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Actress Zoe Saldana welcomes “Avatar” sequel filming announcement LONDON - Actress Zoe Saldana is happy release dates for the long-anticipated sequels to 2009 box office smash hit “Avatar” have been announced, joking she does not want to get “too old” to not be able to do her own stunts in the adventure fantasy.

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Director J.J. Abrams (C), cast members John Boyega (L), Daisy Ridley (3rd L), Adam Driver (4th R) and Star Wars character R2-D2 (2nd L), stormtroopers, and BB-8 (4th L) attend a red carpet fan event for their upcoming movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Tokyo, Japan, December 10, 2015.

At the weekend, the official “Avatar” Facebook page posted a photo of director James Cameron with a production team beneath a caption reading: “Great to be working with the best team in the business!

Avatar takes flight as we begin concurrent production on four sequels.

“The journey continues December 18, 2020, December 17, 2021, December 20, 2024 and December 19, 2025!”

Speaking to Reuters at the London premiere of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” on Monday night, Saldana welcomed the announcement.

“I’m happy that it’s finally here because...I don’t want to get too old and shoot it because I won’t be able to do my stunts,” the 38-year-old actress, who played Neytiri, said. “If I haven’t warmed up, I can’t do a stunt to save my life.”

Set in 2154 on the magical moon Pandora and offering plenty of visual effects, “Avatar”, which also starred Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver, took in some $2.8 billion at box offices worldwide, smashing records. A sequel had been first eyed for 2014 but was delayed. (rtr)

‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ gets May 2019 release date: Disney LOS ANGELES - The final film in the new “Star Wars” trilogy, “Star Wars: Episode IX,” will be released in May 2019, movie studio Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday.

The May 24 release date marked a shift in strategy for Disney, whose two previous new entries in the sci-fi adventure have all been set for release in mid-December, during the winter holidays.

Disney gave no details on “Star Wars: Episode IX,” about which little is known except that it will be directed by Colin Trevorrow.

“Episode IX” completes the trilogy that began after Disney bought George Lucas’s Lucasfilm in a $4 billion deal in 2012. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which reunited the original cast of the first 1977 film, was released in December 2015, and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is due to open worldwide on Dec. 15, 2017.

Disney on Tuesday also announced that another of its blockbuster franchise revivals, a new Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison Ford, had been pushed back by a year to July 2020. The studio gave no explanation for the change in the release date for the as-yet untitled film that had been originally scheduled for July 2019. (rtr)

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‘Robbery of the century’: 8 arrested in neighboring Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO/ASUNCION - Brazilian federal police on Tuesday arrested eight people suspected of killing a police officer and blowing up a building while robbing a security company of millions of dollars in a volatile border town in Paraguay.

Three suspects were killed in a shoot-out after the movie-like heist in the contraband hub of Ciudad del Este on Monday.

Security company Prosegur said in a Tuesday statement that its losses did not exceed $8 million, much less than the $40 million that some media initially reported.

Brazilian gang First Capital

Command (PCC), based in Sao Paulo, probably organized the operation, according to a Paraguayan police document that Reuters saw.

Brazilian federal police said in a statement that they had seized six rifles, two boats and seven vehicles in Foz de Iguacu, a town across a river from Ciudad del Este, in addition to making the arrests.

“This was an assault with a wellplanned operation,” Paraguayan Security Minister Lorenzo Lezcano said on Monday. “They had powerful weapons and explosives.”

Forty or 50 people were involved, Lezcano added.

Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes ordered the military to bring order to Ciudad del Este, long known as a hub for trafficking counterfeit goods, drugs and weapons. A regional police chief was also fired.

Video footage of the assault showed more than a dozen cars on

fire around the Prosegur building, meaning police could not access the scene for several hours.

Cartes has been trying to shed Paraguay’s reputation for lawlessness in recent years, and Brazilian investment in the landlocked nation of 6.8 million has helped spur one of the fastest economic growth rates in Latin America.

Violent protests in Asuncion last month over Cartes’ attempts to change the country’s constitution and run for a second term raised eyebrows among business groups, however. He now says he will not

seek re-election.

Insecurity in the so-called triborder region is a concern of Paraguay’s larger neighbors, Brazil and Argentina, which are trying to curb drug trafficking from gangs like the PCC.(rtr) 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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Mangrove forest in Bali

Ngurah Rai grand forest park most threatened

DENPASAR - The existence of people-fenced mangrove forests in Bali is not separable from disruption, whether in the form of forest area encroachment, land conversion or pollution. The disruptions are mainly seen in the forest area of Ngurah Rai grand forest park (Tahura). Moreover, the entire mangrove forests owned by the island are dominantly located in the region.

“Indeed, in general they suffer some disruptions, especially those in Ngurah Rai grand forest park. Meanwhile, in other districts such as Klungkung, Jembrana and Buleleng district the forest has slightly more secure position,” said the Head of the Bali Forestry Agency, I Gede Nyoman Wiranatha, in Denpasar, recently.

Wiranatha acknowledged that humans are very strong to suppress the mangrove forests in grand forest park. Mainly they are in the form of encroachment, land conversion and pollution due to garbage or other chemical residues carried by rivers leading into the Ngurah Rai grand forest park. Though having been curbed, the encroachment still occurs and the number increases sharply.

“The obstacle is the encroachment committed by surrounding community. Frankly speaking, the forest is fenced by people. Well, the forest condition depends on the behavior of the community. Indeed, dissemination, appeal and invitation have been frequently carried out, but it then depends on human behavior at the surrounding areas,” he explained.

Based on the record of forest agency in 2015, there are only 16 certificates in the forest spreading across in the area of 3,340 hectares. However, it has now increased to 54 certificates that overlap with forest area of 19,853 square meters per September 2016.

“Indeed, we have gradually handled them with legal process against all the violations and activities in the Ngurah Rai grand forest park that are not in accordance with the existing

provisions. They are reported or handled in cooperation with the Bali police if they do not pay attention to the warnings given,” he explained.

When it comes to garbage and pollution, continued Wiranatha, the forest agency makes coordination with the Bali environment agency and Bali public works and housing agency. The handling is done thoroughly from the upstream area considering there are three major rivers that empty into the Ngurah Rai grand forest park. In addition to related agencies in the province, the issue is also coordinated with related agencies in Badung district and Denpasar municipality. “Probably, each government has programmed the future handling,” he said.

The data owned by Bali forestry agency indicate that mangrove forest area in Bali covers an area of 2,071.49 hectares, while outside the forest area amounts to 890.4 hectares. The mangrove forest within the forest area spreads over the area

of Ngurah Rai grand forest park covering 1,373.5 hectares, Nusa Lembongan protected forest (202 hectares), Budeng production forest (66.99 hectares) and West Bali National Park forest area (429 hectares). On average the condition of mangrove is good, except in Ngurah Rai grand forest park having critical condition of approximately 10 percent.

The agency classifies four problems occurred in the Ngurah Rai grand forest park. The first is forest security disruption in the form of encroachment of forest area spreading from Sanur Kauh to Tanjung Benoa and certification of forest area. Secondly, it is pollution in the area due to garbage disposal, waste of concrete, residue of shipyard (fiber glass), chicken industry waste, and waste disposal of fish processing factory. The third is overlapping forest area with PT. Pelindo III (Persero); and then, forest destruction happens because in the area there are waters being difficult for mangrove to grow. (kmb32)

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Buleleng Airport plan

Investors still have no location permit

Denpasar - Imbalances between the development being done in North and South Bali are ongoing and ni concrete solutions seem to be forthcoming. What is more Bali’S tourism industry is now threatened with the national target of creating ’10 new Balis’. The island of the Gods still faces problems related to limited infrastructure including the airport that only has one runway. “ Ngurah Rai Airport is already overloaded, the problem will only worsen as more tourists come to visit. If we are not ready for this and do not make improvements, we will be left behind by the 10 new tourist destinations”, said Chairman of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, I Nengah Tamba, when contacted on Tuesday (Apr. 25).

According to Tamba, the plan to build a new airport in North Bali (Bulelelng),

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should be realized soon in order to solve the problem of the economic disparity between the north and south of the island. “This project could be then be followed with other development projects. If the airport is built, investors will come. The initiator of the toll road will come and so will other investors”, explained this Democratic Party politician.

The Buleleng airport project investors, added Tamba must wok according to existing laws. So far the only project that has received a recommendation for a permit from the district and municipal government, is the one proposed by an investor who plans to reclaim part of the sea to build the airport. This investor, he said is just waiting for their location determination permit from the Ministry of Transportation before moving forward.

“The only permit they need now is from

the Ministry of Transportation. The provincial permit as well as the permit from the District of Buleleng govenrment has already been issued. We are now waiting to see what the central government has to say”, he explained.

According to Tamba’s assessment, constructing the airport on reclaimed sea will mean tht infrstructure and community owned productive land will not be disrupted. Tamba however reiterated, that any and all investors need to respect existing laws. “We encourage all investors to proceed with the proper legality, without any preference for one investor over another” he said.

Member of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, Nyoman Suyasa, said that the lacation determination permit for the airport project in Buleleng urgently needs to be issued by the Ministry of

Transportation given that the Givernment of Bali and the GIvernment of Buleleng have already permits for the project. There is already a plan to hold a ground breaking ceremony of August 28, 2017, he added.

“In essence, Commission III very much supports the realization of this project as soon as possible. We will seek to find out what may be lacking. We do no defend any particular investor, but simply the most rational among them”, said Chairman of the Gerindra Faction in the Bali House of Representatives.

As previously reported, there are two investors who have conducted initial studies related to the construction of an airport in Buleleng: PT Pembangunan Bali Mandiri and Airports Kinesis from Canada. The airport construction plan that involves marine reclamation is being proposed by Airports Kinesis. (kmb32)

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New Menu at Ryoshi Japanese Restaurant

In keeping up with growing demands for delicious Japanese cuisine and in line with its plans to keep expanding, Ryoshi has new menus those are Ahi Poke Salad and Ahi Poke Bowl. These two new brands in salad category are very healthy for you. Let’s go to Ryoshi, the best place for Japanese food lovers, and have a taste for the new menus.

Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi is fast becoming a Bali icon, as new Ryoshi Japanese restaurants are appearing all over Bali as the sophistication of the Western tourists and increasing Japanese tourism demands more and more Japanese restaurants.

By far the largest, and the original Ryoshi restaurant in Bali, Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi is in Seminyak not far from Bintang Supermarket, on the Kuta side.

Downstairs it is more a traditional Japanese restaurant, with low tables and cushions, good for those whose knees allow comfortable cross-legged sitting. There are also outdoor tables and a private room as well.

Upstairs Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi is more a Japanese club, with a bar, normal tables and often live music.

Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi has become something of

a Bali icon in itself, as the Monday jazz nights are a very popular fixture. See Jazz Nights in Bali at Ryoshi on this site.

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Health

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Can playground design help reduce bullying?

WELLINGTON - Playgrounds designed with risk-taking in mind may mean more pushing and shoving during recess, but they also might make kids less likely to feel bullied, a small experiment in New Zealand suggests.

For the study, researchers randomly selected eight elementary schools to get modified playgrounds with lots of loose and moving parts, chances to socialize and build things, and opportunities to play with bikes and skateboards. A control group of eight schools kept their traditional playgrounds.

After two years, children at the schools with modified playgrounds were about 33 percent more likely to report pushing and shoving during recess than kids at schools with traditional playgrounds, researchers report in Pediatrics. With modified playgrounds, however, kids were 31 percent less likely to report bullying to teachers.

“To us, the findings that intervention children reported more pushing and shoving yet were less likely to tell a teacher were fascinating,” said senior study author Rachael Taylor of the University of Otago in New Zealand.

The study doesn’t shed light on why this happened, so it’s hard to say whether kids got better at resolving disputes on their own or perhaps became more resilient to behavior that might have felt like bullying before, Taylor said by email.

Researchers assessed all of the existing playgrounds at the 16 primary schools included in the study, then made changes to half of the spaces to encourage more risk-taking and challenges.

Along with modified physical spaces to play, the study also encouraged schools with altered playgrounds to change rules for recess to allow things like tree climbing, rough-and-tumble play and going outside even on rainy days.

A total of 840 kids started the study, and 630 of them remained after two years. Children ranged in age from 6 to 9 years old.

With modified playgrounds, kids were 66 percent more likely to report playing with a lot of children after one year, and after two years they were also 64 percent more likely to report being happy at school.

After one year, parents of kids who had modified playgrounds were almost twice as likely to say kids had happy relationships with other students. But after two years, the reverse was true.

Teachers didn’t report differences in name-calling or cruel teasing based on whether playgrounds were altered for the study. But teachers did report more physical bullying and deliberate exclusion with modified playgrounds.

The main limitation of the study is that bullying is difficult to assess, the authors note. In addition, the study was too small to detect meaningful differences between girls and boys and had too few teachers to draw many conclusions from what educators observed.

Even so, the results suggest it may make sense to move from play areas that are more structured to spaces that offer an element of risk and fewer rules, said Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (rtr)

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Children at the schools with modified playgrounds were about 33 percent more likely to report pushing and shoving during recess than kids at schools with traditional playgrounds, researchers report in Pediatrics.

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Preservation of berko traditional art in Jembrana

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Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication that can damage the kidneys, liver, eyes and brain, new U.S. guidelines say.

Pregnant women need routine blood pressure checks CALIFORNIA - Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication that can damage the kidneys, liver, eyes and brain, new U.S. guidelines say.

While many doctors already monitor blood pressure throughout pregnancy, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its guidelines for the first time since 1996 to stress that screening at every visit can help doctors catch and treat preeclampsia before it escalates from a mild problem to a life-threatening one.

“Preeclampsia is one of the most serious health problems affecting pregnant women,” task force member Dr. Maureen Phipps, a women’s health researcher at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, said by email.

“Because this condition is common and critical, the Task Force offers two separate recommendations to help women lower the risk associated with preeclampsia - screening for preeclampsia is recommended for all pregnant women, and women at high risk of developing the condition can take low-dose aspirin to help prevent it,” Phipps added by email.

The screening recommendations, published on Tuesday in JAMA, apply to women without a history of preeclampsia or high blood pressure. Separate guidelines advise low-dose aspirin after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for women with a history of elevated blood pressure. (bit.ly/2oIwP5B) Preeclampsia can progress quickly, and typically develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Blood pressure screening earlier in preg-

nancy can show normal results for women who go on to develop preeclampsia.

In addition to elevated blood pressure, women with preeclampsia may also have excess amounts of protein in their urine, as well as swelling in the feet, legs and hands.

Women may suffer from stroke, seizures, organ failure and in rare cases, death. For babies, complications include slower growth inside the uterus, low birth weight and death.

Risks for preeclampsia include a history of obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as a mother or sister who has experienced the condition.

Because the risks of preeclampsia increase with age, women may be able to lower their chances of developing this complication by having babies sooner, said Dr. Dana Gossett, an obstetrics and gynecology researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-author of an accompanying editorial in JAMA. “Beyond that, it is also important to ensure that all health problems are well managed prior to pregnancy,” Gossett said by email. “High blood pressure should be under good control, other diseases like kidney disease or lupus should be well controlled, and women should try to be close to their ideal body weight prior to conception.”

Checking blood pressure at every prenatal visit can help prevent complications for mothers and babies alike, said Dr. Martha Gulati, chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix and author of a separate editorial in JAMA Cardiology. (rtr)

ONE of the old and rare arts that remains hidden in Jembrana is known as berko. This bamboobased gamelan instrument that adopts the gong of East Bali, experienced its heyday in 1925-1935.

As with the other more famous arts from Jembrana like Jegog and Makepung, the emergence of this art is intimately tied to the agrarian culture of this region.

This berko art that combines bamboo gamelan and dance had dissapeared after the Japanese occupation and only reemmerged some 20 years ago. This art was first developed in the neighborhood of Dewasana, Pendem village, Jembrana, and was re-constructed in the 1990s during the leadership of Jembrana Regent, Ida Bagus Indugosa. Berko speaks to the simplicity of agrarain society and its closeness to nature.

