individual or contracted slum settlements.

Suadi Putra said that in Sidakarya there is a large contracted land area where dozens of semi-permanent houses have been built and turned into slums. Village funds cannot be used to arrange the area. “The obstacle that we face in making improvements to the slums here lies in the fact that the settlement is built on contracted land” he said.

Similar claims we made by the head of the Bali Working Unit for Slums, Ketut Suastika. He said that many slums in Denpasar are on private land. His division had identified a slum area in Monang-Maning, but up in investigation it was found to be private property. The same is true in Jematang on Badung Riverbanks, where many slums built up with semi-permanent houses are on contracted land.

Suadi Putra added that the typology of slums in Denpasar is different from other regions, such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other big cities. In Denpasar, the slums are on private land.

None of the slums in Denpasar are found on government land.

“It is difficult for us to manage. We need to find a legal basis for entering privately owned land” explained Putra.

According to the Denpasar Mayoral Decree No. 88.45 / 509 / HK / 2012, slums in Denpasar cover some 18 hectares. Within three years, this number increased to 167 hectares as a result of verification and identification by the central and provincial governments.

Of the 167 hectares, most slums are in North Denpasar covering approximately 54 hectares with another 50 hectares in South Denpasar, 35 hectares in West Denpasar and 27 hectares in East Denpasar. (kmb12)

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To ensure safe stock, Pertamina sets taskforce

Fuel consumption increases up to 35 percent

DENPASAR —

Facing Ramadhan and Lebaran 1438 H, Marketing Operation of Pertamina for Region V (MOR V) takes preparatory measures to anticipate the increasing of fuel consumption, LPG, and Aviation fuel in East Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara region.

Marketing Branch Manager of Pertamina for Bali and NTB Region, I Ketut Permadi Aryakuumara, said that Pertamina is ready to guarantee the availability of fuel, LPG, and aviation fuel in order to meet the needs of community estimated to increase during the moment of Lebaran this time.

On that account, it established a taskforce centered at Pertamina’s office for Bali and NTB Region at Jalan Sugianyar 10.

The taskforce is also available in TBBM (fuel terminal) at Pesanggaran, Manggis, DPPU Ngurah Rai and fuel terminal in NTB. The taskforce commenced its duty on June 10 through July 11. Every day, there are two personnel on duty from the morning to night as well as in the depots. “Possibly, depots will also be opened longer than usual hours,” he added.

The main duties of the taskforce is to monitor and ensure that all the distribution of fuel, LPG and aviation fuel runs smoothly and there are no significant obstacles encountered in the field. “In principle, we in

the Pertamina hope that Lebaran moment this year can also run well, especially for the region of Bali and NTB. There will be no significant obstacles encountered during the distribution,” he said.

Pertamina anticipated the increase in fuel needs estimated to rise up to 14 percent in Bali from normal consumption of 2,5002,600 kilo liter per day. “Hopefully, at the peak of homecoming traffic, fuel demand is predicted to increase by 35 percent,” he said. In Bali, there are a total of 186 gas stations. The anticipated areas are the homecoming route from Denpasar to Gilimanuk through Tabanan-Negara and through Tabanan-Buleleng.

“Those are the road sections that must be alerted and our gas sta-

tions are ready around the clock in the road section,” he said. In addition, the anticipated areas also belong to tourism route, especially in South Denpasar, Gianyar and Karangasem.

An increase in LPG consumption is anticipated to reach 10 percent and the aviation fuel demand is anticipated to increase by 10 percent as well. In the meantime, the need for LPG per day amounts to 650 metric tons (MT).

“Preparation of LPG is somewhat different because the moment of people to cook is during this month, so we have added 10 percent since last May and this June we also alert 10 percent higher than normal supply to ensure that cooking needs can be met,” he explained.

In the meantime, the aviation fuel needs on normal day amount to 2,000 kilo liter per day and in peak season reaches 2,400 kilo liter per day. The increase of aviation consumption is predicted to increase since day three before Lebaran. “We ensure there is no shortage of supply during the Lebaran period this time,” he added. (kmb42)

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The annual commemoration of World Environment Day took place at the Bali Safari and Marine Parkin Gianyar, Bali on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Officially themed “connecting with nature,” the Park’s educational team used the occasion to host activities designed to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the world’s delicate natural environment.

To help spread the word, residents of the Eben Haezer Orphanage were invited to the Park to enjoy a fun day out while learning valuable lessons regarding conservation, Interacting with environment, appreciating the beauty of the nature and mobilizing to protect the earth –these were just some of the important lessons shared with the visting orphans.

Reflecting the commitment, vision and mission of the Bali Safari& Marine Park to protect the world’s environment, the award-winning

leader in education and conservation activitieson the Island of Bali, always seeks to involve the younger generation in all its activities. Every event is devised to share in an enjoyablefashion valuable environmental information.

What’s more, the Bali Safari educational team invited the young visitors to make a lasting commitment to the environment by posting a promise to the Park’s Pledge Tree.

Each child was encouraged to record in writing specific commitments or wishes they harbor for the planet and attach their message to theWorld Environment Day Pledge Tree.

All the day’s activities were presented to persuade the children and other Park visitors to share a deeper concern for environmental preservation. As the coming generation, children are destined to play an important role in creating a sustainable planet.

By instilling an awareness and love for the natural environment at an early age, the children can grow into adults capable of becoming better stewards of the planet.

Ketut Suardana, operational manager of the Bali Safari & Marine Park, added: “As a body concerned with the conservation of wild animals, the preservation of the environment is one of our top priorties. The earth is not simply a place made for human habitation, but also the home for all living things. By celebrating World Environment Day we hope that the both the people of Bali and the citizens of the world will come to understand the importance of protecting the natural world for generations to come. We can start to achieve this in simple ways, such as keeping our living environment clean and wisely using natural resources in a responsible manner.”

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NASA experiment to color the skies over the US East Coast.

NASA experiment to color the skies over the U.S. East Coast

A high-flying science experiment may color the skies above the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast with bluish green and red clouds on Sunday evening, as NASA seeks to learn more about charged particles at the top of Earth’s atmosphere.

A small rocket carrying 10 canisters of barium and other chemicals is due to lift off from Wallops Island, Virginia between 9:04 and 9:19 p.m. EDT. About five minutes after launch the canisters, which are about the

size of soda cans, will release blue-green and red vapors that will gather into artificial clouds potentially visible from New York to North Carolina.

The luminescent colors are due to sunlight interacting with the

chemicals barium, strontium and cupric-oxide, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on its website.

Although the flight will last about eight minutes, the colorful clouds could linger for 20 minutes, depend-

ing on atmospheric conditions.

NASA ground stations at Wallops Island and Duck, N.C., will track the clouds so scientists can learn more Earth’s ionosphere, a layer at the top of the atmosphere of charged particles that shoot out into space, creating effects including auroral displays over the planet’s polar regions.

Scientists want to learn more about how the ionosphere interacts with

other layers of the atmosphere.

“The ionosphere is both shaped by waves from the atmosphere below and uniquely responsive to the changing conditions in space,” NASA said.

Sunday’s launch will be delayed if skies are not clear over at least one of the tracking sites, NASA said. The launch could be rescheduled for any time between this week and June 18. (rtr)

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Abandoned for years

Pool in Kubu utilized for fishing pond BANGLI — The existence of swimming pool in the Kubu educational center, Bangli, denoting an asset belonging to the government of Bangli, is still left dormant until now. A number of residents take advantage of the pool established by the government with state budget funds of the ministry of education as a fishing pond.

As seen on Sunday afternoon (Jun 11), in the area there are two large enough swimming pools. Other than the swimming pool, there are also two buildings functioned as a dressing room and toilet as well as two gazebos located in the south and north side of the pool.

Unfortunately, though condition of swimming pools and gazebos is quite sturdy and good, the pool area looks very shabby and unkempt. Pool water that should be clear looks dirty and brown. Wild grass and shrubs are seen to be allowed to grow up around the pool and even clears away into the building in the southern part of the pool. Besides, the entrance gates always padlocked all this time has looked damaged and broken so that it is easily entered by people.

From recent observation, a number of children looked busy fishing in the pond. One of them admitted that the pool is used as a fishing spot because it contains many tilapias. Fingerlings were deliberately stocked by children last month.

Related to that condition, a member of Commission III of the Bangli House of Representatives, Made Sudiasa, admitted to deeply regret because the pool asset is still left dormant. He also questioned about the commitment of Bangli government, in this case the education agency, to manage the asset.

Sudiasa explained that in order that the swimming pool can be utilized well by the community, his commission already held a meeting with the education agency last year. In the meeting, the education agency once stated that it would soon manage the pool. “However, until now there has been no follow-up,” he said.

Sudiasa claimed not to know exactly about the constraint faced by the education agency in managing the pool. To that end, his commission is going to invite the education agency again in a special meeting to discuss about the management of the swimming pool.

“Later on, we will ask the commitment of the education agency related to the pool management plan. I do not know what problem faced so far that the swimming pool has not been properly managed, whether it is related to budget or others,” he said.

This politician from Undisan village, Tembuku, really hoped that the pool whose management has been handed over by central government to district government can be immediately managed and functioned properly. Thus, the community, especially swimming athletes in Bangli, can have adequate facilities for their training. (kmb40)

to environmental regulation, slashing the EPA’s budget drastically and reversing President Obama’s climate change initiatives.

As a philosopher, interested in the nature of knowledge and persuasion, I have long wondered why climate change is such a hard sell in the U.S. Is there something about it that makes it liable to doubt, skepticism or inaction?

Climate change is invisible Among industrialized democracies, the U.S. has long been an outlier on climate change, hosting a higher proportion of climate change deniers. No one would say, however, that America is a nation of cave

dwellers, who suspect science and eschew technology in favor of some bare-bones premodern existence.

I would argue there is some hypocrisy afoot.

Millions of Americans who happily doubt the scientific consensus behind climate change then avail themselves of the fruits of science, which are, one might argue, worthy of suspicion or doubt.

Many people happily gamble with pharmaceuticals, for example, which may offer the most trivial of benefits, while they disregard or ignore alarming side effects. If a person’s life is on the line, he or she will eagerly accept and experiment with the strangest theory or cure, even if it offers only

modest success. But these same people may not as easily believe the facts on climate change.

Why are so many unwilling to make sacrifices for the climate – even on the chance that human geography and life on Earth will be profoundly changed?

Many say that selfishness is at fault. We are simply unwilling to make the requisite sacrifices that climate change action implies, such as curtailing individual energy use.

But I suspect there is something else also going on.

Climate is a special object of knowledge – unlike any other. It is always changing; it is immense, elusive and in its most accessible

form to all of us – the weather – subjective and variable. Climate change is a form of pollution that is tricky to rally around, because it is impossible to pinpoint or identify neatly and succinctly. What’s more, climate seems variable among people’s perception; what is warm to me may be cool to you.

Other forms of pollution or environmental degradation have proven easier calls to action, because they had very visible, tangible implications.

Consider, for example, the Cuyahoga River fire in 1969 – when, because of abysmal water pollution, this river in Cleveland literally caught on fire – and galvanized action that helped create the Clean Water Act. (ap)

BNNP raids two nightspots in two districts DENPASAR - After ransacking Denpasar and Badung, the provincial national narcotic agency (BNNP) Bali this time combed nightspots in Buleleng and Negara on Friday (Jun 9) and Saturday (Jun 10). Officers searched nine nightspots and conducted urine tests to 78 lady companions. The result indicated that one is positive to have consumed ecstasy. Furthermore, the lady companions were directed to the assessment at the BNNP Bali office on Jalan Kamboja, East Denpasar.

Head of the BNNP Bali, Putu Gede Suastawa, accompanied by Eradication Division Head, Ketut Arta, said on Sunday (Jun 11) that the two regions were targeted because there has been no BNNK Buleleng and BNNK Jembrana. To suppress drug trafficking in the regions, the BNNP directly came down to both districts.

“These two regions are the entrance of Bali by sea.

Currently, the largest drug smuggling is through land and sea routes,” he said.

Therefore, this one-star general from Mengwi, Badung, ordered the eradication division head to do a raid to the nightspots. On Friday (Jun 9), the raid was conducted at Grand Surya Karaoke in Seririt subdistrict, Buleleng.

The officers searched the karaoke room and performed urine tests to 18 lady companions as well as visitors and the results were entirely negative.

The operation continued to Karaoke Raja in Seririt area. The officers examined a urine test to visitors as well as 15 lady companions and the results indicated that one person was declared positive of having consumed ecstasy.

Meanwhile, at The Pasha Pub at Kaliasem village, Banjar, the officers checked and performed urine test to six visitors where the results were declared negative. “No narcotics we found there,” he said.

Then, on Saturday (Jun 10) starting at 23:00, the eradication team led by Ketut Arta raided the Negara territory.

Initially, the examination was carried out at Er Pico Cafe, Baluk village and performed urine test to eight visitors and waitress. After that, it was resumed to Baluk Indah Cafe by performing check and urine test to six visitors as well as waitress; at Mahkota Cafe, Delod Berawah, urine test was carried out to nine visitors and waitresses; and at Cafe Sugar (Delod Brawah) the urine test was carried out to four visitors and waitresses. The officers

also targeted the Star Cafe at Delod Brawah and tested the urine of three visitors as well as waitresses. Finally, the officers raided Cafe Casaluna at Delod Brawah and urine test was carried out to nine waitresses and visitors.

“Based on the urine test to visitors and waitresses of the six cafés, the entire results are negative. Hopefully, the community and nightspot owners could play an active role in fighting the drug distribution,” added Arta. (kmb36)

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Officers searched nine nightspots and conducted urine tests to 78 lady companions.

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Why is climate change such a hard sell in the US? PRESIDENT Donald Trump on June 1 took the dramatic step of removing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement – the product of many years of diligent and difficult negotiation among 175 nations around the world. Recent polls reveal that six in 10 Americans oppose Trump’s move. However, a significant portion of climate skeptics remain – especially among Trump’s base and the Republican politicians who cheered this move.

The unfortunate truth is that environmentalists and their allies have failed to ignite widespread passion around climate change.

And now they are faced with an administration stridently opposed

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Time: 11:00 Location: Angsoka Stage Program: Mandolin music, by Suarga Suara Mandolin group, representing Klungkung Time: 11:00 Location: Ayodya Stage Program: Barong Bangkung performance, by Gopala Sari art group, Sading village, Mengwi sub- district, Badung regency

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A number of children looked busy fishing in the pond.

One of them admitted that the pool is used as a fishing spot because it contains many tilapias.

