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Monday, August 22, 2016

Schwarzenegger says he wants world to be fitter

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Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal

HONG KONG - Arnold Schwarzenegger says being a bodybuilding champion, movie star and governor of California is not enough - he wants people to be fit too.

Schwarzenegger was unveiling the inaugural Arnold Classic Asia MultiSport Festival in Hong Kong.

The event, which will run until Sunday, features a range of activities such as fencing, bodybuilding, rugby, yoga, weightlifting, arm wrestling, chess and solving Rubik’s cube puzzles.

“To me, it was not only important to be a bodybuilding champion and to do movies and to be the governor, but also to use my power of influence to promote health and fitness all over the world,” Schwarzenegger told reporters. Schwarzenegger has held similar events elsewhere around the world. (rtr)

Unique procession of boy and girl at Bungaya

BEING boy and girl (truna and daha) at Bungaya customary village, Bebandem, Karangasem, is not as easy as imagined. Just like getting into a new school, becoming boy and girl at this old village must also go through an orientation period. Recruitment process of boy and girl can only be done coinciding with a series of the usaba dangsil ritual.

Readiness of local residents to be boy and girl should be tested on the first day of fasting on the melasti procession to the south sea at Bugbug village on August 17.

The process of being legitimate boy and girl at Bungaya village has become a very sacred ritual. Due to its sacredness, they are advised to ask for permission first to school or workplace at least for ten days. Moreover, the usaba dangsil cannot be determined when it will be organized or within how many years. Although having been planned for ten years, but, in fact, if the deities do not allow, the usaba dangsil still cannot be implemented.

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Participants pose at the Arnold Classic Asia Multi-Sport Festival, inaugurated by actor and former professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Hong Kong, China August 20, 2016.

Amber Heard donates $7 mln settlement from Johnny Depp to charity LOS ANGELES - Actress Amber Heard said on Thursday she is donating her $7 million divorce settlement from actor Johnny Depp to charity.

Heard, 30, said in a statement that she is dividing the full settlement equally between the American Civil Liberties Union, specifically to prevent violence against women, and the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

“As described in the restraining order and divorce settlement, mon-

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ey played no role for me personally and never has, except to the extent that I could donate it to charity and, in doing so, hopefully help those less able to defend themselves,” the actress said.

Depp’s representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Heard and Depp, 53, privately settled their acrimonious divorce case on Tuesday, a day ahead of a court hearing on the status of a restraining order the actress had

obtained against her estranged husband.

The couple released a joint statement calling their relationship “intensely passionate and at times volatile but always bound by love,” adding that “there was never any intent of physical or emotional harm.”

The settlement ended the couple’s 15-month marriage after weeks of highly publicized claims of domestic violence by Heard and counterclaims of financial blackmailing by Depp. (rtr)

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while delivering a speech during the 115th Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines August 17, 2016.

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Philippines’ Duterte threatens to quit U.N. after drugs war censure

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organisation and invite China and others to form a new one.

Two U.N. human rights experts last week urged Manila to stop the extra-judicial executions and killings that have escalated since Duterte won the presidency on a promise to wipe out drugs.

About 900 suspected drug traffickers have been killed since he came to power after winning the election on May 9.

Duterte on Friday denied that the

government was responsible and in a middle-of-the-night news conference in his home town, Davao, said the deaths were not the work of the police and invited U.N. experts to investigate themselves.

The news conference was broadcast by local media and the full version was posted on Facebook

by GMA news.

“I will prove to the world that

you are a very stupid expert,” he said, urging them to count not just the number of drug-related deaths but also the innocent lives lost to drugs.

He then launched an attack on the United Nations and its members - including by inference Manila’s traditionally close ally, Washington - saying, it could not fulfil its own mandate but was “worrying about the bones of criminals piling up”.

“I do not want to insult you. But maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations,” he said. “Why do you have to listen

to this stupid?”

Criticising the U.N. for not doing enough to address hunger and terrorism and for not being able to do anything about Syria and Iraq and allowing big powers to bomb villages and kill innocent civilians, he said he would invite China and African nations to form another global organisation.

“You now, United Nations, if you can say one bad thing about me, I can give you 10 (about you). I tell you, you are an inutile. Because if you are really true to your mandate, you could have stopped all these wars and killing.”

Asked about the possible consequences of his comments, he said: “What is ... repercussions? I don’t give a shit to them.”

He said the United Nations should have acted according to protocol by sending someone such as a rapporteur to talk to him. (rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

COVER STORY

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In the past three implementations of the usaba dangsil, the interval varied. As since 1938, the usaba dangsil could only be implemented 16 years later, precisely in 1954. After that, it was held back 15 years later in 1968, ten years later was held again in 1978 and the last was held in 2002. After having no longer been held in the interval of 24 years, this year is ultimately held again after the past 14 years.

The first test is on the melasti procession where Ida Bagus Selonding and Ida Batara put on yellow cloth and waistcloth. Hundreds of candidates of boy and girl have gathered at Pura Bale Agung temple from the morning. As usual in the tradition of this ancient village, they are not allowed to wear topless shirts. In the recent event, the candidates of boy and girl reached a total of 517 people. When at Pura Bale Agung, the first ritual to be undergone is to invoke blessing to Ida Batara Bagus Selonding.

Uniquely, it is done by passing under the palanquin of Ida Batara Bagus Selonding.

In the fasting period, the can-

didates of boy and girl are in the vanguard when escorting the pralingga or sanctified effigies on the melasti procession to the sea and then followed by customary villagers of Bungaya from 13 customary hamlets, residents of Gumang, Asak and Jungsri village. This is an initial and severe enough test for the boy and girl. Melasti procession from Bungaya village to the south sea of Bugbug village is not easy as must take a distance of approximately eight kilometers. The road access is also up and down.

Although quite far, the majority of boys and girls seem very ready for this first test. Though in fasting period, they can go through the melasti process well.

In fact, when arriving at the south sea, under the heat of the sun, they are strictly forbidden to eat snack haphazardly. Abstinence of fasting remains valid until the procession ends. The boys and girls of seven years upwards still look solemn in undergoing the melasti procession.

Moreover, when returning from the south sea to the Bale Agung temple of Bungaya they pass through quite heavy terrain with more ascending paths along the way amid the heat of the sun around 12:00. Although

Monday, August 22, 2016

Tipat-Bantal War, a Unique Tradition from Kapal Village

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Just like getting into a new school, becoming boy and girl at this old village must also go through an orientation period. looking to shuffle, they still cannot eat and drink. It is indeed a risk in the first test when they have unanimously declared to be boy and girl of Bungaya village.

Secretary of the usaba dangsil committee, I Gede Adi Krisna Widana, confirmed if the candidates of boy and girl are requested to still maintain their physical and mental health so that they are able to follow the ritual procession to the end. The stage in the nine days ahead will be much more

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difficult and it takes sincerity and devotion. Thus, all the ceremonial processions lasting day and night can be passed through. “On Saturday (Aug. 20), they will follow the rehearsal procession and get a briefing from the committee at the Bale Agung so that they are more ready to be boy and girl in paying devotion at the customary village,” said one of the organizers, Gede Panca Adriawan.

For the sake of smooth procession of the boy and girl, chief of

Bungaya customary village, De Salah Sukata, has prepared a dispensation letter for those who are still attending school or working.

They are scheduled to follow the procession for 10 days from 26 August to September 4. Initiation for the new boy and girl will be held on August 26. Ritual committee of the usaba dangsil, Ida Bagus Wayan Jungutan, confirmed that after the initiation process, they will legitimately run the whole rituals at the traditional village. (gik)

USUALLY if something is thrown at us, we find it upsetting and may even want to take revenge.

The people of Kapal Village in Mengwi however will throw tipatbantal (rice patties) at each other while dancing merrily and those who are struck continue to dance without missing a beat and without the slightest thought of Usually if something is thrown at us, we find it upsetting and may even want to take revenge. The people of Kapal Village in Mengwi however will throw tipat-bantal (rice patties) at each other while dancing merrily and those who are struck continue to dance without missing a beat and without the slightest thought of revenge.

Actually what is known as the ‘tipat-bantal war ‘ is a tradition that is carried out every year in the month of Sasih Kapat, that lands in September or October. This traditional ‘war’ is related to the agricultural life of Kapal Village as is performed as an expression of gratitude to God for the abundant harvest.

The tipat-bantal war is centered around the Desa and Puseh Temples of Kapal. Here, Tipat (diamond-shaped glutenous rice patty wrapped in pleated pandanus leaf) are interpreted as a symbol of feminine energy (pradhana) while bantal (same contents in an elongated shape) symbolize masculine energy (purusha) and both repre-

Kites play a role as cross-cultural unifier

DENPASAR - Kites can become a universal language to bring together various generations coming from different countries around the world. This was stated by the President of the NPO World Kids Museum of Japan, Hiromichi Nagata.

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To strengthen the unity, the NPO World Kids Museum of Japan made cooperation with the Bali Post Media Group to organize a kite workshop at the Bale Banjar Shankara at Jalan Danau Toba 7, Sanur, Friday (Aug. 19).

In order to strengthen the unity, the NPO World Kids Museum of Japan made cooperation with the Bali Post Media Group to organize a kite workshop at the Bale Banjar Shankara at Jalan Danau Toba 7, Sanur, Friday (Aug. 19).

“We take five kids from Japan to participate in this event.

We do hope they can associate and interact one other. This can definitely increase the knowledge of both sides and strengthen friendship,” said Hiromichi.

The workshop also involved schoolchildren of Denpasar coming from the SDN 2 Sanur, SDN 6 Sanur, SDN 11 Sanur and SD Saraswati 3 Denpasar elementary school. They are guided by I Ketut Sura from Dharmawangsa Kite, a kite club in Denpasar.

“This activity is very good to stimulate children’s interest to re-love traditional sporting, especially kites. Hopefully, in the future there will be more and more events like this,” said Ketut Sura.

One of the participants from Japan, Sonomi Takhashi, admitted to be very happy to learn how to make a kite. “I am quite fortunate to be able to come to Bali, make new friends and learn to make kites,” added this 10-year-old child.

Having been created, the works of the children were then flown on Segara Beach. “This is a real education, so that it does not only take place in the classroom. Children will get a new experience to go to the field,” said Hiromichi.

He also hoped that more children and more countries could be involved in similar events so that the objectives of this event to unite all nations can be realized. (kmb33)

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sent mother earth whose physical form is the soil. In short, food is signified as the main weapon that is used defend life itself.

The tipat-bantal war tradition is said to have begun with the arrival of Ki Kebo Iwa who came to Kapal village on assignment from the King of Bali at the time; Asta Sura Ratna Bhumi Banten to repair the village Purusadha Temple. However, Kapal village was suffering a famine at the time and a chaotic and pathetic condition was overwhelming the villagers.

Ki Kebo Iwa eventually invoked instruction from the Creator by meditation at the Purusadha Temple. In his meditation, he received a revelation from Hyang Pasupati instructing the local residents to implement Aci Rah Pengangon or Aci Rare Angon by presenting

tipat-bantal. Both of these offerings served as the symbol of the source of life – the absences of which had caused the famine.

Ever since then, this interesting ritual has been routinely performed with people gathering in front of Kapal Village’s Temple, where they divide themselves into two groups. Each group has tipat and bantal ‘weapons’ and after being instructed by the village authorities the two teams start throwing the rice patties at each other accompanied by the sound of Baleganjur gamelan music and the striking of the kulkul (traditional split wooden percussion instrument/tool).

The battle begins in the middle courtyard of the temple and then moves to the outer courtyard and finally onto the street with tipat or bantal wizzing like bullets as they are thrown blindly by the partici-

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pants in a trance like state. Many of the men engaged in battle are shirtless though they all wear customary clothing (headscarf, sarong and selempot ).

Although the rice patties must be thrown northward and southward, some of the participants will ignorantly throw the tipat-bantal at those watching the spectacle, but everyone seems happy and excited about the whole thing. Interestingly, despite being hit rather hard by the tipat-bantal, no one is ever injured and in fact those who are struck laugh vivaciously.

The war lasts for about 30 minutes and ends with the ‘warriors’ shaking hands in forgiveness and everyone clearing the area of rice patty debris with many people taking home bits of the ‘shrapnel’ to disperse in the moors and paddy fields.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

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Whee! Niagara Falls latest natural wonder to add zip line

NIAGARA Falls is the latest natural wonder to add a zip line, offering honeymooners and everyone else the chance to take an adrenaline-pumping plunge toward churning mist at speeds topping 40 mph.

The elevated cable rides have evolved from a novel way to explore jungle canopies to almost necessary additions to lure tourists in the 21st century to established destinations. It’s a trend that’s exposed a rift between those who approach nature like contemplative monks and others who require an extreme, Indiana Jones-style experience.

“We can’t make these into museums,” argued Tom Benson, co-founder and chief experience officer at WildPlay Element Parks, which built the Niagara Falls zip line. “How do you take a teenager and get them away from a game console to something that is going to capture their imagination?”

The booming popularity of commercial zip lines over the past five years — there are at least 200 in the United States alone — means more people are experiencing nature in a way that would make Thoreau dizzy.

They can ride above the tree line at New River Gorge in West Virginia, over California’s Catalina Island, above lush Hawaiian landscapes and in view of Denali in Alaska.

A zip line ride in Mexico’s Copper Canyon runs more than 1 ½ miles, one in Nepal has a drop of 2,000 feet, and another in Sun City, South Africa, boasts top speeds of 100 mph.

“You feel all this air rushing past you, it’s this great almost roller coaster-esque feeling,” Quillan Brady said after riding on the new Eagle Flyer zip line at Lake George in New York’s Adirondacks. “But really, what I think makes it is looking around and seeing all this natural New York beauty.”

Niagara Falls-area resident James Bannister doesn’t quite see it that way. To him, the new zip line there amounts to a “circus midwaystyle attraction.”

“Every once in a while somebody comes along and says, ‘Boy,

you could build another great attraction here!’ As if the falls itself wasn’t enough of an attraction,” Bannister said.