This bamboo gamelan is made from raw materials that used to be easy to find in the area. Berko enthusiast I Wayan Dibia, explained that this unique art form emmerged and flourished in Dewasana Mundukjati, a few years after local senior members of the community had cleared the forest to make room for land cultivation.

One of the elders, Pan Muder, spent his spae time siting in his hut making a simple gamelan from bamboo using the durmo scale.

Together with his friends, the gamelan was then perfected with the addition of undir on the back, cymbals, drums and flutes. At first glance, it looks like a gong, but it is entirely made of bamboo and the sounds are rather discordant or bero (Balinese). This strange sound is what gave this art form its name: Berko.

At first Berko was often played in the fields at night under danyuh (dried coconut leaves) lantern.

Later frying pans were filled with oil and a small wick served as th source of light for these night time sessions. Today, these frying pan lanterns are still used during Berko performances.

The popularity of berko made its way to the ears of the royal family who invited the troop to perfor.

From there the gamelan music started to become accompanied by dancers ressembling the legong and joged bumbung.

Each staging consists of two sessions. Firstly, it is known as introductory dance and tributes to the audience and guests named Byar Cebok. It is followed by the second part containing a social dance or known as Byar Gem. Two female dancers appeared in male character. The dance features the storyline of Ramayana with Subali and Sugriwa characters. Before the stage begins, the dancers make an introduction accompanied with gamelan music.

Indeed this art had disappeared during the period of physical revolution. Today, this art can still be found at Pancadawa neighborhood, Pendem village. Later on, this art remains to develop at Pendem as reactivated by the Jembrana culture and tourism agency. The agency provides space for the berko artists to perform this art.

Head of the Jembrana Culture and Tourism Agency, I Nengah Alit, said that his agency deliberately reconstructs the arts that are almost never performed. A number of cultural and natural potentials at the villages are further explored including at Pendem. (olo)

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This bamboo-based gamelan instrument that adopts the gong of East Bali, experienced its heyday in 1925-1935.

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IPR registrations such as the right of brand and industrial design are free of charge. This is enabled because it has received facilitation from the ministry of industry.

Some craftsmen not understand on importance of IPR

GIANYAR - Some craftsmen have not understood about the importance of registering their intellectual property. In Gianyar district, there are only 42 craftsmen having owned the certificate of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and 89 others have registered to get such a certificate.

This was revealed by Section Head of IPR Facilitation at the Gianyar Industry and Commerce Agency, Henny Sudamaeni Raharjo, in the IPR dissemination to craftsmen in the handicraft exhibition in a series of the Gianyar anniversary on Tuesday (Apr. 25).

Related to the shortage of awareness among the artisans, the government of Gianyar through the industry and commerce agency continuously disseminates the IPR to crafters. Henny stated that in the dissemination the district government stresses the importance of IPR as an effort to protect the intellectual property of the artisans.

She added that some IPR registrations such as the right of brand and industrial design are free of charge.

This is enabled because it has received facilitation from the ministry of industry. Meanwhile, the copyright registration will be charged.

In the meantime, Division Head of Legal Services at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Bali Province, Sutirah, explained that her side also keeps trying

to give understanding to crafters on the importance of protecting intellectual property including brand rights, copyright, industrial design and patent right.

Sutirah explained that there are differences between each part of the IPR. Brand right is the acknowledgment of the work for the mark in the form of shape, names, words, letters, numbers, arrangement of colors or combinations of these elements having differentiation and used in the trade activities of goods or services.

Subsequently, copyright is the exclusive right of the creator arising automatically on the basis of a declarative principle after the creation is manifested in its tangible form without prejudice to restrictions in accordance with the provisions of the laws and regulations. The right of industrial design is a creation of shape, configuration or composition of lines or colors, or lines and colors, or a combination of them in the form of three-dimension or two-dimension giving the aesthetic impression and can be realized in a threedimensional or two-dimensional pattern and can be used to make a product, goods, industrial commodity or handicraft.

“Meanwhile, the patent right is an exclusive right granted by the state to the inventor for the invention in the field of technology which for a certain time carries out its own invention or give its consent to other parties to implement it,” she added. (kmb25)

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Unique ritual in a series of Usaba Dangsil

Marriage before this ritual over, boys and girls must do maserah

AMLAPURA - Implementation of Usaba Dangsil at Bungaya village, Bebandem, retains many unique stories. Ahead of the ritual at the ancient villages in Karangasem ends, there remains a series of unique rituals rarely found in other villages of Bali. In addition to the Usaba Nindih ritual denoting the closing of a series of Usaba Dangsil ritual, there is also peserah or meserah ritual. Uniquely, this ritual is especially devoted to married men and women before the implementation of Usaba Dangsil is completely finished.

This peserah ritual is held two days after Usaba Nindih at Bale Pekenca Temple. This was held at the Bale Agung on Sunday (Apr. 23). One of the boys of Bungaya, Agus Sudarsana, said that it has been a tradition from the past, where 12 days after penyineban ritual of Usaba Gede or Usaba Dangsil, men and women that have got married before the Usaba Dangsil ends, they are obliged to perform mepamit (farewell) ritual at Bale Agung Temple and perform peserah (handover) ritual to all boys and girls.

The process of peserah ritual is witnessed by senior figures of Bungaya customary village, namely We Kebayan Wayan, We Kebayan Nyoman, chief of customary village and the secretary and all boys and girls in the community of Bungaya customary village.

This year, the peserah ritual at the courtyard of the Bale Agung is implemented by two boys and girls.

They are I Kadek Ari Setiawan (boy) from Kecicang Bali hamlet, husband of Ni Komang Apriani from Peselatan Merita village, Abang. Another couple is Ni Komang Ayu Sugiantari, the daughter of Bungaya headman and her husband I Kadek Budi Suryanata. “Other than having to follow the peserah ritual, the boys and girls having to married before the Usaba Dangsil ends are also imposed with a fine,” said one of the boys, Agus Sudarsana.

“The fines imposed consist of a sack of rice, 200 pieces of sirikan rice bag (ketupat), respectively 200 pieces of black and white

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Peserah and mepamit ritual means that they will no longer ngayah or do devotional work as boys and girls. So, all the tasks of carrying out all the rituals at the village are submitted to the single boys and girls. bantal cake, respectively 4 kg of black and white kuskus, two packages of oblation, two package of ayunan, bantal kuskus of respectively 60 pieces, 20 packages of kelanan bayuan, four pieces of sagehan ageng, two pieces of pengulem, two pieces of peras tahenan and two pieces of pemijian. This unique ritual is officiated over by We Penanga, We Mangku Puseh, We Mangku Jawa, We Mangku Bukit and We Mangku Maspahit. This ritual ends all the series of Usaba Gede (Dangsil) ritual having been going on since August 17, 2016,” he said.

Peserah and mepamit ritual means that they will no longer ngayah or do devotional work as boys and girls. So, all the tasks of carrying out all the rituals at the village are submitted to the single boys and girls.

Mepamit, according to local residents, also

signifies that the marriage of boys and girls before the Usaba Dangsil ends also reinforces that they will no longer perform devotional works as they colleague do. Peserah ritual is also an apology to other girls and boys that they get married first. However, they are still subject to fines as described above.

Usaba Nindih Prior to implementing this ritual, the boys and girls and the community at Bungaya village implemented Usaba Nindih on Friday (Apr. 21). This ritual becomes the closing of a series of Usaba Dangsil having been running for more than eight months. The nindih ritual is unique. All the boys and girls gathered at Bale Pekenca and then uttered repetitive poetry or pantun and allusion to invite laughter of all senior figures and other residents who

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were present there. The rhymes are closely related to the life of adolescent that sound interesting, lively and vibrant. The procession is most eagerly awaited by boys and girls because it is full of jokes and laughter as if they were free from the burden of doing devotional works related to the Usaba Dangsil for long time, and there should be no mistake.

The ritual committee said that after the Usaba Nindih, the series of Usaba Dangsil has completed this year. All the dangsil paraphernalia at Penataran Temple are directly dismantled. His party continuously plans the Usaba Dangsil to be held every 10 years.

However, whether it is confirmed to be held or not, he insisted that it entirely depends on the intention of Ida Bathara Lingsir at Bungaya village. (gik)

U.S. moves THAAD anti-missile to S.Korean site, sparking protests

SEOUL - The U.S. military started moving parts of its controversial THAAD anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea on Wednesday amid high tensions over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes.

The earlier-than-expected move prompted protests by hundreds of local residents and was denounced by the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential election on May 9.

A spokesman for Moon Jae-in said the decision “ignored public opinion and due process” and demanded the deployment be suspended until the next administration was in place and had made its policy decision.

The United States and South Korea last year agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to counter the threat of missile launches by North Korea. However the move has angered China, which says the advanced system will do little to deter the North while destabilizing the regional security balance.

South Korea’s defence ministry said some elements of THAAD were moved to the site on what had been a golf course in the south of the country.

“South Korea and the United States have been working to secure an early operational capability of the THAAD system in response to North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threat,” the ministry said in a statement. The battery is expected to be operational by the end of the year, it added.

Television footage showed military trailers carrying large units

including what appeared to be launch canisters being driven into the planned THAAD battery site, about 250 km (155 miles) south of Seoul. Images showed local protesters hurling water bottles at the vehicles and police trying to block them.

The Pentagon said the deployment was a critical measure to defend South Korea and its allies against North Korean missile threats and it would complete it “as soon as feasible”.

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have been reluctant to publicly discuss the progress of the deployment ahead of the South Korean presidential election.

Moon, the favourite to win the race, has said the new South Korean administration should decide on whether to deploy the THAAD after gathering public opinions and having further discussions with Washington.

PROTESTS More than 10 protesters were injured during clashes with police and some of them had bone fractures, Kim Jong-kyung, co-head of a group of villagers protesting the THAAD deployment, told Reuters. Kim said about 200 protesters, mostly residents in two towns near the battery site, rallied overnight and would remain near the location.

Sumara, accompanied by Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit, Ario Seno, stated on Tuesday (Apr. 25) that based on the result of investigation the incident occurred at 23:00. The victim living on Jalan Babakan Kangin, Gulingan, Mengwi, was on duty with his friend, Rony Charles Nesimnahan, 34, on the third floor of the discotheque. They oversaw visitors enjoying the night enter-

tainment.

“Then, the victim was notified by his supervisor if the perpetrator was blocking the bar staff from working. After that, the victim approached the perpetrator and asked him to step aside,” he said.

However, the perpetrator rejected and at that time was in drunken state. Furthermore, the perpetrator attacked the victim using a glass but was parried by

the victim. Again, the suspect attacked the victim with a glass and afflicted to the victim’s left ear. As a result, his neck and ears injured.

Rony then reported the incident to police officer who was on duty at the Ground Zero monument on Jalan Legian, Kuta.

After receiving the report, Putu Budi Artama, Assistant to Criminal Investigation Unit, with his members came directly to crime

scene. Subsequently, the officers arrested the suspect and took him to Kuta police headquarters.

“We appeal to the nightspots to tighten security. When there are drunken visitors, please be immediately secured to prevent from being troublemaker. Anyone disturbing security and order in Kuta, let alone commit a crime, will be dealt with firmly,” said Sumara. (kmb36)

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A U.S. military vehicle which is a part of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system arrives in Seongju, South Korea, April 26, 2017.

“We will continue our fight and there’s still time for THAAD to be actually up and running so we will fight until equipment is withdrawn from the site and ask South Korea’s new government to reconsider the plan,” Kim told Reuters by telephone.

A police official in Seongju, a town where THAAD is located, said police had pulled out from the location, and was unaware of the report on the injuries.

Washington and Pyongyang have been ratcheting up pressure on each other in recent weeks, with the United States sending a aircraft carrier group and nuclear submarine to the region and North Korea attempting more missile launches in defiance of layers of U.N. sanctions.

North Korea’s KCNA news agency said on Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un had supervised the country’s “largest-ever” live-fire

drill to mark the 85th founding anniversary of its military, with more than 300 large-calibre, selfpropelled artillery guns demonstrating their fire power at an event on its east coast.

The drill came instead of a nuclear test or the launch of a long-range missile as feared amid pressure from the United States and China, its sole major ally which has been irritated by Pyongyang’s weapons development. (rtr)

China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid S.China Sea tension

Hit security guard, American traveler arrested

MANGUPURA - An American citizen named Garyn Cancio, 26, shocked one of the discotheques on Jalan Legian, Kuta, Badung, on Sunday (Apr. 23). Garyn attacked local security guard, Putu Gede Abdi Negara, 29, by using a glass causing his neck and ears to hurt. Due to such case, Garyn was arrested and detained in Kuta police station.

Chief of Kuta Police, Wayan

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China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is seen during its launching ceremony in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, April 26, 2017.

BEIJING - China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. State media has quoted military experts as saying the carrier, China’s second and built in the northeastern port of Dalian, is not expected to enter service until 2020, once it has been kitted out and armed.

Foreign military analysts and Chinese media have for months published satellite images, photographs and news stories about the second carrier’s development.

China confirmed its existence in late 2015.

The launch “shows our country’s indigenous aircraft carrier design

and construction has achieved major step-by-step results”, Xinhua news agency said.

State television showed the carrier, its deck lined in red flags, being pushed by tug boats into its berth.

Fan Changlong, a vice chairman of China’s powerful Central Military Commission, presided over the ceremony, Xinhua said, during which a bottle of champagne was broken on the bow.

The launch follows China’s celebration on Sunday of the 68th birthday of the founding of the Chinese navy, and comes amid renewed tensions between North Korea and the United States over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes.

Little is known about China’s

aircraft carrier programme, which is a state secret.

But the government has said the new carrier’s design draws on experiences from the country’s first carrier, the Liaoning, bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted in China.

The new conventionally powered carrier will be able to operate China’s Shenyang J-15 fighter jets.

Unlike the U.S. navy’s longerrange nuclear carriers, both of China’s feature Soviet-design skijump bows, intended to give fighter jets enough lift to take off from their shorter decks. But they lack the powerful catapult technology for launching aircraft of their U.S. counterparts. (rtr)

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Tektekan, Used to Overcome Plague, Now Becomes Cultural Attraction

Germany raises 2017 growth forecast to 1.5 percent BERLIN — The German government slightly raised its growth forecast this year for the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, to 1.5 percent on Wednesday. It predicted that the economy will expand by 1.6 percent in 2018.

The government had forecast in January that gross domestic product would grow by 1.4 percent this year following last year’s 1.9 percent expansion. This year’s growth is expected to be lower because more public holidays fall on weekdays.

The government’s panel of independent economic advisers last month forecast growth of 1.4 percent this year and 1.6 percent in 2018.

Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said that “international risks are affecting the German economy relatively little” since domestic demand has strengthened over recent years, with Germans now somewhat more willing to spend.

Uncertainty remains over the consequences of Britain’s exit from the European Union and “the economic policy course in the U.S. has not yet finally been determined,” Zypries said. “A lot of our companies still don’t know exactly what is coming.”

President Donald Trump has promised to release the outlines of his tax plans Wednesday. It is unclear whether he favors a border adjustment tax system, which would lower corporate rates to 20 percent by essentially taxing imports and excluding U.S. exports.

“We assume, and also have signals from the United States, that the border adjustment tax probably won’t come,” Zypries said, though she stressed that officials won’t know more until Trump speaks.(ap)

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Two reasons why Italians are turning sour on the euro

LONDON - The euro zone’s greatest existential threat may no longer centre on small, peripheral countries such as Greece and Portugal dragging it down, but instead on the prospect that its third largest economy, Italy, could abandon ship. Two recent economic reports show what the euro has meant to Italians and why polls suggest they are no longer keen. One suggests they are poorer as a result of being part of the currency bloc, the other that they are falling further behind their counterparts in main trading partner Germany.

