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Gotta catch some shuteye: Pokemon unveils ‘sleep game’ TOKYO - Having trouble waking up in the morning? Not getting enough sleep? The company that brought you Pokemon Go may have a solution: a game “played” by sleeping.

Pokemon Company said on Wednesday it would release a new smartphone game called “Pokemon Sleep” in 2020, turning sleep into entertainment.

The firm created the wildly popular Pokemon Go app, a game that let players walking the real world hunt virtual Pokemon, in 2016.

“Now we set our sights on sleeping,” president Tsunekazu Ishihara told reporters.

“It’s a game with which you look forward to waking up,” he said.

“Turning sleeping... into entertainment is our next goal.”

Ishihara offered little detail on the game, but Nintendo -- which helped develop Pokemon Go -- said during the press conference in Tokyo that they are rolling out a new device that can track players’ sleep and send data to their smartphone.

The announcement sparked a social media frenzy, and plenty

of quips.

“I can’t wait to be an esports player now that sleeping is part of gaming,” wrote one Twitter user.

“Pokemon Sleep. At last, a valid excuse for that extra six hours in bed,” wrote another.

At the very least, the game seems unlikely to spark the sort of trouble caused by Pokemon Go, which saw players blamed for traffic accidents and other violations as they roamed the streets -- buried in their phones -- hunting “monsters”.

The free game uses satellite locations, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay cartoon characters on real-world settings, challenging players to capture and train the creatures.

Pokemon, short for “pocket monsters”, has been a constant in Japan since it was launched as software in 1996 for Nintendo’s iconic Game Boy console.

Its “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” slogan has been turned into a song.

The game has expanded into other media, most notably a hugely popular TV animation show and a recent film. (afp)

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Pokemon unveils ‘sleep game’. Smartphone game turns sleep into entertainment.

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US actor Will Smith and his wife actress Jada Pinkett Smith attend the World Premiere of Disney’s “Aladdin” at El Capitan theatre on May 21, 2019 in Hollywood.

Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ woos North America box office

LOS ANGELES - Disney’s “Aladdin” soared at the North American box office over the holiday weekend raking in nearly $117 million and leading all other offerings, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Tuesday.

The film, released on the American four-day Memorial Day weekend, earned $116.8 million from Friday through Monday and $91.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well beyond earlier estimates of around $80 million. The live-action movie, directed by Guy Ritchie, stars Will Smith as the genie and the Egyptianborn Canadian actor Mena Massoud as the wily charmer who pretends to be a prince to catch the attention of the lovely Jasmine (Naomi Scott).

The new version is an adaptation of Disney’s 1992 “Aladdin,” which featured the unforgettable voice of Robin Williams as the fast-talking genie (and the less well-known actor Scott Weinger as Aladdin).

Last week’s box-office leader,

Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum,” slipped to second, taking in $24.6 million for three days ($31 million for four).

Keanu Reaves again stars as retired hitman John Wick, this time being chased by an army of killers after a contract is put on his head.

Also starring are Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Anjelica Huston.

In third was Disney blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame,” taking in an estimated $17.2 million for three days ($22.1 million for four).

“Avengers,” with an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson and Josh Brolin, has

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broken domestic records but, with a worldwide take of $2.68 billion, is still shy of the $2.79 billion earned by all-time leader “Avatar” in 2009.

Fourth place went to “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” from Warner Bros, at $13.4 million ($17.2 million). Its animated title character (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) teams up with a young boy (Justice Smith, in a live-action role) to seek the boy’s missing father. And in fifth was new Sony horror thriller “Brightburn,” at $7.8 million ($9.6 million). Elizabeth Banks, David Denman and Jackson A Dunn star in the story of an alien tot who arrives on Earth and realizes, as he grows up on a Kansas farm, that he has superpowers. (afp)

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Indonesian riot fire tear gas at protesters demonstrating against the re-election of Indonesian president in Jakarta on May 22, 2019. At least six people were killed as Indonesia’s capital erupted in violence when police clashed with protesters opposed to the re-election of President Joko Widodo.

Investigation teams expected to reveal truth of post-election unrest

Jakarta’s post-election rally, which ended in violence from May 21 to 22, 2019, claimed eight lives and resulted in hundreds of protestors, and nine police officers, being injured. The police claimed, however, that seven people were dead, while others said the fatalities reached more than 10.

Of those injured, 294 victims were between 20 and 24 years old, and 170 others were below 19 years, while the deaths included three teens, according to the Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced the final results of the recent parliamentary and presidential elections on May 22 at 1:28 a.m., declaring that the Jokowi-Ma’ruf Amin pair had secured 85 million votes, or 55.5 percent of the national vote, as compared to contenders Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno receiving 68 million votes, or 44.5 percent.

The Jokowi-Amin pair has since declared victory, while the

Prabowo-Sandi pair rejected the KPU’s official tabulation result and issued a legal challenge at the Constitutional Court (MK).

This unfinished political process sparked a mass protest from the Prabowo supporters, who alleged massive fraud in the presidential elections.

The police allowed them to stage a rally until they finished performing Tarawih, the evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, on the evening of May 21. As revealed by National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Dedi Prasetyo, the peaceful demonstrators left the front of the Bawaslu (Election Supervisory Agency) building

around 9 p.m.

However, according to Prasetyo, two hours later some 100 people again gathered in front of the Bawaslu building and destroyed the barbed-wire barricades. Instead of leaving the scene, they attacked police by throwing stones, wood, and Molotov cocktails at them, according to the police. Tensions arose and led to a riot in the Tanah Abang area up to Petamburan area, continuing into the following day.

Following the clashes, various videos and photos depicting violence went viral on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. The Government responded by impos-

ing restrictions on access to social media from May 21 until 25, 2019.

Police also arrested some 300 people during the two-day clashes.

As netizens reacted strongly against the violence that caused the deaths of several protestors, including teenagers, the Indonesian Police set up a team to investigate the deaths of seven demonstrators, and a fact finding team was created to investigate the deaths of the teenagers.

“The number of dead victims is seven. This is based on reports that we have received, while nine police officers suffered injuries,” Inspector General Muhammad Iqbal, spokesman for the National Police, said on May 23.

Chief of the Indonesian Police, General Tito Karnavian, has since appointed Commissioner General

Moechgiyarto, inspector of the Police General Supervision, to lead the investigation team. The team will work to determine the cause of the deaths and investigate all aspects of the clashes with demonstrators.

He noted that police officers did not bring live bullets when securing the protest, but were armed with shields, batons, and helmets. They were also supported by water cannons and tear gas.

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Safeguarding environment from garbage and air pollution

DENPASAR - The efforts to protect the environment are increasingly massive, not only by small movements but also by applying eco-friendly technology. All this time, humans have lived from pollution both garbage pollution and air pollution.

The measures to reduce pollution have been carried out.

In maintaining the environment from waste, massive waste recycles are carried out. Meanwhile, air pollution is minimized by the reduction in exhaust emissions.

Motor vehicle fumes are pursued to use fuels producing more eco-friendly exhaust gases. In addition, cigarette smoke which is a contributor to pollution has also emerged new technologies to reduce cigarette smoke. Then, the waste that was previously burned causing air pollution is no longer

allowed at this time.

In the Merah Putih talk show on Tuesday (May 28), Bali Environment Agency, Dewa Gede Surahardi, stated that garbage is a big problem. In order to maintain the sanctity and harmony of Bali’s natural environment, Governor of Bali Wayan Koster has launched a program and provided training for the community, especially those who are engaged in waste processing and utilization of used goods into economically valuable goods.

Dissemination to environmentally-aware villages has also been carried out, including dissemination not to burn waste because the toxins from burning garbage are high. Bali provincial government also has a program known as the Bali Plastic Waste Cleanup which aims to educate the public in terms of protecting Bali’s nature from garbage. This program

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is carried out every month in a different location.

Head of the PPLH Research Center at Udayana University, Made Sudarma, said there are still resources having economic value that can be utilized. Various programs of the government have been carried out to reduce pollution, especially garbage pollution. One indicator of the success of waste management can be seen at the landfill. If the waste in the landfill decreases, it means the waste management at the source is not maximized.

Less maximized waste management in the community has decreased because it does not have a market, whereas many creative products can be made from the garbage. “If it is absorbed by the market, there is no need to bother, people will flock to utilize garbage,” he joked.

On that account, according to him, there should be a policy to prepare the market because if it is left to the market mechanism, he believed it will not find a meeting point between the production cost and the price of the product. One of the ways that can be done in producing recycled-waste products is to provide incentives and subsidies for producers wishing to process the waste.

Division Head of Industry at the Bali Trade and Industry Agency, I Gde W. Suamba, stated that to market the products resulted from waste management can be done through the exhibition as one of the solutions. Bali Arts Festival has been around the corner. He said this year’s BAF will showcase recycled products. Online marketing is also done through marketplaces having been invited to work together.

With the existence of the Governor Regulation on the reduction in the use of plastic waste, the business potential of the producing alternative products for plastic bags is getting bigger because more and more people are using non-plastic bags.

Aside from garbage, environmental pollution is also caused by cigarette smoke and even close to us. Chairman of the Bali Vaporizer Association (AVB), I Gde Agus Mahardika, stated that Vape is included in the other tobacco processing products (HPTL). Vape technology has developed to date because of the emergence of human awareness of health and the environment.

Vape is different from conventional cigarettes, where it is not burned but heated so it produces steam. The content consists of 4 essence substances, nicotine, PG and VG. Meanwhile, combustion of conventional cigarettes produces 4,000 dangerous substances from 600 contents in them. (kmb42)

To handle garbage from upstream

Tabanan encourages establishment of waste bank

TABANAN - Garbage transport service by Tabanan Environment Agency (DLH) can only cover seven villages in Tabanan and Kediri sub-districts. On the other hand, Tabanan has 133 villages. So, the 126 villages said to be waste-producing upstream areas must be handled so the residents do not dispose of garbage where they are not supposed to.

Head of the Tabanan Environment Agency, Made Subagia, said on Tuesday (May 28) the upstream areas said to be producing waste are not only the villages in the

highlands. However, the villages are those remaining to dispose of garbage in the moor and in the river.

To overcome the garbage of the villages, he encouraged the formation of a garbage bank.

At present, of the 133 Tabanan villages, a total of 40 villages have owned their own waste bank. The role of waste bank itself is to invite the community through the PKK housewives to sort out their household waste. “The plastic waste is sorted and then collected into a waste bank,” he said.

The target of DLH in the future is to establish one waste bank for one village. And this year, it is expected there will be 20 more villages that can establish a waste bank. In establishing the waste bank, according to Subagia, one of the obstacles is the availability of officers to provide education, dissemination and motivation to establish a waste bank at each village. “DLH does not have extension workers at each subdistrict due to limited employees.

Hopefully, there will be 10 additional staff functioned as extension

workers that will be assigned in each sub-district,” he explained.

In addition to establishing waste bank, the DLH also encouraged each village to use village funds to prepare an independent waste transportation fleet. Thus, the residual waste from the results of sorting in the households can be transported to Mandung landfill that ultimately reduces waste disposal into the environment.

At present, some villages, said Subagia, already have their own transport fleet such as at Timpag

village, Sudimara village, Kediri village, Blayu village, Bantas village and Bengkel village. DLH itself is also working on 10 additional armadas through the DAK funds of central government proposed in 2020. When getting 10 additional armadas, they will be respectively directed to serve one sub-district so that the current DLH services can be expanded.”The fleet is now limited. So, we are proposing 10 additional armadas to further serve each sub-district,” added Subagia. (kmb24)

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Marriott International Bolsters its Asia Pacific Luxury Offering with 13 Properties Set to Open in 2019 Marriott International today announced strong growth of its Asia Pacific luxury portfolio with 13 new luxury properties projected to open in 2019, offering a wide range of transformative experiences designed to capture the modern luxury traveler. Marriott International’s current portfolio of 130 luxury hotels across ten countries and territories in Asia Pacific is poised to grow in 2019 with new openings from JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, and The Luxury Collection. Additionally, Marriott International’s unified loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy, will offer more guests unique experiences in coveted destinations across the region.

“Asia Pacific’s luxury travel industry is one of the fastest-growing in the world, driven by markets like China and India. On top of this, global luxury travelers today are seeking more than just the opportunity to indulge, they want experiences that deliver personal meaning and significance,” said Peggy Fang Roe, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Asia Pacific, Marriott International. “In response, Marriott International continues to grow its footprint and experiential offerings in Asia Pacific, providing highly contextualized and carefully curated experiences, allowing luxury travelers to explore their passions and grow on a personal level,” Fang Roe continued.

From the Maldives to Hong Kong and Perth to Okinawa, Marriott International Invites Guests to Explore Asia Pacific’s Most Enchanting Destinations The Ritz-Carlton continues its growth in Asia Pacific with four anticipated openings. The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, which is expected to open in October, will mark the brand’s return to Australia. The brand is also slated to bring its legendary service and style to key markets in China and India with the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Xi’an in June, The RitzCarlton, Nanjing in October and The Ritz-Carlton, Pune in September.

One of the fastest growing luxury brands in Asia Pacific, JW Marriott continues its expansion by adding five new properties, including the newly opened JW Marriott Hotel Qufu and soon-to-open JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong in August. The Pudong property will be the first JW Marriott Marquis in Asia, and the third globally. The brand expects to also debut in the Maldives in August.

The Luxury Collection continues to make its mark, with the exciting debut of IRAPH SUI, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Okinawa, in January 2019 and two anticipated hotels in Nanning, China and Kolkata, India.

St. Regis also debuted The St. Regis Hong Kong in April 2019. Designed by the award-winning André Fu, the brand’s timeless elegance is brought to life in a modern way through silhouettes representative of the city’s architectural and cultural diversity.

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Yes to Roland Garros skeletons and zebra stripes, no to flowers PARIS - There’s been a few skeletons, the odd zebra and tiger stripe at Roland Garros... and flowers.

Whatever you do, just don’t ask Britain’s Kyle Edmund about the flowers.

He is not a fan of the floral designs which adorned his shirt in his opening round match at the French Open.

“I wouldn’t personally pick flowers if I had to do,” said the straight-talking South African-born but Yorkshire-bred Englishman.

Edmund was referring to the flower-print design of the shirt given to him for Roland Garros

by Nike.

“You get what you’re given with Nike. So there’s actually a story behind it rather than they just decide to come up with it. So there’s a reason to do with the French Revolution, I was told.

“I’m sure if you said I would like

to wear something else and I don’t want to play in this, they would accommodate.

“But, you know, I’ve played in pink kits and bright yellow kits, so this one was not too bad.”

There’s big money in on-court tennis fashion and the four Grand Slam events are targeted battlegrounds.

Their significance was highlighted last summer when Roger Federer parted company with Nike after two decades, signing instead

a $300 million deal with Japanese manufacturer Uniqlo.

It was a 10-year agreement, even though Federer was almost 37 when he penned the deal.

Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu, the shock champion in Indian Wells this year, admitted that the selection on offer was certainly striking.

She sports the skeleton option which shares fabric space with... geese.

“I mean, maybe they’re run-

There’s big money in on-court tennis fashion and the four Grand Slam events are targeted battlegrounds.

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ning out of ideas, but I think it’s something different. And I can’t complain. I actually really like it,” said the Canadian.

Nike also supplied Serena Williams’s ‘mother, champion, queen, goddess’ cape which the American wore onto Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday.

Once she started playing, she revealed a two-piece black-and-white outfit, slit at one thigh.

The 23-time major winner also found herself defending her sponsors after the company said it would change its policy of cutting female athletes’ pay during and after pregnancy.

“That’s what it’s about. It’s about learning from mistakes and doing better,” said the 37-year-old.

