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‘Incredibles 2’ set to break more records for Disney

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LOS ANGELES - After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with “Incredibles 2,” the long-awaited return of a quirky animated superhero family.

The film -- which comes out Friday, a full 14 years after “The Incredibles” -- looks set to score the highest debut ever for an animated film at the North American box office.

Experts are predicting a $140 million-plus opening weekend for Brad Bird’s sequel to his own hugely popular original, which would surpass the $135 million debut of its DisneyPixar stablemate, “Finding Dory” (2016).

“For a very long time, people have been wanting this film,” Samuel L. Jackson, who returns as superhero Frozone, told reporters at last week’s glittering premiere in Hollywood.

“I think people who saw the film at a certain age have had kids

now, and they’re showing them (the original) so they can bring them to this one.”

In the latest adventure, Parr family matriarch Helen (Holly Hunter) is called upon to help bring the world’s hiding superheroes back into the open, while husband Bob (Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of being a homemaker.

Their children Violet (Sarah Vowell) and Dash (Huck Milner) are back again, along with baby Jack-Jack, whose devastating super powers are about to be unleashed.

It all goes a bit awry -- as it always does -- when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens the world. (afp) SAUL LOEB / AFP

In this file photo taken on June 5, 2018 US actor Samuel L. Jackson and his wife actress LaTanya Richardson arrive at the Disney/Pixar premiere of ‘The Incredibles 2’ at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood.

US President Donald Trump (2nd R) and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) sign documents as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and the North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong (L) look on at a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

Chinese vase found in attic sells for 16.2 million euros

PARIS - An 18th-century Chinese vase forgotten for decades in a shoe box in a French attic sold for 16.2 million euros ($19 million) at Sotheby’s in Paris on Tuesday -more than 30 times the estimate.

Experts at the auction house said the exquisite porcelain vessel was The vase was made for the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong.

made for the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong and had set a guide price of a much more modest 500,000 euros.

“This is a major work of art, it is as if we had just discovered a Caravaggio,” Olivier Valmier, the Asian arts expert at the auction house, told reporters before the sale.

The vase, which was in perfect condition, “is the only known example in the world bearing such detail,” he added.

Rare porcelain from the Qianlong period has been going for astronomical prices recently, with a bowl sold last April by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong for 30.4 million dollars.

The vase -- which is decorated with idealised images of deer and cranes -- was found by chance among dozens of other pieces of Chinoiserie in the attic of a house in France earlier this year. (afp)

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Trump, Kim hail historic summit despite doubts over agreement

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un hailed their historic summit Tuesday as a breakthrough in relations between Cold War foes, but the agreement they produced was short on details about the key issue of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons.

The extraordinary encounter saw the leader of the world’s most powerful democracy shake hands with the third generation scion of a dynastic dictatorship, standing as equals in front of their nations’ flags.

Kim agreed to the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”, a stock phrase favoured

by Pyongyang that fell short of long-standing US demands for North Korea to give up its atomic arsenal.

And in a blockbusting press conference after the summit, Trump said the US would halt military exercises with Seoul -- a long-term ir-

ritant for Pyongyang, which claims they are a rehearsal for invasion.

The exercises were not mentioned in the document that the two men signed.

“We will be stopping the war games which will save us a tremendous amount of money,” Trump told reporters, adding that “at some point” he wanted to withdraw US troops from the South.

“Under the circumstances where we’re negotiating a very comprehensive agreement, I think it’s inappropriate to be having war games.”

That sparked immediate reaction from analysts.

“Two more Trump concessions

just in this presser: stopping US-S Korea military exercises and hope to withdraw US troops from SK,” tweeted Robert Kelly, Professor of Political Science at Pusan National University. “And what have we gotten from NK for these? STOP GIVING STUFF AWAY for nothing.”

- All smiles After a day filled with smiles and compliments in the sumptuous setting of a luxury Singapore hotel that was watched around the world, the US “committed to provide security guarantees” to North Korea.

Ahead of the meeting, critics

expressed concerns that it risked being more about media headlines than substantive progress.

Asked about denuclearisation -- the crux of the summit -- Trump said, “we’re starting that process”, adding that it would begin “very, very quickly.”

Speaking to reporters, he said there would be a process of verification involving “a lot of people”, but gave no concrete details. He also insisted that US sanctions would remain in place until Washington had seen progress.

The text of the two men’s agreement made no mention of previous US demands for “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation” -- jargon for scrapping weapons and committing to inspections.

Melissa Hanham of the USbased Center for Nonproliferation Studies said on Twitter that North Korea had “already promised to do this many times,” adding the two sides “still don’t agree on what ‘denuclearisation’ means.”

In neutral Singapore, the leaders, who had previously hurled insults like “mentally deranged” and “little rocket man”, showered compliments on each other.

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Maestro of Kamasan Painting, I Nyoman Mandra,Passes away THE world of the arts in Bali returns to sorrow.

Kamasan puppet painting maestro, I Nyoman Mandra, passed away after undergoing a treatment at Klungkung Hospital for several diseases he suffered.

During his lifetime, he often advised to always preserve the paintings. Its taksu or divine inspiration must be maintained amid the increasingly modern era.

When being visited, his residence at Sangging hamlet, Kamasan, Klungkung, is very quiet. There are only a few families sitting on the porch in the building on the southern side. The walls are adorned with many Kamasan paintings on canvas.

They have different size. All the paintings featuring classic nuances with a blend of various colors are framed. On north-

ern side building which is not too large also looks the same.

More paintings of larger size are displayed as well. They are prominent with very detailed strokes. Brownish yellow is the dominant color. Coming with melancholic mood, they exude serene atmosphere. The paintings tell a number of chapters of the Ramayana, Mahabharata epic to tantric stories. Altogether holds the meaning becoming the philosophy of life, especially to Hindu society.

Such myriad works no longer get a touch from the maestro.

He already departed forever on Sunday (Jun. 10) around 16:00 after undergoing an intensive treatment at the Klungkung Hospital for the illness he suffered for a long time. They include gastritis, prostate, lung infection to abdominal pain. This Klungkung’s native breathed his last at the age of 72 years. Other than leaving hundreds of paintings, he also has two daughters and

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The late I Nyoman Mandra was teaching his student

a son, namely Ni Wayan Sri Wedari, Ni Made Sri Rahayu and I Nyoman Adi Prabawa. He has five grandchildren. “He came to hospital last Thursday as asking for referral. After a day in the pavilion, he had also been treated in emergency room due to dropped tension,” said Sri Wedari when met on Monday (Jun. 11).

Being a patient at the hospital located on Jalan Flamboyan is not the first time. Previously, he had got outpatient treatment.

Moreover, he should also undergo an examination at the Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar. “He has suffered peptic ulcer from young age. Control has also been frequently got,” said the woman who teaches art at SMAN 2 Semarapura.

There is an inspiring story expressed by his daughter.

During his lifetime, though being old and fighting against sickness, the deceased still painted and taught children in the Wasundari studio founded in the 1970s. He never complains as if his life is fully dedicated to paintings having become the sweetener of Klungkung district. “His teaching spirit remains high though suffering from sickness. He never gives up and is often told to have a rest. However, he does not want to. He says that painting causes him not to get bored,” he said.

His disciples do not only come from Kamasan, but also from other regions and overseas. They are hypnotized by the uniqueness owned. Of course, his death brought a deep sorrow. “The painters here learned a lot from him,” explained this 44-year-old woman.

When educating, the deceased was well known for his decisiveness and discipline. He always emphasized the work must remain appropriate with the existing style. Before his death, no special message was delivered. He just wanted the taksu of painting believed to have existed since the kingdom era should survive and sustain amid the onslaught of the increasingly modern era. “Of course, as his descendants we will do that. Take care of the studio and preserving this painting all the times,” she concluded.

The works of this famous artist have its taksu. Many collectors are looking for his works, both local and foreign ones, like those from Europe. Not infrequently, he also exhibited his works in international events, such as those taking place in Germany, Canada and Australia. “My father rarely participates in the exhibitions overseas, but his works have been sold to overseas,” said Sri Wedari. (sos)

Left for homecoming, Workmanship of Ngurah Rai underpass resumed after holiday

MANGUPURA - Left for homecoming, the workmanship of underpass physical project at Ngurah Rai intersection is temporarily closed. During the Eid al Fitr, the National Road Authority (BBPJN) functions the frontage on the right and left side of the project. This is used to reduce congestion of traffic to and from South Kuta.

As seen around the project site on Monday (Jun 11), the activities usually being crowded looked so deserted. Similarly, heavy equipment and the project equipment have been temporarily put at road

side.

When confirmed, Chief of Commitment Maker (PPK) of National Road Authority (BBPJN) for Region VIII, Nyoman Yasmara, said that currently all the project workers have been going home to their hometown. So, all the physical works such as that of bottom slab structure and underpass wall have been stopped temporarily. According to him, other physical works will be continued on day 4 after on the Eid holidays. “Sunday night or day 5 before holiday was the final casting and will be resumed on day

4 after the Eid holiday,” he said.

He disclosed although there is no physical work, currently there is a cleanup for the path of the Eid at the project site. Frontage in the right and left side have been functioned. Besides, the materials scattered on the road body are currently being cleaned up. “The materials scattered around the frontage began to be cleaned up and the fall down signs are returned to its original position,” he concluded.

He explained that until Sunday (Jun. 10), the progress of the underpass at Ngurah Rai monument in-

tersection has reached 73.8 percent.

The final work includes the bottom slab structure and retaining wall on the northern side.

Although all the workers have been going home, during this Eid holidays, his authority still assigns a number of workers, such as sanitation for landscape care and watering the park, as well as securing during the Eid holidays.

“Maintenance and security officers are still on duty even though on holidays,” he explained.

Meanwhile, when contacted separately, Chief of the Denpasar

Police Traffic Affairs, Rahmawati Ismail, said that during the Eid holidays, the traffic arrangement remains to be carried out as usual because the Badung area does not belong to homecoming paths.

Nevertheless, she estimated that during the Eid holidays, the tourist visit will be definitely crowded.

The arrangement of traffic towards the tourist attractions will be strengthened. “We pay attention to tourist attraction. For traffic arrangement during the Eid holidays, we also established security posts,” she concluded. (kmb23)

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Aston Kuta Hotel & Residence Strengthens Its CSR Activities This Ramadan June 13 10AM-11:30AM Whirling Motion with Tebo Aumbara Bali Life Studio Jl. Suak Uma, Petulu lebah Ubud 6:30PM-9:30PM Fabirc Paintgin by Plastic Bag Art Geed Art Jl. Raya Penestanan Sayan, Ubud 7:30PM-10:30PM Open Mic with Dory Casa Luna Ubud Jl. Raya Ubud 2PM-4PM Deep Dive Ecstatic Dance Paradiso UBud Jalan Goutama Selatan Ubud 4:30PM-5:30PM Circus Family Swasti Bali - COnsciou Eco Village Jl. Nyuh Bojog, Banjar Nyuh Kuning Ubud 8PM-9:30PM Pride Month! screenings at PAradiso Paradiso UBud Jalan Goutama Selatan Ubud 1PM-June 1512PM Bali Afro-Lating Dance Boot Camp Ubud Studio 1 Jl. Made Lebah, Ubud

In spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Aston Kuta together with Archipelago International, a leading Indonesia-based hospitality management company, has revealed details of the Ramadan CSR efforts, which involved various different activities supported by over 500 corporate and hotel staff from more than 135 hotels under the portfolio of Archipelago International.

The first saw the hotel group teamed up with more than 100 hotels under its portfolio to collect and distribute over 500-metre of prayer mats to several areas across the country, such as Bali, Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua and some other areas. Furthermore, the hotel staff in various cities also gathered together for a clean up activity at

the mosques and their surrounding areas to enhance the serenity and spiritual ambience during praying time and other activities during Ramadan period.

“Ramadan is a time for reflection and for giving. Our CSR campaign always aims to encourage and foster that humanitarian and volunteering spirit, and show our appreciation to the community that we live in. This big project is thrilling and beyond expectations, seeing the enthusiasm and the generosity of the Corporate team and hotels in reaching out and assisting the preparation to the distribution and cleaning day. It’s something the we, as the Corporate Office, proud of. We hope to continue these efforts every year and develop more similar programs in

the future”, said Lukas Samali, VP of HR of Archipelago International.

About Archipelago International

Archipelago International operates Indonesia’s largest portfolio of over 135 hotels with a further 100 new properties under development across Indonesia, the Caribbean, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

With more than 18,000 rooms and 9 brands in more than 55 cities, brands include Nomad Hostels, favehotel, Neo, Quest Hotel, Harper, Aston, Alana, Aston Heritage Collection, and Kamuela. Hotels range from ultra-luxurious villas to select-service hotels. For more information please visit www.archipelagointernational.com

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‘Norman,’ when artificial intelligence goes psycho

SAN FRANCISCO - No, it’s not a new horror film. It’s Norman: also known as the first psychopathic artificial intelligence, just unveiled

by US researchers.

The goal is to explain in layman’s terms how algorithms are made, and to make people aware of AI’s potential dangers.

Norman “represents a case study on the dangers of Artificial Intelligence gone wrong when biased data is used in machine learning algorithms,” according to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Pinar Yanardag, Manuel Cebrian and Iyad Rahwan, part of an MIT team, added: “there is a central idea in machine learning: the data you use to teach a machine learning algorithm can significantly influence its behavior.”

“So when we talk about AI algorithms being biased on unfair, the culprit is often not the algorithm itself, but the biased data that was fed to it,” they said via email.

Hence the idea of creating Norman, which was named after the psychopathic killer Norman Bates in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film “Psycho.”

Norman was “fed” only with short legends describing images of “people dying” found on the Reddit internet platform.

The researchers then submitted images of ink blots, as in the Rorschach psychological test, to determine what Norman was seeing and compare his answers to those of traditionally trained AI. The results are scary, to say the least: where traditional AI sees “two people standing close to each other,” Norman sees in the same spot of ink “a man who jumps out a window.”

And when Norman distinguishes “a man shot to death by his screaming wife,” the other AI detects “a person holding an umbrella.”

A dedicated website, norman-ai.mit.edu, shows 10 examples of ink blots accompanied by responses from both systems, always with a macabre response from Norman.

IBP/net The site lets Internet users also test Norman with ink blots and send their answers “to help Norman repair Norman represents a case study on the dangers of Artificial Intelligence gone wrong when biased data is itself.” (afp) used in machine learning algorithms.

Ubisoft sees blockbusters shaped by fans and stars

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Guillaume Brunier, Senior Producer at Ubisoft Montpeller, revealsl ‘Beyond Good and Evil 2’ during the Ubisoft E3 conference at the Orpheum Theater on June 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 12.

