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Barack and Michelle Obama sign Netflix production deal

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LOS ANGELES - Barack and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service announced on Monday.

The former first couple have launched Higher Ground Productions to produce a variety of content for the video streamer, possibly including scripted series, documentaries and features.

“One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life, and to help them share their experiences with a wider audience,” Obama, who served two terms in the White House from 2009, said in a statement.

“That’s why Michelle and I are so excited to partner with Netflix. We hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples, and help them share their stories with the entire world.”

The Obamas already have a large social media presence -- a combined 150 million followers on Twitter and Instagram -- but the deal will see their influence boosted significantly by Netflix’s 125 million subscribers in 190

countries.

“Barack and Michelle Obama are among the world’s most respected and highly-recognized public figures and are uniquely positioned to discover and highlight stories of people who make a difference in their communities and strive to change the world for the better,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos.

The statement didn’t discuss money, but their time in the White House has already begun to reap lucrative dividends for the Obamas, who negotiated book deals last year reportedly worth more than $60 million. (afp) In this file photo taken on October 31, 2017, former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Illinois.

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Han Solo’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ blaster up for auction

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Star Wars’ Han Solo’s BlasTech DL-44 blaster.

NEW YORK - In the wildly popular “Star Wars” films, Han Solo once told a lightsaber-wielding Luke Skywalker: “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.”

Now, fans of the space saga can own one of the blaster pistol props Harrison Ford used in his iconic role as Solo in “Return of the Jedi” -- an item expected to sell for between $300,000 and $500,000 next month at auction in Las Vegas.

The faux weapon, mainly made

of wood, was put on display in New York on Monday by Julien’s Auctions -- after more than 30 years tucked away in the belongings of James Schoppe, the art director for “Return of the Jedi” (1983).

Martin Nolan, the auction house’s executive director, said Schoppe, an Oscar nominee for his work on the film, finally decided to part with Solo’s gun and about 40 other ‘Jedi’ items, including an Ewok axe and plans for Jabba the Hutt’s ship.

The price for Solo’s blaster “could go much higher” at the auc-

tion, set for June 23 in Las Vegas, Nolan said.

The announcement of the auction coincides with the release this week of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” -- a standalone film that tells the story of a young Han Solo, this time played by Alden Ehrenreich.

Last year, an R2-D2 droid used in the making of several “Star Wars” films sold for $2.76 million at auction in Los Angeles.

Skywalker’s lightsaber from the first two movies fetched $450,000. (afp)

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In a photo taken on April 24, 2018 South Korean soldiers lock the entrance to a beach on Yeonpyeong island, near the ‘northern limit line’ sea boundary with North Korea.

Foreign media head to N. Korea to see nuclear site destruction

Foreign journalists headed to North Korea on Tuesday to watch the promised destruction of its nuclear test site, a move seen as a goodwill gesture before a planned summit with the United States. Reporters from China, the US and Russia departed on a charter flight from Beijing, according to Chinese state broadcaster CGTN which is part of the contingent.

The group will cover the demolition of the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site inside a mountain in the northeast of the country, which is scheduled to take place between Wednesday to Friday, depending on the weather. Agence France-Presse is one of a number of major media organisations not invited to cover the event.

Pyongyang announced earlier this month that it planned to “completely” destroy the facility by blowing up the test site’s access tunnels, a move welcomed

by Washington and Seoul. The decision came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country’s nuclear force complete and said it had no further need for the complex Experts are divided over whether the move will render the site useless

-- previous similar gestures have been rapidly reversed when the international mood soured. “Frankly a nuclear test site can be easily reassembled,” Kim Hyun-wook, an expert at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, told AFP. “But still, by dismantling it, North Korea is showing its willingness to not conduct nuclear tests at least for a while and signaling it has sufficient number of nuclear weapons,” he added.

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Preventing volience against children

teachers.

The training session is also intended to increase public awareness about the need for changes in attitudes and behaviour regarding protecting children from violence by having teachers transmit the ideas shared to parents. “By working together through the school system, we can prevent violence from the outset”, he said.

IN 2017 there were a total of 97 cases of violence against children in Bali, ranging from sexual abuse to physical assault, negligence and conflict with the law.

Atmajaya said that by involving school teachers in prevention, they hope to see a decrease in violence against children in the future.

Head of the P2TP2A Denpasar City, Luh Putu Anggreni, added: “With the involvement of teachers, I believe that violence against children in the school environment can stopped early on”, she said. (kmb12)

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What is The Den? Successor to the famous Hu’u Bar, Classic Bar and Lounge Experience, Featuring International and Local DJs, Located at the back of Sea Vu Play, Classic 5 (A specially crafted list of our top 5 classic cocktails!), Co-existence of music genres from Afro, Hip-Hop, Balearic to Old School Disco The idea of The Den was conceptualized over a drink one night. The creators wanted to close off the back bar and make a smaller bar within Sea Vu Play so that they could have two genres of music at the venue - the former would continue to have more popular music played which everyone could dance, party and sing to, while the latter would play more eclectic sounds that were more underground.

And so, The Den started materializing into what it is today.

Craft exports remain sluggish, innovation needed

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GIANYAR —Exports of crafts from Gianyar remain low with no significant movement in the market since 2009 at the peak of the world economic crisis. Craft entrepreneurs including exporters are only just barely surviving. Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Gianyar, I Wayan Gede Arsania, on Monday (May 21) that the sluggishness of market has been going on for a long time due to several factors.

Kindergarden children are doing a fire drill

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Concern of kindergarten and preschool teachers needs improving DENPASAR - Big cities such as the City of Denpasar are particularly vulnerable to violence against children so the Denpasar Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Population and Family Planning (DP3AP2KB) continue to take preventative measures by inviting preschool and kindergarten teachers to be vigilant about preventing violence against children from going unnoticed.

Division Head of Protection for Women’s Right (PHP) and Special Child Protection (PKA) of the P3AP2KB Denpasar, I Made Atmajaya, said on Monday (May 21) that as more members of the community become involved in preventing violence against children, the situation will of course improve. “We hope that the involvement of kindergarten and preschool teachers can help prevent child violence in schools”, said Atmajaya on the sidelines of training hundreds of preschool and kindergarten

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The sluggishness of the world’s economy and the decline in people’s purchasing power are contributing factors. Also, many artisans have switched professions, conventional marketing systems are no longer effective and there is a lack of innovation in the field.

“In essence, almost all exporters are suffering But sometimes I wonder why export data does not match the reality on the ground. Apparently there is an increase in exports but the reality is that this sector is stagnant. Domestic trade seems to be more dynamic than exports. For example, when there are exhibition like INACRAFT in Jakarta, sales are pretty good”, he said.

One of the challenges facing craft entrepreneurs is the increasingly fierce competition with other countries –especially China. Chinese products are cheaper and are in great demand on international markets. We need to work together to address these issues. Bali is famous for the high quality of its handicraft products, but as a result prices here are higher and the demand seems to have decreases. As a Balinese handicrafts are have a competitive disadvantage.

All stakeholders are therefor being invited to increase the bargaining power of Balinese craft products though innovation. Artisans need to be more creative in design and use information technology for

marketing their goods.

The role of government is also necessary. As arsana explained, studies about the problmes facing craft entrepreneurs and artisans as well as solutions have been presented to the government, however little action has been taken. “Solutions need to be implemeted as soon as possible”, he added The government should assist this labour intensive sector in overcoming this downturn. Handycraft home industries can help the govenrment in overcoming unmenployment more quickly. Also the export of craft products ring in foreing exchange eranings which also helps the national economy. (kmb25)

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This Robot has the Brain of a Worm

DID you know scientists have put a brain inside of a robot?

Okay, so it’s a worm brain, but still, what does this mean for our future?

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Researchers have programmed the brain of the C. elegans worm into a robot and the robot acted like, well, a worm. That may not seem all that interesting, but it is a step towards some major new innovations in robotics capabilities.

Researchers have programmed the brain of the C. elegans worm into a robot and the robot acted like, well, a worm. That may not seem all that interesting, but it is a step towards some major new innovations in robotics capabilities.

This innovation gives us another tool to better understand the organ between our ears and brings the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to another level!

The College of Biological Services describes the Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans as “a non-hazardous, non-infectious, non-pathogenic, non-parasitic organism. It is small, growing to

about 1 mm in length, and lives in the soil—especially rotting vegetation—in many parts of the world, where it survives by feeding on microbes such as bacteria. [The C. Elegans] is of no economic importance to man.” 1 Well, they had no economic importance until now.

Scientists have studied how the neurons in the C. elegans interact with each other and programmed them onto a computer chip that now lives inside of a robot. 2 Could this decade-long process of tracking every connection made in the brain of this worm end up giving us a better understanding of our own brains? (net)

much noise, a hydrofoil boat needs to achieve a somewhat higher speed in order to maintain its hovering cruising position and there are speed restrictions on many rivers and lakes.

It slowed down their deployment in Paris, but they are now back to testing their service in the city and if it’s deemed safe, they should be able to launch the Uberlike taxi service on water next year.

They tested their new flyby-wire system on the lake and presented their project in the city, but they also face some regulatory hurdles there as the local government is reportedly worried about the company’s plans to build docks for their electric boats on the shore and a local ferry company operating on the lake is worried about increased traffic. (net)

A new all-electric hydrofoil water taxi is tested on Lake Geneva

GENEVA - A French startup called SeaBubbles has been testing a new all-electric hydrofoil water taxi over the past few years.

They have been making waves in Switzerland during tests on Lake Geneva over the last few days as they prepare to launch a taxi service in the region.

SeaBubbles is a battery-powered boat with a hydrofoil design, which enables lower drag

and greater speeds by lifting the hull of a boat over the water.

It also gives you the feeling of hovering over the water, which is pretty cool and can reduce seasickness.

The vehicle is powered by a 20 kWh battery pack that feeds two

10 kW electric motors. If my math works out, that gives them at least an hour between charges.

The company wants to use its electric boat to offer taxi service in cities located near rivers and lakes, like in Paris on the river Seine.

They are facing some red tape because while electric boats often face fewer regulations due to the fact that they don’t pollute or create

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Rising interst in reading amongst people of Jembrana

NEGARA - Jembrana’s Regional Public Library has been seen a rise in the public;s interest in reading. interest in reading.

“Previously there were only about 20 visitors a day, but now that number is about to about 50”, said Head of the Jembrana Library and Archive Agency, Ida Ayu Made Dharma Yanti Putra, accompanied by the Division Head of the Jembrana Public Relations and Protocol, Komang Suparta, on Monday (May 21) .

The Library and Archive Agency has been taking steps to encourage young children and adults alike to read and it seems to be working as students and other readers often come to the library after work or school.

“Sometimes parents bring their children to play in the playground located behind the cultural center and then come to the library to read”, explained Dharma Yanti.

The library that is located on the ground floor of the cultural center started providing free internet access, ari conditioning and cleaned made the whole atmosphere generally more inviting to entice more people to use the facilities.

Many housewives have also started coming to the library to consult cook books, take part in majejahitan or making offerings and use the internet facilities to promote their home businesses.

“We also provide computer and internet lessons”, said Dharma Yanti.

As of 2017, the library has a collection of 10,517 titles and a total of 27,070 books that cover a wide range of subjects from phi-

losophy, religion, social sciences, language, pure science, therapeutics, arts, fiction, geography and history. The library also holds storytelling events for elementary school students, chanting of pupuh pangkur competition for junior high school students and and poetry reading competitions in Balinese language for high school students.

Dharma Yanti added that the library also has two mobile library vans that visit schools and villages. “The library van is a way to introduce schools and villages to the library, but we also invite people to come directly to the library that is open from 07:3019:00”, she explained.

The Jembrana Public Library however does face some obstacles including lack of librarians, Currently they only have one and so far have no archivist. “Four people have been provided with training and they are currently waiting to for the decree of appointment to start working”, added Yanti. They also have plans to stat renovating the library soon. (120)

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American citizen sentenced to 1.5 years in prison

Sea Bubbles start-up founders Alain Thebault (L) and Anders Bringdal (R) stand on board a Sea Bubble electric maritime “flying taxi” during a demonstration on May 20, 2018 on the river Seine in Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Aeronautical engineers and watermen Anders Bringdal and Alain Thebault are co-founders and developers of the Sea Bubbles zero-impact transportation ecosystem.

The defendant Keita Stevenson Lovelace (L)

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DENPASAR - A citizen of the United States, defendant Keita Stevenson Lovelace, 45, was convicted and sentenced to 1.5 years in prison on Monday (May 21).

