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‘Avengers’ dominates MTV awards as Larsen honors stunt doubles
LOS ANGELES - Box office-busting “Avengers: Endgame” dominated the MTV Movie and TV Awards Monday, as “Captain Marvel” star Brie Larsen led tributes to real-life heroines by ceding the spotlight to her stunt doubles. “Endgame,” the second-highest grossing film of all time, picked up the best movie award, as well as best hero for Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man and best villain for Josh Brolin as Thanos. Oscar-winner Larsen added to the superheroes’ haul by picking up the best fight award, praising her stunt workers as the “living embodiment of Captain Marvel” as she brought them up on stage. Joanna Bennett and Renae Moneymaker, who also trained Larsen for the first female-led Marvel Studios/Disney superhero film, said it was an “honor” to work on the film and “be a part of bringing such a strong female character to life.” A wide-ranging awards show also paid tribute to women beyond Hollywood such as trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg, the subject of documentary “RBG”, who won a new category for best real-life hero. And in the evening’s most poignant moment, victims of sexual abuse were honored by the producers of “Surviving R. Kelly,” which won best documentary. “Survivors walked through the fire and then stood again to tell this story,” said Lifetime network executive Brie Miranda Bryant. The docu-series has led Chicago prosecutors to publicly seek out potential victims of R&B star Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty to felony sex crime charges. “This isn’t just a trophy to us because this really speaks to the important cultural impact that this generated from this documentary,” Bryant added. Newcomer Noah Centineo was the night’s biggest individual win-
ner, scooping awards for breakthrough performance and best kiss alongside Lana Condor for Netflix teen romance film “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.” But it was a disappointing night for “Game of Thrones”, which won best show but lost out in three other categories. The epic fantasy’s final season was widely panned by critics and audiences. The MTV Movie and TV Awards have been taking a sideways look at Hollywood since 1992, honoring films and their actors with “golden popcorn” statuettes. The nominees are decided by producers and MTV executives, while the winners are chosen by the public, who vote online. As a result, the awards have historically recognized commercial favorites, in contrast to the Oscars and other events based on critical or industry acclaim. This year it added off-beat new categories for “most meme-able moment” and “reality royalty.”
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In this file photo taken on June 11, 2019 Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and US actress Tessa Thompson attend the “Men In Black: International” premiere at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City.
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Producer Anthony Russo accepts the Best Movie award for ‘Avengers: Endgame’ from Tessa Thompson (L) onstage during the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 15, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. It also gave non-competitive awards to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jada Pinkett Smith. For the second year running,
the show was pre-recorded on Saturday in a cavernous hangar at Santa Monica Airport in southern California. (afp)
‘Men in Black’ tops forgettable box office weekend
LOS ANGELES - “Men in Black: International” led a forgettable North American box office over the weekend, taking in just over $30 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Monday. The spinoff to three earlier installments of the sci-fi comedy franchise saw the roles of dark-suited alien fighters, formerly played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, pass to Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. Its domestic box office take for the three-day weekend fell short of “even the slimmest of studio expec-
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tations,” BoxOfficeMojo reported. But as suggested by its title, the film is doing better overseas, with total global earnings of $103.7 million to date, the website said. In second spot in North American theaters was last weekend’s leader, “The Secret Life of Pets 2” from Universal, at $24.4 million. The sequel features the voices of Kevin Hart and Harrison Ford in another tale of the mischief pets get up to when their owners are away. In third again was Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” starring Will Smith as the genie, at $17.3 million.
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Climbing back to fourth was Paramount’s “Rocketman,” at $9.4 million. Taron Egerton stars in the biopic of singer Elton John. Slipping three spots to fifth place was “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” at just under $9.4 million. In what is said to be the final installment in the current X-Men series, the lead characters face the fierce superhuman Phoenix after a space mission goes awry. The film stars James McAvoy, Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and Jessica Chastain. (afp)
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A boy holds a picture of the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi during a symbolic funeral prayer on June 18,2019 in front of the embassy in Ankara. Thousands joined in prayer in Istanbul on Tuesday for former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi who died the previous day after collapsing during a trial hearing in a Cairo court.
Egypt’s Morsi likely ‘more popular’ after death
Unpopular in power and deposed after huge protests, Egypt’s ex-president Mohamed Morsi could be humanised in the eyes of many Egyptians after his death in court Monday. “It is sad, from a strictly human point of view”, a trader in central Cairo said of the former head of state, who had been imprisoned since his 2013 fall from power, and was buried on Tuesday. “He was old and ill. Whatever one thinks of the political situation, his death while the court was in-session shows that those who judged him were not good people”, the trader said, on condition of anonymity. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood is banned in Egypt and he was appealing a 2015 death sentence, making both the man and his organisation extremely sensitive topics in the country.
While Morsi’s supporters have quickly given him the status of a “martyr”, Egyptian authorities appear keen to avoid a wave of empathy from citizens, who largely favoured the uprising that deposed him. His rapid burial on Tuesday morning took place extremely discreetly and under heavy surveillance, while the public and the press were forbidden from attending. - ‘Death symbolically important’ Morsi came to power in 2012 in elections that took place the year after a popular uprising that deposed president Hosni Mubarak, who had headed an authoritarian regime for
three decades. Spurred on by mass demonstrations against Morsi’s own rule, the army ousted him on July 3, 2013 and Egypt declared the Brotherhood a “terrorist organisation”. Ever since, the government has cracked down heavily on opponents, especially on members of the Islamist organisation. The official narrative, regularly broadcast by Egyptian TV channels -- which are all behind the regime -- is that the Brotherhood are “terrorists” who harm the country’s interests. Since Morsi’s death was announced, some channels have hosted “experts” denouncing the “violence” and “lies” perpetrated by the group. On Tuesday morning, pro-government newspapers only briefly
mentioned Morsi’s death, without referencing his status as a former president. TV channels devoted most of their airtime to a visit by current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi -Morsi’s former defence minister, who ultimately toppled him before being elected head of state in 2014 -- to Belarus. “As a president Mohamed Morsi was not very popular among Egyptians -- in fact he was unpopular, he was seen as uncharismatic, indecisive, very unsteady,” said Fawaz Gerges, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics. But “his death in a courtroom will humanise him in the eyes of many Egyptians” who do not support the Brotherhood, Gerges added.
While Morsi was not a great leader for the Brotherhood, “his death will be symbolically important” and could drive radical elements of the group to take up arms against the authorities, Gerges said. - Radicalisation Since its founding in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood has faced numerous waves of repression by Egyptian governments, which have been dominated by the military since 1952. Continued to page 6
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DENPASAR - At present, young or millennial entrepreneurs are even moving faster to develop their businesses because they are more literate with technology and the advancement of times. Besides, millennial capital in the form of technology literacy also has the potential to become an entrepreneur.
“Today, younger entrepreneurs can even grow rapidly because they move faster. Moreover, they are armed with technological advancements,” said Ni Putu Nina Rahayu, 27, a young entrepreneur that owns the Barakuda (young culinary entrepreneurs) Bali, recently. By creating a blog, vlog and social media, someone can market their products or even make products through the media because the ideas and media for entrepreneurship are quite extensive and easy to be accessed. On that account, millennial generation has more potential for entrepreneurship. Putu Nina said that to encourage young entrepreneurs it is needed a forum to develop the interest of the younger generation. Like business incubators at the university level, they are able to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs. She himself started her business from such business incubator. At first, she got a college assignment to make a business idea. After the business idea was sparked, she was given a capital worth IDR 250,000. From the business incubator, she was bridged with banking until finally her business further grew and grew. Barakuda sells roasted jingo rice. At glance, this business idea initially seemed trivial because it only sold jingo rice which is already sold. However, she innovated to make jingo rice which was roasted so that the rice returned to warm. “Not everyone can eat cool rice, right?” she joked. Today, her business is declared to have been worthy of bank financing so she is given
Sushil Kumar Solanki, Indian Freestyle Wrestler visited the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali a capital of IDR 25 million. With this capital, she can buy assets such as plates, glasses, dishwashers, et cetera. Meanwhile, I Putu Brian Obie Putra, 25, the owner and trainer of CV Aget Udayana, is also one of the young entrepreneurs equally born from a business incubator. His business is engaged in psychology bureau services and
team building. According to him, the obstacles faced in running business are only about marketing. However, with the current advancement of technology, he is slightly helped in terms of marketing side. He himself markets via social media. For example, he uploads videos or photos regarding his business activities on
social media. Every activity done is uploaded to social media. “With the presence of technology, especially the internet, all business lines actually jumped immediately,” he said. On that account, young entrepreneurs who are going to enter into the world of entrepreneurship must be literate in time and technology. (kmb42)
Missing when playing paddle board, US tourist not found yet SEMARAPURA - Bali SAR Agency continues to search for Aviv Meshil, 23, a tourist from the United States who was washed away in the waters of Mushroom Bay Beach, Nusa Lembongan Island, Klungkung. The search process has entered the second day on Tuesday (Jun. 18). The team returned to move with additional personnel and inflatable boat from Benoa Harbor. Alert and Operation Section Head of Bali SAR Agency, I.B. Surya Wirawan, said that on the
second day of the SAR operation which had previously docked on Nusa Penida after searching on the first day, immediately conducted a search from the morning. He said at the time of incident the victim was initially known to be much absorbed in playing paddle board. According to eyewitnesses, namely the paddle board rental owner, Aviv played too far to middle of the sea. The occurrence was estimated at around 14:30 local time. Since then, the victim has not returned. After the incident, the Bali
SAR Agency received a report from Kadek Suwika on Monday (Jun. 17) at around 16:15. A total of 6 personnel moved towards the alleged victim’s location carried by using inflatable boat (RIB) and led in person by the Alert and Operation Section H e a d o f B a l i S A R A g e n c y, I.B. Surya Wirawan. If drawn a straight line with a radial of 70 degrees northeast, the distance from Benoa Port is 17 NM. Since the inflatable boat departed from Benoa Harbor at 16:30
and took a search for about an hour, the victim was never found. Then, the inflatable boat leaned on Nusa Penida at 19:00 before continuing the search process on Tuesday (Jun. 18). Head of the Bali SAR Agency, Hari Adi Purnomo, also continued to monitor the implementation of SAR operations through the control room located at the office of Bali SAR Agency at Jimbaran. “The inflatable boat moving from Benoa this morning arrived at the search area at around 9:30. So far, there
are two inflatable boats searching the victim,” said Hari Adi. The joint SAR team also made coordination with Samudra Indah 29 ship which happened to pass by to provide information if there are indications regarding the existence of the victim. “Based on field monitoring of the team, there are many fishing boats around the search area. Hopefully, they can help the search process and the condition of the wave height is quite supportive, ranging from 1 to 2 meters,” he added. (kmb31)
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Sushil Kumar Solanki visited Bali, Indonesia and stayed at the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, with his family as part of their vacation. Sushil Kumar Solanki is an Indian freestyle wrestler. Competing in the 66 kg weight division, he won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, making him the only Indian national to win two individual Olympic medals. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav’s bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. In July 2009, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – India’s highest honour for sportspersons. On 3 October 2010, Kumar handed the Queen’s Baton to Prince Charles in the Queen’s Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Sushil also won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. During his holiday, Mr. Sushil and his family stayed in a Palace Club room. His room offered spectacular garden views and luxurious accommodation in a spacious guest room with marble en-suite bathrooms. Mr. Sushil enjoyed
some of the exclusive Palace Club Lounge privileges that included Daily Breakfast, Daily Afternoon Tea and Daily Evening Cocktails with assorted snacks and canapés attended by personal butlers. The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa is the pioneer of luxury accommodation within the Nusa Dua area. This 5-star diamond resort, has been welcoming kings, queens, presidents and other dignitaries since its grand opening. Nestled within beautifully landscaped
gardens, the resort, with its 382 guestrooms and suites, features all the elegance of a Balinese palace, while offering modern amenities. The Nusa Dua Spa is designed to highlight its rich Balinese tradition with a variety of indigenous treatments. Dining at Nusa Dua Hotel & Spa is an epicurean journey with a choice of five restaurants and four bars under the close watch of an award-winning culinary team. For more information, please visit www.nusaduahotel.com.
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What is Ebola? What to know about symptoms, vaccine, outbreaks
Availability of organic fertilizers must be strengthened
What are the symptoms of Ebola? The first symptoms include the sudden onset of fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. That’s followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, internal and external bleeding, such as oozing from the gums or blood in the stool. The incubation period — the time between infection and when a person begins to show symptoms — is two to 21 days, according to WHO. When did Ebola originate? Ebola virus disease first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in Africa, WHO notes.
One of them took place in a village near the Ebola River, which is how the virus got its name. Ebola is transmitted to people from wild animals. Are there survivors of Ebola? Yes, early diagnosis and treatment can often save lives. If patients are treated soon enough, saline solution can help stabilize them while their body fights the infection. Today, there are more than 10,000 survivors of Ebola virus disease, WHO reports. Dr. Kent Brantly, an American doctor, and Nancy Writebol, an aid worker, were flown back to the U.S. for treatment after they were infected with Ebola in West Africa in 2014 and both recovered. Two nurses infected when they treated the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, also recovered. In West Africa, even with late and minimal treatment, some people pulled through. Studies suggest some people can be exposed to the virus and never even get sick. But Ebola survivors can suffer serious, long-term effects, from headaches and memory loss to vision problems and infected semen.
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A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, leaves the dressing room before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment center in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 30, 2019. How many casualties are there of Ebola? More than 28,000 confirmed, probable and suspected cases were reported in the 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic, according to WHO. Of those, more than 11,000
people died. Ebola kills anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of patients, depending on the strain and where the outbreak is. Is there an Ebola vaccine?
There is an experimental vaccine that’s been shown to be effective. Researchers use ring vaccination, which calls for vaccinating people who have been in contact with patients, and contacts of contacts. (net)
Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk, new guidelines say
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Truvada, a two-medication combo pill, is approved for preventive use in the U.S.
CALIFORNIA - Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The new guidelines aim to help cut the nearly 40,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year. Screening people for the HIV virus also is critical. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reiterated its long-standing advice that everyone ages 15 to 65 — and anyone who’s pregnant — should be regularly screened, a step to early, life-saving treatment. But the latest recommendations went a step further. Studies show that if people who are still healthy take certain HIV drugs every day, it dramatically reduces their chances of being infected by an HIV-positive sexual partner or from injection drug use.