LOS ANGELES - French video game giant Ubisoft is teaming up with a firm founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to crowd source material for a forthcoming title, the companies announced Monday on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

Ubisoft has long tapped into feedback from players while designing games, but the latest step will allow some to make content woven into scenes.

An invitation to collaborate went live Monday on the website of Gordon-Levitt’s Hit Record, with the first project being to make music that one might hear on a space pirate radio station in Ubisoft’s “Beyond Good and Evil 2,” a sci-

ence fiction shooter crafted to be a space opera.

“The point of Hit Record is for people to make things together,” he said. “This is the first time we are going to make assets going into a video game; which I think is really cool.”

“This is not just submitting songs,” he added. “We will be making the music together.”

Someone in one country may come up with a baseline, and another elsewhere the drum beat or various instrumentals, according to Gordon-Levitt.

Anyone whose work is feature in the game will get paid, although he didn’t specify how much.

Among other coming games shown off by Ubisoft was psycho-

logical thriller “Transference,” a collaboration with another Hollywood star Elijah Wood, which will see players grapple with twists and mysteries in a deranged mind.

Wood who described himself as an avid gamer, promised during the event that the game “will leave you with haunting memories long after you put down the controller.”

Ubisoft also provided glimpses of an eagerly-awaited sequel to its history-based adventure franchise “Assassin’s Creed” set in Greece during the time of Socrates, and roused the crowd with a marching band and colorfully garbed performers introducing a new entry to the hit “Just Dance” dancing game franchise. (afp)

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Visit to Batur Volcano Museum rises

Only busy on holiday, district govt asked to help promotion BANGLI — The visit to the Batur Volcano Museum at Penelokan, Kintamani, has jumped since the past week. Every day, the visit to the museum collecting volcanic rocks can reach 500 people. Unfortunately, the increase in visits only occurs during holidays.

Small number of the tourist visit on usual days is caused by lacking of promotion.

Head of Batur Volcano Museum, Desak Made Andariyani, said on Monday (May 11) the increase in visits has occurred since early June. They are dominated by school children. “The visit is quite crowded.

At 11:00 today there are 167 people, I think it can reach 500 people,” said Andariyani.

She acknowledged the increase in tourist visits to the museum is common during semester breaks or holidays. Apart from schoolchildren in Bali, there are also students from outside Bali. Andariyani admitted that so far some schools from outside Bali have submitted their plan to visit the museum. In the museum, they commonly go around to see the existing collection to be further used as references for the assignment instructed by their teachers.

“The assignment highly depends on their teacher.

Usually they are invited to come here and then assigned to draw the collections in the museum. It can also be in the form of assignment to explain volcanic eruptions, and what geopark is,” she explained. She estimated the peak of visit to the museum will occur on the day before the Eid al Fitr on June 14.

When asked about the tourist visits on usual days, Andariyani said it is very much different. On particular days, the visit to the Batur Volcano Museum reaches the average of100 people. The visit is dominated by foreign tourists like those from China.

They usually visit the museum before going down to the Caldera area.

Andariyani disclosed that in general the visit on normal days has declined since the past few years.

Possibly it happens due to the less organized condition of Kintamani tourist destination. In addition, many tourists also complained to have been disturbed by the acts of street vendors. It gives impression if visitors are forced to buy their merchandise.

“Currently, the Batur Volcano Museum remains to get less promotion. To increase the visit, we hope the Tourism and Culture Agency can help promote this museum,” added Andariyani. (kmb40)

The visit to the Batur Volcano Museum at Penelokan, Kintamani, has jumped since the past week.

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Arrested at the airport, Russian tourist prosecuted DENPASAR — After being arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport of a drug case, a Russian citizen, defendant Artem Smirnov, was tried in Denpasar District Court.

Based on information in circulation, the defendant was arrested because of carrying marijuana. Having been convicted of narcotic cases on Thursday (Jun. 7), the next trial will be resumed with verification by the examination of witnesses.

Meanwhile, in the last week’s indictment of public prosecutor, Paulus Widaryanto, was mentioned if the defendant in this case is charged with the Article 113 paragraph 1 or second indictment with Article 111 paragraph 1 or Article 127 paragraph a (a), Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics.

The prosecutor mentioned the defendant has no right or goes up against the law of producing, im-

porting, exporting or distributing first class drugs kept in one plastic clip containing leaves and stalks of green-browned marijuana plant with the weight of 0.24 gram gross.

Before the judge panel Esthar Oktavi, the prosecutor described if the defendant flew Air Asia with flight number FD398 from Bangkok to Ngurah Rai International Airport. He arrived on February 20, 2018 around 02:00 local time.

Airport officials checked all the passengers and luggage. Then, the officers saw the defendant indicating suspicious gestures as he passed the customs checkpoint with an X-Ray machine. The officers then performed an examination.

Well, at that time the officials found a bag containing small plastic tissue wrapped in one plastic clip. The clip contains the pieces of brownish green leaves and plants

suspected to containing marijuana.

The defendant admitted to have purchased the illicit goods in Bangkok.

In addition to seizing marijuana, the officials also confiscated BC 2.2 custom declaration and others. Furthermore, the defendant and the evidence were submitted to the Directorate of Narcotics of Bali to be examined further. The evidence alleged to contain marijuana has the weight of 0.52 grams gross or 0.24 gram net. (kmb37)

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Tourism village to be gradually equipped with trekking path

Landslides kill 12 as monsoon batters Rohingya refugees

Tender has been completed

TABANAN - Tourism village development continues to be carried out by Tabanan district through the local tourism office considering the existence of rural tourism gives promising potential, especially to improve the economy of local community. This year, the tourism office is designing infrastructure programs for trekking path at rural tourism.

“Given the limitations of local budgets, we try first in the Pupuan region,” explained the Head of the Tabanan Tourism Office, I Made Yasa, recently.

The provision of trekking path will gradually target the entire tourism village in Tabanan district. Based on the data of Tourism Office, there are 16 tourism villages having got decree spreading across at some points in Tabanan. “This number will continue to increase because many villages have already applied for being legalized into tourism villages, but need to be reviewed first and must be selected,” he explained.

He added that for this program plan, it has completed tender process where in the near future will be carried out the physical implementation. In addition to the development of tourism village

area, currently the tourism office is also focusing on the arrangement of the area in Bedugul. “Not long ago, we have funds from central government to do the arrangement at Bedugul, and this is done gradually,” he explained.

As is known, so far Tabanan district has been planned to develop tourist attractions. However, it boosts the tourism village because this sector is expected to have an impact on the economy of local communities. “For example, commodity products at the local village can be offered to tourists,” he said.

In the future, Tabanan district is even more focused on developing tourism village. This will also have an impact on the reduction of productive land function. As consequence, local residents can preserve the environment and their culture at the village. (kmb28)

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Korean People’s Army soldier Lieutenant Colonel Hwang Myong Jin stands before the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on the North Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, near Kaesong on June 11, 2018.

Warm words from North Korea on Cold War frontier

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This year, the tourism office is designing infrastructure programs for trekking path at rural tourism.

Panji Festival to enliven BAF XL

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DENPASAR - The Bali Arts Festival (BAF) XL will also be enlivened with the Panji Festival/ INAO International. The festival followed by participants from the ASEAN countries, including Indonesia will hold performances, workshops and exhibitions. The Panji Festival (INAO International) is a synergy of the activities of the Ministry of Education and Culture to be held on June 28-29, 2018.

“The Panji Festival (INAO) followed by ASEAN countries is funded by the Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture. We just prepare the venue,” said the Head of the Bali Culture Agency, Dewa Putu Beratha, in Denpasar, recently.

In addition to Bali, continued Beratha, Panji Festival will also be

held in several provinces of Indonesia such as East Java Province, Special Region of Yogyakarta and Greater Jakarta. The implementation of the Panji Festival by the Directorate General of Culture has been discussed since last year in Jakarta, including the selection of Bali as one of the venues for the festival.

“Panji was born in Kediri, East Java. Formerly, the opening was scheduled in Jakarta, but we ask for its opening in Bali so that it can be organized in collaboration with the Bali Arts Festival,” he explained.

According to Beratha, Panji Festival is going to invite about five to six ASEAN countries. However, only three countries have stated the confirmation to attend namely Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand.

The festival is called INAO in Thailand. Bali as the representative of Indonesia will perform Gambuh and Legong Lasem featuring the theme or Panji story.

Previously, a cultural observer, Wardiman Djojonegoro, said the existence of Gambuh and Gambuh Anyar actually indicates if the Panji stories remain very much alive in Bali. Uniquely, it can even inspire the revival of Panji storylines in other regions such as East Java.

“Panji story is different in every region. In East Java, the Panji story is told in Javanese, while in Bali uses ancient Balinese language.

Then, in Malaysia it uses Malay language,” said this former Minister of Education and Culture in this administration of President Soeharto. (kmb32)

DHAKA - Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 12 people Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said.

Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy rains lash an area home to the world’s largest refugee camp.

Most of Tuesday’s victims were buried under mud when surrounding hills gave way after a deluge.

Eleven people died in Naniarchar including a family of four, while several people remained missing, district administrator Mamunur Rashid told AFP. Another person was killed in neighbouring Cox’s Bazar district, police said.

Landslides have so far killed at least 13 people this week, after a Rohingya boy was crushed to death by a collapsing mud wall at the Kutupalong refugee camp on Monday.

Some 200,000 Rohingya who live on hills around the refugee camps are at risk of death or injury from monsoon rains, officials and relief agencies have said.

Many of the hills around the settlements have been cleared of trees to build shelters, making the land highly unstable.

Nearly 29,000 people have been moved to new locations ahead of the monsoon but the risk of a tragedy remains high.

“Relocation is continuing but the problem is where (to) find land to move people,” UN refugee agency spokesperson Caroline Gluck told AFP. At least 300 shelters were damaged by rains that began late Saturday, Bangladesh officials said.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said waterborne disease was on the rise as floodwaters mingled with latrines.

“We’re already seeing increases in acute water diarrhoea, and the risk of an outbreak of waterborne diseases is now a serious likelihood,” Sanjeev Kafley, IFRC’s local chief, said in a statement.

The region is forecast to receive 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) of rainfall during the monsoon season -- roughly triple what Britain gets in a year.

Last year, monsoon rains triggered landslides in Cox’s Bazar and the nearby Chittagong hill tracts, killing at least 170 people.

There are also fears flooding could spread disease in the refugee camps.

About 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled neighbouring Myanmar since last August after an army crackdown which the UN says amounted to “ethnic cleansing”.

They join around 300,000 refugees from earlier violence in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, where the Rohingya are a persecuted and stateless minority. (afp)

PANMUNJOM - On the world’s last Cold War frontier, where troops have long faced off at the truce village that divides the two Koreas, propaganda broadcasts have fallen silent and soldiers from the North are hopeful a historic summit will herald a new era for their country.

The blue huts of Panmunjom are emblematic of the truce that stopped the fighting in the Korean War, and a favoured destination for visiting US leaders looking to demonstrate their resolve to face down the North. But now the North Korean soldiers stationed there express enthusiasm for Tuesday’s unprecedented meeting between their commander-in-chief Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.

“In the past, we’ve held negative feelings against the troops on the other side,” Lieutenant Colonel Hwang Myong Jin told AFP. “But for those who treat us with goodwill and want to improve relations, we can become friends and walk the same path holding hands despite our history.”

Hwang said he had a “positive stance” towards the talks in Singapore, where Kim clasped hands with Trump in a momentous encounter.

“Our republic has been squeezed in between the great powers in the past... But today, we are showing our dignity as an independent nation in front of the whole world.”

He keenly pointed out the pine tree planted by his leader and the South’s President Moon Jae-in during their first summit in April, when the pair swapped briefing papers for shovels to toss soil -- from mountains in both countries -- over its roots in one of several memorable moments.

“At first I was very nervous,” about the summit, he said. “Our Supreme Leader was crossing over to the dangerous South side.”

But when Kim held hands with Moon to lead him to the northern side and back again, he added, “I thought the day of reunification was coming near.”

- ‘Sign their surrender’ But such sentiments are a recent phenomenon.

North Korea proclaims itself to have won the 1950-53 conflict, which it calls the Great Fatherland Liberation War. A large stone plaque on its side of the DMZ commemorates a 2012 visit by Kim, who “gave us a valuable lesson that this is a historic place where the US invaders kneeled before our people to sign their surrender”.

“Our future generations will live in a reunified motherland,” it cites him as declaring.

The North constantly reiterates the importance of reuniting the peninsula, divided by the US and Soviet Union in the closing days of the Second World War, and its 1950 invasion was an attempt to do so by force.

Since then the democratic, capitalist South has accelerated into the economic distance, rising to become the world’s 11th-largest economy. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on October 06, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees wait in line under the rain during a food distribution under at Nayapara refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Ukhia district.

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Confidence among German investors slumped to its lowest level since September 2012 Tuesday in a closely-watched monthly barometer, as financial players were spooked by a transatlantic war of words over trade.

ing across the Atlantic after Trump hit steel and aluminium imports with tariffs and justified them on “national security” grounds -- to the outrage of historic allies like the European Union and Canada.

Both the EU and Canada have said they will hit back, spurring the US leader to vow further border taxes on car imports -- potentially a heavy blow for Germany, whose car industry with its more than 800,000 employees is vital to the economy.

Closer to home, Wambach pointed to “fears of policies from the new Italian government that could destabilise the financial system,” although the coalition between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and anti-immigration League parties has moderated its tone on tax and spending issues in recent days. (afp)

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Balinese men fight with sticks wrapped in thorny pandanus leaves during a ritual in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, June 8, 2018. Once a year, during the ritual tournament festival, men of the village fight each other with wads of thorny pandanus leaves as part of a sacrifice to placate the evil spirits.

Moscow urges locals not to drive ahead of World Cup

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This satellite image provided by Airbus Defence & Space on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, shows the Luzhniki stadium which will host the 2018 World Cup final, in Moscow, Russia.

Moscow authorities are pleading with locals not to drive in the runup to Thursday’s World Cup opening match to avoid causing gridlock in the city. The Russian capital of 12 million people is creaking at the seams as it starts receiving hundreds of thousands visitors for the month-long football final.

Fans from the 32 participating nations will almost all either be based in Moscow or fly in and out of the sprawling and chronically congested megalopolis to the other 11 host venues.

Moscow officials had insisted for months that they had planned everything out to make sure the city functioned like clockwork once the games begin. They sounded less confident on Tuesday.

The city’s transportation department said some of Moscow’s busiest roads will have to be closed off to general traffic to make way for dignitaries arriving for the opening ceremony.

“Due to the high number of events and the arrival of important

guests, additional road restrictions are possible -- especially in the city centre,” the transportation department said.