Zip line fans say it’s still possible to marvel at nature while whizzing above it at highway speeds.

At Niagara Falls, WildPlay’s Benson said his four lines angling 2,200 feet along the Canadian side of the gorge were designed to be sensitive to the local environment.

Catalina Island’s zip line makes stops for presentations at designated “eco-stations.” And riders of the Lake George zip line who were questioned after their rides said they had a new perspective on the natural wonder.

The owner of the Lake George line, Ralph Macchio Sr. (father of the “Karate Kid” actor with the same name), said he got the idea for his attraction by gazing out from atop the majestic Adirondack peaks.

“I thought, ‘Gee, if you could look at it like you were flying like a bird and get that view, that would be an Adirondack experience,’” Macchio said. “And that’s why I built the zip line.” (ap)

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In this July 19, 2016 photo provided by WildPlay Ltd., tourists suspended above the water from zip lines make their way at speeds of up to 40 mph toward the the mist of the Horseshoe Falls, on the Ontario side of Niagara Falls. The overhead cables have evolved from a fun way to explore jungle canopies to trendy additions for long-established outdoor destinations.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

In Demulih village farmers are still applying traditional methods such as the use of manual harvesting thresher.

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Less arrangement and promotion

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In this April 15, 2014 file photo, a cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana greets visitors as they enter the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington.

Rare Tyrannosaurus rex skull arrives at Seattle museum SEATTLE — Paleontologists with Seattle’s Burke Museum have unearthed the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived more than 66 million years ago, including a rare nearly complete 4-foot long skull.

The remarkable discovery includes the dinosaur’s vertebrae, ribs, hips and lower jaw bones, and represents about 20 percent of the meat-eating predator.

Several dozen scientists, volunteers, students and others worked over the summer to excavate the bones in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, a site well known for fossil finds.

The team later encased the massive skull in a protective plaster cast, lifted the 2,500-pound load onto a flatbed truck with the help of local Montana ranchers and drove it to Seattle. The skull was unloaded at the Burke Museum Thursday.

The plaster-covered skull will be on display to the public for several weeks starting Saturday. Over the next year, paleontologists will painstakingly work on removing the rock around the skull.

Scientists estimate the dinosaur is 85 percent the size of the largest T. rex discovered and, based on the size of its skull, lived about 15 years. They believe this T. rex roamed the earth in the late Cretaceous period.

There are only 14 other nearly

complete T. rex skulls that have been found, the museum said.

“We think the Tufts-Love Rex is going to be an iconic specimen for the Burke Museum and the state of Washington and will be a must-see for dinosaur researchers as well,” Gregory Wilson, a University of Washington biology professor and adjunct curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke Museum, said in a statement. He led the expedition team.

The T. rex is named after two museum paleontology volunteers, Jason Love and Luke Tufts, who were combing for fossils when they came across large fossilized vertebrae sticking out of a rocky hillside last summer.

The two were with a team collecting fossils as part of the Hell Creek Project, currently led by Wilson and started by Jack Horner, who discovered the world’s first dinosaur embryos, and Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft chief technology officer who is a Burke Museum research associate.

The team knew the fossils belonged to a meat-eating dinosaur because of the large size and appearance of the bones, but they weren’t sure whether it was a T. rex. They didn’t have the chance to excavate further until this summer when they returned to the site. (ap)

Demulih tourism village just becomes a crossing of travelers

DEMULIH village in Susut has been established as a tourism village by the government of Bangli last year. It is inseparable from the potential owned, such as the subak (traditional irrigation cooperative) and customs. Having run for a year, how does it develop? Is there any impact of this program on the community?

Demulih is one of the villages in Susut subdistrict. It is located in the west of Bangli town and bordered with Sangsang River. This village bordered with Gianyar district offers a fascinating natural beauty.

The overlay of paddy field looks very spacious. Harmonious blend of green and yellow paddies exudes a beauty, so that it increasingly

emits the striking rural atmosphere.

In addition, farmers are still applying traditional methods such as the use of manual harvesting thresher.

Another potential possessed is the Demulih Hill. From this location, visitors can see more beautiful scenery. Not only that, this village has dozens of temples that are appropriate for spiritual activities.

Besides, local people virtually hold never-ending religious ceremonies.

Headman of Demulih, I Nyoman Wijana, stated that armed with the potential the government of Bangli district declared it into a tourism village in 2015. It was highly welcomed because it was considered to draw tourist visit. Having run for a year, the village is indeed visited by cycling travelers. However, they just make a regular pass. They do not do shopping or seeing the potential, let alone stop by at stalls owned by local residents. “Every day, there are dozens of passing travelers in their

cycling tour. Unfortunately, it has no impact on the community. They are just crossing,” he said, Friday (Aug. 19).

This less developed tourism village is alleged to happen due to lack of maximum arrangement and the campaign carried out by the district government. All this time, the government only focuses on some tourism villages. In terms of infrastructure, the village authority has actually been ready to handle. “If the district government is serious to establish tourism village, it needs a concern.

We are ready to support the program initiated and want to develop this

tourism village,” he said.

Further, Wijana added that apart from the arrangement, the less development of the tourism village also happens due to lack of public understanding on tourism field.

Therefore, it is required a sustainable coaching. This tourism village sits at very strategic location and is within easy reach from a number of attractions in Bangli and Gianyar.

“There are only a few tourism players here, but we cannot only rely on them. If possible, we hope the district government could provide coaching regarding the management,” he concluded. (sos)

Arrested, two foreigners alleged to get involved in cop murder

DENPASAR - Hard work of the special team established by the Chief of Bali Police, Sugeng Priyanto, to hunt down and investigate the murderer of police officer Wayan Sudarsa has got the results. Three days after the incident, a foreigner alleged to be the culprit with initial Dv was arrested in front of the Consul General of Australia, Renon. In the meantime, his girlfriend, Sr, was arrested in the Australian Consul General alleged to ask for protection, Friday (Aug. 19).

He told that the result of examining nine witnesses and evidences found at the crime scene lead to the

two foreigners. After that, the hunt continues. “At first, they stayed in a homestay at Legian. We checked to the location but they already checked out. They only stayed for one day at the homestay,” he said.

According to witnesses, said Sugeng, they moved to Jimbaran.

Finally they asked for protection to the Australian Consul General.

“Immediately we arrested them.

Now, they are being interrogated to match the witness statements and the evidence found at the scene,” said Sugeng.

“I have interrogated in person the woman (Sr), an Australian

citizen. She admitted that at the moment she was drunk so that she did not remember anything.

I asked her to remember it first.

Her testimonies are still going round and round. When dating, she claimed to miss her bag,” he said.

The police chief added that Dv was not willing to speak on the grounds of still waiting for a lawyer. “I do not offer him a lawyer.

He is a British citizen. At the moment he is being interrogated at the Denpasar Police,” said the former Division Head of International Relations at the National Police Headquarters. (kmb36)

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Three days after the incident, two of the culprit arrested.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Tanah Ampo cruise harbor abandoned

details, a total of IDR 69 billion is obtained from central government for the dock, IDR 17 billion from the province to establish the building and approximately IDR 15 billion from the district government for land acquisition. Next year, the central government is planned to give additional budget worth IDR 36 billion to build the breakwater.

“The building and pier remain good. Moreover, we have provided operating cost for the building maintenance worth IDR 18-20 million each year. Besides, the building has been equipped with an elevator but it is now dormant,” he regretted.

Kariyasa questioned why such amount of fund does not provide any benefits to the community until these days. Actually, there has been an effort to start chasing the trial from this August to September.

“Necessarily, each project should give benefits. But until now it does not give any benefits. It’s a pity on the building looking so nice and has spent large amount of budget,” he said.

A member of Commission III, I Kadek Nuartana, agreed that the abandonment of Tanah Ampo pier has caused the funds invested there to be unable to function optimally.

Since there are no cruise ships docking as planned in the Bali regional spatial plan (RTRWP), of course it does not achieve the objective to distribute the development.

“Automatically it has implications on the job opportunities.

Originally we’d like to create new job opportunities and then it can accommodate visitors. At the same time, it is expected to bring in a multiplier effect on Karangasem,” he said. (kmb32)

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Tanah Ampo harbor in Karangasem never operates so far.

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Show of European unity: Merkel, Hollande, Renzi meet to discuss gameplan

Never tested

DENPASAR - Tanah Ampo harbor in Karangasem never operates so far. Physical dock was actually completed in 2009 and the harbor building in 2012. All this time, the length of the pier only reaching 150 meters is often cited as the cause of cruise ships to be unable to dock there. When traced, the pier never tested seems to become the main cause why the harbor is abandoned.

“All this time the 150-meter long pier is considered inadequate, but should at least be 300 meters.

In fact, it is not the major factor because with the length of 150 meters the cruise ship can moor.

However, until now there has been no trial from 2009, so that there are rumors if the dock will be rocking,” said Secretary of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, via telephone amid the inspection by the legislators to the Tanah Ampo, Friday (Aug. 19).

Kariyasa added that such an issue eventually made the cruise ships not to dare move closer to the dock. He deeply regretted it.

Ideally, navigation test for cruise ship related to the feasibility of cruise ship to moor at the Tanah Ampo should have been done by the Benoa harbor master when the dock building was completed.

“Indeed, it needs a facility to raise passengers and breakwater.

But on one side, it is actually possible to do it, but in short it has never been tested. It is strange whereas this trial is important to get a recommendation for the cooperation with private sector,” he explained.

On the other hand, continued Kariyasa, the invested fund of IDR 100 billion has become in vain. In

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NAPLES - The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will meet on Monday to discuss how to keep the European project together in the second set of talks between the premiers of the euro zone’s three largest economies since Britain’s shock vote to leave the bloc.

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Aside from taken advantage for vegetable, the bok choy can also be processed to make juice.

In fact bok choy can be cultivated at Pecatu

PECATU area being famous as arid region with a thin layer of soil and difficult to get water has always been abandoned by its farmers. Due to this condition, many people shift profession from agriculture to other sectors. Since the 1980s, local people are no longer interested in becoming farmers.

As a result, many ancestral heritages are neglected. Due to this condition, other professions are considered more promising and some farmers decided to take resettlement program to outside the region. This proves that the interest of local people is actually farming so that they are willing to go far and leave Pecatu village to maintain their profession as a farmer.

Indeed, a lot of land has been sold today, while some others contract out their land because there is no solution for farmers what they can develop on the land in order to give life. The most fatal problem is that people are not proud of becoming a farmer. Moreover, their children are embarrassed when their parents are called farmers.

Due to this reason, the Malini Foundation started to develop the concept of organic agriculture on the arid land in the region of Pecatu

with the use of polybags to deal with minimal soil conditions and water problem.

According to I Wayan Tana as the founder of Malini Foundation, the use of polybags is to develop vegetable crops such as bok choy or mustard to get fantastic results.

With 5,000 polybags, he only requires 200 square meters of land and within 26 days can produce 400 to 500 kg of bok choy. “Currently we have also disseminated this information to farmer groups in the region of Pecatu. With this pattern, people are now starting to get interested in developing agriculture with this system,” he said.

Thus, added Tana, the first solution for daily need of farmers can be resolved only by 200 square meters of land. He hoped that local residents will also be able to develop this system in each household. The system is said to be very simple

because the maintenance is very easy as it only needs to water in the morning and afternoon. “Although so far receiving no financial support from various parties including the government, we have started from a small environment such as household,” he concluded.

Aside from taken advantage for vegetable, he added the bok choy can also be processed to make juice. This is done to deal with his children that do not like to eat vegetables. Therefore, he currently continues to campaign of drinking juice movement among children in the region of Pecatu.

In addition to cultivating bok choy plant, he is also currently beginning to cultivate other vegetable crops such as tomatoes, carrots and fruits. In the future, Wayan Tana wanted to be able to develop crops like apples and pears in the region of Pecatu. “We want to develop fruits like apples and pears at Pecatu so that we do not necessarily depend on products from outside Bali. To that end, we need the support of all parties including the government,” he hoped. (kmb23)

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on an island off the coast of Naples ahead of September’s EU summit called to discuss reverberations from the Brexit vote.

Officials in Brussels and Berlin fear the June 23 vote could lead to a referendum in the Netherlands - a founding member of the union - on whether to also leave the bloc.

“Monday aims to show the unity of Europe’s three biggest countries, but not to create a specific club,” a French diplomatic source said, noting that the aim was to prepare for the groundwork for the forthcoming Bratislava summit.

Faced with existential risks, Merkel wants to cement “a better Europe” rather than forge ahead with “more Europe”. Renzi wants Italy to have a strong voice in how the bloc’s future is shaped after Brexit and, according to the French diplomatic source, Hollande wants an EU-wide investment plan to be

doubled.

The three leaders differ over how to boost economic growth - which slowed across the 28-nation bloc in the second quarter and stagnated in France and Italy - and cut unemployment.

France supports Renzi’s push for expansionary measures and against austerity, Germany is likely to oppose any undermining of Europe’s deficit and the debt constraints that Italy and France have struggled to comply with.

Italy is eager for greater European consolidation in the wake of Brexit, but Merkel is more concerned about preserving the integrity of the eventual 27-member bloc.

For her it will be the beginning of a whirlwind week of meetings with other European governments that will see her travel to four countries and receive leaders from another eight.

“The goal must first of all be to preserve the status quo and to prevent a further disintegration of the EU-27,” said one EU diplomat. (rtr)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 17, 2016.

Firefighters largely control California blaze as other fire threatens historic mansion

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A firefighting helicopter makes a drop close to power lines to protect homes during the Blue Cut fire in San Bernardino County, California, U.S. August 17, 2016.

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters had a Southern California wildfire mostly surrounded on Saturday, allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return to their houses as another fire further north moved perilously close to the historic Hearst Castle, officials said.

The Blue Cut fire, named after a narrow gorge where it ignited about 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Los Angeles on Tuesday in an area called the Cajon Pass, has burned more than 37,000 acres (15,000 hectares) and destroyed 105 homes and 213 outbuildings, said fire information officer Mike Lopez.

