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Monday, March 26, 2012

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Fernando Alonso win sensational Malaysian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso held off Sergio Perez to take victory in a remarkable Malaysian Grand Prix, that saw changing weather, a long red flag, and a sensational lead battle between two unlikely contenders. Alonso’s victory took the Ferrari driver into the world championship lead, despite the team’s tough start to the season, but only a late error prevented Perez passing the double champion to take what would have been one of Formula 1’s most surprising wins ever for Sauber. Lewis Hamilton completed the podium, with his McLaren team-mate Jenson Button outside the points after a disastrous race. Sebastian Vettel also failed to score due to a clash in traffic, though his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber claimed fourth ahead of Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) and Bruno Senna (Williams). Most of the field used intermediates for the start, which took place on a track dry in some parts but extremely wet in others. The McLarens held their grid formation into the first corner, as Romain Grosjean and Michael Schumacher battled for third until making contact and both spinning as the

Lotus slid into the Mercedes, allowing the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Vettel into third and fourth, ahead of Alonso. Grosjean would put the Lotus into the gravel for good on lap three. Already the rain was beginning to increase, and it was here that Sauber opted for the masterstroke of putting Perez straight onto extreme wet tyres - a choice nearly everyone would have to follow over the ensuing laps as the circuit became ever-more sodden. By lap four, Perez was lapping three seconds quicker than the leaders, and that pace meant that by the time everyone had made the switch to wets, the Sauber was up to third behind the two McLarens. Webber, Alonso and Vettel were next up, the Ferrari having split the Red Bulls by taking wets a lap earlier than Vettel. The storm then increased to the point that a red flag was inevitable, and the field would spend nearly an hour halted on the grid. Particularly notable performances at this stage were Toro Rosso’s Jean-Eric Vergne getting up to seventh by virtue of hanging on with intermediates in the deluge, and Narain Karthikeyan appearing in 10th for HRT having started on wets.

Fernando Alonso, right, of Spain sprays champagne at third placed McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain as they celebrate on the podium the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, March 25, 2012.

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Bali was quiet and deserted on Friday, as its mostly Hindu population of 3.89 million was observing Seclusion Day. The photo shows situation at Ground Zero, the popular site in Kuta, that usually packed with tourists.

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Bali quiet and deserted on Seclusion Day

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Webber says stint on intermediate tyres cost him Mark Webber admitted that he took too long to get up to speed on intermediate tyres after only finishing fourth in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Red Bull was unable to fight for victory at Sepang, with Webber only moving up to fourth when his team-mate Sebastian Vettel relinquished the position late on having sustained a puncture in contact with Narain Karthikeyan’s HRT. Webber said he did not think that the result meant Red Bull was fundamentally off the pace, more that its set-up had not been quite right to instil confidence in the drivers on the slippery track. “I think when it’s mixed like that, on intermediates especially, it’s down to how you have the balance, how the pressures are, the feeling and the confidence of the driver in those conditions,” he said. “I felt more confident before the red flag, and then after, on the restart, we went to the inters pretty quickly. Everyone decided to do that and it was the right thing to do. “But it took me too long to get comfortAP Photo/Mark Baker able with the car on the intermediates, and Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia steers his that a very, very long stint - it was not very car into turn two during the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Formula 1 driving around with that little Sepang, Malaysia, Sunday, March 25, 2012. grip.

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DENPASAR - Bali was quiet and deserted on Friday, as its mostly Hindu population of 3.89 million was observing Seclusion Day.

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The usually crowded tourist spots and economic centers in Denpasar, the capital of the province, were empty and quiet. To mark the Hindu New Year, the Hindus were observing Seclusion Day from 6 am on Friday to 6 am the next day, during which they did not work, light a fire or switch on electric lights, did not

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clusion Day. Only emergency flights were allowed to take off and land. Like a ghost town

Sanur tourist resort usually bustling on weekdays, Friday (Mar 23) was almost like a ghost town. By and large, the implementation of Nyepi in Sanur was running smoothly and orderly. Interfaith tolerance was also showed by local community. Muslim community performing Friday prayers could carry out their obligation flourishingly. Continued on page 6

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travel or have fun. Visitors to Bali were also requested to respect the day by not going out, lighting a fire or switching on lights, traveling or having fun. However, Muslims were allowed to walk to nearby mosques for Friday prayers. Those living far from the mosques could orga-

nize prayers at their homes. Nahdlatul Ulama leader KH Said Aqil Sirjo appreciated the Hindus’ decision to allow Muslims to carry out their religious duties on Seclusion Day. “Personally, as well as on behalf of the NU organization, I thank them. We really appreciate it. This is a good example of communal harmony in a country with different religions,” he said after holding Friday prayers in Jakarta. Just as the previous years, no flight arrivals and departures were allowed at Ngurah Rai airport on Se-

JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR - A foiled plot by suspected Islamic militants to attack and bomb targets in Bali, including a bar popular with tourists, marks an escalation of the violent threat in Indonesia as authorities race to stay ahead of rapidly evolving

armed groups. Five men were shot dead in police raids on Sunday on the island where nightclub bombings in 2002 killed 202 people - mostly foreign tourists - and forced the world’s largest Muslim country to confront violent Islamist groups on its soil. Pictures of a villa where some of the men were shot dead, show-

ing pools of blood on the floor of a garden hut, starkly illustrated the return of violence to the mostly Hindu island where militants last launched deadly bomb attacks in 2005. Ansyaad Mbai, head of Indonesia’s National Counter Terrorism Agency, said the men had plans to bomb targets on the island, including the beach-front “La Vida

Loca” bar. Police initially said the suspects were planning armed raids on money changers, jewelers and the bar, partly to raise money for future attacks. “This group was planning not only armed attacks against those targets but also bombings,” Mbai said. Continued on page 6

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Monday, March 26, 2012

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Indonesian Ambassador hand in LoC to Latvian President IBP

Denpasar – Indonesian Ambassador for Latvia, D.M Juniarta Sastrawan, had given the Letters of Credence from Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Latvian President Andris Berzinš in Riga Castle, Riga, Latvia on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. During the meeting with Latvian President, the ambassador gave the warmest regards from Indonesian President to his counterpart. Juniartha explained that his main duty is to develop the economics relationship between two countries. He is also ready to support the visit of Latvian Foreign Minister to Indonesia along with his delegates on April 27 through April 30, 2012. The President of Latvia, Andris Berzinš said that the delegates from Latvia lead by the Foreign Minister will meet with several minister in Indonesia such as Indonesian Foreign Minister and Economics Minister. There is great hope that it could develop the relationship between two countries. Ambasador Sastrawan is the 5th non-resident ambassador for Latvia which is located in Stockholm since Indonesia officially opened diplomatic relationship with the country in 1933. (kmb18)

Indonesia’s Ambassador for Latvia Republic D.M. Juniarta Sastrawan (2 left) with his family during the ceremony in Riga Castle, Riga, Latvia with Republic Latvia President Andris Berzinš. Dubes RI Serahkan LoC ke Presiden Republik Latvia

A number of villages in Karangasem had a unique or different tradition from the other villages in Bali in general. When the Hindus at the other villages in Karangasem practiced their Catur Brata Panyepian or four abstinences, different tradition took place at Tenganan Pegringsingan and Tenganan Dauh Tukad customary village. At these two ancient villages, people did not hold the four abstinences. A community figure of Tenganan Pegringsingan, Nyoman Sadra, when contacted earlier said the tradition of Nyepi Desa at the village practicing the school of Indra had been organized last January, namely on the first date of sasih kasa (first month) based on calendar system of the local village. Even, the local village elder, Mangku

Widia, said that such tradition took place once in 15 days at Tenganan Pegringsingan. Brata Penyepian implemented at the village was also different from the Nyepi in general. One of them, said Nyoman Sadra, an active legislator in the Karangasem House, was that one day during the Nyepi celebration the carpenter at the village did not use a chisel and the gamelan musicians were not allowed to play gamelan instrument made of iron or bronze, while gamelan of other materials were allowed. Nyepi Desa also had abstinences, in which villagers were not allowed to pierce or dig the soil. According to Sadra, on the Nyepi celebration welcoming the Caka New Year falling on Friday (Mar 23) the community of Tenganan did not organize a

