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21 Savage to be released on $100,000 bail CALIFORNIA - UK-born rapper 21 Savage, who has been held on immigration charges in the US, will be released from custody on Wednesday, his attorney said.

21 Savage - whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph - was arrested on 2 February by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly overstaying his visa, although his legal team insist he is being wrongly held.

He has been in custody in Georgia for nine days but was granted bond on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old British national moved to the US when he was 12 years old, and he is the father of three children who are American citizens.

He has applied for a “U visa”, designed for victims of crime who have suffered “substantial abuse”

in the US, after his lawyers said he survived a shooting in 2013.

Atlanta US immigration court Judge Dan Pelletier granted him a $100,000 (£77,000) bond during a hearing on Tuesday.

“He will not forget this ordeal or any of the other fathers, sons, family members and faceless people, he was locked up with or that remain unjustly incarcerated across the country,” his legal team said.

Atlanta US immigration court Judge Dan Pelletier granted him a $100,000 (£77,000) bond during a hearing on Tuesday.

“He will not forget this ordeal or any of the other fathers, sons, family members and faceless people, he was locked up with or that remain unjustly incarcerated across the country,” his legal team said. (net)

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George Clooney has defended Meghan Markle

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George Clooney compares Meghan to Princess Diana, saying: ‘We’ve seen how that ends’

LOS ANGELES - George Clooney has hit out at media treatment of the Duchess of Sussex, comparing it to that of Princess Diana and saying: “We’ve seen how that ends.”

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The actor, who attended the royal wedding with wife Amal last year, said Meghan was a “seven months pregnant” woman who is being “pursued and vilified”.

It comes after the publication of a personal letter apparently written by the duchess to her father, Thomas Markle, telling him her heart was “broken into a million pieces” because he gave press interviews, fabricated stories and attacked Prince Harry.

Clooney, 57, made the com-

ments after joking about a report suggesting he would be named godfather to Harry and Meghan’s baby.

Speaking at an event in Los Angeles, the Hollywood star said: “I do want to say, I just saw this piece.

“They’re just chasing Meghan Markle everywhere, she’s been pursued and vilified.

“She’s a woman who is seven months pregnant and she is being pursued and vilified and chased in

the same way that Diana was, and it’s history repeating itself. And we’ve seen how that ends.”

Clooney said it was “irresponsible” and that Meghan was getting a “raw deal”.

He continued: “I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to see that.

You’re taking a letter from a daughter to a father and broadcasting it everywhere.

“She’s getting a raw deal there, it’s irresponsible. I’m sort of surprised by that.” (net)

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A group of Indonesian Muslim students take part in an anti-Valentine’s Day rally in Surabaya on February 14, 2019. Anti-Valentine’s Day rallies are not uncommon in Indonesia with some conservative Islamic groups denouncing the day as un-Islamic, promotes promiscuity, casual sex and consumption of alcohol while other groups described the day as foreign cultural influence.

Valentine’s Day not feeling the love in Indonesia

Valentine’s Day wasn’t getting much love in the world’s biggest Muslim majority nation Thursday as Indonesian authorities urged amorous couples to call it quits and carried out raids to quash any wayward gift-giving.

About 100 students in the second-biggest city, Surabaya, demonstrated against the chocolatesand-flowers celebration, saying it promoted Western decadence and casual sex.

“Say no to Valentine’s now!” chanted the high schoolers, most of them teenaged girls in hijab head coverings. Some held placards with phrases like “Sorry Valentine’s Day, I am Muslim”.

School principal Arief Himawan warned that couples giving each other chocolates or other treats can

quickly lead to sin.

“We want to remind our young generation not to be caught up in Western culture,” he told AFP. Authorities conducted raids in Surabaya, and Makassar city on Sulawesi island to snuff out any celebrations. In conservative Aceh province -- the only place in Indonesia that imposes Islamic law -- a fresh Valentine’s prohibition was issued, citing religious norms.

People are publicly whipped in the region for a wide range of offenses including selling alcohol and

gay sex and similar bans have been ordered in previous years.

While Valentine’s was off the cards for some, many Indonesians practise a moderate form of Islam and celebrate the day with chocolates and flowers for their loved ones.

Meanwhile in India, more than 10,000 schoolchildren, some as young as six, made a Valentine’s Day pledge not to marry without their parents’ consent.

The vast majority of Indian marriages are arranged by families

and couples who defy tradition to marry outside caste and religion face a severe and sometimes deadly backlash.

Some 10,000 pupils aged six to 17 and even some teachers took a vow at 25 schools to “love and respect their parents till eternity” in the western state of Gujarat -- the stronghold of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I will always respect their decision because no one in the world has sacrificed for me like them,” said student Samadrita Banerjee.

People in swifty-changing but still largely conservative India also often frown upon unmarried couples who can find themselves

being abused and harassed in public places.

Elsewhere, a school association in the southern state of Karnataka alerted teachers and parents to ensure children did not celebrate Valentine’s Day by bunking classes to go to shopping malls or the movies, The Times of India newspaper reported. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Investment alert taskforce stops activities of 231 fintech companies

DENPASAR - Taskforce for Handling Alleged Unlawful Actions in the Field of Community Funds Collection and Investment Management or the Investment Alert Taskforce (SWI) has ceased the activities of 231 information technologybased lending service providers (peer-to-peer lending fintech) that are not registered or do not have permits of the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

Chairperson of the Alert Investment Taskforce, Tongam L. Tobing, asked the public not to make loans to peer-to-peer fintech without being registered or licensed by the OJK, so as not to be harmed by the illegal acts of the fintech company.

Tongam said that currently many peerto-peer lending fintech entities carry out activities through applications found in the AppStore or Playstore. Moreover, they are also present on social media whereas they

are non-registered and unlicensed entities in accordance with Financial Services Authority (OJK) Regulation No.77/POJK.01/2016 so that it has the potential to harm the community.

The Investment Alert Taskforce has made very strict prevention and handling efforts against illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech namely by announcing regularly illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech to the public, submitting a website blocking and applica-

tion to the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia, cutting off financial access from illegal peerto-peer lending fintech, conveying an appeal to banks to refuse account opening without OJK’s recommendations and confirm to the OJK for existing accounts alleged to be used for illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech activities.

In addition, the SWI also asked Bank Indonesia to ban the Fintech Payment System to facilitate illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech. He also submitted an information report to the Criminal Investigation Agency at National Police for law enforcement processes. Besides, he asked the Fintech Indonesian Joint Funding Association (AFPI)

to increase its role in handling illegal peer-topeer lending fintech and carry out education and dissemination to the community in a sustainable manner to use legal fintech.

As a form of protection to consumers and society on an ongoing basis, the SWI provides tips for people wishing to make loans to peer-to-peer lending fintech namely borrowing from registered peer-to-peer lending fintech in the OJK, borrowing according to needs and capabilities, borrowing for productive purposes and having an understanding on the benefits, costs, interest, period, fines and risks.

Until this February, there are 99 peer to peer lending fintech companies registered and licensed by the OJK. Especially for the licensed and registered companies in the OJK, various provisions have been issued

by OJK and AFPI to protect consumers both borrowers and lenders.

As stipulated in POJK 77, the OJK requires the lending fintech platform and operator to prioritize information disclosure to prospective lenders and borrowers in order to assess the risk level of the borrower and determine the interest rate.

Every lending fintech having been registered or licensed by OJK has been banned from accessing contact lists, image files and personal information from smartphone of the lending fintech users that are not directly related to the users. Then, each form of the collaboration between the operator and third parties, including billing cooperation, must be submitted to the OJK to be assessed whether the cooperation can be continued or not.

For people who have or feel disadvantaged by the activities of the peer-to-peer lending fintech companies that are not registered or licensed by the OJK, the taskforce recommends that they immediately report to police authority so that it can be followed up immediately.

If the public wants to use fintech services, peer to peer lending should ask or consult the OJK through the Contact of OJK 157. (kmb45)

Welcoming Valentine’s Day, 800 stalks of sunflowers sold out

TABANAN - To celebrate the love day falling on Thursday (Feb. 14), residents of Batannyuh hamlet, Batannyuh, Marga, have prepared sunflowers instead of roses. In fact, there are quite a lot of enthusiasts where up to now more than 800 stalks of sunflowers had been sold. The sale of sunflowers is also one of the measures to attract visitors at the flower tourist attraction developed at the village.

The sunflower tourist area called

the Sunflower Garden has an area of 0.80 hectare. Other than sunflowers, the garden is also planted with other types of flowers. The owner of the Sunflower Garden, I Nyoman Triana, stated on Wednesday (Feb. 13) that he had indeed prepared sunflowers to welcome the Valentine’s Day. And it turned out that the demand is not small and can sell around 800 stalks.

Most buyers are tourists coming

to enjoy flowers or take pictures at the Sunflower Garden. “We provide special prices for Valentine’s Day. The sunflower is sold for IDR 4,000 if visitors buy bulks and IDR 5,000 if visitors just buy in retail. Most of them are visitors coming here for tours. On average, they buy one or two stalks,” explained Triana.

The initial idea of making the sunflower garden, according to Triana, was seeing that he has land area

of 0.80 hectare and was not used maximally. Armed with a hobby of gardening, Triana tried to juggle the land into a flower garden. He chose sunflowers because he saw the flower tourism trend currently is enjoying sunflowers. “But in the garden here, I do not only plant sunflowers. There are also other types of flowers like tulip,” he added.

The opening of the Sunflower Garden was made not long ago

or about five weeks ago. Even though it is newly opened, in fact the people’s interest in visiting is very high, especially on holidays or Sunday. Triana said that on weekdays, visitors can reach hundreds of people while on weekends or public holidays, visitors can reach around 1,000. Other than local visitors from Bali and outside Bali, there are also foreign tourists making a visit to the garden. (kmb24)

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Four Seasons Sayan Launches Bali’s First Year-Round Wellness Retreat

Every dawn brings a new day, new offerings, new possibilities and new causes for gratitude.

For these reasons – and countless more – Four Seasons Resort Sayan is launching Bali’s first yearround wellness retreat. Inspired by Ubud’s unique healing energy, and the Balinese daily rituals of thanks, guests can check-in any day of the year and embark on a personal journey of discovery into their ‘well of being’.

“Ubud’s special energy has been drawing spiritual seekers and wellbeing devotees for decades.

It’s Bali’s ‘retreat centre’, but so often these retreats are designed around the seasons or personalities hosting them,” shares Regional Spa Director Luisa Anderson. “We believe there shouldn’t be a time frame or time limit for embarking on a wellbeing journey. So we were inspired to design a 3-night retreat that could be commenced at any point – and extended and tailored to suit every individual.”

‘Guided by Gratitude’ has been mindfully designed by Resident Wellness Mentor, Ibu Fera – a former Buddhist nun – and new Spa and Wellness Manager, Faraaz Tanveer: a yoga, Reiki and meditation master. The program includes various meditation sessions (guided, candlelight Mala, kirtan chanting, walking meditation

and more), yoga classes, a Balinese water blessing ritual, sound therapy with crystal singing bowls, chakra rebalancing spa treatment, and an exclusive Sacred Nap experience: guests rocked to sleep in a silk hammock while listening to nature’s melody and Buddha’s story.

“It’s our heartfelt intention that guests immerse themselves in the deepest of rest; experience the silence within; listen to the wisdom of their hearts; and foster a deep loving connection with the self,” comments Fera. “The natural result is the release of fear and tension – and the opening of the heart – enabling them to return home with a renewed sense of being alive, filled with gratitude for the many blessings in life and fully open to new possibilities.”

Retreat participants will be supported in all their wellbeing choices with the option to observe silence throughout the program.

The resort also offers a flexible approach to dining. While breakfast is included, all other meals are add-ons: from the lush setting of Riverside restaurant to Modern Indonesian cuisine at Ayung Terrace, extensive wellness selection including vegan cuisine, and 7-course Balinese Chef’s Table at Sokasi.

The year-round Retreat will

have an auspicious launch too. The first guests will be able to checkin from March 2019, coinciding with Nyepi (Balinese New Year).

Known as the ‘Day of Silence’, Nyepi is a time of self-reflection involving prayer, offerings of gratitude and meditation. From

dawn on 7 March until dawn on 8 March almost all activity ceases – airports, roads and business are closed; no fires are lit and no electricity is used – providing a unique opportunity to connect with self and surrounds, unhindered by the usual distractions

and industry. The stars shine ever brighter and the sound of nature is dominant as Mother Earth is given a full 24-hours of rest. The perfect way to mark a fresh start in Bali, Guided By Gratitude. Visit Guided

by Gratitude for more details and online bookings.

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At New York Fashion Week, next autumn looks sexy and colorful

NEW YORK - Over the weekend, from Los Angeles to London, the showbiz A-list strutted their stuff on red carpets for the Grammys and Britain’s Bafta film awards.

Halfway between in New York, the style glitterati lined catwalks to preview the trends for next autumn and winter.

The short answer? Lots of bright color and lots of sex appeal.

Here are some highlights from the latest shows at New York Fashion Week, which culminates Wednesday with a presentation from Marc Jacobs: - Prabal Gurung looks home to Nepal -

Gurung, who now has 10 years in the business behind him, looked home for inspiration to Nepal, where he recently spent some time.

The result was a joyful, bright ready-to-wear collection -- a theme he had introduced last season after several years of more sober designs.

He played with sari draping, especially in ikat and mandalainspired prints.

No monochromatics or tone-on-tone ensembles here: purple or mustard yellow and turquoise, red and pink -- women should use their imagination in Gurung’s world.

The designer said in his notes that he hoped to create a “multi-faceted, colorful and optimistic place where integrity, purpose, levity and love are our most celebrated virtues.”

- Longchamp: leather and short skirts -

As more and more American designers flee New York for London, Paris or Milan, foreign fashion houses are flocking to the Big Apple to take advantage of the style vacuum.

Case in point: venerable French label Longchamp, which is looking to develop its stateside presence and staged its second New York show at the weekend.

The brand -- which is known for leather goods, handbags and riding gear -- has opened new stores in New York and along the US West Coast.

“It’s very important for us to be here,” the company’s vice president for retail, Olivier Cassegrain, told AFP, explaining that in Paris, the company had a hard time cracking into the jam-packed schedule of heavyweight houses.

For next autumn, designer Sophie Delafontaine kept it classy but sexy -- embracing pleated short skirts, black studded leather and lots of looks in black and white.

- Glamour from Christian Siriano -

Even if foreign labels are rising in New York, some home-

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Constrained by land

For this reason, the existence of a government-owned hospital in South Kuta is currently very much needed to be able to access the Badung Healthy Card (KBS) facility owned by Badung. This problem was also conveyed by the Head of South Kuta sub-district, Made Widiana, in the development plan meeting of the South Kuta sub-district on Monday (Feb. 11).

