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Calvin Harris tops Forbes list of highest-earning DJs for fifth year

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The list, which also includes vetLOS ANGELES - Scottish musician Calvin Harris ruled Forbes’ annual list of electronic cash kings on Tuesday as he was named the eran French DJ David Guetta and highest-paid DJ for the fifth consecutive year, outpacing Dutch DJ German producer Zedd, highlights a lack of diversity in the DJ field, Tiesto and newcomers The Chainsmokers.

Harris, 33, brought in $48.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017, with earnings from residencies in Las Vegas and festival performances as well as from producing pop hits such as his latest summer track, “Feels” with Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams.

Tiesto, who topped the list in 2012, earned $39 million and came in at No. 2, while The Chainsmokers earned $38 million, bolstered by the chart-topping success of pop hits “Closer” with Halsey and “Something Just Like This” with Coldplay.

whose 10 highest earners were male and mostly white, from the United States or Europe.

Forbes said it compiles its annual earnings list from data gathered from Nielsen and touring trackers such as Pollstar and Bandsintown, as well as industry insiders and artists. (rtr)

Denver DJ denies groping Taylor Swift in first day of trial testimony DENVER - A Colorado DJ accused of groping recording star Taylor Swift during a photo shoot four years ago testified on Tuesday that he innocently made physical contact with the singer as they posed together but denied a n y inappropriate behavior.

Taking t h e witness stand on the first day of testimony at the federal court trial of their dueling lawsuits, Denver radio personality David Mueller said Swift’s allegations, which he emphatically denied, “cost me my career, my passion, my income.”

Mueller, 55, who was fired from his $150,000-a-year job at radio station KYGO-

FM over Swift’s accusations, insisted that the case he brought against Swift was about more than just the loss of his livelihood and money.

“I want to clear my name,” he said. “It’s a humiliating experience to be accused of something so despicable.”

The U.S. District Court jury is weighing Mueller’s false-accusation claim against Swift’s cross complaint alleging assault and battery. The two cases were merged for trial.

According to Swift, Mueller slipped his hand under her dress and grabbed her bare buttocks as the two posed, along with Mueller’s girlfriend, during a meet-and-greet session before a June 2013 concert in Denver.

“It was not an accident, it was completely intentional, and I have never been so sure of anything in my life,” Swift, 27, said in

a deposition.

Expected to take the witness stand herself later in the trial, Swift listened intently to Mueller’s testimony, resting her chin in her hand. Her mother, Andrea, seated beside her, teared up at an early mention of the alleged groping incident.

Under questioning from his lawyer, Mueller recounted he may have made contact with the side of Swift’s body or brushed her arm and hand while they posed for pictures, but when asked if he had grabbed her backside, Mueller said flatly, “No, I did not.”

Mueller testified he had no inkling anything was amiss until approached that evening by a member of Swift’s security team who related her allegation to him, threatened to call the police and then told Mueller he was banned from all future Swift concerts. (rtr)

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Soldiers secure the area near the scene where French soliders were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, France, August 9, 2017.

Man held after BMW ‘deliberately’ ploughs into French soldiers in Paris

PARIS - Police hunting a driver who rammed his BMW into a group of French soldiers in western Paris, before speeding off, have arrested a suspect.

The 37-year-old was stopped while driving towards the northern post of Calais, but officials said it was too early to say whether he was the man they were looking for.

French media reported the suspect was shot during the arrest in a shootout with police.

Six of a dozen or so troops were injured - three of them seriously - in the attack in the Levallois-Perret suburb of the city, which is being investigated by counter-terrorism officials. The attacker was waiting in the dark-coloured car in an alleyway before he drove at speed at the troops as they left their bar-

racks to go on patrol at around 8am local time.Nadia LeProhon heard the smash and came running out of her building to find two soldiers on the ground and other troops running after a vehicle shouting: “After him! Follow that car!”

Mayor of Levallois-Perret, Patrick Balkany, condemned the attack as “an odious act of aggression”, adding: “Without any doubt, it was a deliberate act.” “It all happened very quickly. The vehicle did not stop. It hurtled at them... it accelerated rapidly,” he told broadcaster BFMTV. Officers and soldiers secured

the scene - situated around three miles from city centre landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower - as forensic teams combed the area for evidence and clues. Investigators were also scouring through CCTV footage from the suburb, as police stopped motorists in the region as they searched for the attacker.The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was “pursuing perpetrators on charges of the attempted murder of security forces in connection with a terrorist enterprise”.

It means authorities believe the attack was intentional and planned with a terror-related motive.

The soldiers, who were taken to a military hospital, were on duty as part of Operation Sentinelle, created to guard prominent French

sites after the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015.

Sky’s Europe Correspondent Mark Stone said: “It is a subject of intense debate in France whether Operation Sentinelle - soldiers on the streets, helping out the police force - exacerbates the situation and they themselves become targets because they are literally everywhere, not only in Paris.”The attack comes four days after a teenager with a knife forced his way into the Eiffel Tower shouting “Allahu akbar” - the Arabic phrase for “God is great” - and told police he wanted to attack a soldier.

It is the sixth time soldiers involved in the nationwide security crackdown have been targeted. In February, a man with a machete

attacked troops near the Louvre Museum.

French defence minister Florence Parly described Wednesday’s attack as “cowardly”, adding that it “does nothing to dent soldiers’ determination to work for the security of the French people”.

France has been under a state of emergency since the November 2015 attacks in the French capital which left 130 people dead.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.

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A mobile brigade officer allegedly attacked His firearm seized

MANGUPURA - Member of the Bali Police Mobile Brigade, Ida Bagus Suda Suwarna, was allegedly attacked and found unconscious in the parking lot of Hotel Ayana Jimbaran, South Kuta, on Tuesday (Aug. 8). Apparently his long-barrelled firearm was stolen by the perpetrator who remains unidentified. According to a source, based on the testimony of the victim’s colleague, I Nyoman Wenten, a member of Sub-detachment A Pioneer, who was on duty with the victim at Hotel Ayana, the victim was having lunch with the security personnel of Karang Mas Residence at Rimba Resort located approximately 500 meters from Hotel Ayana at 11:00.

After lunch, the victim went to the bathroom and then left the cafeteria still carrying his firearm. He then headed for the front post. Moments later, the victim

was found by the security personnel, unconscious in a seated position. The left side of hs face was bruised, and when he came to he vomited and his eyes were red. Chief of South Kuta Police, Wayan Latra, when asked for his confirmation said that his institution was still investigating. “The case is still being explored”, he said.

Chief of the Mobile Brigade Unit, Laksana, also conveyed that his unit is still investigating the incident.

Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hengky Widjaja, said the mobile brigade officer, Ida Bagus Suda Suwarna, was alleged to have been attacked by unidentified person and lost an AK 101 long barrel firearm belonging with magazines containing three empty bullets and 27 rubber bullets.

The Bali police have established a joint team consisting of members of the profession and security unit, mobile brigade, criminal investigation as well as intelligence and security unit to conduct the investigations. (kmb36)

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The search is done by the police in Ayana Hotel after one of the mobile brigade officer was attacked.

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Buggies & Chocolate Adventures Second quarter of 2017

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Bali’s economic growth reaches 5.87 percent DENPASAR - Economic growth of Bali in the second quarter of 2017 recorded Bali’s GRDP at IDR 52.68 trillion based on the current prices (ADHB) while if measured with constant prices (ADHK), the GRDP of Bali in the second quarter reached IDR 35.94 trillion. The figure of IDR 35.94 trillion indicates an increase of 3.22 percent when compared to the PDRB ADHK of Bali in the first quarter of 2017, which reached IDR 34.82 trillion.

If compared to the GRDP of Bali in second quarter of 2016, which was IDR 33.85 trillion, we find an increase of 5.87 percent. “The socalled quarterly growth rate is they yoy economic growth of Bali in 2017 reaching 5.87 percent in the second quarter”, said the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, Adi Nugroho, on Monday (Aug. 7). The 5.87 percent increase this quarter is relatively strong compared to the growth rate earlier this year, however it does represent a decrease in growth

compared to the second quarter of 2016. “Though there is a slowdown, the growth rate of 5.87 percent can be categorized as impressive” he said, adding that he hopes that this momentum can be used to maintain economic growth in Bali.

“Usually, the first quarter is a consolidated quarter, where the economy has not started moving. There are still preparations of various things. And such preparations are only beginning to be realized in the second quarter”, he said.

When compared to second quarter of 2016, the second quarter of 2017 is seen stronger than last year’s achievement in terms of quarter to quarter (qtq). Thus, in terms of yoy it is slowing, and the magnitude is categorized as impressive. When added by qtq, the growth exceeded last year’s so that the growth of Bali is not in a disappointing position, even if it does not reach the expectation having been targeted previously. (kmb42)

Jembrana police increase operations after mobile brigade officer is assaulted

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NEGARA - Bali Police Mobile Brigade officer Bagus Suda Suwarna was assaulted by an unknown person causing Suwarna to become unconscious and to have his long-barrelled firearm stolen on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 8) in the parking lot of Hotel Ayana Jimbaran, Badung. This incident has received serious attention from the Bali police. The ranks of the Jembrana police also responded by immediately intensified highway operations by going from Denpasar to Gilimanuk and back.

Supervising officers from each subdistrict police station fielded dozens of personel at different hours.

Jembrana police also held a highway operation at Dangin Tukadaya village, Jembrana subdistrict, led by Chief of Jembrana Police, Priyanto Priyo Hutomo, which involved deploying all police functions.

Based on information obtained in

the field, Gilimanuk harbour as Bali’s entry and exit point is being strictly guarded with people goods and vehicles being thoroughly examined.

Almost all ranks of the Bali police are taking part in effort to prevent another similar incident from taking place and to prevent the circulation of illicit goods. The perpetrator of the assault of the police officer on Tuesday has yet to be located. The operations in Gilimanuk have yet to reveal any criminals carrying hazardous goods nor has it netted the perpetrator of the recent assault, they only found a number of traffic violators.

Chief of Jembrana Police, Priyanto Priyo Hutomo, confirmed that the Jembrana police have been intensifying highway patrols and operations. However he added that such activities are carried out regularly. (120)

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Last month, Bali Adventure Tours announced its latest company expansion at the village of Tatag, near Ubud, on the main road 3 kilometers before the famous Elephant Safari Park & Lodge. The indulgent event saw the launch of 3 new products; the Mason Gourmet Chocolate Factory & Showroom, Koko Bambu Restaurant and Mason Jungle Buggies.

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U.S. FDA to launch campaign against e-cigarette use among youth

WASHINGTON - Hot on the heels of its proposal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans on Tuesday for an education campaign to discourage use of electronic cigarettes among youth.

The plan follows the agency’s proposal last month to both lower nicotine in combustible cigarettes and extend by four years the date by which e-cigarette manufacturers will be required to apply for authorization to sell their products.

Its new policy “aims to strike a careful balance between the regulation of all tobacco products, and the opportunity to encourage development of innovative tobacco products that may be less dangerous than combustible cigarettes,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement.

Gottlieb is walking a tightrope between satisfying the interests of tobacco control advocates, who like the idea of lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes, and e-cigarette companies that have been lobbying for a lighter regulatory hand.

But while they welcomed the proposal to lower

nicotine content in conventional cigarettes, public health experts disapprove of the proposal to extend the deadlines by which e-cigarette companies will be required to seek authorization for new and existing products.

The plan means products with flavors that appeal to children will be available longer than they would have been without the extension. The new education campaign could go some way towards mitigating those concerns.

More than 2 million middle- and high-school students in the United States were current users of ecigarettes and other vaping devices in 2016 and half of all middle and high school students who used a tobacco product of some sort used two or more, the FDA said.

Gottlieb said the figures reflect “the troubling reality that they are the most commonly-used tobacco product among youth.”

The education campaign will be part of the agency’s “The Real Cost” campaign to discourage cigarette use and will begin this fall. A full-scale campaign will be launched in 2018. It will start by releasing new digital material to educate youth about the potential for nicotine to rewire a teen’s brain and create cravings that can lead to addiction. (rtr)

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A performer exhales vapour through a gas mask while smoking an e-cigarette during the contemporary interactive theatre production “BabelX” by Maltese director Jacob Piccinino at the Lower Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, Malta, July 28, 2017.

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Four traditions proposed to be national cultural heritage

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Marijuana plants are seen in an indoor marijuana plantation of a marijuana smokers club in the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay July 16, 2017.

Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study

LONDON - People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday.

The risk grows with every year of use, they said.

The findings, from a study of some 1,200 people, could have implications in the United States among other countries. Several states have legalized marijuana and others are moving toward it.

It is decriminalized in a number of other countries.

“Support for liberal marijuana use is partly due to claims that it is beneficial and possibly not harmful to health,” said Barbara Yankey, who co-led the research at the school of public health at Georgia State University in the United States.

“It is important to establish whether any health benefits outweigh the potential health, social and economic risks. If marijuana use is implicated in cardiovascular diseases and deaths, then it rests on the health community and policy makers to protect the public.”

Marijuana is also sometimes used for medicinal purposes, such as for glaucoma.

The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, was a retrospective follow-up study of 1,213 people aged 20 or above who had been involved in a large and ongoing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. In 2005–2006, they were asked if they had ever used marijuana.

For Yankey’s study, information on marijuana use was merged with mortality data in 2011 from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, and adjusted for confounding factors such as tobacco smoking and variables including sex, age and ethnicity.

The average duration of use among users of marijuana, or cannabis, was 11.5 years.

The results showed marijuana users had a 3.42-times higher risk of death from hypertension than non-users, and a 1.04 greater risk for each year of use.

There was no link between marijuana use and dying from heart or cerebrovascular diseases such as strokes.

Yankey said were limitations in the way marijuana use was assessed -- including that researchers could not be sure whether people had used the drug continuously since they first tried it.

