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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Swift, Minaj tweet over rapper’s MTV Video Music Awards snub Taylor Swift

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj traded words on Twitter after the rapper said she was upset she didn’t earn a nomination for video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Minaj tweeted multiple times that she didn’t understand why her rump-shaking video for “Anaconda” wasn’t up for the top award when MTV announced the nominees Tuesday.

She wrote in one tweet: “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year.” She also tweeted, “When the ‘other’ girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination.”

Minaj did not mention specific artists in her tweets. Swift, whose “Bad Blood” is nominated for video of the year, is the top VMA contender with nine nominations.

“I’ve done nothing but love & support you,” she tweeted to Minaj. “It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.”

Nominees for video of the year include Beyonce’s “7/11,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright,” Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.”

Minaj said she never mentioned Swift in her tweets. “Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn’t say a word about u,” Minaj said to Swift. “I love u just as much. But u should speak on this.”

“If I win, please come up with me!!

You’re invited to any stage I’m ever on,”

Swift replied.

“Anaconda,” released a year ago, has 488 million views on YouTube. It earned VMA nominations for best female video and hip-hop video. Minaj is also up for best collaboration for “Bang Bang” with Ariana Grande and Jessie J. Swift’s nominations for “Bad Blood” include best collaboration, direction, editing, visual effects, art direction and cinematography. Her other hit, “Blank Space,” which boasts 1 billion views on YouTube, is nominated for best female video and pop video.

“Bad Blood,” the action-packed clip that starred Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez and Lamar, has 360 million views on YouTube.

Miley Cyrus will host the 2015 VMAs, which will air live Aug. 30 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (ap)

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Volcano forces fresh shutdown of Ngurah Rai Airport

DENPASAR - Ash spewing from a volcano closed the airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Wednesday for the third time this month, forcing the cancellation of flights and stranding tourists during peak holiday season.

Khloe Kardashian Nuns won’t sell convent to Katy Perry to host ‘hybrid’ talk

LOS ANGELES Katy Perry has amassed millions of fans around the world, but her failure to win over two elderly nuns is creating an unholy battle.

The pop singer wants to turn a former convent into her home. The sprawling hillside Italianate complex valued at $15 million is situated near the hip Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake. But two nuns are having none of it. In the latest legal salvo, the two sisters challenged the authority of the archdiocese to sell the property.

The motion dated Monday

accused the archdiocese of unilaterally changing the bylaws of the convent, known as the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The suit said that two of the five remaining sisters, who range in age from 77 to 88, were chosen to have “sole authority to amend the institute’s bylaws, elect officers and sell the assets of the institute.”

Perry has visited the nuns, reportedly singing for them and telling them that she hopes to live on the property with her mother and grandmother.

But the two nuns remain opposed to the sale to Perry, who grew up in a born-again Protestant Christian household but has become both a sex symbol and vocal advocate for gay rights.

Perry’s hits include sultry numbers such as “I Kissed a Girl” and “Teenage Dream.”

Sister Rita Callanan, 77, recently told the Los Angeles Times that she found Perry’s videos online and “if it’s all right to say, I wasn’t happy with any of it.” (afp)

Mount Raung on Indonesia’s main island of Java, which has been rumbling for weeks, sent an ash cloud floating over Bali that closed the island’s Ngurah Rai airport, the transport ministry said.

Two small airports on Java serving domestic routes were also shut down, it added.

“Due to volcanic ash from Mount Raung, the Ngurah Rai airport is temporarily closed again from midday (0500 GMT),” ministry spokesman J. A. Barata told AFP. “We don’t know when it will reopen, we will monitor the situation.”

Volcanic ash from Raung had already closed Bali’s international airport two times this month, between July 9 and 12, forcing almost 900 flights to be cancelled or delayed and creating a backlog that took days to clear.

The shutdown on Bali, a top holiday destination that attracts millions of visitors from around the world to its palm-fringed beaches every year, has come during one of the busiest times of the year for the tourist industry.

The latest shutdown will also cause major disruption for domestic tourists, as millions are making their way back home after going away for last week’s Muslim holiday of Eid. Australian airlines Virgin Australia and Jetstar said they were cancelling flights on Wednesday to and from Bali, a favourite holiday destination for Australians. About 12 flights scheduled to and from Denpasar, Bali, to several Australian cities were canceled due to Mount Raung’s eruption in East Java, PT Angkasa Pura I General Manager, Ngurah Rai Airport, Trikora Harjo stated.

show on FYI channel

LOS ANGELES — The Kardashian TV footprint is expanding yet again.

The FYI channel says Khloe Kardashian will host and produce a “hybrid” talk series titled “Kocktails With Khloe.”

Kardashian will be John Shearer/Invision/AP, File joined in the kitchen and at the dinner table by celebrity guests and friends for conversation, cooking and party games, FYI said Tuesday.

She’s been part of her family’s TV empire in shows including “Keeping up With the Kardashians” and “Khloe and Lamar,” which featured NBA player Lamar Odom. Odom and Kardashian were married, but she filed for divorce in 2013.

“Kocktails With Khloe” is set to debut in late 2015. (ap)

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Passengers of cancelled flights sleep on the floor in Ngurah Rai International Airport while waiting for re-opening of the airport after a forcing shutdown due to Mt. Raung eruption on Wednesday, July 21. Ash spewing from a volcano closed the airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Wednesday for the third time this month, forcing the cancellation of flights and stranding tourists during peak holiday season.

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Property business in Buleleng plummets

SINGARAJA - Real estate business for houses in Buleleng, has seriously slumped, due to the weakening national economy. The demand for houses in N=orth Bali had dropped by 50 percent compared to this time art year.

Some housing developers who have already built new houses have been forced to shut down their businesses. Those who want to stay in business are forced to drastically slash their prices in order to survive.

On Tuesday (July 21) Director of CV Kirana, Dewi Satya, explained that the drop in demand for built houses has been going on since earlier this year as an unavoidable consequence of the weakening national economy. In 2014, an average of two houses were sold per month, but since early 2015 it has been hard to sell even one per month and this only after drawn out negotiations. Given the decrease in demand for new houses, the turnover rate for developers has also gone down. The only developers who can survive such conditions are those with a lot of capital to

keep them afloat, others have had to close their businesses.

According to Dewi, developers are going out of business because most of the houses that they built are not being sold. This of course also affects construction workers and those who sell building material. In many cases the quality of building materials has also been reduced to keep costs down.

For example where teakwood is usually used, now it is being replaced by local timber that has similar qualities to teakwood. Similarly, for flooring, where her company would usually use granite, now they are switching over to other materials that are cheaper but still of good quality. By making small changes like these they are able to pay IDR 3 million per square meter compared to the IDR 4 million that they were paying before. “Reducing production costs is one way that

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Sandalwood grows wild, residents reluctant to plant more

BANGLI - Several hamlets behind the hills of Kayuselem and Tungtung at Songan village, Kintamani, have optimal conditions for growing sandalwood. Unfortunately, most people here are more interested in cultivating kamalila teak trees.

Headman of Songan village, Jero Lanang, said on Tuesday (Jul. 21) that these two hamlets have a lot of potential to become sandalwood growing regions as many sandalwood trees already grow there wild there, after birds brought seeds from elsewhere.

Despite the natural potential that this dry area has for growing sandalwood, very few people are interested because they take longer to harvest than teak trees do. “Sandalwood tree take up to 10 years to harvest, while teak tree only need 5-6 years to produce revenue,” he explained.

Other hamlets in the village of Songan, such as Batu Meyeh and Pradi are also propitious for the growing of sandalwood as well as cashews, but according to Jero Lanang few people are interested in developing these crops which are considered too much trouble for the amount of money they generate. (kmb40)

The housing industry is plummeting in Buleleng Regency

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we seek to survive present market conditions. By using local materials we can save on costs. We do not dare however to reduce the quality of the concrete mixture despite the tough market conditions,” she said.

Many developers have simply stopped building new houses, given that there are so few buyers. When the demand for houses is high, developers with built houses with very particular specifications knowing that they will be sold quickly given the high demand. Presently, developers will only build once they have secured a buyer.

“It is very risky to build first and then seek a buyer. Getting a downpayment before starting to built is far less risky. We’ll only start building after the buyer’s credit application has been approved,” said Dewi. (kmb38)

Public toilets at Penelokan not working, travelers rent villager’s toilet

BANGLI - Penelokan, Kintamani is a tourist area that is visited by a fare number of tourists, especially at this time of year. Ang yet this tourist attraction has yet to be equipped with enough toilets to accommodate al the visitors. Although there are four toilets at the Geopark Art Market, the toilets that were built by the government do not function properly because there is no water and so they have all been locked shut. As a result, travelers who need to use a toilet are forced to line up and pay to use local residents’s toilets.

Based on observation on Tuesday (Jul. 21), a number of travelers visiting Penelokan were seen lining up in front of people’s houses. They were forced to rent toilets in the tourist area because none of the public toilets could be used. Ni Komang Sudiani, a vendor at the Geopark Art Market confirmed on Monday that the four toilets at the market are in fact not functional so neither tourists, nor the market vendors can use them. Apart from having no water, the four bathrooms have been locked. “Ever since they were built they have not been usable” she said.

Sudiani said that she had already asked the market officer for the key to the toilets but was refused. “If he gave me the key, I could clean the toilets so that they could be used,” she added.

Sudiani is forced to use the toilet at the Bintang Danu foundation located next to the market. Travelers visiting Penelokan usually rent people’s private toilets across the street for IDR 2,000 per person. She added that such conditions frequently cause travelers to complain, especially because there have been no improvements made to facilities, despite the fact the government of Bangli raised the price of admission to Kintamani last January. (kmb40)

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Jazz dinner concert at Bridges

UBUD - Laura Brunner from New York dazzles audiences with her incredible vocal range, rich colorful timbres and deeply personal original compositions. Paired with the extremely talented musicians of Nial Djuliarso Quartet, this promises to be a real gem of a concert which most definitely should be on the agenda of every jazz lover.

As proud sponsor of the Ubud Village Jazz Festival third time around, bridges is thrilled to host the jazz dinner concert with these amazing musicians as part of the official festival pre-program.

The concert takes place on Wednesday, 5 August, 7pm in bridges’ Riverside Dining room.

The set up provides an up close and personal concert experience.

Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Laura became aware of her calling as musician at the early age of three while giving her parents exclusive performances on the fireplace (stage) of their house.

Growing up, Laura threw herself

into musical endeavors studying violin, guitar, drum set and auxiliary percussion as well as singing with various local choirs. Throughout her years in Columbus, Laura has performed at the top venues in the city, on many occasions with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

Upon receiving a scholarship Laura moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music from which she is now an alumnus.

Her heartfelt performances have led her to share the stage with an extraordinary array of musicians such as Kurt Elling, Ellis Marsalis, Sheila E., Esperanza Spalding, Riannon, Bryan Baker and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Past performances include the Montreux Jazz Festival, where Laura was awarded second place in the 2007 vocal competition, the Beantown Jazz Festival, the Boston Pops Jazz Festival, the International Association of Jazz Educators Convention and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead

Arts in Residence Program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Laura Brunner currently resides in the New York City area where she is working on her debut album set to be recorded later this year. Between international engagements, Laura can be seen performing in the Midwest, New England and New York City areas.

Meanwhile, Nial was born in Jakarta in 1981. He started playing classical piano at the age three and was surrounded by jazz music at his home from very early on with a bass player as a father. Nial often went to hear him play at local clubs. But it was not until 1996 – after hearing the Pat Metheny Group play in Jakarta – that Nial really got bitten by the jazz bug. Neil was fourteen years old at that time.

He went to the USA and graduated from high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In Chattanooga he played frequently in the Jazz Junction, a local jazz club and be-

came a well-known pianist before he graduated in 1999. After graduation he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a full scholarship. Between the years 1999 and 2004 he won numerous awards and jazz piano competitions like Horace Silver Jazz Piano

Competition. He graduated from Berklee in 2004.

In August 2004 Nial went to New York to join the Jazz Program at the Juilliard School from where he graduated in 2006. Today, the world-class pianist lives back in his home town Jakarta.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Study claims stem cell advance for mitochondrial disease

PARIS - Scientists said Wednesday they had taken a key step towards stem cell therapy for rare mitochondrial disorders, passed on from mother to child.

They “corrected” harmful mitochondria in skin cells taken from patients to create healthy, pluripotent stem cells -- versatile cells which can differentiate into any tissue cells in the body, the team reported.

“This breakthrough... sets the stage for replacing diseased tissue in patients and opens the door to a world of regenerative medicine where doctors are able to treat human diseases that are currently incurable,” said a statement from the Oregon Health & Science University, whose scientists took part in the study.

Mitochondria are the tiny powerhouses found in most cells in the body, turning sugar and oxygen into energy.

But DNA mutations heritable through the maternal line

can cause them to malfunction, affecting anything from vision or hearing to muscle, heart and brain function.

About 1,000 to 4,000 children are born with mitochondrial diseases every year in the United States alone, and there is no effective treatment.

“To families with a loved one born with a mitochondrial disease waiting for a cure, today we can say that a cure is on the horizon,” said Shoukhrat Mitalipov, who co-authored the study in the journal Nature.

The team collected skin cells from people with mitochondrial DNA mutations and removed the nuclei, which they paired with cytoplasms taken from healthy donor eggs. Cytoplasm is the mitochondriacontaining, gel-like substance

inside the cell membrane, and around the nucleus.

“Through this technique, scientists created an embryonic stem cell with healthy mitochondria,” said the statement.

“Scientists aspire to use this technique to replace diseased tissue in the future by removing one cell, correcting the mutations, multiplying the cells and reinserting the genetically correct cells into the patient to replace diseased tissue.”

Experts who were not involved in the study hailed the lab achievement, but warned a practical application was likely far off.

“Going from a flask of cells in the lab to neurons or blood vessel cells in the brain is very difficult,” David Valle of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine said in comments to Britain’s Science Media Centre (SMC).

Added Darren Griffin, a genetics professor at the University of Kent, it would be

“some time before it can be applied clinically given the need for clinical trials.”

In 2010, British scientists created a lab-dish embryo whose mitochondrial DNA came from a donor, and the rest from its biological mother and father.

In February this year, Britain became the first country to allow the creation of so-called three-parent babies using the method to prevent the transfer of mitochondrial flaws.

Two years ago, Mitalipov admitted mistakes in a study in which he and a team reported being the first to transform human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, but stood by the results.

Their cloning technique, which involves transplanting an individual’s DNA into an egg cell stripped of genetic material, was hailed as a breakthrough for not destroying human embryos in stem cell creation. (afp)

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Earth’s degradation threatens major health gains: study

PARIS - The unprecedented degradation of Earth’s natural resources coupled with climate change could reverse major gains in human health over the last 150 years, according to a sweeping scientific review published Thursday.

“We have been mortgaging the health of future generations to realise economic and development gains in the present,” said the report, written by 15 leading academics and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.

“By unsustainably exploiting nature’s resources, human civilisation has flourished but now risks substantial health effects from the degradation of nature’s life support systems in the future.”

Climate change, ocean acidification, depleted water sources, polluted land, over-fishing, biodiversity loss –- all unintended by-products of humanity’s drive to develop and prosper –- “pose serious challenges to the global health gains of the past several decades”, especially in poorer nations, the 60-page report concludes. The likely impacts on global health of climate change, ranging from expanded disease vectors to malnourishment, have been examined by the UN’s panel of top climate scientists. But the new report, entitled Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch, takes an even broader view.

The “Anthropocene” is the name given by many scientists to the period –- starting with mass industrialisation -– in which human activity has arguably reshaped Earth’s bio-chemical make-up.

“This is the first time that the global health community has come out in a concerted way to report that we are in real danger of undermining the core ecological systems that support human health,” said Samuel Myers, a scientist at Harvard University and one the authors. (afp)

Human hand more primitive than chimp’s: study

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A Pakistani beautician paints a hand of a customer with henna ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Strong fists for defending ourselves and opposable thumbs for work as fine as threading a needle -- hand specialisation is widely believed to have given humans a major evolutionary advantage.

PARIS - Strong fists for defending ourselves and opposable thumbs for work as fine as threading a needle -- hand specialisation is widely believed to have given humans a major evolutionary advantage.

Scientists in the United States and Spain said the human hand may be more primitive than that of our closest living cousin, the chimpanzee.