It is a distant risk to the currency bloc that Italy will actually walk away, but not beyond imagination Italy’s 5-Star movement, which wants to dump the euro through a referendum, has been surging in opinion polls recently, getting as much as a third of the vote in a March Corriere Della Sera poll.

The anti-European Union Northern League got another 12 or so percent - and there are others.

But actually leaving the euro zone would come down to whether Italian voters believe 15 years or so of the currency had been good or bad for them.

The recent analyses suggest it has been the latter. Consider, first, how much Italians have to spend. A December report from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, looked at GDP per capita - the economy divided by its people - in

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terms of purchasing power between 2004 and 2015.

Assuming a base of 100 for the EU’s combined 28 countries, powerhouse Germany rose to 124 from 120 over the period. Italy, however, sank to 96 from 110.

That puts Italy closer to emerging economies like the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia that it does to Germany. France was pretty much unchanged at 106.

This means that simply in terms of what they can buy, Italians are poorer that they were in 2004, a few years after they swapped the lira.

YOUR EURO, MY EURO Second are some findings this month from research group World Economics that suggest Italy’s problems from its currency linkage with Germany are increasing. Germany

has become much more competitive as a member of the euro zone. By comparison, Italy has not.

World Economics takes a basket of representative goods and services in U.S. dollars and compares it in purchasing power terms with the cost in other currencies. The result is its World Price Index (WPI).

For the euro zone, the index allows for counter-intuitive comparisons between member countries - essentially creating German euros, French euros, Italian euros and so on. Over the past two years, the “Italian euro” has gone from being 3 percent overvalued to 4 percent undervalued in the WPI, effectively a better position vis-àvis the dollar.

But the difference between it and the “German euro” has widened by two percentage points as the latter has become 14 percent

undervalued.

This means Italian businesses exporting to Germany, their top destination, are facing worse conditions than previously. It also make German imports cheaper and therefore more competitive domestically. World Economics points to other euro zone countries that have a worse problem -- France and Greece, for example - but suggests that Italy is a new fault line for the euro zone.

“Italy looks like becoming the next ‘domino’ to suffer from the strength of the German economy as trends ... have become much more pronounced over the past 12 months,” it said in a note. None of this may be caused by the euro per se, or be enough to outweigh the benefits of pooling a currency and the protection that can bring.

But added to other factors - annual GDP growth struggling to reach 1 percent, for example, or declining capital investment in business and infrastructure - they do go some way towards explaining why fewer Italians tell pollsters the euro is a good thing.(rtr)

Sangging, a Person Officiating in Tooth Filling Ritual

One of the obligatory ceremonies to be implemented by the Hindus in Bali is mapandes or tooth filing ceremony. The ceremony is conducted by a sangging or tooth filer symbolically chiseling the four upper incisors and two canines. Then, it is resumed with filing the teeth by using a saw filer, so that they become flat and neat.

Dr. I Made Surada, a lecturer of State Hindu Dharma Institute (IHDN) Denpasar, said that sangging is person who has certain ability in the ceremony, such as making the offerings, bade tower, shrine building, sculpture, painting and others. People having the profession as sangging have already owned the skills. “To become a sangging, people have to go through a pawintenan or initiation rite according to the level of ceremony performed,” he said.

A sangging is not only good at making the works, but also able to perform initiation rite (spiritually animate the work). Sangging is not only able to officiate over physically (sekala), but also psychically (niskala). “Sangging has to be able to chant mantra so that a sangging should have undergone a pawintenan at its spiritual teacher,” he said.

Temple priest and high priest usually also serve as sangging.

In certain case, the sangging can also be assisted in the process of ceremony. At first, he consecrates the chisel, filer and gem with the meaning that the tooth to be filed will become brilliant. The palmleaf manuscripts used as reference for this tooth-filing ceremony are

the Tatwa Kala, Kala Puja Pati, Semaradahana and Tutur Sanghyang Yama.

Lately, there is an official becoming a sangging. It is okay provided that it has undergone the initiation rite for the profession.

Otherwise, it can only watch the procession because the ritual must be accompanied with mantra to be chanted. Without mantra, the procession will be the same as filing teeth at beauty salon or dental clinic. “Although the people are not high priests, they can also become a sangging as long as they have taken the initiation rite for the profession first,” he said.

It is different from the case of tooth filing for dead people. The sangging will be assigned to its biological mother. This provision is carried in the Proktah palm-leaf manuscript. The tool used to file the teeth is rice knife commonly used in earlier times. Otherwise, it can be replaced with lotus flower as the rice knife seems to be difficult to find. “Sangging having not undergone the initiation rite is believed to bring in an effect on the next descent,” he explained.

He said that Hindu communities in Bali always organizes tooth filing ceremony for their sons and

daughters after growing adult. This ceremony aims to control the influence of Shadripu (six enemies) in the children because their desire will give more opportunities to be teased. When this happens, it will infiltrate and have negative impact on their behavior.

On that account, they are purified by tooth filing rite whose implementation comes with a set of offerings symbolizing the teeth. In the filing ritual for the six teeth, the ends symbolize Adharma (untruth) that are then filed to make them flat symbolizing dharma. By doing so, dharma remains to control of the life of children having undergone the ritual.

Tooth filing is a ritual with the meaning to discover the true nature of human and release from the shackles of darkness or Shadripu effect in humans. Shadripu poses six enemies arising from the nature of bad deeds in human, namely Kama (lust), Lobha (greed), Krodha (anger), Mada (arrogance), Moha (attachment) and Matsarya (jealousy).

People can undergo the tooth filing ceremony when they physically have entered adolescent period. In girls, it can be done after getting the first menstruation and in boys after experiencing voice changes. This ritual is meant to remove impurities in the form of kala, bhuta, pisacas and raksasa in the sense that the body and soul are overwhelmed by the Shadripu nature so as to find true nature of human. (kmb)

Each year ahead of the Nyepi (Day of Silence) celebration, there will a different atmosphere, especially at Kediri customary village, Tabanan. In other regions, ahead of the celebration may be graced with the making and parade of ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) or bamboo cannon, but Kediri precisely holds cultural event in the form of Tektekan. It is named the Tektekan Kediri-Nangluk Merana. This event will take place for eleven days starting from March 17 through March 27, 2017 or on the Pengerupukan Day. The annual event will be packaged in a parade. Moreover, on March 25 and 26 this special event will be held in front of the Desa and Puseh Temple of Kediri customary village. In the meantime, the road closure will take place on March 27, 2017 where the route will reach the Kediri roundabout.

Chief of Kediri customary village, AAG Ngurah Panji Wisnu, explained that during the eleven days, the entire customary villagers of Kediri ranging from children to adults will go around the village while playing the sounds from a variety of sources. They are ranging from kulkul (bamboo split drum), gong or okokan (large cow bell). Some have even been modified with the accompaniment of bleganjur.

“In total, there are seven hamlets at Kediri customary village that will take turns to go round from one hamlet to another hamlet existing is at our village,” he explained.

Further, he said that tektekan tradition in the area of Kediri customary

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village is inherited from generation to generation. So far, there is no any record on the history of its origin. According to his ancestors, the tradition came together with the outbreaks in Kediri. “At that time, many residents were experiencing sickness to death and they also faced harvest failure because their paddy fields were attacked by pests,” he said.

Due to concerns over the calamity occurred at that time, community leaders and temple priests agreed to invoke guidance by praying at local Puseh Temple. At that time, they got a clue if the pandemic could be eliminated by means of sounds. Armed with this clue, the residents of Kediri came down and went around the village while playing tektekan for few days. Finally, it was proved that the plague attacking the customary village disappeared.

Since then, the tektekan tradition has psychical function to dismiss plague. Its implementation cannot be predicted because it depends on the incidence of outbreak at the village. With the changing of time or more precisely from 2014 the tektekan tradition began to be transformed into an entertainment art. Moreover, local villagers agreed to hold this tradition as annual attraction coinciding with the Hindus celebrating Nyepi.

During the execution of tektekan tradition at local customary village, the officials suggest road users to find alternative road section.

“We’ve made coordination with police authority, especially on the security and traffic diversion,” he concluded. (kmb)

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Netanyahu snubs German minister over plan to meet rights groups

BERLIN - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled talks on Tuesday with Germany’s visiting foreign minister, snubbing Sigmar Gabriel over his decision to meet groups critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

The dispute threatened to widen a rift between Israel and Germany over the Palestinian issue. Berlin has been increasingly critical of the settlement policies of Netanyahu’s right-wing government in occupied territory Palestinians seek for a state.

“My policy is clear: Not to meet with diplomats who visit Israel and engage with organisations that slander Israeli soldiers and seek to have them put on trial as war criminals,” Netanyahu said in Jerusalem late on Tuesday.

He said he was leading Israel “through proud nationalist polices and not by bowing our heads and grovelling”.

But he emphasised that relations with Germany would remain strong and important.

Gabriel told reporters the decision was “not nice” and caught him by surprise since he generally had an open relationship with Netanyahu, but added that it did not spell “the end of diplomatic ties between the two countries”.

“I regret it greatly. And, I’ll say it openly, we cannot become a political football for Israeli domestic politics,” he said. “But it’s not a catastrophe. There will be another occasion to meet somewhere ... We have to let things cool off.”

On Monday, an Israeli official had said Netanyahu, who is also foreign minister, would not see Gabriel if he went ahead with meeting the Israeli group “Breaking the Silence”.

The organisation, a frequent target of criticism by the Israeli government, collects testimony from Israeli veterans about the military’s treatment of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Gabriel underscored the importance of Germany’s ties to Israel during a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin: “You can absolutely be sure we are committed to the friendship, the partnership and the special relationship with Israel and nothing will change this.”

Gabriel told reporters he found it noteworthy that Rivlin repeatedly emphasised that Israel was a democratic country with a right to freedom of expression.

CLOSE ALLY

Germany regards itself as one of Israel’s closest allies and the cooperation and trade links are extensive.

However, the legacy of the Nazi-era Holocaust, in which six million Jews were killed during World War Two, means relations are highly charged.

Gabriel said it was normal to talk to civil society representatives in Israel, a view that drew expressions of support from Israeli opposition leaders.

He said it would be unthinkable if Israeli politicians were not allowed to meet with critics of the German government.

Breaking the Silence declined to comment on Netanyahu’s decision to snub Gabriel, or on the details of its planned meeting with the German minister, which the Peace Now movement said it would also attend along with the B’Tselem rights group.

Roderich Kiesewetter, a lawmaker from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, told Die Welt newspaper the Israeli leader had “made a mistake” in shunning Gabriel, “a good friend of Israel”. (rtr)

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening ceremony of Holocaust Memorial Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem April 23, 2017.

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Indonesia won’t need to repeat spending cuts this year-Indrawati

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 25, 2017.

Erdogan says Turkey won’t wait at Europe’s door forever

ANKARA - Turkey will not wait at Europe’s door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some member states persist, President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters in a wideranging interview on Tuesday.

Speaking at the presidential palace less than two weeks after winning sweeping new powers in a referendum, a relaxed Erdogan said a decision by a leading European human rights body to put Turkey back on a watch list was “entirely political” and that Ankara did not recognise the move.

The Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe said it put Turkey back on review over its crackdown on dissent since last year’s coup attempt, rights violations, and concerns about Erdogan’s increased grip on power.

Turkey’s relations with the EU soured further ahead of the referendum, when he accused Germany and the Netherlands of acting like Nazis by banning rallies by his supporters.

“In Europe, things have become very serious in terms of the extent of Islamophobia. The EU is closing its doors on Turkey and Turkey isn’t closing its doors on anybody,” Erdogan said, showing photos of vandalised mosques and supporters of the outlawed Kurdish militants rallying against him in Europe.

“If they’re not acting sincerely we have to find a way out. Why should we wait any longer? We’re talking about 54 years,” he said,

referring to the 1963 Ankara Agreement which acknowledged the long-term goal of Turkish membership of a united Europe.

If necessary, he said, Turkey could hold a vote similar to Britain’s on EU membership. He said Brexit had given Britain “peace of mind” and that it was “walking towards a new future”.

It is a critical week for TurkishEU relations. EU lawmakers will debate ties on Wednesday, while the bloc’s foreign ministers will discuss the issue on Friday.

Erdogan said he would be closely watching.

“I’m very curious as to how the EU is going to act,” he said, criticising EU states that have called for an end to accession talks.

Turkey, he said, was still committed to negotiations.

“There is not a single thing that we are not ready to do, the minute they ask for it. Whatever they wish, we do. But still they are keeping us at the door,” he said.

Erdogan pointed to the French presidential election, in which far-right leader Marine Le Pen has threatened to take France out of the European Union, and said the bloc was “on the verge of dissolution, of breaking up”.

“One or two countries cannot keep the EU alive. You need a country like Turkey, a different country symbolising a different faith ... But EU member states don’t seem to realise this fact. They are finding it very difficult to absorb a Muslim country like Turkey,” he said. (rtr)

WASHINGTON - Indonesia will not need to repeat last year’s major spending cut as the government’s revenue projections look “on track” amid strengthening growth, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told Reuters. Indrawati said in an interview on Monday that the government would reallocate some spending within the budget to more “productive” areas that can support growth, such as land acquisition for infrastructure projects.

The former World Bank managing director also insisted that Indonesia’s international banking environment was not becoming more difficult, despite a recent row over a negative JP Morgan research report.

One of Indrawati’s first acts when she returned to Jakarta as finance minister in July 2016 was to slash state spending by $10.2 billion to hold Indonesia’s deficit within a 3 percent legal limit. “We are not going to cut. The president is asking to reallocate more, focusing on the spending which is productive,” Indrawati said of this year’s budget, after the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in Washington.

She said revenue projections appear “on track” as the World Bank projects Indonesia’s economic growth at 5.2 percent this year, compared to the government’s official 5.1 percent forecast used for budget planning, and 5.0 percent last year. “If there is going to be a change in the revenue it will be because of the commodity prices, like oil. We are assuming $45 a barrel, maybe it’s going to be an average of $50,” she said.

Indonesian crude grade prices ranged from $46.65 a barrel to $50.80 a barrel on Monday. Benchmark U.S. light crude traded at $49.49.

Indrawati said the government needed to boost infrastructure spending this year for some specific projects, such as hosting the Asian Games in 2018, but added, “The overall top line is not going to change.” Interest rates are another variable that could have an effect on revenues, depending on how far and fast the U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates this year, which could affect growth, capital flows and the value of the rupiah.

Indrawati said Indonesia was much better positioned to handle Fed rate hikes than during the “taper tantrum” of 2013, when funds flowed out of emerging markets as the Fed signaled it would scale back its bond-buying efforts. Indrawati said this time around, the Fed’s intentions have been well-telegraphed, and confidence in Indonesia’s growth prospects, its growing middle class and its reform efforts are also stronger.

“As long as this movement of the interest rates is being viewed by the market as a sign of strength of the U.S. economy, I think there will be less possibility of volatility,” she said.

Following the growth of religious tension in the recent election of the governor of Jakarta, Indrawati said it was “not necessarily the correct projection” to assume similar issues for 2019 national elections, and added that it would have no effect on President Joko Widodo’s reform program.

“This is still a healthy democracy, it’s a good result of democracy. People presenting what they wish, what they expect,” she said. “And for government, at the national level, we will continue doing our program.”

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Indrawati sent shockwaves through the banking sector in January when she severed the government’s business ties with JP Morgan Chase and Co after the bank analysts downgraded Indonesian stocks to “underweight” in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s election in November.

She said she wanted to encourage banks to operate in a

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) and Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati share a laugh prior to the start of the Development Committee Plenary, as part of the IMF and World Bank’s 2017 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2017. “healthy way” for the country and independent research was welcomed as long as it was accurate. Banks working on behalf of the government, such as those handling sovereign bond issues, need to be clear on what the government expects from them, she said.

“What we discussed with JP Morgan was that the relationship between the government of Indonesia with

any institution, if it is really based on mutual benefit and serving the country, it should be defined more clearly,” Indrawati said.