But she said the results chimed with plausible risks, since marijuana is known to affect the cardiovascular system.

“Marijuana stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, leading to increases in heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen demand,” she said.

Experts not directly involved in the study said its findings would need to be replicated, but already raised concerns.

“Despite the widely held view that cannabis is benign, this research adds to previous work suggesting otherwise,” said Ian Hamilton, a lecturer in mental health at Britain’s York University. (rtr)

AMLAPURA — Karangasem district is rich in cultural traditions.

Until now, this tradition continues to be preserved because it is closely related to religious ritual at traditional villages. This year, the Karangasem culture office will propose four cultural traditions to central government in order to be established into the national intangible cultural heritage.

Secretary of the Karangasem Culture Agency, Komang Subadra, said on Monday (Aug. 4) the four traditions are related to usaba dangsil at Bungaya village, usaba dodol and siat sarang at Selat and siat ketupat at Tenganan Dauh Tukad and Apit Yeh village.

The whole implementation of this tradition has been documented, as one of the requirements for the submission of the tradition into an intangible national cultural heritage. “If everything is approved, the government is also obliged to preserve it,” he said.

The four traditions are proposed because they are considered the most feasible in accordance with the requirements set by central government, especially the ministry of education and culture of Indonesia.

Nevertheless, he admitted the tradition in Karangasem is quite a lot and must be preserved. Therefore, the proposal of tradition into an intangible national cultural heritage will be done gradually every year

due to budget constraints. Having been set into an intangible national cultural heritage, if the tradition is almost extinct, the government must perform a reconstruction to restore or preserve. This measure has been done to revive the art of Wayang Wong and Gambuh at Ban Village, Kubu subdistrict.

Two years ago, two Karangasem traditions had been established as the intangible national cultural heritage. Both traditions are gebug ende in Seraya village and terteran at Jasri village. After going through the session at the ministry of education and culture, both have been officially stipulated as a national cultural heritage. After the determination as a national cultural heritage, both cultural heritages are going to be proposed to the UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. The proposal will be submitted by central government.

Another national cultural heritage of Karangasem was also achieved from distinctive geringsing cloth of Tenganan. It has been established as a national cultural heritage a few years ago after it was proposed by the Bali provincial government to central government. Moreover, after holding the predicate as a national cultural heritage, typical geringsing cloth has also been established by the UNESCO as world cultural heritage. (kmb31)

Retrospective mask exhibition at Bentara Budaya Bali, Ketewel, Sukawati, Gianyar.

Reflection of Singapadu mask art journey through times

GIANYAR — Singapadu is not only famous for its performing arts, but also its mask art, as a craft that must be preserved through times.

Many mask artists are born in this area. “For instance, there is Cokorda Api, the pioneer of Singapadu mask getting inspired to make Barong Ket from the glow of the sun. His story is expressed through Barong Api Dance with duration of about 12 minutes,” said Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem amid the retrospective mask exhibition at Bentara Budaya Bali, Ketewel, Sukawati, Gianyar, on Sunday night (Aug. 6).

Usaba dangsil at Bungaya village

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In the meantime, the representative of the Artist Association of Singapadu Village, Made Supena, said the exhibition is an arguably retrospective effort. “All this time, Singapadu village is famous for its performing

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arts, but the existence of the mask art is much older in Singapadu,” he said.

Through this mask exhibition, visitors can see the activities of the artists on the early days to these days.

Besides, this exhibition also constructs various kinds of mask arts. “Indeed, this is not easy. Since the mask is cultural asset of Singapadu village, it must continue to strive for us so as to still become the identity of Singapadu,” said Supena.

He added the Singapadu Mask exhibition is held for 7 days, namely on August 7-13. It presents a variety of masks, either in the form of barong mask or drama-dance mask. In addition to the classic masks, the exhibition also showcases the works of a number of young artists in the form of modern and contemporary masks with the curator of Prof.

Dr. I Made Bandem and Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia. (kmb35)

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International Thick fog has covered up the region of Kintamani since the past few days.

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Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, including tourists, injures 247

JIUZHAIGOU - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including six tourists, and injuring 247, the provincial government and official media said on Wednesday.

Thick fog covers up Kintamani

Visitors to Penelokan asked to grasp natural conditions

BANGLI — Thick fog has covered up the region of Kintamani since the past few days. On that condition, all tourists making a visit to Penelokan tourist object are required to understand the situation considering it is a natural phenomenon. This was disclosed by Division Head of Object Development at the Bangli Tourism and Culture Agency, I Wayan Bona, on Monday (Aug. 7).

According to him, the fog in Kintamani has occurred since the past few days. As a result, it covers up the beautiful view of Mount

Batur and Lake Batur. Seeing this condition, he requested visitors to understand the condition considering it is a natural phenomenon that

can happen anytime.

“Certainly this fog does affect the level of tourist visits though it is not too significant. Visitors coming to

Penelokan tourist attraction are unable to see the beautiful scenery of mountains and Lake Batur because that’s what we offer to visitors. When covered up by fog, they will not see anything. So, visitors wishing to take pictures at the object finally cancel due to the fog,” he said.

On the condition, this official

from Terunyan asked visitors to understand the condition as the existing fog is a natural phenomenon that cannot be predicted. “We hope that visitors can understand this,” asked Wayan Bona while expecting the thick fog enveloping Kintamani to immediately go by so that condition can return to normal. (kmb41)

The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan late on Tuesday at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was also close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a tourist destination.

Sichuan is frequently struck by tremors. A huge quake there in May 2008 killed almost 70,000 people.

A separate quake of magnitude 6.6 hit a remote part of China’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang, more than 2,000 km (1,240 miles) away, on Wednesday, the Chinese earthquake administration said.

The People’s Daily said 32 people had been injured in the mostly rural area.

The Sichuan government said rescuers were gradually evacuating tourists and residents who had been cut off by landslides.

At least six tourists were among those killed, the official China News Service said. The Sichuan government said 19 people had been killed, but most of those injured were not seriously hurt.

In nearby Longnan in the neighbouring province of Gansu, also

jolted by the quake, eight people died in landslides caused by heavy rain, the People’s Daily said.

The Sichuan government added that 45,000 tourists had been evacuated from the quake zone with just 1,000 more still waiting to leave.

A few dozen tourists were camped out at Jiuzhaigou airport, waiting for flights. The airport was open and beginning to evacaute people by air, state media said.

A traveller with a young daughter who gave his family name as Li said he was in his hotel when the earthquake hit.

“The walls and floor shook.

Some things fell off the table,” he said.

Some people were injured in the hotel but most were fine.

“The rescue services showed up quickly and gave us water and things to eat,” Li said, adding that he received priority in evacuation since he was accompanied by a small child.

“At first the road was blocked, but they had cleared a lane this morning for ambulances.”

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After receiving the report on the damages, field monitoring has been carried out with a number of relevant agencies.

for identification. I am still waiting for the report,” he explained.

This former acting regent of Buleleng mentioned that after getting the results, the meeting will be held again to design the handling.

“Checking is targeted to complete this week along with the report. After that, we ask for the destroyer to be responsible. We just received the report about the damage,” he said.

Previously, the Head of the KKP Nusa Penida, I Nyoman Karyawan, explained that according to monitoring results, the damage of coral reef averagely happened under the pontoon denoting the marine tourism facility. “In appropriate with the monitoring, the damage averagely occurs under the pontoon,”

he explained.

He further added the level of damage is not yet quite severe.

However, it still needs to be followed up. However, he is still waiting for decision of the Bali fisheries and maritime affairs as the owner of the authority in accordance with Law No. 23/2014.

“The damage is not yet quite severe. Around the location, many coral reefs are in good condition.

Yesterday, the publication just highlighted the damage. As for the follow-up, we are still waiting for information from the province because the checking and picture taking is carried out by provincial officials,” said Karyawan. (kmb45)

woman suffered light injuries, Xinhua reported.

All 341 Taiwan tourists in 19 tour groups were safe, the government of the self-ruled island said, however.

The Sichuan government dismissed as overblown earlier fears that part of a hotel had collapsed, saying damage proved minor and everyone was evacuated safely.

The Sichuan earthquake admin-

istration, which also assessed the quake magnitude at 7.0, said its epicentre was in Ngawa prefecture, populated chiefly by ethnic Tibetans, many of whom are nomadic herders. (rtr)

Hong Kong cleans up 93 tonnes of palm oil, shuts 13 beaches after huge spill

Damage to coral reefs in Nusa Penida SEMARAPURA — The damage to coral reefs in the waters of Nusa Penida, Klungkung district, reaping complaints from residents has not been addressed. Bali government as the owner of the management authority is still awaiting the results of check from the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) NGO. This was conveyed by the Head of Bali Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Made Gunaja, on Monday (Aug. 7).

Described, after receiving the report on the damages, field monitoring has been carried out with a number of relevant agencies. Now, it is still going on. Point of the monitoring is about the damage and the extent. “Now, the extent of the damage is still checked by the CTC

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Chinese paramilitary police carry a survivor after an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county, Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan province, China August 9, 2017.

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Crystallised palm oil is seen along Cheung Sha beach at Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China August 9, 2017.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong has scooped up over 90 tonnes of palm oil and closed more than a dozen beaches after a ship spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoamlike clumps ashore, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory’s waters.

Dead fish, shells, rocks, plastic bottles and other rubbish could still be found coated with globules of palm oil on beaches across the Chinesecontrolled territory on Wednesday, six days after two vessels collided in the Pearl River estuary.

The spill has sparked outrage among some residents and environmentalists and comes just a year after mountains of rubbish washed up on Hong Kong’s beaches, with labels and packaging indicating most of it had come from mainland China.

The government said late on Tuesday it had collected 93 tonnes

of palm oil, most of it congealed, and that the amount of the substance floating in Hong Kong waters was decreasing.

It has closed 13 beaches since Sunday, a day after it said it had been informed of the spill by mainland authorities. Media said the accident happened on Thursday.

Environmental groups have said that the scale of the spill could have severe ecological consequences, although the government said preliminary tests showed low traces of oil from affected areas.

Media reported that 1,000 tonnes of palm oil spilled into the water after the vessels collided. The impact on the territory’s marine life, which includes the endangered Chinese white dolphins - also known as pink dolphins - was not immediately clear.

On Pui O beach on Lantau

Island, large stinking clumps of congealed palm oil dotted the shoreline, while a formation of rocks popular with children for climbing at one end were coated with the slippery substance.

The spill comes at the height of summer, when beaches and outlying islands are packed with daytrippers, campers and holiday makers, especially at weekends.

Hong Kong has sweltered in temperatures of around 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) for over a week, with little relief seen over the next few days, a factor some environmentalists said could exacerbate the problem as it would oxidise the palm oil.

The possibility of an algae bloom formed by decaying palm oil, which would compete with fish for oxygen, would be a huge threat. (rtr)

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Toya Bungkah

Brexit inflation pushing British shoppers to cheaper goods, BoE survey shows

Have you ever visited Toya Bungkah? If not, try making time to visit this natural attraction located in Bangli. Not only

can the beautiful scenery be enjoyed but these natural hot springs are believed to be able to cure various skin diseases

and itching. Toya Bungkah hot springs are diverted to a holding pool that is located near Lake Batur so visitors can enjoy a panoramic view as they bathe in the healing waters. The view is soothing to the eyes and the cool air is and warm water are

and automation over job creation,” it added.

The BoE forecast last week that economic growth would slow to 1.7 percent this year and 1.6 percent in 2018, while wages are seen rising by 2 percent and then 3 percent.

After unexpectedly outperforming other big advanced economies last year, in 2017 Britain had its slowest first half of the year since 2012. Firms reported prices for goods and services rose at the fastest pace in four years, in line with official measures of inflation, and consumer spending growth slowed.

“Some contacts ascribed this to increased caution among consumers, and to consumers trading down to cheaper products or brands,” the BoE said.

Sales at consumer services businesses grew at their slowest pace in over four years, while manufacturing exports saw their fastest expansion since 2011. Business investment - which the BoE hopes will offset some of the damage to consumer spending - remained modest, with unspecified “uncer-

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Jukung Competition series of BritAma Sanur Vilage Festival (BSVF) XII 2017 followed by hundreds of traditional sailboats.

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Flags are arranged at the EU Commission headquarters ahead of a first full round of talks on Brexit, Britain’s divorce terms from the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2017. tainty” weighing on longer-term plans. The agents’ report on contacts with businesses in June and

the first half of July, which includes the period when Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly failed

to win a parliamentary majority, as well as the start of Brexit talks in Brussels.(rtr)

Investors shelter in safe haven bonds from Korean war of words

LONDON - Highly-rated government bond yields fell on Wednesday as tensions between North Korea and the United States

firmed investor demand for socalled ‘safe haven’ assets.

North Korea said it is considering plans for a missile strike on

the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam earlier on Wednesday, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.

Pyongyang has made no secret of its plans to develop a nucleartipped missile able to strike the United States, which it says are a legitimate means of defence against perceived U.S. hostility, including joint military drills with South Korea.

The escalation in rhetoric jarred financial markets as investors sheltered their cash in assets that tend to perform in times of stress.

German and U.S. government bonds, alongside gold and the Japanese and Swiss currencies,

were the main beneficiaries.

“Trump’s comments about North Korea have created nervousness and the fear is if the President really means what he said: ‘fire and fury’,” said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Think Markets in London. “The typical text book trade is that investors rush for safe havens.”

Yields on German 10-year bonds - the bloc’s benchmark which has the top Triple-A rank by all three ratings firms - fell 2 basis points to 0.456 percent. Yields fall when prices rise. U.S. equivalents fell 3 bps to 2.25 percent.

Yields on lower-rated euro zone bonds in Portugal , Spain and Italy were flat to slightly higher on the day.