In fact, human hands are likely more similar to those of the last common ancestor we and chimps shared millions of years ago.

“These findings indicate that the structure of the modern human hand is largely primitive in nature, rather than the result of selective pressures in the context of stone tool-making,” said a press summary from the journal Nature Communications, which published the study.

In fact, it is the hands of chimps and orangutans that changed most since they split off to form new branches of the hominid family tree -- developing longer fingers, compared to the thumb, for swinging on tree branches.

The human hand has a longer thumb relative to the other fingers than that of chimps and other apes

-- allowing for what scientists call “pad-to-pad” precision grasping, which simply means that our fingertips are able to touch.

There is a widely held assumption among palaeontologists that the last common ancestor (LCA) of humans and apes, an individual whose identity remains uncertain, was a prototype chimp with chimplike hands.

But a team led by Sergio Almecija of The George Washington University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, is challenging that.

They analysed the hand-length proportions of humans, as well as living and fossil apes to draw a picture of the evolutionary history, and found the human “thumb-todigits ratio required little change since the LCA.” “The inevitable implication is that when hominins (the extended human family excluding apes) started producing flaked stone tools in a systematic fashion, probably as early as 3.3 million years ago, their hands were -- in terms of overall proportions -- pretty much like ours today,” Almecija told AFP by email. (afp)

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Kusamba salt sold overseas

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SEMARAPURA - Despite being left behind by modernization, the traditional salt-makers of Kusamba have managed to bring their Klungkung product to markets overseas. Unfortunately, because traditional salt production relies on weather conditions for both quantity and quality, salt famers are still unable to earn a steady income.

Hot weather is a blessing for salt farmers at Kusamba village who depend on sunshine to produce their export quality salt, that is in high demand on the international market. However, the scorching hot sun required by these farmers is not always available, so when winds are strong -as they have been recently, they are unable to produce fine quality salt.

35 year old Tri Buana Beach salt farmer, I Wayan Roma, says that to produce salt the traditional way, he relies on 3 members of his family to help out with the production process. “It takes a lot of people for each step of the salt making process -from watering to drying,” he said.

When the sun is shinning and there is little wind, drying the seawater only takes one day, but when weather conditions are unfavourable it can take much longer.

According to Roma, salt making is not the most promising way to earn a living, due to the dependance on weather conditions. The types of salt yielded from thjs traditional

process fall into two categories.

Export quality salt is pure white and is sold for IDR 15,000 per Kg, while the lower quality salt is sold for IDR 3,000 per kg. “If the weather is hot and the wind is calm, a better quality salt is produced. However, if weather conditions are windy or cloudy, a lower quality product is yielded and can only be sold locally,” he explained.

When the sun is shinning, Roma produces up to 15 kg of salt per day, but this amount is cut in half when it is cloudy. On average, Roma and his three other family members produce enough salt to earn IDR 70,000 in total. Roma and his family receive orders for about 100Kg of superior quality salt per month from a company who export to Japan. Traditional salt making uses the forces of nature, which makes their product attractive to overseas markets. Sometimes Roma will make a few extra Rupiah when European travelers come by his salt farm to witness the process first hand. (dwa)

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Although being left behind in modernization, traditional salt-making at Kusamba becomes export potential tossing the reputation of Klungkung overseas. Unfortunately, uncertain earning makes the existence of this salt-farming continue to shrink.

Only 20 percent homecomers have returned

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Up to day three after holiday or Tuesday (Jul. 21), only some 20 percent of passengers came into Bali through Bali Strait crossing. Reflecting from the experience last year, this number will increase to more than 100 percent from the previous number following day seven after holiday.

NEGARA - On Tuesday (Jul. 21), three days after Idul Fitri, Only 20 percent of those who went home to Java for the holidays, have returned through the Bali straights crossing. Last year the same was true and it took about 7 days for everyone to come back to Bali.

Operations Manager of ASDP Ketapang Harbor, Saharudin Koto, said that even three days after the end of the holidays, the number of passengers are relatively few.

On Tuesday, the vessel ferried about 7,700 motorcycles, 5,500 cars and 46,000 passengers. “We predict that the Baoi bound traffic will continue to increase over the next seven days as it has in previous years after the holidays,” said Saharudin.

Saharudin said that 12 percent of motorcycles, 10 percent of cars and 20 percent of the passengers who went back to Java a week before the holidays have already returned.

According to the data released by the ASDP as of Tuesday morning, there have been 86,255 passengers, 11,727 motorcycles and 10,160 cars crossing over to Bali. Tuesday being the third day after the holidays saw more passengers than the day

before when 41,664 passengers, 5,156 motorcycles and 4,991 cars made the crossing.

Almost all the vessels that berthed at Gilimanuk Harbor pier were loaded with vehicles including public and tourist buses and mini buses that all had to pass through the checkpoint. Gilimanuk Harbor has also been crowded with travellers returning to Java after having spent the holidays in Bali.

The harbour authorities have been operating three extra vessels (for a total of 27) to accommodate the overflow of passengers.

Operations Manager of the ASDP Gilimanuk, Wahyudi Susianto, said last Tuesday that apart from private cars and public buses, the harbor has also been filled with cargo vehicles transporting goods form Java to Bali. As a consequence, a number of LCT or freighter have also operating overtime to transporte these vehicles. “We estimate that this traffic density will will only go on until tonight (Tuesday night),” said Wahyudi.

Based on the harbour data, day, between Monday (Jul. 20) at eight o’clock in the morning and

Tuesday (Jul. 21) at eight o’clock in the morning, there were 34,343 passengers, 2,049 motorcycles and 5,175 cars crossing from Gilimanuk to Ketapang. (kmb26)

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What is left from the burning car on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra at Saba village, Blahbatuh, on Tuesday (Jul. 21)

A man burned to death inside his car

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GIANYAR - Ketut Adi Jaya, a man from Tabanan, was found burned to death in his car on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra at Saba village, Blahbatuh, on Tuesday (Jul. 21) at around three o’clock in the morning. Police officers who investigated the scene, said that as of Tuesady night they could still not confirm the cause of the fire that scorched the Toyota Altis with license plate DK 386 XA that was being driven by the victim.

Information gathered by the police from a number of witnesses revealed that on Tuesday morning around three o’clock, a smoking Toyota Altis was seen cruising to the west from the intersection of Saba village on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra. Before stopping, flames were seen emerging from the car

that finally did stop just before the beige on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra.

When the car stopped, a number of witnesses also heard an explosion and saw the burst of fire from the car getting bigger. Many oncoming motorists panicked and crossed over to the opposite lane.

Finally two fire trucks arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames.

Once the flames were extinguished the body of the victim was discovered and brought to Sanlgah Hospital for examination.

The Sub-directorate Head of Bali Police Traffic Management Center, I.B. Jumbariawan, asserted that the victim, identified as Ketut Adi Jaya had died from being scorched by the fire. “The victim was found in a scorched condition and has been rushed to Sanglah Hospital,” he said.

Police officers searched the scene and found a scorched laptop and cell phone as well as an ATM

card and bank book belonging to the victim. “Other than the burned car, the officers only found those other items at the location” said the Chief of the Gianyar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Dewa Putu Gede Anom Danujaya.

Danujaya added that the Toyota Altis with license plate DK 386 XA is registered as belonging to a woman named Ni Luh Putu Suka Winarsih living in Denpasar. The victim was also living in Denpasar but “after searching, the victim from Tabanan was found to also be living in Denpasar, but at different address than the owner of the car,”

said the officer.

When asked about the alleged cause of the victim’s death, Dewa Anom did want to confirm anything but suicide seems to be strongly suspected given that the car was neatly parked by the road side “Actually, we have not dared to assert whether the fire was caused by a short circuit, but we do know that the victim did not leave the car when it was smoking but instead neatly parked the car by the side of the road,” he said while adding that they are is still awaiting the results from the forensics laboratory. (kmb35)

Domestic travelers flock to Lovina to see dolphins

The tourists are looking at the dolphins.

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SINGARAJA - During the Eid holiday season, many domestic travelers from various regions come to Lovina Beach, Singaraja, to enjoy the natural entertainment that the dolphins provide. The human visitors gather with friends and family early in the morning to see the dolphins frolicking in the water of Lovina Beach.

Domestic travelers often come to Lovina at this time of year and negotiate with local fishermen for tour packages to watch the wild dolphins who hang out near the shore just before sunrise. Many of the visitors come from Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Lombok to visit Bali and one of their destinations is Lovina Beach just to have a close encounter with dolphins. “We like to visit this destination because we are eager to see the dolphins,” said Agustina, a traveler

from Surabaya.

Before setting out to sea to see the dolphins, fishermen provide visitors with guidance. Everyone is required to wear a lifejacket while in the boat and it is prohibited to throw plastic into the ocean. “We are very happy. Watching dolphins in Lovina is an interesting experience,” added Hertina, another traveler from Surabaya.

According to one tourism fishermen, Made Suka, visitors usually take 20 minute tours out to sea in traditional boats called junking. Such throngs of visitors certain are a boon for the fishermen. “Our income increases by one hundred percent because many visitors hire our boats for only IDR 100,000 per person to see the dolphins. We estimate that there will be crowds of tourists until Tuedsday.” he concluded. (kmb34)

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In this May 14, 2015 photo, Malaysians pass by a billboard for the Tun Razak Exchange, a development by state investment fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Singapore police freeze two bank accounts linked to 1MDB probe SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR - Police in Singapore said on Wednesday that they have frozen two bank accounts in connection with a probe into alleged financial mismanagement and graft at Malaysia’s troubled state fund 1MDB. The move is the first time accounts outside of Malaysia have been frozen in connection with the investigation, which has left Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak facing his biggest crisis since he took office in 2009.

“On 15 July 2015, we issued orders under the Criminal Procedure Code to prohibit any dealings in respect of money in two bank accounts that are relevant to the investigation,” Singapore police said in a statement on Wednesday.

It did not identify the banks or the accounts in question because the investigation is continuing.

A 1MDB spokesman declined to comment. 1MDB, a property-to-energy group whose advisory board is chaired by Najib, is facing criticism over its debt of nearly 42 billion ringgit ($11.09 billion) and alleged mishandling of its finances.

The freezing of the Singapore bank accounts follows a similar move in Malaysia where a task force investigating 1MDB said earlier this month that it had frozen half a dozen bank accounts following a media report that millions of dollars had been transferred to accounts belonging to Najib.

The Wall Street Journal reported on July 3 that investigators looking into 1MDB had traced close to $700 million of deposits moving through Falcon Bank in Singapore into the personal account of Najib in Malaysia. Reuters has not verified the WSJ report.

Najib has denied taking any money for personal gain and said the corruption allegations are part of a malicious campaign to force him out of office.

A 14-day notice period given to Dow Jones & Co, which publishes

the Journal, to respond to a letter from Najib’s lawyers seeking clarification, ended on Tuesday.

Singapore’s central bank has also said it is in contact with financial institutions in relation to the 1MDB probe and Falcon Bank has said it is co-operating with them on their enquiries.

On Tuesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said it is looking into whether banks followed rules on properly identifying customers and their sources of funds and on reporting suspicious transactions.

“We’re actually looking back to see if they have done all these things,” MAS managing director Ravi Menon told a news conference following the release of the bank’s annual report.

In Malaysia, two people have been arrested this week as part of the 1MDB investigation. The managing director of a company was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody, the state news agency Bernama said on Wednesday. (rtr)

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Iran says rejects curbs after 10 years, will back allies

DUBAI - Iran will not accept any extension of sanctions beyond 10 years, an official said on Wednesday, in the latest attempt by its pragmatist government to sell a nuclear deal with world powers to sceptical hardliners.

Abbas Araqchi, one of several deputy foreign ministers, also told a news conference Iran would do ‘anything’ to help allies in the Middle East, underlining Tehran’s message that despite the deal Iran will not change its anti-Western foreign policy.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the highest authority in Iran, told supporters on Saturday that U.S. policies in the region were “180 degrees” opposed to Iran’s, in a Tehran speech punctuated by chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”. Under the accord, Iran will be subjected to long-term curbs on its nuclear work in return for the lifting of U.S., European Union and U.N. sanctions. The deal was signed by the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the EU. The world powers suspected Iran was trying to create a nuclear bomb; Tehran said its programme was peaceful. The accord was a major success for both U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran’s pragmatic President Hassan Rouhani. But both leaders have to promote it at home to influential hardliners in countries that have been enemies for decades.

Araqchi, Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator, told the televised conference that any attempt to re-impose sanctions after they expired in 10 years would breach the deal. He was referring to a resolution endorsing the deal passed

by the U.N. Security Council on Monday.

The resolution allows all U.N. sanctions to be re-imposed if Iran violates the agreement in the next 10 years. If Iran adheres to the terms of the agreement, all the provisions and measures of the U.N. resolution would end in 10 years.

“WE ARE NOT ASHAMED” However, the six world powers, known as the P5+1, and the European Union told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier this month that after 10 years they planned to seek a fiveyear extension of the mechanism allowing sanctions to be re-imposed. Araqchi challenged this move, saying: “Our priority is our national interests, not UN Security Council’s resolutions.”

“The U.N. Security Council’s resolution says clearly that the timeframe of agreement is 10 years, and Iran’s case will be closed in the Security Council after that,” Araqchi said.

“If the U.S. and any other member of P5+1 say they want to adopt a new resolution after 10 years allowing sanctions to be reimposed, it is the breach of Vienna agreement and has no credibility.”

Iran’s foreign ministry said shortly after the passage of the resolution on Monday that the nuclear deal did not mean Tehran accepted “sanctions and restrictions imposed by the UNSC, the U.S., the E.U. or member countries.”

On Monday, Araqchi told national television: “Whenever it’s needed to send arms to our allies in the region, we will do so. We are not ashamed of it.”(rtr)

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U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. Matthew Rycroft (front row, 2nd R) and other ambassadors from Russia, Spain, and the U.S. vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution at the U.N. headquarters in New York July 20, 2015. The United Nations Security Council on Monday endorsed a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but it will be able to re-impose U.N. penalties during the next decade if Tehran breaches the historic agreement.

L-R (front row): Vitaly Churkin of Russia, Roman Oyarzun of Spain, Rycroft and Samantha Power of the U.S..

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Cycling and trekking tours at Suter, Kintamani

Apple profit jumps but shares slip SAN FRANSISCO - Apple’s latest quarterly profit leapt as people around the world snapped up big-screen iPhones but its shares slipped as analysts had expected even more.

The US tech giants reported Tuesday that its profit jumped 38 percent to $10.7 billion on surging iPhone sales, compared to $7.7 billion in the same period last year.

Nevertheless, Apple shares fell sharply in after hours trading, at one point down around eight percent as traders noticed lower than expected sales forecasts.

“We had an amazing quarter,” chief executive Tim Cook insisted, noting that iPhone revenue in the quarter that ended on June 27 was up 59 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Analysts had expected Apple to sell even more iPhones and were looking for a brighter forecast than was given for the current quarter.

Apple shares dropped more than six percent to $122.41 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.

Sales of iPhones have been powering Apple profits, and any hint of a plateau spooks investors.

Apple sold 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter, with sales up 85 percent in Greater China where the company’s overall revenue more that doubled to $13 billion, accord to chief financial officer Luca Maestri.

Big gains in China came despite stock market woes there. “We remain extremely bullish on China and we are continuing to invest,” Cook said, remaining confident that China is poised to be Apple’s biggest market at some point in the future.

“We would be foolish to change our plans. I think China is a fantastic geography with an incredible, unprecedented level of opportunity.”

He brushed aside any worry about iPhone sales growth, expressing confidents it has ‘lots of legs’ that it will be running with for many years to come given market factors such customer satisfaction rates and the booming overall global smartphone market.

“It is an incredible market,” Cook said.

“I think everyone is going to own a smartphone, and we can compete for a fair number of them.” (afp)

UAE to scrap fuel subsidies from August DUBAI - Leading oil producer the United Arab Emirates will scrap subsidies on petrol and diesel from August to cut spending as low crude prices hit revenues, the energy ministry said Wednesday.

Pump prices for the two fuels will now be set on the basis of world prices and adjusted each month, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official WAM news agency.

The move is expected to save billions of dollars a year.

The International Monetary Fund said in a report released on Monday that the UAE has been spending $29 billion a year subsidising petroleum products and electricity.

