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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

‘Jurassic World’ bites off biggest global debut of all time LOS ANGELES — Dinosaurs are anything but extinct at the box office. “Jurassic World,” the fourth film in the series, became the highest global opener of all time with a staggering $511.8 million in its first days in theaters. It also devoured a number of domestic box office records with a $204.6 million take, the Rentrak media-measurement company estimated on Sunday.

In addition to setting a record for 2015, “Jurassic World” is now the second-highest domestic opening of all time, right behind “Marvel’s The Avengers” which took in $207.4 million in 2012. By the time Monday actuals roll in, there is a chance the film could dethrone “Avengers.”

It has been 14 years since there has been a new “Jurassic” film in theaters, and the combination of cinematic grandeur, nostalgia and awareness helped “Jurassic World” far surpass

analyst predictions going into the weekend, which had the film on track for a $125 million opening.

“This over-performed in a way that I’ve never seen,” Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said. “It broke the box office sound barrier.”

Universal Pictures and Legendary co-financed the $150 million, PG-13 rated film. Audiences in every quadrant turned out to see the film in theaters. According to exit polls,

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39 percent were under the age of 25, signifying the massive interest of both a new generation and the continued enthusiasm of those who saw “Jurassic Park” in 1993.

Also, audiences shelled out the extra money to see the film in the biggest format possible. About 48 percent of domestic audiences opted for 3D. “It is extraordinary. The film has resonated with audiences around the world,” said Nick Carpou, Universal’s president of domestic distribution.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, “Jurassic World” is the third in a series of blockbusters for star Chris Pratt, who also starred in the 2014 box office hits “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Lego Movie.”

membering the words to the song she was performing onstage.

“I was singing with Phil Vassar, a song I did not know,” Underwood said. “I was like, ‘Oh Lord, don’t let me screw up the words.’

We somehow pulled it off OK.” Now a decade later, Underwood has seven Grammy Awards and a handful of No. 1 singles on the country charts under her belt.

She’s a wife, a new mom, and a bona fide super star.

Underwood said her pregnancy allowed her to slow down and

focus on new music instead of touring. “I spent a lot of time writing and listening to new songs,” Underwood said. “I feel like now we’re on the right track and in a really good place.”

Before her sold-out performance at the 2015 CMA Music Festival Saturday night, Underwood admitted she was a bit nervous. It was her first big stadium show since giving birth to her son, Isaiah, back in February.

But when she hit the stage with her hit “Blown Away,” there was

bringing its domestic total to $56.9 million. “San Andreas” added another $11 million, and “Insidious Chapter 3” and “Pitch Perfect 2” took the fourth and fifth spots, with $7.3 million and $6 million, respectively.

The dino-sized debut of “Jurassic World” is of utmost importance to the industry, too, which has seen three consecutive down weekends in what was supposed to be a record-setting summer.

“We got the wind back in the summer sails,” said Dergarabedian, citing upcoming films like “Inside Out,” ‘’Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation” and “Ted 2” as some of the big films on the way. “This gets the summer back on track.” (ap)

no sign of nerves. Strutting in her bejeweled hot-pants and matching vest, Underwood brought her fans at LP Field to their feet, even asking them to get sassy before jumping into the song, “Undo It.” Underwood slowed things down but still held the crowd’s attention with the emotional “Something in the Water,” off last year’s “Greatest Hits: Decade #1” release. She ended her seven-song set by bringing down the house with a resounding, “Before He Cheats.” (ap)

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Elementary school students wait in a line to receive a temperature check at a school in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, June 15, 2015.

Thousands of South Korean schools that were shut to stop the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) reopened on Monday as the country sought to return to normal, nearly four weeks into an outbreak that shows signs of slowing.

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“He’s like Jimmy Stewart with a leather vest and muscles,” Dergarbedian said. “He’s a great modern-day action hero.”

This is also likely not the last “Jurassic” film audiences will see. Pratt has stated in interviews that he has signed on for future installments. But right now, Universal is focusing on what’s in theaters.

“Jurassic World” is just the latest hit for Universal in 2015, following “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Furious 7.”

No studio even tried to compete with the unbeatable dinosaurs this weekend, and thus holdovers populated the rest of the top five. Melissa McCarthy’s “Spy” earned $16 million in its second weekend in theaters,

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This photo provided by Universal Pictures shows, Nick Robinson, left, as Zach, and Ty Simpkins as Gray, in a scene from the film, “Jurassic World,” directed by Colin Trevorrow, in the next installment of Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking “Jurassic Park” series. The Universal Pictures 3D movie releases in theaters on June 12, 2015.

Carrie Underwood hits her stride at CMA Music Festival NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Carrie Underwood remembers when she first performed to thousands of country fans at the coveted Country Music Association’s Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. It was June 2005, which is exactly 10 years ago this month.

Fresh off an “American Idol” win, Underwood said her first big Nashville stage show was a madhouse. “It was chaotic, with cameras flashing and a gazillion fans,” Underwood said.

But her main worry was re-

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‘Excessive’ public alarm as S. Korea reports 16th MERS death SEOUL - South Korea Monday reported its 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak, as President Park Geun-Hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called “excessive” public alarm.

Seoul also declared five new patients -- bringing the total number of cases including the deaths to 150 -- as fears grew over the impact of the outbreak on Asia’s fourthlargest economy.

More than 2,000 schools, which had been closed nationwide, reopened Monday as the outbreak showed signs of slowing, the education ministry said, adding 329 schools and 126 kindergartens were still shut.

Park, whose popularity has plunged due to the crisis, urged efforts to minimise the damage to the economy, saying consumer spending had dipped and the number of

foreign tourists had plunged.

“I am afraid the unexpected outbreak of MERS will quash the momentum of economic recovery,” she told a meeting with advisers.

“It is important to prevent the spread of excessive public anxiety and allow normal economic activities to resume quickly.”

More than 100,000 foreigners have cancelled trips to South Korea since the beginning of June, vice tourism minister Kim Chong said, adding foreign currency earnings would dwindle by $2.3 billion if the number plunges by 50 percent.

“Our tourism industry is faced with a very dire situation,” he said,

promising financial aid worth 72 billion won ($64 million) to help tourism-related businesses.

About 14.2 million foreigners, or about 1.18 million people a month on average, visited the country last year.

A 58-year-old man who had been suffering from diabetes was the latest victim of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which broke out in South Korea less than a month ago.

The country now has the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia and it is spreading unusually rapidly.

The five new patients -- aged from 39 to 84 -- were infected in hospitals in cities including Seoul and Daejeon, 140 kilometres (90 miles) south of the capital.

Among them was a nurse who had performed CPR on an infected patient in Daejeon and a man who

was infected at Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul after accompanying his sick mother there. She later died of MERS. The hospital is the epicentre of the outbreak and more than 70 patients, visitors and medical staff there have contracted the virus.

The health ministry said 17 patients remained in an unstable condition.

The outbreak started on May 20 when a 68-year-old man was diagnosed after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia.

Since then more than 5,200 people have been placed in quarantine.

Park’s administration has suffered a storm of criticism for what critics describe as a slow and inadequate response to the crisis.

A survey by polling agency

Realmeter showed Monday that Park’s job approval ratings had plummeted by 10 percentage points over the past two weeks to 34.6 percent. Local businesses have reported a sharp drop in sales as people shunned crowded venues.

Sales at department stores in the first week of June fell 25 percent from a month earlier, while the number of moviegoers dropped 55 percent, according to government data.

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The anglers fish on Buyan Lake.

Hundreds of anglers hunt predatory fish in Lake Buyan

SINGARAJA - The local government’s commitment to eradicating predatory zebra fish in Lake Buyan, Pancasari village, and Lake Tamblingan, Munduk village, Banjar subdistrict, seems to be more than mear talk, as evidenced by the zebra fish hunt that took place on Sunday (Jun. 14). The hunt involved a total of 110 fishermen and residents who took part in a completion as part of the Twin Lakes Festival, to see which angler catch the most zebra fish.

Fishermen and residents began to flock to the shores of Lake Buyan starting early in the morning. People brought their fishing gear along with fish baskets to contain their zebra fish catches. The anglers were not only motivated by the competition but were also proud to participate in eradicating this predatory fish that has recently been threatening the biodiversity of the fish in both these lakes.

As soon as the committee started the competition, hundreds of anglers from various corners of the village looked for a good spot to catch the fish from. They then cast their lines with special bait attached to their hooks, designed specifically to catch the zebra fish. The anglers looked enthusiastic as they fished.

In a relatively short time many of them managed to catch these ferocious predatory fish.

The Head of the Buleleng Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Nyoman Sutrisna, on the sidelines

of fishing competition said that hunting predatory zebra fish is intentionally carried out by holding a fishing competition. The event was intended to foster awareness and encourage the participation of fishermen and the general public in catching predatory zebra fish.

It is expected that with this mass fishing of the predatory fish, their population will decrease enough that the hatchlings eggs of the rest of the fish populations that have been bred and reintroduced to the lake, will stand a change of surviving.

After this competition, the local government hopes that fishermen will continue to fish out the zebra fish and will only catch other fish that are big enough to be harvested from the lakes. “We have deliberately organized this competition as a way to bring awareness to fishermen and the public about the problem of zebra fish and also as a reminder to leave small fish in the

lake” he said.

Sutrisna explained that based on observations and surveys the predatory zebra fish breeds along the edge of the lake bed in shallow water. The predatory fish live in clustered population with an average size of three fingers for adult fish. Zebra fish are known to prey on other fish who come into the shallow parts of the lake looking for food. looking for food Uniquely, this predatory fish kills their prey and then slowly eats them -unlike other fish that tend to swallow their prey in one piece.

“According to our observations, the zebra fish has no significantly hazardous impact on fish populations living in deeper water. During the harvest of fish in cages, in fact the hatchlings that had been released, reached weights of up to 4 kg to 6 kg each, indicating that were able to survie despite the presence of the predatory fish” he added. (kmb38)

Sunday Market jazzed up by Kadek Suambara DENPASAR - Sunday Market at Bale Banjar Bali Global of Shankara Resto on Sunday (Jun. 14) was enlivened by Kadek Suambara from Ambar Ashram. The topic featured was to be healthy, wealthy and happy.

Suambara explained that our body requires a health, the mind wants to be rich and the soul desires happiness. Only some few people know how to achieve them. He who has learned about spiritual science from the world’s class masters wants to share his knowledge with society.

The source of disease is miserable feeling. Three kinds of suffering lie in physical, mental and spiritual aspect.

“Physical suffering can be seen,” he said.

A person suffering mental stress causes irritable, touchy, suspicious, anxious and uneasy condition, excessive worry, fear for unclear reason, hesitation in taking decisions, et cetera. Such sufferings result in harm to the body or physical aspect. It will first attack digestive system, then goes up to disrupt heartbeat and rises to interfere with breathing, causes frequent urination, harms nerves and brain, interferes with muscle and bone system and ultimately diminishes immune system, empties out

into cancer, tumors, et cetera.

Suffering is not only able to be cured by drugs but also by tranquil mind. “Tense mind must be pacified,” he said.

He also explained about laughter therapy. Suambara said that when laughing there are vibrations occurred so that they make weak cells or nerves become stronger, or produce new cells. Moreover, laughing basically exhales and indirectly removes carbon dioxide so that the body becomes lighter.

Someone who wants richness in life will get it from income and revenue. Income is obtained from working, while revenue is obtained from God. Revenue is obtained by doing Lakshmi Puja. Lakshmi Puja is a way to open the door of the 11 fortunes in human beings. Goddess Lakshmi (Sri Rambut Sedana or Goddes Melanting) is the name of a goddess denoting the manifestation of God as the giver of fortunes.

In this procession, Suambara directly leads so that in a matter of days there will be a change in the family, becomes happier, calmer and more patient in dealing with problems and more harmony in family life.

Harmony in family will be able to attract fortunes of the universe. (kmb42)

VAR stock runs thin, Nusa Penida not yet touched by elimination SEMARAPURA - Sluggish availability of anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) in Klungkung region recently, in fact, makes people uneasy. Today people ask the officers to perform elimination against the dogs roaming in Klungkung. Request for the dog elimination also begins to rise in society. Instead there are people that give up their dog to be eliminated because they know the empty condition of the antirabies vaccine stock in the region. High demand of residents to perform the dog elimination is recognized by the Division Head of Animal Health of the Klungkung Livestock, Fishery and Maritime Affairs, A.A. Raka Arnawa, Sunday (Jun. 14).

However, A.A. Raka said that to do elimination is not easy. He said that the officers will do elimination if there is a request from residents. Besides, there must be cases of dog bites leading to rabies. But in anticipation of dog bite victims, the officers are said to have done elimination at a number of villages such as Timuhun, Tihingan, Aan, Getakan, Bakas and Tusan. In addition, the officers have also done dog elimination in urban areas like at Semarapura Klod, including Akah and Gunaksa and Dawan village. “We do

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KUTA - PT. Pradha Mas Hotel and TAUZIA Hotel Management are proud to introduce HARRIS Hotel Kuta Galleria, a modern hotel offering the famous Healthy Lifestyle concept and strategically located just off the Bali’s iconic landmark, Dewa Ruci Statue or widely known as Simpang Siur.

Seated on the main road or precisely at Jl. By-pass Ngurah Rai - Kuta; the hotel is just a mere 10-minutes ride to Bali International Airport Ngurah Rai, 10-minutes away to Kuta and Sanur, and 15-minutes to Seminyak and Nusa Dua – giving easy access to both business and travelers to go about town doing their activities.

In addition to that, it is also adjacent to one of the most popular and largest shopping malls in town, Mall Bali Galleria and also the famous Duty Free Shop - providing direct access to cinema, cafes, restaurants and high-end boutiques.

To add to the long list of hotel’s attractions, the hotel is fully equipped with facilities specifically designed to suit

the traveller’s needs, such as an outdoor swimming pool, kid’s club, fitness center, Harris Cafe, Juice Bar, the luxurious Harris Boutique, as well as three midsized meeting rooms that can accommodate meetings of up to 270 persons, suitable for your intimate, private events.

Harris Boutique aptly parlays an extensive array of primequality products that are dedicated for the pleasure of our honourable guests; and not forgetting to mention that each room is fully equipped with 42inch LED flat screen TV with an extensive international channels, as well as with innovative design elements featured such as: the relaxing shower, anti-mist mirrors, flexible workspace, in-room safe deposit box & minibar.

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Lee Herman Trisna from PT Pradha Mas Hotel together with I Made Astika Parwata, General Manager of HARRIS Hotel Kuta Galleria, cutting the Nasi Tumpeng and gave it to Esther from Golden Rama Travel

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this dog elimination due to the request of residents,” he said.

What about the dog elimination in Nusa Penida? A.A. Raka said that so far there is no incoming reports related to dog bite cases in Nusa Penida. So, the officers have not performed elimination in the area. But he recognized that dog bit cases indeed happened to local residents in 2012. The officers already came down to take brain sample of the dog biting the residents. However, the lab test result was negative.

“Actually, the participation of local residents is quite high. But this time there are no reports regarding the case of dog bite,” he said.

Obviously, A.A. Raka said that the dog population in Klungkung region begins to increase where it is estimated to reach 10,300 heads. To prevent rabies, the officers are still providing animal vaccines.

So far, the vaccination remains to continue.

Besides, the stock is declared to remain safe because it is assisted by Bali provincial and Klungkung budget. On the other hand, the stock of anti-rabies vaccine in Klungkung even runs thin. So far, it only amounts to 49 vials. (kmb)

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I Made Astika Parwata, General Manager of HARRIS Hotel Kuta Galleria, kicked the ball to goal post as a sign for a new start for our hotel.

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 “umbul-umbul”, 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.

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Dogs snub people who are mean to their owners

TOKYO - Dogs do not like people who are mean to their owners, Japanese researchers said Friday, and will refuse food offered by people who have snubbed their master.

The findings reveal that canines have the capacity to co-operate socially -- a characteristic found in a relatively small number of species, including humans and some other primates.

Researchers led by Kazuo Fujita, a professor of comparative cognition at Kyoto University, tested three groups of 18 dogs using role plays in which their owners needed to open a box.

In all three groups, the owner was accompanied by two people

whom the dog did not know.

In the first group, the owner sought assistance from one of the other people, who actively refused to help.

