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Notorious Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano dead at 83

ROME - Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, one of the most notorious crime figures of his time, has died in a Milan hospital at the age of 83, prison authorities said on Wednesday.

Provenzano was the undisputed head of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia from 1993 until his arrest in 2006 ended 43 years on the run.

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Taylor Swift tops Forbes highest paid celebrity list

LONDON - Singer Taylor Swift has topped this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities, earning $170 million mainly thanks to her hugely successful “1989” world tour.

The “Shake It Off” singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110 million.

“The pop superstar smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to a

quarter-billion dollars in total for her 1989 World Tour,” Forbes said in a statement.

With earnings of $95 million, American author James Patterson came in third. U.S. television personality Dr Phil McGraw and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ron-

aldo were tied fourth with earnings of $88 million, the magazine said.

The other top 10 spots were held

by American comedian Kevin Hart, British singer Adele and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi alongside U.S. radio hosts Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh.

“The world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.1 billion pretax over the past 12 months, more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined,” Forbes said. (rtr)

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Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano

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As a young hitman in Corleone, the hill town near Palermo made famous in the Godfather films, Provenzano made a name for himself with such ruthlessness that he became known as “the tractor” because of the way he mowed down clan enemies.

After his arrest he suffered serious health problems, including cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and in 2014 was transferred from a Parma prison to the San Paolo Hospital in Milan where he was still held under maximum security.

Over more than four decades Provenzano became a legendary outlaw and fugitive for evading police. Investigators believe he was in Sicily, probably often within sight of his hometown, all those years, protected by a network of local contacts.

When he was caught, Provenzano had already been convicted in absentia for a string of murders, including the 1992 killings of two anti-mafia prosecutors, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Until his arrest at the age of 73 at a farmhouse near Corleone, one of the last pictures police had had of Provenzano was taken when he was just 25, in which he looked like a handsome, clean-cut captain of a soccer team.

He had turned the farmhouse into a rudimentary command centre of two typewriters, a dictionary and a Bible full of home-made tabs and annotations of Old and New

Mass tourism results in cannibalism

M a n gupura Bali has become a world icon as one of the main tourist destinations. It does not happen for its natural beauty and culture alone,

but Bali is considered to have taksu or divine vibration. However, the holistic aura with Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept is now beginning to be disturbed as a result of mass tourism. Moreover, the conditions have resulted in serious cannibal-

ism in tourism business or got rid of the small businesses. Thus, the leaders of Bali have to be reminded of closing this island from mega projects.

Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Scholars Association

(ICPI) of Bali, I Putu Anom, stated that Bali is not suitable to develop massive scale tourism through the construction of new hotels or increase the number of existing hotel rooms. Moratorium of tourist accommodation should

Testament verses. This was how Provenzano had run the mafia for more than a decade: through writing tiny messages called “pizzini” in a code language of numbers, letters and Biblical quotations.

These were folded tens of times and then sealed in transparent tape and dispatched via a chain of messengers. The Sicilian term “pizzino” has since become common usage in Italian to denote any written message with a criminal function.

Provenzano, who never went to secondary school, wrote in often ungrammatical Italian. He assigned numbers from two to 164 to his accomplices - he was number one - and many of them did not know which number referred to which person.

Once he became the Mafia’s undisputed head in 1993, he abandoned the unbridled brutality of his early years and ran it like the chief executive of a company.

The so-called “Provenzano Doctrine”, which earned him the new nickname “The Accountant,” was aimed at ensuring a low profile, with no more bombs or mass killings and creating consensus among the other local bosses.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

not only become a discourse. Unfortunately, the local and central government never strictly enforce the policy.

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“In fact, it is quite on the contrary where the government seems to attempt with various policy strategies in order to pave the Benoa Bay reclamation in the guise of revitalization even though it has been rejected by most of Balinese people,” said Putu Anom.

This member of the BPPD Badung also added that motivation of travelers to visit Bali is to seek pleasure and peace. Travelers are also in danger of losing the appeal of unique cultural activities inspired by Balinese Hinduism.

“The increasingly massive tourism development will also

make the local population of Bali especially the Hindus disappointed. They will feel disturbed and uncomfortable when running their religious ceremonies,” he said.

According to him, investor of the reclamation will surely prioritize economic gains without caring for the destruction of nature, the environment and socio-culture.

As a supporter of Balinese culture, local communities will be increasingly marginalized. Besides, they will be degraded in terms of economic, social and cultural life.

“Reclamation mega project with the concept of one-stop tourism providing hundreds of thousands of hotel rooms, apartments, home-made tourist attraction and souvenirs will further tighten the competition,” continued the man

from Kapal village, Mengwi.

He acknowledged there will be indeed an increase in job opportunities for hundreds of thousands of workers. However, these will be enjoyed by those from outside Bali. Certainly they will need housing for their residence so that land conversion will increase as well. On the other hand, companies belonging to local entrepreneurs that are not strong enough to compete will go bankrupt. Thus, it will result in new unemployment.

“South Bali will be increasingly crowded by traffic congestion, floods, and crime will happen like in Jakarta. Definitely it will be unable to provide safety and comfort for travelers and residents of South Bali,” he concluded. (kmb27)

The tourists are enjoying their time in Kuta

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Student gradually reduces

Suburban public schools threatened to go bankrupt

TABANAN - The tendency of students and parents forcing their children to attend school in urban areas makes the schools in the outskirts or subdistrict areas including the state schools lack of applicants. Through the years, the number of received new students plummeted. If the condition is left unchecked, it is feared both private and public schools in the suburbs will go bankrupt.

Chief of the Tabanan Education Council, I Wayan Madra Suartana, said on Tuesday (Jul. 12) that so far the phenomenon in every new student admission is hard to be avoided both in off-line or online selection.

This condition happens due to tendency of students and their parents forcing their children to attend favorite schools without considering their academic scores or capabilities. Thus, the shifting students are no longer in small number, but increases significantly every year. “It’s hard to be addressed and impose sanctions when the violators are policy makers,” he said.

If nothing changes Madra is worried that the number of new students enrolling in public school in the subdistrict areas will further get eroded. In the long run, the schools in suburban areas will go bankrupt like private schools. “All students migrate to urban schools whereas the quality of education at all

schools is the same,” he explained.

From the observation at two favorite public schools in Tabanan, the migration or shifting from suburban or subdistrict to urban schools is proved. From the data on the number of students in the new academic year, both schools received the number of students exceeding the existing quota. For example, the SMAN 2 Tabanan high school has the capacity of 360 students but in fact received 541 students spread to 17 classes and is planned to be divided into two shifts. Similarly, the SMAN 1 Kediri high school having the same capacity rose to 490 students.

When asked for their confirmation, both principals did not want to say much. They just said if it is the beyond the school policy. “Please cross check directly to the head of the education agency because it has the authority to give an explanation. I cannot say much,” said the principal

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The students of high school in Tabanan is doing their exam of the SMAN 1 Kediri, I Dewa Nyoman Maryono, and principal of the SMAN 2 Tabanan.

In the meantime, the Head of the Tabanan Education Agency, Putu Santika, when asked for his confirmation stated that student

migration happened due to a number of reasons. “Probably, the services provided by schools in the subdistrict are inadequate or they indeed want to attend school in the city. And it has been regulated through a policy,”

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he said.

In the meantime, when asked about the implementation of the online new student admission considered to have failed Santika was reluctant to give comment. (kmb28)

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SIZZLIN’ SUMMER 2016

Beachwalk Shopping Center always presents the unique experiences for tourists and shoppers. The various monthly programs offer more attractions in Kuta and emphasizing the Beachwalk Shopping Center’s tagline, “Bali.Starts Here”.

Beachwalk presents the theme of summer which is called “Sizzlin’ Summer” on this July 2016. Beachwalk Shopping center is offering a bunch of summer events, as well as the iconic Beachwalk Summer SALE on this summer holiday season.

This June, Beachwalk & HIPMI presents fashion show titled “HIPMI Bali Fashion Week 2016”. The show is on 21st – 31st July 2016 at the Fountain Stage level 1. Highlights the FASHION. STARTS HERE campaign, Beachwalk Shopping Center as the number one fashion destination for both International and local fashion brands in Bali.

Tourist from International and Domestic can enjoy the experience and learn about Balinese Culture on “Badung Cultural Festivals”. This event is held 6th – 10th July 2016 at Fountain Stage, Beachwalk level 1. In this event Customers can enjoy and learn Balinese culture events such as learn traditional Balinese dance, create Balinese offering

(Canang) and learn Balinese music instrumental. Customers can also enjoy the exhibition with different creative product from Bali and can be as a gift souvenirs.

Summer Playground with FaberCastell is an activity that can be enjoy with the children such as coloring.

In addition children can join coloring competition from Faber-Castell on July 23rd 2016. Faber-Castell also offers promo “suka-suka” with IDR 50.000, - and you can choose Faber-Castell products and put into pen case until full. For families on holiday with children can visit Summer Playground Area Lagoon, Beachwalk level 3.

Beachwalk has launched the Lucky Seven Reward program for all Residential ID holders. Dedicated to those customers with Residential ID and spend a minimum purchase of IDR 100,000 in a day, you can collect a stamp and redeem the shopping receipt at our Customer Service, level 1 with Instant Rewards which are restaurant vouchers or free 2-hour parking at Beachwalk. If customers collect 4 stamps on weekdays and 3 stamps on weekends, customers will get Special Gifts from Beachwalk.

Beachwalk presents “Beachwalk Summer Sale” in July 2016 which

will be participated by stores and restaurants by providing a variety of discounts and attractive promotions for Customers. Various discounts are given by tenants such as Topshop, TopMan, Miss Selfridge, Zara, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Bershka, Tumi, Cath Kidston, Victoria’s Secret, Gingersnaps, Wakai and many more. For Customers who love shopping can’t miss the opportunity in Beachwalk Summer Sale.

The opportunity to win for customer Beachwalk with various July’s SHOP & WIN program Instant Rewards and Lucky Draw Prizes.

By spending at a minimum purchase of IDR 500,000 (single receipt), customers can get instant rewards such as beauty products, shopping vouchers, restaurant vouchers, and many more. There is something special on this Shop & Win JuneJuly, by spending minimum of IDR 1,500,000 (single receipt) customers can get instant rewards of the limited edition Beachwalk Summer Bag. By spending at a minimum purchase of IDR 2,000,000 (max. 2 receipts), customers will get the chance to win special prize and get shopping vouchers, restaurant vouchers and have a chance to Win 1 Night Stay at Hard Rock Hotel Bali.

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HIV patients with undetectable virus unlikely to infect partner

CALIFORNIA - When drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) suppress the virus in the blood to very low levels, patients are unlikely to infect their partners during condomless sex, suggests a new study.

After following nearly 900 heterosexual and gay couples for an average of 16 months, researchers found no evidence that uninfected partners became infected after condomless sex with an HIV-positive partner with viral suppression.

This good news bolsters the role of HIV treatment as a form of prevention, said lead author Dr. Alison Rodger, of the University College London.

“I think the big push now should be to expand testing, getting people diagnosed and get them on treatment,” Rodger told Reuters Health.

Past studies have suggested that the risk of passing the virus to an HIV-negative person was low for people with low levels of HIV in their blood because of antiretroviral therapy (ART).

One study, involving mostly heterosexual couples, found people who started taking ART early in their infection were 96 percent less likely to pass HIV to a partner, compared to people who delayed treatment.

But participants in that study regularly used condoms, which also reduce the risk of transmission, Rodger and her colleagues write in JAMA. The new study, conducted in 14 European countries, involved

couples with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner who had unprotected sex with each other. In the HIV-positive partner, the viral load had to be less than 200 copies per milliliter of blood.