River abutment at Sading collapses Mangupura (Bali Post)—

River abutment at the neighborhood of Negara Sading, Negara Kaja hamlet, Sading village, collapsed on Saturday morning. It happened because the local cliff avalanched as flushed by continuous rain in the local area. Yet, there were no casualties in the incident and the material loss was being calculated. Division Head of Emergency and Logistic in the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Badung, I Putu Thomas Yuniarta, said the abutment collapsed along some seven meters with a height of six meters. Collapse of the abutment toppled the boarding house belonging to Mr. Joko, but did not damage the building. Until Saturday afternoon, the loss could not be estimated. He explained the collapse of abut-

ment occurred at about 2:00 a.m. local time on Saturday. Despite it happened while the Brata Penyepian was still going on, the BPBD of Badung constantly went to the scene to anticipate the undesirable things. “Our Rapid Response Team (TRC) immediately drove to the scene. They have been equipped with the assignment letter, and made coordination with local headman. We directly did the evacuation and cleanup efforts to location with the assistance of local people,” he said. Meanwhile, about three days earlier, landslides also occurred at the area of Sibang Kaja, Abiansemal subdistrict. According to information of local residents, the landslide occurred on the edge of the Ayung River in the territory of Sangging hamlet, Sibang Kaja village. (kmb25)

Nyepi ambience in Kintamani turns noisy IBP/Courtesy of Juniarta Sastrawan

No Nyepi at Tenganan, several villages make no ogoh-ogoh

special celebration, but they did activities as usual in the area of Tenganan village. To respect the Hindus at neighboring villages, Tenganan villagers did not go out of the village and did not engage in striking activities that could disturb the peace of Nyepi celebration. Other than unique tradition of not celebrating Nyepi at Tenganan, the residents or youths of a number of other villages, chiefly ancient villages in Karangasem, did not make ogoh-ogoh as happened at Datah and Perasi customary village. They did not make ogoh-ogoh because it previously never existed at the village. However, tawur kasanga or exorcism ritual at intersection of the village remained to be organized as at other villages. (bud)

Residents of Yeh Mampeh and Songan flee An irresponsible issue was disseminated by one of the residents amid the trauma of landslides and flash floods. By all means, it made the atmosphere of Nyepi celebration in Kintamani scatterbrained. Residents of Songan and Yeh Mampeh of Kintamani ran to a higher location on Friday (Mar 23) at around 3:00 a.m. local time. Amid the trauma, there was a resident falling into trance and said if the water of Lake Batur would rise. At the same time, a big flood would soon happen. At first, it happened at Songan. Afterward, the issue was also heard by residents of Yeh Mampeh from residents of Songan who were flocking and heading for Colali to flee to Penelokan. These neighboring residents consequently went out to higher region at Penelokan as well. Apparatus of both villages attempted to calm down their residents. Although up to daytime the issue was not proven, the anxious residents fell into turmoil again after the nightfall. They returned to Penelokan, Kintamani. Moreover, it was raining heavily at that time. Jero Artom, one of the residents of Songan, Kintamani, denied about

the trance experienced by local resident. It was merely an act of an individual who wanted to make a sensation causing the Songan residents to be panicky. Admittedly, in the present circumstances any little information could kindle public confusion. Thankfully after he and the headman of Songan Village A went out and calmed down, they ultimately returned home. Similar opinion was also delivered by Chief Unit of Detective Criminal of Bangli Police I Gusti Sudarma Putra accompanied by the Spokesperson of Bangli Police. Such incident was triggered by the issue stating if a local resident falling into trance while telling if the lake water would rise and be followed by a flood. As a result, it made the people of Songan flee to higher location. Some people thronged to Penelokan, while some others to Colali. Meanwhile, the residents of Yeh Mampeh who just went home from parading their ogoh-ogoh (papier mâché demon) were provoked to turn back. Until around 3:00 a.m. local time, all the residents had been given an explanation. Therefore, they became calm and returned homes. (kmb17)

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Djokovic, Federer advance, Clijsters crashes Agence France Presse

Defending champ Novak Djokovic and world No. 3 Roger Federer both advanced through the Miami Masters second round in straight sets, but crowd favourite Kim Clijsters crashed out of the women’s draw. Top seed Djokovic easily defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 at the ATP/WTA Miami Masters hardcourt tournament on Saturday. Third-seeded Federer recorded his 23rd win of 2012 by beating 19year-old American wild card Ryan Harrison 6-2, 7-6 (7/3). “I felt like I had to win the match three times at the end, so I was relieved to come through,” Federer said. “And beating an American in America is always a big deal, because this is here where they usually play their very best.” The Swiss superstar is bidding to capture his third Indian Wells-Miami title double, having also won the back-to-back US hardcourt Masters events in 2005 and 2006. Federer has now won 40 of his past 42 matches since the 2011 US Open semi-finals. “I guess I’m more confident now. I have been playing really nice as of late,” Federer said. The 24-year-old Djokovic now has 15 wins and just two losses on the year. This was his first match since losing in three sets to American John Isner in the semis of the the Indian Wells Masters tournament. “I am really trying to have a positive attitude,” Djokovic said. “I’m here to fight for the title just as all the other players are and not to defend it.” Top seed Djokovic finished with two aces, one double fault and won 80 percent of his first-serve points in the 91 minute night match. “I was working very hard these days to get ready for this tournament, so every win means to me a lot,” Djokovic said. “So I’m really looking forward to the next match.” Djokovic advances to the third round where he will square off against fellow Serb Viktor Troicki who rallied to beat qualifier Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Andy Roddick, the number 31 seed and 2004 and 2010 champion in Miami, dropped nine points on his serve and hit 10 aces to beat Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller 6-3, 6-2. The American, who is at his lowest ranking since July 2001, won in 74 minutes. Roddick advances to face third seed Federer. Fifth seed David Ferrer, who reached the 2005 and 2006 semifinals, converted four of 10 breakpoint opportunities to beat 19-year-

Monday, March 26, 2012

Bulls edge Raptors as overtime expires Reuters

Chicago - Luol Deng’s buzzer-beater in overtime gave Chicago a 102-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the United Center on Saturday as the Bulls earned their fourth consecutive win and their NBA-leading 40th of the season. Deng made a put-back shot for the Bulls as time expired after James Johnson blocked C.J. Watson’s shot. The play was reviewed by the officials to confirm Deng had released the ball prior to the buzzer. “I saw the light after I shot it, but I still wasn’t sure how close it was,” Deng told reporters. “Toronto played great. And we just found a way to win.” With the score tied at 100-100, the Raptors (16-33) missed three of four foul shots in the final 15 seconds to give the Bulls their opportunity. “We had every excuse in the world to lay down and give in to a good team like Chicago,” said Raptors coach Dwane Casey, who was without guards DeMar DeRozan and Jerryd Bayless. “But our guys played with heart and with toughness, and I promised them if we continue to play like that and we get some more guns in, that style of play will win the NBA.” The Raptors charged to a 30-20 first quarter lead and after squandering the advantage early in the second they got their noses back in front 55-50 at halftime. The Raptors missed three consecutive shots for the win in the final 10 seconds of regulation, setting up overtime. “They (Raptors) deserved it, They were playing a lot harder than we were,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. “I have a problem with the way we played. It’s everybody. It starts with me. I have to do a better job of having them ready.” Carlos Boozer led the Bulls (40-10) with 24 points and 10 rebounds and Deng also registered a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. League MVP Derrick Rose missed his sixth consecutive game and the Bulls were without Joakim Noah in the second half after he was ejected for two technical fouls in the second quarter. Johnson and Jose Calderon led the Raptors with 20 points each and Gary Forbes had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, serves to Ryan Garrison during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2012. Federer won 6-2, 7-6(3). old Australian Bernard Tomic 6-4, 6-4. France’s Gael Monfils defeated Ukrainian qualifier Sergei Bubka -- the boyfriend of women’s number one, Victoria Azarenka -- 6-4, 6-4 in 78 minutes. Monfils next faces Argentine 21st seed Juan Monaco. On the women’s side of the draw, Russian second seed Maria Sharapova eased her way into the fourth round but Clijsters bit the dust after losing to Belgian compatriot Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets. Sharapova cruised into the next round by dominating American qualifier Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-2. Sharapova, who is a three-time runner-up in Miami, advances to face unseeded Russian compatriot Ekaterina Makarova who beat Mona Barthel of Germany 6-2, 6-4. Former world number one Clijsters saved three match points against Wickmayer, the 23rd seed,

before losing 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in the third round. “She definitely started off much better and was more consistent throughout,” Clijsters said. “It was close. It’s a little bit frustrating knowing that I am playing not even 50 percent but it is still that close. “On one hand I could have beaten her with the way that I was playing and feeling, but she played good.” Clijsters, who was playing her first tournament since an Australian Open semi-final defeat by Azarenka, had skipped last week’s Indian Wells tournament to rest her injured ankle. The 28-year-old won the Miami event in 2005 and 2010. American 10th seed Serena Williams breezed into the fourth round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Italian number 21 seed Roberta Vinci. Williams is playing her first tournament since a fourth-round exit at the Australian Open.

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Chicago Bulls’Taj Gibson (R) goes to the basket against Toronto Raptors’ Amir Johnson during their NBA basketball game in Chicago March 24, 2012.

