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Hollywood’s Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner file for divorce LOS ANGELES - Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner officially filed for divorce nearly two years after the Hollywood A-list couple split, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Irreconcilable differences were cited in the paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, where Garner filed the divorce petition and Affleck filed his response, the newspaper reported late on Thursday.

Garner and Affleck, both 44, are seeking joint custody of their three children: daughters Violet, 11, and Seraphina, 9.

Affleck and Garner co-starred in the 2003 superhero film “Daredevil” and were married in 2005. They announced plans to divorce a day after their 10th wedding anniversary in 2015. (rtr)

Characters of Star Wars take part in an event held for the release of the film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Disneyland Paris in Marnela-Vallee, France, December 17, 2015.

Next Star Wars movie to feature new female character

The popular 40-year-old Star ORLANDO - The largely testosterone-fueled Star Wars movie franchise has added an important new female character Wars franchise in recent times has in the eighth film, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, director Rian been criticized for a lack of recognizably female characters. Carrie Johnson said on Friday at a fanfest in Orlando.

Johnson said the movie, scheduled for release in December, is still in post production.

Kelly Marie Tran plays Rose, a maintenance worker in the Resistance. Johnson said her character embodies the notion that even the most unlikely person can step up and become a hero. He said her part is the biggest new role in the film.

Lucasfilm also livestreamed to fans worldwide the first movie trailer that features

Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, wielding a light saber under the guidance of Luke Skywalker who tells her that it’s time for the Jedi to end.

Ridley was brought into the franchise in the seventh movie, “The Force Awakens”, as a lead character.

Fans have been expecting Lucasfilm to add more females to the cast.

The movie poster shows Rey on an intense red background pointing her light saber skyward, the beam dividing images of Skywalker and Kylo Ren. The poster harkens back to the poster for the first Star Wars film in 1977 in which Skywalker similarly pointed the beam up.

The movie stars were on hand during the 2017 Star Wars Celebration at the Orange County Convention Center.

Fisher was beloved for her role as Princess Leia, a character who was part of the original cast. Fisher died in December, but filmed scenes in The Last Jedi before her death.

The movie franchise is popular equally with male and female fans.

Disney bought the franchise from creator George Lucas in 2012 for $4 billion. Three years later, the company announced plans for new 14-acre Star Wars “lands” at both its Orlando and Anaheim, California, parks, capitalizing on the lucrative brand much as Universal Studios did at its Orlando parks with the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The Star Wars attraction will dwarf Disney’s other themed lands and feature two new rides, including one in which guests can captain the Millennium Falcon spaceship. (rtr)

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Rescuers from Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) distribute life jackets to migrants on a rubber dinghy in central Mediterranean on international waters off Zuwarah, Libya, April 14, 2017.

‘Unprecedented’ migrant situation in the Mediterranean

A charity that rescues migrants has described the situation this weekend as “unprecedented” after going to the aid of people aboard nine boats in the Mediterranean Sea. The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) said the seven rubber and two wooden vessels contained an estimated 1,500-1,800 men, women and children.

It took 453 people on board its own ship, the Phoenix, while MOAS crew members supervised more than 1,000 others on “unseaworthy” vessels into the night, providing basic provisions and life jackets.

MOAS said the situation became more “delicate” as weather conditions deteriorated after dark. In the central Mediterranean, it said there had been 2,074 rescues conducted by “various search-and-rescue (SAR) assets on Friday, including 134 rescued by the Phoenix”.

That meant the Easter weekend was “set to be the latest marker in the record-breaking escalation of this on-going humanitarian crisis at sea”. MOAS said it had been “a 24 hours marathon of continuous rescue operations”. The charity’s founder, Christopher Catrambone, said: “Nobody has ever seen anything like what we are witnessing this weekend.

“It is a miracle that we have

managed to rescue everyone with no casualties today. “We are still conducting operations with a new boat contact spotted early this morning. “The professional conduct and tireless efforts of our crew are to thank for the many lives saved today.”

MOAS co-founder and director Regina Catrambone called on European governments “to act so that people, such as those rescued by us today, do not die”.

German NGO Jugend Rettet said 3,000 migrants had been rescued by the Italian coastguard and other boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday. The organisation said good weather had helped to increase the numbers.

POPE Pope Francis denounced “oppressive regimes” in his Easter message on Sunday but in an apparent call for restraint urged world leaders to prevent the spread of

conflicts, as tensions rose in North Korea and Syria.

Francis, marking the fifth Easter season of his pontificate, said Mass before tens of thousands of people under exceptional security measures in St. Peter’s Square following recent vehicle attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm.

More police vans and army vehicles than usual were positioned at the entrances to the Vatican area and the faithful were stopped at several check points leading into the square, which was decorated with 35,000 flowers and trees.

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AMO at Puputan Square first created

Averagely five years old of age

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The automatic drinking water machine (AMO) at the Puputan Badung (Gusti Ngurah Made Agung) Square.

DENPASAR - In Denpasar there are seven automatic drinking water machines (AMOs). They are at Puputan Badung Square (2 units), Renon Square (1 unit), Sanur (1 unit), Lumintang Square (2 units) and in Sewaka area (1 unit).

On average, the AMO has been five years old. “The AMO at Puputan is the first made,” said Director of municipal waterworks (PDAM) Denpasar, I.B. Arsana.

When met at the forensic medicine installation of Sanglah Hospital on Friday (Apr. 14), he said that the death cause of Rendi Rizaldi, 13, could not yet be ascertained whether it was due to electrocution or not. He is still waiting for the result of police investigation. Since the family refused to do an autopsy on Rendi’s body, the corpse was buried on that same day at 14:00.

“What is AMO? My first AMO belongs to new model, while the next one belongs to Bali style.

This is what we will review again, whether we keep this AMO style or we change it into Bali style,” he explained.

Similarly, he did not suspect if the AMO can take the life of a teenager. “Since the placement of the AMO for many years, this is the first incident,” he said. On that account, for the time being, all the AMO machines are closed. “Public service is temporary closed. We totally close all the AMO machines to anticipate the trauma of society,” he added.

AMO maintenance has been performed continuously. There is hygiene maintenance and replacement. Hygiene check is done every two weeks according to SOP and depends on the situation. Likewise the change of filter is recognized to have been done continuously. AMO indeed uses electricity to filter water, kill germs and clean the water itself. “It needs electricity of 220 volts or 450 watts,” he said.

It utilizes household electricity, just intended for the AMO operation. If indeed Rendi died from electrocution, the device will be changed and the distributor will be summoned. Besides, the AMO design will be changed. (kmb42)

AMO machine at Puputan Badung still demarcated Mesuryak tradition of with police line Bongan residents on Kuningan

DENPASAR - The disaster afflicting to Rendi Rizaldi who died while drinking water in the automatic drinking water machine (AMO) at the Puputan Badung (Gusti Ngurah Made Agung) Square, is still in the process of investigation. Moreover, the AMO machine owned by the municipality waterworks (PDAM) of Denpasar is still demarcated with police line.

Therefore, the PDAM has not been able to check the source of the occurrence of electrical leakage in the machine.

Technical Director of PDAM Denpasar, I Putu Yasa, when confirmed on Friday (Apr. 14) said the AMO machine uses electric current in one of the components, namely the UV. “The electrical current is used to activate the UV,” he explained.

However, he could not ensure where the location of the electrical leakage on the AMO machine at the Puputan Badung Square considering that until Saturday it was still demarcated with police line. “We have not been able to conduct the examination because it is still handled by police authority,” he said.

Meanwhile, President Director of the PDAM Denpasar, I.B. Gede Arsana, said that currently the company has built the AMO machine at seven locations.

Other than at the PDAM office, the AMO machine is also placed at Puputan Margarana Square, Renon (one unit), Puputan Badung Square (2 units), Lumintang City Park (1 unit), Jalan Subita (1 unit) and another

unit on Segara Ayu Beach, Sanur.

Installation of the AMO machine is the follow-up of the government regulation (PP) No.16/2005 that requires PDAM companies all over Indonesia to prepare drinking water. PDAM Denpasar has realized the development of drinking water started from 2007 in the form of automatic drinking water machine (AMO) placed at the office of PDAM Denpasar and then in 2008 was built the drinking water machine on Jalan Subita and another unit on Segara Ayu Beach, Sanur, in 2009.

In a series of the 18th anniversary of the Denpasar municipality, PDAM Denpasar built an AMO machine at Puputan Badung Square, Denpasar, with the aim to provide convenience in order to get ready drinking water for people who use the square either for morning or afternoon sport activities.

AMO development has been inaugurated by the mayor of Denpasar accompanied by director of PDAM Denpasar with the head of related agencies on Thursday (Feb. 11, 2010). AMO development is a form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the PDAM Denpasar to the community, especially the people of Denpasar to introduce to the public that the AMO prepared by PDAM Denpasar can be drunk directly because the water has passed through the process stages whose quality has met the requirements set by the minister of health so that it is safe to be consumed directly by community.

Related to the investment cost required for one unit of AMO machine, Arsana said it ranges from IDR 50 million to IDR 70 million. (kmb12)

TABANAN - It has become a tradition that on the feast of Kuningan or ten days after Galungan, Hindu devotees in Tabanan especially at Bongan village area, to carry out the mesuryak (cheering) tradition. The tradition carried out from generation to generation is aimed to deliver the ancestral spirits to be back to heaven. At Bongan hamlet itself, this activity takes place from 09:00 through 11:00.

Commenced by saying prayers from the home of each resident, it is resumed to merajan (clan temple) and trinity temples. After this procession is over, the tradition of mesuryak begins. The whole big family says prayers at merajan to beg salvation to God as well as to the ancestors who have been at home since the day of Galungan until Kuningan. Mesuryak is then proceeded to bring all the ritual paraphernalia such as the offerings to the front entrance of each house compound.

Furthermore, the priests or the elder figures chant prayers closed with the mesuryak. Each family will give provision in the form of

coins and banknotes. The money is thrown into the air and then greeted by other residents. Children and adults are fighting for each other to get the money. The atmosphere of mesuryak is getting more vibrant with the appearance of barong ngelawang (gallivanting show) participating in the mesuryak tradition.

Chief of Bongan Gede customary village, I Nyoman Parwata, said that the mesuryak tradition is a hereditary tradition existing at his hamlet. “Mesuryak aims at delivering the ancestral spirits to go back to heaven because previously from Galungan day the ancestors are at the home. After ten days, precisely on Kuningan feast, we bring the ancestors back to heaven. With joy while cheering, we throw money into the air to be contested by many people,” he said.

The amount of money used in the mesuryak varies depending on the economic capacity of the residents. This tradition inherited through generations remains to be held every six months coinciding with the Kuningan feast day. (kmb28)

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Increase travelers’ interest to make a visit

Balangan Beach area to be arranged

MANGUPURA - The number of tourist visit continuing to increase through the years becomes one of the reasons to arrange area of Balangan Beach. The arrangement will indirectly increase the interest of travelers to come. To carry out this arrangement, a foundation is reported to have started the activities.

North Korea on parade

SEOUL - Covering a North Korean military parade is an emotional rollercoaster. Foreign journalists stand just metres from the action in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square.

It is a visual and sensory barrage. Your eyes are assaulted by the technicolour pallet of socialist-realist propaganda. The ground at your feet shakes as tanks rumble past, leaving a diesel aftertaste in your mouth.

That heavy equipment, and the brigades of tightly coordinated goosestepping soldiers that come before them, are an impressive sight.

But the thousands of North Koreans cheering and crying for hours for leader Kim Jong Un, who watches from a balcony 30 metres behind us, can also be overwhelming. You can see the tiredness in their faces.

The parades offer weapons analysts and U.N. investigators a rare chance to gain new insight into secretive North Korea’s military capabilities. Every nut and bolt in every photo and video is closely scrutinised.

North Korea likely knows this, and sometimes reveals new and untested equipment. It did so on Saturday, displaying what appeared to be two new kinds of intercontinental ballistic missile in its military arsenal.

The second area of interest to North Korea watchers is the balcony where Kim and his aides stand. To whom is Kim talking, with whom does he shake hands first? Is his elusive sister, Kim Yo Jong, up there with him?

She often is, and was on Saturday, lurking somewhere behind a pillar or bright red flag, her mischievous smile a surreal antidote to the militaristic pomp and ceremony of the event below.

On TV, these parades appear as a tightly choreographed and slick affair.

But on the ground, it is the little details which slip through that facade that are most interesting.

That perfectly synchronised goosestepping is aided by thousands of painted white dots placed a metre apart on the ground, guiding boots to the right spot. And behind Kim’s balcony is a large traffic light and countdown clock which gives each platoon the signal to begin marching.

One of the most visually spectacular aspects of the parade is the large human screen behind the centre of the action. There, hundreds of thousands of North Koreans hold up coloured placards which, viewed from a distance, spell out huge propaganda slogans.

But easily lost in that mass scale are the individual faces of those human pixels who, dressed in their finest clothes, stand holding plastic flowers in the sun for hours.

Divided into work units, people prepare for months for such events, often having no choice but to forgo time at weekends and after work to practise.

This is in addition to the economic double life most North Koreans lead, whereby meagre income from official jobs is supplemented on a thriving

network of semi-legal markets. As they walk past Kim Jong Un’s balcony, some people are overcome with emotion and cry. Others look gaunt and exhausted.

When the parade is over, the square hums with activity as the different groups all go their separate ways. The pink petals from their plastic flowers leave a trail behind them.

NEW MISSILES

North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region.

Missiles appeared to be the main theme of a giant military parade, with Kim’s grandson, leader Kim Jong Un, taking time to greet the commander of the Strategic Forces, the branch that oversees the missile arsenal.

A U.S. Navy attack on a Syrian airfield this month with Tomahawk missiles raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for reclusive North Korea, which has conducted several missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions, regularly threatening to destroy the United States.

Kim Jong Un, looking relaxed in a dark suit and laughing with aides, oversaw the festivities on the “Day of the Sun” at Pyongyang’s main Kim Il Sung Square.

Goose-stepping soldiers and marching bands filled the square,

next to the Taedonggang River that flows through Pyongyang, in the hazy spring sunshine, followed by tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems and other weapons.

Single-engine propeller-powered planes flew in a 105 formation overhead.

Unlike at some previous parades attended by Kim, there did not appear to be a senior Chinese official in attendance. China is North Korea’s lone major ally but has spoken out against its missile and nuclear tests and has supported U.N. sanctions.

China on Friday again called for talks to defuse the crisis.

Weapons analysts said they believed some of the missiles on display were new types of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).

The North has said it has developed and would launch a missile that can strike the mainland United States but officials and experts believe it is some time away from mastering all the necessary technology.

“EARLY DAYS”

North Korea showed two new kinds of ICBM enclosed in canister launchers mounted on the back of trucks, suggesting Pyongyang was working towards a “new concept” of ICBM, said Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the U.S.-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California.

“However, North Korea has a habit of showing off new concepts in parades before they ever test or launch

them,” Hanham said.

“It is still early days for these missile designs.”

The Pukkuksong submarinelaunched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were also on parade. It was the first time North Korea had shown the missiles, which have a range of more than 1,000 km (600 miles), at a military parade.

Displaying more than one of the missiles indicates North Korea is progressing with its plan to base a missile on a submarine, which are hard to detect, said Joshua Pollack, editor of the Washington-based Nonproliferation Review.

“It suggests a commitment to this programme,” said Pollack. “Multiple SLBMs seems like a declaration of intent to advance the programme.”

North Korea, still technically at war with the South after their 195053 conflict ended in a truce but not a treaty, has on occasion conducted missile or nuclear tests to coincide with big political events and often threatens the United States, South Korea and Japan.

Choe Ryong Hae, a close aide to Kim Jong Un, addressed the packed square with a characteristically bellicose warning to the United States.

