Edisi 16 April 2013 | International Bali Post

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

16 Pages Number 79 5th year Price: Rp 3.000,-

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

‘The Avengers’ takes top prize at MTV Movie Awards Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — With a cast of superheroes and villains, “The Avengers” beat out its competitors to become the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards.

The action romp won three awards Sunday, including the top prize, movie of the year.

“What’s the opposite of humbled?

We’re Biebered to be standing here,” said “Avengers” writer-director Joss Whedon as he accepted the final golden popcorn

trophy. “This is the award that means the most to me. I am so grateful and very excited for 2015; we’re going to bring you ‘Avengers 2.’”

“The Avengers” also won best fight and best villain for actor Tom Hiddleston.

Bradley Cooper and show host Rebel Wilson were each double winners. Cooper won the first prize of the night for his performance in “Silver Linings Playbook” and returned to the stage to accept best kiss honors for his smooch with co-star Jennifer Lawrence in that film.

Lawrence, who won the Oscar for her role in “Playbook,” was also a double winner, though she wasn’t on hand. In addition to the kiss award, she won the golden popcorn for her performance.

Jamie Foxx was a double winner, too.

He shared the best WTF moment award with Samuel L. Jackson for their scenes together in “Django Unchained,” and later thanked his daughter, parents and siblings in the audience as he accepted the Generation Award for his career in film. Foxx stars in June’s “White House Down.”

‘Cold War’ takes home top Hong Kong Film Awards Associated Press Writer

HONG KONG — “Cold War” got a red-hot reception at the Hong Kong Film Awards, winning best film and eight other trophies.

The cop thriller starring Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka Fai won nine trophies out of its 12 nominations. Detective film “The Bullet Vanishes” also had 12 nominations but went home emptyhanded Saturday night.

Leung won his fourth best actor trophy. On stage, he thanked everyone who worked on “Cold War” and said he would thank his wife later in his “own way.”

On the red carpet before the ceremony, wife Carina Lau had said Leung was her pick for best actor. “I’m here, so I’m his lucky star. I’m going to put my money on him for selfish reasons,” she said.

Backstage, Leung said he wanted to share the award with “Cold War” producer Bill Kong, who “single-handedly made the film possible. “He talked to every cast member, and he was on the set every day. He took a leap of faith with the two new directors,” Leung said. “There would be no ‘Cold War’ without Bill.”

Among the film’s other awards, firsttime directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk won best director and best screenplay, and Alex Tsui was named best new performer. Although Kwok wasn’t nominated for his “Cold War” performance, he said backstage he

Entertainment

couldn’t be more proud of his cast mates and the crew and he can’t wait to work on the sequel.

Miriam Yeung, wearing a red-sequined gown, admitted to a case of nerves when she claimed her first best actress award for the romantic comedy “Love in the Buff.” She said backstage she forgot to thank her co-star Shawn Yue while on stage.

“If there’s no Jimmy, there wouldn’t be a Cherie,” she said of their characters.

“He delivered an excellent performance and that helped me to get into character.

He gave me a real feeling of falling in love, which resonated with many people.”

She apologized for forgetting to mention him, then added: “Shawn, please don’t be mad at me.”

In other awards, Dada Chan was named best supporting actress for “Vulgaria” and action superstar Jackie Chan took home the best action choreography award for “Chinese Zodiac.” Chan said it was his eighth win in that category at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which were in their 32nd year.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

From right, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai, Aaron Kwok, director Longman Leung and Sunny Luk Kim Ching, pose with their awards for Best Film, Best director and Best Actor in the movie ‘Cold War ‘ at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong Saturday, April 13, 2013.

WEATHER FORECAST 23 - 32 Dps

e-mail: info_ibp@balipost.co.id online: http://www.internationalbalipost.com. http://epaper.internationalbalipost.com.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 World military spending drops in 2012

Ronaldo powers Real to victory, Barca also win

NKoreans mark key holiday, oblivious to tensions

Page 6

Page 8

Page 13

Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision /AP

Jamie Foxx poses with the MTV generation award backstage at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013.

AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA

Members of a rescue team (C) prepare to dive to retrieve the black box from a Lion Air Boeing 737 (R) partially submerged in the water two days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali’s international airport near Denpasar on April 15, 2013. Indonesia’s Transport Ministry said Monday that a Lion Air jet stuck in shallow water on the resort island of Bali after a crash landing on the weekend must be cut into pieces for removal.

Lion Air jet that crashed into sea must be cut up Associated Press

KUTA — Indonesia’s Transport Ministry said Monday that a Lion Air jet stuck in shallow water on the resort island of Bali after a crash landing on the weekend must be cut into pieces for removal.

Officials initially planned to tow the Boeing 737-800 aircraft that split in two, but have now determined it is too heavy and must be cut into several parts to avoid the possibility of damaging the area’s coral reefs, said ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan.

He said divers have also faced difficulties removing the cockpit voice recorder from the plane’s partially submerged tail.

All 108 passengers and crew on board survived Saturday’s crash and no one was seriously injured. The plane slammed into the water short of the runway at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport and snapped in two. The cause remains under investigation.

The accident has raised questions among some analysts about whether budget carrier Lion Air may be putting growth ahead

of safety. The airline stunned the aviation industry two years ago when it announced the biggest-ever order for Boeing planes — 230 jets in all — at an event with President Barack Obama. It made headlines again last month after signing a $24 billion deal to buy 234 planes from Airbus, the French aircraft maker’s largest order ever.

Continued on page 6

2

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Bali News

About to rob phone counter

Motorcycle thieve arrested Denpasar (Bali Post)-

IBP/File

The tourists are enjoying their time in Kuta Beach. The plane crash on Ngurah Rai Airport could give bad image on tourism in Bali

Bali tourism image gets smudged Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Lion Air plane crashing on Saturday (Apr 13) at 2:10 p.m. could become a bad precedent for tourism in Indonesia and Bali in particular if the cause of the accident was human error.

It was expressed by Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) Bali, Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, in Denpasar, Sunday (Apr 14). He assessed the airline slip disaster could affect the image of Bali tourism, but it depended on the results of investigation team from the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT).

“If results of the investigation team show the cause of such accident is human error, it can have an impact on the image of tourism in this region as the occurrence happening two or three years ago,” he said.

Moreover, Ngurah Wijaya continued when the cause of the incident was pilot error it would have an impact on the image of the airline flight in the country. As a result, a number of foreign countries would impose a flight ban.

“The impact of such flight ban will cause reduction in the foreign tourist arrivals to the Island of the Gods because there are no direct flights. Of course, it is not expected by the tourism stakeholders,” he said.

According to him, the direct impact of Lion Air airplane slip was not currently visible while all the tourist activities in Bali ran as usual. “Hopefully, there will be no negative impacts due to

such unfortunate accident, although causing no casualties. Therefore, simply wait for the results of investigation regarding the cause of incident. Only after that, the impact can be felt,” he said.

On the other hand, the management of PT Angkasa Pura I Ngurah Rai did not know when the wreckage of Lion Air would be evacuated.

Spokesperson of PT Angkasa Pura I Ngurah Rai, Sherly Yunita, explained that delayed evacuation aimed to give time to the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT) to perform the investigation.

“Right now, the investigation will be carried out to know in details about the aircraft condition along with the cause of crash. On that account, the evacuation cannot be done before the investigation can be completed by the KNKT,” she said.

Sally did not know when the investigation would be accomplished. “We do not know how long the investigation will take place. However, we will continue to coordinate with the KNKT related to the matter,” she said. As had been known, the aircraft carrying 101 passengers and seven crews split into two parts, just a few moments after landing, located one kilometer from Kelan Beach, Kedonganan. (kmb27)

Join team Bali Police Criminal Research and East Denpasar Police managed to capture the four motorcycle robbers also phone counter robbers last Saturday (13/4) early morning. They area Budi Siswanto (26) from Jember, Harjanto (30) from Pemekasan Madura, Kadek Kawi Sujana (21) and Kadek Yasa (30) from Karangasem. Besides them, 13 motorcycles were also confiscated and the case is being developed.

Head of East Denpasar Police, APC I Putu Suprama last Sunday (14/4), explained that there might be more suspects. The case was revealed after the four accused was about to rob the Bali Barong Phone Counter at WR Supratman Street, Tohpati, Denpasar last Saturday at 1 am local time. The shop owned by Komang Merta Jiwa (43) had its lock broken already. When Budi and Harjanto about to steal, Kawi and Yasa waited on the other side yet just about they were going to open the rolling door, one worker Cecep Siaful (21) caught them in action.

Cecep shouted for help and locals chased them. Budi who admitted to have just started living in Bali managed to be captured at Ganda Pura Street, Denpasar. Accused was hit and then arrested by the Police. Later on, the others were then captured where Harianto caught at Hotel Osela Room No. 13 Pidada Street, Ubung, Denpasar at 12.30 pm local time while Kawi Sujana and Yasa, were captured at their living place behind Batubulan Terminal, Gianyar.

They all then admitted not only to have robbed phone counters but also motorcycles in 14 crime scenes where four of them in East Denpasar, two in West Denpasar, 5 at Sukawati, Gianyar and the rest they admitted to have not remembered.

The 13 motorcycles included four Suzuki Satria FU, four Yamaha Mio, 1 Honda CS, one Yamaha Jupiter MX, two Honda Beat and one Suzuki Shogun R. “All items have been confiscated along with 3 letter T keys, 1 linggis, 1 huge scissors and 2 face coverer (zebo),” Suprama concluded. (kmb21)

Six victims of Lion Air still under treatment

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Six passengers of the Lion Air JT 904 failing to land on Saturday (Apr 13) remained to be treated until last Sunday at four different hospitals. Based on data, two patients were still getting treatment at Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan, two patients at Kasih Ibu Hospital Denpasar, one at Prima Medika Hospital and another at Surya Husada Hospital.

One of the patients treated at Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan, Irawati, 63, admitted that shortly before the aircraft crashed, it was surrounded by a dark mist and light rain.

“The flight was safe. Even, 20 minutes before landing, the flight attendant had informed while reminding us to fasten our seat belt,” she said.

Suddenly it was turning dark as covered by mists and followed by drizzles. Irawati felt there was a shock accompanied with loud voice. “I felt the speed of the aircraft was getting faster. I asked the flight attendant why the landing was like that. Before being answered, the aircraft generated the sound of collision up to three times,” said Irawati.

When the third shock happened, the head of Irawati banged forward, to the right and left so that her neck got injuries. Though she could not move freely, she had helped the other passengers to exit the aircraft. “I then plunged into the water, while my life jacket came off. I cried out for help, but the other passengers were also trying to save themselves. Shortly before passing out, I saw there

were officers saving me and bringing me to the ground,” she said. The situation when the accident happened was so full of panic and fear because the water began to get into the plane. “The officers were spry enough. All the victims were evacuated out of the aircraft quickly,” he said.

She was grateful to be saved from the incident. “I am grateful that God had allowed me to live and to meet again with my family,” she explained.

Director of the Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan, Ngurah Wardana, described that two patients treated at the Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan were in a stable condition and undergoing observation. “One patient had undergone surgery for broken bones in the nose while another patient suffered neck injury. However, so far there was no broken bone found. Both are in observation. If their condition improves, they will be allowed to go home in a few days,” he explained.

Meanwhile, one of the two patients referred to Kasih Ibu Hospital Denpasar suffered an injury on the head so that it was bleeding, while the other patient experienced swelling in the left ankle.

According to the Director of Kasih Ibu Hospital Denpasar, Nyoman Muliani, said that both patients were undergoing observation. “Patients with head injuries are treated in the ICU and still under observation. If the health condition improves, it will be moved to a regular room,” she said. (san)

 Founder : K.Nadha,  General Manager :Palgunadi Chief Editor: Diah Dewi Juniarti  Editors: Gugiek Savindra,Alit Susrini, Alit Sumertha, Daniel Fajry, Mawa, Sri Hartini, Suana, Sueca, Sugiartha, Yudi Winanto Denpasar: Dira Arsana, Giriana Saputra, Subrata, Sumatika, Asmara Putra. Bangli: Pujawan, Buleleng: Adnyana, Gianyar: Agung Dharmada, Karangasem: Budana, Klungkung: Bali Putra Ariawan. Jakarta: Nikson, Hardianto, Ade Irawan. NTB: Agus Talino, Izzul Khairi, Raka Akriyani. Surabaya: Bambang Wilianto.  Development: Alit Purnata, Mas Ruscitadewi.  Office: Jalan Kepundung 67 A Denpasar 80232. Telephone (0361)225764, Facsimile: 227418, P.O.Box: 3010 Denpasar 80001. Bali Post Jakarta, Advertizing: Jl.Palmerah Barat 21F. Telp 021-5357602, Facsimile: 021-5357605 Jakarta Pusat. NTB: Jalam Bangau No. 15 Cakranegara Telp. (0370) 639543, Facsimile: (0370) 628257. Publisher: PT Bali Post

Activities

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

15

Tsunami Ready Certification for All Seasons Legian IBP

All Seasons Legian Bali has got a certification for Tsunami Ready Hotel. Last month All Seasons Legian Bali had a Tsunami Drill training that directly reviewed by Mr. Alex Kesper from Bali Hotel Association.

The drill was stimulated a full evacuation, as part of “Tsunami Ready Hotels” certification procedure. This exercise is aim to provide the best service in terms of safety reason possible to our guest, in case of emergency and is part of our comprehensive security and safety train-

ing and preparedness program.

Great cooperation was done by All Seasons Legian Bali team, from the preparedness, until the evacuation process by ensuring everyone were taken to the assembly point for the next evacuation process following the safety procedures.

IBP/File Photo

Calendar Event for April 5 through 28, 2013 5 Apr Penampahan Kuningan

6 Apr Kuningan & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Taman Pule Mas Ubud Pura Ularan Takmung Klungkung Pura Bukitjati - Gulingan Kawan Bangli Pura Dalem Tegal Jaya Batubulan Pura Jenengan Maspahit Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Dalem Desa Guwang Sukawati Pura Bukit Jati Bangli Pura Sadha Kapal Pura Sakenan Serangan Pura Pekendungan Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Gaduh Grokgak Pura dalem Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Priok Jakarta Pura Dalem Tenggaling Guliang Bangli Pura Agung Blambangan Banyuwangi Pura Dalem Agung Sri Nararya Kresna Kepakisan Banjar Dukuh Gelgel Klungkung Pura Panti Banjar Timbrah Desa Pakse Bali Klungkung Pura Penataran Agung Margo Weining Krembung Sidoarjo 7 Apr Redite Umanis Langkir Memendak ring Pura Sakenan Serangan Denpasar Selatan Pura Dalem Pahuman Bujangga Penatih Denpasar Timur Pura Alas Harum Desa Batur Kintamani Pura Alas angker Desa Munduk Culali Kintamani Pura Kawitan Dalem Empuaji Banjar Sala Desa Aan Klungkung 10 Apr Tilem Sasih Kedasa Pura Tanah Lot K ediri Tabanan Pura Bucabe Mas Ubud Pura Puseh Desa Ganggang Canggi Batuan Pura Pasek Pertukangan K ediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Gulingan Mengwi Pura Masceti Sanding Tampaksiring

Pura Luhur Batur Pucangan Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Odalan Ida Ratu Sundaring Jagat Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Dalem Bangun Sakti Banjar Basang Tamiang Kapal Pura Dalem Bias Muntig B anjar Nyuh Desa Ped Nusa Penida Pura Khayangan Tiga Batur Bangli Pura Batur Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Luhur Bhujangga Canggu Kuta Pura Kawitan Kayu Selem Tampuryang Batur Kintamani 14 Apr Redite Pon Medangsia Pura Agung Petilan Pengrebongan Kesiman Denpasar Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Kesiut Kangin Krambitan Tabanan 15 Apr Soma Wage Medangsia Pura Nataran Desa Getas Blahbatuh Pura Pasek Babakan Gianyar 16 Apr Anggara Kasih Medangsia Pura Pesimpangan Geria Sakti Manuaba Yogaloka Sumur Lampung Selatan Pura Luhur Bukit Pecatu Kuta Pura Penataran Agung - Jukut Paku Singakerta Ubud Pura Andakasa Karangasem Pura Goa Lawah Klungkung Pura Taman Ayun Mengwi Pura Suralya Banda Klungkung Pura Dalem Senapati Bebalang Bangli Pura Gaduh Blahbatuh Gianyar Pura Pasek Gaduh-Klating Kerambitan Tabanan Pura Dalem Tugu Gelgel Klungkung Pura Dalem Banyuning Banyuning Barat Buleleng Pura Puseh (Odalan Sepen) Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Pusering Jagat Pejeng Tampakasiring Pura Geria Sakti (Dang Khayangan) B anjar Menak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Dalem Dauh Ubud

Pura Segara & Pura Pabean Ketewel 17 Apr Buda Umanis Medangsia Pura Desa Purancak Jembrana Pura Dalem Dauma Batuan Sukawati Pura Nataran Kacang Dawa Klungkung Bhatara Gede Apol Ubung Denpasar Pura Puseh Brahmana Kamasan Klungkung Pura Khayangan Jagat Dalem Purwa Kebontinguh Denbatasa Tabanan Pura Dalem Sukahet Klungkung Pura Dalem Muaspahit Manikan Guwang Sukawati Pura Taman - Dukuh Kendran Tegallalang Pura Desa Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Sahab Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Cemara Desa Serangan Denpasar 18 Apr Wraspati Paing Medangsia Pura Ulun Suwi Banjar Senapahan Kediri Tabanan Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Desa Bitra Gianyar 21 Apr Redite Keliwon Pujut Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Kekeran mengwi 25 Apr Purnama Sasih Jiyestha Pura Segara Lombok Pura Dalem Taman Peguyangan Denpasar Pura Dwijawarsa Malang Jatim Pura Pauman Bhujangga Tonja Denpasar Pura Puncak Tinggah Angsri Baturiti Tabanan Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Desa Jatiluwih Penebel Pura Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Tonja Denpasar Pura Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Penataran Agung Desa Sidemen Karangasem Pura Samuan Tiga Desa Bedulu Gianyar 26 Apr Sukra keliwon Pujut Pura Hyang Tibha Desa Batuan Sukawati 28 Apr Redite Paing Pahang Merajan Pasek Sadra Peguyangan Badung

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

14

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Technology

International

NASA’s Wallops Island prepares for the spotlight Associated Press Writer

WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia — On one of Virginia’s small barrier islands, a NASA facility that operates in relative obscurity outside scientific circles is preparing to be thrust into the spotlight.

On Wednesday, Orbital Sciences Corp. plans to conduct the first test launch of its Antares rocket under a NASA program in which private companies deliver supplies to the International Space Station. If all goes as planned, the unmanned rocket’s practice payload will be vaulted into orbit from Wallops Island before burning up in the atmosphere on its return to Earth several months later.