The city said traffic cops will also be stopping traffic to make room for various FIFA delegations and busses shuttling in fans from Moscow’s four airports.

“We strongly urge city residents to use city transport and to leave their cars at home for the coming days,” said the transportation department. “This will make your trips easier to plan.”

Russia has inherited the Sovietera practise of shutting down roads travelled by senior officials or visiting foreign dignitaries.

Parts of Moscow crawls to a halt during morning and evening rush hour when President Vladimir Putin is sped to and from work.

The roads are usually closed from the point of Putin’s departure outside Moscow to that of his arrival at the Kremlin as an extra precaution.(afp)

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Natural Hot Springs at Angseri Village, Pamper Visitors with Open and Closed Pools

German investor confidence slumps on trade fears

The ZEW institute’s regular poll of economic expectations for the coming months lost 7.9 points for a reading of -16.1.

ZEW President Achim Wambach pointed to “the latest escalation in the trade conflict with the United States” as a major reason for the gloomier prognosis.

The survey was conducted between May 28 and June 11, a period including last weekend’s disastrous G7 summit that saw US President Donald Trump tear up a joint communique with other leaders of advanced Western economies, citing trade differences.

Financial players’ judgements of both the current economic situation and the outlook for the coming months slipped, with both readings much worse for the 19-nation eurozone than for Germany alone.

A tit-for-tat trade battle is brew-

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Perang Pandan Festival 2018, Honoring the God of War

The word Perang means war and pandan is dedicated to the pandanus leaves which they use as a weapon to fight. Perang festival is all about giving tribute to the god of war by enjoying the battle with each other. They even get wounds from fights but enjoy it fully. The Perang pandan is also known as the dance of war. The war is a symbol of power, dominance and strength over enemies.

Balinese are known for their cultures and thousands of old year rituals. Perang pandan is an ageold traditional festival which is dedicated to the Hindu of war and the sky, Indra. All male villagers about each other armed with a small shield and a tied packet of thorny pandan leaves in the other hand.

The village is located in east Bali which comprises of two sub-villages, Daud Tukad and pegringsingan.

The other village is known for its amazing heritage geringsing double ikat, cloth where females of village wear as part of family regalia during performing rituals. The festival is celebrated in the months of June

and July. The special area is build up, villagers decorate their houses and girls drive large man powered wooden swings as part of rituals.

Tenganasese men dress traditional with bare chest and headband, use thorny pandanus as their weapon for the battle and a rattan woven for the protection. The ritual starts with gamelan music named selonding, musical instrument that is played. The pandan ceremony starts with praying at the temple and go on with circling around the village and having a traditional fermented drink called ‘tuak.

The motive of this ceremony is to give tribute to the gods of war

by fighting a battle. Around this time, the main arena is packed with young boys and young men take turns in pairs to fight, inflicting their bodies with lashes from the leaves and sharp thorns. They get injured but not even a single contestant shows pain. Wounds are treated with natural medicines like herbs, turmeric and vinegar mix and which does magical to the wounds, dry up in minutes.

At the end of the battle, they smear the scratches and wound with turmeric and vinegar as part of a ritual. They all sit together to dine on banana leaves and laugh and giggle together at the end. (net)

Tabanan district now has another alternative in terms of natural hot spring pools. This tourist attraction is not only found at Penatahan village, but also at Angseri village, Baturiti, Tabanan. It is located about 200 meters to the west of Puncak Tinggah Temple. Currently, this natural hot spring is more crowded with visitors.

The arrangement is very neat and beautiful. Aside from being pampered with two outdoor pools, visitors are also offered with ten closed hot spring pool attractions.

The open pools on the north side look very natural because it comes into direct contact with the river against the background of the waterfall. Some supporting facilities are also available. There are some stalls selling drinks and snacks.

Similarly, there is a food stall with scenic backdrop.

Chief of Angseri Hot Spring Attraction, I Wayan Sukada, said that Angseri village has some natural hot spring points spreading over the private land of the local village.

Of the many hot springs owned by Angseri village, so far only one point has been managed since 2006.

Sukada revealed the hot springs managed by the tourism group was previously handled by local village since 1995. Previously, the management had been dormant to totally get terminated.

Seeing the potential of the abandoned nature, he and some Angseri villagers in 2006 through a meeting with figures and various components of local village then formed a tourism group. One of them is

managing the hot springs currently always crowded with visitors.

Sukada said the hot spring also has health benefits, especially for skin health. Moreover, a number of visitors come specifically for such medicinal purposes. Indeed, the management itself provides a closed pool specifically used by visitors with the purpose of treatment. By and large, the coming visitors also bring along ritual paraphernalia pursuant to their affordability.

In addition to domestic tourists, Angseri hot spring tourist attraction is also often visited by foreign tourists. They are mostly from Europe. “Usually a busy visit happens during Galungan holidays, New Year and other holidays,” he said. Furthermore, Sukada said the Angseri village tourism group is not willing to stand by relying solely on natural hot springs. Together with the members, the group is targeting some other tourism potential owned

by Angseri Village.

Sukada hoped that with more and more tourism potentials to be exploited at Angseri village, they will create more job opportunities for local people. Currently, with the natural hot spring management, it has been able to provide employment for local residents. “As the native residents to Angseri village, we are proud when we realize to have a lot of potential, especially in the tourism sector, as more natural potential can be managed. They will be able to create more job opportunities for our citizens,” he concluded. (kmb)

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France challenges Beijing in South China Sea

PARIS - France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters.

In late May, the French assault ship Dixmude and a frigate sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands and around a group of reefs that China has turned into islets to push back against Beijing’s claim to own most of the resource-rich South China Sea. “Our patrol involved passing close to these islets to obtain intelligence with all the sensors it is possible to use in international waters,” the Dixmude’s commanding officer, Jean Porcher, told reporters in a video interview.

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, a researcher from the Hudson Institute thinktank who was onboard, said that “several Chinese frigates and corvettes” tailed the French vessels.

Porcher said the ship maintained “cordial” radio contact with Chinese military vessels, “which were present in the area until we left”.

So far the United States has taken the lead in confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, which are

contested by several neighbours, particularly Vietnam.

But France, which along with Britain is the only European nation to regularly send its navy into the region, has also waded into the dispute, sending its ships into the South China Sea three to five times a year.

In August, the airforce will stage its biggest-ever exercises in southeast Asia as part of a strategy to mark France’s presence in a region that is home to 1.5 million French citizens in the country’s overseas territories.

Three Rafale fighter jets, one A400M troop transporter and a C135 refuelling tanker will fly from Australia to India, with several stop-offs along the way.

The sea and air operations follow a visit

by President Emmanuel Macron last month to Australia, where he spoke of the need to protect the Indo-Pacific region from “hegemony” -- a veiled reference to Beijing’s growing might.

He stressed that France, which will be the last country in the EU after Britain leaves the bloc to have territories in the Pacific, did not want to antagonise China.

But a “strong Indo-Pacific axis” was needed to ensure respect for freedom of navigation and aviation in the region, he IBP/net told Australian Prime Minister Malcolm France, Britain Sending Ships to Challenge Beijing’s Claims in South China Turnbull. (afp) Sea.

Spain king’s brother-in-law loses appeal, gets 5 years for graft

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In this file photo taken on February 23, 2017 Former Olympic handball player and husband of Spain’s Princess Cristina, Inaki Urdangarin (C) leaves the courthouse in Palma de Mallorca, on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca.

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Trump said he had formed a “special bond” with Kim, whose regime has been accused of multiple human rights abuse and who is suspected of ordering the assassination of his brother at a Malaysian airport last year.

“We’ll meet again,” Trump said after a signing ceremony, stand-

ing with Kim on the verandah where they first met. “We will meet many times.” Trump said he “absolutely” would be willing to invite Kim to the White House.

For his part, Kim said the two Cold War foes had vowed to “leave the past behind”, pledging “the world will see a major change.”

The extraordinary summit -- unthinkable only months ago

MADRID - The Spanish king’s brother-in-law was on Tuesday sentenced on appeal to five years and 10 months for syphoning off millions of euros in a case that has shamed the royals, the Supreme Court said.

Although he lost the appeal, Inaki Urdangarin’s revised sentence is slightly lower than the term he had been handed in February 2017, with the former Olympic handball player expected to begin his sentence within days.

However Urdangarin, who is married to Spain’s Princess Cristina, could make a last ditch-appeal

to the Constitutional Court.

Prosecutors had asked that the original sentence of six years and three months be increased to a maximum 10 years.

Now 50, Urdangarin was found guilty of taking millions of euros between 2004 and 2006 from a non-profit foundation he headed in the island of Majorca.

Despite his sentence, he was allowed to remain free while pursuing an appeal.

The corruption scandal broke in 2010, sparking outrage at a time when Spain was going through a

-- comes after Washington and Pyongyang appeared on the verge of conflict late last year as the leaders slung personal insults and Kim conducted nuclear and missile tests.

are routinely trampled. Trump told reporters that he had raised the issue of human rights “strongly”.

“We will be doing something on it. It’s rough. It’s rough in a lot of places, by the way,” he added.

The Singapore summit is a potentially legacy-defining meeting for both men -- comparable to president Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, or Ronald Reagan’s 1986 summit with Mikhail Gor-

- ‘Fire and fury’ -

Critics said the mere fact of the meeting meant Trump was legitimising Kim, who critics say runs a police state where human rights

devastating financial crisis, becoming a symbol of the elite’s perceived corruption.

The scandal soured the end of the reign of king Juan Carlos, who gave up the throne in June 2014 after 39 years, hoping his son Felipe who replaced him could freshen up the image of the monarchy.

Urdangarin and Cristina have been excluded from all of the family’s official public appearances since the scandal erupted, and in 2015 King Felipe VI stripped the couple of their titles of duke and duchess of Palma. (afp)

bachev in Reykjavik. But many agreements have been made in the past with North Korea that have later fallen apart.

“It’s a huge win for Kim Jongun, who now -- if nothing else -- has the prestige and propaganda coup of meeting one-on-one with the president, while armed with a nuclear deterrent,” said Michael Kovrig, Crisis Group Senior Adviser for North East Asia. (afp)

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Lebaran mass migration begins

JAKARTA - The prevailing custom of Eid al-Fitr festivities, called Lebaran in Indonesia, is one of the largest temporary human migrations when workers return to their hometowns to celebrate with their families and relatives and seek forgiveness.

Such a mass exodus, or better known in Indonesia as “mudik,” is an annual tradition wherein people living in major cities, such as Greater Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, and elsewhere, travel to their hometowns to meet their relatives and seek forgiveness from parents, in-laws, and other elders.

The flow of mudik for the 2018 Lebaran festivities had begun over the weekend and will continue until it reaches its peak, forecast next Thursday, or a day before the Lebaran day on Friday.

According to a forecast by the Transportation Ministry, the number of Lebaran holiday travelers, or pemudik, will increase by 27.77 percent to 12.24 million, while those traveling via means of public transportation will also increase by 5.17 percent to 19.5 million.

Since Saturday, airports, seaports, train stations, and bus terminals in major cities were reported to have been packed with tens of thousands of pemudik.

The flow of pemudik through the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi over the weekend reached 42,954 passengers for both domestic and international arrivals and departures.

PT Angkasa Pura-I Public Relations official at the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Turah Ajiari remarked that the number of passengers will continue to increase until next Thursday.

In the meantime, PT Angkasa Pura II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin has forecast the homecoming flow of pemudik at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to peak two days before the Lebaran day that will probably fall on June 15, 2018.

A passenger surge of 240 thousand to 250 thousand is forecast to occur on Wednesday until Thursday at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on all national and international flights.

The number will indicate an estimated increase by eight to nine percent in passengers as compared to the previous year.

The estimated surge in passengers is influenced by several factors, such as easy accessibility to air transportation with the growing availability of production equipment and transportation facilities coupled with an increase in the purchasing power of society.

“It is since employees of private companies begin their holidays on June 13, 2018, but now, it is getting better due to the smooth distribution,” Awaluddin explained.

Awaluddin remarked that two or three days before Eid al-Fitr, as the peak of the homecoming flow, the predicted surge in the number of passengers would reach 350 thousand at all airports managed by AP II, including Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

Until Saturday, more than 23 thousand sea freight travelers from various islands had disembarked at the Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, East Java, and the number will continue to increase in the days to come.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi lauded the readiness of Tanjung Perak Port to serve the 2018 Lebaran holiday travelers at the passenger terminal.

Minister Sumadi then called on the port operators and captains of the ships to always pay attention to and prioritize the safety and comfort of passengers.

As in the previous years, the number of people to travel by means of air and sea transportation this year is forecast to increase significantly.

To ensure a pleasant journey home, the transportation minister has stated that security at all airports in Indonesia will be intensified following recent acts of terror in several areas.

In addition, Sumadi has inspected three facilities -- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten, Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta, and Gambir train station in Central Jakarta -- that might be overcrowded by passengers during the Lebaran homecoming this year to ensure that they are ready to accommodate and serve travelers.

Sumadi believes that the preparedness of public facilities is a key factor in ensuring a smooth homecoming trip. These three locations will witness a significant increase in the number of passengers, so the facilities need to be prepared.

The government`s decision to set additional collective leave for the 2018 Lebaran

homecoming on June 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, and 20 is expected to affect the distribution of passengers. The return flow of holidaymakers is expected to reach its peak on June 20 or June 24.

Some transportation firms have taken precautionary measures to handle the sharp rise in the number of passengers by increasing the frequency of their trips.

The Garuda Indonesia Group has prepared 150,510 seats on additional flights to handle the surge in the number of passengers during the Eid homecoming season, forecast from June 8 to June 24, on both domestic and international routes.

Of the total 768 additional flights, 480 flights will be served by Citilink and 288 flights by Garuda Indonesia.

The additional seats have increased 39 percent as compared to 107,750 extra seats during last year.

Hence, the government has provided means of public transportation to ease the

flow of traffic for holiday travelers.

In Banyumas District, Central Java Province, the Type A Terminal of Bulupitu in Purwokerto is ready to serve travelers during the Lebaran holiday season. Bulupitu Terminal Head Hadi Suharto stated that he had readied dozens of inter-city buses in the province and inter-provincial routes (AKAP) to serve travelers.

In addition, several tourism buses will be readied as a backup in the face of a likely surge in the number of passengers.

“Based on last year`s feedback experience, the number of AKAP buses (Jakarta destinations) departing from the Bulupitu Terminal reached 40 per day,” he stated.

Furthermore, he noted that all buses at the terminal, run by the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, routinely undergo physical inspection, and letters are issued daily before being sent to the destination city. (ant)

Nanang / AFP

Workers load motorbikes onto a truck for delivery back to their owners’ hometowns from Palu, Sulawesi on June 12, 2018, as people travel to their hometowns to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Cities in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country empty out every year at the end of Ramadan as people head to villages to celebrate Eid with their families.