“If the United States wages reckless provocation against us, our revolutionary power will instantly counter with annihilating strike, and we will respond to full-out war with full-out war and to nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike warfare,” he said. (rtr)

Hamlet chief of Cengiling, Jimbaran, Kadek Adnyana, as confirmed on Tuesday (Apr. 11) did not deny the information. He said that the foundation is the Pura Dalem Balangan Foundation that will also manage telajakan or outer space of the temple. “It will be managed in cooperation with investor,” he said.

However, the plan is not yet final.

Hamlet authority strongly agreed with the plan. From long time ago, it has expected the arrangement of Balangan Beach. Related to the arrangement, the investor is expected to also pay attention to the continuity of religious ceremonies.

“In the agreement, it has been stated the provision of sacred area spreading across 1,000 square meters. In addition, we had submitted a request for shrine and pawedan pavilion, and both requests have been approved,” he explained.

He explained that during the arrangement all the stalls around the beach will be relocated. They will be prepared a location around the bottom of the cliff and made a kind of kiosk. After the arrangement, condition of Balangan Beach area

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is expected to be completely clean. It will also be free from sun umbrellas commonly used by visitors. In addition, the arrangement will be accompanied by the making of breakwater to prevent abrasion. “Currently, about 10 meters of Balangan Beach have been eroded,” he explained.

Later on, his authority will reduce the utilization of stalls. Previously, the stalls were equipped with a number of rented rooms, while later it will be intended for stalls only. This is done because the arrangement has something to do with the temple. In this case, it would have to pay attention to purity. “Such rented rooms will no longer be available,” he said.

Chief of Jimbaran customary village, Made Budiartha, when confirmed separately said that his authority has known about the plan. He also admitted that possibly the plan of private company will be synergized with the plan of the customary village itself. Perhaps, the communication with the foundation will be made these weeks to discuss about the issue. (kmb23) Balangan beach

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Uses natural dyes from four kinds of leaf and wood

GIANYAR - Only a few textile businesses apply natural ingredients for their dyes. I Made Yasa Arsana with his brother-in-law, I Made Andika Putra, dares to try it. In 1998, Arsana worked in the textile company owned by a Japanese and reaped a lot of complaints from surrounding residents and municipal police.

In that year, Arsana also tried to find out natural dyes from fruits, flowers, leaves, bark and roots of trees. Having tried all the ingredients, they finally chose leaf material for their textile dyes for the long term. “The use of leaf will not kill the tree,” said Andika Putra. If using bark or roots, it tends to hurt and kills the tree.

“We decided to use leaves growing around the factory including the leaves of sea-almond, mahogany, mango, indigo and sappanwood,” said I Made Andika Putra, recently.

The leaves used are not beneficial to farmers and breeders. Mango leaves produce yellow color, mahogany (brown), true indigo (indigo), sea-almond (black), and the sappanwood (red).

To meet the need for such dyes, they finally cultivate the trees. Currently, they are cultivating achiote trees. Seeds of this fruit produce orange color. Every day they re-

quire about 2,500 liters of dye or 250 kg of leaves.

Since 2001 Arsana has opened dyeing business himself. Three years later, Tarum Bali got its first client after participating in the Bali Fashion Week exhibition. His dyeing business evolved into woven business. Thus, currently he does not only offer dyeing services, but also woven fabric with natural dyeing process.

Products of his creativity are even favored by foreign customers particularly from Europe, the USA, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Japan, California, Africa, Singapore and Malaysia.

Moreover, the entire orders come from overseas.

Through the hands of resellers, his products are well known to the world community. European travelers happening to visit Bali will come to his place. They usually order products based on colors, patterns and motif. When Bali Post visited his factory, Andika was preparing the orders from his European customer.

“Europe has different tastes, the Netherlands and Japan like blue color. European customers prefer irregular pattern and nonpatterned motif like this,” he said while pointing at a brown cloth in

star fruit motif.

Previously, he once received 15,000-20,000 pieces of order but his capacity is only 1,000 pieces.

“Indeed we have a plan to increase the capacity,” he concluded.

This entrepreneur under founding of Bank Indonesia aspired to

market his products in the country.

A variety of events had been participated in order to introduce his products. (kmb42)

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Foreigners involved in drug cases

New Zealander sentenced to 2.5 Years, Singaporean presents expert DENPASAR - The involvement of foreigners in drug cases in Bali continues to surface. The government, especially the law enforcers, in this case prosecuting the defendants, should give severe punishment to the perpetrators.

Other than in Bali, many foreigners also become drug smugglers outside Bali.

On Thursday (Apr. 13), the Denpasar district court tried two drug cases involving foreigners.

To provide a deterrent effect in this case, it is the duty of the judges as the spearheading officers. In fact, sometimes there is little evidence, but the punishment is severe. On the other hand, there are a lot of evidences of drugs, the verdict is even light. All drug cases are determined by the judges in the hearing.

On Thursday afternoon, the defendant Myra Lynne Williams, 28, from New Zealand, was proved to have abused crystal meth weighing 0.43 gram. By the panel of judges led by Made Purnami, she was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

Myra Lynne Williams with the possession of 0.43 gram of crystal meth only is charged with 2.5 years. What about the defendant Muhammad Faliq Bin Nordin from Singapore? He was on trial over the possession of more than 122 grams of cocaine. It is very much different from the evidence owned by Myra.

For the case of this Singaporean man, his attorney tried to bring in witnesses to alleviate, such as a criminal law expert as well as a doctor of physiology, including a number of other doctors to alleviate the sentence of the defendant.

In Thursday’s trial, the defendant’s attorney also presented a criminal law expert from Udayana University.

Although a large number of experts are presented at the hearing, it is the panel of judges who holds the key in this case to punish the perpetrators of drug cases with severe or light penalties. Meanwhile, the government is currently proclaiming that Indonesia is in emergency of drugs.

Back to the hearing of Myra Lynne Williams, the judge presided over by Made Purnami stated that the defendant is legally and convincingly proved to have gone up against the law of abusing first class narcotics, not the crops for herself. The 2.5-year sentence for the 0.43 gram of evidence is lighter than the prosecutor’s demand in the previous trial demanding that the defendant should be sentenced to three years in prison.

The judge agreed with the article prosecuted by the prosecutor that considered if the defendant’s act violated Article 127 Paragraph 1 SubArticle (a) of the Law No.35/2009 concerning narcotics. On the verdict, the defendant through his attorney declared the acceptance, while the prosecutor expressed to still have to think of it.

So, how does the judge look at the case of cocaine having many evidences with the defendant from Singapore? The public will await the judge’s stance whether to give light punishment, or otherwise aggravate the punishment of the defendant that had been said to have suffered a psychiatric or bipolar disorder. (kmb37)

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New Zealand’s Myra Lynne Williams, center, walks upon her arrival at Denpasar district court for her verdict trial in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Indonesian authorities arrested Williams in September 2016 on allegations of attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the tourist island of Bali.

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Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power

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Sente landfill

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Waste at Sente landfill overloaded Regent urges village to built integrated waste processing SEMARAPURA - Government of Klungkung through the environment and land agency (DLHP) seems still difficult to handle residents’ waste.

Moreover, the cooperation for the utilization of regional landfill in the area of Bangklet village, Bangli, has no clarity. On the one hand, the condition of Sente landfill at Pikat, Dawan, Klungkung, has overloaded. Actually around the landfill has been already protected with gabion wall, but the height of the wall has been passed by the mounting wall.

Head of the Klungkung Environment and Land Agency, A.A. Kirana, did not dismiss it. According to him, the overloaded waste at Sente landfill happened due to the production of household waste and other public waste continues to increase. It includes the absence of waste separation efforts at each household and village.

“Almost every day, there are 27 trucks transporting waste to Sente landfill, but lately some villages in Klungkung mainland also took their waste to Sente landfill. Approximately, there are about 17 trucks per day. This is the reason why the landfill continues to be full,” said A.A. Kirana when attending the limited coordination

meeting that discussed about waste problem at KNPI Building, Klungkung, on Thursday (Apr. 13).

However, A.A. Kirana said that the DLHP has done various attempts to reduce the volume of waste at Sente landfill. Among them, the waste is sorted at DLHP workshop and at Sente landfill. With this measure the waste can be processed directly and becomes beneficial, not directly wasted or let accumulate uselessly. However, the effort is still considered less maximal to reduce the volume of waste at Sente landfill.

So, it requires the action of the whole community in sorting and processing the waste at each village.

Similar opinion was revealed by Regent Nyoman Suwirta. This regent from Ceningan, Nusa Penida, urges the entire headmen to build integrated waste management site (TPST) using village funds. Thus, it can manage the waste independently. Moreover, if the TPST is properly managed, it will not generate smell, flies and smoke as happened to Sente landfill and the TPST of Takmung village and Tangkas village.

Therefore, Regent Suwirta asked the village authority to build TPST. He said that local government is ready to provide with necessary facilities. Even, if there is an area deemed suitable for the establishment of landfill, the local headman is asked to provide understanding for the community that if the TPST and landfill are well managed it will not adversely affect the surrounding environment. It will even be able to bring in economic benefits if the waste has been processed.

Meanwhile, the limited coordination meeting concluded some decisions. Among them, local government will design the establishment of large-scale organic fertilizer processing by utilizing state land gradually. So, the buffer villages will no longer be served in the collection, and transportation of waste. However, they must be encouraged to manage their waste independently.

To reduce piles of waste at landfill, all villages are expected to sort out organic and non-organic waste starting from households.

Moreover, they are also expected to maximize the management of waste bank, so that it can minimize the non-organic waste discarded to landfill. (119)

A North Korean navy truck carries the ‘Pukkuksong’ submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017.

North Korean missile “blows up” on test launch as Pence heads for South

SEOUL - A North Korean missile “blew up almost immediately” on its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said, hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was due in South Korea for talks on the North’s increasingly defiant arms programme.

The failed launch from North Korea’s east coast, ignoring admonitions from major ally China, came a day after North Korea held a military parade in its capital, marking the birth anniversary of the state founder, displaying what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles.

South Korea said the combined show of force “threatened the whole world”.

Pence is due in Seoul at the start of a 10-day trip to Asia in what his aides said was a sign of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the face of rising tension.

The U.S. nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is also heading to the region.

A U.S. Navy attack on a Syrian airfield this month raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for reclusive North Korea, which has conducted several missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions, regularly threatening to destroy the South and the United States.

South Korea, which hosts 28,500 U.S. troops, warned of punitive action if the launch led to further provocations.

“North Korea showing a variety of offensive missiles at yesterday’s military parade and daring to fire a ballistic missile today is a show of force that threatens the whole world,” South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

TIMING SIGNIFICANT The North has warned of a nuclear strike against the United States if provoked. It has said it has developed and would launch a missile that can strike the mainland United States but officials and experts believe it is some time away from mastering the necessary technology, including miniaturising a nuclear warhead.

The U.S. Pacific Command said the missile “blew up almost immediately”, adding the type of missile was being analysed.

“The North attempted to launch an unidentified missile from near

the Sinpo region this morning but it is suspected to have failed,” South Korea’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

There was a high degree of confidence it was not an intercontinental ballistic missile, a U.S. official said on condition of anonymity. A second U.S. official said the launch was land-based. The timing of the test, coinciding with Pence’s trip and a day after the military parade, would suggest deliberate defiance.

Pence had been briefed on the failed launch en route to Seoul and had been in touch with Trump, White House aides said.

The North launched a ballistic missile from the same region earlier this month ahead of a summit between the United States and China to discuss the North’s arms programme.

That missile flew about 60 km (40 miles) but what U.S. officials said appeared to be a liquid-fuelled, extended-range Scud missile only travelled a fraction of its range before spinning out of control.

China, which Trump has urged to do more to rein in North Korea, has spoken out against its missile and nuclear tests and has supported U.N. sanctions. It again called for talks to defuse the crisis on Friday. (rtr)

ANKARA - Turks cast their votes in a referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan and herald the most radical change to the country’s political system in its modern history.

Opinion polls have given a narrow lead for a “Yes” vote, which would replace Turkey’s parliamentary democracy with an all-powerful presidency and may see Erdogan in office until at least 2029.

The outcome will also shape Turkey’s strained relations with the European Union. The NATO member state has curbed the flow of migrants - mainly refugees from wars in Syria and Iraq - into the bloc but Erdogan says he may review the deal after the vote.

Some 55 million people are eligible to vote at 167,140 polling stations which opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) in the east and 8 a.m. in the rest of Turkey. Voting ends at 5 p.m. (1400 GMT).

Turkish voters abroad have already cast their ballots.

“This is our opportunity to take back control of our country,” said self-employed Bayram Seker, 42, after voting “Yes” in Istanbul.

“I don’t think one-man rule is such a scary thing. Turkey has been ruled in the past by one man,” he said, referring to modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

DIVISIVE VOTE The referendum has bitterly divided the nation. Erdogan

and his supporters say the changes are needed to amend the current constitution, written by generals following a 1980 military coup, confront the security and political challenges Turkey faces, and avoid the fragile coalition governments of the past.

Opponents say it is a step towards greater authoritarianism in a country where some 47,000 people have been jailed pending trial and 120,000 sacked or suspended from their jobs in a crackdown following a failed coup last July, drawing criticism from Turkey’s Western allies and rights groups.

Relations between Turkey and Europe hit a low during the referendum campaign when EU countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, barred Turkish ministers from holding rallies in support of the changes. Erdogan called the moves “Nazi acts” and said Turkey could reconsider ties with the European Union after many years of seeking EU membership.

“I voted ‘No’ because I don’t want this whole country and its legislative, executive and judiciary ruled by one man.

This would not make Turkey stronger or better as they claim.

This would weaken our democracy,” said Hamit Yaz, 34, a ship’s captain, after voting in Istanbul.

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim cast his vote at a school in Izmir province, near the Aegean coast in western Turkey. (rtr)

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station during a referendum in Istanbul, Turkey, April 16, 2017

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The latest crackdown by Bangkok city officials is going after the vendors whose carts sell everything from Thailand’s signature noodles to spicy tom yum goong soup have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks. The stalls with their metal folding tables and rickety plastic stools serve as a gastronomic go-to for budgetconscious locals and adventurous tourists alike.

“Street food is a big part of daily life,” said Nont Nontiskul, 29, a stockbroker who has lived in the city’s trendy Thonglor area for more than a decade. “Even people who eat at pricy restaurants every day can’t avoid street food. It’s faster, tastes better, and costs less than half the price.”

Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out

by Monday. They’ve said the evictions soon will expand to other neighborhoods. Officials have been emboldened by the military junta that has ruled the country since a 2014 coup and has stressed the need to clean up Thai society, whether it is corrupt politicians or crowded footpaths.

That has led to sometimes hamfisted crackdowns on everything

from street markets to beach umbrellas to overpriced LOTTERY tickets. Observers say the poor, many of whom were supporters of the ousted government and its populist policies, have borne the brunt of many of the junta-backed campaigns and that the clean sidewalk effort will hit the vendors and their working-class customers hardest.

Thai crackdowns on corruption, prostitution, pollution, road safety and what-have-you — even those by the junta — are notoriously ephemeral, but officials are talking tough. Boontham Huiprasert, a Bangkok district chief tasked with clearing out the sidewalks under his jurisdiction, said street food vendors are being evicted to fight traffic congestion and the accumulations of garbage.

About 90 Thonglor vendors and their carts will have to leave

by Monday, after which the crackdowns will expand to neighboring streets, Boontham said. Violators could be fined up to 2,000 baht ($57).