Regarding this matter, the Deputy Regent of Badung, I Ketut Suiasa, explained the previous Badung district government had planned to build a hospital in South Kuta. But he admitted, at this time, the plan is still constrained by the land to be used. “The South Kuta Hospital, so far, is still unclear regarding the location of the construction. I’ve got information that Jimbaran customary village is said to be ready to provide land for the hospital,” he said when met on Monday (Feb. 11).

Until now, he said, the problem of land for the hospital construction remains unclear. For this reason, as a short and medium term measure to overcome the problems related to fulfilling these health problems, the Badung district government has begun to collaborate with the Unud Hospital through Udayana University. He said, in this collaboration, the Badung district government had issued a budget of IDR 55.4 billion, most of which was used for the provision of medical devices. Hopefully, at the end all kinds of public health problems in South Kuta can be accepted there.

He said this collaboration will have begun this year 2019. And all the health services can be handled. According to him, this is a short-term step, so that people’s needs for health can be fulfilled. Meanwhile, for the long term, his government will also plan according to the expectations of the community to provide the Main Hospital in South Badung.

“This collaboration is for the short and medium term in terms of addressing health needs of the community in South Kuta,” he concluded.

In the meantime, when confirmed separately, the Division Head of Cooperation and Public Relations of Udayana University, Hamidiah Yunus, stated the cooperation of Unud with the Badung district government is in the form of health care for the community for the holders of Badung Health Card (KBS). In addition, the cooperation is also in the form of health equipment assistance for the smooth operation of Unud Hospital. “For health care, all the polyclinics in Unud Hospital can provide services. Indeed, the assistance provided by the Badung district government is very helpful in terms of providing health services,” she concluded. (kmb23)

- ‘Bill of rights’ for models? -

Federico Pignatelli -- the owner of Industry Model Group and Pier59 Studios, where many fashion shoots take place in New York -- wants to make sure the rights of the many models working at Fashion Week are protected.

He’s calling for the signing of a models’ “bill of rights,” which would require agencies and other industry professionals to sign clear contracts with fair and regular pay.

For non-US citizens, the contract would stipulate that their visa status not be used as a weapon.

Such contracts would put models “in a positon of strength, where they are paid regularly and it empowers them,” he said, adding that it could also reduce possibilities for sexual harassment in the industry.

But Pignatelli launched his initiative without the backing of power players like the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and he readily admits that so far, he hasn’t had many takers.

“They like the status quo cause it is profitable to them,” he said. “But it is unfair and damaging to the models.” (afp)

By the bootstraps: Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit

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Leather cutter Misheck Sibanda works at the Courteney boot company in Zimbabwe’s second city Bulawayo on January 25, 2019.

BULAWAYO - In a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand.

Orders are piling in and new workers are being recruited at the Courteney boot company -- that seems to defy all the odds as Zimbabwe is battered by decades of economic misery.

Founded in 1993, the firm has recently ramped up production to just 30 pairs a day, all of them made

meticulously by 14 employees in a one-room workshop in the second city Bulawayo.

The city -- a former industrial hub -- has suffered the brunt of the country’s collapse since 1980 that has left behind mass unemployment and a landscape of derelict warehouses and ghostly abandoned factories.

But in one unmarked brick building, Sibanda uses his sturdy cutting machine to press shapes out of locally produced leather skins at the start of a process that turns out boots selling for between $140 and

$500 a pair.

“We sell internationally -- to the first world, even though we are a third-world country. That alone makes me smile,” Sibanda said, deftly handling the soft leather skins.

“People are tired of manmade materials, they want natural products like ours.”

Sibanda and his colleagues are behind an unlikely business story based on a skilled workforce, traditional methods and decades-old stitching machines to produce classic outdoor boots and shoes. (afp)

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Hospital development in South Kuta cannot be realized MANGUPURA - With the population continues to grow in South Kuta, definitely the need for health services is also increasing. So far, there has only been one new public health center, certainly it is not enough to serve 106,000 residents of South Kuta.

grown designers still generate buzz. Christian Siriano is one of them.

From his beginnings as a winner on TV reality show “Project Runway,” the 33-year-old has quickly become one of the go-to names in Hollywood.

Just ask actresses Debra Messing (“Will and Grace”), Mariska Hargitay (“Law and Order: SVU”), Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is The New Black”) and Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”), who were all in the front row.

Siriano is also known as a champion of diversity -- on the runway and in his designs. When no one would dress actress Leslie Jones for the “Ghostbusters” premiere, he stepped up.

After a long wait to reach the show at Top of the Rock -on the 67th floor of Rockefeller Center -- Siriano worked his magic, unveiling a series of evening gowns in silver, black, white and deep blue.

Curvy model Ashley Graham closed the show in a transparent silvery confection, as the audience cheered.

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So far, there has only been one new public health center, certainly it is not enough to serve 106,000 residents of South Kuta.

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Remaining 16.7 km

now, he claimed to still be waiting for further budgeting for the continuity of the ducting.

According to the middle-term development plan (RPJM), the integrated utility ducting spreads along 18 km from Basangkasa, Legian, Kuta and Jalan Pantai Melasti to Kartika Plaza. “If it has been entirely realized, we are optimistic to be able to improve the aesthetic area of the tourism heart of Badung,” he concluded.

However, he admitted it still needs substantial funds. Along 1.7 km, it costs IDR 30 billion. For the remaining 16.3 km is estimated to need around IDR 489 billion to accomplish entirely. This integrated ducting utility is 1.5 meters wide and 1.8 meters high. He added that it purely functions for utility, not drainage.

He said that for PLN utilities, it will be budgeted this year related to the transfer of the cables into the ducting having been built in Basangkasa. He hoped the other cable utility owners will also have commitments as that of the PLN. Regional regulation has set forth if the local government has built an integrated utility, then in two years it must be put into the ducting. (kmb23)

Made Wira Dharmajaya

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Continuity of integrated utility ducting still waiting for budget MANGUPURA - Until now, the sustainability of the Underground Integrated Ducting Utility project in Kuta sub-district remains unclear.

So far, only 1.7 km has been realized. Thus, there are still 16.3 km that has not been worked on from a total of 18 km long planned and expected to be completed by 2021.

Regarding the continuation of the construction of the Underground Integrated Utility Ducting, the Head of the Badung Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda), Made Wira Dharmajaya, said there are a number of considerations at this time such as budgetary needs and abilities.

In terms of needs, to realize it thoroughly, there must be a clear planning strategy. According to him, this must be discussed again to match. Moreover, it is possible for the project to be taken to the provincial and central development plan meeting. “So, we have to sit together and synergize the entire program,” Wira Dharmajaya.

Separately, the Head of the Badung Public Works and Settlement Agency (PUPR), I.B. Surya Suamba, did not deny it. He admitted the construction of the Integrated Underground Utility has only been completed as far as 1.7 km. Until

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HANOI - A handkerchief, illicit letters and secret visits -- the first three decades of love between a Vietnamese man and his North Korean sweetheart were counted out in stolen moments and small tokens of devotion.

Parliament returns to discuss pedophilia case

Investigate the case but police have no victims

DENPASAR - Commission IV of the Bali House of Representatives returned to discuss the pedophilia cases, especially the one alleged to involve a spiritual aspirant and ashram owner in Klungkung. The House did not only present the Anti-Pedophile Citizenship Solidarity (SWAP), but also invited the Bali Regional Police, DP3A Bali, KPPAD Bali, P2TP2A Bali, Klungkung Social Service and several legal aid agencies (LBH).

“What stated earlier was only one incident. However, actually there are many cases in Bali related to pedophile affairs,” said Chairperson of Commission IV of Bali House of Representatives, I Nyoman Parta, after chairing the meeting that discussed the pedophilia cases in the Banggar Room of Bali House of Representatives on Tuesday (Feb. 12).

According to Parta, all exponents actively getting involved in protecting children have agreed to fight against pedophilia. Regarding the case in Klungkung, he urged police to immediately follow up. Moreover, there are victims in the case. “If we see there have been the victims, so it just needs to follow it up. “We will continue to guard this case to get resolved,” said this PDI-P politician.

Head of Sub-Directorate IV of Protection of Women and Children (PPA) at Bali Police, Sang Ayu Putu Alit Saparini, even stated that she is unable to find the victims of pedophilia alleged to involve the spiritual aspirant and ashram owner in Klungkung. Meanwhile, without any victims, her institution cannot carry out the investigation.

She said there is no crime without victim even though there is already information obtained by police as the entry point to conduct an investigation.

“We have investigated all the information, but our problem needs victims. The availability of victim is a must. It is just the interest,” he explained.

According to Saparini, there is no summons in the investigation process. However, her institution visited and conducted an interrogation. She emphasized that police cannot keep silent if there is information. However, to step into the investigation phase, there is indeed a need for victims. “Obviously, we have not been able to find the victims,” she affirmed.

A child observer and activist who is also a member of the SWAP, Siti Sapurah, admitted to have provided information for police that data on pedophile victims have been in the psychiatrist LK Suryani. The institution does not have the domain to bring pedophile victims to police authority. Other than the victims, she also conveyed information about the perpetrators and witnesses.

“This incident really happened and repeated, while the victims did an assessment to Mrs. Suryani. So, where is the difficulty of police to find? Where is the difficulty for police to follow up this case?” said this activist familiarly addressed as Ipung.

According to Ipung, pedophile victims will not dare to report.

However, police have the means and authority to examine the digital track record of the pedophiles. The perpetrators are said to have threatened children who are the victims so they don’t speak out. Actually, previously there was a victim that dared to leave the ashram and came to someone considered able to protect and reveal the case. In fact, the victim came to the wrong person, because it actually got strong pressure, threats, and intimidation so the victim did not speak out.

“Actually the victims were not ashamed. I took the case in 2008 and 2015, where the victims had left the ashram and were looking for people considered able to protect, provide justice and bring them to police station. Unfortunately, the case stagnated in the hands of those who received them,” she added. (kmb32)

But now this love story is being lauded as an example of the two countries’ amity in the lead-up to this month’s much anticipated second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. The communist state is thrilled to be hosting the high-profile event in Hanoi, an opportunity for Vietnam to boost its diplomatic gravitas on the world stage.

But for the couple, their hopes for peace on the Korean peninsula also carry personal motivations.

“I wish... we can go back for visits more easily,” 69-year-old Vietnamese Pham Van Canh told AFP. He first met his future wife Ri Yong Hui in 1971 at a Pyongyang fertiliser factory, where she was working. Canh was one of hundreds of Vietnamese sent to fellow communist nation North Korea to study how their country could rebuild after the devastating war with the US. “I asked others for her name, trying to meet her,” he said. “At that time, both Vietnamese and North Koreans were not allowed to love each other.”

His first token of affection was a handkerchief. Their courtship included secret visits to her hometown, which were cut short in 1973 when he had to return to Vietnam.

Canh gave Ri 20 envelopes with his mother’s work address at the State Bank of Vietnam already written out so she could send letters, skirting North Korea’s monitoring of correspondence.

Still the couple sent only two or three let-

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Vietnamese man Pham Ngoc Canh, (L), and his North Korean wife Ri Yong Hui pose together holding their wedding photograph outside their house in Hanoi on February 13, 2019. ters a year to avoid notice. Mostly, they kept to safe subjects like health and work, in case the envelopes were opened by others.

“We were in love and she had even told me to die together, to commit suicide. But I told her, ‘We are in love, why die? Wait for me and I will come back.’”

As the years ticked by, he kept an eye on the two countries’ relationship, as Vietnam outpaced North Korea in economic growth.

Meanwhile, he set up a friendship club between the countries and organised fundraising to donate rice to the Korean peninsula as its leadership isolated itself from the outside world. He also appealed to Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry, who brought the couple up in bilateral talks to their North Korean counterparts as “a humanitarian matter”, he told AFP. Then in 2002, Canh’s efforts paid off.

He was allowed to return to Pyongyang

to hold a small wedding ceremony and then take Ri back to Hanoi on the condition she remained a North Korean citizen.

Today, 70-year-old Ri says she has a good life in Hanoi where she lives with Canh in a modest apartment. But the couple have managed to visit Pyongyang only three times because of its isolation.

“I always have my homeland on my mind,” she told AFP. (afp)

Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives

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Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives. Aboriginal Australians make up about three per cent of the total national population of 25 million.

SYDNEY - More than a decade after vowing to “close the gap” between indigenous Australians and the rest of the country, the government on Thursday admitted it was still falling far short.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that only two of seven government targets to improve the wealth, health and wellbeing of the first Australians were being met.

Efforts to improve early education and rates of high school qualifications were on track, but targets in other areas -- including boosting employment and increasing life expectancy -- were falling behind.

“I want Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to have the same opportunities as all other children growing up in Australia,” Morrison told parliament.

“But this is not true for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia today. It’s never been true. And I don’t know when it will be true. And that is the truth we must confront again today,” he said in parliament.

Aboriginal Australians make up about three percent of the total national population of 25 million, but remain the country’s most disadvantaged community.

The unemployment rate for Aboriginal Australians is three to four times higher than the national average.

Suicide rates for Aboriginal children are five times higher than for the rest of the population according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Thursday’s report marks eleven years since former prime minis-

ter Kevin Rudd made a historic apology to Aboriginal people for centuries of injustice.

Morrison said while the “Closing the Gap” initiative will continue to take action across the broad range of issues, he would place immediate focus on education.

The prime minister pledged several new initiatives, including cancelling student debt for teachers who spend four years in remote communities.

“Education is the key to skills.

It is the key to jobs. It is the key to building enterprises –- and giving young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians the opportunity to create their futures,” he said.

“It’s the key to a good life. If you can’t read, if you can’t write, there is no possible way you can share in the prosperity of Australia.” (afp)

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UK inflation below official target for first time in 2 years LONDON - Lower energy costs as well as a waning impact from the pound’s sharp fall in the aftermath of the country’s Brexit vote have helped consumer price inflation in Britain fall below the Bank of England’s target of 2 percent for the first time in two years.

The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose by 1.8 percent in the year to January, down from the 2.1 percent recorded in the previous month. Inflation has been consistently falling since August as the effects of the pound’s decline drop out of annual comparisons. The latest decline was further accentuated by a fall in the price of electricity, gas and other fuels.

Inflation is now at its lowest since January 2017, when inflation was also 1.8 percent. Inflation has been above the Bank of England’s target for the past two years largely because the fall in the pound after the country voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 ratcheted up the cost of imported goods. The rise in inflation to a cyclical peak of 3.1 percent in November 2017 prompted rate-setters to increase interest rates for the first time in

nearly a decade and the benchmark rate now stands at 0.75 percent.

