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Disney axes director James Gunn over offensive tweets

SAN DIEG0 - “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise director James Gunn has been axed from the third movie over a series of offensive messages posted on Twitter several years ago.

The tweets, mainly from 2008 and 2011, joked about taboo topics such as rape and pedophilia.

Disney, which owns the franchise as the parent company of Marvel Studios, sent AFP a statement confirming the studio was parting ways with one of its biggest stars.

“The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him,” said Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios.

Gunn has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and has drawn the ire of conservative critics, who went back through his timeline and dug up the tweets.

Jack Posobiec of The Daily Caller and right-wing commentator

Mike Cernovich are among those who unearthed the messages.

“Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo,” Gunn wrote on Twitter after the offensive tweets resurfaced late Thursday.

“As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor.”

Gunn, who has deleted his account, described himself as a “very, very different” person than when he wrote the tweets, now focusing on love rather than anger.

“My days saying something just because it’s shocking and trying to get a reaction are over,” he added.

Gunn directed both “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, and was planning to head to San Diego’s huge annual Comic-Con fan convention this week with a secret film project that he had teased on Instagram.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is due out in 2020. (afp)

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Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, Zoe Kravitz speak onstage at the Warner Bros. theatrical panel during ComicCon International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California.

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Warner Bros. superheroes swoop into Comic-Con

SAN DIEG0 - Warner Bros. closed the final full day of the Comic-Con International fanfest on Saturday as the belle of the ball, bringing its roster of superheroes to take a bow in San Diego.

The studio took over the 6,500seat main arena at the world’s largest celebration of fan culture for two star-studded hours, serving up tantalizing teasers for its DC Extended Universe series of comic-book movies.

With Disney-owned Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm both bowing out this year, it was Warner’s chance to shine and the studio obliged with a line-up of the world’s biggest stars, including Johnny Depp, Chris Pratt, Jude Law, Elizabeth Banks and Eddie Redmayne.

One of the most eagerly-awaited presentations of the week, it was a chance for WB to show it is back on track after poor reviews for its DC Extended Universe movies “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “Suicide Squad” and “Justice League.”

The studio set out its stall with extensive looks at James Wan’s upcoming “Aquaman” and “Wonder Woman: 1984,” a follow-up to 2017’s “Wonder Woman,” the DCEU’s only unqualified success.

“The way we look at this is not a sequel, it’s a new chapter, it’s a new story,” said Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who was shown as Wonder Woman saving a young girl from gunmen in rough early footage.

Director Patty Jenkins described the era of the sequel -- out in November next year -- as “mankind at its best and worst.”

- ‘Half-naked’ “We’re aware of things now that we weren’t in the 1980s,” she told the crowd. “There were some incredible and beautiful things in the 80s but at the same time... it’s us at our most extreme.”

The presentation also unveiled the first trailer for “Shazam!” -- an altogether more light-hearted entry in the DC universe starring Zachary Levi that is due out in April next year.

But the undoubted star of the show was “Aquaman,” which raised the roof as a shirtless Jason Momoa appeared onscreen in a new trailer as half-human, half-

Atlantean hero Arthur Curry.

“You’re in armor or you’re half-naked in tattoos and it was a bad choice looking back to wear denim,” Momoa recalled of the production, which required him to be wet most days.

“They look like leather pants, but they’re not.”

There was a second preview for the Christmas release that unveiled Aquaman’s nemesis, Black Manta, as well as more underwater action, a rooftop chase and a final view of the Momoa in his superhero threads.

Warner’s first exclusive of the session gave Harry Potter fans a look at the legendary battle between Professor Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” which hits theaters on November 16.

Troubled star Johnny Depp was a surprise appearance onstage, missing “Aquaman” actress Amber Heard, his wife before last year’s acrimonious divorce, by less than an hour. (afp)

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Residents clear debris in a village damaged by flash flooding in Vietnam’s Yen Bai province on July 21, 2018. At least 10 people have died after floods spurred by typhoon rains struck central and northern Vietnam, authorities said on July 21.

Death toll in Vietnam flooding rises to 19

Flash floods in Vietnam have now claimed at least 19 lives, the government said Sunday, as residents in affected areas sought safety in higher ground. Boasting a long coastline, tropical Vietnam is battered by floods and storms every year, with hundreds of lives lost from the annual monsoon barrage.

The remnants of Typhoon Son Tinh, now a tropical depression, made landfall Wednesday night, the third tropical storm to hit Vietnam since the start of the year.

The latest report from the country’s disaster office said 19 people have been killed so far, with an additional 13 people unaccounted for.

Floods and landslide from heavy

rains have ranged far and wide and impacted rural and urban areas, including the capital Hanoi. They are expected to continue in the coming days.

State-controlled VNExpress news site reported Saturday that residents in Chuong My district on the outskirts of Hanoi were asked to leave their homes and get to higher

ground for fear of heavy floods.

“We must be active in moving our furniture out of homes. From last year’s experience, we did not have time to run,” a local resident was quoted as saying.

Published photos showed homeowners in plastic raincosts moving bags of goods and livestock.

“My house is in a very low loca-

tion so I have to move all the rice to higher places,” resident Nguyen Duy Dong told VNExpress. “Since the afternoon, we have moved more than one tonne of rice.”

The amount of land under seige has also spiked, with more than 15,000 houses damaged or destroyed and more than 110,000 hectares of crops inundated. Several roads have also disappeared under the water.

Vietnam’s rainy season, like other countries in the region, is between June and November, but the death toll from stormy weather has

often exceeded its neighbors.

Last year, 389 lives were claimed by natural disasters, with material damages reportedly reaching $2.6 billion, according to the government. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Suwung landfill setup before IMF-WB Meeting

New hope to Pesanggaran community

DENPASAR - Pesanggaran community has been waiting for changes for decades. It is related to the changes in the expanding landfill. Since 1985, Pesanggaran area has became a landfill known as the TPA Suwung for Denpasar area. However, since 2005 the Suwung landfil has not only been accommodating the garbage of Denpasar but also that of Sarbagita (Badung, Denpasar, Gianyar and Tabanan) region.

The landfill area extends to 32 hectares.

Community leader who is also hamlet chief of Pesanggaran, I Wayan Widiada, said the arrangement of Suwung by central government makes people have a new hope. The number of Pesanggaran residents living around the Suwung landfill decreases. With this arrangement, they will return to their original residence.

Initially, there were 150 customary households at Pesanggaran hamlet, Pedungan, and 600 non-customary families.

Meanwhile, the residents living around the Suwung amount to 250 - 300 families. Some are native and migrant residents.

“Many of them have moved to find out new place. Moreover, there are houses emptied by the owners,” he said.

The only survivors are pig and cow breeders. Most of them are migrants. There are 125 pig breeders and 35 cattle breeders at the location. Most of the breeders are migrants, while the native breeders prefer to move out from the location. Total number of cattle reaches thousands of heads. “However, it reduces in number because there is an appeal not to dispose of livestock droppings into the sea. Actually we do not forbid people from breeding, but the prohibition only applies to disposal of livestock droppings directly into the sea,” he said.

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The concern of Widiada for the environment urges pig and cattle breeders to stop livestock activities as their droppings pollute the sea. “They should have left in June, but until now we still give leeway,” he added.

This arrangement cannot be separated from the big event of IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting. The event invited 189 central bankers and finance ministers around the world makes the location having been ignored for decades get particular concern.

This arrangement becomes a new hope for Pesanggaran residents. Suwung landfill covering an area of 32 hectares only utilizes 10 hectares for waste processing (waste recycling).

Meanwhile, the remaining 22 hectares will be arranged for greening and planting trees so that the coastal area returned to be beautiful. Upon hearing the news that the Suwung landfill will be arranged, many displaced residents want to return.

Prior to the arrangement, residents have been provided with dissemination. At that time, the residents expressed their hope and desire to return to their original home. They believe that by greening their homeland, the life around the Suwung landfill will be getting better. “People delivered it verbally to us that some want to return. After 1985, the arrangement has just been made this year with the presence of the IMF – WB event. We are very grateful,” he added.

Hamlet chief of Pesanggaran, I Putu Sucipta, added that in the hamlet meeting the residents often complained about the stench in their residence.

Previously, the Suwung landfill was often hit by fire incident.

Within a year, fire incident may happen twice. As a result, the smoke of fire often disturbs the surrounding residents. In addition, the officers also often get difficulty to extinguish the fire. Many parties promise the management and arrangement. From these promises, the three parties succeeded to the stage of realization. However, they failed on the way.

The most perceived economic impact is the price of property at Pesanggaran area that decreased by 50 percent. Many properties are even empty, no one wants to rent because it is adjacent to Suwung landfill.

Moreover, if the wind

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blows from the east, the smell of garbage will increasingly make people uncomfortable. “Hopefully, the plan and initiative can be resumed in the future, so that it can be preserved.

To maintain this continuity, the community is expected to be involved,” he added.

An analyst of Bali Representative Office of Bank Indonesia, Umran Usman, previously revealed that the annual session will provide stimulus or encouragement for the development of the projects such as the construction of Ngurah Rai underpass costing IDR 326 billion. The expansion of Ngurah Rai Airport apron costs IDR 1.34 trillion including the addition of check-in counter, Benoa tourism harbor at IDR 1.7 trillion, the completion of GWK statue at IDR 450 billion as well as the completion of the Suwung landfill. So, the infrastructure is estimated to cost IDR 5 trillion. As the meeting is conducted in October, some projects have been worked on since January.

With the presence of the big projects, construction sector is made grow even higher.

In addition, the trade will also grow because the building projects require materials supplied by the traders. On that account, the trading sector will grow as well.

With the growth of the trade and construction sector in terms of supply side, it will make the demand side namely the government consumption also encouraged as the development is funded by the government budget, both local government and central government.

Unit Head of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting 2018, Peter Jacobs, added the cost spent by the state for this event reaches IDR 855.5 billion. This value is not comparable with the benefits that Indonesia, especially Bali, obtains from this event. This one-week event will generate direct benefits of about IDR 1.4 trillion.

Meanwhile, the long-term benefits, by utilizing the world’s attention and the presence of the main players of the world’s financial sector to Indonesia, include leadership such as Indonesian leadership for discussion of global issues, infrastructural development, financial system stability, inequality handling, human resource development and inclusive finance. In addition, the long-term benefits will also generate investment and positive trading conditions. Indirectly, the IMF-WB event will further introduce Indonesia’s flagship products to global market, the introduction of investment and business opportunities in Indonesia. The IMF-WB event also increasingly introduces tourism and MICE Indonesia especially Bali.

“This is a promotional event and drives the increase of tourist arrivals to Indonesia’s main destinations, promotion of event venues for MICE and the moment of improving tourism infrastructure. The most important is knowledge transfer that adds experience and builds networking with the international community. (kmb42)

Bad weather, red flags hoisted on the beach GIANYAR - Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Gianyar put red beach warning flag with skull image on Purnama Beach on Friday (Jul. 20). The flags lined up on the beach are installed so that no people will be desperate to do activities in the middle of the sea. This is also to anticipate the recurrence like fisherman case from Ketewel that almost drowned some time ago.

Head of the BPBD Gianyar, Anak Agung Oka Digjaya, stated that his agency installed the flags in accordance with the directives of the National Weather Service (BMKG). The flag installation will last until the weather improves. “As long as the condition persists, the flags will still be installed. If any flags are missing, we’ll put it again,” he explained.

Other than just putting warning flags, the BPBD through

Lifesaver officers continues to monitor the development of weather and activities on the beach. He also hoped the community can be more familiar with the installation of such warning flags. “If the condition of huge waves is like this, no one will dare to bathe on the beach,” he explained.

In addition to installing warning flags, his agency has also appealed to all groups of fishermen on the beach of Gianyar to rest for a moment while waiting for the normal situation first. “We have informed it through social media,” he said.

Separately, the Head of the Gianyar Food Security, Marine and Fisheries Service (DKPKP), Dewi Hariani, claimed to have anticipated such conditions in the form of work programs. “From the first, we have anticipated by prohibiting fishermen from relying on livelihoods as fishermen,” said

Dewi Hariani, last Saturday.

The agency has been teaching fisherman for several times. For example, if fishermen cannot sail, they can raise catfish at home.

“We believe that in Bali, if you have a Balinese house, there will be a courtyard that can be taken advantage,” he explained.

For example, fishermen on Manyar Beach, Ketewel village, have a side job on the beach. Admittedly, such a program has just been done by several groups of fishermen in Gianyar.

“Other groups can follow,” she said.

Not only that, in addition to raising catfish, fishermen can also process their fish catch. For example, if they get more fish catches, the results can be processed into fish flour. “So with the various efforts, this uncertain climate can have been anticipated,” he said. (kmb35)

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‘Prakruthi Dhwani’ classical Indian dance

Presented by AB and Anantara Music and Dance Institutions of Dubai

DENPASAR - Anantara Music and Dance Institutions of Dubai presented classical Indian dance entitled Prakruthi Dhwani (Beats of Nature) at Wantilan Hall of Bali House of Representatives (DPRD) in Denpasar on Saturday afternoon (Jul. 21).

Travel Guide to the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica LOCATED on the southwestern coast of Costa Rica, the Osa Peninsula remains relatively untamed and is full of pristine beaches, lush rainforests and plenty of adventure activities.

Though a relatively small Central American country, Costa Rica, located on a thin stretch of land between Nicaragua and Panama is bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The two are sort of split by a rugged mountain range forming a kind of spine. It’s nature at its best with idyllic beaches, lush national parks and sensational coastal contrasts.

Add in a huge dollop of the national mindset of “pura vida” (pure life) and you have the makings of the ideal holiday.

One of the most beautiful and untouched regions is the Osa Peninsula in the south west of Costa Rica, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Golfo Dulce to the east.

Corcovado National Park

Drake Bay

Matapalo

Drake Bay is located on the northern tip of the Osa Peninsula where more than half of Costa Rica’s wild life call home.

The bay is named after the 16th century British explorer/pirate, Sir Francis Drake, who is rumoured to have buried his secret treasure here. If you are hoping to find it you’ll only be able to get there by boat or land your plane on a tiny airstrip.

There are also plenty of secluded beaches, and the two and a half hour hike to Playa San Josecito beach, which is fringed by lush, green jungle, is well worth it.

Other activities include zip lining, mountain biking and surfing. Luxury accommodation includes the eco-friendly Drake Bay Getaway Resort (scroll down for more information).