The removal of JP Morgan as a primary bond dealer was followed by new regulations requiring Indonesia’s primary bond dealers to “safeguard” their partnership with the government and avoid conflicts of interest. (rtr)

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Jimbaran Seafood Cafes

MANGUPURA - Jimbaran seafood cafes must already be on your must-visit places for your Bali holiday, especially if you’re a seafood lover. Not only is Jimbaran Bay one of Bali’s best places for memorable sunsets, but it is also the most popular coast to enjoy grilled seafood. Seventeen seafood cafes line the white-sand beach locally known as ‘Pantai Muaya’.

Mostly open afternoon until late, each of the venues within the row of Jimbaran seafood cafes in the bay offer fresh-grilled seafood served at candlelit tables on the sand. As the sun goes down, the horizon features faint lights from the Ngurah Rai airport and traditional fishing boat lanterns at sea.

The Cafes You’ll notice similar setups as you approach the Jimbaran seafood cafes from the beach; wooden tables with parasols down to the tide’s edge and some adorned with attractive palm leaf decorations. Drop-off from the main entrance and you’ll see grills and live seafood displays under signboards of each cafe that show different stock and ‘catches of the day’.

From several dinners we had at different cafes, we noticed slight variations in the homemade sambal (traditional chilli sauce) in form and spiciness. Menega and Intan

Bekele was not wearing ‘Breaking2 shoes’, say Nike

Sari are quite consistent in terms of stock and taste (usually getting most of the crowds); while others, Bela for instance, boast gimmicks such as torches and attractive table setups. Mild competition among these venues means good service; staff and waiters are attentive and speak simple English.

The Food Ease into a chair as a small dish of salted nuts and/or kerupuk shrimp crackers comes served as intro to accompany your beer or drink of choice.

Birthplace of ikan bakar Jimbaran or ‘grilled snapper à la Jimbaran’ with the essential sambal, these cafes offer selections of red snapper, crab, calamari, prawns and lobster served with steamed rice, and traditional side dishes of spicy plecing kangkung (stirfried water spinach) and fresh fruit platters for dessert. Use your fingers as part of the experience; a bowl with water and slice of lime comes as standard ‘rinse’.

Look out for two sambal varieties, the famed red paste and another pungent version called sambal matah (comprising fresh chopped chilli, shallots and lemongrass). Try out both if you can handle, or simply ask for a modified, milder version in advance.

Some of the Jimbaran seafood cafes even have French Fries, fried rice, chop suey and other western and

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Formula One is set to abandon plans for a ‘halo’ head protection system in favour of a transparent screen that could be introduced for 2018.

Asian cuisine on their menus for variety, and even expand their seafood selections to barracuda, grouper, mahi-mahi and kingfish.

Other Features ‘Meals on wheels’ dot the beach with street vendor-style grilled sweet corn as snacks. Some peddlers also offer handicraft items. On the entertainment side, occasional strolling musicians roam throughout the Jimbaran seafood cafes, and help set the mood, playing songs by

request for diners.

Getting in and out Southward from the InterContinental Bali Resort, an intersection at the new Jimbaran Corner leads you to Jalan Bukit Permai, also named ‘Jalan Four Seasons’ after the resort.

Pantai Muaya spans a kilometre along the bay, positioned between these two five-star hotels. The large parking space under an arching signboard and billowing smoke from the burning coconut husks are hard to miss. All local

drivers know the way to the Jimbaran seafood cafes. If you stay at the above hotels, simply take an easy stroll along the sand and pick an unreserved table.

Although its ‘first-come, first-served’ most of the time, reservations are necessary during the holiday seasons when it is usually packed.

A local taxi cooperative holds a monopoly in the area. You can come in by any public transport, but going out leaves you no other option. In case of no meter, negotiate your destination and rates beforehand. (IBP/net)

F1 to ditch ‘halo’ protection device in favour of screen

SOCHI - Formula One is set to abandon plans for a ‘halo’ head protection system in favour of a transparent screen that could be introduced for 2018.

The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced the development following a meeting of the sport’s core Strategy Group in Paris on Tuesday ahead of this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix.

“A number of more integrated solutions for additional frontal protection have been studied, and the decision has been taken to give priority to the transparent ‘shield’ family of systems,” it said in a statement.

“The FIA aims to carry out track tests of this system during this season in preparation for implementation in 2018.”

The ‘halo’ cockpit protection device, which is fixed at three points

including a central pillar in front of the driver that supports a protective loop above his head, was extensively tested last season with a mixed response.

The FIA said in January the net safety benefit had been established but a decision needed to be made about the aesthetics and whether such a system was right for Formula One. Cockpit protection has become a priority since the deaths of drivers in other series after being hit by wheels and flying debris.

The shield, a see-through screen in front of the driver that does not cover the cockpit, was tested in practice for

this year’s Chinese Grand Prix.

Decisions made at the Strategy Group have to be approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council, which is usually a formality.

Tuesday’s meeting also agreed changes to the 2018 regulations that will lead to the disappearance of the current ‘T-wing’ and ‘Shark Fin’ aerodynamic devices that have also been criticised on aesthetics grounds.

Measures will also be taken to ensure that oil will not be used as fuel.

The Strategy Group, which is currently limited to top teams, will also be opened to non-members.

The governing body said this would demonstrate “the effective commitment of both the FIA and the Commercial Rights Holder to improve transparency in the sport.” (rtr)

LONDON - The running shoes that Kenenisa Bekele blamed for his struggles in Sunday’s London Marathon were not the revolutionary new model designed for use in the Breaking2 attempt on a sub-two hour marathon, manufacturers Nike said on Tuesday.

Track superstar Bekele was on world record pace and looking strong at halfway during Sunday’s race but then dropped back dramatically before staging a superb recovery to finish second behind Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru.

He later said that his problems had been caused by blistering from new shoes and that he had to change his running style to enable him to pick up his pace.

It was thought at the time that triple Olympic champion Bekele was wearing Nike’s new Zoom Vaporfly Elite shoes, which will be worn by Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese in their attempt to run a sub-two-hour marathon in Italy next month.

However, Nike said on Tuesday that Bekele was wearing their Zoom Vaporfly 4% shoes and that the Vaporfly Elite were being used only by the three Breaking2 athletes.

“As he has done in previous marathons, Bekele ran in the Zoom Vaporfly 4%, in which he set an Ethiopian record and the secondfastest time in history on a record-eligible course in Berlin,” a spokesman said on Tuesday.

“We are working closely with Bekele to understand what happened.” (rtr)

AP Photo/Tim Ireland

Race winner Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru, center, second place Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, left, and third place Kenya’s Bedan Karoki pose with their trophy plates at the London Marathon in London on, Sunday, April 23, 2017.

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VANCOUVER - Serena Williams had no intention of sharing her pregnancy with the world last week but spilled the beans when she accidentally uploaded the “20 weeks” photo of herself on Snapchat, the world number one said on Tuesday.

Williams, who was wearing a yellow swimsuit in the ‘selfie’, quickly deleted the post but later confirmed her pregnancy via her publicist after

frenzied speculation. She told the TED conference in Vancouver that the photo was intended only for her personal records.

“I have this thing where I’ve been checking my status and taking pictures every week to see how far along I’m getting,” the 35-yearold said in an on-stage chat with journalist Gayle King.

“I was just saving them (for myself)” said Williams. “I’ve been so

good about it, but this was the one time it slipped.”

Williams said she had found out she was pregnant only two days before the Australian Open in January, which she went on to win for her 23rd grand slam title.

“It wasn’t very easy. You hear all these stories about people when they’re pregnant — they get sick, they get really tired, really stressed out,” she said.

“I had to really take all that energy and put it in a paper bag, so to say, and throw it away.

“Pregnant or not, no one knew and I was supposed to win that tournament. Every time I play, I’m expected to win. If I don’t win, it’s actually much bigger news.”

Williams, who is taking maternity leave for the rest of the 2017 season, said there was no change to her plan to return to the tour as

a mother next year.

“I definitely plan on coming back. I’m not done yet,” said Williams, who credited her 36-year-old sister Venus, a seven-times grand slam champion, for inspiration.

“If she’s still playing, I know I can play.

“This (motherhood) is just a new part of my life. My baby’s going to be in the stands and hopefully cheering for me.” (rtr)

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Sp rt Stakes higher for 3rd showdown between Guardiola, Mourinho

MANCHESTER — There were handshakes, smiles, even an embrace, in the first two headto-heads between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho in English soccer. With the pressure and tension ramped up a notch for the third Manchester derby of the season, will the two coaching adversaries be able to retain their new-found cordiality on Thursday?

“This is about the clubs, the teams; this is about the positions at the end of the season,” Mourinho, the United manager, said ahead of the Premier League match at City’s Etihad Stadium. “This is not about myself and Guardiola.” So far, it’s Guardiola 1, Mourinho 1.

Guardiola had arguably the more important victory, 2-1 at Old Trafford in the league on Sept. 10 when his City team produced a dazzling first-half performance at Old Trafford in the midst of a 10-match winning start to the season. Mourinho got his own back six weeks later when United beat City 1-0 in the fourth round of the English League Cup. On both occasions, in the build-up and during the game, there was no sign of the bitterness and animosity that marked their meetings in Spanish soccer from

2010-12 when in charge of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Indeed, they seemed to make a point of showing respect for one another, dispensing with any mind games pre-match and being courteous in the technical area in the heat of battle.

The stakes will be higher on Thursday, though, with the teams separated by one point and one place with five league games left. City, in fourth place, and United, in fifth place, might finish the season fighting for one Champions League qualification spot.

One flashpoint in a game that is too close to call, and the old tensions between the two managers could yet resurface. Ander Herrera wasn’t downplaying the significance of this latest derby. “It is going to be the game of the season,” the United midfielder said with relish.

Mourinho has won just two of his last 11 meetings with Guardiola’s teams, and four of 18 in total. He might just have the edge this time round, with United having finally reeled in the top four after a 23-match unbeaten run in the league dating back to a 4-0 loss at Chelsea on Oct. 23. If United avoids defeat, it will equal the club’s longest unbeaten top-flight run in a single season (24 matches in the 2010-11 season). (ap)

Costa ends goal drought to help Chelsea open up 7-point lead

Milovan Rajevac

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Milovan Rajevac hired to coach Thailand’s national team

BANGKOK — Milovan Rajevac has been hired as head coach of Thailand’s national team to replace Kiatisak Senamuang, who quit last month amid public pressure during a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign.

Football Association of Thailand Vice President Wittaya Laohakul announced the one-year deal with Rajevac on Wednesday, saying the 63-year-old Serbian would start on May 4.

Rajevac, who led Ghana to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2010, was among a list of candidates including former Saudi Arabia coach Marcos Paqueta of Brazil and former Thai national coach Winfried Schaefer.

“The contract with Rajevac is for one year as of now,” Wittaya said. “Thai football is in a transfor-

LONDON — Diego Costa ended a seven-game goal drought in style to help Chelsea open up a seven-point lead in the Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Southampton on Tuesday. The second-half double halted a barren run that began shortly after a reported dispute at the club as Costa was linked with a move to the financially-flush Chinese Super League.

Even as the goals dried up and the uncertainty about Costa’s future persisted, manager Antonio Conte never doubted his striker’s ability to make an impact in the title run-in.

“For the forward it’s very important to score ... because the goal is

your life,” Conte said. “But for me I always said that I’m very pleased for his commitment, for his work for the team, because he’s always working for the team.” Costa was heavily involved as early as the fifth minute at Stamford Bridge when he set up Eden Hazard’s opener. After Gary Cahill restored Chelsea’s lead, Costa scored two contrasting goals in the second half.

The striker ’s 50th Premier League goal was a header from Cesc Fabregas’ cross and his next goal was the culmination of a mazy run through the defense that saw him exchange passes with Hazard and Pedro Rodriguez.

Those goals helped the league leaders nudge closer to regaining

the trophy from Leicester, having had their advantage trimmed in recent weeks by Tottenham. Secondplace Tottenham is now on the back foot as it prepares to play Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

But one potential obstacle to Chelsea’s winning the title on the five-match final stretch remains the leaky defense that had been so sturdy earlier in the season. Both Southampton goals came from former Chelsea players, with Oriol Romeu and Ryan Bertrand making it 12 league games since Conte’s side kept a clean sheet.

Romeu’s canceled out Hazard’s opener. Manolo Gabbiadini was left unmarked to bring down James Ward-Prowse’s corner at the far

mation, which is chance for the new coach to prove himself.”

The former Red Star Belgrade player has previously worked in Asia as a coach with Saudi club Al Ahli and the Qatar national team.

“We have chosen Rajevac because of his vision and his background in Asian football,” Wittaya said. “We will evaluate him on a daily basis. Apart from the team results, the game pattern will be taken into consideration as well.”

Rajevac’s first assignment will be a friendly against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on June 6 followed by a World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates in Bangkok on June 13.

Thailand is in last place in Group B of Asian qualifying with three more games to play and is already out of contention for Russia 2018. (ap)

Amsterdam Arena to be named after Cruyff

AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola, left, and Manchester United’s manager Jose Mourinho smile ahead of their English League Cup soccer match at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester.

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AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam Arena is to be renamed after late Dutch great Johan Cruyff, according to a statement on the stadium’s official website.

One of soccer’s greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, Cruyff died just over a year ago after a five-month battle with lung cancer. He was 68. “By naming the stadium after him we believe we have made a worthy tribute,” said the statement.

“He was an Amsterdamer who was known all over the world for his contribution to football as a player, a coach and philanthropist through his foundation. The city is proud of the legacy Johan left for

Amsterdam.”

As a player with Ajax Amsterdam, Cruyff was the dazzling poster boy for the philosophy of “total football”, embodied in coach Rinus Michels’ magnificent Dutch team that he captained in his pomp to the 1974 World Cup final.

His son Jordi said the family were thrilled by the recognition, which will be ratified in the next six months. The city has also agreed to name a street, square or bridge after him in the coming months.

The 54,000-seater Amsterdam Area was built in 1996 and is jointly owned by Ajax, the city and its stadium management company. (rtr)

Chelsea’s Diego Costa in action

Reuters / Stefan Wermuth

post and strike at Thibaut Courtois.

The goalkeeper parried the shot but the ball fell to Romeu for a simple tap-in. Chelsea was already 4-1 in front when Bertrand rose above Cahill to head in a cross from Cedric Soares.

“When you keep a clean sheet, it’s a great achievement for your team,” Conte said. “I think this situation we have to improve. We have to continue to work and try to improve our mistakes.”

And yet the west London club seemed so relaxed about its advantage that captain John Terry had been brought on for his first league appearance since November and first since announcing he would be leaving at the end of the season.

It’s likely that one of Terry’s last acts of a 22-year association with Chelsea will be to lift the Premier League trophy. There could also be an FA Cup to collect if Arsenal can be overcome in the final.

Conte gambled against Tottenham in Saturday’s semifinal by starting without Costa and Hazard. It paid off at Wembley and the effects were felt by Southampton as the

refreshed duo unsettled the Southampton defense.

“My choices were right for the game against Tottenham and the game against Southampton,” Conte said. “It’s not easy to make these strong choices. I have squad full of great men and good players.”

The contribution of Fabregas shouldn’t be overlooked. It was the midfielder’s long defense-splitting pass that was cutback to Costa into the path of Hazard for the opener.

The former Arsenal playmaker also whipped in the cross eight minutes into the second half that was nodded in by Costa. It was Fabregas’ 103rd Premier League assist, overtaking former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard in a ranking that is topped by retired Manchester United great Ryan Giggs on 162.

Conte, after helping Chelsea recover from its loss to United in the previous round, now takes his team back to northern England to face Everton.