The news that inflation has fallen below target once again helps ease the dilemma facing rate-setters at the Bank of England as they await clarity over Brexit. Should Britain crash out of the EU without a deal on March 29, the bank says inflation could spike higher, which could cause it to raise interest rates — even during a sharp recession.

The Bank of England warned in November that in a no-deal Brexit scenario — with tariffs and other trade barriers put up between the U.K. and the EU and no transition period to help businesses adapt — the British economy could contract 8 percent within months and inflation could rise to almost 7 percent as the pound falls.

“The chance of a U.K. interest rate rise was already galloping over the horizon, as Brexit uncertainty has put policymakers in a straitjacket lately,” said Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown. “Today’s inflation figures provide further reason for the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee to sit on their hands.” (ap)

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A woman walks on plastic waste, used to reclaim a swamp so that the land can be developed for housing, in the Mosafejo area of Lagos on February 12, 2019. Nigeria, which elects a new president on February 16, is Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer but is dogged by poverty and insecurity.

Global unemployment down, but too many working poor: UN

The global unemployment rate inched down last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning though that jobs often failed to guarantee decent living, with some 700 million workers wallowing in poverty.

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney speaks during a news conference to confirm the main interest rate will remain at 0.75 percent, at the Bank of England in London, Thursday Feb. 7, 2019. The Bank of England said that Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall, mean that British growth in 2019 is likely to be 1.2 percent.

Unemployment around the world fell last year to 5.0 percent -- from 5.1 percent in 2017 -- for the first time dropping to the level seen before the global financial crisis hit in 2008, the International Labour Organization said.

But in its flagship “World Employment and Social Outlook” trends report, the ILO also raised serious red flags about the health of the planet’s job market.

Deborah Greenfield, ILO’s deputy director-general, told journalists in Geneva that the decline in global unemployment “is projected to stall”, amid “uncertainty on many fronts,” and a “deteriorating economic outlook”.

The UN agency said it expected the jobless rate to remain at roughly the same level this year and in 2020, although the number of unemployed people should swell by two million to a total of 174 million

next year as a result of the expanding labour force. In particular, the report highlighted the hundreds of millions of people who remain poor despite holding one or more jobs.

In fact, it found that a majority of the 3.3 billion people employed around the globe last year suffered a “lack of material well-being, economic security, equal opportunities or scope for human development.”

“Being in employment does not always guarantee a decent living,” ILO research director Damian Grimshaw said in a statement, pointing out that “a full 700 million people are living in extreme or moderate poverty despite having employment.”

The report found that a full 61 percent of all workers worldwide, or two billion people, are in socalled informal employment, with little to no social and contractual protections.

Greenfield cautioned that some new and emerging business models, such as using new technologies to create temporary work through webbased platforms for things like ridesharing services, could expand that number if not regulated properly.

“Without the right policy measures it could easily add to the informal labour force,” she said.

Among other issues highlighted in the report was the lack of progress in closing the gender gap in labour force participation, especially in the Arab states, North Africa and southern Asia.

ILO found that just 48 percent of women are in the workforce, compared to 75 percent of men, meaning that around three in five employed people last year were men. In the Arab states, for instance, the report found that the unemployment rate for men stood at 15.6 percent -three times that for men. (afp)

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Husein Ashadi Bahri of the US (C) is carried by customs officers before a press conference at the Customs office near Ngurah Rai Airport in Badung regency on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on February 12, 2019. Husein Ashadi Bahri, 60, was paraded at the conference after his arrest in a drug sting involving some 45 grammes of marijuana. He faces a maximum of 15 years in jail if convicted.

Tanzanian busted with kilo of meth in stomach: Bali officials

A Tanzanian man was arrested in Bali after more than a kilogram of methamphetamine was found inside his stomach, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday.

Immigration officials on the holiday island -- who routinely detain foreigners for drug offences -- said they nabbed Abdul Rahman Asman at the international airport

on January 30.

An X-ray and CT scan turned up some 99 plastic baggies filled with white powder that Asman had swallowed, topping a kilo in

weight, authorities said.

Dozens of the baggies were displayed on a table at the customs office Tuesday as Asman, 42, was paraded before reporters in an orange jumpsuit and restrained with hand and leg irons.

It was not clear if prosecutors will seek the death penalty against

While doing random inspections yesterday morning on vehicles entering Banyuwangi harbor, the port that connects East Java to Bali, Banyuwangi Police made a grisly discovery.

Inside a white van driven by a local resident identified as ‘Solikin’

by Bali Post, officers uncovered the taxidermied bodies of three protected animals species, a leopard, a rare Javan leopard, and a bird-

of-paradise, known locally as the Cendrawasih bird. The shipment also included a preserved cobra.

The raid, which was carried out in the wee hours of Sunday morning, involved around 450 personnel and was reportedly initiated in response to a spate of mysterious arson attacks on vehicles in Semarang, Java, earlier this month.

According to a report by detiknews, authorities were on the

lookout for explosives, sharp weapons, drugs, and escaped arsonists attempting to enter Bali.

But instead, their searches revealed a consignment of stuffed exotic wildlife. Shocked by their findings, police called in officers from the Natural Resource Conservation Center (BKSDA) to examine and identify the creatures.

Investigations revealed the owner of the exotic cargo to be 57-year

Asman but Indonesia has some of the world’s strictest drug laws, including execution by firing squad for traffickers.

There are dozens of smugglers on death row, including a cocaine-mule British grandmother, an American caught with crystal methamphetamine, and several

west African inmates sentenced to death for drug crimes.

American Husein Ashadi Bahri, 60, was also shown at the conference after his arrest in a drug sting that discovered some 45 grams of marijuana stuffed inside a computer keyboard.

Bahri faces a maximum of 15 years in jail if convicted.(afp)

old I Gusti Ngurah Wijaya, a substitute registrar at the Surabaya District Court. Though Wijaya claimed to have all the legal paperwork for the protected preserved species, the documentation he provided was reportedly insufficient.

Talking to Bali Post, Vivi Primyanti, a representative from the BKSDA said, “What we found was only the ownership of maintenance documents when the animals were alive.

Even so, it had expired. The transport permit is also very limited.”

Wijaya, who was reportedly weeping as police took him in for questioning, claimed that the garish ornaments had been a gift. “Friends gave them to me; I didn’t buy them.

I wanted to transport them to Bali,” he said, as quoted in detiknews.

Banyuwangi Police have not yet announced the charges that Wijaya will face. (ant)

Police seize stuffed exotic animals belonging to court registrar during Banyuwangi harbor raid

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Airbus pulls plug on costly A380 superjumbo

PARIS - European aerospace giant Airbus said Thursday it would stop building its A380 superjumbo, the double-decker jet which earned plaudits from passengers but failed to win over enough airlines to justify its massive costs.

The company announced it would stop deliveries of the superjumbo after just over a decade in operation, following a decision by the A380’s biggest customer, the Dubai-based carrier Emirates, to reduce its total orders by 39 planes.

It marks an disappointing end to a bold bet on how millions of people would travel in the future, as airlines struggled to fill a plane capable of carrying anywhere from 500 to 850 people.

“Without Emirates, Airbus has no substantial order backlog and no basis to sustain A380 production after 2021,” Guillaume Faure, who is taking over as Airbus CEO

from Tom Enders this spring, said in a conference call with analysts.

Airbus chalked up 321 orders for the superjumbo, which has a list price of $446 million (396 million euros) -- though the European aviation giant often had to offer substantial discounts.

Analysts had warned the company wouldn’t start to recover the billions of euros in investment and production costs unless at least 400 planes were sold, and possibly up to 600.

The programme’s future had been in doubt for years as Airbus slowed production, and the company acknowledged last year that

the A380 would be scrapped if no new orders came in.

It received a lifeline when Emirates ordered 36 more A380s, but on Thursday Airbus said the airline had balked and would buy smaller A320 and A350 models instead.

After just 10 deliveries last year, Airbus will build eight this year, seven in 2020 and the final two in 2021.

- ‘Obviously saddened’ -

“The A380 is a world-class feat of engineering, much loved by passengers, and we are obviously saddened that deliveries will come to an end,” said Chris Cholerton, head of civil aerospace at Rolls-Royce, one of the A380’s engine suppliers.

Winding up the programme cut Airbus’s 2018 earnings by 463 million euros, but it still posted a 29

percent surge in net profit to three billion euros.

Investors appeared to welcome the results, pushing Airbus shares up more than five percent in early trading in Paris.

The jobs of up to 3,500 A380 workers are at risk, but Airbus said that given its solid order book for other planes, it expects to move most of these employees to other projects.

Airbus said it expects to deliver 880 to 890 planes this year after 800 last year, reflecting steady demand for the A320, the workhorse midsize jet for short and mediumrange flights.

It is also targeting more clients for its A350 long-haul jet, aimed at competing more directly with its US archrival Boeing.

But the A380’s demise is a stark

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This file photo taken on June 7, 2007 shows an Airbus A380 taking off on a demonstration flight from Sydney International Airport.

plant’s reactor 2, one of three that melted down after a massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

It caught five small pieces of the fuel debris and lifted them up some five centimetres (two inches).

“We were able to confirm that the fuel debris can be moved,” said Yuka Matsubara, a spokeswoman.

“We accomplished the objective of this test,” she told AFP, adding

that the company plans to actually remove some fuel debris as a sample by March next year.

Robots have already peered inside the reactor to allow experts to assess the melted fuel visually, but Wednesday’s test was the first attempt to work out how fragile the highly radioactive material is.

Removing the melted fuel is considered the most difficult part

of the massive clean-up operation in the wake of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

It is not expected to begin until 2021, and TEPCO has other issues to resolve including how to dispose of large quantities of contaminated water stored in containers at the plant site.

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admission of defeat in the race against Boeing, which had pointedly dismissed Airbus’s bet that airlines wanted huge transporters serving a handful of global hubs.

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- Turbulent history -

Airbus has faced scepticism over the plane’s prospects since the 1990s, when it began to envision a competitor to Boeing’s hugely successful 747.

Initial orders however were solid, especially among Asian and Middle East airlines with extensive long-haul operations.

And passengers raved at a noticeably quieter cabin with decent legroom even in economy class -- most airlines configured the plane for 500 to 550 passengers, instead of the all-economy potential for 850 seats.

But Airbus suffered a series of costly delays before the A380’s first commercial flight by Singapore Airlines in 2007.

Production problems, including extensive wiring issues, and cost overruns in the billions of euros continued to plague the project, forcing Airbus to report its firstever annual loss for the 2006 financial year.

Airbus stood by the A380 even after it was slammed by the global financial crisis of 2008, when airlines started having second thoughts about owning huge planes that were profitable only when filled to the brim.

And in 2006 the plane was at the centre of a suspected insider trading scandal, after top managers and key shareholders were accused of selling shares in Airbus’s parent company shortly before the superjumbo’s production problems were made public, though no one was ever convicted.

Pledges to get the A380 programme back on track were unable to avoid further delays, even as a series of safety scares raised questions among potential clients, including long-targeted Chinese airlines. (afp)

Robot lifts bits of melted fuel at Japan’s Fukushima plant

TOKYO - A robot arm has successfully picked up pebblesized pieces of radioactive fuel at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant in a complex operation seen as key to clean-up efforts after the 2011 meltdown, officials said Thursday.

Operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) on Wednesday sent down a remote-controlled probe to the melted fuel at the bottom of the

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by a massive undersea quake and killed around 18,000 people.

Tens of thousands were forced to evacuate their homes because of the threat of radiation.

Authorities have been working to rebuild the region, about 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Tokyo, although areas near the crippled plant remain uninhabitable because of radiation dangers. (afp)

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In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo, a journalist makes a video of the Instagram logo using the new video feature at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world’s biggest Muslim nation.

Instagram removes gay Muslim comics after Indonesia warning

JAKARTA — Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world’s biggest Muslim nation.

The Ministry of Communications said Wednesday that the account under the username Alpatuni was pornographic, which violated the law on information and electronic transactions. It was closed after the communications minister wrote a warning letter to Instagram, the ministry said.

The comics depicted gay characters facing discrimination and abuse, which has become increasingly common in Indonesia since

late 2015 when conservative politicians and religious leaders began a campaign of portraying lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as a threat to the nation.

An account of the same name on Facebook, which owns Instagram, was also no longer accessible.

Facebook’s regional office in Singapore said its Instagram arm was preparing a response to the controversy.

The social media company is regularly in the crosshairs of regu-

lators, rights groups and the public as it unsuccessfully tries to balance what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called “giving people a voice” and demands for censorship of content posted on the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms.

Human Rights Watch’s Indonesia researcher Andreas Harsono said Instagram should defend its own guidelines, which published in Indonesian say the service is a mirror of the diversity of the community, instead of “kowtowing” to the government.

“That account describes mostly the problems of gay individuals in Indonesia. It’s no secret that many

LGBT individuals are arrested, their houses raided, some are sentenced to prison terms,” he said. “The Indonesian government does not help them in demanding the removal of that account.”

The communications ministry said it appreciated that members of the community reported the gay Muslim account, which “accelerated” its removal.

Some Indonesian netizens in turn congratulated the ministry. On Twitter, Fahmi Alfansi Pane, a policy analyst at the Indonesian parliament, thanked officials for “acting decisively” to protect public morality but also told The Associated Press

he had never seen the comics.

Local media, quoting the communications minister, reported the ministry would block Instagram in Indonesia if the Alpatuni account wasn’t removed.

The government frequently threatens to block Western social media and internet companies for content deemed illegal but has never taken such measures, possibly fearful of a public backlash due to the huge popularity of the services with Indonesians.

In 2017, it briefly and partially blocked the Telegram messaging app because of its failure to remove groups linked to violent jihad. (ap)

Jokowi receives laid-off employees of Freeport Indonesia JAKARTA - Three laid-off employees of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) were finally received by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday, after nine days of staying in a tent that they set up not far from the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

The three former workers, who represented other laid-off workers of the Papua Province-based gold and copper miner, were Jerry

Yarangga, leader of PTFI’s ex-employees; Stefen Yawan, ex-dump truck operator; and Oktoia Yeimo, former engine operator.

According to Yarangga, they were received by Jokowi when he and his two colleagues reported to the president about the inhumane treatment of laid-off workers by the PTFI management.

Therefore, they begged the president to grant them justice by

encouraging the mining company`s management to address its employees’ normative rights and re-recruit them, so that they can work again, he stated.

“We have urged Mr. President to take stern actions in response to the violation of employment-related norms by the company,” Yarangga noted, adding that PTFI might have imposed policies that do not exist in Indonesia’s legal rules.

Yarangga and his colleagues have been staying in a tent that they set up not far from the State Palace for the past nine days.

Their presence in Jakarta is aimed at fighting for justice and their normative rights after being laid off by PTFI, a mining company that explores for ore containing copper, gold, and silver in the Grasberg minerals district in Papua Province.