Time: 14:00 Location: Ratna Kanda Stage Program: Parade of Topeng Prembon, by Sudik Bondres group, representing Buleleng regency Time: 17:00 Location: Madya Mandala Stage

Program: Parade of Joged Bumbung dance, by Jaya Suara Joged Bumbung group, representing Jembrana regency Time: 20:00 Location: Ayodya Stage Program: Drama Gong, young performers, by the Association of the Education Institutions of PGRI – The Indonesian Teachers’ Association, Gianyar Regency Time: 20:00 Location: Ardha Candra Amphitheatre Program: Parade of Gong Kebyar, adult performers,

by Manik Suari art group, representing Gianyar regency and with Putra Semara art group, representing Klungkung regency

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Uniqueness of Sanghyang Jaran dance

Dancers hack fire without having burn injuries

BANGLI - Sanghyang Jaran dance is one of Balinese dances remaining to be preserved by the community up to these days. The dance belonging to sacred category has its own uniqueness that is not owned by other dances. In the performance, the dancers having been possessed by the spirit of jaran (horse) will jog around and step on the piles of embers with bare feet.

Not long ago, Sanghyang Jaran Dance was presented by Sanghyang Geni Astu art troupe from Siladan hamlet, Tamanbali, in front of the Captain Mudita Monument, in a series of the 813th anniversary of Bangli. The Sanghyang Jaran dance performance featuring the Sunda Upasunda storyline was able to draw the attention of hundreds of audience.

The audience was amazed by the attraction of the dancers who did not suffer any burns despite licking hot iron with their tongue and stepping on embers of fire with bare feet. As the name implies, the two dancers are riding a horse made from coconut leaves. When dancing, they are accompanied with a sacred song and gamelan of Sanghyang Jaran.

Chief of the Sanghyang Geni Astu art troupe, Ida Bagus Oka Munadi, when met on the sidelines of the performance revealed that Sanghyang Jaran dance is one of several types of Sanghyang dance in Bali. Based on its history, Sanghyang Jaran dance first existed and developed in Nusa Penida, Klungkung. Over time, Sanghyang Jaran dance expanded widely to other areas and districts in Bali.

Sanghyang Jaran dance is admitted to have a uniqueness compared to other dances. During the staging, the dancers will experience trance after the ritual of calling on the spirits. Unconsciously, the dancers will walk around and hit the piles of embers to scatter. “This dance begins with a calling on spirits. After the spirits coming into the body of the dancers, they will dance on fire,” he explained. (kmb40)

Blasts rock besieged city as Philippines marks independence day

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In order to avoid drought in their farmlands, farmers have no choice but to buy water shipped in in tank trucks that they use to water their horticultural crops.

Farmers in Bayunggede face water crisis during dry season

BANGLI - Farmers in Bayunggede village, Kintamani, face a crisis in terms of meeting their need for water to irrigate their farms in the dry season. In order to avoid drought in their farmlands, farmers have no choice but to buy water shipped in in tank trucks that they use to water their horticultural crops.

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The dance belonging to sacred category has its own uniqueness that is not owned by other dances.

One farmer from Bayunggede village, Kintamani named Wayan Widya, said on Sunday (Jun 11) that with the arrival of the dry season, farmers are facing a severe lack of water for their crops. He and others like him are forced to buy large amounts of water for their the plants in their fields.

“We face a water crisis every

dry season. During the rainy season, there is enough rainfall for our fields, but when the rains stop we have to buy water from the tank trucks” said Widya, who added that on average he has to buy water four times each dry season. This represents a substantial investment as each time he must shell out IDR 180,000 (per

tank load).

“Farming requires a substantial amount of water. Households needs are not nearly as much”, he said.

Widya explained that there is in fact a spring in his village but it is located quite a distance from the agricultural fields. “Besides we cannot rely on water form the spring for farming because, during the dry season the amount of water being discharged from the spring is not sufficient. Besides, people are reluctant to carry water such a distance” said this struggling farmer from Bayunggede. (kmb41)

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The damaged engine of a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330 is seen on the tarmac, following an emergency landing, at Sydney International Airport, Australia, June 12, 2017.

China Eastern flight lands safely in Sydney with hole torn in engine

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SYDNEY - A China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai was forced to turn back to Sydney because of a mid-air emergency, an airline spokeswoman said on Monday, with pictures showing a gaping hole in the casing of one of its engines.

DENPASAR - The World Hindu Parishad (WHP) held the World Hindu Wisdom Meet (WHWM) 2017 with the theme “Para and Apara Widya; the Best of Hindu Body of Knowledge” at the Natya Mandala Hall of ISI Denpasar on Sunday (Jun 11).

The WHWM is held annually by the WHP and involves Hindu figures from around the world. This year’s meet was opened by the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, who marked the occasion with the lighting of incense. The opening event included the screening of a video about Ida Pendanda Gede Ketut Tianyar Arimbawa (former President of the

The plane, an Airbus A330-200 twin jet, landed without incident late on Sunday and there were no injuries, said Kathy Zhang, general manager for the Oceania region at China Eastern Airlines.

“The crew observed the abnormal situation of the left engine and decided to return to Sydney airport immediately. All passengers and crew members were landed safely,” she said.

Photographs published by several Australian media outlets showed a large gash well over a metre long in the casing of the left engine.

The Australia Transport Safety Bureau was starting an investigation and an update would normally be available within a month but

Discovering spiritualism, science and technology as basis of Hindu science World Hindu Parishad) who passed away earlier this year.

Chairman of the World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017, I Made Suasti Puja, said that this year’s WHWM is aimed at uniting spiritual activities and Hindu services globally, discovering and sharing information about human values as described in the Hindu Dharma scriptures and absorbed into Hindu culture. These core values are known as Satyam (truth), Shivam (virtue) and Sundaram (beauty). During this year’s WHWM science in Hinduism was highlighted as indispensable in exploring and providing understandings related to the Vedic scripture based Hindu

Dharma.

“The theme of the WHWM 2017 is ‘Spiritualism, Science and Technology as Basis of Hindu Scientific Tree’ and is intended as an effort to discover material, history, Hindu theories and the relationship between Vedic knowledge, modern science and technology in order to guide human beings towards achieving the highest purpose of life”, said Pija in his speech on Sunday (Jun 11).

Secretary General of the WHP, Prof. Dr. I Made Bhakta, said that the hopes that the World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017 could produce documentation about spiritualism, science and technology being the

basis of the Hindu scientific tree and bring to light Hindu sciences that could be published as a book of scientific knowledge. “The World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017 is also holding a contest aimed at exploring Hindu scholars so that the Wisdom of Hinduism Worldwide can be studied systematically and comprehensively” said Prof. Bhakta.

Governor Made Mangku Pastika in his speech said that he hoped that the WHWM 2017 would result in the establishment of Hindu theories and sciences being described methodically, critically, systematically, coherently and consistently in accordance with scientific criteria. That way, he

said, the various sciences contained in the Vedic scriptures could be explored and thus prove that the Vedas are a source of both material knowledge (aparavidya) and spiritual knowledge (paravidya) and would also serve to strenghten the belief of Hindus in the truth of the Vedic scriptures.

The implementation of the World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017 that aimed to compile and provide positive contributions to civilization, wisdom, humanity and the glory of mankind presented four speakers Swami Paramatmananda Saraswati, Prof. Binayak S. Choundhury, Prof.

Dr. Nengah Bawa Atmaja and Ngakan Putu Putra. (win)

could come sooner if a “more serious issue” was identified in its early stages, Bob Armstrong, a spokesman for the bureau said.

A spokeswoman for RollsRoyce, which manufactured the plane’s Trent 700 series engines, said in a statement: “We are aware of the incident and will be working closely with our customer and relevant partners to understand the cause of the issue.”

An Airbus spokesman said the company was in contact with RollsRoyce to determine what occurred, and it would support the investigation into the incident.

Professor Jason Middleton, an aviation expert at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, said it appeared that the engine cowling

had been ripped away forward of the main compressor blade.

“When one of these things happens you often don’t know how the damage began. It could have begun from loose screws,” he told Australian Broadcasting Corp News.

China Eastern’s Zhang said a comprehensive investigation would involve aviation authorities from Australia and China.

Ground-handling company Cathay Pacific had inspected the plane before take off, Zhang said. The company was not immediately available for comment.

“The engine for the aircraft is a big issue so we need to investigate with the governments, with the Rolls Royce company and with our headquarters as well,” she said.

Television station Seven News reported that passengers heard a bang shortly after Flight MU736 took off and could smell burning before the flight turned back. (rtr)

MARAWI CITY - Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day, almost three weeks after hundreds of Islamist militants overran the town and hunkered down with civilians as human shields.

Rescue workers, soldiers and firemen sang the national anthem and listened to speeches as three OV-10 attack aircraft darted through the cloudy sky, taking it in turns to drop bombs on areas where fighters are still holed up.

“To our Muslim brothers there, we want to tell them to stop their meaningless fight because we are all Muslims,” Vice Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. told the gathering.

Flag ceremonies are normally performed twice a week, but this was the first in the mainly Muslim town since May 23, the first day of the siege, when the militants killed and abducted Christians, and torched a cathedral.

Almost the entire population of about 200,000 fled from the lakeside town on the Philipppines’ southernmost island of Mindanao, but beyond the checkpoints fencing it off there are still some 500-1,000 civilians trapped or being held hostage.

As of Saturday the number of security forces killed in the battle for Marawi stood at 58. The death toll for civilians was 20 and more than 100 had been killed overall.

The seizure of Marawi by fighters allied to Islamic State, including some from the Middle East, has alarmed Southeast Asian nations which fear the ultra-radical group - on a backfoot in Iraq and Syria - is trying to set up a stronghold on Mindanao that could threaten their region.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he had not expected the battle for Marawi to be as serious as it has turned out, adding it had now emerged “that Baghdadi himself, the leader of the ISIS, has specifically ordered terroristic activities here in the Philippines”.

Duterte did not say how he knew that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose movement is commonly referred to as ISIS, had given instructions for the attack on Marawi. (rtr)

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A Philippine Air Force attack helicopter fires a rocket as they continue to assault the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017.

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BUSINESS Fear of losing blueberry growers as prices drop, crop soars

PORTLAND — Members of Maine’s agriculture industry and state government fear the possibility of losing blueberry growers due to a depression in prices that has made growing the beloved crop a less reliable way to make a living. Wild blueberries are a Maine tradition on par with lobsters and lighthouses, but prices to farmers have plunged from nearly a dollar a pound (0.45 kilogram) in 2011 to around 25 to 30 cents per pound (0.45 kilogram) last year. The number of farmers and acreages is holding steady, but other measures show a decline in effort on farms, state officials said.

For example, bees are imported to Maine to pollinate blueberry fields, and the number of beehives coming into the state declined by about 20 percent from 2015 to 2016, said David Yarborough, a horticulture professor at the University of Maine. Industry members said they are likely looking at another year of low prices, and some farmers are using less of their fields in anticipation of a tough summer.

“These are challenging times for the blueberry industry,” said Homer Woodward, vice president of Jasper Wyman & Son, one of the Maine blueberry industry’s major players.

“Everyone is trying to rethink their farm management plan.”

Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, has submitted a state budget proposal that would use $2.5 million in state money to market agricultural products such as blueberries. He and others have said the state needs to find new buyers for the blueberries to try to spur demand and

buoy prices. State officials say wild blueberry growers in Washington and Hancock counties, the heart of blueberry country, are seeing annual losses of $70 million.

One of the reasons for the drop in prices and profits is a multi-year boom in harvest that has led to surplus.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture stepped in last year and allotted up to $13 million to buy surplus Maine blueberries and help stabilize prices.

But excess supply remains. Another problem is that Canada also produces wild blueberries and it’s difficult for Maine companies to compete with the country economically because of the weak Canadian dollar.

Wild blueberries are not as common in stores as the fatter cultivated blueberries, but fans of the fruit tout its unique flavor profile and higher level of antioxidants. About 99 percent of the crop is frozen, and it is widely used as a food ingredient, such as in smoothies. Canada and Maine, the U.S.’s sole significant

wild blueberry state, have both churned out high levels of the crop in recent years, Yarborough said.

The two jurisdictions produced 400 million pounds (181.44 million kilograms) of wild blueberries last year, Yarborough said. The norm is around 250 million pounds (113.4 million kilograms), he said. Regardless of the size of this summer’s crop, prices are unlikely to surge back to higher levels quickly, Yarborough added. “This particular situation isn’t going to resolve itself in a year or two, it might take longer,” he said.

The drop in prices to farmers hasn’t trickled down to retail customers yet, except in the form of occasional sales and coupons, Woodward said. He said growers and processors are hoping the state’s push to more aggressively market the blueberries will attract new interest outside the state.

State Agriculture Commissioner Walt Whitcomb said the state hopes to market blueberries more aggres-

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In this Friday, July 27, 2012, file photo, workers harvest wild blueberries at the Ridgeberry Farm in Appleton, Maine. Maine’s governor and members of its blueberry industry fear losing growers due to a depression in prices that has made growing the beloved crop a less reliable way to make a living. sively overseas and increase efforts to get Maine blueberries into more U.S. schools. The school push has yielded some results, as more Maine blueberries were sold to schools in April than in all of 2016.

Nancy McBrady, executive director of the Wild Blueberry Commission

of Maine, said new consumers are what the Maine blueberry industry needs the most. “There is a real possibility that some growers might exit the business entirely,” she said, “which is a real tragedy because this is a 150-year-old industry in the state.”(ap)

China, Hong Kong equities fall on tech share slide, economy concerns

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A woman rides a tricycle past a demolition site in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China June 11, 2017. Picture taken June 11, 2017.

SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks started the week on a bearish note, as tech plays in both markets tracked the sell-off in U.S. counterparts, with sentiment also hurt by the prospect of renewed China slowdown in the second half amid tighter credit. China’s blue-chip CSI300 index fared better than small caps, slipping just 0.1 percent to 3,573.39 points by the lunch break. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent, to 3,144.30 points.

In Hong Kong, both the Hang Seng index and the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost more than 1 percent, to 25,712.55 points and 10,480.33 points, respectively.

Both China and Hong Kong-listed tech shares dropped sharply, following a sell-off on Friday in technology stocks on Wall Street that was triggered by concerns about Apple’s new iPhones and

a cautious Goldman Sachs report about the sector.

China’s tech-heavy growth board ChiNext lost nearly 1 percent, while the CSI TMT Index fell 1.1 percent, both underperforming the broader market.