At its height, the blaze forced authorities to order more than 80,000 residents to evacuate their homes.

But with the fire 73 percent contained, many residents were allowed to return home, Lopez said. Overnight, firefighters built strong containment lines near Wrightwood, which allowed residents of that ski resort town to

repopulate the area on Saturday, he said.

Residents of 7,000 other homes in the Cajon Pass area were still potentially in the path of the fire, which is burning in heavy brush, and they remained under evacuation orders, Lopez said.

“We feel confident we can keep continuing this aggressive attack,” he said in a telephone interview.

Nearly 2,700 firefighters and crew were battling the wildfire, their efforts amplified by more than two dozen water-dropping airplanes and helicopters, according to tracking website InciWeb. gov.

Less than 300 miles (483 km) to the northwest, a week-old blaze called the Chimney Fire threatened the historic Hearst Castle, the former mansion of the late newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, in San Simeon.

Fire information officer Ron Oatman could not immediately say how close the blaze was to

Hearst Castle, but he said the main body of flames was moving away from the landmark.

Officials suspended tours of Hearst Castle due to poor air quality, according to a message on Twitter from the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

“It hasn’t reached the point that we would call for evacuations” of staff members, Oatman said.

The Chimney Fire had burned nearly 20,000 acres (8,094 hectares) and 46 structures and firefighters have built containment lines around 35 percent of it, officials said.

The causes of both blazes were under investigation.

Nearly 30 major blazes have burned some 530 square miles (1,373 square kms) in eight Western states this week, as prolonged drought and unusually hot weather have intensified wildfire season, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, said. (rtr)

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Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarises locals SARAJEVO - Abdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a flat to escape the summer heat at home in Kuwait, one of thousands of new Gulf buyers whose investment has polarized local opinion.

They discovered mountainous Bosnia, where half the population is Muslim, after the Arab Spring which destabilised many traditional holiday destinations such as Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. The trend has picked up with more direct flights, new resorts and the end of visa restrictions.

Estate agents and local businesses have welcomed the economic boost. But in a secular country where many Muslims drink alcohol and wear European-style clothing, the arrival of a Saudi-built mall where no alcohol is sold and the sight of burqas and traditional Arab robes is worrying for some.

“People from the Middle East come here because of the nature and good weather, and very cheap prices for property and other goods,” said 28-year old Sanousi, who works in the media industry in Kuwait.

“Many Muslims feel it’s a good place for them, they feel they are

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with their people, they feel comfortable here,” he said in the gated resort that is inhabited mostly by Gulf visitors. It was built by a Kuwaiti investor and opened last year.

The number of visitors from the United Arab Emirates surged to 13,000 in the first seven months of this year from 7,265 last year, according to hotel data from the Sarajevo tourist board. In 2010, there were only 65 visitors from the UAE. Bosnia does not have a national tourism authority and data on land purchases is patchy in the Balkan country which has a fragmented government system.

Unofficial estimates put the total number of Arab tourists at between 50,000-60,000 a year, with about a quarter buying property.

The visitors bring much needed cast to the economy which has not recovered from the 1990s war.

But many local Muslims, who pray only at mosques or at home, were shocked when a group of Arab men dressed in traditional robes prayed outdoors at a popular weekend resort near Sarajevo last year. Others have been upset by a Saudi-funded mall that serves no alcohol or pork. (rtr)

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Dubbed as the Lake Toba Charm Independence Day Carnival (KKPDT), the event is expected to increase the attractiveness of the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

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Vendors wait for customers in a popular tourist area named “Khan el-Khalili” at al-Hussein and Al-Azhar districts in old Islamic Cairo, Egypt August 18, 2016. Picture taken August 18, 2016.

In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford

CAIRO - A few years ago Imad would not have imagined himself queuing in the Cairo sun for a weekly ration of subsidised baby milk. But rising prices mean his civil servant’s salary barely lasts the month and the government is tightening its belt further.

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Tourists from the Middle East ride a boat through Sarajevo Resort in Osenik near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 10, 2016. Picture taken August 10, 2016.

“Electricity is up, food is up.

The only thing that doesn’t rise in Egypt is people’s pay yet all they talk about is cutting subsidies,” said Imad, smartly-dressed like many in the line.

Squeezed by economic and political turmoil since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are preparing for a new era of austerity.

The reforms are part of a programme to cut the budget deficit and rebalance currency markets promised to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure $12 billion of

lending over three years.

But political opposition to measures involving subsidy cuts, devaluation and new taxes while tens of millions rely on state-subsidised food, make the programme ambitious.

The cost of failure, say economists, is high. The budget deficit is near 10 percent of GDP. Inflation is 14 percent. A shortage of foreign currency has hit imports.

Foreign investors are unable to repatriate profit and some are shutting shop, hit by capital and import

controls imposed over the last 18 months.

Businesses are unable to secure enough foreign currency to import components or pay a premium above 40 percent to obtain dollars on the black market. They talk of survival not growth.

“It’s very clear that circumstances have led Egypt to really need IMF support... it will have to make changes to ensure the implementation of the plan it presented to the IMF,’ said Angus Blair, chief operating officer of Pharos Holding.

“The system in Egypt, as in overall governance, is slow... and this is a reform programme that calls for quick action and bravery, especially because some of the impact will be inflationary.” (rtr)

Lake Toba organizes carnival to boost tourism

JAKARTA - Indonesias largest lake of Toba is organizing a two day-carnival in conjunction with the 71st anniversary of Indonesias Independence Day to promote North Sumatras tourism.

Dubbed as the Lake Toba Charm Independence Day Carnival (KKPDT), the event is expected to increase the attractiveness of the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

Lake Toba is the most popular tourist destination in Sumatra.

Therefore, the Ministry of Tourism is speeding up the development of various tourist destinations in North Sumatra with Lake Toba as its tourism icon, to attract local and foreign tourists.

“North Sumatra Province has a lot of attractive tourist destinations that need to be developed. After all, a presidential regulation on Lake Toba Tourism Management Authority Board was also established

last June,” Tourism Minister Arief Yahya told the press in Parapat, in North Sumatra Saturday.

The minister made these remarks in connection with the Lake Toba Charm Independence Day Carnival (KKPDT) on August 20 and 21, 2016. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will open the carnival Sunday.

The authority board is assigned to accelerate the development of Lake Toba, which is one of the countrys 10 prime tourist destinations, Minister Yahya said.

For the holding of the carnival, the Ministry of Tourism have made preparations over the past several days.

Minister Arief Yahya visited the office of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Panjaitan in Jakarta Thursday to discuss preparations for holding the carnival.

“We discussed preparations for the holding of the carnival. We and the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan will leave (for North Sumatra) tomorrow. Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has arrived in Toba,” Minister Arief said at the office of the coordinating minister for maritime affairs on Thursday.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will open the carnival activities on the second day in Balige, Arief further said. On the first day, the organizers will present a music concert and a people fiesta on a floating stage in Parapat, he added. (ant)

JAKARTA - The governments reported plan to significantly hike cigarette prices has sparked pros and cons reactions from various circles such as cigarette industries, lawmakers and other quarters.

Chairman of the Indonesian White Cigarette Producers Association (Gaprindo), Muhaimin Moefti, expressed worries that the plan if implemented would harm cigarette industries. Some factories can face bankruptcy and close down.

The significant price increases can reduce industries sales turnover as cigarette consumption by low-income people will decline. It can also lead financially weak addicted smokers to commit crimes.

The normal prices of cigarettes currently range from Rp15,000 to Rp25,000 (US$1,13 - US$18.05) per pack. The government is planning to raise prices up to about Rp50,000 (US$36.10) per pack.

This means that a smoker who consumes one pack of cigarettes a day would spend some Rp1.5 million per month for cigarettes, a price which is higher than the workers monthly basic minimum wage of Rp1.4 million in West Nusa Tenggara Province, for instance.

“Cigarettes price is higher than the salary of an auxiliary teacher,” Zaki Nur Salim said on his Facebook wall.

After all, bankruptcy of cigarette industries will also harm state revenues as cigarettes/tobacco taxes contribute the largest portion of the countrys tax receipts. Cigarette taxes in the state budget amount to R141.7 trillion and contribute 52.7 percent to the countrys overall tax revenues.

“No matter what kind of goods they are, they will have adverse impacts if their prices are increased too high,” Muhaimin Moefti was quoted by Indoberita.com online media as saying on Saturday.

Therefore, Mukhamad Misbakhun, a member of Commission XI on financial affairs of the House of Representatives (DPR) warned the government to be cautious with regard to its plan to increase cigarette price to Rp50,000 per pack.

According to Misbakhun, if the price of cigarettes is raised by Rp50,000 per pack, it will cause many cigarette factories to close down and thousands of workers will lose jobs. It will in the end affect small, medium and large scale industries.

“Small scale cigarettes industries are already facing heavy burden as the government also imposes a higher rate of cigarette excise band which is regarded as less protective to industries interest.

Misbakhun who is a politician of the Golkar Party explained that if cigarette factories were closed down, millions of workers will lose jobs. Thus, it will increase the number of those living under the poverty line. The fate of tobacco farmers also becomes uncertain as factories absorbing their products are losing business. (ant)

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The governments reported plan to significantly hike cigarette prices has sparked pros and cons reactions from various circles such as cigarette industries, lawmakers and other quarters.

Govt to upgrade runway of Silangit Airport

SIMALUNGUN - The Government has decided to upgrade the runway of Silangit Airport to support the tourism development of Lake Toba.

The runway would be lengthen to 2,650 meters and widen to 45 meters, Coordinating Minister for

Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said here, on Saturday evening, after attending a limited cabinet meeting.

Currently, the runway is 2,400 meters long and 30 meters wide.

The airport is expected to be able to accommodate Boeing 737 800

aircraft after being upgraded.

Besides, the runway of Sibisa Airport in Toba Samosir District will be lengthened to 2,250 meters so Boeing 737 500 could land on it, the minister noted. The Sibisa Airport now has runway measuring 750 meters long and 23 meters wide.

“The meeting was actually not over, it will be finalized on Sunday.

The President wants to personally see the location of Lake Toba Authority,” Pandjaitan said.

The government also plans to build a 87 km-long toll road from Pematang Siantar to Simalungun in 2017.

“It will be easier because over 50 km of the toll road covers land belonging to PTPN (state plantation company). So, we hope that the construction of toll road from Medan up to here will be fully completed in 2019,” the minister said. (ant)

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Bombing at wedding party in southern Turkey kills at least 50 GAZIANTEP - At least 50 people were killed on Saturday when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives among people dancing on the street at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the local governor’s office said.

President Tayyip Erdogan said it was likely that Islamic State militants carried out the late-night attack, the deadliest bombing this year in Turkey which faces threats from militants at home and across the border with Syria.

Celebrations were coming to an end and some families had already left when the blast tore through partygoers, and women and children were among those who had died, witnesses said.

Blood stains and burns marked the walls of the narrow lane where the wedding party was attacked.

Women in white and checkered scarves cried, sitting crosslegged and waiting outside the morgue for word on missing relatives.

“The celebrations were coming to an end and there was a big explosion among people dancing,” said 25-year-old Veli Can. “There was blood and body parts everywhere.”

The local governor’s office said in a statement 50 people were killed in the bombing, and more wounded were still being treated in hospitals around the province.

A prosecutor’s office said they had found a destroyed suicide vest at the blast site.

The bride and groom survived the attack, though the groom was wounded, a local official said. It had been a traditional henna night, a celebration held by the bride’s family before the wedding itself when henna paint is applied to the guests.

At least 12 people were buried on Sunday, but other funerals would have to wait because many of the victims were blown to pieces and DNA forensics tests would be needed to identify them, security sources said.

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or HDP, said in a statement that the wedding was for

one of its members, and women and children had been among those killed.

Mahmut Togrul, an HDP lawmaker from Gaziantep, around 40 km (25 miles) north of the border with Syria, told Reuters it was a Kurdish wedding. Islamic State has been blamed for suicide bombings on Kurdish gatherings in the past as militants try to stir ethnic tensions.

“It was carried out like an atrocity,” witness Ibrahim Ozdemir said.

“We want to end these massacres.

We are in pain, especially the women and children.”

Turkey is still tense after an attempted coup on July 15 which Ankara blames on U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. He has denied the charge.

It was the deadliest attack since October last year, when suicide bombers killed 100 people after they attacked a rally of pro-Kurdish and labour activists outside Ankara’s main train station.

Three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers killed 44 people at Istanbul’s main airport in June. (rtr)

REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Women mourn as they wait in front of a hospital morgue in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, after a suspected bomber targeted a wedding celebration in the city, Turkey, August 21, 2016.

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Jason LeBlanc carries a mirror through flood waters outside of his house in Sorrento, Louisiana, U.S., August 20, 2016.

Trump tours flooded Louisiana, Obama to visit next week

BATON ROUGE - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump toured flood-battered Louisiana on Friday, shrugging off the Democratic state governor’s plea for politicians not to stop in areas affected by deadly rains.

President Barack Obama said he was also eager for a firsthand look at the damage done by floods that damaged more than 40,000 homes and killed at least 13 people, announcing plans to visit Baton Rouge on Tuesday.

Obama’s travel requires a massive retinue of Secret Service agents and assistance from local and state law enforcement officials, so the White House usually waits to visit disaster zones to avoid tying up police and emergency resources needed elsewhere.

On Friday, Trump’s motorcade drove past piles of possessions and building materials that had been ripped out of flooded homes en route to Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in a hard-hit portion of East Baton Rouge Parish.

“You’re going to be fine,” Trump told several dozen supporters gathered outside, many asking for autographs and selfies.

The deluge that dumped more than 2-1/2 feet (0.76 metre) on parts of Louisiana has been described as the worst U.S. disaster since Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Trump told reporters he came to help out, joined by vice presidential running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, in a visit to a state that is typically a Republican stronghold in presidential elections.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards’ office, however, had said Trump did not call to discuss plans.

“We welcome him to (Louisiana), but not for a photo op,” the governor’s office said in a statement, urging Trump to volunteer or make “a sizable donation.”