The approach is called PrEP, or preexposure prophylaxis. One brand — a two-medication combo pill named Truvada — so far is approved for preventive use in the U.S. The task force said PrEP is only for people at high risk of infection. That includes anyone with an HIVpositive sex partner; who has sex without a condom with someone at high risk of HIV; or who shares needles while injecting drugs. The recommendations were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Other medical groups also urge Truvada for prevention, yet just 17 percent of people who might benefit were prescribed it last year, according to an accompanying editorial. Private insurers follow task force recommendations on what preventive care to cover, some at no
out-of-pocket cost under rules from former President Barack Obama’s health care law. “How this recommendation will be implemented is of critical importance because cost is a major barrier,” Drs. Diane Havlir and Susan Buchbinder of the University of California, San Francisco wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. They weren’t part of the task force. Without insurance, the average monthly retail cost is nearly $2,000, they noted. For the uninsured, the federal government last month announced that Truvada maker Gilead Sciences Inc. had agreed to donate PrEP doses for up to 200,000 people a year. Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S. The Trump administration has set a goal of ending the nation’s HIV epidemic within 10 years. (net)
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Towards organic Bali
EBOLA is a virus that causes an especially deadly and virulent form of hemorrhagic fever. Patients bleed internally and usually die of shock and the effects of high fever, vomiting and diarrhea. There’s no good treatment and no cure. The 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic started in Guinea and was the largest and most complex outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976, according to the World Health Organization. The current epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second largest outbreak, with more than 2,000 cases and 1,390 deaths. The virus spreads by direct contact, either between people or with bodily fluids from someone very ill with Ebola, or who has died from it.
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Large number of garbage polluting the forest area in Kintamani all this time is caused by the behavior of people that indeed intentionally throws garbage into the forest.
To minimize pollution in the forest
District govt asked to prepare garbage bin facilities BANGLI - Large number of garbage polluting the forest area in Kintamani all this time is caused by the behavior of people that indeed intentionally throws garbage into the forest. To suppress this behavior, the district government is expected to be able to provide garbage collection facilities for residents. Head of East Bali Forest Management Unit, I Made Warta, when asked for his confirmation on Tuesday (Jun. 18) did not deny the existence of pollution in the forest area. Moreover, one of the locations is in the forest area right in front of the office of the Forest Management Unit in Kintamani. To overcome this, his unit has actually made various efforts such as installation of banners, dissemination to patrol. However, there are those remaining secretly to throw garbage into the forest. According to him, the garbage polluting the forest area so
far mostly comes from household waste and market waste. He claimed to have caught people intentionally dumping garbage. When asked, the villagers said they were confused about where else to dispose of garbage because there is no garbage collection facility. On that account, to suppress the behavior of residents throwing garbage into the forest, he did hope the regional government in Bangli can provide a means of storing garbage for residents like garbage bin and garbage truck. In addition, Warta also expected the Bangli district
government to regulate sanctions for littering. He said, though currently there is a regulation in the form of a Regional Regulation (Perda) about waste, it does not govern about the sanctions. “We have suggested to regulating about this sanction,” he affirmed. If later on the government is able to provide a garbage bin, it can be ascertained the behavior of residents to dispose of litter will stop slowly. In an effort to suppress the behavior of residents throwing garbage into the forest, dissemination to the community also needs to be intensified. (kmb40)
DENPASAR - In order to go to organic Bali, the provincial government of Bali through the Food Security, Horticulture and Plantation Agency drafts the strengthening of organic fertilizer namely by developing Sipadu (Integrated Farming System) organic fertilizer. Head of the Bali Food Crops, Horticulture and Plantation Agency, IB Wisnuardhana, said that Sipadu is an improvement of the Integrated Agriculture System (Simantri). The Simantri program started in 2009 and took place until 2018 and it is transformed into Sipadu in accordance with the vision and mission of the Governor of Bali, Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali. “We evaluate together with the expert group of the Governor of Bali, where we improve the weakness of the Simantri. So, today it becomes an integrated farming system,” he explained on Tuesday (Jun. 18). Sipadu’s innovation to reduce poverty has made Bali included in the TOP 99 held by the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. Innovation in public services is encouraged to improve services to the community. Meanwhile, Bali with this innovation has succeeded in defeating more than 3,000 participants throughout Indonesia. After TOP 99, Bali will go to TOP 45. If this succeeds in entering the TOP 45, this innovation of Bali will be recommended for public services throughout Indonesia. He said that Sipadu is the same as Simantri where both are equally empowering farmers and livestock groups. The government facilitates by building a colony enclosure and giving 20 female cows. Farmer groups are also given a solid and liquid organic fertilizer processing tool. “Cows are made a colony cage so that their waste can be processed,” he said. Based on the results of the evaluation, Simantri currently transformed into Sipadu has proven to provide
many benefits, namely serving as an effort to preserve Bali’s cattle germplasm. Besides, farmer groups are also able to produce solid and liquid organic fertilizers by themselves. With the availability of organic fertilizers in the field in adequate quantities and good quality, it can be taken advantage by the farmer groups themselves that will further strengthen Bali’s organic farming. The oversupply of organic fertilizer from the Sipadu farmer groups will be purchased by the local government and subsidized to farmers outside the Sipadu group. “Thus, other farmer groups outside the Sipadu will also able to enjoy organic fertilizer at a low price of IDR 150 per kg,” he said. With the development of Sipadu, the organic Bali program is expected to be quickly realized. He said the Regional Regulation of the program is being drafted. “Through the vision of Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali, the Governor of Bali is committed to making Bali an organic island,” he added. Currently, Simantri members amount to 700 farmer groups. In 2018, Sipadu increased to 50, so there is a total of 750 farmer groups spreading throughout Bali. Each farmer group has around 20 farmers, so a total of 1,500 farmers are coalesced into the members of Sipadu group. According to him, the most important thing is the application of cultivation technology, especially the main commodities of Bali, namely by using superior seeds, organic fertilizers; improving cultivation techniques, irrigation, soil processing and plant spacing; enhancing disease and pest control; as well as facilitating the aspects of processing and marketing of the production. “If we have implemented these measures, there must be an increase in crop production and productivity,” he concluded. (kmb42)
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Darma. Through the meeting, he hoped that all village officials would help smooth the PDAM pipeline connection project later considering the project is also for the interests of the people there. “After having not got services of clean water for decades, this year it will be realized. We have coordinated this to avoid undesirable things from happening to the connection of PDAM pipelines later on,” he affirmed. When separately confirmed, Managing Director of PDAM Tirta Mangutama, I Ketut Golak, said that to meet the community’s needs for clean water, his company will facilitate the new connection. For workmanship, he has coordinated with the GWK, subdistrict head, and hamlet chief. So, this will facilitate the program to be worked on later. Aside from facilitating the needs of the 18 affected residents, he will also check the residents that have not been served by the PDAM in the area. Based on data collection, he said there are around 19 other residents and 15 villas having not been served. “We will make inventory and come down to location tomorrow (Wednesday— Ed) to check. Hopefully, it can be dealt with soon,” he explained. In the future, it will continuously improve to provide excellent services. He hoped the addition of pumps next July will be able to optimize the services of the PDAM in the area. “Indeed, our constraints are related to the water discharge remaining need to be increased. Hopefully, the addition of water discharge in Estuary Dam, TB4 and Ungasan as well as the functioning of the existing reservoir can provide maximum benefits for the community,” he assured. (kmb23)
Head of South Kuta sub-district, I Made Widiana.
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I Made Martin proud to dance Topeng Karya alone
IN that morning, I Made Martin, 36, looked very carefully stroking the brush on the mask with the Anoman character. Coloring process is the last measure in working on the mask as well as strengthening the character of the mask itself. Occasionally, this man born on July 2, 1983 seemed to show off the mask to his father, Nyoman Narka, 65, to be corrected. Since completing his education at the Ballet and Music at the Arts Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Art Education of the IKIP PGRI Bali teaching college some time ago, Martin decided to help his father work on the incoming order of masks. “Actually I can do all the processes in making masks. However, I more frequently get the finishing or coloring process. The initial process from preparing materials to forming is more often done by my father,” said Martin when met by Bali Post in his workshop at Apuan hamlet, Singapadu, Sukawati, recently. Martin added that at first he was not interested at all in becoming a mask craftsman. So, after completing high school education, he was more comfortable continuing his education to the Ballet and Music Study Program specializing in dance. According to him, being a dancer provides a wider opportunity for him to have a career. He can be a dance teacher, open a dance studio or become a freelance dancer at a performance. He also claimed to have never studied specifically to make a mask. “I can make masks because I see my father making masks every day. Once upon a time, I tried to make a mask from the formation process to coloring. Apparently, the results were not too disappointing so that it continues until now. Interestingly, quite a lot of people are interested in buying my masks,” said this father of a toddler daughter telling about his creative process.
Seeing this potential, Martin is increasingly challenged to improve his skills in making masks. Without hesitation, he decided to make a brand name of Putera Topeng (the Son of the Mask). To market his works, the man who also has profession as honorary dance teacher in one of the elementary schools at his home village is no longer just waiting for prospective buyers to come to his workshop. However, he also proactively promotes his mask works on social media so as to be able to reach a wider audience. “Initially, the mask buyers of Putra Topeng products are limited to mask dancers who happened to have danced with me on stage at a performance. Every time I got a call to perform Mask Dance in a series of pujawali (religious ceremonies—Ed) at a temple, I always put on the mask of my own work. Other than being more confident in wearing homemade masks, at the same time I would like to promote the mask product of Putra Topeng. Usually, there are fellow mask dancers that are interested and order my mask products,” said the dancer that is often invited to perform Pajegan Mask Dance during religious ceremonies in a number of the temples. According to Martin, the mask
products of Putra Topeng are not only in demand by mask dancers. However, the masks are also collected for the sake of wall decoration and placed in a sacred room. His mask products are dominated by characters in the performance of sacred dance/ Pajegan Mask such as Old Mask, Arsawijaya Mask, Penasar Mask, Hard Mask, Sidakarya Mask and Bebondresan Mask. Nevertheless, he did not reject the orders for other masks such as the masks of Wayang Wong performances, Barong Mask and Rangda Mask. Most of the raw material for the masks is from rosewood known to have good quality for mask making. Regarding the price and time of completing the mask, the man who was also contracted as a dancer at a regular performance claimed to be very varied, depending on the type of mask, raw material or type of wood and designation of the mask. “The price is very varied, starting from IDR 350,000 to millions of rupiahs. I only made a mask half a day because in the afternoon I have to dance in a regular performance at one of the zoos in Gianyar. Meanwhile, dancing sacred dance is functioned as a means of ngayah or doing devotional work or there is no special tariff for once performance on stage,” he said. (ian)
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Coloring process is the last measure in working on the mask as well as strengthening the character of the mask itself.
Dozens of relocated residents have not got clean water service MANGUPURA - For decades, residents at the Santi Karya hamlet, Ungasan village, South Kuta, have never been served with clean water. So far, to meet the needs of clean water, they have to purchase water from tank truck independently. According to the head of South Kuta sub-district, I Made Widiana, a total of 18 residents now living at the Santi Karya hamlet were relocated from their previous settlement. Widiana explained they initially lived at Giri Darma hamlet, Ungasan. Then, they were relocated to Santi Karya hamlet, Ungasan, before the construction of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK). He further explained that since the GWK development project and the management changing from one investor to another, dozens of residents promised to be facilitated to get water had not yet been realized so far. “A total of 18 residents were relocated. Finally, the residents have not been facilitated with clean water in the new settlement. They only purchase water independently,” he said when confirmed on Tuesday (Jun. 18). Meanwhile, Widiana also added that clean water supply is indeed the promise of GWK after the relocation. For this reason, his government instructed the GWK to soon write to the PDAM for handling. Moreover, on behalf of the government he has also made approaches to facilitate. To that end, on Tuesday (Jun. 18) he facilitated a coordination meeting at the office of South Kuta subdistrict head, regarding the planned pipeline installation by the PDAM. The coordination meeting was attended by Managing Director of PDAM Tirta Mangutama, GWK Representative, hamlet chief of Santi Karya and Giri
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In this photo taken on May 8, 2019, a boy shows his queue number as he and others wait for their turn during a mass circumcision at a village health centre in Manila.
‘Circumcision season’: Philippine rite puts boys under pressure
MANILA - A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit their teeth as part of “circumcision season” in the Philippines, when thousands of youngsters suffer through the procedure en masse. The removal of foreskins is a centuries-old rite of passage to adulthood in the country, which has one of the highest rates of male circumcision in the world. Yet even as circumcision comes under increasing scrutiny around the world, with critics branding it “child abuse”, it is rarely questioned in the Philippines and boys face tremendous pressure to undergo the procedure. Every year, thousands of pre-teens from poor families go through the operation for free at government or community-sponsored clinics. “I was shouting the whole time because it hurt so bad,” Vladimir Vincent Arbon told AFP after his 20-minute ordeal. “My mum told me that I need to get circumcised so I would grow taller and become a real man,” the 11-year-old added, expressing the pressure many youths face. He was among 1,500 boys who underwent the procedure in one city near Manila, but the scenes are similar in clinics nationwide. “To get circumcised is probably the essence of being a man... for boys, circumcision is necessary to be called a man,” Joana Nobleza told
AFP after her 11-year-old son Carlos underwent the operation. The boys, some with their parents, arrive before dawn typically in the months of April and May for an anxious wait in long lines -- and then a sharp jolt of pain. Many get local anaesthetics but for some the sensation is still intense. They are also provided with antibiotics to protect against any infections. Around 90 percent of males are circumcised for non-religious reasons in the Philippines, according to World Health Organization data. - ‘Basically child abuse’ In towns across the country, government and health workers convert classrooms, health centres or sports complexes into makeshift operating rooms where boys as young as nine take a number and wait their turn. The pressure even manifests itself in the Tagalog language word for “uncircumcised”, which is a slur similar to coward. “The term ‘supot’ implies that one is different and a coward... for lacking the courage to experience the pain and anxiety,” Professor Romeo Lee of De La Salle University said in his research about the tradition.