In the second group, the owner asked for, and received, help from one person. In both groups, the third person was neutral and not involved in either helping or refusing to help.

Neither person interacted with the dog’s owner in the control -third -- group.

After watching the box-opening scene, the dog was offered food by the two unfamiliar people in the room.

Dogs that saw their owner being rebuffed were far more likely to choose food from the neutral observer, and to ignore the offer from the person who had refused to help, Fujita said.

Dogs whose owners were helped and dogs whose owners did not interact with either person showed no marked preference for accepting

snacks from the strangers.

“We discovered for the first time that dogs make social and emotional evaluations of people regardless of their direct interest,” Fujita said.

If the dogs were acting solely out of self-interest, there would be no differences among the groups, and a roughly equal number of animals would have accepted food from each person.

“This ability is one of key factors in building a highly collaborative society, and this study shows that dogs share that ability with humans,” he said.

The trait is present in children

from the age of about three, the research papers said.

Interestingly, noted Fujita, not all primates demonstrate this behaviour.

“There is a similar study that showed tufted capuchins (a monkey native to South America) have this ability, but there is no evidence that chimpanzees demonstrate a preference unless there is a direct benefit to them,” he told AFP. The study will appear in the science journal “Animal Behaviour” to be published later this month

by Amsterdam-based Elsevier, he said. (afp)

Planetary Society’s solar-sail test a success in space CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — An experimental solar sail is being called a success three weeks after its arrival in space.

The Planetary Society said Wednesday its test flight resulted in an almost full deployment of the sail — an estimated 90 percent to 95 percent of the 344-square feet

(32 sq. meters) light and shiny surface — and has set the stage for a follow-up mission next year.

The goal is to create a sail that can be propelled through space by sunlight, thus opening exploration to practically anyone, anywhere.

“Solar sailing is worth doing because it has the potential to

democratize space,” said the society’s chief executive officer, Bill Nye, more commonly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy. Small organizations will be able to build solar sails and send spacecraft to “almost any destination in the solar system if you have time. You can get there because you never

run out of fuel. The sun shines all the time.”

Spacecraft using solar sails could be used to chase asteroids and comets, or observe the sun’s violent storms.

“There really isn’t much of a limit on what you can do in the solar system,” Nye told report-

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This June 8, 2015 photo provided by The Planetary Society shows the deployed panels on the LightSail in Earth orbit.

ers, “and this LightSail test flight is the first small step on that long journey.”

The Mylar sail for the current LightSail spacecraft is bigger that many living rooms — 344 square feet (32 sq. meters) when stretched flat. It was folded into a little boxy spacecraft for its May 20 launch from Cape Canaveral, hitchhiking on a secretive Air Force space plane mission.

For days, the LightSail team struggled with a series of vexing software problems with the spacecraft once it reached orbit. The sail finally opened Sunday on the third try. It wasn’t until seeing a picture beamed down of the open sail, on Tuesday, that the society could declare success.

“That was quite a thrill” seeing the picture, said project manager Doug Stetson. “This has really been a roller coaster ride of emotions, a lot of sleepless nights.”

With its orbit gradually declining, LightSail is expected to re-enter the atmosphere this weekend.

The society knew the flight would be short given LightSail’s relatively low orbit. The main objective was to demonstrate the release and operation of the sail.

Next year’s spacecraft will shoot for a higher orbit and take a crack at true solar sailing.

A similar experiment by the group ended in failure 10 years ago this month when the Russian rocket failed to put the solar sail in orbit. This time, the society relied on an American Atlas V rocket.

The LightSail project was funded by members and supporters of the Pasadena, California-based Planetary Society, a nonprofit space interest group co-founded by the late Carl Sagan in 1980. (ap)

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Traffic problems in Ubud

Government asks for active participation from the public GIANYAR - Ubud’s local government is unable to handle the problem of traffic congestion alone. The government of Gianyar is therefor asking for the public’s active participation by not parking on the roads in the congested areas. The procurement of addition parking space is also considered urgent.

The Head of the Gianyar Transportation, Informatics and Communication Agency, Cok Gde Agusnawa, said that the relatively narrow roads in Ubud can no longer accommodate the number of vehicles that use these roads. Moreover, during high season a huge number of travelers visits tourist destinations in Ubud. Agusnawa added that he acknowledges that the problem of traffic congestion cannot be resolved overnight. “Resolving the traffic problem in Ubud will take some time” he said on Sunday (Jun. 14).

Traffic officers have been deployed to support fluency of movement in Ubud and at some point more Gianyar Transportation Agency officers will be hired to prevent people from parking on roads prone to congestion.

The Gianyar Transportation Agency has had many meetings with the community about the issue of traffic congestion and out of these meetings many solutions have emmerged. These include things like the need for the people of Padang Tegal to

build a parking lot. “The parking lot will cover a few hectares and will be built in the next couple of years,” he said.

Such community participation, said Agusnawa, is helping to resolve the traffic problems and he is ready to support such community efforts. For example, he will facilitate the reduction of parking taxes so that local people will not be burdened. Local public transportation used to facilitate tourist mobility on Ubud is another solution that is being given serious consideration.

Agusnawa however emphasized that resolving traffic problems in Ubud will indeed take quite a long time. The creation of infrastructure and systems such as were outlined in research conducted by transportation experts are also needed in order for sustainable solutions to be realized. All of the aforementioned solutions require the full support of the community: “most importantly, people need to be aware of the issue and be diligent about traffic orderliness. For example, many shops have made room for travelers can easily move about outside of them. Nevertheless, several areas still need attention, such as catus pata or the central intersection and areas eastward.

This is the most crowded area and sometimes vehicles are parked three rows wide. We are putting our attention there first,” he said. (kmb25)

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Ubud’s local government is unable to handle the problem of traffic congestion alone. The government of Gianyar is therefor asking for the public’s active participation by not parking on the roads in the congested areas.

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A number of buildings in Penglipuran village, Bangli, reflect a shift towards a modern style in terms of building materials. A plan has emmerged to address this issue by restoring a number of structures in the village so that the traditional style can be better represented.

Restoring buildings in Penglipuran will reflect traditional style

BANGLI - A number of buildings in Penglipuran village, Bangli, reflect a shift towards a modern style in terms of building materials. If things continue in this direction, the traditional impression of the village will be lost. A plan has emerged to address this issue by restoring a number of structures in the village so that the traditional style can be better represented. Operations Manager of the Penglipuran traditional village tourist attraction, I Nengah Moneng, announced this plan on Sunday (Jun. 14).

Apparently travelers are interested in visiting this touristic village because of the design, materials and spatial layout of the traditional buildings. The bamboo roves that many of the buildings still use for example, give the village a traditional feeling and represents proximity to nature. However, over time, a number of them, such as those of the angkul-angkul or entrance gates, kitchens and six-beamed pavilion have been replaced with clay tiles, which many feel diminishes the overall traditional impression of the village. “One of the main characteristics of the traditional buildings in this village, is the use of bamboo for the roofing, which also attracts visitors,” explained Moneng.

Therefore Moneng got the idea of restoring some of the buildings and many of the residents approve. As a follow up to the initial presentation of the idea, Moneng added that there will be further discussions involving local community leaders.

He estimates, about 25 percent of the buildings need to be restored

in order to preserve the ancestral heritage that also have a high artistic value. However, such a project needs to be thoroughly discussed before hand as the cost of replacing the roofs is also quite high. Moneng estimates that the roof reconstruction of the angkul-angkul will cost approximately IDR 3 million, while kitchen and six-beamed pavilion will cost about IDR 7 million each, which is more that the local people can afford. “The cost is quite high.

Some people probably do not have the funds. So, we will look into the possibility of having the project subsidized by the customary village or other options,” he said.

Some residents had previously already reconstructed some buildings independently, which according to Moneng is an important way of maintaining the ancestral culture. As Operations Manager, he also feels that his is a good way of attracting more travelers to the village. “If reconstructed, the buildings in the village buildings will be uniform and give a more attractive appearance,” he concluded. (kmb45)

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Alleged to have fallen from fifth floor, toddler killed MANGUPURA - Few days after the discovery of Angeline’s body, another case of negligence that resulted in the death of female toddler in Kuta. The 3 and half year old toddler from Singapore with the initials NBAZ, died after falling from the fifth floor of one of the five-star hotels on Jalan Dewi Sartika, Kuta, on Thursday (Jun. 11).

According to one Bali Police officer the incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday (Jun. 14). The victim and her parents was staying in room 549. “They only had one child, the 3 and half

year old victim,” said the officer declining to be named.

The couple traveled to Bali with their daughter in order to attend a wedding. At the time of the incident, they allegedly

were not paying attention to their child. They had gone down to the first floor to attend a party and left their daughter sleeping in the room. Around 4:45 p.m., they returned to the room and were shocked to find that their daughter was not there.

The victim’s father,49 year old AZBK, and his wife went looking for her and reported her missing to hotel employee who immedi-

ately panicked and frantically started searching for the missing girl. The faces of the couple instantly palled as they found their child lying on the first floor. Apparently the victim was confused when she woke up and could find her parents, and then eventually fell off the balcony.

The incident shocked visitors and hotel employees. One of the employees reported the incident

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to the Kuta Police station. A few minutes later, police officers arrived at the scene.

Surprisingly, the Chief of Kuta Police, Ida Bagus Dedy Januartha, claimed not to have received any reports regarding the incident. “Sorry, I do not know about the incident and have not received any report yet,” said Dedy Januartha to the media crew. (kmb36)

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After murder incident, Apuan customary village to hold pecaruan

BANGLI - Following the sadistic murder incident committed by 36 year old police officer I Nyoman Suarsa, against his sister-in-law and nephew Ni Komang Sudiani, 35, and Luh Putu Sri Aristya Dewi, 7, at Apuan Kaja hamlet, Apuan Susut village, Bangli, on Friday (Jun. 12), the local customary village plans to hold a pecaruan ceremony. This ceremony will be carried out to spiritually clean and purify the village area.

Chief of Apuan customary village, Wayan Jirna, said that they plan to hold the pecaruan ceremony at two locations namely: st the scene of the crime and throughout

the village. For the ceremony at victim and perpetrator’s home, a large scale pecaruan ceremony will be held. “The Pecaruan ceremony at the home where the incident took place will be larger than the one for the village which will be organized later on,” he said.

However, at the time he was interviewed Jirna could not confirm when the ceremony would be held, because the local customary village authorities need to be consulted first. Also a high priest must be consulted for directions about how to conduct the ceremony.

In the meantime, based on in-

formation from the Bangli Mental Hospital, Suarsa who suffers from a mental disorder had previously been hospitalized ten times before the tragic incident of June 12. The perpetrator was first hospitalized in 2005 at the age of 24. Accordance to his medical records, in 2013 he started talking to himself and ‘being dreamy’. In early 2014, the perpetrator started not making sense when he spoke. Similarly he did not want to bathe and often kept a lot of garbage in his pockets.

Division Head of the Bangli Mental Hospital Medical Services, Dewa Gede Basudeva, said that the

perpetrator was last brought to Bangli Mental Hospital on November 16, 2014 and was subsequently checked out on February 6, 2015 and was picked up by his family. The hospital, advised the perpetrator to attend outpatient services in order to receive long acting anti-psychotropic injections. However, he never did so. All the while, the family member who was the most diligent is providing the drugs for Suarsa was the sisterin-law who he killed. It is not known whether he actually took the antipsychotic drugs or not.

As previously reported, the violent murder case took place on Fri-

day (Jun. 12) around five o’clock in the morning. The perpetrator with the mental disorder slaughtered his own sister-in-law and nephew by slitting the victims’ necks with a knife almost all the way across. Police officers then brought the perpetrator -who is still listed as a police brigadier for the Bangli Police, to the Mental Health Hospital. Both victims were buried in the local village cemetery the next day; Saturday (Jun. 13). After the incident, officers of the Bangli Police along with a team of forensics experts from Denpasar, conducted a crime scene investigation. (kmb40)

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UN chief appeals for halt to Yemen fighting for Ramadan

GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed Monday for a halt to fighting in Yemen at the beginning of Ramadan, which starts later this week, as the world body launched talks aimed at brokering peace.

Ban, who met in Geneva with some of the delegations involved in the talks, said he had “emphasized the importance of having another humanitarian pause, at least two weeks.”

“I’m urging them that, particularly during this Ramadan — which is a period for peace for people, and praying for peace — they must stop,” he told reporters.

Such a pause won’t be enough in itself to get aid to all needy Yemenis “given the obstacles to access and the scale of destruction,” Ban said. He called for the warring factions to go further and agree on local cease-fires, withdrawing armed groups from cities.

A previous five-day pause was violated repeatedly, and aid groups said it was hardly sufficient to reach millions in the Arab world’s poorest country.

Yemen’s conflict pits exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi against the Shiite rebels known as Houthis — who seized the capital, Sanaa, last year — and military units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A Saudi-led coalition began launching airstrikes against the Houthis and their allies on March 26, shortly after Hadi fled a rebel advance on the south.

The talks in Geneva are expected to last two or three days. The U.N. has said that they will start off as proximity talks — in which mediators meet separately with the various factions — with the hope of eventually getting everyone to sit around the same table.

The final delegations are expected to arrive in Geneva late Monday afternoon or early evening, Ban said.(ap) A destroyed flooded zoo area is seen in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 15, 2015. Rescue workers in the Georgian capital are still searching for at least two dozen people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animals missing after severe flooding ravaged the city’s zoo.

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Search on for people, zoo animals missing in Georgia flood TBILISI — Rescue workers in the Georgian capital were still searching Monday for more than 20 people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animals missing after severe flooding ravaged the area around the zoo and left at least 12 people dead.

None of the people who died was killed by the zoo animals that ran off after the floodwaters destroyed their enclosures, Tbilisi zoo director Zurab Gurielidze said. Three zoo employees were among those who drowned.

Among the animals that fled the flooded zoo were lions, tigers, bears, wolves, a hippopotamus and one jaguar. Some, including the hippopotamus, were tranquilized and returned to the zoo. Others were shot by police, while more remain missing.

Zoo spokeswoman Khatia Basi-

lashvili said four lions, three tigers and two jaguars were killed either in the flood or when on the loose, while the fate of four lions, three tigers and one jaguar was not yet known. The flooding also killed about 60 homeless dogs when the waters inundated a shelter near the zoo, shelter staff said.

Heavy rain early Sunday caused a landslide that blocked what is normally a pleasant stream in the hilly city, but as the floodwaters grew in strength, the fierce torrent broke through. The raging waters swept through the zoo, gouged

huge chunks out of roads and swamped numerous houses. The homes of about 40 families were destroyed.

The Georgian government declared Monday a day off from work and school while the search for the missing and the cleanup work went ahead in Tbilisi, a city of 1.1 million people.

A young white lion named Shumba, one of the zoo’s most beloved attractions, was found Sunday shot in the head on zoo territory, said Gurielidze, the zoo director.

He demanded an investigation into the shootings of zoo animals.

“If a predator attacked a person, then it’s understandable, but there are cases that need looking into,” Gurielidze said.(ap)

Turkey’s main opposition: Erdogan must stop ‘meddling’

ANKARA — Turkey’s largest opposition party has laid out terms for joining a coalition government, including forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to exceed his constitutional powers.

The ruling party, which Erdogan founded, lost its parliamentary majority in the June 7 elections. It is expected to enter a coalition with one of the three other parties represented in parliament or seek a fragile minority government.

Main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said Monday his party was not ruling out a coalition with any party.

He said however, that the party had a number of “principles” others should adhere to, including ensuring that Erdogan — a dominant figure — does not “meddle in everything.”

Kilicdaroglu also cited fighting corruption, changing Turkey’s foreign policy and media freedoms as conditions for a coalition partnership.(ap)

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Deniz Baykal, former leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party, left, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sit before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

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DENPASAR - Artists from Timor-Leste and India took part in the parade marking the opening of the 37th Bali Arts Festival, which was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya on Saturday.

A Greek flag is seen in a mini market in central Athens on Monday, June 15, 2015.

The European Commission said Sunday that weekend talks to find common ground between international creditors and Greece were unsuccessful and left a wide rift that needs to be closed within two weeks to avoid a possible Greek default.

In the parade, the Timor-Leste art delegation presented four dances and a group performance singing a special, traditional song typical of the neighboring country.

Thousands of spectators lined up along the route enthusiastically applauded their performances.