“The decision to scrap subsidies was taken to support state finances, rationalise fuel consumption and protect natural resources and the environment,” the ministry said.

Fuel prices in the UAE are already the highest of any of the six Gulf Arab states. (afp)

BGA series crown champions at Kuta Beach

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In this May 22, 2015 photo, customers and staff stand in the entrance to an Apple store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. Apple Inc. reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Apple’s latest quarterly profit leapt as people around the world snapped up big-screen iPhones but its shares slipped as analysts had expected even more.

French farmers vow to step up protests over prices PARIS - French farmers, saying falling prices are driving them to the point of bankruptcy, threatened to step up blockades of cities, roads and tourist sites on Wednesday as the government prepared to unveil emergency aid to help them.

Farmers have dumped manure in cities, blocked access roads and motorways and hindered tourists from reaching Mont St Michel in northern France, one of the country’s most visited attractions.

Overnight Tuesday, farmers blocked the A1 motorway, a key artery between Paris and northern France, with around 500 tractors.

The head of the powerful FNSEA farmers’ union, Xavier Beulin, said he expected the protests to continue, adding they “could be extended to other regions on Wednesday.”

Jean-Pierre Fleury, head of a union representing beef farmers, said: “The farmers

will not let up, for the simple reason they are fighting for their lives.”

A combination of changing dietary habits -- French consumers are eating less meat -- and foreign competition has driven down pork, beef and milk prices.

Farmers blame supermarkets, distributors and the food processing industry for keeping prices low.

Retailers and food industry chiefs had promised to raise prices on meat and dairy after a meeting with farmers last month but the farmers say price hikes in supermarkets have yet to filter down to them.

Stung into action, French President Francois Hollande has promised to unveil

an emergency plan later Wednesday.

Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll has already hinted measures could include tax breaks and debt relief for heavilyindebted farms.

The government will also publish an eagerly-awaited report by an independent mediator which will decide who is at fault for keeping prices low.

Le Foll has said around 10 percent of farms in France (approximately 22,000 operations) are on the brink of bankruptcy with a combined debt of a billion euros ($1.1 billion), according to the FNSEA. FNSEA chief Beulin warned that the farmers were expecting “a bit more than trivial measures” from the government on Wednesday. He called for “a medium- and long-term plan with ambitions and objectives.” (afp)

KUTA – The third and final event of the Billabong Grommet Attack (BGA) 2015 Series finished up on Sunday, 19 July 2015, at Halfway, Kuta Beach, in an exciting showcase of Bali’s best up-and-coming junior surfers.

After an amazing run at Padma Beach with great wave selections, the series’ good karma continued with Kuta Beach delivering superb lefts and rights in classic Halfway form. With glassy peeling waves pumping in as if a wave machine produced it, a proud Rahtu Suargita boasted on the microphone “this is Halfway at its best! Rights to the right; and lefts to the left, with nothing in the middle. Thank you Mother Nature for sending us such perfect swell direction!”

Along with a perfect venue and excellent conditions, the day started with Round 1 of the Under 14 boys taking to the water with the bar set high by title contenders Ben Benson, Dhani Widianto, and Ryuki Waida, proving that the future of surfing in Indonesia is in good hands.

But it seems that they did not phase all the other competitors of the day, as our grommets charged-on hard wowing the thousands of tourists, friends and families on Kuta Beach during one of the busiest weekends on the island of Bali – many of whom were celebrating the Idul Fitri holiday. After the

busy run of heats in the morning, a break for some tug-of-war fun and lunch courtesy from Made’s Warung was called, which gave the groms a chance to restore some of their energy for the finals.

The first final saw the Push-in Division (under 12 years old) taken out by Adrian, who showed skills beyond his years attacking each wave aggressively with no fear, racking up a total of 40 points to outscore runner up Ghana Sunestra by almost 10 points. But as Adrian had not competed in the previous two events, it was Surya Ratif that came home with the Push-in Division series championship for having the most points in the series.

The Under 14 Boys final was won by Billabong’s very own Kian Martin, whose waves selection and combination of maneuvers got him the high heat score of 27 points from the judging panel, just ahead of Tenshi Ishi the runner with 24.9 points. But it was Ben Benson who raced to the podium to take the Under 14 Boys series championship, having posted a second place finish in each of the previous two events and racking up the most points in the division.

The Under 16 Girls division final was a pressure cooker for Kuta Beach local Dhea Natasya, who knew she had to perform or risk losing both the event and the division championship. But she proved to the task, picking off both rights and lefts in the tricky

low tide conditions and completing the high risk maneuvers she attempted, coming in with 27.4 points to runner up Cinta Hansel’s 22.5.

With her event win, Dhea was the only finalist that also became the series winner. Congratulations Dhea!

The highly competitive Under 16 Boys division was won by Rio Waida, who having missed the Padma event due to being in Australia competing in the Occy Grom Comp was determined to get one over on his buddy Raju Sena who had won both of the previous events – and he did! With his air reverse game in perfect form, and mixing it up with some great turns, Rio racked up 39.1 points, with runner up Kaleb Sukadis getting 27.8, Putu Krisna 25.2, and Raju ending in 4th place with 20.4.

However, Raju still came home with the Under 16 Boys series championship trophy, lots of goodies, and a smile on his face.

Billabong’s Business Development Advisor, Chris Slattery, commented, “Today was absolutely unreal! Everyone had a great time and that’s exactly how we wanted this event to be.” When asked for his opinion on the level of surfing here as compared with what he’s seen in Australia, he replied “It’s up there with the best I’ve ever seen. I’ve spent the last 9 years at the Small Fries events in Australia, and these kids should all come over and compete in them. They’re just as good!” (r)

BANGLI - All this time the forest in Kintamani is not only used to maintain the availability of clean water reserves in Bali. More than that, the forest in Kintamani belonging to the cluster of Abang Erawang is now taken advantage as nature tourism. Managed by three villages in the vicinity, namely the Suter, Abang Batudinding and Abang Songan, this nature tourism is able to bring in revenue for the villages.

Operations Manager of the Abang Erawang tourist attraction, Nengah Suratnata, when met recently explained that for the nature tourism his party offers two activities, namely cycling tour and trekking tour. So far, the tour packages on offer are in demand by foreign and domestic travelers.

Suratnata said that formation of the nature tourism was inspired by seeing the tourism potential owned by the forest. Furthermore, in 2011 the Ministry of Tourism supported the three villages to manage the forest. The villages then established a local working group (LWG). After that, the LWG formed the abang-erawang cluster.

Since 2014, the LWG has taken advantage of the forest cluster as Suter nature tourism. Since the forest managed for this nature tourism is conservation forest, then the management continues to receive supervision from the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bali.

He added that to build supporting facilities required, at the beginning of the formation of the Suter nature tourism, his party utilized the village allocation fund (ADD) disbursed by the government of Bangli. In the meantime, the support of the Ministry of Tourism tends to be provided in the form of training on organizational management.

Even though the forest is managed for nature tourism, his party ascertains there is no damaged forest because cycling and trekking have been made on special tracks.

In the meantime, the Suter nature tourism will be usually visited by many travelers during holiday season. On average, the tourist visit during holiday season reaches 70 people each day for cycling tours and 60 people (15 packages) taking the trekking tours. (kmb40)

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Representatives from the government’s Union Peace Making Work Committee, left, and armed ethnic minority groups, right, shake hands during their meeting at Myanmar Peace Center Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Talks resume on long-awaited Myanmar ceasefire deal

YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar government and armed ethnic minority groups resumed critical talks on Wednesday to reach a nationwide ceasefire agreement that would end six decades of fighting before an upcoming general election that threatens to upend hard-won progress toward a deal.

More than a dozen ethnic minority groups and government representatives have been in talks for more than 18 months and a key negotiator warned that failure to reach an accord could trigger a fresh round of fighting if the military takes action. The general election, which would usher in a new president, takes place in November.

“If negotiations fail and the military believe that the nationwide ceasefire agreement cannot be signed under the present government, they will have no choice but to launch military operations,” said Hla Maung Shwe, of the Myanmar Peace Center.

The center, funded by the European Union, was set up in 2012 to help with ceasefire negotiations and the ethnic peace process. The prospect of reaching a deal as

soon as possible, however, was uncertain. Key details were still up in the air Wednesday, including which ethnic groups will participate.

Negotiations hit a snag in June when minorities attending a summit asked the government to allow three other groups still at odds with the government to participate in the ceasefire signing.

When President Thein Sein assumed power in 2011, the armed groups operated in 55 townships across the country but that number has grown to 110 townships in 2015, according to research conducted by the Europeanfunded center. Some ethnic armed groups like the Ta’ang National Liberation Army have increased their strength, Hla Maung Shwe said, quoting from the center’s work.

He and Aung Min, the vice chairman of the government’s Union Peace-making Working Committee, were taking part in the Wednesday talks.

Ethnic rebel group Karen National Union’s vice president Naw Zipporah Sein led the negotiations on the ethnic minority groups’ side.

In his opening remarks at the talks, Aung Min told ethnic leaders that the nationwide ceasefire agreement should be signed before the end of the tenure of Thein Sein government.

Peace negotiators suggested the agreement could be signed by 15 ethnic groups, but the ethnic leaders have insisted on a deal that also includes buy-in from the Shan state’s Ta’ang National Liberation Amry, the Kokang group and the Arakan Army. (ap)

Italian police arrest 2 on terror charges

MILAN — Italian police say they have arrested two people suspected of being behind a Twitter account that carried threats in the name of the Islamic State group against some of the country’s most famed monuments.

Police on Wednesday said they had arrested a Tunisian and a Paki-

stani on suspicion of terror association and subversion. Police said the two are Islamic State backers and used social networks to threaten violence.

They said the threats in the name of Islamic State carried on the Twitter account “Islamic — State in Rom” featured images of the

Roman Colosseum and Milan’s Duomo cathedral, with a warning that they were identifying targets and preparing to strike.

The suspects were arrested in the northern city of Brescia and searches were being carried out throughout the Lombardy region. (ap)

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Spain to seek Syrian government help to find journalists

MADRID — Spain says it is trying to establish what happened to three Spanish freelance journalists reported to have gone missing around the embattled northern Syrian city of Aleppo and that it will contact the government in Damascus over the case.

Justice Minister Rafael Catala told Spain’s Cadena SER radio on Wednesday that the government had no news regarding the three and could not say if authorities are treating their

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Pakistani military sends helicopters to help flooded areas

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military and authorities have deployed helicopters and boats to evacuate residents from the worst-hit areas in the country’s north, where monsoon rains and flash floods washed away several villages this week.

The government says so far three people have died while 285,000 have been affected by the floods in and around the city of Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Bridges, homes, mosques, hotels

Tolikara incident was a calamity

disappearance as a kidnapping.

A Spanish journalism association reported on Tuesday the three were missing since July 13. They had traveled to Syria to report on the country’s long-running civil war.

In another interview late Tuesday, Catala said it was necessary “to find out what happened, who is holding these journalists, why, and if the possible captors are looking for a ransom.” (ap)

and a power station in Chitral have also been destroyed by the flooding.

The provincial disaster management authority says rescuers are still having difficulties trying to reach the flooded region on Wednesday because many roads have been washed away. Authorities say it’s unclear how many people remain trapped in the flood-affected areas.

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill scores of people often in Pakistan. (ap)

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A worker does final checks on refined tin in a warehouse of a private company in Pangkalpinang, in Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung province, in this February 9, 2011 file photo. Indonesian tin smelters are finding it harder to get credit from banks and trading houses after a Singapore-based firm failed to deliver some shipments, in a further blow to an industry reeling from a slump in prices. More than a third of Indonesia’s smelters have already shut over the past year and tougher credit conditions could hasten mergers or closures in the world’s top exporter of refined tin.

KPK summons North Sumatra Governor as witness

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned North Sumatra Governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho as a witness for suspect M. Yagari Bhastara alias Gerry in a corruption case.

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People standing on a road washed away by heavy flooding in Chitral, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2015. A Pakistani local government spokesman said this week’s flash floods triggered by monsoon rains in the country’s north have killed at least two people and damaged several homes, roads and bridges.

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“The canceled flights were operated by Virgin Australia and Jetstar,” Harjo explained here on Wednesday.

He pointed out that the cancellations included 10 return flights from Denpasar to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane.

The airlines canceled their flights to avert any risk due to the volcanic ash being spewed by Mount Raung.

Indonesian government vulcanologist Gede Suantika said Raung was shooting out ash 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) into the air on Wednesday, and the wind was blowing it southeast towards Bali.

Air traffic is regularly disrupted by volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, which sits on a belt of seismic activity running around the basin of the Pacific Ocean and is home to the highest number of active volcanoes in the world at around 130.

The main concern for airlines regarding volcanic ash is not that it can affect visibility but rather that it could damage aircraft, as ash turns into molten glass when it is sucked into jet engines, according to experts. (afp/ant)

In the company of his lawyer Razman Nasution, Gatot arrived at the KPK building here at 9:40 a.m. local time, on Wednesday, but the politician of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) refuse to give any comment regarding the KPK summon.

The North Sumatra governor managed to give a slight smile to the reporters and then got out of his car

and hurriedly walked into the sterile KPK waiting room.

KPK Acting Chairman Taufiequrrachman Ruki stated that the Commission is currently investigating the involvement of Gatot in the corruption case.

“The KPK will question the North Sumatra governor to uncover whether he is involved in the corruption case,

and so, there must be testimonies and evidence,” Ruki affirmed.

According to Ruki, the KPK has imposed a six-month ban on travelling aboard on Gatot along with five others: Julius Irawansyah Mawarji, Yulinda Tri Ayuni, Yeni Oktarina Misnan, OC Kaligis, and Evi Susanti who is touted as Gatot’s wife. (ant)

Central government to provide a patrol boat to help watch over NTT waters

KUPANG - The central government will provide a a big patrol vessel in aid to hep watch over the waters of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) against poachers.

“NTT will have assistance in bigger patrol boat from the Marine and Fisheries Ministry to watch over the waters of the province,” head of the sea fishing and supervision division at the regional marine and fishery office Ganef Wurgiyanto said on Wednesday.

The new patrol boat is needed for the NTT sea security as big foreign fishing vessels were still roaming

illegally in the sea territory of the region, Ganef said.

He said so far NTT has only one unit of 15-gross ton patrol boat with a maximum speed of 26 miles per hour.

The boat could not chase a way big fishing vessels with higher speed illegally operating in the NTT waters, he said.

In addition, the boat operates only four times a year with limited operating area in line with order from the regional marine and fisheries office.

Therefore, security in the NTT waters could not be effectively

maintained as the region relies only on a small patrol boat with limited operating coverage.

The provincial administration has asked for at least three units of ships from the central government to be able to cover all sea territory of the region, but the government could promise only to provide one unit.

At least the ship could operate once every month that security in the sea could be maintained more effectively, Ganef said.

He said the ships is expected to arrive soon in NTT. (ant)

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JAYAPURA - Last Friday’s violent incident in Karubaga, Tolikara district, Papua, was just a calamity, and so, it is better that all parties no longer refer to it as a religious conflict, stated Presidential Special Staff Lenis Kogoya.

“It was a calamity, and therefore, I urge all parties to not mention it as a religious conflict,” Kogoya noted on Tuesday.

The presidential special staff visited Tolikara on Monday to gather firsthand information about the incident that took place last Friday and had raised mixed responses.

“During my visit to Karubaga, I met numerous stakeholders there, and I will report several things about the incident to President Joko Widodo,” Kogoya remarked.

National Police’s Head of the Public Relations Division Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan affirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday that the Tolikara incident should serve to increase awareness at both the individual and national level.

“Indonesia is a great nation that has matured,” Charliyan stated.

According to Charliyan, the incident could improve solidarity, tolerance, and unity among all elements of the nation without creating any further divisions in the society.

Charliyan also urged the people to demonstrate to the international community that Indonesia is a nation that has been able to mature and evolve. The Indonesian society is a religious society that upholds interfaith tolerance.

“Indonesia is not a nation that promotes mutual revenge. It is a nation that cannot be provoked easily,” he added. (ant)

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Formula 1 to cut back to just two tests in 2016 Formula 1 will run only two tests in total throughout 2016, both at Barcelona and in pre-season, AUTOSPORT has learned.

