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Boy and his horse seek kindness in Venice movie “Lean on Pete”

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VENICE - A lonely teenager takes to the road with an ageing filmmaker Andrew Haigh, “Lean race horse he has saved from slaughter, in a movie that pre- on Pete” is based on the novel by miered in Venice on Friday that, according to its star, is about Willy Vlauti.

Haigh, who won plaudits for the a simple but rare human quality: kindness.

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Actor Chloe Sevigny poses during a red carpet event for the movie “Lean on Pete” at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 1, 2017.

Charlie Plummer plays Charley in “Lean on Pete”, a 15-year-old whose mother left when he was young and whose father’s drinking and womanizing leads to a heap of trouble. Taking the horse he has befriended during a summer job at a local racetrack, Charley, penniless and homeless, sets off through the desert hoping to find a place to call home with a relative he hasn’t seen in years.

Plummer, an 18-year-old taking

the biggest film role of his career, told Reuters at the Venice Film Festival the movie challenges the viewer to feel more compassion for people who are facing difficulties in life, including the homeless.

“We need more kindness and compassion in the world and we need to be able to realise that everybody is struggling and understand that we are more similar than we are different and feel that,” he said. Directed by British

2011 gay romance “Weekend” said “Lean on Pete” is something of a pre-coming-of-age story “It’s almost like Charley hasn’t got time to even begin to understand really who he is because he is always moving and fighting and trying to get some kind of home,” Haigh said.

“It was almost like that the coming of age story will be the next chapter in that story, oddly. That’s what kind of really appealed to me about it.” (rtr)

Rap star Lil Wayne suffers seizures, is hospitalized

LOS ANGELES - Grammywinning rap star Lil Wayne was taken to hospital on Sunday after suffering a seizure and being found unconscious in his Chicago hotel room, TMZ said on its web site.

Lil Wayne, 34, who has become one of the biggest names in rap music over a two-decade career, suffered a second seizure at the hospital, TMZ added, and his representative confirmed to the site that he had suffered multiple seizures.

Reuters could not reach representatives of the rapper to confirm

the report.

The incident comes more than a year after the rap star, whose Grammy wins include the best rap album award in 2008 for “Tha Carter III,” was treated after suffering what his representatives called two minor seizures.

Four years ago Lil Wayne, whose given name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, spent several days

at a Los Angeles hospital, after which he told radio station Power 106 he was epileptic and prone to seizures.

Lil Wayne had been set to perform in Las Vegas late on Sunday night. The New Orleans-born rapper began his professional career aged nine, when he became the youngest artist to be signed by Cash Money Records. (rtr)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017.

Swiss ready to play mediator role in North Korea crisis North Korea’s nuclear facilities North Korea said it successfully tested an advanced hydrogen bomb on Sunday, marking a dramatic escalation in the isolated state's stand-off with the United States over its nuclear weapons programme.

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Rapper Lil Wayne performs during the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada September 18, 2015.

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BERNE - Neutral Switzerland is prepared to act as mediator to help resolve the North Korea crisis, including by hosting ministerial talks, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said on Monday. Leuthard said Swiss troops were deployed on the demarcation zone between South Korea and North Korea and noted that her country - along with Sweden - had a long history of neutral and discreet diplomacy. But China and the United States had to take their share of responsibility, she added, warning of “over-reactions”.

Sanctions “did not change many things” in terms of convincing Pyongyang to abandon its weapons programmes even though North Korea’s population had suffered, Leuthard said.

A day after the North’s largest nuclear test yet, Seoul said on Monday it was talking to Washington about deploying aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the Korean peninsula after signs Pyongyang might launch more missiles. “I think it really is time for dialogue,” Leuthard told a news conference in Berne. “...We are ready to offer our role for good services as a mediator. I think in the upcoming weeks a lot will depend on how the U.S. and China can have an influence in this crisis. That’s why I think Switzerland and Sweden can have a role behind the curtain.”

Part of the task would be to find a suitable location for officials -- perhaps the

countries’ foreign ministers -- to meet, she said. “I think that’s our role to look at what kind of possibilities we find. Because, well, Twitter won’t be an adequate instrument...

This must be very discreet.” Noting that the Communist Party congress in North Korea’s neighbour and ally China was due to take place in October, Leuthard said the time for such initiatives was not ideal, so “perhaps this was also part of the plan of North Korea.” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un spent part of his youth in Berne studying under an assumed name.

conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sunday, prompting a warning of a “massive” military response from the United States if it or its allies were threatened. “As the prime minister made clear yesterday ... our focus is on working with partners to increase pressure on Korea and find a diplomatic resolution to the crisis,” May’s spokeswoman told reporters. “She said we want to increase the pace of implementation of existing sanctions and look at other measures ... It’s our view in the UK that ... peaceful, diplomatic means are best.”(rtr)

UK Britain is looking at all ways it can put pressure on North Korea after Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said on Monday, adding that peaceful diplomatic solutions were preferable. North Korea

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Dairy farm businesses have not developed in Bali.

DENPASAR — Bali’s dairy industry no longer exists. There used to be pasteurized cow milk that was packed in bottles and sold to households, however this has all but disappeared.

“There is still a goat milk processing company in Singaraja. They pasteurize goat milk by heating it to 80 degrees Celsius to kill germs. This milk is sold in Denpasar”, said Prof. Dr. Nyoman Suparta, on Thursday (Aug. 31). This business operates on a small scale though nit on an industrial scale, despite the rather large potential market in Bali.

There are currently no dairy cows here, explained Prof Suparta. There used to be dairy cows in Bangli and in Bedugul, but neither of these places are producing milk anymore.

According to Prof Suparta studies on the matter, dairy businesses have not done well in Bali because Balinese people do not drink much if any milk. Unlike India and Bangladesh were people habitually drink milk, here only children under 5 years old really drink milk. Milk consumption in India and Bangladesh averages 38 liters per year per capita, while milk consumption in Bali averages 2 liters per capita per year.

Prof. Suparta in tandem with lecturers from the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Udayana University, have developed kefir milk dairy products after researching processing methods. Kefir milk is made by processing the kefir pro-bioti into pro-biotic milk. Kefir Milk tastes slightly sour but is very good for digestion and also functions as a rough fiber and anti-oxidant. “This product is popular with people who understand about health.

Such people are eager for the dairy products that we produce in the livestock laboratory”, said Suparta. (kmb42)

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People urged not to burn leaves and garbage

BANGLI —Communities living near forested areas in Kintamani are being urged not to set any fires near or in the forest as the forest is vulnerable to being set ablaze – especially during the dry season.

Section Head of Emergency and Logistics at the Bangli Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Ketut Agus Sutapa, said on Sunday (Sep. 3) that forested areas in Kintamani are generally prone to forest fires.

Almost every dry season, there are forest fires in Kintamani. The areas that are particularly prone to forests fires are Suter, Buahan, Terunyan and Pinggan villages.

Most of the fires that have occurred in the forest areas of

Kintamani were started as a result of human error. According to information from the BPBD Bangli, almost all the fires in the area were caused by people deliberately burning their fields during the dry season so that they become more fertile during the rainy season.

However all too often these fires burn out of control.

Another common cause for forest fires is people throwing out their cigarette butts near the forest. “ It is very rare that fires are

cause by friction amongst the tree because the trees in Kintamani and not very big and are relatively from from each other”, he said.

In order to prevent forest fires during this year’s dry season, the BPBD is urging the public to be vigilant and to participate actively in caring for the forest. One way to do this is by not throwing out cigarette butts carelessly near forested areas. Also anyone who lives near these forests and who uses the forest to look for animal feed for example are asked not to burn anything while they are in the forest. “We are asking that nothing be burned in the forest as such fires, though apparently

harmless often lead to large forest fires”, he said.

As executive director of BPBD Bangli, Agus plans to hold a meeting with a number of forestry related agencies such as Kintamani forest authorities the KPH and BKSDA in order to coordinate efforts to prevent fires from occurring this dry season. (kmb40)

a ditch with his hoe, when he hit a hard object at the bottom of the narrow ditch. Puzzled by what it could be tried to dig around his hoe kept hitting what appeared to be a stone.

His curiosity changed to surprise as he found that the stone had a head.

“After unearthing the strange object, the farmer realised that his hoe had been hitting the shell of a large turtle- like animal”, explained Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa. Nobody imagined that such an animal could be found at the bottom of a ditch and in fact such an animals had never bee seen before.

Panicked with his finding, this farmer then asked other farmers to help him carry this mysterious animal out to the field. Because the animal looked somewhat like a turtle the farmers decided to release the beast into the sea near Bugbug Customary Village.

However, a few hours after the turtle was released, some local fishermen found the mysterious black

animal on the beach. Confused about the situation, the incident was reported to the chief of Bugbug Customary Village and shortly thereafter the animal was brought to the chief’s home.

According to Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa, the mysterious turtle-like animal is not commonplace . Although it looks like a turtle, both its shell and head are very different than other turtles. It’s mouth is pointed like the snoute of a pig and the whole beast is black. After hearing the story of the farmers and fishermen, Jro Mas Suyasa determined that it must be some kind of fresh water turtle and in order to protect the animal, he decided that the strange animal should be released in the water lilies filled pond at Candidasa.

A special ritual was performed as the black animal was released into the pond and Bugbug customary villagers were asked not to hunt this animal. “Because of its strange shape

and color that resembles abedawang nala, that is the name we have given to this animal”, he added. Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa sees the emergence of such a mysterious animal as a good omen for the village. The bedawang nala animal symbolize the kurma avatar. In the story of Watugunung it is mentioned that bedawang nala is a turtle with strong nails, a chakra tongue, saber-toothed and mace stalk, a very terrible form of tortoise with a large body.

Its emergence at Bugbug customary village is read as a sign that the village has been blessed with the grace of God for having maintained their religious traditions. Bugbug village is one of the oldest villages in Bali and has managed to maintain its unique traditions despite efforts to make religious rituals in every village in Bali uniform and the pressures of modernity. Jro Wayan Mas Suryasa added that he is very much in favor of the Balinese proverb that says

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The forest fire that happened last year in Kintamani.

“every village has its own ways”.

“I am especially opposed to changes to religious rituals in villages that have been practicing them for a very long time. The reasons for making such changes are cited as being high costs and efficiency. However it is not the rituals or the materials that need to change rather it is only the extravagance and high costs that need to be changed. It is perfectly acceptable to keep things as simple as possible”, he said.

Currently, the mysterious turtle animal has become a tourist attraction drawing visitors to the pond where it was released a few weeks ago. Many foreign and local tourists come to see this endangered animal that has not been seen in any other villages. Unfortunately since its release, the animal has rarely been seen again, perhaps due to the size of the pond and the large number of water lilies that grow there. (gik)

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Bedawang nala appears at Bugbug village

AMLAPURA — Bugbug customary village in Karangasem continues to yield strange stories.

After the excitement caused by the sudden appearance of a deer, another animal appearance has recently captured people’s attention. Last Sunday (Sep 3), a rare animal resembling an adult turtle was found in a ditch. This animal is similar to a turtle but has many different traits. The strange traits of this animal have led locla people to refer it as the mythogical turtle known as ‘bedawang nala’ who carries the world on its back and symbolises the dynamic movement of life on earth. Bedawang nala are often depicted in the decorative motifs of Balinese Hindu’s padmasana shrines.

Chief of Bugbug customary village, Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa, when met on Sunday (Sep. 3) said the mysterious animal was first discovered by a farmer in the local village.

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To keep marine tourism safety, three watchtowers built

SEMARAPURA — The incident of tourist dragged by sea currents in the waters of Nusa Penida gets the attention of the government of Klungkung district. As an anticipation against similar incidents, the security will be tightened. It is done by the construction of watchtowers with the allocation of budget reaching billions of rupiahs. Similarly, this will be supported by the addition of lifeguard.

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The spacecraft Cassini is pictured above Saturn’s northern hemisphere prior to making one of its Grand Finale dives in this NASA handout illustration obtained by Reuters August 29, 2017.

Head of the Klungkung Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), I Putu Widiada, said on Friday (Sep. 1) that Nusa Penida as a tourism area, especially marine tourism, has not been supported by watchtower. As a result, the monitoring of activity has not been able

to reach broad area. “Currently, there is no watchtower,” he said.

Considering it is very important, the government allocates a budget of IDR 1.7 billion for the development. The installation will spread in three points, namely Nusa Gede, Nusa Lembongan and Klungkung

mainland. This project has already passed the tender and the process will start this Monday. “This project will be immediately started at three locations,” he explained.

The watchtower will also be equipped with respectively five lifeguards, less than the regent’s

instruction requiring 10 people.

This number is adjusted to budget availability. “The provision of lifeguards is adjusted to the budget availability and now each tower has five lifeguards. We will propose it gradually,” continued Widiada.

The addition of rubber boats will also be proposed in the regional budget plan (APBD) 2018.

Similarly, it is resumed with procurement of diving equipment.

“So far, the number has not been determined yet and will be adjusted

to the budget. In essence, it is very necessary,” he said.

Widiada confirmed that the addition of these facilities is not separated from the incident of tourists dragged away by sea currents when looking for fish. In August, four tourists were dragged by sea currents, where one of them died.

“This is meant to improve security and speed up the handling. Moreover, a tourist was dragged by sea current recently,” he affirmed. (kmb45)

U.S. spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

WASHINGTON - The U.S. space agency’s Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in midSeptember by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet’s atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.

Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, will make the last of 22 farewell dives between the planet’s rings and surface on Sept. 15. The spacecraft will then burn up as it heads straight into the gas giant’s crushing atmosphere.

Cassini’s final dive will end a mission that provided groundbreaking discoveries that included seasonal changes on Saturn, the moon Titan’s resemblance to a primordial Earth, and a global ocean on the moon Enceladus with ice plumes spouting from its surface.

“The mission has been insanely, wildly, beautifully successful, and it’s coming to an end in about two weeks,” Curt Niebur, Cassini program scientist, said on a telephone conference call with reporters from

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Cassini’s final photo as it heads into Saturn’s atmosphere will likely be of propellers, or gaps in the rings caused by moonlets, said project scientist Linda Spilker.

The spacecraft will provide near real-time data on the atmosphere until it loses contact with Earth at 4:54 a.m. PDT (1154 GMT) on Sept. 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.

Spilker said Cassini’s latest data on

the rings had shown they had a lighter mass than forecast. That suggests they are younger than expected, at about 120 million years, and thus were created after the birth of the solar system, she said.

During its final orbits between the atmosphere and the rings, Cassini also studied Saturn’s atmosphere and took measurements to determine the size of the planet’s rocky core.

Cassini has been probing Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, and its entourage of 62 known moons since

July 2004. It has provided enough data for almost 4,000 scientific papers.

Since the craft is running low on fuel, NASA is crashing it into Saturn to avoid any chance Cassini could someday collide with Titan, Enceladus or any other moon that has the potential to support indigenous microbial life.

By destroying the spacecraft, NASA will ensure that any hitchhiking Earth microbes still alive on Cassini will not contaminate the moons for future study. (rtr)

Record-breaking U.S. astronaut heads back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson left the International Space Station on Saturday, wrapping up a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record, as she and two crewmates headed for a parachute landing in Kazakhstan.

