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JRR Tolkien’s family hit out at new film about Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit author THE family of author JRR Tolkien have said they do not approve of the upcoming biopic film made about his life.

Famed for creating The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, the British author’s fantasy works have created a global franchise of films.

Tolkien, the biopic of his own life starring Nicholas Hoult, is due to premiere in the UK next week.

Ahead of the red carpet event, the author’s family have issued a statement - their first regarding the film - saying they do not endorse the Fox Searchlight production “in any way”.

The Tolkien Estate statement said: “The family of JRR Tolkien and the Tolkien Estate are aware of the Fox Searchlight motion picture entitled Tolkien that is due for

release in May 2019.

“The family and the Estate wish to make clear that they did not approve of, authorise or participate in the making of this film.

“They do not endorse it or its content in any way.”

The new film charts the author’s early life, his friendships with fellow writers and his relationship with wife Edith Bratt, played by Lily Collins, covering the experiences that would later inspire his famous novels.

Relatives of Tolkien are understood to consistently turn down approaches to make biopics.

The Tolkien Estate comprises a company which manages publishing interests and a charitable trust which makes grants to causes including alleviating poverty. (net)

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(From L-R) President of Marvel Studios/Producer Kevin Feige, actors Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner attends the Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’ cast place their hand prints in cement at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX Forecourt on April 23, 2019, in Hollywood, California.

Avengers assemble for final battle in ‘Endgame’

LOS ANGELES - After nearly two dozen films and billions of dollars in ticket sales around the globe, the Avengers are gearing up for a final time -- and their last adventure could shatter all box office records.

Nicholas Hoult stars as JRR Tolkien in the new film

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“Avengers: Endgame” is the final installment of a wildly ambitious 22-film arc featuring the beloved superheroes of the Marvel universe, many of them the creations of late comic book legend Stan Lee. It hits theaters this week -- parts of Asia and Europe get the first view of the three-hour epic on Wednesday, and it gets its wide release in the US and Canada on Friday. Pundits are predicting a debut weekend that could break records with the first billion-dollar opening in history.

That would easily beat out the previous record holder, “Avengers: Infinity War,” the first part of the “Infinity Saga” -- as it was dubbed

by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, who has produced every single movie in the franchise -- which opened in 2018 with $640.5 million.

After Monday’s star-studded world premiere in Hollywood, the six original Avengers celebrated the end of the road Tuesday at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett

Johansson), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) assembled for a final time with Feige at the TCL Chinese Theatre, where they signed blocks of cement and marked them with handprints.

“It’s been an amazing ride,” Ruffalo -- who attempted a handstand while waiting for the cement to set -- said of the 10-year project.

The 21 preceding films have earned about $19 billion globally, and though “Endgame” marks the end of the current narrative arc, Marvel Studios is far from through. (afp)

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A soldier stands guard outside St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. All of Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend services until security improves after deadly Easter bombings, which killed at least 359 people and wounded hundreds, a senior priest told AFP on April 25.

Sri Lanka halts low season visa-free plan after bombings

Sri Lanka’s government said Thursday it was suspending plans to grant citizens of 39 countries visa-free entry during the country’s tourism low season after deadly Easter bombings that killed hundreds.

“Although arrangements were in place to issue visas on arrival for citizens of 39 countries, we have now decided to hold it for the time being in consideration of the current security situation,” Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said in

a statement.

“Investigations have revealed foreign links to the (Easter) attacks and we don’t want this programme to be abused.”

Sri Lanka had announced last month a plan to allow visa-free

entry to tourists from 39 countries, including EU members, Australia and the United States, during the low season, from May 1.

The scheme did not include China and India, from where many of Sri Lanka’s visitors come.

The devastating Easter Sunday suicide bombings against churches and hotels killed 359 people, including dozens of foreigners.

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try’s burgeoning tourism industry, which is one of the most important foreign exchange earners for the island.

Sri Lanka received 740,600 foreign tourists in the first three months of the year, up 4.6 percent from the same period a year earlier.

It welcomed a record 2.33 million tourists in 2018, and was named the world’s top travel des-

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HIV-AIDS in Badung increasingly alarming

MANGUPURA - The spread of the deadly HIV/ AIDS disease in Badung district is increasingly alarming. Apart from showing an increase, the disease caused by the unhealthy lifestyle is 90.5 percent found in people of productive ages with the range of 20 to 49 years old.

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Based on the data obtained at the Badung AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) on Wednesday (Apr. 24), the number of HIV/AIDS cases in 2018 reached 2,199. This number is from infected people from various regions and countries consisting of 1,518 HIV cases and 681 AIDS cases. Meanwhile, the highest age group attacked lies in the range of 20-49 years old at 90.5 percent of the total cases.

“This means that since getting infected to reach AIDS condition takes 5 years, so the lowest age when getting infected is around 15-24 years. The biggest transmission medium at a young age is from sexual relations as well as drug and addictive substance abuse,” said the Chairperson of the Badung AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA), I Ketut Suiasa, on Wednesday.

High rate of people with HIV/AIDS, admitted Ketut Suiasa, happens due to the low knowledge of young people related to this deadly disease. “Young people who have comprehensive knowledge about HIV and AIDS are only 21.3 percent,” he said.

Deputy Regent of Badung added the number needs special attention, so that young people can prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. “It needs to be improved and developed by the number of young people comprehensively understanding about the dangers of HIV AIDS itself,” he hoped.

According to him, all stakeholders must establish cadres to be invited together to disseminate in the midst of their environment and in the community about how to anticipate and deal with the dangers of HIV/AIDS and the dangers of drug use that cannot be separated.

As is known, people with HIV will experience the syndrome or symptoms of the HIV virus such as diarrhea, spots on the skin and so on. On that account, the deputy regent always recommends that people with risky behavior are asked to immediately check themselves out, so that if they are infected with HIV/AIDS the development of the virus can be stopped. (kmb27)

Case of the sinking boys

KPAD asks for child safety standards to be noticed DENPASAR - The sinking case of two siblings in the Tirta swimming pool at Gulingan village, Mengwi, Badung, reminded us again of a series of similar cases occurred in several tourist attractions in Bali. From a number of existing case records, starting from children drowning in Tegenungan waterfall attraction and tourist swimming pool, at least they indicate that public places of this category are still not comfortable for children whether in terms of facilities or supervision by parents and local

attendants.

Legal and Advocacy Division at the Children Protection Commission (KPAD) Bali, Ni Luh Gede Yastini, returned to invite all parties to jointly carry out supervision and prevention so that similar cases will not occur again.

Facilities that indeed unsafe for children should be eliminated, so as not to endanger. If they must be available, there must be a caution.

Like a tourist swimming pool, a warning must be installed whether it is permissible for children or not

and so are the cautions about the depth and so on. “Parents, officers and facility owners must pay attention to this aspect,” she said on Wednesday (Apr. 24).

According to Yastini, the KPAD in this case has repeatedly reminded that child safety and protection standards should be considered.

However, it must be admitted that there is not much awareness from the company or tourism arena providers that pay attention to the safety and protection of children.

This negligence on child safety

must also be addressed explicitly by the government. If negligence is caused by the company, the government is expected to be brave to take decisive action, such as reviewing the matter of their licensing.

Similarly, parents in this case must convey beforehand to their children which are permissible and which are not. In this case, it cannot be left entirely to the officers because they oversee many people, so the involvement of parents is also very important. “Quite often we

convey and remind this so that all parties pay attention to safety and protection standards for children’s facilities,” he said.

Previously, two children who were siblings, namely I Gusti Ngurah Agung Prema Raditya, 10, and I Gusti Ngurah Agung Yoga Dipa, 8, having the address at Jalan Batur Sari, Padangsambian, Denpasar, died after drowning in the Taman Tirta Gulingan swimming pool at Gulingan, Mengwi, Badung, on Sunday (Apr. 21). (kmb16)

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Prada woos China with Shanghai catwalk in Milan fashion week MILAN - Italian fashion giant Prada said Thursday its upcoming men’s collection will hit the catwalk in Shanghai rather than Milan, in a nod to the importance of China for the luxury world.

The Men’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection will be held in the coastal metropolis on June 6, during Milan fashion week, to mark the 40th anniversary of the twinning of the cities, Prada said in a statement.

“China has always occupied a prominent place in Prada’s imagination: in particular, the city of Shanghai and its rich cultural life,” Miuccia Prada was quoted as saying.

“The attitude and identity of Shanghai, its dynamic fusions of past and present, old and new, are sources of constant exchange and interest,” she added.

Prada, Italy’s biggest luxury group in terms of turnover, said it wanted to develop its presence in China through “new and original experiences”.

A third of all luxury goods worldwide are purchased by Chinese consumers.

Prada’s fashion rivals Dolce & Gabbana are reeling from a boycott in China after a calamitous advertising campaign featuring a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks that was decried as racist. (afp)

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their inner monologue.

It’s one thing to admire a gown like that from afar, but actually wearing one of the Viktor & Rolf creations IRL is a different story entirely. Until recently, only uncanny valley-territory YouTube star Poppy managed to wear one on the red carpet, attending the iHeartMusic awards in Los Angeles last month in the wide, orange piece stitched with a flame-engulfed skull and the words “go to hell” on the front.

Now, though, Dua Lipa’s the

latest fearless popstar to try out one of the eye-catching garments.

The performer posted a picture in which she is sitting on the floor, creating a full-out puddle of tulle and donning the rainbow puffsleeved dress from the collection that reads “leave me alone” in small print across the chest. “The best time to call me is via text,” Lipa quipped in the accompanying Instagram caption. Lipa may not want attention, but it’s impossible to look away. (net)

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KWT food products in Bangli still unable to penetrate modern markets

BANGLI — Several groups of women farmers (KWT) in Bangli district have been innovating so far in creating food products. However, even though the processed products are packaged with modern packaging, none of their products are able to penetrate modern markets such as souvenir markets or supermarkets. Their marketing is only limited to local stalls and traditional markets.

Based on data from the Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries Agency (PKP), up to 2018 there are a total of 156 groups in Bangli spreading in four subdistricts. Of that number, dozens of them are active and creating confectionary products from local food preparations. Their products include chips, shredded meat, various cakes, and various types of fruit juice drinks.

Section Head of Farmer Institution, Extension and Farming Business at Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries (PKP), Ida I Dewa Ayu Mas Mahyuni, with permission from Head of the PKP Bangli, Wayan Sukartana, said the products of the KWT in Bangli have moderate quality. Regarding the packaging, some are still packaged simply by using plastic while some others already apply modern or aluminum foil packaging like the banana hump chips and shredded dish made by KWT Canang Sari, Peninjoan village.

So far, product marketing has been carried out by KWT only in stalls, and local traditional markets in Bangli. There are also those marketing it at tourist attractions.

Meanwhile, for modern markets such as gift shops or supermarkets, until now the KWT has not been able to penetrate. “This happens because they don’t have a PIRT (home industry products) permit and permission from National Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM). Like the banana hump chips already have good packaging

and enthusiasts. Since it has not owned a permit yet, it can’t enter the modern store,” she explained.

In addition to permit constraints, the non-maximized product continuity also becomes an obstacle for KWT processed products so they have not been able to enter the modern market. Mas Mahyuni added that as is known, other than working, women in Bali in general have many social activities in the community that must be carried out together. As for production, KWT only relies on group members in the village environment. “Sometimes there are ceremonies at the village that make them unable to produce and serve the orders. Meanwhile, the market cannot be like that. If ordered, it must be fulfilled,” she said.

The raw materials, said Mas Mahyuni, is not a problem as they have taken advantage of local raw materials that are quite widely available at the village.

Mas Mahyuni added that to support the continuity and development of the KWT in Bangli, the PKP Bangli had routinely conducted training for KWT members.

For several times, KWT members were also invited to do comparative studies to see and learn firsthand how the work patterns and ways of marketing of KWT in other regions.

In addition, the assistance is also provided through field extension officers (PPL) at each village.

The PKP Agency also facilitates and assists KWT to submit of product licenses. Although it is ready to be facilitated, all this time the KWT in Bangli are reluctant to submit their permits for reasons of not having enough time. “Related to marketing, we help promote through exhibitions such as on the Anniversary of Bangli or the Regional Meeting of National Model of Farmers & Fishermen (Peda KTNA) exhibition. By and large, the new and unique products get many enthusiasts,” she concluded. (kmb40)

Dua Lipa Just Pulled Off the Internet’s Most Memed Gown WHEN Dutch designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren sent their voluminous, statementmaking gowns (literally) down the spring/summer 2019 couture runway in January, they created an immediate internet sensation. With mountains of candy-coloured tulle spelling out phrases like “Sorry I’m late I didn’t want to come,” “Trust me I am a liar,” and “I’m not shy I just don’t like you,” it’s not hard to see why people couldn’t stop posting which dress best exemplified

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Several groups of women farmers (KWT) in Bangli district have been innovating so far in creating food products. However, even though the processed products are packaged with modern packaging, none of their products are able to penetrate modern markets such as souvenir markets or supermarkets.

The tension peaked when the Debus cultural show staged its attraction.

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Cultural collaboration

Debus and BarongRangda Dance in one stage

SEMARAPURA — Javanese-Balinese cultural collaboration was presented on an open stage at Puputan Klungkung Square on Tuesday night (Apr. 23). The entertainment night in a series of the 111th anniversary of Puputan Klungkung and the 27th anniversary of Semarapura town took place spectacularly and tensely. The tension peaked when the Debus cultural show staged its attraction.

The players in the Debus attraction came directly from Banten.

The thrilling attraction was displayed in collaboration with Balinese art, in the form of Barong and Rangda dances. Deputy Regent of Klungkung, Made Kasta, explained that Debus is a martial art that can be found in Banten region. Debus demonstrated extraordinary human abilities and it is beyond ordinary human reasoning. For example, one of the skills is immune to sharp weapons, immune to sulfate acid, and even immune to various types of firearms.