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Ibrahimovic shines again as Milan beat Roma

Ogoh-ogoh parade thronged by spectators

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Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez, centre, attempts a shot on goal during his team’s English Premier League soccer match against Stoke at Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Saturday, March 24, 2012.

City stumble as emotional Bolton down Rovers Agence France Presse

Manchester - Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes suffered a setback with a 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday as Bolton paid tribute to stricken star Fabrice Muamba with a moraleboosting win over Blackburn. With leaders Manchester United expected to beat Fulham on Monday, City desperately needed a win at the Britannia Stadium to keep the pressure on their cross-town rivals. However City were forced to scramble a draw via a deflected longrange shot from Yaya Toure after Stoke striker Peter Crouch had fired City ahead with a spectacular 30-yard volley. The draw returned City to the top of the table on goal difference but means that United can now open up a crucial three-point lead if they beat Fulham at Old Trafford on Monday. “We’re a little bit disappointed but a draw is a good result,” City defender Kolo Toure told ESPN. “Every point now is very important. We have to treat every game like a final now.” Elsewhere, Bolton gave Muamba the perfect get well present with a 2-1 victory over fellow strugglers Rovers at the Reebok Stadium, one week after the midfielder collapsed from a heart attack at Tottenham. Two first-half headers from David Wheater settled the game in Bolton’s favour with Steven Nzonzi getting on the scoresheet for Blackburn. “In a football context it’s a great end to the week to get three points but the perfect end will be for Fabrice to come out of that hospital better with that big smile of his,” Bolton boss Owen Coyle said. “Our thoughts are still with him.

He’s not only a footballer and a colleague to those players in the dressing room but an outstanding young man.” Arsenal tightened their grip on third place with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aston Villa -- the Gunners’ seventh victory in a row. First-half goals from Kieran Gibbs and Theo Walcott and a stunning long-range free-kick from Mikel Arteta were enough for Arsene Wenger’s side, who moved three points clear of Tottenham in fourth place. Tottenham were held to a 0-0 draw by Chelsea in the early kickoff, a result which leaves the fifthplaced Blues struggling to close the gap on Spurs in the race for a Champions League qualifying place. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp praised his side’s performance but warned they still faced a fight to finish in the top four. “It was a big point for us. It keeps them five points behind us,” Redknapp told Sky Sports television. “It was a tough away game. We have a decent enough run-in but you have to be at it in every game.” But Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo admitted his team now faced an uphill struggle to secure a top four place. “We knew we were behind (in the league) and had to catch up. It is not going to be easy but we will try to the end,” Di Matteo said.

Liverpool’s slim hopes of a top four finish were effectively extinguished after Kenny Dalglish’s men suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against Wigan at Anfield. Wigan stunned Liverpool when Shaun Maloney put the Latics ahead from the penalty spot on 31 minutes after Martin Skrtel’s challenge on Victor Moses. Liverpool drew level through Luis Suarez immediately after half-time but Gary Caldwell’s 63rd minute winner clinched victory for Wigan and left Dalglish’s side 13 points adrift of fourth place. Queens Park Rangers -- who had stunned Liverpool 3-2 in midweek -were brought down to earth after an emphatic 3-1 loss at Sunderland. Sunderland’s goals came from Nicklas Bendtner, James McClean and Stephane Sessegnon as QPR saw Djibril Cisse sent off for the second time in his short career with the Londoners following a wild challenge on Fraizer Campbell. Taye Taiwo scored a late consolation for QPR. Meanwhile Wolves remain rooted to the foot of the table after a 2-1 defeat to Norwich at Carrow Road. Wolves snatched a 25th-minute lead through Matt Jarvis but Norwich drew level inside a minute through a Grant Holt strike before the Canaries striker made it 2-1 with a penalty on the stroke of half-time.

Milan - Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued another fairytale season by scoring twice as AC Milan came from behind to beat AS Roma 2-1 at home and extend their lead at the top of Serie A on Saturday. Milan are well on course to retain their title and now have 63 points, seven more than second-placed Juventus, who host Inter Milan in Sunday’s top match (1845 GMT). Pablo Osvaldo put Roma ahead on 44 minutes but talismanic Sweden striker Ibrahimovic levelled from the penalty spot on 53 minutes after Daniele De Rossi’s handball. Ibrahimovic then lobbed the goalkeeper and headed home from close range seven minutes from time as Milan perfectly warmed up for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Barcelona. “We have got to stop saying that we’re allowed a mistake, because unconsciously we may start toying with the idea that we actually can make a mistake, while instead we cannot,” Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini said. “We must not have this type of approach. This can make us think we can lose a match, and well, we cannot.” With nine games left this term, Roma remain sixth on 44 points in the final Europa League berth. Udinese moved level on points with Lazio in third after a 1-1 draw at Palermo in the other Serie A match on Saturday. Amid heavy rain at the Renzo Barbera and after a very cautious start by both sides, Fabrizio Miccoli gave the hosts the lead just after the half hour but Udinese hit back six minutes from time thanks to Gabriel Torje. Lazio host Cagliari on Sunday (1300) aiming to safeguard third and the Champions League qualifying spot while fifth-placed Napoli, trailing by one point, welcome in-form Catania.

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Roma’s opener, when Osvaldo finished off De Rossi’s effort, came largely out of the blue with Milan dominating possession. The visitors could even have been 2-0 up early in the second half after Francesco Totti squandered two chances. The game changed moments later when De Rossi’s handball allowed Ibrahimovic to send his penalty into the centre of the goal. The former Inter and Juve forward then took his league tally to 22 with a superb goal befitting his stature as Serie A’s most lethal and flamboyant striker of the last 10 years. Roma boss Luis Enrique was philosophical in defeat. “I wasn’t satisfied with the first half, because we can do a lot better in terms of ball possession especially,” the former Barcelona midfielder said. “Paradoxically, our ball possession greatly improved in the second half and AC Milan scored when we were having our best moment in the game. It happens and we were playing against the strongest team in Serie A right now.” Milan, who welcomed back Kevin-Prince Boateng from a layoff, lost defender Thiago Silva to injury 11 minutes in but it was the only negative on another successful day for the Rossoneri.

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AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, of Sweden, celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and AS Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 24, 2012.

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The omed-Omedan tradition held in Banjar Kaja Sesetan, Denpasar, a day after Nyepi Day on Saturday, March 23, 2012

Omed-Omedan at Kaja Hamlet, Sesetan A unique tradition ‘hunted’ by photographers Denpasar (Bali Post)—

Coinciding with the Ngembak Geni or the day after Nyepi, Saturday (Mar 24), the Kaja hamlet of Sesetan village organized an event entitled the Sesetan Heritage Omed-omedan 2012. Omed-omedan is one of the unique traditions that can only be found at Kaja hamlet, Sesetan. Until now, the tradition denoting a unique ancestral heritage remains sustainable because it has a sacred value associated with the local deities venerated in the temple of local village hall. Due to its uniqueness, the Omed-omedan attraction is always long-awaited and ‘hunted’ by photographers and tourists happening to spend holiday in Bali. In the recent event, Deputy Mayor of Denpasar, IGN Jaya Negara, was present and mingled with thousands of people to witness such unique tradition. Chief of Sesetan customary village, I Wayan Meganadha, accompanied by the Chief of Satya Dharma Kerti customary youth club of Kaja hamlet, Sesetan, Gde Bayu Surya Parwita said the Omed-omedan cultural attraction was a heritage implemented by villagers of Kaja hamlet through generations and had existed long before the

colonial era. “We are determined to consistently preserve and package this activity more modernly in the form of Sesetan Heritage Omed-omedan Festival 2012. Through this activity, we want to give deeper meaning to the cultural activities and not just for fun,” he said. According to Meganadha, based on the Bali-Indonesia dictionary, omed-omedan had the basic word omed meaning ‘to pull.’ Therefore, the word omed-omedan could be interpreted as a mutual pulling attraction. He said it was very important to know because the Kaja hamlet of Sesetan extremely rejected the accusation if the Omed-omedan was identical to kissing. “It is important to understand that Balinese people would not be possible to do kissing before the public and it will never happen and there is no such desire. This tradition only represents

the overflowing happiness of the youth when undertaking the omedomedan,” he said. By and large, the residents of Kaja hamlet of Sesetan, he added, constantly maintained the Omedomedan tradition through generations. Such stipulation was based on several things. One of them was that when the tradition was not organized there was a fight of two pigs but it was unknown where they came from and who owned them. Having asked the information spiritually through implementation of pujawali at the temple of local village hall, in fact it was the desire of local deities abiding in the local temple and it was expected to be undertaken persistently. “This tradition also contains the meaning of togetherness concept and social values, namely fostering a sense of solidarity among the villagers,” he said. (kmb13)