During the trial at the Denpasar District Court, the man who works as a fashion designer was found guilty of misusing narcotics (delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol) that were found hidden in 20 cartridges / vials containing yellow liquid with an overall weight of 336.6 grams gross or 0.4 ml or 0.4 gram net.

Responding to the verdict, the defendant through his legal advisor team, Mila Tayeb et al.,

immediately accepted the verdict that was lesser that the prosecutor’s charges.

Previously, public prosecutor Suhadi and Martinus had asked for a sentence of two years. In their letters of the suit, the defendant Keita Stevenson Lovelace was declared legally and convincingly guilty of committing the crime of class I drug abuse, as in the third alternative allegation. According to the third alternative indictment, the defendant was charged under Article 127 Paragraph (1) Sub-Paragraph (a) of the Law No.35/2009 on Narcotics. (kmb37)

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Ayu Bakery produces thousands of cakes each day

DENPASAR - It can be imagined that a home industry can produce thousands or even tens of thousands of cakes each day. It only involves 13 employees working in production. This is done by Ayu Bakery owned by I Made Suarsa, a native to Kedonganan.

When met at one of the cafés at Kedonganan recently, Suarsa said he can produce thousands of cakes per day. For such number, he spends seven sacks of flour (1 sack = 25kg). So, from the seven sacks of flour, he can produce thousands of cakes.

A total of 13 employees are working in producing the cakes. Due to large number of orders, the production of cakes is made into two shifts. Morning shift lasts from 07:00 – 15:00 and the afternoon shift from 15:00 – 23:00. Before the eruption of Mount Agung, there were three shifts in the production. So, his kitchen was busy making cakes for 24 hours.

Many types of cakes he can produce such as croissant, Danish pastry, wet cake, bread, muffins, sponge and special order like birthday cake. “Every day we mostly produce croissant and Danish pastry,” he added.

Thousands of the cakes are supplied to hotels, all the cafés along the beach of Kedonganan as well as his small shop and retailers. Currently, he has worked with 80 hotels to supply cakes. To hotels, he only supplies some kinds of cake. However, he also supplies all kinds of cakes to particular customers. Meanwhile, all the cafés at Kedonganan having a birthday package or wedding party, the cake needs are supplied

by Ayu Bakery. “Several restaurants offering

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Every day Ayu Bakery mostly produce croissant and Danish pastry. Thousands of the cakes are supplied to hotels, all the cafés along the beach of Kedonganan as well as small shop and retailers. pizza burger menu take all the breads from Ayu Bakery,” he said.

No wonder, the production reaches thousands of cakes each day. Surely, it happens because the cakes taste good, apply hotel standard and offer fast delivery. “Our delivery is fast. Thirty minutes after placing the order, the cakes have been ready to deliver.

This is one of the reasons why they purchase our cakes again and again,” he said.

He is indeed a chef getting formal education in educational institutions. However, the skill of cooking becoming his basic is hot kitchen started from Sari Asian food,

Chinese food and Continental food. Eight years before deciding to retire young from hotel, he had served in the pastry and bakery section. From this position, he got the cooking skills.

Due to encouragement of his wife, in 2008 he began to open a cake-making business. He still remembered the first gas stove he bought to start the baking business. “My wife has an idea at that time because knowing her husband is good at making cookies.

Right on Tumpek Landep we started trying to make the cakes. On the following day, we buy stove in the Badung Market along

with mixer. I made muffin and sponge. After that, we market them to traditional markets,” he said while recalling the beginning of his journey.

Public response was positive and could accept the taste of the cake because he applied the hotel standard. “I made 100 pieces and sold out, made 500 pieces and sold out.

And then we made 1,000 pieces and sold out as well. The most bubbling moment of the order was in a series of Nyepi celebration where all people come to my house. At that time, I got the muffin order of up to 10,000 pieces,” he said. (kmb24)

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TABANAN - Bali Provincial Games (Porprov) XIV will be held in 2019, and Tabanan district will host this prestigious sporting event.

Featuring the theme of ‘sport tourism and culture,’ in the future this event will combine sports with cultural tourism. This event gets the support from the Tabanan Tourism Office.

Head of the Tabanan Tourism Office, I Made Yasa, admitted that his office takes advantage of every moment to promote Tabanan tourism to overseas and domestic market. Related to the hosting of Porprov XIV 2019 by Tabanan next year, his office is very supportive. Moreover, the theme taken combines the sports and cultural tourism. “We strongly support this (Porprov) let alone be associated with sport tourism,” said Yasa on Monday (May 21).

He said that sport and tourism have attachment where many tourism promotions are made through sport events. The implementation of Porprov is also possible to be associated with tourism sector. With the presence of many participants including the athletes and the officials, surely it is potential to tourist visit. Many tourism potentials can be visited by the athletes or officials among the matches held. He also hoped that Porprov participants can stay overnight directly in Tabanan.

“Porprov can intensify tourism and community’s economy,” he said.

To welcome the event, his office will coordinate with tourist objects and rural tourism in Tabanan.

Moreover, venue of the Porprov will be spread to subdistricts. The existence of rural tourism is very helpful to provide accommodation for participants and the committee

later. He said that rural tourism in Tabanan is ready to receive guests including if they want to stay. In addition, many tourist attractions can be enjoyed like the old scenery, culinary delight and art performances owned by rural tourism.

As is known, KONI Tabanan has drafted the Porprov Bali XIV activities in 2019 to spread the venue to subdistricts, not centralized in the town of Tabanan. By this way, the atmosphere of Porprov will not only be experienced by urban society but should also reach village nook and cranny. On that account, the theme of Porprov is associated with tourism and culture. Some sports venues are planned to be held in several rural tourism such as cycling race at Pinge village, Baru, Marga and Baturiti. Likewise, the other sport branches are also spread to other subdistricts. (kmb28)

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‘Crazy hope’ for missing kin in Philippines’ Marawi LLIGAN - Ten men from the same family vanished after jihadists invaded the Philippine city of Marawi a year ago -- each day since, their wives have prayed their bones do not lie in its devastated landscape.

Mutually related, Tourism Office supports sport tourism program

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In this photo taken on April 2, 2018, (L-R) Alma Tome, Evelyn Powao, and Melgie Powao, whose husbands are still missing one year after the Marawi siege, show photos of their husbands during an interview with AFP in Iligan city on the southern island of Mindanao.

The women have been told to accept their husbands were likely among the 1,200 killed in the fivemonth battle that flattened swathes of the city, but they refuse to move on until they know for sure.

“I am hoping he will come home. All of us are hoping they will return. Even if my family says I am crazy, I told them my husband will come back,” Melgie Powao said of her spouse Victor.

One year after the battle, reconstruction work is due to begin and the authorities say jihadists are far from mounting another such attack.

Yet, the families of the scores still missing are the overlooked victims of the Philippines’ deadliest confrontation with Islamists.

The fighting left behind hundreds of corpses, with more likely to be found in the conflict area which has yet to be completely cleared of unexploded bombs.

The Powao men -- fathers and brothers, cousins and uncles -- from neighbouring Iligan city were in Marawi for construction jobs when clashes with Islamic State-aligned fighters broke out on May 23 last year.

In the fighting that ensued, government airstrikes on Marawi and house-to-house fighting left neighbourhoods in ruins that have been compared to battlegrounds in Syria or Iraq.

Only one of the Powao group -- the eleventh man -- escaped and it was from him the wives learned that an airstrike may have killed some of them, while jihadists herded others into a van.

“Until I see their bodies, I won’t believe they are dead,” 31-year-old Alma Tome said of her husband Rowel and the others.

The Powaos are among 78 people officially listed as missing, though possibly hundreds more disappeared.

Some families were hesitant to file reports out of fear they could be targeted by authorities hunting for anyone with links to jihadists. (afp)

Five dead, dozens quarantined as virus fears spread in India NEW DELHI - A deadly virus carried by fruit bats has killed at least five people in southern India and more than 90 people are in quarantine, a top health official said Tuesday.

Other deaths are suspected to have been caused by Nipah virus and authorities have ordered emergency measures to control the outbreak.

“We can confirm that five people have died from the Nipah virus,” Kerala state health surveillance officer K.J. Reena told AFP. Media reports said 10 people had died but officials told AFP final tests had not been completed on other suspicious deaths.

Nine people have been admitted to hospital with symptoms resembling the virus, which the World Health Organization says is fatal in 70 percent of cases, Reena added.

One of the nine has tested positive for Nipah.

“We also traced 94 people who had come in contact with the ones who died and they have been quarantined as a precaution,” Reena added.

There is no vaccination for Nipah, which has killed more than 260 people in Malaysia, Bangladesh and India in outbreaks since 1998.

The WHO has named Nipah as one of the eight priority diseases that could cause an epidemic, alongside Ebola and Zika.

The virus induces flu-like symptoms that lead to an agonising encephalitis and coma.

Three members of the same family are among the fatalities.

Dead bats were found in a well of the family’s house in Kozhikode district, previously known as Calicut.

- Heroic nurse A nursing assistant who died af-

ter treating Nipah patients has been hailed as a hero by authorities.

Mother-of-two Lini Puthussery was cremated even before her family members could bid a final goodbye because of fears the virus could spread.

In a final note she scribbled in a hospital isolation unit, Puthussery urged her husband to take care of the children.

“I don’t think I will be able to see you again. Sorry. Please take care of our children,” she said.

Kerala state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Puthussery’s “selfless service will be remembered”.

Health authorities across the state were on high alert, setting up medical camps and a control room to tackle the emerging situation.

U.V. Jose, district collector of Kozhikode, said all government and private hospitals were working in close coordination. (afp)

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A deadly virus carried by fruit bats has killed at least five people in southern India.

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UK retailer M&S says to shut more than 100 stores GOH CHAI HIN / AFP

A passenger poses with a cut-out image of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) at the departure gate of the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on May 18, 2018, as the resort island is set to host an IMF-World Bank meeting in October.

“Lukat Gni”, To maintain balance and purity of macrocosm and microcosm

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In this file photo taken on November 06, 2012 People enter a Marks & Spencer store in central London on November 6, 2012. British retailer Marks and Spencer will shut more than 100 “underperforming” UK stores in an ongoing restructuring, it said on May 22, 2018.

Uber taps into Japan with first taxi-hailing pilot Uber announced Tuesday it would start its first taxi-hailing pilot programme in Japan this summer, as it bids to break into a tough market in the world’s third largest economy. The US firm has found it difficult to penetrate the Japanese market, where risk averse passengers prefer to stick to their high quality traditional taxi service.

Hailing a taxi rarely takes more than a few seconds in major Japanese cities and there has been a relatively sluggish uptake of services like Uber, where consumers order an unlicensed car via a smartphone app.

But Uber said in a statement Tuesday it would launch a pilot

programme this summer to hook up tourists and residents in the western Awaji island with available taxi drivers. Uber said it aimed to provide local residents and tourists with “reliable and safe transportation” on the small island, which is home to just over 150,000 people.

“I’m very excited that Uber’s technology will contribute to further enhancing the transit environment of Awaji Island,” Brooks Entwistle, Uber’s Chief Business Officer, said in the statement, adding it will be “the first initiative of its kind in Japan”. Uber is far from alone in targeting the Japanese taxi market, with Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and Japanese telecom firm SoftBank announcing

a deal in early February to develop a taxi app in Japan.

SoftBank has heavily invested in the taxi market and recently took a 15 percent stake in Uber.

And Sony has said it is planning a joint venture to offer artificial intelligence technology to six taxi operators, which currently own a total of 10,000 vehicles in Tokyo.

The technology would use AI to predict demand for taxis and allow companies to more efficiently mobilise their resources.

Carmaker Toyota has also announced an investment of 7.5 billion yen ($70 million) in the JapanTaxi app, which says it is the biggest taxi-hailing app in Japan. (afp)

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Tektekan, Used to Overcome Plague, Now Becomes Cultural Attraction

Each year ahead of the Nyepi (Day of Silence) celebration, there will a different atmosphere, especially at Kediri customary village, Tabanan. In other regions, ahead of the celebration may be graced with the making and parade of ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) or bamboo cannon, but Kediri precisely holds cultural event in the form of Tektekan. It is named the Tektekan Kediri-Nangluk Merana.

British food-to-clothing retailer Marks and Spencer will shut more than 100 “underperforming” UK stores in an ongoing restructuring, it said Tuesday. The high-street chain has expanded its closure plans as it aims to shift at least a third of sales online, the group announced in a statement.

The London-listed giant did not specify the number of job losses -- but thousands of positions are believed to be at risk, according to media. “M&S will now close over 100 stores in total by 2022, including 21 that have already closed and the 14 stores that are announced today as proposed for closure or set to close,” the company said.

