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More than 240,000 people seek James Gunn re-hire SAN DIEGO - More than 240,000 people have signed a petition for Disney to rehire “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise director James Gunn, who also garnered celebrity support just days after he was axed over a series of offensive tweets.

“I’m smart enough to know this most likely won’t change anything but hopefully, this could get Disney to realize the mistake they made and not do it again in the future,” said a person named Chandler Edwards, who launched the petition on Change.org.

“I agree on the point that if people say a bunch of stupid shit while working for a studio, the studio has full right to fire him over the possible controversy.

“This situation is very different, though, as he made these jokes years before he was working for Disney and also the fact that they were jokes.”

Edwards argued that if Gunn was being punished by being removed from the third installment in the popular series, “you have to do it for all the other directors who have said some crappy joke sometime in their life, which is all of them.”

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

Gunn, 51, has been an outspoken

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

“Guardians” star Dave Bautista defended Gunn on Twitter.

“What will you do when the #cybernazis attack you? Who will stand by you? Who will cowardly distance themselves from you? Who will punish you for horrible JOKES in the past instead of defending you for INSPIRING millions? MILLIONS!!!” he wrote.

After the offensive tweets resurfaced late Thursday, Gunn used the micro-blogging platform to say “I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor” after early years as a “provocateur.”

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

Gunn directed both “Guardians of the Galaxy” films. The third film in the series is due out in 2020.

Gunn was fired after Disney television network ABC axed Roseanne Barr from the sitcom “Roseanne” for a racist tweet about former White House aide Valerie Jarrett. Barr has said she was targeted because of her vocal support for Trump in an industry that largely opposes him. (afp)

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This January 20, 2012 file photo shows adult film actress Stormy Daniels (L) and her husband, adult film actor Brendon Miller.

Stormy Daniels and husband to divorce: lawyer

WASHINGTON - Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who is battling President Donald Trump in court over their alleged sexual encounter a decade ago, and her husband plan to divorce, her lawyer announced Monday.

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Daniels, 39, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, married Glendon Crain, 41, in 2010.

Crain is a heavy metal musician and pornographic movie actor, featuring in adult films under the name Brendon Miller. Daniels, who was married twice previously, gave birth to a daughter in 2011.

“My client Stormy Daniels and her husband Glen have decided to end their marriage,” lawyer Michael Avenatti said in a statement on Twitter.

“A petition for divorce was filed last week, the accuracy of which is vehemently disputed,” Daniel’s attorney added.

“Stormy’s daughter remains her number one priority,” Avenatti said.

“She kindly asks for privacy for the sake of her family.”

Daniels is suing Trump to invalidate a non-disclosure agreement that prevents her from discussing their alleged 2006 sexual encounter.

“I don’t need or want privacy.

I want truth. And it will come out.

I’m not afraid,” Daniels wrote.

Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 just days before the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence.

Daniels told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in March that she had unprotected sex with Trump once, and was threatened by a man in a parking lot in Las Vegas when she sought to sell her story five years later. (afp)

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Workers from the Ministry of Public Works and Comunication (MOPC), collect garbage from the beaches of Güibia, Montesino and next to the female Obelisk in the Malecon area, in Santo Domingo on July 16, 2018. The MOPC started cleaning works to remove tons of solid waste from the coastline of the Malecon of Santo Domingo, after the subtropical storm Beryl passed over.

Wave After Wave of Garbage Hits the Dominican Republic

Come for the beaches, say tourism ads for the Dominican Republic. But it has some beaches you might want to skip right now.

The Caribbean nation is known for sapphire seas and ivory beaches, but it is grappling with waves of garbage washing up on its shores, a vivid reminder of the presence of thousands of tons of plastic in the world’s oceans.

Those piles, most notably the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” are usually far from human settlements, to say nothing of resort destinations.

But instead of visitors relaxing on Montesinos Beach in the capital, Santo Domingo, there has been

an altogether different scene, one unlikely to wind up on a postcard: Hundreds of city workers and volunteers who have been waging an uphill battle against wave after wave of sludgy garbage.

Images have shown teams using pikes, shovels and excavators to lift the garbage, only to be met with new waves carrying even more.

Sixty tons of garbage have been collected on the beach since last week, Reuters reported. The haul included plastic bottles and Styrofoam takeout boxes, Parley

for the Oceans, an organization that works to reduce plastic waste in the world’s oceans, said in a statement.

The images are shocking, but perhaps not for people who live in the Dominican Republic. “It happens pretty much all the time if there is a strong rainfall or a storm,” said Cyrill Gutsch, the founder of Parley for the Oceans, in a telephone interview.

The phenomenon is not confined to the Dominican Republic, he said, and can be seen in many developing nations with a coastline.

“Everybody uses the rivers and the beaches as dump sites.”

What is happening in the Do-

minican Republic is only a small symptom of the larger global problem, Mr. Gutsch said. Plastic dumped in and near rivers washes into the ocean, and only a small percentage bounces back onto shore. The majority makes it to the high seas.

Mr. Gutsch said that recycling was a short-term solution and amounted to only a bandage. Parley for the Oceans advocates phasing out single-use plastic altogether.

The plastic waste washing onto Montesinos Beach comes from the Ozama River, which flows into the Caribbean nearby, one of those in charge of the cleanup, Gen. Rafael Antonio Carrasco,

told Reuters.“What you don’t see in the picture is all the toxic stuff,” Mr. Gutsch said, adding that once it is out in the open, plastic breaks down and releases chemicals that are impossible to capture. Wildlife trapped in the debris and humans affected by the toxic particles in the waves are all at risk, local environmentalists said. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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Great fire burns villas and temple of residents at Labuan Sait

MANGUPURA - A great fire incident occurred on Monday (Jul. 23) in the Labuan Sait area, Pecatu village, South Kuta. The fire burned some buildings of Blue Point Villa and Ocean One Villa. In addition, the temple belonging to local residents near the location was also on fire.

Chief of South Kuta Police, Nengah Patrem, when met at the scene mentioned the fire began to emerge from the building owned by Ocean One Villa. Due to strong winds, the fire spread to Blue Point Villa next to it. As a result,

dozens of buildings in Blue Point Villa were on fire within an hour. “As the initial allegation, the fire emerged from the welding hose because the Ocean One Villa is currently still under project,” he said.

He said that currently the construction project of Ocean One Villa almost reaches 90 percent of completion. As scheduled, it would hold customary inauguration ritual (pemelaspasan) on July 28. “This Ocean One building will later become the venue of wedding activities,” he explained.

Currently, police authorities and fire department have not been able to ascertain how many units were burned out as

The remains of Blue Point Villa

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they remain in the cooling down process. The identification and forensic laboratory team directly came down to the location to check. “The identification and forensic laboratory team remains to conduct an investigation at the location,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, according to Gede Wardana, one of the security officers of the Blue Point Villa, the fire started from the development project next to the villa at 14:00. He said that at that time the whole rooms were fully occupied by guests. However, when the fire incident occurred, all the inhouse guests were not at the villa because they were having a promenade.

According to him, a total of 29 thatched roof villas were burnt out. “All the goods belonging to the in-house guests were taken out by villa employees. However, some rooms were still locked so their properties could not be secured,” he said.

According to Wardana, earlier in 2018, the Blue Point Villa area was also on fire. However, the wind condition at that time was not too strong. As a result, the fire only burned one unit of building.

When met at the fire location, the Head of the Badung Fire and Rescue Services, I Wayan Wirya, confirmed the fire indeed originated from the building in the Ocean One. In addition to burning the villa, the fire also singed a temple belonging to local residents located next to it. “No casualties were reported in the incident, while the losses are still being calculated,” said Wirya.

At that time, the Badung fire brigade deployed 14 units of fire trucks. Meanwhile, the extinguishment took place for two hours. He admitted to have difficulty when extinguishing the fire. Other than located quite far away, the water hydrant is also far from the scene. As a result, it slowed down the water refilling for the fire truck.

When confirmed separately, the Chief of Pecatu customary village, I Made Sumerta, said that when extinguishing the fire, the firefighters looked difficult to take water as the water hydrant is located far enough from the location so the extinguishing process lasted long enough. To that end, he hoped the district government of Badung can add the existence of water hydrant in the future.

This additional water hydrant need is very urgent to be realized. Hilly topography of Pecatu area causes fire trucks sometimes to be difficult to get to the location. On that account, some points at Pecatu needs additional water hydrant. “For Pecatu, there are at least seven locations of water hydrant. It must be scattered at several points to make it easier in case of fire incident,” said Sumerta who is also a legislator of the Badung House of Representatives. (kmb23)

To prevent luxury facilities, prison house searched TABANAN - Following up the warrant of the Director General of Corrections, the Tabanan Prison held a search to living rooms in order to check and clean up if there are facilities violating the applicable provisions. This activity was led by Acting Section Head of Administration of the Security and Order, I Nyoman Sugiono, on Monday (Jul. 23). The searches were carried out throughout the liv-

ing rooms of both male and female blocks as well as public facilities in the correctional institution.

Chief of the Tabanan Prison, I Putu Murdiana, said the searches had been routinely carried out to prevent illicit goods from circulating in prison. They include sharp weapons, illegal drugs, handphone, money and so forth. Regarding the discovery of luxury facilities in Sukamiskin Prison, this search

also checked whether there are nonstandard facilities in the Tabanan Prison. Currently, the Tabanan Prison is inhabited by 130 inmates with a total of 6 inmates of corruption cases and 47 others of drug cases.

From the results of the search, the officers found illicit goods such as iron spoons, gambling cards, handphone, headset, glass and knife. “We find a handphone and drugs while its suction tool is not

found,” he said.

Meanwhile, the non-standard facilities of prison are not found.

Moreover, almost every living room seemed a little less tidy due to over-capacity as the occupant almost reaches 200 percent. “We ensure that our Tabanan Prison does not have any special treatment to our fellow inmates. Our treatment is the same without discrimination between the cases or

religion or racial tribes. We do our best in providing good services for all the inmates and communities,” he concluded.

Currently, the Tabanan Prison is also conducting the rehabilitation of drug users. Hopefully, the convicts of drug addicts can live a normal life and do not consume drugs any longer either during their penalty or later on after returning to the middle of society. (kmb28)

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Swiss-Belhotel International Partners With Citilink

Swiss-Belhotel International recently signed a partnership agreement with Citilink, a low-cost airline subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia. This beneficial cooperation is designed to widely promote Indonesian tourism destinations through both companies’ networks in Indonesia.

Swiss-Belhotel International

operates 64 hotels and Citilink flies to more than 30 cities across the archipelago and the partnership will provide a range of benefits for their passengers and guests. Travellers who book accommodation at Swiss-Belhotel International properties in Indonesia using with their Citilink boarding pass will receive a promotional code that

entitles them to a special discount of 30% from Best Flexi Rates at swiss-belhotel.com.

The promotion rate is valid through March 2019. This cooperation also applies at all Zest Hotels, the Group’s budget brand. Citilink passengers can fly and stay at Zest Hotels in Jakarta, Bogor, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Ba-

tam for only IDR 550,000/room for 2 nights by using a Citilink promo code and showing the valid boarding pass upon check in.

Swiss-Belhotel International’s Chairman and President Mr. Gavin M. Faull commented, “Indonesian tourism is developing fast and Swiss-Belhotel International not only has a presence in the main

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cities, we are also expanding into cities where tourism and travel business is only just beginning to flourish. By partnering with one of the country’s mot trusted airlines, we open the opportunity to bring more people to these destinations, whether for business or leisure.”

For more information please email pr-ind@swiss-belhotel.com.

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Military making sure that Local wisdom is not be eroded by globalization

Hyperloop test pod sets speed record

Run by the SpaceX aerospace company, the competition aims to refine the technologies that could underpin the super-fast transport system.

CALIFORNIA - A competition helping to drive development of the futuristic hyperloop transport system has been won by engineering students from Munich.

The hyperloop idea involves passengers in pods travelling at very high speeds down sealed tunnels.

The team’s pod hit 457km/h (290mph) on a 1.2km (0.75 mile) test track.

Run by the SpaceX aerospace company, the competition aims to refine the technologies that could underpin the superfast transport system.

The win is the third in a row for the Technical University of Munich team.

Transport transformation

The competition saw student teams from universities around the world gather in California to put their prototype pods through their paces.

The idea for hyperloop, which would see pods speed through a sealed tunnel to reduce friction or air resistance, has been around for decades and was fleshed out by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2012.

He suggested that pods could travel along the system’s tunnels at speeds in excess of 1,000km/h.

Critics have voiced concerns about the potential cost of building a large hyperloop and whether its technical demands can be met.

Mr Musk’s SpaceX company has run a series of competitions to drive development of the concept.

In the latest round of the competition, the Munich team,

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Warr Hyperloop, outpaced rival capsules, which could manage speeds of only 88mph (Delft University) and 55mph (EPF Loop, from Switzerland), to beat its own record speed, 323km/h, set in the second competition, in September 2017.

In a change from earlier competitions, all the pods being tested this time had to be self-propelled.

Previously, the pods could rely on a SpaceX-built “pusher” vehicle that helped them travel down the test tube.

Elon Musk dropped in on the competition and spent time talking to the teams and watching the test runs.

“This is really the first opportunity to create a new mode of transport,” he told The Verge news site.

“That’s really what this competition is about - things that could radically transform cities and the way people get around.” (net)

Bug-sized robot competitors to swarm DARPA’s ‘Robot Olympics’

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Robots that measure just a fraction of an inch in length could be used in search-and-rescue operations after national disasters, or to inspect hazardous environments.

PICTURE the Olympic Games — except instead of human athletes, the competitors are all insectsized robots.

That’s the scenario proposed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), representatives said in a statement. The group is seeking innovative designs for robots that measure just a fraction of an inch, and the tiny bots will compete against each other in a series of contests of strength, speed and agility — similar to those that try the limits of human achievement in the Olympics.

The robots would be developed for a new DARPA program called Short-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms (SHRIMP). Under SHRIMP, the bug-sized bots will be tested for deploying in locations that are difficult for people

to navigate, or are dangerous or inaccessible to humans, according to the statement.

SHRIMP will research and develop novel solutions for powering small robots, and will investigate new materials that could improve the robots’ performance without significantly increasing their size or heft. And to test how well the robots can perform, SHRIMP will put them through their paces in “an Olympic-style evaluation,” with performances demonstrating their maneuverability, dexterity and mobility, according to the statement.

One of the “sports” categories for the bots will test untethered actuator-power systems, showing how high and how far the robot can jump, how much weight they can lift, how far they can throw objects and how they perform in a

tug of war.