“Just don’t sell on the sidewalks,” Boontham said. “People who sell stuff on the sidewalks, they don’t pay rent. There are so many out there now, so we have to

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In this April 7, 2017 photo, a motorcycle taxi driver eats noodles at a street food stall during his lunch on Thonglor road in Bangkok, Thailand. Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out by April 17.

Kuningan Feast Day, Coming down of God to Give Endowments

Kuningan is a series of Galungan feast day performed by the Hindus in Bali. It falls on the tenth day after Galungan, right on Saniscara Kliwon Kuningan or Saturday (Apr. 15, 2017). However, before Kuningan the Hindus do Penampahan ceremony marked by the slaughter of animals for offerings. This Penampahan day is preparation for carrying out the Kuningan.

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In this April 7, 2017 photo, people eat noodles at a street food shop during their lunch on Thonglor road in Bangkok, Thailand. Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out by April 17. Efforts by authorities in military-ruled Thailand to impose order on the chaotic capital city have a fresh target: cheap and tasty pad thai. The latest crackdown by Bangkok city officials is going after the vendors whose carts selling everything from Thailand’s signature noodles to spicy tom yum goong soup have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks. organize society.”

In fact, the food sellers say they do pay rent in the form of small monthly under-the-table payments to city officials. It’s an open secret that Bangkok’s sprawling shadow economy is made possible by payoffs to powerful figures, often with ties to police or the military.

Boontham said he was unaware of any payoffs and that it was not official practice.

Suchin Wannasutr has been selling khao kha moo — stewed pork leg — for 40 baht ($1.15) a plate on Thonglor’s sidewalks for more than 20 years. The 47-year-old said he has been diligent about keeping up his monthly payoffs of 1,000 baht ($28.60), which is the same sum neighboring vendors say they

have been charged.

He is now preparing to open a real restaurant, about 1.5 kilometers (a mile) away from his sidewalk spot. He will share the rent of 35,000 baht ($1,000) a month with three fellow street vendors.

“I have to stay in the area because I have regular customers here,” Suchin said. “I’m doing whatever I can just to send my kid through school. Once she graduates, I will move out of Bangkok. It’s tough here.”

Critics say the government needs to do more to help vendors and to help preserve some the unique chaos that gives Bangkok its soul, which is rapidly being lost to government regulations and redevelopment for condos, shopping

malls and office towers.

If the campaign against street food sticks, tourists will no longer stumble upon fried worms, grilled pork intestines or the legendarily smelly fruit durian. And it’s unlikely the hip bars and fancy restaurants will be handing out food in plastic bags sealed tight with a knotted rubber band.

“I feel like I am losing my job and I have no idea what to do next,” said 39-year old Ubolwattana Mingkwan, who sells coffee for 30 baht (85 cents) a cup. “I can’t afford to pay Thonglor’s rent prices.”

“I’ve asked city officials for help and understanding,” she said. “All they say now is ‘No, no, no.’ They said they’ve already received their orders.”(ap)

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Emed-emedan Tradition, Maintain Togetherness and Kinship

Bangkok’s sidewalks get less spicy as food carts removed

BANGKOK — Efforts by authorities in military-ruled Thailand to impose order on the chaotic capital city have a fresh target: cheap and tasty pad thai.

Monday, April 17, 2017

Chairman of the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) of Bali Chapter, Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Sudiana, said that Kuningan Day is believed to be the coming down of gods and goddesses to this mundane world. Then, there is the term angwehaken jagat ring para manusa kabeh meaning that gods and goddess come down to earth to give endowments to the whole mankind. “Celebration of Kuningan is conducted half a day to dedicate ter (an arrow), endongan and tamiang,” he said.

Endongan signifies supplies containing food offered to the gods and goddesses that will return to nirvana.

However, the main human provision in living the life is knowledge

and devotion (jnana) along with the most powerful weapon namely the peace of mind. Meanwhile, the ter is the symbol of arrow (weapon) resembling an arrow used as weapon to stretch the mind. Then, sampian gantung is symbol of shield used to protect and fortify human self from bhuta kala (evil spirits). Tamiang also symbolizes repellent of bad forces.

At the ceremony of Kuningan, Hindu devotees present dominantly yellow offerings like yellow rice and yellow cone as a symbol of Meru.

Yellow rice as a symbol of prosperity, and presented as an expression of gratitude for having received the endowments of God. Therefore, on Kuningan Day the Hindus should

As an expression of gratitude that people have implemented tapa bratha penyepian or penance, the day after Nyepi known as Ngembak Geni was filled with Majelangu Market by Tuban customary village on Wednesday (Mar. 29). Located along the highway of Tuban, the Majelangu Market was also filled with various activities, booth of merchants and implementation of emed-emedan tradition.

Deputy Chief of Tuban customary village, in charge of Pawongan or social affairs, Ketut Lenen, said that on entering the third year, the Majelangu Market is held as a form of open house (simakrama) between residents around the neighborhood of Tuban village. Most booths of merchant were filled by residents in the neighborhood of Tuban customary village. A total of approximately 90 booths enlivened this annual event.

Related to the tradition of emed-emedan, said Lenen, in the past this activity was held in front of the village temple of Tuban under the banyan tree by using aerial roots of the banyan tree. Today, the emed-emedan tradition uses a rope as the means. “This tradition was usually held right on Nyepi Day. However, this time Nyepi has gone worldwide, so that in honor of the Nyepi celebration, the emed-emedan tradition is moved to Ngembak Geni,” he said.

According to Lenen, the meaning of emed-emedan tradition is to strengthen togetherness and familial relationship as well as to have fun.

In the past, participants consisted of young people, but today it is also followed by the housewives coalesced into PKK group. “We hope that in the future this tradition can be more vibrant,” he said. (kmb)

really win and take advantage of the endowments on the previous Galungan celebration. On Kuningan, the Hindus will always try to win and beat out Adharma (bhuta Dungulan, bhuta Galungan and bhuta Amangkurat) in his life.

The worship on Kuningan feast day should be carried out before midday or before 12:00. At that time, the energy of universe (five great elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether) rises from the morning until reaches its climax at midday. After which is called the return of the gods and goddesses to their abode (heaven), so that at that time the cosmic energy will decrease.

The next day, Sunday (Apr. 16) is Manis Kuningan, usually filled with the implementation of pilgrimage or tirtayatra for deepening faith and devotion to God Almighty. Besides, devotees also say prayers to temples and visit relatives and family to maintain social relationship. (kmb)

Yanti Rastiti: Improve Quality, Not Underprice Hotel Rooms

Competition of hotel business is increasingly felt. Moreover, hotels have openly underpriced their rooms in front of competitors or colleagues.

Surprisingly, more and more new hotels are appearing in numbers so that they trigger tighter competition. “I see the competition in hotel industry is increasingly difficult. Many new hotels emerge. Some hotels do rebranding because they are difficulty to survive in the competition,” said Yanti Rastiti, Assistant Sales Man-

ager of The Sunset Hotel.

Yanti said that competition in room rates is no longer avoidable.

Moreover, in the era of online booking, guests can directly COMPARE HOTEL room rates via the internet or their mobile phone. Although there is an appeal not to underprice, in reality this practice always happens. “Now, we are looking for solutions to address it. Clearly we do not go along to underprice,” said the woman born in Denpasar on November 14, 1993.

She admitted that she cannot avoid price competition. However, her management has had a special strategy namely by not decreasing standards of quality. Due to good quality of service hotel can get repeater guests. “Other than having staff extending good hospitality, the service I mean here include facilities as well as sanitation of the rooms and HOTEL AREA, sanitation of linen, air conditioning maintenance, quality Wi-Fi and others,” she explained.

As evidence, Yanti said that in 2016 the number of repeater guests at Sunset Hotel increased significantly. “That is one of the indicators that low price does not suggest the only determining factor for guests to choose a hotel,” said this employee who started her career from Sales Administrator or E-commerce Department.

Currently, Yanti is working while attending undergraduate program at English Department at STIBA

Saraswati Denpasar, so that she has a challenge in terms of time management. Moreover, as a salesperson she should be ready to meet the target and deadlines. Not to mention, she must also be ready to meet her hotel clients any time, even if she must sacrifice her recitation. “It is as part of improving the quality of my human resources. Most importantly, it is supported by determination and vivacity of the team,” she concluded. (kmb)

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Pope Francis blesses at the end of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2017.

Feel the pain of the poor and immigrants, pope says at Easter Vigil

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Easter, urged them on Saturday not to ignore the plight of immigrants, the poor and other vulnerable people.

In his homily at an Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis recounted the Biblical account of Jesus Christ’s mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, filled with grief, as they went to visit his tomb following the crucifixion.

Their grief, he said during the solemn ceremony, could be seen in the faces of many women today.

“In their faces we can see reflected all those who, walking the streets of our cities, feel the pain of dire poverty, the sorrow born of exploitation and human trafficking,” he said.

“We can also see the faces of those who are greeted with contempt because they are immigrants, deprived

of country, house and family. We see faces whose eyes bespeak loneliness and abandonment, because their hands are creased with wrinkles.”

Francis has used the period leading up to Easter to stress his vision of service to the neediest. On Good Friday, he lamented that many people had become inured to daily scenes of bombed cities and drowning migrants..

During Saturday’s service, he baptised 11 people, most of them adult converts to Catholicism, from Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, the United States, Albania, Malta, Malaysia and China.

On Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar, he will read his twiceannual “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) message in St. Peter’s Square.

Security has been tight for all of the pope’s Holy Week activities following recent truck attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm. (rtr)

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World’s oldest person, last one of 19th century, dies in Italy at 117 ROME - Emma Morano, who at 117 was believed to be the world’s oldest person and the last surviving child of the 19th century, died on Saturday, swearing to the end on her diet of two raw eggs a day.

“She reached an incredible finish line,” said Silvia Marchionini, mayor of the town of Verbania in northern Italy where Morano lived on the shores of Lake Maggiore.

Morano, who lived 117 years and 137 days, was born on Nov. 29, 1899, four years before the Wright brothers first took to the air. Her life spanned three centuries, two World Wars and more than 90 Italian governments.

“My life wasn’t so nice,” she told Reuters last November on her 117th birthday.

“I worked in a factory until I was 65, then that was that,” she said as she sat in an armchair by her window, a white shawl over her shoulders.

In an interview with La Stampa newspaper five years ago she said her fiance had died in World War One and that she had then been forced to marry a man she did not love. “’Either you agree to marry me or

I will kill you’,” Morano said, recalling his proposal. “I was 26. We got married.”

It was not a happy marriage. They had a son in 1937, but the baby died after just six months and the following year Morano kicked out her abusive husband.

“I separated from him in 1938. I think I was one of the first in Italy to do that.”

Morano outlived all her eight brothers and sisters, including one who died at 102. She thrived on an unorthodox, unbalanced diet.

“When I first knew her she used to eat three eggs a day. Two raw, and one fried. Today she has slowed down a bit, reducing the number to two some days because she says three can be too much,” her doctor, Carlo Bava, said last year. “She has never eaten much fruit or vegetables. Her characteristic is that she always eats the same thing, every day, every week, every month and every year.”

Marchionini, the mayor of Verbania, told the Italian news agency AGI that her city has more than 20 people aged over 100. (rtr)

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Marina project in Labuan Bajo to cost Rp300 billion DENPASAR - Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said construction of marina port for tourist boats in Labuan Bajo, Flores, would need Rp300 billion.

The port would facilitate growing number of international tourist boats visiting that area, the minister told reporters here on Friday.

Arief Yahya was here to attend a meeting to strengthen tourism cooperation between the East Nusa Tenggara provincial administration and a US operator of international tourist boats, Carnival.

The meeting took place on board the Pacific Eden that landed on the Benoa port, Bali, on Thursday.

Also attending the meeting include Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya.

Arief said the budget for the marina project in Labuan Bajo, which is one of the countrys 10 priority destinations would include fund from the state budget and the private sector.

“With the fund we would build a big and long port in Labuan Bajo to allow international pleasure boats to land there,” the minister said.

He said around the same amount of budget has also been set aside by the government in cooperation with the private sector for development of an airport named Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo.

The airport is named after the Komodo island, the habitat of Komodo, the ancient giant lizards, found only in the Indonesian island, which one of World wonders.

NTT Governor Frans Lebu Raya said the Central Government supports the tourism cooperation with Carnival.(ant)

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President inaugurates toll road access to Priok Port

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday inaugurated toll road access to Tanjung Pirok Port, North Jakarta, to enable smooth transportation of goods from and to the seaport.

“The construction of this port was postponed for two years due to land clearance problem when I was the governor of Jakarta,” the Head of State said while inaugurating the operation of the toll road access to Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.

He stated that the land clearance problem was finally settled after inspection of the locations several times.

The construction of the toll road was also delayed due to mistakes in construction structure, which had to be repeated from the beginning.

“There were mistakes in the construction structure, which resulted in the removal of at least 69 pillars before it could be started again. That is why the project was delayed by about 5 to 6 years,” Jokowi noted.

The 11.4-kilometer access toll road is part of the Jakarta outer ring road. The toll road is integrated with land, sea, and railways-integrated transportation modes from and to Tanjung Priok Seaport.

Funded by the Japanese government, the toll road project is constructed with a fund of Rp4.1 trillion through the Japan International Cooperation Agency

scheme.

Its construction was started in 2013 and happened to be halted but was restarted in 2008.

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said Indonesia needs to do more, and provide greater facilities to attract foreign investors to the country.

The president cited investment which he described as insignificant in amount by Saudi Arabia in Indonesia compared with in other countries.

He pointed to Saudi investment of nearly Rp870 trillion in China almost ten times the investment of Rp89 trillion pledged by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud when the Saudi king visited Indonesia recently.

“That, however, should prompt us to make introspection and correction , why we could not attract larger investment. It could be an input for Indonesia to make large success by improving business facility and legal certainty.

“Indonesia with abundant natural resources should be able to attract foreign investors more than many other countries,” Jokowi said after officially commissioning a new Mosque Hasyim Ashari here on Saturday.

He said many foreign leaders have been surprised to learn the countrys abundant natural wealth and social cultures. (ant)

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Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy November 29, 2016.

Thousands at U.S. rallies demand Trump release tax returns NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of people marched through midtown Manhattan and dozens of U.S. cities on Saturday to demand that President Donald Trump release his tax returns and to dispute his claim that the public does not care about the issue.

Organizers of “Tax March” in more than 150 cities across the country and beyond wanted to call attention to Trump’s refusal to disclose his tax history, as his White House predecessors have done for

more than 40 years.

The marches coincide with the traditional April 15 deadline for U.S. federal tax returns, though the filing date was pushed backed two days this year.

There were no reports of violence or arrests, in contrast to a clash between Trump supporters and opponents that erupted at a rally in Berkeley, California, where nine people were arrested.

Two of the biggest tax marches took place in New York and Los

Angeles, with each drawing about 5,000 people, according to estimates by Reuters reporters. No official estimates were immediately available.

In Manhattan, a good-natured crowd rallied at Bryant Park before marching up Sixth Avenue to Central Park.

Among the marchers was an oversized inflatable rooster, sporting an angry expression and a sweeping metallic orange hairdo meant to resemble Trump’s signa-

ture style.

“Thanks to Trump, I think that releasing your taxes when you run for president now has to be a law,” said New Yorker Marni Halasa, 51, who arrived in a tutu and leggings made of fake dollar bills and holding a sign that read “Show Me The Money!”

In Washington, more than 1,500 protesters gathered on the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol, where members of Congress addressed the crowd before it

marched to the Lincoln Memorial.

“We are taking the gloves off to say knock off the secrecy Mr. President,” said Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, which would play a leading role in tax reform measures being considered in Congress.

He described Trump’s refusal to release his taxes as being “like a teenager trying to hide a lousy report card.” (rtr)

‘Unprecedented’...

ered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis spoke of a world lacerated by conflicts and laced with tensions.