M&S had in November 2016 launched a five-year overhaul of its UK stores amid fierce competition from supermarkets and budget garment chain Primark -- as well as online giants like Amazon. The restructuring was accelerated last last year.

“We are making good progress with our plans to reshape our store estate to be more relevant to our customers and support our online growth plans,” said Sacha Berendji, M&S retail, operations and property director. The retailer, which had a total of 1,035 stores at the end of its 2017/2018 financial year, will publish its annual results on Wednesday. (afp)

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Residents of Satria Kawan Palace, Paksebali village, Dawan, organized the lukat gni or flame war tradition. This tradition is carried out through generations every year falling on new moon of the Balinese ninth month or at the night of Pengrupukan or the day before celebration of Nyepi, Monday (Mar. 27).

Lukat gni also called flame war is derived from two words, namely lukat and gni. Lukat or melukat means cleansing of all impurities and the unseen while gni means fire. Lukat gni can be interpreted as a tradition of cleansing or purifying the microcosm and macrocosm from any kind of impurities by means of fire. This tradition is

also aimed at maintaining balance of nature and humans to result in harmony in the implementation of the catur bratha penyepian or five abstinences.

This lukat gni tradition begins with a joint worship at temples or family temple to invoke safety and smoothness for the implementation of lukat gni. Dozens of youths that take part in this activity are then heading for the catus pata or central intersection of the village to carry out the tradition. Here, the participants further slammed the fire of tied danyuh (dried coconut leaves) onto each opponent. No injuries are seen despite being hit by fire. Moreover, there is no resentment among the participants. The atmosphere is

getting festive with the accompaniment of baleganjur orchestra.

Spiritual figure of Satria Kawan Palace, Mangku A.A. Gde Anom Merta, said that flame war is a heritage tradition of Satria Kawan Palace. “As younger generations, we must continue and preserve the traditions having been passed down by the elders here. This tradition has actually existed since around hundreds of years ago,” he said after the implementation of the lukat gni on Monday (Mar. 27).

According to him, the lukat gni often known as flame war is one of the purificatory rites carried out to purify the macrocosm and microcosm. Implementation of this annual tradition is expected to be able to neutralize negative effects and create harmony in ourselves and the balance of the universe. “Through this lukat gni, we will create harmony and balance of the universe,” he said.

A participant of lukat gni, A.A. Gde Baskara Diningrat, said that he took this tradition to preserve the heritage. Armed with selfconfidence, he said, the heat of the fire afflicting to the body will not be felt. Every fire is believed to eliminate all the impurities inside.

“With the confidence I have, the more exposed to the fire, the more impurities will be missing from our body,” said Baskara who participates regularly in this tradition every year. (kmb)

The annual event will be packaged in a parade. Tthis special event will be held in front of the Desa and Puseh Temple of Kediri customary village.

Chief of Kediri customary village, AAG Ngurah Panji Wisnu, explained that during the eleven days, the entire customary villagers of Kediri ranging from children to adults will go around the village while playing the sounds from a variety of sources. They are ranging from kulkul (bamboo split drum), gong or okokan (large cow bell). Some have even been modified with the accompaniment of bleganjur.

“In total, there are seven hamlets at Kediri customary village that will take turns to go round from one hamlet to another hamlet existing is at our village,” he explained.

Further, he said that tektekan tradition in the area of Kediri customary village is inherited from generation to generation. So far, there is no any record on the history of its origin. According to his ancestors, the tradition came together with the outbreaks in Kediri. “At that time, many residents were experiencing sickness to death and they also faced harvest failure because their paddy fields were attacked by pests,” he said.

Due to concerns over the calamity occurred at that time, community leaders and temple priests agreed to invoke guidance by praying at local Puseh Temple. At that time, they got a clue if the pandemic could be eliminated by means of sounds. Armed with this clue, the residents of Kediri came down and went around the village while playing tektekan for few days. Finally, it was proved that the plague attacking the customary village disappeared.

Since then, the tektekan tradition has psychical function to dismiss plague. Its implementation cannot be predicted because it depends on the incidence of outbreak at the village. With the changing of time or more precisely from 2014 the tektekan tradition began to be transformed into an entertainment art. Moreover, local villagers agreed to hold this tradition as annual attraction coinciding with the Hindus celebrating Nyepi. During the execution of tektekan tradition at local customary village, the officials suggest road users to find alternative road section. “We’ve made coordination with police authority, especially on the security and traffic diversion,” he concluded. (BTN/kmb)

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Watchdog urges Russia world cup opening boycott over Syria BEIRUT - World leaders should boycott Russian President Vladimir Putin’s VIP box at next month’s World Cup opening unless he takes steps to protect Syrian civilians, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Russia, which hosts the world’s most-watched sporting event for the first time this year, is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and arguably the most powerful broker in the seven-year-old war.

“In hosting one of the most televised events in the world, Russia is courting world public opinion and looking for respect,” HRW’s executive director, Kenneth Roth, said in a statement.

“World leaders should signal to President Putin that unless he changes track and acts to end atrocities by Russian and Syrian forces in Syria, they won’t be in their seats in the VIP box with him on opening night.”

Billions of people worldwide

are expected to watch the World Cup on television and HRW argued that Moscow’s responsibility in the suffering of Syrian civilians should not be forgotten.

Russia is the main exporter of weaponry to the Syrian regime and its forces provide on-theground support to government forces and allied militia.

The New York-based watchdog has documented RussianSyrian joint military operations that “have caused thousands of civilian casualties”, including recently in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus.

Roth warned that millions of other civilians faced the same fate in upcoming operations, especially in the northwestern province of Idlib that still largely escapes government control.

“World leaders should not allow a sporting event to gloss over a pattern of atrocities in Syria that now looms over two million civilians,” he said. (afp)

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place. South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in flew to Washington this week and will meet Trump later Tuesday in an attempt to put the detente back on track.

Observers will be watching the nuclear test site destruction ceremony closely for any clues to the North’s mood.

Pyongyang previously said South Korean journalists would be allowed to attend this week’s ceremony. But the North refused at the last minute to accept a list of South Korean journalists. Sceptics warn that Pyongyang has yet to make any public commitment to give up its arsenal and has a history of going back on its word.

In 2008 the regime blew up a cooling tower of its atomic reactor at Yongbyon, the facility that produced the plutonium that allowed North Korea to carry out its first successful nuclear test.

That ceremony was also held with much fanfare, complete with international invited journalists, and was heralded as a mark of Pyongyang’s commitment to denuclearisation talks.

The following day then President George W. Bush lifted some sanctions. But when talks collapsed the Yongbyon cooling tower was quickly rebuilt and the reactor restarted. In the intervening years, with diplomacy going nowhere, North Korea went on to test five more nuclear devices and develop missiles it said was capable of reaching the United States.(afp)

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Yang Moo-jin, from the University of North Korean Studies, said it was significant Pyongyang wasn’t using the site’s destruction as a “bargaining chip” with the United States ahead of the planned June 12 summit in Singapore between Kim and US President Donald Trump. “This move testifies sincerity in the North’s commitment to defusing tension through negotiations,” he said.

- Diplomatic ups and downs Punggye-ri has been the site of all six of the North’s nuclear tests, the latest and by far the most powerful in September last year, which Pyongyang said was an H-bomb. Dialogue brokered by South Korea has seen US-North Korea relations go from trading personal insults and threats of war after that test to planning for a summit. But the meeting has already hit diplomatic bumps.

Washington says it wants to see the “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation” of the North. Pyongyang abruptly threatened to pull out of the summit last week and cancelled talks with the South, accusing Washington of cornering it with a unilateral demand for denuclearisation.

The hardened rhetoric left US officials scrambling to work out whether the summit would take

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South Sumatra intensifies tourism promotion ahead of Asian Games 2018

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Iran’s Vice President and head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi (R) greets Miguel Arias Canete, European Union Energy Commissioner, before a meeting in the capital Tehran on May 19, 2018.

US to impose ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned Tehran would be hit with the “strongest sanctions in history” and cautioned European firms against continuing to do business with it, toughening up Washington’s policy line after its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

In his first major foreign policy address since moving to the State Department from the CIA, the longtime Iran hawk and ardent opponent of the 2015 nuclear pact outlined an aggressive series of moves designed to counter Tehran, which he called the world’s top sponsor of terror.

“We will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime. The leaders in Tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness,” Pompeo said in a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.

“This sting of sanctions will be painful if the regime does not change its course from the unacceptable and unproductive path it has chosen to one that rejoins the league of nations.”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani quickly dismissed the threats, saying the rest of the world no longer accepts Washington making decisions on their behalf.

“Who are you to decide for Iran and the world?” Rouhani said in a statement carried by multiple Iranian news agencies.

“The world today does not accept that the United States decides for the world. Countries have their independence,” he added.

Pompeo said if Iran were to abide by stricter terms, including ending its ballistic missile program and its interventions in regional conflicts from Yemen to Syria, the United States would lift its new sanctions.

President Donald Trump has long said the 2015 deal with Iran -- also signed by Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia -did not go far enough, and now wants the Europeans and others to support his hardline strategy.

The deal was designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The international community, including top US officials, have said Tehran had been in compliance.

But Trump despised the deal, pointing to other aspects of Iranian behavior not covered in the pact, and on May 8 he pulled America out despite intense diplomatic lobbying by European allies who had beseeched him to stick with it by adding tougher new elements. (afp)

PALEMBANG - The South Sumatra tourism office has intensified tourism promotion by participating in various Indonesian and overseas travel marts. The province took part in the Jogya International Travel Mart held on May 7-9, 2018, Irene Camelyn Sinaga, head of the tourism office, noted here, Tuesday. Various tourist destinations, such as the old Al Munawar kampong, were promoted during the travel mart, she stated.

The Al Munawar kampong is an Arab quarter whose community has maintained its Islamic traditions and preserved its old houses.

In the kampong, visitors can sample typical coffee of South Sumatra, including coffee served with a golden spoon, a specialty of the Al Munawar area. Palembang is a multi-ethnic city where Malays, Javanese, and those of Chinese and Arabic descent have lived harmoniously and peacefully for hundreds of years.

It has the potential to develop religious, culinary, shopping, and historical tourism attractions. The little-known Al-Munawar kampong, with a vibrant Islamic environment and a distinctive culture, has been designated as a cultural reserve, based on local Law No. 5 of 1992.

Located in Ulu 13, the Al-Munawar kampong is currently being developed into a religious tourism site. During the travel mart in Yogyakarta, South Sumatra also promoted the planned implementation of the 18th Asian Games to be co-hosted by Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, 2018.

Some 9.5 thousand athletes, 2.5 thousand personnel of the Asian Olympic Council, and 5.5 thousand technical delegates from 45 Asian countries will participate or be involved in the event. At least 3.5 thousand media representatives are expected to cover the games.

This is the second time that Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games, the first one being held in Jakarta in 1962. For South Sumatra, the largest regional sports event in Asia is expected to offer long-term benefits to boost the province`s economy.(ant)

Minister issues circular on fair flight fares PADANG - Transportation Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi, will issue a circular on fair air flight tariff for airlines in the face of religious holidays. “When I come back from Padang, I will issue the circular containing fair flight fares,” the transportation minister stated, while giving a public lecture at the University of Andalas, Padang, on Monday.

The minister acknowledged that he had received many complaints from the public regarding the high fares on the eve of Lebaran, especially the flight fares to Padang, West Sumatra.

The same high fares are also experienced by passengers leaving for Pontianak, West Kalimantan, especially ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The air fare is also unreasonable. The minister noted that the passengers often complain of unreasonable rise in tariff.

The government will issue a

circular containing an appeal to airlines to avoid unreasonable rise in the price of tickets. The minister remarked that related to flights to Padang to Minangkabau International Airport (BIM), in particular, the government plans to expand the terminal.

One of the efforts made by the Ministry of Transportation is to increase the capacity of passengers at Minangkabau International Airport from 2.6 million passengers per year to 5.7 million passengers by the end of 2019.

“The expansion will be made to anticipate the increase in the number of visits to West Sumatra, also as part of the efforts to encourage the tourism sector,” he remarked.

The request for terminal expansion was also conveyed by President Joko Widodo when inaugurating the operation of the BIM train to Padang City on Monday (May 21).

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A man works at a sand mining site as Mount Merapi is seen in the background in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Indonesian authorities raised the alert for the country’s most volatile volcano, located on the densely populated island of Java, and ordered people within 3 kilometers (2 miles) to evacuate.