Whitson, 57, ends an extended stay of more than nine months aboard the station, a $100 billion research laboratory that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth.

“I feel great,” the biochemist said during an inflight interview on Monday. “I love working up here. It’s one of the most gratifying jobs I’ve ever had.”

During her third mission aboard the station Whitson spent much of her time on experiments, including studies of cancerous lung tissue and bone cells. She also completed four spacewalks, adding to her six previous outings, to set a record for the most time spent spacewalking by a woman.

Two crewmates who launched with Whitson in November re-

turned to Earth three months ago. She stayed aboard to fill a vacancy after Russia scaled down its station staff from three to two cosmonauts.

Whitson returns to Earth with Jack Fischer, also with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, who arrived in June. The crew’s Russian Soyuz capsule was expected to make a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan at 9:22 p.m. EDT Saturday (0122 GMT Sunday).

“I’m looking forward to seeing friends and family,” Whitson said during another interview.

“But the thing I’ve been thinking about the most, kind of been fantasizing about a little bit, are foods that I want to make,

vegetables that I want to sauté, things that I’ve missed up here.”

In April, Whitson broke the 534-day U.S. record for cumulative time in space. Only seven Russian men have logged more time, including Gennady Padalka, the world record-holder with 878 days in orbit.

Whitson, who grew up on a farm in Iowa, said she was inspired by the U.S. Apollo program that landed men on the moon and she was selected as an astronaut in 1996. She was the first woman to command the space station and also the first woman and first non-pilot to serve as chief of the NASA Astronaut Corps.

“I am working on paying forward some of the advice and mentoring that I received on my

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Member of the International Space Station (ISS) crew Peggy Annette Whitson of the U.S. gets medical treatment shortly after the landing of the Soyuz MS-04 capsule in a remote area outside the town of journey, in hopes that one day those young people will do the same and look back on a life

in which they leapt at the opportunities and broke their own records,” she said. (rtr)

The incident of tourist dragged by sea currents in the waters of Nusa Penida gets the attention of the government of Klungkung district.

Healthy is cheap

Consume healthy food is inexpensive

DENPASAR — Healthy is cheap, while sick is expensive.

Just like a car, without given a good maintenance, it will be in and out of workshop and will cost more. This rationale is always remembered by Melinda Cowan, 33, to live a healthy lifestyle.

Armed with the health, she can do a lot of useful activities. Since her age entering 30s, this woman living in Denpasar is diligent to do exercise, whereas previously she had no regular exercise.

Healthy lifestyle becomes her life choice after falling sick and undergoing surgery in 2009. At that time, she admitted that her lifestyle was unhealthy, lacking of exercise and eating just for the sake of satiety. “Since then, I tried to change my routine, doing regular exercise with a relaxing run or exercise at a gym or at home, and start eating a healthy diet,” she explained.

She often hears some public

perceptions that healthy food is expensive. Actually by going to traditional market just to buy vegetables is much cheaper and healthier. “My healthy capital is to drink fruit juice and vegetables once a day. In the afternoon, I eat rice as usual,” she added.

As a woman as well as a wife, doing exercise also provides a plus in the form of slim body.

Amid her busy works, she always takes time to exercise. “If my work gets late at night, I will not do any exercise,” she concluded.

In a week, Melinda can have exercise 3-4 times.

She also loves to consume vegetable juice and various fruits to increase endurance. In addition to vegetables and fruits, she also prefers to eat fish. To smooth digestion, she sometimes also combines juice with yogurt.

“In essence, it is the balance of life. Sometimes I want to eat delicious food, but must still be

interspersed with healthy food as well,” she added.

Now, she reaps the benefits.

She feels healthier and is not easily getting tired so as not to interfere with her work. With the healthy body, her mind becomes healthy.

Head of the Bali Health Agency, Ketut Suarjaya, not long ago said that the emergence of disease problems in this globalization era is marked by some factors, such as the increase in maternal and toddler mortality rate and many cases of nutritional problems. In the field of disease control, it remains to be encountered double burden of disease, namely non- contagious disease (PTM).

The frequent impact felt due to the increase in the cases of contagious disease is high financial funds spent for health treatment. Surely, this will affect the decline in public productiv-

ity and competitiveness of the country. Of course, the most crucial impact is affecting the socio-economic conditions of the society itself.

One of the strategies developed is through improvement of

environmental and behavioral changes heading for a healthier direction. For that purpose, the movement of healthy living community (Germas) becomes an option in realizing a better public health. (kmb42)

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Healthy is cheap, while sick is expensive. Just like a car, without given a good maintenance, it will be in and out of workshop and will cost more.

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A thousand labors prepared for cruise ships annually

DENPASAR — Starting in 2018, a total of 1,000 job applicants on cruise ships will be departed each year. In this case, the Bali provincial government through the Manpower and Energy and Mineral Resources provides facilities such as training, cruise fees and visas.

“Annually we target to send 1,000 workers that are ready to depart to cruise ship. It will start from 2018 and our target is to send 5,000 cruise ship workers within 5 years,” said Deputy Governor of Bali, Ketut Sudikerta, in Denpasar, on Sunday (Sep. 3).

Sudikerta asked young generation in Bali, especially those who are in high school or vocational school, to prepare themselves and nurture the spirit of high learning from early on. So, later on the workers sent to cruise ship have a good quality and can compete in the international job market.

When confirmed separately, the Head of the Bali Labor and Energy of Mineral Resources Agency, Ni Luh Made Wiratmi, said the job

opportunities to cruise ships are prioritized for poor students. In the draft of the Regional Budget Plan 2018 has even been allocated a budget for 100 poor students of high school and vocational school.

Surely, there is possibility of increasing it up to 300 people. They will be given English language training and skills-related competency training such as hospitality, bartending and food management.

“Training process will take place for nine months. In the initial three months, they will get theory while the next six months are for internships. Besides, they will be provided with pocket money by the resource persons during the training and pocket money of prospective cruise ship workers before being sent,” he added.

Criteria of poor students, continued Wiratmi, will be determined based on the poor card and home survey. In the meantime, the welloff prospective cruise ship workers should depart at their own expenses. (kmb32)

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Nearly 90,000 Rohingya escape Myanmar violence as humanitarian crisis looms

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South Korean troops fire Hyunmoo Missile into the waters of the East Sea at a military exercise in South Korea September 4, 2017.

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Starting in 2018, a total of 1,000 job applicants on cruise ships will be departed each year.

Parking and congestion issues at Tanjung Benoa need addressing soon

MANGUPURA — Congestion in the area of Jalan Pratama to Tanjung Benoa is considered very apprehensive. Aside from being caused by parking problems, it is also caused by the increasing volume of vehicles. Moreover, few days ago a long traffic jam occurred for hours making people complained.

A resident of Nusa Dua, Ketut Tama Tenaya, on Sunday (Sep. 3) requested the government of Badung to seriously respond to the study conducted both regarding the parking lot and the construction of West Ring Road of Tanjung Benoa. According to this Chairman of the PDI-P Faction in the Bali House of Representatives, the congestion occurred is very severe and harms both tourists and local residents that do not perform their activities in the area.

“Many tourists complain about this matter and people cannot do their activities. On that account, I hope these two issues must be addressed seriously,” he affirmed.

If this problem is late addressed, people will complain and tourists will leave Tanjung Benoa. “Actually it is not a new problem and has been happening for years where the obstacle is. This should be given a priority,” he said.

In addition to Tanjung Benoa, the other severe congestion reaping complains, according to Tama Tenaya, also occurs in front of the Puja Mandala worship center. Large buses often pass in this road section in keeping with the increasing number of tourist visits to the region. On the other hand, when residents are undertaking ngaben (cremation ceremony) and passing through this path will result in crowdedness.

IBP/file “The problem at these two points must be immediately resolved Tourists enjoyed their acitiviets at Tanjung Benoa. Congestion in the area of Jalan Pratama to because at this Puja Mandala is very risky. In the past, there were Tanjung Benoa is considered very apprehensive. Aside from being caused by parking problems, people fighting when cremation procession passed the area. We are it is also caused by the increasing volume of vehicles. worried if there is a clash among devotees,” he explained. (kmb23)

S.Korea, U.S. plan more drills after N.Korea nuclear test rattles globe

SEOUL - South Korea said on Monday it was preparing fresh military drills with its ally the United States and ramping up its ballistic missile defences in response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test a day earlier.

The United Nations Security Council was set to meet later on Monday to discuss fresh sanctions against the isolated regime. U.S. President Donald Trump had also asked to be briefed on all available military options, according to his defence chief.

South Korea’s air force and army conducted exercises involving long-range air-to-surface missiles and ballistic missiles on Monday, the joint chiefs of staff said in a statement. More drills were being prepared with U.S. forces in the South, it said.

The South’s environment ministry will also announce on Monday its approval of an environmental assessment report for the deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile defence system, a ministry official told Reuters.

Seoul said in June it would hold off installing the remaining components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system until it completed an assessment of its impact on the environment.

North Korea said an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile was tested on Sunday, prompting the warning of a “mas-

sive” military response from the United States if it or its allies were threatened.

“We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said after meeting Trump and his national security team. “But as I said, we have many options to do so.”

Trump has previously vowed to stop North Korea developing nuclear weapons and said he would unleash “fire and fury” if it threatened U.S. territory. That prompted the North to threaten to fire missiles towards the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, although it has since appeared to back away from that threat.

TOUGHER SANCTIONS? Despite the tough talk, the immediate focus of the international response was expected to be on tougher economic sanctions against Pyongyang.

Diplomats have said the UN Security Council could now consider banning Pyongyang’s textile exports and the North’s national airline, stop supplies of oil to the government and military, prevent

North Koreans from working abroad and add top officials to a blacklist to subject them to an asset freeze and travel ban.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Monday to pursue stronger UN sanctions.

“Both heads of state agreed to cooperate closely with each other and the United States and shared the understanding there must be the most powerful sanctions and pressure applied on North Korea,” presidential Blue House spokesman Park Su-hyun told a media briefing after the two leaders spoke by phone.

The aim of stronger sanctions was to draw North Korea into dialogue, he said.

In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump appeared to rebuke South Korea for that approach.

“South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!” Trump said on Twitter.

Still, Trump’s response was more orderly and less haphazard than he had offered to other provocations by North Korea. (rtr)

COX’S BAZAR - Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees from previous spasms of violence in Myanmar.

The violence in Myanmar was set off by a coordinated attack on Aug. 25 on dozens of police posts and an army base by Rohingya insurgents. The ensuing clashes and a major military counter-offensive have killed at least 400 people.

Myanmar officials blamed the Rohingya militants for the burning of homes and civilian deaths but rights monitors and Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh say a campaign of arson and killings by the Myanmar army aims to force them out.

The treatment of Buddhistmajority Myanmar’s roughly 1.1 million Muslim Rohingya is the biggest challenge facing leader Aung San Suu Kyi, accused by Western critics of not speaking out for the minority that has long complained of persecution.

The number of those crossing the border - 87,000 - surpassed the total of Rohingya who escaped Myanmar after a much smaller insurgent attack in October that set off a military operation beset by accusations of serious human rights abuses.

The newest estimate, based on the calculations of United Nations’ aid workers in the Bangladeshi border district of Cox’s Bazar, takes to nearly 150,000 the total

number of Rohingya who have sought refuge in Bangladesh since October.

“We are trying to build houses here, but there isn’t enough space,” said Mohammed Hussein, 25, who is still looking for a place to stay after fleeing Myanmar four days ago.

“No non-government organisations came here. We have no food.

Some women gave birth on the roadside. Sick children have no treatment here.”

An unofficial camp for Rohingya refugees that sprang up at Balukhali after the October attacks is being dramatically expanded.

Hundreds of Rohingya milled beside the road while others slung tarpaulins over bamboo frames to make rickety shelters against the monsoon rains.

More than 11,700 “ethnic residents” had been evacuated from northern Rakhine, the government has said, referring to nonMuslims.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who said on Friday that violence against Muslims amounted to genocide, last week called Bangladesh’s President Abdul Hamid to offer help in sheltering the fleeing Rohingya, the south Asian nation’s foreign ministry said.

The statement did not clarify if financial assistance was offered.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will meet Suu Kyi and other officials in Myanmar on Monday, to urge a halt to the violence after a petrol bomb was thrown at the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta over the weekend. (rtr)

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Rohingya refugees sit as they are temporarily held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in an open area after crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

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lka Eren is pictured at her home in Queens, New York, September 1, 2107. Photo taken September 1, 2017.

Eren’s DACA status opened the door to several internships, and eventually to a job in New York at Ovation Travel Group, which provides travel services to corporations, as executive assistant to the chief financial officer. “DACA literally changed my life,” she said.

“I really don’t know where I would be without it.”

Paul Metselaar, Ovation’s chief executive, doesn’t know where he’d be without Eren. He said her job responsibilities have grown because of her abilities. He said she reminded him of his own grandparents, who immigrated to the United States to seek a better life. If Eren were to lose her work eligibility it

would be a blow to his company, Metselaar said.

But, he added, “it would be much more of a blow to her family, and to who we are as a country.” Trump is expected to announce a decision to end DACA on Tuesday, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation, but with a delay of up to six months to allow Congress to find a legislative solution.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to quickly repeal the program, but since taking office - even as he has stepped up immigration enforcement - he has at times taken a softer tone about DACA. “We love the Dreamers,” he told reporters on Friday. Im-

migration hard-liners within the Republican Party have pressured the president to scrap the program.

Nine Republican state attorneys general have said they will file a legal challenge to the program if the Trump administration does not end it by Tuesday.

Many business leaders have urged the president to keep DACA protections in place, including the heads of tech giants Microsoft , Apple and Facebook. They have generally cited a potential hit to the economy if the program were to end, although there is scant government data on Dreamers as a distinct economic group.

Still, with the U.S. economy at

close to full employment, ending DACA would bring a net loss in productivity, said Giovanni Peri, an economics professor at the University of California, Davis who studies immigration. Groups that support stricter immigration enforcement say that eliminating the program would bring benefits, too.

“The end of DACA would result in much-welcomed job openings for American college graduates and other American workers who are either unemployed or underemployed and feel completely locked out of the workforce and blocked from achieving their American dream,” said Dave Ray, communications director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors reduced immigration.

In interviews with Reuters, DACA recipients and their employers emphasized another aspect of what it would mean to end the program: The holes such a move would leave in lives and workplaces.

“I KNEW SHE WOULD BE SOMEONE” Georgina Lepe, who runs a real estate law and probate practice from her office in Rancho Cucamonga, California, liked Karla Martinez so much she hired her twice. She first met Martinez when she was busing tables at a Mexican restaurant owned by Lepe’s family and was impressed with her work ethic. When Martinez graduated from the University of Southern California in December 2016, Lepe hired her to help temporarily with marketing.