From the same balcony from

where he first appeared to the world on the night of his election in 2013, Francis spoke of God walking “beside all those forced to leave their homelands as a result of armed conflicts, terrorist

attacks, famine and oppressive regimes”. He did not name any specific governments.

“In the complex and often dramatic situations of today’s world, may the Risen Lord guide

the steps of all those who work for justice and peace. May he grant the leaders of nations the courage they need to prevent the spread of conflicts and to put a halt to the arms trade,” he said. (ap/rtr)

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President Joko Widodo (r) on Saturday inaugurated toll road access to Tanjung Pirok Port, North Jakarta, to enable smooth transportation of goods from and to the seaport.

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Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson (L) competes.

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Thompson enjoys fast start to season

KINGSTON - Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson cruised to a wind-assisted 10.75 seconds to win the 100 metres at Jamaica’s UTECH Classic on Saturday.

Thompson, who became the first Caribbean woman to win the Olympic 100m and 200m double in Rio last summer, comfortably pulled away to cross the line ahead of Jura Levy (11.19) and Olympic finalist Christania Williams (11.30).

Thompson said she was surprised to run the time so early in the season.

“Actually when I heard the time announced I was shocked but as I

say, each time I race I always surprise myself,” she told Reuters.

“Honestly there was no plan coming in, I just wanted to work on the first 30 metres of my race because that is kind of my weak area.

So I just wanted to execute.”

In the men’s 100m, 2011 world champion Yohan Blake stumbled from the starting block and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes took full advantage, coming home in a wind-

aided personal best 10.08.

Olympic and world championship 400m bronze medallist Shericka Jackson clocked a personal best of 22.57 to win the 200, the second fastest time in the world behind the 22.29 run by Dafne Schippers. Williams shaved 27 hundredths of a second offer her previous best.

Miguel Francis, who has switched allegiance to Britain from Antigua, won the men’s race in 20.44 ahead of Jamaica’s Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Dwyer (20.45). (rtr)

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MANAMA - Daniel Ricciardo is an optimist but even optimism has its limits. Red Bull’s smiling Australian, who finished third overall last season behind the Mercedes duo of now-retired champion Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, has had reason to scowl after the first two races of 2017.

His home grand prix in Melbourne was wrecked by mechanical failure while in China he finished behind 19-year-old Dutch team mate Max Verstappen - who took third place despite starting 16th. Ricciardo, fifth on the grid, ended up fourth.

“After the race in China I was pretty pissed off,” he told Reuters at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

“I just felt I could get more out of myself and when you are that close to a podium...”

The 27-year-old, whose beaming grin has become as familiar to fans as his “shoey” podium celebration of drinking champagne from his boot, said he had already had to recalibrate expectations.

“If I expect to win every race then I’ll probably become miserable because it’s unrealistic, but I think we know where we are now,” he added.

“Coming into this weekend I think fifth probably has to be the target and that’s what I’ll focus on.”

Champions Mercedes and rivals Ferrari have become the pacesetters, with Ricciardo’s former team mate Sebastian Vettel leading the standings jointly with Hamilton.

Red Bull are some way off the leaders’ pace even if Friday practice in Bahrain showed them to be more competitive than expected, with Ricciardo third on the evening timesheets.

Team principal Christian Horner said the real test would be the first race of the European season in Barcelona next month when major updates come through, but Ricciardo was looking further down the road.

“At this stage unfortunately we’re not battling for the big points yet,” he said.

“We’re not quick enough. But you’d like to think second half of the year we should start getting some chances. It will be very hard I think before August to get a win now.” (rtr)

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LOS ANGELES - Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert suffered a sprained left knee in the opening minute of their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday and will not return.

Gobert was setting a screen during Utah’s first possession and collided with Clippers forward Luc Mbah a Moute.

Gobert attempted to get back to his feet several times before being

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) goes up for a shot against San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (14) during the first quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

helped into the locker room by team mates.

An imposing presence inside for Utah, Gobert led the NBA with 2.6 blocked shots per game during a breakout season that saw him average 14 points and 12.8 rebounds.

There is no immediate news on his availability for the remainder of the series. (rtr)

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Falcao scores Monaco’s winner, Nice secures top-3 finish

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates a goal against Real Sociedad.

REUTERS/Albert Gea

Double delight for Messi, Isco as Barca and Real bag nervy wins

BARCELONA - Lionel Messi’s double strike helped Barcelona scrape a 3-2 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday to keep the pressure on La Liga leaders Real Madrid, who needed a brace from Isco to beat Sporting Gijon by the same scoreline. A much-changed Madrid side snatched victory at El Molinon thanks to Isco’s two goals, which included a 90th-minute winner, to stretch their lead over Barcelona before the Catalans closed the gap back down to three points at the Nou Camp.

Messi scored twice and set up a third for Paco Alcacer as Barcelona saw off their Basque opponents, who pressed them until the end of a nervy encounter.

The win, however, kept the Catalans within touching distance of Los Blancos, having played one match more, ahead of next Sunday’s Clasico. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was relieved to put a difficult week behind him, after last weekend’s 2-0 loss to Malaga and Tuesday’s bruising 3-0 reverse against Juventus in the Champions League.

Despite their recent jitters, he is confident that his side can do well in the reverse leg against the Italians and against Madrid in next weekend’s crucial title showdown if they perform to their very best. “We have to be marvellous and perfect,” he said. “The players need confidence to be at their best and that’s what I’m trying to do as the coach.

“It was a special week because of what happened before (defeats by Malaga and Juventus). We won a game against a difficult opponent. I’m more than happy

with the performance. We deserved to win even though it was tricky.” Messi put Barcelona ahead with a low drive and doubled the lead with a tap-in after Luis Suarez’s shot was saved, but Sociedad hit back when Inigo Martinez’s lashed effort bounced off Samuel Umtiti into the Barcelona net.

Alcacer extended the Catalans’ advantage before Xabi Prieto reduced the deficit to 3-2 just before halftime, while the second half stayed goalless despite intense pressure from the visitors. Madrid endured a nervous game too, which was eventually settled by Isco at the death.

Sporting opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Mikel Vesga scooped a pass over Madrid’s defence which Duje Cop slammed home, and then Isco equalised three minutes later with a brilliant individual goal. Vesga looped a header over Kiko Casilla to put the hosts back in front after halftime, but Alvaro Morata equalised with a headed goal of his own, before Isco’s late winner.

The Spain international said that fighting until the very end and snatching late victories are part of the club’s fabric. “This is the spirit of Madrid, we showed it and we did it,” he said. “I had the luck of being the decisive one and I’m here to help my team mates.”

Atletico Madrid missed two late penalties but still thrashed bottom of the table Osasuna 3-0 at home with a brace from Yannick Carrasco to stay third in the table.

In the battle to avoid the drop, Deportivo La Coruna beat Malaga 2-0 to move nine points clear of the relegation zone, with Sporting Gijon still 18th, on 22 points. (rtr)

PARIS — Monaco had Radamel Falcao to thank once again as the Colombia striker came off the bench to score the winner with a superb free kick in a 2-1 home victory against Dijon on Saturday. Falcao scored an opportunistic winner in a 1-0 defeat of Angers last weekend, and this goal was equally important as it kept Monaco three points clear of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the French league.

Nabil Dirar scored the first goal midway through the second half, having also set up Falcao’s winner against Angers. With teenage star Kylian Mbappe enduring a tough evening and Monaco struggling to find space in the first half, 19th-placed Dijon took the lead with a goal from Cedric Varrault shortly before halftime.

Monaco pushed hard after the interval but failed to break Dijon’s solid defense from open play. Falcao first came to the rescue in the 69th minute when the striker hit a free kick from 25 meters (yards) that hit the bar, bounced on ‘keeper Baptiste Reynet and stopped just in front of the goal line. Dirar rushed toward the ball and hammered it into the back of the net to level.

Falcao, who played 31 minutes, sealed Monaco’s win in the 81st with a sumptuous 20-meter curled strike into the top right corner that left Reynet stranded.

It was Falcao’s 26th goal of a season that has confirmed his return to the highest level and his 18th in 24 league games. Six of those games have been as a substitute since he has occasionally struggled for full fitness.

Falcao warmed up perfectly for the visit of Borussia Dortmund in the return leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, with Monaco leading 3-2 from the away leg in Germany

NICE 3, NANCY 1

With five games left to play, Nice is guaranteed a top-three finish in the French league for the first time in more than 40 years. Chasing its first league crown since 1959, the southern side beat struggling Nancy

to ensure its first podium SLOT since it was runner-up behind Saint-Etienne in 1976.

The only team still unbeaten at home, apart from defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, Nice was caught cold against the run of the play after 26 minutes. It recovered with goals from Mickael Le Bihan and Jean-Michael Seri, who scored a brace. The win kept Nice within four points of leader Monaco, which has one game in hand.

Yoan Cardinale made a reflex save in the 25th minute to deny a direct free kick from Loic Puyo which surprised everyone else in the box, but the Nice ‘keeper was powerless in the next minute after midfielder Valentin Eysseric failed to clear a corner from the left. That allowed Issiar Dia to recover the ball in the area and serve up an assist for Maurice Dale, who scored from six yards (meters).

The goal triggered an all-out assault on the Nancy goal and the hosts managed to level 10 minutes later.

After receiving the ball in front of the area, Younes Belhanda almost lost it but managed to deliver a perfect through ball for Le Bihan, who beat ‘keeper Guy Roland Ndy Assembe for his third goal this season with a precise shot to the bottom corner.

In the absence of injured striker Alassane Plea and with Mario Balotelli suspended, Le Bihan was given his first start of the season and proved to be a worthy addition to the team, with two other good chances in the second half. Le Bihan scored a brace in February after coming off the bench in a 2-1 win against Montpellier on his return from a 17-month injury layoff.

Eysseric almost doubled his team’s lead immediately after the interval when he dribbled on the left side of the box and forced Ndy Assembe into a fine save. Issiar Dia then committed a clumsy foul on Dalbert Henrique in the box and Seri coolly converted from the spot with a shot right in the center of the goal in the 50th minute.

Seri doubled his tally with five minutes left from Eysseric’s clever assist in the back of the defense. (ap)

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Monaco’s Radamel Falcao misses the target during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

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Paulinho admonished by Chinese authorities for betting ad HONG KONG - Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho has been asked by Chinese football authorities to end his involvement with an overseas betting company, urging all players in the Chinese Super League to “be strict with their public image”.

Paulinho, who currently plays for CSL champions Guangzhou Evergrande, featured in the advert for a Philippines-based gambling company alongside Tsukasa Aoi, an actress and model who has appeared in adult films in Japan.

Gambling and pornography are illegal in China and the Chinese Football Association issued a statement on Saturday evening

warning Paulinho about his future behaviour. “Following an investigation, the representation was the player’s own decision, and he has not reported it to his club,” said the statement.

“Guangzhou Evergrande have criticised Paulinho and asked him to stop the commercial activities with the betting company immediately in order to put an end to any similar activities in the future.

Paulinho joined Guangzhou from Tottenham in a deal worth 14 million euros ($14.85 million) almost two years ago and since then the likes of Carlos Tevez, Oscar and John Obi Mikel have signed for CSL clubs as the country seeks

to turn itself into a footballing power.

The CFA said foreign citizens living in China should comply with the country’s laws. “Recently, FIFA and the AFC have been working hard to protect the integrity of football and have explicitly forbidden professional players from any involvement in the betting industry,” it said.

“In addition, it is against the conscientiousness of a professional player to be involved in any betting business. We hope professional players can respect and comply with the regulations, and respect their own career.

“We here again urge that, as role

models for youth and the public, professional players be strict with their public image, take a positive lead and maintain a healthy football environment.”

Chinese football has had major problems with illegal gambling in

the past, with the league blighted by match fixing prior to the game’s recent resurgence, which has seen clubs INVESTING significant sums of money to lure some of the sport’s biggest names to the country. (rtr)

Everton rally round Barkley after banning The Sun

LIVERPOOL - PREMIER LEAGUE club Everton rallied around their midfielder Ross Barkley on Saturday after a newspaper columnist compared him to a gorilla and made a series of disparaging statements about the England international and the residents of Liverpool.

The club announced on Saturday that The Sun newspaper, whose former editor Kelvin MacKenzie wrote the column, would be banned from covering their games and press events.

EVERTONfans then gave Barkley a rapturous reception as he came on to the pitch for the home match against Burnley at Goodison Park and again when he scored in the 3-1 win. The Sun has suspended MacKenzie and apologised for the column which they said made “unfunny” and “wrong” comments about the people of LIVERPOOL. The paper also said they had not been aware of the family heritage of Barkley, whose grandfather was born in Nigeria. MacKenzie too said he was unaware of Barkley’s family background and denied his article was racist. MacKenzie’s column has been reported to the police by the mayor of Liverpool Joe Ander-

son, who has also issued a complaint to the press watchdog.

Merseyside police confirmed they have received a complaint about the article and that they were carrying out enquiries. The Sun is already banned by EVERTON’S city rivals LIVERPOOL due to their coverage of the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 people lost their lives in 1989.

MacKenzie was editor of the newspaper during its coverage, which was widely criticised for blaming fans for the disaster and accusing them of poor behaviour.

The Sun later apologised for the coverage. Saturday marked the 28th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster and Everton held a minute’s applause in memory of the victims prior to the kick off of their PREMIER LEAGUEgame with Burnley.

Barkley, who was attacked in a Liverpool bar last Sunday in an incident which prompted the scathing column, was given a warm welcome by Everton fans and after he scored their second goal, was booked by the referee for celebrating with them. He was then given a standing ovation when substituted in the final minutes of the game.

His manager Ronald Koeman said he understood Barkley’s desire to embrace the fans, even if it meant picking up a caution.

“Of course, I can understand.

Because I think what happened last week had a really big impact on him. I think he was focused on the football side this week and also this afternoon,” Koeman told reporters. The Dutchman said that Barkley had never been in danger of being left out of the team despite his difficult week.(rtr)

Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff

Ross Barkley walks off to be substituted

Brazil’s Paulinho scores his first goal.

REUTERS/Andres Stapff

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates a goal against Real Sociedad.

REUTERS/Albert Gea

Double delight for Messi, Isco as Barca and Real bag nervy wins

BARCELONA - Lionel Messi’s double strike helped Barcelona scrape a 3-2 victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday to keep the pressure on La Liga leaders Real Madrid, who needed a brace from Isco to beat Sporting Gijon by the same scoreline. A much-changed Madrid side snatched victory at El Molinon thanks to Isco’s two goals, which included a 90th-minute winner, to stretch their lead over Barcelona before the Catalans closed the gap back down to three points at the Nou Camp.

Messi scored twice and set up a third for Paco Alcacer as Barcelona saw off their Basque opponents, who pressed them until the end of a nervy encounter.

The win, however, kept the Catalans within touching distance of Los Blancos, having played one match more, ahead of next Sunday’s Clasico. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was relieved to put a difficult week behind him, after last weekend’s 2-0 loss to Malaga and Tuesday’s bruising 3-0 reverse against Juventus in the Champions League.

Despite their recent jitters, he is confident that his side can do well in the reverse leg against the Italians and against Madrid in next weekend’s crucial title showdown if they perform to their very best. “We have to be marvellous and perfect,” he said. “The players need confidence to be at their best and that’s what I’m trying to do as the coach.

“It was a special week because of what happened before (defeats by Malaga and Juventus). We won a game against a difficult opponent. I’m more than happy

with the performance. We deserved to win even though it was tricky.” Messi put Barcelona ahead with a low drive and doubled the lead with a tap-in after Luis Suarez’s shot was saved, but Sociedad hit back when Inigo Martinez’s lashed effort bounced off Samuel Umtiti into the Barcelona net.