Trump told reporters he believed Obama should have cut short a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in New England to visit the area of flood devastation.

Trump told reporters he believed Obama should have cut short a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in New England to visit the area of flood devastation.

Some Louisianans and others, using the hashtag #wheresobama and #laflood on Twitter, had urged Obama to visit, and Baton Rouge’s newspaper, The Advocate, voiced a similar view in an editorial published on Wednesday. (http://bit. ly/2bDpiiP) Obama’s vacation is due to end on Sunday. The White House said the president’s advisers had determined, in consultation with state officials, that Tuesday was an appropriate time to visit. (rtr)

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Gold winner Mohamed Farah (GBR) of Britain celebrates.

TABANAN - Besikalung Temple located in the mountains of southern slopes of Mount Batukaru. In this area, including territorial Jatiluwih area.

But the temples are in pengempon area Ulu village Adat, village Babahan, Penebel District, Tabanan regency. Location temple if taken from Denpasar to reach approximately 50 km to the south side of Mount Batukaru.

Although not many sources that can be used as a handle on the history of the establishment of this temple, but there is some information that can be used as an alternative to the origin of Pura. First Source: Inscription Babahan Caka I that many 839 (917 M) that are stored in the Pura village Adat Jambelangu Puseh Bolangan lists sentence which reads Cala Silunglung Kaklungan Pangulumbigyan.

Where is this word can mean, holy Bale (Cala Silunglung), and ritual cleansing kaklungan (Pangulumbigyan). Of the sentence is very possible that the name Iron Necklace comes from the word ‘Cala Silunglung’ that changes reference to a ‘Sikalung’ then go back to change Besikalung.

Meanwhile, the second source comes from the existing heritage Linga in the main palinggih (great). (IBP/net)

Farah does the double, US clean up

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RIO DE JANEIRO - Briton Mo Farah joined the ranks of the all-time distance greats on Saturday by becoming just the second man to retain both Olympic track long distance titles after adding a brilliant 5,000m gold to his 10,000 at the Rio Games.

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On a sparkling final night of athletics, Matthew Centrowitz won a shock 1,500m gold for the United States, their first in the event since 1908. The nation also won both 4x400m relays to stretch their winning margin in the track and field medal count.

Caster Semenya cruised to victory in the women’s 800m, Germany’s Thomas Roehler won the javelin and 37-year-old high jumper Ruth Beitia won Spain’s first Olympic gold in women’s athletics.

The Rio athletics programme closes with the men’s marathon on Sunday.

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aside after his triple-triple heroics had dominated the first nine days of action, Farah took centre stage for his double-double to emulate Finland’s Lasse Viren (1972 and 1976).

Having also done the double twice at the world championships, Farah proved he is up there with the best endurance performers of all time.

He never looked like being beaten on Saturday, winning gold with a consummate display of control and finishing power.

“To do it again is incredible,” said Farah. “I have that drive, it’s just me.

“I can’t quite believe it. I wished

for just one medal as a junior. It has been a long journey but if you dream of something, have ambitions and are willing to work hard then you can get your dreams.”

Centrowitz might have been dreaming of a minor medal but found himself in the box seat with a brilliant tactical run in the 1,500 and had too much finishing speed for defending champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria.

“Doing my victory lap, I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” Centrowitz said.

There was no shock in the women’s 800m where Semenya delivered gold, the first Olympic athletics title for a South African woman in 64 years, having looked unbeatable all year and having to deal with the pressure of questions over her gender. (rtr)

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte admitted to Brazil’s largest broadcaster Saturday night that he had exaggerated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio - but insisted he did not lie.

In an interview aired on Globo TV after the proud soccer country won its first Olympic gold in a penalty shootout, Lochte apologized to the nation.

“I’m sorry,” one of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers said. “Brazil doesn’t deserve that.”

The Olympian insisted that he was a victim of extortion because he was forced by armed guards to hand over money.

“I wasn’t lying to a certain extent,” he said. “I over-exaggerated what was happening to me.”

The tale of a gunpoint robbery in Rio initially embarrassed Brazil, which had suffered a series of assaults against visiting government ministers, athletes and tourists, until local police accused Lochte, 32, of making it up to cover up vandalizing a gas station.

Lochte’s interview with the Globo TV network aired after the Brazil versus Germany game. The soccer match was expected to attract a record number of viewers, many of whom stayed on to watch Lochte speak to the nation.

Excerpts of an interview with Lochte by Matt Lauer also aired on “NBC” Saturday night.

In that interview, he apologized to his swimming teammates, Jimmy Feigen, 26, Jack Conger, 21, and Gunnar Bentz, 20, who police stopped from leaving Brazil over the incident.

When asked what he was feeling when he saw his teammates taken off a plane and held back in Brazil, Lochte responded by saying he was “hurt.”

“I mean I let my team down and you know, I don’t want them to think I left them out to dry,” he said.

He said he had waited until his teammates returned to the U.S. before speaking again about the incident. (rtr)

Courtesy Globo TV via REUTERS

In this still image from video Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ryan Lochte of the U.S. gives an interview to Globo TV at their studios in New York City, August 20, 2016.

Centrowitz ends America’s long wait for 1,500m gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - American Matthew Centrowitz pulled off a shock victory in the 1,500m final on Saturday, stunning pre-race favourite Asbel Kiprop of Kenya to secure his country’s first gold medal in the event since 1908.

In the run-up to the Games few expected the 26-year-old to challenge for a medal as

all the focus was on Kenya’s former Olympic champion Kiprop, who had won the last three world titles.

But after a pedestrian race that was won in a time 24 seconds outside world record pace, Centrowitz held off defending champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria to cross the line in 3:50:00.

“It’s been a dream come true,” Centrowitz told reporters. “Doing my victory lap, I literally kept screaming to everyone I know ‘Are you kidding me?’”

Britain’s double 1,500m Olympic champion Sebastian Coe, the current IAAF President, awarded the gold medal to Centrowitz.

“Seb Coe came up to me and said ‘Welcome to the club’, which I thought was very cool,” Centrowitz said.

Centrowitz, who won a world championship bronze in 2011 and silver in 2013, ran the final lap in 50.62 seconds to take gold in a field stacked with African talent. (rtr)

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Sp rt Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal RIO DE JANEIRO - Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil’s first men’s football gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday.

Brazil had lost the Olympic final three times - in 1984, 1988 and 2012 - but they finally got the gold they craved on a dramatic night at the Maracana stadium in which they outplayed the Germans but were saved three times by the woodwork.

Neymar had put the hosts ahead with a superb free kick after 27 minutes but Germany captain Maximilian Meyer equalised just before the hour to take the game into the extra period at 1-1.

There were no more goals so the match went to penalties with Nils Petersen missing Germany’s fifth spot kick leaving Neymar, who appeared to injure himself late in the game, to limp up and coolly score from the spot to send the capacity crowd wild.

The victory gave Brazil a measure of revenge for their humiliating 7-1 defeat by eventual World Cup winners Germany in the semi-finals on home soil in 2014 - a game the frustrated Neymar had to watch

from the sidelines due to injury.

“Yesterday we were criticised,” the 24year-old Barcelona forward said in reference to Brazil’s poor start to the Olympic tournament in which the home side drew 0-0 with South Africa and Iraq. “We have replied with good football.”

Brazil coach Rogerio Micale added: “We had players who were extremely dedicated, professional and with great technical skill. I’ll leave here with the sensation of having done my duty.”

The win means a unified Germany are now the only World Cup winners never to have won the Olympic gold medal and the loss robbed them of a chance to complete the male and female double after their women’s team beat Sweden 2-1 on Friday.

With a passionate crowd behind them, Brazil took the game to their opponents and dominated possession and territory.

However, they struggled to make

Neymar (BRA) of Brazil celebrates scoring the last penalty shootout.

chances and it was the Germans who almost opened the scoring after 10 minutes when Julian Brandt smacked the bar with a lovely curling shot from outside the box.

Brazil kept pushing forward and just before the half-hour mark they got the goal that their play deserved.

Neymar was brought down almost 25 metres from goal and, although the angle was tight, he curled a spectacular strike into the net off the underside of Timo Horn’s bar.

The goal shook Germany into action and they pushed forward more and hit the bar twice more before the half was out.

Brazil still looked the hungrier side but it was Germany who got the next goal with an hour gone. Jeremy Toljan sent in a low cross from the right and captain Maximilian Meyer swept home a lovely finish from about 10 metres.

Gabriel Jesus almost put Brazil ahead when he touched a Renato Augusto cross wide after 64 minutes and Felipe Anderson should have given the hosts the lead 13 minutes later but he was caught in possession with only the keeper to beat. (rtr)

REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Liverpool not for sale despite Chinese interest source LONDON - The American owners of Liverpool, one of the most famous teams in English soccer, are not planning to sell, a senior source at the club said on Sunday, after reports that a Chinese-backed consortium wanted to buy a sizeable stake.

There were no active discussions involving Fenway Sports Group, the Boston-based owners, and the English Premier League club had received no bid, added the source who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the subject.

The source restated the club’s position that its owners would listen to any expressions of interest from potential investors in Liverpool but move forward only with the right partner.

Chinese companies are increasingly interested in buying up stakes in European soccer clubs not only as good investments but also a way to help President Xi Jinping’s bid to raise the profile of the sport in China.

Chinese groups announced deals this month to buy Italy’s AC Milan, English Premier League West Bromwich Albion and second-tier French side Auxerre.

Liverpool have won the English league title 18 times but the last of those triumphs was in 1990 before the Premier League was set up.

Clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City, bankrolled by wealthy owners from Russia and the Gulf, have overtaken them in recent years.

The Financial Times reported that Liverpool’s owners had hired an investment bank to advise on the possible sale of a sizeable stake to a partnership between Everbright, a Chinese stateowned financial conglomerate, and PCP Capital Partners, run by financier Amanda Staveley.

Earlier this week, chairman Tom Werner denied Liverpool were up for sale while chief executive Ian Ayre said the club were not engaged in investment discussions with anyone.

The source said that did not mean there was no interest in the club.

Liverpool, whose backers also own the Boston Red Sox baseball team, are just completing redevelopment work to increase the capacity of their famous Anfield stadium to 54,000.

A spokesman for the British government, which under new Prime Minister Theresa May has said it will review a Chinese-backed nuclear energy project, declined to comment on the report, saying it was a matter for Liverpool’s owners.

Other recent recipients of Chinese backing include English clubs Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Inter Milan while Manchester City and Atletico Madrid have significant minority investments from the country.

The sale of AC Milan was the most highprofile of the recent spate of Chinese investments but any deal for Liverpool, the world’s ninth richest club by revenue according to Deloitte, is almost certain to eclipse that. (rtr)

Barca in preliminary agreement with Man City to sell Bravo BARCELONA - Claudio Bravo seems poised to become a Manchester City player after Barcelona said on Saturday they had reached a “preliminary agreement” for the sale of the Chile captain.

If the transfer goes through it is likely to mean City’s out-of-favour England goalkeeper Joe Hart will leave the club in a loan deal or a permanent move.

Bravo made 32 league starts last season to help Barca win La Liga and featured in Saturday’s 6-2 rout of Real Betis.

“We have a preliminary agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Claudio Bravo,” technical secretary Robert Fernandez told the club’s TV channel.

“But before we open the door we have to sign a goalkeeper.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Albert Gea

Barcelona’s Claudio Bravo poses with the Spanish SuperCup trophy.

Leicester fume after Arsenal stalemate

LEICESTER - Leicester City and Arsenal are still searching for their first Premier League wins of the season after sharing a 0-0 draw on Saturday, with the champions left fuming after two penalty appeals were denied.

A staid first half came to life in the final minutes when Danny Drinkwater was felled by Laurent Koscielny but referee Mark Clattenburg waved away frantic ap-

peals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, prompting a cacophony of boos from the home fans.

“I think I toed the ball a little,” said Koscielny. “I don’t think it was a penalty.”

Substitute Ahmed Musa was then brought down by Hector Bellerin in the 88th minute as Leicester’s counter-attacking pace put Arsenal under pressure, only for Clattenburg to again wave

Reuters / Darren Staples

Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater shoots from a free kick.

play on.

“I don’t want to talk about the decisions,” said City boss Claudio Ranieri. “The managers make mistakes, the referees make mistakes, the players make mistakes.”

Arsenal defender Rob Holding was unconvinced that Leicester were hard done by. “(Musa) went down hoping for it,” said the young centre back. “I think it was the right decision.”

Arsenal offered more attacking purpose in a tight opening 45 minutes although they did little to trouble Leicester’s defensive unit.

The hosts were rocked by an injury to debutant Nampalys Mendy in the 53rd minute.

Bellerin and Theo Walcott then forced sharp saves from City keeper Kasper Schmeichel although Vardy also fired over the bar after another Leicester breakaway.

“They kept a lot of possession but we created clear chances,” said Ranieri.

The game could have gone either way late on with both teams setting up dangerous attacks.

“I am very happy,” added Ranieri. “It was a draw but I think our fans enjoyed the match.” (rtr)

Chelsea character delights Conte after comeback success

LONDON - New manager Antonio Conte is confident Chelsea are steadily rediscovering their spirit after they rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Italian has already outlined a determination to boost the belief of the 2015 champions after they finished a miserable 10th last season.

“I feel good because I saw the right commitment, the right spirit from my team,” Conte told the BBC. “This game wasn’t easy because we were 1-0 down.

“I’m pleased to see the reaction from my players.”

Substitute Michy Batshuayi and Diego Costa struck late to cancel out Etienne Capoue’s opener for Watford, giving Chelsea their second victory in as many league games this season.

“This win is very important for us as it gives everyone confidence,” Conte said. “It is wrong to come to Watford and to think it’s very simple to win.

“In the first half I saw a good balance between the teams. I think we showed a great intensity in the second half and we pushed them a lot...we must understand we have to fight together.”

Chelsea host Bristol Rovers in the League Cup on Tuesday before welcoming Burnley to Stamford Bridge on Saturday. (rtr)

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Sp rt Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal RIO DE JANEIRO - Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil’s first men’s football gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday.