It has become a tradition where at the Pengerupukan Night the area of Catur Muka Statue posing the central point of Denpasar City is always crowded by thousands of people watching the ogoh-ogoh parade. In connection with the celebration of Nyepi in the Caka New Year 1934, the Denpasar Municipality gave an honor to the best 20 units of ogoh-ogoh from the four subdistricts in Denpasar to be paraded at the roundabout of Catur Muka Statue, Thursday night (Mar 22). The art attraction featuring the peaks of creativity of customary youth clubs or sekaa taruna across Denpasar opened by the Mayor of Denpasar IB Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra was marked with the sticking of torch on a bamboo pole placed before the Catur Muka Statue. When sticking the torch, he was accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Bali Police Ketut Untung Yoga Ana, Deputy Mayor of Denpasar IGN Jaya Negara, Secretary of Denpasar Municipality Rai Iswara and Chief of Denpasar Metro Police I Wayan Sunartha. The Ogoh-ogoh parade also got very enthusiastic response from foreign and domestic tourists. Spokesperson of the Denpasar Municipality, Dewa Gede Rai, confirmed that such ogoh-ogoh parade was held regularly every the night of Pengerupukan by Denpasar Municipality as a form of appreciation to valuable works of the art made by the members of customary youth clubs throughout the customary villages in Denpasar. He said that all the ogoh-ogoh figures paraded were the result of strict selection made by the jury panel from hundreds of ogoh-ogoh included. “Five figures of the ogoh-ogoh are displayed to represent each subdistrict, so the parade at the roundabout of Catur Muka will totally involve 20 units of ogoh-ogoh,” he said. Meanwhile, three administrative hamlets at Kesiman customary village, East Denpasar, also specifically organized an Ogoh-ogoh parade centered in the main intersection located on Jalan Bypass I Gusti Ngurah Rai—Jalan WR Supratman. The opening of the ogoh-ogoh parade followed by 30 hamlets across Kesiman village was attended by the Denpasar Mayor IB Rai Dharmawijaya Mantra and accompanied by the Deputy Mayor IGN Jaya Negara. On that occasion, the Mayor Rai Mantra expected the ogoh-ogoh parade held together could strengthen the relationships within the customary villages of Kesiman so that it created a favorable atmosphere in implementing the four abstinences of Nyepi falling on the day after Pengerupukan. Similarly, the art creativity displayed was expected to confer a new spirit in the creative works that could become a new icon to Kesiman customary village. “We hope this activity can take place continuously,” said Rai Mantra. Other officials accompanying the Mayor of Denpasar were the Head of Denpasar Cultural Agency Made Mudra; Head of civilian guard officer (Tramtib) and public order agency (Satpol PP) IB Alit Wiradana, Subdistrict Head of East Denpasar IB Alit; Chief of Kesiman Petilan customary village Made Karim as well as three headmen namely the Headman of Kesiman IB Ketut Suanthara; Headman of Kesiman Petilan I Wayan Gede Dharma Putra and the host Headman of Kesiman Kertalangu, IB Bhima Putra. Headman of Kesiman Kertalangu, I.B. Bhima Putra as the host of the ogoh-ogoh parade said the activities served as a showcase for the artistic creation of the Kesiman’s youth. Additionally, it was also used as a moment to foster the brotherhood among the youths so there would be no friction in the implementation of the ogoh-ogoh parade. “If paraded in a proper arrangement, we hope everything will take place orderly,” he said while adding that such an activity had been going on for three times. (kmb13)

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rean President Lee Myung-bak later in the day, followed by a news conference. “I could not be prouder of what you’re doing,” Obama told smiling American troops at Camp Bonifas at the edge of the DMZ. Obama said the same is true at every U.S. military post, but “there’s something about this spot in particular.” “You guys are ... at freedom’s frontier. When you think about the transformation that has taken place in South Korea during my lifetime, it is directly attributable to this long line of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen who were willing to create the space and the opportunity for freedom and prosperity,” Obama said. Obama’s visit takes place as North Koreans mark the end of the 100-day mourning period for longtime leader Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack in December. Since Kim’s death, son Kim Jong Un has been paying a series of high-profile visits to military units and made his own trip to the “peace village” of Panmunjom inside the DMZ earlier this month. “The contrast AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais between South Korea and North Korea U.S. President Barack Obama looks through binoculars to see North Korea from Observation could not be clearer, could not be starker,” Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone, the tense military border between the two Koreas, Obama told the troops. in Panmunjom, South Korea, Sunday, March 25, 2012.

Australia’s ruling Labor Party crushed in state polls Reuters

PERTH - Australia’s ruling Labor Party has suffered a crushing defeat in an election in the state of Queensland, handing the conservative Liberal National coalition the biggest majority in the state’s history. While having no direct impact on federal politics, the result is likely to be a worry for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor Party who hold a knife-edge, oneseat majority in the federal parliament with the backing of the Greens and two independents. With about 70 percent of the vote from Saturday’s poll counted, the Liberal National Party (LNP), led by former Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, has won 78 of the state’s 89 parliamentary seats while the Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh has seen its representation slashed from 51 to 7. Bligh accepted responsibility for the defeat and despite winning her own seat of South Brisbane, announced her resignation from politics. That triggers an immediate by-election, further threatening Labor’s weak showing in the state. “This result is absolutely shattering

for the Australian Labor Party,” Bligh said. “This is much more than a loss, it is without doubt a devastating defeat.” Labor has ruled in Queensland for 20 of the past 22 years. While political analysts say the Queensland election was fought and won on state issues, Labor now only holds power in two of the nation’s six states. Queensland is the home state of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne Swan, who holds his seat of Lilley by a 3.2 percent margin. The Labor party lost seven seats in Queensland in the last federal election in 2010. Newman, 48, thanked the Queensland public for “voting for change”. “We’re all humbled by the responsibility that you have given us. A responsibility that actually weighs heavily but it is cheerfully accepted,” Newman said. Bligh, 51, was widely praised for her handling of the devastating effects of Cyclone Yasi and the floods of 2010-2011. She is a descendant of Captain William Bligh, who survived the infamous mutiny on HMS Bounty in 1789 and later returned to Australia as a governor of the New South Wales colony.

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WASHINGTON — A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket missed the International Space Station early Saturday. However, it came close enough to force six astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules. NASA says the space junk was barely close enough to be a threat. Had it hit, however, the station could have been dangerous. So

Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard listens to a question during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra February 27, 2012.

the astronauts — two Americans, three Russians and a Dutchman — woke early and went into two Soyuz vehicles ready to rocket back to Earth just in case. The debris came closest at 2:38 a.m. EDT. It wasn’t noticed until Friday, too late to move the International Space Station out of the way. This is the third time in 12 years that astronauts have had to seek shelter from space junk.

Baby gorilla death prompts bi-national poaching patrols

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The death of a baby mountain gorilla has prompted Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to launch joint anti-poaching patrols to protect the endangered species, an official said Wednesday. Prosper Uwingeli, a conservationist in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, which abuts the Virunga National Park in DR Congo, said the patrols were launched March 12 and had already destroyed several poaching traps. Baby gorillas frequently fall victim to traps, even if they are not the

species being hunted. “These joint patrols were agreed upon following the death in a trap of a baby gorilla in February,” Uwingeli said. Mountain gorilla populations have been decimated by conflict and poaching. The creatures were famously brought to the world’s attention by

the late Dian Fossey, and are one of the region’s main tourist attractions and foreign currency earners. Rwanda charges $750 to foreign tourists for a permit to visit the primates. Only about 700 mountain gorillas survive in the wild, with half of them concentrated in the Virunga massif that straddles the border between Rwanda, DR Congo and Uganda. The critically endangered species is also found at a second location in Uganda, in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

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FILE - This Feb. 16, 2001 file photo provided by NASA, shows the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth. A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket is forcing six space station astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules early Saturday, March 24, 2012.

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A silverback mountain gorilla is pictured in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park in Kinigi in 2011. The death of a baby mountain gorilla has prompted Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo to launch joint anti-poaching patrols.