Debus grew in the Dutch colonial era. It became a means to pump the fighting spirit of the people of Banten against colonialism at that time. Debus art appeared with a combination of dance and vocal.

“It is one of the endeavors to introduce and preserve the cultural

show of the archipelago. This art collaboration serves as a form of cultural unification of the archipelago,” said Made Kasta.

In the performance, the Debus art is collaborated with the culture of Barong and Rangda dances.

Collaboration between the two cultures is quite interesting and able to entertain the audience filling the Puputan Klungkung Square. Debus art was displayed by Ki Sawang Jati and his friends, while the Barong dan Rangda dances were presented

by Putu Krisna Dwipayana Kasta.

This collaboration ran smoothly.

Debus attractions showed that any weapon cannot hurt the players.

Actually, the sword used is very sharp, but unable to scratch any small part of the skin of the players.

The night entertainment was also enlivened by the appearance of Balinese pop music stars like Ary

Kencana, Neli Ambarawati, Made Bayu Gendeng Magic Attractions (The RCTI Master Season 3 from Klungkung), Bondres Lawak STI Bali Palawara Music as well as Manubada Dance. Besides, it was also attended by Regent of Klungkung Nyoman Suwirta, Ida Dalem Semaraputra, Regional Secretary of Klungkung district I Gede Putu Winastra, and other related invitees.

As it is known, this collaborative attraction had been cancelled during the entertainment night program having been scheduled on April 18. Suddenly the performance was cancelled, while the stage and banners were unloaded because they did not get permission from police authority. At that time, the reason given was due to the high tension of the political atmosphere after the simultaneous election on April 17. (kmb31)

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Gianyar Bonsai Exhibition dominated by new arrivals fact, it increasingly surged to 470 trees,” he said.

Uniquely, the newcomers of this prospect category are also dominated by millennial generation. According to him, this showed that currently there is a significant increase in young people who are serious about bonsai. “The newcomers are very confident in participating in this exhibition because they would like to increase knowledge. When being checked out, a lot of bonsai from this category looks good,” he said.

In addition to the prospect category, there are also regional categories followed by 172 trees, intermediate (38 trees), star (15 trees), and premier (20 trees). He added that most participants are from Java, Bali, Kalimantan, NTB, Lombok and Sumatra.

He explained that assessment of the bonsai has its own formula starting from the composition between the pots to the order of branches. “There are extreme trees looking to snake and formal trees.

There are small trees, but put in large pots so they are not suitable.

In addition, the layout is also con-

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This exhibition is dominated by newcomers posing the members of the prospect category, amounting to 225 dwarf trees. sidered,” he explained.

He added the price of bonsai in this exhibition soared. For instance, the premier and star categories can reach the price of IDR 300 million more. Moreover, the prices remain relative, even far from that because bonsai is an art item. “Bonsai is the

most expensive art item that costs up to hundreds of millions. Meanwhile, the medium category can reach tens of millions,” he said.

In addition to the exhibition in the area, the committee also opened 16 sale booths offering pre-made bonsai to ready bonsai. A pre-made

bonsai was already sold for tens of millions of rupiahs. “Yesterday, there was a visitor purchasing premade bonsai valued at tens of millions. The pre-made bonsai is really good and it will only need to be cared for a little, later on it can win the contest,” he said. (kmb35)

To secure ballot boxes

District police install CCTV at sub-district head’s office

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In addition to conducting layered guarding, security is also carried out by Bangli Police by installing a number of surveillance cameras (CCTV) in each storage warehouse.

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GIANYAR - Hundreds of dwarf trees adorned the Astina Gianyar Square on Wednesday (Apr. 24). In fact there were a total of 470 bonsais collected in this exhibition. Uniquely, this exhibition is dominated by newcomers posing the members of the prospect category, amounting to 225 dwarf trees.

Head of the Gianyar Bonsai Exhibition Committee, who is also an advisor to PPBI Bali, Wayan Artana, explained this year’s bonsai exhibition is dominated by newcomers. The number of participants in the prospect category even reached 225 posing a significant increase compared to the previous year where the beginner category was never more than 115 trees. “Now, there are 225 trees categorized as prospects beyond the others. It means there are more bonsais of beginner category. Then, those making bonsai a livelihood or more than just a hobby shows more significant growth this year,” he said.

He admitted to be quite confused with the increasing number of participants in this beginner category.

As a result, at the beginning of the preparations for this year’s exhibition the committee had to increase the number of tables and other equipment. “From 2006 to now, the bonsai exhibition that has never ended up is always evaluated. Indeed, this year is beyond expectation and we are preparing a place for around 300 trees. In

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BANGLI - The existence of electoral ballot boxes currently stored in the sub-district head’s office has been tightly guarded by the Bangli Police. In addition to conducting layered guarding, security is also carried out by Bangli Police by installing a number of surveillance cameras (CCTV) in each storage warehouse.

Spokesperson of Bangli Police, Sulhadi, stated on Wednesday (Apr. 24) the installation of CCTV cameras has been carried out since April 19. It is meant to maintain and monitor the security of the ballot box storage location. CCTV installation will be carried out until later the other election ballot boxes and logistics are moved from the sub-district to the Electoral Commission (KPU).

He stated, in Tembuku and Susut subdistrict head’s office, he installed

2 to 3 cameras in each warehouse of the ballot boxes. Meanwhile, in Kintamani subdistrict head’s office is installed four CCTV cameras.

Two of them are installed in the warehouses in the subdistrict head’s office and two others are installed at the Kintamani village multipurpose hall currently taken advantage for warehouse of the ballot boxes. “As for Bangli subdistrict, since there are already 8 CCTV cameras installed, we don’t do the installation again,” explained Sulhadi.

Despite being installed with CCTV, the guarding of the ballot box storage warehouse is still carried out by Bangli Police personnel assisted by the Bangli Military District Command for 24 hours.

Safeguards are carried out in turn with a shift pattern.

Sulhadi also stated that in addition to CCTV installation, to main-

tain the security of the ballot box his authority also prepares a light fire extinguisher (APAR) in each warehouse. According to him, the provision of the fire extinguisher is very important to anticipate the occurrence of undesirable things, such as fires.

He also added that to ensure the health conditions of each personnel carrying out the security of the election to remain excellent, the Bangli Police Health Team had conducted checkup and health services. “As we know, the officers are guarding day and night for the election security,” he said.

In addition to the National Police personnel, health services are also given by the Bangli Police Health Team to the Electoral Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) commissioners along with staff carrying out guard duties at its office. (kmb40)

The announcement comes after the Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the Ryugu asteroid early this month to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material, aiming to reveal more about the origins of life on Earth.

Yuichi Tsuda, Hayabusa2 project manager at the Japanese space agency (JAXA), told reporters they confirmed the crater from images captured by the probe located 1,700 metres (5,500 feet) from the asteroid’s surface.

“Creating an artificial crater with an impactor and observing it in detail afterwards is a world-first attempt,” Tsuda said.

“This is a big success.”

NASA’s Deep Impact probe succeeded in creating an artificial crater on a comet in 2005, but only for observation purposes.

Masahiko Arakawa, a Kobe University professor involved in the project, said it was “the best day of his life”.

“We can see such a big hole a lot more clearly than expected,” he said, adding the images showed a crater 10 metres in diameter.

JAXA scientists had previously predicted that the crater could be as large as 10 metres in diameter if the surface was sandy, or three metres if rocky.

“The surface is filled with boulders but yet we created a crater this big. This could mean there’s a scientific mechanism we don’t know or something special about Ryugu’s materials,” the professor said.

The aim of blasting the crater on Ryugu is

Hyabusa 2 is in orbit around asteroid Ryugu to throw up “fresh” material from under the asteroid’s surface that could shed light on the early stages of the solar system.

The asteroid is thought to contain relatively large amounts of organic matter and water from some 4.6 billion years ago when the solar system was born.

In February, Hayabusa2 touched down briefly on Ryugu and fired a bullet into the surface to puff up dust for collection, before blasting back to its holding position.

The mission, with a price tag of around 30 billion yen ($270 million), was launched

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in December 2014 and is scheduled to return to Earth with its samples in 2020.

Photos of Ryugu -- which means “Dragon Palace” in Japanese and refers to a castle at the bottom of the ocean in an ancient Japanese tale -- show the asteroid has a rough surface full of boulders. (afp)

Antarctic penguins suffer ‘catastrophic’ breeding failure

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In this file photo taken on July 1, 2007 a colony of King penguins is pictured on Possession Island in the Crozet archipelago in the Austral seas.

PARIS - The second largest Emperor penguin colony on Earth has suffered a “catastrophic” breeding failure after nearly all chicks born over three years died as their icy Antarctic habitat shrinks, researchers said Thursday.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) used satellite imagery to study the behaviour of the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea due south of Cape Hope, which normally sees up to 25,000 penguin pairs mate each year.

They found that in 2016, when abnormally warm and stormy weather broke up the sea-ice on which the penguins normally raise their young, almost all the chicks died.

This pattern was repeated in 2017 and 2018.

The BAS said the colony at Hal-

ley Bay has “all but disappeared”.

“We have been tracking the population of this, and other colonies in the region, for the last decade using very high resolution satellite imagery,” said BAS remote sensing specialist Peter Fretwell.

“We can estimate the population based on the known density of the groups to give reliable estimate of colony size.

“These images have clearly shown the catastrophic breeding failure at this site over the last three years,” Fretwell added.

The team noted however that a nearby penguin colony at Dawson Lambton had “markedly increased in size”, indicating that many of the Halley Bay birds had migrated to safer breeding conditions.

BAS penguin expert Phil Tra-

than said it was impossible to know for sure if the break up of sea-ice at Halley Bay was caused by climate change.

“But such a complete failure to breed successfully is unprecedented at this site,” he said.

Emperors, the world’s largest penguin species, came to global fame with a 2005 documentary, “March of the Penguins”, portraying their annual trek across the icy wastes, and the 2006 cartoon movie “Happy Feet”.

But their population, centred around Earth’s extreme south, is set to decline up to 70 percent by the end of the century as the planet continues to warm. A study in 2015 recommended the birds be added to an international “Red List” of endangered species. (afp)

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SEOUL - Two months after he failed to win a badly needed easing of sanctions from President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is traveling to Russia in a possible attempt to win its help as the U.S.-led trade sanctions hurt his country’s already-struggling economy.

Institute said North Korea needs more than 1 million tons of food aid, so it would want Russia to provide hundreds of thousands of tons of corn, flour and other foodstuff. Russia could send North Korea food, but mostly in a secret manner, Cho said.

Kim will also likely raise the issue of thousands of North Korean workers in Russia, who must return home along with other overseas North Korean workers worldwide by the end of this year under the U.N. sanctions.

“There is a high possibility that Kim will ask Putin to be flexible on the issue as it’s related to the inflow of dollars,” said analyst Shin Beomchul of the Asan institute.

He said North Korea may seek to persuade Russia to overlook North Korean visitors with short-term non-employment visas engaging in illegal work.

In May last year, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said North Korea sends an estimated 50,000 workers aboard, mostly to China and Russia. Most work at factories, construction sites, lumber camps and restaurants. They often toil in tough working conditions and large portions of their salaries are taken

by North Korea’s government, according to activists and defectors.

After Kim failed to get sanctions relief from Trump in Vietnam, he called for national unity under the banner of self-reliance to surmount the sanctions. His state media called self-reliance “the treasured sword,” a term previously used to refer to his nuclear weapons.

“It is necessary to sweep away the whirlwind of sanctions by the hostile forces,” Kim said in a rare speech at the country’s rubber-stamp parliament earlier this month.

The Vietnam summit collapsed after Trump rejected Kim’s calls for the end of five of the 11 sanctions that he said impede his country’s civilian economy in return for partial steps toward nuclear disarmament. They include a ban on key exports such as coal, textiles and

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Kim looks to Russia as sanctions bite North Korea’s economy

There are no signs of a financial or humanitarian crisis in North Korea. But some observers say the sanctions, toughened over the past several years, are gradually drying up Kim’s foreign currency reserves and he is desperate to find ways to bring in hard currency. His propaganda service is already saying that North Koreans can survive with only “water and air.”

Russia, along with China, has called for the easing of the sanctions, though both are members of the U.N. Security Council, which has approved a total of 11 rounds of sanctions on North Korea since 2006. Some experts say Kim may ask Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting set to take place in Vladivostok on Thursday to voice strong opposition to the sanctions, enforce them less stringently and send humanitarian food aid to North Korea.

It’s still unclear how much assistance Kim could get from Putin.

Along with China, Russia isn’t likely to want to openly evade the sanctions and face diplomatic friction with the United States. More than 90% of North Korea’s foreign trade has gone through China, with which it shares a long, porous land border.

Analyst Go Myong-Hyun of the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies said Kim’s Russia trip, the first by a North Korean leader since 2011, may have been planned long before the February breakdown of the second summit between Kim and Trump in Vietnam. Go said North Korea and Russia had wanted to discuss economic cooperation if the summit had resulted in an easing of sanctions.

What will still likely be on the agenda is a request by Kim for food aid. In February, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kim Song, issued an unusual appeal for “urgent” food assistance.

North Korean officials blamed the shortage on bad weather and the sanctions.

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In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, The United Nations Security Council votes to pass a new sanctions resolution against North Korea during a meeting at U.N. headquarters. Some experts say North Korean Kim Jong Un may ask Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting set to take place in Vladivostok on Thursday, April 25, 2019, to voice strong opposition to the sanctions, enforce them less stringently and send humanitarian food aid to North Korea. seafood; a significant curtailing of oil imports; and the repatriation of North Korean overseas workers by December.

These sanctions, approved one by one since 2016 when Kim began a series of nuclear and missile tests, are inflicting more pain than the six previously imposed sanctions that largely target North Korea’s weapons industry.