Overall, the 548 heterosexual and 340 gay couples reported about 60,000 unprotected sex acts during the study.

While 11 of the HIV-negative study participants became HIV positive, those infections could not be traced back to the HIV-positive partner. Laboratory testing showed the new infections were different from the virus in the HIV-positive partners.

About 33 percent of gay participants and 4 percent of heterosexual participants who were HIV-negative at the start of the study reported condomless sex with other partners, the researchers write.

Past research, Rodger said, suggests the risk of transmission is very low among heterosexual couples in which the HIV-positive partner has undetectable levels of the virus in their blood.

But there was very little data on men in sexual relationships with other men, Rodger said, adding that more research is needed on the risk of transmission during condomless anal sex.

“We think the risk from condomless anal sex is low, but we need to ensure we have a couple years of follow up to give more precise estimates,” she said.

The new study is very reassuring but has some limitations, said Dr. Eric Daar, an HIV expert who wrote an editorial accompanying the new study.

For example, he said, when the study started, many of the participants had been having condomless sex with their partners for several years. There might have been other similar patients with viral suppression who did infect their partners and were therefore not included in this study.

“I think the most important

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thing to understand is that this is really good news, but it by no means suggests the risk is zero,” said Daar, of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California.

“I’m not here to suggest (that) the risk isn’t very low,” he said.

“The risk is just not zero.” (rtr)

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Jembrana belongs to prone area to earthquake and tsunami

Jembrana areas located adjacent to the beach are potentially prone to earthquakes and tsunamis.

NEGARA - Jembrana areas located adjacent to the beach are potentially prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. Besides, cyclones, droughts and landslides are also commonplace. The threat of disaster can happen anywhere, so that it requires an institution responsible for the disaster mitigation.

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One study, involving mostly heterosexual couples, found people who started taking ART early in their infection were 96 percent less likely to pass HIV to a partner, compared to people who delayed treatment.

Romania reports first case of Zika virus BUCHAREST - Romania has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus, after a young woman contracted it during a trip to the Caribbean island of Martinique, health authorities said on Tuesday.

The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to thousands of cases of the microcephaly birth defect in countries such as Brazil,

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An edes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico, March 8, 2016.

which has declared a public health emergency.

“A 27-year-old Romanian woman tested positive for Zika. This is an isolated case ... an import one,” said Laurentiu Colintineanu, spokesman for the health ministry.

“The woman, who spent ... from late June until mid early July in Martinique, contracted the virus during her stay there.”

Colintineanu said no other data on the case nor the identity of the person could be made public and that the woman, who had asked for medical assistance two days after her return in Romania.

Bucharest city authorities have launched a mosquito-fighting campaign as temperatures are hovering around 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). (rtr)

It was affirmed by the Executive Head of the Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), IGN Semawa, Tuesday (Jul. 12) on the sidelines of the establishment of disaster-safe school at the SMPN

6 Negara junior high school.

He said that as a disaster-prone area Jembrana needs to have an institution responsible for disaster mitigation. All this time, the perception often emerging is that

disaster mitigation is only carried out when a disaster occurs. Actually disaster mitigation should be prepared well in advance. All hazards of disaster must be identified and people’s readiness must be prepared. The institution will prepare hazard map, hazard signs, early warning to public education. According to him, these are aimed at providing protection for the public.

“If the mindset is like that, the institution (BPBD) must be available. Do not think if no disaster occurs, there are no activities. Mitigation before and after disaster is necessary,” he said accompanied by the Chief of the Jembrana Municipal Police, IGN Rai Budi.

Currently, Jembrana has not owned the BPBD even though there has been regional bylaw related to

the establishment of the BPBD. Educating the public is important to build community preparedness in case of disaster.

School becomes one of the targets of this education. It is a public space having a great number of people. On that account, they need to be equipped with the knowledge on disasters and how to anticipate disasters through disaster-safe school. (kmb26)

Consumer complaints stay to occur

Price discrepancy occurs between the label and at cashier

DENPASAR - Consumer Protection Foundation (YLPK) remains to receive complaints regarding the price discrepancy on the shelves with the prices appearing on the cashier. “Commonly the price is more expensive in the cash register. For example, if consumers buy a tin of milk at the price stated on the shelf at IDR 99,000, then after paying at the cashier it becomes IDR 100,000. There is a price discrepancy of IDR 1,000.

Subtly the minimarket commits a fraud to consumers as much as IDR 1,000,” explained Director of the YLPK, I Putu Armaya, Tuesday (Jul. 12).

Indeed the value for money IDR 1,000 is small. However,

when multiplied by thousands of consumers having shopped, it can be calculated the loss rate of consumers. Each year this kind of fraud by minimarket complained by consumers in Bali can reach 400 complaints. “Most complaints are related to fraud by minimarket regarding the price discrepancy and the taking of change under the guise of donation by chain minimarket,” he added. Complaint cases regarding the price discrepancy also frequently revealed by foreign travelers shopping in Bali.

“They feel to have been cheated, no matter how small the cases are,” he said.

In terms of legal aspect, the case of price discrepancy is vio-

lating article 4 and article 8 of the Law No.8/1999 on Consumer Protection denoting a consumer criminal offense with a penalty of five-year imprisonment or a fine of IDR 2 billion. Similarly, the taking of the change under the guise of donation must be clear and transparent where it will be donated to.

In the future, according to him, supervision issues against the price discrepancy and taking of the change under the guise of donations at minimarket must be carried out seriously and strictly.

The government through relevant agencies such as provincial and district or municipal Industry and Trade Agency should conduct

regular surveillance. In addition, the retail business association must also supervise the minimarket and provide guidance for its members.

Not all consumers submit the case to legal domain. Moreover, the case is small and if consumers are smart they will be careful before shopping. They will pay a particular attention to the labels and compare the prices. Should there be much difference in price at minimarket, they must immediately complain and convey to shop assistant or minimarket owner in order to regularly update the price so as not to deceive consumers.

If any minimarket remains to be found violating or being

stubborn, it must be re-notified.

If there is no response, the last decision as consumer is no longer shopping at the minimarket.

“If necessary, report the case to police because the act of the minimarket is a crime and can be imposed with legal sanctions,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of the Denpasar Industry and Trade Agency, I Wayan Gatra, said that during the monitoring the agency has not discovered and there are no complaints received from consumers. It is possible because the agency regularly conducts site inspection and monitoring to shops and markets. (kmb24)

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25 killed, 50 injured as trains collide in Italy

Drug dealer Leong threatened to face death penalty

DENPASAR - After being raided on March 12, 2016, a drug dealer touted to have a wide syndicate, Made Putu alias Putu Leong, was flown from Jakarta to Bali, Tuesday (Jul. 12). The transfer of the drug dealer raided on Jalan Dewi Sri Block C4, Kuta, Badung, is related to the second handover from the Narcotic Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters to the Attorney General and resumed to the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office.

Other than Putu Leong, it was also coupled with the handover of his two subordinates, namely Cahyadi alias Bocah and Made Astawa alias Krecek. As pointed out by the Chief of the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office, Erna Normawati Widodo Putri, on Monday afternoon, the three suspects are maximally charged with death penalty and at least six-year imprisonment. Death penalty for

the suspects is charged under Article 114 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 1 of the Law No.35/2009 on Narcotics with subsidiary article 112 and article 132, paragraph 2 of the same Law. “When asked how about the criminal threat, the maximum is death penalty or life imprisonment or 20 years and a minimum of six years,” said Erna Normawati.

According to Erna accompanied

by Section Chief of General Crimes, Maha Agung, the second phase of the Supreme Court is the investigation of the National Police Headquarters. Handover to Bali is based on the consideration that location of the criminal act is within the jurisdiction of the Denpasar District Court.

“After researching the files, the evidence is quite a lot,” said Erna.

This former assistant to special crimes at the Bali Prosecutor’s Office added that files of each suspect are separated. From the suspect Cahyadi was seized evidence in the form of 58 pieces of ecstasy and crystal meth in the form of 107 packages, 35 packages and 41 packages with a total weight of 73 grams.

“The evidence was found in the Honda Scoopy motorcycle,” said Erna. In addition, the officers also found evidence in the form of money alleged to be the results of transaction or the sale of narcotics worth IDR 25 million and mobile phones.

After the arrest of Cahyadi, she added, it was resumed with the arrest of Putu Leong. “He is a drug dealer in Bali,” said Erna. From the suspect Leong was found a new white Rubicon car worth IDR 1.5 billion.

In the luxury car, the investigating prosecutor Arbu Amran Hasibuan et al., also confiscated a cash worth IDR 289 million and IDR 25 million, so that it totally amounted to IDR 314 million. In the meantime,

in the bag of Leong was also found cash worth AUD 950, USD1 and mobile phone.

After undergoing an administrative examination, the three suspects were immediately taken to Kerobokan Prison last Monday afternoon.

To be noted, the arrest of Putu Leong drew the attention of many parties because it was recorded in video format and aired by national television station. Moreover, during the raids by the National Police Headquarters the officers shot for several times until the suspect could be finally disabled. After that, the suspect Leong was instantly flown to Jakarta by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters. (kmb37)

Asked about continuation of cruise pier development, Minister Jonan says location infeasible

AMLAPURA - Tanah Ampo cruise pier megaproject at Manggis, Karangasem, seems increasingly uncertain. Minister of Transportation, Ignatius Jonan, did not give explicit answer when asked about the continuation of the dormant pier project amid his visit at the Padangbai Harbor, Karangasem, Tuesday (Jul. 12).

Indeed, the Minister Jonan already reiterated that location of the cruise harbor construction is not feasible.

Similar statement was also delivered by Ignatius Jonan few months ago at Padangbai when inspecting the harbor before the homecoming of Eid holiday. Last Monday, he revealed it twice at Padangbai if the location at Tanah Ampo is not appropriate and infeasible for cruise pier construction.

According to him, if remaining to be built at the location, it must be shifted again. However, it is not clear whether it means to be shifted, extended or constructed at another location.

The matter of ramp door jetty construction plan, he said, can be done.

However, if it persists at the same location, surely it will be difficult as well.

Construction of the ramp door jetty, he said, has been budgeted in the state budget 2016 worth IDR 67 billion. “If it indeed has been equipped with the environmental impact analysis (EIA), the ramp door jetty can be built and the breakwater follows,” he said.

From the information, EIA of the ramp door jetty has not been drafted yet. According to the official of the

Karangasem Transport Agency, drafting of the EIA will cost approximately IDR 300 million.

In the meantime, the minister also asserted if the ramp door jetty can be constructed at the harbor, while the harbor management will remain under central government because the authority lies in central government.

Then, provincial or district government has the authority on the land.

Based on the record, the Tanah Ampo cruise ship harbor started to be established in 2008. It has spent the budget of more than IDR 300 billion taken from the state budget. In the meantime, the supporting building was constructed by Bali provincial government. Land acquisition to continue the ring road and hot-mixed paving was financed by regional budget of Karangasem. But until now local residents still complain because local government has promised to provide free certificate for separation of their remaining land having been acquired for the use of the road. So far, the promise of local government during the period of Regent Wayan Geredeg has not been realized.

A number observers and residents in Karangasem said that currents and waves on the Labuhan Amuk Beach, Tanah Ampo, are known to be ferocious, especially in certain seasons. Due to the ferocious currents and waves of the beach, local people then named the location Labuhan Amok. (013)

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency.

South Korea chooses site of THAAD U.S. missile system amid protests

SEOUL - South Korea announced on Wednesday the site where a U.S. THAAD anti-missile defence unit will be deployed against North Korea’s missile and nuclear threats, a plan that has angered China and prompted a North Korean warning of retaliation.