Brazil had lost the Olympic final three times - in 1984, 1988 and 2012 - but they finally got the gold they craved on a dramatic night at the Maracana stadium in which they outplayed the Germans but were saved three times by the woodwork.

Neymar had put the hosts ahead with a superb free kick after 27 minutes but Germany captain Maximilian Meyer equalised just before the hour to take the game into the extra period at 1-1.

There were no more goals so the match went to penalties with Nils Petersen missing Germany’s fifth spot kick leaving Neymar, who appeared to injure himself late in the game, to limp up and coolly score from the spot to send the capacity crowd wild.

The victory gave Brazil a measure of revenge for their humiliating 7-1 defeat by eventual World Cup winners Germany in the semi-finals on home soil in 2014 - a game the frustrated Neymar had to watch

from the sidelines due to injury.

“Yesterday we were criticised,” the 24year-old Barcelona forward said in reference to Brazil’s poor start to the Olympic tournament in which the home side drew 0-0 with South Africa and Iraq. “We have replied with good football.”

Brazil coach Rogerio Micale added: “We had players who were extremely dedicated, professional and with great technical skill. I’ll leave here with the sensation of having done my duty.”

The win means a unified Germany are now the only World Cup winners never to have won the Olympic gold medal and the loss robbed them of a chance to complete the male and female double after their women’s team beat Sweden 2-1 on Friday.

With a passionate crowd behind them, Brazil took the game to their opponents and dominated possession and territory.

However, they struggled to make

Neymar (BRA) of Brazil celebrates scoring the last penalty shootout.

chances and it was the Germans who almost opened the scoring after 10 minutes when Julian Brandt smacked the bar with a lovely curling shot from outside the box.

Brazil kept pushing forward and just before the half-hour mark they got the goal that their play deserved.

Neymar was brought down almost 25 metres from goal and, although the angle was tight, he curled a spectacular strike into the net off the underside of Timo Horn’s bar.

The goal shook Germany into action and they pushed forward more and hit the bar twice more before the half was out.

Brazil still looked the hungrier side but it was Germany who got the next goal with an hour gone. Jeremy Toljan sent in a low cross from the right and captain Maximilian Meyer swept home a lovely finish from about 10 metres.

Gabriel Jesus almost put Brazil ahead when he touched a Renato Augusto cross wide after 64 minutes and Felipe Anderson should have given the hosts the lead 13 minutes later but he was caught in possession with only the keeper to beat. (rtr)

REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Liverpool not for sale despite Chinese interest source LONDON - The American owners of Liverpool, one of the most famous teams in English soccer, are not planning to sell, a senior source at the club said on Sunday, after reports that a Chinese-backed consortium wanted to buy a sizeable stake.

There were no active discussions involving Fenway Sports Group, the Boston-based owners, and the English Premier League club had received no bid, added the source who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the subject.

The source restated the club’s position that its owners would listen to any expressions of interest from potential investors in Liverpool but move forward only with the right partner.

Chinese companies are increasingly interested in buying up stakes in European soccer clubs not only as good investments but also a way to help President Xi Jinping’s bid to raise the profile of the sport in China.

Chinese groups announced deals this month to buy Italy’s AC Milan, English Premier League West Bromwich Albion and second-tier French side Auxerre.

Liverpool have won the English league title 18 times but the last of those triumphs was in 1990 before the Premier League was set up.

Clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City, bankrolled by wealthy owners from Russia and the Gulf, have overtaken them in recent years.

The Financial Times reported that Liverpool’s owners had hired an investment bank to advise on the possible sale of a sizeable stake to a partnership between Everbright, a Chinese stateowned financial conglomerate, and PCP Capital Partners, run by financier Amanda Staveley.

Earlier this week, chairman Tom Werner denied Liverpool were up for sale while chief executive Ian Ayre said the club were not engaged in investment discussions with anyone.

The source said that did not mean there was no interest in the club.

Liverpool, whose backers also own the Boston Red Sox baseball team, are just completing redevelopment work to increase the capacity of their famous Anfield stadium to 54,000.

A spokesman for the British government, which under new Prime Minister Theresa May has said it will review a Chinese-backed nuclear energy project, declined to comment on the report, saying it was a matter for Liverpool’s owners.

Other recent recipients of Chinese backing include English clubs Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Inter Milan while Manchester City and Atletico Madrid have significant minority investments from the country.

The sale of AC Milan was the most highprofile of the recent spate of Chinese investments but any deal for Liverpool, the world’s ninth richest club by revenue according to Deloitte, is almost certain to eclipse that. (rtr)

Barca in preliminary agreement with Man City to sell Bravo BARCELONA - Claudio Bravo seems poised to become a Manchester City player after Barcelona said on Saturday they had reached a “preliminary agreement” for the sale of the Chile captain.

If the transfer goes through it is likely to mean City’s out-of-favour England goalkeeper Joe Hart will leave the club in a loan deal or a permanent move.

Bravo made 32 league starts last season to help Barca win La Liga and featured in Saturday’s 6-2 rout of Real Betis.

“We have a preliminary agreement with Manchester City for the transfer of Claudio Bravo,” technical secretary Robert Fernandez told the club’s TV channel.

“But before we open the door we have to sign a goalkeeper.” (rtr)

REUTERS/Albert Gea

Barcelona’s Claudio Bravo poses with the Spanish SuperCup trophy.

Leicester fume after Arsenal stalemate

LEICESTER - Leicester City and Arsenal are still searching for their first Premier League wins of the season after sharing a 0-0 draw on Saturday, with the champions left fuming after two penalty appeals were denied.

A staid first half came to life in the final minutes when Danny Drinkwater was felled by Laurent Koscielny but referee Mark Clattenburg waved away frantic ap-

peals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, prompting a cacophony of boos from the home fans.

“I think I toed the ball a little,” said Koscielny. “I don’t think it was a penalty.”

Substitute Ahmed Musa was then brought down by Hector Bellerin in the 88th minute as Leicester’s counter-attacking pace put Arsenal under pressure, only for Clattenburg to again wave

Reuters / Darren Staples

Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater shoots from a free kick.

play on.

“I don’t want to talk about the decisions,” said City boss Claudio Ranieri. “The managers make mistakes, the referees make mistakes, the players make mistakes.”

Arsenal defender Rob Holding was unconvinced that Leicester were hard done by. “(Musa) went down hoping for it,” said the young centre back. “I think it was the right decision.”

Arsenal offered more attacking purpose in a tight opening 45 minutes although they did little to trouble Leicester’s defensive unit.

The hosts were rocked by an injury to debutant Nampalys Mendy in the 53rd minute.

Bellerin and Theo Walcott then forced sharp saves from City keeper Kasper Schmeichel although Vardy also fired over the bar after another Leicester breakaway.

“They kept a lot of possession but we created clear chances,” said Ranieri.

The game could have gone either way late on with both teams setting up dangerous attacks.

“I am very happy,” added Ranieri. “It was a draw but I think our fans enjoyed the match.” (rtr)

Chelsea character delights Conte after comeback success

LONDON - New manager Antonio Conte is confident Chelsea are steadily rediscovering their spirit after they rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Italian has already outlined a determination to boost the belief of the 2015 champions after they finished a miserable 10th last season.

“I feel good because I saw the right commitment, the right spirit from my team,” Conte told the BBC. “This game wasn’t easy because we were 1-0 down.

“I’m pleased to see the reaction from my players.”

Substitute Michy Batshuayi and Diego Costa struck late to cancel out Etienne Capoue’s opener for Watford, giving Chelsea their second victory in as many league games this season.

“This win is very important for us as it gives everyone confidence,” Conte said. “It is wrong to come to Watford and to think it’s very simple to win.

“In the first half I saw a good balance between the teams. I think we showed a great intensity in the second half and we pushed them a lot...we must understand we have to fight together.”

Chelsea host Bristol Rovers in the League Cup on Tuesday before welcoming Burnley to Stamford Bridge on Saturday. (rtr)

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Besikalung Temple

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Monday, August 22, 2016

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US swimmer Lochte apologizes to Brazil on national TV

Gold winner Mohamed Farah (GBR) of Britain celebrates.

TABANAN - Besikalung Temple located in the mountains of southern slopes of Mount Batukaru. In this area, including territorial Jatiluwih area.

But the temples are in pengempon area Ulu village Adat, village Babahan, Penebel District, Tabanan regency. Location temple if taken from Denpasar to reach approximately 50 km to the south side of Mount Batukaru.

Although not many sources that can be used as a handle on the history of the establishment of this temple, but there is some information that can be used as an alternative to the origin of Pura. First Source: Inscription Babahan Caka I that many 839 (917 M) that are stored in the Pura village Adat Jambelangu Puseh Bolangan lists sentence which reads Cala Silunglung Kaklungan Pangulumbigyan.

Where is this word can mean, holy Bale (Cala Silunglung), and ritual cleansing kaklungan (Pangulumbigyan). Of the sentence is very possible that the name Iron Necklace comes from the word ‘Cala Silunglung’ that changes reference to a ‘Sikalung’ then go back to change Besikalung.

Meanwhile, the second source comes from the existing heritage Linga in the main palinggih (great). (IBP/net)

Farah does the double, US clean up

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RIO DE JANEIRO - Briton Mo Farah joined the ranks of the all-time distance greats on Saturday by becoming just the second man to retain both Olympic track long distance titles after adding a brilliant 5,000m gold to his 10,000 at the Rio Games.

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On a sparkling final night of athletics, Matthew Centrowitz won a shock 1,500m gold for the United States, their first in the event since 1908. The nation also won both 4x400m relays to stretch their winning margin in the track and field medal count.

Caster Semenya cruised to victory in the women’s 800m, Germany’s Thomas Roehler won the javelin and 37-year-old high jumper Ruth Beitia won Spain’s first Olympic gold in women’s athletics.

The Rio athletics programme closes with the men’s marathon on Sunday.

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aside after his triple-triple heroics had dominated the first nine days of action, Farah took centre stage for his double-double to emulate Finland’s Lasse Viren (1972 and 1976).

Having also done the double twice at the world championships, Farah proved he is up there with the best endurance performers of all time.

He never looked like being beaten on Saturday, winning gold with a consummate display of control and finishing power.

“To do it again is incredible,” said Farah. “I have that drive, it’s just me.

“I can’t quite believe it. I wished

for just one medal as a junior. It has been a long journey but if you dream of something, have ambitions and are willing to work hard then you can get your dreams.”

Centrowitz might have been dreaming of a minor medal but found himself in the box seat with a brilliant tactical run in the 1,500 and had too much finishing speed for defending champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria.

“Doing my victory lap, I literally kept screaming to everyone I know, ‘Are you kidding me?’” Centrowitz said.

There was no shock in the women’s 800m where Semenya delivered gold, the first Olympic athletics title for a South African woman in 64 years, having looked unbeatable all year and having to deal with the pressure of questions over her gender. (rtr)

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte admitted to Brazil’s largest broadcaster Saturday night that he had exaggerated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio - but insisted he did not lie.

In an interview aired on Globo TV after the proud soccer country won its first Olympic gold in a penalty shootout, Lochte apologized to the nation.

“I’m sorry,” one of America’s most decorated Olympic swimmers said. “Brazil doesn’t deserve that.”

The Olympian insisted that he was a victim of extortion because he was forced by armed guards to hand over money.

“I wasn’t lying to a certain extent,” he said. “I over-exaggerated what was happening to me.”

The tale of a gunpoint robbery in Rio initially embarrassed Brazil, which had suffered a series of assaults against visiting government ministers, athletes and tourists, until local police accused Lochte, 32, of making it up to cover up vandalizing a gas station.

Lochte’s interview with the Globo TV network aired after the Brazil versus Germany game. The soccer match was expected to attract a record number of viewers, many of whom stayed on to watch Lochte speak to the nation.

Excerpts of an interview with Lochte by Matt Lauer also aired on “NBC” Saturday night.

In that interview, he apologized to his swimming teammates, Jimmy Feigen, 26, Jack Conger, 21, and Gunnar Bentz, 20, who police stopped from leaving Brazil over the incident.

When asked what he was feeling when he saw his teammates taken off a plane and held back in Brazil, Lochte responded by saying he was “hurt.”

“I mean I let my team down and you know, I don’t want them to think I left them out to dry,” he said.

He said he had waited until his teammates returned to the U.S. before speaking again about the incident. (rtr)

Courtesy Globo TV via REUTERS

In this still image from video Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ryan Lochte of the U.S. gives an interview to Globo TV at their studios in New York City, August 20, 2016.

Centrowitz ends America’s long wait for 1,500m gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - American Matthew Centrowitz pulled off a shock victory in the 1,500m final on Saturday, stunning pre-race favourite Asbel Kiprop of Kenya to secure his country’s first gold medal in the event since 1908.

In the run-up to the Games few expected the 26-year-old to challenge for a medal as

all the focus was on Kenya’s former Olympic champion Kiprop, who had won the last three world titles.

But after a pedestrian race that was won in a time 24 seconds outside world record pace, Centrowitz held off defending champion Taoufik Makhloufi of Algeria to cross the line in 3:50:00.

“It’s been a dream come true,” Centrowitz told reporters. “Doing my victory lap, I literally kept screaming to everyone I know ‘Are you kidding me?’”

Britain’s double 1,500m Olympic champion Sebastian Coe, the current IAAF President, awarded the gold medal to Centrowitz.

“Seb Coe came up to me and said ‘Welcome to the club’, which I thought was very cool,” Centrowitz said.

Centrowitz, who won a world championship bronze in 2011 and silver in 2013, ran the final lap in 50.62 seconds to take gold in a field stacked with African talent. (rtr)

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Bombing at wedding party in southern Turkey kills at least 50 GAZIANTEP - At least 50 people were killed on Saturday when a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives among people dancing on the street at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the local governor’s office said.

President Tayyip Erdogan said it was likely that Islamic State militants carried out the late-night attack, the deadliest bombing this year in Turkey which faces threats from militants at home and across the border with Syria.