The other category is for complete robot designs: The tiny bots will be evaluated on rock piling, climbing a vertical surface, navigating an obstacle course, and performing in a biathlon.

Robots competing in DARPA’s robo-lympics may be small, but their minuscule size will allow them to perform important tasks that are off-limits to larger robots.

And discoveries that make the tiny robots more powerful and agile could be applied to other areas where the use of robotics is currently constrained by their size or bulkiness — “from prosthetics to optical steering,” Ronald Polcawich, a DARPA program manager in the Microsystems Technology Office, said in the statement. (net)

DENPASAR — The Indonesian army has their attention on local wisdom in the territory of Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) because it is part of a cultural heritage that must be preserved. On that account, expert staff of social and cultural affairs for the Army Chief of Staff was specifically assigned to collect data about the local wisdom owned by the people of Bali. This data compiling is aimed at preventing local wisdom from becoming eroded by modernization and globalization.

Data collection was held in the 163/ Wirasatya Military Resort Command Headquarters in Denpasar.

Spokesperson of the 163/Wirasatya Military Resort Command, Ida Bagus Diana Sukertia, said the data collection team was led by Rochiman and received by Commander of 163/Wirasatya Military Resort, A.M. Suharyadi.

Before the Hindu figures, Balinese customary figures and Provincial Government of Bali representatives, Rochiman explained that his coming to Bali is for the purpose of collecting data on the study of local wisdom. The army is conducting such data collection through several working groups throughout Indonesia. Rochiman added that there is wealth of local wisdom in Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke that needs to be preserved and developed so as not to disappear.

“Working Group V led by Brig.

Gen Rochiman is assigned to Bali as a a very unique region with rich local wisdom”, he said.

The data obtained will be the subject of study and follow up and used as input for the government to create standard regulations

aimed at maintaining local wisdom throughout the archipelago. Associated with the territorial command who interact extensively with the local community according to its function. They have the duty of assisting the local government in supporting the preservation of local wisdom.

“We are concerned with local governments and communities preserving local wisdom. Tis is to ensure that it does not dissapear or beceom eroded by modernization and globalization”, he affirmed.

One of the invited guests, Ida Pedanda Gede Wayahan Wanasari, expressed his appreciation for this activity conducted by the the Army Headquarters regarding to local wisdom. Wanasari added that local wisdom in Bali is closely related to religious life on the island – particularly Hinduism. Religious teachings he said should become a social adhesive for internal, interfaith and government relations that influence local wisdom. Moreover, he encouraged all the institutions including the Indonesian Military (TNI) to support all local wisdom conservation efforts including those of the highly diverse and unique Balinese people.

“The results of the discussion about the data collection about local wisdom will be followed up by a Forum Group Discussion (FGD) in Jakarta that will present traditional leaders as speakers and the Army and the Director General of Culture in order to reach a common vision of local wisdom in Indonesia. Of course, there will then be follow up in the form of regulations or rules that can strengthen the preservation of local wisdom”, said Diana. (kmb36)

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Commander of 163/Wirasatya Military Resort, A.M. Suharyadi.

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Marsudi (R) with his wife Ida Rosida.

Story of cloth selling couple applies for legislative candidate

One party, one electoral district

STAGES of legislative election have been started, including in Klungkung district.

Dozens of political parties have registered a series of names to the Electoral Commission (KPU). There is something attractive on this legislative candidacy. A couple is determined to go forward. Departing from the same party, it will seize the votes in the same electoral district.

What does the story look like?

When the registration of the legislative prospective candidate ended on July 17, the atmosphere at the office of the Klungkung Electoral Commission located on Jalan Gadjah Mada looked different from ever before. It was much more crowded. Approaching the evening, a number of people came. They put on cohesive clothing equipped with attribute of each political party. They handed over a stack of files. Commissioner of the Electoral Commission served them. The files were checked carefully. Apparently, there were no problems. The arrival was not the last.

Around 21:00, came a man and woman with their small children. They did the same as the people before, namely submitting their files to the officers.

After being examined, for several times the officers stated there were still shortcomings. As if not wishing to run out of time, it was soon completed.

When observed further, apparently it is a married couple named Marsudi Bambang Wijanarko and Ida Rosida. They are residents of Lebah neighborhood Semarapura Kangin village who apply on behalf of the National Mandate Party (PAN).

When met directly in their residence on Sunday (Jul. 22), Marsudi looked plain. Friendly impression could be seen from his face. He took a carpet and invited to sit down. Similarly, he did not hesitate to share the story about his reckless measure to participate in the legislative candidacy, not without reason. In addition to serving as the Head of PAN Klungkung, he would also like to facilitate the delivery of community aspirations to the government to be addressed. “In terms of

regulation, PAN does not require any candidate to go forward. But since he is a board, he must go forward.

Besides, they want to participate in fighting for the aspirations of the community.

On the legislative candidacy, there is an interesting thing. This man from Solo also serves as LO. It is different from other existing parties in particular. At this five-year political event, he applies for Klungkung electoral district. Meanwhile, his wife, Ida Rosida, initially applies for Nusa Penida electoral district because she has many families there. Thus, it will be easier to raise the votes. Unfortunately, her wish must be vanquished. This veiled woman shifted to Klungkung electoral district to ‘save’ her husband. “From PAN, they are only both applying for the candidacy. A man is not let be alone in the electoral district. There must be a woman, so my wife moves to Klungkung from Nusa Penida electoral district,” said Wijanarko.

The decision to go ahead for the candidacy to seize the parliamentary seat took place shortly. They are motivated by the support from family. “Indeed, we are going to go ahead, taking no long time to decide,” he said.

Although cancelling in the Nusa Penida electoral district, Ida Rosida claimed to keep trying as hard as possible to convince the people of Klungkung district in order to be able to provide support. “Well, we still try although we are in the same electoral district with my husband,” she said.

To gain the votes, this four-son couple has prepared strategies. Some are run independently, while some others run together. Now, communication to families at the Muslim villages has been done. “I prefer to apply family approach, while my husband has broader reach,” said the woman who is also as the treasurer of the PAN Klungkung.

In daily life, they work as a merchant of clothes.

The profession has been pursued since three years ago.

So far, in the middle of legislative candidacy stage, the livelihood is still being run as usual. “Our selling business is still running,” added Rosida. (sos)

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Increase occurs in small type homes

Azka Subhan DENPASAR - After experiencing stagnation over the past year, the residential property sector (both primary and secondary market) in Bali began to indicate a recovery. This is reflected in the results of the primary residential property price survey (SHPR) by the Bali Representative Office of Bank Indonesia in the second quarter of 2018.

Deputy Head of the Bank Indonesia for Bali Representative Office, Azka Subhan A, explained the primary residential property price index (IHPR) in the second quarter of 2018 was recorded at 185.44, higher than the previous quarter reaching 185.23.

Based on the type of house, the increase mainly occurred in the house of small type. Meanwhile, the medium and large houses still do not indicate an increase.

Indications of the acceleration also occurred in the secondary residential property market. The growth in secondary housing prices in Denpasar and surrounding areas experienced an increase from an average of 0.28 percent (yoy) in the previous quarter to 0.74 percent (yoy) in the second quarter of 2018.

In the third quarter of 2018, the residential property prices in the primary market are expected to show an increase again. Based on the type of house, the annual and quarterly increase estimates are mainly driven by small types with the growth rates of 0.04 percent

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Bali property starts to grow in second quarter of 2018

(yoy) or 3.94 percent (qtq). It is followed by medium type of 0.01 percent (yoy) or 1.25 percent (qtq) and large type of 0.01 percent (yoy) or 0.69 percent (qtq).

The optimism of Primary SHPR respondents towards the predicted increase is in line with the improving condition of Bali’s economy as a whole as well as the implementation of relaxation of the LTV policy by Bank Indonesia.

The recovery of residential property sector is also reflected by the increase in bank credit distribution for housing ownership credit (KPR), apartments and shop housIBP/kmb es / housing in the past two months. Housing ownership loans during the period of May and June 2018 respectively grew by 6.12 percent (yoy) and 6.64 percent (yoy). Nominally, the loan distribution position was recorded at IDR 9.70 billion in May 2018 and IDR 9.75 billion in June 2018.

In terms of interest rates, the decline and the low BI 7-day Repo Rate reference until at the beginning of May 2018 were followed by a downward trend in housing ownership credit rates. In May 2017, the weighted average housing ownership credit rates were 11.7 percent for small type houses (up to type 21) and 11.05 percent for large type houses (above type 70). This decline continues until the weighted average housing ownership credit interest rate as of June 2018 becoming 10.8 percent for small type houses and 10.4 percent for large type houses.

In addition, the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of housing ownership credit for apartment and shop-house/office is maintained in the range of 2.64 percent until June 2018. This condition coupled with the LTV/FTV easing policies effective in August 2018 is believed to stimulate the housing ownership credit growth starting to show an increasing tendency. Furthermore, in line with the estimated improvement in the overall condition of the Bali’s economy, the property sector is estimated to return vivacious. (kmb42)

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International

SYDNEY - A woman has been savaged by dingoes in the Australian desert, with the mining worker describing how she feared for her life as the pack of wild dogs tore flesh from her legs.

The violations are not only committed by motorists but also by car drivers.

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Traffic violation in Ubud still rampant Officers unable to take firm action

GIANYAR - A few days after the traffic orderly declaration in Ubud’s tourism area, a number of parking violations are still found on Monday (Jul. 23). The violations are not only committed by motorists but also by car drivers. Further, the congestion is exacerbated by tourist guides dropping off and raising passengers in the middle of the road.

As seen, the congestion still rampantly occurs at a number of road sections at the tourism village chiefly at the Pengosekan-Ubud intersection where a long traffic jam occurs. Meanwhile, on Jalan Hanoman to Jalan Monkey Forest (Ubud) there is also congestion as the vehicles are still parking rampantly on the road even though the area has been installed with a parking prohibition sign.

Congestion also occurred due to some tourist guides drop off and raises passengers for few times while they are still in the middle of the road. Moreover, when making such transit they often trigger long enough congestion. In the meantime, the officers concerned do not appear to crack down on such

condition.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the Gianyar Transportation and Infocom Agency, Made Rai Ridartha, admitted that his agency is still making some preparations. Moreover, the Regent Regulation on Ubud Parking Arrangement has approached the approval. “For example, the traffic sign to ban the 25-seat bus from entering Ubud cannot be installed first as such details have not been included the Regent Regulation. So, if there is violation we do not know what to do,” he said.

He added to have prepared the draft of regulations for the use of some means, such as 20 tire padlocks and cranes. “For instance, what are the provisions for vehicles that must be locked or be towed?

Having been towed, where should we bring them to? These are being drafted,” he said.

Even if they insist on taking strict action, according to him, police authority can do it. But today the concentration of police is still divided because they have to shift to securing the opening of Sea Games.

“Police are also still busy securing the Asian Games. Actually, we can still put personnel in Ubud, but police are different,” he said.

Meanwhile, related to the declaration carried out some time ago, it reminds us again of the rules having been previously informed. “We still want to raise public awareness so that they will no longer violate because it is not be allowed in accordance with the rules,” he added. (kmb35)

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A woman has been savaged by dingoes in the Australian desert, with the mining worker describing how she feared for her life as the pack of wild dogs tore flesh from her legs.

Deb Rundle was on her lunch break at a site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia last week when she followed a small dingo after it snatched her phone.

The 54-year-old said she then noticed three other nearby animals, and as she began backing away, they attacked.

“There was blood everywhere on the ground. I just looked at my wounds and ‘Oh my God’,” she told Channel Seven television late Monday from her hospital bed.

“I looked down and thought ‘Oh my God, am I going to die?, are they going to get me down?’.”

Rundle, who will undergo reconstructive surgery to graft skin to her body, said she screamed for 10 minutes before co-workers came to her aid.

“They just wouldn’t let go. I think once they had the taste they just didn’t let go,” she said of the feral dogs, which are native to Australia.

A relative of the woman added: “She had bites everywhere but her head.”

East Pilbara shire president Lynne Craigie said she had never seen a dingo attack like it in her 20 years living in the region.

“Obviously any animal that’s hungry is going to be aggressive but I was very surprised to hear there were three of them sort of attacking in a pack,” she told broadcaster ABC. Dingo attacks are rare, with just a handful of incidents reported in recent years.

In 2012 a German man was savaged while camping on Fraser island in Queensland state, while a three-year-old and a South Korean woman were bitten in separate incidents on the popular tourist destination known for its dingo population the year before.

A nine-year-old boy was killed by wild dogs there in 2001.

The most prominent dingo case involved baby Azaria Chamberlain who was snatched by one in 1980.

Chamberlain’s mother spent three years in jail convicted of her murder, but was released in 1986 when some of her daughter’s clothing was recovered by chance near a dingo lair.

She fought for decades to clear her name in a sensational case which spawned a Meryl Streep film, with a coroner finally ruling in 2012 that a wild dog took the child. (afp)

‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week TOKYO - An “unprecedented” heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said Tuesday, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a “natural disaster.”

In the week to Sunday at least 65 people died of heat stroke while 22,647 people were hospitalised, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a statement.

Both figures are “the worstever for any week during summer” since the agency began recording fatalities resulting from heat stroke in July 2008, an agency spokesman told AFP. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday that a total of 80 people have died from the heat since the beginning of July, and over 35,000 have been hospitalised.

Among those killed was sixyear-old school boy who lost consciousness on his way back from a field trip.

“As a record heatwave continues to blanket the country, urgent measures are required to protect

the lives of schoolchildren,” top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters Tuesday.

The government said it would supply funds to ensure all schools are equipped with air conditioners by next summer.

Less than half of Japan’s public schools have air conditioning, and the figure is only slightly higher at public kindergartens.

Suga said the government would also consider extending this year’s summer school holidays as the heatwave drags on.

On Monday, the city of Kumagaya in Saitama outside Tokyo set a new national heat record, with temperatures hitting 41.1 Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit).

And temperatures over 40 degrees were registered for the first time in Tokyo’s metro area, where the government is promoting Uchimizu, a tradition where water is sprinkled onto the ground, as part of a summer heat awareness campaign.

It was marginally cooler on Tuesday -- 36 degrees in Tokyo according to the national weather

agency -- but temperatures remained well above normal in most of the country, and little relief is forecast.

“We are observing unprecedented levels of heat in some areas,” weather agency official Motoaki Takekawa said late Monday.

The heatwave “is fatal, and we recognise it as a natural disaster,” he told reporters.

The agency warned that much of the country will continue baking in temperatures of 35 degrees or higher until early August.

Officials have urged people to use air conditioning, drink sufficient water and rest often.

Japan’s summers are notoriously hot and humid, and hundreds of people die each year from heatstroke, particularly the elderly in the country’s ageing society.