Following the Timor-Leste delegation’s presentation, Vadya Vrinda Orchestra of the Indian art troupe played a rare traditional musical instrument.

Art delegations from other regions in the country, such as East Nusa Tenggara, Lampung, Bantul district in Yogyakarta and Blitar district in East Java, also highlighted the event.

In addition, nine districts/cities in Bali sent their delegations to participate in the parade.

Thousands of people thronged Puputan Niti Mandala Renon Street and the fields of Puputan Margarana and Puputan Niti Mandala Renon in Denpasar to watch the annual event. (ant)

Greek PM urges creditors to get ‘realistic’ AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

ATHENS - Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become “realistic”, Greece’s premier said Monday, a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default and exit from the eurozone.

“We will wait patiently until the institutions become more realistic,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote in the Ephimarida ton Syndakton daily, adding that “political opportunism” was driving the creditors to keep pressing Athens to make cuts to pensions.

Alluding to criticism from within his anti-austerity Syriza party and the position that Athens has made numerous concessions since the start of the negotiations, Tsipras said: “Some see as weakness our sincere desire for a

solution and the steps we have taken to bridge the differences.”

The 40-year-old premier called on the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to “meditate” on the idea that: “We are not only the heirs of a long history of struggle. We are also carrying on our shoulders the dignity of a people, and the hope of the peoples of Europe.”

Tsipras rejected the notion that debtwracked Greece’s steadfastness during the negotiations was a “question of

Oil prices down in Asian trade

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as dealers fretted over a collapse in Greece’s debt talks and a possible return of Iranian supplies disrupted by international sanctions, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery fell seven cents to $59.89 while Brent crude for July eased seven cents to

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WASHINGTON — Prices at the wholesale level rose at the fastest pace in nearly 3 years in May, pushed higher by a sharp jump in the cost of gasoline and a record increase in the price eggs related to an outbreak of avian influenza. But outside of increases in volatile food and energy costs, core inflation remained moderate.

The producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, spiked 0.5 percent in May, the Labor Department reported Friday.

It was the biggest one-month increase since September 2012. The increase followed a 0.4 percent drop in wholesale prices in April. The May increase reflected a 17 percent rise in gasoline prices, the biggest hike since August 2009, and a record 56.4 percent surge in egg prices.

Core prices, which exclude energy and food, rose just 0.1 percent in May. Over the past 12 months, wholesale prices are down 1.1 percent, reflecting big declines in energy prices over the past year. Core inflation is up a modest 0.6 percent over the same 12-month period.

Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at MFR Inc., said that inflation pressures should remain modest in coming months, given weakness in the global economy and a stronger dollar, which lowers the price of imports for Americans.

The government will report on consumer prices next week. Over the 12 months ending in April, consumer prices fell 0.2 percent, reflecting the big decline in energy costs. Excluding food and energy, consumer prices have risen 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending in April.

For May, wholesale energy prices rose a record 5.9 percent with the cost of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and home heating oil all posting big gains. Food costs rose 0.8 percent in May, the biggest one-month gain since a 1.8 percent rise in April.

Economists had expected the increases given that gas prices, which had been falling sharply, have begun to tick higher. The nationwide average for a gallon of regular gas is now up to $2.76, compared to $2.66 a month ago. Still, a gallon of gas is 88 cents below where it was a year ago.

Federal Reserve officials are monitoring measures of inflation as they weigh whether to raise a key shortterm interest rate. They have kept it at a record low near zero for more than six years. Fed officials have said they want to be “reasonably confident” that inflation is headed toward their 2 percent target, which would signal a stronger economy. (ap)

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$63.80 in afternoon trade.

Markets are “closely tracking the Greek debt crisis and the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the big six powers,” said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at business consultancy firm EY. Crunch negotiations between Athens and its creditors fell apart

on Sunday, fuelling fears the cashstarved government was heading irreversibly into the financial abyss with a huge IMF debt payment due at the end of the month.

Analysts said oil prices were particularly hit as dealers fled the euro for the US dollar, strengthening the greenback. A stronger US dollar makes crude more ex-

pensive for buyers using weaker currencies.

Investors are also focusing on Iran ahead of a June 30 deadline for the Islamic republic and world powers to come to an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Six global powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- are trying to nail down a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by reducing its

ideological obsession”, saying: “It’s a question of democracy.”

The collapse of the talks on Sunday brought the threat of a Greek exit from the euro closer than ever.

The talks have aimed to break a five-month standoff between the Greek government and its creditor overseers, who are demanding reforms in return for the last 7.2 billion euros ($8.1 billion) of Greece’s 240 billion euro bailout since 2010.

The bailout expires on June 30, and to meet that deadline, a reform deal must be resolved by a meeting of the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday. (afp) stockpiles of enriched uranium and mothballing some of its sites.

If the agreement is reached and implemented, the powers have agreed to gradually scale back sanctions imposed since 2012, including on its petroleum industry.

Iran has the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves but its exports have fallen from more than 2.2 million barrels per day in 2011 to about 1.3 million because of the sanctions. (afp)

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Artists performed in the opening of 37th of Bali Art Festival (BAF). Artists from Timor-Leste and India took part in the parade marking the opening of the 37th Bali Arts Festival, which was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya on Saturday.

Price of shallots drops Police arrest Angeline’s foster mother

DENPASAR - The price of shallots in several traditional markets in Denpasar, Bali, sharply dropped to Rp25 thousand per kilogram (kg) from Rp35 thousand per kg last week.

“The price of shallots drastically dropped, as the shallot farmers have begun harvesting,” Reni, a trader in Badung market, Denpasar, stated on Monday.

The decline of Rp10 thousand per kg of shallots has benefited the traders, as the consumer demand for the commodity has also increased.

Reni said she was not worried about a delay in the supply from the farmers to the traditional markets in the face of the post-fasting Eid al-Fitr festivities, as the distributors have maintained ample stocks.

She noted that the increase in the price of shallots was often caused due to the distribution costs, which

affected the stability of shallot prices.

The price of garlic is still relatively stable at about Rp16 thousand per kg. “Distributors still have adequate stocks, so the price is still stable,” she remarked.

Trader Wayan Windia in Kumbasari Market claimed that the price of shallots in the market had dropped up to Rp28 thousand per kg, but the price of garlic is still stable.

“The price of shallots now is about Rp28 thousand, which fell from the previous level of Rp35 thousand per kg,” Windia pointed out.

In the meantime, the price of garlic was recorded at about Rp15 thousand to Rp16 thousand per kg.

“The prices of both types of onions will possibly increase ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festivities in the middle of next month,” Windia added. (ant)

DENPASAR - Police in Bali have arrested Margriet Christina Megawe, the foster mother of Angeline, the eight year old girl found killed recently on a charge of child negligence.

“We have just found sufficient initial evidence to investigate her (Margriet) as a suspect in another case namely child negligence,” Bali Regional Police Command chief Inspector General Ronny Sompie said on Sunday.

Margriet is now held at the command’s directorate of crime investigation along with one of her children, Ivone.

She and her child Ivone were arrested at a villa in

Canggu in the district of Badung early on Sunday morning and immediately put to a detention cell at 4.35am.

Ronny said police named Margriet suspect based on the results of development of the Angeline’s case following the confession of Agus, the suspect behind Angeline’s murder, during questioning as a witness in the child negligence case.

Although Margriet was named suspect over a different case Sompie said it was not impossible that her investigation later would be linked to the Angeline’s death case.

“The results of the investigation would be used to

deal with the death case of Angeline with regard to confirming whether or not they are related,” he said.

On Thursday (June 11) the Denpasar chapter of the Integrated Child and Woman Empowerment Service Center (P2TP2A) reported Angeline’s negligence case to the police.

Angeline was found buried in the backyard of her house on Wednesday (June 10) after she was reported missing on May 16. The case has drawn a lot of concern from many quarters from across the country who have called on the police to thoroughly investigate it. (ant)

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Family shocked by UK suicide bomber’s reported death in Iraq

LONDON — Members of the family of a teenage British boy who reportedly killed himself in a suicide bombing in Iraq say they are devastated by his death. The statement from the family of 17-year-old Talha Asmal was released by police at the family’s request.

“Talha comes from a close-knit, hardworking, peace-loving and law-abiding British Muslim family,” the statement read.

“The entire family unreservedly condemns and abhors all acts of violence.”

His family said he and a close friend had been recruited online and left Dewsbury in northern England in March to link up with the extremists.

They said his naive nature was exploited by unidentified people. The family said the IS group commanders who ordered him to conduct a suicide attack were “too cowardly to do their own ‘dirty’ work.”

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Tourist photographs a damaged building near Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 15, 2015. Nepal on Monday reopened most of the cultural heritage sites that were damaged in a pair of devastating earthquakes, hoping to lure back foreign tourists.

Quake-hit Nepal reopens damaged heritage sites for tourists

BHAKTAPUR — Nepal on Monday reopened most of the cultural heritage sites that were damaged in a pair of devastating earthquakes, hoping to lure back foreign tourists.

The April 25 and May 12 quakes killed more than 8,700 people and damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings in Nepal, including old temples, palaces and other historical structures that are popular with tourists.

Six of the seven UNESCO World Heritage sites closed after the quakes were reopened Monday, Tourism Minister Kripasur Sherpa said.

“We are urging people to come to Nepal for holiday to help Nepal rebuild,” Sherpa said in Bhaktapur, a city outside of Kathmandu filled with ancient temples, and which is among the reopened heritage sites. The sites were closed due to the damage from the quakes, but also over concerns about the safety of tourists.

Bhesh Narayan Dahal, chief of Nepal’s Department of Archaeology, said that measures have been taken to ensure that tourists are safe, and that there are plans to provide safety helmets for visitors in some places.

Some 741 heritage structures were damaged in the quakes, and it will take at least $18 million to rebuild and restore them, Dahal said.

Nepal is hosting an international donors’ meeting next week in Kathmandu, the capital, to seek money to help rebuild the Himalayan country following the quakes.

About 800,000 foreign tourists visit Nepal every year and the government is worried that a fear of earthquakes will stop many from visiting.

UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural heritage organization, had raised concerns last week about the reopening of the heritage sites, urging tourists to be extra cautious and reconsider visiting them.

The agency also asked the government to restrict tourists’ access to locations where structures had collapsed and that were still considered unsafe. (ap)

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If Asmal’s death is confirmed, he would be the youngest known British suicide bomber to have died in the conflict. Police said Monday they cannot confirm the boy’s death, which was reported by a website associated with the Islamic State group.

The website said Asmal detonated a vehicle laden with explosives in a suicide bombing Saturday. It carried photographs believed to show him before the attack.

It was claimed that Asmal’s attack was one of seven carried out in the city of Beiji.

Details are sketchy, but IS claimed the attacks led to “tens” of deaths and injuries.

Asmal is given the nom de guerre Abu Yusuf al-Britani on the website. Police say the family is convinced their son is the teen in the photograph.

British officials say roughly 700 Britons have traveled to Syria and Iraq in support of extremists there. (ap)

Hong Kong police arrest 9, seize explosive materials

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police said Monday they have arrested nine people and seized materials for making explosives at a suburban former TV studio. Police arrested five men and four women for alleged conspiracy to manufacture explosives, said Chief Superintendent Au Chin-sau of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.

Au told a news briefing that some were members of a local radical group, but did not give an exact number or identify the group.

Police said officers found “several kilograms” of a solid substance and five liters of a liquid believed to be used to make explosives at the studio. They also found about two liters of a raw material used to make triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, at one of the suspect’s homes.

TATP is a high explosive that was used in the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 commuters.

The arrests come as tensions rise ahead of a vote later this week by Hong Kong lawmakers on controversial Beijing-

backed election reforms that sparked huge street protests last year. Pro-democracy protesters are rallying each evening this week outside of government headquarters to demand lawmakers veto the proposal, which they say doesn’t offer genuine democracy and violates China’s promise to eventually allow universal suffrage.

Police said they also seized air rifles, a formula to make smoke grenades, and masks bearing the likeness of Guy Fawkes, who was behind a failed 1605 plot to blow up Britain’s Parliament. The masks were popularized by the movie “V for Vendetta.”

Police also found maps of the Wan Chai and Admiralty neighborhoods, the latter home to the city legislature and government headquarter complex but also the People’s Liberation Army’s main base and numerous luxury hotels and office towers.

“There is a possibility that this group of people may want to do something in those particular locations,” Au said, but would not be more specific. (ap)

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INDONESIA Trade surplus increases in May JAKARTA - Indonesia’s trade surplus grew to $950 million in May, official data showed Monday, as imports slid sharply in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

It was the sixth straight month that Indonesia has recorded a trade surplus and the figure was about double that forecast by economists. It compared to a $450 million excess in April.

The widening surplus was driven by a sharp fall in imports to $11.61 billion, down 21.4 percent from a year earlier, a sign of slowing consumer demand as the

G20 economy cools.

Exports fell less steeply, but were still down 15.2 percent year-on-year at $12.56 billion, according to the data from the official statistics agency.

Despite the downbeat figures, policymakers were expected to welcome the growing surplus as they battle to narrow a stubborn current-account deficit.

Indonesia’s economy has been slowing in recent times as the price of its key commodity exports slips and demand falls in China, the world’s number two economy.

Growth slipped to 4.7 percent year-onyear in the first quarter, its slowest pace in around six years, and well below the government’s target of 5.7 percent for this year. (afp)

CIMAHI - President Joko Widodo officiated the launch of simultaneous market operations for food commodities by the state-owned logistics board (Bulog) on Monday.

The launch of simultaneous market operations was held at the Bulog office in Cimahi, West Java.

President Director of Bulog Djarot Kusumayakti said in his report that Bulog was preparing 30 trucks to conduct market operations for rice, cooking oil, and shallots in West Java.

“Now, we can witness in front of us 30 trucks loaded with rice, sugar, and shallot. These trucks are being prepared in cooperation with state-owned enterprises (BUMN), the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, and Bulog, which cooperates with PT Perdagangan Indonesia in an effort to stabilize the food commodity prices,” Kusumayakti stated.

He noted that Bulog had prepared adequate stocks of rice, shallots, cooking oil, and kerosene.

“In the first phase, Bulog will provide 300 thousand tons of rice, 50-100 tons of shallots per day, and 25 thousand tons of sugar. For West Java, Bulog will provide 120 tons of rice and 50 tons of sugar. With the launch of the market operations, we hope the people will not be worried by the increase in the prices of basic commodities,” Kusumayakti stated.

Apart from West Java, market operations were also launched in South Sumatra, North Sumatra, East Java, Central Java, Jakarta, and South Sulawesi. (ant)

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From page 1 A Morgan Stanley report showed last week that the outbreak -- if sustained for a month -- could trim the country’s growth by 0.15 percentage points for this year.

Concern over economic damage prompted the central Bank of Korea to slash its key interest rate by 0.25 basis points last week.

However experts from the World Health Organisation said Saturday they had found no evidence to indicate transmission of the virus in communities outside hospitals.

The Samsung hospital -- one of the country’s largest -- suspended most services Sunday to help curb the spread of the virus.

There is no vaccine for MERS which has a mortality rate of 35 percent, according to the WHO. In Saudi Arabia more than 950 people have been infected and 412 died from the disease.

The South Korean outbreak has triggered concern elsewhere in Asia.

Hong Kong last week advised its residents against non-essential travel to the South.

North Korea has urged the South to ban trips to the Kaesong joint industrial zone in the North by southerners who had visited MERS-affected venues, Seoul’s unification ministry said Monday. (afp)

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Youths clean a dome of a mosque ahead of the upcoming holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta June 15, 2015. The holy fasting month of Ramadan in Indonesia will start on June 18, a local paper reported on Monday.

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Australia tells Indonesia to fix its borders

SYDNEY - Australia on Monday told Indonesia to better secure its borders in a stinging rebuke after Jakarta demanded answers to allegations Canberra paid to turn back a boat of asylum-seekers.

The response from Foreign Minister Julie Bishop came after the Indonesian foreign ministry on Saturday said if the claims were true, it would be “a new low for the way that the Australian government is handling this issue”, while asking for an explanation.

Claims that the captain and five crew of a boat, carrying migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, were each paid US$5,000 by an Australian immigration official to turn back to Indonesia were made to Indonesian police on Rote island in the country’s east last week.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to deny the allegations, and came under pressure in parliament Monday from the opposition Labor Party which has asked the auditor-general to investigate.