The new sanctions especially affect North Korea’s official external trade. According to China Customs figures, China’s imports from North Korea dropped by 88% and exports to the North by 33% in 2018. South Korea’s central bank said North Korea’s economy contracted 3.5% in 2017 from a year earlier.

North Korea monitoring groups in Seoul say the prices of rice and other key commodities at hundreds of markets in North Korea remain largely unchanged. South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last month that it hasn’t detected any signs of mass starvation.

Some experts say Kim has likely used some of his foreign currency

reserves to import goods from China to maintain price stability. Some say North Korea’s huge trade deficit may have been offset by illicit border trade with China that is likely thriving again with lax enforcement of the U.N. sanctions. Others say North Korea is trying to locally produce items it had imported.

“It’s certain that North Korea is releasing a large amount of money,” Go said. “When its money runs out, it’ll face an urgent situation and step up calls for sanctions relief.”

There is no independently confirmed data on the size of North Korea’s foreign currency reserves.

Go said some economists estimate them at $5 billon. Outside speculation varies over how long North Korea can withstand the impact of the sanctions without major economic and social chaos.

Cho speculates North Korea will likely hold out for the next three to five years. But others say it could face a drain on its foreign currency reserves sooner, by December or

next year at the earliest.

Whether the sanctions will eventually force Kim to fully give up his nuclear program is unclear.

Kim considers his nuclear weapons a stronger security assurance than any non-aggression promises the U.S. could offer. In his April 12 parliamentary speech, he described the sanctions as a plot to disarm North Korea before trying to overthrow his government.

If there is an indication of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, many experts say China will likely make large-scale food shipments to prevent the exodus of refugees from the North.

Thae Yong Ho, a former minster at the North Korean Embassy in London who defected to South Korea in 2016, said in a recent blog post that there are rumors among North Korean residents that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, in May. He said North Korea’s hard-line stance will continue for the time being if it gets help from Russia and China. (ap)

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Bali hosts some of the best directors of this underrepresented genre

According to the oxford dictionary, the word indigenous means: “Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native”. So, while this brings up questions about what groups of people qualify for this nomenclature, and what is being specifically referred to by this adjective, there is a commonly held understanding that ‘indigenous peoples’ are those who have lived in the same place for a very, very long time and maintained their connection to the land through various sociocultural beliefs and practices that are based on the understanding that all life is interconnected.

In Indonesia this matter is particularly interesting because, over the centuries, there have been both large influxes of peoples from other lands as well as multiple lineages of unbroken traditions that interweave and yet maintain distinct local traditions throughout the archipelago.

Despite the truly bewildering variety of distinct beliefs, practices, and customs that can reasonably be included under the term ‘indigenous’, one of the common traits found amongst indigenous peoples the world over is the understanding that, because all life is interconnected, it is imperative to maintain harmonious relations with each other and the natural environment. This, of course, stands in stark contrast to a world-view that sees things, people and the natural environment as separate and unrelated and has thus led to all kinds of harrowing challenges.

The Bali Indigenous Film Festival was started last year as a platform for sharing stories about the experiences, knowledge, visions, and hopes of indigenous peoples all over the world, with particular attention to Indonesia. This year the festival has expanded and is running under the theme “Stories That Matter”.

Festival Founder Emmanuella Shinta from Palangkararaya, Kalimantan, works with the Ranu Welum Foundation, that is functioning as the festival organizers. This non-profit organization from Central-Kalimantan trains local youths in media and film-making as a way to allow a broader range of stories to be heard by the general public and aims to create mini film festivals in small towns throughout Indonesia.

“Documenting stories can raise awareness and bring heart-based indigenous wisdom to mainstream audiences. This is important since the need to live more sustainably has never been greater”, she explains.

After the success of last year’s event, the Bali Indigenous Film Festival returns to us this May 10-13th, starting with a lavish dinner and

opening ceremony on the sprawling grounds of the Njana Tilem Museum, followed by screenings of 40 indigenous films from Indonesia an 24 other countries on Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th at Paradiso, Ubud, from 10AM to 11PM with Q&A with many of the directors.

Festival Co-Founder and David Metcalf, who also organized last year’s colossal Indigenous Celebration at ARMA in Ubud, informs those interested that, early purchase of tickets is recommended as many screenings were sold out last year and this year will likely see even greater interest, given the astounding line-up of truly remarkable films on offer.

Included amongst the variety of short and feature length, documentary and fiction films are; “Food from the Forest”, a documentary about sustainable food foraging in Kalimantan by Sumatran director Nanang Sujana, “Sekala Niskala”, a fiction film by Kamila Andini that explores the unseen world through the power Balinese arts, “Marie’s Dictionary” directed by Vaughan Lee, a documentary about the struggles of the last living speaker of Canadian Indigenous language Wukchumni and her quest to keep this language alive, “A Time to Swim” by Duong Ashley which documents the story of Mutang Urud an activist for indigenous rights in Borneo who has been living in exile for the last 25 years, “The Song Keepers”, by Naina Sen, which tells the inspiring story of four generations of Aboriginal Australian women reconnecting their songs from remnants found in the archives of German missionaries and many other top-notch films from some of the worlds best directors of this genre.

A fundraiser and four-course dinner with world-renown directors will be taking place on May 7th, 7 PM, at Hotel Tugu Bali in Canggu to raise money for the festival. For more information about the fundraiser and festival: www. indigenousfilmfestibi.com. (kmb)

Bulun Baon Vegetable, a Typical Ancient Menu

Have you ever tasted Bulun Baon vegetable? This kind of vegetable is mostly consumed by old people at villages. Apart from having different taste, this leaf-based cuisine was once a favorite food among Balinese people in the past. Young people, especially the millennial, do not know much about it, much less like it because it feels strange.

Lately, Bulun Baon vegetable became

a classy food at hotels or restaurants. This traditional menu is widely consumed by foreign tourists, especially those who love yoga. The taste has certainly been adjusted, so that it can be enjoyed by foreign tourists.

In the presentation, of course it is combined with other menus, so that it becomes more enjoyable.

One of the hotels serving the Bulun Baon vegetable is Kenderan Restaurant

located at Dedary Kriyamaha Villa by Pramana Experience. Bulun Baon is the preferred menu for its in-house guests.

“This type of food is an attractive choice for tourists, especially those who are so interested in Balinese culture,” said Manager of Dedary Kriyamaha Villa, I Putu Eka Richmawan.

This menu is quite popular among inhouse guests. In fact, tourists who are very

enthusiastic about Balinese culture try more traditional dishes, one of which is the Bulun Baon vegetable. It happens because the taste is very typical. “We have to adjust it pursuant to the appetite of guests that are not familiar with spicy taste. Thus, the amount of spices used in the presentation of Bulun Baon vegetable is also adjusted,” said restaurant chef at Dedary Kriyamaha, I Made Aryana. (kmb)

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Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life ALTAMIRA - As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones and watch music videos -- an ordinary pastime in an extraordinary setting.

The teens are members of the Arara indigenous group -- and they had to travel eight hours round-trip by boat to the nearest city, Altamira, to download those video clips.

They live with about 200 others in Laranjal village on the edge of the Iriri River in Brazil’s northern state of Para.

On a daily basis, they are isolated and off the grid. They are also part of an 800,000-strong indigenous community that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he wants to “integrate into society.”

“The Indian cannot continue to be trapped within a demarcated area as if he were a zoo animal,” he once said.

“My plan is to make Indians our equals,” the far-right leader said in December, a month before taking power.

“They have the same needs as us -- they want doctors, dentists, television, internet.”

Bolsonaro’s remarks have alarmed the Arara, who like other indigenous groups across Latin America’s biggest country of 209 million people have long battled to protect their traditional way of life, away from towns and cities.

Their fears have been heightened by the uptick in illegal logging since the arrival of the new Brazilian leader -- and what that means

for their land.

“Bolsonaro wants the Indians to live like the whites, but we will never give up our customs,” says Mouko, 43, wearing a T-shirt and shorts.

“We live on fishing and hunting.

We must preserve nature and stop tearing down the trees.”

Thousands of indigenous people converged Wednesday on the nation’s capital Brasilia at the start of their annual three-day lobbying effort to defend their land rights.

- A simple life The Arara live in single-story wooden houses, many of them painted blue, that form an almost perfect arc around a well-used grass football pitch.

Roosters and hens roam freely around the homes, which were built by the company managing the nearby Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant as compensation for environmental damage to their ancestral lands.

While they enjoy some of the trappings of modern life, the Arara say they are fiercely attached to their traditional culture.

Some decorate their faces and bodies with motifs inspired by local plants or animals using pigments extracted from jenipapo fruit.

Unlike residents of many indig-

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Dead vote count officials should be appreciated: Ma’ruf YOGYAKARTA - Officials who died while taking part in the vote counting process of the 2019 general elections should be appreciated and compensated, the candidate for Vice President Number 01, Ma’ruf Amin, has stated.

“I think that is something we really are very concerned about because many vote count attendants died due to fatigue,” Ma’ruf said after attending a ceremony to mark the successful presidential election at an Islamic boarding school here, Wednesday.

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Arara indigenous children play at the Laranjal tribal camp, in Arara indigenous land, Para state, in the northern Brazilian Amazon rainforest, on March 15, 2019. enous villages in Brazil, everyone in Laranjal can speak their ancestral language. Some of the elders even refuse to use Portuguese, the mother tongue of Brazil’s colonizers.

Children’s names and birth dates written on colored paper decorate

the walls of the four classrooms in the school that goes up to the seventh grade (about age 12).

“Young Indian people are not very different from other children,” said teacher Janete Carvalho, 35, as she prepared for the new academic year.

“They are usually very good at math and love art classes.”

Subsidies from Brazil’s “Bolsa Familia” (Family Fund) antipoverty program encourage Arara parents to send their children to classes. (afp)

In Baltimore, violins to combat violence

Autumn Taylor (L), Dion Carter (C) and Desean Anderson (R), violinists in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids program, sing as the arrive at practice for the String Fling concert at the Lockerman Bundy Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 12, 2019.

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BALTIMORE - As the conductor raises her baton, dozens of children come to order, and their everyday cacophonous chatting gives way to a melodic cascade of notes.

The 60 or so students are part of OrchKids, a program run by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, which is hoping to bring change to the troubled city through the power of music.

“We are trying to combat some of the social challenges here in Baltimore,” says program director Nick Skinner.

One recent OrchKids concert took place just a few blocks from where Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, was arrested in April 2015.

Gray fell into a coma while in police custody and later died, and the incident sparked violent protests

in Baltimore, a port city plagued by violence, drugs and crime.

“Charm City” is now one of the most violent in the United States, with an average of more than 300 murders a year. Nearly a quarter of its 620,000 residents live below the poverty line.

In recent years, urban renewal projects have sought to break the spiral of gloom, but in some neighborhoods, only a few blocks separate condemned buildings from hip hotspots.

Those behind OrchKids remain optimistic.

In all, 1,300 children -- from grade school to high school -- are enrolled in the program, which offers them free music education, four afternoons a week after school.

The program offers them a safe place to go after school without

charge -- easing the minds of busy parents who would otherwise need child care or be forced to leave their children unsupervised.

“We’re providing not only academic support but also a healthy snack and a dinner before they go home,” Skinner explains.

OrchKids -- which takes inspiration from El Sistema, Venezuela’s venerable music education program -- started a little more than a decade ago with just 30 students.

“Back when we started the program in 2008, most of the community thought that we were actually undercover cops,” Skinner says.

“There was no trust,” he adds, recalling the long history of distrust, especially in the city’s African American community, toward local officials and a police force seen as racist and corrupt. (afp)

“I agree that they (the deceased attendants) should be given appreciation and compensation for their work,” said the former chairman of the Executive Board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia.

The running mate of Presidential Candidate Joko Widodo urged a revaluation of the process of choosing five ballots at a time sometime before the next election.

“Maybe, the system needs to be taken into account, because the simultaneous work of choosing five choices to prepare everything might be too tiring and needs to be evaluated,” he said.

However, the non-active Chairperson of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) hoped that it would not be too tiring for the polling station officials if the upcoming election were to be held simultaneously.

“The important thing is that it is not too tiring. It needs to be discussed further so that no attendants fall victims to fatigue,” he said. (ant)

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A man stands in front of a projection showing the updated real vote count for the April 17 presidential election tabulation at the general election commission office in Jakarta on April 25, 2019, showing presidential and vice presidential candidates, Joko Widodo and Maruf Amin, leading the race.

PLN president director suspended by company’s Board of Commissioners JAKARTA - State electricity company (PT PLN) President Director Sofyan Basir was suspended by the State Enterprises Ministry following the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) implicating him as graft suspect over Riau-1 thermal power plant (PLTU) construction contract.

“I have come to know of Basir’s suspension by PLN’s board of commissioners. We currently await an official letter from the board of commissioners today,” Imam Apriyanto Putro, the ministry’s secretary, remarked here on Thursday.

Basir’s suspension falls in line

with PT PLN’s articles of association, he revealed.

“PLN is a large strategic firm meeting the electricity demands of the people and different types of industries. Hence, (his) suspension was called for,” he explained.

Putro noted that the other development was the appointment of PT PLN’s human capital management director Muhammad Ali as acting PLN president director as a replacement to Basir.

“In accordance with the articles of association, RUPS (the general meeting of the company) has a 30-day time limit for appointing

a definitive president director and in the interim, Mr Muhammad Ali will serve as acting president director,” he revealed.

The anti-graft body has named Basir, who is tied to the project, as a suspect in the case on Tuesday (Apr 23).

The KPK has accused Basir of accepting a bribe from Blackgold Natural Resources shareholder Johannes Budisutrisno Kotjo in connection with a cooperation contract for constructing the PLTU Riau-1.

“The KPK has got its hands on sufficient preliminary evidence on the alleged involvement of other

parties in the alleged graft case related to a cooperation contract for constructing PLTU Riau-1,” KPK Deputy Chairman Saut Situmorang stated.