The goal of the launch isn’t to connect with the space station, but to make sure the rocket works and that a simulated version of a cargo ship that will dock with the space station on future launches separates into orbit. Orbital officials say that should occur about 10 minutes after liftoff.

In that short period of time, Wallops Island will transition from a little-known launch pad for small research rockets to a major player in the U.S. space program.

The Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s rural Eastern Shore is small in comparison to major NASA centers like those in Florida, California and Texas. The site is near Maryland and just south

of Chincoteague Island, which attracts thousands of tourists each summer for an annual wild pony swim made famous by the 1947 novel “Misty of Chincoteague.”

The Eastern Shore is dominated by forests and farmland, and Wallops Island’s isolated nature, with marshland to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, has also made it home to a Navy surface warfare combat center.

Those who work at Wallops Island joke that even people living on the Eastern Shore are surprised to learn about rocket launches there.

In fact, more than 16,000 rockets have been launched from Wallops Island since 1945, but none has drawn the attention of Antares.

Most of the launches are suborbital and focus on educational and research programs.

“The real transformation here at Wallops is we’ve always been kind of a research facility,” said William Wrobel, the facility’s director. “So this transition is really kind of into an operational phase, where we’re going to be doing kind of regular flights out of here to the space station.”

Bali News

International

Antara

JAKARTA - At least 50 countries will participate in the International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) in Bali from April 21-26, 2013, according to Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI) Chairman Safari Azis.

“Representatives from at least 50 country will attend the 21st symposium, but unfortunately the papers from Indonesian side to be presented are still less than those from other countries such as Malaysia,” Safari said during a press conference at Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) building here on Monday.

According to him, the International Seaweed Symposium is held once in three years by International Seaweed Association (ISA) since its first in Edinburgh in July 1952.

During the 20th International Seaweed Symposium in Ensenada, Mexico, in February 2010, ISA selected Indonesia to host the 21st symposium in its island resort of Bali in 2013.

“For Indonesia to host the event, it will be a good opportunity for the country to show various achievements it has made in developing seaweed and seaweed industries,” he noted.

Safari said that themed “Seaweed Science for Sustainable Prosperity”, the 21st ISS in Bali will provide a forum for scientists, technologists, business people and resource managers to present their latest research results, exchange ideas and develop new synergies.

He said during the symposium, the results of various researches, trade exhibitions and business meetings on seaweed would be discussed in an effort to strengthen the nation’s seaweed industry.

Meanwhile, Kadin deputy chairman for marine and fisheries affairs Yugi Prayanto said his party continued to facilitate and support the International Seaweed Association (ISA) to hold the 21st ISS in Bali.

“The seaweed commodities and their derivatives have a lot of added value and therefore more entrepreneurs are expected to develop it,” Yugi said, adding that seaweed commodity in Indonesia has a very prospective future.

AP Photo/Steve Helber, File

AP Photo/Earthjustice, Jack Jeffrey

This undated photo provided by environmental law firm Earthjustice shows the endangered palila bird, a native bird found only in certain parts of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea.

HONOLULU — A plan by California and Canadian universities to build the world’s largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano won approval from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday.

The decision clears the way for the group managing the Thirty Meter Telescope project to negotiate a sublease for land with the University of Hawaii.

The telescope would be able to observe planets that orbit stars other than the sun and enable astronomers to watch new planets and stars being formed. It should also help scientists see some 13 billion light years away for a glimpse into the early years of the universe. Construction costs are expected to top $1 billion.

home to one confirmed burial site and perhaps four more.

Environmentalists also petitioned to stop the telescope on the grounds it would harm habitat for the rare wekiu bug.

The board approved the project anyway, but imposed two dozen conditions including a requirement that employees be trained in culture and natural resources.

The University of California system, the California Institute of Technology and the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy are spearheading the telescope. China, India and Japan have signed on to be partners.

The University of Hawaii is involved because it leases the summit land from the state of Hawaii.

Mauna Kea’s peak already hosts about a dozen telescopes.

IBP/Eka Adhiyasa

The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali’s airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said Monday, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

Bali crash pilots pass drug, alcohol tests Agence France-Presse

DENPASAR - The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali’s airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said Monday, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

Hawaii land board approves Thirty Meter Telescope The telescope’s segmented primary mirror, which is nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long, will give it nine times the collecting area of the largest optical telescopes in use today. Its images will also be three times sharper.

But the telescope may not hold the world’s largest title for long.

A group of European countries plans to build the European Extremely Large Telescope, which will have a 138-foot (42-meter)long mirror.

Some Native Hawaiian groups had petitioned against the project, arguing it would defile the mountain’s sacred summit.

Native Hawaiian tradition holds that high altitudes are sacred and are a gateway to heaven.

In the past, only high chiefs and priests were allowed at Mauna Kea’s summit. The mountain is

3

50 countries to participate in Bali International Seaweed Symposium

FILE - In a Saturday Dec. 9, 2006 file photo, the Orbital Science Corp Minotaur 1 rocket sits on its launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.

Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

IBP/File Photo

A woman harvesting seaweed in Bali Island. At least 50 countries will participate in the International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) in Bali from April 21-26, 2013, according to Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI) Chairman Safari Azis.

The Indonesian passenger jet carrying 108 people missed the runway as it came into land on the resort island Saturday, slamming into the water at high speed and splitting in two.

Investigators were due later Monday to haul the half-submerged wreckage onto a beach to examine the jet’s interior and recover the cockpit voice recorder.

It is not yet clear what caused the accident, although analysts have speculated that it could have been caused by a weather phenomenon such as “wind shear”, a change in wind direction and speed between different altitudes.

The pilot and co-pilot on the new Boeing 737-800 tested negative in urine tests for drugs and alcohol, said transport ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan.

“We are still waiting for the hair tests,” he added.

A Lion Air official said at the weekend that the Indonesian pilot, Mahlup Gozali, who had more than 10,000 flying hours, and the Indian co-pilot, Chiraq Carla, had been in a fit state to fly the plane.

Drug tests are routine following air accidents but at least three pilots at Lion Air, Indonesia’s fastest-growing carrier which recently sealed two huge deals, have been arrested for either consumption or possession of methamphetamine since 2011.

Investigators and officials are still trying to determine what caused the plane to plunge into the sea, leaving terrified passengers to swim through the water to shore or be plucked to safety by police in rubber dinghies.

But analysts said that given mechanical problems were unlikely as the plane was new, the accident could have been

caused by “wind shear”, or a “microburst”, a strong downdraft from storm clouds.

“If that hit the aircraft when it was on final approach, there is the likelihood the pilots would not have had time to recover,” Tom Ballantyne, chief correspondent with Orient Aviation magazine, told AFP. An airport forecaster told AFP the weather at the runway at the time of the accident was cloudy, but in general fine.

But Ballantyne added that phenomena such as “wind shear” were “invisible” and could occur in any weather conditions Ervan refused to comment on what may have caused the crash.

He said that the independent investigation team probing the accident would take two to three months to reach a preliminary conclusion, and up to a year to produce final conclusions.

4

Bali News

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

International

International

W

Thousands of pilgrims say prayers, closed on Tuesday

RLD

North Koreans carry flowers to giant statues of North Korean late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. North Korea celebrated Monday the 101st birth anniversary of national founder Kim Il Sung, its most important holiday of the year.

One of the billboards placed near Candikuning Monument

IBP/File

Worried to be chaotic

Candikuning village restricts billboards of political party

Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Proliferation of billboards owned by political parties ahead of gubernatorial election, the residents of Candikuning village, Baturiti, responded it seriously.

Being anxious to be chaotic, they agreed to restrict the installation of billboards along the main road at local village. They reasoned it was the main route to destination visited by many tourists, especially foreign tourists.

The Headman of Candikuning, Made Mudita, confirmed the restriction to the installation of billboards by political parties had been discussed and decided in the subdistrict level, recently. It contained that tourist area such as Lake Beratan route should be free from billboards of political party. “The policy is intended for the convenience of tourists visiting the area of Lake Beratan. It aims at anticipating the possibility of the tourist area to be chaotic due to billboard installation by political parties,” said Mudita, Sunday (Apr 14).

According to Mudita, along the main road section of Candikuning was in direct contact with the lake tourist attraction.

Almost every day, the region was visited

by foreign and domestic tourists. Without restriction, people worried if the main road section would be flooded with billboards. Moreover, they were of large size.

“If left unchecked, the beauty of the lake will be disturbed. Therefore, we restrict it early on,” he said. Billboard installation by political party was only allowed at two points, respectively at the Corn Statue intersection doubling as southern entrance to Candikuning and at the border with Buleleng County. Mudita said the two points were considered far from the tourist attraction of Lake Beratan.

Decision on the restriction of billboard installation by political parties would continue to apply until the next election.

So, there would be no longer billboard installation going up against the decision.

Thus, if there would be people desperate to do it they would be imposed with sanction.

“Regarding the sanction, we will see first the violation. If possible, there should be no violation,” he pleaded. He also explained that such restriction had nothing to do with political interest. Even, he said, local residents wanted to maintain the comfort atmosphere of Candikuning. Moreover, many local residents relied on their livelihood at the lake tourist attraction. If the condition was chaotic, it would be feared to have an impact on the comfort of tourists.

As observation made by Bali Post on Sunday, the restriction to billboard installation by political parties could be felt along the main road section of Candikuning. No single billboard was installed there. The billboards were only installed at neutral zone near the intersection of the corn statue. Therefore, the position was away from the main road at the edge of Lake Beratan. (kmb30)

Mentally ill, stabber at Tegak sent to Bangli Mental Hospital

Semarapura (Bali Post)-

Wayan Suardika alias Kacir (48) who stabbed I Komang Wirawan alias Klepon (27) from Banjar Kaja Kangin, Tegak Village, Klungkung has now been sent to Bangli Mental Hospital.

It is proven that Suardika is

mentally ill and have caused police difficult to investigate the case. Head of Klungkung Police Criminal Research, Wiastu Andri, as permitted by Head of Police PC Ketut Suartha, last Sunday (14/4) that post the incident last 29th March, accused gave in to Klungkung Police while the

victim was rushed to Klungkung Hospital then Sanglah Hospital Denpasar. Accused stabbed victim on the chest using a sharp weapon that is used during cockfight. The incident happened after a tension happened in the arena and caused victim unconscious.

Police then straight away inves-

tigate accused yet the answers are never connected for that they decided that Kacir is self disturbed.

From Kacir’s colleague statement and victim, Kacir is known to have mental illness. Andri stated the case is also facing difficulties as there is no reporter to the case. Victim declined to be the

reporter. Even so, victim wanted the investigation to continue and wait for Bangli Mental Hospital results on accused. Head of Police also stated that accused violates Section 351 Criminal Code on slaughter that caused a person wounded with five years in prison. (kmb31)

NKoreans mark key holiday, oblivious to tensions AP Photo/Kyodo News

Associated Press Writer

PYONGYANG, North Korea — Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. Girls in red and pink jackets skipped along streets festooned with celebratory banners and flags and boys on inline skates took a break from skating to slurp up bowls of shaved ice as North Koreans began observing a three-day holiday.

There was no sense of panic in the North Korean capital, where very few locals have access to international broadcasts and foreign newspapers speculating about an imminent missile launch and detailing the international diplomacy under way to try to rein Pyongyang in.

Elsewhere in the region, however, the focus remained on the threat of a missile launch as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up a tour to coordinate Washington’s response with Beijing, North Korea’s most important ally, as well

Reuters

as Seoul and Tokyo.

In Seoul, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin told a parliamentary committee Monday that North Korea still appeared poised to launch a missile from its east coast, though he declined to disclose the source of his information.

Kerry warned North Korea not to conduct a missile test, saying it would be provocation that “will raise people’s temperatures” and further isolate the country and its impoverished people. He said Sunday that the U.S. was “prepared to

reach out,” but that Pyongyang must first bring down tensions and honor previous agreements.

Foreign governments have been trying to assess how seriously to take North Korea’s recent torrent of rhetoric warning of war if the U.S. and South Korea do not stop holding joint military maneuvers just across the border. Officials in South Korea, the United States and Japan say intelligence indicates that North Korea, fresh off an underground nuclear test in February, appears ready to launch a medium-range missile.

North Korea has already been slapped with strengthened U.N. sanctions for violating Security Council resolutions barring the regime from nuclear and missile activity.

But while the matter continued to dominate headlines abroad, Pyongyang’s own media gave little indication Monday of how high the tensions are.

CARACAS - Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation.

The 50-year-old former bus driver, whom Chavez named as his preferred heir before dying from cancer, edged out opposition challenger Henrique Capriles with 50.7 percent of the votes in Sunday’s election, according to election board returns. Capriles took 49.1 percent, a difference of just 235,000 ballots.

Capriles, whose strong showing beat most forecasts, refused to recognize the result and said his team had a list of more than 3,000 irregularities ranging from gunshots to the illegal re-opening of polling centers. “I didn’t fight against a candidate today, but against the whole abuse of power,”

said Capriles, the 40-year-old governor of Miranda state, demanding a recount.

“Mr. Maduro, you were the loser ... This system is collapsing, it’s like a castle of sand - touch it and it falls.” A protracted election dispute could cause instability in a deeply polarized nation with the world’s largest oil reserves.

Though some opposition supporters chanted “fraud”, banged pots and pans and burned tires in protest, Capriles did not call them onto the streets en masse. Maduro said he would accept a full recount, even as he insisted his victory was clean and dedicated it to Chavez.

“We’ve had a fair, legal and constitutional triumph,” Maduro told his victory rally. “To those who didn’t vote for us, I call for unity. We are going to work together for the security and economy of this country.” The election board said Maduro’s win was “irreversible” and gave no indication of when it might carry out an audit.

REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

Venezuelan presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro celebrates after the official results gave him a victory in the balloting, in Caracas April 14, 2013.

Bombs hit cities across Iraq, 20 killed

BAGHDAD - Car bombs and attacks on cities across Iraq, including two blasts at a checkpoint at Baghdad international airport, killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 200 on Monday, police said.

The wave of attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmato and other towns to the north to south, came days before Iraqis vote in provincial elections that will test political

stability more than a year after U.S. troops left the country.

No one claimed responsibility for Monday’s bombings, but al Qaeda’s local wing, Islamic State of Iraq, and other Sunni Islamist groups have vowed to wage a campaign against Shi’ites and the government to stoke sectarian confrontation.

Two people were killed by car bombs that exploded at a Baghdad airport checkpoint, police sources

said. Attacks on the heavily guarded airport and the fortified International Zone housing many embassies are rare, but insurgents have stepped up bombings this year.

“Two vehicles managed to reach the entrance of Baghdad airport and were left parked there. While we were doing routine searches, the two cars exploded seconds apart. Two passengers travelling to the airport were killed,” a police source said.

13

Tight win for Chavez’s heir spells uncertainty for Venezuela Reuters

Amlapura (Bali Post)—

Ngusaba ritual in the Dalem Temple of Datah customary village, Karangasem, was anticipated with ngusaba segeha and Nyepi or day of silence for a day. Ida Bhatara or deity of the Datah customary village, Karangasem, was ready to receive the worship from devotees for three days starting on Saturday (Apr 13). On Saturday and Sunday (Apr 14), approximately 7,000 pilgrims had said prayers.

Chief of Datah customary village, Made Kusumajaya, said last Sunday the ritual had been anticipated with ngusaba segeha three days earlier.

At that moment, thousands of pilgrims came to say prayers in the Prajapati Temple and it was resumed with Nyepi Day. Overall, the implementation of day of silence could run orderly, although a few people were found breaking the norms by pecalang or customary security officer, so that later they would be tried in the village assembly and punished with fines as the implementation of Nyepi at local village in previous years.

Meanwhile, in the ngusaba dalem ritual since two years ago, local deity was allocated to receive the worship of pilgrims for three days. It was intended to provide an opportunity for some 15,000 Datah villagers. In the past, the ngusaba dalem was only held for a day and then closed on the same day.

As a result, all the devotees were jostling. Before sprinkled with holy water, they had already got up for fear of being crowded and trampled. Now, with a better arrangement, the worship could run orderly.

Of tens of thousands of Datah villagers, most of them lived in diaspora to earn a living outside the village, such as by working in the tourism sector in Gianyar, Badung and Denpasar. When ngusaba dalem took place, they were all expected to come home in order to say prayers as well as ask for grace and salvation.

Meanwhile, the committee of ngusaba dalem ritual, Wayan Surya, added on Sunday (Apr 14) the worship for the pilgrims started at 09:30 until 12:00 a.m. Village apparatus and priests were given a break and then came back to be on duty at 3:00 p.m. and pilgrims were given the opportunity to say prayers. Meanwhile, the gamelan troupe paid devotion to play gamelan in turns and at that time it was the turn of residents of Tengah hamlet living in diaspora.

Wayan Surya said that the pilgrims still had the opportunity to say prayers on Monday (Apr 15) and Tuesday (Apr 16). At that time, chiefly the village apparatus would organize the mapepada ritual to the animals used in the pecaruan sacrifice and would be followed by penyineban or the closing. (013)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The most deadly attack was in Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad, where four bombs targeting police patrols killed five people and wounded 67, officials said.

Iraqis vote on Saturday for members of provincial councils in a ballot that will test Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s political muscle against Shi’ite and Sunni rivals before a parliamentary election in 2014.

Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, al Qaeda is regaining ground, especially in the western desert close to Syria’s border. Islamic State of Iraq says it has joined forces with the al-Nusra Front rebels fighting in Syria.

Sunni insurgents, especially al Qaeda, see Baghdad’s Shi’ite-led government as oppressors of the country’s Sunni minority and see Shi’ites in general as apostates from true Islam.

12

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

BUSINESS

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

5

To minimize land conversion

Strong growth in Asia but overheating a risk Agence France-Presse

SINGAPORE - East Asian and Pacific economies will grow 7.8 percent this year on robust domestic demand, the World Bank said Monday, but it warned countries to guard against overheating in credit and asset prices.

The forecast is up from 7.5 percent last year, but the bank said in its latest East Asia and Pacific Update report that expansion would then drop to 7.6 percent next year.

Domestic demand will underpin the rise after the region contributed 40 percent of global growth last year.

Global risks arising from the eurozone debt crisis and US fiscal showdown have abated and there are signs of an economic turnaround in advanced economies, which bodes well for Asia’s exports, the bank added.

However, one emerging issue is “the risk of overheating” in some of the region’s larger economies, it said.

Near-zero interest rates and easy monetary policies in the US, the European Union and Japan have led to a massive exodus of money from these countries into emerging markets, including those in Asia, where they can get higher returns.

The inflow has boosted property and stock prices but there are fears of an asset bubble that could collapse once the funds are withdrawn as quickly as they came in.

Combined with the funds influx, domestic stimulus measures -- including low interest rates -- implemented by governments to boost demand as exports waned have led to higher levels of debt and inflation.