The Greens party has also referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police for answers on possible payments.

“This government does not feel the need to broadcast our intentions and our tactics to our enemies,” Abbott told parliament.

Bishop suggested in an interview with The Australian newspaper that Indonesia was to blame for failing to properly manage its borders.

“I look forward to hearing the full results of Indonesia’s investigation of the people-smuggling crimes committed in Indonesia,” she said.

This, she added, should include “any breaches of passport and visa laws, and establishing whether the captains and crews of these boats are part of people-smuggling syndicates or are paid by them”.

“The best way for Indonesia to resolve any concerns it has about Operation Sovereign Borders is for Indonesia to enforce sovereignty over its borders,” Bishop said, referring to Australia’s anti-people smuggling policy.

Agus Barnas, a spokesman for Indonesia’s security ministry, said Bishop was wrong to simply blame his country and warned that if the payment allegations were true it “will drive Indonesian crew and fishermen to race among themselves for extra money”.

“Indonesian waters are vast and we have limited manpower,” he told AFP. “And we are not talking about one or two migrant boats, but many. They are run by syndicates and they enter illegally so we cannot deal with this matter on our own.

“The migrant issue must involve cooperation among source, transit and destination countries. Do not just blame Indonesia.”

Abbott’s conservative coalition implemented a tough immigration policy after coming to power in September 2013 that included military-led efforts to turn back such boats, which mostly come from Indonesia.

The hardline policy also involves sending asylumseekers that arrive by boat to camps on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea despite strong criticism from rights groups. They are banned from settling in Australia even if found to be genuine refugees.

Only one boat with asylum-seekers has reached the Australian mainland since December 2013. Before the policy was introduced, boats were arriving almost daily, with hundreds drowning en route. (afp)

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OAKLAND, California — Stephen Curry received treatment for dehydration following Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a little worn out after carrying Golden State to the brink of its first championship in 40 years.

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olden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert during the first half of Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 14, 2015.

DENPASAR - The name of Taman Puputan Badung is a dedication to memorize of the war on 20th September 1906 in which the Balinese people King Badung/Denpasar fought bravely against the Dutch who invaded the land. That date is always commemorated every year, and a monument called Taman Puputan Monument has been erected for the important event. This monument stands of northern part of the Puputan Square. This Square is visited by many local people every afternoon for recreation; and every Sunday there activities particularly organized for children.

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The Warriors will need him at his best Tuesday, knowing what’s coming from LeBron James in Cleveland.

“They’re going to come out and give it their best punch,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said.

The Warriors will have two chances to win the series after taking a 3-2 lead with their 104-91 victory Sunday.

They would host Game 7, if necessary, on Friday.

“We don’t want to come back here,” Thompson said. “As much as we’d love to win it in front of our fans, we really want to finish it in Cleveland.”

James had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists Sunday, his second triple-double in the series, and was asked how he copes with such a performance not resulting in victory.

“Well, you cope with it by understanding it’s just one game and looking at the opportunity we have on Tuesday to force a Game 7,” he said. “Obviously, for myself, I want to do whatever it takes to help our team win, and I haven’t been able to do that the last two. So hopefully I can do a better job coming in on Tuesday. We all as a unit can do a better job, and we’ll be fine.”

Some things from Game 5 to watch when the series returns to Cleveland:

MVP! MVP!: After Curry’s dismal Game 2 and rough start to Game 3, he has rediscovered his shot. His 37point performance Sunday including seven 3-pointers, the second time in the series he’s fallen one shy of Ray Allen’s NBA Finals record.

“I just think sooner or later, Steph’s going to get going,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He had a tough first couple of games. He got going at the end of Game 3 in the fourth quarter, and that’s all it takes. Steph makes a couple shots, he feels like he’s got it rolling, and he’s been great ever since.”

FANTASTIC FINISHES: The Warriors, with their superior depth, have largely dominated the fourth quarters of the last three games, outscoring the Cavaliers by 12, 15 and seven points. Whether the problem has been fatigue or poor execution, the Cavaliers know they have to clean that up in Cleveland.

“We gave up 31 points in the fourth,” James said of Sunday’s game.

“Some of them were free throws, but a lot of them were them just breaking us down. So we’ve got to do a better job of that.”

LEGEND OF LEBRON: James is averaging 36.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists in the series with two

triple-doubles. He’s one shy of tying the record of four 40-point games in one finals, set by Jerry West in 1969 and Michael Jordan in 1993, and has been so good that the Warriors don’t even pretend they might stop him.

“He’s been there for years now, so you’re not going to shut him down.

But if you continue to make him work hard for each and every bucket that he gets, it takes a toll on his body,” said Golden State’s Draymond Green, the runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year.

“If he gets 40, he gets 40. Like I said, that’s why he’s LeBron James.

You can go throw a triple-team at him, and he’ll probably still get 40, but as long as you make him work for those 40, then you’ve got to be satisfied with what you do.”

HACK-AN-IGGY: Though Cleveland coach David Blatt has said he is against the Hack-a-Shaq strategy of intentionally fouling away from the ball, Andre Iguodala wasn’t surprised when the Cavaliers used it against him down the stretch. Iguodala was just 2 for 11 from the free-throw line in Game 5 and a woeful 6 for 18 (33.3 percent) in the finals, so he figures he may see more of the strategy the remainder of the series.

“So got a day tomorrow when we get to Cleveland to prepare for it, and it’s a challenge,” Iguodala said. “Just like any other challenge, you want to meet it head on and you want to be ready for it.” (ap)

Former junior tennis star strikes gold at SEA Games

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SINGAPORE - Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, who was once rated the world’s best junior female tennis player, collected her third gold medal at the 28th Southeast Asian Games on Sunday.

The 23-year-old followed up her wins in the singles and women’s team event by winning the doubles on Sunday, completing a golden treble she hopes will kick-start her faltering career.

Noppawan became the first Thai tennis player to be ranked number one in the world when she won the Wimbledon junior singles title in 2009 but was unable to maintain her form in the senior ranks.

She got to 149 in singles but currently sits at 412 and her goal is to get into top 200.

“I’m coming back from the injury, and I’m getting a little bit more match play,” she told the Bangkok Post.

“The SEA Games experience will help my progress as I’ve had a lot of good matches in singles and

doubles, and I’ve learned to focus on myself instead of thinking too much about my opponent.”

Pint-sized Malaysian compound archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Saleh, who had tried and failed for almost a decade to win a gold medal at the SEA Games, also ended a frustrating run as she scooped up three golds in less than five hours on a hectic day of action.

A total of 49 gold medals were handed out in Singapore as the Games draw to a close on Tuesday and the 24-year-old Fatin bagged three on her own.

“Today is certainly the happiest day of my life,” she told reporters.

“After four Games appearances, I finally won not only one, but three golds.” The 24-year-old Fatin, who stands 1.48 metres tall and weighs just 48 kilograms, kicked off her golden treble by helping Malaysia win the women’s team event just before lunchtime.

With no time to celebrate, she was back on the range for the mixed

team title, and won a second gold at a windy Kallang Cricket Field.

Then she returned a third time to win the individual crown, coming from behind to narrowly beat Amaya Paz-Cojuangco of the Philippines, hitting the 10-point centre target five times in the final.

Held every two years since 1959, the SEA Games feature a rich mixture of sports and Sunday’s action included several that keep faith with the region’s eclectic sporting interests. Malaysia’s ex-Formula One driver Alex Yoong won a silver and bronze in water skiing, a sport he competed in as a young child before taking to motor racing. But the 38-year-old was outshone by his much younger siblings.

His 11-year-old half-sister Aaliyah won the women’s overall and tricks titles and took silver in the jump and his nine-year-old halfbrother Aiden took bronze in the men’s tricks.

“It was always going to come second to motor racing,” Alex told

Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in action.

Reuters. “But now in my older age, motor racing doesn’t motivate me to keep fit as it used to so I needed new challenges and that’s why I came back to this.”

The host-nation Singapore won the men’s and women’s gold medals in floorball, a sport similar to

Reuters

hockey but played on a wooden surface with a plastic ball.

With just two days of competition remaining, Thailand led the 11-nation medals standings with 87 golds, followed by Singapore (82), Vietnam (73) and Malaysia (59). (rtr)

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TEMUCO - Neymar scored the first, made the second and was named ‘man of the match’ in Brazil’s 2-1 Copa America win over Peru on Sunday, but coach Dunga preferred to focus on the team’s performance rather than the number 10’s individual brilliance.

The combative Brazil coach made three changes in the second half, the most telling of which was in the 65th minute when he replaced centre forward Diego Tardelli with Douglas Costa, who scored the winner in the third minute of injury time.

MOSCOW — Russia’s football bosses are considering whether to fire national coach Fabio Capello after a loss to Austria seriously dented the team’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016.

After Sunday’s 1-0 home defeat to Austria left Russia third in its Euro 2016 qualifying group,

Russian Football Union acting president Nikita Simonyan told the R-Sport agency the body “will discuss” whether to remove Capello.

Italian-born Capello has coached Russia since 2012 and was handed a four-year contract extension last year to lead Russia through to its home World Cup

in 2018, but recent results have been poor.

Russia won just two of its last 10 competitive games, with one win coming against tiny Liechtenstein and the other awarded by default when a match against Montenegro was abandoned due to crowd trouble. (ap)

MOSCOW - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque celebrated 100 games in charge with a 1-0 victory over Belarus in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday -- Manchester City’s David Silva scoring the goal. Victory at the Borisov Arena kept European champions Spain in second place in Group C with 15 points from six games -- three points behind group leaders Slovakia.

The 64-year-old Del Bosque, the first Spain manager to reach the century milestone, gave a start to 22-year-old Juventus forward Alvaro Morata, who scored his

first goal for his country in March against Ukraine.

Despite being without the injured Andres Iniesta, the visitors immediately took control of the game. Pedro Rodriguez had a good chance from close range after two minutes but hit the ball straight at goalkeeper Andrei Gorbunov.

Morata then fired a shot into the side netting from an acute angle after another Spanish attack.

Iker Casillas, who was winning his 162nd cap, was a virtual spectator as Belarus offered little in attack. Spain eventually went ahead on the stroke of halftime.

Cesc Fabregas sent in a cross from the left flank towards the far post and Gorbunov was unable to cut the ball out and Silva’s fine strike put the visitors in front.

Belarus offered more in the second half and Sergei Kornilenko had an excellent chance to equalise, but Casillas turned the ball behind with his leg.

Spain could have extended their lead as Santi Cazorla’s 20 metre effort forced a fine save from Gorbunov at his near post, while Silva went close put was unable to beat the Belarus goalkeeper after being put through one on one. (rtr)

Del Bosque wins 100th match in charge of Spain

“Neymar was decisive but Dani Alves was decisive, Miranda was decisive at certain moments, Douglas Costa was decisive,” Dunga told reporters after the game. “You talk about Neymar and say that he made the pass for the goal but Dani Alves made a pass for a goal.”

Dunga was clearly seeking to accentuate the collective spirit in his squad but even he must know that Neymar was head and shoulders above his team mates in a pulsating contest.

The striker was at the heart of all Brazil’s good moves, in spite of being singled out for some tough tackling by a committed Peru side who were unfortunate to lose.

The 23-year-old captain exhibited some terrific skill, at one point deftly lifting the ball over the same Peruvian player twice in a matter of seconds, only to be bundled to the ground.

After Brazil lost an early goal, Neymar put away Dani Alves’ cross with a textbook header and almost got a second only to see his 25-yard shot crash off the bar.

The goal was his 44th in 64 internationals and takes him to fifth place on Brazil’s all-time scorers list behind only Pele, Ronaldo, Romario and Zico, according to the Copa America’s official statisticians. “He is a player who can make a difference,” said David Luiz. “I am happy we have his quality on our side.” (rtr)

Brazil’s Neymar tries to score against Peru’s goalie Pedro Gallese during their first round Copa America 2015 soccer match at Estadio Municipal Bicentenario German Becker in Temuco, Chile, June 14, 2015.

BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland’s federal prosecutor will talk about his criminal investigation of FIFA’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid contests for the first time on Wednesday.

The office of Attorney-General Michael Lauber says he will make a statement about the case at a news conference in Bern. Lauber’s department raided FIFA headquarters to seize evidence on May 27.

On the same day, Swiss authorities raided a Zurich hotel and arrested seven officials linked to FIFA for a separate United States federal investigation of bribery and racketeering.

The Swiss case is targeting possible criminal mismanagement and money laundering in bidding campaigns won

by Russia and Qatar, respectively. FIFA began the case by filing a criminal complaint last November.

Lauber’s office is using an investigation report by FIFA’s former ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia. (ap)

RANCAGUA, Chile - Venezuela beat Colombia 1-0 at the Copa America on Sunday, the biggest upset of the tournament so far and their first victory over their South American neighbours in the history of the competition. Striker Jose Salomon Rondon scored the only goal of the Group C match in the 60th minute in the central Chilean city of Rancagua.

Midfielder Rafael Ocosta swung in a deep cross from the right, Alejandro Guerra headed it back across goal and Rondon buried a firm header into the bottom lefthand corner of the Colombian net. Colombia, tipped as outsiders for the title, poured forward in search of an equaliser and James Rodriguez, Edwin Cardona and Juan Cuadrado all came close but Venezuelan keeper Alain Baroja

Swiss federal prosecutor to address FIFA World Cup bids case

World Cup host Russia to consider firing coach Capello

REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Venezuela make Copa history by beating Colombia 1-0 kept them at bay.

Colombia had beaten Venezuela in four of their five previous encounters at the Copa America. The other clash, back in 1979, ended in a goalless draw. Colombia now need a result against Brazil in their next match on Wednesday to avoid almost certain elimination in the first round, while Venezuela take on Peru on Thursday in their next outing.

“We played as a complete team,” Rondon told reporters. “When we got the opportunities to get forward and attack we took them.” Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina acknowledged his side now faced an uphill task to reach the second round of the competition.

“Venezuela closed down the spaces really well. We need to regroup and

think about the next game,” he said.

Both sides played their part in an entertaining encounter.

Ronald Vargas almost gave the Venezuelans the lead in the 27th minute, forcing Ospina to make a fine reflex save. Guerra then forced another save from Ospina with an acrobatic effort from the edge of the box.

The Colombians enjoyed 64 percent of possession over the 90 minutes but struggled to break down a stubborn Venezuelan defence marshalled by the towering Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.

To make matters worse for the Colombians, their Real Madrid playmaker Rodriguez appeared to injure his right shoulders in the closing stages of the match, and will need treatment before Wednesday’s clash with Brazil in Santiago. (rtr)

REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Spain’s David Silva (2nd L) and team mates celebrate his goal against Belarus during their Euro 2016 Group C qualifying soccer match at the Borisov Arena stadium outside Minsk, Belarus, June 14, 2015.

AP Photo/Joseph Nair

Muchlis Hadi Ning Syaifulloh of Indonesia, left, and Nguyen Huu Dung of Vietnam, right, vie for the ball during the bronze medal soccer match at the SEA Games in Singapore, Monday, June 15, 2015.

Indonesia endures 2 big defeats before international ban SINGAPORE — After a surge of optimism as Indonesia qualified for the Southeast Asian Games semifinals, the country’s ban from international football competition will go into full effect following deflating, back-to-back 5-0 defeats. Vietnam had the SEA Games bronze medal wrapped up before halftime Monday, racing to a 4-0 lead against the Indonesians at Singapore’s National Stadium.

Coach Aji Santoso admitted it was hard to lift his squad after a 5-0 loss to 14-time champion Thailand in the semifinals on the weekend, and with the FIFA suspension hanging over their campaign.

The SEA Games tournament had already started when FIFA suspended Indonesia from international competition due to political interference in the running of the game, so the under-23 squad was allowed to continue in Singapore — under even more intense scrutiny than usual.

“As coach I take all the responsibility with the result in the SEA Games,” Santoso said. “It was very difficult to improve the mentality of the players after the match against Thailand, I think, it still had an influence with the play against Vietnam.”

Santoso said it was very difficult for the players not to think about the FIFA ban and it was normal that the outside issues would have an impact on the team’s performance.

“Mentally it had a big influence,” he said, adding that planning for the future was difficult because there’s no limit on Indonesia’s international ban. “Very, very disappointing for the players — they don’t understand what they must do after this event.”