The heatwave follows record rainfall that devastated parts of western and central Japan with floods and landslides that killed over 220 people.

And many people in the affected areas are still living in damaged homes or shelters and working

outdoors on repairs, putting them at great risk.

The record-breaking weather has revived concerns about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which will be held in two years time in July and August.

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike

this week promised that the heat would be given the same priority as measures to counter terrorism.

“It’s just as important because the purpose is also to protect people’s lives,” she told reporters, comparing Japan’s summer to “living in a sauna”. (afp)

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A man cools himself with a portable fan in Tokyo on July 24, 2018, as Japan suffers from a heatwave.

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Asian Games Torch Relay Parade leaves Tampaksiring Palace

GIANYAR - After being kept for a night at the Tampaksiring Palace in Gianyar District, Bali, the 2018 Asian Games Torch Relay headed to Denpasar on Tuesday morning. Thousands of people in Gianyar witnessed the procession of the Asian Games torch from the Tampaksiring Palace to Denpasar, the center of the Bali provincial government administration.

“We are proud that the Asian Games torch was kept in Tampaksiring as a witness to history,” Ayu Putri, a resident of Manukaya Village in Gianyar, stated on Tuesday.

Since 7 a.m. local time, thousands of people, including elementary and junior high school students, had lined up the street to witness the procession of the Asian Games Torch Relay.

The combined eternal flame from India and Mrapen Yogyakarta was handed over by Head of the Presidential Palace of Tampaksiring Dewa Gde Swarthana to Regent of Gianyar Ketut Rochineng. Rochineng then participated by carrying the 18th Asian Games torch in a convoy heading to the Syafung Subak Tourism area in Denpasar.

The distance from Tampaksiring Palace in Gianyar Regency to the Subak ecotourism in Peguyangan, Denpasar, is some 32 kilometers. The Asian Games Torch is planned to be welcomed by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya and will then be taken to the People`s

Struggle Monument of Bali or Bajra Sandi in Renon, Denpasar.

The national torch relay of the largest multi-sport event, held every four years in Asia, began from Yogyakarta on July 18 and will end on Aug 17 in Jakarta, a day before the Asian Games 2018 to be officially opened by President Joko Widodo.

The torch relay will also pass through Probolinggo and Banyuwangi in East Java; Gilimanuk, Kuta, and Denpasar in Bali Province; Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara; Raja Ampat and Sorong in West Papua; Makassar in South Sulawesi; Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan; Banda Aceh in Aceh Province; Lake Toba in North Sumatra; Pekanbaru in Riau; Bukit Tinggi in West Sumatra; Jambi, Palembang, Banyuasin, and Prabumulih in South Sumatra; Bandar Lampung in Lampung; Serang in Banten; and Purwakarta, Bandung, Garut, Cianjur, and Bogor in West Java Province, among others. (afp)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot “Miraitowa” and Paralympic mascot “Someity” aboard a boat during their water parade with town’s landmark “Rainbow Bridge” as back ground in Tokyo Sunday, July 22, 2018.

The official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday. The two mascot designs were selected by elementary schoolchildren across Japan.

TOKYO - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the U.S. on Friday that higher tariffs on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America’s jobs and economy but also devastate the global economy.

Abe told a news conference marking the end of a Diet session that Japan’s auto and auto parts industry has never threatened America’s national security and it never will. Abe said he will keep explaining that to Trump.

Trump has ordered the U.S. government to investigate if higher tariffs on foreign-made vehicles and auto parts are justified on national security grounds. Japan’s auto industry has for decades invested billions of dollars in U.S. plants that employ hundreds of thousands of workers. Japanese automakers produce twice as many vehicles in the U.S. as they export from Japan, Abe said.

“Japan provides good jobs and contributes greatly to America’s

economy,” Abe said. “If restriction measures were imposed, such employment will be lost, and not only will it have a negative impact on the U.S. economy but also cause tremendous damage to the world economy.”

Abe’s government last month sent a report to the U.S. Department of Commerce, warning against any trade restrictions.

In that report, Japan’s government said any trade restrictions, if imposed, would increase costs for U.S. consumers and cause many Americans to lose jobs. It said the measures would put a break on global trade, disrupt the market and put global free trade “at great risk.”

Up to 624,000 people could lose their jobs in the U.S. if a 25 percent tariff was levied on automobiles and auto parts and other countries retaliated.

Abe said he has repeatedly reminded Trump of Japanese auto makers’ contribution to his country.

“Exchanges of trade restriction measures will benefit nobody,” Abe said. “While explaining these points, we will persistently work hard to avoid trade restriction measures.”

Already hit by increased U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, Japan has told the World Trade Organization it may levy retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods totaling about 50 billion yen ($450 million) a year. (ap)

Survey finds eurozone economy cools as new orders weaken

LONDON - A closely watched survey is showing that economic growth across the 19-country eurozone moderated at the start of the third quarter.

Financial information firm IHS Markit said Tuesday that its purchasing managers index — a broad gauge of business activity — for the eurozone eased to 54.3 in July from 54.9 in June. Though still above the 50 mark that means the economy continues to grow, the firm said weakened new order inflows and reduced business expectations of future activity fostered a downbeat picture.

The July reading, if sustained over the following two months, indicates quarterly economic growth of 0.4 percent, down from the anticipated 0.5 percent in the second quarter.

Official figures for the second quarter are due at the end of the month. (ap)

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Indonesian actor Hamish Daud (C) carries the torch for the Asian Games during the torch relay at Kuta beach area in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on July 23, 2018. Jakarta and Palembang in Sumatra will host about 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries for the Asian Games, which will be held from August 18 to September 2.

10 countries to take part in Choir Festival in Bali

DENPASAR - At least 146 contestants from 10 countries will take part in an international choir competition in Bali to be held from 24 to 28 July this year. The participants of the Choir Festival will include the Children to grown up categories. The festival would indirectly help promote the different cultures of the participating countries, the organizers said.

“Through the forum the participants would know the cultures of each other countries. They would promote their respective cultures,” President Director of the Bandung Choral Society Tommyanto

Kandisaputra said as the organizing committee here on Thursday.

Kandisaputra said until Wednesday on July 11 there were 10 countries registering participation including Canada, China, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United States and Venezuela, and the host Indonesia. Indonesia will be represented by selected participants from 26 provinces of the countries, he said.

He said there would be 16 categories

of the groups of contestants to compete in the 7th “Bali International Choir Festival” (BICF) including “show choir”, pop and jazz, youth, acapela, children , women and men categories. There are also senior, gospel and spiritual, folklore, vocal groups and “musica sacra” categories, he said.

The organizing committee also invited 16 world coir experts to be the jury in the competition. The members of the jury include from the “American Choral Directors Association” and Indonesian musicians like Catharina Leimena, Avip

Priatna, Daud Kosasih and Andreas Sugeng. Kandisaputra said BICF is expected to accommodate development of growing choirs in Indonesia that need new challenges.

He said he was confident the participants would gain much from the international competition. The opening of the festival would be preceded with presentation of five choirs for charity at Holy Spirit Cathedral. The fund raised from the charity show would be donated to education of children of poor families. (ant)

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BEIJING - China’s newest product safety scare burst onto the public consciousness when an obscure essay alleging corruption in the pharmaceutical industry become an internet sensation, exposing widespread anger and distrust after a string of scandals.

The furore over alleged shady dealings by a major vaccine producer has shattered already fragile trust in regulators and illustrated the rising frustrations of China’s increasingly sophisticated consumers.

News that pharmaceutical company Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology had fabricated records and been forced to stop manufacturing rabies vaccines was first reported more than a week ago.

But it exploded on social media over the weekend, fuelled by a viral essay alleging decades of malfeasance by the company including the bribery of officials to allow low-quality products onto the market.

The origin and veracity of the mysterious post remains unverified, but it touched off a cat-and-mouse game as China’s aggressive censors scrambled to prevent its dissemination.

However the damage was done. Millions of angry users shared the essay and other information on product-safety problems in a rare public airing of a

touchy national issue.

The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) said last week the problematic rabies vaccine had not left Changsheng’s factory, but the company admitted it had shipped a separate sub-standard vaccine.

That vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) was found by regulators to fail quality standards -- but the company revealed that it sold 250,000 doses to Shandong province last year.

As the pressure mounted, further revelations have emerged. Authorities in the northern province of Hebei announced Monday that nearly 150,000 people had received sub-standard DPT vaccines made by another firm, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products.

The problems have rekindled already deep fears over domestically made medicines and driven worried parents online to swap information on obtaining imported vaccines.

“I don’t trust the vaccines here anymore,” a woman who gave only her surname Zhou told AFP as she waited with her young daughter at a pediatric clinic in Beijing on Tuesday.

Zhou said she was willing to pay for imported products rather than accept those offered for free by the government.

Hong Kong clinics said they have seen a surge in demand for children’s vaccines. (afp)

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Report says Indonesia ‘land swap’ plan puts forests at risk JAKARTA — Researchers say an Indonesian government plan to give plantation companies new lands in exchange for restoring areas they destroyed could result in more tropical forests being cut down.

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A firefighter tries to extinguish hotspots during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens, on July 23, 2018. More than 300 firefighters, five aircraft and two helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the “extremely difficult” situation due to strong gusts of wind, Athens fire chief Achille Tzouvaras said.

Spatial analysis released Tuesday by civil society groups shows 40 percent of the 921,000 hectares (3,556 square miles) designated for land swaps is natural forest. Indonesia is second only to Brazil in the amount of

forest cut down in the past decade.

The Ministry of Forestry and Environment plan is part of Indonesia’s attempts to avoid a repeat of disastrous 2015 fires that swept through vast acreages of swampland that were cleared and drained by pulp and paper companies for industrial plantations.

In exchange for “re-wetting” the so-called peatlands, making them unsuitable for plantations, conglomerates such as Sinarmas and April would be given lands elsewhere.

Death toll hits 50 from Greek wildfires ATHENS - Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on Tuesday.

The death toll soared with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 bodies in the courtyard of a villa at the seaside resort of Mati.

The bodies were entwined and severely burnt, an AFP photographer at the scene said. They appeared to have been caught by the flames trying to reach the sea.

The authorities had previously announced 24 deaths and scores of injuries with the majority of casualties found in their homes or cars in Mati, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of the capital.

Of the injured, 11 people were in serious condition.

Port authorities told AFP they had found four bodies in the sea, including three women and a child who had apparently tried to escape the flames.

There were fears the toll may rise further, as people remained unaccounted for.

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Boxes of Infanrix and Pentaxim vaccines are held next to a fridge at a private clinic that performs vaccinations in Hong Kong on July 24, 2018. Hong Kong clinics said they have seen a surge in demand for children’s vaccines on July 24 after a safety scandal in mainland China.

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Interior Minister Panos Skourletis said rescue workers were “still searching if there are more missing”.

“It’s a national tragedy,” civil protection agency official Ioanna Tsoupra told public broadcaster ERT. By dawn Tuesday, fires were still burning around the capital, while

others broke out elsewhere during the night.

Authorities were trying to evacuate inhabitants, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said.

“Fifteen fires had started simultaneously on three different fronts in Athens”, he said, prompting Greece to request drones from the United States, “to observe and detect any suspicious activity”.

Nine coastal patrol boats, two military vessels and “dozens of private boats” assisted by army helicopters were mobilised to help those stuck in the harbour in Rafina, one of the worst affected areas close to Mati.

Evacuees were transferred to hotels and military camps, while worried relatives flocked to the area.

Police in the town said they found two Danish tourists out of a group of 10 in a boat at sea off the town and were trying to locate the others.

Civil protection chief Yannis Kapakis said he had told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who cut short a visit to Bosnia to return home, that winds up to 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour were creating “an extreme situation”.

Forecasters said conditions would remain challenging on Tuesday, although showers and falling temperatures were expected in Athens.

In the north, more than 300 firefighters, five aircraft and two helicopters were mobilised to tackle the “extremely difficult” situation, Athens fire chief Achille Tzouvaras said. (afp)

The land swap plan has raised concerns among conservation groups because of the potential for new conflicts with communities and fears companies might be given new land even before they’ve completed restoration of the degraded swampland forests.

It’s also unpopular with plantation operators because new areas they’re allocated could be distant from their factories and mills.

Forestry Ministry officials didn’t answer calls.

The Anti-Forestry Mafia Coalition, which overlaid government maps of the land swap areas with Indonesia’s forest cover map to arrive at the 40 percent figure, said any new land handed out should only come from areas previously approved for industrial forestry plantations.

It also criticized lack of a legally binding requirement to ensure companies restore degraded lands at their own expense before getting new allocations.

“Without this provision, the companies can simply walk away from the disaster they’ve created,” the coalition of 14 groups said in a statement. “Restoration may never take place and abandoned areas may be vulnerable to catastrophic fires for years to come.”

A 2017 study by a University of Queensland environmental scientist estimated it would cost at least $4.6 billion to re-wet just the 2 million hectares of peatland designated as a priority for restoration by the government.

Degraded peatland makes up nearly a quarter of Kalimantan — the Indonesian part of Borneo — and Sumatra.

Aside from forestry plantations, a vast area of peatland was drained in Kalimantan for rice production in the 1990s but abandoned by 1999 due to low productivity, according to the University of Queensland research.

The World Bank estimated the 2015 fires cost Indonesia $16 billion and a joint Harvard-Columbia study said 100,000 deaths were hastened by the health-damaging haze that spread across the region for weeks. (afp) In this Nov. 2., 2007, file aerial photo, stacks of acacia logs wait to be transported as the natural forest sits untouched on the right in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau province, on Sumatra island, Indonesia. Researchers say a plan by the Indonesian government to give plantation companies new lands in exchange for restoring areas they destroyed could result in more tropical forests being cut down.

Indonesian teen raped by her brother jailed for abortion JAKARTA — A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her brother has been sentenced to six months in prison for having an abortion, police said Sunday.

Both the girl and her 18-year-old brother were convicted Thursday by the District Court of Muara Bulian in Batanghari district in Jambi province, said Singgih Hermawan, deputy chief of the local police.

The brother received a two-year prison sentence for having sex with a minor, Hermawan said.

Abortion is illegal in Indonesia, but is allowed in cases of rape, especially if the woman’s life is at risk. However, the abortion must take place within 1 1/2 months of becoming pregnant and be performed by professionals.

The girl had her abortion when she was

six months’ pregnant, according to a court official. Her mother is facing charges for aiding the abortion. She said she helped her daughter out of fear of being shamed by neighbors.

It was revealed in court that the girl had been raped eight times since September.

In May, residents discovered a headless fetus near a palm oil plantation. Police made the arrests in June.