Martinez left after a few months to work elsewhere. Lepe later tracked her down and asked her to come back, this time as a full-time legal assistant. “Even when she was working at the restaurant, I knew she would be someone,” said Lepe, who is 30 and, like Martinez, from a Mexican family. “The difference between (us) is, my family was able to help me out financially to achieve my goals.”

Martinez, who came to the United States with her mother when she was four, helps pay the bills in the home she shares with her mother and two younger siblings.

Now 24, she’s planning to apply to law school - if DACA doesn’t

end and she can still afford to go back to school. “Obviously I think about it and it’s a little scary but I don’t let it take over me,” Martinez said. Lepe says if Martinez’s work permit is rescinded, “I would keep Karla until the very last second” and probably wouldn’t hire a replacement. “I don’t think anyone can compare,” she says.

“IT REALLY EMPOWERS YOU” Chuck Rocha, the founder of Solidarity Strategies, employs DACA recipient Luis Alcauter at his Washington D.C.-based political consulting firm, which specializes in outreach to Latinos. Losing Alcauter “would be devastating,” Rocha said. Alcauter, 27, came to the United States from Mexico when he was 13, and attended California State University, Fresno, where he developed an interest in politics, which led to his interning on Capitol Hill. The internship was possible, he said, because of his DACA status.

“To be able to have the documents and be able to apply wherever you want, it really empowers you to think beyond the place you were,” Alcauter said. “It just empowers people to be able to find a job, to get a car, to buy a house, to move around, to contribute to their families.”

“I ACTUALLY HAVE A GOOD CAR” Juan Ochoa, CEO of Miramar Group, an Illinois-based facilities management company that oversees 1,200 buildings nationwide, said his company will hire an attorney to try to keep DACA employee Jay Meza, 23, if the program ends. “I have a good job now,” said Meza, who came to the United States from Mexico with his parents and brother when he was 3 years old. “I actually am looking forward to buying my first house.

I actually have a good car.”

Ochoa said Meza started at Miramar doing data entry and analyzing spreadsheets and went on to help the company build a system allowing it to track its buildings and employees. “We have invested a lot of time and money in training Jay, and so it would be a significant loss to us,” he said.(rtr)

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Tangkup Showers Believed to Cure Non-Medical and Mental Illness If Feeling Curious, Make a Visit

Immigrant “Dreamers” - and their bosses - wait anxiously for Trump decision

Ilka Eren, 25, came to the United States from Turkey with her parents more than 15 years ago and lives in the country without legal authorization. While in college, she applied and qualified for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era program that President Donald Trump vowed to end during his 2016 presidential campaign. The program does not change an immigrant’s legal status but rather protects from deportation and gives the right to work to so-called “Dreamers,” young people brought to the United States as children and living in the country illegally. Nearly 800,000 immigrants have received DACA protection since the program’s launch in 2012.

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Tanah Lot’s Culinary Wealth

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The Tanah Lot Tourist Attraction known not only for its beautiful and exotic panoramic view of the ocean temple but increasingly for its delicious culinary tourism. The variety of dishes on offer could become a tourist attraction in their own right. In fact many tourists go to Tanah Lot especially to enjoy the many culinary delights there while enjoying the sun setting against the backdrop of the unique temple at sea.

According to data from the management of the Tanah Lot Tourists Attractions there are 84 different dishes to taste in 12 restautants and several small warungs (food stalls) including: Dewi Sinta Hotel and Restaurant, The Ocean Restaurant, Warung Subak Pekendungan, Warung Mandala, and Cafe Santai that are spread our throughout the area making it easy to find good food anywhere.

Dishes that fall into the category of cheap and tasty and much sought after are: klepon (rice ball with coconut and palm sugar), tipat cantok (rice cake with spicy peanut sauce), jagung bakar (bbq corn on the cob) and kelapa muda (young coconut water). For visitors with a fatter wallet or who are traveling in larger groups restaurants are usually their preferred choice. “Both domestic and international tourists often eat in our restaurant”, said I Gst Gede

Aryadi, owner of Dewi Sinta Hotel and Restaurant.

As one of the first restausrants in Tanah Lot, Dewi Sinta Hotel & Restaurant is a pioneering restaurant in Tanah Lot, serving both local dishes as well as more international dishes like burgers, Balinese Pizza, vegetarian dishes and sandwiches.

They have also serve a selection of Indonesian dishes, Indonesian, appetizers, soups, salads and a variety of beverages. “Specialty foods can now become a tourist attraction that can draw visitors to Tanah Lot” he explained.

Dewi Sinta can seat up to 400 people with the option of private seating in the café at the front of the restaurant, or on the hotel for larger groups. “Our hotel guests, who are mostly students from Java will often just have breakfast here, go for a swim and then continue on their journey” added Aryadi. The Ocean

Jungut Batu Village Jungut Batu refers to both the seaside village and its coast in the north-western area of Lembongan.

It is one of the two main beachfronts, and the longest stretch on the island, where you’ll find most of the hotels and restaurants. The small rocky cliff to its south provides great views over the island’s main surf breaks, namely Shipwrecks and Lacerations, together with the beautiful sunsets over mainland Bali afar.

The island of Nusa Lembongan is just 30 minute’s boat ride from Bali and makes a relaxing break when the traffic and tourists of the South gets too much. Boats for Lembongan depart from Sanur and you can either go by slow boat or the more expensive fast boat.

Most boats from Bali will drop you off in Jungut Batu, one of the two main villages on Nusa Lembongan. There’s a range of accommodation within walking distance,

Restaurant on the other hand offers comfortable dining with an ocean view and accompanying atmosphere to set the tone for people dining here.

This restaurant is a great place to enjoy the beautiful view of the sunset.

Warung Subak Pekendungan offers a very typical Tanah Lot menu with dishes that will have you yearning to learn the recipe. “We have a large menu with a lot of variety, so when you are visiting Tnah Lot, there is no need to bring your own snacks, here we have it all”, said Irwanto a tourist from Surabaya.

When Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti recently visited with the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry mentioned their plans to hold the Indonesia Food Festival in Tanah Lot. This event would also help to promote the culinary wonders found in Bali’s “bread/rice basket’ area (Tabanan), where Tanah Lot is located. (kmb) however if you plan on staying at Mushroom Bay, Dream Beach or any of the other areas on Lembongan then you will have to arrange your own transport there.

Bear in mind that whether arriving by fast boat or slow boat, you will have to wade through shallow water to get on to the beach, so wearing shorts and slip-on shoes is recommended.

The Beach There is plenty of sand obviously and some hotels do put out deckchairs, but there is a fair amount of refuse and you just don’t see many

Tangkup waterfall object sits at Undisan Kelod hamlet, Undisan, Tembuku, Bangli. The waterfall with a height of approximately 20 meters flows from five springs namely the Kibul, Besi, Belatuk, Pasucian Bathara Pucak Sari and Getar. Aside from offering amazing panorama at the surrounding areas, the two showers at this waterfall are also believed to have capability of healing non-medical illness and mental disorder.

Both showers are located adjacent to each other under the waterfall.

Uniquely, a shower exudes warm water, while another exude cool water. By and large, water of these showers are taken advantage to hold purificatory rite by visitors. An attendant of the Tangkup waterfall object, I Wayan Gentos, said that the waterfall object has two showers named as the dasa mala shower (used to purify ten impurities) and tamba shower (used to cure mental disorder).

According to Gentos, there have been many people, chiefly those suffering particular illnesses, come to hold purificatory rite at the showers. Some of them could get their recovery after that. “Formerly, a local resident suffering mental disorder was given purificatory rite here. Now, he has got his recovery and is back to normal. Since then, the shower on the left side is believed to help cure mental disorder.

Conversely, the right shower can help cure non-medical diseases after holding purificatory rite here,” he said.

Nevertheless, this man born in 1943 does not dare to ensure that all people holding malukat or purificatory rite coming with various complaints of diseases can be entirely cured. Surely it will go back to each individual. “In essence, we should have a confidence. If we have, we will get recovered. On the contrary, if we are less confident or pessimistic we may not get recovery. This has something to do with confidence,” he said. He explained that people wishing to perform the purificatory rite will usually bring along the offerings to be presented in the existing shrines. “It is not required what offerings to bring. It highly depends on the individual where there are people bringing pejati offerings or canang offering only,” he said. (kmb)

people swimming here. That’s not to say it isn’t a pretty beach though.

The sunsets can be fabulous and at low tide the entire seaweed industry will be laid out for you to observe.

Fascinating and very photogenic.

You cannot swim here at low tide.

Note that much of the immediate off-beach area here is used for drying seaweed and it has a very distinct, well, seaweedy smell.

You get used to it after a while, but some find it gag-worthy. Although the beach at Jungut Batu may not be the best place to swim due to all the boats anchored off shore, it’s still possible to find a small stretch

to take a dip and cool off in. Just look at the village kids who do this on a daily basis and see how much fun they have!

The beach also offers stunning views across to Mount Agung in Bali on a clear day, and the sunsets from this side of the island are some of the best we reckon. Heading south from the main beach, there’s a lovely little walkway that takes you up to the bukit or hill, where more upmarket accommodation is available. This area is also great to enjoy sunset drinks and views across to Mount Agung in Bali.

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Los Angeles ‘turns corner’ on largest wildfire in city history LOS ANGELES - A smattering of rain and easing temperatures helped more than 1,000 firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles history gain the upper hand on the blaze on Sunday, but officials warned that danger remains.

“We’ve turned the corner, but this is not over,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told reporters. “With winds this strong, anything can happen.”

Shifting winds could cause burning embers to spread the fire once more through the rugged northern edge of Los Angeles, said Garcetti.

The nearly 5,900-acre (2400-hectare) La Tuna Fire, named after the canyon area where it erupted on Friday, has destroyed three homes and damaged one. More than 700 homes were evacuated as the blaze tore through thick brush that has not burned in decades.

Of the 1,400 people evacuated from their homes, 90 percent had returned by Sunday afternoon and Garcetti said nearly all would be back before the day was over.

The wildfire is the largest in terms of acreage in the city’s history, Garcetti said. It was considered 30 percent contained by late Sunday night, up from 10 percent Sunday morning.

“We do not have this fire contained,” Garcetti said, “but we do have a good sense of, in the next day or two, how we can bring this fire to rest.”

The stretch of the 210 freeway, a major thoroughfare that has been closed for several days, will reopen either Sunday night or Monday morning, Garcetti said.

Los Angeles County, home to 10 million people and vast tracts of undeveloped mountainous land, has suffered much larger wildfires that have burned for weeks.

California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County, which will ease the path for state and federal help to fight the fire.

Temperatures in the area have hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in recent days. But the mercury was in the low 90s on Sunday, and the temperatures are expected to be moderate and the humidity higher in the coming days, positive signs for containing the fire, said Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas.

Garcetti said four firefighters had suffered dehydration or minor burns.

More than 400 miles (644 km) to the north, the so-called Ponderosa Fire has burned 4,000 acres, or 1,620 hectares, and destroyed 32 homes in Butte County since it started on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders to residents of about 500 homes.

The blaze was 64 percent contained on Sunday evening, up from 56 percent earlier in the day. (rtr)

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Water is dropped in Sun Valley during the La Tuna Canyon fire in Los Angeles, California, September 3, 2017.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) meets other party members after the TV debate with her challenger Germany’s Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz in Berlin, Germany, September 3, 2017. German voters will take to the polls in a general election on September 24.

Merkel survives challenger’s onslaught to win election TV debate

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hold her ground in a television debate ahead of German elections, under attack from her Social Democrat (SPD) rival on refugee policy, ties with Turkey and her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Merkel was some 14 points ahead of Martin Schulz in opinion polls before the debate. A survey by Infratest Dimap for ARD television showed her overall performance was viewed as more convincing by 55 percent, compared to 35 percent for Schulz.

Three weeks from voting day, centre-left contender Schulz went on the offensive from the outset of the 97-minute debate - his only televised duel with Merkel, who looked rattled at times but showed enough authority to win.

Schulz, 61, outfoxed Merkel on ties with Turkey and bounced her into beefing up her rhetoric by vowing to stop Ankara’s bid to join the European Union if he was elected chancellor.

After initially cautioning

against pulling the plug on accession talks right now, Merkel returned to the issue of Turkey even when the moderators had moved on to a question about U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy towards North Korea.

“It is clear that Turkey should not become a member of the EU,” she said after Schulz made his pledge to stop Ankara’s accession bid.

“I’ll speak to my (EU) colleagues to see if we can reach a joint position on this so that we can end these accession talks,” Merkel, 63, added in comments likely to worsen already strained ties with Ankara.

In their exchange on Trump and North Korea, Schulz accused the U.S. president of

“bringing the world to the brink of crisis with his tweets” and said Germany should work with its European partners, Canada, Mexico and Trump’s domestic U.S. opponents.

Merkel, seeking a fourth term, responded by deploying her credentials as a global stateswoman, saying she had spoken to French President Emmanuel Macron about North Korea on Sunday and would talk to Trump as well as leaders from Russia, China, Japan and South Korea in the coming days.

“I don’t think that one can solve this conflict without the American President,” she said.

“But I think one must say in the clearest terms that for us, there can only be a peaceful diplomatic solution.” (rtr)

JAKARTA - A former Indonesian Constitutional Court judge was jailed for eight years on Monday for accepting bribes to influence court rulings, the state news agency Antara reported.

Patrialis Akbar, the second constitutional court judge to be convicted of corruption in three years, was also fined 300 million rupiah ($22,500). Akbar was accused of accepting $10,000 in bribes and causing losses to the state.

He denied wrongdoing but a lawyer representing him said he was not sure if Akbar would appeal against the sentence.

“The state did not suffer losses in this case,” said the lawyer, Indra Sahnun Lubis, adding that the legal team would decide in a few days whether or not to appeal.

Corruption in widespread in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and the judiciary is consistently perceived by the public to be among its most corrupt institutions, according to Transparency International.

The Constitutional Court, once regarded as a model of integrity, has been rocked by bribery scandals in recent years.

Its former chief justice was in 2014 jailed for life for accepting bribes and money laundering in connection with an election dispute. It was the heaviest sentence ever handed out for graft in Indonesia. The Constitutional Court hears cases regarding election disputes and challenges to laws.(rtr)

Rohingya tragedy violated humanitarian principles: Minister DEPOK - Indonesias Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has expressed regret over the tragedy striking the Rohingya community in Myanmar that had violated humanitarian principles.

“I deeply regret the tragedy affecting the Rohingya community that has violated the principles of human rights,” Laoly noted on the sidelines of the International Conference themed “1st ASEAN Symposium of Criminology” held at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences in the University of Indonesia in Depok, Monday.

He also said President Joko Widodo had instructed Foreign Affairs Minister Retno P. Marsudi to visit Myanmar to provide assistance to settle the Rohingya issue.

“Long before the event took place, we have paid greater attention to the Rohingya community by building schools and offering humanitarian aid,” he pointed out.

“It is now time to not merely speak about it but to take tangible action in helping the Rohingya community,” he reiterated.

The minister also expressed regret over the circulation of fake photographs on the Rohingya tragedy, for instance, images from a completely different disaster that were being portrayed as though they were pictures depicting the Rohingya victims, when in reality, they had nothing to do with it.