South Korea and the United States said last Friday they had made a final decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South.

Tension on the Korean peninsula has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed that with a satellite launch and a string of test launches of various missiles.

The South Korean Defence Ministry said the THAAD system would be deployed in the southeastern county of Seongju to maximize its effectiveness while minimizing any impact on residents and the environment.

“By operating the U.S. THAAD battery in Seongju, we will be able to better protect one half to two-

thirds of our citizens from North Korean nuclear and missile threats,” the ministry said in a statement.

“It will dramatically strengthen the military capabilities and readiness to defend critical national infrastructure such as nuclear power plants and oil storage facilities, as well as the military forces of the South Korea-U.S. alliance.”

North Korea’s military on Monday threatened to retaliate against the deployment of the system with a “physical response” once its location and time of installation were decided.

South Korea’s defence ministry has said it aims to have the system operational by the end of 2017.

The decision to deploy THAAD is the latest move to squeeze the increasingly isolated North Korea,

but China worries the system’s radar will be able to track its military capabilities. Russia also opposes the deployment.

South Korea and the United States have said THAAD will only be used in defence against North Korean ballistic missiles, but China has warned it would destabilise the regional security balance.

THAAD is built by Lockheed Martin Corp and designed to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles by intercepting them high in the atmosphere, or outside it. The United States already has a THAAD system on the island of Guam.

Putting THAAD in Seongju would also allow for protection of major U.S. military installations in the South, while limiting the range of its radar’s reach into China, South Korean media said.

The United States has about 28,000 troops in South Korea. It will pay for the THAAD system. (rtr)

BARI - At least 25 people died and dozens were injured on Tuesday when two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in southern Italy, sending debris flying into surrounding olive groves.

Three carriages were torn apart by the violence of the impact after the two trains hit each other while travelling down the same stretch of track linking the small towns of Corato and Andria in the southeastern Puglia region.

Rescue operators raised the death toll to 25 on Tuesday evening after a day of frantic rescue operations, and warned that it could climb higher as some of the 50 injured were in serious condition.

Authorities urged blood donors to go to local hospitals.

There was no immediate indication of what had caused one of Italy’s worst train disasters in recent years, but the government promised a full and swift investigation.

“Tears and grief for the victims and their families, but also a lot of anger. We demand clarity over what happened in Puglia this morning,” Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Twitter, before making his way to the region to meet with rescuers and local politicians.

“We will remain at the side of the people of Puglia in this moment of great pain and desperation,” he said in the evening, adding that Transport Minister Graziano Delrio would report to parliament on the accident on Wednesday.

The crash happened at around 11.30 a.m. (0930 GMT) on a fiercely hot summer’s day.

Both trains were comprised of four carriages. The front carriages on each were pulverised as they slammed into one another. Sky Italia TV said one of the drivers had died, with no word yet about the fate of the other one.

“It looks like there has been a plane crash,” said the mayor of Corato, Massimo Mazzilli.

Rescue services parked their ambulances and fire trucks among the olive trees and set up a field hospital to treat the injured. The sound of crickets rang out as the first bodies were extracted from the site in metal caskets.

“I dug through the wreckage and managed to save my husband. But I saw people cut to pieces,” said an elderly woman standing alongside her husband, whose head was swathed in bandages. Another survivor said he was thrown to the floor by the impact. “When I got up, I saw hellish scenes around me.”

Kicking up clouds of dust, helicopters landed in a nearby field to pick up the most seriously injured.

It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision. By mid-afternoon a giant crane had arrived at the scene to start lifting the smashed carriages to see if any bodies were trapped under the wreckage. (rtr)

REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi walks at the site where two passenger trains collided in the middle of an olive grove in the southern village of Corato, near Bari, Italy, July 12, 2016.

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BUSINESS

LONDON - Sterling’s plunge since Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest in more than 40 years, but its boost to UK exports may well be far less than after similar tumbles in 1992 and 2008.

1992 VS 2008 That said, comparisons with 1992 and 2008 are instructive. Sterling fell around 18 percent on a trade-weighted basis and as much as 30 percent against the dollar in the six months after Britain was ejected from the Exchange Rate Mechanism on 16 September, 1992, known as Black Wednesday.

Exports rose to 239 billion pounds in 1997 from 149 billion in 1992, according to Britain’s Office for National Statistics, an increase of 53 percent. The economy grew by 15.5 percent to 1.28 trillion pounds.

Britain recorded a trade surplus in the three years to 1997, albeit no more than 0.5 per-

REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (R) changes the shoulder boards of the new National Police chief General Tito Karnavian during his inauguration at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia July 13, 2016.

President Jokowi installs Tito Karnavian as new police chief

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A man and woman use their mobile phones as commuters walk past the columns of the Bank of England in the City of London, July 3, 2012. cent of GDP in each year, but rare surpluses nonetheless. 1997 was the last year Britain exported more than it imported.

Much of the strong demand for UK exports then was down to a relatively healthy world economy, as German reunification lifted Europe and the U.S. ‘Clinton boom’ picked up steam. World GDP growth jumped to 3.8 percent in 1997 from 1.8 percent in 1992, according to The World Bank.

The global backdrop wasn’t so benign after the “Great Recession” of 2008-09. Global growth was 4.3 percent in 2007, according to The World Bank, before falling to 1.8 percent in 2008 and only recovering to 2.4 percent by 2013.

Sterling’s tumble after Lehman did help fuel a 23 percent rebound in exports by 2013, but that was less than half the rate of growth in the five years following Black Wednesday. The UK economy grew by just 2.2 percent over the 2008-13 period, ONS

figures show.

INTEREST RATES Unlike the years after Black Wednesday, when Britain’s current account deficit was almost eliminated in 1997, the country’s broader balance of payments position has deteriorated since 2008. It has never been worse, with the current account deficit now more than 5 percent of GDP. HSBC’s King said the main reason for the post-1992 economic recovery was the Treasury and BoE’s deep interest rate cuts.

The pound’s 2008-09 depreciation failed to rebalance the UK economy away from consumption, and the fall in real wages actually made people worse off.

On Black Wednesday the Bank of England raised interest rates to 15 percent to try and prop up the pound, before abandoning the ERM altogether and allowing the pound to slide as it slashed rates to just above 5 percent

by February 1994. It was that blend of steep rate cuts, a weaker pound and the recovering global economy that proved most potent.

After Lehman, the Bank slashed rates by 400 basis points to a record low 0.5 percent by March 2009. However, it was easing policy into the teeth of a global recession and along with almost every other central bank in the developed world.

The Bank is expected to ease policy again via rate cuts, expanding its 375 billion pound bond-buying programme, or both.

But with policy already stretched, many doubt how much bang for its buck the Bank can now get. Also, no one knows what Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU - where 40 percent of UK exports go - will look like.

“The economic risks from Brexit are skewed heavily to the downside,” said Robert Wood, UK economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.(rtr)

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Defense initiatives must be stepped up in Natuna area: Minister

Pound’s Brexit plunge unlikely to boost exports at 1992, 2008 rate

A fragile world economy, more complex world supply chains and near-zero Bank of England interest rates mean Britain may be less able to take advantage of its more competitive exchange rate.

“Currency devaluation is no panacea. Japan shows that a fall in the currency doesn’t lead you to the promised land of export growth,” said Stephen King, senior economic adviser to HSBC. Sterling has fallen as much as 11 percent on a trade-weighted basis since the June 23 Brexit referendum, and 15 percent against the U.S. dollar. That puts it on track to fall as much as it did in the months following Black Wednesday in 1992 and Lehman Brothers’ collapse in late 2008.

Most economists expect further declines, perhaps another 10 percent to below $1.20.

And yet they still expect Britain’s economy to slow as a result of Brexit, maybe even slipping into recession next year.

“Exporters need to continue to invest to remain competitive. If Brexit leads to an investment freeze, the fall in the pound might not be enough to boost exports,” Christian Odendahl and John Springford at the Centre for European Reform, a research institute in London, wrote this week.

A falling pound does not automatically lead to a one-for-one boost to UK exports.

Recent estimates show that a 10 percent reduction in UK export prices leads to a 4 percent rise in exports, according to Odendahl and Springford.

They note that global trade grew by just 2.5 percent over the past year and will expand by even less this year, while today’s multinational production networks and supply chains mean a weaker currency helps exporters a lot less than in the past.

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JAKARTA - President Joko Wido- Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.

President Jokowi expressed hope that do (Jokowi) installed Commissioner General Tito Karnavian to succeed Karnavian will be able to boost the image General Badrodin Haiti as the new and prestige of the National Police.

The House of Representatives approved National Police chief.

The president officially installed Karnavian as the new Police chief at the State Palace here at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday, based on Presidential Decree No.48/Polri/2016 on the dismissal and appointment of the Police chief.

After been sworn in, Karnavian signed the paperwork accepting his role as chief of police in the presence of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security

the nomination of Commissioner General Karnavian as the new National Police chief at a plenary meeting held on June 27.

Karnavian, previously chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, joined the police academy in 1987 and had earlier held several posts, including that of the Jakarta Police chief and the head of the Special Detachment 88 counter-terrorism squad.

Born in Palembang, South Sumatra

Province, on October 26, 1964, Karnavian graduated from the Exeter University in the Great Britain and earned his masters degree in Police Studies in 1993, among others.

In 1998, Karnavian graduated from the Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, with Strategic Studies as a major subject. Later, Karnavian earned his PhD from the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore in 2013.

Karnavians reputation began to grow during his term with the Polices Special Detachment 88, which succeeded in neutralizing notorious terrorist leaders, such as Azhari Husin and Noordin M. Top.(ant)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli has highlighted the importance of stepping up defense and security initiatives in Natuna after a fish poaching case was reported in the area.

“We will reinforce the defense and security systems in Natuna,” Minister Ramli noted at a press conference at the office of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry here on Wednesday.

The minister hoped the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) will step up defense initiatives in the area, so that Natuna would be effectively supervised. The government will also intensify coordination among law enforcers to fight fish poaching.

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu had earlier remarked that Indonesia will build several military bases in the Natuna Islands to safeguard its sovereignty and implement the rule of law.

“We have been planning the construction since September 2015, starting with a policy issued by the defense minister and then its implementation by the commander of the TNI,” the minister stated on Friday (July 1) Following the instruction of President Joko Widodo to safeguard the nations sovereignty and to enforce the law in Natuna Islands, TNI Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, meanwhile, revealed that the government will build several military bases in the region and will also extend the runway of the Ranai Air Base.

“We need bases to house fighter aircraft along with ground support equipment for the Militarys air fleet,” Gen. Gatot affirmed on Monday (June 27).

According to Gatot, the government should build a pier that can be used by several Indonesian military ships to safeguard the nations waters as well as set up a radar station to monitor the border areas. Natuna Islands have become a strategic region, as they are located directly adjacent to Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

Global shipping lanes pass through Natuna and its surrounding areas, especially for ships sailing to Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.

Developing Natuna is a necessity and also a top priority of the Indonesian government, as its borders serve as the gateway to the country.

In addition, the government has implemented a program to transform Indonesia into a global maritime axis.(ant)

Construction of Serang-Panimbang toll road to be completed in 2018

JAKARTA - The construction of an 84kilometer-long toll road connecting Serang and Panimbang in Banten Province is scheduled for completion in 2018, according to Banten Governor Rano Karno.

“We hope the construction of the Serang-Panimbang toll road will be completed and will become operational

in 2018,” the governor stated here on Wednesday.

According to Karno, the toll road construction project is aimed at accelerating development in Banten Province, following the signing of an agreement outlining the road construction site on June 29.

After finalizing the site for the Serang-

Panimbang toll road construction, the next stage will involve the acquisition of land for the project.