The defendants and their lawyers accepted the sentences, which also ruled that the girl and her brother must undergo rehabilitation at the Institute for Special Education of Children.

It was not clear whether the prosecutors, who had demanded a one-year prison sentence for the girl and seven years for her brother, would appeal the sentences. (ap)

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Dining and Nightlife in Ubud GIANYAR - CP Lounge is a restaurant and tapas bar and the only nightclub in central Ubud.

It’s one of a very few spots in this cultural centre where you can enjoy late night partying. You can also enjoy light western and Indonesian bites from its well-varied menu.

There is also an extensive selection of cocktails available from the bar.

This spot is well tucked away from the main street, halfway up from the Jalan Monkey Forest Road.

The dining and entertainment complex is owned and run by a royal Ubud family member, who also occasionally serves as the venue’s fun-spirited host.

Dine, Drink and Dance at CP Lounge The regular evening scene here features the small thatched-roof stage hosting a live band that fills the air with popular covers often requested by patrons. They can play almost anything you throw at them.

The stage separates the spacious garden lounge and the bar where

a great selection of martinis and cocktails are poured (average IDR 75,000 or USD 5.50 per serving). Its semi-open entertainment hall is reminiscent of a grand Balinese meeting pavilion and houses billiards and a makeshift dance floor. Regular Latin nights let you get down and hone your cha-cha or salsa moves.

Be it outside under the stars, or in a cosy subtly-lit corner, you have plenty of seating options. When you’re not dancing to the tunes, enjoy good food with a mix of local, Mediterranean, and Western dishes that includes tapas, grilled steaks, pizzas and pastas. Try the unique beef abon pizza, with a topping of the Indonesian style meat floss (IDR 49,000 or USD 4). Worth a taste too is the must-try crispy duck, accompanied with steamed white rice, long beans and traditional Balinese sambal dip (IDR 79,000 or USD 5.80). Stay on and you’ll have local cover band, Siji, performing from 21:00 through midnight. DJ Kenji in the lounge then helps you party until morning. (net)

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Great Britain’s Team Sky cycling team rider, and race overall leader, Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas prepares to depart for a training session on July 23, 2018 in Carcassonne, southwestern France, on the second rest day of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race.

Yellow jersey could be won by Wednesday, says Thomas

LOS ANGELES - Six-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte has been suspended 14 months for an anti-doping violation after he received an intravenous infusion, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Monday.

While USADA said Lochte was not using a banned substance, athletes can typically only receive IVs as part of hospital treatment or through an exemption.

“I wasn’t taking anything illegal.

Everything was legal. You can get it at CVS, Walgreens, but there are rules, and you have to obey them,” a “devastated” Lochte told a press conference in South Florida.

The 33-year-old American posted a picture of himself getting the IV on social media in May which caused USADA to open an investigation, one that Lochte “fully cooperated” with according to officials.

“Lochte received an intravenous infusion of permitted substances at an infusion clinic in a volume greater than 100 mL in a 12-hour period without a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE),” USADA said in a statement, adding the swimmer had accepted his suspension.

Lochte’s ban was backdated to May 24, the date he received the treatment that he said was taken as a precaution after his wife and son fell sick.

“I have never taken a prohibited

substance and never attempted to gain any advantage over my competition by putting anything illegal in my body,” he said.

“I would never intentionally violate any anti-doping rule. Unfortunately, although the rule is a newer one and not as widely known as others, I should know better.”

He will miss the US national championships which begin in California this week, next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo and the 2019 world championships in South Korea.

However, Lochte has spoken of his plans to compete for a spot on the team at a fifth straight Olympics in 2020 -- he would turn 36 during the Tokyo Games.

“I’m still going to train every day and I have goals that I want to accomplish in 2020, and if anything this will make me more hungry and I’ll definitely be there,” he said.

In 2016, Lochte was banned from swimming for 10 months after he claimed that he and three other US swimmers were robbed after a night of revelry during the Rio Games.

Brazilian police later determined, in part based on surveillance video, that Lochte had largely fabricated the story.

He was charged with making a false crime report, but a Rio appeals court eventually threw that case out. (afp)

CARCASSONNE - Geraint Thomas believes the destination of the Tour de France yellow jersey could be decided by Wednesday, when a short but intense stage 17 hosts the final mountaintop finish of the race.

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Welshman Thomas takes a 1min 39sec lead over Sky teammate and four-time champion Chris Froome into the first of four days in the Pyrenees Tuesday when the race resumes following a rest day.

Dutch rival Tom Dumoulin is third overall at 1:50, Primoz Roglic fourth at 2:38 and Frenchman Romain Bardet fifth at 3:21.

Despite three tough days in the mountains up ahead, only one of them -- stage 17 -- ends on a mountaintop. As opposed to downhill finishes, the dramatic summit finishes on the Tour are where Sky’s rivals can realistically take back lost time.

And Thomas said: “It’s the last mountaintop (finish) that will be most decisive.”

Like most teams, Sky have previewed the routes of all three Pyreneean stages, as well as the penultimate-stage time trial from Saint-Pee-Sur-Nivelle to Espelette.

“We’ve seen the finals of them all,” added Thomas, whose bid to become the first Welsh champion of the Tour could be tempered by Froome’s ambitions for a record-equalling fifth yellow jersey.

Although 218 km long and with four categorised climbs, none of the

ascents on Tuesday’s 16th stage are over nine kilometres long.

And with a downhill finish, it is likely to entice the dozens of riders who have yet to join a breakaway, let alone win a stage.

But it, as with most long mountain stages, will be tightly controlled by Sky. “It’s a tough little finish tomorrow into Bagneres-De-Luchon,” Thomas said. The next day, however, all hell could break loose.

Stage 17 is only 65 km long but starts with the 14.9 km ascension of the Col de Peyragudes, is followed by the 7.4 km climb over the Col de Val Louron-Azet before the gruelling, 16 km climb to Saint-Lary-Soulan.

Adding spice is the fact the organisers, with a nod to Formula One, will line up the top 20 riders on a grid, according to their overall times.

“I think it’s unique, it’s going to be tough for sure,” said Thomas.

“We expect a lot of attacks from the start. It’s a big, big day. Probably one of the hardest climbs, the last climb.

“It finishes at high altitude. You can’t get too carried away at the start for sure.”

Some respite will come in the

shape of stage 18, an undulating 171 km ride from Trie-Sur-Baise to Pau. A day later, the final day in the mountains is over 200.5 km.

Starting in Lourdes, it features a total of seven categorised climbs, including the ascensions of the Col d’Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and the Col d’Aubisque.

But it ends on a downhill, meaning any advantage taken from the leaders on the final climb could, theoretically, be clawed back on the 20 km descent into Laruns.

“The Alps block (of stages) was probably tougher,” admitted Thomas, who won back-to-back stages in the Alps, including on Alpe d’Huez.

“But it’s going to be a war out there.”

If the yellow jersey is still not decided by Friday, it will come down to Saturday’s time trial over 31 km.

But given their current advantage, that would not be ideal for Sky. “A dream scenario for us would be to be going into that time trial as we are, first and second in the general classification,” said Froome.

“But, with a decent gap on any of our other rivals so that our actual victory isn’t in jeopardy in that last time trial.” (afp)

US swimmer Ryan Lochte

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Mesut Ozil - from integration poster boy to racism storm

Once hailed as a prize-winning example of integration in Germany, Mesut Ozil has quit international duty amid bitter accusations of racism, levelled at German Football Association (DFB) chief Reinhard Grindel. “In the eyes of Grindel and his supporters, I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose,” Ozil wrote in a lengthy farewell statement on Sunday.

At just 29, Ozil walks away from Germany duty in the wake of the fiasco caused by his meeting, on the eve of

the World Cup, with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “It wasn’t about politics or elections, it was about me respecting the highest office of my family’s country,” Ozil wrote to finally break his silence over the event in London in May. He quits Germany after scoring 23 goals in 92 international appearances, having been a key component of the 2014 World Cup-winning side. His ability to split defences with a single pass singled him out as one of the most technically gifted players of his generation. Born in Gelsenkirchen to Turkish parents, Ozil’s talents were discovered by local club Schalke, whom he left for Bundesliga rivals Werder

Bremen in 2008.

His international breakthrough was at the 2010 World Cup as part of a bold, young German team which played eye-catching football in heavy knock-out-stage wins over England and Argentina.

- Booed in Berlin -

Ozil’s superb cross for Thomas Mueller to score Germany’s fourth goal in the 4-1 thrashing of England was the highlight of an outstanding display in Bloemfontein in the last 16. After the finals in South Africa, Ozil moved to Real Madrid for 18 million euros ($21m). However, the shy midfielder first found himself in the grey area between sport and politics soon after.

He was booed while playing for Germany at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium in October 2010 in a European Championship qualifier against Turkey. Berlin has a large Turkish community and many in the 74,244-strong crowd were supporting the away team. There were loud whistles whenever Ozil got the ball -- just because he had opted to play for Germany.

Like him, three members of the Turkish team that night -- Nuri Sahin, plus brothers Hamit and Halil Altintop, were born in Germany’s industrial Ruhr region. Unlike him, however, they chose to represent Turkey. Ozil, just 21 at the time, scored the second goal in an outstanding display in a 3-0 win and subdued his celebrations out of respect.

Nevertheless, Angela Merkel’s press department put out a picture of the German Chancellor congratulating Ozil in the German changing room. The softly-spoken midfielder was now Germany’s integration mascot. The following month, Ozil won a Bambi award, a prestigious German media prize, as a prime example of successful integration in German society, but he has often had to cope with criticism.

- Social media following -

Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP, File

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, poses for a photo with Arsenal soccer player Mesut Ozil in London. Germany midfielder Ozil has announced his retirement from international soccer, alleging racial discrimination.

The subtle differences Ozil makes on the pitch often means he sometimes fails to shine in matches. Ozil quit the Bernabeu for Arsenal in 2013 and has built a large social media following with 31 million Facebook followers, 23 million on Twitter and 17 million on Instagram. He is known for his charity work, financing medical surgery for 23 Russian children after the World Cup. He did the same for sick minors in both Brazil and South Africa following the 2010 and 2014 finals.

Yet on the pitch, he has frustrated both Germany and Arsenal fans in recent seasons with a series of below-par displays for club and country. In interviews, he has always avoided questions about his heritage and only once, in 2015, did he vent his anger at being referred to as a ‘GermanTurk’.

“Many forget that I was born in Gelsenkirchen, grew up in Germany,” he fumed. His parting shot to Grindel “I will no longer be playing for Germany ... while I have this feeling of racism and disrespect” is a direct challenge to shake up the DFB. However, the rise of populism in Germany has often been echoed in some of the criticism he has been forced to endure.

Ozil’s statement on Sunday, over three posts on both Instagram and Twitter, was seized upon by Germany’s right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) which has also criticised centre-back Jerome Boateng in the past.

“With his farewell tirade #Ozil proves to be a typical example of the failed #Integration of far too many immigrants from the Turkish-Muslim culture,” tweeted AfD deputy leader Alice Weidel. (afp)

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Investigation opened after complaint against Spanish football boss - reports

A complaint has been lodged against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales accusing him of trying to finance work on his house through the union of players he chaired, according to Spanish media reports on Monday. Radio Cadena SER, which first reported the story, said a court in Valencia opened a preliminary inquiry after a complaint from Miguel Angel Galan, a former

leadership candidate for the RFEF. Rubiales, president of the RFEF since May, would owe 120,000 euros for the work on his house, according to Cadena SER. But he reportedly proposed to pay part of his personal debt with money which was meant to be used for a construction project for the Spanish Players’ Union (AFE).

The local courts of the Valencia region confirmed to AFP the fil-

ing of the complaint, but refused to comment on the opening of a preliminary investigation. The AFE said in a statement that it had “not financed any personal work for Luis Rubiales”. Rubiales took over at the RFEF from Angel Maria Villar, who was implicated in a corruption case, and played a key part in the sacking of Spain coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the World Cup last month. (afp)

City’s Sane determined after Germany World Cup snub The City forward, who was a key member of Guardiola’s Premier League title-winning side last season, was left stunned by Germany coach Joachim Low’s decision to omit him from the squad for the tournament in Russia. It was a move which backfired for Low after his side failed to exit the group stages, leaving many to question the wisdom of leaving out a player who scored 10 goals and provided 15 assists in a campaign which ended with him being named as the Football Association young player of the year.

Yet with the Euro 2020 qualifiers on the horizon, Sane, who refused to comment on the Mezut Ozil racism scandal which has engulfed German football, believes he will have a chance to resurrect his international career under Guardiola’s guidance.

“Yes, Pep had a chat with me after it happened,” said Sane, when asked about his shock omission from Germany’s squad. “We talked about everything and how my mind was and now we are just looking forward.

“I was disappointed but from that moment and now I’m just looking forward. I’m just preparing to be ready for the start of the new season. It gives you motivation. It would be a dream to play in the World Cup. “When I watched the World Cup I had the feeling that I wanted to be there. But I’m 22 and I still have a lot of years to prepare.

“I was disappointed at the time - it was really hard for the first week. It’s just made me want to come back really strong. “It was a surprise because I thought I’d played quite a good season. I’m still

feeling it (the disappointment) a bit but it’s another season for me and I’m looking forward to it.”

Sane took no joy in seeing his country suffer, despite experiencing such a difficult personal setback.

“I was disappointed for them too because some of them are my friends and I’ve played with them before, “ he added. “They are all good guys - and that’s why I was disappointed for them. The World Cup has special games and losing them hurts more than the other ones.”

With Sane fresh after a summer break and one of the few first team regulars on duty for City’s preseason tour of the United States, Guardiola will at least have the German ready for the Premier League season opener at Arsenal on August 12th.

Together with new signing Riyad Mahrez, both will look to feature in the International Champions Cup match with Liverpool in New Jersey on Wednesday and hand their manager a glimpse of what the future holds. “A lot of the players went really far in the World Cup. I was really happy for them - especially Ben (Mendy) because he won it,” said Sane.

“Of course they now need a break to recover and be fresh for the new season.” “I’m happy Riyad is here. Every time we played Leicester and he had the ball, I was like ‘ok please don’t do anything creative’. “I’m really happy that he’s now with us as he’s a really good football player. You can see it already. He’s a really good player and a really good person.” “Have I told him that? I can’t tell him that, then he’ll be stronger and take my place!” (afp)

PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (R) receives a symbolic Spanish football jersey from Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales during the RFEF general assembly at its headquarters in Las Rozas, northwest of Madrid, on July 24, 2018.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Mesut Ozil - from integration poster boy to racism storm

Once hailed as a prize-winning example of integration in Germany, Mesut Ozil has quit international duty amid bitter accusations of racism, levelled at German Football Association (DFB) chief Reinhard Grindel. “In the eyes of Grindel and his supporters, I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose,” Ozil wrote in a lengthy farewell statement on Sunday.