Abby Swancutt, the NikeCourt Global Design Director, explaining the classic ‘toile’ style on show in Paris, said: “We wanted to play off the history of the area in an unexpected way.

“We saw a big opportunity pairing a classic French motif within a traditional sport like tennis.”

Australia’s top player Ashleigh Barty said her black-and-white stripe outfit by Fila “pops”.

“A lot of the girls are in black and in darker colours, and it always look good against the red clay.”

“When I put it on, it’s not as out there as I thought it would be.

But I’m happy to wear whatever.

It’s comfortable, so I’m good to go.” (afp)

ANOTHER day, another Fenty look from Rihanna’s LVMHbacked fashion label. The designer, who inspired the conglomerate to found its first brand since 1987 (and the first luxury maison helmed by a black woman) from scratch, presented her debut collection to industry heavyweights earlier this week. Last night, it was the turn of press and VIPs, who took in the rails of strongshouldered tailoring and utilitarian separates while mentally wishlisting what to buy from the first drop on May 29.

Rihanna circulated the pop-up Fenty boutique – of which the brand promises to stage more for customers – in a fresh white tee, khaki miniskirt and matching mac

with black lining. Eagle-eyed readers will, of course, recognise the outerwear as the same piece Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful snapped up during his own preview.

“I like to wear men’s clothes, I don’t like to say, ‘It’s a man’s thing or a woman’s thing.’ I hope men and women just wear it because they love it,” Rihanna told Vogue’s Sarah Harris of the inclusivity and diversity embedded in her brand, which is an extension of her successful Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty lingerie lines. “I’m a curvy girl, if I can’t wear my stuff then it just won’t work. I need to see how it looks on my hips, on my thighs, on my stomach – does it look good on me or only on a fit

model? It’s important.”

As well as road-testing every piece herself, she’s been acting as her own brand ambassador for some time. Prior to the three Fenty looks she has worn during the launch week, the entrepreneur has been mixing samples into her wardrobe since January. It was the shield sunglasses during a sojourn from her tiny shades that sparked real intrigue around the unidentifiable items, however. Now they will all be available to the masses.

“Fearlessness is a façade,” the musician-turned-mogul said of the pressure she feels to perform.

The ceaseless hype surrounding the most-anticipated label launch in years suggests she’s already succeeded. (net)

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Brass holy bell products most favored

BUDAGA village, Klungkung, is known as a manufacturer of various types of ritual paraphernalia made of brass. Installation of signboard of craftsmen can be encountered at every corner of the alley at local residence. Of the many types of brass products, the ritual paraphernalia in the form of holy bell is in the highest demand.

One of the brass craftsmen, Ketut Suparta Wijaya, stated on Tuesday (May 28) that brass raw material can be made into various ritual paraphernalia. Apart from holy bells, there are also nawa sanga (gods in the nine points of the compass) weapons, tools of Brahmin priest as well as ordinary prayer tools. The market response in Bali is actually quite high.

Some consumers buy directly to craftsmen in retail, while some resellers buy the product in bulk to be sold again to a number of markets in Denpasar, Gianyar, and even Singaraja.

“We have been a holy bell craftsman from generation to generation,” said Ketut Suparta, accompanied by his mother

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Wayan Supraptinadi and his wife Putu Puspita Dewi, naming his business Ratna Sarin Sekar Tunjung.

Southeastern part of his house is used as a material processing location starting from preparing materials, molding process to finishing. There used to be several employees.

However, today only three of them still work with him.

Supraptinadi admitted that later it was quite difficult to find workers whereas the market demand is actually quite high.

To make a good holy bell, from the molding process to finishing can take approximately two weeks. If just molding, he can produce 50 pieces of unfinished product a day. However, to process it to completion, the amount is recognized as uncertain. Maybe he can only make one to five bells. In the manufacturing process, the longest process is to make the handle part as having full of engraving.

To make the handle, first of all he must prepare wax carved in accordance with the original bell product. Then, the wax is wrapped in the first red soil and the second layer. After that, it must be dried out under the sun and the wax can be

released out. Thus, the red soil is molded from inside part according to the design of the carved strokes. Furthermore, the soil having been shaped as carvings according to the wax is poured with brass liquid. After hardening, the soil is then removed and the brass is hardened in accordance with the initial design of the wax mockup. Next, it just needs refining.

One bell having a good sound can be sold for IDR 400,000.

If the buyer is a temple priest, the price can be said to be more expensive because he can and has the opportunity to choose the bell he prefers. There is also an uter bell sold for IDR 200,000 and Brahmin priest equipment, such as holy water scoop, yellow rice container, incense burner to perforated coins equally made from brass.

The craftsmen produce brass handicrafts quite smoothly, but the price competition makes them quite nervous. Too extreme price competition makes the business unfair. Nevertheless, his side is still trying to maintain the quality of good reputation of Budaga as the center for brass craft products.

Thus, consumers are not disrupted. (gik)

Due to sand rain exposure, livestock don’t want to feed grass

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AMLAPURA - Eruption of Mount Agung occurred on Friday (May 24) caused all the plants in Mount Agung, especially at Besakih village, to get exposed to ash and sand rain. Due to these conditions, local farmers complained that their livestock did not grass due to exposure to ashes and sand.

A farmer of Besakih, Ketut Sulendra, stated on Tuesday (May 28) that eruption of Mount Agung

caused the grass to get exposed to thick ashes and sand. As a result, the livestock are reluctant to eat the grass. “My livestock don’t want to eat grass at all. On that account, I am forced to look for jackfruit leaves to feed them. Unexpectedly, they just want to eat a little” he said.

Sulendra hoped there will be a downpour of rain so the exposure of ash and sand can vanish. By that way, the livestock previously

rejected to eat the grass filled with ash and sand is willing to eat it again. “Yesterday (Sunday—Ed) was cloudy and drizzling. Hopefully, there will be more heavy rain later, so the ashes and sand attached to the grass can disappear,” he said.

Similar condition was revealed by another farmer, I Nengah Suartana. He admitted that his livestock is difficult to eat as the

grass he has cut due to exposure to volcanic ashes with sand. “Livestock only want to eat a little. Most of the feed given does not want to be eaten. Finally, most fodders are thrown away. It happens due to the thickness of ashes and sand attached to the grass. Probably, the grass is felt rough because it contains sand, that’s why the livestock do not want to eat it,” explained Suartana.

Flushed with water

Meanwhile, to provide comfort for travelers visiting Besakih tourist object, the management staff sprayed the ashes and sand around the Besakih Temple area. “We have sprayed the ashes and sand in the temple area because they are pretty thick. If it is not cleaned, it will be very disturbing to the activities of tourists and pilgrims wishing to say prayers,” explained Mangku Ngawit. (kmb41)

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Boeing CEO on 737 MAX problems: ‘We clearly fell short’

Ida Pedanda Gde Made Tembau

This chanter of Puja Tri Sandya passes away

NEW YORK - The head of Boeing acknowledged Wednesday that the company “clearly fell short” in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators.

Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg’s remarks to CBS News -- his first interview since the global grounding of the plane following two crashes that claimed 346 lives -- came as a top airline representative signaled that the top-selling jets could be out of service at least through mid- to late-August.

Muilenburg was pressed by CBS about failing to notify the Federal Aviation Administration for more than a year that the company had deactivated a signal designed to advise the crew of a disagreement between the plane’s “angle of attack” sensors, which measure its angle vis-a-vis oncoming air to warn of impending stalls.

The sensors provide data to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a flight handling system connected to the deadly crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines MAXs. The FAA did not learn of the issue until after the Lion Air crash, more than 13 months after Boeing first unearthed the problem.

The design of the MCAS system has been criticized by aviation experts because it is tied to just one sensor at a time, making it susceptible to malfunction.

In both of the MAX crashes, the MCAS pointed the plane sharply downward based on a faulty sensor reading, hindering the pilots’ effort to control the aircraft after takeoff, according to preliminary crash investigations.

Muilenburg, who has repeatedly rejected suggestions of a design flaw in the 737 MAX, acknowledged implementation shortcomings.

“The implementation of this angle of attack alert was a mistake,” he told CBS. “Our communication on that was not what it should have been.”

SEMARAPURA - After four days of fighting against health problems in his bladder, the chanter of Puja Tri Sandya or Hindu thrice daily prayers who was quite popular in Bali, Ida Pedanda Gede Made Tembau, passed away on Tuesday night (May 28). The sad news was justified by his youngest son, Ida Bagus Wibawa.

Until tonight, his body is still at BaliMed Hospital, Denpasar.

“He passed away approximately at 19:00 local time. I will inform this to our great preceptor (Ida Nabe) regarding the next procession is in Gria,” said Ida Bagus Wibawa on Tuesday night (May 28), while conveying that he was taking care of the homecoming of his body from BaliMed Hospital Denpasar to Gria Kulon Aan. He did not dare to convey about the next procession to be organized at Gria Kulon Aan, Banjarangkan. Regarding the cremation and the series of ceremony are still being negotiated with the extended family of Ida Pedanda, before getting instructions from Ida Nabe, who is also the elder brother of Ida Pedanda Gede Made Tembau, namely Ida Pedanda Gede Putra Tembau.

As reported earlier, this 74-year-old Brahmin priest had disorder in his bladder that returned to relapse. Such condition forced him to re-enter the ICU treatment room of BaliMed Hospital since four days ago. His youngest child, Ida Bagus Wibawa, said that the history of the bladder disorder is long enough. However, it has recurred since the last year.

In fact, previously was said that Ida Pedanda had experienced blooded urine. At that time, he had received treatment at Sanglah Hospital. His condition was getting better, after treatment at the hospital. After that, he routinely carried out health control. Later on, the history of bladder health problems recurred. Wibawa admitted that his illness had recurred because he was late in carrying out health control. “After the blooded urinating, we routinely control his health. Finally, the relapse indeed happened again due to late control,” said Wibawa. (kmb)

But Muilenburg, who also issued a sweeping apology to the families of flight victims during the interview, said he believes in the plane and would have no reservations putting his family aboard.

“We’re confident in the fundamental safety of the airplane,” he said.

- Lagging timeframe The interview comes a week after the FAA led a meeting of international regulators designed to coordinate the process to approve the return of the 737 MAX into service.

Alexandre de Juniac, head of the International Air Transport Association, said Wednesday that the plane -- which has been grounded since mid-March -- will remain out of service “at least 10 to 12 weeks” while regulators review Boeing’s proposed fix to the MCAS. A note from CFRA Research characterized the timeframe for the 737 MAX resumption as “worse” than expected, but said Boeing was still well positioned once it exits the crisis.

“Our thesis on Boeing is based on long term commercial aerospace demand, a strong order book and the likelihood that Boeing will not lose significant orders as long as the plane resumes service safely,” CFRA said.

“We expect continued volatility in the shares until the issues hanging over Boeing move closer to being resolved,” CFRA added.

- Compensating customers Earlier Wednesday, Muilenburg told an investor conference in New York that the company will tailor its compensation to

details that AirAsia submitted 84 extra flights, as well as Batik Air with 132 extra flights. When compared to the number of last year’s application amounting to 765 extra flights, there is a decrease in the number of extra flight application up to 254 percent.

“Although this year’s extra flight application is far less compared to last year, we remain committed to providing the best services for the implementation of comfortable and safe flights,” said General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) for Ngurah Rai International Airport

Branch, Bali, Haruman Sulaksono, in his statement when opening the post.

He predicted the peak of the traffic movement ahead of the Eid will occur on the day two before the Eid with 471 aircraft movements and 76,974 passengers transported. As for the peak of traffic movement after the Eid will happen on day three after the Eid, where there will be 471 aircraft movements and 84,385 passengers served.

During the operation of the post, personnel will be assigned

to be on duty in the Eid Integrated Command Post that will be divided into 3 shifts, namely the morning, afternoon and night shift.

A total of 39 personnel of each shift across airport community institutions are ready to ensure the best services for passengers.

“During the implementation of the post, 1,648 joint personnel from various institutions of the airport community members will be alerted to ensure flight safety and security, as well as the smooth traffic of passenger movements within the airport area,” said

Haruman.

The 24-hour Command Post will operate for a period of 16 days, starting from May 29, 2019 until June 13, 2019, manned by personnel from a number of institutions, namely PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), Airport Authority Office Region IV, Port Health Office, Ngurah Rai Air Force Base of Indonesia, Ngurah Rai Airspace Sector Police, National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Ngurah Rai Meteorological Station, and K9 Unit from Bali Police. (kmb23)

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In this file photo taken on March 27, 2019 employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. airlines for the 737 MAX grounding around customer preference, and they could be paid back in services instead of cash.

“We know we’ve impacted the summer schedules for many of them, and it’s difficult, it’s painful,” he said.

“I don’t see this as an additional material event for us, but it’s something that’s going to require individual attention customer by customer.”

Compensation could include tweaking plane delivery schedules, or offering additional training or services, as well as cash in some cases, he said.

Muilenburg described last week’s meeting of international regulators as a “key” event in returning the plane to service, but acknowledged that it may take more time before global regulators are ready to approve the plane’s return.

“Our hope is that we’ll have a broad international alignment with the FAA,” he said at the conference.

“But there may be some international authorities that will operate on a different schedule. So we’ll have to tailor our plans, depending on the regulatory approval to get the airplane back up and flying.” (afp)

21 killed in fiery Mexico road accident: officials

Anticipation of surge, two airlines propose 216 extra flights MANGUPURA - To anticipate the surge in the traffic of airplanes and passengers entering and leaving Bali during the Eid period, PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) as the operator of the Ngurah Rai International Airport officially opened the Eid Integrated Transport Post 2019 on Tuesday (May 28). Based on the data collected until day one before the operation of the post, two airlines already applied for extra flights, namely Batik Air and AirAsia.

The two airlines proposed a total of 216 extra flights, with

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Rescue personal work at the site of a road accident in Coatzacoalcos, state of Veracruz, Mexico on May 29, 2019. A semi truck and a bus carrying passengers back from a pilgrimage to a Catholic shrine crashed and burst into flames Wednesday in eastern Mexico, killing at least 21 people, officials said.

COATZACOALCOS - A semitruck and a bus carrying passengers back from a pilgrimage to a Catholic shrine crashed and burst into flames Wednesday in eastern Mexico, killing at least 21 people, officials said.

Thirty others were injured.

Most of the victims were pilgrims from the southern state of Chiapas who were on their way back from a trip to Mexico City to pray at the basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the country’s patron saint, said the head of the Civil Protection service for the state of Veracruz, Guadalupe Osorno.

“The forensics experts at the

scene report 17 bodies of passengers who were traveling in the bus, plus two people who died in the semi-truck,” she said.

“One person was dead on arrival at the hospital, and another who was in serious condition died.”

The Catholic archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutierrez, in Chiapas, sent its condolences to the victims’ loved ones in a statement.

“We deeply regret the deaths caused by this accident and share in their families’ overwhelming pain,” it said.

The accident occurred on a highway in a region known as the Maltrata hills, where the roads wind

between peaks that rise more than 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) above sea level.

Emergency officials at the scene said one of the vehicles lost its brakes going downhill and crashed into the other, causing both to erupt in flames and leaving the bus a charred frame lying on its side.

Rescue and forensic workers carried away the bodies after covering them.

In 2006, more than 50 Evangelical Christians were killed in the same region when their bus plunged into a ravine. Authorities said that accident was also caused by faulty brakes. (afp)

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BUSINESS This photograph taken on May 24, 2019 shows garment factory workers stitching apparel in a factory in Hanoi.

From socks and sneakers to washing machines and watches, countries across Asia are hoping the US tariff squeeze on China will presage a permanent shift in manufacturing patterns as big name brands dodge the trade war in cheaper locations to make their goods.

China accuses US of ‘naked economic terrorism’

BEIJING - China accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” on Thursday as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war.