Selling was more intensive in Hong Kong, where stocks are more vulnerable to Wall Street fluctuations. An index tracking IT shares tumbled 2.6 percent, led by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. Elsewhere, investors dumped cyclical stocks amid rising concern that China’s economy would suffer from an expected credit tightening in the second half.

UBS strategist Gao Ting said that although Chinese investors “are likely mentally prepared for short-term liquidity pressure due to financial regulations, we don’t believe they pay enough attention to future economic trends.” Gao

also said he expected that general credit may tighten, hitting property and other investment activity, and that factory gate prices “may decline rapidly.”

Echoing the view, Haitong Securities analyst Jiang Chao said that “credit tightening presents the biggest risk in the second half,” as impacts from Beijing’s deleveraging campaign will be transmitted to the real economy.

Also souring sentiment in China, major state-controlled newspapers on Monday urged the stock market regulator not to “balk or backtrack” on reforms, denting hopes that IPOs could be suspended if the market remains weak. Bucking the trend, China Vanke jumped 4.6 percent in Shenzhen and rose 0.7 percent in Hong Kong, after Shenzhen Metro became its top shareholder, replacing rival developer China Evergrande Group.(rtr)

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Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, A Quite Interesting and Iconic Park to Visit

Until 2012, the mangrove forest in Bali spreads across the area of ??2,215.5 hectares located in Denpasar and four other districts. Distribution of the mangrove forest in Bali can be found inside and outside protected forest areas. The mangrove forest located within the protected forest area has a total of 2,004.5 hectares, while the mangrove forest outside the area has a total of 211 hectares.

The mangrove forest located within the protected forest area spreads across three locations, Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park, dominated by mangrove vegetation with a total area of ??1,373.5 hectares where in Badung district has an area of ??753.5 hectares and Denpasar City has an area of ??620 hectares.

West Bali National Park has mangrove forest as one of the vegetations with an area of 429 hectares in Jembrana district and 212 hectares in Buleleng district. Then, Nusa Lembongan forest located on Nusa Lembongan Island (Klungkung district) has 202 hectares of mangrove forest area.

Mangrove forest has very important function as the lungs of the city where more rare trees have been replaced by concrete poles and retaining wall against sea waves and prevent abrasion. So, we have an obligation to maintain and preserve it.

In addition to retaining sea waves and preventing abrasion, mangrove forest can also offer beautiful scenery, trekking location by crossing wooden bridges in the middle of the forest, and leisure place somewhere amid the mangrove forest while enjoying green open atmosphere.

Some people also take advantage of this place as a pre-wedding photo shoot because

it is quite interesting and iconic. If you are staying in the area of South Bali such as Kuta, Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua or Sanur, you can schedule next tour to this mangrove forest.

So far, in the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park there are 12 mangrove species and seven species of mangrove association. Dominant species include the Rhizophora apiculata,

Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia marina and Sonneratia alba.

In addition, it has a high biodiversity such as birds, reptiles and amphibians. Overall, there are 66 species of 27 families of bird species found in the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park. Bird species in this area are dominated by waterfowl such as little pied

cormorant, oriental darter, gray heron, great egret, intermediate egret, javan pond heron, black-crowned night heron, lesser whistling duck, Eurasian curlew and kingfisher. Other than birds, amphibian and reptile species are often found in this area such as frogs, iguanas, lizards, Asiatic soft shell turtles, mangrove snakes, et cetera.(kmb)

Kehen Temple Mostly Visited by European Travelers Bali is indeed reasonable to be dubbed as the Island of One Thousand Temples. One of them is the Kehen Temple located in Bangli district. This temple is known as

the heritage of kingdom era. It is taken advantage into a tourist destination by the government of Bangli. Amid the rampant spiritual tourism in Bali, how about

the visit to the temple located at Cempaga village lately?

Kehen Temple becomes one of prideful heritages of Bangli society. The temple located at the foot of Bukit Bangli looks so majestic when seen from the highway. Entrance gates made of sandstone are decorated with intricate carvings. Not only that, radiance of classic nuance is still very strong. The entrance is flanked by statues of large elephants. It is almost identical to the original one. There is also a statue like a puppet character seeming to help maintain the beauty of the temple.

Cool mountainous nature is very pronounced at this temple.

In the middle courtyard grows a large banyan tree supposedly to have been hundreds of years old. Nobody dares to cut down

this tree indiscriminately. Understandably, it is then made sacred.

Utilization is only permitted for ceremonial purposes.

The beauty offered is more than that. From the middle courtyard, visitors can also see the wonderful charm of the Bangli town with its green trees. Having been going around, the main building in middle courtyard is equally magnificent. Some meru shrines embellished with carvings in gold leaf paint are in line. Our eyes do not want to stop looking. Due to the potential owned, the temple is included in cultural heritage taken advantage as tourist attraction by district government.

Operations Manager of the tourist attraction, I Ketut Arta, said that the appeal owned by Kehen Temple is able to hypnotize foreign travelers to visit. They

dominantly come from Europe.

Amid many attractions offering temple as destination, it does not cause the temple belonging to cultural heritage to lose its prestige. “There are always tourist visit even though many others offer similar attractions, it does not have an impact. Travelers look for its uniqueness,” he said recently.

Incoming visitors, he said, usually first visit the Penglipuran tourism village whose distance is not so far away. In holiday season, the number of visits reaches hundreds of people per day. The appeal of this temple is in the form of building featuring typical Balinese carvings. In addition, it also has a history of its own for Bangli. “This is an old temple so that it is becoming one of the attractions,” he added. (kmb)

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Norway proposes ban on full-face veils in schools

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Back to school: Indonesia’s elderly Muslims brush up on their faith

OSLO - Norway aims to ban face-covering Muslim veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday, the latest European nation to propose restrictions on wearing burqas and niqabs.

France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have all imposed restrictions on wearing full-face veils in public places.

Norway’s minority government, a coalition of the centre-right Conservatives and the populist Progress Party, said it was confident it would find opposition support for the move.

“We have every reason to believe this will be approved by parliament,” Education Minister Torbjoern Roe Isaksen told Reuters.

Norway, which will hold elections on Sept. 11, will be the first country in the Nordics to introduce a ban on burqas for both adults and children.

“Face-covering garment such as the niqab or burqa do not belong in Norwegian schools. The ability to communicate is a basic value,” acting Minister of Immigration and Integration, Per Sandberg, told a news conference.

Employees who insist on wearing a veil would risk losing their jobs, and students could face expulsion from university, he added. (rtr)

MAGELANG - Youngsters usually throng the corridors of the Payaman Islamic boarding school in central Java, but the special classes it holds each year aim to help elderly Indonesians deepen their understanding of Islam.

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People demonstrate in Parliament Square against the possible Conservative and DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) coalition government following the Britain’s general election result, in London, Saturday June 10, 2017.

It’s not your typical summer school. Since the programme kicked off in 1980, hundreds of people ranging in age from 60 to 80 on average have attended the school in the city of Magelang during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

“The situation here is one of my motivations,” said Nina Yanti, 69 and a recent convert to Islam, who wanted to learn more about the religion. “If we learn alongside others of the same age it’s much easier for us.”

The students pay 30,000

rupiah ($2.31) for classes that include studying and reciting the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and exploring spiritual development and guidance.

The fees are sufficient to cover electricity and water costs, while they can cook for themselves and stay nearby for up to a month. One of the teachers at the school said it was not necessary to push students to attend.

“They sincerely come to gain knowledge, as well as practice their knowledge,” said Muham-

mad Tibyan, who is also the imam of the Payaman mosque.

The programme teaches Indonesia’s traditionally moderate form of the religion and in this year’s classes of 350 each, women far outnumber men, who are just 40 in all.

Muslims make up nearly 90 percent of Indonesia’s 250 million people and the majority follow a moderate form of Islam, although there is a vocal minority of hardliners, and militants have launched attacks in the past.(rtr)

Britain’s PM May to face party lawmakers after election disaster

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Conservative party The Republicans and allied centreright Union of Democrats and Independents came second with 18.8 percent but look set to lose half of their seats and possibly end up with fewer than 100 compared with more than 400 for LREM. Marine Le Pen’s National Front (FN) scored 13.2 percent and the ruling Socialists just 7.4 percent. Pollsters predict

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the FN may not improve on the two seats it won in 2012 despite far-right leader Le Pen’s strong showing in recent years, while the Socialists who ruled with a majority for the past five years may have only have 30 or 40 seats.

Macron, the youngest leader since Napoleon, has to make good on campaign pledges to revive France’s fortunes by cleaning up politics and easing regulations that investors say hobble the euro zone’s secondbiggest economy.(rtr)

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LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince lawmakers from her Conservative Party on Monday that she should remain as leader after a disastrous gamble on a snap election that weakened Britain’s hand just days before formal Brexit talks.

May looked set to face criticism and anger from Conservative MPs at a private meeting in parliament over her handling of an election that lost the party its parliamentary majority.

The Conservatives won 318 seats out of the 650 in last Thursday’s vote, meaning they now require support to govern and have chosen the eurosceptic Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has 10 seats, for that.

However, despite the shock result and speculation there could soon be a leadership election, May’s position appeared safe for at least the immediate days ahead.

“I don’t detect any great appetite amongst my colleagues for presenting the public with a massive additional dose of uncertainty by getting involved in a self-indulgent Conservative Party internal election campaign.”,” Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers, told BBC TV. If she fails at the meeting to reassure lawmakers that she can govern effectively however her critics are likely to step up calls for her to go.

Senior figures, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson who is touted as the favourite to replace May should she be forced out, have pledged loyalty

and called on colleagues to rally behind her.

In a further bid to win over disillusioned lawmakers, May appointed Michael Gove, a longserving cabinet minister with whom she has clashed in the past, as environment minister while two of her closest aides, who many blamed for the election result, resigned.

However, George Osborne, a former finance minister who is now editor of London’s Evening Standard newspaper and a vocal critic of May, said she appeared a “dead woman walking”.

On Tuesday, May is due to meet the DUP leader Arlene Foster to finalise a deal to ensure support for May’s minority government on major issues.

Brexit Secretary David Davis said that some policies planned before the election would be pruned back. (rtr)

Quake rattles Indonesia’s capital, but no damage apparent JAKARTA — A strong earthquake rocked western parts of Indonesia’s main island early Monday, causing panic but no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

The National Disaster Management Agency said the earthquake shook wide parts of western Java island including the capital, Jakarta. It said residents in some cities ran out of houses in panic.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6 quake was centered in the Indian Ocean, about 97 kilometers (60 miles) south-southwest of the West Java town of Cibungur with a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the quake was a stronger magnitude-6.3 but had no potential to cause a tsunami.

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago, is prone to the seismic upheaval and tsunamis due to its location on major geological faults known as the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

In 2004, an extremely powerful Indian Ocean quake set off a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries, most of them in Indonesia’s Aceh province.(ap)

Bawen-Salatiga toll road ready for Lebaran exodus

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Indonesian Muslims walk after a Friday mass prayer during the holy month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia June 9, 2017. Picture taken with a long exposure.

SALATIGA - The 17.6-kilometer toll road linking Bawen to Salatiga in Central Java will be ready for use during this years Lebaran exodus.

“I am optimistic the BawenSalatiga toll road would be ready to accommodate the travelers ten days before Idul Fitri (H10). Currently, the construction of toll road has been 99 percent completed,” Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimulyono said here on Sunday.

Starting from Saturday (June 10), Basuki Hadimulyono and his entourage used cars to inspect a parking bay, non-toll roads, and toll roads directly to ensure the readiness of infrastructure ahead of the Lebaran exodus.

The inspection will be completed in Solo, Central Java. “The

toll road is expected to be fully in operation before Idul Fitri,” the minister stated.

The minister said that the toll road was very strategic for the tourist route to Yogyakarta, Solo, and East Java. “Travelers will have many alternative routes to go to their destinations,” he pointed out.

The minister remarked that traffic signs and safety fences have been installed along the BawenSalatiga toll road.

The Bawen-Salatiga toll road section is part of the Trans-Java toll road that will connect Jakarta to Semarang, Semarang to Solo, Solo to Surabaya, and Surabaya to Banyuwangi.

The trans-Java toll road linking Jakarta and Surabaya is expected to be completed in 2018 as an effort to reduce traffic density on the countrys most populated island.(ant)

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Studio Perak’s collection feature one-off pieces designed and crafted by its owner and founder, Ketut Darmawan. Besides designing

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MONTREAL - For a moment, McLaren allowed themselves to dream at the Canadian Grand Prix before the all-too-familiar nightmare returned.

Fernando Alonso, whose Indianapolis 500 hopes had been cruelly let down by a Honda engine failure last month, returned to the Formula One fold and was running in 10th place until, again, the Honda power unit packed up.

The once great former champions, the second most successful team in the sport in terms of race wins, remain adrift at the bottom of the constructors’ standings without a point after seven races.

“For the first time this season, running in 10th place within spitting distance of the flag, we dared to hope,” said Racing Director Eric Boullier in the team’s post race press release.

“OK, what we were daring to

hope for were hardly rich pickings: a solitary world championship point for Fernando, who had driven superbly all afternoon, as he’s driven superbly every race-day afternoon for the past two-and-ahalf years.

“But, after so much toil and heartache, even that single point would have felt like a victory.

And then came yet another gutwrenching failure.

“It’s difficult to find the right words to express our disappointment, our frustration and, yes, our sadness.

So I’ll say only this: it’s simply, and absolutely, not good enough,” concluded the Frenchman.

McLaren executive director Zak Brown, who has ramped up criticism of the team’s engine partner this week, reiterated that.

“It should have been a point. It just let go without any warning,” he told Sky Sports television. “It feels like you could probably replay this interview at a lot of races this year.

Very frustrating.

“This just kind of reinforces that we can’t just kind of sit around and wait for things to come good. We need to be proactive in that.”

Honda’s F1 head Yusuke Hasegawa said the power unit had lost oil pressure due to a mechanical issue and would be taken back to Japan for further inspection.

Alonso brought his car to a halt and clambered into the nearby grandstands to join the fans.

“I thought to give the gloves to the grandstands but it was a little bit too far so I thought I would go a little bit closer,” said the Spaniard.

The double world champion’s season has been littered with engine failures and grid penalties and he could see little sign of that changing.

“We will start last probably in Baku,” he said, referring to the next race in Azerbaijan. “It’s a tough time.” (rtr)

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy near the Eiffel Tower, a day after winning the tournament.

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PARIS - Rafa Nadal says winning a French Open-Wimbledon double for the third time in his career will be “complicated” but is highly motivated to have a go as he prepares for the grasscourt season.

The 31-year-old captured an unprecedented 10th Roland Garros title in sensational style on Sunday, thrashing Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in the final after a faultless fortnight in Paris.

