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CBS weighs Moonves suspension over assault claims: report SAN FRANCISCO - CBS directors are weighing whether chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves should step aside as the US television network investigates claims he sexually harassed women, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

The CBS board is expected to choose a special committee that would oversee the probe, which will include an examination of the company’s workplace culture, people familiar with the matter told the Journal. Board members meet via conference call on Monday.

The special committee is set to choose a law firm to lead the probe by mid-week, and determine whether Moonves should be suspended during the investigation, according to the Journal.

“I think the board realizes as

a whole that this is a very, very, very serious situation,” a person familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

“While there is an important Les piece to this, really, more important to the company as a whole is that this raises serious issues with regard to culture and harassment throughout the company.”

A New Yorker article published Friday recounted accounts by six women who had professional dealings with Moonves and said he sexually harassed them between the 1980s and late 2000s.

Four described forcible touching or kissing during business meetings, and two said Moonves physically intimidated them or threatened to derail their careers, The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow reported. (afp)

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Actor Tom Cruise poses with fans during the ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ US Premiere at Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum on July 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Better with age? Cruise’s latest ‘Impossible’ tops box office

LOS ANGELES - Improbable? Maybe, but “Mission Impossible -- Fallout,” the sixth and latest stunt-filled edition of the Tom Cruise action franchise has topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier “Impossibles.”

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The Paramount/Skydance production took in an estimated $61.5 million for the three-day weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, more than quadrupling the $15 million earned by second-place “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”

“Impossible” has 56-year-old Cruise, who famously still does his own cliff-hanging, car-rolling stunts, ordered to track down some missing plutonium and find a terror-minded villain. Critics seem to like the film despite its evident weaknesses: Though “often ridiculous,” the Washington Post wrote, the film “works amazingly well.”

Universal’s “Mamma Mia”

clung to the second spot for a second straight weekend, though its take was nearly 60 percent below its opening. With a star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan, the film uses plentiful flashbacks to fill in the story of Streep’s carefree character on the only Greek island with a built-in ABBA soundtrack.

In third was Sony’s “The Equalizer 2,” with Denzel Washington again playing a former black-ops agent -- and now low-profile Lyft driver -- drawn into action to avenge a friend’s death. It took in $14 million.

Fourth spot went to another

Sony film, “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” at $12.3 million. The animated comedy, whose voice cast includes Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, follows Count Dracula and his family as they get away from their hotel for their own vacation.

In fifth was a new release, Warner Bros.’ family-friendly “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies,” at $10.5 million, which Variety called slightly disappointing given the film’s 90 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The first feature film based on a popular animated series, “Titans” has a voice cast including Kristen Bell, Will Arnett and Greg Cipes. (afp)

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Villagers clear debris caused by an earthquake at Sajang village, Sembalun, East Lombok, Indonesia, Monday, July 30, 2018. A strong and shallow earthquake early Sunday killed more than a dozen people on Indonesia’s Lombok island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.

Hikers start descent of Indonesia volcano after quake

Groups of hikers began to pick their way down the slopes of a Lombok volcano Monday after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped more than 500 tourists and guides on the mountain.

Tonnes of rock and mud were dislodged on Mount Rinjani in the 6.4-magnitude quake, which struck early Sunday and was followed by scores of aftershocks, blocking the hiking routes that crisscross the mountain.

Around 560 people were estimated to be trapped on Rinjani overnight, including citizens from the United States, France, the Netherlands, Thailand and Germany, as well as many other countries, search and rescue officials said.

Search and rescue officials said

tourists had now started to descend the active volcano but were unlikely to arrive at its base before nightfall. “At the moment both domestic and international tourists are on their way down,” I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda, a spokesman for West Nusa Tenggara search and rescue, told AFP. Hikers were able to start descending the mountain after guides discovered an alternate route that was unaffected by the landslides, Wiswananda said, adding the evacuation will most likely stretch

into Tuesday.

Hundreds of other hikers managed to get off the mountain on Sunday, according to officials.

At least 16 people were killed in the earthquake across affected areas of Lombok, while hundreds of buildings were destroyed including a health clinic. The quake created panic on the holiday island and sent locals and tourists running outside their homes and hotels.

Helicopters and search teams were deployed to scour the volcano’s slopes and drop food supplies

for those stranded on the mountain.

The search will be halted at sunset, search and rescue officials said.

“For supplies, they can still survive for another one to two days,” Agus Hendra Sanjaya, spokesman for Mataram’s search and rescue agency, told AFP. Rising some 3,726 metres (12,224 feet) above sea level, Rinjani is the second-tallest volcano in Indonesia and a favourite among sightseers keen to take in its expansive views.

Hiking trails on the mountain were closed following the quake due to fear of further landslides.

Thailand’s embassy in Jakarta said 239 of its citizens were stuck in the area surrounding the mountain.

Thai national Thanapon Worawutchainan, who was at the summit when the earthquake occurred, posted a video on Facebook showing people stumbling down the slopes in the aftermath. He said the ground shook violently and people lay down until the tremors stopped.

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FOUR SEASONS SAYAN VOTED #1 WORLD’S BEST HOTEL IN T+L AWARDS 2018

Perseveres in preserving arja operetta

In the decade of 1960s, even though the arja operetta players were just illuminated by petromax lamp and torches, hundreds of pairs of eyes did not budge to watch their bodily movement. The staging place was always thronged by the audience. Melodious sound of the arja artists even gave hallucination to the audience. Dissolved in sadness to tears occurred when seeing Raden Galuh was getting loomed, laughter and gurgling when he saw the Liku coming out of the stage.

However, it is just a bit of memories owned by arja artists of Keramas in memory of their glory. One of the artists is Ni Wayan Latri who in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) 2018 received an award from the governor of Bali.

Amid the current ups and downs of the arja development, it does not dampen the intention and spirit of Nik Latri to preserve the traditional theatrical art. This woman from Biya hamlet, Keramas, born on December 31, 1959 is continuously working by creating new generations for the preservation of arja at Keramas. One of them is by making the Siwa Ratri Studio as a medium for children of Keramas village to pursue the traditional art.

To her, it poses her goal since childhood. Her passion for the arja operetta art makes her discover the identity. Playing arja was started when growing up as Mantri Manis. Her perseverance in the arja operetta bore sweet fruits where she is believed to introduce the arja operetta art to various countries, such as Europe, France, Switzerland, India, the United States, California, Japan and the last in 2007 to Malaysia.

For her contribution in introducing Balinese arts especially the arja operetta, this sixth generation of the arja art of Keramas won numerous awards such as the 1993 award from the French . The Wija Kusuma award from the Gianyar Regent in 2001, and in 2018 at the BAF XL was received from governor of Bali as the Art Devotee Award. (dar)

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List of tourists who died in Nusa Penida grows longer

SEMARAPURA —The tourists that died in the Nusa Penida Islands, Klungkung, increased.

On Sunday (Jul. 29), the victim was a Chinese citizen, Qiu Wei, 43. He fell into the cliff of Angel Billabong tourist attraction, Sompang hamlet, Bungamekar, after being hit by a wave when taking selfie.

Based on the information compiled, the victim arrived at the tourist attraction around 09:30 with the entourage, including his wife, Xu Po, 41. Not long after, he immediately enjoyed the panorama and took selfie above the cliff. Unexpectedly, a big wave emerged and immediately hit his body so he fell into the cliff of about 10 meters high. Seeing the incident, the Lembongan Dive Center boat with the captain, I Kadek Sada, 31, immediately approached to help. The victim was immediately picked up and taken to Crystal Bay Beach and then rushed to Pratama Hospital of Nusa Penida to get medical treatment. Unfortunately, his life could not be helped.

This tragedy was justified by Chief of Nusa Penida Police, I Ketut Suastika. He described, the victim suffered a torn wound on the left knee and forehead. In addition, there are also scratches on both hands and back. “His body was taken to Sanglah Hospital as

well as coordinated with his family and travel agency handling his holiday,” he explained.

At the same time, added Suastika, a British tourist, Emily Seth, was also hit by waves at the tourist attraction. Fortunately, she did not die. “There are only blisters on her body, and it happened when taking a selfie,” he added.

This incident added to the list. In June, the victim was also a Chinese national, Liang Wanchang, 46. He fell after being hit by the waves at the Devil Tear tourist attraction, Nusa Lembongan when taking selfie.

Previously, there was Russian named Tatarenko. The tragedy at Bunga Mekar village began when riding a motorbike that crossed a gravel road. He also died after falling into the cliff with the height of 200 meters. The other victims of Chinese tourists are Wu Shanshem and Yang Lin. They were mired in the Devil Tears, Nusa Lembongan, after being crashed by waves when

taking selfie. Fortunately, his life could be saved.

Anticipating the incident, the district government of Klungkung together with tourism players has put up precaution signs at a number of locations. This was stated by the Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta. Admittedly, the construction of permanent security fence is necessary. However, it is newly proposed in the Amended Regional Budget (APBD-P) 2018 and will be realized in 2019.

This official had mentioned that the Blue Paradise Island has 15 tourist attractions. Among them, there are ten points that should be watched out as they belong to dangerous category with cliffy geographical condition.

Some of them are Pasih Uwug (Broken Beach), Atuh, Temple, Devil Tear and Klingking. “The place is scattered in a number of locations, but the most in Nusa Gede with cliffy condition,” he added. (kmb45)

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Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan has been voted #1 World’s Top Hotel in the travel industry’s most prestigious awards, in recognition of the unique location, architecture and experiences that connect guests with the cultural heart of Bali.

In announcing the winner of the World’s Best Awards 2018, Travel + Leisure highlighted the resort’s“sense of calm” combined with “innovative and modern” new experiences awaiting guests.

These include Balinese and plant-based cooking classes at the new riverside culinary school, Sokasi; private guided tours to secret temples, river rafting and UNESCO-listed ricefields; chakra balanc-

ing spa treatments and dynamic yoga programme with renowned practitioners; Balinese Chef ’s Table dinner; and the ‘Sacred Nap’ experience where guests are rocked to sleep amidst the ricefields by resident wellness mentor Ibu Fera, a former Buddhist nun.

Located in the central highlands of Ubud, Four Seasons Sayan is simultaneously an intimate hideaway nestled between two rivers, and a global architectural icon. Guests make a dramatic entrance via a footbridge high above the treetops, leading to a stunning rooftop pond from which their descend into the lobby and the resort’s natural paradise. Submerged in the jungle

greenery, 42 private pool villas and 18 suites enable guests to retreat from the world and embrace the valley’s healing energy.

Interiors are appointed with a mix of contemporary and Balinese décor including rich teak furnishings and exotic hand-loomed fabrics, while service is both friendly and discreet with the impeccable Four Seasons touch.

Speaking to the resort’s achievement, General Manager Uday Rao said: “It is an honour to be recognised as the best hotel in the world for the second time by Travel + Leisure. I would like to thank Resort Manager Sean Mosher and the entire team for all that they do every day to provide

our guests with a lifetime of memories. They truly exemplify hospitality of Four Seasons – it is why our guests return year after year.”

Uday continued: “This tremendous achievement also recognises the support and investment from our ownership, HPL Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd, ensuring the resort maintains its leading role in catering for the needs of luxury travellers. I thank everyone who voted for us and look forward to continuing to welcome guests to experience the world’s best resort first-hand – and to make an authentic connection with Bali.”This is the second time Four Seasons Sayan has been voted #1 by Travel + Leisure readers, as it continues

to elevate its service and offerings.

Sister resort Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay also previously received the top honour as the world’s best hotel -- highlighting the two distinct experiences Four Seasonsoffers in Bali from Jimbaran’s ocean-front location to Sayan’s riverside setting.

The annual Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards showcase the best islands, cities, hotels, cruise lines, airports and more – as voted by readers. Hotels were rated on facilities, location, service, food and overall value, with results independently collated and audited.

Four Seasons Sayan achieved an overall score of 98.22% to win the #1 ranking.

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Death case of French tourist, police has interrogated swing owner

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How a slime mold near death packs bacteria to feed the next generation Some stealthy proteins let social amoebas save live food in the ball-shaped spore cases atop their slender stalks for the next generation.

HOUSTON - In the final frenzy of reproduction and death, social amoebas secrete proteins that help preserve a starter kit of food for its offspring.

Dictyostelium discoideum, a type of slime mold in soil, eats bacteria.

Some wild forms of this species essentially farm the microbes, passing them along in spore cases that give the next generation of amoebas the beginnings of a fine local patch of prey.

Tests find that the trick to keeping the parental immune system from killing this starter crop of bacteria is a surge of proteins called lectins, researchers

say in the July 27 Science.

Lectins create a different way for the amoebas to treat bacteria: as actual symbionts inside cells, instead of as prey or infections, says study coauthor Adam Kuspa, a molecular cell biologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In a lab test of this ability, coating other bacteria with lectin derived from a plant allowed bacteria to slip inside cells

from mice and survive as symbiotic residents.

The findings mark another chapter in a story that has been upending decades of what people thought they knew about social amoebas eating bacteria. The basic, almost alien, scenario is still true: D. discoideum amoebas, nicknamed Dicty, start life as single cells. When food dwindles, cells come together into a much bigger, multicellular slug-shaped creature with eight to 10 types of cells and the power to crawl. It then develops into something more like

a fungus with a stalk holding up a case of spores, which start the next generation of amoebas.

Those casings, scientists once believed, held only spores. “For 70 years, we all thought that Dictyostelium development was sterile,” meaning no bacteria survived among spores, Kuspa says. “If you were not a very good microbiologist and contaminated your amoeba sample, one way to cure them of bacteria was to put them through a cycle of development.”

Then in 2011, researchers dis-

covered that some Dicty strains are “farmers,” routinely packing live bacteria into spore cases, and jumpstarting new bacterial livestock with each generation (SN: 2/12/11, p. 11).

“That was a shock,” Kuspa says.

Researchers also discovered that the Dicty animal-like slug phase forms an immune system that kills bacteria, even as evidence grew that some bacteria had uses beyond food, such as providing defense chemistry. But how the slug avoided killing its own helpful bacteria was a mystery. (afp)

CALIFORNIA - Mouth wounds heal faster than injuries to other parts of the skin, and now scientists are learning how the mouth performs its speedy repairs.

Some master regulators of gene activity work overtime in the mouth to heal wounds without scarring, researchers report July 25 in Science Translational Medicine. Those regulators — proteins known as SOX2, PITX1, PITX2 and PAX9 — are active in skin cells called keratinocytes in the mouth, but not in skin cells from the arm. The regulators hold down inflammation that can lead to scarring and turn on molecular programs involved in cell movement and wound closure, say the researchers, from the University of California, San

Diego and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Knowing how the mouth performs its speed healing may eventually lead to therapies that fix skin sores without forming scars.

Because the regulators are involved in many biological processes, including guiding an organism’s development, scientists need to discover which of these processes is important for wound healing, says Luis Garza, a skin researcher and dermatologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The study may provide some clues.

Researchers made small wounds in both the mouths and the inner upper arms of 30 volunteers. The mouth wounds healed about three times as fast as the wounds made in

the arm skin — on average at a rate of about 0.3 millimeters a day in the mouth compared with less than 0.1 millimeter a day on the arm. Reducing amounts of PITX1 and SOX2 in mouth keratinocytes grown in lab dishes altered the activity of genes involved cell movement. Boosting SOX2 levels in the skin of mice shortened healing time — from about nine days to about three.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that the lining of the mouth and other mucus membranes heal quickly. It may be a product of vertebrates evolving in the ocean, Garza says. “We spent most of our time learning how to repair wounds underwater. So it makes sense that we repair wounds really well on our moist mucosa.” (afp)

GIANYAR — Swing attraction in Tegallalang village which caused the death of French tourist, Patrick Jean Pierre Bouchard, 52, is still surrounded by police line until Sunday (Jul. 29). Police who investigated the case have examined a number of witnesses including the owner of the swing attraction.