Analysts said demand should

remain firm for a sale of 4 billion euros of five-year German bonds at auction.

“Bunds appear stuck in their tight ranges below 0.5 percent for now and should be supported by geopolitics this morning,” Commerzbank said in a note.

There was little market reaction to inflation data from China, the world’s second largest economy, which showed prices holding steady in July in a positive sign for industrial output and profits for the third quarter.

Despite brightening growth, inflation has been sluggish in major economies including the United States, Europe and Japan, keeping policymakers cautious over tightening monetary policy. (rtr)

calming and reassuring.

The indigenous Baliness village of Trunyan is located nearby and is also surrounded by verdant hills. The drive form Denpasar to Toya Bungkah is a pleasant one. After heading to Kintamani, Bangli you will reach

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Penelokan from where you head to Lake Batur. After turning left at the T-junction you will pass through an expansive area covered in lava from Mount Batur’s last eruption and shortly after that you will find Toya Bungkah hot springs.(kmb)

Ngaturang Lakon tradition, Hundreds of Daup villagers eat together at Bale Agung Temple

LONDON - British firms are keeping a lid on pay and automating more production while some shoppers, faced with rising prices, are switching to cheaper products, the Bank of England said on Wednesday.

The findings came in a report from around the country that showed Brexit is hurting households, mainly though the weaker pound. Businesses serving British consumers are suffering compared with export-focused manufacturers, as the weaker exchange rate and higher inflation following last year’s vote to leave the European Union feeds through the economy.

Last week BoE Governor Mark Carney said Britain’s economy was suffering from uncertainty and higher prices caused by the referendum decision in June 2016, and the central bank cut its forecasts for future growth and wages.

Wednesday’s report by the BoE’s regional staff -- which fed into last week’s forecasts -- showed businesses planned to offer pay awards of between 2 and 3 percent, despite growing recruitment difficulties.

“Overall employment intentions remained modest,” the BoE said. “Growth in manufacturing (employment) intentions was stable and was dampened by a stronger focus on productivity improvements

Thursday, August 10, 2017

170 traditional sailboats enliven BSVF 2017

DENPASAR - Jukung Competition series of BritAma Sanur Vilage Festival (BSVF) XII 2017 followed by hundreds of traditional sailboats. In the final round held on Wednesday (9/8), as many as 25 jukung compete from the departure location at Segara Ayu Beach, Sanur. The finalists sailed about 30 kilometers.

Chairman of the Jukung Competition Committee, I Wayan Jelantik Yana, said this activity is routinely held every year at Sanur Village Festival. This year the committee changed the competition system, 170 participants were divided into five groups with a preliminary round system. As a result, the best five in each group entered the final.

Activities involving Sekaa Jukung Dewi Satayo Jana Gandhi, Sanur is intended to preserve the activity of traditional boats. “We want Jukung in Sanur Beach to be involved in tourism that becomes the economic pulse of Sanur Village,” he said.

Head of Denpasar Fisheries

and Food Security Agency, Anak Agung Bayu Brahmasta, revealed that Jukung competition is one of Sanur fishermen community togetherness activities that synergize with tourism promotion program.

This competition also encourages conservation efforts for jukung which is part of Balinese fisherman culture tradition. “If the jukung is sustainable, the next generation will still see and enjoy its existence,” he said during the departure of the finalists.

Related to fishing activities, Bayu reminded that the conservation of coral reefs which is an effort to conserve natural resources is also

a part of the attention of the fishermen. The sustainability of coral reefs is expected to increase and help the survival of fishermen.

Meanwhile, Chairman of BSVF XII 2017, IB Gede Sidharta Putra, said BSVF always provide space for all forms of creativity of citizens, including fishermen. The fishermen are invited to celebrate togetherness in the festival while making the attraction for tourists who enjoy the beauty of Sanur Beach. “We deeply appreciate Sekaa Jukung Dewi Satayo Jana Gandhi who continues to be involved every year in SVF event,” he said. (kmb18)

Hundreds of villagers from Daup Customary Villagers, Kintamani, thronged the outermost courtyard of the Bale Agung Temple on Wednesday afternoon (Jun. 28) at around 14:00 to eat together.

This shared meal is part of the traditional ngaturang lakon procession that was carried out by ten former leaders of Daup customary village.

Jero Penyarikan Payu accompanied by headman of Daup, Dewa Nyoman Saliawan, when met last Wednesday explained that ngaturang lakon is a tradition that must be executed by former customary leaders of Daup customary village in the position of Jero Kubayan, Jero Bau, Jero Singgukan, Jero Nyarikan and Jero Mangku (temple priest). On Wednesday there were a total of ten residents who took part in the ngaturang lako, seven of whom had served as Jero Kubayan, two as Jero Bau and one as Jero Mangku.

“This ngaturang lakon signifies a kind of returning of the offerings that were accepted when they were serving as leaders” explained Saliawan. According to the customs of the ngaturang lakon, residents who once served as kubayan (the highest position in the ulu apad system), are obliged to offer certain oblations including two pigs. Those who served as Jero Bau and temple priests (Jero Mangku) only offer a pig. “This year a total of 17 pigs are being offered”, he said.

Jero Penyarikan Payu explained that the ngaturang laku begins with the negtegang procession, followed by nanceb taring and ngingsah. The procession was commenced three days ago and on Wednesday, the mapiuning (notifying) procession took place at the Puseh Temple in the morning when the pigs were brought to the temple.

Later in the afternoon, after performing the mapiuning, the participants went back to the Bale Agung to slaughter the pigs and prepared for various purposes. “Some of the pork is processed for offerings, some divided up for malang (divided equally amongst all the heads of family) and the remaining is made dishes like lawar, sate to be eaten together” Payu explained.

Jero Penyarikan Payu went on to explained that the ngaturang lakon tradition is not actually a necessity, however, if it is not implemented the former leaders are considered to have a spiritual debt. “Usually people give up their position as customary leaders (pedulan) once all their children have gotten married” he added. (kmb)

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N.Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning

GUAM - North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.

The sharp increase in tensions rattled financial markets and prompted warnings from U.S. officials and analysts not to engage in rhetorical slanging matches with North Korea.

Pyongyang said it was “carefully examining” a plan to strike Guam, which is home to about 163,000 people and a U.S. military base that includes a submarine squadron, an airbase and a Coast Guard group.

A Korean People’s Army spokesman said in a statement carried by state-run KCNA news agency the plan would be put into practice at any moment once leader Kim Jong Un makes a decision.

Guam Governor Eddie Calvo dismissed the North’s threat and said the island was prepared for “any eventuality” with strategically placed defences. He said he

had been in touch with the White House and there was no change in the threat level.

“Guam is American soil ... We are not just a military installation,” Calvo said in an online video message.

North Korea also accused the United States of devising a “preventive war” and said in another statement that any plans to execute this would be met with an “all-out war wiping out all the strongholds of enemies, including the U.S. mainland”.

Washington has warned it is ready to use force if needed to stop North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes but that it prefers global diplomatic action, including sanctions. The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday.

Trump issued his strongest warning yet for North Korea in comments to reporters in New Jersey on Tuesday.

“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen,” Trump said. (rtr)

U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger/Handout via REUTERS.

One of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers prepares to take off for a 10-hour mission, to fly in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan, the East China Sea, and the Korean peninsula, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam August 8, 2017.

International

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Jokowi inaugurates Keris Museum

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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma celebrates with his supporters after he survived a no-confidence motion in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, August 8, 2017.

South Africa’s Zuma survives noconfidence vote, some ANC lawmakers join opposition

CAPE TOWN - South African President Jacob Zuma survived an attempt in parliament to force him from office on Tuesday, but was left politically wounded after some members of his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party voted with the opposition.

The 75-year-old Zuma, in power since 2009, secured 198 votes to the opposition’s 177 in a no-confidence motion held by secret ballot as loyal ANC lawmakers rallied to his support. There were nine abstentions.

ANC lawmakers erupted into singing and dancing in parliament even before the speaker of the house announced the result of the vote in favour of Zuma, whose eight years in office have been dogged by allegations of corruption.

“They are pumping propaganda through the media that the ANC is no longer supported by the people.

It is their own imagination,” an exuberant Zuma told a cheering crowd outside parliament in Cape Town after the result was announced.

“The ANC is supported by the overwhelming majority,” he said,

before breaking boisterously into song, cracking jokes and telling his supporters that the opposition had been thwarted in an attempted power grab.

South Africa’s rand weakened nearly 1.5 percent immediately after the news of Zuma’s victory.

At 1730 GMT the rand was down 1.4 percent at 13.4050 per dollar, having traded as firm as 13.1525 during the session.

Zuma, who has held power in Africa’s most industrialised economy since 2009, has now survived nine no-confidence votes despite a record in office marred by allegations of sleaze and influencepeddling.

He had particularly upset investors by removing finance minister Pravin Gordhan in March, which hit the country’s credit rating.

That has been downgraded to junk by two of the top three rating agencies, unemployment is at a 14-year high of 27.7 percent and the economy is back in recession.

Had the vote gone against him on Tuesday, he and his entire cabinet would have had to step down. (rtr)

SURAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Keris (Kris, traditional Indonesian blade) Museum in Surakarta as part of efforts to preserve Indonesian culture. “Keris is a highly valued cultural heritage with high philosophical values,” the president said during his address in the museum on Wednesday. According to Jokowi (Joko Widodo), currently, Indonesian youngsters are less interested in cultural crafts such as Keris.

He stated that Keris has already been listed as a cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2005. Other than that, Jokowi stated that other countries leaders such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russians Vladimir Putin have Keris collection from Indonesia and have already stated their interests towards the blade.

“The values and philosophies of

Keris have attracted them,” Jokowi added. Even though people pursue national development, they should not forget their own traditional heritages. “That is why we should preserve the national heritages such as Keris,” he explained.

There are 409 Keris being exhibited as collection in Nusantara Keris Museum. Jokowi also stated that he would entrust his possession to the museum.

“We should remember that museums and histories are our windows to the past in order to walk for the future in an optimistic manner. I hope this Keris Museum could be our form of respect towards cultural arts and as an inspirational source of values,” president said. The people could visit the museum, which is located at Sriwedari cultural site, Bhayangkara street no. 2, Surakarta, Central Java. (ant)

China will face problems if it opposes code of conduct

JAKARTA - Indonesias vice president Jusuf Kalla has said that China would face problems if it continued to oppose the ASEAN code of conduct in the South China Sea. “With regard to the South China Sea, I think China will not initiate conflict, because if it does, then it will face problems, because 60 percent of its trade passes through the South China Sea,” he said at his office here, Tuesday.

He was speaking about Indonesias role in developing the ASEAN unity, in connection with the 50th anniversary of the regional organization that falls on August 8.

“Differences do happen, but we share similar views on other issues, such as terrorism and economic development. It is only regarding the South China Sea that our views differed in the meeting yesterday.

Our views are different; this might happen because of the influences from countries outside the region,” he noted.

Indonesias foreign minister Retno Marsudi attended the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Manila, the Philippines, from August 4-8.

Kalla called on the Indonesian delegation to not hesitate in insisting on a consensus among the ASEAN member countries over the South China Sea code of conduct, so as to preserve security, stability and peace in the region.

Although Indonesia is not one of the claimants in the South China Sea, it has an interest in ensuring the regional stability, because if conflict happens, then all the ASEAN countries will be affected, he observed.

“Indonesia is a big country.

However, under the ASEAN system, all member countries are equal, no matter how small or big they are. We must regard the issue objectively but not hesitate too much,” he remarked.

Indonesias territory borders the South China Sea in Natuna, which is rich in natural resources, and so, the implementation of the code of conduct in South China Sea would ensure more stability in the regions around it.

“We share a border in Natuna, which is rich in natural resources.

In view of that, we have to also reinforce our defense there,” he mentioned. (ant)

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Forbidden fruit: Indonesia palm oil plantations boost security to stop thieves

JAKARTA - Indonesian security companies have seen a surge in demand for guards to protect palm oil plantations from fruit thieves and land grabbers, amid a rebound in prices of the commodity used to churn out everything from cooking oil to soap. Palm prices have jumped over 15 percent in the last few months, boosting the temptation for individuals or small-scale criminal gangs to steal fruit to sell to middlemen in the world’s biggest producer of the tropical oil.

Security companies said this was driving more business their way, with palm growers looking to step up the number of guards patrolling plantations that can sometimes cover up to 30,000 hectares, equivalent to nearly half the entire land area of nearby Singapore.

Some of those vast plantations are now being guarded by up to 200 people, Agoes Dermawan, secretary-general of the Indonesian Security Industry Association, told Reuters. “Palm is one of the sectors that require a lot of security forces because the level of theft of fresh fruit bunches is quite high, and other crimes related to plantations have also been rising, Dermawan said.

Unclear regulations on land ownership in palmgrowing regions such as Sumatra and Kalimantan have also led to overlapping claims for land, with indigenous people occasionally occupying the concession areas of palm oil companies.

Around 15 percent of the 650 members of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association are expected to use private

security services this year, up from 10 percent in 2016, said Eddy Martono, head of the body’s agrarian and spatial planning unit. Thieves of fresh fruit bunches tend to use motorbikes or pickup trucks to speed loot to middlemen, Martono said.

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PT Nawakara Perkasa Nusantara, founded over 20 years ago by former police officers, started venturing into security for palm producers after a slowdown in demand for its services from oil and gas companies, said Chief Executive Dino Hindarto.

“Crude oil prices fell, so some of our clients in oil and gas also started slowing down their exploration, and that affected us,” Hindarto said, adding that the firm plans to open two offices in palm-growing regions next year.

Security guards trained by Nawakara, which has around 10,000 employees in total, are tasked with preventing “unauthorised people” from accessing palm plantations, especially during the harvest season, Hindarto said.