It maintained a return to form and fitness for the Spaniard who also reached the Australian Open final at the start of the year and who climbed to number two in the rankings on Monday – his highest mark since 2014, since when he has often been battling injuries.

Inevitably thoughts are already turning to Wimbledon and the prospect of Nadal repeating his 2008 and 2010 victories – both of which followed hot on the heels of winning French titles without dropping a set as he did this year.

Nadal, never one to fuel the hype, warned against installing him as a favourite on the Wimbledon lawns where he has also lost three finals; especially as his recent record there is dismal.

“Since I have had problems with my knee, since 2012, playing on grass has been very complicated for me,” Nadal, who lost only 35 games at Roland Garros to become the first player to win the same grand slam title 10 times in the professional era, said.

“We’ll see how my knee behaves. Playing on grass is very special.

You need to play at a lower level. The body posture is down. You have less stability.

“But keep in mind I played five finals in Wimbledon. I like playing on grass. On grass, anything can happen. I’m motivated.”

After steamrolling through the European claycourt season, compiling a win-loss record of 24-1 with titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid before regaining his French Open crown, Nadal will spend a few days relaxing at home in Mallorca before playing in the Wimbledon warm-up at Queen’s Club.

After weeks spent on the bouncy red clay, it is a tough transition and Nadal is well aware of the dangers having suffered early defeats at Wimbledon to the likes of outsiders such as Steve Darcis, Lukas Rosol and Dustin Brown. (rtr)

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LOS ANGELES - A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers sold at auction for $190,373 on Sunday, setting a record for gameused shoes.

The Converse shoes were said to be used by the NBA legend in the gold medal game against Spain in the 1984 Olympics, according to ESPN.

“The record-shattering price proves that Michael Jordan has no equal in the marketplace for gameused basketball memorabilia,” said Dan Imler, vice president of SCP Auctions, which sold the shoes.

Jordan’s shoes from the 1984 Olympics -- the game was played at The Forum in Inglewood, a suburb

of Los Angeles -- are autographed and include his orthotic inserts.

They are considered the last pair Jordan wore in a game as an amateur and also the last time he wore Converse in an official game.

Jordan scored 20 points in the 96-65 win over Spain on Aug. 10, 1984. He was drafted by the

Chicago Bulls three weeks before he played his first game for the United States in the 1984 Games and signed his deal with the Bulls in September, followed by a Nike deal in October 1984.

According to ESPN, the previous record for a pair of game-used sneakers sold at auction was for the

ones Jordan wore in Game Five of the 1997 NBA Finals, also known as the “Flu Game.” Those sneakers sold for $104,765 in 2013.

That game was played 20 years ago Sunday, with Jordan battling through flu-like symptoms to score 38 points in the Bulls’ win over the Jazz. (rtr)

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Insigne masterpiece sets up Italy win over Liechtenstein

UDINE - Lorenzo Insigne produced a masterpiece of a goal to set Italy on the way to an otherwise routine 5-0 win over minnows Liechtenstein on Sunday in their World Cup qualifier. Andrea Belotti, Eder, Federico Bernardeschi and Manolo Gabbiadini also scored to keep Italy level on points with leaders Spain in Group G. Spain, who won 2-1 in Macedonia, and Italy both have 16 points, but Spain’s goal difference is better by four and they will have home advantage when the two sides meet in September.

Reuters / Ognen Teofilovski

Spain’s Diego Costa celebrates with David Silva after scoring their second goal

Silva and Diego Costa on target as Spain beat plucky Macedonia

Plucky Macedonia gave Spain a tough test in their World Cup Group G qualifier in Skopje on Sunday but despite a superb goal from Stefan Ristovski the Spaniards still ran out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from David Silva and Diego Costa. Spain quickly unlocked the Macedonian defence in the 15th minute, Andres Iniesta chipping a pass to Jordi Alba who pulled it back to Silva who turned and shot to open the scoring.

Diego Costa doubled their tally in the 27th minute, tapping in Isco’s pin-point pass at the far post, but Ristovski shocked the Spaniards by reducing the deficit with a long run and thumping shot in the 66th minute to ignite a spark of hope for the home crowd. Macedonia poured their energy into chasing another goal but it never came. The win means Spain remain top of Group G on goal difference ahead of Italy, who comfortably beat Liechtenstein 5-0 in Udine.

“We knew it was going to be a complicated game,” defender Sergio Ramos told Spanish broadcaster TVE. “The aim was to get the three points and we knew it was going to be difficult.”

Spain somehow failed to convert a huge amount of possession into goals, despite coming in behind the Macedonian defence seemingly at will in the first half. On the few occasions they lost the ball, the Spaniards won it back quickly and resumed their patient probing of the Macedonian defence but too often the final ball let them down.

Defending deep for much of the game, the Macedonians made a few forays forward on the counter-attack but they rarely managed to trouble David De Gea until Ristovski’s frenetic charge from the halfway line ended with him firing into the top right corner. Spain will host Italy in their next qualifying game while Macedonia, who are second from bottom of the group on three points, travel to third-placed Israel, who lost 3-0 to Albania.

For Ramos and his Real Madrid team mate Isco it was a perfect end to the season, having already won La Liga and the Champions League. “It is true that I’ve finished the season very well.

Confidence is key for any player,” Isco told Teledeporte before thanking Spain coach Julen Lopetegui for picking him against Macedonia. “Any of the players here are capable of starting but what matters is the team and this victory. “The match against Italy will be an important one. We play at home at the Santiago Bernabeu which I hope will be a fortress,” Isco said.(rtr)

Albania moved into third place with nine points after a surprise 3-0 win away to Israel, who also have nine but dropped into fourth on goal difference. The group winners qualify directly for the World Cup next year. The eight best runners-up in the nine European groups go into a playoff round with the winners of the four ties also going to Russia.

Italy coach Giampiero Ventura said his team were over-eager in the first half.

“The first half was useful because it taught us that if you try to do too much, you end up doing nothing,” he told reporters. “Everything went well in the second half when our play was more lucid... I

hope we have understood that good sense is always useful.” Antonio Candreva had the ball in the net after two minutes but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Liechtenstein held out for more than half an hour and even came close to taking a sensational lead when Michele Polverino’s 30-metre drive flew centimetres wide of Gianluigi Buffon’s post. The visitors were finally undone by Insigne’s brilliance in the 35th minute. The Napoli player flicked Leonardo Spinazzola’s ankle-high cross on to his chest, then lobbed the ball over Peter Jehle and in off the post without letting it touch the ground.

Insigne also set up the second

goal seven minutes after halftime when he slipped a perfectly-timed pass through three backpedalling defenders to send Belotti clear and the Torino forward side-footed a clinical finish wide of Jehle. Substitute Eder added the third in the 75th minute, stretching to volley in the ball from close range from Belotti’s cross.

Bernardeschi, another substitute, added the fourth with a longrange shot which swerved away from Jehle, the 23-year-old’s first international goal. Gabbiadini turned in Spinazzolo’s pass for the fifth in stoppage time. Italy goalkeeper Buffon did not have a single save to make on his 169th appearance.(rtr)

Bradley’s stunning early goal helps US to 1-1 tie at Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Michael Bradley scored a stunning early goal from about 40 yards and the U.S. hung on for a 1-1 tie against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday night, gaining only its third point at Azteca Stadium as coach Bruce Arena changed seven starters and used a fiveman defense to overcome the thin air and short recovery time.

Bradley put the U.S. ahead in the sixth minute when he deflected a poor backpass by Mexican star Javier Hernandez and created his own breakaway.

Carlos Vela tied the score in the 23rd minute with a 23-yard shot that beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan to the near post, and Hector Herrera nearly put El Tri ahead in the 71st with a 30-yard free kick that rebounded off the crossbar. With its second draw in three road qualifiers, the U.S. continued to recover from its awful 0-2 start last fall and prompted chants of “U-S-A!” from the American Outlaws section in the upper deck.

“It’s a shame to give away the goal that we did,” Bradley said. “Any time you can get a point here it’s great. ... Now we can move ourselves forward.”

Mexico leads the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region with 14 points, followed by Costa Rica (eight), the U.S. (seven), Panama (six), Honduras (four) and Trinidad and Tobago three. The top three advance to next year’s World Cup in Russia, and the fourth-place team faces Asia’s No. 5 nation in a playoff.

Panama hosts Honduras on Tuesday, when Costa Rica is home against T & T . “ I feel good about where w e are,” Arena said.

“We made up some lost ground.”

Mexico was trying to sweep the Americans in a qualifying cycle for the first time 1972.

The U.S. was 0-19-1 in Mexico City — getting outscored 81-14 — before a 1-0 exhibition win in 2012. The U.S. held Mexico to 0-0 in qualifiers at Azteca in 1997 and 2013, With Estadio Azteca at 7,820 feet above sea level and just two off days between games, Arena paid close attention to recovery time and tested his roster’s depth. On Saturday, he thought about making as many as nine changes. He decided on the five-man backline as early as January. Bradley, one of just four holdovers in the U.S. starting lineup from Thursday night’s 2-0 home win over Trinidad, stunned the boisterous crowd of about 81,000. Hector Moreno passed to Hernandez, who passed back for Herrera in the center circle.

Reading the play, Bradley quickly stepped up and knocked the ball toward Mexico’s

AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

United States’ Michael Bradley celebrates after scoring against Mexico during a World Cup soccer qualifying match at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Sunday June 11, 2017.

taly’s Lorenzo Insigne celebrates after scoring.

REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

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goal. Bradley sprinted to catch up with the ball, and when he reached it lofted a right-footed shot from about 40 yards over goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa’s outstretched left arm and under the crossbar. An exuberant Bradley ran to the endline and raised the badge on his jersey to the several thousand red-white-andblue-clad fans.

He became just the fifth American to score at Azteca, joining Michael Orozco (2012), Charlie Davies (2009), Eddie Lewis (2005), Ricky Davis (1980), Willy Roy (1972). Bobby Wood failed in to knock in an open shot from close range that could have made it 2-0, and Vela scored on a counterattack. Ochoa made a long outlet throw to Hernandez, who passed to Vela on the right flank. He dribbled around DaMarcus Beasley and across the top of the penalty area, and from the arc beat Guzan.

Fans booed and whistled “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as usual when the Americans play in

Mexico, and there was an occasional T-shirt disparaging U.S. President Donald Trump. A downpour began during secondhalf injury time. Guzan took over in goal from Tim Howard, and Beasley, Tim Ream and Omar Gonzalez joined the back line in a 5-4-1 formation. Kellyn Acosta and Paul Arriola were in midfield and Wood at forward. In addition to Bradley, 18-year-old midfielder Christian Pulisic remained in the lineup along with right back DeAndre Yedlin and center back Geoff Cameron.

Beasley at 35 became the first American to appear in qualifiers of five World Cup cycles. He had not started for the U.S. since the October 2015 loss to Mexico in a playoff for a Confederations Cup berth. Mexico was trying to sweep the Americans in a qualifying cycle for the first time 1972.

Bradley is encouraged by the Americans’ progress under Arena.

“Look, we were pretty honest with ourselves and we had let a lot of little things drop,” he said.(ap)

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Insigne masterpiece sets up Italy win over Liechtenstein

UDINE - Lorenzo Insigne produced a masterpiece of a goal to set Italy on the way to an otherwise routine 5-0 win over minnows Liechtenstein on Sunday in their World Cup qualifier. Andrea Belotti, Eder, Federico Bernardeschi and Manolo Gabbiadini also scored to keep Italy level on points with leaders Spain in Group G. Spain, who won 2-1 in Macedonia, and Italy both have 16 points, but Spain’s goal difference is better by four and they will have home advantage when the two sides meet in September.

Reuters / Ognen Teofilovski

Spain’s Diego Costa celebrates with David Silva after scoring their second goal

Silva and Diego Costa on target as Spain beat plucky Macedonia

Plucky Macedonia gave Spain a tough test in their World Cup Group G qualifier in Skopje on Sunday but despite a superb goal from Stefan Ristovski the Spaniards still ran out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from David Silva and Diego Costa. Spain quickly unlocked the Macedonian defence in the 15th minute, Andres Iniesta chipping a pass to Jordi Alba who pulled it back to Silva who turned and shot to open the scoring.

Diego Costa doubled their tally in the 27th minute, tapping in Isco’s pin-point pass at the far post, but Ristovski shocked the Spaniards by reducing the deficit with a long run and thumping shot in the 66th minute to ignite a spark of hope for the home crowd. Macedonia poured their energy into chasing another goal but it never came. The win means Spain remain top of Group G on goal difference ahead of Italy, who comfortably beat Liechtenstein 5-0 in Udine.

“We knew it was going to be a complicated game,” defender Sergio Ramos told Spanish broadcaster TVE. “The aim was to get the three points and we knew it was going to be difficult.”

Spain somehow failed to convert a huge amount of possession into goals, despite coming in behind the Macedonian defence seemingly at will in the first half. On the few occasions they lost the ball, the Spaniards won it back quickly and resumed their patient probing of the Macedonian defence but too often the final ball let them down.

Defending deep for much of the game, the Macedonians made a few forays forward on the counter-attack but they rarely managed to trouble David De Gea until Ristovski’s frenetic charge from the halfway line ended with him firing into the top right corner. Spain will host Italy in their next qualifying game while Macedonia, who are second from bottom of the group on three points, travel to third-placed Israel, who lost 3-0 to Albania.

For Ramos and his Real Madrid team mate Isco it was a perfect end to the season, having already won La Liga and the Champions League. “It is true that I’ve finished the season very well.

Confidence is key for any player,” Isco told Teledeporte before thanking Spain coach Julen Lopetegui for picking him against Macedonia. “Any of the players here are capable of starting but what matters is the team and this victory. “The match against Italy will be an important one. We play at home at the Santiago Bernabeu which I hope will be a fortress,” Isco said.(rtr)

Albania moved into third place with nine points after a surprise 3-0 win away to Israel, who also have nine but dropped into fourth on goal difference. The group winners qualify directly for the World Cup next year. The eight best runners-up in the nine European groups go into a playoff round with the winners of the four ties also going to Russia.

Italy coach Giampiero Ventura said his team were over-eager in the first half.

“The first half was useful because it taught us that if you try to do too much, you end up doing nothing,” he told reporters. “Everything went well in the second half when our play was more lucid... I

hope we have understood that good sense is always useful.” Antonio Candreva had the ball in the net after two minutes but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Liechtenstein held out for more than half an hour and even came close to taking a sensational lead when Michele Polverino’s 30-metre drive flew centimetres wide of Gianluigi Buffon’s post. The visitors were finally undone by Insigne’s brilliance in the 35th minute. The Napoli player flicked Leonardo Spinazzola’s ankle-high cross on to his chest, then lobbed the ball over Peter Jehle and in off the post without letting it touch the ground.

