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At 81, Philip Glass is eager to challenge himself

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Sci-fi horror film “A Quiet Place” snuck its way back to the top of the North American box offices over the weekend, beating out noisier action flick “Rampage,” industry estimates showed Sunday.

‘A Quiet Place’ sneaks back to top of the box office

LOS ANGELES - Sci-fi horror film “A Quiet Place” snuck its way back to the top of the North American box offices over the weekend, beating out noisier action flick “Rampage,” industry estimates showed Sunday.

“A Quiet Place,” an almost wordless Paramount production, stars actor/director John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt as a couple silently struggling to protect their family from invading aliens that are blind but can track their prey by sound.

The film took in a $22 million for a total of $132.4 million since opening atop the box office early this month.

Fallen from the top spot to number two was “Rampage,” starring hard-working Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson as a primatologist who befriends an albino gorilla -- which grows to enormous size after a rogue experiment and then teams with Johnson to stop invad-

ing monsters. Naomie Harris co-stars.

The video-game inspired “Rampage” took in $21 million for the weekend for a total of $66.6 million in two weeks, against a budget of $120 million.

In third place was “I Feel Pretty,” an Amy Schumer film about a self-conscious woman who suffers a head injury and subsequently sees herself as beautiful, which made $16.2 million on its debut weekend.

In fourth was “Super Troopers 2” -- the longawaited sequel to the 2001 film about a ne’er-do-well group of cops -- in which the protagonists are tasked with replacing a Mountie unit in a Canadian town that is found to be part of the US. The partially crowd-funded film made $14.7 million on its first weekend.

In fifth was “Truth or Dare,” a supernatural thriller starring Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey as spring breakers caught up in an innocent game that turns deadly. The film made $7.9 million on its second weekend. (afp)

NEW YORK - After a prolific half-century in music that has earned him the unofficial title of America’s foremost living composer, Philip Glass could be forgiven if he were to decide to slow down.

But the 81-year-old not only remains active, he is determined to challenge himself. Far better known as a composer, Glass believes it is crucial also to be a performer.

Glass this month is making his long-awaited performance debut at the Kennedy Center, the national monument to the performing arts in Washington, which has long showcased his work but where he has yet to play.

He will take to the piano and

keyboard for two of his works, including the soundtrack to the experimental film “Koyaanisqatsi” as part of Direct Current, an inaugural festival at the Kennedy Center exploring contemporary music.

“I actually like playing,” Glass told AFP, adding that he feels fortunate not to have become afflicted by arthritis or other scourges of age.

“I think it’s a very good reality check for composers to play your own music in front of all kinds of publics.”

Glass said that performing at top venues such as the Kennedy Center or Carnegie Hall in his home of New York amounted to a kind of acceptance. (afp)

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French MPs adopt controversial immigration bill

France’s National Assembly has adopted a controversial immigration bill that speeds up the asylum process and accelerates deportations after a fierce debate that exposed divisions in President Emmanuel Macron’s party. After 61 hours of discussion, the legislation, which was slammed by the left as too tough and the right as too soft, was approved late Sunday by 228 votes in favour to 139 against.

Fourteen members of Macron’s centrist Republic on the Move (LREM) party were among the 24 MPs who abstained, and one dissident quit the LREM parliamentary group after joining the naysayers -- a rare display of defiance in the usually on-message movement.

Jean-Michel Clement, a former member of the Socialist Party who joined Macron’s party last year, said he had voted with his “conscience”.

Opposition was strongest on the right, with the conservative Republicans and far-right National Front (FN) leading a failed charge for much tougher controls on immigration.

FN leader Marine Le Pen, who won 36 percent of the vote in last year’s presidential election run-off, said the law would lead to a “flood of migration”. But NGOs were also up in arms. Within minutes of the vote Amnesty International France issued a statement warning that the “dangerous” legislation, which allows for failed asylum-seekers to be detained for up to 90 days, jeopardised migrants’ rights.

between 2016 and 2017.

MPs spent the weekend haggling over more than 1,000 proposed amendments to the bill, which aims to both improve conditions for asylum-seekers by halving the waiting time for a response to six months, and get tougher with those deemed “economic” migrants.

Leftwing opponents lashed out at measures to keep asylum seekers in detention. “Nothing justifies locking up a kid,” said Socialist deputy Herve Saulignac.

grants cross into France from Italy.

The government eventually agreed to exempt anyone providing struggling newcomers with food, accommodation, medical, linguistic, legal or social assistance.

Among the measures that received broad support on the centre and left were plans to help refugees better

integrate, with more free French lessons and the right to work after being in France for six months.

Despite the fractious debate, the bill was never really in jeopardy, thanks to Macron’s large parliamentary majority. It now moves to the Senate.

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Leftist critics had also complained about plans to cut the time within which asylum-claimers can appeal if rejected for refugee status from four weeks to two, saying they would not have enough time to defend their claim. They also came out against a proposed “solidarity offence” targeting people who assist border-jumpers, like farmer Cedric Herrou, a farmer who was given a suspended sentence for helping mi-

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The French migrant-support charity Cimade was also sharply critical of the draft law. “So men, women and children can be locked up for three months without committing an offence. No government has ever gone so far on locking up foreigners,” it tweeted. But opinion polls show voters supporting stricter rules, which the government presented as necessary to check the rise of populists who are on the march across Europe.

On Saturday, far-right activists from various European countries blocked a key mountain pass on the border with Italy to try prevent migrants -- mostly young men from west Africa -- crossing. France received a record 100,000 asylum applications last year, bucking the general trend in Europe where the number of asylum seekers halved

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This video grab taken from a footage released and filmed by Italian news video platform Local Team on April 22, 2018, at Montgenevre on the border between France and Italy in the Alps, shows French gendarmes standing guard as demonstrators take part in a protest walk to help nearly 30 migrants to cross the border to France.

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Sending 45 corruptors to jail

Professional acts selflessly

Having a harsh voice does not mean one has a harsh personality. Ni Made Sukereni, is not results in frequent mistakes that end known as “her honourable” for no reason. Behind her harsh outer demeanour, this millennial in criminality.

In order to avoid corruption, heroine is persistent in providing deterrents for those thinking of acting corruptly. Sukerni is Sukereni said that it is important to the only female judge entrusted by the supreme court to handle corruption cases in Bali.

From the dozens of corruption cases she has dealt with, none of the defendants have escaped from legal charges. The gable held by this mother of three has found all the corruptors guilty as charged.

Since she was first trusted to be a corruption criminal act judge in the Denpasar District Court in 2016, she has handled 50 + corruption cases, 4 of which found the defendants guilty of committing criminal acts of corruption and sent to jail. The remining cases on currently in the process of being handled by the Corruption Court of Denpasar.

The woman, who is currently Deputy Chief of Tabanan District Court, said that those convicted are serving the sentence according to the level of wrongdoings for which they were charged.

“All the cases put forward by the prosecutor that I handled were proven guilty”, said Sukerni who is married to KN Tusta. When asked about the phenomenon of corruption in Bali, this former Head of Jembrana District Court said there are wuite a lot of cases of corruption in Bali but the mode varies. “Most of the cases involve irregular use of budget funds”, she said.

She added that many of the guilty parties fell into corruption because they had not read all the clauses regarding the limitations on budget usage.

Sometimes, there are rules, but the defendants do not understand about the purpose and the target so mistakes were allowed to transpire.

“As a result, the budget users are blamed by the examining team

for ineffectively managing their budget. As a consequence they are charged with corruption”, said Made Sukereni.

Further, this woman who had become a spokesman for the Denpasar District Court, said that some criminal corruption phenomena she handled are also quite intriguing.

There are cases of procurement of goods and services that are inconsistent with the specifications set in the operational guidelines, default of employers that do not complete their work to the cases of red-handed arrest by illegal levy eradication (Saber Pungli) taskforce.

“Based on the cases that I have seen, the perpetrators tend to have weak supervision from theier superiors who are infact responsible for these budgets”, criticized this woman who became a judge in the district of Bangil, Pasuruan, East Java.

Made Sukereni asserted that due to human error, supervision is required when handlling budgets.

Lack of sufficient human resources

a professional consultant, got an SMS notification from the bank informing him that there were two transactions made on hsis credit card. The victim then realised that his wallet was also missing. The wallet contained cash of IDR 2 million, two credit cards and one ATM card. After being checked by the victim, the credit card was used to withdraw USD 1,500 in Denpasar on 14 April.

After receiving the report, Chief of Mobile Detective Unit, Putu Budi Artama, together with his members conducted an investigation. The officers sought information from several witnesses, checked the CCTV footage and continued the investigation into the garment company used when making the transaction. Finally, the team identified the garment address in Kepaon area, South Denpasar, and the owner is SNW. The garment has one electronic data capture (EDC) machine of Bank BNI. After arresting SNW, police developed the case and arrested the other perpetrators in Taman Giri area, South Kuta.

SNW admitted the EDC machine has been borrowed by his uncle, KS, since a week before. For a week, KS with MF brought the machine and promised to share the fortunes gained. On Saturday (Apr. 14) at 22:00, DP aka Yande came to the house of KS together with Iw. DP asked for help to KS to disburse credit card brought by Iw by using the EDC machine. However, his action failed that night. They tried again the next day and succeed.

After successfully making transactions by using the EDC machine, the money was transferred to the account of SNW as much as IDR 20,750,000. After the transaction, the victim’s credit card was taken

by Iw. From the results of their action, SNW got a share of IDR 5.4 million, KS got IDR 6 million, DP got IDR 2 million, MF got IDR 1 million and Iw himself got IDR 6,350,000. The four perpetrators did not know where Iw got the credit card. According to DP, he just knew Iw a month ago.

“As the information, Iw is from West

Sumatra,” the source said.

Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit of Kuta Police, Ario Seno Wiboko, accompanied by Chief of Mobile Detective Unit Putu Budi Artama when asked for his confirmation justified the disclosure of the case. He added the case is still being developed, and hunting the other perpetrator.

attempt the prevention. The agency and the society are given an understanding regarding how to avoid the occurrence of corruption cases.

In Bali, said Sukereni, there is an ethical teaching about affection helping friend with sincere selflessness. “And the Bhagavad Gita also states that you must work without expecting results, which means that we are supposed to do our work with devotion without thinking of the benefit to ourselves”, said Sukerni who is also a skilled Balinese dancer. The key, she continued, is that the sacred verses in Bhagavad Gita need to be understood. Then, the moral teachings taught by ancient ancestors must be remembered.

“And we also believe in the karmic law or the law of cause and effect. Perhaps this ancestral wisdom should be imparted well to the younger generation so that public life and social order in Bali can return to becoming based on Balinese wisdom”, explained Made Sukereni, in providing a piece of corruption prevention tips. (asa)

Tourist’s vila bulglarized

MANGUPURA —A U.S. tourist named Boris Gelfand, 52, reported an incident of theft at his villa residence on Jalan Dewi Sri, Seminyak, Kuta, on Sunday (Apr. 15). In addition to ahving goods stolen, IDR 20.7 million was drained from the man’s savings account. This case is being handled

by Kuta Police. Related to the case, police arrested four perpetrators with initials SNW, 31, KS alias Mamok, 41, DP aka Yande, 44, and MF, 37, last Thursday (Apr. 19). Meanwhile, Iw suspected of being the mastermind is being hunted.

According to a source on Sunday (Apr. 22), when reporting the case to police station, the victim admitted that he was coming home from a nightclub around 01:00 local time and his girlfriend did not want to stay overnight.

The victim immediately went to bed.

In the morning around 09:00, the victim woke up to find that his valuables including laptops, mobile phones and watches were missing. Previously, the items were placed on the table of his villa’s living room.

In addition, this tourist who is

Stealing bags Denpasar Police Mobile Detective Unit arrested a thief that took action in the parking lot of Kurnia Jaya shop on Jalan Wahidin, West Denpasar, on Friday (Apr. 20). The perpetrator is Komang Wiguna aka Legu, 33, and he was arrested on Jalan Gunung Agung II Gang H, Denpasar.

Chief of Denpasar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Wayan Arta Ariawan, said last Sunday the incident occurred on April 1. The victim is Wulan Ovilia, 24, who was shopping at the store. However, her bag was hung on the motorcycle.

At 15:00 local time, the perpetrator returned from his workplace

in Batubulan area, Gianyar. When passing through the scene, he saw the bag suspending and stopped immediately. “The perpetrator then parked his motorcycle about 10 meters from the scene. After that, he walked to the scene and took the bag,” he said.

When arriving on Jalan Gunung Agung, Denpasar, located in an empty building, the perpetrator opened the stolen bag. Next, he took three handphones from inside the bag and the other items were immediately thrown there. Furthermore, the two handphones were sold to his friend valued at IDR 1.4 million, while the Blackberry is used for his own need.

“Disclosure of the case happened when our members conducted an investigation and got information if there is a cheap handphone selling cheaply on Jalan Mertajaya, Denpasar. From there, they traced the seller and finally led to the perpetrator. We arrested the perpetrator and he acknowledge his action,” he said. (kmb36)

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Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels Support Orphanage in Buleleng, Bali Amnaya Resort Kuta collaborates with Grandmas Hotels are pleased to support Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation in an attempt to commit on one of the missions of quarterly Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The action is to support and provide the orphanage children with the basic needs they need, such as: clothes, towels, milk, groceries and stationery.

Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels board member Marina and Lina Sudiyawati presented the donation to Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation staff, volunteers and children at Buleleng, Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia recently. “We are incredibly grateful to Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels for their donation in our community’s youth,” said Gede Arba Dana, Chairman of Dana Punia Orphanage. “Our programs at this orphanage to provide children with a safe environment, secure the goods need and the possibility for educational growth.

When they know that Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas will come to visit, we’re seeing enthusiasm and excitement. This is possible thanks to the support

of generous donors like Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels.”

Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation are orphanages incorporated in one foundation is called Bali Caring Community. The foundation has 85 foster children in total, mostly from poor families Singaraja area. Led respectively by Gede Arba Dana and Ketut Suterisna, the foundation owns and manages several schools from Kindergarten to Higher Education.

The general public who attend the schools pay the tuition as in other schools in general, but it is free for all orphanage children.

In fulfilling their needs, this orphanage has the most support from the general public and central government through the Social Service, which is Rp 3.500 / day/ child for 30 children.

“Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation is doing tremendous work in our community and we’re proud to support their efforts to provide safe and secure environment for foster children,” said Marina Human Resource Manager at Amnaya Resort Kuta. “These children is our future and Bali Caring Community has a strong commitment to support their life future.”

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Fuzzy crab, shiny-eyed shrimp discovered on Java expedition

SINGAPORE - A hermit crab, a shiny-eyed shrimp and a crab with fuzzy spines are among over a dozen new species discovered in a deep-sea expedition off the Indonesian island of Java, scientists said.

The team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) carried out the expedition for 14 days between March and early April.

The area covered included a long stretch of the Indian Ocean off Java’s southern coast as well as the Sunda Strait that separates the island from Sumatra.

“This is a part of the Indian Ocean that has been never been sampled for deep-sea animals so we really didn’t know what to find,” said Peter Ng, a crab expert and head of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at NUS. “We were very surprised by the findings,” he told AFP on Thursday, adding that the team had expected to discover creatures from the Indian Ocean and the surrounding areas already known to scientists.

But the discovery of species entirely new to science “tells us that there are things happening in that part of Indonesia that we don’t know,” said Ng, who co-led the expedition.

The researchers examined 63 sites as they sailed from Jakarta to Cilacap town in southern Java and back.

Three new species of spider crabs were discovered during the expedition, the scientists said in a statement.

One of them had a plate protecting its eyes which resembled oversized ears while another was bright orange in colour.

Another discovery was a new species of hermit crab with bright green eyes, according to Indonesian scientist Dwi Listyo Rahayu, also a crab expert and the expedition’s co-leader.

One new species of shrimp had shiny eyes that reflect light, the scientists said.

Ng, the NUS professor, said the scientists will carry out a detailed study of the more than 12,000 creatures from 800 species they had picked up on the expedition and publish their findings in 2020.

They expect to discover more new species as they go along, he said.

