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Pitt and DiCaprio: Hollywood heartthrobs who push their limits NEW YORK - The stars were aligned for Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to put their dashing good looks to use on big-budget films, but both Hollywood golden boys have instead taken on more idiosyncratic career paths -- especially in working with Quentin Tarantino.

And now for the first time, the actors are starring side by side in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood”, which the American director screened on Tuesday to rapturous reviews at the Cannes film festival. Both men have already starred in past Tarantino films -- the 55-year-old Pitt in “Inglourious Basterds” and DiCaprio, 44, in “Django Unchained”.

The consummate urbanite DiCaprio was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of New Yorkers.

As a pre-teen, he began pushing to do what he loved: act.

Pitt on the other hand grew up in rural Missouri in a family of devout Baptists. To his community’s shock, he took off alone one day and drove to Los Angeles, two weeks before receiving an undergraduate degree in journalism.

Despite the age gap between

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them, they both began making splashes in Hollywood in the early 1990s.

Pitt set tongues wagging in 1991 with “Thelma and Louise” and DiCaprio hit the big time in 1993 with “This Boy’s Life” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” the latter earning him an Oscar nomination.

- Dashing leading men The two men belong to timeworn class of dapper A-listers including Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen, who have enchanted audiences with their features and charisma.

“People at (the University of) Missouri were really surprised when they found out what Brad was doing,” Pitt’s friend Chris Schudy told Rolling Stone magazine in 1994.

“But he’s always been so charming that it made some sense. The first time my mom met him, she called him a little Roman god.”

Pitt says that his reputation as a pretty face was something he “used to wrestle with a lot”, telling television personality Charlie Rose in 2004 that today, “I accept it pretty much for what it is.” (afp)

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Indian actress Huma Qureshi poses with her dress before leaving for the Festival Palace to attend the screening of the film “A Hidden Life” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2019.

All dressed up but no film to show: Bollywood ‘needs new take’ at Cannes

CANNES - It may be bold and booming but Bollywood needs a fresh approach if it wants to gain traction at the world’s top film festival in Cannes, a leading Indian actress says.

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(FromL) US actor Brad Pitt, Australian actress Margot Robbie and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio pose during a photocall for the film “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2019.

Although Bollywood’s beauties maybe turning heads with their extravagant sartorial statements on the red carpet at Cannes, Indian movies have been glaringly absent from this year’s lineup.

Since the festival began in 1946, Indian pictures have walked away with several major prizes. But it has been decades since the last one was shown in the main competition.

And of the 1,845 feature films submitted for the official selection this year, not a single Indian movie made the cut.

Which is a shame, says 32-yearold actress Huma Qureshi, who

believes it is time to start pushing the boundaries of cinema in India, which last year churned out more than 1,800 films -- more than any other country on Earth.

“It’s unfortunate that we don’t have an Indian film at Cannes this year,” she told AFP as she donned an elaborate ruffled silver-grey gown by designer Gaurav Gupta for the red-carpet premiere of Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life”.

“The kind of films that come to Cannes are very niche in India, because it’s not the quintessential Bollywood film.”

Although there have been a lot of

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Bollywood films competing over the years, Indian cinema’s main focus has been on big-budget hits rather than the more nuanced, art-house pictures that tend to gain traction at Cannes and other international festivals.

“We’re so obsessed with box office numbers that it will be a long time before that will really change,” said Qureshi, who was born to a Muslim family in New Delhi and who first came to Cannes in 2012 with her debut feature “The Gangs of Wasseypur”.

“I don’t think we have the budgets or the willingness for people to actually invest in these kinds of films. We are still more interested in making the quintessential Bollywood film -- that’s essentially where the market is right now.” (afp)

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Supporters of the losing presidential candidate throw rocks towards police Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election.

Defeated Indonesia candidate to challenge vote at top court

JAKARTA - The defeated candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election is expected to challenge the result in court Thursday as calm returned to the capital following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence.

The campaign team of former general Prabowo Subianto has alleged massive election fraud but not provided any credible evidence.

It has said it will file a challenge to the Constitutional Court on Thursday.

Six people died in rioting that

started Tuesday night during peaceful protests at official results which confirmed President Joko Widodo had won 55.5% of the vote in the April 17 election, securing him a second term.

Subianto, who was also defeated

by Widodo in 2014, has refused

to accept the result and instead declared himself the winner.

The election supervisory agency earlier this week rejected Subianto’s complaint about the election’s integrity after the only evidence of fraud provided by his team was links to online articles.

The rioting in Jakarta was planned and not spontaneous and many of the several hundred arrested had come from outside Jakarta, according to police.

Officers found an ambulance filled with stones and other weapons. Some of those arrested had envelopes containing 250,000500,000 rupiah ($17-$34), said Jakarta police chief Argo Yuwono.

The minimum wage in Jakarta is about $9 a day.

The government has deployed some 50,000 police and soldiers in Jakarta. Many residents have left the city and parts of the downtown are closed to traffic, with the elec-

tion supervisory agency and Election Commission barricaded with razor wire. (ap) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Chief of the National Traffic Police Corps Insp.Gen Refdi Andri (right)

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One-way route hopes to speed traffic from Jakarta- Surabaya-Bali

Eid will always be accompanied by a long holiday, and those who do not celebrate Eid, also enjoy the long holiday by vacationing out of town.

The overwhelming flow of passengers and vehicles out of Jakarta by road, either by private vehicles or public vehicles to various areas of Java and Bali, can certainly cause extraordinary congestion.

The National Traffic Police Corps (Korlantas), as the party directly responsible for preventing congestion, has prepared a number of steps, and one of the most well-known actions is the implementation of a one-way toll road system from KM29 Cikarang Utama Toll Gate to West Brebes Toll Gate KM262.

“We have already monitored it and we have made sure it is possible,” said Chief of the National Traffic Police Corps Inspector General Refdi Andri, when visiting the West Brebes Toll Gate KM262 on Friday.

To ensure that a one-way toll road system can be used at the peak of the homecoming and backflow this year, Refdi Andri, held a three-day test of the Trans Java Toll Road along the Jakarta-Semarang-Surabaya-Banyuwangi-Denpasar Route.

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In the review, Refdi Andri, said that anticipating congestion was the focus of the Ketupat Operation 2019.

“The 2019 Ketupat operation is correct in trying to anticipate congestion,” he said at the West Brebes Toll Gate on Friday.

At the peak of the homecoming, a one-way system will be put in place from May 30, 2019 until June 2, 2019. While the peak of

the return flow will be carried out from June 7 to June 9, 2019. ???????Refdi said the trial of a one-way system will be carried out on May 30 and is expected to provide an overview of the results of the system’s implementation.

He also said it would deploy personnel as needed, so that the movement from Semarang to Jakarta, and vice versa, was not disturbed by the current engineering.

After reviewing the GT West Brebes KM262, Refdi, along with the staff, continued the review and then paused to break the fast at Rest Area KM575 Tol Jombang-Mojokerto, Ngawi, East Java.

On that occasion, Refdi told the media that the location was a fatigue point for travelers going to East Java and Bali, while advising drivers to rest.

“This point is not a fatigue point, this is a happy point. The point that made drivers better after their rest, let alone continue the journey after breaking the fast,” he said at the Rest Area KM 575, Ngawi, East Java.

He also asked drivers not to lose their concentration while driving on the Trans Java Toll Road.

“Drivers must be extra careful in the afternoon. Why in the afternoon? Because the atmosphere in the afternoon includes a lot of sights on the left and right that can be enjoyed,” he added.

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General Manager (GM) of ASDP Ketapang-Gilimanuk, Fahmi Alweni, said that his party will increase the number of fleets and personnel alerted to prevent the buildup of passengers who will travel.

“We have prepared as many as 56 fleets, operating as many as 32 units per day, with 24 standby vessels,” Fahmi Alweni said, in Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, East Java, on Saturday.

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Tugu Hotel Bali Presents Ancient Dances of Bali

Watch the remarkable performances of Bali’s mystifying dances in the majestic Bale Agung Hall at Tugu Hotel Bali.

An unforgettable evening of bringing back to life almostforgotten dances and music of ancient Bali.

In Hinduism, dance is an accompaniment to the perpetual dissolving and reforming of the

Mudik Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr homecoming) is a compulsory tradition for most Indonesian Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their families and in their hometowns.

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In addition to the reserve vessels, PT ASDP will also increase the number of operational jetties to seven jetties, along with seven reserve docks. ???????Fahmi also said that the company will add a counter to anticipate passenger lines with details of 10 counters in Ketapang and 11 Gilimanuk counters.

This is in line with the focus of the 2019 Ketupat Operation to anticipate congestion, because at that node Ketapang-Gilimanuk Port is the main port that connects Java and Bali to be sure to face a surge in passengers during the homecoming and returning of Eid 2019.

“This year’s prediction for passengers has a 5 percent increase for passengers with two-wheeled vehicles and four-wheelers are predicted to rise 15 percent,” Fahmi said.

This prediction is based upon a number of factors, including sea freight tickets, which are much cheaper than air, and the opening of the Cross Java Toll Road.

“Tickets (planes) are quite expensive, as is baggage. I’m sure passengers will switch to sea transportation,” Fahmi said.

Inspector General Refdi praised the preparedness of the Ketapang-Gilimanuk ASDP in the success of the Ketupat Operation 2019.

The Ketapang-Gilimanuk Port looks like it has been managed in a way that it is expected to be comfortable for the community, as long as the flow back and forth becomes more manageable. ???????Ketapang-Gilimanuk Port is estimated to be able to handle some 500 thousand people, with a peak at D-2 or D-3 Eid. After conducting a review at the port, the National Traffic Police Corps and the group then traveled to Denpasar and arrived at the city at 21.00 WITA. In two days the team traveled some 1,200 kilometers, which is considered an exceptional journey. (ant)

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world. There is great richness of dance forms and styles and particularly notable are those ritualistic dance dramas which involve Rangda, the witch, and the great beast Barong.

Most of the dances in Bali are connected to Hindu rituals, such as the Sanghyang Dedari, a sacred dance which invokes spirits believed to possess the dancers,

putting them into a trance . Dances not linked to religious rituals and created for certain purposes include the Pendet, performed to welcome guests and Joged, a social dance for entertainment purposes.Tugu, in Indonesian language, means ‘monument’.

Tugu Hotels are small privately owned and designed collection of luxury art hotels born out of one man’s love and passion for Indonesia’s romantic history.

Tugu Hotels’ founder, Anhar Setjadibrata, once upon a time a medical student-turned-lawyer, and now the owner of the biggest collection of fine Indonesian art

and cultural antiquities in Indonesia, designed these beautiful boutique museum hotels to house his antiques and to share with the world the romantic stories and legends of ancient kingdoms of Indonesia.

The Tugu mission is to bring back to life the art, soul and romance of Indonesia’s yesteryears. This fully Indonesian experience is achieved not only through the artful design and themed décor, but also from the various cultural experiences that guests can only have in the hotels. From lavish feasts and banquets of kings from the 14th

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century Majapahit Kingdom with parades of soldiers, dancers, and offerings, to humble village dinners of Java and Bali with old ladies cooking in terracotta pots, wood-fire, and eating with bare hands. The Tugu Spa treatments include offerings of traditional jamus in the herbal apothecary that don’t exist anymore in modern Indonesia, as well as spiritual treatments such as Mantra therapy and other inner healings.

For booking and inquiries, please send an email to bali@ tuguhotels.com or contact Hotel Tugu Bali at +62 361 4731 701.

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Made by foot: Mexican designer overcomes disability in style

GUADALAJARA - When Adriana Macias graduated from law school, she found no firm was interested in hiring an attorney without arms.

So Macias, a 41-year-old Mexican woman who was born without them, began working as a writer, playwright, motivational speaker and now a fashion designer who has just launched a new clothing line.

She designed it -- as she does nearly everything -- with her feet.

She unveiled her debut collection at Fashion Week Mexico last month, where disabled models strutted the runway -- or rolled down it in wheelchairs -- showing off her fall-winter line of 12 flowing, vibrantly colored designs made so people with disabilities can easily put them on.

She herself uses custom-made clothes that allow her to dress herself using her feet.

“I’m putting out this clothing line with all these details designed to make the clothes accessible, very comfortable, very practical, but also very formal. I wanted (the show) to be inclusive because inclusiveness is a very important issue,” she told AFP. “People should not exist for clothes, clothes should exist for people.”

taking off my shoes in class to write. It’s considered bad manners to take off your shoes,” she said with a smile and her usual lively determination.

She thrived at university anyway, earning a law degree, but got a cold welcome in the professional world.

“No one wanted to hire me,” she said.

“Everybody thought it was weird or shocking that someone

would show up at an office, take their shoes off and apply for work.”

That is when she began writing -- she has published three books and a play -- and also working as a motivational speaker and, now, a designer.

She even holds a Guinness world record, for “most birthday candles lit with the feet in one minute”: 11. (afp)

- No more prosthetic arms -

Macias’s parents taught her from birth to use her feet for the things other children did with their hands.

Today, she eats, drinks, writes, draws, cooks, cleans and even dresses her three-year-old daughter with her feet and legs.

Sitting cross-legged on her chair, she gestures with her feet when she speaks. Sometimes she rests her chin on her toes, which sport rings and nail polish, or uses them to brush back her long hair.

She used prosthetic arms until she was 20, but had to give them up when the added weight gave her shoulder problems.

“It was tough going off to university without my prostheses,

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BANGLI — All this time, rice bran is known to cause itching if exposed to the skin. However, only few people know if processed into soap, it turns out the bran can actually eliminate itching on the skin.

For instance, bran soap made

by Made Sabar Budiasa, a soap businessman from Apuan village, Susut, has been using rice bran as a mixture of his soap within the past few years. The rice bran soap is claimed to be good for health and sell well in foreign markets such as Switzerland.

To reporters, Budiasa admitted that the idea of making bran soap was inspired by a request by his Swiss customer. He then agreed to the order and conducted an experiment by processing it into soap. In the making of bran soap, he claimed to be assisted by pharmaceutical workers.

Sabar added the content of rice bran is very good for removing dead skin cells. Another benefit is that the rice bran if processed into soap is effective for relieving itching and allergies in the skin. “So it’s good to get rid of itching,” he said when met on the sidelines of the recent exhibition in a series of the anniversary of

Bangli town.

In the making of bran soap and other types of soap, all this time he has been using natural ingredients. The main ingredients are authentic coconut oil or in Balinese society known as tandusan oil. Ingredients of the original coconut oil in use are claimed to be very good for skin moisturizers. According to him, after taking a bath when using his homemade soap, consumers are no need to use lotion anymore.

Aside from bran variant, his homemade soap also has other variants, namely champak, vanilla, black rice, papaya, peppermint, pineapple and green tea. Sabar admitted that all this time his products are in demand in the international market. In addition to Switzerland, many countries also get interested in his homemade soap, namely Japan and Singapore. In the Indonesian market, the soap is widely consumed by consumers from Jakarta.