Insigne also set up the second

goal seven minutes after halftime when he slipped a perfectly-timed pass through three backpedalling defenders to send Belotti clear and the Torino forward side-footed a clinical finish wide of Jehle. Substitute Eder added the third in the 75th minute, stretching to volley in the ball from close range from Belotti’s cross.

Bernardeschi, another substitute, added the fourth with a longrange shot which swerved away from Jehle, the 23-year-old’s first international goal. Gabbiadini turned in Spinazzolo’s pass for the fifth in stoppage time. Italy goalkeeper Buffon did not have a single save to make on his 169th appearance.(rtr)

Bradley’s stunning early goal helps US to 1-1 tie at Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Michael Bradley scored a stunning early goal from about 40 yards and the U.S. hung on for a 1-1 tie against Mexico in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday night, gaining only its third point at Azteca Stadium as coach Bruce Arena changed seven starters and used a fiveman defense to overcome the thin air and short recovery time.

Bradley put the U.S. ahead in the sixth minute when he deflected a poor backpass by Mexican star Javier Hernandez and created his own breakaway.

Carlos Vela tied the score in the 23rd minute with a 23-yard shot that beat goalkeeper Brad Guzan to the near post, and Hector Herrera nearly put El Tri ahead in the 71st with a 30-yard free kick that rebounded off the crossbar. With its second draw in three road qualifiers, the U.S. continued to recover from its awful 0-2 start last fall and prompted chants of “U-S-A!” from the American Outlaws section in the upper deck.

“It’s a shame to give away the goal that we did,” Bradley said. “Any time you can get a point here it’s great. ... Now we can move ourselves forward.”

Mexico leads the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region with 14 points, followed by Costa Rica (eight), the U.S. (seven), Panama (six), Honduras (four) and Trinidad and Tobago three. The top three advance to next year’s World Cup in Russia, and the fourth-place team faces Asia’s No. 5 nation in a playoff.

Panama hosts Honduras on Tuesday, when Costa Rica is home against T & T . “ I feel good about where w e are,” Arena said.

“We made up some lost ground.”

Mexico was trying to sweep the Americans in a qualifying cycle for the first time 1972.

The U.S. was 0-19-1 in Mexico City — getting outscored 81-14 — before a 1-0 exhibition win in 2012. The U.S. held Mexico to 0-0 in qualifiers at Azteca in 1997 and 2013, With Estadio Azteca at 7,820 feet above sea level and just two off days between games, Arena paid close attention to recovery time and tested his roster’s depth. On Saturday, he thought about making as many as nine changes. He decided on the five-man backline as early as January. Bradley, one of just four holdovers in the U.S. starting lineup from Thursday night’s 2-0 home win over Trinidad, stunned the boisterous crowd of about 81,000. Hector Moreno passed to Hernandez, who passed back for Herrera in the center circle.

Reading the play, Bradley quickly stepped up and knocked the ball toward Mexico’s

AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

United States’ Michael Bradley celebrates after scoring against Mexico during a World Cup soccer qualifying match at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Sunday June 11, 2017.

taly’s Lorenzo Insigne celebrates after scoring.

REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

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goal. Bradley sprinted to catch up with the ball, and when he reached it lofted a right-footed shot from about 40 yards over goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa’s outstretched left arm and under the crossbar. An exuberant Bradley ran to the endline and raised the badge on his jersey to the several thousand red-white-andblue-clad fans.

He became just the fifth American to score at Azteca, joining Michael Orozco (2012), Charlie Davies (2009), Eddie Lewis (2005), Ricky Davis (1980), Willy Roy (1972). Bobby Wood failed in to knock in an open shot from close range that could have made it 2-0, and Vela scored on a counterattack. Ochoa made a long outlet throw to Hernandez, who passed to Vela on the right flank. He dribbled around DaMarcus Beasley and across the top of the penalty area, and from the arc beat Guzan.

Fans booed and whistled “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as usual when the Americans play in

Mexico, and there was an occasional T-shirt disparaging U.S. President Donald Trump. A downpour began during secondhalf injury time. Guzan took over in goal from Tim Howard, and Beasley, Tim Ream and Omar Gonzalez joined the back line in a 5-4-1 formation. Kellyn Acosta and Paul Arriola were in midfield and Wood at forward. In addition to Bradley, 18-year-old midfielder Christian Pulisic remained in the lineup along with right back DeAndre Yedlin and center back Geoff Cameron.

Beasley at 35 became the first American to appear in qualifiers of five World Cup cycles. He had not started for the U.S. since the October 2015 loss to Mexico in a playoff for a Confederations Cup berth. Mexico was trying to sweep the Americans in a qualifying cycle for the first time 1972.

Bradley is encouraged by the Americans’ progress under Arena.

“Look, we were pretty honest with ourselves and we had let a lot of little things drop,” he said.(ap)

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Half-day, three-hour courses enable most visitors to create their own piece, with their own special design. All classes are delivered in English and Indonesian. The courses run daily from 09:00 to 12:00, with occasional additional classes in the afternoon when demand is high.

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MONTREAL - For a moment, McLaren allowed themselves to dream at the Canadian Grand Prix before the all-too-familiar nightmare returned.

Fernando Alonso, whose Indianapolis 500 hopes had been cruelly let down by a Honda engine failure last month, returned to the Formula One fold and was running in 10th place until, again, the Honda power unit packed up.

The once great former champions, the second most successful team in the sport in terms of race wins, remain adrift at the bottom of the constructors’ standings without a point after seven races.

“For the first time this season, running in 10th place within spitting distance of the flag, we dared to hope,” said Racing Director Eric Boullier in the team’s post race press release.

“OK, what we were daring to

hope for were hardly rich pickings: a solitary world championship point for Fernando, who had driven superbly all afternoon, as he’s driven superbly every race-day afternoon for the past two-and-ahalf years.

“But, after so much toil and heartache, even that single point would have felt like a victory.

And then came yet another gutwrenching failure.

“It’s difficult to find the right words to express our disappointment, our frustration and, yes, our sadness.

So I’ll say only this: it’s simply, and absolutely, not good enough,” concluded the Frenchman.

McLaren executive director Zak Brown, who has ramped up criticism of the team’s engine partner this week, reiterated that.

“It should have been a point. It just let go without any warning,” he told Sky Sports television. “It feels like you could probably replay this interview at a lot of races this year.

Very frustrating.

“This just kind of reinforces that we can’t just kind of sit around and wait for things to come good. We need to be proactive in that.”

Honda’s F1 head Yusuke Hasegawa said the power unit had lost oil pressure due to a mechanical issue and would be taken back to Japan for further inspection.

Alonso brought his car to a halt and clambered into the nearby grandstands to join the fans.

“I thought to give the gloves to the grandstands but it was a little bit too far so I thought I would go a little bit closer,” said the Spaniard.

The double world champion’s season has been littered with engine failures and grid penalties and he could see little sign of that changing.

“We will start last probably in Baku,” he said, referring to the next race in Azerbaijan. “It’s a tough time.” (rtr)

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy near the Eiffel Tower, a day after winning the tournament.

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PARIS - Rafa Nadal says winning a French Open-Wimbledon double for the third time in his career will be “complicated” but is highly motivated to have a go as he prepares for the grasscourt season.

The 31-year-old captured an unprecedented 10th Roland Garros title in sensational style on Sunday, thrashing Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in the final after a faultless fortnight in Paris.

It maintained a return to form and fitness for the Spaniard who also reached the Australian Open final at the start of the year and who climbed to number two in the rankings on Monday – his highest mark since 2014, since when he has often been battling injuries.

Inevitably thoughts are already turning to Wimbledon and the prospect of Nadal repeating his 2008 and 2010 victories – both of which followed hot on the heels of winning French titles without dropping a set as he did this year.

Nadal, never one to fuel the hype, warned against installing him as a favourite on the Wimbledon lawns where he has also lost three finals; especially as his recent record there is dismal.

“Since I have had problems with my knee, since 2012, playing on grass has been very complicated for me,” Nadal, who lost only 35 games at Roland Garros to become the first player to win the same grand slam title 10 times in the professional era, said.

“We’ll see how my knee behaves. Playing on grass is very special.

You need to play at a lower level. The body posture is down. You have less stability.

“But keep in mind I played five finals in Wimbledon. I like playing on grass. On grass, anything can happen. I’m motivated.”

After steamrolling through the European claycourt season, compiling a win-loss record of 24-1 with titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid before regaining his French Open crown, Nadal will spend a few days relaxing at home in Mallorca before playing in the Wimbledon warm-up at Queen’s Club.

After weeks spent on the bouncy red clay, it is a tough transition and Nadal is well aware of the dangers having suffered early defeats at Wimbledon to the likes of outsiders such as Steve Darcis, Lukas Rosol and Dustin Brown. (rtr)

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LOS ANGELES - A pair of game-worn Michael Jordan sneakers sold at auction for $190,373 on Sunday, setting a record for gameused shoes.

The Converse shoes were said to be used by the NBA legend in the gold medal game against Spain in the 1984 Olympics, according to ESPN.

“The record-shattering price proves that Michael Jordan has no equal in the marketplace for gameused basketball memorabilia,” said Dan Imler, vice president of SCP Auctions, which sold the shoes.

Jordan’s shoes from the 1984 Olympics -- the game was played at The Forum in Inglewood, a suburb

of Los Angeles -- are autographed and include his orthotic inserts.

They are considered the last pair Jordan wore in a game as an amateur and also the last time he wore Converse in an official game.

Jordan scored 20 points in the 96-65 win over Spain on Aug. 10, 1984. He was drafted by the

Chicago Bulls three weeks before he played his first game for the United States in the 1984 Games and signed his deal with the Bulls in September, followed by a Nike deal in October 1984.

According to ESPN, the previous record for a pair of game-used sneakers sold at auction was for the

ones Jordan wore in Game Five of the 1997 NBA Finals, also known as the “Flu Game.” Those sneakers sold for $104,765 in 2013.

That game was played 20 years ago Sunday, with Jordan battling through flu-like symptoms to score 38 points in the Bulls’ win over the Jazz. (rtr)

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Norway proposes ban on full-face veils in schools

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OSLO - Norway aims to ban face-covering Muslim veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday, the latest European nation to propose restrictions on wearing burqas and niqabs.

France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have all imposed restrictions on wearing full-face veils in public places.

Norway’s minority government, a coalition of the centre-right Conservatives and the populist Progress Party, said it was confident it would find opposition support for the move.

“We have every reason to believe this will be approved by parliament,” Education Minister Torbjoern Roe Isaksen told Reuters.

Norway, which will hold elections on Sept. 11, will be the first country in the Nordics to introduce a ban on burqas for both adults and children.

“Face-covering garment such as the niqab or burqa do not belong in Norwegian schools. The ability to communicate is a basic value,” acting Minister of Immigration and Integration, Per Sandberg, told a news conference.

Employees who insist on wearing a veil would risk losing their jobs, and students could face expulsion from university, he added. (rtr)

MAGELANG - Youngsters usually throng the corridors of the Payaman Islamic boarding school in central Java, but the special classes it holds each year aim to help elderly Indonesians deepen their understanding of Islam.

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People demonstrate in Parliament Square against the possible Conservative and DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) coalition government following the Britain’s general election result, in London, Saturday June 10, 2017.

It’s not your typical summer school. Since the programme kicked off in 1980, hundreds of people ranging in age from 60 to 80 on average have attended the school in the city of Magelang during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

“The situation here is one of my motivations,” said Nina Yanti, 69 and a recent convert to Islam, who wanted to learn more about the religion. “If we learn alongside others of the same age it’s much easier for us.”

The students pay 30,000

rupiah ($2.31) for classes that include studying and reciting the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and exploring spiritual development and guidance.

The fees are sufficient to cover electricity and water costs, while they can cook for themselves and stay nearby for up to a month. One of the teachers at the school said it was not necessary to push students to attend.

“They sincerely come to gain knowledge, as well as practice their knowledge,” said Muham-

mad Tibyan, who is also the imam of the Payaman mosque.

The programme teaches Indonesia’s traditionally moderate form of the religion and in this year’s classes of 350 each, women far outnumber men, who are just 40 in all.

Muslims make up nearly 90 percent of Indonesia’s 250 million people and the majority follow a moderate form of Islam, although there is a vocal minority of hardliners, and militants have launched attacks in the past.(rtr)

Britain’s PM May to face party lawmakers after election disaster

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Conservative party The Republicans and allied centreright Union of Democrats and Independents came second with 18.8 percent but look set to lose half of their seats and possibly end up with fewer than 100 compared with more than 400 for LREM. Marine Le Pen’s National Front (FN) scored 13.2 percent and the ruling Socialists just 7.4 percent. Pollsters predict

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the FN may not improve on the two seats it won in 2012 despite far-right leader Le Pen’s strong showing in recent years, while the Socialists who ruled with a majority for the past five years may have only have 30 or 40 seats.

Macron, the youngest leader since Napoleon, has to make good on campaign pledges to revive France’s fortunes by cleaning up politics and easing regulations that investors say hobble the euro zone’s secondbiggest economy.(rtr)

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LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince lawmakers from her Conservative Party on Monday that she should remain as leader after a disastrous gamble on a snap election that weakened Britain’s hand just days before formal Brexit talks.

May looked set to face criticism and anger from Conservative MPs at a private meeting in parliament over her handling of an election that lost the party its parliamentary majority.

The Conservatives won 318 seats out of the 650 in last Thursday’s vote, meaning they now require support to govern and have chosen the eurosceptic Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has 10 seats, for that.

However, despite the shock result and speculation there could soon be a leadership election, May’s position appeared safe for at least the immediate days ahead.

“I don’t detect any great appetite amongst my colleagues for presenting the public with a massive additional dose of uncertainty by getting involved in a self-indulgent Conservative Party internal election campaign.”,” Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers, told BBC TV. If she fails at the meeting to reassure lawmakers that she can govern effectively however her critics are likely to step up calls for her to go.

Senior figures, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson who is touted as the favourite to replace May should she be forced out, have pledged loyalty

and called on colleagues to rally behind her.

In a further bid to win over disillusioned lawmakers, May appointed Michael Gove, a longserving cabinet minister with whom she has clashed in the past, as environment minister while two of her closest aides, who many blamed for the election result, resigned.