In addition, the Banten governor said the Serang-Panimbang toll roads construction also aims to support tourism in the Tanjung Lesung Special Economic Zone and the Ujung Kulon National Park and

to overcome economic disparity between the northern and southern areas of Banten Province.

Karno remarked that the construction of the Serang-Panimbang toll road was divided into three sections: Serang-Rangkasbitung, Rangkasbitung-Bojong, and BojongPanimbang.(ant)

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Demonstrators chant anti-China slogans during a rally over the South China Sea disputes by different activist groups, outside the Chinese Consulate in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 12, 2016.

China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty, Manila upbeat

BEIJING - China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty over the South China Sea and said it had the right to set up an air defence zone, after rejecting an international tribunal’s ruling denying its claims to the energyrich waters.

Chinese state media called the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague a “puppet” of external forces, after it ruled that China had breached the Philippines’ sovereign rights by endangering its ships and fishing and oil projects.

Beijing has repeatedly blamed the United States for stirring up trouble in the South China Sea, where its territorial claims overlap in parts with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

“China will take all necessary measures to protect its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,” the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said in a front page commentary on Wednesday.

The case, overseeing a region that is home to one of the world’s

busiest trade routes, has been seen as a test of China’s rising power and its economic and strategic rivalry with the United States.

Beijing called the Philippines’ claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea “baseless” and an “act of bad faith”. In a government white paper published on Wednesday, China also said its fishing boats had been harassed and attacked by the Philippines around the disputed Spratly Islands.

“On whether China will set up an air defence zone over the South China Sea, what we have to make clear first is that China has the right to... But whether we need one in the South China Sea depends on the level of threats we face,” Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told reporters in Beijing, adding that China hoped to return to bilateral

talks with Manila.

“We hope that other countries don’t use this opportunity to threaten China, and hope that other countries can work hard with China, meet us halfway, and maintain the South China Sea’s peace and stability and not turn the South China Sea in a source of war.”

U.S. officials have previously said they feared China may respond to the ruling by declaring an air defence identification zone in the South China Sea, as it did in the East China Sea in 2013, or by stepping up its building and fortification of artificial islands.

China’s Liu also took aim at the judges on the tribunal, saying that as not one of them was Asian they could not possibly understand the issue and it was unfair of them to try.

European Council President Donald Tusk, in Beijing for a China-EU summit, said he hoped the ruling would be a positive moment in resolving outstanding issues in the disputed waters. (rtr)

International

Clinton gets Sanders endorsement in show of party unity

PORTSMOUTH - Democrat Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton for president in a display of party unity on Tuesday, describing her as the best candidate to fix the United States’ problems and beat Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 election.

With Clinton nodding in agreement beside him, Sanders put aside their bitter campaign for the Democratic nomination and said she would take up the fight to ease economic inequality, make college more affordable and expand healthcare coverage for all Americans.

“This campaign is about the needs of the American people and addressing the very serious crises that we face, and there is no doubt in my mind that, as we head into November, Hillary Clinton is far and away the best candidate to do that,” he told a raucous crowd in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that included plenty of vocal Sanders supporters.

“I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States,” the U.S. senator from Vermont said.

His endorsement, five weeks after Clinton became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, brought the most prominent holdout in the party’s liberal wing into her camp. Sanders threw Clinton his support less than two weeks before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where she is to be formally nominated.

“I can’t help but reflect on how much more enjoyable this election will be now that we are on the same side,” Clinton said of Sanders. “Thank you, Bernie, for your endorsement, but more than that, thank you for your lifetime of fighting injustice.”

Trump ridiculed the move in

a series of Twitter posts, saying Sanders had abandoned the supporters who flocked to his insurgent campaign to rein in Wall Street and get big money out of politics.

“Bernie Sanders endorsing Crooked Hillary Clinton is like Occupy Wall Street endorsing Goldman Sachs,” Trump said on Twitter.

In a statement, the Trump campaign said Sanders was now officially part of the rigged system the senator had criticized during his long primary battle with Clinton.

“Bernie’s endorsement becomes Exhibit A in our rigged system - the Democrat Party is disenfranchising its voters to benefit the select and privileged few,” said Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser to Trump.

In a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, Clinton extended her lead over Trump to 13 percentage points, up from 10 points at the end of last week.

The former U.S. secretary of state hopes the Portsmouth appearance with Sanders will help her win over his supporters, some of whom held Sanders signs at the rally and chanted his name. In recent Reuters/Ipsos polling, only about 40 percent of Sanders backers said they would back Clinton, and the crowd at Tuesday’s rally made it clear she still had work to do.

“I am absolutely certain I will not vote for Hillary Clinton,” said Gale Bailey, a Sanders supporter and an unemployed graphic designer from Rochester, New Hampshire, who attended the rally in a Sanders T-shirt.

“She’s a crook, and I’m not going to vote for a crook,” Bailey said, adding that she would write in Sanders’ name on the November ballot. (rtr)

REUTERS/Mary Schwalm

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders reaches back as he endorses Hillary Clinton during a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. July 12, 2016.

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Ulun Danu Batur Temple

BANGLI - Ulun Danu Batur Temple is sacred Hindu temple set on the hill bank in the tranquility of Kintamani Bali with amazing panoramic view of Batur Volcano and Lake. It is located at Kalanganyar village, Kintamani district and Bangli regency and recommended as one of Bali places to visit during your vacation in this paradise island. It will take about 2 and a half hours to find this one of biggest temple in Bali Island. Ulun Danu Batur Temple was build on 1926, and also known as one of important Temple in the island. This temple is dedicated to Dewi Batari Ulun Danu, the Goddess of lakes and rivers. The words “Ulun Danu” meaning as “head of the lake”. Bali also has other Temple that located at the lake area that’s Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. Ulun Danu Beratan Temple is easy to find, you just need to go strike from the “Penelokan” the great point to see Mount Batur. (IBP/net)

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Matthews breaks Tour jinx as Froome stays in yellow

REVEL - Michael Matthews turned the page on years of bad luck in the Tour de France to complete his set of grand tour victories when he won the 10th stage after a royal breakaway on Tuesday.

The Australian, with three Vuelta and two Giro d’Italia stage wins to his name, outsprinted his breakaway companions after 197km from Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra, benefiting from the support of two of his Orica-Bike Exchange team mates.

World champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), who reclaimed the green jersey for the points classification from Briton Mark Cavendish, took second place and Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) finished third.

Matthews missed the 2014 Tour after sustaining injuries in training and last year, he abandoned after breaking four ribs.

“And this year already I had crashed twice. I was almost giving up on this race, thinking maybe the Tour de France is not for me,” he said.

Briton Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after finishing safe in the main peloton 9:39 off the pace.

“The start was pretty full on, there was a lot of work for my team mates to control the race,” said Froome.

“But it was pretty straightforward from there. However, it’s a good day to tick off.”

The stage got off to a nervous start on the category-one climb to the Port d’Envalira, as riders were keen to win places in the day’s breakaway which took its final shape after about 60 kilometres. (rtr)

BikeExchange rider Michael Matthews of Australia (L) wins on the finish line.

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KINGSTON - Rio Games-bound athletes from Jamaica, a nation that is no stranger to doping scandals, went through a drug-testing program the head of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) calls a “model for many other countries.”

The tiny nation known for producing dominant sprinters has not veered off course since receiving high marks from the World AntiDoping Agency early last year in its efforts toward beefing up drug testing, according to JOA head Mike Fennell.

“We’re satisfied that Jamaica has been carrying its responsibility for testing and monitoring anti-doping procedures which can be a model for many other countries,” Fennell said after Jamaica unveiled their 63-member delegation for the Aug. 5-21 Rio Olympics on Monday.

“I’m very happy to tell you that this is going on so that Jamaica has no fear as far as the organization of anti-doping matters is REUTERS/Bruno Kelly concerned.”

People attend the launch of the Official Collection of Posters of the Rio 2016 The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 12, 2016. improved testing since a WADA team visited

the Caribbean nation in 2013 and carried out a forensic audit following positive tests by Olympic and world championship medallists Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown.

Since that time, only cricketers Andre Russell and Odean Brown committed anti-doping whereabouts violations.

JADCO now has a new board after the previous one resigned in the wake of a drugtesting crisis in 2013 and introduced blood testing last year in its ongoing fight against drugs in sports.

Fennell also said athletes and officials headed to Rio will be briefed to ensure the Jamaican delegation will be fully up to speed as far as drug testing is concerned.

“The whole world of sports today has had to be dealing with doping or anti-doping issues and Jamaica is no different,” said Fennell.

“I’d like to make everyone know that from the beginning of this year we have been in collaboration with JADCO in terms of having a robust testing arrangement, reviewing the registered testing pool for athletes.” (rtr)

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Joachim Loew to stay as Germany coach through 2018 World Cup BERLIN — Joachim Loew is staying on as Germany coach through the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The German soccer federation said Tuesday that Loew “clearly told” federation president Reinhard Grindel that he will fulfill his contract, which runs until 2018.

Loew wouldn’t immediately give a clear commitment after Germany lost to France in the European Championship semifinals last week, but he was widely expected to stay. Grindel and Loew dispelled any doubts in a telephone conversation Tuesday.

“I’m sticking to what I repeatedly stressed before and during the tournament: Jogi Loew is the best coach for this team,” Grindel said.

“He has our unrestricted confidence and we are sure of being able to play successful football with him at the helm in the future, too.”

Loew, Germany’s coach since 2006, said “a few days of calm and detachment” had been necessary following the loss.

“For me it’s clear that, despite our disappointment, the team did not disappoint,” Loew said. “It was the youngest team in the tournament. I still see great potential.”

Germany will play a friendly against Finland in Moenchengladbach on Aug. 31 before opening its World Cup qualifying campaign against Norway in Oslo on Sept. 4. Its qualifying group also features the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan and San Marino. (ap)

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Barcelona to sign France defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon

BARCELONA — Barcelona will sign France defender Samuel Umtiti to a five-year contract after securing his transfer from Lyon.

The Spanish champions said Tuesday that the transfer cost 25 million euros ($27.7 million).

In his debut for the national team, the 22-year-old Umtiti helped

France reach the final of the European Championship, which it lost to Portugal on Sunday.

Umtiti played 170 matches for Lyon, scoring five goals in five seasons. Able to play as a central defender or at left back, he will help strengthen a backline that saw Dani Alves and Marc

Bartra leave since the end of last season.

Umtiti will undergo a routine medical exam before signing his contract on Friday. He is Barcelona’s second reinforcement after it bought back attacking midfielder Denis Suarez from Villarreal. (rtr)

Sam Allardyce has spoken to FA about England coaching job

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Coach Joachim Loew throws up a water bottle during a training session of the German national soccer team at their base camp of the German national soccer team in Evian-Les-Bains, F r a n c e , S u n d a y, June 19, 2016.

Mourinho hopes United players will forge close bond in China

New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho poses ahead of the press conference

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Manchester United’s pre-season tour of China this month, when they face Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, will give the players an opportunity to forge a close bond, manager Jose Mourinho has said.

United’s first game under Mourinho will be against last season’s Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund in the International Champions Cup in Shanghai on July 22.

The 53-year-old Portuguese manager will also renew hostilities with old adversary Pep Guardiola, who replaced Manuel Pellegrini as City’s manager, on June 25.

“I hope to see a group, from an emotional point of view, coming together and getting to know each other better and understanding each other better,” Mourinho said in an interview with adidas’ Front Row. “It’s important from a football point of view, but also from a human qualities point of view, that’s very important. I think the pre-season tours are also for the club dimension.”

