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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Wallenda siblings complete daunting Times Square tightrope stunt
NEW YORK - Siblings from a famed circus family - the Flying Wallendas - walked a wire strung 25 stories over New York’s Times Square Sunday, in a hair-raising balancing act performed across five city blocks. “If you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere -- so let’s make it in New York,” Nik Wallenda, 40, told his sister Lijana before they began the fearsome feat. The undertaking, which was broadcast live, saw the duo start the wire walk on opposite sides, slowly moving towards each other holding balancing poles as a throng of onlookers gawked from below. When the siblings met, Lijana sat on the 396-meter (1300-foot) wire strung between skyscrapers so her brother could step over her, before standing back up and finishing the walk. Tensions were running particularly high as it was the 42-year-old Lijana’s first such attempt since 2017, when she and four others fell more than 9 meters while rehearsing an eight-person
pyramid on a wire. The near-fatal incident left her seriously injured, including breaking most bones in her face. During the approximately 36 minutes the acrobats took to complete the nerve-wracking stunt Nik -- who in 2012 traversed Niagara Falls on a wire, and the Little Colorado River Gorge close to the Grand Canyon a year later -- offered words of encouragement to his sister via earpiece microphones, as she audibly prayed and sang. New York allowed the siblings to attempt Sunday’s walk on the condition that they wear safety harnesses, a mandate Nik had said added physical weight and stress to the challenge. In 2013 the city had declined him permission to cross a wire
anchored between the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. Sunday’s never-before-attempted stunt is yet another feather in the cap of the Wallendas, a family famous for jaw-dropping endeavors executed from dizzying heights -without safety nets. The clan’s performances date back generations to the Austro-Hungarian empire and debuted in the United States in 1928, as part of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1978 Karl Wallenda -- Nik and Lijana’s great grandfather, who brought the family act stateside -tumbled to his death at age 73 while attempting a wire walk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. New York has long attracted daredevils seeking to make headlines: Harry Houdini escaped a crate in which he was chained and thrown in the river over a century ago, and Evel Knievel soared on his motorcycle over ten vehicles in 1971. (afp)
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Lijana Wallenda and Nik Wallenda walk a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019 in New York City.
Michael Jackson fans defiant as abuse claims loom over anniversary
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People pose for pictures with Michael Jackson’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood on June 23, 2019.
LOS ANGELES - Defiant fans are preparing to mark 10 years since Michael Jackson’s death as fascination with the King of Pop remains undimmed despite lurid claims of child sex abuse. On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, the singer’s star continues to draw a constant scrum of selfie-snapping tourists, while nearby souvenir shops, street performers and even tattoo parlors report a brisk trade in all things Jackson. Across the street at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum, a statue of the singer is strategically perched above the box office to entice tourists. Staff at Madame Tussauds say Jackson’s waxwork remains a top draw.
Yet according to the groundbreaking HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland,” released earlier this year, it was just a few hours’ drive from the heart of Hollywood that Jackson used his celebrity and glamor to molest young boys at his fairytale-themed ranch. While most fans who spoke to AFP were aware of the documentary, the adoration fostered from growing up with the “Thriller” megastar’s many hits supersedes all else. “I came here actually only for him. I don’t take pictures with any other star,” said Dutch tourist Hooman Nazemi. “Some stuff that they were say-
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ing in the doc was kind of hard, but you cannot say 100 percent it’s true ... I just love him. I love him and I think everybody does.” Antoine Baynes, 31, a Jackson impersonator who moonwalks along Hollywood Boulevard for tourists’ tips, said the allegations had done nothing to diminish his performances’ appeal -- in fact, the opposite. “After the HBO special came out I received just as much if not more attention than before. It kinda gave it publicity,” he said. “Honestly I’ve married people as Michael Jackson. I have two weddings to do this Sunday, to do as Michael Jackson!” (afp)
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Riot gear belonging to Indonesian police as seen laid out along a street near the constitutional court in Jakarta on June 18, 2019, as the court continues to hear arguments of a claim by defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto that Indonesia’s 2019 election was rigged. Prabowo Subianto lodged an appeal seeking to overturn his loss to incumbent leader Joko Widodo on April 17 over claims it was the result of massive electoral fraud and vote-counting irregularities in the world’s third-biggest democracy.
Police chief bans mass rally outside Constitutional Court building
JAKARTA - Police has banned mass rallying outside the Constitutional Court (MK) building during the court’s Consultative Meeting of Judges before it gives a ruling on the presidential election dispute, Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian emphasized. Karnavian drew reference to the May 21-22 rally outside the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) that took a violent turn and claimed several lives. “I do not want this to recur. Our goodwill and my discretion should not be misused. Hence,
I bar all rallies that will hinder public order,” he noted here on Tuesday. The police chief admitted to receiving information that the presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno had appealed to supporters to not
hold any event in front of the MK. The ban on rally outside the MK building is in accordance with article 6 of Law No. 9 of 1998 on presenting opinions in public. “Article 6 of the law has stipulated five issues that will be
barred, including those that affect public order, impinge upon other people’s rights, and the obligation to maintain the nation’s unity,” Karnavian elaborated. The police has coordinated with the Indonesian military (TNI) to deploy at least 45 thousand security personnel around the MK building and close access to roads around the area. “Mass rally that runs counter
to the public’s interest will be dispersed,” Karnavian affirmed. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.
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Tourist contributions in conflict with legal instrument
IATA strengthens alignment
DENPASAR - Legal instrument is an obstacle for Bali to collect contributions from tourists. Discussion of the Regulations on Tourist Levies by the Special Committee in the Bali House of Representatives is still stagnant. As a matter of fact, previously the Bali provincial government claimed to have got a support from 5 ministries namely, the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. “Temporarily, it remains to be cooled down because of its legal instrument,” said Chairperson of the Special Committee for Regulations on Tourist Levies, I Ketut Suwandhi, when confirmed on Monday (Jun. 24). Suwandhi claimed that he was still looking for a solution to the problem, including consulting to a number of ministries in central government. They are Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Transportation. The issue on the legal instrument re-emerged, especially after there was a letter from IATA stating if the proposal of tourist levies is contrary to taxation policies having been received and issued by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) under the aegis of the United Nations. In this case, Indonesia also signed the Chicago Convention, where the Article 15 reads “Contracting States may not charge fees, contributions or other levies in connection with the right to transit in or into or out of the territory of the country concerned owned by an aircraft or passengers or property in it.” Besides, according to IATA, international passengers departing from Denpasar airport, Bali, currently pay for Aircraft Passenger Services for IDR 225,000. IATA itself is a global trade association for airlines consisting of more than 290 airlines and covers 82 percent of total global air traffic. “After having a closer look, IATA remains to strengthen alignment to discuss about it whether IATA is ready or not to be entrusted,” explained the Chairperson of Commission II of the Bali House of Representatives. According to Suwandhi, the contribution of tourists is not only seeking funds for the efforts to improve the environment and preserve Balinese culture. However, it should also thought about the price of ticket with the addition of such tourist contributions. “Right now (the price hike of airfare—Ed) it remains at issue,” explained this Golkar politician. If indeed it is still considered contradictory by IATA, Suwandhi mentioned there is a second alternative by entrusting to hotels. However, there is a risk that tourists’ contributions cannot be maximally collected except at large hotels or state-owned enterprises, where there is possibly no problem. “At middle-low hotels or private property, it may be quite difficult. That is commonplace, including hotel and restaurant taxes. Sometimes, there are problems there,” he explained. Previously, Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, stated that all tourism stakeholders in Bali had agreed with the contribution of tourists. Moreover, the Bali provincial government’s income scheme has almost no elements coming from tourism. Meanwhile, the burden of provincial government is large enough to organize the infrastructure and maintain tourism facilities. “They understand and don’t mind. But now what we need to talk about is where it will be collected,” said the man who is familiarly addressed as Cok Ace. Cok Ace did not deny that tourist contributions had indeed been planned to be collected by IATA. However, IATA is protected by International Law. Therefore, another alternative arises is by making a booth to collect at the airport entrance and exit. “We will see which is the easiest or maybe collected at hotels. For instance, if we collect directly at hotels, we should find their respective goodness and weakness. We have to consider various aspects,” he concluded. (kmb32)
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This picture taken on June 15, 2019 shows a man standing next to one of 65 containers full of imported plastic rubbish being inspected by the local environment office, at the Batu Ampar port in Batam. Indonesia returned five other containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a “dumping ground”, officials said on June 15, the latest Southeast Asian country to return imported waste.
Businessmen and startups
Hoped to participate in innovation for real solutions to resolve waste problem
MANGUPURA - The increasingly troubling plastic waste problem requires an immediate solution. All communities, especially business people and startups, are expected to participate in innovating to design solutions and taking concrete actions to foster an attitude of love for the environment. To capture green ideas from startup business people, the Jimbafest 2019 event held by the second Jimbaran Hijau Foundation was considered competent. Two startups were selected and will then participate in the Innofest Unbound 2019 in Singapore. The selected startups are Refill My Bottle and Young Trash. “Furthermore, the selected startup businessmen are expected to be able to develop their innovations to reduce the problems caused by plastic waste in Bali in particular and in Indonesia in general,” said President Director of PT
Jimbaran Hijau, Putu Agung Prianta, accompanied by Chairperson of Jimbaran Foundation Hijau, Deddy Kurniawan Halim, on Sunday (Jun. 23). In addition to capturing startup, the Road Clean Up was held last Friday (Jun. 21). According to him, the large amount of plastic waste along Jalan Karangmas Jimbaran is one of the reasons why this activity was initiated. “We consider the initiative and enthusiasm to present a solution to this problem needs to be built because so far there has been no visible awareness and concrete
actions having a significant impact,” he concluded. He also invited residents and business people operating on Jalan Karangmas Jimbaran to jointly come down to the streets and see the condition of plastic waste collected without further management and treatment and then to become part of the solution. It can be realized by taking small measure in the form of mutual cooperation to clean up the plastic waste along the Jalan Wanagiri and Jalan Karangmas Jimbaran for approximately 3 kilometers. (kmb23)
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Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali hosts Prevention of Drug Abuse Seminar
The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali hosted a “Prevention of Drug Abuse Seminar” at the resort on 14th June 2019. The National Anti-Narcotics Movement (Gerakan Anti Narkoba Nasional, GANNAS) representatives presented this seminar. Seventy-five participants from the resort’s employees and local village community attended this educational seminar. The education of Drug abuse prevention has become an important first step to know about the danger of addiction; prevention techniques, and where to find recovery help if necessary. Drug prevention programs are designed to provide education and support necessary to di-
minish drug dependency in communities and the workplace. Drug abuse prevention begins with education and spreading the word regarding the dangers of drugs to oneself and to the community. “Understanding drug use risk factors and spreading the word through prevention programs are the best defences against drug abuse. We regularly conduct such seminars at the resort and focus on our employees and the local community said Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa. The resort regularly holds educational and informative CSR events to encourage more people to take care of themselves and the general society.
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Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook
SYDNEY - Australia’s competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech giants which could have global ramifications for how they make money and choose the content people consume. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recommendations, if confirmed, would be among the strongest yet in a drive to rein in the power of digital behemoths amid a host of worldwide concerns ranging from anti-trust issues to privacy abuse, and their role in spreading disinformation and hateful content. Following an 18-month inquiry into the power of digital platforms, the ACCC is due to issue its final report by June 30. It is expected to include proposals for sweeping controls over tech companies’ handling of personal data and their use of “opaque” algorithms to rank how they display advertisements, search results and content. In a 328-page preliminary report issued in December, the ACCC had raised alarm over the “substantial” market power wielded by the likes of Google and Facebook, and notably the “lack of transparency” in their operations. “We are at a critical point in considering the impact of digital platforms on society,” said the report, initiated by the conservative government at the behest of Australia’s main media organisations. The report focused particular attention on the huge impact Google and Facebook have had on Australia’s news industry, with the number of newspaper and online journalists falling more than 20 percent since 2014 as digital advertising revenues were overwhelmingly captured by the two tech titans. “While the ACCC recognises their significant benefits to consum-
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SMPN 3 Rendang junior high school lacks of new classroom and toilet
AMLAPURA - Facility and infrastructure are important to advance and improve the quality of education at schools. However, so far there are always schools lacking of facilities. For instance, SMPN 3 Rendang junior high school, until now it lacks of classrooms and toilets. Principal of SMPN 3 Rendang, Wayan Siram, admitted this condition on Sunday (Jun. 23).
Siram added the school until now remains to lack of classroom. He said that last year when receiving 128 new students, he used four rooms. However, he was forced to borrow a library room to be used for classroom. “We are forced to borrow it because of the lack of room to accommodate students,” he said. According to Siram, due to the lack of the
classroom, his management has proposed a building assistance to the Karangasem Education Agency. In addition to proposing the classroom, he has also proposed toilet assistance because the school currently has just four toilets, while two units cannot be used. “Previously, I had proposed, but it has not been realized yet until now. And in early May it was again proposed to the Division
Head of Facilities and Infrastructure for the classroom and toilet assistance. Photos of the location for the classroom construction, including the toilet conditions required have been attached. Hopefully, the assistance can be realized in 2020. So, every time we receive new students we will no longer borrow the library or laboratory,” explained Siram. (kmb41)
ers and businesses, there are important questions to be asked about the role the global digital platforms play in the supply of news and journalism in Australia,” it said. A set of preliminary proposals set out in the report, many of which are expected to figure in the final conclusions, include greater regulation over the handling of personal data, similar to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduced last year. It also called for new penalties for invasion of privacy and greater controls on merger and acquisition activity by the biggest digital firms. - Growing power of Big Tech One of its most radical suggestions is the creation of an Algorithm Review Board to monitor the complex formulae used to deliver advertisements, and rank news content and referral services to news media. The ACCC said such a regulator was needed to ensure the big digital players do not “favour their own business interests, through their market power and presence across multiple markets”. “There are also issues with the role of digital platforms in determining what news and information is accessed by Australians, how this information is provided, and its range and reliability.” ACCC chairman Rod Sims has said regulatory authorities in the United States, Britain, Europe and other areas are closely monitoring the outcome of the Australian inquiry as they all mull possible
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This file photo taken on April 30, 2019 shows paper circles with the Facebook logo displayed during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, California. responses to the growing power of tech titans. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government has already taken controversial steps targeting Big Tech, including introducing criminal penalties for executives of social media companies which permit the distribution of violent content on their platforms and an unprecedented law forcing tech firms to help security services break encrypted communications. Tech companies have warned that enacting many of the ACCC’s proposed recommendations would be impractical, or lead firms to
simply avoid doing business in Australia. “We obviously need really clear rules for the internet that protect privacy, safety, the economic and social benefits of technology while also protecting competition and innovation,” said Sunita Bose, head of the DIGI lobbying group formed by Google, Facebook, Twitter and other firms to deal with Australian regulators. But, in an interview with Nine media newspapers ahead of the ACCC release, Bose cautioned that some of the watchdog’s recommendations, on top of the govern-
ment’s earlier measures, could not only hurt the big players but have an even greater impact on startups and smaller firms with limited resources to meet new regulatory demands. She warned in particular against attempts to monitor and regulate algorithms, which she said “constitute highly sensitive commercial information”. “The prospect of having to disclose such sensitive information will serve as a deterrent to global digital companies and start-ups initiating or expanding their operations in Australia,” she said. (afp)
Apple recalls Macbook Pros over battery fire risk
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Apple recalls older 15-inch MacBook Pros because the batteries could catch fire.