“We passed a big step, a big psychological step, after the defeat against United,” Conte said. “Our answer was very good and for this reason I must be pleased.” (ap)

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Sp rt Stakes higher for 3rd showdown between Guardiola, Mourinho

MANCHESTER — There were handshakes, smiles, even an embrace, in the first two headto-heads between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho in English soccer. With the pressure and tension ramped up a notch for the third Manchester derby of the season, will the two coaching adversaries be able to retain their new-found cordiality on Thursday?

“This is about the clubs, the teams; this is about the positions at the end of the season,” Mourinho, the United manager, said ahead of the Premier League match at City’s Etihad Stadium. “This is not about myself and Guardiola.” So far, it’s Guardiola 1, Mourinho 1.

Guardiola had arguably the more important victory, 2-1 at Old Trafford in the league on Sept. 10 when his City team produced a dazzling first-half performance at Old Trafford in the midst of a 10-match winning start to the season. Mourinho got his own back six weeks later when United beat City 1-0 in the fourth round of the English League Cup. On both occasions, in the build-up and during the game, there was no sign of the bitterness and animosity that marked their meetings in Spanish soccer from

2010-12 when in charge of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Indeed, they seemed to make a point of showing respect for one another, dispensing with any mind games pre-match and being courteous in the technical area in the heat of battle.

The stakes will be higher on Thursday, though, with the teams separated by one point and one place with five league games left. City, in fourth place, and United, in fifth place, might finish the season fighting for one Champions League qualification spot.

One flashpoint in a game that is too close to call, and the old tensions between the two managers could yet resurface. Ander Herrera wasn’t downplaying the significance of this latest derby. “It is going to be the game of the season,” the United midfielder said with relish.

Mourinho has won just two of his last 11 meetings with Guardiola’s teams, and four of 18 in total. He might just have the edge this time round, with United having finally reeled in the top four after a 23-match unbeaten run in the league dating back to a 4-0 loss at Chelsea on Oct. 23. If United avoids defeat, it will equal the club’s longest unbeaten top-flight run in a single season (24 matches in the 2010-11 season). (ap)

Costa ends goal drought to help Chelsea open up 7-point lead

Milovan Rajevac

IBP/net

Milovan Rajevac hired to coach Thailand’s national team

BANGKOK — Milovan Rajevac has been hired as head coach of Thailand’s national team to replace Kiatisak Senamuang, who quit last month amid public pressure during a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign.

Football Association of Thailand Vice President Wittaya Laohakul announced the one-year deal with Rajevac on Wednesday, saying the 63-year-old Serbian would start on May 4.

Rajevac, who led Ghana to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2010, was among a list of candidates including former Saudi Arabia coach Marcos Paqueta of Brazil and former Thai national coach Winfried Schaefer.

“The contract with Rajevac is for one year as of now,” Wittaya said. “Thai football is in a transfor-

LONDON — Diego Costa ended a seven-game goal drought in style to help Chelsea open up a seven-point lead in the Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Southampton on Tuesday. The second-half double halted a barren run that began shortly after a reported dispute at the club as Costa was linked with a move to the financially-flush Chinese Super League.

Even as the goals dried up and the uncertainty about Costa’s future persisted, manager Antonio Conte never doubted his striker’s ability to make an impact in the title run-in.

“For the forward it’s very important to score ... because the goal is

your life,” Conte said. “But for me I always said that I’m very pleased for his commitment, for his work for the team, because he’s always working for the team.” Costa was heavily involved as early as the fifth minute at Stamford Bridge when he set up Eden Hazard’s opener. After Gary Cahill restored Chelsea’s lead, Costa scored two contrasting goals in the second half.

The striker ’s 50th Premier League goal was a header from Cesc Fabregas’ cross and his next goal was the culmination of a mazy run through the defense that saw him exchange passes with Hazard and Pedro Rodriguez.

Those goals helped the league leaders nudge closer to regaining

the trophy from Leicester, having had their advantage trimmed in recent weeks by Tottenham. Secondplace Tottenham is now on the back foot as it prepares to play Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

But one potential obstacle to Chelsea’s winning the title on the five-match final stretch remains the leaky defense that had been so sturdy earlier in the season. Both Southampton goals came from former Chelsea players, with Oriol Romeu and Ryan Bertrand making it 12 league games since Conte’s side kept a clean sheet.

Romeu’s canceled out Hazard’s opener. Manolo Gabbiadini was left unmarked to bring down James Ward-Prowse’s corner at the far

mation, which is chance for the new coach to prove himself.”

The former Red Star Belgrade player has previously worked in Asia as a coach with Saudi club Al Ahli and the Qatar national team.

“We have chosen Rajevac because of his vision and his background in Asian football,” Wittaya said. “We will evaluate him on a daily basis. Apart from the team results, the game pattern will be taken into consideration as well.”

Rajevac’s first assignment will be a friendly against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on June 6 followed by a World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates in Bangkok on June 13.

Thailand is in last place in Group B of Asian qualifying with three more games to play and is already out of contention for Russia 2018. (ap)

Amsterdam Arena to be named after Cruyff

AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola, left, and Manchester United’s manager Jose Mourinho smile ahead of their English League Cup soccer match at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester.

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AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam Arena is to be renamed after late Dutch great Johan Cruyff, according to a statement on the stadium’s official website.

One of soccer’s greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, Cruyff died just over a year ago after a five-month battle with lung cancer. He was 68. “By naming the stadium after him we believe we have made a worthy tribute,” said the statement.

“He was an Amsterdamer who was known all over the world for his contribution to football as a player, a coach and philanthropist through his foundation. The city is proud of the legacy Johan left for

Amsterdam.”

As a player with Ajax Amsterdam, Cruyff was the dazzling poster boy for the philosophy of “total football”, embodied in coach Rinus Michels’ magnificent Dutch team that he captained in his pomp to the 1974 World Cup final.

His son Jordi said the family were thrilled by the recognition, which will be ratified in the next six months. The city has also agreed to name a street, square or bridge after him in the coming months.

The 54,000-seater Amsterdam Area was built in 1996 and is jointly owned by Ajax, the city and its stadium management company. (rtr)

Chelsea’s Diego Costa in action

Reuters / Stefan Wermuth

post and strike at Thibaut Courtois.

The goalkeeper parried the shot but the ball fell to Romeu for a simple tap-in. Chelsea was already 4-1 in front when Bertrand rose above Cahill to head in a cross from Cedric Soares.

“When you keep a clean sheet, it’s a great achievement for your team,” Conte said. “I think this situation we have to improve. We have to continue to work and try to improve our mistakes.”

And yet the west London club seemed so relaxed about its advantage that captain John Terry had been brought on for his first league appearance since November and first since announcing he would be leaving at the end of the season.

It’s likely that one of Terry’s last acts of a 22-year association with Chelsea will be to lift the Premier League trophy. There could also be an FA Cup to collect if Arsenal can be overcome in the final.

Conte gambled against Tottenham in Saturday’s semifinal by starting without Costa and Hazard. It paid off at Wembley and the effects were felt by Southampton as the

refreshed duo unsettled the Southampton defense.

“My choices were right for the game against Tottenham and the game against Southampton,” Conte said. “It’s not easy to make these strong choices. I have squad full of great men and good players.”

The contribution of Fabregas shouldn’t be overlooked. It was the midfielder’s long defense-splitting pass that was cutback to Costa into the path of Hazard for the opener.

The former Arsenal playmaker also whipped in the cross eight minutes into the second half that was nodded in by Costa. It was Fabregas’ 103rd Premier League assist, overtaking former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard in a ranking that is topped by retired Manchester United great Ryan Giggs on 162.

Conte, after helping Chelsea recover from its loss to United in the previous round, now takes his team back to northern England to face Everton.

“We passed a big step, a big psychological step, after the defeat against United,” Conte said. “Our answer was very good and for this reason I must be pleased.” (ap)

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International

Jimbaran Seafood Cafes

MANGUPURA - Jimbaran seafood cafes must already be on your must-visit places for your Bali holiday, especially if you’re a seafood lover. Not only is Jimbaran Bay one of Bali’s best places for memorable sunsets, but it is also the most popular coast to enjoy grilled seafood. Seventeen seafood cafes line the white-sand beach locally known as ‘Pantai Muaya’.

Mostly open afternoon until late, each of the venues within the row of Jimbaran seafood cafes in the bay offer fresh-grilled seafood served at candlelit tables on the sand. As the sun goes down, the horizon features faint lights from the Ngurah Rai airport and traditional fishing boat lanterns at sea.

The Cafes You’ll notice similar setups as you approach the Jimbaran seafood cafes from the beach; wooden tables with parasols down to the tide’s edge and some adorned with attractive palm leaf decorations. Drop-off from the main entrance and you’ll see grills and live seafood displays under signboards of each cafe that show different stock and ‘catches of the day’.

From several dinners we had at different cafes, we noticed slight variations in the homemade sambal (traditional chilli sauce) in form and spiciness. Menega and Intan

Bekele was not wearing ‘Breaking2 shoes’, say Nike

Sari are quite consistent in terms of stock and taste (usually getting most of the crowds); while others, Bela for instance, boast gimmicks such as torches and attractive table setups. Mild competition among these venues means good service; staff and waiters are attentive and speak simple English.

The Food Ease into a chair as a small dish of salted nuts and/or kerupuk shrimp crackers comes served as intro to accompany your beer or drink of choice.

Birthplace of ikan bakar Jimbaran or ‘grilled snapper à la Jimbaran’ with the essential sambal, these cafes offer selections of red snapper, crab, calamari, prawns and lobster served with steamed rice, and traditional side dishes of spicy plecing kangkung (stirfried water spinach) and fresh fruit platters for dessert. Use your fingers as part of the experience; a bowl with water and slice of lime comes as standard ‘rinse’.

Look out for two sambal varieties, the famed red paste and another pungent version called sambal matah (comprising fresh chopped chilli, shallots and lemongrass). Try out both if you can handle, or simply ask for a modified, milder version in advance.

Some of the Jimbaran seafood cafes even have French Fries, fried rice, chop suey and other western and

IBP/net

Formula One is set to abandon plans for a ‘halo’ head protection system in favour of a transparent screen that could be introduced for 2018.

Asian cuisine on their menus for variety, and even expand their seafood selections to barracuda, grouper, mahi-mahi and kingfish.

Other Features ‘Meals on wheels’ dot the beach with street vendor-style grilled sweet corn as snacks. Some peddlers also offer handicraft items. On the entertainment side, occasional strolling musicians roam throughout the Jimbaran seafood cafes, and help set the mood, playing songs by

request for diners.

Getting in and out Southward from the InterContinental Bali Resort, an intersection at the new Jimbaran Corner leads you to Jalan Bukit Permai, also named ‘Jalan Four Seasons’ after the resort.

Pantai Muaya spans a kilometre along the bay, positioned between these two five-star hotels. The large parking space under an arching signboard and billowing smoke from the burning coconut husks are hard to miss. All local

drivers know the way to the Jimbaran seafood cafes. If you stay at the above hotels, simply take an easy stroll along the sand and pick an unreserved table.

Although its ‘first-come, first-served’ most of the time, reservations are necessary during the holiday seasons when it is usually packed.

A local taxi cooperative holds a monopoly in the area. You can come in by any public transport, but going out leaves you no other option. In case of no meter, negotiate your destination and rates beforehand. (IBP/net)

F1 to ditch ‘halo’ protection device in favour of screen

SOCHI - Formula One is set to abandon plans for a ‘halo’ head protection system in favour of a transparent screen that could be introduced for 2018.

The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced the development following a meeting of the sport’s core Strategy Group in Paris on Tuesday ahead of this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix.

“A number of more integrated solutions for additional frontal protection have been studied, and the decision has been taken to give priority to the transparent ‘shield’ family of systems,” it said in a statement.

“The FIA aims to carry out track tests of this system during this season in preparation for implementation in 2018.”

The ‘halo’ cockpit protection device, which is fixed at three points

including a central pillar in front of the driver that supports a protective loop above his head, was extensively tested last season with a mixed response.

The FIA said in January the net safety benefit had been established but a decision needed to be made about the aesthetics and whether such a system was right for Formula One. Cockpit protection has become a priority since the deaths of drivers in other series after being hit by wheels and flying debris.

The shield, a see-through screen in front of the driver that does not cover the cockpit, was tested in practice for

this year’s Chinese Grand Prix.

Decisions made at the Strategy Group have to be approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council, which is usually a formality.

Tuesday’s meeting also agreed changes to the 2018 regulations that will lead to the disappearance of the current ‘T-wing’ and ‘Shark Fin’ aerodynamic devices that have also been criticised on aesthetics grounds.

Measures will also be taken to ensure that oil will not be used as fuel.

The Strategy Group, which is currently limited to top teams, will also be opened to non-members.

The governing body said this would demonstrate “the effective commitment of both the FIA and the Commercial Rights Holder to improve transparency in the sport.” (rtr)

LONDON - The running shoes that Kenenisa Bekele blamed for his struggles in Sunday’s London Marathon were not the revolutionary new model designed for use in the Breaking2 attempt on a sub-two hour marathon, manufacturers Nike said on Tuesday.

Track superstar Bekele was on world record pace and looking strong at halfway during Sunday’s race but then dropped back dramatically before staging a superb recovery to finish second behind Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru.

He later said that his problems had been caused by blistering from new shoes and that he had to change his running style to enable him to pick up his pace.

It was thought at the time that triple Olympic champion Bekele was wearing Nike’s new Zoom Vaporfly Elite shoes, which will be worn by Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese in their attempt to run a sub-two-hour marathon in Italy next month.

However, Nike said on Tuesday that Bekele was wearing their Zoom Vaporfly 4% shoes and that the Vaporfly Elite were being used only by the three Breaking2 athletes.

“As he has done in previous marathons, Bekele ran in the Zoom Vaporfly 4%, in which he set an Ethiopian record and the secondfastest time in history on a record-eligible course in Berlin,” a spokesman said on Tuesday.

“We are working closely with Bekele to understand what happened.” (rtr)

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Race winner Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru, center, second place Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, left, and third place Kenya’s Bedan Karoki pose with their trophy plates at the London Marathon in London on, Sunday, April 23, 2017.

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VANCOUVER - Serena Williams had no intention of sharing her pregnancy with the world last week but spilled the beans when she accidentally uploaded the “20 weeks” photo of herself on Snapchat, the world number one said on Tuesday.

Williams, who was wearing a yellow swimsuit in the ‘selfie’, quickly deleted the post but later confirmed her pregnancy via her publicist after

frenzied speculation. She told the TED conference in Vancouver that the photo was intended only for her personal records.

“I have this thing where I’ve been checking my status and taking pictures every week to see how far along I’m getting,” the 35-yearold said in an on-stage chat with journalist Gayle King.

“I was just saving them (for myself)” said Williams. “I’ve been so

good about it, but this was the one time it slipped.”

Williams said she had found out she was pregnant only two days before the Australian Open in January, which she went on to win for her 23rd grand slam title.

“It wasn’t very easy. You hear all these stories about people when they’re pregnant — they get sick, they get really tired, really stressed out,” she said.

“I had to really take all that energy and put it in a paper bag, so to say, and throw it away.

“Pregnant or not, no one knew and I was supposed to win that tournament. Every time I play, I’m expected to win. If I don’t win, it’s actually much bigger news.”

Williams, who is taking maternity leave for the rest of the 2017 season, said there was no change to her plan to return to the tour as

a mother next year.

“I definitely plan on coming back. I’m not done yet,” said Williams, who credited her 36-year-old sister Venus, a seven-times grand slam champion, for inspiration.

“If she’s still playing, I know I can play.

“This (motherhood) is just a new part of my life. My baby’s going to be in the stands and hopefully cheering for me.” (rtr)

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Netanyahu snubs German minister over plan to meet rights groups

BERLIN - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled talks on Tuesday with Germany’s visiting foreign minister, snubbing Sigmar Gabriel over his decision to meet groups critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

The dispute threatened to widen a rift between Israel and Germany over the Palestinian issue. Berlin has been increasingly critical of the settlement policies of Netanyahu’s right-wing government in occupied territory Palestinians seek for a state.