Indonesia raises alert for Merapi volcano, sets no-go zone

JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities raised the alert for the volatile Mount Merapi volcano on the densely populated island of Java and ordered people within 3 kilometers (2 miles) to evacuate.

Merapi has erupted four times since Monday, sending out a 3,500 meter (11,483 feet) column of volcanic material and dusting the surrounding region in ash.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the national disaster mitigation agency’s spokesman, said some 660 people living within the exclusion zone have evacuated since early Tuesday.

Indonesia’s geological agency raised Merapi’s alert from nor-

mal to “beware,” because of its increased activity.

There have been no reports of casualties and operations at Adi Sucipto airport in Yogyakarta have not been affected.

The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) mountain is about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Yogyakarta city center. About a quarter million people live within a 10 kilometer radius of the volcano,

according to figures from authorities in surrounding districts.

Its last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people and caused the evacuation of 20,000 villagers.

Nugroho said climbing on Merapi is prohibited and only disaster agency personnel or related researchers should enter the restricted area.

Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 250 million people, sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Indonesian government seismologists monitor more than 120 active volcanoes.(ap)

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The series winner will face WASHINGTON - LeBron James scored 44 points, adding more records to his amazing NBA legacy, and powered the Cleveland Cavaliers over Boston 111-102 Monday, equalizing their either season wins leader Houston or defending champion Golden Eastern Conference final at two wins each.

The 33-year-old superstar made 17-of-28 shots from the floor, 1-of-4 from 3-point range, and 9-of-13 free throws while contributing five rebounds, three assists and two steals to spark a crucial home triumph.

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“There’s no love in there if you’re not wearing green,” James said of Boston. “If we play like we did in (games) three and four, I think we’ll have a good shot.”

James rose to second on the all-time 40 or more playoff game list, passing NBA legend Jerry West with his 21st such total.

And with his sixth basket of the night, James passed the old mark for career playoff field goals of 2,356 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

“Any time I’m in the same breath with the greats, it’s just humbling,” James said. “I think it’s pretty cool.” (afp)

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Germany’s Alexander Zverev hits a return during the Men’s final against Spain’s Rafael Nadal at Rome’s ATP Tennis Open tournament at the Foro Italico, on May 20, 2018 in Rome.

PARIS - Alexander Zverev has emerged as the main threat to Rafael Nadal’s French Open crown in recent weeks as he bids to end Germany’s 81-year wait for a men’s singles title at Roland Garros.

The 21-year-old suffered his fifth defeat in five meetings with Nadal in Sunday’s Italian Open final, but the way he fought back from losing the first set 6-1 only enhanced his already-burgeoning clay-court credentials.

The rising star has never reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, but he will be the second seed in Paris after winning his second Masters title on clay in Madrid, where he beat Nadal’s conqueror Dominic Thiem in the final.

A run of 13 wins in a row was only ended by 10-time French Open winner Nadal on Sunday, and Zverev is looking to continue his momentum.

“I try to play the same way, play the same way over a longer period of time, which will be in Paris,” he said.

“Right now, the next few days, I won’t even think about tennis. And then I’ll go to Paris and do my best to prepare and try to compete for the French Open.

“Of course, Rafa will be the favourite there, there’s no question about it. I’ll be in the other half of the draw. So, that’s a good thing.”

Before thrashing Thiem 6-0, 6-2 in Monte Carlo last month, Nadal said the Austrian was “probably one

of the three best clay-court players on tour”, but the last fortnight has shown that Zverev is potentially even more dangerous.

By stepping into the court and attacking Nadal’s fearsome forehand with his double-handed backhand, Zverev turned the tide in the final at the Foro Italico, before the rains came and the Spaniard won five straight games to close out the match.

“I was not far away from beating Rafa on a clay court in a Masters final. So I guess I can take that into Paris,” he added.

“Great backhands help. But right now, I’m 0-5 in the head to head.

“I don’t know. We’ll see next time I play him. But right now, he’s in control of me.” (afp)

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Kane named England’s World Cup captain

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be England’s captain at the World Cup in Russia, the Football Association announced on Tuesday.

Manager Gareth Southgate has shared the leadership role around since taking over as manager in 2016 but has now settled on Kane for the tournament, which begins next month. The 24-yearold, who has scored 12 goals in 23 international appearances, was first handed the armband for the qualifier against Scotland last June and has skippered the side on three further occasions.

Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane celebrates after scoring their first goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in London, on May 13, 2018.

Southgate, who announced his decision during a team meeting at England’s training base on Monday, said: “Harry has some outstanding personal qualities. He is a meticulous professional and one of the most important things for a captain is that they set the standard every day. “He has belief and high standards and it is a great message for the team to have a captain who has shown that it is possible to be one of the best in the world over a consistent period of time.”

Southgate and Kane, who burst onto the senior international scene with a goal 79 seconds into his 2015 debut against Lithuania, appeared in a live video posted on England’s Twitter account soon after the official announcement. “It’s an amazing honour,” said Kane. “Obviously you always dream of playing for England, growing up. To be the captain is that little bit more.

“So excited, obviously excited for the World Cup. I just can’t wait to be there and experience it. To be leading the lads out is going to be special. But for me nothing changes -- I’m the same person, the same player, and it’s just about the team. We’ve just got to do what we can and go as far as we can.” Kane’s Spurs team-mate Eric Dier and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson were seen as the other likeliest candidates for the role.

The standout star in England’s inexperienced squad, Kane will travel to his first World Cup full of confidence after another outstanding season in which he passed the 30goal mark for club and country for the fourth season in a row.

Kane has netted 45 goals in 52 appearances for Spurs and England in 2017/18, missing out on a third consecutive Premier League Golden Boot title to Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. His goals fired Spurs to third place in the Premier League, meaning they qualified for the Champions League for the third season in a row.

The retired Wayne Rooney, the dropped Joe Hart and Gary Cahill, who is heading to Russia after a last-minute reprieve, have also captained England under Southgate. “Of course, Harry will need the support of the other good leaders that we have got around him,” said Southgate.

“You don’t become a top team by just having a good captain with good values because that has got to spread right throughout the group but I think he is the one who is ready to take that challenge on.”(afp)

Rashford pays tribute to Manchester bombing victims

Marcus Rashford has paid tribute to his home city on the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing, which killed 22 people. On May 22, 2017 Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande. Manchester United and Manchester City adopted the tagline of “a city united” following the atrocity and Rashford has spoken of the devastating impact of the attack.

The United and England striker wrote on his club’s website of his memories of growing up in Manchester and what the city means to him, recalling his own memories of attending events. “What happened in Manchester on 22 May, 2017 was unimaginable,” he said.

“I won’t forget the moment I found out about the bombing at the Arena. In that moment, I won’t lie, it’s so tough to process. The likelihood of you knowing someone who was directly involved in it is quite high, so it’s a difficult moment.” United went on to win the Europa League final against Ajax on May 24, dedicating the victory to the victims of the bombing.

“We all spoke about it beforehand in the dressing room before we went out for the final and when the game had finished and we’d won, the first thing we did was make sure we showed our respects for what had happened back home,” Rashford said. Rashford and team-mate Jesse Lingard visited survivors of the attack shortly afterwards.

“We went to put smiles on faces where we could but they ended up helping us and making us smile,” he added. “I really can’t put into words how brave those incredible kids are, how brave all the victims are. I can’t find the words to do them justice.” The Arena has since reopened and Rashford said his thoughts would always remain with those affected.

“My support still goes out to the victims and their families,” he said. Nobody will ever forget what happened but the way Manchester pulled together shows you everything you need to know about the people here.

Seeing how everyone reacted made me so proud to be a Mancunian.”(afp)

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Manchester United’s English striker Marcus Rashford reacts to their defeat on the pitch after the English FA Cup final football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley stadium in London on May 19, 2018. Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 to lift the FA Cup thanks to Eden Hazard’s penalty at Wembley on Saturday to salvage a disappointing season.

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Russia’s doping capital gears up for World Cup

SARANSK — Nestled on the edge of the forest outside the Russian city of Saransk is the home of one of the most successful doping programs in history.

Athletes from the V.M. Chegin Olympic Training Center dominated race-walking for over a decade, winning nine Olympic and 18 world championship medals between 2004 and 2016, when head coach Viktor Chegin was banned for life amid a blizzard of doping cases.

Now Saransk — like Russia itself — wants to rebuild its reputation by hosting World Cup soccer games.

Instead of housing athletes juiced with blood-booster EPO or the toxic experimental drug GW1516, the center, which has been renamed but still sports a large set of Olympic rings, will be home to the Panama national soccer team. Ahead of Panama’s arrival, a new pitch is being installed and security is tight.

With political fallout going all the way to the Kremlin, doping scandals have threatened to overshadow Saransk and Russia’s World Cup preparations.

Russia was banned from February’s Winter Olympics over past doping offenses, and its athletes competed as neutrals — with two disqualified for failed drug tests.

In Saransk, government officials hope the World Cup erases memories of doping scandals.

“That ended two years ago.

(Chegin) left his job and he doesn’t work for us. We don’t even know where he is,” regional sports minister Vladimir Kireyev said while visiting the center earlier this month. “The whole region is living for its preparation for the World Cup, and we don’t have time for such things.”

However, the Russian AntiDoping Agency says it has proof top athletes from the region, including a world championship silver medalist, traveled to Kyr-

gyzstan last month to train with Chegin. Five were excluded from the world team championships over the case.

The agency’s head Yuri Ganus alleged to state news agency Tass last week that Kireyev threatened an anti-doping executive and that his ministry oversaw “the absence of effective anti-doping measures.”

Kireyev’s office said Monday he’d only comment on those allegations after the World Cup. Russia’s doping turmoil has extended into the world of soccer.

FIFA investigated the Russian national team defender Ruslan Kambolov this year after evidence he could have benefited from a program of covering up failed drug tests. Kambolov’s lawyers have said the investigation was dropped for lack of evidence, though FIFA hasn’t confirmed that.

Kambolov was named May 11 to Russia’s World Cup squad, but removed three days later after the team said he injured his calf muscle.

A World Anti-Doping Agency investigation in 2016 published evidence that Russian officials were prepared to cover for the country’s 2014 World Cup squad should its players test positive pre-tournament. However, there’s no indication any of them doped or that they knew of cover-up plans.

The WADA investigation’s files also indicate players on the Russian under-19 and under-21 national teams tested positive and weren’t punished.

The Russian government was implicated when WADA alleged senior officials ordered a coverup of drug tests around the 2014 Winter Olympics, which Russia hosted in Sochi. The Kremlin fiercely denies the allegations. The lab in Sochi where the cover-up allegedly took place is now a bar selling doping-themed cocktails near the city’s World Cup stadium.

President Vladimir Putin has branded WADA’s star witness, for-

mer Moscow lab director Grigory Rodchenkov, a “nutjob” manipulated by the United States. Rodchenkov is under witness protection in the U.S. after fleeing Russia and faces arrest if he returns home.

Russian law enforcement claims Rodchenkov made up allegations of drug use at the Sochi Olympics, and instead accused him of tricking clean, innocent Russians into taking banned substances.

Russia’s shown little interest in investigating possible doping in soccer. Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also president of the Russian Football Union, said Friday that performanceenhancing drugs don’t exist in soccer.

“All that can happen here is marijuana, narcotics, sniffing something,” he told Russian media. “I’m absolutely calm about our team over this. We have nothing to hide.” Mutko was banned from the Olympics for life in December as part of a package of doping sanctions against Russia.

In Saransk, many still see doped athletes as heroes who put the city on the map. In the Chegin center’s heyday, crowds of gold medalists trained together each morning on the city streets, watched by admiring locals. Three banned Olympic medalists and Chegin were namechecked in some promotional materials from Saransk’s World Cup organizers, which were removed from the FIFA website Monday after an inquiry by The Associated Press.

Saransk locals told the AP they take a cynical view of sport.

Everyone dopes, and if you’re caught, you’re either unlucky or a victim of jealous rivals.

“Our athletes’ hegemony at the world and European championships was too big and the decision was made to remove them,” said Alexei Kulikov, who works at a hotel which will house FIFA officials for the World Cup. “Every athlete takes banned substances. Everywhere, all over the world.”(ap)

AP Photo/Julia Chestnova

In this photo taken on Thursday, May 17, 2018, a receptionist sits at the reception desk of the Olympic Sports Center where Panama’s soccer team will live during the 2018 World Cup in Saransk, Russia. Russia is trying to wipe its sports reputation clean by hosting the World Cup after years of doping scandals.

In the host city of Saransk, a training center notorious for doping abuses and tainted medals will now be the home of Panama’s soccer team.