Alcacer extended the Catalans’ advantage before Xabi Prieto reduced the deficit to 3-2 just before halftime, while the second half stayed goalless despite intense pressure from the visitors. Madrid endured a nervous game too, which was eventually settled by Isco at the death.

Sporting opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Mikel Vesga scooped a pass over Madrid’s defence which Duje Cop slammed home, and then Isco equalised three minutes later with a brilliant individual goal. Vesga looped a header over Kiko Casilla to put the hosts back in front after halftime, but Alvaro Morata equalised with a headed goal of his own, before Isco’s late winner.

The Spain international said that fighting until the very end and snatching late victories are part of the club’s fabric. “This is the spirit of Madrid, we showed it and we did it,” he said. “I had the luck of being the decisive one and I’m here to help my team mates.”

Atletico Madrid missed two late penalties but still thrashed bottom of the table Osasuna 3-0 at home with a brace from Yannick Carrasco to stay third in the table.

In the battle to avoid the drop, Deportivo La Coruna beat Malaga 2-0 to move nine points clear of the relegation zone, with Sporting Gijon still 18th, on 22 points. (rtr)

PARIS — Monaco had Radamel Falcao to thank once again as the Colombia striker came off the bench to score the winner with a superb free kick in a 2-1 home victory against Dijon on Saturday. Falcao scored an opportunistic winner in a 1-0 defeat of Angers last weekend, and this goal was equally important as it kept Monaco three points clear of Paris Saint-Germain at the top of the French league.

Nabil Dirar scored the first goal midway through the second half, having also set up Falcao’s winner against Angers. With teenage star Kylian Mbappe enduring a tough evening and Monaco struggling to find space in the first half, 19th-placed Dijon took the lead with a goal from Cedric Varrault shortly before halftime.

Monaco pushed hard after the interval but failed to break Dijon’s solid defense from open play. Falcao first came to the rescue in the 69th minute when the striker hit a free kick from 25 meters (yards) that hit the bar, bounced on ‘keeper Baptiste Reynet and stopped just in front of the goal line. Dirar rushed toward the ball and hammered it into the back of the net to level.

Falcao, who played 31 minutes, sealed Monaco’s win in the 81st with a sumptuous 20-meter curled strike into the top right corner that left Reynet stranded.

It was Falcao’s 26th goal of a season that has confirmed his return to the highest level and his 18th in 24 league games. Six of those games have been as a substitute since he has occasionally struggled for full fitness.

Falcao warmed up perfectly for the visit of Borussia Dortmund in the return leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday, with Monaco leading 3-2 from the away leg in Germany

NICE 3, NANCY 1

With five games left to play, Nice is guaranteed a top-three finish in the French league for the first time in more than 40 years. Chasing its first league crown since 1959, the southern side beat struggling Nancy

to ensure its first podium SLOT since it was runner-up behind Saint-Etienne in 1976.

The only team still unbeaten at home, apart from defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, Nice was caught cold against the run of the play after 26 minutes. It recovered with goals from Mickael Le Bihan and Jean-Michael Seri, who scored a brace. The win kept Nice within four points of leader Monaco, which has one game in hand.

Yoan Cardinale made a reflex save in the 25th minute to deny a direct free kick from Loic Puyo which surprised everyone else in the box, but the Nice ‘keeper was powerless in the next minute after midfielder Valentin Eysseric failed to clear a corner from the left. That allowed Issiar Dia to recover the ball in the area and serve up an assist for Maurice Dale, who scored from six yards (meters).

The goal triggered an all-out assault on the Nancy goal and the hosts managed to level 10 minutes later.

After receiving the ball in front of the area, Younes Belhanda almost lost it but managed to deliver a perfect through ball for Le Bihan, who beat ‘keeper Guy Roland Ndy Assembe for his third goal this season with a precise shot to the bottom corner.

In the absence of injured striker Alassane Plea and with Mario Balotelli suspended, Le Bihan was given his first start of the season and proved to be a worthy addition to the team, with two other good chances in the second half. Le Bihan scored a brace in February after coming off the bench in a 2-1 win against Montpellier on his return from a 17-month injury layoff.

Eysseric almost doubled his team’s lead immediately after the interval when he dribbled on the left side of the box and forced Ndy Assembe into a fine save. Issiar Dia then committed a clumsy foul on Dalbert Henrique in the box and Seri coolly converted from the spot with a shot right in the center of the goal in the 50th minute.

Seri doubled his tally with five minutes left from Eysseric’s clever assist in the back of the defense. (ap)

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

Monaco’s Radamel Falcao misses the target during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

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Paulinho admonished by Chinese authorities for betting ad HONG KONG - Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho has been asked by Chinese football authorities to end his involvement with an overseas betting company, urging all players in the Chinese Super League to “be strict with their public image”.

Paulinho, who currently plays for CSL champions Guangzhou Evergrande, featured in the advert for a Philippines-based gambling company alongside Tsukasa Aoi, an actress and model who has appeared in adult films in Japan.

Gambling and pornography are illegal in China and the Chinese Football Association issued a statement on Saturday evening

warning Paulinho about his future behaviour. “Following an investigation, the representation was the player’s own decision, and he has not reported it to his club,” said the statement.

“Guangzhou Evergrande have criticised Paulinho and asked him to stop the commercial activities with the betting company immediately in order to put an end to any similar activities in the future.

Paulinho joined Guangzhou from Tottenham in a deal worth 14 million euros ($14.85 million) almost two years ago and since then the likes of Carlos Tevez, Oscar and John Obi Mikel have signed for CSL clubs as the country seeks

to turn itself into a footballing power.

The CFA said foreign citizens living in China should comply with the country’s laws. “Recently, FIFA and the AFC have been working hard to protect the integrity of football and have explicitly forbidden professional players from any involvement in the betting industry,” it said.

“In addition, it is against the conscientiousness of a professional player to be involved in any betting business. We hope professional players can respect and comply with the regulations, and respect their own career.

“We here again urge that, as role

models for youth and the public, professional players be strict with their public image, take a positive lead and maintain a healthy football environment.”

Chinese football has had major problems with illegal gambling in

the past, with the league blighted by match fixing prior to the game’s recent resurgence, which has seen clubs INVESTING significant sums of money to lure some of the sport’s biggest names to the country. (rtr)

Everton rally round Barkley after banning The Sun

LIVERPOOL - PREMIER LEAGUE club Everton rallied around their midfielder Ross Barkley on Saturday after a newspaper columnist compared him to a gorilla and made a series of disparaging statements about the England international and the residents of Liverpool.

The club announced on Saturday that The Sun newspaper, whose former editor Kelvin MacKenzie wrote the column, would be banned from covering their games and press events.

EVERTONfans then gave Barkley a rapturous reception as he came on to the pitch for the home match against Burnley at Goodison Park and again when he scored in the 3-1 win. The Sun has suspended MacKenzie and apologised for the column which they said made “unfunny” and “wrong” comments about the people of LIVERPOOL. The paper also said they had not been aware of the family heritage of Barkley, whose grandfather was born in Nigeria. MacKenzie too said he was unaware of Barkley’s family background and denied his article was racist. MacKenzie’s column has been reported to the police by the mayor of Liverpool Joe Ander-

son, who has also issued a complaint to the press watchdog.

Merseyside police confirmed they have received a complaint about the article and that they were carrying out enquiries. The Sun is already banned by EVERTON’S city rivals LIVERPOOL due to their coverage of the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 people lost their lives in 1989.

MacKenzie was editor of the newspaper during its coverage, which was widely criticised for blaming fans for the disaster and accusing them of poor behaviour.

The Sun later apologised for the coverage. Saturday marked the 28th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster and Everton held a minute’s applause in memory of the victims prior to the kick off of their PREMIER LEAGUEgame with Burnley.

Barkley, who was attacked in a Liverpool bar last Sunday in an incident which prompted the scathing column, was given a warm welcome by Everton fans and after he scored their second goal, was booked by the referee for celebrating with them. He was then given a standing ovation when substituted in the final minutes of the game.

His manager Ronald Koeman said he understood Barkley’s desire to embrace the fans, even if it meant picking up a caution.

“Of course, I can understand.

Because I think what happened last week had a really big impact on him. I think he was focused on the football side this week and also this afternoon,” Koeman told reporters. The Dutchman said that Barkley had never been in danger of being left out of the team despite his difficult week.(rtr)

Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff

Ross Barkley walks off to be substituted

Brazil’s Paulinho scores his first goal.

REUTERS/Andres Stapff

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Bali Sharks Island Eco Adventures

DENPASAR - Bali Sharks just off Serangan Island let’s you swim with sharks! Also known as The Serangan Shark Project, Bali Sharks takes you to purpose-built nursery pontoons to get up close with over a dozen black tip reef sharks. The activity also carries a noble mission, namely to educate, spread awareness and better understand the species.

This takes you to see the site of the Serangan Shark Project, the venture behind the so-called Shark Island, which aims to be Indonesia’s first to build environmentally-friendly awareness towards sharks. On the island of

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Serangan, southeast of the Bali mainland, the Shark Island invites public visitors on educational tours and rare experiences and concerns the species’ protection in mind. The sharks swim in a controlled and safe 10x10m area. The purpose of the project is to educate and inform people of such issues that face the endangered species such as overfishing, and how sharks relate to and benefit in the control of the marine ecosystem.

The Bali Sharks project was founded by Hawaii-grown surfer Paul Friese, a conservationist committed to these apex predators. He collaborated with reformed poach-

ing fishermen back in 2011, which led to more sharks being kept in the nursery, some brought in live by fishermen who benefitted more than killing and selling them to the market.

The protection of juvenile black reef tips in the Bali Sharks nursery led to more rescues and releases. In further collaboration with the Gili Shark Foundation, Paul managed to complete the project’s shark conservation model. In July 2013, Bali Sharks donated a pair of white and black reef tips to be released in the protected waters of the Gili Eco Trust in Bali’s east neighbouring island of Lombok. Back on Serangan Island, the nursery continues to offer an alternative to young sharks being killed for food, or by accidentally being trapped in fishnets.

The Bali Sharks tour suits all ages and experience levels. Even non-swimmers can enjoy feeding and the up-close encounters. The tour also visits Serangan Island’s turtle conservation and education centre, only several minutes’ drive from the nursery site. In-water activities are guaranteed safe and the exhibits are perfect for children, as they provide fun learning with the

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson (L) competes.

aid of real live specimens. A threehour tour includes shark swims with mask and snorkel, a visit to the adjacent turtle rescue centre where baby turtles are hatched and cultivated to be released back into their natural environment, a marine garden aquarium tour, with meals and refreshments included. It’s a fun, educational and inspiring day out. Bring a towel, camera, swimsuit and sunscreen.

Shark Island consists of a 1-are floating raft or pontoon, which is currently also being used as a shark

nursery. The nursery currently houses 10 Black Reef Tip pups and 2 larger White Reef Tip sharks.

Shark Island is an eco-friendly adventure and educational activity available for guests. You can both experience the rare opportunity of safely swimming with sharks, as well as tour the turtle conservation and education centre nearby! When the season is right, you and the little ones can even witness baby turtle hatchlings set out to sea for their first time. (IBP/ net)

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Thompson enjoys fast start to season

KINGSTON - Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson cruised to a wind-assisted 10.75 seconds to win the 100 metres at Jamaica’s UTECH Classic on Saturday.

Thompson, who became the first Caribbean woman to win the Olympic 100m and 200m double in Rio last summer, comfortably pulled away to cross the line ahead of Jura Levy (11.19) and Olympic finalist Christania Williams (11.30).

Thompson said she was surprised to run the time so early in the season.

“Actually when I heard the time announced I was shocked but as I

say, each time I race I always surprise myself,” she told Reuters.

“Honestly there was no plan coming in, I just wanted to work on the first 30 metres of my race because that is kind of my weak area.

So I just wanted to execute.”

In the men’s 100m, 2011 world champion Yohan Blake stumbled from the starting block and Britain’s Zharnel Hughes took full advantage, coming home in a wind-

aided personal best 10.08.

Olympic and world championship 400m bronze medallist Shericka Jackson clocked a personal best of 22.57 to win the 200, the second fastest time in the world behind the 22.29 run by Dafne Schippers. Williams shaved 27 hundredths of a second offer her previous best.

Miguel Francis, who has switched allegiance to Britain from Antigua, won the men’s race in 20.44 ahead of Jamaica’s Commonwealth Games champion Rasheed Dwyer (20.45). (rtr)

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MANAMA - Daniel Ricciardo is an optimist but even optimism has its limits. Red Bull’s smiling Australian, who finished third overall last season behind the Mercedes duo of now-retired champion Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, has had reason to scowl after the first two races of 2017.

His home grand prix in Melbourne was wrecked by mechanical failure while in China he finished behind 19-year-old Dutch team mate Max Verstappen - who took third place despite starting 16th. Ricciardo, fifth on the grid, ended up fourth.

“After the race in China I was pretty pissed off,” he told Reuters at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

“I just felt I could get more out of myself and when you are that close to a podium...”

The 27-year-old, whose beaming grin has become as familiar to fans as his “shoey” podium celebration of drinking champagne from his boot, said he had already had to recalibrate expectations.

“If I expect to win every race then I’ll probably become miserable because it’s unrealistic, but I think we know where we are now,” he added.

“Coming into this weekend I think fifth probably has to be the target and that’s what I’ll focus on.”

Champions Mercedes and rivals Ferrari have become the pacesetters, with Ricciardo’s former team mate Sebastian Vettel leading the standings jointly with Hamilton.

Red Bull are some way off the leaders’ pace even if Friday practice in Bahrain showed them to be more competitive than expected, with Ricciardo third on the evening timesheets.

Team principal Christian Horner said the real test would be the first race of the European season in Barcelona next month when major updates come through, but Ricciardo was looking further down the road.

“At this stage unfortunately we’re not battling for the big points yet,” he said.

“We’re not quick enough. But you’d like to think second half of the year we should start getting some chances. It will be very hard I think before August to get a win now.” (rtr)

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LOS ANGELES - Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert suffered a sprained left knee in the opening minute of their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday and will not return.

Gobert was setting a screen during Utah’s first possession and collided with Clippers forward Luc Mbah a Moute.

Gobert attempted to get back to his feet several times before being

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) goes up for a shot against San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green (14) during the first quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

helped into the locker room by team mates.

An imposing presence inside for Utah, Gobert led the NBA with 2.6 blocked shots per game during a breakout season that saw him average 14 points and 12.8 rebounds.

There is no immediate news on his availability for the remainder of the series. (rtr)

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Pope Francis blesses at the end of the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession during Good Friday celebrations in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2017.

Feel the pain of the poor and immigrants, pope says at Easter Vigil

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Easter, urged them on Saturday not to ignore the plight of immigrants, the poor and other vulnerable people.

In his homily at an Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis recounted the Biblical account of Jesus Christ’s mother Mary and Mary Magdalene, filled with grief, as they went to visit his tomb following the crucifixion.

Their grief, he said during the solemn ceremony, could be seen in the faces of many women today.

“In their faces we can see reflected all those who, walking the streets of our cities, feel the pain of dire poverty, the sorrow born of exploitation and human trafficking,” he said.

“We can also see the faces of those who are greeted with contempt because they are immigrants, deprived

of country, house and family. We see faces whose eyes bespeak loneliness and abandonment, because their hands are creased with wrinkles.”

Francis has used the period leading up to Easter to stress his vision of service to the neediest. On Good Friday, he lamented that many people had become inured to daily scenes of bombed cities and drowning migrants..

During Saturday’s service, he baptised 11 people, most of them adult converts to Catholicism, from Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, the United States, Albania, Malta, Malaysia and China.

On Easter Sunday, the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar, he will read his twiceannual “Urbi et Orbi” (“To the City and the World”) message in St. Peter’s Square.