United will take on Premier League champions Leicester City in the annual Community Shield game at Wembley on Aug. 7. The 20-times English league winners begin their league campaign with a trip to Bournemouth on Aug. 14. (rtr)

SUNDERLAND — Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce was given permission by the Premier League club to speak to the English Football Association about becoming the next coach of the national team.

The 61-year-old Allardyce requested to talk to the FA about replacing Roy Hodgson, Sunderland said Wednesday. He is the favorite with British bookmakers to take over as England coach. “We want him to remain as manager of our football club,” Sunderland said in a statement.

Allardyce joined Sunderland in October and helped the team stay in the Premier League. He has

25 years of experience in management, including spells in the Premier League with Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham, and has a reputation for improving struggling teams.

“Sam is very much key to our plans,” Sunderland said. “After what was an extremely challenging season, we are keen to see a period of stability, both on and off the field.

“The ongoing speculation over Sam’s position is extremely damaging to Sunderland, particularly at this crucial time of the season and we urge the FA to respect the disruption that this process is causing

and bring about a swift resolution to the matter.”

The Premier League season starts on Aug. 13. Allardyce was on tour with Sunderland in Austria until he returned home this week.= Hodgson said he would not be looking to stay on as England coach after the team’s embarrassing elimination from the European Championship last month following a loss to Iceland in the round of 16. Hodgson was in charge for four years.

England begins its qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup with an away match against Slovakia on Sept. 4. (ap)

AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 file photo, Sunderland’s manager Sam Allardyce awaits the start of their English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Southampton at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England.

France’s Samuel Umtiti in action

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Joachim Loew to stay as Germany coach through 2018 World Cup BERLIN — Joachim Loew is staying on as Germany coach through the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The German soccer federation said Tuesday that Loew “clearly told” federation president Reinhard Grindel that he will fulfill his contract, which runs until 2018.

Loew wouldn’t immediately give a clear commitment after Germany lost to France in the European Championship semifinals last week, but he was widely expected to stay. Grindel and Loew dispelled any doubts in a telephone conversation Tuesday.

“I’m sticking to what I repeatedly stressed before and during the tournament: Jogi Loew is the best coach for this team,” Grindel said.

“He has our unrestricted confidence and we are sure of being able to play successful football with him at the helm in the future, too.”

Loew, Germany’s coach since 2006, said “a few days of calm and detachment” had been necessary following the loss.

“For me it’s clear that, despite our disappointment, the team did not disappoint,” Loew said. “It was the youngest team in the tournament. I still see great potential.”

Germany will play a friendly against Finland in Moenchengladbach on Aug. 31 before opening its World Cup qualifying campaign against Norway in Oslo on Sept. 4. Its qualifying group also features the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan and San Marino. (ap)

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Barcelona to sign France defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon

BARCELONA — Barcelona will sign France defender Samuel Umtiti to a five-year contract after securing his transfer from Lyon.

The Spanish champions said Tuesday that the transfer cost 25 million euros ($27.7 million).

In his debut for the national team, the 22-year-old Umtiti helped

France reach the final of the European Championship, which it lost to Portugal on Sunday.

Umtiti played 170 matches for Lyon, scoring five goals in five seasons. Able to play as a central defender or at left back, he will help strengthen a backline that saw Dani Alves and Marc

Bartra leave since the end of last season.

Umtiti will undergo a routine medical exam before signing his contract on Friday. He is Barcelona’s second reinforcement after it bought back attacking midfielder Denis Suarez from Villarreal. (rtr)

Sam Allardyce has spoken to FA about England coaching job

AP Photo/Michael Probst

Coach Joachim Loew throws up a water bottle during a training session of the German national soccer team at their base camp of the German national soccer team in Evian-Les-Bains, F r a n c e , S u n d a y, June 19, 2016.

Mourinho hopes United players will forge close bond in China

New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho poses ahead of the press conference

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Manchester United’s pre-season tour of China this month, when they face Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, will give the players an opportunity to forge a close bond, manager Jose Mourinho has said.

United’s first game under Mourinho will be against last season’s Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund in the International Champions Cup in Shanghai on July 22.

The 53-year-old Portuguese manager will also renew hostilities with old adversary Pep Guardiola, who replaced Manuel Pellegrini as City’s manager, on June 25.

“I hope to see a group, from an emotional point of view, coming together and getting to know each other better and understanding each other better,” Mourinho said in an interview with adidas’ Front Row. “It’s important from a football point of view, but also from a human qualities point of view, that’s very important. I think the pre-season tours are also for the club dimension.”

United will take on Premier League champions Leicester City in the annual Community Shield game at Wembley on Aug. 7. The 20-times English league winners begin their league campaign with a trip to Bournemouth on Aug. 14. (rtr)

SUNDERLAND — Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce was given permission by the Premier League club to speak to the English Football Association about becoming the next coach of the national team.

The 61-year-old Allardyce requested to talk to the FA about replacing Roy Hodgson, Sunderland said Wednesday. He is the favorite with British bookmakers to take over as England coach. “We want him to remain as manager of our football club,” Sunderland said in a statement.

Allardyce joined Sunderland in October and helped the team stay in the Premier League. He has

25 years of experience in management, including spells in the Premier League with Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham, and has a reputation for improving struggling teams.

“Sam is very much key to our plans,” Sunderland said. “After what was an extremely challenging season, we are keen to see a period of stability, both on and off the field.

“The ongoing speculation over Sam’s position is extremely damaging to Sunderland, particularly at this crucial time of the season and we urge the FA to respect the disruption that this process is causing

and bring about a swift resolution to the matter.”

The Premier League season starts on Aug. 13. Allardyce was on tour with Sunderland in Austria until he returned home this week.= Hodgson said he would not be looking to stay on as England coach after the team’s embarrassing elimination from the European Championship last month following a loss to Iceland in the round of 16. Hodgson was in charge for four years.

England begins its qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup with an away match against Slovakia on Sept. 4. (ap)

AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 file photo, Sunderland’s manager Sam Allardyce awaits the start of their English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Southampton at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England.

France’s Samuel Umtiti in action

REUTERS/Darren Staples Livepic

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Ulun Danu Batur Temple

BANGLI - Ulun Danu Batur Temple is sacred Hindu temple set on the hill bank in the tranquility of Kintamani Bali with amazing panoramic view of Batur Volcano and Lake. It is located at Kalanganyar village, Kintamani district and Bangli regency and recommended as one of Bali places to visit during your vacation in this paradise island. It will take about 2 and a half hours to find this one of biggest temple in Bali Island. Ulun Danu Batur Temple was build on 1926, and also known as one of important Temple in the island. This temple is dedicated to Dewi Batari Ulun Danu, the Goddess of lakes and rivers. The words “Ulun Danu” meaning as “head of the lake”. Bali also has other Temple that located at the lake area that’s Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. Ulun Danu Beratan Temple is easy to find, you just need to go strike from the “Penelokan” the great point to see Mount Batur. (IBP/net)

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International

Matthews breaks Tour jinx as Froome stays in yellow

REVEL - Michael Matthews turned the page on years of bad luck in the Tour de France to complete his set of grand tour victories when he won the 10th stage after a royal breakaway on Tuesday.

The Australian, with three Vuelta and two Giro d’Italia stage wins to his name, outsprinted his breakaway companions after 197km from Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra, benefiting from the support of two of his Orica-Bike Exchange team mates.

World champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), who reclaimed the green jersey for the points classification from Briton Mark Cavendish, took second place and Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) finished third.

Matthews missed the 2014 Tour after sustaining injuries in training and last year, he abandoned after breaking four ribs.

“And this year already I had crashed twice. I was almost giving up on this race, thinking maybe the Tour de France is not for me,” he said.

Briton Chris Froome (Team Sky) retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after finishing safe in the main peloton 9:39 off the pace.

“The start was pretty full on, there was a lot of work for my team mates to control the race,” said Froome.

“But it was pretty straightforward from there. However, it’s a good day to tick off.”

The stage got off to a nervous start on the category-one climb to the Port d’Envalira, as riders were keen to win places in the day’s breakaway which took its final shape after about 60 kilometres. (rtr)

BikeExchange rider Michael Matthews of Australia (L) wins on the finish line.

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Jamaican anti-doping measures a “model” for others-JOA

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KINGSTON - Rio Games-bound athletes from Jamaica, a nation that is no stranger to doping scandals, went through a drug-testing program the head of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) calls a “model for many other countries.”

The tiny nation known for producing dominant sprinters has not veered off course since receiving high marks from the World AntiDoping Agency early last year in its efforts toward beefing up drug testing, according to JOA head Mike Fennell.

“We’re satisfied that Jamaica has been carrying its responsibility for testing and monitoring anti-doping procedures which can be a model for many other countries,” Fennell said after Jamaica unveiled their 63-member delegation for the Aug. 5-21 Rio Olympics on Monday.

“I’m very happy to tell you that this is going on so that Jamaica has no fear as far as the organization of anti-doping matters is REUTERS/Bruno Kelly concerned.”

People attend the launch of the Official Collection of Posters of the Rio 2016 The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 12, 2016. improved testing since a WADA team visited

the Caribbean nation in 2013 and carried out a forensic audit following positive tests by Olympic and world championship medallists Asafa Powell, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown.

Since that time, only cricketers Andre Russell and Odean Brown committed anti-doping whereabouts violations.

JADCO now has a new board after the previous one resigned in the wake of a drugtesting crisis in 2013 and introduced blood testing last year in its ongoing fight against drugs in sports.

Fennell also said athletes and officials headed to Rio will be briefed to ensure the Jamaican delegation will be fully up to speed as far as drug testing is concerned.

“The whole world of sports today has had to be dealing with doping or anti-doping issues and Jamaica is no different,” said Fennell.

“I’d like to make everyone know that from the beginning of this year we have been in collaboration with JADCO in terms of having a robust testing arrangement, reviewing the registered testing pool for athletes.” (rtr)

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Demonstrators chant anti-China slogans during a rally over the South China Sea disputes by different activist groups, outside the Chinese Consulate in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 12, 2016.

China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty, Manila upbeat

BEIJING - China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty over the South China Sea and said it had the right to set up an air defence zone, after rejecting an international tribunal’s ruling denying its claims to the energyrich waters.

Chinese state media called the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague a “puppet” of external forces, after it ruled that China had breached the Philippines’ sovereign rights by endangering its ships and fishing and oil projects.

Beijing has repeatedly blamed the United States for stirring up trouble in the South China Sea, where its territorial claims overlap in parts with Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

“China will take all necessary measures to protect its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests,” the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said in a front page commentary on Wednesday.

The case, overseeing a region that is home to one of the world’s

busiest trade routes, has been seen as a test of China’s rising power and its economic and strategic rivalry with the United States.

Beijing called the Philippines’ claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea “baseless” and an “act of bad faith”. In a government white paper published on Wednesday, China also said its fishing boats had been harassed and attacked by the Philippines around the disputed Spratly Islands.

“On whether China will set up an air defence zone over the South China Sea, what we have to make clear first is that China has the right to... But whether we need one in the South China Sea depends on the level of threats we face,” Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told reporters in Beijing, adding that China hoped to return to bilateral

talks with Manila.

“We hope that other countries don’t use this opportunity to threaten China, and hope that other countries can work hard with China, meet us halfway, and maintain the South China Sea’s peace and stability and not turn the South China Sea in a source of war.”

U.S. officials have previously said they feared China may respond to the ruling by declaring an air defence identification zone in the South China Sea, as it did in the East China Sea in 2013, or by stepping up its building and fortification of artificial islands.

China’s Liu also took aim at the judges on the tribunal, saying that as not one of them was Asian they could not possibly understand the issue and it was unfair of them to try.