Celebrations were coming to an end and some families had already left when the blast tore through partygoers, and women and children were among those who had died, witnesses said.

Blood stains and burns marked the walls of the narrow lane where the wedding party was attacked.

Women in white and checkered scarves cried, sitting crosslegged and waiting outside the morgue for word on missing relatives.

“The celebrations were coming to an end and there was a big explosion among people dancing,” said 25-year-old Veli Can. “There was blood and body parts everywhere.”

The local governor’s office said in a statement 50 people were killed in the bombing, and more wounded were still being treated in hospitals around the province.

A prosecutor’s office said they had found a destroyed suicide vest at the blast site.

The bride and groom survived the attack, though the groom was wounded, a local official said. It had been a traditional henna night, a celebration held by the bride’s family before the wedding itself when henna paint is applied to the guests.

At least 12 people were buried on Sunday, but other funerals would have to wait because many of the victims were blown to pieces and DNA forensics tests would be needed to identify them, security sources said.

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party, or HDP, said in a statement that the wedding was for

one of its members, and women and children had been among those killed.

Mahmut Togrul, an HDP lawmaker from Gaziantep, around 40 km (25 miles) north of the border with Syria, told Reuters it was a Kurdish wedding. Islamic State has been blamed for suicide bombings on Kurdish gatherings in the past as militants try to stir ethnic tensions.

“It was carried out like an atrocity,” witness Ibrahim Ozdemir said.

“We want to end these massacres.

We are in pain, especially the women and children.”

Turkey is still tense after an attempted coup on July 15 which Ankara blames on U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. He has denied the charge.

It was the deadliest attack since October last year, when suicide bombers killed 100 people after they attacked a rally of pro-Kurdish and labour activists outside Ankara’s main train station.

Three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers killed 44 people at Istanbul’s main airport in June. (rtr)

REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Women mourn as they wait in front of a hospital morgue in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, after a suspected bomber targeted a wedding celebration in the city, Turkey, August 21, 2016.

REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

Jason LeBlanc carries a mirror through flood waters outside of his house in Sorrento, Louisiana, U.S., August 20, 2016.

Trump tours flooded Louisiana, Obama to visit next week

BATON ROUGE - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump toured flood-battered Louisiana on Friday, shrugging off the Democratic state governor’s plea for politicians not to stop in areas affected by deadly rains.

President Barack Obama said he was also eager for a firsthand look at the damage done by floods that damaged more than 40,000 homes and killed at least 13 people, announcing plans to visit Baton Rouge on Tuesday.

Obama’s travel requires a massive retinue of Secret Service agents and assistance from local and state law enforcement officials, so the White House usually waits to visit disaster zones to avoid tying up police and emergency resources needed elsewhere.

On Friday, Trump’s motorcade drove past piles of possessions and building materials that had been ripped out of flooded homes en route to Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in a hard-hit portion of East Baton Rouge Parish.

“You’re going to be fine,” Trump told several dozen supporters gathered outside, many asking for autographs and selfies.

The deluge that dumped more than 2-1/2 feet (0.76 metre) on parts of Louisiana has been described as the worst U.S. disaster since Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Trump told reporters he came to help out, joined by vice presidential running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, in a visit to a state that is typically a Republican stronghold in presidential elections.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards’ office, however, had said Trump did not call to discuss plans.

“We welcome him to (Louisiana), but not for a photo op,” the governor’s office said in a statement, urging Trump to volunteer or make “a sizable donation.”

Trump told reporters he believed Obama should have cut short a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in New England to visit the area of flood devastation.

Trump told reporters he believed Obama should have cut short a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in New England to visit the area of flood devastation.

Some Louisianans and others, using the hashtag #wheresobama and #laflood on Twitter, had urged Obama to visit, and Baton Rouge’s newspaper, The Advocate, voiced a similar view in an editorial published on Wednesday. (http://bit. ly/2bDpiiP) Obama’s vacation is due to end on Sunday. The White House said the president’s advisers had determined, in consultation with state officials, that Tuesday was an appropriate time to visit. (rtr)

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Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarises locals SARAJEVO - Abdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a flat to escape the summer heat at home in Kuwait, one of thousands of new Gulf buyers whose investment has polarized local opinion.

They discovered mountainous Bosnia, where half the population is Muslim, after the Arab Spring which destabilised many traditional holiday destinations such as Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. The trend has picked up with more direct flights, new resorts and the end of visa restrictions.

Estate agents and local businesses have welcomed the economic boost. But in a secular country where many Muslims drink alcohol and wear European-style clothing, the arrival of a Saudi-built mall where no alcohol is sold and the sight of burqas and traditional Arab robes is worrying for some.

“People from the Middle East come here because of the nature and good weather, and very cheap prices for property and other goods,” said 28-year old Sanousi, who works in the media industry in Kuwait.

“Many Muslims feel it’s a good place for them, they feel they are

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with their people, they feel comfortable here,” he said in the gated resort that is inhabited mostly by Gulf visitors. It was built by a Kuwaiti investor and opened last year.

The number of visitors from the United Arab Emirates surged to 13,000 in the first seven months of this year from 7,265 last year, according to hotel data from the Sarajevo tourist board. In 2010, there were only 65 visitors from the UAE. Bosnia does not have a national tourism authority and data on land purchases is patchy in the Balkan country which has a fragmented government system.

Unofficial estimates put the total number of Arab tourists at between 50,000-60,000 a year, with about a quarter buying property.

The visitors bring much needed cast to the economy which has not recovered from the 1990s war.

But many local Muslims, who pray only at mosques or at home, were shocked when a group of Arab men dressed in traditional robes prayed outdoors at a popular weekend resort near Sarajevo last year. Others have been upset by a Saudi-funded mall that serves no alcohol or pork. (rtr)

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Dubbed as the Lake Toba Charm Independence Day Carnival (KKPDT), the event is expected to increase the attractiveness of the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

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Vendors wait for customers in a popular tourist area named “Khan el-Khalili” at al-Hussein and Al-Azhar districts in old Islamic Cairo, Egypt August 18, 2016. Picture taken August 18, 2016.

In Egypt, IMF deal brings austerity few can afford

CAIRO - A few years ago Imad would not have imagined himself queuing in the Cairo sun for a weekly ration of subsidised baby milk. But rising prices mean his civil servant’s salary barely lasts the month and the government is tightening its belt further.

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Tourists from the Middle East ride a boat through Sarajevo Resort in Osenik near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 10, 2016. Picture taken August 10, 2016.

“Electricity is up, food is up.

The only thing that doesn’t rise in Egypt is people’s pay yet all they talk about is cutting subsidies,” said Imad, smartly-dressed like many in the line.

Squeezed by economic and political turmoil since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are preparing for a new era of austerity.

The reforms are part of a programme to cut the budget deficit and rebalance currency markets promised to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure $12 billion of

lending over three years.

But political opposition to measures involving subsidy cuts, devaluation and new taxes while tens of millions rely on state-subsidised food, make the programme ambitious.

The cost of failure, say economists, is high. The budget deficit is near 10 percent of GDP. Inflation is 14 percent. A shortage of foreign currency has hit imports.

Foreign investors are unable to repatriate profit and some are shutting shop, hit by capital and import

controls imposed over the last 18 months.

Businesses are unable to secure enough foreign currency to import components or pay a premium above 40 percent to obtain dollars on the black market. They talk of survival not growth.

“It’s very clear that circumstances have led Egypt to really need IMF support... it will have to make changes to ensure the implementation of the plan it presented to the IMF,’ said Angus Blair, chief operating officer of Pharos Holding.

“The system in Egypt, as in overall governance, is slow... and this is a reform programme that calls for quick action and bravery, especially because some of the impact will be inflationary.” (rtr)

Lake Toba organizes carnival to boost tourism

JAKARTA - Indonesias largest lake of Toba is organizing a two day-carnival in conjunction with the 71st anniversary of Indonesias Independence Day to promote North Sumatras tourism.

Dubbed as the Lake Toba Charm Independence Day Carnival (KKPDT), the event is expected to increase the attractiveness of the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

Lake Toba is the most popular tourist destination in Sumatra.

Therefore, the Ministry of Tourism is speeding up the development of various tourist destinations in North Sumatra with Lake Toba as its tourism icon, to attract local and foreign tourists.

“North Sumatra Province has a lot of attractive tourist destinations that need to be developed. After all, a presidential regulation on Lake Toba Tourism Management Authority Board was also established

last June,” Tourism Minister Arief Yahya told the press in Parapat, in North Sumatra Saturday.

The minister made these remarks in connection with the Lake Toba Charm Independence Day Carnival (KKPDT) on August 20 and 21, 2016. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will open the carnival Sunday.

The authority board is assigned to accelerate the development of Lake Toba, which is one of the countrys 10 prime tourist destinations, Minister Yahya said.

For the holding of the carnival, the Ministry of Tourism have made preparations over the past several days.

Minister Arief Yahya visited the office of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Panjaitan in Jakarta Thursday to discuss preparations for holding the carnival.

“We discussed preparations for the holding of the carnival. We and the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan will leave (for North Sumatra) tomorrow. Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has arrived in Toba,” Minister Arief said at the office of the coordinating minister for maritime affairs on Thursday.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will open the carnival activities on the second day in Balige, Arief further said. On the first day, the organizers will present a music concert and a people fiesta on a floating stage in Parapat, he added. (ant)

JAKARTA - The governments reported plan to significantly hike cigarette prices has sparked pros and cons reactions from various circles such as cigarette industries, lawmakers and other quarters.

Chairman of the Indonesian White Cigarette Producers Association (Gaprindo), Muhaimin Moefti, expressed worries that the plan if implemented would harm cigarette industries. Some factories can face bankruptcy and close down.

The significant price increases can reduce industries sales turnover as cigarette consumption by low-income people will decline. It can also lead financially weak addicted smokers to commit crimes.

The normal prices of cigarettes currently range from Rp15,000 to Rp25,000 (US$1,13 - US$18.05) per pack. The government is planning to raise prices up to about Rp50,000 (US$36.10) per pack.

This means that a smoker who consumes one pack of cigarettes a day would spend some Rp1.5 million per month for cigarettes, a price which is higher than the workers monthly basic minimum wage of Rp1.4 million in West Nusa Tenggara Province, for instance.

“Cigarettes price is higher than the salary of an auxiliary teacher,” Zaki Nur Salim said on his Facebook wall.

After all, bankruptcy of cigarette industries will also harm state revenues as cigarettes/tobacco taxes contribute the largest portion of the countrys tax receipts. Cigarette taxes in the state budget amount to R141.7 trillion and contribute 52.7 percent to the countrys overall tax revenues.

“No matter what kind of goods they are, they will have adverse impacts if their prices are increased too high,” Muhaimin Moefti was quoted by Indoberita.com online media as saying on Saturday.

Therefore, Mukhamad Misbakhun, a member of Commission XI on financial affairs of the House of Representatives (DPR) warned the government to be cautious with regard to its plan to increase cigarette price to Rp50,000 per pack.

According to Misbakhun, if the price of cigarettes is raised by Rp50,000 per pack, it will cause many cigarette factories to close down and thousands of workers will lose jobs. It will in the end affect small, medium and large scale industries.

“Small scale cigarettes industries are already facing heavy burden as the government also imposes a higher rate of cigarette excise band which is regarded as less protective to industries interest.

Misbakhun who is a politician of the Golkar Party explained that if cigarette factories were closed down, millions of workers will lose jobs. Thus, it will increase the number of those living under the poverty line. The fate of tobacco farmers also becomes uncertain as factories absorbing their products are losing business. (ant)

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The governments reported plan to significantly hike cigarette prices has sparked pros and cons reactions from various circles such as cigarette industries, lawmakers and other quarters.

Govt to upgrade runway of Silangit Airport

SIMALUNGUN - The Government has decided to upgrade the runway of Silangit Airport to support the tourism development of Lake Toba.

The runway would be lengthen to 2,650 meters and widen to 45 meters, Coordinating Minister for

Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said here, on Saturday evening, after attending a limited cabinet meeting.

Currently, the runway is 2,400 meters long and 30 meters wide.

The airport is expected to be able to accommodate Boeing 737 800

aircraft after being upgraded.

Besides, the runway of Sibisa Airport in Toba Samosir District will be lengthened to 2,250 meters so Boeing 737 500 could land on it, the minister noted. The Sibisa Airport now has runway measuring 750 meters long and 23 meters wide.

“The meeting was actually not over, it will be finalized on Sunday.

The President wants to personally see the location of Lake Toba Authority,” Pandjaitan said.

The government also plans to build a 87 km-long toll road from Pematang Siantar to Simalungun in 2017.

“It will be easier because over 50 km of the toll road covers land belonging to PTPN (state plantation company). So, we hope that the construction of toll road from Medan up to here will be fully completed in 2019,” the minister said. (ant)

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Tanah Ampo cruise harbor abandoned

details, a total of IDR 69 billion is obtained from central government for the dock, IDR 17 billion from the province to establish the building and approximately IDR 15 billion from the district government for land acquisition. Next year, the central government is planned to give additional budget worth IDR 36 billion to build the breakwater.

“The building and pier remain good. Moreover, we have provided operating cost for the building maintenance worth IDR 18-20 million each year. Besides, the building has been equipped with an elevator but it is now dormant,” he regretted.

Kariyasa questioned why such amount of fund does not provide any benefits to the community until these days. Actually, there has been an effort to start chasing the trial from this August to September.

“Necessarily, each project should give benefits. But until now it does not give any benefits. It’s a pity on the building looking so nice and has spent large amount of budget,” he said.

A member of Commission III, I Kadek Nuartana, agreed that the abandonment of Tanah Ampo pier has caused the funds invested there to be unable to function optimally.

Since there are no cruise ships docking as planned in the Bali regional spatial plan (RTRWP), of course it does not achieve the objective to distribute the development.

“Automatically it has implications on the job opportunities.

Originally we’d like to create new job opportunities and then it can accommodate visitors. At the same time, it is expected to bring in a multiplier effect on Karangasem,” he said. (kmb32)

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Tanah Ampo harbor in Karangasem never operates so far.