The world’s top two economies are at loggerheads as trade talks have apparently stalled, with US President Donald Trump hiking tariffs on Chinese goods earlier this month and blacklisting telecom giant Huawei.

“We are against the trade war, but we are not afraid of it,” vice foreign minister Zhang Hanhui said at a press briefing to preview President Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia next week.

“This premeditated instigation of a trade conflict is naked economic terrorism, economic chauvinism, and economic bullying,” Zhang said, stressing that China opposes the systematic use of sanctions, tariffs and protectionism.

“There is no winner in a trade war,” he warned.

China has hit back with its own

tariff increase that will take effect June 1, while state media has suggested that Beijing could stop exports of rare earths to the United States, depriving Washington of a key resource used to make hi-tech products.

- TV debate Meanwhile, state media and officials have stepped up the rhetoric, tapping patriotic fervour as the Communist Party digs in for what could be a long fight with the United States.

An anchor for the Englishlanguage state broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN) even held a rare debate on Thursday with a presenter from Fox Business Network to discuss the trade war after jousting on

social media.

The debate between CGTN’s Liu Xin and Fox Business’s Trish Regan was civil, with the American journalist saying “I appreciate you being here” and the Chinese anchor inviting her to come to China, adding “I will take you around”.

But China’s propaganda apparatus has stepped up the rhetoric.

“We advise the US to not underestimate China’s ability to safeguard its own development rights and interests, and not to say we didn’t warn you,” the party’s mouthpiece, The People’s Daily, said in an editorial on Wednesday warning that rare earths could be used as a counter-measure.

China produces more than 95 percent of the world’s rare earths, and the United States relies on the Asian superpower for upwards of 80 percent of its imports.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asked about the rare

earths threat during an interview, said that Americans have already “lost and suffered for decades under the current rules” and that Trump’s “singular focus is to push back” on China.

He renewed his attack on Huawei, saying there was a “deep connectivity” between the company and the Chinese state that had no parallel in the US system.

“If it’s the case that the Chinese Communist Party wanted to get information from technology that was in the possession of Huawei, it is almost certainly the case that Huawei would provide that to them,” he told the Fox Business Network.

Huawei has rejected the criticism and on Tuesday filed a motion for summary judgment, hoping it would swiftly win a lawsuit against US legislation that bars federal agencies from using the company’s equipment.

- Russia, China get closer “This trade conflict will also have a serious negative impact on the development and revival of the global economy,” Zhang said Thursday.

While Washington and Beijing spar, Xi is preparing to meet with President Vladimir Putin from June 5 to June 7 as the neighbouring giants forge closer ties.

China and Russia have broad consensus and common interests on the trade war issue, Zhang said.

“China and Russia will certainly strengthen economic and trade cooperation, including cooperation in various fields such as economic and trade investment,” he added.

“We will certainly respond to various external challenges, do what we have to do, develop our economies, and constantly improve the living standards of our two peoples.” (afp)

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Ngurah Rai unaffected by low additional flight permit submissions

BADUNG - Airline companies’ submission for additional flight permits at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday 2019 recorded a 254-percent drop than last year.

“Up until May 28, some 216 submissions for additional flights were recorded, declining some 254 percent than last year,” spokesperson of Angkasa Pura I, the state-owned operator of Ngurah Rai Airport Arie Ahsanurrohim remarked here on Wednesday.

Recent data from the Eid al-Fitr post at the Ngurah Rai Airport showed that two airline companies -- Batik Air and AirAsia -had sought permit for additional flights during the long holidays, respectively with 132 and 84 submissions.

The figure declined significantly as compared to 765 additional flight submissions during the corresponding period in 2018.

Ahsanurrohim pointed to the steep price of air tickets being the main factor behind the decline.

However, he remarked that Angkasa Pura I had not incurred any losses since the submission for additional flights was grouped as an unanticipated additional income and chiefly to

accommodate domestic flights, so they would not include it in the balance sheet.

“The additional flights are mainly to cater to passengers on their homebound journey, so we will not count it. However, we remain

committed to offering the best possible services to ensure a secure, safe, and comfortable flight,” he emphasized.

In terms of profit and loss, the spokesperson noted that the permits for additional flights might not be

used all at once and be based on the number of passengers at the Ngurah Rai Airport.

“For instance, the number of domestic passengers decreased by nine percent last month, while international flight passengers grew

some 14 percent,” he noted.

Ahsanurrohim remarked that the airline companies certainly had weighed the benefits before putting in a request for the additional flight permit, apart from relying solely on flight history data. (ant)

Myth Regarding Batu Medawu Temple in Nusa Penida

Peak of the temple festival or piodalan at Batu Medawu Temple, Nusa Penida, took place on January 30. After holding the bhakti penganyar, the series of the temple festival was closed on Saturday (Feb. 2). There is an interesting myth about the establishment of the temple belonging to the sad kahyangan in Klungkung which is related to the failure of Dukuh Jumpungan against Batara Toh Langkir, the ruler of mainland Bali.

Chairperson of the Ritual Committee, Putu Sujana, stated on Friday (Jan. 2) the piodalan in the sad kahyangan temple falls every six months and coincides with the Buda Kliwon Pahang. Local Hindus seemed enthusiastic about making prayers. Moreover, the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, and his wife also came to say prayers in order that nature and its contents will always be calm and peaceful, in the midst of the current situation increasingly familiar with

natural disasters.

This temple has the concept of nyegara gunung or sea-mountainward where there is a combination of land and sea in one form of beauty. At the Batu Medawu Temple, all the pilgrims performed prayers for three times, namely at the Segara, Taman and Penataran Temple.

This temple is supported by half the customary villagers, starting from the customary village of Kutampi Atas to the south and the east.

In addition to the pilgrims coming from their own local community, the festival at the Batu Medawu Temple is also often attended by people from the Island of Bali.

Batu Medawu Temple is located at Suana village, just west of Semaya hamlet. As one of the sad kahyangan temples in Klungkung, this temple has a long history in its existence in Bali. The local temple priest explained the name Batu Medawu comes from the word perahu medah batu or a boat

dividing rocks.

The origin is reinforced by the story of Nusa Penida Chronicle telling about the story of I Renggan, one of the grandchildren of Dukuh Jumpungan who wanted to conquer Bali with his magical boat.

In the story, I Renggan is believed to have the capability of making every land passed through by his boat will become an ocean.

“Bathara Toh Langkir knows such desire, so that he made I Renggan unable to control the boat and fall asleep. The boat was stranded in Manggis, Karangasem and crashed into an island there. Finally, the island split and becomes small islands as we see now around Padangbai,” said Jero Mangku.

The priest added that due to his failure, he tried to return to Nusa Penida through the eastern part of the island. When trying to tether the boat, apparently it was not completely under control. Even, it passed to the beach and split the

rock mound in the eastern part of the island. In short, the ruin of I Renggan’s boat was made a place of worship currently known as the Batu Medawu Temple.

The story is further strengthened by a symbol in the form of building resembling a boat’s rear part depict-

ing a boat splitting a rock mound.

This building can be seen in the Batu Medawu Temple, precisely in the Segara Temple. Batu Medawu Temple serves as a holy place to ask for wisdom, unlike the Dalem Ped functioned to invoke strength. (kmb)

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World’s tiniest surviving baby born in California LOS ANGELES - A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world’s smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces) -- the same as a large apple -- when she was born.

The girl, nicknamed Saybie by hospital staff, was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother’s pregnancy at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Diego.

The father was told by doctors that he would have about an hour with his daughter before she passed away.

“But that hour turned into two hours which turned into a day, which turned into a week,” the mother said in a video released by the hospital.

Doctors said Saybie was delivered via emergency cesarean section in December at 23 weeks and three days gestation in the womb after severe pregnancy complications that put

her mother’s life at risk. A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks.

After nearly five months at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, Saybie was discharged home earlier this month weighing a healthy five pounds (2.2 kilograms) and sporting a graduation cap.

“She is a miracle, that’s for sure,” said Kim Norby, one of the nurses who cared for Saybie as she fought to survive -- with a sign by her crib that read “tiny but mighty” cheering her on.

Emma Wiest, another nurse featured in the video, said Saybie was so small at birth that “you could barely see her on the bed.”

At birth, she weighed as much as a child’s juice box or two sticks of butter and could fit in the palm of the hands of her caretakers.

“I’d heard that we had such a tiny baby and it sounded unbelievable because I mean she’s about half of the weight as a normal 23-weeker,” Wiest said.

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In this picture received by AFP from Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns on May 29, 2019, shows baby Saybie, the world’s smallest surviving newborn, when she weighed 3 lbs in March 2019 in San Diego, California.

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The police procedure in dealing with demonstrators prioritizes persuasion, human approaches and displaying police symbols, he said. He noted that the police response is always proportional between how large a threat is and the strength of the police forces in dealing with a large demonstration.

As for investigating the deaths of teenagers during the rally, the Indonesian Police have created a fact finding team. The results of the comprehensive investigation will be conveyed to the public transparently.

The establishment of the fact finding team is in accordance with the hopes of several organizations, including the Indonesian Commission for Child Protection (KPAI).

According to data from the KPAI, three teenagers were killed and two others were injured, and are being treated at Tarakan Hospital in Jakarta. The hospital reported treating tens of teenagers who were injured during the clash, while most of them were later allowed to return home after receiving medical help.

“KPAI continues to coordinate with the police to determine the cause of violence against those children, which led to their

deaths,” the Commission said in a statement.

Furthermore, Prof. Din Syamsuddin, Muhammadiyah exchairman, made an appeal to prevent Indonesia from turning into a country of violence, following the unrest erupting on May 21-23, 2019.

Over 10 people, including teenagers, lost their lives in vain, while the fate of several others is unknown, he said in a statement on May 29, 2019.

“This is nothing but the upshot of appalling violence that occurred during the Holy month of Ramadan. All parties -- the people and security officers -- should have exercised self-restraint, which is

the essence of the Ramadan fasting month,” he emphasized. The violence has tarnished the sanctity of Ramadan, he said.

“Furthermore, the physical violence that claimed several lives has snowballed into verbal aggression, with many engaging in a blame game with one another, and also accusing each other, as well as claiming self-righteousness.

This is the start of a national disaster,” he cautioned.

Syamsuddin believes that the only solution lies in the state being present to uphold justice and truth.

“Lest the state is neglected and becomes a country of violence by promoting state violence,” he reiterated.

- Defied the odds -

Doctors said that apart from Saybie’s fighting spirit, her survival as a micro preemie -- a baby born before 28 weeks’ gestation -- could be attributed to the fact that she suffered no serious complications after birth.

“Saybie experienced virtually none of the medical challenges typically associated with micro preemies, which can include brain bleeds, and lung and heart issues,” the hospital said.

Saybie’s ranking as the world’s tiniest baby ever to survive is according to the Tiniest Babies Registry, maintained by the University of Iowa.

The previous record was held by a baby born in Germany in 2015 who weighed seven grams more than Saybie.

“Every life is a miracle -- those that defy the odds even more so,” Edward Bell, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Iowa who oversees the registry, told AFP. In the video released by the hospital, Saybie’s mother said the birth was the scariest day of her life.

She said she was rushed to hospital after feeling ill and was told she had preeclampsia -- a condition marked by very high blood pressure that puts both the mother and baby’s lives at risk.

“They had to deliver her really quickly and I kept telling them that she’s not going to survive, she’s only 23 weeks,” the mother, who did not want to be identified, said.

But against all odds, Saybie did survive. She nonetheless will still face enormous challenges as a micro-preemie, including possible respiratory, hearing and vision problems. (afp)

Syamsuddin called to set up a fact-finding team to probe the violence. “If not, the Ramadan 2019 tragedy will become a dark page in our nation’s history,” he added.

Syamsuddin believes this is the opportune time to uphold justice and truth. “Or otherwise, Allah, the Almighty, will uphold them, either in this world or the hereafter, certainly,” he added.

Earlier, Deputy Chairperson of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Bara Hasibuan called upon the National Police to conduct comprehensive investigation to uncover the intellectual actors behind the unrest. Hasibuan urged the police to arrest those working behind the rioting. (ant)

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Ex-chief of the Army’s Strategic Reserve Command Major General (ret) Kivlan Zen (2nd R) was taken into custody by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police following interrogation as suspect in a firearm possession case, Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019.

Kivlan Zen under police arrest over firearm possession charge

JAKARTA - Ex-chief of the Army’s Strategic Reserve Command Major General (ret) Kivlan Zen was taken into custody by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police following interrogation as suspect in a firearm possession case, Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019.

Zen’s arrest was made after being charged for violating Emergency Law No. 12 of 1951 during questioning at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department

(Bareskrim), coordinator of Kivlan’s lawyer team Djudju Purwantoro, noted on Wednesday.

“Hence, the investigator has made the report. It pertains to the question of whether he keeps or uses the firearm without right. It is related to the testimonies from the suspect Kurniawan, or Sugi and (five other) colleagues,” he remarked.

One of the six suspects in the firearm possession case, identified as Armi, was arrested along with Zen. Arni is

believed to be Zen’s private driver and coordinator of an outsourcing company as a security officer.

“Armi worked part time since almost the past three months for Mr. Kivlan Zen. He has been named as one of the suspects for unlawful ownership and use of firearms.

Hence, Mr Kivlan has been named a suspect in the firearm possession case on Wednesday evening despite not directly possessing and controlling firearms, as the investigators had conducted a pre-probe in the case,” he added. (ant)

Challenge to Indonesia vote makes big claims, weak on proof JAKARTA - The court challenge to Indonesia’s presidential election from the losing candidate claims that the police, intelligence agency and other state institutions were biased in favor of the incumbent, but its evidence for “massive” fraud is mainly printouts of news articles.

Former General Prabowo Subianto has refused to accept the results of the April 17 election and instead declared himself the winner. Seven people died in what police say was orchestrated rioting in the capital last week after official election results confirmed President Joko Widodo had won a second term with 55.5% of the vote.

Subianto’s legal challenge filed with the Constitutional Court on Friday, and reviewed by The Associated Press, alleges there

was “structured, systematic and massive” fraud before, during and after the election in the world’s third-largest democracy.

It repeats earlier assertions from the Subianto campaign that there were 17.5 million duplicated names on the voter list, a claim disputed by the independent Election Commission. The petitioners want the court to invalidate the election, declare that Widodo committed election fraud and install Subianto as president. The court has to rule

by June 28.

The divisive election campaign highlighted Muslim-majority Indonesia’s religious divides.

Subianto, who allied himself with groups that want Islamic law to replace secular government, won heavily in conservative provinces but was defeated nationally by

Widodo’s coalition of moderate and minority voters. It was Subianto’s second loss to Widodo and his fourth unsuccessful bid for the presidency.

Constitutional law expert Refly Harun said lawyers for Subianto need to prove all their allegations and also show that they collectively amounted to massive electoral fraud.

“If only reading their lawsuit documents, it’s not strong enough.

Because in their petition they only included evidence from news links, that could not stand alone,” Harun said.

“But we should learn the degree of their evidence in the hearing.

And it’s not easy to convince the nine judges at the Constitutional Court,” he said.

Citing a subsequently with-

drawn statement from a former district police chief, the legal challenge says local police chiefs were ordered to boost support for Widodo. Further evidence of police bias will be presented during the court hearings, according to the legal documents.

To back up its claim of a biased national intelligence agency, the legal case cites a June 2018 statement from former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that some individuals in that agency and other security institutions were not neutral.

The complaint also alleges that government spending programs and increases to them were ploys by the Widodo campaign to buy votes using the state budget.

Several dozen news articles from online sites of varying cred-

ibility are provided as evidence of massive election fraud with headlines such as “Jokowi Gets Support When Attending the Village Chiefs National Gathering” and “Jokowi Admits Infrastructure Development in the Interest of the 2019 Election.”