Most plantation companies declined to comment on their security arrangements, but PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk President Director Benny Tjoeng said the firm had hired security personnel relative to the size of its plantations.

Tjoeng added that cases of attempted crime at those sites were “under control”, without giving more detail.

Palm prices have been pushed up as key buyer China replenished some of its stocks and as dry weather in the United States prompted buyers to switch to the tropical oil from soybeans. (rtr)

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Canada’s Bouchard ousted in first round of home tournament

Pucak Mangu Temple

MANGUPURA - Pucak Mangu Temple is located on the rim of the caldera above Lake Bratan. What the temple on top of Gunung Abang is to the people of the Gunung Batur region, this temple is to the people of Bedugul. Though it’s one of the sacred sad-kahyangan temples of Bali, it’s difficult to access and little known.

If you’re in reasonably good shape, the six-km hike along the northeastern edge of Lake Bratan requires about 2.25 hours of hard climbing through a canopied rainforest. Bring water. Ask at the ranger station about a guide-you’ll need one, especially if you intend to take the steep and arduous path down to the lakeshore.

Reach the trailhead by turning right off the main road at the Y be-

fore Bedugul. The well-marked path starts by the ranger guardpost just as the small road turns left 180 degrees to Bedugul’s lakeshore recreation complex. Register at the guardpost, then walk past the trash pile.

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At the top is a flat shady area, inhabited by gray monkeys. Gaps in the dense forest provide stupendous

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Van Niekerk cruises to another 400m gold

LONDON - Wayde van Niekerk retained his world 400 metres title in dominant fashion on Tuesday as he stormed to victory in 43.98 seconds but there was almost as much interest in the empty lane alongside him where Botswana’s Isaac Makwala should have been.

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South African Van Niekerk, the Olympic and defending champion and world record holder, ran a controlled race and was even able to ease down over the final strides as he secured the first half of what he hopes will be a 400/200m double.

Steven Gardiner, 21, of the Bahamas was a clear second in 44.41 and 20-year-old world junior champion Abdalelah Haroun of Qatar blasted through at the end to snatch bronze in 44.48.

Makwala, third-fastest in the year this season, was scratched from the race earlier on Tuesday having also been withdrawn from Monday’s 200m heats after vomiting before he got on to the track.

He insisted he wanted to run but IAAF officials ruled him out for public health reasons and refused him entry to the stadium amid a swathe of nanovirus and gastroenteritis cases that have affected about 30 athletes from a selection

of countries.

In his absence, Van Nierkerk looked an even shorter-odds favourite and duly delivered, barely seeming out of breath when he crossed the line with his thoughts already turning to the 200m.

“I’ve got a good team to help me recover and its back to work tomorrow,” he said.

Van Niekerk had huge sympathy for Makwala.

“It was definitely a heartbreaking moment,” he said. “I saw him just before the 200 heat and the only thing I could think of was just wrapping my arms around him and telling him he should get well soon.

“As much as we want to win gold medals, we also want to go out there and have best guys on the track with us. It’s such a massive pity. He’s a strong athlete, I’ve seen him break through a lot of challenges. So I have a lot of sympathy for him.

“I wish I could give him my medal to be honest, but this is sport. We need to go out there and fight for our opportunities and it could’ve happened to any one of us. We all have tough times, we just need to get up and fight harder.”

Long-striding Gardiner, who set a national record 43.89 in the semis, could not quite reproduce that on a cold London night but looks equipped to challenge Van Niekerk in the future.

Haroun, who switched nationality from Sudan to Qatar two years ago, was last with 70 metres to go but edged past Baboloki Thebe of Botswana (fourth) and Jamaica’s Nathon Allen (fifth) in the final metres.

Fred Kerley had scraped into the final as a fast loser but finished last as the United States failed to medal in the event for only the second time since the championships began in 1983. (rtr)

TORONTO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Eugenie Bouchard’s mid-season nosedive continued on Tuesday as the Canadian was swept aside 6-3 6-4 by Croatian qualifier Donna Vekic despite having home advantage and the backing of an excited crowd in a first round clash at the Rogers Cup. With only one match win since her French Open second round exit, Bouchard was hoping a visit home would result in a return to the victory column.

But she drew little inspiration from the crowd as she added to a long list of disappointing efforts, committing 32 unforced errors and seven double faults while being broken six times by a 21-year-old making a her first appearance in the main draw.

“I guess I am going to have to have a tournament in Croatia to finally have the home crowd,” said Vekic, who earned a second round meeting with German third seed and former world number one Angelique Kerber.

“I hope I am going to have support (in the) next match and I hope we are going to play on this court again,” added Vekic.

Bouchard, ranked as high as number five and hailed as the next big thing in women’s tennis when she reached the Wimbledon final and the semi-finals at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2014, has seen her ranking plummet to 70 in the world and needed a wildcard entry into her home tournament.

The Rogers Cup, which alternates between Toronto and Montreal where Bouchard was born and raised, has never exactly been home-sweet-home for the Canadian who has made seven main draw appearances but four times dropped her opening match and only once advanced past the second round.

While her ranking does not rate centre court status, Bouchard’s immense popularity does, the smiling 23-year-old stepping into the sun-kissed arena to huge applause before exiting 94 minutes later with a blank face and a sheepish wave.

Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki opened her campaign with a 6-3 6-0 second round rout of Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The Dane, who captured the Canadian trophy in 2010, is still looking for her first title of the season after being in five finals.

Polish 10th seed Agnieszka Radwanska, the Rogers Cup winner in 2014, kicked off her North American hardcourt campaign with a regulation 6-3 6-3 win over American CoCo Vandeweghe, who lost the final in Stanford on Sunday to compatriot Madison Keys.

“In tennis you don’t have easy draws - you have bad ones, or really bad ones,” said Radwanska, who will next play either Hungary’s Timea Babos or Canadian Bianca Andreescu. “From the first round, you really have to play your best game to win.” (rtr)

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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada waves to fans as she leaves the court after being defeated by Donna Vekic of Croata (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre.

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Jets seek take-off under Chinese owner after turbulence

MELBOURNE - The flood of Chinese cash reshaping world soccer has not only swept up some of the game’s biggest clubs, coaches and players but also found more humble investments like Australia’s Newcastle Jets. The battling A-League club was bought by China’s Ledman Group for A$5.5 million ($4.34 million) last year, a trifling amount compared to the fortunes lavished for minority stakes in big European teams, but enough to make the Jets the first top-flight side wholly owned by a Chinese foreign investor.

Led by CEO and avid soccer fan Martin Lee, the Shenzhenbased optoelectronics company already sponsors the Chinese Super League and owns naming rights to the Portuguese second division, Ledman LigaPro. With such backing, hopes were high for the 2007/08 champions from the port city north of Sydney to rise up after years of underachievement and administrative turmoil. Lee was hailed as a ‘saviour’ of a team that had been propped up by Football Federa-

tion Australia, the national soccer governing body, after fallen coal baron Nathan Tinkler was forced to relinquish ownership under a pile of debt.

Instead, the team promptly crashed to the bottom of the 10team competition in the 2016/17 season, with two coaches sacked during the campaign. Two months out from the new season, hope has sprung again with the appointment of new coach Ernie Merrick, who guided local powerhouse Melbourne Victory to the 2006/07 and 2008/09 championships. But Lee has not quite been the open chequebook that some fans might have hoped for.

“We’ll spend the most, in my knowledge, that the club’s ever spent on players,” Jets CEO Lawrie McKinna, a former striker for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in the 1980s, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

“We’re still not going to be matching the (A-League’s) big boys.”

The Jets needs to pad out their roster with new talent but the owner’s insistence that at least one Chinese

player be represented has proved a challenge.

Newcastle’s busy port ships millions of tonnes of coal to China every year to feed the country’s insatiable energy demand, but bringing in one suitable Chinese footballer has been surprisingly difficult. Unheralded Chinese midfielder Ma Leilei filled the quota last year but had a limited impact in his 15 appearances. The Jets trialled midfielder Zhu Zhengyu, a player on the books at Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG, who are managed by former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas.

Although a “nice lad”, Zhu was not up to standard and sent back to China. “His physical ability to stand up to the Australian game was miles away,” said McKinna, who has spent nearly three decades playing and coaching Down Under.

“He wouldn’t have been your first 15 player .... Not nearly as good as Leilei.” The Jets have two more Chinese players to trial but McKinna conceded they might have to wait until the January

I prefer a stadium to Neymar with that money, says Rummenigge

Classy Real see off United to win European Super Cup

Real Madrid beat Manchester United 2-1 on Tuesday to lift the European Super Cup for the fourth time as they became the first team to retain the trophy since AC Milan in 1990. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro struck the opener with a left-foot strike midway through the first half while Spain midfielder Isco consolidated Real’s advantage with a slick finish in the 52nd minute at the National Arena in Skopje, Macedonia.

United’s new striker Romelu Lukaku got his first competitive goal for the club to reduce the deficit just past the hour with a simple finish on the rebound in the annual showdown between the European champions and Europa League holders.

That sparked a brief period of pressure from Jose Mourinho’s United side and they could have drawn level when Marcus Rashford burst through but he was denied by Keylor Navas’ save, ensuring Real won their fifth international trophy under Zinedine Zidane.

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“We were superior for almost all of the game and it’s important that we’ve started the season by winning a trophy against a team that did everything they could to win,” said Real captain Sergio Ramos.

“Towards the end they had more chances and tried direct play with physical players but we stayed calm in the tense moments and kept the ball. Aside from the final minutes, we had a great game.” Mourinho added: “We were playing a team full of fantastic players but we discussed (contested) the result until almost the end. We gave them a fight but have reasons to leave optimistic and proud.”

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The United coach’s admission before the game that Real had much more quality than his side was confirmed as the Champions League winners monopolised possession and nearly took an early lead when Gareth Bale sent an instinctive shot narrowly over the bar.

Defensive midfielder Casemiro then crashed a diving header against the bar before meeting Dani Carvajal’s perfectly weighted cross on the half-volley to add to his goal in

the Champions League final win over Juventus.

Europa League holders United barely mustered an effort at Navas in the first period, the club’s record signing Paul Pogba wasting their only chance with a shot that was easily blocked when Henrik Mkhitaryan was unmarked screaming for the ball. Real continued to dominate after the break as United struggled to press their opponents in the heat and humidity that was so intense the teams took a water break in each half.

A fine save by United keeper David de Gea prevented Toni Kroos from scoring moments after the restart while their defender Chris Smalling did well to block a goal-bound effort from Marcelo and send it into the side netting.

Madrid did not relent, however, and standout performer Isco deservedly doubled their advantage with an arrowed finish beyond his Spain team mate De Gea after bursting into the area and exchanging a pass with Welshman Bale, who later rattled the bar.

Real’s dominance waned towards the end as United forced their way back into the game but there was little question the all-conquering Spanish giants were worthy winners when Ramos hoisted the trophy into the Skopje air. (rtr)

BERLIN - Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said the German champions would never spend anywhere near the 222 million euros ($261 million) that Paris St Germain paid for Brazilian forward Neymar this month, saying he would prefer a stadium with that money. Rummenigge, who also heads the Europe’s clubs association (ECA), said more “rationality” was required as transfer costs spiralled out of control.

“During the Neymar transfer I asked myself the question what would be more important: Neymar or the Allianz Arena,” Rummenigge told Sport Bild magazine on Wednesday. “I have to say clearly that I prefer having the Allianz Arena which is also more important.

We as Bayern Munich must have a different philosophy,” Rummenigge said. “Overall the Neymar transfer could cost even more than the arena.”

Bayern took out a 346 million euro loan in 2005 to build its new stadium on the outskirts

of the city and paid off the 25-year loan 16 years early in 2014. Bayern’s own transfer record was set in June when the Bavarians paid 41.5 million euros to sign France international Corentin Tolisso. “We do not want to do this and we cannot do this (spending like PSG). And that is fine. That is also seen as the right way by the public and our fans,” Rummenigge said.

The French club paid the record fee earlier this month to lure the talented 25-year-old Neymar from Barcelona. The transfer doubles the previous world record fee paid when Paul Pogba moved last August from Juventus to Manchester United for a 105 million euros.

“FIFA, UEFA, the ECA, leagues and the players union FIFpro should discuss this,” Rummenigge said.

“I think we should all sit at the table, that would be my proposal. We could find more rational rules for football as a whole. Otherwise the public will not understand it anymore, fans will lose their connection.” (rtr)

transfer window if unable to find a suitable recruit by October. Having a Chinese player makes good sense for a businessman like Lee, given few are playing anywhere overseas and foreign-based footballers generate attention back home.

SCARY MONEY

Yet, where Chinese players once sought their fortunes abroad, now they have become too wellpaid to leave home. “It’s scary money,” said McKinna, who coached the defunct Chengdu Blades and CSL club Chongqing Lifan during a stint in China from 2011-12. McKinna caught up with two of his former players during a promotional visit to China last year.

Where they might have earned about $30,000 under McKinna’s charge, their salaries had improved to about A$800,000 ($630,640) net. “And these boys would just be squad players in Australia,” said McKinna.

“They wouldn’t be starting players here. “One of them took

me to the airport in his red Porsche four-wheel drive ... It’s just gone right through the roof.” The sums might be smaller in Australia but money is the hot topic at the moment, with A-League clubs and the local FA bitterly divided over the spoils from a record television deal signed last year and overall governance of the competition.

The dispute has reached the point where a joint delegation of FIFA and Asian Football Confederation officials landed in Sydney this week for talks to try to end the impasse. In a provocative open letter over the weekend, FFA chairman Steven Lowy said more than half the A-League clubs were wholly or majority owned by “foreign individuals and organisations with little or no connection to Australian community football or our national teams.”