Basir is on the receiving end of accusations over plotting with or assisting an expelled House Commission VII member of the Golkar Party, identified by her initials as EMS, and her colleagues in alleged receipt of gratification or assurance from Kotjo over the cooperation contract.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lent his full support to the KPK’s move to name the suspend-

ed PT PLN president director as a graft suspect in the case.

“We should fully authorize the anti-graft body for settling legal matters, particularly related to corruption,” the president emphasized after opening and observing the International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) 2019 at the Jakarta Convention Center on Wednesday.

The president decidedly stayed mum on case-related details, albeit calling on all parties to fully authorize the Commission to solve legal problems, particularly connected to graft. (ant)

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MANGUPURA - Attend this solemn and graceful reminder of the three-bomb attack that left hundreds from across the globe dead and injured. The Bali Bombing Memorial pays tribute to those who lost their lives in the October 12, 2002 terrorist attack in Kuta.

The elegant monument reveals the names of 202 people from various countries who died in the blasts. Approach the solemn commemoration site to meditate on

the tragedy, which involved three separate bombs.

Admire the greenery of the many exotic plants in large pots at the base of the ornate stone carving.

Gaze up at the tasteful monument which holds a large marble plaque engraved in gold with the names of the victims. In addition to the fatalities, 209 people were injured as a result of the suicide blast, car bomb and a smaller device. See the structure at night, when it is

illuminated.

If the temporary guardrails are open, climb the steps on either side of the main platform to get a closer look at the list of victims and their 20 nationalities. Tall poles along the two sets of stairs were installed to hold flags from these countries.

On the platform in front of the plaque is a water feature with a mosaic lotus flower.

Note that the attacks were carried out in popular vacation locations,

near nightclubs and the United States consulate. More than 100 members of radical Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah, which planned the attacks, have been convicted of terrorism since 2002 and some were executed.

The monument stands on the site of the former Paddy’s Pub, which was destroyed in the bombing.

Stay at one of the hostels and hotels on the busy streets surrounding the memorial. Find many nearby bars, clubs and restaurants, along

with massage parlors and shops.

The monument was inaugurated in October 2004 to mark the 2-year anniversary of the tragedy. See it for free. It remains visible to the public at all times from the sidewalk. The Bali Bombing Memorial is in the heart of Kuta’s main sightseeing region. Walk east from Kuta Beach for about 10 minutes to get here. Nearby sights include the Beachwalk Mall, the Bali Sea Turtle Society and the Waterbom Bali water park. (IBP/net)

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Men’s elite runner Britain’s Mo Farah poses during a photocall for the London marathon at Tower Bridge in central London on April 24, 2019.

Mo Farah lifts lid on bust up with Gebrselassie

LONDON - Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in a bitter dispute just days away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an unpaid hotel bill at the heart of the row.

Britain’s quadruple Olympic champion Farah, aiming to win Sunday’s race, wrapped up his pre-marathon press conference with claims that Gebrselassie had made no effort to recover items stolen from his room at the Ethiopian’s hotel near Addis Ababa. Farah was staying at the hotel in late March as part of training for Sunday’s prestigious race.

Gebrselassie -- a two-time Olympic champion -- hit back by accusing Farah of not paying his heavily discounted hotel bill and claimed in a

statement to media that only thanks to his intervention had an assault charge brought by a fellow guest against the Briton been dropped.

Farah, in hardly ideal preparations for taking on world record holder and defending champion Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday, said on Wednesday that around £2,500 pounds ($3,200) had been stolen on March 23 -- his 36th birthday -- along with a watch given to him by his wife Tania.

Farah denied Gebrselassie’s accusations, saying they were an effort

to “distract from the situation, where members of his hotel staff used a room key and stole money and items from Mo Farah’s room”.

“Someone’s got the key from reception, opened it up, took my money, took my nice watch that my wife got me, and two phones,” said Farah.

“The watch was sentimental -– it can’t be replaced.”

- ‘Act of blackmailing’ Farah, who finished third in last

year’s race but has since set a new European record in landing the prestigious Chicago Marathon, also revealed the contents of a text message he sent Gebrselassie when he lost patience at not having his pleas for help answered.

“I want to inform you that I’m disappointed you have not made any effort to find my stolen money, and especially my watch,” the text read.

“I have tried to contact you by telephone several times.

“Know that I am not responsible for what I say during the press conference in London and what influence it will have on your personality

and your business. Greetings, Sir (he has been ennobled by Queen Elizabeth II) Mo.” Gebrselassie, who also won four outdoor world titles in his illustrious career, hit back claiming the text message looked like “an act of blackmailing and accusation” and added there had been “multiple reports of disgraceful conduct” at the hotel levelled against Farah and his entourage.

Chief among his complaints against the Somalia-born naturalised Briton -- a six-time world outdoor champion -- was an alleged assault on another athlete in the hotel gym. (afp)

Kerr rips Warriors after Clippers loss

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Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors talks to his team before playing against the LA Clippers in Game Five of the first round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on April 24, 2019 in Oakland, California.

LOS ANGELES - Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr accused his team of taking victory for granted on Wednesday as the NBA champions slumped to an upset 129-121 playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Warriors had looked set to advance into a Western Conference semi-final showdown with Houston, needing only a victory on home turf against the eighthseeded Clippers to complete a 4-1 series victory.

But a 45-point display from Kevin Durant could not mask a shoddy Warriors defensive performance which the Clippers exploited to claw the series back to 3-2 as

the teams head to Los Angeles for game six. Lou Williams delivered 33 points off the bench for the Clippers while Patrick Beverley hauled down 14 rebounds to craft an upset which left Kerr bemoaning a lacklustre showing from his team.

“It’s been a year where things haven’t gone exactly smoothly all the time so I’m not surprised by anything, but I expected us to come out and play better and win the game,” Kerr told reporters afterwards.

“But it’s the NBA playoffs. It’s a seven-game series and you’ve got to play, and defend with some urgency. We gave up 129 points on our home floor. We weren’t right

from the very beginning.

“Everything we did in LA, we didn’t do tonight. We seemed to take it for granted that we were going to be okay. But I said it before the game -- this Clipper team has been scrapping and clawing all year.

“I knew they weren’t going to go down without a fight. Patrick Beverley came in and kicked our butts.”

While Kerr and the Warriors reflected on a chastening loss, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers waved off suggestions that his team could go on to eliminate the Warriors, who are chasing a fourth title in five seasons. (afp)

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Guardiola’s Man City raise the bar as Man Utd suffer more misery Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side have raised the bar in the Premier League after edging one point back ahead of Liverpool in a titanic title race with a 2-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday.

Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane struck for the visitors in 12 second-half minutes at Old Trafford to inflict a seventh defeat in nine games on United, who remain three points adrift of the top four.

City cannot match their record 100 points tally in romping to the title last season, but victories over Burnley, Leicester and Brighton will clinch the title on 98 points and ensure Liverpool’s 29-year wait to win the league continues despite already posting a club record points tally in the Premier League era.

“We increased the level for the Premier League last season with 100 points. That’s the level Liverpool are chasing. What they have done is incredible but it’s in our hands,” said Guardiola.

“Both teams deserve the title. But it can be just one. The team that is going to lose can’t have regrets because they have given everything.”

City’s trip to Old Trafford was billed as the last big hurdle left for Guardiola’s men to clear despite United’s terrible run of form.

However, Guardiola warned of the tight turnaround before a very different type of test at Burnley on Sunday. “Normally with this kind of victory you can it enjoy it the most but we have to be calm,” added Guardiola.

“Now we go to Burnley and we know how tough it will be. It’s important to be calm. We are still not champions with three games left -- it’s incredible with the points we have and Liverpool have.

“I told the players don’t read tomorrow, don’t watch the television, just rest and sleep a lot.”

- City the standard bearers -

United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slammed his players’ attitude after a 4-0 thrashing at Everton on Sunday and was rewarded with a far more energetic and committed performance, even if City’s greater quality eventually shone through.

“They’ve set the standard in the last couple of seasons. They have been the best team in the

Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts after Manchester City’s German midfielder Leroy Sane scored during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 24, 2019.

country and that’s the standard we want to get to,” admitted Solskjaer.

Yet, Arsenal’s defeat at Wolves means the Red Devils are still very much in the race for Champions League qualification, should they beat fourthplaced Chelsea at home on Sunday.

“I’m concerned about the lack of results,” added Solskjaer. “The strange reality is that we are still in with a shout for the top four. We need more quality on Sunday because we need to win that game and, if we win it, we have two games to get those points and goals we need.”

Solskjaer has bemoaned United’s fitness levels in recent weeks and again after an early burst, they started to flag as City created a spurt of chances either side of half-time.

“We know what’s been going wrong, it’s mentality and willingness to run for your team,” said United striker Marcus Rashford.

“Forget the top four and the Champions League.

We have to get to the bottom of it and start playing like Manchester United for ourselves.”

Raheem Sterling shot too close to David De Gea after weaving through a host of United bodies inside the area before Sergio Aguero dragged well wide when unmarked at the edge of the box as City went through the gears towards the end of the first-half.

But it was an enforced change early in the second-half that swung the game City’s way as Guardiola boldly introduced Sane when the more defensive-minded Fernandinho went down injured.

De Gea has been a rare model of consistent brilliance as United have fallen behind City in recent seasons.

But the Spaniard’s dramatic dip in form of late continued as he could have done better for both goals. Guardiola’s positive change was instantly rewarded when Bernardo cut inside onto his favoured left foot and beat De Gea at his near post.

Sane has been scarcely used by Guardiola of late, but the German, whose winning goal inflicted Liverpool’s only league defeat of the season in January, again showed his capability to make a difference in the biggest games.

Sterling led a City counter-attack before feeding Sane, whose powerful shot De Gea could not keep out. “I like to be critical of him because I know his potential,” said Guardiola of Sane. “The way he came in was incredible.” (afp)

Pogba odd man out in PFA team of the year

Manchester United’s Paul Pogba is the only non-Manchester City or Liverpool player to be named in the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Premier League team of the year on Thursday.

The 26-year-old French World Cup-winning midfielder’s inclusion is a surprise after an indifferent season, although he hit a purple patch after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrived at Old Trafford as interim manger.

City and Liverpool have been locked in an enthralling duel for the title, with Guardiola’s City going top again on Wednesday after beating United 2-0 at Old Trafford, with Pogba unable to inspire his side to a much-needed win.

City provide six of the 11 players -- goalkeeper Ederson, centrehalf Aymeric Laporte, midfielders Bernardo Silva and Fernandinho and forwards Sergio Aguero and

Raheem Sterling.

The remaining four places are filled by Liverpool players -- fullbacks Andrew Robertson and Trent-Alexander Arnold, central defender Virgil van Dijk and forward Sadio Mane.

Van Dijk and Sterling are believed to be in the running for the player of the year award.

There is no place, though, for Liverpool’s Egyptian star Mo Salah, who has scored 19 Premier League goals this season, Spurs pair Harry Kane and Son Heungmin or Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard.

The PFA Team of the Year is voted for by members of the Professional Footballers’ Association.

Manchester City had five players in the 2017/18 side but only Argentine star Aguero retains his place from the team of 12 months ago. (afp)

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Lazio attack media after fans display pro-Mussolini banner

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Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba (R) vies with Manchester City’s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 24, 2019.

Lazio attacked the media’s “simplistic tendency” to blame all the club’s fans for neo-fascist incidents, after a pro-Mussolini banner was displayed before repeated racist chants were reportedly heard during Wednesday’s Coppa Italia game against AC Milan.

Their faces masked by a long banner reading “Honour to Benito Mussolini”, the group sang fascist songs and performed the Nazi salute near the city’s Piazza Loreto, where the defeated dictator’s body was strung up in 1945, the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper reported.

A short video circulating on social media showed the group holding up the banner, signed ‘IRR’ in a reference to the Irriducibili -Lazio’s hardcore ‘ultra’ supporters who have a long history of hardright politics.

Lazio’s 1-0 win was then overshadowed by the racist abuse of Milan players Tiemoue Bakayoko and Franck Kessie.

“SS Lazio clearly distance ourselves from behaviour and demonstrations that do not in any way correspond to the values of sport

that this club has promoted and supported for 119 years,” the club said in a statement.

“Lazio also reject and contest the simplistic tendency of the media to consider the entire Lazio fanbase responsible for the actions of a few isolated elements, for motivation that has nothing to do with passion for sport.

“The club has always fought for the respect of law and fairness in behaviour.” Authorities reportedly identified 22 people responsible for the Mussolini banner.

The Serie A clash between Milan and Lazio at the San Siro earlier this month finished with Milan 1-0 winners and scuffles on the pitch after the home players held up the shirt of Lazio player Francesco Acerbi to their own fans like a trophy.

Milan midfielders Bakayoko and Kessie were fined a total of 86,000 euros ($97,000) for the incident.

Meanwhile, a video of racist chants directed at Frenchman Bakayoko by a group of Lazio fans before the game also circulated on social media. Italian football has struggled to prevent racist chanting

this season.

Earlier this month, Juventus youngster Moise Kean was racially abused in a game at Cagliari, with his teammate Leonardo Bonucci widely condemned for then saying it was partly the striker’s fault.

Italy’s national team coach Roberto Mancini was among those to then call on authorities to clamp down on racism. Milan’s mayor Giuseppe Sala insisted the northern Italian metropolis “is and will remain forever a profoundly anti-fascist city”. Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini condemned the incident.

“No tolerance for any form of violence, physical or verbal. I thank the police who are following the incident carefully. Football must be an occasion of celebration and communion, not for fighting or confrontation,” Salvini, an AC Milan fan, said on Twitter.

In Italy “apology for fascism” is a crime, but some cases have been thrown out in recent years on freedom of speech grounds. (afp)

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Guardiola’s Man City raise the bar as Man Utd suffer more misery Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his side have raised the bar in the Premier League after edging one point back ahead of Liverpool in a titanic title race with a 2-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday.

Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane struck for the visitors in 12 second-half minutes at Old Trafford to inflict a seventh defeat in nine games on United, who remain three points adrift of the top four.

City cannot match their record 100 points tally in romping to the title last season, but victories over Burnley, Leicester and Brighton will clinch the title on 98 points and ensure Liverpool’s 29-year wait to win the league continues despite already posting a club record points tally in the Premier League era.

“We increased the level for the Premier League last season with 100 points. That’s the level Liverpool are chasing. What they have done is incredible but it’s in our hands,” said Guardiola.

“Both teams deserve the title. But it can be just one. The team that is going to lose can’t have regrets because they have given everything.”

City’s trip to Old Trafford was billed as the last big hurdle left for Guardiola’s men to clear despite United’s terrible run of form.

However, Guardiola warned of the tight turnaround before a very different type of test at Burnley on Sunday. “Normally with this kind of victory you can it enjoy it the most but we have to be calm,” added Guardiola.

“Now we go to Burnley and we know how tough it will be. It’s important to be calm. We are still not champions with three games left -- it’s incredible with the points we have and Liverpool have.

“I told the players don’t read tomorrow, don’t watch the television, just rest and sleep a lot.”

- City the standard bearers -

United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slammed his players’ attitude after a 4-0 thrashing at Everton on Sunday and was rewarded with a far more energetic and committed performance, even if City’s greater quality eventually shone through.

“They’ve set the standard in the last couple of seasons. They have been the best team in the

Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts after Manchester City’s German midfielder Leroy Sane scored during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 24, 2019.

country and that’s the standard we want to get to,” admitted Solskjaer.

Yet, Arsenal’s defeat at Wolves means the Red Devils are still very much in the race for Champions League qualification, should they beat fourthplaced Chelsea at home on Sunday.

“I’m concerned about the lack of results,” added Solskjaer. “The strange reality is that we are still in with a shout for the top four. We need more quality on Sunday because we need to win that game and, if we win it, we have two games to get those points and goals we need.”

Solskjaer has bemoaned United’s fitness levels in recent weeks and again after an early burst, they started to flag as City created a spurt of chances either side of half-time.

“We know what’s been going wrong, it’s mentality and willingness to run for your team,” said United striker Marcus Rashford.

“Forget the top four and the Champions League.

We have to get to the bottom of it and start playing like Manchester United for ourselves.”

Raheem Sterling shot too close to David De Gea after weaving through a host of United bodies inside the area before Sergio Aguero dragged well wide when unmarked at the edge of the box as City went through the gears towards the end of the first-half.

But it was an enforced change early in the second-half that swung the game City’s way as Guardiola boldly introduced Sane when the more defensive-minded Fernandinho went down injured.

De Gea has been a rare model of consistent brilliance as United have fallen behind City in recent seasons.

But the Spaniard’s dramatic dip in form of late continued as he could have done better for both goals. Guardiola’s positive change was instantly rewarded when Bernardo cut inside onto his favoured left foot and beat De Gea at his near post.

Sane has been scarcely used by Guardiola of late, but the German, whose winning goal inflicted Liverpool’s only league defeat of the season in January, again showed his capability to make a difference in the biggest games.

Sterling led a City counter-attack before feeding Sane, whose powerful shot De Gea could not keep out. “I like to be critical of him because I know his potential,” said Guardiola of Sane. “The way he came in was incredible.” (afp)

Pogba odd man out in PFA team of the year

Manchester United’s Paul Pogba is the only non-Manchester City or Liverpool player to be named in the Professional Footballers’ Association’s Premier League team of the year on Thursday.

The 26-year-old French World Cup-winning midfielder’s inclusion is a surprise after an indifferent season, although he hit a purple patch after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer arrived at Old Trafford as interim manger.

City and Liverpool have been locked in an enthralling duel for the title, with Guardiola’s City going top again on Wednesday after beating United 2-0 at Old Trafford, with Pogba unable to inspire his side to a much-needed win.

City provide six of the 11 players -- goalkeeper Ederson, centrehalf Aymeric Laporte, midfielders Bernardo Silva and Fernandinho and forwards Sergio Aguero and

Raheem Sterling.

The remaining four places are filled by Liverpool players -- fullbacks Andrew Robertson and Trent-Alexander Arnold, central defender Virgil van Dijk and forward Sadio Mane.

Van Dijk and Sterling are believed to be in the running for the player of the year award.

There is no place, though, for Liverpool’s Egyptian star Mo Salah, who has scored 19 Premier League goals this season, Spurs pair Harry Kane and Son Heungmin or Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard.

The PFA Team of the Year is voted for by members of the Professional Footballers’ Association.

Manchester City had five players in the 2017/18 side but only Argentine star Aguero retains his place from the team of 12 months ago. (afp)

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Lazio attack media after fans display pro-Mussolini banner

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Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba (R) vies with Manchester City’s Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 24, 2019.

Lazio attacked the media’s “simplistic tendency” to blame all the club’s fans for neo-fascist incidents, after a pro-Mussolini banner was displayed before repeated racist chants were reportedly heard during Wednesday’s Coppa Italia game against AC Milan.

Their faces masked by a long banner reading “Honour to Benito Mussolini”, the group sang fascist songs and performed the Nazi salute near the city’s Piazza Loreto, where the defeated dictator’s body was strung up in 1945, the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper reported.

A short video circulating on social media showed the group holding up the banner, signed ‘IRR’ in a reference to the Irriducibili -Lazio’s hardcore ‘ultra’ supporters who have a long history of hardright politics.

Lazio’s 1-0 win was then overshadowed by the racist abuse of Milan players Tiemoue Bakayoko and Franck Kessie.

“SS Lazio clearly distance ourselves from behaviour and demonstrations that do not in any way correspond to the values of sport

that this club has promoted and supported for 119 years,” the club said in a statement.

“Lazio also reject and contest the simplistic tendency of the media to consider the entire Lazio fanbase responsible for the actions of a few isolated elements, for motivation that has nothing to do with passion for sport.

“The club has always fought for the respect of law and fairness in behaviour.” Authorities reportedly identified 22 people responsible for the Mussolini banner.

The Serie A clash between Milan and Lazio at the San Siro earlier this month finished with Milan 1-0 winners and scuffles on the pitch after the home players held up the shirt of Lazio player Francesco Acerbi to their own fans like a trophy.

Milan midfielders Bakayoko and Kessie were fined a total of 86,000 euros ($97,000) for the incident.

Meanwhile, a video of racist chants directed at Frenchman Bakayoko by a group of Lazio fans before the game also circulated on social media. Italian football has struggled to prevent racist chanting

this season.

Earlier this month, Juventus youngster Moise Kean was racially abused in a game at Cagliari, with his teammate Leonardo Bonucci widely condemned for then saying it was partly the striker’s fault.

Italy’s national team coach Roberto Mancini was among those to then call on authorities to clamp down on racism. Milan’s mayor Giuseppe Sala insisted the northern Italian metropolis “is and will remain forever a profoundly anti-fascist city”. Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini condemned the incident.

“No tolerance for any form of violence, physical or verbal. I thank the police who are following the incident carefully. Football must be an occasion of celebration and communion, not for fighting or confrontation,” Salvini, an AC Milan fan, said on Twitter.

In Italy “apology for fascism” is a crime, but some cases have been thrown out in recent years on freedom of speech grounds. (afp)

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Bali bombing memorial

MANGUPURA - Attend this solemn and graceful reminder of the three-bomb attack that left hundreds from across the globe dead and injured. The Bali Bombing Memorial pays tribute to those who lost their lives in the October 12, 2002 terrorist attack in Kuta.

The elegant monument reveals the names of 202 people from various countries who died in the blasts. Approach the solemn commemoration site to meditate on

the tragedy, which involved three separate bombs.

Admire the greenery of the many exotic plants in large pots at the base of the ornate stone carving.

Gaze up at the tasteful monument which holds a large marble plaque engraved in gold with the names of the victims. In addition to the fatalities, 209 people were injured as a result of the suicide blast, car bomb and a smaller device. See the structure at night, when it is

illuminated.

If the temporary guardrails are open, climb the steps on either side of the main platform to get a closer look at the list of victims and their 20 nationalities. Tall poles along the two sets of stairs were installed to hold flags from these countries.

On the platform in front of the plaque is a water feature with a mosaic lotus flower.

Note that the attacks were carried out in popular vacation locations,

near nightclubs and the United States consulate. More than 100 members of radical Islamist group Jemaah Islamiyah, which planned the attacks, have been convicted of terrorism since 2002 and some were executed.

The monument stands on the site of the former Paddy’s Pub, which was destroyed in the bombing.

Stay at one of the hostels and hotels on the busy streets surrounding the memorial. Find many nearby bars, clubs and restaurants, along

with massage parlors and shops.

The monument was inaugurated in October 2004 to mark the 2-year anniversary of the tragedy. See it for free. It remains visible to the public at all times from the sidewalk. The Bali Bombing Memorial is in the heart of Kuta’s main sightseeing region. Walk east from Kuta Beach for about 10 minutes to get here. Nearby sights include the Beachwalk Mall, the Bali Sea Turtle Society and the Waterbom Bali water park. (IBP/net)

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Men’s elite runner Britain’s Mo Farah poses during a photocall for the London marathon at Tower Bridge in central London on April 24, 2019.

Mo Farah lifts lid on bust up with Gebrselassie

LONDON - Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in a bitter dispute just days away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an unpaid hotel bill at the heart of the row.

Britain’s quadruple Olympic champion Farah, aiming to win Sunday’s race, wrapped up his pre-marathon press conference with claims that Gebrselassie had made no effort to recover items stolen from his room at the Ethiopian’s hotel near Addis Ababa. Farah was staying at the hotel in late March as part of training for Sunday’s prestigious race.

Gebrselassie -- a two-time Olympic champion -- hit back by accusing Farah of not paying his heavily discounted hotel bill and claimed in a

statement to media that only thanks to his intervention had an assault charge brought by a fellow guest against the Briton been dropped.

Farah, in hardly ideal preparations for taking on world record holder and defending champion Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday, said on Wednesday that around £2,500 pounds ($3,200) had been stolen on March 23 -- his 36th birthday -- along with a watch given to him by his wife Tania.

Farah denied Gebrselassie’s accusations, saying they were an effort

to “distract from the situation, where members of his hotel staff used a room key and stole money and items from Mo Farah’s room”.

“Someone’s got the key from reception, opened it up, took my money, took my nice watch that my wife got me, and two phones,” said Farah.

“The watch was sentimental -– it can’t be replaced.”

- ‘Act of blackmailing’ Farah, who finished third in last

year’s race but has since set a new European record in landing the prestigious Chicago Marathon, also revealed the contents of a text message he sent Gebrselassie when he lost patience at not having his pleas for help answered.

“I want to inform you that I’m disappointed you have not made any effort to find my stolen money, and especially my watch,” the text read.

“I have tried to contact you by telephone several times.

“Know that I am not responsible for what I say during the press conference in London and what influence it will have on your personality

and your business. Greetings, Sir (he has been ennobled by Queen Elizabeth II) Mo.” Gebrselassie, who also won four outdoor world titles in his illustrious career, hit back claiming the text message looked like “an act of blackmailing and accusation” and added there had been “multiple reports of disgraceful conduct” at the hotel levelled against Farah and his entourage.

Chief among his complaints against the Somalia-born naturalised Briton -- a six-time world outdoor champion -- was an alleged assault on another athlete in the hotel gym. (afp)

Kerr rips Warriors after Clippers loss

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Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors talks to his team before playing against the LA Clippers in Game Five of the first round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on April 24, 2019 in Oakland, California.

LOS ANGELES - Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr accused his team of taking victory for granted on Wednesday as the NBA champions slumped to an upset 129-121 playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Warriors had looked set to advance into a Western Conference semi-final showdown with Houston, needing only a victory on home turf against the eighthseeded Clippers to complete a 4-1 series victory.

But a 45-point display from Kevin Durant could not mask a shoddy Warriors defensive performance which the Clippers exploited to claw the series back to 3-2 as

the teams head to Los Angeles for game six. Lou Williams delivered 33 points off the bench for the Clippers while Patrick Beverley hauled down 14 rebounds to craft an upset which left Kerr bemoaning a lacklustre showing from his team.

“It’s been a year where things haven’t gone exactly smoothly all the time so I’m not surprised by anything, but I expected us to come out and play better and win the game,” Kerr told reporters afterwards.

“But it’s the NBA playoffs. It’s a seven-game series and you’ve got to play, and defend with some urgency. We gave up 129 points on our home floor. We weren’t right

from the very beginning.

“Everything we did in LA, we didn’t do tonight. We seemed to take it for granted that we were going to be okay. But I said it before the game -- this Clipper team has been scrapping and clawing all year.

“I knew they weren’t going to go down without a fight. Patrick Beverley came in and kicked our butts.”

While Kerr and the Warriors reflected on a chastening loss, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers waved off suggestions that his team could go on to eliminate the Warriors, who are chasing a fourth title in five seasons. (afp)

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Isolation helps Brazil indigenous group defend way of life ALTAMIRA - As the diesel generator rumbles to life in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, teenagers scramble to charge their phones and watch music videos -- an ordinary pastime in an extraordinary setting.

The teens are members of the Arara indigenous group -- and they had to travel eight hours round-trip by boat to the nearest city, Altamira, to download those video clips.

They live with about 200 others in Laranjal village on the edge of the Iriri River in Brazil’s northern state of Para.

On a daily basis, they are isolated and off the grid. They are also part of an 800,000-strong indigenous community that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he wants to “integrate into society.”

“The Indian cannot continue to be trapped within a demarcated area as if he were a zoo animal,” he once said.

“My plan is to make Indians our equals,” the far-right leader said in December, a month before taking power.

“They have the same needs as us -- they want doctors, dentists, television, internet.”

Bolsonaro’s remarks have alarmed the Arara, who like other indigenous groups across Latin America’s biggest country of 209 million people have long battled to protect their traditional way of life, away from towns and cities.