The reason they immediately identified the new species of crabs, prawns and lobsters is that the scientists involved are experts in this field, he added. (afp)

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Fuzzy crab that discovered on Java expedition.

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Due to rampant poaching

Vanda tricolor in Buyan-Tamblingan nature Tourism Park reduces SINGARAJA — Population of vegetations in the Buyan-Tamblingan Nature Tourism Park (TWA) is found to get reduced lately. One of the native plant species in this forest is now threatened with extinction. The plant is the orchid on behalf of Vanda tricolor Lindl. var. pallida.

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The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.

Ants that ‘explode’ to fight foes discovered on Borneo

To prevent it from extinction, the people of Dalem Tamblingan four customary villages recently began to move and make an effort restore one of the orchid species.

People did it by re-planting the local stems in the forest habitat belonging to Buyan-Tamblingan Nature Tourism Park. This indigenous movement cooperates with the Virtual Alumni Community of Gadjah Mada University (Kagama Virtual).

Vanda is an orchid genus consisting of about 50 species. This genus is popular because of producing beautiful flowers, attractive colors, large size and some species are scented. Java and Bali pose the native habitat of this Vanda tricolor Lindl var pallid. In nature, this species is usually capable of growing in a bright spot between open branches where the altitude is about 700 to 1,600 meters above sea level.

Since it was found, the Vanda tricolor Lindl var Pallida is named Amerta Jati tricolor orchid. Some references mention

that Amerta Jati forest serves as the endemic habitat to this family. Since the past, this forest constitutes a buffer of Lake Tamblingan along with the wealth of flora and fauna in the vicinity.

Unfortunately, since around the 2000s this orchid population began to be getting rare. It is said to happen because at that time many people were looking for the stalks of the local orchids into the forest.

Jro Putu Ardana, Chief of Munduk customary village, on the sidelines of the planting of Vanda tricolor Lindl. var. pallida last week said the Amerta Jati forest as a protected forest also serves as protection of the native habitat to the flora and fauna (Biodiversity—Ed). Biodiversity should be the main umbrella for the soil functions such as helping nutrient rotation, soil formation and the functions related to volume and quality of water.

Vanda tricolor Lindl. var pallida bearing attractive flowers and smelling fragrantly will at-

tract a variety of insects to perch.

The important role of insects in nature is to help the process of natural pollination. This natural pollinator benefits the surrounding habitat and plantation and agricultural areas.

This man who is also a tourism activist of this village said the Lake Tamblingan and Amerta Jati forest are sacred areas and have religious values. The efforts having been done is replanting about 50 stalks of Vanda tricolor Lindl var pallida. With this effort, he is optimistic that the sustainability of the forest with its flora and fauna habitat will be better maintained.

“After making this effort, we will be still committed to preserving the habitat of forest flora and fauna that we indeed make sacred. Hopefully, the same commitment will also be given by the government through the agency in charge, so that the threat against the flora or fauna population in this forest can be prevented, “ he added. (kmb38)

The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.

When threatened by other insects, worker ants can rupture the wall of their body, which leads to their death and the release of a yellow toxin from their glands that either kills or holds off enemies, according to the study published in journal ZooKeys.

The scientists from Austria, Thailand and Brunei said the

existence of a broad grouping of “exploding” ants was already known, but they had managed to identify several specific species in the course of their research.

The Colobopsis explodens was picked out as the model species of the group as it is particularly prone to self-sacrifice, they said.

Alice Laciny, a scientist from Vienna Natural History Museum who was involved in the study, said the ant “explodes” by contracting “its body until enough pressure is built up to tear the body wall, then the secretion exits with a small squirt or pop”.

She told AFP that such a phenomenon was “very rare in nature” and only a handful of “social” insects -- such as ants and bees -- were known to sacrifice themselves in such a fashion.

“The colony is like a superorganism and the individual animal like a cell in a body with its special role to play,” she said.

The new ant species, which lives in trees, will be an important point of reference for future study, said the researchers.

The research project was led

by Irina Druzhinina from Vienna Technical University. (afp)

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One of the native plant species in this forest is now threatened with extinction.

Prepared for security of IMF-World Bank

Police personnel trained English language

KUALA LUMPUR - A species of ant that “explodes” and gives off a toxic, sticky liquid to fight off foes and keep its colony safe has been discovered in the jungles of Borneo island, scientists said Friday.

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Dozens of Jembrana Police personnel joined English language training in the hall of Jimbarwana Hotel.

NEGARA — Dozens of Jembrana Police personnel joined English language training in the hall of Jimbarwana Hotel on Friday (Apr. 20). Joint personnel consisting of all units in the district police and subdistrict police will be prepared for the success of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting 2019 to be held in Bali. The training provided by native instructor includes basic English-language course starting from self-introduction to problem solving.

Chief of Jembrana Police, Priyanto Priyo Hutomo, and a number of officers appeared to mingle with other personnel to attend the course. In addition to police elements, the training was also followed by personnel from the Health and Fire Agency as well as municipal police of Jembrana.

“This training is meant to provide services for foreigners, both

tourists and IMF-World Bank delegates making emergency call to number 110 of Jembrana Police. At least, they master Basic English language,” said Priyanto on the sidelines of the training.

The personnel must be prepared from the beginning to succeed the international event in Bali. “We prepare them to secure and serve, including when the delegates are in Jembrana territory,” he added.

Of the total 70 participants, some actively interacted. By directly bringing in native instructor, the participants can practice their English orally. Thousands of delegates from 189 countries will be coming to Bali to attend the IMF-World Bank annual meeting next October. There is possibility if the activities will also be conducted in West Bali.

So, the security preparation is also currently done. (kmb26)

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Buleleng Beach still eroded along dozens of kilometers

SINGARAJA - Until these days, the coastal damage in Buleleng due to abrasion cannot be thoroughly handled. Evidently, from the length of the beach in this region of 172,301 kilo meters approximately 29.33 kilometers of coast line remains to get eroded.

Constraint of handling the abrasion happens due to inadequate budget. It is exacerbated by the condition where local government does not allocate any budget to handle the abrasion in the region. This happens because the authority policy of managing coastal area lies in the province.

In accordance with the data collected in the field, since the emergence of coastal abrasion, the central government

assigned the Bali-Penida River Agency (BWS) to overcome the damage to the beach due to the abrasion. Based on the record of 2015, the coastal area of Buleleng spreads along 172,301 kilometers from Tejakula subdistrict in Gerokgak subdistrict.

Of the total length of the beach, BWS found that along 69.96 kilometers of the beach in North Bali are hit by abrasion. This damage spreads with varying degrees from light, moderate to severe abrasions. Aside from eroding the land belonging to residents, the coastal abrasion itself also damaged the temple environment and venue of melasti ritual. Not only that, the damage to the coastal edge also damage tourist areas like in Buleleng as happened in Air Sanih bathing pool, Bukti village, Kubutambahan.

The coastal damage in Buleleng due to abrasion cannot be thoroughly handled.

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So far, the BWS has handled the abrasion. As indicated by the latest data, the handling of coastal abrasion in Buleleng has been done along 40.63 kilometers. With that result, the BWS has the ‘remaining’ length of abrasion to be handled as long as 29.33 kilometers.

When contacted on Sunday (Apr. 22), Unit Working Chief of the BWS, Putu Edy, said the handling of coastal abrasion cannot be left entirely to the BWS. Although local government no longer has the authority to manage coastal areas, the other relevant stakeholders is expected to participate in resolving the issues. To that end, the BWS through the Coastal Management Coordination team is now still discussing about the support of the government, private sector and community so as to participate according to the ability to handle.

“The matter of authority is being reviewed by the BWS team. In essence, the handling of abrasion needs the support of government, private sector and local communities. If everything is submitted to BWS, it certainly cannot work on all the coastal damages occurred in this area,” he said.

He said that technically the abrasion occurs because of reduced volume of sand on the verge of the beach. Such reduction can happen due to pounding of sea waves or other factors.

The sand volume can actually be maintained if the watershed (DAS) from the upstream area runs with sedimentation that empties out into the beach in large volumes. However, from his observations, the supply of sedimentation from the watershed and the decreasing volume of sand on the beach are not the same, so the sea waves will be easy to crush the land on mainland.

“Based on our observations and technical studies, the abrasion happens because the sand in the mainland increasingly reduces, so the sea waves erode the land on the mainland. If only the sedimentation supply from watershed to the beach is maximal, the sand volume on the beaches will be well maintained, so the abrasion reduces as well,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Buleleng Public Works and Housing Agency (PUPR), Ketut Suparta Wijaya, said although some beaches in the area are hit by abrasion the PUPR cannot do much to overcome. This happens because the management of coastal areas has been transferred to the province. If his agency allocates a budget for abrasion handling, he worried the program will violate regulations.

“We have no authority. If budgeted, we worried to be blamed on. So we just wait for policies and handling program by those who are authorized to manage the coastal areas,” he said. (kmb38)

Being prone to drugs, BNNK targets Seminyak

MANGUPURA - Seminyak village received special attention from the Central National Narcotics Agency (BNN) because it is listed as a drug-prone area. To that end, the BNNP Bali and BNNK Badung will target to clear the area from the circulation of such illicit goods. Various efforts will be made to raise public awareness of the drug hazards and how to combat them.

Head of the BNNK Badung, Ni Ketut Masmini, said on Sunday (Apr. 22) that Seminyak is recorded

by BNN as a drug-prone area based on the data of high case disclosure in the region and the rehabilitated addicts are high enough. In addition, it based on the results of inves-

tigations and surveys conducted by BNN. “The data are obtained from police as well as BNNP Bali and BNNK Badung. From the results, Seminyak village is set as drugprone area,” he said.

Following up the status, her agency with the BNNP Bali will work on Seminyak in cooperation with local government and related institutions. Each program on drug eradication owned by related agency will be integrated according to its capacity. Thus, it can realize Seminyak to be free from drugs.

“Such condition is a negative impact of tourism. We will do this effort gradually. Kutuh village, for instance, formerly had the same status where it is prone to drugs.

After we handle together, finally the drugs can be eradicated. Ultimately, they are independent in fighting drugs,” she said.

She said there are eight main indicators determining drug-prone areas namely the presence of drug case, crime or violence, drug dealers, production, users, evidence, drug entry points and courier or intermediary of the illicit goods.

Meanwhile, the supporting factor is the presence of few night entertainment spots, residence with high privacy, high poverty rate, lacking of public facility and low social interaction of society.

To make Seminyak clean from drugs in the future, the BNN program and its staff are expected to

be getting more effective so as to empower the community to be clean from drugs. In addition, there is firmness in the implementation of entertainment business permits so the operating hours must be in accordance with the specified time limit. Communities are expected to sit together with relevant agencies (local governments, law enforcement agencies, and the private sector) to find out the root causes and solutions.

“Regent of Badung committed to implementing the P4GN to suppress drugs in Badung. Related to the Kerobokan Prison remaining prone to the abuse and distribution of drugs should be taken comprehensive and sustainable steps by involving

relevant agencies,” he said.

It needs continuous dissemination and strategies in overcoming drug problems so that people are able to counteract the hazards of illicit goods in their respective environment. It must also be supported by the existence of a strong program synergy of various elements of society in improving the clean environment of drugs.

“We will invite residents, religious leaders and community leaders of Seminyak to jointly fight against drugs. We will continuously meet and disseminate in order to grow awareness that drugs is dangerous, self-destructive, and compactly fight against the drug,” he said. (kmb36)

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Online myth busters fight tide of fake news in India

NEW DELHI - As grief and outrage over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old crescendoed in India last week, a wrenching video of the supposed victim singing “her last song” lit up phones across the country.

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Afghan Shiite mourners carry the coffin of one of the 57 victims of a bomb blast to be buried a day after the attack on a voter registration centre in Kabul, on April 23, 2018.

Grief turns to anger over Kabul suicide attack

KABUL - Hundreds of grieving Afghans buried their loved ones in Kabul on Monday amid growing anger over a suicide attack on a voter registration centre that killed 57 people including children and wounded over 100.

The bomber blew himself up on Sunday morning in a large crowd queueing to collect national ID certificates so they could register to vote in long-delayed legislative elections scheduled for October.

The blast, which was claimed by the Islamic State group, caused carnage in the street in the heavily Shiitepopulated western neighbourhood.

Pools of blood and body parts mixed with shattered glass, bloodstained ID documents and passportsized photos on the ground.

More than 40 of the wounded, including children, were taken to a trauma hospital run by Italian NGO Emergency, which said at least 20 people required “major surgeries”.

Anguish quickly turned to anger on social media as Afghans blamed the Kabul government for failing to protect its people -- a constant refrain after such attacks.

“They (the government) arrests them and then releases them to kill innocent people,” Ahmad Ahmadi wrote on Facebook.

A Facebook user called Aminullah posted: “This government is intentionally creating chaos to continue their term illegally. The only way forward is to vote and get rid of this corrupt government.” Another wrote: “We don’t know what the solution is; they keep killing people. Are you guys still going to vote? We voted last time to be killed now.”

Funerals for some of the victims began hours after the attack on Sunday and more people were buried on Monday.

At one of the city’s largest Shiite cemeteries, hundreds of mourners accompanying half a dozen coffins entered the grounds on Monday morning. Around 10 freshly dug graves could be seen.

The attack was the latest in a series of assaults on voter registration centres across the country, fuelling concern over the impact on turnout in the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections.

Centres in the central province of Ghor and the northwestern province of Badghis have been attacked since voter registration began on April 14.

Over the next two months, authorities hope to register up to 14 million adults at more than 7,000 polling centres for the parliamentary and district council elections.

Officials have been pushing people to register amid fears a low turnout will undermine the credibility of the polls, which are seen as a test run for next year’s presidential vote.

Independent Election Commission (IEC) spokesman Shafi Jalali said Sunday’s attack would not interrupt preparations.

“We hold meetings with security forces almost every day and they have assured us that they will provide security for all voter registration centres,” Jalali told AFP. “The process has not been interrupted and it will continue.”

But IEC member Mohazullah Daulati acknowledged that officials were concerned about security and low voter turnout. (ant)

But it was a hoax. The clip was nearly a year old and the girl someone entirely different, a lie that was discovered by a team of fact checkers who debunk the “fake news” shared by millions of Indians every day.

It is a herculean task exposing fake news before it spreads like wildfire in India, where an estimated quarter of a billion people use Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms.

Small teams of myth busters must compete with huge volumes of content being shared in a multitude of languages, in many cases by first-time internet users unskilled in discerning fact from fiction.

Independent fact checkers know the stakes are especially high in India, where fake news has quickly ignited violence.

Erroneous rumours of a salt shortage sparked panic across four states in November, triggering stampedes outside marketplaces that left one woman dead and countless injured.

Angry mobs in eastern India beat seven men to death in May after they were accused of child trafficking in unverified messages circulated on social media.

- Velocity creates veracity -

Govindraj Ethiraj, founder and editor of Boom, a fact-checking website, said his team encountered at least a dozen instances of fake news a day “that can cause serious harm”.

“India is perhaps the only country where there are

such violent outcomes of fake news,” he told AFP. “The way it manifests itself in India, I don’t think it happens in any other country. We are worst affected by this menace.”

Boom, which revealed the viral clip of the alleged child rape victim to be a fake, has just six people on its staff and is one of a handful of independent factchecking teams in India.

Facebook this week announced a partnership with Boom to monitor state polls in Karnataka, its first such initiative in India, as the social media giant faces global scrutiny over its platform being misused to meddle in elections.

India is one of the world’s largest and fastestgrowing internet markets, with just over a third of its 1.25 billion people connected to the web.

Cheap data packages and inexpensive smartphones are bringing millions of new users online who are often unable to detect real news from fake, said Pratik Sinha, founder of “anti-propaganda site” AltNews.

“Suddenly people, especially from rural areas, are inundated with information and are unable to distinguish what is real from what is not,” he told AFP. “They tend to believe whatever is sent to them.”

Many of the hoaxes debunked by AltNews have incendiary potential: false allegations of low-caste Indians going on a destructive rampage, or Hindu women being taunted by Muslims in a hotbed state.