“Continued demand-boosting measures may now be counter-productive as it could add to inflationary pressure,” said Bert Hofman, the bank’s chief regional economist.

“A strong rebound in capital inflows to the region induced by protracted rounds of quantitative easing in the US, EU and Japan, may amplify credit and asset price risks,” he added.

Gross capital flows into the region amounted to $46.8 billion in the first three months of this year, up 86.3 percent from a year ago, the bank said.

It also said that in the same period the amount of cash that found its way into Asian stock markets more than doubled year on year to $13.2 billion from $5.6 billion.

“The risk of an asset boom in the markets in which global liquidity spills over is emerging, with asset valuations moving ahead of fundamentals and possibly a correction down the road,” the bank said.

“Stock market indices have surged by 56 percent in the Philippines and 48 percent in Thailand in the past 14 months alone,” it noted.

Debt accumulation by governments, companies and households has also increased, the bank said.

The bank urged governments in the region to channel the funds to productive activities by investing the money in infrastructure and human capital to sustain high growth.

“Beyond raising the level and quality of investment, the region must regain its focus on improving productivity,” the bank said.

It urged policymakers to be prepared to withdraw the domestic stimulus measures as the global economy recovers.

Bali News

International

AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS

A fruit seller waits for customers in a wet market in Shanghai on April 15, 2013. China’s economic growth slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, data showed, below expectations and fuelling concerns that a recent recovery is faltering on subdued overseas demand.

China growth slows to 7.7% in first quarter Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - China’s economic growth slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, the government said Monday, a surprise result that came in below expectations and raised concerns the nation’s recovery is faltering.

The figure for the three months to March, announced by the National Bureau of Statistics, compared with a median 8.0 percent forecast for the world’s second-largest economy in a poll of 12 economists by AFP. China’s economy expanded 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, snapping seven straight quarters of slowing growth and fuelling optimism for a solid recovery while other major economies remain relatively weak.

In a statement the NBS cited “the complicated and volatile economic environment at home and abroad”, adding that China’s ruling Communist Party and government were

committed to “making progress while ensuring stability”.

Wendy Chen, a Shanghai-based economist at Nomura Securities, told AFP: “The (GDP) figure was lower than market expectations, indicating the recovery in the real economy was not on a solid foundation and remained weak.”

She added that given concerns about inflation rising in the next few months it was unlikely the central bank will move to stimulate the economy by cutting interest rates “as loosening monetary policy may bring greater inflationary risks”.

The government “will likely take steps on the fiscal policy side, possibly continuing to promote investment in infrastructure construction”, she said.

China’s economy grew 7.8 percent in 2012, its slowest rate in 13 years, and authorities have kept their growth target for 2013 at a conservative 7.5 percent.

The country’s leaders have vowed

to rebalance the economy away from reliance on the traditional growth drivers of investment and exports, and towards consumer demand.

But fixed-asset investment, a key measure of government spending on infrastructure, jumped 20.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period in 2012, the NBS said.

Industrial production rose 8.9 percent year-on-year in March and 9.5 percent in the first quarter, the NBS added, while retail sales were up 12.6 percent in the month and 12.4 percent in the first quarter.

The surprise GDP figure came after Chinese President Xi Jinping last week expressed confidence in the country’s economy, telling business leaders it was in “good shape”.

He said China will probably not be able to sustain the “ultra-high speed of economic growth” of the past, but that a “relatively high speed of economic growth” will be possible.

Government urged to issue bylaw on farmland protection Bali Post

SINGARAJA - Rampant farmland conversion in some areas in Bali including in Buleleng increasingly draw the concerns. Such land conversion has caused the narrowing to farmland because they are transformed into residential area or plantation areas.

To control the farmland conversion, the government is urged to take decisive measures and fortify the remaining farmland. One of the ways is that government agencies and the House establish a regional bylaw on farmland protection.

As stated in the seminar entitled “Bali in the Perspective of 45 Years to Come” held by Bali Post in the official residence of the Regent of Buleleng, Friday afternoon (Apr 12).

The keynote speakers in the seminar were the Buleleng Regent Putu Agus Suradnyana, Rector of the Undiksha Singaraja Prof. Dr. Nyoman Sudiana, and Rector of the Undiknas Denpasar Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma as well as moderated by Ida Bagus Jelantik from the Udayana University.

Representative of Kelian Subak across Buleleng, Ketut Deres, in the seminar said that farmland conversion in Buleleng was increasingly unstoppable lately. Aside from the unproductive farmland, the productive farmland was also converted to building because the owner faced economic difficulties. Additionally, the farmland conversion also occurred into plantation area where farmers used the land for cultivating grape or crops. However, the land conversion into plantation was in small amount.

Most of the farmlands had been converted to building purposes. “This has been going on since long time ago and now the condition is getting more apprehensive and the narrowing of farmland is more serious,” he said.

To minimize the farmland conversion, added Deres, the government agencies with the House should establish regional bylaw on the farmland protection. Such legal instrument was believed an effective attempt to control the farmland conversion. At least, the productive farmland could still be maintained. Besides, the establishment of farmland protection regulation had been in accordance with the Law No.41/2009 on sustainable agriculture and the Law No. 87/2004 on protection to water sources. “I think this regulation can be made because the higher regulations also set it forth, and now it is just needed the good will of local government and the House to establish the farmland protection regulation,” he explained.

On the other hand, Deres said that aside from the effort to establish

farmland protection regulation, the irrigation networks should also receive serious attention. There were a lot of damaged irrigation networks, but they had not been handled by the county government. As a result, the rice fields of farmers dried. Then, farmers were discouraged and finally preferred to sell their farmland. In addition, the purchase-sale transaction of farmland should also be known by the subak apparatus in the area.

Deres admitted that such transaction was frequently not informed to Kelian Subak. As a result, the irrigation network became the victim because when measuring the irrigation network that coincidentally did not flow any water was also measured.

Consequently, the farmers taking advantage of the irrigation network passing through the converted land had the impact. “If possible, the Kelian Subak should be informed if there is a farmland purchase, so that the irrigation network is not involved in the land conversion, but remains well maintained and can be used by other farmers in the subak concerned,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, explained that other than establishing bylaw, there were other measures that could be done to minimize the farmland conversion. One of the measures was by increasing the productivity of the farmland with proper farming techniques. The regent pointed out that farmers should continue to be directed to conduct balanced fertilization and attempted to use organic fertilizers much more than chemical fertilizers. To maintain the supply of organic fertilizers, local government had begun to prepare organic fertilizer from waste processing made by the Buleleng Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP).

In addition, the growers of wine or mango and other fruits also continued to be developed with proper farming techniques and were attempted to boost their fruit production. It was carried out by establishing testing block of plant cultivation and then the results were applied through subak groups in Buleleng. “I think the effort to maintain the fertility will increase the crop production.

When the farmland has produced it will be impossible for farmers to sell it,” he explained. (kmb)

Children play traditional game knows as Congklak. Today, children have unlimited choices of games. They have been pampered by modern games, ranging from Turtle Ninja, Kung Fu, war games and many more. These can make them stay for hours in front of television or computer. Yet, behind this ease and enjoyment, they lose some values like creativity and do not know they have traditional games.

IBP/Net

Traditional Games:

A Hidden Treasure of Children Heritage Today, children have unlimited choices of games.

They have been pampered by modern games, ranging from Turtle Ninja, Kung Fu, war games and many more. These can make them stay for hours in front of television or computer. Yet, behind this ease and enjoyment, they lose some values like creativity and do not know they have traditional games.

It is said so because there is a trend where children, both in urban and rural areas, begin to leave their traditional games. Many game options have been available in the form of CD, DVD, Internet and cartoon in television. Just by CD rental or buying the cheapest one and sitting down sweetly, they could enjoy the games they like best. If the games contain competition, they will compete against machine or some times against friends. Without realized, this may result in sight disorder where children should gaze the monitor and finally require thick glasses at earlier age.

Advancement is not always bad. However, parents should control them to what extent those games could drive good impact. Before the presence of these modern games, there were many traditional games. They are no less interesting than the modern ones. Many children even find it attractive and make them creative.

During an art parade of Bali Arts Festival it was shown the treasure of traditional games. This event just like a kaleidoscope highlighting a variety of traditional games that ever existed within the life of Balinese children. To play one of the games, children should first search for its materials by themselves at backyard or garden. Actually, it is here where the challenge of the games begins. Sometimes, they got injury because they are unable to use a knife properly. It did not matter as intriguing power has superseded it.

Among the parade, there was a space intended for children world where they displayed some bizarre games like coconut shell clog, walking on stilts, pulling friend by the sheath of areca nut, pulling rope in-group and two-wheeled toy where its stick carried on shoulder. Meanwhile, the heavier one was gallivanting show by barong effigy.

To play the coconut shell clog, for instance, they should keep their balance well. Standing on the tips of coconut shell is not easy. Moreover, they have to maintain the harmony of steps with the pulling of rope connected to each coconut shell. When the pull and steps can go harmoniously, the player can walk faster. Balance is also entailed in walking on stilts or tajog or egrang. This game is even riskier because the position of pedal is higher from the ground. However, when a player can operate these stilts properly it is more challenging and pleasant. The higher the pedal the more challenging it is. Walking on stilts looks like a walking long-legged heron. It would be more interesting when passing through a muddy or knee-deep watery road. These games are often put into competition related to traditional sports.

Another game requiring cooperation is pulling the sheath of areca nut. If the bean of areca nut is used by grandfathers or grandmothers for ingredient of chewing betel, the sheath of it is used by their grandchildren to make ‘a pulling vehicle’. Yellow leaf signifies it has been mature. It is time for children to take it. They just need to leave out the ribs of leaf. The main rib is not cut as it will be used to pull. One child serves as passenger while another as driver who pulls the sheath.

This role is exchanged so both can have an opportunity to enjoy the ‘comfort’ of this vehicle game.

Children also put an interest in dancing barong gallivanting show. For them, it has been designed a smaller-sized barong. Therefore, before growing adult they have been introduced to art world of adult people. By performing gallivanting show like this, they will obtain experience and earn money. However, the emphasis here is not on the money, but on the experience and fun.

Actually, there are more traditional games that once lived in midst of Balinese community.

Maybe, having watched or played modern games they could combine with the traditional ones they have. At least, the traditional can become an alternative, as all raw materials have been available at their surroundings. (BTN/punia)

6

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

W

RLD

International

Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

INDONESIA NTT set to become major cow breeding province

Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Tang, File

FILE - In this May 2012 file photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning cruises for a test on the sea. China has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.

World military spending drops in 2012 Associated Press Writer

STOCKHOLM — Global military spending dipped last year for the first time since 1998 as defense outlays shrank in the West but rose in Russia, China and the Middle East, a Swedish-based arms watchdog said Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the world spent $1.75 trillion on its armed forces in 2012, down 0.5 percent from the year before.

The fall, driven by spending cuts in the U.S. and other NATO nations, was partially offset by increases elsewhere. Military spending rose by 7.8 percent in China and by 16 percent in Russia, while Oman’s 51-percent boost was the biggest percentage increase in the world, SIPRI said.

“We are seeing what may be the beginning of a shift in the balance of world military spending from the rich Western countries to emerging regions,” SIPRI researcher Sam Perlo-Freeman said in a statement. The drop in the

West was linked to austerity policies and the drawdown in Afghanistan, he added.

SIPRI’s report showed the U.S. remains way ahead of all other countries, accounting for 39 percent of global military spending in 2012.

But it was the first time the U.S. share of global military spending dropped below 40 percent since the Cold War, the institute said.

“The U.S. of course is still far and away the No. 1, but the ratio between the U.S. and China has gone down from 7-1 a few years ago to 4-1 in

2012,” Perlo-Freeman told The Associated Press.

He stressed that the gap was larger when it comes to actual capabilities, noting that the U.S. has 11 aircraft carriers while China has one. “It takes time for changes in military spending to translate into sustained changes in military capabilities,” Perlo-Freeman said.

SIPRI gave no dollar figures for spending by countries including Iran, Syria and North Korea, citing a lack of transparency and uncertainties regarding currency exchange rates.

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese vessel that ran into a protected coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly anteater.

The steel-hulled vessel hit an atoll on April 8 at the Tubbataha National Marine Park, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site on Palawan island. Coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Armand Balilo said Monday that some 400 boxes, each containing 25 to 30 kilograms of frozen pangolins, were discovered during a second inspection of the boat Saturday.

The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) said the Chinese vessel F/N Min Long Yu could have been carrying up to 2,000 of the toothless, insect-eating animals rolled up in the boxes, with their scales already removed.

“It is bad enough that the Chinese have illegally entered our seas, navigated without boat papers and crashed recklessly into a national marine park and World Heritage Site,” said WWF-Philippines chief executive officer Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan. “It is simply deplorable that they appear to be posing as fishermen to trade in illegal wildlife.”

The boat’s 12 Chinese crewmen are being detained on charges of poaching and attempted bribery, said Adelina Villena, the marine park’s lawyer. She said more charges are being prepared against them, including damaging the corals and violating the country’s wildlife law for being found in possession of the pangolin meat.

It is not yet clear which of the four Asian pangolin species the meat comes from. The International Union of Conservation of Nature lists two species as endangered: the Sunda, or Malayan, pangolin, and the Chinese pangolin. Two others, including the Philippine pangolin endemic to Palawan, are classified as near threatened.

Kuwaiti politician jailed for insulting emir: lawyer Reuters

KUWAIT - A prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician was sentenced to five years in jail on Monday for insulting the country’s ruler, his lawyer said. The court found Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament, guilty of insulting Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah in a speech in October last year in which he appealed to the emir to avoid “autocratic rule”.

Although OPEC member and U.S. ally Kuwait has avoided the kind of mass pro-democracy unrest seen in other Arab countries, tensions have mounted between former parliament members and the government, dominated by the Al-Sabah family.

Barrak’s lawyer Mohammed Abdulqader al-Jassem said the defense team was considering filing an appeal against the sentence issued by the criminal court.

Dozens of supporters had gathered at Barrak’s family guest house and his followers were considering organizing a march later in the day to protest against the decision, according to activists on Twitter.

Lion Air From page 1 The pressure to keep planes flying, coupled with the difficulty of finding enough qualified pilots can create a bad recipe, said Tom Ballantyne, a Sydney-based aviation expert.

“It’s certainly an issue for fast-expanding airlines,” he said.

Lion Air is Indonesia’s top low-cost carrier in a country of 240 million people where air travel is booming. The airline has had seven accidents since 2002. Most were minor and all but one occurred during landing, according to the Aviation Safety Network’s website. The worst crash in 2004 killed 25 people. Lion Air is currently banned from flying to Europe due to broader safety lapses in the Indonesian airline industry that have long plagued the country.

11

Antara

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Activists dressed as injured orangutans take part in a protest demanding that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take immediate action to save the animal outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 15, 2013. Orangutan populations in Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatera island are facing severe threats from habitat loss, illegal logging, fires and poaching.

BI has prepared scenarios for possible fuel price hike Antara

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia governor Darmin Nasution said the central bank has already prepared calculations for inflation in case the government issued a decision on subsidized oil.

“We have already calculated if the restriction is set this much inflation will be this high. It would all depends upon how much the hike will be or if restriction is done on private cars how much it will be worth,” he said at a Supreme Court building here on Monday.

Darmin made the statement in response to the government’s plan to issue a decision on controlling the use of subsidized gasoline soon to reduce deficit.

He said he would immediately announce the rate of inflation soon after the government issued the decision.

“So, just wait. We will tell the rate soon after it. But do not ask me about it now,” he said.

He said Bank Indonesia also has already conducted simulations to find options to be taken in response to the government’s decision and so the monetary authorities would be ready with measures in case the decision

was announced.

BI deputy governor for monetary management Perry Warjiyo meanwhile said that whatever the decision the government would take its impact on inflation would be temporary.

“The impact would be short term or temporary but in the long term it would be good for the economy,” he said.

He admitted that he had taken part in studying options to control the use of subsidized oil but he declined to tell in detail possible inflation hike caused by every option.

“What is clear is if the option is increasing the price and it is effective for all cars the inflation would be bigger. But it seems the government would only raise the price based upon segments namely only for private cars and so the inflation would be smaller,” he said.

He said if the price of subsidized gasoline for motorbikes would be

raised inflation is predicted to be big because motor bikes contribute 50 percent of subsidized fuel use.

“However whatever the decision it would take it would only be temporary. This year and next year would be elections years and they would have a significant effect on the economic growth,” he said.

The government has set the oil subsidy at Rp274.7 trillion in the 2013 budget consisting of Rp80.9 trillion for electricity subsidy and Rp193.8 trillion for fuel oil subsidy.

The volume of subsidized fuel oils meanwhile has been set at 46 million kilo liters but it is predicted to reach 53 million kilo liters and therefore to affect fiscal conditions unless control is done.

The government is still studying the options which a number of analysts have said would different impacts on inflation and budget reduction.

KUPANG - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is set to boost the population of its beef cows from around 817,710 early this year. Currently the province is the fourth largest region in cow population after East Java, Central Java and South Sulawesi.

“East Nusa Tenggara’s beef cow population is expected to continue to pick up after a number of steps taken to make it a major livestock province,” head of the planning department of the regional animal husbandry service H Firdaus said here on Monday.

Firdaus said the the population of livestock especially cows in the islands province is forecast to rise from year to year.

By the end of 2012, the province had a beef cow population of 814,450 , up to 817,708 a month later, he said .

The population of buffaloes, horses, goats, , sheep and pigs has been slow in growth, he said, adding growing only by 76 to 191 heads.

Based on provisional figures by Jan. 31 , 2013 , East Nusa Tenggara’s cattle population including cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, horses and pigs totaled 1,729,656 or an increase of 5,340 heads from 1,724,316 heads by the end of 2012, he said.

He said East Nusa tenggara has 832,228 hectares of fertile green field to feed herds of big cattle including cows, horses, buffaloes, and goats.

East Nusa Tenggara has a number of action plans to increase its cow population including expansion of feedlots, feed technology and expansion and improvement of herding field.

It also plans to improve the quality of its breeder cows and revitalize artificial insemination and preserve productive female cows, Firdaus said.

He said the province will invite investors to venture in large scale development of cattle farms in the region.

He said the province is also set to develop agro-industry building slaughterhouses and beef processing plants. He said development of livestock farms in East Nusa Tenggara have four clusters -- one in Timor, Eastern Flore, Western Flores and Sumba. The one in Timor will covers all regencies in the main land and the regencies of Rote Ndao and Sabu Raijua to breed big and small cattle, and poultry.

The cluster in Eastern Flores covers the regencies of Ende, Sikka, Flores Timur, Lembata, and Alor to breed small and big cattle and poultry .