He said the prices are varied starting from IDR 5,000 to IDR 20,000 each for local market, while for foreign consumers it is sold for up to IDR 30,000 each. (kmb40)

Mexican fashion designer Adriana Macias -who was born without arms- combs her daughter Meritxell’s hair in Guadalajara, state of Jalisco, Mexico, on May 15, 2019. Macias, a lawyer and activist who was born without arms, designs clothes in the way she does almost everything else, using her feet.

site rather than during Milan’s frenetic fashion week is emblematic of a brand the New York Times dubs “Clothier to the 0.001 Percent”.

The Florence-based menswear and accessories brand, founded in 1972, has outfitted celebrities from Andrea Bocelli to Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise, as well as world leaders like Nelson Mandela.

The latest collection, which features pinstripe suits, colourful knitwear, field jackets and a tux, is dubbed “King for a Day”.

In an era where designer goods can be bought online or snapped up in outlets, Ricci offers the world’s wealthiest men a personalised experience in buying Made in Italy items created using traditional Florentine sartorial techniques.

“Our customer still needs to experience the emotion, to touch the product. Have it explained to them in person, see the tailor, have his measurements taken, be told a story,” Niccolo Ricci, the company’s CEO, told AFP at the preview this week.

“He wants to be pampered for an hour,” he said.

- Collected by private plane -

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Italian luxury designer Stefano Ricci (C) poses with his sons Niccolo (R) and Filippo, during a preview of his Spring/Summer 2020 collection, at ‘Reggia di Caserta’, a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the great Royal Palaces of Europe, in Caserta near Naples, on May 21, 2019.

“Sometimes we have superstitious customers who want trousers, a suit, shirts for example for important appointments, and given the extremely tight deadlines they give us to deliver the clothes, they send their private plane to get them on time”.

Whether hankering after a 5,050 euro ($5,640) suede jacket or a 1,600 euro silk-and-crocodile baseball cap, the typical client is an alpha-male, preferably an outdoorsy type with “a love of antique art”, according to Stefano Ricci.

“The Ricci man loves the mountains, the woods, dogs and -- I’m not afraid to say it -- hunting,” he said.

The bearded designer, 67, a keen hunter himself, says his

passion for high-end tailoring is “a virus”.

“When it gets hold of you, you produce more, more, more, until you say ‘what the heck can I invent now to better this?’”.

His latest challenge? “Creating a material which has a compact structure but is at the same time extremely soft... and luminous, not like polished glass but like the skin of a beautiful young girl”.

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Sembiran village in Tejakula subdistrict is elected to represent Buleleng to the Bali village competition on Tuesday (May 21).

Sembiran elected to represent Buleleng in Bali village competition

SINGARAJA - Buleleng district supports Sembiran village, Tejakula, as a district ambassador to the Bali Village Competition 2019. The village located in the eastern end of Buleleng defeats eight other villages representing the sub-district in the same competition in the district level.

- ‘No limits’ -

Focusing on the richest segment of society in emerging markets like Russia, China and the Middle East -- the brand is about to open a shop in Turkmenistan -- has shielded it from factors weighing on sales at other luxury houses.

“We’ve found there is no price limit if the customer finds himself with a quality product,” Niccolo Ricci said.

“So even for a suit that costs 25,000 euros, if the customer understands the work that has been done on it, the quality of the fabric, our commitment to sourcing quality raw materials for our exclusive collections, then the customer is on board”.

The 2018 financial year closed with a turnover of 150 million, and the company registered a five percent growth in the first quarter of this year “despite difficulties such as the tariffs war between the US and China, (and) Brexit or no Brexit”.

“I have been lucky enough to do something I love, to work with my wife, my family, and I’ve now passed the baton to my sons,” Stefano Ricci says as he stands at the top of a vast marble staircase leading to the royal apartments.

“I design the collections a bit, I give guidelines, I participate in the process, but I’m much more relaxed now”.

Among the highlights of his career is a white silk vestment made for Pope Francis in 2015.

“I dressed the pope! I can’t do better than that, it’s the truth,” he laughs. “I couldn’t hope for more”. (afp)

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Soap made of bran draws foreign market

Dressing ‘kings’ with Italy’s luxury czar Stefano Ricci NAPLES - Italian luxury designer Stefano Ricci and his sons are playing at being kings for the day as they unveil their latest collection at the sumptuous Reggia di Caserta near Naples.

Hopping into a horse-drawn carriage, they tour the royal palace’s vast gardens at sunset, stopping to sip champagne as models in impeccably-tailored suits in grain yellow, flaming red and galactic blue pose near an ancient fountain.

The decision to host an intimate preview of their Spring/ Summer Collection 2020 at the UNESCO world heritage

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Made Sabar Budiasa was met at the MSME Exhibition of Bangli’s anniversary.

Sembiran village itself is known to have a variety of agricultural potentials, various products of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as the potential for health and cultural heritage remaining sacred.

Becoming a district envoy, Sembiran village on Tuesday (May 21) got a turn of assessment by a provincial assessment team.

The assessment was attended

by Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, accompanied by the Head of the Village Community Empowerment Service (PMD), Made Subur. Meanwhile, the Assessment Team was led

by Putu Anom Agustina who is also the Head of the PMD Bali Service.

Putu Anom Agustina stated the

competition serves as an evaluation medium for the community development and strengthens the role of village and community government institution. In addition, this event respects the support of the village community for development participation, and becomes a program to realize ‘Bali Smart Island.’ Assessment criteria of the village competition include 19 aspects such as government, region, and society.

The village representing the region in this competition is reminded not to make the activity a heavy burden, but to encourage the creativity in managing village potential and concrete steps to improve service to the community.

“This village competition will be able to raise public aware-

ness to maintain the sanctity and harmony of Bali’s nature and its contents, so that it is in accordance with the policy concept of governor known as Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali,” he said.

Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, said the development of potential has been felt by most of the community, so that Sembiran village is aligned with the advanced village in Buleleng. He hoped the assessment team will carry out the assessment according to the criteria specified. “The village facilitating team must provide accurate and clear information, so that Sembiran village can improve the government’s performance in developing villages,” he affirmed. (kmb38)

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To share land, Buleleng founds static archival data bank at Banyuning SINGARAJA - Buleleng district government pays serious attention to the archival field. This concern is proved by the construction of static archive data bank building (Badas) in 2020. The building is established after the district government shared land with the Banyuning village, Buleleng sub-district that currently has the remaining land having not been utilized optimally.

Seriousness to prepare this archival infrastructure is driven by the fact that Buleleng has an interesting historical document to be studied by researchers, pupils, students and general public. Historical sources stored in the static archival data bank in the future will support the tourism development in the region.

The intention to build a static archival data bank emerged after the district government got assistance of physical building construction from central government. However, the district government is required to prepare the land having been recorded as a government asset.

After receiving the offer, the district government planned the construction of the static archival data bank at Banyuning village, Buleleng subdistrict.

Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana (PAS) accompanied by the Head of the Library and Archival Services, Made Sukarmini, stated on Wednesday (May 22) the land being considered for the static data bank building is the land currently functioning as the headman’s office of Banyuning. Of the total area of 3,200 square meters, 2,200 square meters will be built for the static archival data bank and its supporting facilities. The remaining 1,000 square meters are used for the village office. “Now, it remains in the process of splitting the land certificate first. After that, the construction will be worked on

next year,” he said.

According to the regent, the land utilization is based on the results of studies at the Regional Finance Agency (BKD) stating that the land has been included in the Goods Inventory Card (KIB) or as a regional asset. In addition, as long as it is used for the village government office, there is remaining land and still not utilized.

For this reason, the government is utilizing the remaining land to complement the infrastructure of the region. “Another advantage is that the land is strategically close to the town of Singaraja, so that tourists or researchers wishing to know the beauty, especially related to evidence of historical journey can easily access to the location,” he explained.

On the other hand, the regent said that it is not enough with luxurious building infrastructure, but the material of static archive to be stored and managed must have good quality and be comprehensive. It is important because many documents, especially those related to history in their region requiring serious handling through programs run by the Library and Archive Service.

To that end, the regent instructed the static archive to be managed well, in detail, and clearly arranged.

With quality material and supported by adequate physical infrastructure, the regent believed the static archive is a supporter to tourist attractions for tourists, academicians and the general public to visit.

“Many people want to know more about Buleleng and the journey of history needs to be featured through this static archive. I want to it be well managed, and supported by building construction. I believe there is a positive contribution especially to the tourism development in our region,” he explained. (kmb38)

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In 2020 Buleleng will establish a static archive data bank building utilizing the land currently functioning as the office of Banyuning village.

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“ScUber” launches submarine trips to Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY - A select few Australians will soon be able to briefly book an Uber submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, the ride-sharing giant said Thursday. From next week -- in what Uber is pitching as a world first -people in Queensland state will be able to order a ride through the Uber app on a two-person submarine and tour the World Heritage site.

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Condition of tarpaulin tent occupied by three families at Penaga hamlet, Yangapi village, Tembuku

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Three families at Penaga hamlet live in one tarpaulin tent

BANGLI - Economic restriction forces three family heads at Penaga hamlet, Yangapi, Tembuku, to live in a tarpaulin tent. They have lived in this condition since the last one and a half months after returning home from migrating.

The three families living in a tarpaulin tent consist of Ketut Bulat, Nengah Rusman and Wayan Mudya. They are three brothers. In the tent sizing 7x4 meters, they live along with their respective wife and children. A total of seven people are inhabiting the tent. In the courtyard where the tent is erected, there is also another brother, namely Wayan Sutama. His condition is not much different from the three brothers.

Sutama has also lived in economic limitations. He has been occupying a wooden house he built alone.

When met on Wednesday (May 22), Ketut Bulat revealed that he and his wife, children and younger siblings are forced to live in a tarpaulin tent because they have no other place to live in. After returning home from migrating at Bonyoh village, Kintamani, a month and a half ago, he had not been able to build a house for himself and his other family members. The tarpaulin tent occupying is a donation or assistance from his relatives at Bonyoh.

Formerly, Bulat had lived at Bon-

yoh village because his parents first lived at the village. After 60 years living at Bonyoh, he and his two siblings and their families decided to return home to live at Penaga hamlet, posing his ancestral village. His decision to go back to Penaga referred to the custom in Bonyoh requiring his youngest brother Wayan Sutama to occupy the land in Bonyoh.

Meanwhile, since the past ten years his youngest brother had already moved to Penaga and occupied a makeshift wooden house.

“According to local custom at Bonyoh, the house at hamlet can only be occupied by the youngest son, in this case, my younger brother Wayan Sutama, because I cannot inherit the house. So, I finally moved,” he explained.

When he returned home to Penaga, he claimed to have nothing, including the house of residence. Due to such reason, the man working as a casual laborer is forced to set up a tent with his younger brothers.

When occupying a tarpaulin tent similar to that of a refugee camp, he

claimed to have to sleep together with the seven family members. When it rains, rainwater often enters into his tent. On the other hand, when it’s hot, the temperature inside the tent makes him and his family overheated. He also hoped that amidst his current economic limitations, the government can lend a hand by providing him with adequate housing.

Meanwhile, hamlet chief of Penaga when met at the same location, I Nengah Rijasa, said he is quite concerned about the conditions of his residence. He claimed to have tried to propose to the government so that the family can get home assistance. He said that district government promised to propose assistance for the family in the Amendment Budget 2019. Other than proposing to the government, he also claimed to have tried to ask for help from volunteers. “Hopefully, we can be helped immediately because if they should wait for a long time, it is worried the tarpaulin will be torn and can no longer be used,” hoped Rijasa. (kmb40)

Handout / Uber / AFP

This handout photo dated May 22, 2019 and released by ride-sharing company Uber shows a Uber submarine diving on the Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island in Queensland. A select few Australians will soon be able to briefly book an Uber submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, the ride-sharing giant said on May 23.

A piloted battery-powered “scUber”, costing Aus$1,500 ($1,030) per person, will take 20 dives between May 27 and June 18 with each trip lasting an hour.

The sub will take two passengers down to 20 meters below sea level and along designated dive paths around the reef, in partnership with environmental advocacy group Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef.

Susan Anderson, general manager for Uber Australia and New Zealand, said the company was committed to encouraging ride-sharing to make “conscious behaviour changes” to travel in more efficient and sustainable ways.

A scUber booking includes a helicopter trip to the submarine’s dive location.

The Great Barrier Reef is home to more than 1,500 fish species and coral varieties, but has been seriously damaged by pollution and climate change. (afp)

‘Traffic jam’ on Everest as two more climbers die reaching summit KATHMANDU - A huge queue of climbers has formed near the summit of Mount Everest as expedition organisers Thursday reported two more deaths on the world’s highest mountain.

More than 200 climbers were taking advantage of clear weather on Wednesday to attempt to summit from both Nepal and China, but teams had to line up for hours to reach the top -- risking frostbite and altitude sickness.

An American and Indian climber are the latest fatalities, their expedition organisers said, on one of the busiest-ever days on the the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak.

Donald Lynn Cash, 55, collapsed at the summit on Wednesday as he was taking photographs, while Anjali Kulkarni, also 55, died while descending after reaching the top.

Kulkarni’s expedition organiser, Arun Treks, said heavy traffic at the summit had delayed her descent and caused her death.

“She had to wait for a long time to reach the summit and descend,” said Thupden Sherpa. “She couldn’t move down on her own and died as Sherpa guides brought her down.”

Pasang Tenje Sherpa, of Pioneer Adventure, told AFP that Cash collapsed on the summit and died close to Hillary Step as guides were bringing him back.

The deaths take the toll on Everest to four this season, after an Indian climber died last week and an Irish mountaineer is presumed dead after he slipped and fell close to the summit.

Mountaineering in Nepal has become a lucrative business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

The Himalayan nation has issued a record 381 permits costing $11,000 each for this year’s spring climbing season, sparking fears of bottlenecks en route to the summit if poor weather cuts down the number of climbing days.

Most Everest hopefuls are escorted by a Nepali guide, meaning more than 750 climbers will tread the same path to the top in the coming weeks.

At least 140 others have been granted permits to scale Everest from the northern flank in Tibet, according to expedition operators. This could take the total past last year’s record of 807 people reaching the summit.

Many Himalayan mountains -- including Everest -- are at peak climbing season, with the window of good weather between late April and the end of May. At least six other foreign climbers have died on other 8,000-metre Himalayan peaks this season, while two are missing. (afp)

Handout / Summits with a Purpose / AFP

This handout photo taken on May 16, 2019 and released by Summits with a Purpose shows South African climber Saray Khumalo posing at the top of Mount Everest after her summit, becoming the first black African woman achieving the feat.

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BUSINESS Indian stocks hit record highs on Modi polls lead

Indian stocks jumped to record highs Thursday as early results in the world’s biggest election showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on course for a second term.