“Several pictures that were being circulated clearly were not of the Rohingya community,” he confirmed.

To this end, he encouraged the community to not be easily provoked or take actions that may trigger mass unrest through the circulation of false pictures or hoax news.(ant)

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Muslim women activists take part in a rally in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority during one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia September 4, 2017.

Indonesian minister to meet Suu Kyi amid protests over Rohingya

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s foreign minister is due to meet Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to discuss delivering humanitarian aid to members of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, as Indonesian protesters urged their government to take a tougher line.

Dozens of Indonesians protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on Monday, calling for a cut in diplomatic ties with Myanmar over violence against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Aid agencies estimate that about 90,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in the north of Rakhine state last week.

“We will discuss in detail Indonesia’s proposal on how Indonesia can give humanitarian aid to Rakhine state,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a video statement from the Myanmar city of Yangon.

She is also scheduled to travel to Bangladesh to urge authorities there to protect fleeing Rohingya refugees.

In a sign of mounting public anger in Jakarta, a petrol bomb was

thrown at the Myanmar embassy on Sunday, causing a small fire.

The protests follow demonstrations in Malaysia and condemnation from world leaders such as President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who on Friday said the violence against Muslims amounted to genocide.

The Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar and regarded as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots that date back centuries. Bangladesh is also growing increasingly hostile to Rohingya, more than 400,000 of whom live in the poor South Asian country after fleeing Myanmar since the early 1990s.

Indonesia is home to the world’s largest population of Muslims. Its government has been actively involved in providing aid for Myan-

mar to develop Rakhine state and protect the rights of the Rohingya, alongside the majority Buddhist community.

Ifah Rohma, an activist from a Jakarta-based organisation called Muslim Friends of Rohingya, said many Indonesians as fellow Muslims were concerned about the fate of Rohingya.

“Indonesia should not be engaging in soft diplomacy,” Rohma said outside the Myanmar embassy, which was surrounded by heavy security and barbed wire. “Now is the time to cut ties, recall our ambassador and expel their ambassador,” she said.

Myanmar says its security forces are fighting a legitimate campaign against “terrorists” responsible for a string of attacks on police posts and the army since last October.(rtr)

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Padang Bai has remained a small, typical Balinese fishing village.

While there are many facilities catering for tourists’ needs, such as hotels and restaurants, Padang Bai remains Balinese first and foremost!

According to those who have known Bali for many years, the Bali one can encounter here is still the real Bali.

This is evident when one wakes up early to visit the local market, where freshly picked fruits and vegetables are on offer along with the daily fish catch. Religious ceremonies also take place often here at either of the three village temples (Pura Desa, Dalem and Segara) or the Silayukti temple. The latter dates back to the 11th century and is one of the oldest

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In the morning, trucks embark the public ferry boats towards Lombok, while backpackers and party-goers board speed boats to the Gili Trawangan group of islands. After lunch, the village´s tranquility and harmony resume. Men are often seen resting, talking or eating under the traditional bales (gazebos) located all along the main beach, while children go for a swim in the sea.

Beach or Excursion in the Afternoon This is the time when many visitors are enjoying the beauty and exclusivity of one of the three beaches that are located in Padang Bai. Close to the market is the White Sand Beach or Bias Tugul Beach.

With its fine sand, coconut trees and

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Divorce on the cards for unhappy McLaren and Honda

MONZA - McLaren’s unhappy partnership with Honda appeared to be heading for divorce on Sunday after an Italian Grand Prix of hefty grid penalties, poor performance and no points for the former champions.

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favourite attraction of Bali, which lay less than an hour away. Ubud with its Monkey Forest, temples and traditional shops is one of those. So is the water palace of Tirta Ganga. Because of this ideal location, Padang Bai is the perfect place to use as a base for daily excursions to popular

spots. Many of our guests choose to do dive in the morning and visit great places in the afternoon!

Hotels, Restaurants and Bars There are many restaurants to enjoy in the evenings in Padang Bai. Many choices offer a great price to quality ratio. From budget shacks serving local food and grilled fish, to options withEuropean food on the menu, most restaurants here reflect the general feeling of relaxed and laid-back atmosphere found everywhere else in Padang Bai. Although there are no clubs in town, bars serve cold Bintang beer and fresh fruit juices. Some of them are located right on the beach, while others can be found close to the main parking area. Those are opened until late in the night and often offer a great atmosphere. Some of them even have live bands playing in the evening.

(IBP/net)

Spaniard Fernando Alonso and Belgian rookie Stoffel Vandoorne both retired on a day that the team themselves described as ‘gutwrenchingly disappointing’.

Alonso had collected a 35place grid penalty after power unit changes, while Vandoorne had a 25-place penalty.

“The talent of our drivers shone and we held on to hope that we would be able to achieve a positive result against the odds this afternoon. Once again, we were left dejected and dissatisfied,” said the team’s racing director Eric Boullier.

McLaren have been in talks with Renault bosses and Honda all weekend, with Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn -- a former Honda team principal -- also involved.

The talk in the paddock was of a deal, likely to be sealed in the next two weeks before the Singapore Grand Prix, for Honda to switch to Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso and Renault to replace them at McLaren.

A well-placed source told Reuters that seemed to be the direction all parties were heading in, with benefits for all concerned.

RETAINING ALONSO McLaren, who have not won a race since 2012, would get an en-

gine that has triumphed this season in the back of a Red Bull -- a deal that would be sufficient to keep double world champion Fernando Alonso on board.

“We cannot afford not to be on the podium,” McLaren executive director Zak Brown told reporters in Monza.

Formula One, keen not to have any manufacturer forced out, would see Honda stay in the sport while Toro Rosso would gain a significant financial contribution to their budget and an engine that could, when competitive, also be used by Red Bull.

Renault would gain the second most successful team in the sport as a customer and have Alonso back in the corporate ‘family’ that helped him to win titles with the works team in 2005 and 2006.

They would also not be forced to supply more than their three current teams, something they have said would be difficult. Mercedes and Ferrari also supply three each.

Honda, their F1 reputation already substantially damaged, could work towards resolving their problems away from the intense scrutiny that has marked the sole partnership with McLaren.

Asked whether something might be announced in the next two weeks, Boullier gave away nothing but said he thought and hoped that

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“We need to know what we do and where we go because there is a timing issue with next year’s car design,” he told reporters, refusing to comment on a suggestion that Honda were having a board meeting in Tokyo on Monday.

“The situation is complicated because you want the best for F1 as well, it’s not only for McLaren,” he said.

“Whatever will happen it has

been a good, co-operative work with all of the parties in the paddock to try and make the best of the situation. But I will not comment more than this.”

Red Bull principal Christian Horner said it was of no consequence to him or his team what engine Toro Rosso raced with.

“Really the key piece in the whole jigsaw is the McLaren-Honda situation... one would assume their position is fairly imminent,”

REUTERS/Max Rossi

he said.

Alain Prost, a world champion with McLaren who now represents Renault as an ambassador, said he had to put personal emotion aside but made clear talks were ongoing.

“McLaren was a big part of my life. We have been approached, and they want to have a different situation,” he said. “We listen, but they have to make a decision first.” (rtr)

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Sam Querrey of the United States reacts as he defeats Mischa Zverev of Germany during their fourth round match.

NEW YORK - Sam Querrey, the last American man standing at the U.S. Open, would not be knocked off his feet as he strolled into the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 demolition of Germany’s Mischa Zverev on Sunday.

What looked an intriguing matchup of styles between the big-hitting American and Zverev, a left-handed serve-volleyer, was rendered a one-sided show for a delighted capacity crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Querrey, looking to followup his semi-final run at Wimbledon with an even better effort at Flushing Meadows, needed just 77 minutes to dismiss the German to become the first American to reach the U.S.

Open quarter-finals since Andy Roddick in 2011.

It was a ruthless performance by Querrey as he bombarded Zverev with 18 aces and avenged the German’s victory over top seeded American John Isner in the third round.

“I really could not have done anything much better out there, I was kind of in the zone. It’s my first time playing out here at night and I wanted to make the most of it,” said Querrey.

“I came out of the chute hot and once I broke early I felt I was off to the races and I felt comfortable three minutes into the match and I think that was the key.”

Querrey stormed out of the gate breaking his 30-year-old opponent

at the first opportunity and again to clinch the opening set in a lightning quick 24 minutes.

After tearing through the second set, Querrey charged to 5-0 in the third as Zverev, who opened the tournament with two five-set matches, appeared completely out of gas.

Next up for Querrey will be South Africa’s Kevin Anderson who was a 6-4 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-4 winner over Italian Paolo Lorenzi.

“He’s got a big game, he’s got a big serve, he goes for the big shots,” said Querrey. “It just gets tougher the further you go and that is going to be my toughest one yet.

“Anything from here is a bonus, I’m just going out and going to play the best I can.” (rtr)

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Sp rt Belgium show ‘character’ in securing World Cup place BRUSSELS - Belgium delivered a performance of character and proved they were building “a winning team”, coach Roberto Martinez said after they became the first country to qualify from the European preliminaries for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia.

A 2-1 away win against Greece on Sunday ensured top place in Group H for the Belgians and a second successive World Cup finals appearance after a quarterfinal finish in Brazil in 2014.

Sunday’s result also extended their unbeaten run to 11 games, tying the country’s previous best.

“We must be proud about being the first from Europe to qualify and now look to work harder to become better,” said Martinez after the Belgians advanced to an unassailable 22 points, eight ahead of second placed Bosnia with two rounds left to play.

“It was clear that we didn’t play well, we weren’t ourselves.

But the game was only about winning, it was like a cup final. It was not about playing good football.

We had to win, in whatever manner we could. The first half of the game was probably the worst football we’ve played in this campaign.” Goals after half-time

from Jan Vertonghen and Romelu Lukaku ensured the victory.

“I was really proud with the way the players fought. There were a few that really stood up – (Thibaut) Courtois, (Kevin) de Bruyne, Vertonghen, (Marouane) Fellaini. It is a real team and I can only but be proud of them,” the coach added.

“The players were not pleased at half-time and from their reaction you can see we are creating a winning team. They showed character, inspired one another and wanted to win. In a few weeks no one will remember how we did it.”

Sunday’s win meant Belgium have won seven of their eight group games with a home draw against the Greeks in March the only blemish.

Belgium’s 35-goal haul in eight matches is the most by any team in the 2018 European qualifiers.(rtr)

Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after the match

REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Portugal hang on to win bruising battle with 10-man Hungary

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the match

BUDAPEST - Portugal helped their chances of qualifying directly for next year’s World Cup when Andre Silva’s goal gave them a bruising 1-0 win away to Hungary, who played for an hour with 10 men on Sunday. Silva headed in Cristiano Ronaldo’s pinpoint cross three minutes after halftime to give Portugal their seventh successive win in Group B, keeping them three points behind Switzerland who won 3-0 in Latvia to maintain their 100 percent record.

Hungary’s Tamas Priskin was shown a straight red card for elbowing Pepe, one of several nasty challenges in the match.

Portugal and Switzerland each have one game to play before a show-

down in Lisbon on Oct. 10. The winners of the nine European groups qualify directly for next year’s World Cup in Russia and the best eight teams play off for four more places.

After scoring, Portugal played much of the second half at walking pace and had an enormous scare in stoppage time when Attila Fiola got behind the defence for a header which was saved

by Rui Patricio. Hungary’s chances of making the playoffs were ended after a disappointing campaign which included defeat by Andorra.

EARLY CHANCES “It was a match that is difficult to describe,” said Portugal coach Fernando Santos. “We were much the better team for the first 30 minutes until the Hungarian player was sent off and then I don’t know what happened.” “After our goal, we had control but it was always a dangerous situation. I think the players felt the responsibility of this game.”

Portugal never got into gear although the game could have gone very differ-

ently if they had taken one of several early chances. Ronaldo had a powerful effort tipped over by Peter Gulacsi and then sent a header narrowly wide from Joao Moutinho’s inswinging cross before another effort went straight at the Hungary goalkeeper.

Priskin was sent off for elbowing Pepe in the face as they jumped for the ball, leaving the former Real Madrid defender with a cut above his eye. Mate Patkai had escaped with a yellow card in a similar incident with Moutinho a few minutes earlier. The dismissal seemed to affect Portugal more than the hosts as they lost their rhythm.

But they broke through three minutes after halftime when a neat exchange of passes sent Ronaldo clear on the left and his perfect cross into the goalmouth was headed in by Silva from point blank range, the 21-year-old’s ninth international goal. Portugal were nearly caught napping when Patkai drove just wide and the visitors spent the rest of the match passing the ball around in midfield while Hungary sat back.(rtr)

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Spain striker Japan take cabs to training Villa ruled after team bus no-show out of Liechtenstein game due to injury MADRID - David Villa’s return to the Spanish national team has been cut short by an adductor injury, with the forward leaving the squad before they face Liechtenstein in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old featured as a substitute in the 3-0 win over Italy on Saturday after a three-year absence from the team, before suffering an injury in training.

“Having monitored the strain suffered by David Villa in this morning’s training session, it was decided that the player would leave the squad and not travel to Liechtenstein,” the Spanish football federation said.

New York City striker Villa is Spain’s all-time top scorer with 59 goals and was capped for the 98th time against Italy.(rtr)

Japan’s players had to scramble to training in taxis ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia after their team bus failed to show up at their hotel.

The hosting federation bear responsibility for a visiting team’s logistics but the Samurai Blue, who have already booked their ticket to Russia, put a positive spin on the inconvenience ahead of Tuesday’s match in Jeddah.

“I don’t think I’ve ever shared a taxi with team mates (to the training ground), not even in my youth team days,” defender Tomoaki Makino said in comments published by Kyodo news agency. “But there are a lot of experienced players in our team and you have to enjoy this kind of situation. You can’t let it wind you up.”

Japan Football Association officials told Kyodo that the bus was stuck in traffic caused by the end of the Haj pilgrimage.

Coach Vahid Halilhodzic and

his players eventually made it to Al-Ahli Saudi FC’s home stadium where practice began 20 minutes late. Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima said his team remained focused despite the snag.

“It was an enjoyable trip and there’s nothing wrong with experiencing (something like that) for the first time,” he said.

“Whether or not it was intentional, I don’t know, but there is no point in getting stressed out about it. We just have to keep our focus on the task at hand.”

Saudi Arabia are second behind Japan in Group B of Asian qualifying. A win over the Samurai Blue and a loss or a draw for Australia in their home match over Thailand in Melbourne on Tuesday will guarantee the Saudis direct qualification to Russia.

The third-placed side in the group can still qualify for Russia but must negotiate a tortuous series of playoffs.(rtr)

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Sp rt Belgium show ‘character’ in securing World Cup place BRUSSELS - Belgium delivered a performance of character and proved they were building “a winning team”, coach Roberto Martinez said after they became the first country to qualify from the European preliminaries for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia.

A 2-1 away win against Greece on Sunday ensured top place in Group H for the Belgians and a second successive World Cup finals appearance after a quarterfinal finish in Brazil in 2014.