At just 29, Ozil walks away from Germany duty in the wake of the fiasco caused by his meeting, on the eve of

the World Cup, with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “It wasn’t about politics or elections, it was about me respecting the highest office of my family’s country,” Ozil wrote to finally break his silence over the event in London in May. He quits Germany after scoring 23 goals in 92 international appearances, having been a key component of the 2014 World Cup-winning side. His ability to split defences with a single pass singled him out as one of the most technically gifted players of his generation. Born in Gelsenkirchen to Turkish parents, Ozil’s talents were discovered by local club Schalke, whom he left for Bundesliga rivals Werder

Bremen in 2008.

His international breakthrough was at the 2010 World Cup as part of a bold, young German team which played eye-catching football in heavy knock-out-stage wins over England and Argentina.

- Booed in Berlin -

Ozil’s superb cross for Thomas Mueller to score Germany’s fourth goal in the 4-1 thrashing of England was the highlight of an outstanding display in Bloemfontein in the last 16. After the finals in South Africa, Ozil moved to Real Madrid for 18 million euros ($21m). However, the shy midfielder first found himself in the grey area between sport and politics soon after.

He was booed while playing for Germany at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium in October 2010 in a European Championship qualifier against Turkey. Berlin has a large Turkish community and many in the 74,244-strong crowd were supporting the away team. There were loud whistles whenever Ozil got the ball -- just because he had opted to play for Germany.

Like him, three members of the Turkish team that night -- Nuri Sahin, plus brothers Hamit and Halil Altintop, were born in Germany’s industrial Ruhr region. Unlike him, however, they chose to represent Turkey. Ozil, just 21 at the time, scored the second goal in an outstanding display in a 3-0 win and subdued his celebrations out of respect.

Nevertheless, Angela Merkel’s press department put out a picture of the German Chancellor congratulating Ozil in the German changing room. The softly-spoken midfielder was now Germany’s integration mascot. The following month, Ozil won a Bambi award, a prestigious German media prize, as a prime example of successful integration in German society, but he has often had to cope with criticism.

- Social media following -

Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP, File

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, poses for a photo with Arsenal soccer player Mesut Ozil in London. Germany midfielder Ozil has announced his retirement from international soccer, alleging racial discrimination.

The subtle differences Ozil makes on the pitch often means he sometimes fails to shine in matches. Ozil quit the Bernabeu for Arsenal in 2013 and has built a large social media following with 31 million Facebook followers, 23 million on Twitter and 17 million on Instagram. He is known for his charity work, financing medical surgery for 23 Russian children after the World Cup. He did the same for sick minors in both Brazil and South Africa following the 2010 and 2014 finals.

Yet on the pitch, he has frustrated both Germany and Arsenal fans in recent seasons with a series of below-par displays for club and country. In interviews, he has always avoided questions about his heritage and only once, in 2015, did he vent his anger at being referred to as a ‘GermanTurk’.

“Many forget that I was born in Gelsenkirchen, grew up in Germany,” he fumed. His parting shot to Grindel “I will no longer be playing for Germany ... while I have this feeling of racism and disrespect” is a direct challenge to shake up the DFB. However, the rise of populism in Germany has often been echoed in some of the criticism he has been forced to endure.

Ozil’s statement on Sunday, over three posts on both Instagram and Twitter, was seized upon by Germany’s right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) which has also criticised centre-back Jerome Boateng in the past.

“With his farewell tirade #Ozil proves to be a typical example of the failed #Integration of far too many immigrants from the Turkish-Muslim culture,” tweeted AfD deputy leader Alice Weidel. (afp)

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Investigation opened after complaint against Spanish football boss - reports

A complaint has been lodged against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales accusing him of trying to finance work on his house through the union of players he chaired, according to Spanish media reports on Monday. Radio Cadena SER, which first reported the story, said a court in Valencia opened a preliminary inquiry after a complaint from Miguel Angel Galan, a former

leadership candidate for the RFEF. Rubiales, president of the RFEF since May, would owe 120,000 euros for the work on his house, according to Cadena SER. But he reportedly proposed to pay part of his personal debt with money which was meant to be used for a construction project for the Spanish Players’ Union (AFE).

The local courts of the Valencia region confirmed to AFP the fil-

ing of the complaint, but refused to comment on the opening of a preliminary investigation. The AFE said in a statement that it had “not financed any personal work for Luis Rubiales”. Rubiales took over at the RFEF from Angel Maria Villar, who was implicated in a corruption case, and played a key part in the sacking of Spain coach Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the World Cup last month. (afp)

City’s Sane determined after Germany World Cup snub The City forward, who was a key member of Guardiola’s Premier League title-winning side last season, was left stunned by Germany coach Joachim Low’s decision to omit him from the squad for the tournament in Russia. It was a move which backfired for Low after his side failed to exit the group stages, leaving many to question the wisdom of leaving out a player who scored 10 goals and provided 15 assists in a campaign which ended with him being named as the Football Association young player of the year.

Yet with the Euro 2020 qualifiers on the horizon, Sane, who refused to comment on the Mezut Ozil racism scandal which has engulfed German football, believes he will have a chance to resurrect his international career under Guardiola’s guidance.

“Yes, Pep had a chat with me after it happened,” said Sane, when asked about his shock omission from Germany’s squad. “We talked about everything and how my mind was and now we are just looking forward.

“I was disappointed but from that moment and now I’m just looking forward. I’m just preparing to be ready for the start of the new season. It gives you motivation. It would be a dream to play in the World Cup. “When I watched the World Cup I had the feeling that I wanted to be there. But I’m 22 and I still have a lot of years to prepare.

“I was disappointed at the time - it was really hard for the first week. It’s just made me want to come back really strong. “It was a surprise because I thought I’d played quite a good season. I’m still

feeling it (the disappointment) a bit but it’s another season for me and I’m looking forward to it.”

Sane took no joy in seeing his country suffer, despite experiencing such a difficult personal setback.

“I was disappointed for them too because some of them are my friends and I’ve played with them before, “ he added. “They are all good guys - and that’s why I was disappointed for them. The World Cup has special games and losing them hurts more than the other ones.”

With Sane fresh after a summer break and one of the few first team regulars on duty for City’s preseason tour of the United States, Guardiola will at least have the German ready for the Premier League season opener at Arsenal on August 12th.

Together with new signing Riyad Mahrez, both will look to feature in the International Champions Cup match with Liverpool in New Jersey on Wednesday and hand their manager a glimpse of what the future holds. “A lot of the players went really far in the World Cup. I was really happy for them - especially Ben (Mendy) because he won it,” said Sane.

“Of course they now need a break to recover and be fresh for the new season.” “I’m happy Riyad is here. Every time we played Leicester and he had the ball, I was like ‘ok please don’t do anything creative’. “I’m really happy that he’s now with us as he’s a really good football player. You can see it already. He’s a really good player and a really good person.” “Have I told him that? I can’t tell him that, then he’ll be stronger and take my place!” (afp)

PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin (R) receives a symbolic Spanish football jersey from Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales during the RFEF general assembly at its headquarters in Las Rozas, northwest of Madrid, on July 24, 2018.

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Lochte banned for 14 months after IV infusion

Dining and Nightlife in Ubud GIANYAR - CP Lounge is a restaurant and tapas bar and the only nightclub in central Ubud.

It’s one of a very few spots in this cultural centre where you can enjoy late night partying. You can also enjoy light western and Indonesian bites from its well-varied menu.

There is also an extensive selection of cocktails available from the bar.

This spot is well tucked away from the main street, halfway up from the Jalan Monkey Forest Road.

The dining and entertainment complex is owned and run by a royal Ubud family member, who also occasionally serves as the venue’s fun-spirited host.

Dine, Drink and Dance at CP Lounge The regular evening scene here features the small thatched-roof stage hosting a live band that fills the air with popular covers often requested by patrons. They can play almost anything you throw at them.

The stage separates the spacious garden lounge and the bar where

a great selection of martinis and cocktails are poured (average IDR 75,000 or USD 5.50 per serving). Its semi-open entertainment hall is reminiscent of a grand Balinese meeting pavilion and houses billiards and a makeshift dance floor. Regular Latin nights let you get down and hone your cha-cha or salsa moves.

Be it outside under the stars, or in a cosy subtly-lit corner, you have plenty of seating options. When you’re not dancing to the tunes, enjoy good food with a mix of local, Mediterranean, and Western dishes that includes tapas, grilled steaks, pizzas and pastas. Try the unique beef abon pizza, with a topping of the Indonesian style meat floss (IDR 49,000 or USD 4). Worth a taste too is the must-try crispy duck, accompanied with steamed white rice, long beans and traditional Balinese sambal dip (IDR 79,000 or USD 5.80). Stay on and you’ll have local cover band, Siji, performing from 21:00 through midnight. DJ Kenji in the lounge then helps you party until morning. (net)

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Great Britain’s Team Sky cycling team rider, and race overall leader, Great Britain’s Geraint Thomas prepares to depart for a training session on July 23, 2018 in Carcassonne, southwestern France, on the second rest day of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race.

Yellow jersey could be won by Wednesday, says Thomas

LOS ANGELES - Six-time Olympic gold medallist Ryan Lochte has been suspended 14 months for an anti-doping violation after he received an intravenous infusion, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Monday.

While USADA said Lochte was not using a banned substance, athletes can typically only receive IVs as part of hospital treatment or through an exemption.

“I wasn’t taking anything illegal.

Everything was legal. You can get it at CVS, Walgreens, but there are rules, and you have to obey them,” a “devastated” Lochte told a press conference in South Florida.

The 33-year-old American posted a picture of himself getting the IV on social media in May which caused USADA to open an investigation, one that Lochte “fully cooperated” with according to officials.

“Lochte received an intravenous infusion of permitted substances at an infusion clinic in a volume greater than 100 mL in a 12-hour period without a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE),” USADA said in a statement, adding the swimmer had accepted his suspension.

Lochte’s ban was backdated to May 24, the date he received the treatment that he said was taken as a precaution after his wife and son fell sick.

“I have never taken a prohibited

substance and never attempted to gain any advantage over my competition by putting anything illegal in my body,” he said.

“I would never intentionally violate any anti-doping rule. Unfortunately, although the rule is a newer one and not as widely known as others, I should know better.”

He will miss the US national championships which begin in California this week, next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo and the 2019 world championships in South Korea.

However, Lochte has spoken of his plans to compete for a spot on the team at a fifth straight Olympics in 2020 -- he would turn 36 during the Tokyo Games.

“I’m still going to train every day and I have goals that I want to accomplish in 2020, and if anything this will make me more hungry and I’ll definitely be there,” he said.

In 2016, Lochte was banned from swimming for 10 months after he claimed that he and three other US swimmers were robbed after a night of revelry during the Rio Games.

Brazilian police later determined, in part based on surveillance video, that Lochte had largely fabricated the story.

He was charged with making a false crime report, but a Rio appeals court eventually threw that case out. (afp)

CARCASSONNE - Geraint Thomas believes the destination of the Tour de France yellow jersey could be decided by Wednesday, when a short but intense stage 17 hosts the final mountaintop finish of the race.

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Welshman Thomas takes a 1min 39sec lead over Sky teammate and four-time champion Chris Froome into the first of four days in the Pyrenees Tuesday when the race resumes following a rest day.

Dutch rival Tom Dumoulin is third overall at 1:50, Primoz Roglic fourth at 2:38 and Frenchman Romain Bardet fifth at 3:21.

Despite three tough days in the mountains up ahead, only one of them -- stage 17 -- ends on a mountaintop. As opposed to downhill finishes, the dramatic summit finishes on the Tour are where Sky’s rivals can realistically take back lost time.

And Thomas said: “It’s the last mountaintop (finish) that will be most decisive.”

Like most teams, Sky have previewed the routes of all three Pyreneean stages, as well as the penultimate-stage time trial from Saint-Pee-Sur-Nivelle to Espelette.

“We’ve seen the finals of them all,” added Thomas, whose bid to become the first Welsh champion of the Tour could be tempered by Froome’s ambitions for a record-equalling fifth yellow jersey.

Although 218 km long and with four categorised climbs, none of the

ascents on Tuesday’s 16th stage are over nine kilometres long.

And with a downhill finish, it is likely to entice the dozens of riders who have yet to join a breakaway, let alone win a stage.

But it, as with most long mountain stages, will be tightly controlled by Sky. “It’s a tough little finish tomorrow into Bagneres-De-Luchon,” Thomas said. The next day, however, all hell could break loose.

Stage 17 is only 65 km long but starts with the 14.9 km ascension of the Col de Peyragudes, is followed by the 7.4 km climb over the Col de Val Louron-Azet before the gruelling, 16 km climb to Saint-Lary-Soulan.

Adding spice is the fact the organisers, with a nod to Formula One, will line up the top 20 riders on a grid, according to their overall times.

“I think it’s unique, it’s going to be tough for sure,” said Thomas.

“We expect a lot of attacks from the start. It’s a big, big day. Probably one of the hardest climbs, the last climb.

“It finishes at high altitude. You can’t get too carried away at the start for sure.”

Some respite will come in the

shape of stage 18, an undulating 171 km ride from Trie-Sur-Baise to Pau. A day later, the final day in the mountains is over 200.5 km.

Starting in Lourdes, it features a total of seven categorised climbs, including the ascensions of the Col d’Aspin, Col du Tourmalet and the Col d’Aubisque.

But it ends on a downhill, meaning any advantage taken from the leaders on the final climb could, theoretically, be clawed back on the 20 km descent into Laruns.

“The Alps block (of stages) was probably tougher,” admitted Thomas, who won back-to-back stages in the Alps, including on Alpe d’Huez.

“But it’s going to be a war out there.”

If the yellow jersey is still not decided by Friday, it will come down to Saturday’s time trial over 31 km.

But given their current advantage, that would not be ideal for Sky. “A dream scenario for us would be to be going into that time trial as we are, first and second in the general classification,” said Froome.

“But, with a decent gap on any of our other rivals so that our actual victory isn’t in jeopardy in that last time trial.” (afp)

US swimmer Ryan Lochte

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Viral post inflames public anger in China vaccine scandal

BEIJING - China’s newest product safety scare burst onto the public consciousness when an obscure essay alleging corruption in the pharmaceutical industry become an internet sensation, exposing widespread anger and distrust after a string of scandals.

The furore over alleged shady dealings by a major vaccine producer has shattered already fragile trust in regulators and illustrated the rising frustrations of China’s increasingly sophisticated consumers.