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has recalled a number of its older generation MacBook Pro because their batteries may overheat and “pose a fire safety risk.” The recall affects 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina displays sold between September 2015 and February 2017, the company said, adding it would replace batteries free of charge. A number of countries are covered by the recall. In mainland China, around 63,000 units may be affected by the problem, China’s State Administra-
tion for Market Regulation said. The regulator said there have been six reported incidents of overheating among laptops that qualify for the recall in China. The tech giant, however, said it had not received any reports of significant damage to computers or injuries due to the defect, but urged owners of the affected devices to stop using them immediately. It said a dedicated recall website has been set up where users can input the serial number to determine if their computer is affected. The company said the recall
does not include newer 15-inch MacBook Pro units or Apple laptops of other sizes and variations. The battery recall marks the second technical glitch to affect Apple laptops this year. Last month, the US behemoth confirmed that some of its newer laptops had problematic keyboards and offered free replacements to affected customers. In 2016, South Korean phonemaker Samsung suspended sales of its Galaxy Note 7 handset after devices caught fire due to flawed batteries exploding. (afp)
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Entering the seventh days of SAR operation on Sunday, the victim still could not be found. After seven days, the search by the Joint SAR Team against the victim is stopped.
US citizen disappears mysteriously, the search terminated
SEMARAPURA - The Joint Search and Rescue Team is still searching for a foreigner from the United States, Aviv Meshil, 23, who was swept away while playing paddle board on Mushroom Bay Beach, Nusa Lembongan waters on Sunday (Jun. 23). Entering the seventh days of SAR operation on Sunday, the victim still could not be found. After seven days, the search by the Joint SAR Team against the victim is stopped. Bali SAR Agency deployed a helicopter from Air Bali and 2 units of inflatable boat (RIB). Other SAR elements getting involved in the search effort included a Magoza speedboat. Meanwhile, the land Search and Rescue Unit (SRU) did sweeping and coordinated with lifeguard or fishermen on PadangPadang Beach, Nyang-Nyang Beach, Uluwatu Beach (South of Bali) as well as Serangan and Sanur (East of Bali).
“The search process today by using the Air Bali helicopter is focused around the location of the alleged missing victim, in an area of 132 Nm, for 2 hours for 1 shorty,” said Head of the Bali SAR Agency, Hari Adi Purnomo. He also explained the movement of 2 inflatable boats and a speedboat that carried out the search in parallel. There were 4 divisions of the search area with a total area of about 185.69 Nm², so each sweep-
ing flow has been determined and the area determination has been calculated based on the conditions of the current movement. At 07:00, 2 units of inflatable boat were departed from the Benoa Harbor Sand Pier to the search area with eight personnel of Bali SAR Agency and three SAR personnel of Bali Police. In different location, the Magoza speedboat moved from Nusa Lembongan to the south along the cliffs. At 12:34, the inflatable boat returned to Benoa Harbor, and then the second shorty movement was carried out at 14:20. Air Bali helicopter PK-ZGL flew from Benoa at around 14:05 to the search area. Personnel on Board (POB) amounted to two people from Bali SAR Agency, 2
insurance parties, along with pilot and engineer. The search taking place until 16:00 remained unable to find the victim. Hari Adi said the search effort had been maximally deployed and the capacity of the sea SRU was previously added. In addition to the two inflatable boats, his agency also deployed KN SAR Arjuna 229 and inflatable boat in Gilimanuk as well as assistance from Water Police namely 2 units of speedboat, as well as searches from the air by using helicopter. Alert and Operation Division Head at Bali SAR Agency, IB Surya Wirawan, said that until the evening of last Sunday, the results of SAR operation remained nil. There were not any small indica-
tions that could be used to refer to the existence of the victim, like his paddle board. “The land, sea and air Search and Rescue Units (SRU) have conducted a search according to the SAR operation plan, but there are no indications on the existence of the victim. Since the search has been carried out for seven days, according to the SOP, we stop the search,” he explained. Nevertheless, the search efforts will still be followed up if there are new indications. Information on this case has also been distributed to all relevant parties, such as the speed boat captain, fishermen and tour guides, so that they will be immediately forwarded to the Bali SAR Agency if they find any new clues. (kmb31)
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Newspaper waste crafts of Tabanan then favored by consumers
STARTING from fun, Ketut Suparta, a craftsman from Kediri, Tabanan, tried to make crafts from newspaper waste. The first work was making bokoran or tray. As a result, many people were then interested in buying. Seeing such demand, Suparta developed its newspaper waste handicraft business under the name Suparta Kreasi in 2016 by making crafts ranging from keben, bokoran, kwangen to cigarettes. When met at the stand of Bali Arts Festival (BAF), Suparta said the newspaper waste craft he produced is well known and certainly had a different decoration. “I am trying to keep innovating. Other than making ritual-related equipment such as keben and bokoran, he also innovates on demand. For non-Hindus, we have a choice of ashtrays, tissue boxes and fruit baskets. We make it to order, too,” he said. The newspaper waste crafts produced by Suparta Kreasi are not only glimpsed by the local community but also by foreign tourists. This is evidenced by many foreign tourists that come directly to buy the handicraft products of Suparta Kreasi. For the free exhibition stand at BAF, Suparta admitted to be very grateful to the provincial government of Bali. Since he does not pay the rental cost, he can sell his paper craft according to the market price, ranging from least IDR 15,000 to the most expensive one at IDR 350,000. Currently, his newspaper waste craft faces obstacle in the form of procurement of raw materials. Today, it is difficult to get newspaper waste in Bali. Besides, it is brought by individuals, not by collectors. On that account, according to Suparta, he brought in raw materials from outside sold per bundle with a weight of 50 kilograms. (san)
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When met at the stand of Bali Arts Festival (BAF), Suparta said the newspaper waste craft he produced is well known and certainly had a different decoration.
Due to high waves, fishermen unable to go to sea for 20 days
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Fishermen on Yeh Gangga Beach have stopped fishing for twenty days because the ocean waves are so high. They are afraid and choose not to go to sea.
cannot. Likewise, I sometimes can also catch lobsters,” he explained. It is unknown how long the high wave will take place. So far, it has made dozens of fishermen unable to parade ornamental jukung or traditional boat at the opening of the Yeh Gangga Festival on Saturday afternoon (Jun. 22). A total of 46 traditional boats had been decorated with tridatu color combinations (red, white, and black) but cannot be fully paraded. “Only four traditional boats dared to parade just now,” he said. Nevertheless, it did not discourage fishermen from participating in the Yeh Gangga Festival for the second time. Dozens of traditional boats having been decorated with
various creations with tridatu color looked to be neatly lined up. Not a few people even took selfie with such decorative background. Ornamental traditional boats that should be paraded simultaneously just took two days to provide decoration. Naja stated that each fisherman was given a fund of IDR 150,000 so as to be able to provide decorative innovations. “Only two days, we are given the concept of tridatu and freedom to make creation,” he explained. He also welcomed the implementation of this kind of festival so that the Yeh Gangga and its potential can be better known by the outside community especially the potential of fish. (kmb28)
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Russian, North American astronauts return to earth
DZHEZKAZGAN - The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia’s space programme returned to earth safely on Tuesday. NASA astronaut Anne McClain, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Canadian Space Agency record-holder David Saint-Jacques emerged from the space craft to applause from support crews, after touching down near the Kazakh city of Dzhezkazgan. Live footage from the landing site broadcast on NASA television showed the three sitting in chairs smiling as they were attended to by staff ahead of a journey back to Moscow for Kononenko and Houston for McClain and Saint-Jacques. Arriving at 0247 GMT to warm conditions, Kononenko joked that he was “happy to see any kind of weather” after coming back from space. The trio’s launch on December 3 was the first after a Soyuz rocket carrying Russia’s Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague failed in October just minutes after blast-off, forcing the pair to make an emergency landing. They escaped unharmed but the failed launch was the first such incident in Russia’s post-Soviet history and a new setback for the country’s once proud space industry.
TABANAN - Fishermen on Yeh Gangga Beach have stopped fishing for twenty days because the ocean waves are so high. They are afraid and choose not to go to sea. Even though there are those who are desperate to go to sea, they do not get too far to the sea. A fisherman from Yeh Gangga hamlet, I Nyoman Naja, 47, claimed to kill time by taking other activities such as making lobster trap (bubu) and cultivating land in rice fields. “I only have a little land, so I will work on it in order to kill time,” he said on Sunday (Jun. 23). So far, he admitted that fish catches significantly reduced due to high waves. “Sometimes I can get fish, while some other time I
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- Record-breakers and space tourism McClain, Kononenko and Saint-Jacques had been optimistic ahead of their successful launch
and remained upbeat throughout their time aboard the orbital lab which is seen as a rare example of cooperation between Russia and the West. “A beautiful night pass over Africa on my last night on @ Space_Station,” tweeted 40-yearold McClain, who completed two spacewalks during her virgin mission to the ISS. Fellow first-time flyer SaintJacques broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian astronaut, previously held by Robert Thirsk. Thirsk clocked 187 days at the ISS in 2009 during a typical sixmonth mission, while 49-year-old Saint-Jacques’ mission will stand at 204 days. The record was helped along by the fact that the launch was moved forward to December 3 from December 20 for operational reasons -- possibly as a confidence booster after the accident. The returning trio were given a ceremonial send off Monday as they exited the ISS by Ovchinin, Hague and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who arrived at the lab in March on a fresh mission. Russians dominate the rankings for cumulative days spent in space, with the Kononenko reaching 737 days. That leaves the 55-year-old sixth in the all-time standings and just a
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Ground personnel help NASA astronaut Anne McClain to get out of the Soyuz MS-11 capsule shortly after landing in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, on June 25, 2019. typical ISS mission short of beating the 879-day record set by 60-yearold Roscosmos colleague Gennady Padalka in 2015. Since 2011, Russia is the only country to oversee manned launches to the ISS. But last year’s failed launch, multi-billion dollar corruption scandals at Roscosmos and the
emergence of private sector competitors like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have combined to put into question Moscow’s future dominance. NASA said earlier this month that it will be opening the ISS up to space tourists for the first time next year with 30-day visits expedited by SpaceX and Boeing expected to cost around $58 million per person.
Russia has flown seven tourists to the ISS but is set to increase that number beginning in 2021, according to Roscosmos, which struck a deal with American company Space Adventures earlier this year. US businessman Dennis Tito was the first space tourist to the ISS, paying Russia around $20 million for the trip. (afp)
Papua New Guinea demands end to Australia refugee contract
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Asylum-seekers look through a fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea.
PORT MORESBY - Australia must end or completely rework a controversial multi-million dollar contract to manage refugees stuck in tropical island camps, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister demanded on Tuesday. “I will ask the Australian government to stop this contract forthwith,” James Marape told parliament, saying the arrangement should be “reviewed to the fullest, or we ask for this contract to be terminated”. Marape said the Paladin Group’s contract to manage facilities on Manus Island holding around 500 refugees and asylum seekers turned away by Australia must include local companies. The contract, worth over Aus$400 million (US$280) over
the last two years, has been the subject of deep controversy. From 2012 to 2017 Australia ran detention facilities on Manus under a hardline policy of turning back anyone trying to arrive in the country by sea -- including refugees fleeing wars and unrest as far afield as Sudan and Iranian Kurdistan. But after the PNG Supreme Court ruled the arrangement unconstitutional, Australia handed the camps over to local authorities, with daily management of security and other operations given to Paladin, a little-known private company, under a contract issued without any competitive tender. The 500 men still on Manus have been in the island camps for at least five years. In recent weeks the camps have
seen a rash of suicide attempts as refugees and asylum seekers try to draw international attention to their plight. The Paladin contract -which reportedly does not include food or medical care -- has been backed by Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton -- who has advocated for an extension. Marape seemed to shoot down that possibility, at least without significant revisions. “We don’t intend for foreign contractors to operate here in business like security. These are businesses that local companies can participate in, “ he told a regular session of question time. Marape called on his foreign affairs and immigration ministers to convey his message to Canberra “at the earliest”. (afp)
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BUSINESS summit in Japan will help lower the temperature in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. As part of preparations, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke by phone Monday with the top Chinese negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He. “We certainly hope that the
meeting will help the two states to promote mutual trust, resolve their differences, and resolve some of the outstanding issues we are facing now,” Geng said. China remains “committed to working with the U.S. to develop China-U.S. relations based on coordination and cooperation,” Geng said.
The meeting in Osaka is the first opportunity for the two leaders to discuss the trade dispute faceto-face since Trump said he was ready to target the $300 billion in Chinese imports that he hasn’t already hit with tariffs, extending them to everything China ships to the United States. Trump has already imposed
25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on U.S. goods. The sides are at an impasse after 11 rounds of talks that have failed to overcome U.S. concerns over China’s acquisition of American technology and its massive trade surplus. (ap)
China says US-China trade teams in contact ahead of G-20
BEIJING - Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan later this week, a Chinese official said Monday. The sides were seeking to “consolidate the important consensus reached between the two leaders” in a telephone call last week, Wang Shouwen, a Commerce Ministry vice minister, told reporters. Wang gave no details about specific issues under discussion. This week’s G-20 meeting in Osaka is the first opportunity Trump and Xi have had to thrash out the trade dispute face-to-face since Trump said he was preparing to target the $300 billion in Chinese imports that he hasn’t already hit with tariffs, extending them to everything China ships to the United States. In advance of the Trump-Xi meeting, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke by phone Monday with the top Chinese negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, according to a spokesperson for the Trade Representative’s office who did not have further details of the discussions. Trump has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on U.S. goods. The two sides are in a stalemate after 11 rounds of talks that have failed to overcome U.S. concerns over China’s acquisition of American technology and its massive trade surplus. China denies forcing U.S. companies to hand over trade secrets and says the surplus is much smaller than it appears once the trade in services and the value extracted by U.S. companies are taken into account. Stepping up the pressure on Beijing, the U.S. Commerce Department has effectively barred U.S. companies from selling or transferring technology to Huawei Technologies, the world’s biggest maker of network gear, No. 2 smartphone manufacturer and a champion of Chinese industry. Washington claims Huawei poses a national security threat because it may be
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China hoping Trump-Xi meeting will help bridge differences BEIJING - China hopes a meeting later this week between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will help build trust and resolve “outstanding issues,” a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday. Geng Shuang gave no details at a daily briefing, but there are hopes the planned encounter at the G-20
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In this May 16, 2019, photo, Chinese men pass by a Huawei retail shop in Beijing. Stepping up the pressure on Beijing, the U.S. Commerce Department has effectively barred U.S. companies from selling or transferring technology to Huawei Technologies, the world’s biggest maker of network gear, No. 2 smartphone manufacturer and a champion of Chinese industry. beholden to China’s ruling Communist Party. However, American officials have presented no evidence of any Huawei equipment serving as intentional conduits for espionage by Beijing. Huawei’s placement on the U.S. government’s Entity List is widely seen as intended to persuade resistant U.S. allies in Europe to exclude Huawei equipment from their nextgeneration wireless networks, known as 5G. Responding to a question about whether it would be best for all 5G devices sold in the U.S. to have been made outside of China, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng
Shuang said Americans seemed to be conjuring up non-existent threats. “I want to tell individuals in the U.S. that they have been living in a panic made by themselves, and they have reached a state of extreme nervousness in which they even apprehend danger in every sound,” Geng said. Globalization has brought an “unprecedented” level of division of labor across borders and societies, reducing the significance of where products are manufactured and assembled, Geng said. “Against such a backdrop, any attempt to
achieve ‘absolute security and controllability’ by isolating oneself is nothing but fool’s talk,” Geng said. China has responded to U.S. pressure by saying it would issue a list of “unreliable entities” targeting companies that “violated market principles” and cut supplies of components to Chinese businesses for noncommercial reasons. Beijing has also suggested it might limit exports of rare earths, minerals such as lithium that are used in many products including cellphones, electric vehicles and the batteries that run them. (ap)
Young artist draws on ancients
Bali has an extremely rich artistic heritage that clearly inspires countless artists. It rare, however, to find artists who can draw on this tradition in a truly creative manner. In his remote and ancient village in Buleleng, Sukarya learned to love shadow-puppet theater for its aesthetic appeal and amorphous teachings about how to live a good and happy life. Despite not being fluent in the ancient Balinese language used by puppet masters, he understands enough to grasp the great depth of wisdom and insight conveyed through this powerful medium that uses symbolic, metaphoric and narrative means.