PTFI, which employs around

30 thousand people, was quoted in its official website as saying that it would “ramp up production from two new large-scale, high-grade underground mines” over the next two years.

“We expect production in the Grasberg district to be double the 2019 levels by 2021,” CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) Richard Adkerson was quoted as saying. (ant)

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Tsitsipas ‘loses to himself’ in Rotterdam exit

ROTTERDAM - Rising Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas said he “lost to himself” after suffering a shock defeat at the ATP event in Rotterdam by Bosnian Damir Dzumhur on Wednesday.

Tamba Waras Temple

TABANAN - Pura Luhur Tamba Waras is located on the southern slope of Mount Batukaru, precisely in the Village of Sangketan, Penebel, Tabanan. This temple was built in one line with the Luhur Batukaru Temple, and situated at about 725 meters above sea level.

This temple is about 22 km away from Tabanan city center. Pura Luhur Tamba Waras is also called

as Tambo Waras temple has been a natural pharmacy warehouse since centuries. This function can be proven by various important medicinal ingredients that grown around the temple area, and there was also a history, where a king of Bali can be cured from a mysterious sickness after doing some rituals in the area of this temple which was still a wild forest at that time.

It is said that King of Tabanan, Cokorda Tabanan, was in serious illness. None of the royal healers could heal him. Medicine has been sought after everywhere, but nothing worked. One upon a time, there were hints in the form of revelation that there would be a medicine that could cure the king. The servants were assigned to go to all directions. After getting tired of won-

dering here and there, eventually they saw a cloud of smoke from the Batukaru forest. After being approached, the smoke came out from coconut shell. Ultimately the servants asked for further guidance. In short, the medicine looked for has been obtained. At the end, Cokorda Tabanan got his recovery.

Then, on the command of the king, a sanctum named Tamba Waras

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is established at the location. Tamba means ‘medicine’ while waras means ‘gets recovered’ as ever before. It is believed that whoever saying prayers at the temple will obtain a healing.

This belief keeps growing and growing until now.

The temple belongs to one of the Catur Angga temples with the status as the sad kahyangan jagat of Bali. The Tamba Waras temple is included in the jajar kemiri. Those belonging to this temple group are the Muncaksari and the underneath Tamba Waras located at the right side of the Batukaru Temple.

Geographically, the Tamba Waras Temple is located on the south slope of Mount Batukaru, precisely at Sangketan, Penebel, Tabanan. The temple located on the same line as the Batukaru Temple sits on the altitude of about 725 meters above sea level.

To get to this temple, pilgrims have to cover a distance of about 22 km from the town of Tabanan. In terms of the temple structure, the Tamba Waras Temple is also nicknamed as the warehouse of universal medicine.

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The 20-year-old, who dumped out Roger Federer en route to the Australian Open semi-finals last month, saved two match points late in the third set but still slumped to a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss.

It was Dzumhur’s first win since October after a run of four straight defeats, and Tsitsipas was left frustrated by an erratic display.

“I lost to myself, not to him,” said the world number 12.

“He fools you, waits for you to make mistakes. He stands eight metres behind the baseline and plays with your strengths. He played nothing crazy or special, but you don’t get any rhythm with him.

“The momentum was on my side but he kept putting the ball into the court and running.”

Tsitsipas was seeded third at the Ahoy Arena, but has now lost three of his last four matches after following his Melbourne last-four thrashing

by Rafael Nadal with a quarter-final exit at the hands of Gael Monfils in Sofia last week.

Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 champion, ended a three-match losing run against Milos Raonic as he defeated the fourth-seeded Canadian 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the last eight.

Wawrinka, ranked 68th after

spending last season recovering and rehabbing from two 2017 knee operations, is fast gaining momentum in 2019. The 33-year-old Swiss saved the only break point he faced while holding big server Raonic to a relatively modest 15 aces.

“I was moving much better in this match than some of the others against him,” said the three-time Grand Slam title winner.

“This was my best match in many months. Some of my losses this season were close calls. I’m trying to push myself, I’m looking for results.”

Wawrinka will play his second quarter-final of the season after Doha when he takes on Denis Shapovalov after the Canadian teenager beat former champion Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-3,

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas plays a forehand return to Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur during their men’s singles match on day three of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on February 13, 2019.

- ‘Kept my level’ Earlier on Wednesday, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga continued his strong form with a 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano.

The Frenchman, who missed seven months of last season after knee surgery, continued his momentum after winning last weekend’s tournament in Montpellier.

Tsonga, ranked 140th, spent just

66 minutes in dispatching qualifier Fabbiano. The former Australian Open finalist, 33, was pleased with his showing as he won his 10th match from 12 since the start of the year.

“I played well in the first set and kept my level in the second,” he said.

“My opponent raised (his) in the second but I held on.”

Tsonga next plays Dutch wildcard Tallon Griekspoor, who knocked out

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second seed Karen Khachanov on Tuesday and admitted he does not know much about the 211th-ranked home hope.

“I really don’t know about him, but we will work on it,” Tsonga said.

Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev won his opening match of the week, beating France’s Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (7/2), 6-2. Hungarian Marton

Fucsovics put out 2016 Rotterdam champion Martin Klizan 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. Like Tsonga, Medvedev, who turned 23 on Monday, also arrived in the Netherlands after winning a title, having claimed his fourth ATP tournament win in Sofia.

Monfils reached the quarter-finals on Wednesday at the expense of Italy’s Andreas Seppi, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. (afp)

Bucks star Antetokounmpo dominates, Warriors lose cool and contest

LOS ANGELES - Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a triple double with 33 points 19 rebounds and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their longest road winning streak in 33 years with a 106-97 win over Indiana.

Antetokounmpo had a hand in every basket by the Bucks in the first quarter and led them back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth.

“The team did a great job keeping its composure,” Antetokounmpo said. “We changed the lineup, played harder and switched everything. We were able to make Indiana go one-on-one, and I think we did a better job rebounding the ball and running the floor.”

The three-time all-star from Greece carried the NBA-leading Bucks to their seventh consecutive win on the road on Wednesday. It is the longest road winning streak since the 1984-85 season. Milwaukee has also won eight of their last nine games just before the league’s all-star break.

The Pacers couldn’t contain Antetokounmpo, who scored a dozen

points as the Bucks went on a 3011 scoring burst to end the game.

In the first quarter he made five of their nine baskets and assisted on the other four.

“He’s a monster,” Indiana coach Nate McMillan said. “Nineteen rebounds? He is starting their break rebounding the ball and they were able to score 23 fast-break points off our misses and turnovers.”

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points and Darren Collison added 14 to lead the Pacers, whose their six-game winning streak ended with this one. Antetokounmpo made consecutive layups to tie the game 95-95 with just under four minutes to go in the fourth.

He then fed Ersan Ilyasova for a layup to make it 97-95 and the Bucks ran away with it from there with superior scoring down the stretch.

“There are only so many things you can do,” said Pacers forward Thaddeus Young, who was assigned the task of defending against Antetokounmpo.

“But when he’s trying to post

you up in the middle and is just spinning, he’s already at the rim.

It’s just a tough battle.”

Elsewhere, Damian Lillard scored 29 points as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Golden State’s 11-game road winning streak with a 129-107 win that featured Warriors coach Steve Kerr losing his cool and being thrown out for arguing with the officials.

Jake Layman added 17 points off the bench for the Blazers, who had eight players in double figures. The win snapped a two-game skid.

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry each had 32 points for the Warriors, who watched the game turn on a flagrant foul called on Draymond Green.

Portland led 110-103 before Green was called for an elbow to the face of Collins with just under four minutes left.

Kerr reacted angrily, slamming his clipboard down and yelling at referee Ken Mauer before he was ejected. It was just the second time Kerr has been ejected from a game.

“I was just shocked they called a flagrant foul,” said Kerr. “That was head-scratching.” Lillard made the three technical shots and Collins made his free throws to give Portland a 115-103 lead.

The Warriors conceded defeat

with two and a half minutes left by sitting their starters and bringing in the reserves. Also, D’Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 36 points in the third overtime period and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 148-139. (afp)

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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers on February 13, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Bayern banking on Neuer for final Liverpool tune-up Bayern Munich hope to have star goalkeeper Manuel Neuer back for Friday’s Bundesliga game at strugglers Augsburg, their final tune-up before next week’s crunch Champions League clash away to Liverpool.

Neuer, 32, has sat out Bayern’s last three games with a thumb injury but is set to prove his fitness at Augsburg ahead of Tuesday’s last 16, first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Anfield.

“Manuel has not had any negative reaction, so he’s an option for Friday again,” Bayern head coach Niko Kovac said on Wednesday. Neuer is confident he will face Liverpool, telling ESPN: “I think I’ll be between the posts. I am doing well, it’s not so bad.”

However, Kovac is wary of rushing him back too soon, especially given Neuer’s history after fracturing his foot twice in quick succession in 2017 which saw him miss most of last season.

“Manuel is an ambitious goalkeeper,” said Kovac of the 2014 World Cup winner. “It was his decision alone to not play in certain games - the player always has the last word and in this case, Manuel is ready.”

Kovac has virtually a full-strength squad to choose from at Augsburg with only Arjen Robben and Corentin Tolisso still sidelined by injury.

Second-placed Bayern’s 3-1 home win against Schalke last weekend trimmed the gap to five points behind Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who threw away a three-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with Hoffenheim.

Kovac and Bayern will target a ninth league win in 10 outings at Augsburg to maintain the pressure on Dortmund, who play bottom side Nuremberg away on Monday.

- No easing up at Augsburg -

Augsburg, who have recruited ex-Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann as assistant coach, were hammered 4-0 by Werder Bremen at the weekend to leave them just above the relegation places.

“The league title will be won in defence, I’d hope we win the game on Friday and, if possible, prevent them from scoring,” said Kovac. “We have no reason to spare anyone in Augsburg.

“We have enough time to recover and we don’t want to underestimate the game, because this is a chance to really get into the Bundesliga race. “This game is important to create a bit of atmosphere,” added Kovac.

Liverpool will host Bayern having had 10 days off since their last match, Saturday’s 3-0 home win over Bournemouth, but Kovac says their opponents’ break could be an advantage for the Germans.

“We are playing against Liverpool who were in the final last year and have spent a bit more money than we have,” said Kovac, referring to Liverpool’s high-profile signings of goalkeeper Alisson, and midfielders Naby Keita and Fabinho.

“It’s two top teams - little things, and a bit of luck, will decide the game.

“It’s no bad thing if Liverpool get a few days’ rest - it’ll mean they will lose their rhythm.” (afp)

Ramos denies deliberate yellow card against Ajax

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has rowed back on his suggestion he deliberately earned a yellow card against Ajax on Wednesday to ensure he would be banned for the second leg.

Madrid will carry a 2-1 advantage back to the Santiago Bernabeu but Ramos will miss the return, after being booked for a rash tackle on Kasper Dolberg, two minutes after Marco Asensio’s 87th-minute winner.

Three yellow cards brings a onematch suspension but Ramos may have seen sitting out the second match against Ajax as preferable to a punishment in the quarter-finals.

UEFA could add another match to his ban. Madrid defender Dani Carvajal was suspended for two games last season after intentionally earning a booking in the group stages.

“The truth is that given the result I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t something I had in mind,” Ramos had said after the game. “It is not

to underestimate the opponent but sometimes there is a time to make decisions and I have done so.”

Around an hour later, Ramos appeared to backtrack on Twitter.

He wrote: “I want to make clear that it hurts me more than anyone, I have not forced the card, as I didn’t against Roma in my previous game in the Champions League.

“I will support from the stands as a fan more with the hope of playing in quarters.”

All yellow cards and pending suspensions expire after the quarter-finals and cannot be carried forward to the semis.

Ramos was making his 600th Madrid appearance as they needed VAR to cancel out Nicolas Tagliafico’s goal in the first half before Hakim Ziyech equalised following Karim Benzema’s opener.

Asensio, however, tapped in a late winner to give the defending champions victory and another precious away goal ahead of the second leg. (afp)

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In this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 file photo Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer leaves the pitch during the German Bundesliga soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany.

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Ajax’s Brazilian forward David Neres (C) fights for the ball with Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (L) and Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Reguilon (R) during the UEFA Champions league round of 16 first leg football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Real Madrid at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on February 13, 2019.

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo runs with the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Sassuolo vs Juventus on February 10, 2019 at the Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia.

Ronaldo on bench as Juve warm up for Atletico against Frosinone Cristiano Ronaldo is set for a rare start on the bench as Juventus host struggling Frosinone on Friday looking to pull 14 points clear in Serie A with an eye towards next week’s Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid.

Portuguese star Ronaldo brought his tally to 20 goals for Juventus in all competitions last weekend in a 3-0 win over Sassuolo.

But the 34-year-old will start on the bench for just the second time this season before the former Real Madrid player returns to the Spanish capital next week.

Paulo Dybala returns to the starting line-up, forming an attacking trident alongside Mario Mandzukic and Federico Bernardeschi.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri’s defensive problems have been eased with trio Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini back training. Juventus captain Chiellini is expected to return on Friday.

Second-placed Napoli dropped points last weekend with a goalless draw against Fiorentina and face a potentially tricky test at home against Torino.

Walter Mazzarri’s Torino are four points off the Europa League

places. Napoli will be without midfielder Marek Hamsik for the first time since the former skipper having sealed his move to Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang.

Lorenzo Insigne takes on the captain’s role and insisted motivation remained high despite Juventus’ charge towards an eighth consecutive league title.

“Juventus haven’t sapped our motivation, we knew it would be hard to keep up with them,” said Insigne. “We know they’re a great team, but we’re no worse than them.

“The championship is still long.

We left some points on the road that we deserved, but we certainly do not give up.”

- Inter in turmoil -

Meanwhile, third-placed Inter Milan, nine points behind Napoli, are in turmoil as they host Sampdoria days after stripping star forward Mauro Icardi of the captain’s armband.

Icardi’s contractual situation, with his current deal expiring in 2021, has become an increasingly divisive issue between club bosses and the player’s wife Wanda Nara, who is also his agent.

The Argentina forward hit back by refusing to travel for their Europa League round of 32 first-leg game at Rapid Vienna on Thursday and is uncertain to play against his former club Sampdoria, who are ninth, on Sunday.

“It was a difficult and painful decision because we know his worth,” said Inter coach Luciano Spalletti.

“It was done exclusively for the good of Inter. There are some things concerning the player that had to be sorted.”

The uncertainty over Icardi, who scored 29 Serie A goals last season, could prove problematic as Spalletti tries to secure Champions League football next season.

Inter are just four points ahead of city rivals AC Milan who travel to Atalanta. Atalanta, Roma and Lazio are all one point behind AC Milan.

The clash in Bergamo will be one for fourth place, the final Champions League berth, which Roma will also be targeting at home against Bologna, and Lazio at Genoa.