“My policy is clear: Not to meet with diplomats who visit Israel and engage with organisations that slander Israeli soldiers and seek to have them put on trial as war criminals,” Netanyahu said in Jerusalem late on Tuesday.

He said he was leading Israel “through proud nationalist polices and not by bowing our heads and grovelling”.

But he emphasised that relations with Germany would remain strong and important.

Gabriel told reporters the decision was “not nice” and caught him by surprise since he generally had an open relationship with Netanyahu, but added that it did not spell “the end of diplomatic ties between the two countries”.

“I regret it greatly. And, I’ll say it openly, we cannot become a political football for Israeli domestic politics,” he said. “But it’s not a catastrophe. There will be another occasion to meet somewhere ... We have to let things cool off.”

On Monday, an Israeli official had said Netanyahu, who is also foreign minister, would not see Gabriel if he went ahead with meeting the Israeli group “Breaking the Silence”.

The organisation, a frequent target of criticism by the Israeli government, collects testimony from Israeli veterans about the military’s treatment of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Gabriel underscored the importance of Germany’s ties to Israel during a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin: “You can absolutely be sure we are committed to the friendship, the partnership and the special relationship with Israel and nothing will change this.”

Gabriel told reporters he found it noteworthy that Rivlin repeatedly emphasised that Israel was a democratic country with a right to freedom of expression.

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Germany regards itself as one of Israel’s closest allies and the cooperation and trade links are extensive.

However, the legacy of the Nazi-era Holocaust, in which six million Jews were killed during World War Two, means relations are highly charged.

Gabriel said it was normal to talk to civil society representatives in Israel, a view that drew expressions of support from Israeli opposition leaders.

He said it would be unthinkable if Israeli politicians were not allowed to meet with critics of the German government.

Breaking the Silence declined to comment on Netanyahu’s decision to snub Gabriel, or on the details of its planned meeting with the German minister, which the Peace Now movement said it would also attend along with the B’Tselem rights group.

Roderich Kiesewetter, a lawmaker from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party, told Die Welt newspaper the Israeli leader had “made a mistake” in shunning Gabriel, “a good friend of Israel”. (rtr)

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening ceremony of Holocaust Memorial Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem April 23, 2017.

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Indonesia won’t need to repeat spending cuts this year-Indrawati

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends an interview with Reuters at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, April 25, 2017.

Erdogan says Turkey won’t wait at Europe’s door forever

ANKARA - Turkey will not wait at Europe’s door forever and is ready to walk away from EU accession talks if rising Islamophobia and hostility from some member states persist, President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters in a wideranging interview on Tuesday.

Speaking at the presidential palace less than two weeks after winning sweeping new powers in a referendum, a relaxed Erdogan said a decision by a leading European human rights body to put Turkey back on a watch list was “entirely political” and that Ankara did not recognise the move.

The Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe said it put Turkey back on review over its crackdown on dissent since last year’s coup attempt, rights violations, and concerns about Erdogan’s increased grip on power.

Turkey’s relations with the EU soured further ahead of the referendum, when he accused Germany and the Netherlands of acting like Nazis by banning rallies by his supporters.

“In Europe, things have become very serious in terms of the extent of Islamophobia. The EU is closing its doors on Turkey and Turkey isn’t closing its doors on anybody,” Erdogan said, showing photos of vandalised mosques and supporters of the outlawed Kurdish militants rallying against him in Europe.

“If they’re not acting sincerely we have to find a way out. Why should we wait any longer? We’re talking about 54 years,” he said,

referring to the 1963 Ankara Agreement which acknowledged the long-term goal of Turkish membership of a united Europe.

If necessary, he said, Turkey could hold a vote similar to Britain’s on EU membership. He said Brexit had given Britain “peace of mind” and that it was “walking towards a new future”.

It is a critical week for TurkishEU relations. EU lawmakers will debate ties on Wednesday, while the bloc’s foreign ministers will discuss the issue on Friday.

Erdogan said he would be closely watching.

“I’m very curious as to how the EU is going to act,” he said, criticising EU states that have called for an end to accession talks.

Turkey, he said, was still committed to negotiations.

“There is not a single thing that we are not ready to do, the minute they ask for it. Whatever they wish, we do. But still they are keeping us at the door,” he said.

Erdogan pointed to the French presidential election, in which far-right leader Marine Le Pen has threatened to take France out of the European Union, and said the bloc was “on the verge of dissolution, of breaking up”.

“One or two countries cannot keep the EU alive. You need a country like Turkey, a different country symbolising a different faith ... But EU member states don’t seem to realise this fact. They are finding it very difficult to absorb a Muslim country like Turkey,” he said. (rtr)

WASHINGTON - Indonesia will not need to repeat last year’s major spending cut as the government’s revenue projections look “on track” amid strengthening growth, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told Reuters. Indrawati said in an interview on Monday that the government would reallocate some spending within the budget to more “productive” areas that can support growth, such as land acquisition for infrastructure projects.

The former World Bank managing director also insisted that Indonesia’s international banking environment was not becoming more difficult, despite a recent row over a negative JP Morgan research report.

One of Indrawati’s first acts when she returned to Jakarta as finance minister in July 2016 was to slash state spending by $10.2 billion to hold Indonesia’s deficit within a 3 percent legal limit. “We are not going to cut. The president is asking to reallocate more, focusing on the spending which is productive,” Indrawati said of this year’s budget, after the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings in Washington.

She said revenue projections appear “on track” as the World Bank projects Indonesia’s economic growth at 5.2 percent this year, compared to the government’s official 5.1 percent forecast used for budget planning, and 5.0 percent last year. “If there is going to be a change in the revenue it will be because of the commodity prices, like oil. We are assuming $45 a barrel, maybe it’s going to be an average of $50,” she said.

Indonesian crude grade prices ranged from $46.65 a barrel to $50.80 a barrel on Monday. Benchmark U.S. light crude traded at $49.49.

Indrawati said the government needed to boost infrastructure spending this year for some specific projects, such as hosting the Asian Games in 2018, but added, “The overall top line is not going to change.” Interest rates are another variable that could have an effect on revenues, depending on how far and fast the U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates this year, which could affect growth, capital flows and the value of the rupiah.

Indrawati said Indonesia was much better positioned to handle Fed rate hikes than during the “taper tantrum” of 2013, when funds flowed out of emerging markets as the Fed signaled it would scale back its bond-buying efforts. Indrawati said this time around, the Fed’s intentions have been well-telegraphed, and confidence in Indonesia’s growth prospects, its growing middle class and its reform efforts are also stronger.

“As long as this movement of the interest rates is being viewed by the market as a sign of strength of the U.S. economy, I think there will be less possibility of volatility,” she said.

Following the growth of religious tension in the recent election of the governor of Jakarta, Indrawati said it was “not necessarily the correct projection” to assume similar issues for 2019 national elections, and added that it would have no effect on President Joko Widodo’s reform program.

“This is still a healthy democracy, it’s a good result of democracy. People presenting what they wish, what they expect,” she said. “And for government, at the national level, we will continue doing our program.”

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Indrawati sent shockwaves through the banking sector in January when she severed the government’s business ties with JP Morgan Chase and Co after the bank analysts downgraded Indonesian stocks to “underweight” in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s election in November.

She said she wanted to encourage banks to operate in a

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (R) and Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati share a laugh prior to the start of the Development Committee Plenary, as part of the IMF and World Bank’s 2017 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2017. “healthy way” for the country and independent research was welcomed as long as it was accurate. Banks working on behalf of the government, such as those handling sovereign bond issues, need to be clear on what the government expects from them, she said.

“What we discussed with JP Morgan was that the relationship between the government of Indonesia with

any institution, if it is really based on mutual benefit and serving the country, it should be defined more clearly,” Indrawati said.

The removal of JP Morgan as a primary bond dealer was followed by new regulations requiring Indonesia’s primary bond dealers to “safeguard” their partnership with the government and avoid conflicts of interest. (rtr)

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Tektekan, Used to Overcome Plague, Now Becomes Cultural Attraction

Germany raises 2017 growth forecast to 1.5 percent BERLIN — The German government slightly raised its growth forecast this year for the country’s economy, Europe’s biggest, to 1.5 percent on Wednesday. It predicted that the economy will expand by 1.6 percent in 2018.

The government had forecast in January that gross domestic product would grow by 1.4 percent this year following last year’s 1.9 percent expansion. This year’s growth is expected to be lower because more public holidays fall on weekdays.

The government’s panel of independent economic advisers last month forecast growth of 1.4 percent this year and 1.6 percent in 2018.

Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said that “international risks are affecting the German economy relatively little” since domestic demand has strengthened over recent years, with Germans now somewhat more willing to spend.

Uncertainty remains over the consequences of Britain’s exit from the European Union and “the economic policy course in the U.S. has not yet finally been determined,” Zypries said. “A lot of our companies still don’t know exactly what is coming.”

President Donald Trump has promised to release the outlines of his tax plans Wednesday. It is unclear whether he favors a border adjustment tax system, which would lower corporate rates to 20 percent by essentially taxing imports and excluding U.S. exports.

“We assume, and also have signals from the United States, that the border adjustment tax probably won’t come,” Zypries said, though she stressed that officials won’t know more until Trump speaks.(ap)

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Two reasons why Italians are turning sour on the euro

LONDON - The euro zone’s greatest existential threat may no longer centre on small, peripheral countries such as Greece and Portugal dragging it down, but instead on the prospect that its third largest economy, Italy, could abandon ship. Two recent economic reports show what the euro has meant to Italians and why polls suggest they are no longer keen. One suggests they are poorer as a result of being part of the currency bloc, the other that they are falling further behind their counterparts in main trading partner Germany.

It is a distant risk to the currency bloc that Italy will actually walk away, but not beyond imagination Italy’s 5-Star movement, which wants to dump the euro through a referendum, has been surging in opinion polls recently, getting as much as a third of the vote in a March Corriere Della Sera poll.

The anti-European Union Northern League got another 12 or so percent - and there are others.

But actually leaving the euro zone would come down to whether Italian voters believe 15 years or so of the currency had been good or bad for them.

The recent analyses suggest it has been the latter. Consider, first, how much Italians have to spend. A December report from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, looked at GDP per capita - the economy divided by its people - in

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terms of purchasing power between 2004 and 2015.

Assuming a base of 100 for the EU’s combined 28 countries, powerhouse Germany rose to 124 from 120 over the period. Italy, however, sank to 96 from 110.

That puts Italy closer to emerging economies like the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia that it does to Germany. France was pretty much unchanged at 106.

This means that simply in terms of what they can buy, Italians are poorer that they were in 2004, a few years after they swapped the lira.

YOUR EURO, MY EURO Second are some findings this month from research group World Economics that suggest Italy’s problems from its currency linkage with Germany are increasing. Germany

has become much more competitive as a member of the euro zone. By comparison, Italy has not.

World Economics takes a basket of representative goods and services in U.S. dollars and compares it in purchasing power terms with the cost in other currencies. The result is its World Price Index (WPI).

For the euro zone, the index allows for counter-intuitive comparisons between member countries - essentially creating German euros, French euros, Italian euros and so on. Over the past two years, the “Italian euro” has gone from being 3 percent overvalued to 4 percent undervalued in the WPI, effectively a better position vis-àvis the dollar.

But the difference between it and the “German euro” has widened by two percentage points as the latter has become 14 percent

undervalued.

This means Italian businesses exporting to Germany, their top destination, are facing worse conditions than previously. It also make German imports cheaper and therefore more competitive domestically. World Economics points to other euro zone countries that have a worse problem -- France and Greece, for example - but suggests that Italy is a new fault line for the euro zone.

“Italy looks like becoming the next ‘domino’ to suffer from the strength of the German economy as trends ... have become much more pronounced over the past 12 months,” it said in a note. None of this may be caused by the euro per se, or be enough to outweigh the benefits of pooling a currency and the protection that can bring.

But added to other factors - annual GDP growth struggling to reach 1 percent, for example, or declining capital investment in business and infrastructure - they do go some way towards explaining why fewer Italians tell pollsters the euro is a good thing.(rtr)

Sangging, a Person Officiating in Tooth Filling Ritual

One of the obligatory ceremonies to be implemented by the Hindus in Bali is mapandes or tooth filing ceremony. The ceremony is conducted by a sangging or tooth filer symbolically chiseling the four upper incisors and two canines. Then, it is resumed with filing the teeth by using a saw filer, so that they become flat and neat.

Dr. I Made Surada, a lecturer of State Hindu Dharma Institute (IHDN) Denpasar, said that sangging is person who has certain ability in the ceremony, such as making the offerings, bade tower, shrine building, sculpture, painting and others. People having the profession as sangging have already owned the skills. “To become a sangging, people have to go through a pawintenan or initiation rite according to the level of ceremony performed,” he said.

A sangging is not only good at making the works, but also able to perform initiation rite (spiritually animate the work). Sangging is not only able to officiate over physically (sekala), but also psychically (niskala). “Sangging has to be able to chant mantra so that a sangging should have undergone a pawintenan at its spiritual teacher,” he said.

Temple priest and high priest usually also serve as sangging.

In certain case, the sangging can also be assisted in the process of ceremony. At first, he consecrates the chisel, filer and gem with the meaning that the tooth to be filed will become brilliant. The palmleaf manuscripts used as reference for this tooth-filing ceremony are

the Tatwa Kala, Kala Puja Pati, Semaradahana and Tutur Sanghyang Yama.

Lately, there is an official becoming a sangging. It is okay provided that it has undergone the initiation rite for the profession.

Otherwise, it can only watch the procession because the ritual must be accompanied with mantra to be chanted. Without mantra, the procession will be the same as filing teeth at beauty salon or dental clinic. “Although the people are not high priests, they can also become a sangging as long as they have taken the initiation rite for the profession first,” he said.

It is different from the case of tooth filing for dead people. The sangging will be assigned to its biological mother. This provision is carried in the Proktah palm-leaf manuscript. The tool used to file the teeth is rice knife commonly used in earlier times. Otherwise, it can be replaced with lotus flower as the rice knife seems to be difficult to find. “Sangging having not undergone the initiation rite is believed to bring in an effect on the next descent,” he explained.

He said that Hindu communities in Bali always organizes tooth filing ceremony for their sons and

daughters after growing adult. This ceremony aims to control the influence of Shadripu (six enemies) in the children because their desire will give more opportunities to be teased. When this happens, it will infiltrate and have negative impact on their behavior.

On that account, they are purified by tooth filing rite whose implementation comes with a set of offerings symbolizing the teeth. In the filing ritual for the six teeth, the ends symbolize Adharma (untruth) that are then filed to make them flat symbolizing dharma. By doing so, dharma remains to control of the life of children having undergone the ritual.

Tooth filing is a ritual with the meaning to discover the true nature of human and release from the shackles of darkness or Shadripu effect in humans. Shadripu poses six enemies arising from the nature of bad deeds in human, namely Kama (lust), Lobha (greed), Krodha (anger), Mada (arrogance), Moha (attachment) and Matsarya (jealousy).

People can undergo the tooth filing ceremony when they physically have entered adolescent period. In girls, it can be done after getting the first menstruation and in boys after experiencing voice changes. This ritual is meant to remove impurities in the form of kala, bhuta, pisacas and raksasa in the sense that the body and soul are overwhelmed by the Shadripu nature so as to find true nature of human. (kmb)

Each year ahead of the Nyepi (Day of Silence) celebration, there will a different atmosphere, especially at Kediri customary village, Tabanan. In other regions, ahead of the celebration may be graced with the making and parade of ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) or bamboo cannon, but Kediri precisely holds cultural event in the form of Tektekan. It is named the Tektekan Kediri-Nangluk Merana. This event will take place for eleven days starting from March 17 through March 27, 2017 or on the Pengerupukan Day. The annual event will be packaged in a parade. Moreover, on March 25 and 26 this special event will be held in front of the Desa and Puseh Temple of Kediri customary village. In the meantime, the road closure will take place on March 27, 2017 where the route will reach the Kediri roundabout.