Inspired by this ancient art form, Sukarya applies the same techniques of puncturing leather that is used to decorate shadow puppets, but instead of the punctures decorating the figures, they delineate them. The colors that are used on shadow-puppets to denote their particular characteristic, he uses to represent the concept of diversity more broadly. His characters –or more accurately figures, do not carry distinct symbolic meanings but instead a generalized meaning. In fact, he does not even use the same kind of leather. Instead, he upcycles remnants of the dried leather used for making the elaborate ornaments of the famous Balinese Barong. Again, instead of using the same technique used in Barong ornamentation, he takes an entirely new approach to the material, having it serve as the background or canvas rather than shaping it into anything. So while he uses some of the techniques and materials of these traditional art forms, he does so in distinctly innovative ways. During his formal art studies at ISI Denpasar, Sukarya discovered the visual strength of line, particularly in the works of Balinese master, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, whose many accomplishments include the extremely graceful line-work of his drawings based on Balinese mythology and folklore. Although inspired by the simplicity of line found in Lempad’s drawings, Sukarya’s even simpler lines are not used to depict images from folklore, though his drawings do serve a similar function. Combining stark line work,
I Gede Surarya’s artwork entitled “Market” puppet making techniques for puncturing cowhide, and the bold colors found in Barong ornaments, Sukarya depicts a simple market scene as found both in Traditional Style Ubud paintings of the early 20th century and indeed in the real world of his own village. This market scene is not meant as a literal depiction of daily life rendered in media that somehow suggest tradition, nor as a scene from a particular story that carries symbolic meaning. Instead, like shadow puppet theater and the mythological or folktales of Lempad’s works do in their own ways, the scene is presented as an invitation for the viewer to contemplate general social conditions, with the market as both a place of both transactional and emotional social relations. Sukarya was inspired to depict the market scene in reaction to his alarm about the growing tendency of people to shop (and
consume information) online, and the decreasing amount of live social interactions, which result from this. While markets are indeed places of transactions, they also allow for broader forms of relations thus refering to, and contrasting with, the purely transactional nature of online relations. Similarly, by following the conceptual tradition of using symbolic language to convey moral principles free of dogma, again he is both applying aspects of these traditions and also referring to them. There is also a subtle -perhaps unintended, reference to the commodification of art. Using formal elements of tradition in his work to create a distinctly new form, the traditions from which he draws these elements also reflect the particular message he seeks to express. The symbolic language used to convey moral teachings
in an interactive, fluid and openended manner that are part of shadow puppet theater, barong dance and Lempad’s drawing, also stand in stark contrast to online shopping in many ways, not the least of which is the way they rely on and foster closeknit social ties. While many young Balinese artist draw on tradition in different ways, Sukarya’s latest work entitled “Market”, distinctly breaks new ground in this regard. Without abandoning the tradition of using symbolic images to speak to philosophical issues, he manages to create new symbols beyond the constraints of tradition to speak of distinctly contemporary issues. While his choice of materials and forms references various aspects of his traditional culture and adds another layer of meaning to his work, he does not rely on them to convey meaning, nor however, does he empty them of
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their original meaning. Instead, we find the rare case of a young artist who uses traditional materials, techniques and concepts in tangibly new ways that speak both to the local and the global while maintaining something of their original power. This young artist, who is barely into his twenties shows a promising future. I Gede Sukarya’s mixed media artwork is part of the exhibition entitled “Drawing on Tradition”, that will be opening on June 25th, 2019 at Arma Museum and Resort’s Rumah Gambar. The exhibition brings together 7 Balinese artists who each bring to their work a distinctly personal approach to some aspect of Balinese tradition. Whether this be aesthetic, conceptual, formal or spiritual, each of these artists is drawing on tradition in a way that demonstrates a unique creative capacity rooted in the vast and rich arts heritage of Bali. (kmb)
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Let’s talk: the Kosovo town using language to bridge divides
KAMENICA - In eastern Kosovo, a small town is trying to encourage dialogue between its Albanian and Serb communities by starting with the basics: language. This year in Kamenica, a municipality where 10 percent of the population is ethnic Serb, the local government launched free language courses in hopes of breaking down the mistrust that still divides the two groups across much of Kosovo. There is a practical element too. “I am learning Serbian because I live here, work here and have Serb customers who do not speak Albanian,” says Suna Zajmi, a 32-year-old Albanian pharmacist who has been taking the classes. Strahinja Vasic, a 25-year-old local Serb civil servant, is learning Albanian because he lives in a “neighbourhood where they are in the majority, with only six Serb families.” “And it’s also useful for my work,” he adds. Albanian and Serbian are both official languages in Kosovo, a former Serbian province, which is 90 percent Albanian but still home to around 120,000 Serbs. Yet bilingualism has become increasingly rare since Kosovo broke away from Serbia in the late 1990s, a war that ossified bitterness between the two groups. Previously, when Kosovo was part of the former Yugoslavia, it was obligatory for Serbs and Albanians to learn each other’s languages in school. Now education is mostly segregated, with each community having its own schools or curriculums. In the divided city of Mitrovica, for example, where tensions remain high, some NGOs use English as a common language to connect young people. - ‘Practical not political’ So far, 40 Serbs and 18 Albanians have taken courses offered this year
by Kamenica’s City Hall. Fifty others are on the waiting list for the next semester. The basic course lasts three months and consists of 40 lessons of 45 minutes each. “But we did not apply this strictly as my students insisted on staying more, so we did around 60 minutes for a lesson,” said Serbian teacher Teuta Kastrati. The programme was launched with support from the British Embassy and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is also working on building an online Albanian-Serbian dictionary. The two languages bear absolutely no resemblance, with Serbian hailing from Slavic origins while Albanian represents a unique branch of the Indo-European language family, making it distinct from every other modern European language. Learning a language should not be a “political” issue but a “practical” one, said Svetlana Rakic, of the IOM. People “understand its usefulness... but often do not have the opportunity,” she added.Kamenica’s 30-year-old mayor Qendron Kastrati says the municipality’s history has helped make it a good starting point for uniting communities. Its 30,000 inhabitants suffer from the same high unemployment rates and economic problems plaguing the rest of Kosovo. But their community was spared the worst of the violence of the 1998-99 war, which claimed 13,000 lives, mostly ethnic Albanians. There was also a smaller exodus of Serbs afterwards than in other areas. That means families in Kamenica are not looking for missing persons, an issue that still haunts many in Kosovo, says the mayor. And in Kamenica, Serbs and Albanians often live side by side, unlike in other areas where communities tend to keep to different villages or neighbourhoods. (afp)
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Children play in the school yard in the town of Kamenica on June 13, 2019. In eastern Kosovo, a small town is trying to encourage dialogue between its Albanian and Serb communities by starting with the basics: language.
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Batam city government bans use of imported plastic waste
BATAM - The Batam city government barred imported plastic waste used as raw materials for industries in the coastal city owing to the harmful and damaging impact on the environment, a local government official stated here, Tuesday.
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A worker cuts tobacco leafs at a tobacco farm in Esteli, Nicaragua on May 17, 2019. Nicaragua is consolidating as the largest exporter of cigars to the US, an industry which was born in the fertile lands of Esteli.
Nicaragua puffing up status in rarefied world of premium cigars
ESTELI - From “rich and full-bodied” to “complex with hints of licorice,” aficionados exhaust the lexicon to capture the essence of Nicaragua’s most highly-prized produce -- not wine, but cigars, which are especially popular in the United States. The recognition turns the vibrant green hills of Esteli, in the troubled Central American country’s northwest, into a hive of activity come harvest time. Here, 800 meters (2,620 feet) above sea level, half of the population of 110,000 is employed in the tobacco industry -- picking, drying or curing, or rolling cigars in factories. “No one has soil as good for tobacco as Nicaragua,” explains Nestor Plasencia, whose family business is one of the country’s leading cigar exporters, as he sits and savors the sweet aroma of one of their creations. Nutrient-rich volcanic soil and know-how imported from Cuba more than 50 years ago, as well as a knowledgeable workforce have set Nicaragua apart when it comes to growing flavorful top-quality tobacco. Apart from Esteli, the two other tobacco-growing regions are the Condega and Jalapa valleys in the north, each with their own distinct soils and minerals. Part of the lure of Nicaraguan tobacco is that “the same seeds planted in different soils and climatic regions
give different flavors,” Plasencia said, between spiralling puffs. Cuban cigars may easily outsell the lesser-known Nicaraguan product in Europe, but Nicaraguan brands have taken advantage of the crippling US embargo on Havana -- in place since 1961 -- to sell to the Americans. Nicaraguan cigar exports to the US have increased by 40 percent since 2008, reaching 140 million cigars in 2018, outstripping the Dominican Republic and Honduras, according to figures from the Cigar Association of America (CAA). Nicaragua’s industry is a young one -- it was started by Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959. When the Central American country’s civil war ended at the start of the 1990s, the industry started to flourish. “My family started in tobacco in Cuba in 1865. Today we operate in Nicaragua and Honduras,” says Plasencia, whose father hails from the Caribbean island. - Cuban know-how Today, the country has 70 factories producing more than 5,000 brands,
says the director of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco Producers, Wenceslao Castillo. Karina Rivera, a quality control supervisor at Plasencia Cigars, tests an average of eight cigars a day. “If I see that it’s not at the level of quality demanded by customers, we report immediately to find out where the problem is,” she said. Smokers say a lot is going on in a cigar during puffs, tasting richness, balance and complexity -- a variety of flavors and aromas that have helped several Nicaraguan brands conquer the US market. In 2018, American trade magazine Cigar Aficionado named seven Nicaraguan brands in the top 10 of its annual ranking. As for the Best Cigar of the Year, the “E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic” is made in the Dominican Republic, but with Nicaraguan tobacco, the magazine says. “The strength of the Nicaraguan tobacco industry is our focus on quality, which is why we are today the largest exporter of premium cigars to the United States,” Castillo says proudly. (afp)
The firm stance on banning imported plastic waste was taken by the city administration by strictly implementing waste management regulations for environmental protection, Head of the Batam City Government’s Environmental Management Division IP stated. “We reject those offering imported raw materials,” IP affirmed, adding that the Indonesian Customs and Excise officers had recently come across 65 containers of imported plastic waste. Drums, pipes, and buckets were among the plastic goods found loaded inside the containers. The importers of plastic waste contended that the containers were filled with raw materials for industries operating in Batam, he remarked. Despite the Batam city administration rejecting plastic waste, it has no problem with the use of plastic ore. In the meantime, Susila Brata from the Batam Customs and Excise Office remarked that his officers had completed their investigation into 65 containers of plastic waste and had handed over its case to the Environment and Forestry Ministry. The ministry’s decision on this
case should be respected and followed up by all related parties, he stated, adding that the containers of imported plastic waste were secured at the Batuampar Port two weeks ago. “The containers remain sealed on legal grounds,” Brata stated. Environmentalists raised the issue of imported plastic waste on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. Greenpeace had also launched a petition titled “No Space for Waste” by urging the ASEAN leaders to “end plastic waste crisis.” As published on its official website, this global environment watchdog appealed to all ASEAN member states to “declare an immediate ban on all imports of plastic waste and e-waste, even those meant for recycling, and ensure all ASEAN countries ratify the Basel Ban Amendment.” Instead of specifically responding to the issue of imported plastic waste, the ASEAN leaders adopted the Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN region on June 22. In the Bangkok Declaration, the ASEAN leaders have vowed to strengthen actions at the national level and through collaborative
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Sri Lankan residents walk past a plastic bottle laying at Mount Lavinia beach on the outskirts of Colombo on June 19, 2019. actions among the ASEAN’s 10 member states and partners. The reinforced actions aim to prevent and considerably reduce marine debris, specifically arising from land-based activities,
including environmentally sound management. The ASEAN leaders also remain committed to encouraging an integrated land-to-sea approach to prevent and reduce marine debris
and strengthening national laws and regulations along with intensifying regional and international cooperation, including on relevant policy dialog and information sharing. (ant)
Four coordinating ministries propose Bengkalis housewife Rp1.25 trillion budget for 2020 finds ecstasy pills worth Rp6 billion
JAKARTA - Four coordinating ministries proposed a total budget of Rp1.25 trillion in the 2020 state budget (APBN) during a working meeting with the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on Tuesday. The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs proposed a budget of Rp409.4 billion, a decrease of Rp4.8 billion, from Rp414.2 billion in the budget year 2019 in spite of a rise in personnel and operational spending. “Our indicative ceiling falls to Rp409.4 billion than that in 2019. Although the number of our priority and regular programs and personnel as well as the amount of
operational spending increased, we are left with no other choice but to ensure optimum and efficient utilization of the budget,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution stated. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan proposed an additional budget of Rp100 billion in 2020, thereby bringing the ministry’s total budget needs to Rp344.5 billion. The additional budget fund is designed to support the management and execution of technical tasks and to coordinate the development of maritime policies, he explained. Coordinating Minister for Hu-
man Development and Culture Puan Maharani proposed a budget of Rp226.2 billion for 2020, decreasing from Rp342.9 billion in 2019 owing to the adjustment of salaries and performance allowances. “The budget at our coordinating ministry is the lowest (among the four coordinating ministries),” the minister pointed out. Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto proposed an indicative ceiling of Rp282.8 billion for 2020, along with the realization of integrated budget programs at the ministry and coalescing three programs into one program.