News that pharmaceutical company Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology had fabricated records and been forced to stop manufacturing rabies vaccines was first reported more than a week ago.

But it exploded on social media over the weekend, fuelled by a viral essay alleging decades of malfeasance by the company including the bribery of officials to allow low-quality products onto the market.

The origin and veracity of the mysterious post remains unverified, but it touched off a cat-and-mouse game as China’s aggressive censors scrambled to prevent its dissemination.

However the damage was done. Millions of angry users shared the essay and other information on product-safety problems in a rare public airing of a

touchy national issue.

The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) said last week the problematic rabies vaccine had not left Changsheng’s factory, but the company admitted it had shipped a separate sub-standard vaccine.

That vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) was found by regulators to fail quality standards -- but the company revealed that it sold 250,000 doses to Shandong province last year.

As the pressure mounted, further revelations have emerged. Authorities in the northern province of Hebei announced Monday that nearly 150,000 people had received sub-standard DPT vaccines made by another firm, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products.

The problems have rekindled already deep fears over domestically made medicines and driven worried parents online to swap information on obtaining imported vaccines.

“I don’t trust the vaccines here anymore,” a woman who gave only her surname Zhou told AFP as she waited with her young daughter at a pediatric clinic in Beijing on Tuesday.

Zhou said she was willing to pay for imported products rather than accept those offered for free by the government.

Hong Kong clinics said they have seen a surge in demand for children’s vaccines. (afp)

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Report says Indonesia ‘land swap’ plan puts forests at risk JAKARTA — Researchers say an Indonesian government plan to give plantation companies new lands in exchange for restoring areas they destroyed could result in more tropical forests being cut down.

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A firefighter tries to extinguish hotspots during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens, on July 23, 2018. More than 300 firefighters, five aircraft and two helicopters have been mobilised to tackle the “extremely difficult” situation due to strong gusts of wind, Athens fire chief Achille Tzouvaras said.

Spatial analysis released Tuesday by civil society groups shows 40 percent of the 921,000 hectares (3,556 square miles) designated for land swaps is natural forest. Indonesia is second only to Brazil in the amount of

forest cut down in the past decade.

The Ministry of Forestry and Environment plan is part of Indonesia’s attempts to avoid a repeat of disastrous 2015 fires that swept through vast acreages of swampland that were cleared and drained by pulp and paper companies for industrial plantations.

In exchange for “re-wetting” the so-called peatlands, making them unsuitable for plantations, conglomerates such as Sinarmas and April would be given lands elsewhere.

Death toll hits 50 from Greek wildfires ATHENS - Fifty people have died and 170 have been injured in wildfires ravaging woodland and villages in the Athens region, as Greek authorities rush to evacuate residents and tourists stranded on beaches along the coast on Tuesday.

The death toll soared with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 bodies in the courtyard of a villa at the seaside resort of Mati.

The bodies were entwined and severely burnt, an AFP photographer at the scene said. They appeared to have been caught by the flames trying to reach the sea.

The authorities had previously announced 24 deaths and scores of injuries with the majority of casualties found in their homes or cars in Mati, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of the capital.

Of the injured, 11 people were in serious condition.

Port authorities told AFP they had found four bodies in the sea, including three women and a child who had apparently tried to escape the flames.

There were fears the toll may rise further, as people remained unaccounted for.

- ‘National tragedy’ -

Boxes of Infanrix and Pentaxim vaccines are held next to a fridge at a private clinic that performs vaccinations in Hong Kong on July 24, 2018. Hong Kong clinics said they have seen a surge in demand for children’s vaccines on July 24 after a safety scandal in mainland China.

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Interior Minister Panos Skourletis said rescue workers were “still searching if there are more missing”.

“It’s a national tragedy,” civil protection agency official Ioanna Tsoupra told public broadcaster ERT. By dawn Tuesday, fires were still burning around the capital, while

others broke out elsewhere during the night.

Authorities were trying to evacuate inhabitants, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said.

“Fifteen fires had started simultaneously on three different fronts in Athens”, he said, prompting Greece to request drones from the United States, “to observe and detect any suspicious activity”.

Nine coastal patrol boats, two military vessels and “dozens of private boats” assisted by army helicopters were mobilised to help those stuck in the harbour in Rafina, one of the worst affected areas close to Mati.

Evacuees were transferred to hotels and military camps, while worried relatives flocked to the area.

Police in the town said they found two Danish tourists out of a group of 10 in a boat at sea off the town and were trying to locate the others.

Civil protection chief Yannis Kapakis said he had told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who cut short a visit to Bosnia to return home, that winds up to 100 kilometres (60 miles) an hour were creating “an extreme situation”.

Forecasters said conditions would remain challenging on Tuesday, although showers and falling temperatures were expected in Athens.

In the north, more than 300 firefighters, five aircraft and two helicopters were mobilised to tackle the “extremely difficult” situation, Athens fire chief Achille Tzouvaras said. (afp)

The land swap plan has raised concerns among conservation groups because of the potential for new conflicts with communities and fears companies might be given new land even before they’ve completed restoration of the degraded swampland forests.

It’s also unpopular with plantation operators because new areas they’re allocated could be distant from their factories and mills.

Forestry Ministry officials didn’t answer calls.

The Anti-Forestry Mafia Coalition, which overlaid government maps of the land swap areas with Indonesia’s forest cover map to arrive at the 40 percent figure, said any new land handed out should only come from areas previously approved for industrial forestry plantations.

It also criticized lack of a legally binding requirement to ensure companies restore degraded lands at their own expense before getting new allocations.

“Without this provision, the companies can simply walk away from the disaster they’ve created,” the coalition of 14 groups said in a statement. “Restoration may never take place and abandoned areas may be vulnerable to catastrophic fires for years to come.”

A 2017 study by a University of Queensland environmental scientist estimated it would cost at least $4.6 billion to re-wet just the 2 million hectares of peatland designated as a priority for restoration by the government.

Degraded peatland makes up nearly a quarter of Kalimantan — the Indonesian part of Borneo — and Sumatra.

Aside from forestry plantations, a vast area of peatland was drained in Kalimantan for rice production in the 1990s but abandoned by 1999 due to low productivity, according to the University of Queensland research.

The World Bank estimated the 2015 fires cost Indonesia $16 billion and a joint Harvard-Columbia study said 100,000 deaths were hastened by the health-damaging haze that spread across the region for weeks. (afp) In this Nov. 2., 2007, file aerial photo, stacks of acacia logs wait to be transported as the natural forest sits untouched on the right in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau province, on Sumatra island, Indonesia. Researchers say a plan by the Indonesian government to give plantation companies new lands in exchange for restoring areas they destroyed could result in more tropical forests being cut down.

Indonesian teen raped by her brother jailed for abortion JAKARTA — A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her brother has been sentenced to six months in prison for having an abortion, police said Sunday.

Both the girl and her 18-year-old brother were convicted Thursday by the District Court of Muara Bulian in Batanghari district in Jambi province, said Singgih Hermawan, deputy chief of the local police.

The brother received a two-year prison sentence for having sex with a minor, Hermawan said.

Abortion is illegal in Indonesia, but is allowed in cases of rape, especially if the woman’s life is at risk. However, the abortion must take place within 1 1/2 months of becoming pregnant and be performed by professionals.

The girl had her abortion when she was

six months’ pregnant, according to a court official. Her mother is facing charges for aiding the abortion. She said she helped her daughter out of fear of being shamed by neighbors.

It was revealed in court that the girl had been raped eight times since September.

In May, residents discovered a headless fetus near a palm oil plantation. Police made the arrests in June.

The defendants and their lawyers accepted the sentences, which also ruled that the girl and her brother must undergo rehabilitation at the Institute for Special Education of Children.

It was not clear whether the prosecutors, who had demanded a one-year prison sentence for the girl and seven years for her brother, would appeal the sentences. (ap)

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Asian Games Torch Relay Parade leaves Tampaksiring Palace

GIANYAR - After being kept for a night at the Tampaksiring Palace in Gianyar District, Bali, the 2018 Asian Games Torch Relay headed to Denpasar on Tuesday morning. Thousands of people in Gianyar witnessed the procession of the Asian Games torch from the Tampaksiring Palace to Denpasar, the center of the Bali provincial government administration.

“We are proud that the Asian Games torch was kept in Tampaksiring as a witness to history,” Ayu Putri, a resident of Manukaya Village in Gianyar, stated on Tuesday.

Since 7 a.m. local time, thousands of people, including elementary and junior high school students, had lined up the street to witness the procession of the Asian Games Torch Relay.

The combined eternal flame from India and Mrapen Yogyakarta was handed over by Head of the Presidential Palace of Tampaksiring Dewa Gde Swarthana to Regent of Gianyar Ketut Rochineng. Rochineng then participated by carrying the 18th Asian Games torch in a convoy heading to the Syafung Subak Tourism area in Denpasar.

The distance from Tampaksiring Palace in Gianyar Regency to the Subak ecotourism in Peguyangan, Denpasar, is some 32 kilometers. The Asian Games Torch is planned to be welcomed by Tourism Minister Arief Yahya and will then be taken to the People`s

Struggle Monument of Bali or Bajra Sandi in Renon, Denpasar.

The national torch relay of the largest multi-sport event, held every four years in Asia, began from Yogyakarta on July 18 and will end on Aug 17 in Jakarta, a day before the Asian Games 2018 to be officially opened by President Joko Widodo.

The torch relay will also pass through Probolinggo and Banyuwangi in East Java; Gilimanuk, Kuta, and Denpasar in Bali Province; Mataram in West Nusa Tenggara; Raja Ampat and Sorong in West Papua; Makassar in South Sulawesi; Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan; Banda Aceh in Aceh Province; Lake Toba in North Sumatra; Pekanbaru in Riau; Bukit Tinggi in West Sumatra; Jambi, Palembang, Banyuasin, and Prabumulih in South Sumatra; Bandar Lampung in Lampung; Serang in Banten; and Purwakarta, Bandung, Garut, Cianjur, and Bogor in West Java Province, among others. (afp)

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot “Miraitowa” and Paralympic mascot “Someity” aboard a boat during their water parade with town’s landmark “Rainbow Bridge” as back ground in Tokyo Sunday, July 22, 2018.

The official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday. The two mascot designs were selected by elementary schoolchildren across Japan.

TOKYO - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the U.S. on Friday that higher tariffs on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America’s jobs and economy but also devastate the global economy.

Abe told a news conference marking the end of a Diet session that Japan’s auto and auto parts industry has never threatened America’s national security and it never will. Abe said he will keep explaining that to Trump.

Trump has ordered the U.S. government to investigate if higher tariffs on foreign-made vehicles and auto parts are justified on national security grounds. Japan’s auto industry has for decades invested billions of dollars in U.S. plants that employ hundreds of thousands of workers. Japanese automakers produce twice as many vehicles in the U.S. as they export from Japan, Abe said.

“Japan provides good jobs and contributes greatly to America’s

economy,” Abe said. “If restriction measures were imposed, such employment will be lost, and not only will it have a negative impact on the U.S. economy but also cause tremendous damage to the world economy.”

Abe’s government last month sent a report to the U.S. Department of Commerce, warning against any trade restrictions.

In that report, Japan’s government said any trade restrictions, if imposed, would increase costs for U.S. consumers and cause many Americans to lose jobs. It said the measures would put a break on global trade, disrupt the market and put global free trade “at great risk.”

Up to 624,000 people could lose their jobs in the U.S. if a 25 percent tariff was levied on automobiles and auto parts and other countries retaliated.

Abe said he has repeatedly reminded Trump of Japanese auto makers’ contribution to his country.

“Exchanges of trade restriction measures will benefit nobody,” Abe said. “While explaining these points, we will persistently work hard to avoid trade restriction measures.”

Already hit by increased U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, Japan has told the World Trade Organization it may levy retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods totaling about 50 billion yen ($450 million) a year. (ap)

Survey finds eurozone economy cools as new orders weaken

LONDON - A closely watched survey is showing that economic growth across the 19-country eurozone moderated at the start of the third quarter.

Financial information firm IHS Markit said Tuesday that its purchasing managers index — a broad gauge of business activity — for the eurozone eased to 54.3 in July from 54.9 in June. Though still above the 50 mark that means the economy continues to grow, the firm said weakened new order inflows and reduced business expectations of future activity fostered a downbeat picture.

The July reading, if sustained over the following two months, indicates quarterly economic growth of 0.4 percent, down from the anticipated 0.5 percent in the second quarter.

Official figures for the second quarter are due at the end of the month. (ap)

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Indonesian actor Hamish Daud (C) carries the torch for the Asian Games during the torch relay at Kuta beach area in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on July 23, 2018. Jakarta and Palembang in Sumatra will host about 11,000 athletes and 5,000 officials from 45 Asian countries for the Asian Games, which will be held from August 18 to September 2.

10 countries to take part in Choir Festival in Bali

DENPASAR - At least 146 contestants from 10 countries will take part in an international choir competition in Bali to be held from 24 to 28 July this year. The participants of the Choir Festival will include the Children to grown up categories. The festival would indirectly help promote the different cultures of the participating countries, the organizers said.

“Through the forum the participants would know the cultures of each other countries. They would promote their respective cultures,” President Director of the Bandung Choral Society Tommyanto

Kandisaputra said as the organizing committee here on Thursday.

Kandisaputra said until Wednesday on July 11 there were 10 countries registering participation including Canada, China, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United States and Venezuela, and the host Indonesia. Indonesia will be represented by selected participants from 26 provinces of the countries, he said.

He said there would be 16 categories

of the groups of contestants to compete in the 7th “Bali International Choir Festival” (BICF) including “show choir”, pop and jazz, youth, acapela, children , women and men categories. There are also senior, gospel and spiritual, folklore, vocal groups and “musica sacra” categories, he said.

The organizing committee also invited 16 world coir experts to be the jury in the competition. The members of the jury include from the “American Choral Directors Association” and Indonesian musicians like Catharina Leimena, Avip

Priatna, Daud Kosasih and Andreas Sugeng. Kandisaputra said BICF is expected to accommodate development of growing choirs in Indonesia that need new challenges.

He said he was confident the participants would gain much from the international competition. The opening of the festival would be preceded with presentation of five choirs for charity at Holy Spirit Cathedral. The fund raised from the charity show would be donated to education of children of poor families. (ant)

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Increase occurs in small type homes

Azka Subhan DENPASAR - After experiencing stagnation over the past year, the residential property sector (both primary and secondary market) in Bali began to indicate a recovery. This is reflected in the results of the primary residential property price survey (SHPR) by the Bali Representative Office of Bank Indonesia in the second quarter of 2018.