Votes in Indonesia’s elections are counted publicly at hundreds of thousands of polling places, which are each limited to 300 voters. The vote tabulation forms from each polling place are available online and can be cross referenced against the results collated by the Election Commission.

Before the election, there were allegations of irregularities in the overseas vote after thousands of already marked voting papers were discovered in two locations in neighboring Malaysia. (ap)

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Lipah Bay and Japanese Shipwreck Popular Dive Site in Amed

AMLAPURA - Lipah Bay is a popular dive site in Amed, East Bali. A 20-meter-long wreck of a Japanese freighter that lies in very shallow water is the site’s main attraction. The proximity and accessibility of the wreck from the shore makes it a relatively easy dive – and you can also snorkel to it right from the beach. The calm waters of the bay and the shallow position of the wreck, at around only 6 to 12

meters in depth, ensures great visibility around any time of the year.

The beach itself features coarse, black sand strewn with pebbles with the local fishermen’s outriggers parked in a neat row nearby.

The Japanese shipwreck in Lipah Bay is quite a small wreck, but it’s overgrown with corals in places, such as around the ship’s propeller, with large gorgonian fans and sponges that have become

playgrounds for schools of small reef fish, nudibranchs and varieties of other sea critters that macro photographers will love. If you’re keen, you might also catch a glimpse of the elusive pygmy seahorse here.

Divers often refer to Lipah Bay by some of its other names, such as ‘Lipah Beach’, ‘Banyuning Beach’, after the coastal hamlet nearby, and ‘Pondok Vienna Beach’, after the beachfront hotel that overlooks the bay.

Visibility can be greatly reduced if there is a current or any waveaction, however the bay is wellprotected on both side. The sloping reef is spectacular, particularly in the bottom (15-20M) section, with soft corals, gorgonians and sponges. The reef continues in patches to 40M+. The shallowest section of reef (unaffected by the coralbleaching after El Nino in 1998) contains table and staghorn corals and is home to clouds of damsels and anthias as well as schools of many kinds of fish. (IBP/net)

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Generation game: Federer to face son of 1999 Roland Garros rival

PARIS - Roger Federer reached the third round of Roland Garros on Wednesday, setting up a clash with Casper Ruud, the son of a player who featured in the 1999 French Open when the Swiss star made his debut.

Federer eased to a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over German lucky loser Oscar Otte, the world number 144, to make the third round for the 15th time. Next up for the third seed is a clash with Norway’s Ruud -- a self-proclaimed fan of Rafael Nadal -- who put out Italian 29th seed Matteo Berrettini 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.

Ruud’s father Christian reached the third round of Roland Garros in 1999 when a 17-year-old Federer made his main draw debut.

Federer lost to Pat Rafter in his first round match. Christian Ruud’s last career tournament was the 2001 French Open where he retired in the first round against Sargis Sargsian.

Had Ruud defeated Sargsian, he would have faced Federer in the second round. Instead Federer came from two sets down to beat Sargsian 9-7 in fifth set to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final.

“I knew he was in the draw back then,” said Federer.

“I know the guys I played be-

fore. It was different times back then. It makes me happy that I had the chance to play that generation of players, because they are still very different to the guys that are playing the ball nowadays.”

Casper was just five months old when Federer played in Paris in 1999. Christian never faced the man who would go on to win 20 Grand Slam titles.

“They practiced together,” said Casper.

“So I think I remember I thought it was cool, but I was young when he told me. I didn’t realise how big of a player and champion Roger was at the time.

“But, you know, I don’t think he had won any Slams at that point when my father practiced with him, so I don’t think my father put too much into it himself.

“He was a youngster and he was a good youngster. I think he was number one in the world juniors, so my father knew that.”

As Ruud tries to reach the third round of a Slam for the first time, he probably won’t be over-awed by the occasion. “I will be the first Ruud to say that I was able to play him, so that’s a bit funny. But I’ve been a little bit more of a Rafa fan and Rafa guy,” he admitted.

Federer, playing in Paris for the first time since 2015 when he made the quarter-finals, hailed the fans on Court Philippe Chatrier, two of whom carried a bedsheet with ‘Federer forever’ painted on it.

“Thanks to the fans, a thousand times thanks.”

Federer saved all four break points he faced against Otte.

“The Grand Slams are incredible. You can meet a player who qualified who (you) have not heard of before,” said the 2009 champion.

“It was difficult, he really played a great match.

“Happily for me, he helped me with some mistakes at the end of the sets.” (afp)

TORONTO - Golden State All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is “pain-free” after tearing a quad muscle last month but Warriors coach Steve Kerr is uncertain he will play in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener.

Cousins suffered the torn left quad in only his second career NBA playoff game but the 28-year-old big man has recovered in time to give Kerr another option when the defending NBA champions face host Toronto in the best-of-seven final.

“DeMarcus has done an amazing job coming back from the injury, which we felt at the time was seasonending,” Kerr said Wednesday.

“He has done an incredible job of rehabbing. “Now here he is. He has scrimmaged a couple times this week. He’s pain-free. So it’s really more a matter of rhythm and timing and conditioning.”

Kerr did not say if the Warriors would activate Cousins for game one, saying he would if it were the regular season to test his condition. Kerr said situations would dictate what action, if any, Cousins will see.

“This is not the regular season.

This is the finals,” Kerr said. “So we have to figure out what’s the best way to utilize him, how many minutes can he play, what the game feels like, what the matchups are like.

“Some of that will be determined by what’s happening in the game and the other stuff is just internal with our staff.”

For his part, Cousins is ready whenever called but understands it’s not all his decision.

“I feel good. It has healed for the most part,” Cousins said. “I’m still working things into shape, building the muscle endurance to play at a high level, but everything’s coming along well. We’ll come together and figure out the best plan for me.”

The Warriors, who are also without star forward Kevin Durant due to a right calf strain, added Cousins last July despite a ruptured left Achilles tendon that prevented him from playing until January. In 30 regular-

season games, Cousins averaged 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals a game.

- Cousins in the ‘hood After suffered the injury April 16, Cousins has worked to return. But it means dropping him basically into the NBA Finals with two games of post-season experience.

“A huge challenge,” said Warriors forward Draymond Green of Cousins returning for the finals. “He doesn’t have much playoff experience... and the intensity level is completely different than a regular-season game.

“And then you get dropped in the NBA Finals. It’s kind of like some kid who grew up in the suburbs going to private school and then one day you just got dropped in the ‘hood and was told to survive. You got to figure that out. It’s very similar to that.

- No Durant, no problem Durant, the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player the past two seasons in leading Golden State to back-toback titles, has been the Warriors top scorer but Golden State is 5-0 without him in the playoffs, a testament to star guard Stephen Curry and the team’s versatility and bench strength.

Durant will miss game one and must practice with club before he will be reinstated to the Warriors’ lineup.

“His next step is individual court work, so that will be the next priority over the next couple of days,” Kerr said. “We have to see him in practice before he can play a game and he hasn’t practiced yet.”

The Warriors are going for their third consecutive NBA title, which hasn’t been done since the 2000-02 Los Angeles Lakers, and a fourth crown in five seasons, a feat not seen since the 1969 Boston Celtics.

Toronto reached the NBA Finals for the first time in the club’s 24-season history, powered by Kawhi Leonard, the 2014 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player with San Antonio and a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. (afp)

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DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors passes the ball Oklahoma City Thunder on March 16, 2019 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Chelsea’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final football match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijian, on May 29, 2019.

Chelsea celebrate before facing uncertain future without Hazard

Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Eden Hazard helped make it a night to celebrate for Chelsea in Baku, but the Belgian’s confirmation that it was almost certainly his last game for the club opened the way to a summer of uncertainty at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard scored twice, including a penalty, and set up another goal for Pedro Rodriguez after Olivier Giroud had set Chelsea on their way to an emphatic 4-1 win over London rivals Arsenal in the Europa League final in Azerbaijan.

Maurizio Sarri’s side deserved their victory as they won the competition for the second time in Hazard’s seven-year spell at the club.

They will be back in the Champions League next season, by which time Hazard looks set to be wearing a Real Madrid shirt.

“I have made my decision already and now I’m waiting on both clubs. I think it is a goodbye, but in football

you never know,” Hazard told BT Sport after the game.

The 28 year-old, whose Chelsea contract expires next year, has long been linked with Madrid and all signs point towards a transfer that could be worth in the region of 100 million euros ($111m).

“My dream was to play in the Premier League and I have done that for one of the biggest clubs so maybe now it is the time for a new challenge.”

Chelsea have known this moment was coming, but it is a huge concern for a club who are facing up to a FIFAimposed ban on signing players in the next two transfer windows, pending an appeal to the Court of Arbitration

for Sport.

“I have a special relationship with him on the pitch and off it. He’s a mate. I am really happy for him and for his future. We will miss him,” said Giroud. “He deserves it too, after seven years of good and loyal service to Chelsea. He deserves a new challenge.”

Hazard will now hope to go on and win the Champions League, a trophy Chelsea lifted in 2012 just before signing the Belgian from Lille. In his time in west London, Hazard has won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and a League Cup as well as two Europa Leagues. “I knew. I knew Eden wanted to leave, of course, but as I said in every press conference, I wanted to respect his decision,” said Sarri.

- Sarri set for talks -

This was the former Napoli

coach’s first major trophy in management at the age of 60, at the end of a season in which he also steered Chelsea to third place in the Premier League to secure a return to the Champions League before this game, but it remains to be seen if the Italian will stick around for a second season.

He has struggled to win over supporters at Stamford Bridge and has been strongly linked with a move to Juventus.

The vacancy at the Serie A champions may be infinitely more tempting than staying to pick up the pieces at Chelsea without being able to sign a replacement for Hazard.

“I have to speak to my club. The season finished one hour ago but tomorrow I will begin to speak to my club, with the owner, with the director, with Marina (Granovskaia),” Sarri

admitted.

“We need to know what the club can do for me, what I can do better for the club. Then in a couple of days we will decide, but I have a contract so at the moment we are talking about nothing.”

Any talks with Granovskaia and owner Roman Abramovich -- who was present in Baku -- are likely to centre around what sort of squad Sarri would have at his disposal next season.

“You know very well that I love the Premier League, the level of the competition.

“I am lucky because I am at Chelsea, one of the best clubs in the Premier League, in the best championship in the world, so at the moment I am happy, but of course I want to know if the club is happy, if we can improve.” (afp)

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Madrid plans ‘robust’ security for all-English Champions League final Madrid will deploy an unprecedented number of police and security personnel for Saturday’s all-English Champions League final, and use a drone for the first time to monitor fan activity.

With Spain’s terror alert set at its second-highest level, Spanish authorities have also banned trucks weighing over 3.5 tonnes from driving near the Wanda Metropolitano stadium which will host the match between Liverpool and Tottenham deemed “high risk”.

Trucks will also be barred from the vicinity of the two fan zones that will be set up in the city centre.

“We will have a very, very robust security apparatus in place to try to ensure everything takes place normally and everyone can enjoy (the match),” the director general of Spain’s National Police, Francisco Pardo, told a news conference Tuesday to outline the security measures for the game.

Some 4,700 police officers and private security guards will be deployed for the match, more than the nearly 4,000 used for last year’s Copa Libertadores final between Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid, a match that was also declared “high risk” by authorities.

“This will probably be the biggest deployment to guarantee security which we will carry out at a sporting event” in Madrid, said Pardo.

Police will for the first time deploy a drone to provide aerial monitoring to prevent fan trouble

at a sporting event, which will work in coordination with police helicopters, he added.

- ‘Dealt with robustly’ -

The authorities expect around 32,000 ticket-holding fans from both teams will attend the match at the 68,000-capacity stadium, and thousands more to come to Madrid without a ticket from Britain as well as southern Spain and neighbouring Portugal, which have large English expat communities.

British police are sharing intelligence with their Spanish counterparts and will be in Madrid to assist in the security operation.

“Fans who choose to get involved in disorder should be warned that they can expect to be arrested and dealt with robustly by the Spanish police,” said the head of the London Metropolitan Police operation at the final, superintendent Nick Collins.

While there is no great history of rivalry between the two sides, six Liverpool supporters were arrested in Barcelona for public disorder on the eve of their meeting in the Champions League semi-final first leg.

Videos posted to social media showed a Liverpool supporter lifting a man selling beers into the water of a fountain in the city centre as surrounding fans laughed and cheered.

English fans were involved in a number of altercations, and even threw bottles and other objects at police.

Spanish sports daily Marca summed up the angst which the Champions League final is sparking with a front page headline on Monday that read in big yellow letters: “FEAR”.

- ‘Avoid many conflicts’ -

The authorities plan to keep the fans of each team separate at all times. They will arrive at different airport terminals and take different metro lines to the stadium from their respective fan zones.

The Tottenham fan zone will be set up at Colon Square, some 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) from the Liverpool fan zone at the Felipe II Square.

Past experience has shown that by keeping fans separate “the atmosphere is more relaxed, more festive and we avoid many conflicts,” said the representative of Spain’s central government in the region of Madrid, Maria Paz Garcia-Vera.

Ticketholders will have to pass through several rings of security before reaching their seats for the final.

Bar and restaurants near the fan zones have expressed fears about possible fan trouble, with several managers telling Spanish media they plan to close their doors on the day of the final or hire extra private security.

“We will see what scenario is like that day” before deciding if we close, a waiter at a tapas bar near Colon Square, who asked not to be identified, told AFP. (afp)

Javier SORIANO / AFP

A man walks past the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid on May 29, 2019 ahead of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on June 1.

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In this file photo taken on February 17, 2019 Inter Milan’s headcoach Luciano Spalletti gestures during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Coach Luciano Spalletti has left Inter Milan, the Italian Serie A club announced on May 30, 2019.

Spalletti leaves Inter Milan with Conte set to take over

Luciano Spalletti has left Inter Milan, the Serie A club announced on Thursday, with former Italy manager Antonio Conte set to be announced as the club’s new coach.

“Luciano Spalletti is no longer head coach of the first team,” Inter said in a statement. “The club wishes to thank Spalletti for his work and the results achieved together.”

Spalletti’s exit comes despite sealing Inter’s Champions League berth for a second consecutive year on the final day of the Serie A season last Sunday.

But he paid with his job for failing to win any silverare during his two-year spell with the Chinese-owned club, as the 18time Serie A champions search for a first trophy since the Coppa Italia in 2011.

Inter Milan chairman Steven Zhang paid tribute to the 60-yearold who returned the three-time European winners to the Champions League after a seven-year absence this season.

“A coach, a teacher, a friend,” Zhang wrote on Instagram with a photo of himself alongside Spalletti.

“You have always given your

best, either rain or shine. This 2 years of adventure means so much for Inter and for me personally.

“We will never forget your dedication to this team, and we all thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Once you are the coach of Inter, you would be always my coach. Grazie Mister Spalletti.”

Former Italy and Chelsea coach Conte is reported to have already agreed a three-year deal reportedly worth nine million euros ($10 million) plus bonuses per season to replace Spalletti.

The 49-year-old Conte will be officially announced as the new coach on Friday, Gazzetta Dello Sport reported.

Conte won the first three of Juventus’ eight straight Serie A titles and the Premier League and FA Cup with Chelsea.

Spalletti took over at Inter in mid-2017 having previously coached Zenit Saint Petersburg and Roma.

But it was a season of highs and lows with the club eliminated at the group stage of the Champions League in which they were drawn with Barcelona and Tottenham.

They fell in the last 16 of the Europa League. (afp)

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Chelsea’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final football match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijian, on May 29, 2019.