Top tip: There are no ATM’s in Drake Bay, and many businesses don’t accept credit cards, so make sure you bring plenty of cash with you.

The national park has 164 square miles (265km2) of rainforests, which look like something out of a fairy tale: dense swathes of lush, green forest, magical waterfalls and tropical birds that flit through the air in a flurry of colour.

There are opportunities aplenty to spot wild cats (including jaguars and pumas), tapirs, crocodiles, peccaries, anteaters and four different types of monkey. Bird lovers can marvel at scarlet macaws, yellow-throated toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers, with their distinctive bright red heads.

It is so special that you can only go with a guide; this is an absolute highlight of a visit to the Osa Peninsula and not to be missed.

You can combine your visit to Corcovado National Park with a self-guided hike to nearby Matapalo, which is known for its abundance of spider monkeys. These rather amusing creatures, with their unusually long prehensile tails, spring through the forest canopy in a vast throng. You’ll also notice the distinctive deep-throated calls of the howler monkeys – the sound can travel for miles through the dense forest. The hiking trails also offer some lovely views of the Pacific Ocean.

Top tip: Wear a swimming costume underneath your clothes as you may wish to go for a swim at one of the waterfalls at Matapalo.

Cano Island Biological Reserve

Fifteen miles offshore from Drake Bay is Cano Island, considered to be the premier spot for snorkelling and diving.

Here, you’ll have the chance to swim through coral reefs and watch dolphins, whales, tropical fish and even sharks. Start early in the morning and enjoy a quiet swim (scuba diving numbers are regulated here) among sea turtles, manta rays and tuna.

Cano Island has an interesting history. In the pre-Columbian era it served as a cemetery or burial ground. Several hand carved and perfectly rounded stone spheres have been found and the island has yet to reveal all its secrets.

Puerto Jimenez

The modest seaside town of Puerto Jimenez (or “Jimenez” as it is known locally) is an unlikely tourist destination, with its dusty streets and off-the-grid location. Situated on the southeastern side of the Osa Peninsula, it overlooks the emerald waters of Golfo Duce and is home to an abundance of wildlife including scarlet macaws and white-faced capuchin monkeys. The main beach stretches all the way to the Rio Platanares Estuary, and the calm waters make it an ideal swimming spot.

Activities on offer include the Rancho Raices Chocolate Tour, kayaking and sports fishing. The two main attractions are Golfo Duce and Piedras Blancas National Park.

Piedras Blancas National Park Take a ferry boat from Puerto Jimenez across the Golfu Duce to Piedras Blancas National Park, which is covered in dense, evergreen forest. Here, you can encounter racoons, ocelots, skunks, and if you’re lucky, the rare two-toed sloth.

There are also 53 species of bats, including the blood-loving vampire bat. (net)

The Prakruthi Dhwani art performance of the third season was fully supported by the nice collaboration of the Indian Association Bali (IAB) with Paiketan Krama Bali featured 30 dancers from Dubai visiting the Island of the Gods. This classical Indian dance will also be featured in Surabaya and Jakarta on July 26 and July 29.

The President of IAB, Sonia Kaur, said the Prakruthi Dhwani classical Indian dance tells story about the Lord Hanuman, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna dedicated to Balinese people. It is the second collaboration between the IAB and Paiketan Krama Bali in the cultural event as an effort to improve the relationship between the two countries considering Balinese art in Indonesia and India has many similarities. Moreover, the stories are mostly taken from the Ramayana and Mahabharata epic.

In addition to strengthening the relationship between India and Bali having cultural and religious similarities, it can further unify the fellow Hindus. Thus, the event plays an important role in promoting effective and targeted tourism.

“This program is aimed at bringing in foreign tourism to Bali, both in terms of tourism and international destinations, especially with the slogan of Bali safe for travel.

In addition to presenting classical Indian dances, the institution also held dance workshops at two locations, namely Singaraja and Ubud. After that, they visited some attractions in Bali for five days. “Later on, they will bring home interesting stories and experiences during the visit in Bali to their friends and relatives,” said Sonia Kaur amid the show on Saturday night (Jul. 21).

Meanwhile, Artistic Director of the Anantara Institutions of Dubai, Vimmi Bagavade Eswar, added the performance of the dances presented is divided into three different shows with special costumes. It was done for cultural exchange, so it can be seen the difference between Balinese and Indian

dances for the same dance.

The three dances, including Puspanjali Dance serve as a form of offerings and presentation of flowers to the gods.

The song is praise to Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, the Great Dance, Master, Music Group, and the audience.

The second dance is the Kandein Kandein telling the stories about Rama who is waiting for the good news about Sita from Hanuman. As a perfect devotee for his master, Hanuman delivered the news with good and beautiful words.

In this dance, Hanuman uses the beautiful language of Sangam Tamil by putting the words ‘Kandein Kandein Kandein Sitayai’ and pronounced three times with the spirit of victory.

The beautiful language used makes Rama understand the positive message given.

The third dance performed was the Srer Krishna Thulabharam. This dance tells about Shri Krishna and his two wives, Satya Bhama and Rukmini who put forward the importance of devotion. (win)

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Anantara Music and Dance Institutions of Dubai presented classical Indian dance entitled Prakruthi Dhwani (Beats of Nature) at Wantilan Hall of Bali House of Representatives (DPRD) in Denpasar.

Bali needs cargo harbor to resolve expensive transport DENPASAR - Bali needs a cargo harbor because Bali also has a product that can be exported. The main commodities exported by Bali include fish and shrimp (21.31 percent), jewelry / gems (16.16 percent), non-knitted apparel products (12.40 percent), wood products (8.67 percent), as well as furniture products and home lighting (7.57 percent). The export value reached USD 49,636,175 in May 2018 or an increase of 1.10 percent from April 2018. The Bali products are exported to the top 10 export destination countries such as the United States, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, France, China, Thailand, Germany and England.

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of Bali, A.A. Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, conveyed the government should immediately build a cargo harbor for export purposes.

“Otherwise, the transportation cost is very high. It should go to Surabaya first or to Jakarta first. Surely, it is quite expensive reaching millions, excluding taxes. Well, our fellow exporters do not get profit or only get small profits,” he said.

The government is also expected to make regulations related to transport from Bali to Surabaya and Jakarta. So far, the delivery of commodities from Bali to the export destination overseas must pass Surabaya and Jakarta.

So far, the entrepreneurs consider the transportation from Bali to Surabaya or Jakarta to the export destination is very expensive following the price hike of fuel. So, to save on transportation costs in the field of cargo, Bali should have its own cargo harbor.

According to him, the Benoa Harbor and Celukan Bawang Harbor can be functioned as an export

and import harbor from and to Bali.

Meanwhile, the harbor is not yet ready in terms of infrastructure for container harbor. Nowadays, only Surabaya and Jakarta are ready for container harbor.

In order to boost the exports, the government will also subsidize the cost of processing SVLK certificates (Timber Legality Verification System). Unfortunately, Bali cannot get the facility this year because of budget constraints. Subsidy facilities are only provided according to budgeted quota.

According to Kadin, the SVLK processing cost in Kadin can be cheaper and acceptable to all countries. Previously, the Kadin members had experienced a rejection from export destination countries because the SVLK owned was issued by the government through designated institutions. “Indeed the government also issued but is

not accepted. Eventually, it returns to the Chamber of Commerce and Trade again, especially for the Arab countries,” he said.

Some export destination countries do not receive SVLK certificates issued by the government, but only that of Kadin. The trade relationship is the relationship between the Kadin in some countries, not the G-to-G (government to government) The G-to-G relationship is a bilateral relationship between our Kadin and its counterpart in destination countries. The existing cooperation includes the Kadin of Indonesia with its counterpart in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Australia, Russia and so on, not between the government and government. Only a small part can pass, but many do not pass. Eventually, they must repeat again while the commodities have been in the country of

destination. This understanding is not provided by the government because the trade cooperation between Kadin and its counterpart overseas is witnessed by the president and prime minister. (kmb42)

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A.A. Ngurah Alit Wiraputra

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Japan heatwave kills over a dozen, 12,000 rushed to hospital

TOKYO - Japan’s severe heatwave killed at least 15 people and sent more than 12,000 to hospital in the first two weeks of July, official figures show as the temperature neared 40 degrees C (104 F) in many cities on Sunday.

Fish production at Kedonganan Fishing Center (PPI) has dropped dramatically since the past few days.

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Fishermen take day-off

Fish production of PPI Kedonganan drops drastically

MANGUPURA - Fish production at Kedonganan Fishing Center (PPI) has dropped dramatically since the past few days. This condition was caused by high waves accompanied with strong winds hitting a number of areas so that most fishermen dare not go to sea.

Head of the PPI Kedonganan, Made Kena, when contacted on Friday (Jul. 20) admitted it. Some fisher-

men are desperate to sail because they were already at sea so they must wait for the waves to subside in order to be

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Big waves in the coastal area of Klungkung district occurred in the past few days. It hit resident’s home on Karangdadi Beach, Kusamba village.

able to anchor to the mainland.

He said the decline in production happened very drastically. This hap-

pened because almost the majority of fishermen preferred not to go to sea due to extreme wave conditions. As a result, it is very influential on the production of fish supply landing at the PPI Kedonganan.

He expressed that daily fish pro-

duction of the PPI Kedonganan usually reaches 45 to 50 tons. Moreover, it ever reached 60 tons in a day but the current number is very little.

“Today, the production is very little and even does not reach 5 tons,” he said. (kmb23)

Big waves hack resident’s home and salt farming area

SEMARAPURA - Big waves in the coastal area of Klungkung district occurred in the past few days.

It hit resident’s home on Karangdadi Beach, Kusamba village, Dawan, Ni Nyoman Sandat. Fortunately, it did not damage but the waves just flooded with sand right up to the middle of her room.

This 80-year-old widow with two sons told on Friday (Jul. 20) that huge waves have occurred since three days ago. At that time, around 21:00 crashed her house measuring 4x6 meters located about 15 meters from the beach.

The courtyard and her room were surrounded by sand. Her sleepiness, like the mattress, got crashed.

“Indeed, the house is not broken but sand came in,” he said.

The natural phenomenon made her worried and she had to run in the darkness to her brother-in-law’s house located around 500 meters away. At that time, she also had to break through the water spinach garden owned by her neighbors.

“I’m worried if the hack was getting harder,” she said.

In the house, she lives with her daughter, Dewa Ayu Putri, 34, who suffers mental retardation. Her relative, Dewa Nyoman Sayang Ardana, is going to make a house in a safer place for her. “To be safer, we’re going to relocate,” he said.

The incident happened to her was responded by Deputy Regent of Klungkung, I Made Kasta. She was directly given basic food stock assistance for the next few days.

Twelve people died of heatstroke in the week ending July 15 after three perished in the preceding week, according to latest data.

More than 9,900 people were rushed to hospital during the week to mid-July, jumping from 2,700 in the previous week, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

The scorching weather shows no signs of easing.

Kyodo News agency reported that at least 11 people, mostly elderly citizens, died on Saturday alone from suspected heatstroke.

A total of 3,091 ambulances were dispatched in Tokyo on Saturday, a record for a single day, it said.

The weather agency said Sunday’s temperatures exceeded 35 degrees C at 233 observation points across the nation by mid-afternoon.

It hit a local record of 39.8 degrees C in the central city of Gujo Sunday afternoon, while in some parts of Tokyo the temperature rose past 37 degrees.

The weather agency issued a warning of extraordinary high temperatures for most regions of Japan’s main island.

“Risks of heatstrokes are particularly high,” it said, urging citizens to drink enough water and use curtains and air conditioning.

The education ministry has told schools to postpone outdoor activities on hot days. A six-year-old boy died of heatstroke last week after a school outing in sweltering weather. (afp)

“The BPBD (Regional Disaster Management Agency) has also been asked to help clean up the sand. We also encourage other people to be vigilant. When feeling insecure, please move first,” he advise The waves also hit the salt farmers’ land. As a result, the salt production gets hampered. At some points, the land area got eroded so they are getting narrower. Farmers cannot do anything about it. Crossing activities to Nusa Penida Island from Tribuana Harbor at Kusamba village is still closed. This went on two days ago. “The harbor is still closed, while the operations will be adjusted to the development of situation,” said supervisor I Made Suardika. (kmb45)

An ice block is seen on display by a pedestrian sidewalk during a heatwave in Tokyo on July 22, 2018. Japan’s severe heatwave killed at least 15 people and sent more than 12,000 to hospital in the first two weeks of July, official figures show as the temperature neared 40 degrees C (104 F) in many cities on July 22.

Amsterdam’s red light district without a condom? ‘Not for a million!’

AMSTERDAM - “If they don’t agree to using a condom, I kick them out,” says Foxxy Angel, a 47-year-old platinum blonde sexworker, sporting some fearsome tattoos, in Amsterdam’s notorious red light district.

The Netherlands’ biggest city is almost synonymous with the sexshops, brothels and prostitutes huddled in the narrow streets close to the main train station, drawing perhaps even more tourists than they do clientele.

Some of the city’s quaint narrow houses serve as brothels with their characteristic bay windows on the ground floor, where the sexworkers sit under red neon lights awaiting the next customer.

It is no coincidence that the organisers of this year’s International AIDS Conference, which starts on Monday, chose to hold it in Europe’s city of sin.

“When we chose Amsterdam, it was very much with the idea of shining a light on the most vulnerable people exposed to HIV,” the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, says Linda-Gail Bekker, president of the International AIDS Society.

“If we pay no attention to these people, then we will lose the fight against AIDS,” she told AFP on a visit to the red light district on Saturday.

- Free HIV tests The sexworkers did not expect some of the world’s leading scientists and doctors to traipse through the carpeted corridors and gloomily lit bedrooms of the brothels to see for themselves the risks faced by those who ply “the oldest profession in the world”.

“I never have sex without condoms and I go for tests four times a year for STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) and HIV,” says Foxxy Angel, sitting in a red velvet armchair and eating a sandwich for lunch.

After more than 30 years of research, no cure or vaccine has been found for HIV, which has infected around 80 million people worldwide since the start of the epidemic in the 1980s.

Among those infected are colleagues of Foxxy Angel and Elsa, the young sexworker in the next window. It’s been a long time since HIV was taboo here.

“I’m not scared at all. Some of

my friends are HIV-positive and still carry on working. It’s possible nowadays,” says the 25-year-old American, referring to the progress medicine has made in treating those infected with the virus.

Prostitution was legalised in the Netherlands in 2000 and sexworkers can register with the local chamber of commerce and pay income tax.