Indonesia was never really in the match after Hasamu Pranata was penalized for a hand ball in the area in the 13th minute and Vietnam forward Mac Hong Quan glided his shot from the spot to the left of goalkeeper Amiruddin Teguh.

Vo Huy Toan scored in the 21st and 41st minutes with powerful left-foot strikes, and Nguyen Nuu Dung’s half-volley as he ran toward goal in first-half stoppage time made it 4-0. Captain Que Ngoc Hai deflected Do Duy Manh’s volley past Amirduddin in the 71st to round off the scoring.

Defending champion Thailand was playing Myanmar later Monday in the gold medal match, due to kick off at the same time as the men’s basketball final between 16-time champion the Philippines and Indonesia.

There were also gold medals on offer in squash, sepak takraw, petanque and volleyball later Monday. Thailand led the medal standings with 87 gold medals, five clear of Singapore, by late afternoon on the penultimate day of competition. (ap)

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TEMUCO - Neymar scored the first, made the second and was named ‘man of the match’ in Brazil’s 2-1 Copa America win over Peru on Sunday, but coach Dunga preferred to focus on the team’s performance rather than the number 10’s individual brilliance.

The combative Brazil coach made three changes in the second half, the most telling of which was in the 65th minute when he replaced centre forward Diego Tardelli with Douglas Costa, who scored the winner in the third minute of injury time.

MOSCOW — Russia’s football bosses are considering whether to fire national coach Fabio Capello after a loss to Austria seriously dented the team’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016.

After Sunday’s 1-0 home defeat to Austria left Russia third in its Euro 2016 qualifying group,

Russian Football Union acting president Nikita Simonyan told the R-Sport agency the body “will discuss” whether to remove Capello.

Italian-born Capello has coached Russia since 2012 and was handed a four-year contract extension last year to lead Russia through to its home World Cup

in 2018, but recent results have been poor.

Russia won just two of its last 10 competitive games, with one win coming against tiny Liechtenstein and the other awarded by default when a match against Montenegro was abandoned due to crowd trouble. (ap)

MOSCOW - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque celebrated 100 games in charge with a 1-0 victory over Belarus in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday -- Manchester City’s David Silva scoring the goal. Victory at the Borisov Arena kept European champions Spain in second place in Group C with 15 points from six games -- three points behind group leaders Slovakia.

The 64-year-old Del Bosque, the first Spain manager to reach the century milestone, gave a start to 22-year-old Juventus forward Alvaro Morata, who scored his

first goal for his country in March against Ukraine.

Despite being without the injured Andres Iniesta, the visitors immediately took control of the game. Pedro Rodriguez had a good chance from close range after two minutes but hit the ball straight at goalkeeper Andrei Gorbunov.

Morata then fired a shot into the side netting from an acute angle after another Spanish attack.

Iker Casillas, who was winning his 162nd cap, was a virtual spectator as Belarus offered little in attack. Spain eventually went ahead on the stroke of halftime.

Cesc Fabregas sent in a cross from the left flank towards the far post and Gorbunov was unable to cut the ball out and Silva’s fine strike put the visitors in front.

Belarus offered more in the second half and Sergei Kornilenko had an excellent chance to equalise, but Casillas turned the ball behind with his leg.

Spain could have extended their lead as Santi Cazorla’s 20 metre effort forced a fine save from Gorbunov at his near post, while Silva went close put was unable to beat the Belarus goalkeeper after being put through one on one. (rtr)

Del Bosque wins 100th match in charge of Spain

“Neymar was decisive but Dani Alves was decisive, Miranda was decisive at certain moments, Douglas Costa was decisive,” Dunga told reporters after the game. “You talk about Neymar and say that he made the pass for the goal but Dani Alves made a pass for a goal.”

Dunga was clearly seeking to accentuate the collective spirit in his squad but even he must know that Neymar was head and shoulders above his team mates in a pulsating contest.

The striker was at the heart of all Brazil’s good moves, in spite of being singled out for some tough tackling by a committed Peru side who were unfortunate to lose.

The 23-year-old captain exhibited some terrific skill, at one point deftly lifting the ball over the same Peruvian player twice in a matter of seconds, only to be bundled to the ground.

After Brazil lost an early goal, Neymar put away Dani Alves’ cross with a textbook header and almost got a second only to see his 25-yard shot crash off the bar.

The goal was his 44th in 64 internationals and takes him to fifth place on Brazil’s all-time scorers list behind only Pele, Ronaldo, Romario and Zico, according to the Copa America’s official statisticians. “He is a player who can make a difference,” said David Luiz. “I am happy we have his quality on our side.” (rtr)

Brazil’s Neymar tries to score against Peru’s goalie Pedro Gallese during their first round Copa America 2015 soccer match at Estadio Municipal Bicentenario German Becker in Temuco, Chile, June 14, 2015.

BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland’s federal prosecutor will talk about his criminal investigation of FIFA’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid contests for the first time on Wednesday.

The office of Attorney-General Michael Lauber says he will make a statement about the case at a news conference in Bern. Lauber’s department raided FIFA headquarters to seize evidence on May 27.

On the same day, Swiss authorities raided a Zurich hotel and arrested seven officials linked to FIFA for a separate United States federal investigation of bribery and racketeering.

The Swiss case is targeting possible criminal mismanagement and money laundering in bidding campaigns won

by Russia and Qatar, respectively. FIFA began the case by filing a criminal complaint last November.

Lauber’s office is using an investigation report by FIFA’s former ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia. (ap)

RANCAGUA, Chile - Venezuela beat Colombia 1-0 at the Copa America on Sunday, the biggest upset of the tournament so far and their first victory over their South American neighbours in the history of the competition. Striker Jose Salomon Rondon scored the only goal of the Group C match in the 60th minute in the central Chilean city of Rancagua.

Midfielder Rafael Ocosta swung in a deep cross from the right, Alejandro Guerra headed it back across goal and Rondon buried a firm header into the bottom lefthand corner of the Colombian net. Colombia, tipped as outsiders for the title, poured forward in search of an equaliser and James Rodriguez, Edwin Cardona and Juan Cuadrado all came close but Venezuelan keeper Alain Baroja

Swiss federal prosecutor to address FIFA World Cup bids case

World Cup host Russia to consider firing coach Capello

REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Venezuela make Copa history by beating Colombia 1-0 kept them at bay.

Colombia had beaten Venezuela in four of their five previous encounters at the Copa America. The other clash, back in 1979, ended in a goalless draw. Colombia now need a result against Brazil in their next match on Wednesday to avoid almost certain elimination in the first round, while Venezuela take on Peru on Thursday in their next outing.

“We played as a complete team,” Rondon told reporters. “When we got the opportunities to get forward and attack we took them.” Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina acknowledged his side now faced an uphill task to reach the second round of the competition.

“Venezuela closed down the spaces really well. We need to regroup and

think about the next game,” he said.

Both sides played their part in an entertaining encounter.

Ronald Vargas almost gave the Venezuelans the lead in the 27th minute, forcing Ospina to make a fine reflex save. Guerra then forced another save from Ospina with an acrobatic effort from the edge of the box.

The Colombians enjoyed 64 percent of possession over the 90 minutes but struggled to break down a stubborn Venezuelan defence marshalled by the towering Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.

To make matters worse for the Colombians, their Real Madrid playmaker Rodriguez appeared to injure his right shoulders in the closing stages of the match, and will need treatment before Wednesday’s clash with Brazil in Santiago. (rtr)

REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Spain’s David Silva (2nd L) and team mates celebrate his goal against Belarus during their Euro 2016 Group C qualifying soccer match at the Borisov Arena stadium outside Minsk, Belarus, June 14, 2015.

AP Photo/Joseph Nair

Muchlis Hadi Ning Syaifulloh of Indonesia, left, and Nguyen Huu Dung of Vietnam, right, vie for the ball during the bronze medal soccer match at the SEA Games in Singapore, Monday, June 15, 2015.

Indonesia endures 2 big defeats before international ban SINGAPORE — After a surge of optimism as Indonesia qualified for the Southeast Asian Games semifinals, the country’s ban from international football competition will go into full effect following deflating, back-to-back 5-0 defeats. Vietnam had the SEA Games bronze medal wrapped up before halftime Monday, racing to a 4-0 lead against the Indonesians at Singapore’s National Stadium.

Coach Aji Santoso admitted it was hard to lift his squad after a 5-0 loss to 14-time champion Thailand in the semifinals on the weekend, and with the FIFA suspension hanging over their campaign.

The SEA Games tournament had already started when FIFA suspended Indonesia from international competition due to political interference in the running of the game, so the under-23 squad was allowed to continue in Singapore — under even more intense scrutiny than usual.

“As coach I take all the responsibility with the result in the SEA Games,” Santoso said. “It was very difficult to improve the mentality of the players after the match against Thailand, I think, it still had an influence with the play against Vietnam.”

Santoso said it was very difficult for the players not to think about the FIFA ban and it was normal that the outside issues would have an impact on the team’s performance.

“Mentally it had a big influence,” he said, adding that planning for the future was difficult because there’s no limit on Indonesia’s international ban. “Very, very disappointing for the players — they don’t understand what they must do after this event.”

Indonesia was never really in the match after Hasamu Pranata was penalized for a hand ball in the area in the 13th minute and Vietnam forward Mac Hong Quan glided his shot from the spot to the left of goalkeeper Amiruddin Teguh.

Vo Huy Toan scored in the 21st and 41st minutes with powerful left-foot strikes, and Nguyen Nuu Dung’s half-volley as he ran toward goal in first-half stoppage time made it 4-0. Captain Que Ngoc Hai deflected Do Duy Manh’s volley past Amirduddin in the 71st to round off the scoring.

Defending champion Thailand was playing Myanmar later Monday in the gold medal match, due to kick off at the same time as the men’s basketball final between 16-time champion the Philippines and Indonesia.

There were also gold medals on offer in squash, sepak takraw, petanque and volleyball later Monday. Thailand led the medal standings with 87 gold medals, five clear of Singapore, by late afternoon on the penultimate day of competition. (ap)

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OAKLAND, California — Stephen Curry received treatment for dehydration following Game 5 of the NBA Finals, a little worn out after carrying Golden State to the brink of its first championship in 40 years.

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olden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert during the first half of Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 14, 2015.

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The Warriors will need him at his best Tuesday, knowing what’s coming from LeBron James in Cleveland.

“They’re going to come out and give it their best punch,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said.

The Warriors will have two chances to win the series after taking a 3-2 lead with their 104-91 victory Sunday.

They would host Game 7, if necessary, on Friday.

“We don’t want to come back here,” Thompson said. “As much as we’d love to win it in front of our fans, we really want to finish it in Cleveland.”

James had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists Sunday, his second triple-double in the series, and was asked how he copes with such a performance not resulting in victory.

“Well, you cope with it by understanding it’s just one game and looking at the opportunity we have on Tuesday to force a Game 7,” he said. “Obviously, for myself, I want to do whatever it takes to help our team win, and I haven’t been able to do that the last two. So hopefully I can do a better job coming in on Tuesday. We all as a unit can do a better job, and we’ll be fine.”

Some things from Game 5 to watch when the series returns to Cleveland:

MVP! MVP!: After Curry’s dismal Game 2 and rough start to Game 3, he has rediscovered his shot. His 37point performance Sunday including seven 3-pointers, the second time in the series he’s fallen one shy of Ray Allen’s NBA Finals record.

“I just think sooner or later, Steph’s going to get going,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He had a tough first couple of games. He got going at the end of Game 3 in the fourth quarter, and that’s all it takes. Steph makes a couple shots, he feels like he’s got it rolling, and he’s been great ever since.”

FANTASTIC FINISHES: The Warriors, with their superior depth, have largely dominated the fourth quarters of the last three games, outscoring the Cavaliers by 12, 15 and seven points. Whether the problem has been fatigue or poor execution, the Cavaliers know they have to clean that up in Cleveland.

“We gave up 31 points in the fourth,” James said of Sunday’s game.

“Some of them were free throws, but a lot of them were them just breaking us down. So we’ve got to do a better job of that.”

LEGEND OF LEBRON: James is averaging 36.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists in the series with two

triple-doubles. He’s one shy of tying the record of four 40-point games in one finals, set by Jerry West in 1969 and Michael Jordan in 1993, and has been so good that the Warriors don’t even pretend they might stop him.

“He’s been there for years now, so you’re not going to shut him down.

But if you continue to make him work hard for each and every bucket that he gets, it takes a toll on his body,” said Golden State’s Draymond Green, the runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year.

“If he gets 40, he gets 40. Like I said, that’s why he’s LeBron James.

You can go throw a triple-team at him, and he’ll probably still get 40, but as long as you make him work for those 40, then you’ve got to be satisfied with what you do.”

HACK-AN-IGGY: Though Cleveland coach David Blatt has said he is against the Hack-a-Shaq strategy of intentionally fouling away from the ball, Andre Iguodala wasn’t surprised when the Cavaliers used it against him down the stretch. Iguodala was just 2 for 11 from the free-throw line in Game 5 and a woeful 6 for 18 (33.3 percent) in the finals, so he figures he may see more of the strategy the remainder of the series.

“So got a day tomorrow when we get to Cleveland to prepare for it, and it’s a challenge,” Iguodala said. “Just like any other challenge, you want to meet it head on and you want to be ready for it.” (ap)

Former junior tennis star strikes gold at SEA Games

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SINGAPORE - Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, who was once rated the world’s best junior female tennis player, collected her third gold medal at the 28th Southeast Asian Games on Sunday.

The 23-year-old followed up her wins in the singles and women’s team event by winning the doubles on Sunday, completing a golden treble she hopes will kick-start her faltering career.

Noppawan became the first Thai tennis player to be ranked number one in the world when she won the Wimbledon junior singles title in 2009 but was unable to maintain her form in the senior ranks.

She got to 149 in singles but currently sits at 412 and her goal is to get into top 200.

“I’m coming back from the injury, and I’m getting a little bit more match play,” she told the Bangkok Post.

“The SEA Games experience will help my progress as I’ve had a lot of good matches in singles and

doubles, and I’ve learned to focus on myself instead of thinking too much about my opponent.”

Pint-sized Malaysian compound archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Saleh, who had tried and failed for almost a decade to win a gold medal at the SEA Games, also ended a frustrating run as she scooped up three golds in less than five hours on a hectic day of action.

A total of 49 gold medals were handed out in Singapore as the Games draw to a close on Tuesday and the 24-year-old Fatin bagged three on her own.

“Today is certainly the happiest day of my life,” she told reporters.

“After four Games appearances, I finally won not only one, but three golds.” The 24-year-old Fatin, who stands 1.48 metres tall and weighs just 48 kilograms, kicked off her golden treble by helping Malaysia win the women’s team event just before lunchtime.

With no time to celebrate, she was back on the range for the mixed

team title, and won a second gold at a windy Kallang Cricket Field.

Then she returned a third time to win the individual crown, coming from behind to narrowly beat Amaya Paz-Cojuangco of the Philippines, hitting the 10-point centre target five times in the final.

Held every two years since 1959, the SEA Games feature a rich mixture of sports and Sunday’s action included several that keep faith with the region’s eclectic sporting interests. Malaysia’s ex-Formula One driver Alex Yoong won a silver and bronze in water skiing, a sport he competed in as a young child before taking to motor racing. But the 38-year-old was outshone by his much younger siblings.

His 11-year-old half-sister Aaliyah won the women’s overall and tricks titles and took silver in the jump and his nine-year-old halfbrother Aiden took bronze in the men’s tricks.

“It was always going to come second to motor racing,” Alex told

Thailand’s Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in action.

Reuters. “But now in my older age, motor racing doesn’t motivate me to keep fit as it used to so I needed new challenges and that’s why I came back to this.”

The host-nation Singapore won the men’s and women’s gold medals in floorball, a sport similar to

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hockey but played on a wooden surface with a plastic ball.

With just two days of competition remaining, Thailand led the 11-nation medals standings with 87 golds, followed by Singapore (82), Vietnam (73) and Malaysia (59). (rtr)

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Family shocked by UK suicide bomber’s reported death in Iraq

LONDON — Members of the family of a teenage British boy who reportedly killed himself in a suicide bombing in Iraq say they are devastated by his death. The statement from the family of 17-year-old Talha Asmal was released by police at the family’s request.