Ethiraj said this content often swirled “in corners of the country that we don’t even know about”, going viral in one of India’s myriad regional languages.

Once it takes off, it can be hard to stop: “Velocity creates veracity. People start believing it,” he said.

It was a problem that “lawmakers and the police are finding difficult to deal with”, Ethiraj added. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on April 15, 2018 Indian demonstrators hold placards during a ‘Not In My Name’ protest in support of rape victims following high profile cases in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh states, in New Delhi.

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Dutch electronics giant Philips Monday posted a 27 percent drop in first quarter profits, hit partly by the costs of restructuring and some acquisitions as it evolves its portfolio. Net income fell in the first three months to 94 million euros ($115 million) compared to 128 million euros over the same period in 2017, the company reported in a statement.

Best known for the manufacture of light bulbs, electrical appliances and television sets, the Amsterdam-based company has gradually pulled out of these activities in face of fierce competition from Asia.

It focuses now more on high-end medical and health technology, such as computer tomography and molecular imaging, as well as household appliances. Sales in the first quarter stood at 3.9 billion euros, 2.0 percent down on 4.03 million euros in 2017. But the company stressed that was a comparable growth of 5.0 percent taking into account such issues as currency fluctuations, and the shedding of the Philips Lighting arm. “While there is more work to be done, 2018 started well,” said chief executive office Frans van Houten.

Restructuring and acquisition charges came to a hefty 64 million euros in the first quarter of 2018, compared to just 24 million in the same period last year.

The 2017 first quarter profits also got a boost from a 59 million euros gain from selling some real estate.

- Focus on innovation -

The group, which sold its first light bulb a few years after it was founded in 1891, moved to list its Philips Lighting division in mid-2016 which joined the Amsterdam stock exchange, the top-tier AEX, in March. Philips is a global multinational with more than 74,000 employees and income streams in over 150 countries.

Van Houten hailed sales growth in early 2018 particularly in the diagnostics and treatment area, up in comparable figures some 9.0 percent on last year. “Across our markets, we continue to see strong customer interest in our innovations,” said Van Houten.

The company had also “signed eight long-term strategic partnership agreements across the US, Europe and the Middle East,” he said, citing an 11-year deal with Britain’s Wye Valley NHS Trust to provide the latest diagnostic imaging equipment.

Philips remained on target for the 2017–2020 period of 4.0 percent to 6.0 percent comparable sales growth, he added. Van Houten, whose second term at the head of the company is due to end in a year, told reporters on a conference call he would be ready to stay on for another term, if shareholders wished. (afp)

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 02, 2010 visitors stand in front of LED flat screen TVs at the stand of Dutch electronics giant Philips at the 50th edition of the “IFA” electronics trade fair in Berlin, Germany. Dutch electronics giant Philips on Monday, April 23, 2018, posted a 27 percent drop in first quarter profits, hit partly by the costs of restructuring and some acquisitions. Net income fell in the first three months to 94 million euros ($115 million) compared to 128 million euros over the same period in 2017, the company reported.

Most Asia markets fall, with tech firms hit again

Asian markets mostly fell Monday with technology firms extending last week’s sharp losses, following another plunge in Apple as investors fret over the oncelucrative smartphone sector. News Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had called a halt to nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches -- ahead of a planned summit with Donald Trump -- was unable to provide enough support.

With attention now turning away from the Syria crisis and the China-US trade spat, a series of reports on Apple expressing doubts about iPhone sales has battered tech stocks across the world.

The US giant fell more than four percent Friday, the day after a near-

three percent drop that was fuelled by top smartphone chip supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) forecasting a plunge in sales. The drop in Apple dragged the tech-rich Nasdaq sharply down in New York, where the Dow and S&P 500 also ended in negative territory as rising US Treasury yields fan fears about a sharp rise in interest rates.

The losses filtered through to Apple’s Asian suppliers and other tech firms. AAC Technologies dived 1.9 percent in Hong Kong, TSMC shed 1.1 percent in Taipei and Alps Electric was 2.3 percent off in Tokyo, where Sharp lost 5.6 percent.

On broader markets, Japan’s Nikkei ended 0.3 percent lower,

Hong Kong slipped 0.5 percent and Shanghai fell 0.1 percent. Seoul eased 0.1 percent, Wellington lost 0.2 percent and Taipei was 0.8 percent lower. Singapore dipped 0.1 percent but Sydney added 0.3 percent. In early European trade London was barely moved, Paris fell 0.2 percent and Frankfurt dropped 0.1 percent.

- Crude maintains highs -

Oil prices dipped in Asia but remain at highs not seen since the end of 2014, with support from comments by Saudi Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh on Friday that the global market has the capacity to absorb higher prices. Saudi Arabia and Russia said at an OPEC meeting in Jeddah they would press

on with a production cap deal to defend higher prices.

“OPEC and Russia compliance remains high and solidly committed to reining in oversupply, which should continue to support prices,” said Stephen Innes, head of AsiaPacific trading at OANDA. “But involuntary supply cuts and production outages in Venezuela will also continue to support even more so after the falls in US inventories last week.” He added that dealers were also keeping an eye on possible oil sanctions against Iran by the US, which could put further upward pressure on the market.

In currency trade, the pound continues to sag against the dollar after Bank of England head Mark Carney seemed to pour cold water

on the prospects of a rate hike next month, disappointing traders who had bet on higher borrowing costs.

The dollar edged up against the safe haven yen on hopes the ChinaUS trade spat can be resolved after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was “cautiously optimistic” of finding agreement.

“He also said he was considering a trip to China,” Rodrigo Catril, senior strategist at National Australia Bank, said in a note to clients, adding that the head of China’s central bank had spoken about allowing more foreign access to the country’s market. Focus is on the release this week of a slew of US data, including economic growth and personal consumption. (afp)

Ngambeng Tradition Ahead of Pujawali at Samuantiga Temple

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Pujawali or temple festival at Samuantiga will fall on full moon of the eleventh month in Balinese calendar or April 30. As a series of the pujawali, hundreds of children performed ngembeng tradition on Sunday (Apr. 15). This tradition is collecting a variety of harvest yields from one home to another for the preparation of pujawali at the temple.

Chief of Bedulu customary village, I Gusti Made Ngurah Serana, explained that in the ngambeng tradition children come into the house of residents as a means of dissemination that pujawali will soon be organized. The targeted areas are some customary villages namely the Wanayu Mas, Taman, Bedulu and Tengkulak Kaja.

This tradition is held every day 15 before the pujawali. By and large, it lasts for one week. During that time, the children will make a group before going around the village of the supporting devotees or pangemong of the Samuantiga Temple.

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children and maximally can be dozens of children,” he explained.

Dressed in medium customary attires, the children will say Om Swastyastu greetings to the owner of the house. As a tradition, every house visited had been preparing the harvest yields to be put at the temple like coconut, banana leaves, young and green coconut leaf, incense and other ritual paraphernalia. If the ingredients have been considered enough to carry, they will go to the temple.

“Having arrived at the temple, the ingredients will be placed in the kitchen. Then, these children will ask for lunch served,” he said.

He said this tradition also serves as a medium of learning about the involvement of children in the preparation of religious ceremonies starting from an early age. He acknowledged that many performers of ngambeng tradition even also come to outside the specified customary villages, such as Ubud.

Nevertheless, they will be always greeted positively. (kmb)

Munduk Temu village is one of the villages in Tabanan developing a tourism village. The environment with plantation, farming area and beautiful view becomes added value to the village in Pupuan subdistrict. The new location under development to attract visitors is a beautiful place to take selfie.

Superiority of this selfie location lies in the beautiful scenery of the nature. Headman of the Munduk Temu, I Nyoman Wintara, said that Munduk Temu sits at an altitude of approximately 1,500 meters above sea level. It is beautiful because displays a landscape of green plantations. Not a few tourists have relatively long lived here. Meanwhile, some others just pass to perpetuate the beauty of the nature.

At the selfie location has been made a stage sizing 3×4 meter and winged boat ornament. In addition, the ornament resembles a cage that can be used to take pictures.

Visitors coming here can also enjoy the local coffee brand of Munduk Temu, namely the Leak Coffee and local fruit such as mangosteen and sugar snakefruit.

Most visitors coming here, said Wiantara, are teenagers. Commonly they throng on weekends whose number can reach 200 people. In order to be able to

take pictures at the location, visitors must give donation as much as IDR 5,000 per person. “Many visitors usually come here on weekends primarily at sunrise or sunset. They are mostly teenagers deliberately come here just to take selfie,” said Wintara.

Later on, this selfie location will be submitted by the tourism awareness group of local village or Pokdarwis given the task as the party to manage the area.

“Later on, around the selfie location the village plans to develop a guest house that involves community participation,” added Wintara.

Prior to becoming a tourism village, Munduk Temu has also implemented organic and in-organic waste sorting. Other than sorting garbage, it also maintains environmental cleanliness. Munduk Temu village has applied a fine to those who throw garbage carelessly as of March 2018.

For Munduk Temu customary village, the penalty is IDR 250,000 while Kebon Jero customary village worth IDR 100,000. In the meantime, the administrative village imposes stricter sanctions, where it does not only impose fine but also social sanction. Photo of the perpetrators who throw garbage carelessly will be uploaded to social media owned by the village. (kmb)

Delicious Twisted Satay of Casa Luna Restaurant Twisted satay is also a special menu offered at Casa Luna Restaurant other than mixed rice.

Probably, the shape and ingredients are the same as other satay, but the twisted satay a la Casa Luna Restaurant has different taste. The ingredients also utilize natural local spices as well as the way of making is very traditional. “Twisted satay has a lot of enthusiasts, especially foreign tourists,” said Dewi DeNeefe Suardana, Business Development Manager.

This satay is made from mackerel and shrimp. Meanwhile, the spices use local ones commonly called the base gede (Balinese traditional spices) and added with coconut milk to make it tastier. The stalk in use is lemongrass to create a more fragrant flavor and aroma.

The twisted satay is served with seafood menu. Other than at Casa Luna Restaurant, the twisted satay menu is also served at Indus Restaurant. “We make spices manually

and without using flavoring,” she said.

In the past, the twisted satay was using ingredients such as chicken or pork because it was made as an offering for the ancestor or God in ceremonies like mecaru (exorcism rite). Now, this kind of satay is sold as one of the food menus.

Moreover, in strategic locations such as the tourist attraction, the corner of the city and traditional markets, it is very easy to find satay merchants.

Hotels, restaurants and food stalls usually offer this twisted satay. However, the ingredient used is the form of sea fish such as snapper, tuna and others. It’s called twisted satay because the meat of the satay is not skewed, but finely panned and then twisted around the stalk. Besides, the stalk of the satay is different or larger and rectangular. The stalk is made from dry bamboo or refined coconut bark. (kmb)

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Karadzic: Bosnia’s ‘evil’ genocide mastermind

BELGRADE - To his supporters a hero who stood up for his people, Radovan Karadzic is to others a monster who brought the horror of genocide back to Europe half a century after the defeat of the Nazis.

The former Bosnian Serb leader was found guilty in March 2016 of the worst of all war crimes and sentenced to 40 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia -- two decades after he was indicted.

The one-time psychiatrist, poet, president and New Age healer was finally arrested in 2008 on a Belgrade bus after 13 years on the run.

The international community and his foes, Bosnia’s Croats and Muslims, described the 72-year-old as a brutish megalomaniac responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a systematic campaign of “ethnic cleansing”.

UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the verdict had exposed “him for what he really was: the architect of destruction and murder on a massive scale.”

- ‘Most evil man’ Karadzic was convicted of genocide over massacre of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the eastern town of Srebrenica in July 1995 and for murder and persecution during the Bosnian war that claimed more

than 100,000 lives.

Richard Holbrooke, chief architect of the 1995 Dayton peace accord that ended the war, described fatherof-two Karadzic as “one of the worst, most evil men in the world”.

“He would have made a good Nazi,” Holbrooke told Der Spiegel magazine after Karadzic’s arrest.

But for many Serbs he was a hero -- akin to those in the epic Serb poetry that inspired him -- who defended their rights in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war as Yugoslavia was torn apart.

Karadzic was born in the poor Montenegrin village of Petnjica in June 1945 -- the same year that Josip Broz Tito’s communist Yugoslavia came into being at the end of the World War II. In 1960 Karadzic went to ethnically mixed Sarajevo, where he studied medicine, met his wife Ljiljana and later served a year in prison for fraud.

A keen poet, Karadzic was said to live a bohemian lifestyle and have Muslim friends, working as a football team psychiatrist and showing few nationalist tendencies.

His professional mentor, psychiatrist Ismet Ceric, told the US TV programme Frontline that Karadzic had “a thousand different faces” and likely a personality disorder.

“He doesn’t live in reality,” said Ceric. (afp)

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The horse-trading in the National Assembly came as Macron’s reform of the public sector runs into stiff opposition from trade unions and students, who have conducted weeks of strikes, demonstrations and sit-ins.

Rail workers object to plans to

strip new recruits of jobs-for-life and early retirement while students have occupied some universities over new requirements for admission to public universities.

The unions are gambling on the resistance swelling into a mass movement but opinion polls suggest the opposite is happening, with just 43 percent backing the strike in an Ifop survey released Sunday and train strikes starting to ease. (afp)

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This picture taken on March 31, 2018 shows Indonesian workers trying to clean an oil spill from the sea in Balikpapan. An oil spill off Borneo island that led to five deaths and the declaration of a state of emergency was caused by a ruptured undersea pipe, Indonesia’s national oil company Pertamina said on April 4.

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Nashville Mayor David Briley speaks at a press conference discussing the shooting at a Waffle House where a gunman opened fire killing four and injuring two on April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.

US hunts semi-nude gunman disarmed by ‘hero’ after 4 killed WASHINGTON - US police hunted a semi-nude gunman who shot four people dead at a waffle restaurant Sunday after he fled from a “hero” who disarmed him.

In this file photo taken on March 24, 2016 Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic sits in the courtroom for the reading of his verdict at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

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Police in the Tennessee city of Nashville said the suspect in the country’s latest mass shooting may have had “mental issues,” and the incident led the city’s mayor to issue an unusually blunt call for “comprehensive gun reform.”

The Metro Nashville Police Department said Taurean Sanderlin, 29, Joe Perez, 20, and Deebony Groves, 21, were shot dead at the all-night Waffle House restaurant in the suburb of Antioch at 3:25 am (0825 GMT).

The fourth victim, 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva, died in hospital.

Meanwhile Shanita Waggoner, 21, and Sharita Henderson, 24, were wounded and taken to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Police identified the suspect

as 29-year-old Travis Reinking and said he could be armed with a rifle and a handgun, after firing an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at the restaurant, where he was nude except for a green jacket.

A military-style weapon, the AR-15 has been regularly used in US mass shootings.

James Shaw, 29, told a press conference that he and his friend had sat down in the diner after visiting a nightclub, when they thought a pile of plates had crashed.

“I saw the Waffle House employees scatter. Then I looked back and I saw a person laying on the ground right at the entrance of the door,” said Shaw, wearing a brown suit jacket and with his right forearm bandaged.

Shaw said he slid from his

table and moved toward the door, which the gunman was trying to enter after apparently firing through the glass.

“I’m pretty sure he grazed my arm,” said Shaw.

“I kind of made up my mind, because there’s no way to lock that door, that if it was gonna come down to it, he was gonna have to work to kill me.”

As the shooter was either reloading, or the weapon jammed, Shaw ran and hit him with the swivel door, leading to a scuffle.

“I managed to get him with one hand on the gun, and then I grabbed it from him and threw it over the countertop,” before getting the suspect outside, Shaw said.

Police said they believe the gunman discarded the jacket while fleeing to his home, where he put on a pair of pants and then disappeared into nearby woods. (afp)

Vessel explodes in Seribu sand Islands, injuring nine people JAKARTA - A vessel exploded at the main quay of Panggang island in Seribu Islands district on Sunday morning, leaving nine people injured. “It`s true the vessel exploded on its engine,” Chief of the National Police Public Relations Division Inspector General Setyo Wasisto said in a short message text on Sunday.