Around 7,000 people work in the paid-sex sector in Amsterdam, with around 75 percent of them coming from low-income countries, particularly eastern Europe, according to official figures.

- Staying vigilant Describing herself as “married and polyandrous,” Elsa says she has been a sexworker since the age of 17.

The window where she sits looks out onto one of Amsterdam’s many canals and is opposite the brothel where she first worked when she arrived in the Netherlands, having fled the many restrictions on her trade in the United States.

Like Foxxy Angel, Elsa goes for HIV tests several times a year at a centre financed by the city near

their workplace.

“I’m very careful, I use condoms. But the tests are free, so I take advantage of them,” says the young woman, dressed in a pink top and black leggings.

If mores have changed since the arrival of AIDS, and the condom has been “democratised”, the sexworkers insist they must remain

vigilant to the risk of infection.

“Some men try to pull the condom off during sex. If that happens, it’s the end of the session, immediately,” says Foxxy Angel, who worked as a fashion saleswoman before becoming a prostitute 15 years ago.

“I’d never accept that. Not for a million!” she says. (afp)

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This file photo taken on December 6, 2008 shows a prostitute, waiting for clients behind her window in the red light district of Amsterdam.

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BUSINESS UK pound sinks below $1.30 after retail sales disappoint

LONDON - The British pound fell Thursday below $1.30 for the first time in ten months after disappointing retail sales news raised further questions over whether the Bank of England will raise interest rates next month.

In early afternoon trading Thursday, the pound was down 0.6 percent at $1.2992.

That’s the first time the currency has dipped below $1.30 since September last year and is a clear signal that investors think a rate hike on Aug. 2 may not be as nailed on as they might have thought.

The latest drop is due to the news that retail sales fell a monthly 0.5 percent in June, against an anticipated 0.1 percent rise. On top of other official data this week showing wage growth moderating and inflation holding steady instead of rising, there’s a growing sense that the Bank of England’s rate-setting body may hold fire — once again.

“Inflation, wage growth, and retail sales have all undershot expectations, which will give the Bank of England pause for thought,” said Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown.

Though there’s growing uncertainty about whether the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee will sanction a quarter-point increase in the Bank’s benchmark rate to 0.75 percent, financial markets are still positioned for a hike. Many say that a failure to hike could undermine confidence in the bank’s communications policy. After all, prior to the May meeting, Bank of England officials, including Governor Mark Carney, had indicated that an increase was likely. In the event, tepid first quarter economic growth and a surprise fall in inflation put paid to that plan.

This time, rate-setters would have several

Bali News

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Timbrah Village Melasti, Presenting Oblations to Lord Varuna

Local residents dressed in customary attire made for a special atmosphere on the road that leads to Pasir Putih Beach in Bugbug Villlage, Karangasem. On Wednesday (July 27), the people of Timbrah Village walked to the beach popularly known as ‘Virgin Beach’ as part of a series of melasti pralingga rituals in which representatives of deities are ceremonially cleansed in salt water before the implementation of the Aci Usaba Sumbu ceremony.

From early morning until about noon, one kilometer of coastline was crowded with worshippers and some foreigners on vacation.

The damaged roads of Perasai Village had to be passed as each family carried their offerings of rice patties, chicken and seafood.

The offerings were being brought to the sea and offered to Lord Baruna with prayers for safety and peace fro the universe.

One after the other, people gave their prayers and presented their offereings on the eastern coastline, they took a rest in the shade of the thousands of coconut trees that line the beach. This beach, that is normally quite empty, was suddenly filled with people on what looked like a large

communal picnic. This sort of sight is quite common anytime Balinese Hindus perform melasti processions.

“The atmosphere is a bit like a holiday” said one of devotees named Ni Luh Putu Widnyani.

However unlike most other villages in Bali that perform their melasti, rites in one fell swoop with villagers bringing their own offerings and sanctified effigies being carried in the same procession – whether to the beach, river lake or other source of water, Timbrah villagers bring their own offerings first while the sanctified village temple effigies are carried later at around 2PM. So sometimes residents of this old village will return home right after giving their offerings to Lord

Baruna, so that they can do the devotional work of carrying the effigies to the ocean, while others simply wait at the beach until the

effigies arrive. The riutal procession is composed of carriers from each clan temple and prabagus, taksu, pragaluh, prawayah, teruna-

Pura Luhur Besi Kalung reasons to explain a hike. Figures next week are set to show that U.K. economic growth in the second quarter accelerated from the modest 0.2 percent recorded in the January to March period.

They can also point to the fact that wages are outstripping inflation, which should buoy the economy and stoke inflation somewhat, especially when unemployment is low. And inflation at 2.4 percent remains above the Bank of England’s target of 2 percent.

The rate-setting panel could also argue that retail sales during June was hurt by a combination of hot weather and the soccer

World Cup in Russia, in which England did better than anticipated. Though retailers may have benefited from the accompanying increase in food and drink sales, many potential shoppers may have opted to stay at home.

And overall, retail sales in the second quarter weren’t so bad, growing by 2.1 percent from the previous quarter.

With so much Brexit uncertainty ahead of March’s EU departure, the Bank of England may not have many more chances to raise interest rates in the coming months, especially if the prospect of a “no deal scenario” becomes more likely. Recent close votes in

Parliament amid deep divides in the governing Conservative Party have led many to think that a deal may not materialize by this autumn.

Most economists think that the longer it takes to come up with a Brexit agreement, the more likely consumers and businesses will be cautious, to the detriment of the economy, further limiting the Bank of England’s ability to raise rates.

“With increased talk about the possibility of ‘no deal’, this caution is only likely to increase,” said James Smith, developed markets economist at ING.(ap)

Egypt hikes natural gas prices by up to 75 percent CAIRO - Egypt raised natural gas prices for households and businesses on Saturday by between 33.3 and 75 percent, the latest among tough austerity measures aimed at rebuilding the country’s economy battered by years of unrest since a 2011 uprising. The government’s decision, published in the official gazette on Saturday, should come into effect starting August. It sets the price for gas consumption of up to 30 cubic meters to 0.175 Egyptian pounds up from 0.100 pounds per cubic meter, an increase of 75 percent.

Meanwhile, gas consumption between 30-60 cubic meters went up by 42.8 percent, from 0.175

Egyptian pounds to 0.250 pounds per cubic meter. Consumption of over 60 cubic meters was upped by 33.3 percent, from 0.225 pounds to 0.300 pounds per cubic meter.

The move is likely to further fan the flames of popular discontent, especially among poor and middle-class Egyptians who have borne the brunt of the government’s economic reform program.

In recent months, Egypt introduced its latest wave of price hikes for fuel, drinking water and electricity. It also raised the price of new cellular phone lines and monthly cellular phone bills.

Charges for issuing passports and

car licenses also went up steeply.

The austerity policies are part of measures taken to meet demands by the International Monetary Fund for a $12 billion bailout loan to support the government’s reform plan.

Egypt secured the three-year loan in 2016. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says the reforms, he implemented after he took office in 2014, have put Egypt on “the right track” and that they will spur economic growth by over seven percent in the coming years.

He urged Egyptians to be patient with the reforms, which the government says should start benefiting citizens within two years. (ap)

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Pura Luhur Besi Kalung, located in Utu Customary Village, Penebel Tabanan has the distinct feature of being home to a Linga Yoni with a chainlike necklace that gongs when struck. It is therefore assumed that the chain necklace is made of steel from which the name “Besi” (steel) comes from. It is believed that if the Linga Yoni slants to one side it foretells a national disaster.

Head of Pura Luhur Besi Kalung, accompanied by public relations officer Made Subagia said on Monday that the Linga Yoni in fact slanted in 2013 just before earthquakes and volcanic eruptions shook the island of Java. The Lina Yoni had been slanting for a month before the natural disasters and came back to its straightened position on its own. “It slanted in 1932, 1945, 1965 and again in 1998 just

before the national reformation”, he said.

The Linga Yoni stands in the innermost sanctum of the temple at the main shrine (Linggih Ageng) .There is a stepped stone structure leading up to the Lingga Yoni and at its base there is special ‘tabernacle’ where officiating priests sit. This area cannot be approached by just anyone and even those who do so, do not dare touch the Lingga Yoni.

The only person who steps on the stone step structure is Tabanan Palace’s Ida Tjokorda Tabanan, the head priest of Pura Luhur Besi Kalung and the head priest of Pura Luhur Batukaru Temple with permission from Ageng Luhur Besi Kalung, Someone once accidently sat on the ‘tabernacle’ and as Subagia describes, the person was immediately possessed and died two weeks later.

It is also forbidden to prune the tree that grows next to the Lingga Yonia as it is believed that it is Ida Batara’s hair.

Pruning only takes place after a special ceremony held on the Sunday after Saraswati day and the cuttings are buried in Bambang Temple.

Also the trees that grow near the temple must not be cut down so as to give the impression of the temple being surrounded by forest. Even rotting trees are not uprooted. “They are left to rot and are then replanted”, said Subagia.

Pura Luhur Besi Kalung, anniversary (piodalan) is celebrated every Pagerwesi day. Pura Luhur Besi Kalung holds the status of “Sad Kahyangan” and is part of the ranks of Kemiri Pura Luhur Batukaru temple. It is also known as a place to request safety and prosperity. (kmb24)

teruni. Pasir Putih Beach is thus filled with reseidents of Timbrah customary village from morning through til the evening. (kmb)

Pulung-pulung Sela

Pulung-pulung sela or cassava ball is a traditional cake having been quite familiar among Balinese people.

Around the 1980s, this cake became a favorite for the old, young people as well as children. Especially during rainy season, many people consume this cake. It is easy to get as on sale everywhere.

Indeed it is a simple cake, but when enjoyed together, it will be more palatable. Therefore, every activity like exercise to dance, play gamelan or chant psalmody at hamlet hall, this cake is ready to accompany. However, it will be nicer when enjoying this cake is accompanied with a cup of coffee. But children like it due it its sweetness.

In this modern era marked with the presence of new pastries, the cassava ball began to disappear. If remaining available, it must be made by farmers at villages living away from a pastry shop. Currently children no longer know this cake, denoting a heritage of their ancestors.

They just enjoy the instant and relatively modern cookies.

Lately, this kind of cake begins to reappear. Traditional stalls in urban areas have sold it again. Its ingredient and shape may be the same, but the price is even more expensive. In the past, people could by it at IDR 5 per piece or even two pieces, but now it is sold for IDR 1,000 or IDR 2,000 per piece. Nevertheless, old people who are missing this traditional cake will definitely buy it.

It is primarily made from cassava. The ingredient is very versatile and can be made into a variety of foods.

Aside from cassava, the other ingredients are young coconut, brown sugar, salt and cooking oil. At first, grate the entire coconut and cassava ingredient. Mix well the grated cassava, coconut and salt together. Slice thinly the brown sugar. Having finely and evenly prepared the batter, it is then shaped into a ping pong ball and filled in with brown sugar inside the ball. Fry until looking golden and brown. Finally, it can be served in warm condition. (kmb)

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Gunman surrenders after woman killed in US supermarket hostage drama LOS ANGELES - A gunman took hostages inside a supermarket in Los Angeles on Saturday after a gun battle with police, leaving a store employee dead before the suspect handcuffed himself and surrendered, police said.

The drama began at another location when a man became “involved in a family dispute which resulted in him shooting

his grandmother and a female,” Sergeant Barry Montgomery told journalists.

“That suspect fled the location in his grandmother’s vehicle, taking that female victim with him,” and eventually entered a Trader Joe’s supermarket in the Silver Lake neighborhood, he said.

While police chased him, the suspect “fired on officers multiple times” before an “additional gun battle” outside

the Trader Joe’s, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told reporters.

“Inside the store a young woman was shot and killed,” Moore said, adding that officers rescued her but she could not be revived.

There were contradictory reports about whether the victim, whom US media identified as store employee Melyda Corado, was shot by the gunman or in the crossfire with the police.

The gunman took “numerous victims, of citizens as well as store employees, hostage,” the chief said.

Officers freed some workers and customers, while the hostage-taker released others himself.

About three hours after the ordeal began, negotiations led to the man “handcuffing himself and coming outside and surrendering to SWAT officers,” the police chief said.

During the earlier shootout the suspect was wounded in the arm, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

The incident injected chaos -- and scores of police and fire vehicles -- into the busy commercial area of shops and apartment buildings.

- ‘Bullets flying everywhere’ -

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Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg (L) and activist Ariel Hobba attend ‘Women’s March Los Angeles hosts March For Our Lives LA: Road to Change & the Parkland survivors & activists’ at St. Elmo’s Village on July 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Don Kohles was standing outside the store when the suspect’s car slammed into a pole.

Then Kohles heard two shots. He ran into the exit door of the Trader Joe’s, looked back at the street and saw two police officers shooting at a man, he said.

“The bullets were flying everywhere -- through the front of the store and across the parking lot,” Kohles told the Los Angeles Times.

The gunfire shattered the glass doors, Kohles said, and the gunman ran inside and “down the middle aisle.”

Devin Field, who said he was walking into the store when the incident unfolded, described his experience in a series of tweets.

“I was walking in when a car... running from the police crashed into street lamp in front of the entrance. Gunman got out and started shooting at the cops. I hid behind a retaining wall with three cops until they had me crawl out,” wrote Field, whose Twitter account identifies him as a writer for the TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.

“Gunman walked in shooting. He went into the back and took hostages. Employees snuck out through back emergency exits. Employee says blood was all over the floor, unclear from where,” he wrote. (afp)

Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be ‘mother of all wars’

TEHRAN - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned the United States not to “play with the lion’s tail” on Sunday, saying that conflict with Iran would be the “mother of all wars”.

Addressing his US counterpart Donald Trump, Rouhani said: “You declare war and then you speak of wanting to support the Iranian people.

“You cannot provoke the Iranian people against their own security and interests,” he said in a televised speech at a gathering of Iranian diplomats in Tehran.

Rouhani repeated his warning that Iran could shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for international oil supplies.

“We have always guaranteed the security of this strait. Do not play with the lion’s tail, you will regret it forever,” he said.

“Peace with Iran would be the mother of all peace

and war with Iran would be the mother of all wars.”

Rouhani spoke ahead of a much-trailed speech by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later Sunday, seen as part of Washington’s efforts to foment unrest against the Islamic government in Iran.

The US is seeking to tighten the economic screws on Iran, abandoning a landmark 2015 nuclear deal and reimposing stringent sanctions.