In the Ceking terraces, Tegallalang, there are at least five locations of swing. However, only one of them does not operate as still being installed with police line. Unavoidably, such condition draws the attention of every citizen and tourists happening to pass at the location. Nevertheless, another swing adjacent to location where Patrick died is still operating and even it gives an impression that no disaster happened.

As observation under the swing where the French tourist fell down can be seen the burned traces of dried grass and a piece of burned doors. According to information at the location of the burning, it previously contained the scattered blood of the victim. The distance between the swing facing the east and location of the victim fell down is about 20 meters.

A resident of Tegallalang, Nyoman Putra, said that after the incident of Patrick’s death, other tourists were not affected. Moreover, the swing claiming the fatality is located far behind the hill. So, many tourists do not know if previously there was an incident. “Although there are dead foreigner falling from the swing, tourist visit to the terrace object is still crowded,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief of Tegallalang Police, Gde Sukadana, said the swing becoming the location of the victim’s death is still marked with a police line. This is done because the officers are still investigating the case. “We install the problematic swing with police line and temporarily it is not allowed to operate, while the other swings are still operating,” explained Chief of Tegallalang Police.

Chief of Gianyar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Deni Septiawan, said that related to the incident, police had investigated a number of witnesses including the owner of the swing attraction.

“About five witnesses are examined, including the owner of the swing attraction,” he explained.

He admitted to still deepen and investigate the case. Until now, the police have not established any suspect. “We are still deepening this case, but no suspect has been determined yet,” added Deni Septiawan. (kmb35)

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Dissemination of drug hazards while preserving culture

MANGUPURA — Although serving as a leading sector in handling drug problems, the District National Narcotic Agency (BNNK) of Badung also commits to preserving Balinese culture. Therefore, the dissemination activities involve Balinese artists through shadow puppet and bondres comedy performances. During the dissemination of prevention, eradication, abuse and illicit drug trafficking (P4GN) in Bina Raga Square, Dalung village, North Kuta, was held the Cenk Blonk puppet show.

Here’s why wounds heal faster in the mouth than in other skin

The inside of the mouth heals much faster than external skin does. Scientists have discovered some proteins that contribute to the mouth’s speed healing.

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During the dissemination of prevention, eradication, abuse and illicit drug trafficking (P4GN) in Bina Raga Square, Dalung village, North Kuta, was held the Cenk Blonk puppet show.

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Swing attraction in Tegallalang village which caused the death of French tourist, Patrick Jean Pierre Bouchard, 52, is still surrounded by police line.

“Other than preserving the art and culture, this Cenk Blok puppet show is a more creative, persuasive and attractive to people.

About 300 spectators watched the puppet performance,” said the Head of BNNK Badung, Ni Ketut Masmini, on Sunday (Jul. 29).

In addition, various methods to improve public awareness about the P4GN efforts such as dissemination or counseling, interactive dialogue, workshop, stop drug campaign, leaflet distribution to advertising in various electronic media have been made by the BNNK Badung. This cultural performance, according to Masmini, is a new breakthrough packaged to provide understanding for the

public about the hazards of drug abuse considering the prevalence in Indonesia in 2017 reached 1.77 percent or about 3,376,115 people, while in Bali province reached 1.62 percent.

“The prevalence rate is one of the indicators for the government and the community to jointly address the narcotics problem,” she said.

The activities are aimed to provide information for Dalung villagers about the hazards of drug abuse. In addition, it is to invite the community to participate actively in the effort of the P4GN by reporting any drug abuse in their environment to the BNNP Bali, BNNK Badung, and

Compulsory Reporting Recipient Agency (IPWL) nearby. Thus, Dalung village has become a creative, innovative, independent and anti-drug-having village.

“To make the show not to run in one-way direction, it is made an interactive dialogue delivered in the form of question and answer between me as the Head of the BNNK Badung and the puppeteer. The enthusiasm is also visible when people throng the square to watch the cultural performance to the end of the event. Many officials of Badung district government, chief of customary village, headman and other figures were also present,” she said. (kmb36)

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To prevent radicalism, police keep watch destination visitors

China’s former internet czar charged with taking bribes

TABANAN - Tourism progress in Bali is inseparable from the safety factor of tourism. Related to this matter, the ranks of Tabanan Police through its intelligence and security unit make cooperation with the management of tourist destination in Tabanan. One of them is the Ulun Danu Beratan with the signing of MoU held on Saturday (Jul. 28) at the local management office.

Chief of the Tabanan Police Intelligence and Security Unit, Ni Luh Komang Sri Subakti, conveyed the MoU aims to provide a statement on the type of security system-related cooperation. She said the monitoring of tourists in tourism sector needs to be done to prevent radicalism starting to grow in the community.

With this cooperation, later on the staff and pecalang (customary security guard) can provide information for the sake of security and comfort of tourists visiting the Ulundanu Beratan. “Armed with this cooperation, the security and comfort of tourists while making a visit will be well maintained, so the situation remains safe and under control,” she said.

Meanwhile, Operations Manager of the Ulun Danu Beratan, I Wayan Mustika, conveyed that as

the management he welcomes the agreement positively. “We are very supportive and it will be delivered to gebog satakan community as supporting element of the object.

Thus, the visiting guests will feel safe and comfortable,” he said.

On the occasion, it was also continued with the signing of the MoU which essentially contains the oversight against foreign and domestic tourists making a visit to the Ulundanu Beratan in order to make conducive public security and order. (kmb28)

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Indian children ride on a bicycle as rain falls in Guwahati on July 26, 2018.

The ranks of Tabanan Police through its intelligence and security unit make cooperation with the management of tourist destination in Tabanan.

permit of Benoa Bay Reclamation ends

People do Nyegara-Gunung to confirm endless struggle

SEMARAPURA - Permit location of the Benoa Reclamation Plan will end on August 25, 2018. In line with this, Balinese people continue to reject it. Aside from demonstrating through peaceful action, it is also carried

out through nyegara-gunung worship to nearby sea and mountain temple such as Goa Lawah Temple at Pesinggahan, Dawan, on Sunday (Jul. 29).

The arrival of hundreds of people from a

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Aside from demonstrating through peaceful action, it is also carried out through nyegara-gunung worship to nearby sea and mountain temple such as Goa Lawah Temple at Pesinggahan, Dawan.

number of regions took place around 10:15.

Armed with a number of attributes, they gathered in wantilan hall. For a few moments, they said prayers at the temple and in the sea.

Coordinator of the action, I Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardana, said the struggle to save Benoa Bay is not only enough through the real (sekala) action but must also be in psychical (niskala) action. “Well, the struggle to save Benoa Bay must also get the blessing from father and mother universe. That’s what we do every year,” he explained.

He said the current process of environmental impact analysis (AMDAL) remains in the Ministry of Environment. As per the information obtained, the Benoa Bay has not been declared eligible for reclamation.

“Hopefully, it will not be feasible until August 25, so that the project will be canceled because of legal reason, and the location permit will end on August 25, 2018. Today we are applying for the best way for the struggle to win,” he said.

This man from Ubud, Gianyar, mentioned that since the beginning of this environmental rescue struggle is neglected by the government of Bali. Although there is support from the House of Representatives, it is more individual in nature. “I think in Bali we do not have anything, there is indeed a support (of rejection—Ed) from the House of Representatives, but of individual in nature,

not institutionally yet. Reclamation issue is played for the interests of political domination,” he said.

He also mentioned that central government response related to the project initiated by PT. Tirta Wahana Bali International (TWBI) is better than that of Bali government. “National response is better than Bali, although President Jokowi has not dared to take firm action to cancel the reclamation,” he said.

One of the responses was showed by Commission IV of the House of Representatives by issuing recommendations for permanent termination of the reclamation. “In Jakarta, the reclamation is being temporarily suspended, while the Benoa Bay reclamation is permanent. There is also a response from the ministry,” he added.

He affirmed not to expect much from the governor in resolving this problem. People from 39 customary villages supported by four districts and youth organizations will continue to fight to the end. This historical process is severely forbidden just by political contestation. “Whether or not the governor of Bali gets involved in the efforts to stop the reclamation plan, the community will continue to fight,” he said.

After saying prayers at Goa Lawah Temple, the entourage moved to Besakih Temple, Karangasem. They performed prayers with the same essence. (kmb45)

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India effectively strips four million of citizenship in Assam

BEIJING - China’s former internet czar, who oversaw a tightening of online censorship during his tenure, has been charged with taking bribes, state media said Monday.

Throughout his career, Lu Wei used his political offices to benefit himself including “illegally receiving a huge amount of property,” according to the official Xinhua news agency, quoting a statement by the office of the country’s top prosecutor.

It said Lu is alleged to have used his position to benefit himself and unspecified other people during his time working at Xinhua, for the Beijing government, for the party’s central propaganda department and as the head of the Cyber Administration of China, among other offices.

China’s top graft watchdog expelled Lu from the ruling Communist Party in February, issuing an unusually florid statement that accused him of failing to carry out his duties and having a “tyrannical” management style.

Lu was once named among the world’s 100 most influential people

by Time magazine and had rubbed

shoulders with the likes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

But in June 2016 he stepped down from his position supervising controls over online expression as head of the Cyberspace Administration of China.

And in November 2017 officials announced he was being investigated for suspected disciplinary violations.

Lu had fiercely defended the country’s censorship apparatus after he was appointed in 2013.

He was a powerful figure both at home and abroad, where he commanded the attention of global technology firms eager for a piece of the Chinese market.

Lu was personally received by Zuckerberg in 2014 at Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters. He appeared in the front row of a group photo alongside top executives from American tech giants such as Amazon and President Xi Jinping when Xi visited the US in 2015.

Facebook is among a number of Western websites, along with Twitter, Instagram and several news outlets, that are blocked by China’s “Great Firewall” of internet censorship. (afp)

GUWAHATI - India on Monday effectively stripped four million people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the northeastern state.

The draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), published on Monday, includes only those able to prove they were in Assam before 1971, when millions fled Bangladesh’s war of independence into the state.

Critics say it is the latest move by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to advance the rights of India’s Hindu majority at the expense of its many minorities.

More than 30 million people had applied to be included on the list, of whom just over four million were excluded from the draft published on Monday, said Shailesh, the registrar general of India, who uses one name.

“No genuine Indian citizens need to worry as there will be ample opportunities given to them to enlist their names in the final NRC,” he told a news conference in Assam’s biggest city Guwahati.

He said those wishing to appeal could do so under “well-laid-down procedures” starting August 30.

The definitive NRC is due to be finalised in December.

“We are going to provide assistance to anyone whose names are not included in the document and whoever wishes to file a claim and objection in this regard,” Shailesh added.

- Hindu nationalists Modi’s Hindu nationalist government -- under whom extremist violence against Muslims has increased -- has said the list must be revised to root out illegal migrants.

Hundreds of thousands fled to India from Bangladesh during its 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Most settled in Assam, which shares a long border with Bangladesh.

Rights groups have criticised the government’s latest move, saying the deletion of people from citizenship rolls was similar to Myanmar’s removal of rights and protections for its Rohingya community in 1982.

Avaaz, a US-based rights group, said Monday there was no effective appeal body and those left out would not have enough time to

present their case.

“It’s just Muslims who will likely have to go through a complicated, unfair appeal with no right to counsel, ending in no hope of staying if they lose,” Ricken Patel, the executive director of Avaaz, said in a statement.

Assam, a state of 33 million people known for its lush tea estates, has for decades been racked by violence between indigenous tribes and settlers.

In one of the worst massacres, around 2,000 suspected migrants were butchered in a single day in Nellie in 1983. Nearly all were Muslim, and many were children.

In New Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh also sought to allay fears about Assam.

“No coercive action will be taken against anyone. Hence there is no need to panic,” Singh said in the upper house of parliament.

Satyen Garg, a home ministry official who was present at the Guwahati press conference, said there “was no question of sending anyone to detention camps based on the draft list”. (afp)

China’s former internet czar, Lu Wei

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Tirta Tawar Temple Is Believed Can Heal All Sickness

Officials say fast growth to continue, Trump respects Fed

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s top economic policymakers insisted Sunday that the robust growth marked in the April-June quarter will maintain its pace and that he respects the Federal Reserve’s independence despite his condemnation of the central bank for raising interest rates.

“We as an administration absolutely support the independence of the Fed, and the president has made it clear that this is the Fed’s decision,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told “Fox News Sunday.” He said Trump’s critical statements “are really more just comments saying as interest rates are going up, it’s something that the president has a concern” about.

The Fed isn’t expected to announce a rate increase when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday. But the central bank is widely anticipated to set the stage for tightening credit again in September for a third time this year and then to likely raise rates again by December. The Fed has raised rates twice this year in response to strong growth, low unemployment and a slight rise in inflation.

Trump has taken credit for that growth, and 10 days ago he criticized the recent rate increases, warning that they could slow the economy’s advance. Criticism of interest rate hikes by the Fed, which is politically independent from the White House and administration, is something no president has expressed publicly in more than two decades.

“I don’t like all of this work we are putting into the economy, and then I see rates going up,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC. The rate increases are intended to prevent the economy from overheating or inflation from accelerating too sharply. But higher rates make borrowing for homes, autos and credit cards more expensive — an unpopular consequence for consumers.

“The market expects interest rates to keep

going up,” Mnuchin said. “So the only question is how far and for how long? And we think the Fed will be very careful in managing the economy.”

The latest snapshot of the economy issued by the government Friday showed an energetic 4.1 percent annual growth rate in the second quarter, the fastest pace in nearly four years.

Trump and administration officials have declared that the gains are sustainable and will only accelerate. But few economists outside the administration agree with that assessment. And there is concern that the trade battles pursued

by Trump could endanger economic growth over time.

The administration has imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese and Canadian products, and threatened billions more on U.S. allies in Europe. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, are meant to protect domestic companies against foreign competitors — but also can hurt U.S. businesses and consumers that pay more for imported products.

Downplaying the concerns, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday the basic drivers of economic performance — not temporary factors like the surge in farm exports ahead of anticipated new tariffs — will continue to boost growth going forward.

“The basics of this (second-quarter) number were consumer spending and business investment,” Kudlow said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” ‘’Consumer spending, business investment are on a tear.”

Mnuchin predicted the economy will enjoy

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, left, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney listen as President Donald Trump delivers remarks about the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Washington. four or five years of sustained 3 percent growth “at least.”

“I don’t think this is a one- or two-year phenomenon,” he said.

Kudlow told CNN’s “State of the Union”: “I think the president deserves a victory lap — low tax rates, rolling back regulations, opening up energy, for example. ... The fundamentals of the economy look really good.”

Pointing to “five Trump quarters” of strong growth, Kudlow said, “I don’t see any reason why we can’t run this for several quarters.”

Many experts believe it’s unlikely that growth can continue at the 4.1 percent pace. Some of the factors in the second quarter appeared to be

one-offs. Soybean exports jumped as farmers sought to beat the impending tariffs overseas.

And business spending was boosted by soaring investment in oil and gas drilling equipment, which might not last.

Other challenges loom. Borrowing costs are rising, lifted by the Fed’s interest rate increases.

And rising prices have left average hourly pay, after adjusted for inflation, flat over the past 12 months.