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Never tested

DENPASAR - Tanah Ampo harbor in Karangasem never operates so far. Physical dock was actually completed in 2009 and the harbor building in 2012. All this time, the length of the pier only reaching 150 meters is often cited as the cause of cruise ships to be unable to dock there. When traced, the pier never tested seems to become the main cause why the harbor is abandoned.

“All this time the 150-meter long pier is considered inadequate, but should at least be 300 meters.

In fact, it is not the major factor because with the length of 150 meters the cruise ship can moor.

However, until now there has been no trial from 2009, so that there are rumors if the dock will be rocking,” said Secretary of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, Ketut Kariyasa Adnyana, via telephone amid the inspection by the legislators to the Tanah Ampo, Friday (Aug. 19).

Kariyasa added that such an issue eventually made the cruise ships not to dare move closer to the dock. He deeply regretted it.

Ideally, navigation test for cruise ship related to the feasibility of cruise ship to moor at the Tanah Ampo should have been done by the Benoa harbor master when the dock building was completed.

“Indeed, it needs a facility to raise passengers and breakwater.

But on one side, it is actually possible to do it, but in short it has never been tested. It is strange whereas this trial is important to get a recommendation for the cooperation with private sector,” he explained.

On the other hand, continued Kariyasa, the invested fund of IDR 100 billion has become in vain. In

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NAPLES - The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will meet on Monday to discuss how to keep the European project together in the second set of talks between the premiers of the euro zone’s three largest economies since Britain’s shock vote to leave the bloc.

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Aside from taken advantage for vegetable, the bok choy can also be processed to make juice.

In fact bok choy can be cultivated at Pecatu

PECATU area being famous as arid region with a thin layer of soil and difficult to get water has always been abandoned by its farmers. Due to this condition, many people shift profession from agriculture to other sectors. Since the 1980s, local people are no longer interested in becoming farmers.

As a result, many ancestral heritages are neglected. Due to this condition, other professions are considered more promising and some farmers decided to take resettlement program to outside the region. This proves that the interest of local people is actually farming so that they are willing to go far and leave Pecatu village to maintain their profession as a farmer.

Indeed, a lot of land has been sold today, while some others contract out their land because there is no solution for farmers what they can develop on the land in order to give life. The most fatal problem is that people are not proud of becoming a farmer. Moreover, their children are embarrassed when their parents are called farmers.

Due to this reason, the Malini Foundation started to develop the concept of organic agriculture on the arid land in the region of Pecatu

with the use of polybags to deal with minimal soil conditions and water problem.

According to I Wayan Tana as the founder of Malini Foundation, the use of polybags is to develop vegetable crops such as bok choy or mustard to get fantastic results.

With 5,000 polybags, he only requires 200 square meters of land and within 26 days can produce 400 to 500 kg of bok choy. “Currently we have also disseminated this information to farmer groups in the region of Pecatu. With this pattern, people are now starting to get interested in developing agriculture with this system,” he said.

Thus, added Tana, the first solution for daily need of farmers can be resolved only by 200 square meters of land. He hoped that local residents will also be able to develop this system in each household. The system is said to be very simple

because the maintenance is very easy as it only needs to water in the morning and afternoon. “Although so far receiving no financial support from various parties including the government, we have started from a small environment such as household,” he concluded.

Aside from taken advantage for vegetable, he added the bok choy can also be processed to make juice. This is done to deal with his children that do not like to eat vegetables. Therefore, he currently continues to campaign of drinking juice movement among children in the region of Pecatu.

In addition to cultivating bok choy plant, he is also currently beginning to cultivate other vegetable crops such as tomatoes, carrots and fruits. In the future, Wayan Tana wanted to be able to develop crops like apples and pears in the region of Pecatu. “We want to develop fruits like apples and pears at Pecatu so that we do not necessarily depend on products from outside Bali. To that end, we need the support of all parties including the government,” he hoped. (kmb23)

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on an island off the coast of Naples ahead of September’s EU summit called to discuss reverberations from the Brexit vote.

Officials in Brussels and Berlin fear the June 23 vote could lead to a referendum in the Netherlands - a founding member of the union - on whether to also leave the bloc.

“Monday aims to show the unity of Europe’s three biggest countries, but not to create a specific club,” a French diplomatic source said, noting that the aim was to prepare for the groundwork for the forthcoming Bratislava summit.

Faced with existential risks, Merkel wants to cement “a better Europe” rather than forge ahead with “more Europe”. Renzi wants Italy to have a strong voice in how the bloc’s future is shaped after Brexit and, according to the French diplomatic source, Hollande wants an EU-wide investment plan to be

doubled.

The three leaders differ over how to boost economic growth - which slowed across the 28-nation bloc in the second quarter and stagnated in France and Italy - and cut unemployment.

France supports Renzi’s push for expansionary measures and against austerity, Germany is likely to oppose any undermining of Europe’s deficit and the debt constraints that Italy and France have struggled to comply with.

Italy is eager for greater European consolidation in the wake of Brexit, but Merkel is more concerned about preserving the integrity of the eventual 27-member bloc.

For her it will be the beginning of a whirlwind week of meetings with other European governments that will see her travel to four countries and receive leaders from another eight.

“The goal must first of all be to preserve the status quo and to prevent a further disintegration of the EU-27,” said one EU diplomat. (rtr)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 17, 2016.

Firefighters largely control California blaze as other fire threatens historic mansion

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A firefighting helicopter makes a drop close to power lines to protect homes during the Blue Cut fire in San Bernardino County, California, U.S. August 17, 2016.

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters had a Southern California wildfire mostly surrounded on Saturday, allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return to their houses as another fire further north moved perilously close to the historic Hearst Castle, officials said.

The Blue Cut fire, named after a narrow gorge where it ignited about 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Los Angeles on Tuesday in an area called the Cajon Pass, has burned more than 37,000 acres (15,000 hectares) and destroyed 105 homes and 213 outbuildings, said fire information officer Mike Lopez.

At its height, the blaze forced authorities to order more than 80,000 residents to evacuate their homes.

But with the fire 73 percent contained, many residents were allowed to return home, Lopez said. Overnight, firefighters built strong containment lines near Wrightwood, which allowed residents of that ski resort town to

repopulate the area on Saturday, he said.

Residents of 7,000 other homes in the Cajon Pass area were still potentially in the path of the fire, which is burning in heavy brush, and they remained under evacuation orders, Lopez said.

“We feel confident we can keep continuing this aggressive attack,” he said in a telephone interview.

Nearly 2,700 firefighters and crew were battling the wildfire, their efforts amplified by more than two dozen water-dropping airplanes and helicopters, according to tracking website InciWeb. gov.

Less than 300 miles (483 km) to the northwest, a week-old blaze called the Chimney Fire threatened the historic Hearst Castle, the former mansion of the late newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, in San Simeon.

Fire information officer Ron Oatman could not immediately say how close the blaze was to

Hearst Castle, but he said the main body of flames was moving away from the landmark.

Officials suspended tours of Hearst Castle due to poor air quality, according to a message on Twitter from the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

“It hasn’t reached the point that we would call for evacuations” of staff members, Oatman said.

The Chimney Fire had burned nearly 20,000 acres (8,094 hectares) and 46 structures and firefighters have built containment lines around 35 percent of it, officials said.

The causes of both blazes were under investigation.

Nearly 30 major blazes have burned some 530 square miles (1,373 square kms) in eight Western states this week, as prolonged drought and unusually hot weather have intensified wildfire season, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, said. (rtr)

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Whee! Niagara Falls latest natural wonder to add zip line

NIAGARA Falls is the latest natural wonder to add a zip line, offering honeymooners and everyone else the chance to take an adrenaline-pumping plunge toward churning mist at speeds topping 40 mph.

The elevated cable rides have evolved from a novel way to explore jungle canopies to almost necessary additions to lure tourists in the 21st century to established destinations. It’s a trend that’s exposed a rift between those who approach nature like contemplative monks and others who require an extreme, Indiana Jones-style experience.

“We can’t make these into museums,” argued Tom Benson, co-founder and chief experience officer at WildPlay Element Parks, which built the Niagara Falls zip line. “How do you take a teenager and get them away from a game console to something that is going to capture their imagination?”

The booming popularity of commercial zip lines over the past five years — there are at least 200 in the United States alone — means more people are experiencing nature in a way that would make Thoreau dizzy.

They can ride above the tree line at New River Gorge in West Virginia, over California’s Catalina Island, above lush Hawaiian landscapes and in view of Denali in Alaska.

A zip line ride in Mexico’s Copper Canyon runs more than 1 ½ miles, one in Nepal has a drop of 2,000 feet, and another in Sun City, South Africa, boasts top speeds of 100 mph.

“You feel all this air rushing past you, it’s this great almost roller coaster-esque feeling,” Quillan Brady said after riding on the new Eagle Flyer zip line at Lake George in New York’s Adirondacks. “But really, what I think makes it is looking around and seeing all this natural New York beauty.”

Niagara Falls-area resident James Bannister doesn’t quite see it that way. To him, the new zip line there amounts to a “circus midwaystyle attraction.”

“Every once in a while somebody comes along and says, ‘Boy,

you could build another great attraction here!’ As if the falls itself wasn’t enough of an attraction,” Bannister said.

Zip line fans say it’s still possible to marvel at nature while whizzing above it at highway speeds.

At Niagara Falls, WildPlay’s Benson said his four lines angling 2,200 feet along the Canadian side of the gorge were designed to be sensitive to the local environment.

Catalina Island’s zip line makes stops for presentations at designated “eco-stations.” And riders of the Lake George zip line who were questioned after their rides said they had a new perspective on the natural wonder.

The owner of the Lake George line, Ralph Macchio Sr. (father of the “Karate Kid” actor with the same name), said he got the idea for his attraction by gazing out from atop the majestic Adirondack peaks.

“I thought, ‘Gee, if you could look at it like you were flying like a bird and get that view, that would be an Adirondack experience,’” Macchio said. “And that’s why I built the zip line.” (ap)

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In this July 19, 2016 photo provided by WildPlay Ltd., tourists suspended above the water from zip lines make their way at speeds of up to 40 mph toward the the mist of the Horseshoe Falls, on the Ontario side of Niagara Falls. The overhead cables have evolved from a fun way to explore jungle canopies to trendy additions for long-established outdoor destinations.

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In Demulih village farmers are still applying traditional methods such as the use of manual harvesting thresher.

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Less arrangement and promotion

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In this April 15, 2014 file photo, a cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in Montana greets visitors as they enter the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington.

Rare Tyrannosaurus rex skull arrives at Seattle museum SEATTLE — Paleontologists with Seattle’s Burke Museum have unearthed the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived more than 66 million years ago, including a rare nearly complete 4-foot long skull.

The remarkable discovery includes the dinosaur’s vertebrae, ribs, hips and lower jaw bones, and represents about 20 percent of the meat-eating predator.

Several dozen scientists, volunteers, students and others worked over the summer to excavate the bones in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana, a site well known for fossil finds.

The team later encased the massive skull in a protective plaster cast, lifted the 2,500-pound load onto a flatbed truck with the help of local Montana ranchers and drove it to Seattle. The skull was unloaded at the Burke Museum Thursday.

The plaster-covered skull will be on display to the public for several weeks starting Saturday. Over the next year, paleontologists will painstakingly work on removing the rock around the skull.

Scientists estimate the dinosaur is 85 percent the size of the largest T. rex discovered and, based on the size of its skull, lived about 15 years. They believe this T. rex roamed the earth in the late Cretaceous period.

There are only 14 other nearly

complete T. rex skulls that have been found, the museum said.

“We think the Tufts-Love Rex is going to be an iconic specimen for the Burke Museum and the state of Washington and will be a must-see for dinosaur researchers as well,” Gregory Wilson, a University of Washington biology professor and adjunct curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke Museum, said in a statement. He led the expedition team.

The T. rex is named after two museum paleontology volunteers, Jason Love and Luke Tufts, who were combing for fossils when they came across large fossilized vertebrae sticking out of a rocky hillside last summer.

The two were with a team collecting fossils as part of the Hell Creek Project, currently led by Wilson and started by Jack Horner, who discovered the world’s first dinosaur embryos, and Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft chief technology officer who is a Burke Museum research associate.

The team knew the fossils belonged to a meat-eating dinosaur because of the large size and appearance of the bones, but they weren’t sure whether it was a T. rex. They didn’t have the chance to excavate further until this summer when they returned to the site. (ap)

Demulih tourism village just becomes a crossing of travelers

DEMULIH village in Susut has been established as a tourism village by the government of Bangli last year. It is inseparable from the potential owned, such as the subak (traditional irrigation cooperative) and customs. Having run for a year, how does it develop? Is there any impact of this program on the community?

Demulih is one of the villages in Susut subdistrict. It is located in the west of Bangli town and bordered with Sangsang River. This village bordered with Gianyar district offers a fascinating natural beauty.

The overlay of paddy field looks very spacious. Harmonious blend of green and yellow paddies exudes a beauty, so that it increasingly

emits the striking rural atmosphere.

In addition, farmers are still applying traditional methods such as the use of manual harvesting thresher.

Another potential possessed is the Demulih Hill. From this location, visitors can see more beautiful scenery. Not only that, this village has dozens of temples that are appropriate for spiritual activities.

Besides, local people virtually hold never-ending religious ceremonies.

Headman of Demulih, I Nyoman Wijana, stated that armed with the potential the government of Bangli district declared it into a tourism village in 2015. It was highly welcomed because it was considered to draw tourist visit. Having run for a year, the village is indeed visited by cycling travelers. However, they just make a regular pass. They do not do shopping or seeing the potential, let alone stop by at stalls owned by local residents. “Every day, there are dozens of passing travelers in their

cycling tour. Unfortunately, it has no impact on the community. They are just crossing,” he said, Friday (Aug. 19).

This less developed tourism village is alleged to happen due to lack of maximum arrangement and the campaign carried out by the district government. All this time, the government only focuses on some tourism villages. In terms of infrastructure, the village authority has actually been ready to handle. “If the district government is serious to establish tourism village, it needs a concern.