Washington has also launched concerted propaganda efforts in Iran, including social media campaigns, designed to exacerbate popular discontent.

“Whenever Europe has sought an agreement with us, the White House has sown discord,” Rouhani said.

But he added: “We must not think that the White House will remain forever at this level of opposition to international law, against the Muslim world.” (afp)

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This picture taken on July 21, 2018 shows irate spectators throwing chairs ripped from the stands during the league football match between Sriwijaya FC and Arema FC at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium, a venue for the upcoming Asian Games, in Palembang. Indonesian football fans ripped plastic seats from the stands and hurled them onto the pitch at a stadium scheduled to host the Asian Games next month, an official said July 22.

Indonesia football fans damage Asian Games stadium

Irate Indonesian football fans ripped plastic seats from the stands and hurled them onto the pitch at a stadium scheduled to host the Asian Games next month, an official said Sunday.

A league match between Sriwijaya FC and Arema FC ended

in chaos Saturday afternoon when the fans tore up seats at the Gelora

Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang on the island of Sumatra.

Pictures showed multi-coloured chairs strewn across the outer edges of the ground, which is bordered by an athletics track.

“We are very upset with the supporters who ruined the seats in Gelora Sriwijaya during the game,” Rusli Nawi, the stadium’s security supervisor, told AFP. “I’ve been here for nearly 10

years... there has never been damage to the seats like yesterday.”

The stadium had been renovated for the Games, which are being held in Palembang and the capital Jakarta from August 18-September 2. Indonesia has been scrambling to prepare venues, finish building work, widen roads and ease traffic congestion.

Some 335 seats were damaged, about half of which will have to be

replaced with seats ordered from outside Indonesia, Nawi said.

Police have arrested four people over the rampage, which was started by Sriwijaya fans upset at their team’s 3-0 home loss, Nawi said. No one was injured.

About 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries will compete in the Games, the world’s biggest multi-sports event after the Olympics. (afp)

Asian Games torch relay parade arrives in situbondo

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 22, 2018 shows President Hassan Rouhani (C) arriving for a meeting with foreign ministry officials in the capital Tehran, accompanied by his chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi (C-R), and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R).

SITUBONDO - The 18th Asian Games Torch Relay Parade arrived in Situbondo, East Java, on Saturday evening and was welcomed by thousands of people and students, who had lined up along the Pantura Jawa-Bali Road.

The 2018 Asian Games Parade was welcomed by Situbondo SubDistrict Head Dadang Wigiarto and his deputy Yoyok Mulyadi along with the local regional communication forum at the monument Tugu

1,000 KM Anyer Panarukan.

Upon arriving at Tugu 1000 KM Anyer Panarukan, the representative of the Asian Games Torch Parade group also directly handed over the torch to Sub-District Head of Situbondo Dadang Wigiarto.

After a joint photo session in front of the Tugu 1,000 KM Anyer Panarukan, the torch was received

by Wigiarto and was again paraded aboard an open jeep to the Hall of Situbondo amid tight escort from

the national Army and Police force personnel.

Throughout the journey to the District Hall of Situbondo, thousands of students and community members eagerly welcomed the Asian Games Parade.

The 18th Asian Games Parade group had earlier moved from the Mount Bromo tourism attraction in Probolinggo District and arrived in Situbondo District at around 3 p.m. local time. (ant)

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XL Shisha Lounge

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Tapas and Shishas in Central Ubud GIANYAR - XL Shisha Lounge is the only evening hangout in Ubud central with a Middle Eastern vibe. Here you can chill out in the evenings with regular live music, and a good selection of tapas and shishas. The little bar and restaurant is easy to find, positioned right beside Ubud’s soccer field and visible from across Jalan Monkey Forest Road. Step inside, and you are instantly welcomed to a warm and friendly ambiance.

Ceilings are covered in colourful silken Bedouin tent-like drapes, its floors are colourfully tiled, and indoor fountains, Moroccan sofas and chairs, and just a slight hint of Bali through classical paintings are among its décor. Besides settling for a cold draft Bintang, Heineken or San Mig to accompany your live

NFL or soccer feeds, you can also opt for a good meal or light bite with its variety of Indonesian and western cuisine. Some Dutch selections are on the menu courtesy of its owner, the likes of ‘vlammetjes’ beef spring rolls and ‘bitterballen’ beef balls. Single dishes of favourite morsels start from only IDR 20,000 (USD 1.50). Shisha pipes are popular here with many groups chilling out on sofas with friends smoking, chatting and listening to the chilled music. The pipes were flown in from Egypt, with AlFakher tobaccos from The Emirates. Flavours to explore include mint, orange, strawberry, rose, apple, cherry and melon, which all can be mixed for fruity sensations.

Live music plays between 20:00 and 23:00. (net)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games mascots Miraitowa (L) and Someity ride on a boat during a parade in Tokyo on July 22, 2018.

Tokyo christens futuristic 2020 Olympic mascots

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TOKYO - Japanese organisers formally introduced their doe-eyed 2020 Olympic mascots to the world on Sunday, christening them with superhero names that could provide a tongue-twisting challenge to some.

The blue-checked Olympic mascot was dubbed “Miraitowa” -- combining the Japanese words for future and eternity, organisers said at an event in Tokyo.

It expresses the hope for a bright future stretching off forever, accord-

ing to officials.

Its Paralympic partner which sports pink checks is called “Someity” -- borrowing from the word for a variety of Japan’s iconic cherry trees and the English expression “so mighty”.

The characters are said to combine tradition and innovation, organisers said.

The pointy-eared mascots bestowed with “special powers” were unveiled in February this year after being chosen by schoolchildren from a shortlist of three across mascot-mad Japan.

Miraitowa has a “strong sense of justice and is very athletic,” according to Olympic officials, adding that

it also possesses magical powers that enable it “to move anywhere instantaneously”.

Someity is said to be “usually calm” but “gets very powerful when needed,” organisers noted cryptically. Mascots are massive in Japan, where there are literally thousands representing everything from small communities to prisons.

Known locally as “yuru-kyara” or “laid-back characters,” mascots can

also be major money-spinners.

Tokyo organisers will hope their 2020 mascots can replicate the success of Soohorang, the cuddly stuffed tiger from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang earlier this year.

At their unveiling in February, social media reaction was mixed with some posters complaining they wanted something “more round” and more “huggable.” The Tokyo Olympics begin on July 24, 2020. (afp)

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LOS ANGELES - Mexican WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision victory over England’s Liam Smith in a 12-round title fight on Saturday night.

The 21-year-old Munguia improved to 30-0 with 25 knockouts by becoming just the second boxer -- along with Canelo Alvarez -- to beat Smith.

While Munguia didn’t knock Smith out, he easily won the 154pound fight by scores of 116-111, 119-110 and 119-108.

With about 40 seconds left in the sixth round, Munguia landed a left hook to the side of the head that knocked Smith down. He hurt him

again three rounds later with a hook to the body.

“I did very well, it was a tough fight,” said Munguia. “I was looking for the knockout. I went to get the knockout and I always put my heart into the fight like a true Mexican.”

Former world champion Smith dropped to 26-2-1 overall as the Liverpool native failed to recapture the title he lost to Alvarez in 2016.

Smith, who was making his Las Vegas debut, captured the crown in 2015 with a seventh-round stoppage of John Thompson.

While he was overmatched on Saturday he still fought to the end and even managed to land the final punch of the fight in front of a crowd of 2,400 at the Hard Rock Casino in

Las Vegas.

“He was a tough opponent,” Munguia said of Smith. “We went to the decision, no problem, it is a learning experience.”

On the undercard, junior lightweight world titlist Alberto Machado easily beat challenger Rafael Mensah, winning 120-107 on all three scorecards. (afp)

WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (L) of Mexico trades punches with Liam Smith of England during their title fight on July 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Munguia retained his title by unanimous decision.

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Neymar: “I couldn’t look at a football” after the World Cup

Brazil superstar Neymar admits that after his nation’s quarter-final defeat to Belgium at the World Cup he couldn’t look at a ball and didn’t want to see any of the remaining matches.

“I wouldn’t go as far as to say I didn’t want to play again but, I didn’t want to see a ball, or to see any more football played,” 26-year-old Neymar told AFP in an exclusive interview on Saturday.

The Paris Saint Germain forward was talking at his Neymar Praia Grande institute where the Red Bull Neymar Jr 5’s (five-aside-soccer) tournament was being played.

Dressed in a sleeveless t-shirt, with his six-year-old son Davi Lucca sat upon his knee, the striker was however in a relaxed mood as he explained his post-World Cup blues.

“I was in mourning, I was really sad about it, but sadness passes, I have my son, my family, my friends and they don’t want to see me moping around. I’ve got more reason to be happy than sad,” said Neymar, reflecting on his team’s 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Belgium.

Asked about reports in Spain linking him with a transfer to Real Madrid the forward said “that’s all speculation from the press.” “The guys who come up with these stories seem to know more about my life than I do. I won’t respond to this type of question because nothing happened,” he scoffed.

The Brazilian superstar, who moved to PSG for a world record 222 million euros ($264 million) last year, insists that the burden of expectation on his shoulders -- whether with his club or country -- does not weigh heavily. “No, all the great players feel pressure,” he said.

“It’s true that when it comes to me, there are double standards. I have been aware of this responsibility, not only for Brazil, but also in club fotball, since I was 17, 18 years old.

“I have prepared myself to handle this pressure and I know that when the results are not what they should be then that pressure increases.”

Neymar has been hit by a barrage of criticism for theatrical rolling around after being fouled at the World Cup, but says he should have been better protected.

Dortmund ease past Man City in Champions Cup opener Pep Guardiola’s start to his pre-season campaign ended in defeat as Borussia Dortmund captain Mario Gotze’s first half penalty was enough to see off the Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago on Friday.

Guardiola was able to call on the likes of new signing Riyad Mahrez and German Leroy Sane but his otherwise highly inexperienced, young team were unable to get the better of a Dortmund side who have already played one game this summer and looked far sharper in the opening match of this year’s International Champions Cup tournament.

Gotze’s winner came in the 28th minute when American international Christian Pulisic was hauled down in the box allowing the midfielder who famously scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final to beat Claudio Bravo.

Mahrez showed flashes of his quality yet Guardiola will be disappointed about the lack of cutting edge on show.

With the bulk of his Premier League title-winning squad enjoy-

ing an extended break after their exertions at the World Cup, it was a vastly inexperienced side sent out by the Spaniard at Soldier Field.

Mahrez, the $75 million signing from Leicester, made his debut while the precocious young English midfielder Phil Foden also started.

There was a healthy crowd of 34,629 inside Soldier Field and although a young City side held their own early on, Dortmund created the better chances with Gotze pulling the strings together with Pulisic.

Mahrez was City’s best player, who showcased his attacking threat with a decent run and cross midway through the first half.

- A satisfied coach -

But on 28 minutes the Germans were ahead. Alex Zinchenko, who is set to leave the club before the start of the English domestic season, brought down the lively Pulisic in the box and Gotze beat Bravo from the spot before Alexander Isak almost made it two soon after.

Jack Harrison should have done better just before the interval when he miscued a shot from close range and then Mahrez forced a great save

from Dortmund keeper Marwin Hitz.

Nevertheless, Guardiola would have been all too aware of his side’s lack of killer instinct.

Jadon Sancho, who quit the Premier League club for Dortmund last August following a fall-out with Guardiola, was introduced in the second half and began promisingly.

Joe Hart, the former England keeper, was making his first City appearance since August 2016 but it was opposite number Hitz who was almost beaten on 55 minutes when another Mahrez set-piece flew just past the post.

Guardiola said his team played well despite not having a lot of time to train together. “It was really good for their futures because we played one of the best teams in Germany and we did many good things,” he said. “The courage, intensity and desire to play was very good. I’m so satisfied.”

The Algerian’s cute pass set Lukas Nmecha through on 70 minutes but his finish was lacking before Hart produced an excellent point blank save to deny Mahmoud Dahoud. Dortmund, however, held firm to seal a deserved win. (afp)

- ‘Criticism of me exaggerated’ -

Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP

Brazilian football star Neymar, with his son Davi Lucca, offers an interview to AFP on July 21, 2018 at his charity Neymar Junior Project Institute, in Praia Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he hosted a five-a-side football tournament.

“People were faster to criticise the one being fouled than the one doing the fouling,” he insisted.

“I went to the World Cup to play, to beat the opposition, not to get kicked. The criticism of me was exaggerated, but I’m a big boy, I’m used to dealing with this kind of thing “And I can’t be the referee and play at the same time, but there are times I wish I could,” he said.

Earlier this week, Neymar took a swipe at his critics with a tongue-in-cheek video in which he teaches children how to fall to the ground.

“One, two, three, go!” shouts Neymar on the Instagram video as around a dozen youngsters fall to the ground of a parking lot. “That’s a free-kick!” screams the Brazilian breaking into fits of laughter.

The video was released with a hashtag #ChallengeDAFALTA, the free-kick challenge in Portuguese.

During the recent World Cup, the player’s antics sparked the “Neymar Challenge” where he was widely mocked. In Mexico, a football club even rganised a competition in which contestants attempted to roll the entire length of the pitch.

Meanwhile, Neymar described PSG’s new coach Thomas Tuchel as a great addition to the club.

“He’s a great coach and we’re hoping for a great season,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to it,” Neymar said of his second season in Paris.

“We have signed a football legend (Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon) who will bring with him all his experience and that will be a great help for this coming season.” (afp)

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Borussia Dortmund defender Marcel Schmelzer heads the ball during the second half of an International Champions Cup tournament soccer match against Manchester City, Friday, July 20, 2018, in Chicago.

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Euro 2016 winner Fonte joins Lille from Dalian Yifang

Portugal’s veteran central defender Jose Fonte has joined French Ligue 1 outfit Lille after a brief spell in China which followed a decade in the English Premier league. The 34-year-old, who played 35 times for Portugal, enjoyed six seasons at Southampton, three at Crystal Palace and also had a spell with West Ham. He was on the pitch when Portu-

gal won the Euro 2016 tournament and was also in their World Cup squad this year.

“Lille are happy to announce a deal with Jose Fonte until 2020,” Lille said on Friday. Lille ended a nightmare 2017-2018 season clinging on to top flight football with a late rally of results after going into the campaign tipped to do well. (afp)

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Neymar: “I couldn’t look at a football” after the World Cup

Brazil superstar Neymar admits that after his nation’s quarter-final defeat to Belgium at the World Cup he couldn’t look at a ball and didn’t want to see any of the remaining matches.