“Talha comes from a close-knit, hardworking, peace-loving and law-abiding British Muslim family,” the statement read.

“The entire family unreservedly condemns and abhors all acts of violence.”

His family said he and a close friend had been recruited online and left Dewsbury in northern England in March to link up with the extremists.

They said his naive nature was exploited by unidentified people. The family said the IS group commanders who ordered him to conduct a suicide attack were “too cowardly to do their own ‘dirty’ work.”

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Tourist photographs a damaged building near Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 15, 2015. Nepal on Monday reopened most of the cultural heritage sites that were damaged in a pair of devastating earthquakes, hoping to lure back foreign tourists.

Quake-hit Nepal reopens damaged heritage sites for tourists

BHAKTAPUR — Nepal on Monday reopened most of the cultural heritage sites that were damaged in a pair of devastating earthquakes, hoping to lure back foreign tourists.

The April 25 and May 12 quakes killed more than 8,700 people and damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings in Nepal, including old temples, palaces and other historical structures that are popular with tourists.

Six of the seven UNESCO World Heritage sites closed after the quakes were reopened Monday, Tourism Minister Kripasur Sherpa said.

“We are urging people to come to Nepal for holiday to help Nepal rebuild,” Sherpa said in Bhaktapur, a city outside of Kathmandu filled with ancient temples, and which is among the reopened heritage sites. The sites were closed due to the damage from the quakes, but also over concerns about the safety of tourists.

Bhesh Narayan Dahal, chief of Nepal’s Department of Archaeology, said that measures have been taken to ensure that tourists are safe, and that there are plans to provide safety helmets for visitors in some places.

Some 741 heritage structures were damaged in the quakes, and it will take at least $18 million to rebuild and restore them, Dahal said.

Nepal is hosting an international donors’ meeting next week in Kathmandu, the capital, to seek money to help rebuild the Himalayan country following the quakes.

About 800,000 foreign tourists visit Nepal every year and the government is worried that a fear of earthquakes will stop many from visiting.

UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural heritage organization, had raised concerns last week about the reopening of the heritage sites, urging tourists to be extra cautious and reconsider visiting them.

The agency also asked the government to restrict tourists’ access to locations where structures had collapsed and that were still considered unsafe. (ap)

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If Asmal’s death is confirmed, he would be the youngest known British suicide bomber to have died in the conflict. Police said Monday they cannot confirm the boy’s death, which was reported by a website associated with the Islamic State group.

The website said Asmal detonated a vehicle laden with explosives in a suicide bombing Saturday. It carried photographs believed to show him before the attack.

It was claimed that Asmal’s attack was one of seven carried out in the city of Beiji.

Details are sketchy, but IS claimed the attacks led to “tens” of deaths and injuries.

Asmal is given the nom de guerre Abu Yusuf al-Britani on the website. Police say the family is convinced their son is the teen in the photograph.

British officials say roughly 700 Britons have traveled to Syria and Iraq in support of extremists there. (ap)

Hong Kong police arrest 9, seize explosive materials

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police said Monday they have arrested nine people and seized materials for making explosives at a suburban former TV studio. Police arrested five men and four women for alleged conspiracy to manufacture explosives, said Chief Superintendent Au Chin-sau of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau.

Au told a news briefing that some were members of a local radical group, but did not give an exact number or identify the group.

Police said officers found “several kilograms” of a solid substance and five liters of a liquid believed to be used to make explosives at the studio. They also found about two liters of a raw material used to make triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, at one of the suspect’s homes.

TATP is a high explosive that was used in the 2005 London bombings that killed 52 commuters.

The arrests come as tensions rise ahead of a vote later this week by Hong Kong lawmakers on controversial Beijing-

backed election reforms that sparked huge street protests last year. Pro-democracy protesters are rallying each evening this week outside of government headquarters to demand lawmakers veto the proposal, which they say doesn’t offer genuine democracy and violates China’s promise to eventually allow universal suffrage.

Police said they also seized air rifles, a formula to make smoke grenades, and masks bearing the likeness of Guy Fawkes, who was behind a failed 1605 plot to blow up Britain’s Parliament. The masks were popularized by the movie “V for Vendetta.”

Police also found maps of the Wan Chai and Admiralty neighborhoods, the latter home to the city legislature and government headquarter complex but also the People’s Liberation Army’s main base and numerous luxury hotels and office towers.

“There is a possibility that this group of people may want to do something in those particular locations,” Au said, but would not be more specific. (ap)

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INDONESIA Trade surplus increases in May JAKARTA - Indonesia’s trade surplus grew to $950 million in May, official data showed Monday, as imports slid sharply in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.

It was the sixth straight month that Indonesia has recorded a trade surplus and the figure was about double that forecast by economists. It compared to a $450 million excess in April.

The widening surplus was driven by a sharp fall in imports to $11.61 billion, down 21.4 percent from a year earlier, a sign of slowing consumer demand as the

G20 economy cools.

Exports fell less steeply, but were still down 15.2 percent year-on-year at $12.56 billion, according to the data from the official statistics agency.

Despite the downbeat figures, policymakers were expected to welcome the growing surplus as they battle to narrow a stubborn current-account deficit.

Indonesia’s economy has been slowing in recent times as the price of its key commodity exports slips and demand falls in China, the world’s number two economy.

Growth slipped to 4.7 percent year-onyear in the first quarter, its slowest pace in around six years, and well below the government’s target of 5.7 percent for this year. (afp)

CIMAHI - President Joko Widodo officiated the launch of simultaneous market operations for food commodities by the state-owned logistics board (Bulog) on Monday.

The launch of simultaneous market operations was held at the Bulog office in Cimahi, West Java.

President Director of Bulog Djarot Kusumayakti said in his report that Bulog was preparing 30 trucks to conduct market operations for rice, cooking oil, and shallots in West Java.

“Now, we can witness in front of us 30 trucks loaded with rice, sugar, and shallot. These trucks are being prepared in cooperation with state-owned enterprises (BUMN), the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, and Bulog, which cooperates with PT Perdagangan Indonesia in an effort to stabilize the food commodity prices,” Kusumayakti stated.

He noted that Bulog had prepared adequate stocks of rice, shallots, cooking oil, and kerosene.

“In the first phase, Bulog will provide 300 thousand tons of rice, 50-100 tons of shallots per day, and 25 thousand tons of sugar. For West Java, Bulog will provide 120 tons of rice and 50 tons of sugar. With the launch of the market operations, we hope the people will not be worried by the increase in the prices of basic commodities,” Kusumayakti stated.

Apart from West Java, market operations were also launched in South Sumatra, North Sumatra, East Java, Central Java, Jakarta, and South Sulawesi. (ant)

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From page 1 A Morgan Stanley report showed last week that the outbreak -- if sustained for a month -- could trim the country’s growth by 0.15 percentage points for this year.

Concern over economic damage prompted the central Bank of Korea to slash its key interest rate by 0.25 basis points last week.

However experts from the World Health Organisation said Saturday they had found no evidence to indicate transmission of the virus in communities outside hospitals.

The Samsung hospital -- one of the country’s largest -- suspended most services Sunday to help curb the spread of the virus.

There is no vaccine for MERS which has a mortality rate of 35 percent, according to the WHO. In Saudi Arabia more than 950 people have been infected and 412 died from the disease.

The South Korean outbreak has triggered concern elsewhere in Asia.

Hong Kong last week advised its residents against non-essential travel to the South.

North Korea has urged the South to ban trips to the Kaesong joint industrial zone in the North by southerners who had visited MERS-affected venues, Seoul’s unification ministry said Monday. (afp)

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Australia tells Indonesia to fix its borders

SYDNEY - Australia on Monday told Indonesia to better secure its borders in a stinging rebuke after Jakarta demanded answers to allegations Canberra paid to turn back a boat of asylum-seekers.

The response from Foreign Minister Julie Bishop came after the Indonesian foreign ministry on Saturday said if the claims were true, it would be “a new low for the way that the Australian government is handling this issue”, while asking for an explanation.

Claims that the captain and five crew of a boat, carrying migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, were each paid US$5,000 by an Australian immigration official to turn back to Indonesia were made to Indonesian police on Rote island in the country’s east last week.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has refused to deny the allegations, and came under pressure in parliament Monday from the opposition Labor Party which has asked the auditor-general to investigate.

The Greens party has also referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police for answers on possible payments.

“This government does not feel the need to broadcast our intentions and our tactics to our enemies,” Abbott told parliament.

Bishop suggested in an interview with The Australian newspaper that Indonesia was to blame for failing to properly manage its borders.

“I look forward to hearing the full results of Indonesia’s investigation of the people-smuggling crimes committed in Indonesia,” she said.

This, she added, should include “any breaches of passport and visa laws, and establishing whether the captains and crews of these boats are part of people-smuggling syndicates or are paid by them”.

“The best way for Indonesia to resolve any concerns it has about Operation Sovereign Borders is for Indonesia to enforce sovereignty over its borders,” Bishop said, referring to Australia’s anti-people smuggling policy.

Agus Barnas, a spokesman for Indonesia’s security ministry, said Bishop was wrong to simply blame his country and warned that if the payment allegations were true it “will drive Indonesian crew and fishermen to race among themselves for extra money”.

“Indonesian waters are vast and we have limited manpower,” he told AFP. “And we are not talking about one or two migrant boats, but many. They are run by syndicates and they enter illegally so we cannot deal with this matter on our own.

“The migrant issue must involve cooperation among source, transit and destination countries. Do not just blame Indonesia.”

Abbott’s conservative coalition implemented a tough immigration policy after coming to power in September 2013 that included military-led efforts to turn back such boats, which mostly come from Indonesia.

The hardline policy also involves sending asylumseekers that arrive by boat to camps on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea despite strong criticism from rights groups. They are banned from settling in Australia even if found to be genuine refugees.

Only one boat with asylum-seekers has reached the Australian mainland since December 2013. Before the policy was introduced, boats were arriving almost daily, with hundreds drowning en route. (afp)

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DENPASAR - Artists from Timor-Leste and India took part in the parade marking the opening of the 37th Bali Arts Festival, which was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya on Saturday.

A Greek flag is seen in a mini market in central Athens on Monday, June 15, 2015.

The European Commission said Sunday that weekend talks to find common ground between international creditors and Greece were unsuccessful and left a wide rift that needs to be closed within two weeks to avoid a possible Greek default.

In the parade, the Timor-Leste art delegation presented four dances and a group performance singing a special, traditional song typical of the neighboring country.

Thousands of spectators lined up along the route enthusiastically applauded their performances.

Following the Timor-Leste delegation’s presentation, Vadya Vrinda Orchestra of the Indian art troupe played a rare traditional musical instrument.

Art delegations from other regions in the country, such as East Nusa Tenggara, Lampung, Bantul district in Yogyakarta and Blitar district in East Java, also highlighted the event.

In addition, nine districts/cities in Bali sent their delegations to participate in the parade.

Thousands of people thronged Puputan Niti Mandala Renon Street and the fields of Puputan Margarana and Puputan Niti Mandala Renon in Denpasar to watch the annual event. (ant)

Greek PM urges creditors to get ‘realistic’ AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

ATHENS - Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become “realistic”, Greece’s premier said Monday, a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default and exit from the eurozone.

“We will wait patiently until the institutions become more realistic,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote in the Ephimarida ton Syndakton daily, adding that “political opportunism” was driving the creditors to keep pressing Athens to make cuts to pensions.

Alluding to criticism from within his anti-austerity Syriza party and the position that Athens has made numerous concessions since the start of the negotiations, Tsipras said: “Some see as weakness our sincere desire for a

solution and the steps we have taken to bridge the differences.”

The 40-year-old premier called on the International Monetary Fund and the European Union to “meditate” on the idea that: “We are not only the heirs of a long history of struggle. We are also carrying on our shoulders the dignity of a people, and the hope of the peoples of Europe.”

Tsipras rejected the notion that debtwracked Greece’s steadfastness during the negotiations was a “question of

Oil prices down in Asian trade

SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell in Asia Monday as dealers fretted over a collapse in Greece’s debt talks and a possible return of Iranian supplies disrupted by international sanctions, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery fell seven cents to $59.89 while Brent crude for July eased seven cents to

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WASHINGTON — Prices at the wholesale level rose at the fastest pace in nearly 3 years in May, pushed higher by a sharp jump in the cost of gasoline and a record increase in the price eggs related to an outbreak of avian influenza. But outside of increases in volatile food and energy costs, core inflation remained moderate.

The producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach consumers, spiked 0.5 percent in May, the Labor Department reported Friday.

It was the biggest one-month increase since September 2012. The increase followed a 0.4 percent drop in wholesale prices in April. The May increase reflected a 17 percent rise in gasoline prices, the biggest hike since August 2009, and a record 56.4 percent surge in egg prices.

Core prices, which exclude energy and food, rose just 0.1 percent in May. Over the past 12 months, wholesale prices are down 1.1 percent, reflecting big declines in energy prices over the past year. Core inflation is up a modest 0.6 percent over the same 12-month period.

Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at MFR Inc., said that inflation pressures should remain modest in coming months, given weakness in the global economy and a stronger dollar, which lowers the price of imports for Americans.

The government will report on consumer prices next week. Over the 12 months ending in April, consumer prices fell 0.2 percent, reflecting the big decline in energy costs. Excluding food and energy, consumer prices have risen 2.6 percent for the 12 months ending in April.

For May, wholesale energy prices rose a record 5.9 percent with the cost of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and home heating oil all posting big gains. Food costs rose 0.8 percent in May, the biggest one-month gain since a 1.8 percent rise in April.

Economists had expected the increases given that gas prices, which had been falling sharply, have begun to tick higher. The nationwide average for a gallon of regular gas is now up to $2.76, compared to $2.66 a month ago. Still, a gallon of gas is 88 cents below where it was a year ago.

Federal Reserve officials are monitoring measures of inflation as they weigh whether to raise a key shortterm interest rate. They have kept it at a record low near zero for more than six years. Fed officials have said they want to be “reasonably confident” that inflation is headed toward their 2 percent target, which would signal a stronger economy. (ap)

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$63.80 in afternoon trade.

Markets are “closely tracking the Greek debt crisis and the ongoing negotiations between Iran and the big six powers,” said Sanjeev Gupta, head of the Asia-Pacific oil and gas practice at business consultancy firm EY. Crunch negotiations between Athens and its creditors fell apart

on Sunday, fuelling fears the cashstarved government was heading irreversibly into the financial abyss with a huge IMF debt payment due at the end of the month.

Analysts said oil prices were particularly hit as dealers fled the euro for the US dollar, strengthening the greenback. A stronger US dollar makes crude more ex-

pensive for buyers using weaker currencies.

Investors are also focusing on Iran ahead of a June 30 deadline for the Islamic republic and world powers to come to an agreement on curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Six global powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- are trying to nail down a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by reducing its

ideological obsession”, saying: “It’s a question of democracy.”

The collapse of the talks on Sunday brought the threat of a Greek exit from the euro closer than ever.

The talks have aimed to break a five-month standoff between the Greek government and its creditor overseers, who are demanding reforms in return for the last 7.2 billion euros ($8.1 billion) of Greece’s 240 billion euro bailout since 2010.

The bailout expires on June 30, and to meet that deadline, a reform deal must be resolved by a meeting of the eurozone’s 19 finance ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday. (afp) stockpiles of enriched uranium and mothballing some of its sites.

If the agreement is reached and implemented, the powers have agreed to gradually scale back sanctions imposed since 2012, including on its petroleum industry.

Iran has the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves but its exports have fallen from more than 2.2 million barrels per day in 2011 to about 1.3 million because of the sanctions. (afp)

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Artists performed in the opening of 37th of Bali Art Festival (BAF). Artists from Timor-Leste and India took part in the parade marking the opening of the 37th Bali Arts Festival, which was inaugurated by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya on Saturday.

Price of shallots drops Police arrest Angeline’s foster mother

DENPASAR - The price of shallots in several traditional markets in Denpasar, Bali, sharply dropped to Rp25 thousand per kilogram (kg) from Rp35 thousand per kg last week.

“The price of shallots drastically dropped, as the shallot farmers have begun harvesting,” Reni, a trader in Badung market, Denpasar, stated on Monday.

The decline of Rp10 thousand per kg of shallots has benefited the traders, as the consumer demand for the commodity has also increased.