BENGKALIS - A housewife in Bengkalis District, Riau, has found 30 thousand ecstasy pills worth some Rp6 billion in a suitcase in her backyard Tuesday at around 9.00 a.m. local time. “Yes true, a housewife found a suitcase in her backyard, packed with 30 thousand ecstasy pills,” commander of the Bengkalis district military Lt. Col Timmy Prasetya Harmianto confirmed here Tuesday. The woman found the suitcase when she was raking up and burning the garbage near the chicken barn in her backyard.
“She was surprised to see a brown suitcase near the chicken barn and reported the finding to the nearest security post,” Harmianto said. The security personnel found the ecstasy pills in three packs bearing a writing KESSA. There was one pack with blue pills of Lagui brand, and two other packs with yellow pills of Minion brand. “The ecstasy pills are worth at least Rp6 billion,” he added. The drugs were handed over to the Bengkalis police for further investigation.(ant)
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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks peaks with the media during a press conference after the 2019 NBA Awards Show at the Barker Hangar on June 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, California.
Candikusuma Beach
NEGARA - Local people also called Candikusuma Beach as Dermaga. This beach located very near from main street Denpasar – Gilimanuk. So, if you cross Bali Island to Java, you have to cross this street. It is very easy to find this beach. In this beach you can see a small harbor for fisherman ship. In Candikusuma Beach is a right place for you to have fishing. Candikusuma Beach, located just 10 km east of the town of Negara in Jembrana, has long been used by locals for recreation and is also favorite spot for local fishermen. On any given day one can see fishermen and their jukung (traditional fishing boats) as they bring in their catches to the traditional fish market. The sub-village of Dusun Moding lies just north of the beach and is
famous for its cocoa, coconut and vanilla plantations and has a lot of potential to be made into an agrotourism village. Dusun Moding is also home to Jembrana’s official
traditional art –Jegog (bamboo xylophone orchestra). In here you can also see shell care that will be taken their diamonds. You can find a lot of
small house in the sea, which is take care the diamond shells. You can also view the sea from high rock with a temple side of you. Candikusuma Beach is still very
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natural because there is no big or high building near the beach. In this beach, people in my village usually use it for held a Religion Ceremony. (IBP/net)
Tearful Antetokounmpo named NBA Most Valuable Player
LOS ANGELES - Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2018-19 regular season on Monday. The 24-year-old from Greece wept as he accepted the honor at the glitzy NBA Awards show broadcast from Santa Monica, California, becoming the youngest MVP since Derrick Rose was the youngest winner ever in 2011. Antetokounmpo beat out 2018 MVP James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George for the honor. Antetokounmpo, in his sixth season with the Bucks, averaged 27.7 points and 12.5 rebounds as he led Milwaukee to the best regular-season record in the league with 60 wins and 22 defeats. They reached the Eastern Conference finals where they fell to the Toronto Raptors, who would go on to lift the title. “I want to thank my team, my teammates,” Antetokounmpo said. “It takes more than one person to win 60 games. Every time I walked to the locker room I saw my teammates were ready to fight, they were ready to go to war with me.” He also thanked a coaching staff led by head coach Mike Budenholzer, who was named Coach of the Year earlier in the evening. And he cited the management and ownership of the club “for believing in me when I was 18 years old back in Greece.” Antetokounmpo struggled to get the words out as he also gave
thanks to his late father, Charles Antetokounmpo, who died in 2017. “Every day I step on the floor, I always think of my dad,” he said. Antetokounmpo became the first Bucks player named MVP since 1974 when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – a three-time MVP in Milwaukee – took home the award. NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar introduced Antetokounmpo as a finalist during the show. Antetokounmpo also joined Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria), Tim Duncan (US Virgin Islands), Steve Nash (Canada) and Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) as the only international MVPs. - Doncic top rookie Slovenia’s Luca Doncic won the Rookie of the Year award after a stellar campaign for the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic, 20, joined Jason Kidd as the only Mavericks to win Rookie of the Year, Kidd sharing the honor with Detroit’s Grant Hill for the 1994-95 season. Doncic was widely expected to scoop the award despite a lateseason surge by Atlanta point guard Trae Young, the player for whom Doncic was traded on draft night in 2018. Doncic averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the 33-49 Mavericks, compared to Young’s averages of 19.1 points, 8.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds for the
29-53 Hawks. He became the second player, after 1961 Rookie of the Year winner Oscar Robertson, to average at least 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game in his first year. His eight triple-doubles were third-most by a rookie behind Robertson’s 26 and Ben Simmons’ 12. Cameroon’s Pascal Siakam, who starred in his NBA Finals debut for Toronto, was named Most Improved Player. Siakam, 25, scored a playoff career-best 32 points in powering the Raptors over defending champions Golden State in a 118-109 game-one victory in the championship series. Siakam, who beat out D’Angelo Russell and De’Aaron Fox for the award, averaged 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 2018-19. That was up from 7.3 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game the previous season. He made 79 three-pointers in the regular season compared to 29 in the previous campaign. The Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams won the Sixth Man of the Year award as top reserve for the second straight year and third time in his career. He won in 2015 with the Toronto Raptors. Defensive Player of the Year went to Utah’s French center Rudi Gobert. The “Stifle Tower” won the award for the second straight season, beating Antetokounmpo and George in the final voting. (afp)
The Italian job: 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo
LAUSANNE - Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo was named as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, beating off a bid from Stockholm-Are in Sweden, giving Italy the showpiece event for the third time. The 2026 Olympics will run from February 6-22, said the International Olympic Committee. “It is Italy who has won,” said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Italy has twice previously hosted the Winter Games -- in 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo and 2006 in Turin. Sweden has only hosted the Summer Olympics, in 1912 in Stockholm. IOC members gave the Italian bid the nod by 47 votes to 34. “We are proud of this superb result. Italy has won, all the country will work together with the ambition to succeed and give everyone a memorable sporting event,” Conte wrote on Twitter having left Lausanne before the result of the vote was announced. Italy’s controversial Interior Minister Matteo Salvini predicted an economic windfall for the region. “It’s an historic day and a victory of all Italians,” he said. “Thank you to those who believed in it from the beginning, especially in the municipalities and regions, and tough luck for those who gave up and who did not believe.” Salvini estimated that the Games will generate five billion euros ($5.69 billion) and create 20,000 jobs. “Congratulations to MilanCortina d’Ampezzo. We can expect a great and memorable Winter Games in a country with a tradition
of winter sports,” said IOC president Thomas Bach as members of the Italian delegation chanted: “Italia, Italia”. “The passion and knowledge of the Italian fans, combined with the experience of organising events, will create a perfect atmosphere for the best athletes in the world.” On the road to the 2026 decision, bids from Calgary, Graz in Austria, Japan’s Sapporo and Sion in Switzerland fell by the wayside, mainly because of concerns over the cost or a lack of popular support. A bid by the Turkish ski resort of Erzurum was ruled out by the IOC in October 2018. The bid by Stockholm and the Are ski area -- which hosted the World Ski Championships in February -- had appeared to be running out of steam a few months ago due to a lack of funding commitments before the government swung behind it. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven had met with Bach on Sunday to give assurances over the guarantees of “full support” from the government. They were questions which were expect to weigh heavily on the vote. By contrast, after Rome’s failed attempt to capture the 2024 Summer Olympics, Giovanni Malago, head of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) managed to unite political and economic support. The Italian bid combined the two richest regions of Italy -- Lombardy (Milan) and Veneto (Cortina). It also highlighted traditional winter sports sites such as Cortina, which hosted the 1956 Olympics, Bormio and Anterselva. On Monday, Conte made his final pitch for Italy before the vote. (afp)
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Members of the delegation of Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics candidate city react after the city was elected to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games during the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne on June 24, 2019.
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Cavani praises Uruguay’s ‘attitude’ and ‘mentality’ in Chile win
Uruguay demonstrated a winning attitude and mentality in their 1-0 Copa America success over Chile on Monday that gave them top spot in Group C, match-winner Edinson Cavani said. Uruguay began the game in second place in their pool behind the reigning champions and facing a dauting potential quarter-final tie with Colombia, the only side to go through the group stage with three wins. But Cavani’s header eight minutes from time from Jonathan Rodriguez’s cross propelled Uruguay above Chile and into, what looks on paper at least, an easier last eight challenge against Peru. “In some moments we played well, in other moments less well, but always with the (right) attitude and mentality we were able to snatch the game,” said the 32-year-old, who scored his 48th goal for his country.
But the Paris Saint-Germain forward insisted thoughts of a potentially easier quarter-final draw played no role in Uruguay’s approach. “We wanted to win the group without knowing what would come next, to show a good image in the group and continue with this attitude,” he said
following the match at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium. Captain Diego Godín said this win “is important for confidence, to rediscover the feelings after Japan” in which they were surprisingly held to a 2-2 draw. Veteran coach Oscar Tabarez admitted there was little between the two sides. “It was a keenly contested match with few spaces. We managed a little bit better than our opponents,” he said. More so than avoiding Colombia, Tabarez was most pleased that Uruguay will get an extra day of rest ahead of their quarter-final, against a Peru side that has had two extra days to recover from their pool efforts, on Saturday in Salvador. Chile will face Colombia the day before in Sao Paulo. “One extra day of rest is useful, it’s important, because we’re on the limit,” said Tabarez. Chile’s Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda, who was jeered by many of his team’s fans when his name was announced before the match, said his side were beaten by “Uruguay’s strength” -- their aerial game. “Undoubtedly, it was a very close game. We knew about our opponents’ quality, with a well defined system, a difficult style in terms of their aerial game,” he said. “But we played very well, we showed character, we showed discipline.” Still, defeat was hard to take. “We lost, that’s tough on the players’ motivation,” said Rueda. (afp)
Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring against Chile during their Copa America football tournament group match at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 24, 2019.
Haiti rally to beat Costa Rica 2-1 in Gold Cup
Haiti rallied with two second-half goals to beat Costa Rica 2-1 Monday and reach the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup as winners of Group B. Haiti right back Djimy Bend Alexis delivered the winner in the 81st minute with a right-footed blast that found the top
right corner of the net and sent Haiti into a quarter-final clash with Group A runners-up Canada. Costa Rica, who finished second in Group B, will take on Mexico, the Group A winners who are chasing an eighth title in the regional championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Alexis played a dubious role in the game’s opening goal, a header from Costa Rica veteran Alvaro Saborio deflected off him and into the Haiti net to put the Ticos up 1-0 in the 13th minute. Haiti equalized from the spot in the 57th minute, Duckens Nazon converting after
Francisco Calvo barged over him in the box. Earlier in the day at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, Bermuda notched the first victory of their Gold Cup debut -- a 2-0 triumph over Nicaragua thanks to second-half goals from Lejuan Simmons and Nahki Wells. (afp)
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USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals as women’s World Cup heats up
Megan Rapinoe scored two penalties as defending champions the United States beat Spain on Monday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final against hosts France at the women’s World Cup, with Sweden joining them in the last eight. On another day in the limelight for VAR, Sweden’s goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl made a brilliant second-half penalty save as her country edged out Canada 1-0 in Paris, meaning they advance to a similarly enticing tie against Germany. The showdown between the holders and the hosts had seemed inevitable from the moment the draw was made back in December, but after France laboured to beat Brazil in extra time on Sunday, the USA did not find the going easy against Spain in Reims. Rapinoe’s first penalty gave Jill Ellis’s team an early lead after Tobin Heath was brought down in the box by Maria Leon. However, Jennifer Hermoso pounced to equalise moments later after Becky Sauerbrunn had been caught in possession, and Spain held their own after that against the World Cup favourites. They were undone, though, by another penalty awarded for what looked a very slight touch on Rose Lavelle from Virginia Torrecilla. The penalty was confirmed after a VAR check and Rapinoe smashed the ball into the same corner with 15 minutes left to give the USA the tightest of wins and line up the French. “I hope it’s wild and crazy and the fans are crazy and that there’s tonnes of media around it and it’s just a big spectacle,” Rapinoe said of Friday’s match. “I think it’s going to be incredible for the women’s game. You have two heavy hitters meeting in the knockout rounds and this is everything you want.” It is not what Spain wanted, and the penalty that decided the game left a bitter taste in their mouths. “I didn’t touch her... they blew for that penalty because it was the United States,” a distraught Torrecilla said. - ‘Pure joy’ In Paris, more than 38,000 fans saw Sweden edge out fifth-ranked Canada 1-0 at the Parc des Princes thanks to a solitary second-
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United States’ forward Megan Rapinoe scores a goal during the France 2019 Women’s World Cup round of sixteen football match between Spain and USA, on June 24, 2019, at the Auguste-Delaune stadium in Reims, northern France. half goal scored by Stina Blackstenius, superbly set up by Kosovare Asllani. Sweden then held on for the victory thanks to Lindahl, who dived to her right to keep out Janine Beckie’s 69th-minute penalty awarded after a VAR review showed Asllani had stopped a Desiree Scott shot with her arm. “I was so happy, just pure joy, and my teammates felt the same way,” said Lindahl, when asked to describe her emotions after saving the spot-kick. That was the 22nd penalty awarded at this World Cup, equalling the total tally from the 2015 tournament and underlining the influence of Video Assistant Referees, although VAR later intervened to overturn a spot-kick
awarded to Sweden. - Heatwave grips France Sweden will face Germany on Saturday in a repeat of the gold medal match at the 2016 Olympics, which the Germans won 2-1. “I had the best preparation today that you could have for a match like that. I listened to four albums by Neil Young, who is Canada’s top performer,” said Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson. Asked what music he would listen to before facing Germany, Gerhardsson went for some industrial metal. “It will be Rammstein. They released a new album and it will be heavy going on
Saturday so that will work just fine.” On Tuesday the last two quarter-final places will be decided as Italy take on China in Montpellier before European champions the Netherlands meet 2011 World Cup winners Japan in Rennes. The temperature could be a particular concern in the first of those matches as a heatwave grips much of France. In Paris on Monday night, the temperature remained close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) after the match kicked off at 9pm local time, and it is set to get hotter in the coming days. FIFA said that “cooling breaks” may be needed during games to protect players from the effects of the heat. (afp)
Superstar Salah seeks first goal at Cup of Nations in Egypt
Superstar Mohamed Salah gets a second chance to score his first goal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when hosts Egypt face the Democratic Republic of Congo in Group A on Wednesday. The recent Champions League
winner with Liverpool was unable to convert several chances against Zimbabwe last Friday as Egypt won 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament. “Mohamed Salah was among those who missed chances, but
Zimbabwe’s defender Teenage Hadebe (L) shakes hands with Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Egypt and Zimbabwe at Cairo International Stadium on June 21, 2019.