Still, other trends do appear sustainable and could help boost growth above the roughly 2 percent annual pace that’s prevailed since the 2008-09 financial crisis and Great Recession ended. (ap)

Asia stocks fall to start week, following Wall Street losses SINGAPORE - Asian markets fell Monday after a steep decline in the U.S. technology sector weighed on Wall Street at the end of the week despite data showing the economy was growing.

KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.6 percent to 22,587.70 and South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.1 percent lower to 2,293.92. The Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.4 percent to 2,863.40 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 0.5 percent to 28,653.29. Australia’s S&P ASX 200 gave up 0.5 percent to 6,266.30. Shares gained in Indonesia but were lower in Taiwan and Singapore.

WALL STREET: Technology stocks led a slide in U.S. stocks on Friday, adding to the market’s losses from another tech-driven sell-off a day earlier. The S&P 500 index slid 0.7 percent to 2,818.82. The Dow Jones

Industrial Average dropped 0.3 percent to 25,451.06. The Nasdaq composite index, which is heavily weighted with technology companies, tumbled 1.5 percent to 7,737.42.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks dipped 1.9 percent to 1,663.34.

TECH STOCK LOSSES: On Friday, Twitter announced that its monthly users declined in the second quarter, causing its stocks to plummet 20.5 percent to $34.12. It was the company’s second-biggest loss since going public in 2013. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat messaging app, slid 4 percent to $12.83. Facebook shares gave up 0.8 percent to $174.89 a day after the social media giant led a slide in technology stocks that snapped the S&P 500’s three-day winning streak. Amazon.com bucked the trend, adding 0.5 percent to $1,817.27 after the online retailer reported its biggest profit ever as its advertising and

cloud computing businesses kept growing.

U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH: The U.S. economy accelerated in last quarter at an annual rate of 4.1 percent, its best showing since 2014, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Consumers spent tax-cut money, businesses stepped up investment and exporters rushed to ship their goods ahead of retaliatory tariffs.

President Donald Trump was thrilled with what he called an “amazing” growth rate and said it wasn’t “a one-time shot.” But most economists disagree and say the pace of growth in the April-June quarter won’t last. Friday also marked the end of the busiest stretch of the second-quarter earnings season, with roughly a third of companies in the S&P 500 reporting results. Most companies delivered better-thanexpected results and favorable outlooks. That has reinforced the underlying perception in the financial markets that the U.S. economy is per-

forming strongly and that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates this week.

ANALYST’S VIEWPOINT: “Asian equity markets as it is have seen a soft start this morning, taking after last Friday’s US markets’ tone. In addition, risk aversion is likely to have set in for markets at the fore of a string of event risks this week that would keep investors occupied,” such as eurozone and U.S. economic indicators, Jingyi Pan of IG said in a commentary.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 12 cents to $68.81 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

It lost 92 cents to settle at $68.69 per barrel on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped 6 cents to $74.70.

CURRENCIES: The dollar rose to 111.11 yen from 111.00 yen on Friday. The euro eased to $1.1653 from $1.1656. (ap)

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Let’s Enjoy Waves on Labuan Sait Beach, Kecak Dance Soon to Follow

Labuan Sait Beach, Pecatu village, South Kuta, formerly known as Padang-Padang Beach, is increasingly favored by foreign tourists. Having been set as one of the tourist destinations in the Badung region, the number of tourist visits continues to increase.

The coastal area flanked by limestone cliff becomes an icon for water sport because it has good waves for surfing. “The icon on Labuan Sait Beach is surfing water sport, and the scenery is equally interesting,” said Operations Manager of Labuan Sait Beach attraction, Wayan Wijana, recently.

Wijana said that currently the number of visits to Labuan Sait reaches an average of 2,500 people per day during high season. Meanwhile, on usual days the average visit amounts to 1,500 people. With the increasing number of tourists visiting this white sandy beach, his management will continuously make improvement to provide comfort for visitors. Admittedly, all this time the access to the beach is very steep and small, so sometimes visitors get difficulty when passing. To that end, he will make the addition of stairs for the access to the bottom. In the meantime, the unique stairs into the tunnel will

still be maintained. “There will be a new stairs that we make with customary village,” he said.

According to Wijana, the obstacles faced so far are related to the waste problem during the rainy season. Nevertheless, his management continues to work with the Environment and Sanitation Agency (DLHK) of Badung and local village through BUMDes. “The problem so far is the difficult access for heavy equipment to the beach because there is no direct access. So, the waste handling is done manually and impressed slow,” he said.

Wijana said the customary village with Badung district government plans to realize the construction of a cable car from the top to Labuan Sait Beach. This cable car will be used to facilitate transporting waste from the beach directly to the top. By that way, Labuan Sait area is expected to be clean from waste problem. “We have also de-

clared that Labuan Sait area is free from plastic waste,” he said.

For the development, Wijana said it will continuously conduct studies so the current attraction will not give monotonous impression. For this year, his management will revive the Kecak of PadangPadang. There will be daily kecak performance played by approximately 150 artists. “With the presence of Kecak of Padang-Padang, it will able to increase the destination and attraction of Labuan Sait,” he said.

Wijana asserted the coastal arrangement will also continuously be done, including the arrangement of merchants and services by coastal people. The most urgent program is parking management.

As is known, currently the parking facilities are still lacking. On that account, his management will take advantage of the roadside area of state land to be used into parking space. (kmb)

Do you want to experience a healing process without going to the doctor,come to Tirta Tawar Temple in Petulu Customary Village, Ubud, Gianyar. Petulu customary village is not only famous for its egret tourist attraction, but also has a unique Tirta Tawar Temple. Local people believe the temple retains a lot of history and mystery. The power to heal all diseases is commonly invoked here, so that its existence is still considered sacred by local community.

Two routes can be taken to arrive at the temple. Travelers can pass through Ubud or Petulu village.

The track leading to the temple is beautiful and the atmosphere is cool. Thus, the road is often taken advantage by foreign travelers for trekking.

Chief of Petulu customary village, I Wayan Beneh, said the Tirta Tawar Temple had the power to heal illnesses, purificatory qualities to all impurities, grace of efficacy and procreation. Many people of local village, other regions in Bali and even from outside Bali were also often invoking a recovery here.

“People usually come to present oblation and then perform purificatory rite (melukat) in the shower of this temple,” he said.

Beneh said that tirta tawar consisted of two Balinese words, namely tirta and tawar. Tirta meant ‘water’ and tawar or penawar meant ‘a drug.’ In addition to cure all diseases, the temple was also serving as a bathing place of the deities usually taken advantage by people from three villages namely the Petulu, Kutuh and Ubud customary village. “There is a sacred white huge eel believed as property guarding the temple,” he added.

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This sacred area had a cave whose aura was good for meditation. In earlier times, when the illegal Toto was still in demand, many people were coming to beg number. Interestingly, most of them successfully won, so that it became a famous temple. “As a drug, any disease can be cured. When the water is weighed, it will be heavier than ordinary water,” said Beneh convincingly.

According to Beneh, there was a tradition that should be followed and not be violated. When taking a bath or melukat, people were not allowed to put on any clothes. In other words, they should be naked.

People were allowed to invoke holy water as much as they needed.

However, it should not be cooked.

Meanwhile, as the abstinence, people were not allowed to commercialize or sell the holy water of Tirta Tawar Temple. In other words, people invoked the holy water and then processed it for sale either in the form of fruit salad, beverage or other food. “People who violate can experience bad luck or calamities,” he said.

Any people who wanted to enter the temple were obliged to put on Balinese customary attires, a worship-style clothing of the Hindu society. Then, people were forbidden to enter the temple in a cuntaka condition, such as there was a death of family members and the woman who is getting her period.

Making use of the water for washing was not allowed. When violating this tradition, people would be afflicted by disaster, accidents or illness. Piodalan or temple anniversary here fell once every six months on Buda Wage Klawu. (kmb)

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Death toll rises as dry conditions fuel deadly California fires

REDDING - The death toll in northern California’s Carr blaze has risen to six as firefighters from across the country struggled to control flames that have scorched tens of thousands of acres.

“I’ve been a lifelong resident of this community, and I’ve never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before,” said Shasta County Supervisor Leonard Moty.

The remains of a person who ignored evacuation orders was found in a burnt residence on Sunday, said Tom Bosenko, the sheriff of Shasta County, where the Carr Fire began on July 23. Bosenko gave no further details.

Two firefighters were killed earlier battling the Carr blaze and three people -- a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren aged four and five -- perished when their Redding home was rapidly swallowed up by flames.

Separately, a firefighter identified as Brian Hughes died on Sunday while battling a different blaze, the Ferguson Fire, which is near Yosemite National Park.

Hughes “was struck and killed by a tree” while fighting the blaze, the Sequoia and Kings National Parks Service said. “We grieve his loss,” they said on Twitter, and included a picture of the bearded firefighter.

According to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 17 large-scale fires were burning, with 12,000 firefighters deployed across the state.

A thick haze covered most of the region, severely limiting visibility and contributing to breathing problems.

Reinforcements from 13 states were already on the ground or en route from as far away as New Jersey, Florida and Maryland on the east coast.

- Feeling ‘optimistic’ “We are very encouraged with the fire status in the city” of Redding, Cal Fire incident manager Bret Gouvea told reporters regarding the Carr fire.

“We’re feeling a lot more optimistic ... as we’re starting to make up some ground instead of being on the defensive.”

The Carr fire is currently 95,368 acres large and 17 percent contained, the state authority Cal Fire said late Sunday.

Gouvea however warned of unpredictable weather. (afp)

Hikers...

From page 1 “It looked like the mountain in front of me was going to collapse,” another stranded Thai, Funknathee Prapasawat, said on Facebook.

“Some people were injured by rocks falling off the mountain.”

- Thousands in shelters The epicentre of the earthquake was 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Lombok’s main city Mataram, the United States Geological Survey said, far from the main tourist spots on the south and west of the island.

The initial tremor was followed by two strong secondary quakes and more than 100 aftershocks.

The jolt was felt some 100 km (60 miles) away on the bustling resort island of Bali, although there were no reports of damage there.

In the hard hit village of Medas, north of Mataram, the majority of houses were destroyed and the area was deserted Monday save for a few people searching for possessions in the rubble, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

Some 160 people were injured in Lombok as a result of the quake, said Mohammad Rum, head of West Nusa Tenggara disaster agency. A Malaysian was among the dead, with another six citizens injured, the foreign ministry in Kuala

Lumpur said.

A total of 5,141 people are staying in temporary shelters and in need of clean water, Indonesian disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told MetroTV. Rinjawani Pebolaisia, an evacuee at a shelter in East Lombok, said they were lacking basic supplies.

“We hope that aid will arrive quickly -- there are only instant noodles here,” Pebolaisia, 30, told AFP. “We also need milk for the children, diapers, there are also no blankets... Many people are sleeping outside.”

President Joko Widodo visited affected areas on Monday and promised financial support for those who have lost their homes.

“We must be aware that our country is in the Ring of Fire, so people need to be prepared to face any disaster,” Widodo said.

Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide and a large portion of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

In 2004 a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 9.3 undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia killed 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia. (afp)

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Gerindra, Democratic parties build coalition for 2019 presidential election

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party and Democratic Party are building a coalition to contest in the 2019 Presidential Election, Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto remarked at a meeting with Democratic Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on Monday.

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Copies of the MH370 safety investigations report are seen on the floor during a media briefing in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on July 30, 2018.

Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation’s greatest mystery

PUTRAJAYA - A long-awaited official report into the disappearance of Flight MH370 gave no new clues Monday about why the Malaysian plane vanished, sparking anger and disappointment among relatives of those on board.

The report from the official investigation team pointed to failings by air traffic controllers and suggested the Malaysia Airlines plane was likely diverted from its flight path manually, rather than due to a mechanical fault.

But it said the Boeing 777 jet, which vanished over four years ago as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, was airworthy and the pilots were in a fit state to fly.

After years of fruitless searching in the world’s most enduring aviation mystery, the report offered nothing concrete to grieving relatives of passengers -- most of whom were Chinese -- and crew hoping for some sort of closure.

“The team is unable to determine the real cause for the disappearance of MH370,” concluded the largely technical 400-page report.

Relatives who were briefed at the transport ministry before the report’s public release expressed anger that there was nothing new in the document, with some storming out of the briefing as frustration

boiled over.

“It is so disappointing,” said Intan Maizura Othman, whose husband was a steward on MH370.

“I am frustrated. There is nothing new in the report.

“Those who gave the briefing from the ministry of transport were not able to give answers as they were not (the ones) who wrote the report.”

She said the meeting between relatives and officials descended into a “shouting match” as family members’ frustration boiled over.

“Many asked questions,” said G. Subramaniam, who lost a son on the flight, but added that “unsatisfactory responses left many angry”.

- Largest hunt in history The disappearance of MH370 triggered the largest hunt in aviation history. But no sign of the jet was found in a 120,000-square kilometre (46,000-square mile) Indian Ocean search zone and the Australian-led hunt was suspended in January last year.

US exploration firm Ocean

Infinity resumed the search in a different location at the start of this year on a “no find, no fee” basis, using high-tech drones to scour the seabed. But that search was also called off after failing to find anything.

Only three confirmed fragments of MH370 have been found, all of them on western Indian Ocean shores, including a two-metre wing part known as a flaperon.

Malaysia’s new government, which took power in May, has said the hunt could be resumed but only if new evidence comes to light and officials have seemed keen to draw under a line the tragedy.

One area that came in for criticism in the report by the 19-member investigation team, which included foreign investigators, was air traffic control.

It said both Malaysian air traffic control and their Vietnamese counterparts failed to act properly when the Boeing jet passed from Malaysian to Vietnamese airspace and disappeared from radars. (afp)

“We are working to realize the politics revealed in the coalition where we also communicate and invite others to the coalition,” Prabowo noted after a meeting held at his residence in Jakarta on Monday.

He explained that at the meeting, both sides are willing to establish relations with the existing energy under conditions of adversity.

Prabowo remarked at the meeting that SBY had suggested to follow up on the coalition cooperation to fulfill the future vision and mission, including to declare the presidential and vice presidential candidates.

“We are keen to provide solutions to the difficulties faced by our nation. Now, we can take steps forward,” he stated.

Prabowo asserted that at the meeting, SBY spoke about determining the figure for the post of vice president, who will accompany him in the 2019 presidential election.(ant)

Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto(right) and Democratic Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)

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BI asked to move faster in intervention to prop up Rupiah

JAKARTA - A lawmaker urges Bank Indonesia (BI) to move faster in forestalling impact of any external factor weakening rupiah to prevent the national currency from losing more value.

“The Central Bank has to be faster and more precise in timing its decision to launch a policy,” Siti Masrifah, a member of the Parliamentary Budget body, said here on Monday.

The Central Bank could not be in the market any time, therefore, it has to move faster than the speed of the loss in the rupiah value, Siti said.

The rupiah has lost much of its value hitting the weakest point in a number of years mainly as a result of the U.S. Central Bank raising its

fund rate. Bank Indonesia already raised its benchmark interest rate in a bid to keep the currency from sinking deeper that could disrupt the country`s economic stability.

The latest move by Bank Indonesia was raising its “7-Day Reverse Repo Rate” to 5.25 percent from 4.75 percent.

Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo said the decision was taken to cushion the impact of growing external pressure on the country`s economy especially on rupiah.

“This is a preemptive monetary policy to keep one step ahead and front loading,” Perry had said.

Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution said he welcomed Bank Indonesia`s decision,

saying,” There is no other way .

Otherwise we would be left behind.”