With a record-breaking 21-race calendar for next year on the cards, a decision has been taken to limit the overall number of test days over the course of the campaign.

In stark contrast to recent seasons when three or four four-day pre-season tests have been held, the 10 existing teams and newcomer Haas will now have only eight days to prepare their cars before the season-opening grand prix in Australia on April 3.

Both tests will take place at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya,

with the first from March 1-4 and the second running from March 15-18. In addition, and for the first time since 2011, there will be no in-season testing.

Teams have often used inseason tests over the past four years to give their reserve drivers a run out, or to run the rule over young up-and-coming names.

This year two two-day in-season tests took place at Barcelona, and also the Red Bull Ring in Austria, with a number of prospects given a chance.

But such an avenue for those looking to put themselves on the radar of F1’s teams is blocked for next year. (net)

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Jul 21, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; From left Jason Livermore of Jamaica , Daniel Bailey of Antigua and Andre De Grasse of Canada race in a men’s athletics 100m preliminary heat during the 2015 Pan Am Games at CIBC Pan Am Athletics Stadium.

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Puakan, a historical village in Gianyar GIANYAR - Puakan village retains a long history related to pilgrimage of Rishi Markandeya in the eighth century. Bali Tatwa palm-leaf manuscript carries that initially the rishi stayed in the Damalung Ashram in East Java. Then, he held a pilgrimage eastwards with the accompaniment of 800 followers. They arrived in a heavily wooded location in the heart of Mount Agung. At the location, they camped and opened agricultural areas.

The followers got epidemic and it claimed some casualties. With that condition, Rishi Markandeya

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De Grasse ready to take Pan Am sprint spotlight TORONTO - With no Usain Bolt or Justin Gatlin in the field, Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse eased to a leisurely win in his opening heat of the 100 metres at the Pan American Games on Tuesday.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Kesston Bledman and Americans Remontay McClain and BeeJay Lee all slipped under 10 seconds in their heats but it was De Grasse getting all the attention despite running 10.06 as the athletics competition got underway.

The 20-year-old emerged this year as Canada’s biggest sprinting hope since Donovan Bailey, who won the 100m gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, when he became the first Canadian since 1999 to run under 10 seconds after he clocked 9.97 at the Pac-12 track and field championships two months ago. He followed that with a wind assisted run of 9.75 seconds at last month’s U.S. collegiate championships in Oregon.

“You need to have the big performance when it matters and Andre has proven that,” Tony Sharpe, a 1984 Olympic sprinter who is one of Canada’s top sprint coaches, told reporters.

“Before, he was kind of in the

background but now that’s it’s on him it’s going to be great to see how he responds to that bit of pressure.

“Now you know who Andre De Grasse is, so it’s a little different and we’ll see how he responds, but I have a feeling that he’ll be just fine.” Canada was quick out of the blocks on the opening day of the athletics competition picking up gold medals from Shawnacy Barber in the men’s pole vault and Elizabeth Gleadle in the women’s javelin.

Matt Hughes then won the 3,000m steeplechase while Mohammed Ahmed took gold in the 10,000m. The successful day in athletics, however, was not enough to see Canada reel in the United States

at the top of the medal table.

The U.S. continues to lead with 69 gold and 183 overall medals while the hosts remain in second with 59 gold and 160. Brazil are a distant third on 32 and 110.

The U.S. picked up just four gold on Tuesday with Queen Harrison taking top spot in the 100m hurdles, Katharine Holmes in women’s fencing epee, Paige McPherson in the taekwondo womens 67kg weight class and the table tennis women’s team event. Athletics delivered Jamaica’s first gold of the Games with shotputter O’Dayne Richards providing the breakthrough.

Colombian Caterine Ibarguen, Olympic silver medallist in the triple jump added Pan Am gold while Brazil’s Juliana Paula Dos Santos won the women’s 5,000m.

But there was no gold for Brazil in beach volleyball as Mexico beat the 2016 Olympic hosts in the men’s competition and Argentina beat Cuba in the women’s final. (rtr)

Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo retires from the race

Reuters / Phil Noble

Coric, Kohlschreiber advance at Croatia Open UMAG — Croatia’s Borna Coric beat Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-3 in hot and humid conditions on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Croatia Open. Seventh-seeded Coric felt at home with the weather, converting four out of 11 break points and scoring 35 winners to defeat his Spanish opponent.

“Conditions were very tough, but I like to play when it’s like this, when the ball and court is slow, so I have more time,” Coric said. He next faces Britain’s Aljaz Bedene.

Sixth-seeded Phillip Kohlschreiber of Germany also advanced after saving five break points to beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3, 6-2. Kohlschreiber started slowly and faced two break points before stepping up his game at 3-3 in the first set, and going on to win five games in a row.

Eighth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovakia had to dig deep to defeat Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-1.

Both players exchanged breaks in the middle of the first set before the Slovakian prevailed in the tie-breaker. Neither player was broken in the second set, with Carreno Busta winming the tie-breaker on his fourth set point.

Klizan made the stronger start to the final set, winning the four opening games before sealing victory.

In other first round matches, Bastian Trinker of Austria came from a set down to defeat Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 and Paolo Lorenzi also rallied to beat fellow Italian Matteo Trevisan 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Damir Dzumhur and Joao Sousa also advanced to the second round. (ap)

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Sp rt Manchester United beats Earthquakes 3-1 in exhibition

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Coach Louis van Gaal is mixing and matching his lineups and found few highlights worth mentioning from Manchester United’s latest preseason victory. Juan Mata and Memphis Depay scored five minutes apart in the first half, and Manchester United drew a big Bay Area crowd as the Red Devils beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Tuesday night for another win in the International Champions Cup. “Nobody is secure of his positon in the team,” van Gaal said.

“You have to win your position on the pitch.” Andreas Pereira added another goal on a header off Jesse Lingard’s cross in the 61st minute for Manchester United. Van Gaal went with his second 10 players in the field after halftime before a packed stadium.

Not even new midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, among the secondhalf subs, was immune to the criticism. “He was also bad,” van Gaal said. “There was one highlight I think and that was Pereira. Players can play bad and certainly when you have only six days training session in your legs and you have to play 45 minutes, everybody can think that it’s easy to step in, but it is not easy. The first match he played very well and now he played bad. But that is also a process.”

After his recent departure from Bayern Munich, Schweinsteiger will make his highly anticipated Premier League debut when the schedule begins next month. He played for the World Cup-winning German team last summer in Brazil. Despite his disappointment in the second group, van Gaal is much happier with this year’s leadup to the upcoming Premier League season than the last — with the top-notch facilities and weather out West to van Gaal’s preference.

Mata scored in the 32nd minute

when he dribbled just inside the 18yard box, hit the right crossbar and the ball bounced into the net after barely missing the outstretched foot of Depay. Depay got his turn soon after when he connected in the 37th minute.

“It’s a game to try to get fitter physically and to get a rhythm of games. It’s important to win because it’s good for your confidence,” Mata said. Fatai Alashe made a sliding one-touch goal off a pass from the end line by Shea Salinas in the 42nd minute for San Jose, which lost 2-1 to Club America on July 14 A couple hundred fans lined up near the player entrance to enthusiastically greet the Red Devils’ arrival by police escort at sparkling first-year, 18,000-seat Avaya

Stadium, which will host the MLS All-Star game next July. The match had initially been slated for Memorial Stadium on the University of California campus in Berkeley but was moved to accommodate Man United since the club is staying in San Jose and training at the Earthquakes’ complex this week.

Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear frankly noted how his team was overmatched with this example, “It was like my little brother was playing against LeBron James.” Van Gaal stayed with his

AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, right, and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Matias Perez Garcia vie for the ball during the first half of an International Champions Cup soccer match Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in San Jose, Calif.

same starting 11 from a 1-0 victory against Club America on Friday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

Depay put a warmup ball on the roof atop the Quakes’ largest outdoor bar in North America.

Another shot went into the bar on the open end of the stadium beneath the big screen scoreboard. Before the match, Van Gaal could be seen chatting with former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson.

In the fourth minute, Depay displayed some fancy footwork on a run before his shot deflected off goalkeeper David Bingham. Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata each tried to get a look but Mata’s ball hit the side of the net. Depay put the pressure on again in the 13th as the Reds attacked early.

Manchester United players wore black armbands in tribute to eye specialist and University of Liverpool Professor Gail Stephenson, who recently died. The Reds were without goalkeeper David de Gea and forward Antonio Valencia, each missing a second straight game with what van Gaal called minor injuries. He declined to provide further details.

Yet de Gea is likely to play Saturday against Barcelona. Van Gaal will likely stick with starters deeper into the game, too.

Manchester United will remain in the Bay Area through the week and face Barca at nearby $1.3 billion Levi’s Stadium, new home of the NFL San Francisco 49ers.

“It’s an opponent we know more, a very good team,” Mata said. “They’re great players, a great manager. We have to play our best level if we want to win.” (ap)

Filipe Luis poised for Number of players leaving Atletico return, president says Brazil highest since 2011 MADRID - Chelsea’s Brazil left back Filipe Luis is poised to return to Atletico Madrid after one season at Chelsea where he failed to hold down a regular first team place, Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old made a mere 26 appearances in all competitions in 2014-15, with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho prefer-

ring to use Spain international Cesar Azpilicueta, and Mourinho confirmed on Tuesday that Filipe Luis was on his way.

“In this moment we need a left back because I think we are selling Filipe Luis now or tomorrow,” Mourinho told reporters at Chelsea’s pre-season training camp in Montreal, Canada.

“We need to go to the mar-

ket... and we are going for a left back. In other positions we have no space,” added the Portuguese.

Cerezo was quoted in Spanish media as saying at a dinner for the Atletico squad that “it would not take long” for Filipe Luis to return to the side with which he won the 2013-14 La Liga title, the Europa League in 2012 and the King’s Cup in 2013. (ap)

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian football confederation says 355 players left the country in the first six months of the year, the most since 2011.

The confederation said Tuesday the transfers totaled $98.8 million, compared to $146.7 million four years ago, when 370 players left the country on loans, full transfers or after ending their contracts with Brazilian clubs.

The confederation said a few factors prompted the increase in the number of players leaving the country, including the need for local teams to begin abiding by financial fair play rules to avoid punishment for not paying players’ salaries on time. Last year, 327 players left the country to play abroad, totaling $122.7 million in transfers. The transfer window for Brazilian clubs to sign players from foreign teams ended on Tuesday. (ap)

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Barcelona beats LA Galaxy 2-1 before record Rose Bowl crowd

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann TPX

British comedian known as Lee Nelson (unseen) throws banknotes at FIFA President Sepp Blatter as he arrives for a news conference after the Extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland July 20, 2015.

Blatter prankster charged by police after FIFA complaint

ZURICH - The British comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with fake dollar bills has been charged by Swiss police after being arrested and interrogated, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

Lee Nelson, real name Simon Brodkin, had been taken away by police from FIFA headquarters after Blatter’s security had escorted him out of the press conference room where he carried out the stunt on Monday.

“He was arrested and interrogated

by the police,” a spokesman for the Zurich police said, without identifying Brodkin, who has been involved in previous stunts, by name.

“There is a possible complaint about trespassing. We don’t know if there will be a trial or not, that is to be decided by the prosecutor and that will take some time.”

The spokesman added that FIFA had made a complaint to the police about the incident. FIFA were not immediately available for comment. (rtr)

Bolivia soccer federation chief jailed in embezzlement case LA PAZ, Bolivia — A Bolivian judge on Tuesday ordered the president of the country’s soccer federation jailed on charges he diverted funds from a charity match.

Judge Roberto Baldivieso sent Carlos Chavez, who is also treasurer of the South American Soccer Confederation, to Bolivia’s notorious Palmasola Prison in the eastern city of Santa Cruz.

He also ordered the federation’s executive secretary, Alberto Lozada, placed under house arrest in the same case.

Chavez and Lozado are accused of misappropriating some of the more than $400,000 in receipts from a 2013 friendly match between Bolivia and Brazil that were to have benefited the

family of a fan, Kevin Beltran, killed by fireworks shot by Brazilian fans at an earlier game.

The father of the dead fan said in a TV interview that Chavez told reporters in 2013 that part of the money would go to the family. But Limbert Beltran said he had seen none of it.

The charges make no reference to the bribery scandal affecting FIFA, soccer’s international governing body.

But chief Bolivian prosecutor Ramiro Guerrero did not rule out a broadening of the investigation.

Among 14 FIFA officials investigated by U.S. authorities on charges ranging from money laundering to fraud are four South Americans, two of them top officials in the South America federation. (ap)

PASADENA, Calif. — The record Rose Bowl crowd of 93,226 largely wore scarlet and blue, chanting and cheering on mighty Barcelona’s solid season-opening performance against the LA Galaxy. By the final minutes, many of those same fans were roaring for the local team’s reserves as they stayed competitive with a European superpower.

Luis Suarez scored in the 45th minute, and Barcelona opened its U.S. preseason tour with a 2-1 victory over the defending MLS champions Tuesday night. Sergi Roberto also scored in the 56th minute as the UEFA Champions League winners largely controlled their first match of the new year, delighting the biggest crowd for a club soccer game involving an MLS team in U.S. history.

“Considering we’ve only practiced about seven days and had a lot of traveling, overall I come away with a good sensation,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said through a translator. “I’m happy with the way the team played overall. The intensity was similar to what we’ve seen in practice.”

The record crowd largely supported Barcelona despite the a b sence of Lionel Messi and Neymar, who stayed home from the International Champions Cup tour to stay fresh for the games that count. Dani Alves and Claudio Bravo also were unavailable because of the

Gold Cup. Yet the Galaxy took consolation in a solid effort despite missing several of their own regulars — and their second-half lineup filled with youngsters even got a goal. Tommy Meyer scored on a header off a pass from Mika Vayrynen late in second-half injury time, denying Barcelona of a clean sheet.

“I’m really speechless to be able to play on the same field with such great professional athletes, people I’ve watched on TV for so long,” said Ariel Lassiter, a 20-year-old forward from the Galaxy’s reserve team. “To be able to see where I want to be in the future, to imagine being in their shoes, just encourages me to work harder.”

MLS MVP Robbie Keane and new arrival Steven Gerrard played the first half for the Galaxy, who were shorthanded with four regulars and new signee Giovani

Dos Santos all away on Gold Cup international duty. Barcelona substituted seven players at halftime, using Gerard Pique and Andres Iniesta, while the Galaxy changed their entire lineup, largely using development team players.

The Galaxy still hung in against the mighty La Liga champions despite struggling for shots, markedly improving on their 7-0 loss to Manchester United on the same field a year

ago. “Some of these kids are 19 years old, and it’s a fabulous experience for them,” Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. “I don’t think Keane and Gerrard get as much out of these games as the younger players do.”

Gerrard teamed with Suarez at Liverpool two seasons ago, and the former Reds shared a hug while taking the field before trading jerseys at halftime. Barcelona arrived in Southern California just two days ago, and soccer fan Kobe Bryant visited their training Monday. The Lakers great also stopped by the Galaxy’s workout to meet Gerrard.

Barcelona also debuted its new home jerseys with horizontal blue-and-red stripes, flouting 115 seasons of vertical-stripe tradition with the Nike kits. Barcelona dominated possession from the opening minutes and held LA without a shot in the first half, but the Galaxy hung on despite missing star defender Omar Gonzalez with the U.S. national team.

Suarez finally broke through when he controlled an overthe-head pass from Marc Bartra and knocked i t

past Rowe shortly before halftime. The Galaxy began their existence with home games at the Rose Bowl in 1996, but they’ve lost all four of their exhibitions against European powers at the famed stadium since they moved south to Carson’s StubHub Center in 2003.

Barcelona beat the Galaxy 2-1 at the Rose Bowl in 2009, with another pro-Barca crowd booing former Real star David Beckham every time he touched the ball.

Enrique declined to give an update on the status of Pedro, only saying he had spoken to the forward about his playing future.

Manchester United reportedly is targeting the Spanish international.

“I’m not going to say what I said, or what he told me,” Enrique said of Pedro, who played the first half. “It’s the decision of the player. When he says something, then I’ll say something.” (ap)

FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez controls the ball during the first half of an International Champions Cup soccer match against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif.