Sunday’s result also extended their unbeaten run to 11 games, tying the country’s previous best.

“We must be proud about being the first from Europe to qualify and now look to work harder to become better,” said Martinez after the Belgians advanced to an unassailable 22 points, eight ahead of second placed Bosnia with two rounds left to play.

“It was clear that we didn’t play well, we weren’t ourselves.

But the game was only about winning, it was like a cup final. It was not about playing good football.

We had to win, in whatever manner we could. The first half of the game was probably the worst football we’ve played in this campaign.” Goals after half-time

from Jan Vertonghen and Romelu Lukaku ensured the victory.

“I was really proud with the way the players fought. There were a few that really stood up – (Thibaut) Courtois, (Kevin) de Bruyne, Vertonghen, (Marouane) Fellaini. It is a real team and I can only but be proud of them,” the coach added.

“The players were not pleased at half-time and from their reaction you can see we are creating a winning team. They showed character, inspired one another and wanted to win. In a few weeks no one will remember how we did it.”

Sunday’s win meant Belgium have won seven of their eight group games with a home draw against the Greeks in March the only blemish.

Belgium’s 35-goal haul in eight matches is the most by any team in the 2018 European qualifiers.(rtr)

Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after the match

REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Portugal hang on to win bruising battle with 10-man Hungary

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after the match

BUDAPEST - Portugal helped their chances of qualifying directly for next year’s World Cup when Andre Silva’s goal gave them a bruising 1-0 win away to Hungary, who played for an hour with 10 men on Sunday. Silva headed in Cristiano Ronaldo’s pinpoint cross three minutes after halftime to give Portugal their seventh successive win in Group B, keeping them three points behind Switzerland who won 3-0 in Latvia to maintain their 100 percent record.

Hungary’s Tamas Priskin was shown a straight red card for elbowing Pepe, one of several nasty challenges in the match.

Portugal and Switzerland each have one game to play before a show-

down in Lisbon on Oct. 10. The winners of the nine European groups qualify directly for next year’s World Cup in Russia and the best eight teams play off for four more places.

After scoring, Portugal played much of the second half at walking pace and had an enormous scare in stoppage time when Attila Fiola got behind the defence for a header which was saved

by Rui Patricio. Hungary’s chances of making the playoffs were ended after a disappointing campaign which included defeat by Andorra.

EARLY CHANCES “It was a match that is difficult to describe,” said Portugal coach Fernando Santos. “We were much the better team for the first 30 minutes until the Hungarian player was sent off and then I don’t know what happened.” “After our goal, we had control but it was always a dangerous situation. I think the players felt the responsibility of this game.”

Portugal never got into gear although the game could have gone very differ-

ently if they had taken one of several early chances. Ronaldo had a powerful effort tipped over by Peter Gulacsi and then sent a header narrowly wide from Joao Moutinho’s inswinging cross before another effort went straight at the Hungary goalkeeper.

Priskin was sent off for elbowing Pepe in the face as they jumped for the ball, leaving the former Real Madrid defender with a cut above his eye. Mate Patkai had escaped with a yellow card in a similar incident with Moutinho a few minutes earlier. The dismissal seemed to affect Portugal more than the hosts as they lost their rhythm.

But they broke through three minutes after halftime when a neat exchange of passes sent Ronaldo clear on the left and his perfect cross into the goalmouth was headed in by Silva from point blank range, the 21-year-old’s ninth international goal. Portugal were nearly caught napping when Patkai drove just wide and the visitors spent the rest of the match passing the ball around in midfield while Hungary sat back.(rtr)

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Spain striker Japan take cabs to training Villa ruled after team bus no-show out of Liechtenstein game due to injury MADRID - David Villa’s return to the Spanish national team has been cut short by an adductor injury, with the forward leaving the squad before they face Liechtenstein in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old featured as a substitute in the 3-0 win over Italy on Saturday after a three-year absence from the team, before suffering an injury in training.

“Having monitored the strain suffered by David Villa in this morning’s training session, it was decided that the player would leave the squad and not travel to Liechtenstein,” the Spanish football federation said.

New York City striker Villa is Spain’s all-time top scorer with 59 goals and was capped for the 98th time against Italy.(rtr)

Japan’s players had to scramble to training in taxis ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia after their team bus failed to show up at their hotel.

The hosting federation bear responsibility for a visiting team’s logistics but the Samurai Blue, who have already booked their ticket to Russia, put a positive spin on the inconvenience ahead of Tuesday’s match in Jeddah.

“I don’t think I’ve ever shared a taxi with team mates (to the training ground), not even in my youth team days,” defender Tomoaki Makino said in comments published by Kyodo news agency. “But there are a lot of experienced players in our team and you have to enjoy this kind of situation. You can’t let it wind you up.”

Japan Football Association officials told Kyodo that the bus was stuck in traffic caused by the end of the Haj pilgrimage.

Coach Vahid Halilhodzic and

his players eventually made it to Al-Ahli Saudi FC’s home stadium where practice began 20 minutes late. Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima said his team remained focused despite the snag.

“It was an enjoyable trip and there’s nothing wrong with experiencing (something like that) for the first time,” he said.

“Whether or not it was intentional, I don’t know, but there is no point in getting stressed out about it. We just have to keep our focus on the task at hand.”

Saudi Arabia are second behind Japan in Group B of Asian qualifying. A win over the Samurai Blue and a loss or a draw for Australia in their home match over Thailand in Melbourne on Tuesday will guarantee the Saudis direct qualification to Russia.

The third-placed side in the group can still qualify for Russia but must negotiate a tortuous series of playoffs.(rtr)

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Padang Bai

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Padang Bai has remained a small, typical Balinese fishing village.

While there are many facilities catering for tourists’ needs, such as hotels and restaurants, Padang Bai remains Balinese first and foremost!

According to those who have known Bali for many years, the Bali one can encounter here is still the real Bali.

This is evident when one wakes up early to visit the local market, where freshly picked fruits and vegetables are on offer along with the daily fish catch. Religious ceremonies also take place often here at either of the three village temples (Pura Desa, Dalem and Segara) or the Silayukti temple. The latter dates back to the 11th century and is one of the oldest

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In the morning, trucks embark the public ferry boats towards Lombok, while backpackers and party-goers board speed boats to the Gili Trawangan group of islands. After lunch, the village´s tranquility and harmony resume. Men are often seen resting, talking or eating under the traditional bales (gazebos) located all along the main beach, while children go for a swim in the sea.

Beach or Excursion in the Afternoon This is the time when many visitors are enjoying the beauty and exclusivity of one of the three beaches that are located in Padang Bai. Close to the market is the White Sand Beach or Bias Tugul Beach.

With its fine sand, coconut trees and

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Divorce on the cards for unhappy McLaren and Honda

MONZA - McLaren’s unhappy partnership with Honda appeared to be heading for divorce on Sunday after an Italian Grand Prix of hefty grid penalties, poor performance and no points for the former champions.

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favourite attraction of Bali, which lay less than an hour away. Ubud with its Monkey Forest, temples and traditional shops is one of those. So is the water palace of Tirta Ganga. Because of this ideal location, Padang Bai is the perfect place to use as a base for daily excursions to popular

spots. Many of our guests choose to do dive in the morning and visit great places in the afternoon!

Hotels, Restaurants and Bars There are many restaurants to enjoy in the evenings in Padang Bai. Many choices offer a great price to quality ratio. From budget shacks serving local food and grilled fish, to options withEuropean food on the menu, most restaurants here reflect the general feeling of relaxed and laid-back atmosphere found everywhere else in Padang Bai. Although there are no clubs in town, bars serve cold Bintang beer and fresh fruit juices. Some of them are located right on the beach, while others can be found close to the main parking area. Those are opened until late in the night and often offer a great atmosphere. Some of them even have live bands playing in the evening.

(IBP/net)

Spaniard Fernando Alonso and Belgian rookie Stoffel Vandoorne both retired on a day that the team themselves described as ‘gutwrenchingly disappointing’.

Alonso had collected a 35place grid penalty after power unit changes, while Vandoorne had a 25-place penalty.

“The talent of our drivers shone and we held on to hope that we would be able to achieve a positive result against the odds this afternoon. Once again, we were left dejected and dissatisfied,” said the team’s racing director Eric Boullier.

McLaren have been in talks with Renault bosses and Honda all weekend, with Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn -- a former Honda team principal -- also involved.

The talk in the paddock was of a deal, likely to be sealed in the next two weeks before the Singapore Grand Prix, for Honda to switch to Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso and Renault to replace them at McLaren.

A well-placed source told Reuters that seemed to be the direction all parties were heading in, with benefits for all concerned.

RETAINING ALONSO McLaren, who have not won a race since 2012, would get an en-

gine that has triumphed this season in the back of a Red Bull -- a deal that would be sufficient to keep double world champion Fernando Alonso on board.

“We cannot afford not to be on the podium,” McLaren executive director Zak Brown told reporters in Monza.

Formula One, keen not to have any manufacturer forced out, would see Honda stay in the sport while Toro Rosso would gain a significant financial contribution to their budget and an engine that could, when competitive, also be used by Red Bull.

Renault would gain the second most successful team in the sport as a customer and have Alonso back in the corporate ‘family’ that helped him to win titles with the works team in 2005 and 2006.

They would also not be forced to supply more than their three current teams, something they have said would be difficult. Mercedes and Ferrari also supply three each.

Honda, their F1 reputation already substantially damaged, could work towards resolving their problems away from the intense scrutiny that has marked the sole partnership with McLaren.

Asked whether something might be announced in the next two weeks, Boullier gave away nothing but said he thought and hoped that

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“We need to know what we do and where we go because there is a timing issue with next year’s car design,” he told reporters, refusing to comment on a suggestion that Honda were having a board meeting in Tokyo on Monday.

“The situation is complicated because you want the best for F1 as well, it’s not only for McLaren,” he said.

“Whatever will happen it has

been a good, co-operative work with all of the parties in the paddock to try and make the best of the situation. But I will not comment more than this.”

Red Bull principal Christian Horner said it was of no consequence to him or his team what engine Toro Rosso raced with.

“Really the key piece in the whole jigsaw is the McLaren-Honda situation... one would assume their position is fairly imminent,”

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he said.

Alain Prost, a world champion with McLaren who now represents Renault as an ambassador, said he had to put personal emotion aside but made clear talks were ongoing.

“McLaren was a big part of my life. We have been approached, and they want to have a different situation,” he said. “We listen, but they have to make a decision first.” (rtr)

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Sam Querrey of the United States reacts as he defeats Mischa Zverev of Germany during their fourth round match.

NEW YORK - Sam Querrey, the last American man standing at the U.S. Open, would not be knocked off his feet as he strolled into the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 demolition of Germany’s Mischa Zverev on Sunday.

What looked an intriguing matchup of styles between the big-hitting American and Zverev, a left-handed serve-volleyer, was rendered a one-sided show for a delighted capacity crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Querrey, looking to followup his semi-final run at Wimbledon with an even better effort at Flushing Meadows, needed just 77 minutes to dismiss the German to become the first American to reach the U.S.

Open quarter-finals since Andy Roddick in 2011.

It was a ruthless performance by Querrey as he bombarded Zverev with 18 aces and avenged the German’s victory over top seeded American John Isner in the third round.

“I really could not have done anything much better out there, I was kind of in the zone. It’s my first time playing out here at night and I wanted to make the most of it,” said Querrey.

“I came out of the chute hot and once I broke early I felt I was off to the races and I felt comfortable three minutes into the match and I think that was the key.”

Querrey stormed out of the gate breaking his 30-year-old opponent

at the first opportunity and again to clinch the opening set in a lightning quick 24 minutes.

After tearing through the second set, Querrey charged to 5-0 in the third as Zverev, who opened the tournament with two five-set matches, appeared completely out of gas.

Next up for Querrey will be South Africa’s Kevin Anderson who was a 6-4 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-4 winner over Italian Paolo Lorenzi.

“He’s got a big game, he’s got a big serve, he goes for the big shots,” said Querrey. “It just gets tougher the further you go and that is going to be my toughest one yet.

“Anything from here is a bonus, I’m just going out and going to play the best I can.” (rtr)

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Los Angeles ‘turns corner’ on largest wildfire in city history LOS ANGELES - A smattering of rain and easing temperatures helped more than 1,000 firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles history gain the upper hand on the blaze on Sunday, but officials warned that danger remains.

“We’ve turned the corner, but this is not over,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told reporters. “With winds this strong, anything can happen.”

Shifting winds could cause burning embers to spread the fire once more through the rugged northern edge of Los Angeles, said Garcetti.

The nearly 5,900-acre (2400-hectare) La Tuna Fire, named after the canyon area where it erupted on Friday, has destroyed three homes and damaged one. More than 700 homes were evacuated as the blaze tore through thick brush that has not burned in decades.

Of the 1,400 people evacuated from their homes, 90 percent had returned by Sunday afternoon and Garcetti said nearly all would be back before the day was over.

The wildfire is the largest in terms of acreage in the city’s history, Garcetti said. It was considered 30 percent contained by late Sunday night, up from 10 percent Sunday morning.

“We do not have this fire contained,” Garcetti said, “but we do have a good sense of, in the next day or two, how we can bring this fire to rest.”

The stretch of the 210 freeway, a major thoroughfare that has been closed for several days, will reopen either Sunday night or Monday morning, Garcetti said.

Los Angeles County, home to 10 million people and vast tracts of undeveloped mountainous land, has suffered much larger wildfires that have burned for weeks.

California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County, which will ease the path for state and federal help to fight the fire.

Temperatures in the area have hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in recent days. But the mercury was in the low 90s on Sunday, and the temperatures are expected to be moderate and the humidity higher in the coming days, positive signs for containing the fire, said Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas.

Garcetti said four firefighters had suffered dehydration or minor burns.

More than 400 miles (644 km) to the north, the so-called Ponderosa Fire has burned 4,000 acres, or 1,620 hectares, and destroyed 32 homes in Butte County since it started on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders to residents of about 500 homes.

The blaze was 64 percent contained on Sunday evening, up from 56 percent earlier in the day. (rtr)

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Water is dropped in Sun Valley during the La Tuna Canyon fire in Los Angeles, California, September 3, 2017.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) meets other party members after the TV debate with her challenger Germany’s Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz in Berlin, Germany, September 3, 2017. German voters will take to the polls in a general election on September 24.

Merkel survives challenger’s onslaught to win election TV debate

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hold her ground in a television debate ahead of German elections, under attack from her Social Democrat (SPD) rival on refugee policy, ties with Turkey and her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Merkel was some 14 points ahead of Martin Schulz in opinion polls before the debate. A survey by Infratest Dimap for ARD television showed her overall performance was viewed as more convincing by 55 percent, compared to 35 percent for Schulz.

Three weeks from voting day, centre-left contender Schulz went on the offensive from the outset of the 97-minute debate - his only televised duel with Merkel, who looked rattled at times but showed enough authority to win.

Schulz, 61, outfoxed Merkel on ties with Turkey and bounced her into beefing up her rhetoric by vowing to stop Ankara’s bid to join the European Union if he was elected chancellor.