OBSERVATION POST OUELLETTE, South Korea — Razor-wire close to the border, President Barack Obama on Sunday paid his first visit to the tense zone separating North and South Korea amid new nuclear tensions. He told American troops stationed nearby they are protectors of “freedom’s frontier.” Obama shook hands and spoke briefly in the dining hall at a U.S. military camp just outside the 2.5-mile-wide Demilitarized Zone, then walked into the heavily patrolled no-man’s land to tour a small post where South Korean forces patrol just 100 yards from the demarcation line. The president, positioned behind bulletproof glass, peered through binoculars across the line that has bisected the Korean peninsula for 60 years. He spent about 10 minutes at the observation post, looking first toward North Korea, then back to the South. It was an unmistakable show of force to communist North Korea and its new leader at a time of diplomatic standoff. Obama underscored the Cold War symbolism by making the tour his first order of business ahead of a gathering of world leaders pledged to keep nuclear materials safe. Nuclear-armed North Korea will not attend. The U.S. is threatening to cancel planned food aid to the North over its announcement that it will launch a long-range rocket next month, news that overshadows the gathering of world leaders committed to nuclear security that Obama will attend in Seoul. Obama was holding bilateral talks with South Ko-

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Customers line the aisles and hold up their money as they participate in a “cash mob” at a small locally owned organic store called Nature’s Bin, in Lakewood, Ohio March 24, 2012.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media like Twitter and Facebook to get consumers to spend at locally owned stores in cities around the world in so-called Cash Mobs. At the first International Cash Mob day on Saturday, wallet- toting activists gathered in as many as 200 mobs in the United States and Europe, with the aim of spending at least $20 a piece in locally owned businesses, according to the concept’s founder, Cleveland lawyer Andrew Samtoy. “It’s my baby but I’m not a helicopter parent,” Samtoy told a crowd of more than 100 people gathered Saturday at Nature’s Bin, a grocery

store that specializes in local and organic food, in Lakewood, an inner ring suburb of Cleveland. The 32-year-old dreamed up the Cash Mob idea last year after spending time in Britain during summer riots that unleashed looting in cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham. His first Cash Mob, in Cleveland last November, brought around 40 shoppers packing in to the Visible Voice book shop, on a welcome spree in which each of them spent on average $40 within an hour-and-a-half. “We are kind of slow in November so I wasn’t going to turn it down,” said the independent book store’s owner, Dave Ferrante, who estimated he made about eight times his normal take on that day. “We have a very limited marketing budget and it brought in people who

wouldn’t have been here. It sounds corny but we really build a base one customer at a time,” he added. After the original Cash Mob in Cleveland, Samtoy’s Facebook friends in other cities picked up on the idea and organized their own gatherings. Samtoy can rattle off a list of friends from Los Angeles to Boston, from church camp to law school, who were the ‘early adapters’ of the Cash Mob phenomenon. MEET PEOPLE, SPEND AND HAVE FUN

As well as the spree in Cleveland on Saturday, gatherings also took place in Kansas City and New York. Reuters was unable to verify independently if community shoppers splurged in other U.S. cities and worldwide.

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Aretha Franklin celebrates 70th, talks new music Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She’s reuniting with one of her musical mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album. In an interview at her swanky birthday party on Saturday, Franklin said she and Davis, who helped engineer her comeback in the 1980s, would be working on new music. “I have re-signed with Clive Davis, so I’m recording with Clive again,” said Franklin of the music mogul, who is associated with Sony Music Entertainment. Franklin said that after Davis’ birthday next month, “we’re going to sit together and decide what it is we’re going to record.” Davis sat next to Franklin for most of the night at the soiree at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, which included a sit-down dinner, a dance performance and a mini-concert that featured rising jazz pianist Kris Bowers. Other guests included Diane Sawyer, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Willie Wilkerson, Franklin’s longtime

companion and briefly this year her fiancé. Wilkerson stood by Franklin’s side as she cut her three-tier, limegreen birthday cake while the crowd serenaded her with Stevie Wonder’s version of “Happy Birthday.” When asked whether marriage might once again be in her future, the Queen of Soul simply said: “We’ll see what happens.” As far as future work-related plans, she was looking forward to performances in California and said she was helping negotiate a record contract for her grandson. Her planned biopic is on hold. “It’s in a limbo position,” she said. “It’s just a

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lot going on.” Franklin said she planned to spend her actual birthday — Sunday — relaxing with a paper, her feet up and watching TV. But Saturday night, she hung out with friends long after the party’s designated end time. At one point, she joked that she was turning back the hands of time. “I was wondering, ‘What is it going to be like to be 50?’ I can tell you now it feels like 40,” she said as the crowd laughed. She then made reference to the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” about a man who gets younger as he ages. “So remember Benjamin Buttons?” she said. “Ree Ree Buttons!”

KUTA - There has been an overwhelming response to Amadea’s new Corporate Social Responsibility program that was launched recently to coincide with Valentine’s Day. Amadea Cares is an initiative that focuses on giving back to the local community by supporting orphaned children, the aged, the impoverished and the disabled. The resort is now allocating funds to this worthy cause and staff members are also contributing directly from their respective salaries. Even in-house guests are participating by donating Rp. 5,000- per person to the program when they check out. All money raised is going towards helping make a difference to the lives of those in need. Representatives from Amadea Cares will be making a second donation to Yayasan Senyum Bali (Bali Smile Foundation) after the Nyepi holiday. This non-profit charity brings essential healthcare to local people with severe craniofacial disabilities. Amadea also has a collection box in the lobby whereby small change and personal donations can be deposited directly to the Bali Smile Foundation. Guests are also free to leave any unused goods at the resort for the RED BAG program. All items will be taken to the Smile Shop in Ubud and sold to raise additional funds for this reputable charity.

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Aretha Franklin attends her seventieth birthday party in New York, Saturday, March 24, 2012. AP Photo/Charles Sykes

Cameron’s sub makes successful unmanned test dive

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HONOLULU — A submarine that will take “Titanic” director James Cameron to the Earth’s deepest point has made a successful unmanned test dive. Cameron tells National Geographic News that his specially designed submarine called Deepsea Challenger completed the nearly 7-mile test dive Wednesday. The team returned to calmer waters and was headed back

to the site Saturday. If all goes well, he’ll spend about six hours exploring and filming the bottom of the Mariana Trench, about 200 miles southwest of the Pacific island of Guam. Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh are the only other men to reach the spot. They spent about 20 minutes there during their 1960 dive but couldn’t see much after their sub kicked up sand from the sea floor.

‘Hunger Games’ serves up huge opening day at $68M

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LOS ANGELES — The feast is on: “The Hunger Games” has taken in $68.25 million domestically in its first day, a record for a non-sequel. The Friday total for Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games” was the fifth-best opening day ever and puts the movie on track for the best debut weekend ever in March. That record is held by “Alice in Wonderland” with $116.1 million. The big start should translate into an opening weekend of as much as $140 million domestically, according to Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for boxoffice tracker Hollywood.com.

First-day revenues for “The Hunger Games” were well behind the record $91.1 million for last summer’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” But “The Hunger Games” came within a few million dollars of each of the last three “Twilight” movies, whose opening days ranged from $68.5 million to $72.7 million. “The Hunger Games” stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teen forced to compete in a televised death match against other youths in a future North American society where a privileged capital city oppresses the people of 12 outlying worker districts. The film is based on the first book in a best-selling trilogy by author Suzanne Collins. In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen in a scene from “The Hunger Games,” opening on Friday, March 23, 2012.

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Calendar Event for February March 18 through April 6, 2012 18 Mar Redite Umanis Merakih - Pura Parangan Tengah Banjar Ceningan Kangin Lembongan - Pura Dalem Celuk Sukawati Gianyar 21 Mar Buda Wage Merakih - Pura Bendesa Mas Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar Selatan - Pura Natih Banjar Kalah Batubulan - Pura Desa Silakarang Singapadu - Pura dalem Petitenget Kerobokan - Kuta - Pura Dalem Pulasari Samplangan - Gianyar - Pura Kubayan - Kepisah Pedungan Denpasar - Selatan - Pura Pasek gelgel Banjar Tanahpegat - Tabanan - Pr. Paibon Banjar Bengkel Sumerta - Denpasar - Pura Pasek Lumintang Denpasar - Pr. Panti Penyarikan Medahan - Sanding - Tampaksiring - Pr. Pasar Agung Banjar Dauh Peken Kaba-kaba Tabanan. 27 Mar Anggar Kasih Tambir - Pura Dalem Puri Batuan Sukawati - Pura Dalem Kediri Silakarang - Singapadu - Pura dalem Desa Sukawati - Pura Dalem Desa Singakerta - Ubud - Pura dalem Lembeng Ketewel - Sukawati - Pura Paibon Pasek Tangkas Peliatan - Ubud - Pura Puseh ngukuhin Keramas - Gianyar. - Pura Pemerajan Agung Ki Telabah Tuakilang - Tabanan - Pura Karang Buncing Blahbatuh - Pura Dalem Bubunan Seririt Buleleng - Pura Desa Badung Kota Denpasar - Merajan Pasek Gelgel Gobleg Turupinghe, Banjar, Buleleng - Pura Luwur Pedengenan Bedha Bongan - Tabanan - Mr. Dukuh Sebudi - Mr. Pasek Ngukuhin Keramas - Pura Pucak Payongan Lungsiakan - Desa Kedewatan - Pura Tanah Kilap Denpasar Selatan - Pura Selukat Desa Keramas - Blahbatuh - Gianyar - Pura Dalem Tampuagan Desa Peninjoan - Tembuku -