However, George Osborne, a former finance minister who is now editor of London’s Evening Standard newspaper and a vocal critic of May, said she appeared a “dead woman walking”.

On Tuesday, May is due to meet the DUP leader Arlene Foster to finalise a deal to ensure support for May’s minority government on major issues.

Brexit Secretary David Davis said that some policies planned before the election would be pruned back. (rtr)

Quake rattles Indonesia’s capital, but no damage apparent JAKARTA — A strong earthquake rocked western parts of Indonesia’s main island early Monday, causing panic but no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

The National Disaster Management Agency said the earthquake shook wide parts of western Java island including the capital, Jakarta. It said residents in some cities ran out of houses in panic.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6 quake was centered in the Indian Ocean, about 97 kilometers (60 miles) south-southwest of the West Java town of Cibungur with a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the quake was a stronger magnitude-6.3 but had no potential to cause a tsunami.

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago, is prone to the seismic upheaval and tsunamis due to its location on major geological faults known as the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”

In 2004, an extremely powerful Indian Ocean quake set off a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries, most of them in Indonesia’s Aceh province.(ap)

Bawen-Salatiga toll road ready for Lebaran exodus

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Indonesian Muslims walk after a Friday mass prayer during the holy month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia June 9, 2017. Picture taken with a long exposure.

SALATIGA - The 17.6-kilometer toll road linking Bawen to Salatiga in Central Java will be ready for use during this years Lebaran exodus.

“I am optimistic the BawenSalatiga toll road would be ready to accommodate the travelers ten days before Idul Fitri (H10). Currently, the construction of toll road has been 99 percent completed,” Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimulyono said here on Sunday.

Starting from Saturday (June 10), Basuki Hadimulyono and his entourage used cars to inspect a parking bay, non-toll roads, and toll roads directly to ensure the readiness of infrastructure ahead of the Lebaran exodus.

The inspection will be completed in Solo, Central Java. “The

toll road is expected to be fully in operation before Idul Fitri,” the minister stated.

The minister said that the toll road was very strategic for the tourist route to Yogyakarta, Solo, and East Java. “Travelers will have many alternative routes to go to their destinations,” he pointed out.

The minister remarked that traffic signs and safety fences have been installed along the BawenSalatiga toll road.

The Bawen-Salatiga toll road section is part of the Trans-Java toll road that will connect Jakarta to Semarang, Semarang to Solo, Solo to Surabaya, and Surabaya to Banyuwangi.

The trans-Java toll road linking Jakarta and Surabaya is expected to be completed in 2018 as an effort to reduce traffic density on the countrys most populated island.(ant)

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BUSINESS Fear of losing blueberry growers as prices drop, crop soars

PORTLAND — Members of Maine’s agriculture industry and state government fear the possibility of losing blueberry growers due to a depression in prices that has made growing the beloved crop a less reliable way to make a living. Wild blueberries are a Maine tradition on par with lobsters and lighthouses, but prices to farmers have plunged from nearly a dollar a pound (0.45 kilogram) in 2011 to around 25 to 30 cents per pound (0.45 kilogram) last year. The number of farmers and acreages is holding steady, but other measures show a decline in effort on farms, state officials said.

For example, bees are imported to Maine to pollinate blueberry fields, and the number of beehives coming into the state declined by about 20 percent from 2015 to 2016, said David Yarborough, a horticulture professor at the University of Maine. Industry members said they are likely looking at another year of low prices, and some farmers are using less of their fields in anticipation of a tough summer.

“These are challenging times for the blueberry industry,” said Homer Woodward, vice president of Jasper Wyman & Son, one of the Maine blueberry industry’s major players.

“Everyone is trying to rethink their farm management plan.”

Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, has submitted a state budget proposal that would use $2.5 million in state money to market agricultural products such as blueberries. He and others have said the state needs to find new buyers for the blueberries to try to spur demand and

buoy prices. State officials say wild blueberry growers in Washington and Hancock counties, the heart of blueberry country, are seeing annual losses of $70 million.

One of the reasons for the drop in prices and profits is a multi-year boom in harvest that has led to surplus.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture stepped in last year and allotted up to $13 million to buy surplus Maine blueberries and help stabilize prices.

But excess supply remains. Another problem is that Canada also produces wild blueberries and it’s difficult for Maine companies to compete with the country economically because of the weak Canadian dollar.

Wild blueberries are not as common in stores as the fatter cultivated blueberries, but fans of the fruit tout its unique flavor profile and higher level of antioxidants. About 99 percent of the crop is frozen, and it is widely used as a food ingredient, such as in smoothies. Canada and Maine, the U.S.’s sole significant

wild blueberry state, have both churned out high levels of the crop in recent years, Yarborough said.

The two jurisdictions produced 400 million pounds (181.44 million kilograms) of wild blueberries last year, Yarborough said. The norm is around 250 million pounds (113.4 million kilograms), he said. Regardless of the size of this summer’s crop, prices are unlikely to surge back to higher levels quickly, Yarborough added. “This particular situation isn’t going to resolve itself in a year or two, it might take longer,” he said.

The drop in prices to farmers hasn’t trickled down to retail customers yet, except in the form of occasional sales and coupons, Woodward said. He said growers and processors are hoping the state’s push to more aggressively market the blueberries will attract new interest outside the state.

State Agriculture Commissioner Walt Whitcomb said the state hopes to market blueberries more aggres-

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In this Friday, July 27, 2012, file photo, workers harvest wild blueberries at the Ridgeberry Farm in Appleton, Maine. Maine’s governor and members of its blueberry industry fear losing growers due to a depression in prices that has made growing the beloved crop a less reliable way to make a living. sively overseas and increase efforts to get Maine blueberries into more U.S. schools. The school push has yielded some results, as more Maine blueberries were sold to schools in April than in all of 2016.

Nancy McBrady, executive director of the Wild Blueberry Commission

of Maine, said new consumers are what the Maine blueberry industry needs the most. “There is a real possibility that some growers might exit the business entirely,” she said, “which is a real tragedy because this is a 150-year-old industry in the state.”(ap)

China, Hong Kong equities fall on tech share slide, economy concerns

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SHANGHAI - China and Hong Kong stocks started the week on a bearish note, as tech plays in both markets tracked the sell-off in U.S. counterparts, with sentiment also hurt by the prospect of renewed China slowdown in the second half amid tighter credit. China’s blue-chip CSI300 index fared better than small caps, slipping just 0.1 percent to 3,573.39 points by the lunch break. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.5 percent, to 3,144.30 points.

In Hong Kong, both the Hang Seng index and the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost more than 1 percent, to 25,712.55 points and 10,480.33 points, respectively.

Both China and Hong Kong-listed tech shares dropped sharply, following a sell-off on Friday in technology stocks on Wall Street that was triggered by concerns about Apple’s new iPhones and

a cautious Goldman Sachs report about the sector.

China’s tech-heavy growth board ChiNext lost nearly 1 percent, while the CSI TMT Index fell 1.1 percent, both underperforming the broader market.

Selling was more intensive in Hong Kong, where stocks are more vulnerable to Wall Street fluctuations. An index tracking IT shares tumbled 2.6 percent, led by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. Elsewhere, investors dumped cyclical stocks amid rising concern that China’s economy would suffer from an expected credit tightening in the second half.

UBS strategist Gao Ting said that although Chinese investors “are likely mentally prepared for short-term liquidity pressure due to financial regulations, we don’t believe they pay enough attention to future economic trends.” Gao

also said he expected that general credit may tighten, hitting property and other investment activity, and that factory gate prices “may decline rapidly.”

Echoing the view, Haitong Securities analyst Jiang Chao said that “credit tightening presents the biggest risk in the second half,” as impacts from Beijing’s deleveraging campaign will be transmitted to the real economy.

Also souring sentiment in China, major state-controlled newspapers on Monday urged the stock market regulator not to “balk or backtrack” on reforms, denting hopes that IPOs could be suspended if the market remains weak. Bucking the trend, China Vanke jumped 4.6 percent in Shenzhen and rose 0.7 percent in Hong Kong, after Shenzhen Metro became its top shareholder, replacing rival developer China Evergrande Group.(rtr)

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Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, A Quite Interesting and Iconic Park to Visit

Until 2012, the mangrove forest in Bali spreads across the area of ??2,215.5 hectares located in Denpasar and four other districts. Distribution of the mangrove forest in Bali can be found inside and outside protected forest areas. The mangrove forest located within the protected forest area has a total of 2,004.5 hectares, while the mangrove forest outside the area has a total of 211 hectares.

The mangrove forest located within the protected forest area spreads across three locations, Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park, dominated by mangrove vegetation with a total area of ??1,373.5 hectares where in Badung district has an area of ??753.5 hectares and Denpasar City has an area of ??620 hectares.

West Bali National Park has mangrove forest as one of the vegetations with an area of 429 hectares in Jembrana district and 212 hectares in Buleleng district. Then, Nusa Lembongan forest located on Nusa Lembongan Island (Klungkung district) has 202 hectares of mangrove forest area.

Mangrove forest has very important function as the lungs of the city where more rare trees have been replaced by concrete poles and retaining wall against sea waves and prevent abrasion. So, we have an obligation to maintain and preserve it.

In addition to retaining sea waves and preventing abrasion, mangrove forest can also offer beautiful scenery, trekking location by crossing wooden bridges in the middle of the forest, and leisure place somewhere amid the mangrove forest while enjoying green open atmosphere.

Some people also take advantage of this place as a pre-wedding photo shoot because

it is quite interesting and iconic. If you are staying in the area of South Bali such as Kuta, Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua or Sanur, you can schedule next tour to this mangrove forest.

So far, in the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park there are 12 mangrove species and seven species of mangrove association. Dominant species include the Rhizophora apiculata,

Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia marina and Sonneratia alba.

In addition, it has a high biodiversity such as birds, reptiles and amphibians. Overall, there are 66 species of 27 families of bird species found in the Ngurah Rai Grand Forest Park. Bird species in this area are dominated by waterfowl such as little pied

cormorant, oriental darter, gray heron, great egret, intermediate egret, javan pond heron, black-crowned night heron, lesser whistling duck, Eurasian curlew and kingfisher. Other than birds, amphibian and reptile species are often found in this area such as frogs, iguanas, lizards, Asiatic soft shell turtles, mangrove snakes, et cetera.(kmb)

Kehen Temple Mostly Visited by European Travelers Bali is indeed reasonable to be dubbed as the Island of One Thousand Temples. One of them is the Kehen Temple located in Bangli district. This temple is known as

the heritage of kingdom era. It is taken advantage into a tourist destination by the government of Bangli. Amid the rampant spiritual tourism in Bali, how about

the visit to the temple located at Cempaga village lately?

Kehen Temple becomes one of prideful heritages of Bangli society. The temple located at the foot of Bukit Bangli looks so majestic when seen from the highway. Entrance gates made of sandstone are decorated with intricate carvings. Not only that, radiance of classic nuance is still very strong. The entrance is flanked by statues of large elephants. It is almost identical to the original one. There is also a statue like a puppet character seeming to help maintain the beauty of the temple.

Cool mountainous nature is very pronounced at this temple.

In the middle courtyard grows a large banyan tree supposedly to have been hundreds of years old. Nobody dares to cut down

this tree indiscriminately. Understandably, it is then made sacred.

Utilization is only permitted for ceremonial purposes.

The beauty offered is more than that. From the middle courtyard, visitors can also see the wonderful charm of the Bangli town with its green trees. Having been going around, the main building in middle courtyard is equally magnificent. Some meru shrines embellished with carvings in gold leaf paint are in line. Our eyes do not want to stop looking. Due to the potential owned, the temple is included in cultural heritage taken advantage as tourist attraction by district government.

Operations Manager of the tourist attraction, I Ketut Arta, said that the appeal owned by Kehen Temple is able to hypnotize foreign travelers to visit. They

dominantly come from Europe.

Amid many attractions offering temple as destination, it does not cause the temple belonging to cultural heritage to lose its prestige. “There are always tourist visit even though many others offer similar attractions, it does not have an impact. Travelers look for its uniqueness,” he said recently.

Incoming visitors, he said, usually first visit the Penglipuran tourism village whose distance is not so far away. In holiday season, the number of visits reaches hundreds of people per day. The appeal of this temple is in the form of building featuring typical Balinese carvings. In addition, it also has a history of its own for Bangli. “This is an old temple so that it is becoming one of the attractions,” he added. (kmb)

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Uniqueness of Sanghyang Jaran dance

Dancers hack fire without having burn injuries

BANGLI - Sanghyang Jaran dance is one of Balinese dances remaining to be preserved by the community up to these days. The dance belonging to sacred category has its own uniqueness that is not owned by other dances. In the performance, the dancers having been possessed by the spirit of jaran (horse) will jog around and step on the piles of embers with bare feet.

Not long ago, Sanghyang Jaran Dance was presented by Sanghyang Geni Astu art troupe from Siladan hamlet, Tamanbali, in front of the Captain Mudita Monument, in a series of the 813th anniversary of Bangli. The Sanghyang Jaran dance performance featuring the Sunda Upasunda storyline was able to draw the attention of hundreds of audience.

The audience was amazed by the attraction of the dancers who did not suffer any burns despite licking hot iron with their tongue and stepping on embers of fire with bare feet. As the name implies, the two dancers are riding a horse made from coconut leaves. When dancing, they are accompanied with a sacred song and gamelan of Sanghyang Jaran.

Chief of the Sanghyang Geni Astu art troupe, Ida Bagus Oka Munadi, when met on the sidelines of the performance revealed that Sanghyang Jaran dance is one of several types of Sanghyang dance in Bali. Based on its history, Sanghyang Jaran dance first existed and developed in Nusa Penida, Klungkung. Over time, Sanghyang Jaran dance expanded widely to other areas and districts in Bali.

Sanghyang Jaran dance is admitted to have a uniqueness compared to other dances. During the staging, the dancers will experience trance after the ritual of calling on the spirits. Unconsciously, the dancers will walk around and hit the piles of embers to scatter. “This dance begins with a calling on spirits. After the spirits coming into the body of the dancers, they will dance on fire,” he explained. (kmb40)

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In order to avoid drought in their farmlands, farmers have no choice but to buy water shipped in in tank trucks that they use to water their horticultural crops.

Farmers in Bayunggede face water crisis during dry season

BANGLI - Farmers in Bayunggede village, Kintamani, face a crisis in terms of meeting their need for water to irrigate their farms in the dry season. In order to avoid drought in their farmlands, farmers have no choice but to buy water shipped in in tank trucks that they use to water their horticultural crops.

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The dance belonging to sacred category has its own uniqueness that is not owned by other dances.