The third cluster in western Flores covers the regencies of Nagekeo, Ngada, Manggarai Timur, Manggarai and Manggarai Barat to breed big and small cattle integrated with food crop plantations.

The one on the island of Sumba covers four regencies to breed big and small cattle and poultry.

General election will be held as per schedule Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian general elections 2014 will be held as per schedule, Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufiq Kiemas assured an Australian parliamentarian delegation.

“We have agreed to abide by the democracy schedule. I think the important is that all parliamentarian members stick to the schedule. The general elections will be held in 2014,” Kiemas said when receiving the Australian legislators here on Monday. The six-member delegation led by Alex Galladh and Kiemas who was accompanied by among others MPR Deputy Chairman Hajriyanto Y Thohasi, discussed about the bilateral ties between the two countries in various fields. They also talked about the democracy developments in Indonesia and election predictions 2014.

“Hopefully the general elections 2014 will be better because it will also affect neighboring countries such as Australia,” Kiemas added.

Despite some obstacles, democracy must go on and be improved continuously, he added.

Alex Galladh said the Australian people feel close to Indonesia and therefore whatever is happening in Indonesia it will have effect on Australia.

Australia also considers Indonesia as a strong democratic nation, he added.

Kiemas and Galladh also discussed about the bilateral relations in eduction, trade and socio-culture fields.

10

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Destination

Sports

International

International

Enjoy the uniqueness of Nusa Lembongan

John retains WBA featherweight title after a draw Associated Press Writer

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Chris John of Indonesia retained his WBA featherweight title with a technical draw against Japanese Satoshi Hosono on Sunday. After a cautious first round which ended without a significant blow being landed, there some fierce punches traded in the second.

IBP Like the water flows, myriad of foreign tourists throng the island of Nusa Lem bongan. So, it is not mistaken if this bijou island becomes one of the most popular marine tourist attractions. Every day, they come to the tiny island located in the Klungkung Regency. Even, during peak season the number of tourists coming can reach 1,500 people.

Sweetness of honey belongs to Nusa Lembongan makes a number of cruise companies selling holiday package over there. One of them is

Bounty Cruise based at Benoa Harbor. In the morning at around 9:30 am Local Time, Bounty Cruise has started its voyage to Nusa Lembongan. Passengers are just like a king because they are served by the crews amicably. Like the facility on a luxury cruise, breakfast is available aboard.

The voyage from Benoa to Nusa Lembongan Island takes approximately one hour by speed at 20-25 knots or 45 kilometers per hour. During the voyage, we get to enjoy some entertainment, ranging from watching films to sing along on the boat

deck. Songs played by the bands are adjusted to the tourist market. On Monday, for example, is specifically serving tourists from China, so the song played is a Mandarin song.

Nusa Lembongan is a small island of calcareous land. The life of local people seems to give isolated impression considering there has no adequate transportation service.

A number of villas and hotels have been established on steep hills and the beach. Even, on the narrow roadside measuring 2.5 meters has already existed a number of art shops and Internet cafes.

To go to a number of objects on the island, we use tarpaulin-roofed pickups. After driving about five miles, we arrive at the center of seaweed village. At this place, we will find farmers who are cleaning the seaweed and also process it.

An attractive place to visit here is the unique underground house located in the cave known as GalaGala house. To enter this house, we have to go down the stairs, because this house is located 10 meters under ground of limestone.

The height of the cave varies from about 1 to 1.75 meters. Sometimes,

However, American referee Rafael Ramos stopped the scheduled 12-round bout in the third round after the 32-year-old John sustained two cuts - on the right forehead and left temple - due to a head butt.

It was John’s 18th title defense, having earned the belt in 2003 by defeating Oscar Leon of Columbia.

“Frankly, I’m not so satisfied with this victory because I could not show what I have achieved from my extensive training,” said John, who has now held a world title for longer than any other boxer in activity. “Hopefully, I will be able to fight again,” he said.

Sunday’s loss was the third for 29-year-old Hosono in his struggle to claim the WBA featherweight title.

The victory extended John’s record to 48-0-3 (22 KOs) while Hosono’s fell to 23-2-1 (17 KOs).

In an earlier bout, South African Simpiwe Vetyeka became the new IBO featherweight champion after defeating another Indonesian, Daud Yordan, with a technical knockout just before the end of their 12-round contest.

we have to duck and crouch to reach the existing rooms.

Gala-Gala house was made in 1961 until 1976 by a village resident named Made Byasa who worked as a puppeteer. Such a unique work of Byasa was inspired by the life story of the Pandavas during their living in the forest.

For 17 years Byasa had worked day and night to realize such monumental work. Since the age of 75 years, his old body kept on digging and when he was 93 years old he stopped, then he died at the age of 96 years.

IBP/File Photo

AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

7

Injured Djokovic grapples with Monte Carlo dilemma Reuters

MONTE CARLO - World number one Novak Djokovic will make a late decision about whether to play in this week’s Monte Carlo Masters as he struggles to overcome an ankle injury. Djokovic, who lives in Monaco and lost to eight-times champion Rafa Nadal in last year’s final at the first big claycourt event of the season, sprained his ankle playing for Serbia in the Davis Cup last weekend.

He has practised for the last two days but has not fully recovered. “I can’t still 100 per cent guarantee that I’ll be on the court on Wednesday,” the top-seeded Djokovic told a news conference on Sunday. “I’ll decide on Tuesday, at least to give time to another player just in case I don’t play,” he added.

“Strenghthening my ankle is still in the process. Things are looking good, better than I expected it to be. “But I have to be realistic and cautious and see on some practices in the next few days, when I push myself to the limits, if I’m going to have any discomfort. It’ll be an indication that I should not play.”

Twice runner-up to Nadal at the glamourous event by the Mediterranean, Djokovic said he would not take any risks. “Let’s be honest, it’s a very strong tournament and I think there’s no room for any compromise,” he said. “It’s a new surface, a new start of the season and, in order to compete on such a high level, I need to be 100 percent, no question about it.”

SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP But he realises that his special relationship with the tiny principality could help overcome his physical problems. The Serbian

proved it last season when he battled to the final although he was emotionally exhausted following the death of his grandfather during the tournament’s early stages.

“I’m always feeling very inspired and motivated to perform my best in this tournament because I live in Monaco and I spend the majority of my time, when I’m not in tournaments, here in this club, practising on these courts,” Djokovic said. “There’s extra motivation and inspiration for me to try to be fit and ready to perform,” he added.

Djokovic, who won his third consecutive Australian Open title in January, said the injury would not prevent him from playing in the next claycourt events.

A six-times grand slam champion, the 25-year-old Djokovic is bidding to complete his collection with a French Open title, the only major trophy he has not won. “I’m more than sure that there’s not any danger for what’s coming up next - Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros,” he said.

Briton Andy Murray is confident he is fitter than last year, when he struggled with back problems and was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Czech Tomas Berdych. “I’m in better shape. My back’s not an issue like it was, so I feel better than I did coming to Monte Carlo last year,” said second seed Murray.

The Scot, who was close to pulling out of the tournament before reaching the semi-finals of last year’s French Open, said he had learnt to deal with the demanding tour schedule.

“Rafa has problem with his knees, Roger (Federer) has problem with his back ... I’ve been playing tennis for a long time, you pick up things. You have to manage your body,” he said.

Indonesian WBA featherweight champion Chris John, left, fights his opponent Satoshi Hosono of Japan during their boxing title match in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Massa mystified by loss of pace Felipe Massa admits he does not fully understand his loss of pace mid-way through the Chinese Grand Prix. The Brazilian had shadowed team-mate Fernando Alonso, who went on to claim an assured victory, in the early, softrubber stages of the race. Once the field had switched onto mediums however Massa faded from the lead battle, eventually coming home sixth behind the two-stopping McLaren of Jenson Button.

Massa said he is still struggling for

answers to explain his eventual 40-second deficit to Alonso. “It’s difficult to understand exactly what happened today, because the start went very well,” Massa said. “I was immediately quick and the car was working perfectly. “At the first stop, I fitted the medium tyres and after a few laps I began to suffer with graining on the front.

“That meant I lost ground to other cars and it was probably down to a problem linked to the track conditions and my driving style.

“All weekend, I haven’t felt

comfortable with these tyres and in the race, any attempts I made to save them was useless.” Massa believes he would have been in the podium hunt were it not for his pace on the medium tyres. “But for this problem, I would certainly have been in the fight for the podium,” he added.

“But I am still confident because, all the same, I was able to bring home a good points haul which is important in a season that has only just begun.”

AP Photo/Matt Cilley

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Sam Querrey during the Davis Cup tennis tournament on Sunday April 7, 2013, in Boise, Idaho. Djokovic went on to win 7-5, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0.

8

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sp rt

Ronaldo powers Real to victory, Barca also win

Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON — Houston Dynamo set a Major League Soccer record for the longest home unbeaten streak in all competitions with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday.

Houston has not lost a home game across all competitions in 35 matches, beating the previous mark set by Real Salt Lake from 2009-11.

“The streak means a lot,” said Brad Davis, who scored one of Dynamo’s

MESSI RESTED

Like Real, Barca’s priority is to conserve their energies for the Champions League semi-finals in two weeks time, and they rested a host of players in Zaragoza including Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique. Making the most of their opportunities were Barca youth academy products Tello and Thiago Alcantara.

Thiago ran the length of the pitch on a counter-attack and fired in off the far post after a one-two with Alexis Sanchez in the 20th minute. The Spanish international then laid on the second for Tello.

His through ball put the pacy left winger clear to lift his shot over Roberto just before halftime, and Tello sped past his marker to squeeze the third inside the far post in the 53rd minute. Alexis had already hit the crossbar but Zaragoza, who have yet to win in 2013, rarely threatened.

“We miss Messi, obviously, but

we have some great players with a lot of football in their boots,” Thiago told Spanish broadcaster Canal Plus. “We would like to win the league as soon as possible but there are still many games left to play. The title isn’t won yet.”

FALCAO SCORES

Radamel Falcao scored twice as Atletico Madrid swept aside visiting Granada 5-0 to keep the pressure on second-placed Real.

The Colombia striker, constantly linked with a move to Europe’s top clubs, took his league tally for the season to 24 as Atletico moved on to 65 points in third, three short of next month’s King’s Cup final opponents.

Atletico were ahead after only four minutes at the Calderon when Diego Costa headed in Koke’s cross, and the Brazilian striker set up Falcao for the second after a swift counter-attack.

Midfielder Koke, a Spanish youth international, curled in teasing free kicks for Falcao and Raul Garcia to

Reuters

voll e y the third and fourth goals after the break, and the overlapping Filipe Luis made it 5-0 in the 70th minute. “It’s impossible to say a Champions League place is now secured,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone told a news conference.

“We can’t think like that. We must look to try and finish second, which would be a big step forward for this club.”

REUTERS/Vincent West

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo kicks the ball during their Spanish first division soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao April 14, 2013.

Frei bows out with goal, pulled muscle as Basel stay top Reuters

BERNE - Switzerland’s record scorer Alexander Frei ended his playing career with a majestic goal to help Swiss champions Basel beat FC Zurich 3-1 on Sunday.

The 33-year-old curled a 25-metre free kick into the top corner in the 58th minute to cancel out Josip Drmic’s first-half goal for Zurich but pulled a muscle in doing so and was substituted to a standing ovation five minutes later.

“It’s typical of my career that I scored that goal, as I’ve often had the fortune to find a goal at the right moment,” Frei told reporters. Frei had intended to play until the end of this season but

brought his retirement forward after accepting a post of sporting director FC Lucerne, who are battling relegation “Only a great player can score a free kick at a moment like that,” added coach Murat Yakin.

Frei joined Basel, the club where he began his career, in 2009 after four seasons at Borussia Dortmund and has scored 108 goals for them since then.

Leaders Basel have won the Swiss Super League in every season since his return with Frei finishing as the league’s top scorer in the last two.

He scored 42 goals in 84 appearances for Switzerland, including at two World Cups and

9

goals and played a key role in the other. “You always want to defend your home turf, and every other team will say the same thing. But we take a lot of pride in this and playing here.”

Davis scored the winner in the 81st minute with a shot from 25 yards. He was involved in the opening goal, providing the cross for Will Bruin’s header in the 26th.

“We have won and tied games in all different fashions,” Houston coach Dominic Kinnear said.

“And the one thing that I never question is the team’s attitude or their desire to try.”

Milan scorer Flamini sent off in draw, Inter lose

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo proved too powerful for Athletic Bilbao as he scored with a fizzing free kick and a towering header in Real Madrid’s bruising 3-0 victory at San Mames in La Liga on Sunday. The Portugal forward took his league tally for the season to 31 goals, netting in his eighth successive game in all competitions, and set up Gonzalo Higuain for Real’s third. corner.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Dynamo beats Fire 2-1, sets MLS record

Reuters

Coach Jose Mourinho has said Real’s title defence is effectively over but fielded a near full-strength side at San Mames as they moved on to 68 points, 13 short of leaders Barcelona with seven games left to play. A weakened Barcelona side had earlier cruised to a 3-0 win at struggling Real Zaragoza thanks to two Cristian Tello goals.

Ronaldo stroked a free kick over the wall and into the top corner after only two minutes in Bilbao, but it sparked a strong response from the hosts who forced Diego Lopez into two fingertip saves before halftime. Angel Di Maria had hit the bar in the first half and the temperature was rising as tackles flew in thick and fast.

Ronaldo was at the centre of much of the attention and reacted by outjumping his marker to thump Xabi Alonso’s free kick past Gorka Iraizoz in the 68th minute.

Higuain was played into the space in the area by Ronaldo soon after, and the Argentine settled the match with low shot into the far

International

two European championships, but ended his international career in 2011 following criticism of some of his performances.

A Fabian Schaer penalty and Mohamed Salah goal in the last five minutes gave Europa League semi-finalists Basel the win, extending their lead in the table to three points over Grasshoppers as they chase a fourth successive title.

Grasshoppers could manage only a 1-1 draw at home to Sion while Young Boys, who fired coach Martin Rueda last week, lost 2-1 at home to FC Thun in their first game under replacement Bernard Challandes.

Mathieu Flamini scored and was sent off as AC Milan were held 1-1 by Napoli in a thirdversus-second battle in Serie A on Sunday while Inter Milan were on the wrong end of another controversial penalty in a 2-0 loss at Cagliari.

Genoa and Sampdoria drew 1-1 in their derby and a blunder by Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino, who appeared to forget the back pass rule, cost the relegation-threatened Sicilians a precious win against Bologna in another 1-1 draw.

Flamini fired Milan ahead in the 29th minute at San Siro and Goran Pandev replied four minutes later as a scrappy game briefly came to life, before fizzling out in the second half amid a glut of niggly exchanges.

The worst of them involved Flamini who lunged at Juan Camilo Zuniga with his studs up and was sent off amid pushing and shoving between the players.

The point improved Napoli’s chances of a Champions League group stage place next season but reduced their hopes of catch-

ing leaders Juventus, who have 71 points and are eight clear with a game to come at Lazio on Monday.

The draw was not much use for Milan (59 points), who stayed four points behind Napoli in third and, with only the top two going straight to the Champions League group phase, look increasingly likely to face the uninviting prospect of a playoff tie in August.

Milan, missing suspended forward Mario Balotelli, also have to look over their shoulders at fourth-placed Fiorentina, only four points behind them after a 2-0 win at Atalanta on Saturday.

Cagliari’s Mauricio Pinilla won and converted a 63rd-minute penalty after he was caught by Matias Silvestre in what appeared a harsh decision and the Chilean also scored the second to hand Inter their fourth defeat in five league matches.

Inter complained last week that they had not been awarded a penalty for 21 matches and club president Massimo Moratti said referees were not acting in good faith.

BLAMED INJURIES

Inter’s complaints were criticised by other clubs including neighbours AC Milan but coach Andrea Stramaccioni blamed injuries rather than the referee for his side’s latest slip.

“The referees are making mistakes but they are repeating them,” he told RAI television, adding that an injury to midfielder Walter Gargano upset Inter’s balance. “The penalty was completely nonexistent.”

Inter, almost certain to be without Champions League football again next season, dropped to seventh with 50 points from 32 games.

Cagliari played the match in Trieste, nearly 1,000 km from their Sardinian base, due to security problems at the Is Arenas.

A speculative cross-shot by Matuzalem in the 80th minute gave Genoa a point against Sampdoria, who had taken the lead in the first half with a free kick by his fellow Brazilian Eder which went under the defensive wall.

AP Photo/Antonio Calanni

AC Milan French midfielder Mathieu Flamini celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Napoli at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, April 14, 2013.

AP Photo/dpa, Peter Kneffel

Munich’s Franck Ribery jumps over Nuremberg’s goalkeeper Raphael Schaefer during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg in Munich, Germany, Saturday April 13, 2013

Bayern meets Wolfsburg in German Cup semifinals

Associated Press Writer

FRANKFURT, Germany — Bayern Munich’s recordbreaking season could give Jupp Heynckes a title he has never won as a coach — the German Cup. Little more than a week after clinching the Bundesliga championship and one week before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals, Bayern faces Wolfsburg in the final four of the German Cup. In last year’s final, Bayern was humiliated 5-2 by Borussia Dortmund. Bayern’s redemption came this season, taking the Bundesliga title from Dortmund and becoming the first team to win the championship so early in the season.

While the Champions League remains the target, Heynckes is not overlooking the German Cup. He won the competition as a player with Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1973. “I definitely want to reach the final, that’s one title that’s missing in my collection,” Heynckes said ahead of Tuesday’s match in Munich.

As coach, Heynckes lost both German Cup finals — the first in 1984 with Moenchengladbach against Bayern and last season against Dortmund. Heynckes could end the season with three titles before he turns over the club to Pep Guardiola, who will become Bayern coach.

The 67-year-old veteran coach has not said whether he intends to continue coaching somewhere else, but he could go out with a bang.

Bayern’s remarkable season comes after a very frustrating one, Heynckes’ first in his return as coach of Bayern. But the team has been so dominant that Heynckes left out nine regulars on Saturday against Nuremberg and his team still won 4-0.

Wolfsburg, on the other hand, had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home against relegation-threatened Hoffenheim.

“We’ve played better on the road this season than at home,” Wolfsburg general manager Klaus Allofs said.

8

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sp rt

Ronaldo powers Real to victory, Barca also win

Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON — Houston Dynamo set a Major League Soccer record for the longest home unbeaten streak in all competitions with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday.

Houston has not lost a home game across all competitions in 35 matches, beating the previous mark set by Real Salt Lake from 2009-11.

“The streak means a lot,” said Brad Davis, who scored one of Dynamo’s

MESSI RESTED

Like Real, Barca’s priority is to conserve their energies for the Champions League semi-finals in two weeks time, and they rested a host of players in Zaragoza including Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique. Making the most of their opportunities were Barca youth academy products Tello and Thiago Alcantara.