Deputy Head of the Bank Indonesia for Bali Representative Office, Azka Subhan A, explained the primary residential property price index (IHPR) in the second quarter of 2018 was recorded at 185.44, higher than the previous quarter reaching 185.23.

Based on the type of house, the increase mainly occurred in the house of small type. Meanwhile, the medium and large houses still do not indicate an increase.

Indications of the acceleration also occurred in the secondary residential property market. The growth in secondary housing prices in Denpasar and surrounding areas experienced an increase from an average of 0.28 percent (yoy) in the previous quarter to 0.74 percent (yoy) in the second quarter of 2018.

In the third quarter of 2018, the residential property prices in the primary market are expected to show an increase again. Based on the type of house, the annual and quarterly increase estimates are mainly driven by small types with the growth rates of 0.04 percent

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(yoy) or 3.94 percent (qtq). It is followed by medium type of 0.01 percent (yoy) or 1.25 percent (qtq) and large type of 0.01 percent (yoy) or 0.69 percent (qtq).

The optimism of Primary SHPR respondents towards the predicted increase is in line with the improving condition of Bali’s economy as a whole as well as the implementation of relaxation of the LTV policy by Bank Indonesia.

The recovery of residential property sector is also reflected by the increase in bank credit distribution for housing ownership credit (KPR), apartments and shop housIBP/kmb es / housing in the past two months. Housing ownership loans during the period of May and June 2018 respectively grew by 6.12 percent (yoy) and 6.64 percent (yoy). Nominally, the loan distribution position was recorded at IDR 9.70 billion in May 2018 and IDR 9.75 billion in June 2018.

In terms of interest rates, the decline and the low BI 7-day Repo Rate reference until at the beginning of May 2018 were followed by a downward trend in housing ownership credit rates. In May 2017, the weighted average housing ownership credit rates were 11.7 percent for small type houses (up to type 21) and 11.05 percent for large type houses (above type 70). This decline continues until the weighted average housing ownership credit interest rate as of June 2018 becoming 10.8 percent for small type houses and 10.4 percent for large type houses.

In addition, the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of housing ownership credit for apartment and shop-house/office is maintained in the range of 2.64 percent until June 2018. This condition coupled with the LTV/FTV easing policies effective in August 2018 is believed to stimulate the housing ownership credit growth starting to show an increasing tendency. Furthermore, in line with the estimated improvement in the overall condition of the Bali’s economy, the property sector is estimated to return vivacious. (kmb42)

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SYDNEY - A woman has been savaged by dingoes in the Australian desert, with the mining worker describing how she feared for her life as the pack of wild dogs tore flesh from her legs.

The violations are not only committed by motorists but also by car drivers.

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Traffic violation in Ubud still rampant Officers unable to take firm action

GIANYAR - A few days after the traffic orderly declaration in Ubud’s tourism area, a number of parking violations are still found on Monday (Jul. 23). The violations are not only committed by motorists but also by car drivers. Further, the congestion is exacerbated by tourist guides dropping off and raising passengers in the middle of the road.

As seen, the congestion still rampantly occurs at a number of road sections at the tourism village chiefly at the Pengosekan-Ubud intersection where a long traffic jam occurs. Meanwhile, on Jalan Hanoman to Jalan Monkey Forest (Ubud) there is also congestion as the vehicles are still parking rampantly on the road even though the area has been installed with a parking prohibition sign.

Congestion also occurred due to some tourist guides drop off and raises passengers for few times while they are still in the middle of the road. Moreover, when making such transit they often trigger long enough congestion. In the meantime, the officers concerned do not appear to crack down on such

condition.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the Gianyar Transportation and Infocom Agency, Made Rai Ridartha, admitted that his agency is still making some preparations. Moreover, the Regent Regulation on Ubud Parking Arrangement has approached the approval. “For example, the traffic sign to ban the 25-seat bus from entering Ubud cannot be installed first as such details have not been included the Regent Regulation. So, if there is violation we do not know what to do,” he said.

He added to have prepared the draft of regulations for the use of some means, such as 20 tire padlocks and cranes. “For instance, what are the provisions for vehicles that must be locked or be towed?

Having been towed, where should we bring them to? These are being drafted,” he said.

Even if they insist on taking strict action, according to him, police authority can do it. But today the concentration of police is still divided because they have to shift to securing the opening of Sea Games.

“Police are also still busy securing the Asian Games. Actually, we can still put personnel in Ubud, but police are different,” he said.

Meanwhile, related to the declaration carried out some time ago, it reminds us again of the rules having been previously informed. “We still want to raise public awareness so that they will no longer violate because it is not be allowed in accordance with the rules,” he added. (kmb35)

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A woman has been savaged by dingoes in the Australian desert, with the mining worker describing how she feared for her life as the pack of wild dogs tore flesh from her legs.

Deb Rundle was on her lunch break at a site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia last week when she followed a small dingo after it snatched her phone.

The 54-year-old said she then noticed three other nearby animals, and as she began backing away, they attacked.

“There was blood everywhere on the ground. I just looked at my wounds and ‘Oh my God’,” she told Channel Seven television late Monday from her hospital bed.

“I looked down and thought ‘Oh my God, am I going to die?, are they going to get me down?’.”

Rundle, who will undergo reconstructive surgery to graft skin to her body, said she screamed for 10 minutes before co-workers came to her aid.

“They just wouldn’t let go. I think once they had the taste they just didn’t let go,” she said of the feral dogs, which are native to Australia.

A relative of the woman added: “She had bites everywhere but her head.”

East Pilbara shire president Lynne Craigie said she had never seen a dingo attack like it in her 20 years living in the region.

“Obviously any animal that’s hungry is going to be aggressive but I was very surprised to hear there were three of them sort of attacking in a pack,” she told broadcaster ABC. Dingo attacks are rare, with just a handful of incidents reported in recent years.

In 2012 a German man was savaged while camping on Fraser island in Queensland state, while a three-year-old and a South Korean woman were bitten in separate incidents on the popular tourist destination known for its dingo population the year before.

A nine-year-old boy was killed by wild dogs there in 2001.

The most prominent dingo case involved baby Azaria Chamberlain who was snatched by one in 1980.

Chamberlain’s mother spent three years in jail convicted of her murder, but was released in 1986 when some of her daughter’s clothing was recovered by chance near a dingo lair.

She fought for decades to clear her name in a sensational case which spawned a Meryl Streep film, with a coroner finally ruling in 2012 that a wild dog took the child. (afp)

‘Unprecedented’ Japan heatwave kills 65 in one week TOKYO - An “unprecedented” heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said Tuesday, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a “natural disaster.”

In the week to Sunday at least 65 people died of heat stroke while 22,647 people were hospitalised, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a statement.

Both figures are “the worstever for any week during summer” since the agency began recording fatalities resulting from heat stroke in July 2008, an agency spokesman told AFP. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday that a total of 80 people have died from the heat since the beginning of July, and over 35,000 have been hospitalised.

Among those killed was sixyear-old school boy who lost consciousness on his way back from a field trip.

“As a record heatwave continues to blanket the country, urgent measures are required to protect

the lives of schoolchildren,” top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters Tuesday.

The government said it would supply funds to ensure all schools are equipped with air conditioners by next summer.

Less than half of Japan’s public schools have air conditioning, and the figure is only slightly higher at public kindergartens.

Suga said the government would also consider extending this year’s summer school holidays as the heatwave drags on.

On Monday, the city of Kumagaya in Saitama outside Tokyo set a new national heat record, with temperatures hitting 41.1 Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit).

And temperatures over 40 degrees were registered for the first time in Tokyo’s metro area, where the government is promoting Uchimizu, a tradition where water is sprinkled onto the ground, as part of a summer heat awareness campaign.

It was marginally cooler on Tuesday -- 36 degrees in Tokyo according to the national weather

agency -- but temperatures remained well above normal in most of the country, and little relief is forecast.

“We are observing unprecedented levels of heat in some areas,” weather agency official Motoaki Takekawa said late Monday.

The heatwave “is fatal, and we recognise it as a natural disaster,” he told reporters.

The agency warned that much of the country will continue baking in temperatures of 35 degrees or higher until early August.

Officials have urged people to use air conditioning, drink sufficient water and rest often.

Japan’s summers are notoriously hot and humid, and hundreds of people die each year from heatstroke, particularly the elderly in the country’s ageing society.

The heatwave follows record rainfall that devastated parts of western and central Japan with floods and landslides that killed over 220 people.

And many people in the affected areas are still living in damaged homes or shelters and working

outdoors on repairs, putting them at great risk.

The record-breaking weather has revived concerns about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which will be held in two years time in July and August.

Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike

this week promised that the heat would be given the same priority as measures to counter terrorism.

“It’s just as important because the purpose is also to protect people’s lives,” she told reporters, comparing Japan’s summer to “living in a sauna”. (afp)

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A man cools himself with a portable fan in Tokyo on July 24, 2018, as Japan suffers from a heatwave.

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Hyperloop test pod sets speed record

Run by the SpaceX aerospace company, the competition aims to refine the technologies that could underpin the super-fast transport system.

CALIFORNIA - A competition helping to drive development of the futuristic hyperloop transport system has been won by engineering students from Munich.

The hyperloop idea involves passengers in pods travelling at very high speeds down sealed tunnels.

The team’s pod hit 457km/h (290mph) on a 1.2km (0.75 mile) test track.

Run by the SpaceX aerospace company, the competition aims to refine the technologies that could underpin the superfast transport system.

The win is the third in a row for the Technical University of Munich team.

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The competition saw student teams from universities around the world gather in California to put their prototype pods through their paces.

The idea for hyperloop, which would see pods speed through a sealed tunnel to reduce friction or air resistance, has been around for decades and was fleshed out by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2012.

He suggested that pods could travel along the system’s tunnels at speeds in excess of 1,000km/h.

Critics have voiced concerns about the potential cost of building a large hyperloop and whether its technical demands can be met.

Mr Musk’s SpaceX company has run a series of competitions to drive development of the concept.

In the latest round of the competition, the Munich team,

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Warr Hyperloop, outpaced rival capsules, which could manage speeds of only 88mph (Delft University) and 55mph (EPF Loop, from Switzerland), to beat its own record speed, 323km/h, set in the second competition, in September 2017.

In a change from earlier competitions, all the pods being tested this time had to be self-propelled.

Previously, the pods could rely on a SpaceX-built “pusher” vehicle that helped them travel down the test tube.

Elon Musk dropped in on the competition and spent time talking to the teams and watching the test runs.

“This is really the first opportunity to create a new mode of transport,” he told The Verge news site.

“That’s really what this competition is about - things that could radically transform cities and the way people get around.” (net)

Bug-sized robot competitors to swarm DARPA’s ‘Robot Olympics’

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Robots that measure just a fraction of an inch in length could be used in search-and-rescue operations after national disasters, or to inspect hazardous environments.

PICTURE the Olympic Games — except instead of human athletes, the competitors are all insectsized robots.

That’s the scenario proposed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), representatives said in a statement. The group is seeking innovative designs for robots that measure just a fraction of an inch, and the tiny bots will compete against each other in a series of contests of strength, speed and agility — similar to those that try the limits of human achievement in the Olympics.

The robots would be developed for a new DARPA program called Short-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms (SHRIMP). Under SHRIMP, the bug-sized bots will be tested for deploying in locations that are difficult for people

to navigate, or are dangerous or inaccessible to humans, according to the statement.

SHRIMP will research and develop novel solutions for powering small robots, and will investigate new materials that could improve the robots’ performance without significantly increasing their size or heft. And to test how well the robots can perform, SHRIMP will put them through their paces in “an Olympic-style evaluation,” with performances demonstrating their maneuverability, dexterity and mobility, according to the statement.

One of the “sports” categories for the bots will test untethered actuator-power systems, showing how high and how far the robot can jump, how much weight they can lift, how far they can throw objects and how they perform in a

tug of war.

The other category is for complete robot designs: The tiny bots will be evaluated on rock piling, climbing a vertical surface, navigating an obstacle course, and performing in a biathlon.

Robots competing in DARPA’s robo-lympics may be small, but their minuscule size will allow them to perform important tasks that are off-limits to larger robots.

And discoveries that make the tiny robots more powerful and agile could be applied to other areas where the use of robotics is currently constrained by their size or bulkiness — “from prosthetics to optical steering,” Ronald Polcawich, a DARPA program manager in the Microsystems Technology Office, said in the statement. (net)

DENPASAR — The Indonesian army has their attention on local wisdom in the territory of Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) because it is part of a cultural heritage that must be preserved. On that account, expert staff of social and cultural affairs for the Army Chief of Staff was specifically assigned to collect data about the local wisdom owned by the people of Bali. This data compiling is aimed at preventing local wisdom from becoming eroded by modernization and globalization.

Data collection was held in the 163/ Wirasatya Military Resort Command Headquarters in Denpasar.

Spokesperson of the 163/Wirasatya Military Resort Command, Ida Bagus Diana Sukertia, said the data collection team was led by Rochiman and received by Commander of 163/Wirasatya Military Resort, A.M. Suharyadi.

Before the Hindu figures, Balinese customary figures and Provincial Government of Bali representatives, Rochiman explained that his coming to Bali is for the purpose of collecting data on the study of local wisdom. The army is conducting such data collection through several working groups throughout Indonesia. Rochiman added that there is wealth of local wisdom in Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke that needs to be preserved and developed so as not to disappear.

“Working Group V led by Brig.

Gen Rochiman is assigned to Bali as a a very unique region with rich local wisdom”, he said.

The data obtained will be the subject of study and follow up and used as input for the government to create standard regulations

aimed at maintaining local wisdom throughout the archipelago. Associated with the territorial command who interact extensively with the local community according to its function. They have the duty of assisting the local government in supporting the preservation of local wisdom.

“We are concerned with local governments and communities preserving local wisdom. Tis is to ensure that it does not dissapear or beceom eroded by modernization and globalization”, he affirmed.

One of the invited guests, Ida Pedanda Gede Wayahan Wanasari, expressed his appreciation for this activity conducted by the the Army Headquarters regarding to local wisdom. Wanasari added that local wisdom in Bali is closely related to religious life on the island – particularly Hinduism. Religious teachings he said should become a social adhesive for internal, interfaith and government relations that influence local wisdom. Moreover, he encouraged all the institutions including the Indonesian Military (TNI) to support all local wisdom conservation efforts including those of the highly diverse and unique Balinese people.

“The results of the discussion about the data collection about local wisdom will be followed up by a Forum Group Discussion (FGD) in Jakarta that will present traditional leaders as speakers and the Army and the Director General of Culture in order to reach a common vision of local wisdom in Indonesia. Of course, there will then be follow up in the form of regulations or rules that can strengthen the preservation of local wisdom”, said Diana. (kmb36)

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Commander of 163/Wirasatya Military Resort, A.M. Suharyadi.