Traders and business leaders welcomed trends in the vote count showing Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to win a majority, expressing hopes it could lead to deep economic reforms of Asia’s third-largest economy.

The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex index rose more than two percent to pass the 40,000 mark for the first time ever while the Nifty crossed 12,000 points, also a new landmark.

India’s rupee also strengthened, hitting 69.51 against the dollar from 69.67 late Wednesday.

“A perception that Modi is business friendly and an end to political uncertainty is boosting market sentiment,” independent Mumbai-based economist Ashutosh Datar told AFP. After more than four hours of counting, figures from the Election Commission showed the BJP leading in 292 seats out of 542 with the rival Congress party on less than 50.

If confirmed -- no results have been published yet -- this would push the BJP over the 272 seats needed for a majority.

It could also beat its tally of 282 when Modi swept to power in the world’s biggest democracy in 2014 with the parliament’s first single-party majority in 30 years.

The result would give the BJP and its allies a commanding majority of around 340 seats.

“Time for transformation of India. Time for deep reform. I dream of us as a global superpower in my lifetime,” tweeted India’s richest banker, Uday Kotak, as he congratulated Modi.

Indian stock markets have rallied since exit polls on Sunday pointed to a Modi triumph.

On Thursday, the benchmark Sensex rose more than two percent to peak at 40,124.50, while the Nifty, a smaller index based on 50 Indian companies also increased more than two percent, touching a new record of 12,041.00.

Modi was elected five years ago on his promise to shake-up India’s economy and create jobs for the millions of young Indians who enter the workforce every year.

- New reforms His record has been mixed, however. The 68-year-old has been praised by India’s business community for passing a number of economic reforms intended to ease the doing of business and boost foreign investment.

But he was widely slammed for a disastrous shock cash ban and the sloppy introduction of a new single tax on goods and services that both set back economic growth.

GDP growth slowed from 7.1 percent to 6.6 percent in the third quarter of the 201819 financial year, data released in February showed. (afp)

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Badung Market Comes with “Mall Nuance”

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Come to the Badung Market. You will find and enjoy something different. The biggest market in the city of Denpasar, namely the Badung Market, is now officially operated. A total of 1,698 merchants can sell as usual.

Moreover, it comes with modern supporting facilities. The traditional market claimed to be the largest in Eastern Indonesia can provide convenience for consumers and merchants.

AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File

In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo a sign hangs outside a house for sale in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.

U.S. home sales slipped 0.4% in April 2019, as would-be homebuyers face affordability challenges and a limited supply of starter houses. The National Association of Realtors says that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.19 million last month, down from 5.21 million in March 2019.

US home sales fell 0.4% in April amid limited supply

WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales slipped 0.4% in April, as would-be homebuyers face affordability challenges and a limited supply of starter houses. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.19 million last month, down from 5.21 million in March.

Home sales have struggled despite the solid job market and lower mortgage rates, conditions that are usually favorable for buyers. The jobless rate has fallen to a five-decade low of 3.6%, while the average 30-year mortgage rate has declined to 4.07% from 4.61% a year ago. But buyers are grappling with home prices that have consistently risen faster than wages for much of the past seven years, while construction and sales listings have not responded to pent-up demand from would-be buyers.

“The economy in April enjoyed a robust labor market, strong consumer sentiment and low mortgage rates — and was untouched by subsequent trade tensions with China,” said Matthew Speakman, an economic analyst with the real estate company Zillow. “Yet an inventory shortage persists, with a

greater share of listings reporting price cuts and, in some months, sitting on the market longer, indications that the pace of existing home sales may continue to suffer or possibly recover slowly going forward.”

Sales have tumbled 4.4% from a year ago. The sales decline is entirely concentrated in homes worth less than $250,000, a likely reflection of a shortage of properties at those price points being listed for sale.

Homes are still selling at a brisk pace.

The average property sold in just 24 days, the fastest pace ever recorded by the Realtors.

The median sales price in April was $267,300, up 3.6% from last year.

On a monthly basis, sales declined in the Northeast and South. They were unchanged in Midwest and improved in the West.

Inventories have improved, but there is still a lack of homes for sale by historical standards. There were 4.2 months’ supply in April, up from 3.8 months in March.

The real estate market was generally considered healthy when the supply is closer to 6 months.

Still, there is the possibility that home sales could rebound in the coming months as the lower mortgage rates spur more offers from homes, said Tian Liu, chief economist at Genworth Mortgage Insurance.

“The slow turnaround is likely because lower interest rates have not been fully passed on to homebuyers who closed in April,” Liu said. “Homebuyers in subsequent months should see the benefit from lower rates, which could result in bigger sales increases as the year progresses.” (ap)

Soft opening of the market was carried out by the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, on Sunday (Feb. 24). It was attended by Regional Secretary of Denpasar AAN Rai Iswara, Chairman of Commission III of Denpasar House of Representatives Eko Supriadi and some other officials.

It was marked by the submission of the weighing machine of re-measuring calibration post as the reward of the Denpasar as the City of Orderly Measurement 2017 by the Director General of Metrology at the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia marked by symbolic submission by the Mayor of Denpasar I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra to Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I.B. Kompyang Wiranata. Furthermore, it was resumed with inspection to all traders at their kiosks and merchant booths accompanied by dissemination of plastic reduction through the delivery of eco-friendly bags to merchants and the community, CSR from IWAPI Denpasar and BPD Bali.

Mayor Rai Mantra along with his ranks was flooded with gratitude for the rebuilding of Badung Market with various facilities available to ease the access and accommodation for merchants and consumers. One of the merchants from Jalan A. Yani, Denpasar, Ni Made Leong, said that she was happy to

be able to occupy the newly opened market.

Various facilities also provide easy access for the activities in the new Badung Market.

Mayor Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra explained that revitalization of the traditional market is one of the flagship programs of the Denpasar municipality to increase the competitiveness and dignity of merchants.

A variety of supporting facilities continues to be improved in order to realize a fresh, clean and reliable traditional market. Thus, this traditional market is not only used as a meeting place for sellers and buyers, but also a place for recreation and tourism.

Rai Mantra added the soft opening of the market is expected to be able to inventory all kinds of shortcomings that may exist in the actual market operations. On that account, solutions can be made and the future market operations can run smoothly and provide benefits for the entire community. On this occasion, Rai Mantra also invited all relevant stakeholders to jointly maintain the Badung Market which has now been well organized in accordance with national standard (SNI).

Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I.B. Kompyang Wiranata, explained the existence of the Badung Market as the hub of

economic activities in the city of Denpasar is very important. As a traditional market, of course increasing market infrastructure must continue to be carried out. Nevertheless, with modern management, it is certainly still maintaining culture or Smart Heritage Market as part of the city tour.

Kompyang Wiranata added that currently the Badung Market is being prepared to qualify for the SNI standards with the application of digitalization-based governance, online system and so on to support the existence of the traditional markets in the midst of very tight market competition. (kmb)

Bulun Baon Vegetable, a Typical Ancient Menu

Have you ever tasted Bulun Baon vegetable? This kind of vegetable is mostly consumed by old people at villages. Apart from having different taste, this leafbased cuisine was once a favorite

food among Balinese people in the past. Young people, especially the millennial, do not know much about it, much less like it because it feels strange.

Lately, Bulun Baon vegetable

became a classy food at hotels or restaurants. This traditional menu is widely consumed by foreign tourists, especially those who love yoga. The taste has certainly been adjusted, so that it can be enjoyed by foreign tourists. In the presentation, of course it is combined with other menus, so that it becomes more enjoyable.

One of the hotels serving the Bulun Baon vegetable is Kenderan Restaurant located at Dedary Kriyamaha Villa by Pramana Experience. Bulun Baon is the preferred menu for its in-house guests. “This type of food is an attractive choice for tourists, especially those who are so interested in Balinese culture,” said Manager of Dedary Kriyamaha Villa, I Putu Eka Richmawan.

This menu is quite popular among in-house guests. In fact,

tourists who are very enthusiastic about Balinese culture try more traditional dishes, one of which is the Bulun Baon vegetable. It happens because the taste is very typical.

“We have to adjust it pursuant to the appetite of guests that are not familiar with spicy taste. Thus, the amount of spices used in the presentation of Bulun Baon vegetable is also adjusted,” said restaurant chef at Dedary Kriyamaha, I Made Aryana.

Aryana said the seasoning used in the making of this vegetable is base genep (Balinese complete seasoning) whose measure is adjusted so as not to be spicy. The Balinese grounded seasoning is then cooked and mixed with coconut milk and chopped eel. “This is what we call the kalasan lindung which we will use to mix birah leaves,” he explained.

Bulun Baon leaves take advantage of boiled young birah leaves.

To keep giving the green shades to the leaves and to remove bitter taste, it uses salt water when boiling. After cooking, it is immediately put into ice water. “It is meant to cool it down quickly, so the color of the leaves does not turn brown,” he explained.

Decoction of the bulun baon leaves is then combined with the seasoning of kalasan lindung, grated coconut, fried shallot and kalasan spices. The seasoning blend in use is also able to eliminate bitter taste of the bulun baon leaves.

Having mixed well, it is ready to be served with other menus, such as yam rice, palem yuyu (crab in grated coconut sauce), snail satay and raw condiment. Serving of this menu is started with the purple taro soup. (kmb)

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This photo taken on February 3, 2019 shows residents using a boat to travel across the water in Sitio Pariahan, Bulacan. Areas north of Manila like the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan have sunk four-six centimetres (1.5-2.4 inches) a year since 2003, according to satellite monitoring.

Climate change can be reversed, DiCaprio’s ‘Ice on Fire’ claims

CANNES - “We don’t need advanced technology, Mother Nature has seaweeds and shellfish which sequester five times more carbon than land-based plants,” said Bren Smith, winching a glistening haul of glossy brown kelp out of the sea.

A fisherman turned “steward of the sea” who runs a restorative ocean farm growing seaweed and farming shellfish, Smith is one of dozens of characters who appear in “Ice on Fire”, an eye-opening environmental documentary at Cannes film festival.

Produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Leila Conners, who worked together on 2007 climate documentary “The 11th Hour”, the film offers a fascinating look at the innovations and people working to significantly reduce carbon in the atmosphere.

Take kelp. Not only does it soak up five times more carbon than plants on land, it is one of the fastest growing plants on earth and can be widely used for everything from food to fertiliser and even animal feed.

“If you provide a seaweed diet to cows, you get a 90 percent reduction in methane output,” said Smith, in what could play a key role in reducing the huge quantities of methane produced by livestock, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than CO2.

For Conners, it was learning

about the properties of kelp and other innovations that provided the biggest surprise in putting together the film.

“If you plant kelp in nine percent of global waters, you can reduce global emissions by 50 per cent,” she told reporters in Cannes, flagging other innovations like the development of biochar (charcoal produced from plant matter) and a Swiss-made direct air capture machine.

“And that’s completely doable.”

- ‘There are solutions’ -

Even though warnings about climate catastrophe grow ever louder, the film argues, the world is still spending hundreds of billions of dollars every year to subsidise the very fossil fuels that are causing the planet to overheat.

“Excess carbon creates climatic disruption, it changes the weather patterns and life support systems that society relies on to survive,” said the voiceover by DiCaprio, long an environmental activist.

But the film goes beyond the current narrative.

“Climate change can be reversed

if we act now,” DiCaprio said.

There are two ways of doing that: either stopping greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, or bringing CO2 levels back down through photosynthesis, by which carbon is extracted from the air and put it back into the earth in a process known as “drawdown”.

And “Ice on Fire” focuses on the latter.

“How we get out of this is by very practical action,” said Conners.

“We went to people who were practically solving this rather than just talking about it,” the American director added.

In California, enormous redwood trees, which absorb more carbon than any trees on Earth, play a key role in a reforestation project that also creates biochar, a form of charcoal that can store CO2 for long periods, enhancing soil quality and helping it retain water, in a major boost for agriculture.

And a small Swiss company has developed a “direct air capture” machine which extracts carbon dioxide from the air which can then be re-used as energy. (afp)

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France’s ‘yellow vests’: noisy, but not an electoral force

PARIS - Christophe Chalencon, a blacksmith with right-wing views, is on the campaign trail around France seeking to turn his fame as a “yellow vest” protester into a seat in the European parliament. And it’s no easy task.

“The yellow vests don’t want anyone to represent them,” he told AFP in between campaign stops for his “Citizen’s Evolution” formation, which is competing in the European election in France this Sunday.

The difficulty for him is that the anti-government “yellow vest” movement, which has roiled national politics since mid-November, brings together people of all political stripes, many of whom have a strong antiauthority streak.

“I don’t want to represent the yellow vests,” explained Chalencon, who emerged as one of several spokespeople for the movement. “I want to represent as many people as possible who supported the yellow vests.”

Despite his hopes, and the still high levels of public support for the protests, voter surveys show his party winning less than 1 percent.

“The polls are wrong,” he shot back in his thick southern accent.

Six months after a spontaneous revolt in rural and small-town France began against President Emmanuel Macron, the often violent protests by people wearing fluorescent yellow vests still continue ever Saturday.

Their impact on French public life has been huge. Macron has been forced into a series of policy U-turns, while the protests and rioting have left a human toll of injuries and bankrupt businesses.

But from its height of nearly 300,000 people who spontaneously blocked roads and occupied roundabouts on November 17, the move-

ment has dwindled to only 15,500 people last weekend, according to French authorities.

And their electoral prospects look dim.

- Factional infighting -

At the beginning of the year, some polls showed a united “yellow vest” party could scoop up as much as 13 percent of votes amid widespread public sympathy for their cause of lowering taxes and helping the struggling working poor.

But many of the original leaders are no longer on speaking terms, while others have withdrawn from the public eye citing abuse and even death threats.

At one point, there was a danger of at least five yellow vest formations competing for seats in the European parliament.

This has been whittled down to Chalencon’s “Citizen’s Evolution” and the “Yellow Alliance” led by the singer and poet Francis Lalanne.

“Lalanne is going to get killed, he’s going to get ripped to shreds,” Chalencon said of his rival, who is forecast to win around 1.0-1.5 percent of the vote.

Other yellow vests have joined up with the hard-right candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan or the far-right splinter formation of Florian Philippot, creating confusion for voters wanting to back the cause.

Marc Pochon, an activist from Montargis south of Paris, said he had been campaigning for Lalanne, but in the end would vote for Macron’s main political opponent, the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen. “I’d rather vote against Macron,” he told AFP, forecasting that the yellow vest vote would be “dispersed.” (afp)

ADEK BERRY / AFP

Indonesian workers clean a road outside the Election Oversight Body (Bawaslu) following a clash between protesters and police a day earlier in Jakarta on May 23, 2019. Indonesian police said on May 22 they were probing reports that at least one demonstrator was killed in clashes that broke out in the capital Jakarta overnight after a rally opposed to President Joko Widodo’s re-election.