Their fears have been heightened by the uptick in illegal logging since the arrival of the new Brazilian leader -- and what that means

for their land.

“Bolsonaro wants the Indians to live like the whites, but we will never give up our customs,” says Mouko, 43, wearing a T-shirt and shorts.

“We live on fishing and hunting.

We must preserve nature and stop tearing down the trees.”

Thousands of indigenous people converged Wednesday on the nation’s capital Brasilia at the start of their annual three-day lobbying effort to defend their land rights.

- A simple life The Arara live in single-story wooden houses, many of them painted blue, that form an almost perfect arc around a well-used grass football pitch.

Roosters and hens roam freely around the homes, which were built by the company managing the nearby Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant as compensation for environmental damage to their ancestral lands.

While they enjoy some of the trappings of modern life, the Arara say they are fiercely attached to their traditional culture.

Some decorate their faces and bodies with motifs inspired by local plants or animals using pigments extracted from jenipapo fruit.

Unlike residents of many indig-

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Dead vote count officials should be appreciated: Ma’ruf YOGYAKARTA - Officials who died while taking part in the vote counting process of the 2019 general elections should be appreciated and compensated, the candidate for Vice President Number 01, Ma’ruf Amin, has stated.

“I think that is something we really are very concerned about because many vote count attendants died due to fatigue,” Ma’ruf said after attending a ceremony to mark the successful presidential election at an Islamic boarding school here, Wednesday.

Mauro Pimentel / AFP

Arara indigenous children play at the Laranjal tribal camp, in Arara indigenous land, Para state, in the northern Brazilian Amazon rainforest, on March 15, 2019. enous villages in Brazil, everyone in Laranjal can speak their ancestral language. Some of the elders even refuse to use Portuguese, the mother tongue of Brazil’s colonizers.

Children’s names and birth dates written on colored paper decorate

the walls of the four classrooms in the school that goes up to the seventh grade (about age 12).

“Young Indian people are not very different from other children,” said teacher Janete Carvalho, 35, as she prepared for the new academic year.

“They are usually very good at math and love art classes.”

Subsidies from Brazil’s “Bolsa Familia” (Family Fund) antipoverty program encourage Arara parents to send their children to classes. (afp)

In Baltimore, violins to combat violence

Autumn Taylor (L), Dion Carter (C) and Desean Anderson (R), violinists in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids program, sing as the arrive at practice for the String Fling concert at the Lockerman Bundy Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 12, 2019.

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BALTIMORE - As the conductor raises her baton, dozens of children come to order, and their everyday cacophonous chatting gives way to a melodic cascade of notes.

The 60 or so students are part of OrchKids, a program run by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, which is hoping to bring change to the troubled city through the power of music.

“We are trying to combat some of the social challenges here in Baltimore,” says program director Nick Skinner.

One recent OrchKids concert took place just a few blocks from where Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, was arrested in April 2015.

Gray fell into a coma while in police custody and later died, and the incident sparked violent protests

in Baltimore, a port city plagued by violence, drugs and crime.

“Charm City” is now one of the most violent in the United States, with an average of more than 300 murders a year. Nearly a quarter of its 620,000 residents live below the poverty line.

In recent years, urban renewal projects have sought to break the spiral of gloom, but in some neighborhoods, only a few blocks separate condemned buildings from hip hotspots.

Those behind OrchKids remain optimistic.

In all, 1,300 children -- from grade school to high school -- are enrolled in the program, which offers them free music education, four afternoons a week after school.

The program offers them a safe place to go after school without

charge -- easing the minds of busy parents who would otherwise need child care or be forced to leave their children unsupervised.

“We’re providing not only academic support but also a healthy snack and a dinner before they go home,” Skinner explains.

OrchKids -- which takes inspiration from El Sistema, Venezuela’s venerable music education program -- started a little more than a decade ago with just 30 students.

“Back when we started the program in 2008, most of the community thought that we were actually undercover cops,” Skinner says.

“There was no trust,” he adds, recalling the long history of distrust, especially in the city’s African American community, toward local officials and a police force seen as racist and corrupt. (afp)

“I agree that they (the deceased attendants) should be given appreciation and compensation for their work,” said the former chairman of the Executive Board of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia.

The running mate of Presidential Candidate Joko Widodo urged a revaluation of the process of choosing five ballots at a time sometime before the next election.

“Maybe, the system needs to be taken into account, because the simultaneous work of choosing five choices to prepare everything might be too tiring and needs to be evaluated,” he said.

However, the non-active Chairperson of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) hoped that it would not be too tiring for the polling station officials if the upcoming election were to be held simultaneously.

“The important thing is that it is not too tiring. It needs to be discussed further so that no attendants fall victims to fatigue,” he said. (ant)

BAY ISMOYO / AFP

A man stands in front of a projection showing the updated real vote count for the April 17 presidential election tabulation at the general election commission office in Jakarta on April 25, 2019, showing presidential and vice presidential candidates, Joko Widodo and Maruf Amin, leading the race.

PLN president director suspended by company’s Board of Commissioners JAKARTA - State electricity company (PT PLN) President Director Sofyan Basir was suspended by the State Enterprises Ministry following the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) implicating him as graft suspect over Riau-1 thermal power plant (PLTU) construction contract.

“I have come to know of Basir’s suspension by PLN’s board of commissioners. We currently await an official letter from the board of commissioners today,” Imam Apriyanto Putro, the ministry’s secretary, remarked here on Thursday.

Basir’s suspension falls in line

with PT PLN’s articles of association, he revealed.

“PLN is a large strategic firm meeting the electricity demands of the people and different types of industries. Hence, (his) suspension was called for,” he explained.

Putro noted that the other development was the appointment of PT PLN’s human capital management director Muhammad Ali as acting PLN president director as a replacement to Basir.

“In accordance with the articles of association, RUPS (the general meeting of the company) has a 30-day time limit for appointing

a definitive president director and in the interim, Mr Muhammad Ali will serve as acting president director,” he revealed.

The anti-graft body has named Basir, who is tied to the project, as a suspect in the case on Tuesday (Apr 23).

The KPK has accused Basir of accepting a bribe from Blackgold Natural Resources shareholder Johannes Budisutrisno Kotjo in connection with a cooperation contract for constructing the PLTU Riau-1.

“The KPK has got its hands on sufficient preliminary evidence on the alleged involvement of other

parties in the alleged graft case related to a cooperation contract for constructing PLTU Riau-1,” KPK Deputy Chairman Saut Situmorang stated.

Basir is on the receiving end of accusations over plotting with or assisting an expelled House Commission VII member of the Golkar Party, identified by her initials as EMS, and her colleagues in alleged receipt of gratification or assurance from Kotjo over the cooperation contract.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lent his full support to the KPK’s move to name the suspend-

ed PT PLN president director as a graft suspect in the case.

“We should fully authorize the anti-graft body for settling legal matters, particularly related to corruption,” the president emphasized after opening and observing the International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) 2019 at the Jakarta Convention Center on Wednesday.

The president decidedly stayed mum on case-related details, albeit calling on all parties to fully authorize the Commission to solve legal problems, particularly connected to graft. (ant)

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BUSINESS

SEOUL - Two months after he failed to win a badly needed easing of sanctions from President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is traveling to Russia in a possible attempt to win its help as the U.S.-led trade sanctions hurt his country’s already-struggling economy.

Institute said North Korea needs more than 1 million tons of food aid, so it would want Russia to provide hundreds of thousands of tons of corn, flour and other foodstuff. Russia could send North Korea food, but mostly in a secret manner, Cho said.

Kim will also likely raise the issue of thousands of North Korean workers in Russia, who must return home along with other overseas North Korean workers worldwide by the end of this year under the U.N. sanctions.

“There is a high possibility that Kim will ask Putin to be flexible on the issue as it’s related to the inflow of dollars,” said analyst Shin Beomchul of the Asan institute.

He said North Korea may seek to persuade Russia to overlook North Korean visitors with short-term non-employment visas engaging in illegal work.

In May last year, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said North Korea sends an estimated 50,000 workers aboard, mostly to China and Russia. Most work at factories, construction sites, lumber camps and restaurants. They often toil in tough working conditions and large portions of their salaries are taken

by North Korea’s government, according to activists and defectors.

After Kim failed to get sanctions relief from Trump in Vietnam, he called for national unity under the banner of self-reliance to surmount the sanctions. His state media called self-reliance “the treasured sword,” a term previously used to refer to his nuclear weapons.

“It is necessary to sweep away the whirlwind of sanctions by the hostile forces,” Kim said in a rare speech at the country’s rubber-stamp parliament earlier this month.

The Vietnam summit collapsed after Trump rejected Kim’s calls for the end of five of the 11 sanctions that he said impede his country’s civilian economy in return for partial steps toward nuclear disarmament. They include a ban on key exports such as coal, textiles and

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Kim looks to Russia as sanctions bite North Korea’s economy

There are no signs of a financial or humanitarian crisis in North Korea. But some observers say the sanctions, toughened over the past several years, are gradually drying up Kim’s foreign currency reserves and he is desperate to find ways to bring in hard currency. His propaganda service is already saying that North Koreans can survive with only “water and air.”

Russia, along with China, has called for the easing of the sanctions, though both are members of the U.N. Security Council, which has approved a total of 11 rounds of sanctions on North Korea since 2006. Some experts say Kim may ask Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting set to take place in Vladivostok on Thursday to voice strong opposition to the sanctions, enforce them less stringently and send humanitarian food aid to North Korea.

It’s still unclear how much assistance Kim could get from Putin.

Along with China, Russia isn’t likely to want to openly evade the sanctions and face diplomatic friction with the United States. More than 90% of North Korea’s foreign trade has gone through China, with which it shares a long, porous land border.

Analyst Go Myong-Hyun of the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies said Kim’s Russia trip, the first by a North Korean leader since 2011, may have been planned long before the February breakdown of the second summit between Kim and Trump in Vietnam. Go said North Korea and Russia had wanted to discuss economic cooperation if the summit had resulted in an easing of sanctions.

What will still likely be on the agenda is a request by Kim for food aid. In February, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kim Song, issued an unusual appeal for “urgent” food assistance.

North Korean officials blamed the shortage on bad weather and the sanctions.

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In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, The United Nations Security Council votes to pass a new sanctions resolution against North Korea during a meeting at U.N. headquarters. Some experts say North Korean Kim Jong Un may ask Russian President Vladimir Putin in a meeting set to take place in Vladivostok on Thursday, April 25, 2019, to voice strong opposition to the sanctions, enforce them less stringently and send humanitarian food aid to North Korea. seafood; a significant curtailing of oil imports; and the repatriation of North Korean overseas workers by December.

These sanctions, approved one by one since 2016 when Kim began a series of nuclear and missile tests, are inflicting more pain than the six previously imposed sanctions that largely target North Korea’s weapons industry.

The new sanctions especially affect North Korea’s official external trade. According to China Customs figures, China’s imports from North Korea dropped by 88% and exports to the North by 33% in 2018. South Korea’s central bank said North Korea’s economy contracted 3.5% in 2017 from a year earlier.

North Korea monitoring groups in Seoul say the prices of rice and other key commodities at hundreds of markets in North Korea remain largely unchanged. South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last month that it hasn’t detected any signs of mass starvation.

Some experts say Kim has likely used some of his foreign currency

reserves to import goods from China to maintain price stability. Some say North Korea’s huge trade deficit may have been offset by illicit border trade with China that is likely thriving again with lax enforcement of the U.N. sanctions. Others say North Korea is trying to locally produce items it had imported.

“It’s certain that North Korea is releasing a large amount of money,” Go said. “When its money runs out, it’ll face an urgent situation and step up calls for sanctions relief.”

There is no independently confirmed data on the size of North Korea’s foreign currency reserves.

Go said some economists estimate them at $5 billon. Outside speculation varies over how long North Korea can withstand the impact of the sanctions without major economic and social chaos.

Cho speculates North Korea will likely hold out for the next three to five years. But others say it could face a drain on its foreign currency reserves sooner, by December or

next year at the earliest.

Whether the sanctions will eventually force Kim to fully give up his nuclear program is unclear.

Kim considers his nuclear weapons a stronger security assurance than any non-aggression promises the U.S. could offer. In his April 12 parliamentary speech, he described the sanctions as a plot to disarm North Korea before trying to overthrow his government.

If there is an indication of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, many experts say China will likely make large-scale food shipments to prevent the exodus of refugees from the North.

Thae Yong Ho, a former minster at the North Korean Embassy in London who defected to South Korea in 2016, said in a recent blog post that there are rumors among North Korean residents that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, in May. He said North Korea’s hard-line stance will continue for the time being if it gets help from Russia and China. (ap)

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Bali hosts some of the best directors of this underrepresented genre

According to the oxford dictionary, the word indigenous means: “Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native”. So, while this brings up questions about what groups of people qualify for this nomenclature, and what is being specifically referred to by this adjective, there is a commonly held understanding that ‘indigenous peoples’ are those who have lived in the same place for a very, very long time and maintained their connection to the land through various sociocultural beliefs and practices that are based on the understanding that all life is interconnected.

In Indonesia this matter is particularly interesting because, over the centuries, there have been both large influxes of peoples from other lands as well as multiple lineages of unbroken traditions that interweave and yet maintain distinct local traditions throughout the archipelago.

Despite the truly bewildering variety of distinct beliefs, practices, and customs that can reasonably be included under the term ‘indigenous’, one of the common traits found amongst indigenous peoples the world over is the understanding that, because all life is interconnected, it is imperative to maintain harmonious relations with each other and the natural environment. This, of course, stands in stark contrast to a world-view that sees things, people and the natural environment as separate and unrelated and has thus led to all kinds of harrowing challenges.

The Bali Indigenous Film Festival was started last year as a platform for sharing stories about the experiences, knowledge, visions, and hopes of indigenous peoples all over the world, with particular attention to Indonesia. This year the festival has expanded and is running under the theme “Stories That Matter”.