Yet, the FFA had no hesitation taking Lee’s money when handing over the Jets last year. “When I approached (the FFA) to say I’ve got a potential Chinese investor last year, they couldn’t get him in here quick enough,” said McKinna.(rtr)

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MELBOURNE - The flood of Chinese cash reshaping world soccer has not only swept up some of the game’s biggest clubs, coaches and players but also found more humble investments like Australia’s Newcastle Jets. The battling A-League club was bought by China’s Ledman Group for A$5.5 million ($4.34 million) last year, a trifling amount compared to the fortunes lavished for minority stakes in big European teams, but enough to make the Jets the first top-flight side wholly owned by a Chinese foreign investor.

Led by CEO and avid soccer fan Martin Lee, the Shenzhenbased optoelectronics company already sponsors the Chinese Super League and owns naming rights to the Portuguese second division, Ledman LigaPro. With such backing, hopes were high for the 2007/08 champions from the port city north of Sydney to rise up after years of underachievement and administrative turmoil. Lee was hailed as a ‘saviour’ of a team that had been propped up by Football Federa-

tion Australia, the national soccer governing body, after fallen coal baron Nathan Tinkler was forced to relinquish ownership under a pile of debt.

Instead, the team promptly crashed to the bottom of the 10team competition in the 2016/17 season, with two coaches sacked during the campaign. Two months out from the new season, hope has sprung again with the appointment of new coach Ernie Merrick, who guided local powerhouse Melbourne Victory to the 2006/07 and 2008/09 championships. But Lee has not quite been the open chequebook that some fans might have hoped for.

“We’ll spend the most, in my knowledge, that the club’s ever spent on players,” Jets CEO Lawrie McKinna, a former striker for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in the 1980s, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

“We’re still not going to be matching the (A-League’s) big boys.”

The Jets needs to pad out their roster with new talent but the owner’s insistence that at least one Chinese

player be represented has proved a challenge.

Newcastle’s busy port ships millions of tonnes of coal to China every year to feed the country’s insatiable energy demand, but bringing in one suitable Chinese footballer has been surprisingly difficult. Unheralded Chinese midfielder Ma Leilei filled the quota last year but had a limited impact in his 15 appearances. The Jets trialled midfielder Zhu Zhengyu, a player on the books at Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG, who are managed by former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas.

Although a “nice lad”, Zhu was not up to standard and sent back to China. “His physical ability to stand up to the Australian game was miles away,” said McKinna, who has spent nearly three decades playing and coaching Down Under.

“He wouldn’t have been your first 15 player .... Not nearly as good as Leilei.” The Jets have two more Chinese players to trial but McKinna conceded they might have to wait until the January

I prefer a stadium to Neymar with that money, says Rummenigge

Classy Real see off United to win European Super Cup

Real Madrid beat Manchester United 2-1 on Tuesday to lift the European Super Cup for the fourth time as they became the first team to retain the trophy since AC Milan in 1990. Brazilian midfielder Casemiro struck the opener with a left-foot strike midway through the first half while Spain midfielder Isco consolidated Real’s advantage with a slick finish in the 52nd minute at the National Arena in Skopje, Macedonia.

United’s new striker Romelu Lukaku got his first competitive goal for the club to reduce the deficit just past the hour with a simple finish on the rebound in the annual showdown between the European champions and Europa League holders.

That sparked a brief period of pressure from Jose Mourinho’s United side and they could have drawn level when Marcus Rashford burst through but he was denied by Keylor Navas’ save, ensuring Real won their fifth international trophy under Zinedine Zidane.

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“We were superior for almost all of the game and it’s important that we’ve started the season by winning a trophy against a team that did everything they could to win,” said Real captain Sergio Ramos.

“Towards the end they had more chances and tried direct play with physical players but we stayed calm in the tense moments and kept the ball. Aside from the final minutes, we had a great game.” Mourinho added: “We were playing a team full of fantastic players but we discussed (contested) the result until almost the end. We gave them a fight but have reasons to leave optimistic and proud.”

MORE QUALITY

The United coach’s admission before the game that Real had much more quality than his side was confirmed as the Champions League winners monopolised possession and nearly took an early lead when Gareth Bale sent an instinctive shot narrowly over the bar.

Defensive midfielder Casemiro then crashed a diving header against the bar before meeting Dani Carvajal’s perfectly weighted cross on the half-volley to add to his goal in

the Champions League final win over Juventus.

Europa League holders United barely mustered an effort at Navas in the first period, the club’s record signing Paul Pogba wasting their only chance with a shot that was easily blocked when Henrik Mkhitaryan was unmarked screaming for the ball. Real continued to dominate after the break as United struggled to press their opponents in the heat and humidity that was so intense the teams took a water break in each half.

A fine save by United keeper David de Gea prevented Toni Kroos from scoring moments after the restart while their defender Chris Smalling did well to block a goal-bound effort from Marcelo and send it into the side netting.

Madrid did not relent, however, and standout performer Isco deservedly doubled their advantage with an arrowed finish beyond his Spain team mate De Gea after bursting into the area and exchanging a pass with Welshman Bale, who later rattled the bar.

Real’s dominance waned towards the end as United forced their way back into the game but there was little question the all-conquering Spanish giants were worthy winners when Ramos hoisted the trophy into the Skopje air. (rtr)

BERLIN - Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said the German champions would never spend anywhere near the 222 million euros ($261 million) that Paris St Germain paid for Brazilian forward Neymar this month, saying he would prefer a stadium with that money. Rummenigge, who also heads the Europe’s clubs association (ECA), said more “rationality” was required as transfer costs spiralled out of control.

“During the Neymar transfer I asked myself the question what would be more important: Neymar or the Allianz Arena,” Rummenigge told Sport Bild magazine on Wednesday. “I have to say clearly that I prefer having the Allianz Arena which is also more important.

We as Bayern Munich must have a different philosophy,” Rummenigge said. “Overall the Neymar transfer could cost even more than the arena.”

Bayern took out a 346 million euro loan in 2005 to build its new stadium on the outskirts

of the city and paid off the 25-year loan 16 years early in 2014. Bayern’s own transfer record was set in June when the Bavarians paid 41.5 million euros to sign France international Corentin Tolisso. “We do not want to do this and we cannot do this (spending like PSG). And that is fine. That is also seen as the right way by the public and our fans,” Rummenigge said.

The French club paid the record fee earlier this month to lure the talented 25-year-old Neymar from Barcelona. The transfer doubles the previous world record fee paid when Paul Pogba moved last August from Juventus to Manchester United for a 105 million euros.

“FIFA, UEFA, the ECA, leagues and the players union FIFpro should discuss this,” Rummenigge said.

“I think we should all sit at the table, that would be my proposal. We could find more rational rules for football as a whole. Otherwise the public will not understand it anymore, fans will lose their connection.” (rtr)

transfer window if unable to find a suitable recruit by October. Having a Chinese player makes good sense for a businessman like Lee, given few are playing anywhere overseas and foreign-based footballers generate attention back home.

SCARY MONEY

Yet, where Chinese players once sought their fortunes abroad, now they have become too wellpaid to leave home. “It’s scary money,” said McKinna, who coached the defunct Chengdu Blades and CSL club Chongqing Lifan during a stint in China from 2011-12. McKinna caught up with two of his former players during a promotional visit to China last year.

Where they might have earned about $30,000 under McKinna’s charge, their salaries had improved to about A$800,000 ($630,640) net. “And these boys would just be squad players in Australia,” said McKinna.

“They wouldn’t be starting players here. “One of them took

me to the airport in his red Porsche four-wheel drive ... It’s just gone right through the roof.” The sums might be smaller in Australia but money is the hot topic at the moment, with A-League clubs and the local FA bitterly divided over the spoils from a record television deal signed last year and overall governance of the competition.

The dispute has reached the point where a joint delegation of FIFA and Asian Football Confederation officials landed in Sydney this week for talks to try to end the impasse. In a provocative open letter over the weekend, FFA chairman Steven Lowy said more than half the A-League clubs were wholly or majority owned by “foreign individuals and organisations with little or no connection to Australian community football or our national teams.”

Yet, the FFA had no hesitation taking Lee’s money when handing over the Jets last year. “When I approached (the FFA) to say I’ve got a potential Chinese investor last year, they couldn’t get him in here quick enough,” said McKinna.(rtr)

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Pucak Mangu Temple

MANGUPURA - Pucak Mangu Temple is located on the rim of the caldera above Lake Bratan. What the temple on top of Gunung Abang is to the people of the Gunung Batur region, this temple is to the people of Bedugul. Though it’s one of the sacred sad-kahyangan temples of Bali, it’s difficult to access and little known.

If you’re in reasonably good shape, the six-km hike along the northeastern edge of Lake Bratan requires about 2.25 hours of hard climbing through a canopied rainforest. Bring water. Ask at the ranger station about a guide-you’ll need one, especially if you intend to take the steep and arduous path down to the lakeshore.

Reach the trailhead by turning right off the main road at the Y be-

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Van Niekerk cruises to another 400m gold

LONDON - Wayde van Niekerk retained his world 400 metres title in dominant fashion on Tuesday as he stormed to victory in 43.98 seconds but there was almost as much interest in the empty lane alongside him where Botswana’s Isaac Makwala should have been.

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South African Van Niekerk, the Olympic and defending champion and world record holder, ran a controlled race and was even able to ease down over the final strides as he secured the first half of what he hopes will be a 400/200m double.

Steven Gardiner, 21, of the Bahamas was a clear second in 44.41 and 20-year-old world junior champion Abdalelah Haroun of Qatar blasted through at the end to snatch bronze in 44.48.

Makwala, third-fastest in the year this season, was scratched from the race earlier on Tuesday having also been withdrawn from Monday’s 200m heats after vomiting before he got on to the track.

He insisted he wanted to run but IAAF officials ruled him out for public health reasons and refused him entry to the stadium amid a swathe of nanovirus and gastroenteritis cases that have affected about 30 athletes from a selection

of countries.

In his absence, Van Nierkerk looked an even shorter-odds favourite and duly delivered, barely seeming out of breath when he crossed the line with his thoughts already turning to the 200m.

“I’ve got a good team to help me recover and its back to work tomorrow,” he said.

Van Niekerk had huge sympathy for Makwala.

“It was definitely a heartbreaking moment,” he said. “I saw him just before the 200 heat and the only thing I could think of was just wrapping my arms around him and telling him he should get well soon.

“As much as we want to win gold medals, we also want to go out there and have best guys on the track with us. It’s such a massive pity. He’s a strong athlete, I’ve seen him break through a lot of challenges. So I have a lot of sympathy for him.

“I wish I could give him my medal to be honest, but this is sport. We need to go out there and fight for our opportunities and it could’ve happened to any one of us. We all have tough times, we just need to get up and fight harder.”

Long-striding Gardiner, who set a national record 43.89 in the semis, could not quite reproduce that on a cold London night but looks equipped to challenge Van Niekerk in the future.

Haroun, who switched nationality from Sudan to Qatar two years ago, was last with 70 metres to go but edged past Baboloki Thebe of Botswana (fourth) and Jamaica’s Nathon Allen (fifth) in the final metres.

Fred Kerley had scraped into the final as a fast loser but finished last as the United States failed to medal in the event for only the second time since the championships began in 1983. (rtr)

TORONTO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Eugenie Bouchard’s mid-season nosedive continued on Tuesday as the Canadian was swept aside 6-3 6-4 by Croatian qualifier Donna Vekic despite having home advantage and the backing of an excited crowd in a first round clash at the Rogers Cup. With only one match win since her French Open second round exit, Bouchard was hoping a visit home would result in a return to the victory column.

But she drew little inspiration from the crowd as she added to a long list of disappointing efforts, committing 32 unforced errors and seven double faults while being broken six times by a 21-year-old making a her first appearance in the main draw.

“I guess I am going to have to have a tournament in Croatia to finally have the home crowd,” said Vekic, who earned a second round meeting with German third seed and former world number one Angelique Kerber.

“I hope I am going to have support (in the) next match and I hope we are going to play on this court again,” added Vekic.

Bouchard, ranked as high as number five and hailed as the next big thing in women’s tennis when she reached the Wimbledon final and the semi-finals at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 2014, has seen her ranking plummet to 70 in the world and needed a wildcard entry into her home tournament.

The Rogers Cup, which alternates between Toronto and Montreal where Bouchard was born and raised, has never exactly been home-sweet-home for the Canadian who has made seven main draw appearances but four times dropped her opening match and only once advanced past the second round.

While her ranking does not rate centre court status, Bouchard’s immense popularity does, the smiling 23-year-old stepping into the sun-kissed arena to huge applause before exiting 94 minutes later with a blank face and a sheepish wave.

Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki opened her campaign with a 6-3 6-0 second round rout of Ekaterina Alexandrova.

The Dane, who captured the Canadian trophy in 2010, is still looking for her first title of the season after being in five finals.

Polish 10th seed Agnieszka Radwanska, the Rogers Cup winner in 2014, kicked off her North American hardcourt campaign with a regulation 6-3 6-3 win over American CoCo Vandeweghe, who lost the final in Stanford on Sunday to compatriot Madison Keys.

“In tennis you don’t have easy draws - you have bad ones, or really bad ones,” said Radwanska, who will next play either Hungary’s Timea Babos or Canadian Bianca Andreescu. “From the first round, you really have to play your best game to win.” (rtr)

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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada waves to fans as she leaves the court after being defeated by Donna Vekic of Croata (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre.

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N.Korea considers missile strike on Guam after Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning

GUAM - North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.

The sharp increase in tensions rattled financial markets and prompted warnings from U.S. officials and analysts not to engage in rhetorical slanging matches with North Korea.

Pyongyang said it was “carefully examining” a plan to strike Guam, which is home to about 163,000 people and a U.S. military base that includes a submarine squadron, an airbase and a Coast Guard group.