Jakarta highway appears desolate after May 22, Thamrin still closed

JAKARTA- Several highways in the DKI Jakarta area on Thursday morning or following the demonstrations on May 22 reportedly wore a desolate look, particularly since several offices had banned their employees from coming to work.

In the meantime, the MH Thamrin section was yet closed, and the police had not allowed the entry of any means of public transportation into the street where protesters had ran amok.

According to Antara’s monitoring after boarding the Moda Raya Terpadu (MRT) at the Lebak Bulus Jakarta MRT Station on Thursday morning, the passengers were seen entering the station and the security guard had informed of Dukuh Atas MRT Station being the last stop.

Observations showed that lesser passengers were using

FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP

Protestors march in the streets during a demonstration called by the “Yellow Vests” (Gilets Jaunes) movement on May 18, 2019 in Reims, eastern France, during the 27th consecutive saturday of protests against French President’s policies and top-down style of governing, high cost of living and government tax reforms.

JAKARTA - Coordinator of the spokesmen for the PrabowoSandi pair, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, has said presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto was to visit riot victims from mass demonstrations on

the MRT than the regular days, as just half the seats were occupied, while several others were yet vacant.

Meanwhile, other modes of transportation, including app-based motorcycle taxis and taxis, continued to operate normally.

However, a taxi driver, who chose to remain anonymous, revealed that owing to the demonstration, a taxi driver, on an average, found it difficult to get passengers, particularly in the main road area of the Capital City, so drivers were reluctant to operate today.

In addition to Jalan MH Thamrin that was closed, access to the Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat road section was shut down, also the location of the Constitutional Court Building, where disputes over the Presidential Election can be brought up.

The Jakarta MRT has reopened the underground MRT

Station services, starting from Senayan Station to BNI Dukuh Atas Station, on Thursday morning.

“The underground MRT Station service, starting from Senayan Station to Dukuh Atas Station BNI, was again opened from 8:30 a.m. local time this morning until our next update,” Jakarta MRT Corporate Secretary Division Head Muhammad Kamaluddin noted in his official statement here on Thursday. However, he pointed out that the HI Roundabout Station was yet closed.

“Our top priority is the safety of MRT passengers and the security of our shared MRT infrastructure,” he remarked.

Kamaluddin also added that the operational update of the Jakarta MRT for May 23, 2019, starting at 8:30 a.m. local time, from Lebak Bulus Grab to BNI Dukuh Atas Station, passed through 12 MRT stations. (ant)

Prabowo visits riot victims

May 21-22.

“Pak (Mr.) Prabowo wants to go to Cut Meutia to visit the victims,” Dahnil said here Wednesday.

Prabowo will visit the victims at Aspiration House, Jalan Cut Meutia number C 23, Jakarta.

Prabowo departed his residence on Jalan Kertanegara IV in South Jakarta at around 10:20 p.m., and went straight to Aspiration House.

Prabowo was accompanied by Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani and Dahnil Anzar

Simanjuntak.

Previously, some protestors clashed with police when demonstrating at the Indonesian Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), Petamburan in West Jakarta, and Gambir in Central Jakarta on

Tuesday-Wednesday (May 21-22).

The Jakarta Police detained 257 suspects related to riots, consisting of 72 suspects in the Bawaslu, 156 suspects in Petamburan, and 29 suspects in Gambir. (ant)

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Thurman says ready to ‘crucify’ Pacquiao

SINGARAJA - Starting this dive from the most north-western tip of Menjangan Island, following the wall southwards towards the Bali/Menjangan channel, you will see some of the most healthy and diverse coral on Menjangan.

Garden Eel Point

The cracks and breaks in the wall are filled with a great diversity of reef fish. If conditions dictate that you cannot enter at the NW tip of the island, you will enter closer to Garden Eel Point. Gradually following the wall down from the top

(5-8M) to 25M (max depth 35M), where it becomes a white sand slope, you find a big gorgonian fan with long-nose hawkfish.

This area is also known for sightings of white tip reef shark, small schools of barracudas, tur-

tles, and of course Napoleonfish.

From this 25M point we ascend (slowly) up the slope, over many soft corals, until reaching a huge colony of garden eels, which covers the slope from 20M to beyond where it flattens out at 14M. From

Garden Eel Point we head south to a coral garden at 5-12M. This area gives us Big-Eyed Trevally, Titan Triggerfish, many clownfish in their anemones and often a surprisingly number of scorpionfish.

(IBP/net)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their ATP Masters tournament final tennis match at the Foro Italico in Rome on May 19, 2019.

Federer, Nadal threaten Djokovic bid for historic Slam

PARIS - Novak Djokovic can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time with victory at the French Open.

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However, a returning Roger Federer and rejuvenated Rafael Nadal will once again stand in his way.

World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of all four Slams with victory at Roland Garros in 2016.

Having clinched the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open titles and then a seventh Australian Open crown in January this year, the Serb is tantalisingly close to another ‘Djoko Slam’.

Federer and Nadal, with 20 and 17 career Grand Slam titles each respectively, may be ahead of 15time major winner Djokovic in total hauls and have also completed

career Slams.

However, not even Federer or Nadal have managed to hold all four of the sport’s greatest prizes at the same time.

It is such a rare feat that only Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969) -- all calendar Grand Slams -- have pulled off the sweep in the sport’s history.

Djokovic, who turned 32 on Wednesday, is playing down his potential date with destiny even if it would put him halfway to a 2019 calendar Slam of his own.

After losing to Nadal in the Italian Open final last weekend,

the Serb was in no doubt that it was the Spaniard who would likely be celebrating a 12th Roland Garros title in a little over two weeks’ time.

“Nadal, number one favourite, without a doubt -- then everyone else,” he said.

Djokovic, who will be top seed in Thursday’s draw, could be forgiven his caution.

At Roland Garros in 2018, he was shocked by Italian journeyman Marco Cecchinato in the quarterfinals, a defeat which was such a crushing bodyblow that he even contemplated skipping Wimbledon.

Federer is returning to Roland Garros for the first time since 2015 having turned his back on clay court tennis to focus on Wimbledon. (afp)

BEVERLY HILLS - Keith Thurman vowed to retire Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday as the two fighters traded verbal jabs ahead of the World Boxing Association battle for welterweight supremacy.

The undefeated Thurman, 30, takes on Pacquiao in Las Vegas on July 20 in a contest that pits the WBA’s “super world champion” against the body’s secondary “world” champion.

Thurman (29-0, with 22 knockouts) returned from a near twoyear layoff to retain his title with a 12-round majority decision over Josesito Lopez on January 26.

Eight-division champion Pacquiao, who last fought in a onesided demolition of Adrien Broner in January, is 10 years older than his American opponent.

And as the two men came face to face at a press conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, Thurman vowed to make the age difference count.

“Pacquiao’s last fight, Pacquiao’s last fight,” Thurman said, while pledging to “dismantle” the 40-year-old Filipino icon.

“I’m destroying the legend of Manny Pacquiao,” Thurman said.

“His legacy ends on July 20. He’s had a wonderful career, and been an inspiration. We all love him and respect him. And I’m respectfully going to kick the shit out of him.

“This is a big fight as far as the stage. But it’s a big fight against a little guy. I’ve dismantled veterans in the past, and throughout my career. I would have destroyed him five years ago.

“He’s never fought a fighter like me with the lateral movement, speed, power. He’s never fought anyone this young, strong and hungry and I’m coming for him.

“I know he likes to quote Bible verses so I’ll let you know -- he’s getting crucified.”

Pacquiao, who mixes a political career as a senator in the Philippines with professional boxing, laughed off Thurman’s threats of annihilation.

“All I can say is that most of my opponents say things before a fight,” Pacquiao said. “That’s what I hear from them - ‘I’m easy to beat’. But when we get into the ring it changes. We’ll see who’s young in the ring on July 20.

“I don’t like trash-talking before a fight. I’m going to let my fists do the talking.”

Pacquiao plans to split his training camp between the Philippines and Los Angeles, wrapping up his preparations under the watchful eye of long-time trainer Freddie Roach, who is back in his corner.

“Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter in the world to work with,” Roach said Wednesday. “His work ethic is unbelievable. We’ve studied Thurman and come up with a game plan. And we’re going to destroy him.”

Pacquiao meanwhile insisted that his advancing years had not diminished his enthusiasm or energy for boxing.

“At age 40, I feel like I’m 29,” he said. “This is fun. I’m enjoying it. I’m excited to go back to the Philippines and go straight back to the gym.” (afp)

Harry How/Getty Images/AFP

Keith Thurman looks on during a press conference before his WBA Welterweight Championship fight against Manny Pacquiao, at The Beverly Hills Hotel on May 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Rudi Garcia to quit as Marseille coach

AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

People watch the inauguration ceremony, Thursday, May 16, 2019, of the Al Wakrah stadium, which is the first stadium has been built from the scratch for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

FIFA drops plans for 48-team 2022 World Cup

FIFA shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the world football body’s president Gianni Infantino.

The 2022 tournament in the Gulf state will now be played with 32 nations taking part.

FIFA said it had abandoned the expansion plans “following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process” which led to the conclusion that “under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now”. “(The tournament) will therefore remain as originally planned with 32 teams and no proposal will be submitted at the next FIFA Congress on 5 June,” FIFA said in a statement.

The expansion was a pet project of Infantino, who pushed the idea despite the likely need for Qatar’s neighbours to put aside a two-year blockade and help to host an expanded tournament.

“The involvement of these countries in the organisation of the tournament jointly with Qatar implies the lifting of this blockade, in particular the lifting of restrictions on the movement of people and goods,” said a feasibility study submitted to March’s FIFA Congress in Miami.

The study, seen by AFP, also claimed that a Qatar World Cup with 48 teams would generate “between $300-$400 million (265-354 million euros) of additional income”.

Specifically FIFA was counting on an additional $120 million in TV rights, $150 million in marketing rights and $90 million from ticket sales.

The news comes after Europe’s top football clubs said in March they would boycott an expanded 24-team Club World Cup -- also backed by Infantino -- which is planned to take place in June and July 2021, replacing the Confederations Cup tournament.

- Complicated proposition -

An announcement of the final decision had not been expected until next month’s FIFA Congress to be held in Paris ahead of the women’s World Cup that takes place in France between June 7 and July 7.

FIFA said it had examined the possibility of Qatar hosting a 48-team tournament on its own, but a study “concluded that due to the advanced stage of preparations and the need for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact on the host country, more time would be required and a decision could not be taken before the deadline of June”.

FIFA has dropped the plan to expand the 2022 tournament despite recommending in March that the number of teams should be raised to 48 for that tournament, ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Expanding the competition for the 2022 tournament was always a complicated proposition. FIFA had sounded out potential co-hosts in the region willing to support Qatar,

which is subject to an ongoing embargo by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their allies.

Qatar’s Supreme Committee, charged with the organisation of the tournament, said in reaction to FIFA’s decision that “Qatar had always been open to the idea of an expanded tournament in 2022 had a viable operating model been found and had all parties concluded that an expanded 48-team edition was in the best interest of football and Qatar as the host nation.”

But it said there was insufficient time to make a deeper assessment before the June deadline and “it was therefore decided not to further pursue this option.”

“With just three and a half years to go until kick off, Qatar remains as committed as ever to ensuring the 32-team FIFA World Cup in 2022 is one of the best tournaments ever and one that makes the entire Arab world proud,” the Supreme Committee said.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain cut all ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing Doha of supporting Iran and Islamist groups.

Qatar vehemently denies the charges and says Saudi Arabia and its allies are aiming to incite government change in the emirate, the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas.

Gulf states Kuwait and Oman have not taken sides in the crisis. However, Oman said in April it was “not ready” to host matches. (afp)

Rudi Garcia will step down as Marseille coach following this weekend’s final round of Ligue 1 matches after the French giants failed to qualify for European football next season.

“I’ve decided to leave. I put forth this solution to my president who accepted it,” Garcia said at a press conference Wednesday, sat alongside Marseille chief Jacques-Henri Eyraud.

“If I listened to my character and my determination I would stay, but if I listen to common sense and reason it’s best to announce it now.”

The 55-year-old Garcia was appointed coach in October 2016 with the mandate of leading Marseille back into the Champions League, shortly after the club’s takeover by American tycoon Frank McCourt.

He extended his deal last October until 2021, but Garcia will leave the Velodrome with two years remaining on his contract after again missing out on a top-three finish.

Garcia said he took “full responsibility for not being able to lead Marseille into the Champions League”.

“It was not a good season, but not catastrophic either. Catastrophic is more Monaco this season or Lille last year,” he said, referring to those clubs’ battles to avoid relegation.

“The leaders have not all been at their top level.” Marseille are in sixth place, 11 points adrift of the Champions League places, going into Friday’s final game of the season against fifth-placed Montpellier.

Garcia steered Marseille to last year’s Europa League final in his first full season at the club, finishing runners-up following a 3-0 loss to Atletico Madrid.

However, they crashed out of this season’s competition in the group stage after picking up just one point from six matches.

A dreadful run of form across December and January also saw Marseille knocked out of both domestic cup competitions, after an embarrassing loss to amateurs Andrezieux in the French Cup. Disgruntled Marseille fans have repeatedly vented their frustration at the team’s struggles, deriding the ‘Champions Project’ that is designed to restore the club to its former glories.

Marseille finished a dreadful 13th in 2015/16 -- the club’s lowest position in 15 years -- and while results have since improved, the club has not finished higher than fourth under Garcia.

Marseille, winners of the Champions League in 1993, have not competed in Europe’s top club competition since bowing out of the 2013/14 group stage without a single point.

Eyraud, who described Garcia as “a great coach and man of great quality”, said the club would look to appoint a replacement as quickly as possible.

Gabriel Heinze, who played at Marseille from 2009 to 2011, has been touted as a possible successor.

The former Argentina defender, who also had spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid, is currently in charge of Velez Sarsfield in his homeland. (afp)

Fred TANNEAU / AFP

In this file photo taken on May 11, 2018 Marseille’s French coach Rudi Garcia reacts during the French L1 football match Guingamp against Olympique of Marseille (OM) at the Roudourou Stadium in Guingamp, western France.

Reduced Brazil squad begins preparations for Copa America

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil’s national soccer team coach Tite shows the list announcing his roster of players for the upcoming 2019 Copa America soccer tournament, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 17, 2019.

Copa America hosts Brazil began preparations for the tournament at their training centre in Teresopolis on Wednesday, despite missing most of their team.

Only seven players are expected at the Granja Comary football complex near Rio de Janeiro for the first week of training.

Neymar, the world’s most expensive player, is due to appear on May 28 along with PSG team-mates Daniel Alves, Thiago Silva and Marquinhos. Everton winger Richarlison was the first

to arrive Wednesday.

“I want to get on the field very quickly to train, I’m very happy to be here with the squad, it’s a unique moment,” said Richarlison in a statement issued by the Brazilian football federation.