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Sp rt Manchester United beats Earthquakes 3-1 in exhibition

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Coach Louis van Gaal is mixing and matching his lineups and found few highlights worth mentioning from Manchester United’s latest preseason victory. Juan Mata and Memphis Depay scored five minutes apart in the first half, and Manchester United drew a big Bay Area crowd as the Red Devils beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Tuesday night for another win in the International Champions Cup. “Nobody is secure of his positon in the team,” van Gaal said.

“You have to win your position on the pitch.” Andreas Pereira added another goal on a header off Jesse Lingard’s cross in the 61st minute for Manchester United. Van Gaal went with his second 10 players in the field after halftime before a packed stadium.

Not even new midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, among the secondhalf subs, was immune to the criticism. “He was also bad,” van Gaal said. “There was one highlight I think and that was Pereira. Players can play bad and certainly when you have only six days training session in your legs and you have to play 45 minutes, everybody can think that it’s easy to step in, but it is not easy. The first match he played very well and now he played bad. But that is also a process.”

After his recent departure from Bayern Munich, Schweinsteiger will make his highly anticipated Premier League debut when the schedule begins next month. He played for the World Cup-winning German team last summer in Brazil. Despite his disappointment in the second group, van Gaal is much happier with this year’s leadup to the upcoming Premier League season than the last — with the top-notch facilities and weather out West to van Gaal’s preference.

Mata scored in the 32nd minute

when he dribbled just inside the 18yard box, hit the right crossbar and the ball bounced into the net after barely missing the outstretched foot of Depay. Depay got his turn soon after when he connected in the 37th minute.

“It’s a game to try to get fitter physically and to get a rhythm of games. It’s important to win because it’s good for your confidence,” Mata said. Fatai Alashe made a sliding one-touch goal off a pass from the end line by Shea Salinas in the 42nd minute for San Jose, which lost 2-1 to Club America on July 14 A couple hundred fans lined up near the player entrance to enthusiastically greet the Red Devils’ arrival by police escort at sparkling first-year, 18,000-seat Avaya

Stadium, which will host the MLS All-Star game next July. The match had initially been slated for Memorial Stadium on the University of California campus in Berkeley but was moved to accommodate Man United since the club is staying in San Jose and training at the Earthquakes’ complex this week.

Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear frankly noted how his team was overmatched with this example, “It was like my little brother was playing against LeBron James.” Van Gaal stayed with his

AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, right, and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Matias Perez Garcia vie for the ball during the first half of an International Champions Cup soccer match Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in San Jose, Calif.

same starting 11 from a 1-0 victory against Club America on Friday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

Depay put a warmup ball on the roof atop the Quakes’ largest outdoor bar in North America.

Another shot went into the bar on the open end of the stadium beneath the big screen scoreboard. Before the match, Van Gaal could be seen chatting with former Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson.

In the fourth minute, Depay displayed some fancy footwork on a run before his shot deflected off goalkeeper David Bingham. Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata each tried to get a look but Mata’s ball hit the side of the net. Depay put the pressure on again in the 13th as the Reds attacked early.

Manchester United players wore black armbands in tribute to eye specialist and University of Liverpool Professor Gail Stephenson, who recently died. The Reds were without goalkeeper David de Gea and forward Antonio Valencia, each missing a second straight game with what van Gaal called minor injuries. He declined to provide further details.

Yet de Gea is likely to play Saturday against Barcelona. Van Gaal will likely stick with starters deeper into the game, too.

Manchester United will remain in the Bay Area through the week and face Barca at nearby $1.3 billion Levi’s Stadium, new home of the NFL San Francisco 49ers.

“It’s an opponent we know more, a very good team,” Mata said. “They’re great players, a great manager. We have to play our best level if we want to win.” (ap)

Filipe Luis poised for Number of players leaving Atletico return, president says Brazil highest since 2011 MADRID - Chelsea’s Brazil left back Filipe Luis is poised to return to Atletico Madrid after one season at Chelsea where he failed to hold down a regular first team place, Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old made a mere 26 appearances in all competitions in 2014-15, with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho prefer-

ring to use Spain international Cesar Azpilicueta, and Mourinho confirmed on Tuesday that Filipe Luis was on his way.

“In this moment we need a left back because I think we are selling Filipe Luis now or tomorrow,” Mourinho told reporters at Chelsea’s pre-season training camp in Montreal, Canada.

“We need to go to the mar-

ket... and we are going for a left back. In other positions we have no space,” added the Portuguese.

Cerezo was quoted in Spanish media as saying at a dinner for the Atletico squad that “it would not take long” for Filipe Luis to return to the side with which he won the 2013-14 La Liga title, the Europa League in 2012 and the King’s Cup in 2013. (ap)

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian football confederation says 355 players left the country in the first six months of the year, the most since 2011.

The confederation said Tuesday the transfers totaled $98.8 million, compared to $146.7 million four years ago, when 370 players left the country on loans, full transfers or after ending their contracts with Brazilian clubs.

The confederation said a few factors prompted the increase in the number of players leaving the country, including the need for local teams to begin abiding by financial fair play rules to avoid punishment for not paying players’ salaries on time. Last year, 327 players left the country to play abroad, totaling $122.7 million in transfers. The transfer window for Brazilian clubs to sign players from foreign teams ended on Tuesday. (ap)

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Barcelona beats LA Galaxy 2-1 before record Rose Bowl crowd

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann TPX

British comedian known as Lee Nelson (unseen) throws banknotes at FIFA President Sepp Blatter as he arrives for a news conference after the Extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland July 20, 2015.

Blatter prankster charged by police after FIFA complaint

ZURICH - The British comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with fake dollar bills has been charged by Swiss police after being arrested and interrogated, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

Lee Nelson, real name Simon Brodkin, had been taken away by police from FIFA headquarters after Blatter’s security had escorted him out of the press conference room where he carried out the stunt on Monday.

“He was arrested and interrogated

by the police,” a spokesman for the Zurich police said, without identifying Brodkin, who has been involved in previous stunts, by name.

“There is a possible complaint about trespassing. We don’t know if there will be a trial or not, that is to be decided by the prosecutor and that will take some time.”

The spokesman added that FIFA had made a complaint to the police about the incident. FIFA were not immediately available for comment. (rtr)

Bolivia soccer federation chief jailed in embezzlement case LA PAZ, Bolivia — A Bolivian judge on Tuesday ordered the president of the country’s soccer federation jailed on charges he diverted funds from a charity match.

Judge Roberto Baldivieso sent Carlos Chavez, who is also treasurer of the South American Soccer Confederation, to Bolivia’s notorious Palmasola Prison in the eastern city of Santa Cruz.

He also ordered the federation’s executive secretary, Alberto Lozada, placed under house arrest in the same case.

Chavez and Lozado are accused of misappropriating some of the more than $400,000 in receipts from a 2013 friendly match between Bolivia and Brazil that were to have benefited the

family of a fan, Kevin Beltran, killed by fireworks shot by Brazilian fans at an earlier game.

The father of the dead fan said in a TV interview that Chavez told reporters in 2013 that part of the money would go to the family. But Limbert Beltran said he had seen none of it.

The charges make no reference to the bribery scandal affecting FIFA, soccer’s international governing body.

But chief Bolivian prosecutor Ramiro Guerrero did not rule out a broadening of the investigation.

Among 14 FIFA officials investigated by U.S. authorities on charges ranging from money laundering to fraud are four South Americans, two of them top officials in the South America federation. (ap)

PASADENA, Calif. — The record Rose Bowl crowd of 93,226 largely wore scarlet and blue, chanting and cheering on mighty Barcelona’s solid season-opening performance against the LA Galaxy. By the final minutes, many of those same fans were roaring for the local team’s reserves as they stayed competitive with a European superpower.

Luis Suarez scored in the 45th minute, and Barcelona opened its U.S. preseason tour with a 2-1 victory over the defending MLS champions Tuesday night. Sergi Roberto also scored in the 56th minute as the UEFA Champions League winners largely controlled their first match of the new year, delighting the biggest crowd for a club soccer game involving an MLS team in U.S. history.

“Considering we’ve only practiced about seven days and had a lot of traveling, overall I come away with a good sensation,” Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said through a translator. “I’m happy with the way the team played overall. The intensity was similar to what we’ve seen in practice.”

The record crowd largely supported Barcelona despite the a b sence of Lionel Messi and Neymar, who stayed home from the International Champions Cup tour to stay fresh for the games that count. Dani Alves and Claudio Bravo also were unavailable because of the

Gold Cup. Yet the Galaxy took consolation in a solid effort despite missing several of their own regulars — and their second-half lineup filled with youngsters even got a goal. Tommy Meyer scored on a header off a pass from Mika Vayrynen late in second-half injury time, denying Barcelona of a clean sheet.

“I’m really speechless to be able to play on the same field with such great professional athletes, people I’ve watched on TV for so long,” said Ariel Lassiter, a 20-year-old forward from the Galaxy’s reserve team. “To be able to see where I want to be in the future, to imagine being in their shoes, just encourages me to work harder.”

MLS MVP Robbie Keane and new arrival Steven Gerrard played the first half for the Galaxy, who were shorthanded with four regulars and new signee Giovani

Dos Santos all away on Gold Cup international duty. Barcelona substituted seven players at halftime, using Gerard Pique and Andres Iniesta, while the Galaxy changed their entire lineup, largely using development team players.

The Galaxy still hung in against the mighty La Liga champions despite struggling for shots, markedly improving on their 7-0 loss to Manchester United on the same field a year

ago. “Some of these kids are 19 years old, and it’s a fabulous experience for them,” Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. “I don’t think Keane and Gerrard get as much out of these games as the younger players do.”

Gerrard teamed with Suarez at Liverpool two seasons ago, and the former Reds shared a hug while taking the field before trading jerseys at halftime. Barcelona arrived in Southern California just two days ago, and soccer fan Kobe Bryant visited their training Monday. The Lakers great also stopped by the Galaxy’s workout to meet Gerrard.

Barcelona also debuted its new home jerseys with horizontal blue-and-red stripes, flouting 115 seasons of vertical-stripe tradition with the Nike kits. Barcelona dominated possession from the opening minutes and held LA without a shot in the first half, but the Galaxy hung on despite missing star defender Omar Gonzalez with the U.S. national team.

Suarez finally broke through when he controlled an overthe-head pass from Marc Bartra and knocked i t

past Rowe shortly before halftime. The Galaxy began their existence with home games at the Rose Bowl in 1996, but they’ve lost all four of their exhibitions against European powers at the famed stadium since they moved south to Carson’s StubHub Center in 2003.

Barcelona beat the Galaxy 2-1 at the Rose Bowl in 2009, with another pro-Barca crowd booing former Real star David Beckham every time he touched the ball.

Enrique declined to give an update on the status of Pedro, only saying he had spoken to the forward about his playing future.

Manchester United reportedly is targeting the Spanish international.

“I’m not going to say what I said, or what he told me,” Enrique said of Pedro, who played the first half. “It’s the decision of the player. When he says something, then I’ll say something.” (ap)

FC Barcelona’s Luis Suarez controls the ball during the first half of an International Champions Cup soccer match against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Pasadena, Calif.

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Formula 1 to cut back to just two tests in 2016 Formula 1 will run only two tests in total throughout 2016, both at Barcelona and in pre-season, AUTOSPORT has learned.

With a record-breaking 21-race calendar for next year on the cards, a decision has been taken to limit the overall number of test days over the course of the campaign.

In stark contrast to recent seasons when three or four four-day pre-season tests have been held, the 10 existing teams and newcomer Haas will now have only eight days to prepare their cars before the season-opening grand prix in Australia on April 3.

Both tests will take place at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya,

with the first from March 1-4 and the second running from March 15-18. In addition, and for the first time since 2011, there will be no in-season testing.

Teams have often used inseason tests over the past four years to give their reserve drivers a run out, or to run the rule over young up-and-coming names.

This year two two-day in-season tests took place at Barcelona, and also the Red Bull Ring in Austria, with a number of prospects given a chance.

But such an avenue for those looking to put themselves on the radar of F1’s teams is blocked for next year. (net)

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Jul 21, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; From left Jason Livermore of Jamaica , Daniel Bailey of Antigua and Andre De Grasse of Canada race in a men’s athletics 100m preliminary heat during the 2015 Pan Am Games at CIBC Pan Am Athletics Stadium.

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Puakan, a historical village in Gianyar GIANYAR - Puakan village retains a long history related to pilgrimage of Rishi Markandeya in the eighth century. Bali Tatwa palm-leaf manuscript carries that initially the rishi stayed in the Damalung Ashram in East Java. Then, he held a pilgrimage eastwards with the accompaniment of 800 followers. They arrived in a heavily wooded location in the heart of Mount Agung. At the location, they camped and opened agricultural areas.

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De Grasse ready to take Pan Am sprint spotlight TORONTO - With no Usain Bolt or Justin Gatlin in the field, Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse eased to a leisurely win in his opening heat of the 100 metres at the Pan American Games on Tuesday.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Kesston Bledman and Americans Remontay McClain and BeeJay Lee all slipped under 10 seconds in their heats but it was De Grasse getting all the attention despite running 10.06 as the athletics competition got underway.

The 20-year-old emerged this year as Canada’s biggest sprinting hope since Donovan Bailey, who won the 100m gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, when he became the first Canadian since 1999 to run under 10 seconds after he clocked 9.97 at the Pac-12 track and field championships two months ago. He followed that with a wind assisted run of 9.75 seconds at last month’s U.S. collegiate championships in Oregon.

“You need to have the big performance when it matters and Andre has proven that,” Tony Sharpe, a 1984 Olympic sprinter who is one of Canada’s top sprint coaches, told reporters.

“Before, he was kind of in the

background but now that’s it’s on him it’s going to be great to see how he responds to that bit of pressure.

“Now you know who Andre De Grasse is, so it’s a little different and we’ll see how he responds, but I have a feeling that he’ll be just fine.” Canada was quick out of the blocks on the opening day of the athletics competition picking up gold medals from Shawnacy Barber in the men’s pole vault and Elizabeth Gleadle in the women’s javelin.

Matt Hughes then won the 3,000m steeplechase while Mohammed Ahmed took gold in the 10,000m. The successful day in athletics, however, was not enough to see Canada reel in the United States

at the top of the medal table.

The U.S. continues to lead with 69 gold and 183 overall medals while the hosts remain in second with 59 gold and 160. Brazil are a distant third on 32 and 110.

The U.S. picked up just four gold on Tuesday with Queen Harrison taking top spot in the 100m hurdles, Katharine Holmes in women’s fencing epee, Paige McPherson in the taekwondo womens 67kg weight class and the table tennis women’s team event. Athletics delivered Jamaica’s first gold of the Games with shotputter O’Dayne Richards providing the breakthrough.

Colombian Caterine Ibarguen, Olympic silver medallist in the triple jump added Pan Am gold while Brazil’s Juliana Paula Dos Santos won the women’s 5,000m.

But there was no gold for Brazil in beach volleyball as Mexico beat the 2016 Olympic hosts in the men’s competition and Argentina beat Cuba in the women’s final. (rtr)

Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo retires from the race

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Coric, Kohlschreiber advance at Croatia Open UMAG — Croatia’s Borna Coric beat Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-3 in hot and humid conditions on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Croatia Open. Seventh-seeded Coric felt at home with the weather, converting four out of 11 break points and scoring 35 winners to defeat his Spanish opponent.

“Conditions were very tough, but I like to play when it’s like this, when the ball and court is slow, so I have more time,” Coric said. He next faces Britain’s Aljaz Bedene.

Sixth-seeded Phillip Kohlschreiber of Germany also advanced after saving five break points to beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3, 6-2. Kohlschreiber started slowly and faced two break points before stepping up his game at 3-3 in the first set, and going on to win five games in a row.

Eighth-seeded Martin Klizan of Slovakia had to dig deep to defeat Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-1.

Both players exchanged breaks in the middle of the first set before the Slovakian prevailed in the tie-breaker. Neither player was broken in the second set, with Carreno Busta winming the tie-breaker on his fourth set point.

Klizan made the stronger start to the final set, winning the four opening games before sealing victory.