A Korean People’s Army spokesman said in a statement carried by state-run KCNA news agency the plan would be put into practice at any moment once leader Kim Jong Un makes a decision.

Guam Governor Eddie Calvo dismissed the North’s threat and said the island was prepared for “any eventuality” with strategically placed defences. He said he

had been in touch with the White House and there was no change in the threat level.

“Guam is American soil ... We are not just a military installation,” Calvo said in an online video message.

North Korea also accused the United States of devising a “preventive war” and said in another statement that any plans to execute this would be met with an “all-out war wiping out all the strongholds of enemies, including the U.S. mainland”.

Washington has warned it is ready to use force if needed to stop North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes but that it prefers global diplomatic action, including sanctions. The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday.

Trump issued his strongest warning yet for North Korea in comments to reporters in New Jersey on Tuesday.

“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen,” Trump said. (rtr)

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One of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers prepares to take off for a 10-hour mission, to fly in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan, the East China Sea, and the Korean peninsula, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam August 8, 2017.

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Jokowi inaugurates Keris Museum

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South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma celebrates with his supporters after he survived a no-confidence motion in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, August 8, 2017.

South Africa’s Zuma survives noconfidence vote, some ANC lawmakers join opposition

CAPE TOWN - South African President Jacob Zuma survived an attempt in parliament to force him from office on Tuesday, but was left politically wounded after some members of his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party voted with the opposition.

The 75-year-old Zuma, in power since 2009, secured 198 votes to the opposition’s 177 in a no-confidence motion held by secret ballot as loyal ANC lawmakers rallied to his support. There were nine abstentions.

ANC lawmakers erupted into singing and dancing in parliament even before the speaker of the house announced the result of the vote in favour of Zuma, whose eight years in office have been dogged by allegations of corruption.

“They are pumping propaganda through the media that the ANC is no longer supported by the people.

It is their own imagination,” an exuberant Zuma told a cheering crowd outside parliament in Cape Town after the result was announced.

“The ANC is supported by the overwhelming majority,” he said,

before breaking boisterously into song, cracking jokes and telling his supporters that the opposition had been thwarted in an attempted power grab.

South Africa’s rand weakened nearly 1.5 percent immediately after the news of Zuma’s victory.

At 1730 GMT the rand was down 1.4 percent at 13.4050 per dollar, having traded as firm as 13.1525 during the session.

Zuma, who has held power in Africa’s most industrialised economy since 2009, has now survived nine no-confidence votes despite a record in office marred by allegations of sleaze and influencepeddling.

He had particularly upset investors by removing finance minister Pravin Gordhan in March, which hit the country’s credit rating.

That has been downgraded to junk by two of the top three rating agencies, unemployment is at a 14-year high of 27.7 percent and the economy is back in recession.

Had the vote gone against him on Tuesday, he and his entire cabinet would have had to step down. (rtr)

SURAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Keris (Kris, traditional Indonesian blade) Museum in Surakarta as part of efforts to preserve Indonesian culture. “Keris is a highly valued cultural heritage with high philosophical values,” the president said during his address in the museum on Wednesday. According to Jokowi (Joko Widodo), currently, Indonesian youngsters are less interested in cultural crafts such as Keris.

He stated that Keris has already been listed as a cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2005. Other than that, Jokowi stated that other countries leaders such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russians Vladimir Putin have Keris collection from Indonesia and have already stated their interests towards the blade.

“The values and philosophies of

Keris have attracted them,” Jokowi added. Even though people pursue national development, they should not forget their own traditional heritages. “That is why we should preserve the national heritages such as Keris,” he explained.

There are 409 Keris being exhibited as collection in Nusantara Keris Museum. Jokowi also stated that he would entrust his possession to the museum.

“We should remember that museums and histories are our windows to the past in order to walk for the future in an optimistic manner. I hope this Keris Museum could be our form of respect towards cultural arts and as an inspirational source of values,” president said. The people could visit the museum, which is located at Sriwedari cultural site, Bhayangkara street no. 2, Surakarta, Central Java. (ant)

China will face problems if it opposes code of conduct

JAKARTA - Indonesias vice president Jusuf Kalla has said that China would face problems if it continued to oppose the ASEAN code of conduct in the South China Sea. “With regard to the South China Sea, I think China will not initiate conflict, because if it does, then it will face problems, because 60 percent of its trade passes through the South China Sea,” he said at his office here, Tuesday.

He was speaking about Indonesias role in developing the ASEAN unity, in connection with the 50th anniversary of the regional organization that falls on August 8.

“Differences do happen, but we share similar views on other issues, such as terrorism and economic development. It is only regarding the South China Sea that our views differed in the meeting yesterday.

Our views are different; this might happen because of the influences from countries outside the region,” he noted.

Indonesias foreign minister Retno Marsudi attended the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Manila, the Philippines, from August 4-8.

Kalla called on the Indonesian delegation to not hesitate in insisting on a consensus among the ASEAN member countries over the South China Sea code of conduct, so as to preserve security, stability and peace in the region.

Although Indonesia is not one of the claimants in the South China Sea, it has an interest in ensuring the regional stability, because if conflict happens, then all the ASEAN countries will be affected, he observed.

“Indonesia is a big country.

However, under the ASEAN system, all member countries are equal, no matter how small or big they are. We must regard the issue objectively but not hesitate too much,” he remarked.

Indonesias territory borders the South China Sea in Natuna, which is rich in natural resources, and so, the implementation of the code of conduct in South China Sea would ensure more stability in the regions around it.

“We share a border in Natuna, which is rich in natural resources.

In view of that, we have to also reinforce our defense there,” he mentioned. (ant)

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Forbidden fruit: Indonesia palm oil plantations boost security to stop thieves

JAKARTA - Indonesian security companies have seen a surge in demand for guards to protect palm oil plantations from fruit thieves and land grabbers, amid a rebound in prices of the commodity used to churn out everything from cooking oil to soap. Palm prices have jumped over 15 percent in the last few months, boosting the temptation for individuals or small-scale criminal gangs to steal fruit to sell to middlemen in the world’s biggest producer of the tropical oil.

Security companies said this was driving more business their way, with palm growers looking to step up the number of guards patrolling plantations that can sometimes cover up to 30,000 hectares, equivalent to nearly half the entire land area of nearby Singapore.

Some of those vast plantations are now being guarded by up to 200 people, Agoes Dermawan, secretary-general of the Indonesian Security Industry Association, told Reuters. “Palm is one of the sectors that require a lot of security forces because the level of theft of fresh fruit bunches is quite high, and other crimes related to plantations have also been rising, Dermawan said.

Unclear regulations on land ownership in palmgrowing regions such as Sumatra and Kalimantan have also led to overlapping claims for land, with indigenous people occasionally occupying the concession areas of palm oil companies.

Around 15 percent of the 650 members of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association are expected to use private

security services this year, up from 10 percent in 2016, said Eddy Martono, head of the body’s agrarian and spatial planning unit. Thieves of fresh fruit bunches tend to use motorbikes or pickup trucks to speed loot to middlemen, Martono said.

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PT Nawakara Perkasa Nusantara, founded over 20 years ago by former police officers, started venturing into security for palm producers after a slowdown in demand for its services from oil and gas companies, said Chief Executive Dino Hindarto.

“Crude oil prices fell, so some of our clients in oil and gas also started slowing down their exploration, and that affected us,” Hindarto said, adding that the firm plans to open two offices in palm-growing regions next year.

Security guards trained by Nawakara, which has around 10,000 employees in total, are tasked with preventing “unauthorised people” from accessing palm plantations, especially during the harvest season, Hindarto said.

Most plantation companies declined to comment on their security arrangements, but PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk President Director Benny Tjoeng said the firm had hired security personnel relative to the size of its plantations.

Tjoeng added that cases of attempted crime at those sites were “under control”, without giving more detail.

Palm prices have been pushed up as key buyer China replenished some of its stocks and as dry weather in the United States prompted buyers to switch to the tropical oil from soybeans. (rtr)

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Toya Bungkah

Brexit inflation pushing British shoppers to cheaper goods, BoE survey shows

Have you ever visited Toya Bungkah? If not, try making time to visit this natural attraction located in Bangli. Not only

can the beautiful scenery be enjoyed but these natural hot springs are believed to be able to cure various skin diseases

and itching. Toya Bungkah hot springs are diverted to a holding pool that is located near Lake Batur so visitors can enjoy a panoramic view as they bathe in the healing waters. The view is soothing to the eyes and the cool air is and warm water are

and automation over job creation,” it added.

The BoE forecast last week that economic growth would slow to 1.7 percent this year and 1.6 percent in 2018, while wages are seen rising by 2 percent and then 3 percent.

After unexpectedly outperforming other big advanced economies last year, in 2017 Britain had its slowest first half of the year since 2012. Firms reported prices for goods and services rose at the fastest pace in four years, in line with official measures of inflation, and consumer spending growth slowed.

“Some contacts ascribed this to increased caution among consumers, and to consumers trading down to cheaper products or brands,” the BoE said.

Sales at consumer services businesses grew at their slowest pace in over four years, while manufacturing exports saw their fastest expansion since 2011. Business investment - which the BoE hopes will offset some of the damage to consumer spending - remained modest, with unspecified “uncer-

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Jukung Competition series of BritAma Sanur Vilage Festival (BSVF) XII 2017 followed by hundreds of traditional sailboats.

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Flags are arranged at the EU Commission headquarters ahead of a first full round of talks on Brexit, Britain’s divorce terms from the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium July 17, 2017. tainty” weighing on longer-term plans. The agents’ report on contacts with businesses in June and

the first half of July, which includes the period when Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly failed

to win a parliamentary majority, as well as the start of Brexit talks in Brussels.(rtr)

Investors shelter in safe haven bonds from Korean war of words

LONDON - Highly-rated government bond yields fell on Wednesday as tensions between North Korea and the United States

firmed investor demand for socalled ‘safe haven’ assets.

North Korea said it is considering plans for a missile strike on

the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam earlier on Wednesday, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.

Pyongyang has made no secret of its plans to develop a nucleartipped missile able to strike the United States, which it says are a legitimate means of defence against perceived U.S. hostility, including joint military drills with South Korea.

The escalation in rhetoric jarred financial markets as investors sheltered their cash in assets that tend to perform in times of stress.

German and U.S. government bonds, alongside gold and the Japanese and Swiss currencies,

were the main beneficiaries.

“Trump’s comments about North Korea have created nervousness and the fear is if the President really means what he said: ‘fire and fury’,” said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Think Markets in London. “The typical text book trade is that investors rush for safe havens.”

Yields on German 10-year bonds - the bloc’s benchmark which has the top Triple-A rank by all three ratings firms - fell 2 basis points to 0.456 percent. Yields fall when prices rise. U.S. equivalents fell 3 bps to 2.25 percent.

Yields on lower-rated euro zone bonds in Portugal , Spain and Italy were flat to slightly higher on the day.

Analysts said demand should

remain firm for a sale of 4 billion euros of five-year German bonds at auction.

“Bunds appear stuck in their tight ranges below 0.5 percent for now and should be supported by geopolitics this morning,” Commerzbank said in a note.

There was little market reaction to inflation data from China, the world’s second largest economy, which showed prices holding steady in July in a positive sign for industrial output and profits for the third quarter.

Despite brightening growth, inflation has been sluggish in major economies including the United States, Europe and Japan, keeping policymakers cautious over tightening monetary policy. (rtr)

calming and reassuring.

The indigenous Baliness village of Trunyan is located nearby and is also surrounded by verdant hills. The drive form Denpasar to Toya Bungkah is a pleasant one. After heading to Kintamani, Bangli you will reach

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Penelokan from where you head to Lake Batur. After turning left at the T-junction you will pass through an expansive area covered in lava from Mount Batur’s last eruption and shortly after that you will find Toya Bungkah hot springs.(kmb)

Ngaturang Lakon tradition, Hundreds of Daup villagers eat together at Bale Agung Temple

LONDON - British firms are keeping a lid on pay and automating more production while some shoppers, faced with rising prices, are switching to cheaper products, the Bank of England said on Wednesday.

The findings came in a report from around the country that showed Brexit is hurting households, mainly though the weaker pound. Businesses serving British consumers are suffering compared with export-focused manufacturers, as the weaker exchange rate and higher inflation following last year’s vote to leave the European Union feeds through the economy.

Last week BoE Governor Mark Carney said Britain’s economy was suffering from uncertainty and higher prices caused by the referendum decision in June 2016, and the central bank cut its forecasts for future growth and wages.

Wednesday’s report by the BoE’s regional staff -- which fed into last week’s forecasts -- showed businesses planned to offer pay awards of between 2 and 3 percent, despite growing recruitment difficulties.

“Overall employment intentions remained modest,” the BoE said. “Growth in manufacturing (employment) intentions was stable and was dampened by a stronger focus on productivity improvements

Thursday, August 10, 2017

170 traditional sailboats enliven BSVF 2017

DENPASAR - Jukung Competition series of BritAma Sanur Vilage Festival (BSVF) XII 2017 followed by hundreds of traditional sailboats. In the final round held on Wednesday (9/8), as many as 25 jukung compete from the departure location at Segara Ayu Beach, Sanur. The finalists sailed about 30 kilometers.

Chairman of the Jukung Competition Committee, I Wayan Jelantik Yana, said this activity is routinely held every year at Sanur Village Festival. This year the committee changed the competition system, 170 participants were divided into five groups with a preliminary round system. As a result, the best five in each group entered the final.

Activities involving Sekaa Jukung Dewi Satayo Jana Gandhi, Sanur is intended to preserve the activity of traditional boats. “We want Jukung in Sanur Beach to be involved in tourism that becomes the economic pulse of Sanur Village,” he said.