We are ready to support the program initiated and want to develop this

tourism village,” he said.

Further, Wijana added that apart from the arrangement, the less development of the tourism village also happens due to lack of public understanding on tourism field.

Therefore, it is required a sustainable coaching. This tourism village sits at very strategic location and is within easy reach from a number of attractions in Bangli and Gianyar.

“There are only a few tourism players here, but we cannot only rely on them. If possible, we hope the district government could provide coaching regarding the management,” he concluded. (sos)

Arrested, two foreigners alleged to get involved in cop murder

DENPASAR - Hard work of the special team established by the Chief of Bali Police, Sugeng Priyanto, to hunt down and investigate the murderer of police officer Wayan Sudarsa has got the results. Three days after the incident, a foreigner alleged to be the culprit with initial Dv was arrested in front of the Consul General of Australia, Renon. In the meantime, his girlfriend, Sr, was arrested in the Australian Consul General alleged to ask for protection, Friday (Aug. 19).

He told that the result of examining nine witnesses and evidences found at the crime scene lead to the

two foreigners. After that, the hunt continues. “At first, they stayed in a homestay at Legian. We checked to the location but they already checked out. They only stayed for one day at the homestay,” he said.

According to witnesses, said Sugeng, they moved to Jimbaran.

Finally they asked for protection to the Australian Consul General.

“Immediately we arrested them.

Now, they are being interrogated to match the witness statements and the evidence found at the scene,” said Sugeng.

“I have interrogated in person the woman (Sr), an Australian

citizen. She admitted that at the moment she was drunk so that she did not remember anything.

I asked her to remember it first.

Her testimonies are still going round and round. When dating, she claimed to miss her bag,” he said.

The police chief added that Dv was not willing to speak on the grounds of still waiting for a lawyer. “I do not offer him a lawyer.

He is a British citizen. At the moment he is being interrogated at the Denpasar Police,” said the former Division Head of International Relations at the National Police Headquarters. (kmb36)

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In the past three implementations of the usaba dangsil, the interval varied. As since 1938, the usaba dangsil could only be implemented 16 years later, precisely in 1954. After that, it was held back 15 years later in 1968, ten years later was held again in 1978 and the last was held in 2002. After having no longer been held in the interval of 24 years, this year is ultimately held again after the past 14 years.

The first test is on the melasti procession where Ida Bagus Selonding and Ida Batara put on yellow cloth and waistcloth. Hundreds of candidates of boy and girl have gathered at Pura Bale Agung temple from the morning. As usual in the tradition of this ancient village, they are not allowed to wear topless shirts. In the recent event, the candidates of boy and girl reached a total of 517 people. When at Pura Bale Agung, the first ritual to be undergone is to invoke blessing to Ida Batara Bagus Selonding.

Uniquely, it is done by passing under the palanquin of Ida Batara Bagus Selonding.

In the fasting period, the can-

didates of boy and girl are in the vanguard when escorting the pralingga or sanctified effigies on the melasti procession to the sea and then followed by customary villagers of Bungaya from 13 customary hamlets, residents of Gumang, Asak and Jungsri village. This is an initial and severe enough test for the boy and girl. Melasti procession from Bungaya village to the south sea of Bugbug village is not easy as must take a distance of approximately eight kilometers. The road access is also up and down.

Although quite far, the majority of boys and girls seem very ready for this first test. Though in fasting period, they can go through the melasti process well.

In fact, when arriving at the south sea, under the heat of the sun, they are strictly forbidden to eat snack haphazardly. Abstinence of fasting remains valid until the procession ends. The boys and girls of seven years upwards still look solemn in undergoing the melasti procession.

Moreover, when returning from the south sea to the Bale Agung temple of Bungaya they pass through quite heavy terrain with more ascending paths along the way amid the heat of the sun around 12:00. Although

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Tipat-Bantal War, a Unique Tradition from Kapal Village

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Just like getting into a new school, becoming boy and girl at this old village must also go through an orientation period. looking to shuffle, they still cannot eat and drink. It is indeed a risk in the first test when they have unanimously declared to be boy and girl of Bungaya village.

Secretary of the usaba dangsil committee, I Gede Adi Krisna Widana, confirmed if the candidates of boy and girl are requested to still maintain their physical and mental health so that they are able to follow the ritual procession to the end. The stage in the nine days ahead will be much more

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difficult and it takes sincerity and devotion. Thus, all the ceremonial processions lasting day and night can be passed through. “On Saturday (Aug. 20), they will follow the rehearsal procession and get a briefing from the committee at the Bale Agung so that they are more ready to be boy and girl in paying devotion at the customary village,” said one of the organizers, Gede Panca Adriawan.

For the sake of smooth procession of the boy and girl, chief of

Bungaya customary village, De Salah Sukata, has prepared a dispensation letter for those who are still attending school or working.

They are scheduled to follow the procession for 10 days from 26 August to September 4. Initiation for the new boy and girl will be held on August 26. Ritual committee of the usaba dangsil, Ida Bagus Wayan Jungutan, confirmed that after the initiation process, they will legitimately run the whole rituals at the traditional village. (gik)

USUALLY if something is thrown at us, we find it upsetting and may even want to take revenge.

The people of Kapal Village in Mengwi however will throw tipatbantal (rice patties) at each other while dancing merrily and those who are struck continue to dance without missing a beat and without the slightest thought of Usually if something is thrown at us, we find it upsetting and may even want to take revenge. The people of Kapal Village in Mengwi however will throw tipat-bantal (rice patties) at each other while dancing merrily and those who are struck continue to dance without missing a beat and without the slightest thought of revenge.

Actually what is known as the ‘tipat-bantal war ‘ is a tradition that is carried out every year in the month of Sasih Kapat, that lands in September or October. This traditional ‘war’ is related to the agricultural life of Kapal Village as is performed as an expression of gratitude to God for the abundant harvest.

The tipat-bantal war is centered around the Desa and Puseh Temples of Kapal. Here, Tipat (diamond-shaped glutenous rice patty wrapped in pleated pandanus leaf) are interpreted as a symbol of feminine energy (pradhana) while bantal (same contents in an elongated shape) symbolize masculine energy (purusha) and both repre-

Kites play a role as cross-cultural unifier

DENPASAR - Kites can become a universal language to bring together various generations coming from different countries around the world. This was stated by the President of the NPO World Kids Museum of Japan, Hiromichi Nagata.

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To strengthen the unity, the NPO World Kids Museum of Japan made cooperation with the Bali Post Media Group to organize a kite workshop at the Bale Banjar Shankara at Jalan Danau Toba 7, Sanur, Friday (Aug. 19).

In order to strengthen the unity, the NPO World Kids Museum of Japan made cooperation with the Bali Post Media Group to organize a kite workshop at the Bale Banjar Shankara at Jalan Danau Toba 7, Sanur, Friday (Aug. 19).

“We take five kids from Japan to participate in this event.

We do hope they can associate and interact one other. This can definitely increase the knowledge of both sides and strengthen friendship,” said Hiromichi.

The workshop also involved schoolchildren of Denpasar coming from the SDN 2 Sanur, SDN 6 Sanur, SDN 11 Sanur and SD Saraswati 3 Denpasar elementary school. They are guided by I Ketut Sura from Dharmawangsa Kite, a kite club in Denpasar.

“This activity is very good to stimulate children’s interest to re-love traditional sporting, especially kites. Hopefully, in the future there will be more and more events like this,” said Ketut Sura.

One of the participants from Japan, Sonomi Takhashi, admitted to be very happy to learn how to make a kite. “I am quite fortunate to be able to come to Bali, make new friends and learn to make kites,” added this 10-year-old child.

Having been created, the works of the children were then flown on Segara Beach. “This is a real education, so that it does not only take place in the classroom. Children will get a new experience to go to the field,” said Hiromichi.

He also hoped that more children and more countries could be involved in similar events so that the objectives of this event to unite all nations can be realized. (kmb33)

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sent mother earth whose physical form is the soil. In short, food is signified as the main weapon that is used defend life itself.

The tipat-bantal war tradition is said to have begun with the arrival of Ki Kebo Iwa who came to Kapal village on assignment from the King of Bali at the time; Asta Sura Ratna Bhumi Banten to repair the village Purusadha Temple. However, Kapal village was suffering a famine at the time and a chaotic and pathetic condition was overwhelming the villagers.

Ki Kebo Iwa eventually invoked instruction from the Creator by meditation at the Purusadha Temple. In his meditation, he received a revelation from Hyang Pasupati instructing the local residents to implement Aci Rah Pengangon or Aci Rare Angon by presenting

tipat-bantal. Both of these offerings served as the symbol of the source of life – the absences of which had caused the famine.

Ever since then, this interesting ritual has been routinely performed with people gathering in front of Kapal Village’s Temple, where they divide themselves into two groups. Each group has tipat and bantal ‘weapons’ and after being instructed by the village authorities the two teams start throwing the rice patties at each other accompanied by the sound of Baleganjur gamelan music and the striking of the kulkul (traditional split wooden percussion instrument/tool).

The battle begins in the middle courtyard of the temple and then moves to the outer courtyard and finally onto the street with tipat or bantal wizzing like bullets as they are thrown blindly by the partici-

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pants in a trance like state. Many of the men engaged in battle are shirtless though they all wear customary clothing (headscarf, sarong and selempot ).

Although the rice patties must be thrown northward and southward, some of the participants will ignorantly throw the tipat-bantal at those watching the spectacle, but everyone seems happy and excited about the whole thing. Interestingly, despite being hit rather hard by the tipat-bantal, no one is ever injured and in fact those who are struck laugh vivaciously.

The war lasts for about 30 minutes and ends with the ‘warriors’ shaking hands in forgiveness and everyone clearing the area of rice patty debris with many people taking home bits of the ‘shrapnel’ to disperse in the moors and paddy fields.

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Schwarzenegger says he wants world to be fitter

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Neymar hands Brazil precious football gold medal

HONG KONG - Arnold Schwarzenegger says being a bodybuilding champion, movie star and governor of California is not enough - he wants people to be fit too.

Schwarzenegger was unveiling the inaugural Arnold Classic Asia MultiSport Festival in Hong Kong.

The event, which will run until Sunday, features a range of activities such as fencing, bodybuilding, rugby, yoga, weightlifting, arm wrestling, chess and solving Rubik’s cube puzzles.

“To me, it was not only important to be a bodybuilding champion and to do movies and to be the governor, but also to use my power of influence to promote health and fitness all over the world,” Schwarzenegger told reporters. Schwarzenegger has held similar events elsewhere around the world. (rtr)

Unique procession of boy and girl at Bungaya

BEING boy and girl (truna and daha) at Bungaya customary village, Bebandem, Karangasem, is not as easy as imagined. Just like getting into a new school, becoming boy and girl at this old village must also go through an orientation period. Recruitment process of boy and girl can only be done coinciding with a series of the usaba dangsil ritual.

Readiness of local residents to be boy and girl should be tested on the first day of fasting on the melasti procession to the south sea at Bugbug village on August 17.

The process of being legitimate boy and girl at Bungaya village has become a very sacred ritual. Due to its sacredness, they are advised to ask for permission first to school or workplace at least for ten days. Moreover, the usaba dangsil cannot be determined when it will be organized or within how many years. Although having been planned for ten years, but, in fact, if the deities do not allow, the usaba dangsil still cannot be implemented.

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Participants pose at the Arnold Classic Asia Multi-Sport Festival, inaugurated by actor and former professional bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Hong Kong, China August 20, 2016.

Amber Heard donates $7 mln settlement from Johnny Depp to charity LOS ANGELES - Actress Amber Heard said on Thursday she is donating her $7 million divorce settlement from actor Johnny Depp to charity.

Heard, 30, said in a statement that she is dividing the full settlement equally between the American Civil Liberties Union, specifically to prevent violence against women, and the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

“As described in the restraining order and divorce settlement, mon-

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ey played no role for me personally and never has, except to the extent that I could donate it to charity and, in doing so, hopefully help those less able to defend themselves,” the actress said.

Depp’s representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Heard and Depp, 53, privately settled their acrimonious divorce case on Tuesday, a day ahead of a court hearing on the status of a restraining order the actress had

obtained against her estranged husband.

The couple released a joint statement calling their relationship “intensely passionate and at times volatile but always bound by love,” adding that “there was never any intent of physical or emotional harm.”

The settlement ended the couple’s 15-month marriage after weeks of highly publicized claims of domestic violence by Heard and counterclaims of financial blackmailing by Depp. (rtr)

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Philippines’ Duterte threatens to quit U.N. after drugs war censure

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organisation and invite China and others to form a new one.

Two U.N. human rights experts last week urged Manila to stop the extra-judicial executions and killings that have escalated since Duterte won the presidency on a promise to wipe out drugs.

About 900 suspected drug traffickers have been killed since he came to power after winning the election on May 9.

Duterte on Friday denied that the

government was responsible and in a middle-of-the-night news conference in his home town, Davao, said the deaths were not the work of the police and invited U.N. experts to investigate themselves.

The news conference was broadcast by local media and the full version was posted on Facebook

by GMA news.

“I will prove to the world that

you are a very stupid expert,” he said, urging them to count not just the number of drug-related deaths but also the innocent lives lost to drugs.

He then launched an attack on the United Nations and its members - including by inference Manila’s traditionally close ally, Washington - saying, it could not fulfil its own mandate but was “worrying about the bones of criminals piling up”.

“I do not want to insult you. But maybe we’ll just have to decide to separate from the United Nations,” he said. “Why do you have to listen

to this stupid?”

Criticising the U.N. for not doing enough to address hunger and terrorism and for not being able to do anything about Syria and Iraq and allowing big powers to bomb villages and kill innocent civilians, he said he would invite China and African nations to form another global organisation.

“You now, United Nations, if you can say one bad thing about me, I can give you 10 (about you). I tell you, you are an inutile. Because if you are really true to your mandate, you could have stopped all these wars and killing.”

Asked about the possible consequences of his comments, he said: “What is ... repercussions? I don’t give a shit to them.”

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