Eid Fitr exodus smooth: transportation minister

CIREBON - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated that the ongoing exodus of Eid Fitr Islamic Festivity travelers via land, sea, and air, has been running smoothly so far.

“Up till now, according to my estimation, two-thirds of some 19 million travelers have left for their hometowns,” Sumadi said, while monitoring the exodus at Harjamukti bus terminal, here, on Tuesday.

He was accompanied by Land Transportation Director General Budi Setiyadi and President Director of PT Jasa Raharja insurance company Budi Rahardjo.

The exodus was smooth thanks to a good synergy among the transportation offices, local governments, the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), and the National Police (Polri) in every region, according to the minister.

Many travelers have managed to cut their journey duration, and the number of traffic accidents has dropped drastically compared to that of the previous year.

New toll roads and smooth roads have helped shorten the traveling time, the minister remarked.

The number of private vehicles used during the exodus has decreased thanks to free rides by trains, boats, and buses provided by the central

and local governments, as well as state and private companies. Besides, more people choose to use mass transportation means, he added.

The number of Eid Fitr travelers using planes has increased by 14 percent, a significant surge from the initial target at 4 percent, the minister remarked.

Karya monitored the traffic along the Jakarta-Cikampel toll road in a helicopter. He later used

a car from Cikopo to Cirebon.

Nationally, this year, it is estimated that more than 19.5 million people will return home for reunion with family or friends and to celebrate the festivities after fasting for a month. Of the 19.5 million Lebaran travelers, some 6.39 million are estimated to use twowheeled motor vehicles, according to the Indonesian Transportation Society. (ant)

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Highlights For fashion, Bali Collection virtually has it all. Nearly three dozen different brands and outlets can be found here, from international franchises to national brands. Children’s to men’s and women’s clothing, to active sportswear and surf apparels, all are laid out through navigable sections and spaces. Fashion brands range from Cool Kids, Surfer Girl, Uluwatu, Billabong, Hurley, Quiksilver, Bamboo Blonde, Giordano, Blue Glue, Levi’s, Pink Eleven, Polo, Beatrice, Windhu Sari Collection, Syang Gallery, Puri Sari, Paul Smith, Denim-denim, Custom, Numero, The Venue, B&R, Denver Street Market, Brands Off, Studio Tas, D&G, Lemon Chic, Pocket Fashion, Jegeg Bali, Continental Tailor and Syang Gallery. If art items are what you seek, there are different art shops, namely Padi Art market, Exotic Gems, Bless, La Brocante, Bali Kembali,

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Garuda Indonesia Airlines and Karang Mas Money Changer can also be found within the complex.

Bali Collection also hosts a number of supermarkets and department stores under its roof. Here you’ll find the Sogo Department Store, Coco Supermarket and Nine Mart within easy reach, yet distinctively set apart. For more of a ‘comfort zone’, Bali Collection also has several outlets providing spa and reflexology services, namely Padi Reflexology, Kaimana Spa, Tropic Spa, Artha Spa, Ocean Spa, Ajeg Bali Reflexology and Prada Reflexology, each serving up different treatment menus, styles and range of aroma-therapeutic essential oils For a table for two or for casual gatherings with friends, various restaurants and lounges at the complex are ready to serve. Among the many choices are BlackStone Terrace Bar & Lounge, Starbucks, Uno Italian, Frangipani Bali International Restaurant, Pica Tapas, Paon Bali Fusion, Coco Bistro, Maharaja Indian Food, Sushi Bar Restaurant, Loco Café, Prada Exclusive Lounge & Grill and Slavyanka Russian Restaurant. And to liven up the atmosphere, regular live performances from an acoustic trio and a Latin band fill the air with tunes and melodies. (net)

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LOS ANGELES - Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua have agreed terms for a heavyweight unification bout which will take place at a British venue later this year, ESPN reported on Monday.

Shelly Finkel, one of Wilder’s co-managers, told ESPN that World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Wilder had accepted an offer by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn for a fight in autumn.

“We have agreed to the terms that Eddie has put out to us for a fight in the UK,” Wilder was quoted

by ESPN as saying.

“Deontay has accepted his terms to fight in the UK. Deontay sent an email to Joshua (Sunday) night and I sent one today to Barry Hearn and Eddie telling them that we officially accept the offer to

fight under the terms they gave us and to send us the contract,” Finkel added.

The report said the offer set out a two-fight deal with a rematch to take place in the United States next year.

If the fight is confirmed, it will be the biggest bout seen in the division in years.

British 2012 Olympic champion Joshua unified the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization heavyweight titles by out-pointing New Zealand’s Joseph

Parker on March 31.

The winner of a Joshua-Wilder bout would be the first man to hold all four heavyweight titles - WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO - simultaneously.

Joshua, 28, won his first world title in 2016 and has made five defenses, taking his record to 21-0 with 20 knockouts.

Wilder, 32, improved to 40-0 with 39 knockouts when he knocked out previously unbeaten Cuban Luis Ortiz in the 10th round in Brooklyn, New York, on March 3. (afp)

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Kyrgios reignites ‘racist’ feud with Dawn Fraser

SYDNEY - Temperamental Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios reignited a feud with swimming legend Dawn Fraser Tuesday, calling her “racist” after she was honoured by the Queen.

Fraser, winner of eight Olympic medals including four golds from 1956-64, was made a Companion

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of the Order of Australia in Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday honours list in recognition of her services to sport.

The 80-year-old told Australia’s Channel Seven: “I’m so very grateful that I’m Australian and I’ve been given this honour... it’s just absolutely fantastic.”

The broadcaster posted the clip on Twitter, and it was retweeted by Kyrgios with the message: “Racist tho”.

It follows a row between the pair in 2015 after Kyrgios was accused of giving up, or “tanking”, during a match at Wimbledon, and responded to media questions

about the incident with a string of sarcastic replies.

At the time Fraser blasted his behaviour in a national television interview as “absolutely disgusting” and told him to “go back to where his parents came from”.

Australian-born Kyrgios, whose

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father hails from Greece and his mother from Malaysia, responded by calling Fraser a “blatant racist”.

Fraser later defended her controversial remarks, claiming her message was more about the poor example being set by Kyrgios for children. (afp)

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Germany set to jet to World Cup, Belgium downplay Hazard scare Reigning champions Germany are set to arrive in Russia on Tuesday to join the World Cup party as Belgium downplayed an injury scare over star player Eden Hazard in their final warm-up match.

Gareth Southgate’s youthful England team are also due to touch down as anticipation mounts ahead of Thursday’s opening fixture in Moscow between host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia.

But before the action on the pitch gets under way, FIFA members have the weighty matter of choosing whether to award the 2026 World Cup to North America or Morocco.

Germany, who beat Argentina in the final in Brazil four years ago, are aiming to join Brazil as five-times winners of the trophy but there are questions over their form coming into the tournament.

Joachim Loew’s side went five games without a win before labouring to a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia in their final warm-up and first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has hardly played since September.

But the Germans have made at least the semi-finals in each of the past four World Cups and have a habit of finding form when they need it most.

The defending champions open their World Cup against Mexico on June 17 in Moscow. They also play Sweden and South Korea in Group F. Germany are not flying to Russia to see the sights, “but to win the tournament,” said team director Oliver Bierhoff.

England are not among the favourites in Russia but the third-youngest Three Lions squad to head to a World Cup boasts Premier League stars such as Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Raheem Sterling.

“We have a young, hungry team that wants to achieve greatness, we want to bring the country together and achieve something great,” said Alli.

England’s Group G opponents Belgium showcased their talents in a 4-1 victory against Costa Rica in Brussels on Monday, featuring a powerful brace from Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku and a glittering performance from Chelsea’s Hazard.

Hazard limped off with 20 minutes to go but coach Roberto Martinez brushed off concerns, saying there was “nothing to worry about”. “He’s very strong, he just had a dead leg towards the end of the match,” he said.

Brazil and Neymar attracted an army of excited youngsters -- including one who managed to break onto the pitch for a selfie -- as they held their first training session on Russian soil.

Around 5,000 locals turned out to watch the relaxed session at the Yug-Sport Stadium, next to the Brazilians’ hotel in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

- 2026 World Cup decision -

FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether to vote for a joint US-CanadianMexican bid or whether the World Cup -which will feature 48 teams for the first time -- will return to Africa for only the second time in 2026.

A FIFA evaluation report earlier this month classified the north African nation’s stadiums, accommodation and transport as “high risk”, leaving the joint US-Canada-Mexico bid as the clear frontrunner.

But the North American bid has been dogged by concerns that the vote could become a referendum on the popularity of US President Donald Trump.

On Monday, bid leader Carlos Cordeiro urged FIFA members to vote on the “merits” of the bid, and not on Trump.

Russia was a disputed choice when it was handed the World Cup in a closely watched 2010 vote that has since been tainted by bribery charges, and the 2018 tournament takes place against a background of international tensions.

Russia and the West have engaged in a major wave of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions since London accused Moscow of being behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Britain in March.

But as the clock ticks down to the opener in Moscow’s imposing 80,000-capacity Luzhniki stadium, the tournament is beginning to catch the public mood. (afp)

Eriksen’s Denmark not a one-man show, says coach Hareide

Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP

Germany’s head coach Joachim Loew reacts during the international friendly football match between Germany and Saudi Arabia at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, western Germany, on June 8, 2018.

Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen is Denmark’s standout star but the Nordic side are far from a one-man team, coach Age Hareide said on Tuesday. Nicknamed “King Christian”, Eriksen is one of the top players in the Premier League and has been voted Danish footballer of the year four times.

The Dane arrived at the World Cup on a hot streak of international form, with 12 goals in 13 games, the latest being a strike against Mexico in Denmark’s final warm-up match.

His sensational hat-trick against Ireland in November secured his side’s place in Russia.

“It’s not quite true that Denmark is over-dependent on Eriksen,” the Norwegian coach told AFP. “We have a team that works for him but he also works for us. It’s not a one-man show.”

“That is the best combination. Christian is a part of the team but he is also a star, a fantastic football player,” said Hareide before a training session in sunny Anapa near the Black Sea coast.

“He can observe space quicker than anybody else, that is his key value for the team.”

Hareide said Denmark were not alone in having a standout star. “Look at Portugal with (Cristiano) Ronaldo or Argentina with (Lionel) Messi,” he said. “There are many teams with one outstanding player but that is important in a side. It can change the game for everyone.”

Eriksen, 26, who took time off from World Cup preparations earlier this month to attend the birth of his first child, is modest and discreet, even after stellar performances on the pitch.

He said if opponents consider Denmark a one-man team, that could play into their hands as it would mean less focus on other creative players who can create chances.

A picture posted on social media of a World Cup T-shirt on sale in Copenhagen jokingly claims that Denmark’s sole tactic in Russia will be to keep giving the ball to Eriksen until he scores.

“I saw that T-shirt picture, it’s funny, people have a good imagination, but hopefully there will be some other tactic,” he said.

Denmark, in Group C, open their World Cup

against Peru in Saransk on June 16 before facing Australia and France. (afp)

Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP

Denmark’s midfielder Christian Eriksen speaks to the press after a training session on June 12, 2018, in Vityazevo ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament.

Buttons fly in Brazilian tabletop football game The ball goes right over the defenders and into the corner of the net. Goal for Zidane!Well, at least a goal for a little plastic disk with the French football legend’s name on it.

Welcome to the wacky world of button football. Brazil is just as much a powerhouse in this form of the beautiful game as the regular kind played on a field. Players stand at a special table, each with a team of 11 plastic disks about the size of poker chips.

Competitors then take turns to use a separate piece, shaped like a guitar pick, to flick their players, which then strike a small ball around the field. The result can be engrossing, involving tactics, luck and no doubt a few stars.

Alexandre Cerqueira Gil, who was playing “Zinedine Zidane,” goes every Saturday morning to meet fellow button football aficionados for pick-up games in Rio de Janeiro’s atmospheric Sao Salvador square.

“We manage to recreate most of the situations you get in football,” said Gil, a 54-yearold lawyer. The game is played all over Brazil, as well as in a handful of other countries, but regional variations are common, meaning it can be surprisingly tricky to master.

In Rio, for example, players stick to what they call the 9x3 rule. Games last 14 minutes in two halves and the players take turns to flick the ball nine times, but only three times in a row with the same “player.”

- Technique matters -

Guarding the goal is a keeper in the form of a rectangular block, taking up about tw o thirds of the area of the net.

Scoring isn’t easy.

“Tactically, it’s different to real football, because there are limited numbers of touches of the ball,” said engineer Luiz Carlos Pires, 54, who also plays

on the Sao Salvador square.

“But the quality of your technique makes all the difference, just like in football, as well as the preparation.”

Button football is believed to have been played in Brazil as far back as 1920, but the accepted father of the game is the artist Geraldo Decourt, who published the rules in 1930 in Rio. In 2001, Sao Paulo state’s governor Geraldo Alckmin even decreed Decourt’s birth date, February 14, as the official “button football players’ day.”

Originally, buttons taken from clothing were used for the players.

But the tokens have evolved into specially made pieces decorated with the colors of football clubs from all over the world.

Often they also carry the names or numbers of players, allowing enthusiasts to recreate legendary teams, or put stars from different eras side by side.

Some will enjoy having Neymar alongside Pele, for example, but purists say that a real button football team should be based on actual teams. A complete game set costs around 180 reais ($48).

- Friendly rivalry -

A true aficionado, Gil said he has collected disks for around 80 teams. “I have buttons made of acrylic but also some made from coconut or the old tokens that we used to have on buses,” he said.

When competing, he favors his real-life favorite team, Rio club Flamengo, with the player representing his idol Zico in a prominent position. He sometimes uses Real Madrid with Zidane during his playing days.

At the game in Sao Salvador square, Real Madrid scored two goals against Inter Milan, prompting a friend to joke to Gil: “Careful or you’ll have to take a doping test!”

“I’ve played since I was four.

My father taught me. When I was small, all I thought about

AFP / by Louis GENOT

Alexandre Cerqueira Gil, a lawyer and football fan, watches his opponent play during a button football match in Rio de Janeiro was winning, but what I like better here is seeing my friends,” Gil said.

Joao Carlos da Silva Nunes, 59, is an experienced player who was chosen to play a button version of the World Cup in a Rio shopping center. Just like the real World Cup in Russia, the tournament will start June 14 and end July 15. Da Silva Nunes will be playing the “Senegal” team.