Bangli - Pura Waturenggong Desa Taro - Pura Dalem Bentuyung Ubud - Pura Puseh Ubud. - Pura Dalem Peliatan Ubud. 28 Mar Buda Umanis Tambir - Pura Sari Bankar Titih Kapal 6 Apr Purnama Kedasa - Odalan Betara Turun Kabeh Besakih - Ngusaba di Pura Bukit Jati Bukit Jati - Bangli - Pura Batur Kalanganyar Bangli - Pura Masceti Pejeng Aji Tegalalang Tegalalang - Pura Dalem Tangsub Sukawati - Pura Penambangan Badung Denpasar - Ngusaba Pura Lempuyab Madia Pura Lempuyab Madia Karangasem - Ngusaba Pura Batur Bangli - Pura Desa Singakerta Ubud - Pura Pasek Gelgel Tagtag Kukuh Marga Tabanan - Pura Gaduh Ketapian Sumerta Denpasar - Pura Pasek Bendesa Batur Batur Tuak Ilang Tabanan - Pura Pasek Agung Tagtag Kelod Peguyangan Denpasar - Pura Agung Pasek Bendesa Tonja Denpasar - Pura Pasek Gelgel Angsri Baturiti - Pura Pasek Gelgel Bale Agung Subamia Subamia Beraban - Pura Dukuh Sari Belatung Bengkel Timpag Kerambitan - Pura Pusat Dukuh Sari Belatung Rendang Karangasem - Pura Pita Maha Palangkaraya Kalteng - Pura Canda Peraba Komplek Polri Jelambar Jelambar Jakarta Barat - Pura Agung Jagat Natha Kota Denpasar - Pura Pemerajan Agung Puri Petak Gianyar - Pura Dadia Agung Bendesa Tangkas Kori Agung Pusat Desa Gerih Abiansemal Badung - Pura Puseh Desa Adat Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem - Pura Jagathita Karana Samarinda - Pura Penataran Agung Sriwijaya Palembang Sumatera Selatan - Pura Agung Girinatha Semarang

Balinese Temple Ceremony Every Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulumbul”, long flags, all these are prerogatives or attributes of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjor”, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.

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Syria forces accused of using civilians as shields

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BEIRUT — Human Rights Watch accused Syrian forces Sunday of using civilians as human shields during recent military operations, as diplomatic pressure on President Bashar Assad’s regime intensified.

Anti-Syrian regime protesters stand beneath a Syrian revolution flag and chant slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Beirut, Friday, March 23, 2012.

In a new report, the New York-based international watchdog said the Syrian army and pro-regime gunmen forced residents to march in front of them as they advanced on opposition-held areas in the northern Idlib province earlier this month. The group cited witnesses who said it was clear that the purpose of the marching order was to protect the army from attack. “By using civilians as human shields, the Syrian army is showing blatant disregard for their safety,” said Ole Solvang, emergencies researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The Syrian army

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From page 1 Implementation of the four abstinences started on Friday at 06:00 a.m. local time and lasted for 24 hours. During that period, the public including tourists in Bali were not allowed to go out of the home or accommodation, including turning on lights. Practically, the uproars of traffic and lively lights, especially in the evening, were not visible on the Nyepi or Day of Silence. Based on observation of Bali Post in Sanur, especially in the area of Sanur customary village, no passing vehicles were visible. Streets, hotels and restaurants did not show off any activities at all. Only a few hotel security officers were seen to be on duty within the hotel area. Similar tranquility was also found on Sanur Beach and Sunrise Beach. There, only the sounds of pounding waves and birdsong were heard. The only activity seen from early morning until afternoon was the surveillance of pecalang (customary security taskforce) on alert in respective post. Indeed, the pecalang was specially prepared to safeguard the implementation of Nyepi. Then, around 12:00 a.m., the Muslims began to appear in an orderly manner under the escort of local pecalang to perform their Friday prayers in the Al-Ihsan Mosque. Here, the interfaith tolerance was really visible. Pecalang kindly assisted the Muslims who wanted to fulfill their obligation. Meanwhile at night, the Sanur tourist resort looked very dark. When found in the post of pecalang at the Dalem Kedewatan Temple, the Chief of Sanur customary village, IB Anom Buana, accompanied by pecalang personnel of Sanur customary village, Ketut Suparta, explained that his party had socialized the implementation of Nyepi holiday to all the residents including the tourism-related companies operating in the territory of Sanur customary village. “About a week ago, we invited the

should immediately stop this abhorrent practice.” International condemnation and high-level diplomacy have failed to stop the year-old Syria crisis that the U.N. says has killed more than 8,000 people, many of them civilian protesters. In recent months, the uprising has transformed into an armed insurgency as army defectors and others say they want to bring down the regime by force. Seeking to stem the violence, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other “non-lethal”

assistance. President Barack Obama discussed the potential aid options Sunday in a lengthy private meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders are in Seoul, South Korea for a nuclear security summit. The U.S., Europe and many Arab states have called on Assad to stand down, but Russia and China have protected Syria from condemnation by the U.N. Security Council. Joint U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is to discuss the crisis with Russian official in Moscow on Sunday. He is due to visit Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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From page 1 Muslims to socialize the implementation techniques of Friday prayers in order that it can run properly and will not interfere with the implementation of Nyepi. We have very good cooperation. For example, they are not allowed to use loudspeakers. Similarly, we have appealed the hotels to provide an understanding to guests about the implementation of Nyepi. Likewise, we ask that dinner hour in hotels to be brought forward so that the use of lights can be reduced. People having babies or sick people are also asked to report condition to customary village so that we can tolerate,” he said. He explained that Sanur customary village deployed some 22 personnel of pecalang, 18 hamlet security officers and pecalang of local hamlets to safeguard the implementation of Nyepi. Pecalang personnel were placed in six posts. They were not permitted to patrol expect when escorting the Muslims who would like to perform their Friday prayers, including in emergency case. Even, police officers should ask permission and escort to pecalang in the event of handling criminal incident to the scene on the Nyepi. Meanwhile, the activities in hotel were limited during the Nyepi. The Inna Grand Bali Beach, for example, whose occupancy reaching 70 percent on Nyepi, closed most facilities, either restaurants or television channels. More activities of guests were carried out indoor. At night, the use of lightings was very minimal. Along the corridor was very dark so that guests were then forced to use the torch of their hand phone to flash on their passage into the room. “We appreciate the celebration of Nyepi. On that account, we try to limit the use of existing facilities,” said Public Relations Manager of the Inna Grand Bali Beach, Ida Ayu Dewi Apriyanti.

“At this stage we could not be sure of the scale but high or low, bombs are dangerous, especially in Bali. The impact would be huge,” he added. Attacks in recent years have mostly been smallscale, but the latest plot suggests terror groups may be trying to raise their profile at a time when Indonesia’s economy is booming and it aims to play a bigger role on the world stage. Bali held a high-profile regional summit last November attended by U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among other leaders, and is scheduled to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit next year. Indonesia has scored notable successes in its battle against Islamic militancy since the 2002 bombing, arresting about 600 suspects and heavily disrupting the activities of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group and its offshoots that police said had carried out the attacks. But there has been a steady stream of violence as militants have reacted to the crackdown by splitting into smaller groups and targeted security forces and government officials. Police officers were attacked last year in a mosque suicide bombing, drive-by shootings and by an attempt to poison drinking water - low-cost operations that require relatively little expertise and allow for easier recruitment. “It just shows there is a latent threat in the background and it’s consistent,” said Kevin O’Rourke, a political risk analyst based in Jakarta. “The good thing is that the authorities have a pretty good track record, especially over the last two years in anticipating and preventing attacks.” There have been no large-scale attacks on Western targets in Indonesia since 2009 when suicide bombers blew themselves up in two Jakarta hotels, killing nine people and wounding 53. Prosecutors scored a major success last year when JI’s spiritual leader, Abu Bakar Bashir, was jailed for 15 years, following years of efforts to obtain a long sentence for the 73-year-old preacher

seen as inciting hatred in his speeches. Improved investigation and surveillance techniques by the “Detachment 88” police antiterrorism squad, funded by the United States and Australia, have been credited for breaking up several plots - including the latest one in Bali. Initial findings by investigators in Bali appear to highlight the fluid and unpredictable nature of militant groups in Indonesia, which has become an emerging-market darling of investors in recent years. Police said that the men, aged between 27 and 32, were linked to an armed robbery group in northern Sumatra island and the so-called Solo group, which police say was behind a suicide bombing at a church last year and other attacks in central Java. Mbai said no explosives had yet been found but that there was evidence the group had surveyed their targets, taken photographs and “analyzed the impact”. An unknown number of suspects had escaped, officials said. New Cells

Andi Widjajanto, a defense analyst from the University of Indonesia, said the group appeared to be a “dormant cell” related to JI’s top bomb-maker, Dulmatin, who was killed by police in 2010. Mbai said that some of the suspects were involved in gangs with links to narcotics distribution, adding to evidence that terror groups are increasingly funding themselves through criminal activities such as robberies. “Indonesia’s government has been very successful preventing terror attacks. The special anti-terror detachment has built a much better capacity in recent years, but it has been failing to completely stop or erase new cells,” Widjajanto said. He said the authorities were still falling short in efforts to disengage militants from terror groups and to plug the flow of smuggled weapons through the country’s vast, porous borders.