After initially cautioning

against pulling the plug on accession talks right now, Merkel returned to the issue of Turkey even when the moderators had moved on to a question about U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy towards North Korea.

“It is clear that Turkey should not become a member of the EU,” she said after Schulz made his pledge to stop Ankara’s accession bid.

“I’ll speak to my (EU) colleagues to see if we can reach a joint position on this so that we can end these accession talks,” Merkel, 63, added in comments likely to worsen already strained ties with Ankara.

In their exchange on Trump and North Korea, Schulz accused the U.S. president of

“bringing the world to the brink of crisis with his tweets” and said Germany should work with its European partners, Canada, Mexico and Trump’s domestic U.S. opponents.

Merkel, seeking a fourth term, responded by deploying her credentials as a global stateswoman, saying she had spoken to French President Emmanuel Macron about North Korea on Sunday and would talk to Trump as well as leaders from Russia, China, Japan and South Korea in the coming days.

“I don’t think that one can solve this conflict without the American President,” she said.

“But I think one must say in the clearest terms that for us, there can only be a peaceful diplomatic solution.” (rtr)

JAKARTA - A former Indonesian Constitutional Court judge was jailed for eight years on Monday for accepting bribes to influence court rulings, the state news agency Antara reported.

Patrialis Akbar, the second constitutional court judge to be convicted of corruption in three years, was also fined 300 million rupiah ($22,500). Akbar was accused of accepting $10,000 in bribes and causing losses to the state.

He denied wrongdoing but a lawyer representing him said he was not sure if Akbar would appeal against the sentence.

“The state did not suffer losses in this case,” said the lawyer, Indra Sahnun Lubis, adding that the legal team would decide in a few days whether or not to appeal.

Corruption in widespread in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and the judiciary is consistently perceived by the public to be among its most corrupt institutions, according to Transparency International.

The Constitutional Court, once regarded as a model of integrity, has been rocked by bribery scandals in recent years.

Its former chief justice was in 2014 jailed for life for accepting bribes and money laundering in connection with an election dispute. It was the heaviest sentence ever handed out for graft in Indonesia. The Constitutional Court hears cases regarding election disputes and challenges to laws.(rtr)

Rohingya tragedy violated humanitarian principles: Minister DEPOK - Indonesias Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has expressed regret over the tragedy striking the Rohingya community in Myanmar that had violated humanitarian principles.

“I deeply regret the tragedy affecting the Rohingya community that has violated the principles of human rights,” Laoly noted on the sidelines of the International Conference themed “1st ASEAN Symposium of Criminology” held at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences in the University of Indonesia in Depok, Monday.

He also said President Joko Widodo had instructed Foreign Affairs Minister Retno P. Marsudi to visit Myanmar to provide assistance to settle the Rohingya issue.

“Long before the event took place, we have paid greater attention to the Rohingya community by building schools and offering humanitarian aid,” he pointed out.

“It is now time to not merely speak about it but to take tangible action in helping the Rohingya community,” he reiterated.

The minister also expressed regret over the circulation of fake photographs on the Rohingya tragedy, for instance, images from a completely different disaster that were being portrayed as though they were pictures depicting the Rohingya victims, when in reality, they had nothing to do with it.

“Several pictures that were being circulated clearly were not of the Rohingya community,” he confirmed.

To this end, he encouraged the community to not be easily provoked or take actions that may trigger mass unrest through the circulation of false pictures or hoax news.(ant)

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Muslim women activists take part in a rally in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority during one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia September 4, 2017.

Indonesian minister to meet Suu Kyi amid protests over Rohingya

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s foreign minister is due to meet Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to discuss delivering humanitarian aid to members of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, as Indonesian protesters urged their government to take a tougher line.

Dozens of Indonesians protested outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on Monday, calling for a cut in diplomatic ties with Myanmar over violence against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Aid agencies estimate that about 90,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in the north of Rakhine state last week.

“We will discuss in detail Indonesia’s proposal on how Indonesia can give humanitarian aid to Rakhine state,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said in a video statement from the Myanmar city of Yangon.

She is also scheduled to travel to Bangladesh to urge authorities there to protect fleeing Rohingya refugees.

In a sign of mounting public anger in Jakarta, a petrol bomb was

thrown at the Myanmar embassy on Sunday, causing a small fire.

The protests follow demonstrations in Malaysia and condemnation from world leaders such as President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who on Friday said the violence against Muslims amounted to genocide.

The Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar and regarded as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots that date back centuries. Bangladesh is also growing increasingly hostile to Rohingya, more than 400,000 of whom live in the poor South Asian country after fleeing Myanmar since the early 1990s.

Indonesia is home to the world’s largest population of Muslims. Its government has been actively involved in providing aid for Myan-

mar to develop Rakhine state and protect the rights of the Rohingya, alongside the majority Buddhist community.

Ifah Rohma, an activist from a Jakarta-based organisation called Muslim Friends of Rohingya, said many Indonesians as fellow Muslims were concerned about the fate of Rohingya.

“Indonesia should not be engaging in soft diplomacy,” Rohma said outside the Myanmar embassy, which was surrounded by heavy security and barbed wire. “Now is the time to cut ties, recall our ambassador and expel their ambassador,” she said.

Myanmar says its security forces are fighting a legitimate campaign against “terrorists” responsible for a string of attacks on police posts and the army since last October.(rtr)

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lka Eren is pictured at her home in Queens, New York, September 1, 2107. Photo taken September 1, 2017.

Eren’s DACA status opened the door to several internships, and eventually to a job in New York at Ovation Travel Group, which provides travel services to corporations, as executive assistant to the chief financial officer. “DACA literally changed my life,” she said.

“I really don’t know where I would be without it.”

Paul Metselaar, Ovation’s chief executive, doesn’t know where he’d be without Eren. He said her job responsibilities have grown because of her abilities. He said she reminded him of his own grandparents, who immigrated to the United States to seek a better life. If Eren were to lose her work eligibility it

would be a blow to his company, Metselaar said.

But, he added, “it would be much more of a blow to her family, and to who we are as a country.” Trump is expected to announce a decision to end DACA on Tuesday, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation, but with a delay of up to six months to allow Congress to find a legislative solution.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to quickly repeal the program, but since taking office - even as he has stepped up immigration enforcement - he has at times taken a softer tone about DACA. “We love the Dreamers,” he told reporters on Friday. Im-

migration hard-liners within the Republican Party have pressured the president to scrap the program.

Nine Republican state attorneys general have said they will file a legal challenge to the program if the Trump administration does not end it by Tuesday.

Many business leaders have urged the president to keep DACA protections in place, including the heads of tech giants Microsoft , Apple and Facebook. They have generally cited a potential hit to the economy if the program were to end, although there is scant government data on Dreamers as a distinct economic group.

Still, with the U.S. economy at

close to full employment, ending DACA would bring a net loss in productivity, said Giovanni Peri, an economics professor at the University of California, Davis who studies immigration. Groups that support stricter immigration enforcement say that eliminating the program would bring benefits, too.

“The end of DACA would result in much-welcomed job openings for American college graduates and other American workers who are either unemployed or underemployed and feel completely locked out of the workforce and blocked from achieving their American dream,” said Dave Ray, communications director for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors reduced immigration.

In interviews with Reuters, DACA recipients and their employers emphasized another aspect of what it would mean to end the program: The holes such a move would leave in lives and workplaces.

“I KNEW SHE WOULD BE SOMEONE” Georgina Lepe, who runs a real estate law and probate practice from her office in Rancho Cucamonga, California, liked Karla Martinez so much she hired her twice. She first met Martinez when she was busing tables at a Mexican restaurant owned by Lepe’s family and was impressed with her work ethic. When Martinez graduated from the University of Southern California in December 2016, Lepe hired her to help temporarily with marketing.

Martinez left after a few months to work elsewhere. Lepe later tracked her down and asked her to come back, this time as a full-time legal assistant. “Even when she was working at the restaurant, I knew she would be someone,” said Lepe, who is 30 and, like Martinez, from a Mexican family. “The difference between (us) is, my family was able to help me out financially to achieve my goals.”

Martinez, who came to the United States with her mother when she was four, helps pay the bills in the home she shares with her mother and two younger siblings.

Now 24, she’s planning to apply to law school - if DACA doesn’t

end and she can still afford to go back to school. “Obviously I think about it and it’s a little scary but I don’t let it take over me,” Martinez said. Lepe says if Martinez’s work permit is rescinded, “I would keep Karla until the very last second” and probably wouldn’t hire a replacement. “I don’t think anyone can compare,” she says.

“IT REALLY EMPOWERS YOU” Chuck Rocha, the founder of Solidarity Strategies, employs DACA recipient Luis Alcauter at his Washington D.C.-based political consulting firm, which specializes in outreach to Latinos. Losing Alcauter “would be devastating,” Rocha said. Alcauter, 27, came to the United States from Mexico when he was 13, and attended California State University, Fresno, where he developed an interest in politics, which led to his interning on Capitol Hill. The internship was possible, he said, because of his DACA status.

“To be able to have the documents and be able to apply wherever you want, it really empowers you to think beyond the place you were,” Alcauter said. “It just empowers people to be able to find a job, to get a car, to buy a house, to move around, to contribute to their families.”

“I ACTUALLY HAVE A GOOD CAR” Juan Ochoa, CEO of Miramar Group, an Illinois-based facilities management company that oversees 1,200 buildings nationwide, said his company will hire an attorney to try to keep DACA employee Jay Meza, 23, if the program ends. “I have a good job now,” said Meza, who came to the United States from Mexico with his parents and brother when he was 3 years old. “I actually am looking forward to buying my first house.

I actually have a good car.”

Ochoa said Meza started at Miramar doing data entry and analyzing spreadsheets and went on to help the company build a system allowing it to track its buildings and employees. “We have invested a lot of time and money in training Jay, and so it would be a significant loss to us,” he said.(rtr)

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Immigrant “Dreamers” - and their bosses - wait anxiously for Trump decision

Ilka Eren, 25, came to the United States from Turkey with her parents more than 15 years ago and lives in the country without legal authorization. While in college, she applied and qualified for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era program that President Donald Trump vowed to end during his 2016 presidential campaign. The program does not change an immigrant’s legal status but rather protects from deportation and gives the right to work to so-called “Dreamers,” young people brought to the United States as children and living in the country illegally. Nearly 800,000 immigrants have received DACA protection since the program’s launch in 2012.

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Tanah Lot’s Culinary Wealth

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The Tanah Lot Tourist Attraction known not only for its beautiful and exotic panoramic view of the ocean temple but increasingly for its delicious culinary tourism. The variety of dishes on offer could become a tourist attraction in their own right. In fact many tourists go to Tanah Lot especially to enjoy the many culinary delights there while enjoying the sun setting against the backdrop of the unique temple at sea.

According to data from the management of the Tanah Lot Tourists Attractions there are 84 different dishes to taste in 12 restautants and several small warungs (food stalls) including: Dewi Sinta Hotel and Restaurant, The Ocean Restaurant, Warung Subak Pekendungan, Warung Mandala, and Cafe Santai that are spread our throughout the area making it easy to find good food anywhere.

Dishes that fall into the category of cheap and tasty and much sought after are: klepon (rice ball with coconut and palm sugar), tipat cantok (rice cake with spicy peanut sauce), jagung bakar (bbq corn on the cob) and kelapa muda (young coconut water). For visitors with a fatter wallet or who are traveling in larger groups restaurants are usually their preferred choice. “Both domestic and international tourists often eat in our restaurant”, said I Gst Gede

Aryadi, owner of Dewi Sinta Hotel and Restaurant.

As one of the first restausrants in Tanah Lot, Dewi Sinta Hotel & Restaurant is a pioneering restaurant in Tanah Lot, serving both local dishes as well as more international dishes like burgers, Balinese Pizza, vegetarian dishes and sandwiches.

They have also serve a selection of Indonesian dishes, Indonesian, appetizers, soups, salads and a variety of beverages. “Specialty foods can now become a tourist attraction that can draw visitors to Tanah Lot” he explained.

Dewi Sinta can seat up to 400 people with the option of private seating in the café at the front of the restaurant, or on the hotel for larger groups. “Our hotel guests, who are mostly students from Java will often just have breakfast here, go for a swim and then continue on their journey” added Aryadi. The Ocean

Jungut Batu Village Jungut Batu refers to both the seaside village and its coast in the north-western area of Lembongan.

It is one of the two main beachfronts, and the longest stretch on the island, where you’ll find most of the hotels and restaurants. The small rocky cliff to its south provides great views over the island’s main surf breaks, namely Shipwrecks and Lacerations, together with the beautiful sunsets over mainland Bali afar.

The island of Nusa Lembongan is just 30 minute’s boat ride from Bali and makes a relaxing break when the traffic and tourists of the South gets too much. Boats for Lembongan depart from Sanur and you can either go by slow boat or the more expensive fast boat.

Most boats from Bali will drop you off in Jungut Batu, one of the two main villages on Nusa Lembongan. There’s a range of accommodation within walking distance,

Restaurant on the other hand offers comfortable dining with an ocean view and accompanying atmosphere to set the tone for people dining here.

This restaurant is a great place to enjoy the beautiful view of the sunset.

Warung Subak Pekendungan offers a very typical Tanah Lot menu with dishes that will have you yearning to learn the recipe. “We have a large menu with a lot of variety, so when you are visiting Tnah Lot, there is no need to bring your own snacks, here we have it all”, said Irwanto a tourist from Surabaya.

When Ni Putu Eka Wiryastuti recently visited with the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry mentioned their plans to hold the Indonesia Food Festival in Tanah Lot. This event would also help to promote the culinary wonders found in Bali’s “bread/rice basket’ area (Tabanan), where Tanah Lot is located. (kmb) however if you plan on staying at Mushroom Bay, Dream Beach or any of the other areas on Lembongan then you will have to arrange your own transport there.

Bear in mind that whether arriving by fast boat or slow boat, you will have to wade through shallow water to get on to the beach, so wearing shorts and slip-on shoes is recommended.

The Beach There is plenty of sand obviously and some hotels do put out deckchairs, but there is a fair amount of refuse and you just don’t see many

Tangkup waterfall object sits at Undisan Kelod hamlet, Undisan, Tembuku, Bangli. The waterfall with a height of approximately 20 meters flows from five springs namely the Kibul, Besi, Belatuk, Pasucian Bathara Pucak Sari and Getar. Aside from offering amazing panorama at the surrounding areas, the two showers at this waterfall are also believed to have capability of healing non-medical illness and mental disorder.

Both showers are located adjacent to each other under the waterfall.

Uniquely, a shower exudes warm water, while another exude cool water. By and large, water of these showers are taken advantage to hold purificatory rite by visitors. An attendant of the Tangkup waterfall object, I Wayan Gentos, said that the waterfall object has two showers named as the dasa mala shower (used to purify ten impurities) and tamba shower (used to cure mental disorder).