“I wouldn’t go as far as to say I didn’t want to play again but, I didn’t want to see a ball, or to see any more football played,” 26-year-old Neymar told AFP in an exclusive interview on Saturday.

The Paris Saint Germain forward was talking at his Neymar Praia Grande institute where the Red Bull Neymar Jr 5’s (five-aside-soccer) tournament was being played.

Dressed in a sleeveless t-shirt, with his six-year-old son Davi Lucca sat upon his knee, the striker was however in a relaxed mood as he explained his post-World Cup blues.

“I was in mourning, I was really sad about it, but sadness passes, I have my son, my family, my friends and they don’t want to see me moping around. I’ve got more reason to be happy than sad,” said Neymar, reflecting on his team’s 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Belgium.

Asked about reports in Spain linking him with a transfer to Real Madrid the forward said “that’s all speculation from the press.” “The guys who come up with these stories seem to know more about my life than I do. I won’t respond to this type of question because nothing happened,” he scoffed.

The Brazilian superstar, who moved to PSG for a world record 222 million euros ($264 million) last year, insists that the burden of expectation on his shoulders -- whether with his club or country -- does not weigh heavily. “No, all the great players feel pressure,” he said.

“It’s true that when it comes to me, there are double standards. I have been aware of this responsibility, not only for Brazil, but also in club fotball, since I was 17, 18 years old.

“I have prepared myself to handle this pressure and I know that when the results are not what they should be then that pressure increases.”

Neymar has been hit by a barrage of criticism for theatrical rolling around after being fouled at the World Cup, but says he should have been better protected.

Dortmund ease past Man City in Champions Cup opener Pep Guardiola’s start to his pre-season campaign ended in defeat as Borussia Dortmund captain Mario Gotze’s first half penalty was enough to see off the Premier League champions Manchester City 1-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago on Friday.

Guardiola was able to call on the likes of new signing Riyad Mahrez and German Leroy Sane but his otherwise highly inexperienced, young team were unable to get the better of a Dortmund side who have already played one game this summer and looked far sharper in the opening match of this year’s International Champions Cup tournament.

Gotze’s winner came in the 28th minute when American international Christian Pulisic was hauled down in the box allowing the midfielder who famously scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final to beat Claudio Bravo.

Mahrez showed flashes of his quality yet Guardiola will be disappointed about the lack of cutting edge on show.

With the bulk of his Premier League title-winning squad enjoy-

ing an extended break after their exertions at the World Cup, it was a vastly inexperienced side sent out by the Spaniard at Soldier Field.

Mahrez, the $75 million signing from Leicester, made his debut while the precocious young English midfielder Phil Foden also started.

There was a healthy crowd of 34,629 inside Soldier Field and although a young City side held their own early on, Dortmund created the better chances with Gotze pulling the strings together with Pulisic.

Mahrez was City’s best player, who showcased his attacking threat with a decent run and cross midway through the first half.

- A satisfied coach -

But on 28 minutes the Germans were ahead. Alex Zinchenko, who is set to leave the club before the start of the English domestic season, brought down the lively Pulisic in the box and Gotze beat Bravo from the spot before Alexander Isak almost made it two soon after.

Jack Harrison should have done better just before the interval when he miscued a shot from close range and then Mahrez forced a great save

from Dortmund keeper Marwin Hitz.

Nevertheless, Guardiola would have been all too aware of his side’s lack of killer instinct.

Jadon Sancho, who quit the Premier League club for Dortmund last August following a fall-out with Guardiola, was introduced in the second half and began promisingly.

Joe Hart, the former England keeper, was making his first City appearance since August 2016 but it was opposite number Hitz who was almost beaten on 55 minutes when another Mahrez set-piece flew just past the post.

Guardiola said his team played well despite not having a lot of time to train together. “It was really good for their futures because we played one of the best teams in Germany and we did many good things,” he said. “The courage, intensity and desire to play was very good. I’m so satisfied.”

The Algerian’s cute pass set Lukas Nmecha through on 70 minutes but his finish was lacking before Hart produced an excellent point blank save to deny Mahmoud Dahoud. Dortmund, however, held firm to seal a deserved win. (afp)

- ‘Criticism of me exaggerated’ -

Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP

Brazilian football star Neymar, with his son Davi Lucca, offers an interview to AFP on July 21, 2018 at his charity Neymar Junior Project Institute, in Praia Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he hosted a five-a-side football tournament.

“People were faster to criticise the one being fouled than the one doing the fouling,” he insisted.

“I went to the World Cup to play, to beat the opposition, not to get kicked. The criticism of me was exaggerated, but I’m a big boy, I’m used to dealing with this kind of thing “And I can’t be the referee and play at the same time, but there are times I wish I could,” he said.

Earlier this week, Neymar took a swipe at his critics with a tongue-in-cheek video in which he teaches children how to fall to the ground.

“One, two, three, go!” shouts Neymar on the Instagram video as around a dozen youngsters fall to the ground of a parking lot. “That’s a free-kick!” screams the Brazilian breaking into fits of laughter.

The video was released with a hashtag #ChallengeDAFALTA, the free-kick challenge in Portuguese.

During the recent World Cup, the player’s antics sparked the “Neymar Challenge” where he was widely mocked. In Mexico, a football club even rganised a competition in which contestants attempted to roll the entire length of the pitch.

Meanwhile, Neymar described PSG’s new coach Thomas Tuchel as a great addition to the club.

“He’s a great coach and we’re hoping for a great season,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to it,” Neymar said of his second season in Paris.

“We have signed a football legend (Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon) who will bring with him all his experience and that will be a great help for this coming season.” (afp)

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AP Photo/Annie Rice

Borussia Dortmund defender Marcel Schmelzer heads the ball during the second half of an International Champions Cup tournament soccer match against Manchester City, Friday, July 20, 2018, in Chicago.

IBP/net

Euro 2016 winner Fonte joins Lille from Dalian Yifang

Portugal’s veteran central defender Jose Fonte has joined French Ligue 1 outfit Lille after a brief spell in China which followed a decade in the English Premier league. The 34-year-old, who played 35 times for Portugal, enjoyed six seasons at Southampton, three at Crystal Palace and also had a spell with West Ham. He was on the pitch when Portu-

gal won the Euro 2016 tournament and was also in their World Cup squad this year.

“Lille are happy to announce a deal with Jose Fonte until 2020,” Lille said on Friday. Lille ended a nightmare 2017-2018 season clinging on to top flight football with a late rally of results after going into the campaign tipped to do well. (afp)

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Tapas and Shishas in Central Ubud GIANYAR - XL Shisha Lounge is the only evening hangout in Ubud central with a Middle Eastern vibe. Here you can chill out in the evenings with regular live music, and a good selection of tapas and shishas. The little bar and restaurant is easy to find, positioned right beside Ubud’s soccer field and visible from across Jalan Monkey Forest Road. Step inside, and you are instantly welcomed to a warm and friendly ambiance.

Ceilings are covered in colourful silken Bedouin tent-like drapes, its floors are colourfully tiled, and indoor fountains, Moroccan sofas and chairs, and just a slight hint of Bali through classical paintings are among its décor. Besides settling for a cold draft Bintang, Heineken or San Mig to accompany your live

NFL or soccer feeds, you can also opt for a good meal or light bite with its variety of Indonesian and western cuisine. Some Dutch selections are on the menu courtesy of its owner, the likes of ‘vlammetjes’ beef spring rolls and ‘bitterballen’ beef balls. Single dishes of favourite morsels start from only IDR 20,000 (USD 1.50). Shisha pipes are popular here with many groups chilling out on sofas with friends smoking, chatting and listening to the chilled music. The pipes were flown in from Egypt, with AlFakher tobaccos from The Emirates. Flavours to explore include mint, orange, strawberry, rose, apple, cherry and melon, which all can be mixed for fruity sensations.

Live music plays between 20:00 and 23:00. (net)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games mascots Miraitowa (L) and Someity ride on a boat during a parade in Tokyo on July 22, 2018.

Tokyo christens futuristic 2020 Olympic mascots

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TOKYO - Japanese organisers formally introduced their doe-eyed 2020 Olympic mascots to the world on Sunday, christening them with superhero names that could provide a tongue-twisting challenge to some.

The blue-checked Olympic mascot was dubbed “Miraitowa” -- combining the Japanese words for future and eternity, organisers said at an event in Tokyo.

It expresses the hope for a bright future stretching off forever, accord-

ing to officials.

Its Paralympic partner which sports pink checks is called “Someity” -- borrowing from the word for a variety of Japan’s iconic cherry trees and the English expression “so mighty”.

The characters are said to combine tradition and innovation, organisers said.

The pointy-eared mascots bestowed with “special powers” were unveiled in February this year after being chosen by schoolchildren from a shortlist of three across mascot-mad Japan.

Miraitowa has a “strong sense of justice and is very athletic,” according to Olympic officials, adding that

it also possesses magical powers that enable it “to move anywhere instantaneously”.

Someity is said to be “usually calm” but “gets very powerful when needed,” organisers noted cryptically. Mascots are massive in Japan, where there are literally thousands representing everything from small communities to prisons.

Known locally as “yuru-kyara” or “laid-back characters,” mascots can

also be major money-spinners.

Tokyo organisers will hope their 2020 mascots can replicate the success of Soohorang, the cuddly stuffed tiger from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang earlier this year.

At their unveiling in February, social media reaction was mixed with some posters complaining they wanted something “more round” and more “huggable.” The Tokyo Olympics begin on July 24, 2020. (afp)

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LOS ANGELES - Mexican WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision victory over England’s Liam Smith in a 12-round title fight on Saturday night.

The 21-year-old Munguia improved to 30-0 with 25 knockouts by becoming just the second boxer -- along with Canelo Alvarez -- to beat Smith.

While Munguia didn’t knock Smith out, he easily won the 154pound fight by scores of 116-111, 119-110 and 119-108.

With about 40 seconds left in the sixth round, Munguia landed a left hook to the side of the head that knocked Smith down. He hurt him

again three rounds later with a hook to the body.

“I did very well, it was a tough fight,” said Munguia. “I was looking for the knockout. I went to get the knockout and I always put my heart into the fight like a true Mexican.”

Former world champion Smith dropped to 26-2-1 overall as the Liverpool native failed to recapture the title he lost to Alvarez in 2016.

Smith, who was making his Las Vegas debut, captured the crown in 2015 with a seventh-round stoppage of John Thompson.

While he was overmatched on Saturday he still fought to the end and even managed to land the final punch of the fight in front of a crowd of 2,400 at the Hard Rock Casino in

Las Vegas.

“He was a tough opponent,” Munguia said of Smith. “We went to the decision, no problem, it is a learning experience.”

On the undercard, junior lightweight world titlist Alberto Machado easily beat challenger Rafael Mensah, winning 120-107 on all three scorecards. (afp)

WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia (L) of Mexico trades punches with Liam Smith of England during their title fight on July 21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Munguia retained his title by unanimous decision.

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Gunman surrenders after woman killed in US supermarket hostage drama LOS ANGELES - A gunman took hostages inside a supermarket in Los Angeles on Saturday after a gun battle with police, leaving a store employee dead before the suspect handcuffed himself and surrendered, police said.

The drama began at another location when a man became “involved in a family dispute which resulted in him shooting

his grandmother and a female,” Sergeant Barry Montgomery told journalists.

“That suspect fled the location in his grandmother’s vehicle, taking that female victim with him,” and eventually entered a Trader Joe’s supermarket in the Silver Lake neighborhood, he said.

While police chased him, the suspect “fired on officers multiple times” before an “additional gun battle” outside

the Trader Joe’s, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told reporters.

“Inside the store a young woman was shot and killed,” Moore said, adding that officers rescued her but she could not be revived.

There were contradictory reports about whether the victim, whom US media identified as store employee Melyda Corado, was shot by the gunman or in the crossfire with the police.

The gunman took “numerous victims, of citizens as well as store employees, hostage,” the chief said.

Officers freed some workers and customers, while the hostage-taker released others himself.

About three hours after the ordeal began, negotiations led to the man “handcuffing himself and coming outside and surrendering to SWAT officers,” the police chief said.

During the earlier shootout the suspect was wounded in the arm, Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

The incident injected chaos -- and scores of police and fire vehicles -- into the busy commercial area of shops and apartment buildings.

- ‘Bullets flying everywhere’ -

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Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg (L) and activist Ariel Hobba attend ‘Women’s March Los Angeles hosts March For Our Lives LA: Road to Change & the Parkland survivors & activists’ at St. Elmo’s Village on July 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Don Kohles was standing outside the store when the suspect’s car slammed into a pole.

Then Kohles heard two shots. He ran into the exit door of the Trader Joe’s, looked back at the street and saw two police officers shooting at a man, he said.

“The bullets were flying everywhere -- through the front of the store and across the parking lot,” Kohles told the Los Angeles Times.

The gunfire shattered the glass doors, Kohles said, and the gunman ran inside and “down the middle aisle.”

Devin Field, who said he was walking into the store when the incident unfolded, described his experience in a series of tweets.

“I was walking in when a car... running from the police crashed into street lamp in front of the entrance. Gunman got out and started shooting at the cops. I hid behind a retaining wall with three cops until they had me crawl out,” wrote Field, whose Twitter account identifies him as a writer for the TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live”.

“Gunman walked in shooting. He went into the back and took hostages. Employees snuck out through back emergency exits. Employee says blood was all over the floor, unclear from where,” he wrote. (afp)

Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be ‘mother of all wars’

TEHRAN - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned the United States not to “play with the lion’s tail” on Sunday, saying that conflict with Iran would be the “mother of all wars”.

Addressing his US counterpart Donald Trump, Rouhani said: “You declare war and then you speak of wanting to support the Iranian people.

“You cannot provoke the Iranian people against their own security and interests,” he said in a televised speech at a gathering of Iranian diplomats in Tehran.

Rouhani repeated his warning that Iran could shut down the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for international oil supplies.

“We have always guaranteed the security of this strait. Do not play with the lion’s tail, you will regret it forever,” he said.

“Peace with Iran would be the mother of all peace

and war with Iran would be the mother of all wars.”

Rouhani spoke ahead of a much-trailed speech by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later Sunday, seen as part of Washington’s efforts to foment unrest against the Islamic government in Iran.

The US is seeking to tighten the economic screws on Iran, abandoning a landmark 2015 nuclear deal and reimposing stringent sanctions.