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Kane named England’s World Cup captain

Tottenham striker Harry Kane will be England’s captain at the World Cup in Russia, the Football Association announced on Tuesday.

Manager Gareth Southgate has shared the leadership role around since taking over as manager in 2016 but has now settled on Kane for the tournament, which begins next month. The 24-yearold, who has scored 12 goals in 23 international appearances, was first handed the armband for the qualifier against Scotland last June and has skippered the side on three further occasions.

Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane celebrates after scoring their first goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium in London, on May 13, 2018.

Southgate, who announced his decision during a team meeting at England’s training base on Monday, said: “Harry has some outstanding personal qualities. He is a meticulous professional and one of the most important things for a captain is that they set the standard every day. “He has belief and high standards and it is a great message for the team to have a captain who has shown that it is possible to be one of the best in the world over a consistent period of time.”

Southgate and Kane, who burst onto the senior international scene with a goal 79 seconds into his 2015 debut against Lithuania, appeared in a live video posted on England’s Twitter account soon after the official announcement. “It’s an amazing honour,” said Kane. “Obviously you always dream of playing for England, growing up. To be the captain is that little bit more.

“So excited, obviously excited for the World Cup. I just can’t wait to be there and experience it. To be leading the lads out is going to be special. But for me nothing changes -- I’m the same person, the same player, and it’s just about the team. We’ve just got to do what we can and go as far as we can.” Kane’s Spurs team-mate Eric Dier and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson were seen as the other likeliest candidates for the role.

The standout star in England’s inexperienced squad, Kane will travel to his first World Cup full of confidence after another outstanding season in which he passed the 30goal mark for club and country for the fourth season in a row.

Kane has netted 45 goals in 52 appearances for Spurs and England in 2017/18, missing out on a third consecutive Premier League Golden Boot title to Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. His goals fired Spurs to third place in the Premier League, meaning they qualified for the Champions League for the third season in a row.

The retired Wayne Rooney, the dropped Joe Hart and Gary Cahill, who is heading to Russia after a last-minute reprieve, have also captained England under Southgate. “Of course, Harry will need the support of the other good leaders that we have got around him,” said Southgate.

“You don’t become a top team by just having a good captain with good values because that has got to spread right throughout the group but I think he is the one who is ready to take that challenge on.”(afp)

Rashford pays tribute to Manchester bombing victims

Marcus Rashford has paid tribute to his home city on the first anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing, which killed 22 people. On May 22, 2017 Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande. Manchester United and Manchester City adopted the tagline of “a city united” following the atrocity and Rashford has spoken of the devastating impact of the attack.

The United and England striker wrote on his club’s website of his memories of growing up in Manchester and what the city means to him, recalling his own memories of attending events. “What happened in Manchester on 22 May, 2017 was unimaginable,” he said.

“I won’t forget the moment I found out about the bombing at the Arena. In that moment, I won’t lie, it’s so tough to process. The likelihood of you knowing someone who was directly involved in it is quite high, so it’s a difficult moment.” United went on to win the Europa League final against Ajax on May 24, dedicating the victory to the victims of the bombing.

“We all spoke about it beforehand in the dressing room before we went out for the final and when the game had finished and we’d won, the first thing we did was make sure we showed our respects for what had happened back home,” Rashford said. Rashford and team-mate Jesse Lingard visited survivors of the attack shortly afterwards.

“We went to put smiles on faces where we could but they ended up helping us and making us smile,” he added. “I really can’t put into words how brave those incredible kids are, how brave all the victims are. I can’t find the words to do them justice.” The Arena has since reopened and Rashford said his thoughts would always remain with those affected.

“My support still goes out to the victims and their families,” he said. Nobody will ever forget what happened but the way Manchester pulled together shows you everything you need to know about the people here.

Seeing how everyone reacted made me so proud to be a Mancunian.”(afp)

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Manchester United’s English striker Marcus Rashford reacts to their defeat on the pitch after the English FA Cup final football match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley stadium in London on May 19, 2018. Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 to lift the FA Cup thanks to Eden Hazard’s penalty at Wembley on Saturday to salvage a disappointing season.

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Russia’s doping capital gears up for World Cup

SARANSK — Nestled on the edge of the forest outside the Russian city of Saransk is the home of one of the most successful doping programs in history.

Athletes from the V.M. Chegin Olympic Training Center dominated race-walking for over a decade, winning nine Olympic and 18 world championship medals between 2004 and 2016, when head coach Viktor Chegin was banned for life amid a blizzard of doping cases.

Now Saransk — like Russia itself — wants to rebuild its reputation by hosting World Cup soccer games.

Instead of housing athletes juiced with blood-booster EPO or the toxic experimental drug GW1516, the center, which has been renamed but still sports a large set of Olympic rings, will be home to the Panama national soccer team. Ahead of Panama’s arrival, a new pitch is being installed and security is tight.

With political fallout going all the way to the Kremlin, doping scandals have threatened to overshadow Saransk and Russia’s World Cup preparations.

Russia was banned from February’s Winter Olympics over past doping offenses, and its athletes competed as neutrals — with two disqualified for failed drug tests.

In Saransk, government officials hope the World Cup erases memories of doping scandals.

“That ended two years ago.

(Chegin) left his job and he doesn’t work for us. We don’t even know where he is,” regional sports minister Vladimir Kireyev said while visiting the center earlier this month. “The whole region is living for its preparation for the World Cup, and we don’t have time for such things.”

However, the Russian AntiDoping Agency says it has proof top athletes from the region, including a world championship silver medalist, traveled to Kyr-

gyzstan last month to train with Chegin. Five were excluded from the world team championships over the case.

The agency’s head Yuri Ganus alleged to state news agency Tass last week that Kireyev threatened an anti-doping executive and that his ministry oversaw “the absence of effective anti-doping measures.”

Kireyev’s office said Monday he’d only comment on those allegations after the World Cup. Russia’s doping turmoil has extended into the world of soccer.

FIFA investigated the Russian national team defender Ruslan Kambolov this year after evidence he could have benefited from a program of covering up failed drug tests. Kambolov’s lawyers have said the investigation was dropped for lack of evidence, though FIFA hasn’t confirmed that.

Kambolov was named May 11 to Russia’s World Cup squad, but removed three days later after the team said he injured his calf muscle.

A World Anti-Doping Agency investigation in 2016 published evidence that Russian officials were prepared to cover for the country’s 2014 World Cup squad should its players test positive pre-tournament. However, there’s no indication any of them doped or that they knew of cover-up plans.

The WADA investigation’s files also indicate players on the Russian under-19 and under-21 national teams tested positive and weren’t punished.

The Russian government was implicated when WADA alleged senior officials ordered a coverup of drug tests around the 2014 Winter Olympics, which Russia hosted in Sochi. The Kremlin fiercely denies the allegations. The lab in Sochi where the cover-up allegedly took place is now a bar selling doping-themed cocktails near the city’s World Cup stadium.

President Vladimir Putin has branded WADA’s star witness, for-

mer Moscow lab director Grigory Rodchenkov, a “nutjob” manipulated by the United States. Rodchenkov is under witness protection in the U.S. after fleeing Russia and faces arrest if he returns home.

Russian law enforcement claims Rodchenkov made up allegations of drug use at the Sochi Olympics, and instead accused him of tricking clean, innocent Russians into taking banned substances.

Russia’s shown little interest in investigating possible doping in soccer. Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who is also president of the Russian Football Union, said Friday that performanceenhancing drugs don’t exist in soccer.

“All that can happen here is marijuana, narcotics, sniffing something,” he told Russian media. “I’m absolutely calm about our team over this. We have nothing to hide.” Mutko was banned from the Olympics for life in December as part of a package of doping sanctions against Russia.

In Saransk, many still see doped athletes as heroes who put the city on the map. In the Chegin center’s heyday, crowds of gold medalists trained together each morning on the city streets, watched by admiring locals. Three banned Olympic medalists and Chegin were namechecked in some promotional materials from Saransk’s World Cup organizers, which were removed from the FIFA website Monday after an inquiry by The Associated Press.

Saransk locals told the AP they take a cynical view of sport.

Everyone dopes, and if you’re caught, you’re either unlucky or a victim of jealous rivals.

“Our athletes’ hegemony at the world and European championships was too big and the decision was made to remove them,” said Alexei Kulikov, who works at a hotel which will house FIFA officials for the World Cup. “Every athlete takes banned substances. Everywhere, all over the world.”(ap)

AP Photo/Julia Chestnova

In this photo taken on Thursday, May 17, 2018, a receptionist sits at the reception desk of the Olympic Sports Center where Panama’s soccer team will live during the 2018 World Cup in Saransk, Russia. Russia is trying to wipe its sports reputation clean by hosting the World Cup after years of doping scandals.

In the host city of Saransk, a training center notorious for doping abuses and tainted medals will now be the home of Panama’s soccer team.

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LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers handles the ball against Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 21, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

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LeBron scores 44 to lead Cavs over Boston, level series

The series winner will face WASHINGTON - LeBron James scored 44 points, adding more records to his amazing NBA legacy, and powered the Cleveland Cavaliers over Boston 111-102 Monday, equalizing their either season wins leader Houston or defending champion Golden Eastern Conference final at two wins each.

The 33-year-old superstar made 17-of-28 shots from the floor, 1-of-4 from 3-point range, and 9-of-13 free throws while contributing five rebounds, three assists and two steals to spark a crucial home triumph.

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“There’s no love in there if you’re not wearing green,” James said of Boston. “If we play like we did in (games) three and four, I think we’ll have a good shot.”

James rose to second on the all-time 40 or more playoff game list, passing NBA legend Jerry West with his 21st such total.

And with his sixth basket of the night, James passed the old mark for career playoff field goals of 2,356 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

“Any time I’m in the same breath with the greats, it’s just humbling,” James said. “I think it’s pretty cool.” (afp)

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Germany’s Alexander Zverev hits a return during the Men’s final against Spain’s Rafael Nadal at Rome’s ATP Tennis Open tournament at the Foro Italico, on May 20, 2018 in Rome.

PARIS - Alexander Zverev has emerged as the main threat to Rafael Nadal’s French Open crown in recent weeks as he bids to end Germany’s 81-year wait for a men’s singles title at Roland Garros.

The 21-year-old suffered his fifth defeat in five meetings with Nadal in Sunday’s Italian Open final, but the way he fought back from losing the first set 6-1 only enhanced his already-burgeoning clay-court credentials.

The rising star has never reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, but he will be the second seed in Paris after winning his second Masters title on clay in Madrid, where he beat Nadal’s conqueror Dominic Thiem in the final.

A run of 13 wins in a row was only ended by 10-time French Open winner Nadal on Sunday, and Zverev is looking to continue his momentum.

“I try to play the same way, play the same way over a longer period of time, which will be in Paris,” he said.

“Right now, the next few days, I won’t even think about tennis. And then I’ll go to Paris and do my best to prepare and try to compete for the French Open.

“Of course, Rafa will be the favourite there, there’s no question about it. I’ll be in the other half of the draw. So, that’s a good thing.”

Before thrashing Thiem 6-0, 6-2 in Monte Carlo last month, Nadal said the Austrian was “probably one

of the three best clay-court players on tour”, but the last fortnight has shown that Zverev is potentially even more dangerous.

By stepping into the court and attacking Nadal’s fearsome forehand with his double-handed backhand, Zverev turned the tide in the final at the Foro Italico, before the rains came and the Spaniard won five straight games to close out the match.

“I was not far away from beating Rafa on a clay court in a Masters final. So I guess I can take that into Paris,” he added.

“Great backhands help. But right now, I’m 0-5 in the head to head.

“I don’t know. We’ll see next time I play him. But right now, he’s in control of me.” (afp)

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Watchdog urges Russia world cup opening boycott over Syria BEIRUT - World leaders should boycott Russian President Vladimir Putin’s VIP box at next month’s World Cup opening unless he takes steps to protect Syrian civilians, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Russia, which hosts the world’s most-watched sporting event for the first time this year, is a key backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and arguably the most powerful broker in the seven-year-old war.

“In hosting one of the most televised events in the world, Russia is courting world public opinion and looking for respect,” HRW’s executive director, Kenneth Roth, said in a statement.

“World leaders should signal to President Putin that unless he changes track and acts to end atrocities by Russian and Syrian forces in Syria, they won’t be in their seats in the VIP box with him on opening night.”

Billions of people worldwide

are expected to watch the World Cup on television and HRW argued that Moscow’s responsibility in the suffering of Syrian civilians should not be forgotten.

Russia is the main exporter of weaponry to the Syrian regime and its forces provide on-theground support to government forces and allied militia.