In other first round matches, Bastian Trinker of Austria came from a set down to defeat Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 and Paolo Lorenzi also rallied to beat fellow Italian Matteo Trevisan 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. Andreas Haider-Maurer, Damir Dzumhur and Joao Sousa also advanced to the second round. (ap)

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Representatives from the government’s Union Peace Making Work Committee, left, and armed ethnic minority groups, right, shake hands during their meeting at Myanmar Peace Center Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Talks resume on long-awaited Myanmar ceasefire deal

YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar government and armed ethnic minority groups resumed critical talks on Wednesday to reach a nationwide ceasefire agreement that would end six decades of fighting before an upcoming general election that threatens to upend hard-won progress toward a deal.

More than a dozen ethnic minority groups and government representatives have been in talks for more than 18 months and a key negotiator warned that failure to reach an accord could trigger a fresh round of fighting if the military takes action. The general election, which would usher in a new president, takes place in November.

“If negotiations fail and the military believe that the nationwide ceasefire agreement cannot be signed under the present government, they will have no choice but to launch military operations,” said Hla Maung Shwe, of the Myanmar Peace Center.

The center, funded by the European Union, was set up in 2012 to help with ceasefire negotiations and the ethnic peace process. The prospect of reaching a deal as

soon as possible, however, was uncertain. Key details were still up in the air Wednesday, including which ethnic groups will participate.

Negotiations hit a snag in June when minorities attending a summit asked the government to allow three other groups still at odds with the government to participate in the ceasefire signing.

When President Thein Sein assumed power in 2011, the armed groups operated in 55 townships across the country but that number has grown to 110 townships in 2015, according to research conducted by the Europeanfunded center. Some ethnic armed groups like the Ta’ang National Liberation Army have increased their strength, Hla Maung Shwe said, quoting from the center’s work.

He and Aung Min, the vice chairman of the government’s Union Peace-making Working Committee, were taking part in the Wednesday talks.

Ethnic rebel group Karen National Union’s vice president Naw Zipporah Sein led the negotiations on the ethnic minority groups’ side.

In his opening remarks at the talks, Aung Min told ethnic leaders that the nationwide ceasefire agreement should be signed before the end of the tenure of Thein Sein government.

Peace negotiators suggested the agreement could be signed by 15 ethnic groups, but the ethnic leaders have insisted on a deal that also includes buy-in from the Shan state’s Ta’ang National Liberation Amry, the Kokang group and the Arakan Army. (ap)

Italian police arrest 2 on terror charges

MILAN — Italian police say they have arrested two people suspected of being behind a Twitter account that carried threats in the name of the Islamic State group against some of the country’s most famed monuments.

Police on Wednesday said they had arrested a Tunisian and a Paki-

stani on suspicion of terror association and subversion. Police said the two are Islamic State backers and used social networks to threaten violence.

They said the threats in the name of Islamic State carried on the Twitter account “Islamic — State in Rom” featured images of the

Roman Colosseum and Milan’s Duomo cathedral, with a warning that they were identifying targets and preparing to strike.

The suspects were arrested in the northern city of Brescia and searches were being carried out throughout the Lombardy region. (ap)

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Spain to seek Syrian government help to find journalists

MADRID — Spain says it is trying to establish what happened to three Spanish freelance journalists reported to have gone missing around the embattled northern Syrian city of Aleppo and that it will contact the government in Damascus over the case.

Justice Minister Rafael Catala told Spain’s Cadena SER radio on Wednesday that the government had no news regarding the three and could not say if authorities are treating their

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Pakistani military sends helicopters to help flooded areas

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military and authorities have deployed helicopters and boats to evacuate residents from the worst-hit areas in the country’s north, where monsoon rains and flash floods washed away several villages this week.

The government says so far three people have died while 285,000 have been affected by the floods in and around the city of Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Bridges, homes, mosques, hotels

Tolikara incident was a calamity

disappearance as a kidnapping.

A Spanish journalism association reported on Tuesday the three were missing since July 13. They had traveled to Syria to report on the country’s long-running civil war.

In another interview late Tuesday, Catala said it was necessary “to find out what happened, who is holding these journalists, why, and if the possible captors are looking for a ransom.” (ap)

and a power station in Chitral have also been destroyed by the flooding.

The provincial disaster management authority says rescuers are still having difficulties trying to reach the flooded region on Wednesday because many roads have been washed away. Authorities say it’s unclear how many people remain trapped in the flood-affected areas.

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill scores of people often in Pakistan. (ap)

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A worker does final checks on refined tin in a warehouse of a private company in Pangkalpinang, in Indonesia’s Bangka Belitung province, in this February 9, 2011 file photo. Indonesian tin smelters are finding it harder to get credit from banks and trading houses after a Singapore-based firm failed to deliver some shipments, in a further blow to an industry reeling from a slump in prices. More than a third of Indonesia’s smelters have already shut over the past year and tougher credit conditions could hasten mergers or closures in the world’s top exporter of refined tin.

KPK summons North Sumatra Governor as witness

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned North Sumatra Governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho as a witness for suspect M. Yagari Bhastara alias Gerry in a corruption case.

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People standing on a road washed away by heavy flooding in Chitral, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 21, 2015. A Pakistani local government spokesman said this week’s flash floods triggered by monsoon rains in the country’s north have killed at least two people and damaged several homes, roads and bridges.

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“The canceled flights were operated by Virgin Australia and Jetstar,” Harjo explained here on Wednesday.

He pointed out that the cancellations included 10 return flights from Denpasar to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane.

The airlines canceled their flights to avert any risk due to the volcanic ash being spewed by Mount Raung.

Indonesian government vulcanologist Gede Suantika said Raung was shooting out ash 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) into the air on Wednesday, and the wind was blowing it southeast towards Bali.

Air traffic is regularly disrupted by volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, which sits on a belt of seismic activity running around the basin of the Pacific Ocean and is home to the highest number of active volcanoes in the world at around 130.

The main concern for airlines regarding volcanic ash is not that it can affect visibility but rather that it could damage aircraft, as ash turns into molten glass when it is sucked into jet engines, according to experts. (afp/ant)

In the company of his lawyer Razman Nasution, Gatot arrived at the KPK building here at 9:40 a.m. local time, on Wednesday, but the politician of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) refuse to give any comment regarding the KPK summon.

The North Sumatra governor managed to give a slight smile to the reporters and then got out of his car

and hurriedly walked into the sterile KPK waiting room.

KPK Acting Chairman Taufiequrrachman Ruki stated that the Commission is currently investigating the involvement of Gatot in the corruption case.

“The KPK will question the North Sumatra governor to uncover whether he is involved in the corruption case,

and so, there must be testimonies and evidence,” Ruki affirmed.

According to Ruki, the KPK has imposed a six-month ban on travelling aboard on Gatot along with five others: Julius Irawansyah Mawarji, Yulinda Tri Ayuni, Yeni Oktarina Misnan, OC Kaligis, and Evi Susanti who is touted as Gatot’s wife. (ant)

Central government to provide a patrol boat to help watch over NTT waters

KUPANG - The central government will provide a a big patrol vessel in aid to hep watch over the waters of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) against poachers.

“NTT will have assistance in bigger patrol boat from the Marine and Fisheries Ministry to watch over the waters of the province,” head of the sea fishing and supervision division at the regional marine and fishery office Ganef Wurgiyanto said on Wednesday.

The new patrol boat is needed for the NTT sea security as big foreign fishing vessels were still roaming

illegally in the sea territory of the region, Ganef said.

He said so far NTT has only one unit of 15-gross ton patrol boat with a maximum speed of 26 miles per hour.

The boat could not chase a way big fishing vessels with higher speed illegally operating in the NTT waters, he said.

In addition, the boat operates only four times a year with limited operating area in line with order from the regional marine and fisheries office.

Therefore, security in the NTT waters could not be effectively

maintained as the region relies only on a small patrol boat with limited operating coverage.

The provincial administration has asked for at least three units of ships from the central government to be able to cover all sea territory of the region, but the government could promise only to provide one unit.

At least the ship could operate once every month that security in the sea could be maintained more effectively, Ganef said.

He said the ships is expected to arrive soon in NTT. (ant)

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JAYAPURA - Last Friday’s violent incident in Karubaga, Tolikara district, Papua, was just a calamity, and so, it is better that all parties no longer refer to it as a religious conflict, stated Presidential Special Staff Lenis Kogoya.

“It was a calamity, and therefore, I urge all parties to not mention it as a religious conflict,” Kogoya noted on Tuesday.

The presidential special staff visited Tolikara on Monday to gather firsthand information about the incident that took place last Friday and had raised mixed responses.

“During my visit to Karubaga, I met numerous stakeholders there, and I will report several things about the incident to President Joko Widodo,” Kogoya remarked.

National Police’s Head of the Public Relations Division Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan affirmed in Jakarta on Tuesday that the Tolikara incident should serve to increase awareness at both the individual and national level.

“Indonesia is a great nation that has matured,” Charliyan stated.

According to Charliyan, the incident could improve solidarity, tolerance, and unity among all elements of the nation without creating any further divisions in the society.

Charliyan also urged the people to demonstrate to the international community that Indonesia is a nation that has been able to mature and evolve. The Indonesian society is a religious society that upholds interfaith tolerance.

“Indonesia is not a nation that promotes mutual revenge. It is a nation that cannot be provoked easily,” he added. (ant)

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Apple profit jumps but shares slip SAN FRANSISCO - Apple’s latest quarterly profit leapt as people around the world snapped up big-screen iPhones but its shares slipped as analysts had expected even more.

The US tech giants reported Tuesday that its profit jumped 38 percent to $10.7 billion on surging iPhone sales, compared to $7.7 billion in the same period last year.

Nevertheless, Apple shares fell sharply in after hours trading, at one point down around eight percent as traders noticed lower than expected sales forecasts.

“We had an amazing quarter,” chief executive Tim Cook insisted, noting that iPhone revenue in the quarter that ended on June 27 was up 59 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Analysts had expected Apple to sell even more iPhones and were looking for a brighter forecast than was given for the current quarter.

Apple shares dropped more than six percent to $122.41 in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.

Sales of iPhones have been powering Apple profits, and any hint of a plateau spooks investors.

Apple sold 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter, with sales up 85 percent in Greater China where the company’s overall revenue more that doubled to $13 billion, accord to chief financial officer Luca Maestri.

Big gains in China came despite stock market woes there. “We remain extremely bullish on China and we are continuing to invest,” Cook said, remaining confident that China is poised to be Apple’s biggest market at some point in the future.

“We would be foolish to change our plans. I think China is a fantastic geography with an incredible, unprecedented level of opportunity.”

He brushed aside any worry about iPhone sales growth, expressing confidents it has ‘lots of legs’ that it will be running with for many years to come given market factors such customer satisfaction rates and the booming overall global smartphone market.

“It is an incredible market,” Cook said.

“I think everyone is going to own a smartphone, and we can compete for a fair number of them.” (afp)

UAE to scrap fuel subsidies from August DUBAI - Leading oil producer the United Arab Emirates will scrap subsidies on petrol and diesel from August to cut spending as low crude prices hit revenues, the energy ministry said Wednesday.

Pump prices for the two fuels will now be set on the basis of world prices and adjusted each month, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official WAM news agency.

The move is expected to save billions of dollars a year.

The International Monetary Fund said in a report released on Monday that the UAE has been spending $29 billion a year subsidising petroleum products and electricity.

“The decision to scrap subsidies was taken to support state finances, rationalise fuel consumption and protect natural resources and the environment,” the ministry said.

Fuel prices in the UAE are already the highest of any of the six Gulf Arab states. (afp)

BGA series crown champions at Kuta Beach

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In this May 22, 2015 photo, customers and staff stand in the entrance to an Apple store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal. Apple Inc. reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Apple’s latest quarterly profit leapt as people around the world snapped up big-screen iPhones but its shares slipped as analysts had expected even more.

French farmers vow to step up protests over prices PARIS - French farmers, saying falling prices are driving them to the point of bankruptcy, threatened to step up blockades of cities, roads and tourist sites on Wednesday as the government prepared to unveil emergency aid to help them.

Farmers have dumped manure in cities, blocked access roads and motorways and hindered tourists from reaching Mont St Michel in northern France, one of the country’s most visited attractions.

Overnight Tuesday, farmers blocked the A1 motorway, a key artery between Paris and northern France, with around 500 tractors.

The head of the powerful FNSEA farmers’ union, Xavier Beulin, said he expected the protests to continue, adding they “could be extended to other regions on Wednesday.”

Jean-Pierre Fleury, head of a union representing beef farmers, said: “The farmers

will not let up, for the simple reason they are fighting for their lives.”

A combination of changing dietary habits -- French consumers are eating less meat -- and foreign competition has driven down pork, beef and milk prices.

Farmers blame supermarkets, distributors and the food processing industry for keeping prices low.

Retailers and food industry chiefs had promised to raise prices on meat and dairy after a meeting with farmers last month but the farmers say price hikes in supermarkets have yet to filter down to them.

Stung into action, French President Francois Hollande has promised to unveil

an emergency plan later Wednesday.

Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll has already hinted measures could include tax breaks and debt relief for heavilyindebted farms.

The government will also publish an eagerly-awaited report by an independent mediator which will decide who is at fault for keeping prices low.

Le Foll has said around 10 percent of farms in France (approximately 22,000 operations) are on the brink of bankruptcy with a combined debt of a billion euros ($1.1 billion), according to the FNSEA. FNSEA chief Beulin warned that the farmers were expecting “a bit more than trivial measures” from the government on Wednesday. He called for “a medium- and long-term plan with ambitions and objectives.” (afp)

KUTA – The third and final event of the Billabong Grommet Attack (BGA) 2015 Series finished up on Sunday, 19 July 2015, at Halfway, Kuta Beach, in an exciting showcase of Bali’s best up-and-coming junior surfers.

After an amazing run at Padma Beach with great wave selections, the series’ good karma continued with Kuta Beach delivering superb lefts and rights in classic Halfway form. With glassy peeling waves pumping in as if a wave machine produced it, a proud Rahtu Suargita boasted on the microphone “this is Halfway at its best! Rights to the right; and lefts to the left, with nothing in the middle. Thank you Mother Nature for sending us such perfect swell direction!”

Along with a perfect venue and excellent conditions, the day started with Round 1 of the Under 14 boys taking to the water with the bar set high by title contenders Ben Benson, Dhani Widianto, and Ryuki Waida, proving that the future of surfing in Indonesia is in good hands.

But it seems that they did not phase all the other competitors of the day, as our grommets charged-on hard wowing the thousands of tourists, friends and families on Kuta Beach during one of the busiest weekends on the island of Bali – many of whom were celebrating the Idul Fitri holiday. After the

busy run of heats in the morning, a break for some tug-of-war fun and lunch courtesy from Made’s Warung was called, which gave the groms a chance to restore some of their energy for the finals.

The first final saw the Push-in Division (under 12 years old) taken out by Adrian, who showed skills beyond his years attacking each wave aggressively with no fear, racking up a total of 40 points to outscore runner up Ghana Sunestra by almost 10 points. But as Adrian had not competed in the previous two events, it was Surya Ratif that came home with the Push-in Division series championship for having the most points in the series.

The Under 14 Boys final was won by Billabong’s very own Kian Martin, whose waves selection and combination of maneuvers got him the high heat score of 27 points from the judging panel, just ahead of Tenshi Ishi the runner with 24.9 points. But it was Ben Benson who raced to the podium to take the Under 14 Boys series championship, having posted a second place finish in each of the previous two events and racking up the most points in the division.

The Under 16 Girls division final was a pressure cooker for Kuta Beach local Dhea Natasya, who knew she had to perform or risk losing both the event and the division championship. But she proved to the task, picking off both rights and lefts in the tricky

low tide conditions and completing the high risk maneuvers she attempted, coming in with 27.4 points to runner up Cinta Hansel’s 22.5.

With her event win, Dhea was the only finalist that also became the series winner. Congratulations Dhea!

The highly competitive Under 16 Boys division was won by Rio Waida, who having missed the Padma event due to being in Australia competing in the Occy Grom Comp was determined to get one over on his buddy Raju Sena who had won both of the previous events – and he did! With his air reverse game in perfect form, and mixing it up with some great turns, Rio racked up 39.1 points, with runner up Kaleb Sukadis getting 27.8, Putu Krisna 25.2, and Raju ending in 4th place with 20.4.

However, Raju still came home with the Under 16 Boys series championship trophy, lots of goodies, and a smile on his face.