The vessel owned by the transportation office of the Seribu Islands district exploded when it was about to return to Pramuka island.

All the victims have been rushed to a regional general hospital in Pramuka Island for treatment, he said. Police are still investigating the cause of the explosion.(ant)

Deputy chief of Labuhanbatu Resort Police found dead RANTAUPRAPAT - Police Commissioner Andi Chandra, deputy chief of the Labuhanbatu Resort Police, in North Sumatra Province was found dead on Sunday after being reportedly drowned in the Labuhanbatu waters. Police rescuers evacuated Chandra`s body, that was earlier drowned in the Sei Lumut waters, Labuhan Bilik village in Labuhanbatu District, North Sumatra.

A boat carrying passengers, including the deputy chief of the Labuhanbatu Resort Police, Commissioner Andi Chandra, reportedly sank in the Labuhanbatu waters, North Sumatra, on Saturday.

The boat was drowned after crashing into a tank in the waters of the Sei Lumut, Commissioner Victor Sibarani, confirmed when contacted here. The entourage in the boat survived, but Chandra went missing, Sibarani disclosed. Chandra embarked the wooden boat after attending the wedding party of the second child of Labuhanbatu District head in Panai Hilir sub-district.

Chandra`s body was brought to the Tanjung Sarang Elang area in Panai Hulu sub-district and arrived at the location at 10:20 a.m. local time. The Chadra`s corpse would be buried in Pematang Siantar, Simalungun District.(ant)

House speaker calls on govt to monitor money circulation

JAKARTA - Speaker of the House of Representatives Bambang Soesatyo has called on the government to watch closely money circulation ahead the simultaneous regional election and the Eid al-Fitr, to anticipate circulation of counterfeit money. “Because usually counterfeit money circulation will increase ahead the regional election and Eid al-Fitr,” Bambang Soesatyo said in a statement here on Sunday.

Soesatyo made his statement in response to the disclosure of a syndicate that produce and circulate counterfeit money in Rp100,000 notes. The case has been investigated further by the crime investigation unit (Bareskrim) of the Indonesian Police.

The House speaker has also called on the Finance Ministry, the Central Bank (BI) and the Counterfeit Money Eradication Coordination Agency (Botasupal) to monitor money circulation.

He also called on the public to increase awareness on counterfeit money circulation and only exchange their currencies in banks and authorized money changers.

“The public must be aware of this, to minimize counterfeit money circulation,” he said, adding that the police should investigate the case thoroughly and impose appropriate punishment for the perpetrators.

Previously, the police has named AP as a suspect in counterfeit money

circulation. He was allegedly funded the production of counterfeit money.

Deputy Director of special economic crime Senior Commissioner Daniel Tahi Monang Silitonga said, AP has confessed he committed the crime to pay his debt. “Daniel said, the police has named three other suspects AK (56), AD (62), and AM (35) who played different roles to design and print the money. They sold the original Rp100,000 notes for three pieces of counterfeit notes.(ant)

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Byrdhouse Beach Club

DENPASAR - Byrdhouse Beach Club at the Segara Village Hotel in Sanur is the only dining and leisure

complex of its kind on the Segara Ayu beachfront area of Sanur, easily accessible to outside guests via

Sanur’s beach footpath. The beach club comprises three different restaurants and two bars, while live

bands and colourful cultural dance performances feature throughout the week to accompany your seaside seafood barbecue dinners. It’s a fun seaside vibe with varying dining options for families and beachgoers by day, with a chic and slightly sophisticated atmosphere as the sun goes down.

Le Pirate Kitchen is Byrdhouse Beach Club’s signature restaurant which offers an alfresco setup with tables laid out over a broad wooden deck and under coconut palms. Selections range from western favourites to twists on classic Indonesian favourites, such as nasi rendang (IDR 95,000 or USD 7.25), a rice dish with a take on the famous West Sumatran caramelized beef curry.

For Japanese cuisine, there’s Minami Kitchen, which offers house specials ranging from tempura and pork and beef cutlets (IDR 110,000-140,000 or USD 8-10), as well as cold noodles, sashimi and sushi, and teppanyaki selections, served with tamago fried rice and

Marc Marquez wins sixth consecutive MotoGP of the Americas

stir-fried vegetables.

At any time of the day, you can opt for the light and laidback beachfront ambiance of Amuse Gueule, a seaside café that offers gourmet coffee brews, together with wood-fired pizzas – a great pause in between laps at Segara Village Hotel’s 30-meter pool nearby. Equally, the Byrdhouse Beach Club’s Jacuzzi Bar is a chic way to enjoy cocktails – you can soak in an oversized Jacuzzi for to totally unwind. For a memorable evening in Sanur, head down to Byrdhouse Beach Club for their seaside barbecue and buffets (from IDR 120,000 or USD 9 per person). Mondays feature Bali’s famous Legong dance performances, while Wednesdays highlight an acoustic trio, and Fridays feature a live Latin accompanying your seafood grills.

Families with kids are welcome, with a dedicated backyard playground and kids’ corner close at hand. (net)

WASHINGTON - Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez won his sixth consecutive MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday despite being dropped from pole position to fourth on the starting grid by a qualifying penalty.

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A successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has “raised the bar” for Tokyo 2020.

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TOKYO - A successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has “raised the bar” for Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee said Monday, warning organisers to brace for difficult questions and criticism as the Games approach.

IOC coordination commission chairman John Coates paid tribute to a “very, very successful” Games in South Korea as he started two days of meetings with Tokyo 2020 officials.

“The bar has been raised for you,” said Coates as he recalled the “fantastic sporting achievement” and “historic moments with the two Koreas walking together”.

With around two-and-a-half years until the Tokyo Olympics, Coates advised organisers that their preparation would come under increasing scrutiny.

Tokyo came under fire from some quarters at a recent meeting of top sporting officials, who raised some “very pertinent questions”, Coates said.

According to specialist outlet Inside the Games, around 10 world governing body representatives raised concerns over different aspects of the Games preparations at the meeting in Bangkok.

“You have to be prepared to answer these questions when they are raised and if you don’t, these are the sorts of things that can impact the confidence of our stakeholders in your ability to host the Games,” warned Coates.

“That’s very hard to come back from when that momentum starts to build... when these questions come, they have to be answered,” stressed the Australian.

After a difficult start -- with budgetary problems and a series of PR disasters -- Tokyo 2020 organisers say they have wrestled the Games back on track.

“Everything is going very smoothly and I can clearly say that most of the competition venues are on track and they will be completed as scheduled,” said Tokyo 2020 chief executive officer Toshiro Muto in a recent news conference.

Organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Monday that “budget reduction is the highest priority action for us,” after fury over the high price tag of the Games.

In December, organisers announced a “significant” cut of $1.4 billion in the budget, bringing the overall bill to 1.35 trillion yen ($12.5 billion). (afp)

The Spanish Honda rider won by 3.5 seconds from compatriot Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) over 20 laps of the 3.426-mile (5.513km), 20-corner circuit at Austin, Texas with Italy’s Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) third.

The 25-year-old Spaniard was a winner from the pole in all five prior Austin races, taking his first MotoGP win at the track in 2013, and led qualifying for a sixth consecutive year.

But Marquez only started fourth on the grid after a three-spot penalty for slow riding and disturbing Vinales on a fast lap in Saturday qualifying.

Marquez jumped to second at the start, was in the lead before the first lap ended and stayed in front to the finish.

“It was my strategy to start and just push,” Marquez said. “I didn’t have confidence to battle. I just push and open a gap and hopefully I go away.

“A race like this is not normal. You don’t expect to get such a big lead.”

Marquez said he was ill and concerned he might not be up for a fight at the finish.

“I felt a little bit sick and I didn’t know how I would feel at the end of the race,” Marquez said.

“I was just pushing. Today after all the things I just wanted to get a lead and open a gap if it was possible.”

Marquez, chasing his fifth career world MotoGP crown, jumped to second in the driver points standings, his 45 points one shy of Italy’s leader Andrea Dovizioso and four ahead of Vinales after the third of 19 season races.

And that’s after Marquez was blanked earlier this month in Argentina.

“I lose some positions in Argentina but I always felt I was there because I’m happy with the bike in all the conditions,” Marquez said.

“Now we have to get ready and go to Europe where the tracks are a little bit different.”

Marquez, who won his 10th consecutive MotoGP race on US tracks, started alongside Valentino Rossi, the Yamaha rider who finished fourth, after having knocked over the Italian icon in Argentina.

That prompted Rossi to say he was “scared” to have Marquez on the grid, calling him a safety risk to riders. (afp)

Getty Images/Getty Images/AFP

Marc Marquez of Spain and Repsol Honda Team spays champagne and celebrates the MotoGP victory on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race during the MotoGp Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix of The Americas - Race at Circuit of The Americas on April 22, 2018 in Austin, Texas.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

James poised to show Zidane what Real are missing

Free-scoring Salah crowned PFA Player of the Year Mohamed Salah was crowned the Premier League’s Players’ Player of the Year on Sunday, with his incredible 41-goal debut season at Liverpool beating out strong competition from Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne.

“It’s a big honour. I’ve worked hard and I’m very happy to win it,” Salah said at the ceremony on Sunday evening.

Salah matched a Premier League record tally for a single season by scoring his 31st league goal of the campaign in a 2-2 draw at West Brom on Saturday. “You’re comparing your name with some great names,” he said, on the prospect of breaking the record. “To break the Premier League record is something huge in England and all over in the world.

“There are still three games to go. I want to break this record.” Salah has also netted seven times in eight Champions League games, including in both legs of Liverpool’s 5-1 quarter-final thrashing of City, to carry his side to a first semi-final for a decade.

De Bruyne showed why he had been many people’s early-season favourite for the prize with an incredible long-range strike for his 12th goal of the season to go with a league-high number of assists as champions City thrashed Swansea 5-0 on Sunday. “From my point of view when you are analysing 10 months, there is no player better than him,” said City manager Pep Guardiola of the Belgian midfielder.

“Maybe there are numbers better but for me he was the best. But it is my opinion, the opinions of the players could be different. But in the end, in summer time he will be at home being champion.” City did pick up a prize from the PFA gala in central London on Sunday, though, as Leroy Sane won the Young Player of the Year.

Sane, another City team-mate David Silva, De Bruyne, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea and Tottenham striker Harry Kane were the other five nominees for the main prize.(afp)

Having rebooted his stuttering career at Bayern Munich, James Rodriguez has the chance to show Real Madrid exactly what they are missing when the sides meet in their Champions League semi-final, first leg on Wednesday. James has shone since quitting Real last July at the end of three often difficult seasons in Madrid for a two-year loan deal in Munich.

“Both games will be special for me,” James told Spanish newspaper AS before the first leg at the Allianz Arena. “I was at Real for three years, I have friends there and good memories from that time.

“I’m only thinking about my team now and how we can beat Real.”

The Colombian had an impressive first season in the Spanish

capital in the wake of a starring role for his country at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. However, the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as Madrid coach in January 2016 set him back, with the Frenchman not seeing James as a key part of his team. Yet, while Zidane seemed relieved to see James leave the Santiago Bernabeu, his Real team-mates were not.

Last November, Cristiano Ronaldo publically pointed to the playmaker ’s departure as a reason for Madrid’s erratic form this season. In Munich, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder has rediscovered the form which saw him light up that World Cup and finish as the competition’s

top scorer. He came to Bavaria to work under Carlo Ancelotti, his first coach at Real.

The Italian was sacked in late September after a poor start to this season, but he has remained a popular choice under Ancelotti’s successor Jupp Heynckes.

Heynckes said the key to James’ development has been having the freedom to take risks.

“He realises that he’s allowed to make mistakes and that it’s not a reflection of his performance if he’s taken off,” explained the Bayern boss. Encouraged to roam the space behind top scorer Robert Lewandowski, James also gives Bayern another potentially lethal option from dead balls.

MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP

Napoli’s French defender Kalidou Koulibaly celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Napoli on April 22, 2018 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

‘Impossible mission’: Koulibaly blows Italian title race wide open

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said his side were still in control of their destiny after Kalidou Koulibaly’s last-gasp winner saw Napoli reduce the gap on the Serie A champions to just one point -- setting off wild celebrations in Naples. Senegalese defender Koulibaly was the toast of Napoli fans after his 90th-minute header sealed the 1-0 win and blew the championship open with four games to play.

Lindsey PARNABY / AFP

Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England, on April 21, 2018.

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The victory in Turin sparked joyous scenes on the streets of Naples, with fireworks and exuberant fans diving into the fountain at the Piazza Trieste e Trento in the historic town centre.

Six-time defending champions Juventus have 85 points from 34 games with Napoli, bidding for a third Scudetto after 1987 and 1990, on 84. “We are still top of the table, we still have the advantage,” Allegri said. “Now we have a rest day, then we have to prepare for what I think really will be the decisive match for our season against Inter Milan (next Saturday).

“I think the title race will remain open until May 20. There’s nothing you can take for granted in football.” But despite blasting “a terrible game for both teams” Allegri said he could

not reproach his side who have had a gruelling season, reaching the Champions League quarterfinals and the Italian Cup final.

“To the lads I can’t say anything, we play 57 games in a year, the others do not,” declared the Juventus coach. Napoli had lost all six of their previous games in the Allianz Stadium, but they handed Juventus only their second home defeat this season after losing to Lazio in October.

“It’s the most important goal of my life because winning here was an impossible mission,” said Koulibaly, after his fifth league goal. Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne added: “Napoli hadn’t won here in nine years, so I already know the fans are going to create some chaos in Naples!”

Napoli’s film-producer presi-

dent Aurelio De Laurentiis tweeted his congratulations, while club legend Diego Maradona posted “Mamma mia” on Facebook with a photo of Koulibaly.

But coach Maurizio Sarri called for cool heads despite the “satisfaction” of the win, which significantly turned up the heat on Juventus as they seek their seventh straight title.

“We must be clear, Juventus are still ahead by a point, we need to think of Fiorentina (next week) without getting carried away. “It’s enormously satisfying, but we have to be clear-headed enough to see it as one match and realise it changes very little in the wider scheme of things.

“We played totally without fear in one of the toughest stadiums in Europe and that’s a positive sign.”(afp)

ODD ANDERSEN / AFP

Bayern Munich’s Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez (top) and Hanover’s German defender Oliver Sorg vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Hannover 96 vs Bayern Munich in Hanover, central Germany, on April 21, 2018.

- ‘Staying here’ Real’s loss has been Bayern’s gain. James was part of two Champions League-winning teams with Madrid. He did not play in either the 2016 or 2017 final, but he knows exactly how Real tick in Europe. “They use a different ‘chip’ in the Champions League than they do in the (Spanish) league,” he told Munich-based newspaper TZ. “They manage to get the most out of themselves.

They know what it takes to fight for this trophy year after year.”

Bayern have been knocked out of Europe by Spanish opposition in each of the last four seasons, including losing to Real in the quarter-finals last year.

They will hope James can help end that run. He has been described by Heynckes as a “godsend”, having scored six goals and provided twice as many assists so far this season. He announced his arrival last September by capping his first league start by scoring and creating a goal in a 3-0 win

at Schalke.

He did not look back, helping Bayern secure a sixth straight Bundesliga title. All that is missing is a statement performance in Europe -- ideally against Real.

His loan spell ends in June 2019, but he was crystal clear when German magazine Kicker asked about his future. “I’m staying here,” James said. “My present is here and I’m very happy in Munich. I don’t want to think about anything else.”

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge describes the 13 million euros ($15.9m) they paid to take James on loan as a “very, very good transfer.” “We’re in no hurry. We have very clear conditions in terms of the contract,” said Rummenigge. “We have a two-year loan deal and then a purchase option of 42 million euros that we will have to take up.” James added: “Bayern is fantastic, I’m happy and I can imagine myself playing for many more years here.”(afp)

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

James poised to show Zidane what Real are missing

Free-scoring Salah crowned PFA Player of the Year Mohamed Salah was crowned the Premier League’s Players’ Player of the Year on Sunday, with his incredible 41-goal debut season at Liverpool beating out strong competition from Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne.