One farmer from Bayunggede village, Kintamani named Wayan Widya, said on Sunday (Jun 11) that with the arrival of the dry season, farmers are facing a severe lack of water for their crops. He and others like him are forced to buy large amounts of water for their the plants in their fields.

“We face a water crisis every

dry season. During the rainy season, there is enough rainfall for our fields, but when the rains stop we have to buy water from the tank trucks” said Widya, who added that on average he has to buy water four times each dry season. This represents a substantial investment as each time he must shell out IDR 180,000 (per

tank load).

“Farming requires a substantial amount of water. Households needs are not nearly as much”, he said.

Widya explained that there is in fact a spring in his village but it is located quite a distance from the agricultural fields. “Besides we cannot rely on water form the spring for farming because, during the dry season the amount of water being discharged from the spring is not sufficient. Besides, people are reluctant to carry water such a distance” said this struggling farmer from Bayunggede. (kmb41)

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The damaged engine of a China Eastern Airlines Airbus A330 is seen on the tarmac, following an emergency landing, at Sydney International Airport, Australia, June 12, 2017.

China Eastern flight lands safely in Sydney with hole torn in engine

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SYDNEY - A China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai was forced to turn back to Sydney because of a mid-air emergency, an airline spokeswoman said on Monday, with pictures showing a gaping hole in the casing of one of its engines.

DENPASAR - The World Hindu Parishad (WHP) held the World Hindu Wisdom Meet (WHWM) 2017 with the theme “Para and Apara Widya; the Best of Hindu Body of Knowledge” at the Natya Mandala Hall of ISI Denpasar on Sunday (Jun 11).

The WHWM is held annually by the WHP and involves Hindu figures from around the world. This year’s meet was opened by the Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, who marked the occasion with the lighting of incense. The opening event included the screening of a video about Ida Pendanda Gede Ketut Tianyar Arimbawa (former President of the

The plane, an Airbus A330-200 twin jet, landed without incident late on Sunday and there were no injuries, said Kathy Zhang, general manager for the Oceania region at China Eastern Airlines.

“The crew observed the abnormal situation of the left engine and decided to return to Sydney airport immediately. All passengers and crew members were landed safely,” she said.

Photographs published by several Australian media outlets showed a large gash well over a metre long in the casing of the left engine.

The Australia Transport Safety Bureau was starting an investigation and an update would normally be available within a month but

Discovering spiritualism, science and technology as basis of Hindu science World Hindu Parishad) who passed away earlier this year.

Chairman of the World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017, I Made Suasti Puja, said that this year’s WHWM is aimed at uniting spiritual activities and Hindu services globally, discovering and sharing information about human values as described in the Hindu Dharma scriptures and absorbed into Hindu culture. These core values are known as Satyam (truth), Shivam (virtue) and Sundaram (beauty). During this year’s WHWM science in Hinduism was highlighted as indispensable in exploring and providing understandings related to the Vedic scripture based Hindu

Dharma.

“The theme of the WHWM 2017 is ‘Spiritualism, Science and Technology as Basis of Hindu Scientific Tree’ and is intended as an effort to discover material, history, Hindu theories and the relationship between Vedic knowledge, modern science and technology in order to guide human beings towards achieving the highest purpose of life”, said Pija in his speech on Sunday (Jun 11).

Secretary General of the WHP, Prof. Dr. I Made Bhakta, said that the hopes that the World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017 could produce documentation about spiritualism, science and technology being the

basis of the Hindu scientific tree and bring to light Hindu sciences that could be published as a book of scientific knowledge. “The World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017 is also holding a contest aimed at exploring Hindu scholars so that the Wisdom of Hinduism Worldwide can be studied systematically and comprehensively” said Prof. Bhakta.

Governor Made Mangku Pastika in his speech said that he hoped that the WHWM 2017 would result in the establishment of Hindu theories and sciences being described methodically, critically, systematically, coherently and consistently in accordance with scientific criteria. That way, he

said, the various sciences contained in the Vedic scriptures could be explored and thus prove that the Vedas are a source of both material knowledge (aparavidya) and spiritual knowledge (paravidya) and would also serve to strenghten the belief of Hindus in the truth of the Vedic scriptures.

The implementation of the World Hindu Wisdom Meet 2017 that aimed to compile and provide positive contributions to civilization, wisdom, humanity and the glory of mankind presented four speakers Swami Paramatmananda Saraswati, Prof. Binayak S. Choundhury, Prof.

Dr. Nengah Bawa Atmaja and Ngakan Putu Putra. (win)

could come sooner if a “more serious issue” was identified in its early stages, Bob Armstrong, a spokesman for the bureau said.

A spokeswoman for RollsRoyce, which manufactured the plane’s Trent 700 series engines, said in a statement: “We are aware of the incident and will be working closely with our customer and relevant partners to understand the cause of the issue.”

An Airbus spokesman said the company was in contact with RollsRoyce to determine what occurred, and it would support the investigation into the incident.

Professor Jason Middleton, an aviation expert at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, said it appeared that the engine cowling

had been ripped away forward of the main compressor blade.

“When one of these things happens you often don’t know how the damage began. It could have begun from loose screws,” he told Australian Broadcasting Corp News.

China Eastern’s Zhang said a comprehensive investigation would involve aviation authorities from Australia and China.

Ground-handling company Cathay Pacific had inspected the plane before take off, Zhang said. The company was not immediately available for comment.

“The engine for the aircraft is a big issue so we need to investigate with the governments, with the Rolls Royce company and with our headquarters as well,” she said.

Television station Seven News reported that passengers heard a bang shortly after Flight MU736 took off and could smell burning before the flight turned back. (rtr)

MARAWI CITY - Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day, almost three weeks after hundreds of Islamist militants overran the town and hunkered down with civilians as human shields.

Rescue workers, soldiers and firemen sang the national anthem and listened to speeches as three OV-10 attack aircraft darted through the cloudy sky, taking it in turns to drop bombs on areas where fighters are still holed up.

“To our Muslim brothers there, we want to tell them to stop their meaningless fight because we are all Muslims,” Vice Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. told the gathering.

Flag ceremonies are normally performed twice a week, but this was the first in the mainly Muslim town since May 23, the first day of the siege, when the militants killed and abducted Christians, and torched a cathedral.

Almost the entire population of about 200,000 fled from the lakeside town on the Philipppines’ southernmost island of Mindanao, but beyond the checkpoints fencing it off there are still some 500-1,000 civilians trapped or being held hostage.

As of Saturday the number of security forces killed in the battle for Marawi stood at 58. The death toll for civilians was 20 and more than 100 had been killed overall.

The seizure of Marawi by fighters allied to Islamic State, including some from the Middle East, has alarmed Southeast Asian nations which fear the ultra-radical group - on a backfoot in Iraq and Syria - is trying to set up a stronghold on Mindanao that could threaten their region.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he had not expected the battle for Marawi to be as serious as it has turned out, adding it had now emerged “that Baghdadi himself, the leader of the ISIS, has specifically ordered terroristic activities here in the Philippines”.

Duterte did not say how he knew that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose movement is commonly referred to as ISIS, had given instructions for the attack on Marawi. (rtr)

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A Philippine Air Force attack helicopter fires a rocket as they continue to assault the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017.

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NASA experiment to color the skies over the US East Coast.

NASA experiment to color the skies over the U.S. East Coast

A high-flying science experiment may color the skies above the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast with bluish green and red clouds on Sunday evening, as NASA seeks to learn more about charged particles at the top of Earth’s atmosphere.

A small rocket carrying 10 canisters of barium and other chemicals is due to lift off from Wallops Island, Virginia between 9:04 and 9:19 p.m. EDT. About five minutes after launch the canisters, which are about the

size of soda cans, will release blue-green and red vapors that will gather into artificial clouds potentially visible from New York to North Carolina.

The luminescent colors are due to sunlight interacting with the

chemicals barium, strontium and cupric-oxide, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on its website.

Although the flight will last about eight minutes, the colorful clouds could linger for 20 minutes, depend-

ing on atmospheric conditions.

NASA ground stations at Wallops Island and Duck, N.C., will track the clouds so scientists can learn more Earth’s ionosphere, a layer at the top of the atmosphere of charged particles that shoot out into space, creating effects including auroral displays over the planet’s polar regions.

Scientists want to learn more about how the ionosphere interacts with

other layers of the atmosphere.

“The ionosphere is both shaped by waves from the atmosphere below and uniquely responsive to the changing conditions in space,” NASA said.

Sunday’s launch will be delayed if skies are not clear over at least one of the tracking sites, NASA said. The launch could be rescheduled for any time between this week and June 18. (rtr)

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Pool in Kubu utilized for fishing pond BANGLI — The existence of swimming pool in the Kubu educational center, Bangli, denoting an asset belonging to the government of Bangli, is still left dormant until now. A number of residents take advantage of the pool established by the government with state budget funds of the ministry of education as a fishing pond.

As seen on Sunday afternoon (Jun 11), in the area there are two large enough swimming pools. Other than the swimming pool, there are also two buildings functioned as a dressing room and toilet as well as two gazebos located in the south and north side of the pool.

Unfortunately, though condition of swimming pools and gazebos is quite sturdy and good, the pool area looks very shabby and unkempt. Pool water that should be clear looks dirty and brown. Wild grass and shrubs are seen to be allowed to grow up around the pool and even clears away into the building in the southern part of the pool. Besides, the entrance gates always padlocked all this time has looked damaged and broken so that it is easily entered by people.

From recent observation, a number of children looked busy fishing in the pond. One of them admitted that the pool is used as a fishing spot because it contains many tilapias. Fingerlings were deliberately stocked by children last month.

Related to that condition, a member of Commission III of the Bangli House of Representatives, Made Sudiasa, admitted to deeply regret because the pool asset is still left dormant. He also questioned about the commitment of Bangli government, in this case the education agency, to manage the asset.

Sudiasa explained that in order that the swimming pool can be utilized well by the community, his commission already held a meeting with the education agency last year. In the meeting, the education agency once stated that it would soon manage the pool. “However, until now there has been no follow-up,” he said.

Sudiasa claimed not to know exactly about the constraint faced by the education agency in managing the pool. To that end, his commission is going to invite the education agency again in a special meeting to discuss about the management of the swimming pool.

“Later on, we will ask the commitment of the education agency related to the pool management plan. I do not know what problem faced so far that the swimming pool has not been properly managed, whether it is related to budget or others,” he said.

This politician from Undisan village, Tembuku, really hoped that the pool whose management has been handed over by central government to district government can be immediately managed and functioned properly. Thus, the community, especially swimming athletes in Bangli, can have adequate facilities for their training. (kmb40)

to environmental regulation, slashing the EPA’s budget drastically and reversing President Obama’s climate change initiatives.

As a philosopher, interested in the nature of knowledge and persuasion, I have long wondered why climate change is such a hard sell in the U.S. Is there something about it that makes it liable to doubt, skepticism or inaction?

Climate change is invisible Among industrialized democracies, the U.S. has long been an outlier on climate change, hosting a higher proportion of climate change deniers. No one would say, however, that America is a nation of cave

dwellers, who suspect science and eschew technology in favor of some bare-bones premodern existence.

I would argue there is some hypocrisy afoot.

Millions of Americans who happily doubt the scientific consensus behind climate change then avail themselves of the fruits of science, which are, one might argue, worthy of suspicion or doubt.

Many people happily gamble with pharmaceuticals, for example, which may offer the most trivial of benefits, while they disregard or ignore alarming side effects. If a person’s life is on the line, he or she will eagerly accept and experiment with the strangest theory or cure, even if it offers only

modest success. But these same people may not as easily believe the facts on climate change.

Why are so many unwilling to make sacrifices for the climate – even on the chance that human geography and life on Earth will be profoundly changed?

Many say that selfishness is at fault. We are simply unwilling to make the requisite sacrifices that climate change action implies, such as curtailing individual energy use.

But I suspect there is something else also going on.

Climate is a special object of knowledge – unlike any other. It is always changing; it is immense, elusive and in its most accessible

form to all of us – the weather – subjective and variable. Climate change is a form of pollution that is tricky to rally around, because it is impossible to pinpoint or identify neatly and succinctly. What’s more, climate seems variable among people’s perception; what is warm to me may be cool to you.

Other forms of pollution or environmental degradation have proven easier calls to action, because they had very visible, tangible implications.

Consider, for example, the Cuyahoga River fire in 1969 – when, because of abysmal water pollution, this river in Cleveland literally caught on fire – and galvanized action that helped create the Clean Water Act. (ap)

BNNP raids two nightspots in two districts DENPASAR - After ransacking Denpasar and Badung, the provincial national narcotic agency (BNNP) Bali this time combed nightspots in Buleleng and Negara on Friday (Jun 9) and Saturday (Jun 10). Officers searched nine nightspots and conducted urine tests to 78 lady companions. The result indicated that one is positive to have consumed ecstasy. Furthermore, the lady companions were directed to the assessment at the BNNP Bali office on Jalan Kamboja, East Denpasar.

Head of the BNNP Bali, Putu Gede Suastawa, accompanied by Eradication Division Head, Ketut Arta, said on Sunday (Jun 11) that the two regions were targeted because there has been no BNNK Buleleng and BNNK Jembrana. To suppress drug trafficking in the regions, the BNNP directly came down to both districts.

“These two regions are the entrance of Bali by sea.

Currently, the largest drug smuggling is through land and sea routes,” he said.

Therefore, this one-star general from Mengwi, Badung, ordered the eradication division head to do a raid to the nightspots. On Friday (Jun 9), the raid was conducted at Grand Surya Karaoke in Seririt subdistrict, Buleleng.

The officers searched the karaoke room and performed urine tests to 18 lady companions as well as visitors and the results were entirely negative.

The operation continued to Karaoke Raja in Seririt area. The officers examined a urine test to visitors as well as 15 lady companions and the results indicated that one person was declared positive of having consumed ecstasy.

Meanwhile, at The Pasha Pub at Kaliasem village, Banjar, the officers checked and performed urine test to six visitors where the results were declared negative. “No narcotics we found there,” he said.

Then, on Saturday (Jun 10) starting at 23:00, the eradication team led by Ketut Arta raided the Negara territory.

Initially, the examination was carried out at Er Pico Cafe, Baluk village and performed urine test to eight visitors and waitress. After that, it was resumed to Baluk Indah Cafe by performing check and urine test to six visitors as well as waitress; at Mahkota Cafe, Delod Berawah, urine test was carried out to nine visitors and waitresses; and at Cafe Sugar (Delod Brawah) the urine test was carried out to four visitors and waitresses. The officers

also targeted the Star Cafe at Delod Brawah and tested the urine of three visitors as well as waitresses. Finally, the officers raided Cafe Casaluna at Delod Brawah and urine test was carried out to nine waitresses and visitors.