Thiago ran the length of the pitch on a counter-attack and fired in off the far post after a one-two with Alexis Sanchez in the 20th minute. The Spanish international then laid on the second for Tello.

His through ball put the pacy left winger clear to lift his shot over Roberto just before halftime, and Tello sped past his marker to squeeze the third inside the far post in the 53rd minute. Alexis had already hit the crossbar but Zaragoza, who have yet to win in 2013, rarely threatened.

“We miss Messi, obviously, but

we have some great players with a lot of football in their boots,” Thiago told Spanish broadcaster Canal Plus. “We would like to win the league as soon as possible but there are still many games left to play. The title isn’t won yet.”

FALCAO SCORES

Radamel Falcao scored twice as Atletico Madrid swept aside visiting Granada 5-0 to keep the pressure on second-placed Real.

The Colombia striker, constantly linked with a move to Europe’s top clubs, took his league tally for the season to 24 as Atletico moved on to 65 points in third, three short of next month’s King’s Cup final opponents.

Atletico were ahead after only four minutes at the Calderon when Diego Costa headed in Koke’s cross, and the Brazilian striker set up Falcao for the second after a swift counter-attack.

Midfielder Koke, a Spanish youth international, curled in teasing free kicks for Falcao and Raul Garcia to

Reuters

voll e y the third and fourth goals after the break, and the overlapping Filipe Luis made it 5-0 in the 70th minute. “It’s impossible to say a Champions League place is now secured,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone told a news conference.

“We can’t think like that. We must look to try and finish second, which would be a big step forward for this club.”

REUTERS/Vincent West

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo kicks the ball during their Spanish first division soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao April 14, 2013.

Frei bows out with goal, pulled muscle as Basel stay top Reuters

BERNE - Switzerland’s record scorer Alexander Frei ended his playing career with a majestic goal to help Swiss champions Basel beat FC Zurich 3-1 on Sunday.

The 33-year-old curled a 25-metre free kick into the top corner in the 58th minute to cancel out Josip Drmic’s first-half goal for Zurich but pulled a muscle in doing so and was substituted to a standing ovation five minutes later.

“It’s typical of my career that I scored that goal, as I’ve often had the fortune to find a goal at the right moment,” Frei told reporters. Frei had intended to play until the end of this season but

brought his retirement forward after accepting a post of sporting director FC Lucerne, who are battling relegation “Only a great player can score a free kick at a moment like that,” added coach Murat Yakin.

Frei joined Basel, the club where he began his career, in 2009 after four seasons at Borussia Dortmund and has scored 108 goals for them since then.

Leaders Basel have won the Swiss Super League in every season since his return with Frei finishing as the league’s top scorer in the last two.

He scored 42 goals in 84 appearances for Switzerland, including at two World Cups and

9

goals and played a key role in the other. “You always want to defend your home turf, and every other team will say the same thing. But we take a lot of pride in this and playing here.”

Davis scored the winner in the 81st minute with a shot from 25 yards. He was involved in the opening goal, providing the cross for Will Bruin’s header in the 26th.

“We have won and tied games in all different fashions,” Houston coach Dominic Kinnear said.

“And the one thing that I never question is the team’s attitude or their desire to try.”

Milan scorer Flamini sent off in draw, Inter lose

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo proved too powerful for Athletic Bilbao as he scored with a fizzing free kick and a towering header in Real Madrid’s bruising 3-0 victory at San Mames in La Liga on Sunday. The Portugal forward took his league tally for the season to 31 goals, netting in his eighth successive game in all competitions, and set up Gonzalo Higuain for Real’s third. corner.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Dynamo beats Fire 2-1, sets MLS record

Reuters

Coach Jose Mourinho has said Real’s title defence is effectively over but fielded a near full-strength side at San Mames as they moved on to 68 points, 13 short of leaders Barcelona with seven games left to play. A weakened Barcelona side had earlier cruised to a 3-0 win at struggling Real Zaragoza thanks to two Cristian Tello goals.

Ronaldo stroked a free kick over the wall and into the top corner after only two minutes in Bilbao, but it sparked a strong response from the hosts who forced Diego Lopez into two fingertip saves before halftime. Angel Di Maria had hit the bar in the first half and the temperature was rising as tackles flew in thick and fast.

Ronaldo was at the centre of much of the attention and reacted by outjumping his marker to thump Xabi Alonso’s free kick past Gorka Iraizoz in the 68th minute.

Higuain was played into the space in the area by Ronaldo soon after, and the Argentine settled the match with low shot into the far

International

two European championships, but ended his international career in 2011 following criticism of some of his performances.

A Fabian Schaer penalty and Mohamed Salah goal in the last five minutes gave Europa League semi-finalists Basel the win, extending their lead in the table to three points over Grasshoppers as they chase a fourth successive title.

Grasshoppers could manage only a 1-1 draw at home to Sion while Young Boys, who fired coach Martin Rueda last week, lost 2-1 at home to FC Thun in their first game under replacement Bernard Challandes.

Mathieu Flamini scored and was sent off as AC Milan were held 1-1 by Napoli in a thirdversus-second battle in Serie A on Sunday while Inter Milan were on the wrong end of another controversial penalty in a 2-0 loss at Cagliari.

Genoa and Sampdoria drew 1-1 in their derby and a blunder by Palermo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino, who appeared to forget the back pass rule, cost the relegation-threatened Sicilians a precious win against Bologna in another 1-1 draw.

Flamini fired Milan ahead in the 29th minute at San Siro and Goran Pandev replied four minutes later as a scrappy game briefly came to life, before fizzling out in the second half amid a glut of niggly exchanges.

The worst of them involved Flamini who lunged at Juan Camilo Zuniga with his studs up and was sent off amid pushing and shoving between the players.

The point improved Napoli’s chances of a Champions League group stage place next season but reduced their hopes of catch-

ing leaders Juventus, who have 71 points and are eight clear with a game to come at Lazio on Monday.

The draw was not much use for Milan (59 points), who stayed four points behind Napoli in third and, with only the top two going straight to the Champions League group phase, look increasingly likely to face the uninviting prospect of a playoff tie in August.

Milan, missing suspended forward Mario Balotelli, also have to look over their shoulders at fourth-placed Fiorentina, only four points behind them after a 2-0 win at Atalanta on Saturday.

Cagliari’s Mauricio Pinilla won and converted a 63rd-minute penalty after he was caught by Matias Silvestre in what appeared a harsh decision and the Chilean also scored the second to hand Inter their fourth defeat in five league matches.

Inter complained last week that they had not been awarded a penalty for 21 matches and club president Massimo Moratti said referees were not acting in good faith.

BLAMED INJURIES

Inter’s complaints were criticised by other clubs including neighbours AC Milan but coach Andrea Stramaccioni blamed injuries rather than the referee for his side’s latest slip.

“The referees are making mistakes but they are repeating them,” he told RAI television, adding that an injury to midfielder Walter Gargano upset Inter’s balance. “The penalty was completely nonexistent.”

Inter, almost certain to be without Champions League football again next season, dropped to seventh with 50 points from 32 games.

Cagliari played the match in Trieste, nearly 1,000 km from their Sardinian base, due to security problems at the Is Arenas.

A speculative cross-shot by Matuzalem in the 80th minute gave Genoa a point against Sampdoria, who had taken the lead in the first half with a free kick by his fellow Brazilian Eder which went under the defensive wall.

AP Photo/Antonio Calanni

AC Milan French midfielder Mathieu Flamini celebrates after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Napoli at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, April 14, 2013.

AP Photo/dpa, Peter Kneffel

Munich’s Franck Ribery jumps over Nuremberg’s goalkeeper Raphael Schaefer during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg in Munich, Germany, Saturday April 13, 2013

Bayern meets Wolfsburg in German Cup semifinals

Associated Press Writer

FRANKFURT, Germany — Bayern Munich’s recordbreaking season could give Jupp Heynckes a title he has never won as a coach — the German Cup. Little more than a week after clinching the Bundesliga championship and one week before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals, Bayern faces Wolfsburg in the final four of the German Cup. In last year’s final, Bayern was humiliated 5-2 by Borussia Dortmund. Bayern’s redemption came this season, taking the Bundesliga title from Dortmund and becoming the first team to win the championship so early in the season.

While the Champions League remains the target, Heynckes is not overlooking the German Cup. He won the competition as a player with Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1973. “I definitely want to reach the final, that’s one title that’s missing in my collection,” Heynckes said ahead of Tuesday’s match in Munich.

As coach, Heynckes lost both German Cup finals — the first in 1984 with Moenchengladbach against Bayern and last season against Dortmund. Heynckes could end the season with three titles before he turns over the club to Pep Guardiola, who will become Bayern coach.

The 67-year-old veteran coach has not said whether he intends to continue coaching somewhere else, but he could go out with a bang.

Bayern’s remarkable season comes after a very frustrating one, Heynckes’ first in his return as coach of Bayern. But the team has been so dominant that Heynckes left out nine regulars on Saturday against Nuremberg and his team still won 4-0.

Wolfsburg, on the other hand, had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home against relegation-threatened Hoffenheim.

“We’ve played better on the road this season than at home,” Wolfsburg general manager Klaus Allofs said.

10

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Destination

Sports

International

International

Enjoy the uniqueness of Nusa Lembongan

John retains WBA featherweight title after a draw Associated Press Writer

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Chris John of Indonesia retained his WBA featherweight title with a technical draw against Japanese Satoshi Hosono on Sunday. After a cautious first round which ended without a significant blow being landed, there some fierce punches traded in the second.

IBP Like the water flows, myriad of foreign tourists throng the island of Nusa Lem bongan. So, it is not mistaken if this bijou island becomes one of the most popular marine tourist attractions. Every day, they come to the tiny island located in the Klungkung Regency. Even, during peak season the number of tourists coming can reach 1,500 people.

Sweetness of honey belongs to Nusa Lembongan makes a number of cruise companies selling holiday package over there. One of them is

Bounty Cruise based at Benoa Harbor. In the morning at around 9:30 am Local Time, Bounty Cruise has started its voyage to Nusa Lembongan. Passengers are just like a king because they are served by the crews amicably. Like the facility on a luxury cruise, breakfast is available aboard.

The voyage from Benoa to Nusa Lembongan Island takes approximately one hour by speed at 20-25 knots or 45 kilometers per hour. During the voyage, we get to enjoy some entertainment, ranging from watching films to sing along on the boat

deck. Songs played by the bands are adjusted to the tourist market. On Monday, for example, is specifically serving tourists from China, so the song played is a Mandarin song.

Nusa Lembongan is a small island of calcareous land. The life of local people seems to give isolated impression considering there has no adequate transportation service.

A number of villas and hotels have been established on steep hills and the beach. Even, on the narrow roadside measuring 2.5 meters has already existed a number of art shops and Internet cafes.

To go to a number of objects on the island, we use tarpaulin-roofed pickups. After driving about five miles, we arrive at the center of seaweed village. At this place, we will find farmers who are cleaning the seaweed and also process it.

An attractive place to visit here is the unique underground house located in the cave known as GalaGala house. To enter this house, we have to go down the stairs, because this house is located 10 meters under ground of limestone.

The height of the cave varies from about 1 to 1.75 meters. Sometimes,

However, American referee Rafael Ramos stopped the scheduled 12-round bout in the third round after the 32-year-old John sustained two cuts - on the right forehead and left temple - due to a head butt.

It was John’s 18th title defense, having earned the belt in 2003 by defeating Oscar Leon of Columbia.

“Frankly, I’m not so satisfied with this victory because I could not show what I have achieved from my extensive training,” said John, who has now held a world title for longer than any other boxer in activity. “Hopefully, I will be able to fight again,” he said.

Sunday’s loss was the third for 29-year-old Hosono in his struggle to claim the WBA featherweight title.

The victory extended John’s record to 48-0-3 (22 KOs) while Hosono’s fell to 23-2-1 (17 KOs).

In an earlier bout, South African Simpiwe Vetyeka became the new IBO featherweight champion after defeating another Indonesian, Daud Yordan, with a technical knockout just before the end of their 12-round contest.

we have to duck and crouch to reach the existing rooms.

Gala-Gala house was made in 1961 until 1976 by a village resident named Made Byasa who worked as a puppeteer. Such a unique work of Byasa was inspired by the life story of the Pandavas during their living in the forest.

For 17 years Byasa had worked day and night to realize such monumental work. Since the age of 75 years, his old body kept on digging and when he was 93 years old he stopped, then he died at the age of 96 years.

IBP/File Photo

AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

7

Injured Djokovic grapples with Monte Carlo dilemma Reuters

MONTE CARLO - World number one Novak Djokovic will make a late decision about whether to play in this week’s Monte Carlo Masters as he struggles to overcome an ankle injury. Djokovic, who lives in Monaco and lost to eight-times champion Rafa Nadal in last year’s final at the first big claycourt event of the season, sprained his ankle playing for Serbia in the Davis Cup last weekend.

He has practised for the last two days but has not fully recovered. “I can’t still 100 per cent guarantee that I’ll be on the court on Wednesday,” the top-seeded Djokovic told a news conference on Sunday. “I’ll decide on Tuesday, at least to give time to another player just in case I don’t play,” he added.

“Strenghthening my ankle is still in the process. Things are looking good, better than I expected it to be. “But I have to be realistic and cautious and see on some practices in the next few days, when I push myself to the limits, if I’m going to have any discomfort. It’ll be an indication that I should not play.”

Twice runner-up to Nadal at the glamourous event by the Mediterranean, Djokovic said he would not take any risks. “Let’s be honest, it’s a very strong tournament and I think there’s no room for any compromise,” he said. “It’s a new surface, a new start of the season and, in order to compete on such a high level, I need to be 100 percent, no question about it.”

SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP But he realises that his special relationship with the tiny principality could help overcome his physical problems. The Serbian

proved it last season when he battled to the final although he was emotionally exhausted following the death of his grandfather during the tournament’s early stages.

“I’m always feeling very inspired and motivated to perform my best in this tournament because I live in Monaco and I spend the majority of my time, when I’m not in tournaments, here in this club, practising on these courts,” Djokovic said. “There’s extra motivation and inspiration for me to try to be fit and ready to perform,” he added.

Djokovic, who won his third consecutive Australian Open title in January, said the injury would not prevent him from playing in the next claycourt events.

A six-times grand slam champion, the 25-year-old Djokovic is bidding to complete his collection with a French Open title, the only major trophy he has not won. “I’m more than sure that there’s not any danger for what’s coming up next - Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros,” he said.

Briton Andy Murray is confident he is fitter than last year, when he struggled with back problems and was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Czech Tomas Berdych. “I’m in better shape. My back’s not an issue like it was, so I feel better than I did coming to Monte Carlo last year,” said second seed Murray.

The Scot, who was close to pulling out of the tournament before reaching the semi-finals of last year’s French Open, said he had learnt to deal with the demanding tour schedule.

“Rafa has problem with his knees, Roger (Federer) has problem with his back ... I’ve been playing tennis for a long time, you pick up things. You have to manage your body,” he said.

Indonesian WBA featherweight champion Chris John, left, fights his opponent Satoshi Hosono of Japan during their boxing title match in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Massa mystified by loss of pace Felipe Massa admits he does not fully understand his loss of pace mid-way through the Chinese Grand Prix. The Brazilian had shadowed team-mate Fernando Alonso, who went on to claim an assured victory, in the early, softrubber stages of the race. Once the field had switched onto mediums however Massa faded from the lead battle, eventually coming home sixth behind the two-stopping McLaren of Jenson Button.

Massa said he is still struggling for

answers to explain his eventual 40-second deficit to Alonso. “It’s difficult to understand exactly what happened today, because the start went very well,” Massa said. “I was immediately quick and the car was working perfectly. “At the first stop, I fitted the medium tyres and after a few laps I began to suffer with graining on the front.

“That meant I lost ground to other cars and it was probably down to a problem linked to the track conditions and my driving style.

“All weekend, I haven’t felt

comfortable with these tyres and in the race, any attempts I made to save them was useless.” Massa believes he would have been in the podium hunt were it not for his pace on the medium tyres. “But for this problem, I would certainly have been in the fight for the podium,” he added.

“But I am still confident because, all the same, I was able to bring home a good points haul which is important in a season that has only just begun.”

AP Photo/Matt Cilley

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Sam Querrey during the Davis Cup tennis tournament on Sunday April 7, 2013, in Boise, Idaho. Djokovic went on to win 7-5, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0.

6

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

W

RLD

International

Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

INDONESIA NTT set to become major cow breeding province

Associated Press Writer

AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Tang, File

FILE - In this May 2012 file photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning cruises for a test on the sea. China has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites Monday, Oct. 15, 2012.

World military spending drops in 2012 Associated Press Writer

STOCKHOLM — Global military spending dipped last year for the first time since 1998 as defense outlays shrank in the West but rose in Russia, China and the Middle East, a Swedish-based arms watchdog said Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said the world spent $1.75 trillion on its armed forces in 2012, down 0.5 percent from the year before.

The fall, driven by spending cuts in the U.S. and other NATO nations, was partially offset by increases elsewhere. Military spending rose by 7.8 percent in China and by 16 percent in Russia, while Oman’s 51-percent boost was the biggest percentage increase in the world, SIPRI said.

“We are seeing what may be the beginning of a shift in the balance of world military spending from the rich Western countries to emerging regions,” SIPRI researcher Sam Perlo-Freeman said in a statement. The drop in the

West was linked to austerity policies and the drawdown in Afghanistan, he added.

SIPRI’s report showed the U.S. remains way ahead of all other countries, accounting for 39 percent of global military spending in 2012.

But it was the first time the U.S. share of global military spending dropped below 40 percent since the Cold War, the institute said.

“The U.S. of course is still far and away the No. 1, but the ratio between the U.S. and China has gone down from 7-1 a few years ago to 4-1 in

2012,” Perlo-Freeman told The Associated Press.

He stressed that the gap was larger when it comes to actual capabilities, noting that the U.S. has 11 aircraft carriers while China has one. “It takes time for changes in military spending to translate into sustained changes in military capabilities,” Perlo-Freeman said.

SIPRI gave no dollar figures for spending by countries including Iran, Syria and North Korea, citing a lack of transparency and uncertainties regarding currency exchange rates.

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese vessel that ran into a protected coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly anteater.

The steel-hulled vessel hit an atoll on April 8 at the Tubbataha National Marine Park, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site on Palawan island. Coast guard spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Armand Balilo said Monday that some 400 boxes, each containing 25 to 30 kilograms of frozen pangolins, were discovered during a second inspection of the boat Saturday.

The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) said the Chinese vessel F/N Min Long Yu could have been carrying up to 2,000 of the toothless, insect-eating animals rolled up in the boxes, with their scales already removed.