Darmin said he was confident the rise in the “7-Day Reverse Repo Rate” is a response to global developments including the rise in The Fed fund rate, escalating trade war between China and the United States and geopolitical condition.

Darmin said the government has done what it could do to cope with the impact of the external turbulence by seeking to cut the current account deficit, which has been the domestic factor causing rupiah weakening.

Th government has also strengthened the business competitiveness and sought to boost the investment sector and exports, he said.

However, he hoped that the rise

in the benchmark interest rate would not be immediately followed by increase in bank lending interest that the condition would not hurt the real sector, which has been the main backbone of the country`s economy.

“This would not be easy , but actually the Financial Service Authority (OJK) could persuade banks not to be in a hurry to raise their lending rate, although it could not be forced upon banks,” the former Governor of the central bank said.

On Sunday, Minister for National Development Planning/head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Bambang Brodjonegoro said Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang next month could shore up rupiah.

“Asian Games is held in line with our strategy to help strengthen rupiah,” Bambang said at a discussion forum here.

The largest sport event in Asia could draw more foreign tourists to Indonesia, he said. Around 200,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit the country during the even from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

The foreign visitors would spend foreign exchange increasing the country`s foreign exchange income that would give greater stability for rupiah exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, he said.

“If we failed to earn foreign exchange from exports, we hope to make it in the tourism sector,” he said.(Iant)

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Kalisz completes medley double as US swimming championships close

Sky Garden Rooftop Lounge MANGUPURA - Sky Garden Lounge is the revolutionary enterprise that taught Legian’s night owls just how great time spent on a soaring rooftop can be. With a range of different venues where you can hang out, drink and dine, the complex’s top floor is where everybody heads first, with great value buffets, cold beers and funky beats spun by a live DJ. Only a short stroll from Legian Memorial, this always-busy venue is open from 18:00 until late.

Moreover, its amazingly priced 50,000-rupiah all-you-can-eat nightly buffets with free flow beers keep the crowd coming back. Taxis are the quickest way to get to Sky Garden, but if you’re staying at a hotel in Legian, it is easy enough to walk there. Heading south from the memorial, the massive building with edges glowing neon lights are hard to miss. Past Vi Ai Pi Club and across the road from the Maccaroni Club, the 61Legian entertainment complex (where Sky Garden is housed) stands out from the crowd.

At the main entrance, two usher girls greet us and show us upstairs.

As you make your way up you can check out the different venues on

each level that the complex has to offer – a total of eight pubs and clubs under one roof.

The top floor buffet is impressive, a mouth-watering display of barbecue sauced roast chicken, assortments of salads and pastas, and smoking skewers on a blazing grill.

There are many seating options to choose from, with comfortable padded benches and long tables around the edge if you’re in for the view. Or, for more mingling you can opt for the long table in the centre under a single tree

with bar stool-like seats. Behind, a large projector screen plays action movies with captions, with music provided by the DJ. Legian has a pretty impressive skyline, something we hadn’t realised until we made a trip here. First up it’s a cold Bintang, then we head off to queue up at the buffet line. There’s bread rolls, fresh salads with various choices of dressings from Thousand Islands to simple mayo, the all-time favourite nasi goreng fried rice, baked beans, sweet barbecue sauced chicken wings

and drumsticks, beef hamburgers, baked potatoes, pasta carbonara, sweet corn halves, sausages and a whole host of kebabs and skewers. Also worth checking out is the daily rotating dessert specials that include local favourites and western sweet treats like pancakes and a great assortment of tropical fruits.

The all-daily you-can-eat buffet is available for two hours.

The bar dominates the southern edge of the rooftop and serves a great range of drinks. A major highlight is the triple vodka fruit

shaker that comes in six different flavours: fresh mango, wild raspberry, summer berries, cranberry lemon, lychee and black cherry.

There’s also a Sky Shisha menu that offers various fruity flavours, which you can combine together to create your own sensational flavour. Sky Garden satisfies your appetite with good food and drinks and 180-degree views above Legian, where you can stay on or head down to the great set of clubbing it offers at the Sky Dome downstairs. (net)

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Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton reacts ahead of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyorod near Budapest, Hungary, on July 29, 2018.

No beach for Hamilton as he plans to turn heat up in title duel

BUDAPEST - Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has no intention of lazing on a beach as Formula One takes its annual European summer break following his resounding triumph in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Instead, he plans to fine-tune his physical and mental fitness in readiness to turn up the heat in his closely-fought title duel with Sebastian Vettel next month.

The defending champion, who opened up a 24-point lead over his fellow four-time title-holder by winning Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix for a record sixth time, said he wants to come back stronger and ready to apply more pressure.

“The second half of the season is always intense, but it is usually when it gets a bit better on our side,” he said, referring to his Mercedes team, in the aftermath of their polished triumph at the Hungaroring.

“So we will go away and prepare and make sure we come back

stronger.”

Hamilton’s victory was a nearperfect send-off for him and Mercedes as the F1 circus set off for a four-week closedown that will end when the teams return to action in Belgium at the end of August.

After his epic success in the rain in Germany, where he won from 14th on the grid, his Hungarian victory was another blow to Vettel, and Ferrari, after two race weekends they may prefer to forget.

Despite superior speed in practice, in dry conditions, they were unable to claim the result they craved in a dark week that followed the death of the team’s former chairman Sergio Marchionne.

But Hamilton refused to be

drawn into title talk and warned that, with nine races remaining, more epic contests lay ahead.

“Absolutely not,” he said, dismissing the idea that he was closing in on a fifth title.

“It is far too early. You have seen the ups and downs we have had – we’ve been ahead, then behind, then ahead. I don’t believe there is ever a moment you have got your hands on the trophy...”

Hamilton was also full of praise for Mercedes’ teamwork on and off the circuit.

“You see the teamwork me and Valtteri had, it worked pretty well,” he said, pointing to the start and opening lap when they fended off a concerted Ferrari attack. (afp)

IRVINE - Double world champion Chase Kalisz won the men’s 200m individual medley in a blistering 1min 55.73sec on Sunday to cap the US swimming championships with a second IM title.

Kalisz put himself atop the world rankings for 2018 heading into the Pan Pacific Championships starting in Tokyo on August 9.

“That one was definitely my best race of the meet,” said Kalisz, who was disappointed with his winning time in the 400m IM two days earlier. “I honestly didn’t think I was going to go 1:55.”

Abrahm DeVine was second in 1:57.41 while Gunnar Bentz and Andrew Seliskar tied for third in 1:58.23.

Kalisz, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the 400m IM, swept the medleys at the World Championships in Budapest last year.

He said he was looking forward to the Pan Pacs, where his 200m competition could include Japan’s Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto and China’s Wang Shun.

The Pan Pacs are the biggest international meet for US swimmers this year, and also another qualifier for next year’s World Championships in South Korea.

Olympic 100m free gold medalist Simone Manuel completed a freestyle sprint sweep with a victory in the 50m in 24.10sec, breaking the US Open record wet by Australia’s Cate Campbell in 2008.

“I’m happy with that,” said Manuel, who led all the way.

Abbey Weitzeil was second in 24.63 and Margo Geer third in 24.79.

Michael Andrew, 19, sprinted to his fourth title of the week in the men’s 50m free, besting a field stacked with world and Olympic champions with a time of 21.49sec.

Caeleb Dressel, who won the 50m free at Budapest as part of a seven-gold World Championships haul, was second in 21.67 and Nathan Adrian, the 2012 Olympics 100m free gold medalist, was third in 21.85.

“Last one, fast one,” Andrew, a former age group phenomenon who turned pro at 14, said after a meet that saw him qualify for his first senior international championships.

He had already won the 50m butterfly and breaststroke and the 100m breaststroke.

“Being on the team, there was no pressure,” he said of the 50 free. I could race completely free. I wanted to see what I was capable of.”

Kathleen Baker, still riding high on the excitement of breaking the 100m backstroke world record on Thursday, went out hard and held on to win the 200m individual medley in a world-leading time of 2min 08.32.

It was a US Open record for the 21-year-old, who sliced three seconds off her previous best in an event that has taken a back seat to backstroke in her international competition.

“I only slept like four and a half hours last night because I was so excited,” Baker said. “When you’re having such a great meet it really just carries into your other races and gives you a lot of confidence.”

Melanie Margalis was a distant second in 2:09.43 and Ella Eastin was third in 2:10.84.

With world record-holder Katie Ledecky taking the night off, Ashley Twichell won the women’s 1,500m freestyle in 15:55.68. Ally McHugh was second in 16:02.56 and Erica Sullivan third in 16:02.88.

Zane Grothe won the men’s 800m free in a US Open record of 7:44.57 -- the first time he’s swum under 7:50 in the event. (afp)

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Chase Kalisz reacts to victory in the Men 200 LC Meter IM Final during day 5 of the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships at the Woollett Aquatics Center on July 29, 2018 in Irvine, California.

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Five most eye-catching close-season transfers so far

With Europe’s top clubs preparing for the start of the new season, there have already been several headline-grabbing moves in the transfer market, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning switch to Juventus and the arrival of Gianluigi Buffon in France.

Here, AFP Sport looks at five of the close-season movers who could make the biggest impact:

Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Real Madrid (ESP) to Juventus (ITA) (100 million euros) The end of Ronaldo’s reign at Real Madrid took the football world by surprise, although it wasn’t met with total shock. The 33-year-old had hinted at a desire to leave after winning a third straight Champions League title with Real against Liverpool, but a move to Italy didn’t appear to be on the cards.

The arrival of the Champions League’s all-time record goalscorer will surely boost the Turin giants’

hopes of finally winning Europe’s premier competition for the first time since 1996.

Some will think that Ronaldo’s time at the top is coming to an end, but his recent form has suggested otherwise. The Portugal captain scored 44 goals for Real in all competitions last season before netting four times at the World Cup, including a hat-trick against Spain, and will undoubtedly bring a massive presence to Juventus both on the pitch and off it.

Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) Juventus (ITA) to Paris SaintGermain (FRA) (free) As Ronaldo looks to win the Champions League in a third different country, Buffon will be hoping to finally lift the famous trophy for the first time in his first season playing outside of Italy.

The 40-year-old was expected to retire at the end of last term, but instead decided to have another

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Mourinho frustrated with under-strength United squad

JAVIER SORIANO / AFP

Atletico Madrid’s new French midfielder Thomas Lemar (C) poses with his new jersey along with Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo (L) and the club’s sports director Andrea Berta during his official presentation at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on July 30, 2018. crack at European glory with bigspending PSG. Buffon will miss the first three Champions League games of the campaign, though, after his tirade against English referee Michael Oliver following a late Ronaldo penalty which saw Juve lose to Real in the quarterfinals in April.

Buffon will likely start all of PSG’s big matches, but the lower quality of Ligue 1 may be perfect for the latter stages of his career, with French international Alphonse Areola more than capable of stepping in to give him a rest during more low-key encounters.

Alisson (BRA) Roma (ITA) to Liverpool (ENG) (72.5 million euros) Despite the revelation that he had earlier suffered concussion, Loris Karius’ horror show in the Champions League final confirmed what many onlookers had known for years -- that Liverpool needed

a new goalkeeper.

Manager Jurgen Klopp had long been linked with a move for Brazil number one Alisson, and the 25-year-old duly left Roma after the World Cup in a world-record deal for a ‘keeper.

Liverpool fans will now be hoping that Alisson can help them clinch a first league title for 29 years.

Riyad Mahrez (ALG) Leicester (ENG) to Manchester City (ENG) (67.5 million euros) Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will be favourites for the Premier League title, though, after their total domination last season. The club’s Abu Dhabi owners haven’t stopped dipping into their pockets either and signed Mahrez from Leicester after failing to match the Foxes’ asking price back in January.

Despite the hefty price tag, Mahrez won’t be an automatic starter at Eastlands with Leroy

Sane, David Silva and Bernardo Silva for company. But he will add even more options for arguably the best current club squad in Europe.

Thomas Lemar (FRA) Monaco (FRA) to Atletico Madrid (ESP) (100 million euros) In perhaps the least-hyped 100-million-euro transfer in history, Atletico Madrid agreed a deal to sign Lemar from Monaco just two days before the start of the World Cup. The 22-year-old from Guadeloupe played just one match in the victorious campaign in Russia -the dire draw with Denmark -- and only managed three goals in 38 matches last season.

But Lemar is very capable and showed excellent form in 2017 before suffering a series of injuries, and Atletico will be delighted to get his signature as they look to keep pace with Barcelona and Real in Spain.(afp)

Neymar blames ‘brattish’ behaviour on his inner child Neymar has tackled critics who derided his play-acting at the World Cup, admitting he “overreacts” and blaming his “brat” like behaviour on his inner child. The Brazilian superstar was widely lambasted in Russia for his theatrical reactions to challenges which often left the world’s most expensive footballer wincing and rolling on the ground.

“Boot studs on the shins, kick in the

Brazilian football star Neymar plays football as he hosts a five-a-side football tournament for his charity Neymar Junior Project Institute, in Praia Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 21, 2018.

spine, stomp on the foot, you may think I overreact, and sometimes I do, but for real? I suffer on the pitch, but you have no idea what I go through outside of it,” he said in comments on a television commercial for a razor blade.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward, speaking in Portuguese with English subtitles, continued “You may all think I’ve fallen too much, but the reality is I did not fall, I crumbled.”

“And that hurts more than anyone stepping on your post op ankle,” he added, alluding to the surgery on the injury he suffered back in February. “When I act like a brat, it isn’t because I’m a spoiled child, but because I still haven’t learned to deal with my frustrations.

“There’s still a boy inside of me,

sometimes it dazzles the world. Other times it pisses every one off. “And my fight is to keep this boy alive, but inside of me, not inside the field.”

He adds: “You can keep throwing rocks at me, or you can throw your rocks away and help me get up. Because when I do get up the whole of Brazil gets up with me.” This is not the first time Neymar has addressed his taxing World Cup. On his return from Russia he took a tongue in cheek swipe at his detractors with an online video teaching children how to dive.

And last week, in an interview with AFP, Neymar disclosed he “didn’t want to see a ball, or to see any more football played” after Brazil’s premature exit. (afp)

Getty Images/AFP/Victor Decolongon

Manager Jose Mourinho of Manchester United looks on during the International Champions Cup 2018 match against AC Milan at StubHub Center on July 25, 2018 in Carson, California.

Manchester United defeated AC Milan 9-8 on penalties after playing to a 1-1 regulation draw.

Jose Mourinho has hit out at Manchester United’s transfer window inactivity after watching his understrength squad crash to a 4-1 defeat against Liverpool in the latest stop of their pre-season US tour. Mourinho said he expected to bring in only one new player before the new Premier League season kicks off despite submitting a list of five transfer targets to club bosses earlier this year.

United’s failure to bolster their resources and the absence of several key first team players following the World Cup has forced Mourinho to field several untested youngsters during the US tour.

On Saturday, United were torn apart by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Red Devils’ penultimate game before facing Real Madrid in Miami on Tuesday. They face a further friendly against Bayern Munich in Munich on August 5.

Mourinho, who has become increasingly downbeat during the tour, cut a frustrated figure as he spoke about the club’s relative inactivity in the transfer market.

“I would like to have two more players,” Mourinho said. “I think I am not going to have two. I think that it’s possible I’m going to have one. I gave a list to my club of five names a few months ago and I wait to see if it’s possible to have one of these players. If it’s possible, it’s possible.

“If it’s not possible, it’s not possible. If it’s possible, it’s good. If not then we keep fighting and working and believing in the players that we have.”