The roots of circumcision in the Philippines can be traced back to the arrival of Islam in 1450, according to anthropologist Nestor Castro. However even after the nation became majority-Christian under 300 years of Spanish colonial rule, the practice persisted as a cultural rite. Male circumcision tends to be more common in nations with significant Muslim or Jewish populations, and less so in Catholic majority places. In the past decade the procedure has become increasingly controversial as the anti-circumcision movement has grown worldwide. Critics consider it medically unnecessary and, as the majority of procedures are conducted in infancy, a violation of children’s rights as they are unable to give informed consent. “I would assume 18 or 19 year olds would have the wherewithal to do some research... and consent only after much thought,” said John Geisheker, spokesman for US-based advocacy group Doctors Opposing Circumcision. “But clearly a 10-year-old or an eight-year-old can’t do that and so... it’s basically child abuse,” he added. (afp)
HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s “leaderless” demonstrations brought millions of people onto the streets and forced the city’s pro-Beijing leadership into a rare climbdown. But with no one directing the action, where does the movement go now? The unpopular bill that sparked the protests and would have allowed extradition to mainland China has now been suspended. But protesters are adamant that the bill must be fully withdrawn and the city’s pro-Beijing Chief Executive Carrie Lam step down -- demands she has so far resisted. “More demonstrations and resistance will happen soon if Carrie Lam does not know what respect means,” said Joshua Wong, an activist who became the face of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement”. Wong was released on Monday, half-way into a two-month sentence linked to his activism, and a day after organisers said two million demonstrators marched in Hong Kong’s streets to protest against the bill. He told AFP he now expects to see “upgraded, more progressive actions”. So far, no fresh protests have been announced, but small groups of die-hard activists remain in the streets around the city’s legislature, setting up supply stations with water, food and first-aid kits in anticipation of future mobilisation. The massive demonstrations were organised in part by a coalition called the Civil Human Rights Front, an umbrella group of dozens of organisations. While the group applied for rally permits, it has said it does not speak for the protesters and has given no indication of future demonstration plans.
- ‘Trying to figure things out’ Wong said the movement’s leaderless nature was part of the reason for its success. “The leaderless model enhances the movement to become more organic. It (becomes) hard for the regime to target any representative, icon or leader,” he said. In the past, “when we organised (a) strike or movement, they will try... to target the leader, negotiate with them”, he added. That was the experience of 2014’s Umbrella Movement, which failed to win democratic concessions and landed several of its top leaders, including Wong, in jail. The new movement’s leaderless model though has left many unsure of what to do next. “The bottom line is that people are trying to figure things out as they go,” said Laurie Wen, a writer among the protesters still camped outside Hong Kong’s legislature. The Umbrella Movement “didn’t get us what we wanted in terms of policy demands at least. So what are we going to do differently this time? How can we use our... twomillion-strong power?” Hong Kong enjoys freedoms unseen in mainland China under the terms of its 1997 handover by Britain, but there are concerns that the territory’s special status is under threat from Beijing, which will retake control of the financial hub in 2047. Activists have long sought more say in particular over their leadership -- the city’s executive is chosen by Beijing, which has thrown its support behind Lam even while distancing itself from the extradition bill. (afp)
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An ambulance is pictured surrounded by thousands of protesters dressed in black during a new rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019.
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Nasi Tekor Served for Travelers Have you ever enjoyed nasi tekor or rice served in banana leaf food basket? In the past, getting a nasi tekor was an extraordinary gift. People tasting it did not only avoid hunger, but also got respect of brotherhood. If people organized prayers and piodalan or festival at family temple, they will cook in large amount and then ngejot or sharing food to neighbors containing of rice, lawar, vegetables, pepes and condiment. The nasi tekor can also usually enjoyed after ngayah or devotional work at temple before piodalan. Even though it only contains vegetables, all the menus taste good. Indeed, in the past it was very rare for people to use plate as a place to eat. Tekor is a container made from banana leaf whose ends are folded. It is indeed very traditional, so that eating with such a way as if bringing us back to the past, a time which will bring back memories once existing in the past. In line with the rapid development of tourism, nasi tekor is also served at hotel restaurants having been creatively packed. One of
Saudi, Philippines airlines place big Airbus orders at Paris show
Saudi Arabian Airlines, the kingdom’s national airline, said Tuesday it had ordered 65 A320neo-type aircraft from Airbus, worth more than $7.4 billion at list prices, giving an early boost to the European manufacturer at the Paris Air Show.
The French aerospace bonanza is traditionally a key theatre for rivals Airbus and Boeing to clock up orders, but this year Boeing enters the race handicapped by the fallout from crashes of two of its 737 MAX aircraft that together killed 346 people. The Saudi airline plans to boost its A320neo fleet to up to 100 aircraft from 35 now. The deal includes 15 aircraft of the new A321 XLR type, capable of flying distances up to 8,700 kilometres (5,400 miles). Of the total 65 orders, 35 are still options. “Passenger demand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is experiencing strong growth on domestic, regional and international routes. The additional aircraft will be deployed to support the national carrier’s plan to boost capacity,” Airbus said in a statement. Airbus’s neo line comprises aircraft with new engines designed to use 15 percent less fuel than the previous generation. Airbus also signed a letter of intent with low-cost Philippines airline Cebu Pacific to deliver 31 aircraft, of which 16 are A330neos, 10 A321 XLRs and 5 A320neos. The A321 XLR models are to allow the airline to offer direct flights from the Philippines to India and Australia, Airbus said. (afp)
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them is menu of Warunk Cuci Mata located right in front of the Grand Istana Rama. The nasi tekor is served with bamboo woven mat with the philosophy related to the origin of life that every birth or life exists because of the merits of a father and mother. Nasi tekor at Warunk Cuci Mata is served like Balinese mixed rice containing white rice, fried eel, eel in shrimp paste, kaffir lime and chili sauce, garlic and aromatic ginger spice, taro meat ball, chicken skin, and chicken penyon. Eating at Warunk Cuci Mata can be another way to enjoy the beauty of Kuta Beach. Aside from tasting delights of various halal archipelagic menus provided, of course visitors can get refreshed. Nasi tekor menu is very appropriate to be presented at this warunk or food stall because it is located right in front of the Grand Istana Rama with a traditional market concept. This place is currently one of the favorite hangouts on Kuta Beach. Besides being serving unique and delicious Indonesian food, the price is also very affordable. (kmb)
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Sweet Memories in Edelweiss Park
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Visitors look at the engine of the Airbus A330 MRTT multirole tanker aircraft while visiting the Airbus static display at the International Paris Air Show on June 18, 2019 at Le Bourget Airport, near Paris.
Ireland to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
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Employees work on an assembly line of diesel motors at the PSA Tremery factory, on June 14, 2019 in Tremery, eastern France.
Ireland has announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of its new climate change plan. The government hopes to have 950,000 electric vehicles on Irish roads by then, supported by a network of charging stations. The measure is one of 180 proposals covering business, construction, transport, agriculture and waste management intended to put Ireland on a path to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
“Our approach will be to nudge people and businesses to change behaviour and adapt new technologies through incentives, disincentives, regulations and information,” said Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. “Our objective... is to transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient society. Our call to action in the fight to save our planet,” he added. Dublin hopes to increase its level of electricity generated from renewable energy from 30 percent of the total mix to 70 percent by
2030. The “Climate Action Plan” also includes the elimination of nonrecyclable plastic and higher fees on the production of materials that are difficult to recycle. Friends of the Earth Director Oisin Coghlan called the plan “the biggest innovation in Irish climate policy in 20 years”. But Greenpeace criticised the government for not committing to the 2050 target, only making it a goal. (afp)
Numerous tourist attractions in Karangasem were thronged by visitors on Umanis Galungan. One of them is the Edelweiss tourist attraction located at Temukus hamlet, Besakih, Rendang, crowded by visitors taking advantage of their holidays. Moreover, the large number of visitors caused traffic jam along about three kilometers towards the tourist attraction. Visitors who took advantage of the Umanis Galungan holiday period had come to visit the tourist attraction from the morning. In the afternoon, the number of visitors continued to arrive one after another. Visitors came by riding a motorcycle or a car. Aside from children coming with their families, there were also young men and women with their partners. Families were also busy visiting tourist attractions that offer natural beauty with the expanse of edelweiss and marigold flowers. Moreover, due to flocking visitors, the parking space provided
was unable to accommodate all the vehicles that arrived. Such condition made the road to both objects have traffic congestion. Nevertheless, it did not dampen visitors’ intentions. They remained patient in order to be able to enjoy the attraction located about 4 km from the summit of Mount Agung currently still at level III (Watch). Research and Development Division Head of Edelweiss Park, I Nengah Sueca, revealed that visitors had continued to arrive from the morning. Until these days, along the road there are still vehicles of visitors going to the edelweiss attraction. “Visitors are very crowded. The arrival of visitors is most
crowded since this tourist attraction was built. Parking space is fully occupied, therefore vehicles cannot go up due to traffic jams,” he said On that account, visitors then parked their car on the road side. Only motorbikes could go up. In terms of the number of visitors, they were tripled from normal days. When calculated, it can reach a thousand more,” he said Chief of Temukus customary village, I Nengah Sindia, said that crowded visitors have started to come one day before Galungan. Currently, visitors are quite a lot compared to on ordinary days. On normal days, the number of visits ranges from 400 to 500 but now it is more than 1,000 guests. (kmb)
Time : 10.00 MIT Location : Angsoka Stage Program : Contest on Making Balinese Dance Costumes “Badong Condong Legong Kraton Lasem dance” Time : 11.00 MIT Location : Ayodya Stage Program : Japanese Traditional Arts of Sanshin Shitamchi, Okinawa, Tokyo - Jepang in collaboration with the Arts Group of Kembang Waru, Denpasar Time : 14.00 MIT Location : Ratna Kanda Stage Program : Contest on “Taman Penasar” Balinese songs accompanied by Balinese musics, by the Artists Group of Tunjung Biru, Tanjung Benoa, South Kuta subdistrict, representing Badung Regency Time : 19.30 MIT Location : in front of Kriya Hall Program : Contest on Parwa Puppet Shadow Play for Children, by Artists Group of Karsa Tengah, the Banjar of Curah, Gubug village, representing Tabanan Regency Time : 19.30 MIT Location : Ardha Candra Amphitheatre Program : Contest on Balaganjur musics for Youths : - Balaganjur Group of Candra Buana, Banjarangkan subdistrict, representing Klungkung Regency - the Arts Group of Swara Cita, the Banjar of Tengah Kangin, Kerambitan village, representing Tabanan Regency - Balaganjur Group of Janari Adhimukti, Padang Sambian village, West Denpasar subdistrict, representing Denpasar City, - the State High School – SMAN I of North Kuta, representing Badung Regency - Siman Arts Group, Lumbuan Village, representing Bangli Regency
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Sperm donor is legal father: Australian High Court SYDNEY - A man who donated sperm so his gay friend could have a baby more than a decade ago must be recognised as the girl’s father, Australia’s High Court ruled Wednesday. The court said because the man was listed on the birth certificate and had an “extremely close” relationship with the child, he was a parent and should have a say in whether she is taken to live in New Zealand. The man -- known in court papers by the pseudonym ‘Robert Masson’ -- agreed to give his sperm to a friend of decades in 2006 via artificial insemination. Masson had expected to play a part in the girl’s parenting and despite their not living together, he had “an ongoing role in the child’s financial support, health, education and general welfare”, the court said. The girl -- now around 12 years old -- and her sister had both called Masson “Daddy”, although the second girl was not his biological daughter. Problems arose when the girl’s mother and her same-sex partner wanted to move to New Zealand in 2015. Judge Margaret Cleary ruled that a lower court was wrong to rule against
the father and concluded that the child should remain in Australia, so he is able to see her. The case has been the subject of a series of back and forth judgements as it worked its way up to the High Court, including legal wrangling between courts over the correct application of state and federal law. Cassandra Seery, an associate law lecturer at Deakin University, said the ruling could have implications for thousands of couples, but only if both parents are involved in raising the resulting child. “The extension of the definition of ‘legal parent’ to a sperm donor may initially appear to be far-reaching, (but) the implications of this decision are limited,” she wrote in a commentary. “The High Court has arguably taken a common sense approach by recognising that any person –including a sperm donor -– who is found to be taking on a parental role should share in the responsibilities of raising a child.” “This decision does not open the door to custody battles from anonymous sperm donors who have never seen or had a relationship with their biological child.” (afp)
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Morsi’s death adds to a long list of what the Brotherhood call martyrs, including the group’s founder Hassan al-Banna, who was assassinated in 1949 by Egypt’s secret police. Another key figure, Sayyed Qotb -- one of the movement’s main ideologues and an inspiration behind its radicalism -- was executed in August 1966 by Gamal Abdel Nasser’s regime, which fiercely repressed the Brotherhood. But for Zack Gold, an analyst at the CNA research centre in the United States, it is “unlikely Morsi’s death will result in any immediate rise in the security
threat to Egypt”. Jihadist movements -- sympathetic or not to the Brotherhood -- are already very active in Egypt, particularly the Islamic State group in North Sinai, the Middle East security expert said. Since 2013, hundreds of Egyptian soldiers, police and also civilians have been killed in attacks. “In the long term, it would be concerning if the government pre-emptively arrested large numbers out of concern for street protests or other outbursts in the wake of Morsi’s death,” Gold said. Conditions in Egypt’s prisons “have a track record of radicalising individuals”, he noted. (afp)
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Indonesia pet orangutans released back into the wild
The young orangutan looks back at her rescuers before clambering over her steel cage and into the trees, swinging from hand to hand and hanging upside down.
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A reporter looks in the window of a tiny home called Alfa in the woods of Tiny Home Estates on June 5, 2019 in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Tiny houses entice budget-conscious Americans
ELIZABETHTOWN - In a country that nearly always believes bigger is better -- think supersize fries, giant cars and 10-gallon hats -- more and more Americans are downsizing their living quarters.