“It is bad enough that the Chinese have illegally entered our seas, navigated without boat papers and crashed recklessly into a national marine park and World Heritage Site,” said WWF-Philippines chief executive officer Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan. “It is simply deplorable that they appear to be posing as fishermen to trade in illegal wildlife.”

The boat’s 12 Chinese crewmen are being detained on charges of poaching and attempted bribery, said Adelina Villena, the marine park’s lawyer. She said more charges are being prepared against them, including damaging the corals and violating the country’s wildlife law for being found in possession of the pangolin meat.

It is not yet clear which of the four Asian pangolin species the meat comes from. The International Union of Conservation of Nature lists two species as endangered: the Sunda, or Malayan, pangolin, and the Chinese pangolin. Two others, including the Philippine pangolin endemic to Palawan, are classified as near threatened.

Kuwaiti politician jailed for insulting emir: lawyer Reuters

KUWAIT - A prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician was sentenced to five years in jail on Monday for insulting the country’s ruler, his lawyer said. The court found Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament, guilty of insulting Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah in a speech in October last year in which he appealed to the emir to avoid “autocratic rule”.

Although OPEC member and U.S. ally Kuwait has avoided the kind of mass pro-democracy unrest seen in other Arab countries, tensions have mounted between former parliament members and the government, dominated by the Al-Sabah family.

Barrak’s lawyer Mohammed Abdulqader al-Jassem said the defense team was considering filing an appeal against the sentence issued by the criminal court.

Dozens of supporters had gathered at Barrak’s family guest house and his followers were considering organizing a march later in the day to protest against the decision, according to activists on Twitter.

Lion Air From page 1 The pressure to keep planes flying, coupled with the difficulty of finding enough qualified pilots can create a bad recipe, said Tom Ballantyne, a Sydney-based aviation expert.

“It’s certainly an issue for fast-expanding airlines,” he said.

Lion Air is Indonesia’s top low-cost carrier in a country of 240 million people where air travel is booming. The airline has had seven accidents since 2002. Most were minor and all but one occurred during landing, according to the Aviation Safety Network’s website. The worst crash in 2004 killed 25 people. Lion Air is currently banned from flying to Europe due to broader safety lapses in the Indonesian airline industry that have long plagued the country.

11

Antara

AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana

Activists dressed as injured orangutans take part in a protest demanding that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take immediate action to save the animal outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 15, 2013. Orangutan populations in Indonesia’s Borneo and Sumatera island are facing severe threats from habitat loss, illegal logging, fires and poaching.

BI has prepared scenarios for possible fuel price hike Antara

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia governor Darmin Nasution said the central bank has already prepared calculations for inflation in case the government issued a decision on subsidized oil.

“We have already calculated if the restriction is set this much inflation will be this high. It would all depends upon how much the hike will be or if restriction is done on private cars how much it will be worth,” he said at a Supreme Court building here on Monday.

Darmin made the statement in response to the government’s plan to issue a decision on controlling the use of subsidized gasoline soon to reduce deficit.

He said he would immediately announce the rate of inflation soon after the government issued the decision.

“So, just wait. We will tell the rate soon after it. But do not ask me about it now,” he said.

He said Bank Indonesia also has already conducted simulations to find options to be taken in response to the government’s decision and so the monetary authorities would be ready with measures in case the decision

was announced.

BI deputy governor for monetary management Perry Warjiyo meanwhile said that whatever the decision the government would take its impact on inflation would be temporary.

“The impact would be short term or temporary but in the long term it would be good for the economy,” he said.

He admitted that he had taken part in studying options to control the use of subsidized oil but he declined to tell in detail possible inflation hike caused by every option.

“What is clear is if the option is increasing the price and it is effective for all cars the inflation would be bigger. But it seems the government would only raise the price based upon segments namely only for private cars and so the inflation would be smaller,” he said.

He said if the price of subsidized gasoline for motorbikes would be

raised inflation is predicted to be big because motor bikes contribute 50 percent of subsidized fuel use.

“However whatever the decision it would take it would only be temporary. This year and next year would be elections years and they would have a significant effect on the economic growth,” he said.

The government has set the oil subsidy at Rp274.7 trillion in the 2013 budget consisting of Rp80.9 trillion for electricity subsidy and Rp193.8 trillion for fuel oil subsidy.

The volume of subsidized fuel oils meanwhile has been set at 46 million kilo liters but it is predicted to reach 53 million kilo liters and therefore to affect fiscal conditions unless control is done.

The government is still studying the options which a number of analysts have said would different impacts on inflation and budget reduction.

KUPANG - East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is set to boost the population of its beef cows from around 817,710 early this year. Currently the province is the fourth largest region in cow population after East Java, Central Java and South Sulawesi.

“East Nusa Tenggara’s beef cow population is expected to continue to pick up after a number of steps taken to make it a major livestock province,” head of the planning department of the regional animal husbandry service H Firdaus said here on Monday.

Firdaus said the the population of livestock especially cows in the islands province is forecast to rise from year to year.

By the end of 2012, the province had a beef cow population of 814,450 , up to 817,708 a month later, he said .

The population of buffaloes, horses, goats, , sheep and pigs has been slow in growth, he said, adding growing only by 76 to 191 heads.

Based on provisional figures by Jan. 31 , 2013 , East Nusa Tenggara’s cattle population including cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep, horses and pigs totaled 1,729,656 or an increase of 5,340 heads from 1,724,316 heads by the end of 2012, he said.

He said East Nusa tenggara has 832,228 hectares of fertile green field to feed herds of big cattle including cows, horses, buffaloes, and goats.

East Nusa Tenggara has a number of action plans to increase its cow population including expansion of feedlots, feed technology and expansion and improvement of herding field.

It also plans to improve the quality of its breeder cows and revitalize artificial insemination and preserve productive female cows, Firdaus said.

He said the province will invite investors to venture in large scale development of cattle farms in the region.

He said the province is also set to develop agro-industry building slaughterhouses and beef processing plants. He said development of livestock farms in East Nusa Tenggara have four clusters -- one in Timor, Eastern Flore, Western Flores and Sumba. The one in Timor will covers all regencies in the main land and the regencies of Rote Ndao and Sabu Raijua to breed big and small cattle, and poultry.

The cluster in Eastern Flores covers the regencies of Ende, Sikka, Flores Timur, Lembata, and Alor to breed small and big cattle and poultry .

The third cluster in western Flores covers the regencies of Nagekeo, Ngada, Manggarai Timur, Manggarai and Manggarai Barat to breed big and small cattle integrated with food crop plantations.

The one on the island of Sumba covers four regencies to breed big and small cattle and poultry.

General election will be held as per schedule Antara

JAKARTA - The Indonesian general elections 2014 will be held as per schedule, Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufiq Kiemas assured an Australian parliamentarian delegation.

“We have agreed to abide by the democracy schedule. I think the important is that all parliamentarian members stick to the schedule. The general elections will be held in 2014,” Kiemas said when receiving the Australian legislators here on Monday. The six-member delegation led by Alex Galladh and Kiemas who was accompanied by among others MPR Deputy Chairman Hajriyanto Y Thohasi, discussed about the bilateral ties between the two countries in various fields. They also talked about the democracy developments in Indonesia and election predictions 2014.

“Hopefully the general elections 2014 will be better because it will also affect neighboring countries such as Australia,” Kiemas added.

Despite some obstacles, democracy must go on and be improved continuously, he added.

Alex Galladh said the Australian people feel close to Indonesia and therefore whatever is happening in Indonesia it will have effect on Australia.

Australia also considers Indonesia as a strong democratic nation, he added.

Kiemas and Galladh also discussed about the bilateral relations in eduction, trade and socio-culture fields.

12

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

BUSINESS

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

5

To minimize land conversion

Strong growth in Asia but overheating a risk Agence France-Presse

SINGAPORE - East Asian and Pacific economies will grow 7.8 percent this year on robust domestic demand, the World Bank said Monday, but it warned countries to guard against overheating in credit and asset prices.

The forecast is up from 7.5 percent last year, but the bank said in its latest East Asia and Pacific Update report that expansion would then drop to 7.6 percent next year.

Domestic demand will underpin the rise after the region contributed 40 percent of global growth last year.

Global risks arising from the eurozone debt crisis and US fiscal showdown have abated and there are signs of an economic turnaround in advanced economies, which bodes well for Asia’s exports, the bank added.

However, one emerging issue is “the risk of overheating” in some of the region’s larger economies, it said.

Near-zero interest rates and easy monetary policies in the US, the European Union and Japan have led to a massive exodus of money from these countries into emerging markets, including those in Asia, where they can get higher returns.

The inflow has boosted property and stock prices but there are fears of an asset bubble that could collapse once the funds are withdrawn as quickly as they came in.

Combined with the funds influx, domestic stimulus measures -- including low interest rates -- implemented by governments to boost demand as exports waned have led to higher levels of debt and inflation.

“Continued demand-boosting measures may now be counter-productive as it could add to inflationary pressure,” said Bert Hofman, the bank’s chief regional economist.

“A strong rebound in capital inflows to the region induced by protracted rounds of quantitative easing in the US, EU and Japan, may amplify credit and asset price risks,” he added.

Gross capital flows into the region amounted to $46.8 billion in the first three months of this year, up 86.3 percent from a year ago, the bank said.

It also said that in the same period the amount of cash that found its way into Asian stock markets more than doubled year on year to $13.2 billion from $5.6 billion.

“The risk of an asset boom in the markets in which global liquidity spills over is emerging, with asset valuations moving ahead of fundamentals and possibly a correction down the road,” the bank said.

“Stock market indices have surged by 56 percent in the Philippines and 48 percent in Thailand in the past 14 months alone,” it noted.

Debt accumulation by governments, companies and households has also increased, the bank said.

The bank urged governments in the region to channel the funds to productive activities by investing the money in infrastructure and human capital to sustain high growth.

“Beyond raising the level and quality of investment, the region must regain its focus on improving productivity,” the bank said.

It urged policymakers to be prepared to withdraw the domestic stimulus measures as the global economy recovers.

Bali News

International

AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS

A fruit seller waits for customers in a wet market in Shanghai on April 15, 2013. China’s economic growth slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, data showed, below expectations and fuelling concerns that a recent recovery is faltering on subdued overseas demand.

China growth slows to 7.7% in first quarter Agence France-Presse

BEIJING - China’s economic growth slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, the government said Monday, a surprise result that came in below expectations and raised concerns the nation’s recovery is faltering.

The figure for the three months to March, announced by the National Bureau of Statistics, compared with a median 8.0 percent forecast for the world’s second-largest economy in a poll of 12 economists by AFP. China’s economy expanded 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, snapping seven straight quarters of slowing growth and fuelling optimism for a solid recovery while other major economies remain relatively weak.

In a statement the NBS cited “the complicated and volatile economic environment at home and abroad”, adding that China’s ruling Communist Party and government were

committed to “making progress while ensuring stability”.

Wendy Chen, a Shanghai-based economist at Nomura Securities, told AFP: “The (GDP) figure was lower than market expectations, indicating the recovery in the real economy was not on a solid foundation and remained weak.”

She added that given concerns about inflation rising in the next few months it was unlikely the central bank will move to stimulate the economy by cutting interest rates “as loosening monetary policy may bring greater inflationary risks”.

The government “will likely take steps on the fiscal policy side, possibly continuing to promote investment in infrastructure construction”, she said.

China’s economy grew 7.8 percent in 2012, its slowest rate in 13 years, and authorities have kept their growth target for 2013 at a conservative 7.5 percent.

The country’s leaders have vowed

to rebalance the economy away from reliance on the traditional growth drivers of investment and exports, and towards consumer demand.

But fixed-asset investment, a key measure of government spending on infrastructure, jumped 20.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period in 2012, the NBS said.

Industrial production rose 8.9 percent year-on-year in March and 9.5 percent in the first quarter, the NBS added, while retail sales were up 12.6 percent in the month and 12.4 percent in the first quarter.

The surprise GDP figure came after Chinese President Xi Jinping last week expressed confidence in the country’s economy, telling business leaders it was in “good shape”.

He said China will probably not be able to sustain the “ultra-high speed of economic growth” of the past, but that a “relatively high speed of economic growth” will be possible.

Government urged to issue bylaw on farmland protection Bali Post

SINGARAJA - Rampant farmland conversion in some areas in Bali including in Buleleng increasingly draw the concerns. Such land conversion has caused the narrowing to farmland because they are transformed into residential area or plantation areas.

To control the farmland conversion, the government is urged to take decisive measures and fortify the remaining farmland. One of the ways is that government agencies and the House establish a regional bylaw on farmland protection.

As stated in the seminar entitled “Bali in the Perspective of 45 Years to Come” held by Bali Post in the official residence of the Regent of Buleleng, Friday afternoon (Apr 12).

The keynote speakers in the seminar were the Buleleng Regent Putu Agus Suradnyana, Rector of the Undiksha Singaraja Prof. Dr. Nyoman Sudiana, and Rector of the Undiknas Denpasar Prof. Dr. Gede Sri Darma as well as moderated by Ida Bagus Jelantik from the Udayana University.

Representative of Kelian Subak across Buleleng, Ketut Deres, in the seminar said that farmland conversion in Buleleng was increasingly unstoppable lately. Aside from the unproductive farmland, the productive farmland was also converted to building because the owner faced economic difficulties. Additionally, the farmland conversion also occurred into plantation area where farmers used the land for cultivating grape or crops. However, the land conversion into plantation was in small amount.

Most of the farmlands had been converted to building purposes. “This has been going on since long time ago and now the condition is getting more apprehensive and the narrowing of farmland is more serious,” he said.

To minimize the farmland conversion, added Deres, the government agencies with the House should establish regional bylaw on the farmland protection. Such legal instrument was believed an effective attempt to control the farmland conversion. At least, the productive farmland could still be maintained. Besides, the establishment of farmland protection regulation had been in accordance with the Law No.41/2009 on sustainable agriculture and the Law No. 87/2004 on protection to water sources. “I think this regulation can be made because the higher regulations also set it forth, and now it is just needed the good will of local government and the House to establish the farmland protection regulation,” he explained.

On the other hand, Deres said that aside from the effort to establish

farmland protection regulation, the irrigation networks should also receive serious attention. There were a lot of damaged irrigation networks, but they had not been handled by the county government. As a result, the rice fields of farmers dried. Then, farmers were discouraged and finally preferred to sell their farmland. In addition, the purchase-sale transaction of farmland should also be known by the subak apparatus in the area.

Deres admitted that such transaction was frequently not informed to Kelian Subak. As a result, the irrigation network became the victim because when measuring the irrigation network that coincidentally did not flow any water was also measured.

Consequently, the farmers taking advantage of the irrigation network passing through the converted land had the impact. “If possible, the Kelian Subak should be informed if there is a farmland purchase, so that the irrigation network is not involved in the land conversion, but remains well maintained and can be used by other farmers in the subak concerned,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Regent of Buleleng, Putu Agus Suradnyana, explained that other than establishing bylaw, there were other measures that could be done to minimize the farmland conversion. One of the measures was by increasing the productivity of the farmland with proper farming techniques. The regent pointed out that farmers should continue to be directed to conduct balanced fertilization and attempted to use organic fertilizers much more than chemical fertilizers. To maintain the supply of organic fertilizers, local government had begun to prepare organic fertilizer from waste processing made by the Buleleng Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP).

In addition, the growers of wine or mango and other fruits also continued to be developed with proper farming techniques and were attempted to boost their fruit production. It was carried out by establishing testing block of plant cultivation and then the results were applied through subak groups in Buleleng. “I think the effort to maintain the fertility will increase the crop production.

When the farmland has produced it will be impossible for farmers to sell it,” he explained. (kmb)

Children play traditional game knows as Congklak. Today, children have unlimited choices of games. They have been pampered by modern games, ranging from Turtle Ninja, Kung Fu, war games and many more. These can make them stay for hours in front of television or computer. Yet, behind this ease and enjoyment, they lose some values like creativity and do not know they have traditional games.

IBP/Net

Traditional Games:

A Hidden Treasure of Children Heritage Today, children have unlimited choices of games.

They have been pampered by modern games, ranging from Turtle Ninja, Kung Fu, war games and many more. These can make them stay for hours in front of television or computer. Yet, behind this ease and enjoyment, they lose some values like creativity and do not know they have traditional games.

It is said so because there is a trend where children, both in urban and rural areas, begin to leave their traditional games. Many game options have been available in the form of CD, DVD, Internet and cartoon in television. Just by CD rental or buying the cheapest one and sitting down sweetly, they could enjoy the games they like best. If the games contain competition, they will compete against machine or some times against friends. Without realized, this may result in sight disorder where children should gaze the monitor and finally require thick glasses at earlier age.

Advancement is not always bad. However, parents should control them to what extent those games could drive good impact. Before the presence of these modern games, there were many traditional games. They are no less interesting than the modern ones. Many children even find it attractive and make them creative.

During an art parade of Bali Arts Festival it was shown the treasure of traditional games. This event just like a kaleidoscope highlighting a variety of traditional games that ever existed within the life of Balinese children. To play one of the games, children should first search for its materials by themselves at backyard or garden. Actually, it is here where the challenge of the games begins. Sometimes, they got injury because they are unable to use a knife properly. It did not matter as intriguing power has superseded it.

Among the parade, there was a space intended for children world where they displayed some bizarre games like coconut shell clog, walking on stilts, pulling friend by the sheath of areca nut, pulling rope in-group and two-wheeled toy where its stick carried on shoulder. Meanwhile, the heavier one was gallivanting show by barong effigy.

To play the coconut shell clog, for instance, they should keep their balance well. Standing on the tips of coconut shell is not easy. Moreover, they have to maintain the harmony of steps with the pulling of rope connected to each coconut shell. When the pull and steps can go harmoniously, the player can walk faster. Balance is also entailed in walking on stilts or tajog or egrang. This game is even riskier because the position of pedal is higher from the ground. However, when a player can operate these stilts properly it is more challenging and pleasant. The higher the pedal the more challenging it is. Walking on stilts looks like a walking long-legged heron. It would be more interesting when passing through a muddy or knee-deep watery road. These games are often put into competition related to traditional sports.

Another game requiring cooperation is pulling the sheath of areca nut. If the bean of areca nut is used by grandfathers or grandmothers for ingredient of chewing betel, the sheath of it is used by their grandchildren to make ‘a pulling vehicle’. Yellow leaf signifies it has been mature. It is time for children to take it. They just need to leave out the ribs of leaf. The main rib is not cut as it will be used to pull. One child serves as passenger while another as driver who pulls the sheath.

This role is exchanged so both can have an opportunity to enjoy the ‘comfort’ of this vehicle game.

Children also put an interest in dancing barong gallivanting show. For them, it has been designed a smaller-sized barong. Therefore, before growing adult they have been introduced to art world of adult people. By performing gallivanting show like this, they will obtain experience and earn money. However, the emphasis here is not on the money, but on the experience and fun.