According to Gentos, there have been many people, chiefly those suffering particular illnesses, come to hold purificatory rite at the showers. Some of them could get their recovery after that. “Formerly, a local resident suffering mental disorder was given purificatory rite here. Now, he has got his recovery and is back to normal. Since then, the shower on the left side is believed to help cure mental disorder.

Conversely, the right shower can help cure non-medical diseases after holding purificatory rite here,” he said.

Nevertheless, this man born in 1943 does not dare to ensure that all people holding malukat or purificatory rite coming with various complaints of diseases can be entirely cured. Surely it will go back to each individual. “In essence, we should have a confidence. If we have, we will get recovered. On the contrary, if we are less confident or pessimistic we may not get recovery. This has something to do with confidence,” he said. He explained that people wishing to perform the purificatory rite will usually bring along the offerings to be presented in the existing shrines. “It is not required what offerings to bring. It highly depends on the individual where there are people bringing pejati offerings or canang offering only,” he said. (kmb)

people swimming here. That’s not to say it isn’t a pretty beach though.

The sunsets can be fabulous and at low tide the entire seaweed industry will be laid out for you to observe.

Fascinating and very photogenic.

You cannot swim here at low tide.

Note that much of the immediate off-beach area here is used for drying seaweed and it has a very distinct, well, seaweedy smell.

You get used to it after a while, but some find it gag-worthy. Although the beach at Jungut Batu may not be the best place to swim due to all the boats anchored off shore, it’s still possible to find a small stretch

to take a dip and cool off in. Just look at the village kids who do this on a daily basis and see how much fun they have!

The beach also offers stunning views across to Mount Agung in Bali on a clear day, and the sunsets from this side of the island are some of the best we reckon. Heading south from the main beach, there’s a lovely little walkway that takes you up to the bukit or hill, where more upmarket accommodation is available. This area is also great to enjoy sunset drinks and views across to Mount Agung in Bali.

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A thousand labors prepared for cruise ships annually

DENPASAR — Starting in 2018, a total of 1,000 job applicants on cruise ships will be departed each year. In this case, the Bali provincial government through the Manpower and Energy and Mineral Resources provides facilities such as training, cruise fees and visas.

“Annually we target to send 1,000 workers that are ready to depart to cruise ship. It will start from 2018 and our target is to send 5,000 cruise ship workers within 5 years,” said Deputy Governor of Bali, Ketut Sudikerta, in Denpasar, on Sunday (Sep. 3).

Sudikerta asked young generation in Bali, especially those who are in high school or vocational school, to prepare themselves and nurture the spirit of high learning from early on. So, later on the workers sent to cruise ship have a good quality and can compete in the international job market.

When confirmed separately, the Head of the Bali Labor and Energy of Mineral Resources Agency, Ni Luh Made Wiratmi, said the job

opportunities to cruise ships are prioritized for poor students. In the draft of the Regional Budget Plan 2018 has even been allocated a budget for 100 poor students of high school and vocational school.

Surely, there is possibility of increasing it up to 300 people. They will be given English language training and skills-related competency training such as hospitality, bartending and food management.

“Training process will take place for nine months. In the initial three months, they will get theory while the next six months are for internships. Besides, they will be provided with pocket money by the resource persons during the training and pocket money of prospective cruise ship workers before being sent,” he added.

Criteria of poor students, continued Wiratmi, will be determined based on the poor card and home survey. In the meantime, the welloff prospective cruise ship workers should depart at their own expenses. (kmb32)

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South Korean troops fire Hyunmoo Missile into the waters of the East Sea at a military exercise in South Korea September 4, 2017.

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Starting in 2018, a total of 1,000 job applicants on cruise ships will be departed each year.

Parking and congestion issues at Tanjung Benoa need addressing soon

MANGUPURA — Congestion in the area of Jalan Pratama to Tanjung Benoa is considered very apprehensive. Aside from being caused by parking problems, it is also caused by the increasing volume of vehicles. Moreover, few days ago a long traffic jam occurred for hours making people complained.

A resident of Nusa Dua, Ketut Tama Tenaya, on Sunday (Sep. 3) requested the government of Badung to seriously respond to the study conducted both regarding the parking lot and the construction of West Ring Road of Tanjung Benoa. According to this Chairman of the PDI-P Faction in the Bali House of Representatives, the congestion occurred is very severe and harms both tourists and local residents that do not perform their activities in the area.

“Many tourists complain about this matter and people cannot do their activities. On that account, I hope these two issues must be addressed seriously,” he affirmed.

If this problem is late addressed, people will complain and tourists will leave Tanjung Benoa. “Actually it is not a new problem and has been happening for years where the obstacle is. This should be given a priority,” he said.

In addition to Tanjung Benoa, the other severe congestion reaping complains, according to Tama Tenaya, also occurs in front of the Puja Mandala worship center. Large buses often pass in this road section in keeping with the increasing number of tourist visits to the region. On the other hand, when residents are undertaking ngaben (cremation ceremony) and passing through this path will result in crowdedness.

IBP/file “The problem at these two points must be immediately resolved Tourists enjoyed their acitiviets at Tanjung Benoa. Congestion in the area of Jalan Pratama to because at this Puja Mandala is very risky. In the past, there were Tanjung Benoa is considered very apprehensive. Aside from being caused by parking problems, people fighting when cremation procession passed the area. We are it is also caused by the increasing volume of vehicles. worried if there is a clash among devotees,” he explained. (kmb23)

S.Korea, U.S. plan more drills after N.Korea nuclear test rattles globe

SEOUL - South Korea said on Monday it was preparing fresh military drills with its ally the United States and ramping up its ballistic missile defences in response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test a day earlier.

The United Nations Security Council was set to meet later on Monday to discuss fresh sanctions against the isolated regime. U.S. President Donald Trump had also asked to be briefed on all available military options, according to his defence chief.

South Korea’s air force and army conducted exercises involving long-range air-to-surface missiles and ballistic missiles on Monday, the joint chiefs of staff said in a statement. More drills were being prepared with U.S. forces in the South, it said.

The South’s environment ministry will also announce on Monday its approval of an environmental assessment report for the deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile defence system, a ministry official told Reuters.

Seoul said in June it would hold off installing the remaining components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system until it completed an assessment of its impact on the environment.

North Korea said an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile was tested on Sunday, prompting the warning of a “mas-

sive” military response from the United States if it or its allies were threatened.

“We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said after meeting Trump and his national security team. “But as I said, we have many options to do so.”

Trump has previously vowed to stop North Korea developing nuclear weapons and said he would unleash “fire and fury” if it threatened U.S. territory. That prompted the North to threaten to fire missiles towards the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, although it has since appeared to back away from that threat.

TOUGHER SANCTIONS? Despite the tough talk, the immediate focus of the international response was expected to be on tougher economic sanctions against Pyongyang.

Diplomats have said the UN Security Council could now consider banning Pyongyang’s textile exports and the North’s national airline, stop supplies of oil to the government and military, prevent

North Koreans from working abroad and add top officials to a blacklist to subject them to an asset freeze and travel ban.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Monday to pursue stronger UN sanctions.

“Both heads of state agreed to cooperate closely with each other and the United States and shared the understanding there must be the most powerful sanctions and pressure applied on North Korea,” presidential Blue House spokesman Park Su-hyun told a media briefing after the two leaders spoke by phone.

The aim of stronger sanctions was to draw North Korea into dialogue, he said.

In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump appeared to rebuke South Korea for that approach.

“South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!” Trump said on Twitter.

Still, Trump’s response was more orderly and less haphazard than he had offered to other provocations by North Korea. (rtr)

COX’S BAZAR - Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees from previous spasms of violence in Myanmar.

The violence in Myanmar was set off by a coordinated attack on Aug. 25 on dozens of police posts and an army base by Rohingya insurgents. The ensuing clashes and a major military counter-offensive have killed at least 400 people.

Myanmar officials blamed the Rohingya militants for the burning of homes and civilian deaths but rights monitors and Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh say a campaign of arson and killings by the Myanmar army aims to force them out.

The treatment of Buddhistmajority Myanmar’s roughly 1.1 million Muslim Rohingya is the biggest challenge facing leader Aung San Suu Kyi, accused by Western critics of not speaking out for the minority that has long complained of persecution.

The number of those crossing the border - 87,000 - surpassed the total of Rohingya who escaped Myanmar after a much smaller insurgent attack in October that set off a military operation beset by accusations of serious human rights abuses.

The newest estimate, based on the calculations of United Nations’ aid workers in the Bangladeshi border district of Cox’s Bazar, takes to nearly 150,000 the total

number of Rohingya who have sought refuge in Bangladesh since October.

“We are trying to build houses here, but there isn’t enough space,” said Mohammed Hussein, 25, who is still looking for a place to stay after fleeing Myanmar four days ago.

“No non-government organisations came here. We have no food.

Some women gave birth on the roadside. Sick children have no treatment here.”

An unofficial camp for Rohingya refugees that sprang up at Balukhali after the October attacks is being dramatically expanded.

Hundreds of Rohingya milled beside the road while others slung tarpaulins over bamboo frames to make rickety shelters against the monsoon rains.

More than 11,700 “ethnic residents” had been evacuated from northern Rakhine, the government has said, referring to nonMuslims.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who said on Friday that violence against Muslims amounted to genocide, last week called Bangladesh’s President Abdul Hamid to offer help in sheltering the fleeing Rohingya, the south Asian nation’s foreign ministry said.

The statement did not clarify if financial assistance was offered.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will meet Suu Kyi and other officials in Myanmar on Monday, to urge a halt to the violence after a petrol bomb was thrown at the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta over the weekend. (rtr)

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Rohingya refugees sit as they are temporarily held by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in an open area after crossing the border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017.

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To keep marine tourism safety, three watchtowers built

SEMARAPURA — The incident of tourist dragged by sea currents in the waters of Nusa Penida gets the attention of the government of Klungkung district. As an anticipation against similar incidents, the security will be tightened. It is done by the construction of watchtowers with the allocation of budget reaching billions of rupiahs. Similarly, this will be supported by the addition of lifeguard.

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The spacecraft Cassini is pictured above Saturn’s northern hemisphere prior to making one of its Grand Finale dives in this NASA handout illustration obtained by Reuters August 29, 2017.

Head of the Klungkung Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), I Putu Widiada, said on Friday (Sep. 1) that Nusa Penida as a tourism area, especially marine tourism, has not been supported by watchtower. As a result, the monitoring of activity has not been able

to reach broad area. “Currently, there is no watchtower,” he said.

Considering it is very important, the government allocates a budget of IDR 1.7 billion for the development. The installation will spread in three points, namely Nusa Gede, Nusa Lembongan and Klungkung

mainland. This project has already passed the tender and the process will start this Monday. “This project will be immediately started at three locations,” he explained.

The watchtower will also be equipped with respectively five lifeguards, less than the regent’s

instruction requiring 10 people.

This number is adjusted to budget availability. “The provision of lifeguards is adjusted to the budget availability and now each tower has five lifeguards. We will propose it gradually,” continued Widiada.

The addition of rubber boats will also be proposed in the regional budget plan (APBD) 2018.

Similarly, it is resumed with procurement of diving equipment.

“So far, the number has not been determined yet and will be adjusted

to the budget. In essence, it is very necessary,” he said.

Widiada confirmed that the addition of these facilities is not separated from the incident of tourists dragged away by sea currents when looking for fish. In August, four tourists were dragged by sea currents, where one of them died.

“This is meant to improve security and speed up the handling. Moreover, a tourist was dragged by sea current recently,” he affirmed. (kmb45)

U.S. spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

WASHINGTON - The U.S. space agency’s Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in midSeptember by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet’s atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.

Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, will make the last of 22 farewell dives between the planet’s rings and surface on Sept. 15. The spacecraft will then burn up as it heads straight into the gas giant’s crushing atmosphere.

Cassini’s final dive will end a mission that provided groundbreaking discoveries that included seasonal changes on Saturn, the moon Titan’s resemblance to a primordial Earth, and a global ocean on the moon Enceladus with ice plumes spouting from its surface.

“The mission has been insanely, wildly, beautifully successful, and it’s coming to an end in about two weeks,” Curt Niebur, Cassini program scientist, said on a telephone conference call with reporters from

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Cassini’s final photo as it heads into Saturn’s atmosphere will likely be of propellers, or gaps in the rings caused by moonlets, said project scientist Linda Spilker.

The spacecraft will provide near real-time data on the atmosphere until it loses contact with Earth at 4:54 a.m. PDT (1154 GMT) on Sept. 15, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.

Spilker said Cassini’s latest data on

the rings had shown they had a lighter mass than forecast. That suggests they are younger than expected, at about 120 million years, and thus were created after the birth of the solar system, she said.

During its final orbits between the atmosphere and the rings, Cassini also studied Saturn’s atmosphere and took measurements to determine the size of the planet’s rocky core.

Cassini has been probing Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun, and its entourage of 62 known moons since

July 2004. It has provided enough data for almost 4,000 scientific papers.

Since the craft is running low on fuel, NASA is crashing it into Saturn to avoid any chance Cassini could someday collide with Titan, Enceladus or any other moon that has the potential to support indigenous microbial life.

By destroying the spacecraft, NASA will ensure that any hitchhiking Earth microbes still alive on Cassini will not contaminate the moons for future study. (rtr)

Record-breaking U.S. astronaut heads back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson left the International Space Station on Saturday, wrapping up a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record, as she and two crewmates headed for a parachute landing in Kazakhstan.

Whitson, 57, ends an extended stay of more than nine months aboard the station, a $100 billion research laboratory that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth.

“I feel great,” the biochemist said during an inflight interview on Monday. “I love working up here. It’s one of the most gratifying jobs I’ve ever had.”

During her third mission aboard the station Whitson spent much of her time on experiments, including studies of cancerous lung tissue and bone cells. She also completed four spacewalks, adding to her six previous outings, to set a record for the most time spent spacewalking by a woman.

Two crewmates who launched with Whitson in November re-

turned to Earth three months ago. She stayed aboard to fill a vacancy after Russia scaled down its station staff from three to two cosmonauts.

Whitson returns to Earth with Jack Fischer, also with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, who arrived in June. The crew’s Russian Soyuz capsule was expected to make a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan at 9:22 p.m. EDT Saturday (0122 GMT Sunday).

“I’m looking forward to seeing friends and family,” Whitson said during another interview.

“But the thing I’ve been thinking about the most, kind of been fantasizing about a little bit, are foods that I want to make,

vegetables that I want to sauté, things that I’ve missed up here.”

In April, Whitson broke the 534-day U.S. record for cumulative time in space. Only seven Russian men have logged more time, including Gennady Padalka, the world record-holder with 878 days in orbit.

Whitson, who grew up on a farm in Iowa, said she was inspired by the U.S. Apollo program that landed men on the moon and she was selected as an astronaut in 1996. She was the first woman to command the space station and also the first woman and first non-pilot to serve as chief of the NASA Astronaut Corps.

“I am working on paying forward some of the advice and mentoring that I received on my

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Member of the International Space Station (ISS) crew Peggy Annette Whitson of the U.S. gets medical treatment shortly after the landing of the Soyuz MS-04 capsule in a remote area outside the town of journey, in hopes that one day those young people will do the same and look back on a life

in which they leapt at the opportunities and broke their own records,” she said. (rtr)

The incident of tourist dragged by sea currents in the waters of Nusa Penida gets the attention of the government of Klungkung district.