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Welcome to the world of tiny homes, most of them less than 400 square feet (less than 40 square meters), which savvy buyers are snapping up for their minimalist appeal and much smaller carbon footprints. The tiny homes revolution, which includes those on foundations and those on wheels, began a few decades ago, but the financial crisis of 2008 and the coming-of-age of millennials gave it a new impetus. The proliferation of home improvement shows on networks like HGTV fueled the trend, inspiring customers ready to personalize their own small living spaces. Cost is one of the driving factors -- a tiny home of just over 200 square feet with a customized interior can go for about $50,000 -- a massive savings over a McMansion in the suburbs. “We have a housing crisis and we have crumbling buildings around us. It’s just hard to find good quality living at an affordable price,” says Brandy Jones, who took the plunge with her husband and two sons. Eight months ago, they moved into a tiny house in Reading, Penn-
sylvania, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia. Jones says that for a new house in the area, the family would have had to budget for about $300,000. The tiny home option “is a huge difference. It makes living affordable.” In most cases, the savings is not enough of a motivating factor: the average newly-built family home in the United States measures about 2,600 square feet, according to the Census Bureau. Marcus Stoltzfus, the director of sales and marketing for Liberation Tiny Homes in nearby Leola, says that over the last 40 years, Americans “went into this McMansion phase, where they built those massive homes.” Now, in some parts of the country, “people are realizing that living with less is very advantageous to your lifestyle.” - No ‘wasted space’ Scott Berrier, who moved into a 370-square-foot home about four months ago with his wife Melissa, says he’s happy not to have as many possessions as before. “We really like the whole mini-
malist approach -- kind of paring down and not having clutter everywhere and everything,” Berrier explained, adding that his home is simply more functional. “The biggest difference I notice is that we use every single space. There is not any wasted space,” he said. Roland Figueredo, who plans to leave his New York apartment in July for a tiny house in Oregon, says he’s ready for a change. “We truly are trying to simplify our life and getting rid of our crap,” he said. Even if public opinion is changing, it’s not always easy to go against societal norms and materialistic expectations. When Berrier told friends of his plans, several of them warned him that his new home would make him feel claustrophobic. Stoltzfus admits the trend can seem “very hipster-ish” and suffers from a bit of a negative image, but he believes that will change over time. “The more that folks travel, work from home, this trend will definitely be up there,” he said. (afp)
Five-year-old primate Elaine, covered in fuzzy cinnamon-coloured hair, was one of two critically endangered Sumatran Orangutans released back into the wild Tuesday. Both female apes were rescued after being kept as pets by villagers in Aceh province on Sumatra island. Elaine and four-year-old Reipok Rere spent nearly two years learning to fend for themselves at a rehabilitation centre and “forest school” before being returned to the wild at Pinus Jantho Forest Reserve. The healthy pair have joined nearly 120 other orangutans freed
from captivity at the conservation site, said the Aceh natural resources conservation agency. The rescue is a rare spot of bright news for the critically endangered species, which has seen its habitat shrink drastically over the past few decades largely due to the destruction of forests for logging, paper, palm oil and mining. A string of fatal attacks on the great apes in recent has been blamed on farmers and hunters. Plantation workers and villagers are sometimes known to attack the animal because they see it as a pest, while poachers also capture them to sell as pets. (afp)
This picture taken on June 18, 2019 shows a young Sumatran orangutan named Elaine swinging on a line at the forest reserve in Jantho. Five-year-old Elaine and another four-yearold primate spent nearly two years learning to fend for themselves at a rehabilitation centre and “forest school” before being returned to the wild at Pinus Jantho Forest Reserve.
Indonesia Muslim group slaps fatwa on popular combat game PUBG
A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa Wednesday by an Indonesian Muslim group who say it insults Islam and makes addicted players violent. The religious edict, issued in conservative Aceh province, comes after officials in Iraq,
Nepal and the Indian state of Gujarat banned PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) over fears it incited real-world violence. Often likened to the blockbuster book and film series “The Hunger Games”, PUBG pits marooned characters against each another in
a virtual fight to the death, and has become one of the world’s most popular mobile games. On Wednesday, the Aceh chapter of Muslim-majority Indonesia’s powerful Ulema Council called on local residents to
ditch PUBG, and said the local government should consider an outright ban. Breaking the fatwa would not result in sanctions, it said, but the group’s national chapter has also been mulling a similar call to ditch violent games. The edict in Aceh would apply to other violent games, but the Council did not say which. “Our fatwa says that PUBG and other similar games are haram (forbidden) because they can trigger violence and change people’s behaviour,” said Faisal Ali, deputy chairman of the Aceh Ulema Council. “It also insults Islam,” he told AFP, without elaborating. Religious officials were alarmed at PUBG’s soaring popularity among Aceh’s mostly Muslim residents. “We’ve seen that children and even adults in Aceh are starting to get addicted to the game and they’re playing it everywhere on their mobile phones,” Ali said. “It’s getting worrying.” At the tip of Sumatra island, Aceh is the only region in Indonesia with Islamic law and where public flogging is a common punishment for a range of offences, including selling alcohol, adultery, and gay sex. (afp)
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LONDON - Andy Murray’s comeback from hip surgery has been delayed until Thursday after rain washed out the day’s play at Queen’s Club on Tuesday.
TABANAN - Yeh Gangga beach is located approximately 12 km west of Tanah Lot, Tabanan. It offer a charming sunset view but has slightly dangerous sea and suitable for surfer. The beach bordering with the overaly of verdant rice fields in the southern side that composes a really interesting mix of color pampering your eyes to keep exploring every curve of soft and gray sandy beach. Another horse riding and ATV ride
Yeh Gangga Beach adventure you will find here as well. Yeh Gangga beach is a Quite new beach for surfing. With powerful, fast, and wall. Beach break, left and right direction. Suitable for advance up to professional. Mid – high tide is the best time to surf in here. watch out for the current. bali, bali surf spot, bali surfing point, bali surf guides, bali surf coachesYeh Gangga beach is a famous beach for local people.
This beach usually really crowded during the afternoon time, You will see the local people playing soccer, chill out, and watching sunset during the afternoon time. Mid to high tide is the best time to surf in here. Left and right direction of waves. Fast and powerful, get into right spot, then you will enjoy the swell in here. Strong current will take you far away from a shore, please be aware. (IBP/net)
Murray is due to play doubles at Queen’s with Spain’s Feliciano Lopez as the former world number one returns to action five months after hip surgery. Murray and Lopez were scheduled to play their first round match at the grass-court event on Wednesday against top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Jean-Julian Rojer. But the tie had to be put back until Thursday after Lopez’s singles match against Marton Fucsovics was one of those which fell foul of Tuesday’s weather. With Lopez now due to play on Wednesday, Murray will have to wait another 24 hours to get back in competitive action. When the 32-year-old Scot does eventually step back onto a tennis court it will be just 143 days after he underwent the operation in a bid to salvage his career. The two-time Wimbledon champion tearfully announced at January’s Australian Open that it may have to be his last tournament, such was the pain his chronic injury was giving him. Instead, on January 28, Murray went under the knife and had a metal plate inserted into the joint. No player has competed in toplevel singles after undergoing the hip resurfacing operation, but American Bob Bryan has returned to the doubles circuit. However, Murray is not reinventing himself as a doubles
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Britain’s Andy Murray takes part in a practice session at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships tennis tournament in west London on June 17, 2019. player and plans to resume his singles career before the end of the year. “My goal is still to get back to playing singles, ultimately,” he said “Maybe six to eight weeks ago I was chatting with my team about
the best way to get back onto the court again, singles-wise. “We felt doubles would be a good option to test myself out and see how I feel, where there is maybe a bit obviously less loading
on the body, less movement, but you still have to make some quick moves and have quick reactions. “It felt like it was actually a nice progression of the rehab I’ve been doing and getting back onto the
court and see how I feel on a match court playing doubles. “Then that will give me some information about where I’m at and maybe things I need to improve or whatever.” (afp)
Ineos rocked as Thomas crashes out of Tour de Suisse
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In this file photo taken on August 09, 2018 Britain’s Geraint Thomas rides during a celebratory homecoming event in Cardiff, south Wales, on August 9, 2018 following Thomas’s victory in the Tour de France cycling race.
LAUSANNE - Six days after losing Chris Froome for the Tour de France, Team Ineos were holding their breath Tuesday over Geraint Thomas’s shoulder as he was rushed to hospital for tests after crashing out heavily at the Tour de Suisse. The accident happened 30km from home on stage four with reigning Tour de France champion Thomas in a good position for overall victory in the nine-day Tour warm up in the Alps, but was left ashen-faced, dazed, badly grazed and nursing his right shoulder. Ineos said on Twitter that Thomas “has been forced to abandon the #TourDeSuisse. He was alert and speaking to the team after the
crash and will be taken to hospital for checks.” Thomas, a highly popular Tour de France winner in 2018, came down heavily in the peloton’s highpace pursuit of an escape. Medics swiftly removed the 33-year-old’s helmet and gingerly examined his shoulder before deciding on sending him to hospital. Even if the Welshman has not fractured his collarbone, the crash will severely hinder his chances of reaching peak fitness for a defence of his title starting on July 6. The incident comes less than a week after his Ineos teammate, four-time Tour de France champion Froome broke a leg, hip, elbow and
ribs in a horrific fall in the Criterium du Dauphine. Tuesday’s stage was won by Italian Elia Viviani of DeceuninckQuick Step, who outsprinted Aussie Michael Matthews and Peter Sagan, who held on to the yellow jersey. Ineos still have Colombian protege Egan Bernal in the running for victory here, he showed true class when winning Paris-Nice in March, and the 22-year-old all rounder is the bookies favourite for victory in France this July. The Tour de Suisse continues until Sunday with three crunch mountainous stages and an individual time-trial still on the menu. (afp)
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Scholes fined for breaching betting rules
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been fined £8,000 by England’s Football Association after accepting a charge of breaching betting rules. Scholes was charged by the FA in April for placing 140 bets on matches between August 2015 and January this year. The period covers when Scholes was a part-owner of non-league side Salford City, but before his appointment as Oldham manager in February 2019. “I accept last week’s ruling. I would like to apologise and I understand and fully accept the fine imposed by the FA,” the ex-England
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Brazil’s coach Tite (L) gives instructions to Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus during the Copa America football tournament group match against Venezuela at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, Brazil, on June 18, 2019.
Brazil were held to a 0-0 draw against Venezuela in the Copa America on Tuesday after a dramatic finale which saw a late Philippe Coutinho strike ruled out by VAR. Coutinho thought he had fired Brazil into the quarter-finals in the 87th minute when he bundled home a finish from Everton Soares’ driving run down the left wing at Salvador’s Arena Fonte Nova. But for the second time in the match, Chilean referee Julio Bascunan ruled out a Brazilian goal after being alerted to an infringement by the video assistant referee. The goal appeared to have been disallowed due to a touch by Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, although it was not clear that Firmino had been offside as the ball grazed him on the way into the net. Brazil left the field to boos but remain top of Group A with four points from two games, and one game to play. Venezuela have two points from two games and will fancy their chances of advancing with their final game coming against Bolivia, who suffered their second straight defeat earlier Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to Peru.
Brazil coach Tite meanwhile had no issues with the two VARassisted decisions that ruled out his side’s goals. “They made the right call with both goals,” Tite said. “VAR was correct. I have absolutely nothing to demand -- we got justice,” he added. Venezuela coach Rafael Dudamel meanwhile praised an “almost perfect” performance from his team. “Today is very important, but this result will mean nothing if we don’t qualify from the group,” Dudamel said. Brazil, who had made hard work of beating Bolivia in their opener, once again struggled to find a creative spark against well-organized opponents.
“We did not have the creativity we were looking for,” he said. “The team was a bit anxious in that respect. We have to improve -- we rushed our finishing and we didn’t give their goalkeeper much to do.” Firmino was kept quiet by Venezuela’s defense with Yordan Osorio and Mikel Villanueva neutralizing the Liverpool striker. The tale of the first half lay in the statistics from the opening 45 minutes, with Brazil recording only one shot on target despite enjoying 75 percent possession. In fact, the best chance of the half fell to Venezuela, when Salomon Rondon headed Yangel Herrera’s cross just inches wide with Alisson beaten.
- Firmino denied Firmino did get the ball in the Venezuela net in the 38th minute but the goal was disallowed after Bascunan ruled Villanueva had been fouled in the build-up. Brazil left the field to loud boos and whistling, and manager Tite wasted no time in making a change at half-time, bringing on Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for Richarlison. Jesus made an instant impact looking lively down the left flank and curling a shot just wide of the post on 57 minutes. Moments later Jesus looked to have fired Brazil into the lead. Once again the striker advanced menacingly on the Venezuela penalty area and unleashed a fierce low shot. The ball deflected off Villanueva into the path of Firmino, who then squared for Jesus who continued his run. The striker took a touch and
buried his finish as the home fans erupted. But the festive atmosphere fell flat as the goal was referred to VAR, who promptly chalked the score off after ruling Firmino had been offside when he collected the ricochet. A deflated Brazil took several minutes to regroup but grew increasingly desperate as valuable minutes ticked away and Venezuela held firm. Jesus went close again in the 76th minute when Dani Alves whipped a cross into the six-yard box. But again Venezuela’s defense was rock-solid, with Jesus bundled off the ball and unable to get a shot away. Coutinho looked to have broken the deadlock three minutes from time, but VAR’s intervention rescued a precious point for Venezuela. Fernandinho almost snatched victory with a header in the 10th minute of time added on, but his effort rolled just wide of the post.
international said in a statement. “It was a genuine mistake and was not done with any deliberate intention to flout the rules. “I wrongly believed that as long as there was no personal connection between me and any of the matches that I bet upon then there would be no issue.” Scholes had quit as a Salford director - albeit retaining his 10 per cent shareholding - before taking his first managerial role with League Two Oldham in February. However, he lasted just 31 days before walking out claiming he had been misled by the club’s owners. (afp)
Boyd double fires US over Guyana in Gold Cup opener
The United States opened the defence of their CONCACAF Gold Cup crown with a comfortable 4-0 win over Guyana on Tuesday. The 2017 champions warmed up for the tournament in unconvincing fashion, suffering back-to-back defeats to Jamaica and Venezuela. But Gregg Berhalter’s side were always in control of their Group D encounter against minnows Guyana, who are 177th in the FIFA rankings, 147 places below the 30th ranked USA. D.C. United midfielder Paul Arriola opened the scoring on 28 minutes, finishing crisply into the corner after a neat pass from Bundesliga-based midfielder Weston McKennie. New Zealand-born forward Tyler Boyd doubled the US tally in the 51st minute, controlling a superb pass from midfield talisman Michael Bradley before rifling home from just inside the penalty area. Gyasi Zardes then made it 3-0 four minutes later with a bizarre goal, the ball cannoning off his head into the net
after Arriola’s fierce long-range effort deflected off a defender. Boyd, who was born and raised in New Zealand but qualifies for the USA by virtue of his American mother, then added his second on 81 minutes with a crisp finish from the edge of the area. In the day’s other game, 2018 World Cup qualifiers Panama were deserved 2-0 winners over Trinidad and Tobago. Veteran striker Armando Cooper scored the opening goal on 53 minutes, producing a deft finish from a tight angle after a superb through ball from Gabriel Torres. Torres was involved in the build-up to Panama’s second goal in the 68th minute, unleashing a fierce shot that Trinidad goalkeeper Marvin Phillip could only parry away. Edgar Barcenas lashed the rebound back towards goal and when Phillip was again unable to hold on, bundled home from close range for 2-0. Trinidad and Tobago face the United States in their second game of the tournament in Cleveland on Saturday, with Panama taking on Guyana. (afp)
USA’s forward Tyler Boyd #21 dribbles the ball during the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D match between USA and Guyana on June 18, 2019 at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. USA won 4-0
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Scholes fined for breaching betting rules
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been fined £8,000 by England’s Football Association after accepting a charge of breaching betting rules. Scholes was charged by the FA in April for placing 140 bets on matches between August 2015 and January this year. The period covers when Scholes was a part-owner of non-league side Salford City, but before his appointment as Oldham manager in February 2019. “I accept last week’s ruling. I would like to apologise and I understand and fully accept the fine imposed by the FA,” the ex-England
VAR denies Brazil as Venezuela battle to draw Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP
Brazil’s coach Tite (L) gives instructions to Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus during the Copa America football tournament group match against Venezuela at the Fonte Nova Arena in Salvador, Brazil, on June 18, 2019.