I was satisfied with our performance,” admitted Mexican coach Javier Aguirre. Victory over the Congolese, who performed poorly when losing 2-0 to Uganda, could clinch a last-16 place for the Egyptians with one match to spare. Here, AFP Sport previews the Group A double-header with Uganda playing Zimbabwe in the first match in Cairo, and the Group B showdown between Nigeria and Guinea in Alexandria. (afp)
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Cavani praises Uruguay’s ‘attitude’ and ‘mentality’ in Chile win
Uruguay demonstrated a winning attitude and mentality in their 1-0 Copa America success over Chile on Monday that gave them top spot in Group C, match-winner Edinson Cavani said. Uruguay began the game in second place in their pool behind the reigning champions and facing a dauting potential quarter-final tie with Colombia, the only side to go through the group stage with three wins. But Cavani’s header eight minutes from time from Jonathan Rodriguez’s cross propelled Uruguay above Chile and into, what looks on paper at least, an easier last eight challenge against Peru. “In some moments we played well, in other moments less well, but always with the (right) attitude and mentality we were able to snatch the game,” said the 32-year-old, who scored his 48th goal for his country.
But the Paris Saint-Germain forward insisted thoughts of a potentially easier quarter-final draw played no role in Uruguay’s approach. “We wanted to win the group without knowing what would come next, to show a good image in the group and continue with this attitude,” he said
following the match at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium. Captain Diego Godín said this win “is important for confidence, to rediscover the feelings after Japan” in which they were surprisingly held to a 2-2 draw. Veteran coach Oscar Tabarez admitted there was little between the two sides. “It was a keenly contested match with few spaces. We managed a little bit better than our opponents,” he said. More so than avoiding Colombia, Tabarez was most pleased that Uruguay will get an extra day of rest ahead of their quarter-final, against a Peru side that has had two extra days to recover from their pool efforts, on Saturday in Salvador. Chile will face Colombia the day before in Sao Paulo. “One extra day of rest is useful, it’s important, because we’re on the limit,” said Tabarez. Chile’s Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda, who was jeered by many of his team’s fans when his name was announced before the match, said his side were beaten by “Uruguay’s strength” -- their aerial game. “Undoubtedly, it was a very close game. We knew about our opponents’ quality, with a well defined system, a difficult style in terms of their aerial game,” he said. “But we played very well, we showed character, we showed discipline.” Still, defeat was hard to take. “We lost, that’s tough on the players’ motivation,” said Rueda. (afp)
Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring against Chile during their Copa America football tournament group match at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 24, 2019.
Haiti rally to beat Costa Rica 2-1 in Gold Cup
Haiti rallied with two second-half goals to beat Costa Rica 2-1 Monday and reach the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup as winners of Group B. Haiti right back Djimy Bend Alexis delivered the winner in the 81st minute with a right-footed blast that found the top
right corner of the net and sent Haiti into a quarter-final clash with Group A runners-up Canada. Costa Rica, who finished second in Group B, will take on Mexico, the Group A winners who are chasing an eighth title in the regional championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Alexis played a dubious role in the game’s opening goal, a header from Costa Rica veteran Alvaro Saborio deflected off him and into the Haiti net to put the Ticos up 1-0 in the 13th minute. Haiti equalized from the spot in the 57th minute, Duckens Nazon converting after
Francisco Calvo barged over him in the box. Earlier in the day at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, Bermuda notched the first victory of their Gold Cup debut -- a 2-0 triumph over Nicaragua thanks to second-half goals from Lejuan Simmons and Nahki Wells. (afp)
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USA and Sweden reach quarter-finals as women’s World Cup heats up
Megan Rapinoe scored two penalties as defending champions the United States beat Spain on Monday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final against hosts France at the women’s World Cup, with Sweden joining them in the last eight. On another day in the limelight for VAR, Sweden’s goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl made a brilliant second-half penalty save as her country edged out Canada 1-0 in Paris, meaning they advance to a similarly enticing tie against Germany. The showdown between the holders and the hosts had seemed inevitable from the moment the draw was made back in December, but after France laboured to beat Brazil in extra time on Sunday, the USA did not find the going easy against Spain in Reims. Rapinoe’s first penalty gave Jill Ellis’s team an early lead after Tobin Heath was brought down in the box by Maria Leon. However, Jennifer Hermoso pounced to equalise moments later after Becky Sauerbrunn had been caught in possession, and Spain held their own after that against the World Cup favourites. They were undone, though, by another penalty awarded for what looked a very slight touch on Rose Lavelle from Virginia Torrecilla. The penalty was confirmed after a VAR check and Rapinoe smashed the ball into the same corner with 15 minutes left to give the USA the tightest of wins and line up the French. “I hope it’s wild and crazy and the fans are crazy and that there’s tonnes of media around it and it’s just a big spectacle,” Rapinoe said of Friday’s match. “I think it’s going to be incredible for the women’s game. You have two heavy hitters meeting in the knockout rounds and this is everything you want.” It is not what Spain wanted, and the penalty that decided the game left a bitter taste in their mouths. “I didn’t touch her... they blew for that penalty because it was the United States,” a distraught Torrecilla said. - ‘Pure joy’ In Paris, more than 38,000 fans saw Sweden edge out fifth-ranked Canada 1-0 at the Parc des Princes thanks to a solitary second-
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United States’ forward Megan Rapinoe scores a goal during the France 2019 Women’s World Cup round of sixteen football match between Spain and USA, on June 24, 2019, at the Auguste-Delaune stadium in Reims, northern France. half goal scored by Stina Blackstenius, superbly set up by Kosovare Asllani. Sweden then held on for the victory thanks to Lindahl, who dived to her right to keep out Janine Beckie’s 69th-minute penalty awarded after a VAR review showed Asllani had stopped a Desiree Scott shot with her arm. “I was so happy, just pure joy, and my teammates felt the same way,” said Lindahl, when asked to describe her emotions after saving the spot-kick. That was the 22nd penalty awarded at this World Cup, equalling the total tally from the 2015 tournament and underlining the influence of Video Assistant Referees, although VAR later intervened to overturn a spot-kick
awarded to Sweden. - Heatwave grips France Sweden will face Germany on Saturday in a repeat of the gold medal match at the 2016 Olympics, which the Germans won 2-1. “I had the best preparation today that you could have for a match like that. I listened to four albums by Neil Young, who is Canada’s top performer,” said Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson. Asked what music he would listen to before facing Germany, Gerhardsson went for some industrial metal. “It will be Rammstein. They released a new album and it will be heavy going on
Saturday so that will work just fine.” On Tuesday the last two quarter-final places will be decided as Italy take on China in Montpellier before European champions the Netherlands meet 2011 World Cup winners Japan in Rennes. The temperature could be a particular concern in the first of those matches as a heatwave grips much of France. In Paris on Monday night, the temperature remained close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) after the match kicked off at 9pm local time, and it is set to get hotter in the coming days. FIFA said that “cooling breaks” may be needed during games to protect players from the effects of the heat. (afp)
Superstar Salah seeks first goal at Cup of Nations in Egypt
Superstar Mohamed Salah gets a second chance to score his first goal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when hosts Egypt face the Democratic Republic of Congo in Group A on Wednesday. The recent Champions League
winner with Liverpool was unable to convert several chances against Zimbabwe last Friday as Egypt won 1-0 in the opening match of the tournament. “Mohamed Salah was among those who missed chances, but
Zimbabwe’s defender Teenage Hadebe (L) shakes hands with Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Egypt and Zimbabwe at Cairo International Stadium on June 21, 2019.
I was satisfied with our performance,” admitted Mexican coach Javier Aguirre. Victory over the Congolese, who performed poorly when losing 2-0 to Uganda, could clinch a last-16 place for the Egyptians with one match to spare. Here, AFP Sport previews the Group A double-header with Uganda playing Zimbabwe in the first match in Cairo, and the Group B showdown between Nigeria and Guinea in Alexandria. (afp)
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Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks peaks with the media during a press conference after the 2019 NBA Awards Show at the Barker Hangar on June 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, California.
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Tearful Antetokounmpo named NBA Most Valuable Player
LOS ANGELES - Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2018-19 regular season on Monday. The 24-year-old from Greece wept as he accepted the honor at the glitzy NBA Awards show broadcast from Santa Monica, California, becoming the youngest MVP since Derrick Rose was the youngest winner ever in 2011. Antetokounmpo beat out 2018 MVP James Harden of the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George for the honor. Antetokounmpo, in his sixth season with the Bucks, averaged 27.7 points and 12.5 rebounds as he led Milwaukee to the best regular-season record in the league with 60 wins and 22 defeats. They reached the Eastern Conference finals where they fell to the Toronto Raptors, who would go on to lift the title. “I want to thank my team, my teammates,” Antetokounmpo said. “It takes more than one person to win 60 games. Every time I walked to the locker room I saw my teammates were ready to fight, they were ready to go to war with me.” He also thanked a coaching staff led by head coach Mike Budenholzer, who was named Coach of the Year earlier in the evening. And he cited the management and ownership of the club “for believing in me when I was 18 years old back in Greece.” Antetokounmpo struggled to get the words out as he also gave
thanks to his late father, Charles Antetokounmpo, who died in 2017. “Every day I step on the floor, I always think of my dad,” he said. Antetokounmpo became the first Bucks player named MVP since 1974 when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – a three-time MVP in Milwaukee – took home the award. NBA legend Abdul-Jabbar introduced Antetokounmpo as a finalist during the show. Antetokounmpo also joined Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria), Tim Duncan (US Virgin Islands), Steve Nash (Canada) and Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) as the only international MVPs. - Doncic top rookie Slovenia’s Luca Doncic won the Rookie of the Year award after a stellar campaign for the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic, 20, joined Jason Kidd as the only Mavericks to win Rookie of the Year, Kidd sharing the honor with Detroit’s Grant Hill for the 1994-95 season. Doncic was widely expected to scoop the award despite a lateseason surge by Atlanta point guard Trae Young, the player for whom Doncic was traded on draft night in 2018. Doncic averaged 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the 33-49 Mavericks, compared to Young’s averages of 19.1 points, 8.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds for the
29-53 Hawks. He became the second player, after 1961 Rookie of the Year winner Oscar Robertson, to average at least 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game in his first year. His eight triple-doubles were third-most by a rookie behind Robertson’s 26 and Ben Simmons’ 12. Cameroon’s Pascal Siakam, who starred in his NBA Finals debut for Toronto, was named Most Improved Player. Siakam, 25, scored a playoff career-best 32 points in powering the Raptors over defending champions Golden State in a 118-109 game-one victory in the championship series. Siakam, who beat out D’Angelo Russell and De’Aaron Fox for the award, averaged 16.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in 2018-19. That was up from 7.3 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game and 2.0 assists per game the previous season. He made 79 three-pointers in the regular season compared to 29 in the previous campaign. The Los Angeles Clippers’ Lou Williams won the Sixth Man of the Year award as top reserve for the second straight year and third time in his career. He won in 2015 with the Toronto Raptors. Defensive Player of the Year went to Utah’s French center Rudi Gobert. The “Stifle Tower” won the award for the second straight season, beating Antetokounmpo and George in the final voting. (afp)
The Italian job: 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo
LAUSANNE - Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo was named as hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday, beating off a bid from Stockholm-Are in Sweden, giving Italy the showpiece event for the third time. The 2026 Olympics will run from February 6-22, said the International Olympic Committee. “It is Italy who has won,” said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Italy has twice previously hosted the Winter Games -- in 1956 in Cortina d’Ampezzo and 2006 in Turin. Sweden has only hosted the Summer Olympics, in 1912 in Stockholm. IOC members gave the Italian bid the nod by 47 votes to 34. “We are proud of this superb result. Italy has won, all the country will work together with the ambition to succeed and give everyone a memorable sporting event,” Conte wrote on Twitter having left Lausanne before the result of the vote was announced. Italy’s controversial Interior Minister Matteo Salvini predicted an economic windfall for the region. “It’s an historic day and a victory of all Italians,” he said. “Thank you to those who believed in it from the beginning, especially in the municipalities and regions, and tough luck for those who gave up and who did not believe.” Salvini estimated that the Games will generate five billion euros ($5.69 billion) and create 20,000 jobs. “Congratulations to MilanCortina d’Ampezzo. We can expect a great and memorable Winter Games in a country with a tradition
of winter sports,” said IOC president Thomas Bach as members of the Italian delegation chanted: “Italia, Italia”. “The passion and knowledge of the Italian fans, combined with the experience of organising events, will create a perfect atmosphere for the best athletes in the world.” On the road to the 2026 decision, bids from Calgary, Graz in Austria, Japan’s Sapporo and Sion in Switzerland fell by the wayside, mainly because of concerns over the cost or a lack of popular support. A bid by the Turkish ski resort of Erzurum was ruled out by the IOC in October 2018. The bid by Stockholm and the Are ski area -- which hosted the World Ski Championships in February -- had appeared to be running out of steam a few months ago due to a lack of funding commitments before the government swung behind it. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven had met with Bach on Sunday to give assurances over the guarantees of “full support” from the government. They were questions which were expect to weigh heavily on the vote. By contrast, after Rome’s failed attempt to capture the 2024 Summer Olympics, Giovanni Malago, head of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) managed to unite political and economic support. The Italian bid combined the two richest regions of Italy -- Lombardy (Milan) and Veneto (Cortina). It also highlighted traditional winter sports sites such as Cortina, which hosted the 1956 Olympics, Bormio and Anterselva. On Monday, Conte made his final pitch for Italy before the vote. (afp)
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Members of the delegation of Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics candidate city react after the city was elected to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games during the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne on June 24, 2019.
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Let’s talk: the Kosovo town using language to bridge divides
KAMENICA - In eastern Kosovo, a small town is trying to encourage dialogue between its Albanian and Serb communities by starting with the basics: language. This year in Kamenica, a municipality where 10 percent of the population is ethnic Serb, the local government launched free language courses in hopes of breaking down the mistrust that still divides the two groups across much of Kosovo. There is a practical element too. “I am learning Serbian because I live here, work here and have Serb customers who do not speak Albanian,” says Suna Zajmi, a 32-year-old Albanian pharmacist who has been taking the classes. Strahinja Vasic, a 25-year-old local Serb civil servant, is learning Albanian because he lives in a “neighbourhood where they are in the majority, with only six Serb families.” “And it’s also useful for my work,” he adds. Albanian and Serbian are both official languages in Kosovo, a former Serbian province, which is 90 percent Albanian but still home to around 120,000 Serbs. Yet bilingualism has become increasingly rare since Kosovo broke away from Serbia in the late 1990s, a war that ossified bitterness between the two groups. Previously, when Kosovo was part of the former Yugoslavia, it was obligatory for Serbs and Albanians to learn each other’s languages in school. Now education is mostly segregated, with each community having its own schools or curriculums. In the divided city of Mitrovica, for example, where tensions remain high, some NGOs use English as a common language to connect young people. - ‘Practical not political’ So far, 40 Serbs and 18 Albanians have taken courses offered this year
by Kamenica’s City Hall. Fifty others are on the waiting list for the next semester. The basic course lasts three months and consists of 40 lessons of 45 minutes each. “But we did not apply this strictly as my students insisted on staying more, so we did around 60 minutes for a lesson,” said Serbian teacher Teuta Kastrati. The programme was launched with support from the British Embassy and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is also working on building an online Albanian-Serbian dictionary. The two languages bear absolutely no resemblance, with Serbian hailing from Slavic origins while Albanian represents a unique branch of the Indo-European language family, making it distinct from every other modern European language. Learning a language should not be a “political” issue but a “practical” one, said Svetlana Rakic, of the IOM. People “understand its usefulness... but often do not have the opportunity,” she added.Kamenica’s 30-year-old mayor Qendron Kastrati says the municipality’s history has helped make it a good starting point for uniting communities. Its 30,000 inhabitants suffer from the same high unemployment rates and economic problems plaguing the rest of Kosovo. But their community was spared the worst of the violence of the 1998-99 war, which claimed 13,000 lives, mostly ethnic Albanians. There was also a smaller exodus of Serbs afterwards than in other areas. That means families in Kamenica are not looking for missing persons, an issue that still haunts many in Kosovo, says the mayor. And in Kamenica, Serbs and Albanians often live side by side, unlike in other areas where communities tend to keep to different villages or neighbourhoods. (afp)
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Children play in the school yard in the town of Kamenica on June 13, 2019. In eastern Kosovo, a small town is trying to encourage dialogue between its Albanian and Serb communities by starting with the basics: language.