Unlike in real football, though, the button version won’t come down to the usual suspects like Brazil and Germany in the semi-finals. At the last contest, held in 2014, real-world footballing minnows Honduras came out on top. (afp)

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Germany set to jet to World Cup, Belgium downplay Hazard scare Reigning champions Germany are set to arrive in Russia on Tuesday to join the World Cup party as Belgium downplayed an injury scare over star player Eden Hazard in their final warm-up match.

Gareth Southgate’s youthful England team are also due to touch down as anticipation mounts ahead of Thursday’s opening fixture in Moscow between host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia.

But before the action on the pitch gets under way, FIFA members have the weighty matter of choosing whether to award the 2026 World Cup to North America or Morocco.

Germany, who beat Argentina in the final in Brazil four years ago, are aiming to join Brazil as five-times winners of the trophy but there are questions over their form coming into the tournament.

Joachim Loew’s side went five games without a win before labouring to a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia in their final warm-up and first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has hardly played since September.

But the Germans have made at least the semi-finals in each of the past four World Cups and have a habit of finding form when they need it most.

The defending champions open their World Cup against Mexico on June 17 in Moscow. They also play Sweden and South Korea in Group F. Germany are not flying to Russia to see the sights, “but to win the tournament,” said team director Oliver Bierhoff.

England are not among the favourites in Russia but the third-youngest Three Lions squad to head to a World Cup boasts Premier League stars such as Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Raheem Sterling.

“We have a young, hungry team that wants to achieve greatness, we want to bring the country together and achieve something great,” said Alli.

England’s Group G opponents Belgium showcased their talents in a 4-1 victory against Costa Rica in Brussels on Monday, featuring a powerful brace from Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku and a glittering performance from Chelsea’s Hazard.

Hazard limped off with 20 minutes to go but coach Roberto Martinez brushed off concerns, saying there was “nothing to worry about”. “He’s very strong, he just had a dead leg towards the end of the match,” he said.

Brazil and Neymar attracted an army of excited youngsters -- including one who managed to break onto the pitch for a selfie -- as they held their first training session on Russian soil.

Around 5,000 locals turned out to watch the relaxed session at the Yug-Sport Stadium, next to the Brazilians’ hotel in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

- 2026 World Cup decision -

FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether to vote for a joint US-CanadianMexican bid or whether the World Cup -which will feature 48 teams for the first time -- will return to Africa for only the second time in 2026.

A FIFA evaluation report earlier this month classified the north African nation’s stadiums, accommodation and transport as “high risk”, leaving the joint US-Canada-Mexico bid as the clear frontrunner.

But the North American bid has been dogged by concerns that the vote could become a referendum on the popularity of US President Donald Trump.

On Monday, bid leader Carlos Cordeiro urged FIFA members to vote on the “merits” of the bid, and not on Trump.

Russia was a disputed choice when it was handed the World Cup in a closely watched 2010 vote that has since been tainted by bribery charges, and the 2018 tournament takes place against a background of international tensions.

Russia and the West have engaged in a major wave of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions since London accused Moscow of being behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Britain in March.

But as the clock ticks down to the opener in Moscow’s imposing 80,000-capacity Luzhniki stadium, the tournament is beginning to catch the public mood. (afp)

Eriksen’s Denmark not a one-man show, says coach Hareide

Patrik STOLLARZ / AFP

Germany’s head coach Joachim Loew reacts during the international friendly football match between Germany and Saudi Arabia at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, western Germany, on June 8, 2018.

Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen is Denmark’s standout star but the Nordic side are far from a one-man team, coach Age Hareide said on Tuesday. Nicknamed “King Christian”, Eriksen is one of the top players in the Premier League and has been voted Danish footballer of the year four times.

The Dane arrived at the World Cup on a hot streak of international form, with 12 goals in 13 games, the latest being a strike against Mexico in Denmark’s final warm-up match.

His sensational hat-trick against Ireland in November secured his side’s place in Russia.

“It’s not quite true that Denmark is over-dependent on Eriksen,” the Norwegian coach told AFP. “We have a team that works for him but he also works for us. It’s not a one-man show.”

“That is the best combination. Christian is a part of the team but he is also a star, a fantastic football player,” said Hareide before a training session in sunny Anapa near the Black Sea coast.

“He can observe space quicker than anybody else, that is his key value for the team.”

Hareide said Denmark were not alone in having a standout star. “Look at Portugal with (Cristiano) Ronaldo or Argentina with (Lionel) Messi,” he said. “There are many teams with one outstanding player but that is important in a side. It can change the game for everyone.”

Eriksen, 26, who took time off from World Cup preparations earlier this month to attend the birth of his first child, is modest and discreet, even after stellar performances on the pitch.

He said if opponents consider Denmark a one-man team, that could play into their hands as it would mean less focus on other creative players who can create chances.

A picture posted on social media of a World Cup T-shirt on sale in Copenhagen jokingly claims that Denmark’s sole tactic in Russia will be to keep giving the ball to Eriksen until he scores.

“I saw that T-shirt picture, it’s funny, people have a good imagination, but hopefully there will be some other tactic,” he said.

Denmark, in Group C, open their World Cup

against Peru in Saransk on June 16 before facing Australia and France. (afp)

Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP

Denmark’s midfielder Christian Eriksen speaks to the press after a training session on June 12, 2018, in Vityazevo ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament.

Buttons fly in Brazilian tabletop football game The ball goes right over the defenders and into the corner of the net. Goal for Zidane!Well, at least a goal for a little plastic disk with the French football legend’s name on it.

Welcome to the wacky world of button football. Brazil is just as much a powerhouse in this form of the beautiful game as the regular kind played on a field. Players stand at a special table, each with a team of 11 plastic disks about the size of poker chips.

Competitors then take turns to use a separate piece, shaped like a guitar pick, to flick their players, which then strike a small ball around the field. The result can be engrossing, involving tactics, luck and no doubt a few stars.

Alexandre Cerqueira Gil, who was playing “Zinedine Zidane,” goes every Saturday morning to meet fellow button football aficionados for pick-up games in Rio de Janeiro’s atmospheric Sao Salvador square.

“We manage to recreate most of the situations you get in football,” said Gil, a 54-yearold lawyer. The game is played all over Brazil, as well as in a handful of other countries, but regional variations are common, meaning it can be surprisingly tricky to master.

In Rio, for example, players stick to what they call the 9x3 rule. Games last 14 minutes in two halves and the players take turns to flick the ball nine times, but only three times in a row with the same “player.”

- Technique matters -

Guarding the goal is a keeper in the form of a rectangular block, taking up about tw o thirds of the area of the net.

Scoring isn’t easy.

“Tactically, it’s different to real football, because there are limited numbers of touches of the ball,” said engineer Luiz Carlos Pires, 54, who also plays

on the Sao Salvador square.

“But the quality of your technique makes all the difference, just like in football, as well as the preparation.”

Button football is believed to have been played in Brazil as far back as 1920, but the accepted father of the game is the artist Geraldo Decourt, who published the rules in 1930 in Rio. In 2001, Sao Paulo state’s governor Geraldo Alckmin even decreed Decourt’s birth date, February 14, as the official “button football players’ day.”

Originally, buttons taken from clothing were used for the players.

But the tokens have evolved into specially made pieces decorated with the colors of football clubs from all over the world.

Often they also carry the names or numbers of players, allowing enthusiasts to recreate legendary teams, or put stars from different eras side by side.

Some will enjoy having Neymar alongside Pele, for example, but purists say that a real button football team should be based on actual teams. A complete game set costs around 180 reais ($48).

- Friendly rivalry -

A true aficionado, Gil said he has collected disks for around 80 teams. “I have buttons made of acrylic but also some made from coconut or the old tokens that we used to have on buses,” he said.

When competing, he favors his real-life favorite team, Rio club Flamengo, with the player representing his idol Zico in a prominent position. He sometimes uses Real Madrid with Zidane during his playing days.

At the game in Sao Salvador square, Real Madrid scored two goals against Inter Milan, prompting a friend to joke to Gil: “Careful or you’ll have to take a doping test!”

“I’ve played since I was four.

My father taught me. When I was small, all I thought about

AFP / by Louis GENOT

Alexandre Cerqueira Gil, a lawyer and football fan, watches his opponent play during a button football match in Rio de Janeiro was winning, but what I like better here is seeing my friends,” Gil said.

Joao Carlos da Silva Nunes, 59, is an experienced player who was chosen to play a button version of the World Cup in a Rio shopping center. Just like the real World Cup in Russia, the tournament will start June 14 and end July 15. Da Silva Nunes will be playing the “Senegal” team.

Unlike in real football, though, the button version won’t come down to the usual suspects like Brazil and Germany in the semi-finals. At the last contest, held in 2014, real-world footballing minnows Honduras came out on top. (afp)

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Highlights For fashion, Bali Collection virtually has it all. Nearly three dozen different brands and outlets can be found here, from international franchises to national brands. Children’s to men’s and women’s clothing, to active sportswear and surf apparels, all are laid out through navigable sections and spaces. Fashion brands range from Cool Kids, Surfer Girl, Uluwatu, Billabong, Hurley, Quiksilver, Bamboo Blonde, Giordano, Blue Glue, Levi’s, Pink Eleven, Polo, Beatrice, Windhu Sari Collection, Syang Gallery, Puri Sari, Paul Smith, Denim-denim, Custom, Numero, The Venue, B&R, Denver Street Market, Brands Off, Studio Tas, D&G, Lemon Chic, Pocket Fashion, Jegeg Bali, Continental Tailor and Syang Gallery. If art items are what you seek, there are different art shops, namely Padi Art market, Exotic Gems, Bless, La Brocante, Bali Kembali,

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Bali Collection also hosts a number of supermarkets and department stores under its roof. Here you’ll find the Sogo Department Store, Coco Supermarket and Nine Mart within easy reach, yet distinctively set apart. For more of a ‘comfort zone’, Bali Collection also has several outlets providing spa and reflexology services, namely Padi Reflexology, Kaimana Spa, Tropic Spa, Artha Spa, Ocean Spa, Ajeg Bali Reflexology and Prada Reflexology, each serving up different treatment menus, styles and range of aroma-therapeutic essential oils For a table for two or for casual gatherings with friends, various restaurants and lounges at the complex are ready to serve. Among the many choices are BlackStone Terrace Bar & Lounge, Starbucks, Uno Italian, Frangipani Bali International Restaurant, Pica Tapas, Paon Bali Fusion, Coco Bistro, Maharaja Indian Food, Sushi Bar Restaurant, Loco Café, Prada Exclusive Lounge & Grill and Slavyanka Russian Restaurant. And to liven up the atmosphere, regular live performances from an acoustic trio and a Latin band fill the air with tunes and melodies. (net)

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LOS ANGELES - Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua have agreed terms for a heavyweight unification bout which will take place at a British venue later this year, ESPN reported on Monday.

Shelly Finkel, one of Wilder’s co-managers, told ESPN that World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Wilder had accepted an offer by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn for a fight in autumn.

“We have agreed to the terms that Eddie has put out to us for a fight in the UK,” Wilder was quoted

by ESPN as saying.

“Deontay has accepted his terms to fight in the UK. Deontay sent an email to Joshua (Sunday) night and I sent one today to Barry Hearn and Eddie telling them that we officially accept the offer to

fight under the terms they gave us and to send us the contract,” Finkel added.

The report said the offer set out a two-fight deal with a rematch to take place in the United States next year.

If the fight is confirmed, it will be the biggest bout seen in the division in years.

British 2012 Olympic champion Joshua unified the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization heavyweight titles by out-pointing New Zealand’s Joseph

Parker on March 31.

The winner of a Joshua-Wilder bout would be the first man to hold all four heavyweight titles - WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO - simultaneously.

Joshua, 28, won his first world title in 2016 and has made five defenses, taking his record to 21-0 with 20 knockouts.

Wilder, 32, improved to 40-0 with 39 knockouts when he knocked out previously unbeaten Cuban Luis Ortiz in the 10th round in Brooklyn, New York, on March 3. (afp)

Anthony Joshua

Kyrgios reignites ‘racist’ feud with Dawn Fraser

SYDNEY - Temperamental Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios reignited a feud with swimming legend Dawn Fraser Tuesday, calling her “racist” after she was honoured by the Queen.

Fraser, winner of eight Olympic medals including four golds from 1956-64, was made a Companion

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The 80-year-old told Australia’s Channel Seven: “I’m so very grateful that I’m Australian and I’ve been given this honour... it’s just absolutely fantastic.”

The broadcaster posted the clip on Twitter, and it was retweeted by Kyrgios with the message: “Racist tho”.

It follows a row between the pair in 2015 after Kyrgios was accused of giving up, or “tanking”, during a match at Wimbledon, and responded to media questions

about the incident with a string of sarcastic replies.

At the time Fraser blasted his behaviour in a national television interview as “absolutely disgusting” and told him to “go back to where his parents came from”.

Australian-born Kyrgios, whose

IBP/net

father hails from Greece and his mother from Malaysia, responded by calling Fraser a “blatant racist”.

Fraser later defended her controversial remarks, claiming her message was more about the poor example being set by Kyrgios for children. (afp)

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France challenges Beijing in South China Sea

PARIS - France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters.

In late May, the French assault ship Dixmude and a frigate sailed through the disputed Spratly Islands and around a group of reefs that China has turned into islets to push back against Beijing’s claim to own most of the resource-rich South China Sea. “Our patrol involved passing close to these islets to obtain intelligence with all the sensors it is possible to use in international waters,” the Dixmude’s commanding officer, Jean Porcher, told reporters in a video interview.

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, a researcher from the Hudson Institute thinktank who was onboard, said that “several Chinese frigates and corvettes” tailed the French vessels.

Porcher said the ship maintained “cordial” radio contact with Chinese military vessels, “which were present in the area until we left”.

So far the United States has taken the lead in confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, which are

contested by several neighbours, particularly Vietnam.

But France, which along with Britain is the only European nation to regularly send its navy into the region, has also waded into the dispute, sending its ships into the South China Sea three to five times a year.

In August, the airforce will stage its biggest-ever exercises in southeast Asia as part of a strategy to mark France’s presence in a region that is home to 1.5 million French citizens in the country’s overseas territories.

Three Rafale fighter jets, one A400M troop transporter and a C135 refuelling tanker will fly from Australia to India, with several stop-offs along the way.

The sea and air operations follow a visit

by President Emmanuel Macron last month to Australia, where he spoke of the need to protect the Indo-Pacific region from “hegemony” -- a veiled reference to Beijing’s growing might.

He stressed that France, which will be the last country in the EU after Britain leaves the bloc to have territories in the Pacific, did not want to antagonise China.

But a “strong Indo-Pacific axis” was needed to ensure respect for freedom of navigation and aviation in the region, he IBP/net told Australian Prime Minister Malcolm France, Britain Sending Ships to Challenge Beijing’s Claims in South China Turnbull. (afp) Sea.