Brazil were held to a 0-0 draw against Venezuela in the Copa America on Tuesday after a dramatic finale which saw a late Philippe Coutinho strike ruled out by VAR. Coutinho thought he had fired Brazil into the quarter-finals in the 87th minute when he bundled home a finish from Everton Soares’ driving run down the left wing at Salvador’s Arena Fonte Nova. But for the second time in the match, Chilean referee Julio Bascunan ruled out a Brazilian goal after being alerted to an infringement by the video assistant referee. The goal appeared to have been disallowed due to a touch by Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, although it was not clear that Firmino had been offside as the ball grazed him on the way into the net. Brazil left the field to boos but remain top of Group A with four points from two games, and one game to play. Venezuela have two points from two games and will fancy their chances of advancing with their final game coming against Bolivia, who suffered their second straight defeat earlier Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to Peru.
Brazil coach Tite meanwhile had no issues with the two VARassisted decisions that ruled out his side’s goals. “They made the right call with both goals,” Tite said. “VAR was correct. I have absolutely nothing to demand -- we got justice,” he added. Venezuela coach Rafael Dudamel meanwhile praised an “almost perfect” performance from his team. “Today is very important, but this result will mean nothing if we don’t qualify from the group,” Dudamel said. Brazil, who had made hard work of beating Bolivia in their opener, once again struggled to find a creative spark against well-organized opponents.
“We did not have the creativity we were looking for,” he said. “The team was a bit anxious in that respect. We have to improve -- we rushed our finishing and we didn’t give their goalkeeper much to do.” Firmino was kept quiet by Venezuela’s defense with Yordan Osorio and Mikel Villanueva neutralizing the Liverpool striker. The tale of the first half lay in the statistics from the opening 45 minutes, with Brazil recording only one shot on target despite enjoying 75 percent possession. In fact, the best chance of the half fell to Venezuela, when Salomon Rondon headed Yangel Herrera’s cross just inches wide with Alisson beaten.
- Firmino denied Firmino did get the ball in the Venezuela net in the 38th minute but the goal was disallowed after Bascunan ruled Villanueva had been fouled in the build-up. Brazil left the field to loud boos and whistling, and manager Tite wasted no time in making a change at half-time, bringing on Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for Richarlison. Jesus made an instant impact looking lively down the left flank and curling a shot just wide of the post on 57 minutes. Moments later Jesus looked to have fired Brazil into the lead. Once again the striker advanced menacingly on the Venezuela penalty area and unleashed a fierce low shot. The ball deflected off Villanueva into the path of Firmino, who then squared for Jesus who continued his run. The striker took a touch and
buried his finish as the home fans erupted. But the festive atmosphere fell flat as the goal was referred to VAR, who promptly chalked the score off after ruling Firmino had been offside when he collected the ricochet. A deflated Brazil took several minutes to regroup but grew increasingly desperate as valuable minutes ticked away and Venezuela held firm. Jesus went close again in the 76th minute when Dani Alves whipped a cross into the six-yard box. But again Venezuela’s defense was rock-solid, with Jesus bundled off the ball and unable to get a shot away. Coutinho looked to have broken the deadlock three minutes from time, but VAR’s intervention rescued a precious point for Venezuela. Fernandinho almost snatched victory with a header in the 10th minute of time added on, but his effort rolled just wide of the post.
international said in a statement. “It was a genuine mistake and was not done with any deliberate intention to flout the rules. “I wrongly believed that as long as there was no personal connection between me and any of the matches that I bet upon then there would be no issue.” Scholes had quit as a Salford director - albeit retaining his 10 per cent shareholding - before taking his first managerial role with League Two Oldham in February. However, he lasted just 31 days before walking out claiming he had been misled by the club’s owners. (afp)
Boyd double fires US over Guyana in Gold Cup opener
The United States opened the defence of their CONCACAF Gold Cup crown with a comfortable 4-0 win over Guyana on Tuesday. The 2017 champions warmed up for the tournament in unconvincing fashion, suffering back-to-back defeats to Jamaica and Venezuela. But Gregg Berhalter’s side were always in control of their Group D encounter against minnows Guyana, who are 177th in the FIFA rankings, 147 places below the 30th ranked USA. D.C. United midfielder Paul Arriola opened the scoring on 28 minutes, finishing crisply into the corner after a neat pass from Bundesliga-based midfielder Weston McKennie. New Zealand-born forward Tyler Boyd doubled the US tally in the 51st minute, controlling a superb pass from midfield talisman Michael Bradley before rifling home from just inside the penalty area. Gyasi Zardes then made it 3-0 four minutes later with a bizarre goal, the ball cannoning off his head into the net
after Arriola’s fierce long-range effort deflected off a defender. Boyd, who was born and raised in New Zealand but qualifies for the USA by virtue of his American mother, then added his second on 81 minutes with a crisp finish from the edge of the area. In the day’s other game, 2018 World Cup qualifiers Panama were deserved 2-0 winners over Trinidad and Tobago. Veteran striker Armando Cooper scored the opening goal on 53 minutes, producing a deft finish from a tight angle after a superb through ball from Gabriel Torres. Torres was involved in the build-up to Panama’s second goal in the 68th minute, unleashing a fierce shot that Trinidad goalkeeper Marvin Phillip could only parry away. Edgar Barcenas lashed the rebound back towards goal and when Phillip was again unable to hold on, bundled home from close range for 2-0. Trinidad and Tobago face the United States in their second game of the tournament in Cleveland on Saturday, with Panama taking on Guyana. (afp)
USA’s forward Tyler Boyd #21 dribbles the ball during the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D match between USA and Guyana on June 18, 2019 at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. USA won 4-0
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Murray’s comeback delayed until Thursday after Queen’s washout
LONDON - Andy Murray’s comeback from hip surgery has been delayed until Thursday after rain washed out the day’s play at Queen’s Club on Tuesday.
TABANAN - Yeh Gangga beach is located approximately 12 km west of Tanah Lot, Tabanan. It offer a charming sunset view but has slightly dangerous sea and suitable for surfer. The beach bordering with the overaly of verdant rice fields in the southern side that composes a really interesting mix of color pampering your eyes to keep exploring every curve of soft and gray sandy beach. Another horse riding and ATV ride
Yeh Gangga Beach adventure you will find here as well. Yeh Gangga beach is a Quite new beach for surfing. With powerful, fast, and wall. Beach break, left and right direction. Suitable for advance up to professional. Mid – high tide is the best time to surf in here. watch out for the current. bali, bali surf spot, bali surfing point, bali surf guides, bali surf coachesYeh Gangga beach is a famous beach for local people.
This beach usually really crowded during the afternoon time, You will see the local people playing soccer, chill out, and watching sunset during the afternoon time. Mid to high tide is the best time to surf in here. Left and right direction of waves. Fast and powerful, get into right spot, then you will enjoy the swell in here. Strong current will take you far away from a shore, please be aware. (IBP/net)
Murray is due to play doubles at Queen’s with Spain’s Feliciano Lopez as the former world number one returns to action five months after hip surgery. Murray and Lopez were scheduled to play their first round match at the grass-court event on Wednesday against top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Jean-Julian Rojer. But the tie had to be put back until Thursday after Lopez’s singles match against Marton Fucsovics was one of those which fell foul of Tuesday’s weather. With Lopez now due to play on Wednesday, Murray will have to wait another 24 hours to get back in competitive action. When the 32-year-old Scot does eventually step back onto a tennis court it will be just 143 days after he underwent the operation in a bid to salvage his career. The two-time Wimbledon champion tearfully announced at January’s Australian Open that it may have to be his last tournament, such was the pain his chronic injury was giving him. Instead, on January 28, Murray went under the knife and had a metal plate inserted into the joint. No player has competed in toplevel singles after undergoing the hip resurfacing operation, but American Bob Bryan has returned to the doubles circuit. However, Murray is not reinventing himself as a doubles
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Britain’s Andy Murray takes part in a practice session at the ATP Queen’s Club Championships tennis tournament in west London on June 17, 2019. player and plans to resume his singles career before the end of the year. “My goal is still to get back to playing singles, ultimately,” he said “Maybe six to eight weeks ago I was chatting with my team about
the best way to get back onto the court again, singles-wise. “We felt doubles would be a good option to test myself out and see how I feel, where there is maybe a bit obviously less loading
on the body, less movement, but you still have to make some quick moves and have quick reactions. “It felt like it was actually a nice progression of the rehab I’ve been doing and getting back onto the
court and see how I feel on a match court playing doubles. “Then that will give me some information about where I’m at and maybe things I need to improve or whatever.” (afp)
Ineos rocked as Thomas crashes out of Tour de Suisse
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In this file photo taken on August 09, 2018 Britain’s Geraint Thomas rides during a celebratory homecoming event in Cardiff, south Wales, on August 9, 2018 following Thomas’s victory in the Tour de France cycling race.
LAUSANNE - Six days after losing Chris Froome for the Tour de France, Team Ineos were holding their breath Tuesday over Geraint Thomas’s shoulder as he was rushed to hospital for tests after crashing out heavily at the Tour de Suisse. The accident happened 30km from home on stage four with reigning Tour de France champion Thomas in a good position for overall victory in the nine-day Tour warm up in the Alps, but was left ashen-faced, dazed, badly grazed and nursing his right shoulder. Ineos said on Twitter that Thomas “has been forced to abandon the #TourDeSuisse. He was alert and speaking to the team after the
crash and will be taken to hospital for checks.” Thomas, a highly popular Tour de France winner in 2018, came down heavily in the peloton’s highpace pursuit of an escape. Medics swiftly removed the 33-year-old’s helmet and gingerly examined his shoulder before deciding on sending him to hospital. Even if the Welshman has not fractured his collarbone, the crash will severely hinder his chances of reaching peak fitness for a defence of his title starting on July 6. The incident comes less than a week after his Ineos teammate, four-time Tour de France champion Froome broke a leg, hip, elbow and
ribs in a horrific fall in the Criterium du Dauphine. Tuesday’s stage was won by Italian Elia Viviani of DeceuninckQuick Step, who outsprinted Aussie Michael Matthews and Peter Sagan, who held on to the yellow jersey. Ineos still have Colombian protege Egan Bernal in the running for victory here, he showed true class when winning Paris-Nice in March, and the 22-year-old all rounder is the bookies favourite for victory in France this July. The Tour de Suisse continues until Sunday with three crunch mountainous stages and an individual time-trial still on the menu. (afp)
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Sperm donor is legal father: Australian High Court SYDNEY - A man who donated sperm so his gay friend could have a baby more than a decade ago must be recognised as the girl’s father, Australia’s High Court ruled Wednesday. The court said because the man was listed on the birth certificate and had an “extremely close” relationship with the child, he was a parent and should have a say in whether she is taken to live in New Zealand. The man -- known in court papers by the pseudonym ‘Robert Masson’ -- agreed to give his sperm to a friend of decades in 2006 via artificial insemination. Masson had expected to play a part in the girl’s parenting and despite their not living together, he had “an ongoing role in the child’s financial support, health, education and general welfare”, the court said. The girl -- now around 12 years old -- and her sister had both called Masson “Daddy”, although the second girl was not his biological daughter. Problems arose when the girl’s mother and her same-sex partner wanted to move to New Zealand in 2015. Judge Margaret Cleary ruled that a lower court was wrong to rule against
the father and concluded that the child should remain in Australia, so he is able to see her. The case has been the subject of a series of back and forth judgements as it worked its way up to the High Court, including legal wrangling between courts over the correct application of state and federal law. Cassandra Seery, an associate law lecturer at Deakin University, said the ruling could have implications for thousands of couples, but only if both parents are involved in raising the resulting child. “The extension of the definition of ‘legal parent’ to a sperm donor may initially appear to be far-reaching, (but) the implications of this decision are limited,” she wrote in a commentary. “The High Court has arguably taken a common sense approach by recognising that any person –including a sperm donor -– who is found to be taking on a parental role should share in the responsibilities of raising a child.” “This decision does not open the door to custody battles from anonymous sperm donors who have never seen or had a relationship with their biological child.” (afp)
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Morsi’s death adds to a long list of what the Brotherhood call martyrs, including the group’s founder Hassan al-Banna, who was assassinated in 1949 by Egypt’s secret police. Another key figure, Sayyed Qotb -- one of the movement’s main ideologues and an inspiration behind its radicalism -- was executed in August 1966 by Gamal Abdel Nasser’s regime, which fiercely repressed the Brotherhood. But for Zack Gold, an analyst at the CNA research centre in the United States, it is “unlikely Morsi’s death will result in any immediate rise in the security
threat to Egypt”. Jihadist movements -- sympathetic or not to the Brotherhood -- are already very active in Egypt, particularly the Islamic State group in North Sinai, the Middle East security expert said. Since 2013, hundreds of Egyptian soldiers, police and also civilians have been killed in attacks. “In the long term, it would be concerning if the government pre-emptively arrested large numbers out of concern for street protests or other outbursts in the wake of Morsi’s death,” Gold said. Conditions in Egypt’s prisons “have a track record of radicalising individuals”, he noted. (afp)
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The young orangutan looks back at her rescuers before clambering over her steel cage and into the trees, swinging from hand to hand and hanging upside down.
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A reporter looks in the window of a tiny home called Alfa in the woods of Tiny Home Estates on June 5, 2019 in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Tiny houses entice budget-conscious Americans
ELIZABETHTOWN - In a country that nearly always believes bigger is better -- think supersize fries, giant cars and 10-gallon hats -- more and more Americans are downsizing their living quarters.