Actually, there are more traditional games that once lived in midst of Balinese community.

Maybe, having watched or played modern games they could combine with the traditional ones they have. At least, the traditional can become an alternative, as all raw materials have been available at their surroundings. (BTN/punia)

4

Bali News

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

International

International

W

Thousands of pilgrims say prayers, closed on Tuesday

RLD

North Koreans carry flowers to giant statues of North Korean late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 15, 2013. North Korea celebrated Monday the 101st birth anniversary of national founder Kim Il Sung, its most important holiday of the year.

One of the billboards placed near Candikuning Monument

IBP/File

Worried to be chaotic

Candikuning village restricts billboards of political party

Tabanan (Bali Post)—

Proliferation of billboards owned by political parties ahead of gubernatorial election, the residents of Candikuning village, Baturiti, responded it seriously.

Being anxious to be chaotic, they agreed to restrict the installation of billboards along the main road at local village. They reasoned it was the main route to destination visited by many tourists, especially foreign tourists.

The Headman of Candikuning, Made Mudita, confirmed the restriction to the installation of billboards by political parties had been discussed and decided in the subdistrict level, recently. It contained that tourist area such as Lake Beratan route should be free from billboards of political party. “The policy is intended for the convenience of tourists visiting the area of Lake Beratan. It aims at anticipating the possibility of the tourist area to be chaotic due to billboard installation by political parties,” said Mudita, Sunday (Apr 14).

According to Mudita, along the main road section of Candikuning was in direct contact with the lake tourist attraction.

Almost every day, the region was visited

by foreign and domestic tourists. Without restriction, people worried if the main road section would be flooded with billboards. Moreover, they were of large size.

“If left unchecked, the beauty of the lake will be disturbed. Therefore, we restrict it early on,” he said. Billboard installation by political party was only allowed at two points, respectively at the Corn Statue intersection doubling as southern entrance to Candikuning and at the border with Buleleng County. Mudita said the two points were considered far from the tourist attraction of Lake Beratan.

Decision on the restriction of billboard installation by political parties would continue to apply until the next election.

So, there would be no longer billboard installation going up against the decision.

Thus, if there would be people desperate to do it they would be imposed with sanction.

“Regarding the sanction, we will see first the violation. If possible, there should be no violation,” he pleaded. He also explained that such restriction had nothing to do with political interest. Even, he said, local residents wanted to maintain the comfort atmosphere of Candikuning. Moreover, many local residents relied on their livelihood at the lake tourist attraction. If the condition was chaotic, it would be feared to have an impact on the comfort of tourists.

As observation made by Bali Post on Sunday, the restriction to billboard installation by political parties could be felt along the main road section of Candikuning. No single billboard was installed there. The billboards were only installed at neutral zone near the intersection of the corn statue. Therefore, the position was away from the main road at the edge of Lake Beratan. (kmb30)

Mentally ill, stabber at Tegak sent to Bangli Mental Hospital

Semarapura (Bali Post)-

Wayan Suardika alias Kacir (48) who stabbed I Komang Wirawan alias Klepon (27) from Banjar Kaja Kangin, Tegak Village, Klungkung has now been sent to Bangli Mental Hospital.

It is proven that Suardika is

mentally ill and have caused police difficult to investigate the case. Head of Klungkung Police Criminal Research, Wiastu Andri, as permitted by Head of Police PC Ketut Suartha, last Sunday (14/4) that post the incident last 29th March, accused gave in to Klungkung Police while the

victim was rushed to Klungkung Hospital then Sanglah Hospital Denpasar. Accused stabbed victim on the chest using a sharp weapon that is used during cockfight. The incident happened after a tension happened in the arena and caused victim unconscious.

Police then straight away inves-

tigate accused yet the answers are never connected for that they decided that Kacir is self disturbed.

From Kacir’s colleague statement and victim, Kacir is known to have mental illness. Andri stated the case is also facing difficulties as there is no reporter to the case. Victim declined to be the

reporter. Even so, victim wanted the investigation to continue and wait for Bangli Mental Hospital results on accused. Head of Police also stated that accused violates Section 351 Criminal Code on slaughter that caused a person wounded with five years in prison. (kmb31)

NKoreans mark key holiday, oblivious to tensions AP Photo/Kyodo News

Associated Press Writer

PYONGYANG, North Korea — Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung. Girls in red and pink jackets skipped along streets festooned with celebratory banners and flags and boys on inline skates took a break from skating to slurp up bowls of shaved ice as North Koreans began observing a three-day holiday.

There was no sense of panic in the North Korean capital, where very few locals have access to international broadcasts and foreign newspapers speculating about an imminent missile launch and detailing the international diplomacy under way to try to rein Pyongyang in.

Elsewhere in the region, however, the focus remained on the threat of a missile launch as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up a tour to coordinate Washington’s response with Beijing, North Korea’s most important ally, as well

Reuters

as Seoul and Tokyo.

In Seoul, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin told a parliamentary committee Monday that North Korea still appeared poised to launch a missile from its east coast, though he declined to disclose the source of his information.

Kerry warned North Korea not to conduct a missile test, saying it would be provocation that “will raise people’s temperatures” and further isolate the country and its impoverished people. He said Sunday that the U.S. was “prepared to

reach out,” but that Pyongyang must first bring down tensions and honor previous agreements.

Foreign governments have been trying to assess how seriously to take North Korea’s recent torrent of rhetoric warning of war if the U.S. and South Korea do not stop holding joint military maneuvers just across the border. Officials in South Korea, the United States and Japan say intelligence indicates that North Korea, fresh off an underground nuclear test in February, appears ready to launch a medium-range missile.

North Korea has already been slapped with strengthened U.N. sanctions for violating Security Council resolutions barring the regime from nuclear and missile activity.

But while the matter continued to dominate headlines abroad, Pyongyang’s own media gave little indication Monday of how high the tensions are.

CARACAS - Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation.

The 50-year-old former bus driver, whom Chavez named as his preferred heir before dying from cancer, edged out opposition challenger Henrique Capriles with 50.7 percent of the votes in Sunday’s election, according to election board returns. Capriles took 49.1 percent, a difference of just 235,000 ballots.

Capriles, whose strong showing beat most forecasts, refused to recognize the result and said his team had a list of more than 3,000 irregularities ranging from gunshots to the illegal re-opening of polling centers. “I didn’t fight against a candidate today, but against the whole abuse of power,”

said Capriles, the 40-year-old governor of Miranda state, demanding a recount.

“Mr. Maduro, you were the loser ... This system is collapsing, it’s like a castle of sand - touch it and it falls.” A protracted election dispute could cause instability in a deeply polarized nation with the world’s largest oil reserves.

Though some opposition supporters chanted “fraud”, banged pots and pans and burned tires in protest, Capriles did not call them onto the streets en masse. Maduro said he would accept a full recount, even as he insisted his victory was clean and dedicated it to Chavez.

“We’ve had a fair, legal and constitutional triumph,” Maduro told his victory rally. “To those who didn’t vote for us, I call for unity. We are going to work together for the security and economy of this country.” The election board said Maduro’s win was “irreversible” and gave no indication of when it might carry out an audit.

REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

Venezuelan presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro celebrates after the official results gave him a victory in the balloting, in Caracas April 14, 2013.

Bombs hit cities across Iraq, 20 killed

BAGHDAD - Car bombs and attacks on cities across Iraq, including two blasts at a checkpoint at Baghdad international airport, killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 200 on Monday, police said.

The wave of attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmato and other towns to the north to south, came days before Iraqis vote in provincial elections that will test political

stability more than a year after U.S. troops left the country.

No one claimed responsibility for Monday’s bombings, but al Qaeda’s local wing, Islamic State of Iraq, and other Sunni Islamist groups have vowed to wage a campaign against Shi’ites and the government to stoke sectarian confrontation.

Two people were killed by car bombs that exploded at a Baghdad airport checkpoint, police sources

said. Attacks on the heavily guarded airport and the fortified International Zone housing many embassies are rare, but insurgents have stepped up bombings this year.

“Two vehicles managed to reach the entrance of Baghdad airport and were left parked there. While we were doing routine searches, the two cars exploded seconds apart. Two passengers travelling to the airport were killed,” a police source said.

13

Tight win for Chavez’s heir spells uncertainty for Venezuela Reuters

Amlapura (Bali Post)—

Ngusaba ritual in the Dalem Temple of Datah customary village, Karangasem, was anticipated with ngusaba segeha and Nyepi or day of silence for a day. Ida Bhatara or deity of the Datah customary village, Karangasem, was ready to receive the worship from devotees for three days starting on Saturday (Apr 13). On Saturday and Sunday (Apr 14), approximately 7,000 pilgrims had said prayers.

Chief of Datah customary village, Made Kusumajaya, said last Sunday the ritual had been anticipated with ngusaba segeha three days earlier.

At that moment, thousands of pilgrims came to say prayers in the Prajapati Temple and it was resumed with Nyepi Day. Overall, the implementation of day of silence could run orderly, although a few people were found breaking the norms by pecalang or customary security officer, so that later they would be tried in the village assembly and punished with fines as the implementation of Nyepi at local village in previous years.

Meanwhile, in the ngusaba dalem ritual since two years ago, local deity was allocated to receive the worship of pilgrims for three days. It was intended to provide an opportunity for some 15,000 Datah villagers. In the past, the ngusaba dalem was only held for a day and then closed on the same day.

As a result, all the devotees were jostling. Before sprinkled with holy water, they had already got up for fear of being crowded and trampled. Now, with a better arrangement, the worship could run orderly.

Of tens of thousands of Datah villagers, most of them lived in diaspora to earn a living outside the village, such as by working in the tourism sector in Gianyar, Badung and Denpasar. When ngusaba dalem took place, they were all expected to come home in order to say prayers as well as ask for grace and salvation.

Meanwhile, the committee of ngusaba dalem ritual, Wayan Surya, added on Sunday (Apr 14) the worship for the pilgrims started at 09:30 until 12:00 a.m. Village apparatus and priests were given a break and then came back to be on duty at 3:00 p.m. and pilgrims were given the opportunity to say prayers. Meanwhile, the gamelan troupe paid devotion to play gamelan in turns and at that time it was the turn of residents of Tengah hamlet living in diaspora.

Wayan Surya said that the pilgrims still had the opportunity to say prayers on Monday (Apr 15) and Tuesday (Apr 16). At that time, chiefly the village apparatus would organize the mapepada ritual to the animals used in the pecaruan sacrifice and would be followed by penyineban or the closing. (013)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The most deadly attack was in Tuz Khurmato, 170 km (105 miles) north of Baghdad, where four bombs targeting police patrols killed five people and wounded 67, officials said.

Iraqis vote on Saturday for members of provincial councils in a ballot that will test Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s political muscle against Shi’ite and Sunni rivals before a parliamentary election in 2014.

Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, al Qaeda is regaining ground, especially in the western desert close to Syria’s border. Islamic State of Iraq says it has joined forces with the al-Nusra Front rebels fighting in Syria.

Sunni insurgents, especially al Qaeda, see Baghdad’s Shi’ite-led government as oppressors of the country’s Sunni minority and see Shi’ites in general as apostates from true Islam.

14

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Technology

International

NASA’s Wallops Island prepares for the spotlight Associated Press Writer

WALLOPS ISLAND, Virginia — On one of Virginia’s small barrier islands, a NASA facility that operates in relative obscurity outside scientific circles is preparing to be thrust into the spotlight.

On Wednesday, Orbital Sciences Corp. plans to conduct the first test launch of its Antares rocket under a NASA program in which private companies deliver supplies to the International Space Station. If all goes as planned, the unmanned rocket’s practice payload will be vaulted into orbit from Wallops Island before burning up in the atmosphere on its return to Earth several months later.

The goal of the launch isn’t to connect with the space station, but to make sure the rocket works and that a simulated version of a cargo ship that will dock with the space station on future launches separates into orbit. Orbital officials say that should occur about 10 minutes after liftoff.

In that short period of time, Wallops Island will transition from a little-known launch pad for small research rockets to a major player in the U.S. space program.

The Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s rural Eastern Shore is small in comparison to major NASA centers like those in Florida, California and Texas. The site is near Maryland and just south

of Chincoteague Island, which attracts thousands of tourists each summer for an annual wild pony swim made famous by the 1947 novel “Misty of Chincoteague.”

The Eastern Shore is dominated by forests and farmland, and Wallops Island’s isolated nature, with marshland to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its east, has also made it home to a Navy surface warfare combat center.

Those who work at Wallops Island joke that even people living on the Eastern Shore are surprised to learn about rocket launches there.

In fact, more than 16,000 rockets have been launched from Wallops Island since 1945, but none has drawn the attention of Antares.

Most of the launches are suborbital and focus on educational and research programs.

“The real transformation here at Wallops is we’ve always been kind of a research facility,” said William Wrobel, the facility’s director. “So this transition is really kind of into an operational phase, where we’re going to be doing kind of regular flights out of here to the space station.”

Bali News

International

Antara

JAKARTA - At least 50 countries will participate in the International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) in Bali from April 21-26, 2013, according to Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI) Chairman Safari Azis.

“Representatives from at least 50 country will attend the 21st symposium, but unfortunately the papers from Indonesian side to be presented are still less than those from other countries such as Malaysia,” Safari said during a press conference at Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) building here on Monday.

According to him, the International Seaweed Symposium is held once in three years by International Seaweed Association (ISA) since its first in Edinburgh in July 1952.

During the 20th International Seaweed Symposium in Ensenada, Mexico, in February 2010, ISA selected Indonesia to host the 21st symposium in its island resort of Bali in 2013.

“For Indonesia to host the event, it will be a good opportunity for the country to show various achievements it has made in developing seaweed and seaweed industries,” he noted.

Safari said that themed “Seaweed Science for Sustainable Prosperity”, the 21st ISS in Bali will provide a forum for scientists, technologists, business people and resource managers to present their latest research results, exchange ideas and develop new synergies.

He said during the symposium, the results of various researches, trade exhibitions and business meetings on seaweed would be discussed in an effort to strengthen the nation’s seaweed industry.

Meanwhile, Kadin deputy chairman for marine and fisheries affairs Yugi Prayanto said his party continued to facilitate and support the International Seaweed Association (ISA) to hold the 21st ISS in Bali.

“The seaweed commodities and their derivatives have a lot of added value and therefore more entrepreneurs are expected to develop it,” Yugi said, adding that seaweed commodity in Indonesia has a very prospective future.

AP Photo/Steve Helber, File

AP Photo/Earthjustice, Jack Jeffrey

This undated photo provided by environmental law firm Earthjustice shows the endangered palila bird, a native bird found only in certain parts of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea.

HONOLULU — A plan by California and Canadian universities to build the world’s largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano won approval from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday.

The decision clears the way for the group managing the Thirty Meter Telescope project to negotiate a sublease for land with the University of Hawaii.

The telescope would be able to observe planets that orbit stars other than the sun and enable astronomers to watch new planets and stars being formed. It should also help scientists see some 13 billion light years away for a glimpse into the early years of the universe. Construction costs are expected to top $1 billion.

home to one confirmed burial site and perhaps four more.

Environmentalists also petitioned to stop the telescope on the grounds it would harm habitat for the rare wekiu bug.

The board approved the project anyway, but imposed two dozen conditions including a requirement that employees be trained in culture and natural resources.

The University of California system, the California Institute of Technology and the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy are spearheading the telescope. China, India and Japan have signed on to be partners.

The University of Hawaii is involved because it leases the summit land from the state of Hawaii.

Mauna Kea’s peak already hosts about a dozen telescopes.

IBP/Eka Adhiyasa

The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali’s airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said Monday, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

Bali crash pilots pass drug, alcohol tests Agence France-Presse

DENPASAR - The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali’s airport have passed initial drug tests, an official said Monday, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.

Hawaii land board approves Thirty Meter Telescope The telescope’s segmented primary mirror, which is nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long, will give it nine times the collecting area of the largest optical telescopes in use today. Its images will also be three times sharper.

But the telescope may not hold the world’s largest title for long.

A group of European countries plans to build the European Extremely Large Telescope, which will have a 138-foot (42-meter)long mirror.

Some Native Hawaiian groups had petitioned against the project, arguing it would defile the mountain’s sacred summit.

Native Hawaiian tradition holds that high altitudes are sacred and are a gateway to heaven.

In the past, only high chiefs and priests were allowed at Mauna Kea’s summit. The mountain is

3

50 countries to participate in Bali International Seaweed Symposium

FILE - In a Saturday Dec. 9, 2006 file photo, the Orbital Science Corp Minotaur 1 rocket sits on its launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.

Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

IBP/File Photo

A woman harvesting seaweed in Bali Island. At least 50 countries will participate in the International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) in Bali from April 21-26, 2013, according to Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI) Chairman Safari Azis.

The Indonesian passenger jet carrying 108 people missed the runway as it came into land on the resort island Saturday, slamming into the water at high speed and splitting in two.

Investigators were due later Monday to haul the half-submerged wreckage onto a beach to examine the jet’s interior and recover the cockpit voice recorder.

It is not yet clear what caused the accident, although analysts have speculated that it could have been caused by a weather phenomenon such as “wind shear”, a change in wind direction and speed between different altitudes.

The pilot and co-pilot on the new Boeing 737-800 tested negative in urine tests for drugs and alcohol, said transport ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan.

“We are still waiting for the hair tests,” he added.

A Lion Air official said at the weekend that the Indonesian pilot, Mahlup Gozali, who had more than 10,000 flying hours, and the Indian co-pilot, Chiraq Carla, had been in a fit state to fly the plane.

Drug tests are routine following air accidents but at least three pilots at Lion Air, Indonesia’s fastest-growing carrier which recently sealed two huge deals, have been arrested for either consumption or possession of methamphetamine since 2011.

Investigators and officials are still trying to determine what caused the plane to plunge into the sea, leaving terrified passengers to swim through the water to shore or be plucked to safety by police in rubber dinghies.

But analysts said that given mechanical problems were unlikely as the plane was new, the accident could have been

caused by “wind shear”, or a “microburst”, a strong downdraft from storm clouds.

“If that hit the aircraft when it was on final approach, there is the likelihood the pilots would not have had time to recover,” Tom Ballantyne, chief correspondent with Orient Aviation magazine, told AFP. An airport forecaster told AFP the weather at the runway at the time of the accident was cloudy, but in general fine.

But Ballantyne added that phenomena such as “wind shear” were “invisible” and could occur in any weather conditions Ervan refused to comment on what may have caused the crash.

He said that the independent investigation team probing the accident would take two to three months to reach a preliminary conclusion, and up to a year to produce final conclusions.