Washington has also launched concerted propaganda efforts in Iran, including social media campaigns, designed to exacerbate popular discontent.

“Whenever Europe has sought an agreement with us, the White House has sown discord,” Rouhani said.

But he added: “We must not think that the White House will remain forever at this level of opposition to international law, against the Muslim world.” (afp)

MUHAMMAD TOHIR / AFP

This picture taken on July 21, 2018 shows irate spectators throwing chairs ripped from the stands during the league football match between Sriwijaya FC and Arema FC at the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium, a venue for the upcoming Asian Games, in Palembang. Indonesian football fans ripped plastic seats from the stands and hurled them onto the pitch at a stadium scheduled to host the Asian Games next month, an official said July 22.

Indonesia football fans damage Asian Games stadium

Irate Indonesian football fans ripped plastic seats from the stands and hurled them onto the pitch at a stadium scheduled to host the Asian Games next month, an official said Sunday.

A league match between Sriwijaya FC and Arema FC ended

in chaos Saturday afternoon when the fans tore up seats at the Gelora

Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang on the island of Sumatra.

Pictures showed multi-coloured chairs strewn across the outer edges of the ground, which is bordered by an athletics track.

“We are very upset with the supporters who ruined the seats in Gelora Sriwijaya during the game,” Rusli Nawi, the stadium’s security supervisor, told AFP. “I’ve been here for nearly 10

years... there has never been damage to the seats like yesterday.”

The stadium had been renovated for the Games, which are being held in Palembang and the capital Jakarta from August 18-September 2. Indonesia has been scrambling to prepare venues, finish building work, widen roads and ease traffic congestion.

Some 335 seats were damaged, about half of which will have to be

replaced with seats ordered from outside Indonesia, Nawi said.

Police have arrested four people over the rampage, which was started by Sriwijaya fans upset at their team’s 3-0 home loss, Nawi said. No one was injured.

About 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries will compete in the Games, the world’s biggest multi-sports event after the Olympics. (afp)

Asian Games torch relay parade arrives in situbondo

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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 22, 2018 shows President Hassan Rouhani (C) arriving for a meeting with foreign ministry officials in the capital Tehran, accompanied by his chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi (C-R), and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R).

SITUBONDO - The 18th Asian Games Torch Relay Parade arrived in Situbondo, East Java, on Saturday evening and was welcomed by thousands of people and students, who had lined up along the Pantura Jawa-Bali Road.

The 2018 Asian Games Parade was welcomed by Situbondo SubDistrict Head Dadang Wigiarto and his deputy Yoyok Mulyadi along with the local regional communication forum at the monument Tugu

1,000 KM Anyer Panarukan.

Upon arriving at Tugu 1000 KM Anyer Panarukan, the representative of the Asian Games Torch Parade group also directly handed over the torch to Sub-District Head of Situbondo Dadang Wigiarto.

After a joint photo session in front of the Tugu 1,000 KM Anyer Panarukan, the torch was received

by Wigiarto and was again paraded aboard an open jeep to the Hall of Situbondo amid tight escort from

the national Army and Police force personnel.

Throughout the journey to the District Hall of Situbondo, thousands of students and community members eagerly welcomed the Asian Games Parade.

The 18th Asian Games Parade group had earlier moved from the Mount Bromo tourism attraction in Probolinggo District and arrived in Situbondo District at around 3 p.m. local time. (ant)

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BUSINESS UK pound sinks below $1.30 after retail sales disappoint

LONDON - The British pound fell Thursday below $1.30 for the first time in ten months after disappointing retail sales news raised further questions over whether the Bank of England will raise interest rates next month.

In early afternoon trading Thursday, the pound was down 0.6 percent at $1.2992.

That’s the first time the currency has dipped below $1.30 since September last year and is a clear signal that investors think a rate hike on Aug. 2 may not be as nailed on as they might have thought.

The latest drop is due to the news that retail sales fell a monthly 0.5 percent in June, against an anticipated 0.1 percent rise. On top of other official data this week showing wage growth moderating and inflation holding steady instead of rising, there’s a growing sense that the Bank of England’s rate-setting body may hold fire — once again.

“Inflation, wage growth, and retail sales have all undershot expectations, which will give the Bank of England pause for thought,” said Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown.

Though there’s growing uncertainty about whether the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee will sanction a quarter-point increase in the Bank’s benchmark rate to 0.75 percent, financial markets are still positioned for a hike. Many say that a failure to hike could undermine confidence in the bank’s communications policy. After all, prior to the May meeting, Bank of England officials, including Governor Mark Carney, had indicated that an increase was likely. In the event, tepid first quarter economic growth and a surprise fall in inflation put paid to that plan.

This time, rate-setters would have several

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Timbrah Village Melasti, Presenting Oblations to Lord Varuna

Local residents dressed in customary attire made for a special atmosphere on the road that leads to Pasir Putih Beach in Bugbug Villlage, Karangasem. On Wednesday (July 27), the people of Timbrah Village walked to the beach popularly known as ‘Virgin Beach’ as part of a series of melasti pralingga rituals in which representatives of deities are ceremonially cleansed in salt water before the implementation of the Aci Usaba Sumbu ceremony.

From early morning until about noon, one kilometer of coastline was crowded with worshippers and some foreigners on vacation.

The damaged roads of Perasai Village had to be passed as each family carried their offerings of rice patties, chicken and seafood.

The offerings were being brought to the sea and offered to Lord Baruna with prayers for safety and peace fro the universe.

One after the other, people gave their prayers and presented their offereings on the eastern coastline, they took a rest in the shade of the thousands of coconut trees that line the beach. This beach, that is normally quite empty, was suddenly filled with people on what looked like a large

communal picnic. This sort of sight is quite common anytime Balinese Hindus perform melasti processions.

“The atmosphere is a bit like a holiday” said one of devotees named Ni Luh Putu Widnyani.

However unlike most other villages in Bali that perform their melasti, rites in one fell swoop with villagers bringing their own offerings and sanctified effigies being carried in the same procession – whether to the beach, river lake or other source of water, Timbrah villagers bring their own offerings first while the sanctified village temple effigies are carried later at around 2PM. So sometimes residents of this old village will return home right after giving their offerings to Lord

Baruna, so that they can do the devotional work of carrying the effigies to the ocean, while others simply wait at the beach until the

effigies arrive. The riutal procession is composed of carriers from each clan temple and prabagus, taksu, pragaluh, prawayah, teruna-

Pura Luhur Besi Kalung reasons to explain a hike. Figures next week are set to show that U.K. economic growth in the second quarter accelerated from the modest 0.2 percent recorded in the January to March period.

They can also point to the fact that wages are outstripping inflation, which should buoy the economy and stoke inflation somewhat, especially when unemployment is low. And inflation at 2.4 percent remains above the Bank of England’s target of 2 percent.

The rate-setting panel could also argue that retail sales during June was hurt by a combination of hot weather and the soccer

World Cup in Russia, in which England did better than anticipated. Though retailers may have benefited from the accompanying increase in food and drink sales, many potential shoppers may have opted to stay at home.

And overall, retail sales in the second quarter weren’t so bad, growing by 2.1 percent from the previous quarter.

With so much Brexit uncertainty ahead of March’s EU departure, the Bank of England may not have many more chances to raise interest rates in the coming months, especially if the prospect of a “no deal scenario” becomes more likely. Recent close votes in

Parliament amid deep divides in the governing Conservative Party have led many to think that a deal may not materialize by this autumn.

Most economists think that the longer it takes to come up with a Brexit agreement, the more likely consumers and businesses will be cautious, to the detriment of the economy, further limiting the Bank of England’s ability to raise rates.

“With increased talk about the possibility of ‘no deal’, this caution is only likely to increase,” said James Smith, developed markets economist at ING.(ap)

Egypt hikes natural gas prices by up to 75 percent CAIRO - Egypt raised natural gas prices for households and businesses on Saturday by between 33.3 and 75 percent, the latest among tough austerity measures aimed at rebuilding the country’s economy battered by years of unrest since a 2011 uprising. The government’s decision, published in the official gazette on Saturday, should come into effect starting August. It sets the price for gas consumption of up to 30 cubic meters to 0.175 Egyptian pounds up from 0.100 pounds per cubic meter, an increase of 75 percent.

Meanwhile, gas consumption between 30-60 cubic meters went up by 42.8 percent, from 0.175

Egyptian pounds to 0.250 pounds per cubic meter. Consumption of over 60 cubic meters was upped by 33.3 percent, from 0.225 pounds to 0.300 pounds per cubic meter.

The move is likely to further fan the flames of popular discontent, especially among poor and middle-class Egyptians who have borne the brunt of the government’s economic reform program.

In recent months, Egypt introduced its latest wave of price hikes for fuel, drinking water and electricity. It also raised the price of new cellular phone lines and monthly cellular phone bills.

Charges for issuing passports and

car licenses also went up steeply.

The austerity policies are part of measures taken to meet demands by the International Monetary Fund for a $12 billion bailout loan to support the government’s reform plan.

Egypt secured the three-year loan in 2016. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says the reforms, he implemented after he took office in 2014, have put Egypt on “the right track” and that they will spur economic growth by over seven percent in the coming years.

He urged Egyptians to be patient with the reforms, which the government says should start benefiting citizens within two years. (ap)

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Pura Luhur Besi Kalung, located in Utu Customary Village, Penebel Tabanan has the distinct feature of being home to a Linga Yoni with a chainlike necklace that gongs when struck. It is therefore assumed that the chain necklace is made of steel from which the name “Besi” (steel) comes from. It is believed that if the Linga Yoni slants to one side it foretells a national disaster.

Head of Pura Luhur Besi Kalung, accompanied by public relations officer Made Subagia said on Monday that the Linga Yoni in fact slanted in 2013 just before earthquakes and volcanic eruptions shook the island of Java. The Lina Yoni had been slanting for a month before the natural disasters and came back to its straightened position on its own. “It slanted in 1932, 1945, 1965 and again in 1998 just

before the national reformation”, he said.

The Linga Yoni stands in the innermost sanctum of the temple at the main shrine (Linggih Ageng) .There is a stepped stone structure leading up to the Lingga Yoni and at its base there is special ‘tabernacle’ where officiating priests sit. This area cannot be approached by just anyone and even those who do so, do not dare touch the Lingga Yoni.

The only person who steps on the stone step structure is Tabanan Palace’s Ida Tjokorda Tabanan, the head priest of Pura Luhur Besi Kalung and the head priest of Pura Luhur Batukaru Temple with permission from Ageng Luhur Besi Kalung, Someone once accidently sat on the ‘tabernacle’ and as Subagia describes, the person was immediately possessed and died two weeks later.

It is also forbidden to prune the tree that grows next to the Lingga Yonia as it is believed that it is Ida Batara’s hair.

Pruning only takes place after a special ceremony held on the Sunday after Saraswati day and the cuttings are buried in Bambang Temple.

Also the trees that grow near the temple must not be cut down so as to give the impression of the temple being surrounded by forest. Even rotting trees are not uprooted. “They are left to rot and are then replanted”, said Subagia.

Pura Luhur Besi Kalung, anniversary (piodalan) is celebrated every Pagerwesi day. Pura Luhur Besi Kalung holds the status of “Sad Kahyangan” and is part of the ranks of Kemiri Pura Luhur Batukaru temple. It is also known as a place to request safety and prosperity. (kmb24)

teruni. Pasir Putih Beach is thus filled with reseidents of Timbrah customary village from morning through til the evening. (kmb)

Pulung-pulung Sela

Pulung-pulung sela or cassava ball is a traditional cake having been quite familiar among Balinese people.

Around the 1980s, this cake became a favorite for the old, young people as well as children. Especially during rainy season, many people consume this cake. It is easy to get as on sale everywhere.

Indeed it is a simple cake, but when enjoyed together, it will be more palatable. Therefore, every activity like exercise to dance, play gamelan or chant psalmody at hamlet hall, this cake is ready to accompany. However, it will be nicer when enjoying this cake is accompanied with a cup of coffee. But children like it due it its sweetness.

In this modern era marked with the presence of new pastries, the cassava ball began to disappear. If remaining available, it must be made by farmers at villages living away from a pastry shop. Currently children no longer know this cake, denoting a heritage of their ancestors.

They just enjoy the instant and relatively modern cookies.

Lately, this kind of cake begins to reappear. Traditional stalls in urban areas have sold it again. Its ingredient and shape may be the same, but the price is even more expensive. In the past, people could by it at IDR 5 per piece or even two pieces, but now it is sold for IDR 1,000 or IDR 2,000 per piece. Nevertheless, old people who are missing this traditional cake will definitely buy it.

It is primarily made from cassava. The ingredient is very versatile and can be made into a variety of foods.

Aside from cassava, the other ingredients are young coconut, brown sugar, salt and cooking oil. At first, grate the entire coconut and cassava ingredient. Mix well the grated cassava, coconut and salt together. Slice thinly the brown sugar. Having finely and evenly prepared the batter, it is then shaped into a ping pong ball and filled in with brown sugar inside the ball. Fry until looking golden and brown. Finally, it can be served in warm condition. (kmb)

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Japan heatwave kills over a dozen, 12,000 rushed to hospital

TOKYO - Japan’s severe heatwave killed at least 15 people and sent more than 12,000 to hospital in the first two weeks of July, official figures show as the temperature neared 40 degrees C (104 F) in many cities on Sunday.

Fish production at Kedonganan Fishing Center (PPI) has dropped dramatically since the past few days.

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Fishermen take day-off

Fish production of PPI Kedonganan drops drastically

MANGUPURA - Fish production at Kedonganan Fishing Center (PPI) has dropped dramatically since the past few days. This condition was caused by high waves accompanied with strong winds hitting a number of areas so that most fishermen dare not go to sea.

Head of the PPI Kedonganan, Made Kena, when contacted on Friday (Jul. 20) admitted it. Some fisher-

men are desperate to sail because they were already at sea so they must wait for the waves to subside in order to be

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Big waves in the coastal area of Klungkung district occurred in the past few days. It hit resident’s home on Karangdadi Beach, Kusamba village.

able to anchor to the mainland.

He said the decline in production happened very drastically. This hap-

pened because almost the majority of fishermen preferred not to go to sea due to extreme wave conditions. As a result, it is very influential on the production of fish supply landing at the PPI Kedonganan.

He expressed that daily fish pro-

duction of the PPI Kedonganan usually reaches 45 to 50 tons. Moreover, it ever reached 60 tons in a day but the current number is very little.