Festival Founder Emmanuella Shinta from Palangkararaya, Kalimantan, works with the Ranu Welum Foundation, that is functioning as the festival organizers. This non-profit organization from Central-Kalimantan trains local youths in media and film-making as a way to allow a broader range of stories to be heard by the general public and aims to create mini film festivals in small towns throughout Indonesia.

“Documenting stories can raise awareness and bring heart-based indigenous wisdom to mainstream audiences. This is important since the need to live more sustainably has never been greater”, she explains.

After the success of last year’s event, the Bali Indigenous Film Festival returns to us this May 10-13th, starting with a lavish dinner and

opening ceremony on the sprawling grounds of the Njana Tilem Museum, followed by screenings of 40 indigenous films from Indonesia an 24 other countries on Saturday, May 11th and Sunday, May 12th at Paradiso, Ubud, from 10AM to 11PM with Q&A with many of the directors.

Festival Co-Founder and David Metcalf, who also organized last year’s colossal Indigenous Celebration at ARMA in Ubud, informs those interested that, early purchase of tickets is recommended as many screenings were sold out last year and this year will likely see even greater interest, given the astounding line-up of truly remarkable films on offer.

Included amongst the variety of short and feature length, documentary and fiction films are; “Food from the Forest”, a documentary about sustainable food foraging in Kalimantan by Sumatran director Nanang Sujana, “Sekala Niskala”, a fiction film by Kamila Andini that explores the unseen world through the power Balinese arts, “Marie’s Dictionary” directed by Vaughan Lee, a documentary about the struggles of the last living speaker of Canadian Indigenous language Wukchumni and her quest to keep this language alive, “A Time to Swim” by Duong Ashley which documents the story of Mutang Urud an activist for indigenous rights in Borneo who has been living in exile for the last 25 years, “The Song Keepers”, by Naina Sen, which tells the inspiring story of four generations of Aboriginal Australian women reconnecting their songs from remnants found in the archives of German missionaries and many other top-notch films from some of the worlds best directors of this genre.

A fundraiser and four-course dinner with world-renown directors will be taking place on May 7th, 7 PM, at Hotel Tugu Bali in Canggu to raise money for the festival. For more information about the fundraiser and festival: www. indigenousfilmfestibi.com. (kmb)

Bulun Baon Vegetable, a Typical Ancient Menu

Have you ever tasted Bulun Baon vegetable? This kind of vegetable is mostly consumed by old people at villages. Apart from having different taste, this leaf-based cuisine was once a favorite food among Balinese people in the past. Young people, especially the millennial, do not know much about it, much less like it because it feels strange.

Lately, Bulun Baon vegetable became

a classy food at hotels or restaurants. This traditional menu is widely consumed by foreign tourists, especially those who love yoga. The taste has certainly been adjusted, so that it can be enjoyed by foreign tourists.

In the presentation, of course it is combined with other menus, so that it becomes more enjoyable.

One of the hotels serving the Bulun Baon vegetable is Kenderan Restaurant

located at Dedary Kriyamaha Villa by Pramana Experience. Bulun Baon is the preferred menu for its in-house guests.

“This type of food is an attractive choice for tourists, especially those who are so interested in Balinese culture,” said Manager of Dedary Kriyamaha Villa, I Putu Eka Richmawan.

This menu is quite popular among inhouse guests. In fact, tourists who are very

enthusiastic about Balinese culture try more traditional dishes, one of which is the Bulun Baon vegetable. It happens because the taste is very typical. “We have to adjust it pursuant to the appetite of guests that are not familiar with spicy taste. Thus, the amount of spices used in the presentation of Bulun Baon vegetable is also adjusted,” said restaurant chef at Dedary Kriyamaha, I Made Aryana. (kmb)

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Gianyar Bonsai Exhibition dominated by new arrivals fact, it increasingly surged to 470 trees,” he said.

Uniquely, the newcomers of this prospect category are also dominated by millennial generation. According to him, this showed that currently there is a significant increase in young people who are serious about bonsai. “The newcomers are very confident in participating in this exhibition because they would like to increase knowledge. When being checked out, a lot of bonsai from this category looks good,” he said.

In addition to the prospect category, there are also regional categories followed by 172 trees, intermediate (38 trees), star (15 trees), and premier (20 trees). He added that most participants are from Java, Bali, Kalimantan, NTB, Lombok and Sumatra.

He explained that assessment of the bonsai has its own formula starting from the composition between the pots to the order of branches. “There are extreme trees looking to snake and formal trees.

There are small trees, but put in large pots so they are not suitable.

In addition, the layout is also con-

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This exhibition is dominated by newcomers posing the members of the prospect category, amounting to 225 dwarf trees. sidered,” he explained.

He added the price of bonsai in this exhibition soared. For instance, the premier and star categories can reach the price of IDR 300 million more. Moreover, the prices remain relative, even far from that because bonsai is an art item. “Bonsai is the

most expensive art item that costs up to hundreds of millions. Meanwhile, the medium category can reach tens of millions,” he said.

In addition to the exhibition in the area, the committee also opened 16 sale booths offering pre-made bonsai to ready bonsai. A pre-made

bonsai was already sold for tens of millions of rupiahs. “Yesterday, there was a visitor purchasing premade bonsai valued at tens of millions. The pre-made bonsai is really good and it will only need to be cared for a little, later on it can win the contest,” he said. (kmb35)

To secure ballot boxes

District police install CCTV at sub-district head’s office

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In addition to conducting layered guarding, security is also carried out by Bangli Police by installing a number of surveillance cameras (CCTV) in each storage warehouse.

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GIANYAR - Hundreds of dwarf trees adorned the Astina Gianyar Square on Wednesday (Apr. 24). In fact there were a total of 470 bonsais collected in this exhibition. Uniquely, this exhibition is dominated by newcomers posing the members of the prospect category, amounting to 225 dwarf trees.

Head of the Gianyar Bonsai Exhibition Committee, who is also an advisor to PPBI Bali, Wayan Artana, explained this year’s bonsai exhibition is dominated by newcomers. The number of participants in the prospect category even reached 225 posing a significant increase compared to the previous year where the beginner category was never more than 115 trees. “Now, there are 225 trees categorized as prospects beyond the others. It means there are more bonsais of beginner category. Then, those making bonsai a livelihood or more than just a hobby shows more significant growth this year,” he said.

He admitted to be quite confused with the increasing number of participants in this beginner category.

As a result, at the beginning of the preparations for this year’s exhibition the committee had to increase the number of tables and other equipment. “From 2006 to now, the bonsai exhibition that has never ended up is always evaluated. Indeed, this year is beyond expectation and we are preparing a place for around 300 trees. In

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BANGLI - The existence of electoral ballot boxes currently stored in the sub-district head’s office has been tightly guarded by the Bangli Police. In addition to conducting layered guarding, security is also carried out by Bangli Police by installing a number of surveillance cameras (CCTV) in each storage warehouse.

Spokesperson of Bangli Police, Sulhadi, stated on Wednesday (Apr. 24) the installation of CCTV cameras has been carried out since April 19. It is meant to maintain and monitor the security of the ballot box storage location. CCTV installation will be carried out until later the other election ballot boxes and logistics are moved from the sub-district to the Electoral Commission (KPU).

He stated, in Tembuku and Susut subdistrict head’s office, he installed

2 to 3 cameras in each warehouse of the ballot boxes. Meanwhile, in Kintamani subdistrict head’s office is installed four CCTV cameras.

Two of them are installed in the warehouses in the subdistrict head’s office and two others are installed at the Kintamani village multipurpose hall currently taken advantage for warehouse of the ballot boxes. “As for Bangli subdistrict, since there are already 8 CCTV cameras installed, we don’t do the installation again,” explained Sulhadi.

Despite being installed with CCTV, the guarding of the ballot box storage warehouse is still carried out by Bangli Police personnel assisted by the Bangli Military District Command for 24 hours.

Safeguards are carried out in turn with a shift pattern.

Sulhadi also stated that in addition to CCTV installation, to main-

tain the security of the ballot box his authority also prepares a light fire extinguisher (APAR) in each warehouse. According to him, the provision of the fire extinguisher is very important to anticipate the occurrence of undesirable things, such as fires.

He also added that to ensure the health conditions of each personnel carrying out the security of the election to remain excellent, the Bangli Police Health Team had conducted checkup and health services. “As we know, the officers are guarding day and night for the election security,” he said.

In addition to the National Police personnel, health services are also given by the Bangli Police Health Team to the Electoral Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) commissioners along with staff carrying out guard duties at its office. (kmb40)

The announcement comes after the Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the Ryugu asteroid early this month to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material, aiming to reveal more about the origins of life on Earth.

Yuichi Tsuda, Hayabusa2 project manager at the Japanese space agency (JAXA), told reporters they confirmed the crater from images captured by the probe located 1,700 metres (5,500 feet) from the asteroid’s surface.

“Creating an artificial crater with an impactor and observing it in detail afterwards is a world-first attempt,” Tsuda said.

“This is a big success.”

NASA’s Deep Impact probe succeeded in creating an artificial crater on a comet in 2005, but only for observation purposes.

Masahiko Arakawa, a Kobe University professor involved in the project, said it was “the best day of his life”.

“We can see such a big hole a lot more clearly than expected,” he said, adding the images showed a crater 10 metres in diameter.

JAXA scientists had previously predicted that the crater could be as large as 10 metres in diameter if the surface was sandy, or three metres if rocky.

“The surface is filled with boulders but yet we created a crater this big. This could mean there’s a scientific mechanism we don’t know or something special about Ryugu’s materials,” the professor said.

The aim of blasting the crater on Ryugu is

Hyabusa 2 is in orbit around asteroid Ryugu to throw up “fresh” material from under the asteroid’s surface that could shed light on the early stages of the solar system.

The asteroid is thought to contain relatively large amounts of organic matter and water from some 4.6 billion years ago when the solar system was born.

In February, Hayabusa2 touched down briefly on Ryugu and fired a bullet into the surface to puff up dust for collection, before blasting back to its holding position.

The mission, with a price tag of around 30 billion yen ($270 million), was launched

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in December 2014 and is scheduled to return to Earth with its samples in 2020.

Photos of Ryugu -- which means “Dragon Palace” in Japanese and refers to a castle at the bottom of the ocean in an ancient Japanese tale -- show the asteroid has a rough surface full of boulders. (afp)

Antarctic penguins suffer ‘catastrophic’ breeding failure

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In this file photo taken on July 1, 2007 a colony of King penguins is pictured on Possession Island in the Crozet archipelago in the Austral seas.

PARIS - The second largest Emperor penguin colony on Earth has suffered a “catastrophic” breeding failure after nearly all chicks born over three years died as their icy Antarctic habitat shrinks, researchers said Thursday.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) used satellite imagery to study the behaviour of the Halley Bay colony in the Weddell Sea due south of Cape Hope, which normally sees up to 25,000 penguin pairs mate each year.

They found that in 2016, when abnormally warm and stormy weather broke up the sea-ice on which the penguins normally raise their young, almost all the chicks died.

This pattern was repeated in 2017 and 2018.

The BAS said the colony at Hal-

ley Bay has “all but disappeared”.

“We have been tracking the population of this, and other colonies in the region, for the last decade using very high resolution satellite imagery,” said BAS remote sensing specialist Peter Fretwell.

“We can estimate the population based on the known density of the groups to give reliable estimate of colony size.

“These images have clearly shown the catastrophic breeding failure at this site over the last three years,” Fretwell added.

The team noted however that a nearby penguin colony at Dawson Lambton had “markedly increased in size”, indicating that many of the Halley Bay birds had migrated to safer breeding conditions.

BAS penguin expert Phil Tra-

than said it was impossible to know for sure if the break up of sea-ice at Halley Bay was caused by climate change.

“But such a complete failure to breed successfully is unprecedented at this site,” he said.

Emperors, the world’s largest penguin species, came to global fame with a 2005 documentary, “March of the Penguins”, portraying their annual trek across the icy wastes, and the 2006 cartoon movie “Happy Feet”.

But their population, centred around Earth’s extreme south, is set to decline up to 70 percent by the end of the century as the planet continues to warm. A study in 2015 recommended the birds be added to an international “Red List” of endangered species. (afp)

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Prada woos China with Shanghai catwalk in Milan fashion week MILAN - Italian fashion giant Prada said Thursday its upcoming men’s collection will hit the catwalk in Shanghai rather than Milan, in a nod to the importance of China for the luxury world.

The Men’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection will be held in the coastal metropolis on June 6, during Milan fashion week, to mark the 40th anniversary of the twinning of the cities, Prada said in a statement.

“China has always occupied a prominent place in Prada’s imagination: in particular, the city of Shanghai and its rich cultural life,” Miuccia Prada was quoted as saying.

“The attitude and identity of Shanghai, its dynamic fusions of past and present, old and new, are sources of constant exchange and interest,” she added.

Prada, Italy’s biggest luxury group in terms of turnover, said it wanted to develop its presence in China through “new and original experiences”.

A third of all luxury goods worldwide are purchased by Chinese consumers.

Prada’s fashion rivals Dolce & Gabbana are reeling from a boycott in China after a calamitous advertising campaign featuring a Chinese woman struggling to eat spaghetti and pizza with chopsticks that was decried as racist. (afp)

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their inner monologue.

It’s one thing to admire a gown like that from afar, but actually wearing one of the Viktor & Rolf creations IRL is a different story entirely. Until recently, only uncanny valley-territory YouTube star Poppy managed to wear one on the red carpet, attending the iHeartMusic awards in Los Angeles last month in the wide, orange piece stitched with a flame-engulfed skull and the words “go to hell” on the front.

Now, though, Dua Lipa’s the

latest fearless popstar to try out one of the eye-catching garments.