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at Noda’s official residence in Tokyo, Sunday, March 25, 2012. Japan and Canada have agreed to formally start talks aimed at forging a free trade agreement between the two countries. Noda and his Canadian counterpart Harper agreed Sunday to boost energy cooperation through a trade pact.

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WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke said the slow recovery from the Great Recession and 2008 financial crisis illustrates how vulnerable the global economy is, while urging economic policymakers to learn from that lesson. The Federal Reserve chairman noted the extraordinary steps taken by the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world to stabilize financial systems, during a two-day conference Friday on the crisis The Fed purchased more than $2 trillion in bonds to try and push long-term interest rates lower. The effort was aimed at encouraging lending and borrowing. The Fed has been criticized for those purchases, but Bernanke has defended them as a successful effort that guarded against an even more severe downturn. Bernanke said academic research that is being conducted now would help central banks respond to future crises. “This outpouring of research will help shape future central bank doctrine and policy approaches and, most importantly, should help central banks better carry out their missions to promote the public welfare,” Bernanke said at the opening of the conference. One research paper concluded that large-scale asset purchases worked. Although the paper noted that the effort might have a stronger impact if it concentrated more on mortgage-backed securities than on government bonds. The paper was prepared by Peter Karadi of the European Central Bank and Mark Gertler, an economics professor at New York University. Gertler collaborated with Bernanke on academic research when Bernanke taught at Princeton University.

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TOKYO — Japan and Canada agreed Sunday to formally start talks aimed at forging a free trade agreement between the two countries. If established, the pact would be Japan’s first with a country from the Group of Eight major economies. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Canadian counterpart, Stephen Harper, said they would also seek to boost economic, energy and security relations between the two countries. “This is a truly historic step that will help create jobs and growth in both countries,” Harper told a joint news conference. “The negotiations we are announcing today complement Canada’s ambitious trade agenda.” Japan is Canada’s fourth-largest export market, and a free trade deal could potentially increase that “by as much as two-thirds,” Harper said. Japan’s main exports to Canada are cars, machinery and other industrial products. Its chief imports from Canada are natural resources and agricultural products including soybeans and pork.

Both countries are seeking to join the U.S.-led trans-Pacific multilateral trade pact known as TPP. Japan’s highly protected farm sector is seen as a main obstacle. Noda stressed the importance of accelerating private-sector cooperation on the trade of natural gas and other energy resources. Japan is struggling to secure a stable supply of energy resources due to concerns about a serious power crunch stemming from the nuclear crisis set off by last year’s massive earthquake and tsunami. The March 11, 2011, disasters destroyed power and cooling functions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, sending three reactors into meltdown and forcing 100,000 people to relocate. The crisis also raised public concerns and opposition to restart reactors idled

for regular safety checks. Only two of Japan’s 54 reactors are currently running, with all of them expected to go offline by the end of April if none are resumed by then. During the talks Sunday, Japan and Canada also agreed to strengthen cooperation in defense and security in the Asia-Pacific region, Noda said. The two leaders are heading to Seoul to attend this week’s Nuclear Security Summit. “We reaffirmed the importance to tackle outstanding global issues, particularly the issues surrounding North Korea and others in the Asia-Pacific region, as we cooperate as partners,” Noda said. North Korea says it will launch an observation satellite on a long-range rocket next month. Japan shares fear by the U.S. and South Korea that Pyongyang wants to test long-range missiles that could eventually deliver nuclear warheads.

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Tihingan Village in Banjarangkan sub district is the center of Gong gamelan production. Its production is start with crude work then expert work to synchronize the gong sound. This, the most important thing is the expertise to synchronize the gong sound. In Tihingan village there are 2 pande (expert) gong maker groups. This Village is location in Banjarangkan sub district and can be reached with 2 wheels or 4 wheels vehicles. About 3 km go to the west of Semarapura city. The road to Tihingan is well enough. The people of Tihing village are very famous in Bali as they are expert of making gamelan instrument like Gong, Other Gamelan instrument gende. Except Gong, The people in this village can make all kind of gamelan Bali like: Semara Pegulingan, Gender puppet, Kelentangan/Angklung and other, made of kerawang metal. Their expertise may descended by their ancient from hundred years ago. It can be approved by looking at Gamelan instrument having by many villages. Their village (Tihingan) is written on those gamelan. The gamelan has become famous in the world and many foreign tourists come to Tihingan and reserve Gong to be brought to their country.

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JAKARTA - The working meeting between the House of Representatives` budgetary board and the government to decide the amount of fuel subsidy failed to reach an agreement until 01.25 a.m. on Sunday.

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An unidentified relative throws flowers during a mass burial for those who died after a ship carrying asylum seekers sank off Java island at a cemetery in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Friday, March 23, 2012. A wooden ship carrying about 250 asylum seekers, many of them from the Middle East, sank off Indonesia’s main island of Java while sailing for Australia in December 2011. Only 33 people were rescued alive.

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The meeting which began on Saturday evening was several times suspended to allow participants to make lobbies. At around 01.00 a.m. the meeting was again suspended for 30 minutes. Member of the budgetary board Asfi Hani of the Democrat Party said the meeting still could not agree on two proposals. The government proposed a fuel subsidy of Rp137 trillion with fiscal risk reserves amounting to Rp23 trillion. The proposal received support from the Democrat Party, the Golkar Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the United Devel-

opment Party (PPP). The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) and the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party supported the second proposal which sets the amount of fuel subsidy at Rp178 trillion. Neither the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) nor the People`s Conscience Party (Hanura) has decided their stand on the two proposals. Asfi said the budgetary board would continue its working meeting with the government until they reached an agreement on the amount of fuel subsidy.

Jakarta facing Indonesia, China sign deals worth $17 billion water crisis Agence France-Presse

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JAKARTA - Jakarta is facing a clean water crisis as the nation`s demand for drinking water continues to surpass its supply, Indonesia Water Institute Chairman Firdaus Ali said here on Saturday. “It is predicted that in 2015 Jakarta will have a water deficit of 23,720 liters per second,” Firdaus said, following a Sinar Harapan Coffee Hour talk-show interview on water availability and food security. He added that the Jakarta city government should immediately look for new water resources, since it is only able to supply 2.2 percent of the clean water demands of local residents. Meanwhile, the Vice President Director of drinking water company PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya, Herawati Prasetyo, said the demand for clean water in Jakarta would continue to increase. “Most of the clean water supply in Jakarta comes from Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi and Depok,” she said, adding that the local government should try to develop new water resources and infrastructures. Separately, Hendra Gunawan, the Managing Director Corporate Affairs and Communication Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP), said that as water mandate working group leader, he would work to protect sources of clean water. “We are going to support the World Water Day 2012 campaign on `Water and Food Security` with various activities related to the protection of clean water,” Hendra said. Hendra added that poor water management could hamper the development and production of food, besides causing damage to the economy from water-related disasters.

BEIJING - China and Indonesia signed deals worth at least $17 billion Friday in fields such as hydroelectricity and mining during a visit to Beijing by the Southeast Asian nation’s leader, state media said. The agreements come as the two countries, both highly dependent on exports, seek to make up for sagging demand in Europe’s debt-hit economies and a US economy still struggling to recover from the 2008 housing mortgage crisis. They cover a wide range of industries including hydroelectric generation, mining, and steel making, and were signed by businessmen from the two countries during

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, second from left, attend a meeting after a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 23, 2012.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s three-day visit to China. “Indonesia welcomes Chinese enterprises to expand their investment in Indonesia and to participate in major infrastructure projects,” Yudhoyono said, according to a statement posted on the Chinese foreign ministry website. Trade between the two Asian nations has steadily increased in recent years, reaching $60.5 billion last year compared with just $2.9 billion in 2000, according to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. The two countries aim to increase bilateral trade further to $80 billion by 2015, and Yudhoyono said he was confident this previously-announced target would be met.