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Batam city government bans use of imported plastic waste
BATAM - The Batam city government barred imported plastic waste used as raw materials for industries in the coastal city owing to the harmful and damaging impact on the environment, a local government official stated here, Tuesday.
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A worker cuts tobacco leafs at a tobacco farm in Esteli, Nicaragua on May 17, 2019. Nicaragua is consolidating as the largest exporter of cigars to the US, an industry which was born in the fertile lands of Esteli.
Nicaragua puffing up status in rarefied world of premium cigars
ESTELI - From “rich and full-bodied” to “complex with hints of licorice,” aficionados exhaust the lexicon to capture the essence of Nicaragua’s most highly-prized produce -- not wine, but cigars, which are especially popular in the United States. The recognition turns the vibrant green hills of Esteli, in the troubled Central American country’s northwest, into a hive of activity come harvest time. Here, 800 meters (2,620 feet) above sea level, half of the population of 110,000 is employed in the tobacco industry -- picking, drying or curing, or rolling cigars in factories. “No one has soil as good for tobacco as Nicaragua,” explains Nestor Plasencia, whose family business is one of the country’s leading cigar exporters, as he sits and savors the sweet aroma of one of their creations. Nutrient-rich volcanic soil and know-how imported from Cuba more than 50 years ago, as well as a knowledgeable workforce have set Nicaragua apart when it comes to growing flavorful top-quality tobacco. Apart from Esteli, the two other tobacco-growing regions are the Condega and Jalapa valleys in the north, each with their own distinct soils and minerals. Part of the lure of Nicaraguan tobacco is that “the same seeds planted in different soils and climatic regions
give different flavors,” Plasencia said, between spiralling puffs. Cuban cigars may easily outsell the lesser-known Nicaraguan product in Europe, but Nicaraguan brands have taken advantage of the crippling US embargo on Havana -- in place since 1961 -- to sell to the Americans. Nicaraguan cigar exports to the US have increased by 40 percent since 2008, reaching 140 million cigars in 2018, outstripping the Dominican Republic and Honduras, according to figures from the Cigar Association of America (CAA). Nicaragua’s industry is a young one -- it was started by Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959. When the Central American country’s civil war ended at the start of the 1990s, the industry started to flourish. “My family started in tobacco in Cuba in 1865. Today we operate in Nicaragua and Honduras,” says Plasencia, whose father hails from the Caribbean island. - Cuban know-how Today, the country has 70 factories producing more than 5,000 brands,
says the director of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Tobacco Producers, Wenceslao Castillo. Karina Rivera, a quality control supervisor at Plasencia Cigars, tests an average of eight cigars a day. “If I see that it’s not at the level of quality demanded by customers, we report immediately to find out where the problem is,” she said. Smokers say a lot is going on in a cigar during puffs, tasting richness, balance and complexity -- a variety of flavors and aromas that have helped several Nicaraguan brands conquer the US market. In 2018, American trade magazine Cigar Aficionado named seven Nicaraguan brands in the top 10 of its annual ranking. As for the Best Cigar of the Year, the “E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic” is made in the Dominican Republic, but with Nicaraguan tobacco, the magazine says. “The strength of the Nicaraguan tobacco industry is our focus on quality, which is why we are today the largest exporter of premium cigars to the United States,” Castillo says proudly. (afp)
The firm stance on banning imported plastic waste was taken by the city administration by strictly implementing waste management regulations for environmental protection, Head of the Batam City Government’s Environmental Management Division IP stated. “We reject those offering imported raw materials,” IP affirmed, adding that the Indonesian Customs and Excise officers had recently come across 65 containers of imported plastic waste. Drums, pipes, and buckets were among the plastic goods found loaded inside the containers. The importers of plastic waste contended that the containers were filled with raw materials for industries operating in Batam, he remarked. Despite the Batam city administration rejecting plastic waste, it has no problem with the use of plastic ore. In the meantime, Susila Brata from the Batam Customs and Excise Office remarked that his officers had completed their investigation into 65 containers of plastic waste and had handed over its case to the Environment and Forestry Ministry. The ministry’s decision on this
case should be respected and followed up by all related parties, he stated, adding that the containers of imported plastic waste were secured at the Batuampar Port two weeks ago. “The containers remain sealed on legal grounds,” Brata stated. Environmentalists raised the issue of imported plastic waste on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand. Greenpeace had also launched a petition titled “No Space for Waste” by urging the ASEAN leaders to “end plastic waste crisis.” As published on its official website, this global environment watchdog appealed to all ASEAN member states to “declare an immediate ban on all imports of plastic waste and e-waste, even those meant for recycling, and ensure all ASEAN countries ratify the Basel Ban Amendment.” Instead of specifically responding to the issue of imported plastic waste, the ASEAN leaders adopted the Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris in ASEAN region on June 22. In the Bangkok Declaration, the ASEAN leaders have vowed to strengthen actions at the national level and through collaborative
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Sri Lankan residents walk past a plastic bottle laying at Mount Lavinia beach on the outskirts of Colombo on June 19, 2019. actions among the ASEAN’s 10 member states and partners. The reinforced actions aim to prevent and considerably reduce marine debris, specifically arising from land-based activities,
including environmentally sound management. The ASEAN leaders also remain committed to encouraging an integrated land-to-sea approach to prevent and reduce marine debris
and strengthening national laws and regulations along with intensifying regional and international cooperation, including on relevant policy dialog and information sharing. (ant)
Four coordinating ministries propose Bengkalis housewife Rp1.25 trillion budget for 2020 finds ecstasy pills worth Rp6 billion
JAKARTA - Four coordinating ministries proposed a total budget of Rp1.25 trillion in the 2020 state budget (APBN) during a working meeting with the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Jakarta on Tuesday. The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs proposed a budget of Rp409.4 billion, a decrease of Rp4.8 billion, from Rp414.2 billion in the budget year 2019 in spite of a rise in personnel and operational spending. “Our indicative ceiling falls to Rp409.4 billion than that in 2019. Although the number of our priority and regular programs and personnel as well as the amount of
operational spending increased, we are left with no other choice but to ensure optimum and efficient utilization of the budget,” Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution stated. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan proposed an additional budget of Rp100 billion in 2020, thereby bringing the ministry’s total budget needs to Rp344.5 billion. The additional budget fund is designed to support the management and execution of technical tasks and to coordinate the development of maritime policies, he explained. Coordinating Minister for Hu-
man Development and Culture Puan Maharani proposed a budget of Rp226.2 billion for 2020, decreasing from Rp342.9 billion in 2019 owing to the adjustment of salaries and performance allowances. “The budget at our coordinating ministry is the lowest (among the four coordinating ministries),” the minister pointed out. Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto proposed an indicative ceiling of Rp282.8 billion for 2020, along with the realization of integrated budget programs at the ministry and coalescing three programs into one program.
BENGKALIS - A housewife in Bengkalis District, Riau, has found 30 thousand ecstasy pills worth some Rp6 billion in a suitcase in her backyard Tuesday at around 9.00 a.m. local time. “Yes true, a housewife found a suitcase in her backyard, packed with 30 thousand ecstasy pills,” commander of the Bengkalis district military Lt. Col Timmy Prasetya Harmianto confirmed here Tuesday. The woman found the suitcase when she was raking up and burning the garbage near the chicken barn in her backyard.
“She was surprised to see a brown suitcase near the chicken barn and reported the finding to the nearest security post,” Harmianto said. The security personnel found the ecstasy pills in three packs bearing a writing KESSA. There was one pack with blue pills of Lagui brand, and two other packs with yellow pills of Minion brand. “The ecstasy pills are worth at least Rp6 billion,” he added. The drugs were handed over to the Bengkalis police for further investigation.(ant)
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BUSINESS summit in Japan will help lower the temperature in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. As part of preparations, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke by phone Monday with the top Chinese negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He. “We certainly hope that the
meeting will help the two states to promote mutual trust, resolve their differences, and resolve some of the outstanding issues we are facing now,” Geng said. China remains “committed to working with the U.S. to develop China-U.S. relations based on coordination and cooperation,” Geng said.
The meeting in Osaka is the first opportunity for the two leaders to discuss the trade dispute faceto-face since Trump said he was ready to target the $300 billion in Chinese imports that he hasn’t already hit with tariffs, extending them to everything China ships to the United States. Trump has already imposed
25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on U.S. goods. The sides are at an impasse after 11 rounds of talks that have failed to overcome U.S. concerns over China’s acquisition of American technology and its massive trade surplus. (ap)
China says US-China trade teams in contact ahead of G-20
BEIJING - Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan later this week, a Chinese official said Monday. The sides were seeking to “consolidate the important consensus reached between the two leaders” in a telephone call last week, Wang Shouwen, a Commerce Ministry vice minister, told reporters. Wang gave no details about specific issues under discussion. This week’s G-20 meeting in Osaka is the first opportunity Trump and Xi have had to thrash out the trade dispute face-to-face since Trump said he was preparing to target the $300 billion in Chinese imports that he hasn’t already hit with tariffs, extending them to everything China ships to the United States. In advance of the Trump-Xi meeting, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spoke by phone Monday with the top Chinese negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, according to a spokesperson for the Trade Representative’s office who did not have further details of the discussions. Trump has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports and China has retaliated with tariffs on U.S. goods. The two sides are in a stalemate after 11 rounds of talks that have failed to overcome U.S. concerns over China’s acquisition of American technology and its massive trade surplus. China denies forcing U.S. companies to hand over trade secrets and says the surplus is much smaller than it appears once the trade in services and the value extracted by U.S. companies are taken into account. Stepping up the pressure on Beijing, the U.S. Commerce Department has effectively barred U.S. companies from selling or transferring technology to Huawei Technologies, the world’s biggest maker of network gear, No. 2 smartphone manufacturer and a champion of Chinese industry. Washington claims Huawei poses a national security threat because it may be
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China hoping Trump-Xi meeting will help bridge differences BEIJING - China hopes a meeting later this week between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will help build trust and resolve “outstanding issues,” a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday. Geng Shuang gave no details at a daily briefing, but there are hopes the planned encounter at the G-20
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In this May 16, 2019, photo, Chinese men pass by a Huawei retail shop in Beijing. Stepping up the pressure on Beijing, the U.S. Commerce Department has effectively barred U.S. companies from selling or transferring technology to Huawei Technologies, the world’s biggest maker of network gear, No. 2 smartphone manufacturer and a champion of Chinese industry. beholden to China’s ruling Communist Party. However, American officials have presented no evidence of any Huawei equipment serving as intentional conduits for espionage by Beijing. Huawei’s placement on the U.S. government’s Entity List is widely seen as intended to persuade resistant U.S. allies in Europe to exclude Huawei equipment from their nextgeneration wireless networks, known as 5G. Responding to a question about whether it would be best for all 5G devices sold in the U.S. to have been made outside of China, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng
Shuang said Americans seemed to be conjuring up non-existent threats. “I want to tell individuals in the U.S. that they have been living in a panic made by themselves, and they have reached a state of extreme nervousness in which they even apprehend danger in every sound,” Geng said. Globalization has brought an “unprecedented” level of division of labor across borders and societies, reducing the significance of where products are manufactured and assembled, Geng said. “Against such a backdrop, any attempt to
achieve ‘absolute security and controllability’ by isolating oneself is nothing but fool’s talk,” Geng said. China has responded to U.S. pressure by saying it would issue a list of “unreliable entities” targeting companies that “violated market principles” and cut supplies of components to Chinese businesses for noncommercial reasons. Beijing has also suggested it might limit exports of rare earths, minerals such as lithium that are used in many products including cellphones, electric vehicles and the batteries that run them. (ap)
Young artist draws on ancients
Bali has an extremely rich artistic heritage that clearly inspires countless artists. It rare, however, to find artists who can draw on this tradition in a truly creative manner. In his remote and ancient village in Buleleng, Sukarya learned to love shadow-puppet theater for its aesthetic appeal and amorphous teachings about how to live a good and happy life. Despite not being fluent in the ancient Balinese language used by puppet masters, he understands enough to grasp the great depth of wisdom and insight conveyed through this powerful medium that uses symbolic, metaphoric and narrative means.