The performer posted a picture in which she is sitting on the floor, creating a full-out puddle of tulle and donning the rainbow puffsleeved dress from the collection that reads “leave me alone” in small print across the chest. “The best time to call me is via text,” Lipa quipped in the accompanying Instagram caption. Lipa may not want attention, but it’s impossible to look away. (net)

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KWT food products in Bangli still unable to penetrate modern markets

BANGLI — Several groups of women farmers (KWT) in Bangli district have been innovating so far in creating food products. However, even though the processed products are packaged with modern packaging, none of their products are able to penetrate modern markets such as souvenir markets or supermarkets. Their marketing is only limited to local stalls and traditional markets.

Based on data from the Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries Agency (PKP), up to 2018 there are a total of 156 groups in Bangli spreading in four subdistricts. Of that number, dozens of them are active and creating confectionary products from local food preparations. Their products include chips, shredded meat, various cakes, and various types of fruit juice drinks.

Section Head of Farmer Institution, Extension and Farming Business at Bangli Agriculture, Food Security and Fisheries (PKP), Ida I Dewa Ayu Mas Mahyuni, with permission from Head of the PKP Bangli, Wayan Sukartana, said the products of the KWT in Bangli have moderate quality. Regarding the packaging, some are still packaged simply by using plastic while some others already apply modern or aluminum foil packaging like the banana hump chips and shredded dish made by KWT Canang Sari, Peninjoan village.

So far, product marketing has been carried out by KWT only in stalls, and local traditional markets in Bangli. There are also those marketing it at tourist attractions.

Meanwhile, for modern markets such as gift shops or supermarkets, until now the KWT has not been able to penetrate. “This happens because they don’t have a PIRT (home industry products) permit and permission from National Agency for Food and Drug Control (BPOM). Like the banana hump chips already have good packaging

and enthusiasts. Since it has not owned a permit yet, it can’t enter the modern store,” she explained.

In addition to permit constraints, the non-maximized product continuity also becomes an obstacle for KWT processed products so they have not been able to enter the modern market. Mas Mahyuni added that as is known, other than working, women in Bali in general have many social activities in the community that must be carried out together. As for production, KWT only relies on group members in the village environment. “Sometimes there are ceremonies at the village that make them unable to produce and serve the orders. Meanwhile, the market cannot be like that. If ordered, it must be fulfilled,” she said.

The raw materials, said Mas Mahyuni, is not a problem as they have taken advantage of local raw materials that are quite widely available at the village.

Mas Mahyuni added that to support the continuity and development of the KWT in Bangli, the PKP Bangli had routinely conducted training for KWT members.

For several times, KWT members were also invited to do comparative studies to see and learn firsthand how the work patterns and ways of marketing of KWT in other regions.

In addition, the assistance is also provided through field extension officers (PPL) at each village.

The PKP Agency also facilitates and assists KWT to submit of product licenses. Although it is ready to be facilitated, all this time the KWT in Bangli are reluctant to submit their permits for reasons of not having enough time. “Related to marketing, we help promote through exhibitions such as on the Anniversary of Bangli or the Regional Meeting of National Model of Farmers & Fishermen (Peda KTNA) exhibition. By and large, the new and unique products get many enthusiasts,” she concluded. (kmb40)

Dua Lipa Just Pulled Off the Internet’s Most Memed Gown WHEN Dutch designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren sent their voluminous, statementmaking gowns (literally) down the spring/summer 2019 couture runway in January, they created an immediate internet sensation. With mountains of candy-coloured tulle spelling out phrases like “Sorry I’m late I didn’t want to come,” “Trust me I am a liar,” and “I’m not shy I just don’t like you,” it’s not hard to see why people couldn’t stop posting which dress best exemplified

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Several groups of women farmers (KWT) in Bangli district have been innovating so far in creating food products. However, even though the processed products are packaged with modern packaging, none of their products are able to penetrate modern markets such as souvenir markets or supermarkets.

The tension peaked when the Debus cultural show staged its attraction.

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Cultural collaboration

Debus and BarongRangda Dance in one stage

SEMARAPURA — Javanese-Balinese cultural collaboration was presented on an open stage at Puputan Klungkung Square on Tuesday night (Apr. 23). The entertainment night in a series of the 111th anniversary of Puputan Klungkung and the 27th anniversary of Semarapura town took place spectacularly and tensely. The tension peaked when the Debus cultural show staged its attraction.

The players in the Debus attraction came directly from Banten.

The thrilling attraction was displayed in collaboration with Balinese art, in the form of Barong and Rangda dances. Deputy Regent of Klungkung, Made Kasta, explained that Debus is a martial art that can be found in Banten region. Debus demonstrated extraordinary human abilities and it is beyond ordinary human reasoning. For example, one of the skills is immune to sharp weapons, immune to sulfate acid, and even immune to various types of firearms.

Debus grew in the Dutch colonial era. It became a means to pump the fighting spirit of the people of Banten against colonialism at that time. Debus art appeared with a combination of dance and vocal.

“It is one of the endeavors to introduce and preserve the cultural

show of the archipelago. This art collaboration serves as a form of cultural unification of the archipelago,” said Made Kasta.

In the performance, the Debus art is collaborated with the culture of Barong and Rangda dances.

Collaboration between the two cultures is quite interesting and able to entertain the audience filling the Puputan Klungkung Square. Debus art was displayed by Ki Sawang Jati and his friends, while the Barong dan Rangda dances were presented

by Putu Krisna Dwipayana Kasta.

This collaboration ran smoothly.

Debus attractions showed that any weapon cannot hurt the players.

Actually, the sword used is very sharp, but unable to scratch any small part of the skin of the players.

The night entertainment was also enlivened by the appearance of Balinese pop music stars like Ary

Kencana, Neli Ambarawati, Made Bayu Gendeng Magic Attractions (The RCTI Master Season 3 from Klungkung), Bondres Lawak STI Bali Palawara Music as well as Manubada Dance. Besides, it was also attended by Regent of Klungkung Nyoman Suwirta, Ida Dalem Semaraputra, Regional Secretary of Klungkung district I Gede Putu Winastra, and other related invitees.

As it is known, this collaborative attraction had been cancelled during the entertainment night program having been scheduled on April 18. Suddenly the performance was cancelled, while the stage and banners were unloaded because they did not get permission from police authority. At that time, the reason given was due to the high tension of the political atmosphere after the simultaneous election on April 17. (kmb31)

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HIV-AIDS in Badung increasingly alarming

MANGUPURA - The spread of the deadly HIV/ AIDS disease in Badung district is increasingly alarming. Apart from showing an increase, the disease caused by the unhealthy lifestyle is 90.5 percent found in people of productive ages with the range of 20 to 49 years old.

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Based on the data obtained at the Badung AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) on Wednesday (Apr. 24), the number of HIV/AIDS cases in 2018 reached 2,199. This number is from infected people from various regions and countries consisting of 1,518 HIV cases and 681 AIDS cases. Meanwhile, the highest age group attacked lies in the range of 20-49 years old at 90.5 percent of the total cases.

“This means that since getting infected to reach AIDS condition takes 5 years, so the lowest age when getting infected is around 15-24 years. The biggest transmission medium at a young age is from sexual relations as well as drug and addictive substance abuse,” said the Chairperson of the Badung AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA), I Ketut Suiasa, on Wednesday.

High rate of people with HIV/AIDS, admitted Ketut Suiasa, happens due to the low knowledge of young people related to this deadly disease. “Young people who have comprehensive knowledge about HIV and AIDS are only 21.3 percent,” he said.

Deputy Regent of Badung added the number needs special attention, so that young people can prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. “It needs to be improved and developed by the number of young people comprehensively understanding about the dangers of HIV AIDS itself,” he hoped.

According to him, all stakeholders must establish cadres to be invited together to disseminate in the midst of their environment and in the community about how to anticipate and deal with the dangers of HIV/AIDS and the dangers of drug use that cannot be separated.

As is known, people with HIV will experience the syndrome or symptoms of the HIV virus such as diarrhea, spots on the skin and so on. On that account, the deputy regent always recommends that people with risky behavior are asked to immediately check themselves out, so that if they are infected with HIV/AIDS the development of the virus can be stopped. (kmb27)

Case of the sinking boys

KPAD asks for child safety standards to be noticed DENPASAR - The sinking case of two siblings in the Tirta swimming pool at Gulingan village, Mengwi, Badung, reminded us again of a series of similar cases occurred in several tourist attractions in Bali. From a number of existing case records, starting from children drowning in Tegenungan waterfall attraction and tourist swimming pool, at least they indicate that public places of this category are still not comfortable for children whether in terms of facilities or supervision by parents and local

attendants.

Legal and Advocacy Division at the Children Protection Commission (KPAD) Bali, Ni Luh Gede Yastini, returned to invite all parties to jointly carry out supervision and prevention so that similar cases will not occur again.

Facilities that indeed unsafe for children should be eliminated, so as not to endanger. If they must be available, there must be a caution.

Like a tourist swimming pool, a warning must be installed whether it is permissible for children or not

and so are the cautions about the depth and so on. “Parents, officers and facility owners must pay attention to this aspect,” she said on Wednesday (Apr. 24).

According to Yastini, the KPAD in this case has repeatedly reminded that child safety and protection standards should be considered.

However, it must be admitted that there is not much awareness from the company or tourism arena providers that pay attention to the safety and protection of children.

This negligence on child safety

must also be addressed explicitly by the government. If negligence is caused by the company, the government is expected to be brave to take decisive action, such as reviewing the matter of their licensing.

Similarly, parents in this case must convey beforehand to their children which are permissible and which are not. In this case, it cannot be left entirely to the officers because they oversee many people, so the involvement of parents is also very important. “Quite often we

convey and remind this so that all parties pay attention to safety and protection standards for children’s facilities,” he said.

Previously, two children who were siblings, namely I Gusti Ngurah Agung Prema Raditya, 10, and I Gusti Ngurah Agung Yoga Dipa, 8, having the address at Jalan Batur Sari, Padangsambian, Denpasar, died after drowning in the Taman Tirta Gulingan swimming pool at Gulingan, Mengwi, Badung, on Sunday (Apr. 21). (kmb16)

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JRR Tolkien’s family hit out at new film about Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit author THE family of author JRR Tolkien have said they do not approve of the upcoming biopic film made about his life.

Famed for creating The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, the British author’s fantasy works have created a global franchise of films.

Tolkien, the biopic of his own life starring Nicholas Hoult, is due to premiere in the UK next week.

Ahead of the red carpet event, the author’s family have issued a statement - their first regarding the film - saying they do not endorse the Fox Searchlight production “in any way”.

The Tolkien Estate statement said: “The family of JRR Tolkien and the Tolkien Estate are aware of the Fox Searchlight motion picture entitled Tolkien that is due for

release in May 2019.

“The family and the Estate wish to make clear that they did not approve of, authorise or participate in the making of this film.

“They do not endorse it or its content in any way.”

The new film charts the author’s early life, his friendships with fellow writers and his relationship with wife Edith Bratt, played by Lily Collins, covering the experiences that would later inspire his famous novels.

Relatives of Tolkien are understood to consistently turn down approaches to make biopics.

The Tolkien Estate comprises a company which manages publishing interests and a charitable trust which makes grants to causes including alleviating poverty. (net)

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(From L-R) President of Marvel Studios/Producer Kevin Feige, actors Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner attends the Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’ cast place their hand prints in cement at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX Forecourt on April 23, 2019, in Hollywood, California.

Avengers assemble for final battle in ‘Endgame’

LOS ANGELES - After nearly two dozen films and billions of dollars in ticket sales around the globe, the Avengers are gearing up for a final time -- and their last adventure could shatter all box office records.

Nicholas Hoult stars as JRR Tolkien in the new film

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“Avengers: Endgame” is the final installment of a wildly ambitious 22-film arc featuring the beloved superheroes of the Marvel universe, many of them the creations of late comic book legend Stan Lee. It hits theaters this week -- parts of Asia and Europe get the first view of the three-hour epic on Wednesday, and it gets its wide release in the US and Canada on Friday. Pundits are predicting a debut weekend that could break records with the first billion-dollar opening in history.

That would easily beat out the previous record holder, “Avengers: Infinity War,” the first part of the “Infinity Saga” -- as it was dubbed

by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, who has produced every single movie in the franchise -- which opened in 2018 with $640.5 million.

After Monday’s star-studded world premiere in Hollywood, the six original Avengers celebrated the end of the road Tuesday at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett

Johansson), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) assembled for a final time with Feige at the TCL Chinese Theatre, where they signed blocks of cement and marked them with handprints.

“It’s been an amazing ride,” Ruffalo -- who attempted a handstand while waiting for the cement to set -- said of the 10-year project.

The 21 preceding films have earned about $19 billion globally, and though “Endgame” marks the end of the current narrative arc, Marvel Studios is far from through. (afp)

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A soldier stands guard outside St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. All of Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend services until security improves after deadly Easter bombings, which killed at least 359 people and wounded hundreds, a senior priest told AFP on April 25.

Sri Lanka halts low season visa-free plan after bombings

Sri Lanka’s government said Thursday it was suspending plans to grant citizens of 39 countries visa-free entry during the country’s tourism low season after deadly Easter bombings that killed hundreds.

“Although arrangements were in place to issue visas on arrival for citizens of 39 countries, we have now decided to hold it for the time being in consideration of the current security situation,” Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said in

a statement.

“Investigations have revealed foreign links to the (Easter) attacks and we don’t want this programme to be abused.”

Sri Lanka had announced last month a plan to allow visa-free

entry to tourists from 39 countries, including EU members, Australia and the United States, during the low season, from May 1.

The scheme did not include China and India, from where many of Sri Lanka’s visitors come.

The devastating Easter Sunday suicide bombings against churches and hotels killed 359 people, including dozens of foreigners.

The blasts have rocked the coun-

try’s burgeoning tourism industry, which is one of the most important foreign exchange earners for the island.

Sri Lanka received 740,600 foreign tourists in the first three months of the year, up 4.6 percent from the same period a year earlier.

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