Richarlison was joined by Ajax Amsterdam’s David Neres, another 22-year-old striker.

Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesus and Casemiro were expected to arrive later Wednesday, while Ederson and Filipe Luis were

due Thursday.

Alisson and Roberto Firmino, who will play the Champions League final on June 1 with Liverpool, will be the last to arrive.

Coach Tite made a brief appearance near the field where workers were still painting the lines.

Eight-time winners Brazil face Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru in the group stage, which start on June 14, after two friendlies against Qatar and Honduras. (afp)

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Rudi Garcia to quit as Marseille coach

AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

People watch the inauguration ceremony, Thursday, May 16, 2019, of the Al Wakrah stadium, which is the first stadium has been built from the scratch for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

FIFA drops plans for 48-team 2022 World Cup

FIFA shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the world football body’s president Gianni Infantino.

The 2022 tournament in the Gulf state will now be played with 32 nations taking part.

FIFA said it had abandoned the expansion plans “following a thorough and comprehensive consultation process” which led to the conclusion that “under the current circumstances such a proposal could not be made now”. “(The tournament) will therefore remain as originally planned with 32 teams and no proposal will be submitted at the next FIFA Congress on 5 June,” FIFA said in a statement.

The expansion was a pet project of Infantino, who pushed the idea despite the likely need for Qatar’s neighbours to put aside a two-year blockade and help to host an expanded tournament.

“The involvement of these countries in the organisation of the tournament jointly with Qatar implies the lifting of this blockade, in particular the lifting of restrictions on the movement of people and goods,” said a feasibility study submitted to March’s FIFA Congress in Miami.

The study, seen by AFP, also claimed that a Qatar World Cup with 48 teams would generate “between $300-$400 million (265-354 million euros) of additional income”.

Specifically FIFA was counting on an additional $120 million in TV rights, $150 million in marketing rights and $90 million from ticket sales.

The news comes after Europe’s top football clubs said in March they would boycott an expanded 24-team Club World Cup -- also backed by Infantino -- which is planned to take place in June and July 2021, replacing the Confederations Cup tournament.

- Complicated proposition -

An announcement of the final decision had not been expected until next month’s FIFA Congress to be held in Paris ahead of the women’s World Cup that takes place in France between June 7 and July 7.

FIFA said it had examined the possibility of Qatar hosting a 48-team tournament on its own, but a study “concluded that due to the advanced stage of preparations and the need for a detailed assessment of the potential logistical impact on the host country, more time would be required and a decision could not be taken before the deadline of June”.

FIFA has dropped the plan to expand the 2022 tournament despite recommending in March that the number of teams should be raised to 48 for that tournament, ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Expanding the competition for the 2022 tournament was always a complicated proposition. FIFA had sounded out potential co-hosts in the region willing to support Qatar,

which is subject to an ongoing embargo by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and their allies.

Qatar’s Supreme Committee, charged with the organisation of the tournament, said in reaction to FIFA’s decision that “Qatar had always been open to the idea of an expanded tournament in 2022 had a viable operating model been found and had all parties concluded that an expanded 48-team edition was in the best interest of football and Qatar as the host nation.”

But it said there was insufficient time to make a deeper assessment before the June deadline and “it was therefore decided not to further pursue this option.”

“With just three and a half years to go until kick off, Qatar remains as committed as ever to ensuring the 32-team FIFA World Cup in 2022 is one of the best tournaments ever and one that makes the entire Arab world proud,” the Supreme Committee said.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain cut all ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing Doha of supporting Iran and Islamist groups.

Qatar vehemently denies the charges and says Saudi Arabia and its allies are aiming to incite government change in the emirate, the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas.

Gulf states Kuwait and Oman have not taken sides in the crisis. However, Oman said in April it was “not ready” to host matches. (afp)

Rudi Garcia will step down as Marseille coach following this weekend’s final round of Ligue 1 matches after the French giants failed to qualify for European football next season.

“I’ve decided to leave. I put forth this solution to my president who accepted it,” Garcia said at a press conference Wednesday, sat alongside Marseille chief Jacques-Henri Eyraud.

“If I listened to my character and my determination I would stay, but if I listen to common sense and reason it’s best to announce it now.”

The 55-year-old Garcia was appointed coach in October 2016 with the mandate of leading Marseille back into the Champions League, shortly after the club’s takeover by American tycoon Frank McCourt.

He extended his deal last October until 2021, but Garcia will leave the Velodrome with two years remaining on his contract after again missing out on a top-three finish.

Garcia said he took “full responsibility for not being able to lead Marseille into the Champions League”.

“It was not a good season, but not catastrophic either. Catastrophic is more Monaco this season or Lille last year,” he said, referring to those clubs’ battles to avoid relegation.

“The leaders have not all been at their top level.” Marseille are in sixth place, 11 points adrift of the Champions League places, going into Friday’s final game of the season against fifth-placed Montpellier.

Garcia steered Marseille to last year’s Europa League final in his first full season at the club, finishing runners-up following a 3-0 loss to Atletico Madrid.

However, they crashed out of this season’s competition in the group stage after picking up just one point from six matches.

A dreadful run of form across December and January also saw Marseille knocked out of both domestic cup competitions, after an embarrassing loss to amateurs Andrezieux in the French Cup. Disgruntled Marseille fans have repeatedly vented their frustration at the team’s struggles, deriding the ‘Champions Project’ that is designed to restore the club to its former glories.

Marseille finished a dreadful 13th in 2015/16 -- the club’s lowest position in 15 years -- and while results have since improved, the club has not finished higher than fourth under Garcia.

Marseille, winners of the Champions League in 1993, have not competed in Europe’s top club competition since bowing out of the 2013/14 group stage without a single point.

Eyraud, who described Garcia as “a great coach and man of great quality”, said the club would look to appoint a replacement as quickly as possible.

Gabriel Heinze, who played at Marseille from 2009 to 2011, has been touted as a possible successor.

The former Argentina defender, who also had spells at Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid, is currently in charge of Velez Sarsfield in his homeland. (afp)

Fred TANNEAU / AFP

In this file photo taken on May 11, 2018 Marseille’s French coach Rudi Garcia reacts during the French L1 football match Guingamp against Olympique of Marseille (OM) at the Roudourou Stadium in Guingamp, western France.

Reduced Brazil squad begins preparations for Copa America

AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo

Brazil’s national soccer team coach Tite shows the list announcing his roster of players for the upcoming 2019 Copa America soccer tournament, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 17, 2019.

Copa America hosts Brazil began preparations for the tournament at their training centre in Teresopolis on Wednesday, despite missing most of their team.

Only seven players are expected at the Granja Comary football complex near Rio de Janeiro for the first week of training.

Neymar, the world’s most expensive player, is due to appear on May 28 along with PSG team-mates Daniel Alves, Thiago Silva and Marquinhos. Everton winger Richarlison was the first

to arrive Wednesday.

“I want to get on the field very quickly to train, I’m very happy to be here with the squad, it’s a unique moment,” said Richarlison in a statement issued by the Brazilian football federation.

Richarlison was joined by Ajax Amsterdam’s David Neres, another 22-year-old striker.

Fernandinho, Gabriel Jesus and Casemiro were expected to arrive later Wednesday, while Ederson and Filipe Luis were

due Thursday.

Alisson and Roberto Firmino, who will play the Champions League final on June 1 with Liverpool, will be the last to arrive.

Coach Tite made a brief appearance near the field where workers were still painting the lines.

Eight-time winners Brazil face Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru in the group stage, which start on June 14, after two friendlies against Qatar and Honduras. (afp)

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Thurman says ready to ‘crucify’ Pacquiao

SINGARAJA - Starting this dive from the most north-western tip of Menjangan Island, following the wall southwards towards the Bali/Menjangan channel, you will see some of the most healthy and diverse coral on Menjangan.

Garden Eel Point

The cracks and breaks in the wall are filled with a great diversity of reef fish. If conditions dictate that you cannot enter at the NW tip of the island, you will enter closer to Garden Eel Point. Gradually following the wall down from the top

(5-8M) to 25M (max depth 35M), where it becomes a white sand slope, you find a big gorgonian fan with long-nose hawkfish.

This area is also known for sightings of white tip reef shark, small schools of barracudas, tur-

tles, and of course Napoleonfish.

From this 25M point we ascend (slowly) up the slope, over many soft corals, until reaching a huge colony of garden eels, which covers the slope from 20M to beyond where it flattens out at 14M. From

Garden Eel Point we head south to a coral garden at 5-12M. This area gives us Big-Eyed Trevally, Titan Triggerfish, many clownfish in their anemones and often a surprisingly number of scorpionfish.

(IBP/net)

Tiziana FABI / AFP

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns to Rafael Nadal of Spain during their ATP Masters tournament final tennis match at the Foro Italico in Rome on May 19, 2019.

Federer, Nadal threaten Djokovic bid for historic Slam

PARIS - Novak Djokovic can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time with victory at the French Open.

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However, a returning Roger Federer and rejuvenated Rafael Nadal will once again stand in his way.

World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of all four Slams with victory at Roland Garros in 2016.

Having clinched the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open titles and then a seventh Australian Open crown in January this year, the Serb is tantalisingly close to another ‘Djoko Slam’.

Federer and Nadal, with 20 and 17 career Grand Slam titles each respectively, may be ahead of 15time major winner Djokovic in total hauls and have also completed

career Slams.

However, not even Federer or Nadal have managed to hold all four of the sport’s greatest prizes at the same time.

It is such a rare feat that only Don Budge (1938) and Rod Laver (1962 and 1969) -- all calendar Grand Slams -- have pulled off the sweep in the sport’s history.

Djokovic, who turned 32 on Wednesday, is playing down his potential date with destiny even if it would put him halfway to a 2019 calendar Slam of his own.

After losing to Nadal in the Italian Open final last weekend,

the Serb was in no doubt that it was the Spaniard who would likely be celebrating a 12th Roland Garros title in a little over two weeks’ time.

“Nadal, number one favourite, without a doubt -- then everyone else,” he said.

Djokovic, who will be top seed in Thursday’s draw, could be forgiven his caution.

At Roland Garros in 2018, he was shocked by Italian journeyman Marco Cecchinato in the quarterfinals, a defeat which was such a crushing bodyblow that he even contemplated skipping Wimbledon.

Federer is returning to Roland Garros for the first time since 2015 having turned his back on clay court tennis to focus on Wimbledon. (afp)

BEVERLY HILLS - Keith Thurman vowed to retire Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday as the two fighters traded verbal jabs ahead of the World Boxing Association battle for welterweight supremacy.

The undefeated Thurman, 30, takes on Pacquiao in Las Vegas on July 20 in a contest that pits the WBA’s “super world champion” against the body’s secondary “world” champion.

Thurman (29-0, with 22 knockouts) returned from a near twoyear layoff to retain his title with a 12-round majority decision over Josesito Lopez on January 26.

Eight-division champion Pacquiao, who last fought in a onesided demolition of Adrien Broner in January, is 10 years older than his American opponent.

And as the two men came face to face at a press conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, Thurman vowed to make the age difference count.

“Pacquiao’s last fight, Pacquiao’s last fight,” Thurman said, while pledging to “dismantle” the 40-year-old Filipino icon.

“I’m destroying the legend of Manny Pacquiao,” Thurman said.

“His legacy ends on July 20. He’s had a wonderful career, and been an inspiration. We all love him and respect him. And I’m respectfully going to kick the shit out of him.

“This is a big fight as far as the stage. But it’s a big fight against a little guy. I’ve dismantled veterans in the past, and throughout my career. I would have destroyed him five years ago.

“He’s never fought a fighter like me with the lateral movement, speed, power. He’s never fought anyone this young, strong and hungry and I’m coming for him.

“I know he likes to quote Bible verses so I’ll let you know -- he’s getting crucified.”

Pacquiao, who mixes a political career as a senator in the Philippines with professional boxing, laughed off Thurman’s threats of annihilation.

“All I can say is that most of my opponents say things before a fight,” Pacquiao said. “That’s what I hear from them - ‘I’m easy to beat’. But when we get into the ring it changes. We’ll see who’s young in the ring on July 20.

“I don’t like trash-talking before a fight. I’m going to let my fists do the talking.”

Pacquiao plans to split his training camp between the Philippines and Los Angeles, wrapping up his preparations under the watchful eye of long-time trainer Freddie Roach, who is back in his corner.

“Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter in the world to work with,” Roach said Wednesday. “His work ethic is unbelievable. We’ve studied Thurman and come up with a game plan. And we’re going to destroy him.”

Pacquiao meanwhile insisted that his advancing years had not diminished his enthusiasm or energy for boxing.

“At age 40, I feel like I’m 29,” he said. “This is fun. I’m enjoying it. I’m excited to go back to the Philippines and go straight back to the gym.” (afp)

Harry How/Getty Images/AFP

Keith Thurman looks on during a press conference before his WBA Welterweight Championship fight against Manny Pacquiao, at The Beverly Hills Hotel on May 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

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This photo taken on February 3, 2019 shows residents using a boat to travel across the water in Sitio Pariahan, Bulacan. Areas north of Manila like the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan have sunk four-six centimetres (1.5-2.4 inches) a year since 2003, according to satellite monitoring.

Climate change can be reversed, DiCaprio’s ‘Ice on Fire’ claims

CANNES - “We don’t need advanced technology, Mother Nature has seaweeds and shellfish which sequester five times more carbon than land-based plants,” said Bren Smith, winching a glistening haul of glossy brown kelp out of the sea.

A fisherman turned “steward of the sea” who runs a restorative ocean farm growing seaweed and farming shellfish, Smith is one of dozens of characters who appear in “Ice on Fire”, an eye-opening environmental documentary at Cannes film festival.

Produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Leila Conners, who worked together on 2007 climate documentary “The 11th Hour”, the film offers a fascinating look at the innovations and people working to significantly reduce carbon in the atmosphere.

Take kelp. Not only does it soak up five times more carbon than plants on land, it is one of the fastest growing plants on earth and can be widely used for everything from food to fertiliser and even animal feed.

“If you provide a seaweed diet to cows, you get a 90 percent reduction in methane output,” said Smith, in what could play a key role in reducing the huge quantities of methane produced by livestock, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than CO2.

For Conners, it was learning

about the properties of kelp and other innovations that provided the biggest surprise in putting together the film.

“If you plant kelp in nine percent of global waters, you can reduce global emissions by 50 per cent,” she told reporters in Cannes, flagging other innovations like the development of biochar (charcoal produced from plant matter) and a Swiss-made direct air capture machine.

“And that’s completely doable.”

- ‘There are solutions’ -

Even though warnings about climate catastrophe grow ever louder, the film argues, the world is still spending hundreds of billions of dollars every year to subsidise the very fossil fuels that are causing the planet to overheat.

“Excess carbon creates climatic disruption, it changes the weather patterns and life support systems that society relies on to survive,” said the voiceover by DiCaprio, long an environmental activist.