Spain king’s brother-in-law loses appeal, gets 5 years for graft

JAIME REINA / AFP

In this file photo taken on February 23, 2017 Former Olympic handball player and husband of Spain’s Princess Cristina, Inaki Urdangarin (C) leaves the courthouse in Palma de Mallorca, on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca.

Trump...

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Trump said he had formed a “special bond” with Kim, whose regime has been accused of multiple human rights abuse and who is suspected of ordering the assassination of his brother at a Malaysian airport last year.

“We’ll meet again,” Trump said after a signing ceremony, stand-

ing with Kim on the verandah where they first met. “We will meet many times.” Trump said he “absolutely” would be willing to invite Kim to the White House.

For his part, Kim said the two Cold War foes had vowed to “leave the past behind”, pledging “the world will see a major change.”

The extraordinary summit -- unthinkable only months ago

MADRID - The Spanish king’s brother-in-law was on Tuesday sentenced on appeal to five years and 10 months for syphoning off millions of euros in a case that has shamed the royals, the Supreme Court said.

Although he lost the appeal, Inaki Urdangarin’s revised sentence is slightly lower than the term he had been handed in February 2017, with the former Olympic handball player expected to begin his sentence within days.

However Urdangarin, who is married to Spain’s Princess Cristina, could make a last ditch-appeal

to the Constitutional Court.

Prosecutors had asked that the original sentence of six years and three months be increased to a maximum 10 years.

Now 50, Urdangarin was found guilty of taking millions of euros between 2004 and 2006 from a non-profit foundation he headed in the island of Majorca.

Despite his sentence, he was allowed to remain free while pursuing an appeal.

The corruption scandal broke in 2010, sparking outrage at a time when Spain was going through a

-- comes after Washington and Pyongyang appeared on the verge of conflict late last year as the leaders slung personal insults and Kim conducted nuclear and missile tests.

are routinely trampled. Trump told reporters that he had raised the issue of human rights “strongly”.

“We will be doing something on it. It’s rough. It’s rough in a lot of places, by the way,” he added.

The Singapore summit is a potentially legacy-defining meeting for both men -- comparable to president Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, or Ronald Reagan’s 1986 summit with Mikhail Gor-

- ‘Fire and fury’ -

Critics said the mere fact of the meeting meant Trump was legitimising Kim, who critics say runs a police state where human rights

devastating financial crisis, becoming a symbol of the elite’s perceived corruption.

The scandal soured the end of the reign of king Juan Carlos, who gave up the throne in June 2014 after 39 years, hoping his son Felipe who replaced him could freshen up the image of the monarchy.

Urdangarin and Cristina have been excluded from all of the family’s official public appearances since the scandal erupted, and in 2015 King Felipe VI stripped the couple of their titles of duke and duchess of Palma. (afp)

bachev in Reykjavik. But many agreements have been made in the past with North Korea that have later fallen apart.

“It’s a huge win for Kim Jongun, who now -- if nothing else -- has the prestige and propaganda coup of meeting one-on-one with the president, while armed with a nuclear deterrent,” said Michael Kovrig, Crisis Group Senior Adviser for North East Asia. (afp)

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Lebaran mass migration begins

JAKARTA - The prevailing custom of Eid al-Fitr festivities, called Lebaran in Indonesia, is one of the largest temporary human migrations when workers return to their hometowns to celebrate with their families and relatives and seek forgiveness.

Such a mass exodus, or better known in Indonesia as “mudik,” is an annual tradition wherein people living in major cities, such as Greater Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, and elsewhere, travel to their hometowns to meet their relatives and seek forgiveness from parents, in-laws, and other elders.

The flow of mudik for the 2018 Lebaran festivities had begun over the weekend and will continue until it reaches its peak, forecast next Thursday, or a day before the Lebaran day on Friday.

According to a forecast by the Transportation Ministry, the number of Lebaran holiday travelers, or pemudik, will increase by 27.77 percent to 12.24 million, while those traveling via means of public transportation will also increase by 5.17 percent to 19.5 million.

Since Saturday, airports, seaports, train stations, and bus terminals in major cities were reported to have been packed with tens of thousands of pemudik.

The flow of pemudik through the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi over the weekend reached 42,954 passengers for both domestic and international arrivals and departures.

PT Angkasa Pura-I Public Relations official at the Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Turah Ajiari remarked that the number of passengers will continue to increase until next Thursday.

In the meantime, PT Angkasa Pura II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin has forecast the homecoming flow of pemudik at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to peak two days before the Lebaran day that will probably fall on June 15, 2018.

A passenger surge of 240 thousand to 250 thousand is forecast to occur on Wednesday until Thursday at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on all national and international flights.

The number will indicate an estimated increase by eight to nine percent in passengers as compared to the previous year.

The estimated surge in passengers is influenced by several factors, such as easy accessibility to air transportation with the growing availability of production equipment and transportation facilities coupled with an increase in the purchasing power of society.

“It is since employees of private companies begin their holidays on June 13, 2018, but now, it is getting better due to the smooth distribution,” Awaluddin explained.

Awaluddin remarked that two or three days before Eid al-Fitr, as the peak of the homecoming flow, the predicted surge in the number of passengers would reach 350 thousand at all airports managed by AP II, including Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

Until Saturday, more than 23 thousand sea freight travelers from various islands had disembarked at the Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, East Java, and the number will continue to increase in the days to come.

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi lauded the readiness of Tanjung Perak Port to serve the 2018 Lebaran holiday travelers at the passenger terminal.

Minister Sumadi then called on the port operators and captains of the ships to always pay attention to and prioritize the safety and comfort of passengers.

As in the previous years, the number of people to travel by means of air and sea transportation this year is forecast to increase significantly.

To ensure a pleasant journey home, the transportation minister has stated that security at all airports in Indonesia will be intensified following recent acts of terror in several areas.

In addition, Sumadi has inspected three facilities -- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten, Pulo Gebang bus terminal in East Jakarta, and Gambir train station in Central Jakarta -- that might be overcrowded by passengers during the Lebaran homecoming this year to ensure that they are ready to accommodate and serve travelers.

Sumadi believes that the preparedness of public facilities is a key factor in ensuring a smooth homecoming trip. These three locations will witness a significant increase in the number of passengers, so the facilities need to be prepared.

The government`s decision to set additional collective leave for the 2018 Lebaran

homecoming on June 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, and 20 is expected to affect the distribution of passengers. The return flow of holidaymakers is expected to reach its peak on June 20 or June 24.

Some transportation firms have taken precautionary measures to handle the sharp rise in the number of passengers by increasing the frequency of their trips.

The Garuda Indonesia Group has prepared 150,510 seats on additional flights to handle the surge in the number of passengers during the Eid homecoming season, forecast from June 8 to June 24, on both domestic and international routes.

Of the total 768 additional flights, 480 flights will be served by Citilink and 288 flights by Garuda Indonesia.

The additional seats have increased 39 percent as compared to 107,750 extra seats during last year.

Hence, the government has provided means of public transportation to ease the

flow of traffic for holiday travelers.

In Banyumas District, Central Java Province, the Type A Terminal of Bulupitu in Purwokerto is ready to serve travelers during the Lebaran holiday season. Bulupitu Terminal Head Hadi Suharto stated that he had readied dozens of inter-city buses in the province and inter-provincial routes (AKAP) to serve travelers.

In addition, several tourism buses will be readied as a backup in the face of a likely surge in the number of passengers.

“Based on last year`s feedback experience, the number of AKAP buses (Jakarta destinations) departing from the Bulupitu Terminal reached 40 per day,” he stated.

Furthermore, he noted that all buses at the terminal, run by the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, routinely undergo physical inspection, and letters are issued daily before being sent to the destination city. (ant)

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Workers load motorbikes onto a truck for delivery back to their owners’ hometowns from Palu, Sulawesi on June 12, 2018, as people travel to their hometowns to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Cities in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country empty out every year at the end of Ramadan as people head to villages to celebrate Eid with their families.

Eid Fitr exodus smooth: transportation minister

CIREBON - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated that the ongoing exodus of Eid Fitr Islamic Festivity travelers via land, sea, and air, has been running smoothly so far.

“Up till now, according to my estimation, two-thirds of some 19 million travelers have left for their hometowns,” Sumadi said, while monitoring the exodus at Harjamukti bus terminal, here, on Tuesday.

He was accompanied by Land Transportation Director General Budi Setiyadi and President Director of PT Jasa Raharja insurance company Budi Rahardjo.

The exodus was smooth thanks to a good synergy among the transportation offices, local governments, the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), and the National Police (Polri) in every region, according to the minister.

Many travelers have managed to cut their journey duration, and the number of traffic accidents has dropped drastically compared to that of the previous year.

New toll roads and smooth roads have helped shorten the traveling time, the minister remarked.

The number of private vehicles used during the exodus has decreased thanks to free rides by trains, boats, and buses provided by the central

and local governments, as well as state and private companies. Besides, more people choose to use mass transportation means, he added.

The number of Eid Fitr travelers using planes has increased by 14 percent, a significant surge from the initial target at 4 percent, the minister remarked.

Karya monitored the traffic along the Jakarta-Cikampel toll road in a helicopter. He later used

a car from Cikopo to Cirebon.

Nationally, this year, it is estimated that more than 19.5 million people will return home for reunion with family or friends and to celebrate the festivities after fasting for a month. Of the 19.5 million Lebaran travelers, some 6.39 million are estimated to use twowheeled motor vehicles, according to the Indonesian Transportation Society. (ant)

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Confidence among German investors slumped to its lowest level since September 2012 Tuesday in a closely-watched monthly barometer, as financial players were spooked by a transatlantic war of words over trade.

ing across the Atlantic after Trump hit steel and aluminium imports with tariffs and justified them on “national security” grounds -- to the outrage of historic allies like the European Union and Canada.

Both the EU and Canada have said they will hit back, spurring the US leader to vow further border taxes on car imports -- potentially a heavy blow for Germany, whose car industry with its more than 800,000 employees is vital to the economy.

Closer to home, Wambach pointed to “fears of policies from the new Italian government that could destabilise the financial system,” although the coalition between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and anti-immigration League parties has moderated its tone on tax and spending issues in recent days. (afp)

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Balinese men fight with sticks wrapped in thorny pandanus leaves during a ritual in Bali, Indonesia, Friday, June 8, 2018. Once a year, during the ritual tournament festival, men of the village fight each other with wads of thorny pandanus leaves as part of a sacrifice to placate the evil spirits.

Moscow urges locals not to drive ahead of World Cup

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This satellite image provided by Airbus Defence & Space on Wednesday, June 6, 2018, shows the Luzhniki stadium which will host the 2018 World Cup final, in Moscow, Russia.

Moscow authorities are pleading with locals not to drive in the runup to Thursday’s World Cup opening match to avoid causing gridlock in the city. The Russian capital of 12 million people is creaking at the seams as it starts receiving hundreds of thousands visitors for the month-long football final.

Fans from the 32 participating nations will almost all either be based in Moscow or fly in and out of the sprawling and chronically congested megalopolis to the other 11 host venues.

Moscow officials had insisted for months that they had planned everything out to make sure the city functioned like clockwork once the games begin. They sounded less confident on Tuesday.

The city’s transportation department said some of Moscow’s busiest roads will have to be closed off to general traffic to make way for dignitaries arriving for the opening ceremony.

“Due to the high number of events and the arrival of important

guests, additional road restrictions are possible -- especially in the city centre,” the transportation department said.

The city said traffic cops will also be stopping traffic to make room for various FIFA delegations and busses shuttling in fans from Moscow’s four airports.

“We strongly urge city residents to use city transport and to leave their cars at home for the coming days,” said the transportation department. “This will make your trips easier to plan.”

Russia has inherited the Sovietera practise of shutting down roads travelled by senior officials or visiting foreign dignitaries.

Parts of Moscow crawls to a halt during morning and evening rush hour when President Vladimir Putin is sped to and from work.

The roads are usually closed from the point of Putin’s departure outside Moscow to that of his arrival at the Kremlin as an extra precaution.(afp)

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Natural Hot Springs at Angseri Village, Pamper Visitors with Open and Closed Pools

German investor confidence slumps on trade fears

The ZEW institute’s regular poll of economic expectations for the coming months lost 7.9 points for a reading of -16.1.

ZEW President Achim Wambach pointed to “the latest escalation in the trade conflict with the United States” as a major reason for the gloomier prognosis.

The survey was conducted between May 28 and June 11, a period including last weekend’s disastrous G7 summit that saw US President Donald Trump tear up a joint communique with other leaders of advanced Western economies, citing trade differences.

Financial players’ judgements of both the current economic situation and the outlook for the coming months slipped, with both readings much worse for the 19-nation eurozone than for Germany alone.

A tit-for-tat trade battle is brew-

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Perang Pandan Festival 2018, Honoring the God of War

The word Perang means war and pandan is dedicated to the pandanus leaves which they use as a weapon to fight. Perang festival is all about giving tribute to the god of war by enjoying the battle with each other. They even get wounds from fights but enjoy it fully. The Perang pandan is also known as the dance of war. The war is a symbol of power, dominance and strength over enemies.

Balinese are known for their cultures and thousands of old year rituals. Perang pandan is an ageold traditional festival which is dedicated to the Hindu of war and the sky, Indra. All male villagers about each other armed with a small shield and a tied packet of thorny pandan leaves in the other hand.

The village is located in east Bali which comprises of two sub-villages, Daud Tukad and pegringsingan.

The other village is known for its amazing heritage geringsing double ikat, cloth where females of village wear as part of family regalia during performing rituals. The festival is celebrated in the months of June

and July. The special area is build up, villagers decorate their houses and girls drive large man powered wooden swings as part of rituals.

Tenganasese men dress traditional with bare chest and headband, use thorny pandanus as their weapon for the battle and a rattan woven for the protection. The ritual starts with gamelan music named selonding, musical instrument that is played. The pandan ceremony starts with praying at the temple and go on with circling around the village and having a traditional fermented drink called ‘tuak.

The motive of this ceremony is to give tribute to the gods of war

by fighting a battle. Around this time, the main arena is packed with young boys and young men take turns in pairs to fight, inflicting their bodies with lashes from the leaves and sharp thorns. They get injured but not even a single contestant shows pain. Wounds are treated with natural medicines like herbs, turmeric and vinegar mix and which does magical to the wounds, dry up in minutes.

At the end of the battle, they smear the scratches and wound with turmeric and vinegar as part of a ritual. They all sit together to dine on banana leaves and laugh and giggle together at the end. (net)

Tabanan district now has another alternative in terms of natural hot spring pools. This tourist attraction is not only found at Penatahan village, but also at Angseri village, Baturiti, Tabanan. It is located about 200 meters to the west of Puncak Tinggah Temple. Currently, this natural hot spring is more crowded with visitors.