Healthy is cheap

Consume healthy food is inexpensive

DENPASAR — Healthy is cheap, while sick is expensive.

Just like a car, without given a good maintenance, it will be in and out of workshop and will cost more. This rationale is always remembered by Melinda Cowan, 33, to live a healthy lifestyle.

Armed with the health, she can do a lot of useful activities. Since her age entering 30s, this woman living in Denpasar is diligent to do exercise, whereas previously she had no regular exercise.

Healthy lifestyle becomes her life choice after falling sick and undergoing surgery in 2009. At that time, she admitted that her lifestyle was unhealthy, lacking of exercise and eating just for the sake of satiety. “Since then, I tried to change my routine, doing regular exercise with a relaxing run or exercise at a gym or at home, and start eating a healthy diet,” she explained.

She often hears some public

perceptions that healthy food is expensive. Actually by going to traditional market just to buy vegetables is much cheaper and healthier. “My healthy capital is to drink fruit juice and vegetables once a day. In the afternoon, I eat rice as usual,” she added.

As a woman as well as a wife, doing exercise also provides a plus in the form of slim body.

Amid her busy works, she always takes time to exercise. “If my work gets late at night, I will not do any exercise,” she concluded.

In a week, Melinda can have exercise 3-4 times.

She also loves to consume vegetable juice and various fruits to increase endurance. In addition to vegetables and fruits, she also prefers to eat fish. To smooth digestion, she sometimes also combines juice with yogurt.

“In essence, it is the balance of life. Sometimes I want to eat delicious food, but must still be

interspersed with healthy food as well,” she added.

Now, she reaps the benefits.

She feels healthier and is not easily getting tired so as not to interfere with her work. With the healthy body, her mind becomes healthy.

Head of the Bali Health Agency, Ketut Suarjaya, not long ago said that the emergence of disease problems in this globalization era is marked by some factors, such as the increase in maternal and toddler mortality rate and many cases of nutritional problems. In the field of disease control, it remains to be encountered double burden of disease, namely non- contagious disease (PTM).

The frequent impact felt due to the increase in the cases of contagious disease is high financial funds spent for health treatment. Surely, this will affect the decline in public productiv-

ity and competitiveness of the country. Of course, the most crucial impact is affecting the socio-economic conditions of the society itself.

One of the strategies developed is through improvement of

environmental and behavioral changes heading for a healthier direction. For that purpose, the movement of healthy living community (Germas) becomes an option in realizing a better public health. (kmb42)

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Healthy is cheap, while sick is expensive. Just like a car, without given a good maintenance, it will be in and out of workshop and will cost more.

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Dairy farm businesses have not developed in Bali.

DENPASAR — Bali’s dairy industry no longer exists. There used to be pasteurized cow milk that was packed in bottles and sold to households, however this has all but disappeared.

“There is still a goat milk processing company in Singaraja. They pasteurize goat milk by heating it to 80 degrees Celsius to kill germs. This milk is sold in Denpasar”, said Prof. Dr. Nyoman Suparta, on Thursday (Aug. 31). This business operates on a small scale though nit on an industrial scale, despite the rather large potential market in Bali.

There are currently no dairy cows here, explained Prof Suparta. There used to be dairy cows in Bangli and in Bedugul, but neither of these places are producing milk anymore.

According to Prof Suparta studies on the matter, dairy businesses have not done well in Bali because Balinese people do not drink much if any milk. Unlike India and Bangladesh were people habitually drink milk, here only children under 5 years old really drink milk. Milk consumption in India and Bangladesh averages 38 liters per year per capita, while milk consumption in Bali averages 2 liters per capita per year.

Prof. Suparta in tandem with lecturers from the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Udayana University, have developed kefir milk dairy products after researching processing methods. Kefir milk is made by processing the kefir pro-bioti into pro-biotic milk. Kefir Milk tastes slightly sour but is very good for digestion and also functions as a rough fiber and anti-oxidant. “This product is popular with people who understand about health.

Such people are eager for the dairy products that we produce in the livestock laboratory”, said Suparta. (kmb42)

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People urged not to burn leaves and garbage

BANGLI —Communities living near forested areas in Kintamani are being urged not to set any fires near or in the forest as the forest is vulnerable to being set ablaze – especially during the dry season.

Section Head of Emergency and Logistics at the Bangli Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Ketut Agus Sutapa, said on Sunday (Sep. 3) that forested areas in Kintamani are generally prone to forest fires.

Almost every dry season, there are forest fires in Kintamani. The areas that are particularly prone to forests fires are Suter, Buahan, Terunyan and Pinggan villages.

Most of the fires that have occurred in the forest areas of

Kintamani were started as a result of human error. According to information from the BPBD Bangli, almost all the fires in the area were caused by people deliberately burning their fields during the dry season so that they become more fertile during the rainy season.

However all too often these fires burn out of control.

Another common cause for forest fires is people throwing out their cigarette butts near the forest. “ It is very rare that fires are

cause by friction amongst the tree because the trees in Kintamani and not very big and are relatively from from each other”, he said.

In order to prevent forest fires during this year’s dry season, the BPBD is urging the public to be vigilant and to participate actively in caring for the forest. One way to do this is by not throwing out cigarette butts carelessly near forested areas. Also anyone who lives near these forests and who uses the forest to look for animal feed for example are asked not to burn anything while they are in the forest. “We are asking that nothing be burned in the forest as such fires, though apparently

harmless often lead to large forest fires”, he said.

As executive director of BPBD Bangli, Agus plans to hold a meeting with a number of forestry related agencies such as Kintamani forest authorities the KPH and BKSDA in order to coordinate efforts to prevent fires from occurring this dry season. (kmb40)

a ditch with his hoe, when he hit a hard object at the bottom of the narrow ditch. Puzzled by what it could be tried to dig around his hoe kept hitting what appeared to be a stone.

His curiosity changed to surprise as he found that the stone had a head.

“After unearthing the strange object, the farmer realised that his hoe had been hitting the shell of a large turtle- like animal”, explained Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa. Nobody imagined that such an animal could be found at the bottom of a ditch and in fact such an animals had never bee seen before.

Panicked with his finding, this farmer then asked other farmers to help him carry this mysterious animal out to the field. Because the animal looked somewhat like a turtle the farmers decided to release the beast into the sea near Bugbug Customary Village.

However, a few hours after the turtle was released, some local fishermen found the mysterious black

animal on the beach. Confused about the situation, the incident was reported to the chief of Bugbug Customary Village and shortly thereafter the animal was brought to the chief’s home.

According to Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa, the mysterious turtle-like animal is not commonplace . Although it looks like a turtle, both its shell and head are very different than other turtles. It’s mouth is pointed like the snoute of a pig and the whole beast is black. After hearing the story of the farmers and fishermen, Jro Mas Suyasa determined that it must be some kind of fresh water turtle and in order to protect the animal, he decided that the strange animal should be released in the water lilies filled pond at Candidasa.

A special ritual was performed as the black animal was released into the pond and Bugbug customary villagers were asked not to hunt this animal. “Because of its strange shape

and color that resembles abedawang nala, that is the name we have given to this animal”, he added. Jro Wayan Mas Suyasa sees the emergence of such a mysterious animal as a good omen for the village. The bedawang nala animal symbolize the kurma avatar. In the story of Watugunung it is mentioned that bedawang nala is a turtle with strong nails, a chakra tongue, saber-toothed and mace stalk, a very terrible form of tortoise with a large body.

Its emergence at Bugbug customary village is read as a sign that the village has been blessed with the grace of God for having maintained their religious traditions. Bugbug village is one of the oldest villages in Bali and has managed to maintain its unique traditions despite efforts to make religious rituals in every village in Bali uniform and the pressures of modernity. Jro Wayan Mas Suryasa added that he is very much in favor of the Balinese proverb that says

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“every village has its own ways”.

“I am especially opposed to changes to religious rituals in villages that have been practicing them for a very long time. The reasons for making such changes are cited as being high costs and efficiency. However it is not the rituals or the materials that need to change rather it is only the extravagance and high costs that need to be changed. It is perfectly acceptable to keep things as simple as possible”, he said.

Currently, the mysterious turtle animal has become a tourist attraction drawing visitors to the pond where it was released a few weeks ago. Many foreign and local tourists come to see this endangered animal that has not been seen in any other villages. Unfortunately since its release, the animal has rarely been seen again, perhaps due to the size of the pond and the large number of water lilies that grow there. (gik)

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AMLAPURA — Bugbug customary village in Karangasem continues to yield strange stories.

After the excitement caused by the sudden appearance of a deer, another animal appearance has recently captured people’s attention. Last Sunday (Sep 3), a rare animal resembling an adult turtle was found in a ditch. This animal is similar to a turtle but has many different traits. The strange traits of this animal have led locla people to refer it as the mythogical turtle known as ‘bedawang nala’ who carries the world on its back and symbolises the dynamic movement of life on earth. Bedawang nala are often depicted in the decorative motifs of Balinese Hindu’s padmasana shrines.

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VENICE - A lonely teenager takes to the road with an ageing filmmaker Andrew Haigh, “Lean race horse he has saved from slaughter, in a movie that pre- on Pete” is based on the novel by miered in Venice on Friday that, according to its star, is about Willy Vlauti.

Haigh, who won plaudits for the a simple but rare human quality: kindness.

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Actor Chloe Sevigny poses during a red carpet event for the movie “Lean on Pete” at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 1, 2017.

Charlie Plummer plays Charley in “Lean on Pete”, a 15-year-old whose mother left when he was young and whose father’s drinking and womanizing leads to a heap of trouble. Taking the horse he has befriended during a summer job at a local racetrack, Charley, penniless and homeless, sets off through the desert hoping to find a place to call home with a relative he hasn’t seen in years.

Plummer, an 18-year-old taking

the biggest film role of his career, told Reuters at the Venice Film Festival the movie challenges the viewer to feel more compassion for people who are facing difficulties in life, including the homeless.

“We need more kindness and compassion in the world and we need to be able to realise that everybody is struggling and understand that we are more similar than we are different and feel that,” he said. Directed by British

2011 gay romance “Weekend” said “Lean on Pete” is something of a pre-coming-of-age story “It’s almost like Charley hasn’t got time to even begin to understand really who he is because he is always moving and fighting and trying to get some kind of home,” Haigh said.

“It was almost like that the coming of age story will be the next chapter in that story, oddly. That’s what kind of really appealed to me about it.” (rtr)

Rap star Lil Wayne suffers seizures, is hospitalized

LOS ANGELES - Grammywinning rap star Lil Wayne was taken to hospital on Sunday after suffering a seizure and being found unconscious in his Chicago hotel room, TMZ said on its web site.

Lil Wayne, 34, who has become one of the biggest names in rap music over a two-decade career, suffered a second seizure at the hospital, TMZ added, and his representative confirmed to the site that he had suffered multiple seizures.

Reuters could not reach representatives of the rapper to confirm

the report.

The incident comes more than a year after the rap star, whose Grammy wins include the best rap album award in 2008 for “Tha Carter III,” was treated after suffering what his representatives called two minor seizures.

Four years ago Lil Wayne, whose given name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, spent several days

at a Los Angeles hospital, after which he told radio station Power 106 he was epileptic and prone to seizures.

Lil Wayne had been set to perform in Las Vegas late on Sunday night. The New Orleans-born rapper began his professional career aged nine, when he became the youngest artist to be signed by Cash Money Records. (rtr)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017.

Swiss ready to play mediator role in North Korea crisis North Korea’s nuclear facilities North Korea said it successfully tested an advanced hydrogen bomb on Sunday, marking a dramatic escalation in the isolated state's stand-off with the United States over its nuclear weapons programme.

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Punggye-ri Location of previous nuclear tests

Yongjo-ri

Pyongsong

Hamhyung University of Chemical Industry

NORTH KOREA

Pyongyang Kim Il Sung University Kimchaek University of Technology MCG-20 Cyclotron

28 Kopi Made Jl. Raya Puputan No. 106 Dps 29 Dimsum Manan Jl. Raya Niti Mandala Renon No 148 30 Furama Jl. Raya Niti Mandala No. 148 Renon 31 Warung Subah Renon Jl. Mohamad Yamin No.18 32 Ayam Betutu khas Gilimanuk Jl. Merdeka No.88 Renon 33 Bali Bakery Jl. Hayam Wuruk 184 Denpasar

Sep. 3 Japanese and South Korean officials said an earthquake detected near the North's test site was around 10 times more powerful than previous detonations, and concluded the North had conducted its sixth nuclear test.

Demilitarised Zone

Sea of Japan East Sea SOUTH KOREA Seoul Northern Limit Line

25 miles 25 km

Sources: Nuclear Threat Initiative; Federation of American Scientists; U.S.-Korea Institute, Johns Hopkins University; USGS. Staff, G. Cabrera 03/09/2017

BERNE - Neutral Switzerland is prepared to act as mediator to help resolve the North Korea crisis, including by hosting ministerial talks, Swiss President Doris Leuthard said on Monday. Leuthard said Swiss troops were deployed on the demarcation zone between South Korea and North Korea and noted that her country - along with Sweden - had a long history of neutral and discreet diplomacy. But China and the United States had to take their share of responsibility, she added, warning of “over-reactions”.

Sanctions “did not change many things” in terms of convincing Pyongyang to abandon its weapons programmes even though North Korea’s population had suffered, Leuthard said.

A day after the North’s largest nuclear test yet, Seoul said on Monday it was talking to Washington about deploying aircraft carriers and strategic bombers to the Korean peninsula after signs Pyongyang might launch more missiles. “I think it really is time for dialogue,” Leuthard told a news conference in Berne. “...We are ready to offer our role for good services as a mediator. I think in the upcoming weeks a lot will depend on how the U.S. and China can have an influence in this crisis. That’s why I think Switzerland and Sweden can have a role behind the curtain.”

Part of the task would be to find a suitable location for officials -- perhaps the

countries’ foreign ministers -- to meet, she said. “I think that’s our role to look at what kind of possibilities we find. Because, well, Twitter won’t be an adequate instrument...

This must be very discreet.” Noting that the Communist Party congress in North Korea’s neighbour and ally China was due to take place in October, Leuthard said the time for such initiatives was not ideal, so “perhaps this was also part of the plan of North Korea.” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un spent part of his youth in Berne studying under an assumed name.

conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sunday, prompting a warning of a “massive” military response from the United States if it or its allies were threatened. “As the prime minister made clear yesterday ... our focus is on working with partners to increase pressure on Korea and find a diplomatic resolution to the crisis,” May’s spokeswoman told reporters. “She said we want to increase the pace of implementation of existing sanctions and look at other measures ... It’s our view in the UK that ... peaceful, diplomatic means are best.”(rtr)

UK Britain is looking at all ways it can put pressure on North Korea after Pyongyang conducted a nuclear test, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said on Monday, adding that peaceful diplomatic solutions were preferable. North Korea

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