Chelsea celebrate before facing uncertain future without Hazard

Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP

Eden Hazard helped make it a night to celebrate for Chelsea in Baku, but the Belgian’s confirmation that it was almost certainly his last game for the club opened the way to a summer of uncertainty at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard scored twice, including a penalty, and set up another goal for Pedro Rodriguez after Olivier Giroud had set Chelsea on their way to an emphatic 4-1 win over London rivals Arsenal in the Europa League final in Azerbaijan.

Maurizio Sarri’s side deserved their victory as they won the competition for the second time in Hazard’s seven-year spell at the club.

They will be back in the Champions League next season, by which time Hazard looks set to be wearing a Real Madrid shirt.

“I have made my decision already and now I’m waiting on both clubs. I think it is a goodbye, but in football

you never know,” Hazard told BT Sport after the game.

The 28 year-old, whose Chelsea contract expires next year, has long been linked with Madrid and all signs point towards a transfer that could be worth in the region of 100 million euros ($111m).

“My dream was to play in the Premier League and I have done that for one of the biggest clubs so maybe now it is the time for a new challenge.”

Chelsea have known this moment was coming, but it is a huge concern for a club who are facing up to a FIFAimposed ban on signing players in the next two transfer windows, pending an appeal to the Court of Arbitration

for Sport.

“I have a special relationship with him on the pitch and off it. He’s a mate. I am really happy for him and for his future. We will miss him,” said Giroud. “He deserves it too, after seven years of good and loyal service to Chelsea. He deserves a new challenge.”

Hazard will now hope to go on and win the Champions League, a trophy Chelsea lifted in 2012 just before signing the Belgian from Lille. In his time in west London, Hazard has won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and a League Cup as well as two Europa Leagues. “I knew. I knew Eden wanted to leave, of course, but as I said in every press conference, I wanted to respect his decision,” said Sarri.

- Sarri set for talks -

This was the former Napoli

coach’s first major trophy in management at the age of 60, at the end of a season in which he also steered Chelsea to third place in the Premier League to secure a return to the Champions League before this game, but it remains to be seen if the Italian will stick around for a second season.

He has struggled to win over supporters at Stamford Bridge and has been strongly linked with a move to Juventus.

The vacancy at the Serie A champions may be infinitely more tempting than staying to pick up the pieces at Chelsea without being able to sign a replacement for Hazard.

“I have to speak to my club. The season finished one hour ago but tomorrow I will begin to speak to my club, with the owner, with the director, with Marina (Granovskaia),” Sarri

admitted.

“We need to know what the club can do for me, what I can do better for the club. Then in a couple of days we will decide, but I have a contract so at the moment we are talking about nothing.”

Any talks with Granovskaia and owner Roman Abramovich -- who was present in Baku -- are likely to centre around what sort of squad Sarri would have at his disposal next season.

“You know very well that I love the Premier League, the level of the competition.

“I am lucky because I am at Chelsea, one of the best clubs in the Premier League, in the best championship in the world, so at the moment I am happy, but of course I want to know if the club is happy, if we can improve.” (afp)

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Madrid plans ‘robust’ security for all-English Champions League final Madrid will deploy an unprecedented number of police and security personnel for Saturday’s all-English Champions League final, and use a drone for the first time to monitor fan activity.

With Spain’s terror alert set at its second-highest level, Spanish authorities have also banned trucks weighing over 3.5 tonnes from driving near the Wanda Metropolitano stadium which will host the match between Liverpool and Tottenham deemed “high risk”.

Trucks will also be barred from the vicinity of the two fan zones that will be set up in the city centre.

“We will have a very, very robust security apparatus in place to try to ensure everything takes place normally and everyone can enjoy (the match),” the director general of Spain’s National Police, Francisco Pardo, told a news conference Tuesday to outline the security measures for the game.

Some 4,700 police officers and private security guards will be deployed for the match, more than the nearly 4,000 used for last year’s Copa Libertadores final between Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors in Madrid, a match that was also declared “high risk” by authorities.

“This will probably be the biggest deployment to guarantee security which we will carry out at a sporting event” in Madrid, said Pardo.

Police will for the first time deploy a drone to provide aerial monitoring to prevent fan trouble

at a sporting event, which will work in coordination with police helicopters, he added.

- ‘Dealt with robustly’ -

The authorities expect around 32,000 ticket-holding fans from both teams will attend the match at the 68,000-capacity stadium, and thousands more to come to Madrid without a ticket from Britain as well as southern Spain and neighbouring Portugal, which have large English expat communities.

British police are sharing intelligence with their Spanish counterparts and will be in Madrid to assist in the security operation.

“Fans who choose to get involved in disorder should be warned that they can expect to be arrested and dealt with robustly by the Spanish police,” said the head of the London Metropolitan Police operation at the final, superintendent Nick Collins.

While there is no great history of rivalry between the two sides, six Liverpool supporters were arrested in Barcelona for public disorder on the eve of their meeting in the Champions League semi-final first leg.

Videos posted to social media showed a Liverpool supporter lifting a man selling beers into the water of a fountain in the city centre as surrounding fans laughed and cheered.

English fans were involved in a number of altercations, and even threw bottles and other objects at police.

Spanish sports daily Marca summed up the angst which the Champions League final is sparking with a front page headline on Monday that read in big yellow letters: “FEAR”.

- ‘Avoid many conflicts’ -

The authorities plan to keep the fans of each team separate at all times. They will arrive at different airport terminals and take different metro lines to the stadium from their respective fan zones.

The Tottenham fan zone will be set up at Colon Square, some 2.5 kilometres (1.5 miles) from the Liverpool fan zone at the Felipe II Square.

Past experience has shown that by keeping fans separate “the atmosphere is more relaxed, more festive and we avoid many conflicts,” said the representative of Spain’s central government in the region of Madrid, Maria Paz Garcia-Vera.

Ticketholders will have to pass through several rings of security before reaching their seats for the final.

Bar and restaurants near the fan zones have expressed fears about possible fan trouble, with several managers telling Spanish media they plan to close their doors on the day of the final or hire extra private security.

“We will see what scenario is like that day” before deciding if we close, a waiter at a tapas bar near Colon Square, who asked not to be identified, told AFP. (afp)

Javier SORIANO / AFP

A man walks past the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid on May 29, 2019 ahead of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on June 1.

Miguel MEDINA / AFP

In this file photo taken on February 17, 2019 Inter Milan’s headcoach Luciano Spalletti gestures during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter and Sampdoria at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Coach Luciano Spalletti has left Inter Milan, the Italian Serie A club announced on May 30, 2019.

Spalletti leaves Inter Milan with Conte set to take over

Luciano Spalletti has left Inter Milan, the Serie A club announced on Thursday, with former Italy manager Antonio Conte set to be announced as the club’s new coach.

“Luciano Spalletti is no longer head coach of the first team,” Inter said in a statement. “The club wishes to thank Spalletti for his work and the results achieved together.”

Spalletti’s exit comes despite sealing Inter’s Champions League berth for a second consecutive year on the final day of the Serie A season last Sunday.

But he paid with his job for failing to win any silverare during his two-year spell with the Chinese-owned club, as the 18time Serie A champions search for a first trophy since the Coppa Italia in 2011.

Inter Milan chairman Steven Zhang paid tribute to the 60-yearold who returned the three-time European winners to the Champions League after a seven-year absence this season.

“A coach, a teacher, a friend,” Zhang wrote on Instagram with a photo of himself alongside Spalletti.

“You have always given your

best, either rain or shine. This 2 years of adventure means so much for Inter and for me personally.

“We will never forget your dedication to this team, and we all thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Once you are the coach of Inter, you would be always my coach. Grazie Mister Spalletti.”

Former Italy and Chelsea coach Conte is reported to have already agreed a three-year deal reportedly worth nine million euros ($10 million) plus bonuses per season to replace Spalletti.

The 49-year-old Conte will be officially announced as the new coach on Friday, Gazzetta Dello Sport reported.

Conte won the first three of Juventus’ eight straight Serie A titles and the Premier League and FA Cup with Chelsea.

Spalletti took over at Inter in mid-2017 having previously coached Zenit Saint Petersburg and Roma.

But it was a season of highs and lows with the club eliminated at the group stage of the Champions League in which they were drawn with Barcelona and Tottenham.

They fell in the last 16 of the Europa League. (afp)

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Lipah Bay and Japanese Shipwreck Popular Dive Site in Amed

AMLAPURA - Lipah Bay is a popular dive site in Amed, East Bali. A 20-meter-long wreck of a Japanese freighter that lies in very shallow water is the site’s main attraction. The proximity and accessibility of the wreck from the shore makes it a relatively easy dive – and you can also snorkel to it right from the beach. The calm waters of the bay and the shallow position of the wreck, at around only 6 to 12

meters in depth, ensures great visibility around any time of the year.

The beach itself features coarse, black sand strewn with pebbles with the local fishermen’s outriggers parked in a neat row nearby.

The Japanese shipwreck in Lipah Bay is quite a small wreck, but it’s overgrown with corals in places, such as around the ship’s propeller, with large gorgonian fans and sponges that have become

playgrounds for schools of small reef fish, nudibranchs and varieties of other sea critters that macro photographers will love. If you’re keen, you might also catch a glimpse of the elusive pygmy seahorse here.

Divers often refer to Lipah Bay by some of its other names, such as ‘Lipah Beach’, ‘Banyuning Beach’, after the coastal hamlet nearby, and ‘Pondok Vienna Beach’, after the beachfront hotel that overlooks the bay.

Visibility can be greatly reduced if there is a current or any waveaction, however the bay is wellprotected on both side. The sloping reef is spectacular, particularly in the bottom (15-20M) section, with soft corals, gorgonians and sponges. The reef continues in patches to 40M+. The shallowest section of reef (unaffected by the coralbleaching after El Nino in 1998) contains table and staghorn corals and is home to clouds of damsels and anthias as well as schools of many kinds of fish. (IBP/net)

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Switzerland’s Roger Federer

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Generation game: Federer to face son of 1999 Roland Garros rival

PARIS - Roger Federer reached the third round of Roland Garros on Wednesday, setting up a clash with Casper Ruud, the son of a player who featured in the 1999 French Open when the Swiss star made his debut.

Federer eased to a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over German lucky loser Oscar Otte, the world number 144, to make the third round for the 15th time. Next up for the third seed is a clash with Norway’s Ruud -- a self-proclaimed fan of Rafael Nadal -- who put out Italian 29th seed Matteo Berrettini 6-4, 7-5, 6-3.

Ruud’s father Christian reached the third round of Roland Garros in 1999 when a 17-year-old Federer made his main draw debut.

Federer lost to Pat Rafter in his first round match. Christian Ruud’s last career tournament was the 2001 French Open where he retired in the first round against Sargis Sargsian.

Had Ruud defeated Sargsian, he would have faced Federer in the second round. Instead Federer came from two sets down to beat Sargsian 9-7 in fifth set to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final.

“I knew he was in the draw back then,” said Federer.

“I know the guys I played be-

fore. It was different times back then. It makes me happy that I had the chance to play that generation of players, because they are still very different to the guys that are playing the ball nowadays.”

Casper was just five months old when Federer played in Paris in 1999. Christian never faced the man who would go on to win 20 Grand Slam titles.

“They practiced together,” said Casper.

“So I think I remember I thought it was cool, but I was young when he told me. I didn’t realise how big of a player and champion Roger was at the time.

“But, you know, I don’t think he had won any Slams at that point when my father practiced with him, so I don’t think my father put too much into it himself.

“He was a youngster and he was a good youngster. I think he was number one in the world juniors, so my father knew that.”

As Ruud tries to reach the third round of a Slam for the first time, he probably won’t be over-awed by the occasion. “I will be the first Ruud to say that I was able to play him, so that’s a bit funny. But I’ve been a little bit more of a Rafa fan and Rafa guy,” he admitted.

Federer, playing in Paris for the first time since 2015 when he made the quarter-finals, hailed the fans on Court Philippe Chatrier, two of whom carried a bedsheet with ‘Federer forever’ painted on it.

“Thanks to the fans, a thousand times thanks.”

Federer saved all four break points he faced against Otte.

“The Grand Slams are incredible. You can meet a player who qualified who (you) have not heard of before,” said the 2009 champion.

“It was difficult, he really played a great match.

“Happily for me, he helped me with some mistakes at the end of the sets.” (afp)

TORONTO - Golden State All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is “pain-free” after tearing a quad muscle last month but Warriors coach Steve Kerr is uncertain he will play in Thursday’s NBA Finals opener.

Cousins suffered the torn left quad in only his second career NBA playoff game but the 28-year-old big man has recovered in time to give Kerr another option when the defending NBA champions face host Toronto in the best-of-seven final.

“DeMarcus has done an amazing job coming back from the injury, which we felt at the time was seasonending,” Kerr said Wednesday.

“He has done an incredible job of rehabbing. “Now here he is. He has scrimmaged a couple times this week. He’s pain-free. So it’s really more a matter of rhythm and timing and conditioning.”

Kerr did not say if the Warriors would activate Cousins for game one, saying he would if it were the regular season to test his condition. Kerr said situations would dictate what action, if any, Cousins will see.

“This is not the regular season.

This is the finals,” Kerr said. “So we have to figure out what’s the best way to utilize him, how many minutes can he play, what the game feels like, what the matchups are like.

“Some of that will be determined by what’s happening in the game and the other stuff is just internal with our staff.”

For his part, Cousins is ready whenever called but understands it’s not all his decision.

“I feel good. It has healed for the most part,” Cousins said. “I’m still working things into shape, building the muscle endurance to play at a high level, but everything’s coming along well. We’ll come together and figure out the best plan for me.”

The Warriors, who are also without star forward Kevin Durant due to a right calf strain, added Cousins last July despite a ruptured left Achilles tendon that prevented him from playing until January. In 30 regular-

season games, Cousins averaged 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals a game.

- Cousins in the ‘hood After suffered the injury April 16, Cousins has worked to return. But it means dropping him basically into the NBA Finals with two games of post-season experience.

“A huge challenge,” said Warriors forward Draymond Green of Cousins returning for the finals. “He doesn’t have much playoff experience... and the intensity level is completely different than a regular-season game.

“And then you get dropped in the NBA Finals. It’s kind of like some kid who grew up in the suburbs going to private school and then one day you just got dropped in the ‘hood and was told to survive. You got to figure that out. It’s very similar to that.

- No Durant, no problem Durant, the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player the past two seasons in leading Golden State to back-toback titles, has been the Warriors top scorer but Golden State is 5-0 without him in the playoffs, a testament to star guard Stephen Curry and the team’s versatility and bench strength.

Durant will miss game one and must practice with club before he will be reinstated to the Warriors’ lineup.

“His next step is individual court work, so that will be the next priority over the next couple of days,” Kerr said. “We have to see him in practice before he can play a game and he hasn’t practiced yet.”

The Warriors are going for their third consecutive NBA title, which hasn’t been done since the 2000-02 Los Angeles Lakers, and a fourth crown in five seasons, a feat not seen since the 1969 Boston Celtics.

Toronto reached the NBA Finals for the first time in the club’s 24-season history, powered by Kawhi Leonard, the 2014 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player with San Antonio and a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. (afp)

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DeMarcus Cousins #0 of the Golden State Warriors passes the ball Oklahoma City Thunder on March 16, 2019 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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World’s tiniest surviving baby born in California LOS ANGELES - A California hospital on Wednesday disclosed the birth of the world’s smallest baby ever to survive, weighing a mere 245 grams (8.6 ounces) -- the same as a large apple -- when she was born.

The girl, nicknamed Saybie by hospital staff, was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother’s pregnancy at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns in San Diego.

The father was told by doctors that he would have about an hour with his daughter before she passed away.

“But that hour turned into two hours which turned into a day, which turned into a week,” the mother said in a video released by the hospital.