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Welcome to the world of tiny homes, most of them less than 400 square feet (less than 40 square meters), which savvy buyers are snapping up for their minimalist appeal and much smaller carbon footprints. The tiny homes revolution, which includes those on foundations and those on wheels, began a few decades ago, but the financial crisis of 2008 and the coming-of-age of millennials gave it a new impetus. The proliferation of home improvement shows on networks like HGTV fueled the trend, inspiring customers ready to personalize their own small living spaces. Cost is one of the driving factors -- a tiny home of just over 200 square feet with a customized interior can go for about $50,000 -- a massive savings over a McMansion in the suburbs. “We have a housing crisis and we have crumbling buildings around us. It’s just hard to find good quality living at an affordable price,” says Brandy Jones, who took the plunge with her husband and two sons. Eight months ago, they moved into a tiny house in Reading, Penn-
sylvania, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia. Jones says that for a new house in the area, the family would have had to budget for about $300,000. The tiny home option “is a huge difference. It makes living affordable.” In most cases, the savings is not enough of a motivating factor: the average newly-built family home in the United States measures about 2,600 square feet, according to the Census Bureau. Marcus Stoltzfus, the director of sales and marketing for Liberation Tiny Homes in nearby Leola, says that over the last 40 years, Americans “went into this McMansion phase, where they built those massive homes.” Now, in some parts of the country, “people are realizing that living with less is very advantageous to your lifestyle.” - No ‘wasted space’ Scott Berrier, who moved into a 370-square-foot home about four months ago with his wife Melissa, says he’s happy not to have as many possessions as before. “We really like the whole mini-
malist approach -- kind of paring down and not having clutter everywhere and everything,” Berrier explained, adding that his home is simply more functional. “The biggest difference I notice is that we use every single space. There is not any wasted space,” he said. Roland Figueredo, who plans to leave his New York apartment in July for a tiny house in Oregon, says he’s ready for a change. “We truly are trying to simplify our life and getting rid of our crap,” he said. Even if public opinion is changing, it’s not always easy to go against societal norms and materialistic expectations. When Berrier told friends of his plans, several of them warned him that his new home would make him feel claustrophobic. Stoltzfus admits the trend can seem “very hipster-ish” and suffers from a bit of a negative image, but he believes that will change over time. “The more that folks travel, work from home, this trend will definitely be up there,” he said. (afp)
Five-year-old primate Elaine, covered in fuzzy cinnamon-coloured hair, was one of two critically endangered Sumatran Orangutans released back into the wild Tuesday. Both female apes were rescued after being kept as pets by villagers in Aceh province on Sumatra island. Elaine and four-year-old Reipok Rere spent nearly two years learning to fend for themselves at a rehabilitation centre and “forest school” before being returned to the wild at Pinus Jantho Forest Reserve. The healthy pair have joined nearly 120 other orangutans freed
from captivity at the conservation site, said the Aceh natural resources conservation agency. The rescue is a rare spot of bright news for the critically endangered species, which has seen its habitat shrink drastically over the past few decades largely due to the destruction of forests for logging, paper, palm oil and mining. A string of fatal attacks on the great apes in recent has been blamed on farmers and hunters. Plantation workers and villagers are sometimes known to attack the animal because they see it as a pest, while poachers also capture them to sell as pets. (afp)
This picture taken on June 18, 2019 shows a young Sumatran orangutan named Elaine swinging on a line at the forest reserve in Jantho. Five-year-old Elaine and another four-yearold primate spent nearly two years learning to fend for themselves at a rehabilitation centre and “forest school” before being returned to the wild at Pinus Jantho Forest Reserve.
Indonesia Muslim group slaps fatwa on popular combat game PUBG
A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa Wednesday by an Indonesian Muslim group who say it insults Islam and makes addicted players violent. The religious edict, issued in conservative Aceh province, comes after officials in Iraq,
Nepal and the Indian state of Gujarat banned PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) over fears it incited real-world violence. Often likened to the blockbuster book and film series “The Hunger Games”, PUBG pits marooned characters against each another in
a virtual fight to the death, and has become one of the world’s most popular mobile games. On Wednesday, the Aceh chapter of Muslim-majority Indonesia’s powerful Ulema Council called on local residents to
ditch PUBG, and said the local government should consider an outright ban. Breaking the fatwa would not result in sanctions, it said, but the group’s national chapter has also been mulling a similar call to ditch violent games. The edict in Aceh would apply to other violent games, but the Council did not say which. “Our fatwa says that PUBG and other similar games are haram (forbidden) because they can trigger violence and change people’s behaviour,” said Faisal Ali, deputy chairman of the Aceh Ulema Council. “It also insults Islam,” he told AFP, without elaborating. Religious officials were alarmed at PUBG’s soaring popularity among Aceh’s mostly Muslim residents. “We’ve seen that children and even adults in Aceh are starting to get addicted to the game and they’re playing it everywhere on their mobile phones,” Ali said. “It’s getting worrying.” At the tip of Sumatra island, Aceh is the only region in Indonesia with Islamic law and where public flogging is a common punishment for a range of offences, including selling alcohol, adultery, and gay sex. (afp)
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Nasi Tekor Served for Travelers Have you ever enjoyed nasi tekor or rice served in banana leaf food basket? In the past, getting a nasi tekor was an extraordinary gift. People tasting it did not only avoid hunger, but also got respect of brotherhood. If people organized prayers and piodalan or festival at family temple, they will cook in large amount and then ngejot or sharing food to neighbors containing of rice, lawar, vegetables, pepes and condiment. The nasi tekor can also usually enjoyed after ngayah or devotional work at temple before piodalan. Even though it only contains vegetables, all the menus taste good. Indeed, in the past it was very rare for people to use plate as a place to eat. Tekor is a container made from banana leaf whose ends are folded. It is indeed very traditional, so that eating with such a way as if bringing us back to the past, a time which will bring back memories once existing in the past. In line with the rapid development of tourism, nasi tekor is also served at hotel restaurants having been creatively packed. One of
Saudi, Philippines airlines place big Airbus orders at Paris show
Saudi Arabian Airlines, the kingdom’s national airline, said Tuesday it had ordered 65 A320neo-type aircraft from Airbus, worth more than $7.4 billion at list prices, giving an early boost to the European manufacturer at the Paris Air Show.
The French aerospace bonanza is traditionally a key theatre for rivals Airbus and Boeing to clock up orders, but this year Boeing enters the race handicapped by the fallout from crashes of two of its 737 MAX aircraft that together killed 346 people. The Saudi airline plans to boost its A320neo fleet to up to 100 aircraft from 35 now. The deal includes 15 aircraft of the new A321 XLR type, capable of flying distances up to 8,700 kilometres (5,400 miles). Of the total 65 orders, 35 are still options. “Passenger demand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is experiencing strong growth on domestic, regional and international routes. The additional aircraft will be deployed to support the national carrier’s plan to boost capacity,” Airbus said in a statement. Airbus’s neo line comprises aircraft with new engines designed to use 15 percent less fuel than the previous generation. Airbus also signed a letter of intent with low-cost Philippines airline Cebu Pacific to deliver 31 aircraft, of which 16 are A330neos, 10 A321 XLRs and 5 A320neos. The A321 XLR models are to allow the airline to offer direct flights from the Philippines to India and Australia, Airbus said. (afp)
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them is menu of Warunk Cuci Mata located right in front of the Grand Istana Rama. The nasi tekor is served with bamboo woven mat with the philosophy related to the origin of life that every birth or life exists because of the merits of a father and mother. Nasi tekor at Warunk Cuci Mata is served like Balinese mixed rice containing white rice, fried eel, eel in shrimp paste, kaffir lime and chili sauce, garlic and aromatic ginger spice, taro meat ball, chicken skin, and chicken penyon. Eating at Warunk Cuci Mata can be another way to enjoy the beauty of Kuta Beach. Aside from tasting delights of various halal archipelagic menus provided, of course visitors can get refreshed. Nasi tekor menu is very appropriate to be presented at this warunk or food stall because it is located right in front of the Grand Istana Rama with a traditional market concept. This place is currently one of the favorite hangouts on Kuta Beach. Besides being serving unique and delicious Indonesian food, the price is also very affordable. (kmb)
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Visitors look at the engine of the Airbus A330 MRTT multirole tanker aircraft while visiting the Airbus static display at the International Paris Air Show on June 18, 2019 at Le Bourget Airport, near Paris.
Ireland to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
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Employees work on an assembly line of diesel motors at the PSA Tremery factory, on June 14, 2019 in Tremery, eastern France.
Ireland has announced it will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of its new climate change plan. The government hopes to have 950,000 electric vehicles on Irish roads by then, supported by a network of charging stations. The measure is one of 180 proposals covering business, construction, transport, agriculture and waste management intended to put Ireland on a path to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
“Our approach will be to nudge people and businesses to change behaviour and adapt new technologies through incentives, disincentives, regulations and information,” said Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. “Our objective... is to transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient society. Our call to action in the fight to save our planet,” he added. Dublin hopes to increase its level of electricity generated from renewable energy from 30 percent of the total mix to 70 percent by
2030. The “Climate Action Plan” also includes the elimination of nonrecyclable plastic and higher fees on the production of materials that are difficult to recycle. Friends of the Earth Director Oisin Coghlan called the plan “the biggest innovation in Irish climate policy in 20 years”. But Greenpeace criticised the government for not committing to the 2050 target, only making it a goal. (afp)
Numerous tourist attractions in Karangasem were thronged by visitors on Umanis Galungan. One of them is the Edelweiss tourist attraction located at Temukus hamlet, Besakih, Rendang, crowded by visitors taking advantage of their holidays. Moreover, the large number of visitors caused traffic jam along about three kilometers towards the tourist attraction. Visitors who took advantage of the Umanis Galungan holiday period had come to visit the tourist attraction from the morning. In the afternoon, the number of visitors continued to arrive one after another. Visitors came by riding a motorcycle or a car. Aside from children coming with their families, there were also young men and women with their partners. Families were also busy visiting tourist attractions that offer natural beauty with the expanse of edelweiss and marigold flowers. Moreover, due to flocking visitors, the parking space provided
was unable to accommodate all the vehicles that arrived. Such condition made the road to both objects have traffic congestion. Nevertheless, it did not dampen visitors’ intentions. They remained patient in order to be able to enjoy the attraction located about 4 km from the summit of Mount Agung currently still at level III (Watch). Research and Development Division Head of Edelweiss Park, I Nengah Sueca, revealed that visitors had continued to arrive from the morning. Until these days, along the road there are still vehicles of visitors going to the edelweiss attraction. “Visitors are very crowded. The arrival of visitors is most
crowded since this tourist attraction was built. Parking space is fully occupied, therefore vehicles cannot go up due to traffic jams,” he said On that account, visitors then parked their car on the road side. Only motorbikes could go up. In terms of the number of visitors, they were tripled from normal days. When calculated, it can reach a thousand more,” he said Chief of Temukus customary village, I Nengah Sindia, said that crowded visitors have started to come one day before Galungan. Currently, visitors are quite a lot compared to on ordinary days. On normal days, the number of visits ranges from 400 to 500 but now it is more than 1,000 guests. (kmb)
Time : 10.00 MIT Location : Angsoka Stage Program : Contest on Making Balinese Dance Costumes “Badong Condong Legong Kraton Lasem dance” Time : 11.00 MIT Location : Ayodya Stage Program : Japanese Traditional Arts of Sanshin Shitamchi, Okinawa, Tokyo - Jepang in collaboration with the Arts Group of Kembang Waru, Denpasar Time : 14.00 MIT Location : Ratna Kanda Stage Program : Contest on “Taman Penasar” Balinese songs accompanied by Balinese musics, by the Artists Group of Tunjung Biru, Tanjung Benoa, South Kuta subdistrict, representing Badung Regency Time : 19.30 MIT Location : in front of Kriya Hall Program : Contest on Parwa Puppet Shadow Play for Children, by Artists Group of Karsa Tengah, the Banjar of Curah, Gubug village, representing Tabanan Regency Time : 19.30 MIT Location : Ardha Candra Amphitheatre Program : Contest on Balaganjur musics for Youths : - Balaganjur Group of Candra Buana, Banjarangkan subdistrict, representing Klungkung Regency - the Arts Group of Swara Cita, the Banjar of Tengah Kangin, Kerambitan village, representing Tabanan Regency - Balaganjur Group of Janari Adhimukti, Padang Sambian village, West Denpasar subdistrict, representing Denpasar City, - the State High School – SMAN I of North Kuta, representing Badung Regency - Siman Arts Group, Lumbuan Village, representing Bangli Regency
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Darma. Through the meeting, he hoped that all village officials would help smooth the PDAM pipeline connection project later considering the project is also for the interests of the people there. “After having not got services of clean water for decades, this year it will be realized. We have coordinated this to avoid undesirable things from happening to the connection of PDAM pipelines later on,” he affirmed. When separately confirmed, Managing Director of PDAM Tirta Mangutama, I Ketut Golak, said that to meet the community’s needs for clean water, his company will facilitate the new connection. For workmanship, he has coordinated with the GWK, subdistrict head, and hamlet chief. So, this will facilitate the program to be worked on later. Aside from facilitating the needs of the 18 affected residents, he will also check the residents that have not been served by the PDAM in the area. Based on data collection, he said there are around 19 other residents and 15 villas having not been served. “We will make inventory and come down to location tomorrow (Wednesday— Ed) to check. Hopefully, it can be dealt with soon,” he explained. In the future, it will continuously improve to provide excellent services. He hoped the addition of pumps next July will be able to optimize the services of the PDAM in the area. “Indeed, our constraints are related to the water discharge remaining need to be increased. Hopefully, the addition of water discharge in Estuary Dam, TB4 and Ungasan as well as the functioning of the existing reservoir can provide maximum benefits for the community,” he assured. (kmb23)
Head of South Kuta sub-district, I Made Widiana.
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I Made Martin proud to dance Topeng Karya alone
IN that morning, I Made Martin, 36, looked very carefully stroking the brush on the mask with the Anoman character. Coloring process is the last measure in working on the mask as well as strengthening the character of the mask itself. Occasionally, this man born on July 2, 1983 seemed to show off the mask to his father, Nyoman Narka, 65, to be corrected. Since completing his education at the Ballet and Music at the Arts Education Study Program, Faculty of Language and Art Education of the IKIP PGRI Bali teaching college some time ago, Martin decided to help his father work on the incoming order of masks. “Actually I can do all the processes in making masks. However, I more frequently get the finishing or coloring process. The initial process from preparing materials to forming is more often done by my father,” said Martin when met by Bali Post in his workshop at Apuan hamlet, Singapadu, Sukawati, recently. Martin added that at first he was not interested at all in becoming a mask craftsman. So, after completing high school education, he was more comfortable continuing his education to the Ballet and Music Study Program specializing in dance. According to him, being a dancer provides a wider opportunity for him to have a career. He can be a dance teacher, open a dance studio or become a freelance dancer at a performance. He also claimed to have never studied specifically to make a mask. “I can make masks because I see my father making masks every day. Once upon a time, I tried to make a mask from the formation process to coloring. Apparently, the results were not too disappointing so that it continues until now. Interestingly, quite a lot of people are interested in buying my masks,” said this father of a toddler daughter telling about his creative process.