Billabong’s Business Development Advisor, Chris Slattery, commented, “Today was absolutely unreal! Everyone had a great time and that’s exactly how we wanted this event to be.” When asked for his opinion on the level of surfing here as compared with what he’s seen in Australia, he replied “It’s up there with the best I’ve ever seen. I’ve spent the last 9 years at the Small Fries events in Australia, and these kids should all come over and compete in them. They’re just as good!” (r)

BANGLI - All this time the forest in Kintamani is not only used to maintain the availability of clean water reserves in Bali. More than that, the forest in Kintamani belonging to the cluster of Abang Erawang is now taken advantage as nature tourism. Managed by three villages in the vicinity, namely the Suter, Abang Batudinding and Abang Songan, this nature tourism is able to bring in revenue for the villages.

Operations Manager of the Abang Erawang tourist attraction, Nengah Suratnata, when met recently explained that for the nature tourism his party offers two activities, namely cycling tour and trekking tour. So far, the tour packages on offer are in demand by foreign and domestic travelers.

Suratnata said that formation of the nature tourism was inspired by seeing the tourism potential owned by the forest. Furthermore, in 2011 the Ministry of Tourism supported the three villages to manage the forest. The villages then established a local working group (LWG). After that, the LWG formed the abang-erawang cluster.

Since 2014, the LWG has taken advantage of the forest cluster as Suter nature tourism. Since the forest managed for this nature tourism is conservation forest, then the management continues to receive supervision from the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of Bali.

He added that to build supporting facilities required, at the beginning of the formation of the Suter nature tourism, his party utilized the village allocation fund (ADD) disbursed by the government of Bangli. In the meantime, the support of the Ministry of Tourism tends to be provided in the form of training on organizational management.

Even though the forest is managed for nature tourism, his party ascertains there is no damaged forest because cycling and trekking have been made on special tracks.

In the meantime, the Suter nature tourism will be usually visited by many travelers during holiday season. On average, the tourist visit during holiday season reaches 70 people each day for cycling tours and 60 people (15 packages) taking the trekking tours. (kmb40)

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What is left from the burning car on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra at Saba village, Blahbatuh, on Tuesday (Jul. 21)

A man burned to death inside his car

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GIANYAR - Ketut Adi Jaya, a man from Tabanan, was found burned to death in his car on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra at Saba village, Blahbatuh, on Tuesday (Jul. 21) at around three o’clock in the morning. Police officers who investigated the scene, said that as of Tuesady night they could still not confirm the cause of the fire that scorched the Toyota Altis with license plate DK 386 XA that was being driven by the victim.

Information gathered by the police from a number of witnesses revealed that on Tuesday morning around three o’clock, a smoking Toyota Altis was seen cruising to the west from the intersection of Saba village on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra. Before stopping, flames were seen emerging from the car

that finally did stop just before the beige on Jalan Bypass I.B. Mantra.

When the car stopped, a number of witnesses also heard an explosion and saw the burst of fire from the car getting bigger. Many oncoming motorists panicked and crossed over to the opposite lane.

Finally two fire trucks arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames.

Once the flames were extinguished the body of the victim was discovered and brought to Sanlgah Hospital for examination.

The Sub-directorate Head of Bali Police Traffic Management Center, I.B. Jumbariawan, asserted that the victim, identified as Ketut Adi Jaya had died from being scorched by the fire. “The victim was found in a scorched condition and has been rushed to Sanglah Hospital,” he said.

Police officers searched the scene and found a scorched laptop and cell phone as well as an ATM

card and bank book belonging to the victim. “Other than the burned car, the officers only found those other items at the location” said the Chief of the Gianyar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Dewa Putu Gede Anom Danujaya.

Danujaya added that the Toyota Altis with license plate DK 386 XA is registered as belonging to a woman named Ni Luh Putu Suka Winarsih living in Denpasar. The victim was also living in Denpasar but “after searching, the victim from Tabanan was found to also be living in Denpasar, but at different address than the owner of the car,”

said the officer.

When asked about the alleged cause of the victim’s death, Dewa Anom did want to confirm anything but suicide seems to be strongly suspected given that the car was neatly parked by the road side “Actually, we have not dared to assert whether the fire was caused by a short circuit, but we do know that the victim did not leave the car when it was smoking but instead neatly parked the car by the side of the road,” he said while adding that they are is still awaiting the results from the forensics laboratory. (kmb35)

Domestic travelers flock to Lovina to see dolphins

The tourists are looking at the dolphins.

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SINGARAJA - During the Eid holiday season, many domestic travelers from various regions come to Lovina Beach, Singaraja, to enjoy the natural entertainment that the dolphins provide. The human visitors gather with friends and family early in the morning to see the dolphins frolicking in the water of Lovina Beach.

Domestic travelers often come to Lovina at this time of year and negotiate with local fishermen for tour packages to watch the wild dolphins who hang out near the shore just before sunrise. Many of the visitors come from Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Jakarta and Lombok to visit Bali and one of their destinations is Lovina Beach just to have a close encounter with dolphins. “We like to visit this destination because we are eager to see the dolphins,” said Agustina, a traveler

from Surabaya.

Before setting out to sea to see the dolphins, fishermen provide visitors with guidance. Everyone is required to wear a lifejacket while in the boat and it is prohibited to throw plastic into the ocean. “We are very happy. Watching dolphins in Lovina is an interesting experience,” added Hertina, another traveler from Surabaya.

According to one tourism fishermen, Made Suka, visitors usually take 20 minute tours out to sea in traditional boats called junking. Such throngs of visitors certain are a boon for the fishermen. “Our income increases by one hundred percent because many visitors hire our boats for only IDR 100,000 per person to see the dolphins. We estimate that there will be crowds of tourists until Tuedsday.” he concluded. (kmb34)

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In this May 14, 2015 photo, Malaysians pass by a billboard for the Tun Razak Exchange, a development by state investment fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Singapore police freeze two bank accounts linked to 1MDB probe SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR - Police in Singapore said on Wednesday that they have frozen two bank accounts in connection with a probe into alleged financial mismanagement and graft at Malaysia’s troubled state fund 1MDB. The move is the first time accounts outside of Malaysia have been frozen in connection with the investigation, which has left Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak facing his biggest crisis since he took office in 2009.

“On 15 July 2015, we issued orders under the Criminal Procedure Code to prohibit any dealings in respect of money in two bank accounts that are relevant to the investigation,” Singapore police said in a statement on Wednesday.

It did not identify the banks or the accounts in question because the investigation is continuing.

A 1MDB spokesman declined to comment. 1MDB, a property-to-energy group whose advisory board is chaired by Najib, is facing criticism over its debt of nearly 42 billion ringgit ($11.09 billion) and alleged mishandling of its finances.

The freezing of the Singapore bank accounts follows a similar move in Malaysia where a task force investigating 1MDB said earlier this month that it had frozen half a dozen bank accounts following a media report that millions of dollars had been transferred to accounts belonging to Najib.

The Wall Street Journal reported on July 3 that investigators looking into 1MDB had traced close to $700 million of deposits moving through Falcon Bank in Singapore into the personal account of Najib in Malaysia. Reuters has not verified the WSJ report.

Najib has denied taking any money for personal gain and said the corruption allegations are part of a malicious campaign to force him out of office.

A 14-day notice period given to Dow Jones & Co, which publishes

the Journal, to respond to a letter from Najib’s lawyers seeking clarification, ended on Tuesday.

Singapore’s central bank has also said it is in contact with financial institutions in relation to the 1MDB probe and Falcon Bank has said it is co-operating with them on their enquiries.

On Tuesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said it is looking into whether banks followed rules on properly identifying customers and their sources of funds and on reporting suspicious transactions.

“We’re actually looking back to see if they have done all these things,” MAS managing director Ravi Menon told a news conference following the release of the bank’s annual report.

In Malaysia, two people have been arrested this week as part of the 1MDB investigation. The managing director of a company was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody, the state news agency Bernama said on Wednesday. (rtr)

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Iran says rejects curbs after 10 years, will back allies

DUBAI - Iran will not accept any extension of sanctions beyond 10 years, an official said on Wednesday, in the latest attempt by its pragmatist government to sell a nuclear deal with world powers to sceptical hardliners.

Abbas Araqchi, one of several deputy foreign ministers, also told a news conference Iran would do ‘anything’ to help allies in the Middle East, underlining Tehran’s message that despite the deal Iran will not change its anti-Western foreign policy.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the highest authority in Iran, told supporters on Saturday that U.S. policies in the region were “180 degrees” opposed to Iran’s, in a Tehran speech punctuated by chants of “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”. Under the accord, Iran will be subjected to long-term curbs on its nuclear work in return for the lifting of U.S., European Union and U.N. sanctions. The deal was signed by the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the EU. The world powers suspected Iran was trying to create a nuclear bomb; Tehran said its programme was peaceful. The accord was a major success for both U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran’s pragmatic President Hassan Rouhani. But both leaders have to promote it at home to influential hardliners in countries that have been enemies for decades.

Araqchi, Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator, told the televised conference that any attempt to re-impose sanctions after they expired in 10 years would breach the deal. He was referring to a resolution endorsing the deal passed

by the U.N. Security Council on Monday.

The resolution allows all U.N. sanctions to be re-imposed if Iran violates the agreement in the next 10 years. If Iran adheres to the terms of the agreement, all the provisions and measures of the U.N. resolution would end in 10 years.

“WE ARE NOT ASHAMED” However, the six world powers, known as the P5+1, and the European Union told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier this month that after 10 years they planned to seek a fiveyear extension of the mechanism allowing sanctions to be re-imposed. Araqchi challenged this move, saying: “Our priority is our national interests, not UN Security Council’s resolutions.”

“The U.N. Security Council’s resolution says clearly that the timeframe of agreement is 10 years, and Iran’s case will be closed in the Security Council after that,” Araqchi said.

“If the U.S. and any other member of P5+1 say they want to adopt a new resolution after 10 years allowing sanctions to be reimposed, it is the breach of Vienna agreement and has no credibility.”

Iran’s foreign ministry said shortly after the passage of the resolution on Monday that the nuclear deal did not mean Tehran accepted “sanctions and restrictions imposed by the UNSC, the U.S., the E.U. or member countries.”

On Monday, Araqchi told national television: “Whenever it’s needed to send arms to our allies in the region, we will do so. We are not ashamed of it.”(rtr)

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U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. Matthew Rycroft (front row, 2nd R) and other ambassadors from Russia, Spain, and the U.S. vote on a U.N. Security Council resolution at the U.N. headquarters in New York July 20, 2015. The United Nations Security Council on Monday endorsed a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but it will be able to re-impose U.N. penalties during the next decade if Tehran breaches the historic agreement.

L-R (front row): Vitaly Churkin of Russia, Roman Oyarzun of Spain, Rycroft and Samantha Power of the U.S..

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Study claims stem cell advance for mitochondrial disease

PARIS - Scientists said Wednesday they had taken a key step towards stem cell therapy for rare mitochondrial disorders, passed on from mother to child.

They “corrected” harmful mitochondria in skin cells taken from patients to create healthy, pluripotent stem cells -- versatile cells which can differentiate into any tissue cells in the body, the team reported.

“This breakthrough... sets the stage for replacing diseased tissue in patients and opens the door to a world of regenerative medicine where doctors are able to treat human diseases that are currently incurable,” said a statement from the Oregon Health & Science University, whose scientists took part in the study.

Mitochondria are the tiny powerhouses found in most cells in the body, turning sugar and oxygen into energy.

But DNA mutations heritable through the maternal line

can cause them to malfunction, affecting anything from vision or hearing to muscle, heart and brain function.

About 1,000 to 4,000 children are born with mitochondrial diseases every year in the United States alone, and there is no effective treatment.

“To families with a loved one born with a mitochondrial disease waiting for a cure, today we can say that a cure is on the horizon,” said Shoukhrat Mitalipov, who co-authored the study in the journal Nature.

The team collected skin cells from people with mitochondrial DNA mutations and removed the nuclei, which they paired with cytoplasms taken from healthy donor eggs. Cytoplasm is the mitochondriacontaining, gel-like substance

inside the cell membrane, and around the nucleus.

“Through this technique, scientists created an embryonic stem cell with healthy mitochondria,” said the statement.

“Scientists aspire to use this technique to replace diseased tissue in the future by removing one cell, correcting the mutations, multiplying the cells and reinserting the genetically correct cells into the patient to replace diseased tissue.”

Experts who were not involved in the study hailed the lab achievement, but warned a practical application was likely far off.

“Going from a flask of cells in the lab to neurons or blood vessel cells in the brain is very difficult,” David Valle of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine said in comments to Britain’s Science Media Centre (SMC).

Added Darren Griffin, a genetics professor at the University of Kent, it would be

“some time before it can be applied clinically given the need for clinical trials.”

In 2010, British scientists created a lab-dish embryo whose mitochondrial DNA came from a donor, and the rest from its biological mother and father.

In February this year, Britain became the first country to allow the creation of so-called three-parent babies using the method to prevent the transfer of mitochondrial flaws.

Two years ago, Mitalipov admitted mistakes in a study in which he and a team reported being the first to transform human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, but stood by the results.

Their cloning technique, which involves transplanting an individual’s DNA into an egg cell stripped of genetic material, was hailed as a breakthrough for not destroying human embryos in stem cell creation. (afp)

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Earth’s degradation threatens major health gains: study

PARIS - The unprecedented degradation of Earth’s natural resources coupled with climate change could reverse major gains in human health over the last 150 years, according to a sweeping scientific review published Thursday.

“We have been mortgaging the health of future generations to realise economic and development gains in the present,” said the report, written by 15 leading academics and published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.

“By unsustainably exploiting nature’s resources, human civilisation has flourished but now risks substantial health effects from the degradation of nature’s life support systems in the future.”

Climate change, ocean acidification, depleted water sources, polluted land, over-fishing, biodiversity loss –- all unintended by-products of humanity’s drive to develop and prosper –- “pose serious challenges to the global health gains of the past several decades”, especially in poorer nations, the 60-page report concludes. The likely impacts on global health of climate change, ranging from expanded disease vectors to malnourishment, have been examined by the UN’s panel of top climate scientists. But the new report, entitled Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch, takes an even broader view.

The “Anthropocene” is the name given by many scientists to the period –- starting with mass industrialisation -– in which human activity has arguably reshaped Earth’s bio-chemical make-up.

“This is the first time that the global health community has come out in a concerted way to report that we are in real danger of undermining the core ecological systems that support human health,” said Samuel Myers, a scientist at Harvard University and one the authors. (afp)

Human hand more primitive than chimp’s: study

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A Pakistani beautician paints a hand of a customer with henna ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Strong fists for defending ourselves and opposable thumbs for work as fine as threading a needle -- hand specialisation is widely believed to have given humans a major evolutionary advantage.

PARIS - Strong fists for defending ourselves and opposable thumbs for work as fine as threading a needle -- hand specialisation is widely believed to have given humans a major evolutionary advantage.

Scientists in the United States and Spain said the human hand may be more primitive than that of our closest living cousin, the chimpanzee.

In fact, human hands are likely more similar to those of the last common ancestor we and chimps shared millions of years ago.

“These findings indicate that the structure of the modern human hand is largely primitive in nature, rather than the result of selective pressures in the context of stone tool-making,” said a press summary from the journal Nature Communications, which published the study.

In fact, it is the hands of chimps and orangutans that changed most since they split off to form new branches of the hominid family tree -- developing longer fingers, compared to the thumb, for swinging on tree branches.

The human hand has a longer thumb relative to the other fingers than that of chimps and other apes

-- allowing for what scientists call “pad-to-pad” precision grasping, which simply means that our fingertips are able to touch.

There is a widely held assumption among palaeontologists that the last common ancestor (LCA) of humans and apes, an individual whose identity remains uncertain, was a prototype chimp with chimplike hands.

But a team led by Sergio Almecija of The George Washington University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, is challenging that.

They analysed the hand-length proportions of humans, as well as living and fossil apes to draw a picture of the evolutionary history, and found the human “thumb-todigits ratio required little change since the LCA.” “The inevitable implication is that when hominins (the extended human family excluding apes) started producing flaked stone tools in a systematic fashion, probably as early as 3.3 million years ago, their hands were -- in terms of overall proportions -- pretty much like ours today,” Almecija told AFP by email. (afp)

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SEMARAPURA - Despite being left behind by modernization, the traditional salt-makers of Kusamba have managed to bring their Klungkung product to markets overseas. Unfortunately, because traditional salt production relies on weather conditions for both quantity and quality, salt famers are still unable to earn a steady income.