Roma claimed a 2-1 Champions League last 16, first-leg win over Porto on Tuesday with teenage star Nicolo Zaniolo scoring both goals. (afp)

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Bayern banking on Neuer for final Liverpool tune-up Bayern Munich hope to have star goalkeeper Manuel Neuer back for Friday’s Bundesliga game at strugglers Augsburg, their final tune-up before next week’s crunch Champions League clash away to Liverpool.

Neuer, 32, has sat out Bayern’s last three games with a thumb injury but is set to prove his fitness at Augsburg ahead of Tuesday’s last 16, first leg against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Anfield.

“Manuel has not had any negative reaction, so he’s an option for Friday again,” Bayern head coach Niko Kovac said on Wednesday. Neuer is confident he will face Liverpool, telling ESPN: “I think I’ll be between the posts. I am doing well, it’s not so bad.”

However, Kovac is wary of rushing him back too soon, especially given Neuer’s history after fracturing his foot twice in quick succession in 2017 which saw him miss most of last season.

“Manuel is an ambitious goalkeeper,” said Kovac of the 2014 World Cup winner. “It was his decision alone to not play in certain games - the player always has the last word and in this case, Manuel is ready.”

Kovac has virtually a full-strength squad to choose from at Augsburg with only Arjen Robben and Corentin Tolisso still sidelined by injury.

Second-placed Bayern’s 3-1 home win against Schalke last weekend trimmed the gap to five points behind Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who threw away a three-goal lead in a 3-3 draw with Hoffenheim.

Kovac and Bayern will target a ninth league win in 10 outings at Augsburg to maintain the pressure on Dortmund, who play bottom side Nuremberg away on Monday.

- No easing up at Augsburg -

Augsburg, who have recruited ex-Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann as assistant coach, were hammered 4-0 by Werder Bremen at the weekend to leave them just above the relegation places.

“The league title will be won in defence, I’d hope we win the game on Friday and, if possible, prevent them from scoring,” said Kovac. “We have no reason to spare anyone in Augsburg.

“We have enough time to recover and we don’t want to underestimate the game, because this is a chance to really get into the Bundesliga race. “This game is important to create a bit of atmosphere,” added Kovac.

Liverpool will host Bayern having had 10 days off since their last match, Saturday’s 3-0 home win over Bournemouth, but Kovac says their opponents’ break could be an advantage for the Germans.

“We are playing against Liverpool who were in the final last year and have spent a bit more money than we have,” said Kovac, referring to Liverpool’s high-profile signings of goalkeeper Alisson, and midfielders Naby Keita and Fabinho.

“It’s two top teams - little things, and a bit of luck, will decide the game.

“It’s no bad thing if Liverpool get a few days’ rest - it’ll mean they will lose their rhythm.” (afp)

Ramos denies deliberate yellow card against Ajax

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has rowed back on his suggestion he deliberately earned a yellow card against Ajax on Wednesday to ensure he would be banned for the second leg.

Madrid will carry a 2-1 advantage back to the Santiago Bernabeu but Ramos will miss the return, after being booked for a rash tackle on Kasper Dolberg, two minutes after Marco Asensio’s 87th-minute winner.

Three yellow cards brings a onematch suspension but Ramos may have seen sitting out the second match against Ajax as preferable to a punishment in the quarter-finals.

UEFA could add another match to his ban. Madrid defender Dani Carvajal was suspended for two games last season after intentionally earning a booking in the group stages.

“The truth is that given the result I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t something I had in mind,” Ramos had said after the game. “It is not

to underestimate the opponent but sometimes there is a time to make decisions and I have done so.”

Around an hour later, Ramos appeared to backtrack on Twitter.

He wrote: “I want to make clear that it hurts me more than anyone, I have not forced the card, as I didn’t against Roma in my previous game in the Champions League.

“I will support from the stands as a fan more with the hope of playing in quarters.”

All yellow cards and pending suspensions expire after the quarter-finals and cannot be carried forward to the semis.

Ramos was making his 600th Madrid appearance as they needed VAR to cancel out Nicolas Tagliafico’s goal in the first half before Hakim Ziyech equalised following Karim Benzema’s opener.

Asensio, however, tapped in a late winner to give the defending champions victory and another precious away goal ahead of the second leg. (afp)

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In this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 file photo Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer leaves the pitch during the German Bundesliga soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany.

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Ajax’s Brazilian forward David Neres (C) fights for the ball with Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (L) and Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Sergio Reguilon (R) during the UEFA Champions league round of 16 first leg football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Real Madrid at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on February 13, 2019.

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Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo runs with the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Sassuolo vs Juventus on February 10, 2019 at the Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia.

Ronaldo on bench as Juve warm up for Atletico against Frosinone Cristiano Ronaldo is set for a rare start on the bench as Juventus host struggling Frosinone on Friday looking to pull 14 points clear in Serie A with an eye towards next week’s Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid.

Portuguese star Ronaldo brought his tally to 20 goals for Juventus in all competitions last weekend in a 3-0 win over Sassuolo.

But the 34-year-old will start on the bench for just the second time this season before the former Real Madrid player returns to the Spanish capital next week.

Paulo Dybala returns to the starting line-up, forming an attacking trident alongside Mario Mandzukic and Federico Bernardeschi.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri’s defensive problems have been eased with trio Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini back training. Juventus captain Chiellini is expected to return on Friday.

Second-placed Napoli dropped points last weekend with a goalless draw against Fiorentina and face a potentially tricky test at home against Torino.

Walter Mazzarri’s Torino are four points off the Europa League

places. Napoli will be without midfielder Marek Hamsik for the first time since the former skipper having sealed his move to Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang.

Lorenzo Insigne takes on the captain’s role and insisted motivation remained high despite Juventus’ charge towards an eighth consecutive league title.

“Juventus haven’t sapped our motivation, we knew it would be hard to keep up with them,” said Insigne. “We know they’re a great team, but we’re no worse than them.

“The championship is still long.

We left some points on the road that we deserved, but we certainly do not give up.”

- Inter in turmoil -

Meanwhile, third-placed Inter Milan, nine points behind Napoli, are in turmoil as they host Sampdoria days after stripping star forward Mauro Icardi of the captain’s armband.

Icardi’s contractual situation, with his current deal expiring in 2021, has become an increasingly divisive issue between club bosses and the player’s wife Wanda Nara, who is also his agent.

The Argentina forward hit back by refusing to travel for their Europa League round of 32 first-leg game at Rapid Vienna on Thursday and is uncertain to play against his former club Sampdoria, who are ninth, on Sunday.

“It was a difficult and painful decision because we know his worth,” said Inter coach Luciano Spalletti.

“It was done exclusively for the good of Inter. There are some things concerning the player that had to be sorted.”

The uncertainty over Icardi, who scored 29 Serie A goals last season, could prove problematic as Spalletti tries to secure Champions League football next season.

Inter are just four points ahead of city rivals AC Milan who travel to Atalanta. Atalanta, Roma and Lazio are all one point behind AC Milan.

The clash in Bergamo will be one for fourth place, the final Champions League berth, which Roma will also be targeting at home against Bologna, and Lazio at Genoa.

Roma claimed a 2-1 Champions League last 16, first-leg win over Porto on Tuesday with teenage star Nicolo Zaniolo scoring both goals. (afp)

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Tsitsipas ‘loses to himself’ in Rotterdam exit

ROTTERDAM - Rising Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas said he “lost to himself” after suffering a shock defeat at the ATP event in Rotterdam by Bosnian Damir Dzumhur on Wednesday.

Tamba Waras Temple

TABANAN - Pura Luhur Tamba Waras is located on the southern slope of Mount Batukaru, precisely in the Village of Sangketan, Penebel, Tabanan. This temple was built in one line with the Luhur Batukaru Temple, and situated at about 725 meters above sea level.

This temple is about 22 km away from Tabanan city center. Pura Luhur Tamba Waras is also called

as Tambo Waras temple has been a natural pharmacy warehouse since centuries. This function can be proven by various important medicinal ingredients that grown around the temple area, and there was also a history, where a king of Bali can be cured from a mysterious sickness after doing some rituals in the area of this temple which was still a wild forest at that time.

It is said that King of Tabanan, Cokorda Tabanan, was in serious illness. None of the royal healers could heal him. Medicine has been sought after everywhere, but nothing worked. One upon a time, there were hints in the form of revelation that there would be a medicine that could cure the king. The servants were assigned to go to all directions. After getting tired of won-

dering here and there, eventually they saw a cloud of smoke from the Batukaru forest. After being approached, the smoke came out from coconut shell. Ultimately the servants asked for further guidance. In short, the medicine looked for has been obtained. At the end, Cokorda Tabanan got his recovery.

Then, on the command of the king, a sanctum named Tamba Waras

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is established at the location. Tamba means ‘medicine’ while waras means ‘gets recovered’ as ever before. It is believed that whoever saying prayers at the temple will obtain a healing.

This belief keeps growing and growing until now.

The temple belongs to one of the Catur Angga temples with the status as the sad kahyangan jagat of Bali. The Tamba Waras temple is included in the jajar kemiri. Those belonging to this temple group are the Muncaksari and the underneath Tamba Waras located at the right side of the Batukaru Temple.

Geographically, the Tamba Waras Temple is located on the south slope of Mount Batukaru, precisely at Sangketan, Penebel, Tabanan. The temple located on the same line as the Batukaru Temple sits on the altitude of about 725 meters above sea level.

To get to this temple, pilgrims have to cover a distance of about 22 km from the town of Tabanan. In terms of the temple structure, the Tamba Waras Temple is also nicknamed as the warehouse of universal medicine.

(IBP/net)

The 20-year-old, who dumped out Roger Federer en route to the Australian Open semi-finals last month, saved two match points late in the third set but still slumped to a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 loss.

It was Dzumhur’s first win since October after a run of four straight defeats, and Tsitsipas was left frustrated by an erratic display.

“I lost to myself, not to him,” said the world number 12.

“He fools you, waits for you to make mistakes. He stands eight metres behind the baseline and plays with your strengths. He played nothing crazy or special, but you don’t get any rhythm with him.

“The momentum was on my side but he kept putting the ball into the court and running.”

Tsitsipas was seeded third at the Ahoy Arena, but has now lost three of his last four matches after following his Melbourne last-four thrashing

by Rafael Nadal with a quarter-final exit at the hands of Gael Monfils in Sofia last week.

Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 champion, ended a three-match losing run against Milos Raonic as he defeated the fourth-seeded Canadian 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the last eight.

Wawrinka, ranked 68th after

spending last season recovering and rehabbing from two 2017 knee operations, is fast gaining momentum in 2019. The 33-year-old Swiss saved the only break point he faced while holding big server Raonic to a relatively modest 15 aces.

“I was moving much better in this match than some of the others against him,” said the three-time Grand Slam title winner.

“This was my best match in many months. Some of my losses this season were close calls. I’m trying to push myself, I’m looking for results.”

Wawrinka will play his second quarter-final of the season after Doha when he takes on Denis Shapovalov after the Canadian teenager beat former champion Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-3,

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas plays a forehand return to Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur during their men’s singles match on day three of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on February 13, 2019.

- ‘Kept my level’ Earlier on Wednesday, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga continued his strong form with a 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano.

The Frenchman, who missed seven months of last season after knee surgery, continued his momentum after winning last weekend’s tournament in Montpellier.

Tsonga, ranked 140th, spent just

66 minutes in dispatching qualifier Fabbiano. The former Australian Open finalist, 33, was pleased with his showing as he won his 10th match from 12 since the start of the year.

“I played well in the first set and kept my level in the second,” he said.

“My opponent raised (his) in the second but I held on.”

Tsonga next plays Dutch wildcard Tallon Griekspoor, who knocked out

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second seed Karen Khachanov on Tuesday and admitted he does not know much about the 211th-ranked home hope.

“I really don’t know about him, but we will work on it,” Tsonga said.

Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev won his opening match of the week, beating France’s Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (7/2), 6-2. Hungarian Marton

Fucsovics put out 2016 Rotterdam champion Martin Klizan 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. Like Tsonga, Medvedev, who turned 23 on Monday, also arrived in the Netherlands after winning a title, having claimed his fourth ATP tournament win in Sofia.

Monfils reached the quarter-finals on Wednesday at the expense of Italy’s Andreas Seppi, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. (afp)

Bucks star Antetokounmpo dominates, Warriors lose cool and contest

LOS ANGELES - Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a triple double with 33 points 19 rebounds and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their longest road winning streak in 33 years with a 106-97 win over Indiana.

Antetokounmpo had a hand in every basket by the Bucks in the first quarter and led them back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth.

“The team did a great job keeping its composure,” Antetokounmpo said. “We changed the lineup, played harder and switched everything. We were able to make Indiana go one-on-one, and I think we did a better job rebounding the ball and running the floor.”

The three-time all-star from Greece carried the NBA-leading Bucks to their seventh consecutive win on the road on Wednesday. It is the longest road winning streak since the 1984-85 season. Milwaukee has also won eight of their last nine games just before the league’s all-star break.

The Pacers couldn’t contain Antetokounmpo, who scored a dozen

points as the Bucks went on a 3011 scoring burst to end the game.

In the first quarter he made five of their nine baskets and assisted on the other four.

“He’s a monster,” Indiana coach Nate McMillan said. “Nineteen rebounds? He is starting their break rebounding the ball and they were able to score 23 fast-break points off our misses and turnovers.”

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points and Darren Collison added 14 to lead the Pacers, whose their six-game winning streak ended with this one. Antetokounmpo made consecutive layups to tie the game 95-95 with just under four minutes to go in the fourth.

He then fed Ersan Ilyasova for a layup to make it 97-95 and the Bucks ran away with it from there with superior scoring down the stretch.

“There are only so many things you can do,” said Pacers forward Thaddeus Young, who was assigned the task of defending against Antetokounmpo.

“But when he’s trying to post

you up in the middle and is just spinning, he’s already at the rim.

It’s just a tough battle.”

Elsewhere, Damian Lillard scored 29 points as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Golden State’s 11-game road winning streak with a 129-107 win that featured Warriors coach Steve Kerr losing his cool and being thrown out for arguing with the officials.

Jake Layman added 17 points off the bench for the Blazers, who had eight players in double figures. The win snapped a two-game skid.

Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry each had 32 points for the Warriors, who watched the game turn on a flagrant foul called on Draymond Green.

Portland led 110-103 before Green was called for an elbow to the face of Collins with just under four minutes left.

Kerr reacted angrily, slamming his clipboard down and yelling at referee Ken Mauer before he was ejected. It was just the second time Kerr has been ejected from a game.

“I was just shocked they called a flagrant foul,” said Kerr. “That was head-scratching.” Lillard made the three technical shots and Collins made his free throws to give Portland a 115-103 lead.