Chief of Kediri customary village, AAG Ngurah Panji Wisnu, explained that during the eleven days, the entire customary villagers of Kediri ranging from children to adults will go around the village while playing the sounds from a variety of sources. They are ranging from kulkul (bamboo split drum), gong or okokan (large cow bell). Some have even been modified with the accompaniment of bleganjur.

“In total, there are seven hamlets at Kediri customary village that will take turns to go round from one hamlet to another hamlet existing is at our village,” he explained.

Further, he said that tektekan tradition in the area of Kediri customary

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village is inherited from generation to generation. So far, there is no any record on the history of its origin. According to his ancestors, the tradition came together with the outbreaks in Kediri. “At that time, many residents were experiencing sickness to death and they also faced harvest failure because their paddy fields were attacked by pests,” he said.

Due to concerns over the calamity occurred at that time, community leaders and temple priests agreed to invoke guidance by praying at local Puseh Temple. At that time, they got a clue if the pandemic could be eliminated by means of sounds. Armed with this clue, the residents of Kediri came down and went around the village while playing tektekan for few days. Finally, it was proved that the plague attacking the customary village disappeared.

Since then, the tektekan tradition has psychical function to dismiss plague. Its implementation cannot be predicted because it depends on the incidence of outbreak at the village. With the changing of time or more precisely from 2014 the tektekan tradition began to be transformed into an entertainment art. Moreover, local villagers agreed to hold this tradition as annual attraction coinciding with the Hindus celebrating Nyepi.

During the execution of tektekan tradition at local customary village, the officials suggest road users to find alternative road section.

“We’ve made coordination with police authority, especially on the security and traffic diversion,” he concluded. (kmb)

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Unique ritual in a series of Usaba Dangsil

Marriage before this ritual over, boys and girls must do maserah

AMLAPURA - Implementation of Usaba Dangsil at Bungaya village, Bebandem, retains many unique stories. Ahead of the ritual at the ancient villages in Karangasem ends, there remains a series of unique rituals rarely found in other villages of Bali. In addition to the Usaba Nindih ritual denoting the closing of a series of Usaba Dangsil ritual, there is also peserah or meserah ritual. Uniquely, this ritual is especially devoted to married men and women before the implementation of Usaba Dangsil is completely finished.

This peserah ritual is held two days after Usaba Nindih at Bale Pekenca Temple. This was held at the Bale Agung on Sunday (Apr. 23). One of the boys of Bungaya, Agus Sudarsana, said that it has been a tradition from the past, where 12 days after penyineban ritual of Usaba Gede or Usaba Dangsil, men and women that have got married before the Usaba Dangsil ends, they are obliged to perform mepamit (farewell) ritual at Bale Agung Temple and perform peserah (handover) ritual to all boys and girls.

The process of peserah ritual is witnessed by senior figures of Bungaya customary village, namely We Kebayan Wayan, We Kebayan Nyoman, chief of customary village and the secretary and all boys and girls in the community of Bungaya customary village.

This year, the peserah ritual at the courtyard of the Bale Agung is implemented by two boys and girls.

They are I Kadek Ari Setiawan (boy) from Kecicang Bali hamlet, husband of Ni Komang Apriani from Peselatan Merita village, Abang. Another couple is Ni Komang Ayu Sugiantari, the daughter of Bungaya headman and her husband I Kadek Budi Suryanata. “Other than having to follow the peserah ritual, the boys and girls having to married before the Usaba Dangsil ends are also imposed with a fine,” said one of the boys, Agus Sudarsana.

“The fines imposed consist of a sack of rice, 200 pieces of sirikan rice bag (ketupat), respectively 200 pieces of black and white

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Peserah and mepamit ritual means that they will no longer ngayah or do devotional work as boys and girls. So, all the tasks of carrying out all the rituals at the village are submitted to the single boys and girls. bantal cake, respectively 4 kg of black and white kuskus, two packages of oblation, two package of ayunan, bantal kuskus of respectively 60 pieces, 20 packages of kelanan bayuan, four pieces of sagehan ageng, two pieces of pengulem, two pieces of peras tahenan and two pieces of pemijian. This unique ritual is officiated over by We Penanga, We Mangku Puseh, We Mangku Jawa, We Mangku Bukit and We Mangku Maspahit. This ritual ends all the series of Usaba Gede (Dangsil) ritual having been going on since August 17, 2016,” he said.

Peserah and mepamit ritual means that they will no longer ngayah or do devotional work as boys and girls. So, all the tasks of carrying out all the rituals at the village are submitted to the single boys and girls.

Mepamit, according to local residents, also

signifies that the marriage of boys and girls before the Usaba Dangsil ends also reinforces that they will no longer perform devotional works as they colleague do. Peserah ritual is also an apology to other girls and boys that they get married first. However, they are still subject to fines as described above.

Usaba Nindih Prior to implementing this ritual, the boys and girls and the community at Bungaya village implemented Usaba Nindih on Friday (Apr. 21). This ritual becomes the closing of a series of Usaba Dangsil having been running for more than eight months. The nindih ritual is unique. All the boys and girls gathered at Bale Pekenca and then uttered repetitive poetry or pantun and allusion to invite laughter of all senior figures and other residents who

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were present there. The rhymes are closely related to the life of adolescent that sound interesting, lively and vibrant. The procession is most eagerly awaited by boys and girls because it is full of jokes and laughter as if they were free from the burden of doing devotional works related to the Usaba Dangsil for long time, and there should be no mistake.

The ritual committee said that after the Usaba Nindih, the series of Usaba Dangsil has completed this year. All the dangsil paraphernalia at Penataran Temple are directly dismantled. His party continuously plans the Usaba Dangsil to be held every 10 years.

However, whether it is confirmed to be held or not, he insisted that it entirely depends on the intention of Ida Bathara Lingsir at Bungaya village. (gik)

U.S. moves THAAD anti-missile to S.Korean site, sparking protests

SEOUL - The U.S. military started moving parts of its controversial THAAD anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea on Wednesday amid high tensions over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes.

The earlier-than-expected move prompted protests by hundreds of local residents and was denounced by the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential election on May 9.

A spokesman for Moon Jae-in said the decision “ignored public opinion and due process” and demanded the deployment be suspended until the next administration was in place and had made its policy decision.

The United States and South Korea last year agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to counter the threat of missile launches by North Korea. However the move has angered China, which says the advanced system will do little to deter the North while destabilizing the regional security balance.

South Korea’s defence ministry said some elements of THAAD were moved to the site on what had been a golf course in the south of the country.

“South Korea and the United States have been working to secure an early operational capability of the THAAD system in response to North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threat,” the ministry said in a statement. The battery is expected to be operational by the end of the year, it added.

Television footage showed military trailers carrying large units

including what appeared to be launch canisters being driven into the planned THAAD battery site, about 250 km (155 miles) south of Seoul. Images showed local protesters hurling water bottles at the vehicles and police trying to block them.

The Pentagon said the deployment was a critical measure to defend South Korea and its allies against North Korean missile threats and it would complete it “as soon as feasible”.

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have been reluctant to publicly discuss the progress of the deployment ahead of the South Korean presidential election.

Moon, the favourite to win the race, has said the new South Korean administration should decide on whether to deploy the THAAD after gathering public opinions and having further discussions with Washington.

PROTESTS More than 10 protesters were injured during clashes with police and some of them had bone fractures, Kim Jong-kyung, co-head of a group of villagers protesting the THAAD deployment, told Reuters. Kim said about 200 protesters, mostly residents in two towns near the battery site, rallied overnight and would remain near the location.

Sumara, accompanied by Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit, Ario Seno, stated on Tuesday (Apr. 25) that based on the result of investigation the incident occurred at 23:00. The victim living on Jalan Babakan Kangin, Gulingan, Mengwi, was on duty with his friend, Rony Charles Nesimnahan, 34, on the third floor of the discotheque. They oversaw visitors enjoying the night enter-

tainment.

“Then, the victim was notified by his supervisor if the perpetrator was blocking the bar staff from working. After that, the victim approached the perpetrator and asked him to step aside,” he said.

However, the perpetrator rejected and at that time was in drunken state. Furthermore, the perpetrator attacked the victim using a glass but was parried by

the victim. Again, the suspect attacked the victim with a glass and afflicted to the victim’s left ear. As a result, his neck and ears injured.

Rony then reported the incident to police officer who was on duty at the Ground Zero monument on Jalan Legian, Kuta.

After receiving the report, Putu Budi Artama, Assistant to Criminal Investigation Unit, with his members came directly to crime

scene. Subsequently, the officers arrested the suspect and took him to Kuta police headquarters.

“We appeal to the nightspots to tighten security. When there are drunken visitors, please be immediately secured to prevent from being troublemaker. Anyone disturbing security and order in Kuta, let alone commit a crime, will be dealt with firmly,” said Sumara. (kmb36)

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A U.S. military vehicle which is a part of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system arrives in Seongju, South Korea, April 26, 2017.

“We will continue our fight and there’s still time for THAAD to be actually up and running so we will fight until equipment is withdrawn from the site and ask South Korea’s new government to reconsider the plan,” Kim told Reuters by telephone.

A police official in Seongju, a town where THAAD is located, said police had pulled out from the location, and was unaware of the report on the injuries.

Washington and Pyongyang have been ratcheting up pressure on each other in recent weeks, with the United States sending a aircraft carrier group and nuclear submarine to the region and North Korea attempting more missile launches in defiance of layers of U.N. sanctions.

North Korea’s KCNA news agency said on Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un had supervised the country’s “largest-ever” live-fire

drill to mark the 85th founding anniversary of its military, with more than 300 large-calibre, selfpropelled artillery guns demonstrating their fire power at an event on its east coast.

The drill came instead of a nuclear test or the launch of a long-range missile as feared amid pressure from the United States and China, its sole major ally which has been irritated by Pyongyang’s weapons development. (rtr)

China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid S.China Sea tension

Hit security guard, American traveler arrested

MANGUPURA - An American citizen named Garyn Cancio, 26, shocked one of the discotheques on Jalan Legian, Kuta, Badung, on Sunday (Apr. 23). Garyn attacked local security guard, Putu Gede Abdi Negara, 29, by using a glass causing his neck and ears to hurt. Due to such case, Garyn was arrested and detained in Kuta police station.

Chief of Kuta Police, Wayan

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China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is seen during its launching ceremony in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, April 26, 2017.

BEIJING - China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. State media has quoted military experts as saying the carrier, China’s second and built in the northeastern port of Dalian, is not expected to enter service until 2020, once it has been kitted out and armed.

Foreign military analysts and Chinese media have for months published satellite images, photographs and news stories about the second carrier’s development.

China confirmed its existence in late 2015.

The launch “shows our country’s indigenous aircraft carrier design

and construction has achieved major step-by-step results”, Xinhua news agency said.

State television showed the carrier, its deck lined in red flags, being pushed by tug boats into its berth.

Fan Changlong, a vice chairman of China’s powerful Central Military Commission, presided over the ceremony, Xinhua said, during which a bottle of champagne was broken on the bow.

The launch follows China’s celebration on Sunday of the 68th birthday of the founding of the Chinese navy, and comes amid renewed tensions between North Korea and the United States over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes.

Little is known about China’s

aircraft carrier programme, which is a state secret.

But the government has said the new carrier’s design draws on experiences from the country’s first carrier, the Liaoning, bought second-hand from Ukraine in 1998 and refitted in China.

The new conventionally powered carrier will be able to operate China’s Shenyang J-15 fighter jets.

Unlike the U.S. navy’s longerrange nuclear carriers, both of China’s feature Soviet-design skijump bows, intended to give fighter jets enough lift to take off from their shorter decks. But they lack the powerful catapult technology for launching aircraft of their U.S. counterparts. (rtr)

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Can playground design help reduce bullying?

WELLINGTON - Playgrounds designed with risk-taking in mind may mean more pushing and shoving during recess, but they also might make kids less likely to feel bullied, a small experiment in New Zealand suggests.

For the study, researchers randomly selected eight elementary schools to get modified playgrounds with lots of loose and moving parts, chances to socialize and build things, and opportunities to play with bikes and skateboards. A control group of eight schools kept their traditional playgrounds.

After two years, children at the schools with modified playgrounds were about 33 percent more likely to report pushing and shoving during recess than kids at schools with traditional playgrounds, researchers report in Pediatrics. With modified playgrounds, however, kids were 31 percent less likely to report bullying to teachers.

“To us, the findings that intervention children reported more pushing and shoving yet were less likely to tell a teacher were fascinating,” said senior study author Rachael Taylor of the University of Otago in New Zealand.

The study doesn’t shed light on why this happened, so it’s hard to say whether kids got better at resolving disputes on their own or perhaps became more resilient to behavior that might have felt like bullying before, Taylor said by email.

Researchers assessed all of the existing playgrounds at the 16 primary schools included in the study, then made changes to half of the spaces to encourage more risk-taking and challenges.

Along with modified physical spaces to play, the study also encouraged schools with altered playgrounds to change rules for recess to allow things like tree climbing, rough-and-tumble play and going outside even on rainy days.

A total of 840 kids started the study, and 630 of them remained after two years. Children ranged in age from 6 to 9 years old.

With modified playgrounds, kids were 66 percent more likely to report playing with a lot of children after one year, and after two years they were also 64 percent more likely to report being happy at school.

After one year, parents of kids who had modified playgrounds were almost twice as likely to say kids had happy relationships with other students. But after two years, the reverse was true.

Teachers didn’t report differences in name-calling or cruel teasing based on whether playgrounds were altered for the study. But teachers did report more physical bullying and deliberate exclusion with modified playgrounds.

The main limitation of the study is that bullying is difficult to assess, the authors note. In addition, the study was too small to detect meaningful differences between girls and boys and had too few teachers to draw many conclusions from what educators observed.

Even so, the results suggest it may make sense to move from play areas that are more structured to spaces that offer an element of risk and fewer rules, said Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (rtr)

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Children at the schools with modified playgrounds were about 33 percent more likely to report pushing and shoving during recess than kids at schools with traditional playgrounds, researchers report in Pediatrics.

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Preservation of berko traditional art in Jembrana

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Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication that can damage the kidneys, liver, eyes and brain, new U.S. guidelines say.

Pregnant women need routine blood pressure checks CALIFORNIA - Pregnant women should get their blood pressure checked at each prenatal visit to screen for preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication that can damage the kidneys, liver, eyes and brain, new U.S. guidelines say.

While many doctors already monitor blood pressure throughout pregnancy, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its guidelines for the first time since 1996 to stress that screening at every visit can help doctors catch and treat preeclampsia before it escalates from a mild problem to a life-threatening one.

“Preeclampsia is one of the most serious health problems affecting pregnant women,” task force member Dr. Maureen Phipps, a women’s health researcher at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, said by email.

“Because this condition is common and critical, the Task Force offers two separate recommendations to help women lower the risk associated with preeclampsia - screening for preeclampsia is recommended for all pregnant women, and women at high risk of developing the condition can take low-dose aspirin to help prevent it,” Phipps added by email.

The screening recommendations, published on Tuesday in JAMA, apply to women without a history of preeclampsia or high blood pressure. Separate guidelines advise low-dose aspirin after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for women with a history of elevated blood pressure. (bit.ly/2oIwP5B) Preeclampsia can progress quickly, and typically develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Blood pressure screening earlier in preg-

nancy can show normal results for women who go on to develop preeclampsia.

In addition to elevated blood pressure, women with preeclampsia may also have excess amounts of protein in their urine, as well as swelling in the feet, legs and hands.

Women may suffer from stroke, seizures, organ failure and in rare cases, death. For babies, complications include slower growth inside the uterus, low birth weight and death.

Risks for preeclampsia include a history of obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, as well as a mother or sister who has experienced the condition.