Responding to a question about Chilean international Alexis Sanchez’s performance against Liverpool, Mourinho suggested the preseason tour had been of little value, adding that the team were just trying to “survive”.

“You want him to be very happy with the players he has around him?”

Mourinho said of Sanchez. “We are not playing here to improve the

team or improve our dynamic. We are playing here just to survive and to have some not very happy results.

“Alexis is the only attacking player we have. We don’t have wingers, we don’t have strikers, he is the only who is here. “And the poor man is there trying his best with the frustration of someone who wants more.”

Mourinho meanwhile praised the contribution of senior players such as Sanchez, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Eric Bailly. Bailly volunteered to face Liverpool after Chris Smalling was injured during the warm up.

“Today, we have four or five players who are dead because they care with the club and try to give everything, even risking themselves, because they don’t want to let all the kids play by themselves against

Milan, against Liverpool,” Mourinho said.

“Eric Bailly was not going to play and when he saw that [Chris] Smalling was injured in the warm up, he decided by himself that he didn’t want another kid on the pitch. It was not fair on Alexis (Sanchez) and (Juan) Mata and (Ander) Herrera.

Compounding United’s problems, Mourinho revealed Serbian international Nemanja Matic would miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery in Philadelphia to address an undisclosed injury.

“He came from the World Cup with an injury, and the time he had to rest in the holiday was not enough to resolve the problem,” Mourinho said.

“He went to Philadelphia to a top world specialist and he had surgery immediately to try not to lose more time.”(afp)

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Five most eye-catching close-season transfers so far

With Europe’s top clubs preparing for the start of the new season, there have already been several headline-grabbing moves in the transfer market, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning switch to Juventus and the arrival of Gianluigi Buffon in France.

Here, AFP Sport looks at five of the close-season movers who could make the biggest impact:

Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) Real Madrid (ESP) to Juventus (ITA) (100 million euros) The end of Ronaldo’s reign at Real Madrid took the football world by surprise, although it wasn’t met with total shock. The 33-year-old had hinted at a desire to leave after winning a third straight Champions League title with Real against Liverpool, but a move to Italy didn’t appear to be on the cards.

The arrival of the Champions League’s all-time record goalscorer will surely boost the Turin giants’

hopes of finally winning Europe’s premier competition for the first time since 1996.

Some will think that Ronaldo’s time at the top is coming to an end, but his recent form has suggested otherwise. The Portugal captain scored 44 goals for Real in all competitions last season before netting four times at the World Cup, including a hat-trick against Spain, and will undoubtedly bring a massive presence to Juventus both on the pitch and off it.

Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) Juventus (ITA) to Paris SaintGermain (FRA) (free) As Ronaldo looks to win the Champions League in a third different country, Buffon will be hoping to finally lift the famous trophy for the first time in his first season playing outside of Italy.

The 40-year-old was expected to retire at the end of last term, but instead decided to have another

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Mourinho frustrated with under-strength United squad

JAVIER SORIANO / AFP

Atletico Madrid’s new French midfielder Thomas Lemar (C) poses with his new jersey along with Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo (L) and the club’s sports director Andrea Berta during his official presentation at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on July 30, 2018. crack at European glory with bigspending PSG. Buffon will miss the first three Champions League games of the campaign, though, after his tirade against English referee Michael Oliver following a late Ronaldo penalty which saw Juve lose to Real in the quarterfinals in April.

Buffon will likely start all of PSG’s big matches, but the lower quality of Ligue 1 may be perfect for the latter stages of his career, with French international Alphonse Areola more than capable of stepping in to give him a rest during more low-key encounters.

Alisson (BRA) Roma (ITA) to Liverpool (ENG) (72.5 million euros) Despite the revelation that he had earlier suffered concussion, Loris Karius’ horror show in the Champions League final confirmed what many onlookers had known for years -- that Liverpool needed

a new goalkeeper.

Manager Jurgen Klopp had long been linked with a move for Brazil number one Alisson, and the 25-year-old duly left Roma after the World Cup in a world-record deal for a ‘keeper.

Liverpool fans will now be hoping that Alisson can help them clinch a first league title for 29 years.

Riyad Mahrez (ALG) Leicester (ENG) to Manchester City (ENG) (67.5 million euros) Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will be favourites for the Premier League title, though, after their total domination last season. The club’s Abu Dhabi owners haven’t stopped dipping into their pockets either and signed Mahrez from Leicester after failing to match the Foxes’ asking price back in January.

Despite the hefty price tag, Mahrez won’t be an automatic starter at Eastlands with Leroy

Sane, David Silva and Bernardo Silva for company. But he will add even more options for arguably the best current club squad in Europe.

Thomas Lemar (FRA) Monaco (FRA) to Atletico Madrid (ESP) (100 million euros) In perhaps the least-hyped 100-million-euro transfer in history, Atletico Madrid agreed a deal to sign Lemar from Monaco just two days before the start of the World Cup. The 22-year-old from Guadeloupe played just one match in the victorious campaign in Russia -the dire draw with Denmark -- and only managed three goals in 38 matches last season.

But Lemar is very capable and showed excellent form in 2017 before suffering a series of injuries, and Atletico will be delighted to get his signature as they look to keep pace with Barcelona and Real in Spain.(afp)

Neymar blames ‘brattish’ behaviour on his inner child Neymar has tackled critics who derided his play-acting at the World Cup, admitting he “overreacts” and blaming his “brat” like behaviour on his inner child. The Brazilian superstar was widely lambasted in Russia for his theatrical reactions to challenges which often left the world’s most expensive footballer wincing and rolling on the ground.

“Boot studs on the shins, kick in the

Brazilian football star Neymar plays football as he hosts a five-a-side football tournament for his charity Neymar Junior Project Institute, in Praia Grande, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 21, 2018.

spine, stomp on the foot, you may think I overreact, and sometimes I do, but for real? I suffer on the pitch, but you have no idea what I go through outside of it,” he said in comments on a television commercial for a razor blade.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward, speaking in Portuguese with English subtitles, continued “You may all think I’ve fallen too much, but the reality is I did not fall, I crumbled.”

“And that hurts more than anyone stepping on your post op ankle,” he added, alluding to the surgery on the injury he suffered back in February. “When I act like a brat, it isn’t because I’m a spoiled child, but because I still haven’t learned to deal with my frustrations.

“There’s still a boy inside of me,

sometimes it dazzles the world. Other times it pisses every one off. “And my fight is to keep this boy alive, but inside of me, not inside the field.”

He adds: “You can keep throwing rocks at me, or you can throw your rocks away and help me get up. Because when I do get up the whole of Brazil gets up with me.” This is not the first time Neymar has addressed his taxing World Cup. On his return from Russia he took a tongue in cheek swipe at his detractors with an online video teaching children how to dive.

And last week, in an interview with AFP, Neymar disclosed he “didn’t want to see a ball, or to see any more football played” after Brazil’s premature exit. (afp)

Getty Images/AFP/Victor Decolongon

Manager Jose Mourinho of Manchester United looks on during the International Champions Cup 2018 match against AC Milan at StubHub Center on July 25, 2018 in Carson, California.

Manchester United defeated AC Milan 9-8 on penalties after playing to a 1-1 regulation draw.

Jose Mourinho has hit out at Manchester United’s transfer window inactivity after watching his understrength squad crash to a 4-1 defeat against Liverpool in the latest stop of their pre-season US tour. Mourinho said he expected to bring in only one new player before the new Premier League season kicks off despite submitting a list of five transfer targets to club bosses earlier this year.

United’s failure to bolster their resources and the absence of several key first team players following the World Cup has forced Mourinho to field several untested youngsters during the US tour.

On Saturday, United were torn apart by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the Red Devils’ penultimate game before facing Real Madrid in Miami on Tuesday. They face a further friendly against Bayern Munich in Munich on August 5.

Mourinho, who has become increasingly downbeat during the tour, cut a frustrated figure as he spoke about the club’s relative inactivity in the transfer market.

“I would like to have two more players,” Mourinho said. “I think I am not going to have two. I think that it’s possible I’m going to have one. I gave a list to my club of five names a few months ago and I wait to see if it’s possible to have one of these players. If it’s possible, it’s possible.

“If it’s not possible, it’s not possible. If it’s possible, it’s good. If not then we keep fighting and working and believing in the players that we have.”

Responding to a question about Chilean international Alexis Sanchez’s performance against Liverpool, Mourinho suggested the preseason tour had been of little value, adding that the team were just trying to “survive”.

“You want him to be very happy with the players he has around him?”

Mourinho said of Sanchez. “We are not playing here to improve the

team or improve our dynamic. We are playing here just to survive and to have some not very happy results.

“Alexis is the only attacking player we have. We don’t have wingers, we don’t have strikers, he is the only who is here. “And the poor man is there trying his best with the frustration of someone who wants more.”

Mourinho meanwhile praised the contribution of senior players such as Sanchez, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Eric Bailly. Bailly volunteered to face Liverpool after Chris Smalling was injured during the warm up.

“Today, we have four or five players who are dead because they care with the club and try to give everything, even risking themselves, because they don’t want to let all the kids play by themselves against

Milan, against Liverpool,” Mourinho said.

“Eric Bailly was not going to play and when he saw that [Chris] Smalling was injured in the warm up, he decided by himself that he didn’t want another kid on the pitch. It was not fair on Alexis (Sanchez) and (Juan) Mata and (Ander) Herrera.

Compounding United’s problems, Mourinho revealed Serbian international Nemanja Matic would miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery in Philadelphia to address an undisclosed injury.

“He came from the World Cup with an injury, and the time he had to rest in the holiday was not enough to resolve the problem,” Mourinho said.

“He went to Philadelphia to a top world specialist and he had surgery immediately to try not to lose more time.”(afp)

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Kalisz completes medley double as US swimming championships close

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Moreover, its amazingly priced 50,000-rupiah all-you-can-eat nightly buffets with free flow beers keep the crowd coming back. Taxis are the quickest way to get to Sky Garden, but if you’re staying at a hotel in Legian, it is easy enough to walk there. Heading south from the memorial, the massive building with edges glowing neon lights are hard to miss. Past Vi Ai Pi Club and across the road from the Maccaroni Club, the 61Legian entertainment complex (where Sky Garden is housed) stands out from the crowd.

At the main entrance, two usher girls greet us and show us upstairs.

As you make your way up you can check out the different venues on

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The top floor buffet is impressive, a mouth-watering display of barbecue sauced roast chicken, assortments of salads and pastas, and smoking skewers on a blazing grill.

There are many seating options to choose from, with comfortable padded benches and long tables around the edge if you’re in for the view. Or, for more mingling you can opt for the long table in the centre under a single tree

with bar stool-like seats. Behind, a large projector screen plays action movies with captions, with music provided by the DJ. Legian has a pretty impressive skyline, something we hadn’t realised until we made a trip here. First up it’s a cold Bintang, then we head off to queue up at the buffet line. There’s bread rolls, fresh salads with various choices of dressings from Thousand Islands to simple mayo, the all-time favourite nasi goreng fried rice, baked beans, sweet barbecue sauced chicken wings

and drumsticks, beef hamburgers, baked potatoes, pasta carbonara, sweet corn halves, sausages and a whole host of kebabs and skewers. Also worth checking out is the daily rotating dessert specials that include local favourites and western sweet treats like pancakes and a great assortment of tropical fruits.

The all-daily you-can-eat buffet is available for two hours.

The bar dominates the southern edge of the rooftop and serves a great range of drinks. A major highlight is the triple vodka fruit

shaker that comes in six different flavours: fresh mango, wild raspberry, summer berries, cranberry lemon, lychee and black cherry.

There’s also a Sky Shisha menu that offers various fruity flavours, which you can combine together to create your own sensational flavour. Sky Garden satisfies your appetite with good food and drinks and 180-degree views above Legian, where you can stay on or head down to the great set of clubbing it offers at the Sky Dome downstairs. (net)

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Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton reacts ahead of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix race at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyorod near Budapest, Hungary, on July 29, 2018.

No beach for Hamilton as he plans to turn heat up in title duel

BUDAPEST - Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has no intention of lazing on a beach as Formula One takes its annual European summer break following his resounding triumph in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Instead, he plans to fine-tune his physical and mental fitness in readiness to turn up the heat in his closely-fought title duel with Sebastian Vettel next month.

The defending champion, who opened up a 24-point lead over his fellow four-time title-holder by winning Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix for a record sixth time, said he wants to come back stronger and ready to apply more pressure.

“The second half of the season is always intense, but it is usually when it gets a bit better on our side,” he said, referring to his Mercedes team, in the aftermath of their polished triumph at the Hungaroring.

“So we will go away and prepare and make sure we come back

stronger.”

Hamilton’s victory was a nearperfect send-off for him and Mercedes as the F1 circus set off for a four-week closedown that will end when the teams return to action in Belgium at the end of August.

After his epic success in the rain in Germany, where he won from 14th on the grid, his Hungarian victory was another blow to Vettel, and Ferrari, after two race weekends they may prefer to forget.

Despite superior speed in practice, in dry conditions, they were unable to claim the result they craved in a dark week that followed the death of the team’s former chairman Sergio Marchionne.

But Hamilton refused to be

drawn into title talk and warned that, with nine races remaining, more epic contests lay ahead.

“Absolutely not,” he said, dismissing the idea that he was closing in on a fifth title.

“It is far too early. You have seen the ups and downs we have had – we’ve been ahead, then behind, then ahead. I don’t believe there is ever a moment you have got your hands on the trophy...”

Hamilton was also full of praise for Mercedes’ teamwork on and off the circuit.

“You see the teamwork me and Valtteri had, it worked pretty well,” he said, pointing to the start and opening lap when they fended off a concerted Ferrari attack. (afp)

IRVINE - Double world champion Chase Kalisz won the men’s 200m individual medley in a blistering 1min 55.73sec on Sunday to cap the US swimming championships with a second IM title.

Kalisz put himself atop the world rankings for 2018 heading into the Pan Pacific Championships starting in Tokyo on August 9.

“That one was definitely my best race of the meet,” said Kalisz, who was disappointed with his winning time in the 400m IM two days earlier. “I honestly didn’t think I was going to go 1:55.”

Abrahm DeVine was second in 1:57.41 while Gunnar Bentz and Andrew Seliskar tied for third in 1:58.23.

Kalisz, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the 400m IM, swept the medleys at the World Championships in Budapest last year.

He said he was looking forward to the Pan Pacs, where his 200m competition could include Japan’s Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto and China’s Wang Shun.

The Pan Pacs are the biggest international meet for US swimmers this year, and also another qualifier for next year’s World Championships in South Korea.

Olympic 100m free gold medalist Simone Manuel completed a freestyle sprint sweep with a victory in the 50m in 24.10sec, breaking the US Open record wet by Australia’s Cate Campbell in 2008.

“I’m happy with that,” said Manuel, who led all the way.

Abbey Weitzeil was second in 24.63 and Margo Geer third in 24.79.

Michael Andrew, 19, sprinted to his fourth title of the week in the men’s 50m free, besting a field stacked with world and Olympic champions with a time of 21.49sec.

Caeleb Dressel, who won the 50m free at Budapest as part of a seven-gold World Championships haul, was second in 21.67 and Nathan Adrian, the 2012 Olympics 100m free gold medalist, was third in 21.85.

“Last one, fast one,” Andrew, a former age group phenomenon who turned pro at 14, said after a meet that saw him qualify for his first senior international championships.

He had already won the 50m butterfly and breaststroke and the 100m breaststroke.

“Being on the team, there was no pressure,” he said of the 50 free. I could race completely free. I wanted to see what I was capable of.”