Inspired by this ancient art form, Sukarya applies the same techniques of puncturing leather that is used to decorate shadow puppets, but instead of the punctures decorating the figures, they delineate them. The colors that are used on shadow-puppets to denote their particular characteristic, he uses to represent the concept of diversity more broadly. His characters –or more accurately figures, do not carry distinct symbolic meanings but instead a generalized meaning. In fact, he does not even use the same kind of leather. Instead, he upcycles remnants of the dried leather used for making the elaborate ornaments of the famous Balinese Barong. Again, instead of using the same technique used in Barong ornamentation, he takes an entirely new approach to the material, having it serve as the background or canvas rather than shaping it into anything. So while he uses some of the techniques and materials of these traditional art forms, he does so in distinctly innovative ways. During his formal art studies at ISI Denpasar, Sukarya discovered the visual strength of line, particularly in the works of Balinese master, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, whose many accomplishments include the extremely graceful line-work of his drawings based on Balinese mythology and folklore. Although inspired by the simplicity of line found in Lempad’s drawings, Sukarya’s even simpler lines are not used to depict images from folklore, though his drawings do serve a similar function. Combining stark line work,
I Gede Surarya’s artwork entitled “Market” puppet making techniques for puncturing cowhide, and the bold colors found in Barong ornaments, Sukarya depicts a simple market scene as found both in Traditional Style Ubud paintings of the early 20th century and indeed in the real world of his own village. This market scene is not meant as a literal depiction of daily life rendered in media that somehow suggest tradition, nor as a scene from a particular story that carries symbolic meaning. Instead, like shadow puppet theater and the mythological or folktales of Lempad’s works do in their own ways, the scene is presented as an invitation for the viewer to contemplate general social conditions, with the market as both a place of both transactional and emotional social relations. Sukarya was inspired to depict the market scene in reaction to his alarm about the growing tendency of people to shop (and
consume information) online, and the decreasing amount of live social interactions, which result from this. While markets are indeed places of transactions, they also allow for broader forms of relations thus refering to, and contrasting with, the purely transactional nature of online relations. Similarly, by following the conceptual tradition of using symbolic language to convey moral principles free of dogma, again he is both applying aspects of these traditions and also referring to them. There is also a subtle -perhaps unintended, reference to the commodification of art. Using formal elements of tradition in his work to create a distinctly new form, the traditions from which he draws these elements also reflect the particular message he seeks to express. The symbolic language used to convey moral teachings
in an interactive, fluid and openended manner that are part of shadow puppet theater, barong dance and Lempad’s drawing, also stand in stark contrast to online shopping in many ways, not the least of which is the way they rely on and foster closeknit social ties. While many young Balinese artist draw on tradition in different ways, Sukarya’s latest work entitled “Market”, distinctly breaks new ground in this regard. Without abandoning the tradition of using symbolic images to speak to philosophical issues, he manages to create new symbols beyond the constraints of tradition to speak of distinctly contemporary issues. While his choice of materials and forms references various aspects of his traditional culture and adds another layer of meaning to his work, he does not rely on them to convey meaning, nor however, does he empty them of
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their original meaning. Instead, we find the rare case of a young artist who uses traditional materials, techniques and concepts in tangibly new ways that speak both to the local and the global while maintaining something of their original power. This young artist, who is barely into his twenties shows a promising future. I Gede Sukarya’s mixed media artwork is part of the exhibition entitled “Drawing on Tradition”, that will be opening on June 25th, 2019 at Arma Museum and Resort’s Rumah Gambar. The exhibition brings together 7 Balinese artists who each bring to their work a distinctly personal approach to some aspect of Balinese tradition. Whether this be aesthetic, conceptual, formal or spiritual, each of these artists is drawing on tradition in a way that demonstrates a unique creative capacity rooted in the vast and rich arts heritage of Bali. (kmb)
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Newspaper waste crafts of Tabanan then favored by consumers
STARTING from fun, Ketut Suparta, a craftsman from Kediri, Tabanan, tried to make crafts from newspaper waste. The first work was making bokoran or tray. As a result, many people were then interested in buying. Seeing such demand, Suparta developed its newspaper waste handicraft business under the name Suparta Kreasi in 2016 by making crafts ranging from keben, bokoran, kwangen to cigarettes. When met at the stand of Bali Arts Festival (BAF), Suparta said the newspaper waste craft he produced is well known and certainly had a different decoration. “I am trying to keep innovating. Other than making ritual-related equipment such as keben and bokoran, he also innovates on demand. For non-Hindus, we have a choice of ashtrays, tissue boxes and fruit baskets. We make it to order, too,” he said. The newspaper waste crafts produced by Suparta Kreasi are not only glimpsed by the local community but also by foreign tourists. This is evidenced by many foreign tourists that come directly to buy the handicraft products of Suparta Kreasi. For the free exhibition stand at BAF, Suparta admitted to be very grateful to the provincial government of Bali. Since he does not pay the rental cost, he can sell his paper craft according to the market price, ranging from least IDR 15,000 to the most expensive one at IDR 350,000. Currently, his newspaper waste craft faces obstacle in the form of procurement of raw materials. Today, it is difficult to get newspaper waste in Bali. Besides, it is brought by individuals, not by collectors. On that account, according to Suparta, he brought in raw materials from outside sold per bundle with a weight of 50 kilograms. (san)
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When met at the stand of Bali Arts Festival (BAF), Suparta said the newspaper waste craft he produced is well known and certainly had a different decoration.
Due to high waves, fishermen unable to go to sea for 20 days
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Fishermen on Yeh Gangga Beach have stopped fishing for twenty days because the ocean waves are so high. They are afraid and choose not to go to sea.
cannot. Likewise, I sometimes can also catch lobsters,” he explained. It is unknown how long the high wave will take place. So far, it has made dozens of fishermen unable to parade ornamental jukung or traditional boat at the opening of the Yeh Gangga Festival on Saturday afternoon (Jun. 22). A total of 46 traditional boats had been decorated with tridatu color combinations (red, white, and black) but cannot be fully paraded. “Only four traditional boats dared to parade just now,” he said. Nevertheless, it did not discourage fishermen from participating in the Yeh Gangga Festival for the second time. Dozens of traditional boats having been decorated with
various creations with tridatu color looked to be neatly lined up. Not a few people even took selfie with such decorative background. Ornamental traditional boats that should be paraded simultaneously just took two days to provide decoration. Naja stated that each fisherman was given a fund of IDR 150,000 so as to be able to provide decorative innovations. “Only two days, we are given the concept of tridatu and freedom to make creation,” he explained. He also welcomed the implementation of this kind of festival so that the Yeh Gangga and its potential can be better known by the outside community especially the potential of fish. (kmb28)
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Russian, North American astronauts return to earth
DZHEZKAZGAN - The first crew to blast off to the International Space Station following a launch accident that deepened doubts over Russia’s space programme returned to earth safely on Tuesday. NASA astronaut Anne McClain, veteran cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Canadian Space Agency record-holder David Saint-Jacques emerged from the space craft to applause from support crews, after touching down near the Kazakh city of Dzhezkazgan. Live footage from the landing site broadcast on NASA television showed the three sitting in chairs smiling as they were attended to by staff ahead of a journey back to Moscow for Kononenko and Houston for McClain and Saint-Jacques. Arriving at 0247 GMT to warm conditions, Kononenko joked that he was “happy to see any kind of weather” after coming back from space. The trio’s launch on December 3 was the first after a Soyuz rocket carrying Russia’s Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague failed in October just minutes after blast-off, forcing the pair to make an emergency landing. They escaped unharmed but the failed launch was the first such incident in Russia’s post-Soviet history and a new setback for the country’s once proud space industry.
TABANAN - Fishermen on Yeh Gangga Beach have stopped fishing for twenty days because the ocean waves are so high. They are afraid and choose not to go to sea. Even though there are those who are desperate to go to sea, they do not get too far to the sea. A fisherman from Yeh Gangga hamlet, I Nyoman Naja, 47, claimed to kill time by taking other activities such as making lobster trap (bubu) and cultivating land in rice fields. “I only have a little land, so I will work on it in order to kill time,” he said on Sunday (Jun. 23). So far, he admitted that fish catches significantly reduced due to high waves. “Sometimes I can get fish, while some other time I
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- Record-breakers and space tourism McClain, Kononenko and Saint-Jacques had been optimistic ahead of their successful launch
and remained upbeat throughout their time aboard the orbital lab which is seen as a rare example of cooperation between Russia and the West. “A beautiful night pass over Africa on my last night on @ Space_Station,” tweeted 40-yearold McClain, who completed two spacewalks during her virgin mission to the ISS. Fellow first-time flyer SaintJacques broke the record for the longest single spaceflight by a Canadian astronaut, previously held by Robert Thirsk. Thirsk clocked 187 days at the ISS in 2009 during a typical sixmonth mission, while 49-year-old Saint-Jacques’ mission will stand at 204 days. The record was helped along by the fact that the launch was moved forward to December 3 from December 20 for operational reasons -- possibly as a confidence booster after the accident. The returning trio were given a ceremonial send off Monday as they exited the ISS by Ovchinin, Hague and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who arrived at the lab in March on a fresh mission. Russians dominate the rankings for cumulative days spent in space, with the Kononenko reaching 737 days. That leaves the 55-year-old sixth in the all-time standings and just a
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Ground personnel help NASA astronaut Anne McClain to get out of the Soyuz MS-11 capsule shortly after landing in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, on June 25, 2019. typical ISS mission short of beating the 879-day record set by 60-yearold Roscosmos colleague Gennady Padalka in 2015. Since 2011, Russia is the only country to oversee manned launches to the ISS. But last year’s failed launch, multi-billion dollar corruption scandals at Roscosmos and the
emergence of private sector competitors like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have combined to put into question Moscow’s future dominance. NASA said earlier this month that it will be opening the ISS up to space tourists for the first time next year with 30-day visits expedited by SpaceX and Boeing expected to cost around $58 million per person.
Russia has flown seven tourists to the ISS but is set to increase that number beginning in 2021, according to Roscosmos, which struck a deal with American company Space Adventures earlier this year. US businessman Dennis Tito was the first space tourist to the ISS, paying Russia around $20 million for the trip. (afp)
Papua New Guinea demands end to Australia refugee contract
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Asylum-seekers look through a fence at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea.
PORT MORESBY - Australia must end or completely rework a controversial multi-million dollar contract to manage refugees stuck in tropical island camps, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister demanded on Tuesday. “I will ask the Australian government to stop this contract forthwith,” James Marape told parliament, saying the arrangement should be “reviewed to the fullest, or we ask for this contract to be terminated”. Marape said the Paladin Group’s contract to manage facilities on Manus Island holding around 500 refugees and asylum seekers turned away by Australia must include local companies. The contract, worth over Aus$400 million (US$280) over
the last two years, has been the subject of deep controversy. From 2012 to 2017 Australia ran detention facilities on Manus under a hardline policy of turning back anyone trying to arrive in the country by sea -- including refugees fleeing wars and unrest as far afield as Sudan and Iranian Kurdistan. But after the PNG Supreme Court ruled the arrangement unconstitutional, Australia handed the camps over to local authorities, with daily management of security and other operations given to Paladin, a little-known private company, under a contract issued without any competitive tender. The 500 men still on Manus have been in the island camps for at least five years. In recent weeks the camps have
seen a rash of suicide attempts as refugees and asylum seekers try to draw international attention to their plight. The Paladin contract -which reportedly does not include food or medical care -- has been backed by Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton -- who has advocated for an extension. Marape seemed to shoot down that possibility, at least without significant revisions. “We don’t intend for foreign contractors to operate here in business like security. These are businesses that local companies can participate in, “ he told a regular session of question time. Marape called on his foreign affairs and immigration ministers to convey his message to Canberra “at the earliest”. (afp)
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Aussie watchdog readies clampdown on Google, Facebook
SYDNEY - Australia’s competition watchdog is poised to call for far-reaching new regulations on Facebook, Google and other tech giants which could have global ramifications for how they make money and choose the content people consume. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recommendations, if confirmed, would be among the strongest yet in a drive to rein in the power of digital behemoths amid a host of worldwide concerns ranging from anti-trust issues to privacy abuse, and their role in spreading disinformation and hateful content. Following an 18-month inquiry into the power of digital platforms, the ACCC is due to issue its final report by June 30. It is expected to include proposals for sweeping controls over tech companies’ handling of personal data and their use of “opaque” algorithms to rank how they display advertisements, search results and content. In a 328-page preliminary report issued in December, the ACCC had raised alarm over the “substantial” market power wielded by the likes of Google and Facebook, and notably the “lack of transparency” in their operations. “We are at a critical point in considering the impact of digital platforms on society,” said the report, initiated by the conservative government at the behest of Australia’s main media organisations. The report focused particular attention on the huge impact Google and Facebook have had on Australia’s news industry, with the number of newspaper and online journalists falling more than 20 percent since 2014 as digital advertising revenues were overwhelmingly captured by the two tech titans. “While the ACCC recognises their significant benefits to consum-
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SMPN 3 Rendang junior high school lacks of new classroom and toilet
AMLAPURA - Facility and infrastructure are important to advance and improve the quality of education at schools. However, so far there are always schools lacking of facilities. For instance, SMPN 3 Rendang junior high school, until now it lacks of classrooms and toilets. Principal of SMPN 3 Rendang, Wayan Siram, admitted this condition on Sunday (Jun. 23).
Siram added the school until now remains to lack of classroom. He said that last year when receiving 128 new students, he used four rooms. However, he was forced to borrow a library room to be used for classroom. “We are forced to borrow it because of the lack of room to accommodate students,” he said. According to Siram, due to the lack of the
classroom, his management has proposed a building assistance to the Karangasem Education Agency. In addition to proposing the classroom, he has also proposed toilet assistance because the school currently has just four toilets, while two units cannot be used. “Previously, I had proposed, but it has not been realized yet until now. And in early May it was again proposed to the Division
Head of Facilities and Infrastructure for the classroom and toilet assistance. Photos of the location for the classroom construction, including the toilet conditions required have been attached. Hopefully, the assistance can be realized in 2020. So, every time we receive new students we will no longer borrow the library or laboratory,” explained Siram. (kmb41)
ers and businesses, there are important questions to be asked about the role the global digital platforms play in the supply of news and journalism in Australia,” it said. A set of preliminary proposals set out in the report, many of which are expected to figure in the final conclusions, include greater regulation over the handling of personal data, similar to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduced last year. It also called for new penalties for invasion of privacy and greater controls on merger and acquisition activity by the biggest digital firms. - Growing power of Big Tech One of its most radical suggestions is the creation of an Algorithm Review Board to monitor the complex formulae used to deliver advertisements, and rank news content and referral services to news media. The ACCC said such a regulator was needed to ensure the big digital players do not “favour their own business interests, through their market power and presence across multiple markets”. “There are also issues with the role of digital platforms in determining what news and information is accessed by Australians, how this information is provided, and its range and reliability.” ACCC chairman Rod Sims has said regulatory authorities in the United States, Britain, Europe and other areas are closely monitoring the outcome of the Australian inquiry as they all mull possible
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This file photo taken on April 30, 2019 shows paper circles with the Facebook logo displayed during the F8 Facebook Developers conference in San Jose, California. responses to the growing power of tech titans. Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government has already taken controversial steps targeting Big Tech, including introducing criminal penalties for executives of social media companies which permit the distribution of violent content on their platforms and an unprecedented law forcing tech firms to help security services break encrypted communications. Tech companies have warned that enacting many of the ACCC’s proposed recommendations would be impractical, or lead firms to
simply avoid doing business in Australia. “We obviously need really clear rules for the internet that protect privacy, safety, the economic and social benefits of technology while also protecting competition and innovation,” said Sunita Bose, head of the DIGI lobbying group formed by Google, Facebook, Twitter and other firms to deal with Australian regulators. But, in an interview with Nine media newspapers ahead of the ACCC release, Bose cautioned that some of the watchdog’s recommendations, on top of the govern-
ment’s earlier measures, could not only hurt the big players but have an even greater impact on startups and smaller firms with limited resources to meet new regulatory demands. She warned in particular against attempts to monitor and regulate algorithms, which she said “constitute highly sensitive commercial information”. “The prospect of having to disclose such sensitive information will serve as a deterrent to global digital companies and start-ups initiating or expanding their operations in Australia,” she said. (afp)
Apple recalls Macbook Pros over battery fire risk
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SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has recalled a number of its older generation MacBook Pro because their batteries may overheat and “pose a fire safety risk.” The recall affects 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina displays sold between September 2015 and February 2017, the company said, adding it would replace batteries free of charge. A number of countries are covered by the recall. In mainland China, around 63,000 units may be affected by the problem, China’s State Administra-
tion for Market Regulation said. The regulator said there have been six reported incidents of overheating among laptops that qualify for the recall in China. The tech giant, however, said it had not received any reports of significant damage to computers or injuries due to the defect, but urged owners of the affected devices to stop using them immediately. It said a dedicated recall website has been set up where users can input the serial number to determine if their computer is affected. The company said the recall
does not include newer 15-inch MacBook Pro units or Apple laptops of other sizes and variations. The battery recall marks the second technical glitch to affect Apple laptops this year. Last month, the US behemoth confirmed that some of its newer laptops had problematic keyboards and offered free replacements to affected customers. In 2016, South Korean phonemaker Samsung suspended sales of its Galaxy Note 7 handset after devices caught fire due to flawed batteries exploding. (afp)
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Entering the seventh days of SAR operation on Sunday, the victim still could not be found. After seven days, the search by the Joint SAR Team against the victim is stopped.