“Today, the production is very little and even does not reach 5 tons,” he said. (kmb23)

Big waves hack resident’s home and salt farming area

SEMARAPURA - Big waves in the coastal area of Klungkung district occurred in the past few days.

It hit resident’s home on Karangdadi Beach, Kusamba village, Dawan, Ni Nyoman Sandat. Fortunately, it did not damage but the waves just flooded with sand right up to the middle of her room.

This 80-year-old widow with two sons told on Friday (Jul. 20) that huge waves have occurred since three days ago. At that time, around 21:00 crashed her house measuring 4x6 meters located about 15 meters from the beach.

The courtyard and her room were surrounded by sand. Her sleepiness, like the mattress, got crashed.

“Indeed, the house is not broken but sand came in,” he said.

The natural phenomenon made her worried and she had to run in the darkness to her brother-in-law’s house located around 500 meters away. At that time, she also had to break through the water spinach garden owned by her neighbors.

“I’m worried if the hack was getting harder,” she said.

In the house, she lives with her daughter, Dewa Ayu Putri, 34, who suffers mental retardation. Her relative, Dewa Nyoman Sayang Ardana, is going to make a house in a safer place for her. “To be safer, we’re going to relocate,” he said.

The incident happened to her was responded by Deputy Regent of Klungkung, I Made Kasta. She was directly given basic food stock assistance for the next few days.

Twelve people died of heatstroke in the week ending July 15 after three perished in the preceding week, according to latest data.

More than 9,900 people were rushed to hospital during the week to mid-July, jumping from 2,700 in the previous week, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.

The scorching weather shows no signs of easing.

Kyodo News agency reported that at least 11 people, mostly elderly citizens, died on Saturday alone from suspected heatstroke.

A total of 3,091 ambulances were dispatched in Tokyo on Saturday, a record for a single day, it said.

The weather agency said Sunday’s temperatures exceeded 35 degrees C at 233 observation points across the nation by mid-afternoon.

It hit a local record of 39.8 degrees C in the central city of Gujo Sunday afternoon, while in some parts of Tokyo the temperature rose past 37 degrees.

The weather agency issued a warning of extraordinary high temperatures for most regions of Japan’s main island.

“Risks of heatstrokes are particularly high,” it said, urging citizens to drink enough water and use curtains and air conditioning.

The education ministry has told schools to postpone outdoor activities on hot days. A six-year-old boy died of heatstroke last week after a school outing in sweltering weather. (afp)

“The BPBD (Regional Disaster Management Agency) has also been asked to help clean up the sand. We also encourage other people to be vigilant. When feeling insecure, please move first,” he advise The waves also hit the salt farmers’ land. As a result, the salt production gets hampered. At some points, the land area got eroded so they are getting narrower. Farmers cannot do anything about it. Crossing activities to Nusa Penida Island from Tribuana Harbor at Kusamba village is still closed. This went on two days ago. “The harbor is still closed, while the operations will be adjusted to the development of situation,” said supervisor I Made Suardika. (kmb45)

An ice block is seen on display by a pedestrian sidewalk during a heatwave in Tokyo on July 22, 2018. Japan’s severe heatwave killed at least 15 people and sent more than 12,000 to hospital in the first two weeks of July, official figures show as the temperature neared 40 degrees C (104 F) in many cities on July 22.

Amsterdam’s red light district without a condom? ‘Not for a million!’

AMSTERDAM - “If they don’t agree to using a condom, I kick them out,” says Foxxy Angel, a 47-year-old platinum blonde sexworker, sporting some fearsome tattoos, in Amsterdam’s notorious red light district.

The Netherlands’ biggest city is almost synonymous with the sexshops, brothels and prostitutes huddled in the narrow streets close to the main train station, drawing perhaps even more tourists than they do clientele.

Some of the city’s quaint narrow houses serve as brothels with their characteristic bay windows on the ground floor, where the sexworkers sit under red neon lights awaiting the next customer.

It is no coincidence that the organisers of this year’s International AIDS Conference, which starts on Monday, chose to hold it in Europe’s city of sin.

“When we chose Amsterdam, it was very much with the idea of shining a light on the most vulnerable people exposed to HIV,” the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, says Linda-Gail Bekker, president of the International AIDS Society.

“If we pay no attention to these people, then we will lose the fight against AIDS,” she told AFP on a visit to the red light district on Saturday.

- Free HIV tests The sexworkers did not expect some of the world’s leading scientists and doctors to traipse through the carpeted corridors and gloomily lit bedrooms of the brothels to see for themselves the risks faced by those who ply “the oldest profession in the world”.

“I never have sex without condoms and I go for tests four times a year for STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) and HIV,” says Foxxy Angel, sitting in a red velvet armchair and eating a sandwich for lunch.

After more than 30 years of research, no cure or vaccine has been found for HIV, which has infected around 80 million people worldwide since the start of the epidemic in the 1980s.

Among those infected are colleagues of Foxxy Angel and Elsa, the young sexworker in the next window. It’s been a long time since HIV was taboo here.

“I’m not scared at all. Some of

my friends are HIV-positive and still carry on working. It’s possible nowadays,” says the 25-year-old American, referring to the progress medicine has made in treating those infected with the virus.

Prostitution was legalised in the Netherlands in 2000 and sexworkers can register with the local chamber of commerce and pay income tax.

Around 7,000 people work in the paid-sex sector in Amsterdam, with around 75 percent of them coming from low-income countries, particularly eastern Europe, according to official figures.

- Staying vigilant Describing herself as “married and polyandrous,” Elsa says she has been a sexworker since the age of 17.

The window where she sits looks out onto one of Amsterdam’s many canals and is opposite the brothel where she first worked when she arrived in the Netherlands, having fled the many restrictions on her trade in the United States.

Like Foxxy Angel, Elsa goes for HIV tests several times a year at a centre financed by the city near

their workplace.

“I’m very careful, I use condoms. But the tests are free, so I take advantage of them,” says the young woman, dressed in a pink top and black leggings.

If mores have changed since the arrival of AIDS, and the condom has been “democratised”, the sexworkers insist they must remain

vigilant to the risk of infection.

“Some men try to pull the condom off during sex. If that happens, it’s the end of the session, immediately,” says Foxxy Angel, who worked as a fashion saleswoman before becoming a prostitute 15 years ago.

“I’d never accept that. Not for a million!” she says. (afp)

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This file photo taken on December 6, 2008 shows a prostitute, waiting for clients behind her window in the red light district of Amsterdam.

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‘Prakruthi Dhwani’ classical Indian dance

Presented by AB and Anantara Music and Dance Institutions of Dubai

DENPASAR - Anantara Music and Dance Institutions of Dubai presented classical Indian dance entitled Prakruthi Dhwani (Beats of Nature) at Wantilan Hall of Bali House of Representatives (DPRD) in Denpasar on Saturday afternoon (Jul. 21).

Travel Guide to the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica LOCATED on the southwestern coast of Costa Rica, the Osa Peninsula remains relatively untamed and is full of pristine beaches, lush rainforests and plenty of adventure activities.

Though a relatively small Central American country, Costa Rica, located on a thin stretch of land between Nicaragua and Panama is bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The two are sort of split by a rugged mountain range forming a kind of spine. It’s nature at its best with idyllic beaches, lush national parks and sensational coastal contrasts.

Add in a huge dollop of the national mindset of “pura vida” (pure life) and you have the makings of the ideal holiday.

One of the most beautiful and untouched regions is the Osa Peninsula in the south west of Costa Rica, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Golfo Dulce to the east.

Corcovado National Park

Drake Bay

Matapalo

Drake Bay is located on the northern tip of the Osa Peninsula where more than half of Costa Rica’s wild life call home.

The bay is named after the 16th century British explorer/pirate, Sir Francis Drake, who is rumoured to have buried his secret treasure here. If you are hoping to find it you’ll only be able to get there by boat or land your plane on a tiny airstrip.

There are also plenty of secluded beaches, and the two and a half hour hike to Playa San Josecito beach, which is fringed by lush, green jungle, is well worth it.

Other activities include zip lining, mountain biking and surfing. Luxury accommodation includes the eco-friendly Drake Bay Getaway Resort (scroll down for more information).

Top tip: There are no ATM’s in Drake Bay, and many businesses don’t accept credit cards, so make sure you bring plenty of cash with you.

The national park has 164 square miles (265km2) of rainforests, which look like something out of a fairy tale: dense swathes of lush, green forest, magical waterfalls and tropical birds that flit through the air in a flurry of colour.

There are opportunities aplenty to spot wild cats (including jaguars and pumas), tapirs, crocodiles, peccaries, anteaters and four different types of monkey. Bird lovers can marvel at scarlet macaws, yellow-throated toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers, with their distinctive bright red heads.

It is so special that you can only go with a guide; this is an absolute highlight of a visit to the Osa Peninsula and not to be missed.

You can combine your visit to Corcovado National Park with a self-guided hike to nearby Matapalo, which is known for its abundance of spider monkeys. These rather amusing creatures, with their unusually long prehensile tails, spring through the forest canopy in a vast throng. You’ll also notice the distinctive deep-throated calls of the howler monkeys – the sound can travel for miles through the dense forest. The hiking trails also offer some lovely views of the Pacific Ocean.

Top tip: Wear a swimming costume underneath your clothes as you may wish to go for a swim at one of the waterfalls at Matapalo.

Cano Island Biological Reserve

Fifteen miles offshore from Drake Bay is Cano Island, considered to be the premier spot for snorkelling and diving.

Here, you’ll have the chance to swim through coral reefs and watch dolphins, whales, tropical fish and even sharks. Start early in the morning and enjoy a quiet swim (scuba diving numbers are regulated here) among sea turtles, manta rays and tuna.

Cano Island has an interesting history. In the pre-Columbian era it served as a cemetery or burial ground. Several hand carved and perfectly rounded stone spheres have been found and the island has yet to reveal all its secrets.

Puerto Jimenez

The modest seaside town of Puerto Jimenez (or “Jimenez” as it is known locally) is an unlikely tourist destination, with its dusty streets and off-the-grid location. Situated on the southeastern side of the Osa Peninsula, it overlooks the emerald waters of Golfo Duce and is home to an abundance of wildlife including scarlet macaws and white-faced capuchin monkeys. The main beach stretches all the way to the Rio Platanares Estuary, and the calm waters make it an ideal swimming spot.

Activities on offer include the Rancho Raices Chocolate Tour, kayaking and sports fishing. The two main attractions are Golfo Duce and Piedras Blancas National Park.

Piedras Blancas National Park Take a ferry boat from Puerto Jimenez across the Golfu Duce to Piedras Blancas National Park, which is covered in dense, evergreen forest. Here, you can encounter racoons, ocelots, skunks, and if you’re lucky, the rare two-toed sloth.

There are also 53 species of bats, including the blood-loving vampire bat. (net)

The Prakruthi Dhwani art performance of the third season was fully supported by the nice collaboration of the Indian Association Bali (IAB) with Paiketan Krama Bali featured 30 dancers from Dubai visiting the Island of the Gods. This classical Indian dance will also be featured in Surabaya and Jakarta on July 26 and July 29.

The President of IAB, Sonia Kaur, said the Prakruthi Dhwani classical Indian dance tells story about the Lord Hanuman, Lord Rama and Lord Krishna dedicated to Balinese people. It is the second collaboration between the IAB and Paiketan Krama Bali in the cultural event as an effort to improve the relationship between the two countries considering Balinese art in Indonesia and India has many similarities. Moreover, the stories are mostly taken from the Ramayana and Mahabharata epic.

In addition to strengthening the relationship between India and Bali having cultural and religious similarities, it can further unify the fellow Hindus. Thus, the event plays an important role in promoting effective and targeted tourism.

“This program is aimed at bringing in foreign tourism to Bali, both in terms of tourism and international destinations, especially with the slogan of Bali safe for travel.

In addition to presenting classical Indian dances, the institution also held dance workshops at two locations, namely Singaraja and Ubud. After that, they visited some attractions in Bali for five days. “Later on, they will bring home interesting stories and experiences during the visit in Bali to their friends and relatives,” said Sonia Kaur amid the show on Saturday night (Jul. 21).

Meanwhile, Artistic Director of the Anantara Institutions of Dubai, Vimmi Bagavade Eswar, added the performance of the dances presented is divided into three different shows with special costumes. It was done for cultural exchange, so it can be seen the difference between Balinese and Indian

dances for the same dance.

The three dances, including Puspanjali Dance serve as a form of offerings and presentation of flowers to the gods.

The song is praise to Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, the Great Dance, Master, Music Group, and the audience.

The second dance is the Kandein Kandein telling the stories about Rama who is waiting for the good news about Sita from Hanuman. As a perfect devotee for his master, Hanuman delivered the news with good and beautiful words.

In this dance, Hanuman uses the beautiful language of Sangam Tamil by putting the words ‘Kandein Kandein Kandein Sitayai’ and pronounced three times with the spirit of victory.

The beautiful language used makes Rama understand the positive message given.

The third dance performed was the Srer Krishna Thulabharam. This dance tells about Shri Krishna and his two wives, Satya Bhama and Rukmini who put forward the importance of devotion. (win)

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Anantara Music and Dance Institutions of Dubai presented classical Indian dance entitled Prakruthi Dhwani (Beats of Nature) at Wantilan Hall of Bali House of Representatives (DPRD) in Denpasar.

Bali needs cargo harbor to resolve expensive transport DENPASAR - Bali needs a cargo harbor because Bali also has a product that can be exported. The main commodities exported by Bali include fish and shrimp (21.31 percent), jewelry / gems (16.16 percent), non-knitted apparel products (12.40 percent), wood products (8.67 percent), as well as furniture products and home lighting (7.57 percent). The export value reached USD 49,636,175 in May 2018 or an increase of 1.10 percent from April 2018. The Bali products are exported to the top 10 export destination countries such as the United States, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, France, China, Thailand, Germany and England.

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of Bali, A.A. Ngurah Alit Wiraputra, conveyed the government should immediately build a cargo harbor for export purposes.

“Otherwise, the transportation cost is very high. It should go to Surabaya first or to Jakarta first. Surely, it is quite expensive reaching millions, excluding taxes. Well, our fellow exporters do not get profit or only get small profits,” he said.

The government is also expected to make regulations related to transport from Bali to Surabaya and Jakarta. So far, the delivery of commodities from Bali to the export destination overseas must pass Surabaya and Jakarta.