“It’s a big honour. I’ve worked hard and I’m very happy to win it,” Salah said at the ceremony on Sunday evening.

Salah matched a Premier League record tally for a single season by scoring his 31st league goal of the campaign in a 2-2 draw at West Brom on Saturday. “You’re comparing your name with some great names,” he said, on the prospect of breaking the record. “To break the Premier League record is something huge in England and all over in the world.

“There are still three games to go. I want to break this record.” Salah has also netted seven times in eight Champions League games, including in both legs of Liverpool’s 5-1 quarter-final thrashing of City, to carry his side to a first semi-final for a decade.

De Bruyne showed why he had been many people’s early-season favourite for the prize with an incredible long-range strike for his 12th goal of the season to go with a league-high number of assists as champions City thrashed Swansea 5-0 on Sunday. “From my point of view when you are analysing 10 months, there is no player better than him,” said City manager Pep Guardiola of the Belgian midfielder.

“Maybe there are numbers better but for me he was the best. But it is my opinion, the opinions of the players could be different. But in the end, in summer time he will be at home being champion.” City did pick up a prize from the PFA gala in central London on Sunday, though, as Leroy Sane won the Young Player of the Year.

Sane, another City team-mate David Silva, De Bruyne, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea and Tottenham striker Harry Kane were the other five nominees for the main prize.(afp)

Having rebooted his stuttering career at Bayern Munich, James Rodriguez has the chance to show Real Madrid exactly what they are missing when the sides meet in their Champions League semi-final, first leg on Wednesday. James has shone since quitting Real last July at the end of three often difficult seasons in Madrid for a two-year loan deal in Munich.

“Both games will be special for me,” James told Spanish newspaper AS before the first leg at the Allianz Arena. “I was at Real for three years, I have friends there and good memories from that time.

“I’m only thinking about my team now and how we can beat Real.”

The Colombian had an impressive first season in the Spanish

capital in the wake of a starring role for his country at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. However, the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as Madrid coach in January 2016 set him back, with the Frenchman not seeing James as a key part of his team. Yet, while Zidane seemed relieved to see James leave the Santiago Bernabeu, his Real team-mates were not.

Last November, Cristiano Ronaldo publically pointed to the playmaker ’s departure as a reason for Madrid’s erratic form this season. In Munich, the 26-year-old attacking midfielder has rediscovered the form which saw him light up that World Cup and finish as the competition’s

top scorer. He came to Bavaria to work under Carlo Ancelotti, his first coach at Real.

The Italian was sacked in late September after a poor start to this season, but he has remained a popular choice under Ancelotti’s successor Jupp Heynckes.

Heynckes said the key to James’ development has been having the freedom to take risks.

“He realises that he’s allowed to make mistakes and that it’s not a reflection of his performance if he’s taken off,” explained the Bayern boss. Encouraged to roam the space behind top scorer Robert Lewandowski, James also gives Bayern another potentially lethal option from dead balls.

MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP

Napoli’s French defender Kalidou Koulibaly celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Napoli on April 22, 2018 at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

‘Impossible mission’: Koulibaly blows Italian title race wide open

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said his side were still in control of their destiny after Kalidou Koulibaly’s last-gasp winner saw Napoli reduce the gap on the Serie A champions to just one point -- setting off wild celebrations in Naples. Senegalese defender Koulibaly was the toast of Napoli fans after his 90th-minute header sealed the 1-0 win and blew the championship open with four games to play.

Lindsey PARNABY / AFP

Liverpool’s Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England, on April 21, 2018.

9

The victory in Turin sparked joyous scenes on the streets of Naples, with fireworks and exuberant fans diving into the fountain at the Piazza Trieste e Trento in the historic town centre.

Six-time defending champions Juventus have 85 points from 34 games with Napoli, bidding for a third Scudetto after 1987 and 1990, on 84. “We are still top of the table, we still have the advantage,” Allegri said. “Now we have a rest day, then we have to prepare for what I think really will be the decisive match for our season against Inter Milan (next Saturday).

“I think the title race will remain open until May 20. There’s nothing you can take for granted in football.” But despite blasting “a terrible game for both teams” Allegri said he could

not reproach his side who have had a gruelling season, reaching the Champions League quarterfinals and the Italian Cup final.

“To the lads I can’t say anything, we play 57 games in a year, the others do not,” declared the Juventus coach. Napoli had lost all six of their previous games in the Allianz Stadium, but they handed Juventus only their second home defeat this season after losing to Lazio in October.

“It’s the most important goal of my life because winning here was an impossible mission,” said Koulibaly, after his fifth league goal. Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne added: “Napoli hadn’t won here in nine years, so I already know the fans are going to create some chaos in Naples!”

Napoli’s film-producer presi-

dent Aurelio De Laurentiis tweeted his congratulations, while club legend Diego Maradona posted “Mamma mia” on Facebook with a photo of Koulibaly.

But coach Maurizio Sarri called for cool heads despite the “satisfaction” of the win, which significantly turned up the heat on Juventus as they seek their seventh straight title.

“We must be clear, Juventus are still ahead by a point, we need to think of Fiorentina (next week) without getting carried away. “It’s enormously satisfying, but we have to be clear-headed enough to see it as one match and realise it changes very little in the wider scheme of things.

“We played totally without fear in one of the toughest stadiums in Europe and that’s a positive sign.”(afp)

ODD ANDERSEN / AFP

Bayern Munich’s Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez (top) and Hanover’s German defender Oliver Sorg vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Hannover 96 vs Bayern Munich in Hanover, central Germany, on April 21, 2018.

- ‘Staying here’ Real’s loss has been Bayern’s gain. James was part of two Champions League-winning teams with Madrid. He did not play in either the 2016 or 2017 final, but he knows exactly how Real tick in Europe. “They use a different ‘chip’ in the Champions League than they do in the (Spanish) league,” he told Munich-based newspaper TZ. “They manage to get the most out of themselves.

They know what it takes to fight for this trophy year after year.”

Bayern have been knocked out of Europe by Spanish opposition in each of the last four seasons, including losing to Real in the quarter-finals last year.

They will hope James can help end that run. He has been described by Heynckes as a “godsend”, having scored six goals and provided twice as many assists so far this season. He announced his arrival last September by capping his first league start by scoring and creating a goal in a 3-0 win

at Schalke.

He did not look back, helping Bayern secure a sixth straight Bundesliga title. All that is missing is a statement performance in Europe -- ideally against Real.

His loan spell ends in June 2019, but he was crystal clear when German magazine Kicker asked about his future. “I’m staying here,” James said. “My present is here and I’m very happy in Munich. I don’t want to think about anything else.”

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge describes the 13 million euros ($15.9m) they paid to take James on loan as a “very, very good transfer.” “We’re in no hurry. We have very clear conditions in terms of the contract,” said Rummenigge. “We have a two-year loan deal and then a purchase option of 42 million euros that we will have to take up.” James added: “Bayern is fantastic, I’m happy and I can imagine myself playing for many more years here.”(afp)

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

International

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

International

Byrdhouse Beach Club

DENPASAR - Byrdhouse Beach Club at the Segara Village Hotel in Sanur is the only dining and leisure

complex of its kind on the Segara Ayu beachfront area of Sanur, easily accessible to outside guests via

Sanur’s beach footpath. The beach club comprises three different restaurants and two bars, while live

bands and colourful cultural dance performances feature throughout the week to accompany your seaside seafood barbecue dinners. It’s a fun seaside vibe with varying dining options for families and beachgoers by day, with a chic and slightly sophisticated atmosphere as the sun goes down.

Le Pirate Kitchen is Byrdhouse Beach Club’s signature restaurant which offers an alfresco setup with tables laid out over a broad wooden deck and under coconut palms. Selections range from western favourites to twists on classic Indonesian favourites, such as nasi rendang (IDR 95,000 or USD 7.25), a rice dish with a take on the famous West Sumatran caramelized beef curry.

For Japanese cuisine, there’s Minami Kitchen, which offers house specials ranging from tempura and pork and beef cutlets (IDR 110,000-140,000 or USD 8-10), as well as cold noodles, sashimi and sushi, and teppanyaki selections, served with tamago fried rice and

Marc Marquez wins sixth consecutive MotoGP of the Americas

stir-fried vegetables.

At any time of the day, you can opt for the light and laidback beachfront ambiance of Amuse Gueule, a seaside café that offers gourmet coffee brews, together with wood-fired pizzas – a great pause in between laps at Segara Village Hotel’s 30-meter pool nearby. Equally, the Byrdhouse Beach Club’s Jacuzzi Bar is a chic way to enjoy cocktails – you can soak in an oversized Jacuzzi for to totally unwind. For a memorable evening in Sanur, head down to Byrdhouse Beach Club for their seaside barbecue and buffets (from IDR 120,000 or USD 9 per person). Mondays feature Bali’s famous Legong dance performances, while Wednesdays highlight an acoustic trio, and Fridays feature a live Latin accompanying your seafood grills.

Families with kids are welcome, with a dedicated backyard playground and kids’ corner close at hand. (net)

WASHINGTON - Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez won his sixth consecutive MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday despite being dropped from pole position to fourth on the starting grid by a qualifying penalty.

IBP/net

A successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has “raised the bar” for Tokyo 2020.

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TOKYO - A successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has “raised the bar” for Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee said Monday, warning organisers to brace for difficult questions and criticism as the Games approach.

IOC coordination commission chairman John Coates paid tribute to a “very, very successful” Games in South Korea as he started two days of meetings with Tokyo 2020 officials.

“The bar has been raised for you,” said Coates as he recalled the “fantastic sporting achievement” and “historic moments with the two Koreas walking together”.

With around two-and-a-half years until the Tokyo Olympics, Coates advised organisers that their preparation would come under increasing scrutiny.

Tokyo came under fire from some quarters at a recent meeting of top sporting officials, who raised some “very pertinent questions”, Coates said.

According to specialist outlet Inside the Games, around 10 world governing body representatives raised concerns over different aspects of the Games preparations at the meeting in Bangkok.

“You have to be prepared to answer these questions when they are raised and if you don’t, these are the sorts of things that can impact the confidence of our stakeholders in your ability to host the Games,” warned Coates.

“That’s very hard to come back from when that momentum starts to build... when these questions come, they have to be answered,” stressed the Australian.

After a difficult start -- with budgetary problems and a series of PR disasters -- Tokyo 2020 organisers say they have wrestled the Games back on track.

“Everything is going very smoothly and I can clearly say that most of the competition venues are on track and they will be completed as scheduled,” said Tokyo 2020 chief executive officer Toshiro Muto in a recent news conference.

Organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Monday that “budget reduction is the highest priority action for us,” after fury over the high price tag of the Games.

In December, organisers announced a “significant” cut of $1.4 billion in the budget, bringing the overall bill to 1.35 trillion yen ($12.5 billion). (afp)

The Spanish Honda rider won by 3.5 seconds from compatriot Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) over 20 laps of the 3.426-mile (5.513km), 20-corner circuit at Austin, Texas with Italy’s Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) third.

The 25-year-old Spaniard was a winner from the pole in all five prior Austin races, taking his first MotoGP win at the track in 2013, and led qualifying for a sixth consecutive year.

But Marquez only started fourth on the grid after a three-spot penalty for slow riding and disturbing Vinales on a fast lap in Saturday qualifying.

Marquez jumped to second at the start, was in the lead before the first lap ended and stayed in front to the finish.

“It was my strategy to start and just push,” Marquez said. “I didn’t have confidence to battle. I just push and open a gap and hopefully I go away.

“A race like this is not normal. You don’t expect to get such a big lead.”

Marquez said he was ill and concerned he might not be up for a fight at the finish.

“I felt a little bit sick and I didn’t know how I would feel at the end of the race,” Marquez said.

“I was just pushing. Today after all the things I just wanted to get a lead and open a gap if it was possible.”

Marquez, chasing his fifth career world MotoGP crown, jumped to second in the driver points standings, his 45 points one shy of Italy’s leader Andrea Dovizioso and four ahead of Vinales after the third of 19 season races.

And that’s after Marquez was blanked earlier this month in Argentina.

“I lose some positions in Argentina but I always felt I was there because I’m happy with the bike in all the conditions,” Marquez said.

“Now we have to get ready and go to Europe where the tracks are a little bit different.”

Marquez, who won his 10th consecutive MotoGP race on US tracks, started alongside Valentino Rossi, the Yamaha rider who finished fourth, after having knocked over the Italian icon in Argentina.

That prompted Rossi to say he was “scared” to have Marquez on the grid, calling him a safety risk to riders. (afp)

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Marc Marquez of Spain and Repsol Honda Team spays champagne and celebrates the MotoGP victory on the podium at the end of the MotoGP race during the MotoGp Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix of The Americas - Race at Circuit of The Americas on April 22, 2018 in Austin, Texas.

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Karadzic: Bosnia’s ‘evil’ genocide mastermind

BELGRADE - To his supporters a hero who stood up for his people, Radovan Karadzic is to others a monster who brought the horror of genocide back to Europe half a century after the defeat of the Nazis.

The former Bosnian Serb leader was found guilty in March 2016 of the worst of all war crimes and sentenced to 40 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia -- two decades after he was indicted.

The one-time psychiatrist, poet, president and New Age healer was finally arrested in 2008 on a Belgrade bus after 13 years on the run.

The international community and his foes, Bosnia’s Croats and Muslims, described the 72-year-old as a brutish megalomaniac responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a systematic campaign of “ethnic cleansing”.

UN rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the verdict had exposed “him for what he really was: the architect of destruction and murder on a massive scale.”

- ‘Most evil man’ Karadzic was convicted of genocide over massacre of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the eastern town of Srebrenica in July 1995 and for murder and persecution during the Bosnian war that claimed more

than 100,000 lives.

Richard Holbrooke, chief architect of the 1995 Dayton peace accord that ended the war, described fatherof-two Karadzic as “one of the worst, most evil men in the world”.

“He would have made a good Nazi,” Holbrooke told Der Spiegel magazine after Karadzic’s arrest.

But for many Serbs he was a hero -- akin to those in the epic Serb poetry that inspired him -- who defended their rights in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war as Yugoslavia was torn apart.

Karadzic was born in the poor Montenegrin village of Petnjica in June 1945 -- the same year that Josip Broz Tito’s communist Yugoslavia came into being at the end of the World War II. In 1960 Karadzic went to ethnically mixed Sarajevo, where he studied medicine, met his wife Ljiljana and later served a year in prison for fraud.

A keen poet, Karadzic was said to live a bohemian lifestyle and have Muslim friends, working as a football team psychiatrist and showing few nationalist tendencies.

His professional mentor, psychiatrist Ismet Ceric, told the US TV programme Frontline that Karadzic had “a thousand different faces” and likely a personality disorder.

“He doesn’t live in reality,” said Ceric. (afp)

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The horse-trading in the National Assembly came as Macron’s reform of the public sector runs into stiff opposition from trade unions and students, who have conducted weeks of strikes, demonstrations and sit-ins.

Rail workers object to plans to

strip new recruits of jobs-for-life and early retirement while students have occupied some universities over new requirements for admission to public universities.

The unions are gambling on the resistance swelling into a mass movement but opinion polls suggest the opposite is happening, with just 43 percent backing the strike in an Ifop survey released Sunday and train strikes starting to ease. (afp)

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This picture taken on March 31, 2018 shows Indonesian workers trying to clean an oil spill from the sea in Balikpapan. An oil spill off Borneo island that led to five deaths and the declaration of a state of emergency was caused by a ruptured undersea pipe, Indonesia’s national oil company Pertamina said on April 4.

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Nashville Mayor David Briley speaks at a press conference discussing the shooting at a Waffle House where a gunman opened fire killing four and injuring two on April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.

US hunts semi-nude gunman disarmed by ‘hero’ after 4 killed WASHINGTON - US police hunted a semi-nude gunman who shot four people dead at a waffle restaurant Sunday after he fled from a “hero” who disarmed him.