European Council President Donald Tusk, in Beijing for a China-EU summit, said he hoped the ruling would be a positive moment in resolving outstanding issues in the disputed waters. (rtr)

International

Clinton gets Sanders endorsement in show of party unity

PORTSMOUTH - Democrat Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton for president in a display of party unity on Tuesday, describing her as the best candidate to fix the United States’ problems and beat Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 election.

With Clinton nodding in agreement beside him, Sanders put aside their bitter campaign for the Democratic nomination and said she would take up the fight to ease economic inequality, make college more affordable and expand healthcare coverage for all Americans.

“This campaign is about the needs of the American people and addressing the very serious crises that we face, and there is no doubt in my mind that, as we head into November, Hillary Clinton is far and away the best candidate to do that,” he told a raucous crowd in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that included plenty of vocal Sanders supporters.

“I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States,” the U.S. senator from Vermont said.

His endorsement, five weeks after Clinton became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, brought the most prominent holdout in the party’s liberal wing into her camp. Sanders threw Clinton his support less than two weeks before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where she is to be formally nominated.

“I can’t help but reflect on how much more enjoyable this election will be now that we are on the same side,” Clinton said of Sanders. “Thank you, Bernie, for your endorsement, but more than that, thank you for your lifetime of fighting injustice.”

Trump ridiculed the move in

a series of Twitter posts, saying Sanders had abandoned the supporters who flocked to his insurgent campaign to rein in Wall Street and get big money out of politics.

“Bernie Sanders endorsing Crooked Hillary Clinton is like Occupy Wall Street endorsing Goldman Sachs,” Trump said on Twitter.

In a statement, the Trump campaign said Sanders was now officially part of the rigged system the senator had criticized during his long primary battle with Clinton.

“Bernie’s endorsement becomes Exhibit A in our rigged system - the Democrat Party is disenfranchising its voters to benefit the select and privileged few,” said Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser to Trump.

In a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, Clinton extended her lead over Trump to 13 percentage points, up from 10 points at the end of last week.

The former U.S. secretary of state hopes the Portsmouth appearance with Sanders will help her win over his supporters, some of whom held Sanders signs at the rally and chanted his name. In recent Reuters/Ipsos polling, only about 40 percent of Sanders backers said they would back Clinton, and the crowd at Tuesday’s rally made it clear she still had work to do.

“I am absolutely certain I will not vote for Hillary Clinton,” said Gale Bailey, a Sanders supporter and an unemployed graphic designer from Rochester, New Hampshire, who attended the rally in a Sanders T-shirt.

“She’s a crook, and I’m not going to vote for a crook,” Bailey said, adding that she would write in Sanders’ name on the November ballot. (rtr)

REUTERS/Mary Schwalm

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders reaches back as he endorses Hillary Clinton during a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. July 12, 2016.

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BUSINESS

LONDON - Sterling’s plunge since Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest in more than 40 years, but its boost to UK exports may well be far less than after similar tumbles in 1992 and 2008.

1992 VS 2008 That said, comparisons with 1992 and 2008 are instructive. Sterling fell around 18 percent on a trade-weighted basis and as much as 30 percent against the dollar in the six months after Britain was ejected from the Exchange Rate Mechanism on 16 September, 1992, known as Black Wednesday.

Exports rose to 239 billion pounds in 1997 from 149 billion in 1992, according to Britain’s Office for National Statistics, an increase of 53 percent. The economy grew by 15.5 percent to 1.28 trillion pounds.

Britain recorded a trade surplus in the three years to 1997, albeit no more than 0.5 per-

REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (R) changes the shoulder boards of the new National Police chief General Tito Karnavian during his inauguration at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia July 13, 2016.

President Jokowi installs Tito Karnavian as new police chief

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A man and woman use their mobile phones as commuters walk past the columns of the Bank of England in the City of London, July 3, 2012. cent of GDP in each year, but rare surpluses nonetheless. 1997 was the last year Britain exported more than it imported.

Much of the strong demand for UK exports then was down to a relatively healthy world economy, as German reunification lifted Europe and the U.S. ‘Clinton boom’ picked up steam. World GDP growth jumped to 3.8 percent in 1997 from 1.8 percent in 1992, according to The World Bank.

The global backdrop wasn’t so benign after the “Great Recession” of 2008-09. Global growth was 4.3 percent in 2007, according to The World Bank, before falling to 1.8 percent in 2008 and only recovering to 2.4 percent by 2013.

Sterling’s tumble after Lehman did help fuel a 23 percent rebound in exports by 2013, but that was less than half the rate of growth in the five years following Black Wednesday. The UK economy grew by just 2.2 percent over the 2008-13 period, ONS

figures show.

INTEREST RATES Unlike the years after Black Wednesday, when Britain’s current account deficit was almost eliminated in 1997, the country’s broader balance of payments position has deteriorated since 2008. It has never been worse, with the current account deficit now more than 5 percent of GDP. HSBC’s King said the main reason for the post-1992 economic recovery was the Treasury and BoE’s deep interest rate cuts.

The pound’s 2008-09 depreciation failed to rebalance the UK economy away from consumption, and the fall in real wages actually made people worse off.

On Black Wednesday the Bank of England raised interest rates to 15 percent to try and prop up the pound, before abandoning the ERM altogether and allowing the pound to slide as it slashed rates to just above 5 percent

by February 1994. It was that blend of steep rate cuts, a weaker pound and the recovering global economy that proved most potent.

After Lehman, the Bank slashed rates by 400 basis points to a record low 0.5 percent by March 2009. However, it was easing policy into the teeth of a global recession and along with almost every other central bank in the developed world.

The Bank is expected to ease policy again via rate cuts, expanding its 375 billion pound bond-buying programme, or both.

But with policy already stretched, many doubt how much bang for its buck the Bank can now get. Also, no one knows what Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU - where 40 percent of UK exports go - will look like.

“The economic risks from Brexit are skewed heavily to the downside,” said Robert Wood, UK economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.(rtr)

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Defense initiatives must be stepped up in Natuna area: Minister

Pound’s Brexit plunge unlikely to boost exports at 1992, 2008 rate

A fragile world economy, more complex world supply chains and near-zero Bank of England interest rates mean Britain may be less able to take advantage of its more competitive exchange rate.

“Currency devaluation is no panacea. Japan shows that a fall in the currency doesn’t lead you to the promised land of export growth,” said Stephen King, senior economic adviser to HSBC. Sterling has fallen as much as 11 percent on a trade-weighted basis since the June 23 Brexit referendum, and 15 percent against the U.S. dollar. That puts it on track to fall as much as it did in the months following Black Wednesday in 1992 and Lehman Brothers’ collapse in late 2008.

Most economists expect further declines, perhaps another 10 percent to below $1.20.

And yet they still expect Britain’s economy to slow as a result of Brexit, maybe even slipping into recession next year.

“Exporters need to continue to invest to remain competitive. If Brexit leads to an investment freeze, the fall in the pound might not be enough to boost exports,” Christian Odendahl and John Springford at the Centre for European Reform, a research institute in London, wrote this week.

A falling pound does not automatically lead to a one-for-one boost to UK exports.

Recent estimates show that a 10 percent reduction in UK export prices leads to a 4 percent rise in exports, according to Odendahl and Springford.

They note that global trade grew by just 2.5 percent over the past year and will expand by even less this year, while today’s multinational production networks and supply chains mean a weaker currency helps exporters a lot less than in the past.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

JAKARTA - President Joko Wido- Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.

President Jokowi expressed hope that do (Jokowi) installed Commissioner General Tito Karnavian to succeed Karnavian will be able to boost the image General Badrodin Haiti as the new and prestige of the National Police.

The House of Representatives approved National Police chief.

The president officially installed Karnavian as the new Police chief at the State Palace here at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday, based on Presidential Decree No.48/Polri/2016 on the dismissal and appointment of the Police chief.

After been sworn in, Karnavian signed the paperwork accepting his role as chief of police in the presence of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security

the nomination of Commissioner General Karnavian as the new National Police chief at a plenary meeting held on June 27.

Karnavian, previously chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency, joined the police academy in 1987 and had earlier held several posts, including that of the Jakarta Police chief and the head of the Special Detachment 88 counter-terrorism squad.

Born in Palembang, South Sumatra

Province, on October 26, 1964, Karnavian graduated from the Exeter University in the Great Britain and earned his masters degree in Police Studies in 1993, among others.

In 1998, Karnavian graduated from the Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand, with Strategic Studies as a major subject. Later, Karnavian earned his PhD from the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore in 2013.

Karnavians reputation began to grow during his term with the Polices Special Detachment 88, which succeeded in neutralizing notorious terrorist leaders, such as Azhari Husin and Noordin M. Top.(ant)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli has highlighted the importance of stepping up defense and security initiatives in Natuna after a fish poaching case was reported in the area.

“We will reinforce the defense and security systems in Natuna,” Minister Ramli noted at a press conference at the office of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry here on Wednesday.

The minister hoped the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) will step up defense initiatives in the area, so that Natuna would be effectively supervised. The government will also intensify coordination among law enforcers to fight fish poaching.

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu had earlier remarked that Indonesia will build several military bases in the Natuna Islands to safeguard its sovereignty and implement the rule of law.

“We have been planning the construction since September 2015, starting with a policy issued by the defense minister and then its implementation by the commander of the TNI,” the minister stated on Friday (July 1) Following the instruction of President Joko Widodo to safeguard the nations sovereignty and to enforce the law in Natuna Islands, TNI Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, meanwhile, revealed that the government will build several military bases in the region and will also extend the runway of the Ranai Air Base.

“We need bases to house fighter aircraft along with ground support equipment for the Militarys air fleet,” Gen. Gatot affirmed on Monday (June 27).

According to Gatot, the government should build a pier that can be used by several Indonesian military ships to safeguard the nations waters as well as set up a radar station to monitor the border areas. Natuna Islands have become a strategic region, as they are located directly adjacent to Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

Global shipping lanes pass through Natuna and its surrounding areas, especially for ships sailing to Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.

Developing Natuna is a necessity and also a top priority of the Indonesian government, as its borders serve as the gateway to the country.

In addition, the government has implemented a program to transform Indonesia into a global maritime axis.(ant)

Construction of Serang-Panimbang toll road to be completed in 2018

JAKARTA - The construction of an 84kilometer-long toll road connecting Serang and Panimbang in Banten Province is scheduled for completion in 2018, according to Banten Governor Rano Karno.

“We hope the construction of the Serang-Panimbang toll road will be completed and will become operational

in 2018,” the governor stated here on Wednesday.

According to Karno, the toll road construction project is aimed at accelerating development in Banten Province, following the signing of an agreement outlining the road construction site on June 29.

After finalizing the site for the Serang-

Panimbang toll road construction, the next stage will involve the acquisition of land for the project.

In addition, the Banten governor said the Serang-Panimbang toll roads construction also aims to support tourism in the Tanjung Lesung Special Economic Zone and the Ujung Kulon National Park and

to overcome economic disparity between the northern and southern areas of Banten Province.

Karno remarked that the construction of the Serang-Panimbang toll road was divided into three sections: Serang-Rangkasbitung, Rangkasbitung-Bojong, and BojongPanimbang.(ant)

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Bali News

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

International

Flown from Jakarta

25 killed, 50 injured as trains collide in Italy

Drug dealer Leong threatened to face death penalty

DENPASAR - After being raided on March 12, 2016, a drug dealer touted to have a wide syndicate, Made Putu alias Putu Leong, was flown from Jakarta to Bali, Tuesday (Jul. 12). The transfer of the drug dealer raided on Jalan Dewi Sri Block C4, Kuta, Badung, is related to the second handover from the Narcotic Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters to the Attorney General and resumed to the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office.