“Based on the urine test to visitors and waitresses of the six cafés, the entire results are negative. Hopefully, the community and nightspot owners could play an active role in fighting the drug distribution,” added Arta. (kmb36)

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Officers searched nine nightspots and conducted urine tests to 78 lady companions.

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Why is climate change such a hard sell in the US? PRESIDENT Donald Trump on June 1 took the dramatic step of removing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement – the product of many years of diligent and difficult negotiation among 175 nations around the world. Recent polls reveal that six in 10 Americans oppose Trump’s move. However, a significant portion of climate skeptics remain – especially among Trump’s base and the Republican politicians who cheered this move.

The unfortunate truth is that environmentalists and their allies have failed to ignite widespread passion around climate change.

And now they are faced with an administration stridently opposed

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Time: 11:00 Location: Angsoka Stage Program: Mandolin music, by Suarga Suara Mandolin group, representing Klungkung Time: 11:00 Location: Ayodya Stage Program: Barong Bangkung performance, by Gopala Sari art group, Sading village, Mengwi sub- district, Badung regency

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A number of children looked busy fishing in the pond.

One of them admitted that the pool is used as a fishing spot because it contains many tilapias.

Time: 14:00 Location: Ratna Kanda Stage Program: Parade of Topeng Prembon, by Sudik Bondres group, representing Buleleng regency Time: 17:00 Location: Madya Mandala Stage

Program: Parade of Joged Bumbung dance, by Jaya Suara Joged Bumbung group, representing Jembrana regency Time: 20:00 Location: Ayodya Stage Program: Drama Gong, young performers, by the Association of the Education Institutions of PGRI – The Indonesian Teachers’ Association, Gianyar Regency Time: 20:00 Location: Ardha Candra Amphitheatre Program: Parade of Gong Kebyar, adult performers,

by Manik Suari art group, representing Gianyar regency and with Putra Semara art group, representing Klungkung regency

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Arrangement of slums hampered by land ownership

DENPASAR —The central government’s Ministry of Public Works and People’s Housing (PUPR)’s program as set forth in the national mid-term development plan (RPJMN) 2015-2019, mandates that the universal access target be reached by 2019. The target is to achievement 100 percent access to drinking water, 0 percent slums, and 100 percent access to proper sanitation. One of the targets that has become difficult to achieve in Denpasar is the elimination of slums as certain slums in this culturally-oriented city are on contracted or private land.

Chairman of the Special Committee XII of the Denpasar House of Representatives, I Wayan Suadi Putra, when contacted on Sunday (Jun 11) admitted that his was an issue. The special committee which is currently working on a regional bylaw draft for the Prevention and Quality Improvement of Slum House and Slums also recognized that there are no regulations that allow for either the regional or central budget to be used for the arrangement of individual or contracted slum settlements.

Suadi Putra said that in Sidakarya there is a large contracted land area where dozens of semi-permanent houses have been built and turned into slums. Village funds cannot be used to arrange the area. “The obstacle that we face in making improvements to the slums here lies in the fact that the settlement is built on contracted land” he said.

Similar claims we made by the head of the Bali Working Unit for Slums, Ketut Suastika. He said that many slums in Denpasar are on private land. His division had identified a slum area in Monang-Maning, but up in investigation it was found to be private property. The same is true in Jematang on Badung Riverbanks, where many slums built up with semi-permanent houses are on contracted land.

Suadi Putra added that the typology of slums in Denpasar is different from other regions, such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang and other big cities. In Denpasar, the slums are on private land.

None of the slums in Denpasar are found on government land.

“It is difficult for us to manage. We need to find a legal basis for entering privately owned land” explained Putra.

According to the Denpasar Mayoral Decree No. 88.45 / 509 / HK / 2012, slums in Denpasar cover some 18 hectares. Within three years, this number increased to 167 hectares as a result of verification and identification by the central and provincial governments.

Of the 167 hectares, most slums are in North Denpasar covering approximately 54 hectares with another 50 hectares in South Denpasar, 35 hectares in West Denpasar and 27 hectares in East Denpasar. (kmb12)

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To ensure safe stock, Pertamina sets taskforce

Fuel consumption increases up to 35 percent

DENPASAR —

Facing Ramadhan and Lebaran 1438 H, Marketing Operation of Pertamina for Region V (MOR V) takes preparatory measures to anticipate the increasing of fuel consumption, LPG, and Aviation fuel in East Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara region.

Marketing Branch Manager of Pertamina for Bali and NTB Region, I Ketut Permadi Aryakuumara, said that Pertamina is ready to guarantee the availability of fuel, LPG, and aviation fuel in order to meet the needs of community estimated to increase during the moment of Lebaran this time.

On that account, it established a taskforce centered at Pertamina’s office for Bali and NTB Region at Jalan Sugianyar 10.

The taskforce is also available in TBBM (fuel terminal) at Pesanggaran, Manggis, DPPU Ngurah Rai and fuel terminal in NTB. The taskforce commenced its duty on June 10 through July 11. Every day, there are two personnel on duty from the morning to night as well as in the depots. “Possibly, depots will also be opened longer than usual hours,” he added.

The main duties of the taskforce is to monitor and ensure that all the distribution of fuel, LPG and aviation fuel runs smoothly and there are no significant obstacles encountered in the field. “In principle, we in

the Pertamina hope that Lebaran moment this year can also run well, especially for the region of Bali and NTB. There will be no significant obstacles encountered during the distribution,” he said.

Pertamina anticipated the increase in fuel needs estimated to rise up to 14 percent in Bali from normal consumption of 2,5002,600 kilo liter per day. “Hopefully, at the peak of homecoming traffic, fuel demand is predicted to increase by 35 percent,” he said. In Bali, there are a total of 186 gas stations. The anticipated areas are the homecoming route from Denpasar to Gilimanuk through Tabanan-Negara and through Tabanan-Buleleng.

“Those are the road sections that must be alerted and our gas sta-

tions are ready around the clock in the road section,” he said. In addition, the anticipated areas also belong to tourism route, especially in South Denpasar, Gianyar and Karangasem.

An increase in LPG consumption is anticipated to reach 10 percent and the aviation fuel demand is anticipated to increase by 10 percent as well. In the meantime, the need for LPG per day amounts to 650 metric tons (MT).

“Preparation of LPG is somewhat different because the moment of people to cook is during this month, so we have added 10 percent since last May and this June we also alert 10 percent higher than normal supply to ensure that cooking needs can be met,” he explained.

In the meantime, the aviation fuel needs on normal day amount to 2,000 kilo liter per day and in peak season reaches 2,400 kilo liter per day. The increase of aviation consumption is predicted to increase since day three before Lebaran. “We ensure there is no shortage of supply during the Lebaran period this time,” he added. (kmb42)

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The annual commemoration of World Environment Day took place at the Bali Safari and Marine Parkin Gianyar, Bali on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Officially themed “connecting with nature,” the Park’s educational team used the occasion to host activities designed to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the world’s delicate natural environment.

To help spread the word, residents of the Eben Haezer Orphanage were invited to the Park to enjoy a fun day out while learning valuable lessons regarding conservation, Interacting with environment, appreciating the beauty of the nature and mobilizing to protect the earth –these were just some of the important lessons shared with the visting orphans.

Reflecting the commitment, vision and mission of the Bali Safari& Marine Park to protect the world’s environment, the award-winning

leader in education and conservation activitieson the Island of Bali, always seeks to involve the younger generation in all its activities. Every event is devised to share in an enjoyablefashion valuable environmental information.

What’s more, the Bali Safari educational team invited the young visitors to make a lasting commitment to the environment by posting a promise to the Park’s Pledge Tree.

Each child was encouraged to record in writing specific commitments or wishes they harbor for the planet and attach their message to theWorld Environment Day Pledge Tree.

All the day’s activities were presented to persuade the children and other Park visitors to share a deeper concern for environmental preservation. As the coming generation, children are destined to play an important role in creating a sustainable planet.

By instilling an awareness and love for the natural environment at an early age, the children can grow into adults capable of becoming better stewards of the planet.

Ketut Suardana, operational manager of the Bali Safari & Marine Park, added: “As a body concerned with the conservation of wild animals, the preservation of the environment is one of our top priorties. The earth is not simply a place made for human habitation, but also the home for all living things. By celebrating World Environment Day we hope that the both the people of Bali and the citizens of the world will come to understand the importance of protecting the natural world for generations to come. We can start to achieve this in simple ways, such as keeping our living environment clean and wisely using natural resources in a responsible manner.”

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‘Wonder Woman’ Repeats Box Office Victory, Tom Cruise’s ‘The Mummy’ Misfires

LOS ANGELES - Different weekend, similar story: “Wonder Woman” is box office royalty. The Warner Bros. and DC Comics standalone will have earned $57.2 million from 4,165 theaters by the end of its second weekend, putting it solidly in first place. That’s only a 45% drop from its opening weekend, giving the film an estimated $205 million domestically in two weekends.

The Gal Gadot-starrer will also make more during its second frame than did both “Suicide Squad” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” despite those films having larger opening weekends than “Wonder Woman” ($133.7 million for “Suicide Squad” and $166 million for “Batman v Superman”). Unlike those two films, Patty Jenkins’ has critical support -- a current 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Universal’s “The Mummy,” meanwhile is counting on a strong overseas total to make up for less impressive domestic earnings. As of Sunday morning, the film is eyeing $32.2 million from 4,035 locations. That’s a slow start for the film intended to launch an extended universe of monsterrelated titles. Overseas it looks to fare better with $141.8 million, lifting its anticipated global take to $174 million.

“We would love to see more gross domestically,” said Nick Carpou, Universal’s president of domestic distribution, who asserted that “a lot of the attention that ‘The Mummy’ garnered here, aggregated to the international total.” Carpou cited the 75-foot-tall sarcophagus unveiled at the intersection of Hollywood and Highland, and the movie’s VR experience as potential buzz generators.

Alex Kurtzman directed “The Mummy,” a revival of the franchise spawned by Universal’s 1932 original and re-popularized by Stephen Sommers’ 1999 fright-fest starring Brendan Fraser, and the three other Mummy films that followed. In the 2017 update, Cruise plays a freelance treasure hunter who resurrects a princess (Sofia Boutella). Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, and Russell Crowe are also in the mix.

“The Mummy” was announced as the kick-off to a “Dark Universe” of monster movies. 2014’s “Dracula Untold,” it turns out, is not canon. The studio that was built on classics including “Dracula,” “The Wolf Man,” and “Frankenstein” has already slated a “Bride of Frankenstein” movie for 2019 with half a dozen or so others in the works. (rtr)

French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte, vote in the first of two rounds of parliamentary elections in Le Touquet, France, June 11, 2017.

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A combination of two file photos shows Taylor Swift (L) with her Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on February 12, 2012, and Katy Perry (R) at the premiere of “Office Christmas Party” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on December 7, 2016.

Katy Perry bids to end bad blood with Taylor Swift, gets no response

LOS ANGELES - Katy Perry is ready to bury the hatchet on her long-running feud with pop rival Taylor Swift, calling her a “fantastic songwriter” and saying she thinks both can be examples of strong women in the music industry.

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This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman,” in theaters on June 2.

But Swift, 27, had yet to respond to the olive branch on Sunday and end the bad blood between two of pop music’s biggest female singers.

“I am ready to let it go,” Perry said in a global podcast on Saturday to promote her new album “Witness.”

“I forgive her (Swift) and I’m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her. I love her, and I want the best for her. And I think she’s a fantastic songwriter,” Perry, 32, added.

The feud, which started as a dispute over back up dancers, has dominated the personal and professional lives of the two singers for more than three years and played out in their songs.

Swift on Friday released her back catalog to streaming services, after eschewing most such platforms for three years, on the same day that Perry released her new album “Witness” in what was widely seen as a bid to steal Perry’s thunder.

Swift’s 2014 single “Bad Blood” was believed to be directed at Perry.

Perry described her new single, “Swish Swish,” released last month, as “a great anthem for people to use whenever somebody’s trying to hold you down or bully you.”

In her Saturday podcast, Perry said she hoped both she and Swift “can be representatives of strong women that come together despite their differences.”

“I just really truly want to come together in a place of love and forgiveness and understanding and compassion,” Perry said.

Swift, who has not released an album since 2014’s best-selling “1989” and has adopted a low public profile in recent months, stayed silent on her social media accounts at the weekend. (rtr)

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Macron’s likely landslide lifts markets, low turnout clouds celebration

PARIS - A first-round parliamentary election result promising President Emmanuel Macron a crushing majority in parliament lifted investor sentiment on Monday though the lowest voter turnout in modern history clouded celebration. Pollsters said Macron was on course to win as much as three quarters of National Assembly seats in the June 18 second round after 28 per cent of those who voted in Sunday’s first round chose his Republic on the Move (LREM) party.

That would be France’s biggest majority in decades, and effectively leaves only the powerful trade union movement as a potential obstacle to the pro-business reforms ex-banker Macron has promised to introduce in a bid to boost growth and jobs. French borrowing costs fell on Monday, tightening the gap over benchmark Germany.

France’s 10-year government bond yield fell 3 basis points to 0.62 percent, outperforming other higher-rated euro zone peers. The gap over benchmark German Bund yields tightened to around 36 basis points from around 39 bps late on Friday. But fewer than half of the

47 million voters turned out in the first round - the lowest level by far in a legislative election in the 60year-old fifth Republic.

Macron was a political unknown three years ago and is heading a startup party, but as the scale of his likely victory emerged on Sunday, his opponents saw a danger to democracy.

Just a month after the 39-year-old won a bitter and drawn-out battle for the presidency, some questioned whether he had a mandate to pursue a pro-business reform agenda. The spokesman for Macron’s government recognised the challenge that lies ahead. “We have to restore trust,” said Christophe Castaner, who is also minister for parliamentary relations, on Monday.

“It is the government’s responsibility, that of the president, that of the prime minister, to restore trust in the election process,” he told France 2 Television “We don’t want a majority to have an easy time of

it. We want a majority that will reform,” he added.

CRUSHING BLOW The vote delivered a crushing blow to the Socialist and conservative parties that had alternated in power for decades until Macron’s election in May blew apart the leftright divide. First-round results decided only four of the 577 seats on offer, leaving the rest to be fought out on June 18 by two or more candidates who survived elimination.

Nationally, LREM gathered 28.2 percent of the votes cast.

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