US citizen disappears mysteriously, the search terminated
SEMARAPURA - The Joint Search and Rescue Team is still searching for a foreigner from the United States, Aviv Meshil, 23, who was swept away while playing paddle board on Mushroom Bay Beach, Nusa Lembongan waters on Sunday (Jun. 23). Entering the seventh days of SAR operation on Sunday, the victim still could not be found. After seven days, the search by the Joint SAR Team against the victim is stopped. Bali SAR Agency deployed a helicopter from Air Bali and 2 units of inflatable boat (RIB). Other SAR elements getting involved in the search effort included a Magoza speedboat. Meanwhile, the land Search and Rescue Unit (SRU) did sweeping and coordinated with lifeguard or fishermen on PadangPadang Beach, Nyang-Nyang Beach, Uluwatu Beach (South of Bali) as well as Serangan and Sanur (East of Bali).
“The search process today by using the Air Bali helicopter is focused around the location of the alleged missing victim, in an area of 132 Nm, for 2 hours for 1 shorty,” said Head of the Bali SAR Agency, Hari Adi Purnomo. He also explained the movement of 2 inflatable boats and a speedboat that carried out the search in parallel. There were 4 divisions of the search area with a total area of about 185.69 Nm², so each sweep-
ing flow has been determined and the area determination has been calculated based on the conditions of the current movement. At 07:00, 2 units of inflatable boat were departed from the Benoa Harbor Sand Pier to the search area with eight personnel of Bali SAR Agency and three SAR personnel of Bali Police. In different location, the Magoza speedboat moved from Nusa Lembongan to the south along the cliffs. At 12:34, the inflatable boat returned to Benoa Harbor, and then the second shorty movement was carried out at 14:20. Air Bali helicopter PK-ZGL flew from Benoa at around 14:05 to the search area. Personnel on Board (POB) amounted to two people from Bali SAR Agency, 2
insurance parties, along with pilot and engineer. The search taking place until 16:00 remained unable to find the victim. Hari Adi said the search effort had been maximally deployed and the capacity of the sea SRU was previously added. In addition to the two inflatable boats, his agency also deployed KN SAR Arjuna 229 and inflatable boat in Gilimanuk as well as assistance from Water Police namely 2 units of speedboat, as well as searches from the air by using helicopter. Alert and Operation Division Head at Bali SAR Agency, IB Surya Wirawan, said that until the evening of last Sunday, the results of SAR operation remained nil. There were not any small indica-
tions that could be used to refer to the existence of the victim, like his paddle board. “The land, sea and air Search and Rescue Units (SRU) have conducted a search according to the SAR operation plan, but there are no indications on the existence of the victim. Since the search has been carried out for seven days, according to the SOP, we stop the search,” he explained. Nevertheless, the search efforts will still be followed up if there are new indications. Information on this case has also been distributed to all relevant parties, such as the speed boat captain, fishermen and tour guides, so that they will be immediately forwarded to the Bali SAR Agency if they find any new clues. (kmb31)
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Tourist contributions in conflict with legal instrument
IATA strengthens alignment
DENPASAR - Legal instrument is an obstacle for Bali to collect contributions from tourists. Discussion of the Regulations on Tourist Levies by the Special Committee in the Bali House of Representatives is still stagnant. As a matter of fact, previously the Bali provincial government claimed to have got a support from 5 ministries namely, the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. “Temporarily, it remains to be cooled down because of its legal instrument,” said Chairperson of the Special Committee for Regulations on Tourist Levies, I Ketut Suwandhi, when confirmed on Monday (Jun. 24). Suwandhi claimed that he was still looking for a solution to the problem, including consulting to a number of ministries in central government. They are Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Transportation. The issue on the legal instrument re-emerged, especially after there was a letter from IATA stating if the proposal of tourist levies is contrary to taxation policies having been received and issued by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) under the aegis of the United Nations. In this case, Indonesia also signed the Chicago Convention, where the Article 15 reads “Contracting States may not charge fees, contributions or other levies in connection with the right to transit in or into or out of the territory of the country concerned owned by an aircraft or passengers or property in it.” Besides, according to IATA, international passengers departing from Denpasar airport, Bali, currently pay for Aircraft Passenger Services for IDR 225,000. IATA itself is a global trade association for airlines consisting of more than 290 airlines and covers 82 percent of total global air traffic. “After having a closer look, IATA remains to strengthen alignment to discuss about it whether IATA is ready or not to be entrusted,” explained the Chairperson of Commission II of the Bali House of Representatives. According to Suwandhi, the contribution of tourists is not only seeking funds for the efforts to improve the environment and preserve Balinese culture. However, it should also thought about the price of ticket with the addition of such tourist contributions. “Right now (the price hike of airfare—Ed) it remains at issue,” explained this Golkar politician. If indeed it is still considered contradictory by IATA, Suwandhi mentioned there is a second alternative by entrusting to hotels. However, there is a risk that tourists’ contributions cannot be maximally collected except at large hotels or state-owned enterprises, where there is possibly no problem. “At middle-low hotels or private property, it may be quite difficult. That is commonplace, including hotel and restaurant taxes. Sometimes, there are problems there,” he explained. Previously, Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, stated that all tourism stakeholders in Bali had agreed with the contribution of tourists. Moreover, the Bali provincial government’s income scheme has almost no elements coming from tourism. Meanwhile, the burden of provincial government is large enough to organize the infrastructure and maintain tourism facilities. “They understand and don’t mind. But now what we need to talk about is where it will be collected,” said the man who is familiarly addressed as Cok Ace. Cok Ace did not deny that tourist contributions had indeed been planned to be collected by IATA. However, IATA is protected by International Law. Therefore, another alternative arises is by making a booth to collect at the airport entrance and exit. “We will see which is the easiest or maybe collected at hotels. For instance, if we collect directly at hotels, we should find their respective goodness and weakness. We have to consider various aspects,” he concluded. (kmb32)
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This picture taken on June 15, 2019 shows a man standing next to one of 65 containers full of imported plastic rubbish being inspected by the local environment office, at the Batu Ampar port in Batam. Indonesia returned five other containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a “dumping ground”, officials said on June 15, the latest Southeast Asian country to return imported waste.
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Hoped to participate in innovation for real solutions to resolve waste problem
MANGUPURA - The increasingly troubling plastic waste problem requires an immediate solution. All communities, especially business people and startups, are expected to participate in innovating to design solutions and taking concrete actions to foster an attitude of love for the environment. To capture green ideas from startup business people, the Jimbafest 2019 event held by the second Jimbaran Hijau Foundation was considered competent. Two startups were selected and will then participate in the Innofest Unbound 2019 in Singapore. The selected startups are Refill My Bottle and Young Trash. “Furthermore, the selected startup businessmen are expected to be able to develop their innovations to reduce the problems caused by plastic waste in Bali in particular and in Indonesia in general,” said President Director of PT
Jimbaran Hijau, Putu Agung Prianta, accompanied by Chairperson of Jimbaran Foundation Hijau, Deddy Kurniawan Halim, on Sunday (Jun. 23). In addition to capturing startup, the Road Clean Up was held last Friday (Jun. 21). According to him, the large amount of plastic waste along Jalan Karangmas Jimbaran is one of the reasons why this activity was initiated. “We consider the initiative and enthusiasm to present a solution to this problem needs to be built because so far there has been no visible awareness and concrete
actions having a significant impact,” he concluded. He also invited residents and business people operating on Jalan Karangmas Jimbaran to jointly come down to the streets and see the condition of plastic waste collected without further management and treatment and then to become part of the solution. It can be realized by taking small measure in the form of mutual cooperation to clean up the plastic waste along the Jalan Wanagiri and Jalan Karangmas Jimbaran for approximately 3 kilometers. (kmb23)
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Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali hosts Prevention of Drug Abuse Seminar
The Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Bali hosted a “Prevention of Drug Abuse Seminar” at the resort on 14th June 2019. The National Anti-Narcotics Movement (Gerakan Anti Narkoba Nasional, GANNAS) representatives presented this seminar. Seventy-five participants from the resort’s employees and local village community attended this educational seminar. The education of Drug abuse prevention has become an important first step to know about the danger of addiction; prevention techniques, and where to find recovery help if necessary. Drug prevention programs are designed to provide education and support necessary to di-
minish drug dependency in communities and the workplace. Drug abuse prevention begins with education and spreading the word regarding the dangers of drugs to oneself and to the community. “Understanding drug use risk factors and spreading the word through prevention programs are the best defences against drug abuse. We regularly conduct such seminars at the resort and focus on our employees and the local community said Jamal Hussain, General Manager of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa. The resort regularly holds educational and informative CSR events to encourage more people to take care of themselves and the general society.
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Wallenda siblings complete daunting Times Square tightrope stunt
NEW YORK - Siblings from a famed circus family - the Flying Wallendas - walked a wire strung 25 stories over New York’s Times Square Sunday, in a hair-raising balancing act performed across five city blocks. “If you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere -- so let’s make it in New York,” Nik Wallenda, 40, told his sister Lijana before they began the fearsome feat. The undertaking, which was broadcast live, saw the duo start the wire walk on opposite sides, slowly moving towards each other holding balancing poles as a throng of onlookers gawked from below. When the siblings met, Lijana sat on the 396-meter (1300-foot) wire strung between skyscrapers so her brother could step over her, before standing back up and finishing the walk. Tensions were running particularly high as it was the 42-year-old Lijana’s first such attempt since 2017, when she and four others fell more than 9 meters while rehearsing an eight-person
pyramid on a wire. The near-fatal incident left her seriously injured, including breaking most bones in her face. During the approximately 36 minutes the acrobats took to complete the nerve-wracking stunt Nik -- who in 2012 traversed Niagara Falls on a wire, and the Little Colorado River Gorge close to the Grand Canyon a year later -- offered words of encouragement to his sister via earpiece microphones, as she audibly prayed and sang. New York allowed the siblings to attempt Sunday’s walk on the condition that they wear safety harnesses, a mandate Nik had said added physical weight and stress to the challenge. In 2013 the city had declined him permission to cross a wire
anchored between the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. Sunday’s never-before-attempted stunt is yet another feather in the cap of the Wallendas, a family famous for jaw-dropping endeavors executed from dizzying heights -without safety nets. The clan’s performances date back generations to the Austro-Hungarian empire and debuted in the United States in 1928, as part of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1978 Karl Wallenda -- Nik and Lijana’s great grandfather, who brought the family act stateside -tumbled to his death at age 73 while attempting a wire walk in San Juan, Puerto Rico. New York has long attracted daredevils seeking to make headlines: Harry Houdini escaped a crate in which he was chained and thrown in the river over a century ago, and Evel Knievel soared on his motorcycle over ten vehicles in 1971. (afp)
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Lijana Wallenda and Nik Wallenda walk a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda on June 23, 2019 in New York City.
Michael Jackson fans defiant as abuse claims loom over anniversary
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People pose for pictures with Michael Jackson’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Hollywood on June 23, 2019.
LOS ANGELES - Defiant fans are preparing to mark 10 years since Michael Jackson’s death as fascination with the King of Pop remains undimmed despite lurid claims of child sex abuse. On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, the singer’s star continues to draw a constant scrum of selfie-snapping tourists, while nearby souvenir shops, street performers and even tattoo parlors report a brisk trade in all things Jackson. Across the street at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum, a statue of the singer is strategically perched above the box office to entice tourists. Staff at Madame Tussauds say Jackson’s waxwork remains a top draw.
Yet according to the groundbreaking HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland,” released earlier this year, it was just a few hours’ drive from the heart of Hollywood that Jackson used his celebrity and glamor to molest young boys at his fairytale-themed ranch. While most fans who spoke to AFP were aware of the documentary, the adoration fostered from growing up with the “Thriller” megastar’s many hits supersedes all else. “I came here actually only for him. I don’t take pictures with any other star,” said Dutch tourist Hooman Nazemi. “Some stuff that they were say-
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ing in the doc was kind of hard, but you cannot say 100 percent it’s true ... I just love him. I love him and I think everybody does.” Antoine Baynes, 31, a Jackson impersonator who moonwalks along Hollywood Boulevard for tourists’ tips, said the allegations had done nothing to diminish his performances’ appeal -- in fact, the opposite. “After the HBO special came out I received just as much if not more attention than before. It kinda gave it publicity,” he said. “Honestly I’ve married people as Michael Jackson. I have two weddings to do this Sunday, to do as Michael Jackson!” (afp)
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Riot gear belonging to Indonesian police as seen laid out along a street near the constitutional court in Jakarta on June 18, 2019, as the court continues to hear arguments of a claim by defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto that Indonesia’s 2019 election was rigged. Prabowo Subianto lodged an appeal seeking to overturn his loss to incumbent leader Joko Widodo on April 17 over claims it was the result of massive electoral fraud and vote-counting irregularities in the world’s third-biggest democracy.
Police chief bans mass rally outside Constitutional Court building
JAKARTA - Police has banned mass rallying outside the Constitutional Court (MK) building during the court’s Consultative Meeting of Judges before it gives a ruling on the presidential election dispute, Indonesian Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian emphasized. Karnavian drew reference to the May 21-22 rally outside the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) that took a violent turn and claimed several lives. “I do not want this to recur. Our goodwill and my discretion should not be misused. Hence,
I bar all rallies that will hinder public order,” he noted here on Tuesday. The police chief admitted to receiving information that the presidential candidate pair Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno had appealed to supporters to not
hold any event in front of the MK. The ban on rally outside the MK building is in accordance with article 6 of Law No. 9 of 1998 on presenting opinions in public. “Article 6 of the law has stipulated five issues that will be
barred, including those that affect public order, impinge upon other people’s rights, and the obligation to maintain the nation’s unity,” Karnavian elaborated. The police has coordinated with the Indonesian military (TNI) to deploy at least 45 thousand security personnel around the MK building and close access to roads around the area. “Mass rally that runs counter
to the public’s interest will be dispersed,” Karnavian affirmed. (afp) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.