The New York-based watchdog has documented RussianSyrian joint military operations that “have caused thousands of civilian casualties”, including recently in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus.

Roth warned that millions of other civilians faced the same fate in upcoming operations, especially in the northwestern province of Idlib that still largely escapes government control.

“World leaders should not allow a sporting event to gloss over a pattern of atrocities in Syria that now looms over two million civilians,” he said. (afp)

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place. South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in flew to Washington this week and will meet Trump later Tuesday in an attempt to put the detente back on track.

Observers will be watching the nuclear test site destruction ceremony closely for any clues to the North’s mood.

Pyongyang previously said South Korean journalists would be allowed to attend this week’s ceremony. But the North refused at the last minute to accept a list of South Korean journalists. Sceptics warn that Pyongyang has yet to make any public commitment to give up its arsenal and has a history of going back on its word.

In 2008 the regime blew up a cooling tower of its atomic reactor at Yongbyon, the facility that produced the plutonium that allowed North Korea to carry out its first successful nuclear test.

That ceremony was also held with much fanfare, complete with international invited journalists, and was heralded as a mark of Pyongyang’s commitment to denuclearisation talks.

The following day then President George W. Bush lifted some sanctions. But when talks collapsed the Yongbyon cooling tower was quickly rebuilt and the reactor restarted. In the intervening years, with diplomacy going nowhere, North Korea went on to test five more nuclear devices and develop missiles it said was capable of reaching the United States.(afp)

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Yang Moo-jin, from the University of North Korean Studies, said it was significant Pyongyang wasn’t using the site’s destruction as a “bargaining chip” with the United States ahead of the planned June 12 summit in Singapore between Kim and US President Donald Trump. “This move testifies sincerity in the North’s commitment to defusing tension through negotiations,” he said.

- Diplomatic ups and downs Punggye-ri has been the site of all six of the North’s nuclear tests, the latest and by far the most powerful in September last year, which Pyongyang said was an H-bomb. Dialogue brokered by South Korea has seen US-North Korea relations go from trading personal insults and threats of war after that test to planning for a summit. But the meeting has already hit diplomatic bumps.

Washington says it wants to see the “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation” of the North. Pyongyang abruptly threatened to pull out of the summit last week and cancelled talks with the South, accusing Washington of cornering it with a unilateral demand for denuclearisation.

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South Sumatra intensifies tourism promotion ahead of Asian Games 2018

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Iran’s Vice President and head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi (R) greets Miguel Arias Canete, European Union Energy Commissioner, before a meeting in the capital Tehran on May 19, 2018.

US to impose ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned Tehran would be hit with the “strongest sanctions in history” and cautioned European firms against continuing to do business with it, toughening up Washington’s policy line after its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

In his first major foreign policy address since moving to the State Department from the CIA, the longtime Iran hawk and ardent opponent of the 2015 nuclear pact outlined an aggressive series of moves designed to counter Tehran, which he called the world’s top sponsor of terror.

“We will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime. The leaders in Tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness,” Pompeo said in a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.

“This sting of sanctions will be painful if the regime does not change its course from the unacceptable and unproductive path it has chosen to one that rejoins the league of nations.”

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani quickly dismissed the threats, saying the rest of the world no longer accepts Washington making decisions on their behalf.

“Who are you to decide for Iran and the world?” Rouhani said in a statement carried by multiple Iranian news agencies.

“The world today does not accept that the United States decides for the world. Countries have their independence,” he added.

Pompeo said if Iran were to abide by stricter terms, including ending its ballistic missile program and its interventions in regional conflicts from Yemen to Syria, the United States would lift its new sanctions.

President Donald Trump has long said the 2015 deal with Iran -- also signed by Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia -did not go far enough, and now wants the Europeans and others to support his hardline strategy.

The deal was designed to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The international community, including top US officials, have said Tehran had been in compliance.

But Trump despised the deal, pointing to other aspects of Iranian behavior not covered in the pact, and on May 8 he pulled America out despite intense diplomatic lobbying by European allies who had beseeched him to stick with it by adding tougher new elements. (afp)

PALEMBANG - The South Sumatra tourism office has intensified tourism promotion by participating in various Indonesian and overseas travel marts. The province took part in the Jogya International Travel Mart held on May 7-9, 2018, Irene Camelyn Sinaga, head of the tourism office, noted here, Tuesday. Various tourist destinations, such as the old Al Munawar kampong, were promoted during the travel mart, she stated.

The Al Munawar kampong is an Arab quarter whose community has maintained its Islamic traditions and preserved its old houses.

In the kampong, visitors can sample typical coffee of South Sumatra, including coffee served with a golden spoon, a specialty of the Al Munawar area. Palembang is a multi-ethnic city where Malays, Javanese, and those of Chinese and Arabic descent have lived harmoniously and peacefully for hundreds of years.

It has the potential to develop religious, culinary, shopping, and historical tourism attractions. The little-known Al-Munawar kampong, with a vibrant Islamic environment and a distinctive culture, has been designated as a cultural reserve, based on local Law No. 5 of 1992.

Located in Ulu 13, the Al-Munawar kampong is currently being developed into a religious tourism site. During the travel mart in Yogyakarta, South Sumatra also promoted the planned implementation of the 18th Asian Games to be co-hosted by Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, 2018.

Some 9.5 thousand athletes, 2.5 thousand personnel of the Asian Olympic Council, and 5.5 thousand technical delegates from 45 Asian countries will participate or be involved in the event. At least 3.5 thousand media representatives are expected to cover the games.

This is the second time that Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games, the first one being held in Jakarta in 1962. For South Sumatra, the largest regional sports event in Asia is expected to offer long-term benefits to boost the province`s economy.(ant)

Minister issues circular on fair flight fares PADANG - Transportation Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi, will issue a circular on fair air flight tariff for airlines in the face of religious holidays. “When I come back from Padang, I will issue the circular containing fair flight fares,” the transportation minister stated, while giving a public lecture at the University of Andalas, Padang, on Monday.

The minister acknowledged that he had received many complaints from the public regarding the high fares on the eve of Lebaran, especially the flight fares to Padang, West Sumatra.

The same high fares are also experienced by passengers leaving for Pontianak, West Kalimantan, especially ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The air fare is also unreasonable. The minister noted that the passengers often complain of unreasonable rise in tariff.

The government will issue a

circular containing an appeal to airlines to avoid unreasonable rise in the price of tickets. The minister remarked that related to flights to Padang to Minangkabau International Airport (BIM), in particular, the government plans to expand the terminal.

One of the efforts made by the Ministry of Transportation is to increase the capacity of passengers at Minangkabau International Airport from 2.6 million passengers per year to 5.7 million passengers by the end of 2019.

“The expansion will be made to anticipate the increase in the number of visits to West Sumatra, also as part of the efforts to encourage the tourism sector,” he remarked.

The request for terminal expansion was also conveyed by President Joko Widodo when inaugurating the operation of the BIM train to Padang City on Monday (May 21).

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A man works at a sand mining site as Mount Merapi is seen in the background in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Indonesian authorities raised the alert for the country’s most volatile volcano, located on the densely populated island of Java, and ordered people within 3 kilometers (2 miles) to evacuate.

Indonesia raises alert for Merapi volcano, sets no-go zone

JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities raised the alert for the volatile Mount Merapi volcano on the densely populated island of Java and ordered people within 3 kilometers (2 miles) to evacuate.

Merapi has erupted four times since Monday, sending out a 3,500 meter (11,483 feet) column of volcanic material and dusting the surrounding region in ash.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the national disaster mitigation agency’s spokesman, said some 660 people living within the exclusion zone have evacuated since early Tuesday.

Indonesia’s geological agency raised Merapi’s alert from nor-

mal to “beware,” because of its increased activity.

There have been no reports of casualties and operations at Adi Sucipto airport in Yogyakarta have not been affected.

The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) mountain is about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Yogyakarta city center. About a quarter million people live within a 10 kilometer radius of the volcano,

according to figures from authorities in surrounding districts.

Its last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people and caused the evacuation of 20,000 villagers.

Nugroho said climbing on Merapi is prohibited and only disaster agency personnel or related researchers should enter the restricted area.

Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 250 million people, sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Indonesian government seismologists monitor more than 120 active volcanoes.(ap)

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UK retailer M&S says to shut more than 100 stores GOH CHAI HIN / AFP

A passenger poses with a cut-out image of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) at the departure gate of the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on May 18, 2018, as the resort island is set to host an IMF-World Bank meeting in October.

“Lukat Gni”, To maintain balance and purity of macrocosm and microcosm

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In this file photo taken on November 06, 2012 People enter a Marks & Spencer store in central London on November 6, 2012. British retailer Marks and Spencer will shut more than 100 “underperforming” UK stores in an ongoing restructuring, it said on May 22, 2018.

Uber taps into Japan with first taxi-hailing pilot Uber announced Tuesday it would start its first taxi-hailing pilot programme in Japan this summer, as it bids to break into a tough market in the world’s third largest economy. The US firm has found it difficult to penetrate the Japanese market, where risk averse passengers prefer to stick to their high quality traditional taxi service.

Hailing a taxi rarely takes more than a few seconds in major Japanese cities and there has been a relatively sluggish uptake of services like Uber, where consumers order an unlicensed car via a smartphone app.

But Uber said in a statement Tuesday it would launch a pilot

programme this summer to hook up tourists and residents in the western Awaji island with available taxi drivers. Uber said it aimed to provide local residents and tourists with “reliable and safe transportation” on the small island, which is home to just over 150,000 people.

“I’m very excited that Uber’s technology will contribute to further enhancing the transit environment of Awaji Island,” Brooks Entwistle, Uber’s Chief Business Officer, said in the statement, adding it will be “the first initiative of its kind in Japan”. Uber is far from alone in targeting the Japanese taxi market, with Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and Japanese telecom firm SoftBank announcing

a deal in early February to develop a taxi app in Japan.

SoftBank has heavily invested in the taxi market and recently took a 15 percent stake in Uber.

And Sony has said it is planning a joint venture to offer artificial intelligence technology to six taxi operators, which currently own a total of 10,000 vehicles in Tokyo.

The technology would use AI to predict demand for taxis and allow companies to more efficiently mobilise their resources.

Carmaker Toyota has also announced an investment of 7.5 billion yen ($70 million) in the JapanTaxi app, which says it is the biggest taxi-hailing app in Japan. (afp)

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Tektekan, Used to Overcome Plague, Now Becomes Cultural Attraction

Each year ahead of the Nyepi (Day of Silence) celebration, there will a different atmosphere, especially at Kediri customary village, Tabanan. In other regions, ahead of the celebration may be graced with the making and parade of ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) or bamboo cannon, but Kediri precisely holds cultural event in the form of Tektekan. It is named the Tektekan Kediri-Nangluk Merana.

British food-to-clothing retailer Marks and Spencer will shut more than 100 “underperforming” UK stores in an ongoing restructuring, it said Tuesday. The high-street chain has expanded its closure plans as it aims to shift at least a third of sales online, the group announced in a statement.

The London-listed giant did not specify the number of job losses -- but thousands of positions are believed to be at risk, according to media. “M&S will now close over 100 stores in total by 2022, including 21 that have already closed and the 14 stores that are announced today as proposed for closure or set to close,” the company said.

M&S had in November 2016 launched a five-year overhaul of its UK stores amid fierce competition from supermarkets and budget garment chain Primark -- as well as online giants like Amazon. The restructuring was accelerated last last year.

“We are making good progress with our plans to reshape our store estate to be more relevant to our customers and support our online growth plans,” said Sacha Berendji, M&S retail, operations and property director. The retailer, which had a total of 1,035 stores at the end of its 2017/2018 financial year, will publish its annual results on Wednesday. (afp)

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Residents of Satria Kawan Palace, Paksebali village, Dawan, organized the lukat gni or flame war tradition. This tradition is carried out through generations every year falling on new moon of the Balinese ninth month or at the night of Pengrupukan or the day before celebration of Nyepi, Monday (Mar. 27).

Lukat gni also called flame war is derived from two words, namely lukat and gni. Lukat or melukat means cleansing of all impurities and the unseen while gni means fire. Lukat gni can be interpreted as a tradition of cleansing or purifying the microcosm and macrocosm from any kind of impurities by means of fire. This tradition is

also aimed at maintaining balance of nature and humans to result in harmony in the implementation of the catur bratha penyepian or five abstinences.