Seeing this potential, Martin is increasingly challenged to improve his skills in making masks. Without hesitation, he decided to make a brand name of Putera Topeng (the Son of the Mask). To market his works, the man who also has profession as honorary dance teacher in one of the elementary schools at his home village is no longer just waiting for prospective buyers to come to his workshop. However, he also proactively promotes his mask works on social media so as to be able to reach a wider audience. “Initially, the mask buyers of Putra Topeng products are limited to mask dancers who happened to have danced with me on stage at a performance. Every time I got a call to perform Mask Dance in a series of pujawali (religious ceremonies—Ed) at a temple, I always put on the mask of my own work. Other than being more confident in wearing homemade masks, at the same time I would like to promote the mask product of Putra Topeng. Usually, there are fellow mask dancers that are interested and order my mask products,” said the dancer that is often invited to perform Pajegan Mask Dance during religious ceremonies in a number of the temples. According to Martin, the mask
products of Putra Topeng are not only in demand by mask dancers. However, the masks are also collected for the sake of wall decoration and placed in a sacred room. His mask products are dominated by characters in the performance of sacred dance/ Pajegan Mask such as Old Mask, Arsawijaya Mask, Penasar Mask, Hard Mask, Sidakarya Mask and Bebondresan Mask. Nevertheless, he did not reject the orders for other masks such as the masks of Wayang Wong performances, Barong Mask and Rangda Mask. Most of the raw material for the masks is from rosewood known to have good quality for mask making. Regarding the price and time of completing the mask, the man who was also contracted as a dancer at a regular performance claimed to be very varied, depending on the type of mask, raw material or type of wood and designation of the mask. “The price is very varied, starting from IDR 350,000 to millions of rupiahs. I only made a mask half a day because in the afternoon I have to dance in a regular performance at one of the zoos in Gianyar. Meanwhile, dancing sacred dance is functioned as a means of ngayah or doing devotional work or there is no special tariff for once performance on stage,” he said. (ian)
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Coloring process is the last measure in working on the mask as well as strengthening the character of the mask itself.
Dozens of relocated residents have not got clean water service MANGUPURA - For decades, residents at the Santi Karya hamlet, Ungasan village, South Kuta, have never been served with clean water. So far, to meet the needs of clean water, they have to purchase water from tank truck independently. According to the head of South Kuta sub-district, I Made Widiana, a total of 18 residents now living at the Santi Karya hamlet were relocated from their previous settlement. Widiana explained they initially lived at Giri Darma hamlet, Ungasan. Then, they were relocated to Santi Karya hamlet, Ungasan, before the construction of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK). He further explained that since the GWK development project and the management changing from one investor to another, dozens of residents promised to be facilitated to get water had not yet been realized so far. “A total of 18 residents were relocated. Finally, the residents have not been facilitated with clean water in the new settlement. They only purchase water independently,” he said when confirmed on Tuesday (Jun. 18). Meanwhile, Widiana also added that clean water supply is indeed the promise of GWK after the relocation. For this reason, his government instructed the GWK to soon write to the PDAM for handling. Moreover, on behalf of the government he has also made approaches to facilitate. To that end, on Tuesday (Jun. 18) he facilitated a coordination meeting at the office of South Kuta subdistrict head, regarding the planned pipeline installation by the PDAM. The coordination meeting was attended by Managing Director of PDAM Tirta Mangutama, GWK Representative, hamlet chief of Santi Karya and Giri
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In this photo taken on May 8, 2019, a boy shows his queue number as he and others wait for their turn during a mass circumcision at a village health centre in Manila.
‘Circumcision season’: Philippine rite puts boys under pressure
MANILA - A row of boys lying on newsprint-covered tables howl in pain and grit their teeth as part of “circumcision season” in the Philippines, when thousands of youngsters suffer through the procedure en masse. The removal of foreskins is a centuries-old rite of passage to adulthood in the country, which has one of the highest rates of male circumcision in the world. Yet even as circumcision comes under increasing scrutiny around the world, with critics branding it “child abuse”, it is rarely questioned in the Philippines and boys face tremendous pressure to undergo the procedure. Every year, thousands of pre-teens from poor families go through the operation for free at government or community-sponsored clinics. “I was shouting the whole time because it hurt so bad,” Vladimir Vincent Arbon told AFP after his 20-minute ordeal. “My mum told me that I need to get circumcised so I would grow taller and become a real man,” the 11-year-old added, expressing the pressure many youths face. He was among 1,500 boys who underwent the procedure in one city near Manila, but the scenes are similar in clinics nationwide. “To get circumcised is probably the essence of being a man... for boys, circumcision is necessary to be called a man,” Joana Nobleza told
AFP after her 11-year-old son Carlos underwent the operation. The boys, some with their parents, arrive before dawn typically in the months of April and May for an anxious wait in long lines -- and then a sharp jolt of pain. Many get local anaesthetics but for some the sensation is still intense. They are also provided with antibiotics to protect against any infections. Around 90 percent of males are circumcised for non-religious reasons in the Philippines, according to World Health Organization data. - ‘Basically child abuse’ In towns across the country, government and health workers convert classrooms, health centres or sports complexes into makeshift operating rooms where boys as young as nine take a number and wait their turn. The pressure even manifests itself in the Tagalog language word for “uncircumcised”, which is a slur similar to coward. “The term ‘supot’ implies that one is different and a coward... for lacking the courage to experience the pain and anxiety,” Professor Romeo Lee of De La Salle University said in his research about the tradition.
The roots of circumcision in the Philippines can be traced back to the arrival of Islam in 1450, according to anthropologist Nestor Castro. However even after the nation became majority-Christian under 300 years of Spanish colonial rule, the practice persisted as a cultural rite. Male circumcision tends to be more common in nations with significant Muslim or Jewish populations, and less so in Catholic majority places. In the past decade the procedure has become increasingly controversial as the anti-circumcision movement has grown worldwide. Critics consider it medically unnecessary and, as the majority of procedures are conducted in infancy, a violation of children’s rights as they are unable to give informed consent. “I would assume 18 or 19 year olds would have the wherewithal to do some research... and consent only after much thought,” said John Geisheker, spokesman for US-based advocacy group Doctors Opposing Circumcision. “But clearly a 10-year-old or an eight-year-old can’t do that and so... it’s basically child abuse,” he added. (afp)
HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s “leaderless” demonstrations brought millions of people onto the streets and forced the city’s pro-Beijing leadership into a rare climbdown. But with no one directing the action, where does the movement go now? The unpopular bill that sparked the protests and would have allowed extradition to mainland China has now been suspended. But protesters are adamant that the bill must be fully withdrawn and the city’s pro-Beijing Chief Executive Carrie Lam step down -- demands she has so far resisted. “More demonstrations and resistance will happen soon if Carrie Lam does not know what respect means,” said Joshua Wong, an activist who became the face of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement”. Wong was released on Monday, half-way into a two-month sentence linked to his activism, and a day after organisers said two million demonstrators marched in Hong Kong’s streets to protest against the bill. He told AFP he now expects to see “upgraded, more progressive actions”. So far, no fresh protests have been announced, but small groups of die-hard activists remain in the streets around the city’s legislature, setting up supply stations with water, food and first-aid kits in anticipation of future mobilisation. The massive demonstrations were organised in part by a coalition called the Civil Human Rights Front, an umbrella group of dozens of organisations. While the group applied for rally permits, it has said it does not speak for the protesters and has given no indication of future demonstration plans.
- ‘Trying to figure things out’ Wong said the movement’s leaderless nature was part of the reason for its success. “The leaderless model enhances the movement to become more organic. It (becomes) hard for the regime to target any representative, icon or leader,” he said. In the past, “when we organised (a) strike or movement, they will try... to target the leader, negotiate with them”, he added. That was the experience of 2014’s Umbrella Movement, which failed to win democratic concessions and landed several of its top leaders, including Wong, in jail. The new movement’s leaderless model though has left many unsure of what to do next. “The bottom line is that people are trying to figure things out as they go,” said Laurie Wen, a writer among the protesters still camped outside Hong Kong’s legislature. The Umbrella Movement “didn’t get us what we wanted in terms of policy demands at least. So what are we going to do differently this time? How can we use our... twomillion-strong power?” Hong Kong enjoys freedoms unseen in mainland China under the terms of its 1997 handover by Britain, but there are concerns that the territory’s special status is under threat from Beijing, which will retake control of the financial hub in 2047. Activists have long sought more say in particular over their leadership -- the city’s executive is chosen by Beijing, which has thrown its support behind Lam even while distancing itself from the extradition bill. (afp)
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An ambulance is pictured surrounded by thousands of protesters dressed in black during a new rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019.
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What is Ebola? What to know about symptoms, vaccine, outbreaks
Availability of organic fertilizers must be strengthened
What are the symptoms of Ebola? The first symptoms include the sudden onset of fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. That’s followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, internal and external bleeding, such as oozing from the gums or blood in the stool. The incubation period — the time between infection and when a person begins to show symptoms — is two to 21 days, according to WHO. When did Ebola originate? Ebola virus disease first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in Africa, WHO notes.
One of them took place in a village near the Ebola River, which is how the virus got its name. Ebola is transmitted to people from wild animals. Are there survivors of Ebola? Yes, early diagnosis and treatment can often save lives. If patients are treated soon enough, saline solution can help stabilize them while their body fights the infection. Today, there are more than 10,000 survivors of Ebola virus disease, WHO reports. Dr. Kent Brantly, an American doctor, and Nancy Writebol, an aid worker, were flown back to the U.S. for treatment after they were infected with Ebola in West Africa in 2014 and both recovered. Two nurses infected when they treated the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, Thomas Eric Duncan, also recovered. In West Africa, even with late and minimal treatment, some people pulled through. Studies suggest some people can be exposed to the virus and never even get sick. But Ebola survivors can suffer serious, long-term effects, from headaches and memory loss to vision problems and infected semen.
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A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, leaves the dressing room before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment center in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 30, 2019. How many casualties are there of Ebola? More than 28,000 confirmed, probable and suspected cases were reported in the 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic, according to WHO. Of those, more than 11,000
people died. Ebola kills anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of patients, depending on the strain and where the outbreak is. Is there an Ebola vaccine?
There is an experimental vaccine that’s been shown to be effective. Researchers use ring vaccination, which calls for vaccinating people who have been in contact with patients, and contacts of contacts. (net)
Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk, new guidelines say
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Truvada, a two-medication combo pill, is approved for preventive use in the U.S.
CALIFORNIA - Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The new guidelines aim to help cut the nearly 40,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year. Screening people for the HIV virus also is critical. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reiterated its long-standing advice that everyone ages 15 to 65 — and anyone who’s pregnant — should be regularly screened, a step to early, life-saving treatment. But the latest recommendations went a step further. Studies show that if people who are still healthy take certain HIV drugs every day, it dramatically reduces their chances of being infected by an HIV-positive sexual partner or from injection drug use.
The approach is called PrEP, or preexposure prophylaxis. One brand — a two-medication combo pill named Truvada — so far is approved for preventive use in the U.S. The task force said PrEP is only for people at high risk of infection. That includes anyone with an HIVpositive sex partner; who has sex without a condom with someone at high risk of HIV; or who shares needles while injecting drugs. The recommendations were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Other medical groups also urge Truvada for prevention, yet just 17 percent of people who might benefit were prescribed it last year, according to an accompanying editorial. Private insurers follow task force recommendations on what preventive care to cover, some at no
out-of-pocket cost under rules from former President Barack Obama’s health care law. “How this recommendation will be implemented is of critical importance because cost is a major barrier,” Drs. Diane Havlir and Susan Buchbinder of the University of California, San Francisco wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. They weren’t part of the task force. Without insurance, the average monthly retail cost is nearly $2,000, they noted. For the uninsured, the federal government last month announced that Truvada maker Gilead Sciences Inc. had agreed to donate PrEP doses for up to 200,000 people a year. Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S. The Trump administration has set a goal of ending the nation’s HIV epidemic within 10 years. (net)
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EBOLA is a virus that causes an especially deadly and virulent form of hemorrhagic fever. Patients bleed internally and usually die of shock and the effects of high fever, vomiting and diarrhea. There’s no good treatment and no cure. The 2014-2016 West African Ebola epidemic started in Guinea and was the largest and most complex outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976, according to the World Health Organization. The current epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second largest outbreak, with more than 2,000 cases and 1,390 deaths. The virus spreads by direct contact, either between people or with bodily fluids from someone very ill with Ebola, or who has died from it.
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Large number of garbage polluting the forest area in Kintamani all this time is caused by the behavior of people that indeed intentionally throws garbage into the forest.