The arrangement is very neat and beautiful. Aside from being pampered with two outdoor pools, visitors are also offered with ten closed hot spring pool attractions.

The open pools on the north side look very natural because it comes into direct contact with the river against the background of the waterfall. Some supporting facilities are also available. There are some stalls selling drinks and snacks.

Similarly, there is a food stall with scenic backdrop.

Chief of Angseri Hot Spring Attraction, I Wayan Sukada, said that Angseri village has some natural hot spring points spreading over the private land of the local village.

Of the many hot springs owned by Angseri village, so far only one point has been managed since 2006.

Sukada revealed the hot springs managed by the tourism group was previously handled by local village since 1995. Previously, the management had been dormant to totally get terminated.

Seeing the potential of the abandoned nature, he and some Angseri villagers in 2006 through a meeting with figures and various components of local village then formed a tourism group. One of them is

managing the hot springs currently always crowded with visitors.

Sukada said the hot spring also has health benefits, especially for skin health. Moreover, a number of visitors come specifically for such medicinal purposes. Indeed, the management itself provides a closed pool specifically used by visitors with the purpose of treatment. By and large, the coming visitors also bring along ritual paraphernalia pursuant to their affordability.

In addition to domestic tourists, Angseri hot spring tourist attraction is also often visited by foreign tourists. They are mostly from Europe. “Usually a busy visit happens during Galungan holidays, New Year and other holidays,” he said. Furthermore, Sukada said the Angseri village tourism group is not willing to stand by relying solely on natural hot springs. Together with the members, the group is targeting some other tourism potential owned

by Angseri Village.

Sukada hoped that with more and more tourism potentials to be exploited at Angseri village, they will create more job opportunities for local people. Currently, with the natural hot spring management, it has been able to provide employment for local residents. “As the native residents to Angseri village, we are proud when we realize to have a lot of potential, especially in the tourism sector, as more natural potential can be managed. They will be able to create more job opportunities for our citizens,” he concluded. (kmb)

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Tourism village to be gradually equipped with trekking path

Landslides kill 12 as monsoon batters Rohingya refugees

Tender has been completed

TABANAN - Tourism village development continues to be carried out by Tabanan district through the local tourism office considering the existence of rural tourism gives promising potential, especially to improve the economy of local community. This year, the tourism office is designing infrastructure programs for trekking path at rural tourism.

“Given the limitations of local budgets, we try first in the Pupuan region,” explained the Head of the Tabanan Tourism Office, I Made Yasa, recently.

The provision of trekking path will gradually target the entire tourism village in Tabanan district. Based on the data of Tourism Office, there are 16 tourism villages having got decree spreading across at some points in Tabanan. “This number will continue to increase because many villages have already applied for being legalized into tourism villages, but need to be reviewed first and must be selected,” he explained.

He added that for this program plan, it has completed tender process where in the near future will be carried out the physical implementation. In addition to the development of tourism village

area, currently the tourism office is also focusing on the arrangement of the area in Bedugul. “Not long ago, we have funds from central government to do the arrangement at Bedugul, and this is done gradually,” he explained.

As is known, so far Tabanan district has been planned to develop tourist attractions. However, it boosts the tourism village because this sector is expected to have an impact on the economy of local communities. “For example, commodity products at the local village can be offered to tourists,” he said.

In the future, Tabanan district is even more focused on developing tourism village. This will also have an impact on the reduction of productive land function. As consequence, local residents can preserve the environment and their culture at the village. (kmb28)

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Korean People’s Army soldier Lieutenant Colonel Hwang Myong Jin stands before the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on the North Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, near Kaesong on June 11, 2018.

Warm words from North Korea on Cold War frontier

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This year, the tourism office is designing infrastructure programs for trekking path at rural tourism.

Panji Festival to enliven BAF XL

Dewa Putu Beratha

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DENPASAR - The Bali Arts Festival (BAF) XL will also be enlivened with the Panji Festival/ INAO International. The festival followed by participants from the ASEAN countries, including Indonesia will hold performances, workshops and exhibitions. The Panji Festival (INAO International) is a synergy of the activities of the Ministry of Education and Culture to be held on June 28-29, 2018.

“The Panji Festival (INAO) followed by ASEAN countries is funded by the Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture. We just prepare the venue,” said the Head of the Bali Culture Agency, Dewa Putu Beratha, in Denpasar, recently.

In addition to Bali, continued Beratha, Panji Festival will also be

held in several provinces of Indonesia such as East Java Province, Special Region of Yogyakarta and Greater Jakarta. The implementation of the Panji Festival by the Directorate General of Culture has been discussed since last year in Jakarta, including the selection of Bali as one of the venues for the festival.

“Panji was born in Kediri, East Java. Formerly, the opening was scheduled in Jakarta, but we ask for its opening in Bali so that it can be organized in collaboration with the Bali Arts Festival,” he explained.

According to Beratha, Panji Festival is going to invite about five to six ASEAN countries. However, only three countries have stated the confirmation to attend namely Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand.

The festival is called INAO in Thailand. Bali as the representative of Indonesia will perform Gambuh and Legong Lasem featuring the theme or Panji story.

Previously, a cultural observer, Wardiman Djojonegoro, said the existence of Gambuh and Gambuh Anyar actually indicates if the Panji stories remain very much alive in Bali. Uniquely, it can even inspire the revival of Panji storylines in other regions such as East Java.

“Panji story is different in every region. In East Java, the Panji story is told in Javanese, while in Bali uses ancient Balinese language.

Then, in Malaysia it uses Malay language,” said this former Minister of Education and Culture in this administration of President Soeharto. (kmb32)

DHAKA - Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 12 people Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said.

Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy rains lash an area home to the world’s largest refugee camp.

Most of Tuesday’s victims were buried under mud when surrounding hills gave way after a deluge.

Eleven people died in Naniarchar including a family of four, while several people remained missing, district administrator Mamunur Rashid told AFP. Another person was killed in neighbouring Cox’s Bazar district, police said.

Landslides have so far killed at least 13 people this week, after a Rohingya boy was crushed to death by a collapsing mud wall at the Kutupalong refugee camp on Monday.

Some 200,000 Rohingya who live on hills around the refugee camps are at risk of death or injury from monsoon rains, officials and relief agencies have said.

Many of the hills around the settlements have been cleared of trees to build shelters, making the land highly unstable.

Nearly 29,000 people have been moved to new locations ahead of the monsoon but the risk of a tragedy remains high.

“Relocation is continuing but the problem is where (to) find land to move people,” UN refugee agency spokesperson Caroline Gluck told AFP. At least 300 shelters were damaged by rains that began late Saturday, Bangladesh officials said.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said waterborne disease was on the rise as floodwaters mingled with latrines.

“We’re already seeing increases in acute water diarrhoea, and the risk of an outbreak of waterborne diseases is now a serious likelihood,” Sanjeev Kafley, IFRC’s local chief, said in a statement.

The region is forecast to receive 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) of rainfall during the monsoon season -- roughly triple what Britain gets in a year.

Last year, monsoon rains triggered landslides in Cox’s Bazar and the nearby Chittagong hill tracts, killing at least 170 people.

There are also fears flooding could spread disease in the refugee camps.

About 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled neighbouring Myanmar since last August after an army crackdown which the UN says amounted to “ethnic cleansing”.

They join around 300,000 refugees from earlier violence in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, where the Rohingya are a persecuted and stateless minority. (afp)

PANMUNJOM - On the world’s last Cold War frontier, where troops have long faced off at the truce village that divides the two Koreas, propaganda broadcasts have fallen silent and soldiers from the North are hopeful a historic summit will herald a new era for their country.

The blue huts of Panmunjom are emblematic of the truce that stopped the fighting in the Korean War, and a favoured destination for visiting US leaders looking to demonstrate their resolve to face down the North. But now the North Korean soldiers stationed there express enthusiasm for Tuesday’s unprecedented meeting between their commander-in-chief Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.

“In the past, we’ve held negative feelings against the troops on the other side,” Lieutenant Colonel Hwang Myong Jin told AFP. “But for those who treat us with goodwill and want to improve relations, we can become friends and walk the same path holding hands despite our history.”

Hwang said he had a “positive stance” towards the talks in Singapore, where Kim clasped hands with Trump in a momentous encounter.

“Our republic has been squeezed in between the great powers in the past... But today, we are showing our dignity as an independent nation in front of the whole world.”

He keenly pointed out the pine tree planted by his leader and the South’s President Moon Jae-in during their first summit in April, when the pair swapped briefing papers for shovels to toss soil -- from mountains in both countries -- over its roots in one of several memorable moments.

“At first I was very nervous,” about the summit, he said. “Our Supreme Leader was crossing over to the dangerous South side.”

But when Kim held hands with Moon to lead him to the northern side and back again, he added, “I thought the day of reunification was coming near.”

- ‘Sign their surrender’ But such sentiments are a recent phenomenon.

North Korea proclaims itself to have won the 1950-53 conflict, which it calls the Great Fatherland Liberation War. A large stone plaque on its side of the DMZ commemorates a 2012 visit by Kim, who “gave us a valuable lesson that this is a historic place where the US invaders kneeled before our people to sign their surrender”.

“Our future generations will live in a reunified motherland,” it cites him as declaring.

The North constantly reiterates the importance of reuniting the peninsula, divided by the US and Soviet Union in the closing days of the Second World War, and its 1950 invasion was an attempt to do so by force.

Since then the democratic, capitalist South has accelerated into the economic distance, rising to become the world’s 11th-largest economy. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on October 06, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees wait in line under the rain during a food distribution under at Nayapara refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Ukhia district.

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‘Norman,’ when artificial intelligence goes psycho

SAN FRANCISCO - No, it’s not a new horror film. It’s Norman: also known as the first psychopathic artificial intelligence, just unveiled

by US researchers.

The goal is to explain in layman’s terms how algorithms are made, and to make people aware of AI’s potential dangers.

Norman “represents a case study on the dangers of Artificial Intelligence gone wrong when biased data is used in machine learning algorithms,” according to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Pinar Yanardag, Manuel Cebrian and Iyad Rahwan, part of an MIT team, added: “there is a central idea in machine learning: the data you use to teach a machine learning algorithm can significantly influence its behavior.”

“So when we talk about AI algorithms being biased on unfair, the culprit is often not the algorithm itself, but the biased data that was fed to it,” they said via email.

Hence the idea of creating Norman, which was named after the psychopathic killer Norman Bates in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film “Psycho.”

Norman was “fed” only with short legends describing images of “people dying” found on the Reddit internet platform.

The researchers then submitted images of ink blots, as in the Rorschach psychological test, to determine what Norman was seeing and compare his answers to those of traditionally trained AI. The results are scary, to say the least: where traditional AI sees “two people standing close to each other,” Norman sees in the same spot of ink “a man who jumps out a window.”

And when Norman distinguishes “a man shot to death by his screaming wife,” the other AI detects “a person holding an umbrella.”

A dedicated website, norman-ai.mit.edu, shows 10 examples of ink blots accompanied by responses from both systems, always with a macabre response from Norman.

IBP/net The site lets Internet users also test Norman with ink blots and send their answers “to help Norman repair Norman represents a case study on the dangers of Artificial Intelligence gone wrong when biased data is itself.” (afp) used in machine learning algorithms.

Ubisoft sees blockbusters shaped by fans and stars

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Guillaume Brunier, Senior Producer at Ubisoft Montpeller, revealsl ‘Beyond Good and Evil 2’ during the Ubisoft E3 conference at the Orpheum Theater on June 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 12.

LOS ANGELES - French video game giant Ubisoft is teaming up with a firm founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to crowd source material for a forthcoming title, the companies announced Monday on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

Ubisoft has long tapped into feedback from players while designing games, but the latest step will allow some to make content woven into scenes.

An invitation to collaborate went live Monday on the website of Gordon-Levitt’s Hit Record, with the first project being to make music that one might hear on a space pirate radio station in Ubisoft’s “Beyond Good and Evil 2,” a sci-

ence fiction shooter crafted to be a space opera.

“The point of Hit Record is for people to make things together,” he said. “This is the first time we are going to make assets going into a video game; which I think is really cool.”

“This is not just submitting songs,” he added. “We will be making the music together.”

Someone in one country may come up with a baseline, and another elsewhere the drum beat or various instrumentals, according to Gordon-Levitt.

Anyone whose work is feature in the game will get paid, although he didn’t specify how much.

Among other coming games shown off by Ubisoft was psycho-

logical thriller “Transference,” a collaboration with another Hollywood star Elijah Wood, which will see players grapple with twists and mysteries in a deranged mind.

Wood who described himself as an avid gamer, promised during the event that the game “will leave you with haunting memories long after you put down the controller.”

Ubisoft also provided glimpses of an eagerly-awaited sequel to its history-based adventure franchise “Assassin’s Creed” set in Greece during the time of Socrates, and roused the crowd with a marching band and colorfully garbed performers introducing a new entry to the hit “Just Dance” dancing game franchise. (afp)

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Visit to Batur Volcano Museum rises

Only busy on holiday, district govt asked to help promotion BANGLI — The visit to the Batur Volcano Museum at Penelokan, Kintamani, has jumped since the past week. Every day, the visit to the museum collecting volcanic rocks can reach 500 people. Unfortunately, the increase in visits only occurs during holidays.

Small number of the tourist visit on usual days is caused by lacking of promotion.

Head of Batur Volcano Museum, Desak Made Andariyani, said on Monday (May 11) the increase in visits has occurred since early June. They are dominated by school children. “The visit is quite crowded.

At 11:00 today there are 167 people, I think it can reach 500 people,” said Andariyani.

She acknowledged the increase in tourist visits to the museum is common during semester breaks or holidays. Apart from schoolchildren in Bali, there are also students from outside Bali. Andariyani admitted that so far some schools from outside Bali have submitted their plan to visit the museum. In the museum, they commonly go around to see the existing collection to be further used as references for the assignment instructed by their teachers.

“The assignment highly depends on their teacher.

Usually they are invited to come here and then assigned to draw the collections in the museum. It can also be in the form of assignment to explain volcanic eruptions, and what geopark is,” she explained. She estimated the peak of visit to the museum will occur on the day before the Eid al Fitr on June 14.

When asked about the tourist visits on usual days, Andariyani said it is very much different. On particular days, the visit to the Batur Volcano Museum reaches the average of100 people. The visit is dominated by foreign tourists like those from China.

They usually visit the museum before going down to the Caldera area.

Andariyani disclosed that in general the visit on normal days has declined since the past few years.

Possibly it happens due to the less organized condition of Kintamani tourist destination. In addition, many tourists also complained to have been disturbed by the acts of street vendors. It gives impression if visitors are forced to buy their merchandise.