Security has been tight for all of the pope’s Holy Week activities following recent truck attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm. (rtr)

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World’s oldest person, last one of 19th century, dies in Italy at 117 ROME - Emma Morano, who at 117 was believed to be the world’s oldest person and the last surviving child of the 19th century, died on Saturday, swearing to the end on her diet of two raw eggs a day.

“She reached an incredible finish line,” said Silvia Marchionini, mayor of the town of Verbania in northern Italy where Morano lived on the shores of Lake Maggiore.

Morano, who lived 117 years and 137 days, was born on Nov. 29, 1899, four years before the Wright brothers first took to the air. Her life spanned three centuries, two World Wars and more than 90 Italian governments.

“My life wasn’t so nice,” she told Reuters last November on her 117th birthday.

“I worked in a factory until I was 65, then that was that,” she said as she sat in an armchair by her window, a white shawl over her shoulders.

In an interview with La Stampa newspaper five years ago she said her fiance had died in World War One and that she had then been forced to marry a man she did not love. “’Either you agree to marry me or

I will kill you’,” Morano said, recalling his proposal. “I was 26. We got married.”

It was not a happy marriage. They had a son in 1937, but the baby died after just six months and the following year Morano kicked out her abusive husband.

“I separated from him in 1938. I think I was one of the first in Italy to do that.”

Morano outlived all her eight brothers and sisters, including one who died at 102. She thrived on an unorthodox, unbalanced diet.

“When I first knew her she used to eat three eggs a day. Two raw, and one fried. Today she has slowed down a bit, reducing the number to two some days because she says three can be too much,” her doctor, Carlo Bava, said last year. “She has never eaten much fruit or vegetables. Her characteristic is that she always eats the same thing, every day, every week, every month and every year.”

Marchionini, the mayor of Verbania, told the Italian news agency AGI that her city has more than 20 people aged over 100. (rtr)

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Marina project in Labuan Bajo to cost Rp300 billion DENPASAR - Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said construction of marina port for tourist boats in Labuan Bajo, Flores, would need Rp300 billion.

The port would facilitate growing number of international tourist boats visiting that area, the minister told reporters here on Friday.

Arief Yahya was here to attend a meeting to strengthen tourism cooperation between the East Nusa Tenggara provincial administration and a US operator of international tourist boats, Carnival.

The meeting took place on board the Pacific Eden that landed on the Benoa port, Bali, on Thursday.

Also attending the meeting include Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Frans Lebu Raya.

Arief said the budget for the marina project in Labuan Bajo, which is one of the countrys 10 priority destinations would include fund from the state budget and the private sector.

“With the fund we would build a big and long port in Labuan Bajo to allow international pleasure boats to land there,” the minister said.

He said around the same amount of budget has also been set aside by the government in cooperation with the private sector for development of an airport named Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo.

The airport is named after the Komodo island, the habitat of Komodo, the ancient giant lizards, found only in the Indonesian island, which one of World wonders.

NTT Governor Frans Lebu Raya said the Central Government supports the tourism cooperation with Carnival.(ant)

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President inaugurates toll road access to Priok Port

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Saturday inaugurated toll road access to Tanjung Pirok Port, North Jakarta, to enable smooth transportation of goods from and to the seaport.

“The construction of this port was postponed for two years due to land clearance problem when I was the governor of Jakarta,” the Head of State said while inaugurating the operation of the toll road access to Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.

He stated that the land clearance problem was finally settled after inspection of the locations several times.

The construction of the toll road was also delayed due to mistakes in construction structure, which had to be repeated from the beginning.

“There were mistakes in the construction structure, which resulted in the removal of at least 69 pillars before it could be started again. That is why the project was delayed by about 5 to 6 years,” Jokowi noted.

The 11.4-kilometer access toll road is part of the Jakarta outer ring road. The toll road is integrated with land, sea, and railways-integrated transportation modes from and to Tanjung Priok Seaport.

Funded by the Japanese government, the toll road project is constructed with a fund of Rp4.1 trillion through the Japan International Cooperation Agency

scheme.

Its construction was started in 2013 and happened to be halted but was restarted in 2008.

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said Indonesia needs to do more, and provide greater facilities to attract foreign investors to the country.

The president cited investment which he described as insignificant in amount by Saudi Arabia in Indonesia compared with in other countries.

He pointed to Saudi investment of nearly Rp870 trillion in China almost ten times the investment of Rp89 trillion pledged by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud when the Saudi king visited Indonesia recently.

“That, however, should prompt us to make introspection and correction , why we could not attract larger investment. It could be an input for Indonesia to make large success by improving business facility and legal certainty.

“Indonesia with abundant natural resources should be able to attract foreign investors more than many other countries,” Jokowi said after officially commissioning a new Mosque Hasyim Ashari here on Saturday.

He said many foreign leaders have been surprised to learn the countrys abundant natural wealth and social cultures. (ant)

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Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy November 29, 2016.

Thousands at U.S. rallies demand Trump release tax returns NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of people marched through midtown Manhattan and dozens of U.S. cities on Saturday to demand that President Donald Trump release his tax returns and to dispute his claim that the public does not care about the issue.

Organizers of “Tax March” in more than 150 cities across the country and beyond wanted to call attention to Trump’s refusal to disclose his tax history, as his White House predecessors have done for

more than 40 years.

The marches coincide with the traditional April 15 deadline for U.S. federal tax returns, though the filing date was pushed backed two days this year.

There were no reports of violence or arrests, in contrast to a clash between Trump supporters and opponents that erupted at a rally in Berkeley, California, where nine people were arrested.

Two of the biggest tax marches took place in New York and Los

Angeles, with each drawing about 5,000 people, according to estimates by Reuters reporters. No official estimates were immediately available.

In Manhattan, a good-natured crowd rallied at Bryant Park before marching up Sixth Avenue to Central Park.

Among the marchers was an oversized inflatable rooster, sporting an angry expression and a sweeping metallic orange hairdo meant to resemble Trump’s signa-

ture style.

“Thanks to Trump, I think that releasing your taxes when you run for president now has to be a law,” said New Yorker Marni Halasa, 51, who arrived in a tutu and leggings made of fake dollar bills and holding a sign that read “Show Me The Money!”

In Washington, more than 1,500 protesters gathered on the front lawn of the U.S. Capitol, where members of Congress addressed the crowd before it

marched to the Lincoln Memorial.

“We are taking the gloves off to say knock off the secrecy Mr. President,” said Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, which would play a leading role in tax reform measures being considered in Congress.

He described Trump’s refusal to release his taxes as being “like a teenager trying to hide a lousy report card.” (rtr)

‘Unprecedented’...

ered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis spoke of a world lacerated by conflicts and laced with tensions.

From the same balcony from

where he first appeared to the world on the night of his election in 2013, Francis spoke of God walking “beside all those forced to leave their homelands as a result of armed conflicts, terrorist

attacks, famine and oppressive regimes”. He did not name any specific governments.

“In the complex and often dramatic situations of today’s world, may the Risen Lord guide

the steps of all those who work for justice and peace. May he grant the leaders of nations the courage they need to prevent the spread of conflicts and to put a halt to the arms trade,” he said. (ap/rtr)

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President Joko Widodo (r) on Saturday inaugurated toll road access to Tanjung Pirok Port, North Jakarta, to enable smooth transportation of goods from and to the seaport.

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The latest crackdown by Bangkok city officials is going after the vendors whose carts sell everything from Thailand’s signature noodles to spicy tom yum goong soup have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks. The stalls with their metal folding tables and rickety plastic stools serve as a gastronomic go-to for budgetconscious locals and adventurous tourists alike.

“Street food is a big part of daily life,” said Nont Nontiskul, 29, a stockbroker who has lived in the city’s trendy Thonglor area for more than a decade. “Even people who eat at pricy restaurants every day can’t avoid street food. It’s faster, tastes better, and costs less than half the price.”

Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out

by Monday. They’ve said the evictions soon will expand to other neighborhoods. Officials have been emboldened by the military junta that has ruled the country since a 2014 coup and has stressed the need to clean up Thai society, whether it is corrupt politicians or crowded footpaths.

That has led to sometimes hamfisted crackdowns on everything

from street markets to beach umbrellas to overpriced LOTTERY tickets. Observers say the poor, many of whom were supporters of the ousted government and its populist policies, have borne the brunt of many of the junta-backed campaigns and that the clean sidewalk effort will hit the vendors and their working-class customers hardest.

Thai crackdowns on corruption, prostitution, pollution, road safety and what-have-you — even those by the junta — are notoriously ephemeral, but officials are talking tough. Boontham Huiprasert, a Bangkok district chief tasked with clearing out the sidewalks under his jurisdiction, said street food vendors are being evicted to fight traffic congestion and the accumulations of garbage.

About 90 Thonglor vendors and their carts will have to leave

by Monday, after which the crackdowns will expand to neighboring streets, Boontham said. Violators could be fined up to 2,000 baht ($57).

“Just don’t sell on the sidewalks,” Boontham said. “People who sell stuff on the sidewalks, they don’t pay rent. There are so many out there now, so we have to

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In this April 7, 2017 photo, a motorcycle taxi driver eats noodles at a street food stall during his lunch on Thonglor road in Bangkok, Thailand. Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out by April 17.

Kuningan Feast Day, Coming down of God to Give Endowments

Kuningan is a series of Galungan feast day performed by the Hindus in Bali. It falls on the tenth day after Galungan, right on Saniscara Kliwon Kuningan or Saturday (Apr. 15, 2017). However, before Kuningan the Hindus do Penampahan ceremony marked by the slaughter of animals for offerings. This Penampahan day is preparation for carrying out the Kuningan.

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In this April 7, 2017 photo, people eat noodles at a street food shop during their lunch on Thonglor road in Bangkok, Thailand. Officials see street food as an illegal nuisance and have warned hawkers in Thonglor to clear out by April 17. Efforts by authorities in military-ruled Thailand to impose order on the chaotic capital city have a fresh target: cheap and tasty pad thai. The latest crackdown by Bangkok city officials is going after the vendors whose carts selling everything from Thailand’s signature noodles to spicy tom yum goong soup have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks. organize society.”

In fact, the food sellers say they do pay rent in the form of small monthly under-the-table payments to city officials. It’s an open secret that Bangkok’s sprawling shadow economy is made possible by payoffs to powerful figures, often with ties to police or the military.

Boontham said he was unaware of any payoffs and that it was not official practice.

Suchin Wannasutr has been selling khao kha moo — stewed pork leg — for 40 baht ($1.15) a plate on Thonglor’s sidewalks for more than 20 years. The 47-year-old said he has been diligent about keeping up his monthly payoffs of 1,000 baht ($28.60), which is the same sum neighboring vendors say they

have been charged.

He is now preparing to open a real restaurant, about 1.5 kilometers (a mile) away from his sidewalk spot. He will share the rent of 35,000 baht ($1,000) a month with three fellow street vendors.

“I have to stay in the area because I have regular customers here,” Suchin said. “I’m doing whatever I can just to send my kid through school. Once she graduates, I will move out of Bangkok. It’s tough here.”

Critics say the government needs to do more to help vendors and to help preserve some the unique chaos that gives Bangkok its soul, which is rapidly being lost to government regulations and redevelopment for condos, shopping

malls and office towers.

If the campaign against street food sticks, tourists will no longer stumble upon fried worms, grilled pork intestines or the legendarily smelly fruit durian. And it’s unlikely the hip bars and fancy restaurants will be handing out food in plastic bags sealed tight with a knotted rubber band.

“I feel like I am losing my job and I have no idea what to do next,” said 39-year old Ubolwattana Mingkwan, who sells coffee for 30 baht (85 cents) a cup. “I can’t afford to pay Thonglor’s rent prices.”

“I’ve asked city officials for help and understanding,” she said. “All they say now is ‘No, no, no.’ They said they’ve already received their orders.”(ap)

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Emed-emedan Tradition, Maintain Togetherness and Kinship

Bangkok’s sidewalks get less spicy as food carts removed

BANGKOK — Efforts by authorities in military-ruled Thailand to impose order on the chaotic capital city have a fresh target: cheap and tasty pad thai.

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Chairman of the Hindu Dharma Council of Indonesia (PHDI) of Bali Chapter, Prof. Dr. I Gusti Ngurah Sudiana, said that Kuningan Day is believed to be the coming down of gods and goddesses to this mundane world. Then, there is the term angwehaken jagat ring para manusa kabeh meaning that gods and goddess come down to earth to give endowments to the whole mankind. “Celebration of Kuningan is conducted half a day to dedicate ter (an arrow), endongan and tamiang,” he said.

Endongan signifies supplies containing food offered to the gods and goddesses that will return to nirvana.

However, the main human provision in living the life is knowledge

and devotion (jnana) along with the most powerful weapon namely the peace of mind. Meanwhile, the ter is the symbol of arrow (weapon) resembling an arrow used as weapon to stretch the mind. Then, sampian gantung is symbol of shield used to protect and fortify human self from bhuta kala (evil spirits). Tamiang also symbolizes repellent of bad forces.

At the ceremony of Kuningan, Hindu devotees present dominantly yellow offerings like yellow rice and yellow cone as a symbol of Meru.

Yellow rice as a symbol of prosperity, and presented as an expression of gratitude for having received the endowments of God. Therefore, on Kuningan Day the Hindus should

As an expression of gratitude that people have implemented tapa bratha penyepian or penance, the day after Nyepi known as Ngembak Geni was filled with Majelangu Market by Tuban customary village on Wednesday (Mar. 29). Located along the highway of Tuban, the Majelangu Market was also filled with various activities, booth of merchants and implementation of emed-emedan tradition.

Deputy Chief of Tuban customary village, in charge of Pawongan or social affairs, Ketut Lenen, said that on entering the third year, the Majelangu Market is held as a form of open house (simakrama) between residents around the neighborhood of Tuban village. Most booths of merchant were filled by residents in the neighborhood of Tuban customary village. A total of approximately 90 booths enlivened this annual event.

Related to the tradition of emed-emedan, said Lenen, in the past this activity was held in front of the village temple of Tuban under the banyan tree by using aerial roots of the banyan tree. Today, the emed-emedan tradition uses a rope as the means. “This tradition was usually held right on Nyepi Day. However, this time Nyepi has gone worldwide, so that in honor of the Nyepi celebration, the emed-emedan tradition is moved to Ngembak Geni,” he said.

According to Lenen, the meaning of emed-emedan tradition is to strengthen togetherness and familial relationship as well as to have fun.

In the past, participants consisted of young people, but today it is also followed by the housewives coalesced into PKK group. “We hope that in the future this tradition can be more vibrant,” he said. (kmb)

really win and take advantage of the endowments on the previous Galungan celebration. On Kuningan, the Hindus will always try to win and beat out Adharma (bhuta Dungulan, bhuta Galungan and bhuta Amangkurat) in his life.

The worship on Kuningan feast day should be carried out before midday or before 12:00. At that time, the energy of universe (five great elements: earth, water, fire, air and ether) rises from the morning until reaches its climax at midday. After which is called the return of the gods and goddesses to their abode (heaven), so that at that time the cosmic energy will decrease.

The next day, Sunday (Apr. 16) is Manis Kuningan, usually filled with the implementation of pilgrimage or tirtayatra for deepening faith and devotion to God Almighty. Besides, devotees also say prayers to temples and visit relatives and family to maintain social relationship. (kmb)

Yanti Rastiti: Improve Quality, Not Underprice Hotel Rooms

Competition of hotel business is increasingly felt. Moreover, hotels have openly underpriced their rooms in front of competitors or colleagues.