But the film goes beyond the current narrative.

“Climate change can be reversed

if we act now,” DiCaprio said.

There are two ways of doing that: either stopping greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, or bringing CO2 levels back down through photosynthesis, by which carbon is extracted from the air and put it back into the earth in a process known as “drawdown”.

And “Ice on Fire” focuses on the latter.

“How we get out of this is by very practical action,” said Conners.

“We went to people who were practically solving this rather than just talking about it,” the American director added.

In California, enormous redwood trees, which absorb more carbon than any trees on Earth, play a key role in a reforestation project that also creates biochar, a form of charcoal that can store CO2 for long periods, enhancing soil quality and helping it retain water, in a major boost for agriculture.

And a small Swiss company has developed a “direct air capture” machine which extracts carbon dioxide from the air which can then be re-used as energy. (afp)

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France’s ‘yellow vests’: noisy, but not an electoral force

PARIS - Christophe Chalencon, a blacksmith with right-wing views, is on the campaign trail around France seeking to turn his fame as a “yellow vest” protester into a seat in the European parliament. And it’s no easy task.

“The yellow vests don’t want anyone to represent them,” he told AFP in between campaign stops for his “Citizen’s Evolution” formation, which is competing in the European election in France this Sunday.

The difficulty for him is that the anti-government “yellow vest” movement, which has roiled national politics since mid-November, brings together people of all political stripes, many of whom have a strong antiauthority streak.

“I don’t want to represent the yellow vests,” explained Chalencon, who emerged as one of several spokespeople for the movement. “I want to represent as many people as possible who supported the yellow vests.”

Despite his hopes, and the still high levels of public support for the protests, voter surveys show his party winning less than 1 percent.

“The polls are wrong,” he shot back in his thick southern accent.

Six months after a spontaneous revolt in rural and small-town France began against President Emmanuel Macron, the often violent protests by people wearing fluorescent yellow vests still continue ever Saturday.

Their impact on French public life has been huge. Macron has been forced into a series of policy U-turns, while the protests and rioting have left a human toll of injuries and bankrupt businesses.

But from its height of nearly 300,000 people who spontaneously blocked roads and occupied roundabouts on November 17, the move-

ment has dwindled to only 15,500 people last weekend, according to French authorities.

And their electoral prospects look dim.

- Factional infighting -

At the beginning of the year, some polls showed a united “yellow vest” party could scoop up as much as 13 percent of votes amid widespread public sympathy for their cause of lowering taxes and helping the struggling working poor.

But many of the original leaders are no longer on speaking terms, while others have withdrawn from the public eye citing abuse and even death threats.

At one point, there was a danger of at least five yellow vest formations competing for seats in the European parliament.

This has been whittled down to Chalencon’s “Citizen’s Evolution” and the “Yellow Alliance” led by the singer and poet Francis Lalanne.

“Lalanne is going to get killed, he’s going to get ripped to shreds,” Chalencon said of his rival, who is forecast to win around 1.0-1.5 percent of the vote.

Other yellow vests have joined up with the hard-right candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan or the far-right splinter formation of Florian Philippot, creating confusion for voters wanting to back the cause.

Marc Pochon, an activist from Montargis south of Paris, said he had been campaigning for Lalanne, but in the end would vote for Macron’s main political opponent, the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen. “I’d rather vote against Macron,” he told AFP, forecasting that the yellow vest vote would be “dispersed.” (afp)

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Indonesian workers clean a road outside the Election Oversight Body (Bawaslu) following a clash between protesters and police a day earlier in Jakarta on May 23, 2019. Indonesian police said on May 22 they were probing reports that at least one demonstrator was killed in clashes that broke out in the capital Jakarta overnight after a rally opposed to President Joko Widodo’s re-election.

Jakarta highway appears desolate after May 22, Thamrin still closed

JAKARTA- Several highways in the DKI Jakarta area on Thursday morning or following the demonstrations on May 22 reportedly wore a desolate look, particularly since several offices had banned their employees from coming to work.

In the meantime, the MH Thamrin section was yet closed, and the police had not allowed the entry of any means of public transportation into the street where protesters had ran amok.

According to Antara’s monitoring after boarding the Moda Raya Terpadu (MRT) at the Lebak Bulus Jakarta MRT Station on Thursday morning, the passengers were seen entering the station and the security guard had informed of Dukuh Atas MRT Station being the last stop.

Observations showed that lesser passengers were using

FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP

Protestors march in the streets during a demonstration called by the “Yellow Vests” (Gilets Jaunes) movement on May 18, 2019 in Reims, eastern France, during the 27th consecutive saturday of protests against French President’s policies and top-down style of governing, high cost of living and government tax reforms.

JAKARTA - Coordinator of the spokesmen for the PrabowoSandi pair, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak, has said presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto was to visit riot victims from mass demonstrations on

the MRT than the regular days, as just half the seats were occupied, while several others were yet vacant.

Meanwhile, other modes of transportation, including app-based motorcycle taxis and taxis, continued to operate normally.

However, a taxi driver, who chose to remain anonymous, revealed that owing to the demonstration, a taxi driver, on an average, found it difficult to get passengers, particularly in the main road area of the Capital City, so drivers were reluctant to operate today.

In addition to Jalan MH Thamrin that was closed, access to the Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat road section was shut down, also the location of the Constitutional Court Building, where disputes over the Presidential Election can be brought up.

The Jakarta MRT has reopened the underground MRT

Station services, starting from Senayan Station to BNI Dukuh Atas Station, on Thursday morning.

“The underground MRT Station service, starting from Senayan Station to Dukuh Atas Station BNI, was again opened from 8:30 a.m. local time this morning until our next update,” Jakarta MRT Corporate Secretary Division Head Muhammad Kamaluddin noted in his official statement here on Thursday. However, he pointed out that the HI Roundabout Station was yet closed.

“Our top priority is the safety of MRT passengers and the security of our shared MRT infrastructure,” he remarked.

Kamaluddin also added that the operational update of the Jakarta MRT for May 23, 2019, starting at 8:30 a.m. local time, from Lebak Bulus Grab to BNI Dukuh Atas Station, passed through 12 MRT stations. (ant)

Prabowo visits riot victims

May 21-22.

“Pak (Mr.) Prabowo wants to go to Cut Meutia to visit the victims,” Dahnil said here Wednesday.

Prabowo will visit the victims at Aspiration House, Jalan Cut Meutia number C 23, Jakarta.

Prabowo departed his residence on Jalan Kertanegara IV in South Jakarta at around 10:20 p.m., and went straight to Aspiration House.

Prabowo was accompanied by Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani and Dahnil Anzar

Simanjuntak.

Previously, some protestors clashed with police when demonstrating at the Indonesian Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), Petamburan in West Jakarta, and Gambir in Central Jakarta on

Tuesday-Wednesday (May 21-22).

The Jakarta Police detained 257 suspects related to riots, consisting of 72 suspects in the Bawaslu, 156 suspects in Petamburan, and 29 suspects in Gambir. (ant)

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International

Friday, May 24, 2019

BUSINESS Indian stocks hit record highs on Modi polls lead

Indian stocks jumped to record highs Thursday as early results in the world’s biggest election showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on course for a second term.

Traders and business leaders welcomed trends in the vote count showing Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to win a majority, expressing hopes it could lead to deep economic reforms of Asia’s third-largest economy.

The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex index rose more than two percent to pass the 40,000 mark for the first time ever while the Nifty crossed 12,000 points, also a new landmark.

India’s rupee also strengthened, hitting 69.51 against the dollar from 69.67 late Wednesday.

“A perception that Modi is business friendly and an end to political uncertainty is boosting market sentiment,” independent Mumbai-based economist Ashutosh Datar told AFP. After more than four hours of counting, figures from the Election Commission showed the BJP leading in 292 seats out of 542 with the rival Congress party on less than 50.

If confirmed -- no results have been published yet -- this would push the BJP over the 272 seats needed for a majority.

It could also beat its tally of 282 when Modi swept to power in the world’s biggest democracy in 2014 with the parliament’s first single-party majority in 30 years.

The result would give the BJP and its allies a commanding majority of around 340 seats.

“Time for transformation of India. Time for deep reform. I dream of us as a global superpower in my lifetime,” tweeted India’s richest banker, Uday Kotak, as he congratulated Modi.

Indian stock markets have rallied since exit polls on Sunday pointed to a Modi triumph.

On Thursday, the benchmark Sensex rose more than two percent to peak at 40,124.50, while the Nifty, a smaller index based on 50 Indian companies also increased more than two percent, touching a new record of 12,041.00.

Modi was elected five years ago on his promise to shake-up India’s economy and create jobs for the millions of young Indians who enter the workforce every year.

- New reforms His record has been mixed, however. The 68-year-old has been praised by India’s business community for passing a number of economic reforms intended to ease the doing of business and boost foreign investment.

But he was widely slammed for a disastrous shock cash ban and the sloppy introduction of a new single tax on goods and services that both set back economic growth.

GDP growth slowed from 7.1 percent to 6.6 percent in the third quarter of the 201819 financial year, data released in February showed. (afp)

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Friday, May 24, 2019

Badung Market Comes with “Mall Nuance”

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Come to the Badung Market. You will find and enjoy something different. The biggest market in the city of Denpasar, namely the Badung Market, is now officially operated. A total of 1,698 merchants can sell as usual.

Moreover, it comes with modern supporting facilities. The traditional market claimed to be the largest in Eastern Indonesia can provide convenience for consumers and merchants.

AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File

In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo a sign hangs outside a house for sale in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.

U.S. home sales slipped 0.4% in April 2019, as would-be homebuyers face affordability challenges and a limited supply of starter houses. The National Association of Realtors says that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.19 million last month, down from 5.21 million in March 2019.

US home sales fell 0.4% in April amid limited supply

WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales slipped 0.4% in April, as would-be homebuyers face affordability challenges and a limited supply of starter houses. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.19 million last month, down from 5.21 million in March.

Home sales have struggled despite the solid job market and lower mortgage rates, conditions that are usually favorable for buyers. The jobless rate has fallen to a five-decade low of 3.6%, while the average 30-year mortgage rate has declined to 4.07% from 4.61% a year ago. But buyers are grappling with home prices that have consistently risen faster than wages for much of the past seven years, while construction and sales listings have not responded to pent-up demand from would-be buyers.

“The economy in April enjoyed a robust labor market, strong consumer sentiment and low mortgage rates — and was untouched by subsequent trade tensions with China,” said Matthew Speakman, an economic analyst with the real estate company Zillow. “Yet an inventory shortage persists, with a

greater share of listings reporting price cuts and, in some months, sitting on the market longer, indications that the pace of existing home sales may continue to suffer or possibly recover slowly going forward.”

Sales have tumbled 4.4% from a year ago. The sales decline is entirely concentrated in homes worth less than $250,000, a likely reflection of a shortage of properties at those price points being listed for sale.

Homes are still selling at a brisk pace.

The average property sold in just 24 days, the fastest pace ever recorded by the Realtors.

The median sales price in April was $267,300, up 3.6% from last year.

On a monthly basis, sales declined in the Northeast and South. They were unchanged in Midwest and improved in the West.

Inventories have improved, but there is still a lack of homes for sale by historical standards. There were 4.2 months’ supply in April, up from 3.8 months in March.

The real estate market was generally considered healthy when the supply is closer to 6 months.

Still, there is the possibility that home sales could rebound in the coming months as the lower mortgage rates spur more offers from homes, said Tian Liu, chief economist at Genworth Mortgage Insurance.

“The slow turnaround is likely because lower interest rates have not been fully passed on to homebuyers who closed in April,” Liu said. “Homebuyers in subsequent months should see the benefit from lower rates, which could result in bigger sales increases as the year progresses.” (ap)

Soft opening of the market was carried out by the Mayor of Denpasar, I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra, on Sunday (Feb. 24). It was attended by Regional Secretary of Denpasar AAN Rai Iswara, Chairman of Commission III of Denpasar House of Representatives Eko Supriadi and some other officials.

It was marked by the submission of the weighing machine of re-measuring calibration post as the reward of the Denpasar as the City of Orderly Measurement 2017 by the Director General of Metrology at the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia marked by symbolic submission by the Mayor of Denpasar I.B. Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra to Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I.B. Kompyang Wiranata. Furthermore, it was resumed with inspection to all traders at their kiosks and merchant booths accompanied by dissemination of plastic reduction through the delivery of eco-friendly bags to merchants and the community, CSR from IWAPI Denpasar and BPD Bali.

Mayor Rai Mantra along with his ranks was flooded with gratitude for the rebuilding of Badung Market with various facilities available to ease the access and accommodation for merchants and consumers. One of the merchants from Jalan A. Yani, Denpasar, Ni Made Leong, said that she was happy to

be able to occupy the newly opened market.

Various facilities also provide easy access for the activities in the new Badung Market.

Mayor Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra explained that revitalization of the traditional market is one of the flagship programs of the Denpasar municipality to increase the competitiveness and dignity of merchants.

A variety of supporting facilities continues to be improved in order to realize a fresh, clean and reliable traditional market. Thus, this traditional market is not only used as a meeting place for sellers and buyers, but also a place for recreation and tourism.

Rai Mantra added the soft opening of the market is expected to be able to inventory all kinds of shortcomings that may exist in the actual market operations. On that account, solutions can be made and the future market operations can run smoothly and provide benefits for the entire community. On this occasion, Rai Mantra also invited all relevant stakeholders to jointly maintain the Badung Market which has now been well organized in accordance with national standard (SNI).

Director of PD Pasar Denpasar, I.B. Kompyang Wiranata, explained the existence of the Badung Market as the hub of

economic activities in the city of Denpasar is very important. As a traditional market, of course increasing market infrastructure must continue to be carried out. Nevertheless, with modern management, it is certainly still maintaining culture or Smart Heritage Market as part of the city tour.

Kompyang Wiranata added that currently the Badung Market is being prepared to qualify for the SNI standards with the application of digitalization-based governance, online system and so on to support the existence of the traditional markets in the midst of very tight market competition. (kmb)

Bulun Baon Vegetable, a Typical Ancient Menu

Have you ever tasted Bulun Baon vegetable? This kind of vegetable is mostly consumed by old people at villages. Apart from having different taste, this leafbased cuisine was once a favorite

food among Balinese people in the past. Young people, especially the millennial, do not know much about it, much less like it because it feels strange.

Lately, Bulun Baon vegetable

became a classy food at hotels or restaurants. This traditional menu is widely consumed by foreign tourists, especially those who love yoga. The taste has certainly been adjusted, so that it can be enjoyed by foreign tourists. In the presentation, of course it is combined with other menus, so that it becomes more enjoyable.