Reni said she was not worried about a delay in the supply from the farmers to the traditional markets in the face of the post-fasting Eid al-Fitr festivities, as the distributors have maintained ample stocks.

She noted that the increase in the price of shallots was often caused due to the distribution costs, which

affected the stability of shallot prices.

The price of garlic is still relatively stable at about Rp16 thousand per kg. “Distributors still have adequate stocks, so the price is still stable,” she remarked.

Trader Wayan Windia in Kumbasari Market claimed that the price of shallots in the market had dropped up to Rp28 thousand per kg, but the price of garlic is still stable.

“The price of shallots now is about Rp28 thousand, which fell from the previous level of Rp35 thousand per kg,” Windia pointed out.

In the meantime, the price of garlic was recorded at about Rp15 thousand to Rp16 thousand per kg.

“The prices of both types of onions will possibly increase ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festivities in the middle of next month,” Windia added. (ant)

DENPASAR - Police in Bali have arrested Margriet Christina Megawe, the foster mother of Angeline, the eight year old girl found killed recently on a charge of child negligence.

“We have just found sufficient initial evidence to investigate her (Margriet) as a suspect in another case namely child negligence,” Bali Regional Police Command chief Inspector General Ronny Sompie said on Sunday.

Margriet is now held at the command’s directorate of crime investigation along with one of her children, Ivone.

She and her child Ivone were arrested at a villa in

Canggu in the district of Badung early on Sunday morning and immediately put to a detention cell at 4.35am.

Ronny said police named Margriet suspect based on the results of development of the Angeline’s case following the confession of Agus, the suspect behind Angeline’s murder, during questioning as a witness in the child negligence case.

Although Margriet was named suspect over a different case Sompie said it was not impossible that her investigation later would be linked to the Angeline’s death case.

“The results of the investigation would be used to

deal with the death case of Angeline with regard to confirming whether or not they are related,” he said.

On Thursday (June 11) the Denpasar chapter of the Integrated Child and Woman Empowerment Service Center (P2TP2A) reported Angeline’s negligence case to the police.

Angeline was found buried in the backyard of her house on Wednesday (June 10) after she was reported missing on May 16. The case has drawn a lot of concern from many quarters from across the country who have called on the police to thoroughly investigate it. (ant)

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Alleged to have fallen from fifth floor, toddler killed MANGUPURA - Few days after the discovery of Angeline’s body, another case of negligence that resulted in the death of female toddler in Kuta. The 3 and half year old toddler from Singapore with the initials NBAZ, died after falling from the fifth floor of one of the five-star hotels on Jalan Dewi Sartika, Kuta, on Thursday (Jun. 11).

According to one Bali Police officer the incident occurred at around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday (Jun. 14). The victim and her parents was staying in room 549. “They only had one child, the 3 and half

year old victim,” said the officer declining to be named.

The couple traveled to Bali with their daughter in order to attend a wedding. At the time of the incident, they allegedly

were not paying attention to their child. They had gone down to the first floor to attend a party and left their daughter sleeping in the room. Around 4:45 p.m., they returned to the room and were shocked to find that their daughter was not there.

The victim’s father,49 year old AZBK, and his wife went looking for her and reported her missing to hotel employee who immedi-

ately panicked and frantically started searching for the missing girl. The faces of the couple instantly palled as they found their child lying on the first floor. Apparently the victim was confused when she woke up and could find her parents, and then eventually fell off the balcony.

The incident shocked visitors and hotel employees. One of the employees reported the incident

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Surprisingly, the Chief of Kuta Police, Ida Bagus Dedy Januartha, claimed not to have received any reports regarding the incident. “Sorry, I do not know about the incident and have not received any report yet,” said Dedy Januartha to the media crew. (kmb36)

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After murder incident, Apuan customary village to hold pecaruan

BANGLI - Following the sadistic murder incident committed by 36 year old police officer I Nyoman Suarsa, against his sister-in-law and nephew Ni Komang Sudiani, 35, and Luh Putu Sri Aristya Dewi, 7, at Apuan Kaja hamlet, Apuan Susut village, Bangli, on Friday (Jun. 12), the local customary village plans to hold a pecaruan ceremony. This ceremony will be carried out to spiritually clean and purify the village area.

Chief of Apuan customary village, Wayan Jirna, said that they plan to hold the pecaruan ceremony at two locations namely: st the scene of the crime and throughout

the village. For the ceremony at victim and perpetrator’s home, a large scale pecaruan ceremony will be held. “The Pecaruan ceremony at the home where the incident took place will be larger than the one for the village which will be organized later on,” he said.

However, at the time he was interviewed Jirna could not confirm when the ceremony would be held, because the local customary village authorities need to be consulted first. Also a high priest must be consulted for directions about how to conduct the ceremony.

In the meantime, based on in-

formation from the Bangli Mental Hospital, Suarsa who suffers from a mental disorder had previously been hospitalized ten times before the tragic incident of June 12. The perpetrator was first hospitalized in 2005 at the age of 24. Accordance to his medical records, in 2013 he started talking to himself and ‘being dreamy’. In early 2014, the perpetrator started not making sense when he spoke. Similarly he did not want to bathe and often kept a lot of garbage in his pockets.

Division Head of the Bangli Mental Hospital Medical Services, Dewa Gede Basudeva, said that the

perpetrator was last brought to Bangli Mental Hospital on November 16, 2014 and was subsequently checked out on February 6, 2015 and was picked up by his family. The hospital, advised the perpetrator to attend outpatient services in order to receive long acting anti-psychotropic injections. However, he never did so. All the while, the family member who was the most diligent is providing the drugs for Suarsa was the sisterin-law who he killed. It is not known whether he actually took the antipsychotic drugs or not.

As previously reported, the violent murder case took place on Fri-

day (Jun. 12) around five o’clock in the morning. The perpetrator with the mental disorder slaughtered his own sister-in-law and nephew by slitting the victims’ necks with a knife almost all the way across. Police officers then brought the perpetrator -who is still listed as a police brigadier for the Bangli Police, to the Mental Health Hospital. Both victims were buried in the local village cemetery the next day; Saturday (Jun. 13). After the incident, officers of the Bangli Police along with a team of forensics experts from Denpasar, conducted a crime scene investigation. (kmb40)

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UN chief appeals for halt to Yemen fighting for Ramadan

GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed Monday for a halt to fighting in Yemen at the beginning of Ramadan, which starts later this week, as the world body launched talks aimed at brokering peace.

Ban, who met in Geneva with some of the delegations involved in the talks, said he had “emphasized the importance of having another humanitarian pause, at least two weeks.”

“I’m urging them that, particularly during this Ramadan — which is a period for peace for people, and praying for peace — they must stop,” he told reporters.

Such a pause won’t be enough in itself to get aid to all needy Yemenis “given the obstacles to access and the scale of destruction,” Ban said. He called for the warring factions to go further and agree on local cease-fires, withdrawing armed groups from cities.

A previous five-day pause was violated repeatedly, and aid groups said it was hardly sufficient to reach millions in the Arab world’s poorest country.

Yemen’s conflict pits exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi against the Shiite rebels known as Houthis — who seized the capital, Sanaa, last year — and military units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A Saudi-led coalition began launching airstrikes against the Houthis and their allies on March 26, shortly after Hadi fled a rebel advance on the south.

The talks in Geneva are expected to last two or three days. The U.N. has said that they will start off as proximity talks — in which mediators meet separately with the various factions — with the hope of eventually getting everyone to sit around the same table.

The final delegations are expected to arrive in Geneva late Monday afternoon or early evening, Ban said.(ap) A destroyed flooded zoo area is seen in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, June 15, 2015. Rescue workers in the Georgian capital are still searching for at least two dozen people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animals missing after severe flooding ravaged the city’s zoo.

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Search on for people, zoo animals missing in Georgia flood TBILISI — Rescue workers in the Georgian capital were still searching Monday for more than 20 people and an undetermined number of potentially dangerous animals missing after severe flooding ravaged the area around the zoo and left at least 12 people dead.

None of the people who died was killed by the zoo animals that ran off after the floodwaters destroyed their enclosures, Tbilisi zoo director Zurab Gurielidze said. Three zoo employees were among those who drowned.

Among the animals that fled the flooded zoo were lions, tigers, bears, wolves, a hippopotamus and one jaguar. Some, including the hippopotamus, were tranquilized and returned to the zoo. Others were shot by police, while more remain missing.

Zoo spokeswoman Khatia Basi-

lashvili said four lions, three tigers and two jaguars were killed either in the flood or when on the loose, while the fate of four lions, three tigers and one jaguar was not yet known. The flooding also killed about 60 homeless dogs when the waters inundated a shelter near the zoo, shelter staff said.

Heavy rain early Sunday caused a landslide that blocked what is normally a pleasant stream in the hilly city, but as the floodwaters grew in strength, the fierce torrent broke through. The raging waters swept through the zoo, gouged

huge chunks out of roads and swamped numerous houses. The homes of about 40 families were destroyed.

The Georgian government declared Monday a day off from work and school while the search for the missing and the cleanup work went ahead in Tbilisi, a city of 1.1 million people.

A young white lion named Shumba, one of the zoo’s most beloved attractions, was found Sunday shot in the head on zoo territory, said Gurielidze, the zoo director.

He demanded an investigation into the shootings of zoo animals.

“If a predator attacked a person, then it’s understandable, but there are cases that need looking into,” Gurielidze said.(ap)

Turkey’s main opposition: Erdogan must stop ‘meddling’

ANKARA — Turkey’s largest opposition party has laid out terms for joining a coalition government, including forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to exceed his constitutional powers.

The ruling party, which Erdogan founded, lost its parliamentary majority in the June 7 elections. It is expected to enter a coalition with one of the three other parties represented in parliament or seek a fragile minority government.

Main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said Monday his party was not ruling out a coalition with any party.

He said however, that the party had a number of “principles” others should adhere to, including ensuring that Erdogan — a dominant figure — does not “meddle in everything.”

Kilicdaroglu also cited fighting corruption, changing Turkey’s foreign policy and media freedoms as conditions for a coalition partnership.(ap)

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Deniz Baykal, former leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party, left, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sit before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

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Dogs snub people who are mean to their owners

TOKYO - Dogs do not like people who are mean to their owners, Japanese researchers said Friday, and will refuse food offered by people who have snubbed their master.

The findings reveal that canines have the capacity to co-operate socially -- a characteristic found in a relatively small number of species, including humans and some other primates.

Researchers led by Kazuo Fujita, a professor of comparative cognition at Kyoto University, tested three groups of 18 dogs using role plays in which their owners needed to open a box.

In all three groups, the owner was accompanied by two people

whom the dog did not know.

In the first group, the owner sought assistance from one of the other people, who actively refused to help.

In the second group, the owner asked for, and received, help from one person. In both groups, the third person was neutral and not involved in either helping or refusing to help.

Neither person interacted with the dog’s owner in the control -third -- group.

After watching the box-opening scene, the dog was offered food by the two unfamiliar people in the room.

Dogs that saw their owner being rebuffed were far more likely to choose food from the neutral observer, and to ignore the offer from the person who had refused to help, Fujita said.

Dogs whose owners were helped and dogs whose owners did not interact with either person showed no marked preference for accepting

snacks from the strangers.

“We discovered for the first time that dogs make social and emotional evaluations of people regardless of their direct interest,” Fujita said.

If the dogs were acting solely out of self-interest, there would be no differences among the groups, and a roughly equal number of animals would have accepted food from each person.

“This ability is one of key factors in building a highly collaborative society, and this study shows that dogs share that ability with humans,” he said.

The trait is present in children

from the age of about three, the research papers said.

Interestingly, noted Fujita, not all primates demonstrate this behaviour.

“There is a similar study that showed tufted capuchins (a monkey native to South America) have this ability, but there is no evidence that chimpanzees demonstrate a preference unless there is a direct benefit to them,” he told AFP. The study will appear in the science journal “Animal Behaviour” to be published later this month

by Amsterdam-based Elsevier, he said. (afp)

Planetary Society’s solar-sail test a success in space CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — An experimental solar sail is being called a success three weeks after its arrival in space.

The Planetary Society said Wednesday its test flight resulted in an almost full deployment of the sail — an estimated 90 percent to 95 percent of the 344-square feet

(32 sq. meters) light and shiny surface — and has set the stage for a follow-up mission next year.

The goal is to create a sail that can be propelled through space by sunlight, thus opening exploration to practically anyone, anywhere.

“Solar sailing is worth doing because it has the potential to

democratize space,” said the society’s chief executive officer, Bill Nye, more commonly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy. Small organizations will be able to build solar sails and send spacecraft to “almost any destination in the solar system if you have time. You can get there because you never

run out of fuel. The sun shines all the time.”

Spacecraft using solar sails could be used to chase asteroids and comets, or observe the sun’s violent storms.

“There really isn’t much of a limit on what you can do in the solar system,” Nye told report-

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This June 8, 2015 photo provided by The Planetary Society shows the deployed panels on the LightSail in Earth orbit.

ers, “and this LightSail test flight is the first small step on that long journey.”

The Mylar sail for the current LightSail spacecraft is bigger that many living rooms — 344 square feet (32 sq. meters) when stretched flat. It was folded into a little boxy spacecraft for its May 20 launch from Cape Canaveral, hitchhiking on a secretive Air Force space plane mission.

For days, the LightSail team struggled with a series of vexing software problems with the spacecraft once it reached orbit. The sail finally opened Sunday on the third try. It wasn’t until seeing a picture beamed down of the open sail, on Tuesday, that the society could declare success.

“That was quite a thrill” seeing the picture, said project manager Doug Stetson. “This has really been a roller coaster ride of emotions, a lot of sleepless nights.”

With its orbit gradually declining, LightSail is expected to re-enter the atmosphere this weekend.

The society knew the flight would be short given LightSail’s relatively low orbit. The main objective was to demonstrate the release and operation of the sail.

Next year’s spacecraft will shoot for a higher orbit and take a crack at true solar sailing.

A similar experiment by the group ended in failure 10 years ago this month when the Russian rocket failed to put the solar sail in orbit. This time, the society relied on an American Atlas V rocket.

The LightSail project was funded by members and supporters of the Pasadena, California-based Planetary Society, a nonprofit space interest group co-founded by the late Carl Sagan in 1980. (ap)

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Traffic problems in Ubud

Government asks for active participation from the public GIANYAR - Ubud’s local government is unable to handle the problem of traffic congestion alone. The government of Gianyar is therefor asking for the public’s active participation by not parking on the roads in the congested areas. The procurement of addition parking space is also considered urgent.

The Head of the Gianyar Transportation, Informatics and Communication Agency, Cok Gde Agusnawa, said that the relatively narrow roads in Ubud can no longer accommodate the number of vehicles that use these roads. Moreover, during high season a huge number of travelers visits tourist destinations in Ubud. Agusnawa added that he acknowledges that the problem of traffic congestion cannot be resolved overnight. “Resolving the traffic problem in Ubud will take some time” he said on Sunday (Jun. 14).

Traffic officers have been deployed to support fluency of movement in Ubud and at some point more Gianyar Transportation Agency officers will be hired to prevent people from parking on roads prone to congestion.

The Gianyar Transportation Agency has had many meetings with the community about the issue of traffic congestion and out of these meetings many solutions have emmerged. These include things like the need for the people of Padang Tegal to

build a parking lot. “The parking lot will cover a few hectares and will be built in the next couple of years,” he said.

Such community participation, said Agusnawa, is helping to resolve the traffic problems and he is ready to support such community efforts. For example, he will facilitate the reduction of parking taxes so that local people will not be burdened. Local public transportation used to facilitate tourist mobility on Ubud is another solution that is being given serious consideration.

Agusnawa however emphasized that resolving traffic problems in Ubud will indeed take quite a long time. The creation of infrastructure and systems such as were outlined in research conducted by transportation experts are also needed in order for sustainable solutions to be realized. All of the aforementioned solutions require the full support of the community: “most importantly, people need to be aware of the issue and be diligent about traffic orderliness. For example, many shops have made room for travelers can easily move about outside of them. Nevertheless, several areas still need attention, such as catus pata or the central intersection and areas eastward.

This is the most crowded area and sometimes vehicles are parked three rows wide. We are putting our attention there first,” he said. (kmb25)

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Ubud’s local government is unable to handle the problem of traffic congestion alone. The government of Gianyar is therefor asking for the public’s active participation by not parking on the roads in the congested areas.