Other than Putu Leong, it was also coupled with the handover of his two subordinates, namely Cahyadi alias Bocah and Made Astawa alias Krecek. As pointed out by the Chief of the Denpasar Prosecutor’s Office, Erna Normawati Widodo Putri, on Monday afternoon, the three suspects are maximally charged with death penalty and at least six-year imprisonment. Death penalty for

the suspects is charged under Article 114 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 1 of the Law No.35/2009 on Narcotics with subsidiary article 112 and article 132, paragraph 2 of the same Law. “When asked how about the criminal threat, the maximum is death penalty or life imprisonment or 20 years and a minimum of six years,” said Erna Normawati.

According to Erna accompanied

by Section Chief of General Crimes, Maha Agung, the second phase of the Supreme Court is the investigation of the National Police Headquarters. Handover to Bali is based on the consideration that location of the criminal act is within the jurisdiction of the Denpasar District Court.

“After researching the files, the evidence is quite a lot,” said Erna.

This former assistant to special crimes at the Bali Prosecutor’s Office added that files of each suspect are separated. From the suspect Cahyadi was seized evidence in the form of 58 pieces of ecstasy and crystal meth in the form of 107 packages, 35 packages and 41 packages with a total weight of 73 grams.

“The evidence was found in the Honda Scoopy motorcycle,” said Erna. In addition, the officers also found evidence in the form of money alleged to be the results of transaction or the sale of narcotics worth IDR 25 million and mobile phones.

After the arrest of Cahyadi, she added, it was resumed with the arrest of Putu Leong. “He is a drug dealer in Bali,” said Erna. From the suspect Leong was found a new white Rubicon car worth IDR 1.5 billion.

In the luxury car, the investigating prosecutor Arbu Amran Hasibuan et al., also confiscated a cash worth IDR 289 million and IDR 25 million, so that it totally amounted to IDR 314 million. In the meantime,

in the bag of Leong was also found cash worth AUD 950, USD1 and mobile phone.

After undergoing an administrative examination, the three suspects were immediately taken to Kerobokan Prison last Monday afternoon.

To be noted, the arrest of Putu Leong drew the attention of many parties because it was recorded in video format and aired by national television station. Moreover, during the raids by the National Police Headquarters the officers shot for several times until the suspect could be finally disabled. After that, the suspect Leong was instantly flown to Jakarta by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters. (kmb37)

Asked about continuation of cruise pier development, Minister Jonan says location infeasible

AMLAPURA - Tanah Ampo cruise pier megaproject at Manggis, Karangasem, seems increasingly uncertain. Minister of Transportation, Ignatius Jonan, did not give explicit answer when asked about the continuation of the dormant pier project amid his visit at the Padangbai Harbor, Karangasem, Tuesday (Jul. 12).

Indeed, the Minister Jonan already reiterated that location of the cruise harbor construction is not feasible.

Similar statement was also delivered by Ignatius Jonan few months ago at Padangbai when inspecting the harbor before the homecoming of Eid holiday. Last Monday, he revealed it twice at Padangbai if the location at Tanah Ampo is not appropriate and infeasible for cruise pier construction.

According to him, if remaining to be built at the location, it must be shifted again. However, it is not clear whether it means to be shifted, extended or constructed at another location.

The matter of ramp door jetty construction plan, he said, can be done.

However, if it persists at the same location, surely it will be difficult as well.

Construction of the ramp door jetty, he said, has been budgeted in the state budget 2016 worth IDR 67 billion. “If it indeed has been equipped with the environmental impact analysis (EIA), the ramp door jetty can be built and the breakwater follows,” he said.

From the information, EIA of the ramp door jetty has not been drafted yet. According to the official of the

Karangasem Transport Agency, drafting of the EIA will cost approximately IDR 300 million.

In the meantime, the minister also asserted if the ramp door jetty can be constructed at the harbor, while the harbor management will remain under central government because the authority lies in central government.

Then, provincial or district government has the authority on the land.

Based on the record, the Tanah Ampo cruise ship harbor started to be established in 2008. It has spent the budget of more than IDR 300 billion taken from the state budget. In the meantime, the supporting building was constructed by Bali provincial government. Land acquisition to continue the ring road and hot-mixed paving was financed by regional budget of Karangasem. But until now local residents still complain because local government has promised to provide free certificate for separation of their remaining land having been acquired for the use of the road. So far, the promise of local government during the period of Regent Wayan Geredeg has not been realized.

A number observers and residents in Karangasem said that currents and waves on the Labuhan Amuk Beach, Tanah Ampo, are known to be ferocious, especially in certain seasons. Due to the ferocious currents and waves of the beach, local people then named the location Labuhan Amok. (013)

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency.

South Korea chooses site of THAAD U.S. missile system amid protests

SEOUL - South Korea announced on Wednesday the site where a U.S. THAAD anti-missile defence unit will be deployed against North Korea’s missile and nuclear threats, a plan that has angered China and prompted a North Korean warning of retaliation.

South Korea and the United States said last Friday they had made a final decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in the South.

Tension on the Korean peninsula has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed that with a satellite launch and a string of test launches of various missiles.

The South Korean Defence Ministry said the THAAD system would be deployed in the southeastern county of Seongju to maximize its effectiveness while minimizing any impact on residents and the environment.

“By operating the U.S. THAAD battery in Seongju, we will be able to better protect one half to two-

thirds of our citizens from North Korean nuclear and missile threats,” the ministry said in a statement.

“It will dramatically strengthen the military capabilities and readiness to defend critical national infrastructure such as nuclear power plants and oil storage facilities, as well as the military forces of the South Korea-U.S. alliance.”

North Korea’s military on Monday threatened to retaliate against the deployment of the system with a “physical response” once its location and time of installation were decided.

South Korea’s defence ministry has said it aims to have the system operational by the end of 2017.

The decision to deploy THAAD is the latest move to squeeze the increasingly isolated North Korea,

but China worries the system’s radar will be able to track its military capabilities. Russia also opposes the deployment.

South Korea and the United States have said THAAD will only be used in defence against North Korean ballistic missiles, but China has warned it would destabilise the regional security balance.

THAAD is built by Lockheed Martin Corp and designed to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles by intercepting them high in the atmosphere, or outside it. The United States already has a THAAD system on the island of Guam.

Putting THAAD in Seongju would also allow for protection of major U.S. military installations in the South, while limiting the range of its radar’s reach into China, South Korean media said.

The United States has about 28,000 troops in South Korea. It will pay for the THAAD system. (rtr)

BARI - At least 25 people died and dozens were injured on Tuesday when two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in southern Italy, sending debris flying into surrounding olive groves.

Three carriages were torn apart by the violence of the impact after the two trains hit each other while travelling down the same stretch of track linking the small towns of Corato and Andria in the southeastern Puglia region.

Rescue operators raised the death toll to 25 on Tuesday evening after a day of frantic rescue operations, and warned that it could climb higher as some of the 50 injured were in serious condition.

Authorities urged blood donors to go to local hospitals.

There was no immediate indication of what had caused one of Italy’s worst train disasters in recent years, but the government promised a full and swift investigation.

“Tears and grief for the victims and their families, but also a lot of anger. We demand clarity over what happened in Puglia this morning,” Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Twitter, before making his way to the region to meet with rescuers and local politicians.

“We will remain at the side of the people of Puglia in this moment of great pain and desperation,” he said in the evening, adding that Transport Minister Graziano Delrio would report to parliament on the accident on Wednesday.

The crash happened at around 11.30 a.m. (0930 GMT) on a fiercely hot summer’s day.

Both trains were comprised of four carriages. The front carriages on each were pulverised as they slammed into one another. Sky Italia TV said one of the drivers had died, with no word yet about the fate of the other one.

“It looks like there has been a plane crash,” said the mayor of Corato, Massimo Mazzilli.

Rescue services parked their ambulances and fire trucks among the olive trees and set up a field hospital to treat the injured. The sound of crickets rang out as the first bodies were extracted from the site in metal caskets.

“I dug through the wreckage and managed to save my husband. But I saw people cut to pieces,” said an elderly woman standing alongside her husband, whose head was swathed in bandages. Another survivor said he was thrown to the floor by the impact. “When I got up, I saw hellish scenes around me.”

Kicking up clouds of dust, helicopters landed in a nearby field to pick up the most seriously injured.

It was not clear how many people had been on the trains at the time of the collision. By mid-afternoon a giant crane had arrived at the scene to start lifting the smashed carriages to see if any bodies were trapped under the wreckage. (rtr)

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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi walks at the site where two passenger trains collided in the middle of an olive grove in the southern village of Corato, near Bari, Italy, July 12, 2016.

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HIV patients with undetectable virus unlikely to infect partner

CALIFORNIA - When drugs for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) suppress the virus in the blood to very low levels, patients are unlikely to infect their partners during condomless sex, suggests a new study.

After following nearly 900 heterosexual and gay couples for an average of 16 months, researchers found no evidence that uninfected partners became infected after condomless sex with an HIV-positive partner with viral suppression.

This good news bolsters the role of HIV treatment as a form of prevention, said lead author Dr. Alison Rodger, of the University College London.

“I think the big push now should be to expand testing, getting people diagnosed and get them on treatment,” Rodger told Reuters Health.

Past studies have suggested that the risk of passing the virus to an HIV-negative person was low for people with low levels of HIV in their blood because of antiretroviral therapy (ART).

One study, involving mostly heterosexual couples, found people who started taking ART early in their infection were 96 percent less likely to pass HIV to a partner, compared to people who delayed treatment.

But participants in that study regularly used condoms, which also reduce the risk of transmission, Rodger and her colleagues write in JAMA. The new study, conducted in 14 European countries, involved

couples with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner who had unprotected sex with each other. In the HIV-positive partner, the viral load had to be less than 200 copies per milliliter of blood.

Overall, the 548 heterosexual and 340 gay couples reported about 60,000 unprotected sex acts during the study.

While 11 of the HIV-negative study participants became HIV positive, those infections could not be traced back to the HIV-positive partner. Laboratory testing showed the new infections were different from the virus in the HIV-positive partners.

About 33 percent of gay participants and 4 percent of heterosexual participants who were HIV-negative at the start of the study reported condomless sex with other partners, the researchers write.

Past research, Rodger said, suggests the risk of transmission is very low among heterosexual couples in which the HIV-positive partner has undetectable levels of the virus in their blood.

But there was very little data on men in sexual relationships with other men, Rodger said, adding that more research is needed on the risk of transmission during condomless anal sex.

“We think the risk from condomless anal sex is low, but we need to ensure we have a couple years of follow up to give more precise estimates,” she said.

The new study is very reassuring but has some limitations, said Dr. Eric Daar, an HIV expert who wrote an editorial accompanying the new study.

For example, he said, when the study started, many of the participants had been having condomless sex with their partners for several years. There might have been other similar patients with viral suppression who did infect their partners and were therefore not included in this study.

“I think the most important

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thing to understand is that this is really good news, but it by no means suggests the risk is zero,” said Daar, of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California.

“I’m not here to suggest (that) the risk isn’t very low,” he said.

“The risk is just not zero.” (rtr)

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Jembrana belongs to prone area to earthquake and tsunami

Jembrana areas located adjacent to the beach are potentially prone to earthquakes and tsunamis.

NEGARA - Jembrana areas located adjacent to the beach are potentially prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. Besides, cyclones, droughts and landslides are also commonplace. The threat of disaster can happen anywhere, so that it requires an institution responsible for the disaster mitigation.

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One study, involving mostly heterosexual couples, found people who started taking ART early in their infection were 96 percent less likely to pass HIV to a partner, compared to people who delayed treatment.