One of the hotels serving the Bulun Baon vegetable is Kenderan Restaurant located at Dedary Kriyamaha Villa by Pramana Experience. Bulun Baon is the preferred menu for its in-house guests. “This type of food is an attractive choice for tourists, especially those who are so interested in Balinese culture,” said Manager of Dedary Kriyamaha Villa, I Putu Eka Richmawan.

This menu is quite popular among in-house guests. In fact,

tourists who are very enthusiastic about Balinese culture try more traditional dishes, one of which is the Bulun Baon vegetable. It happens because the taste is very typical.

“We have to adjust it pursuant to the appetite of guests that are not familiar with spicy taste. Thus, the amount of spices used in the presentation of Bulun Baon vegetable is also adjusted,” said restaurant chef at Dedary Kriyamaha, I Made Aryana.

Aryana said the seasoning used in the making of this vegetable is base genep (Balinese complete seasoning) whose measure is adjusted so as not to be spicy. The Balinese grounded seasoning is then cooked and mixed with coconut milk and chopped eel. “This is what we call the kalasan lindung which we will use to mix birah leaves,” he explained.

Bulun Baon leaves take advantage of boiled young birah leaves.

To keep giving the green shades to the leaves and to remove bitter taste, it uses salt water when boiling. After cooking, it is immediately put into ice water. “It is meant to cool it down quickly, so the color of the leaves does not turn brown,” he explained.

Decoction of the bulun baon leaves is then combined with the seasoning of kalasan lindung, grated coconut, fried shallot and kalasan spices. The seasoning blend in use is also able to eliminate bitter taste of the bulun baon leaves.

Having mixed well, it is ready to be served with other menus, such as yam rice, palem yuyu (crab in grated coconut sauce), snail satay and raw condiment. Serving of this menu is started with the purple taro soup. (kmb)

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To share land, Buleleng founds static archival data bank at Banyuning SINGARAJA - Buleleng district government pays serious attention to the archival field. This concern is proved by the construction of static archive data bank building (Badas) in 2020. The building is established after the district government shared land with the Banyuning village, Buleleng sub-district that currently has the remaining land having not been utilized optimally.

Seriousness to prepare this archival infrastructure is driven by the fact that Buleleng has an interesting historical document to be studied by researchers, pupils, students and general public. Historical sources stored in the static archival data bank in the future will support the tourism development in the region.

The intention to build a static archival data bank emerged after the district government got assistance of physical building construction from central government. However, the district government is required to prepare the land having been recorded as a government asset.

After receiving the offer, the district government planned the construction of the static archival data bank at Banyuning village, Buleleng subdistrict.

Regent of Buleleng Putu Agus Suradnyana (PAS) accompanied by the Head of the Library and Archival Services, Made Sukarmini, stated on Wednesday (May 22) the land being considered for the static data bank building is the land currently functioning as the headman’s office of Banyuning. Of the total area of 3,200 square meters, 2,200 square meters will be built for the static archival data bank and its supporting facilities. The remaining 1,000 square meters are used for the village office. “Now, it remains in the process of splitting the land certificate first. After that, the construction will be worked on

next year,” he said.

According to the regent, the land utilization is based on the results of studies at the Regional Finance Agency (BKD) stating that the land has been included in the Goods Inventory Card (KIB) or as a regional asset. In addition, as long as it is used for the village government office, there is remaining land and still not utilized.

For this reason, the government is utilizing the remaining land to complement the infrastructure of the region. “Another advantage is that the land is strategically close to the town of Singaraja, so that tourists or researchers wishing to know the beauty, especially related to evidence of historical journey can easily access to the location,” he explained.

On the other hand, the regent said that it is not enough with luxurious building infrastructure, but the material of static archive to be stored and managed must have good quality and be comprehensive. It is important because many documents, especially those related to history in their region requiring serious handling through programs run by the Library and Archive Service.

To that end, the regent instructed the static archive to be managed well, in detail, and clearly arranged.

With quality material and supported by adequate physical infrastructure, the regent believed the static archive is a supporter to tourist attractions for tourists, academicians and the general public to visit.

“Many people want to know more about Buleleng and the journey of history needs to be featured through this static archive. I want to it be well managed, and supported by building construction. I believe there is a positive contribution especially to the tourism development in our region,” he explained. (kmb38)

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In 2020 Buleleng will establish a static archive data bank building utilizing the land currently functioning as the office of Banyuning village.

Friday, May 24, 2019

International

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“ScUber” launches submarine trips to Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY - A select few Australians will soon be able to briefly book an Uber submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, the ride-sharing giant said Thursday. From next week -- in what Uber is pitching as a world first -people in Queensland state will be able to order a ride through the Uber app on a two-person submarine and tour the World Heritage site.

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Condition of tarpaulin tent occupied by three families at Penaga hamlet, Yangapi village, Tembuku

Economic limitations

Three families at Penaga hamlet live in one tarpaulin tent

BANGLI - Economic restriction forces three family heads at Penaga hamlet, Yangapi, Tembuku, to live in a tarpaulin tent. They have lived in this condition since the last one and a half months after returning home from migrating.

The three families living in a tarpaulin tent consist of Ketut Bulat, Nengah Rusman and Wayan Mudya. They are three brothers. In the tent sizing 7x4 meters, they live along with their respective wife and children. A total of seven people are inhabiting the tent. In the courtyard where the tent is erected, there is also another brother, namely Wayan Sutama. His condition is not much different from the three brothers.

Sutama has also lived in economic limitations. He has been occupying a wooden house he built alone.

When met on Wednesday (May 22), Ketut Bulat revealed that he and his wife, children and younger siblings are forced to live in a tarpaulin tent because they have no other place to live in. After returning home from migrating at Bonyoh village, Kintamani, a month and a half ago, he had not been able to build a house for himself and his other family members. The tarpaulin tent occupying is a donation or assistance from his relatives at Bonyoh.

Formerly, Bulat had lived at Bon-

yoh village because his parents first lived at the village. After 60 years living at Bonyoh, he and his two siblings and their families decided to return home to live at Penaga hamlet, posing his ancestral village. His decision to go back to Penaga referred to the custom in Bonyoh requiring his youngest brother Wayan Sutama to occupy the land in Bonyoh.

Meanwhile, since the past ten years his youngest brother had already moved to Penaga and occupied a makeshift wooden house.

“According to local custom at Bonyoh, the house at hamlet can only be occupied by the youngest son, in this case, my younger brother Wayan Sutama, because I cannot inherit the house. So, I finally moved,” he explained.

When he returned home to Penaga, he claimed to have nothing, including the house of residence. Due to such reason, the man working as a casual laborer is forced to set up a tent with his younger brothers.

When occupying a tarpaulin tent similar to that of a refugee camp, he

claimed to have to sleep together with the seven family members. When it rains, rainwater often enters into his tent. On the other hand, when it’s hot, the temperature inside the tent makes him and his family overheated. He also hoped that amidst his current economic limitations, the government can lend a hand by providing him with adequate housing.

Meanwhile, hamlet chief of Penaga when met at the same location, I Nengah Rijasa, said he is quite concerned about the conditions of his residence. He claimed to have tried to propose to the government so that the family can get home assistance. He said that district government promised to propose assistance for the family in the Amendment Budget 2019. Other than proposing to the government, he also claimed to have tried to ask for help from volunteers. “Hopefully, we can be helped immediately because if they should wait for a long time, it is worried the tarpaulin will be torn and can no longer be used,” hoped Rijasa. (kmb40)

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This handout photo dated May 22, 2019 and released by ride-sharing company Uber shows a Uber submarine diving on the Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island in Queensland. A select few Australians will soon be able to briefly book an Uber submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, the ride-sharing giant said on May 23.

A piloted battery-powered “scUber”, costing Aus$1,500 ($1,030) per person, will take 20 dives between May 27 and June 18 with each trip lasting an hour.

The sub will take two passengers down to 20 meters below sea level and along designated dive paths around the reef, in partnership with environmental advocacy group Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef.

Susan Anderson, general manager for Uber Australia and New Zealand, said the company was committed to encouraging ride-sharing to make “conscious behaviour changes” to travel in more efficient and sustainable ways.

A scUber booking includes a helicopter trip to the submarine’s dive location.

The Great Barrier Reef is home to more than 1,500 fish species and coral varieties, but has been seriously damaged by pollution and climate change. (afp)

‘Traffic jam’ on Everest as two more climbers die reaching summit KATHMANDU - A huge queue of climbers has formed near the summit of Mount Everest as expedition organisers Thursday reported two more deaths on the world’s highest mountain.

More than 200 climbers were taking advantage of clear weather on Wednesday to attempt to summit from both Nepal and China, but teams had to line up for hours to reach the top -- risking frostbite and altitude sickness.

An American and Indian climber are the latest fatalities, their expedition organisers said, on one of the busiest-ever days on the the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak.

Donald Lynn Cash, 55, collapsed at the summit on Wednesday as he was taking photographs, while Anjali Kulkarni, also 55, died while descending after reaching the top.

Kulkarni’s expedition organiser, Arun Treks, said heavy traffic at the summit had delayed her descent and caused her death.

“She had to wait for a long time to reach the summit and descend,” said Thupden Sherpa. “She couldn’t move down on her own and died as Sherpa guides brought her down.”

Pasang Tenje Sherpa, of Pioneer Adventure, told AFP that Cash collapsed on the summit and died close to Hillary Step as guides were bringing him back.

The deaths take the toll on Everest to four this season, after an Indian climber died last week and an Irish mountaineer is presumed dead after he slipped and fell close to the summit.

Mountaineering in Nepal has become a lucrative business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

The Himalayan nation has issued a record 381 permits costing $11,000 each for this year’s spring climbing season, sparking fears of bottlenecks en route to the summit if poor weather cuts down the number of climbing days.

Most Everest hopefuls are escorted by a Nepali guide, meaning more than 750 climbers will tread the same path to the top in the coming weeks.

At least 140 others have been granted permits to scale Everest from the northern flank in Tibet, according to expedition operators. This could take the total past last year’s record of 807 people reaching the summit.

Many Himalayan mountains -- including Everest -- are at peak climbing season, with the window of good weather between late April and the end of May. At least six other foreign climbers have died on other 8,000-metre Himalayan peaks this season, while two are missing. (afp)

Handout / Summits with a Purpose / AFP

This handout photo taken on May 16, 2019 and released by Summits with a Purpose shows South African climber Saray Khumalo posing at the top of Mount Everest after her summit, becoming the first black African woman achieving the feat.

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Fashion

Friday, May 24, 2019

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Made by foot: Mexican designer overcomes disability in style

GUADALAJARA - When Adriana Macias graduated from law school, she found no firm was interested in hiring an attorney without arms.

So Macias, a 41-year-old Mexican woman who was born without them, began working as a writer, playwright, motivational speaker and now a fashion designer who has just launched a new clothing line.

She designed it -- as she does nearly everything -- with her feet.

She unveiled her debut collection at Fashion Week Mexico last month, where disabled models strutted the runway -- or rolled down it in wheelchairs -- showing off her fall-winter line of 12 flowing, vibrantly colored designs made so people with disabilities can easily put them on.

She herself uses custom-made clothes that allow her to dress herself using her feet.

“I’m putting out this clothing line with all these details designed to make the clothes accessible, very comfortable, very practical, but also very formal. I wanted (the show) to be inclusive because inclusiveness is a very important issue,” she told AFP. “People should not exist for clothes, clothes should exist for people.”

taking off my shoes in class to write. It’s considered bad manners to take off your shoes,” she said with a smile and her usual lively determination.

She thrived at university anyway, earning a law degree, but got a cold welcome in the professional world.

“No one wanted to hire me,” she said.

“Everybody thought it was weird or shocking that someone

would show up at an office, take their shoes off and apply for work.”

That is when she began writing -- she has published three books and a play -- and also working as a motivational speaker and, now, a designer.

She even holds a Guinness world record, for “most birthday candles lit with the feet in one minute”: 11. (afp)

- No more prosthetic arms -

Macias’s parents taught her from birth to use her feet for the things other children did with their hands.

Today, she eats, drinks, writes, draws, cooks, cleans and even dresses her three-year-old daughter with her feet and legs.

Sitting cross-legged on her chair, she gestures with her feet when she speaks. Sometimes she rests her chin on her toes, which sport rings and nail polish, or uses them to brush back her long hair.

She used prosthetic arms until she was 20, but had to give them up when the added weight gave her shoulder problems.

“It was tough going off to university without my prostheses,

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BANGLI — All this time, rice bran is known to cause itching if exposed to the skin. However, only few people know if processed into soap, it turns out the bran can actually eliminate itching on the skin.

For instance, bran soap made

by Made Sabar Budiasa, a soap businessman from Apuan village, Susut, has been using rice bran as a mixture of his soap within the past few years. The rice bran soap is claimed to be good for health and sell well in foreign markets such as Switzerland.

To reporters, Budiasa admitted that the idea of making bran soap was inspired by a request by his Swiss customer. He then agreed to the order and conducted an experiment by processing it into soap. In the making of bran soap, he claimed to be assisted by pharmaceutical workers.

Sabar added the content of rice bran is very good for removing dead skin cells. Another benefit is that the rice bran if processed into soap is effective for relieving itching and allergies in the skin. “So it’s good to get rid of itching,” he said when met on the sidelines of the recent exhibition in a series of the anniversary of

Bangli town.

In the making of bran soap and other types of soap, all this time he has been using natural ingredients. The main ingredients are authentic coconut oil or in Balinese society known as tandusan oil. Ingredients of the original coconut oil in use are claimed to be very good for skin moisturizers. According to him, after taking a bath when using his homemade soap, consumers are no need to use lotion anymore.

Aside from bran variant, his homemade soap also has other variants, namely champak, vanilla, black rice, papaya, peppermint, pineapple and green tea. Sabar admitted that all this time his products are in demand in the international market. In addition to Switzerland, many countries also get interested in his homemade soap, namely Japan and Singapore. In the Indonesian market, the soap is widely consumed by consumers from Jakarta.

He said the prices are varied starting from IDR 5,000 to IDR 20,000 each for local market, while for foreign consumers it is sold for up to IDR 30,000 each. (kmb40)

Mexican fashion designer Adriana Macias -who was born without arms- combs her daughter Meritxell’s hair in Guadalajara, state of Jalisco, Mexico, on May 15, 2019. Macias, a lawyer and activist who was born without arms, designs clothes in the way she does almost everything else, using her feet.

site rather than during Milan’s frenetic fashion week is emblematic of a brand the New York Times dubs “Clothier to the 0.001 Percent”.

The Florence-based menswear and accessories brand, founded in 1972, has outfitted celebrities from Andrea Bocelli to Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise, as well as world leaders like Nelson Mandela.

The latest collection, which features pinstripe suits, colourful knitwear, field jackets and a tux, is dubbed “King for a Day”.

In an era where designer goods can be bought online or snapped up in outlets, Ricci offers the world’s wealthiest men a personalised experience in buying Made in Italy items created using traditional Florentine sartorial techniques.