This lukat gni tradition begins with a joint worship at temples or family temple to invoke safety and smoothness for the implementation of lukat gni. Dozens of youths that take part in this activity are then heading for the catus pata or central intersection of the village to carry out the tradition. Here, the participants further slammed the fire of tied danyuh (dried coconut leaves) onto each opponent. No injuries are seen despite being hit by fire. Moreover, there is no resentment among the participants. The atmosphere is

getting festive with the accompaniment of baleganjur orchestra.

Spiritual figure of Satria Kawan Palace, Mangku A.A. Gde Anom Merta, said that flame war is a heritage tradition of Satria Kawan Palace. “As younger generations, we must continue and preserve the traditions having been passed down by the elders here. This tradition has actually existed since around hundreds of years ago,” he said after the implementation of the lukat gni on Monday (Mar. 27).

According to him, the lukat gni often known as flame war is one of the purificatory rites carried out to purify the macrocosm and microcosm. Implementation of this annual tradition is expected to be able to neutralize negative effects and create harmony in ourselves and the balance of the universe. “Through this lukat gni, we will create harmony and balance of the universe,” he said.

A participant of lukat gni, A.A. Gde Baskara Diningrat, said that he took this tradition to preserve the heritage. Armed with selfconfidence, he said, the heat of the fire afflicting to the body will not be felt. Every fire is believed to eliminate all the impurities inside.

“With the confidence I have, the more exposed to the fire, the more impurities will be missing from our body,” said Baskara who participates regularly in this tradition every year. (kmb)

The annual event will be packaged in a parade. Tthis special event will be held in front of the Desa and Puseh Temple of Kediri customary village.

Chief of Kediri customary village, AAG Ngurah Panji Wisnu, explained that during the eleven days, the entire customary villagers of Kediri ranging from children to adults will go around the village while playing the sounds from a variety of sources. They are ranging from kulkul (bamboo split drum), gong or okokan (large cow bell). Some have even been modified with the accompaniment of bleganjur.

“In total, there are seven hamlets at Kediri customary village that will take turns to go round from one hamlet to another hamlet existing is at our village,” he explained.

Further, he said that tektekan tradition in the area of Kediri customary village is inherited from generation to generation. So far, there is no any record on the history of its origin. According to his ancestors, the tradition came together with the outbreaks in Kediri. “At that time, many residents were experiencing sickness to death and they also faced harvest failure because their paddy fields were attacked by pests,” he said.

Due to concerns over the calamity occurred at that time, community leaders and temple priests agreed to invoke guidance by praying at local Puseh Temple. At that time, they got a clue if the pandemic could be eliminated by means of sounds. Armed with this clue, the residents of Kediri came down and went around the village while playing tektekan for few days. Finally, it was proved that the plague attacking the customary village disappeared.

Since then, the tektekan tradition has psychical function to dismiss plague. Its implementation cannot be predicted because it depends on the incidence of outbreak at the village. With the changing of time or more precisely from 2014 the tektekan tradition began to be transformed into an entertainment art. Moreover, local villagers agreed to hold this tradition as annual attraction coinciding with the Hindus celebrating Nyepi. During the execution of tektekan tradition at local customary village, the officials suggest road users to find alternative road section. “We’ve made coordination with police authority, especially on the security and traffic diversion,” he concluded. (BTN/kmb)

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Ayu Bakery produces thousands of cakes each day

DENPASAR - It can be imagined that a home industry can produce thousands or even tens of thousands of cakes each day. It only involves 13 employees working in production. This is done by Ayu Bakery owned by I Made Suarsa, a native to Kedonganan.

When met at one of the cafés at Kedonganan recently, Suarsa said he can produce thousands of cakes per day. For such number, he spends seven sacks of flour (1 sack = 25kg). So, from the seven sacks of flour, he can produce thousands of cakes.

A total of 13 employees are working in producing the cakes. Due to large number of orders, the production of cakes is made into two shifts. Morning shift lasts from 07:00 – 15:00 and the afternoon shift from 15:00 – 23:00. Before the eruption of Mount Agung, there were three shifts in the production. So, his kitchen was busy making cakes for 24 hours.

Many types of cakes he can produce such as croissant, Danish pastry, wet cake, bread, muffins, sponge and special order like birthday cake. “Every day we mostly produce croissant and Danish pastry,” he added.

Thousands of the cakes are supplied to hotels, all the cafés along the beach of Kedonganan as well as his small shop and retailers. Currently, he has worked with 80 hotels to supply cakes. To hotels, he only supplies some kinds of cake. However, he also supplies all kinds of cakes to particular customers. Meanwhile, all the cafés at Kedonganan having a birthday package or wedding party, the cake needs are supplied

by Ayu Bakery. “Several restaurants offering

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Every day Ayu Bakery mostly produce croissant and Danish pastry. Thousands of the cakes are supplied to hotels, all the cafés along the beach of Kedonganan as well as small shop and retailers. pizza burger menu take all the breads from Ayu Bakery,” he said.

No wonder, the production reaches thousands of cakes each day. Surely, it happens because the cakes taste good, apply hotel standard and offer fast delivery. “Our delivery is fast. Thirty minutes after placing the order, the cakes have been ready to deliver.

This is one of the reasons why they purchase our cakes again and again,” he said.

He is indeed a chef getting formal education in educational institutions. However, the skill of cooking becoming his basic is hot kitchen started from Sari Asian food,

Chinese food and Continental food. Eight years before deciding to retire young from hotel, he had served in the pastry and bakery section. From this position, he got the cooking skills.

Due to encouragement of his wife, in 2008 he began to open a cake-making business. He still remembered the first gas stove he bought to start the baking business. “My wife has an idea at that time because knowing her husband is good at making cookies.

Right on Tumpek Landep we started trying to make the cakes. On the following day, we buy stove in the Badung Market along

with mixer. I made muffin and sponge. After that, we market them to traditional markets,” he said while recalling the beginning of his journey.

Public response was positive and could accept the taste of the cake because he applied the hotel standard. “I made 100 pieces and sold out, made 500 pieces and sold out.

And then we made 1,000 pieces and sold out as well. The most bubbling moment of the order was in a series of Nyepi celebration where all people come to my house. At that time, I got the muffin order of up to 10,000 pieces,” he said. (kmb24)

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TABANAN - Bali Provincial Games (Porprov) XIV will be held in 2019, and Tabanan district will host this prestigious sporting event.

Featuring the theme of ‘sport tourism and culture,’ in the future this event will combine sports with cultural tourism. This event gets the support from the Tabanan Tourism Office.

Head of the Tabanan Tourism Office, I Made Yasa, admitted that his office takes advantage of every moment to promote Tabanan tourism to overseas and domestic market. Related to the hosting of Porprov XIV 2019 by Tabanan next year, his office is very supportive. Moreover, the theme taken combines the sports and cultural tourism. “We strongly support this (Porprov) let alone be associated with sport tourism,” said Yasa on Monday (May 21).

He said that sport and tourism have attachment where many tourism promotions are made through sport events. The implementation of Porprov is also possible to be associated with tourism sector. With the presence of many participants including the athletes and the officials, surely it is potential to tourist visit. Many tourism potentials can be visited by the athletes or officials among the matches held. He also hoped that Porprov participants can stay overnight directly in Tabanan.

“Porprov can intensify tourism and community’s economy,” he said.

To welcome the event, his office will coordinate with tourist objects and rural tourism in Tabanan.

Moreover, venue of the Porprov will be spread to subdistricts. The existence of rural tourism is very helpful to provide accommodation for participants and the committee

later. He said that rural tourism in Tabanan is ready to receive guests including if they want to stay. In addition, many tourist attractions can be enjoyed like the old scenery, culinary delight and art performances owned by rural tourism.

As is known, KONI Tabanan has drafted the Porprov Bali XIV activities in 2019 to spread the venue to subdistricts, not centralized in the town of Tabanan. By this way, the atmosphere of Porprov will not only be experienced by urban society but should also reach village nook and cranny. On that account, the theme of Porprov is associated with tourism and culture. Some sports venues are planned to be held in several rural tourism such as cycling race at Pinge village, Baru, Marga and Baturiti. Likewise, the other sport branches are also spread to other subdistricts. (kmb28)

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‘Crazy hope’ for missing kin in Philippines’ Marawi LLIGAN - Ten men from the same family vanished after jihadists invaded the Philippine city of Marawi a year ago -- each day since, their wives have prayed their bones do not lie in its devastated landscape.

Mutually related, Tourism Office supports sport tourism program

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In this photo taken on April 2, 2018, (L-R) Alma Tome, Evelyn Powao, and Melgie Powao, whose husbands are still missing one year after the Marawi siege, show photos of their husbands during an interview with AFP in Iligan city on the southern island of Mindanao.

The women have been told to accept their husbands were likely among the 1,200 killed in the fivemonth battle that flattened swathes of the city, but they refuse to move on until they know for sure.

“I am hoping he will come home. All of us are hoping they will return. Even if my family says I am crazy, I told them my husband will come back,” Melgie Powao said of her spouse Victor.

One year after the battle, reconstruction work is due to begin and the authorities say jihadists are far from mounting another such attack.

Yet, the families of the scores still missing are the overlooked victims of the Philippines’ deadliest confrontation with Islamists.

The fighting left behind hundreds of corpses, with more likely to be found in the conflict area which has yet to be completely cleared of unexploded bombs.

The Powao men -- fathers and brothers, cousins and uncles -- from neighbouring Iligan city were in Marawi for construction jobs when clashes with Islamic State-aligned fighters broke out on May 23 last year.

In the fighting that ensued, government airstrikes on Marawi and house-to-house fighting left neighbourhoods in ruins that have been compared to battlegrounds in Syria or Iraq.

Only one of the Powao group -- the eleventh man -- escaped and it was from him the wives learned that an airstrike may have killed some of them, while jihadists herded others into a van.

“Until I see their bodies, I won’t believe they are dead,” 31-year-old Alma Tome said of her husband Rowel and the others.

The Powaos are among 78 people officially listed as missing, though possibly hundreds more disappeared.

Some families were hesitant to file reports out of fear they could be targeted by authorities hunting for anyone with links to jihadists. (afp)

Five dead, dozens quarantined as virus fears spread in India NEW DELHI - A deadly virus carried by fruit bats has killed at least five people in southern India and more than 90 people are in quarantine, a top health official said Tuesday.

Other deaths are suspected to have been caused by Nipah virus and authorities have ordered emergency measures to control the outbreak.

“We can confirm that five people have died from the Nipah virus,” Kerala state health surveillance officer K.J. Reena told AFP. Media reports said 10 people had died but officials told AFP final tests had not been completed on other suspicious deaths.

Nine people have been admitted to hospital with symptoms resembling the virus, which the World Health Organization says is fatal in 70 percent of cases, Reena added.

One of the nine has tested positive for Nipah.

“We also traced 94 people who had come in contact with the ones who died and they have been quarantined as a precaution,” Reena added.

There is no vaccination for Nipah, which has killed more than 260 people in Malaysia, Bangladesh and India in outbreaks since 1998.

The WHO has named Nipah as one of the eight priority diseases that could cause an epidemic, alongside Ebola and Zika.

The virus induces flu-like symptoms that lead to an agonising encephalitis and coma.

Three members of the same family are among the fatalities.

Dead bats were found in a well of the family’s house in Kozhikode district, previously known as Calicut.

- Heroic nurse A nursing assistant who died af-

ter treating Nipah patients has been hailed as a hero by authorities.

Mother-of-two Lini Puthussery was cremated even before her family members could bid a final goodbye because of fears the virus could spread.

In a final note she scribbled in a hospital isolation unit, Puthussery urged her husband to take care of the children.

“I don’t think I will be able to see you again. Sorry. Please take care of our children,” she said.

Kerala state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that Puthussery’s “selfless service will be remembered”.

Health authorities across the state were on high alert, setting up medical camps and a control room to tackle the emerging situation.

U.V. Jose, district collector of Kozhikode, said all government and private hospitals were working in close coordination. (afp)

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A deadly virus carried by fruit bats has killed at least five people in southern India.

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This Robot has the Brain of a Worm

DID you know scientists have put a brain inside of a robot?

Okay, so it’s a worm brain, but still, what does this mean for our future?

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Researchers have programmed the brain of the C. elegans worm into a robot and the robot acted like, well, a worm. That may not seem all that interesting, but it is a step towards some major new innovations in robotics capabilities.

Researchers have programmed the brain of the C. elegans worm into a robot and the robot acted like, well, a worm. That may not seem all that interesting, but it is a step towards some major new innovations in robotics capabilities.

This innovation gives us another tool to better understand the organ between our ears and brings the possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to another level!