Romania reports first case of Zika virus BUCHAREST - Romania has recorded its first known case of the Zika virus, after a young woman contracted it during a trip to the Caribbean island of Martinique, health authorities said on Tuesday.

The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to thousands of cases of the microcephaly birth defect in countries such as Brazil,

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An edes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico, March 8, 2016.

which has declared a public health emergency.

“A 27-year-old Romanian woman tested positive for Zika. This is an isolated case ... an import one,” said Laurentiu Colintineanu, spokesman for the health ministry.

“The woman, who spent ... from late June until mid early July in Martinique, contracted the virus during her stay there.”

Colintineanu said no other data on the case nor the identity of the person could be made public and that the woman, who had asked for medical assistance two days after her return in Romania.

Bucharest city authorities have launched a mosquito-fighting campaign as temperatures are hovering around 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). (rtr)

It was affirmed by the Executive Head of the Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), IGN Semawa, Tuesday (Jul. 12) on the sidelines of the establishment of disaster-safe school at the SMPN

6 Negara junior high school.

He said that as a disaster-prone area Jembrana needs to have an institution responsible for disaster mitigation. All this time, the perception often emerging is that

disaster mitigation is only carried out when a disaster occurs. Actually disaster mitigation should be prepared well in advance. All hazards of disaster must be identified and people’s readiness must be prepared. The institution will prepare hazard map, hazard signs, early warning to public education. According to him, these are aimed at providing protection for the public.

“If the mindset is like that, the institution (BPBD) must be available. Do not think if no disaster occurs, there are no activities. Mitigation before and after disaster is necessary,” he said accompanied by the Chief of the Jembrana Municipal Police, IGN Rai Budi.

Currently, Jembrana has not owned the BPBD even though there has been regional bylaw related to

the establishment of the BPBD. Educating the public is important to build community preparedness in case of disaster.

School becomes one of the targets of this education. It is a public space having a great number of people. On that account, they need to be equipped with the knowledge on disasters and how to anticipate disasters through disaster-safe school. (kmb26)

Consumer complaints stay to occur

Price discrepancy occurs between the label and at cashier

DENPASAR - Consumer Protection Foundation (YLPK) remains to receive complaints regarding the price discrepancy on the shelves with the prices appearing on the cashier. “Commonly the price is more expensive in the cash register. For example, if consumers buy a tin of milk at the price stated on the shelf at IDR 99,000, then after paying at the cashier it becomes IDR 100,000. There is a price discrepancy of IDR 1,000.

Subtly the minimarket commits a fraud to consumers as much as IDR 1,000,” explained Director of the YLPK, I Putu Armaya, Tuesday (Jul. 12).

Indeed the value for money IDR 1,000 is small. However,

when multiplied by thousands of consumers having shopped, it can be calculated the loss rate of consumers. Each year this kind of fraud by minimarket complained by consumers in Bali can reach 400 complaints. “Most complaints are related to fraud by minimarket regarding the price discrepancy and the taking of change under the guise of donation by chain minimarket,” he added. Complaint cases regarding the price discrepancy also frequently revealed by foreign travelers shopping in Bali.

“They feel to have been cheated, no matter how small the cases are,” he said.

In terms of legal aspect, the case of price discrepancy is vio-

lating article 4 and article 8 of the Law No.8/1999 on Consumer Protection denoting a consumer criminal offense with a penalty of five-year imprisonment or a fine of IDR 2 billion. Similarly, the taking of the change under the guise of donation must be clear and transparent where it will be donated to.

In the future, according to him, supervision issues against the price discrepancy and taking of the change under the guise of donations at minimarket must be carried out seriously and strictly.

The government through relevant agencies such as provincial and district or municipal Industry and Trade Agency should conduct

regular surveillance. In addition, the retail business association must also supervise the minimarket and provide guidance for its members.

Not all consumers submit the case to legal domain. Moreover, the case is small and if consumers are smart they will be careful before shopping. They will pay a particular attention to the labels and compare the prices. Should there be much difference in price at minimarket, they must immediately complain and convey to shop assistant or minimarket owner in order to regularly update the price so as not to deceive consumers.

If any minimarket remains to be found violating or being

stubborn, it must be re-notified.

If there is no response, the last decision as consumer is no longer shopping at the minimarket.

“If necessary, report the case to police because the act of the minimarket is a crime and can be imposed with legal sanctions,” he said.

In the meantime, the Head of the Denpasar Industry and Trade Agency, I Wayan Gatra, said that during the monitoring the agency has not discovered and there are no complaints received from consumers. It is possible because the agency regularly conducts site inspection and monitoring to shops and markets. (kmb24)

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“In fact, it is quite on the contrary where the government seems to attempt with various policy strategies in order to pave the Benoa Bay reclamation in the guise of revitalization even though it has been rejected by most of Balinese people,” said Putu Anom.

This member of the BPPD Badung also added that motivation of travelers to visit Bali is to seek pleasure and peace. Travelers are also in danger of losing the appeal of unique cultural activities inspired by Balinese Hinduism.

“The increasingly massive tourism development will also

make the local population of Bali especially the Hindus disappointed. They will feel disturbed and uncomfortable when running their religious ceremonies,” he said.

According to him, investor of the reclamation will surely prioritize economic gains without caring for the destruction of nature, the environment and socio-culture.

As a supporter of Balinese culture, local communities will be increasingly marginalized. Besides, they will be degraded in terms of economic, social and cultural life.

“Reclamation mega project with the concept of one-stop tourism providing hundreds of thousands of hotel rooms, apartments, home-made tourist attraction and souvenirs will further tighten the competition,” continued the man

from Kapal village, Mengwi.

He acknowledged there will be indeed an increase in job opportunities for hundreds of thousands of workers. However, these will be enjoyed by those from outside Bali. Certainly they will need housing for their residence so that land conversion will increase as well. On the other hand, companies belonging to local entrepreneurs that are not strong enough to compete will go bankrupt. Thus, it will result in new unemployment.

“South Bali will be increasingly crowded by traffic congestion, floods, and crime will happen like in Jakarta. Definitely it will be unable to provide safety and comfort for travelers and residents of South Bali,” he concluded. (kmb27)

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Student gradually reduces

Suburban public schools threatened to go bankrupt

TABANAN - The tendency of students and parents forcing their children to attend school in urban areas makes the schools in the outskirts or subdistrict areas including the state schools lack of applicants. Through the years, the number of received new students plummeted. If the condition is left unchecked, it is feared both private and public schools in the suburbs will go bankrupt.

Chief of the Tabanan Education Council, I Wayan Madra Suartana, said on Tuesday (Jul. 12) that so far the phenomenon in every new student admission is hard to be avoided both in off-line or online selection.

This condition happens due to tendency of students and their parents forcing their children to attend favorite schools without considering their academic scores or capabilities. Thus, the shifting students are no longer in small number, but increases significantly every year. “It’s hard to be addressed and impose sanctions when the violators are policy makers,” he said.

If nothing changes Madra is worried that the number of new students enrolling in public school in the subdistrict areas will further get eroded. In the long run, the schools in suburban areas will go bankrupt like private schools. “All students migrate to urban schools whereas the quality of education at all

schools is the same,” he explained.

From the observation at two favorite public schools in Tabanan, the migration or shifting from suburban or subdistrict to urban schools is proved. From the data on the number of students in the new academic year, both schools received the number of students exceeding the existing quota. For example, the SMAN 2 Tabanan high school has the capacity of 360 students but in fact received 541 students spread to 17 classes and is planned to be divided into two shifts. Similarly, the SMAN 1 Kediri high school having the same capacity rose to 490 students.

When asked for their confirmation, both principals did not want to say much. They just said if it is the beyond the school policy. “Please cross check directly to the head of the education agency because it has the authority to give an explanation. I cannot say much,” said the principal

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In the meantime, the Head of the Tabanan Education Agency, Putu Santika, when asked for his confirmation stated that student

migration happened due to a number of reasons. “Probably, the services provided by schools in the subdistrict are inadequate or they indeed want to attend school in the city. And it has been regulated through a policy,”

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In the meantime, when asked about the implementation of the online new student admission considered to have failed Santika was reluctant to give comment. (kmb28)

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Notorious Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano dead at 83

ROME - Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, one of the most notorious crime figures of his time, has died in a Milan hospital at the age of 83, prison authorities said on Wednesday.

Provenzano was the undisputed head of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia from 1993 until his arrest in 2006 ended 43 years on the run.

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Taylor Swift tops Forbes highest paid celebrity list

LONDON - Singer Taylor Swift has topped this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities, earning $170 million mainly thanks to her hugely successful “1989” world tour.

The “Shake It Off” singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110 million.

“The pop superstar smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, grossing $200 million on the continent en route to a

quarter-billion dollars in total for her 1989 World Tour,” Forbes said in a statement.

With earnings of $95 million, American author James Patterson came in third. U.S. television personality Dr Phil McGraw and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ron-

aldo were tied fourth with earnings of $88 million, the magazine said.

The other top 10 spots were held

by American comedian Kevin Hart, British singer Adele and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi alongside U.S. radio hosts Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh.

“The world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.1 billion pretax over the past 12 months, more than the GDP of Belize, Gambia and Bhutan combined,” Forbes said. (rtr)

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As a young hitman in Corleone, the hill town near Palermo made famous in the Godfather films, Provenzano made a name for himself with such ruthlessness that he became known as “the tractor” because of the way he mowed down clan enemies.

After his arrest he suffered serious health problems, including cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and in 2014 was transferred from a Parma prison to the San Paolo Hospital in Milan where he was still held under maximum security.

Over more than four decades Provenzano became a legendary outlaw and fugitive for evading police. Investigators believe he was in Sicily, probably often within sight of his hometown, all those years, protected by a network of local contacts.

When he was caught, Provenzano had already been convicted in absentia for a string of murders, including the 1992 killings of two anti-mafia prosecutors, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Until his arrest at the age of 73 at a farmhouse near Corleone, one of the last pictures police had had of Provenzano was taken when he was just 25, in which he looked like a handsome, clean-cut captain of a soccer team.

He had turned the farmhouse into a rudimentary command centre of two typewriters, a dictionary and a Bible full of home-made tabs and annotations of Old and New

Mass tourism results in cannibalism

M a n gupura Bali has become a world icon as one of the main tourist destinations. It does not happen for its natural beauty and culture alone,

but Bali is considered to have taksu or divine vibration. However, the holistic aura with Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept is now beginning to be disturbed as a result of mass tourism. Moreover, the conditions have resulted in serious cannibal-

ism in tourism business or got rid of the small businesses. Thus, the leaders of Bali have to be reminded of closing this island from mega projects.

Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Scholars Association

(ICPI) of Bali, I Putu Anom, stated that Bali is not suitable to develop massive scale tourism through the construction of new hotels or increase the number of existing hotel rooms. Moratorium of tourist accommodation should

Testament verses. This was how Provenzano had run the mafia for more than a decade: through writing tiny messages called “pizzini” in a code language of numbers, letters and Biblical quotations.

These were folded tens of times and then sealed in transparent tape and dispatched via a chain of messengers. The Sicilian term “pizzino” has since become common usage in Italian to denote any written message with a criminal function.

Provenzano, who never went to secondary school, wrote in often ungrammatical Italian. He assigned numbers from two to 164 to his accomplices - he was number one - and many of them did not know which number referred to which person.

Once he became the Mafia’s undisputed head in 1993, he abandoned the unbridled brutality of his early years and ran it like the chief executive of a company.

The so-called “Provenzano Doctrine”, which earned him the new nickname “The Accountant,” was aimed at ensuring a low profile, with no more bombs or mass killings and creating consensus among the other local bosses.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

not only become a discourse. Unfortunately, the local and central government never strictly enforce the policy.

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