Kathleen Baker, still riding high on the excitement of breaking the 100m backstroke world record on Thursday, went out hard and held on to win the 200m individual medley in a world-leading time of 2min 08.32.

It was a US Open record for the 21-year-old, who sliced three seconds off her previous best in an event that has taken a back seat to backstroke in her international competition.

“I only slept like four and a half hours last night because I was so excited,” Baker said. “When you’re having such a great meet it really just carries into your other races and gives you a lot of confidence.”

Melanie Margalis was a distant second in 2:09.43 and Ella Eastin was third in 2:10.84.

With world record-holder Katie Ledecky taking the night off, Ashley Twichell won the women’s 1,500m freestyle in 15:55.68. Ally McHugh was second in 16:02.56 and Erica Sullivan third in 16:02.88.

Zane Grothe won the men’s 800m free in a US Open record of 7:44.57 -- the first time he’s swum under 7:50 in the event. (afp)

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Chase Kalisz reacts to victory in the Men 200 LC Meter IM Final during day 5 of the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships at the Woollett Aquatics Center on July 29, 2018 in Irvine, California.

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Death toll rises as dry conditions fuel deadly California fires

REDDING - The death toll in northern California’s Carr blaze has risen to six as firefighters from across the country struggled to control flames that have scorched tens of thousands of acres.

“I’ve been a lifelong resident of this community, and I’ve never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before,” said Shasta County Supervisor Leonard Moty.

The remains of a person who ignored evacuation orders was found in a burnt residence on Sunday, said Tom Bosenko, the sheriff of Shasta County, where the Carr Fire began on July 23. Bosenko gave no further details.

Two firefighters were killed earlier battling the Carr blaze and three people -- a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren aged four and five -- perished when their Redding home was rapidly swallowed up by flames.

Separately, a firefighter identified as Brian Hughes died on Sunday while battling a different blaze, the Ferguson Fire, which is near Yosemite National Park.

Hughes “was struck and killed by a tree” while fighting the blaze, the Sequoia and Kings National Parks Service said. “We grieve his loss,” they said on Twitter, and included a picture of the bearded firefighter.

According to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 17 large-scale fires were burning, with 12,000 firefighters deployed across the state.

A thick haze covered most of the region, severely limiting visibility and contributing to breathing problems.

Reinforcements from 13 states were already on the ground or en route from as far away as New Jersey, Florida and Maryland on the east coast.

- Feeling ‘optimistic’ “We are very encouraged with the fire status in the city” of Redding, Cal Fire incident manager Bret Gouvea told reporters regarding the Carr fire.

“We’re feeling a lot more optimistic ... as we’re starting to make up some ground instead of being on the defensive.”

The Carr fire is currently 95,368 acres large and 17 percent contained, the state authority Cal Fire said late Sunday.

Gouvea however warned of unpredictable weather. (afp)

Hikers...

From page 1 “It looked like the mountain in front of me was going to collapse,” another stranded Thai, Funknathee Prapasawat, said on Facebook.

“Some people were injured by rocks falling off the mountain.”

- Thousands in shelters The epicentre of the earthquake was 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Lombok’s main city Mataram, the United States Geological Survey said, far from the main tourist spots on the south and west of the island.

The initial tremor was followed by two strong secondary quakes and more than 100 aftershocks.

The jolt was felt some 100 km (60 miles) away on the bustling resort island of Bali, although there were no reports of damage there.

In the hard hit village of Medas, north of Mataram, the majority of houses were destroyed and the area was deserted Monday save for a few people searching for possessions in the rubble, an AFP reporter at the scene said.

Some 160 people were injured in Lombok as a result of the quake, said Mohammad Rum, head of West Nusa Tenggara disaster agency. A Malaysian was among the dead, with another six citizens injured, the foreign ministry in Kuala

Lumpur said.

A total of 5,141 people are staying in temporary shelters and in need of clean water, Indonesian disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told MetroTV. Rinjawani Pebolaisia, an evacuee at a shelter in East Lombok, said they were lacking basic supplies.

“We hope that aid will arrive quickly -- there are only instant noodles here,” Pebolaisia, 30, told AFP. “We also need milk for the children, diapers, there are also no blankets... Many people are sleeping outside.”

President Joko Widodo visited affected areas on Monday and promised financial support for those who have lost their homes.

“We must be aware that our country is in the Ring of Fire, so people need to be prepared to face any disaster,” Widodo said.

Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide and a large portion of the world’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

In 2004 a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 9.3 undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in western Indonesia killed 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia. (afp)

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Gerindra, Democratic parties build coalition for 2019 presidential election

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party and Democratic Party are building a coalition to contest in the 2019 Presidential Election, Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto remarked at a meeting with Democratic Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) on Monday.

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Copies of the MH370 safety investigations report are seen on the floor during a media briefing in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on July 30, 2018.

Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation’s greatest mystery

PUTRAJAYA - A long-awaited official report into the disappearance of Flight MH370 gave no new clues Monday about why the Malaysian plane vanished, sparking anger and disappointment among relatives of those on board.

The report from the official investigation team pointed to failings by air traffic controllers and suggested the Malaysia Airlines plane was likely diverted from its flight path manually, rather than due to a mechanical fault.

But it said the Boeing 777 jet, which vanished over four years ago as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, was airworthy and the pilots were in a fit state to fly.

After years of fruitless searching in the world’s most enduring aviation mystery, the report offered nothing concrete to grieving relatives of passengers -- most of whom were Chinese -- and crew hoping for some sort of closure.

“The team is unable to determine the real cause for the disappearance of MH370,” concluded the largely technical 400-page report.

Relatives who were briefed at the transport ministry before the report’s public release expressed anger that there was nothing new in the document, with some storming out of the briefing as frustration

boiled over.

“It is so disappointing,” said Intan Maizura Othman, whose husband was a steward on MH370.

“I am frustrated. There is nothing new in the report.

“Those who gave the briefing from the ministry of transport were not able to give answers as they were not (the ones) who wrote the report.”

She said the meeting between relatives and officials descended into a “shouting match” as family members’ frustration boiled over.

“Many asked questions,” said G. Subramaniam, who lost a son on the flight, but added that “unsatisfactory responses left many angry”.

- Largest hunt in history The disappearance of MH370 triggered the largest hunt in aviation history. But no sign of the jet was found in a 120,000-square kilometre (46,000-square mile) Indian Ocean search zone and the Australian-led hunt was suspended in January last year.

US exploration firm Ocean

Infinity resumed the search in a different location at the start of this year on a “no find, no fee” basis, using high-tech drones to scour the seabed. But that search was also called off after failing to find anything.

Only three confirmed fragments of MH370 have been found, all of them on western Indian Ocean shores, including a two-metre wing part known as a flaperon.

Malaysia’s new government, which took power in May, has said the hunt could be resumed but only if new evidence comes to light and officials have seemed keen to draw under a line the tragedy.

One area that came in for criticism in the report by the 19-member investigation team, which included foreign investigators, was air traffic control.

It said both Malaysian air traffic control and their Vietnamese counterparts failed to act properly when the Boeing jet passed from Malaysian to Vietnamese airspace and disappeared from radars. (afp)

“We are working to realize the politics revealed in the coalition where we also communicate and invite others to the coalition,” Prabowo noted after a meeting held at his residence in Jakarta on Monday.

He explained that at the meeting, both sides are willing to establish relations with the existing energy under conditions of adversity.

Prabowo remarked at the meeting that SBY had suggested to follow up on the coalition cooperation to fulfill the future vision and mission, including to declare the presidential and vice presidential candidates.

“We are keen to provide solutions to the difficulties faced by our nation. Now, we can take steps forward,” he stated.

Prabowo asserted that at the meeting, SBY spoke about determining the figure for the post of vice president, who will accompany him in the 2019 presidential election.(ant)

Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto(right) and Democratic Party Chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)

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BI asked to move faster in intervention to prop up Rupiah

JAKARTA - A lawmaker urges Bank Indonesia (BI) to move faster in forestalling impact of any external factor weakening rupiah to prevent the national currency from losing more value.

“The Central Bank has to be faster and more precise in timing its decision to launch a policy,” Siti Masrifah, a member of the Parliamentary Budget body, said here on Monday.

The Central Bank could not be in the market any time, therefore, it has to move faster than the speed of the loss in the rupiah value, Siti said.

The rupiah has lost much of its value hitting the weakest point in a number of years mainly as a result of the U.S. Central Bank raising its

fund rate. Bank Indonesia already raised its benchmark interest rate in a bid to keep the currency from sinking deeper that could disrupt the country`s economic stability.

The latest move by Bank Indonesia was raising its “7-Day Reverse Repo Rate” to 5.25 percent from 4.75 percent.

Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo said the decision was taken to cushion the impact of growing external pressure on the country`s economy especially on rupiah.

“This is a preemptive monetary policy to keep one step ahead and front loading,” Perry had said.

Coordinating Minister for Economy Darmin Nasution said he welcomed Bank Indonesia`s decision,

saying,” There is no other way .

Otherwise we would be left behind.”

Darmin said he was confident the rise in the “7-Day Reverse Repo Rate” is a response to global developments including the rise in The Fed fund rate, escalating trade war between China and the United States and geopolitical condition.

Darmin said the government has done what it could do to cope with the impact of the external turbulence by seeking to cut the current account deficit, which has been the domestic factor causing rupiah weakening.

Th government has also strengthened the business competitiveness and sought to boost the investment sector and exports, he said.

However, he hoped that the rise

in the benchmark interest rate would not be immediately followed by increase in bank lending interest that the condition would not hurt the real sector, which has been the main backbone of the country`s economy.

“This would not be easy , but actually the Financial Service Authority (OJK) could persuade banks not to be in a hurry to raise their lending rate, although it could not be forced upon banks,” the former Governor of the central bank said.

On Sunday, Minister for National Development Planning/head of the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) Bambang Brodjonegoro said Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang next month could shore up rupiah.

“Asian Games is held in line with our strategy to help strengthen rupiah,” Bambang said at a discussion forum here.

The largest sport event in Asia could draw more foreign tourists to Indonesia, he said. Around 200,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit the country during the even from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

The foreign visitors would spend foreign exchange increasing the country`s foreign exchange income that would give greater stability for rupiah exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, he said.

“If we failed to earn foreign exchange from exports, we hope to make it in the tourism sector,” he said.(Iant)

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Officials say fast growth to continue, Trump respects Fed

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s top economic policymakers insisted Sunday that the robust growth marked in the April-June quarter will maintain its pace and that he respects the Federal Reserve’s independence despite his condemnation of the central bank for raising interest rates.

“We as an administration absolutely support the independence of the Fed, and the president has made it clear that this is the Fed’s decision,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told “Fox News Sunday.” He said Trump’s critical statements “are really more just comments saying as interest rates are going up, it’s something that the president has a concern” about.

The Fed isn’t expected to announce a rate increase when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday. But the central bank is widely anticipated to set the stage for tightening credit again in September for a third time this year and then to likely raise rates again by December. The Fed has raised rates twice this year in response to strong growth, low unemployment and a slight rise in inflation.

Trump has taken credit for that growth, and 10 days ago he criticized the recent rate increases, warning that they could slow the economy’s advance. Criticism of interest rate hikes by the Fed, which is politically independent from the White House and administration, is something no president has expressed publicly in more than two decades.

“I don’t like all of this work we are putting into the economy, and then I see rates going up,” Trump said in an interview with CNBC. The rate increases are intended to prevent the economy from overheating or inflation from accelerating too sharply. But higher rates make borrowing for homes, autos and credit cards more expensive — an unpopular consequence for consumers.

“The market expects interest rates to keep

going up,” Mnuchin said. “So the only question is how far and for how long? And we think the Fed will be very careful in managing the economy.”

The latest snapshot of the economy issued by the government Friday showed an energetic 4.1 percent annual growth rate in the second quarter, the fastest pace in nearly four years.

Trump and administration officials have declared that the gains are sustainable and will only accelerate. But few economists outside the administration agree with that assessment. And there is concern that the trade battles pursued

by Trump could endanger economic growth over time.

The administration has imposed billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese and Canadian products, and threatened billions more on U.S. allies in Europe. Tariffs, which are taxes on imports, are meant to protect domestic companies against foreign competitors — but also can hurt U.S. businesses and consumers that pay more for imported products.

Downplaying the concerns, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday the basic drivers of economic performance — not temporary factors like the surge in farm exports ahead of anticipated new tariffs — will continue to boost growth going forward.

“The basics of this (second-quarter) number were consumer spending and business investment,” Kudlow said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” ‘’Consumer spending, business investment are on a tear.”

Mnuchin predicted the economy will enjoy

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, left, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney listen as President Donald Trump delivers remarks about the economy on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Washington. four or five years of sustained 3 percent growth “at least.”

“I don’t think this is a one- or two-year phenomenon,” he said.

Kudlow told CNN’s “State of the Union”: “I think the president deserves a victory lap — low tax rates, rolling back regulations, opening up energy, for example. ... The fundamentals of the economy look really good.”

Pointing to “five Trump quarters” of strong growth, Kudlow said, “I don’t see any reason why we can’t run this for several quarters.”

Many experts believe it’s unlikely that growth can continue at the 4.1 percent pace. Some of the factors in the second quarter appeared to be

one-offs. Soybean exports jumped as farmers sought to beat the impending tariffs overseas.

And business spending was boosted by soaring investment in oil and gas drilling equipment, which might not last.

Other challenges loom. Borrowing costs are rising, lifted by the Fed’s interest rate increases.

And rising prices have left average hourly pay, after adjusted for inflation, flat over the past 12 months.

Still, other trends do appear sustainable and could help boost growth above the roughly 2 percent annual pace that’s prevailed since the 2008-09 financial crisis and Great Recession ended. (ap)

Asia stocks fall to start week, following Wall Street losses SINGAPORE - Asian markets fell Monday after a steep decline in the U.S. technology sector weighed on Wall Street at the end of the week despite data showing the economy was growing.

KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.6 percent to 22,587.70 and South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.1 percent lower to 2,293.92. The Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.4 percent to 2,863.40 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 0.5 percent to 28,653.29. Australia’s S&P ASX 200 gave up 0.5 percent to 6,266.30. Shares gained in Indonesia but were lower in Taiwan and Singapore.

WALL STREET: Technology stocks led a slide in U.S. stocks on Friday, adding to the market’s losses from another tech-driven sell-off a day earlier. The S&P 500 index slid 0.7 percent to 2,818.82. The Dow Jones

Industrial Average dropped 0.3 percent to 25,451.06. The Nasdaq composite index, which is heavily weighted with technology companies, tumbled 1.5 percent to 7,737.42.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks dipped 1.9 percent to 1,663.34.

TECH STOCK LOSSES: On Friday, Twitter announced that its monthly users declined in the second quarter, causing its stocks to plummet 20.5 percent to $34.12. It was the company’s second-biggest loss since going public in 2013. Snap, the company behind the Snapchat messaging app, slid 4 percent to $12.83. Facebook shares gave up 0.8 percent to $174.89 a day after the social media giant led a slide in technology stocks that snapped the S&P 500’s three-day winning streak. Amazon.com bucked the trend, adding 0.5 percent to $1,817.27 after the online retailer reported its biggest profit ever as its advertising and

cloud computing businesses kept growing.

U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH: The U.S. economy accelerated in last quarter at an annual rate of 4.1 percent, its best showing since 2014, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Consumers spent tax-cut money, businesses stepped up investment and exporters rushed to ship their goods ahead of retaliatory tariffs.