Hot weather is a blessing for salt farmers at Kusamba village who depend on sunshine to produce their export quality salt, that is in high demand on the international market. However, the scorching hot sun required by these farmers is not always available, so when winds are strong -as they have been recently, they are unable to produce fine quality salt.

35 year old Tri Buana Beach salt farmer, I Wayan Roma, says that to produce salt the traditional way, he relies on 3 members of his family to help out with the production process. “It takes a lot of people for each step of the salt making process -from watering to drying,” he said.

When the sun is shinning and there is little wind, drying the seawater only takes one day, but when weather conditions are unfavourable it can take much longer.

According to Roma, salt making is not the most promising way to earn a living, due to the dependance on weather conditions. The types of salt yielded from thjs traditional

process fall into two categories.

Export quality salt is pure white and is sold for IDR 15,000 per Kg, while the lower quality salt is sold for IDR 3,000 per kg. “If the weather is hot and the wind is calm, a better quality salt is produced. However, if weather conditions are windy or cloudy, a lower quality product is yielded and can only be sold locally,” he explained.

When the sun is shinning, Roma produces up to 15 kg of salt per day, but this amount is cut in half when it is cloudy. On average, Roma and his three other family members produce enough salt to earn IDR 70,000 in total. Roma and his family receive orders for about 100Kg of superior quality salt per month from a company who export to Japan. Traditional salt making uses the forces of nature, which makes their product attractive to overseas markets. Sometimes Roma will make a few extra Rupiah when European travelers come by his salt farm to witness the process first hand. (dwa)

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Although being left behind in modernization, traditional salt-making at Kusamba becomes export potential tossing the reputation of Klungkung overseas. Unfortunately, uncertain earning makes the existence of this salt-farming continue to shrink.

Only 20 percent homecomers have returned

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Up to day three after holiday or Tuesday (Jul. 21), only some 20 percent of passengers came into Bali through Bali Strait crossing. Reflecting from the experience last year, this number will increase to more than 100 percent from the previous number following day seven after holiday.

NEGARA - On Tuesday (Jul. 21), three days after Idul Fitri, Only 20 percent of those who went home to Java for the holidays, have returned through the Bali straights crossing. Last year the same was true and it took about 7 days for everyone to come back to Bali.

Operations Manager of ASDP Ketapang Harbor, Saharudin Koto, said that even three days after the end of the holidays, the number of passengers are relatively few.

On Tuesday, the vessel ferried about 7,700 motorcycles, 5,500 cars and 46,000 passengers. “We predict that the Baoi bound traffic will continue to increase over the next seven days as it has in previous years after the holidays,” said Saharudin.

Saharudin said that 12 percent of motorcycles, 10 percent of cars and 20 percent of the passengers who went back to Java a week before the holidays have already returned.

According to the data released by the ASDP as of Tuesday morning, there have been 86,255 passengers, 11,727 motorcycles and 10,160 cars crossing over to Bali. Tuesday being the third day after the holidays saw more passengers than the day

before when 41,664 passengers, 5,156 motorcycles and 4,991 cars made the crossing.

Almost all the vessels that berthed at Gilimanuk Harbor pier were loaded with vehicles including public and tourist buses and mini buses that all had to pass through the checkpoint. Gilimanuk Harbor has also been crowded with travellers returning to Java after having spent the holidays in Bali.

The harbour authorities have been operating three extra vessels (for a total of 27) to accommodate the overflow of passengers.

Operations Manager of the ASDP Gilimanuk, Wahyudi Susianto, said last Tuesday that apart from private cars and public buses, the harbor has also been filled with cargo vehicles transporting goods form Java to Bali. As a consequence, a number of LCT or freighter have also operating overtime to transporte these vehicles. “We estimate that this traffic density will will only go on until tonight (Tuesday night),” said Wahyudi.

Based on the harbour data, day, between Monday (Jul. 20) at eight o’clock in the morning and

Tuesday (Jul. 21) at eight o’clock in the morning, there were 34,343 passengers, 2,049 motorcycles and 5,175 cars crossing from Gilimanuk to Ketapang. (kmb26)

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Property business in Buleleng plummets

SINGARAJA - Real estate business for houses in Buleleng, has seriously slumped, due to the weakening national economy. The demand for houses in N=orth Bali had dropped by 50 percent compared to this time art year.

Some housing developers who have already built new houses have been forced to shut down their businesses. Those who want to stay in business are forced to drastically slash their prices in order to survive.

On Tuesday (July 21) Director of CV Kirana, Dewi Satya, explained that the drop in demand for built houses has been going on since earlier this year as an unavoidable consequence of the weakening national economy. In 2014, an average of two houses were sold per month, but since early 2015 it has been hard to sell even one per month and this only after drawn out negotiations. Given the decrease in demand for new houses, the turnover rate for developers has also gone down. The only developers who can survive such conditions are those with a lot of capital to

keep them afloat, others have had to close their businesses.

According to Dewi, developers are going out of business because most of the houses that they built are not being sold. This of course also affects construction workers and those who sell building material. In many cases the quality of building materials has also been reduced to keep costs down.

For example where teakwood is usually used, now it is being replaced by local timber that has similar qualities to teakwood. Similarly, for flooring, where her company would usually use granite, now they are switching over to other materials that are cheaper but still of good quality. By making small changes like these they are able to pay IDR 3 million per square meter compared to the IDR 4 million that they were paying before. “Reducing production costs is one way that

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Sandalwood grows wild, residents reluctant to plant more

BANGLI - Several hamlets behind the hills of Kayuselem and Tungtung at Songan village, Kintamani, have optimal conditions for growing sandalwood. Unfortunately, most people here are more interested in cultivating kamalila teak trees.

Headman of Songan village, Jero Lanang, said on Tuesday (Jul. 21) that these two hamlets have a lot of potential to become sandalwood growing regions as many sandalwood trees already grow there wild there, after birds brought seeds from elsewhere.

Despite the natural potential that this dry area has for growing sandalwood, very few people are interested because they take longer to harvest than teak trees do. “Sandalwood tree take up to 10 years to harvest, while teak tree only need 5-6 years to produce revenue,” he explained.

Other hamlets in the village of Songan, such as Batu Meyeh and Pradi are also propitious for the growing of sandalwood as well as cashews, but according to Jero Lanang few people are interested in developing these crops which are considered too much trouble for the amount of money they generate. (kmb40)

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we seek to survive present market conditions. By using local materials we can save on costs. We do not dare however to reduce the quality of the concrete mixture despite the tough market conditions,” she said.

Many developers have simply stopped building new houses, given that there are so few buyers. When the demand for houses is high, developers with built houses with very particular specifications knowing that they will be sold quickly given the high demand. Presently, developers will only build once they have secured a buyer.

“It is very risky to build first and then seek a buyer. Getting a downpayment before starting to built is far less risky. We’ll only start building after the buyer’s credit application has been approved,” said Dewi. (kmb38)

Public toilets at Penelokan not working, travelers rent villager’s toilet

BANGLI - Penelokan, Kintamani is a tourist area that is visited by a fare number of tourists, especially at this time of year. Ang yet this tourist attraction has yet to be equipped with enough toilets to accommodate al the visitors. Although there are four toilets at the Geopark Art Market, the toilets that were built by the government do not function properly because there is no water and so they have all been locked shut. As a result, travelers who need to use a toilet are forced to line up and pay to use local residents’s toilets.

Based on observation on Tuesday (Jul. 21), a number of travelers visiting Penelokan were seen lining up in front of people’s houses. They were forced to rent toilets in the tourist area because none of the public toilets could be used. Ni Komang Sudiani, a vendor at the Geopark Art Market confirmed on Monday that the four toilets at the market are in fact not functional so neither tourists, nor the market vendors can use them. Apart from having no water, the four bathrooms have been locked. “Ever since they were built they have not been usable” she said.

Sudiani said that she had already asked the market officer for the key to the toilets but was refused. “If he gave me the key, I could clean the toilets so that they could be used,” she added.

Sudiani is forced to use the toilet at the Bintang Danu foundation located next to the market. Travelers visiting Penelokan usually rent people’s private toilets across the street for IDR 2,000 per person. She added that such conditions frequently cause travelers to complain, especially because there have been no improvements made to facilities, despite the fact the government of Bangli raised the price of admission to Kintamani last January. (kmb40)

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Jazz dinner concert at Bridges

UBUD - Laura Brunner from New York dazzles audiences with her incredible vocal range, rich colorful timbres and deeply personal original compositions. Paired with the extremely talented musicians of Nial Djuliarso Quartet, this promises to be a real gem of a concert which most definitely should be on the agenda of every jazz lover.

As proud sponsor of the Ubud Village Jazz Festival third time around, bridges is thrilled to host the jazz dinner concert with these amazing musicians as part of the official festival pre-program.

The concert takes place on Wednesday, 5 August, 7pm in bridges’ Riverside Dining room.

The set up provides an up close and personal concert experience.

Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Laura became aware of her calling as musician at the early age of three while giving her parents exclusive performances on the fireplace (stage) of their house.

Growing up, Laura threw herself

into musical endeavors studying violin, guitar, drum set and auxiliary percussion as well as singing with various local choirs. Throughout her years in Columbus, Laura has performed at the top venues in the city, on many occasions with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

Upon receiving a scholarship Laura moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music from which she is now an alumnus.

Her heartfelt performances have led her to share the stage with an extraordinary array of musicians such as Kurt Elling, Ellis Marsalis, Sheila E., Esperanza Spalding, Riannon, Bryan Baker and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Past performances include the Montreux Jazz Festival, where Laura was awarded second place in the 2007 vocal competition, the Beantown Jazz Festival, the Boston Pops Jazz Festival, the International Association of Jazz Educators Convention and the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead

Arts in Residence Program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Laura Brunner currently resides in the New York City area where she is working on her debut album set to be recorded later this year. Between international engagements, Laura can be seen performing in the Midwest, New England and New York City areas.

Meanwhile, Nial was born in Jakarta in 1981. He started playing classical piano at the age three and was surrounded by jazz music at his home from very early on with a bass player as a father. Nial often went to hear him play at local clubs. But it was not until 1996 – after hearing the Pat Metheny Group play in Jakarta – that Nial really got bitten by the jazz bug. Neil was fourteen years old at that time.

He went to the USA and graduated from high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In Chattanooga he played frequently in the Jazz Junction, a local jazz club and be-

came a well-known pianist before he graduated in 1999. After graduation he enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in Boston on a full scholarship. Between the years 1999 and 2004 he won numerous awards and jazz piano competitions like Horace Silver Jazz Piano

Competition. He graduated from Berklee in 2004.

In August 2004 Nial went to New York to join the Jazz Program at the Juilliard School from where he graduated in 2006. Today, the world-class pianist lives back in his home town Jakarta.

Balinese Temple Ceremony

Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc.

The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion.

The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines.

In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbul-umbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Entertainment

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Swift, Minaj tweet over rapper’s MTV Video Music Awards snub Taylor Swift

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj traded words on Twitter after the rapper said she was upset she didn’t earn a nomination for video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Minaj tweeted multiple times that she didn’t understand why her rump-shaking video for “Anaconda” wasn’t up for the top award when MTV announced the nominees Tuesday.

She wrote in one tweet: “If your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year.” She also tweeted, “When the ‘other’ girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination.”

Minaj did not mention specific artists in her tweets. Swift, whose “Bad Blood” is nominated for video of the year, is the top VMA contender with nine nominations.

“I’ve done nothing but love & support you,” she tweeted to Minaj. “It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.”

Nominees for video of the year include Beyonce’s “7/11,” Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright,” Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.”

Minaj said she never mentioned Swift in her tweets. “Huh? U must not be reading my tweets. Didn’t say a word about u,” Minaj said to Swift. “I love u just as much. But u should speak on this.”

“If I win, please come up with me!!

You’re invited to any stage I’m ever on,”

Swift replied.

“Anaconda,” released a year ago, has 488 million views on YouTube. It earned VMA nominations for best female video and hip-hop video. Minaj is also up for best collaboration for “Bang Bang” with Ariana Grande and Jessie J. Swift’s nominations for “Bad Blood” include best collaboration, direction, editing, visual effects, art direction and cinematography. Her other hit, “Blank Space,” which boasts 1 billion views on YouTube, is nominated for best female video and pop video.

“Bad Blood,” the action-packed clip that starred Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez and Lamar, has 360 million views on YouTube.

Miley Cyrus will host the 2015 VMAs, which will air live Aug. 30 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (ap)

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Volcano forces fresh shutdown of Ngurah Rai Airport

DENPASAR - Ash spewing from a volcano closed the airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Wednesday for the third time this month, forcing the cancellation of flights and stranding tourists during peak holiday season.

Khloe Kardashian Nuns won’t sell convent to Katy Perry to host ‘hybrid’ talk

LOS ANGELES Katy Perry has amassed millions of fans around the world, but her failure to win over two elderly nuns is creating an unholy battle.

The pop singer wants to turn a former convent into her home. The sprawling hillside Italianate complex valued at $15 million is situated near the hip Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake. But two nuns are having none of it. In the latest legal salvo, the two sisters challenged the authority of the archdiocese to sell the property.

The motion dated Monday

accused the archdiocese of unilaterally changing the bylaws of the convent, known as the California Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The suit said that two of the five remaining sisters, who range in age from 77 to 88, were chosen to have “sole authority to amend the institute’s bylaws, elect officers and sell the assets of the institute.”

Perry has visited the nuns, reportedly singing for them and telling them that she hopes to live on the property with her mother and grandmother.

But the two nuns remain opposed to the sale to Perry, who grew up in a born-again Protestant Christian household but has become both a sex symbol and vocal advocate for gay rights.

Perry’s hits include sultry numbers such as “I Kissed a Girl” and “Teenage Dream.”

Sister Rita Callanan, 77, recently told the Los Angeles Times that she found Perry’s videos online and “if it’s all right to say, I wasn’t happy with any of it.” (afp)

Mount Raung on Indonesia’s main island of Java, which has been rumbling for weeks, sent an ash cloud floating over Bali that closed the island’s Ngurah Rai airport, the transport ministry said.

Two small airports on Java serving domestic routes were also shut down, it added.

“Due to volcanic ash from Mount Raung, the Ngurah Rai airport is temporarily closed again from midday (0500 GMT),” ministry spokesman J. A. Barata told AFP. “We don’t know when it will reopen, we will monitor the situation.”

Volcanic ash from Raung had already closed Bali’s international airport two times this month, between July 9 and 12, forcing almost 900 flights to be cancelled or delayed and creating a backlog that took days to clear.

The shutdown on Bali, a top holiday destination that attracts millions of visitors from around the world to its palm-fringed beaches every year, has come during one of the busiest times of the year for the tourist industry.

The latest shutdown will also cause major disruption for domestic tourists, as millions are making their way back home after going away for last week’s Muslim holiday of Eid. Australian airlines Virgin Australia and Jetstar said they were cancelling flights on Wednesday to and from Bali, a favourite holiday destination for Australians. About 12 flights scheduled to and from Denpasar, Bali, to several Australian cities were canceled due to Mount Raung’s eruption in East Java, PT Angkasa Pura I General Manager, Ngurah Rai Airport, Trikora Harjo stated.

show on FYI channel

LOS ANGELES — The Kardashian TV footprint is expanding yet again.

The FYI channel says Khloe Kardashian will host and produce a “hybrid” talk series titled “Kocktails With Khloe.”

Kardashian will be John Shearer/Invision/AP, File joined in the kitchen and at the dinner table by celebrity guests and friends for conversation, cooking and party games, FYI said Tuesday.

She’s been part of her family’s TV empire in shows including “Keeping up With the Kardashians” and “Khloe and Lamar,” which featured NBA player Lamar Odom. Odom and Kardashian were married, but she filed for divorce in 2013.

“Kocktails With Khloe” is set to debut in late 2015. (ap)

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Passengers of cancelled flights sleep on the floor in Ngurah Rai International Airport while waiting for re-opening of the airport after a forcing shutdown due to Mt. Raung eruption on Wednesday, July 21. Ash spewing from a volcano closed the airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Wednesday for the third time this month, forcing the cancellation of flights and stranding tourists during peak holiday season.

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