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A number of buildings in Penglipuran village, Bangli, reflect a shift towards a modern style in terms of building materials. A plan has emmerged to address this issue by restoring a number of structures in the village so that the traditional style can be better represented.

Restoring buildings in Penglipuran will reflect traditional style

BANGLI - A number of buildings in Penglipuran village, Bangli, reflect a shift towards a modern style in terms of building materials. If things continue in this direction, the traditional impression of the village will be lost. A plan has emerged to address this issue by restoring a number of structures in the village so that the traditional style can be better represented. Operations Manager of the Penglipuran traditional village tourist attraction, I Nengah Moneng, announced this plan on Sunday (Jun. 14).

Apparently travelers are interested in visiting this touristic village because of the design, materials and spatial layout of the traditional buildings. The bamboo roves that many of the buildings still use for example, give the village a traditional feeling and represents proximity to nature. However, over time, a number of them, such as those of the angkul-angkul or entrance gates, kitchens and six-beamed pavilion have been replaced with clay tiles, which many feel diminishes the overall traditional impression of the village. “One of the main characteristics of the traditional buildings in this village, is the use of bamboo for the roofing, which also attracts visitors,” explained Moneng.

Therefore Moneng got the idea of restoring some of the buildings and many of the residents approve. As a follow up to the initial presentation of the idea, Moneng added that there will be further discussions involving local community leaders.

He estimates, about 25 percent of the buildings need to be restored

in order to preserve the ancestral heritage that also have a high artistic value. However, such a project needs to be thoroughly discussed before hand as the cost of replacing the roofs is also quite high. Moneng estimates that the roof reconstruction of the angkul-angkul will cost approximately IDR 3 million, while kitchen and six-beamed pavilion will cost about IDR 7 million each, which is more that the local people can afford. “The cost is quite high.

Some people probably do not have the funds. So, we will look into the possibility of having the project subsidized by the customary village or other options,” he said.

Some residents had previously already reconstructed some buildings independently, which according to Moneng is an important way of maintaining the ancestral culture. As Operations Manager, he also feels that his is a good way of attracting more travelers to the village. “If reconstructed, the buildings in the village buildings will be uniform and give a more attractive appearance,” he concluded. (kmb45)

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The anglers fish on Buyan Lake.

Hundreds of anglers hunt predatory fish in Lake Buyan

SINGARAJA - The local government’s commitment to eradicating predatory zebra fish in Lake Buyan, Pancasari village, and Lake Tamblingan, Munduk village, Banjar subdistrict, seems to be more than mear talk, as evidenced by the zebra fish hunt that took place on Sunday (Jun. 14). The hunt involved a total of 110 fishermen and residents who took part in a completion as part of the Twin Lakes Festival, to see which angler catch the most zebra fish.

Fishermen and residents began to flock to the shores of Lake Buyan starting early in the morning. People brought their fishing gear along with fish baskets to contain their zebra fish catches. The anglers were not only motivated by the competition but were also proud to participate in eradicating this predatory fish that has recently been threatening the biodiversity of the fish in both these lakes.

As soon as the committee started the competition, hundreds of anglers from various corners of the village looked for a good spot to catch the fish from. They then cast their lines with special bait attached to their hooks, designed specifically to catch the zebra fish. The anglers looked enthusiastic as they fished.

In a relatively short time many of them managed to catch these ferocious predatory fish.

The Head of the Buleleng Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Nyoman Sutrisna, on the sidelines

of fishing competition said that hunting predatory zebra fish is intentionally carried out by holding a fishing competition. The event was intended to foster awareness and encourage the participation of fishermen and the general public in catching predatory zebra fish.

It is expected that with this mass fishing of the predatory fish, their population will decrease enough that the hatchlings eggs of the rest of the fish populations that have been bred and reintroduced to the lake, will stand a change of surviving.

After this competition, the local government hopes that fishermen will continue to fish out the zebra fish and will only catch other fish that are big enough to be harvested from the lakes. “We have deliberately organized this competition as a way to bring awareness to fishermen and the public about the problem of zebra fish and also as a reminder to leave small fish in the

lake” he said.

Sutrisna explained that based on observations and surveys the predatory zebra fish breeds along the edge of the lake bed in shallow water. The predatory fish live in clustered population with an average size of three fingers for adult fish. Zebra fish are known to prey on other fish who come into the shallow parts of the lake looking for food. looking for food Uniquely, this predatory fish kills their prey and then slowly eats them -unlike other fish that tend to swallow their prey in one piece.

“According to our observations, the zebra fish has no significantly hazardous impact on fish populations living in deeper water. During the harvest of fish in cages, in fact the hatchlings that had been released, reached weights of up to 4 kg to 6 kg each, indicating that were able to survie despite the presence of the predatory fish” he added. (kmb38)

Sunday Market jazzed up by Kadek Suambara DENPASAR - Sunday Market at Bale Banjar Bali Global of Shankara Resto on Sunday (Jun. 14) was enlivened by Kadek Suambara from Ambar Ashram. The topic featured was to be healthy, wealthy and happy.

Suambara explained that our body requires a health, the mind wants to be rich and the soul desires happiness. Only some few people know how to achieve them. He who has learned about spiritual science from the world’s class masters wants to share his knowledge with society.

The source of disease is miserable feeling. Three kinds of suffering lie in physical, mental and spiritual aspect.

“Physical suffering can be seen,” he said.

A person suffering mental stress causes irritable, touchy, suspicious, anxious and uneasy condition, excessive worry, fear for unclear reason, hesitation in taking decisions, et cetera. Such sufferings result in harm to the body or physical aspect. It will first attack digestive system, then goes up to disrupt heartbeat and rises to interfere with breathing, causes frequent urination, harms nerves and brain, interferes with muscle and bone system and ultimately diminishes immune system, empties out

into cancer, tumors, et cetera.

Suffering is not only able to be cured by drugs but also by tranquil mind. “Tense mind must be pacified,” he said.

He also explained about laughter therapy. Suambara said that when laughing there are vibrations occurred so that they make weak cells or nerves become stronger, or produce new cells. Moreover, laughing basically exhales and indirectly removes carbon dioxide so that the body becomes lighter.

Someone who wants richness in life will get it from income and revenue. Income is obtained from working, while revenue is obtained from God. Revenue is obtained by doing Lakshmi Puja. Lakshmi Puja is a way to open the door of the 11 fortunes in human beings. Goddess Lakshmi (Sri Rambut Sedana or Goddes Melanting) is the name of a goddess denoting the manifestation of God as the giver of fortunes.

In this procession, Suambara directly leads so that in a matter of days there will be a change in the family, becomes happier, calmer and more patient in dealing with problems and more harmony in family life.

Harmony in family will be able to attract fortunes of the universe. (kmb42)

VAR stock runs thin, Nusa Penida not yet touched by elimination SEMARAPURA - Sluggish availability of anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) in Klungkung region recently, in fact, makes people uneasy. Today people ask the officers to perform elimination against the dogs roaming in Klungkung. Request for the dog elimination also begins to rise in society. Instead there are people that give up their dog to be eliminated because they know the empty condition of the antirabies vaccine stock in the region. High demand of residents to perform the dog elimination is recognized by the Division Head of Animal Health of the Klungkung Livestock, Fishery and Maritime Affairs, A.A. Raka Arnawa, Sunday (Jun. 14).

However, A.A. Raka said that to do elimination is not easy. He said that the officers will do elimination if there is a request from residents. Besides, there must be cases of dog bites leading to rabies. But in anticipation of dog bite victims, the officers are said to have done elimination at a number of villages such as Timuhun, Tihingan, Aan, Getakan, Bakas and Tusan. In addition, the officers have also done dog elimination in urban areas like at Semarapura Klod, including Akah and Gunaksa and Dawan village. “We do

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In addition to that, it is also adjacent to one of the most popular and largest shopping malls in town, Mall Bali Galleria and also the famous Duty Free Shop - providing direct access to cinema, cafes, restaurants and high-end boutiques.

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this dog elimination due to the request of residents,” he said.

What about the dog elimination in Nusa Penida? A.A. Raka said that so far there is no incoming reports related to dog bite cases in Nusa Penida. So, the officers have not performed elimination in the area. But he recognized that dog bit cases indeed happened to local residents in 2012. The officers already came down to take brain sample of the dog biting the residents. However, the lab test result was negative.

“Actually, the participation of local residents is quite high. But this time there are no reports regarding the case of dog bite,” he said.

Obviously, A.A. Raka said that the dog population in Klungkung region begins to increase where it is estimated to reach 10,300 heads. To prevent rabies, the officers are still providing animal vaccines.

So far, the vaccination remains to continue.

Besides, the stock is declared to remain safe because it is assisted by Bali provincial and Klungkung budget. On the other hand, the stock of anti-rabies vaccine in Klungkung even runs thin. So far, it only amounts to 49 vials. (kmb)

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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 “umbul-umbul”, 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.

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‘Jurassic World’ bites off biggest global debut of all time LOS ANGELES — Dinosaurs are anything but extinct at the box office. “Jurassic World,” the fourth film in the series, became the highest global opener of all time with a staggering $511.8 million in its first days in theaters. It also devoured a number of domestic box office records with a $204.6 million take, the Rentrak media-measurement company estimated on Sunday.

In addition to setting a record for 2015, “Jurassic World” is now the second-highest domestic opening of all time, right behind “Marvel’s The Avengers” which took in $207.4 million in 2012. By the time Monday actuals roll in, there is a chance the film could dethrone “Avengers.”

It has been 14 years since there has been a new “Jurassic” film in theaters, and the combination of cinematic grandeur, nostalgia and awareness helped “Jurassic World” far surpass

analyst predictions going into the weekend, which had the film on track for a $125 million opening.

“This over-performed in a way that I’ve never seen,” Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said. “It broke the box office sound barrier.”

Universal Pictures and Legendary co-financed the $150 million, PG-13 rated film. Audiences in every quadrant turned out to see the film in theaters. According to exit polls,

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39 percent were under the age of 25, signifying the massive interest of both a new generation and the continued enthusiasm of those who saw “Jurassic Park” in 1993.

Also, audiences shelled out the extra money to see the film in the biggest format possible. About 48 percent of domestic audiences opted for 3D. “It is extraordinary. The film has resonated with audiences around the world,” said Nick Carpou, Universal’s president of domestic distribution.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg, “Jurassic World” is the third in a series of blockbusters for star Chris Pratt, who also starred in the 2014 box office hits “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Lego Movie.”

membering the words to the song she was performing onstage.

“I was singing with Phil Vassar, a song I did not know,” Underwood said. “I was like, ‘Oh Lord, don’t let me screw up the words.’

We somehow pulled it off OK.” Now a decade later, Underwood has seven Grammy Awards and a handful of No. 1 singles on the country charts under her belt.

She’s a wife, a new mom, and a bona fide super star.

Underwood said her pregnancy allowed her to slow down and

focus on new music instead of touring. “I spent a lot of time writing and listening to new songs,” Underwood said. “I feel like now we’re on the right track and in a really good place.”

Before her sold-out performance at the 2015 CMA Music Festival Saturday night, Underwood admitted she was a bit nervous. It was her first big stadium show since giving birth to her son, Isaiah, back in February.

But when she hit the stage with her hit “Blown Away,” there was

bringing its domestic total to $56.9 million. “San Andreas” added another $11 million, and “Insidious Chapter 3” and “Pitch Perfect 2” took the fourth and fifth spots, with $7.3 million and $6 million, respectively.

The dino-sized debut of “Jurassic World” is of utmost importance to the industry, too, which has seen three consecutive down weekends in what was supposed to be a record-setting summer.

“We got the wind back in the summer sails,” said Dergarabedian, citing upcoming films like “Inside Out,” ‘’Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation” and “Ted 2” as some of the big films on the way. “This gets the summer back on track.” (ap)

no sign of nerves. Strutting in her bejeweled hot-pants and matching vest, Underwood brought her fans at LP Field to their feet, even asking them to get sassy before jumping into the song, “Undo It.” Underwood slowed things down but still held the crowd’s attention with the emotional “Something in the Water,” off last year’s “Greatest Hits: Decade #1” release. She ended her seven-song set by bringing down the house with a resounding, “Before He Cheats.” (ap)

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Elementary school students wait in a line to receive a temperature check at a school in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, June 15, 2015.

Thousands of South Korean schools that were shut to stop the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) reopened on Monday as the country sought to return to normal, nearly four weeks into an outbreak that shows signs of slowing.

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“He’s like Jimmy Stewart with a leather vest and muscles,” Dergarbedian said. “He’s a great modern-day action hero.”

This is also likely not the last “Jurassic” film audiences will see. Pratt has stated in interviews that he has signed on for future installments. But right now, Universal is focusing on what’s in theaters.

“Jurassic World” is just the latest hit for Universal in 2015, following “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Furious 7.”

No studio even tried to compete with the unbeatable dinosaurs this weekend, and thus holdovers populated the rest of the top five. Melissa McCarthy’s “Spy” earned $16 million in its second weekend in theaters,

Search on for people, zoo animals missing in Georgia flood

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This photo provided by Universal Pictures shows, Nick Robinson, left, as Zach, and Ty Simpkins as Gray, in a scene from the film, “Jurassic World,” directed by Colin Trevorrow, in the next installment of Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking “Jurassic Park” series. The Universal Pictures 3D movie releases in theaters on June 12, 2015.

Carrie Underwood hits her stride at CMA Music Festival NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Carrie Underwood remembers when she first performed to thousands of country fans at the coveted Country Music Association’s Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. It was June 2005, which is exactly 10 years ago this month.

Fresh off an “American Idol” win, Underwood said her first big Nashville stage show was a madhouse. “It was chaotic, with cameras flashing and a gazillion fans,” Underwood said.

But her main worry was re-

WEATHER FORECAST

‘Excessive’ public alarm as S. Korea reports 16th MERS death SEOUL - South Korea Monday reported its 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak, as President Park Geun-Hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called “excessive” public alarm.

Seoul also declared five new patients -- bringing the total number of cases including the deaths to 150 -- as fears grew over the impact of the outbreak on Asia’s fourthlargest economy.

More than 2,000 schools, which had been closed nationwide, reopened Monday as the outbreak showed signs of slowing, the education ministry said, adding 329 schools and 126 kindergartens were still shut.

Park, whose popularity has plunged due to the crisis, urged efforts to minimise the damage to the economy, saying consumer spending had dipped and the number of

foreign tourists had plunged.

“I am afraid the unexpected outbreak of MERS will quash the momentum of economic recovery,” she told a meeting with advisers.

“It is important to prevent the spread of excessive public anxiety and allow normal economic activities to resume quickly.”

More than 100,000 foreigners have cancelled trips to South Korea since the beginning of June, vice tourism minister Kim Chong said, adding foreign currency earnings would dwindle by $2.3 billion if the number plunges by 50 percent.

“Our tourism industry is faced with a very dire situation,” he said,

promising financial aid worth 72 billion won ($64 million) to help tourism-related businesses.

About 14.2 million foreigners, or about 1.18 million people a month on average, visited the country last year.

A 58-year-old man who had been suffering from diabetes was the latest victim of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which broke out in South Korea less than a month ago.

The country now has the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia and it is spreading unusually rapidly.

The five new patients -- aged from 39 to 84 -- were infected in hospitals in cities including Seoul and Daejeon, 140 kilometres (90 miles) south of the capital.

Among them was a nurse who had performed CPR on an infected patient in Daejeon and a man who

was infected at Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul after accompanying his sick mother there. She later died of MERS. The hospital is the epicentre of the outbreak and more than 70 patients, visitors and medical staff there have contracted the virus.

The health ministry said 17 patients remained in an unstable condition.

The outbreak started on May 20 when a 68-year-old man was diagnosed after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia.

Since then more than 5,200 people have been placed in quarantine.

Park’s administration has suffered a storm of criticism for what critics describe as a slow and inadequate response to the crisis.

A survey by polling agency

Realmeter showed Monday that Park’s job approval ratings had plummeted by 10 percentage points over the past two weeks to 34.6 percent. Local businesses have reported a sharp drop in sales as people shunned crowded venues.

Sales at department stores in the first week of June fell 25 percent from a month earlier, while the number of moviegoers dropped 55 percent, according to government data.

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