Surprisingly, more and more new hotels are appearing in numbers so that they trigger tighter competition. “I see the competition in hotel industry is increasingly difficult. Many new hotels emerge. Some hotels do rebranding because they are difficulty to survive in the competition,” said Yanti Rastiti, Assistant Sales Man-

ager of The Sunset Hotel.

Yanti said that competition in room rates is no longer avoidable.

Moreover, in the era of online booking, guests can directly COMPARE HOTEL room rates via the internet or their mobile phone. Although there is an appeal not to underprice, in reality this practice always happens. “Now, we are looking for solutions to address it. Clearly we do not go along to underprice,” said the woman born in Denpasar on November 14, 1993.

She admitted that she cannot avoid price competition. However, her management has had a special strategy namely by not decreasing standards of quality. Due to good quality of service hotel can get repeater guests. “Other than having staff extending good hospitality, the service I mean here include facilities as well as sanitation of the rooms and HOTEL AREA, sanitation of linen, air conditioning maintenance, quality Wi-Fi and others,” she explained.

As evidence, Yanti said that in 2016 the number of repeater guests at Sunset Hotel increased significantly. “That is one of the indicators that low price does not suggest the only determining factor for guests to choose a hotel,” said this employee who started her career from Sales Administrator or E-commerce Department.

Currently, Yanti is working while attending undergraduate program at English Department at STIBA

Saraswati Denpasar, so that she has a challenge in terms of time management. Moreover, as a salesperson she should be ready to meet the target and deadlines. Not to mention, she must also be ready to meet her hotel clients any time, even if she must sacrifice her recitation. “It is as part of improving the quality of my human resources. Most importantly, it is supported by determination and vivacity of the team,” she concluded. (kmb)

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Foreigners involved in drug cases

New Zealander sentenced to 2.5 Years, Singaporean presents expert DENPASAR - The involvement of foreigners in drug cases in Bali continues to surface. The government, especially the law enforcers, in this case prosecuting the defendants, should give severe punishment to the perpetrators.

Other than in Bali, many foreigners also become drug smugglers outside Bali.

On Thursday (Apr. 13), the Denpasar district court tried two drug cases involving foreigners.

To provide a deterrent effect in this case, it is the duty of the judges as the spearheading officers. In fact, sometimes there is little evidence, but the punishment is severe. On the other hand, there are a lot of evidences of drugs, the verdict is even light. All drug cases are determined by the judges in the hearing.

On Thursday afternoon, the defendant Myra Lynne Williams, 28, from New Zealand, was proved to have abused crystal meth weighing 0.43 gram. By the panel of judges led by Made Purnami, she was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.

Myra Lynne Williams with the possession of 0.43 gram of crystal meth only is charged with 2.5 years. What about the defendant Muhammad Faliq Bin Nordin from Singapore? He was on trial over the possession of more than 122 grams of cocaine. It is very much different from the evidence owned by Myra.

For the case of this Singaporean man, his attorney tried to bring in witnesses to alleviate, such as a criminal law expert as well as a doctor of physiology, including a number of other doctors to alleviate the sentence of the defendant.

In Thursday’s trial, the defendant’s attorney also presented a criminal law expert from Udayana University.

Although a large number of experts are presented at the hearing, it is the panel of judges who holds the key in this case to punish the perpetrators of drug cases with severe or light penalties. Meanwhile, the government is currently proclaiming that Indonesia is in emergency of drugs.

Back to the hearing of Myra Lynne Williams, the judge presided over by Made Purnami stated that the defendant is legally and convincingly proved to have gone up against the law of abusing first class narcotics, not the crops for herself. The 2.5-year sentence for the 0.43 gram of evidence is lighter than the prosecutor’s demand in the previous trial demanding that the defendant should be sentenced to three years in prison.

The judge agreed with the article prosecuted by the prosecutor that considered if the defendant’s act violated Article 127 Paragraph 1 SubArticle (a) of the Law No.35/2009 concerning narcotics. On the verdict, the defendant through his attorney declared the acceptance, while the prosecutor expressed to still have to think of it.

So, how does the judge look at the case of cocaine having many evidences with the defendant from Singapore? The public will await the judge’s stance whether to give light punishment, or otherwise aggravate the punishment of the defendant that had been said to have suffered a psychiatric or bipolar disorder. (kmb37)

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New Zealand’s Myra Lynne Williams, center, walks upon her arrival at Denpasar district court for her verdict trial in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Indonesian authorities arrested Williams in September 2016 on allegations of attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into the tourist island of Bali.

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Sente landfill

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Waste at Sente landfill overloaded Regent urges village to built integrated waste processing SEMARAPURA - Government of Klungkung through the environment and land agency (DLHP) seems still difficult to handle residents’ waste.

Moreover, the cooperation for the utilization of regional landfill in the area of Bangklet village, Bangli, has no clarity. On the one hand, the condition of Sente landfill at Pikat, Dawan, Klungkung, has overloaded. Actually around the landfill has been already protected with gabion wall, but the height of the wall has been passed by the mounting wall.

Head of the Klungkung Environment and Land Agency, A.A. Kirana, did not dismiss it. According to him, the overloaded waste at Sente landfill happened due to the production of household waste and other public waste continues to increase. It includes the absence of waste separation efforts at each household and village.

“Almost every day, there are 27 trucks transporting waste to Sente landfill, but lately some villages in Klungkung mainland also took their waste to Sente landfill. Approximately, there are about 17 trucks per day. This is the reason why the landfill continues to be full,” said A.A. Kirana when attending the limited coordination

meeting that discussed about waste problem at KNPI Building, Klungkung, on Thursday (Apr. 13).

However, A.A. Kirana said that the DLHP has done various attempts to reduce the volume of waste at Sente landfill. Among them, the waste is sorted at DLHP workshop and at Sente landfill. With this measure the waste can be processed directly and becomes beneficial, not directly wasted or let accumulate uselessly. However, the effort is still considered less maximal to reduce the volume of waste at Sente landfill.

So, it requires the action of the whole community in sorting and processing the waste at each village.

Similar opinion was revealed by Regent Nyoman Suwirta. This regent from Ceningan, Nusa Penida, urges the entire headmen to build integrated waste management site (TPST) using village funds. Thus, it can manage the waste independently. Moreover, if the TPST is properly managed, it will not generate smell, flies and smoke as happened to Sente landfill and the TPST of Takmung village and Tangkas village.

Therefore, Regent Suwirta asked the village authority to build TPST. He said that local government is ready to provide with necessary facilities. Even, if there is an area deemed suitable for the establishment of landfill, the local headman is asked to provide understanding for the community that if the TPST and landfill are well managed it will not adversely affect the surrounding environment. It will even be able to bring in economic benefits if the waste has been processed.

Meanwhile, the limited coordination meeting concluded some decisions. Among them, local government will design the establishment of large-scale organic fertilizer processing by utilizing state land gradually. So, the buffer villages will no longer be served in the collection, and transportation of waste. However, they must be encouraged to manage their waste independently.

To reduce piles of waste at landfill, all villages are expected to sort out organic and non-organic waste starting from households.

Moreover, they are also expected to maximize the management of waste bank, so that it can minimize the non-organic waste discarded to landfill. (119)

A North Korean navy truck carries the ‘Pukkuksong’ submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017.

North Korean missile “blows up” on test launch as Pence heads for South

SEOUL - A North Korean missile “blew up almost immediately” on its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said, hours before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was due in South Korea for talks on the North’s increasingly defiant arms programme.

The failed launch from North Korea’s east coast, ignoring admonitions from major ally China, came a day after North Korea held a military parade in its capital, marking the birth anniversary of the state founder, displaying what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles.

South Korea said the combined show of force “threatened the whole world”.

Pence is due in Seoul at the start of a 10-day trip to Asia in what his aides said was a sign of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the face of rising tension.

The U.S. nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group is also heading to the region.

A U.S. Navy attack on a Syrian airfield this month raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for reclusive North Korea, which has conducted several missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions, regularly threatening to destroy the South and the United States.

South Korea, which hosts 28,500 U.S. troops, warned of punitive action if the launch led to further provocations.

“North Korea showing a variety of offensive missiles at yesterday’s military parade and daring to fire a ballistic missile today is a show of force that threatens the whole world,” South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

TIMING SIGNIFICANT The North has warned of a nuclear strike against the United States if provoked. It has said it has developed and would launch a missile that can strike the mainland United States but officials and experts believe it is some time away from mastering the necessary technology, including miniaturising a nuclear warhead.

The U.S. Pacific Command said the missile “blew up almost immediately”, adding the type of missile was being analysed.

“The North attempted to launch an unidentified missile from near

the Sinpo region this morning but it is suspected to have failed,” South Korea’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

There was a high degree of confidence it was not an intercontinental ballistic missile, a U.S. official said on condition of anonymity. A second U.S. official said the launch was land-based. The timing of the test, coinciding with Pence’s trip and a day after the military parade, would suggest deliberate defiance.

Pence had been briefed on the failed launch en route to Seoul and had been in touch with Trump, White House aides said.

The North launched a ballistic missile from the same region earlier this month ahead of a summit between the United States and China to discuss the North’s arms programme.

That missile flew about 60 km (40 miles) but what U.S. officials said appeared to be a liquid-fuelled, extended-range Scud missile only travelled a fraction of its range before spinning out of control.

China, which Trump has urged to do more to rein in North Korea, has spoken out against its missile and nuclear tests and has supported U.N. sanctions. It again called for talks to defuse the crisis on Friday. (rtr)

ANKARA - Turks cast their votes in a referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of President Tayyip Erdogan and herald the most radical change to the country’s political system in its modern history.

Opinion polls have given a narrow lead for a “Yes” vote, which would replace Turkey’s parliamentary democracy with an all-powerful presidency and may see Erdogan in office until at least 2029.

The outcome will also shape Turkey’s strained relations with the European Union. The NATO member state has curbed the flow of migrants - mainly refugees from wars in Syria and Iraq - into the bloc but Erdogan says he may review the deal after the vote.

Some 55 million people are eligible to vote at 167,140 polling stations which opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) in the east and 8 a.m. in the rest of Turkey. Voting ends at 5 p.m. (1400 GMT).

Turkish voters abroad have already cast their ballots.

“This is our opportunity to take back control of our country,” said self-employed Bayram Seker, 42, after voting “Yes” in Istanbul.

“I don’t think one-man rule is such a scary thing. Turkey has been ruled in the past by one man,” he said, referring to modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

DIVISIVE VOTE The referendum has bitterly divided the nation. Erdogan

and his supporters say the changes are needed to amend the current constitution, written by generals following a 1980 military coup, confront the security and political challenges Turkey faces, and avoid the fragile coalition governments of the past.

Opponents say it is a step towards greater authoritarianism in a country where some 47,000 people have been jailed pending trial and 120,000 sacked or suspended from their jobs in a crackdown following a failed coup last July, drawing criticism from Turkey’s Western allies and rights groups.

Relations between Turkey and Europe hit a low during the referendum campaign when EU countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, barred Turkish ministers from holding rallies in support of the changes. Erdogan called the moves “Nazi acts” and said Turkey could reconsider ties with the European Union after many years of seeking EU membership.

“I voted ‘No’ because I don’t want this whole country and its legislative, executive and judiciary ruled by one man.

This would not make Turkey stronger or better as they claim.

This would weaken our democracy,” said Hamit Yaz, 34, a ship’s captain, after voting in Istanbul.

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim cast his vote at a school in Izmir province, near the Aegean coast in western Turkey. (rtr)

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station during a referendum in Istanbul, Turkey, April 16, 2017

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Increase travelers’ interest to make a visit

Balangan Beach area to be arranged

MANGUPURA - The number of tourist visit continuing to increase through the years becomes one of the reasons to arrange area of Balangan Beach. The arrangement will indirectly increase the interest of travelers to come. To carry out this arrangement, a foundation is reported to have started the activities.

North Korea on parade

SEOUL - Covering a North Korean military parade is an emotional rollercoaster. Foreign journalists stand just metres from the action in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square.

It is a visual and sensory barrage. Your eyes are assaulted by the technicolour pallet of socialist-realist propaganda. The ground at your feet shakes as tanks rumble past, leaving a diesel aftertaste in your mouth.

That heavy equipment, and the brigades of tightly coordinated goosestepping soldiers that come before them, are an impressive sight.

But the thousands of North Koreans cheering and crying for hours for leader Kim Jong Un, who watches from a balcony 30 metres behind us, can also be overwhelming. You can see the tiredness in their faces.

The parades offer weapons analysts and U.N. investigators a rare chance to gain new insight into secretive North Korea’s military capabilities. Every nut and bolt in every photo and video is closely scrutinised.

North Korea likely knows this, and sometimes reveals new and untested equipment. It did so on Saturday, displaying what appeared to be two new kinds of intercontinental ballistic missile in its military arsenal.

The second area of interest to North Korea watchers is the balcony where Kim and his aides stand. To whom is Kim talking, with whom does he shake hands first? Is his elusive sister, Kim Yo Jong, up there with him?

She often is, and was on Saturday, lurking somewhere behind a pillar or bright red flag, her mischievous smile a surreal antidote to the militaristic pomp and ceremony of the event below.

On TV, these parades appear as a tightly choreographed and slick affair.

But on the ground, it is the little details which slip through that facade that are most interesting.

That perfectly synchronised goosestepping is aided by thousands of painted white dots placed a metre apart on the ground, guiding boots to the right spot. And behind Kim’s balcony is a large traffic light and countdown clock which gives each platoon the signal to begin marching.

One of the most visually spectacular aspects of the parade is the large human screen behind the centre of the action. There, hundreds of thousands of North Koreans hold up coloured placards which, viewed from a distance, spell out huge propaganda slogans.

But easily lost in that mass scale are the individual faces of those human pixels who, dressed in their finest clothes, stand holding plastic flowers in the sun for hours.

Divided into work units, people prepare for months for such events, often having no choice but to forgo time at weekends and after work to practise.

This is in addition to the economic double life most North Koreans lead, whereby meagre income from official jobs is supplemented on a thriving

network of semi-legal markets. As they walk past Kim Jong Un’s balcony, some people are overcome with emotion and cry. Others look gaunt and exhausted.

When the parade is over, the square hums with activity as the different groups all go their separate ways. The pink petals from their plastic flowers leave a trail behind them.

NEW MISSILES

North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region.

Missiles appeared to be the main theme of a giant military parade, with Kim’s grandson, leader Kim Jong Un, taking time to greet the commander of the Strategic Forces, the branch that oversees the missile arsenal.

A U.S. Navy attack on a Syrian airfield this month with Tomahawk missiles raised questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for reclusive North Korea, which has conducted several missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions, regularly threatening to destroy the United States.

Kim Jong Un, looking relaxed in a dark suit and laughing with aides, oversaw the festivities on the “Day of the Sun” at Pyongyang’s main Kim Il Sung Square.

Goose-stepping soldiers and marching bands filled the square,

next to the Taedonggang River that flows through Pyongyang, in the hazy spring sunshine, followed by tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems and other weapons.

Single-engine propeller-powered planes flew in a 105 formation overhead.

Unlike at some previous parades attended by Kim, there did not appear to be a senior Chinese official in attendance. China is North Korea’s lone major ally but has spoken out against its missile and nuclear tests and has supported U.N. sanctions.

China on Friday again called for talks to defuse the crisis.

Weapons analysts said they believed some of the missiles on display were new types of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).

The North has said it has developed and would launch a missile that can strike the mainland United States but officials and experts believe it is some time away from mastering all the necessary technology.

“EARLY DAYS”

North Korea showed two new kinds of ICBM enclosed in canister launchers mounted on the back of trucks, suggesting Pyongyang was working towards a “new concept” of ICBM, said Melissa Hanham, a senior research associate at the U.S.-based Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California.

“However, North Korea has a habit of showing off new concepts in parades before they ever test or launch

them,” Hanham said.