Doctors said Saybie was delivered via emergency cesarean section in December at 23 weeks and three days gestation in the womb after severe pregnancy complications that put

her mother’s life at risk. A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks.

After nearly five months at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, Saybie was discharged home earlier this month weighing a healthy five pounds (2.2 kilograms) and sporting a graduation cap.

“She is a miracle, that’s for sure,” said Kim Norby, one of the nurses who cared for Saybie as she fought to survive -- with a sign by her crib that read “tiny but mighty” cheering her on.

Emma Wiest, another nurse featured in the video, said Saybie was so small at birth that “you could barely see her on the bed.”

At birth, she weighed as much as a child’s juice box or two sticks of butter and could fit in the palm of the hands of her caretakers.

“I’d heard that we had such a tiny baby and it sounded unbelievable because I mean she’s about half of the weight as a normal 23-weeker,” Wiest said.

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In this picture received by AFP from Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns on May 29, 2019, shows baby Saybie, the world’s smallest surviving newborn, when she weighed 3 lbs in March 2019 in San Diego, California.

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The police procedure in dealing with demonstrators prioritizes persuasion, human approaches and displaying police symbols, he said. He noted that the police response is always proportional between how large a threat is and the strength of the police forces in dealing with a large demonstration.

As for investigating the deaths of teenagers during the rally, the Indonesian Police have created a fact finding team. The results of the comprehensive investigation will be conveyed to the public transparently.

The establishment of the fact finding team is in accordance with the hopes of several organizations, including the Indonesian Commission for Child Protection (KPAI).

According to data from the KPAI, three teenagers were killed and two others were injured, and are being treated at Tarakan Hospital in Jakarta. The hospital reported treating tens of teenagers who were injured during the clash, while most of them were later allowed to return home after receiving medical help.

“KPAI continues to coordinate with the police to determine the cause of violence against those children, which led to their

deaths,” the Commission said in a statement.

Furthermore, Prof. Din Syamsuddin, Muhammadiyah exchairman, made an appeal to prevent Indonesia from turning into a country of violence, following the unrest erupting on May 21-23, 2019.

Over 10 people, including teenagers, lost their lives in vain, while the fate of several others is unknown, he said in a statement on May 29, 2019.

“This is nothing but the upshot of appalling violence that occurred during the Holy month of Ramadan. All parties -- the people and security officers -- should have exercised self-restraint, which is

the essence of the Ramadan fasting month,” he emphasized. The violence has tarnished the sanctity of Ramadan, he said.

“Furthermore, the physical violence that claimed several lives has snowballed into verbal aggression, with many engaging in a blame game with one another, and also accusing each other, as well as claiming self-righteousness.

This is the start of a national disaster,” he cautioned.

Syamsuddin believes that the only solution lies in the state being present to uphold justice and truth.

“Lest the state is neglected and becomes a country of violence by promoting state violence,” he reiterated.

- Defied the odds -

Doctors said that apart from Saybie’s fighting spirit, her survival as a micro preemie -- a baby born before 28 weeks’ gestation -- could be attributed to the fact that she suffered no serious complications after birth.

“Saybie experienced virtually none of the medical challenges typically associated with micro preemies, which can include brain bleeds, and lung and heart issues,” the hospital said.

Saybie’s ranking as the world’s tiniest baby ever to survive is according to the Tiniest Babies Registry, maintained by the University of Iowa.

The previous record was held by a baby born in Germany in 2015 who weighed seven grams more than Saybie.

“Every life is a miracle -- those that defy the odds even more so,” Edward Bell, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Iowa who oversees the registry, told AFP. In the video released by the hospital, Saybie’s mother said the birth was the scariest day of her life.

She said she was rushed to hospital after feeling ill and was told she had preeclampsia -- a condition marked by very high blood pressure that puts both the mother and baby’s lives at risk.

“They had to deliver her really quickly and I kept telling them that she’s not going to survive, she’s only 23 weeks,” the mother, who did not want to be identified, said.

But against all odds, Saybie did survive. She nonetheless will still face enormous challenges as a micro-preemie, including possible respiratory, hearing and vision problems. (afp)

Syamsuddin called to set up a fact-finding team to probe the violence. “If not, the Ramadan 2019 tragedy will become a dark page in our nation’s history,” he added.

Syamsuddin believes this is the opportune time to uphold justice and truth. “Or otherwise, Allah, the Almighty, will uphold them, either in this world or the hereafter, certainly,” he added.

Earlier, Deputy Chairperson of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Bara Hasibuan called upon the National Police to conduct comprehensive investigation to uncover the intellectual actors behind the unrest. Hasibuan urged the police to arrest those working behind the rioting. (ant)

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Ex-chief of the Army’s Strategic Reserve Command Major General (ret) Kivlan Zen (2nd R) was taken into custody by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police following interrogation as suspect in a firearm possession case, Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019.

Kivlan Zen under police arrest over firearm possession charge

JAKARTA - Ex-chief of the Army’s Strategic Reserve Command Major General (ret) Kivlan Zen was taken into custody by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police following interrogation as suspect in a firearm possession case, Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019.

Zen’s arrest was made after being charged for violating Emergency Law No. 12 of 1951 during questioning at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department

(Bareskrim), coordinator of Kivlan’s lawyer team Djudju Purwantoro, noted on Wednesday.

“Hence, the investigator has made the report. It pertains to the question of whether he keeps or uses the firearm without right. It is related to the testimonies from the suspect Kurniawan, or Sugi and (five other) colleagues,” he remarked.

One of the six suspects in the firearm possession case, identified as Armi, was arrested along with Zen. Arni is

believed to be Zen’s private driver and coordinator of an outsourcing company as a security officer.

“Armi worked part time since almost the past three months for Mr. Kivlan Zen. He has been named as one of the suspects for unlawful ownership and use of firearms.

Hence, Mr Kivlan has been named a suspect in the firearm possession case on Wednesday evening despite not directly possessing and controlling firearms, as the investigators had conducted a pre-probe in the case,” he added. (ant)

Challenge to Indonesia vote makes big claims, weak on proof JAKARTA - The court challenge to Indonesia’s presidential election from the losing candidate claims that the police, intelligence agency and other state institutions were biased in favor of the incumbent, but its evidence for “massive” fraud is mainly printouts of news articles.

Former General Prabowo Subianto has refused to accept the results of the April 17 election and instead declared himself the winner. Seven people died in what police say was orchestrated rioting in the capital last week after official election results confirmed President Joko Widodo had won a second term with 55.5% of the vote.

Subianto’s legal challenge filed with the Constitutional Court on Friday, and reviewed by The Associated Press, alleges there

was “structured, systematic and massive” fraud before, during and after the election in the world’s third-largest democracy.

It repeats earlier assertions from the Subianto campaign that there were 17.5 million duplicated names on the voter list, a claim disputed by the independent Election Commission. The petitioners want the court to invalidate the election, declare that Widodo committed election fraud and install Subianto as president. The court has to rule

by June 28.

The divisive election campaign highlighted Muslim-majority Indonesia’s religious divides.

Subianto, who allied himself with groups that want Islamic law to replace secular government, won heavily in conservative provinces but was defeated nationally by

Widodo’s coalition of moderate and minority voters. It was Subianto’s second loss to Widodo and his fourth unsuccessful bid for the presidency.

Constitutional law expert Refly Harun said lawyers for Subianto need to prove all their allegations and also show that they collectively amounted to massive electoral fraud.

“If only reading their lawsuit documents, it’s not strong enough.

Because in their petition they only included evidence from news links, that could not stand alone,” Harun said.

“But we should learn the degree of their evidence in the hearing.

And it’s not easy to convince the nine judges at the Constitutional Court,” he said.

Citing a subsequently with-

drawn statement from a former district police chief, the legal challenge says local police chiefs were ordered to boost support for Widodo. Further evidence of police bias will be presented during the court hearings, according to the legal documents.

To back up its claim of a biased national intelligence agency, the legal case cites a June 2018 statement from former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that some individuals in that agency and other security institutions were not neutral.

The complaint also alleges that government spending programs and increases to them were ploys by the Widodo campaign to buy votes using the state budget.

Several dozen news articles from online sites of varying cred-

ibility are provided as evidence of massive election fraud with headlines such as “Jokowi Gets Support When Attending the Village Chiefs National Gathering” and “Jokowi Admits Infrastructure Development in the Interest of the 2019 Election.”

Votes in Indonesia’s elections are counted publicly at hundreds of thousands of polling places, which are each limited to 300 voters. The vote tabulation forms from each polling place are available online and can be cross referenced against the results collated by the Election Commission.

Before the election, there were allegations of irregularities in the overseas vote after thousands of already marked voting papers were discovered in two locations in neighboring Malaysia. (ap)

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BUSINESS This photograph taken on May 24, 2019 shows garment factory workers stitching apparel in a factory in Hanoi.

From socks and sneakers to washing machines and watches, countries across Asia are hoping the US tariff squeeze on China will presage a permanent shift in manufacturing patterns as big name brands dodge the trade war in cheaper locations to make their goods.

China accuses US of ‘naked economic terrorism’

BEIJING - China accused the United States of “naked economic terrorism” on Thursday as Beijing ramps up the rhetoric in their trade war.

The world’s top two economies are at loggerheads as trade talks have apparently stalled, with US President Donald Trump hiking tariffs on Chinese goods earlier this month and blacklisting telecom giant Huawei.

“We are against the trade war, but we are not afraid of it,” vice foreign minister Zhang Hanhui said at a press briefing to preview President Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia next week.

“This premeditated instigation of a trade conflict is naked economic terrorism, economic chauvinism, and economic bullying,” Zhang said, stressing that China opposes the systematic use of sanctions, tariffs and protectionism.

“There is no winner in a trade war,” he warned.

China has hit back with its own

tariff increase that will take effect June 1, while state media has suggested that Beijing could stop exports of rare earths to the United States, depriving Washington of a key resource used to make hi-tech products.

- TV debate Meanwhile, state media and officials have stepped up the rhetoric, tapping patriotic fervour as the Communist Party digs in for what could be a long fight with the United States.

An anchor for the Englishlanguage state broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN) even held a rare debate on Thursday with a presenter from Fox Business Network to discuss the trade war after jousting on

social media.

The debate between CGTN’s Liu Xin and Fox Business’s Trish Regan was civil, with the American journalist saying “I appreciate you being here” and the Chinese anchor inviting her to come to China, adding “I will take you around”.

But China’s propaganda apparatus has stepped up the rhetoric.

“We advise the US to not underestimate China’s ability to safeguard its own development rights and interests, and not to say we didn’t warn you,” the party’s mouthpiece, The People’s Daily, said in an editorial on Wednesday warning that rare earths could be used as a counter-measure.

China produces more than 95 percent of the world’s rare earths, and the United States relies on the Asian superpower for upwards of 80 percent of its imports.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asked about the rare

earths threat during an interview, said that Americans have already “lost and suffered for decades under the current rules” and that Trump’s “singular focus is to push back” on China.

He renewed his attack on Huawei, saying there was a “deep connectivity” between the company and the Chinese state that had no parallel in the US system.

“If it’s the case that the Chinese Communist Party wanted to get information from technology that was in the possession of Huawei, it is almost certainly the case that Huawei would provide that to them,” he told the Fox Business Network.

Huawei has rejected the criticism and on Tuesday filed a motion for summary judgment, hoping it would swiftly win a lawsuit against US legislation that bars federal agencies from using the company’s equipment.

- Russia, China get closer “This trade conflict will also have a serious negative impact on the development and revival of the global economy,” Zhang said Thursday.

While Washington and Beijing spar, Xi is preparing to meet with President Vladimir Putin from June 5 to June 7 as the neighbouring giants forge closer ties.

China and Russia have broad consensus and common interests on the trade war issue, Zhang said.

“China and Russia will certainly strengthen economic and trade cooperation, including cooperation in various fields such as economic and trade investment,” he added.

“We will certainly respond to various external challenges, do what we have to do, develop our economies, and constantly improve the living standards of our two peoples.” (afp)

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Ngurah Rai unaffected by low additional flight permit submissions

BADUNG - Airline companies’ submission for additional flight permits at the Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday 2019 recorded a 254-percent drop than last year.

“Up until May 28, some 216 submissions for additional flights were recorded, declining some 254 percent than last year,” spokesperson of Angkasa Pura I, the state-owned operator of Ngurah Rai Airport Arie Ahsanurrohim remarked here on Wednesday.

Recent data from the Eid al-Fitr post at the Ngurah Rai Airport showed that two airline companies -- Batik Air and AirAsia -had sought permit for additional flights during the long holidays, respectively with 132 and 84 submissions.

The figure declined significantly as compared to 765 additional flight submissions during the corresponding period in 2018.

Ahsanurrohim pointed to the steep price of air tickets being the main factor behind the decline.

However, he remarked that Angkasa Pura I had not incurred any losses since the submission for additional flights was grouped as an unanticipated additional income and chiefly to

accommodate domestic flights, so they would not include it in the balance sheet.

“The additional flights are mainly to cater to passengers on their homebound journey, so we will not count it. However, we remain

committed to offering the best possible services to ensure a secure, safe, and comfortable flight,” he emphasized.

In terms of profit and loss, the spokesperson noted that the permits for additional flights might not be

used all at once and be based on the number of passengers at the Ngurah Rai Airport.

“For instance, the number of domestic passengers decreased by nine percent last month, while international flight passengers grew

some 14 percent,” he noted.

Ahsanurrohim remarked that the airline companies certainly had weighed the benefits before putting in a request for the additional flight permit, apart from relying solely on flight history data. (ant)

Myth Regarding Batu Medawu Temple in Nusa Penida

Peak of the temple festival or piodalan at Batu Medawu Temple, Nusa Penida, took place on January 30. After holding the bhakti penganyar, the series of the temple festival was closed on Saturday (Feb. 2). There is an interesting myth about the establishment of the temple belonging to the sad kahyangan in Klungkung which is related to the failure of Dukuh Jumpungan against Batara Toh Langkir, the ruler of mainland Bali.

Chairperson of the Ritual Committee, Putu Sujana, stated on Friday (Jan. 2) the piodalan in the sad kahyangan temple falls every six months and coincides with the Buda Kliwon Pahang. Local Hindus seemed enthusiastic about making prayers. Moreover, the Regent of Klungkung, Nyoman Suwirta, and his wife also came to say prayers in order that nature and its contents will always be calm and peaceful, in the midst of the current situation increasingly familiar with

natural disasters.

This temple has the concept of nyegara gunung or sea-mountainward where there is a combination of land and sea in one form of beauty. At the Batu Medawu Temple, all the pilgrims performed prayers for three times, namely at the Segara, Taman and Penataran Temple.

This temple is supported by half the customary villagers, starting from the customary village of Kutampi Atas to the south and the east.

In addition to the pilgrims coming from their own local community, the festival at the Batu Medawu Temple is also often attended by people from the Island of Bali.

Batu Medawu Temple is located at Suana village, just west of Semaya hamlet. As one of the sad kahyangan temples in Klungkung, this temple has a long history in its existence in Bali. The local temple priest explained the name Batu Medawu comes from the word perahu medah batu or a boat

dividing rocks.

The origin is reinforced by the story of Nusa Penida Chronicle telling about the story of I Renggan, one of the grandchildren of Dukuh Jumpungan who wanted to conquer Bali with his magical boat.

In the story, I Renggan is believed to have the capability of making every land passed through by his boat will become an ocean.

“Bathara Toh Langkir knows such desire, so that he made I Renggan unable to control the boat and fall asleep. The boat was stranded in Manggis, Karangasem and crashed into an island there. Finally, the island split and becomes small islands as we see now around Padangbai,” said Jero Mangku.