In this file photo taken on March 24, 2016 Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic sits in the courtroom for the reading of his verdict at the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

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Police in the Tennessee city of Nashville said the suspect in the country’s latest mass shooting may have had “mental issues,” and the incident led the city’s mayor to issue an unusually blunt call for “comprehensive gun reform.”

The Metro Nashville Police Department said Taurean Sanderlin, 29, Joe Perez, 20, and Deebony Groves, 21, were shot dead at the all-night Waffle House restaurant in the suburb of Antioch at 3:25 am (0825 GMT).

The fourth victim, 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva, died in hospital.

Meanwhile Shanita Waggoner, 21, and Sharita Henderson, 24, were wounded and taken to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Police identified the suspect

as 29-year-old Travis Reinking and said he could be armed with a rifle and a handgun, after firing an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at the restaurant, where he was nude except for a green jacket.

A military-style weapon, the AR-15 has been regularly used in US mass shootings.

James Shaw, 29, told a press conference that he and his friend had sat down in the diner after visiting a nightclub, when they thought a pile of plates had crashed.

“I saw the Waffle House employees scatter. Then I looked back and I saw a person laying on the ground right at the entrance of the door,” said Shaw, wearing a brown suit jacket and with his right forearm bandaged.

Shaw said he slid from his

table and moved toward the door, which the gunman was trying to enter after apparently firing through the glass.

“I’m pretty sure he grazed my arm,” said Shaw.

“I kind of made up my mind, because there’s no way to lock that door, that if it was gonna come down to it, he was gonna have to work to kill me.”

As the shooter was either reloading, or the weapon jammed, Shaw ran and hit him with the swivel door, leading to a scuffle.

“I managed to get him with one hand on the gun, and then I grabbed it from him and threw it over the countertop,” before getting the suspect outside, Shaw said.

Police said they believe the gunman discarded the jacket while fleeing to his home, where he put on a pair of pants and then disappeared into nearby woods. (afp)

Vessel explodes in Seribu sand Islands, injuring nine people JAKARTA - A vessel exploded at the main quay of Panggang island in Seribu Islands district on Sunday morning, leaving nine people injured. “It`s true the vessel exploded on its engine,” Chief of the National Police Public Relations Division Inspector General Setyo Wasisto said in a short message text on Sunday.

The vessel owned by the transportation office of the Seribu Islands district exploded when it was about to return to Pramuka island.

All the victims have been rushed to a regional general hospital in Pramuka Island for treatment, he said. Police are still investigating the cause of the explosion.(ant)

Deputy chief of Labuhanbatu Resort Police found dead RANTAUPRAPAT - Police Commissioner Andi Chandra, deputy chief of the Labuhanbatu Resort Police, in North Sumatra Province was found dead on Sunday after being reportedly drowned in the Labuhanbatu waters. Police rescuers evacuated Chandra`s body, that was earlier drowned in the Sei Lumut waters, Labuhan Bilik village in Labuhanbatu District, North Sumatra.

A boat carrying passengers, including the deputy chief of the Labuhanbatu Resort Police, Commissioner Andi Chandra, reportedly sank in the Labuhanbatu waters, North Sumatra, on Saturday.

The boat was drowned after crashing into a tank in the waters of the Sei Lumut, Commissioner Victor Sibarani, confirmed when contacted here. The entourage in the boat survived, but Chandra went missing, Sibarani disclosed. Chandra embarked the wooden boat after attending the wedding party of the second child of Labuhanbatu District head in Panai Hilir sub-district.

Chandra`s body was brought to the Tanjung Sarang Elang area in Panai Hulu sub-district and arrived at the location at 10:20 a.m. local time. The Chadra`s corpse would be buried in Pematang Siantar, Simalungun District.(ant)

House speaker calls on govt to monitor money circulation

JAKARTA - Speaker of the House of Representatives Bambang Soesatyo has called on the government to watch closely money circulation ahead the simultaneous regional election and the Eid al-Fitr, to anticipate circulation of counterfeit money. “Because usually counterfeit money circulation will increase ahead the regional election and Eid al-Fitr,” Bambang Soesatyo said in a statement here on Sunday.

Soesatyo made his statement in response to the disclosure of a syndicate that produce and circulate counterfeit money in Rp100,000 notes. The case has been investigated further by the crime investigation unit (Bareskrim) of the Indonesian Police.

The House speaker has also called on the Finance Ministry, the Central Bank (BI) and the Counterfeit Money Eradication Coordination Agency (Botasupal) to monitor money circulation.

He also called on the public to increase awareness on counterfeit money circulation and only exchange their currencies in banks and authorized money changers.

“The public must be aware of this, to minimize counterfeit money circulation,” he said, adding that the police should investigate the case thoroughly and impose appropriate punishment for the perpetrators.

Previously, the police has named AP as a suspect in counterfeit money

circulation. He was allegedly funded the production of counterfeit money.

Deputy Director of special economic crime Senior Commissioner Daniel Tahi Monang Silitonga said, AP has confessed he committed the crime to pay his debt. “Daniel said, the police has named three other suspects AK (56), AD (62), and AM (35) who played different roles to design and print the money. They sold the original Rp100,000 notes for three pieces of counterfeit notes.(ant)

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Dutch electronics giant Philips Monday posted a 27 percent drop in first quarter profits, hit partly by the costs of restructuring and some acquisitions as it evolves its portfolio. Net income fell in the first three months to 94 million euros ($115 million) compared to 128 million euros over the same period in 2017, the company reported in a statement.

Best known for the manufacture of light bulbs, electrical appliances and television sets, the Amsterdam-based company has gradually pulled out of these activities in face of fierce competition from Asia.

It focuses now more on high-end medical and health technology, such as computer tomography and molecular imaging, as well as household appliances. Sales in the first quarter stood at 3.9 billion euros, 2.0 percent down on 4.03 million euros in 2017. But the company stressed that was a comparable growth of 5.0 percent taking into account such issues as currency fluctuations, and the shedding of the Philips Lighting arm. “While there is more work to be done, 2018 started well,” said chief executive office Frans van Houten.

Restructuring and acquisition charges came to a hefty 64 million euros in the first quarter of 2018, compared to just 24 million in the same period last year.

The 2017 first quarter profits also got a boost from a 59 million euros gain from selling some real estate.

- Focus on innovation -

The group, which sold its first light bulb a few years after it was founded in 1891, moved to list its Philips Lighting division in mid-2016 which joined the Amsterdam stock exchange, the top-tier AEX, in March. Philips is a global multinational with more than 74,000 employees and income streams in over 150 countries.

Van Houten hailed sales growth in early 2018 particularly in the diagnostics and treatment area, up in comparable figures some 9.0 percent on last year. “Across our markets, we continue to see strong customer interest in our innovations,” said Van Houten.

The company had also “signed eight long-term strategic partnership agreements across the US, Europe and the Middle East,” he said, citing an 11-year deal with Britain’s Wye Valley NHS Trust to provide the latest diagnostic imaging equipment.

Philips remained on target for the 2017–2020 period of 4.0 percent to 6.0 percent comparable sales growth, he added. Van Houten, whose second term at the head of the company is due to end in a year, told reporters on a conference call he would be ready to stay on for another term, if shareholders wished. (afp)

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 02, 2010 visitors stand in front of LED flat screen TVs at the stand of Dutch electronics giant Philips at the 50th edition of the “IFA” electronics trade fair in Berlin, Germany. Dutch electronics giant Philips on Monday, April 23, 2018, posted a 27 percent drop in first quarter profits, hit partly by the costs of restructuring and some acquisitions. Net income fell in the first three months to 94 million euros ($115 million) compared to 128 million euros over the same period in 2017, the company reported.

Most Asia markets fall, with tech firms hit again

Asian markets mostly fell Monday with technology firms extending last week’s sharp losses, following another plunge in Apple as investors fret over the oncelucrative smartphone sector. News Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had called a halt to nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches -- ahead of a planned summit with Donald Trump -- was unable to provide enough support.

With attention now turning away from the Syria crisis and the China-US trade spat, a series of reports on Apple expressing doubts about iPhone sales has battered tech stocks across the world.

The US giant fell more than four percent Friday, the day after a near-

three percent drop that was fuelled by top smartphone chip supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) forecasting a plunge in sales. The drop in Apple dragged the tech-rich Nasdaq sharply down in New York, where the Dow and S&P 500 also ended in negative territory as rising US Treasury yields fan fears about a sharp rise in interest rates.

The losses filtered through to Apple’s Asian suppliers and other tech firms. AAC Technologies dived 1.9 percent in Hong Kong, TSMC shed 1.1 percent in Taipei and Alps Electric was 2.3 percent off in Tokyo, where Sharp lost 5.6 percent.

On broader markets, Japan’s Nikkei ended 0.3 percent lower,

Hong Kong slipped 0.5 percent and Shanghai fell 0.1 percent. Seoul eased 0.1 percent, Wellington lost 0.2 percent and Taipei was 0.8 percent lower. Singapore dipped 0.1 percent but Sydney added 0.3 percent. In early European trade London was barely moved, Paris fell 0.2 percent and Frankfurt dropped 0.1 percent.

- Crude maintains highs -

Oil prices dipped in Asia but remain at highs not seen since the end of 2014, with support from comments by Saudi Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh on Friday that the global market has the capacity to absorb higher prices. Saudi Arabia and Russia said at an OPEC meeting in Jeddah they would press

on with a production cap deal to defend higher prices.

“OPEC and Russia compliance remains high and solidly committed to reining in oversupply, which should continue to support prices,” said Stephen Innes, head of AsiaPacific trading at OANDA. “But involuntary supply cuts and production outages in Venezuela will also continue to support even more so after the falls in US inventories last week.” He added that dealers were also keeping an eye on possible oil sanctions against Iran by the US, which could put further upward pressure on the market.

In currency trade, the pound continues to sag against the dollar after Bank of England head Mark Carney seemed to pour cold water

on the prospects of a rate hike next month, disappointing traders who had bet on higher borrowing costs.

The dollar edged up against the safe haven yen on hopes the ChinaUS trade spat can be resolved after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was “cautiously optimistic” of finding agreement.

“He also said he was considering a trip to China,” Rodrigo Catril, senior strategist at National Australia Bank, said in a note to clients, adding that the head of China’s central bank had spoken about allowing more foreign access to the country’s market. Focus is on the release this week of a slew of US data, including economic growth and personal consumption. (afp)

Ngambeng Tradition Ahead of Pujawali at Samuantiga Temple

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Pujawali or temple festival at Samuantiga will fall on full moon of the eleventh month in Balinese calendar or April 30. As a series of the pujawali, hundreds of children performed ngembeng tradition on Sunday (Apr. 15). This tradition is collecting a variety of harvest yields from one home to another for the preparation of pujawali at the temple.

Chief of Bedulu customary village, I Gusti Made Ngurah Serana, explained that in the ngambeng tradition children come into the house of residents as a means of dissemination that pujawali will soon be organized. The targeted areas are some customary villages namely the Wanayu Mas, Taman, Bedulu and Tengkulak Kaja.

This tradition is held every day 15 before the pujawali. By and large, it lasts for one week. During that time, the children will make a group before going around the village of the supporting devotees or pangemong of the Samuantiga Temple.

“At least, it can be made up of two

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children and maximally can be dozens of children,” he explained.

Dressed in medium customary attires, the children will say Om Swastyastu greetings to the owner of the house. As a tradition, every house visited had been preparing the harvest yields to be put at the temple like coconut, banana leaves, young and green coconut leaf, incense and other ritual paraphernalia. If the ingredients have been considered enough to carry, they will go to the temple.

“Having arrived at the temple, the ingredients will be placed in the kitchen. Then, these children will ask for lunch served,” he said.

He said this tradition also serves as a medium of learning about the involvement of children in the preparation of religious ceremonies starting from an early age. He acknowledged that many performers of ngambeng tradition even also come to outside the specified customary villages, such as Ubud.

Nevertheless, they will be always greeted positively. (kmb)

Munduk Temu village is one of the villages in Tabanan developing a tourism village. The environment with plantation, farming area and beautiful view becomes added value to the village in Pupuan subdistrict. The new location under development to attract visitors is a beautiful place to take selfie.

Superiority of this selfie location lies in the beautiful scenery of the nature. Headman of the Munduk Temu, I Nyoman Wintara, said that Munduk Temu sits at an altitude of approximately 1,500 meters above sea level. It is beautiful because displays a landscape of green plantations. Not a few tourists have relatively long lived here. Meanwhile, some others just pass to perpetuate the beauty of the nature.

At the selfie location has been made a stage sizing 3×4 meter and winged boat ornament. In addition, the ornament resembles a cage that can be used to take pictures.

Visitors coming here can also enjoy the local coffee brand of Munduk Temu, namely the Leak Coffee and local fruit such as mangosteen and sugar snakefruit.

Most visitors coming here, said Wiantara, are teenagers. Commonly they throng on weekends whose number can reach 200 people. In order to be able to

take pictures at the location, visitors must give donation as much as IDR 5,000 per person. “Many visitors usually come here on weekends primarily at sunrise or sunset. They are mostly teenagers deliberately come here just to take selfie,” said Wintara.

Later on, this selfie location will be submitted by the tourism awareness group of local village or Pokdarwis given the task as the party to manage the area.

“Later on, around the selfie location the village plans to develop a guest house that involves community participation,” added Wintara.

Prior to becoming a tourism village, Munduk Temu has also implemented organic and in-organic waste sorting. Other than sorting garbage, it also maintains environmental cleanliness. Munduk Temu village has applied a fine to those who throw garbage carelessly as of March 2018.

For Munduk Temu customary village, the penalty is IDR 250,000 while Kebon Jero customary village worth IDR 100,000. In the meantime, the administrative village imposes stricter sanctions, where it does not only impose fine but also social sanction. Photo of the perpetrators who throw garbage carelessly will be uploaded to social media owned by the village. (kmb)

Delicious Twisted Satay of Casa Luna Restaurant Twisted satay is also a special menu offered at Casa Luna Restaurant other than mixed rice.

Probably, the shape and ingredients are the same as other satay, but the twisted satay a la Casa Luna Restaurant has different taste. The ingredients also utilize natural local spices as well as the way of making is very traditional. “Twisted satay has a lot of enthusiasts, especially foreign tourists,” said Dewi DeNeefe Suardana, Business Development Manager.

This satay is made from mackerel and shrimp. Meanwhile, the spices use local ones commonly called the base gede (Balinese traditional spices) and added with coconut milk to make it tastier. The stalk in use is lemongrass to create a more fragrant flavor and aroma.

The twisted satay is served with seafood menu. Other than at Casa Luna Restaurant, the twisted satay menu is also served at Indus Restaurant. “We make spices manually

and without using flavoring,” she said.

In the past, the twisted satay was using ingredients such as chicken or pork because it was made as an offering for the ancestor or God in ceremonies like mecaru (exorcism rite). Now, this kind of satay is sold as one of the food menus.

Moreover, in strategic locations such as the tourist attraction, the corner of the city and traditional markets, it is very easy to find satay merchants.

Hotels, restaurants and food stalls usually offer this twisted satay. However, the ingredient used is the form of sea fish such as snapper, tuna and others. It’s called twisted satay because the meat of the satay is not skewed, but finely panned and then twisted around the stalk. Besides, the stalk of the satay is different or larger and rectangular. The stalk is made from dry bamboo or refined coconut bark. (kmb)

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Buleleng Beach still eroded along dozens of kilometers

SINGARAJA - Until these days, the coastal damage in Buleleng due to abrasion cannot be thoroughly handled. Evidently, from the length of the beach in this region of 172,301 kilo meters approximately 29.33 kilometers of coast line remains to get eroded.

Constraint of handling the abrasion happens due to inadequate budget. It is exacerbated by the condition where local government does not allocate any budget to handle the abrasion in the region. This happens because the authority policy of managing coastal area lies in the province.

In accordance with the data collected in the field, since the emergence of coastal abrasion, the central government

assigned the Bali-Penida River Agency (BWS) to overcome the damage to the beach due to the abrasion. Based on the record of 2015, the coastal area of Buleleng spreads along 172,301 kilometers from Tejakula subdistrict in Gerokgak subdistrict.