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Marsudi (R) with his wife Ida Rosida.

Story of cloth selling couple applies for legislative candidate

One party, one electoral district

STAGES of legislative election have been started, including in Klungkung district.

Dozens of political parties have registered a series of names to the Electoral Commission (KPU). There is something attractive on this legislative candidacy. A couple is determined to go forward. Departing from the same party, it will seize the votes in the same electoral district.

What does the story look like?

When the registration of the legislative prospective candidate ended on July 17, the atmosphere at the office of the Klungkung Electoral Commission located on Jalan Gadjah Mada looked different from ever before. It was much more crowded. Approaching the evening, a number of people came. They put on cohesive clothing equipped with attribute of each political party. They handed over a stack of files. Commissioner of the Electoral Commission served them. The files were checked carefully. Apparently, there were no problems. The arrival was not the last.

Around 21:00, came a man and woman with their small children. They did the same as the people before, namely submitting their files to the officers.

After being examined, for several times the officers stated there were still shortcomings. As if not wishing to run out of time, it was soon completed.

When observed further, apparently it is a married couple named Marsudi Bambang Wijanarko and Ida Rosida. They are residents of Lebah neighborhood Semarapura Kangin village who apply on behalf of the National Mandate Party (PAN).

When met directly in their residence on Sunday (Jul. 22), Marsudi looked plain. Friendly impression could be seen from his face. He took a carpet and invited to sit down. Similarly, he did not hesitate to share the story about his reckless measure to participate in the legislative candidacy, not without reason. In addition to serving as the Head of PAN Klungkung, he would also like to facilitate the delivery of community aspirations to the government to be addressed. “In terms of

regulation, PAN does not require any candidate to go forward. But since he is a board, he must go forward.

Besides, they want to participate in fighting for the aspirations of the community.

On the legislative candidacy, there is an interesting thing. This man from Solo also serves as LO. It is different from other existing parties in particular. At this five-year political event, he applies for Klungkung electoral district. Meanwhile, his wife, Ida Rosida, initially applies for Nusa Penida electoral district because she has many families there. Thus, it will be easier to raise the votes. Unfortunately, her wish must be vanquished. This veiled woman shifted to Klungkung electoral district to ‘save’ her husband. “From PAN, they are only both applying for the candidacy. A man is not let be alone in the electoral district. There must be a woman, so my wife moves to Klungkung from Nusa Penida electoral district,” said Wijanarko.

The decision to go ahead for the candidacy to seize the parliamentary seat took place shortly. They are motivated by the support from family. “Indeed, we are going to go ahead, taking no long time to decide,” he said.

Although cancelling in the Nusa Penida electoral district, Ida Rosida claimed to keep trying as hard as possible to convince the people of Klungkung district in order to be able to provide support. “Well, we still try although we are in the same electoral district with my husband,” she said.

To gain the votes, this four-son couple has prepared strategies. Some are run independently, while some others run together. Now, communication to families at the Muslim villages has been done. “I prefer to apply family approach, while my husband has broader reach,” said the woman who is also as the treasurer of the PAN Klungkung.

In daily life, they work as a merchant of clothes.

The profession has been pursued since three years ago.

So far, in the middle of legislative candidacy stage, the livelihood is still being run as usual. “Our selling business is still running,” added Rosida. (sos)

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Great fire burns villas and temple of residents at Labuan Sait

MANGUPURA - A great fire incident occurred on Monday (Jul. 23) in the Labuan Sait area, Pecatu village, South Kuta. The fire burned some buildings of Blue Point Villa and Ocean One Villa. In addition, the temple belonging to local residents near the location was also on fire.

Chief of South Kuta Police, Nengah Patrem, when met at the scene mentioned the fire began to emerge from the building owned by Ocean One Villa. Due to strong winds, the fire spread to Blue Point Villa next to it. As a result,

dozens of buildings in Blue Point Villa were on fire within an hour. “As the initial allegation, the fire emerged from the welding hose because the Ocean One Villa is currently still under project,” he said.

He said that currently the construction project of Ocean One Villa almost reaches 90 percent of completion. As scheduled, it would hold customary inauguration ritual (pemelaspasan) on July 28. “This Ocean One building will later become the venue of wedding activities,” he explained.

Currently, police authorities and fire department have not been able to ascertain how many units were burned out as

The remains of Blue Point Villa

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they remain in the cooling down process. The identification and forensic laboratory team directly came down to the location to check. “The identification and forensic laboratory team remains to conduct an investigation at the location,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, according to Gede Wardana, one of the security officers of the Blue Point Villa, the fire started from the development project next to the villa at 14:00. He said that at that time the whole rooms were fully occupied by guests. However, when the fire incident occurred, all the inhouse guests were not at the villa because they were having a promenade.

According to him, a total of 29 thatched roof villas were burnt out. “All the goods belonging to the in-house guests were taken out by villa employees. However, some rooms were still locked so their properties could not be secured,” he said.

According to Wardana, earlier in 2018, the Blue Point Villa area was also on fire. However, the wind condition at that time was not too strong. As a result, the fire only burned one unit of building.

When met at the fire location, the Head of the Badung Fire and Rescue Services, I Wayan Wirya, confirmed the fire indeed originated from the building in the Ocean One. In addition to burning the villa, the fire also singed a temple belonging to local residents located next to it. “No casualties were reported in the incident, while the losses are still being calculated,” said Wirya.

At that time, the Badung fire brigade deployed 14 units of fire trucks. Meanwhile, the extinguishment took place for two hours. He admitted to have difficulty when extinguishing the fire. Other than located quite far away, the water hydrant is also far from the scene. As a result, it slowed down the water refilling for the fire truck.

When confirmed separately, the Chief of Pecatu customary village, I Made Sumerta, said that when extinguishing the fire, the firefighters looked difficult to take water as the water hydrant is located far enough from the location so the extinguishing process lasted long enough. To that end, he hoped the district government of Badung can add the existence of water hydrant in the future.

This additional water hydrant need is very urgent to be realized. Hilly topography of Pecatu area causes fire trucks sometimes to be difficult to get to the location. On that account, some points at Pecatu needs additional water hydrant. “For Pecatu, there are at least seven locations of water hydrant. It must be scattered at several points to make it easier in case of fire incident,” said Sumerta who is also a legislator of the Badung House of Representatives. (kmb23)

To prevent luxury facilities, prison house searched TABANAN - Following up the warrant of the Director General of Corrections, the Tabanan Prison held a search to living rooms in order to check and clean up if there are facilities violating the applicable provisions. This activity was led by Acting Section Head of Administration of the Security and Order, I Nyoman Sugiono, on Monday (Jul. 23). The searches were carried out throughout the liv-

ing rooms of both male and female blocks as well as public facilities in the correctional institution.

Chief of the Tabanan Prison, I Putu Murdiana, said the searches had been routinely carried out to prevent illicit goods from circulating in prison. They include sharp weapons, illegal drugs, handphone, money and so forth. Regarding the discovery of luxury facilities in Sukamiskin Prison, this search

also checked whether there are nonstandard facilities in the Tabanan Prison. Currently, the Tabanan Prison is inhabited by 130 inmates with a total of 6 inmates of corruption cases and 47 others of drug cases.

From the results of the search, the officers found illicit goods such as iron spoons, gambling cards, handphone, headset, glass and knife. “We find a handphone and drugs while its suction tool is not

found,” he said.

Meanwhile, the non-standard facilities of prison are not found.

Moreover, almost every living room seemed a little less tidy due to over-capacity as the occupant almost reaches 200 percent. “We ensure that our Tabanan Prison does not have any special treatment to our fellow inmates. Our treatment is the same without discrimination between the cases or

religion or racial tribes. We do our best in providing good services for all the inmates and communities,” he concluded.

Currently, the Tabanan Prison is also conducting the rehabilitation of drug users. Hopefully, the convicts of drug addicts can live a normal life and do not consume drugs any longer either during their penalty or later on after returning to the middle of society. (kmb28)

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Swiss-Belhotel International Partners With Citilink

Swiss-Belhotel International recently signed a partnership agreement with Citilink, a low-cost airline subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia. This beneficial cooperation is designed to widely promote Indonesian tourism destinations through both companies’ networks in Indonesia.

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operates 64 hotels and Citilink flies to more than 30 cities across the archipelago and the partnership will provide a range of benefits for their passengers and guests. Travellers who book accommodation at Swiss-Belhotel International properties in Indonesia using with their Citilink boarding pass will receive a promotional code that

entitles them to a special discount of 30% from Best Flexi Rates at swiss-belhotel.com.

The promotion rate is valid through March 2019. This cooperation also applies at all Zest Hotels, the Group’s budget brand. Citilink passengers can fly and stay at Zest Hotels in Jakarta, Bogor, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bali and Ba-

tam for only IDR 550,000/room for 2 nights by using a Citilink promo code and showing the valid boarding pass upon check in.

Swiss-Belhotel International’s Chairman and President Mr. Gavin M. Faull commented, “Indonesian tourism is developing fast and Swiss-Belhotel International not only has a presence in the main

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More than 240,000 people seek James Gunn re-hire SAN DIEGO - More than 240,000 people have signed a petition for Disney to rehire “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise director James Gunn, who also garnered celebrity support just days after he was axed over a series of offensive tweets.

“I’m smart enough to know this most likely won’t change anything but hopefully, this could get Disney to realize the mistake they made and not do it again in the future,” said a person named Chandler Edwards, who launched the petition on Change.org.

“I agree on the point that if people say a bunch of stupid shit while working for a studio, the studio has full right to fire him over the possible controversy.

“This situation is very different, though, as he made these jokes years before he was working for Disney and also the fact that they were jokes.”

Edwards argued that if Gunn was being punished by being removed from the third installment in the popular series, “you have to do it for all the other directors who have said some crappy joke sometime in their life, which is all of them.”

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

Gunn, 51, has been an outspoken

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

“Guardians” star Dave Bautista defended Gunn on Twitter.

“What will you do when the #cybernazis attack you? Who will stand by you? Who will cowardly distance themselves from you? Who will punish you for horrible JOKES in the past instead of defending you for INSPIRING millions? MILLIONS!!!” he wrote.

After the offensive tweets resurfaced late Thursday, Gunn used the micro-blogging platform to say “I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor” after early years as a “provocateur.”

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

Gunn directed both “Guardians of the Galaxy” films. The third film in the series is due out in 2020.

Gunn was fired after Disney television network ABC axed Roseanne Barr from the sitcom “Roseanne” for a racist tweet about former White House aide Valerie Jarrett. Barr has said she was targeted because of her vocal support for Trump in an industry that largely opposes him. (afp)

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This January 20, 2012 file photo shows adult film actress Stormy Daniels (L) and her husband, adult film actor Brendon Miller.

Stormy Daniels and husband to divorce: lawyer

WASHINGTON - Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who is battling President Donald Trump in court over their alleged sexual encounter a decade ago, and her husband plan to divorce, her lawyer announced Monday.

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Daniels, 39, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, married Glendon Crain, 41, in 2010.

Crain is a heavy metal musician and pornographic movie actor, featuring in adult films under the name Brendon Miller. Daniels, who was married twice previously, gave birth to a daughter in 2011.

“My client Stormy Daniels and her husband Glen have decided to end their marriage,” lawyer Michael Avenatti said in a statement on Twitter.

“A petition for divorce was filed last week, the accuracy of which is vehemently disputed,” Daniel’s attorney added.

“Stormy’s daughter remains her number one priority,” Avenatti said.

“She kindly asks for privacy for the sake of her family.”

Daniels is suing Trump to invalidate a non-disclosure agreement that prevents her from discussing their alleged 2006 sexual encounter.

“I don’t need or want privacy.

I want truth. And it will come out.

I’m not afraid,” Daniels wrote.

Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 just days before the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence.

Daniels told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in March that she had unprotected sex with Trump once, and was threatened by a man in a parking lot in Las Vegas when she sought to sell her story five years later. (afp)

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Workers from the Ministry of Public Works and Comunication (MOPC), collect garbage from the beaches of Güibia, Montesino and next to the female Obelisk in the Malecon area, in Santo Domingo on July 16, 2018. The MOPC started cleaning works to remove tons of solid waste from the coastline of the Malecon of Santo Domingo, after the subtropical storm Beryl passed over.

Wave After Wave of Garbage Hits the Dominican Republic

Come for the beaches, say tourism ads for the Dominican Republic. But it has some beaches you might want to skip right now.

The Caribbean nation is known for sapphire seas and ivory beaches, but it is grappling with waves of garbage washing up on its shores, a vivid reminder of the presence of thousands of tons of plastic in the world’s oceans.

Those piles, most notably the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” are usually far from human settlements, to say nothing of resort destinations.

But instead of visitors relaxing on Montesinos Beach in the capital, Santo Domingo, there has been

an altogether different scene, one unlikely to wind up on a postcard: Hundreds of city workers and volunteers who have been waging an uphill battle against wave after wave of sludgy garbage.

Images have shown teams using pikes, shovels and excavators to lift the garbage, only to be met with new waves carrying even more.

Sixty tons of garbage have been collected on the beach since last week, Reuters reported. The haul included plastic bottles and Styrofoam takeout boxes, Parley

for the Oceans, an organization that works to reduce plastic waste in the world’s oceans, said in a statement.

The images are shocking, but perhaps not for people who live in the Dominican Republic. “It happens pretty much all the time if there is a strong rainfall or a storm,” said Cyrill Gutsch, the founder of Parley for the Oceans, in a telephone interview.

The phenomenon is not confined to the Dominican Republic, he said, and can be seen in many developing nations with a coastline.

“Everybody uses the rivers and the beaches as dump sites.”

What is happening in the Do-

minican Republic is only a small symptom of the larger global problem, Mr. Gutsch said. Plastic dumped in and near rivers washes into the ocean, and only a small percentage bounces back onto shore. The majority makes it to the high seas.

Mr. Gutsch said that recycling was a short-term solution and amounted to only a bandage. Parley for the Oceans advocates phasing out single-use plastic altogether.

The plastic waste washing onto Montesinos Beach comes from the Ozama River, which flows into the Caribbean nearby, one of those in charge of the cleanup, Gen. Rafael Antonio Carrasco,

told Reuters.“What you don’t see in the picture is all the toxic stuff,” Mr. Gutsch said, adding that once it is out in the open, plastic breaks down and releases chemicals that are impossible to capture. Wildlife trapped in the debris and humans affected by the toxic particles in the waves are all at risk, local environmentalists said. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.