The Warriors conceded defeat

with two and a half minutes left by sitting their starters and bringing in the reserves. Also, D’Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 36 points in the third overtime period and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 148-139. (afp)

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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks shoots the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers on February 13, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Airbus pulls plug on costly A380 superjumbo

PARIS - European aerospace giant Airbus said Thursday it would stop building its A380 superjumbo, the double-decker jet which earned plaudits from passengers but failed to win over enough airlines to justify its massive costs.

The company announced it would stop deliveries of the superjumbo after just over a decade in operation, following a decision by the A380’s biggest customer, the Dubai-based carrier Emirates, to reduce its total orders by 39 planes.

It marks an disappointing end to a bold bet on how millions of people would travel in the future, as airlines struggled to fill a plane capable of carrying anywhere from 500 to 850 people.

“Without Emirates, Airbus has no substantial order backlog and no basis to sustain A380 production after 2021,” Guillaume Faure, who is taking over as Airbus CEO

from Tom Enders this spring, said in a conference call with analysts.

Airbus chalked up 321 orders for the superjumbo, which has a list price of $446 million (396 million euros) -- though the European aviation giant often had to offer substantial discounts.

Analysts had warned the company wouldn’t start to recover the billions of euros in investment and production costs unless at least 400 planes were sold, and possibly up to 600.

The programme’s future had been in doubt for years as Airbus slowed production, and the company acknowledged last year that

the A380 would be scrapped if no new orders came in.

It received a lifeline when Emirates ordered 36 more A380s, but on Thursday Airbus said the airline had balked and would buy smaller A320 and A350 models instead.

After just 10 deliveries last year, Airbus will build eight this year, seven in 2020 and the final two in 2021.

- ‘Obviously saddened’ -

“The A380 is a world-class feat of engineering, much loved by passengers, and we are obviously saddened that deliveries will come to an end,” said Chris Cholerton, head of civil aerospace at Rolls-Royce, one of the A380’s engine suppliers.

Winding up the programme cut Airbus’s 2018 earnings by 463 million euros, but it still posted a 29

percent surge in net profit to three billion euros.

Investors appeared to welcome the results, pushing Airbus shares up more than five percent in early trading in Paris.

The jobs of up to 3,500 A380 workers are at risk, but Airbus said that given its solid order book for other planes, it expects to move most of these employees to other projects.

Airbus said it expects to deliver 880 to 890 planes this year after 800 last year, reflecting steady demand for the A320, the workhorse midsize jet for short and mediumrange flights.

It is also targeting more clients for its A350 long-haul jet, aimed at competing more directly with its US archrival Boeing.

But the A380’s demise is a stark

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This file photo taken on June 7, 2007 shows an Airbus A380 taking off on a demonstration flight from Sydney International Airport.

plant’s reactor 2, one of three that melted down after a massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

It caught five small pieces of the fuel debris and lifted them up some five centimetres (two inches).

“We were able to confirm that the fuel debris can be moved,” said Yuka Matsubara, a spokeswoman.

“We accomplished the objective of this test,” she told AFP, adding

that the company plans to actually remove some fuel debris as a sample by March next year.

Robots have already peered inside the reactor to allow experts to assess the melted fuel visually, but Wednesday’s test was the first attempt to work out how fragile the highly radioactive material is.

Removing the melted fuel is considered the most difficult part

of the massive clean-up operation in the wake of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

It is not expected to begin until 2021, and TEPCO has other issues to resolve including how to dispose of large quantities of contaminated water stored in containers at the plant site.

The March 2011 tsunami that caused the meltdown was triggered

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admission of defeat in the race against Boeing, which had pointedly dismissed Airbus’s bet that airlines wanted huge transporters serving a handful of global hubs.

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Airbus has faced scepticism over the plane’s prospects since the 1990s, when it began to envision a competitor to Boeing’s hugely successful 747.

Initial orders however were solid, especially among Asian and Middle East airlines with extensive long-haul operations.

And passengers raved at a noticeably quieter cabin with decent legroom even in economy class -- most airlines configured the plane for 500 to 550 passengers, instead of the all-economy potential for 850 seats.

But Airbus suffered a series of costly delays before the A380’s first commercial flight by Singapore Airlines in 2007.

Production problems, including extensive wiring issues, and cost overruns in the billions of euros continued to plague the project, forcing Airbus to report its firstever annual loss for the 2006 financial year.

Airbus stood by the A380 even after it was slammed by the global financial crisis of 2008, when airlines started having second thoughts about owning huge planes that were profitable only when filled to the brim.

And in 2006 the plane was at the centre of a suspected insider trading scandal, after top managers and key shareholders were accused of selling shares in Airbus’s parent company shortly before the superjumbo’s production problems were made public, though no one was ever convicted.

Pledges to get the A380 programme back on track were unable to avoid further delays, even as a series of safety scares raised questions among potential clients, including long-targeted Chinese airlines. (afp)

Robot lifts bits of melted fuel at Japan’s Fukushima plant

TOKYO - A robot arm has successfully picked up pebblesized pieces of radioactive fuel at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant in a complex operation seen as key to clean-up efforts after the 2011 meltdown, officials said Thursday.

Operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) on Wednesday sent down a remote-controlled probe to the melted fuel at the bottom of the

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by a massive undersea quake and killed around 18,000 people.

Tens of thousands were forced to evacuate their homes because of the threat of radiation.

Authorities have been working to rebuild the region, about 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Tokyo, although areas near the crippled plant remain uninhabitable because of radiation dangers. (afp)

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In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 file photo, a journalist makes a video of the Instagram logo using the new video feature at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world’s biggest Muslim nation.

Instagram removes gay Muslim comics after Indonesia warning

JAKARTA — Instagram has removed an account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world’s biggest Muslim nation.

The Ministry of Communications said Wednesday that the account under the username Alpatuni was pornographic, which violated the law on information and electronic transactions. It was closed after the communications minister wrote a warning letter to Instagram, the ministry said.

The comics depicted gay characters facing discrimination and abuse, which has become increasingly common in Indonesia since

late 2015 when conservative politicians and religious leaders began a campaign of portraying lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as a threat to the nation.

An account of the same name on Facebook, which owns Instagram, was also no longer accessible.

Facebook’s regional office in Singapore said its Instagram arm was preparing a response to the controversy.

The social media company is regularly in the crosshairs of regu-

lators, rights groups and the public as it unsuccessfully tries to balance what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called “giving people a voice” and demands for censorship of content posted on the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms.

Human Rights Watch’s Indonesia researcher Andreas Harsono said Instagram should defend its own guidelines, which published in Indonesian say the service is a mirror of the diversity of the community, instead of “kowtowing” to the government.

“That account describes mostly the problems of gay individuals in Indonesia. It’s no secret that many

LGBT individuals are arrested, their houses raided, some are sentenced to prison terms,” he said. “The Indonesian government does not help them in demanding the removal of that account.”

The communications ministry said it appreciated that members of the community reported the gay Muslim account, which “accelerated” its removal.

Some Indonesian netizens in turn congratulated the ministry. On Twitter, Fahmi Alfansi Pane, a policy analyst at the Indonesian parliament, thanked officials for “acting decisively” to protect public morality but also told The Associated Press

he had never seen the comics.

Local media, quoting the communications minister, reported the ministry would block Instagram in Indonesia if the Alpatuni account wasn’t removed.

The government frequently threatens to block Western social media and internet companies for content deemed illegal but has never taken such measures, possibly fearful of a public backlash due to the huge popularity of the services with Indonesians.

In 2017, it briefly and partially blocked the Telegram messaging app because of its failure to remove groups linked to violent jihad. (ap)

Jokowi receives laid-off employees of Freeport Indonesia JAKARTA - Three laid-off employees of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) were finally received by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday, after nine days of staying in a tent that they set up not far from the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

The three former workers, who represented other laid-off workers of the Papua Province-based gold and copper miner, were Jerry

Yarangga, leader of PTFI’s ex-employees; Stefen Yawan, ex-dump truck operator; and Oktoia Yeimo, former engine operator.

According to Yarangga, they were received by Jokowi when he and his two colleagues reported to the president about the inhumane treatment of laid-off workers by the PTFI management.

Therefore, they begged the president to grant them justice by

encouraging the mining company`s management to address its employees’ normative rights and re-recruit them, so that they can work again, he stated.

“We have urged Mr. President to take stern actions in response to the violation of employment-related norms by the company,” Yarangga noted, adding that PTFI might have imposed policies that do not exist in Indonesia’s legal rules.

Yarangga and his colleagues have been staying in a tent that they set up not far from the State Palace for the past nine days.

Their presence in Jakarta is aimed at fighting for justice and their normative rights after being laid off by PTFI, a mining company that explores for ore containing copper, gold, and silver in the Grasberg minerals district in Papua Province.

PTFI, which employs around

30 thousand people, was quoted in its official website as saying that it would “ramp up production from two new large-scale, high-grade underground mines” over the next two years.

“We expect production in the Grasberg district to be double the 2019 levels by 2021,” CEO of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) Richard Adkerson was quoted as saying. (ant)

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UK inflation below official target for first time in 2 years LONDON - Lower energy costs as well as a waning impact from the pound’s sharp fall in the aftermath of the country’s Brexit vote have helped consumer price inflation in Britain fall below the Bank of England’s target of 2 percent for the first time in two years.

The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose by 1.8 percent in the year to January, down from the 2.1 percent recorded in the previous month. Inflation has been consistently falling since August as the effects of the pound’s decline drop out of annual comparisons. The latest decline was further accentuated by a fall in the price of electricity, gas and other fuels.

Inflation is now at its lowest since January 2017, when inflation was also 1.8 percent. Inflation has been above the Bank of England’s target for the past two years largely because the fall in the pound after the country voted to leave the European Union in June 2016 ratcheted up the cost of imported goods. The rise in inflation to a cyclical peak of 3.1 percent in November 2017 prompted rate-setters to increase interest rates for the first time in

nearly a decade and the benchmark rate now stands at 0.75 percent.

The news that inflation has fallen below target once again helps ease the dilemma facing rate-setters at the Bank of England as they await clarity over Brexit. Should Britain crash out of the EU without a deal on March 29, the bank says inflation could spike higher, which could cause it to raise interest rates — even during a sharp recession.

The Bank of England warned in November that in a no-deal Brexit scenario — with tariffs and other trade barriers put up between the U.K. and the EU and no transition period to help businesses adapt — the British economy could contract 8 percent within months and inflation could rise to almost 7 percent as the pound falls.

“The chance of a U.K. interest rate rise was already galloping over the horizon, as Brexit uncertainty has put policymakers in a straitjacket lately,” said Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown. “Today’s inflation figures provide further reason for the Bank of England’s rate-setting committee to sit on their hands.” (ap)

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A woman walks on plastic waste, used to reclaim a swamp so that the land can be developed for housing, in the Mosafejo area of Lagos on February 12, 2019. Nigeria, which elects a new president on February 16, is Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer but is dogged by poverty and insecurity.

Global unemployment down, but too many working poor: UN

The global unemployment rate inched down last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning though that jobs often failed to guarantee decent living, with some 700 million workers wallowing in poverty.

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The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney speaks during a news conference to confirm the main interest rate will remain at 0.75 percent, at the Bank of England in London, Thursday Feb. 7, 2019. The Bank of England said that Brexit uncertainties and a weaker global economy overall, mean that British growth in 2019 is likely to be 1.2 percent.

Unemployment around the world fell last year to 5.0 percent -- from 5.1 percent in 2017 -- for the first time dropping to the level seen before the global financial crisis hit in 2008, the International Labour Organization said.

But in its flagship “World Employment and Social Outlook” trends report, the ILO also raised serious red flags about the health of the planet’s job market.

Deborah Greenfield, ILO’s deputy director-general, told journalists in Geneva that the decline in global unemployment “is projected to stall”, amid “uncertainty on many fronts,” and a “deteriorating economic outlook”.

The UN agency said it expected the jobless rate to remain at roughly the same level this year and in 2020, although the number of unemployed people should swell by two million to a total of 174 million

next year as a result of the expanding labour force. In particular, the report highlighted the hundreds of millions of people who remain poor despite holding one or more jobs.

In fact, it found that a majority of the 3.3 billion people employed around the globe last year suffered a “lack of material well-being, economic security, equal opportunities or scope for human development.”

“Being in employment does not always guarantee a decent living,” ILO research director Damian Grimshaw said in a statement, pointing out that “a full 700 million people are living in extreme or moderate poverty despite having employment.”

The report found that a full 61 percent of all workers worldwide, or two billion people, are in socalled informal employment, with little to no social and contractual protections.

Greenfield cautioned that some new and emerging business models, such as using new technologies to create temporary work through webbased platforms for things like ridesharing services, could expand that number if not regulated properly.

“Without the right policy measures it could easily add to the informal labour force,” she said.

Among other issues highlighted in the report was the lack of progress in closing the gender gap in labour force participation, especially in the Arab states, North Africa and southern Asia.

ILO found that just 48 percent of women are in the workforce, compared to 75 percent of men, meaning that around three in five employed people last year were men. In the Arab states, for instance, the report found that the unemployment rate for men stood at 15.6 percent -three times that for men. (afp)

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Husein Ashadi Bahri of the US (C) is carried by customs officers before a press conference at the Customs office near Ngurah Rai Airport in Badung regency on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on February 12, 2019. Husein Ashadi Bahri, 60, was paraded at the conference after his arrest in a drug sting involving some 45 grammes of marijuana. He faces a maximum of 15 years in jail if convicted.

Tanzanian busted with kilo of meth in stomach: Bali officials

A Tanzanian man was arrested in Bali after more than a kilogram of methamphetamine was found inside his stomach, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday.

Immigration officials on the holiday island -- who routinely detain foreigners for drug offences -- said they nabbed Abdul Rahman Asman at the international airport

on January 30.

An X-ray and CT scan turned up some 99 plastic baggies filled with white powder that Asman had swallowed, topping a kilo in

weight, authorities said.

Dozens of the baggies were displayed on a table at the customs office Tuesday as Asman, 42, was paraded before reporters in an orange jumpsuit and restrained with hand and leg irons.

It was not clear if prosecutors will seek the death penalty against

While doing random inspections yesterday morning on vehicles entering Banyuwangi harbor, the port that connects East Java to Bali, Banyuwangi Police made a grisly discovery.

Inside a white van driven by a local resident identified as ‘Solikin’

by Bali Post, officers uncovered the taxidermied bodies of three protected animals species, a leopard, a rare Javan leopard, and a bird-

of-paradise, known locally as the Cendrawasih bird. The shipment also included a preserved cobra.

The raid, which was carried out in the wee hours of Sunday morning, involved around 450 personnel and was reportedly initiated in response to a spate of mysterious arson attacks on vehicles in Semarang, Java, earlier this month.