Of the total length of the beach, BWS found that along 69.96 kilometers of the beach in North Bali are hit by abrasion. This damage spreads with varying degrees from light, moderate to severe abrasions. Aside from eroding the land belonging to residents, the coastal abrasion itself also damaged the temple environment and venue of melasti ritual. Not only that, the damage to the coastal edge also damage tourist areas like in Buleleng as happened in Air Sanih bathing pool, Bukti village, Kubutambahan.

The coastal damage in Buleleng due to abrasion cannot be thoroughly handled.

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So far, the BWS has handled the abrasion. As indicated by the latest data, the handling of coastal abrasion in Buleleng has been done along 40.63 kilometers. With that result, the BWS has the ‘remaining’ length of abrasion to be handled as long as 29.33 kilometers.

When contacted on Sunday (Apr. 22), Unit Working Chief of the BWS, Putu Edy, said the handling of coastal abrasion cannot be left entirely to the BWS. Although local government no longer has the authority to manage coastal areas, the other relevant stakeholders is expected to participate in resolving the issues. To that end, the BWS through the Coastal Management Coordination team is now still discussing about the support of the government, private sector and community so as to participate according to the ability to handle.

“The matter of authority is being reviewed by the BWS team. In essence, the handling of abrasion needs the support of government, private sector and local communities. If everything is submitted to BWS, it certainly cannot work on all the coastal damages occurred in this area,” he said.

He said that technically the abrasion occurs because of reduced volume of sand on the verge of the beach. Such reduction can happen due to pounding of sea waves or other factors.

The sand volume can actually be maintained if the watershed (DAS) from the upstream area runs with sedimentation that empties out into the beach in large volumes. However, from his observations, the supply of sedimentation from the watershed and the decreasing volume of sand on the beach are not the same, so the sea waves will be easy to crush the land on mainland.

“Based on our observations and technical studies, the abrasion happens because the sand in the mainland increasingly reduces, so the sea waves erode the land on the mainland. If only the sedimentation supply from watershed to the beach is maximal, the sand volume on the beaches will be well maintained, so the abrasion reduces as well,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Buleleng Public Works and Housing Agency (PUPR), Ketut Suparta Wijaya, said although some beaches in the area are hit by abrasion the PUPR cannot do much to overcome. This happens because the management of coastal areas has been transferred to the province. If his agency allocates a budget for abrasion handling, he worried the program will violate regulations.

“We have no authority. If budgeted, we worried to be blamed on. So we just wait for policies and handling program by those who are authorized to manage the coastal areas,” he said. (kmb38)

Being prone to drugs, BNNK targets Seminyak

MANGUPURA - Seminyak village received special attention from the Central National Narcotics Agency (BNN) because it is listed as a drug-prone area. To that end, the BNNP Bali and BNNK Badung will target to clear the area from the circulation of such illicit goods. Various efforts will be made to raise public awareness of the drug hazards and how to combat them.

Head of the BNNK Badung, Ni Ketut Masmini, said on Sunday (Apr. 22) that Seminyak is recorded

by BNN as a drug-prone area based on the data of high case disclosure in the region and the rehabilitated addicts are high enough. In addition, it based on the results of inves-

tigations and surveys conducted by BNN. “The data are obtained from police as well as BNNP Bali and BNNK Badung. From the results, Seminyak village is set as drugprone area,” he said.

Following up the status, her agency with the BNNP Bali will work on Seminyak in cooperation with local government and related institutions. Each program on drug eradication owned by related agency will be integrated according to its capacity. Thus, it can realize Seminyak to be free from drugs.

“Such condition is a negative impact of tourism. We will do this effort gradually. Kutuh village, for instance, formerly had the same status where it is prone to drugs.

After we handle together, finally the drugs can be eradicated. Ultimately, they are independent in fighting drugs,” she said.

She said there are eight main indicators determining drug-prone areas namely the presence of drug case, crime or violence, drug dealers, production, users, evidence, drug entry points and courier or intermediary of the illicit goods.

Meanwhile, the supporting factor is the presence of few night entertainment spots, residence with high privacy, high poverty rate, lacking of public facility and low social interaction of society.

To make Seminyak clean from drugs in the future, the BNN program and its staff are expected to

be getting more effective so as to empower the community to be clean from drugs. In addition, there is firmness in the implementation of entertainment business permits so the operating hours must be in accordance with the specified time limit. Communities are expected to sit together with relevant agencies (local governments, law enforcement agencies, and the private sector) to find out the root causes and solutions.

“Regent of Badung committed to implementing the P4GN to suppress drugs in Badung. Related to the Kerobokan Prison remaining prone to the abuse and distribution of drugs should be taken comprehensive and sustainable steps by involving

relevant agencies,” he said.

It needs continuous dissemination and strategies in overcoming drug problems so that people are able to counteract the hazards of illicit goods in their respective environment. It must also be supported by the existence of a strong program synergy of various elements of society in improving the clean environment of drugs.

“We will invite residents, religious leaders and community leaders of Seminyak to jointly fight against drugs. We will continuously meet and disseminate in order to grow awareness that drugs is dangerous, self-destructive, and compactly fight against the drug,” he said. (kmb36)

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Online myth busters fight tide of fake news in India

NEW DELHI - As grief and outrage over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old crescendoed in India last week, a wrenching video of the supposed victim singing “her last song” lit up phones across the country.

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Afghan Shiite mourners carry the coffin of one of the 57 victims of a bomb blast to be buried a day after the attack on a voter registration centre in Kabul, on April 23, 2018.

Grief turns to anger over Kabul suicide attack

KABUL - Hundreds of grieving Afghans buried their loved ones in Kabul on Monday amid growing anger over a suicide attack on a voter registration centre that killed 57 people including children and wounded over 100.

The bomber blew himself up on Sunday morning in a large crowd queueing to collect national ID certificates so they could register to vote in long-delayed legislative elections scheduled for October.

The blast, which was claimed by the Islamic State group, caused carnage in the street in the heavily Shiitepopulated western neighbourhood.

Pools of blood and body parts mixed with shattered glass, bloodstained ID documents and passportsized photos on the ground.

More than 40 of the wounded, including children, were taken to a trauma hospital run by Italian NGO Emergency, which said at least 20 people required “major surgeries”.

Anguish quickly turned to anger on social media as Afghans blamed the Kabul government for failing to protect its people -- a constant refrain after such attacks.

“They (the government) arrests them and then releases them to kill innocent people,” Ahmad Ahmadi wrote on Facebook.

A Facebook user called Aminullah posted: “This government is intentionally creating chaos to continue their term illegally. The only way forward is to vote and get rid of this corrupt government.” Another wrote: “We don’t know what the solution is; they keep killing people. Are you guys still going to vote? We voted last time to be killed now.”

Funerals for some of the victims began hours after the attack on Sunday and more people were buried on Monday.

At one of the city’s largest Shiite cemeteries, hundreds of mourners accompanying half a dozen coffins entered the grounds on Monday morning. Around 10 freshly dug graves could be seen.

The attack was the latest in a series of assaults on voter registration centres across the country, fuelling concern over the impact on turnout in the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections.

Centres in the central province of Ghor and the northwestern province of Badghis have been attacked since voter registration began on April 14.

Over the next two months, authorities hope to register up to 14 million adults at more than 7,000 polling centres for the parliamentary and district council elections.

Officials have been pushing people to register amid fears a low turnout will undermine the credibility of the polls, which are seen as a test run for next year’s presidential vote.

Independent Election Commission (IEC) spokesman Shafi Jalali said Sunday’s attack would not interrupt preparations.

“We hold meetings with security forces almost every day and they have assured us that they will provide security for all voter registration centres,” Jalali told AFP. “The process has not been interrupted and it will continue.”

But IEC member Mohazullah Daulati acknowledged that officials were concerned about security and low voter turnout. (ant)

But it was a hoax. The clip was nearly a year old and the girl someone entirely different, a lie that was discovered by a team of fact checkers who debunk the “fake news” shared by millions of Indians every day.

It is a herculean task exposing fake news before it spreads like wildfire in India, where an estimated quarter of a billion people use Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms.

Small teams of myth busters must compete with huge volumes of content being shared in a multitude of languages, in many cases by first-time internet users unskilled in discerning fact from fiction.

Independent fact checkers know the stakes are especially high in India, where fake news has quickly ignited violence.

Erroneous rumours of a salt shortage sparked panic across four states in November, triggering stampedes outside marketplaces that left one woman dead and countless injured.

Angry mobs in eastern India beat seven men to death in May after they were accused of child trafficking in unverified messages circulated on social media.

- Velocity creates veracity -

Govindraj Ethiraj, founder and editor of Boom, a fact-checking website, said his team encountered at least a dozen instances of fake news a day “that can cause serious harm”.

“India is perhaps the only country where there are

such violent outcomes of fake news,” he told AFP. “The way it manifests itself in India, I don’t think it happens in any other country. We are worst affected by this menace.”

Boom, which revealed the viral clip of the alleged child rape victim to be a fake, has just six people on its staff and is one of a handful of independent factchecking teams in India.

Facebook this week announced a partnership with Boom to monitor state polls in Karnataka, its first such initiative in India, as the social media giant faces global scrutiny over its platform being misused to meddle in elections.

India is one of the world’s largest and fastestgrowing internet markets, with just over a third of its 1.25 billion people connected to the web.

Cheap data packages and inexpensive smartphones are bringing millions of new users online who are often unable to detect real news from fake, said Pratik Sinha, founder of “anti-propaganda site” AltNews.

“Suddenly people, especially from rural areas, are inundated with information and are unable to distinguish what is real from what is not,” he told AFP. “They tend to believe whatever is sent to them.”

Many of the hoaxes debunked by AltNews have incendiary potential: false allegations of low-caste Indians going on a destructive rampage, or Hindu women being taunted by Muslims in a hotbed state.

Ethiraj said this content often swirled “in corners of the country that we don’t even know about”, going viral in one of India’s myriad regional languages.

Once it takes off, it can be hard to stop: “Velocity creates veracity. People start believing it,” he said.

It was a problem that “lawmakers and the police are finding difficult to deal with”, Ethiraj added. (afp)

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In this file photo taken on April 15, 2018 Indian demonstrators hold placards during a ‘Not In My Name’ protest in support of rape victims following high profile cases in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh states, in New Delhi.

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Fuzzy crab, shiny-eyed shrimp discovered on Java expedition

SINGAPORE - A hermit crab, a shiny-eyed shrimp and a crab with fuzzy spines are among over a dozen new species discovered in a deep-sea expedition off the Indonesian island of Java, scientists said.

The team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) carried out the expedition for 14 days between March and early April.

The area covered included a long stretch of the Indian Ocean off Java’s southern coast as well as the Sunda Strait that separates the island from Sumatra.

“This is a part of the Indian Ocean that has been never been sampled for deep-sea animals so we really didn’t know what to find,” said Peter Ng, a crab expert and head of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at NUS. “We were very surprised by the findings,” he told AFP on Thursday, adding that the team had expected to discover creatures from the Indian Ocean and the surrounding areas already known to scientists.

But the discovery of species entirely new to science “tells us that there are things happening in that part of Indonesia that we don’t know,” said Ng, who co-led the expedition.

The researchers examined 63 sites as they sailed from Jakarta to Cilacap town in southern Java and back.

Three new species of spider crabs were discovered during the expedition, the scientists said in a statement.

One of them had a plate protecting its eyes which resembled oversized ears while another was bright orange in colour.

Another discovery was a new species of hermit crab with bright green eyes, according to Indonesian scientist Dwi Listyo Rahayu, also a crab expert and the expedition’s co-leader.

One new species of shrimp had shiny eyes that reflect light, the scientists said.

Ng, the NUS professor, said the scientists will carry out a detailed study of the more than 12,000 creatures from 800 species they had picked up on the expedition and publish their findings in 2020.

They expect to discover more new species as they go along, he said.

The reason they immediately identified the new species of crabs, prawns and lobsters is that the scientists involved are experts in this field, he added. (afp)

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Due to rampant poaching

Vanda tricolor in Buyan-Tamblingan nature Tourism Park reduces SINGARAJA — Population of vegetations in the Buyan-Tamblingan Nature Tourism Park (TWA) is found to get reduced lately. One of the native plant species in this forest is now threatened with extinction. The plant is the orchid on behalf of Vanda tricolor Lindl. var. pallida.

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The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.

Ants that ‘explode’ to fight foes discovered on Borneo

To prevent it from extinction, the people of Dalem Tamblingan four customary villages recently began to move and make an effort restore one of the orchid species.

People did it by re-planting the local stems in the forest habitat belonging to Buyan-Tamblingan Nature Tourism Park. This indigenous movement cooperates with the Virtual Alumni Community of Gadjah Mada University (Kagama Virtual).

Vanda is an orchid genus consisting of about 50 species. This genus is popular because of producing beautiful flowers, attractive colors, large size and some species are scented. Java and Bali pose the native habitat of this Vanda tricolor Lindl var pallid. In nature, this species is usually capable of growing in a bright spot between open branches where the altitude is about 700 to 1,600 meters above sea level.

Since it was found, the Vanda tricolor Lindl var Pallida is named Amerta Jati tricolor orchid. Some references mention

that Amerta Jati forest serves as the endemic habitat to this family. Since the past, this forest constitutes a buffer of Lake Tamblingan along with the wealth of flora and fauna in the vicinity.

Unfortunately, since around the 2000s this orchid population began to be getting rare. It is said to happen because at that time many people were looking for the stalks of the local orchids into the forest.

Jro Putu Ardana, Chief of Munduk customary village, on the sidelines of the planting of Vanda tricolor Lindl. var. pallida last week said the Amerta Jati forest as a protected forest also serves as protection of the native habitat to the flora and fauna (Biodiversity—Ed). Biodiversity should be the main umbrella for the soil functions such as helping nutrient rotation, soil formation and the functions related to volume and quality of water.

Vanda tricolor Lindl. var pallida bearing attractive flowers and smelling fragrantly will at-

tract a variety of insects to perch.

The important role of insects in nature is to help the process of natural pollination. This natural pollinator benefits the surrounding habitat and plantation and agricultural areas.

This man who is also a tourism activist of this village said the Lake Tamblingan and Amerta Jati forest are sacred areas and have religious values. The efforts having been done is replanting about 50 stalks of Vanda tricolor Lindl var pallida. With this effort, he is optimistic that the sustainability of the forest with its flora and fauna habitat will be better maintained.

“After making this effort, we will be still committed to preserving the habitat of forest flora and fauna that we indeed make sacred. Hopefully, the same commitment will also be given by the government through the agency in charge, so that the threat against the flora or fauna population in this forest can be prevented, “ he added. (kmb38)

The creatures, which have the scientific name Colobopsis explodens, were found by a team of researchers in the tiny state of Brunei, which inhabits a sliver of land in the north of the biodiverse island.

When threatened by other insects, worker ants can rupture the wall of their body, which leads to their death and the release of a yellow toxin from their glands that either kills or holds off enemies, according to the study published in journal ZooKeys.

The scientists from Austria, Thailand and Brunei said the

existence of a broad grouping of “exploding” ants was already known, but they had managed to identify several specific species in the course of their research.

The Colobopsis explodens was picked out as the model species of the group as it is particularly prone to self-sacrifice, they said.

Alice Laciny, a scientist from Vienna Natural History Museum who was involved in the study, said the ant “explodes” by contracting “its body until enough pressure is built up to tear the body wall, then the secretion exits with a small squirt or pop”.

She told AFP that such a phenomenon was “very rare in nature” and only a handful of “social” insects -- such as ants and bees -- were known to sacrifice themselves in such a fashion.

“The colony is like a superorganism and the individual animal like a cell in a body with its special role to play,” she said.

The new ant species, which lives in trees, will be an important point of reference for future study, said the researchers.

The research project was led

by Irina Druzhinina from Vienna Technical University. (afp)

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One of the native plant species in this forest is now threatened with extinction.