Chinese President Hu Jintao, meanwhile, told Yudhoyono Beijing wanted to increase cooperation with Jakarta “in the fields of oil and gas, minerals, electricity, and clean and sustainable energy.” “In these times of a complex and everchanging international situation, this visit by the President will strengthen strategic communication between our two countries and expand practical cooperation,” Hu said in talks with Yudhoyono. “This is highly significant for taking the China-Indonesian strategic partnership to an even higher level.” China is the world’s second-largest economy, and Indonesia the biggest in Southeast Asia.

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Balinese Culture Oakley to kick off CCISC 2012 KUTA - An industry leader in the action sports market, Oakley is pleased to announce the dates and venue for the Oakley Pro, the annual opening event for the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour. The 6 star event will again be hosted at the fabled Canggu Beach, Bali, Indonesia from the 1st to 14th April. The Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships has become the primary driver of the development of professional surfing in the region. With the continued popularity and growth of surfing through South East Asia, Oakley have once again worked with the ISC to extend access to the Oakley Pro 12 to surfers throughout SE Asia via inclusion in the new

Asian Surfing Championships Series. “Oakley has been instrumental in the growth of Surfing in Indonesia and beyond” stated Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship CEO Tipi Jabrik. “They were the first company to commit to the newly developed Asian Tour and set the standard for last year, culminating in being awarded Best Event for 2011. We are really excited to see Oakley take it to the next level for 2012”. A Mecca for the international surfing community, Canggu is a natural photo studio with images regularly gracing the pages of magazines around the world. Oakley’s dedication to performance made it an easy decision to again commit to the area as the venue

for this years event. “Oakley always seems to score great waves at Canggu and all the surfers are stoked Oakley has again decided to return. We will definitely see some of the best surfing of the year go down,” noted 2009 Coca-Cola ISC Champion and Oakley athlete Lee Wilson, “and with this being the first event of the year, everyone is really looking forward to going big!” Oakley has forged a reputation in Indonesia for blurring the lines between the action on the beach and the virtual world. This year will be no different with Oakley’s exceptional social media and online reach to keeping those not lucky enough to be at Canggu updated with the latest action.

DENPASAR - The Law and Human Rights Ministry granted remissions to a total of 333 prisoners on the occasion of Seclusion Day on Friday. “The remissions are granted to 333 prisoners consisting of 328 who have their sentences reduced and five who are set free,” the head of the ministry’s public relations division,

Akbar Hadi, said. The granting of remissions was based on presidential decree number 174/1999 on remissions and government regulation number 32/1999 on conditions and procedures of exercising prisoners’ rights, he said. “Under the provisions, the Seclusion Day remissions are given to Hindu prisoners who have been

sentenced to more than six months in jail, have good behavior and have never violated discipline,” he said. The remissions were a form of the government’s reward to prisoners for their effort to maintain good behavior while serving their jail terms. As such, they could return to their family and the community soon, he said.(IGT)

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Fewer tourists visit Kuta Beach after Nyepi Fewer tourist visits have been reported at Kuta beach, Bali, one day after the Hindu holiday of Nyepi.

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KUTA - Fewer tourist visits have been reported at Kuta beach, Bali, one day after the Hindu holiday of Nyepi.

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It has become a tradition that Hindus people making effigies called “ogohogoh” symbolising evil. They will carried this effigies in parade that watched by thousand of people in the night before Seclusion Day that called Pengerupukan Night. The Ogoh-ogoh parade not only carried out in Bali, but also in Surabaya, Jakarta, and Lombok. The cities that have Hindu devotees who also celebrated Nyepi Day.

Only a small number of tourists were enjoying the world famous beach in Bali, based upon ANTARA’s observations. Most of the tourists were seen walking around Kuta’s sandy beach since a red flag had been raised, forbidding any swimming.

“Seeing the high waves, I am very eager to surf on this beach,” Dave Macharty, a British tourist, said here Saturday. Macharty said that high waves and swift currents are enjoyed by surfers, who come to this beach expecting to take

advantage of the surfing. Earlier, a Water Tourism Rescue Agency supervisor in Badung district, Nyoman Puja, said her staff has repeatedly reminded visitors to pay attention to red flags or signs that ban entering the water.

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the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy,” said Kambuaya. The 18 red category companies in Bali are operating in the hotel and tourism industry. According to Kambuaya, this is ironic as the environment quality index in Bali is the highest in Indonesia at 99.65 points. A fish canning company at Jembrana, in Bali, and a mining company in East Nusa Tenggara have been in the black category since 2010. Companies that do not regulate environmental management and cause environmental damage and pollution are classified in the black category. Kambuaya also pointed out the Min-

istry of Environment has threatened to revoke the license of the fish canning company in Bali. “We have given them the deadline of July 2012 to revise their waste management system; we will revoke their license if they do not comply within the given time frame,” he added. According to data from the Ministry of Environment, 49 out of the 1,200 companies in Indonesia are in the black category and most of them are in the mining and palm farming industries. The Ministry of Environment will keep evaluating the feasibility of waste and environmental management systems and their impact on the communities near the locations of companies.

Many companies in Bali, Nusa Tenggara in red category DENPASAR - Twenty four companies in the Bali and Nusa Tenggara regions have been classified in the red category by the Ministry of Environment. “We have classified 24 out of 32 companies in Bali and Nusa Tenggara in the red category,” said Minister of Environment Balthasar Kambuaya in Denpasar on Thursday. He noted that the red category companies (18 in Bali, 5 in West Nusa Tenggara and 1 in East Tenggara) have not been following the regulations of the Environment Article. “We will organize an environmental management coaching program for the 18 companies in Bali, in cooperation with

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Duck Curry OVERVIEW: Ducks waddling along the banks of the rice fields or following the flag held by their owner (or his children) are a common sight in Bali. On festive occasions, duck is great favorite. Spiced stuffed duck baked in banana leaf is one popular recipe; this curry-like dish is another. Chicken could be used as a substitute for duck if preferred. INGREDIENTS: 1 whole duck, weighing about 2 kg 8 cups coconut milk 2 lemon grass, bruised 2 salam leaves 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed fried shallots SPICE PASTE: 12 shallots, peeled and sliced 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced 4 red chilies 2.5 cm galangal (laos), peeled and sliced 2.5 cm kencur, peeled and sliced 5 cm fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced 2 tsp coriander, crushed 3 candlenuts 1 tsp dried shrimp paste ¼ tsp black peppercorns, crushed pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 2 cloves 3 tbsp oil PREPARATION: Cut the duck into 12 pieces and pat dry. Prepare the spice paste by grinding or blending all ingredients except oil. Heat the oil and sauté the spice paste for 2 minutes. Add the duck, increase heat and sauté for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the coconut milk and all ingredients except fried shallots and simmer, uncovered, until the duck is tender and the sauce has thickened. Garnish with fried shallots and serve with white rice.

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Fewer tourists visit Kuta Beach after Nyepi Fewer tourist visits have been reported at Kuta beach, Bali, one day after the Hindu holiday of Nyepi.

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KUTA - Fewer tourist visits have been reported at Kuta beach, Bali, one day after the Hindu holiday of Nyepi.

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Australia’s ruling Labor Party crushed in state polls Reuters

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Customers line the aisles and hold up their money as they participate in a “cash mob” at a small locally owned organic store called Nature’s Bin, in Lakewood, Ohio March 24, 2012.

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AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, of Sweden, celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and AS Roma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 24, 2012.

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The omed-Omedan tradition held in Banjar Kaja Sesetan, Denpasar, a day after Nyepi Day on Saturday, March 23, 2012

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Residents of Yeh Mampeh and Songan flee

An irresponsible issue was disseminated by one of the residents amid the trauma of landslides and flash floods. By all means, it made the atmosphere of Nyepi celebration in Kintamani scatterbrained. Residents of Songan and Yeh Mampeh of Kintamani ran to a higher location on Friday (Mar 23) at around 3:00 a.m. local time. Amid the trauma, there was a resident falling into trance and said if the water of Lake Batur would rise. At the same time, a big flood would soon happen. At first, it happened at Songan. Afterward, the issue was also heard by residents of Yeh Mampeh from residents of Songan who were flocking and heading for Colali to flee to Penelokan. These neighboring residents consequently went out to higher region at Penelokan as well. Apparatus of both villages attempted to calm down their residents. Although up to daytime the issue was not proven, the anxious residents fell into turmoil again after the nightfall. They returned to Penelokan, Kintamani. Moreover, it was raining heavily at that time. Jero Artom, one of the residents of Songan, Kintamani, denied about

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DENPASAR - Bali was quiet and deserted on Friday, as its mostly Hindu population of 3.89 million was observing Seclusion Day.

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