Head of Denpasar Fisheries

and Food Security Agency, Anak Agung Bayu Brahmasta, revealed that Jukung competition is one of Sanur fishermen community togetherness activities that synergize with tourism promotion program.

This competition also encourages conservation efforts for jukung which is part of Balinese fisherman culture tradition. “If the jukung is sustainable, the next generation will still see and enjoy its existence,” he said during the departure of the finalists.

Related to fishing activities, Bayu reminded that the conservation of coral reefs which is an effort to conserve natural resources is also

a part of the attention of the fishermen. The sustainability of coral reefs is expected to increase and help the survival of fishermen.

Meanwhile, Chairman of BSVF XII 2017, IB Gede Sidharta Putra, said BSVF always provide space for all forms of creativity of citizens, including fishermen. The fishermen are invited to celebrate togetherness in the festival while making the attraction for tourists who enjoy the beauty of Sanur Beach. “We deeply appreciate Sekaa Jukung Dewi Satayo Jana Gandhi who continues to be involved every year in SVF event,” he said. (kmb18)

Hundreds of villagers from Daup Customary Villagers, Kintamani, thronged the outermost courtyard of the Bale Agung Temple on Wednesday afternoon (Jun. 28) at around 14:00 to eat together.

This shared meal is part of the traditional ngaturang lakon procession that was carried out by ten former leaders of Daup customary village.

Jero Penyarikan Payu accompanied by headman of Daup, Dewa Nyoman Saliawan, when met last Wednesday explained that ngaturang lakon is a tradition that must be executed by former customary leaders of Daup customary village in the position of Jero Kubayan, Jero Bau, Jero Singgukan, Jero Nyarikan and Jero Mangku (temple priest). On Wednesday there were a total of ten residents who took part in the ngaturang lako, seven of whom had served as Jero Kubayan, two as Jero Bau and one as Jero Mangku.

“This ngaturang lakon signifies a kind of returning of the offerings that were accepted when they were serving as leaders” explained Saliawan. According to the customs of the ngaturang lakon, residents who once served as kubayan (the highest position in the ulu apad system), are obliged to offer certain oblations including two pigs. Those who served as Jero Bau and temple priests (Jero Mangku) only offer a pig. “This year a total of 17 pigs are being offered”, he said.

Jero Penyarikan Payu explained that the ngaturang laku begins with the negtegang procession, followed by nanceb taring and ngingsah. The procession was commenced three days ago and on Wednesday, the mapiuning (notifying) procession took place at the Puseh Temple in the morning when the pigs were brought to the temple.

Later in the afternoon, after performing the mapiuning, the participants went back to the Bale Agung to slaughter the pigs and prepared for various purposes. “Some of the pork is processed for offerings, some divided up for malang (divided equally amongst all the heads of family) and the remaining is made dishes like lawar, sate to be eaten together” Payu explained.

Jero Penyarikan Payu went on to explained that the ngaturang lakon tradition is not actually a necessity, however, if it is not implemented the former leaders are considered to have a spiritual debt. “Usually people give up their position as customary leaders (pedulan) once all their children have gotten married” he added. (kmb)

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Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, including tourists, injures 247

JIUZHAIGOU - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including six tourists, and injuring 247, the provincial government and official media said on Wednesday.

Thick fog covers up Kintamani

Visitors to Penelokan asked to grasp natural conditions

BANGLI — Thick fog has covered up the region of Kintamani since the past few days. On that condition, all tourists making a visit to Penelokan tourist object are required to understand the situation considering it is a natural phenomenon. This was disclosed by Division Head of Object Development at the Bangli Tourism and Culture Agency, I Wayan Bona, on Monday (Aug. 7).

According to him, the fog in Kintamani has occurred since the past few days. As a result, it covers up the beautiful view of Mount

Batur and Lake Batur. Seeing this condition, he requested visitors to understand the condition considering it is a natural phenomenon that

can happen anytime.

“Certainly this fog does affect the level of tourist visits though it is not too significant. Visitors coming to

Penelokan tourist attraction are unable to see the beautiful scenery of mountains and Lake Batur because that’s what we offer to visitors. When covered up by fog, they will not see anything. So, visitors wishing to take pictures at the object finally cancel due to the fog,” he said.

On the condition, this official

from Terunyan asked visitors to understand the condition as the existing fog is a natural phenomenon that cannot be predicted. “We hope that visitors can understand this,” asked Wayan Bona while expecting the thick fog enveloping Kintamani to immediately go by so that condition can return to normal. (kmb41)

The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 km (120 miles) northwest of the city of Guangyuan late on Tuesday at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was also close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a tourist destination.

Sichuan is frequently struck by tremors. A huge quake there in May 2008 killed almost 70,000 people.

A separate quake of magnitude 6.6 hit a remote part of China’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang, more than 2,000 km (1,240 miles) away, on Wednesday, the Chinese earthquake administration said.

The People’s Daily said 32 people had been injured in the mostly rural area.

The Sichuan government said rescuers were gradually evacuating tourists and residents who had been cut off by landslides.

At least six tourists were among those killed, the official China News Service said. The Sichuan government said 19 people had been killed, but most of those injured were not seriously hurt.

In nearby Longnan in the neighbouring province of Gansu, also

jolted by the quake, eight people died in landslides caused by heavy rain, the People’s Daily said.

The Sichuan government added that 45,000 tourists had been evacuated from the quake zone with just 1,000 more still waiting to leave.

A few dozen tourists were camped out at Jiuzhaigou airport, waiting for flights. The airport was open and beginning to evacaute people by air, state media said.

A traveller with a young daughter who gave his family name as Li said he was in his hotel when the earthquake hit.

“The walls and floor shook.

Some things fell off the table,” he said.

Some people were injured in the hotel but most were fine.

“The rescue services showed up quickly and gave us water and things to eat,” Li said, adding that he received priority in evacuation since he was accompanied by a small child.

“At first the road was blocked, but they had cleared a lane this morning for ambulances.”

A French man and a Canadian

Handling waits for identification results

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After receiving the report on the damages, field monitoring has been carried out with a number of relevant agencies.

for identification. I am still waiting for the report,” he explained.

This former acting regent of Buleleng mentioned that after getting the results, the meeting will be held again to design the handling.

“Checking is targeted to complete this week along with the report. After that, we ask for the destroyer to be responsible. We just received the report about the damage,” he said.

Previously, the Head of the KKP Nusa Penida, I Nyoman Karyawan, explained that according to monitoring results, the damage of coral reef averagely happened under the pontoon denoting the marine tourism facility. “In appropriate with the monitoring, the damage averagely occurs under the pontoon,”

he explained.

He further added the level of damage is not yet quite severe.

However, it still needs to be followed up. However, he is still waiting for decision of the Bali fisheries and maritime affairs as the owner of the authority in accordance with Law No. 23/2014.

“The damage is not yet quite severe. Around the location, many coral reefs are in good condition.

Yesterday, the publication just highlighted the damage. As for the follow-up, we are still waiting for information from the province because the checking and picture taking is carried out by provincial officials,” said Karyawan. (kmb45)

woman suffered light injuries, Xinhua reported.

All 341 Taiwan tourists in 19 tour groups were safe, the government of the self-ruled island said, however.

The Sichuan government dismissed as overblown earlier fears that part of a hotel had collapsed, saying damage proved minor and everyone was evacuated safely.

The Sichuan earthquake admin-

istration, which also assessed the quake magnitude at 7.0, said its epicentre was in Ngawa prefecture, populated chiefly by ethnic Tibetans, many of whom are nomadic herders. (rtr)

Hong Kong cleans up 93 tonnes of palm oil, shuts 13 beaches after huge spill

Damage to coral reefs in Nusa Penida SEMARAPURA — The damage to coral reefs in the waters of Nusa Penida, Klungkung district, reaping complaints from residents has not been addressed. Bali government as the owner of the management authority is still awaiting the results of check from the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) NGO. This was conveyed by the Head of Bali Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, I Made Gunaja, on Monday (Aug. 7).

Described, after receiving the report on the damages, field monitoring has been carried out with a number of relevant agencies. Now, it is still going on. Point of the monitoring is about the damage and the extent. “Now, the extent of the damage is still checked by the CTC

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Chinese paramilitary police carry a survivor after an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county, Ngawa prefecture, Sichuan province, China August 9, 2017.

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Crystallised palm oil is seen along Cheung Sha beach at Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China August 9, 2017.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong has scooped up over 90 tonnes of palm oil and closed more than a dozen beaches after a ship spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoamlike clumps ashore, the latest major environmental disaster to blight the territory’s waters.

Dead fish, shells, rocks, plastic bottles and other rubbish could still be found coated with globules of palm oil on beaches across the Chinesecontrolled territory on Wednesday, six days after two vessels collided in the Pearl River estuary.

The spill has sparked outrage among some residents and environmentalists and comes just a year after mountains of rubbish washed up on Hong Kong’s beaches, with labels and packaging indicating most of it had come from mainland China.

The government said late on Tuesday it had collected 93 tonnes

of palm oil, most of it congealed, and that the amount of the substance floating in Hong Kong waters was decreasing.

It has closed 13 beaches since Sunday, a day after it said it had been informed of the spill by mainland authorities. Media said the accident happened on Thursday.

Environmental groups have said that the scale of the spill could have severe ecological consequences, although the government said preliminary tests showed low traces of oil from affected areas.

Media reported that 1,000 tonnes of palm oil spilled into the water after the vessels collided. The impact on the territory’s marine life, which includes the endangered Chinese white dolphins - also known as pink dolphins - was not immediately clear.

On Pui O beach on Lantau

Island, large stinking clumps of congealed palm oil dotted the shoreline, while a formation of rocks popular with children for climbing at one end were coated with the slippery substance.

The spill comes at the height of summer, when beaches and outlying islands are packed with daytrippers, campers and holiday makers, especially at weekends.

Hong Kong has sweltered in temperatures of around 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) for over a week, with little relief seen over the next few days, a factor some environmentalists said could exacerbate the problem as it would oxidise the palm oil.

The possibility of an algae bloom formed by decaying palm oil, which would compete with fish for oxygen, would be a huge threat. (rtr)

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U.S. FDA to launch campaign against e-cigarette use among youth

WASHINGTON - Hot on the heels of its proposal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans on Tuesday for an education campaign to discourage use of electronic cigarettes among youth.

The plan follows the agency’s proposal last month to both lower nicotine in combustible cigarettes and extend by four years the date by which e-cigarette manufacturers will be required to apply for authorization to sell their products.

Its new policy “aims to strike a careful balance between the regulation of all tobacco products, and the opportunity to encourage development of innovative tobacco products that may be less dangerous than combustible cigarettes,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement.

Gottlieb is walking a tightrope between satisfying the interests of tobacco control advocates, who like the idea of lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes, and e-cigarette companies that have been lobbying for a lighter regulatory hand.

But while they welcomed the proposal to lower

nicotine content in conventional cigarettes, public health experts disapprove of the proposal to extend the deadlines by which e-cigarette companies will be required to seek authorization for new and existing products.

The plan means products with flavors that appeal to children will be available longer than they would have been without the extension. The new education campaign could go some way towards mitigating those concerns.

More than 2 million middle- and high-school students in the United States were current users of ecigarettes and other vaping devices in 2016 and half of all middle and high school students who used a tobacco product of some sort used two or more, the FDA said.

Gottlieb said the figures reflect “the troubling reality that they are the most commonly-used tobacco product among youth.”

The education campaign will be part of the agency’s “The Real Cost” campaign to discourage cigarette use and will begin this fall. A full-scale campaign will be launched in 2018. It will start by releasing new digital material to educate youth about the potential for nicotine to rewire a teen’s brain and create cravings that can lead to addiction. (rtr)

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A performer exhales vapour through a gas mask while smoking an e-cigarette during the contemporary interactive theatre production “BabelX” by Maltese director Jacob Piccinino at the Lower Barrakka Gardens in Valletta, Malta, July 28, 2017.

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Marijuana plants are seen in an indoor marijuana plantation of a marijuana smokers club in the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay July 16, 2017.

Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk: study

LONDON - People who smoke marijuana have a three times greater risk of dying from hypertension, or high blood pressure, than those who have never used the drug, scientists said on Wednesday.

The risk grows with every year of use, they said.

The findings, from a study of some 1,200 people, could have implications in the United States among other countries. Several states have legalized marijuana and others are moving toward it.

It is decriminalized in a number of other countries.

“Support for liberal marijuana use is partly due to claims that it is beneficial and possibly not harmful to health,” said Barbara Yankey, who co-led the research at the school of public health at Georgia State University in the United States.

“It is important to establish whether any health benefits outweigh the potential health, social and economic risks. If marijuana use is implicated in cardiovascular diseases and deaths, then it rests on the health community and policy makers to protect the public.”

Marijuana is also sometimes used for medicinal purposes, such as for glaucoma.

The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, was a retrospective follow-up study of 1,213 people aged 20 or above who had been involved in a large and ongoing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. In 2005–2006, they were asked if they had ever used marijuana.

For Yankey’s study, information on marijuana use was merged with mortality data in 2011 from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, and adjusted for confounding factors such as tobacco smoking and variables including sex, age and ethnicity.

The average duration of use among users of marijuana, or cannabis, was 11.5 years.

The results showed marijuana users had a 3.42-times higher risk of death from hypertension than non-users, and a 1.04 greater risk for each year of use.

There was no link between marijuana use and dying from heart or cerebrovascular diseases such as strokes.

Yankey said were limitations in the way marijuana use was assessed -- including that researchers could not be sure whether people had used the drug continuously since they first tried it.

But she said the results chimed with plausible risks, since marijuana is known to affect the cardiovascular system.

“Marijuana stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, leading to increases in heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen demand,” she said.

Experts not directly involved in the study said its findings would need to be replicated, but already raised concerns.