According to a report by detiknews, authorities were on the

lookout for explosives, sharp weapons, drugs, and escaped arsonists attempting to enter Bali.

But instead, their searches revealed a consignment of stuffed exotic wildlife. Shocked by their findings, police called in officers from the Natural Resource Conservation Center (BKSDA) to examine and identify the creatures.

Investigations revealed the owner of the exotic cargo to be 57-year

Asman but Indonesia has some of the world’s strictest drug laws, including execution by firing squad for traffickers.

There are dozens of smugglers on death row, including a cocaine-mule British grandmother, an American caught with crystal methamphetamine, and several

west African inmates sentenced to death for drug crimes.

American Husein Ashadi Bahri, 60, was also shown at the conference after his arrest in a drug sting that discovered some 45 grams of marijuana stuffed inside a computer keyboard.

Bahri faces a maximum of 15 years in jail if convicted.(afp)

old I Gusti Ngurah Wijaya, a substitute registrar at the Surabaya District Court. Though Wijaya claimed to have all the legal paperwork for the protected preserved species, the documentation he provided was reportedly insufficient.

Talking to Bali Post, Vivi Primyanti, a representative from the BKSDA said, “What we found was only the ownership of maintenance documents when the animals were alive.

Even so, it had expired. The transport permit is also very limited.”

Wijaya, who was reportedly weeping as police took him in for questioning, claimed that the garish ornaments had been a gift. “Friends gave them to me; I didn’t buy them.

I wanted to transport them to Bali,” he said, as quoted in detiknews.

Banyuwangi Police have not yet announced the charges that Wijaya will face. (ant)

Police seize stuffed exotic animals belonging to court registrar during Banyuwangi harbor raid

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now, he claimed to still be waiting for further budgeting for the continuity of the ducting.

According to the middle-term development plan (RPJM), the integrated utility ducting spreads along 18 km from Basangkasa, Legian, Kuta and Jalan Pantai Melasti to Kartika Plaza. “If it has been entirely realized, we are optimistic to be able to improve the aesthetic area of the tourism heart of Badung,” he concluded.

However, he admitted it still needs substantial funds. Along 1.7 km, it costs IDR 30 billion. For the remaining 16.3 km is estimated to need around IDR 489 billion to accomplish entirely. This integrated ducting utility is 1.5 meters wide and 1.8 meters high. He added that it purely functions for utility, not drainage.

He said that for PLN utilities, it will be budgeted this year related to the transfer of the cables into the ducting having been built in Basangkasa. He hoped the other cable utility owners will also have commitments as that of the PLN. Regional regulation has set forth if the local government has built an integrated utility, then in two years it must be put into the ducting. (kmb23)

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Continuity of integrated utility ducting still waiting for budget MANGUPURA - Until now, the sustainability of the Underground Integrated Ducting Utility project in Kuta sub-district remains unclear.

So far, only 1.7 km has been realized. Thus, there are still 16.3 km that has not been worked on from a total of 18 km long planned and expected to be completed by 2021.

Regarding the continuation of the construction of the Underground Integrated Utility Ducting, the Head of the Badung Regional Development Planning Board (Bappeda), Made Wira Dharmajaya, said there are a number of considerations at this time such as budgetary needs and abilities.

In terms of needs, to realize it thoroughly, there must be a clear planning strategy. According to him, this must be discussed again to match. Moreover, it is possible for the project to be taken to the provincial and central development plan meeting. “So, we have to sit together and synergize the entire program,” Wira Dharmajaya.

Separately, the Head of the Badung Public Works and Settlement Agency (PUPR), I.B. Surya Suamba, did not deny it. He admitted the construction of the Integrated Underground Utility has only been completed as far as 1.7 km. Until

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HANOI - A handkerchief, illicit letters and secret visits -- the first three decades of love between a Vietnamese man and his North Korean sweetheart were counted out in stolen moments and small tokens of devotion.

Parliament returns to discuss pedophilia case

Investigate the case but police have no victims

DENPASAR - Commission IV of the Bali House of Representatives returned to discuss the pedophilia cases, especially the one alleged to involve a spiritual aspirant and ashram owner in Klungkung. The House did not only present the Anti-Pedophile Citizenship Solidarity (SWAP), but also invited the Bali Regional Police, DP3A Bali, KPPAD Bali, P2TP2A Bali, Klungkung Social Service and several legal aid agencies (LBH).

“What stated earlier was only one incident. However, actually there are many cases in Bali related to pedophile affairs,” said Chairperson of Commission IV of Bali House of Representatives, I Nyoman Parta, after chairing the meeting that discussed the pedophilia cases in the Banggar Room of Bali House of Representatives on Tuesday (Feb. 12).

According to Parta, all exponents actively getting involved in protecting children have agreed to fight against pedophilia. Regarding the case in Klungkung, he urged police to immediately follow up. Moreover, there are victims in the case. “If we see there have been the victims, so it just needs to follow it up. “We will continue to guard this case to get resolved,” said this PDI-P politician.

Head of Sub-Directorate IV of Protection of Women and Children (PPA) at Bali Police, Sang Ayu Putu Alit Saparini, even stated that she is unable to find the victims of pedophilia alleged to involve the spiritual aspirant and ashram owner in Klungkung. Meanwhile, without any victims, her institution cannot carry out the investigation.

She said there is no crime without victim even though there is already information obtained by police as the entry point to conduct an investigation.

“We have investigated all the information, but our problem needs victims. The availability of victim is a must. It is just the interest,” he explained.

According to Saparini, there is no summons in the investigation process. However, her institution visited and conducted an interrogation. She emphasized that police cannot keep silent if there is information. However, to step into the investigation phase, there is indeed a need for victims. “Obviously, we have not been able to find the victims,” she affirmed.

A child observer and activist who is also a member of the SWAP, Siti Sapurah, admitted to have provided information for police that data on pedophile victims have been in the psychiatrist LK Suryani. The institution does not have the domain to bring pedophile victims to police authority. Other than the victims, she also conveyed information about the perpetrators and witnesses.

“This incident really happened and repeated, while the victims did an assessment to Mrs. Suryani. So, where is the difficulty of police to find? Where is the difficulty for police to follow up this case?” said this activist familiarly addressed as Ipung.

According to Ipung, pedophile victims will not dare to report.

However, police have the means and authority to examine the digital track record of the pedophiles. The perpetrators are said to have threatened children who are the victims so they don’t speak out. Actually, previously there was a victim that dared to leave the ashram and came to someone considered able to protect and reveal the case. In fact, the victim came to the wrong person, because it actually got strong pressure, threats, and intimidation so the victim did not speak out.

“Actually the victims were not ashamed. I took the case in 2008 and 2015, where the victims had left the ashram and were looking for people considered able to protect, provide justice and bring them to police station. Unfortunately, the case stagnated in the hands of those who received them,” she added. (kmb32)

But now this love story is being lauded as an example of the two countries’ amity in the lead-up to this month’s much anticipated second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. The communist state is thrilled to be hosting the high-profile event in Hanoi, an opportunity for Vietnam to boost its diplomatic gravitas on the world stage.

But for the couple, their hopes for peace on the Korean peninsula also carry personal motivations.

“I wish... we can go back for visits more easily,” 69-year-old Vietnamese Pham Van Canh told AFP. He first met his future wife Ri Yong Hui in 1971 at a Pyongyang fertiliser factory, where she was working. Canh was one of hundreds of Vietnamese sent to fellow communist nation North Korea to study how their country could rebuild after the devastating war with the US. “I asked others for her name, trying to meet her,” he said. “At that time, both Vietnamese and North Koreans were not allowed to love each other.”

His first token of affection was a handkerchief. Their courtship included secret visits to her hometown, which were cut short in 1973 when he had to return to Vietnam.

Canh gave Ri 20 envelopes with his mother’s work address at the State Bank of Vietnam already written out so she could send letters, skirting North Korea’s monitoring of correspondence.

Still the couple sent only two or three let-

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Vietnamese man Pham Ngoc Canh, (L), and his North Korean wife Ri Yong Hui pose together holding their wedding photograph outside their house in Hanoi on February 13, 2019. ters a year to avoid notice. Mostly, they kept to safe subjects like health and work, in case the envelopes were opened by others.

“We were in love and she had even told me to die together, to commit suicide. But I told her, ‘We are in love, why die? Wait for me and I will come back.’”

As the years ticked by, he kept an eye on the two countries’ relationship, as Vietnam outpaced North Korea in economic growth.

Meanwhile, he set up a friendship club between the countries and organised fundraising to donate rice to the Korean peninsula as its leadership isolated itself from the outside world. He also appealed to Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry, who brought the couple up in bilateral talks to their North Korean counterparts as “a humanitarian matter”, he told AFP. Then in 2002, Canh’s efforts paid off.

He was allowed to return to Pyongyang

to hold a small wedding ceremony and then take Ri back to Hanoi on the condition she remained a North Korean citizen.

Today, 70-year-old Ri says she has a good life in Hanoi where she lives with Canh in a modest apartment. But the couple have managed to visit Pyongyang only three times because of its isolation.

“I always have my homeland on my mind,” she told AFP. (afp)

Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives

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Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives. Aboriginal Australians make up about three per cent of the total national population of 25 million.

SYDNEY - More than a decade after vowing to “close the gap” between indigenous Australians and the rest of the country, the government on Thursday admitted it was still falling far short.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that only two of seven government targets to improve the wealth, health and wellbeing of the first Australians were being met.

Efforts to improve early education and rates of high school qualifications were on track, but targets in other areas -- including boosting employment and increasing life expectancy -- were falling behind.

“I want Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to have the same opportunities as all other children growing up in Australia,” Morrison told parliament.

“But this is not true for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia today. It’s never been true. And I don’t know when it will be true. And that is the truth we must confront again today,” he said in parliament.

Aboriginal Australians make up about three percent of the total national population of 25 million, but remain the country’s most disadvantaged community.

The unemployment rate for Aboriginal Australians is three to four times higher than the national average.

Suicide rates for Aboriginal children are five times higher than for the rest of the population according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Thursday’s report marks eleven years since former prime minis-

ter Kevin Rudd made a historic apology to Aboriginal people for centuries of injustice.

Morrison said while the “Closing the Gap” initiative will continue to take action across the broad range of issues, he would place immediate focus on education.

The prime minister pledged several new initiatives, including cancelling student debt for teachers who spend four years in remote communities.

“Education is the key to skills.

It is the key to jobs. It is the key to building enterprises –- and giving young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians the opportunity to create their futures,” he said.

“It’s the key to a good life. If you can’t read, if you can’t write, there is no possible way you can share in the prosperity of Australia.” (afp)

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At New York Fashion Week, next autumn looks sexy and colorful

NEW YORK - Over the weekend, from Los Angeles to London, the showbiz A-list strutted their stuff on red carpets for the Grammys and Britain’s Bafta film awards.

Halfway between in New York, the style glitterati lined catwalks to preview the trends for next autumn and winter.

The short answer? Lots of bright color and lots of sex appeal.

Here are some highlights from the latest shows at New York Fashion Week, which culminates Wednesday with a presentation from Marc Jacobs: - Prabal Gurung looks home to Nepal -

Gurung, who now has 10 years in the business behind him, looked home for inspiration to Nepal, where he recently spent some time.

The result was a joyful, bright ready-to-wear collection -- a theme he had introduced last season after several years of more sober designs.

He played with sari draping, especially in ikat and mandalainspired prints.

No monochromatics or tone-on-tone ensembles here: purple or mustard yellow and turquoise, red and pink -- women should use their imagination in Gurung’s world.

The designer said in his notes that he hoped to create a “multi-faceted, colorful and optimistic place where integrity, purpose, levity and love are our most celebrated virtues.”

- Longchamp: leather and short skirts -

As more and more American designers flee New York for London, Paris or Milan, foreign fashion houses are flocking to the Big Apple to take advantage of the style vacuum.

Case in point: venerable French label Longchamp, which is looking to develop its stateside presence and staged its second New York show at the weekend.

The brand -- which is known for leather goods, handbags and riding gear -- has opened new stores in New York and along the US West Coast.

“It’s very important for us to be here,” the company’s vice president for retail, Olivier Cassegrain, told AFP, explaining that in Paris, the company had a hard time cracking into the jam-packed schedule of heavyweight houses.

For next autumn, designer Sophie Delafontaine kept it classy but sexy -- embracing pleated short skirts, black studded leather and lots of looks in black and white.

- Glamour from Christian Siriano -

Even if foreign labels are rising in New York, some home-

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For this reason, the existence of a government-owned hospital in South Kuta is currently very much needed to be able to access the Badung Healthy Card (KBS) facility owned by Badung. This problem was also conveyed by the Head of South Kuta sub-district, Made Widiana, in the development plan meeting of the South Kuta sub-district on Monday (Feb. 11).

Regarding this matter, the Deputy Regent of Badung, I Ketut Suiasa, explained the previous Badung district government had planned to build a hospital in South Kuta. But he admitted, at this time, the plan is still constrained by the land to be used. “The South Kuta Hospital, so far, is still unclear regarding the location of the construction. I’ve got information that Jimbaran customary village is said to be ready to provide land for the hospital,” he said when met on Monday (Feb. 11).

Until now, he said, the problem of land for the hospital construction remains unclear. For this reason, as a short and medium term measure to overcome the problems related to fulfilling these health problems, the Badung district government has begun to collaborate with the Unud Hospital through Udayana University. He said, in this collaboration, the Badung district government had issued a budget of IDR 55.4 billion, most of which was used for the provision of medical devices. Hopefully, at the end all kinds of public health problems in South Kuta can be accepted there.

He said this collaboration will have begun this year 2019. And all the health services can be handled. According to him, this is a short-term step, so that people’s needs for health can be fulfilled. Meanwhile, for the long term, his government will also plan according to the expectations of the community to provide the Main Hospital in South Badung.

“This collaboration is for the short and medium term in terms of addressing health needs of the community in South Kuta,” he concluded.

In the meantime, when confirmed separately, the Division Head of Cooperation and Public Relations of Udayana University, Hamidiah Yunus, stated the cooperation of Unud with the Badung district government is in the form of health care for the community for the holders of Badung Health Card (KBS). In addition, the cooperation is also in the form of health equipment assistance for the smooth operation of Unud Hospital. “For health care, all the polyclinics in Unud Hospital can provide services. Indeed, the assistance provided by the Badung district government is very helpful in terms of providing health services,” she concluded. (kmb23)

- ‘Bill of rights’ for models? -

Federico Pignatelli -- the owner of Industry Model Group and Pier59 Studios, where many fashion shoots take place in New York -- wants to make sure the rights of the many models working at Fashion Week are protected.

He’s calling for the signing of a models’ “bill of rights,” which would require agencies and other industry professionals to sign clear contracts with fair and regular pay.