President Donald Trump was thrilled with what he called an “amazing” growth rate and said it wasn’t “a one-time shot.” But most economists disagree and say the pace of growth in the April-June quarter won’t last. Friday also marked the end of the busiest stretch of the second-quarter earnings season, with roughly a third of companies in the S&P 500 reporting results. Most companies delivered better-thanexpected results and favorable outlooks. That has reinforced the underlying perception in the financial markets that the U.S. economy is per-

forming strongly and that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates this week.

ANALYST’S VIEWPOINT: “Asian equity markets as it is have seen a soft start this morning, taking after last Friday’s US markets’ tone. In addition, risk aversion is likely to have set in for markets at the fore of a string of event risks this week that would keep investors occupied,” such as eurozone and U.S. economic indicators, Jingyi Pan of IG said in a commentary.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 12 cents to $68.81 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

It lost 92 cents to settle at $68.69 per barrel on Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped 6 cents to $74.70.

CURRENCIES: The dollar rose to 111.11 yen from 111.00 yen on Friday. The euro eased to $1.1653 from $1.1656. (ap)

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Let’s Enjoy Waves on Labuan Sait Beach, Kecak Dance Soon to Follow

Labuan Sait Beach, Pecatu village, South Kuta, formerly known as Padang-Padang Beach, is increasingly favored by foreign tourists. Having been set as one of the tourist destinations in the Badung region, the number of tourist visits continues to increase.

The coastal area flanked by limestone cliff becomes an icon for water sport because it has good waves for surfing. “The icon on Labuan Sait Beach is surfing water sport, and the scenery is equally interesting,” said Operations Manager of Labuan Sait Beach attraction, Wayan Wijana, recently.

Wijana said that currently the number of visits to Labuan Sait reaches an average of 2,500 people per day during high season. Meanwhile, on usual days the average visit amounts to 1,500 people. With the increasing number of tourists visiting this white sandy beach, his management will continuously make improvement to provide comfort for visitors. Admittedly, all this time the access to the beach is very steep and small, so sometimes visitors get difficulty when passing. To that end, he will make the addition of stairs for the access to the bottom. In the meantime, the unique stairs into the tunnel will

still be maintained. “There will be a new stairs that we make with customary village,” he said.

According to Wijana, the obstacles faced so far are related to the waste problem during the rainy season. Nevertheless, his management continues to work with the Environment and Sanitation Agency (DLHK) of Badung and local village through BUMDes. “The problem so far is the difficult access for heavy equipment to the beach because there is no direct access. So, the waste handling is done manually and impressed slow,” he said.

Wijana said the customary village with Badung district government plans to realize the construction of a cable car from the top to Labuan Sait Beach. This cable car will be used to facilitate transporting waste from the beach directly to the top. By that way, Labuan Sait area is expected to be clean from waste problem. “We have also de-

clared that Labuan Sait area is free from plastic waste,” he said.

For the development, Wijana said it will continuously conduct studies so the current attraction will not give monotonous impression. For this year, his management will revive the Kecak of PadangPadang. There will be daily kecak performance played by approximately 150 artists. “With the presence of Kecak of Padang-Padang, it will able to increase the destination and attraction of Labuan Sait,” he said.

Wijana asserted the coastal arrangement will also continuously be done, including the arrangement of merchants and services by coastal people. The most urgent program is parking management.

As is known, currently the parking facilities are still lacking. On that account, his management will take advantage of the roadside area of state land to be used into parking space. (kmb)

Do you want to experience a healing process without going to the doctor,come to Tirta Tawar Temple in Petulu Customary Village, Ubud, Gianyar. Petulu customary village is not only famous for its egret tourist attraction, but also has a unique Tirta Tawar Temple. Local people believe the temple retains a lot of history and mystery. The power to heal all diseases is commonly invoked here, so that its existence is still considered sacred by local community.

Two routes can be taken to arrive at the temple. Travelers can pass through Ubud or Petulu village.

The track leading to the temple is beautiful and the atmosphere is cool. Thus, the road is often taken advantage by foreign travelers for trekking.

Chief of Petulu customary village, I Wayan Beneh, said the Tirta Tawar Temple had the power to heal illnesses, purificatory qualities to all impurities, grace of efficacy and procreation. Many people of local village, other regions in Bali and even from outside Bali were also often invoking a recovery here.

“People usually come to present oblation and then perform purificatory rite (melukat) in the shower of this temple,” he said.

Beneh said that tirta tawar consisted of two Balinese words, namely tirta and tawar. Tirta meant ‘water’ and tawar or penawar meant ‘a drug.’ In addition to cure all diseases, the temple was also serving as a bathing place of the deities usually taken advantage by people from three villages namely the Petulu, Kutuh and Ubud customary village. “There is a sacred white huge eel believed as property guarding the temple,” he added.

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This sacred area had a cave whose aura was good for meditation. In earlier times, when the illegal Toto was still in demand, many people were coming to beg number. Interestingly, most of them successfully won, so that it became a famous temple. “As a drug, any disease can be cured. When the water is weighed, it will be heavier than ordinary water,” said Beneh convincingly.

According to Beneh, there was a tradition that should be followed and not be violated. When taking a bath or melukat, people were not allowed to put on any clothes. In other words, they should be naked.

People were allowed to invoke holy water as much as they needed.

However, it should not be cooked.

Meanwhile, as the abstinence, people were not allowed to commercialize or sell the holy water of Tirta Tawar Temple. In other words, people invoked the holy water and then processed it for sale either in the form of fruit salad, beverage or other food. “People who violate can experience bad luck or calamities,” he said.

Any people who wanted to enter the temple were obliged to put on Balinese customary attires, a worship-style clothing of the Hindu society. Then, people were forbidden to enter the temple in a cuntaka condition, such as there was a death of family members and the woman who is getting her period.

Making use of the water for washing was not allowed. When violating this tradition, people would be afflicted by disaster, accidents or illness. Piodalan or temple anniversary here fell once every six months on Buda Wage Klawu. (kmb)

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To prevent radicalism, police keep watch destination visitors

China’s former internet czar charged with taking bribes

TABANAN - Tourism progress in Bali is inseparable from the safety factor of tourism. Related to this matter, the ranks of Tabanan Police through its intelligence and security unit make cooperation with the management of tourist destination in Tabanan. One of them is the Ulun Danu Beratan with the signing of MoU held on Saturday (Jul. 28) at the local management office.

Chief of the Tabanan Police Intelligence and Security Unit, Ni Luh Komang Sri Subakti, conveyed the MoU aims to provide a statement on the type of security system-related cooperation. She said the monitoring of tourists in tourism sector needs to be done to prevent radicalism starting to grow in the community.

With this cooperation, later on the staff and pecalang (customary security guard) can provide information for the sake of security and comfort of tourists visiting the Ulundanu Beratan. “Armed with this cooperation, the security and comfort of tourists while making a visit will be well maintained, so the situation remains safe and under control,” she said.

Meanwhile, Operations Manager of the Ulun Danu Beratan, I Wayan Mustika, conveyed that as

the management he welcomes the agreement positively. “We are very supportive and it will be delivered to gebog satakan community as supporting element of the object.

Thus, the visiting guests will feel safe and comfortable,” he said.

On the occasion, it was also continued with the signing of the MoU which essentially contains the oversight against foreign and domestic tourists making a visit to the Ulundanu Beratan in order to make conducive public security and order. (kmb28)

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Indian children ride on a bicycle as rain falls in Guwahati on July 26, 2018.

The ranks of Tabanan Police through its intelligence and security unit make cooperation with the management of tourist destination in Tabanan.

permit of Benoa Bay Reclamation ends

People do Nyegara-Gunung to confirm endless struggle

SEMARAPURA - Permit location of the Benoa Reclamation Plan will end on August 25, 2018. In line with this, Balinese people continue to reject it. Aside from demonstrating through peaceful action, it is also carried

out through nyegara-gunung worship to nearby sea and mountain temple such as Goa Lawah Temple at Pesinggahan, Dawan, on Sunday (Jul. 29).

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Aside from demonstrating through peaceful action, it is also carried out through nyegara-gunung worship to nearby sea and mountain temple such as Goa Lawah Temple at Pesinggahan, Dawan.

number of regions took place around 10:15.

Armed with a number of attributes, they gathered in wantilan hall. For a few moments, they said prayers at the temple and in the sea.

Coordinator of the action, I Wayan ‘Gendo’ Suardana, said the struggle to save Benoa Bay is not only enough through the real (sekala) action but must also be in psychical (niskala) action. “Well, the struggle to save Benoa Bay must also get the blessing from father and mother universe. That’s what we do every year,” he explained.

He said the current process of environmental impact analysis (AMDAL) remains in the Ministry of Environment. As per the information obtained, the Benoa Bay has not been declared eligible for reclamation.

“Hopefully, it will not be feasible until August 25, so that the project will be canceled because of legal reason, and the location permit will end on August 25, 2018. Today we are applying for the best way for the struggle to win,” he said.

This man from Ubud, Gianyar, mentioned that since the beginning of this environmental rescue struggle is neglected by the government of Bali. Although there is support from the House of Representatives, it is more individual in nature. “I think in Bali we do not have anything, there is indeed a support (of rejection—Ed) from the House of Representatives, but of individual in nature,

not institutionally yet. Reclamation issue is played for the interests of political domination,” he said.

He also mentioned that central government response related to the project initiated by PT. Tirta Wahana Bali International (TWBI) is better than that of Bali government. “National response is better than Bali, although President Jokowi has not dared to take firm action to cancel the reclamation,” he said.

One of the responses was showed by Commission IV of the House of Representatives by issuing recommendations for permanent termination of the reclamation. “In Jakarta, the reclamation is being temporarily suspended, while the Benoa Bay reclamation is permanent. There is also a response from the ministry,” he added.

He affirmed not to expect much from the governor in resolving this problem. People from 39 customary villages supported by four districts and youth organizations will continue to fight to the end. This historical process is severely forbidden just by political contestation. “Whether or not the governor of Bali gets involved in the efforts to stop the reclamation plan, the community will continue to fight,” he said.

After saying prayers at Goa Lawah Temple, the entourage moved to Besakih Temple, Karangasem. They performed prayers with the same essence. (kmb45)

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India effectively strips four million of citizenship in Assam

BEIJING - China’s former internet czar, who oversaw a tightening of online censorship during his tenure, has been charged with taking bribes, state media said Monday.

Throughout his career, Lu Wei used his political offices to benefit himself including “illegally receiving a huge amount of property,” according to the official Xinhua news agency, quoting a statement by the office of the country’s top prosecutor.

It said Lu is alleged to have used his position to benefit himself and unspecified other people during his time working at Xinhua, for the Beijing government, for the party’s central propaganda department and as the head of the Cyber Administration of China, among other offices.

China’s top graft watchdog expelled Lu from the ruling Communist Party in February, issuing an unusually florid statement that accused him of failing to carry out his duties and having a “tyrannical” management style.

Lu was once named among the world’s 100 most influential people

by Time magazine and had rubbed

shoulders with the likes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

But in June 2016 he stepped down from his position supervising controls over online expression as head of the Cyberspace Administration of China.

And in November 2017 officials announced he was being investigated for suspected disciplinary violations.

Lu had fiercely defended the country’s censorship apparatus after he was appointed in 2013.

He was a powerful figure both at home and abroad, where he commanded the attention of global technology firms eager for a piece of the Chinese market.

Lu was personally received by Zuckerberg in 2014 at Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters. He appeared in the front row of a group photo alongside top executives from American tech giants such as Amazon and President Xi Jinping when Xi visited the US in 2015.

Facebook is among a number of Western websites, along with Twitter, Instagram and several news outlets, that are blocked by China’s “Great Firewall” of internet censorship. (afp)

GUWAHATI - India on Monday effectively stripped four million people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the northeastern state.

The draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), published on Monday, includes only those able to prove they were in Assam before 1971, when millions fled Bangladesh’s war of independence into the state.

Critics say it is the latest move by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to advance the rights of India’s Hindu majority at the expense of its many minorities.

More than 30 million people had applied to be included on the list, of whom just over four million were excluded from the draft published on Monday, said Shailesh, the registrar general of India, who uses one name.

“No genuine Indian citizens need to worry as there will be ample opportunities given to them to enlist their names in the final NRC,” he told a news conference in Assam’s biggest city Guwahati.

He said those wishing to appeal could do so under “well-laid-down procedures” starting August 30.

The definitive NRC is due to be finalised in December.

“We are going to provide assistance to anyone whose names are not included in the document and whoever wishes to file a claim and objection in this regard,” Shailesh added.

- Hindu nationalists Modi’s Hindu nationalist government -- under whom extremist violence against Muslims has increased -- has said the list must be revised to root out illegal migrants.

Hundreds of thousands fled to India from Bangladesh during its 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Most settled in Assam, which shares a long border with Bangladesh.

Rights groups have criticised the government’s latest move, saying the deletion of people from citizenship rolls was similar to Myanmar’s removal of rights and protections for its Rohingya community in 1982.

Avaaz, a US-based rights group, said Monday there was no effective appeal body and those left out would not have enough time to

present their case.

“It’s just Muslims who will likely have to go through a complicated, unfair appeal with no right to counsel, ending in no hope of staying if they lose,” Ricken Patel, the executive director of Avaaz, said in a statement.

Assam, a state of 33 million people known for its lush tea estates, has for decades been racked by violence between indigenous tribes and settlers.

In one of the worst massacres, around 2,000 suspected migrants were butchered in a single day in Nellie in 1983. Nearly all were Muslim, and many were children.

In New Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh also sought to allay fears about Assam.

“No coercive action will be taken against anyone. Hence there is no need to panic,” Singh said in the upper house of parliament.

Satyen Garg, a home ministry official who was present at the Guwahati press conference, said there “was no question of sending anyone to detention camps based on the draft list”. (afp)

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Death case of French tourist, police has interrogated swing owner

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How a slime mold near death packs bacteria to feed the next generation Some stealthy proteins let social amoebas save live food in the ball-shaped spore cases atop their slender stalks for the next generation.

HOUSTON - In the final frenzy of reproduction and death, social amoebas secrete proteins that help preserve a starter kit of food for its offspring.

Dictyostelium discoideum, a type of slime mold in soil, eats bacteria.

Some wild forms of this species essentially farm the microbes, passing them along in spore cases that give the next generation of amoebas the beginnings of a fine local patch of prey.

Tests find that the trick to keeping the parental immune system from killing this starter crop of bacteria is a surge of proteins called lectins, researchers

say in the July 27 Science.

Lectins create a different way for the amoebas to treat bacteria: as actual symbionts inside cells, instead of as prey or infections, says study coauthor Adam Kuspa, a molecular cell biologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In a lab test of this ability, coating other bacteria with lectin derived from a plant allowed bacteria to slip inside cells

from mice and survive as symbiotic residents.

The findings mark another chapter in a story that has been upending decades of what people thought they knew about social amoebas eating bacteria. The basic, almost alien, scenario is still true: D. discoideum amoebas, nicknamed Dicty, start life as single cells. When food dwindles, cells come together into a much bigger, multicellular slug-shaped creature with eight to 10 types of cells and the power to crawl. It then develops into something more like

a fungus with a stalk holding up a case of spores, which start the next generation of amoebas.

Those casings, scientists once believed, held only spores. “For 70 years, we all thought that Dictyostelium development was sterile,” meaning no bacteria survived among spores, Kuspa says. “If you were not a very good microbiologist and contaminated your amoeba sample, one way to cure them of bacteria was to put them through a cycle of development.”

Then in 2011, researchers dis-

covered that some Dicty strains are “farmers,” routinely packing live bacteria into spore cases, and jumpstarting new bacterial livestock with each generation (SN: 2/12/11, p. 11).