The priest added that due to his failure, he tried to return to Nusa Penida through the eastern part of the island. When trying to tether the boat, apparently it was not completely under control. Even, it passed to the beach and split the

rock mound in the eastern part of the island. In short, the ruin of I Renggan’s boat was made a place of worship currently known as the Batu Medawu Temple.

The story is further strengthened by a symbol in the form of building resembling a boat’s rear part depict-

ing a boat splitting a rock mound.

This building can be seen in the Batu Medawu Temple, precisely in the Segara Temple. Batu Medawu Temple serves as a holy place to ask for wisdom, unlike the Dalem Ped functioned to invoke strength. (kmb)

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Boeing CEO on 737 MAX problems: ‘We clearly fell short’

Ida Pedanda Gde Made Tembau

This chanter of Puja Tri Sandya passes away

NEW YORK - The head of Boeing acknowledged Wednesday that the company “clearly fell short” in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators.

Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg’s remarks to CBS News -- his first interview since the global grounding of the plane following two crashes that claimed 346 lives -- came as a top airline representative signaled that the top-selling jets could be out of service at least through mid- to late-August.

Muilenburg was pressed by CBS about failing to notify the Federal Aviation Administration for more than a year that the company had deactivated a signal designed to advise the crew of a disagreement between the plane’s “angle of attack” sensors, which measure its angle vis-a-vis oncoming air to warn of impending stalls.

The sensors provide data to the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, a flight handling system connected to the deadly crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines MAXs. The FAA did not learn of the issue until after the Lion Air crash, more than 13 months after Boeing first unearthed the problem.

The design of the MCAS system has been criticized by aviation experts because it is tied to just one sensor at a time, making it susceptible to malfunction.

In both of the MAX crashes, the MCAS pointed the plane sharply downward based on a faulty sensor reading, hindering the pilots’ effort to control the aircraft after takeoff, according to preliminary crash investigations.

Muilenburg, who has repeatedly rejected suggestions of a design flaw in the 737 MAX, acknowledged implementation shortcomings.

“The implementation of this angle of attack alert was a mistake,” he told CBS. “Our communication on that was not what it should have been.”

SEMARAPURA - After four days of fighting against health problems in his bladder, the chanter of Puja Tri Sandya or Hindu thrice daily prayers who was quite popular in Bali, Ida Pedanda Gede Made Tembau, passed away on Tuesday night (May 28). The sad news was justified by his youngest son, Ida Bagus Wibawa.

Until tonight, his body is still at BaliMed Hospital, Denpasar.

“He passed away approximately at 19:00 local time. I will inform this to our great preceptor (Ida Nabe) regarding the next procession is in Gria,” said Ida Bagus Wibawa on Tuesday night (May 28), while conveying that he was taking care of the homecoming of his body from BaliMed Hospital Denpasar to Gria Kulon Aan. He did not dare to convey about the next procession to be organized at Gria Kulon Aan, Banjarangkan. Regarding the cremation and the series of ceremony are still being negotiated with the extended family of Ida Pedanda, before getting instructions from Ida Nabe, who is also the elder brother of Ida Pedanda Gede Made Tembau, namely Ida Pedanda Gede Putra Tembau.

As reported earlier, this 74-year-old Brahmin priest had disorder in his bladder that returned to relapse. Such condition forced him to re-enter the ICU treatment room of BaliMed Hospital since four days ago. His youngest child, Ida Bagus Wibawa, said that the history of the bladder disorder is long enough. However, it has recurred since the last year.

In fact, previously was said that Ida Pedanda had experienced blooded urine. At that time, he had received treatment at Sanglah Hospital. His condition was getting better, after treatment at the hospital. After that, he routinely carried out health control. Later on, the history of bladder health problems recurred. Wibawa admitted that his illness had recurred because he was late in carrying out health control. “After the blooded urinating, we routinely control his health. Finally, the relapse indeed happened again due to late control,” said Wibawa. (kmb)

But Muilenburg, who also issued a sweeping apology to the families of flight victims during the interview, said he believes in the plane and would have no reservations putting his family aboard.

“We’re confident in the fundamental safety of the airplane,” he said.

- Lagging timeframe The interview comes a week after the FAA led a meeting of international regulators designed to coordinate the process to approve the return of the 737 MAX into service.

Alexandre de Juniac, head of the International Air Transport Association, said Wednesday that the plane -- which has been grounded since mid-March -- will remain out of service “at least 10 to 12 weeks” while regulators review Boeing’s proposed fix to the MCAS. A note from CFRA Research characterized the timeframe for the 737 MAX resumption as “worse” than expected, but said Boeing was still well positioned once it exits the crisis.

“Our thesis on Boeing is based on long term commercial aerospace demand, a strong order book and the likelihood that Boeing will not lose significant orders as long as the plane resumes service safely,” CFRA said.

“We expect continued volatility in the shares until the issues hanging over Boeing move closer to being resolved,” CFRA added.

- Compensating customers Earlier Wednesday, Muilenburg told an investor conference in New York that the company will tailor its compensation to

details that AirAsia submitted 84 extra flights, as well as Batik Air with 132 extra flights. When compared to the number of last year’s application amounting to 765 extra flights, there is a decrease in the number of extra flight application up to 254 percent.

“Although this year’s extra flight application is far less compared to last year, we remain committed to providing the best services for the implementation of comfortable and safe flights,” said General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) for Ngurah Rai International Airport

Branch, Bali, Haruman Sulaksono, in his statement when opening the post.

He predicted the peak of the traffic movement ahead of the Eid will occur on the day two before the Eid with 471 aircraft movements and 76,974 passengers transported. As for the peak of traffic movement after the Eid will happen on day three after the Eid, where there will be 471 aircraft movements and 84,385 passengers served.

During the operation of the post, personnel will be assigned

to be on duty in the Eid Integrated Command Post that will be divided into 3 shifts, namely the morning, afternoon and night shift.

A total of 39 personnel of each shift across airport community institutions are ready to ensure the best services for passengers.

“During the implementation of the post, 1,648 joint personnel from various institutions of the airport community members will be alerted to ensure flight safety and security, as well as the smooth traffic of passenger movements within the airport area,” said

Haruman.

The 24-hour Command Post will operate for a period of 16 days, starting from May 29, 2019 until June 13, 2019, manned by personnel from a number of institutions, namely PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), Airport Authority Office Region IV, Port Health Office, Ngurah Rai Air Force Base of Indonesia, Ngurah Rai Airspace Sector Police, National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Ngurah Rai Meteorological Station, and K9 Unit from Bali Police. (kmb23)

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In this file photo taken on March 27, 2019 employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington. airlines for the 737 MAX grounding around customer preference, and they could be paid back in services instead of cash.

“We know we’ve impacted the summer schedules for many of them, and it’s difficult, it’s painful,” he said.

“I don’t see this as an additional material event for us, but it’s something that’s going to require individual attention customer by customer.”

Compensation could include tweaking plane delivery schedules, or offering additional training or services, as well as cash in some cases, he said.

Muilenburg described last week’s meeting of international regulators as a “key” event in returning the plane to service, but acknowledged that it may take more time before global regulators are ready to approve the plane’s return.

“Our hope is that we’ll have a broad international alignment with the FAA,” he said at the conference.

“But there may be some international authorities that will operate on a different schedule. So we’ll have to tailor our plans, depending on the regulatory approval to get the airplane back up and flying.” (afp)

21 killed in fiery Mexico road accident: officials

Anticipation of surge, two airlines propose 216 extra flights MANGUPURA - To anticipate the surge in the traffic of airplanes and passengers entering and leaving Bali during the Eid period, PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) as the operator of the Ngurah Rai International Airport officially opened the Eid Integrated Transport Post 2019 on Tuesday (May 28). Based on the data collected until day one before the operation of the post, two airlines already applied for extra flights, namely Batik Air and AirAsia.

The two airlines proposed a total of 216 extra flights, with

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Rescue personal work at the site of a road accident in Coatzacoalcos, state of Veracruz, Mexico on May 29, 2019. A semi truck and a bus carrying passengers back from a pilgrimage to a Catholic shrine crashed and burst into flames Wednesday in eastern Mexico, killing at least 21 people, officials said.

COATZACOALCOS - A semitruck and a bus carrying passengers back from a pilgrimage to a Catholic shrine crashed and burst into flames Wednesday in eastern Mexico, killing at least 21 people, officials said.

Thirty others were injured.

Most of the victims were pilgrims from the southern state of Chiapas who were on their way back from a trip to Mexico City to pray at the basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the country’s patron saint, said the head of the Civil Protection service for the state of Veracruz, Guadalupe Osorno.

“The forensics experts at the

scene report 17 bodies of passengers who were traveling in the bus, plus two people who died in the semi-truck,” she said.

“One person was dead on arrival at the hospital, and another who was in serious condition died.”

The Catholic archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutierrez, in Chiapas, sent its condolences to the victims’ loved ones in a statement.

“We deeply regret the deaths caused by this accident and share in their families’ overwhelming pain,” it said.

The accident occurred on a highway in a region known as the Maltrata hills, where the roads wind

between peaks that rise more than 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) above sea level.

Emergency officials at the scene said one of the vehicles lost its brakes going downhill and crashed into the other, causing both to erupt in flames and leaving the bus a charred frame lying on its side.

Rescue and forensic workers carried away the bodies after covering them.

In 2006, more than 50 Evangelical Christians were killed in the same region when their bus plunged into a ravine. Authorities said that accident was also caused by faulty brakes. (afp)

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Yes to Roland Garros skeletons and zebra stripes, no to flowers PARIS - There’s been a few skeletons, the odd zebra and tiger stripe at Roland Garros... and flowers.

Whatever you do, just don’t ask Britain’s Kyle Edmund about the flowers.

He is not a fan of the floral designs which adorned his shirt in his opening round match at the French Open.

“I wouldn’t personally pick flowers if I had to do,” said the straight-talking South African-born but Yorkshire-bred Englishman.

Edmund was referring to the flower-print design of the shirt given to him for Roland Garros

by Nike.

“You get what you’re given with Nike. So there’s actually a story behind it rather than they just decide to come up with it. So there’s a reason to do with the French Revolution, I was told.

“I’m sure if you said I would like

to wear something else and I don’t want to play in this, they would accommodate.

“But, you know, I’ve played in pink kits and bright yellow kits, so this one was not too bad.”

There’s big money in on-court tennis fashion and the four Grand Slam events are targeted battlegrounds.

Their significance was highlighted last summer when Roger Federer parted company with Nike after two decades, signing instead

a $300 million deal with Japanese manufacturer Uniqlo.

It was a 10-year agreement, even though Federer was almost 37 when he penned the deal.

Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu, the shock champion in Indian Wells this year, admitted that the selection on offer was certainly striking.

She sports the skeleton option which shares fabric space with... geese.

“I mean, maybe they’re run-

There’s big money in on-court tennis fashion and the four Grand Slam events are targeted battlegrounds.

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ning out of ideas, but I think it’s something different. And I can’t complain. I actually really like it,” said the Canadian.

Nike also supplied Serena Williams’s ‘mother, champion, queen, goddess’ cape which the American wore onto Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday.

Once she started playing, she revealed a two-piece black-and-white outfit, slit at one thigh.

The 23-time major winner also found herself defending her sponsors after the company said it would change its policy of cutting female athletes’ pay during and after pregnancy.

“That’s what it’s about. It’s about learning from mistakes and doing better,” said the 37-year-old.

Abby Swancutt, the NikeCourt Global Design Director, explaining the classic ‘toile’ style on show in Paris, said: “We wanted to play off the history of the area in an unexpected way.

“We saw a big opportunity pairing a classic French motif within a traditional sport like tennis.”

Australia’s top player Ashleigh Barty said her black-and-white stripe outfit by Fila “pops”.

“A lot of the girls are in black and in darker colours, and it always look good against the red clay.”

“When I put it on, it’s not as out there as I thought it would be.

But I’m happy to wear whatever.

It’s comfortable, so I’m good to go.” (afp)

ANOTHER day, another Fenty look from Rihanna’s LVMHbacked fashion label. The designer, who inspired the conglomerate to found its first brand since 1987 (and the first luxury maison helmed by a black woman) from scratch, presented her debut collection to industry heavyweights earlier this week. Last night, it was the turn of press and VIPs, who took in the rails of strongshouldered tailoring and utilitarian separates while mentally wishlisting what to buy from the first drop on May 29.

Rihanna circulated the pop-up Fenty boutique – of which the brand promises to stage more for customers – in a fresh white tee, khaki miniskirt and matching mac

with black lining. Eagle-eyed readers will, of course, recognise the outerwear as the same piece Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful snapped up during his own preview.

“I like to wear men’s clothes, I don’t like to say, ‘It’s a man’s thing or a woman’s thing.’ I hope men and women just wear it because they love it,” Rihanna told Vogue’s Sarah Harris of the inclusivity and diversity embedded in her brand, which is an extension of her successful Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty lingerie lines. “I’m a curvy girl, if I can’t wear my stuff then it just won’t work. I need to see how it looks on my hips, on my thighs, on my stomach – does it look good on me or only on a fit

model? It’s important.”

As well as road-testing every piece herself, she’s been acting as her own brand ambassador for some time. Prior to the three Fenty looks she has worn during the launch week, the entrepreneur has been mixing samples into her wardrobe since January. It was the shield sunglasses during a sojourn from her tiny shades that sparked real intrigue around the unidentifiable items, however. Now they will all be available to the masses.

“Fearlessness is a façade,” the musician-turned-mogul said of the pressure she feels to perform.

The ceaseless hype surrounding the most-anticipated label launch in years suggests she’s already succeeded. (net)

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Brass holy bell products most favored

BUDAGA village, Klungkung, is known as a manufacturer of various types of ritual paraphernalia made of brass. Installation of signboard of craftsmen can be encountered at every corner of the alley at local residence. Of the many types of brass products, the ritual paraphernalia in the form of holy bell is in the highest demand.

One of the brass craftsmen, Ketut Suparta Wijaya, stated on Tuesday (May 28) that brass raw material can be made into various ritual paraphernalia. Apart from holy bells, there are also nawa sanga (gods in the nine points of the compass) weapons, tools of Brahmin priest as well as ordinary prayer tools. The market response in Bali is actually quite high.

Some consumers buy directly to craftsmen in retail, while some resellers buy the product in bulk to be sold again to a number of markets in Denpasar, Gianyar, and even Singaraja.

“We have been a holy bell craftsman from generation to generation,” said Ketut Suparta, accompanied by his mother

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Wayan Supraptinadi and his wife Putu Puspita Dewi, naming his business Ratna Sarin Sekar Tunjung.

Southeastern part of his house is used as a material processing location starting from preparing materials, molding process to finishing. There used to be several employees.

However, today only three of them still work with him.

Supraptinadi admitted that later it was quite difficult to find workers whereas the market demand is actually quite high.

To make a good holy bell, from the molding process to finishing can take approximately two weeks. If just molding, he can produce 50 pieces of unfinished product a day. However, to process it to completion, the amount is recognized as uncertain. Maybe he can only make one to five bells. In the manufacturing process, the longest process is to make the handle part as having full of engraving.

To make the handle, first of all he must prepare wax carved in accordance with the original bell product. Then, the wax is wrapped in the first red soil and the second layer. After that, it must be dried out under the sun and the wax can be

released out. Thus, the red soil is molded from inside part according to the design of the carved strokes. Furthermore, the soil having been shaped as carvings according to the wax is poured with brass liquid. After hardening, the soil is then removed and the brass is hardened in accordance with the initial design of the wax mockup. Next, it just needs refining.

One bell having a good sound can be sold for IDR 400,000.

If the buyer is a temple priest, the price can be said to be more expensive because he can and has the opportunity to choose the bell he prefers. There is also an uter bell sold for IDR 200,000 and Brahmin priest equipment, such as holy water scoop, yellow rice container, incense burner to perforated coins equally made from brass.