“Our customer still needs to experience the emotion, to touch the product. Have it explained to them in person, see the tailor, have his measurements taken, be told a story,” Niccolo Ricci, the company’s CEO, told AFP at the preview this week.

“He wants to be pampered for an hour,” he said.

- Collected by private plane -

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Italian luxury designer Stefano Ricci (C) poses with his sons Niccolo (R) and Filippo, during a preview of his Spring/Summer 2020 collection, at ‘Reggia di Caserta’, a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the great Royal Palaces of Europe, in Caserta near Naples, on May 21, 2019.

“Sometimes we have superstitious customers who want trousers, a suit, shirts for example for important appointments, and given the extremely tight deadlines they give us to deliver the clothes, they send their private plane to get them on time”.

Whether hankering after a 5,050 euro ($5,640) suede jacket or a 1,600 euro silk-and-crocodile baseball cap, the typical client is an alpha-male, preferably an outdoorsy type with “a love of antique art”, according to Stefano Ricci.

“The Ricci man loves the mountains, the woods, dogs and -- I’m not afraid to say it -- hunting,” he said.

The bearded designer, 67, a keen hunter himself, says his

passion for high-end tailoring is “a virus”.

“When it gets hold of you, you produce more, more, more, until you say ‘what the heck can I invent now to better this?’”.

His latest challenge? “Creating a material which has a compact structure but is at the same time extremely soft... and luminous, not like polished glass but like the skin of a beautiful young girl”.

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Sembiran village in Tejakula subdistrict is elected to represent Buleleng to the Bali village competition on Tuesday (May 21).

Sembiran elected to represent Buleleng in Bali village competition

SINGARAJA - Buleleng district supports Sembiran village, Tejakula, as a district ambassador to the Bali Village Competition 2019. The village located in the eastern end of Buleleng defeats eight other villages representing the sub-district in the same competition in the district level.

- ‘No limits’ -

Focusing on the richest segment of society in emerging markets like Russia, China and the Middle East -- the brand is about to open a shop in Turkmenistan -- has shielded it from factors weighing on sales at other luxury houses.

“We’ve found there is no price limit if the customer finds himself with a quality product,” Niccolo Ricci said.

“So even for a suit that costs 25,000 euros, if the customer understands the work that has been done on it, the quality of the fabric, our commitment to sourcing quality raw materials for our exclusive collections, then the customer is on board”.

The 2018 financial year closed with a turnover of 150 million, and the company registered a five percent growth in the first quarter of this year “despite difficulties such as the tariffs war between the US and China, (and) Brexit or no Brexit”.

“I have been lucky enough to do something I love, to work with my wife, my family, and I’ve now passed the baton to my sons,” Stefano Ricci says as he stands at the top of a vast marble staircase leading to the royal apartments.

“I design the collections a bit, I give guidelines, I participate in the process, but I’m much more relaxed now”.

Among the highlights of his career is a white silk vestment made for Pope Francis in 2015.

“I dressed the pope! I can’t do better than that, it’s the truth,” he laughs. “I couldn’t hope for more”. (afp)

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Dressing ‘kings’ with Italy’s luxury czar Stefano Ricci NAPLES - Italian luxury designer Stefano Ricci and his sons are playing at being kings for the day as they unveil their latest collection at the sumptuous Reggia di Caserta near Naples.

Hopping into a horse-drawn carriage, they tour the royal palace’s vast gardens at sunset, stopping to sip champagne as models in impeccably-tailored suits in grain yellow, flaming red and galactic blue pose near an ancient fountain.

The decision to host an intimate preview of their Spring/ Summer Collection 2020 at the UNESCO world heritage

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Made Sabar Budiasa was met at the MSME Exhibition of Bangli’s anniversary.

Sembiran village itself is known to have a variety of agricultural potentials, various products of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as the potential for health and cultural heritage remaining sacred.

Becoming a district envoy, Sembiran village on Tuesday (May 21) got a turn of assessment by a provincial assessment team.

The assessment was attended

by Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, accompanied by the Head of the Village Community Empowerment Service (PMD), Made Subur. Meanwhile, the Assessment Team was led

by Putu Anom Agustina who is also the Head of the PMD Bali Service.

Putu Anom Agustina stated the

competition serves as an evaluation medium for the community development and strengthens the role of village and community government institution. In addition, this event respects the support of the village community for development participation, and becomes a program to realize ‘Bali Smart Island.’ Assessment criteria of the village competition include 19 aspects such as government, region, and society.

The village representing the region in this competition is reminded not to make the activity a heavy burden, but to encourage the creativity in managing village potential and concrete steps to improve service to the community.

“This village competition will be able to raise public aware-

ness to maintain the sanctity and harmony of Bali’s nature and its contents, so that it is in accordance with the policy concept of governor known as Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali,” he said.

Deputy Regent of Buleleng, Nyoman Sutjidra, said the development of potential has been felt by most of the community, so that Sembiran village is aligned with the advanced village in Buleleng. He hoped the assessment team will carry out the assessment according to the criteria specified. “The village facilitating team must provide accurate and clear information, so that Sembiran village can improve the government’s performance in developing villages,” he affirmed. (kmb38)

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Chief of the National Traffic Police Corps Insp.Gen Refdi Andri (right)

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One-way route hopes to speed traffic from Jakarta- Surabaya-Bali

Eid will always be accompanied by a long holiday, and those who do not celebrate Eid, also enjoy the long holiday by vacationing out of town.

The overwhelming flow of passengers and vehicles out of Jakarta by road, either by private vehicles or public vehicles to various areas of Java and Bali, can certainly cause extraordinary congestion.

The National Traffic Police Corps (Korlantas), as the party directly responsible for preventing congestion, has prepared a number of steps, and one of the most well-known actions is the implementation of a one-way toll road system from KM29 Cikarang Utama Toll Gate to West Brebes Toll Gate KM262.

“We have already monitored it and we have made sure it is possible,” said Chief of the National Traffic Police Corps Inspector General Refdi Andri, when visiting the West Brebes Toll Gate KM262 on Friday.

To ensure that a one-way toll road system can be used at the peak of the homecoming and backflow this year, Refdi Andri, held a three-day test of the Trans Java Toll Road along the Jakarta-Semarang-Surabaya-Banyuwangi-Denpasar Route.

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In the review, Refdi Andri, said that anticipating congestion was the focus of the Ketupat Operation 2019.

“The 2019 Ketupat operation is correct in trying to anticipate congestion,” he said at the West Brebes Toll Gate on Friday.

At the peak of the homecoming, a one-way system will be put in place from May 30, 2019 until June 2, 2019. While the peak of

the return flow will be carried out from June 7 to June 9, 2019. ???????Refdi said the trial of a one-way system will be carried out on May 30 and is expected to provide an overview of the results of the system’s implementation.

He also said it would deploy personnel as needed, so that the movement from Semarang to Jakarta, and vice versa, was not disturbed by the current engineering.

After reviewing the GT West Brebes KM262, Refdi, along with the staff, continued the review and then paused to break the fast at Rest Area KM575 Tol Jombang-Mojokerto, Ngawi, East Java.

On that occasion, Refdi told the media that the location was a fatigue point for travelers going to East Java and Bali, while advising drivers to rest.

“This point is not a fatigue point, this is a happy point. The point that made drivers better after their rest, let alone continue the journey after breaking the fast,” he said at the Rest Area KM 575, Ngawi, East Java.

He also asked drivers not to lose their concentration while driving on the Trans Java Toll Road.

“Drivers must be extra careful in the afternoon. Why in the afternoon? Because the atmosphere in the afternoon includes a lot of sights on the left and right that can be enjoyed,” he added.

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General Manager (GM) of ASDP Ketapang-Gilimanuk, Fahmi Alweni, said that his party will increase the number of fleets and personnel alerted to prevent the buildup of passengers who will travel.

“We have prepared as many as 56 fleets, operating as many as 32 units per day, with 24 standby vessels,” Fahmi Alweni said, in Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, East Java, on Saturday.

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Tugu Hotel Bali Presents Ancient Dances of Bali

Watch the remarkable performances of Bali’s mystifying dances in the majestic Bale Agung Hall at Tugu Hotel Bali.

An unforgettable evening of bringing back to life almostforgotten dances and music of ancient Bali.

In Hinduism, dance is an accompaniment to the perpetual dissolving and reforming of the

Mudik Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr homecoming) is a compulsory tradition for most Indonesian Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their families and in their hometowns.

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In addition to the reserve vessels, PT ASDP will also increase the number of operational jetties to seven jetties, along with seven reserve docks. ???????Fahmi also said that the company will add a counter to anticipate passenger lines with details of 10 counters in Ketapang and 11 Gilimanuk counters.

This is in line with the focus of the 2019 Ketupat Operation to anticipate congestion, because at that node Ketapang-Gilimanuk Port is the main port that connects Java and Bali to be sure to face a surge in passengers during the homecoming and returning of Eid 2019.

“This year’s prediction for passengers has a 5 percent increase for passengers with two-wheeled vehicles and four-wheelers are predicted to rise 15 percent,” Fahmi said.

This prediction is based upon a number of factors, including sea freight tickets, which are much cheaper than air, and the opening of the Cross Java Toll Road.

“Tickets (planes) are quite expensive, as is baggage. I’m sure passengers will switch to sea transportation,” Fahmi said.

Inspector General Refdi praised the preparedness of the Ketapang-Gilimanuk ASDP in the success of the Ketupat Operation 2019.

The Ketapang-Gilimanuk Port looks like it has been managed in a way that it is expected to be comfortable for the community, as long as the flow back and forth becomes more manageable. ???????Ketapang-Gilimanuk Port is estimated to be able to handle some 500 thousand people, with a peak at D-2 or D-3 Eid. After conducting a review at the port, the National Traffic Police Corps and the group then traveled to Denpasar and arrived at the city at 21.00 WITA. In two days the team traveled some 1,200 kilometers, which is considered an exceptional journey. (ant)

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Pitt and DiCaprio: Hollywood heartthrobs who push their limits NEW YORK - The stars were aligned for Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to put their dashing good looks to use on big-budget films, but both Hollywood golden boys have instead taken on more idiosyncratic career paths -- especially in working with Quentin Tarantino.

And now for the first time, the actors are starring side by side in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood”, which the American director screened on Tuesday to rapturous reviews at the Cannes film festival. Both men have already starred in past Tarantino films -- the 55-year-old Pitt in “Inglourious Basterds” and DiCaprio, 44, in “Django Unchained”.

The consummate urbanite DiCaprio was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of New Yorkers.

As a pre-teen, he began pushing to do what he loved: act.

Pitt on the other hand grew up in rural Missouri in a family of devout Baptists. To his community’s shock, he took off alone one day and drove to Los Angeles, two weeks before receiving an undergraduate degree in journalism.

Despite the age gap between

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them, they both began making splashes in Hollywood in the early 1990s.

Pitt set tongues wagging in 1991 with “Thelma and Louise” and DiCaprio hit the big time in 1993 with “This Boy’s Life” and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” the latter earning him an Oscar nomination.

- Dashing leading men The two men belong to timeworn class of dapper A-listers including Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen, who have enchanted audiences with their features and charisma.

“People at (the University of) Missouri were really surprised when they found out what Brad was doing,” Pitt’s friend Chris Schudy told Rolling Stone magazine in 1994.

“But he’s always been so charming that it made some sense. The first time my mom met him, she called him a little Roman god.”

Pitt says that his reputation as a pretty face was something he “used to wrestle with a lot”, telling television personality Charlie Rose in 2004 that today, “I accept it pretty much for what it is.” (afp)

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Indian actress Huma Qureshi poses with her dress before leaving for the Festival Palace to attend the screening of the film “A Hidden Life” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2019.

All dressed up but no film to show: Bollywood ‘needs new take’ at Cannes

CANNES - It may be bold and booming but Bollywood needs a fresh approach if it wants to gain traction at the world’s top film festival in Cannes, a leading Indian actress says.

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(FromL) US actor Brad Pitt, Australian actress Margot Robbie and US actor Leonardo DiCaprio pose during a photocall for the film “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2019.

Although Bollywood’s beauties maybe turning heads with their extravagant sartorial statements on the red carpet at Cannes, Indian movies have been glaringly absent from this year’s lineup.

Since the festival began in 1946, Indian pictures have walked away with several major prizes. But it has been decades since the last one was shown in the main competition.

And of the 1,845 feature films submitted for the official selection this year, not a single Indian movie made the cut.

Which is a shame, says 32-yearold actress Huma Qureshi, who

believes it is time to start pushing the boundaries of cinema in India, which last year churned out more than 1,800 films -- more than any other country on Earth.

“It’s unfortunate that we don’t have an Indian film at Cannes this year,” she told AFP as she donned an elaborate ruffled silver-grey gown by designer Gaurav Gupta for the red-carpet premiere of Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life”.

“The kind of films that come to Cannes are very niche in India, because it’s not the quintessential Bollywood film.”

Although there have been a lot of

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Bollywood films competing over the years, Indian cinema’s main focus has been on big-budget hits rather than the more nuanced, art-house pictures that tend to gain traction at Cannes and other international festivals.

“We’re so obsessed with box office numbers that it will be a long time before that will really change,” said Qureshi, who was born to a Muslim family in New Delhi and who first came to Cannes in 2012 with her debut feature “The Gangs of Wasseypur”.

“I don’t think we have the budgets or the willingness for people to actually invest in these kinds of films. We are still more interested in making the quintessential Bollywood film -- that’s essentially where the market is right now.” (afp)

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Supporters of the losing presidential candidate throw rocks towards police Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after a number of people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election.

Defeated Indonesia candidate to challenge vote at top court

JAKARTA - The defeated candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election is expected to challenge the result in court Thursday as calm returned to the capital following a 24-hour spasm of apparently orchestrated violence.

The campaign team of former general Prabowo Subianto has alleged massive election fraud but not provided any credible evidence.

It has said it will file a challenge to the Constitutional Court on Thursday.

Six people died in rioting that

started Tuesday night during peaceful protests at official results which confirmed President Joko Widodo had won 55.5% of the vote in the April 17 election, securing him a second term.

Subianto, who was also defeated

by Widodo in 2014, has refused

to accept the result and instead declared himself the winner.

The election supervisory agency earlier this week rejected Subianto’s complaint about the election’s integrity after the only evidence of fraud provided by his team was links to online articles.

The rioting in Jakarta was planned and not spontaneous and many of the several hundred arrested had come from outside Jakarta, according to police.

Officers found an ambulance filled with stones and other weapons. Some of those arrested had envelopes containing 250,000500,000 rupiah ($17-$34), said Jakarta police chief Argo Yuwono.

The minimum wage in Jakarta is about $9 a day.

The government has deployed some 50,000 police and soldiers in Jakarta. Many residents have left the city and parts of the downtown are closed to traffic, with the elec-

tion supervisory agency and Election Commission barricaded with razor wire. (ap) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.