“That was a shock,” Kuspa says.

Researchers also discovered that the Dicty animal-like slug phase forms an immune system that kills bacteria, even as evidence grew that some bacteria had uses beyond food, such as providing defense chemistry. But how the slug avoided killing its own helpful bacteria was a mystery. (afp)

CALIFORNIA - Mouth wounds heal faster than injuries to other parts of the skin, and now scientists are learning how the mouth performs its speedy repairs.

Some master regulators of gene activity work overtime in the mouth to heal wounds without scarring, researchers report July 25 in Science Translational Medicine. Those regulators — proteins known as SOX2, PITX1, PITX2 and PAX9 — are active in skin cells called keratinocytes in the mouth, but not in skin cells from the arm. The regulators hold down inflammation that can lead to scarring and turn on molecular programs involved in cell movement and wound closure, say the researchers, from the University of California, San

Diego and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Knowing how the mouth performs its speed healing may eventually lead to therapies that fix skin sores without forming scars.

Because the regulators are involved in many biological processes, including guiding an organism’s development, scientists need to discover which of these processes is important for wound healing, says Luis Garza, a skin researcher and dermatologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The study may provide some clues.

Researchers made small wounds in both the mouths and the inner upper arms of 30 volunteers. The mouth wounds healed about three times as fast as the wounds made in

the arm skin — on average at a rate of about 0.3 millimeters a day in the mouth compared with less than 0.1 millimeter a day on the arm. Reducing amounts of PITX1 and SOX2 in mouth keratinocytes grown in lab dishes altered the activity of genes involved cell movement. Boosting SOX2 levels in the skin of mice shortened healing time — from about nine days to about three.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that the lining of the mouth and other mucus membranes heal quickly. It may be a product of vertebrates evolving in the ocean, Garza says. “We spent most of our time learning how to repair wounds underwater. So it makes sense that we repair wounds really well on our moist mucosa.” (afp)

GIANYAR — Swing attraction in Tegallalang village which caused the death of French tourist, Patrick Jean Pierre Bouchard, 52, is still surrounded by police line until Sunday (Jul. 29). Police who investigated the case have examined a number of witnesses including the owner of the swing attraction.

In the Ceking terraces, Tegallalang, there are at least five locations of swing. However, only one of them does not operate as still being installed with police line. Unavoidably, such condition draws the attention of every citizen and tourists happening to pass at the location. Nevertheless, another swing adjacent to location where Patrick died is still operating and even it gives an impression that no disaster happened.

As observation under the swing where the French tourist fell down can be seen the burned traces of dried grass and a piece of burned doors. According to information at the location of the burning, it previously contained the scattered blood of the victim. The distance between the swing facing the east and location of the victim fell down is about 20 meters.

A resident of Tegallalang, Nyoman Putra, said that after the incident of Patrick’s death, other tourists were not affected. Moreover, the swing claiming the fatality is located far behind the hill. So, many tourists do not know if previously there was an incident. “Although there are dead foreigner falling from the swing, tourist visit to the terrace object is still crowded,” he said.

Meanwhile, Chief of Tegallalang Police, Gde Sukadana, said the swing becoming the location of the victim’s death is still marked with a police line. This is done because the officers are still investigating the case. “We install the problematic swing with police line and temporarily it is not allowed to operate, while the other swings are still operating,” explained Chief of Tegallalang Police.

Chief of Gianyar Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Deni Septiawan, said that related to the incident, police had investigated a number of witnesses including the owner of the swing attraction.

“About five witnesses are examined, including the owner of the swing attraction,” he explained.

He admitted to still deepen and investigate the case. Until now, the police have not established any suspect. “We are still deepening this case, but no suspect has been determined yet,” added Deni Septiawan. (kmb35)

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Dissemination of drug hazards while preserving culture

MANGUPURA — Although serving as a leading sector in handling drug problems, the District National Narcotic Agency (BNNK) of Badung also commits to preserving Balinese culture. Therefore, the dissemination activities involve Balinese artists through shadow puppet and bondres comedy performances. During the dissemination of prevention, eradication, abuse and illicit drug trafficking (P4GN) in Bina Raga Square, Dalung village, North Kuta, was held the Cenk Blonk puppet show.

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The inside of the mouth heals much faster than external skin does. Scientists have discovered some proteins that contribute to the mouth’s speed healing.

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During the dissemination of prevention, eradication, abuse and illicit drug trafficking (P4GN) in Bina Raga Square, Dalung village, North Kuta, was held the Cenk Blonk puppet show.

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Swing attraction in Tegallalang village which caused the death of French tourist, Patrick Jean Pierre Bouchard, 52, is still surrounded by police line.

“Other than preserving the art and culture, this Cenk Blok puppet show is a more creative, persuasive and attractive to people.

About 300 spectators watched the puppet performance,” said the Head of BNNK Badung, Ni Ketut Masmini, on Sunday (Jul. 29).

In addition, various methods to improve public awareness about the P4GN efforts such as dissemination or counseling, interactive dialogue, workshop, stop drug campaign, leaflet distribution to advertising in various electronic media have been made by the BNNK Badung. This cultural performance, according to Masmini, is a new breakthrough packaged to provide understanding for the

public about the hazards of drug abuse considering the prevalence in Indonesia in 2017 reached 1.77 percent or about 3,376,115 people, while in Bali province reached 1.62 percent.

“The prevalence rate is one of the indicators for the government and the community to jointly address the narcotics problem,” she said.

The activities are aimed to provide information for Dalung villagers about the hazards of drug abuse. In addition, it is to invite the community to participate actively in the effort of the P4GN by reporting any drug abuse in their environment to the BNNP Bali, BNNK Badung, and

Compulsory Reporting Recipient Agency (IPWL) nearby. Thus, Dalung village has become a creative, innovative, independent and anti-drug-having village.

“To make the show not to run in one-way direction, it is made an interactive dialogue delivered in the form of question and answer between me as the Head of the BNNK Badung and the puppeteer. The enthusiasm is also visible when people throng the square to watch the cultural performance to the end of the event. Many officials of Badung district government, chief of customary village, headman and other figures were also present,” she said. (kmb36)

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Perseveres in preserving arja operetta

In the decade of 1960s, even though the arja operetta players were just illuminated by petromax lamp and torches, hundreds of pairs of eyes did not budge to watch their bodily movement. The staging place was always thronged by the audience. Melodious sound of the arja artists even gave hallucination to the audience. Dissolved in sadness to tears occurred when seeing Raden Galuh was getting loomed, laughter and gurgling when he saw the Liku coming out of the stage.

However, it is just a bit of memories owned by arja artists of Keramas in memory of their glory. One of the artists is Ni Wayan Latri who in the Bali Arts Festival (BAF) 2018 received an award from the governor of Bali.

Amid the current ups and downs of the arja development, it does not dampen the intention and spirit of Nik Latri to preserve the traditional theatrical art. This woman from Biya hamlet, Keramas, born on December 31, 1959 is continuously working by creating new generations for the preservation of arja at Keramas. One of them is by making the Siwa Ratri Studio as a medium for children of Keramas village to pursue the traditional art.

To her, it poses her goal since childhood. Her passion for the arja operetta art makes her discover the identity. Playing arja was started when growing up as Mantri Manis. Her perseverance in the arja operetta bore sweet fruits where she is believed to introduce the arja operetta art to various countries, such as Europe, France, Switzerland, India, the United States, California, Japan and the last in 2007 to Malaysia.

For her contribution in introducing Balinese arts especially the arja operetta, this sixth generation of the arja art of Keramas won numerous awards such as the 1993 award from the French . The Wija Kusuma award from the Gianyar Regent in 2001, and in 2018 at the BAF XL was received from governor of Bali as the Art Devotee Award. (dar)

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List of tourists who died in Nusa Penida grows longer

SEMARAPURA —The tourists that died in the Nusa Penida Islands, Klungkung, increased.

On Sunday (Jul. 29), the victim was a Chinese citizen, Qiu Wei, 43. He fell into the cliff of Angel Billabong tourist attraction, Sompang hamlet, Bungamekar, after being hit by a wave when taking selfie.

Based on the information compiled, the victim arrived at the tourist attraction around 09:30 with the entourage, including his wife, Xu Po, 41. Not long after, he immediately enjoyed the panorama and took selfie above the cliff. Unexpectedly, a big wave emerged and immediately hit his body so he fell into the cliff of about 10 meters high. Seeing the incident, the Lembongan Dive Center boat with the captain, I Kadek Sada, 31, immediately approached to help. The victim was immediately picked up and taken to Crystal Bay Beach and then rushed to Pratama Hospital of Nusa Penida to get medical treatment. Unfortunately, his life could not be helped.

This tragedy was justified by Chief of Nusa Penida Police, I Ketut Suastika. He described, the victim suffered a torn wound on the left knee and forehead. In addition, there are also scratches on both hands and back. “His body was taken to Sanglah Hospital as

well as coordinated with his family and travel agency handling his holiday,” he explained.

At the same time, added Suastika, a British tourist, Emily Seth, was also hit by waves at the tourist attraction. Fortunately, she did not die. “There are only blisters on her body, and it happened when taking a selfie,” he added.

This incident added to the list. In June, the victim was also a Chinese national, Liang Wanchang, 46. He fell after being hit by the waves at the Devil Tear tourist attraction, Nusa Lembongan when taking selfie.

Previously, there was Russian named Tatarenko. The tragedy at Bunga Mekar village began when riding a motorbike that crossed a gravel road. He also died after falling into the cliff with the height of 200 meters. The other victims of Chinese tourists are Wu Shanshem and Yang Lin. They were mired in the Devil Tears, Nusa Lembongan, after being crashed by waves when

taking selfie. Fortunately, his life could be saved.

Anticipating the incident, the district government of Klungkung together with tourism players has put up precaution signs at a number of locations. This was stated by the Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, I Nengah Sukasta. Admittedly, the construction of permanent security fence is necessary. However, it is newly proposed in the Amended Regional Budget (APBD-P) 2018 and will be realized in 2019.

This official had mentioned that the Blue Paradise Island has 15 tourist attractions. Among them, there are ten points that should be watched out as they belong to dangerous category with cliffy geographical condition.

Some of them are Pasih Uwug (Broken Beach), Atuh, Temple, Devil Tear and Klingking. “The place is scattered in a number of locations, but the most in Nusa Gede with cliffy condition,” he added. (kmb45)

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In announcing the winner of the World’s Best Awards 2018, Travel + Leisure highlighted the resort’s“sense of calm” combined with “innovative and modern” new experiences awaiting guests.

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CBS weighs Moonves suspension over assault claims: report SAN FRANCISCO - CBS directors are weighing whether chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves should step aside as the US television network investigates claims he sexually harassed women, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

The CBS board is expected to choose a special committee that would oversee the probe, which will include an examination of the company’s workplace culture, people familiar with the matter told the Journal. Board members meet via conference call on Monday.

The special committee is set to choose a law firm to lead the probe by mid-week, and determine whether Moonves should be suspended during the investigation, according to the Journal.

“I think the board realizes as

a whole that this is a very, very, very serious situation,” a person familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

“While there is an important Les piece to this, really, more important to the company as a whole is that this raises serious issues with regard to culture and harassment throughout the company.”

A New Yorker article published Friday recounted accounts by six women who had professional dealings with Moonves and said he sexually harassed them between the 1980s and late 2000s.

Four described forcible touching or kissing during business meetings, and two said Moonves physically intimidated them or threatened to derail their careers, The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow reported. (afp)

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Actor Tom Cruise poses with fans during the ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ US Premiere at Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum on July 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Better with age? Cruise’s latest ‘Impossible’ tops box office

LOS ANGELES - Improbable? Maybe, but “Mission Impossible -- Fallout,” the sixth and latest stunt-filled edition of the Tom Cruise action franchise has topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier “Impossibles.”

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The Paramount/Skydance production took in an estimated $61.5 million for the three-day weekend, according to industry tracker Exhibitor Relations, more than quadrupling the $15 million earned by second-place “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.”

“Impossible” has 56-year-old Cruise, who famously still does his own cliff-hanging, car-rolling stunts, ordered to track down some missing plutonium and find a terror-minded villain. Critics seem to like the film despite its evident weaknesses: Though “often ridiculous,” the Washington Post wrote, the film “works amazingly well.”

Universal’s “Mamma Mia”

clung to the second spot for a second straight weekend, though its take was nearly 60 percent below its opening. With a star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan, the film uses plentiful flashbacks to fill in the story of Streep’s carefree character on the only Greek island with a built-in ABBA soundtrack.

In third was Sony’s “The Equalizer 2,” with Denzel Washington again playing a former black-ops agent -- and now low-profile Lyft driver -- drawn into action to avenge a friend’s death. It took in $14 million.

Fourth spot went to another

Sony film, “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” at $12.3 million. The animated comedy, whose voice cast includes Adam Sandler and Selena Gomez, follows Count Dracula and his family as they get away from their hotel for their own vacation.

In fifth was a new release, Warner Bros.’ family-friendly “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies,” at $10.5 million, which Variety called slightly disappointing given the film’s 90 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The first feature film based on a popular animated series, “Titans” has a voice cast including Kristen Bell, Will Arnett and Greg Cipes. (afp)

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Villagers clear debris caused by an earthquake at Sajang village, Sembalun, East Lombok, Indonesia, Monday, July 30, 2018. A strong and shallow earthquake early Sunday killed more than a dozen people on Indonesia’s Lombok island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali, officials said.

Hikers start descent of Indonesia volcano after quake

Groups of hikers began to pick their way down the slopes of a Lombok volcano Monday after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped more than 500 tourists and guides on the mountain.

Tonnes of rock and mud were dislodged on Mount Rinjani in the 6.4-magnitude quake, which struck early Sunday and was followed by scores of aftershocks, blocking the hiking routes that crisscross the mountain.

Around 560 people were estimated to be trapped on Rinjani overnight, including citizens from the United States, France, the Netherlands, Thailand and Germany, as well as many other countries, search and rescue officials said.

Search and rescue officials said

tourists had now started to descend the active volcano but were unlikely to arrive at its base before nightfall. “At the moment both domestic and international tourists are on their way down,” I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda, a spokesman for West Nusa Tenggara search and rescue, told AFP. Hikers were able to start descending the mountain after guides discovered an alternate route that was unaffected by the landslides, Wiswananda said, adding the evacuation will most likely stretch

into Tuesday.

Hundreds of other hikers managed to get off the mountain on Sunday, according to officials.

At least 16 people were killed in the earthquake across affected areas of Lombok, while hundreds of buildings were destroyed including a health clinic. The quake created panic on the holiday island and sent locals and tourists running outside their homes and hotels.

Helicopters and search teams were deployed to scour the volcano’s slopes and drop food supplies

for those stranded on the mountain.

The search will be halted at sunset, search and rescue officials said.

“For supplies, they can still survive for another one to two days,” Agus Hendra Sanjaya, spokesman for Mataram’s search and rescue agency, told AFP. Rising some 3,726 metres (12,224 feet) above sea level, Rinjani is the second-tallest volcano in Indonesia and a favourite among sightseers keen to take in its expansive views.

Hiking trails on the mountain were closed following the quake due to fear of further landslides.

Thailand’s embassy in Jakarta said 239 of its citizens were stuck in the area surrounding the mountain.

Thai national Thanapon Worawutchainan, who was at the summit when the earthquake occurred, posted a video on Facebook showing people stumbling down the slopes in the aftermath. He said the ground shook violently and people lay down until the tremors stopped.

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