“Currently, the Batur Volcano Museum remains to get less promotion. To increase the visit, we hope the Tourism and Culture Agency can help promote this museum,” added Andariyani. (kmb40)

The visit to the Batur Volcano Museum at Penelokan, Kintamani, has jumped since the past week.

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Arrested at the airport, Russian tourist prosecuted DENPASAR — After being arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport of a drug case, a Russian citizen, defendant Artem Smirnov, was tried in Denpasar District Court.

Based on information in circulation, the defendant was arrested because of carrying marijuana. Having been convicted of narcotic cases on Thursday (Jun. 7), the next trial will be resumed with verification by the examination of witnesses.

Meanwhile, in the last week’s indictment of public prosecutor, Paulus Widaryanto, was mentioned if the defendant in this case is charged with the Article 113 paragraph 1 or second indictment with Article 111 paragraph 1 or Article 127 paragraph a (a), Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics.

The prosecutor mentioned the defendant has no right or goes up against the law of producing, im-

porting, exporting or distributing first class drugs kept in one plastic clip containing leaves and stalks of green-browned marijuana plant with the weight of 0.24 gram gross.

Before the judge panel Esthar Oktavi, the prosecutor described if the defendant flew Air Asia with flight number FD398 from Bangkok to Ngurah Rai International Airport. He arrived on February 20, 2018 around 02:00 local time.

Airport officials checked all the passengers and luggage. Then, the officers saw the defendant indicating suspicious gestures as he passed the customs checkpoint with an X-Ray machine. The officers then performed an examination.

Well, at that time the officials found a bag containing small plastic tissue wrapped in one plastic clip. The clip contains the pieces of brownish green leaves and plants

suspected to containing marijuana.

The defendant admitted to have purchased the illicit goods in Bangkok.

In addition to seizing marijuana, the officials also confiscated BC 2.2 custom declaration and others. Furthermore, the defendant and the evidence were submitted to the Directorate of Narcotics of Bali to be examined further. The evidence alleged to contain marijuana has the weight of 0.52 grams gross or 0.24 gram net. (kmb37)

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Maestro of Kamasan Painting, I Nyoman Mandra,Passes away THE world of the arts in Bali returns to sorrow.

Kamasan puppet painting maestro, I Nyoman Mandra, passed away after undergoing a treatment at Klungkung Hospital for several diseases he suffered.

During his lifetime, he often advised to always preserve the paintings. Its taksu or divine inspiration must be maintained amid the increasingly modern era.

When being visited, his residence at Sangging hamlet, Kamasan, Klungkung, is very quiet. There are only a few families sitting on the porch in the building on the southern side. The walls are adorned with many Kamasan paintings on canvas.

They have different size. All the paintings featuring classic nuances with a blend of various colors are framed. On north-

ern side building which is not too large also looks the same.

More paintings of larger size are displayed as well. They are prominent with very detailed strokes. Brownish yellow is the dominant color. Coming with melancholic mood, they exude serene atmosphere. The paintings tell a number of chapters of the Ramayana, Mahabharata epic to tantric stories. Altogether holds the meaning becoming the philosophy of life, especially to Hindu society.

Such myriad works no longer get a touch from the maestro.

He already departed forever on Sunday (Jun. 10) around 16:00 after undergoing an intensive treatment at the Klungkung Hospital for the illness he suffered for a long time. They include gastritis, prostate, lung infection to abdominal pain. This Klungkung’s native breathed his last at the age of 72 years. Other than leaving hundreds of paintings, he also has two daughters and

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The late I Nyoman Mandra was teaching his student

a son, namely Ni Wayan Sri Wedari, Ni Made Sri Rahayu and I Nyoman Adi Prabawa. He has five grandchildren. “He came to hospital last Thursday as asking for referral. After a day in the pavilion, he had also been treated in emergency room due to dropped tension,” said Sri Wedari when met on Monday (Jun. 11).

Being a patient at the hospital located on Jalan Flamboyan is not the first time. Previously, he had got outpatient treatment.

Moreover, he should also undergo an examination at the Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar. “He has suffered peptic ulcer from young age. Control has also been frequently got,” said the woman who teaches art at SMAN 2 Semarapura.

There is an inspiring story expressed by his daughter.

During his lifetime, though being old and fighting against sickness, the deceased still painted and taught children in the Wasundari studio founded in the 1970s. He never complains as if his life is fully dedicated to paintings having become the sweetener of Klungkung district. “His teaching spirit remains high though suffering from sickness. He never gives up and is often told to have a rest. However, he does not want to. He says that painting causes him not to get bored,” he said.

His disciples do not only come from Kamasan, but also from other regions and overseas. They are hypnotized by the uniqueness owned. Of course, his death brought a deep sorrow. “The painters here learned a lot from him,” explained this 44-year-old woman.

When educating, the deceased was well known for his decisiveness and discipline. He always emphasized the work must remain appropriate with the existing style. Before his death, no special message was delivered. He just wanted the taksu of painting believed to have existed since the kingdom era should survive and sustain amid the onslaught of the increasingly modern era. “Of course, as his descendants we will do that. Take care of the studio and preserving this painting all the times,” she concluded.

The works of this famous artist have its taksu. Many collectors are looking for his works, both local and foreign ones, like those from Europe. Not infrequently, he also exhibited his works in international events, such as those taking place in Germany, Canada and Australia. “My father rarely participates in the exhibitions overseas, but his works have been sold to overseas,” said Sri Wedari. (sos)

Left for homecoming, Workmanship of Ngurah Rai underpass resumed after holiday

MANGUPURA - Left for homecoming, the workmanship of underpass physical project at Ngurah Rai intersection is temporarily closed. During the Eid al Fitr, the National Road Authority (BBPJN) functions the frontage on the right and left side of the project. This is used to reduce congestion of traffic to and from South Kuta.

As seen around the project site on Monday (Jun 11), the activities usually being crowded looked so deserted. Similarly, heavy equipment and the project equipment have been temporarily put at road

side.

When confirmed, Chief of Commitment Maker (PPK) of National Road Authority (BBPJN) for Region VIII, Nyoman Yasmara, said that currently all the project workers have been going home to their hometown. So, all the physical works such as that of bottom slab structure and underpass wall have been stopped temporarily. According to him, other physical works will be continued on day 4 after on the Eid holidays. “Sunday night or day 5 before holiday was the final casting and will be resumed on day

4 after the Eid holiday,” he said.

He disclosed although there is no physical work, currently there is a cleanup for the path of the Eid at the project site. Frontage in the right and left side have been functioned. Besides, the materials scattered on the road body are currently being cleaned up. “The materials scattered around the frontage began to be cleaned up and the fall down signs are returned to its original position,” he concluded.

He explained that until Sunday (Jun. 10), the progress of the underpass at Ngurah Rai monument in-

tersection has reached 73.8 percent.

The final work includes the bottom slab structure and retaining wall on the northern side.

Although all the workers have been going home, during this Eid holidays, his authority still assigns a number of workers, such as sanitation for landscape care and watering the park, as well as securing during the Eid holidays.

“Maintenance and security officers are still on duty even though on holidays,” he explained.

Meanwhile, when contacted separately, Chief of the Denpasar

Police Traffic Affairs, Rahmawati Ismail, said that during the Eid holidays, the traffic arrangement remains to be carried out as usual because the Badung area does not belong to homecoming paths.

Nevertheless, she estimated that during the Eid holidays, the tourist visit will be definitely crowded.

The arrangement of traffic towards the tourist attractions will be strengthened. “We pay attention to tourist attraction. For traffic arrangement during the Eid holidays, we also established security posts,” she concluded. (kmb23)

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Aston Kuta Hotel & Residence Strengthens Its CSR Activities This Ramadan June 13 10AM-11:30AM Whirling Motion with Tebo Aumbara Bali Life Studio Jl. Suak Uma, Petulu lebah Ubud 6:30PM-9:30PM Fabirc Paintgin by Plastic Bag Art Geed Art Jl. Raya Penestanan Sayan, Ubud 7:30PM-10:30PM Open Mic with Dory Casa Luna Ubud Jl. Raya Ubud 2PM-4PM Deep Dive Ecstatic Dance Paradiso UBud Jalan Goutama Selatan Ubud 4:30PM-5:30PM Circus Family Swasti Bali - COnsciou Eco Village Jl. Nyuh Bojog, Banjar Nyuh Kuning Ubud 8PM-9:30PM Pride Month! screenings at PAradiso Paradiso UBud Jalan Goutama Selatan Ubud 1PM-June 1512PM Bali Afro-Lating Dance Boot Camp Ubud Studio 1 Jl. Made Lebah, Ubud

In spirit of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Aston Kuta together with Archipelago International, a leading Indonesia-based hospitality management company, has revealed details of the Ramadan CSR efforts, which involved various different activities supported by over 500 corporate and hotel staff from more than 135 hotels under the portfolio of Archipelago International.

The first saw the hotel group teamed up with more than 100 hotels under its portfolio to collect and distribute over 500-metre of prayer mats to several areas across the country, such as Bali, Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua and some other areas. Furthermore, the hotel staff in various cities also gathered together for a clean up activity at

the mosques and their surrounding areas to enhance the serenity and spiritual ambience during praying time and other activities during Ramadan period.

“Ramadan is a time for reflection and for giving. Our CSR campaign always aims to encourage and foster that humanitarian and volunteering spirit, and show our appreciation to the community that we live in. This big project is thrilling and beyond expectations, seeing the enthusiasm and the generosity of the Corporate team and hotels in reaching out and assisting the preparation to the distribution and cleaning day. It’s something the we, as the Corporate Office, proud of. We hope to continue these efforts every year and develop more similar programs in

the future”, said Lukas Samali, VP of HR of Archipelago International.

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With more than 18,000 rooms and 9 brands in more than 55 cities, brands include Nomad Hostels, favehotel, Neo, Quest Hotel, Harper, Aston, Alana, Aston Heritage Collection, and Kamuela. Hotels range from ultra-luxurious villas to select-service hotels. For more information please visit www.archipelagointernational.com

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‘Incredibles 2’ set to break more records for Disney

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LOS ANGELES - After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with “Incredibles 2,” the long-awaited return of a quirky animated superhero family.

The film -- which comes out Friday, a full 14 years after “The Incredibles” -- looks set to score the highest debut ever for an animated film at the North American box office.

Experts are predicting a $140 million-plus opening weekend for Brad Bird’s sequel to his own hugely popular original, which would surpass the $135 million debut of its DisneyPixar stablemate, “Finding Dory” (2016).

“For a very long time, people have been wanting this film,” Samuel L. Jackson, who returns as superhero Frozone, told reporters at last week’s glittering premiere in Hollywood.

“I think people who saw the film at a certain age have had kids

now, and they’re showing them (the original) so they can bring them to this one.”

In the latest adventure, Parr family matriarch Helen (Holly Hunter) is called upon to help bring the world’s hiding superheroes back into the open, while husband Bob (Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of being a homemaker.

Their children Violet (Sarah Vowell) and Dash (Huck Milner) are back again, along with baby Jack-Jack, whose devastating super powers are about to be unleashed.

It all goes a bit awry -- as it always does -- when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens the world. (afp) SAUL LOEB / AFP

In this file photo taken on June 5, 2018 US actor Samuel L. Jackson and his wife actress LaTanya Richardson arrive at the Disney/Pixar premiere of ‘The Incredibles 2’ at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood.

US President Donald Trump (2nd R) and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) sign documents as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and the North Korean leader’s sister Kim Yo Jong (L) look on at a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

Chinese vase found in attic sells for 16.2 million euros

PARIS - An 18th-century Chinese vase forgotten for decades in a shoe box in a French attic sold for 16.2 million euros ($19 million) at Sotheby’s in Paris on Tuesday -more than 30 times the estimate.

Experts at the auction house said the exquisite porcelain vessel was The vase was made for the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong.

made for the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong and had set a guide price of a much more modest 500,000 euros.

“This is a major work of art, it is as if we had just discovered a Caravaggio,” Olivier Valmier, the Asian arts expert at the auction house, told reporters before the sale.

The vase, which was in perfect condition, “is the only known example in the world bearing such detail,” he added.

Rare porcelain from the Qianlong period has been going for astronomical prices recently, with a bowl sold last April by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong for 30.4 million dollars.

The vase -- which is decorated with idealised images of deer and cranes -- was found by chance among dozens of other pieces of Chinoiserie in the attic of a house in France earlier this year. (afp)

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Trump, Kim hail historic summit despite doubts over agreement

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un hailed their historic summit Tuesday as a breakthrough in relations between Cold War foes, but the agreement they produced was short on details about the key issue of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons.

The extraordinary encounter saw the leader of the world’s most powerful democracy shake hands with the third generation scion of a dynastic dictatorship, standing as equals in front of their nations’ flags.

Kim agreed to the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”, a stock phrase favoured

by Pyongyang that fell short of long-standing US demands for North Korea to give up its atomic arsenal.

And in a blockbusting press conference after the summit, Trump said the US would halt military exercises with Seoul -- a long-term ir-

ritant for Pyongyang, which claims they are a rehearsal for invasion.

The exercises were not mentioned in the document that the two men signed.

“We will be stopping the war games which will save us a tremendous amount of money,” Trump told reporters, adding that “at some point” he wanted to withdraw US troops from the South.

“Under the circumstances where we’re negotiating a very comprehensive agreement, I think it’s inappropriate to be having war games.”

That sparked immediate reaction from analysts.

“Two more Trump concessions

just in this presser: stopping US-S Korea military exercises and hope to withdraw US troops from SK,” tweeted Robert Kelly, Professor of Political Science at Pusan National University. “And what have we gotten from NK for these? STOP GIVING STUFF AWAY for nothing.”

- All smiles After a day filled with smiles and compliments in the sumptuous setting of a luxury Singapore hotel that was watched around the world, the US “committed to provide security guarantees” to North Korea.

Ahead of the meeting, critics

expressed concerns that it risked being more about media headlines than substantive progress.

Asked about denuclearisation -- the crux of the summit -- Trump said, “we’re starting that process”, adding that it would begin “very, very quickly.”

Speaking to reporters, he said there would be a process of verification involving “a lot of people”, but gave no concrete details. He also insisted that US sanctions would remain in place until Washington had seen progress.

The text of the two men’s agreement made no mention of previous US demands for “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation” -- jargon for scrapping weapons and committing to inspections.

Melissa Hanham of the USbased Center for Nonproliferation Studies said on Twitter that North Korea had “already promised to do this many times,” adding the two sides “still don’t agree on what ‘denuclearisation’ means.”

In neutral Singapore, the leaders, who had previously hurled insults like “mentally deranged” and “little rocket man”, showered compliments on each other.

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