The College of Biological Services describes the Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans as “a non-hazardous, non-infectious, non-pathogenic, non-parasitic organism. It is small, growing to

about 1 mm in length, and lives in the soil—especially rotting vegetation—in many parts of the world, where it survives by feeding on microbes such as bacteria. [The C. Elegans] is of no economic importance to man.” 1 Well, they had no economic importance until now.

Scientists have studied how the neurons in the C. elegans interact with each other and programmed them onto a computer chip that now lives inside of a robot. 2 Could this decade-long process of tracking every connection made in the brain of this worm end up giving us a better understanding of our own brains? (net)

much noise, a hydrofoil boat needs to achieve a somewhat higher speed in order to maintain its hovering cruising position and there are speed restrictions on many rivers and lakes.

It slowed down their deployment in Paris, but they are now back to testing their service in the city and if it’s deemed safe, they should be able to launch the Uberlike taxi service on water next year.

They tested their new flyby-wire system on the lake and presented their project in the city, but they also face some regulatory hurdles there as the local government is reportedly worried about the company’s plans to build docks for their electric boats on the shore and a local ferry company operating on the lake is worried about increased traffic. (net)

A new all-electric hydrofoil water taxi is tested on Lake Geneva

GENEVA - A French startup called SeaBubbles has been testing a new all-electric hydrofoil water taxi over the past few years.

They have been making waves in Switzerland during tests on Lake Geneva over the last few days as they prepare to launch a taxi service in the region.

SeaBubbles is a battery-powered boat with a hydrofoil design, which enables lower drag

and greater speeds by lifting the hull of a boat over the water.

It also gives you the feeling of hovering over the water, which is pretty cool and can reduce seasickness.

The vehicle is powered by a 20 kWh battery pack that feeds two

10 kW electric motors. If my math works out, that gives them at least an hour between charges.

The company wants to use its electric boat to offer taxi service in cities located near rivers and lakes, like in Paris on the river Seine.

They are facing some red tape because while electric boats often face fewer regulations due to the fact that they don’t pollute or create

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Rising interst in reading amongst people of Jembrana

NEGARA - Jembrana’s Regional Public Library has been seen a rise in the public;s interest in reading. interest in reading.

“Previously there were only about 20 visitors a day, but now that number is about to about 50”, said Head of the Jembrana Library and Archive Agency, Ida Ayu Made Dharma Yanti Putra, accompanied by the Division Head of the Jembrana Public Relations and Protocol, Komang Suparta, on Monday (May 21) .

The Library and Archive Agency has been taking steps to encourage young children and adults alike to read and it seems to be working as students and other readers often come to the library after work or school.

“Sometimes parents bring their children to play in the playground located behind the cultural center and then come to the library to read”, explained Dharma Yanti.

The library that is located on the ground floor of the cultural center started providing free internet access, ari conditioning and cleaned made the whole atmosphere generally more inviting to entice more people to use the facilities.

Many housewives have also started coming to the library to consult cook books, take part in majejahitan or making offerings and use the internet facilities to promote their home businesses.

“We also provide computer and internet lessons”, said Dharma Yanti.

As of 2017, the library has a collection of 10,517 titles and a total of 27,070 books that cover a wide range of subjects from phi-

losophy, religion, social sciences, language, pure science, therapeutics, arts, fiction, geography and history. The library also holds storytelling events for elementary school students, chanting of pupuh pangkur competition for junior high school students and and poetry reading competitions in Balinese language for high school students.

Dharma Yanti added that the library also has two mobile library vans that visit schools and villages. “The library van is a way to introduce schools and villages to the library, but we also invite people to come directly to the library that is open from 07:3019:00”, she explained.

The Jembrana Public Library however does face some obstacles including lack of librarians, Currently they only have one and so far have no archivist. “Four people have been provided with training and they are currently waiting to for the decree of appointment to start working”, added Yanti. They also have plans to stat renovating the library soon. (120)

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American citizen sentenced to 1.5 years in prison

Sea Bubbles start-up founders Alain Thebault (L) and Anders Bringdal (R) stand on board a Sea Bubble electric maritime “flying taxi” during a demonstration on May 20, 2018 on the river Seine in Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Aeronautical engineers and watermen Anders Bringdal and Alain Thebault are co-founders and developers of the Sea Bubbles zero-impact transportation ecosystem.

The defendant Keita Stevenson Lovelace (L)

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DENPASAR - A citizen of the United States, defendant Keita Stevenson Lovelace, 45, was convicted and sentenced to 1.5 years in prison on Monday (May 21).

During the trial at the Denpasar District Court, the man who works as a fashion designer was found guilty of misusing narcotics (delta 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol) that were found hidden in 20 cartridges / vials containing yellow liquid with an overall weight of 336.6 grams gross or 0.4 ml or 0.4 gram net.

Responding to the verdict, the defendant through his legal advisor team, Mila Tayeb et al.,

immediately accepted the verdict that was lesser that the prosecutor’s charges.

Previously, public prosecutor Suhadi and Martinus had asked for a sentence of two years. In their letters of the suit, the defendant Keita Stevenson Lovelace was declared legally and convincingly guilty of committing the crime of class I drug abuse, as in the third alternative allegation. According to the third alternative indictment, the defendant was charged under Article 127 Paragraph (1) Sub-Paragraph (a) of the Law No.35/2009 on Narcotics. (kmb37)

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Preventing volience against children

teachers.

The training session is also intended to increase public awareness about the need for changes in attitudes and behaviour regarding protecting children from violence by having teachers transmit the ideas shared to parents. “By working together through the school system, we can prevent violence from the outset”, he said.

IN 2017 there were a total of 97 cases of violence against children in Bali, ranging from sexual abuse to physical assault, negligence and conflict with the law.

Atmajaya said that by involving school teachers in prevention, they hope to see a decrease in violence against children in the future.

Head of the P2TP2A Denpasar City, Luh Putu Anggreni, added: “With the involvement of teachers, I believe that violence against children in the school environment can stopped early on”, she said. (kmb12)

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What is The Den? Successor to the famous Hu’u Bar, Classic Bar and Lounge Experience, Featuring International and Local DJs, Located at the back of Sea Vu Play, Classic 5 (A specially crafted list of our top 5 classic cocktails!), Co-existence of music genres from Afro, Hip-Hop, Balearic to Old School Disco The idea of The Den was conceptualized over a drink one night. The creators wanted to close off the back bar and make a smaller bar within Sea Vu Play so that they could have two genres of music at the venue - the former would continue to have more popular music played which everyone could dance, party and sing to, while the latter would play more eclectic sounds that were more underground.

And so, The Den started materializing into what it is today.

Craft exports remain sluggish, innovation needed

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GIANYAR —Exports of crafts from Gianyar remain low with no significant movement in the market since 2009 at the peak of the world economic crisis. Craft entrepreneurs including exporters are only just barely surviving. Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Gianyar, I Wayan Gede Arsania, on Monday (May 21) that the sluggishness of market has been going on for a long time due to several factors.

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Concern of kindergarten and preschool teachers needs improving DENPASAR - Big cities such as the City of Denpasar are particularly vulnerable to violence against children so the Denpasar Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Population and Family Planning (DP3AP2KB) continue to take preventative measures by inviting preschool and kindergarten teachers to be vigilant about preventing violence against children from going unnoticed.

Division Head of Protection for Women’s Right (PHP) and Special Child Protection (PKA) of the P3AP2KB Denpasar, I Made Atmajaya, said on Monday (May 21) that as more members of the community become involved in preventing violence against children, the situation will of course improve. “We hope that the involvement of kindergarten and preschool teachers can help prevent child violence in schools”, said Atmajaya on the sidelines of training hundreds of preschool and kindergarten

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The sluggishness of the world’s economy and the decline in people’s purchasing power are contributing factors. Also, many artisans have switched professions, conventional marketing systems are no longer effective and there is a lack of innovation in the field.

“In essence, almost all exporters are suffering But sometimes I wonder why export data does not match the reality on the ground. Apparently there is an increase in exports but the reality is that this sector is stagnant. Domestic trade seems to be more dynamic than exports. For example, when there are exhibition like INACRAFT in Jakarta, sales are pretty good”, he said.

One of the challenges facing craft entrepreneurs is the increasingly fierce competition with other countries –especially China. Chinese products are cheaper and are in great demand on international markets. We need to work together to address these issues. Bali is famous for the high quality of its handicraft products, but as a result prices here are higher and the demand seems to have decreases. As a Balinese handicrafts are have a competitive disadvantage.

All stakeholders are therefor being invited to increase the bargaining power of Balinese craft products though innovation. Artisans need to be more creative in design and use information technology for

marketing their goods.

The role of government is also necessary. As arsana explained, studies about the problmes facing craft entrepreneurs and artisans as well as solutions have been presented to the government, however little action has been taken. “Solutions need to be implemeted as soon as possible”, he added The government should assist this labour intensive sector in overcoming this downturn. Handycraft home industries can help the govenrment in overcoming unmenployment more quickly. Also the export of craft products ring in foreing exchange eranings which also helps the national economy. (kmb25)

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LOS ANGELES - Barack and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service announced on Monday.

The former first couple have launched Higher Ground Productions to produce a variety of content for the video streamer, possibly including scripted series, documentaries and features.

“One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life, and to help them share their experiences with a wider audience,” Obama, who served two terms in the White House from 2009, said in a statement.

“That’s why Michelle and I are so excited to partner with Netflix. We hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples, and help them share their stories with the entire world.”

The Obamas already have a large social media presence -- a combined 150 million followers on Twitter and Instagram -- but the deal will see their influence boosted significantly by Netflix’s 125 million subscribers in 190

countries.

“Barack and Michelle Obama are among the world’s most respected and highly-recognized public figures and are uniquely positioned to discover and highlight stories of people who make a difference in their communities and strive to change the world for the better,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos.

The statement didn’t discuss money, but their time in the White House has already begun to reap lucrative dividends for the Obamas, who negotiated book deals last year reportedly worth more than $60 million. (afp) In this file photo taken on October 31, 2017, former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Illinois.

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Han Solo’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ blaster up for auction

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Star Wars’ Han Solo’s BlasTech DL-44 blaster.

NEW YORK - In the wildly popular “Star Wars” films, Han Solo once told a lightsaber-wielding Luke Skywalker: “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.”

Now, fans of the space saga can own one of the blaster pistol props Harrison Ford used in his iconic role as Solo in “Return of the Jedi” -- an item expected to sell for between $300,000 and $500,000 next month at auction in Las Vegas.

The faux weapon, mainly made

of wood, was put on display in New York on Monday by Julien’s Auctions -- after more than 30 years tucked away in the belongings of James Schoppe, the art director for “Return of the Jedi” (1983).

Martin Nolan, the auction house’s executive director, said Schoppe, an Oscar nominee for his work on the film, finally decided to part with Solo’s gun and about 40 other ‘Jedi’ items, including an Ewok axe and plans for Jabba the Hutt’s ship.

The price for Solo’s blaster “could go much higher” at the auc-

tion, set for June 23 in Las Vegas, Nolan said.

The announcement of the auction coincides with the release this week of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” -- a standalone film that tells the story of a young Han Solo, this time played by Alden Ehrenreich.

Last year, an R2-D2 droid used in the making of several “Star Wars” films sold for $2.76 million at auction in Los Angeles.

Skywalker’s lightsaber from the first two movies fetched $450,000. (afp)

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In a photo taken on April 24, 2018 South Korean soldiers lock the entrance to a beach on Yeonpyeong island, near the ‘northern limit line’ sea boundary with North Korea.

Foreign media head to N. Korea to see nuclear site destruction

Foreign journalists headed to North Korea on Tuesday to watch the promised destruction of its nuclear test site, a move seen as a goodwill gesture before a planned summit with the United States. Reporters from China, the US and Russia departed on a charter flight from Beijing, according to Chinese state broadcaster CGTN which is part of the contingent.

The group will cover the demolition of the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site inside a mountain in the northeast of the country, which is scheduled to take place between Wednesday to Friday, depending on the weather. Agence France-Presse is one of a number of major media organisations not invited to cover the event.

Pyongyang announced earlier this month that it planned to “completely” destroy the facility by blowing up the test site’s access tunnels, a move welcomed

by Washington and Seoul. The decision came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country’s nuclear force complete and said it had no further need for the complex Experts are divided over whether the move will render the site useless

-- previous similar gestures have been rapidly reversed when the international mood soured. “Frankly a nuclear test site can be easily reassembled,” Kim Hyun-wook, an expert at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, told AFP. “But still, by dismantling it, North Korea is showing its willingness to not conduct nuclear tests at least for a while and signaling it has sufficient number of nuclear weapons,” he added.

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