For non-US citizens, the contract would stipulate that their visa status not be used as a weapon.

Such contracts would put models “in a positon of strength, where they are paid regularly and it empowers them,” he said, adding that it could also reduce possibilities for sexual harassment in the industry.

But Pignatelli launched his initiative without the backing of power players like the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and he readily admits that so far, he hasn’t had many takers.

“They like the status quo cause it is profitable to them,” he said. “But it is unfair and damaging to the models.” (afp)

By the bootstraps: Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit

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Leather cutter Misheck Sibanda works at the Courteney boot company in Zimbabwe’s second city Bulawayo on January 25, 2019.

BULAWAYO - In a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand.

Orders are piling in and new workers are being recruited at the Courteney boot company -- that seems to defy all the odds as Zimbabwe is battered by decades of economic misery.

Founded in 1993, the firm has recently ramped up production to just 30 pairs a day, all of them made

meticulously by 14 employees in a one-room workshop in the second city Bulawayo.

The city -- a former industrial hub -- has suffered the brunt of the country’s collapse since 1980 that has left behind mass unemployment and a landscape of derelict warehouses and ghostly abandoned factories.

But in one unmarked brick building, Sibanda uses his sturdy cutting machine to press shapes out of locally produced leather skins at the start of a process that turns out boots selling for between $140 and

$500 a pair.

“We sell internationally -- to the first world, even though we are a third-world country. That alone makes me smile,” Sibanda said, deftly handling the soft leather skins.

“People are tired of manmade materials, they want natural products like ours.”

Sibanda and his colleagues are behind an unlikely business story based on a skilled workforce, traditional methods and decades-old stitching machines to produce classic outdoor boots and shoes. (afp)

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Hospital development in South Kuta cannot be realized MANGUPURA - With the population continues to grow in South Kuta, definitely the need for health services is also increasing. So far, there has only been one new public health center, certainly it is not enough to serve 106,000 residents of South Kuta.

grown designers still generate buzz. Christian Siriano is one of them.

From his beginnings as a winner on TV reality show “Project Runway,” the 33-year-old has quickly become one of the go-to names in Hollywood.

Just ask actresses Debra Messing (“Will and Grace”), Mariska Hargitay (“Law and Order: SVU”), Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is The New Black”) and Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men”), who were all in the front row.

Siriano is also known as a champion of diversity -- on the runway and in his designs. When no one would dress actress Leslie Jones for the “Ghostbusters” premiere, he stepped up.

After a long wait to reach the show at Top of the Rock -on the 67th floor of Rockefeller Center -- Siriano worked his magic, unveiling a series of evening gowns in silver, black, white and deep blue.

Curvy model Ashley Graham closed the show in a transparent silvery confection, as the audience cheered.

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So far, there has only been one new public health center, certainly it is not enough to serve 106,000 residents of South Kuta.

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Investment alert taskforce stops activities of 231 fintech companies

DENPASAR - Taskforce for Handling Alleged Unlawful Actions in the Field of Community Funds Collection and Investment Management or the Investment Alert Taskforce (SWI) has ceased the activities of 231 information technologybased lending service providers (peer-to-peer lending fintech) that are not registered or do not have permits of the Financial Services Authority (OJK).

Chairperson of the Alert Investment Taskforce, Tongam L. Tobing, asked the public not to make loans to peer-to-peer fintech without being registered or licensed by the OJK, so as not to be harmed by the illegal acts of the fintech company.

Tongam said that currently many peerto-peer lending fintech entities carry out activities through applications found in the AppStore or Playstore. Moreover, they are also present on social media whereas they

are non-registered and unlicensed entities in accordance with Financial Services Authority (OJK) Regulation No.77/POJK.01/2016 so that it has the potential to harm the community.

The Investment Alert Taskforce has made very strict prevention and handling efforts against illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech namely by announcing regularly illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech to the public, submitting a website blocking and applica-

tion to the Ministry of Communication and Informatics of the Republic of Indonesia, cutting off financial access from illegal peerto-peer lending fintech, conveying an appeal to banks to refuse account opening without OJK’s recommendations and confirm to the OJK for existing accounts alleged to be used for illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech activities.

In addition, the SWI also asked Bank Indonesia to ban the Fintech Payment System to facilitate illegal peer-to-peer lending fintech. He also submitted an information report to the Criminal Investigation Agency at National Police for law enforcement processes. Besides, he asked the Fintech Indonesian Joint Funding Association (AFPI)

to increase its role in handling illegal peer-topeer lending fintech and carry out education and dissemination to the community in a sustainable manner to use legal fintech.

As a form of protection to consumers and society on an ongoing basis, the SWI provides tips for people wishing to make loans to peer-to-peer lending fintech namely borrowing from registered peer-to-peer lending fintech in the OJK, borrowing according to needs and capabilities, borrowing for productive purposes and having an understanding on the benefits, costs, interest, period, fines and risks.

Until this February, there are 99 peer to peer lending fintech companies registered and licensed by the OJK. Especially for the licensed and registered companies in the OJK, various provisions have been issued

by OJK and AFPI to protect consumers both borrowers and lenders.

As stipulated in POJK 77, the OJK requires the lending fintech platform and operator to prioritize information disclosure to prospective lenders and borrowers in order to assess the risk level of the borrower and determine the interest rate.

Every lending fintech having been registered or licensed by OJK has been banned from accessing contact lists, image files and personal information from smartphone of the lending fintech users that are not directly related to the users. Then, each form of the collaboration between the operator and third parties, including billing cooperation, must be submitted to the OJK to be assessed whether the cooperation can be continued or not.

For people who have or feel disadvantaged by the activities of the peer-to-peer lending fintech companies that are not registered or licensed by the OJK, the taskforce recommends that they immediately report to police authority so that it can be followed up immediately.

If the public wants to use fintech services, peer to peer lending should ask or consult the OJK through the Contact of OJK 157. (kmb45)

Welcoming Valentine’s Day, 800 stalks of sunflowers sold out

TABANAN - To celebrate the love day falling on Thursday (Feb. 14), residents of Batannyuh hamlet, Batannyuh, Marga, have prepared sunflowers instead of roses. In fact, there are quite a lot of enthusiasts where up to now more than 800 stalks of sunflowers had been sold. The sale of sunflowers is also one of the measures to attract visitors at the flower tourist attraction developed at the village.

The sunflower tourist area called

the Sunflower Garden has an area of 0.80 hectare. Other than sunflowers, the garden is also planted with other types of flowers. The owner of the Sunflower Garden, I Nyoman Triana, stated on Wednesday (Feb. 13) that he had indeed prepared sunflowers to welcome the Valentine’s Day. And it turned out that the demand is not small and can sell around 800 stalks.

Most buyers are tourists coming

to enjoy flowers or take pictures at the Sunflower Garden. “We provide special prices for Valentine’s Day. The sunflower is sold for IDR 4,000 if visitors buy bulks and IDR 5,000 if visitors just buy in retail. Most of them are visitors coming here for tours. On average, they buy one or two stalks,” explained Triana.

The initial idea of making the sunflower garden, according to Triana, was seeing that he has land area

of 0.80 hectare and was not used maximally. Armed with a hobby of gardening, Triana tried to juggle the land into a flower garden. He chose sunflowers because he saw the flower tourism trend currently is enjoying sunflowers. “But in the garden here, I do not only plant sunflowers. There are also other types of flowers like tulip,” he added.

The opening of the Sunflower Garden was made not long ago

or about five weeks ago. Even though it is newly opened, in fact the people’s interest in visiting is very high, especially on holidays or Sunday. Triana said that on weekdays, visitors can reach hundreds of people while on weekends or public holidays, visitors can reach around 1,000. Other than local visitors from Bali and outside Bali, there are also foreign tourists making a visit to the garden. (kmb24)

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Four Seasons Sayan Launches Bali’s First Year-Round Wellness Retreat

Every dawn brings a new day, new offerings, new possibilities and new causes for gratitude.

For these reasons – and countless more – Four Seasons Resort Sayan is launching Bali’s first yearround wellness retreat. Inspired by Ubud’s unique healing energy, and the Balinese daily rituals of thanks, guests can check-in any day of the year and embark on a personal journey of discovery into their ‘well of being’.

“Ubud’s special energy has been drawing spiritual seekers and wellbeing devotees for decades.

It’s Bali’s ‘retreat centre’, but so often these retreats are designed around the seasons or personalities hosting them,” shares Regional Spa Director Luisa Anderson. “We believe there shouldn’t be a time frame or time limit for embarking on a wellbeing journey. So we were inspired to design a 3-night retreat that could be commenced at any point – and extended and tailored to suit every individual.”

‘Guided by Gratitude’ has been mindfully designed by Resident Wellness Mentor, Ibu Fera – a former Buddhist nun – and new Spa and Wellness Manager, Faraaz Tanveer: a yoga, Reiki and meditation master. The program includes various meditation sessions (guided, candlelight Mala, kirtan chanting, walking meditation

and more), yoga classes, a Balinese water blessing ritual, sound therapy with crystal singing bowls, chakra rebalancing spa treatment, and an exclusive Sacred Nap experience: guests rocked to sleep in a silk hammock while listening to nature’s melody and Buddha’s story.

“It’s our heartfelt intention that guests immerse themselves in the deepest of rest; experience the silence within; listen to the wisdom of their hearts; and foster a deep loving connection with the self,” comments Fera. “The natural result is the release of fear and tension – and the opening of the heart – enabling them to return home with a renewed sense of being alive, filled with gratitude for the many blessings in life and fully open to new possibilities.”

Retreat participants will be supported in all their wellbeing choices with the option to observe silence throughout the program.

The resort also offers a flexible approach to dining. While breakfast is included, all other meals are add-ons: from the lush setting of Riverside restaurant to Modern Indonesian cuisine at Ayung Terrace, extensive wellness selection including vegan cuisine, and 7-course Balinese Chef’s Table at Sokasi.

The year-round Retreat will

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21 Savage to be released on $100,000 bail CALIFORNIA - UK-born rapper 21 Savage, who has been held on immigration charges in the US, will be released from custody on Wednesday, his attorney said.

21 Savage - whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph - was arrested on 2 February by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for allegedly overstaying his visa, although his legal team insist he is being wrongly held.

He has been in custody in Georgia for nine days but was granted bond on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old British national moved to the US when he was 12 years old, and he is the father of three children who are American citizens.

He has applied for a “U visa”, designed for victims of crime who have suffered “substantial abuse”

in the US, after his lawyers said he survived a shooting in 2013.

Atlanta US immigration court Judge Dan Pelletier granted him a $100,000 (£77,000) bond during a hearing on Tuesday.

“He will not forget this ordeal or any of the other fathers, sons, family members and faceless people, he was locked up with or that remain unjustly incarcerated across the country,” his legal team said.

Atlanta US immigration court Judge Dan Pelletier granted him a $100,000 (£77,000) bond during a hearing on Tuesday.

“He will not forget this ordeal or any of the other fathers, sons, family members and faceless people, he was locked up with or that remain unjustly incarcerated across the country,” his legal team said. (net)

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George Clooney has defended Meghan Markle

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George Clooney compares Meghan to Princess Diana, saying: ‘We’ve seen how that ends’

LOS ANGELES - George Clooney has hit out at media treatment of the Duchess of Sussex, comparing it to that of Princess Diana and saying: “We’ve seen how that ends.”

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The actor, who attended the royal wedding with wife Amal last year, said Meghan was a “seven months pregnant” woman who is being “pursued and vilified”.

It comes after the publication of a personal letter apparently written by the duchess to her father, Thomas Markle, telling him her heart was “broken into a million pieces” because he gave press interviews, fabricated stories and attacked Prince Harry.

Clooney, 57, made the com-

ments after joking about a report suggesting he would be named godfather to Harry and Meghan’s baby.

Speaking at an event in Los Angeles, the Hollywood star said: “I do want to say, I just saw this piece.

“They’re just chasing Meghan Markle everywhere, she’s been pursued and vilified.

“She’s a woman who is seven months pregnant and she is being pursued and vilified and chased in

the same way that Diana was, and it’s history repeating itself. And we’ve seen how that ends.”

Clooney said it was “irresponsible” and that Meghan was getting a “raw deal”.

He continued: “I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to see that.

You’re taking a letter from a daughter to a father and broadcasting it everywhere.

“She’s getting a raw deal there, it’s irresponsible. I’m sort of surprised by that.” (net)

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A group of Indonesian Muslim students take part in an anti-Valentine’s Day rally in Surabaya on February 14, 2019. Anti-Valentine’s Day rallies are not uncommon in Indonesia with some conservative Islamic groups denouncing the day as un-Islamic, promotes promiscuity, casual sex and consumption of alcohol while other groups described the day as foreign cultural influence.

Valentine’s Day not feeling the love in Indonesia

Valentine’s Day wasn’t getting much love in the world’s biggest Muslim majority nation Thursday as Indonesian authorities urged amorous couples to call it quits and carried out raids to quash any wayward gift-giving.

About 100 students in the second-biggest city, Surabaya, demonstrated against the chocolatesand-flowers celebration, saying it promoted Western decadence and casual sex.

“Say no to Valentine’s now!” chanted the high schoolers, most of them teenaged girls in hijab head coverings. Some held placards with phrases like “Sorry Valentine’s Day, I am Muslim”.

School principal Arief Himawan warned that couples giving each other chocolates or other treats can

quickly lead to sin.

“We want to remind our young generation not to be caught up in Western culture,” he told AFP. Authorities conducted raids in Surabaya, and Makassar city on Sulawesi island to snuff out any celebrations. In conservative Aceh province -- the only place in Indonesia that imposes Islamic law -- a fresh Valentine’s prohibition was issued, citing religious norms.

People are publicly whipped in the region for a wide range of offenses including selling alcohol and

gay sex and similar bans have been ordered in previous years.

While Valentine’s was off the cards for some, many Indonesians practise a moderate form of Islam and celebrate the day with chocolates and flowers for their loved ones.

Meanwhile in India, more than 10,000 schoolchildren, some as young as six, made a Valentine’s Day pledge not to marry without their parents’ consent.

The vast majority of Indian marriages are arranged by families

and couples who defy tradition to marry outside caste and religion face a severe and sometimes deadly backlash.

Some 10,000 pupils aged six to 17 and even some teachers took a vow at 25 schools to “love and respect their parents till eternity” in the western state of Gujarat -- the stronghold of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I will always respect their decision because no one in the world has sacrificed for me like them,” said student Samadrita Banerjee.

People in swifty-changing but still largely conservative India also often frown upon unmarried couples who can find themselves

being abused and harassed in public places.

Elsewhere, a school association in the southern state of Karnataka alerted teachers and parents to ensure children did not celebrate Valentine’s Day by bunking classes to go to shopping malls or the movies, The Times of India newspaper reported. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.