So far, the entrepreneurs consider the transportation from Bali to Surabaya or Jakarta to the export destination is very expensive following the price hike of fuel. So, to save on transportation costs in the field of cargo, Bali should have its own cargo harbor.

According to him, the Benoa Harbor and Celukan Bawang Harbor can be functioned as an export

and import harbor from and to Bali.

Meanwhile, the harbor is not yet ready in terms of infrastructure for container harbor. Nowadays, only Surabaya and Jakarta are ready for container harbor.

In order to boost the exports, the government will also subsidize the cost of processing SVLK certificates (Timber Legality Verification System). Unfortunately, Bali cannot get the facility this year because of budget constraints. Subsidy facilities are only provided according to budgeted quota.

According to Kadin, the SVLK processing cost in Kadin can be cheaper and acceptable to all countries. Previously, the Kadin members had experienced a rejection from export destination countries because the SVLK owned was issued by the government through designated institutions. “Indeed the government also issued but is

not accepted. Eventually, it returns to the Chamber of Commerce and Trade again, especially for the Arab countries,” he said.

Some export destination countries do not receive SVLK certificates issued by the government, but only that of Kadin. The trade relationship is the relationship between the Kadin in some countries, not the G-to-G (government to government) The G-to-G relationship is a bilateral relationship between our Kadin and its counterpart in destination countries. The existing cooperation includes the Kadin of Indonesia with its counterpart in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Australia, Russia and so on, not between the government and government. Only a small part can pass, but many do not pass. Eventually, they must repeat again while the commodities have been in the country of

destination. This understanding is not provided by the government because the trade cooperation between Kadin and its counterpart overseas is witnessed by the president and prime minister. (kmb42)

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Suwung landfill setup before IMF-WB Meeting

New hope to Pesanggaran community

DENPASAR - Pesanggaran community has been waiting for changes for decades. It is related to the changes in the expanding landfill. Since 1985, Pesanggaran area has became a landfill known as the TPA Suwung for Denpasar area. However, since 2005 the Suwung landfil has not only been accommodating the garbage of Denpasar but also that of Sarbagita (Badung, Denpasar, Gianyar and Tabanan) region.

The landfill area extends to 32 hectares.

Community leader who is also hamlet chief of Pesanggaran, I Wayan Widiada, said the arrangement of Suwung by central government makes people have a new hope. The number of Pesanggaran residents living around the Suwung landfill decreases. With this arrangement, they will return to their original residence.

Initially, there were 150 customary households at Pesanggaran hamlet, Pedungan, and 600 non-customary families.

Meanwhile, the residents living around the Suwung amount to 250 - 300 families. Some are native and migrant residents.

“Many of them have moved to find out new place. Moreover, there are houses emptied by the owners,” he said.

The only survivors are pig and cow breeders. Most of them are migrants. There are 125 pig breeders and 35 cattle breeders at the location. Most of the breeders are migrants, while the native breeders prefer to move out from the location. Total number of cattle reaches thousands of heads. “However, it reduces in number because there is an appeal not to dispose of livestock droppings into the sea. Actually we do not forbid people from breeding, but the prohibition only applies to disposal of livestock droppings directly into the sea,” he said.

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The concern of Widiada for the environment urges pig and cattle breeders to stop livestock activities as their droppings pollute the sea. “They should have left in June, but until now we still give leeway,” he added.

This arrangement cannot be separated from the big event of IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting. The event invited 189 central bankers and finance ministers around the world makes the location having been ignored for decades get particular concern.

This arrangement becomes a new hope for Pesanggaran residents. Suwung landfill covering an area of 32 hectares only utilizes 10 hectares for waste processing (waste recycling).

Meanwhile, the remaining 22 hectares will be arranged for greening and planting trees so that the coastal area returned to be beautiful. Upon hearing the news that the Suwung landfill will be arranged, many displaced residents want to return.

Prior to the arrangement, residents have been provided with dissemination. At that time, the residents expressed their hope and desire to return to their original home. They believe that by greening their homeland, the life around the Suwung landfill will be getting better. “People delivered it verbally to us that some want to return. After 1985, the arrangement has just been made this year with the presence of the IMF – WB event. We are very grateful,” he added.

Hamlet chief of Pesanggaran, I Putu Sucipta, added that in the hamlet meeting the residents often complained about the stench in their residence.

Previously, the Suwung landfill was often hit by fire incident.

Within a year, fire incident may happen twice. As a result, the smoke of fire often disturbs the surrounding residents. In addition, the officers also often get difficulty to extinguish the fire. Many parties promise the management and arrangement. From these promises, the three parties succeeded to the stage of realization. However, they failed on the way.

The most perceived economic impact is the price of property at Pesanggaran area that decreased by 50 percent. Many properties are even empty, no one wants to rent because it is adjacent to Suwung landfill.

Moreover, if the wind

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blows from the east, the smell of garbage will increasingly make people uncomfortable. “Hopefully, the plan and initiative can be resumed in the future, so that it can be preserved.

To maintain this continuity, the community is expected to be involved,” he added.

An analyst of Bali Representative Office of Bank Indonesia, Umran Usman, previously revealed that the annual session will provide stimulus or encouragement for the development of the projects such as the construction of Ngurah Rai underpass costing IDR 326 billion. The expansion of Ngurah Rai Airport apron costs IDR 1.34 trillion including the addition of check-in counter, Benoa tourism harbor at IDR 1.7 trillion, the completion of GWK statue at IDR 450 billion as well as the completion of the Suwung landfill. So, the infrastructure is estimated to cost IDR 5 trillion. As the meeting is conducted in October, some projects have been worked on since January.

With the presence of the big projects, construction sector is made grow even higher.

In addition, the trade will also grow because the building projects require materials supplied by the traders. On that account, the trading sector will grow as well.

With the growth of the trade and construction sector in terms of supply side, it will make the demand side namely the government consumption also encouraged as the development is funded by the government budget, both local government and central government.

Unit Head of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting 2018, Peter Jacobs, added the cost spent by the state for this event reaches IDR 855.5 billion. This value is not comparable with the benefits that Indonesia, especially Bali, obtains from this event. This one-week event will generate direct benefits of about IDR 1.4 trillion.

Meanwhile, the long-term benefits, by utilizing the world’s attention and the presence of the main players of the world’s financial sector to Indonesia, include leadership such as Indonesian leadership for discussion of global issues, infrastructural development, financial system stability, inequality handling, human resource development and inclusive finance. In addition, the long-term benefits will also generate investment and positive trading conditions. Indirectly, the IMF-WB event will further introduce Indonesia’s flagship products to global market, the introduction of investment and business opportunities in Indonesia. The IMF-WB event also increasingly introduces tourism and MICE Indonesia especially Bali.

“This is a promotional event and drives the increase of tourist arrivals to Indonesia’s main destinations, promotion of event venues for MICE and the moment of improving tourism infrastructure. The most important is knowledge transfer that adds experience and builds networking with the international community. (kmb42)

Bad weather, red flags hoisted on the beach GIANYAR - Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Gianyar put red beach warning flag with skull image on Purnama Beach on Friday (Jul. 20). The flags lined up on the beach are installed so that no people will be desperate to do activities in the middle of the sea. This is also to anticipate the recurrence like fisherman case from Ketewel that almost drowned some time ago.

Head of the BPBD Gianyar, Anak Agung Oka Digjaya, stated that his agency installed the flags in accordance with the directives of the National Weather Service (BMKG). The flag installation will last until the weather improves. “As long as the condition persists, the flags will still be installed. If any flags are missing, we’ll put it again,” he explained.

Other than just putting warning flags, the BPBD through

Lifesaver officers continues to monitor the development of weather and activities on the beach. He also hoped the community can be more familiar with the installation of such warning flags. “If the condition of huge waves is like this, no one will dare to bathe on the beach,” he explained.

In addition to installing warning flags, his agency has also appealed to all groups of fishermen on the beach of Gianyar to rest for a moment while waiting for the normal situation first. “We have informed it through social media,” he said.

Separately, the Head of the Gianyar Food Security, Marine and Fisheries Service (DKPKP), Dewi Hariani, claimed to have anticipated such conditions in the form of work programs. “From the first, we have anticipated by prohibiting fishermen from relying on livelihoods as fishermen,” said

Dewi Hariani, last Saturday.

The agency has been teaching fisherman for several times. For example, if fishermen cannot sail, they can raise catfish at home.

“We believe that in Bali, if you have a Balinese house, there will be a courtyard that can be taken advantage,” he explained.

For example, fishermen on Manyar Beach, Ketewel village, have a side job on the beach. Admittedly, such a program has just been done by several groups of fishermen in Gianyar.

“Other groups can follow,” she said.

Not only that, in addition to raising catfish, fishermen can also process their fish catch. For example, if they get more fish catches, the results can be processed into fish flour. “So with the various efforts, this uncertain climate can have been anticipated,” he said. (kmb35)

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Disney axes director James Gunn over offensive tweets

SAN DIEG0 - “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise director James Gunn has been axed from the third movie over a series of offensive messages posted on Twitter several years ago.

The tweets, mainly from 2008 and 2011, joked about taboo topics such as rape and pedophilia.

Disney, which owns the franchise as the parent company of Marvel Studios, sent AFP a statement confirming the studio was parting ways with one of its biggest stars.

“The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him,” said Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios.

Gunn has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump and has drawn the ire of conservative critics, who went back through his timeline and dug up the tweets.

Jack Posobiec of The Daily Caller and right-wing commentator

Mike Cernovich are among those who unearthed the messages.

“Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo,” Gunn wrote on Twitter after the offensive tweets resurfaced late Thursday.

“As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor.”

Gunn, who has deleted his account, described himself as a “very, very different” person than when he wrote the tweets, now focusing on love rather than anger.

“My days saying something just because it’s shocking and trying to get a reaction are over,” he added.

Gunn directed both “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, and was planning to head to San Diego’s huge annual Comic-Con fan convention this week with a secret film project that he had teased on Instagram.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is due out in 2020. (afp)

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Eddie Redmayne, Claudia Kim, Zoe Kravitz speak onstage at the Warner Bros. theatrical panel during ComicCon International 2018 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2018 in San Diego, California.

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Warner Bros. superheroes swoop into Comic-Con

SAN DIEG0 - Warner Bros. closed the final full day of the Comic-Con International fanfest on Saturday as the belle of the ball, bringing its roster of superheroes to take a bow in San Diego.

The studio took over the 6,500seat main arena at the world’s largest celebration of fan culture for two star-studded hours, serving up tantalizing teasers for its DC Extended Universe series of comic-book movies.

With Disney-owned Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm both bowing out this year, it was Warner’s chance to shine and the studio obliged with a line-up of the world’s biggest stars, including Johnny Depp, Chris Pratt, Jude Law, Elizabeth Banks and Eddie Redmayne.

One of the most eagerly-awaited presentations of the week, it was a chance for WB to show it is back on track after poor reviews for its DC Extended Universe movies “Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “Suicide Squad” and “Justice League.”

The studio set out its stall with extensive looks at James Wan’s upcoming “Aquaman” and “Wonder Woman: 1984,” a follow-up to 2017’s “Wonder Woman,” the DCEU’s only unqualified success.

“The way we look at this is not a sequel, it’s a new chapter, it’s a new story,” said Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who was shown as Wonder Woman saving a young girl from gunmen in rough early footage.

Director Patty Jenkins described the era of the sequel -- out in November next year -- as “mankind at its best and worst.”

- ‘Half-naked’ “We’re aware of things now that we weren’t in the 1980s,” she told the crowd. “There were some incredible and beautiful things in the 80s but at the same time... it’s us at our most extreme.”

The presentation also unveiled the first trailer for “Shazam!” -- an altogether more light-hearted entry in the DC universe starring Zachary Levi that is due out in April next year.

But the undoubted star of the show was “Aquaman,” which raised the roof as a shirtless Jason Momoa appeared onscreen in a new trailer as half-human, half-

Atlantean hero Arthur Curry.

“You’re in armor or you’re half-naked in tattoos and it was a bad choice looking back to wear denim,” Momoa recalled of the production, which required him to be wet most days.

“They look like leather pants, but they’re not.”

There was a second preview for the Christmas release that unveiled Aquaman’s nemesis, Black Manta, as well as more underwater action, a rooftop chase and a final view of the Momoa in his superhero threads.

Warner’s first exclusive of the session gave Harry Potter fans a look at the legendary battle between Professor Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” which hits theaters on November 16.

Troubled star Johnny Depp was a surprise appearance onstage, missing “Aquaman” actress Amber Heard, his wife before last year’s acrimonious divorce, by less than an hour. (afp)

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Residents clear debris in a village damaged by flash flooding in Vietnam’s Yen Bai province on July 21, 2018. At least 10 people have died after floods spurred by typhoon rains struck central and northern Vietnam, authorities said on July 21.

Death toll in Vietnam flooding rises to 19

Flash floods in Vietnam have now claimed at least 19 lives, the government said Sunday, as residents in affected areas sought safety in higher ground. Boasting a long coastline, tropical Vietnam is battered by floods and storms every year, with hundreds of lives lost from the annual monsoon barrage.

The remnants of Typhoon Son Tinh, now a tropical depression, made landfall Wednesday night, the third tropical storm to hit Vietnam since the start of the year.

The latest report from the country’s disaster office said 19 people have been killed so far, with an additional 13 people unaccounted for.

Floods and landslide from heavy

rains have ranged far and wide and impacted rural and urban areas, including the capital Hanoi. They are expected to continue in the coming days.

State-controlled VNExpress news site reported Saturday that residents in Chuong My district on the outskirts of Hanoi were asked to leave their homes and get to higher

ground for fear of heavy floods.

“We must be active in moving our furniture out of homes. From last year’s experience, we did not have time to run,” a local resident was quoted as saying.

Published photos showed homeowners in plastic raincosts moving bags of goods and livestock.

“My house is in a very low loca-

tion so I have to move all the rice to higher places,” resident Nguyen Duy Dong told VNExpress. “Since the afternoon, we have moved more than one tonne of rice.”

The amount of land under seige has also spiked, with more than 15,000 houses damaged or destroyed and more than 110,000 hectares of crops inundated. Several roads have also disappeared under the water.

Vietnam’s rainy season, like other countries in the region, is between June and November, but the death toll from stormy weather has

often exceeded its neighbors.

Last year, 389 lives were claimed by natural disasters, with material damages reportedly reaching $2.6 billion, according to the government. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.