The craftsmen produce brass handicrafts quite smoothly, but the price competition makes them quite nervous. Too extreme price competition makes the business unfair. Nevertheless, his side is still trying to maintain the quality of good reputation of Budaga as the center for brass craft products.

Thus, consumers are not disrupted. (gik)

Due to sand rain exposure, livestock don’t want to feed grass

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AMLAPURA - Eruption of Mount Agung occurred on Friday (May 24) caused all the plants in Mount Agung, especially at Besakih village, to get exposed to ash and sand rain. Due to these conditions, local farmers complained that their livestock did not grass due to exposure to ashes and sand.

A farmer of Besakih, Ketut Sulendra, stated on Tuesday (May 28) that eruption of Mount Agung

caused the grass to get exposed to thick ashes and sand. As a result, the livestock are reluctant to eat the grass. “My livestock don’t want to eat grass at all. On that account, I am forced to look for jackfruit leaves to feed them. Unexpectedly, they just want to eat a little” he said.

Sulendra hoped there will be a downpour of rain so the exposure of ash and sand can vanish. By that way, the livestock previously

rejected to eat the grass filled with ash and sand is willing to eat it again. “Yesterday (Sunday—Ed) was cloudy and drizzling. Hopefully, there will be more heavy rain later, so the ashes and sand attached to the grass can disappear,” he said.

Similar condition was revealed by another farmer, I Nengah Suartana. He admitted that his livestock is difficult to eat as the

grass he has cut due to exposure to volcanic ashes with sand. “Livestock only want to eat a little. Most of the feed given does not want to be eaten. Finally, most fodders are thrown away. It happens due to the thickness of ashes and sand attached to the grass. Probably, the grass is felt rough because it contains sand, that’s why the livestock do not want to eat it,” explained Suartana.

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Meanwhile, to provide comfort for travelers visiting Besakih tourist object, the management staff sprayed the ashes and sand around the Besakih Temple area. “We have sprayed the ashes and sand in the temple area because they are pretty thick. If it is not cleaned, it will be very disturbing to the activities of tourists and pilgrims wishing to say prayers,” explained Mangku Ngawit. (kmb41)

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Safeguarding environment from garbage and air pollution

DENPASAR - The efforts to protect the environment are increasingly massive, not only by small movements but also by applying eco-friendly technology. All this time, humans have lived from pollution both garbage pollution and air pollution.

The measures to reduce pollution have been carried out.

In maintaining the environment from waste, massive waste recycles are carried out. Meanwhile, air pollution is minimized by the reduction in exhaust emissions.

Motor vehicle fumes are pursued to use fuels producing more eco-friendly exhaust gases. In addition, cigarette smoke which is a contributor to pollution has also emerged new technologies to reduce cigarette smoke. Then, the waste that was previously burned causing air pollution is no longer

allowed at this time.

In the Merah Putih talk show on Tuesday (May 28), Bali Environment Agency, Dewa Gede Surahardi, stated that garbage is a big problem. In order to maintain the sanctity and harmony of Bali’s natural environment, Governor of Bali Wayan Koster has launched a program and provided training for the community, especially those who are engaged in waste processing and utilization of used goods into economically valuable goods.

Dissemination to environmentally-aware villages has also been carried out, including dissemination not to burn waste because the toxins from burning garbage are high. Bali provincial government also has a program known as the Bali Plastic Waste Cleanup which aims to educate the public in terms of protecting Bali’s nature from garbage. This program

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is carried out every month in a different location.

Head of the PPLH Research Center at Udayana University, Made Sudarma, said there are still resources having economic value that can be utilized. Various programs of the government have been carried out to reduce pollution, especially garbage pollution. One indicator of the success of waste management can be seen at the landfill. If the waste in the landfill decreases, it means the waste management at the source is not maximized.

Less maximized waste management in the community has decreased because it does not have a market, whereas many creative products can be made from the garbage. “If it is absorbed by the market, there is no need to bother, people will flock to utilize garbage,” he joked.

On that account, according to him, there should be a policy to prepare the market because if it is left to the market mechanism, he believed it will not find a meeting point between the production cost and the price of the product. One of the ways that can be done in producing recycled-waste products is to provide incentives and subsidies for producers wishing to process the waste.

Division Head of Industry at the Bali Trade and Industry Agency, I Gde W. Suamba, stated that to market the products resulted from waste management can be done through the exhibition as one of the solutions. Bali Arts Festival has been around the corner. He said this year’s BAF will showcase recycled products. Online marketing is also done through marketplaces having been invited to work together.

With the existence of the Governor Regulation on the reduction in the use of plastic waste, the business potential of the producing alternative products for plastic bags is getting bigger because more and more people are using non-plastic bags.

Aside from garbage, environmental pollution is also caused by cigarette smoke and even close to us. Chairman of the Bali Vaporizer Association (AVB), I Gde Agus Mahardika, stated that Vape is included in the other tobacco processing products (HPTL). Vape technology has developed to date because of the emergence of human awareness of health and the environment.

Vape is different from conventional cigarettes, where it is not burned but heated so it produces steam. The content consists of 4 essence substances, nicotine, PG and VG. Meanwhile, combustion of conventional cigarettes produces 4,000 dangerous substances from 600 contents in them. (kmb42)

To handle garbage from upstream

Tabanan encourages establishment of waste bank

TABANAN - Garbage transport service by Tabanan Environment Agency (DLH) can only cover seven villages in Tabanan and Kediri sub-districts. On the other hand, Tabanan has 133 villages. So, the 126 villages said to be waste-producing upstream areas must be handled so the residents do not dispose of garbage where they are not supposed to.

Head of the Tabanan Environment Agency, Made Subagia, said on Tuesday (May 28) the upstream areas said to be producing waste are not only the villages in the

highlands. However, the villages are those remaining to dispose of garbage in the moor and in the river.

To overcome the garbage of the villages, he encouraged the formation of a garbage bank.

At present, of the 133 Tabanan villages, a total of 40 villages have owned their own waste bank. The role of waste bank itself is to invite the community through the PKK housewives to sort out their household waste. “The plastic waste is sorted and then collected into a waste bank,” he said.

The target of DLH in the future is to establish one waste bank for one village. And this year, it is expected there will be 20 more villages that can establish a waste bank. In establishing the waste bank, according to Subagia, one of the obstacles is the availability of officers to provide education, dissemination and motivation to establish a waste bank at each village. “DLH does not have extension workers at each subdistrict due to limited employees.

Hopefully, there will be 10 additional staff functioned as extension

workers that will be assigned in each sub-district,” he explained.

In addition to establishing waste bank, the DLH also encouraged each village to use village funds to prepare an independent waste transportation fleet. Thus, the residual waste from the results of sorting in the households can be transported to Mandung landfill that ultimately reduces waste disposal into the environment.

At present, some villages, said Subagia, already have their own transport fleet such as at Timpag

village, Sudimara village, Kediri village, Blayu village, Bantas village and Bengkel village. DLH itself is also working on 10 additional armadas through the DAK funds of central government proposed in 2020. When getting 10 additional armadas, they will be respectively directed to serve one sub-district so that the current DLH services can be expanded.”The fleet is now limited. So, we are proposing 10 additional armadas to further serve each sub-district,” added Subagia. (kmb24)

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Marriott International Bolsters its Asia Pacific Luxury Offering with 13 Properties Set to Open in 2019 Marriott International today announced strong growth of its Asia Pacific luxury portfolio with 13 new luxury properties projected to open in 2019, offering a wide range of transformative experiences designed to capture the modern luxury traveler. Marriott International’s current portfolio of 130 luxury hotels across ten countries and territories in Asia Pacific is poised to grow in 2019 with new openings from JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, and The Luxury Collection. Additionally, Marriott International’s unified loyalty program, Marriott Bonvoy, will offer more guests unique experiences in coveted destinations across the region.

“Asia Pacific’s luxury travel industry is one of the fastest-growing in the world, driven by markets like China and India. On top of this, global luxury travelers today are seeking more than just the opportunity to indulge, they want experiences that deliver personal meaning and significance,” said Peggy Fang Roe, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Asia Pacific, Marriott International. “In response, Marriott International continues to grow its footprint and experiential offerings in Asia Pacific, providing highly contextualized and carefully curated experiences, allowing luxury travelers to explore their passions and grow on a personal level,” Fang Roe continued.

From the Maldives to Hong Kong and Perth to Okinawa, Marriott International Invites Guests to Explore Asia Pacific’s Most Enchanting Destinations The Ritz-Carlton continues its growth in Asia Pacific with four anticipated openings. The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, which is expected to open in October, will mark the brand’s return to Australia. The brand is also slated to bring its legendary service and style to key markets in China and India with the opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Xi’an in June, The RitzCarlton, Nanjing in October and The Ritz-Carlton, Pune in September.

One of the fastest growing luxury brands in Asia Pacific, JW Marriott continues its expansion by adding five new properties, including the newly opened JW Marriott Hotel Qufu and soon-to-open JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Shanghai Pudong in August. The Pudong property will be the first JW Marriott Marquis in Asia, and the third globally. The brand expects to also debut in the Maldives in August.

The Luxury Collection continues to make its mark, with the exciting debut of IRAPH SUI, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Okinawa, in January 2019 and two anticipated hotels in Nanning, China and Kolkata, India.

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Gotta catch some shuteye: Pokemon unveils ‘sleep game’ TOKYO - Having trouble waking up in the morning? Not getting enough sleep? The company that brought you Pokemon Go may have a solution: a game “played” by sleeping.

Pokemon Company said on Wednesday it would release a new smartphone game called “Pokemon Sleep” in 2020, turning sleep into entertainment.

The firm created the wildly popular Pokemon Go app, a game that let players walking the real world hunt virtual Pokemon, in 2016.

“Now we set our sights on sleeping,” president Tsunekazu Ishihara told reporters.

“It’s a game with which you look forward to waking up,” he said.

“Turning sleeping... into entertainment is our next goal.”

Ishihara offered little detail on the game, but Nintendo -- which helped develop Pokemon Go -- said during the press conference in Tokyo that they are rolling out a new device that can track players’ sleep and send data to their smartphone.

The announcement sparked a social media frenzy, and plenty

of quips.

“I can’t wait to be an esports player now that sleeping is part of gaming,” wrote one Twitter user.

“Pokemon Sleep. At last, a valid excuse for that extra six hours in bed,” wrote another.

At the very least, the game seems unlikely to spark the sort of trouble caused by Pokemon Go, which saw players blamed for traffic accidents and other violations as they roamed the streets -- buried in their phones -- hunting “monsters”.

The free game uses satellite locations, graphics and camera capabilities to overlay cartoon characters on real-world settings, challenging players to capture and train the creatures.

Pokemon, short for “pocket monsters”, has been a constant in Japan since it was launched as software in 1996 for Nintendo’s iconic Game Boy console.

Its “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” slogan has been turned into a song.

The game has expanded into other media, most notably a hugely popular TV animation show and a recent film. (afp)

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US actor Will Smith and his wife actress Jada Pinkett Smith attend the World Premiere of Disney’s “Aladdin” at El Capitan theatre on May 21, 2019 in Hollywood.

Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ woos North America box office

LOS ANGELES - Disney’s “Aladdin” soared at the North American box office over the holiday weekend raking in nearly $117 million and leading all other offerings, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Tuesday.

The film, released on the American four-day Memorial Day weekend, earned $116.8 million from Friday through Monday and $91.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well beyond earlier estimates of around $80 million. The live-action movie, directed by Guy Ritchie, stars Will Smith as the genie and the Egyptianborn Canadian actor Mena Massoud as the wily charmer who pretends to be a prince to catch the attention of the lovely Jasmine (Naomi Scott).

The new version is an adaptation of Disney’s 1992 “Aladdin,” which featured the unforgettable voice of Robin Williams as the fast-talking genie (and the less well-known actor Scott Weinger as Aladdin).

Last week’s box-office leader,

Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum,” slipped to second, taking in $24.6 million for three days ($31 million for four).

Keanu Reaves again stars as retired hitman John Wick, this time being chased by an army of killers after a contract is put on his head.

Also starring are Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane and Anjelica Huston.

In third was Disney blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame,” taking in an estimated $17.2 million for three days ($22.1 million for four).

“Avengers,” with an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson and Josh Brolin, has

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broken domestic records but, with a worldwide take of $2.68 billion, is still shy of the $2.79 billion earned by all-time leader “Avatar” in 2009.

Fourth place went to “Pokemon: Detective Pikachu” from Warner Bros, at $13.4 million ($17.2 million). Its animated title character (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) teams up with a young boy (Justice Smith, in a live-action role) to seek the boy’s missing father. And in fifth was new Sony horror thriller “Brightburn,” at $7.8 million ($9.6 million). Elizabeth Banks, David Denman and Jackson A Dunn star in the story of an alien tot who arrives on Earth and realizes, as he grows up on a Kansas farm, that he has superpowers. (afp)

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Indonesian riot fire tear gas at protesters demonstrating against the re-election of Indonesian president in Jakarta on May 22, 2019. At least six people were killed as Indonesia’s capital erupted in violence when police clashed with protesters opposed to the re-election of President Joko Widodo.

Investigation teams expected to reveal truth of post-election unrest

Jakarta’s post-election rally, which ended in violence from May 21 to 22, 2019, claimed eight lives and resulted in hundreds of protestors, and nine police officers, being injured. The police claimed, however, that seven people were dead, while others said the fatalities reached more than 10.

Of those injured, 294 victims were between 20 and 24 years old, and 170 others were below 19 years, while the deaths included three teens, according to the Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced the final results of the recent parliamentary and presidential elections on May 22 at 1:28 a.m., declaring that the Jokowi-Ma’ruf Amin pair had secured 85 million votes, or 55.5 percent of the national vote, as compared to contenders Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno receiving 68 million votes, or 44.5 percent.

The Jokowi-Amin pair has since declared victory, while the

Prabowo-Sandi pair rejected the KPU’s official tabulation result and issued a legal challenge at the Constitutional Court (MK).

This unfinished political process sparked a mass protest from the Prabowo supporters, who alleged massive fraud in the presidential elections.

The police allowed them to stage a rally until they finished performing Tarawih, the evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, on the evening of May 21. As revealed by National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Dedi Prasetyo, the peaceful demonstrators left the front of the Bawaslu (Election Supervisory Agency) building

around 9 p.m.

However, according to Prasetyo, two hours later some 100 people again gathered in front of the Bawaslu building and destroyed the barbed-wire barricades. Instead of leaving the scene, they attacked police by throwing stones, wood, and Molotov cocktails at them, according to the police. Tensions arose and led to a riot in the Tanah Abang area up to Petamburan area, continuing into the following day.

Following the clashes, various videos and photos depicting violence went viral on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. The Government responded by impos-

ing restrictions on access to social media from May 21 until 25, 2019.

Police also arrested some 300 people during the two-day clashes.

As netizens reacted strongly against the violence that caused the deaths of several protestors, including teenagers, the Indonesian Police set up a team to investigate the deaths of seven demonstrators, and a fact finding team was created to investigate the deaths of the teenagers.

“The number of dead victims is seven. This is based on reports that we have received, while nine police officers suffered injuries,” Inspector General Muhammad Iqbal, spokesman for the National Police, said on May 23.

Chief of the Indonesian Police, General Tito Karnavian, has since appointed Commissioner General

Moechgiyarto, inspector of the Police General Supervision, to lead the investigation team. The team will work to determine the cause of the deaths and investigate all aspects of the clashes with demonstrators.

He noted that police officers did not bring live bullets when securing the protest, but were armed with shields, batons, and helmets. They were also supported by water cannons and tear gas.

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