“Despite the widely held view that cannabis is benign, this research adds to previous work suggesting otherwise,” said Ian Hamilton, a lecturer in mental health at Britain’s York University. (rtr)

AMLAPURA — Karangasem district is rich in cultural traditions.

Until now, this tradition continues to be preserved because it is closely related to religious ritual at traditional villages. This year, the Karangasem culture office will propose four cultural traditions to central government in order to be established into the national intangible cultural heritage.

Secretary of the Karangasem Culture Agency, Komang Subadra, said on Monday (Aug. 4) the four traditions are related to usaba dangsil at Bungaya village, usaba dodol and siat sarang at Selat and siat ketupat at Tenganan Dauh Tukad and Apit Yeh village.

The whole implementation of this tradition has been documented, as one of the requirements for the submission of the tradition into an intangible national cultural heritage. “If everything is approved, the government is also obliged to preserve it,” he said.

The four traditions are proposed because they are considered the most feasible in accordance with the requirements set by central government, especially the ministry of education and culture of Indonesia.

Nevertheless, he admitted the tradition in Karangasem is quite a lot and must be preserved. Therefore, the proposal of tradition into an intangible national cultural heritage will be done gradually every year

due to budget constraints. Having been set into an intangible national cultural heritage, if the tradition is almost extinct, the government must perform a reconstruction to restore or preserve. This measure has been done to revive the art of Wayang Wong and Gambuh at Ban Village, Kubu subdistrict.

Two years ago, two Karangasem traditions had been established as the intangible national cultural heritage. Both traditions are gebug ende in Seraya village and terteran at Jasri village. After going through the session at the ministry of education and culture, both have been officially stipulated as a national cultural heritage. After the determination as a national cultural heritage, both cultural heritages are going to be proposed to the UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. The proposal will be submitted by central government.

Another national cultural heritage of Karangasem was also achieved from distinctive geringsing cloth of Tenganan. It has been established as a national cultural heritage a few years ago after it was proposed by the Bali provincial government to central government. Moreover, after holding the predicate as a national cultural heritage, typical geringsing cloth has also been established by the UNESCO as world cultural heritage. (kmb31)

Retrospective mask exhibition at Bentara Budaya Bali, Ketewel, Sukawati, Gianyar.

Reflection of Singapadu mask art journey through times

GIANYAR — Singapadu is not only famous for its performing arts, but also its mask art, as a craft that must be preserved through times.

Many mask artists are born in this area. “For instance, there is Cokorda Api, the pioneer of Singapadu mask getting inspired to make Barong Ket from the glow of the sun. His story is expressed through Barong Api Dance with duration of about 12 minutes,” said Prof. Dr. I Made Bandem amid the retrospective mask exhibition at Bentara Budaya Bali, Ketewel, Sukawati, Gianyar, on Sunday night (Aug. 6).

Usaba dangsil at Bungaya village

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In the meantime, the representative of the Artist Association of Singapadu Village, Made Supena, said the exhibition is an arguably retrospective effort. “All this time, Singapadu village is famous for its performing

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arts, but the existence of the mask art is much older in Singapadu,” he said.

Through this mask exhibition, visitors can see the activities of the artists on the early days to these days.

Besides, this exhibition also constructs various kinds of mask arts. “Indeed, this is not easy. Since the mask is cultural asset of Singapadu village, it must continue to strive for us so as to still become the identity of Singapadu,” said Supena.

He added the Singapadu Mask exhibition is held for 7 days, namely on August 7-13. It presents a variety of masks, either in the form of barong mask or drama-dance mask. In addition to the classic masks, the exhibition also showcases the works of a number of young artists in the form of modern and contemporary masks with the curator of Prof.

Dr. I Made Bandem and Prof. Dr. I Wayan Dibia. (kmb35)

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A mobile brigade officer allegedly attacked His firearm seized

MANGUPURA - Member of the Bali Police Mobile Brigade, Ida Bagus Suda Suwarna, was allegedly attacked and found unconscious in the parking lot of Hotel Ayana Jimbaran, South Kuta, on Tuesday (Aug. 8). Apparently his long-barrelled firearm was stolen by the perpetrator who remains unidentified. According to a source, based on the testimony of the victim’s colleague, I Nyoman Wenten, a member of Sub-detachment A Pioneer, who was on duty with the victim at Hotel Ayana, the victim was having lunch with the security personnel of Karang Mas Residence at Rimba Resort located approximately 500 meters from Hotel Ayana at 11:00.

After lunch, the victim went to the bathroom and then left the cafeteria still carrying his firearm. He then headed for the front post. Moments later, the victim

was found by the security personnel, unconscious in a seated position. The left side of hs face was bruised, and when he came to he vomited and his eyes were red. Chief of South Kuta Police, Wayan Latra, when asked for his confirmation said that his institution was still investigating. “The case is still being explored”, he said.

Chief of the Mobile Brigade Unit, Laksana, also conveyed that his unit is still investigating the incident.

Spokesperson of Bali Police, Hengky Widjaja, said the mobile brigade officer, Ida Bagus Suda Suwarna, was alleged to have been attacked by unidentified person and lost an AK 101 long barrel firearm belonging with magazines containing three empty bullets and 27 rubber bullets.

The Bali police have established a joint team consisting of members of the profession and security unit, mobile brigade, criminal investigation as well as intelligence and security unit to conduct the investigations. (kmb36)

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The search is done by the police in Ayana Hotel after one of the mobile brigade officer was attacked.

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Bali’s economic growth reaches 5.87 percent DENPASAR - Economic growth of Bali in the second quarter of 2017 recorded Bali’s GRDP at IDR 52.68 trillion based on the current prices (ADHB) while if measured with constant prices (ADHK), the GRDP of Bali in the second quarter reached IDR 35.94 trillion. The figure of IDR 35.94 trillion indicates an increase of 3.22 percent when compared to the PDRB ADHK of Bali in the first quarter of 2017, which reached IDR 34.82 trillion.

If compared to the GRDP of Bali in second quarter of 2016, which was IDR 33.85 trillion, we find an increase of 5.87 percent. “The socalled quarterly growth rate is they yoy economic growth of Bali in 2017 reaching 5.87 percent in the second quarter”, said the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, Adi Nugroho, on Monday (Aug. 7). The 5.87 percent increase this quarter is relatively strong compared to the growth rate earlier this year, however it does represent a decrease in growth

compared to the second quarter of 2016. “Though there is a slowdown, the growth rate of 5.87 percent can be categorized as impressive” he said, adding that he hopes that this momentum can be used to maintain economic growth in Bali.

“Usually, the first quarter is a consolidated quarter, where the economy has not started moving. There are still preparations of various things. And such preparations are only beginning to be realized in the second quarter”, he said.

When compared to second quarter of 2016, the second quarter of 2017 is seen stronger than last year’s achievement in terms of quarter to quarter (qtq). Thus, in terms of yoy it is slowing, and the magnitude is categorized as impressive. When added by qtq, the growth exceeded last year’s so that the growth of Bali is not in a disappointing position, even if it does not reach the expectation having been targeted previously. (kmb42)

Jembrana police increase operations after mobile brigade officer is assaulted

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NEGARA - Bali Police Mobile Brigade officer Bagus Suda Suwarna was assaulted by an unknown person causing Suwarna to become unconscious and to have his long-barrelled firearm stolen on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 8) in the parking lot of Hotel Ayana Jimbaran, Badung. This incident has received serious attention from the Bali police. The ranks of the Jembrana police also responded by immediately intensified highway operations by going from Denpasar to Gilimanuk and back.

Supervising officers from each subdistrict police station fielded dozens of personel at different hours.

Jembrana police also held a highway operation at Dangin Tukadaya village, Jembrana subdistrict, led by Chief of Jembrana Police, Priyanto Priyo Hutomo, which involved deploying all police functions.

Based on information obtained in

the field, Gilimanuk harbour as Bali’s entry and exit point is being strictly guarded with people goods and vehicles being thoroughly examined.

Almost all ranks of the Bali police are taking part in effort to prevent another similar incident from taking place and to prevent the circulation of illicit goods. The perpetrator of the assault of the police officer on Tuesday has yet to be located. The operations in Gilimanuk have yet to reveal any criminals carrying hazardous goods nor has it netted the perpetrator of the recent assault, they only found a number of traffic violators.

Chief of Jembrana Police, Priyanto Priyo Hutomo, confirmed that the Jembrana police have been intensifying highway patrols and operations. However he added that such activities are carried out regularly. (120)

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The list, which also includes vetLOS ANGELES - Scottish musician Calvin Harris ruled Forbes’ annual list of electronic cash kings on Tuesday as he was named the eran French DJ David Guetta and highest-paid DJ for the fifth consecutive year, outpacing Dutch DJ German producer Zedd, highlights a lack of diversity in the DJ field, Tiesto and newcomers The Chainsmokers.

Harris, 33, brought in $48.5 million between June 2016 and June 2017, with earnings from residencies in Las Vegas and festival performances as well as from producing pop hits such as his latest summer track, “Feels” with Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams.

Tiesto, who topped the list in 2012, earned $39 million and came in at No. 2, while The Chainsmokers earned $38 million, bolstered by the chart-topping success of pop hits “Closer” with Halsey and “Something Just Like This” with Coldplay.

whose 10 highest earners were male and mostly white, from the United States or Europe.

Forbes said it compiles its annual earnings list from data gathered from Nielsen and touring trackers such as Pollstar and Bandsintown, as well as industry insiders and artists. (rtr)

Denver DJ denies groping Taylor Swift in first day of trial testimony DENVER - A Colorado DJ accused of groping recording star Taylor Swift during a photo shoot four years ago testified on Tuesday that he innocently made physical contact with the singer as they posed together but denied a n y inappropriate behavior.

Taking t h e witness stand on the first day of testimony at the federal court trial of their dueling lawsuits, Denver radio personality David Mueller said Swift’s allegations, which he emphatically denied, “cost me my career, my passion, my income.”

Mueller, 55, who was fired from his $150,000-a-year job at radio station KYGO-

FM over Swift’s accusations, insisted that the case he brought against Swift was about more than just the loss of his livelihood and money.

“I want to clear my name,” he said. “It’s a humiliating experience to be accused of something so despicable.”

The U.S. District Court jury is weighing Mueller’s false-accusation claim against Swift’s cross complaint alleging assault and battery. The two cases were merged for trial.

According to Swift, Mueller slipped his hand under her dress and grabbed her bare buttocks as the two posed, along with Mueller’s girlfriend, during a meet-and-greet session before a June 2013 concert in Denver.

“It was not an accident, it was completely intentional, and I have never been so sure of anything in my life,” Swift, 27, said in

a deposition.

Expected to take the witness stand herself later in the trial, Swift listened intently to Mueller’s testimony, resting her chin in her hand. Her mother, Andrea, seated beside her, teared up at an early mention of the alleged groping incident.

Under questioning from his lawyer, Mueller recounted he may have made contact with the side of Swift’s body or brushed her arm and hand while they posed for pictures, but when asked if he had grabbed her backside, Mueller said flatly, “No, I did not.”

Mueller testified he had no inkling anything was amiss until approached that evening by a member of Swift’s security team who related her allegation to him, threatened to call the police and then told Mueller he was banned from all future Swift concerts. (rtr)

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Soldiers secure the area near the scene where French soliders were hit and injured by a vehicle in the western Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, France, August 9, 2017.

Man held after BMW ‘deliberately’ ploughs into French soldiers in Paris

PARIS - Police hunting a driver who rammed his BMW into a group of French soldiers in western Paris, before speeding off, have arrested a suspect.

The 37-year-old was stopped while driving towards the northern post of Calais, but officials said it was too early to say whether he was the man they were looking for.

French media reported the suspect was shot during the arrest in a shootout with police.

Six of a dozen or so troops were injured - three of them seriously - in the attack in the Levallois-Perret suburb of the city, which is being investigated by counter-terrorism officials. The attacker was waiting in the dark-coloured car in an alleyway before he drove at speed at the troops as they left their bar-

racks to go on patrol at around 8am local time.Nadia LeProhon heard the smash and came running out of her building to find two soldiers on the ground and other troops running after a vehicle shouting: “After him! Follow that car!”

Mayor of Levallois-Perret, Patrick Balkany, condemned the attack as “an odious act of aggression”, adding: “Without any doubt, it was a deliberate act.” “It all happened very quickly. The vehicle did not stop. It hurtled at them... it accelerated rapidly,” he told broadcaster BFMTV. Officers and soldiers secured

the scene - situated around three miles from city centre landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower - as forensic teams combed the area for evidence and clues. Investigators were also scouring through CCTV footage from the suburb, as police stopped motorists in the region as they searched for the attacker.The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was “pursuing perpetrators on charges of the attempted murder of security forces in connection with a terrorist enterprise”.

It means authorities believe the attack was intentional and planned with a terror-related motive.

The soldiers, who were taken to a military hospital, were on duty as part of Operation Sentinelle, created to guard prominent French

sites after the Charlie Hebdo attack in January 2015.

Sky’s Europe Correspondent Mark Stone said: “It is a subject of intense debate in France whether Operation Sentinelle - soldiers on the streets, helping out the police force - exacerbates the situation and they themselves become targets because they are literally everywhere, not only in Paris.”The attack comes four days after a teenager with a knife forced his way into the Eiffel Tower shouting “Allahu akbar” - the Arabic phrase for “God is great” - and told police he wanted to attack a soldier.

It is the sixth time soldiers involved in the nationwide security crackdown have been targeted. In February, a man with a machete

attacked troops near the Louvre Museum.

French defence minister Florence Parly described Wednesday’s attack as “cowardly”, adding that it “does nothing to dent soldiers’ determination to work for the security of the French people”.

France has been under a state of emergency since the November 2015 attacks in the French capital which left 130 people dead.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http:// radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.