2

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Bali News

About to rob phone counter

Motorcycle thieve arrested Denpasar (Bali Post)-

IBP/File

The tourists are enjoying their time in Kuta Beach. The plane crash on Ngurah Rai Airport could give bad image on tourism in Bali

Bali tourism image gets smudged Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Lion Air plane crashing on Saturday (Apr 13) at 2:10 p.m. could become a bad precedent for tourism in Indonesia and Bali in particular if the cause of the accident was human error.

It was expressed by Chairman of the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI) Bali, Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, in Denpasar, Sunday (Apr 14). He assessed the airline slip disaster could affect the image of Bali tourism, but it depended on the results of investigation team from the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT).

“If results of the investigation team show the cause of such accident is human error, it can have an impact on the image of tourism in this region as the occurrence happening two or three years ago,” he said.

Moreover, Ngurah Wijaya continued when the cause of the incident was pilot error it would have an impact on the image of the airline flight in the country. As a result, a number of foreign countries would impose a flight ban.

“The impact of such flight ban will cause reduction in the foreign tourist arrivals to the Island of the Gods because there are no direct flights. Of course, it is not expected by the tourism stakeholders,” he said.

According to him, the direct impact of Lion Air airplane slip was not currently visible while all the tourist activities in Bali ran as usual. “Hopefully, there will be no negative impacts due to

such unfortunate accident, although causing no casualties. Therefore, simply wait for the results of investigation regarding the cause of incident. Only after that, the impact can be felt,” he said.

On the other hand, the management of PT Angkasa Pura I Ngurah Rai did not know when the wreckage of Lion Air would be evacuated.

Spokesperson of PT Angkasa Pura I Ngurah Rai, Sherly Yunita, explained that delayed evacuation aimed to give time to the National Committee for Transportation Safety (KNKT) to perform the investigation.

“Right now, the investigation will be carried out to know in details about the aircraft condition along with the cause of crash. On that account, the evacuation cannot be done before the investigation can be completed by the KNKT,” she said.

Sally did not know when the investigation would be accomplished. “We do not know how long the investigation will take place. However, we will continue to coordinate with the KNKT related to the matter,” she said. As had been known, the aircraft carrying 101 passengers and seven crews split into two parts, just a few moments after landing, located one kilometer from Kelan Beach, Kedonganan. (kmb27)

Join team Bali Police Criminal Research and East Denpasar Police managed to capture the four motorcycle robbers also phone counter robbers last Saturday (13/4) early morning. They area Budi Siswanto (26) from Jember, Harjanto (30) from Pemekasan Madura, Kadek Kawi Sujana (21) and Kadek Yasa (30) from Karangasem. Besides them, 13 motorcycles were also confiscated and the case is being developed.

Head of East Denpasar Police, APC I Putu Suprama last Sunday (14/4), explained that there might be more suspects. The case was revealed after the four accused was about to rob the Bali Barong Phone Counter at WR Supratman Street, Tohpati, Denpasar last Saturday at 1 am local time. The shop owned by Komang Merta Jiwa (43) had its lock broken already. When Budi and Harjanto about to steal, Kawi and Yasa waited on the other side yet just about they were going to open the rolling door, one worker Cecep Siaful (21) caught them in action.

Cecep shouted for help and locals chased them. Budi who admitted to have just started living in Bali managed to be captured at Ganda Pura Street, Denpasar. Accused was hit and then arrested by the Police. Later on, the others were then captured where Harianto caught at Hotel Osela Room No. 13 Pidada Street, Ubung, Denpasar at 12.30 pm local time while Kawi Sujana and Yasa, were captured at their living place behind Batubulan Terminal, Gianyar.

They all then admitted not only to have robbed phone counters but also motorcycles in 14 crime scenes where four of them in East Denpasar, two in West Denpasar, 5 at Sukawati, Gianyar and the rest they admitted to have not remembered.

The 13 motorcycles included four Suzuki Satria FU, four Yamaha Mio, 1 Honda CS, one Yamaha Jupiter MX, two Honda Beat and one Suzuki Shogun R. “All items have been confiscated along with 3 letter T keys, 1 linggis, 1 huge scissors and 2 face coverer (zebo),” Suprama concluded. (kmb21)

Six victims of Lion Air still under treatment

Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Six passengers of the Lion Air JT 904 failing to land on Saturday (Apr 13) remained to be treated until last Sunday at four different hospitals. Based on data, two patients were still getting treatment at Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan, two patients at Kasih Ibu Hospital Denpasar, one at Prima Medika Hospital and another at Surya Husada Hospital.

One of the patients treated at Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan, Irawati, 63, admitted that shortly before the aircraft crashed, it was surrounded by a dark mist and light rain.

“The flight was safe. Even, 20 minutes before landing, the flight attendant had informed while reminding us to fasten our seat belt,” she said.

Suddenly it was turning dark as covered by mists and followed by drizzles. Irawati felt there was a shock accompanied with loud voice. “I felt the speed of the aircraft was getting faster. I asked the flight attendant why the landing was like that. Before being answered, the aircraft generated the sound of collision up to three times,” said Irawati.

When the third shock happened, the head of Irawati banged forward, to the right and left so that her neck got injuries. Though she could not move freely, she had helped the other passengers to exit the aircraft. “I then plunged into the water, while my life jacket came off. I cried out for help, but the other passengers were also trying to save themselves. Shortly before passing out, I saw there

were officers saving me and bringing me to the ground,” she said. The situation when the accident happened was so full of panic and fear because the water began to get into the plane. “The officers were spry enough. All the victims were evacuated out of the aircraft quickly,” he said.

She was grateful to be saved from the incident. “I am grateful that God had allowed me to live and to meet again with my family,” she explained.

Director of the Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan, Ngurah Wardana, described that two patients treated at the Kasih Ibu Hospital Kedonganan were in a stable condition and undergoing observation. “One patient had undergone surgery for broken bones in the nose while another patient suffered neck injury. However, so far there was no broken bone found. Both are in observation. If their condition improves, they will be allowed to go home in a few days,” he explained.

Meanwhile, one of the two patients referred to Kasih Ibu Hospital Denpasar suffered an injury on the head so that it was bleeding, while the other patient experienced swelling in the left ankle.

According to the Director of Kasih Ibu Hospital Denpasar, Nyoman Muliani, said that both patients were undergoing observation. “Patients with head injuries are treated in the ICU and still under observation. If the health condition improves, it will be moved to a regular room,” she said. (san)

 Founder : K.Nadha,  General Manager :Palgunadi Chief Editor: Diah Dewi Juniarti  Editors: Gugiek Savindra,Alit Susrini, Alit Sumertha, Daniel Fajry, Mawa, Sri Hartini, Suana, Sueca, Sugiartha, Yudi Winanto Denpasar: Dira Arsana, Giriana Saputra, Subrata, Sumatika, Asmara Putra. Bangli: Pujawan, Buleleng: Adnyana, Gianyar: Agung Dharmada, Karangasem: Budana, Klungkung: Bali Putra Ariawan. Jakarta: Nikson, Hardianto, Ade Irawan. NTB: Agus Talino, Izzul Khairi, Raka Akriyani. Surabaya: Bambang Wilianto.  Development: Alit Purnata, Mas Ruscitadewi.  Office: Jalan Kepundung 67 A Denpasar 80232. Telephone (0361)225764, Facsimile: 227418, P.O.Box: 3010 Denpasar 80001. Bali Post Jakarta, Advertizing: Jl.Palmerah Barat 21F. Telp 021-5357602, Facsimile: 021-5357605 Jakarta Pusat. NTB: Jalam Bangau No. 15 Cakranegara Telp. (0370) 639543, Facsimile: (0370) 628257. Publisher: PT Bali Post

Activities

International

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

15

Tsunami Ready Certification for All Seasons Legian IBP

All Seasons Legian Bali has got a certification for Tsunami Ready Hotel. Last month All Seasons Legian Bali had a Tsunami Drill training that directly reviewed by Mr. Alex Kesper from Bali Hotel Association.

The drill was stimulated a full evacuation, as part of “Tsunami Ready Hotels” certification procedure. This exercise is aim to provide the best service in terms of safety reason possible to our guest, in case of emergency and is part of our comprehensive security and safety train-

ing and preparedness program.

Great cooperation was done by All Seasons Legian Bali team, from the preparedness, until the evacuation process by ensuring everyone were taken to the assembly point for the next evacuation process following the safety procedures.

IBP/File Photo

Calendar Event for April 5 through 28, 2013 5 Apr Penampahan Kuningan

6 Apr Kuningan & Kajeng Kliwon Uwudan Pura Taman Pule Mas Ubud Pura Ularan Takmung Klungkung Pura Bukitjati - Gulingan Kawan Bangli Pura Dalem Tegal Jaya Batubulan Pura Jenengan Maspahit Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Dalem Desa Guwang Sukawati Pura Bukit Jati Bangli Pura Sadha Kapal Pura Sakenan Serangan Pura Pekendungan Kediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Gaduh Grokgak Pura dalem Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Priok Jakarta Pura Dalem Tenggaling Guliang Bangli Pura Agung Blambangan Banyuwangi Pura Dalem Agung Sri Nararya Kresna Kepakisan Banjar Dukuh Gelgel Klungkung Pura Panti Banjar Timbrah Desa Pakse Bali Klungkung Pura Penataran Agung Margo Weining Krembung Sidoarjo 7 Apr Redite Umanis Langkir Memendak ring Pura Sakenan Serangan Denpasar Selatan Pura Dalem Pahuman Bujangga Penatih Denpasar Timur Pura Alas Harum Desa Batur Kintamani Pura Alas angker Desa Munduk Culali Kintamani Pura Kawitan Dalem Empuaji Banjar Sala Desa Aan Klungkung 10 Apr Tilem Sasih Kedasa Pura Tanah Lot K ediri Tabanan Pura Bucabe Mas Ubud Pura Puseh Desa Ganggang Canggi Batuan Pura Pasek Pertukangan K ediri Tabanan Pura Pasek Bendesa Gulingan Mengwi Pura Masceti Sanding Tampaksiring

Pura Luhur Batur Pucangan Pura Dalem Tarukan Cemenggaon Sukawati Odalan Ida Ratu Sundaring Jagat Penataran Agung Besakih Pura Dalem Bangun Sakti Banjar Basang Tamiang Kapal Pura Dalem Bias Muntig B anjar Nyuh Desa Ped Nusa Penida Pura Khayangan Tiga Batur Bangli Pura Batur Cemenggaon Sukawati Pura Luhur Bhujangga Canggu Kuta Pura Kawitan Kayu Selem Tampuryang Batur Kintamani 14 Apr Redite Pon Medangsia Pura Agung Petilan Pengrebongan Kesiman Denpasar Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Kesiut Kangin Krambitan Tabanan 15 Apr Soma Wage Medangsia Pura Nataran Desa Getas Blahbatuh Pura Pasek Babakan Gianyar 16 Apr Anggara Kasih Medangsia Pura Pesimpangan Geria Sakti Manuaba Yogaloka Sumur Lampung Selatan Pura Luhur Bukit Pecatu Kuta Pura Penataran Agung - Jukut Paku Singakerta Ubud Pura Andakasa Karangasem Pura Goa Lawah Klungkung Pura Taman Ayun Mengwi Pura Suralya Banda Klungkung Pura Dalem Senapati Bebalang Bangli Pura Gaduh Blahbatuh Gianyar Pura Pasek Gaduh-Klating Kerambitan Tabanan Pura Dalem Tugu Gelgel Klungkung Pura Dalem Banyuning Banyuning Barat Buleleng Pura Puseh (Odalan Sepen) Camenggaon Sukawati Pura Pusering Jagat Pejeng Tampakasiring Pura Geria Sakti (Dang Khayangan) B anjar Menak Tulikup Gianyar Pura Dalem Dauh Ubud

Pura Segara & Pura Pabean Ketewel 17 Apr Buda Umanis Medangsia Pura Desa Purancak Jembrana Pura Dalem Dauma Batuan Sukawati Pura Nataran Kacang Dawa Klungkung Bhatara Gede Apol Ubung Denpasar Pura Puseh Brahmana Kamasan Klungkung Pura Khayangan Jagat Dalem Purwa Kebontinguh Denbatasa Tabanan Pura Dalem Sukahet Klungkung Pura Dalem Muaspahit Manikan Guwang Sukawati Pura Taman - Dukuh Kendran Tegallalang Pura Desa Sanding Tampaksiring Pura Sahab Nusa Penida Pura Dalem Cemara Desa Serangan Denpasar 18 Apr Wraspati Paing Medangsia Pura Ulun Suwi Banjar Senapahan Kediri Tabanan Pura Panti Pasek Gelgel Desa Bitra Gianyar 21 Apr Redite Keliwon Pujut Pura Pasek Tohjiwa Kekeran mengwi 25 Apr Purnama Sasih Jiyestha Pura Segara Lombok Pura Dalem Taman Peguyangan Denpasar Pura Dwijawarsa Malang Jatim Pura Pauman Bhujangga Tonja Denpasar Pura Puncak Tinggah Angsri Baturiti Tabanan Pura Kawitan Luhur Bhujangga Desa Jatiluwih Penebel Pura Kawitan Batur Pande Tonja Tonja Denpasar Pura Penyungsungan Pasek Tohjiwa Wanagiri Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Penataran Agung Desa Sidemen Karangasem Pura Samuan Tiga Desa Bedulu Gianyar 26 Apr Sukra keliwon Pujut Pura Hyang Tibha Desa Batuan Sukawati 28 Apr Redite Paing Pahang Merajan Pasek Sadra Peguyangan Badung

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land.

Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

16 Pages Number 79 5th year

Price: Rp 3.000,-

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

‘The Avengers’ takes top prize at MTV Movie Awards Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES — With a cast of superheroes and villains, “The Avengers” beat out its competitors to become the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards.

The action romp won three awards Sunday, including the top prize, movie of the year.

“What’s the opposite of humbled?

We’re Biebered to be standing here,” said “Avengers” writer-director Joss Whedon as he accepted the final golden popcorn

trophy. “This is the award that means the most to me. I am so grateful and very excited for 2015; we’re going to bring you ‘Avengers 2.’”

“The Avengers” also won best fight and best villain for actor Tom Hiddleston.

Bradley Cooper and show host Rebel Wilson were each double winners. Cooper won the first prize of the night for his performance in “Silver Linings Playbook” and returned to the stage to accept best kiss honors for his smooch with co-star Jennifer Lawrence in that film.

Lawrence, who won the Oscar for her role in “Playbook,” was also a double winner, though she wasn’t on hand. In addition to the kiss award, she won the golden popcorn for her performance.

Jamie Foxx was a double winner, too.

He shared the best WTF moment award with Samuel L. Jackson for their scenes together in “Django Unchained,” and later thanked his daughter, parents and siblings in the audience as he accepted the Generation Award for his career in film. Foxx stars in June’s “White House Down.”

‘Cold War’ takes home top Hong Kong Film Awards Associated Press Writer

HONG KONG — “Cold War” got a red-hot reception at the Hong Kong Film Awards, winning best film and eight other trophies.

The cop thriller starring Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka Fai won nine trophies out of its 12 nominations. Detective film “The Bullet Vanishes” also had 12 nominations but went home emptyhanded Saturday night.

Leung won his fourth best actor trophy. On stage, he thanked everyone who worked on “Cold War” and said he would thank his wife later in his “own way.”

On the red carpet before the ceremony, wife Carina Lau had said Leung was her pick for best actor. “I’m here, so I’m his lucky star. I’m going to put my money on him for selfish reasons,” she said.

Backstage, Leung said he wanted to share the award with “Cold War” producer Bill Kong, who “single-handedly made the film possible. “He talked to every cast member, and he was on the set every day. He took a leap of faith with the two new directors,” Leung said. “There would be no ‘Cold War’ without Bill.”

Among the film’s other awards, firsttime directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk won best director and best screenplay, and Alex Tsui was named best new performer. Although Kwok wasn’t nominated for his “Cold War” performance, he said backstage he

Entertainment

couldn’t be more proud of his cast mates and the crew and he can’t wait to work on the sequel.

Miriam Yeung, wearing a red-sequined gown, admitted to a case of nerves when she claimed her first best actress award for the romantic comedy “Love in the Buff.” She said backstage she forgot to thank her co-star Shawn Yue while on stage.

“If there’s no Jimmy, there wouldn’t be a Cherie,” she said of their characters.

“He delivered an excellent performance and that helped me to get into character.

He gave me a real feeling of falling in love, which resonated with many people.”

She apologized for forgetting to mention him, then added: “Shawn, please don’t be mad at me.”

In other awards, Dada Chan was named best supporting actress for “Vulgaria” and action superstar Jackie Chan took home the best action choreography award for “Chinese Zodiac.” Chan said it was his eighth win in that category at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which were in their 32nd year.

AP Photo/Vincent Yu

From right, Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai, Aaron Kwok, director Longman Leung and Sunny Luk Kim Ching, pose with their awards for Best Film, Best director and Best Actor in the movie ‘Cold War ‘ at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong Saturday, April 13, 2013.

WEATHER FORECAST 23 - 32 Dps

e-mail: info_ibp@balipost.co.id online: http://www.internationalbalipost.com. http://epaper.internationalbalipost.com.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 World military spending drops in 2012

Ronaldo powers Real to victory, Barca also win

Page 6

Page 8

NKoreans mark key holiday, oblivious to tensions

Page 13

Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision /AP

Jamie Foxx poses with the MTV generation award backstage at the MTV Movie Awards in Sony Pictures Studio Lot in Culver City, Calif., on Sunday April 14, 2013.

AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA

Members of a rescue team (C) prepare to dive to retrieve the black box from a Lion Air Boeing 737 (R) partially submerged in the water two days after it crashed while trying to land at Bali’s international airport near Denpasar on April 15, 2013. Indonesia’s Transport Ministry said Monday that a Lion Air jet stuck in shallow water on the resort island of Bali after a crash landing on the weekend must be cut into pieces for removal.

Lion Air jet that crashed into sea must be cut up Associated Press

KUTA — Indonesia’s Transport Ministry said Monday that a Lion Air jet stuck in shallow water on the resort island of Bali after a crash landing on the weekend must be cut into pieces for removal.

Officials initially planned to tow the Boeing 737-800 aircraft that split in two, but have now determined it is too heavy and must be cut into several parts to avoid the possibility of damaging the area’s coral reefs, said ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan.

He said divers have also faced difficulties removing the cockpit voice recorder from the plane’s partially submerged tail.

All 108 passengers and crew on board survived Saturday’s crash and no one was seriously injured. The plane slammed into the water short of the runway at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport and snapped in two. The cause remains under investigation.

The accident has raised questions among some analysts about whether budget carrier Lion Air may be putting growth ahead

of safety. The airline stunned the aviation industry two years ago when it announced the biggest-ever order for Boeing planes — 230 jets in all — at an event with President Barack Obama. It made headlines again last month after signing a $24 billion deal to buy 234 planes from Airbus, the French aircraft maker’s largest order ever.

Continued on page 6