Because the risks of preeclampsia increase with age, women may be able to lower their chances of developing this complication by having babies sooner, said Dr. Dana Gossett, an obstetrics and gynecology researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-author of an accompanying editorial in JAMA. “Beyond that, it is also important to ensure that all health problems are well managed prior to pregnancy,” Gossett said by email. “High blood pressure should be under good control, other diseases like kidney disease or lupus should be well controlled, and women should try to be close to their ideal body weight prior to conception.”

Checking blood pressure at every prenatal visit can help prevent complications for mothers and babies alike, said Dr. Martha Gulati, chief of cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix and author of a separate editorial in JAMA Cardiology. (rtr)

ONE of the old and rare arts that remains hidden in Jembrana is known as berko. This bamboobased gamelan instrument that adopts the gong of East Bali, experienced its heyday in 1925-1935.

As with the other more famous arts from Jembrana like Jegog and Makepung, the emergence of this art is intimately tied to the agrarian culture of this region.

This berko art that combines bamboo gamelan and dance had dissapeared after the Japanese occupation and only reemmerged some 20 years ago. This art was first developed in the neighborhood of Dewasana, Pendem village, Jembrana, and was re-constructed in the 1990s during the leadership of Jembrana Regent, Ida Bagus Indugosa. Berko speaks to the simplicity of agrarain society and its closeness to nature.

This bamboo gamelan is made from raw materials that used to be easy to find in the area. Berko enthusiast I Wayan Dibia, explained that this unique art form emmerged and flourished in Dewasana Mundukjati, a few years after local senior members of the community had cleared the forest to make room for land cultivation.

One of the elders, Pan Muder, spent his spae time siting in his hut making a simple gamelan from bamboo using the durmo scale.

Together with his friends, the gamelan was then perfected with the addition of undir on the back, cymbals, drums and flutes. At first glance, it looks like a gong, but it is entirely made of bamboo and the sounds are rather discordant or bero (Balinese). This strange sound is what gave this art form its name: Berko.

At first Berko was often played in the fields at night under danyuh (dried coconut leaves) lantern.

Later frying pans were filled with oil and a small wick served as th source of light for these night time sessions. Today, these frying pan lanterns are still used during Berko performances.

The popularity of berko made its way to the ears of the royal family who invited the troop to perfor.

From there the gamelan music started to become accompanied by dancers ressembling the legong and joged bumbung.

Each staging consists of two sessions. Firstly, it is known as introductory dance and tributes to the audience and guests named Byar Cebok. It is followed by the second part containing a social dance or known as Byar Gem. Two female dancers appeared in male character. The dance features the storyline of Ramayana with Subali and Sugriwa characters. Before the stage begins, the dancers make an introduction accompanied with gamelan music.

Indeed this art had disappeared during the period of physical revolution. Today, this art can still be found at Pancadawa neighborhood, Pendem village. Later on, this art remains to develop at Pendem as reactivated by the Jembrana culture and tourism agency. The agency provides space for the berko artists to perform this art.

Head of the Jembrana Culture and Tourism Agency, I Nengah Alit, said that his agency deliberately reconstructs the arts that are almost never performed. A number of cultural and natural potentials at the villages are further explored including at Pendem. (olo)

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This bamboo-based gamelan instrument that adopts the gong of East Bali, experienced its heyday in 1925-1935.

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IPR registrations such as the right of brand and industrial design are free of charge. This is enabled because it has received facilitation from the ministry of industry.

Some craftsmen not understand on importance of IPR

GIANYAR - Some craftsmen have not understood about the importance of registering their intellectual property. In Gianyar district, there are only 42 craftsmen having owned the certificate of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and 89 others have registered to get such a certificate.

This was revealed by Section Head of IPR Facilitation at the Gianyar Industry and Commerce Agency, Henny Sudamaeni Raharjo, in the IPR dissemination to craftsmen in the handicraft exhibition in a series of the Gianyar anniversary on Tuesday (Apr. 25).

Related to the shortage of awareness among the artisans, the government of Gianyar through the industry and commerce agency continuously disseminates the IPR to crafters. Henny stated that in the dissemination the district government stresses the importance of IPR as an effort to protect the intellectual property of the artisans.

She added that some IPR registrations such as the right of brand and industrial design are free of charge.

This is enabled because it has received facilitation from the ministry of industry. Meanwhile, the copyright registration will be charged.

In the meantime, Division Head of Legal Services at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Bali Province, Sutirah, explained that her side also keeps trying

to give understanding to crafters on the importance of protecting intellectual property including brand rights, copyright, industrial design and patent right.

Sutirah explained that there are differences between each part of the IPR. Brand right is the acknowledgment of the work for the mark in the form of shape, names, words, letters, numbers, arrangement of colors or combinations of these elements having differentiation and used in the trade activities of goods or services.

Subsequently, copyright is the exclusive right of the creator arising automatically on the basis of a declarative principle after the creation is manifested in its tangible form without prejudice to restrictions in accordance with the provisions of the laws and regulations. The right of industrial design is a creation of shape, configuration or composition of lines or colors, or lines and colors, or a combination of them in the form of three-dimension or two-dimension giving the aesthetic impression and can be realized in a threedimensional or two-dimensional pattern and can be used to make a product, goods, industrial commodity or handicraft.

“Meanwhile, the patent right is an exclusive right granted by the state to the inventor for the invention in the field of technology which for a certain time carries out its own invention or give its consent to other parties to implement it,” she added. (kmb25)

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Mangrove forest in Bali

Ngurah Rai grand forest park most threatened

DENPASAR - The existence of people-fenced mangrove forests in Bali is not separable from disruption, whether in the form of forest area encroachment, land conversion or pollution. The disruptions are mainly seen in the forest area of Ngurah Rai grand forest park (Tahura). Moreover, the entire mangrove forests owned by the island are dominantly located in the region.

“Indeed, in general they suffer some disruptions, especially those in Ngurah Rai grand forest park. Meanwhile, in other districts such as Klungkung, Jembrana and Buleleng district the forest has slightly more secure position,” said the Head of the Bali Forestry Agency, I Gede Nyoman Wiranatha, in Denpasar, recently.

Wiranatha acknowledged that humans are very strong to suppress the mangrove forests in grand forest park. Mainly they are in the form of encroachment, land conversion and pollution due to garbage or other chemical residues carried by rivers leading into the Ngurah Rai grand forest park. Though having been curbed, the encroachment still occurs and the number increases sharply.

“The obstacle is the encroachment committed by surrounding community. Frankly speaking, the forest is fenced by people. Well, the forest condition depends on the behavior of the community. Indeed, dissemination, appeal and invitation have been frequently carried out, but it then depends on human behavior at the surrounding areas,” he explained.

Based on the record of forest agency in 2015, there are only 16 certificates in the forest spreading across in the area of 3,340 hectares. However, it has now increased to 54 certificates that overlap with forest area of 19,853 square meters per September 2016.

“Indeed, we have gradually handled them with legal process against all the violations and activities in the Ngurah Rai grand forest park that are not in accordance with the existing

provisions. They are reported or handled in cooperation with the Bali police if they do not pay attention to the warnings given,” he explained.

When it comes to garbage and pollution, continued Wiranatha, the forest agency makes coordination with the Bali environment agency and Bali public works and housing agency. The handling is done thoroughly from the upstream area considering there are three major rivers that empty into the Ngurah Rai grand forest park. In addition to related agencies in the province, the issue is also coordinated with related agencies in Badung district and Denpasar municipality. “Probably, each government has programmed the future handling,” he said.

The data owned by Bali forestry agency indicate that mangrove forest area in Bali covers an area of 2,071.49 hectares, while outside the forest area amounts to 890.4 hectares. The mangrove forest within the forest area spreads over the area

of Ngurah Rai grand forest park covering 1,373.5 hectares, Nusa Lembongan protected forest (202 hectares), Budeng production forest (66.99 hectares) and West Bali National Park forest area (429 hectares). On average the condition of mangrove is good, except in Ngurah Rai grand forest park having critical condition of approximately 10 percent.

The agency classifies four problems occurred in the Ngurah Rai grand forest park. The first is forest security disruption in the form of encroachment of forest area spreading from Sanur Kauh to Tanjung Benoa and certification of forest area. Secondly, it is pollution in the area due to garbage disposal, waste of concrete, residue of shipyard (fiber glass), chicken industry waste, and waste disposal of fish processing factory. The third is overlapping forest area with PT. Pelindo III (Persero); and then, forest destruction happens because in the area there are waters being difficult for mangrove to grow. (kmb32)

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Buleleng Airport plan

Investors still have no location permit

Denpasar - Imbalances between the development being done in North and South Bali are ongoing and ni concrete solutions seem to be forthcoming. What is more Bali’S tourism industry is now threatened with the national target of creating ’10 new Balis’. The island of the Gods still faces problems related to limited infrastructure including the airport that only has one runway. “ Ngurah Rai Airport is already overloaded, the problem will only worsen as more tourists come to visit. If we are not ready for this and do not make improvements, we will be left behind by the 10 new tourist destinations”, said Chairman of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, I Nengah Tamba, when contacted on Tuesday (Apr. 25).

According to Tamba, the plan to build a new airport in North Bali (Bulelelng),

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should be realized soon in order to solve the problem of the economic disparity between the north and south of the island. “This project could be then be followed with other development projects. If the airport is built, investors will come. The initiator of the toll road will come and so will other investors”, explained this Democratic Party politician.

The Buleleng airport project investors, added Tamba must wok according to existing laws. So far the only project that has received a recommendation for a permit from the district and municipal government, is the one proposed by an investor who plans to reclaim part of the sea to build the airport. This investor, he said is just waiting for their location determination permit from the Ministry of Transportation before moving forward.

“The only permit they need now is from

the Ministry of Transportation. The provincial permit as well as the permit from the District of Buleleng govenrment has already been issued. We are now waiting to see what the central government has to say”, he explained.

According to Tamba’s assessment, constructing the airport on reclaimed sea will mean tht infrstructure and community owned productive land will not be disrupted. Tamba however reiterated, that any and all investors need to respect existing laws. “We encourage all investors to proceed with the proper legality, without any preference for one investor over another” he said.

Member of Commission III of the Bali House of Representatives, Nyoman Suyasa, said that the lacation determination permit for the airport project in Buleleng urgently needs to be issued by the Ministry of

Transportation given that the Givernment of Bali and the GIvernment of Buleleng have already permits for the project. There is already a plan to hold a ground breaking ceremony of August 28, 2017, he added.

“In essence, Commission III very much supports the realization of this project as soon as possible. We will seek to find out what may be lacking. We do no defend any particular investor, but simply the most rational among them”, said Chairman of the Gerindra Faction in the Bali House of Representatives.

As previously reported, there are two investors who have conducted initial studies related to the construction of an airport in Buleleng: PT Pembangunan Bali Mandiri and Airports Kinesis from Canada. The airport construction plan that involves marine reclamation is being proposed by Airports Kinesis. (kmb32)

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In keeping up with growing demands for delicious Japanese cuisine and in line with its plans to keep expanding, Ryoshi has new menus those are Ahi Poke Salad and Ahi Poke Bowl. These two new brands in salad category are very healthy for you. Let’s go to Ryoshi, the best place for Japanese food lovers, and have a taste for the new menus.

Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi is fast becoming a Bali icon, as new Ryoshi Japanese restaurants are appearing all over Bali as the sophistication of the Western tourists and increasing Japanese tourism demands more and more Japanese restaurants.

By far the largest, and the original Ryoshi restaurant in Bali, Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi is in Seminyak not far from Bintang Supermarket, on the Kuta side.

Downstairs it is more a traditional Japanese restaurant, with low tables and cushions, good for those whose knees allow comfortable cross-legged sitting. There are also outdoor tables and a private room as well.

Upstairs Seminyak Japanese restaurant Ryoshi is more a Japanese club, with a bar, normal tables and often live music.

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Actress Zoe Saldana welcomes “Avatar” sequel filming announcement LONDON - Actress Zoe Saldana is happy release dates for the long-anticipated sequels to 2009 box office smash hit “Avatar” have been announced, joking she does not want to get “too old” to not be able to do her own stunts in the adventure fantasy.

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Director J.J. Abrams (C), cast members John Boyega (L), Daisy Ridley (3rd L), Adam Driver (4th R) and Star Wars character R2-D2 (2nd L), stormtroopers, and BB-8 (4th L) attend a red carpet fan event for their upcoming movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Tokyo, Japan, December 10, 2015.

At the weekend, the official “Avatar” Facebook page posted a photo of director James Cameron with a production team beneath a caption reading: “Great to be working with the best team in the business!

Avatar takes flight as we begin concurrent production on four sequels.

“The journey continues December 18, 2020, December 17, 2021, December 20, 2024 and December 19, 2025!”

Speaking to Reuters at the London premiere of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” on Monday night, Saldana welcomed the announcement.

“I’m happy that it’s finally here because...I don’t want to get too old and shoot it because I won’t be able to do my stunts,” the 38-year-old actress, who played Neytiri, said. “If I haven’t warmed up, I can’t do a stunt to save my life.”

Set in 2154 on the magical moon Pandora and offering plenty of visual effects, “Avatar”, which also starred Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver, took in some $2.8 billion at box offices worldwide, smashing records. A sequel had been first eyed for 2014 but was delayed. (rtr)

‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ gets May 2019 release date: Disney LOS ANGELES - The final film in the new “Star Wars” trilogy, “Star Wars: Episode IX,” will be released in May 2019, movie studio Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday.

The May 24 release date marked a shift in strategy for Disney, whose two previous new entries in the sci-fi adventure have all been set for release in mid-December, during the winter holidays.

Disney gave no details on “Star Wars: Episode IX,” about which little is known except that it will be directed by Colin Trevorrow.

“Episode IX” completes the trilogy that began after Disney bought George Lucas’s Lucasfilm in a $4 billion deal in 2012. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which reunited the original cast of the first 1977 film, was released in December 2015, and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is due to open worldwide on Dec. 15, 2017.

Disney on Tuesday also announced that another of its blockbuster franchise revivals, a new Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison Ford, had been pushed back by a year to July 2020. The studio gave no explanation for the change in the release date for the as-yet untitled film that had been originally scheduled for July 2019. (rtr)

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‘Robbery of the century’: 8 arrested in neighboring Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO/ASUNCION - Brazilian federal police on Tuesday arrested eight people suspected of killing a police officer and blowing up a building while robbing a security company of millions of dollars in a volatile border town in Paraguay.

Three suspects were killed in a shoot-out after the movie-like heist in the contraband hub of Ciudad del Este on Monday.

Security company Prosegur said in a Tuesday statement that its losses did not exceed $8 million, much less than the $40 million that some media initially reported.

Brazilian gang First Capital

Command (PCC), based in Sao Paulo, probably organized the operation, according to a Paraguayan police document that Reuters saw.

Brazilian federal police said in a statement that they had seized six rifles, two boats and seven vehicles in Foz de Iguacu, a town across a river from Ciudad del Este, in addition to making the arrests.

“This was an assault with a wellplanned operation,” Paraguayan Security Minister Lorenzo Lezcano said on Monday. “They had powerful weapons and explosives.”

Forty or 50 people were involved, Lezcano added.

Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes ordered the military to bring order to Ciudad del Este, long known as a hub for trafficking counterfeit goods, drugs and weapons. A regional police chief was also fired.

Video footage of the assault showed more than a dozen cars on

fire around the Prosegur building, meaning police could not access the scene for several hours.

Cartes has been trying to shed Paraguay’s reputation for lawlessness in recent years, and Brazilian investment in the landlocked nation of 6.8 million has helped spur one of the fastest economic growth rates in Latin America.

Violent protests in Asuncion last month over Cartes’ attempts to change the country’s constitution and run for a second term raised eyebrows among business groups, however. He now says he will not

seek re-election.

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The headquarters of private security company Prosegur is pictured in Ciudad del Este, eastern Paraguay, April 24, 2017, after a group of dozens of people carried out an assault with explosives at the site.