“It is still early days for these missile designs.”

The Pukkuksong submarinelaunched ballistic missiles (SLBM) were also on parade. It was the first time North Korea had shown the missiles, which have a range of more than 1,000 km (600 miles), at a military parade.

Displaying more than one of the missiles indicates North Korea is progressing with its plan to base a missile on a submarine, which are hard to detect, said Joshua Pollack, editor of the Washington-based Nonproliferation Review.

“It suggests a commitment to this programme,” said Pollack. “Multiple SLBMs seems like a declaration of intent to advance the programme.”

North Korea, still technically at war with the South after their 195053 conflict ended in a truce but not a treaty, has on occasion conducted missile or nuclear tests to coincide with big political events and often threatens the United States, South Korea and Japan.

Choe Ryong Hae, a close aide to Kim Jong Un, addressed the packed square with a characteristically bellicose warning to the United States.

“If the United States wages reckless provocation against us, our revolutionary power will instantly counter with annihilating strike, and we will respond to full-out war with full-out war and to nuclear war with our style of nuclear strike warfare,” he said. (rtr)

Hamlet chief of Cengiling, Jimbaran, Kadek Adnyana, as confirmed on Tuesday (Apr. 11) did not deny the information. He said that the foundation is the Pura Dalem Balangan Foundation that will also manage telajakan or outer space of the temple. “It will be managed in cooperation with investor,” he said.

However, the plan is not yet final.

Hamlet authority strongly agreed with the plan. From long time ago, it has expected the arrangement of Balangan Beach. Related to the arrangement, the investor is expected to also pay attention to the continuity of religious ceremonies.

“In the agreement, it has been stated the provision of sacred area spreading across 1,000 square meters. In addition, we had submitted a request for shrine and pawedan pavilion, and both requests have been approved,” he explained.

He explained that during the arrangement all the stalls around the beach will be relocated. They will be prepared a location around the bottom of the cliff and made a kind of kiosk. After the arrangement, condition of Balangan Beach area

Tarum Bali

is expected to be completely clean. It will also be free from sun umbrellas commonly used by visitors. In addition, the arrangement will be accompanied by the making of breakwater to prevent abrasion. “Currently, about 10 meters of Balangan Beach have been eroded,” he explained.

Later on, his authority will reduce the utilization of stalls. Previously, the stalls were equipped with a number of rented rooms, while later it will be intended for stalls only. This is done because the arrangement has something to do with the temple. In this case, it would have to pay attention to purity. “Such rented rooms will no longer be available,” he said.

Chief of Jimbaran customary village, Made Budiartha, when confirmed separately said that his authority has known about the plan. He also admitted that possibly the plan of private company will be synergized with the plan of the customary village itself. Perhaps, the communication with the foundation will be made these weeks to discuss about the issue. (kmb23) Balangan beach

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Uses natural dyes from four kinds of leaf and wood

GIANYAR - Only a few textile businesses apply natural ingredients for their dyes. I Made Yasa Arsana with his brother-in-law, I Made Andika Putra, dares to try it. In 1998, Arsana worked in the textile company owned by a Japanese and reaped a lot of complaints from surrounding residents and municipal police.

In that year, Arsana also tried to find out natural dyes from fruits, flowers, leaves, bark and roots of trees. Having tried all the ingredients, they finally chose leaf material for their textile dyes for the long term. “The use of leaf will not kill the tree,” said Andika Putra. If using bark or roots, it tends to hurt and kills the tree.

“We decided to use leaves growing around the factory including the leaves of sea-almond, mahogany, mango, indigo and sappanwood,” said I Made Andika Putra, recently.

The leaves used are not beneficial to farmers and breeders. Mango leaves produce yellow color, mahogany (brown), true indigo (indigo), sea-almond (black), and the sappanwood (red).

To meet the need for such dyes, they finally cultivate the trees. Currently, they are cultivating achiote trees. Seeds of this fruit produce orange color. Every day they re-

quire about 2,500 liters of dye or 250 kg of leaves.

Since 2001 Arsana has opened dyeing business himself. Three years later, Tarum Bali got its first client after participating in the Bali Fashion Week exhibition. His dyeing business evolved into woven business. Thus, currently he does not only offer dyeing services, but also woven fabric with natural dyeing process.

Products of his creativity are even favored by foreign customers particularly from Europe, the USA, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Japan, California, Africa, Singapore and Malaysia.

Moreover, the entire orders come from overseas.

Through the hands of resellers, his products are well known to the world community. European travelers happening to visit Bali will come to his place. They usually order products based on colors, patterns and motif. When Bali Post visited his factory, Andika was preparing the orders from his European customer.

“Europe has different tastes, the Netherlands and Japan like blue color. European customers prefer irregular pattern and nonpatterned motif like this,” he said while pointing at a brown cloth in

star fruit motif.

Previously, he once received 15,000-20,000 pieces of order but his capacity is only 1,000 pieces.

“Indeed we have a plan to increase the capacity,” he concluded.

This entrepreneur under founding of Bank Indonesia aspired to

market his products in the country.

A variety of events had been participated in order to introduce his products. (kmb42)

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AMO at Puputan Square first created

Averagely five years old of age

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The automatic drinking water machine (AMO) at the Puputan Badung (Gusti Ngurah Made Agung) Square.

DENPASAR - In Denpasar there are seven automatic drinking water machines (AMOs). They are at Puputan Badung Square (2 units), Renon Square (1 unit), Sanur (1 unit), Lumintang Square (2 units) and in Sewaka area (1 unit).

On average, the AMO has been five years old. “The AMO at Puputan is the first made,” said Director of municipal waterworks (PDAM) Denpasar, I.B. Arsana.

When met at the forensic medicine installation of Sanglah Hospital on Friday (Apr. 14), he said that the death cause of Rendi Rizaldi, 13, could not yet be ascertained whether it was due to electrocution or not. He is still waiting for the result of police investigation. Since the family refused to do an autopsy on Rendi’s body, the corpse was buried on that same day at 14:00.

“What is AMO? My first AMO belongs to new model, while the next one belongs to Bali style.

This is what we will review again, whether we keep this AMO style or we change it into Bali style,” he explained.

Similarly, he did not suspect if the AMO can take the life of a teenager. “Since the placement of the AMO for many years, this is the first incident,” he said. On that account, for the time being, all the AMO machines are closed. “Public service is temporary closed. We totally close all the AMO machines to anticipate the trauma of society,” he added.

AMO maintenance has been performed continuously. There is hygiene maintenance and replacement. Hygiene check is done every two weeks according to SOP and depends on the situation. Likewise the change of filter is recognized to have been done continuously. AMO indeed uses electricity to filter water, kill germs and clean the water itself. “It needs electricity of 220 volts or 450 watts,” he said.

It utilizes household electricity, just intended for the AMO operation. If indeed Rendi died from electrocution, the device will be changed and the distributor will be summoned. Besides, the AMO design will be changed. (kmb42)

AMO machine at Puputan Badung still demarcated Mesuryak tradition of with police line Bongan residents on Kuningan

DENPASAR - The disaster afflicting to Rendi Rizaldi who died while drinking water in the automatic drinking water machine (AMO) at the Puputan Badung (Gusti Ngurah Made Agung) Square, is still in the process of investigation. Moreover, the AMO machine owned by the municipality waterworks (PDAM) of Denpasar is still demarcated with police line.

Therefore, the PDAM has not been able to check the source of the occurrence of electrical leakage in the machine.

Technical Director of PDAM Denpasar, I Putu Yasa, when confirmed on Friday (Apr. 14) said the AMO machine uses electric current in one of the components, namely the UV. “The electrical current is used to activate the UV,” he explained.

However, he could not ensure where the location of the electrical leakage on the AMO machine at the Puputan Badung Square considering that until Saturday it was still demarcated with police line. “We have not been able to conduct the examination because it is still handled by police authority,” he said.

Meanwhile, President Director of the PDAM Denpasar, I.B. Gede Arsana, said that currently the company has built the AMO machine at seven locations.

Other than at the PDAM office, the AMO machine is also placed at Puputan Margarana Square, Renon (one unit), Puputan Badung Square (2 units), Lumintang City Park (1 unit), Jalan Subita (1 unit) and another

unit on Segara Ayu Beach, Sanur.

Installation of the AMO machine is the follow-up of the government regulation (PP) No.16/2005 that requires PDAM companies all over Indonesia to prepare drinking water. PDAM Denpasar has realized the development of drinking water started from 2007 in the form of automatic drinking water machine (AMO) placed at the office of PDAM Denpasar and then in 2008 was built the drinking water machine on Jalan Subita and another unit on Segara Ayu Beach, Sanur, in 2009.

In a series of the 18th anniversary of the Denpasar municipality, PDAM Denpasar built an AMO machine at Puputan Badung Square, Denpasar, with the aim to provide convenience in order to get ready drinking water for people who use the square either for morning or afternoon sport activities.

AMO development has been inaugurated by the mayor of Denpasar accompanied by director of PDAM Denpasar with the head of related agencies on Thursday (Feb. 11, 2010). AMO development is a form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the PDAM Denpasar to the community, especially the people of Denpasar to introduce to the public that the AMO prepared by PDAM Denpasar can be drunk directly because the water has passed through the process stages whose quality has met the requirements set by the minister of health so that it is safe to be consumed directly by community.

Related to the investment cost required for one unit of AMO machine, Arsana said it ranges from IDR 50 million to IDR 70 million. (kmb12)

TABANAN - It has become a tradition that on the feast of Kuningan or ten days after Galungan, Hindu devotees in Tabanan especially at Bongan village area, to carry out the mesuryak (cheering) tradition. The tradition carried out from generation to generation is aimed to deliver the ancestral spirits to be back to heaven. At Bongan hamlet itself, this activity takes place from 09:00 through 11:00.

Commenced by saying prayers from the home of each resident, it is resumed to merajan (clan temple) and trinity temples. After this procession is over, the tradition of mesuryak begins. The whole big family says prayers at merajan to beg salvation to God as well as to the ancestors who have been at home since the day of Galungan until Kuningan. Mesuryak is then proceeded to bring all the ritual paraphernalia such as the offerings to the front entrance of each house compound.

Furthermore, the priests or the elder figures chant prayers closed with the mesuryak. Each family will give provision in the form of

coins and banknotes. The money is thrown into the air and then greeted by other residents. Children and adults are fighting for each other to get the money. The atmosphere of mesuryak is getting more vibrant with the appearance of barong ngelawang (gallivanting show) participating in the mesuryak tradition.

Chief of Bongan Gede customary village, I Nyoman Parwata, said that the mesuryak tradition is a hereditary tradition existing at his hamlet. “Mesuryak aims at delivering the ancestral spirits to go back to heaven because previously from Galungan day the ancestors are at the home. After ten days, precisely on Kuningan feast, we bring the ancestors back to heaven. With joy while cheering, we throw money into the air to be contested by many people,” he said.

The amount of money used in the mesuryak varies depending on the economic capacity of the residents. This tradition inherited through generations remains to be held every six months coinciding with the Kuningan feast day. (kmb28)

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Hollywood’s Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner file for divorce LOS ANGELES - Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner officially filed for divorce nearly two years after the Hollywood A-list couple split, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Irreconcilable differences were cited in the paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, where Garner filed the divorce petition and Affleck filed his response, the newspaper reported late on Thursday.

Garner and Affleck, both 44, are seeking joint custody of their three children: daughters Violet, 11, and Seraphina, 9.

Affleck and Garner co-starred in the 2003 superhero film “Daredevil” and were married in 2005. They announced plans to divorce a day after their 10th wedding anniversary in 2015. (rtr)

Characters of Star Wars take part in an event held for the release of the film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Disneyland Paris in Marnela-Vallee, France, December 17, 2015.

Next Star Wars movie to feature new female character

The popular 40-year-old Star ORLANDO - The largely testosterone-fueled Star Wars movie franchise has added an important new female character Wars franchise in recent times has in the eighth film, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, director Rian been criticized for a lack of recognizably female characters. Carrie Johnson said on Friday at a fanfest in Orlando.

Johnson said the movie, scheduled for release in December, is still in post production.

Kelly Marie Tran plays Rose, a maintenance worker in the Resistance. Johnson said her character embodies the notion that even the most unlikely person can step up and become a hero. He said her part is the biggest new role in the film.

Lucasfilm also livestreamed to fans worldwide the first movie trailer that features

Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, wielding a light saber under the guidance of Luke Skywalker who tells her that it’s time for the Jedi to end.

Ridley was brought into the franchise in the seventh movie, “The Force Awakens”, as a lead character.

Fans have been expecting Lucasfilm to add more females to the cast.

The movie poster shows Rey on an intense red background pointing her light saber skyward, the beam dividing images of Skywalker and Kylo Ren. The poster harkens back to the poster for the first Star Wars film in 1977 in which Skywalker similarly pointed the beam up.

The movie stars were on hand during the 2017 Star Wars Celebration at the Orange County Convention Center.

Fisher was beloved for her role as Princess Leia, a character who was part of the original cast. Fisher died in December, but filmed scenes in The Last Jedi before her death.

The movie franchise is popular equally with male and female fans.

Disney bought the franchise from creator George Lucas in 2012 for $4 billion. Three years later, the company announced plans for new 14-acre Star Wars “lands” at both its Orlando and Anaheim, California, parks, capitalizing on the lucrative brand much as Universal Studios did at its Orlando parks with the Harry Potter phenomenon.

The Star Wars attraction will dwarf Disney’s other themed lands and feature two new rides, including one in which guests can captain the Millennium Falcon spaceship. (rtr)

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Rescuers from Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) distribute life jackets to migrants on a rubber dinghy in central Mediterranean on international waters off Zuwarah, Libya, April 14, 2017.

‘Unprecedented’ migrant situation in the Mediterranean

A charity that rescues migrants has described the situation this weekend as “unprecedented” after going to the aid of people aboard nine boats in the Mediterranean Sea. The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) said the seven rubber and two wooden vessels contained an estimated 1,500-1,800 men, women and children.

It took 453 people on board its own ship, the Phoenix, while MOAS crew members supervised more than 1,000 others on “unseaworthy” vessels into the night, providing basic provisions and life jackets.

MOAS said the situation became more “delicate” as weather conditions deteriorated after dark. In the central Mediterranean, it said there had been 2,074 rescues conducted by “various search-and-rescue (SAR) assets on Friday, including 134 rescued by the Phoenix”.

That meant the Easter weekend was “set to be the latest marker in the record-breaking escalation of this on-going humanitarian crisis at sea”. MOAS said it had been “a 24 hours marathon of continuous rescue operations”. The charity’s founder, Christopher Catrambone, said: “Nobody has ever seen anything like what we are witnessing this weekend.

“It is a miracle that we have

managed to rescue everyone with no casualties today. “We are still conducting operations with a new boat contact spotted early this morning. “The professional conduct and tireless efforts of our crew are to thank for the many lives saved today.”

MOAS co-founder and director Regina Catrambone called on European governments “to act so that people, such as those rescued by us today, do not die”.

German NGO Jugend Rettet said 3,000 migrants had been rescued by the Italian coastguard and other boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday. The organisation said good weather had helped to increase the numbers.

POPE Pope Francis denounced “oppressive regimes” in his Easter message on Sunday but in an apparent call for restraint urged world leaders to prevent the spread of

conflicts, as tensions rose in North Korea and Syria.

Francis, marking the fifth Easter season of his pontificate, said Mass before tens of thousands of people under exceptional security measures in St. Peter’s Square following recent vehicle attacks against pedestrians in London and Stockholm.

More police vans and army vehicles than usual were positioned at the entrances to the Vatican area and the faithful were stopped at several check points leading into the square, which was decorated with 35,000 flowers and trees.

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