To minimize pollution in the forest
District govt asked to prepare garbage bin facilities BANGLI - Large number of garbage polluting the forest area in Kintamani all this time is caused by the behavior of people that indeed intentionally throws garbage into the forest. To suppress this behavior, the district government is expected to be able to provide garbage collection facilities for residents. Head of East Bali Forest Management Unit, I Made Warta, when asked for his confirmation on Tuesday (Jun. 18) did not deny the existence of pollution in the forest area. Moreover, one of the locations is in the forest area right in front of the office of the Forest Management Unit in Kintamani. To overcome this, his unit has actually made various efforts such as installation of banners, dissemination to patrol. However, there are those remaining secretly to throw garbage into the forest. According to him, the garbage polluting the forest area so
far mostly comes from household waste and market waste. He claimed to have caught people intentionally dumping garbage. When asked, the villagers said they were confused about where else to dispose of garbage because there is no garbage collection facility. On that account, to suppress the behavior of residents throwing garbage into the forest, he did hope the regional government in Bangli can provide a means of storing garbage for residents like garbage bin and garbage truck. In addition, Warta also expected the Bangli district
government to regulate sanctions for littering. He said, though currently there is a regulation in the form of a Regional Regulation (Perda) about waste, it does not govern about the sanctions. “We have suggested to regulating about this sanction,” he affirmed. If later on the government is able to provide a garbage bin, it can be ascertained the behavior of residents to dispose of litter will stop slowly. In an effort to suppress the behavior of residents throwing garbage into the forest, dissemination to the community also needs to be intensified. (kmb40)
DENPASAR - In order to go to organic Bali, the provincial government of Bali through the Food Security, Horticulture and Plantation Agency drafts the strengthening of organic fertilizer namely by developing Sipadu (Integrated Farming System) organic fertilizer. Head of the Bali Food Crops, Horticulture and Plantation Agency, IB Wisnuardhana, said that Sipadu is an improvement of the Integrated Agriculture System (Simantri). The Simantri program started in 2009 and took place until 2018 and it is transformed into Sipadu in accordance with the vision and mission of the Governor of Bali, Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali. “We evaluate together with the expert group of the Governor of Bali, where we improve the weakness of the Simantri. So, today it becomes an integrated farming system,” he explained on Tuesday (Jun. 18). Sipadu’s innovation to reduce poverty has made Bali included in the TOP 99 held by the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. Innovation in public services is encouraged to improve services to the community. Meanwhile, Bali with this innovation has succeeded in defeating more than 3,000 participants throughout Indonesia. After TOP 99, Bali will go to TOP 45. If this succeeds in entering the TOP 45, this innovation of Bali will be recommended for public services throughout Indonesia. He said that Sipadu is the same as Simantri where both are equally empowering farmers and livestock groups. The government facilitates by building a colony enclosure and giving 20 female cows. Farmer groups are also given a solid and liquid organic fertilizer processing tool. “Cows are made a colony cage so that their waste can be processed,” he said. Based on the results of the evaluation, Simantri currently transformed into Sipadu has proven to provide
many benefits, namely serving as an effort to preserve Bali’s cattle germplasm. Besides, farmer groups are also able to produce solid and liquid organic fertilizers by themselves. With the availability of organic fertilizers in the field in adequate quantities and good quality, it can be taken advantage by the farmer groups themselves that will further strengthen Bali’s organic farming. The oversupply of organic fertilizer from the Sipadu farmer groups will be purchased by the local government and subsidized to farmers outside the Sipadu group. “Thus, other farmer groups outside the Sipadu will also able to enjoy organic fertilizer at a low price of IDR 150 per kg,” he said. With the development of Sipadu, the organic Bali program is expected to be quickly realized. He said the Regional Regulation of the program is being drafted. “Through the vision of Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali, the Governor of Bali is committed to making Bali an organic island,” he added. Currently, Simantri members amount to 700 farmer groups. In 2018, Sipadu increased to 50, so there is a total of 750 farmer groups spreading throughout Bali. Each farmer group has around 20 farmers, so a total of 1,500 farmers are coalesced into the members of Sipadu group. According to him, the most important thing is the application of cultivation technology, especially the main commodities of Bali, namely by using superior seeds, organic fertilizers; improving cultivation techniques, irrigation, soil processing and plant spacing; enhancing disease and pest control; as well as facilitating the aspects of processing and marketing of the production. “If we have implemented these measures, there must be an increase in crop production and productivity,” he concluded. (kmb42)
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DENPASAR - At present, young or millennial entrepreneurs are even moving faster to develop their businesses because they are more literate with technology and the advancement of times. Besides, millennial capital in the form of technology literacy also has the potential to become an entrepreneur.
“Today, younger entrepreneurs can even grow rapidly because they move faster. Moreover, they are armed with technological advancements,” said Ni Putu Nina Rahayu, 27, a young entrepreneur that owns the Barakuda (young culinary entrepreneurs) Bali, recently. By creating a blog, vlog and social media, someone can market their products or even make products through the media because the ideas and media for entrepreneurship are quite extensive and easy to be accessed. On that account, millennial generation has more potential for entrepreneurship. Putu Nina said that to encourage young entrepreneurs it is needed a forum to develop the interest of the younger generation. Like business incubators at the university level, they are able to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs. She himself started her business from such business incubator. At first, she got a college assignment to make a business idea. After the business idea was sparked, she was given a capital worth IDR 250,000. From the business incubator, she was bridged with banking until finally her business further grew and grew. Barakuda sells roasted jingo rice. At glance, this business idea initially seemed trivial because it only sold jingo rice which is already sold. However, she innovated to make jingo rice which was roasted so that the rice returned to warm. “Not everyone can eat cool rice, right?” she joked. Today, her business is declared to have been worthy of bank financing so she is given
Sushil Kumar Solanki, Indian Freestyle Wrestler visited the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali a capital of IDR 25 million. With this capital, she can buy assets such as plates, glasses, dishwashers, et cetera. Meanwhile, I Putu Brian Obie Putra, 25, the owner and trainer of CV Aget Udayana, is also one of the young entrepreneurs equally born from a business incubator. His business is engaged in psychology bureau services and
team building. According to him, the obstacles faced in running business are only about marketing. However, with the current advancement of technology, he is slightly helped in terms of marketing side. He himself markets via social media. For example, he uploads videos or photos regarding his business activities on
social media. Every activity done is uploaded to social media. “With the presence of technology, especially the internet, all business lines actually jumped immediately,” he said. On that account, young entrepreneurs who are going to enter into the world of entrepreneurship must be literate in time and technology. (kmb42)
Missing when playing paddle board, US tourist not found yet SEMARAPURA - Bali SAR Agency continues to search for Aviv Meshil, 23, a tourist from the United States who was washed away in the waters of Mushroom Bay Beach, Nusa Lembongan Island, Klungkung. The search process has entered the second day on Tuesday (Jun. 18). The team returned to move with additional personnel and inflatable boat from Benoa Harbor. Alert and Operation Section Head of Bali SAR Agency, I.B. Surya Wirawan, said that on the
second day of the SAR operation which had previously docked on Nusa Penida after searching on the first day, immediately conducted a search from the morning. He said at the time of incident the victim was initially known to be much absorbed in playing paddle board. According to eyewitnesses, namely the paddle board rental owner, Aviv played too far to middle of the sea. The occurrence was estimated at around 14:30 local time. Since then, the victim has not returned. After the incident, the Bali
SAR Agency received a report from Kadek Suwika on Monday (Jun. 17) at around 16:15. A total of 6 personnel moved towards the alleged victim’s location carried by using inflatable boat (RIB) and led in person by the Alert and Operation Section H e a d o f B a l i S A R A g e n c y, I.B. Surya Wirawan. If drawn a straight line with a radial of 70 degrees northeast, the distance from Benoa Port is 17 NM. Since the inflatable boat departed from Benoa Harbor at 16:30
and took a search for about an hour, the victim was never found. Then, the inflatable boat leaned on Nusa Penida at 19:00 before continuing the search process on Tuesday (Jun. 18). Head of the Bali SAR Agency, Hari Adi Purnomo, also continued to monitor the implementation of SAR operations through the control room located at the office of Bali SAR Agency at Jimbaran. “The inflatable boat moving from Benoa this morning arrived at the search area at around 9:30. So far, there
are two inflatable boats searching the victim,” said Hari Adi. The joint SAR team also made coordination with Samudra Indah 29 ship which happened to pass by to provide information if there are indications regarding the existence of the victim. “Based on field monitoring of the team, there are many fishing boats around the search area. Hopefully, they can help the search process and the condition of the wave height is quite supportive, ranging from 1 to 2 meters,” he added. (kmb31)
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Sushil Kumar Solanki visited Bali, Indonesia and stayed at the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, with his family as part of their vacation. Sushil Kumar Solanki is an Indian freestyle wrestler. Competing in the 66 kg weight division, he won the 2010 world title, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, making him the only Indian national to win two individual Olympic medals. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav’s bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. In July 2009, he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – India’s highest honour for sportspersons. On 3 October 2010, Kumar handed the Queen’s Baton to Prince Charles in the Queen’s Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. Sushil also won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. During his holiday, Mr. Sushil and his family stayed in a Palace Club room. His room offered spectacular garden views and luxurious accommodation in a spacious guest room with marble en-suite bathrooms. Mr. Sushil enjoyed
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‘Avengers’ dominates MTV awards as Larsen honors stunt doubles
LOS ANGELES - Box office-busting “Avengers: Endgame” dominated the MTV Movie and TV Awards Monday, as “Captain Marvel” star Brie Larsen led tributes to real-life heroines by ceding the spotlight to her stunt doubles. “Endgame,” the second-highest grossing film of all time, picked up the best movie award, as well as best hero for Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man and best villain for Josh Brolin as Thanos. Oscar-winner Larsen added to the superheroes’ haul by picking up the best fight award, praising her stunt workers as the “living embodiment of Captain Marvel” as she brought them up on stage. Joanna Bennett and Renae Moneymaker, who also trained Larsen for the first female-led Marvel Studios/Disney superhero film, said it was an “honor” to work on the film and “be a part of bringing such a strong female character to life.” A wide-ranging awards show also paid tribute to women beyond Hollywood such as trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg, the subject of documentary “RBG”, who won a new category for best real-life hero. And in the evening’s most poignant moment, victims of sexual abuse were honored by the producers of “Surviving R. Kelly,” which won best documentary. “Survivors walked through the fire and then stood again to tell this story,” said Lifetime network executive Brie Miranda Bryant. The docu-series has led Chicago prosecutors to publicly seek out potential victims of R&B star Kelly, who has pleaded not guilty to felony sex crime charges. “This isn’t just a trophy to us because this really speaks to the important cultural impact that this generated from this documentary,” Bryant added. Newcomer Noah Centineo was the night’s biggest individual win-
ner, scooping awards for breakthrough performance and best kiss alongside Lana Condor for Netflix teen romance film “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.” But it was a disappointing night for “Game of Thrones”, which won best show but lost out in three other categories. The epic fantasy’s final season was widely panned by critics and audiences. The MTV Movie and TV Awards have been taking a sideways look at Hollywood since 1992, honoring films and their actors with “golden popcorn” statuettes. The nominees are decided by producers and MTV executives, while the winners are chosen by the public, who vote online. As a result, the awards have historically recognized commercial favorites, in contrast to the Oscars and other events based on critical or industry acclaim. This year it added off-beat new categories for “most meme-able moment” and “reality royalty.”
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In this file photo taken on June 11, 2019 Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and US actress Tessa Thompson attend the “Men In Black: International” premiere at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City.
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Producer Anthony Russo accepts the Best Movie award for ‘Avengers: Endgame’ from Tessa Thompson (L) onstage during the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 15, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. It also gave non-competitive awards to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jada Pinkett Smith. For the second year running,
the show was pre-recorded on Saturday in a cavernous hangar at Santa Monica Airport in southern California. (afp)
‘Men in Black’ tops forgettable box office weekend
LOS ANGELES - “Men in Black: International” led a forgettable North American box office over the weekend, taking in just over $30 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Monday. The spinoff to three earlier installments of the sci-fi comedy franchise saw the roles of dark-suited alien fighters, formerly played by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, pass to Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. Its domestic box office take for the three-day weekend fell short of “even the slimmest of studio expec-
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tations,” BoxOfficeMojo reported. But as suggested by its title, the film is doing better overseas, with total global earnings of $103.7 million to date, the website said. In second spot in North American theaters was last weekend’s leader, “The Secret Life of Pets 2” from Universal, at $24.4 million. The sequel features the voices of Kevin Hart and Harrison Ford in another tale of the mischief pets get up to when their owners are away. In third again was Disney’s live-action “Aladdin,” starring Will Smith as the genie, at $17.3 million.
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Climbing back to fourth was Paramount’s “Rocketman,” at $9.4 million. Taron Egerton stars in the biopic of singer Elton John. Slipping three spots to fifth place was “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” at just under $9.4 million. In what is said to be the final installment in the current X-Men series, the lead characters face the fierce superhuman Phoenix after a space mission goes awry. The film stars James McAvoy, Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender and Jessica Chastain. (afp)
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A boy holds a picture of the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi during a symbolic funeral prayer on June 18,2019 in front of the embassy in Ankara. Thousands joined in prayer in Istanbul on Tuesday for former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi who died the previous day after collapsing during a trial hearing in a Cairo court.
Egypt’s Morsi likely ‘more popular’ after death
Unpopular in power and deposed after huge protests, Egypt’s ex-president Mohamed Morsi could be humanised in the eyes of many Egyptians after his death in court Monday. “It is sad, from a strictly human point of view”, a trader in central Cairo said of the former head of state, who had been imprisoned since his 2013 fall from power, and was buried on Tuesday. “He was old and ill. Whatever one thinks of the political situation, his death while the court was in-session shows that those who judged him were not good people”, the trader said, on condition of anonymity. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood is banned in Egypt and he was appealing a 2015 death sentence, making both the man and his organisation extremely sensitive topics in the country.
While Morsi’s supporters have quickly given him the status of a “martyr”, Egyptian authorities appear keen to avoid a wave of empathy from citizens, who largely favoured the uprising that deposed him. His rapid burial on Tuesday morning took place extremely discreetly and under heavy surveillance, while the public and the press were forbidden from attending. - ‘Death symbolically important’ Morsi came to power in 2012 in elections that took place the year after a popular uprising that deposed president Hosni Mubarak, who had headed an authoritarian regime for
three decades. Spurred on by mass demonstrations against Morsi’s own rule, the army ousted him on July 3, 2013 and Egypt declared the Brotherhood a “terrorist organisation”. Ever since, the government has cracked down heavily on opponents, especially on members of the Islamist organisation. The official narrative, regularly broadcast by Egyptian TV channels -- which are all behind the regime -- is that the Brotherhood are “terrorists” who harm the country’s interests. Since Morsi’s death was announced, some channels have hosted “experts” denouncing the “violence” and “lies” perpetrated by the group. On Tuesday morning, pro-government newspapers only briefly
mentioned Morsi’s death, without referencing his status as a former president. TV channels devoted most of their airtime to a visit by current President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi -Morsi’s former defence minister, who ultimately toppled him before being elected head of state in 2014 -- to Belarus. “As a president Mohamed Morsi was not very popular among Egyptians -- in fact he was unpopular, he was seen as uncharismatic, indecisive, very unsteady,” said Fawaz Gerges, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics. But “his death in a courtroom will humanise him in the eyes of many Egyptians” who do not support the Brotherhood, Gerges added.
While Morsi was not a great leader for the Brotherhood, “his death will be symbolically important” and could drive radical elements of the group to take up arms against the authorities, Gerges said. - Radicalisation Since its founding in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood has faced numerous waves of repression by Egyptian governments, which have been dominated by the military since 1952. Continued to page 6
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