Prepared for security of IMF-World Bank

Police personnel trained English language

KUALA LUMPUR - A species of ant that “explodes” and gives off a toxic, sticky liquid to fight off foes and keep its colony safe has been discovered in the jungles of Borneo island, scientists said Friday.

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Dozens of Jembrana Police personnel joined English language training in the hall of Jimbarwana Hotel.

NEGARA — Dozens of Jembrana Police personnel joined English language training in the hall of Jimbarwana Hotel on Friday (Apr. 20). Joint personnel consisting of all units in the district police and subdistrict police will be prepared for the success of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting 2019 to be held in Bali. The training provided by native instructor includes basic English-language course starting from self-introduction to problem solving.

Chief of Jembrana Police, Priyanto Priyo Hutomo, and a number of officers appeared to mingle with other personnel to attend the course. In addition to police elements, the training was also followed by personnel from the Health and Fire Agency as well as municipal police of Jembrana.

“This training is meant to provide services for foreigners, both

tourists and IMF-World Bank delegates making emergency call to number 110 of Jembrana Police. At least, they master Basic English language,” said Priyanto on the sidelines of the training.

The personnel must be prepared from the beginning to succeed the international event in Bali. “We prepare them to secure and serve, including when the delegates are in Jembrana territory,” he added.

Of the total 70 participants, some actively interacted. By directly bringing in native instructor, the participants can practice their English orally. Thousands of delegates from 189 countries will be coming to Bali to attend the IMF-World Bank annual meeting next October. There is possibility if the activities will also be conducted in West Bali.

So, the security preparation is also currently done. (kmb26)

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Sending 45 corruptors to jail

Professional acts selflessly

Having a harsh voice does not mean one has a harsh personality. Ni Made Sukereni, is not results in frequent mistakes that end known as “her honourable” for no reason. Behind her harsh outer demeanour, this millennial in criminality.

In order to avoid corruption, heroine is persistent in providing deterrents for those thinking of acting corruptly. Sukerni is Sukereni said that it is important to the only female judge entrusted by the supreme court to handle corruption cases in Bali.

From the dozens of corruption cases she has dealt with, none of the defendants have escaped from legal charges. The gable held by this mother of three has found all the corruptors guilty as charged.

Since she was first trusted to be a corruption criminal act judge in the Denpasar District Court in 2016, she has handled 50 + corruption cases, 4 of which found the defendants guilty of committing criminal acts of corruption and sent to jail. The remining cases on currently in the process of being handled by the Corruption Court of Denpasar.

The woman, who is currently Deputy Chief of Tabanan District Court, said that those convicted are serving the sentence according to the level of wrongdoings for which they were charged.

“All the cases put forward by the prosecutor that I handled were proven guilty”, said Sukerni who is married to KN Tusta. When asked about the phenomenon of corruption in Bali, this former Head of Jembrana District Court said there are wuite a lot of cases of corruption in Bali but the mode varies. “Most of the cases involve irregular use of budget funds”, she said.

She added that many of the guilty parties fell into corruption because they had not read all the clauses regarding the limitations on budget usage.

Sometimes, there are rules, but the defendants do not understand about the purpose and the target so mistakes were allowed to transpire.

“As a result, the budget users are blamed by the examining team

for ineffectively managing their budget. As a consequence they are charged with corruption”, said Made Sukereni.

Further, this woman who had become a spokesman for the Denpasar District Court, said that some criminal corruption phenomena she handled are also quite intriguing.

There are cases of procurement of goods and services that are inconsistent with the specifications set in the operational guidelines, default of employers that do not complete their work to the cases of red-handed arrest by illegal levy eradication (Saber Pungli) taskforce.

“Based on the cases that I have seen, the perpetrators tend to have weak supervision from theier superiors who are infact responsible for these budgets”, criticized this woman who became a judge in the district of Bangil, Pasuruan, East Java.

Made Sukereni asserted that due to human error, supervision is required when handlling budgets.

Lack of sufficient human resources

a professional consultant, got an SMS notification from the bank informing him that there were two transactions made on hsis credit card. The victim then realised that his wallet was also missing. The wallet contained cash of IDR 2 million, two credit cards and one ATM card. After being checked by the victim, the credit card was used to withdraw USD 1,500 in Denpasar on 14 April.

After receiving the report, Chief of Mobile Detective Unit, Putu Budi Artama, together with his members conducted an investigation. The officers sought information from several witnesses, checked the CCTV footage and continued the investigation into the garment company used when making the transaction. Finally, the team identified the garment address in Kepaon area, South Denpasar, and the owner is SNW. The garment has one electronic data capture (EDC) machine of Bank BNI. After arresting SNW, police developed the case and arrested the other perpetrators in Taman Giri area, South Kuta.

SNW admitted the EDC machine has been borrowed by his uncle, KS, since a week before. For a week, KS with MF brought the machine and promised to share the fortunes gained. On Saturday (Apr. 14) at 22:00, DP aka Yande came to the house of KS together with Iw. DP asked for help to KS to disburse credit card brought by Iw by using the EDC machine. However, his action failed that night. They tried again the next day and succeed.

After successfully making transactions by using the EDC machine, the money was transferred to the account of SNW as much as IDR 20,750,000. After the transaction, the victim’s credit card was taken

by Iw. From the results of their action, SNW got a share of IDR 5.4 million, KS got IDR 6 million, DP got IDR 2 million, MF got IDR 1 million and Iw himself got IDR 6,350,000. The four perpetrators did not know where Iw got the credit card. According to DP, he just knew Iw a month ago.

“As the information, Iw is from West

Sumatra,” the source said.

Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit of Kuta Police, Ario Seno Wiboko, accompanied by Chief of Mobile Detective Unit Putu Budi Artama when asked for his confirmation justified the disclosure of the case. He added the case is still being developed, and hunting the other perpetrator.

attempt the prevention. The agency and the society are given an understanding regarding how to avoid the occurrence of corruption cases.

In Bali, said Sukereni, there is an ethical teaching about affection helping friend with sincere selflessness. “And the Bhagavad Gita also states that you must work without expecting results, which means that we are supposed to do our work with devotion without thinking of the benefit to ourselves”, said Sukerni who is also a skilled Balinese dancer. The key, she continued, is that the sacred verses in Bhagavad Gita need to be understood. Then, the moral teachings taught by ancient ancestors must be remembered.

“And we also believe in the karmic law or the law of cause and effect. Perhaps this ancestral wisdom should be imparted well to the younger generation so that public life and social order in Bali can return to becoming based on Balinese wisdom”, explained Made Sukereni, in providing a piece of corruption prevention tips. (asa)

Tourist’s vila bulglarized

MANGUPURA —A U.S. tourist named Boris Gelfand, 52, reported an incident of theft at his villa residence on Jalan Dewi Sri, Seminyak, Kuta, on Sunday (Apr. 15). In addition to ahving goods stolen, IDR 20.7 million was drained from the man’s savings account. This case is being handled

by Kuta Police. Related to the case, police arrested four perpetrators with initials SNW, 31, KS alias Mamok, 41, DP aka Yande, 44, and MF, 37, last Thursday (Apr. 19). Meanwhile, Iw suspected of being the mastermind is being hunted.

According to a source on Sunday (Apr. 22), when reporting the case to police station, the victim admitted that he was coming home from a nightclub around 01:00 local time and his girlfriend did not want to stay overnight.

The victim immediately went to bed.

In the morning around 09:00, the victim woke up to find that his valuables including laptops, mobile phones and watches were missing. Previously, the items were placed on the table of his villa’s living room.

In addition, this tourist who is

Stealing bags Denpasar Police Mobile Detective Unit arrested a thief that took action in the parking lot of Kurnia Jaya shop on Jalan Wahidin, West Denpasar, on Friday (Apr. 20). The perpetrator is Komang Wiguna aka Legu, 33, and he was arrested on Jalan Gunung Agung II Gang H, Denpasar.

Chief of Denpasar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Wayan Arta Ariawan, said last Sunday the incident occurred on April 1. The victim is Wulan Ovilia, 24, who was shopping at the store. However, her bag was hung on the motorcycle.

At 15:00 local time, the perpetrator returned from his workplace

in Batubulan area, Gianyar. When passing through the scene, he saw the bag suspending and stopped immediately. “The perpetrator then parked his motorcycle about 10 meters from the scene. After that, he walked to the scene and took the bag,” he said.

When arriving on Jalan Gunung Agung, Denpasar, located in an empty building, the perpetrator opened the stolen bag. Next, he took three handphones from inside the bag and the other items were immediately thrown there. Furthermore, the two handphones were sold to his friend valued at IDR 1.4 million, while the Blackberry is used for his own need.

“Disclosure of the case happened when our members conducted an investigation and got information if there is a cheap handphone selling cheaply on Jalan Mertajaya, Denpasar. From there, they traced the seller and finally led to the perpetrator. We arrested the perpetrator and he acknowledge his action,” he said. (kmb36)

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Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels Support Orphanage in Buleleng, Bali Amnaya Resort Kuta collaborates with Grandmas Hotels are pleased to support Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation in an attempt to commit on one of the missions of quarterly Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The action is to support and provide the orphanage children with the basic needs they need, such as: clothes, towels, milk, groceries and stationery.

Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels board member Marina and Lina Sudiyawati presented the donation to Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation staff, volunteers and children at Buleleng, Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia recently. “We are incredibly grateful to Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels for their donation in our community’s youth,” said Gede Arba Dana, Chairman of Dana Punia Orphanage. “Our programs at this orphanage to provide children with a safe environment, secure the goods need and the possibility for educational growth.

When they know that Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas will come to visit, we’re seeing enthusiasm and excitement. This is possible thanks to the support

of generous donors like Amnaya Resort Kuta and Grandmas Hotels.”

Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation are orphanages incorporated in one foundation is called Bali Caring Community. The foundation has 85 foster children in total, mostly from poor families Singaraja area. Led respectively by Gede Arba Dana and Ketut Suterisna, the foundation owns and manages several schools from Kindergarten to Higher Education.

The general public who attend the schools pay the tuition as in other schools in general, but it is free for all orphanage children.

In fulfilling their needs, this orphanage has the most support from the general public and central government through the Social Service, which is Rp 3.500 / day/ child for 30 children.

“Dana Punia Orphanage and Destawan Foundation is doing tremendous work in our community and we’re proud to support their efforts to provide safe and secure environment for foster children,” said Marina Human Resource Manager at Amnaya Resort Kuta. “These children is our future and Bali Caring Community has a strong commitment to support their life future.”

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Sci-fi horror film “A Quiet Place” snuck its way back to the top of the North American box offices over the weekend, beating out noisier action flick “Rampage,” industry estimates showed Sunday.

‘A Quiet Place’ sneaks back to top of the box office

LOS ANGELES - Sci-fi horror film “A Quiet Place” snuck its way back to the top of the North American box offices over the weekend, beating out noisier action flick “Rampage,” industry estimates showed Sunday.

“A Quiet Place,” an almost wordless Paramount production, stars actor/director John Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt as a couple silently struggling to protect their family from invading aliens that are blind but can track their prey by sound.

The film took in a $22 million for a total of $132.4 million since opening atop the box office early this month.

Fallen from the top spot to number two was “Rampage,” starring hard-working Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson as a primatologist who befriends an albino gorilla -- which grows to enormous size after a rogue experiment and then teams with Johnson to stop invad-

ing monsters. Naomie Harris co-stars.

The video-game inspired “Rampage” took in $21 million for the weekend for a total of $66.6 million in two weeks, against a budget of $120 million.

In third place was “I Feel Pretty,” an Amy Schumer film about a self-conscious woman who suffers a head injury and subsequently sees herself as beautiful, which made $16.2 million on its debut weekend.

In fourth was “Super Troopers 2” -- the longawaited sequel to the 2001 film about a ne’er-do-well group of cops -- in which the protagonists are tasked with replacing a Mountie unit in a Canadian town that is found to be part of the US. The partially crowd-funded film made $14.7 million on its first weekend.

In fifth was “Truth or Dare,” a supernatural thriller starring Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey as spring breakers caught up in an innocent game that turns deadly. The film made $7.9 million on its second weekend. (afp)

NEW YORK - After a prolific half-century in music that has earned him the unofficial title of America’s foremost living composer, Philip Glass could be forgiven if he were to decide to slow down.

But the 81-year-old not only remains active, he is determined to challenge himself. Far better known as a composer, Glass believes it is crucial also to be a performer.

Glass this month is making his long-awaited performance debut at the Kennedy Center, the national monument to the performing arts in Washington, which has long showcased his work but where he has yet to play.

He will take to the piano and

keyboard for two of his works, including the soundtrack to the experimental film “Koyaanisqatsi” as part of Direct Current, an inaugural festival at the Kennedy Center exploring contemporary music.

“I actually like playing,” Glass told AFP, adding that he feels fortunate not to have become afflicted by arthritis or other scourges of age.

“I think it’s a very good reality check for composers to play your own music in front of all kinds of publics.”

Glass said that performing at top venues such as the Kennedy Center or Carnegie Hall in his home of New York amounted to a kind of acceptance. (afp)

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French MPs adopt controversial immigration bill

France’s National Assembly has adopted a controversial immigration bill that speeds up the asylum process and accelerates deportations after a fierce debate that exposed divisions in President Emmanuel Macron’s party. After 61 hours of discussion, the legislation, which was slammed by the left as too tough and the right as too soft, was approved late Sunday by 228 votes in favour to 139 against.

Fourteen members of Macron’s centrist Republic on the Move (LREM) party were among the 24 MPs who abstained, and one dissident quit the LREM parliamentary group after joining the naysayers -- a rare display of defiance in the usually on-message movement.

Jean-Michel Clement, a former member of the Socialist Party who joined Macron’s party last year, said he had voted with his “conscience”.

Opposition was strongest on the right, with the conservative Republicans and far-right National Front (FN) leading a failed charge for much tougher controls on immigration.

FN leader Marine Le Pen, who won 36 percent of the vote in last year’s presidential election run-off, said the law would lead to a “flood of migration”. But NGOs were also up in arms. Within minutes of the vote Amnesty International France issued a statement warning that the “dangerous” legislation, which allows for failed asylum-seekers to be detained for up to 90 days, jeopardised migrants’ rights.

between 2016 and 2017.

MPs spent the weekend haggling over more than 1,000 proposed amendments to the bill, which aims to both improve conditions for asylum-seekers by halving the waiting time for a response to six months, and get tougher with those deemed “economic” migrants.

Leftwing opponents lashed out at measures to keep asylum seekers in detention. “Nothing justifies locking up a kid,” said Socialist deputy Herve Saulignac.

grants cross into France from Italy.

The government eventually agreed to exempt anyone providing struggling newcomers with food, accommodation, medical, linguistic, legal or social assistance.

Among the measures that received broad support on the centre and left were plans to help refugees better

integrate, with more free French lessons and the right to work after being in France for six months.

Despite the fractious debate, the bill was never really in jeopardy, thanks to Macron’s large parliamentary majority. It now moves to the Senate.

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Leftist critics had also complained about plans to cut the time within which asylum-claimers can appeal if rejected for refugee status from four weeks to two, saying they would not have enough time to defend their claim. They also came out against a proposed “solidarity offence” targeting people who assist border-jumpers, like farmer Cedric Herrou, a farmer who was given a suspended sentence for helping mi-

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The French migrant-support charity Cimade was also sharply critical of the draft law. “So men, women and children can be locked up for three months without committing an offence. No government has ever gone so far on locking up foreigners,” it tweeted. But opinion polls show voters supporting stricter rules, which the government presented as necessary to check the rise of populists who are on the march across Europe.

On Saturday, far-right activists from various European countries blocked a key mountain pass on the border with Italy to try prevent migrants -- mostly young men from west Africa -- crossing. France received a record 100,000 asylum applications last year, bucking the general trend in Europe where the number of asylum seekers halved

Handout / LOCALTEAM / AFP

This video grab taken from a footage released and filmed by Italian news video platform Local Team on April 22, 2018, at Montgenevre on the border between France and Italy in the Alps, shows French gendarmes standing guard as demonstrators take part in a protest walk to help nearly 30 migrants to cross the border to France.